1 Y ou should want to have this love. You should want the gifts of the Holy Spirit and most of all to be able to speak God’s Word.

اسعُوا وَراءَ المَحَبَّةِ، وَتَشَوَّقُوا لِلمُوُاهِبِ الرُّوحِيَّةِ بِإخلاصٍ، ولاسِيَّما مَوهِبَةُ التَّنَبُّؤِ.

2 T he man who speaks in special sounds speaks to God. He is not speaking to men. No one understands. He is speaking secret things through the power of the Holy Spirit.

فَمَنْ يَتَكَلَّمُ بِلُغَةٍ أُخْرَى، لا يُكَلِّمُ النّاسَ، بَلِ اللهَ، لِأنَّهُ ما مِنْ أحَدٍ يَفهَمُ ما يَقُولُهُ. فَهُوَ يَتَكَلَّمُ بِأسرارٍ بِالرُّوحِ.

3 T he man who speaks God’s Word speaks to men. It helps them to learn and understand. It gives them comfort.

أمّا الَّذِي يَتَنَبَّأُ، فَيَتَكَلَّمُ بِأشياءَ تَبنِي وَتُشَجِّعُ وَتُعَزِّي الآخَرِينَ.

4 T he man who speaks in special sounds receives strength. The man who speaks God’s Word gives strength to the church.

مَنْ يَتَكَلَّمُ بِلُغَةٍ أُخْرَى يَبنِي نَفسَهُ، أمّا الَّذِي يَتَنَبَّأُ فَيَبنِي الكَنِيسَةَ كُلَّها.

5 I wish all of you spoke in special sounds. But more than that, I wish all of you spoke God’s Word. The one who speaks God’s Word has a more important gift than the one who speaks in special sounds. But if he can tell what he is speaking, the church will be helped.

وَأنا أوَدُّ أنْ تَكُونَ لَكُمْ جَمِيعاً مَوهِبَةُ التَّكَلُّمِ بِلُغاتٍ، لَكِنِّي أوَدُّ أكثَرَ أنْ تَتَنَبَّأُوا. فَمَنْ يَتَنَبَّأُ أكثَرُ فائِدَةً مِمَّنْ يَتَكَلَّمُ بِلُغاتٍ أُخْرَى، إلّا إذا كانَ مَنْ يَتَكَلَّمُ بِلُغاتٍ أُخْرَى لَهُ مَوهِبَةُ تَفسِيرِ ما يَقُولُهُ، فَبِهَذا تُبنَى الكَنِيسَةُ كُلُّها.

6 C hristian brothers, if I come to you speaking in special sounds, what good is it to you? But if I tell you something God has shown me or something I have learned or what God’s Word says will happen in the future or teach you God’s Word, it will be for your good.

أيُّها الإخوَةُ، إنْ أتَيتُكُمْ مُتَكَلِّماً بِلُغاتٍ أُخْرَى، فَكَيفَ سَأُفِيدُكُمْ إلّا إذا تَكَلَّمْتُ بِإعلانٍ أوْ مَعرِفَةٍ أوْ نُبُوَّةٍ أوْ تَعلِيمٍ؟

7 T here are things on which people play music. If strange sounds are made on these, how will others know which one is played?

كَذَلِكَ الآلاتُ المُوسِيقِيَّةُ الخالِيَةُ مِنَ الحَياةِ. فَإنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ هُناكَ تَميِيْزٌ وَاضِحٌ بَينَ النَّغَماتِ الَّتِي تُطلِقُها، كَيفَ يُمكِنُ لأحَدٍ أنْ يُمَيِّزَ اللَحْنَ الَّذي يُعزَفُ عَلَى النّايِ أوِ القِيثارِ؟

8 I f a horn does not make a good sound, how will men know they are to get ready to fight?

وَإذا أصدَرَ البُوقُ صَوتاً غَيْرَ وَاضِحٍ، فَمَنِ الَّذِي سَيُهَيِّئُ نَفسَهُ لِلمَعرَكَةِ؟

9 I t is the same if you speak to a person in special sounds. How will he know what you say? Your sounds will be lost in the air.

كَذَلِكَ إنْ لَمْ يُصدِرْ لِسانُكُمْ كَلاماً مَفهُوماً، فَكَيفَ يُمكِنُ لِأيِّ أحَدٍ أنْ يَفهَمَ ما قُلْتُمُوهُ؟ لِأنَّكُمْ عِندَئِذٍ تَتَكَلَّمُونَ فِي الهَواءِ.

