II Corinthians 11

لَيْتَكُمْ تَحْتَمِلُونَ غَبَاوَتِي قَلِيلاً! بَلْ أَنْتُمْ مُحْتَمِلِيَّ.

Would to God ye could bear with me a little in my folly: and indeed bear with me.

فَإِنِّي أَغَارُ عَلَيْكُمْ غَيْرَةَ اللهِ، لأَنِّي خَطَبْتُكُمْ لِرَجُل وَاحِدٍ، لأُقَدِّمَ عَذْرَاءَ عَفِيفَةً لِلْمَسِيحِ.

For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.

وَلكِنَّنِي أَخَافُ أَنَّهُ كَمَا خَدَعَتِ الْحَيَّةُ حَوَّاءَ بِمَكْرِهَا، هكَذَا تُفْسَدُ أَذْهَانُكُمْ عَنِ الْبَسَاطَةِ الَّتِي فِي الْمَسِيحِ.

But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.

فَإِنَّهُ إِنْ كَانَ الآتِي يَكْرِزُ بِيَسُوعَ آخَرَ لَمْ نَكْرِزْ بِهِ، أَوْ كُنْتُمْ تَأْخُذُونَ رُوحًا آخَرَ لَمْ تَأْخُذُوهُ، أَوْ إِنْجِيلاً آخَرَ لَمْ تَقْبَلُوهُ، فَحَسَنًا كُنْتُمْ تَحْتَمِلُونَ.

For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him.

لأَنِّي أَحْسِبُ أَنِّي لَمْ أَنْقُصْ شَيْئًا عَنْ فَائِقِي الرُّسُلِ.

For I suppose I was not a whit behind the very chiefest apostles.

وَإِنْ كُنْتُ عَامِّيًّا فِي الْكَلاَمِ، فَلَسْتُ فِي الْعِلْمِ، بَلْ نَحْنُ فِي كُلِّ شَيْءٍ ظَاهِرُونَ لَكُمْ بَيْنَ الْجَمِيعِ.

But though I be rude in speech, yet not in knowledge; but we have been throughly made manifest among you in all things.

أَمْ أَخْطَأْتُ خَطِيَّةً إِذْ أَذْلَلْتُ نَفْسِي كَيْ تَرْتَفِعُوا أَنْتُمْ، لأَنِّي بَشَّرْتُكُمْ مَجَّانًا بِإِنْجِيلِ اللهِ؟

Have I committed an offence in abasing myself that ye might be exalted, because I have preached to you the gospel of God freely?

سَلَبْتُ كَنَائِسَ أُخْرَى آخِذًا أُجْرَةً لأَجْلِ خِدْمَتِكُمْ، وَإِذْ كُنْتُ حَاضِرًا عِنْدَكُمْ وَاحْتَجْتُ، لَمْ أُثَقِّلْ عَلَى أَحَدٍ.

I robbed other churches, taking wages of them, to do you service.

لأَنَّ احْتِيَاجِي سَدَّهُ الإِخْوَةُ الَّذِينَ أَتَوْا مِنْ مَكِدُونِيَّةَ. وَفِي كُلِّ شَيْءٍ حَفِظْتُ نَفْسِي غَيْرَ ثَقِيل عَلَيْكُمْ، وَسَأَحْفَظُهَا.

And when I was present with you, and wanted, I was chargeable to no man: for that which was lacking to me the brethren which came from Macedonia supplied: and in all things I have kept myself from being burdensome unto you, and so will I keep myself.

حَقُّ الْمَسِيحِ فِيَّ. إِنَّ هذَا الافْتِخَارَ لاَ يُسَدُّ عَنِّي فِي أَقَالِيمِ أَخَائِيَةَ.

As the truth of Christ is in me, no man shall stop me of this boasting in the regions of Achaia.

لِمَاذَا؟ أَلأَنِّي لاَ أُحِبُّكُمْ؟ اَللهُ يَعْلَمُ.

Wherefore? because I love you not? God knoweth.

