Philippians 1
1 [I], Paul, and Timothy, [who is with me, are] men who serve Christ Jesus. I [am writing this letter] to all [of you who are] pastors and deacons in Philippi [city] and to the rest of God’s people [there who have a close relationship] with Christ Jesus.
ᏉᎳ ᎠᎴ ᏗᎹᏗ, ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎬᏩᏂᏅᏏᏙᎯ, ᏫᏙᏍᏙᏪᎳᏏ ᎾᏂᎥ ᎤᎾᏓᏅᏘ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᏥᏌ ᎬᏬᎯᏳᎯ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏈᎵᎩᏱ ᎠᏁᎯ, ᏙᏍᎦᏠᏯᏍᏗᎭ ᏗᏂᎦᏘᏯ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏂᏯᏙᎯᎯ;
2 [We both] (OR, [I]) [pray that] God, [who is] our Father, and Jesus Christ, [who is our] Lord, [will continue to] be kind to you and [will continue to] cause you to have [inner] peace.
ᎬᏩᎦᏘᏯ ᎤᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ, ᎠᎴ ᏅᏩᏙᎯᏯᏛ ᎢᏤᎳᏗᏙᎮᏍᏗ ᏅᏓᏳᎾᎵᏍᎪᎸᏔᏁ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎢᎩᏙᏓ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ.
3 I thank my God whenever I think about you.
ᎠᏆᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏥᏯᎵᎡᎵᏤᎰ ᎢᏳᏍᏗᎭ ᎢᏨᏯᏅᏓᏗᎬᎢ,
4 Every time [DOU] I pray [for you], I joyfully pray [DOU] for all of you.
ᏂᎪᎯᎸ ᏂᎦᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗᏍᎬ ᏂᏥᏔᏲᎯᎲ ᏂᎯ ᏂᏥᎥ ᎡᏥᏙᎵᏍᏗᏱ, ᎤᎵᎮᎵᏍᏗ ᎠᏆᏓᏅᏛ ᎦᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗᏍᎬᎢ,
5 I [thank God and rejoice] because you have been [working] together with me in order to [make known] the good message about Christ. [You started doing that] when you first [MTY] [believed it, and you have continued doing it] until now.
ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᏍᎬ ᎢᏣᏖᏆᎶᏒ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᏕᏥᎧᎿᎭᏩᏗᏒᎢ, ᎢᎬᏱᏱ ᎢᎦ ᏅᏓᎬᏩᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᎪᎯ ᎢᏯᏍᏘ;
6 I am completely confident that [God], who has begun to do in you what is good, (OR, that since [God] has begun to do in you what is good, he) will continue to do that until he finishes doing it on the day Christ Jesus [MTY] [returns].
ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏑᏓᎴᎩ ᎨᏒ ᎾᏆᏜᏓᏏᏛᎡᎲᎾ, ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᎣᏍᏛ ᏗᎦᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ ᎤᎴᏅᏛ ᏙᏗᏣᏓᏅᏛᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏰᎢᎸᏍᏗᏱ ᎬᎵᏍᏆᏗᏍᎩ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎤᏤᎵ ᎢᎦ ᎠᎵᏰᎵᎢᎶᎸ ᎬᏗᏍᎩ;
7 During this time that I have been a prisoner [MTY] and during the times I was previously able to defend the good message about Christ and proved/confirmed [to others] that it is true, all of you have been sharing with me (OR, have helped me) in this work [that God] kindly gave [to me to do. So] indeed it is right that I feel joyful about you all, because you are very dear [IDM] to me.
ᎾᏍᎩ ᏥᏚᏳᎪᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏨᏰᎵᏎᏗᏱ ᏂᏥᎥᎢ, ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᏍᎬ ᎠᎩᎾᏫᏱ ᎢᏨᏍᏆᏂᎪᏛᎢ; ᎾᏍᏉᏰᏃ ᎥᏆᎸᎢᏛ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏥᏍᏕᎵᏍᎬ ᎠᎴ ᏥᏍᏓᏱᏗᏍᎬ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᏂᎯ ᏂᏥᎥ ᎢᏤᎳᏗᏍᏗᎭ ᎬᏩᎦᏘᏯ ᎥᎩᏙᎵᎬᎢ.
8 God [can] verify that Christ Jesus causes me to [love and] long for all of you very much, [just like] Christ loves [you].
ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯᏰᏃ ᎠᏆᏤᎵ ᎠᎦᏔᎯ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎢᏨᎨᏳᏒᎵ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎤᏓᎨᏳᏗ ᎬᏗᏍᎬᎢ.
9 And what I pray [for you] is that [God will enable] you to truly know and learn how to love [one another] more and more in every situation.
