1 Corinthians 14

1 Earnestly pursue love and eagerly desire spiritual gifts, especially the gift of prophecy.

1 اِتْبَعُوا ٱلْمَحَبَّةَ، وَلَكِنْ جِدُّوا لِلْمَوَاهِبِ ٱلرُّوحِيَّةِ، وَبِٱلْأَوْلَى أَنْ تَتَنَبَّأُوا.

2 For he who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men, but to God. Indeed, no one understands him; he utters mysteries in the Spirit.

2 لِأَنَّ مَنْ يَتَكَلَّمُ بِلِسَانٍ لَا يُكَلِّمُ ٱلنَّاسَ بَلِ ٱللهَ، لِأَنْ لَيْسَ أَحَدٌ يَسْمَعُ، وَلَكِنَّهُ بِٱلرُّوحِ يَتَكَلَّمُ بِأَسْرَارٍ.

3 But he who prophesies speaks to men for their edification, encouragement, and comfort.

3 وَأَمَّا مَنْ يَتَنَبَّأُ، فَيُكَلِّمُ ٱلنَّاسَ بِبُنْيَانٍ وَوَعْظٍ وَتَسْلِيَةٍ.

4 The one who speaks in a tongue edifies himself, but the one who prophesies edifies the church.

4 مَنْ يَتَكَلَّمُ بِلِسَانٍ يَبْنِي نَفْسَهُ، وَأَمَّا مَنْ يَتَنَبَّأُ فَيَبْنِي ٱلْكَنِيسَةَ.

5 I wish that all of you could speak in tongues, but I would rather have you prophesy. He who prophesies is greater than one who speaks in tongues, unless he interprets so that the church may be edified.

5 إِنِّي أُرِيدُ أَنَّ جَمِيعَكُمْ تَتَكَلَّمُونَ بِأَلْسِنَةٍ، وَلَكِنْ بِٱلْأَوْلَى أَنْ تَتَنَبَّأُوا. لِأَنَّ مَنْ يَتَنَبَّأُ أَعْظَمُ مِمَّنْ يَتَكَلَّمُ بِأَلْسِنَةٍ، إِلَّا إِذَا تَرْجَمَ، حَتَّى تَنَالَ ٱلْكَنِيسَةُ بُنْيَانًا.

6 Now, brothers, if I come to you speaking in tongues, how will I benefit you, unless I bring you some revelation or knowledge or prophecy or teaching?

6 فَٱلْآنَ أَيُّهَا ٱلْإِخْوَةُ، إِنْ جِئْتُ إِلَيْكُمْ مُتَكَلِّمًا بِأَلْسِنَةٍ، فَمَاذَا أَنْفَعُكُمْ، إِنْ لَمْ أُكَلِّمْكُمْ إِمَّا بِإِعْلَانٍ، أَوْ بِعِلْمٍ، أَوْ بِنُبُوَّةٍ، أَوْ بِتَعْلِيمٍ؟

7 Even in the case of lifeless instruments, such as the flute or harp, how will anyone recognize the tune they are playing unless the notes are distinct?

7 اَلْأَشْيَاءُ ٱلْعَادِمَةُ ٱلنُّفُوسِ ٱلَّتِي تُعْطِي صَوْتًا: مِزْمَارٌ أَوْ قِيثَارَةٌ، مَعَ ذَلِكَ إِنْ لَمْ تُعْطِ فَرْقًا لِلنَّغَمَاتِ، فَكَيْفَ يُعْرَفُ مَا زُمِّرَ أَوْ مَا عُزِفَ بِهِ؟

8 Again, if the trumpet sounds a muffled call, who will prepare for battle?

8 فَإِنَّهُ إِنْ أَعْطَى ٱلْبُوقُ أَيْضًا صَوْتًا غَيْرَ وَاضِحٍ، فَمَنْ يَتَهَيَّأُ لِلْقِتَالِ؟

9 So it is with you. Unless you speak intelligible words with your tongue, how will anyone know what you are saying? You will just be speaking into the air.

