1 R emind people to be submissive to magistrates and authorities, to be obedient, to be prepared and willing to do any upright and honorable work,

ذَكِّرِ النّاسَ دائِماً بِأنْ يَخضَعُوا لِلحُكّامِ وَالسُّلُطاتِ فَيُطِيعُوهُمْ، وَأنْ يَكُونُوا مُستَعِدِّينَ لِكُلِّ عَمَلٍ صالِحٍ.

2 T o slander or abuse or speak evil of no one, to avoid being contentious, to be forbearing (yielding, gentle, and conciliatory), and to show unqualified courtesy toward everybody.

وَأنْ لا يُشَوِّهُوا سُمعَةَ أحَدٍ، بَلْ يَكُونُوا مُسالِمِينَ لُطَفاءَ، مُظهِرِينَ كُلَّ أدَبٍ أمامَ جَمِيعِ النّاسِ.

3 F or we also were once thoughtless and senseless, obstinate and disobedient, deluded and misled; slaves to all sorts of cravings and pleasures, wasting our days in malice and jealousy and envy, hateful (hated, detestable) and hating one another.

أقُولُ هَذا لِأنَّنا نَحنُ أيضاً كُنّا ذاتَ يَومٍ أغبِياءَ غَيرَ طائِعِينَ وَمَخدُوعِينَ. كُنّا عَبِيداً لِشَهَواتٍ وَمَلَذّاتٍ مِنْ كُلِّ نَوعٍ. عِشنا فِي الخُبثِ وَالحَسَدِ. الآخَرونَ أبغَضُونا، وَنَحنُ أبغَضَ بَعضُنا بَعضاً.

4 B ut when the goodness and loving-kindness of God our Savior to man appeared,

لَكِنْ عِندَما أُعلِنَ لُطفُ اللهِ مُخَلِّصِنا وَمَحَبَّتُهُ للبَشَرِ،

5 H e saved us, not because of any works of righteousness that we had done, but because of His own pity and mercy, by cleansing of the new birth (regeneration) and renewing of the Holy Spirit,

خَلَّصَنا اللهُ، لا بِسَبَبِ أعمالٍ بارَّةٍ عَمِلناها، بَلْ بِرَحمَتِهِ. لَقَدْ خَلَّصَنا بِواسِطَةِ الغُسلِ الَّذِي نُولَدُ بِهِ ثانِيَةً، وَجَدَّدَنا بِالرُّوحِ القُدُسِ

6 W hich He poured out richly upon us through Jesus Christ our Savior.

الَّذِي سَكَبَهُ اللهُ عَلَينا بِغِنَىً في يَسُوعَ المَسِيحِ مُخَلِّصِنا.

7 t hat we might be justified by His grace (by His favor, wholly undeserved),, and that we might become heirs of eternal life according to hope.

وَمَنَحَنا الرَّجاءَ بِأنْ نَكُونَ وَرَثَةً لِلحَياةِ الأبَدِيَّةِ، بَعدَ أنْ حُسِبنا أبْراراً بِسَبَبِ نِعمَةِ اللهِ.

8 T his message is most trustworthy, and concerning these things I want you to insist steadfastly, so that those who have believed in (trusted in, relied on) God may be careful to apply themselves to honorable occupations and to doing good, for such things are excellent and right, but good and profitable for the people.

هَذا كَلامٌ جَدِيرٌ بِالثِّقَةِ. وَأُرِيدُ مِنكَ أنْ تُؤَكِّدَ عَلَى هَذِهِ الأُمُورِ لِكَي يَهتَمَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا بِاللهِ بأنْ يُمارِسوا أعمالاً صالِحَةً. فَهَذِهِ هِيَ الأعمالُ النّافِعَةُ وَالمُفِيدَةُ لِلنّاسِ.

9 B ut avoid stupid and foolish controversies and genealogies and dissensions and wrangling about the Law, for they are unprofitable and futile.

لَكِنْ تَجَنَّبِ المُجادَلاتِ الغَبِيَّةِ حَولَ سُلالاتِ النَّسَبِ، وَالمُنازَعاتِ وَالشِّجاراتِ حَولَ مَسائِلِ شَرِيعَةِ مُوسَى، لِأنَّها أُمُورٌ غَيرُ نافِعَةٍ وَتافِهَةٌ.

10 a man who is factious, after admonishing him a first and second time, reject,

ابتَعِدْ عَنِ الَّذي يُسَبِّبُ الانقِسامَ بَعدَ أنْ تُنذِرَهُ مَرَّتَينِ عَلَى الأقَلِّ.

11 W ell aware that such a person has utterly changed (is perverted and corrupted); he goes on sinning is convicted of guilt and self-condemned.

فَأنتَ تَعلَمُ أنَّ مِثلَ ذَلِكَ الشَّخصِ قَدِ انحَرَفَ، وَأنَّهُ مُستَمِرٌّ فِي ارتِكابِ الخَطِيَّةِ، فَحَكَمَ بِذَلِكَ عَلَى نَفسِهِ. تَذكِيرٌ

12 W hen I send Artemas or Tychicus to you, lose no time but make every effort to come to me at Nicopolis, for I have decided to spend the winter there.

عِندَما أُرسِلُ إلَيكَ أرتِيماسَ أوْ تِيخِيكُسَ، ابذُلْ ما فِي وُسْعِكَ لِلقُدُومِ إلَى مَدِينَةِ نِيكُوبُولِيسَ لِمُقابَلَتِي، فَقَدْ قَرَّرتُ أنْ أقضِي الشِّتاءَ هُناكَ.

13 D o your utmost to speed Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their way; see that they want for (lack) nothing.

اعمَلْ ما في وُسْعِكَ لِمُساعَدَةِ المُحامِي زِيناسَ وَأبُلُّوسَ فِي كُلِّ ما يَحتاجانِ إلَيهِ لِلسَّفَرِ، لِكَي لا يَنقُصَهُما شَيءٌ.

14 A nd let our own learn to apply themselves to good deeds (to honest labor and honorable employment), so that they may be able to meet necessary demands whenever the occasion may require and not be living idle and uncultivated and unfruitful lives.

عَلَى المُؤمِنِينَ أنْ يَتَعَلَّمُوا الاهتِمامَ بِمُمارَسَةِ الأعمالِ الصّالِحَةِ لِكَي يَسُدُّوا الحاجاتِ العاجِلَةَ لِلنّاسِ فَيَكُونُوا مُثمِرينَ.

15 A ll who are with me wish to be remembered to you. Greet those who love us in the faith. Grace (God’s favor and blessing) be with you all. Amen (so be it).

جَمِيعُ الَّذِينَ مَعِي يُسَلِّمُونَ عَلَيكَ. سَلِّمْ عَلَى الَّذِينَ يُحِبُّونَنا فِي الإيمانِ. وَلْتَكُنْ نِعمَةُ اللهِ مَعَكُمْ جَمِيعاً.