ᎠᎴ ᏥᏔᏲᎯᎭ ᎦᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗᏍᎬᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏓᎨᏳᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎢᏤᎲ ᎠᏏ ᎤᏟ ᎢᎦᎢ ᎤᏁᏉᏨᏍᏗᏱ ᎤᎵᏠᏯᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᎠᎦᏙᎥᎯᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ, ᎠᎴ ᏂᎦᎥ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᎪᎵᏍᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ;
10 [And I pray that he will enable] you to completely understand [how you should believe and act]. I [pray this] in order that you might be [spiritually] pure and faultless (OR, completely faultless [DOU]) on the day that Christ [returns] [MTY],
ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏥᎪᏩᏛᏗᏱ ᏧᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᏚᏓᎴᎿᎭᎥᎢ; ᎾᏍᎩ ᏂᏣᏠᎾᏍᏛᎾ ᎢᏣᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ, ᎠᎴ ᏂᏣᏓᎿᎭᏍᏆᎶᏍᏗᏍᎬᎾ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎤᏤᎵ ᎢᎦ ᎠᎵᏱᎶᎸ ᎬᏗᏍᎩ;
11 [and in order that] you might conduct your lives [IDM] completely righteously as a result of Jesus Christ [enabling you to do so], in order that [people will] honor God and praise him (OR, [people will] praise God very much [DOU]).
ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏥᎧᎵᏨᎯ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᎨᏒ ᎤᏓᎴᏅᎯ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎢᏳᏩᏂᏐᏗᏱ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᎸᏉᏙᏗᏱ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᎴ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎢᏳᏩᏁᏗᏱ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎨᏒᎢ.
12 My fellow believers, I want you to know that the [troubles] I have experienced [have not prevented me from proclaiming the good message to people. Instead], [these things that I have experienced] have enabled even more people to hear the good message [about Christ].
ᎠᏎᏃ ᎢᏓᎵᏅᏟ ᎠᏆᏚᎵᎭ ᎢᏥᎦᏙᎥᎯᏍᏗᏱ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎫᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᎾᏆᎵᏍᏓᏁᎸᎢ ᎤᏁᏉᎢᏍᏗᏱᏉ ᏄᏩᏁᎸ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ;
13 [Specifically], all the military guards who are stationed [here in Rome] and many other [HYP] [people in this city] [HYP] now know that I am a prisoner [MTY] because I [proclaim the good news] about Christ.
ᎾᏍᎩ ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᎭ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎠᎩᏍᏛᏗᏍᎬ ᎥᏆᎸᎥᎢ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎦᏁᎸ ᏂᎬ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᏄᎵᏍᏔᏅ, ᎠᎴ ᏂᎬᎾᏛᏉ;
14 Also, most of the believers [here now] proclaim the message from God more courageously and fearlessly [because] they trust the Lord [more firmly to help them. They trust the Lord more] because [they have seen how the Lord has helped me] while I have been a prisoner [MTY] [here].
ᎠᎴ ᎠᏂᎪᏗᏳ ᎠᎾᎵᏅᏟ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᏧᎾᏁᎶᏗ ᎥᏆᎸᎥ ᎢᏳᏩᏂᏌᏛ ᏚᎾᎵᎪᏒ ᏚᎾᏓᏅᏛᎢ, ᎤᏟ ᎢᎦᎢ ᎾᏂᎾᏰᏍᎬᎾ ᏄᎾᎵᏍᏔᏅ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᎾᏂᏍᎦᎢᎲᎾ ᎤᏂᏃᎮᏗᏱ.
15 Some people proclaim [the message about Christ as I do] because they are happy [with my work]. They proclaim [the message about] Christ because they love [me and because] they know that [God] has placed me [here] to defend the message about Christ [CHI].
ᎢᎦᏛ ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯ ᎠᏛᏳᎨᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏗᏒᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎤᎾᏚᎵᏍᎬ ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᎭ ᎠᎾᎵᏥᏙᎲᏍᎦ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎠᏂᏃᎮᎭ, ᎢᎦᏛᏃ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎣᏏᏳ ᎤᏂᏰᎸᏒᎢ.
ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏑᎾᏓᎴᎩ ᎨᏒ ᎠᎾᎵᏥᏙᎲᏍᎦ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎠᏂᏃᎮᎭ ᎠᏗᏒᏍᏗᏉ ᎨᏒ ᎤᎾᏚᎵᏍᎬ ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᎭ, ᎥᏝᏃ ᏄᎾᏠᎾᏍᏛᎾ ᎨᏒ ᏯᏅᏗᎭ, ᎤᏂᏁᏉᏍᏗᏱ ᎤᏂᏰᎸᎭ ᏥᎩᎵᏲᎬ ᎥᏆᎸᎢᏛ ᎨᏒᎢ.
