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١ 1 اِتْبَعُوا ٱلْمَحَبَّةَ، وَلَكِنْ جِدُّوا لِلْمَوَاهِبِ ٱلرُّوحِيَّةِ، وَبِٱلْأَوْلَى أَنْ تَتَنَبَّأُوا.

Pursue love; nevertheless be envious of the spiritual gifts, —and, rather, that ye may be prophesying.

٢ 2 لِأَنَّ مَنْ يَتَكَلَّمُ بِلِسَانٍ لَا يُكَلِّمُ ٱلنَّاسَ بَلِ ٱللهَ، لِأَنْ لَيْسَ أَحَدٌ يَسْمَعُ، وَلَكِنَّهُ بِٱلرُّوحِ يَتَكَلَّمُ بِأَسْرَارٍ.

For, he that speaketh with a tongue, not unto men, doth speak, but, unto God, —for, no one, understandeth, although, in spirit, he is speaking sacred secrets;

٣ 3 وَأَمَّا مَنْ يَتَنَبَّأُ، فَيُكَلِّمُ ٱلنَّاسَ بِبُنْيَانٍ وَوَعْظٍ وَتَسْلِيَةٍ.

But, be that prophesieth, unto men, doth speak—edification, and exhortation, and comfort.

٤ 4 مَنْ يَتَكَلَّمُ بِلِسَانٍ يَبْنِي نَفْسَهُ، وَأَمَّا مَنْ يَتَنَبَّأُ فَيَبْنِي ٱلْكَنِيسَةَ.

He that speaketh with a tongue, buildeth up, himself, whereas, he that prophesieth, buildeth up, an assembly.

٥ 5 إِنِّي أُرِيدُ أَنَّ جَمِيعَكُمْ تَتَكَلَّمُونَ بِأَلْسِنَةٍ، وَلَكِنْ بِٱلْأَوْلَى أَنْ تَتَنَبَّأُوا. لِأَنَّ مَنْ يَتَنَبَّأُ أَعْظَمُ مِمَّنْ يَتَكَلَّمُ بِأَلْسِنَةٍ، إِلَّا إِذَا تَرْجَمَ، حَتَّى تَنَالَ ٱلْكَنِيسَةُ بُنْيَانًا.

Howbeit I wish you all to speak with tongues, but, rather, that ye may prophesy, —moreover, greater, is he that prophesieth, than he that speaketh with tongues, —unless indeed he translate, that, the assembly, may receive upbuilding.

٦ 6 فَٱلْآنَ أَيُّهَا ٱلْإِخْوَةُ، إِنْ جِئْتُ إِلَيْكُمْ مُتَكَلِّمًا بِأَلْسِنَةٍ، فَمَاذَا أَنْفَعُكُمْ، إِنْ لَمْ أُكَلِّمْكُمْ إِمَّا بِإِعْلَانٍ، أَوْ بِعِلْمٍ، أَوْ بِنُبُوَّةٍ، أَوْ بِتَعْلِيمٍ؟

But, now, brethren—if I come unto you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit, you, except I speak, unto you, either by way of revelation, or knowledge, or prophesying, or teaching?

٧ 7 اَلْأَشْيَاءُ ٱلْعَادِمَةُ ٱلنُّفُوسِ ٱلَّتِي تُعْطِي صَوْتًا: مِزْمَارٌ أَوْ قِيثَارَةٌ، مَعَ ذَلِكَ إِنْ لَمْ تُعْطِ فَرْقًا لِلنَّغَمَاتِ، فَكَيْفَ يُعْرَفُ مَا زُمِّرَ أَوْ مَا عُزِفَ بِهِ؟

In like manner, the things without life giving sound, whether pipe or harp, if, a distinction in the sounds, they do not give, how shall it be known, what is being piped or harped?

٨ 8 فَإِنَّهُ إِنْ أَعْطَى ٱلْبُوقُ أَيْضًا صَوْتًا غَيْرَ وَاضِحٍ، فَمَنْ يَتَهَيَّأُ لِلْقِتَالِ؟

For, if also, an uncertain sound, a trumpet, should give, who shall prepare himself for battle?

٩ 9 هَكَذَا أَنْتُمْ أَيْضًا إِنْ لَمْ تُعْطُوا بِٱللِّسَانِ كَلَامًا يُفْهَمُ، فَكَيْفَ يُعْرَفُ مَا تُكُلِّمَ بِهِ؟ فَإِنَّكُمْ تَكُونُونَ تَتَكَلَّمُونَ فِي ٱلْهَوَاءِ!