9 هَكَذَا أَنْتُمْ أَيْضًا إِنْ لَمْ تُعْطُوا بِٱللِّسَانِ كَلَامًا يُفْهَمُ، فَكَيْفَ يُعْرَفُ مَا تُكُلِّمَ بِهِ؟ فَإِنَّكُمْ تَكُونُونَ تَتَكَلَّمُونَ فِي ٱلْهَوَاءِ!

10 Assuredly, there are many different languages in the world, yet none of them is without meaning.

10 رُبَّمَا تَكُونُ أَنْوَاعُ لُغَاتٍ هَذَا عَدَدُهَا فِي ٱلْعَالَمِ، وَلَيْسَ شَيْءٌ مِنْهَا بِلَا مَعْنًى.

11 If, then, I do not know the meaning of someone’s language, I am a foreigner to the speaker, and he is a foreigner to me.

11 فَإِنْ كُنْتُ لَا أَعْرِفُ قُوَّةَ ٱللُّغَةِ أَكُونُ عِنْدَ ٱلْمُتَكَلِّمِ أَعْجَمِيًّا، وَٱلْمُتَكَلِّمُ أَعْجَمِيًّا عِنْدِي.

12 It is the same with you. Since you are eager to have spiritual gifts, strive to excel in gifts that build up the church.

12 هَكَذَا أَنْتُمْ أَيْضًا، إِذْ إِنَّكُمْ غَيُورُونَ لِلْمَوَاهِبِ ٱلرُّوحِيَّةِ، ٱطْلُبُوا لِأَجْلِ بُنْيَانِ ٱلْكَنِيسَةِ أَنْ تَزْدَادُوا.

13 Therefore, the one who speaks in a tongue should pray that he may interpret.

13 لِذَلِكَ مَنْ يَتَكَلَّمُ بِلِسَانٍ فَلْيُصَلِّ لِكَيْ يُتَرْجِمَ.

14 For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unfruitful.

14 لِأَنَّهُ إِنْ كُنْتُ أُصَلِّي بِلِسَانٍ، فَرُوحِي تُصَلِّي، وَأَمَّا ذِهْنِي فَهُوَ بِلَا ثَمَرٍ.

15 What then shall I do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my mind. I will sing with my spirit, but I will also sing with my mind.

15 فَمَا هُوَ إِذًا؟ أُصَلِّي بِٱلرُّوحِ، وَأُصَلِّي بِٱلذِّهْنِ أَيْضًا. أُرَتِّلُ بِٱلرُّوحِ، وَأُرَتِّلُ بِٱلذِّهْنِ أَيْضًا.

16 Otherwise, if you speak a blessing in spirit, how can someone who is uninstructed say “Amen” to your thanksgiving, since he does not know what you are saying?

16 وَإِلَّا فَإِنْ بَارَكْتَ بِٱلرُّوحِ، فَٱلَّذِي يُشْغِلُ مَكَانَ ٱلْعَامِّيِّ، كَيْفَ يَقُولُ: «آمِينَ» عِنْدَ شُكْرِكَ؟ لِأَنَّهُ لَا يَعْرِفُ مَاذَا تَقُولُ!

17 You may be giving thanks well enough, but the other one is not edified.

17 فَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ تَشْكُرُ حَسَنًا، وَلَكِنَّ ٱلْآخَرَ لَا يُبْنَى.

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

18 أَشْكُرُ إِلَهِي أَنِّي أَتَكَلَّمُ بِأَلْسِنَةٍ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ جَمِيعِكُمْ.

19 But in the church, I would rather speak five coherent words to instruct others than ten thousand words in a tongue.

19 وَلَكِنْ، فِي كَنِيسَةٍ، أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَتَكَلَّمَ خَمْسَ كَلِمَاتٍ بِذِهْنِي لِكَيْ أُعَلِّمَ آخَرِينَ أَيْضًا، أَكْثَرَ مِنْ عَشْرَةِ آلَافِ كَلِمَةٍ بِلِسَانٍ.

