1 W ives, obey your own husbands. Some of your husbands may not obey the Word of God. By obeying your husbands, they may become Christians by the life you live without you saying anything.

وَأنتُنَّ أيَّتُها الزَّوجاتُ، اخضَعْنَ أيضاً لِأزواجِكُنَّ. فَحَتَّى الَّذِينَ يَرفُضُونَ أنْ يُطِيعُوا رِسالَةَ اللهِ، يُربَحونَ مِنْ خِلالِ سُلُوكِ زَوجاتِهِمْ دُونَ أنْ يَتَكَلَّمنَ!

2 T hey will see how you love God and how your lives are pure.

فَهُمْ سَيُلاحِظونَ سُلُوكَكُنَّ الطّاهِرَ التَّقيَّ.

3 D o not let your beauty come from the outside. It should not be the way you comb your hair or the wearing of gold or the wearing of fine clothes.

لا يَنبَغي أنْ يَعتَمِدَ جَمالُكُنَّ عَلَى أشياءَ خارجِيَّةٍ كَالتَّصفِيفِ المُتَكَلِّفِ لِلشَّعْرِ، وَالتَّزَيُّنِ بِالذَّهَبِ، وَارتِداءِ المَلابِسِ الفاخِرَةِ،

4 Y our beauty should come from the inside. It should come from the heart. This is the kind that lasts. Your beauty should be a gentle and quiet spirit. In God’s sight this is of great worth and no amount of money can buy it.

بَلْ يَنبَغي أنْ يَنبُعَ جَمالُكُنَّ مِنَ القَلبِ، فَيَكُونَ جَمالَ الرُّوحِ الوَدِيعَةِ المُسالِمَةِ الَّذي لا يَذْبُلُ، وَهوَ جَمالٌ لا يُقَدَّرُ بِثَمَنٍ عِنْدَ اللهِ.

5 T his was the kind of beauty seen in the holy women who lived many years ago. They put their hope in God. They also obeyed their husbands.

هَكَذا تَجَمَّلَتِ النِّساءُ المُقَدَّساتِ فِي الماضِي، فَكُنَّ يَثِقْنَ بِاللهِ وَيَخَضَعْنَ لِأزواجِهِنَّ.

6 S arah obeyed her husband Abraham. She respected him as the head of the house. You are her children if you do what is right and do not have fear.

وَهَكَذا كانَتْ سارَةُ تُطيعُ إبْراهِيمَ وَتُنادِيهِ «سَيِّدِي.» وَأنتُنَّ بَناتُها، شَرِيطَةَ أنْ تَفعَلْنَ الصَّوابَ غَيرَ خائِفاتٍ شَيئاً.

7 I n the same way, husbands should understand and respect their wives, because women are weaker than men. Remember, both husband and wife are to share together the gift of life that lasts forever. If this is not done, you will find it hard to pray. Teaching for All Christians

وَأنْتُمْ أيضاً أيُّها الأزواجُ، عامِلوا زَوجاتِكُمْ بِتَفَهُّمٍ لأنَّهُنَّ الجِنسُ الأضعَفُ، فَأكرِمُوهُنَّ كَشَرِيكاتٍ لَكُمْ فِي نَوالِ نِعمَةِ الحَياةِ الجَدِيدَةِ. افعَلُوا هَذا لِئَلّا تُعاقَ صَلَواتُكُمْ. المُعاناةُ مِنْ أجلِ الحَقّ

8 L ast of all, you must share the same thoughts and the same feelings. Love each other with a kind heart and with a mind that has no pride.

وَأخِيراً، عِيشُوا جَمِيعاً فِي انسِجامِ الفِكْرِ، مُتَفَهِّمِينَ بَعضُكُمْ بَعضاً، مُحِبِّينَ بَعضُكُمْ بَعضاً كَإخوَةٍ، شَفُوقِينَ وَمُتَواضِعِينَ.

9 W hen someone does something bad to you, do not do the same thing to him. When someone talks about you, do not talk about him. Instead, pray that good will come to him. You were called to do this so you might receive good things from God.

لا تَرُدُّوا عَلَى الإساءَةِ بِمِثلِها، أوْ عَلَى الإهانَةِ بِمِثلِها، بَلُ اطلُبُوا بَرَكَةَ اللهِ لِمَنْ يُسيئُ إلَيكُمْ، لِأنَّكُمْ تَعلَمُونَ أنَّ اللهَ دَعاكُمْ لِكَي تَنالُوا بَرَكَةً.

10 F or “If you want joy in your life and have happy days, keep your tongue from saying bad things and your lips from talking bad about others.

يَقُولُ الكِتابُ: «إنْ أرادَ أحَدٌ أنْ يَتَمَتَّعَ بِالحَياةِ، وَيَرَى أيّاماً مَملوءَةً بِالخَيْرِ، فَليَحفَظْ لِسانَهُ مِنَ الشَّرِّ، وَشَفَتَيهِ مِنَ الكَلامِ المُخادِعِ.

11 T urn away from what is sinful. Do what is good. Look for peace and go after it.

لْيَتَجَنَّبِ الشَّرَّ، وَيَفعَلِ الخَيرَ. لِيَسْعَ إلَى السَّلامِ، وَيُثابِرْ حَتَّى يُحَقِّقَهُ.

