Ephesians 4

As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received.

إِذَنْ، أَنَا السَّجِينَ مِنْ أَجْلِ الرَّبِّ، أُنَاشِدُكُمْ أَنْ تَسْلُكُوا سُلُوكاً يَلِيقُ بِالدَّعْوَةِ الَّتِي إِلَيْهَا دُعِيتُمْ،

Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.

بِكُلِّ تَوَاضُعٍ وَوَدَاعَةٍ وَطُولِ بَالٍ، مُحْتَمِلِينَ بَعْضُكُمْ بَعْضاً فِي الْمَحَبَّةِ،

Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.

مُجْتَهِدِينَ أَنْ تُحَافِظُوا عَلَى وَحْدَةِ الرُّوحِ بِرَابِطَةِ الْوِفَاقِ. فَإِنَّمَا هُنَاكَ جَسَدٌ وَاحِدٌ وَرُوحٌ وَاحِدٌ،

There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called;

مِثْلَمَا دُعِيتُمْ، جَمِيعُكُمْ، دَعْوَةً لَهَا رَجَاءٌ وَاحِدٌ.

one Lord, one faith, one baptism;

وَلَكُمْ رَبٌّ وَاحِدٌ، وَإِيمَانٌ وَاحِدٌ، وَمَعْمُودِيَّةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ،

one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.

وَإِلَهٌ وَآبٌ وَاحِدٌ لِلْجَمِيعِ، وَهُوَ فَوْقَ الْجَمِيعِ وَبالْجَمِيعِ وَفِي الْجَمِيعِ.

But to each one of us grace has been given as Christ apportioned it.

عَلَى أَنَّ كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ مِنَّا قَدْ أُعْطِيَ نِعْمَةً تُوَافِقُ مِقْدَارَ مَا يَهَبُهُ الْمَسِيحُ.

This is why it^[a] says:

لِذَلِكَ يَقُولُ الْوَحْيُ: «إِذْ صَعِدَ إِلَى الأَعَالِي، سَبَى أَسْرَى، وَوَهَبَ النَّاسَ مَوَاهِبَ!»

(What does “he ascended” mean except that he also descended to the lower, earthly regions^[c]?

وَأَمَّا أَنَّهُ «صَعِدَ»، فَمَا مَعْنَى هَذَا سِوَى أَنَّهُ كَانَ قَدْ نَزَلَ أَيْضاً إِلَى الأَقْسَامِ السُّفْلَى فِي الأَرْضِ؟

He who descended is the very one who ascended higher than all the heavens, in order to fill the whole universe.)

إِنَّ الَّذِي نَزَلَ هُوَ نَفْسُهُ الَّذِي صَعِدَ إِلَى مَا فَوْقَ جَمِيعِ السَّمَاوَاتِ لِكَيْ يَمْلأَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ.

So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers,

وَهُوَ قَدْ وَهَبَ الْبَعْضَ أَنْ يَكُونُوا رُسُلاً، وَالْبَعْضَ أَنْبِيَاءَ، وَالْبَعْضَ مُبَشِّرِينَ وَالْبَعْضَ رُعَاةً وَمُعَلِّمِينَ،

to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up

لِتَأْهِيلِ الْقِدِّيسِينَ مِنْ جِهَةِ عَمَلِ الْخِدْمَةِ، لِبُنْيَانِ جَسَدِ الْمَسِيحِ،

until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.

حَتَّى نَصِلَ جَمِيعاً إِلَى وَحْدَةِ الإِيمَانِ وَوَحْدَةِ الْمَعْرِفَةِ لابْنِ اللهِ، إِلَى إِنْسَانٍ تَامِّ الْبُلُوغِ، إِلَى مِقْدَارِ قَامَةِ مِلْءِ الْمَسِيحِ.

Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people in their deceitful scheming.

وَذَلِكَ حَتَّى لَا نَكُونَ فِيمَا بَعْدُ أَطْفَالاً تَتَقَاذَفُنَا وَتَحْمِلُنَا كُلُّ رِيحِ تَعْلِيمٍ يَقُومُ عَلَى خِدَاعِ النَّاسِ وَالْمَكْرِ بِهِمْ لِجَرِّهِمْ إِلَى الضَّلالِ الْمُلَفَّقِ،

Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ.

بَلْ نَتَمَسَّكَ بِالْحَقِّ فِي الْمَحَبَّةِ، فَنَنْمُوَ فِي كُلِّ شَيْءٍ نَحْوَ مَنْ هُوَ الرَّأْسُ، أَيِ الْمَسِيحِ.

From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.

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فَمِنْهُ يَسْتَمِدُّ الْجَسَدُ كُلُّهُ تَمَاسُكَهُ وَتَرَابُطَهُ بِمُسَانَدَةِ كُلِّ مَفْصِلٍ وَفْقاً لِمِقْدَارِ الْعَمَلِ الْمُخَصَّصِ لِكُلِّ جُزْءٍ، لِيُنْشِئَ نُمُوّاً يَؤُولُ إِلَى بُنْيَانِ الْجَسَدِ بُنْيَاناً ذَاتِيًّا فِي الْمَحَبَّةِ.

