٢ كورنثوس 11

١ 1 لَيْتَكُمْ تَحْتَمِلُونَ غَبَاوَتِي قَلِيلًا! بَلْ أَنْتُمْ مُحْتَمِلِيَّ.

I wish that you could put up with me in some foolishness. But you are indeed putting up with me!

٢ 2 فَإِنِّي أَغَارُ عَلَيْكُمْ غَيْرَةَ ٱللهِ، لِأَنِّي خَطَبْتُكُمْ لِرَجُلٍ وَاحِدٍ، لِأُقَدِّمَ عَذْرَاءَ عَفِيفَةً لِلْمَسِيحِ.

For I am jealous about you. I have a godly jealousy for you, since I promised you in marriage to one husband. I promised to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.

٣ 3 وَلَكِنَّنِي أَخَافُ أَنَّهُ كَمَا خَدَعَتِ ٱلْحَيَّةُ حَوَّاءَ بِمَكْرِهَا، هَكَذَا تُفْسَدُ أَذْهَانُكُمْ عَنِ ٱلْبَسَاطَةِ ٱلَّتِي فِي ٱلْمَسِيحِ.

But I am afraid that somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, your thoughts might be led astray away from a sincere and pure devotion to Christ.

٤ 4 فَإِنَّهُ إِنْ كَانَ ٱلْآتِي يَكْرِزُ بِيَسُوعَ آخَرَ لَمْ نَكْرِزْ بِهِ، أَوْ كُنْتُمْ تَأْخُذُونَ رُوحًا آخَرَ لَمْ تَأْخُذُوهُ، أَوْ إِنْجِيلًا آخَرَ لَمْ تَقْبَلُوهُ، فَحَسَنًا كُنْتُمْ تَحْتَمِلُونَ!

For suppose that someone comes and proclaims another Jesus than the one we preached. Or suppose that you receive a different spirit than what you received. Or suppose that you receive a different gospel than the one you received. You put up with these things well enough!

٥ 5 لِأَنِّي أَحْسِبُ أَنِّي لَمْ أَنْقُصْ شَيْئًا عَنْ فَائِقِي ٱلرُّسُلِ.

For I think that I am not in the least inferior to those so-called super-apostles.

٦ 6 وَإِنْ كُنْتُ عَامِّيًّا فِي ٱلْكَلَامِ، فَلَسْتُ فِي ٱلْعِلْمِ، بَلْ نَحْنُ فِي كُلِّ شَيْءٍ ظَاهِرُونَ لَكُمْ بَيْنَ ٱلْجَمِيعِ.

But even if I am untrained in giving speeches, I am not untrained in knowledge. In every way and in all things we have made this known to you.

٧ 7 أَمْ أَخْطَأْتُ خَطِيَّةً إِذْ أَذْلَلْتُ نَفْسِي كَيْ تَرْتَفِعُوا أَنْتُمْ، لِأَنِّي بَشَّرْتُكُمْ مَجَّانًا بِإِنْجِيلِ ٱللهِ؟

Did I sin by humbling myself so you might be exalted? For I freely preached the gospel of God to you.

٨ 8 سَلَبْتُ كَنَائِسَ أُخْرَى آخِذًا أُجْرَةً لِأَجْلِ خِدْمَتِكُمْ، وَإِذْ كُنْتُ حَاضِرًا عِنْدَكُمْ وَٱحْتَجْتُ، لَمْ أُثَقِّلْ عَلَى أَحَدٍ.

I robbed other churches by accepting support from them so that I could serve you.

٩ 9 لِأَنَّ ٱحْتِيَاجِي سَدَّهُ ٱلْإِخْوَةُ ٱلَّذِينَ أَتَوْا مِنْ مَكِدُونِيَّةَ. وَفِي كُلِّ شَيْءٍ حَفِظْتُ نَفْسِي غَيْرَ ثَقِيلٍ عَلَيْكُمْ، وَسَأَحْفَظُهَا.

When I was with you and I was in need, I did not burden anyone. For my needs were met by the brothers who came from Macedonia. In everything I have kept myself from being a burden to you, and I will continue to do that.

١٠ 10 حَقُّ ٱلْمَسِيحِ فِيَّ. إِنَّ هَذَا ٱلِٱفْتِخَارَ لَا يُسَدُّ عَنِّي فِي أَقَالِيمِ أَخَائِيَةَ.

As the truth of Christ is in me, this boasting of mine will not be silenced in the parts of Achaia.

١١ 11 لِمَاذَا؟ أَلِأَنِّي لَا أُحِبُّكُمْ؟ ٱللهُ يَعْلَمُ.

Why? Because I do not love you? God knows.

