Romans 13

لِتَخْضَعْ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ لِلسَّلاَطِينِ الْفَائِقَةِ، لأَنَّهُ لَيْسَ سُلْطَانٌ إِلاَّ مِنَ اللهِ، وَالسَّلاَطِينُ الْكَائِنَةُ هِيَ مُرَتَّبَةٌ مِنَ اللهِ،

Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.

حَتَّى إِنَّ مَنْ يُقَاوِمُ السُّلْطَانَ يُقَاوِمُ تَرْتِيبَ اللهِ، وَالْمُقَاوِمُونَ سَيَأْخُذُونَ لأَنْفُسِهِمْ دَيْنُونَةً.

Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.

فَإِنَّ الْحُكَّامَ لَيْسُوا خَوْفًا لِلأَعْمَالِ الصَّالِحَةِ بَلْ لِلشِّرِّيرَةِ. أَفَتُرِيدُ أَنْ لاَ تَخَافَ السُّلْطَانَ؟ افْعَلِ الصَّلاَحَ فَيَكُونَ لَكَ مَدْحٌ مِنْهُ،

For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same:

لأَنَّهُ خَادِمُ اللهِ لِلصَّلاَحِ! وَلكِنْ إِنْ فَعَلْتَ الشَّرَّ فَخَفْ، لأَنَّهُ لاَ يَحْمِلُ السَّيْفَ عَبَثًا، إِذْ هُوَ خَادِمُ اللهِ، مُنْتَقِمٌ لِلْغَضَبِ مِنَ الَّذِي يَفْعَلُ الشَّرَّ.

For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.

لِذلِكَ يَلْزَمُ أَنْ يُخْضَعَ لَهُ، لَيْسَ بِسَبَبِ الْغَضَبِ فَقَطْ، بَلْ أَيْضًا بِسَبَبِ الضَّمِيرِ.

Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake.

فَإِنَّكُمْ لأَجْلِ هذَا تُوفُونَ الْجِزْيَةَ أَيْضًا، إِذْ هُمْ خُدَّامُ اللهِ مُواظِبُونَ عَلَى ذلِكَ بِعَيْنِهِ.

For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God's ministers, attending continually upon this very thing.

فَأَعْطُوا الْجَمِيعَ حُقُوقَهُمُ: الْجِزْيَةَ لِمَنْ لَهُ الْجِزْيَةُ. الْجِبَايَةَ لِمَنْ لَهُ الْجِبَايَةُ. وَالْخَوْفَ لِمَنْ لَهُ الْخَوْفُ. وَالإِكْرَامَ لِمَنْ لَهُ الإِكْرَامُ.

Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.

لاَ تَكُونُوا مَدْيُونِينَ لأَحَدٍ بِشَيْءٍ إِلاَّ بِأَنْ يُحِبَّ بَعْضُكُمْ بَعْضًا، لأَنَّ مَنْ أَحَبَّ غَيْرَهُ فَقَدْ أَكْمَلَ النَّامُوسَ.

Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.

لأَنَّ «لاَ تَزْنِ، لاَ تَقْتُلْ، لاَ تَسْرِقْ، لاَ تَشْهَدْ بِالزُّورِ، لاَ تَشْتَهِ»، وَإِنْ كَانَتْ وَصِيَّةً أُخْرَى، هِيَ مَجْمُوعَةٌ فِي هذِهِ الْكَلِمَةِ:«أَنْ تُحِبَّ قَرِيبَكَ كَنَفْسِكَ».

For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

اَلْمَحَبَّةُ لاَ تَصْنَعُ شَرًّا لِلْقَرِيبِ، فَالْمَحَبَّةُ هِيَ تَكْمِيلُ النَّامُوسِ.

Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.

هذَا وَإِنَّكُمْ عَارِفُونَ الْوَقْتَ، أَنَّهَا الآنَ سَاعَةٌ لِنَسْتَيْقِظَ مِنَ النَّوْمِ، فَإِنَّ خَلاَصَنَا الآنَ أَقْرَبُ مِمَّا كَانَ حِينَ آمَنَّا.

And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.

قَدْ تَنَاهَى اللَّيْلُ وَتَقَارَبَ النَّهَارُ، فَلْنَخْلَعْ أَعْمَالَ الظُّلْمَةِ وَنَلْبَسْ أَسْلِحَةَ النُّورِ.

The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.

لِنَسْلُكْ بِلِيَاقَةٍ كَمَا فِي النَّهَارِ: لاَ بِالْبَطَرِ وَالسُّكْرِ، لاَ بِالْمَضَاجعِ وَالْعَهَرِ، لاَ بِالْخِصَامِ وَالْحَسَدِ.

Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.

بَلِ الْبَسُوا الرَّبَّ يَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحَ، وَلاَ تَصْنَعُوا تَدْبِيرًا لِلْجَسَدِ لأَجْلِ الشَّهَوَاتِ.

But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.