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1 مِنْ بُولُسَ وَتِيمُوثَاوُسَ، عَبْدَي الْمَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ، إِلَى جَمِيعِ الْقِدِّيسِينَ فِي الْمَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ، الْمُقِيمِينَ فِي مَدِينَةِ فِيلِبِّي، بِمَنْ فِيهِمْ مِنْ رُعَاةٍ وَمُدَبِّرِينَ. 2 لِتَكُنْ لَكُمُ النِّعْمَةُ وَالسَّلامُ مِنَ اللهِ أَبِينَا وَالرَّبِّ يَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحِ.

شكر وصلاة

3 إِنِّي أَشْكُرُ إِلَهِي كُلَّمَا تَذَكَّرْتُكُمْ، 4 إِذْ أَتَضَرَّعُ بِفَرَحٍ لأَجْلِكُمْ جَمِيعاً كُلَّ حِينٍ فِي جَمِيعِ صَلَوَاتِي، 5 بِسَبَبِ مُسَاهَمَتِكُمْ فِي نَشْرِ الإِنْجِيلِ مِنْ أَوَّلِ يَوْمٍ إِلَى الآنَ. 6 وَلِي ثِقَةٌ فِي هَذَا الأَمْرِ بِالذَّاتِ: أَنَّ الَّذِي بَدَأَ فِيكُمْ عَمَلاً صَالِحاً سَوْفَ يُتَمِّمُهُ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْمَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ. 7 كَمَا أَنَّ مِنَ الْحَقِّ أَنْ يَكُونَ لِي هَذَا الشُّعُورُ تِجَاهَكُمْ جَمِيعاً، لأَنِّي أَحْتَفِظُ بِكُمْ فِي قَلْبِي، لِكَوْنِكُمْ جَمِيعاً شُرَكَاءَ لِي فِي النِّعْمَةِ، سَوَاءٌ أَكَانَ فِي قُيُودِي أَمْ فِي الدِّفَاعِ عَنِ الإِنْجِيلِ وَتَثْبِيتِهِ. 8 فَإِنَّ اللهَ شَاهِدٌ لِي كَيْفَ أَحِنُّ إِلَيْكُمْ جَمِيعاً بِعَوَاطِفِ الْمَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ. 9 وَصَلاتِي لأَجْلِكُمْ هِيَ هَذِهِ: أَنْ تَزْدَادَ مَحَبَّتُكُمْ أَكْثَرَ فَأَكْثَرَ فِي تَمَامِ الْمَعْرِفَةِ وَالإِدْرَاكِ، 10 لِكَيْ تَسْتَحْسِنُوا الأُمُورَ الْمُمْتَازَةَ، حَتَّى تَكُونُوا طَاهِرِينَ وَخَالِينَ مِنَ الْعَثَرَاتِ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْمَسِيحِ، 11 كَامِلِينَ فِي ثِمَارِ الْبِرِّ الآتِيَةِ بِيَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحِ، لِمَجْدِ اللهِ وَحَمْدِهِ.

