1 Corinthians 14
1 Seek this Love earnestly, and strive for spiritual gifts, above all for the gift of preaching.
| اِتْبَعُوا ٱلْمَحَبَّةَ، وَلَكِنْ جِدُّوا لِلْمَوَاهِبِ ٱلرُّوحِيَّةِ، وَبِٱلْأَوْلَى أَنْ تَتَنَبَّأُوا. | ١ |
2 He who, when speaking, uses the gift of ‘tongues’ is speaking, not to men, but to God, for no one understands him; yet in spirit he is speaking of hidden truths.
| لِأَنَّ مَنْ يَتَكَلَّمُ بِلِسَانٍ لَا يُكَلِّمُ ٱلنَّاسَ بَلِ ٱللهَ، لِأَنْ لَيْسَ أَحَدٌ يَسْمَعُ، وَلَكِنَّهُ بِٱلرُّوحِ يَتَكَلَّمُ بِأَسْرَارٍ. | ٢ |
3 But he who preaches is speaking to his fellow men words that will build up faith, and give them comfort and encouragement.
| وَأَمَّا مَنْ يَتَنَبَّأُ، فَيُكَلِّمُ ٱلنَّاسَ بِبُنْيَانٍ وَوَعْظٍ وَتَسْلِيَةٍ. | ٣ |
4 He who, when speaking, uses the gift of ‘tongues’ builds up his own faith, while he who preaches builds up the faith of the Church.
| مَنْ يَتَكَلَّمُ بِلِسَانٍ يَبْنِي نَفْسَهُ، وَأَمَّا مَنْ يَتَنَبَّأُ فَيَبْنِي ٱلْكَنِيسَةَ. | ٤ |
5 Now I want you all to speak in ‘tongues,’ but much more I wish that you should preach. A Preacher is of more account than he who speaks in ‘tongues,’ unless he interprets his words, so that the faith of the Church may be built up.
| إِنِّي أُرِيدُ أَنَّ جَمِيعَكُمْ تَتَكَلَّمُونَ بِأَلْسِنَةٍ، وَلَكِنْ بِٱلْأَوْلَى أَنْ تَتَنَبَّأُوا. لِأَنَّ مَنْ يَتَنَبَّأُ أَعْظَمُ مِمَّنْ يَتَكَلَّمُ بِأَلْسِنَةٍ، إِلَّا إِذَا تَرْجَمَ، حَتَّى تَنَالَ ٱلْكَنِيسَةُ بُنْيَانًا. | ٥ |
6 This being so, Brothers, what good shall I do you, if I come to you and speak in ‘tongues,’ unless my words convey some revelation, or knowledge, or take the form of preaching or teaching?
| فَٱلْآنَ أَيُّهَا ٱلْإِخْوَةُ، إِنْ جِئْتُ إِلَيْكُمْ مُتَكَلِّمًا بِأَلْسِنَةٍ، فَمَاذَا أَنْفَعُكُمْ، إِنْ لَمْ أُكَلِّمْكُمْ إِمَّا بِإِعْلَانٍ، أَوْ بِعِلْمٍ، أَوْ بِنُبُوَّةٍ، أَوْ بِتَعْلِيمٍ؟ | ٦ |
7 Even with inanimate things, such as a flute or a harp, though they produce sounds, yet unless the notes are quite distinct, how can the tune played on the flute or the harp be recognised?
| اَلْأَشْيَاءُ ٱلْعَادِمَةُ ٱلنُّفُوسِ ٱلَّتِي تُعْطِي صَوْتًا: مِزْمَارٌ أَوْ قِيثَارَةٌ، مَعَ ذَلِكَ إِنْ لَمْ تُعْطِ فَرْقًا لِلنَّغَمَاتِ، فَكَيْفَ يُعْرَفُ مَا زُمِّرَ أَوْ مَا عُزِفَ بِهِ؟ | ٧ |
8 If the bugle sounds a doubtful call, who will prepare for battle?
| فَإِنَّهُ إِنْ أَعْطَى ٱلْبُوقُ أَيْضًا صَوْتًا غَيْرَ وَاضِحٍ، فَمَنْ يَتَهَيَّأُ لِلْقِتَالِ؟ | ٨ |
9 And so with you; unless, in using the gift of ‘tongues,’ you utter intelligible words, how can what you say be understood? You will be speaking to the winds!