١٢ 12 وَلَكِنْ مَا أَفْعَلُهُ سَأَفْعَلُهُ لِأَقْطَعَ فُرْصَةَ ٱلَّذِينَ يُرِيدُونَ فُرْصَةً كَيْ يُوجَدُوا كَمَا نَحْنُ أَيْضًا فِي مَا يَفْتَخِرُونَ بِهِ.

And what I do I will keep doing, in order that I may take away the claim for criticizing me and the claim for which they want to boast—that they are found to be doing the same work that we are doing.

١٣ 13 لِأَنَّ مِثْلَ هَؤُلَاءِ هُمْ رُسُلٌ كَذَبَةٌ، فَعَلَةٌ مَاكِرُونَ، مُغَيِّرُونَ شَكْلَهُمْ إِلَى شِبْهِ رُسُلِ ٱلْمَسِيحِ.

For such people are false apostles and deceitful workers. They disguise themselves as apostles of Christ.

١٤ 14 وَلَا عَجَبَ. لِأَنَّ ٱلشَّيْطَانَ نَفْسَهُ يُغَيِّرُ شَكْلَهُ إِلَى شِبْهِ مَلَاكِ نُورٍ!

And this is no surprise, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.

١٥ 15 فَلَيْسَ عَظِيمًا إِنْ كَانَ خُدَّامُهُ أَيْضًا يُغَيِّرُونَ شَكْلَهُمْ كَخُدَّامٍ لِلْبِرِّ. ٱلَّذِينَ نِهَايَتُهُمْ تَكُونُ حَسَبَ أَعْمَالِهِمْ.

It is no great surprise if his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. Their fate will be what their deeds deserve.

١٦ 16 أَقُولُ أَيْضًا: لَا يَظُنَّ أَحَدٌ أَنِّي غَبِيٌّ. وَإِلَّا فَٱقْبَلُونِي وَلَوْ كَغَبِيٍّ، لِأَفْتَخِرَ أَنَا أَيْضًا قَلِيلًا.

I say again: Let no one think I am a fool. But if you do, receive me as a fool so I may boast a little.

١٧ 17 ٱلَّذِي أَتَكَلَّمُ بِهِ لَسْتُ أَتَكَلَّمُ بِهِ بِحَسَبِ ٱلرَّبِّ، بَلْ كَأَنَّهُ فِي غَبَاوَةٍ، فِي جَسَارَةِ ٱلِٱفْتِخَارِ هَذِهِ.

What I am saying with this boastful confidence—I am not talking the way the Lord would—I am saying as a fool.

١٨ 18 بِمَا أَنَّ كَثِيرِينَ يَفْتَخِرُونَ حَسَبَ ٱلْجَسَدِ، أَفْتَخِرُ أَنَا أَيْضًا.

Since many people boast according to the flesh, I will also boast.

١٩ 19 فَإِنَّكُمْ بِسُرُورٍ تَحْتَمِلُونَ ٱلْأَغْبِيَاءَ، إِذْ أَنْتُمْ عُقَلَاءُ!

For you gladly put up with fools. You are wise yourselves!

٢٠ 20 لِأَنَّكُمْ تَحْتَمِلُونَ: إِنْ كَانَ أَحَدٌ يَسْتَعْبِدُكُمْ! إِنْ كَانَ أَحَدٌ يَأْكُلُكُمْ! إِنْ كَانَ أَحَدٌ يَأْخُذُكُمْ! إِنْ كَانَ أَحَدٌ يَرْتَفِعُ! إِنْ كَانَ أَحَدٌ يَضْرِبُكُمْ عَلَى وُجُوهِكُمْ!

For you put up with someone if he enslaves you, if he consumes you, if he takes advantage of you, if he considers himself better than you, or if he slaps you in the face.

٢١ 21 عَلَى سَبِيلِ ٱلْهَوَانِ أَقُولُ: كَيْفَ أَنَّنَا كُنَّا ضُعَفَاءَ! وَلَكِنَّ ٱلَّذِي يَجْتَرِئُ فِيهِ أَحَدٌ، أَقُولُ فِي غَبَاوَةٍ: أَنَا أَيْضًا أَجْتَرِئُ فِيهِ.

I will say to our shame that we were too weak to do that. Yet if anyone boasts—I am speaking like a fool—I too will boast.

٢٢ 22 أَهُمْ عِبْرَانِيُّونَ؟ فَأَنَا أَيْضًا. أَهُمْ إِسْرَائِيلِيُّونَ؟ فَأَنَا أَيْضًا. أَهُمْ نَسْلُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ؟ فَأَنَا أَيْضًا.

Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they descendants of Abraham? So am I.

