1 S o you can say nothing because you are guilty when you say someone else is guilty. While you say someone is guilty, you are doing the same things he does.

إذاً لَيسَ لَكَ أيُّ عُذْرٍ، أيُّها الإنسانُ، يا مَنْ تَحكُمُ عَلَى الآخَرِينَ. فَأنتَ بِحُكمِكَ عَلَى الآخَرِيْنَ إنَّما تَحكُمُ عَلَى نَفسِكَ، لِأنَّكَ تَفعَلُ الأُمُورَ نَفسَها الَّتِي تُدِينُها!

2 W e know that God will say those who do such things are guilty.

وَنَحنُ نَعلَمُ أنَّ حُكمَ اللهَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ يُمارِسُونَ مِثلَ هَذِهِ الأُمُورَ مُنصِفٌ.

3 D o you think God will punish others for doing wrong and let you keep sinning?

لَكِنْ، أتَظُنُّ أنَّكَ سَتَنجُو مِنْ حُكمِ اللهِ، يا مَنْ تَحكُمُ عَلَى الَّذِينَ يَفعَلُونَ هَذِهِ الأشياءَ وَأنتَ نَفسُكَ تَفعَلُها؟

4 D o you forget about His loving-kindness to you? Do you forget how long He is waiting for you? You know that God is kind. He is trying to get you to be sorry for your sins and turn from them.

أتَستَهِينُ بِلُطفِهِ العَظِيمِ وَتَسامُحِهِ وَصَبرِهِ، غَيرَ مُدرِكٍ أنَّ لُطفَهُ إنَّما يَهدِفُ إلَى أنْ يَقُودَكَ إلَى التَّوبَةِ؟

5 B ecause you are not sorry for your sins and will not turn from them, you will be punished even more on the day of God’s anger. God will be right in saying you are guilty.

لَكِنَّكَ عَنِيدٌ وَقَلبُكَ غَيرُ تائِبٍ، وَلِهَذا فَإنَّكَ تَخزِنُ لِنَفسِكَ غَضَباً سَيَأتِيكَ فِي ذَلِكَ اليَومِ الَّذِي سَيُعلَنُ فِيهِ حُكمُ اللهِ المُنصِفُ.

6 H e will give to every man what he should get for the things he has done.

وَهُوَ سَيُجازِي كُلَّ واحِدٍ حَسَبَ ما فَعَلَه.

7 T hose who keep on doing good and are looking for His greatness and honor will receive life that lasts forever.

سَيُجازِي بِالحَياةِ الأبَدِيَّةِ الَّذِينَ يَسعَوْنَ إلَى المَجدِ وَالكَرامَةِ وَالخُلُودِ بِمُثابَرَتِهِمْ وَعَمَلِهِمُ الصّالِحِ،

8 T hose who love only themselves and do not obey the truth, but do what is wrong, will be punished by God. His anger will be on them.

وَسَيُجازِي بِغَضَبٍ وَسَخَطٍ الَّذِينَ يَعصَوْنَ الحَقَّ، وَيَتبَعُونَ الإثمَ، لِأنَّهُمْ لا يُفَكِّرُونَ إلّا فِي إرضاءِ ذَواتِهِمْ.

9 E very Jew and every person who is not a Jew who sins will suffer and have great sorrow.

وَسَتَأْتِي أوقاتٌ صَعبَةٌ وَضِيقٌ شَدِيدٌ عَلَى كُلِّ إنسانٍ يَفعَلُ الشَّرَّ، عَلَى اليَهُودِيِّ أوَّلاً ثُمَّ عَلَى غَيرِ اليَهُودِيِّ.

10 B ut God will give His greatness and honor and peace to all those who obey the truth. Both Jews and those who are not Jews will receive this.

لَكِنْ سَيَكُونُ هُناكَ مَجدٌ وَكَرامَةٌ وَسَلامٌ لِكُلِّ مَنْ يَفعَلُ ما هُوَ صالِحٌ، لِليَهُودِيِّ أوَّلاً ثُمَّ لِغَيرِ اليَهُودِيِّ.

