< Philippians 3 >

1 Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you is no trouble to me, and is a safeguard for you.
ܡܟܝܠ ܐܚܝ ܚܕܘ ܒܡܪܢ ܗܢܝܢ ܟܕ ܗܢܝܢ ܕܐܟܬܘܒ ܠܟܘܢ ܠܐ ܡܐܢܐ ܠܝ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܟܘܢ ܡܙܗܪܢ
2 Beware of the dogs, beware of the evil workers, beware of the false circumcision.
ܐܙܕܗܪܘ ܡܢ ܟܠܒܐ ܐܙܕܗܪܘ ܡܢ ܦܥܠܐ ܒܝܫܐ ܐܙܕܗܪܘ ܡܢ ܦܤܩ ܒܤܪܐ
3 For we are the circumcision, who worship God in the Spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh;
ܓܙܘܪܬܐ ܓܝܪ ܚܢܢ ܐܝܬܝܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܦܠܚܝܢܢ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܒܪܘܚܐ ܘܡܫܬܒܗܪܝܢܢ ܒܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܠܐ ܬܟܝܠܝܢܢ ܥܠ ܒܤܪܐ
4 though I myself might have confidence even in the flesh. If anyone else thinks that he has confidence in the flesh, I yet more:
ܟܕ ܠܝ ܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܠܝ ܬܘܟܠܢܐ ܐܦ ܥܠ ܒܤܪܐ ܐܢ ܓܝܪ ܐܢܫ ܤܒܪ ܕܬܘܟܠܢܗ ܒܒܤܪܐ ܗܘ ܝܬܝܪ ܡܢܗ ܐܢܐ
5 circumcised the eighth day, of the nation of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; concerning the law, a Pharisee;
ܓܙܝܪܐ ܒܪ ܬܡܢܝܐ ܝܘܡܝܢ ܡܢ ܛܘܗܡܐ ܕܐܝܤܪܝܠ ܡܢ ܫܒܛܐ ܕܒܢܝܡܝܢ ܥܒܪܝܐ ܒܪ ܥܒܪܝܐ ܒܢܡܘܤܐ ܦܪܝܫܝܐ
6 concerning zeal, persecuting the church; concerning the righteousness which is in the law, found blameless.
ܒܛܢܢܐ ܪܕܘܦܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ ܘܒܙܕܝܩܘܬܐ ܕܢܡܘܤܐ ܕܠܐ ܪܫܝܢ ܗܘܝܬ
7 However, what things were gain to me, these have I counted loss for Christ.
ܐܠܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܗܘܝ ܠܝ ܚܘܤܪܢܐ ܚܫܒܬ ܐܢܝܢ ܡܛܠ ܡܫܝܚܐ
8 More than that, I count all things to be a loss compared to the far greater value of knowing Christ Jesus, my Lord, for whom I suffered the loss of all things, and count them nothing but refuse, that I may gain Christ
ܐܦ ܚܫܒ ܐܢܐ ܠܗܝܢ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܚܘܤܪܢܐ ܡܛܠ ܪܒܘܬܐ ܕܝܕܥܬܗ ܕܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܡܪܝ ܗܘ ܕܡܛܠܬܗ ܟܠܡܕܡ ܚܤܪܬ ܘܐܝܟ ܙܒܠܐ ܚܫܒܬ ܕܠܡܫܝܚܐ ܐܬܪ
9 and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own, that which is of the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith;
ܘܐܫܬܟܚ ܒܗ ܟܕ ܠܝܬ ܠܝ ܙܕܝܩܘܬܐ ܕܢܦܫܝ ܗܝ ܕܡܢ ܢܡܘܤܐ ܐܠܐ ܗܝ ܕܡܢ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ ܕܐܝܬܝܗ ܙܕܝܩܘܬܐ ܕܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ
10 that I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, becoming conformed to his death;
ܕܒܗ ܐܫܬܘܕܥ ܠܝܫܘܥ ܘܠܚܝܠܐ ܕܩܝܡܬܗ ܘܐܫܬܘܬܦ ܒܚܫܘܗܝ ܘܐܬܕܡܐ ܒܡܘܬܗ
11 if by any means I may attain to the resurrection from the dead.
