1 و َالآنَ أيُّها الإخوَةُ، نُرِيدُ أنْ نُطلِعَكُمْ عَلَى نِعمَةِ اللهِ الَّتِي أُعطِيَتْ لِلكَنائِسِ فِي مُقاطَعَةِ مَكدُونِيَّةَ.

Moreover, brothers, we make known to you the grace of God which has been given in the assemblies of Macedonia;

2 ف َرُغمَ الضِّيقاتِ الشَّدِيدَةِ الَّتِي امتُحِنُوا بِها، إلّا أنَّ فَيضَ سَعادَتِهِمْ وَشِدَّةَ فَقرِهِمْ فاضا فِي كَرَمِهِمُ الوافِرِ.

how that in much proof of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded to the riches of their liberality.

3 و َيُمكِنُنِي أنْ أشهَدَ أنَّهُمْ أعطُوا عَلَى قَدَرِ استِطاعَتِهِمْ، بَلْ وَفَوقَ استِطاعَتِهِمْ. وَقَدْ فَعَلُوا هَذا بِمُبادَرَةٍ مِنهُمْ.

For according to their power, I testify, yes and beyond their power, they gave of their own accord,

4 و َظَلُّوا يَرجُونَنا بِإلحاحٍ فِي ما يَتَعَلَّقُ بِهَذِهِ النِّعمَةِ، لِكَي يُشارِكُوا فِي هَذِهِ الخِدمَةِ لِشَعبِ اللهِ.

begging us with much entreaty to receive this grace and the fellowship in the service to the saints.

5 و َلَمْ يُعطُوا كَما تَوَقَّعنا، بَلْ أعْطُوا أنفُسَهُمْ أوَّلاً لِلرَّبِّ، ثُمَّ لَنا انسِجاماً مَعَ مَشِيئَةِ اللهِ.

This was not as we had hoped, but first they gave their own selves to the Lord, and to us through the will of God.

6 و َقَدْ طَلَبنا مِنْ تِيطُسَ أنْ يُكمِلَ مِنْ أجلِكُمْ عَمَلَ النِّعمَةِ الَّذِي ابتَدَأهُ.

So we urged Titus, that as he made a beginning before, so he would also complete in you this grace.

7 ف َأنتُمْ أغنِياءٌ مِنْ كُلِّ ناحِيَةٍ: فِي الإيمانِ، وَفِي الكَلامِ، وَفِي المَعرِفَةِ، وَفِي الحَماسَةِ لِتَقدِيْمِ العَونِ بِكُلِّ طَرِيْقَةٍ، وَفِي المَحَبَّةِ الَّتِي تَعَلَّمْتُمُوها مِنّا. لِهَذا يَنبَغِي أنْ تَكُونُوا أغنِياءَ فِي نِعمَةِ العَطاءِ أيضاً.

But as you abound in everything, in faith, utterance, knowledge, all earnestness, and in your love to us, see that you also abound in this grace.

8 و َأنا لا أقُولُ هَذا آمِراً إيّاكُمْ، لَكِنِّي بِحَدِيْثِي عَنْ حَماسَةِ الآخَرِينَ، أمتَحِنُ أصالَةَ مَحَبَّتِكُمْ.

I speak not by way of commandment, but as proving through the earnestness of others the sincerity also of your love.

9 ف َأنتُمْ تَعْرِفونَ النِّعمَةَ الَّتِي أظهَرَها رَبُّنا يَسُوعُ المَسِيحُ. فَمَعَ أنَّهُ كانَ غَنِيّاً، صارَ فَقِيراً مِنْ أجلِكُمْ، لِكَيْ تَصِيرُوا أغنِياءَ بِفَقرِهِ.

For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that you through his poverty might become rich.

10 و َأُقَدِّمُ رَأياً فِي هَذِهِ المَسألَةِ أيضاً لِفائِدَتِكُمْ. فَقَدْ كُنتُمْ فِي السَّنَةِ الماضِيَةِ أوَّلَ مَنْ رَغِبَ فِي العَطاءِ، وَأوَّلَ مَنْ أعطَى.

I give a judgment in this: for this is expedient for you, who were the first to start a year ago, not only to do, but also to be willing.

11 ف َالآنَ، أتِمُّوا العَطاءَ أيضاً. فَكَما كانَ لَدَيكُمُ الِاستِعدادُ لِلعَطاءِ وَالرَّغبَةُ فِيهِ سابِقاً، لِيَكُنْ لَدَيْكُمْ أيضاً الِاستِعدادُ الآنَ لإتمامِ هَذِهِ المَهَمَّةِ حَسَبَ ما لَدَيكُمْ.

But now complete the doing also, that as there was the readiness to be willing, so there may be the completion also out of your ability.

12 ف َإنْ كانَ الِاستِعدادُ لِلعَطاءِ مَوجُوداً، فَسَتَكُونُ العَطِيَّةُ مَقبُولَةً عَلَى أساسِ ما يَملِكُهُ المَرءُ، لا عَلَى أساسِ ما لا يَملِكُهُ.