17 Others proclaim [the message about] Christ because they envy [me] and oppose [me]. They proclaim the message about Christ because they have wrong motives. They [wrongly] assume [that because they are causing many people to follow them, I will be jealous, and as a result], I will feel more miserable while I am a prisoner [MTY] [here].
ᎠᏂᏐᎢᏍᎩᏂ ᎬᎩᎨᏳᎯᏳ ᎨᏒ ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᎭ, ᎠᏂᎦᏔᎭᏰᏃ ᎥᎩᏁᏤᎸᎯ ᎨᏒ ᎠᎩᏍᏕᎸᏗᏱ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ.
18 But it does not matter whether [people proclaim the message about Christ] because they have wrong motives, or whether [people proclaim the message about Christ] because they have right motives. The important thing in either case is that [the message about] Christ is being proclaimed {people are proclaiming [the message about] Christ}. And because of that I rejoice! Philippians 1:18b-26 Furthermore, I will continue to rejoice,
ᎦᏙᎨᏃ? ᎤᏁᎳᎩ, ᏂᎦᎥᏉ ᎾᎾᏛᏁᎲᎢ, ᎾᏍᏉ ᎠᏎᏉᏉ ᏱᎾᎾᏛᏁᎭ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯ ᏳᏂᏰᎸᎭ, ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎠᏥᏃᎮᎭ; ᎠᎴ ᎾᎿᎭᏂ ᎦᎵᎡᎵᎦ, ᎥᎥ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᏎ ᎦᎵᎡᎵᎨᏍᏗ.
19 because when I experience troubles, I know that some day God will say that he approves [of what I have done] (OR, that [the Roman authorities] will set me free). [This will happen] as a result of your praying for me, and [as a result] of [God’s] Spirit, whom Jesus Christ gave me, helping me.
ᏥᎦᏔᎭᏰᏃ ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎥᎩᏍᏕᎸᏗᏱ ᏭᎵᏰᎢᎶᎯᏍᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ ᏂᎯ ᎢᏣᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗᏍᎬ ᏅᏓᎦᎵᏍᏙᏔᏂ, ᎠᎴ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎤᏓᏅᏙ ᎥᎩᏁᎲᎢ;
20 I [know that this will happen] because I very confidently expect [DOU] that I will faithfully honor Christ. I expect that like I always [have done], Christ will be greatly honored {I will continue now also to very boldly honor Christ} by means of all that I do [SYN, MTY], whether by [the way I] live or [by the way I] die.
ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎤᏣᏘ ᎠᏆᏚᎵᏍᎬ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏚᎩ ᎠᏋᏒᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎠᏆᏕᎰᎯᏍᏗᏱ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ, ᏂᎦᎥᏉᏍᎩᏂ ᏂᏥᏍᎦᎢᎲᎾ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᏥᏄᏍᏙᏉ, ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎪᎯ, ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᏥᎸᏉᏙᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᏥᏰᎸ ᎬᏗ, ᎾᏍᏉ ᎬᏃᏛ ᎨᏒ ᎠᎴ ᎠᎩᏲᎱᎯᏍᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ.
21 As for me, I live [in order to honor] Christ. But if I die, it will be better [for me than if I continue to live, because then I will be with him].
ᎠᏏᏰᏃ ᏯᏆᎴᏂᏙᎸ ᎦᎶᏅᏛ ᏥᎸᏉᏙᏗ, ᏯᎩᏲᎱᏒᏃ ᎠᏴ ᎠᎩᏁᏉᏤᏗ.
22 On the other hand, if I continue to live, that will enable me to continue to serve [Christ] effectively. As a result, I do not know which to choose.
ᎢᏳᏍᎩᏂᏃᏅ ᎤᏇᏓᎸ ᏯᏆᎴᏂᏙᎸ, ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᎩᎾᏄᎪᏫᏍᏗ ᏓᎩᎸᏫᏍᏓᎪᎲᎢ; ᎠᎴ ᎥᏝ ᏱᏥᎦᏔᎭ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎠᏆᏑᏰᏍᏗᏱ.
23 That is, I am not sure which of those two I [prefer]. I long to leave [this world] and [go to] be with Christ, because that will be very much better [for me].
