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 إِنَّهُ لَا يُوافِقُنِي أَنْ أَفْتَخِرَ. فَإِنِّي آتِي إِلَى مَنَاظِرِ ٱلرَّبِّ وَإِعْلَانَاتِهِ.

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 إِنْسَانًا فِي ٱلْمَسِيحِ قَبْلَ أَرْبَعَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً. أَفِي ٱلْجَسَدِ؟ لَسْتُ أَعْلَمُ، أَمْ خَارِجَ ٱلْجَسَدِ؟ لَسْتُ أَعْلَمُ. ٱللهُ يَعْلَمُ. ٱخْتُطِفَ هَذَا إِلَى ٱلسَّمَاءِ ٱلثَّالِثَةِ.

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

3 وَأَعْرِفُ هَذَا ٱلْإِنْسَانَ - أَفِي ٱلْجَسَدِ أَمْ خَارِجَ ٱلْجَسَدِ؟ لَسْتُ أَعْلَمُ. ٱللهُ يَعْلَمُ-

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

4 أَنَّهُ ٱخْتُطِفَ إِلَى ٱلْفِرْدَوْسِ، وَسَمِعَ كَلِمَاتٍ لَا يُنْطَقُ بِهَا، وَلَا يَسُوغُ لِإِنْسَانٍ أَنْ يَتَكَلَّمَ بِهَا.

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

5 مِنْ جِهَةِ هَذَا أَفْتَخِرُ. وَلَكِنْ مِنْ جِهَةِ نَفْسِي لَا أَفْتَخِرُ إِلَّا بِضَعَفَاتِي.

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 فَإِنِّي إِنْ أَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَفْتَخِرَ لَا أَكُونُ غَبِيًّا، لِأَنِّي أَقُولُ ٱلْحَقَّ. وَلَكِنِّي أَتَحَاشَى لِئَلَّا يَظُنَّ أَحَدٌ مِنْ جِهَتِي فَوْقَ مَا يَرَانِي أَوْ يَسْمَعُ 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 وَلِئَلَّا أَرْتَفِعَ بِفَرْطِ ٱلْإِعْلَانَاتِ، أُعْطِيتُ شَوْكَةً فِي ٱلْجَسَدِ، مَلَاكَ ٱلشَّيْطَانِ لِيَلْطِمَنِي، لِئَلَّا أَرْتَفِعَ.

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

8 مِنْ جِهَةِ هَذَا تَضَرَّعْتُ إِلَى ٱلرَّبِّ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ أَنْ يُفَارِقَنِي.

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: «تَكْفِيكَ نِعْمَتِي، لِأَنَّ قُوَّتِي فِي ٱلضَّعْفِ تُكْمَلُ». فَبِكُلِّ سُرُورٍ أَفْتَخِرُ بِٱلْحَرِيِّ فِي ضَعَفَاتِي، لِكَيْ تَحِلَّ عَلَيَّ قُوَّةُ ٱلْمَسِيحِ.

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 لِذَلِكَ أُسَرُّ بِٱلضَّعَفَاتِ وَٱلشَّتَائِمِ وَٱلضَّرُورَاتِ وَٱلِٱضْطِهَادَاتِ وَٱلضِّيقَاتِ لِأَجْلِ ٱلْمَسِيحِ. لِأَنِّي حِينَمَا أَنَا ضَعِيفٌ فَحِينَئِذٍ أَنَا قَوِيٌّ.

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 قَدْ صِرْتُ غَبِيًّا وَأَنَا أَفْتَخِرُ. أَنْتُمْ أَلْزَمْتُمُونِي! لِأَنَّهُ كَانَ يَنْبَغِي أَنْ أُمْدَحَ مِنْكُمْ، إِذْ لَمْ أَنْقُصْ شَيْئًا عَنْ فَائِقِي ٱلرُّسُلِ، وَإِنْ كُنْتُ لَسْتُ شَيْئًا.

