Philippians 2

1 Therefore if you have any encouragement in Christ, if any comfort from His love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any affection and compassion,

1 فَمَادَامَ لَنَا التَّشْجِيعُ فِي الْمَسِيحِ، وَالتَّعْزِيَةُ فِي الْمَحَبَّةِ، وَالشَّرِكَةُ فِي الرُّوحِ، وَلَنَا الْمَرَاحِمُ وَالْحُنُوُّ،

2 then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being united in spirit and purpose.

2 فَتَمِّمُوا فَرَحِي بِأَنْ يَكُونَ لَكُمْ رَأْيٌ وَاحِدٌ وَمَحَبَّةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ وَنَفْسٌ وَاحِدَةٌ وَفِكْرٌ وَاحِدٌ.

3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves.

3 لَا يَكُنْ بَيْنَكُمْ شَيْءٌ بِرُوحِ التَّحَزُّبِ وَالاِفْتِخَارِ الْبَاطِلِ، بَلْ بِالتَّوَاضُعِ لِيَعْتَبِرْ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْكُمْ غَيْرَهُ أَفْضَلَ كَثِيراً مِنْ نَفْسِهِ،

4 Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.

4 مُهْتَمّاً لَا بِمَصْلَحَتِهِ الْخَاصَّةِ بَلْ بِمَصَالِحِ الآخَرِينَ أَيْضاً.

5 Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus:

5 فَلْيَكُنْ فِيكُمْ هَذَا الْفِكْرُ الَّذِي فِي الْمَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ.

6 Who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,

6 إِذْ إِنَّهُ، وَهُوَ الْكَائِنُ فِي هَيْئَةِ اللهِ، لَمْ يَعْتَبِرْ مُسَاوَاتَهُ لِلهِ خُلْسَةً، أَوْ غَنِيمَةً يُتَمَسَّكُ بِها؛

7 but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness.

7 بَلْ أَخْلَى نَفْسَهُ، مُتَّخِذاً صُورَةَ عَبْدٍ، صَائِراً شَبِيهاً بِالْبَشَرِ؛

8 And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death—even death on a cross.

8 وَإِذْ ظَهَرَ بِهَيْئَةِ إِنْسَانٍ، أَمْعَنَ فِي الاِتِّضَاعِ، وَكَانَ طَائِعاً حَتَّى الْمَوْتِ، مَوْتِ الصَّلِيبِ.

9 Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the name above all names,

9 لِذَلِكَ أَيْضاً رَفَّعَهُ اللهُ عَالِياً، وَأَعْطَاهُ الاِسْمَ الَّذِي يَفُوقُ كُلَّ اسْمٍ،

10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,

10 لِكَيْ تَنْحَنِيَ سُجُوداً لاِسْمِ يَسُوعَ كُلُّ رُكْبَةٍ، سَوَاءٌ فِي السَّمَاءِ أَمْ عَلَى الأَرْضِ أَمْ تَحْتَ الأَرْضِ،

11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

11 وَلِكَيْ يَعْتَرِفَ كُلُّ لِسَانٍ بِأَنَّ يَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحَ هُوَ الرَّبُّ، لِمَجْدِ اللهِ الآبِ.

12 Therefore, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now even more in my absence, continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling.

12 إِذَنْ، يَا أَحِبَّائِي، كَمَا كُنْتُمْ تُطِيعُونَ دَائِماً، لَا كَمَا لَوْ أَنَّنِي حَاضِرٌ وَحَسْبُ، بَلْ بِالأَحْرَى كَثِيراً الآنَ وَأَنَا غَائِبٌ، كَذَلِكَ اسْعَوْا لِتَتْمِيمِ خَلاصِكُمْ بِخَوْفٍ وَارْتِعَادٍ،

13 For it is God who works in you to will and to act on behalf of His good purpose.

13 لأَنَّ اللهَ هُوَ الَّذِي يُنْشِئُ فِيكُمُ الإِرَادَةَ وَالْعَمَلَ لأَجْلِ مَرْضَاتِهِ.

14 Do everything without complaining or arguing,

14 فَافْعَلُوا كُلَّ شَيْءٍ دُونَ تَذَمُّرٍ أَوْ جِدَالٍ،

15 so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world

15 لِتَكُونُوا بِلا أَذىً وَبُسَطَاءَ، أَوْلاداً لِلهِ لَا يُعَابُونَ بِشَيْءٍ فِي وَسَطِ جِيلٍ مُنْحَرِفٍ فَاسِدٍ، تُضِيئُونَ بَيْنَهُمْ كَأَنْوَارٍ فِي الْعَالَمِ،

16 as you hold forth the word of life, in order that I may boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor in vain.

16 حَامِليِنَ كَلِمَةَ الْحَيَاةِ، لِتَكُونُوا فِي يَوْمِ الْمَسِيحِ مَوْضِعَ فَخْرٍ بِأَنِّي مَا سَعَيْتُ بَاطِلاً وَلا اجْتَهَدْتُ عَبَثاً.

