I Corinthians 9

Am I not an apostle? am I not free? have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? are not ye my work in the Lord?

أَلَسْتُ أَنَا رَسُولاً؟ أَلَسْتُ أَنَا حُرًّا؟ أَمَا رَأَيْتُ يَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحَ رَبَّنَا؟ أَلَسْتُمْ أَنْتُمْ عَمَلِي فِي الرَّبِّ؟

If I be not an apostle unto others, yet doubtless I am to you: for the seal of mine apostleship are ye in the Lord.

إِنْ كُنْتُ لَسْتُ رَسُولاً إِلَى آخَرِينَ، فَإِنَّمَا أَنَا إِلَيْكُمْ رَسُولٌ! لأَنَّكُمْ أَنْتُمْ خَتْمُ رِسَالَتِي فِي الرَّبِّ.

Mine answer to them that do examine me is this,

هذَا هُوَ احْتِجَاجِي عِنْدَ الَّذِينَ يَفْحَصُونَنِي:

Have we not power to eat and to drink?

أَلَعَلَّنَا لَيْسَ لَنَا سُلْطَانٌ أَنْ نَأْكُلَ وَنَشْرَبَ؟

Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?

أَلَعَلَّنَا لَيْسَ لَنَا سُلْطَانٌ أَنْ نَجُولَ بِأُخْتٍ زَوْجَةً كَبَاقِي الرُّسُلِ وَإِخْوَةِ الرَّبِّ وَصَفَا؟

Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to forbear working?

أَمْ أَنَا وَبَرْنَابَا وَحْدَنَا لَيْسَ لَنَا سُلْطَانٌ أَنْ لاَ نَشْتَغِلَ؟

Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock?

مَنْ تَجَنَّدَ قَطُّ بِنَفَقَةِ نَفْسِهِ؟ وَمَنْ يَغْرِسُ كَرْمًا وَمِنْ ثَمَرِهِ لاَ يَأْكُلُ؟ أَوْ مَنْ يَرْعَى رَعِيَّةً وَمِنْ لَبَنِ الرَّعِيَّةِ لاَ يَأْكُلُ؟

Say I these things as a man? or saith not the law the same also?

أَلَعَلِّي أَتَكَلَّمُ بِهذَا كَإِنْسَانٍ؟ أَمْ لَيْسَ النَّامُوسُ أَيْضًا يَقُولُ هذَا؟

For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen?

فَإِنَّهُ مَكْتُوبٌ فِي نَامُوسِ مُوسَى:«لاَ تَكُمَّ ثَوْرًا دَارِسًا». أَلَعَلَّ اللهَ تُهِمُّهُ الثِّيرَانُ؟

Or saith he it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope.

أَمْ يَقُولُ مُطْلَقًا مِنْ أَجْلِنَا؟ إِنَّهُ مِنْ أَجْلِنَا مَكْتُوبٌ. لأَنَّهُ يَنْبَغِي لِلْحَرَّاثِ أَنْ يَحْرُثَ عَلَى رَجَاءٍ، وَلِلدَّارِسِ عَلَى الرَّجَاءِ أَنْ يَكُونَ شَرِيكًا فِي رَجَائِهِ.

If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we shall reap your carnal things?

إِنْ كُنَّا نَحْنُ قَدْ زَرَعْنَا لَكُمُ الرُّوحِيَّاتِ، أَفَعَظِيمٌ إِنْ حَصَدْنَا مِنْكُمُ الْجَسَدِيَّاتِ؟

If others be partakers of this power over you, are not we rather? Nevertheless we have not used this power; but suffer all things, lest we should hinder the gospel of Christ.

إِنْ كَانَ آخَرُونَ شُرَكَاءَ فِي السُّلْطَانِ عَلَيْكُمْ، أَفَلَسْنَا نَحْنُ بِالأَوْلَى؟ لكِنَّنَا لَمْ نَسْتَعْمِلْ هذَا السُّلْطَانَ، بَلْ نَتَحَمَّلُ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ لِئَلاَّ نَجْعَلَ عَائِقًا لإِنْجِيلِ الْمَسِيحِ.

Do ye not know that they which minister about holy things live of the things of the temple? and they which wait at the altar are partakers with the altar?

أَلَسْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ الَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ فِي الأَشْيَاءِ الْمُقَدَّسَةِ، مِنَ الْهَيْكَلِ يَأْكُلُونَ؟ الَّذِينَ يُلاَزِمُونَ الْمَذْبَحَ يُشَارِكُونَ الْمَذْبَحَ؟

Even so hath the Lord ordained that they which preach the gospel should live of the gospel.

هكَذَا أَيْضًا أَمَرَ الرَّبُّ: أَنَّ الَّذِينَ يُنَادُونَ بِالإِنْجِيلِ، مِنَ الإِنْجِيلِ يَعِيشُونَ.