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

12 إِنَّ عَلَامَاتِ ٱلرَّسُولِ صُنِعَتْ بَيْنَكُمْ فِي كُلِّ صَبْرٍ، بِآيَاتٍ وَعَجَائِبَ وَقُوَّاتٍ.

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 لِأَنَّهُ مَا هُوَ ٱلَّذِي نَقَصْتُمْ عَنْ سَائِرِ ٱلْكَنَائِسِ، إِلَّا أَنِّي أَنَا لَمْ أُثَقِّلْ عَلَيْكُمْ؟ سَامِحُونِي بِهَذَا ٱلظُّلْمِ!

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 هُوَذَا ٱلْمَرَّةُ ٱلثَّالِثَةُ أَنَا مُسْتَعِدٌّ أَنْ آتِيَ إِلَيْكُمْ وَلَا أُثَقِّلَ عَلَيْكُمْ. لِأَنِّي لَسْتُ أَطْلُبُ مَا هُوَ لَكُمْ بَلْ إِيَّاكُمْ. لِأَنَّهُ لَا يَنْبَغِي أَنَّ ٱلْأَوْلَادَ يَذْخَرُونَ لِلْوَالِدِينَ، بَلِ ٱلْوَالِدُونَ لِلْأَوْلَادِ.

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 وَأَمَّا أَنَا فَبِكُلِّ سُرُورٍ أُنْفِقُ وَأُنْفَقُ لِأَجْلِ أَنْفُسِكُمْ، وَإِنْ كُنْتُ كُلَّمَا أُحِبُّكُمْ أَكْثَرَ أُحَبُّ 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 فَلْيَكُنْ. أَنَا لَمْ أُثَقِّلْ عَلَيْكُمْ، لَكِنْ إِذْ كُنْتُ مُحْتَالًا أَخَذْتُكُمْ بِمَكْرٍ!

17 Did I exploit you by anyone I sent you?

17 هَلْ طَمِعْتُ فِيكُمْ بِأَحَدٍ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ 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 طَلَبْتُ إِلَى تِيطُسَ وَأَرْسَلْتُ مَعَهُ ٱلْأَخَ. هَلْ طَمِعَ فِيكُمْ تِيطُسُ؟ أَمَا سَلَكْنَا بِذَاتِ ٱلرُّوحِ ٱلْوَاحِدِ؟ أَمَا بِذَاتِ ٱلْخَطَوَاتِ ٱلْوَاحِدَةِ؟

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 أَتَظُنُّونَ أَيْضًا أَنَّنَا نَحْتَجُّ لَكُمْ؟ أَمَامَ ٱللهِ فِي ٱلْمَسِيحِ نَتَكَلَّمُ. وَلَكِنَّ ٱلْكُلَّ أَيُّهَا ٱلْأَحِبَّاءُ لِأَجْلِ 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 لِأَنِّي أَخَافُ إِذَا جِئْتُ أَنْ لَا أَجِدَكُمْ كَمَا أُرِيدُ، وَأُوجَدَ مِنْكُمْ كَمَا لَا تُرِيدُونَ. أَنْ تُوجَدَ خُصُومَاتٌ وَمُحَاسَدَاتٌ وَسَخَطَاتٌ وَتَحَزُّبَاتٌ وَمَذَمَّاتٌ وَنَمِيمَاتٌ وَتَكَبُّرَاتٌ وَتَشْوِيشَاتٌ.

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 أَنْ يُذِلَّنِي إِلَهِي عِنْدَكُمْ، إِذَا جِئْتُ أَيْضًا وَأَنُوحُ عَلَى كَثِيرِينَ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَخْطَأُوا مِنْ قَبْلُ وَلَمْ يَتُوبُوا عَنِ ٱلنَّجَاسَةِ وَٱلزِّنَا وَٱلْعَهَارَةِ ٱلَّتِي فَعَلُوهَا.