Ephesians 1

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God,

To God’s holy people in Ephesus,^[a] the faithful in Christ Jesus:

مِنْ بُولُسَ، وَهُوَ رَسُولٌ لِلْمَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ بِمَشِيئَةِ اللهِ، إِلَى الْقِدِّيسِينَ الأُمَنَاءِ فِي الْمَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ، [الْمُقِيمِينَ فِي أَفَسُسَ].

Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Praise for Spiritual Blessings in Christ

لِتَكُنْ لَكُمُ النِّعْمَةُ وَالسَّلامُ مِنَ اللهِ أَبِينَا وَالرَّبِّ يَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحِ.

البركات الروحية في المسيح

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.

تَبَارَكَ اللهُ، أَبُو رَبِّنَا يَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحِ الَّذِي بَارَكَنَا بِكُلِّ بَرَكَةٍ رُوحِيَّةٍ فِي الأَمَاكِنِ السَّمَاوِيَّةِ.

For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love

كَمَا كَانَ قَدِ اخْتَارَنَا فِيهِ قَبْلَ تَأْسِيسِ الْعَالَمِ، لِنَكُونَ قِدِّيسِينَ بِلا لَوْمٍ أَمَامَهُ.

he^[b] predestined us for adoption to sonship^[c] through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will—

إِذْ سَبَقَ فَعَيَّنَنَا فِي الْمَحَبَّةِ لِيَتَّخِذَنَا أَبْنَاءً لَهُ بِيَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحِ. وَذَلِكَ مُوَافِقٌ لِلْقَصْدِ الَّذِي سُرَّتْ بِهِ مَشِيئَتُهُ،

to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves.

بِغَرَضِ مَدْحِ مَجْدِ نِعْمَتِهِ الَّتِي بِها أَعْطَانَا حُظْوَةً لَدَيْهِ فِي الْمَحْبُوبِ:

In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace

فَفِيهِ لَنَا بِدَمِهِ الْفِدَاءُ، أَيْ غُفْرَانُ الْخَطَايَا؛ بِحَسَبِ غِنَى نِعْمَتِهِ

that he lavished on us. With all wisdom and understanding,

الَّتِي جَعَلَهَا تَفِيضُ عَلَيْنَا مَصْحُوبَةً بِكُلِّ حِكْمَةٍ وَفَهْمٍ.

he^[d] made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ,

إِذْ كَشَفَ لَنَا سِرَّ مَشِيئَتِهِ بِحَسَبِ مَرْضَاتِهِ الَّتِي قَصَدَهَا فِي نَفْسِهِ،

to be put into effect when the times reach their fulfillment—to bring unity to all things in heaven and on earth under Christ.

لأَجْلِ تَدْبِيرِ تَمَامِ الأَزْمِنَةِ، حِينَ يُوَحِّدُ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ تَحْتَ رَئَاسَةِ الْمَسِيحِ، سَوَاءٌ الأَشْيَاءُ الَّتِي فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالَّتِي عَلَى الأَرْضِ.

In him we were also chosen,^[e] having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will,

وَفِي الْمَسِيحِ أَيْضاً قَدْ حَصَلْنَا عَلَى الْمِيرَاثِ الَّذِي سَبَقَ أَنْ عُيِّنَّا لَهُ، وَفْقاً لِقَصْدِهِ، هُوَ الَّذِي يَعْمَلُ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ كَمَا تَقْضِي مَشِيئَتُهُ.

in order that we, who were the first to put our hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory.

وَالْغَايَةُ أَنْ نَكُونَ سَبَباً لِمَدْحِ مَجْدِهِ بَعْدَمَا سَبَقَ لَنَا أَنْ وَضَعْنَا رَجَاءَنَا فِي الْمَسِيحِ.

And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit,

وَفِيهِ أَنْتُمْ أَيْضاً (وَضَعْتُمْ رَجَاءَكُمْ) إِذْ سَمِعْتُمْ كَلِمَةَ الْحَقِّ، أَيْ الإِنْجِيلَ الَّذِي فِيهِ خَلاصُكُمْ؛ كَذَلِكَ فِيهِ أَيْضاً خُتِمْتُمْ، إِذْ آمَنْتُمْ، بِالرُّوحِ الْقُدُسِ الْمَوْعُودِ،

who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession—to the praise of his glory.

Thanksgiving and Prayer

هَذَا الرُّوحِ الَّذِي هُوَ عُرْبُونُ مِيرَاثِنَا إِلَى أَنْ يَتِمَّ فِدَاءُ شَعْبِهِ الَّذِي اقْتَنَاهُ بِغَرَضِ مَدْحِ مَجْدِهِ.

شكر وصلاة

For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all God’s people,

لِذَلِكَ أَنَا أَيْضاً، وَقَدْ سَمِعْتُ بِمَا فِيكُمْ مِنَ الإِيمَانِ بِالرَّبِّ يَسُوعَ وَالْمَحَبَّةِ لِجَمِيعِ الْقِدِّيسِينَ،

I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers.

لَا أَنْقَطِعُ عَنْ شُكْرِ اللهِ لأَجْلِكُمْ وَعَنْ ذِكْرِكُمْ فِي صَلَوَاتِي،

I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit^[f] of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better.

حَتَّى يَهَبَكُمْ إِلَهُ رَبِّنَا يَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحِ، أَبُو الْمَجْدِ، رُوحَ حِكْمَةٍ وَإِلْهَامٍ: لِتَعْرِفُوهُ مَعْرِفَةً كَامِلَةً

I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people,

إِذْ تَسْتَنِيرُ بَصَائِرُ قُلُوبِكُمْ، فَتَعْلَمُوا مَا فِي دَعْوَتِهِ لَكُمْ مِنْ رَجَاءٍ، وَمَا هُوَ غِنَى مَجْدِ مِيرَاثِهِ فِي الْقِدِّيسِينَ،

and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is the same as the mighty strength

وَمَا هِيَ عَظَمَةُ قُدْرَتِهِ الْفَائِقَةُ الْمُعْلَنَةُ لَنَا نَحْنُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ، بِحَسَبِ عَمَلِ اقْتِدَارِ قُوَّتِهِ

he exerted when he raised Christ from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms,

الَّذِي عَمِلَهُ فِي الْمَسِيحِ، بِإِقَامَتِهِ لَهُ مِنْ بَيْنِ الأَمْوَاتِ. وَقَدْ أَجْلَسَهُ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ،

far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is invoked, not only in the present age but also in the one to come.

أَرْفَعَ جِدّاً مِنْ كُلِّ رَئَاسَةٍ وَسُلْطَةٍ وَقُوَّةٍ وَسِيَادَةٍ، وَمِنْ كُلِّ اسْمٍ يُسَمَّى، لَا فِي هَذَا الْعَالَمِ وَحَسْبُ، بَلْ فِي ذَلِكَ الآتِي أَيْضاً.

And God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church,

وَأَخْضَعَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ تَحْتَ قَدَمَيْهِ، وَإِيَّاهُ جَعَلَ فَوْقَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ رَأْساً لِلْكَنِيسَةِ

which is his body, the fullness of him who fills everything in every way.

الَّتِي هِيَ جَسَدُهُ وَكَمَالُهُ، هُوَ الَّذِي يُكَمِّلُ الْكُلَّ فِي الكُلِّ.