1 Corinthians 4
1 Let a man, so, be reckoning of us, as officers of Christ, and stewards of sacred secrets of God.
| فَلْيَنْظُرْ إِلَيْنَا النَّاسُ بِاعْتِبَارِنَا خُدَّاماً لِلْمَسِيحِ وَوُكَلاءَ عَلَى أَسْرَارِ اللهِ. | ١ |
2 Here, furthermore, it is sought in stewards, that, faithful, one be found.
| وَالْمَطْلُوبُ مِنَ الْوُكَلاءِ، قَبْلَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ، أَنْ يُوجَدَ كُلٌّ مِنْهُمْ أَمِيناً. | ٢ |
3 With me, however, it counteth for the very smallest thing, that, by you, I should be examined, or by a human day. Nay! I am not even examining myself,
| أَمَّا أَنَا، فَأَقَلُّ مَا أَهْتَمُّ بِهِ هُوَ أَنْ يَتِمَّ الْحُكْمُ فِيَّ مِنْ قِبَلِكُمْ أَوْ مِنْ قِبَلِ مَحْكَمَةٍ بَشَرِيَّةٍ. بَلْ أَنَا بِذَاتِي لَسْتُ أَحْكُمُ عَلَى نَفْسِي. | ٣ |
4 For, of nothing, to myself, am I conscious: nevertheless, not hereby, am I declared righteous, but, he that doth examine me, is the Lord.
| فَإِنَّ ضَمِيرِي لَا يُؤَنِّبُنِي بِشَيْءٍ، وَلَكِنِّي لَسْتُ أَعْتَمِدُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ لِتَبْرِيرِ نَفْسِي. فَإِنَّ الَّذِي يَحْكُمُ فِيَّ هُوَ الرَّبُّ. | ٤ |
5 So then, not before the fitting time, be judging anything, —until the Lord shall come, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and make manifest the counsels of the hearts; and, then, the praise shall come to each one, from God.
| إِذَنْ، لَا تَحْكُمُوا فِي شَيْءٍ قَبْلَ الأَوَانِ، رَيْثَمَا يَرْجِعُ الرَّبُّ الَّذِي سَيُسَلِّطُ النُّورَ عَلَى الأَشْيَاءِ الَّتِي يَحْجُبُهَا الظَّلامُ الآنَ، وَيَكْشِفُ نِيَّاتِ الْقُلُوبِ، عِنْدَئِذٍ يَنَالُ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ حَقَّهُ مِنَ الْمَدْحِ مِنْ عِنْدِ اللهِ! | ٥ |
6 But, these things, brethren, have I transferred unto myself and Apollos, for your sakes, that, in us, ye might learn [the lesson] —Not beyond the things that are written…! that ye do not puff yourselves up, individually, for this one against that.
| فِيمَا سَبَقَ، أَيُّهَا الإِخْوَةُ، قَدَّمْتُ نَفْسِي وَأَبُلُّوسَ إِيضَاحاً لَكُمْ، لِتَتَعَلَّمُوا مِنَّا أَنْ لَا تُحَلِّقُوا بِأَفْكَارِكُمْ فَوْقَ مَا قَدْ كُتِبَ، فَلا يُفَاخِرَ أَحَدُكُمُ الآخَرَ تَحَزُّباً لأَحَدٍ. | ٦ |
7 For who maketh thee to differ? and what hast thou which thou didst not receive? But, if thou didst even receive it, why dost thou boast, as though thou hadst not received it?
| فَمَنْ جَعَلَكَ مُتَمَيِّزاً عَنْ غَيْرِكَ؟ وَأَيُّ شَيْءٍ مِمَّا لَكَ لَمْ تَكُنْ قَدْ أَخَذْتَهُ هِبَةً؟ وَمَادُمْتَ قَدْ أَخَذْتَ، فَلِمَاذَا تَتَبَاهَى كَأَنَّكَ لَمْ تَأْخُذْ؟ | ٧ |
8 Already, ye have become full, already, ye are become rich, —apart from us, ye are become kings! And I would indeed ye had become kings, that, we also, with you, might have together become kings!
| إِنَّكُمْ قَدْ شَبِعْتُمْ وَقَدِ اغْتَنَيْتُمْ! قَدْ صِرْتُمْ مُلُوكاً وَتَخَلَّيْتُمْ عَنَّا! وَيَا لَيْتَكُمْ مُلُوكٌ حَقّاً فَنَشْتَرِكَ مَعَكُمْ فِي الْمُلْكِ! | ٨ |
9 For I think that, God, hath set forth, us the apostles, to be last of all, as men devoted to death, —in that, a spectacle, have we been made, unto the world, —both unto messengers and unto men.
