ᏉᎳ ᏈᎵᎩᏱ ᎠᏁᎯ ᏧᏬᏪᎳᏁᎸᎯ 1

1 ᏉᎳ ᎠᎴ ᏗᎹᏗ, ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎬᏩᏂᏅᏏᏙᎯ, ᏫᏙᏍᏙᏪᎳᏏ ᎾᏂᎥ ᎤᎾᏓᏅᏘ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᏥᏌ ᎬᏬᎯᏳᎯ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏈᎵᎩᏱ ᎠᏁᎯ, ᏙᏍᎦᏠᏯᏍᏗᎭ ᏗᏂᎦᏘᏯ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏂᏯᏙᎯᎯ;

Paul and Timothy, bondservants of Christ Jesus: To all God's people in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the ministers of the Church and their assistants.

2 ᎬᏩᎦᏘᏯ ᎤᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ, ᎠᎴ ᏅᏩᏙᎯᏯᏛ ᎢᏤᎳᏗᏙᎮᏍᏗ ᏅᏓᏳᎾᎵᏍᎪᎸᏔᏁ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎢᎩᏙᏓ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ.

May grace and peace be granted to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

3 ᎠᏆᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏥᏯᎵᎡᎵᏤᎰ ᎢᏳᏍᏗᎭ ᎢᏨᏯᏅᏓᏗᎬᎢ,

I thank my God at my every remembrance of you--

4 ᏂᎪᎯᎸ ᏂᎦᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗᏍᎬ ᏂᏥᏔᏲᎯᎲ ᏂᎯ ᏂᏥᎥ ᎡᏥᏙᎵᏍᏗᏱ, ᎤᎵᎮᎵᏍᏗ ᎠᏆᏓᏅᏛ ᎦᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗᏍᎬᎢ,

always when offering any prayer on behalf of you all, finding a joy in offering it.

5 ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᏍᎬ ᎢᏣᏖᏆᎶᏒ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᏕᏥᎧᎿᎭᏩᏗᏒᎢ, ᎢᎬᏱᏱ ᎢᎦ ᏅᏓᎬᏩᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᎪᎯ ᎢᏯᏍᏘ;

I thank my God, I say, for your cooperation in spreading the Good News, from the time it first came to you even until now.

6 ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏑᏓᎴᎩ ᎨᏒ ᎾᏆᏜᏓᏏᏛᎡᎲᎾ, ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᎣᏍᏛ ᏗᎦᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ ᎤᎴᏅᏛ ᏙᏗᏣᏓᏅᏛᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏰᎢᎸᏍᏗᏱ ᎬᎵᏍᏆᏗᏍᎩ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎤᏤᎵ ᎢᎦ ᎠᎵᏰᎵᎢᎶᎸ ᎬᏗᏍᎩ;

For of this I am confident, that He who has begun a good work within you will go on to perfect it in preparation for the day of Jesus Christ.

7 ᎾᏍᎩ ᏥᏚᏳᎪᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏨᏰᎵᏎᏗᏱ ᏂᏥᎥᎢ, ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᏍᎬ ᎠᎩᎾᏫᏱ ᎢᏨᏍᏆᏂᎪᏛᎢ; ᎾᏍᏉᏰᏃ ᎥᏆᎸᎢᏛ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏥᏍᏕᎵᏍᎬ ᎠᎴ ᏥᏍᏓᏱᏗᏍᎬ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᏂᎯ ᏂᏥᎥ ᎢᏤᎳᏗᏍᏗᎭ ᎬᏩᎦᏘᏯ ᎥᎩᏙᎵᎬᎢ.

And I am justified in having this confidence about you all, because, both during my imprisonment and when I stand up in defence of the Good News or to confirm its truth, I have you in my heart, sharers as you all are in the same grace as myself.

8 ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯᏰᏃ ᎠᏆᏤᎵ ᎠᎦᏔᎯ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎢᏨᎨᏳᏒᎵ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎤᏓᎨᏳᏗ ᎬᏗᏍᎬᎢ.

For God is my witness how I yearn over all of you with tender Christian affection.

