1 Timothy 6

All who are under the yoke of slavery should consider their masters worthy of full respect, so that God’s name and our teaching may not be slandered.

عَلَى جَمِيعِ مَنْ هُمْ تَحْتَ نِيرِ الْعُبُودِيَّةِ أَنْ يَعْتَبِرُوا سَادَتَهُمْ أَهْلاً لِكُلِّ إِكْرَامٍ، لِكَيْ لَا يَجْلِبُوا التَّجْدِيفَ عَلَى اسْمِ اللهِ وَعَلَى التَّعْلِيمِ.

Those who have believing masters should not show them disrespect just because they are fellow believers. Instead, they should serve them even better because their masters are dear to them as fellow believers and are devoted to the welfare^[a] of their slaves.

False Teachers and the Love of Money

These are the things you are to teach and insist on.

وَعَلَى الَّذِينَ لَهُمْ سَادَةٌ مُؤْمِنُونَ أَنْ لَا يَسْتَخِفُّوا بِهِمْ لأَنَّهُمْ إِخْوَةٌ لَهُمْ، بَلْ بِالأَحْرَى أَنْ يَخْدِمُوهُمْ بِخُضُوعٍ، لأَنَّ الْمُسْتَفِيدِينَ مِنْ خِدْمَتِهِمِ الصَّالِحَةِ هُمْ مُؤْمِنُونَ مَحْبُوبُونَ.

المعلمون الكذبة ومحبة المال

بِهَذِهِ الأُمُورِ عَلِّمْ وَعِظْ!

If anyone teaches otherwise and does not agree to the sound instruction of our Lord Jesus Christ and to godly teaching,

أَمَّا إِذَا كَانَ أَحَدٌ يُعَلِّمُ مَا يُخَالِفُهَا وَلا يُذْعِنُ لِلْكَلامِ الصَّحِيحِ، كَلامِ رَبِّنَا يَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحِ، وَلِلتَّعْلِيمِ الْمُوَافِقِ لِلتَّقْوَى،

they are conceited and understand nothing. They have an unhealthy interest in controversies and quarrels about words that result in envy, strife, malicious talk, evil suspicions

فَهُوَ قَدِ انْتَفَخَ تَكَبُّراً، وَلا يَعْرِفُ شَيْئاً، وَإِنَّمَا هُوَ مَهْوُوسٌ بِالْمُجَادَلاتِ وَالمُنَازَعَاتِ الْكَلامِيَّةِ، وَمِنْهَا يَنْشَأُ الْحَسَدُ وَالْخِصَامُ وَالتَّجْرِيحُ وَالنِّيَّاتُ السَّيِّئَةُ،

and constant friction between people of corrupt mind, who have been robbed of the truth and who think that godliness is a means to financial gain.

وَشَتَّى أَنْوَاعِ النِّزَاعِ بَيْنَ أُنَاسٍ فَاسِدِي الْعُقُولِ مُجَرَّدِينَ مِنَ الْحَقِّ، يَعْتَبِرُونَ التَّقْوَى تِجَارَةً.

But godliness with contentment is great gain.

أَمَّا التَّقْوَى مَعَ الْقَنَاعَةِ فَهِيَ تِجَارَةٌ عَظِيمَةٌ.

For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it.

فَنَحْنُ لَمْ نَدْخُلِ الْعَالَمَ حَامِلِينَ شَيْئاً، وَلا نَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ نَخْرُجَ مِنْهُ حَامِلِينَ شَيْئاً.

But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that.

إِنَّمَا، مَادَامَ لَنَا قُوتٌ وَلِبَاسٌ، فَلْنَكُنْ قَانِعِينَ بِهِمَا.

Those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.

أَمَّا الَّذِينَ يَرْغَبُونَ فِي أَنْ يَصِيرُوا أَغْنِيَاءَ، فَيَسْقُطُونَ فِي التَّجْرِبَةِ وَالْفَخِّ وَيَتَوَرَّطُونَ فِي كَثِيرٍ مِنَ الشَّهَوَاتِ السَّفِيهَةِ الْمُضِرَّةِ الَّتِي تُغَرِّقُ النَّاسَ فِي الدَّمَارِ وَالْهَلاكِ.

For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.

Final Charge to Timothy

فَإِنَّ حُبَّ الْمَالِ أَصْلٌ لِكُلِّ شَرٍّ؛ وَإِذْ سَعَى بَعْضُهُمْ إِلَيْهِ، ضَلُّوا عَنِ الإِيمَانِ، وَطَعَنُوا أَنْفُسَهُمْ بِأَوْجَاعٍ كَثِيرَةٍ.

