١ كورنثوس 11

١ 1 كُونُوا مُتَمَثِّلِينَ بِي كَمَا أَنَا أَيْضًا بِٱلْمَسِيحِ.

Imitate me, as I myself imitate Christ.

٢ 2 فَأَمْدَحُكُمْ أَيُّهَا ٱلْإِخْوَةُ عَلَى أَنَّكُمْ تَذْكُرُونَنِي فِي كُلِّ شَيْءٍ، وَتَحْفَظُونَ ٱلتَّعَالِيمَ كَمَا سَلَّمْتُهَا إِلَيْكُمْ.

I praise you, indeed, because you never forget me, and are keeping my injunctions in mind, exactly as I laid them on you.

٣ 3 وَلَكِنْ أُرِيدُ أَنْ تَعْلَمُوا أَنَّ رَأْسَ كُلِّ رَجُلٍ هُوَ ٱلْمَسِيحُ، وَأَمَّا رَأْسُ ٱلْمَرْأَةِ فَهُوَ ٱلرَّجُلُ، وَرَأْسُ ٱلْمَسِيحِ هُوَ ٱللهُ.

But I am anxious that you should understand that the Christ is the head of every man, that man is the head of woman, and that God is the head of the Christ.

٤ 4 كُلُّ رَجُلٍ يُصَلِّي أَوْ يَتَنَبَّأُ وَلَهُ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ شَيْءٌ، يَشِينُ رَأْسَهُ.

Any man who keeps his head covered, when praying or preaching in public, dishonours him who is his head;

٥ 5 وَأَمَّا كُلُّ ٱمْرَأَةٍ تُصَلِّي أَوْ تَتَنَبَّأُ وَرَأْسُهَا غَيْرُ مُغُطَّى، فَتَشِينُ رَأْسَهَا، لِأَنَّهَا وَٱلْمَحْلُوقَةَ شَيْءٌ وَاحِدٌ بِعَيْنِهِ.

while any woman, who prays or preaches in public bare-headed, dishonours him who is her head; for that is to make herself like one of the shameless women who shave their heads.

٦ 6 إِذِ ٱلْمَرْأَةُ، إِنْ كَانَتْ لَا تَتَغَطَّى، فَلْيُقَصَّ شَعَرُهَا. وَإِنْ كَانَ قَبِيحًا بِٱلْمَرْأَةِ أَنْ تُقَصَّ أَوْ تُحْلَقَ، فَلْتَتَغَطَّ.

Indeed, if a woman does not keep her head covered, she may as well cut her hair short. But, since to cut her hair short, or shave it off, marks her as one of the shameless women, she should keep her head covered.

٧ 7 فَإِنَّ ٱلرَّجُلَ لَا يَنْبَغِي أَنْ يُغَطِّيَ رَأْسَهُ لِكَوْنِهِ صُورَةَ ٱللهِ وَمَجْدَهُ. وَأَمَّا ٱلْمَرْأَةُ فَهِيَ مَجْدُ ٱلرَّجُلِ.

A man ought not to have his head covered, for he has been from the beginning the likeness of God and the reflection of his glory, but woman is the reflection of man’s glory.

٨ 8 لِأَنَّ ٱلرَّجُلَ لَيْسَ مِنَ ٱلْمَرْأَةِ، بَلِ ٱلْمَرْأَةُ مِنَ ٱلرَّجُلِ.

For it was not man who was taken from woman, but woman who was taken from man.

٩ 9 وَلِأَنَّ ٱلرَّجُلَ لَمْ يُخْلَقْ مِنْ أَجْلِ ٱلْمَرْأَةِ، بَلِ ٱلْمَرْأَةُ مِنْ أَجْلِ ٱلرَّجُلِ.

Besides, man was not created for the sake of woman, but woman for the sake of man.

١٠ 10 لِهَذَا يَنْبَغِي لِلْمَرْأَةِ أَنْ يَكُونَ لَهَا سُلْطَانٌ عَلَى رَأْسِهَا، مِنْ أَجْلِ ٱلْمَلَائِكَةِ.

And, therefore, a woman ought to wear on her head a symbol of her subjection, because of the presence of the angels.

١١ 11 غَيْرَ أَنَّ ٱلرَّجُلَ لَيْسَ مِنْ دُونِ ٱلْمَرْأَةِ، وَلَا ٱلْمَرْأَةُ مِنْ دُونِ ٱلرَّجُلِ فِي ٱلرَّبِّ.

