II Corinthians 12

إِنَّهُ لاَ يُوافِقُنِي أَنْ أَفْتَخِرَ. فَإِنِّي آتِي إِلَى مَنَاظِرِ الرَّبِّ وَإِعْلاَنَاتِهِ.

It is not expedient for me doubtless to glory. I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.

أَعْرِفُ إِنْسَانًا فِي الْمَسِيحِ قَبْلَ أَرْبَعَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً. أَفِي الْجَسَدِ؟ لَسْتُ أَعْلَمُ، أَمْ خَارِجَ الْجَسَدِ؟ لَسْتُ أَعْلَمُ. اللهُ يَعْلَمُ. اخْتُطِفَ هذَا إِلَى السَّمَاءِ الثَّالِثَةِ.

I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) such an one caught up to the third heaven.

وَأَعْرِفُ هذَا الإِنْسَانَ: أَفِي الْجَسَدِ أَمْ خَارِجَ الْجَسَدِ؟ لَسْتُ أَعْلَمُ. اللهُ يَعْلَمُ.

And I knew such a man, (whether in the body, or out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;)

أَنَّهُ اخْتُطِفَ إِلَى الْفِرْدَوْسِ، وَسَمِعَ كَلِمَاتٍ لاَ يُنْطَقُ بِهَا، وَلاَ يَسُوغُ لإِنْسَانٍ أَنْ يَتَكَلَّمَ بِهَا.

How that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.

مِنْ جِهَةِ هذَا أَفْتَخِرُ. وَلكِنْ مِنْ جِهَةِ نَفْسِي لاَ أَفْتَخِرُ إِلاَّ بِضَعَفَاتِي.

Of such an one will I glory: yet of myself I will not glory, but in mine infirmities.

فَإِنِّي إِنْ أَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَفْتَخِرَ لاَ أَكُونُ غَبِيًّا، لأَنِّي أَقُولُ الْحَقَّ. وَلكِنِّي أَتَحَاشَى لِئَلاَّ يَظُنَّ أَحَدٌ مِنْ جِهَتِي فَوْقَ مَا يَرَانِي أَوْ يَسْمَعُ مِنِّي.

For though I would desire to glory, I shall not be a fool; for I will say the truth: but now I forbear, lest any man should think of me above that which he seeth me to be, or that he heareth of me.

وَلِئَلاَّ أَرْتَفِعَ بِفَرْطِ الإِعْلاَنَاتِ، أُعْطِيتُ شَوْكَةً فِي الْجَسَدِ، مَلاَكَ الشَّيْطَانِ لِيَلْطِمَنِي، لِئَلاَّ أَرْتَفِعَ.

And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.

مِنْ جِهَةِ هذَا تَضَرَّعْتُ إِلَى الرَّبِّ ثَلاَثَ مَرَّاتٍ أَنْ يُفَارِقَنِي.

For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me.

فَقَالَ لِي:«تَكْفِيكَ نِعْمَتِي، لأَنَّ قُوَّتِي فِي الضَّعْفِ تُكْمَلُ». فَبِكُلِّ سُرُورٍ أَفْتَخِرُ بِالْحَرِيِّ فِي ضَعَفَاتِي، لِكَيْ تَحِلَّ عَلَيَّ قُوَّةُ الْمَسِيحِ.

And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

لِذلِكَ أُسَرُّ بِالضَّعَفَاتِ وَالشَّتَائِمِ وَالضَّرُورَاتِ وَالاضْطِهَادَاتِ وَالضِّيقَاتِ لأَجْلِ الْمَسِيحِ. لأَنِّي حِينَمَا أَنَا ضَعِيفٌ فَحِينَئِذٍ أَنَا قَوِيٌّ.

Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.

قَدْ صِرْتُ غَبِيًّا وَأَنَا أَفْتَخِرُ. أَنْتُمْ أَلْزَمْتُمُونِي! لأَنَّهُ كَانَ يَنْبَغِي أَنْ أُمْدَحَ مِنْكُمْ، إِذْ لَمْ أَنْقُصْ شَيْئًا عَنْ فَائِقِي الرُّسُلِ، وَإِنْ كُنْتُ لَسْتُ شَيْئًا.

I am become a fool in glorying; ye have compelled me: for I ought to have been commended of you: for in nothing am I behind the very chiefest apostles, though I be nothing.

إِنَّ عَلاَمَاتِ الرَّسُولِ صُنِعَتْ بَيْنَكُمْ فِي كُلِّ صَبْرٍ، بِآيَاتٍ وَعَجَائِبَ وَقُوَّاتٍ.

