1 D o not sharply censure or rebuke an older man, but entreat and plead with him as a father. Treat younger men like brothers;

لا تُوَبِّخْ شَيخاً، بَلِ انصَحهُ كَأبٍ. وَعامِلِ الشَّبابَ كَإخوَةٍ.

2 o lder women like mothers younger women like sisters, in all purity.

أمّا العَجائِزُ فَعامِلهُنَّ كَأُمَّهاتٍ، وَالشّابّاتِ كَأخَواتٍ بِكُلِّ طَهارَةٍ.

3 t reat with great consideration and give aid to those who are truly widowed (solitary and without support).

راعِ الأرامِلَ المَحرُوماتِ بِالفِعلِ.

4 B ut if a widow has children or grandchildren, see to it that these are first made to understand that it is their religious duty at home, and make return to their parents or grandparents, for this is acceptable in the sight of God.

لَكِنْ إنْ كانَ لِأرمَلَةٍ أبناءٌ وَأحفادٌ، فَعَلَى هَؤُلاءِ أنْ يَتَعَلَّمُوا أوَّلاً مُمارَسَةَ إيمانِهِمْ بِالِاهتِمامِ بِعائِلاتِهِمْ. فَهُمْ بِهَذا يَرُدُّونَ فَضلَ وَالِدَيْهِمْ أوْ أجدادِهِمُ الَّذِينَ رَبُّوهُمْ. وَهَذا مُرضٍ للهِ.

5 N ow who is a real widow and is left entirely alone and desolate has fixed her hope on God and perseveres in supplications and prayers night and day,

فَالأرمَلَةُ الحَقِيقِيَّةُ الَّتِي لَيسَ لَها مَنْ يَعتَنِي بِها، تَضَعُ رَجاءَها فِي الرَّبِّ، وَتُواظِبُ عَلَى الأدعِيَةِ وَالصَّلَواتِ لَيلَ نَهارٍ.

6 W hereas she who lives in pleasure and self-gratification is dead even while she lives.

أمّا الأرمَلَةُ الَّتِي تَحيا لِمَلَذّاتِها، فَهِيَ فِي الحَقيقَةِ مَيِّتَةٌ مَعَ أنَّها حَيَّةٌ!

7 C harge thus, so that they may be without reproach and blameless.

فَأوصِ بِهَذِهِ الأُمُورِ لِكَيْ لا يَجِدَ أحَدٌ ما يَنتَقِدُهُنَّ عَلَيهِ.

8 I f anyone fails to provide for his relatives, and especially for those of his own family, he has disowned the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

لَكِنْ إنْ كانَ أحَدٌ لا يَعُولُ أقرِباءَهُ، خاصَّةً عائِلَتَهُ، فَقَدْ تَنَكَّرَ لِلإيمانِ. وَمِثلُ هَذا أسوَأُ مِنْ غَيرِ المُؤمِنِ!

9 L et no one be put on the roll of widows who is under sixty years of age or who has been the wife of more than one man;

لا تُدرِجِ امْرأةً فِي قائِمَةِ الأرامِلِ إنْ كانَ عُمرُها أقَلَّ مِنْ سِتِّيْنَ عاماً، أوَ إنْ كانَتْ قَدْ تَطَلَّقَتْ يَوماً وَتَزَوَّجَتْ رَجُلاً آخَرَ.

10 A nd she must have a reputation for good deeds, as one who has brought up children, who has practiced hospitality to strangers, washed the feet of the saints, helped to relieve the distressed, devoted herself diligently to doing good in every way.

كَما يَنبَغي أنْ تَكُونَ مَعرُوفَةً بِأعمالِها الصّالِحَةِ، بِما فِيها تَربِيَةُ أبنائِها، وَحُسنُ الضِّيافَةِ، وَغَسلُ أقدامِ المُؤمِنِينَ المُقَدَّسينَ، وَمُساعَدَةُ الَّذِينَ فِي ضِيقٍ، وَتَكرِيسُ نَفسِها لِكُلِّ أنواعِ الأعمالِ الصّالِحَةِ.

11 B ut refuse younger widows, for when they become restive and their natural desires grow strong, they withdraw themselves against Christ wish to marry.

فَارفُضْ إدراجَ الأرامِلِ الشّابّاتِ، لِأنَّهُ مَتَى غَلَبَتْ شَهَواتُهُنَّ تَكرِيسَهُنَّ لِلمَسِيحِ، سَيُفَضِّلْنَ الزَّواجَ ثانِيَةً عَلَى خِدمَةِ المَسِيحِ.

12 A nd so they incur condemnation for having set aside and slighted their previous pledge.

وَسَيَكُنَّ عُرضَةً لِلإدانَةِ لِأنَّهُنَّ كَسَرنَ عَهْدَهُنَّ الأوَّلَ.

13 M oreover, as they go about from house to house, they learn to be idlers, and not only idlers, but gossips and busybodies, saying what they should not say and talking of things they should not mention.

وَفَضلاً عَنْ ذَلِكَ، فَإنَّهُنَّ يَكتَسِبنَ عادَةَ الكَسَلِ وَالتَّسَكُّعَ مِنْ بَيتٍ إلَى بَيتٍ. وَلَنْ يُصبِحنَ كَسُولاتٍ فَحَسبُ، بَلْ سَيَبدَأْنَ أيضاً بِالنَّمِيمَةَ وَالتَّدَخُّلَ فِي أُمُورِ الآخَرِينَ، وَالكَلامِ الفارِغِ!