For if the readiness is there, it is acceptable according to what you have, not according to what you don’t have.

13 ف َلَيْسَ القَصدُ مِنْ عَطائِكُمْ أنْ تَتَيَسَّرَ أُمُورُ غَيرِكُمْ وَتَتَعَسَّرَ أُمُورُكُمْ. بَلْ يَنْبَغي أنْ يَكُونَ هُناكَ تَوازُنٌ.

For this is not that others may be eased and you distressed,

14 ف َلَدَيكُمُ الآنَ وَفرَةً تَسُدُّ حاجَتَهُمْ، حَتَّى إذا صارَتْ لَدَيهِمْ وَفرَةٌ يَسُدُّونَ حاجَتَكُمْ، فَيَتَحَقَّقُ التَّوازُنُ.

but for equality. Your abundance at this present time supplies their lack, that their abundance also may become a supply for your lack; that there may be equality.

15 ف َكَما يَقُولُ الكِتابُ: الَّذِي جَمَعَ كَثِيراً لَمْ يَفِضْ عَنْ حاجَتِهِ، وَالَّذِي جَمَعَ قَلِيلاً لَمْ يَنقُصْهُ شَيءٌ.» تِيطُسُ وَرِفاقُه

As it is written, “He who gathered much had nothing left over, and he who gathered little had no lack.”

16 أ شكُرُ اللهَ الَّذِي وَضَعَ فِي قَلبِ تِيطُسَ لَهفَةً كَلَهفَتِنا إلَى مُساعَدَتِكُمْ.

But thanks be to God, who puts the same earnest care for you into the heart of Titus.

17 ف َقَدْ رَحَّبَ بِطَلَبِنا. وَإذْ كانَ مُتَلَهِّفاً جِدّاً، جاءَ لِزِيارَتِكُمْ بِمِلءِ إرادتِهِ.

For he indeed accepted our exhortation, but being himself very earnest, he went out to you of his own accord.

18 و َها نَحنُ نُرسِلُهُ إلَيكُمْ مَعَ الأخِ الَّذِي تَمدَحُهُ كُلُّ الكَنائِسِ بِسَبَبِ نَشاطِهِ فِي إعلانِ البِشارَةِ.

We have sent together with him the brother whose praise in the Good News is known through all the assemblies.

19 ف َقَدْ عَيَّنَتهُ الكَنائِسُ رَفِيقَ سَفَرٍ لَنا عِندَما نَحمِلُ هَذِهِ العَطِيَّةَ. وَهُوَ العَمَلُ الَّذِي نَقُومُ بِهِ لِنُكرِمَ الرَّبَّ نَفسَهُ، وَلِنُبَيِّنَ استِعدادَنا لِتَقدِيمِ العَونِ.

Not only so, but who was also appointed by the assemblies to travel with us in this grace, which is served by us to the glory of the Lord himself, and to show our readiness.

20 و َنَحنُ حَرِيصُونَ عَلَى أنْ لا يَنتَقِدَنا أحَدٌ بِسَبَبِ هَذا العَطاءِ الكَبِيرِ الَّذِي نَتَوَلَّى أمرَهُ.

We are avoiding this, that any man should blame us concerning this abundance which is administered by us.

21 إ ذْ يَهُمُّنا أنْ تَكُونَ لَنا سُمعَةٌ طَيِّبَةٌ لا عِندَ الرَّبِّ فَحَسبُ، بَلْ عِندَ النّاسِ أيضاً.

Having regard for honorable things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.

22 و َسَنُرسِلُ مَعَهُما أخانا الَّذِي أثبَتَ فِي مَسائِلَ كَثِيرَةٍ وَمُناسَباتٍ عَدِيدَةٍ أنَّ لَدَيهِ حَماسَةٌ لِتَقدِيْمِ العَونِ. وَهُوَ الآنَ أكثَرُ حَماسَةً نَظَراً لِثِقَتِهِ العَظِيْمَةِ بِكُمْ.

We have sent with them our brother, whom we have many times proved earnest in many things, but now much more earnest, by reason of the great confidence which he has in you.

23 و َإنْ كانَ لَدَيكُمْ أيُّ سُؤالٍ حَولَ تِيطُسَ، فَإنِّي أقُولُ لَكُمْ إنَّهُ شَرِيكِي وَعامِلٌ مَعِي فِي خِدمَتِكُمْ. وَأمّا بِالنِّسبَةِ لِأخَوَيْنا اللَذينِ يُرافِقانِهِ، فَأقُولَ إنَّهُما مُمَثِّلانِ لِلكَنائِسِ وَيَخدِمانِ لِمَجدِ المَسِيحِ.

As for Titus, he is my partner and fellow worker for you. As for our brothers, they are the apostles of the assemblies, the glory of Christ.

24 ف َبَيِّنُوا لَهُمْ بُرهانَ مَحَبَّتِكُمْ وَسَبَبَ افتِخارِنا بِكُمْ، فَتَرَى كُلُّ الكَنائِسِ ذَلِكَ.

Therefore show the proof of your love to them in front of the assemblies, and of our boasting on your behalf.