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12 عَلَى أَنِّي أُرِيدُ أَنْ تَعْلَمُوا، أَيُّهَا الإِخْوَةُ، أَنَّ أَحْوَالِي قَدْ أَدَّتْ فِي الْوَاقِعِ إِلَى انْتِشَارِ الإِنْجِيلِ بِنَجَاحٍ، 13 حَتَّى إِنَّهُ قَدْ صَارَ مَعْرُوفاً لَدَى الْحَرَسِ الإِمْبِرَاطُورِيِّ كُلِّهِ وَلَدَى الْبَاقِينَ جَمِيعاً أَنَّ قُيُودِي إِنَّمَا هِيَ لأَجْلِ الْمَسِيحِ؛ 14 كَمَا أَنَّ أَكْثَرَ الإِخْوَةِ، وَقَدْ صَارُوا وَاثِقِينَ بِالرَّبِّ بِسَبَبِ قُيُودِي، يَجْرُؤُونَ عَلَى التَّبْشِيرِ بِكَلِمَةِ اللهِ دُونَ خَوْفٍ. 15 حَقّاً أَنَّ بَعْضَهُمْ يُبَشِّرُونَ بِالْمَسِيحِ عَنْ حَسَدٍ وَنِزَاعٍ؛ وَأَمَّا الآخَرُونَ فَعَنْ حُسْنِ نِيَّةٍ. 16 فَهَؤُلاءِ تَدْفَعُهُمُ الْمَحَبَّةُ، عَالِمِينَ أَنِّي قَدْ عُيِّنْتُ لِلدِّفَاعِ عَنِ الإِنْجِيلِ؛ 17 وَأُولَئِكَ يَدْفَعُهُمُ التَّحَزُّبُ، فَيُنَادُونَ بِالْمَسِيحِ بِغَيْرِ إِخْلاصٍ، ظَنّاً مِنْهُمْ أَنَّهُمْ يُثِيرُونَ عَلَيَّ الضِّيقَ إِضَافَةً إِلَى الْقُيُودِ. 18 فَمَاذَا إِذَنْ؟ مَهْمَا يَكُنْ، وَفِي أَيِّ حَالٍ، فَإِنَّ الْمَسِيحَ يُنَادَى بِهِ، سَوَاءٌ أَكَانَ بِذَرِيعَةٍ أَمْ بِحَقٍّ. وَبِهَذَا أَنَا أَفْرَحُ وَسَأَفْرَحُ بَعْدُ! 19 فَإِنَّنِي أَعْلَمُ أَنَّ هَذَا الأَمْرَ سَيُؤَدِّي إِلَى خَلاصٍ، بِفَضْلِ صَلاتِكُمْ وَبِمَعُونَةِ رُوحِ يَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحِ؛ 20 وَفْقاً لِمَا أَتَوَقَّعُهُ وَأَرْجُوهُ: أَنِّي لَنْ أَفْشَلَ فِي شَيْءٍ، بَلْ فِي كُلِّ جُرْأَةٍ وَكَمَا فِي كُلِّ حِينٍ فَكَذلِكَ الآنَ أَيْضاً، يَتَعَظَّمُ الْمَسِيحُ فِي جَسَدِي، سَوَاءٌ أَكَانَ بِالْحَيَاةِ أَمْ بِالْمَوْتِ. 21 فَالْحَيَاةُ عِنْدِي هِيَ الْمَسِيحُ، وَالْمَوْتُ رِبْحٌ لِي. 22 وَلَكِنْ، إِنْ كَانَ لِي أَنْ أَحْيَا فِي الْجَسَدِ، فَحَيَاتِي تُهَيِّئُ لِي عَمَلاً مُثْمِراً. وَلَسْتُ أَدْرِي أَيَّ الاثْنَيْنِ أَخْتَارُ! 23 فَأَنَا تَحْتَ ضَغْطٍ مِنْ كِلَيْهِمَا: إِذْ إِنِّي رَاغِبٌ فِي أَنْ أَرْحَلَ وَأُقِيمَ مَعَ الْمَسِيحِ، وَهَذَا أَفْضَلُ بِكَثِيرٍ جِدّاً؛ 24 وَلَكِنَّ بَقَائِي فِي الْجَسَدِ أَشَدُّ ضَرُورَةً مِنْ أَجْلِكُمْ. 25 وَمَادَامَتْ لِي ثِقَةٌ بِهَذَا، أَعْلَمُ أَنِّي سَأَبْقَى وَأُقِيمُ مَعَكُمْ جَمِيعاً، لأَجْلِ تَقَدُّمِكُمْ فِي الإِيمَانِ وَفَرَحِكُمْ فِيهِ، 26 لِيَزْدَادَ بِسَبَبِي افْتِخَارُكُمْ بِالْمَسِيحِ بِحُضُورِي بَيْنَكُمْ مِنْ جَدِيدٍ.