| هَكَذَا أَنْتُمْ أَيْضًا إِنْ لَمْ تُعْطُوا بِٱللِّسَانِ كَلَامًا يُفْهَمُ، فَكَيْفَ يُعْرَفُ مَا تُكُلِّمَ بِهِ؟ فَإِنَّكُمْ تَكُونُونَ تَتَكَلَّمُونَ فِي ٱلْهَوَاءِ! | ٩ |
10 There is, for instance, a certain number of different languages in the world, and not one of them fails to convey meaning.
| رُبَّمَا تَكُونُ أَنْوَاعُ لُغَاتٍ هَذَا عَدَدُهَا فِي ٱلْعَالَمِ، وَلَيْسَ شَيْءٌ مِنْهَا بِلَا مَعْنًى. | ١٠ |
11 If, however, I do not happen to know the language, I shall be a foreigner to those who speak it, and they will be foreigners to me.
| فَإِنْ كُنْتُ لَا أَعْرِفُ قُوَّةَ ٱللُّغَةِ أَكُونُ عِنْدَ ٱلْمُتَكَلِّمِ أَعْجَمِيًّا، وَٱلْمُتَكَلِّمُ أَعْجَمِيًّا عِنْدِي. | ١١ |
12 And so with you; since your are striving for spiritual gifts, be eager to excel in such as will build up the faith of the Church.
| هَكَذَا أَنْتُمْ أَيْضًا، إِذْ إِنَّكُمْ غَيُورُونَ لِلْمَوَاهِبِ ٱلرُّوحِيَّةِ، ٱطْلُبُوا لِأَجْلِ بُنْيَانِ ٱلْكَنِيسَةِ أَنْ تَزْدَادُوا. | ١٢ |
13 Therefore let him who, when speaking, uses the gift of ‘tongues’ pray for ability to interpret them.
| لِذَلِكَ مَنْ يَتَكَلَّمُ بِلِسَانٍ فَلْيُصَلِّ لِكَيْ يُتَرْجِمَ. | ١٣ |
14 If, when praying, I use the gift of ‘tongues,’ my spirit indeed prays, but my mind is a blank.
| لِأَنَّهُ إِنْ كُنْتُ أُصَلِّي بِلِسَانٍ، فَرُوحِي تُصَلِّي، وَأَمَّا ذِهْنِي فَهُوَ بِلَا ثَمَرٍ. | ١٤ |
15 What, then, is my conclusion? Simply this — I will pray with my spirit, but with my mind as well; I will sing with my spirit, but with my mind as well.
| فَمَا هُوَ إِذًا؟ أُصَلِّي بِٱلرُّوحِ، وَأُصَلِّي بِٱلذِّهْنِ أَيْضًا. أُرَتِّلُ بِٱلرُّوحِ، وَأُرَتِّلُ بِٱلذِّهْنِ أَيْضًا. | ١٥ |
16 If you bless God with your spirit only, how can the man in the congregation who is without your gift say ‘Amen’ to your thanksgiving? He does not know what you are saying!
| وَإِلَّا فَإِنْ بَارَكْتَ بِٱلرُّوحِ، فَٱلَّذِي يُشْغِلُ مَكَانَ ٱلْعَامِّيِّ، كَيْفَ يَقُولُ: «آمِينَ» عِنْدَ شُكْرِكَ؟ لِأَنَّهُ لَا يَعْرِفُ مَاذَا تَقُولُ! | ١٦ |
17 Your thanksgiving may be excellent, but the other is not helped by it.
| فَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ تَشْكُرُ حَسَنًا، وَلَكِنَّ ٱلْآخَرَ لَا يُبْنَى. | ١٧ |
18 Thank God, I use the gift of ‘tongues’ more than any of you.
| أَشْكُرُ إِلَهِي أَنِّي أَتَكَلَّمُ بِأَلْسِنَةٍ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ جَمِيعِكُمْ. | ١٨ |
19 But at a meeting of the Church I would rather speak five words with my mind, and so teach others, than ten thousand words when using the gift of ‘tongues.’
| وَلَكِنْ، فِي كَنِيسَةٍ، أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَتَكَلَّمَ خَمْسَ كَلِمَاتٍ بِذِهْنِي لِكَيْ أُعَلِّمَ آخَرِينَ أَيْضًا، أَكْثَرَ مِنْ عَشْرَةِ آلَافِ كَلِمَةٍ بِلِسَانٍ. | ١٩ |
20 Brothers, do not show yourselves children in understanding. In wickedness be infants, but in understanding show yourselves men.
