أفسس 6:10 | الكتاب المقدس

الكتاب المقدس

الآباء والأبناء

1 أَيُّهَا الأَوْلادُ، أَطِيعُوا وَالِدِيكُمْ فِي الرَّبِّ. فَهَذَا هُوَ الصَّوَابُ: 2 «أَكْرِمْ أَبَاكَ وَأُمَّكَ» وَهَذِهِ أَوَّلُ وَصِيَّةٍ مُرْتَبِطَةٍ بِوَعْدٍ 3 «لِكَيْ تُلاقِيَ الْخَيْرَ وَيَطُولَ عُمْرُكَ عَلَى الأَرْضِ!» 4 وَأَنْتُمْ، أَيُّهَا الآبَاءُ، لَا تُثِيرُوا غَضَبَ أَوْلادِكُمْ. وَإِنَّمَا رَبُّوهُمْ بِتَأْدِيبِ الرَّبِّ وَوَصَايَاهُ.

السادة والعبيد

5 أَيُّهَا الْعَبِيدُ، أَطِيعُوا سَادَتَكُمُ الْبَشَرِيِّينَ بِخَوْفٍ وَارْتِعَادٍ، مِنْ قَلْبٍ صَادِقٍ، كَمَنْ يُطِيعُ الْمَسِيحَ، 6 غَيْرَ عَامِلِينَ بِجِدٍّ فَقَطْ حِينَ تَكُونُ عُيُونُهُمْ عَلَيْكُمْ كَمَنْ يُحَاوِلُ إِرْضَاءَ النَّاسِ، بَلِ انْطِلاقاً مِنْ كَوْنِكُمْ عَبِيداً لِلْمَسِيحِ، 7 عَامِلِينَ بِمَشِيئَةِ اللهِ مِنَ الْقَلْبِ، خَادِمِينَ بِنِيَّةٍ حَسَنَةٍ كَمَا لِلرَّبِّ، لَا لِلنَّاسِ. 8 فَأَنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّهُ مَهْمَا عَمِلَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنَ الْخَيْرِ، فَسَوْفَ يَنَالُ الْمُكَافَأَةَ مِنَ الرَّبِّ، سَوَاءٌ أَكَانَ عَبْداً أَمْ حُرّاً. 9 وَأَنْتُمْ، أَيُّهَا السَّادَةُ، عَامِلُوهُمْ بِمِثْلِ هذِهِ الْمُعَامَلَةِ غَيْرَ لاجِئِينَ إِلَى التَّهْدِيدِ، عَالِمِينَ أَنَّ سَيِّدَكُمْ وَسَيِّدَهُمْ هُوَ فِي السَّمَاءِ، وَهُوَ لَا يُحَابِي أَحَداً.

