1 ف َتَخَلَّصُوا مِنْ كُلِّ مَكْرٍ وَغِشٍّ وَنِفاقٍ وَحَسَدٍ وَمَذَمَّةٍ.

Putting away therefore all wickedness, all deceit, hypocrisies, envies, and all evil speaking,

2 و َتُوقُوا كَالأطفالِ المَولودينَ حَدِيثاً إلَى الحَلِيبِ الرُّوحِيِّ النَّقِيِّ، لِكَي تَنمُوا وَتَخلُصُوا،

as newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the Word, that with it you may grow,

3 ف َقَدْ ذُقْتُمْ أنَّ الرَّبَّ طَيِّبٌ.

if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is gracious:

4 ي َسُوعُ المَسِيحُ هُوَ الحَجَرُ الحَيُّ الَّذِي رَفَضَهُ أهلُ العالَمِ، لَكِنَّهُ ثَمِينٌ لَدَى اللهِ الَّذي اخْتارَهُ. فَإذْ تَقتَرِبونَ مِنْهُ،

coming to him, a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God, precious.

5 ك ُونوا أنتُمْ أيضاً حِجارَةً حَيَّةً لِبِناءِ هَيكَلٍ رُوحِيٍّ، فَتَكونوا كَهَنَةً مُقَدَّسِينَ، تَخدِمونَ اللهَ بِتَقدِيمِ ذَبائِحَ رُوحِيَّةٍ مَقبُولَةٍ عِنْدَ اللهِ بِيَسُوعَ المَسِيحِ.

You also, as living stones, are built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

6 إ ذْ يَقولُ الكِتابُ: «ها إنِّي أضَعُ فِي صِهْيَوْنَ حَجَرَ زاوِيَةٍ، حَجَراً ثَمِيناً وَمُخْتاراً. وَالَّذي يُؤْمِنُ بِهِ لَنْ يَخيبَ لَهُ رَجاءٌ.»

Because it is contained in Scripture, “Behold, I lay in Zion a chief cornerstone, chosen, and precious: He who believes in him will not be disappointed.”

7 ف َهوَ حَجَرٌ كَريمٌ عِندَكُمْ أنتُمْ يا مَنْ تُؤمِنُونَ. أمّا للَّذِينَ لا يُؤْمِنُونَ، فَهُوَ … «الحَجَرُ الَّذِي رَفَضَهُ البَنّاؤُونَ، الَّذِي صارَ حَجَرَ الأساسِ.»

For you who believe therefore is the honor, but for those who are disobedient, “The stone which the builders rejected, has become the chief cornerstone,”

8 و َهوَ أيضاً: «حَجَرٌ يُعثِرُ النّاسَ، وَصَخرَةٌ تُسْقِطُهُمْ.» يَتَعثَّرُونَ لِأنَّهُمْ لا يُطِيعُونَ رِسالَةَ اللهِ، فَهَذا هُوَ المَصِيرُ الَّذِي أُعِدَّ لَهُمْ.

and, “a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense.” For they stumble at the word, being disobedient, to which also they were appointed.

9 أ مّا أنتُمْ فَشَعبٌ مُختارٌ، وَمَملَكَةُ كَهَنَةٍ، وَأُمَّةٌ مُقَدَّسَةٌ. أنتُمْ تَنتَمونَ إلَى اللهِ، لِكَي تُذِيعُوا صِفاتَهُ العَظيمَةَ. فَهُوَ الَّذِي دَعاكُمْ مِنَ الظُّلْمَةِ، إلَى نُورِهِ المُدهِشِ.

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, that you may proclaim the excellence of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light:

10 ذ اتَ يَومٍ، لَمْ تَكونوا شَعباً، أمّا الآنَ فَأنتُمْ شَعبُ اللهِ. لَمْ تَكونوا تَتَمَتَّعونَ بِأيَّةِ رَحمَةٍ، أمّا الآنَ فَأنتُمْ مَرْحومونَ. أعمالنا الصّالِحَةُ تُمَجِّدُ الله

who in time past were no people, but now are God’s people, who had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.

11 أ يُّها الأحِبّاءُ، أنتُمْ غُرَباءُ تُقِيمُونَ فِي هَذا العالَمِ إقامَةً مُؤَقَّتَةً. لِهَذا أُناشِدُكُمْ أنْ تَتَجَنَّبُوا الشَّهَواتِ الشِّرِّيرَةَ الَّتِي تُحارِبُكُمْ،

Beloved, I beg you as foreigners and pilgrims, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;

12 و َأنْ تَسلُكُوا بَينَ غَيرِ المُؤمِنينَ سُلوكاً حَسَناً. إنَّهُمْ يَتَّهِمونَكُمْ بِعَمَلِ الشَّرِّ، لَكِنْ عِنْدَما يُلاحِظُونَ أعمالَكُمُ الصّالِحَةَ، سَيُعطُونَ المَجْدَ للهِ فِي يَومِ مَجِيئِهِ. طاعَة السُلُطات

having good behavior among the nations, so in that of which they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they see, glorify God in the day of visitation.