But I have used none of these things: neither have I written these things, that it should be so done unto me: for it were better for me to die, than that any man should make my glorying void.

أَمَّا أَنَا فَلَمْ أَسْتَعْمِلْ شَيْئًا مِنْ هذَا، وَلاَ كَتَبْتُ هذَا لِكَيْ يَصِيرَ فِيَّ هكَذَا. لأَنَّهُ خَيْرٌ لِي أَنْ أَمُوتَ مِنْ أَنْ يُعَطِّلَ أَحَدٌ فَخْرِي.

For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of: for necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel!

لأَنَّهُ إِنْ كُنْتُ أُبَشِّرُ فَلَيْسَ لِي فَخْرٌ، إِذِ الضَّرُورَةُ مَوْضُوعَةٌ عَلَيَّ، فَوَيْلٌ لِي إِنْ كُنْتُ لاَ أُبَشِّرُ.

For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, a dispensation of the gospel is committed unto me.

فَإِنَّهُ إِنْ كُنْتُ أَفْعَلُ هذَا طَوْعًا فَلِي أَجْرٌ، وَلكِنْ إِنْ كَانَ كَرْهًا فَقَدِ اسْتُؤْمِنْتُ عَلَى وَكَالَةٍ.

What is my reward then? Verily that, when I preach the gospel, I may make the gospel of Christ without charge, that I abuse not my power in the gospel.

فَمَا هُوَ أَجْرِي؟ إِذْ وَأَنَا أُبَشِّرُ أَجْعَلُ إِنْجِيلَ الْمَسِيحِ بِلاَ نَفَقَةٍ، حَتَّى لَمْ أَسْتَعْمِلْ سُلْطَانِي فِي الإِنْجِيلِ.

For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more.

فَإِنِّي إِذْ كُنْتُ حُرًّا مِنَ الْجَمِيعِ، اسْتَعْبَدْتُ نَفْسِي لِلْجَمِيعِ لأَرْبَحَ الأَكْثَرِينَ.

And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law;

فَصِرْتُ لِلْيَهُودِ كَيَهُودِيٍّ لأَرْبَحَ الْيَهُودَ. وَلِلَّذِينَ تَحْتَ النَّامُوسِ كَأَنِّي تَحْتَ النَّامُوسِ لأَرْبَحَ الَّذِينَ تَحْتَ النَّامُوسِ.

To them that are without law, as without law, (being not without law to God, but under the law to Christ,) that I might gain them that are without law.

وَلِلَّذِينَ بِلاَ نَامُوسٍ كَأَنِّي بِلاَ نَامُوسٍ ­ مَعَ أَنِّي لَسْتُ بِلاَ نَامُوسٍ ِللهِ، بَلْ تَحْتَ نَامُوسٍ لِلْمَسِيحِ ­ لأَرْبَحَ الَّذِينَ بِلاَ نَامُوسٍ.

To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.

صِرْتُ لِلضُّعَفَاءِ كَضَعِيفٍ لأَرْبَحَ الضُّعَفَاءَ. صِرْتُ لِلْكُلِّ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ، لأُخَلِّصَ عَلَى كُلِّ حَال قَوْمًا.

And this I do for the gospel's sake, that I might be partaker thereof with you.

وَهذَا أَنَا أَفْعَلُهُ لأَجْلِ الإِنْجِيلِ، لأَكُونَ شَرِيكًا فِيهِ.

Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.

أَلَسْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ الَّذِينَ يَرْكُضُونَ فِي الْمَيْدَانِ جَمِيعُهُمْ يَرْكُضُونَ، وَلكِنَّ وَاحِدًا يَأْخُذُ الْجَعَالَةَ؟ هكَذَا ارْكُضُوا لِكَيْ تَنَالُوا.

And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.

وَكُلُّ مَنْ يُجَاهِدُ يَضْبُطُ نَفْسَهُ فِي كُلِّ شَيْءٍ. أَمَّا أُولئِكَ فَلِكَيْ يَأْخُذُوا إِكْلِيلاً يَفْنَى، وَأَمَّا نَحْنُ فَإِكْلِيلاً لاَ يَفْنَى.

I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air:

إِذًا، أَنَا أَرْكُضُ هكَذَا كَأَنَّهُ لَيْسَ عَنْ غَيْرِ يَقِينٍ. هكَذَا أُضَارِبُ كَأَنِّي لاَ أَضْرِبُ الْهَوَاءَ.

But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.

بَلْ أَقْمَعُ جَسَدِي وَأَسْتَعْبِدُهُ، حَتَّى بَعْدَ مَا كَرَزْتُ لِلآخَرِينَ لاَ أَصِيرُ أَنَا نَفْسِي مَرْفُوضًا.