1 C hildren, as Christians, obey your parents. This is the right thing to do.

أيُّها الأبناءُ، أطِيعُوا آباءَكُمْ وَأُمَّهاتِكُمُ انسِجاماً مَعَ طاعَتِكُمْ لِلرَّبِّ. فَهَذا أمرٌ لائِقٌ بِكُمْ.

2 R espect your father and mother. This is the first Law given that had a promise.

«أكرِمْ أباكَ وَأُمَّكَ.» وَهَذِهِ أوَّلُ وَصِيَّةٍ مَصحُوبَةٍ بِوَعدٍ. وَالوَعدُ هُوَ:

3 T he promise is this: If you respect your father and mother, you will live a long time and your life will be full of many good things.

«لِكَيْ تَكُونَ مُوَفَّقاً فِي حَياتِكَ، وَيَطُولَ عُمرُكَ عَلَى الأرْضِ.»

4 F athers, do not be too hard on your children so they will become angry. Teach them in their growing years with Christian teaching.

أيُّها الآباءُ، لا تُغِيظُوا أبناءَكُمْ، بَلْ رَبُّوهُمْ بِالتَّدرِيبِ وَالإرشادِ اللَذينِ يَتَوافَقانِ وَإرادَةِ الرَّبِّ. العَبيدُ وَالأسياد

5 Y ou servants who are owned by someone must obey your owners. Work for them as hard as you can. Work for them the same as if you were working for Christ.

أيُّها العَبيدُ، أطِيعُوا سادَتَكُمُ الأرْضِيِّينَ باحتِرامٍ وَهَيْبَةٍ، وَاخدِمُوهُمْ بِإخلاصٍ منْ قُلُوبِكُمْ، كَأنَّكُمْ تَخدِمُونَ المَسِيحَ.

6 D o not work hard only when your owner sees you. You would be doing this just to please men. Work as you would work for Christ. Do what God wants you to do with all your heart.

وَلا تَعمَلُوا فَقَطْ حِينَ تَكُونُونَ تَحتَ مُراقَبَةِ أسيادِكُمْ لِكَيْ تُرضُوهُمْ، بَلِ كَما يَلِيقُ بِخُدّامِ المَسِيحِ الَّذِينَ يَعمَلُونَ مَشِيئَةَ اللهِ مِنْ كُلِّ قُلُوبِهِمْ.

7 B e happy as you work. Do your work as for the Lord, not for men.

فَاعمَلُوا بِفَرَحٍ حاسِبِينَ أنَّكُمْ تَخدِمُونَ الرَّبَّ، لا النّاسَ.

8 R emember this, whatever good thing you do, the Lord will pay you for it. It is the same to the Lord if you are a servant owned by someone or if you work for pay.

وَتَذَكَّرُوا أنَّ الرَّبَّ سَيُجازِي كُلَّ واحِدٍ مِنكُمْ عَلَى الخَيرِ الَّذِي يَصنَعُهُ، سَواءٌ أكانَ عَبداً أمْ حُرّاً.

9 O wners, do the right thing for those who work for you. Stop saying that you are going to be hard on them. Remember that your Owner and their Owner is in heaven. God does not respect one person more than another. Things God Gives the Christian to Fight With

أمّا أنتُمْ أيُّها الأسيادُ، فَعامِلُوا عَبِيدَكُمْ بِالطَّرِيقَةِ نَفسِها، فَلا تَلجَأُوا إلَى تَهْديدِهِمْ، مُتَذَكِّرينَ أنَّ سَيِّدَكُمْ وَسَيِّدَهُمْ واحِدٌ، وَهُوَ مَوجُودٌ فِي السَّماءِ، وَلا يَتَحَيَّزُ لِأحَدٍ. البَسُوا سِلاحَ اللهِ بِكامِلِه

10 T his is the last thing I want to say: Be strong with the Lord’s strength.

وَفِي الخِتامِ أقُولُ لَكُمْ: تَحَصَّنُوا بِالرَّبِّ وَبِقُوَّتِهِ الهائِلَةِ.

11 P ut on the things God gives you to fight with. Then you will not fall into the traps of the devil.

البَسُوا سِلاحَ اللهِ بِكامِلِهِ، لِكَي تَقدِرُوا عَلَى الصُّمُودِ أمامَ مَكائِدِ إبلِيسَ.

12 O ur fight is not with people. It is against the leaders and the powers and the spirits of darkness in this world. It is against the demon world that works in the heavens.

فَكِفاحُنا لَيسَ ضِدَّ بَشَرٍ، بَلْ ضِدَّ الحُكّامِ وَالسُّلُطاتِ وَالقُوَى الكَونِيَّةِ فِي ظُلْمَةِ هَذا العالَمِ، وَضِدَّ القُوّاتِ الرُّوحِيَّةِ الشَّرِّيرَةِ فِي العالَمِ السَّماوِيِّ.

