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.
Paulo e Timóteo, servos de Jesus Cristo, a todos os santos em Cristo Jesus que estão em Filipos, com os supervisores e servos:
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.
Graça a vós e paz de Deus nosso Pai e do Senhor Jesus Cristo.
3 I thank my God whenever I think about you.
Agradeço a meu Deus sempre que me lembro de vocês,
4 Every time [DOU] I pray [for you], I joyfully pray [DOU] for all of you.
sempre em cada pedido meu em nome de todos vocês, fazendo meus pedidos com alegria,
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.
por sua parceria na promoção da Boa Nova desde o primeiro dia até agora;
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].
estando confiante de que ele mesmo, que começou uma boa obra em vocês, a completará até o dia de Jesus Cristo.
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.
É até mesmo justo que eu pense assim em nome de todos vocês, porque os tenho em meu coração, porque tanto nos meus laços como na defesa e confirmação da Boa Nova, todos vocês são participantes comigo de graça.
8 God [can] verify that Christ Jesus causes me to [love and] long for all of you very much, [just like] Christ loves [you].
Pois Deus é minha testemunha, como eu anseio por todos vocês nas ternas misericórdias de Cristo Jesus.
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.
Isto eu rezo, para que seu amor abunde cada vez mais em conhecimento e todo discernimento,
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],
para que você aprove as coisas que são excelentes, para que você seja sincero e sem ofensa até o dia de Cristo,
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]).
being cheio dos frutos da justiça que são através de Jesus Cristo, para a glória e louvor de Deus.
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].
Agora desejo que vocês saibam, irmãos, que as coisas que me aconteceram se transformaram mais no progresso da Boa Nova,
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.
de modo que se tornou evidente para toda a guarda do palácio, e para todos os demais, que meus laços estão em Cristo,
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].
e que a maioria dos irmãos no Senhor, estando confiantes através de meus laços, são mais ousados em falar a palavra de Deus sem medo.
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].
Alguns de fato pregam a Cristo mesmo por inveja e por contenda, e outros também por boa vontade.
Os primeiros pregam a Cristo com insistência, por ambição egoísta, pensando que acrescentam aflição às minhas correntes;
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].
mas os últimos por amor, sabendo que fui designado para a defesa da Boa Nova.
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,
O que isso importa? Somente que em todos os sentidos, seja a fingir ou na verdade, Cristo é proclamado. Eu me alegro com isso, sim, e me regozijarei.
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.
Pois eu sei que isto se voltará para minha salvação através de suas orações e do fornecimento do Espírito de Jesus Cristo,
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.
de acordo com minha sincera expectativa e esperança, que de modo algum me decepcionarei, mas com toda a ousadia, como sempre, agora também Cristo será engrandecido em meu corpo, seja pela vida ou pela morte.
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].
Pois para mim viver é Cristo, e morrer é ganhar.
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.
Mas se eu viver na carne, isso trará frutos do meu trabalho; no entanto, não sei o que escolherei.
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].
Mas estou muito pressionado entre os dois, tendo o desejo de partir e estar com Cristo, o que é muito melhor.
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].
No entanto, permanecer na carne é mais necessário para o seu bem.
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.
Tendo esta confiança, sei que permanecerei, sim, e permanecerei com todos vocês para seu progresso e alegria na fé,
26 [That is], you will be able to rejoice very greatly because of Christ Jesus [bringing] me [to be with you again].
para que sua ostentação possa abundar em Cristo Jesus em mim através de minha presença com vocês novamente.
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].
Que seu modo de vida seja digno da Boa Nova de Cristo, para que, quer eu venha vê-lo ou esteja ausente, eu possa ouvir de seu estado, que você se mantenha firme em um só espírito, com uma só alma lutando pela fé da Boa Nova;
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.
e em nada amedrontado pelos adversários, que é para eles uma prova de destruição, mas para você de salvação, e isso de Deus.
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.
Porque vos foi concedido em nome de Cristo, não só para crerdes nele, mas também para sofrereis em seu nome,
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.
tendo o mesmo conflito que vistes em mim e agora ouvis está em mim.
