1 T each your people to obey the leaders of their country. They should be ready to do any good work.

ذَكِّرِ النّاسَ دائِماً بِأنْ يَخضَعُوا لِلحُكّامِ وَالسُّلُطاتِ فَيُطِيعُوهُمْ، وَأنْ يَكُونُوا مُستَعِدِّينَ لِكُلِّ عَمَلٍ صالِحٍ.

2 T hey must not speak bad of anyone, and they must not argue. They should be gentle and kind to all people. God Saved Us from All These Things

وَأنْ لا يُشَوِّهُوا سُمعَةَ أحَدٍ، بَلْ يَكُونُوا مُسالِمِينَ لُطَفاءَ، مُظهِرِينَ كُلَّ أدَبٍ أمامَ جَمِيعِ النّاسِ.

3 T here was a time when we were foolish and did not obey. We were fooled in many ways. Strong desires held us in their power. We wanted only to please ourselves. We wanted what others had and were angry when we could not have them. We hated others and they hated us.

أقُولُ هَذا لِأنَّنا نَحنُ أيضاً كُنّا ذاتَ يَومٍ أغبِياءَ غَيرَ طائِعِينَ وَمَخدُوعِينَ. كُنّا عَبِيداً لِشَهَواتٍ وَمَلَذّاتٍ مِنْ كُلِّ نَوعٍ. عِشنا فِي الخُبثِ وَالحَسَدِ. الآخَرونَ أبغَضُونا، وَنَحنُ أبغَضَ بَعضُنا بَعضاً.

4 B ut God, the One Who saves, showed how kind He was and how He loved us

لَكِنْ عِندَما أُعلِنَ لُطفُ اللهِ مُخَلِّصِنا وَمَحَبَّتُهُ للبَشَرِ،

5 b y saving us from the punishment of sin. It was not because we worked to be right with God. It was because of His loving-kindness that He washed our sins away. At the same time He gave us new life when the Holy Spirit came into our lives.

خَلَّصَنا اللهُ، لا بِسَبَبِ أعمالٍ بارَّةٍ عَمِلناها، بَلْ بِرَحمَتِهِ. لَقَدْ خَلَّصَنا بِواسِطَةِ الغُسلِ الَّذِي نُولَدُ بِهِ ثانِيَةً، وَجَدَّدَنا بِالرُّوحِ القُدُسِ

6 G od gave the Holy Spirit to fill our lives through Jesus Christ, the One Who saves.

الَّذِي سَكَبَهُ اللهُ عَلَينا بِغِنَىً في يَسُوعَ المَسِيحِ مُخَلِّصِنا.

7 B ecause of this, we are made right with God by His loving-favor. Now we can have life that lasts forever as He has promised.

وَمَنَحَنا الرَّجاءَ بِأنْ نَكُونَ وَرَثَةً لِلحَياةِ الأبَدِيَّةِ، بَعدَ أنْ حُسِبنا أبْراراً بِسَبَبِ نِعمَةِ اللهِ.

8 W hat I have told you is true. Teach these things all the time so those who have put their trust in God will be careful to do good things. These things are good and will help all men.

هَذا كَلامٌ جَدِيرٌ بِالثِّقَةِ. وَأُرِيدُ مِنكَ أنْ تُؤَكِّدَ عَلَى هَذِهِ الأُمُورِ لِكَي يَهتَمَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا بِاللهِ بأنْ يُمارِسوا أعمالاً صالِحَةً. فَهَذِهِ هِيَ الأعمالُ النّافِعَةُ وَالمُفِيدَةُ لِلنّاسِ.

9 D o not argue with people about foolish questions and about the Law. Do not spend time talking about all of your early fathers. This does not help anyone and it is of no use.

لَكِنْ تَجَنَّبِ المُجادَلاتِ الغَبِيَّةِ حَولَ سُلالاتِ النَّسَبِ، وَالمُنازَعاتِ وَالشِّجاراتِ حَولَ مَسائِلِ شَرِيعَةِ مُوسَى، لِأنَّها أُمُورٌ غَيرُ نافِعَةٍ وَتافِهَةٌ.

10 T alk once or twice to a person who tries to divide people into groups against each other. If he does not stop, have nothing to do with him.

ابتَعِدْ عَنِ الَّذي يُسَبِّبُ الانقِسامَ بَعدَ أنْ تُنذِرَهُ مَرَّتَينِ عَلَى الأقَلِّ.

11 Y ou can be sure he is going the wrong way. He is sinning and he knows it.

فَأنتَ تَعلَمُ أنَّ مِثلَ ذَلِكَ الشَّخصِ قَدِ انحَرَفَ، وَأنَّهُ مُستَمِرٌّ فِي ارتِكابِ الخَطِيَّةِ، فَحَكَمَ بِذَلِكَ عَلَى نَفسِهِ. تَذكِيرٌ

12 I will send Artemas or Tychicus to you. As soon as one of them gets there, try to come to me in the city of Nicopolis. I have decided to spend the winter there.

عِندَما أُرسِلُ إلَيكَ أرتِيماسَ أوْ تِيخِيكُسَ، ابذُلْ ما فِي وُسْعِكَ لِلقُدُومِ إلَى مَدِينَةِ نِيكُوبُولِيسَ لِمُقابَلَتِي، فَقَدْ قَرَّرتُ أنْ أقضِي الشِّتاءَ هُناكَ.

13 Z enas, the man who knows the law, and Apollos are going on a trip. Do everything you can to help them.

اعمَلْ ما في وُسْعِكَ لِمُساعَدَةِ المُحامِي زِيناسَ وَأبُلُّوسَ فِي كُلِّ ما يَحتاجانِ إلَيهِ لِلسَّفَرِ، لِكَي لا يَنقُصَهُما شَيءٌ.

14 O ur people must learn to work hard. They must work for what they need and be able to give to others who need help. Then their lives will not be wasted.

عَلَى المُؤمِنِينَ أنْ يَتَعَلَّمُوا الاهتِمامَ بِمُمارَسَةِ الأعمالِ الصّالِحَةِ لِكَي يَسُدُّوا الحاجاتِ العاجِلَةَ لِلنّاسِ فَيَكُونُوا مُثمِرينَ.

15 A ll those with me here greet you. Greet my Christian friends there. May you have God’s loving-favor.

جَمِيعُ الَّذِينَ مَعِي يُسَلِّمُونَ عَلَيكَ. سَلِّمْ عَلَى الَّذِينَ يُحِبُّونَنا فِي الإيمانِ. وَلْتَكُنْ نِعمَةُ اللهِ مَعَكُمْ جَمِيعاً.