1 ب َعْدَ أربَعَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةٍ، عُدْتُ إلَى القُدْسِ ثانِيَةً وَمَعِي بَرْنابا، وَكَذَلِكَ اصْطَحَبْتُ تِيطُسَ.

Then fourteen years after I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, and took Titus with me also.

2 ع ُدْتُ بِناءً عَلَى إعلانٍ مِنَ اللهِ. وَفِي لِقاءٍ خاصٍّ، شَرَحْتُ للقادَةِ البارِزِينَ هُناكَ مَضْمونَ البِشارَةِ الَّتِي أُبَشِّرُ بِها بَينَ غَيرِ اليَهُودِ، حَتَّى لا تَكُونَ جُهُودِي فِي الماضِي أوَ الحاضِرِ بِلا فائِدَةٍ.

And I went up by revelation, and communicated unto them that gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to them which were of reputation, lest by any means I should run, or had run, in vain.

3 و َحَتَّى تِيطُسَ الَّذِي كانَ مَعِي، وَهُوَ يُونانِيٌّ، لَمْ يُجبِرْهُ أحَدٌ عَلَى أنْ يُختَنَ.

But neither Titus, who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised:

4 و َقَدْ أُثِيرَ هَذا المَوضُوعُ بِسَبَبِ أشخاصٍ يَدَّعُونَ أنَّهُمْ إخْوَةٌ، تَسَلَّلوا بَينَنا لِيَتَجَسَّسُوا عَلَينا، وَيَحرِمونا مِنَ الحُرِّيَّةِ الَّتِي لَنا فِي المَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ، فَيَتَمَكَّنُوا مِنِ استِعبادِنا.

and that because of false brethren unawares brought in, who came in privily to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage:

5 ل َكِنَّنا لَمْ نَخضَعْ لَهُمْ وَلا لِلَحظَةٍ واحِدَةٍ، لِكَي نُحافِظَ لَكُمْ عَلَى ثَباتِ البِشارَةِ الحَقِيقِيَّةِ.

to whom we gave place by subjection, no, not for an hour; that the truth of the gospel might continue with you.

6 و َمِنْ هَؤُلاءِ أشخاصٌ يُعتَبَرُونَ بارِزِينَ! لَكِنْ لا فَرْقَ عِندِي، لِأنَّ كُلَّ النّاسِ مُتَساوُونَ أمامَ اللهِ، فَلَمْ يَزِدْ أُولَئِكَ شَيئاً عَلَى رِسالَتِي.

But of these who seemed to be somewhat, (whatsoever they were, it maketh no matter to me: God accepteth no man’s person:) for they who seemed to be somewhat in conference added nothing to me:

7 ب َلْ عَلَى العَكْسِ، فَقَدْ رَأَوْا أنِّي مُؤْتَمَنٌ عَلَى البِشارَةِ لِأنشُرَها بَينَ غَيرِ اليَهُودِ، كَما أنَّ بُطْرُسَ مُؤْتَمَنٌ عَلَى نَشْرِها بَينَ اليَهُودِ.

but contrariwise, when they saw that the gospel of the uncircumcision was committed unto me, as the gospel of the circumcision was unto Peter;

8 ف َاللهُ الَّذِي جَعَلَ بُطرُسَ رَسُولاً لِليَهُودِ، هُوَ جَعَلَني رَسُولاً لِغَيرِ اليَهُودِ.

(for he that wrought effectually in Peter to the apostleship of the circumcision, the same was mighty in me toward the Gentiles:)

9 و َبَعْدَ أنْ أدرَكَ أعْمِدَةُ الكَنيسَةِ البارِزِينَ: يَعقُوبُ وَبُطرُسُ وَيُوحَنّا، النِّعمَةَ الَّتِي أعطانِي إيّاها اللهُ، وَضَعُوا أيدِيَهُمْ عَلَيَّ وَعَلَى بَرْنابا لِكَي نَذْهَبَ إلَى غَيرِ اليَهُودِ، بَينَما يَذْهَبُونَ هُمْ إلَى اليَهُودِ

and when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we should go unto the heathen, and they unto the circumcision.

10 ع َلَى أنْ نَتَذَكَّرَ فُقَراءَهُمْ. وَقَدْ كُنْتُ حَرِيصاً عَلَى ذَلِكَ. بُولُسُ يُواجِهُ بُطرُس

Only they would that we should remember the poor; the same which I also was forward to do.

11 و َلَكِنْ عِندَما جاءَ بُطرُسُ إلَى أنْطاكِيَةَ، وَاجَهْتُهُ مُباشَرَةً لِأنَّهُ كانَ مُخطِئاً.