| أَيُّهَا ٱلْإِخْوَةُ، لَا تَكُونُوا أَوْلَادًا فِي أَذْهَانِكُمْ، بَلْ كُونُوا أَوْلَادًا فِي ٱلشَّرِّ، وَأَمَّا فِي ٱلْأَذْهَانِ فَكُونُوا كَامِلِينَ. | ٢٠ |
21 It is said in the Law — ‘In strange tongues and by the lips of strangers will I speak to this people, but even then they will not listen to me, says the Lord.’
| مَكْتُوبٌ فِي ٱلنَّامُوسِ: «إِنِّي بِذَوِي أَلْسِنَةٍ أُخْرَى وَبِشِفَاهٍ أُخْرَى سَأُكَلِّمُ هَذَا ٱلشَّعْبَ، وَلَا هَكَذَا يَسْمَعُونَ لِي، يَقُولُ ٱلرَّبُّ». | ٢١ |
22 Therefore the gift of the ‘tongues’ is intended as a sign, not for those who believe in Christ, but for those who do not, while the gift of preaching is intended as a sign, not for those who do not believe in Christ, but for those who do.
| إِذًا ٱلْأَلْسِنَةُ آيَةٌ، لَا لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ، بَلْ لِغَيْرِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ. أَمَّا ٱلنُّبُوَّةُ فَلَيْسَتْ لِغَيْرِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ، بَلْ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ. | ٢٢ |
23 So, when the whole Church meets, if all present use the gift of ‘tongues,’ and some men who are without the gift, or who are unbelievers, come in, will not they say that you are mad?
| فَإِنِ ٱجْتَمَعَتِ ٱلْكَنِيسَةُ كُلُّهَا فِي مَكَانٍ وَاحِدٍ، وَكَانَ ٱلْجَمِيعُ يَتَكَلَّمُونَ بِأَلْسِنَةٍ، فَدَخَلَ عَامِّيُّونَ أَوْ غَيْرُ مُؤْمِنِينَ، أَفَلَا يَقُولُونَ إِنَّكُمْ تَهْذُونَ؟ | ٢٣ |
24 While, if all those present use the gift of preaching, and an unbeliever, or a man without the gift, comes in, he is convinced of his sinfulness by them all, he is called to account by them all;
| وَلَكِنْ إِنْ كَانَ ٱلْجَمِيعُ يَتَنَبَّأُونَ، فَدَخَلَ أَحَدٌ غَيْرُ مُؤْمِنٍ أَوْ عَامِّيٌّ، فَإِنَّهُ يُوَبَّخُ مِنَ ٱلْجَمِيعِ. يُحْكَمُ عَلَيْهِ مِنَ ٱلْجَمِيعِ. | ٢٤ |
25 the secrets of his heart are revealed, and then, throwing himself on his face, he will worship God, and declare ‘God is indeed among you!’
| وَهَكَذَا تَصِيرُ خَفَايَا قَلْبِهِ ظَاهِرَةً. وَهَكَذَا يَخِرُّ عَلَى وَجْهِهِ وَيَسْجُدُ لِلهِ، مُنَادِيًا: أَنَّ ٱللهَ بِٱلْحَقِيقَةِ فِيكُمْ. | ٢٥ |
26 What do I suggest, then, Brothers? Whenever you meet for worship, each of you comes, either with a hymn, or a lesson, or a revelation, or the gift of ‘tongues,’ or the interpretation of them; let everything be directed to the building up of faith.
| فَمَا هُوَ إِذًا أَيُّهَا ٱلْإِخْوَةُ؟ مَتَى ٱجْتَمَعْتُمْ فَكُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْكُمْ لَهُ مَزْمُورٌ، لَهُ تَعْلِيمٌ، لَهُ لِسَانٌ، لَهُ إِعْلَانٌ، لَهُ تَرْجَمَةٌ. فَلْيَكُنْ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ لِلْبُنْيَانِ. | ٢٦ |
27 If any of you use the gift of ‘tongues,’ not more than two, or at the most three, should do so — each speaking in his turn — and some one should interpret them.
| إِنْ كَانَ أَحَدٌ يَتَكَلَّمُ بِلِسَانٍ، فَٱثْنَيْنِ ٱثْنَيْنِ، أَوْ عَلَى ٱلْأَكْثَرِ ثَلَاثَةً ثَلَاثَةً، وَبِتَرْتِيبٍ،وَلْيُتَرْجِمْ وَاحِدٌ. | ٢٧ |
28 If there is no one able to interpret what is said, they should remain silent at the meeting of the Church, and speak to themselves and to God.
