١ كورنثوس 8
| وَأَمَّا مِنْ جِهَةِ مَا ذُبِحَ لِلْأَوْثَانِ: فَنَعْلَمُ أَنَّ لِجَمِيعِنَا عِلْمًا. ٱلْعِلْمُ يَنْفُخُ، وَلَكِنَّ ٱلْمَحَبَّةَ تَبْنِي. | ١ 1 |
NOW concerning the things sacrificed to idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but love edifieth.
| فَإِنْ كَانَ أَحَدٌ يَظُنُّ أَنَّهُ يَعْرِفُ شَيْئًا، فَإِنَّهُ لَمْ يَعْرِفْ شَيْئًا بَعْدُ كَمَا يَجِبُ أَنْ يَعْرِفَ! | ٢ 2 |
But if any man conceit that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know.
| وَلَكِنْ إِنْ كَانَ أَحَدٌ يُحِبُّ ٱللهَ، فَهَذَا مَعْرُوفٌ عِنْدَهُ. | ٣ 3 |
But if any man love God, the same is known of him.
| فَمِنْ جِهَةِ أَكْلِ مَا ذُبِحَ لِلْأَوْثَانِ: نَعْلَمُ أَنْ لَيْسَ وَثَنٌ فِي ٱلْعَالَمِ، وَأَنْ لَيْسَ إِلَهٌ آخَرُ إِلَّا وَاحِدًا. | ٤ 4 |
Now concerning eating things sacrificed unto idols: we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is no other God but one.
| لِأَنَّهُ وَإِنْ وُجِدَ مَا يُسَمَّى آلِهَةً، سِوَاءٌ كَانَ فِي ٱلسَّمَاءِ أَوْ عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ، كَمَا يُوجَدُ آلِهَةٌ كَثِيرُونَ وَأَرْبَابٌ كَثِيرُونَ. | ٥ 5 |
For though there are gods so called, whether celestial or terrestrial, (as of this sort there are gods many, and lords many; )
| لَكِنْ لَنَا إِلَهٌ وَاحِدٌ: ٱلْآبُ ٱلَّذِي مِنْهُ جَمِيعُ ٱلْأَشْيَاءِ، وَنَحْنُ لَهُ. وَرَبٌّ وَاحِدٌ: يَسُوعُ ٱلْمَسِيحُ، ٱلَّذِي بِهِ جَمِيعُ ٱلْأَشْيَاءِ، وَنَحْنُ بِهِ. | ٦ 6 |
but to us there is one God, the Father; of whom are all things, and we for him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.
| وَلَكِنْ لَيْسَ ٱلْعِلْمُ فِي ٱلْجَمِيعِ. بَلْ أُنَاسٌ بِٱلضَّمِيرِ نَحْوَ ٱلْوَثَنِ إِلَى ٱلْآنَ يَأْكُلُونَ كَأَنَّهُ مِمَّا ذُبِحَ لِوَثَنٍ، فَضَمِيرُهُمْ إِذْ هُوَ ضَعِيفٌ يَتَنَجَّسُ. | ٧ 7 |
Howbeit there is not in all men this knowledge; but some having conscientious respect for the idol to this moment, eat the meat as sacrificed to the idol; and their conscience being weak, is defiled.
| وَلَكِنَّ ٱلطَّعَامَ لَا يُقَدِّمُنَا إِلَى ٱللهِ، لِأَنَّنَا إِنْ أَكَلْنَا لَا نَزِيدُ وَإِنْ لَمْ نَأْكُلْ لَا نَنْقُصُ. | ٨ 8 |
But meat commendeth us not to God: for neither if we eat are we the better, or if we eat not are we the worse.
| وَلَكِنِ ٱنْظُرُوا لِئَلَّا يَصِيرَ سُلْطَانُكُمْ هَذَا مَعْثَرَةً لِلضُّعَفَاءِ. | ٩ 9 |
But take heed that this power of yours become not an occasion of stumbling to the weak.
| لِأَنَّهُ إِنْ رَآكَ أَحَدٌ يَا مَنْ لَهُ عِلْمٌ، مُتَّكِئًا فِي هَيْكَلِ وَثَنٍ، أَفَلَا يَتَقَوَّى ضَمِيرُهُ، إِذْ هُوَ ضَعِيفٌ، حَتَّى يَأْكُلَ مَا ذُبِحَ لِلْأَوْثَانِ؟! | ١٠ 10 |
For if any man see thee that hast knowledge, sitting in an idol’s temple, shall not the conscience of him who is weak be emboldened to eat what is sacrificed to idols?
| فَيَهْلِكَ بِسَبَبِ عِلْمِكَ ٱلْأَخُ ٱلضَّعِيفُ ٱلَّذِي مَاتَ ٱلْمَسِيحُ مِنْ أَجْلِهِ. | ١١ 11 |
And the weak brother will be destroyed by thy knowledge, for whom Christ died.
| وَهَكَذَا إِذْ تُخْطِئُونَ إِلَى ٱلْإِخْوَةِ وَتَجْرَحُونَ ضَمِيرَهُمُ ٱلضَّعِيفَ، تُخْطِئُونَ إِلَى ٱلْمَسِيحِ. | ١٢ 12 |
But when ye sin so against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ.
