¹ثم نعرفكم ايها الاخوة نعمة الله المعطاة في كنائس مكدونية.

¹Moreover, brethren, we make known to you the grace of God which hath been given in the churches of Macedonia;

²انه في اختبار ضيقة شديدة فاض وفور فرحهم وفقرهم العميق لغنى سخائهم.

²how that in much proof of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality.

³لانهم اعطوا حسب الطاقة انا اشهد وفوق الطاقة من تلقاء انفسهم

³For according to their power, I bear witness, yea and beyond their power, [they gave] of their own accord,

⁴ملتمسين منا بطلبة كثيرة ان نقبل النعمة وشركة الخدمة التي للقديسين.

⁴beseeching us with much entreaty in regard of this grace and the fellowship in the ministering to the saints:

⁵وليس كما رجونا بل اعطوا انفسهم اولا للرب ولنا بمشيئة الله.

⁵and [this], not as we had hoped, but first they gave their own selves to the Lord, and to us through the will of God.

⁶حتى اننا طلبنا من تيطس انه كما سبق فابتدأ كذلك يتمم لكم هذه النعمة ايضا.

⁶Insomuch that we exhorted Titus, that as he made a beginning before, so he would also complete in you this grace also.

⁷لكن كما تزدادون في كل شيء في الايمان والكلام والعلم وكل اجتهاد ومحبتكم لنا ليتكم تزدادون في هذه النعمة ايضا.

⁷But as ye abound in everything, [in] faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and [in] all earnestness, and [in] your love to us, [see] that ye abound in this grace also.

⁸لست اقول على سبيل الامر بل باجتهاد آخرين مختبرا اخلاص محبتكم ايضا.

⁸I speak not by way of commandment, but as proving through the earnestness of others the sincerity also of your love.

⁹فانكم تعرفون نعمة ربنا يسوع المسيح انه من اجلكم افتقر وهو غني لكي تستغنوا انتم بفقره.

⁹For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might become rich.

¹⁰اعطي رأيا في هذا ايضا. لان هذا ينفعكم انتم الذين سبقتم فابتدأتم منذ العام الماضي ليس ان تفعلوا فقط بل ان تريدوا ايضا.

¹⁰And herein I give [my] judgment: for this is expedient for you, who were the first to make a beginning a year ago, not only to do, but also to will.

¹¹ولكن الآن تمموا العمل ايضا حتى انه كما ان النشاط للارادة كذلك يكون التتميم ايضا حسب مالكم.

¹¹But now complete the doing also; that as [there was] the readiness to will, so [there may be] the completion also out of your ability.

¹²لانه ان كان النشاط موجودا فهو مقبول على حسب ما للانسان لا على حسب ما ليس له.

¹²For if the readiness is there, [it is] acceptable according as [a man] hath, not according as [he] hath not.

¹³فانه ليس لكي يكون للآخرين راحة ولكم ضيق

¹³For [I say] not [this] that others may be eased [and] ye distressed;

¹⁴بل بحسب المساواة. لكي تكون في هذا الوقت فضالتكم لاعوازهم كي تصير فضالتهم لاعوازكم حتى تحصل المساواة.

¹⁴but by equality: your abundance [being a supply] at this present time for their want, that their abundance also may become [a supply] for your want; that there may be equality:

¹⁵كما هو مكتوب الذي جمع كثيرا لم يفضل والذي جمع قليلا لم ينقص

¹⁵as it is written, He that [gathered] much had nothing over; and he that [gathered] little had no lack.

¹⁶ولكن شكرا للّه الذي جعل هذا الاجتهاد عينه لاجلكم في قلب تيطس.

¹⁶But thanks be to God, who putteth the same earnest care for you into the heart of Titus.

¹⁷لانه قبل الطلبة واذ كان اكثر اجتهادا مضى اليكم من تلقاء نفسه.

¹⁷For he accepted indeed our exhortation; but being himself very earnest, he went forth unto you of his own accord.

¹⁸وارسلنا معه الاخ الذي مدحه في الانجيل في جميع الكنائس.

¹⁸And we have sent together with him the brother whose praise in the gospel [is spread] through all the churches;

¹⁹وليس ذلك فقط بل هو منتخب ايضا من الكنائس رفيقا لنا في السفر مع هذه النعمة المخدومة منا لمجد ذات الرب الواحد ولنشاطكم.

¹⁹and not only so, but who was also appointed by the churches to travel with us in [the matter of] this grace, which is ministered by us to the glory of the Lord, and [to show] our readiness:

²⁰متجنبين هذا ان يلومنا احد في جسامة هذه المخدومة منا.

²⁰Avoiding this, that any man should blame us in [the matter of] this bounty which is ministered by us:

²¹معتنين بامور حسنة ليس قدام الرب فقط بل قدام الناس ايضا.

²¹for we take thought for things honorable, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.

²²وارسلنا معهما اخانا الذي اختبرنا مرارا في امور كثيرة انه مجتهد ولكنه الآن اشد اجتهادا كثيرا بالثقة الكثيرة بكم.

²²and we have sent with them our brother, whom we have many times proved earnest in many things, but now much more earnest, by reason of the great confidence which [he hath] in you.

²³اما من جهة تيطس فهو شريك لي وعامل معي لاجلكم. واما اخوانا فهما رسولا الكنائس ومجد المسيح.

²³Whether [any inquire] about Titus, [he is] my partner and [my] fellow-worker to you-ward, or our brethren, [they are] the messengers of the churches, [they are] the glory of Christ.

²⁴فبينوا لهم وقدام الكنائس بينة محبتكم وافتخارنا من جهتكم

²⁴Show ye therefore unto them in the face of the churches the proof of your love, and of our glorying on your behalf.