ܐ-ܦܛܪܘܣ 4

1 ܐܢ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܗܟܝܠ ܚܫ ܚܠܦܝܟܘܢ ܒܒܤܪ ܘܐܦ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܒܗ ܒܗܢܐ ܪܥܝܢܐ ܐܙܕܝܢܘ ܟܠܡܢ ܕܡܐܬ ܓܝܪ ܒܦܓܪܗ ܫܠܝ ܠܗ ܡܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܚܛܗܐ

Since, then, Christ suffered in body, arm yourselves with the same resolve as he; for he who has suffered in body has ceased to sin,

2 ܕܠܐ ܡܟܝܠ ܠܪܓܝܓܬܐ ܕܒܢܝܢܫܐ ܢܚܐ ܟܡܐ ܙܒܢܐ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܒܦܓܪܐ ܐܠܐ ܠܨܒܝܢܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ

and so will live the rest of his earthly life guided, not by human passions, but by the will of God.

3 ܤܦܩ ܓܝܪ ܙܒܢܐ ܗܘ ܕܥܒܪ ܕܦܠܚܬܘܢ ܒܗ ܨܒܝܢܐ ܕܚܢܦܐ ܒܐܤܘܛܘܬܐ ܘܒܪܘܝܘܬܐ ܘܒܨܚܢܘܬܐ ܘܒܙܡܪܐ ܘܒܦܘܠܚܢܐ ܕܫܐܕܐ

Surely in the past you have spent time enough living as the Gentiles delight to live. For your path has lain among scenes of debauchery, licentiousness, drunkenness, revelry, hard-drinking, and profane idolatry.

4 ܘܗܐ ܗܫܐ ܡܬܕܡܪܝܢ ܘܡܓܕܦܝܢ ܥܠܝܟܘܢ ܒܕܠܐ ܡܫܬܪܚܝܬܘܢ ܥܡܗܘܢ ܒܗܝ ܐܤܘܛܘܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ

And, because you do not run to the same extremes of profligacy as others, they are astonished, and malign you.

5 ܗܢܘܢ ܕܝܗܒܝܢ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܗܘ ܕܥܬܝܕ ܠܡܕܢ ܡܝܬܐ ܘܚܝܐ

But they will have to answer for their conduct to him who is ready to judge both the living and the dead.

6 ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܓܝܪ ܐܤܬܒܪ ܐܦ ܠܡܝܬܐ ܕܢܬܕܝܢܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܒܢܝܢܫܐ ܒܒܤܪ ܘܢܚܘܢ ܒܐܠܗܐ ܒܪܘܚ

For that was why the Good News was told to the dead also — that, after they have been judged in the body, as men are judged, they might live in the spirit, as God lives.

7 ܡܛܝܬ ܠܗ ܕܝܢ ܚܪܬܐ ܕܟܠ ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܐܬܢܟܦܘ ܘܐܬܬܥܝܪܘ ܠܨܠܘܬܐ

But the end of all things is near. Therefore exercise self-restraint and be calm, that you may be able to pray.

8 ܘܩܕܡ ܟܠ ܡܕܡ ܚܘܒܐ ܚܪܝܦܐ ܠܘܬ ܚܕܕܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܚܘܒܐ ܓܝܪ ܡܚܦܐ ܤܘܓܐܐ ܕܚܛܗܐ

Above all things, let your love for one another be earnest, for ‘Love throws a veil over countless sins.’

9 ܘܗܘܝܬܘܢ ܪܚܡܝܢ ܐܟܤܢܝܐ ܕܠܐ ܪܛܢܐ

Never grudge hospitality to one another.

10 ܘܟܠܢܫ ܡܢܟܘܢ ܡܘܗܒܬܐ ܕܩܒܠ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܢܫܡܫ ܒܗ ܠܚܒܪܘܗܝ ܐܝܟ ܪܒܝ ܒܬܐ ܛܒܐ ܕܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܡܦܪܫܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ

Whatever the gift that each has received, use it in the service of others, as good stewards of the varied bounty of God.

