1 Peter 3

Wives, in the same way submit yourselves to your own husbands so that, if any of them do not believe the word, they may be won over without words by the behavior of their wives,

كَذَلِكَ، أَيَّتُهَا الزَّوْجَاتُ، اخْضَعْنَ لأَزْوَاجِكُنَّ. حَتَّى وَإِنْ كَانَ الزَّوْجُ غَيْرَ مُؤْمِنٍ بِالْكَلِمَةِ، تَجْذِبُهُ زَوْجَتُهُ إِلَى الإِيمَانِ، بِتَصَرُّفِهَا اللّائِقِ دُونَ كَلامٍ،

when they see the purity and reverence of your lives.

وَذَلِكَ حِينَ يُلاحِظُ سُلُوكَهَا الطَّاهِرَ وَوَقَارَهَا.

Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes.

وَعَلَى الْمَرْأَةِ أَلّا تَتَزَيَّنَ بِالزِّينَةِ الْخَارِجِيَّةَ لإِظْهَارِ جَمَالِهَا، بِضَفْرِ الشَّعْرِ وَالتَّحَلِّي بِالذَّهَبِ وَلُبْسِ الثِّيَابِ الْفَاخِرَةِ.

Rather, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight.

وَإِنَّمَا تَتَزَيَّنُ بِالزِّينَةِ الدَّاخِلِيَّةَ، لِيَكُونَ قَلْبُهَا مُتَزَيِّناً بِرُوحِ الْوَدَاعَةِ وَالْهُدُوءِ. هَذِهِ هِيَ الزِّينَةُ الَّتِي لَا تَفْنَى، وَهِيَ غَالِيَةُ الثَّمَنِ فِي نَظَرِ اللهِ!

For this is the way the holy women of the past who put their hope in God used to adorn themselves. They submitted themselves to their own husbands,

وَبِهَا كَانَتْ تَتَزَيَّنُ النِّسَاءُ التَّقِيَّاتُ قَدِيماً، فَكَانَتِ الْوَاحِدَةُ مِنْهُنَّ تَتَّكِلُ عَلَى اللهِ وَتَخْضَعُ لِزَوْجِهَا.

like Sarah, who obeyed Abraham and called him her lord. You are her daughters if you do what is right and do not give way to fear.

فَسَارَةُ، مَثَلاً، كَانَتْ تُطِيعُ زَوْجَهَا إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَتَدْعُوهُ «سَيِّدِي». وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتُ اللَّوَاتِي يَقْتَدِينَ بِها، يُثْبِتْنَ أَنَّهُنَّ بَنَاتٌ لَهَا، إِذْ يَتَصَرَّفْنَ تَصَرُّفاً صَالِحاً، فَلا يَخَفْنَ أَيَّ تَهْدِيدٍ.

Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers.

Suffering for Doing Good

وَأَنْتُمْ، أَيُّهَا الأَزْوَاجُ، إِذْ تُسَاكِنُونَ زَوْجَاتِكُمْ عَالِمِينَ بِأَنَّهُنَّ أَضْعَفُ مِنْكُمْ، أَكْرِمُوهُنَّ بِاعْتِبَارِهِنَّ شَرِيكَاتٍ لَكُمْ فِي وِرَاثَةِ نِعْمَةِ الْحَيَاةِ، لِكَيْ لَا يَعُوقَ صَلَوَاتِكُمْ شَيْءٌ.

احتمال الآلام في سبيل البر

Finally, all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble.

وَالْخُلاصَةُ، كُونُوا جَمِيعاً مُتَّحِدِينَ فِي الرَّأْيِ، مُتَعَاطِفِينَ بَعْضُكُمْ مَعَ بَعْضٍ، مُبَادِلِينَ أَحَدُكُمُ الآخَرَ الْمَحَبَّةَ الأَخَوِيَّةَ، شَفُوقِينَ، مُتَوَاضِعِينَ.

Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult. On the contrary, repay evil with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.

لَا تُبَادِلُوا الشَّرَّ بِشَرٍّ، وَلا الشَّتِيمَةَ بِشَتِيمَةٍ. بَلْ بِالْعَكْسِ: بَارِكُوا، فَتَرِثُوا الْبَرَكَةَ، لأَنَّهُ لِهَذَا دَعَاكُمُ اللهُ.

For,

لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ يَرْعَى الأَبْرَارَ بِعِنَايَتِهِ، وَيَسْتَجِيبُ إِلَى دُعَائِهِمْ. وَلكِنَّهُ يَقِفُ ضِدَّ الَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ الشَّرَّ.

Who is going to harm you if you are eager to do good?