10 T here are many languages in the world. All of them have meaning to the people who understand them.

لا شَكَّ أنَّ هُناكَ لُغاتٍ كَثِيرَةً فِي العالَمِ، وَجَمِيعُها لَها مَعنَى.

11 B ut if I do not understand the language someone uses to speak to me, the man who speaks is a stranger to me. I am a stranger to him.

فَإنْ لَمْ أكُنْ أعرِفُ مَعنَى اللُّغَةِ، سَأكُونُ مِثلَ الأجنَبِيِّ عِندَ المُتَكَلِّمِ، وَسَيَكُونُ المُتَكَلِّمُ أجنَبِيّاً عِندِي أيضاً.

12 S ince you want gifts from the Holy Spirit, ask for those that will build up the whole church.

وَهَكَذا أنتُمْ. فَبِما أنَّكُمْ مُتَشَوِّقُونَ لامتِلاكِ المَواهِبِ الرُّوحِيَّةِ، اجتَهِدُوا أنْ تَتَفَوَّقُوا فِيها مِنْ أجلِ بِناءِ الكَنِيسَةِ.

13 S o the man who speaks in special sounds should pray for the gift to be able to tell what they mean.

فَعَلَى مَنْ يَتَكَلَّمُ بِلُغَةٍ أُخْرَى، أنْ يُصَلِّيَ طالِباً مَوهِبَةَ تَفسِيرِ اللُغَةِ أيضاً.

14 I f I pray in special sounds, my spirit is doing the praying. My mind does not understand.

فَإنْ صَلَّيْتُ بِلُغَةٍ أُخْرَى، فَإنَّ رُوحِيَ هِيَ الَّتِي تُصَلِّي، وَأمّا عَقلِي فَيَكُونُ خامِلاً.

15 W hat should I do? I will pray with my spirit and I will pray with my mind also. I will sing with my spirit and I will sing with my mind also.

فَما العَمَلُ إذاً؟ سَأُصَلِّي بِرُوحِي، وَسَأُصَلِّي بِعَقلِي أيضاً. سَأُرَنِّمُ بِرُوحِي، وَسَأُرَنِّمُ بِعَقلِي أيضاً.

16 I f you honor and give thanks to God with your spirit in sounds nobody understands, how can others honor and give thanks also if they do not know what you are saying?

فَإنْ حَمَدتَ اللهَ بِرُوحِكَ فَكَيفَ يُمكِنُ لِمَنْ لا يَفهَمُ كَلامَكَ أنْ يَقُولَ: «آمِين»؟ وَهوَ لَمْ يَفهَمْ ما قُلْتَهُ.

17 Y ou are honoring and giving thanks to God, but it is not helping other people.

رُبَّما تَشكُرُ اللهَ بِطَرِيقَةٍ حَسَنَةٍ، لَكِنَّ الشَّخصَ الآخَرَ لا يُبنَى.

18 I thank God that I speak in special sounds more than all of you.

أنا أشكُرُ اللهَ عَلَى أنِّي أتَكَلَّمُ بِلُغاتٍ أُخْرَى أكثَرَ مِنكُمْ جَمِيعاً.

19 B ut in a meeting of the church, it is better if I say five words that others can understand and be helped by than 10, 000 words in special sounds.

لَكِنِّي أُفَضِّلُ عِندَ اجتِماعِ الكَنِيسَةِ أنْ أتَكَلَّمَ خَمسَ كَلِماتٍ مُستَخدِماً عَقلِي لِأُعَلِّمَ الآخَرِينَ، عَلَى أنْ أتَكَلَّمَ عَشْرَةَ آلافِ كَلِمَةٍ بِلُغَةٍ أُخْرَى!

20 C hristian brothers, do not be like children in your thinking. Be full-grown, but be like children in not knowing how to sin.

أيُّها الإخوَةُ، لا تَكُونُوا أطفالاً فِي تَفكِيرِكُمْ، بَلْ كُونُوا أبرِياءَ كَالأطفالِ فِي ما يَتَعَلَّقُ بِالشَّرِّ. أمّا فِي تَفكِيرِكُمْ، فَكُونُوا ناضِجِينَ.

