1 ف ِي ضَوْءِ هَذا، أحُثُّكُمْ أنا الِأسِيرُ مِنْ أجلِ الرَّبِّ، أنْ تَسلُكُوا كَما يَلِيقُ بِالدَّعوَةِ الَّتِي تَلَقَّيْتُمُوها مِنَ اللهِ.

I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,

2 أ ظهِرُوا فِي كُلِّ ظَرفٍ تَواضُعاً وَوَداعَةً وَصَبراً، مُحتَمِلِينَ بَعضُكُمْ بَعضاً فِي المَحَبَّةِ.

with all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;

3 ل ا تَبخَلُوا بِأيِّ جُهدٍ لِلمُحافَظَةِ عَلَى الوِحدَةِ الَّتِي يَصنَعُها الرُّوحُ بِالسَّلامِ الَّذِي يَربِطُكُمْ مَعاً.

endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

4 إ ذْ يُوجَدُ جَسَدٌ واحِدٌ وَرُوحٌ واحِدٌ، كَما دُعِيتُمْ أيضاً فِي رَجاءٍ واحِدٍ عِندَما دُعِيتُمْ.

There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;

5 ي ُوجَدُ رَبٌّ واحِدٌ، وَإيمانٌ واحِدٌ، وَمَعمُودِيَّةٌ واحِدَةٌ.

one Lord, one faith, one baptism,

6 ي ُوجَدُ إلَهٌ واحِدٌ وَآبٌ واحِدٌ لِلكُلِّ، وَهُوَ سَيِّدُ الكُلِّ، وَيستَخدِمُ الكُلَّ، وَهوَ فِي الكُلِّ.

one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.

7 و َقَدْ أُعطِيَتْ لِكُلِّ واحِدٍ مِنّا مَوهِبَةً بِالمِقياسِ الَّذِي يَشاؤُهُ المَسِيحُ.

But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.

8 ل ِهَذا يَقُولُ الكِتابُ: «عِندَما صَعِدَ إلَى الأعالِي، سَبَى غَنيمَةً، وَأعطَى النّاسَ عَطايا.»

Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.

9 ف َما الَّذِي يَعنِيهِ الكِتابُ بِقَولِهِ «صَعِدَ»؟ ألا يَعنِي هَذا أيضاً أنَّهُ نَزَلَ إلَى المَناطِقِ الأرْضِيَّةِ السُّفلَى؟

(Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?

10 ف َالَّذِي نَزَلَ هُوَ ذاتُهُ الَّذِي صَعِدَ أعلَى مِنْ كُلِّ السَّماواتِ، لِكَيْ يَملأ كُلَّ شَيءٍ.

He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.)

11 و َهُوَ نَفسُهُ أعطَى بَعضَ المُؤمِنينَ أنْ يَكُونُوا رُسُلاً، وَآخَرِينَ أنبِياءَ، وَآخَرِينَ مُبَشِّرِينَ، وَآخَرِينَ رُعاةً مُعَلِّمِينَ.

And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;

12 و َقَدْ أعطَى هَذِهِ المَواهِبَ لِكَي يُعِدَّ المُؤمِنِينَ لِعَمَلِ الخِدمَةِ مِنْ أجلِ بِناءِ جَسَدِ المَسِيحِ،

for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:

13 إ لَى أنْ نَتَوَحَّدَ جَمِيعاً فِي إيمانِنا وَفِي مَعرِفَتِنا بابْنِ اللهِ، وَنَنضُجَ فِي كُلِّ شَيءٍ إلَى أنْ نَصِلَ إلَى شِبهِ المَسِيحِ الكامِلِ.

till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:

14 و َإنَّنِي لأرجُو أنْ لا نَكُونَ فِيما بَعْدُ أطفالاً نَنجَرِفُ مَعَ كُلِّ نَوعٍ مِنَ التَّعالِيمِ الَّتِي يَأْتِي بِها أُناسٌ ماكِرونَ، وَنَقَعُ فَرِيسَةً لِمَصائِدِهِمُ المُخادِعَةِ.

that we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;

15 ب َلْ يَنبَغي أنْ نَتَكَلَّمَ بِالحَقِّ فِي المَحَبَّةِ، وَنَنمُو لِنَكُونَ مِثلَ المَسِيحِ فِي كُلِّ شَيءٍ. فَالمَسِيحُ هُوَ الرَّأْسُ.

but speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:

16 و َالجَسَدُ كُلُّهُ مُعتَمِدٌ عَلَيهِ، وَهُوَ مُتَّصِلٌ بَعضُهُ بِبَعضٍ وَمُتَماسِكٌ بِمَفاصِلَ. وَحِينَ يَقُومُ كُلُّ جُزءٍ بِوَظِيفَتِهِ، فَإنَّ الجَسَدَ كُلُّهُ يَنمُو، وَيَبنِي نَفسَهُ فِي المَحَبَّةِ. السُّلُوكُ المَسِيحِيّ

from whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.