| وَلَكِنْ إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ مُتَرْجِمٌ فَلْيَصْمُتْ فِي ٱلْكَنِيسَةِ، وَلْيُكَلِّمْ نَفْسَهُ وَٱللهَ. | ٢٨ |
29 Of preachers two or three should speak, and the rest should weigh well what is said.
| أَمَّا ٱلْأَنْبِيَاءُ فَلْيَتَكَلَّمِ ٱثْنَانِ أَوْ ثَلَاثَةٌ، وَلْيَحْكُمِ ٱلْآخَرُونَ. | ٢٩ |
30 But, if some revelation is made to another person as he sits there, the first speaker should stop.
| وَلَكِنْ إِنْ أُعْلِنَ لِآخَرَ جَالِسٍ فَلْيَسْكُتِ ٱلْأَوَّلُ. | ٣٠ |
31 For you can all preach in turn, so that all may learn some lesson and all receive encouragement.
| لِأَنَّكُمْ تَقْدِرُونَ جَمِيعُكُمْ أَنْ تَتَنَبَّأُوا وَاحِدًا وَاحِدًا، لِيَتَعَلَّمَ ٱلْجَمِيعُ وَيَتَعَزَّى ٱلْجَمِيعُ. | ٣١ |
32 (The spirit that moves the preachers is within the preachers’ control;
| وَأَرْوَاحُ ٱلْأَنْبِيَاءِ خَاضِعَةٌ لِلْأَنْبِيَاءِ. | ٣٢ |
33 for God is not a God of disorder, but of peace.) This custom prevails in all the Churches of Christ’s People.
| لِأَنَّ ٱللهَ لَيْسَ إِلَهَ تَشْوِيشٍ بَلْ إِلَهُ سَلَامٍ. كَمَا فِي جَمِيعِ كَنَائِسِ ٱلْقِدِّيسِينَ، | ٣٣ |
34 At the meetings of the Church married women should remain silent, for they are not allowed to speak in public; they should take a subordinate place, as the Law itself directs.
| لِتَصْمُتْ نِسَاؤُكُمْ فِي ٱلْكَنَائِسِ، لِأَنَّهُ لَيْسَ مَأْذُونًا لَهُنَّ أَنْ يَتَكَلَّمْنَ، بَلْ يَخْضَعْنَ كَمَا يَقُولُ ٱلنَّامُوسُ أَيْضًا. | ٣٤ |
35 If they want information on any point, they should ask their husbands about it at home; for it is unbecoming for a married woman to speak at a meeting of the Church.
| وَلَكِنْ إِنْ كُنَّ يُرِدْنَ أَنْ يَتَعَلَّمْنَ شَيْئًا، فَلْيَسْأَلْنَ رِجَالَهُنَّ فِي ٱلْبَيْتِ، لِأَنَّهُ قَبِيحٌ بِٱلنِّسَاءِ أَنْ تَتَكَلَّمَ فِي كَنِيسَةٍ. | ٣٥ |
36 What! did God’s Message to the world originate with you? or did it find its way to none but you?
| أَمْ مِنْكُمْ خَرَجَتْ كَلِمَةُ ٱللهِ؟ أَمْ إِلَيْكُمْ وَحْدَكُمُ ٱنْتَهَتْ؟ | ٣٦ |
37 If any one thinks that he has the gift of preaching or any other spiritual gift, let him recognise that what I am now saying to you is a command from the Lord.
| إِنْ كَانَ أَحَدٌ يَحْسِبُ نَفْسَهُ نَبِيًّا أَوْ رُوحِيًّا، فَلْيَعْلَمْ مَا أَكْتُبُهُ إِلَيْكُمْ أَنَّهُ وَصَايَا ٱلرَّبِّ. | ٣٧ |
38 Any one who ignores it may be ignored.
| وَلَكِنْ إِنْ يَجْهَلْ أَحَدٌ، فَلْيَجْهَلْ! | ٣٨ |
39 Therefore, my Brothers, strive for the gift of preaching, and yet do not forbid speaking in ‘tongues.’
| إِذًا أَيُّهَا ٱلْإِخْوَةُ جِدُّوا لِلتَّنَبُّؤِ، وَلَا تَمْنَعُوا ٱلتَّكَلُّمَ بِأَلْسِنَةٍ. | ٣٩ |
40 Let everything be done in a proper and orderly manner.
| وَلْيَكُنْ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ بِلِيَاقَةٍ وَبِحَسَبِ تَرْتِيبٍ. | ٤٠ |
