Philippians 1
1 Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus at Philippi, together with the overseers and deacons:
paulatīmathināmānau yīśukhrīṣṭasya dāsau philipinagarasthān khrīṣṭayīśoḥ sarvvān pavitralokān samiteradhyakṣān paricārakāṁśca prati patraṁ likhataḥ|
2 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
asmākaṁ tāta īśvaraḥ prabhu ryīśukhrīṣṭaśca yuṣmabhyaṁ prasādasya śānteśca bhogaṁ deyāstāṁ|
3 I thank my God every time I remember you.
ahaṁ nirantaraṁ nijasarvvaprārthanāsu yuṣmākaṁ sarvveṣāṁ kṛte sānandaṁ prārthanāṁ kurvvan
4 In every prayer for all of you, I always pray with joy,
yati vārān yuṣmākaṁ smarāmi tati vārān ā prathamād adya yāvad
5 because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now,
yuṣmākaṁ susaṁvādabhāgitvakāraṇād īśvaraṁ dhanyaṁ vadāmi|
6 being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
yuṣmanmadhye yenottamaṁ karmma karttum ārambhi tenaiva yīśukhrīṣṭasya dinaṁ yāvat tat sādhayiṣyata ityasmin dṛḍhaviśvāso mamāste|
7 It is right for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart. For in my chains and in my defense and confirmation of the gospel, you are all partners in grace with me.
yuṣmān sarvvān adhi mama tādṛśo bhāvo yathārtho yato'haṁ kārāvasthāyāṁ pratyuttarakaraṇe susaṁvādasya prāmāṇyakaraṇe ca yuṣmān sarvvān mayā sārddham ekānugrahasya bhāgino matvā svahṛdaye dhārayāmi|
8 God is my witness how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.
aparam ahaṁ khrīṣṭayīśoḥ snehavat snehena yuṣmān kīdṛśaṁ kāṅkṣāmi tadadhīśvaro mama sākṣī vidyate|
9 And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,
mayā yat prārthyate tad idaṁ yuṣmākaṁ prema nityaṁ vṛddhiṁ gatvā
10 so that you may be able to test and prove what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,
jñānasya viśiṣṭānāṁ parīkṣikāyāśca sarvvavidhabuddhe rbāhulyaṁ phalatu,
11 filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
khrīṣṭasya dinaṁ yāvad yuṣmākaṁ sāralyaṁ nirvighnatvañca bhavatu, īśvarasya gauravāya praśaṁsāyai ca yīśunā khrīṣṭena puṇyaphalānāṁ pūrṇatā yuṣmabhyaṁ dīyatām iti|
12 Now I want you to know, brothers, that my circumstances have actually served to advance the gospel.
he bhrātaraḥ, māṁ prati yad yad ghaṭitaṁ tena susaṁvādapracārasya bādhā nahi kintu vṛddhireva jātā tad yuṣmān jñāpayituṁ kāmaye'haṁ|
13 As a result, it has become clear throughout the whole palace guard and to everyone else that I am in chains for Christ.
aparam ahaṁ khrīṣṭasya kṛte baddho'smīti rājapuryyām anyasthāneṣu ca sarvveṣāṁ nikaṭe suspaṣṭam abhavat,
14 And most of the brothers, confident in the Lord by my chains, now dare more greatly to speak the word without fear.
prabhusambandhīyā aneke bhrātaraśca mama bandhanād āśvāsaṁ prāpya varddhamānenotsāhena niḥkṣobhaṁ kathāṁ pracārayanti|
15 It is true that some preach Christ out of envy and rivalry, but others out of goodwill.
kecid dveṣād virodhāccāpare kecicca sadbhāvāt khrīṣṭaṁ ghoṣayanti;
16 The latter do so in love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel.
ye virodhāt khrīṣṭaṁ ghoṣayanti te pavitrabhāvāt tanna kurvvanto mama bandhanāni bahutaraklośadāyīni karttum icchanti|
17 The former, however, preach Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing that they can add to the distress of my chains.