وَلكِنْ مَا أَفْعَلُهُ سَأَفْعَلُهُ لأَقْطَعَ فُرْصَةَ الَّذِينَ يُرِيدُونَ فُرْصَةً كَيْ يُوجَدُوا كَمَا نَحْنُ أَيْضًا فِي مَا يَفْتَخِرُونَ بِهِ.

But what I do, that I will do, that I may cut off occasion from them which desire occasion; that wherein they glory, they may be found even as we.

لأَنَّ مِثْلَ هؤُلاَءِ هُمْ رُسُلٌ كَذَبَةٌ، فَعَلَةٌ مَاكِرُونَ، مُغَيِّرُونَ شَكْلَهُمْ إِلَى شِبْهِ رُسُلِ الْمَسِيحِ.

For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.

وَلاَ عَجَبَ. لأَنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ نَفْسَهُ يُغَيِّرُ شَكْلَهُ إِلَى شِبْهِ مَلاَكِ نُورٍ!

And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.

فَلَيْسَ عَظِيمًا إِنْ كَانَ خُدَّامُهُ أَيْضًا يُغَيِّرُونَ شَكْلَهُمْ كَخُدَّامٍ لِلْبِرِّ. الَّذِينَ نِهَايَتُهُمْ تَكُونُ حَسَبَ أَعْمَالِهِمْ.

Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.

أَقُولُ أَيْضًا: لاَ يَظُنَّ أَحَدٌ أَنِّي غَبِيٌّ. وَإِلاَّ فَاقْبَلُونِي وَلَوْ كَغَبِيٍّ، لأَفْتَخِرَ أَنَا أَيْضًا قَلِيلاً.

I say again, Let no man think me a fool; if otherwise, yet as a fool receive me, that I may boast myself a little.

الَّذِي أَتَكَلَّمُ بِهِ لَسْتُ أَتَكَلَّمُ بِهِ بِحَسَبِ الرَّبِّ، بَلْ كَأَنَّهُ فِي غَبَاوَةٍ، فِي جَسَارَةِ الافْتِخَارِ هذِهِ.

That which I speak, I speak it not after the Lord, but as it were foolishly, in this confidence of boasting.

بِمَا أَنَّ كَثِيرِينَ يَفْتَخِرُونَ حَسَبَ الْجَسَدِ، أَفْتَخِرُ أَنَا أَيْضًا.

Seeing that many glory after the flesh, I will glory also.

فَإِنَّكُمْ بِسُرُورٍ تَحْتَمِلُونَ الأَغْبِيَاءَ، إِذْ أَنْتُمْ عُقَلاَءُ!

For ye suffer fools gladly, seeing ye yourselves are wise.

لأَنَّكُمْ تَحْتَمِلُونَ: إِنْ كَانَ أَحَدٌ يَسْتَعْبِدُكُمْ! إِنْ كَانَ أَحَدٌ يَأْكُلُكُمْ! إِنْ كَانَ أَحَدٌ يَأْخُذُكُمْ! إِنْ كَانَ أَحَدٌ يَرْتَفِعُ! إِنْ كَانَ أَحَدٌ يَضْرِبُكُمْ عَلَى وُجُوهِكُمْ!

For ye suffer, if a man bring you into bondage, if a man devour you, if a man take of you, if a man exalt himself, if a man smite you on the face.

عَلَى سَبِيلِ الْهَوَانِ أَقُولُ: كَيْفَ أَنَّنَا كُنَّا ضُعَفَاءَ! وَلكِنَّ الَّذِي يَجْتَرِئُ فِيهِ أَحَدٌ، أَقُولُ فِي غَبَاوَةٍ: أَنَا أَيْضًا أَجْتَرِئُ فِيهِ.

I speak as concerning reproach, as though we had been weak. Howbeit whereinsoever any is bold, (I speak foolishly,) I am bold also.

أَهُمْ عِبْرَانِيُّونَ؟ فَأَنَا أَيْضًا. أَهُمْ إِسْرَائِيلِيُّونَ؟ فَأَنَا أَيْضًا. أَهُمْ نَسْلُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ؟ فَأَنَا أَيْضًا.

