التحية | |
| 1 اَلشَّيْخُ، إِلَى غَايُسَ الْحَبِيبِ الَّذِي أَنَا أُحِبُّهُ بِالْحَقِّ. | 1 The elder unto the wellbeloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth. |
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| 2 أَيُّهَا الْحَبِيبُ، فِي كُلِّ شَيْءٍ أَرُومُ أَنْ تَكُونَ نَاجِحًا وَصَحِيحًا، كَمَا أَنَّ نَفْسَكَ نَاجِحَةٌ. | 2 Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth. |
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| 3 لأَنِّي فَرِحْتُ جِدًّا إِذْ حَضَرَ إِخْوَةٌ وَشَهِدُوا بِالْحَقِّ الَّذِي فِيكَ، كَمَا أَنَّكَ تَسْلُكُ بِالْحَقِّ. | 3 For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, even as thou walkest in the truth. |
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| 4 لَيْسَ لِي فَرَحٌ أَعْظَمُ مِنْ هذَا: أَنْ أَسْمَعَ عَنْ أَوْلاَدِي أَنَّهُمْ يَسْلُكُونَ بِالْحَقِّ. | 4 I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth. |
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ثناء على غايوس | |
| 5 أَيُّهَا الْحَبِيبُ، أَنْتَ تَفْعَلُ بِالأَمَانَةِ كُلَّ مَا تَصْنَعُهُ إِلَى الإِخْوَةِ وَإِلَى الْغُرَبَاءِ، | 5 Beloved, thou doest faithfully whatsoever thou doest to the brethren, and to strangers; |
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| 6 الَّذِينَ شَهِدُوا بِمَحَبَّتِكَ أَمَامَ الْكَنِيسَةِ. الَّذِينَ تَفْعَلُ حَسَنًا إِذَا شَيَّعْتَهُمْ كَمَا يَحِقّ ِللهِ، | 6 Which have borne witness of thy charity before the church: whom if thou bring forward on their journey after a godly sort, thou shalt do well: |
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| 7 لأَنَّهُمْ مِنْ أَجْلِ اسْمِهِ خَرَجُوا، وَهُمْ لاَ يَأْخُذُونَ شَيْئًا مِنَ الأُمَمِ. | 7 Because that for his name's sake they went forth, taking nothing of the Gentiles. |
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| 8 فَنَحْنُ يَنْبَغِي لَنَا أَنْ نَقْبَلَ أَمْثَالَ هؤُلاَءِ، لِكَيْ نَكُونَ عَامِلِينَ مَعَهُمْ بِالْحَقِّ. | 8 We therefore ought to receive such, that we might be fellowhelpers to the truth. |
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ديوتريفِس يفرض نفسه قائدًا | |
| 9 كَتَبْتُ إِلَى الْكَنِيسَةِ، وَلكِنَّ دِيُوتْرِيفِسَ الَّذِي يُحِبُّ أَنْ يَكُونَ الأَوَّلَ بَيْنَهُمْ لاَ يَقْبَلُنَا. | 9 I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not. |
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| 10 مِنْ أَجْلِ ذلِكَ، إِذَا جِئْتُ فَسَأُذَكِّرُهُ بِأَعْمَالِهِ الَّتِي يَعْمَلُهَا، هَاذِرًا عَلَيْنَا بِأَقْوَال خَبِيثَةٍ. وَإِذْ هُوَ غَيْرُ مُكْتَفٍ بِهذِهِ، لاَ يَقْبَلُ الإِخْوَةَ، وَيَمْنَعُ أَيْضًا الَّذِينَ يُرِيدُونَ، وَيَطْرُدُهُمْ مِنَ الْكَنِيسَةِ. | 10 Wherefore, if I come, I will remember his deeds which he doeth, prating against us with malicious words: and not content therewith, neither doth he himself receive the brethren, and forbiddeth them that would, and casteth them out of the church. |
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| 11 أَيُّهَا الْحَبِيبُ، لاَ تَتَمَثَّلْ بِالشَّرِّ بَلْ بِالْخَيْرِ، لأَنَّ مَنْ يَصْنَعُ الْخَيْرَ هُوَ مِنَ اللهِ، وَمَنْ يَصْنَعُ الشَّرَّ، فَلَمْ يُبْصِرِ اللهَ. | 11 Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God. |
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شهادة لديمتريوس | |
| 12 دِيمِتْرِيُوسُ مَشْهُودٌ لَهُ مِنَ الْجَمِيعِ وَمِنَ الْحَقِّ نَفْسِهِ، وَنَحْنُ أَيْضًا نَشْهَدُ، وَأَنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ شَهَادَتَنَا هِيَ صَادِقَةٌ. | 12 Demetrius hath good report of all men, and of the truth itself: yea, and we also bear record; and ye know that our record is true. |
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| 13 وَكَانَ لِي كَثِيرٌ لأَكْتُبَهُ، لكِنَّنِي لَسْتُ أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَكْتُبَ إِلَيْكَ بِحِبْرٍ وَقَلَمٍ. | 13 I had many things to write, but I will not with ink and pen write unto thee: |
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الخاتمة | |
| 14 وَلكِنَّنِي أَرْجُو أَنْ أَرَاكَ عَنْ قَرِيبٍ فَنَتَكَلَّمَ فَمًا لِفَمٍ. سَلاَمٌ لَكَ. يُسَلِّمُ عَلَيْكَ الأَحِبَّاءُ. سَلِّمْ عَلَى الأَحِبَّاءِ بِأَسْمَائِهِمْ. | 14 But I trust I shall shortly see thee, and we shall speak face to face. Peace be to thee. Our friends salute thee. Greet the friends by name. |
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