11 G od does not show favor to one man more than to another.

فَلَيسَ عِندَ اللهِ أيُّ تَحَيُّزٍ.

12 T hose who have sinned without having the Law will be lost without the Law being used. Those who have the Law and have sinned will be judged by the Law.

فَكُلُّ الَّذِينَ أخطَأُوا بِدُونِ شَرِيعَةِ مُوسَى سَيُدانُونَ بِدُونِ شَرِيعَةِ مُوسَى. وَكُلُّ الَّذِينَ أخطَأُوا تَحتَ الشَّرِيعَةِ، سَيُحكَمُ عَلَيهِمْ حَسَبَ الشَّرِيعَةِ.

13 J ust to hear the Law does not make a man right with God. The man right with God is the one who obeys the Law.

فَلَيسَ الَّذِينَ يَسمَعُونَ الشَّرِيعَةَ هُمُ الأبرارُ عِندَ اللهِ، بَلِ الَّذِينَ يَفعَلُونَ كُلَّ ما تَأمُرُ بِهِ الشَّرِيعَةُ هُمُ الَّذِينَ يُبَرَّرُونَ.

14 T he people who are not Jews do not have the Law. When they do what the Law tells them to do, even if they do not have the Law, it shows they know what they should do.

لَيسَ لَدَى بَقِيَّةِ الأُمَمِ شَرِيعَةُ اللهِ، لَكِنَّهُمْ حِينَ يَفعَلُونَ بِطَبِيعَتِهِمْ ما تَأمُرُ بِهِ الشَّرِيعَةُ، فَإنَّهُمْ يَكُونُونَ شَرِيعَةً لِأنفُسِهِمْ وَإنْ لَمْ تَكُنْ لَدَيهِمُ الشَّرِيعَةُ.

15 T hey show that what the Law wants them to do is written in their hearts. Their own hearts tell them if they are guilty.

وَهُمْ بِهَذا يُبَيِّنُونَ أنَّهُمْ يَعرِفُونَ فِي قَرارَةِ نُفُوسِهِمْ مُتَطَلَّباتِ الشَّرِيعَةِ. كَما أنَّ ضَمِيرَهُمْ شاهِدٌ عَلَيهِمْ. وَتَتَصارَعُ أفكارُهُمْ فِيما بَينَها، فَإمّا أنْ تُدِينَهُمْ أوْ أنْ تُؤيِّدَهُمْ.

16 T here will be a day when God will judge because He knows the secret thoughts of men. He will do this through Jesus Christ. This is part of the Good News I preach.

سَيَحدُثُ هَذا فِي ذَلِكَ اليَومِ الَّذِي فيهِ يَحكُمُ اللهُ، بِيَسُوعَ المَسِيحِ، عَلَى جَمِيعِ النّاسِ بِحَسَبِ البِشارَةِ الَّتِي أُبَشِّرُ بِها. اليَهُودُ وَالشَّرِيعَة

17 Y ou are a Jew and think you are safe because of the Law. You tell others about how you know God.

أنْتَ تَدعُو نَفسَكَ يَهُودِيّاً، وَتَتَّكِلُ عَلَى اتِّباعِ الشَّرِيعَةِ، وَتَتَفاخَرُ بِأنَّ اللهَ هُوَ إلَهُكَ،

18 Y ou know what He wants you to do. You understand how the Law works. You know right from wrong.

وَتَعرِفُ إرادَتِهِ، وَتُمَيِّزُ الصَّوابَ مِنَ الخَطَأ، لِأنَّكَ دَرَستَ الشَّرِيعَةَ.

19 Y ou think you can lead a blind man. You think you can give light to those in darkness.

أنتَ مُقتَنِعٌ بِأنَّكَ قائِدٌ لِلعُمِي، وَنُورٌ لِمَنْ هُمْ فِي الظُّلمَةِ،

20 Y ou think you can teach foolish people and children about God. You have in the Law the plan of truth and wisdom.

وَبِأنَّكَ مُرشِدٌ لِلجُهّالِ وَمُعَلِّمٌ لِلأطفالِ، لِأنَّ الشَّرِيعَةَ تُعَلِّمُكَ كُلَّ ما يَنبَغِي أنْ تَعرِفَهُ عَنْ حَقِّ اللهِ.

