2 Corinthians 8

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

1 ثُمَّ نُعَرِّفُكُمْ أَيُّهَا ٱلْإِخْوَةُ نِعْمَةَ ٱللهِ ٱلْمُعْطَاةَ فِي كَنَائِسِ مَكِدُونِيَّةَ،

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

2 أَنَّهُ فِي ٱخْتِبَارِ ضِيقَةٍ شَدِيدَةٍ فَاضَ وُفُورُ فَرَحِهِمْ وَفَقْرِهِمِ ٱلْعَمِيقِ لِغِنَى سَخَائِهِمْ،

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

3 لِأَنَّهُمْ أَعْطَوْا حَسَبَ ٱلطَّاقَةِ، أَنَا أَشْهَدُ، وَفَوْقَ ٱلطَّاقَةِ، مِنْ تِلْقَاءِ أَنْفُسِهِمْ،

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

4 مُلْتَمِسِينَ مِنَّا، بِطِلْبَةٍ كَثِيرَةٍ، أَنْ نَقْبَلَ ٱلنِّعْمَةَ وَشَرِكَةَ ٱلْخِدْمَةِ ٱلَّتِي لِلْقِدِّيسِينَ.

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 وَلَيْسَ كَمَا رَجَوْنَا، بَلْ أَعْطَوْا أَنْفُسَهُمْ أَوَّلًا لِلرَّبِّ، وَلَنَا، بِمَشِيئَةِ ٱللهِ.

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

6 حَتَّى إِنَّنَا طَلَبْنَا مِنْ تِيطُسَ أَنَّهُ كَمَا سَبَقَ فَٱبْتَدَأَ، كَذَلِكَ يُتَمِّمُ لَكُمْ هَذِهِ ٱلنِّعْمَةَ أَيْضًا.

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 لَكِنْ كَمَا تَزْدَادُونَ فِي كُلِّ شَيْءٍ: فِي ٱلْإِيمَانِ وَٱلْكَلَامِ وَٱلْعِلْمِ وَكُلِّ ٱجْتِهَادٍ وَمَحَبَّتِكُمْ لَنَا، لَيْتَكُمْ تَزْدَادُونَ فِي هَذِهِ ٱلنِّعْمَةِ أَيْضًا.

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

8 لَسْتُ أَقُولُ عَلَى سَبِيلِ ٱلْأَمْرِ، بَلْ بِٱجْتِهَادِ آخَرِينَ، مُخْتَبِرًا إِخْلَاصَ مَحَبَّتِكُمْ أَيْضًا.

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 فَإِنَّكُمْ تَعْرِفُونَ نِعْمَةَ رَبِّنَا يَسُوعَ ٱلْمَسِيحِ، أَنَّهُ مِنْ أَجْلِكُمُ ٱفْتَقَرَ وَهُوَ غَنِيٌّ، لِكَيْ تَسْتَغْنُوا 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 أُعْطِي رَأْيًا فِي هَذَا أَيْضًا، لِأَنَّ هَذَا يَنْفَعُكُمْ أَنْتُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ سَبَقْتُمْ فَٱبْتَدَأْتُمْ مُنْذُ ٱلْعَامِ ٱلْمَاضِي، لَيْسَ أَنْ تَفْعَلُوا فَقَطْ بَلْ أَنْ تُرِيدُوا أَيْضًا.

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

11 وَلَكِنِ ٱلْآنَ تَمِّمُوا ٱلْعَمَلَ أَيْضًا، حَتَّى إِنَّهُ كَمَا أَنَّ ٱلنَّشَاطَ لِلْإِرَادَةِ، كَذَلِكَ يَكُونُ ٱلتَّتْمِيمُ أَيْضًا حَسَبَ مَا لَكُمْ.

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 لِأَنَّهُ إِنْ كَانَ ٱلنَّشَاطُ مَوْجُودًا فَهُوَ مَقْبُولٌ عَلَى حَسَبِ مَا لِلْإِنْسَانِ، لَا عَلَى حَسَبِ مَا لَيْسَ لَهُ.

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

13 فَإِنَّهُ لَيْسَ لِكَيْ يَكُونَ لِلْآخَرِينَ رَاحَةٌ وَلَكُمْ ضِيقٌ،

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 بَلْ بِحَسَبِ ٱلْمُسَاوَاةِ. لِكَيْ تَكُونَ فِي هَذَا ٱلْوَقْتِ فُضَالَتُكُمْ لِإِعْوَازِهِمْ، كَيْ تَصِيرَ فُضَالَتُهُمْ لِإِعْوَازِكُمْ، حَتَّى تَحْصُلَ ٱلْمُسَاوَاةُ.

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

15 كَمَا هُوَ مَكْتُوبٌ: «ٱلَّذِي جَمَعَ كَثِيرًا لَمْ يُفْضِلْ، وَٱلَّذِي جَمَعَ قَلِيلًا لَمْ يُنْقِصْ».

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

16 وَلَكِنْ شُكْرًا لِلهِ ٱلَّذِي جَعَلَ هَذَا ٱلِٱجْتِهَادَ عَيْنَهُ لِأَجْلِكُمْ فِي قَلْبِ تِيطُسَ،

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

17 لِأَنَّهُ قَبِلَ ٱلطِّلْبَةَ. وَإِذْ كَانَ أَكْثَرَ ٱجْتِهَادًا، مَضَى إِلَيْكُمْ مِنْ تِلْقَاءِ نَفْسِهِ.

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

18 وَأَرْسَلْنَا مَعَهُ ٱلْأَخَ ٱلَّذِي مَدْحُهُ فِي ٱلْإِنْجِيلِ فِي جَمِيعِ ٱلْكَنَائِسِ.

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 وَلَيْسَ ذَلِكَ فَقَطْ، بَلْ هُوَ مُنْتَخَبٌ أَيْضًا مِنَ ٱلْكَنَائِسِ رَفِيقًا لَنَا فِي ٱلسَّفَرِ، مَعَ هَذِهِ ٱلنِّعْمَةِ ٱلْمَخْدُومَةِ مِنَّا لِمَجْدِ ذَاتِ ٱلرَّبِّ ٱلْوَاحِدِ، وَلِنَشَاطِكُمْ.

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

20 مُتَجَنِّبِينَ هَذَا أَنْ يَلُومَنَا أَحَدٌ فِي جَسَامَةِ هَذِهِ ٱلْمَخْدُومَةِ مِنَّا.

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 مُعْتَنِينَ بِأُمُورٍ حَسَنَةٍ، لَيْسَ قُدَّامَ ٱلرَّبِّ فَقَطْ، بَلْ قُدَّامَ ٱلنَّاسِ أَيْضًا.

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، ٱلَّذِي ٱخْتَبَرْنَا مِرَارًا فِي أُمُورٍ كَثِيرَةٍ أَنَّهُ مُجْتَهِدٌ، وَلَكِنَّهُ ٱلْآنَ أَشَدُّ ٱجْتِهَادًا كَثِيرًا بِٱلثِّقَةِ ٱلْكَثِيرَةِ 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 مِنْ جِهَةِ تِيطُسَ فَهُوَ شَرِيكٌ لِي وَعَامِلٌ مَعِي لِأَجْلِكُمْ. وَأَمَّا أَخَوَانَا فَهُمَا رَسُولَا ٱلْكَنَائِسِ، وَمَجْدُ ٱلْمَسِيحِ.

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 فَبَيِّنُوا لَهُمْ، وَقُدَّامَ ٱلْكَنَائِسِ، بَيِّنَةَ مَحَبَّتِكُمْ، وَٱفْتِخَارِنَا مِنْ جِهَتِكُمْ.