20 Brothers, stop thinking like children. In regard to evil be infants, but in your thinking be mature.

20 أَيُّهَا ٱلْإِخْوَةُ، لَا تَكُونُوا أَوْلَادًا فِي أَذْهَانِكُمْ، بَلْ كُونُوا أَوْلَادًا فِي ٱلشَّرِّ، وَأَمَّا فِي ٱلْأَذْهَانِ فَكُونُوا كَامِلِينَ.

21 It is written in the Law: “By strange tongues and foreign lips I will speak to this people, but even then they will not listen to Me, says the Lord.”

21 مَكْتُوبٌ فِي ٱلنَّامُوسِ: «إِنِّي بِذَوِي أَلْسِنَةٍ أُخْرَى وَبِشِفَاهٍ أُخْرَى سَأُكَلِّمُ هَذَا ٱلشَّعْبَ، وَلَا هَكَذَا يَسْمَعُونَ لِي، يَقُولُ ٱلرَّبُّ».

22 Tongues, then, are a sign, not for believers, but for unbelievers. Prophecy, however, is for believers, not for unbelievers.

22 إِذًا ٱلْأَلْسِنَةُ آيَةٌ، لَا لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ، بَلْ لِغَيْرِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ. أَمَّا ٱلنُّبُوَّةُ فَلَيْسَتْ لِغَيْرِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ، بَلْ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ.

23 So if the whole church comes together and everyone speaks in tongues, and some who are uninstructed or some unbelievers come in, will they not say that you are out of your minds?

23 فَإِنِ ٱجْتَمَعَتِ ٱلْكَنِيسَةُ كُلُّهَا فِي مَكَانٍ وَاحِدٍ، وَكَانَ ٱلْجَمِيعُ يَتَكَلَّمُونَ بِأَلْسِنَةٍ، فَدَخَلَ عَامِّيُّونَ أَوْ غَيْرُ مُؤْمِنِينَ، أَفَلَا يَقُولُونَ إِنَّكُمْ تَهْذُونَ؟

24 But if an unbeliever or uninstructed person comes in while everyone is prophesying, he will be convicted and called to account by all,

24 وَلَكِنْ إِنْ كَانَ ٱلْجَمِيعُ يَتَنَبَّأُونَ، فَدَخَلَ أَحَدٌ غَيْرُ مُؤْمِنٍ أَوْ عَامِّيٌّ، فَإِنَّهُ يُوَبَّخُ مِنَ ٱلْجَمِيعِ. يُحْكَمُ عَلَيْهِ مِنَ ٱلْجَمِيعِ.

25 and the secrets of his heart will be made known. So he will fall facedown and worship God, proclaiming, “God is truly among you!”

25 وَهَكَذَا تَصِيرُ خَفَايَا قَلْبِهِ ظَاهِرَةً. وَهَكَذَا يَخِرُّ عَلَى وَجْهِهِ وَيَسْجُدُ لِلهِ، مُنَادِيًا: أَنَّ ٱللهَ بِٱلْحَقِيقَةِ فِيكُمْ.

26 What then shall we say, brothers? When you come together, everyone has a psalm or a teaching, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. All of these must be done to build up the church.

26 فَمَا هُوَ إِذًا أَيُّهَا ٱلْإِخْوَةُ؟ مَتَى ٱجْتَمَعْتُمْ فَكُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْكُمْ لَهُ مَزْمُورٌ، لَهُ تَعْلِيمٌ، لَهُ لِسَانٌ، لَهُ إِعْلَانٌ، لَهُ تَرْجَمَةٌ. فَلْيَكُنْ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ لِلْبُنْيَانِ.

27 If anyone speaks in a tongue, two, or at most three, should speak in turn, and someone must interpret.

27 إِنْ كَانَ أَحَدٌ يَتَكَلَّمُ بِلِسَانٍ، فَٱثْنَيْنِ ٱثْنَيْنِ، أَوْ عَلَى ٱلْأَكْثَرِ ثَلَاثَةً ثَلَاثَةً، وَبِتَرْتِيبٍ،وَلْيُتَرْجِمْ وَاحِدٌ.

