1 Timothy 5

1 An ancient man rebuke not, but entreat him as a father: young men, as brethren:

١ لاَ تُوَبِّخْ شَيْخاً تَوْبِيخاً قَاسِياً، بَلْ عِظْهُ كَأَنَّهُ أَبٌ لَكَ. وَعَامِلِ الشُّبَّانَ كَأَنَّهُمْ إِخْوَةٌ لَكَ؛

2 Old women, as mothers: young women, as sisters, in all chastity.

٢ وَالعَجَائِزَ كَأَنَّهُنَّ أُمَّهَاتٌ؛ وَالشَّابَّاتِ كَأَنَّهُنَّ أَخَوَاتٌ، بِكُلِّ طَهَارَةٍ.

3 Honour widows, that are widows indeed.

٣ أَكْرِمِ الأَرَامِلَ اللَّوَاتِي لاَ مُعِيلَ لَهُنَّ.

4 But if any widow have children, or grandchildren, let her learn first to govern her own house, and to make a return of duty to her parents: for this is acceptable before God.

٤ فَإِنْ كَانَ لِلأَرْمَلَةِ أَوْلاَدٌ أَوْ أَحْفَادٌ، فَمِنْ أَوَّلِ وَاجِبَاتِ هَؤُلاَءِ أَنْ يَتَعَلَّمُوا تَوْقِيرَ أَهْلِهِمْ وَأَنْ يَفُوا حَقَّ وَالِدِيهِمْ. فَإِنَّ هَذَا الْعَمَلَ مَقْبُولٌ فِي نَظَرِ اللهِ.

5 But she that is a widow indeed, and desolate, let her trust in God, and continue in supplications and prayers night and day.

٥ وَلَكِنَّ الأَرْمَلَةَ الَّتِي تَعِيشُ وَحِيدَةً وَلاَ مُعِيلَ لَهَا، فَقَدْ وَضَعَتْ رَجَاءَهَا فِي اللهِ وَهِيَ تُدَاوِمُ عَلَى الأَدْعِيَةِ وَالصَّلَوَاتِ لَيْلاً وَنَهَاراً.

6 For she that liveth in pleasures, is dead while she is living.

٦ أَمَّا تِلْكَ الَّتِي تَعِيشُ مُنْغَمِسَةً فِي اللَّذَّاتِ، فَقَدْ مَاتَتْ، وَإِنْ كَانَتْ حَيَّةً.

7 And this give in charge, that they may be blameless.

٧ وَعَلَيْكَ أَنْ تُوصِيَ بِهذِهِ الأُمُورِ، لِكَيْ يَكُونَ الْجَمِيعُ بِلاَ لَوْمٍ.

8 But if any man have not care of his own, and especially of those of his house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

٨ فَإِذَا كَانَ أَحَدٌ لاَ يَهْتَمُّ بِذَوِيهِ، وَبِخَاصَّةٍ بِأَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ، فَقَدْ أَنْكَرَ الإِيمَانَ، وَهُوَ أَسْوَأُ مِنْ غَيْرِ الْمُؤْمِنِ.

9 Let a widow be chosen of no less than threescore years of age, who hath been the wife of one husband.

٩ لِتُقَيَّدْ فِي سِجِلِّ الأَرَامِلِ مَنْ بَلَغَتْ سِنَّ السِّتِّينَ عَلَى الأَقَلِّ، عَلَى أَنْ تَكُونَ قَدْ تَزَوَّجَتْ مِنْ رَجُلٍ وَاحِدٍ،

10 Having testimony for her good works, if she have brought up children, if she have received to harbour, if she have washed the saints’ feet, if she have ministered to them that suffer tribulation, if she have diligently followed every good work.

١٠ وَيَكُونَ مَشْهُوداً لَهَا بِالأَعْمَالِ الصَّالِحَةِ، كَأَنْ تَكُونَ قَدْ رَبَّتِ الأَوْلاَدَ، وَأَضَافَتِ الْغُرَبَاءَ، وَغَسَّلَتْ أَقْدَامَ الْقِدِّيسِينَ، وَأَسْعَفَتِ الْمُتَضَايِقِينَ، وَمَارَسَتْ كُلَّ عَمَلٍ صَالِحٍ!

11 But the younger widows avoid. For when they have grown wanton in Christ, they will marry:

١١ أَمَّا الأَرَامِلُ الشَّابَّاتُ، فَلاَ تُقَيِّدْهُنَّ. إِذْ عِنْدَمَا يَنْشَغِلْنَ عَنْ الْمَسِيحِ، يَرْغَبْنَ فِي الزَّوَاجِ،

12 Having damnation, because they have made void their first faith.

١٢ فَيَصِرْنَ أَهْلاً لِلْقِصَاصِ، لأَنَّهُنَّ قَدْ نَكَثْنَ عَهْدَهُنَّ الأَوَّلَ.

13 And withal being idle they learn to go about from house to house: and are not only idle, but tattlers also, and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.

١٣ وَفِي الْوَقْتِ نَفْسِهِ يَتَعَوَّدْنَ الْبَطَالَةَ وَالتَّنَقُّلَ مِنْ بَيْتٍ إِلَى بَيْتٍ. وَلاَ تَكْفِيهِنَّ الْبَطَالَةُ، بَلْ يَنْصَرِفْنَ أَيْضاً إِلَى الثَّرْثَرَةِ وَالتَّشَاغُلِ بِمَا لاَ يَعْنِيهِنَّ وَالتَّحَدُّثِ بِأُمُورٍ غَيْرِ لاَئِقَةٍ.

