1 ف َبِما أنَّكُمْ أُقِمتُمْ مَعَ المَسِيحِ مِنَ المَوتِ، اسعُوا دائِماً إلَى الأُمُورِ السَّماوِيَّةِ. فَهُناكَ المَسِيحُ مُتَوَّجٌ عَنْ يَمِينِ اللهِ.

If then you have been raised with Christ, aim at and seek the that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.

2 ر َكِّزُوا تَفكِيرَكُمْ عَلَى الأُمُورِ السَّماوِيَّةِ، لا عَلَى الأُمُورِ الأرْضِيَّةِ.

And set your minds and keep them set on what is above (the higher things), not on the things that are on the earth.

3 ف َالذّاتُ القَدِيمَةُ فِيكُمْ قَدْ ماتَتْ، وَحَياتُكُمُ الجَدِيدَةُ مَستُورَةٌ فِي المَسِيحِ فِي اللهِ.

For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.

4 و َحِينَ يُظهَرُ المَسِيحُ، الَّذِي هُوَ حَياتُكُمْ، سَتَظهَرُونَ أنتُمْ أيضاً مَعَهُ فِي المَجدِ.

When Christ, Who is our life, appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.

5 ف َأمِيتُوا فِيكُمْ كُلَّ ما يَنتَمِي إلَى هَذِهِ الأرْضِ: الزِّنا، وَالنَّجاسَةَ، وَالشَّهوَةَ، وَالرَّغَباتِ الشِّرِّيْرَةَ، وَالفِسقُ – الَّذِي هُوَ عِبادَةُ أوثانٍ.

So kill (deaden, deprive of power) the evil desire lurking in your members: sexual vice, impurity, sensual appetites, unholy desires, and all greed and covetousness, for that is idolatry (the deifying of self and other created things instead of God).

6 ف َبِسَبَبِ هَذِهِ الأُمُورِ، يَأْتِي غَضَبُ اللهِ عَلَى أبناءِ المَعصِيَةِ.

It is on account of these that the anger of God is ever coming upon the sons of disobedience (those who are obstinately opposed to the divine will),

7 و َقَدْ كُنتُمْ فِيما مَضَى تَعِيشُونَ مِثلَ هَذِهِ الحَياةَ حِينَ مارَسْتُمْ هَذِهِ الأُمُورَ.

Among whom you also once walked, when you were living in and addicted to.

8 ف َلتَتَخَلَّصُوا مِنْ هَذِهِ الأُمُورِ كُلِّها. تَخَلَّصُوا أيضاً مِنَ الغَضَبِ، وَالسَّخَطِ، وَالإساءَةِ وَالذَّمِّ وَالألفاظِ القَبيحَةِ.

But now put away and rid yourselves of all these things: anger, rage, bad feeling toward others, curses and slander, and foulmouthed abuse and shameful utterances from your lips!

9 ل ا تَكذِبُوا أحَدُكُمْ عَلَى الآخَرِ، حَيثُ إنَّكُمْ خَلَعتُمْ ذاتَكُمُ العَتِيقَةَ بِأعمالِها،

Do not lie to one another, for you have stripped off the old (unregenerate) self with its evil practices,

10 و َلَبِستُمُ الذّاتَ الجَدِيدَةَ الَّتِي تَتَجَدَّدُ عَلَى الدَّوامِ عَلَى صُورَةِ خالِقِها إلَى أنْ تَصِلَ إلَى مَعرِفَةٍ كامِلَةٍ بِهِ.

And have clothed yourselves with the new, which is renewed and remolded into '> knowledge upon] knowledge after the image (the likeness) of Him Who created it.

11 ل ِذَلِكَ، لا يُوجَدُ فَرقٌ بَينَ يَهُودِيٍّ وَيُونانِيٍّ، مَختُونٍ وَغَيرِ مَختُونٍ، بَرْبَرِيٌّ وَسِكِّيْثِيٌّ، أوْ عَبدٌ وَحُرٌّ. فَما يَهُمُّ هُوَ المَسِيحُ، وَهُوَ مَوجُودٌ فِي كُلِّ هَؤُلاءِ المُؤمِنِينَ.

There is no room for and there can be neither Greek nor Jew, circumcised nor uncircumcised, barbarians or Scythians '> who are the most savage of all], nor slave or free man; but Christ is all and in all '> everything and everywhere, to all men, without distinction of person].

12 ف َالبَسُوا ثَوباً يَلِيقُ بِأبناءٍ مُختارِينَ وَمُقَدَّسِينَ وَمَحبُوبِيْنَ مِنَ اللهِ: ثَوبَ الشَّفَقَةِ، وَاللُّطفِ، وَالتَّواضُعِ، وَالوَداعَةِ، وَالصَّبْرِ.

Clothe yourselves therefore, as God’s own chosen ones (His own picked representatives), purified and holy and well-beloved tenderhearted pity and mercy, kind feeling, a lowly opinion of yourselves, gentle ways, patience.

