1 م ِنْ بُطرُسَ، رَسُولِ يَسُوعَ المَسِيحِ، إلَى شَعبِ اللهِ المُتَغَرِّبينَ فِي هَذا العالَمِ، وَالمُشَتَّتِينَ عَبْرَ مُقاطَعاتِ بُنطُسَ وَغَلاطِيَّةَ وَكَبْدُوكِيَّةَ وَأسِيّا وَبِيثِينِيَّةَ، المُختارينَ

Peter, an apostle (a special messenger) of Jesus Christ, to the elect exiles of the dispersion scattered (sowed) abroad in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,

2 ح َسَبَ عِلْمِ اللهِ الآبِ المُسبَقِ، لِتَكُونُوا مُقَدَّسينَ فِي الرُّوحِ، وَلِكَي تُطِيعُوهُ وَتَتَطَهَّرُوا بِرَشِّ دَمِ يَسُوعَ المَسِيحِ. أُصَلِّي أنْ تَتَزايَدَ لَكُمْ نِعمَةُ اللهِ وَسَلامُهُ عَلَى الدَّوامِ. رَجاءٌ حَيّ

Who were chosen and foreknown by God the Father and consecrated (sanctified, made holy) by the Spirit to be obedient to Jesus Christ (the Messiah) and to be sprinkled with blood: May grace (spiritual blessing) and peace be given you in increasing abundance '> realized in and through Christ, freedom from fears, agitating passions, and moral conflicts].

3 ت َبارَكَ إلَهُ رَبِّنا يَسُوعَ المَسِيحِ وَأبُوهُ. فَفِي رَحمَتِهِ العَظِيمَةِ وَلَدَنا ثانِيَةً، لِيَكُونَ لَنا رَجاءٌ حَيٌّ بِسَبَبِ قِيامَةِ يَسُوعَ المَسِيحِ مِنَ المَوتِ،

Praised (honored, blessed) be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah)! By His boundless mercy we have been born again to an ever-living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

4 و َمِيراثٌ لا يَفنَى وَلا يَتَلَوَّثُ وَلا يَذبُلُ، مَحفُوظٌ فِي السَّماواتِ لَكُمْ

into an inheritance which is beyond the reach of change and decay, unsullied and unfading, reserved in heaven for you,

5 أ نتُمُ المَحمِيِّينَ بِقُوَّةِ اللهِ بِسَبَبِ إيمانِكُمْ، إلَى أنْ تَنالوا الخَلاصَ المُعَدَّ لَكُمْ، وَالَّذِي سَيُعلَنُ فِي نِهايَةِ الزَّمانِ.

Who are being guarded (garrisoned) by God’s power through faith '> final] salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.

6 و َلِهَذا أنتُمْ تَفِيضُونَ فَرَحاً، مَعَ أنَّهُ مِنَ الضَّرُورِيِّ أنْ تُحزَنُوا الآنَ لِفَتْرَةٍ قَصِيرَةٍ بامتِحاناتٍ مُختَلِفَةٍ،

be exceedingly glad on this account, though now for a little while you may be distressed by trials and suffer temptations,

7 ت ُبَرهِنُ أصالَةَ إيمانَكُمْ. فَحَتَّى الذَّهَبُ الفانِي يُمتَحَنُ بِالنّارِ. وَإيمانُكُمْ أثمَنُ مِنْهُ كَثِيراً. لِهَذا يَنبَغي أنْ يُمتَحَنَ لِيَكونَ مُستَحِقّاً لِلمَدِيحِ وَالتَّمِجِيدِ وَالتَّكرِيمِ، عِندَما يُعلَنُ يَسُوعُ المَسِيحُ

So that of your faith may be tested, which is infinitely more precious than the perishable gold which is tested and purified by fire. to redound to praise and glory and honor when Jesus Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One) is revealed.