14 I will therefore that the younger should marry, bear children, be mistresses of families, give no occasion to the adversary to speak evil.

١٤ فَأُرِيدُ إِذَنْ أَنْ تَتَزَوَّجَ الأَرَامِلُ الشَّابَّاتُ، فَيَلِدْنَ الأَوْلاَدَ، وَيُدَبِّرْنَ بُيُوتَهُنَّ، وَلاَ يُفْسِحْنَ لِلْمُقَاوِمِ الْمَجَالَ لِلطَّعْنِ فِي سُلُوكِهِنَّ.

15 For some are already turned aside after Satan.

١٥ ذَلِكَ لأَنَّ بَعْضاً مِنْهُنَّ قَدِ انْحَرَفْنَ وَرَاءَ الشَّيْطَانِ فِعْلاً.

16 If any of the faithful have widows, let him minister to them, and let not the church be charged: that there may be sufficient for them that are widows indeed.

١٦ وَإِنْ كَانَ لأَحَدِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَوِ الْمُؤْمِنَاتِ أَرَامِلُ مِنْ ذَوِيهِ، فَعَلَيْهِ أَنْ يُعِينَهُنَّ حَتَّى لاَ تَتَحَمَّلَ الْكَنِيسَةُ الأَعْبَاءَ، فَتَتَفَرَّغَ لإِعَانَةِ الأَرَامِلِ الْمُحْتَاجَاتِ حَقّاً.

17 Let the priests that rule well, be esteemed worthy of double honour: especially they who labour in the word and doctrine:

١٧ أَمَّا الشُّيُوخُ الَّذِينَ يُحْسِنُونَ الْقِيَادَةَ، فَلْيُعْتَبَرُوا أَهْلاً لِلإِكْرَامِ الْمُضَاعَفِ، وَبِخَاصَّةٍ الَّذِينَ يَبْذِلُونَ الْجَهْدَ فِي نَشْرِ الْكَلِمَةِ وَفِي التَّعْلِيمِ.

18 For the scripture saith: Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn: and, The labourer is worthy of his reward.

١٨ لأَنَّ الْكِتَابَ يَقُول: “لاَ تَضَعْ كِمَامَةً عَلَى فَمِ الثَّوْرِ وَهُوَ يَدْرُسُ الْحُبُوبَ”، وَأَيْضاً: “الْعَامِلُ يَسْتَحِقُّ أُجْرَتَهُ”.

19 Against a priest receive not an accusation, but under two or three witnesses.

١٩ وَلاَ تَقْبَلْ تُهْمَةً مُوَجَّهَةً إِلَى أَحَدِ الشُّيُوخِ، إِلَّا إِذَا أَيَّدَهَا شَاهِدَانِ أَوْ ثَلاَثَةٌ.

20 Them that sin reprove before all: that the rest also may have fear.

٢٠ فَإِذَا ثَبَتَ أَنَّ الْمُتَّهَمَ مُخْطِئٌ، وَبِّخْهُ أَمَامَ الْجَمِيعِ، لِيَكُونَ عِنْدَ الْبَاقِينَ خَوْفٌ!

21 I charge thee before God, and Christ Jesus, and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without prejudice, doing nothing by declining to either side.

٢١ أَطْلُبُ مِنْكَ أَمَامَ اللهِ وَالْمَسِيحِ وَالْمَلاَئِكَةِ الْمُخْتَارِينَ أَنْ تَعْمَلَ بِهذِهِ التَّوْصِيَاتِ دُونَ مُحَابَاةِ أَشْخَاصٍ، فَلاَ تَعْمَلَ شَيْئاً بِتَحَيُّزٍ.

22 Impose not hands lightly upon any man, neither be partaker of other men’s sins. Keep thyself chaste.

٢٢ لاَ تَتَسَرَّعْ فِي وَضْعِ يَدِكَ عَلَى أَحَدٍ. وَلاَ تَشْتَرِكْ فِي خَطَايَا الآخَرِينَ. وَاحْفَظْ نَفْسَكَ طَاهِراً.

23 Do not still drink water, but use a little wine for thy stomach’s sake, and thy frequent infirmities.

٢٣ لاَ تَشْرَبِ الْمَاءَ فَقَطْ بَعْدَ الآنَ. وَإِنَّمَا خُذْ قَلِيلاً مِنَ الْخَمْرِ مُدَاوِياً مَعِدَتَكَ وَأَمْرَاضَكَ الَّتِي تُعَاوِدُكَ كَثِيراً.

24 Some men’s sins are manifest, going before to judgment: and some men they follow after.

٢٤ مِنَ النَّاسِ مَنْ تَكُونُ خَطَايَاهُمْ وَاضِحَةً قَبْلَ الْمُحَاكَمَةِ؛ وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَنْ لاَ تَظْهَرُ خَطَايَاهُمْ إِلَّا بَعْدَ الْمُحَاكَمَةِ.

25 In like manner also good deeds are manifest: and they that are otherwise, cannot be hid.

٢٥ وَقِيَاساً عَلَى ذلِكَ، فَإِنَّ الأَعْمَالَ الصَّالِحَةَ تَكُونُ وَاضِحَةً مُسْبَقاً؛ وَالأَعْمَالَ الَّتِي لَيْسَتْ بِصَالِحَةٍ، لاَ يُمْكِنُ أَنْ تَظَلَّ مَخْفِيَّةً.