Colossians 4
1 You masters, treat your slaves justly and fairly, because you know that you have a master who is in heaven [who will say whether he approves of what you have done].
| أَيُّهَا السَّادَةُ، عَامِلُوا عَبِيدَكُمْ بِالْعَدْلِ وَالإِنْصَافِ، عَالِمِينَ أَنَّ لَكُمْ، أَنْتُمْ أَيْضاً، سَيِّداً فِي السَّمَاءِ. | ١ |
2 Pray to God persistently, and as you pray, be alert and be thanking God.
| دَاوِمُوا عَلَى الصَّلاَةِ، مُتَيَقِّظِينَ فِيهَا بِالشُّكْرِ، | ٢ |
3 Since I am in prison [MTY] because [I declared the message about Christ] that God has now revealed, pray also for me that God will give me opportunities [MTY] to speak, in order that I might declare it.
| مُصَلِّينَ مَعاً لأَجْلِنَا أَيْضاً، كَيْ يَفْتَحَ لَنَا اللهُ بَاباً لِنُبَلِّغَ الرِّسَالَةَ، فَنَتَكَلَّمَ بِسِرِّ الْمَسِيحِ الَّذِي مِنْ أَجْلِهِ أَنَا مُقَيَّدٌ أَيْضاً، | ٣ |
4 That is, pray for me that [God will enable me to] make his message known publicly. I need to do this because I know that I should declare it.
| حَتَّى أُعْلِنَهُ كَمَا يَجِبُ أَنْ أَتَكَلَّمَ بِهِ. | ٤ |
5 Act wisely towards those who do not believe in the Lord Jesus [MTY]; use every opportunity to do that.
| تَصَرَّفُوا بِحِكْمَةٍ مَعَ الَّذِينَ هُمْ مِنْ خَارِجِ الْكَنِيسَةِ، مُسْتَغِلِّينَ الْوَقْتَ أَحْسَنَ اسْتِغْلاَلٍ. | ٥ |
6 In particular, always speak graciously and in a pleasant way [to those who do not believe in the Lord Jesus]. As a result, you will come to know in what manner you should answer each one of them.
| لِيَكُنْ كَلاَمُكُمْ دَائِماً مَصْحُوباً بِالنِّعْمَةِ، وَلْيَكُنْ مُصْلَحاً بِمِلْحٍ، فَتَعْرِفُوا كَيْفَ يَجِبُ أَنْ تُجِيبُوا كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ. | ٦ |
7 Tychicus will tell you all that has been happening to me. He is a fellow believer whom I/we [(exc)] love and who helps me faithfully and who serves the Lord [Jesus] together with me.
| أَمَّا أَحْوَالِي كُلُّهَا، فَسَيُخْبِرُكُمْ بِهَا تِيخِيكُسُ، الأَخُ الْحَبِيبُ وَالْخَادِمُ الأَمِينُ وَرَفِيقُنَا الْعَبْدُ فِي الرَّبِّ، | ٧ |
8 The reason that I am sending Tychicus to you [with this letter] is that he might know how you are and in order that he might strengthen you [spiritually]. (OR, in order that you might know about us [(exc)] and in order that he might comfort you.)
| فَإِيَّاهُ قَدْ أَرْسَلْتُ إِلَيْكُمْ لِهَذَا الْغَرَضِ عَيْنِهِ، لِتَعْرِفُوا أَحْوَالَنَا وَيُشَجِّعَ قُلُوبَكُمْ، | ٨ |
9 I am sending him to you with Onesimus, who is a faithful fellow believer whom I/we [(inc)] love and who is your fellow townsman. They will tell you all about what has been happening here.
| يُرَافِقُهُ أُونِسِيمُوسُ، الأَخُ الأَمِينُ الْحَبِيبُ الَّذِي هُوَ مِنْ عِنْدِكُمْ. فَهُمَا يُطْلِعَانِكُمْ عَلَى أَحْوَالِنَا هُنَا. | ٩ |
10 Aristarchus, who is in prison with me, and Mark, who is Barnabas’ cousin, (say that they are thinking fondly about you/send you their greetings). I have instructed you about Mark, so if he comes to you, welcome him.
| يُسَلِّمُ عَلَيْكُمْ أَرِسْتَرْخُسُ رَفِيقِي فِي السِّجْنِ؛ وَمَرْقُسُ ابْنُ أُخْتِ بَرْنَابَا، وَفِي شَأْنِهِ تَلَقَّيْتُمْ بَعْضَ التَّوْصِيَاتِ: فَإِنْ جَاءَ إِلَيْكُمْ، فَرَحِّبُوا بِهِ؛ | ١٠ |
11 Jesus, who is also called Justus, also (says that he is thinking fondly about you/greets you/sends you his greetings). These three men are the only Jewish [believers] who are working with me in order that people would submit to God as their king, and they have all comforted me.
