1 T his is the third time that I am coming to you. By the testimony of two or three witnesses must any charge and every accusing statement be sustained and confirmed.

هَذِهِ هِيَ المَرَّةُ الثّالِثَةُ الَّتِي سَآتِي فِيها لِزِيارَتِكُمْ. فَكَما يَقُولُ الكِتابُ: «تَتَثَبَّتُ كُلُّ مَسألَةٍ بِشَهادَةِ شاهِدَيْنِ أوْ ثَلاثَةٍ.»

2 I have already warned those who sinned formerly and all the rest also, and I warn them now again while I am absent, as I did when present on my second visit, that if I come back, I will not spare,

فَحِينَ زُرتُكُمْ لِلمَرَّةِ الثّانِيَةِ أنذَرتُكُمْ، وَها أنا أُنذِرُكُمْ ثانِيَةً وَأنا بَعِيدٌ عَنكُمْ. فَأقُولُ لِلَّذِينَ أخطَأُوا مِنْ قَبلُ وَلِكُلِّ مَنْ يُخطِئُ إنَّنِي إنْ جِئتُ ثانِيَةً، لَنْ أُشفِقَ عَلَيهِمْ.

3 S ince you desire and seek proof of the Christ Who speaks in and through me. is not weak and feeble in dealing with you, but is a mighty power within you;

لِأنَّكُمْ تَبحَثُونَ عَنْ بُرهانٍ أنَّ المَسِيحَ يَتَكَلَّمُ فِعلاً بِواسِطَتي، مَعَ أنَّ المَسِيحَ لَيسَ ضَعِيفاً لَكُمْ، بَلْ هُوَ قَوِيٌّ بَينَكُمْ.

4 F or though He was crucified in weakness, yet He goes on living by the power of God. And though we too are weak in Him, yet in dealing with you alive and strong in Him by the power of God.

صَحِيحٌ أنَّهُ ماتَ ضَعِيفاً عَلَى الصَّلِيبِ، لَكِنَّهُ الآنَ حَيٌّ بِقُوَّةِ اللهِ. وَصَحِيحٌ أيضاً أنَّنا ضُعَفاءُ فِيهِ، لَكِنَّنا سَنَحيا مَعَهُ الآنَ بِقُوَّةِ اللهِ عِندَما نَتَعامَلُ مَعَكُمْ.

5 E xamine and test and evaluate your own selves to see whether you are holding to your faith and showing the proper fruits of it. Test and prove yourselves '> not Christ]. Do you not yourselves realize and know that Jesus Christ is in you—unless you are disapproved on trial and rejected?

فَافْحَصُوا أنفُسَكُمْ لِتَعرِفُوا إنْ كُنتُمْ تَحيَونَ بِالإيمانِ. امتَحِنُوا أنفُسَكُمْ. أمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ لا تُدرِكُونَ أنَّ يَسُوعَ المَسِيحَ فِيكُمْ؟ إلّا إنْ كُنْتُمْ قَدْ فَشِلتُمْ فِي الِامتِحانِ!

6 B ut I hope you will recognize and know that we are not disapproved on trial and rejected.

غَيرَ أنِّي أرجُو أنْ تُدرِكُوا أنَّنا لَمْ نَفشَلْ.

7 B ut I pray to God that you may do nothing wrong, not in order that we '> our teaching] may appear to be approved, but that you may continue doing right, we may seem to have failed and be unapproved.

وَنَحنُ نَدعُو اللهَ ألّا تُخطِئُوا! لا لِكَيْ نَظهَرَ نَحنُ كَناجِحِينَ، بَلْ لِكَي تَفعَلُوا أنْتُمْ ما هُوَ صَوابٌ، حَتَّى لَوْ عَنَى ذَلِكَ أنْ نَظهَرَ نَحنُ كَأنَّنا فَشِلنا.

8 F or we can do nothing against the Truth '> not serve any party or personal interest], but only for the Truth '> which is the Gospel].

فَنَحنُ لا نَستَطيعُ أنْ نَفعَلَ شَيئاً مُنافِياً لِلحَقِّ، بَلْ مِنْ أجلِ الحَقِّ.

9 F or we are glad when we are weak ( unapproved) and you are really strong. And this we also pray for: your all-round strengthening and perfecting of soul.

وَإنَّهُ لَيُسعِدُنا أنْ نَكُونَ نَحنُ ضُعَفاءَ وَأنتُمْ أقوِياءَ! لَكِنَّنا نُصَلِّي أنْ يُصلَحَ حالُكُمْ.

10 S o I write these things while I am absent from you, that when I come to you, I may not have to deal sharply in my use of the authority which the Lord has given me for building up and not for tearing down.

لِهَذا أكتُبُ هَذهِ الأشياءَ وَأنا بَعِيدٌ عَنكُمْ، لِئَلّا أُضطَرَّ عِندَما آتِي إلَى التَّعامُلِ مَعكُمْ بِشِدَّةٍ. لِأنَّ السُّلطانَ الَّذِي مَنَحَهُ الرَّبُّ لِي هُوَ مِنْ أجلِ بُنيانِكُمْ، لا مِنْ أجلِ هَدمِكُمْ.

11 F inally, brethren, farewell (rejoice)! Be strengthened (perfected, completed, made what you ought to be); be encouraged and consoled and comforted; be of the same mind one with another; live in peace, and the God of love and the Author and Promoter of peace will be with you.

أخِيراً أيُّها الإخوَةُ، تَحِيَّةً لَكُمْ. اسعوا إلَى الكَمالِ. اقبَلُوا ما قُلناهُ لَكُمْ. وَهُوَ أنْ تَكُونُوا مُتَّحِدينَ فِي الرَّأيِ. عِيشُوا فِي سَلامٍ. وَسَيَكُونُ مَعَكُمُ اللهُ الَّذِي هُوَ مَصدَرُ المَحَبَّةِ وَالسَّلامِ.

12 G reet one another with a consecrated kiss.

حَيُّوا بَعضُكُمْ بَعضاً بِقُبلَةٍ مُقَدَّسَةٍ.

13 A ll the saints (the people of God here) salute you.

يُسَلِّمُ عَلَيكُمْ جَمِيعُ المُؤمِنِينَ المُقَدَّسِينَ.

14 T he grace (favor and spiritual blessing) of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the presence and fellowship (the communion and sharing together, and participation) in the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen (so be it).

لِتَكُنْ نِعمَةُ الرَّبِّ يَسُوعَ المَسِيحِ، وَمَحَبَّةُ اللهِ، وَشَرِكَةُ الرُّوحِ القُدُسِ مَعَكُمْ جَمِيعاً. آمِين.