Romans 13

1 Let every soul be subject to the higher powers. For there is no power but from God; and those that exist are placed under God.

١ عَلَى كُلِّ نَفْسٍ أَنْ تَخْضَعَ لِلسُّلْطَاتِ الْحَاكِمَةِ. فَلا سُلْطَةَ إِلّا مِنْ عِنْدِ اللهِ، وَالسُّلْطَاتُ الْقَائِمَةُ مُرَتَّبَةٌ مِنْ قِبَلِ اللهِ.

2 Wherefore, he who sets himself in opposition to the power, resists the ordinance of God: and they who resist shall procure punishment to themselves.

٢ حَتَّى إِنَّ مَنْ يُقَاوِمُ السُّلْطَةَ، يُقَاوِمُ تَرْتِيبَ اللهِ، وَالْمُقَاوِمُونَ سَيَجْلِبُونَ الْعِقَابَ عَلَى أَنْفُسِهِمْ.

3 For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to evil. Would you, then, not be afraid of the power? Do that which is good, and you shall have praise of the same.

٣ فَإِنَّ الْحُكَّامَ لَا يَخَافُهُمْ مَنْ يَفْعَلُ الصَّلاحَ بَلْ مَنْ يَفْعَلُ الشَّرَّ. أَفَتَرْغَبُ إِذَنْ فِي أَنْ تَكُونَ غَيْرَ خَائِفٍ مِنَ السُّلْطَةِ؟ اعْمَلْ مَا هُوَ صَالِحٌ، فَتَكُونَ مَمْدُوحاً عِنْدَهَا،

4 For the ruler is a servant of God for good to you. But if you do that which is evil, be afraid; because he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is a servant of God, a revenger to inflict wrath on him who works evil.

٤ لأَنَّهَا خَادِمَةُ اللهِ لَكَ لأَجْلِ الْخَيْرِ. أَمَّا إِنْ كُنْتَ تَعْمَلُ الشَّرَّ فَخَفْ، لأَنَّ السُّلْطَةَ لَا تَحْمِلُ السَّيْفَ عَبَثاً، إِذْ إِنَّهَا خَادِمَةُ اللهِ، وَهِيَ الَّتِي تَنْتَقِمُ لِغَضَبِهِ مِمَّنْ يَفْعَلُ الشَّرَّ.

5 Wherefore, it is necessary for you to be subject, not only on account of punishment, but also on account of conscience.

٥ وَلِذَلِكَ، فَمِنَ الضَّرُورِيِّ أَنْ تَخْضَعُوا، لَا اتِّقَاءَ لِلْغَضَبِ فَقَطْ، بَلْ مُرَاعَاةً لِلضَّمِيرِ أَيْضاً.

6 For this reason, therefore, you pay taxes also to them, because they are public ministers of God, attending continually to this very business.

٦ فَلِهَذَا السَّبَبِ تَدْفَعُونَ الضَّرَائِبَ أَيْضاً، لأَنَّ رِجَالَ السُّلْطَةِ هُمْ خُدَّامٌ لِلهِ يُوَاظِبُونَ عَلَى هَذَا الْعَمَلِ بِعَيْنِهِ.

7 Render, therefore, to all their dues; to whom tax is due, tax; to whom custom, custom; to whom fear, fear; to whom honor, honor.

٧ فَأَدُّوا لِكُلِّ وَاحِدٍ حَقَّهُ: الضَّرِيبَةَ لِصَاحِبِ الضَّرِيبَةِ وَالْجِزْيَةَ لِصَاحِبِ الْجِزْيَةِ، وَالاحْتِرَامَ لِصَاحِبِ الاحْتِرَامِ، وَالإِكْرَامَ لِصَاحِبِ الإِكْرَامِ.

8 Owe no man anything, unless to love one another. For he who loves another, has fulfilled the law.

٨ لَا تَكُونُوا مَدِينِينَ لأَحَدٍ، إِلّا بِأَنْ يُحِبَّ بَعْضُكُمْ بَعْضاً. فَإِنَّ مَنْ يُحِبُّ غَيْرَهُ، يَكُونُ قَدْ تَمَّمَ الشَّرِيعَةَ،

9 For this, "You shall not commit adultery, You shall not kill, You shall not covet"; and if there be any other commandment, it is summed up in this precept, namely, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself."

٩ لأَنَّ الْوَصَايَا «لا تَزْنِ، لَا تَقْتُلْ، لَا تَسْرِقْ، لَا تَشْهَدْ زُوراً، لَا تَشْتَهِ»، وَبَاقِي الْوَصَايَا، تَتَلَخَّصُ فِي هذِهِ الْكَلِمَةِ: «أَحِبَّ قَرِيبَكَ كَنَفْسِكَ!»

10 Love works no evil to one's neighbor: therefore, love the the fulfilling of the law.

١٠ فَالْمَحَبَّةُ لَا تَعْمَلُ سُوءاً لِلْقَرِيبِ. وَهكَذَا تَكُونُ الْمَحَبَّةُ إِتْمَاماً لِلشَّرِيعَةِ كُلِّهَا.

11 Further, knowing the season, that it is now the hour for us to awake out of sleep. (For now our salvation is nearer than when we believed:

١١ وَفَوْقَ هَذَا، فَأَنْتُمْ تَعْرِفُونَ الْوَقْتَ، وَأَنَّهَا الآنَ السَّاعَةُ الَّتِي يَجِبُ أَنْ نَسْتَيْقِظَ فِيهَا مِنَ النَّوْمِ. فَخَلاصُنَا الآنَ، أَقْرَبُ إِلَيْنَا مِمَّا كَانَ يَوْمَ آمَنَّا:

12 the night is far advanced, and the day is at hand.) Let us, therefore, put off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light.

١٢ كَادَ اللَّيْلُ أَنْ يَنْتَهِيَ وَالنَّهَارُ أَنْ يَطْلُعَ. فَلْنَطْرَحْ أَعْمَالَ الظَّلامِ، وَنَلْبَسْ سِلاحَ النُّورِ

13 Let us walk about decently, as in the day, not in revelings and drunkenness; not in chamberings and lasciviousness; not in strife and envy.

١٣ وَكَمَا فِي النَّهَارِ، لِنَسْلُكْ سُلُوكاً لائِقاً: لَا فِي الْعَرْبَدَةِ وَالسُّكْرِ، وَلا فِي الْفَحْشَاءِ وَالإِبَاحِيَّةِ، وَلا فِي النِّزَاعِ وَالْحَسَدِ.

14 But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the lusts of the flesh.

١٤ وَإِنَّمَا الْبَسُوا الرَّبَّ يَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحَ، وَلا تَنْشَغِلُوا بِالتَّدْبِيرِ لِلْجَسَدِ لإِشْبَاعِ شَهْوَاتِهِ.