1 ل َقَدْ كُنتُمْ أمواتاً بِسَبَبِ ذُنُوبِكُمْ وَخَطاياكُمْ

And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;

2 ا لَّتِي سَلَكْتُمْ فِيها فِي الماضِي حينَ كُنتُمْ تَتَّبِعُونَ طُرُقَ العالَمِ الشِّرِّيرَةِ، وَرَئِيسَ القُوّاتِ الرُّوحِيَّةِ فِي الهَواءِ، الرُّوحَ الَّذِي يَعمَلُ الآنَ فِي الَّذِينَ لا يُرِيدُونَ أنْ يُطِيعُوا اللهَ.

Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:

3 ف َفِي الماضِي، لَمْ تَكُنْ حَياتُنا مُختَلِفَةً عَنْ حَياتِهِمْ. إذْ كُنّا نُشبِعُ شَهَواتِ طَبِيعَتِنا الجَسَدِيَّةِ، تابِعِينَ رَغَباتِ طَبِيعَتِنا وَأذهانِنا. وَكُنّا نَستَحِقُّ عِقابَ اللهِ كَالآخَرِينَ.

Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.

4 ل َكِنَّ اللهَ الغَنِيَّ فِي رَحمَتِهِ، وَبِدافِعٍ مِنْ مَحَبَّتِهِ العَظِيمَةِ الَّتِي أحَبَّنا بِها،

But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,

5 و َبَينَما كُنّا أمواتاً بِسَبَبِ خَطايانا، أعطانا اللهُ حَياةً مَعَ المَسِيحِ. فَبِالنِّعمَةِ أنتُمْ مُخَلَّصُونَ.

Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)

6 ث ُمَّ أقامَنا مَعَ المَسِيحِ، وَأجلَسَنا مَعَهُ فِي العالَمِ السَّماوِيِّ، لِأنَّنا فِي المَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ.

And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:

7 و َذَلِكَ لِكَي يُظهَرَ فِي كُلِّ العُصُورِ القادِمَةِ غِنَى نِعمَتِهِ الَّذِي لا مَثِيلَ لَهُ، النِّعمَةِ الَّتِي عَبَّرَ عَنها فِي المَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ.

That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.

8 ف َبِالنِّعمَةِ أنتُمْ مُخَلَّصُونَ، لِأنَّكُمْ آمَنتُمْ، وَهَذا كُلُّهُ لا يَعتَمِدُ عَلَيكُمْ، بَلْ هُوَ عَطيَّةٌ مِنَ اللهِ.

For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

9 ل َيسَ مُقابِلَ الأعمالِ لِئَلّا يَكُونَ هُناكَ مَجالٌ لِلافتِخارِ.

Not of works, lest any man should boast.

10 ف َنَحنُ عَمَلُ يَدَيّ اللهِ الَّذِي خَلَقَنا فِي المَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ لِلسُّلوكِ في أعمالٍ صالِحَةٍ أعَدَّها لَنا مُقَدَّماً. واحِدٌ فِي المَسِيح

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

11 ف َاذكُرُوا أنَّكُمْ وُلِدْتُمْ مِنْ أصلٍ غَيرِ يَهُودِيٍّ، فَكانَ اليَهُودُ المَدعُوُّونَ «أهلَ الخِتانِ،» وَهُوَ خِتانٌ مَصنُوعٌ بِاليَدِ فِي الجَسَدِ، يُسَمُّونَكُمْ: «الَّلامَختُونِينَ!»

Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands;

12 ا ذكُرُوا أنَّكُمْ فِي ذَلِكَ الوَقتِ لَمْ تَكُونُوا لِلمَسِيحِ. كُنتُمْ غَيرَ مَعدُودِينَ مِنْ شَعبِ اللهِ، بَلْ كُنتُمْ غُرَباءَ عَنِ العُهُودِ الَّتِي تَتَضْمَّنُ وَعدَ اللهِ. عِشتُمْ فِي هَذا العالَمِ مِنْ دُونِ رَجاءٍ وَمِنْ دُونِ اللهِ.

That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:

13 أ نتُمُ الَّذِينَ كُنتُمْ بَعِيدِينَ عَنِ اللهِ فِيما مَضَى، صِرتُمُ الآنَ فِي المَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ، قَرِيبِينَ بِدَمِهِ.

But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.

14 ف َهُوَ سَلامُنا، الَّذِي وَحَّدَ اليَهُودَ وَغَيرَ اليَهُودِ، بَعدَ أنْ هَدَمَ بِجَسَدِهِ الحاجِزَ الفاصِلَ بَينَهُما،

For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;

15 و َهوَ حاجِزُ العَداوَة. مُبْطِلاً الشَّرِيعَةَ بِقَوانِينِها وَأنظِمَتِها، لِكَي يُحَقِّقَ سَلاماً فَيَخلِقَ فِي نَفسِهِ شَعباً واحِداً جَدِيداً مِنَ الطَرَفينِ،

Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;

16 و َيُصالِحُهُما فِي جَسَدٍ واحِدٍ، وَيُصالِحُهُما مَعَ اللهِ بِالصَّلِيبِ الَّذي قَتَلَ بِهِ العَداوَةَ.

And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby:

17 ف َجاءَ وَبَشَّرَكُمْ بِبِشارَةِ السَّلامِ، أنتُمُ البَعِيدِينَ عَنِ اللهِ وَأُولَئِكَ القَرِيبِينَ.

And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh.

18 ف َفِي المَسِيحِ نَقدِرُ كِلانا أنْ نَقتَرِبَ مِنَ الآبِ بِالرُّوحِ الواحِدِ.

For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.

19 ف َلَمْ تَعُودُوا غُرَباءَ وَبَعِيدِينَ، بَلْ أنتُمْ مُواطِنُونَ مَعَ شَعبِ اللهِ فِي مَلَكُوتِهِ وَأعضاءِ عائِلَتِهِ.

Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;

20 و َأنتُمْ بِناءٌ مَبنِيٌّ عَلَى أساسِ الرُّسُلِ وَالأنبِياءِ. أمّا حَجَرُ الزّاوِيَةِ فَهُوَ المَسِيحُ يَسُوعَ نَفسُهُ.

And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;

21 و َهُوَ الَّذِي يَجعَلُ البِناءَ مُتَماسِكاً مَعاً، لِيَرتَفِعَ وَيُصبِحَ هَيكَلاً مُقَدَّساً لِلرَّبِّ.

In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord:

22 و َفِي المَسِيحِ، أنتُمْ مَبنِيُّونَ مَعَ الآخَرِينَ مَسْكَناً يَسكُنُ فِيهِ اللهُ بِالرُّوحِ.

In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.