21 G od says in the Holy Writings, “I will speak to My people. I will speak through men from other lands in other languages. Even then My people will not listen to Me.”

تَقُولُ الشَّرِيعَةُ: «بِأُناسٍ يَتَكَلَّمُونَ لُغاتٍ أُخْرَى، وَبِشِفاهِ أجانِبَ، سَأُكَلِّمُ هَذا الشَّعبَ. لَكِنَّهُمْ لَنْ يُصغُوا إلَيَّ.» هَذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ الرَّبُّ.

22 S o then speaking in special sounds is for those who do not believe. It is not for those who believe. But speaking God’s Word is for those who believe. It is not for those who do not believe. Church Meetings

وَهَذا يَعْني أنَّ التَّكَلُّمَ بِلُغاتٍ أُخْرَى هُوَ عَلامَةُ دَينونَةٍ ضَدَّ غَيرِ المُؤمِنِينَ، لا ضَدَّ المُؤمِنِينَ. أمّا التَّنَبُّؤُ فَعَلامَةُ بَرَكَةٍ لِلمُؤمِنينَ، لا لِغَيرِ المُؤمِنِينَ.

23 I f some people who are not Christians come to your church meeting while all the people are speaking in special sounds, they will think you are crazy.

فَلْنَفرِضْ أنَّ الكَنِيسَةَ كُلَّها اجتَمَعَتْ مَعاً، وَكانَ الجَمِيعُ يَتَكَلَّمُونَ بِلُغاتٍ أُخْرَى، ثُمَّ دَخَلَ غُرَباءٌ أوْ غَيرُ مُؤمِنِينَ، أفَلَنْ يَقُولُوا إنَّكُمْ مَجانِينٌ؟

24 B ut if a man who is not a Christian comes to your church meeting while you are all speaking God’s Word, he will understand that he is a sinner by what he hears. He will know he is guilty.

لَكِنْ إنْ كانَ الجَمِيعُ يَتَنَبَّأُونَ عِندَ دُخُولِ شَخصٍ غَيرِ مُؤمِنٍ أوْ غَرِيبٍ، فَإنَّهُ سَيُوَبَّخُ مِنْ جَمِيعِ الَّذِينَ يَتَنَبَّأُونَ وَسَتُدِينُهُ أقوالُهُمْ.

25 T he secrets of his heart will be brought into the open. He will get on his knees and worship God. He will say, “For sure, God is here with you!”

سَتُكشَفُ أسرارُ قَلبِهِ، فَيَجثُو وَيَعبُدُ اللهَ وَيَقولُ: «حَقّاً إنَّ اللهَ مَوجُودٌ بَينَكُمْ!» كُلُّ شَيءٍ لِبُنيانِ الكَنيسَة

26 W hat am I saying, Christian brothers? When you meet together for worship, some of you have a song to sing. Some of you want to teach and some have special words from God. Some of you speak in special sounds and some of you tell what they mean. Everything should be done to help those who are meeting together to grow strong as Christians.

فَما العَمَلُ أيُّها الإخوَةُ؟ عِندَما تَجتَمِعُونَ، لِيَكُنْ لِواحِدٍ مِنكُمْ مَزمُورٌ، وَلِآخَرَ تَعلِيمٌ، وَلآَخَرَ إعلانٌ، وَليَتَكَلَّمْ آخَرُ بِلُغَةٍ أُخْرَى، وَيُفَسِّرْ آخَرُ تِلكَ اللُّغَةَ. فَيَنبَغي أنْ يَجرِيَ كُلُّ شَيءٍ لِبُنيانِ الكَنِيسَةِ.

27 N o more than two or three people should speak in special sounds. Only one should speak at a time. Someone must tell the meaning of the special sounds.

فَعِندَما تَتَكَلَّمونَ بِلُغاتٍ أُخْرَى فِي الكَنِيسَةِ، ليَتَكَلَّمِ اثْنانِ أوْ ثَلاثَةٌ عَلَى الأكثَرِ. وَلْيَتَكَلَّمُوا واحِداً بَعدَ الآخَرِ. وَلْيُتَرجِمْ واحِدٌ ما يُقالُ.

28 I f no one is there who can tell the meaning of the special sounds, he should not speak in the church. He should speak only to himself and to God.

وَإنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ هُناكَ مَنْ يُتَرجِمُ، فَلْيَصمِتِ المُتَكَلِّمُ بِلُغَةٍ أُخْرَى فِي الاجتِماعِ، وَلْيُصَلِّ بَينَهُ وَبَينَ اللهِ.

29 T wo or three should speak God’s Word. The other people should listen and decide if they are speaking right.

وَلْيَتَكَلَّمْ نَبِيّانِ أوْ ثَلاثَةٌ، وَلْيَمتَحِنِ الآخَرُونَ ما يَقُولُونَهُ.

30 I f someone sitting in the meeting gets some special word from God, the one who is speaking should stop.

وَإذا تَلَقَّى شَخصٌ آخَرُ جالِسٌ إعلاناً مِنَ اللهِ، فَلْيَصْمِتْ مَنْ كانَ يَتَنَبَّأُ.

31 A ll of you can speak God’s Word, but only one person at a time. In that way, all of you can learn and be helped.

إذْ يُمكِنُكُمْ جَمِيعاً أنْ تَتَنَبَّأُوا كُلُّ واحِدٍ بِدَورِهِ. وَبِهَذا تَتَعَلَّمُونَ جَمِيعاً وَتَتَشَجَّعُونَ جَمِيعاً.

32 M en who speak God’s Word are able to stop when they should.

فَأرواحُ الأنبِياءِ خاضِعَةٌ لِلأنبَياءِ.

33 G od does not want everyone speaking at the same time in church meetings. He wants peace. All the churches of God’s people worship this way.

وَاللهُ لا يَصنَعُ الفَوضَى بَلِ السَّلامَ. وَكَما هُوَ الحالُ فِي جَمِيعِ كَنائِسِ شَعبِ اللهِ المُقَدَّسِ،

34 W omen should not be allowed to speak in church meetings. They are to obey this teaching. The Law says this also.

يَنبَغِي أنْ تَصمُتَ النِّساءُ فِي الاجتِماعاتِ. إذْ لَيسَ مَسمُوحاً لَهُنَّ بِأنْ يَتَكَلَّمنَ، بَلْ لِيُظهِرنَ خُضُوعاً، كَما تَقُولُ الشَّرِيعَةُ أيضاً.

35 I f they want to find out about something, they should ask their husbands at home. It is a shame for a woman to speak in a church meeting.

وَإذا أرَدنَ أنْ يَتَعَلَّمنَ شَيئاً، فَعَلَيهِنَّ أنْ يَنتَظِرنَ حَتَّى يَصِلْنَ إلَى البَيتِ وَيَسألنَ أزواجَهُنَّ. أقُولُ هَذا لِأنَّهُ عَيبٌ أنْ تَتَكَلَّمَ المَرأةُ فِي الاجتِماعِ.

36 D id the Word of God come from you Christians in the city of Corinth? Or are you the only people who received it?

فَهَلْ أنتُمْ مَصدَرُ كَلِمَةُ اللهِ؟ أمْ وَصَلَتْ كَلِمَةُ اللهِ إلَيكُمْ وَحدَكُمْ؟

37 S ome of you may think you have the gift of speaking God’s Word or some other gift from the Holy Spirit. If you do, you should know that what I am writing to you is what God has told us we must obey.

فَإنْ كانَ أحَدٌ يَعتَبِرُ نَفسَهُ نَبِيّاً، أوْ لَدَيهِ مَوهِبَةٌ رُوحِيَّةٌ، فَلا بُدَّ أنْ يُدرِكَ أنَّ ما أكتُبُهُ إلَيكُمْ هُوَ أمرٌ مِنَ الرَّبِّ.

38 I f any man does not listen to this, have nothing to do with him.

وَإنْ كانَ يَتَجاهَلُ هَذا، فَاللهُ يَتَجاهَلُهُ!

39 S o then, my Christian brothers, you should want to speak God’s Word. Do not stop anyone from speaking in special sounds.

إذاً أيُّها الإخوَةُ، تَشَوَّقُوا لِلتَّنَبُّؤِ، وَلا تَمنَعُوا أحَداً مِنَ التَّكَلُّمِ بِلُغاتٍ.

40 A ll things should be done in the right way, one after the other.

لَكِنْ يَنبَغي أنْ يَتِمَّ كُلُّ شَيءٍ بِلَياقَةٍ وَبِنِظامٍ.