سلاح الله الكامل

10 وَخِتَاماً، تَشَدَّدُوا فِي الرَّبِّ وَفِي قُدْرَةِ قُوَّتِهِ. 11 الْبَسُوا سِلاحَ اللهِ الْكَامِلَ، لِتَتَمَكَّنُوا مِنَ الصُّمُودِ فِي وَجْهِ مَكَايِدِ إِبْلِيسَ. 12 فَإِنَّ حَرْبَنَا لَيْسَتْ ضِدَّ ذَوِي اللَّحْمِ وَالدَّمِ، بَلْ ضِدُّ الرِّئَاسَاتِ، ضِدُّ السُّلُطَاتِ، ضِدُّ أَسْيَادِ الْعَالَمِ حُكَّامِ هَذَا الظَّلامِ، ضِدُّ قِوَى الشَّرِّ الرُّوحِيَّةِ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ. 13 لِذَلِكَ اتَّخِذُوا سِلاحَ اللهِ الْكَامِلَ، لِتَتَمَكَّنُوا مِنَ الْمُقَاوَمَةِ فِي يَوْمِ الشَّرِّ، وَمِنَ الصُّمُودِ أَيْضاً بَعْدَ تَحْقِيقِ كُلِّ هَدَفٍ. 14 فَاصْمُدُوا إِذَنْ بَعْدَ أَنْ تَتَّخِذُوا الْحَقَّ حِزَاماً لأَوْسَاطِكُمْ، وَالصَّلاحَ دِرْعاً لِصُدُورِكُمْ، 15 وَالاسْتِعْدَادَ لِنَشْرِ بِشَارَةِ السَّلامِ حِذَاءً لأَقْدَامِكُمْ. 16 وَفَوْقَ هَذَا كُلِّهِ، احْمِلُوا الإِيمَانَ تُرْساً بِهِ تَقْدِرُونَ أَنْ تُطْفِئُوا جَمِيعَ سِهَامِ الشِّرِّيرِ الْمُشْتَعِلَةِ. 17 وَاتَّخِذُوا الْخَلاصَ خُوذَةً لِلرَّأْسِ، وَكَلِمَةَ اللهِ سَيْفَ الرُّوحِ. 18 صَلُّوا فِي كُلِّ حَالٍ، بِكُلِّ صَلاةٍ وَطِلْبَةٍ فِي الرُّوحِ، وَسَاهِرِينَ لِهَذَا الْغَرَضِ عَيْنِهِ مُوَاظِبِينَ تَمَاماً عَلَى جَمِيعِ الطِّلْبَاتِ لأَجْلِ الْقِدِّيسِينَ جَمِيعاً، 19 وَلأَجْلِي كَيْ أُلْهَمَ مَا أَنْطِقُ بِهِ كُلَّمَا فَتَحْتُ فَمِي لأُعْلِنَ بِجُرْأَةٍ سِرَّ الإِنْجِيلِ 20 الَّذِي أَنَا سَفِيرُهُ الْمُقَيَّدُ بِالسَّلاسِلِ، فَأَكُونُ جَرِيئاً فِي إِعْلانِهِ كَمَا يَجِبُ أَنْ أَتَكَلَّمَ بِهِ.

تحيات ختامية

21 وَلِكَيْ تَعْرِفُوا أَحْوَالِي وَأَخْبَارَ عَمَلِي، فَإِنَّ تِيخِيكُسَ، الأَخَ الْحَبِيبَ وَالْخَادِمَ الأَمِينَ فِي الرَّبِّ، يُخْبِرُكُمْ بِها جَمِيعاً. 22 وَقَدْ أَرْسَلْتُهُ إِلَيْكُمْ لِهَذَا الأَمْرِ بِعَيْنِهِ: لِتَعْرِفُوا أَحْوَالِي فَتَتَشَجَّعُ قُلُوبُكُمْ. 23 سَلامٌ إِلَى الإِخْوَةِ، وَمَحَبَّةٌ مَعَ إِيمَانٍ، مِنَ اللهِ الآبِ وَالرَّبِّ يَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحِ! 24 لِتَكُنِ النِّعْمَةُ مَعَ جَمِيعِ الَّذِينَ يُحِبُّونَ رَبَّنَا يَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحَ مَحَبَّةً لَا يَعْتَرِيهَا الْفَسَادُ!

New International Version

1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 ‘Honour your father and mother’ – which is the first commandment with a promise – 3 ‘so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.’ (تث 5:16) 4 Fathers,^[1] do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord. 5 Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear, and with sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ. 6 Obey them not only to win their favour when their eye is on you, but as slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart. 7 Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not people, 8 because you know that the Lord will reward each one for whatever good they do, whether they are slave or free. 9 And masters, treat your slaves in the same way. Do not threaten them, since you know that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no favouritism with him.

The armour of God

10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armour of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13 Therefore put on the full armour of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled round your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. 18 And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people. 19 Pray also for me, that whenever I speak, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel, 20 for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I should.

Final greetings

21 Tychicus, the dear brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will tell you everything, so that you also may know how I am and what I am doing. 22 I am sending him to you for this very purpose, that you may know how we are, and that he may encourage you. 23 Peace to the brothers and sisters,^[2] and love with faith from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 24 Grace to all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love.^[3]