1 ب ِما أنَّكُمْ أبناءُ اللهِ المَحبُوبُونَ، تَمَثَّلُوا بِهِ.

Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;

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

And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.

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

But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;

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

Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.

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 know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

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

Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.

7 ف َلا تَشتَرِكُوا مَعَهُمْ فِي خَطاياهُمْ هَذِهِ.

Be not ye therefore 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 sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:

9 ف َالنُّورُ لا يُنتِجُ إلّا الصَّلاحَ وَالبِرَّ وَالحَقَّ.

(For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)

10 ف َاسعَوا عَلَى الدَّوامِ إلَى مَعرِفَةِ ما يُرضِي اللهَ،

Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord.

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

And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

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

For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret.

13 ل َكِنَّ كُلَّ شَيءٍ يَصِيرُ مَنظُوراً حِينَ يُعَرَّضُ لِلنُّورِ.

But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make 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 saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.

15 ف َانتَبِهُوا لِسُلُوكِكُمْ، وَلا تَكُونُوا كَالجُهّالِ، بَلْ كَالحُكَماءِ

See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, 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.

Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.

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

And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; 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 making melody in your heart to the Lord;

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

Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;

21 ا خضَعُوا بَعضُكُمْ لِبَعضٍ إكراماً للمَسِيحِ. الزَّوجاتُ وَالأزواج

Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.

22 أ يَّتُها الزَّوجاتُ، اخضَعْنَ لِأزواجِكُنَّ كَما تَخْضَعْنَ لِلرَّبِّ.

Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.

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

For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.

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

Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.

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

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;

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

That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the 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 it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.

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

So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.

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

For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:

30 ل ِأنَّنا نَحنُ أعضاءُ جَسَدِهِ.

For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.

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

For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.

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

This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.

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

Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.