First Timothy
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From Paul, a messenger of Al-Masih Isa by the command of Allah, our victorious rescuer, and of Al-Masih Isa, our certain hope.
مِنْ بَاوُلَ مُرْسَلِ الْمَسِيحِ عِيسَى بِأَمْرِ اللهِ مُنْقِذِنَا الْغَالِبِ وَالْمَسِيحِ عِيسَى أَمَلِنَا الْيَقِينِ،
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إِلَى تِيمُوثَا ابْنِي الْمُخْلِصِ فِي الْإِيمَانِ: عَلَيْكُمُ الْفَضْلُ وَالرَّحْمَةُ وَالسَّلَامُ مِنَ اللهِ الْمَلِكِ الرَّحْمَنِ وَمِنَ الْمَسِيحِ عِيسَى مَوْلَانَا وَبَعْدُ:
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Also command them not to be busy with myths and endless genealogies. They stir up arguments. They are not suitable for the arrangement of Allah, which is based on trust.
وَعَنِ الِانْشِغَالِ بِالْأَسَاطِيرِ وَسُلَالَاتِ النَّسَبِ الَّتِي لَا آخِرَ لَهَا، لِأَنَّهَا تُثِيرُ الْجَدَلَ وَلَا تَتَمَاشَى مَعَ تَدْبِيرِ اللهِ الْمُؤَسَّسِ عَلَى التَّوَكُّلِ.
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But the purpose of our command is love that comes from a pure heart, a righteous conscience, and a sincere trust.
إِنَّ هَدَفَ أَمْرِنَا هُوَ الْمَحَبَّةُ الصَّادِرَةُ عَنْ قَلْبٍ نَقِيٍّ وَضَمِيرٍ صَالِحٍ وَتَوَكُّلٍ مُخْلِصٍ،
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Some people have gone astray from this path and have adopted empty words.
وَقَدْ ضَلَّ الْبَعْضُ عَنْ هَذَا السَّبِيلِ وَاعْتَنَقُوا كَلَامًا فَارِغًا،
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They want to have the privilege of being teachers of the law of the Tawrat, but they do not understand what they say and make statements about.
رَاغِبِينَ فِي امْتِيَازِ الْمُعَلِّمِينَ لِشَرِيعَةِ التَّوْرَاةِ، مَعَ أَنَّهُمْ لَا يَفْهَمُونَ مَا يَقُولُونَ وَمَا يُصَرِّحُونَ بِهِ.
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We know that the sharia is righteous if it is used righteously.
نَعْلَمُ أَنَّ الشَّرِيعَةَ صَالِحَةٌ إِنِ اسْتُخْدِمَتْ بِاسْتِقَامَةٍ،
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We also know that the sharia was not for the righteous. It is for disobedient rebels, sinful unbelievers, unclean people who dishonor sacred things, murderers of their fathers and mothers, people who shed blood,
كَمَا نَعْلَمُ أَنَّ الشَّرِيعَةَ قَدْ شُرِّعَتْ لَا لِلصَّالِحِينَ، بَلْ لِلْعُصَاةِ الْمُتَمَرِّدِينَ وَالْكَافِرِينَ الْمُذْنِبِينَ وَالنَّجِسِينَ الْمُسْتَبِيحِينَ لِلْحُرُمَاتِ وَقَتَلَةِ آبَائِهِمْ وَأُمَّهَاتِهِمْ وَسَفَّاكِي الدِّمَاءِ
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immoral and abnormal people, kidnappers, liars, perjurers, and opponents of sound teaching.
وَالْفُجَّارِ وَالشَّوَاذِّ وَالْخَاطِفِينَ وَالْكَذَّابِينَ وَالْحَالِفِينَ زُورًا وَلِكُلِّ الَّذِينَ يُقَاوِمُونَ التَّعْلِيمَ السَّلِيمَ
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That teaching is consistent with the glorious good news, the good news of blessed Allah, who entrusted it to me.