٢٣ 23 أَهُمْ خُدَّامُ ٱلْمَسِيحِ؟ أَقُولُ كَمُخْتَلِّ ٱلْعَقْلِ، فَأَنَا أَفْضَلُ: فِي ٱلْأَتْعَابِ أَكْثَرُ، فِي ٱلضَّرَبَاتِ أَوْفَرُ، فِي ٱلسُّجُونِ أَكْثَرُ، فِي ٱلْمِيتَاتِ مِرَارًا كَثِيرَةً.

Are they servants of Christ? (I speak as though I were out of my mind.) I am more. I have been in even more hard work, in far more prisons, in beatings beyond measure, in facing many dangers of death.

٢٤ 24 مِنَ ٱلْيَهُودِ خَمْسَ مَرَّاتٍ قَبِلْتُ أَرْبَعِينَ جَلْدَةً إِلَّا وَاحِدَةً.

From Jews I received five times the “forty lashes minus one.”

٢٥ 25 ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ ضُرِبْتُ بِٱلْعِصِيِّ، مَرَّةً رُجِمْتُ، ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ ٱنْكَسَرَتْ بِيَ ٱلسَّفِينَةُ، لَيْلًا وَنَهَارًا قَضَّيْتُ فِي ٱلْعُمْقِ.

Three times I was beaten with rods. Once I was stoned. Three times I was shipwrecked. I have spent a night and a day on the open sea.

٢٦ 26 بِأَسْفَارٍ مِرَارًا كَثِيرَةً، بِأَخْطَارِ سُيُولٍ، بِأَخْطَارِ لُصُوصٍ، بِأَخْطَارٍ مِنْ جِنْسِي، بِأَخْطَارٍ مِنَ ٱلْأُمَمِ، بِأَخْطَارٍ فِي ٱلْمَدِينَةِ، بِأَخْطَارٍ فِي ٱلْبَرِّيَّةِ، بِأَخْطَارٍ فِي ٱلْبَحْرِ، بِأَخْطَارٍ مِنْ إِخْوَةٍ كَذَبَةٍ.

I have been on frequent journeys, in danger from rivers, in danger from robbers, in danger from my own people, in danger from the Gentiles, in danger in the city, in danger in the wilderness, in danger at sea, in danger from false brothers.

٢٧ 27 فِي تَعَبٍ وَكَدٍّ، فِي أَسْهَارٍ مِرَارًا كَثِيرَةً، فِي جُوعٍ وَعَطَشٍ، فِي أَصْوَامٍ مِرَارًا كَثِيرَةً، فِي بَرْدٍ وَعُرْيٍ.

I have been at hard work and in hardship, in many sleepless nights, in hunger and thirst, often in fasting, in cold and nakedness.

٢٨ 28 عَدَا مَا هُوَ دُونَ ذَلِكَ: ٱلتَّرَاكُمُ عَلَيَّ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ، ٱلِٱهْتِمَامُ بِجَمِيعِ ٱلْكَنَائِسِ.

Apart from everything else, there is the daily pressure on me of my anxiety for all the churches.

٢٩ 29 مَنْ يَضْعُفُ وَأَنَا لَا أَضْعُفُ؟ مَنْ يَعْثُرُ وَأَنَا لَا أَلْتَهِبُ؟

Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who has been caused to stumble, and I do not burn?

٣٠ 30 إِنْ كَانَ يَجِبُ ٱلِٱفْتِخَارُ، فَسَأَفْتَخِرُ بِأُمُورِ ضَعْفِي.

If I must boast, I will boast about what shows my weaknesses.

٣١ 31 ٱللهُ أَبُو رَبِّنَا يَسُوعَ ٱلْمَسِيحِ، ٱلَّذِي هُوَ مُبَارَكٌ إِلَى ٱلْأَبَدِ، يَعْلَمُ أَنِّي لَسْتُ أَكْذِبُ. (aiōn g165)

The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, the one who is praised forever, knows that I am not lying! (aiōn g165)

٣٢ 32 فِي دِمَشْقَ، وَالِي ٱلْحَارِثِ ٱلْمَلِكِ كَانَ يَحْرُسُ مَدِينَةَ ٱلدِّمَشْقِيِّينَ، يُرِيدُ أَنْ يُمْسِكَنِي،

At Damascus, the governor under King Aretas was guarding the city of Damascus to arrest me.

٣٣ 33 فَتَدَلَّيْتُ مِنْ طَاقَةٍ فِي زَنْبِيلٍ مِنَ ٱلسُّورِ، وَنَجَوْتُ مِنْ يَدَيْهِ.

But I was lowered in a basket through a window in the wall, and I escaped from his hands.