9 ᎠᎴ ᏥᏔᏲᎯᎭ ᎦᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗᏍᎬᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏓᎨᏳᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎢᏤᎲ ᎠᏏ ᎤᏟ ᎢᎦᎢ ᎤᏁᏉᏨᏍᏗᏱ ᎤᎵᏠᏯᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᎠᎦᏙᎥᎯᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ, ᎠᎴ ᏂᎦᎥ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᎪᎵᏍᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ;

And it is my prayer that your love may be more and more accompanied by clear knowledge and keen perception, for testing things that differ,

10 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏥᎪᏩᏛᏗᏱ ᏧᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᏚᏓᎴᎿᎭᎥᎢ; ᎾᏍᎩ ᏂᏣᏠᎾᏍᏛᎾ ᎢᏣᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ, ᎠᎴ ᏂᏣᏓᎿᎭᏍᏆᎶᏍᏗᏍᎬᎾ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎤᏤᎵ ᎢᎦ ᎠᎵᏱᎶᎸ ᎬᏗᏍᎩ;

so that you may be men of transparent character, and may be blameless, in preparation for the day of Christ,

11 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏥᎧᎵᏨᎯ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᎨᏒ ᎤᏓᎴᏅᎯ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎢᏳᏩᏂᏐᏗᏱ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᎸᏉᏙᏗᏱ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᎴ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎢᏳᏩᏁᏗᏱ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎨᏒᎢ.

being filled with these fruits of righteousness which come through Jesus Christ-- to the glory and praise of God.

12 ᎠᏎᏃ ᎢᏓᎵᏅᏟ ᎠᏆᏚᎵᎭ ᎢᏥᎦᏙᎥᎯᏍᏗᏱ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎫᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᎾᏆᎵᏍᏓᏁᎸᎢ ᎤᏁᏉᎢᏍᏗᏱᏉ ᏄᏩᏁᎸ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ;

Now I would have you know, brethren, that what I have gone through has turned out to the furtherance of the Good News rather than otherwise.

13 ᎾᏍᎩ ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᎭ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎠᎩᏍᏛᏗᏍᎬ ᎥᏆᎸᎥᎢ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎦᏁᎸ ᏂᎬ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᏄᎵᏍᏔᏅ, ᎠᎴ ᏂᎬᎾᏛᏉ;

And thus it has become notorious among all the Imperial Guards, and everywhere, that it is for the sake of Christ that I am a prisoner;

14 ᎠᎴ ᎠᏂᎪᏗᏳ ᎠᎾᎵᏅᏟ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᏧᎾᏁᎶᏗ ᎥᏆᎸᎥ ᎢᏳᏩᏂᏌᏛ ᏚᎾᎵᎪᏒ ᏚᎾᏓᏅᏛᎢ, ᎤᏟ ᎢᎦᎢ ᎾᏂᎾᏰᏍᎬᎾ ᏄᎾᎵᏍᏔᏅ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᎾᏂᏍᎦᎢᎲᎾ ᎤᏂᏃᎮᏗᏱ.

and the greater part of the brethren, made confident in the Lord through my imprisonment, now speak of God's Message without fear, more boldly than ever.

15 ᎢᎦᏛ ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯ ᎠᏛᏳᎨᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏗᏒᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎤᎾᏚᎵᏍᎬ ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᎭ ᎠᎾᎵᏥᏙᎲᏍᎦ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎠᏂᏃᎮᎭ, ᎢᎦᏛᏃ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎣᏏᏳ ᎤᏂᏰᎸᏒᎢ.

Some indeed actually preach Christ out of envy and contentiousness but there are also others who do it from good will.

16 ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏑᎾᏓᎴᎩ ᎨᏒ ᎠᎾᎵᏥᏙᎲᏍᎦ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎠᏂᏃᎮᎭ ᎠᏗᏒᏍᏗᏉ ᎨᏒ ᎤᎾᏚᎵᏍᎬ ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᎭ, ᎥᏝᏃ ᏄᎾᏠᎾᏍᏛᎾ ᎨᏒ ᏯᏅᏗᎭ, ᎤᏂᏁᏉᏍᏗᏱ ᎤᏂᏰᎸᎭ ᏥᎩᎵᏲᎬ ᎥᏆᎸᎢᏛ ᎨᏒᎢ.

