< Titus 1 >

1 Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of the elect of God and the acknowledging of the truth, which is according to godliness:
مِنْ بُولُسَ، عَبْدِ اللهِ وَرَسُولِ يَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحِ فِي سَبِيلِ إِيمَانِ مَنِ اخْتَارَهُمُ اللهُ، وَمَعْرِفَتِهِمْ لِلْحَقِّ الْمُوَافِقِ لِلتَّقْوَى،١
2 Unto the hope of life everlasting, which God, who lieth not, hath promised before the times of the world: (aiōnios g166)
فِي رَجَاءِ الْحَيَاةِ الأَبَدِيَّةِ، الَّتِي وَعَدَ بِها اللهُ الْمُنَزَّهُ عَنِ الْكَذِبِ، مِنْ قَبْلِ أَزْمِنَةِ الأَزَلِ، (aiōnios g166)٢
3 But hath in due times manifested his word in preaching, which is committed to me according to the commandment of God our Saviour:
ثُمَّ بَيَّنَ كَلِمَتَهُ فِي أَوَانِهَا الْمُعَيَّنِ: بِالْبِشَارَةِ الَّتِي وُضِعَتْ أَمَانَةً بَيْنَ يَدَيَّ بِمُوجِبِ أَمْرِ مُخَلِّصِنَا اللهِ.٣
4 To Titus my beloved son, according to the common faith, grace and peace from God the Father, and from Christ Jesus our Saviour.
إِلَى تِيطُسَ، وَلَدِي الْحَقِيقِيِّ بِالنِّسْبَةِ إِلَى الإِيمَانِ الْمُشْتَرَكِ بَيْنَنَا. لِتَكُنْ لَكَ النِّعْمَةُ وَالسَّلامُ مِنَ اللهِ الآبِ، وَالْمَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ مُخَلِّصِنَا!٤
5 For this cause I left thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and shouldest ordain priests in every city, as I also appointed thee:
تَرَكْتُكَ فِي جَزِيرَةِ كِرِيتَ لِكَيْ تُكَمِّلَ تَرْتِيبَ الأُمُورِ الْبَاقِيَةِ، وَتُقِيمَ شُيُوخاً فِي كُلِّ مَدِينَةٍ، مِثْلَمَا أَمَرْتُكَ؛٥
6 If any be without crime, the husband of one wife, having faithful children, not accused of riot, or unruly.
عَلَى أَنْ يَكُونَ الْوَاحِدُ مِنْهُمْ بَرِيئاً مِنْ كُلِّ تُهْمَةٍ، زَوْجاً لامْرَأَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ، أَباً لأَوْلادٍ مُؤْمِنِينَ لَا يُتَّهَمُونَ بِالْخَلاعَةِ وَالتَّمَرُّدِ.٦
7 For a bishop must be without crime, as the steward of God: not proud, not subject to anger, not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre:
وَذَلِكَ لأَنَّ الرَّاعِيَ يَجِبُ أَنْ يَكُونَ بَرِيئاً مِنْ كُلِّ تُهْمَةٍ بِاعْتِبَارِهِ وَكِيلاً لِلهِ، لَا مُعْجَباً بِنَفْسِهِ وَلا حَادَّ الطَّبْعِ، وَلا مُدْمِنَ الْخَمْرِ، وَلا عَنِيفاً، وَلا سَاعِياً إِلَى الْمَكْسَبِ الْخَسِيسِ؛٧
8 But given to hospitality, gentle, sober, just, holy, continent:
بَلْ مِضْيَافاً، مُحِبّاً لِلصَّلاحِ، رَزِيناً، بَارّاً، تَقِيًّا، ضَابِطاً نَفْسَهُ،٨
9 Embracing that faithful word which is according to doctrine, that he may be able to exhort in sound doctrine, and to convince the gainsayers.
مُلْتَصِقاً بِالْكَلِمَةِ الصَّادِقَةِ الْمُوَافِقَةِ لِلتَّعْلِيمِ، لِيَكُونَ قَادِراً عَلَى تَشْجِيعِ الْمُؤْمِنِيِنَ بِالتَّعْلِيمِ الصَّحِيحِ وَعَلَى إِفْحَامِ الْمُعَارِضِينَ.٩
10 For there are also many disobedient, vain talkers, and seducers: especially they who are of the circumcision:
فَإِنَّ هُنَالِكَ كَثِيرِينَ مِنْ مُعَلِّمِي الْبَاطِلِ الْمُتَمَرِّدِينَ وَخَادِعِي عُقُولِ النَّاسِ، وَبِخَاصَّةٍ الَّذِينَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْخِتَانِ.١٠
11 Who must be reproved, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre’s sake.
هَؤُلاءِ يَجِبُ أَنْ تُسَدَّ أَفْوَاهُهُمْ: فَهُمْ يُخْرِبُونَ بُيُوتاً بِجُمْلَتِهَا، إِذْ يُعَلِّمُونَ تَعَالِيمَ يَجِبُ أَلّا تُعَلَّمَ، فِي سَبِيلِ مَكْسَبٍ خَسِيسٍ.١١
12 One of them a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are always liars, evil beasts, slothful bellies.
وَقَدْ قَالَ وَاحِدٌ مِنْهُمْ، وَهُوَ عِنْدَهُمْ نَبِيٌّ خَاصٌّ بِهِمْ: «أَهْلُ كِرِيتَ دَائِماً كَذَّابُونَ، وُحُوشٌ شَرِسَةٌ، نَهِمُونَ كُسَالَى».١٢
13 This testimony is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;
وَهَذِهِ شَهَادَةُ صِدْقٍ. لِذلِكَ كُنْ مُتَشَدِّداً فِي تَوْبِيخِهِمْ، لِيَكُونُوا أَصِحَّاءَ فِي الإِيمَانِ،١٣
14 Not giving heed to Jewish fables and commandments of men, who turn themselves away from the truth.
لَا يُدِيرُونَ عُقُولَهُمْ إِلَى خُرَافَاتٍ يَهُودِيَّةٍ وَوَصَايَا أُنَاسٍ تَحَوَّلُوا عَنِ الْحَقِّ بَعِيداً.١٤
15 All things are clean to the clean: but to them that are defiled, and to unbelievers, nothing is clean: but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.
عِنْدَ الطَّاهِرِينَ، كُلُّ شَيْءٍ طَاهِرٌ. أَمَّا عِنْدَ النَّجِسِينَ وَغَيْرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ، فَمَا مِنْ شَيْءٍ طَاهِرٍ، بَلْ إِنَّ عُقُولَهُمْ وَضَمَائِرَهُمْ أَيْضاً قَدْ صَارَتْ نَجِسَةً.١٥
16 They profess that they know God: but in their works they deny him; being abominable, and incredulous, and to every good work reprobate.
يَشْهَدُونَ مُعْتَرِفِينَ بِأَنَّهُمْ يَعْرِفُونَ اللهَ، وَلَكِنَّهُمْ بِأَعْمَالِهِمْ يُنْكِرُونَهُ، لأَنَّهُمْ مَكْرُوهُونَ وَغَيْرُ طَائِعِينَ، وَقَد تَبَيَّنَ أَنَّهُمْ غَيْرُ أَهْلٍ لِكُلِّ عَمَلٍ صَالِحٍ.١٦

< Titus 1 >