| وَيَسُوعُ الْمَعْرُوفُ بِاسْمِ يُسْطُسَ. هؤُلاَءِ جَمِيعاً مِنْ أَهْلِ الْخِتَانِ، وَهُمْ وَحْدُهُمْ مُعَاوِنِيَّ لأَجْلِ مَلَكُوتِ اللهِ، وَقَدْ كَانُوا لِي عَزَاءً. | ١١ |
12 Epaphras, who is your fellow townsman and who serves Christ Jesus, (says that he is thinking fondly about you/greets you/sends you his greetings). Epaphras prays earnestly for you very often, that you might be spiritually mature and that you might know fully all that God wills for you.
| يُسَلِّمُ عَلَيْكُمْ أَبَفْرَاسُ الَّذِي هُوَ مِنْكُمْ، وَهُوَ عَبْدٌ لِلْمَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ، يُجَاهِدُ كُلَّ حِينٍ لأَجْلِكُمْ فِي الصَّلَوَاتِ لِتَثْبُتُوا كَامِلِينَ وَلَكُمْ تَمَامُ الْيَقِينِ مِنْ جِهَةِ مَشِيئَةِ اللهِ كُلِّهَا. | ١٢ |
13 I can assure you that he prays this because he is deeply concerned for you, for those who live in Laodicea [city], and for those who live in Hierapolis [city].
| فَإِنِّي أَشْهَدُ لَهُ بِأَنَّهُ يَجْتَهِدُ كَثِيراً لأَجْلِكُمْ وَلأَجْلِ الَّذِينَ فِي مَدِينَةِ لاَوُدِكِيَّةَ وَالَّذِينَ فِي مَدِينَةِ هِيرَابُولِيسَ. | ١٣ |
14 Luke, the doctor, whom I/we [(exc)] love, and Demas (say that they are thinking fondly about you/send you their greetings).
| يُسَلِّمُ عَلَيْكُمْ لُوقَا الطَّبِيبُ الْحَبِيبُ؛ وَدِيمَاسُ. | ١٤ |
15 Tell the fellow believers who live in Laodicea [city] and Nympha and the congregation that [meets] in her house that we (are thinking fondly about them/send them our greetings).
| سَلِّمُوا عَلَى الإِخْوَةِ الَّذِينَ فِي لاَوُدِكِيَّةَ، وَعَلَى نِمْفَاسَ، وَعَلَى الْكَنِيسَةِ الَّتِي تَجْتَمِعُ فِي بَيْتِهِ. | ١٥ |
16 After [someone] reads this letter [publicly] to you, cause [someone] to also read it to the congregation that is in Laodicea [city]. And as for the [letter that I wrote to the congregation that is in] Laodicea [city], make sure that it is also read among you {you should also read that letter} publicly.
| وَبَعْدَ أَنْ تُقْرَأَ هذِهِ الرِّسَالَةُ عَلَيْكُمْ، ابْعَثُوا بِهَا لِتُقْرَأَ عَلَى كَنِيسَةِ مُؤْمِنِي لاَوُدِكِيَّةَ، وَخُذُوا الرِّسَالَةَ الَّتِي عِنْدَهُمْ لِتَقْرَأُوهَا أَنْتُمْ أَيْضاً. | ١٦ |
17 Say to Archippus, “Make sure that you complete the task that God appointed you to do, because you have a close relationship with the Lord Jesus.”
| وَقُولُوا لأَرْخِبُّسَ: «تَنَبَّهْ لِلْخِدْمَةِ الَّتِي تَلَقَّيْتَهَا فِي الرَّبِّ، وَقُمْ بِهَا كَامِلَةً!» | ١٧ |
18 I, Paul, (am thinking fondly about you/send you my greetings). Having taken the pen from my scribe, I am now writing this myself in order that you may know that I have truly sent this letter. Remember to pray about the fact that I am in prison [MTY]. I pray that our Lord Jesus Christ would continue to act graciously towards you all.
| هَذَا السَّلاَمُ بِخَطِّ يَدِي، أَنَا بُولُسَ. تَذَكَّرُوا قُيُودِي. لِتَكُنِ النِّعْمَةُ مَعَكُمْ. | ١٨ |