الْمُطَابَقَ لِلْبُشْرَى الْمَجِيدَةِ، وَهِيَ بُشْرَى اللهِ تَبَارَكَ، الَّذِي وَكَّلَنِي بِهَا.
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I am grateful to Al-Masih Isa our mawla, who aided me with strength, because he considered me faithful and made me his servant.
أَنَا مُمْتَنٌّ لِلْمَسِيحِ عِيسَى مَوْلَانَا الَّذِي أَيَّدَنِي بِالْقُوَّةِ، لِأَنَّهُ اعْتَبَرَنِي أَمِينًا فَجَعَلَنِي خَادِمًا لَهُ،
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This happened despite my insulting him, persecuting him, and arrogantly opposing him in the past. But he was merciful to me because I was jahil in my unbelief.
رَغْمَ إِهَانَاتِي لَهُ وَاضْطِهَادِي وَخُصُومَتِي الْمُتَعَجْرِفَةِ فِيمَا مَضَى، لَكِنَّهُ رَحِمَنِي إِذْ كُنْتُ فِي كُفْرِي جَاهِلًا،
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And Allah poured out the grace of our mawla generously upon me, in trust and love that come from belonging to Al-Masih Isa.
وَأَفَاضَ اللهُ عَلَيَّ وَفِيرًا مِنْ فَضْلِ مَوْلَانَا، بِالتَّوَكُّلِ وَالْمَحَبَّةِ الْمُنْبَثِقَةِ مِنَ الِانْتِمَاءِ إِلَى الْمَسِيحِ عِيسَى.
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This statement is true and worth being completely accepted: Al-Masih Isa came into this world to save sinners. And I am the greatest sinner.
وَإِنَّ هَذَا الْقَوْلَ لَصَادِقٌ وَجَدِيرٌ بِالتَّقَبُّلِ الْكَامِلِ: أَتَى الْمَسِيحُ عِيسَى إِلَى الدُّنْيَا لِيُنْجِيَ الْمُذْنِبِينَ، وَأَنَا أَكْبَرُهُمْ،
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But Allah only blessed me with his mercy, as the greatest of sinners, in order for Isa Al-Masih to show his complete patience as an example for those who would trust him, so that they would receive eternal spiritual life.
لَكِنْ لَمْ يُنْعِمِ اللهُ عَلَيَّ بِرَحْمَتِهِ، أَنَا أَكْبَرِ الْمُذْنِبِينَ، إِلَّا لِيُظْهِرَ عِيسَى الْمَسِيحُ تَمَامَ صَبْرِهِ نَمُوذَجًا لِلَّذِينَ سَوْفَ يَتَوَكَّلُونَ عَلَيْهِ لِيَتَلَقَّوُا الْحَيَاةَ الرُّوحِيَّةَ الْبَاقِيَةَ،
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So, my son Timothy, I entrust that command to you. Then you will struggle in the good struggle according to the previous prophecies about you.
لِذَلِكَ يَا ابْنِي تِيمُوثَا، أُودِعُكَ ذَلِكَ الْأَمْرَ حَتَّى تُجَاهِدَ الْجِهَادَ الْحَسَنَ وَفْقًا لِلتَّنَبُّؤَاتِ الْمَاضِيَةِ عَنْكَ،
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But you must trust in Allah and be adorned with a righteous conscience. People who ignore their consciences have crashed the ship of their faith.
وَذَلِكَ بِالتَّوَكُّلِ عَلَى اللهِ وَالتَّحَلِّي بِضَمِيرٍ صَالِحٍ. إْذِ الَّذِينَ أَهْمَلُوا ضَمَائِرَهُمْ حَطَّمُوا سَفِينَةَ تَوَكُّلِهِمْ،
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Two of those are Hymenaus and Alexander, whom I have delivered to the torment of Al-Shaitan so that they would learn not to disbelieve.
وَمِنْ أُولَئِكَ هِيمِنَى وَإِسْكَنْدَرُ اللَّذَانِ سَلَّمْتُهُمَا لِعَذَابِ الشَّيْطَانِ حَتَّى يَتَعَلَّمَا أَلَّا يَكْفُرَا.