13 B ecause of this, put on all the things God gives you to fight with. Then you will be able to stand in that sinful day. When it is all over, you will still be standing.

لِذَلِكَ تَقَلَّدُوا سِلاحَ اللهِ بِكامِلِهِ، وَهَكَذا تَكُونُونَ قادِرِينَ عَلَى المُقاوَمَةِ عِندَ مَجِيءٍ اليَومِ الشِّرِّيْرِ. وَبَعدَ أنْ تُحارِبُوا إلَى النِّهايَةِ، كُونوا صامِدِينَ.

14 S o stand up and do not be moved. Wear a belt of truth around your body. Wear a piece of iron over your chest which is being right with God.

فَاصمِدوا مُتَحَزِّمينَ بِالحَقَّ، لابِسينَ البِرَّ دِرعا،

15 W ear shoes on your feet which are the Good News of peace.

جاعِلينَ مِنَ استِعدادِكُمْ لإعلانِ بِشارَةِ السَّلامِ حِذاءً لِأرجُلِكُمْ.

16 M ost important of all, you need a covering of faith in front of you. This is to put out the fire-arrows of the devil.

وَفَوقَ هَذا كُلِّهِ، احمِلوا الإيمانَ تُرساً تَنطَفِئُ عَلَيهِ كُلُّ سِهامِ الشِّرِّيْرِ المُلتَهِبَةِ.

17 T he covering for your head is that you have been saved from the punishment of sin. Take the sword of the Spirit which is the Word of God. How and What to Pray For

واضِعينَ الخَلاصَ خُوذَةً، وَمُشْهِرينَ كَلِمَةَ اللهِ سَيفاً لِلرُّوحِ،

18 Y ou must pray at all times as the Holy Spirit leads you to pray. Pray for the things that are needed. You must watch and keep on praying. Remember to pray for all Christians.

مُصَلَّينَ بِمَعُونَةِ الرُّوحِ فِي كُلِّ وَقتٍ وَفِي كُلِّ أمرٍ. انتَبِهُوا لِأهَمِّيَّةِ الصَّلاةِ، مُثابِرينَ عَلَيها دائماً مِنْ أجلِ كُلِّ المُؤمِنِينَ،

19 P ray for me also. Pray that I might open my mouth without fear. Pray that I will use the right words to preach that which is hard to understand in the Good News.

وَمِنْ أجلِي أنا أيضاً، لِكَيْ يُعطِيَنِي اللهُ رِسالَةً مُناسِبَةً كُلَّما أُتِيحَتْ لِي فُرصَةُ الكَلامِ، لِكَيْ أُعَلِّمَ النّاسَ بِجُرأةٍ بِسِرِّ البِشارَةِ،

20 T his is the reason I was sent out. But now I am in chains for preaching the Good News. I want to keep on speaking for Christ without fear the way I should.

الَّتي أنا سَفِيرٌ لَها مُقَيَّدٌ فِي سَلاسِلَ، لِكَيْ أتَمَكَّنَ مِنْ إيصالِها بِشَجاعَةٍ، وَكَما يَنبَغِي. تَحِيّاتٌ أخِيرَة

21 T ychicus will tell you how I am getting along. He is a much-loved brother and a faithful preacher.

سَيُخبِرُكُمْ تِيخِيكُسُ كُلَّ شَيءٍ عَنْ أحوالِي وَعَمّا أفعَلُ، لِأنِّي أُرِيدُكُمْ أنْ تَطمَئِنُّوا عَلَيَّ. وَتِيخِيكُسُ أخٌ مَحبُوبٌ خادِمٌ أمينٌ فِي عَمَلِ الرَّبِّ.

22 I have sent him to you because I want him to tell you about us. He will comfort you.

وَها أنا أُرسِلُهُ إلَيكُمْ لِكَي تَعرِفُوا مِنهُ أحوالَنا، وَلِكَيْ يُشَجِّعَكُمْ.

23 M ay all the Christian brothers have peace and love with faith from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

لِيُمَتِّعْكُمُ اللهُ الآبُ وَالرَّبُّ يَسُوعُ المَسِيحُ بِالسَّلامِ وَالمَحَبَّةِ وَالإيمانِ.

24 M ay God give loving-favor to all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with a love that never gets weak.

وَلْتَكُنْ نِعمَةُ اللهِ مَعَ كُلِّ الَّذِينَ يُحِبُّونَ رَبَّنا يَسُوعَ المَسِيحِ مَحَبَّةً لا تَزُولُ.