8 ا لَّذي لا تَرَونَهُ، إلّا أنَّكُمْ تُحِبُّونَهُ. وَمَعَ أنَّكُمْ لا تَرَونَهُ الآنَ، إلّا أنَّكُمْ تُؤْمِنُونَ بِهِ، فَتَمتَلِئُونَ فَرَحاً مَجِيداً لا يُوصَفُ،

Without having seen Him, you love Him; though you do not now see Him, you believe in Him and exult and thrill with inexpressible and glorious (triumphant, heavenly) joy.

9 و َتَنالُونَ هَدَفَ إيمانِكُمُ الَّذِي هُوَ خَلاصُكُمْ.

you receive the result (outcome, consummation) of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

10 ل َقَدْ تَحَدَّثَ الأنبِياءُ سابِقاً عَنْ هَذِهِ النِّعْمَةِ الَّتي هِيَ لَكُمُ الآنَ، وَفَتَّشُوا باهتِمامٍ عَنْ هَذا الخَلاصِ.

The prophets, who prophesied of the grace (divine blessing) which was intended for you, searched and inquired earnestly about this salvation.

11 ك انَتْ غايَتُهُمْ أنْ يَعرِفُوا الوَقْتَ وَالظُّرُوفَ الَّتِي كانَ يَدُلُّهُمْ عَلَيها رُوحُ المَسِيحِ الَّذي فيهِمْ، إذْ أعلَنَ لَهُمُ الرُّوحُ القُدُسُ مُسبَقاً آلامَ المَسِيحِ وَالأمجادَ الَّتِي سَتَلِيها.

They sought to whom or when this was to come which the Spirit of Christ working within them was indicating when He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories that should follow.

12 و َقَدْ كَشَفَ لَهُمُ اللهُ أنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَكُونُوا يَخدِمُونَ أنفُسَهُمْ، بَلْ يَخدِمُونَكُمْ أنتُمْ عِندَما تَحَدَّثُوا عَنْ هَذِهِ الأُمُورِ الَّتِي أُعلِنَتْ لَكُمُ الآنَ، بِواسِطَةِ الَّذِينَ بَشَّرُوكُمْ بِقُوَّةِ الرُّوحِ القُدُسِ المُرسَلِ مِنَ السَّماءِ. وَهِيَ أُمُورٌ تَشتَهِي حَتَّى المَلائِكَةُ أنْ تَعرِفَها! كونوا مُقَدَّسين

It was then disclosed to them that the services they were rendering were not meant for themselves and their period of time, but for you. things which have now already been made known plainly to you by those who preached the good news (the Gospel) to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Into these things angels long to look!

13 ف َكُونُوا مُتَيَقِّظِي الذِّهنِ وَمُنضَبِطِي النَّفْسِ. وَليَكُنْ رَجاؤكُمْ كُلُّهُ فِي نِعمَةِ اللهِ الَّتِي سَتُعطَى لَكُمْ عِندَما يُعلَنُ يَسُوعُ المَسِيحُ.

So brace up your minds; be sober (circumspect, morally alert); set your hope wholly and unchangeably on the grace (divine favor) that is coming to you when Jesus Christ (the Messiah) is revealed.

14 و َكَأبناءٍ مُطِيعِينَ، كُفُّوا عَنْ تَشكِيلِ حَياتِكُمْ بِحَسَبِ رَغَباتِكُمُ الشَّرِّيرَةِ الماضِيَةِ، حينَما كُنتُمْ جُهَلاءَ.

as children of obedience; do not conform yourselves to the evil desires in your former ignorance.

15 ب َلْ كُونُوا مُقَدَّسِينَ فِي كُلِّ سُلوكٍ، كَما أنَّ اللهَ الَّذِي دَعاكُمْ هُوَ قُدُّوسٌ.

But as the One Who called you is holy, you yourselves also be holy in all your conduct and manner of living.

16 ف َإنَّهُ مَكتُوبٌ: «كُونُوا مُقَدَّسِينَ، لأنِّي أنا قُدُّوسٌ.»

For it is written, You shall be holy, for I am holy.

