2 Corinthians 12

1 I must go on boasting. Although there is nothing to gain, I will go on to visions and revelations from the Lord.

1 أَجَلْ، إِنَّ الافْتِخَارَ لَا يَنْفَعُنِي شَيْئاً؛ وَلَكِنْ سَأَنْتَقِلُ إِلَى مَا كَشَفَهُ لِيَ الرَّبُّ مِنْ رُؤى وَإِعْلانَاتٍ.

2 I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven. Whether it was in the body or out of it I do not know, but God knows.

2 أَعْرِفُ إِنْسَاناً فِي الْمَسِيحِ، خُطِفَ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ الثَّالِثَةِ قَبْلَ أَرْبَعَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً: أَكَانَ ذَلِكَ بِجَسَدِهِ؟ لَا أَعْلَمُ؛ أَمْ كَانَ بِغَيْرِ جَسَدِهِ؟ لَا أَعْلَمُ. اللهُ يَعْلَمُ!

3 And I know that this man—whether in the body or out of it I do not know, but God knows—

3 وَأَنَا أَعْرِفُ أَنَّ هَذَا الإِنْسَانَ، أَبِجَسَدِهِ أَمْ بِغَيْرِ جَسَدِهِ؟ لَا أَعْلَمُ؛ اللهُ يَعْلَمُ؛

4 was caught up to Paradise. The things he heard were inexpressible, things that man is not permitted to tell.

4 قَدْ خُطِفَ إِلَى الْفِرْدَوْسِ، حَيْثُ سَمِعَ أُمُوراً مُدْهِشَةً تَفُوقُ الْوَصْفَ وَلا يَحِقُّ لإِنْسَانٍ أَنْ يَنْطِقَ بِها.

5 I will boast about such a man, but I will not boast about myself, except in my weaknesses.

5 بِهَذَا أَفْتَخِرُ! وَلَكِنِّي لَا أَفْتَخِرُ بِمَا يَخُصُّنِي شَخْصِيًّا إِلّا إِذَا كَانَ يَتَعَلَّقُ بِأُمُورِ ضَعْفِي.

6 Even if I wanted to boast, I would not be a fool, because I would be speaking the truth. But I refrain, so no one will credit me with more than he sees in me or hears from me,

6 فَلَوْ أَرَدْتُ الافْتِخَارَ، لَا أَكُونُ غَبِيًّا، مَادُمْتُ أَقُولُ الْحَقَّ. إِلّا أَنِّي أَمْتَنِعُ عَنْ ذَلِكَ، لِئَلّا يَظُنَّ بِي أَحَدٌ فَوْقَ مَا يَرَانِي عَلَيْهِ أَوْ مَا يَسْمَعُهُ مِنِّي.

7 or because of these surpassingly great revelations. So to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me.

7 وَلِكَيْ لَا أَتَكَبَّرَ بِمَا لِهذِهِ الإِعْلانَاتِ مِنْ عَظَمَةٍ فَائِقَةٍ، أُعْطِيتُ شَوْكَةً فِي جَسَدِي كَأَنَّهَا رَسُولٌ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ يَلْطِمُنِي كَيْ لَا أَتَكَبَّرَ!

8 Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me.

8 لأَجْلِ هَذَا تَضَرَّعْتُ إِلَى الرَّبِّ ثَلاثَ مَرَّاتٍ أَنْ يَنْزِعَهَا مِنِّي

9 But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me.

9 فَقَالَ لِي: «نِعْمَتِي تَكْفِيكَ، لأَنَّ قُدْرَتِي تُكَمَّلُ فِي الضَّعْفِ!» فَأَنَا أَرْضَى بِأَنْ أَفْتَخِرَ مَسْرُوراً بِالضَّعَفَاتِ الَّتِي فِيَّ، لِكَيْ تُخَيِّمَ عَلَيَّ قُدْرَةُ الْمَسِيحِ.

10 That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

10 فَلأَجْلِ الْمَسِيحِ، تَسُرُّنِي الضَّعَفَاتُ وَالإِهَانَاتُ وَالضِّيقَاتُ وَالاضْطِهَادَاتُ وَالصُّعُوبَاتُ، لأَنِّي حِينَمَا أَكُونُ ضَعِيفاً، فَحِينَئِذٍ أَكُونُ قَوِيًّا!

11 I have become a fool, but you drove me to it. In fact, you should have commended me, since I am in no way inferior to those “super-apostles,” even though I am nothing.

11 هَا قَدْ صِرْتُ غَبِيًّا! وَلَكِنْ، أَنْتُمْ أَجْبَرْتُمُونِي! فَقَدْ كَانَ يَجِبُ أَنْ تَمْدَحُونِي أَنْتُمْ، لأَنِّي لَسْتُ مُتَخَلِّفاً فِي شَيْءٍ عَنْ أُولَئِكَ الرُّسُلِ الْمُتَفَوِّقِينَ، وَإِنْ لَمْ أكُنْ شَيْئاً.

12 The marks of a true apostle—signs, wonders, and miracles—were performed among you with great perseverance.

12 إِنَّ الْعَلامَاتِ الَّتِي تُمَيِّزُ الرَّسُولَ أُجْرِيَتْ بَيْنَكُمْ فِي كُلِّ صَبْرٍ، مِنْ آيَاتٍ وَعَجَائِبَ وَمُعْجِزَاتٍ.

