< رُؤيا 2 >

اكْتُبْ إِلَى مَلاكِ الْكَنِيسَةِ فِي أَفَسُسَ: إِلَيْكَ مَا يَقُولُهُ الَّذِي يُمْسِكُ النُّجُومَ السَّبْعَ بِيَمِينِهِ وَيَمْشِي بَيْنَ مَنَائِرِ الذَّهَبِ السَّبْعِ: ١ 1
“To the messenger of the church in Ephesus write: “These things says He who holds the seven stars on His right hand, who walks about in the midst of the seven golden lampstands:
إِنِّي عَالِمٌ بِأَعْمَالِكَ، وَجَهْدِكَ، وَصَبْرِكَ، وَأَعْلَمُ أَنَّكَ لَا تَسْتَطِيعُ احْتِمَالَ الأَشْرَارِ، وَأَنَّكَ دَقَّقْتَ فِي فَحْصِ ادِّعَاءَاتِ أُولئِكَ الَّذِينَ يَزْعُمُونَ أَنَّهُمْ رُسُلٌ، وَمَا هُمْ بِرُسُلٍ، فَتَبَيَّنَ لَكَ أَنَّهُمْ دَجَّالُونَ! ٢ 2
‘I know your works, yes the labor, and your endurance, and that you cannot stand those who are evil. And you have tested those who claim to be apostles and are not, and found them to be liars;
وَقَدْ تَأَلَّمْتَ مِنْ أَجْلِ اسْمِي بِصَبْرٍ وَبِغَيْرِ كَلَلٍ. ٣ 3
and you have born up and endured on account of my name, and not grown weary.
وَلِي عَلَيْكَ أَنَّكَ تَرَكْتَ مَحَبَّتَكَ الأُولَى! ٤ 4
“‘Nevertheless I have against you that you have left your first love.
فَاذْكُرْ مِنْ أَيْنَ سَقَطْتَ، وَتُبْ رَاجِعاً إِلَى أَعْمَالِكَ السَّابِقَةِ، وَإلَّا أَتَيْتُ وَزَحْزَحْتُ مَنَارَتَكَ مِنْ مَوْضِعِهَا إِنْ كُنْتَ لَا تَتُوبُ! ٥ 5
So think about from where you have drifted and repent, and do the first works, or else I will come at you swiftly and remove your lampstand out of its place—unless you do repent.
أَمَّا مَا يَسُرُّنِي فِيكَ فَهُوَ أَنَّكَ تَكْرَهُ أَعْمَالَ النِّيقُولاوِيِّينَ الَّتِي أَكْرَهُهَا أَنَا أَيْضاً. ٦ 6
But you do have this, that you hate the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.’
مَنْ لَهُ أُذُنَانِ فَلْيَسْمَعْ مَا يَقُولُهُ الرُّوحُ لِلْكَنَائِسِ! كُلُّ مَنْ يَنْتَصِرُ سَأُطْعِمُهُ مِنْ ثَمَرِ شَجَرَةِ الْحَيَاةِ فِي فِرْدَوْسِ اللهِ. ٧ 7
“He who has an ear let him hear what the Spirit is saying to the churches. To the one who overcomes I will grant to eat of the Tree of Life, which is in the midst of the Paradise of my God.
وَاكْتُبْ إِلَى مَلاكِ الْكَنِيسَةِ فِي سِمِيرْنَا: إِلَيْكَ مَا يَقُولُهُ الأَوَّلُ وَالآخِرُ، الَّذِي كَانَ مَيْتاً وَعَادَ حَيًّا: ٨ 8
“And to the messenger of the church in Smyrna write: “These things says the First and the Last, who became dead and came to life:
إِنِّي أَعْلَمُ كَمْ تُقَاسِي مِنْ ضِيقٍ وَفَقْرٍ، رَغْمَ أَنَّكَ غَنِيٌّ. وَأَعْلَمُ تَجْرِيحَ الَّذِينَ يَدَّعُونَ أَنَّهُمْ يَهُودٌ وَلكِنَّهُمْ لَيْسُوا يَهُوداً، بَلْ هُمْ مَجْمَعٌ لِلشَّيْطَانِ! ٩ 9
‘I know your works and affliction and poverty (but you are rich), and the slander of those who claim to be Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.
دَعْ عَنْكَ الْخَوْفَ مِمَّا يَنْتَظِرُكَ مِنْ آلامٍ، فَإِنَّ إِبْلِيسَ سَيَزُجُّ بِبَعْضِكُمْ فِي السِّجْنِ لِكَيْ تُمْتَحَنُوا، فَتُقَاسُونَ الاضْطِهَادَ عَشَرَةَ أَيَّامٍ. فَابْقَ أَمِيناً حَتَّى الْمَوْتِ، فَأَمْنَحَكَ إِكْلِيلَ الْحَيَاةِ. ١٠ 10
Do not fear any of the things that you are about to suffer: Take note, the devil is really about to throw some of you into prison, so that you may be tested, and you will have an affliction of ten days. Stay faithful until death and I will give you the crown of life.’
