رُوما 7

١ 1 أَمْ تَجْهَلُونَ أَيُّهَا ٱلْإِخْوَةُ - لِأَنِّي أُكَلِّمُ ٱلْعَارِفِينَ بِٱلنَّامُوسِ - أَنَّ ٱلنَّامُوسَ يَسُودُ عَلَى ٱلْإِنْسَانِ مَا دَامَ حَيًّا؟

Or are ye ignorant, brethren, —for unto them that understand the law am I speaking, that, the law, hath lordship over a men as long as he liveth?

٢ 2 فَإِنَّ ٱلْمَرْأَةَ ٱلَّتِي تَحْتَ رَجُلٍ هِيَ مُرْتَبِطَةٌ بِٱلنَّامُوسِ بِٱلرَّجُلِ ٱلْحَيِّ. وَلَكِنْ إِنْ مَاتَ ٱلرَّجُلُ فَقَدْ تَحَرَّرَتْ مِنْ نَامُوسِ ٱلرَّجُلِ.

For, the married woman, unto her living husband is bound by law; but, if her husband have died, she hath received a full release from the law of her husband.

٣ 3 فَإِذًا مَا دَامَ ٱلرَّجُلُ حَيًّا تُدْعَى زَانِيَةً إِنْ صَارَتْ لِرَجُلٍ آخَرَ. وَلَكِنْ إِنْ مَاتَ ٱلرَّجُلُ فَهِيَ حُرَّةٌ مِنَ ٱلنَّامُوسِ، حَتَّى إِنَّهَا لَيْسَتْ زَانِيَةً إِنْ صَارَتْ لِرَجُلٍ آخَرَ.

Hence then, her husband being alive, an adulteress, shall she be called—if she become another man’s, but, if the husband have died, she is free from the law; so that she is not an adulteress, though she become another man’s.

٤ 4 إِذًا يَا إِخْوَتِي أَنْتُمْ أَيْضًا قَدْ مُتُّمْ لِلنَّامُوسِ بِجَسَدِ ٱلْمَسِيحِ، لِكَيْ تَصِيرُوا لِآخَرَ، لِلَّذِي قَدْ أُقِيمَ مِنَ ٱلْأَمْوَاتِ لِنُثْمِرَ لِلهِ.

So, then, my brethren, ye also, were made dead unto the law through the body of the Christ, to the end ye might become another’s—his who from among the dead was raised, in order that we might bring forth fruit unto God.

٥ 5 لِأَنَّهُ لَمَّا كُنَّا فِي ٱلْجَسَدِ كَانَتْ أَهْوَاءُ ٱلْخَطَايَا ٱلَّتِي بِٱلنَّامُوسِ تَعْمَلُ فِي أَعْضَائِنَا، لِكَيْ نُثْمِرَ لِلْمَوْتِ.

For, when we were in the flesh, the susceptibilities of sins which were through the law, used to be energized in our members unto the bringing forth of fruit unto death;

٦ 6 وَأَمَّا ٱلْآنَ فَقَدْ تَحَرَّرْنَا مِنَ ٱلنَّامُوسِ، إِذْ مَاتَ ٱلَّذِي كُنَّا مُمْسَكِينَ فِيهِ، حَتَّى نَعْبُدَ بِجِدَّةِ ٱلرُّوحِ لَا بِعِتْقِ ٱلْحَرْفِ.

But, now, we have received full release from the law, by dying [in that] wherein we used to be held fast, so that we should be doing service—in newness of spirit and not in obsoleteness of letter.

٧ 7 فَمَاذَا نَقُولُ؟ هَلِ ٱلنَّامُوسُ خَطِيَّةٌ؟ حَاشَا! بَلْ لَمْ أَعْرِفِ ٱلْخَطِيَّةَ إِلَّا بِٱلنَّامُوسِ. فَإِنَّنِي لَمْ أَعْرِفِ ٱلشَّهْوَةَ لَوْ لَمْ يَقُلِ ٱلنَّامُوسُ: «لَا تَشْتَهِ».

What, then, shall we say? Is the law sin? Far be it! On the contrary, I had not discovered, sin, save through law, for even, of coveting, I had not been aware if, the law, had not kept on saying—Thou shall not covet;

٨ 8 وَلَكِنَّ ٱلْخَطِيَّةَ وَهِيَ مُتَّخِذَةٌ فُرْصَةً بِٱلْوَصِيَّةِ أَنْشَأَتْ فِيَّ كُلَّ شَهْوَةٍ. لِأَنْ بِدُونِ ٱلنَّامُوسِ ٱلْخَطِيَّةُ مَيِّتَةٌ.

Howbeit sin taking, occasion—through the commandment, wrought out in me all manner of coveting; for, apart from law, sin is dead; —

٩ 9 أَمَّا أَنَا فَكُنْتُ بِدُونِ ٱلنَّامُوسِ عَائِشًا قَبْلًا. وَلَكِنْ لَمَّا جَاءَتِ ٱلْوَصِيَّةُ عَاشَتِ ٱلْخَطِيَّةُ، فَمُتُّ أَنَا،

And, I, was alive, apart from law, at one time, but, the commandment coming, sin sprang up to life,

١٠ 10 فَوُجِدَتِ ٱلْوَصِيَّةُ ٱلَّتِي لِلْحَيَاةِ هِيَ نَفْسُهَا لِي لِلْمَوْتِ.

Whereas, I, died, —and the commandment which was unto life was found by me to be, itself, unto death;

١١ 11 لِأَنَّ ٱلْخَطِيَّةَ، وَهِيَ مُتَّخِذَةٌ فُرْصَةً بِٱلْوَصِيَّةِ، خَدَعَتْنِي بِهَا وَقَتَلَتْنِي.

