1 ب ِما أنَّكُمْ أبناءُ اللهِ المَحبُوبُونَ، تَمَثَّلُوا بِهِ.

Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children,

2 و َاسلُكُوا بِالمَحَبَّةِ كَما أحَبَّنا المَسِيحُ وَبَذَلَ نَفسَهُ مِنْ أجلِنا تَقدِمَةً وَذَبِيحَةً مُرضِيَةً للهِ.

and walk in love, even as the Christ loved us, and delivered himself up for us, an offering and sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling savour.

3 و َلا يُذكَرُ بَينَكُمُ الزِّنا وَكُلُّ أشكالِ النَّجاسَةِ وَالفِسقِ، كَما يَلِيقُ بِالمُؤمِنِينَ المُقَدَّسِينَ.

But fornication and all uncleanness or unbridled lust, let it not be even named among you, as it becomes saints;

4 و َكَذَلِكَ الكَلامُ القَبِيحُ وَالسَّفِيهُ وَالنُّكاتُ القَذِرَةُ الَّتي لا تَليقُ بِكُمْ، بَلْ كُونُوا شاكِرِينَ.

and filthiness and foolish talking, or jesting, which are not convenient; but rather thanksgiving.

5 ف َاعلَمُوا يَقِيناً أنَّهُ ما مِنْ زانٍ أوْ نَجِسٍ، أوْ فاسِقٍ – وَالفِسقُ عِبادَةُ أوثانٍ – يُمكِنُ أنْ يَكُونَ لَهُ نَصِيبٌ فِي مَلَكُوتِ المَسِيحِ وَاللهِ.

For this ye are informed of, knowing that no fornicator, or unclean person, or person of unbridled lust, who is an idolater, has inheritance in the kingdom of the Christ and God.

6 ف َلا تَسمَحُوا لِأحَدٍ بِأنْ يَخدَعَكُمْ بِكَلامٍ فارِغٍ. فَبِسَبَبِ هَذِهِ الأُمُورِ سَيَنصَبُّ غَضَبُ اللهِ عَلَى الَّذِينَ يَحيَونَ حَياةَ العِصيانِ.

Let no one deceive you with vain words, for on account of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.

7 ف َلا تَشتَرِكُوا مَعَهُمْ فِي خَطاياهُمْ هَذِهِ.

Be not ye therefore fellow-partakers with them;

8 ك انَتْ حَياتُكُمْ ذاتَ يَومٍ مَملوءَةً بِالظُّلمَةِ، أمّا الآنَ فَحَياتُكُمْ مَملوءَةٌ بِالنُّورِ كَما يَلِيقُ بِأتباعٍ لِلرَّبِّ. فَاسلُكوا كَما يَليقُ بأولادِ النُّورِ.

for ye were once darkness, but now light in Lord; walk as children of light,

9 ف َالنُّورُ لا يُنتِجُ إلّا الصَّلاحَ وَالبِرَّ وَالحَقَّ.

(for the fruit of the light in all goodness and righteousness and truth,)

10 ف َاسعَوا عَلَى الدَّوامِ إلَى مَعرِفَةِ ما يُرضِي اللهَ،

proving what is agreeable to the Lord;

11 و َلا تَشتَرِكُوا فِي أعمالِ الظُّلمَةِ غَيرِ البَنّاءَةِ، بَلْ يَجدُرُ بِكُمْ أنْ تَكشِفُوها.

and do not have fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather also reprove,

12 إ نَّ مُجَرَّدَ الحَدِيثِ عَنْ هَذِهِ الأُمُورِ الَّتِي تُمارَسُ فِي الخَفاءِ هُوَ أمرٌ مُخجِلٌ،

for the things that are done by them in secret it is shameful even to say.

13 ل َكِنَّ كُلَّ شَيءٍ يَصِيرُ مَنظُوراً حِينَ يُعَرَّضُ لِلنُّورِ.

But all things having their true character exposed by the light are made manifest; for that which makes everything manifest is light.

14 و َكُلُّ ما يَصِيرُ مَنظُوراً يُمكِنُ أيضاً أنْ يَصِيرَ نُوراً. وَلِهَذا تَقُولُ التَّرنِيمَةُ: «استَيقِظْ أيُّها النّائِمُ، وَقُمْ مِنَ المَوتِ، وَسَيُشرِقُ المَسِيحُ عَلَيكَ.»

Wherefore he says, Wake up, that sleepest, and arise up from among the dead, and the Christ shall shine upon thee.

15 ف َانتَبِهُوا لِسُلُوكِكُمْ، وَلا تَكُونُوا كَالجُهّالِ، بَلْ كَالحُكَماءِ

See therefore how ye walk carefully, not as unwise but as wise,

16 ا لَّذِينَ يَنتَهِزُونَ كُلَّ فُرصَةٍ لِعَمَلِ الخَيْرِ، عالِمينَ أنَّ الأيّامَ مَملوءَةٌ بِالشَّرِّ.

redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

17 ف َلا تَكُونُوا حَمقَى، بَلِ افهَمُوا ما هِيَ مَشِيئَةُ الرَّبِّ.