17 But even if I am being poured out like a drink offering on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with all of you.

17 حَتَّى لَوْ سُفِكَ دَمِي سَكِيباً فَوْقَ ذَبِيحَةِ إِيمَانِكُمْ وَخِدْمَتِهِ، فَإِنِّي أَفْرَحُ وَأَبْتَهِجُ مَعَكُمْ جَمِيعاً.

18 So you too should be glad and rejoice with me.

18 هكَذَا أَيْضاً افْرَحُوا أَنْتُمْ، وَابْتَهِجُوا مَعِي.

19 Now I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, that I also may be cheered when I learn how you are doing.

19 غَيْرَ أَنِّي أَرْجُو فِي الرَّبِّ يَسُوعَ أَنْ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْكُمْ تِيمُوثَاوُسَ عَنْ قَرِيبٍ، لِكَيْ تَطِيبَ نَفْسِي بِمَعْرِفَةِ أَحْوَالِكُمْ.

20 I have nobody else like him who will genuinely care for your needs.

20 فَلَيْسَ عِنْدِي أَحَدٌ غَيْرَهُ يَهْتَمُّ مِثْلِي بِأَحْوَالِكُمْ بِإِخْلاصٍ.

21 For all the others look after their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ.

21 فَإِنَّ الْجَمِيعَ يَسْعَوْنَ وَرَاءَ مَصَالِحِهِمِ الْخَاصَّةِ، لَا لأَجْلِ الْمَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ.

22 But you know Timothy’s proven worth, that as a child with his father he has served with me to advance the gospel.

22 أَمَّا تِيمُوثَاوُسُ، فَأَنْتُمْ تَعْرِفُونَ أَنَّهُ مُخْتَبَرٌ، إِذْ خَدَمَ مَعِي فِي التَّبْشِيرِ بِالإِنْجِيلِ كَأَنَّهُ وَلَدٌ يُعَاوِنُ أَبَاهُ.

23 So I hope to send him as soon as I see what happens with me.

23 فَإِيَّاهُ أَرْجُو أَنْ أُرْسِلَ حَالَمَا يَتَبَيَّنُ لِي كَيْفَ سَتَجْرِي أَحْوَالِي.

24 And I trust in the Lord that I myself will come soon.

24 وَلَكِنَّ لِي ثِقَةً فِي الرَّبِّ بِأَنِّي، أَنَا نَفْسِي، سَآتِي إِلَيْكُمْ عَنْ قَرِيبٍ.

25 But I thought it necessary to send back to you Epaphroditus, my brother, fellow worker, and fellow soldier, who is also your messenger and minister to my needs.

25 إِلّا أَنِّي رَأَيْتُ مِنَ الضَّرُورِيِّ أَنْ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْكُمْ أَبَفْرُودِيتُسَ، أَخِي وَمُعَاوِنِي وَرَفِيقِي فِي الْكِفَاحِ، وَالْمُرْسَلَ مِنْ قِبَلِكُمْ عَامِلاً عَلَى سَدِّ حَاجَتِي،

26 For he has been longing for all of you and is distressed because you heard he was ill.

26 إِذْ كَانَ مُشْتَاقاً إِلَيْكُمْ جَمِيعاً، وَمُكْتَئِباً لِسَمَاعِكُمْ بِمَرَضِهِ.

27 He was sick indeed, nearly unto death. But God had mercy on him, and not only on him but also on me, to spare me sorrow upon sorrow.

27 فَقَدْ مَرِضَ حَتَّى أَشْرَفَ عَلَى الْمَوْتِ، وَلَكِنَّ اللهَ أَشْفَقَ عَلَيْهِ، وَلَيْسَ عَلَيْهِ وَحْدَهُ، بَلْ عَلَيَّ أَنَا أَيْضاً، لِئَلّا يُصِيبَنِي حُزْنٌ عَلَى حُزْنٍ.

28 Therefore I am all the more eager to send him, so that when you see him again you may rejoice, and I may be less anxious.

28 لِذَلِكَ عَجَّلْتُ كَثِيراً فِي إِرْسَالِهِ إِلَيْكُمْ، حَتَّى إِذَا رَأَيْتُمُوهُ مِنْ جَدِيدٍ تَفْرَحُونَ أَنْتُمْ وَأَكُونُ أَنَا أَقَلَّ حُزْناً.

29 Welcome him in the Lord with great joy, and honor men like him,

29 فَاقْبَلُوهُ إِذَنْ فِي الرَّبِّ بِكُلِّ فَرَحٍ، وَعَامِلُوا أَمْثَالَهُ بِالإِكْرَامِ.

30 because he nearly died for the work of Christ, risking his life to make up for your deficit of service to me.

30 فَإِنَّهُ مِنْ أَجْلِ عَمَلِ الْمَسِيحِ أَشْرَفَ عَلَى الْمَوْتِ، مُخَاطِراً بِحَيَاتِهِ لِيَسُدَّ مَا نَقَصَ مِنْ خِدْمَتِكُمْ لِي.