1 أ يُّها الأحِبّاءُ، هَذِهِ الوُعُودُ لَنا. فَلنُطَهِّرْ نُفُوسَنا مِنْ كُلِّ ما يُلَوِّثُ الجَسَدَ وَالرُّوحَ، مُتَمِّمِينَ قَداسَتَنا إكراماً للهِ. فَرَحُ بُولُس

Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

2 أ فسِحُوا مَكاناً لَنا فِي قُلُوبِكُمْ، فَنَحنُ لَمْ نُسِئْ إلَى أحَدٍ مِنكُمْ. لَمْ نُفسِدْ أحَداً مِنكُمْ وَلَمْ نَستَغِلَّ أحَداً مِنكُمْ.

Receive us; we have wronged no man, we have corrupted no man, we have defrauded no man.

3 و َأنا لا أقُولُ هَذا إدانَةً لَكُمْ. فَقَدْ سَبَقَ أنْ قُلْتُ لَكُمْ إنَّكُمْ فِي قُلُوبِنا، وَنَحنُ مُستَعِدُّونَ أنْ نَمُوتَ وَأنْ نَعِيشَ مَعَكُمْ.

I speak not this to condemn you: for I have said before, that ye are in our hearts to die and live with you.

4 و َلِي ثِقَةٌ كَبِيرَةٌ بِكُمْ. بَلْ أنا فَخُورٌ بِكُمْ. شَجَّعتُمُونِي كَثِيراً. لِهَذا أفرَحُ فَرَحاً كَبِيراً حَتَّى فِي أوقاتِ الضِّيقِ هَذِهِ.

Great is my boldness of speech toward you, great is my glorying of you: I am filled with comfort, I am exceeding joyful in all our tribulation.

5 ف َحَتَّى لَمّا وَصَلنا إلَى مَكدُونِيَّةَ، لَمْ نَعرِفْ طَعمَ الرّاحَةِ. بَلْ تَضايَقنا مِنْ كُلِّ ناحِيَةٍ، بِسَبَبِ صِراعاتٍ مِنَ الخارِجِ وَمَخاوِفَ مِنَ الَّدّاخِلِ.

For, when we were come into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on every side; without were fightings, within were fears.

6 ل َكِنَّ اللهَ الَّذِي يُعَزِّي المُتَضايِقِينَ عَزّانا بِوُصُولِ تِيطُسَ.

Nevertheless God, that comforteth those that are cast down, comforted us by the coming of Titus;

7 و َلَمْ يُعَزِّنا بِوُصُولِهِ فَحَسبُ، بَلْ أيضاً بِالتَّعزِيَةِ الَّتِي كُنتُمْ قَدْ عَزَّيتُمُوهُ بِها. وَقَدْ أخبَرَنا عَنْ شَوقِكُمْ إلَى رُؤيَتِنا، وَنَدَمِكُمْ عَلَى ما فَعَلْتُمْ، وَاهتِمامِكُمُ العَمِيقِ بِي، فَزادَنِي هَذا فَرَحاً.

and not by his coming only, but by the consolation wherewith he was comforted in you, when he told us your earnest desire, your mourning, your fervent mind toward me; so that I rejoiced the more.

8 ف َرُغمَ أنِّي أحزَنتُكُمْ بِرِسالَتِي السّابِقَةِ، إلّا أنِّي غَيرُ حَزينٍ الآنَ عَلَى كِتابَتِها. مَعَ أنِّي حَزِنْتُ حِينَها، لِأنِّي أدرَكتُ أنَّ تِلكَ الرِّسالَةَ أحزَنَتكُمْ، وَلَو لِفَترَةٍ قَصِيرَةٍ.

For though I made you sorry with a letter, I do not repent, though I did repent: for I perceive that the same epistle hath made you sorry, though it were but for a season.