ܕܠܡܐ ܐܫܟܚ ܐܡܛܐ ܠܩܝܡܬܐ ܕܡܢ ܒܝܬ ܡܝܬܐ
12 Not that I have already obtained, or am already made perfect; but I press on, if it is so that I may take hold of that for which also I was taken hold of by Christ Jesus.
ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܡܢ ܟܕܘ ܢܤܒܬ ܐܘ ܡܢ ܟܕܘ ܐܬܓܡܪܬ ܐܠܐ ܪܗܛ ܐܢܐ ܕܠܡܐ ܐܕܪܟ ܠܡܕܡ ܕܡܛܠܬܗ ܐܕܪܟܢܝ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ
13 Brothers, I do not regard myself as having taken hold of it, but one thing I do. Forgetting the things which are behind, and reaching forward to the things which are ahead,
ܐܚܝ ܐܢܐ ܥܠ ܢܦܫܝ ܠܐ ܪܢܐ ܐܢܐ ܕܐܕܪܟܬ ܚܕܐ ܕܝܢ ܝܕܥ ܐܢܐ ܕܕܒܤܬܪܝ ܛܥܐ ܐܢܐ ܘܠܩܕܡܝ ܡܫܬܘܫܛ ܐܢܐ
14 I press on toward the goal for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
ܘܪܗܛ ܐܢܐ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܢܝܫܐ ܕܐܤܒ ܙܟܘܬܐ ܕܩܪܝܢܐ ܕܠܥܠ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܒܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ
15 Let us therefore, as many as are perfect, think this way. If in anything you think otherwise, God will also reveal that to you.
ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܓܡܝܪܝܢ ܗܟܝܠ ܗܠܝܢ ܢܬܪܥܘܢ ܘܐܢ ܡܕܡ ܐܚܪܢܝܐܝܬ ܡܬܪܥܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܐܦ ܗܕܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܢܓܠܐ ܠܟܘܢ
16 Nevertheless, to what we have attained, let us walk by the same rule, being of the same mind.
ܒܪܡ ܠܗܕܐ ܕܡܛܝܢ ܒܚܕ ܫܒܝܠܐ ܢܫܠܡ ܘܒܚܕܐ ܐܘܝܘܬܐ
17 Brothers, be imitators together of me, and note those who walk this way, even as you have us for an example.
ܐܬܕܡܘ ܒܝ ܐܚܝ ܘܗܘܝܬܘܢ ܡܬܒܩܝܢ ܒܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܗܟܢܐ ܡܗܠܟܝܢ ܐܝܟ ܕܡܘܬܐ ܕܒܢ ܚܙܝܬܘܢ
18 For many, of whom I have often told you, and now tell you with tears, live as enemies of the cross of Christ,
ܐܝܬ ܓܝܪ ܤܓܝܐܐ ܕܐܚܪܢܝܐܝܬ ܡܗܠܟܝܢ ܗܢܘܢ ܕܙܒܢܝܢ ܤܓܝܐܢ ܐܡܪܬ ܠܟܘܢ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܗܫܐ ܕܝܢ ܟܕ ܒܟܐ ܐܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܐܢܐ ܗܢܘܢ ܕܒܥܠܕܒܒܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܕܙܩܝܦܗ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ
19 whose end is destruction, whose god is the belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who think about earthly things.
ܕܚܪܬܗܘܢ ܐܒܕܢܐ ܗܝ ܗܢܘܢ ܕܐܠܗܗܘܢ ܟܪܤܗܘܢ ܘܬܫܒܘܚܬܗܘܢ ܒܗܬܬܗܘܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܬܪܥܝܬܗܘܢ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܗܝ
20 For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ;
ܕܝܠܢ ܕܝܢ ܦܘܠܚܢܢ ܒܫܡܝܐ ܗܘ ܘܡܢ ܬܡܢ ܡܤܟܝܢܢ ܠܡܚܝܢܐ ܠܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ
21 who will transform our lowly body into the likeness of his glorious body, according to the power by which he is able even to subject all things to himself.
ܕܗܘ ܢܚܠܦ ܦܓܪܐ ܕܡܘܟܟܢ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܒܕܡܘܬܐ ܕܦܓܪܐ ܕܫܘܒܚܗ ܐܝܟ ܚܝܠܗ ܪܒܐ ܗܘ ܕܒܗ ܟܠ ܐܫܬܥܒܕ ܠܗ

< Philippians 3 >