مَنْ لَهُ أُذُنٌ فَلْيَسْمَعْ مَا يَقُولُهُ الرُّوحُ لِلْكَنَائِسِ! كُلُّ مَنْ يَنْتَصِرُ لَنْ يَلْحَقَ بِهِ أَذَى الْمَوْتِ الثَّانِي! ١١ 11
“He who has an ear let him hear what the Spirit is saying to the churches. The one who overcomes will absolutely not be harmed by the second death.
وَاكْتُبْ إِلَى مَلاكِ الْكَنِيسَةِ فِي بَرْغَامُسَ: إِلَيْكَ مَا يَقُولُهُ صَاحِبُ السَّيْفِ الْقَاطِعِ ذِي الْحَدَّيْنِ. ١٢ 12
“And to the messenger of the church in Pergamos write: “These things says He who has the sharp two-edged sword:
إِنِّي أَعْلَمُ أَيْنَ تَسْكُنُ، حَيْثُ عَرْشُ الشَّيْطَانِ! وَرَغْمَ ذَلِكَ تَمَسَّكْتَ بِاسْمِي، وَرَفَضْتَ أَنْ تُنْكِرَ الإِيمَانَ بِي، حَتَّى فِي أَيَّامِ أَنْتِيبَاسَ شَهِيدِي الأَمِينِ، الَّذِي قُتِلَ عِنْدَكُمْ حَيْثُ يَسْكُنُ الشَّيْطَانُ! ١٣ 13
‘I know your works, and where you live, where Satan's throne is. And you hold my name fast and did not deny my faith during the days in which Antipas was my faithful witness, who was killed among you, where Satan lives.
وَلَكِنِّي عَاتِبٌ عَلَيْكَ قَلِيلاً لأَنَّكَ تَتَسَامَحُ مَعَ الْقَوْمِ الَّذِينَ يَتَمَسَّكُونَ بِتَعْلِيمِ بَلْعَامَ عِنْدَمَا عَلَّمَ الْمَلِكَ بَالاقَ أَنْ يُدَمِّرَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ بِتَوْرِيطِهِمْ فِي ارْتِكَابِ الزِّنَى وَالأَكْلِ مِنَ الذَّبَائِحِ الْمُقَدَّمَةِ لِلأَصْنَامِ، ١٤ 14
“‘Nevertheless I have a few things against you, because you have there adepts of the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balak to throw a stumbling block before the sons of Israel, to eat things offered to idols and to fornicate.
هَكَذَا عِنْدَكَ أَنْتَ أَيْضاً قَوْمٌ يَتَمَسَّكُونَ بِتَعَالِيمِ النِّيقُولاوِيِّينَ! ١٥ 15
Thus you also have adepts of the doctrine of the Nicolaitans as well.
عَلَيْكَ أَنْ تَتُوبَ، وَإلَّا جِئْتُكَ سَرِيعاً لأُحَارِبَ هَؤُلاءِ الضَّالِّينَ بِالسَّيْفِ الَّذِي فِي فَمِي. ١٦ 16
Repent! Or else I will come at you swiftly and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.’
مَنْ لَهُ أُذُنٌ فَلْيَسْمَعْ مَا يَقُولُهُ الرُّوحُ لِلْكَنَائِسِ! كُلُّ مَنْ سَيَنْتَصِرُ سَأُطْعِمُهُ مِنَ المَنِّ الْخَفِيِّ، وَأُعْطِيهِ حَجَراً صَغِيراً أَبْيَضَ حُفِرَ عَلَيْهِ اسْمٌ جَدِيدٌ لَا يَعْرِفُهُ إِلّا الَّذِي يَأْخُذُهُ! ١٧ 17
“He who has an ear let him hear what the Spirit is saying to the churches. To the one who overcomes I will grant to eat from the hidden manna. And I will give him a white pebble, and on the pebble a new name written, which no one knows except the receiver.