Still, when in union with the Lord, woman is not independent of man, or man of woman;

١٢ 12 لِأَنَّهُ كَمَا أَنَّ ٱلْمَرْأَةَ هِيَ مِنَ ٱلرَّجُلِ، هَكَذَا ٱلرَّجُلُ أَيْضًا هُوَ بِٱلْمَرْأَةِ. وَلَكِنَّ جَمِيعَ ٱلْأَشْيَاءِ هِيَ مِنَ ٱللهِ.

for just as woman came from man, so man comes by means of woman; and all things come from God.

١٣ 13 ٱحْكُمُوا فِي أَنْفُسِكُمْ: هَلْ يَلِيقُ بِٱلْمَرْأَةِ أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ إِلَى ٱللهِ وَهِيَ غَيْرُ مُغَطَّاةٍ؟

Judge for yourselves. Is it fitting that a woman should pray to God in public with her head uncovered?

١٤ 14 أَمْ لَيْسَتِ ٱلطَّبِيعَةُ نَفْسُهَا تُعَلِّمُكُمْ أَنَّ ٱلرَّجُلَ إِنْ كَانَ يُرْخِي شَعْرَهُ فَهُوَ عَيْبٌ لَهُ؟

Does not nature herself teach us that, while for a man to wear his hair long is degrading to him,

١٥ 15 وَأَمَّا ٱلْمَرْأَةُ إِنْ كَانَتْ تُرْخِي شَعْرَهَا فَهُوَ مَجْدٌ لَهَا، لِأَنَّ ٱلشَّعْرَ قَدْ أُعْطِيَ لَهَا عِوَضَ بُرْقُعٍ.

a woman’s long hair is her glory? Her hair has been given her to serve as a covering.

١٦ 16 وَلَكِنْ إِنْ كَانَ أَحَدٌ يُظْهِرُ أَنَّهُ يُحِبُّ ٱلْخِصَامَ، فَلَيْسَ لَنَا نَحْنُ عَادَةٌ مِثْلُ هَذِهِ، وَلَا لِكَنَائِسِ ٱللهِ.

If, however, anyone still thinks it right to contest the point – well, we have no such custom, nor have the churches of God.

١٧ 17 وَلَكِنَّنِي إِذْ أُوصِي بِهَذَا، لَسْتُ أَمْدَحُ، كَوْنَكُمْ تَجْتَمِعُونَ لَيْسَ لِلْأَفْضَلِ بَلْ لِلْأَرْدَإِ.

In giving directions on the next subject, I cannot praise you; because your meetings do more harm than good.

١٨ 18 لِأَنِّي أَوَّلًا حِينَ تَجْتَمِعُونَ فِي ٱلْكَنِيسَةِ، أَسْمَعُ أَنَّ بَيْنَكُمُ ٱنْشِقَاقَاتٍ، وَأُصَدِّقُ بَعْضَ ٱلتَّصْدِيقِ،

To begin with, I am told that when you meet together as a church there are divisions among you. In part I believe this,

١٩ 19 لِأَنَّهُ لَا بُدَّ أَنْ يَكُونَ بَيْنَكُمْ بِدَعٌ أَيْضًا، لِيَكُونَ ٱلْمُزَكَّوْنَ ظَاهِرِينَ بَيْنَكُمْ.

indeed, there must be parties among you, so that the people of real worth become known.

٢٠ 20 فَحِينَ تَجْتَمِعُونَ مَعًا لَيْسَ هُوَ لِأَكْلِ عَشَاءِ ٱلرَّبِّ،

When you meet together, as I understand, it is not possible to eat the Lord’s Supper;

٢١ 21 لِأَنَّ كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ يَسْبِقُ فَيَأْخُذُ عَشَاءَ نَفْسِهِ فِي ٱلْأَكْلِ، فَٱلْوَاحِدُ يَجُوعُ وَٱلْآخَرُ يَسْكَرُ.

for, as you eat, each of you tries to secure his own supper first, with the result that one has too little to eat, and another has too much to drink!

٢٢ 22 أَفَلَيْسَ لَكُمْ بُيُوتٌ لِتَأْكُلُوا فِيهَا وَتَشْرَبُوا؟ أَمْ تَسْتَهِينُونَ بِكَنِيسَةِ ٱللهِ وَتُخْجِلُونَ ٱلَّذِينَ لَيْسَ لَهُمْ؟ مَاذَا أَقُولُ لَكُمْ؟ أَأَمْدَحُكُمْ عَلَى هَذَا؟ لَسْتُ أَمْدَحُكُمْ!

Have you no houses in which you can eat and drink? Or are you trying to show your contempt for the church of God, and to humiliate the poor? What can I say to you? Should I praise you? In this matter I cannot praise you.