But when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to be blamed.

12 ف َقَبلَ وُصُولِ بَعضِ الرِّجالِ مِنْ طَرَفِ يَعقُوبَ، كانَ بُطرُسُ يَأْكُلُ مَعَ غَيرِ اليَهُودِ. وَلَكِنْ عِندَما وَصَلُوا، انسَحَبَ وَعَزَلَ نَفسَهُ، لِأنَّهُ كانَ خائِفاً مِنَ اليَهُودِ.

For before that certain came from James, he did eat with the Gentiles: but when they were come, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing them which were of the circumcision.

13 و َانضَمَّ إلَيهِ بَقِيَّةُ اليَهُودِ أيضاً فِي رِيائِهِ، حَتَّى إنَّ بَرْنابا انقادَ إلَى رِيائِهِمْ.

And the other Jews dissembled likewise with him; insomuch that Barnabas also was carried away with their dissimulation.

14 و َعِندَما رَأيتُ أنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَكُونُوا يَسلُكُونَ كَما يَليقُ بِالبِشارَةِ الحَقِيقِيَّةِ، قُلْتُ لِبُطرُسَ أمامَ الجَمِيعِ: «إنْ كُنْتَ، وَأنتَ يَهُودِيُّ الأصلَ، تَعِيشُ كَغَيرِ اليَهُودِ، فَكَيفَ تُجبِرُ غَيرَ اليَهُودِ عَلَى أنْ يَتَّبِعُوا التَّقالِيدَ اليَهُودِيَّةَ؟»

But when I saw that they walked not uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said unto Peter before them all, If thou, being a Jew, livest after the manner of Gentiles, and not as do the Jews, why compellest thou the Gentiles to live as do the Jews?

15 ن َحنُ وُلِدْنا يَهُوداً، وَلَسْنا مِنَ الأُمَمِ الأُخرَى الخاطِئَةِ.

We who are Jews by nature, and not sinners of the Gentiles,

16 و َلَكِنَّنا نَعلَمُ أنَّ الإنسانَ لا يَتَبَرَّرُ أمامَ اللهِ بِحِفظِهِ للشَّرِيعَةِ، بَلْ بِالإيمانِ بِيَسُوعَ المَسِيحِ. وَلِهَذا آمَنّا بِالمَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ لِكَي نَتَبَرَّرَ أمامَ اللهِ بِالإيمانِ فِي المَسِيحِ وَلَيسَ بِسَبَبِ حِفْظِنا لِلشَّرِيعَةِ. لِأنَّهُ لا أحَدَ يَتَبَرَّرُ بِحِفظِ الشَّرِيعَةِ.

knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.

17 ف َبِما أنَّنا نَطلُبُ أنْ نَتَبَرَّرَ في المَسِيحِ، يَتَبَيَّنُ أنَّنا نَحنُ اليَهودَ خُطاةٌ أيضاً كَبَقِيَّةِ الأُمَمِ. فَهَلْ يَعنِي هَذا أنَّ المَسَيحَ قادَنا إلَى الخَطِيَّةِ؟ بِالطَّبْعِ لا!

But if, while we seek to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners, is therefore Christ the minister of sin? God forbid.

18 ل َكِنْ إنْ أعَدْتُ بِناءَ التَّعلِيمِ الَّذِي هَدَمْتُهُ سابِقاً، أكُونُ حِينَئِذٍ مُخْطِئاً.

For if I build again the things which I destroyed, I make myself a transgressor.

19 ل أنَّني، بِحَسَبِ الشَّرِيعَةُ، قَدْ مِتُّ بِالنِّسْبَةِ لِلشَّرِيعَةِ، لِأحيا للهِ. مَعَ المَسِيحِ صُلِبْتُ،

For I through the law am dead to the law, that I might live unto God.

20 ف َأحيا بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ، لا أنا، بَلِ المَسِيحُ يَحيا فِيَّ. فَالحَياةُ الَّتِي أعِيشُها الآنَ فِي جِسْمي هَذا، أعِيشُها بِالإيمانِ بابْنِ اللهِ الَّذِي أحَبَّنِي وَقَدَّمَ نَفسَهُ بَدَلاً مِنِّي.

I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

21 و َأنا لا أرفُضُ نِعمَةَ اللهِ هَذِهِ، لِأنَّهُ إنْ كانَ التَّبرِيرُ مُمْكِناً بِالشَّرِيعَةِ، فَإنَّ مَوتَ المَسِيحِ بِلا فائِدَةٍ!

I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.