ᏔᎵᏰᏃ ᎢᏳᏓᎴᎩ ᎨᏒ ᎠᏍᏓᏱᏳ ᎾᏆᎵᏍᏓᏁᎭ, ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗ ᎠᏆᏚᎵᏍᎬ ᎠᏆᏂᎩᏍᏗᏱ, ᎠᎴ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᏤᎲ ᏩᏆᏕᏗᏱ; ᎾᏍᎩ ᏭᏓᎪᎾᏛᏛ ᎤᏟ ᎣᏏᏳ ᏥᎩ;
24 Nevertheless, it is more important that I remain alive [than that I go to be with Christ because] you still need [me to help you].
ᎤᏍᏓᎸᏍᎩᏂᏃᏅ ᎠᏆᎴᏂᏓᏍᏗᏱ ᎤᏟ ᎣᏏᏳ ᎢᏣᎵᏍᏓᏁᏗ ᏂᎯ.
25 Since I am convinced of this, I know that I will remain [alive] and that I will [go/come to] be with you all. [As a result], you will believe [in Christ] more firmly, and [as a result of that], you will rejoice.
ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏥᏄᏍᏗ ᏣᏉᎯᏳᎭ, ᏥᎦᏔᎭ ᎠᏆᎴᏂᏓᏍᏗᏱ ᎠᎴ ᏂᏥᎥ ᎢᏨᏰᎳᏗᏓᏍᏗᏱ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏥᏁᏉᏤᏗᏱ ᎠᎴ ᎢᏣᎵᎮᎵᏍᏗᏱ ᎢᏦᎯᏳᏒᎢ.
26 [That is], you will be able to rejoice very greatly because of Christ Jesus [bringing] me [to be with you again].
ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏣᏘ ᎤᏁᏉᏨᏍᏗᏱ ᎢᏣᎵᎮᎵᎬ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎢᏳᏩᏂᏌᏛ, ᎠᏴ ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᏍᎬ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏔᎵᏁ ᏫᏨᎷᏤᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ.
27 Most importantly, as fellow [believers in Christ], conduct yourselves just like [you learned you should do when you heard] the message about Christ. Do that in order that whether I come and see you, or whether [I am away from you and] people tell me about you, [what I hear or see will make me happy]. They will tell me that you are unitedly and cooperatively resisting [those who oppose the message about Christ] (OR, [oppose you]). I [will know] that you are not allowing others to influence you to believe a message that is different from the gospel [about Christ].
ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎠᏗᎾ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎤᏤᎵ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᏧᎵᎶᎲᏍᎦ ᏂᏣᏛᏁᎵᏙᎮᏍᏗ; ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏃ ᏱᏫᏨᎷᏤᎸ ᎠᎴ ᏱᏫᏨᎪᎥ, ᎠᎴ ᏯᎩᎪᏁᎸᏉ, ᏱᎦᏛᎬᎦ ᏂᏣᏛᎿᎭᏕᎬᎢ, ᎤᎵᏂᎩᏛ ᏕᏥᏙᎬ ᏌᏉ ᎠᏓᏅᏙᎩᎯ, ᏌᏉ ᎠᏓᏅᏖᏗ ᎬᏗ, ᎠᏖᏆᎶᎯ ᎢᏣᏟᏂᎬᏁᏗᏱ ᎢᏥᏍᏕᎸᏗᏱ ᎪᎯᏳᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ.
28 And I [will know] that you are not at all frightened by {afraid of} the people who oppose you. This will show/prove to those people that [God] will destroy them, but this will show/prove to you that [God] will save you eternally. It is God who is doing [all] this.
ᎠᎴ ᏞᏍᏗ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎠᎾᏛᏁᎲ ᎨᏣᏡᏗᏍᎩ ᏱᏥᏍᎦᏍᏓᏁᎮᏍᏗ; ᎾᏍᎩ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎢᏳᏅᏁᎯ ᎨᏥᏛᏙᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᏂᎯᏍᎩᏂ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎢᏨᏁᎯ ᎡᏥᏍᏕᎸᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎢᏥᏍᏕᎸᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ.
29 Remember that he has not only kindly enabled you to believe in Christ, [he] has also kindly allowed you to suffer for the sake of Christ.
ᏂᎯᏰᏃ ᎡᏥᏁᎸᎯ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎨᏒ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ, ᎥᏝ ᎡᏦᎢᏳᏗᏱᏉ ᎤᏩᏒ, ᎾᏍᏉᏍᎩᏂ ᎡᏥᎩᎵᏤᏗᏱ;
30 [As a result], you are [having to] resist [those who oppose the good message], just like you saw that I [had to] resist [such people there in Philippi], and just like you hear that I [still have to resist such people here] now.
ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎠᏗᏒᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎢᏤᎲ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏴ ᏥᏍᎩᎪᎡᎸᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎪᎯ ᏥᏣᏛᎩᎭ ᎠᏇᎲᎢ.