12 T he Lord watches over those who are right with Him. He hears their prayers. But the Lord is against those who sin.”

لِأنَّ عَينَيَّ الرَّبِّ عَلَى الأبرارِ، وَأُذُنَيهِ مُنتَبِهَتانِ إلَى صَلَواتِهِمْ. لَكِنَّ الرَّبَّ يُحَوِّلُ وَجهَهُ عَنْ فاعِلِي الشَّرِّ.»

13 W ho will hurt you if you do what is right?

فَمَنْ يَستَطِيعُ أنْ يُؤْذِيَكُمْ إنْ كُنتُمْ مُتَحَمِّسِينَ لِلخَيرِ؟

14 B ut even if you suffer for doing what is right, you will be happy. Do not be afraid or troubled by what they may do to make it hard for you.

إذا عانَيتُمْ بِسَبَبِ عَمَلِ الحَقِّ، فَهَنِيئاً لَكُمْ! «لا تَرهَبُوا تَهدِيداتِهِمْ، وَلا تَنزَعِجُوا،»

15 Y our heart should be holy and set apart for the Lord God. Always be ready to tell everyone who asks you why you believe as you do. Be gentle as you speak and show respect.

بَلْ وَقِّرُوا المَسِيحَ رَبّاً فِي قُلُوبِكُمْ، وَكُونُوا مُستَعِدِّينَ عَلَى الدَّوامِ لِتَقدِيمِ جَوابٍ لِكُلِّ مَنْ يَطلُبُ تَفسِيراً لِلرَّجاءِ الَّذِي تَملِكُونَهُ جَمِيعاً.

16 K eep your heart telling you that you have done what is right. If men speak against you, they will be ashamed when they see the good way you have lived as a Christian.

لَكِنِ افعَلُوا هَذا بِوَداعَةٍ وَوَقارٍ. وَاحفَظُوا ضَمِيرَكُمْ نَقِيّاً حَتَّى عِندَما يُفتَرَى عَلَيكُمْ. فَبِهَذا يَخجَلُ الَّذِينَ يُشَوِّهُونَ سُلُوكَكُمُ الحَسَنَ فِي المَسِيحِ.

17 I f God wants you to suffer, it is better to suffer for doing what is right than for doing what is wrong. Christ Suffered for Us

لِأنَّهُ أفضَلُ أنْ تُعانُوا مِنْ أجلِ فِعلِكُمُ الخَيرَ، إذا شاءَ اللهُ، مِنْ أنْ تُعانُوا بِسَبَبِ فِعلِكُمُ الشَّرَّ.

18 C hrist suffered and died for sins once for all. He never sinned and yet He died for us who have sinned. He died so He might bring us to God. His body died but His spirit was made alive.

لِأنَّ المَسِيحَ نَفسَهُ ماتَ مِنْ أجلِ خَطايانا مَرَّةً واحِدَةً. ماتَ البَرِيءُ مِنْ أجلِ المُذنِبِينَ، لِكَي يُقَرِّبَهُمْ إلَى اللهِ. ماتَ بِجَسَدِهِ، ثُمَّ أُقيمَ بِقوَّةِ الرُّوحِ.

19 C hrist went and preached to the spirits in prison.

وَفِي الرُّوحِ أيضاً، ذَهَبَ وَأعلَنَ لِلأرواحِ الَّتِي فِي السِّجْنِ.

20 T hose were the spirits of the people who would not obey in the days of Noah. God waited a long time for them while Noah was building the big boat. But only eight people were saved from dying when the earth was covered with water.

وَهيَ الأرْواحُ الَّتيْ عَصَتِ اللهَ قَدِيماً، لَمّا كانَ اللهُ يَنتَظِرُ بِصَبْرٍ فِي زَمَنِ نُوحَ، أثناءَ بِناءِ السَّفِينَةِ. وَلَمْ يَدْخُلِ السَّفينَةَ إلّا عَدَدٌ قَلِيلٌ: ثَمانِيَةُ أشخاصٍ أُنْقِذُوا بِواسِطَةِ الماءِ.

21 T his is like baptism to us. Baptism does not mean we wash our bodies clean. It means we are saved from the punishment of sin and go to God in prayer with a heart that says we are right. This can be done because Christ was raised from the dead.

وَهَذا رَمْزٌ يُمَثِّلُ المَعموديَّةَ الَّتِي تُنقِذُكُمُ الآنَ أيضاً، لا بِأنْ نَغسِلَ الجِسْمَ الخارِجِيِّ بِالماءِ، بَلْ بِأنْ نَطلَبَ مِنَ اللهِ ضَمِيراً صالِحاً، فَنَخلُصَ بِقِيامَةِ يَسُوعَ المَسِيحِ مِنَ المَوتِ.

22 C hrist has gone to heaven and is on the right side of God. Angels and powers of heaven are obeying Him.

فَقَدْ دَخَلَ يَسُوعُ السَّماءَ، وَهُوَ عَنْ يَمِينِ اللهِ. وَتَخضَعُ لَهُ مَلائِكَةٌ وَسَلاطِينُ وَقُوّاتٌ.