1 أ خِيراً أيُّها الإخوَةُ، نَطلُبُ مِنكُمْ أنْ تُصَلُّوا مِنْ أجلِنا، لِكَي تَنتَشِرَ رِسالَةُ الرَّبِّ بِسُرعَةٍ وَتَتَمَجَّدَ، كَما حَدَثَ عِندَكُمْ.

Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may spread rapidly and be glorified, even as also with you;

2 و َصَلُّوا أنْ يُنقِذَنا الرَّبُّ مِنَ المُنحَرِفِينَ الأشرارِ. فَلَيسَ كُلُّ النّاسِ يُؤمِنُونَ بِالرَّبِّ،

and that we may be delivered from unreasonable and evil men; for not all have faith.

3 ل َكِنَّ الرَّبَّ أمِينٌ دائِماً، وَهُوَ سَيُقَوِّيكُمْ وَيَحرُسُكُمْ مِنَ الشِّرِّيْرِ.

But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you, and guard you from the evil one.

4 ن َحنُ واثِقُونَ بِالرَّبِّ بِشَأنِكُمْ، وَمُتَأكِّدُونَ أنَّكُمْ تَعمَلُونَ وَسَتَعمَلُونَ بِما أوصَيناكُمْ.

We have confidence in the Lord concerning you, that you both do and will do the things we command.

5 ف َلَيتَ الرَّبَّ يُوَجِّهُ قُلُوبَكُمْ إلَى مَحَبَّةِ اللهِ وَإلَى صَبرِ المَسِيحِ. أهَمِّيَّةُ العَمَل

May the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patience of Christ.

6 و َالآنَ نُوصِيكُمْ، أيُّها الإخوَةُ بِاسْمِ رَبِّنا يَسُوعَ المَسِيحِ أنْ تَتَجَنَّبُوا كُلَّ أخٍ يَحيا حَياةَ الكَسَلِ، وَلَيسَ حَسَبَ التَّقلِيدِ الَّذِي أخَذَهُ عَنّا.

Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw yourselves from every brother who walks in rebellion, and not after the tradition which they received from us.

7 أ قُولُ هَذا لِأنَّكُمْ تَعرِفُونَ كَيفَ يَنبَغِي أنْ تَقتَدُوا بِنا. فَحِينَ عِشنا بَينَكُمْ لَمْ نَكُنْ كَسالَى.

For you know how you ought to imitate us. For we didn’t behave ourselves rebelliously among you,

8 ل َمْ نَأكُلْ طَعاماً مِنْ عِندِ أحَدٍ دُونَ مُقابِلٍ، بَلْ عَمِلنا وَتَعِبنا لَيلاً وَنَهاراً لِئَلّا نَكُونَ عِبئِاَ عَلَى أحَدٍ مِنكُمْ.

neither did we eat bread from anyone’s hand without paying for it, but in labor and travail worked night and day, that we might not burden any of you;

9 و َهَذا لا يَعنِي أنَّهُ لا حَقَّ لَنا فِي طَلَبِ دَعمٍ مِنكُمْ، لَكِنَّنا عَمِلْنا بِأيدينا لِكَي نَضرِبَ لَكُمْ مِثالاً فَتَقتَدُوا بِنا.

not because we don’t have the right, but to make ourselves an example to you, that you should imitate us.

10 ف َلَمّا كُنّا عِندَكُمْ، وَضَعنا لَكُمُ القاعِدَةَ التّالِيَةَ: «إنْ كانَ أحَدٌ يَرفُضُ أنْ يَعمَلَ، فَلا يَحِقُّ لَهُ أنْ يَأكُلَ.»

For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: “If anyone will not work, don’t let him eat.”

11 ن َقُولُ هَذا لِأنَّنا نَسمَعُ أنَّ بَعضاً مِنكُمْ يَحيَونَ حَياةَ الكَسَلِ وَلا يَنشَغِلُونَ بِأعمالِهِمْ، بَلْ يَجرُونَ هُنا وَهُناكَ بِلا هَدَفٍ.

For we hear of some who walk among you in rebellion, who don’t work at all, but are busybodies.

12 ف َنَحنُ نَأمُرُ مِثلَ هَؤُلاءِ الأشخاصَ وَنَحُثُّهُمْ فِي الرَّبِّ يَسُوعَ المَسِيحِ أنْ يَشتَغِلُوا بِهُدُوءٍ، وَأنْ يَكسِبُوا خُبزَهُمْ بِتَعَبِهِمْ.

Now those who are that way, we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.

13 أ مّا أنتُمْ أيُّها الإخوَةُ، فَلا تَمَلُّوا مِنْ عَمَلِ الخَيرِ.

But you, brothers, don’t be weary in doing well.

14 و َإذا كانَ أحَدٌ لا يُطِيعُ تَعلِيمَنا الوارِدِ فِي هَذِهِ الرِّسالَةِ، فَلْيَكُنْ مَعرُوفاً لَدَيكُمْ. وَلا تُخالِطُوهُ، لِكَي يَخجَلَ مِنْ نَفسِهِ.

If any man doesn’t obey our word in this letter, note that man, that you have no company with him, to the end that he may be ashamed.

15 ل َكِنْ لا تُعامِلُوهُ كَعَدُوٍّ، بَلِ انصَحُوهُ كَأخٍ. خاتِمَة

Don’t count him as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.

16 و َالآنَ، لِيُعطِكُمْ رَبُّ السَّلامِ نَفسَهُ سَلاماً كُلَّ حِينٍ، وَمِنْ كُلِّ ناحِيَةٍ. وَلْيَكُنِ الرَّبُّ مَعَكُمْ جَمِيعاً.

Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in all ways. The Lord be with you all.

17 و َها أنا بُولُسَ، أكتُبُ هَذِهِ التَّحِيَّةَ بِخَطِّ يَدِي. هَكَذا أكتُبُ وَأُوَقِّعُ كُلَّ رِسالَةٍ:

The greeting of me, Paul, with my own hand, which is the sign in every letter: this is how I write.

18 ل ِتَكُنْ نِعمَةُ رَبِّنا يَسُوعَ المَسِيحِ مَعَكُمْ جَمِيعاً.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.