Romans 14

1 Accept him whose faith is weak, without passing judgment on his opinions.

1 وَمَنْ كَانَ ضَعِيفاً فِي الإِيمَانِ، فَاقْبَلُوهُ بَيْنَكُمْ دُونَ أَنْ تُحَاكِمُوهُ عَلَى آرَائِهِ.

2 For one person has faith to eat all things, while another, who is weak, eats only vegetables.

2 مِنَ النَّاسِ مَنْ يَعْتَقِدُ أَنَّهُ يَحِقُّ لَهُ أَنْ يَأْكُلَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ. وَأَمَّا الضَّعِيفُ فَيَأْكُلُ الْبُقُولَ.

3 The one who eats everything must not belittle the one who does not, and the one who does not eat everything must not judge the one who does, for God has accepted him.

3 فَمَنْ كَانَ يَأْكُلُ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ، عَلَيْهِ أَلّا يَحْتَقِرَ مَنْ لَا يَأْكُلُ، وَمَنْ كَانَ لَا يَأْكُلُ، عَلَيْهِ أَلّا يَدِينَ مَنْ يَأْكُلُ، لأَنَّ اللهَ قَدْ قَبِلَهُ.

4 Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? To his own master he stands or falls. And he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand.

4 فَمَنْ أَنْتَ لِتَدِينَ خَادِمَ غَيْرِكَ؟ إِنَّهُ فِي نَظَرِ سَيِّدِهِ يَثْبُتُ أَوْ يَسْقُطُ. وَلَسَوْفَ يَثْبُتُ، لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ قَادِرٌ أَنْ يُثَبِّتَهُ.

5 One person regards a certain day above the others, while someone else considers every day alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind.

5 وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَنْ يُرَاعِي يَوْماً دُونَ غَيْرِهِ، وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَعْتَبِرُ الأَيَّامَ كُلَّهَا مُتَسَاوِيَةً. فَلْيَكُنْ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مُقْتَنِعاً بِرَأْيِهِ فِي عَقْلِهِ.

6 He who observes a special day does so to the Lord; he who eats does so to the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and he who abstains does so to the Lord and gives thanks to God.

6 إِنَّ مَنْ يُرَاعِي يَوْماً مُعَيَّناً، يُرَاعِيهِ لأَجْلِ الرَّبِّ؛ وَمَنْ يَأْكُلُ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ، يَأْكُلُ لأَجْلِ الرَّبِّ، لأَنَّهُ يُؤَدِّي الشُّكْرَ لِلهِ؛ وَمَنْ لَا يَأْكُلُ، لَا يَأْكُلُ لأَجْلِ الرَّبِّ، لأَنَّهُ يُؤَدِّي الشُّكْرَ لِلهِ.

7 For none of us lives to himself alone, and none of us dies to himself alone.

7 فَلا أَحَدَ مِنَّا يَحْيَا لِنَفْسِهِ، وَلا أَحَدَ يَمُوتُ لِنَفْسِهِ.

8 If we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.

8 فَإِنْ حَيِينَا، فَلِلرَّبِّ نَحْيَا؛ وَإِنْ مُتْنَا فَلِلرَّبِّ نَمُوتُ. فَسَوَاءَ حَيِينَا أَمْ مُتْنَا، فَإِنَّما نَحْنُ لِلرَّبِّ.

9 For this reason Christ died and returned to life, that He might be the Lord of both the dead and the living.

9 فَإِنَّ الْمَسِيحَ مَاتَ وَعَادَ حَيًّا لأَجْلِ هَذَا: أَنْ يَكُونَ سَيِّداً عَلَى الأَمْوَاتِ وَالأَحْيَاءِ.

10 Why, then, do you judge your brother? Or why do you belittle your brother? For we will all stand before God’s judgment seat.

10 وَلَكِنْ، لِمَاذَا تَدِينُ أَخَاكَ؟ وَأَنْتَ أَيْضاً، لِمَاذَا تَحْتَقِرُ أَخَاكَ؟ فَإِنَّنَا جَمِيعاً سَوْفَ نَقِفُ أَمَامَ عَرْشِ اللهِ لِنُحَاسَبَ.

11 It is written: “As surely as I live, says the Lord, every knee will bow before Me; every tongue will confess to God.”

11 فَإِنَّهُ قَدْ كُتِبَ: «أَنَا حَيٌّ، يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ، لِي سَتَنْحَنِي كُلُّ رُكْبَةٍ، وَسَيَعْتَرِفُ كُلُّ لِسَانٍ لِلهِ!»