21 Y ou teach others. Why do you not teach yourselves? You tell others not to steal. Do you steal?

فَلِماذا يا مَنْ تُعَلِّمُ الآخَرِينَ، لا تُعَلِّمُ نَفسَكَ؟ أنتَ يا مَنْ تَنهِي النّاسَ عَنِ السَّرِقَةِ، لِماذا تَسرِقُ؟

22 Y ou say that no one should do sex sins. Do you do sex sins? You hate false gods. Do you rob the houses where they are kept?

وَيا مَنْ تَنهِي عَنِ ارتِكابِ الزِّنَىْ، لِماذا تَزْنِي؟ وَيا مَنْ تَقُولُ إنَّكَ تُبْغِضُ الأوثانَ، لِماذا تَسرِقُ مِنَ الهَياكِلِ ما يَخُصُّ الأوثانَ؟

23 Y ou are proud of the Law. Do you take honor away from God when you do not obey the Law?

وَيا مَنْ تَتَباهَى بِأنَّ لدَيكَ الشَّرِيعَةَ، لِماذا تُهِينُ اللهَ بِكَسرِكَ لِلشَّرِيعَةِ؟

24 T he Holy Writings say, “God’s name is hated by the people who are not Jews because of you.”

فَكَما يَقُولُ الكِتابُ: «بِسَبَبِ سُلُوكِكُمْ تُهِينُ الأُمَمُ الأُخرَىْ اسْمَ اللهِ.»

25 G oing through the religious act of becoming a Jew is worth something if you obey the Law. If you do not obey the Law, it is worth nothing to you.

لِلخِتانِ قِيمَةٌ إنْ كُنتَ تَعمَلُ بِالشَّرِيعَةِ. لَكِنْ إٍنْ كُنتَ لا تَفعَلُ ما تَطلُبُهُ الشَّرِيعَةُ، يَكُونُ خِتانُكَ بِلا مَعنَىً.

26 I f a person who is not a Jew and has not gone through the act of becoming a Jew, obeys the Law, God will think of him as a Jew.

إذا عَمِلَ رَجُلٌ غَيرُ مَختُونٍ بِما تَطلُبُهُ الشَّرِيعَةُ، أفَلا يُعتَبَرُ كَالمَختُونِ؟

27 Y ou Jews have the Law but do not obey it. You have gone through the religious act also. At the same time those who are not Jews obey the Law even if they have not gone through the religious act of becoming a Jew. In this way, these people show you are guilty.

فَهَذا الَّذِي يَفِي بِمُتَطَلَّباتِ الشَّرِيعَةِ وَهُوَ غَيرُ مَختُونٍ، سَيُدِينُكَ أنتَ المَختُونَ وَلَدَيكَ الشَّرِيعَةُ، وَمَعَ ذَلِكَ تَتَعَدّاها.

28 A man is not a Jew just because he goes through the religious act of becoming a Jew.

فَاليَهُودِيُّ بَحَسَبِ الظاهِرِ لَيسَ يَهُودِيّاً حَقِيقِيّاً، وَلا الخِتانُ الظاهِرُ فِيْ الجَسَدِ خِتاناً حَقِيقِيّاً.

29 T he true Jew is one whose heart is right with God. The religious act of becoming a Jew must be done in the heart. That is the work of the Holy Spirit. The Law does not do that kind of work. The true Jew gets his thanks from God, not from men.

اليَهُودِيُّ الحَقِيقِيُّ هُوَ ذاكَ اليَهُودِيُّ مِنَ الدّاخِلِ، وَالخِتانُ الحَقِيقِيُّ هُوَ تَغييرُ القَلبِ الَّذِي يُجرِيهِ الرُّوحُ القُدُسُ، لا الشَّرِيعَةُ المَكتُوبَةُ. وَيَنالُ هَذا الإنسانُ مَدِيحاً مِنَ اللهِ لا مِنَ النّاسِ.