ye ca premnā ghoṣayanti te susaṁvādasya prāmāṇyakaraṇe'haṁ niyukto'smīti jñātvā tat kurvvanti|
18 What then is the issue? Just this: that in every way, whether by false motives or true, Christ is preached. And in this I rejoice. Yes, and I will continue to rejoice,
kiṁ bahunā? kāpaṭyāt saralabhāvād vā bhavet, yena kenacit prakāreṇa khrīṣṭasya ghoṣaṇā bhavatītyasmin aham ānandāmyānandiṣyāmi ca|
19 because I know that through your prayers and the provision of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, my distress will turn out for my deliverance.
yuṣmākaṁ prārthanayā yīśukhrīṣṭasyātmanaścopakāreṇa tat mannistārajanakaṁ bhaviṣyatīti jānāmi|
20 I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have complete boldness so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.
tatra ca mamākāṅkṣā pratyāśā ca siddhiṁ gamiṣyati phalato'haṁ kenāpi prakāreṇa na lajjiṣye kintu gate sarvvasmin kāle yadvat tadvad idānīmapi sampūrṇotsāhadvārā mama śarīreṇa khrīṣṭasya mahimā jīvane maraṇe vā prakāśiṣyate|
21 For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
yato mama jīvanaṁ khrīṣṭāya maraṇañca lābhāya|
22 But if I go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. So what shall I choose? I do not know.
kintu yadi śarīre mayā jīvitavyaṁ tarhi tat karmmaphalaṁ phaliṣyati tasmāt kiṁ varitavyaṁ tanmayā na jñāyate|
23 I am torn between the two. I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better indeed.
dvābhyām ahaṁ sampīḍye, dehavāsatyajanāya khrīṣṭena sahavāsāya ca mamābhilāṣo bhavati yatastat sarvvottamaṁ|
24 But it is more necessary for you that I remain in the body.
kintu dehe mamāvasthityā yuṣmākam adhikaprayojanaṁ|
25 Convinced of this, I know that I will remain and will continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith,
aham avasthāsye yuṣmābhiḥ sarvvaiḥ sārddham avasthitiṁ kariṣye ca tayā ca viśvāse yuṣmākaṁ vṛddhyānandau janiṣyete tadahaṁ niścitaṁ jānāmi|
26 so that through my coming to you again your exultation in Christ Jesus will resound on account of me.
tena ca matto'rthato yuṣmatsamīpe mama punarupasthitatvāt yūyaṁ khrīṣṭena yīśunā bahutaram āhlādaṁ lapsyadhve|
27 Nevertheless, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending side by side for the faith of the gospel,
yūyaṁ sāvadhānā bhūtvā khrīṣṭasya susaṁvādasyopayuktam ācāraṁ kurudhvaṁ yato'haṁ yuṣmān upāgatya sākṣāt kurvvan kiṁ vā dūre tiṣṭhan yuṣmākaṁ yāṁ vārttāṁ śrotum icchāmi seyaṁ yūyam ekātmānastiṣṭhatha, ekamanasā susaṁvādasambandhīyaviśvāsasya pakṣe yatadhve, vipakṣaiśca kenāpi prakāreṇa na vyākulīkriyadhva iti|
28 without being frightened in any way by those who oppose you. This is a clear sign of their destruction but of your salvation, and it is from God.
tat teṣāṁ vināśasya lakṣaṇaṁ yuṣmākañceśvaradattaṁ paritrāṇasya lakṣaṇaṁ bhaviṣyati|
29 For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for Him,
yato yena yuṣmābhiḥ khrīṣṭe kevalaviśvāsaḥ kriyate tannahi kintu tasya kṛte kleśo'pi sahyate tādṛśo varaḥ khrīṣṭasyānurodhād yuṣmābhiḥ prāpi,
30 since you are encountering the same struggle you saw I had, and now hear that I still have.
tasmāt mama yādṛśaṁ yuddhaṁ yuṣmābhiradarśi sāmprataṁ śrūyate ca tādṛśaṁ yuddhaṁ yuṣmākam api bhavati|