12 So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God.

12 إِذاً، كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنَّا سَيُؤَدِّي حِسَاباً عَنْ نَفْسِهِ لِلهِ.

13 Therefore let us stop judging one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in your brother’s way.

13 فَلْنَكُفّ عَنْ مُحَاكَمَةِ بَعْضِنَا بَعْضاً، بَلْ بِالأَحْرَى احْكُمُوا بِهَذَا: أَنْ لَا يَضَعَ أَحَدٌ أَمَامَ أَخِيهِ عَقَبَةً أَوْ فَخّاً.

14 I am convinced and fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for him it is unclean.

14 فَأَنَا عَالِمٌ، بَلْ مُقْتَنِعٌ مِنَ الرَّبِّ يَسُوعَ، أَنَّهُ لَا شَيْءَ نَجِسٌ فِي ذَاتِهِ. أَمَّا إِنِ اعْتَبَرَ أَحَدٌ شَيْئاً مَّا نَجِساً، فَهُوَ نَجِسٌ فِي نَظَرِهِ.

15 If your brother is distressed by what you eat, you are no longer acting in love. Do not by your eating destroy your brother, for whom Christ died.

15 فَإِنْ كُنْتَ بِطَعَامِكَ تُسَبِّبُ الْحُزْنَ لأَخِيكَ، فَلَسْتَ تَسْلُكُ بَعْدُ بِمَا يَتَّفِقُ مَعَ الْمَحَبَّةِ. لَا تُدَمِّرْ بِطَعَامِكَ مَنْ لأَجْلِهِ مَاتَ الْمَسِيحُ.

16 Do not allow what you consider good, then, to be spoken of as evil.

16 إِذَنْ، لَا تُعَرِّضُوا صَلاحَكُمْ لِكَلامِ السُّوءِ.

17 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.

17 إِذْ لَيْسَ مَلَكُوتُ اللهِ بِأَكْلٍ وَشُرْبٍ، بَلْ هُوَ بِرٌّ وَسَلامٌ وَفَرَحٌ فِي الرُّوحِ الْقُدُسِ.

18 For whoever serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by men.

18 فَمَنْ خَدَمَ الْمَسِيحَ هكَذَا، كَانَ مَقْبُولاً عِنْدَ اللهِ وَمَمْدُوحاً عِنْدَ النَّاسِ.

19 So then, let us pursue what leads to peace and to mutual edification.

19 فَلْنَسْعَ إِذَنْ وَرَاءَ مَا يُؤَدِّي إِلَى السَّلامِ وَمَا يُؤَدِّي إِلَى بُنْيَانِ بَعْضِنَا بَعْضاً.

20 Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All food is clean, but it is wrong for a man to let his eating be a stumbling block.

20 لَا تُدَمِّرْ عَمَلَ اللهِ بِسَبَبِ الطَّعَامِ! حَقّاً إِنَّ الأَطْعِمَةَ كُلَّهَا طَاهِرَةٌ، وَلكِنَّ الشَّرَّ فِي أَنْ يَأْكُلَ الإِنْسَانُ شَيْئاً يُسَبِّبُ الْعَثْرَةَ.

21 It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything to cause your brother to stumble.

21 فَمِنَ الصَّوَابِ أَلّا تَأْكُلَ لَحْماً وَلا تَشْرَبَ خَمْراً، وَلا تَفْعَلَ شَيْئاً يَتَعَثَّرُ فِيهِ أَخُوكَ.

22 Keep your belief about such matters between yourself and God. Blessed is the one who does not condemn himself by what he approves.

22 أَلَكَ اقْتِنَاعٌ مَّا؟ فَلْيَكُنْ لَكَ ذَلِكَ بِنَفْسِكَ أَمَامَ اللهِ! هَنِيئاً لِمَنْ لَا يَدِينُ نَفْسَهُ فِي مَا يَسْتَحْسِنُهُ.

23 But the one who has doubts is condemned if he eats, because his eating is not from faith; and everything that is not from faith is sin.

23 وَأَمَّا مَنْ يَشُكُّ، فَإِذَا أَكَلَ يُحْكَمُ عَلَيْهِ، لأَنَّ ذَلِكَ لَيْسَ عَنْ إِيمَانٍ. وَكُلُّ مَا لَا يَصْدُرُ عَنِ الإِيمَانِ، فَهُوَ خَطِيئَةٌ.