Philippians 3
1 [Now there are] other things [that I want to write about]. My fellow believers, continue to rejoice because [you belong to] the Lord. [Though] I will [now] write to you about those same matters [that I mentioned to you before, this is] not tiresome for me, and it will protect you [from those who would harm you spiritually].
În sfârșit, frații mei, bucurați-vă în Domnul! Ca să vă scriu aceleași lucruri, pentru mine, într-adevăr, nu este obositor, dar pentru voi este sigur.
2 Beware of those [people who are dangerous] [MET] [like wild] dogs. They are [dangerous] evildoers [DOU]. Beware of them [since they are like people who] cut [other people’s] bodies [MET]. [They will harm you spiritually by insisting that you must let someone circumcise you in order for you to become God’s people] [MTY, MET].
Ferește-te de câini, ferește-te de lucrătorii răi, ferește-te de falsa tăiere împrejur.
3 [Those people think that they are God’s people because someone has circumcised them]. But we, [not they], are [truly God’s people] [MET], [whether or not someone has] circumcised [us]. God’s Spirit [enables us to] [MTY] worship [God]; we praise Christ Jesus [because he has enabled us to become the people of God]. We do not believe [that God will consider/make us his people as a result of what someone has done to our] bodies [MTY, SYN].
Căci noi suntem circumcizia, care ne închinăm lui Dumnezeu în Duhul și ne bucurăm în Hristos Isus, și nu ne încredem în carne;
4 [We do not trust in those rituals to make us acceptable to God], although I could very well do that [if it would be useful for me]. Philippians 3:4b-6 [In fact], [if I could benefit from it for my salvation], I could rely upon what I have done and who I am [MTY, SYN] more than anyone else could! I will tell you why.
deși eu însumi aș putea să mă încredințez chiar în carne. Dacă altcineva crede că are încredere în carne, eu încă și mai mult:
5 I [was circumcised] {[Someone] circumcised me} when I was one week old. I am from the people of Israel. I am from the tribe of Benjamin. I am completely Hebrew in every way. [While I was] a member of the Pharisee [sect], I [strictly obeyed] the laws [that God gave Moses].
tăiat împrejur în ziua a opta, din neamul lui Israel, din seminția lui Beniamin, evreu din Evrei; în privința legii, fariseu;
6 I was [so] zealous [to make people obey those laws that] I caused the people who believe in Christ to suffer [because I thought they were trying to abolish those laws. Indeed], as far as my obeying those laws is concerned, no [one could] have accused [me by] saying that I had disobeyed any of those laws.
în privința zelului, persecutând adunarea; în privința dreptății care este în lege, găsit fără vină.
7 Nevertheless, all such things as those, which I used to [consider to] be useful to me, those [very] things I now consider worthless, because I [want to know] Christ (OR, in order that I [may know] Christ).
Dar ceea ce era pentru mine un câștig, consider că este o pierdere pentru Hristos.
8 More than that, I consider all things to be worthless, compared to how great it is to know Christ Jesus my Lord. Because I [want to know] him [better] (OR, In order that I [may know] him [better]), I have rejected all things as worthless. I consider them [as useless as] [MET] rubbish, in order that I may have [a close relationship with] Christ [MET],
Da, cu siguranță, și consider că toate lucrurile sunt o pierdere pentru excelența cunoașterii lui Hristos Isus, Domnul meu, pentru care am suferit pierderea tuturor lucrurilor și nu le socotesc decât gunoi, ca să-L câștig pe Hristos
9 and in order that I may completely belong to him. It was not as a result of [my obeying] the laws [he gave Moses] that God erased the record of my sins. Instead, it is because I have trusted in Christ [that God] has declared that I am no longer guilty for my sins, and he enables me to act righteously. [It is] God [himself who] has erased the record of my sins, and he enables me to act righteously, [only] because I have trusted [in Christ].