So, also, ye, through means of the tongue, except ye give intelligible discourse, how shall it be known what is being spoken? for ye will be speaking, to the air.

١٠ 10 رُبَّمَا تَكُونُ أَنْوَاعُ لُغَاتٍ هَذَا عَدَدُهَا فِي ٱلْعَالَمِ، وَلَيْسَ شَيْءٌ مِنْهَا بِلَا مَعْنًى.

There may happen to be so many kinds of languages in the world, and, not one, unspoken: —

١١ 11 فَإِنْ كُنْتُ لَا أَعْرِفُ قُوَّةَ ٱللُّغَةِ أَكُونُ عِنْدَ ٱلْمُتَكَلِّمِ أَعْجَمِيًّا، وَٱلْمُتَكَلِّمُ أَعْجَمِيًّا عِنْدِي.

If, then, I do not know the meaning of the language, I shall be, unto him that is speaking, a foreigner, and, he that is speaking, shall be, in my case, a foreigner.

١٢ 12 هَكَذَا أَنْتُمْ أَيْضًا، إِذْ إِنَّكُمْ غَيُورُونَ لِلْمَوَاهِبِ ٱلرُّوحِيَّةِ، ٱطْلُبُوا لِأَجْلِ بُنْيَانِ ٱلْكَنِيسَةِ أَنْ تَزْدَادُوا.

So, ye, also—since ye are, envious, of spirits, unto the upbuilding of the assembly, seek to be pre-eminent.

١٣ 13 لِذَلِكَ مَنْ يَتَكَلَّمُ بِلِسَانٍ فَلْيُصَلِّ لِكَيْ يُتَرْجِمَ.

Wherefore, he that speaketh with a tongue, let him pray that he may translate;

١٤ 14 لِأَنَّهُ إِنْ كُنْتُ أُصَلِّي بِلِسَانٍ، فَرُوحِي تُصَلِّي، وَأَمَّا ذِهْنِي فَهُوَ بِلَا ثَمَرٍ.

[For], if I am praying in a tongue, my spirit, is praying, but, my mind, is unfruitful.

١٥ 15 فَمَا هُوَ إِذًا؟ أُصَلِّي بِٱلرُّوحِ، وَأُصَلِّي بِٱلذِّهْنِ أَيْضًا. أُرَتِّلُ بِٱلرُّوحِ، وَأُرَتِّلُ بِٱلذِّهْنِ أَيْضًا.

What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, but I will pray also with the mind, —I will strike the strings with the spirit, [but] I will strike the strings also with the mind.

١٦ 16 وَإِلَّا فَإِنْ بَارَكْتَ بِٱلرُّوحِ، فَٱلَّذِي يُشْغِلُ مَكَانَ ٱلْعَامِّيِّ، كَيْفَ يَقُولُ: «آمِينَ» عِنْدَ شُكْرِكَ؟ لِأَنَّهُ لَا يَعْرِفُ مَاذَا تَقُولُ!

Else, if thou be blessing in a spirit, he that filleth up the place of the ungifted person, how shall he say the Amen upon thy thanksgiving? since indeed, what thou art saying, he knoweth not;

١٧ 17 فَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ تَشْكُرُ حَسَنًا، وَلَكِنَّ ٱلْآخَرَ لَا يُبْنَى.

For, thou, indeed, excellently art giving thanks, but, the other, is not being built up.

١٨ 18 أَشْكُرُ إِلَهِي أَنِّي أَتَكَلَّمُ بِأَلْسِنَةٍ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ جَمِيعِكُمْ.

I give thanks unto God!—More than ye all, am I speaking with tongues;

١٩ 19 وَلَكِنْ، فِي كَنِيسَةٍ، أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَتَكَلَّمَ خَمْسَ كَلِمَاتٍ بِذِهْنِي لِكَيْ أُعَلِّمَ آخَرِينَ أَيْضًا، أَكْثَرَ مِنْ عَشْرَةِ آلَافِ كَلِمَةٍ بِلِسَانٍ.

But, in assembly, I desire to speak five words with my mind, that, others also, I may instruct, than myriads of words in a tongue.