13 In what way were you inferior to the other churches, except that I was not a burden to you? Forgive me this wrong!

13 فَفِي أَيِّ مَجَالٍ كُنْتُمْ أَصْغَرَ قَدْراً مِنَ الْكَنَائِسِ الأُخْرَى إِلّا فِي أَنِّي لَمْ أَكُنْ عِبْئاً ثَقِيلاً عَلَيْكُمْ؟ اغْفِرُوا لِي هذِهِ الإِسَاءَةَ!

14 See, I am ready to come to you a third time, and I will not be a burden, because I am not seeking your possessions, but you. For children should not have to save up for their parents, but parents for their children.

14 أَنَا مُسْتَعِدٌّ الآنَ أَنْ آتِيَ إِلَيْكُمْ مَرَّةً ثَالِثَةً، وَلَنْ أَكُونَ عِبْئاً ثَقِيلاً عَلَيْكُمْ. فَمَا أَسْعَى إِلَيْهِ لَيْسَ هُوَ مَا عِنْدَكُمْ بَلْ هُوَ أَنْتُمْ: لأَنَّهُ لَيْسَ عَلَى الأَوْلادِ أَنْ يُوَفِّرُوا لِوَالِدِيهِمْ، بَلْ عَلَى الْوَالِدِينَ أَنْ يُوَفِّرُوا لأَوْلادِهِمْ.

15 And for the sake of your souls, I will most gladly spend my money and myself. If I love you more, will you love me less?

15 وَأَنَا، بِكُلِّ سُرُورٍ، أُنْفِقُ مَا عِنْدِي، بَلْ أُنْفِقُ نَفْسِي لأَجْلِ أَنْفُسِكُمْ، وَإِنْ كُنْتُ كُلَّمَا زَادَتْ مَحَبَّتِي أَلْقَى حُبّاً أَقَلَّ.

16 Be that as it may, I was not a burden to you; but crafty as I am, I caught you by trickery.

16 وَلَكِنْ، لِيَكُنْ كَذَلِكَ. (تَقُولُونَ) إِنِّي لَمْ أُثَقِّلْ عَلَيْكُمْ بِنَفْسِي، وَلَكِنِّي كُنْتُ مُحْتَالاً فَسَلَبْتُكُمْ بِمَكْرٍ.

17 Did I exploit you by anyone I sent you?

17 هَلْ كَسَبْتُ مِنْكُمْ شَيْئاً بِأَحَدٍ مِنَ الَّذِينَ أَرْسَلْتُهُمْ إِلَيْكُمْ؟

18 I urged Titus to visit you, and I sent our brother with him. Did Titus exploit you in any way? Did we not walk in the same Spirit and follow in the same footsteps?

18 الْتَمَسْتُ مِنْ تِيطُسَ أَنْ يَتَوَجَّهَ إِلَيْكُمْ، وَأَرْسَلْتُ مَعَهُ ذَلِكَ الأَخَ، فَهَلْ غَنِمَ مِنْكُمْ تِيطُسُ شَيْئاً؟ أَلَمْ نَتَصَرَّفْ مَعَكُمْ، أَنَا وَتِيطُسُ، بِرُوحٍ وَاحِدٍ وَخَطَوَاتٍ وَاحِدَةٍ؟

19 Have you been thinking all along that we were making a defense to you? We speak before God in Christ, and all of this, beloved, is to build you up.

19 طَالَمَا كُنْتُمْ تَظُنُّونَ أَنَّنَا نُدَافِعُ عَنْ أَنْفُسِنَا عِنْدَكُمْ! وَلكِنَّنَا إِنَّمَا نَتَكَلَّمُ أَمَامَ اللهِ فِي الْمَسِيحِ. وَذَلِكَ كُلُّهُ، أَيُّهَا الأَحِبَّاءُ، لأَجْلِ بُنْيَانِكُمْ.

20 For I am afraid that when I come, I may not find you as I wish, and you may not find me as you wish. I fear that there may be quarreling, jealousy, rage, rivalry, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.

20 فَإِنِّي أَخْشَى أَنْ آتِيَ إِلَيْكُمْ فَأَجِدَكُمْ فِي حَالَةٍ لَا أُرِيدُهَا وَتَجِدُونِي فِي حَالَةٍ لَا تُرِيدُونَهَا! أَيْ أَنْ يَكُونَ بَيْنَكُمْ كَثِيرٌ مِنَ النِّزَاعِ وَالْحَسَدِ وَالْحِقْدِ وَالتَّحَزُّبِ وَالتَّجْرِيحِ وَالنَّمِيمَةِ وَالتَّكَبُّرِ وَالْبَلْبَلَةِ.

21 I am afraid that when I come again, my God will humble me before you, and I will be grieved over many who have sinned earlier and have not repented of their acts of impurity, sexual immorality, and debauchery.

21 وَأَخْشَى أَنْ يَجْعَلَنِي إِلهِي ذَلِيلاً بَيْنَكُمْ عِنْدَ مَجِيئِي إِلَيْكُمْ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى، فَيَكُونُ حُزْنِي شَدِيداً عَلَى كَثِيرِينَ مِنَ الَّذِينَ أَخْطَأُوا قَبْلاً وَلَمْ يَتُوبُوا عَمَّا ارْتَكَبُوهُ مِنْ دَنَسٍ وَزِنىً وَفِسْقٍ!