These latter preach Him from love to me, knowing that I am here for the defence of the Good News;

17 ᎠᏂᏐᎢᏍᎩᏂ ᎬᎩᎨᏳᎯᏳ ᎨᏒ ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᎭ, ᎠᏂᎦᏔᎭᏰᏃ ᎥᎩᏁᏤᎸᎯ ᎨᏒ ᎠᎩᏍᏕᎸᏗᏱ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ.

while the others proclaim Him from motives of rivalry, and insincerely, supposing that by this they are embittering my imprisonment.

18 ᎦᏙᎨᏃ? ᎤᏁᎳᎩ, ᏂᎦᎥᏉ ᎾᎾᏛᏁᎲᎢ, ᎾᏍᏉ ᎠᏎᏉᏉ ᏱᎾᎾᏛᏁᎭ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯ ᏳᏂᏰᎸᎭ, ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎠᏥᏃᎮᎭ; ᎠᎴ ᎾᎿᎭᏂ ᎦᎵᎡᎵᎦ, ᎥᎥ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᏎ ᎦᎵᎡᎵᎨᏍᏗ.

What does it matter, however? In any case Christ is preached--either perversely or in honest truth; and in that I rejoice, yes, and will rejoice.

19 ᏥᎦᏔᎭᏰᏃ ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎥᎩᏍᏕᎸᏗᏱ ᏭᎵᏰᎢᎶᎯᏍᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ ᏂᎯ ᎢᏣᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗᏍᎬ ᏅᏓᎦᎵᏍᏙᏔᏂ, ᎠᎴ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎤᏓᏅᏙ ᎥᎩᏁᎲᎢ;

For I know that it will result in my salvation through your prayers and a bountiful supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,

20 ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎤᏣᏘ ᎠᏆᏚᎵᏍᎬ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏚᎩ ᎠᏋᏒᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎠᏆᏕᎰᎯᏍᏗᏱ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ, ᏂᎦᎥᏉᏍᎩᏂ ᏂᏥᏍᎦᎢᎲᎾ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᏥᏄᏍᏙᏉ, ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎪᎯ, ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᏥᎸᏉᏙᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᏥᏰᎸ ᎬᏗ, ᎾᏍᏉ ᎬᏃᏛ ᎨᏒ ᎠᎴ ᎠᎩᏲᎱᎯᏍᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ.

in fulfilment of my eager expectation and hope that I shall never have reason to feel ashamed, but that by my perfect freedom of speech Christ will be glorified in me, now as always, either by my life or by my death.

21 ᎠᏏᏰᏃ ᏯᏆᎴᏂᏙᎸ ᎦᎶᏅᏛ ᏥᎸᏉᏙᏗ, ᏯᎩᏲᎱᏒᏃ ᎠᏴ ᎠᎩᏁᏉᏤᏗ.

For, with me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.

22 ᎢᏳᏍᎩᏂᏃᏅ ᎤᏇᏓᎸ ᏯᏆᎴᏂᏙᎸ, ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᎩᎾᏄᎪᏫᏍᏗ ᏓᎩᎸᏫᏍᏓᎪᎲᎢ; ᎠᎴ ᎥᏝ ᏱᏥᎦᏔᎭ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎠᏆᏑᏰᏍᏗᏱ.

But since to live means a longer stay on earth, that implies more labour for me--and not unsuccessful labour; and which I am to choose I cannot tell.

23 ᏔᎵᏰᏃ ᎢᏳᏓᎴᎩ ᎨᏒ ᎠᏍᏓᏱᏳ ᎾᏆᎵᏍᏓᏁᎭ, ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗ ᎠᏆᏚᎵᏍᎬ ᎠᏆᏂᎩᏍᏗᏱ, ᎠᎴ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᏤᎲ ᏩᏆᏕᏗᏱ; ᎾᏍᎩ ᏭᏓᎪᎾᏛᏛ ᎤᏟ ᎣᏏᏳ ᏥᎩ;

I am in a dilemma, my earnest desire being to depart and be with Christ, for that is far, far better.