٢٠ 20 أَيُّهَا ٱلْإِخْوَةُ، لَا تَكُونُوا أَوْلَادًا فِي أَذْهَانِكُمْ، بَلْ كُونُوا أَوْلَادًا فِي ٱلشَّرِّ، وَأَمَّا فِي ٱلْأَذْهَانِ فَكُونُوا كَامِلِينَ.

Brethren! do not become children, in your understandings; but, in baseness, become babes, while, in your understandings, ye become, full-grown.

٢١ 21 مَكْتُوبٌ فِي ٱلنَّامُوسِ: «إِنِّي بِذَوِي أَلْسِنَةٍ أُخْرَى وَبِشِفَاهٍ أُخْرَى سَأُكَلِّمُ هَذَا ٱلشَّعْبَ، وَلَا هَكَذَا يَسْمَعُونَ لِي، يَقُولُ ٱلرَّبُّ».

In the law, it is written—With strange tongues, and with lips of strangers, will I speak unto this people; and, not even so, will they hearken unto me, —saith the Lord.

٢٢ 22 إِذًا ٱلْأَلْسِنَةُ آيَةٌ، لَا لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ، بَلْ لِغَيْرِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ. أَمَّا ٱلنُّبُوَّةُ فَلَيْسَتْ لِغَيْرِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ، بَلْ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ.

So that, the tongues, are for a sign—not unto them that believe, but, unto them that believe not; whereas, prophesying, is not for them that believe not, but, for them that believe.

٢٣ 23 فَإِنِ ٱجْتَمَعَتِ ٱلْكَنِيسَةُ كُلُّهَا فِي مَكَانٍ وَاحِدٍ، وَكَانَ ٱلْجَمِيعُ يَتَكَلَّمُونَ بِأَلْسِنَةٍ، فَدَخَلَ عَامِّيُّونَ أَوْ غَيْرُ مُؤْمِنِينَ، أَفَلَا يَقُولُونَ إِنَّكُمْ تَهْذُونَ؟

If, then, the whole assembly come together with one consent, and, all, are speaking with tongues, —and there come in persons unskilled or unbelieving, will they not say that ye are raving?

٢٤ 24 وَلَكِنْ إِنْ كَانَ ٱلْجَمِيعُ يَتَنَبَّأُونَ، فَدَخَلَ أَحَدٌ غَيْرُ مُؤْمِنٍ أَوْ عَامِّيٌّ، فَإِنَّهُ يُوَبَّخُ مِنَ ٱلْجَمِيعِ. يُحْكَمُ عَلَيْهِ مِنَ ٱلْجَمِيعِ.

But, if, all, be prophesying, —and there come in one who is unbelieving or unskilled, he is convicted by all, he is searched by all, the secrets of his heart, become manifest,

٢٥ 25 وَهَكَذَا تَصِيرُ خَفَايَا قَلْبِهِ ظَاهِرَةً. وَهَكَذَا يَخِرُّ عَلَى وَجْهِهِ وَيَسْجُدُ لِلهِ، مُنَادِيًا: أَنَّ ٱللهَ بِٱلْحَقِيقَةِ فِيكُمْ.

And, so, falling down upon his face, he will do homage unto God, reporting that, in reality, God is, among you.

٢٦ 26 فَمَا هُوَ إِذًا أَيُّهَا ٱلْإِخْوَةُ؟ مَتَى ٱجْتَمَعْتُمْ فَكُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْكُمْ لَهُ مَزْمُورٌ، لَهُ تَعْلِيمٌ، لَهُ لِسَانٌ، لَهُ إِعْلَانٌ، لَهُ تَرْجَمَةٌ. فَلْيَكُنْ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ لِلْبُنْيَانِ.

What, then, is it, brethren? Whensoever ye are coming together, each one, hath a psalm, hath a teaching, hath a revelation, hath a tongue, hath a translation: —let, all things, be done, unto building up.

٢٧ 27 إِنْ كَانَ أَحَدٌ يَتَكَلَّمُ بِلِسَانٍ، فَٱثْنَيْنِ ٱثْنَيْنِ، أَوْ عَلَى ٱلْأَكْثَرِ ثَلَاثَةً ثَلَاثَةً، وَبِتَرْتِيبٍ،وَلْيُتَرْجِمْ وَاحِدٌ.

If, with a tongue, one is speaking, let it be by two, or, at the most, three, —and by turns; and let, one, be translating;

٢٨ 28 وَلَكِنْ إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ مُتَرْجِمٌ فَلْيَصْمُتْ فِي ٱلْكَنِيسَةِ، وَلْيُكَلِّمْ نَفْسَهُ وَٱللهَ.

