تِيطُس 3

١ 1 ذَكِّرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَنْ يَخْضَعُوا لِلْحُكَّامِ وَالسُّلُطَاتِ، وَيُطِيعُوا الْقَانُونَ، وَيَكُونُوا مُسْتَعِدِّينَ لِكُلِّ عَمَلٍ صَالِحٍ،

Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,

٢ 2 وَلا يَقُولُوا سُوءاً فِي أَحَدٍ، وَلا يَكُونُوا مُخَاصِمِينَ، بَلْ لُطَفَاءَ يُعَامِلُونَ الْجَمِيعَ بِوَدَاعَةٍ تَامَّةٍ.

To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, showing all meekness to all men.

٣ 3 فَإِنَّنَا نَحْنُ أَيْضاً كُنَّا فِي الْمَاضِي جُهَّالاً، غَيْرَ مُطِيعِينَ، تَائِهِينَ فِي الضَّلالِ، عَبِيداً يَخْدِمُونَ الشَّهَوَاتِ وَاللَّذَّاتِ الْمُخْتَلِفَةَ، نَعِيشُ فِي الْخُبْثِ وَالْحَسَدِ، مَكْرُوهِينَ، وَكَارِهِينَ بَعْضُنَا لِبَعْضٍ.

For we ourselves also were once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.

٤ 4 وَلَكِنْ، لَمَّا ظَهَرَ لُطْفُ مُخَلِّصِنَا اللهِ، وَمَحَبَّتُهُ لِلنَّاسِ،

But when the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,

٥ 5 خَلَّصَنَا، لَا عَلَى أَسَاسِ أَعْمَالِ بِرٍّ قُمْنَا بِها نَحْنُ، وَإِنَّمَا بِمُوجِبِ رَحْمَتِهِ، وَذَلِكَ بِأَنْ غَسَلَنَا كُلِّيًّا غُسْلَ الْخَلِيقَةِ الْجَدِيدَةِ وَالتَّجْدِيدِ الَّذِي يُجْرِيهِ الرُّوحُ الْقُدُسُ،

Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Spirit;

٦ 6 الَّذِي سَكَبَهُ عَلَيْنَا بِغِنىً بِيَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحِ مُخَلِّصِنَا.

Whom he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour;

٧ 7 حَتَّى إِذَا تَبَرَّرْنَا بِنِعْمَتِهِ، نَصِيرُ وَرَثَةً، وَفْقاً لِرَجَائِنَا بِالْحَيَاةِ الأَبَدِيَّةِ. (aiōnios g166)

That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life. (aiōnios g166)

٨ 8 صَادِقٌ هَذَا الْقَوْلُ! وَأُرِيدُ أَنْ تُقَرِّرَ هَذِهِ الأُمُورَ قَرَاراً حَاسِماً، حَتَّى يَهْتَمَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا بِاللهِ بِأَنْ يَجْتَهِدُوا فِي الأَعْمَالِ الصَّالِحَةِ. هَذِهِ الأُمُورُ حَسَنَةٌ وَنَافِعَةٌ لِلنَّاسِ.

This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they who have believed in God may be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable to men.

٩ 9 أَمَّا الْمَسَائِلُ السَّخِيفَةُ، وَسَلاسِلُ النَّسَبِ، وَالْمُخَاصَمَاتُ، وَالْمُنَازَعَاتُ حَوْلَ الشَّرِيعَةِ، فَتَجَنَّبْهَا، لأَنَّهَا غَيْرُ نَافِعَةٍ، وَبَاطِلَةٌ.

But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

١٠ 10 وَصَاحِبُ الْهَرْطَقَةِ اقْطَعِ الْعَلاقَةَ بِهِ بَعْدَ إِنْذَارِهِ أَوَّلاً وَثَانِياً،

A man that is an heretic after the first and second admonition reject;

١١ 11 عَالِماً أَنَّ مِثْلَ هَذَا مُنْحَرِفٌ يَمْضِي فِي الْخَطِيئَةِ وَقَدْ حَكَمَ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ بِنَفْسِهِ!

Knowing that he who is such is subverted, and sinneth, being condemned by himself.

١٢ 12 حَالَمَا أُرْسِلُ إِلَيْكَ أَرْتِمَاسَ أَوْ تِيخِيكُسَ، اجْتَهِدْ أَنْ تَأْتِيَنِي إِلَى مَدِينَةِ نِيكُوبُولِيسَ، لأَنِّي قَرَّرْتُ أَنْ أُقَضِّيَ فَصْلَ الشِّتَاءِ هُنَاكَ.

When I shall send Artemas to thee, or Tychicus, be diligent to come to me to Nicopolis: for I have determined there to winter.

١٣ 13 اجْتَهِدْ فِي إِطْلاقِ زِينَاسَ الْمُحَامِي وَأَبُلُّوسَ بَعْدَ تَزْوِيدِهِمَا لِلسَّفَرِ، حَتَّى لَا يَحْتَاجَا إِلَى شَيْءٍ.

Bring Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their journey diligently, that nothing may be wanting to them.

١٤ 14 وَلْيَتَعَلَّمْ ذَوُونَا أَيْضاً أَنْ يُمَارِسُوا أَعْمَالاً حَسَنَةً، لِسَدِّ الْحَاجَاتِ الضَّرُورِيَّةِ، لِكَيْ لَا يَكُونُوا عَدِيمِي الثَّمَرِ.

And let ours also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they may not be unfruitful.

١٥ 15 جَمِيعُ الَّذِينَ مَعِي يُسَلِّمُونَ عَلَيْكَ. سَلِّمْ عَلَى مُحِبِّينَا فِي الإِيمَانِ. لِتَكُنِ النِّعْمَةُ مَعَكُمْ جَمِيعاً!

All that are with me greet thee. Greet them that love us in the faith. Grace be with you all. Amen. It was written to Titus, ordained the first bishop of the church of the Cretians, from Nicopolis of Macedonia.