Seconda lettera ai Corinzi (2 كورنثوس) 8

SMITH VAN DYKE	NEW JERUSALEM
1 ثم نعرفكم ايها الاخوة نعمة الله المعطاة في كنائس مكدونية.	1 Next, brothers, we will tel you of the grace of God which has been granted to the churches ofMacedonia,
2 انه في اختبار ضيقة شديدة فاض وفور فرحهم وفقرهم العميق لغنى سخائهم.	2 and how, throughout continual ordeals of hardship, their unfailing joy and their intense poverty haveoverflowed in a wealth of generosity on their part.
3 لانهم اعطوا حسب الطاقة انا اشهد وفوق الطاقة من تلقاء انفسهم	3 I can testify that it was of their own accord that they made their gift, which was not merely as far as theirresources would al ow, but wel beyond their resources;
4 ملتمسين منا بطلبة كثيرة ان نقبل النعمة وشركة الخدمة التي للقديسين.	4 and they had kept imploring us most insistently for the privilege of a share in the fellowship of service toGod's holy people-
5 وليس كما رجونا بل اعطوا انفسهم اولا للرب ولنا بمشيئة الله.	5 it was not something that we expected of them, but it began by their offering themselves to the Lordand to us at the prompting of the wil of God.
6 حتى اننا طلبنا من تيطس انه كما سبق فابتدأ كذلك يتمم لكم هذه النعمة ايضا.	6 In the end we urged Titus, since he had already made a beginning, also to bring this work of generosityto completion among you.
7 لكن كما تزدادون في كل شيء في الايمان والكلام والعلم وكل اجتهاد ومحبتكم لنا ليتكم تزدادون في هذه النعمة ايضا.	7 More, as you are rich in everything-faith, eloquence, understanding, concern for everything, and lovefor us too -- then make sure that you excel in this work of generosity too.
8 لست اقول على سبيل الامر بل باجتهاد آخرين مختبرا اخلاص محبتكم ايضا.	8 I am not saying this as an order, but testing the genuineness of your love against the concern of others.
9 فانكم تعرفون نعمة ربنا يسوع المسيح انه من اجلكم افتقر وهو غني لكي تستغنوا انتم بفقره.	9 You are wel aware of the generosity which our Lord Jesus Christ had, that, although he was rich, hebecame poor for your sake, so that you should become rich through his poverty.
10 اعطي رأيا في هذا ايضا. لان هذا ينفعكم انتم الذين سبقتم فابتدأتم منذ العام الماضي ليس ان تفعلوا فقط بل ان تريدوا ايضا.	10 I will give you my considered opinion in the matter; this wil be the right course for you as you were thefirst, a year ago, not only to take any action but also even to conceive the project.
11 ولكن الآن تمموا العمل ايضا حتى انه كما ان النشاط للارادة كذلك يكون التتميم ايضا حسب مالكم.	11 Now, then, complete the action as wel , so that the fulfilment may -- so far as your resources permit --be proportionate to your enthusiasm for the project.
12 لانه ان كان النشاط موجودا فهو مقبول على حسب ما للانسان لا على حسب ما ليس له.	12 As long as the enthusiasm is there, the basis on which it is acceptable is what someone has, not whatsomeone does not have.
13 فانه ليس لكي يكون للآخرين راحة ولكم ضيق	13 It is not that you ought to relieve other people's needs and leave yourselves in hardship; but thereshould be a fair balance-
14 بل بحسب المساواة. لكي تكون في هذا الوقت فضالتكم لاعوازهم كي تصير فضالتهم لاعوازكم حتى تحصل المساواة.	14 your surplus at present may fil their deficit, and another time their surplus may fil your deficit. Sothere may be a fair balance;
15 كما هو مكتوب الذي جمع كثيرا لم يفضل والذي جمع قليلا لم ينقص	15 as scripture says: No one who had collected more had too much, no one who col ected less had toolittle.
16 ولكن شكرا للّه الذي جعل هذا الاجتهاد عينه لاجلكم في قلب تيطس.	16 Thank God for putting into Titus' heart the same sincere concern for you.
17 لانه قبل الطلبة واذ كان اكثر اجتهادا مضى اليكم من تلقاء نفسه.	17 He certainly took our urging to heart; but greater still was his own enthusiasm, and he went off to youof his own accord.
18 وارسلنا معه الاخ الذي مدحه في الانجيل في جميع الكنائس.	18 We have sent with him the brother who is praised as an evangelist in al the churches
19 وليس ذلك فقط بل هو منتخب ايضا من الكنائس رفيقا لنا في السفر مع هذه النعمة المخدومة منا لمجد ذات الرب الواحد ولنشاطكم.	19 and who, what is more, was elected by the churches to be our travel ing companion in this work ofgenerosity, a work to be administered by us for the glory of the Lord and our complete satisfaction.
20 متجنبين هذا ان يلومنا احد في جسامة هذه المخدومة منا.	20 We arranged it this way so that no one should be able to make any accusation against us about thislarge sum we are administering.
21 معتنين بامور حسنة ليس قدام الرب فقط بل قدام الناس ايضا.	21 And so we have been careful to do right not only in the sight of the Lord but also in the sight of people.
22 وارسلنا معهما اخانا الذي اختبرنا مرارا في امور كثيرة انه مجتهد ولكنه الآن اشد اجتهادا كثيرا بالثقة الكثيرة بكم.	22 Along with these, we have sent a brother of ours whose eagerness we have tested over and overagain in many ways and who is now all the more eager because he has so much faith in you.
23 اما من جهة تيطس فهو شريك لي وعامل معي لاجلكم. واما اخوانا فهما رسولا الكنائس ومجد المسيح.	23 If Titus is in question -- he is my own partner and fellow-worker in your interests; and if our brothers --they are the emissaries of the churches and the glory of Christ.
24 فبينوا لهم وقدام الكنائس بينة محبتكم وافتخارنا من جهتكم	24 So then, in full view of al the churches, give proof that you love them, and that we were right to boastof you to them.