1 ف َتَخَلَّصُوا مِنْ كُلِّ مَكْرٍ وَغِشٍّ وَنِفاقٍ وَحَسَدٍ وَمَذَمَّةٍ.

Having put aside, then, all evil, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envyings, and all evil speakings,

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

as new-born babes the word's pure milk desire ye, that in it ye may grow,

3 ف َقَدْ ذُقْتُمْ أنَّ الرَّبَّ طَيِّبٌ.

if so be ye did taste that the Lord gracious,

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

to whom coming -- a living stone -- by men, indeed, having been disapproved of, but with God choice, precious,

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

and ye yourselves, as living stones, are built up, a spiritual house, 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.»

Wherefore, also, it is contained in the Writing: `Lo, I lay in Zion a chief corner-stone, choice, precious, and he who is believing on him may not be put to shame;'

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

to you, then, who are believing the preciousness; and to the unbelieving, a stone that the builders disapproved of, this one did become for the head of a corner,

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 offence -- who are stumbling at the word, being unbelieving, -- to which also they were set;

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.

and ye a choice race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people acquired, that the excellences ye may shew forth of Him who out of darkness did call you to His wondrous 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 once not a people, and now the people of God; who had not found kindness, and now have found kindness.

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

Beloved, I call upon, as strangers and sojourners, to keep from the fleshly desires, that 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 your behaviour among the nations right, that in that which they speak against you as evil-doers, of the good works having beheld, they may glorify God in a day of inspection.

13 ا خضَعُوا لِكُلِّ سُلْطَةٍ بَشَرِيَّةٍ إرضاءً للرَّبِّ.

Be subject, then, to every human creation, because of the Lord, whether to a king, as the highest,

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

whether to governors, as to those sent through him, for punishment, indeed, of evil-doers, and a praise of those doing good;

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

because, so is the will of God, doing good, to put to silence the ignorance of the foolish men;

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

as free, and not having the freedom as the cloak of the evil, but as servants of God;

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

to all give ye honour; the brotherhood love ye; God fear ye; the king honour ye.

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

The domestics! be subjecting yourselves in all fear to the masters, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the cross;

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

for this gracious, if because of conscience toward God any one doth endure sorrows, suffering unrighteously;

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

for what renown, if sinning and being buffeted, ye do endure ? but if, doing good and suffering, ye do endure, this gracious 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 ye were called, because Christ also did suffer for you, leaving to you an example, that ye may follow his steps,

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

who did not commit sin, nor was guile 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 being reviled -- was not reviling again, suffering -- was not threatening, and was committing himself to Him who is judging righteously,

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

who our sins himself did bear in his body, upon the tree, that to the sins having died, to the righteousness we may live; by whose stripes ye were healed,

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

for ye were as sheep going astray, but ye turned back now to the shepherd and overseer of your souls.