مَنْ يُؤْذِيكُمْ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ مُتَحَمِّسِينَ لِلْخَيْرِ؟

But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. “Do not fear their threats^[b]; do not be frightened.”^[c]

وَإِنْ كَانَ لابُدَّ أَنْ تَتَأَلَّمُوا فِي سَبِيلِ الْبِرِّ، فَطُوبَى لَكُمْ! لَا تَخَافُوا مِنْ تَهْدِيدِ الَّذِينَ يَضْطَهِدُونَكُمْ، وَلا تَقْلَقُوا.

But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect,

وَإِنَّمَا كَرِّسُوا الْمَسِيحَ رَبّاً فِي قُلُوبِكُمْ. وَكُونُوا دَائِماً مُسْتَعِدِّينَ لأَنْ تُقَدِّمُوا جَوَاباً مُقْنِعاً لِكُلِّ مَنْ يَسْأَلُكُمْ عَنْ سَبَبِ الرَّجَاءِ الَّذِي فِي دَاخِلِكُمْ

keeping a clear conscience, so that those who speak maliciously against your good behavior in Christ may be ashamed of their slander.

عَلَى أَنْ تَفْعَلُوا ذَلِكَ بِوَدَاعَةٍ وَاحْتِرَامٍ، مُحَافِظِينَ عَلَى طَهَارَةِ ضَمَائِرِكُمْ، سَالِكِينَ فِي الْمَسِيحِ سُلُوكاً صَالِحاً، وَعِنْدَئِذٍ يَخِيبُ الَّذِينَ يُوَجِّهُونَ إِلَيْكُمُ التُّهَمَ الْكَاذِبَةَ ويَشْتُمُونَكُمْ كَأَنَّكُمْ تَفْعَلُونَ شَرّاً.

For it is better, if it is God’s will, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil.

فَإِنْ كَانَ اللهُ يُرِيدُ لَكُمْ أَنْ تَتَأَلَّمُوا، فَمِنَ الأَفْضَلِ أَنْ تَتَأَلَّمُوا وَأَنْتُمْ تَفْعَلُونَ الْخَيْرَ لَا الشَّرَّ.

For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit.

فَإِنَّ الْمَسِيحَ نَفْسَهُ مَاتَ مَرَّةً وَاحِدَةً لِكَيْ يَحُلَّ مُشْكِلَةَ الْخَطَايَا. فَمَعَ أَنَّهُ هُوَ البَارُّ، فَقَدْ تَأَلَّمَ مِنْ أَجْلِنَا نَحْنُ الْمُذْنِبِينَ، لِكَيْ يُقَرِّبَنَا إِلَى اللهِ، فَمَاتَ بِجِسْمِهِ الْبَشَرِيِّ، ثُمَّ عَادَ حَيًّا بِالرُّوحِ.

After being made alive,^[d] he went and made proclamation to the imprisoned spirits—

بِهَذَا الرُّوحِ نَفْسِهِ، ذَهَبَ وَبَشَّرَ الأَرْوَاحَ السَّجِينَةَ.

to those who were disobedient long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In it only a few people, eight in all, were saved through water,

وَذَلِكَ بَعْدَمَا رَفَضُوا الْبِشَارَةَ فِي أَيَّامِ نُوحٍ، عِنْدَمَا كَانَ اللهُ يَتَأَنَّى صَابِراً طَوَالَ المُدَّةِ الَّتِي كَانَ نُوحٌ يَبْنِي فِيهَا السَّفِينَةَ، الَّتِي نَجَا بِها عَدَدٌ قَلِيلٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ عَبْرَ الْمَاءِ، ثَمَانِيَةُ أَشْخَاصٍ فَقَطْ!

and this water symbolizes baptism that now saves you also—not the removal of dirt from the body but the pledge of a clear conscience toward God.^[e] It saves you by the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

وَعَمَلِيَّةُ النَّجَاةِ هَذِهِ مُصَوَّرَةٌ فِي الْمَعْمُودِيَّةِ الَّتِي لَا نَقْصِدُ بِها أَنْ نَغْتَسِلَ مِنْ أَوْسَاخِ أَجْسَامِنَا، بَلْ هِيَ تَعَهُّدُ ضَمِيرٍ صَالِحٍ أَمَامَ اللهِ بِفَضْلِ قِيَامَةِ يَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحِ،

who has gone into heaven and is at God’s right hand—with angels, authorities and powers in submission to him.

الَّذِي انْطَلَقَ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ، وَهُوَ الآنَ جَالِسٌ عَنْ يَمِينِ اللهِ؛ وَقَدْ جُعِلَتِ الْمَلائِكَةُ وَالسُّلُطَاتُ وَالْقُوَّاتُ (الرُّوحِيَّةُ) خَاضِعَةً لَهُ!