și să fiu găsit în El, neavând o neprihănire a mea, cea care vine din Lege, ci cea care este prin credința în Hristos, neprihănirea care vine de la Dumnezeu prin credință,
10 I [want] to know Christ [better and better]. Particularly, I [want] to continually experience [his working] powerfully in my life, [just like God worked powerfully when he] caused Christ to become alive after he died. I [also want to be continually willing] to suffer [in order that I may obey God], just like Christ suffered [in order that he might obey God. I also want] to be completely willing to die for [Christ], even as he died for me,
pentru ca să-L cunosc pe El și puterea învierii Sale și părtășia suferințelor Sale, devenind conform cu moartea Sa,
11 [because I expect that, as a result of God’s goodness], he will cause me to live again after I have died.
dacă prin orice mijloc pot ajunge la învierea din morți.
12 I do not claim that I have already become completely like Christ Jesus; that is, I have not already become all that God intends me to be [DOU]. But I earnestly try to become [more and more like Christ], because he chose me [in order that I might become like him].
Nu că aș fi obținut deja sau că sunt deja desăvârșit, ci mă silesc să mă apuc de ceea ce am fost și eu apucat prin Hristos Isus.
13 My fellow believers, I certainly do not consider that I have already become completely like Christ. But I [am like a runner. A runner does not look backward] [MET]. Instead, he leans/stretches forward as he runs straight toward the goal [in order that he might win the race and get the prize. Similarly], I do not think about what I have already done.
Fraților, nu mă consider încă stăpân pe mine însumi, dar un lucru știu: uitând cele de pe urmă și tinzând spre cele de dinainte,
14 Instead, I concentrate only on [continuing to become more and more like Christ right up to the end of my life] [MET]. As a result, because of my relationship with Christ Jesus, God will call/summon me to receive a reward from him [in heaven].
urmăresc să ajung la țintă, pentru premiul chemării înalte a lui Dumnezeu în Hristos Isus.
15 So, all of us who are [spiritually] mature should think this [same way]. If any [of you] do not think this same way regarding what I [have written here], God will reveal that to you.
Să gândim, așadar, ca toți cei care suntem desăvârșiți, să gândim astfel. Dacă în ceva gândiți altfel, Dumnezeu vă va descoperi și acest lucru.
16 What is important is that we must conduct our lives according to what [God has already revealed to] us.
Cu toate acestea, în măsura în care am ajuns deja, să umblăm după aceeași regulă. Să avem același gând.
17 My fellow believers, [all of] you should follow my example, and observe those people who act as I do, [in order that you may imitate them also].
Fraților, fiți împreună imitatori ai mei și luați aminte la cei ce umblă pe calea aceasta, după cum ne aveți pe noi ca pildă.
18 [Keep in mind that] there are many people [who say that they believe in Christ, but] who act [in such a way that shows] that they are opposed to [the teaching about] Christ [dying on] the cross [MTY]. I have told you about those people many times [before], and now I am sad, even crying, as I tell you [about them again].
Căci mulți umblă, despre care v-am spus de multe ori, și acum vă spun chiar plângând, ca vrăjmașii crucii lui Hristos,
19 [God] will severely punish them. The things their bodies desire [MTY] have become [like] gods to them [MET]. They are proud of the things they should be ashamed of. They think only about what unbelievers [MTY] think about.
al căror scop este pieirea, al căror dumnezeu este pântecele și a căror slavă este în rușinea lor, care se gândesc la lucruri pământești.
20 [But remember] that we are citizens of heaven. And we eagerly wait for our Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, [to return] from there.
Căci cetățenia noastră este în ceruri, de unde așteptăm și noi un Mântuitor, pe Domnul Isus Hristos,
21 By the power that enables him to put everything under his own control, he will change our weak bodies to become like his glorious body.
care va schimba trupul umilinței noastre, ca să se conformeze trupului slavei Sale, după lucrarea prin care poate chiar să supună toate lucrurile lui însuși.
