2 Corinthians 11
1 I could wish that you would tolerate a little folly in me! But indeed you do tolerate me.
| لَيْتَكُمْ تَحْتَمِلُونَ غَبَاوَتِي قَلِيلًا! بَلْ أَنْتُمْ مُحْتَمِلِيَّ. | ١ |
2 I am jealous over you with the jealousy of God. For I promised you in marriage as a pure bride, to one husband – the Christ.
| فَإِنِّي أَغَارُ عَلَيْكُمْ غَيْرَةَ ٱللهِ، لِأَنِّي خَطَبْتُكُمْ لِرَجُلٍ وَاحِدٍ، لِأُقَدِّمَ عَذْرَاءَ عَفِيفَةً لِلْمَسِيحِ. | ٢ |
3 Yet I fear that it may turn out that, just as the snake by his craftiness deceived Eve, so your minds may have lost the loyalty and purity due from you to the Christ.
| وَلَكِنَّنِي أَخَافُ أَنَّهُ كَمَا خَدَعَتِ ٱلْحَيَّةُ حَوَّاءَ بِمَكْرِهَا، هَكَذَا تُفْسَدُ أَذْهَانُكُمْ عَنِ ٱلْبَسَاطَةِ ٱلَّتِي فِي ٱلْمَسِيحِ. | ٣ |
4 For, if some newcomer is proclaiming a Jesus other than him whom we proclaimed, or if you are receiving a Spirit different from the Spirit which you received, or a good news different from that which you welcomed, then you are marvellously tolerant!
| فَإِنَّهُ إِنْ كَانَ ٱلْآتِي يَكْرِزُ بِيَسُوعَ آخَرَ لَمْ نَكْرِزْ بِهِ، أَوْ كُنْتُمْ تَأْخُذُونَ رُوحًا آخَرَ لَمْ تَأْخُذُوهُ، أَوْ إِنْجِيلًا آخَرَ لَمْ تَقْبَلُوهُ، فَحَسَنًا كُنْتُمْ تَحْتَمِلُونَ! | ٤ |
5 I do not regard myself as in any way inferior to the most eminent apostles!
| لِأَنِّي أَحْسِبُ أَنِّي لَمْ أَنْقُصْ شَيْئًا عَنْ فَائِقِي ٱلرُّسُلِ. | ٥ |
6 Though I am no trained orator, yet I am not without knowledge; indeed we made this perfectly clear to you in every way.
| وَإِنْ كُنْتُ عَامِّيًّا فِي ٱلْكَلَامِ، فَلَسْتُ فِي ٱلْعِلْمِ، بَلْ نَحْنُ فِي كُلِّ شَيْءٍ ظَاهِرُونَ لَكُمْ بَيْنَ ٱلْجَمِيعِ. | ٦ |
7 Perhaps you say that I did wrong in humbling myself that you might be exalted – I mean because I told you God’s good news without payment.
| أَمْ أَخْطَأْتُ خَطِيَّةً إِذْ أَذْلَلْتُ نَفْسِي كَيْ تَرْتَفِعُوا أَنْتُمْ، لِأَنِّي بَشَّرْتُكُمْ مَجَّانًا بِإِنْجِيلِ ٱللهِ؟ | ٧ |
8 I robbed other churches by taking pay from them, so that I might serve you!
| سَلَبْتُ كَنَائِسَ أُخْرَى آخِذًا أُجْرَةً لِأَجْلِ خِدْمَتِكُمْ، وَإِذْ كُنْتُ حَاضِرًا عِنْدَكُمْ وَٱحْتَجْتُ، لَمْ أُثَقِّلْ عَلَى أَحَدٍ. | ٨ |
9 And, when I was with you in need, I did not become a burden to any of you; for our friends, on coming from Macedonia, supplied my needs. I kept myself, and will keep myself from being an expense to you in any way.
| لِأَنَّ ٱحْتِيَاجِي سَدَّهُ ٱلْإِخْوَةُ ٱلَّذِينَ أَتَوْا مِنْ مَكِدُونِيَّةَ. وَفِي كُلِّ شَيْءٍ حَفِظْتُ نَفْسِي غَيْرَ ثَقِيلٍ عَلَيْكُمْ، وَسَأَحْفَظُهَا. | ٩ |
10 As surely as I know anything of the truth of Christ, this boast, as far as I am concerned, will not be stopped in any part of Greece.
| حَقُّ ٱلْمَسِيحِ فِيَّ. إِنَّ هَذَا ٱلِٱفْتِخَارَ لَا يُسَدُّ عَنِّي فِي أَقَالِيمِ أَخَائِيَةَ. | ١٠ |
11 Why? Because I do not love you? God knows that I do!
| لِمَاذَا؟ أَلِأَنِّي لَا أُحِبُّكُمْ؟ ٱللهُ يَعْلَمُ. | ١١ |
12 What I am doing now I will continue to do in order to cut away the ground from under those who are wishing for some ground for attacking me, so that as regards the thing of which they boast they may appear in their true characters, just as we do.