But, if there be none to translate, let him keep silence in assembly, and, unto himself, be speaking, and, unto God!

٢٩ 29 أَمَّا ٱلْأَنْبِيَاءُ فَلْيَتَكَلَّمِ ٱثْنَانِ أَوْ ثَلَاثَةٌ، وَلْيَحْكُمِ ٱلْآخَرُونَ.

Prophets, moreover, let two or three speak, and let, the others, judge.

٣٠ 30 وَلَكِنْ إِنْ أُعْلِنَ لِآخَرَ جَالِسٍ فَلْيَسْكُتِ ٱلْأَوَّلُ.

If, however, unto another, a revelation be made, as he is sitting, let the first be silent;

٣١ 31 لِأَنَّكُمْ تَقْدِرُونَ جَمِيعُكُمْ أَنْ تَتَنَبَّأُوا وَاحِدًا وَاحِدًا، لِيَتَعَلَّمَ ٱلْجَمِيعُ وَيَتَعَزَّى ٱلْجَمِيعُ.

For, one by one, ye can, all, be prophesying, —that, all, may learn, and, all, be encouraged.

٣٢ 32 وَأَرْوَاحُ ٱلْأَنْبِيَاءِ خَاضِعَةٌ لِلْأَنْبِيَاءِ.

And, spirits of prophets, unto prophets, do submit themselves;

٣٣ 33 لِأَنَّ ٱللهَ لَيْسَ إِلَهَ تَشْوِيشٍ بَلْ إِلَهُ سَلَامٍ. كَمَا فِي جَمِيعِ كَنَائِسِ ٱلْقِدِّيسِينَ،

For God is not [a God] of confusion, but, of peace: —as in all the assemblies of the saints.

٣٤ 34 لِتَصْمُتْ نِسَاؤُكُمْ فِي ٱلْكَنَائِسِ، لِأَنَّهُ لَيْسَ مَأْذُونًا لَهُنَّ أَنْ يَتَكَلَّمْنَ، بَلْ يَخْضَعْنَ كَمَا يَقُولُ ٱلنَّامُوسُ أَيْضًا.

As for the women, in the assemblies, let them be silent, for it is not permitted them to be speaking; but let them be in submission, —even as, the law, saith.

٣٥ 35 وَلَكِنْ إِنْ كُنَّ يُرِدْنَ أَنْ يَتَعَلَّمْنَ شَيْئًا، فَلْيَسْأَلْنَ رِجَالَهُنَّ فِي ٱلْبَيْتِ، لِأَنَّهُ قَبِيحٌ بِٱلنِّسَاءِ أَنْ تَتَكَلَّمَ فِي كَنِيسَةٍ.

If, however, they are wishing to learn something, at home, their own husbands, let them question; for it is a shame for a woman to be speaking in assembly.

٣٦ 36 أَمْ مِنْكُمْ خَرَجَتْ كَلِمَةُ ٱللهِ؟ أَمْ إِلَيْكُمْ وَحْدَكُمُ ٱنْتَهَتْ؟

Or, from you, did the word of God come forth? Or, unto you alone, did it extend?

٣٧ 37 إِنْ كَانَ أَحَدٌ يَحْسِبُ نَفْسَهُ نَبِيًّا أَوْ رُوحِيًّا، فَلْيَعْلَمْ مَا أَكْتُبُهُ إِلَيْكُمْ أَنَّهُ وَصَايَا ٱلرَّبِّ.

If anyone thinketh himself to be a prophet, or spiritually gifted, let him acknowledge the things which I am writing to you, —that they are, a commandment, of the Lord.

٣٨ 38 وَلَكِنْ إِنْ يَجْهَلْ أَحَدٌ، فَلْيَجْهَلْ!

But, if anyone knoweth not, he is unknown!

٣٩ 39 إِذًا أَيُّهَا ٱلْإِخْوَةُ جِدُّوا لِلتَّنَبُّؤِ، وَلَا تَمْنَعُوا ٱلتَّكَلُّمَ بِأَلْسِنَةٍ.

So, then, my brethren, —be zealous to prophesy, and do not forbid, to be speaking with tongues;

٤٠ 40 وَلْيَكُنْ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ بِلِيَاقَةٍ وَبِحَسَبِ تَرْتِيبٍ.

But let, all things, with comeliness, and by arrangement, be done.