Romans 2

1 Therefore, you are inexcusable, O man—everyone who is judging—for in that in which you judge the other, yourself you condemn, for the same things you practice who are judging,

١ إِذَنْ، لَا عُذْرَ لَكَ أَيُّهَا الإِنْسَانُ الَّذِي يَدِينُ الآخَرِينَ، كَائِناً مَنْ كُنْتَ. فَإِنَّكَ بِمَا تَدِينُ غَيْرَكَ، تَدِينُ نَفْسَكَ: لأَنَّكَ أَنْتَ الَّذِي تَدِينُ تَفْعَلُ تِلْكَ الأُمُورَ نَفْسَهَا.

2 and we have known that the judgment of God is according to truth, on those practicing such things.

٢ وَلَكِنَّنَا نَعْلَمُ أَنَّ دَيْنُونَةَ اللهِ عَلَى الَّذِينَ يَفْعَلُونَ مِثْلَ هذِهِ الأُمُورِ، هِيَ بِحَسَبِ الْحَقِّ.

3 And do you think this, O man, who are judging those who such things are practicing, and are doing them, that you will escape the judgment of God?

٣ فَهَلْ تَظُنُّ، أَيُّهَا الإِنْسَانُ الَّذِي تَدِينُ مَنْ يَفْعَلُونَ مِثْلَ هذِهِ الأُمُورِ بَيْنَمَا تُمَارِسُهَا أَنْتَ، أَنَّكَ سَتُفْلِتُ مِنْ دَيْنُونَةِ اللهِ؟

4 Or the riches of His goodness, and forbearance, and long-suffering, do you despise, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to conversion?

٤ أَمْ أَنَّكَ تَحْتَقِرُ غِنَى لُطْفِهِ وَصَبْرَهُ وَطُولَ أَنَاتِهِ وَأَنْتَ لَا تَعْرِفُ أَنَّ لُطْفَ اللهِ يَدْفَعُكَ إِلَى التَّوْبَةِ؟

5 But according to your hardness and impenitent heart, you treasure up wrath to yourself in [the] day of wrath and of the revelation of the righteous judgment of God,

٥ وَلكِنَّكَ بِسَبَبِ قَسَاوَتِكَ وَقَلْبِكَ غَيْرِ التَّائِبِ، تَخْزِنُ لِنَفْسِكَ غَضَباً لِيَوْمِ الْغَضَبِ، يَوْمَ تُعْلَنُ دَيْنُونَةُ اللهِ الْعَادِلَةُ.

6 who will render to each according to his works;

٦ فَإِنَّهُ سَيُجَازِي كُلَّ إِنْسَانٍ بِحَسَبِ أَعْمَالِهِ.

7 to those, indeed, who in continuance of a good work, seek glory, and honor, and incorruptibility—continuous life; (aiōnios g166)

٧ فَتَكُونُ الْحَيَاةُ الأَبَدِيَّةُ لِلَّذِينَ يَسْعَوْنَ إِلَى الْمَجْدِ وَالْكَرَامَةِ وَالْخُلُودِ مُثَابِرِينَ عَلَى الْعَمَلِ الصَّالِحِ؛ (aiōnios g166)

8 and to those contentious, and disobedient, indeed, to the truth, and obeying the unrighteousness—indignation and wrath,

٨ وَيَكُونُ الْغَضَبُ وَالسُّخْطُ لِلْمُخَاصِمِينَ الَّذِينَ يَرْفُضُونَ الطَّاعَةَ لِلْحَقِّ وَلكِنَّهُمْ يَخْضَعُونَ لِلإِثْمِ.

9 tribulation and distress, on every soul of man that is working the evil, both of Jew first, and of Greek;

٩ فَالشِّدَّةُ وَالضِّيقُ عَلَى نَفْسِ كُلِّ إِنْسَانٍ يَعْمَلُ الشَّرَّ، اليَهُودِيِّ أَوَّلاً ثُمَّ الْيُونَانِيِّ؛

10 and glory, and honor, and peace, to everyone who is working the good, both to Jew first, and to Greek.