11 ܟܠܡܢ ܕܡܡܠܠ ܐܝܟ ܡܠܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܢܡܠܠ ܘܟܠܡܢ ܕܡܫܡܫ ܐܝܟ ܕܡܢ ܚܝܠܐ ܗܘ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܝܗܒ ܠܗ ܕܒܟܠ ܕܥܒܕܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܢܫܬܒܚ ܐܠܗܐ ܒܝܕ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܗܘ ܕܕܝܠܗ ܗܝ ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܘܐܝܩܪܐ ܠܥܠܡ ܥܠܡܝܢ ܐܡܝܢ (aiōn g165)

When any one speaks, let him speak as one who is delivering the oracles of God. When any one is endeavouring to serve others, let him do so in reliance on the strength which God supplies; so that in everything God may be honour ed through Jesus Christ — to whom be ascribed all honour and might for ever and ever. Amen. (aiōn g165)

12 ܚܒܝܒܝ ܠܐ ܬܬܕܡܪܘܢ ܒܢܤܝܘܢܐ ܕܗܘܝܢ ܠܟܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܕܡܕܡ ܢܘܟܪܝ ܓܕܫ ܠܟܘܢ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܒܘܚܪܢܟܘܢ ܗܘ ܗܘܝܢ

Dear friends, do not be astonished at the fiery trials that you are passing through, to test you, as though something strange were happening to you.

13 ܐܠܐ ܚܕܘ ܕܡܫܬܘܬܦܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܠܚܫܘܗܝ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ ܕܗܟܢܐ ܐܦ ܒܓܠܝܢܐ ܕܬܫܒܘܚܬܗ ܬܚܕܘܢ ܘܬܪܘܙܘܢ

No, the more you share the sufferings of the Christ, the more may you rejoice, that, when the time comes for the manifestation of his Glory, you may rejoice and exult.

14 ܘܐܢ ܡܬܚܤܕܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܥܠ ܐܦܝ ܫܡܗ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ ܛܘܒܝܟܘܢ ܕܪܘܚܐ ܡܫܒܚܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܡܬܬܢܝܚܐ ܥܠܝܟܘܢ

If you are reviled for bearing the name of Christ, count yourselves blessed; because the divine Glory and the Spirit of God are resting upon you.

15 ܒܠܚܘܕ ܠܐ ܐܢܫ ܡܢܟܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܩܛܘܠܐ ܐܘ ܐܝܟ ܓܢܒܐ ܐܘ ܐܝܟ ܥܒܕ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܚܐܫ

I need hardly say that no one among you must suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or a criminal, or for interfering in matters which do not concern Christians.

16 ܐܢ ܕܝܢ ܚܐܫ ܐܝܟ ܟܪܤܛܝܢܐ ܠܐ ܢܒܗܬ ܐܠܐ ܢܫܒܚ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܒܗ ܒܗܢܐ ܫܡܐ

But, if a man suffers as a Christian, do not let him be ashamed of it; let him bring honour to God even though he bears that name.

17 ܡܛܠ ܕܙܒܢܐ ܗܘ ܕܢܫܪܐ ܕܝܢܐ ܡܢ ܒܝܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܐܢ ܕܝܢ ܡܢܢ ܡܫܪܐ ܐܝܕܐ ܗܝ ܚܪܬܐ ܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܠܐ ܡܬܛܦܝܤܝܢ ܠܤܒܪܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ

For the time has come for judgment to begin with the House of God; and, if it begins with us, what will be the end of those who reject God’s Good News?

18 ܘܐܢ ܙܕܝܩܐ ܠܡܚܤܢ ܚܝܐ ܪܫܝܥܐ ܘܚܛܝܐ ܐܝܟܐ ܡܫܬܟܚ

If ‘a good man is saved only with difficulty, what will become of the godless and the sinful?’

19 ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܚܫܝܢ ܐܝܟ ܨܒܝܢܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܢܓܥܠܘܢ ܠܗ ܢܦܫܬܗܘܢ ܒܥܒܕܐ ܫܦܝܪܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܒܪܘܝܐ ܡܗܝܡܢܐ

Therefore, I say, let those who suffer, because God wills it so, commit their lives into the hands of a faithful Creator, and persevere in doing right.