Epheser 6 | 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!

English Standard Version

Children and Parents

1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 “Honor your father and mother” (this is the first commandment with a promise), 3 “that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the land.” 4 Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

Bondservants and Masters

5 Bondservants,* obey your earthly masters* with fear and trembling, with a sincere heart, as you would Christ, 6 not by the way of eye-service, as people-pleasers, but as bondservants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart, 7 rendering service with a good will as to the Lord and not to man, 8 knowing that whatever good anyone does, this he will receive back from the Lord, whether he is a bondservant or is free. 9 Masters, do the same to them, and stop your threatening, knowing that he who is both their Master* and yours is in heaven, and that there is no partiality with him.

The Whole Armor of God

10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. 11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. 12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. 13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm. 14 Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, 15 and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace. 16 In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one; 17 and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, 18 praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints, 19 and also for me, that words may be given to me in opening my mouth boldly to proclaim the mystery of the gospel, 20 for which I am an ambassador in chains, that I may declare it boldly, as I ought to speak.

Final Greetings

21 So that you also may know how I am and what I am doing, Tychicus the beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord will tell you everything. 22 I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know how we are, and that he may encourage your hearts. 23 Peace be to the brothers,* and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 24 Grace be with all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with love incorruptible.

الكتاب المقدس | English Standard Version | Epheser 6