For this reason be not foolish, but understanding what the will of the Lord.

18 و َلا تَسكَرُوا بِالخَمرِ الَّتِي تُؤَدِّي إلَى الانحِلالِ، بَلِ امتَلِئُوا مِنَ الرُّوحِ.

And be not drunk with wine, in which is debauchery; but be filled with the Spirit,

19 ر َنِّمُوا مَزامِيرَ وتَرانِيمَ وَأغانِي رُوحِيَّةً فِيما بَينَكُمْ، رَنِّمُوا وَأطلِقُوا الألحانَ مِنْ قُلُوبِكُمْ لِلرَّبِّ،

speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and chanting with your heart to the Lord;

20 ش اكِرِينَ اللهَ الآبَ دائِماً وَفِي كُلِّ شَيءٍ، بِاسْمِ رَبِّنا يَسُوعَ المَسِيحِ.

giving thanks at all times for all things to him God and Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,

21 ا خضَعُوا بَعضُكُمْ لِبَعضٍ إكراماً للمَسِيحِ. الزَّوجاتُ وَالأزواج

submitting yourselves to one another in fear of Christ.

22 أ يَّتُها الزَّوجاتُ، اخضَعْنَ لِأزواجِكُنَّ كَما تَخْضَعْنَ لِلرَّبِّ.

Wives, to your own husbands, as to the Lord,

23 ف َالزَّوجُ هُوَ الرَّأْسُ عَلَى زَوجَتِهِ، كَما أنَّ المَسِيحَ هُوَ الرَّأْسُ عَلَى الكَنِيسَةِ. وَهُوَ نَفسُهُ مُخَلِّصُ الجَسَدِ، أيِ الكَنِيسَةِ.

for a husband is head of the wife, as also the Christ head of the assembly. He Saviour of the body.

24 ل َكِنْ يَنْبَغيْ أنْ تَخضَعَ الزّوجاتُ لِأزواجِهِنَّ فِي كُلِّ شَيءٍ، كَما تَخضَعُ الكَنِيسَةُ لِلمَسِيحِ.

But even as the assembly is subjected to the Christ, so also wives to their own husbands in everything.

25 أ مّا أنتُمْ أيُّها الأزواجُ، فَعامِلُوا زَوجاتِكُمْ بِكُلِّ مَحَبَّةٍ، كَما أحَبَّ المَسِيحُ كَنِيسَتَهُ وَبَذَلَ نَفسَهُ مِنْ أجلِها،

Husbands, love your own wives, even as the Christ also loved the assembly, and has delivered himself up for it,

26 ل ِكَي يُقَدِّسَها بَعدَ أنْ طَهَّرَها بِغَسلِها بِالماءِ، بِالكَلِمَةِ.

in order that he might sanctify it, purifying by the washing of water by word,

27 و َذَلِكَ لِكَي يَأْخُذَها لِنَفسِهِ عَرُوساً مُتَألِّقَةً، بِلا شائِبَةٍ أوْ تَجَعُّدٍ، أوْ أيِّ عَيبٍ آخَرِ. فَهُوَ يَبتَغِيها نَقِيَّةً وَبِلا لَومٍ.

that he might present the assembly to himself glorious, having no spot, or wrinkle, or any of such things; but that it might be holy and blameless.

28 ه َكَذا يَنبَغي أنْ يُحِبَّ الأزواجُ زَوجاتِهِنَّ، كَما يُحِبُّونَ أجسادَهُمْ. وَمَنْ يُحِبُّ زَوجَتَهُ، يُحِبُّ بِذَلِكَ نَفسَهُ.

So ought men also to love their own wives as their own bodies: he that loves his own wife loves himself.

29 ف َما مِنْ أحَدٍ يُبغِضُ جَسَدَهُ، بَلْ يُغَذِّيهِ وَيَهتَمُّ بِهِ، تَماماً كَما يَفعَلُ المَسِيحُ مَعَ الكَنِيسَةِ،

For no one has ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, even as also the Christ the assembly:

30 ل ِأنَّنا نَحنُ أعضاءُ جَسَدِهِ.

for we are members of his body;

31 ف َكَما يَقُولُ الكِتابُ: «لِهَذا يَترُكُ الرَّجُلُ أباهُ وَأُمَّهُ، وَيَتَّحِدُ بِزَوجَتِهِ. وَيَصِيْرُ الاثنانِ جَسَداً واحِداً.»

Because of this a man shall leave his father and mother, and shall be united to his wife, and the two shall be one flesh.

32 ه َذا السِّرُّ عَظِيمٌ! وَأنا أقُولُ إنَّ هَذا يَنطَبِقُ عَلَى المَسِيحِ وَالكَنِيسَةِ.

This mystery is great, but I speak as to Christ, and as to the assembly.

33 ف َلْيُحِبَّ كُلُّ واحِدٍ مِنكُمْ زَوجَتَهُ كَما يُحِبُّ نَفسَهُ. وَلْتُعامِلِ الزَّوجَةُ زَوجَها باحتِرامٍ شَدِيدٍ.

But ye also, every one of you, let each so love his own wife as himself; but as to the wife that she may fear the husband.