For, sin, —taking occasion—through the commandment, completely deceived me and, through it, slew me:

١٢ 12 إِذًا ٱلنَّامُوسُ مُقَدَّسٌ، وَٱلْوَصِيَّةُ مُقَدَّسَةٌ وَعَادِلَةٌ وَصَالِحَةٌ.

So that, the law, indeed, is holy, and the commandment, holy, and righteous and good.

١٣ 13 فَهَلْ صَارَ لِي ٱلصَّالِحُ مَوْتًا؟ حَاشَا! بَلِ ٱلْخَطِيَّةُ. لِكَيْ تَظْهَرَ خَطِيَّةً مُنْشِئَةً لِي بِٱلصَّالِحِ مَوْتًا، لِكَيْ تَصِيرَ ٱلْخَطِيَّةُ خَاطِئَةً جِدًّا بِٱلْوَصِيَّةِ.

Did, then, that which is good, unto me become death? Far be it! But [it was] sin, that it might appear sin, through that which was good unto me working out death, in order that, exceeding sinful, might sin become through the commandment.

١٤ 14 فَإِنَّنَا نَعْلَمُ أَنَّ ٱلنَّامُوسَ رُوحِيٌّ، وَأَمَّا أَنَا فَجَسَدِيٌّ مَبِيعٌ تَحْتَ ٱلْخَطِيَّةِ.

For we know that, the law, is spiritual, —I, however, am a creature of flesh, sold under sin;

١٥ 15 لِأَنِّي لَسْتُ أَعْرِفُ مَا أَنَا أَفْعَلُهُ، إِذْ لَسْتُ أَفْعَلُ مَا أُرِيدُهُ، بَلْ مَا أُبْغِضُهُ فَإِيَّاهُ أَفْعَلُ.

For, that which I am working out, I do not approve, —for not, what I wish, the same I practise, but, what I hate, the same I do:

١٦ 16 فَإِنْ كُنْتُ أَفْعَلُ مَا لَسْتُ أُرِيدُهُ، فَإِنِّي أُصَادِقُ ٱلنَّامُوسَ أَنَّهُ حَسَنٌ.

Now, if what I wish not the same I do, I consent unto the law that [it is] right.

١٧ 17 فَٱلْآنَ لَسْتُ بَعْدُ أَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ أَنَا، بَلِ ٱلْخَطِيَّةُ ٱلسَّاكِنَةُ فِيَّ.

Now, however, no longer am, I, working it out, but the, sin, that dwelleth in me:

١٨ 18 فَإِنِّي أَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ لَيْسَ سَاكِنٌ فِيَّ، أَيْ فِي جَسَدِي، شَيْءٌ صَالِحٌ. لِأَنَّ ٱلْإِرَادَةَ حَاضِرَةٌ عِنْدِي، وَأَمَّا أَنْ أَفْعَلَ ٱلْحُسْنَى فَلَسْتُ أَجِدُ.

I know, in fact, that there dwelleth not in me, that is, in my flesh, anything good; for, the wishing, lieth near me, but, the working out of what is right, not!

١٩ 19 لِأَنِّي لَسْتُ أَفْعَلُ ٱلصَّالِحَ ٱلَّذِي أُرِيدُهُ، بَلِ ٱلشَّرَّ ٱلَّذِي لَسْتُ أُرِيدُهُ فَإِيَّاهُ أَفْعَلُ.

For not, the good that I wish, I do, but, the evil that I do not wish, the same I practise.

٢٠ 20 فَإِنْ كُنْتُ مَا لَسْتُ أُرِيدُهُ إِيَّاهُ أَفْعَلُ، فَلَسْتُ بَعْدُ أَفْعَلُهُ أَنَا، بَلِ ٱلْخَطِيَّةُ ٱلسَّاكِنَةُ فِيَّ.

Now, if what I wish not, the same, I do, no longer am, I, working it out, but the, sin, that dwelleth in me.

٢١ 21 إِذًا أَجِدُ ٱلنَّامُوسَ لِي حِينَمَا أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَفْعَلَ ٱلْحُسْنَى أَنَّ ٱلشَّرَّ حَاضِرٌ عِنْدِي.

Hence, I find the law, to me who wish to be doing the right, that, unto me, the wrong lieth near:

٢٢ 22 فَإِنِّي أُسَرُّ بِنَامُوسِ ٱللهِ بِحَسَبِ ٱلْإِنْسَانِ ٱلْبَاطِنِ.

I have, in fact, a sympathetic pleasure in the law of God; according to the inner man.

٢٣ 23 وَلَكِنِّي أَرَى نَامُوسًا آخَرَ فِي أَعْضَائِي يُحَارِبُ نَامُوسَ ذِهْنِي، وَيَسْبِينِي إِلَى نَامُوسِ ٱلْخَطِيَّةِ ٱلْكَائِنِ فِي أَعْضَائِي.

But I behold a diverse law in my members, warring against the law of my mind and taking me captive in the law of sin which existeth in my members: —

٢٤ 24 وَيْحِي أَنَا ٱلْإِنْسَانُ ٱلشَّقِيُّ! مَنْ يُنْقِذُنِي مِنْ جَسَدِ هَذَا ٱلْمَوْتِ؟

Wretched, man am, I! Who shall rescue me out of this body doomed to death?

٢٥ 25 أَشْكُرُ ٱللهَ بِيَسُوعَ ٱلْمَسِيحِ رَبِّنَا! إِذًا أَنَا نَفْسِي بِذِهْنِي أَخْدِمُ نَامُوسَ ٱللهِ، وَلَكِنْ بِٱلْجَسَدِ نَامُوسَ ٱلْخَطِيَّةِ.

[But] thanks be unto God!—Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Hence, then, —I myself, with the mind, indeed, am in servitude unto a law of God; but; with the flesh; unto a law of sin.