٢٣ 23 لِأَنَّنِي تَسَلَّمْتُ مِنَ ٱلرَّبِّ مَا سَلَّمْتُكُمْ أَيْضًا: إِنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ يَسُوعَ فِي ٱللَّيْلَةِ ٱلَّتِي أُسْلِمَ فِيهَا، أَخَذَ خُبْزًا

For I myself received from the Lord the account which I have in turn given to you – how the Lord Jesus, on the very night of his betrayal, took some bread,

٢٤ 24 وَشَكَرَ فَكَسَّرَ، وَقَالَ: «خُذُوا كُلُوا هَذَا هُوَ جَسَدِي ٱلْمَكْسُورُ لِأَجْلِكُمُ. ٱصْنَعُوا هَذَا لِذِكْرِي».

and, after saying the thanksgiving, broke it and said ‘This is my own body given on your behalf. Do this in memory of me.’

٢٥ 25 كَذَلِكَ ٱلْكَأْسَ أَيْضًا بَعْدَمَا تَعَشَّوْا، قَائِلًا: «هَذِهِ ٱلْكَأْسُ هِيَ ٱلْعَهْدُ ٱلْجَدِيدُ بِدَمِي. ٱصْنَعُوا هَذَا كُلَّمَا شَرِبْتُمْ لِذِكْرِي».

And in the same way with the cup, after supper, saying ‘This cup is the new covenant made by my blood. Do this, whenever you drink it, in memory of me.’

٢٦ 26 فَإِنَّكُمْ كُلَّمَا أَكَلْتُمْ هَذَا ٱلْخُبْزَ وَشَرِبْتُمْ هَذِهِ ٱلْكَأْسَ، تُخْبِرُونَ بِمَوْتِ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَى أَنْ يَجِيءَ.

For whenever you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death – until he comes.

٢٧ 27 إِذًا أَيُّ مَنْ أَكَلَ هَذَا ٱلْخُبْزَ، أَوْ شَرِبَ كَأْسَ ٱلرَّبِّ، بِدُونِ ٱسْتِحْقَاقٍ، يَكُونُ مُجْرِمًا فِي جَسَدِ ٱلرَّبِّ وَدَمِهِ.

Therefore, whoever eats the bread, or drinks the Lord’s cup, in an irreverent spirit, will have to answer for an offence against the Lord’s body and blood.

٢٨ 28 وَلَكِنْ لِيَمْتَحِنِ ٱلْإِنْسَانُ نَفْسَهُ، وَهَكَذَا يَأْكُلُ مِنَ ٱلْخُبْزِ وَيَشْرَبُ مِنَ ٱلْكَأْسِ.

Let everyone look into their own heart, and only then eat of the bread and drink from the cup.

٢٩ 29 لِأَنَّ ٱلَّذِي يَأْكُلُ وَيَشْرَبُ بِدُونِ ٱسْتِحْقَاقٍ يَأْكُلُ وَيَشْرَبُ دَيْنُونَةً لِنَفْسِهِ، غَيْرَ مُمَيِّزٍ جَسَدَ ٱلرَّبِّ.

For the person who eats and drinks brings a judgment on themselves by their eating and drinking, when they do not discern the body.

٣٠ 30 مِنْ أَجْلِ هَذَا فِيكُمْ كَثِيرُونَ ضُعَفَاءُ وَمَرْضَى، وَكَثِيرُونَ يَرْقُدُونَ.

That is why so many among you are weak and ill, and why some are sleeping.

٣١ 31 لِأَنَّنَا لَوْ كُنَّا حَكَمْنَا عَلَى أَنْفُسِنَا لَمَا حُكِمَ عَلَيْنَا،

But, if we judged ourselves rightly, we should not be judged.

٣٢ 32 وَلَكِنْ إِذْ قَدْ حُكِمَ عَلَيْنَا، نُؤَدَّبُ مِنَ ٱلرَّبِّ لِكَيْ لَا نُدَانَ مَعَ ٱلْعَالَمِ.

Yet, in being judged by the Lord, we are undergoing discipline, so that we may not have judgment passed on us with the rest of the world.

٣٣ 33 إِذًا يَا إِخْوَتِي، حِينَ تَجْتَمِعُونَ لِلْأَكْلِ، ٱنْتَظِرُوا بَعْضُكُمْ بَعْضًا.

Therefore, my friends, when you meet together to eat the Supper, wait for one another.

٣٤ 34 إِنْ كَانَ أَحَدٌ يَجُوعُ فَلْيَأْكُلْ فِي ٱلْبَيْتِ، كَيْ لَا تَجْتَمِعُوا لِلدَّيْنُونَةِ. وَأَمَّا ٱلْأُمُورُ ٱلْبَاقِيَةُ فَعِنْدَمَا أَجِيءُ أُرَتِّبُهَا.

If anyone is hungry, they should eat at home, so that your meetings may not bring a judgment on you. The other details I will settle when I come.