13 و َاحتَمِلُوا أحَدُكُمُ الآخَرَ، وَسامِحُوا بَعضُكُمْ بَعضاً حِينَ يَكُونُ لِأحَدٍ شَكوَى عَلَى آخَرَ. فَكَما سامَحَكُمُ الرَّبُّ بِسَخاءٍ، سامِحُوا أحَدُكُمُ الآخَرَ.

Be gentle and forbearing with one another and, if one has a difference (a grievance or complaint) against another, readily pardoning each other; even as the Lord has forgiven you, so must you also.

14 و َفَوقَ كُلِّ هَذا البَسُوا المَحَبَّةَ الَّتِي تَجعَلُكُمْ مُتَماسِكِينَ وَتامِّيْنَ.

And above all these love and enfold yourselves with the bond of perfectness.

15 و َلْيَملُكْ عَلَى قُلُوبِكُمُ السَّلامُ الَّذِي يُعطِيْهِ المَسِيحُ، السَّلامُ الَّذِي دُعِيتُمْ إلَيهِ كَأعضاءٍ فِي جَسَدٍ واحِدٍ. وَاشْكُروا اللهَ دائِماً.

And let the peace (soul harmony which comes) from Christ rule (act as umpire continually) in your hearts to which as one body you were also called. And be thankful (appreciative),.

16 ل ِتَسكُنْ فِيكُمْ كَلِمَةُ المَسِيحِ بِكُلِّ غِنَىً وَأنتُمْ تُعَلِّمونَ وَتُرشِدونَ بَعضُكُمْ بَعضاً بِكُلِّ حِكمَةٍ، مُرَنِّمِينَ فِي قُلُوبِكُمْ تَرانِيمَ وَأغانِيَ رُوحِيَّةً حَمْداً للهِ.

Let the word Christ (the Messiah) have its home and dwell in you in richness, as you teach and admonish and train one another in all insight and intelligence and wisdom psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, making melody to God with grace in your hearts.

17 و َمَهما فَعَلْتُمْ أوْ قُلْتُمْ، فَلْيَكُنْ بِاسْمِ الرَّبِّ يَسُوعَ، شاكِرينَ اللهَ الآبَ بِواسِطَتِهِ. الحياةُ الجَدِيدَةُ مَعَ الآخَرِين

And whatever you do in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus and in His Person, giving praise to God the Father through Him.

18 أ يَّتُها الزَّوجاتُ، اخضَعْنَ لِأزواجِكُنَّ، كَما يَلِيقُ بِمَنْ هُمْ فِي الرَّبِّ.

Wives, be subject to your husbands, as is right and fitting and your proper duty in the Lord.

19 أ يُّها الأزواجُ، أحِبُّوا زَوجاتِكُمْ، وَلا تُعامِلُوهُنَّ بِخُشُونَةٍ.

Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh or bitter or resentful toward them.

20 أ يُّها الأبناءُ، أطِيعُوا وَالِدِيكُمْ فِي كُلِّ شَيءٍ لأنَّ هَذا يُرضي الرَّبَّ.

Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing to the Lord.

21 أ يُّها الآباءُ وَالأُمَّهاتُ، لا تُغِيظُوا أبناءَكُمْ لِئَلّا يُحبَطُوا.

Fathers, do not provoke or irritate or fret your children, lest they become discouraged and sullen and morose and feel inferior and frustrated.

22 أ يُّها العَبِيدُ، أطِيْعُوا سادَتَكُمُ الَّذينَ عَلَى الأرْضِ فِي كُلِّ شَيءٍ. لَيسَ فَقَطْ أمامَ أعيُنِهِمْ كَما لَوْ كُنتُمْ تَطلُبُونَ رِضاهُمْ، بَلْ أطِيعُوهُمْ مِنْ قَلبٍ مُخلِصٍ بِدافِعٍ مِنْ مَخافَةِ الرَّبِّ.

Servants, obey in everything those who are your earthly masters, not only when their eyes are on you as pleasers of men, but in simplicity of purpose because of your reverence for the Lord and as a sincere expression of your devotion to Him.

23 و َمَهما عَمِلْتُمْ، فَاعمَلُوهُ مِنْ كُلِّ القَلبِ، كَأنَّكُمْ تَعمَلُونَهُ لِلرَّبِّ نَفسِهِ، لا لِبَشَرٍ.

Whatever may be your task, work at it heartily (from the soul), as for the Lord and not for men,

24 و َتَذَكَّرُوا أنَّ الرَّبَّ سَيُكافِئُكُمْ بِمِيراثٍ سَماوِيٍّ. فَاخدِمُوا الرَّبَّ المَسِيحَ.

Knowing that it is from the Lord that you will receive the inheritance which is your reward. you are actually serving the Lord Christ (the Messiah).

25 أ مّا الَّذِي يَعمَلُ الشَّرَّ فَسَيَنالُ جَزاءَ شَرِّهِ بِلا تَحَيُّزٍ.

For he who deals wrongfully will be punished for his wrongdoing. And there is no partiality.