2 Corinthians 2

1 So I made up my mind not to make another painful visit to you.

1 وَلَكِنِّي قَرَّرْتُ أَنْ لَا يَكُونَ مَجِيئِي إِلَيْكُمْ سَبَباً لإِحْزَانِكُمْ.

2 For if I grieve you, who is left to cheer me but those whom I have grieved?

2 فَإِنْ أَحْزَنْتُكُمْ فَمَنْ ذَا يُفَرِّحُنِي إِلّا الَّذِي أَحْزَنْتُهُ؟

3 I wrote as I did so that on my arrival I would not be grieved by those who ought to make me rejoice. I had confidence in all of you, that you would share my joy.

3 لِهَذَا أَكْتُبُ إِلَيْكُمْ مَا أَكْتُبُهُ هُنَا، حَتَّى عِنْدَمَا أَجِيءُ لَا يَأْتِينِي الْحُزْنُ مِنَ الَّذِي كَانَ يَجِبُ أَنْ يَأْتِيَنِي مِنْهُ الْفَرَحُ. وَلِي ثِقَةٌ بِجَمِيعِكُمْ أَنَّ فَرَحِي هُوَ فَرَحُكُمْ جَمِيعاً.

4 For through many tears I wrote you out of great distress and anguish of heart, not to grieve you but to let you know how much I love you.

4 فَإِنَّ مَا كَتَبْتُهُ إِلَيْكُمْ سَابِقاً كَانَ نَابِعاً مِنْ ضِيقٍ شَدِيدٍ وَاكْتِئَابٍ فِي الْقَلْبِ، وَمَصْحُوباً بِدُمُوعٍ كَثِيرَةٍ. وَمَا كَانَ قَصْدِي أَنْ أُحْزِنَكُمْ، بَلْ أَنْ تَعْرِفُوا الْمَحَبَّةَ الْفَيَّاضَةَ الَّتِي عِنْدِي مِنْ نَحْوِكُمْ.

5 Now if anyone has caused grief, he has not grieved me but all of you—to some degree, not to overstate it.

5 وَإذَا كَانَ أَحَدٌ قَدْ سَبَّبَ الْحُزْنَ، فَإِنَّهُ لَمْ يُسَبِّبِ الْحُزْنَ لِي شَخْصِيًّا، بَلْ لِجَمِيعِكُمْ إِلَى حَدٍّ مَا، هَذَا لِكَيْ لَا أُبَالِغَ!

6 The punishment imposed on him by the majority is sufficient for him.

6 وَالآنَ، يَكْفِي ذَلِكَ الرَّجُلَ الْمُذْنِبَ الْقِصَاصُ الَّذِي أَنْزَلَهُ بِهِ أَكْثَرُكُمْ.

7 So instead, you ought to forgive and comfort him, so that he will not be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.

7 وَعَلَى نَقِيضِ ذَلِكَ، فَأَحْرَى بِكُمُ الآنَ أَنْ تُسَامِحُوهُ وَتُشَجِّعُوهُ، وَإلَّا فَإِنَّهُ قَدْ يُبْتَلَعُ فِي غَمْرَةِ الْحُزْنِ الشَّدِيدِ.

8 Therefore I urge you to reaffirm your love for him.

8 لِذَلِكَ أُنَاشِدُكُمْ أَنْ تُؤَكِّدُوا لَهُ مَحَبَّتَكُمْ.

9 My purpose in writing you was to see if you would stand the test and be obedient in everything.

9 وَقَدْ كَانَ مَا كَتَبْتُهُ إِلَيْكُمْ بِهَدَفِ اخْتِبَارِكُمْ أَيْضاً، لأَعْرِفَ مَدَى طَاعَتِكُمْ فِي كُلِّ شَيْءٍ.

10 If you forgive anyone, I also forgive him. And if I have forgiven anything, I have forgiven it in the presence of Christ for your sake,

10 فَمَنْ تُسَامِحُونَهُ بِشَيْءٍ، أُسَامِحُهُ أَنَا أَيْضاً. وَإذَا كُنْتُ أَنَا أَيْضاً قَدْ سَامَحْتُ ذَلِكَ الرَّجُلَ بِشَيْءٍ، فَقَدْ سَامَحْتُهُ مِنْ أَجْلِكُمْ فِي حَضْرَةِ الْمَسِيحِ،

11 in order that Satan should not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes.

11 مَخَافَةَ أَنْ يَسْتَغِلَّنَا الشَّيْطَانُ لأَنَنَا لَا نَجْهَلُ نِيَّاتِهِ.

12 Now when I went to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ and a door stood open for me in the Lord,

12 وَلَمَّا وَصَلْتُ إِلَى مَدِينَةِ تَرُوَاسَ لأَجْلِ إِنْجِيلِ الْمَسِيحِ، وَفَتَحَ لِيَ الرَّبُّ بَاباً لِلْخِدْمَةِ

13 I had no peace in my spirit, because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I said goodbye to them and went on to Macedonia.

13 لَمْ تَسْتَرِحْ رُوحِي لأَنِّي لَمْ أَجِدْ تِيطُسَ أَخِي. فَوَدَّعْتُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ هُنَاكَ وَتَوَجَّهْتُ إِلَى مُقَاطَعَةِ مَقِدُونِيَّةَ.

14 But thanks be to God, who always leads us triumphantly as captives in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of Him.

14 وَلكِنْ، شُكْراً لِلهِ الَّذِي يَقُودُنَا دَائِماً فِي مَوْكِبِ النَّصْرِ فِي الْمَسِيحِ، وَيَنْشُرُ بِنَا رَائِحَةَ مَعْرِفَتِهِ فِي كُلِّ مَكَانٍ.

15 For we are to God the sweet aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing.

15 فَإِنَّنَا رَائِحَةُ الْمَسِيحِ الطَّيِّبَةُ الْمُرْتَفِعَةُ إِلَى اللهِ، الْمُنْتَشِرَةُ عَلَى السَّوَاءِ عِنْدَ الَّذِينَ يَخْلُصُونَ وَعِنْدَ الَّذِينَ يَهْلِكُونَ:

16 To the one we are an odor that brings death, to the other a fragrance that brings life. And who is qualified for such a task?

16 هَؤُلاءِ يَشُمُّونَ فِيهَا رَائِحَةً مِنَ الْمَوْتِ وَإِلَى الْمَوْتِ، وَأُولئِكَ رَائِحَةً مِنَ الْحَيَاةِ وَإِلَى الْحَيَاةِ. وَمَنْ هُوَ صَاحِبُ الْكَفَاءَةِ لِتَأْدِيَةِ هذِهِ الأُمُورِ؟

17 For we are not like so many others, who peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, as men sent from God.

17 فَإِنَّنَا لَا نُتَاجِرُ بِكَلِمَةِ اللهِ كَمَا يَفْعَلُ الْكَثِيرُونَ، وَإِنَّمَا بِإِخْلاصٍ وَمِنْ قِبَلِ اللهِ، وَأَمَامَ اللهِ، نَتَكَلَّمُ فِي الْمَسِيحِ.