28 But if there is no interpreter, he should remain silent in the church and speak only to himself and God.

28 وَلَكِنْ إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ مُتَرْجِمٌ فَلْيَصْمُتْ فِي ٱلْكَنِيسَةِ، وَلْيُكَلِّمْ نَفْسَهُ وَٱللهَ.

29 Two or three prophets should speak, and the others should weigh carefully what is said.

29 أَمَّا ٱلْأَنْبِيَاءُ فَلْيَتَكَلَّمِ ٱثْنَانِ أَوْ ثَلَاثَةٌ، وَلْيَحْكُمِ ٱلْآخَرُونَ.

30 And if a revelation comes to someone who is seated, the first speaker should stop.

30 وَلَكِنْ إِنْ أُعْلِنَ لِآخَرَ جَالِسٍ فَلْيَسْكُتِ ٱلْأَوَّلُ.

31 For you can all prophesy in turn so that everyone may be instructed and encouraged.

31 لِأَنَّكُمْ تَقْدِرُونَ جَمِيعُكُمْ أَنْ تَتَنَبَّأُوا وَاحِدًا وَاحِدًا، لِيَتَعَلَّمَ ٱلْجَمِيعُ وَيَتَعَزَّى ٱلْجَمِيعُ.

32 The spirits of prophets are subject to prophets.

32 وَأَرْوَاحُ ٱلْأَنْبِيَاءِ خَاضِعَةٌ لِلْأَنْبِيَاءِ.

33 For God is not a God of disorder, but of peace—as in all the churches of the saints.

33 لِأَنَّ ٱللهَ لَيْسَ إِلَهَ تَشْوِيشٍ بَلْ إِلَهُ سَلَامٍ. كَمَا فِي جَمِيعِ كَنَائِسِ ٱلْقِدِّيسِينَ،

34 Women are to be silent in the churches. They are not permitted to speak, but must be in submission, as the law says.

34 لِتَصْمُتْ نِسَاؤُكُمْ فِي ٱلْكَنَائِسِ، لِأَنَّهُ لَيْسَ مَأْذُونًا لَهُنَّ أَنْ يَتَكَلَّمْنَ، بَلْ يَخْضَعْنَ كَمَا يَقُولُ ٱلنَّامُوسُ أَيْضًا.

35 If they wish to inquire about something, they are to ask their own husbands at home; for it is dishonorable for a woman to speak in the church.

35 وَلَكِنْ إِنْ كُنَّ يُرِدْنَ أَنْ يَتَعَلَّمْنَ شَيْئًا، فَلْيَسْأَلْنَ رِجَالَهُنَّ فِي ٱلْبَيْتِ، لِأَنَّهُ قَبِيحٌ بِٱلنِّسَاءِ أَنْ تَتَكَلَّمَ فِي كَنِيسَةٍ.

36 Did the word of God originate with you? Or are you the only ones it has reached?

36 أَمْ مِنْكُمْ خَرَجَتْ كَلِمَةُ ٱللهِ؟ أَمْ إِلَيْكُمْ وَحْدَكُمُ ٱنْتَهَتْ؟

37 If anyone considers himself a prophet or spiritual person, let him acknowledge that what I am writing you is the Lord’s command.

37 إِنْ كَانَ أَحَدٌ يَحْسِبُ نَفْسَهُ نَبِيًّا أَوْ رُوحِيًّا، فَلْيَعْلَمْ مَا أَكْتُبُهُ إِلَيْكُمْ أَنَّهُ وَصَايَا ٱلرَّبِّ.

38 But if anyone ignores this, he himself will be ignored.

38 وَلَكِنْ إِنْ يَجْهَلْ أَحَدٌ، فَلْيَجْهَلْ!

39 So, my brothers, be eager to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking in tongues.

39 إِذًا أَيُّهَا ٱلْإِخْوَةُ جِدُّوا لِلتَّنَبُّؤِ، وَلَا تَمْنَعُوا ٱلتَّكَلُّمَ بِأَلْسِنَةٍ.

40 But everything must be done in a proper and orderly manner.

40 وَلْيَكُنْ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ بِلِيَاقَةٍ وَبِحَسَبِ تَرْتِيبٍ.