14 S o I would have younger marry, bear children, guide the household, not give opponents of the faith occasion for slander or reproach.

لِهَذا أُرِيدُ لِلأرامِلِ الشّابّاتِ أنْ يَتَزَوَّجنَ، وَأنْ يُرَبِّينَ أبناءً، وَأنْ يُدَبِّرنَ بُيُوتَهُنَّ، فَلا يَكَونُ لِمَنْ يُقاوِمُونَنا عُذرٌ فِي انتِقادِنا.

15 F or already some have turned aside after Satan.

أقُولُ هَذا لِأنَّ بَعضَ الأرامِلِ قَدِ انحَرَفنَ لِيَتبَعنَ إبلِيسَ.

16 I f any believing woman or believing man has widows, let him relieve them; let the church not be burdened, so that it may assist those who are truly widows (those who are all alone and are dependent).

فَإذا كانَتْ لِمُؤمِنَةٍ أرامِلُ فِي عائِلَتِها، عَلَيها أنْ تُساعِدَهُنَّ، فَلا يَكُنَّ عِبئاً عَلَى الكَنِيسَةِ. حينّئِذٍ تَستَطِيعُ الكَنِيسَةُ أنْ تُساعِدَ الأرامِلَ الحَقِيقِيّاتِ. تَعليماتٌ بِخُصُوصِ الشّيُوخ

17 L et the elders who perform the duties of their office well be considered doubly worthy of honor '> financial support], especially those who labor faithfully in preaching and teaching.

أمّا الشُّيُوخُ الَّذِينَ يَقُودُونَ الكَنِيسَةَ بِشَكلٍ حَسَنٍ، فَهُمْ جَدِيرُونَ بِالحُصُولِ عَلَى مُكافَأةٍ مُضاعَفَةٍ، خاصَّةً المُنشَغِلِيْنَ فِي الوَعظِ وَالتَّعلِيمِ.

18 F or the Scripture says, You shall not muzzle an ox when it is treading out the grain, and again, The laborer is worthy of his hire.

فَالكِتابُ يَقُولُ: «لا تُكَمِّمْ ثَوراً وَهُوَ يَدرُسُ القَمحَ.» وَيَقُولُ أيضاً: «أُجرَةُ العامِلِ حَقٌ لَهُ.»

19 L isten to no accusation against an elder unless it is confirmed by the testimony of two or three witnesses.

لا تَقبَلِ اتِّهاماً ضِدَّ أحَدِ الشُّيوخِ ما لَمْ يُدعَمْ بِشاهِدَينِ أوْ ثَلاثَةٍ.

20 A s for those who are guilty and persist in sin, rebuke and admonish them in the presence of all, so that the rest may be warned and stand in wholesome awe and fear.

أمّا الَّذِينَ يُمارِسونَ الخَطِيَّةَ باستِمرارٍ، فَوَبِّخْهُمْ أمامَ الكَنِيسَةِ كُلِّها، لِكَي يَخافَ البَقِيَّةُ.

21 I solemnly charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus and of the chosen angels that you guard and keep without personal prejudice or favor, doing nothing from partiality.

أُناشِدُكَ أمامَ اللهِ وَالمَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ وَالمَلائِكَةِ المُختارِينَ أنْ تُراعِيَ هَذِهِ التَّعلِيماتِ دُونَ أنْ تُصدِرَ أحكاماً مُسْبَقَةً عَلَى أحَدٍ، وَمِنْ دُونِ تَمييزٍ بَينَ شَخصٍ وَآخَرَ.

22 D o not be in a hurry in the laying on of hands, nor share or participate in another man’s sins; keep yourself pure.

احرِصْ عَلَى أنْ لا تَتَسَرَّعَ فِي وَضعِ يَدِكَ عَلَى أحَدٍ لإطلاقِهِ فِي خِدمَةِ الرَّبِّ. وَلا تَشتَرِكْ فِي خَطايا الآخَرِينَ، بَلِ احفَظْ نَفسَكَ نَقِيّاً دائِماً.

23 D rink water no longer exclusively, but use a little wine for the sake of your stomach and your frequent illnesses.

لا تَكتَفِ بِشُربِ الماءِ وَحدَهُ فِيما بَعْدُ، بَلِ استَخدِمْ بَعضَ النَّبيذِ مِنْ أجلِ مَعِدَتِكَ وَاعْتِلالاتِكَ المُتَكَرِّرَةِ.

24 T he sins of some men are conspicuous (openly evident to all eyes), going before them to the judgment and proclaiming their sentence in advance; but the sins of others appear later.

خَطايا بَعضُ النّاسِ وَاضِحَةٌ تَماماً، وَهِيَ تَسبِقُهُمْ إلَى المُحاكَمَةِ. وَأمّا بَعْضُهُمْ فَخَطاياهُمْ تَلحَقُ بِهِمْ!

25 S o also, good deeds are evident and conspicuous, and even when they are not, they cannot remain hidden.

وَالأعمالُ الصّالِحَةُ وَاضِحَةٌ تَماماً أيضاً، لَكِنْ حَتَّى غَيرُ الواضِحَةِ لَنْ تَخفَى إلَى الأبَدِ.