II Corinthians 10

ثُمَّ أَطْلُبُ إِلَيْكُمْ بِوَدَاعَةِ الْمَسِيحِ وَحِلْمِهِ، أَنَا نَفْسِي بُولُسُ الَّذِي فِي الْحَضْرَةِ ذَلِيلٌ بَيْنَكُمْ، وَأَمَّا فِي الْغَيْبَةِ فَمُتَجَاسِرٌ عَلَيْكُمْ.

Now I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in presence am base among you, but being absent am bold toward you:

وَلكِنْ أَطْلُبُ أَنْ لاَ أَتَجَاسَرَ وَأَنَا حَاضِرٌ بِالثِّقَةِ الَّتِي بِهَا أَرَى أَنِّي سَأَجْتَرِئُ عَلَى قَوْمٍ يَحْسِبُونَنَا كَأَنَّنَا نَسْلُكُ حَسَبَ الْجَسَدِ.

But I beseech you, that I may not be bold when I am present with that confidence, wherewith I think to be bold against some, which think of us as if we walked according to the flesh.

لأَنَّنَا وَإِنْ كنَّا نَسْلُكُ فِي الْجَسَدِ، لَسْنَا حَسَبَ الْجَسَدِ نُحَارِبُ.

For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:

إِذْ أَسْلِحَةُ مُحَارَبَتِنَا لَيْسَتْ جَسَدِيَّةً، بَلْ قَادِرَةٌ بِاللهِ عَلَى هَدْمِ حُصُونٍ.

(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)

هَادِمِينَ ظُنُونًا وَكُلَّ عُلْوٍ يَرْتَفِعُ ضِدَّ مَعْرِفَةِ اللهِ، وَمُسْتَأْسِرِينَ كُلَّ فِكْرٍ إِلَى طَاعَةِ الْمَسِيحِ،

Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

وَمُسْتَعِدِّينَ لأَنْ نَنْتَقِمَ عَلَى كُلِّ عِصْيَانٍ، مَتَى كَمِلَتْ طَاعَتُكُمْ.

And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.

أَتَنْظُرُونَ إِلَى مَا هُوَ حَسَبَ الْحَضْرَةِ؟ إِنْ وَثِقَ أَحَدٌ بِنَفْسِهِ أَنَّهُ لِلْمَسِيحِ، فَلْيَحْسِبْ هذَا أَيْضًا مِنْ نَفْسِهِ: أَنَّهُ كَمَا هُوَ لِلْمَسِيحِ، كَذلِكَ نَحْنُ أَيْضًا لِلْمَسِيحِ!

Do ye look on things after the outward appearance? If any man trust to himself that he is Christ's, let him of himself think this again, that, as he is Christ's, even so are we Christ's.

فَإِنِّي وَإِنِ افْتَخَرْتُ شَيْئًا أَكْثَرَ بِسُلْطَانِنَا الَّذِي أَعْطَانَا إِيَّاهُ الرَّبُّ لِبُنْيَانِكُمْ لاَ لِهَدْمِكُمْ، لاَ أُخْجَلُ.

For though I should boast somewhat more of our authority, which the Lord hath given us for edification, and not for your destruction, I should not be ashamed:

لِئَلاَّ أَظْهَرَ كَأَنِّي أُخِيفُكُمْ بِالرَّسَائِلِ.

That I may not seem as if I would terrify you by letters.

لأَنَّهُ يَقُولُ:«الرَّسَائِلُ ثَقِيلَةٌ وَقَوِيَّةٌ، وَأَمَّا حُضُورُ الْجَسَدِ فَضَعِيفٌ، وَالْكَلاَمُ حَقِيرٌ».

For his letters, say they, are weighty and powerful; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.

مِثْلُ هذَا فَلْيَحْسِبْ هَذَا: أَنَّنَا كَمَا نَحْنُ فِي الْكَلاَمِ بِالرَّسَائِلِ وَنَحْنُ غَائِبُونَ، هكَذَا نَكُونُ أَيْضًا بِالْفِعْلِ وَنَحْنُ حَاضِرُونَ.

Let such an one think this, that, such as we are in word by letters when we are absent, such will we be also in deed when we are present.

لأَنَّنَا لاَ نَجْتَرِئُ أَنْ نَعُدَّ أَنْفُسَنَا بَيْنَ قَوْمٍ مِنَ الَّذِينَ يَمْدَحُونَ أَنْفُسَهُمْ، وَلاَ أَنْ نُقَابِلَ أَنْفُسَنَا بِهِمْ. بَلْ هُمْ إِذْ يَقِيسُونَ أَنْفُسَهُمْ عَلَى أَنْفُسِهِمْ، وَيُقَابِلُونَ أَنْفُسَهُمْ بِأَنْفُسِهِمْ، لاَ يَفْهَمُونَ.

For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise.

وَلكِنْ نَحْنُ لاَ نَفْتَخِرُ إِلَى مَا لاَ يُقَاسُ، بَلْ حَسَبَ قِيَاسِ الْقَانُونِ الَّذِي قَسَمَهُ لَنَا اللهُ، قِيَاسًا لِلْبُلُوغِ إِلَيْكُمْ أَيْضًا.

But we will not boast of things without our measure, but according to the measure of the rule which God hath distributed to us, a measure to reach even unto you.

لأَنَّنَا لاَ نُمَدِّدُ أَنْفُسَنَا كَأَنَّنَا لَسْنَا نَبْلُغُ إِلَيْكُمْ. إِذْ قَدْ وَصَلْنَا إِلَيْكُمْ أَيْضًا فِي إِنْجِيلِ الْمَسِيحِ.

For we stretch not ourselves beyond our measure, as though we reached not unto you: for we are come as far as to you also in preaching the gospel of Christ:

غَيْرَ مُفْتَخِرِينَ إِلَى مَا لاَ يُقَاسُ فِي أَتْعَابِ آخَرِينَ، بَلْ رَاجِينَ ­إِذَا نَمَا إِيمَانُكُمْ­ أَنْ نَتَعَظَّمَ بَيْنَكُمْ حَسَبَ قَانُونِنَا بِزِيَادَةٍ،

Not boasting of things without our measure, that is, of other men's labours; but having hope, when your faith is increased, that we shall be enlarged by you according to our rule abundantly,

لِنُبَشِّرَ إِلَى مَا وَرَاءَكُمْ. لاَ لِنَفْتَخِرَ بِالأُمُورِ الْمُعَدَّةِ فِي قَانُونِ غَيْرِنَا.

To preach the gospel in the regions beyond you, and not to boast in another man's line of things made ready to our hand.

وَأَمَّا:«مَنِ افْتَخَرَ فَلْيَفْتَخِرْ بِالرَّبِّ».

But he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.

لأَنَّهُ لَيْسَ مَنْ مَدَحَ نَفْسَهُ هُوَ الْمُزَكَّى، بَلْ مَنْ يَمْدَحُهُ الرَّبُّ.

For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth.