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

I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beseech you to walk worthily of the calling wherewith ye were 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.

giving diligence 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 also ye were 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 over all, and through all, and in all.

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

But unto each one of us was the grace given 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 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 this, He ascended, what is it but that he also descended 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 far above all the 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 to be 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, unto the work of ministering, unto the building up 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 attain unto the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a fullgrown 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 may be no longer children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, in craftiness, after the wiles of error;

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

but speaking truth in love, we may grow up in all things into him, who 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 all the body fitly framed and knit together through that which every joint supplieth, according to the working in due measure of each several part, maketh the increase of the body unto the building up 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 no longer walk as the Gentiles also walk, in the vanity of their mind,

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

being darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardening of their heart;

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

who being past feeling gave themselves up to lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.

20 أ مّا أنتُمْ فَلَمْ تَتَعَلَّمُوا المَسِيحَ هَكَذا.

But ye did not so learn Christ;

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

if so be that ye heard him, and were taught in him, even as 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 away, as concerning your former manner of life, the old man, that waxeth corrupt after the lusts of deceit;

23 و َكَما تَعَلَّمْتُمْ، تَتَجَدَّدُوا فِكراً وَرُوحاً.

and that ye 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 put on the new man, that after God hath been created in righteousness and holiness of truth.

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

Wherefore, putting away falsehood, speak ye truth each one with his neighbor: 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 labor, working with his hands the thing that is good, that he may have whereof to give to him that hath need.

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

Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for edifying as the need may be, that it may give grace to them that hear.

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, in whom ye were 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 clamor, and railing, 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 each other, even as God also in Christ forgave you.