Truly the signs of an apostle were wrought among you in all patience, in signs, and wonders, and mighty deeds.

لأَنَّهُ مَا هُوَ الَّذِي نَقَصْتُمْ عَنْ سَائِرِ الْكَنَائِسِ، إِلاَّ أَنِّي أَنَا لَمْ أُثَقِّلْ عَلَيْكُمْ؟ سَامِحُونِي بِهذَا الظُّلْمِ!

For what is it wherein ye were inferior to other churches, except it be that I myself was not burdensome to you? forgive me this wrong.

هُوَذَا الْمَرَّةُ الثَّالِثَةُ أَنَا مُسْتَعِدٌّ أَنْ آتِيَ إِلَيْكُمْ وَلاَ أُثَقِّلَ عَلَيْكُمْ. لأَنِّي لَسْتُ أَطْلُبُ مَا هُوَ لَكُمْ بَلْ إِيَّاكُمْ. لأَنَّهُ لاَ يَنْبَغِي أَنَّ الأَوْلاَدَ يَذْخَرُونَ لِلْوَالِدِينَ، بَلِ الْوَالِدُونَ لِلأَوْلاَدِ.

Behold, the third time I am ready to come to you; and I will not be burdensome to you: for I seek not yours, but you: for the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.

وَأَمَّا أَنَا فَبِكُلِّ سُرُورٍ أُنْفِقُ وَأُنْفَقُ لأَجْلِ أَنْفُسِكُمْ، وَإِنْ كُنْتُ كُلَّمَا أُحِبُّكُمْ أَكْثَرَ أُحَبُّ أَقَلَّ!

And I will very gladly spend and be spent for you; though the more abundantly I love you, the less I be loved.

فَلْيَكُنْ. أَنَا لَمْ أُثَقِّلْ عَلَيْكُمْ، لكِنْ إِذْ كُنْتُ مُحْتَالاً أَخَذْتُكُمْ بِمَكْرٍ!

But be it so, I did not burden you: nevertheless, being crafty, I caught you with guile.

هَلْ طَمِعْتُ فِيكُمْ بِأَحَدٍ مِنَ الَّذِينَ أَرْسَلْتُهُمْ إِلَيْكُمْ؟

Did I make a gain of you by any of them whom I sent unto you?

طَلَبْتُ إِلَى تِيطُسَ وَأَرْسَلْتُ مَعَهُ الأَخَ. هَلْ طَمِعَ فِيكُمْ تِيطُسُ؟ أَمَا سَلَكْنَا بِذَاتِ الرُّوحِ الْوَاحِدِ؟ أَمَا بِذَاتِ الْخَطَوَاتِ الْوَاحِدَةِ؟

I desired Titus, and with him I sent a brother. Did Titus make a gain of you? walked we not in the same spirit? walked we not in the same steps?

أَتَظُنُّونَ أَيْضًا أَنَّنَا نَحْتَجُّ لَكُمْ؟ أَمَامَ اللهِ فِي الْمَسِيحِ نَتَكَلَّمُ. وَلكِنَّ الْكُلَّ أَيُّهَا الأَحِبَّاءُ لأَجْلِ بُنْيَانِكُمْ.

Again, think ye that we excuse ourselves unto you? we speak before God in Christ: but we do all things, dearly beloved, for your edifying.

لأَنِّي أَخَافُ إِذَا جِئْتُ أَنْ لاَ أَجِدَكُمْ كَمَا أُرِيدُ، وَأُوجَدَ مِنْكُمْ كَمَا لاَ تُرِيدُونَ. أَنْ تُوجَدَ خُصُومَاتٌ وَمُحَاسَدَاتٌ وَسَخَطَاتٌ وَتَحَزُّبَاتٌ وَمَذَمَّاتٌ وَنَمِيمَاتٌ وَتَكَبُّرَاتٌ وَتَشْوِيشَاتٌ.

For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and that I shall be found unto you such as ye would not: lest there be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults:

أَنْ يُذِلَّنِي إِلهِي عِنْدَكُمْ، إِذَا جِئْتُ أَيْضًا وَأَنُوحُ عَلَى كَثِيرِينَ مِنَ الَّذِينَ أَخْطَأُوا مِنْ قَبْلُ وَلَمْ يَتُوبُوا عَنِ النَّجَاسَةِ وَالزِّنَا وَالْعَهَارَةِ الَّتِي فَعَلُوهَا.

And lest, when I come again, my God will humble me among you, and that I shall bewail many which have sinned already, and have not repented of the uncleanness and fornication and lasciviousness which they have committed.