عيشة تليق بإنجيل المسيح

27 إِنَّمَا عِيشُوا عِيشَةً تَلِيقُ بِإِنْجِيلِ الْمَسِيحِ، حَتَّى إِذَا جِئْتُ وَشَاهَدْتُكُمْ أَوْ بَقَيْتُ غَائِباً عَنْكُمْ، أَسْمَعُ أَخْبَارَكُمْ وَأَعْرِفُ أَنَّكُمْ ثَابِتُونَ فِي رُوحٍ وَاحِدٍ، وَبِنَفْسٍ وَاحِدَةٍ تُجَاهِدُونَ مَعاً لأَجْلِ الإِيمَانِ الْمُعْلَنِ فِي الإِنْجِيلِ، 28 غَيْرَ مُرْتَعِبِينَ فِي شَيْءٍ مِنَ الَّذِينَ يُقَاوِمُونَكُمْ، فَإِنَّ فِي مُقَاوَمَتِهِمْ دَلِيلاً عَلَى هَلاكِهِمْ هُمْ وَعَلَى خَلاصِكُمْ أَنْتُمْ، وَذَلِكَ مِنْ عِنْدِ اللهِ. 29 فَقَدْ وُهِبَ لَكُمْ، لأَجْلِ الْمَسِيحِ، لَا أَنْ تُؤْمِنُوا بِهِ وَحَسْبُ، بَلْ أَيْضاً أَنْ تَتَأَلَّمُوا لأَجْلِهِ، 30 مُجَاهِدِينَ الْجِهَادَ عَيْنَهُ الَّذِي رَأَيْتُمُوهُ فِيَّ وَالَّذِي تَسْمَعُونَ الآنَ أَنَّهُ فِيَّ.

New International Version

1 Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all God’s holy people in Christ Jesus at Philippi, together with the overseers and deacons^[1]: (رو 16:1; 1تي 3:8; 1تي 3:12) 2 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Thanksgiving and prayer

3 I thank my God every time I remember you. 4 In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy 5 because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, 6 being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. 7 It is right for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart and, whether I am in chains or defending and confirming the gospel, all of you share in God’s grace with me. 8 God can testify how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus. 9 And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, 10 so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, 11 filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ – to the glory and praise of God.

Paul’s chains advance the gospel

12 Now I want you to know, brothers and sisters,^[2] that what has happened to me has actually served to advance the gospel. 13 As a result, it has become clear throughout the whole palace guard^[3] and to everyone else that I am in chains for Christ. 14 And because of my chains, most of the brothers and sisters have become confident in the Lord and dare all the more to proclaim the gospel without fear. 15 It is true that some preach Christ out of envy and rivalry, but others out of goodwill. 16 The latter do so out of love, knowing that I am put here for the defence of the gospel. 17 The former preach Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing that they can stir up trouble for me while I am in chains. 18 But what does it matter? The important thing is that in every way, whether from false motives or true, Christ is preached. And because of this I rejoice. Yes, and I will continue to rejoice, 19 for I know that through your prayers and God’s provision of the Spirit of Jesus Christ what has happened to me will turn out for my deliverance.^[4] 20 I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have sufficient courage so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death. 21 For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. 22 If I am to go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labour for me. Yet what shall I choose? I do not know! 23 I am torn between the two: I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far; 24 but it is more necessary for you that I remain in the body. 25 Convinced of this, I know that I will remain, and I will continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith, 26 so that through my being with you again your boasting in Christ Jesus will abound on account of me.

Life worthy of the gospel

27 Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in the one Spirit,^[5] striving together as one for the faith of the gospel 28 without being frightened in any way by those who oppose you. This is a sign to them that they will be destroyed, but that you will be saved – and that by God. 29 For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for him, 30 since you are going through the same struggle you saw I had, and now hear that I still have.