١٠ وَالْمَجْدُ وَالْكَرَامَةُ وَالسَّلامُ لِكُلِّ مَنْ يَعْمَلُ الصَّلاحَ الْيَهُودِيِّ أَوَّلاً، ثُمَّ الْيُونَانِيِّ.

11 For there is no favor by appearance with God,

١١ فَلَيْسَ عِنْدَ اللهِ تَحَيُّزٌ.

12 for as many as sinned without law, will also perish without law, and as many as sinned in law, through law will be judged,

١٢ فَإِنَّ جَمِيعَ الَّذِينَ أَخْطَأُوا وَهُمْ بِلا شَرِيعَةٍ، فَبِلا شَرِيعَةٍ يَهْلِكُونَ؛ وَجَمِيعُ الَّذِينَ أَخْطَأُوا وَهُمْ تَحْتَ الشَّرِيعَةِ، فَبِالشَّرِيعَةِ يُدَانُونَ.

13 for not the hearers of the Law [are] righteous before God, but the doers of the Law will be declared righteous.

١٣ فَلَيْسَ سَامِعُو الشَّرِيعَةِ هُمُ الأَبْرَارُ أَمَامَ اللهِ؛ بَلِ الْعَامِلُونَ بِالشَّرِيعَةِ يُبَرَّرُونَ.

14 For when nations that have no law, by nature may do the things of the Law, these not having a law—to themselves are a law,

١٤ إِذَنِ الأُمَمُ الَّذِينَ بِلا شَرِيعَةٍ، عِنْدَمَا يُمَارِسُونَ بِالطَّبِيعَةِ مَا فِي الشَّرِيعَةِ، يَكُونُونَ شَرِيعَةً لأَنْفُسِهِمْ، مَعَ أَنَّ الشَّرِيعَةَ لَيْسَتْ لَهُمْ.

15 who show the work of the Law written in their hearts, their conscience also witnessing with them, and between one another the thoughts accusing or else defending,

١٥ فَهُمْ يُظْهِرُونَ جَوْهَرَ الشَّرِيعَةِ مَكْتُوباً فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ، وَتَشْهَدُ لِذلِكَ ضَمَائِرُهُمْ وَأَفْكَارُهُمْ فِي دَاخِلِهِمْ، إِذْ تَتَّهِمُهُمْ تَارَةً، وَتَارَةً تُبْرِئُهُمْ.

16 in the day when God will judge the secrets of men, according to my good news, through Jesus Christ.

١٦ وَيَكُونُ الحُكْمُ يَوْمَ يَدِينُ اللهُ خَفَايَا النَّاسِ، وَفْقاً لإِنْجِيلِي، عَلَى يَدِ يَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحِ.

17 Behold, you are named a Jew, and rest on the Law, and boast in God,

١٧ وَلكِنْ، إِنْ كُنْتَ تُدْعَى يَهُودِيًّا؛ وَتَتَّكِلُ عَلَى الشَّرِيعَةِ؛ وَتَفْتَخِرُ بِاللهِ؛

18 and know the will, and approve the distinctions, being instructed out of the Law,

١٨ وَتُمَيِّزُ مَا هُوَ الأَفْضَلُ بِسَبَبِ مَا تَعَلَّمْتَهُ مِنَ الشَّرِيعَةِ؛

19 and have confidence that you yourself are a leader of blind ones, a light of those in darkness,

١٩ وَلَكَ ثِقَةٌ فِي نَفْسِكَ بِأَنَّكَ قَائِدٌ لِلْعُمْيَانِ، وَنُورٌ لِلَّذِينَ فِي الظَّلامِ،

20 a corrector of foolish ones, a teacher of babies, having the form of the knowledge and of the truth in the Law.

