Philippians 1
1 Paul and Timothy, bondservants of Christ Jesus: To all God's people in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the ministers of the Church and their assistants.
Paulus, et Timotheus servi Iesu Christi, omnibus sanctis in Christo Iesu, qui sunt Philippis, cum episcopis, et diaconibus.
2 May grace and peace be granted to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Gratia vobis, et pax a Deo Patre nostro, et Domino Iesu Christo.
3 I thank my God at my every remembrance of you--
Gratias ago Deo meo in omni memoria vestri,
4 always when offering any prayer on behalf of you all, finding a joy in offering it.
semper in cunctis orationibus meis pro omnibus vobis, cum gaudio deprecationem faciens,
5 I thank my God, I say, for your cooperation in spreading the Good News, from the time it first came to you even until now.
super communicatione vestra in Evangelio Christi a prima die usque nunc.
6 For of this I am confident, that He who has begun a good work within you will go on to perfect it in preparation for the day of Jesus Christ.
confidens hoc ipsum, quia qui cœpit in vobis opus bonum, perficiet usque in diem Christi Iesu.
7 And I am justified in having this confidence about you all, because, both during my imprisonment and when I stand up in defence of the Good News or to confirm its truth, I have you in my heart, sharers as you all are in the same grace as myself.
sicut est mihi iustum hoc sentire pro omnibus vobis: eo quod habeam vos in corde, et in vinculis meis, et in defensione, et confirmatione Evangelii, socios gaudii mei omnes vos esse.
8 For God is my witness how I yearn over all of you with tender Christian affection.
Testis enim mihi est Deus, quomodo cupiam omnes vos in visceribus Iesu Christi.
9 And it is my prayer that your love may be more and more accompanied by clear knowledge and keen perception, for testing things that differ,
Et hoc oro ut charitas vestra magis ac magis abundet in scientia, et in omni sensu:
10 so that you may be men of transparent character, and may be blameless, in preparation for the day of Christ,
ut probetis potiora, ut sitis sinceri, et sine offensa in diem Christi,
11 being filled with these fruits of righteousness which come through Jesus Christ-- to the glory and praise of God.
repleti fructu iustitiæ per Iesum Christum, in gloriam et laudem Dei.
12 Now I would have you know, brethren, that what I have gone through has turned out to the furtherance of the Good News rather than otherwise.
Scire autem vos volo fratres, quia quæ circa me sunt, magis ad profectum venerunt Evangelii:
13 And thus it has become notorious among all the Imperial Guards, and everywhere, that it is for the sake of Christ that I am a prisoner;
ita ut vincula mea manifesta fierent in Christo in omni prætorio, et in ceteris omnibus,
14 and the greater part of the brethren, made confident in the Lord through my imprisonment, now speak of God's Message without fear, more boldly than ever.
et plures e fratribus in Domino confidentes vinculis meis, abundantius auderent sine timore verbum Dei loqui.
15 Some indeed actually preach Christ out of envy and contentiousness but there are also others who do it from good will.
Quidam quidem et propter invidiam, et contentionem: quidam autem et propter bonam voluntatem Christum prædicant:
16 These latter preach Him from love to me, knowing that I am here for the defence of the Good News;
quidam ex charitate: scientes quoniam in defensionem Evangelii positus sum.
17 while the others proclaim Him from motives of rivalry, and insincerely, supposing that by this they are embittering my imprisonment.
Quidam autem ex contentione Christum annunciant non sincere, existimantes pressuram se suscitare vinculis meis.
18 What does it matter, however? In any case Christ is preached--either perversely or in honest truth; and in that I rejoice, yes, and will rejoice.
Quid enim? Dum omni modo sive per occasionem, sive per veritatem Christus annuncietur: et in hoc gaudeo, sed et gaudebo.
19 For I know that it will result in my salvation through your prayers and a bountiful supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,
Scio enim quia hoc mihi proveniet ad salutem, per vestram orationem, et subministrationem Spiritus Iesu Christi,
20 in fulfilment of my eager expectation and hope that I shall never have reason to feel ashamed, but that by my perfect freedom of speech Christ will be glorified in me, now as always, either by my life or by my death.
secundum expectationem, et spem meam, quia in nullo confundar: sed in omni fiducia sicut semper, et nunc magnificabitur Christus in corpore meo, sive per vitam, sive per mortem.
21 For, with me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.
Mihi enim vivere Christus est, et mori lucrum.
22 But since to live means a longer stay on earth, that implies more labour for me--and not unsuccessful labour; and which I am to choose I cannot tell.
Quod si vivere in carne, hic mihi fructus operis est, et quid eligam ignoro.
23 I am in a dilemma, my earnest desire being to depart and be with Christ, for that is far, far better.
Coarctor autem e duobus: desiderium habens dissolvi, et esse cum Christo, multo magis melius:
24 But for your sakes it is more important that I should still remain in the body.
permanere autem in carne, necessarium propter vos.
25 I am convinced of this, and I know that I shall remain, and shall go on working side by side with you all, to promote your progress and joy in the faith;
Et hoc confidens scio quia manebo, et permanebo omnibus vobis ad profectum vestrum, et gaudium fidei:
26 so that, as Christians, you may have additional reason for glorying about me as the result of my being with you again.
ut gratulatio vestra abundet in Christo Iesu in me, per meum adventum iterum ad vos.
27 Only let the lives you live be worthy of the Good News of the Christ, in order that, whether I come and see you or, being absent, only hear of you, I may know that you are standing fast in one spirit and with one mind, fighting shoulder to shoulder for the faith of the Good News.
Tantum digne Evangelio Christi conversamini: ut sive cum venero, et videro vos, sive absens audiam de vobis quia statis in uno spiritu unanimes, collaborantes fidei Evangelii:
28 Never for a moment quail before your antagonists. Your fearlessness will be to them a sure token of impending destruction, but to you it will be a sure token of your salvation--a token coming from God.
et in nullo terreamini ab adversariis: quæ illis est causa perditionis, vobis autem salutis, et hoc a Deo:
29 For you have had the privilege granted you on behalf of Christ--not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer on His behalf;
quia vobis donatum est pro Christo, non solum ut in eum credatis, sed ut etiam pro illo patiamini:
30 maintaining, as you do, the same kind of conflict that you once saw in me and which you still hear that I am engaged in.
idem certamen habentes, quale et vidistis in me, et nunc audistis de me.