وَاكْتُبْ إِلَى مَلاكِ الْكَنِيسَةِ فِي ثِيَاتِيرَا: إِلَيْكَ مَا يَقُولُهُ ابْنُ اللهِ الَّذِي عَيْنَاهُ كَلَهِيبِ نَارٍ وَرِجْلاهُ كَالنُّحَاسِ النَّقِيِّ: ١٨ 18
“And to the messenger of the church in Thyatira write: “These things says the Son of God, He who has the eyes like a flame of fire and the feet like fine brass:
إِنِّي عَالِمٌ بِأَعْمَالِكَ، وَمَحَبَّتِكَ، وَإِيمَانِكَ، وَتَضْحِيَتِكَ، وَصَبْرِكَ؛ وَأَعْلَمُ أَنَّ أَعْمَالَكَ الأَخِيرَةَ زَادَتْ عَمَّا كَانَتْ عَلَيْهِ قَبْلاً! ١٩ 19
‘I know your works—the love, the faith, the service—and your endurance; in fact your last works are greater than the first.
وَلَكِنَّ لِي عَلَيْكَ أَنَّكَ تَتَسَاهَلُ مَعَ هَذِهِ الْمَرْأَةِ إِيزَابِلَ، الَّتِي تَدَّعِي أَنَّهَا نَبِيَّةٌ، فَتُعَلِّمُ عَبِيدِي وَتُغْوِيهِمْ أَنْ يَزْنُوا وَيَأْكُلُوا مِنَ الذَّبَائِحِ الْمُقَدَّمَةِ لِلأَصْنَامِ. ٢٠ 20
“‘Nevertheless I have against you that you tolerate your wife Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess and teaches and deceives my slaves to fornicate and to eat things offered to idols.
وَقَدْ أَمْهَلْتُهَا مُدَّةً لِتَتُوبَ تَارِكَةً زِنَاهَا، وَلَكِنَّهَا لَمْ تَتُبْ. ٢١ 21
I even gave her time so that she might repent, but she does not want to repent of her fornication.
فَإِنِّي سَأُلْقِيهَا عَلَى فِرَاشٍ، وَأَبْتَلِي الزَّانِينَ مَعَهَا بِمِحْنَةٍ شَدِيدَةٍ، إِنْ كَانُوا لَا يَتُوبُونَ عَنْ أَعْمَالِهِمْ. ٢٢ 22
So, I am throwing her into a sickbed and those adulterating with her into great affliction, unless they repent of her works.
سَأُبِيدُ أَوْلادَهَا بِالْمَوْتِ، فَتَعْرِفُ الْكَنَائِسُ كُلُّهَا أَنَّنِي أَنَا الَّذِي أَفْحَصُ الأَفْكَارَ وَالْقُلُوبَ، وَأُجَازِي كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْكُمْ بِحَسَبِ أَعْمَالِهِ. ٢٣ 23
And I will execute her children; and all the churches will know that I am the One who searches minds and hearts, and I will give to each one of you according to your works.
أَمَّا أَنْتُمُ، الْبَاقِينَ مِنْ أَهْلِ ثِيَاتِيرَا، الَّذِينَ لَمْ يَتَقَبَّلُوا هَذَا التَّعْلِيمَ الْفَاسِدَ، وَلَمْ يَعْرِفُوا مَا يَدْعُونَهُ أَسْرَارَ الشَّيْطَانِ الْعَمِيقَةَ، فَلَنْ أُحَمِّلَكُمْ أَيَّ عِبْءٍ جَدِيدٍ. ٢٤ 24
“‘Now to the rest of you who are in Thyatira I say—to as many as do not hold this teaching, those who have not known the depths of Satan, as they say—I will not put any other burden on you;
فَقَطْ تَمَسَّكُوا بِمَا لَدَيْكُمْ إِلَى أَنْ أَجِيءَ. ٢٥ 25
just hold fast what you have until I come.
كُلُّ مَنْ يَنْتَصِرُ، وَيَسْتَمِرُّ حَتَّى النِّهَايَةِ فِي فِعْلِ مَا يُرْضِينِي، فَسَوْفَ أُعْطِيهِ سُلْطَاناً عَلَى الأُمَمِ، ٢٦ 26
And as for the one who overcomes and keeps my works until the end, I will give him authority over the nations;
فَيَحْكُمُهُمْ بِعَصاً مِنْ حَدِيدٍ، مِثْلَمَا أَخَذْتُ أَنَا مِنْ أَبِي سُلْطَاناً أَحْكُمُهُمْ بِهِ، فَيَتَحَطَّمُونَ كَمَا تَتَحَطَّمُ أَوَانِي الْخَزَفِ، ٢٧ 27
and he will shepherd them with a rod of iron; they will be smashed like clay pots
وَأَمْنَحُهُ كَوْكَبَ الصُّبْحِ! ٢٨ 28
—just as I have received from my Father. And I will give him the morning star.’
مَنْ لَهُ أُذُنٌ فَلْيَسْمَعْ مَا يَقُولُهُ الرُّوحُ لِلْكَنَائِسِ! ٢٩ 29
“He who has an ear let him hear what the Spirit is saying to the churches.

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