Are they Hebrews? so am I. Are they Israelites? so am I. Are they the seed of Abraham? so am I.

أَهُمْ خُدَّامُ الْمَسِيحِ؟ أَقُولُ كَمُخْتَلِّ الْعَقْلِ، فَأَنَا أَفْضَلُ: فِي الأَتْعَابِ أَكْثَرُ، فِي الضَّرَبَاتِ أَوْفَرُ، فِي السُّجُونِ أَكْثَرُ، فِي الْمِيتَاتِ مِرَارًا كَثِيرَةً.

Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I am more; in labours more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft.

مِنَ الْيَهُودِ خَمْسَ مَرَّاتٍ قَبِلْتُ أَرْبَعِينَ جَلْدَةً إِلاَّ وَاحِدَةً.

Of the Jews five times received I forty stripes save one.

ثَلاَثَ مَرَّاتٍ ضُرِبْتُ بِالْعِصِيِّ، مَرَّةً رُجِمْتُ، ثَلاَثَ مَرَّاتٍ انْكَسَرَتْ بِيَ السَّفِينَةُ، لَيْلاً وَنَهَارًا قَضَيْتُ فِي الْعُمْقِ.

Thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night and a day I have been in the deep;

بِأَسْفَارٍ مِرَارًا كَثِيرَةً، بِأَخْطَارِ سُيُول، بِأَخْطَارِ لُصُوصٍ، بِأَخْطَارٍ مِنْ جِنْسِي، بِأَخْطَارٍ مِنَ الأُمَمِ، بِأَخْطَارٍ فِي الْمَدِينَةِ، بِأَخْطَارٍ فِي الْبَرِّيَّةِ، بِأَخْطَارٍ فِي الْبَحْرِ، بِأَخْطَارٍ مِنْ إِخْوَةٍ كَذَبَةٍ.

In journeyings often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by mine own countrymen, in perils by the heathen, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren;

فِي تَعَبٍ وَكَدٍّ، فِي أَسْهَارٍ مِرَارًا كَثِيرَةً، فِي جُوعٍ وَعَطَشٍ، فِي أَصْوَامٍ مِرَارًا كَثِيرَةً، فِي بَرْدٍ وَعُرْيٍ.

In weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness.

عَدَا مَا هُوَ دُونَ ذلِكَ: التَّرَاكُمُ عَلَيَّ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ، الاهْتِمَامُ بِجَمِيعِ الْكَنَائِسِ.

Beside those things that are without, that which cometh upon me daily, the care of all the churches.

مَنْ يَضْعُفُ وَأَنَا لاَ أَضْعُفُ؟ مَنْ يَعْثُرُ وَأَنَا لاَ أَلْتَهِبُ؟

Who is weak, and I am not weak? who is offended, and I burn not?

إِنْ كَانَ يَجِبُ الافْتِخَارُ، فَسَأَفْتَخِرُ بِأُمُورِ ضَعْفِي.

If I must needs glory, I will glory of the things which concern mine infirmities.

اَللهُ أَبُو رَبِّنَا يَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحِ، الَّذِي هُوَ مُبَارَكٌ إِلَى الأَبَدِ، يَعْلَمُ أَنِّي لَسْتُ أَكْذِبُ.

The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which is blessed for evermore, knoweth that I lie not.

فِي دِمَشْقَ، وَالِي الْحَارِثِ الْمَلِكِ كَانَ يَحْرُسُ مدِينَةَ الدِّمَشْقِيِّينَ، يُرِيدُ أَنْ يُمْسِكَنِي،

In Damascus the governor under Aretas the king kept the city of the Damascenes with a garrison, desirous to apprehend me:

فَتَدَلَّيْتُ مِنْ طَاقَةٍ فِي زَنْبِيل مِنَ السُّورِ، وَنَجَوْتُ مِنْ يَدَيْهِ.

And through a window in a basket was I let down by the wall, and escaped his hands.