I Corinthians 4

هكَذَا فَلْيَحْسِبْنَا الإِنْسَانُ كَخُدَّامِ الْمَسِيحِ، وَوُكَلاَءِ سَرَائِرِ اللهِ،

Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.

ثُمَّ يُسْأَلُ فِي الْوُكَلاَءِ لِكَيْ يُوجَدَ الإِنْسَانُ أَمِينًا.

Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.

وَأَمَّا أَنَا فَأَقَلُّ شَيْءٍ عِنْدِي أَنْ يُحْكَمَ فِيَّ مِنْكُمْ، أَوْ مِنْ يَوْمِ بَشَرٍ. بَلْ لَسْتُ أَحْكُمُ فِي نَفْسِي أَيْضًا.

But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you, or of man's judgment: yea, I judge not mine own self.

فَإِنِّي لَسْتُ أَشْعُرُ بِشَيْءٍ فِي ذَاتِي. لكِنَّنِي لَسْتُ بِذلِكَ مُبَرَّرًا. وَلكِنَّ الَّذِي يَحْكُمُ فِيَّ هُوَ الرَّبُّ.

For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord.

إِذًا لاَ تَحْكُمُوا فِي شَيْءٍ قَبْلَ الْوَقْتِ، حَتَّى يَأْتِيَ الرَّبُّ الَّذِي سَيُنِيرُ خَفَايَا الظَّلاَمِ وَيُظْهِرُ آرَاءَ الْقُلُوبِ. وَحِينَئِذٍ يَكُونُ الْمَدْحُ لِكُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنَ اللهِ.

Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.

فَهذَا أَيُّهَا الإِخْوَةُ حَوَّلْتُهُ تَشْبِيهًا إِلَى نَفْسِي وَإِلَى أَبُلُّوسَ مِنْ أَجْلِكُمْ، لِكَيْ تَتَعَلَّمُوا فِينَا:«أَنْ لاَ تَفْتَكِرُوا فَوْقَ مَا هُوَ مَكْتُوبٌ»، كَيْ لاَ يَنْتَفِخَ أَحَدٌ لأَجْلِ الْوَاحِدِ عَلَى الآخَرِ.

And these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and to Apollos for your sakes; that ye might learn in us not to think of men above that which is written, that no one of you be puffed up for one against another.

لأَنَّهُ مَنْ يُمَيِّزُكَ؟ وَأَيُّ شَيْءٍ لَكَ لَمْ تَأْخُذْهُ؟ وَإِنْ كُنْتَ قَدْ أَخَذْتَ، فَلِمَاذَا تَفْتَخِرُ كَأَنَّكَ لَمْ تَأْخُذْ؟

For who maketh thee to differ from another? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it?

إِنَّكُمْ قَدْ شَبِعْتُمْ! قَدِ اسْتَغْنَيْتُمْ! مَلَكْتُمْ بِدُونِنَا! وَلَيْتَكُمْ مَلَكْتُمْ لِنَمْلِكَ نَحْنُ أَيْضًا مَعَكُمْ!

Now ye are full, now ye are rich, ye have reigned as kings without us: and I would to God ye did reign, that we also might reign with you.

فَإِنِّي أَرَى أَنَّ اللهَ أَبْرَزَنَا نَحْنُ الرُّسُلَ آخِرِينَ، كَأَنَّنَا مَحْكُومٌ عَلَيْنَا بِالْمَوْتِ. لأَنَّنَا صِرْنَا مَنْظَرًا لِلْعَالَمِ، لِلْمَلاَئِكَةِ وَالنَّاسِ.

For I think that God hath set forth us the apostles last, as it were appointed to death: for we are made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men.

نَحْنُ جُهَّالٌ مِنْ أَجْلِ الْمَسِيحِ، وَأَمَّا أَنْتُمْ فَحُكَمَاءُ فِي الْمَسِيحِ! نَحْنُ ضُعَفَاءُ، وَأَمَّا أَنْتُمْ فَأَقْوِيَاءُ! أَنْتُمْ مُكَرَّمُونَ، وَأَمَّا نَحْنُ فَبِلاَ كَرَامَةٍ!

We are fools for Christ's sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are strong; ye are honourable, but we are despised.

إِلَى هذِهِ السَّاعَةِ نَجُوعُ وَنَعْطَشُ وَنَعْرَى وَنُلْكَمُ وَلَيْسَ لَنَا إِقَامَةٌ،

Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwellingplace;

وَنَتْعَبُ عَامِلِينَ بِأَيْدِينَا. نُشْتَمُ فَنُبَارِكُ. نُضْطَهَدُ فَنَحْتَمِلُ.

And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it:

يُفْتَرَى عَلَيْنَا فَنَعِظُ. صِرْنَا كَأَقْذَارِ الْعَالَمِ وَوَسَخِ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ إِلَى الآنَ.

Being defamed, we intreat: we are made as the filth of the world, and are the offscouring of all things unto this day.

لَيْسَ لِكَيْ أُخَجِّلَكُمْ أَكْتُبُ بِهذَا، بَلْ كَأَوْلاَدِي الأَحِبَّاءِ أُنْذِرُكُمْ.

I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I warn you.

لأَنَّهُ وَإِنْ كَانَ لَكُمْ رَبَوَاتٌ مِنَ الْمُرْشِدِينَ فِي الْمَسِيحِ، لكِنْ لَيْسَ آبَاءٌ كَثِيرُونَ. لأَنِّي أَنَا وَلَدْتُكُمْ فِي الْمَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ بِالإِنْجِيلِ.

For though ye have ten thousand instructers in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel.

فَأَطْلُبُ إِلَيْكُمْ أَنْ تَكُونُوا مُتَمَثِّلِينَ بِي.

Wherefore I beseech you, be ye followers of me.

لِذلِكَ أَرْسَلْتُ إِلَيْكُمْ تِيمُوثَاوُسَ، الَّذِي هُوَ ابْنِي الْحَبِيبُ وَالأَمِينُ فِي الرَّبِّ، الَّذِي يُذَكِّرُكُمْ بِطُرُقِي فِي الْمَسِيحِ كَمَا أُعَلِّمُ فِي كُلِّ مَكَانٍ، فِي كُلِّ كَنِيسَةٍ.

For this cause have I sent unto you Timotheus, who is my beloved son, and faithful in the Lord, who shall bring you into remembrance of my ways which be in Christ, as I teach every where in every church.

فَانْتَفَخَ قَوْمٌ كَأَنِّي لَسْتُ آتِيًا إِلَيْكُمْ.

Now some are puffed up, as though I would not come to you.

وَلكِنِّي سَآتِي إِلَيْكُمْ سَرِيعًا إِنْ شَاءَ الرَّبُّ، فَسَأَعْرِفُ لَيْسَ كَلاَمَ الَّذِينَ انْتَفَخُوا بَلْ قُوَّتَهُمْ.

But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will, and will know, not the speech of them which are puffed up, but the power.

لأَنَّ مَلَكُوتَ اللهِ لَيْسَ بِكَلاَمٍ، بَلْ بِقُوَّةٍ.

For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.

مَاذَا تُرِيدُونَ؟ أَبِعَصًا آتِي إِلَيْكُمْ أَمْ بِالْمَحَبَّةِ وَرُوحِ الْوَدَاعَةِ؟

What will ye? shall I come unto you with a rod, or in love, and in the spirit of meekness?