| وَلَكِنْ مَا أَفْعَلُهُ سَأَفْعَلُهُ لِأَقْطَعَ فُرْصَةَ ٱلَّذِينَ يُرِيدُونَ فُرْصَةً كَيْ يُوجَدُوا كَمَا نَحْنُ أَيْضًا فِي مَا يَفْتَخِرُونَ بِهِ. | ١٢ |
13 Such people are false apostles, treacherous workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ!
| لِأَنَّ مِثْلَ هَؤُلَاءِ هُمْ رُسُلٌ كَذَبَةٌ، فَعَلَةٌ مَاكِرُونَ، مُغَيِّرُونَ شَكْلَهُمْ إِلَى شِبْهِ رُسُلِ ٱلْمَسِيحِ. | ١٣ |
14 And no wonder; for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.
| وَلَا عَجَبَ. لِأَنَّ ٱلشَّيْطَانَ نَفْسَهُ يُغَيِّرُ شَكْلَهُ إِلَى شِبْهِ مَلَاكِ نُورٍ! | ١٤ |
15 It is not surprising, therefore, if his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. But their end will be in accordance with their actions.
| فَلَيْسَ عَظِيمًا إِنْ كَانَ خُدَّامُهُ أَيْضًا يُغَيِّرُونَ شَكْلَهُمْ كَخُدَّامٍ لِلْبِرِّ. ٱلَّذِينَ نِهَايَتُهُمْ تَكُونُ حَسَبَ أَعْمَالِهِمْ. | ١٥ |
16 I say again – Let no one think me a fool! Yet, if you do, at least welcome me as you would a fool, so that I, too may indulge in a little boasting.
| أَقُولُ أَيْضًا: لَا يَظُنَّ أَحَدٌ أَنِّي غَبِيٌّ. وَإِلَّا فَٱقْبَلُونِي وَلَوْ كَغَبِيٍّ، لِأَفْتَخِرَ أَنَا أَيْضًا قَلِيلًا. | ١٦ |
17 When I speak like this, I am not speaking as the Master would, but as a fool might, in boasting so confidently.
| ٱلَّذِي أَتَكَلَّمُ بِهِ لَسْتُ أَتَكَلَّمُ بِهِ بِحَسَبِ ٱلرَّبِّ، بَلْ كَأَنَّهُ فِي غَبَاوَةٍ، فِي جَسَارَةِ ٱلِٱفْتِخَارِ هَذِهِ. | ١٧ |
18 As so many are boasting of earthly things, I, too, will boast.
| بِمَا أَنَّ كَثِيرِينَ يَفْتَخِرُونَ حَسَبَ ٱلْجَسَدِ، أَفْتَخِرُ أَنَا أَيْضًا. | ١٨ |
19 For all your cleverness, you tolerate fools willingly enough!
| فَإِنَّكُمْ بِسُرُورٍ تَحْتَمِلُونَ ٱلْأَغْبِيَاءَ، إِذْ أَنْتُمْ عُقَلَاءُ! | ١٩ |
20 You tolerate a person even when they enslave you, when they plunder you, when they get you into their power, when they put on airs of superiority, when they strike you in the face!
| لِأَنَّكُمْ تَحْتَمِلُونَ: إِنْ كَانَ أَحَدٌ يَسْتَعْبِدُكُمْ! إِنْ كَانَ أَحَدٌ يَأْكُلُكُمْ! إِنْ كَانَ أَحَدٌ يَأْخُذُكُمْ! إِنْ كَانَ أَحَدٌ يَرْتَفِعُ! إِنْ كَانَ أَحَدٌ يَضْرِبُكُمْ عَلَى وُجُوهِكُمْ! | ٢٠ |
21 I admit, to my shame, that we have been weak. But whatever the subject on which others are not afraid to boast – though it is foolish to say so – I am not afraid either!
| عَلَى سَبِيلِ ٱلْهَوَانِ أَقُولُ: كَيْفَ أَنَّنَا كُنَّا ضُعَفَاءَ! وَلَكِنَّ ٱلَّذِي يَجْتَرِئُ فِيهِ أَحَدٌ، أَقُولُ فِي غَبَاوَةٍ: أَنَا أَيْضًا أَجْتَرِئُ فِيهِ. | ٢١ |
22 Are they Hebrews? So am I! Are they Israelites? So am I! Are they descendants of Abraham? So am I!
| أَهُمْ عِبْرَانِيُّونَ؟ فَأَنَا أَيْضًا. أَهُمْ إِسْرَائِيلِيُّونَ؟ فَأَنَا أَيْضًا. أَهُمْ نَسْلُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ؟ فَأَنَا أَيْضًا. | ٢٢ |
23 Are they “Servants of Christ”? Though it is madness to talk like this, I am more so than they! I have had more of toil, more of imprisonment! I have been flogged times without number. I have been often at death’s door.