٢٠ وَمُؤَدِّبٌ لِلْجُهَّالِ، وَمُعَلِّمٌ لِلأَطْفَالِ؛ وَلَكَ فِي الشَّرِيعَةِ صُورَةُ الْمَعْرِفَةِ وَالْحَقِّ؛

21 You, then, who are teaching another, do you not teach yourself?

٢١ فَأَنْتَ إِذَنْ، يَا مَنْ تُعَلِّمُ غَيْرَكَ، أَمَا تُعَلِّمُ نَفْسَكَ؟ أَنْتَ يَا مَنْ تَعِظُ أَنْ لَا يُسْرَقَ، أَتَسْرِقُ؟

22 You who are preaching not to steal, do you steal? You who are saying not to commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who are abhorring the idols, do you rob temples?

٢٢ أَنْتَ يَا مَنْ تَنْهَى عَنِ الزِّنَى، أَتَزْنِي؟ أَنْتَ يَا مَنْ تَسْتَنْكِرُ الأَصْنَامَ، أَتَسْرِقُ الْهَيَاكِلَ

23 You who boast in the Law, through the transgression of the Law do you dishonor God?

٢٣ الَّذِي تَفْتَخِرُ بِالشَّرِيعَةِ، أَتُهِينُ اللهَ بِمُخَالَفَةِ الشَّرِيعَةِ؟

24 For evil is spoken of the Name of God among the nations because of you, according as it has been written.

٢٤ فَإِنَّ «اسْمَ اللهِ يُجَدَّفُ عَلَيْهِ بَيْنَ الأُمَمِ بِسَبَبِكُمْ»، كَمَا هُوَ مَكْتُوبٌ.

25 For circumcision, indeed, profits, if you may practice law, but if you may be a transgressor of law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision.

٢٥ فَإِنَّ الْخِتَانَ يَنْفَعُ إِنْ كُنْتَ تَعْمَلُ بِالشَّرِيعَةِ. وَلكِنْ إِنْ كُنْتَ مُخَالِفاً لِلشَّرِيعَةِ، فَقَدْ صَارَ خِتَانُكَ كَأَنَّهُ عَدَمُ خِتَانٍ.

26 If, therefore, the uncircumcision may keep the righteousness of the Law, will not his uncircumcision be reckoned for circumcision?

٢٦ إِذَنْ، إِنْ عَمِلَ غَيْرُ الْمَخْتُونِ بِأَحْكَامِ الشَّرِيعَةِ، أَفَلا يُحْسَبُ عَدَمُ خِتَانِهِ كَأَنَّهُ خِتَانٌ؟

27 And the uncircumcision, by nature, fulfilling the Law, will judge you who, through letter and circumcision, [are] a transgressor of law.

٢٧ وَغَيْرُ الْمَخْتُونِ بِالطَّبِيعَةِ، إِذْ يُتَمِّمُ الشَّرِيعَةَ، يَدِينُكَ أَنْتَ يَا مَنْ تُخَالِفُ الشَّرِيعَةَ وَلَدَيْكَ الْكِتَابُ وَالْخِتَانُ.

28 For he is not a Jew who is [so] outwardly, neither [is] circumcision that which is outward in flesh;

٢٨ فَلَيْسَ بِيَهُودِيٍّ مَنْ كَانَ يَهُودِيًّا فِي الظَّاهِرِ، وَلا بِخِتَانٍ مَا كَانَ ظَاهِراً فِي اللَّحْمِ.

29 but a Jew [is] he who is [so] inwardly, and circumcision [is] of the heart, in spirit, not in letter, of which the praise is not of men, but of God.

٢٩ وَإِنَّمَا الْيَهُودِيُّ هُوَ مَنْ كَانَ يَهُودِيًّا فِي الْبَاطِنِ، وَالْخِتَانُ هُوَ مَا كَانَ خِتَاناً لِلْقَلْبِ بِالرُّوحِ لَا بِالْحَرْفِ. وَهَذَا يَأْتِيهِ الْمَدْحُ لَا مِنَ النَّاسِ بَلْ مِنَ اللهِ!