13 ا خضَعُوا لِكُلِّ سُلْطَةٍ بَشَرِيَّةٍ إرضاءً للرَّبِّ.

Therefore subject yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether to the king, as supreme;

14 ا خضَعُوا لِلمَلِكِ، الَّذِي هُوَ السُّلْطَةُ العُلْيا، وَلِلحُكّامِ الَّذِينَ يُرسِلُهُمْ لِمُعاقَبَةِ الأشرارِ، وَلِمَدْحِ فاعِلِي الخَيرِ.

or to governors, as sent by him for vengeance on evildoers and for praise to those who do well.

15 ل ِأنَّ مَشِيئَةَ اللهِ هِيَ أنْ تَفعَلُوا الخَيرَ، فَتُخرِسُوا الكَلامَ النّابِعَ مِنْ جَهلِ السُّخَفاءِ.

For this is the will of God, that by well-doing you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:

16 ك ُونُوا أحراراً دُونَ أنْ تَستَخدِمُوا تِلْكَ الحُرِّيَّةَ غِطاءً لِلشَّرِّ، بَلْ عِيشُوا كَخُدّامٍ للهِ.

as free, and not using your freedom for a cloak of wickedness, but as bondservants of God.

17 أ ظهِرُوا احتِراماً لِجَمِيعِ النّاسِ. أحِبُّوا إخْوَتَكُمْ فِي المَسِيحِ. اتَّقُوا اللهَ، وَأكرِمُوا المَلِكَ. مِثالُ آلامِ المَسِيح

Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.

18 أ يُّها العِبِيدُ، اخضَعُوا لِسادَتِكُمْ بِكُلِّ احتِرامٍ، لا لِلأخيارِ الَّذِينَ يُحسِنونَ مُعامَلَتِكُمْ فَحَسْبُ، بَلْ لِلقُساةِ أيضاً.

Servants, be in subjection to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the wicked.

19 ف َحِينَ تُساءُ مُعامَلَةُ إنسانٍ، وَيَحتَمِلُ ألَمَ الظُلْمِ مُتَفَكِّراً بِاللهِ، فَإنَّهُ يَستَحِقُّ المَدِيحَ.

For it is commendable if someone endures pain, suffering unjustly, because of conscience toward God.

20 ل ِأنَّهُ أيُّ فَضلٍ لَكُمْ إنْ كُنْتُمْ تُعاقَبُونَ عَلَى عَمَلٍ سَيئٍ فَتَحْتَمِلُونَ؟

For what glory is it if, when you sin, you patiently endure beating? But if, when you do well, you patiently endure suffering, this is commendable with God.

21 ف َهَذا ما دَعاكُمُ اللهُ إلَيهِ: أنْ تَقْتَدُوا بِالمَسِيحِ الَّذي تَألَّمَ مِنْ أجلِنا، فَتَرَكَ لَنا مِثالاً لِكَيْ نَتْبَعَهُ، فَهوَ:

For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving you an example, that you should follow his steps,

22 « لَمْ يَرتَكِبْ خَطِيَّةً، وَلَمْ يَكُنْ فِي فَمِهِ أيُّ كَذِبٍ.»

who did not sin, “neither was deceit found in his mouth.”

23 ك انَ يُهانُ، فَلا يَرُدُّ الإهانَةَ بِمِثلِها. وَكانَ يَتَألَّمُ، فَلا يَلجَأُ إلَى التَّهدِيدِ، بَلْ يُسَلِّمُ أمْرَهُ إلَى اللهِ الَّذِي يَحكُمُ بِعَدلٍ.

Who, when he was cursed, didn’t curse back. When he suffered, didn’t threaten, but committed himself to him who judges righteously;

24 ه ُوَ نَفسُهُ حَمَلَ خَطايانا فِي جَسَدِهِ عَلَى الخَشَبَةِ، لِكَي نَمُوتَ بِالنِّسبَةِ لِخَطايانا، وَنَحيا حَياةَ البِرِّ. فَبِجِراحِهِ شُفِيتُمْ.

who his own self bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live to righteousness; by whose stripes you were healed.

25 و َبَعدَ أنْ كُنتُمْ كَالخِرافِ التّائِهَةِ، عُدْتُمُ الآنَ إلَى راعِي حَياتِكُمْ وَالمُشْرِفِ عَلَيها.

For you were going astray like sheep; but now have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.