2 Corinthians 8

1 Now, brothers, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the churches of Macedonia.

1 وَالآنَ، نُعَرِّفُكُمْ، أَيُّهَا الإِخْوَةُ، بِنِعْمَةِ اللهِ الْمَوْهُوبَةِ فِي كَنَائِسِ مُقَاطَعَةِ مَقِدُونِيَّةَ.

2 In the terrible ordeal they suffered, their abundant joy and deep poverty overflowed into rich generosity.

2 فَمَعَ أَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا فِي تَجْرِبَةِ ضِيقَةٍ شَدِيدَةٍ، فَإِنَّ فَرَحَهُمُ الْوَافِرَ مَعَ فَقْرِهِمِ الشَّدِيدِ فَاضَا فَأَنْتَجَا مِنْهُمْ سَخَاءً غَنِيًّا.

3 For I testify that they gave according to their ability and even beyond it. Of their own accord,

3 فَإِنِّي أَشْهَدُ أَنَّهُمْ تَبَرَّعُوا مِنْ تِلْقَاءِ أَنْفُسِهِمْ، لَا عَلَى قَدْرِ طَاقَتِهِمْ وَحَسْبُ، بَلْ فَوْقَ طَاقَتِهِمْ.

4 they earnestly pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing in this service to the saints.

4 وَقَدْ تَوَسَّلُوا إِلَيْنَا بِإِلْحَاحٍ شَدِيدٍ أَنْ نَقْبَلَ عَطَاءَهُمْ وَاشْتِرَاكَهُمْ فِي إِعَانَةِ الْقِدِّيسِينَ.

5 And not only did they do as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then to us, through the will of God.

5 كَمَا أَنَّهُمْ تَجَاوَزُوا مَا تَوَقَّعْنَاهُ، إِذْ كَرَّسُوا أَنْفُسَهُمْ أَوَّلاً لِلرَّبِّ ثُمَّ لَنَا نَحْنُ بِمَشِيئَةِ اللهِ،

6 So we urged Titus to help complete your act of grace, just as he had started it.

6 مِمَّا جَعَلَنَا نَلْتَمِسُ مِنْ تِيطُسَ أَنْ يُكْمِلَ عِنْدَكُمْ هَذَا الْعَمَلَ كَمَا سَبَقَ أَنِ ابْتَدَأَ بِهِ.

7 But just as you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness, and in the love we inspired in you—see that you also excel in this grace of giving.

7 وَلَكِنْ، كَمَا أَنَّكُمْ فِي وَفْرَةٍ مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ: مِنَ الإِيمَانِ، وَالْكَلِمَةِ، وَالْمَعْرِفَةِ، وَالاجْتِهَادِ فِي كُلِّ أَمْرٍ، وَمَحَبَّتِكُمْ لَنَا، لَيْتَكُمْ تَكُونُونَ أَيْضاً فِي وَفْرَةٍ مِنْ نِعْمَةِ الْعَطَاءِ هَذِهِ.

8 I am not giving a command, but I am testing the sincerity of your love through the earnestness of others.

8 لَا أَقُولُ هَذَا عَلَى سَبِيلِ الأَمْرِ، بَلِ اخْتِبَاراً لِصِدْقِ مَحَبَّتِكُمْ بِحَمَاسَةِ الآخَرِينَ.

9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.

9 فَأَنْتُمْ تَعْرِفُونَ نِعْمَةَ رَبِّنَا يَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحِ: فَمِنْ أَجْلِكُمُ افْتَقَرَ، وَهُوَ الْغَنِيُّ لِكَيْ تَغْتَنُوا أَنْتُمْ بِفَقْرِهِ.

10 And this is my opinion about what is helpful for you in this matter: Last year you were the first not only to give, but even to have such a desire.

10 وَأَنَا أُبْدِي لَكُمْ رَأْيِي فِي الْمَوْضُوعِ. فَإِنَّ هَذَا نَافِعٌ لَكُمْ أَنْتُمُ الَّذِينَ سَبَقَ أَنْ بَدَأْتُمْ مُنْذُ السَّنَةِ الْمَاضِيَةِ لَا أَنْ تَفْعَلُوا فَقَطْ بَلْ أَنْ تَرْغَبُوا أَيْضاً:

11 Now finish the work, so that you may complete it with the same eager desire, according to your means.

11 إِنَّمَا الآنَ أَكْمِلُوا الْقِيَامَ بِذلِكَ الْعَمَلِ، حَتَّى كَمَا كَانَ لَكُمُ الاِسْتِعْدَادُ لأَنْ تَرْغَبُوا، يَكُونُ لَكُمْ أَيْضاً الاسْتِعْدَادُ لأَنْ تُكْمِلُوا الْعَمَلَ مِمَّا تَمْلِكُونَ.

12 For if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not have.

12 فَمَتَى وُجِدَ الاِسْتِعْدَادُ، يُقْبَلُ الْعَطَاءُ عَلَى قَدْرِ مَا يَمْلِكُ الإِنْسَانُ، لَا عَلَى قَدْرِ مَا لَا يَمْلِكُ.