17 أ قُولُ لَكُمْ هَذا بِسُلطانِ اسْمِ الرَّبِّ: لا تَسلُكُوا كَما يَسلُكُ غَيرُ المُؤمِنِينَ بِأفكارِهِمُ العَقِيمَةِ.

This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind,

18 ف َأفكارُهُمْ مُظلِمَةٌ، وَهُمْ مُنفَصِلُونَ عَنِ الحَياةِ النّابِعَةِ مِنَ اللهِ بِسَبَبِ جَهلِهِمْ وَعَدَمِ تَجاوُبِهِمْ مَعَ صَوتِهِ.

having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:

19 ف َقَدُوا إحساسَهُمْ بِالخَجَلِ، وَانجَرَفُوا بِإرادَتِهِمْ وَراءَ الشَّهَواتِ الحِسِّيَّةِ وَمُمارَسَةِ كُلِّ نَجاسَةٍ دُونَ تَحَفُّظٍ.

who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.

20 أ مّا أنتُمْ فَلَمْ تَتَعَلَّمُوا المَسِيحَ هَكَذا.

But ye have not so learned Christ;

21 ل َقَدْ سَمِعْتُمْ عَنهُ وَتَعَلَّمتُمُ الحَقَّ فِيهِ، كَما هُوَ فِي يَسُوعَ.

if so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus:

22 أ مّا بِالنِّسبَةِ لأُسلُوبِ حَياتِكُمُ القَدِيمِ، فَقَدْ عُلِّمتُمْ أنْ تَتَخَلَّصُوا مِنَ الذّاتِ القَدِيمَةِ الَّتِي تُفسِدُها الرَّغَباتُ الخادِعَةُ.

that ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;

23 و َكَما تَعَلَّمْتُمْ، تَتَجَدَّدُوا فِكراً وَرُوحاً.

and be renewed in the spirit of your mind;

24 و َأُوصِيتُمْ بِأنْ تَلبِسُوا الذّاتَ الجَدِيدَةَ المَخلُوقَةَ عَلَى شَبَهِ اللهِ فِي حُبِّها لِلبِرِّ وَالقَداسَةِ، النّابِعَينِ مِنَ الحَقِّ.

and that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.

25 ف َتَخَلَّصُوا مِنْ لِسانِ الكَذِبِ! فَعَلَى كُلِّ واحِدٍ أنْ يَكُونَ صادِقاً مَعَ الآخَرِينَ، لِأنَّنا كُلُّنا أعضاءٌ فِي جَسَدٍ واحِدٍ.

Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.

26 ل ا تَجعَلُوا غَضَبَكُمْ يَجُرَّكُمْ إلَى الخَطِيَّةِ. وَلا تَنامُوا غاضِبِينَ.

Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

27 ل ا تُعطُوا إبلِيسَ مَجالاً.

neither give place to the devil.

28 ل ِيَكُفَّ مَنْ يَسرِقُ عَنِ السَّرِقَةِ، بَلْ لِيَتعَبْ وَيَعمَلْ عَمَلاً نافِعاً بِيَدَيْهِ، لِكَي يَكونَ لَديهِ ما يُعطيهِ للآخَرينَ.

Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.

29 ل ا تَخرُجْ كَلِماتٌ غَيرُ لائِقَةٍ مِنْ أفواهِكُمْ، بَلْ فَقَطْ ما يَصلُحُ لِبِناءِ الآخَرِينَ، حَسَبَ الحاجَةِ، وَلِفائِدَةِ السّامِعِينَ.

Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

30 و َلا تُواصِلُوا إحزانَ رُوحِ اللهِ القُدُّوسِ، فَهُوَ الَّذِي بِهِ خُتِمتُمْ مَملُوكِينَ للهِ حَتَّى يَومِ الفِداءِ النِّهائِيِّ.

And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.

31 ا نزَعُوا مِنْ داخِلِكُمْ كُلَّ مَرارَةٍ وَسَخَطٍ وَغَضَبٍ وَصِياحٍ وَإهانَةٍ وَكُلَّ خُبْثٍ.

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:

32 ك ُونُوا لُطَفاءَ وَشَفُوقِينَ بَعضُكُمْ نَحوَ بَعضٍ، مُستَعِدِّينَ لِمُسامَحَةِ الآخَرينَ، كَما سامَحَكُمُ اللهُ أيضاً فِي المَسِيحِ.

and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.