وصايا للحياة المسيحية

So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking.

أَقُولُ هَذَا إِذَنْ، وَأَشْهَدُ فِي الرَّبِّ، رَاجِياً أَلّا تَسْلُكُوا فِيمَا بَعْدُ كَمَا يَسْلُكُ الأُمَمُ فِي عُقْمِ ذِهْنِهِمْ،

They are darkened in their understanding and separated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardening of their hearts.

لِكَوْنِهِمْ مُظْلِمِي الْبَصيِرَةِ وَمُتَغَرِّبِينَ عَنْ حَيَاةِ اللهِ بِسَبَبِ مَا فِيهِمْ مِنْ جَهْلٍ وَقَسَاوَةِ قَلْبٍ.

Having lost all sensitivity, they have given themselves over to sensuality so as to indulge in every kind of impurity, and they are full of greed.

فَهؤُلاءِ، إِذْ طَرَحُوا جَانِباً كُلَّ إِحْسَاسٍ، اسْتَسْلَمُوا لِلإِبَاحِيَّةِ لِيَرْتَكِبُوا كُلَّ نَجَاسَةٍ بِشَهْوَةٍ نَهِمَةٍ لَا تَرْتَوِي.

That, however, is not the way of life you learned

أَمَّا أَنْتُمْ، فَلَمْ تَتَعَلَّمُوا الْمَسِيحَ هكَذَا،

when you heard about Christ and were taught in him in accordance with the truth that is in Jesus.

إِذَا كُنْتُمْ قَدْ سَمِعْتُمُوهُ حَقّاً وَتَلَقَّيْتُمْ فِيهِ التَّعْلِيمَ الْمُوَافِقَ لِلْحَقِّ الَّذِي فِي يَسُوعَ!

You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;

وَهَوَ أَنْ تَخْلَعُوا مَا يَتَعَلَّقُ بِسِيرَتِكُمُ الْمَاضِيَةِ: الإِنْسَانَ الْعَتِيقَ يَفْسَدُ بِالشَّهْوَاتِ الْخَدَّاعَةِ؛

to be made new in the attitude of your minds;

وَتَتَجَدَّدُوا فِي رُوحِ ذِهْنِكُمْ؛

and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.

وَتَلْبَسُوا الإِنْسَانَ الْجَدِيدَ الْمَخْلُوقَ عَلَى مِثَالِ اللهِ فِي البِرِّ وَالْقَدَاسَةِ بِالْحَقِّ.

Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to your neighbor, for we are all members of one body.

لِذَلِكَ اخْلَعُوا عَنْكُمُ الْكَذِبَ، وَتَكَلَّمُوا بِالصِّدْقِ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مَعَ قَرِيبِهِ، لأَنَّنَا أَعْضَاءُ بَعْضُنَا لِبَعْضٍ.

“In your anger do not sin”^[d]: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry,

إِنْ غَضِبْتُمْ، فَلا تُخْطِئُوا؛ لَا تَدَعُوا الشَّمْسَ تَغِيبُ وَأَنْتُمْ غَاضِبُونَ،

and do not give the devil a foothold.

وَلا تُتِيحُوا فُرْصَةً لإِبْلِيسَ!

Anyone who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing something useful with their own hands, that they may have something to share with those in need.

وَمَنْ كَانَ سَارِقاً، فَلا يَسْرِقْ فِي مَا بَعْدُ، بَلْ بِالأَحْرَى لِيَكِدَّ وَيَسْتَخْدِمْ يَدَيْهِ فِي عَمَلٍ شَرِيفٍ لِيَكُونَ عِنْدَهُ مَا يُشَارِكُ فِيهِ الْمُحْتَاجِينَ.

Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.

لَا تَخْرُجْ مِنْ أَفْوَاهِكُمْ كَلِمَةٌ فَاسِدَةٌ، بَلِ الْكَلامُ الصَّالِحُ لِلْبُنْيَانِ الَّذِي تَدْعُو إِلَيْهِ الْحَاجَةُ، كَيْ يُعْطِيَ السَّامِعِينَ نِعْمَةً.

And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

وَلا تُحْزِنُوا رُوحَ اللهِ، الرُّوحَ الْقُدُسَ الَّذِي بِهِ خُتِمْتُمْ لِيَوْمِ الْفِدَاءِ.

Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice.

انْزِعُوا عَنْكُمْ كُلَّ حِقْدٍ وَنَقْمَةٍ وَغَضَبٍ وَصَخَبٍ وَسُبَابٍ وَكَلَّ شَرٍّ.

Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.

وَكُونُوا لُطَفَاءَ بَعْضُكُمْ نَحْوَ بَعْضٍ، شَفُوقِينَ، مُسَامِحِينَ بَعْضُكُمْ بَعْضاً كَمَا سَامَحَكُمُ اللهُ فِي الْمَسِيحِ.