13 It is not our intention that others may be relieved while you are burdened, but that there may be equality.

13 وَلَيْسَ ذَلِكَ بِهَدَفِ أَنْ يَكُونَ الآخَرُونَ فِي وَفْرَةٍ وَتَكُونُوا أَنْتُمْ فِي ضِيقٍ، بَلْ عَلَى مَبْدَأِ الْمُسَاوَاةِ:

14 At the present time, your surplus will meet their need, so that in turn their surplus will meet your need. This way there will be equality.

14 فَفِي الْحَالَةِ الْحَاضِرَةِ، تَسُدُّ وَفْرَتُكُمْ حَاجَتَهُمْ، لِكَيْ تَسُدَّ وَفْرَتُهُمْ حَاجَتَكُمْ، فَتَتِمَّ الْمُسَاوَاةُ،

15 As it is written: “He who gathered much had no excess, and he who gathered little had no shortfall.”

15 وَفْقاً لِمَا قَدْ كُتِبَ: «الْمُكَثِّرُ لَمْ يَفْضُلْ عَنْهُ شَيْءٌ، وَالْمُقَلِّلُ لَمْ يَنْقُصْهُ شَيْءٌ».

16 But thanks be to God, who put into the heart of Titus the same devotion I have for you.

16 وَلَكِنْ، شُكْراً لِلهِ الَّذِي وَضَعَ فِي قَلْبِ تِيطُسَ مِثْلَ هذِهِ الْحَمَاسَةِ لأَجْلِكُمْ.

17 For not only did he welcome our appeal, but he is eagerly coming to you of his own volition.

17 فَقَدْ لَبَّى الْتِمَاسَنَا فِعْلاً، بَلِ انْطَلَقَ إِلَيْكُمْ مِنْ تِلْقَاءِ نَفْسِهِ لِكَوْنِهِ أَشَدَّ حَمَاسَةً.

18 Along with Titus we are sending the brother who is praised by all the churches for his work in the gospel.

18 وَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا مَعَهُ الأَخَ الَّذِي ذَاعَ مَدْحُهُ بَيْنَ الْكَنَائِسِ كُلِّهَا فِي خِدْمَةِ الإِنْجِيلِ.

19 More than that, this brother was chosen by the churches to accompany us with the gracious offering we administer to honor the Lord Himself and to show our eagerness to help.

19 لَيْسَ هَذَا وَحَسْبُ، بَلْ هُوَ أَيْضاً مُنْتَخَبُ مِنَ الْكَنَائِسِ رَفِيقاً لَنَا فِي السَّفَرِ لإِيصَالِ هَذَا الْعَطَاءِ الَّذِي نُقَدِّمُهُ تَمْجِيداً لِلرَّبِّ نَفْسِهِ وَإِظْهَاراً لاهْتِمَامِنَا بَعْضِنَا بِبَعْضٍ.

20 We want to avoid any criticism of the way we administer this generous gift.

20 وَنَحْنُ حَرِيصُونَ عَلَى أَلّا يَلُومَنَا أَحَدٌ فِي أَمْرِ هذِهِ التَّقْدِمَةِ الْكَبِيرَةِ الَّتِي نَتَوَلَّى الْقِيَامَ بِها.

21 For we are taking great care to do what is right, not only in the eyes of the Lord, but also in the eyes of men.

21 فَإِنَّنَا نَحْرِصُ عَلَى النَّزَاهَةِ لَا أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ فَقَطْ، بَلْ أَمَامَ النَّاسِ أَيْضاً.

22 And we are sending along with them our brother who has proven his earnestness to us many times and in many ways, and now even more so by his great confidence in you.

22 وَأَرْسَلْنَا مَعَهُمَا أَخَانَا الَّذِي تَبَيَّنَ لَنَا بِالاِخْتِبَارِ مَرَّةً بَعْدَ مَرَّةٍ، أَنَّ لَهُ حَمَاسَةً شَدِيدَةً فِي أُمُورٍ كَثِيرَةٍ، وَهُوَ الآنَ أَوْفَرُ جِدّاً فِي الْحَمَاسَةِ بِسَبَبِ ثِقَتِهِ الْعَظِيمَةِ بِكُمْ.

23 As for Titus, he is my partner and fellow worker among you. As for our brothers, they are messengers of the churches, the glory of Christ.

23 أَمَّا تِيطُسُ، فَهُوَ زَمِيلِي وَمُعَاوِنِي مِنْ أَجْلِ مَصْلَحَتِكُمْ. وَأَمَّا أَخَوَانَا الآخَرَانِ، فَهُمَا رَسُولا الْكَنَائِسِ وَمَجْدُ الْمَسِيحِ.

24 In full view of the churches, then, show these men the proof of your love and the reason for our boasting about you.

24 فَأَثْبِتُوا لَهُمْ إِذَنْ أَمَامَ الْكَنَائِسِ بُرْهَانَ مَحَبَّتِكُمْ وَصَوَابِ افْتِخَارِنَا بِكُمْ.