24 ᎤᏍᏓᎸᏍᎩᏂᏃᏅ ᎠᏆᎴᏂᏓᏍᏗᏱ ᎤᏟ ᎣᏏᏳ ᎢᏣᎵᏍᏓᏁᏗ ᏂᎯ.

But for your sakes it is more important that I should still remain in the body.

25 ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏥᏄᏍᏗ ᏣᏉᎯᏳᎭ, ᏥᎦᏔᎭ ᎠᏆᎴᏂᏓᏍᏗᏱ ᎠᎴ ᏂᏥᎥ ᎢᏨᏰᎳᏗᏓᏍᏗᏱ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏥᏁᏉᏤᏗᏱ ᎠᎴ ᎢᏣᎵᎮᎵᏍᏗᏱ ᎢᏦᎯᏳᏒᎢ.

I am convinced of this, and I know that I shall remain, and shall go on working side by side with you all, to promote your progress and joy in the faith;

26 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏣᏘ ᎤᏁᏉᏨᏍᏗᏱ ᎢᏣᎵᎮᎵᎬ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎢᏳᏩᏂᏌᏛ, ᎠᏴ ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᏍᎬ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏔᎵᏁ ᏫᏨᎷᏤᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ.

so that, as Christians, you may have additional reason for glorying about me as the result of my being with you again.

27 ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎠᏗᎾ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎤᏤᎵ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᏧᎵᎶᎲᏍᎦ ᏂᏣᏛᏁᎵᏙᎮᏍᏗ; ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏃ ᏱᏫᏨᎷᏤᎸ ᎠᎴ ᏱᏫᏨᎪᎥ, ᎠᎴ ᏯᎩᎪᏁᎸᏉ, ᏱᎦᏛᎬᎦ ᏂᏣᏛᎿᎭᏕᎬᎢ, ᎤᎵᏂᎩᏛ ᏕᏥᏙᎬ ᏌᏉ ᎠᏓᏅᏙᎩᎯ, ᏌᏉ ᎠᏓᏅᏖᏗ ᎬᏗ, ᎠᏖᏆᎶᎯ ᎢᏣᏟᏂᎬᏁᏗᏱ ᎢᏥᏍᏕᎸᏗᏱ ᎪᎯᏳᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ.

Only let the lives you live be worthy of the Good News of the Christ, in order that, whether I come and see you or, being absent, only hear of you, I may know that you are standing fast in one spirit and with one mind, fighting shoulder to shoulder for the faith of the Good News.

28 ᎠᎴ ᏞᏍᏗ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎠᎾᏛᏁᎲ ᎨᏣᏡᏗᏍᎩ ᏱᏥᏍᎦᏍᏓᏁᎮᏍᏗ; ᎾᏍᎩ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎢᏳᏅᏁᎯ ᎨᏥᏛᏙᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᏂᎯᏍᎩᏂ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎢᏨᏁᎯ ᎡᏥᏍᏕᎸᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎢᏥᏍᏕᎸᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ.

Never for a moment quail before your antagonists. Your fearlessness will be to them a sure token of impending destruction, but to you it will be a sure token of your salvation--a token coming from God.

29 ᏂᎯᏰᏃ ᎡᏥᏁᎸᎯ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎨᏒ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ, ᎥᏝ ᎡᏦᎢᏳᏗᏱᏉ ᎤᏩᏒ, ᎾᏍᏉᏍᎩᏂ ᎡᏥᎩᎵᏤᏗᏱ;

For you have had the privilege granted you on behalf of Christ--not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer on His behalf;

30 ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎠᏗᏒᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎢᏤᎲ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏴ ᏥᏍᎩᎪᎡᎸᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎪᎯ ᏥᏣᏛᎩᎭ ᎠᏇᎲᎢ.

maintaining, as you do, the same kind of conflict that you once saw in me and which you still hear that I am engaged in.