9 ل َكِنِّي الآنَ مَسرُورٌ، لا لِأنَّكُمْ حَزِنتُمْ، بَلْ لِأنَّ حُزنَكُمْ أدَّى بِكُمْ إلَى التَّوبَةِ. فَقَدْ حَزِنتُمْ كَما يُرِيدُ اللهُ، وَهَكَذا لَمْ نُؤذِكُمْ نَحنُ فِي شَيءٍ.

Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance: for ye were made sorry after a godly manner, that ye might receive damage by us in nothing.

10 ف َالحُزنُ بِحَسَبَ مَشيئَةِ اللهِ، يُؤَدِّي إلَى التَّوبَةِ. وَالتَّوبَةُ تَقُودُ إلَى الخَلاصِ الَّذِي لا نَدَمَ عَلَيهِ. أمّا الحُزنُ الَّذِي فِي العالَمِ، فَيُؤَدِّي إلَى المَوتِ.

For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.

11 و َلِأنَّكُمْ حَزِنتُمْ بِحَسَبِ مَشيئةِ اللهِ، لاحِظُوا ما أنتَجَهُ فِيكُمْ: جَعَلَكُمْ جادِّينَ. جَعَلَكُمْ تُدافِعونَ عَنْ بَراءَتِكُمْ. جَعَلَكُمْ تَغضَبُونَ مِنَ الشَّخصِ المُذنِبِ. جَعَلَكُمْ تَخافُونَ. جَعَلَكُمْ تَشتاقُونَ إلَى رُؤيَتِنا. وَجَعَلَكُمْ غَيورينَ فِي مَسألَةِ مُعاقَبَةِ الرَّجُلِ الَّذي أخطأ. لَقَدْ أظهَرتُمْ فِي كُلِّ شَيءٍ أنَّكُمْ بِلا لَومٍ فِي هَذِهِ المَسألَةِ.

For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge! In all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter.

12 إ نْ كُنتُ قَدْ كَتَبتُ تِلكَ الرِّسالَةَ، فَإنِّي لَمْ أكتُبْها بِسَبَبِ الشَّخصِ الَّذي أخطأ، وَلا بِسَبَبِ الشَّخصِ الَّذِي أُسِيئَ إلَيهِ. إنَّما كَتَبتُها لِكَي أُبَيِّنَ لَكُمْ، أمامَ اللهِ، مَدَى اهتِمامِكُمْ بِنا.

Wherefore, though I wrote unto you, I did it not for his cause that had done the wrong, nor for his cause that suffered wrong, but that our care for you in the sight of God might appear unto you.

13 و َهَذا هُوَ ما شَجَّعَنا. وَعَلاوَةً عَلَى هَذا التَّشجِيعِ، زادَنا تِيطُسُ فَرَحاً بِفَرَحِهِ، لِأنَّكُمْ جَمِيعاً أنعَشتُمْ رُوحَهُ.

Therefore we were comforted in your comfort: yea, and exceedingly the more joyed we for the joy of Titus, because his spirit was refreshed by you all.

14 ف َلَمْ أخجَلْ بِسَبَبِ افتِخارِنا بِكُمْ أمامَهُ. بَلْ كَما صَدَقَ كُلُّ ما كَلَّمناكُمْ بِهِ، هَكَذا صَدَقَ أيضاً افتِخارُنا بِكُمْ أمامَ تِيطُسَ.

For if I have boasted any thing to him of you, I am not ashamed; but as we spake all things to you in truth, even so our boasting, which I made before Titus, is found a truth.

15 و َكُلَّما تَذَكَّرَ تِيطُسُ لَهفَتَكُمْ جَمِيعاً لِلطّاعَةِ، وَتَرحِيبَكُمْ بِهِ باحتِرامٍ وَمَهابَةٍ، فاضَتْ عَواطِفُهُ نَحوَكُمْ بِقُوَّةٍ أكبَرَ.

And his inward affection is more abundant toward you, whilst he remembereth the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling ye received him.

16 و َإنَّهُ لَيَسُرُّنِي أنْ أستَطِيعَ أنْ أثِقَ بِكُمْ ثِقَةً كامِلَةً.

I rejoice therefore that I have confidence in you in all things.