| فَإِنِّي أَرَى أَنَّ اللهَ عَرَضَنَا، نَحْنُ الرُّسُلَ، فِي آخِرِ الْمَوْكِبِ كَأَنَّهُ مَحْكُومٌ عَلَيْنَا بِالْمَوْتِ، لأَنَّنَا صِرْنَا مَعْرِضاً لِلْعَالَمِ، لِلْمَلائِكَةِ وَالْبَشَرِ مَعاً. | ٩ |
10 We, are foolish for Christ’s sake, but, ye, prudent in Christ; we are weak, but, ye, mighty; ye, all-glorious, but, we, dishonoured.
| نَحْنُ جُهَلاءُ مِنْ أَجْلِ الْمَسِيحِ، وَأَنْتُمْ حُكَمَاءُ فِي الْمَسِيحِ. نَحْنُ ضُعَفَاءُ وَأَنْتُمْ أَقْوِيَاءُ. أَنْتُمْ مُكَرَّمُونَ وَنَحْنُ مُهَانُونَ. | ١٠ |
11 Until the present hour, we both hunger and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and are wanderers,
| فَمَازِلْنَا حَتَّى هَذِهِ السَّاعَةِ نَجُوعُ وَنَعْطَشُ، وَنَعْرَى وَنُلْطَمُ وَلَيْسَ لَنَا مَأْوَى | ١١ |
12 And toil, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless, being persecuted, we hold on,
| وَنُجْهِدُ أَنْفُسَنَا فِي الشُّغْلِ بِأَيْدِينَا. نَتَعَرَّضُ لِلإِهَانَةِ فَنُبَارِكُ، وَلِلاضْطِهَادِ فَنَحْتَمِلُ | ١٢ |
13 Being defamed, we beseech: as the sweepings of the world have we become, the offscouring of all—until even now.
| وَلِلتَّجْرِيحِ فَنُسَالِمُ. صِرْنَا كَأَقْذَارِ الْعَالَمِ وَنُفَايَةِ الْجَمِيعِ، وَمَازِلْنَا! | ١٣ |
14 Not, to shame you, write I these things; but, as my beloved children, I admonish you.
| لَا أَكْتُبُ هَذَا تَخْجِيلاً لَكُمْ، بَلْ أُنَبِّهُكُمْ بِاعْتِبَارِكُمْ أَوْلادِيَ الأَحِبَّاءَ. | ١٤ |
15 For, though myriads of tutors ye should have in Christ, yet not many fathers; for, in Christ Jesus, through means of the joyful message, I, begat you.
| فَقَدْ يَكُونُ لَكُمْ عَشَرَةُ آلافٍ مِنَ الْمُرْشِدِينَ فِي الْمَسِيحِ، وَلكِنْ لَيْسَ لَكُمْ آبَاءُ كَثِيرُونَ! لأَنِّي أَنَا وَلَدْتُكُمْ فِي الْمَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ بِالإِنْجِيلِ. | ١٥ |
16 I beseech you, therefore, —become imitators of me.
| فَأَدْعُوكُمْ إِذَنْ إِلَى الاقْتِدَاءِ بِي. | ١٦ |
17 For this cause, sent I unto you, Timothy, —who is my beloved and faithful child in the Lord, who shall put, you, in mind of my ways which are in Christ [Jesus], even as, everywhere, in every assembly, I teach.
| لِهَذَا السَّبَبِ عَيْنِهِ أَرْسَلْتُ إِلَيْكُمْ تِيمُوثَاوُسَ، ابْنِي الْحَبِيبَ الأَمِينَ فِي الرَّبِّ، فَهُوَ يُذَكِّرُكُمْ بِطُرُقِي فِي السُّلُوكِ فِي الْمَسِيحِ كَمَا أُعَلِّمُ بِها فِي كُلِّ مَكَانٍ فِي جَمِيعِ الْكَنَائِسِ. | ١٧ |
18 But, as though I were not coming unto you, some are puffed up!
| فَإِنَّ بَعْضاً مِنْكُمْ ظَنُّوا أَنِّي لَنْ آتِيَ إِلَيْكُمْ فَانْتَفَخُوا تَكَبُّراً! | ١٨ |
19 Howbeit, I will come quickly unto you, —if, the Lord, please, —and will get to know—not the speech of them who are puffed up, but, the power;
| وَلَكِنِّي سَآتِي إِلَيْكُمْ عَاجِلاً، إِنْ شَاءَ الرَّبُّ، فَأَخْتَبِرُ لَا كَلامَ هؤُلاءِ الْمُنْتَفِخِينَ بَلْ قُوَّتَهُمْ. | ١٩ |
20 For, not in speech, is the kingdom of God, but, in power.
| فَإِنَّ مَلَكُوتَ اللهِ لَيْسَ بِالْكَلامِ، بَلْ بِالْقُدْرَةِ. | ٢٠ |
21 What will ye? that, with a rod, I should come unto you? or, with love, and a spirit of meekness?
| كَيْفَ تُفَضِّلُونَ أَنْ آتِيَ إِلَيْكُمْ: أَبِالْعَصَا أَوْ بِالْمَحَبَّةِ وَرُوحِ الْوَدَاعَةِ؟ | ٢١ |