وصايا بولس لتيموثاوس

But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness.

وَأَمَّا أَنْتَ، يَا إِنْسَانَ اللهِ، فَاهْرُبْ مِنْ هَذِهِ الأُمُورِ، وَاسْعَ فِي إِثْرِ الْبِرِّ وَالتَّقْوَى وَالإِيمَانِ وَالْمَحَبَّةِ وَالصَّبْرِ وَالْوَدَاعَةِ.

Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses.

أَحْسِنِ الْجِهَادَ فِي مَعْرَكَةِ الإِيمَانِ الْجَمِيلَةِ. تَمَسَّكْ بِالْحَيَاةِ الأَبَدِيَّةِ، الَّتِي إِلَيْهَا قَدْ دُعِيتَ، وَقَدِ اعْتَرَفْتَ الاعْتِرَافَ الْحَسَنَ (بِالإِيمَانِ) أَمَامَ شُهُودٍ كَثِيرِينَ.

In the sight of God, who gives life to everything, and of Christ Jesus, who while testifying before Pontius Pilate made the good confession, I charge you

وَأُوْصِيكَ، أَمَامَ اللهِ الَّذِي يُحْيِي كُلَّ شَيْءٍ، وَالْمَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ الَّذِي شَهِدَ أَمَامَ بِيلاطُسَ الْبُنْطِيِّ بِالاعْتِرَافِ الْحَسَنِ،

to keep this command without spot or blame until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,

أَنْ تَحْفَظَ الْوَصِيَّةَ خَالِيَةً مِنَ الْعَيْبِ وَاللَّوْمِ إِلَى يَوْمِ ظُهُورِ رَبِّنَا يَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحِ عَلَناً.

which God will bring about in his own time—God, the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords,

هَذَا الظُّهُورُ سَوْفَ يُتَمِّمُهُ اللهُ فِي وَقْتِهِ الْخَاصِّ، هُوَ السَّيِّدُ الْمُبَارَكُ الأَوْحَدُ، مَلِكُ الْمُلُوكِ وَرَبُّ الأَرْبَابِ،

who alone is immortal and who lives in unapproachable light, whom no one has seen or can see. To him be honor and might forever. Amen.

الَّذِي وَحْدَهُ لَا فَنَاءَ لَهُ، السَّاكِنُ فِي نُورٍ لَا يُدْنَى مِنْهُ، الَّذِي لَمْ يَرَهُ أَيُّ إِنْسَانٍ وَلا يَقْدِرُ أَنْ يَرَاهُ. لَهُ الْكَرَامَةُ وَالْقُدْرَةُ الأَبَدِيَّةُ. آمِين!

Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.

أَوْصِ أَغْنِيَاءَ هَذَا الزَّمَانِ أَنْ لَا يَتَكَبَّرُوا، وَلا يَتَّكِلُوا عَلَى الْغِنَى غَيْرِ الثَّابِتِ، بَلْ عَلَى اللهِ الَّذِي يَمْنَحُنَا كُلَّ شَيْءٍ بِوَفْرَةٍ لِنَتَمَتَّعَ بِهِ،

Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share.

وَأَنْ يَفْعَلُوا خَيْراً، وَيَكُونُوا أَغْنِيَاءَ بِالأَعْمَالِ الصَّالِحَةِ، وَيُوَزِّعُوا بِسَخَاءٍ، وَيَكُونُوا عَلَى اسْتِعْدَادٍ دَائِمٍ لإِشْرَاكِ الآخَرِينَ فِي خَيْرَاتِهِمْ.

In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life.

وَبِذلِكَ يُوَفِّرُونَ لأَنْفُسِهِمْ رَأْسَ مَالٍ لِلْمُسْتَقْبَلِ، حَتَّى يُمْسِكُوا بِالْحَيَاةِ الْحَقِيقِيَّةِ.

Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to your care. Turn away from godless chatter and the opposing ideas of what is falsely called knowledge,

يَا تِيمُوثَاوُسُ، حَافِظْ عَلَى الأَمَانَةِ الْمُوْدَعَةِ لَدَيْكَ. تَجَنَّبِ الْكَلامَ الدَّنِسَ الْبَاطِلَ، وَمُنَاقَضَاتِ مَا يُسَمَّى زُوراً «مَعْرِفَة».

which some have professed and in so doing have departed from the faith.

Grace be with you all.

وَإِذِ ادَّعَى بَعْضُهُمْ هَذِهِ الْمَعْرِفَةَ الْمَزْعُومَةَ، زَاغُوا عَنِ الإِيمَانِ.

لِتَكُنِ النِّعْمَةُ مَعَكَ!