| أَهُمْ خُدَّامُ ٱلْمَسِيحِ؟ أَقُولُ كَمُخْتَلِّ ٱلْعَقْلِ، فَأَنَا أَفْضَلُ: فِي ٱلْأَتْعَابِ أَكْثَرُ، فِي ٱلضَّرَبَاتِ أَوْفَرُ، فِي ٱلسُّجُونِ أَكْثَرُ، فِي ٱلْمِيتَاتِ مِرَارًا كَثِيرَةً. | ٢٣ |
24 Five times I received at the hands of my own people forty lashes, all but one.
| مِنَ ٱلْيَهُودِ خَمْسَ مَرَّاتٍ قَبِلْتُ أَرْبَعِينَ جَلْدَةً إِلَّا وَاحِدَةً. | ٢٤ |
25 Three times I was beaten with rods. Once I was stoned. Three times I was shipwrecked. I have spent a whole day and night in the deep.
| ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ ضُرِبْتُ بِٱلْعِصِيِّ، مَرَّةً رُجِمْتُ، ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ ٱنْكَسَرَتْ بِيَ ٱلسَّفِينَةُ، لَيْلًا وَنَهَارًا قَضَّيْتُ فِي ٱلْعُمْقِ. | ٢٥ |
26 My journeys have been many. I have been through dangers from rivers, dangers from robbers, dangers from my own people, dangers from the Gentiles, dangers in towns, dangers in the country, dangers on the sea, dangers among people pretending to be followers of the Lord.
| بِأَسْفَارٍ مِرَارًا كَثِيرَةً، بِأَخْطَارِ سُيُولٍ، بِأَخْطَارِ لُصُوصٍ، بِأَخْطَارٍ مِنْ جِنْسِي، بِأَخْطَارٍ مِنَ ٱلْأُمَمِ، بِأَخْطَارٍ فِي ٱلْمَدِينَةِ، بِأَخْطَارٍ فِي ٱلْبَرِّيَّةِ، بِأَخْطَارٍ فِي ٱلْبَحْرِ، بِأَخْطَارٍ مِنْ إِخْوَةٍ كَذَبَةٍ. | ٢٦ |
27 I have been through toil and hardship. I have passed many a sleepless night; I have endured hunger and thirst; I have often been without food; I have known cold and nakedness.
| فِي تَعَبٍ وَكَدٍّ، فِي أَسْهَارٍ مِرَارًا كَثِيرَةً، فِي جُوعٍ وَعَطَشٍ، فِي أَصْوَامٍ مِرَارًا كَثِيرَةً، فِي بَرْدٍ وَعُرْيٍ. | ٢٧ |
28 And, not to speak of other things, there is my daily burden of anxiety about all the churches.
| عَدَا مَا هُوَ دُونَ ذَلِكَ: ٱلتَّرَاكُمُ عَلَيَّ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ، ٱلِٱهْتِمَامُ بِجَمِيعِ ٱلْكَنَائِسِ. | ٢٨ |
29 Who is weak without my being weak? Who is led astray without my burning with indignation?
| مَنْ يَضْعُفُ وَأَنَا لَا أَضْعُفُ؟ مَنْ يَعْثُرُ وَأَنَا لَا أَلْتَهِبُ؟ | ٢٩ |
30 If I must boast, I will boast of things which show my weakness!
| إِنْ كَانَ يَجِبُ ٱلِٱفْتِخَارُ، فَسَأَفْتَخِرُ بِأُمُورِ ضَعْفِي. | ٣٠ |
31 The God and Father of the Lord Jesus – he who is for ever blessed – knows that I am speaking the truth. (aiōn g165)
| ٱللهُ أَبُو رَبِّنَا يَسُوعَ ٱلْمَسِيحِ، ٱلَّذِي هُوَ مُبَارَكٌ إِلَى ٱلْأَبَدِ، يَعْلَمُ أَنِّي لَسْتُ أَكْذِبُ. (aiōn g165) | ٣١ |
32 When I was in Damascus, the Governor under King Aretas had the gates of that city guarded, so as to arrest me,
| فِي دِمَشْقَ، وَالِي ٱلْحَارِثِ ٱلْمَلِكِ كَانَ يَحْرُسُ مَدِينَةَ ٱلدِّمَشْقِيِّينَ، يُرِيدُ أَنْ يُمْسِكَنِي، | ٣٢ |
33 but I was let down in a basket through a window in the wall, and so escaped his hands.
| فَتَدَلَّيْتُ مِنْ طَاقَةٍ فِي زَنْبِيلٍ مِنَ ٱلسُّورِ، وَنَجَوْتُ مِنْ يَدَيْهِ. | ٣٣ |