17 أ نتُمْ تَدعُونَ اللهَ أباً، وَهُوَ يَحكُمُ عَلَى كُلِّ إنْسانٍ عَلَى أساسِ عَمَلِهِ، وَدُونَ أيِّ تَحَيُّزٍ. فَعِيشُوا إذاً حَياتَكُمْ فِي تَقوَى أثناءَ إقامَتِكُمُ المُؤَقَّتَةِ عَلَى هَذِهِ الأرْضِ.

And if you call upon Him as Father Who judges each one impartially according to what he does, you should conduct yourselves with true reverence throughout the time of your temporary residence.

18 ل َقَدْ دُفِعَ ثَمَنُ تَحريرَكُمْ مِنْ أُسلُوبِ حَياتِكُمُ العَقِيمِ الَّذِي وَرِثتُموهُ عَنْ آبائِكُمْ، لا بِمالٍ مَسبوكٍ مِنْ مَوادَّ فانيَةٍ كَالفِضَّةِ أوْ الذَّهَبِ،

You must know (recognize) that you were redeemed (ransomed) from the useless (fruitless) way of living inherited by tradition from forefathers, not with corruptible things silver and gold,

19 ب َلْ بِدَمِ المَسِيحِ الثَّمِينِ، دَمِ حَمَلٍ سَلِيمٍ خالٍ مِنَ العُيُوبِ.

But with the precious blood of Christ (the Messiah), like that of a lamb without blemish or spot.

20 و َقَدْ سَبَقَ أنِ اختارَ اللهُ المَسِيحَ قَبلَ خَلْقِ العالَمِ، لَكِنَّهُ أعلَنَهُ لِلعالَمِ فِي هَذِهِ الأيّامِ الأخِيرَةِ مِنْ أجلِكُمْ.

It is true that He was chosen and foreordained (destined and foreknown for it) before the foundation of the world, but He was brought out to public view (made manifest) in these last days (at the end of the times) for the sake of you.

21 و َفِي المَسيحِ، أنتُمْ تُؤمِنُونَ بِاللهِ الَّذِي أقامَهُ مِنَ المَوتِ وَمَجَّدَهُ، لِيَكونَ إيمانُكُمْ وَرَجاؤكُمْ فِي اللهِ.

Through Him you believe in (adhere to, rely on) God, Who raised Him up from the dead and gave Him honor and glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.

22 ل َقَدْ طَهَّرْتُمْ أنفُسَكُمْ بِإطاعَتِكُمْ لِلحَقِّ. فَأظهِرُوا مَحَبَّةً أخَوِيَّةً مُخلِصَةً، وَأحِبُّوا بَعْضُكُمْ بَعْضاً مَحَبَّةً شَدِيدَةً مِنْ قَلْبٍ طاهِرٍ.

Since by your obedience to the Truth through the Spirit you have purified your hearts for the sincere affection of the brethren, love one another fervently from a pure heart.

23 ل َقَدْ وُلِدْتُمْ ثانِيَةً، لا مِنْ بِذْرَةٍ فانِيَةٍ، بَلْ مِنْ بِذْرَةٍ لا تَفنَى هِيَ كَلِمَةُ اللهِ الحَيَّةُ الخالِدَةُ.

You have been regenerated (born again), not from a mortal origin ( seed, sperm), but from one that is immortal by the ever living and lasting Word of God.

24 ف َكَما يَقُولُ الكِتابُ: «البَشَرُ جَمِيعاً كَالعُشْبِ، وَكُلُّ مَجدِهِمْ أشبَهُ بِزَهْرِ العُشبِ. العُشْبُ يَجِفُّ، وَالزَّهْرُ يَسقُطُ.

For all flesh (mankind) is like grass, and all its glory (honor) like flower of grass. The grass withers and the flower drops off,

25 أ مّا كَلِمَةُ اللهِ فَتَبقَى إلَى الأبَدِ.» هَذِهِ هِيَ كَلِمَةُ اللهِ الَّتِي بُشِّرْتُمْ بِها.

But the Word of the Lord ( divine instruction, the Gospel) endures forever. And this Word is the good news which was preached to you.