Second Corinthians
« Chapter 7 »
1
Beloved, since we have these promises, let us become pure from everything that makes body or spirit unclean. Let us make our souls the complete possession of Allah in the fear of him.
إِذًا أَيُّهَا الْأَحِبَّاءُ، مَا دُمْنَا نَمْلِكُ هَذِهِ الْوُعُودِ، فَلْنَتَطَهَّرْ مِنْ كُلِّ مَا يُنَجِّسُ الْجَسَدَ أَوِ الرُّوحَ، وَنُخَصِّصْ لِلهِ أَنْفُسَنَا تَمَامًا فِي مَخَافَتِهِ.
2
Make a place for us in your hearts. We were not unjust to anyone. We did not mislead anyone. We did not take advantage of anyone.
اِفْسَحُوا لَنَا مَكَانًا فِي قُلُوبِكُمْ، إِذْ لَمْ نَظْلِمْ أَحَدًا وَلَمْ نُضَلِّلْ أَحَدًا وَلَمْ نَسْتَغِلَّ أَحَدًا.
3
I do not say this to rebuke you, since I already said that you are in our hearts until we die and live together.
لَا أَقُولُ هَذَا تَوْبِيخًا لَكُمْ، إِذْ قُلْتُ سَابِقًا أَنَّكُمْ فِي قُلُوبِنَا حَتَّى الْمَوْتِ وَالْحَيَاةِ مَعًا.
4
I have much boldness toward you, and I boast much of you. I am filled with encouragement and I overflow with joy in all the hardships that we face.
وَلِي كَثِيرٌ مِنَ الْجُرْأَةِ تُجَاهَكُمْ وَكَثِيرٌ مِنَ الْفَخَرِ بِكُمْ. قَدْ أُفْعِمْتُ بِالتَّشْجِيعِ وَفَيْضِ الْفَرَحِ فِي كُلِّ الضِّيقَاتِ الَّتِي تُوَاجِهُنَا،
5
إِذْ عِنْدَمَا جِئْنَا إِلَى مَقِدُونِيَّا، لَمْ نَجِدْ رَاحَةً لِأَجْسَادِنَا، بَلْ عَانَيْنَا مِنْ كُلِّ جِهَةٍ، مِنَ الْخِلَافَاتِ فِي الْخَارِجِ وَالْمَخَاوِفِ فِي الدَّاخِلِ،
6
But Allah, who aids discouraged people, aided us by the coming of Titus.
لَكِنَّ اللهَ الَّذِي يُؤَيِّدُ الْمُكْتَئِبِينَ أَيَّدَنَا بِمَجِيءِ تِيطُسَ،
7
And not only by his coming, but by your aiding him. For he informed us of your longing, sadness, and zeal toward me, so I was even more joyful.
وَلَيْسَ بِمَجِيئِهِ فَقَطْ، بَلْ بِتَأْيِيدِكُمْ إِيَّاهُ، إِذْ أَخْبَرَنَا بِاشْتِيَاقِكُمْ وَحُزْنِكُمْ وَحَمَاسِكُمْ تُجَاهِي فَازْدَدْتُ فَرَحًا.
8
I made you sad by my letter for a while.
لَقَدْ أَحْزَنْتُكُمْ بِرِسَالَتِي، إِلَّا أَنَّنِي لَسْتُ نَادِمًا الْآنَ، رَغْمَ نَدَامَتِي فِيمَا مَضَى أَنَّ رِسَالَتِي أَحْزَنَتْكُمْ إِلَى حِينٍ،
9
But now I rejoice, not because of your sadness, but rather because your sadness led to repentance according to the will of Allah, and nothing bad happened to you.
لَكِنَّنِي الْآنَ أَفْرَحُ لَيْسَ بِسَبَبِ حُزْنِكُمْ، بَلْ لِأَنَّ حُزْنَكُمْ أَدَّى إِلَى التَّوْبَةِ حَسَبَ مَشِيئَةِ اللهِ وَلَمْ يُصِبْكُمْ مِنَّا سُوءٌ.
10
Sadness according to the will of Allah leads to repentance, which leads to salvation. There is no regret in that. But worldly sadness leads to death.
فَالْحُزْنُ حَسَبَ مَشِيئَةِ اللهِ يُؤَدِّي إِلَى التَّوْبَةِ الْمُؤَدِّيَةِ إِلَى النَّجَاةِ وَلَيْسَتْ فِي ذَلِكَ نَدَامَةٌ، لَكِنَّ الْحُزْنَ الدُّنْيَوِيَّ يُؤَدِّي إِلَى الْمَوْتِ.
11
Look at the result of your sadness according to the will of Allah. It led to extreme seriousness, apology, denial, fear, longing, zeal, and revenge. You showed that you were completely pure in this matter.
فَانْظُرُوا إِلَى نَتِيجَةِ حُزْنِكُمْ حَسَبَ مَشِيئَةِ اللهِ. قَدْ أَدَّى إِلَى شِدَّةِ الْجِدِّ وَالِاعْتِذَارِ وَالِاسْتِنْكَارِ وَالْخَوْفِ وَالشَّوْقِ وَالْحَمَاسِ وَالِانْتِقَامِ، فَأَظْهَرْتُمْ أَنْفُسَكُمْ أَنْقِيَاءَ كُلِّيًّا فِي هَذَا الْأَمْرِ.
12
My letter was not for the sake of the unjust person, nor for the sake of the person who was unjustly treated. It was so that the extent of your seriousness toward us would be made clear to you before Allah.
فَلَمْ تَكُنْ رِسَالَتِي مِنْ أَجْلِ الظَّالِمِ، وَلَا مِنْ أَجْلِ الْمَظْلُومِ، بَلْ لِكَيْ يَتَبَيَّنَ لَكُمْ أَمَامَ اللهِ مَدَى جِدِّيَّتِكُمْ تُجَاهَنَا،
13
So we were encouraged, and even more so because we rejoiced with the joy of Titus, whose spirit was at rest among you all.
لِذَلِكَ تَشَجَّعْنَا. وَانْضَافَ إِلَى تَشْجِيعِنَا أَنَّنَا قَدْ فَرِحْنَا أَكْثَرَ بِفَرَحِ تِيطُسَ، اَلَّذِي ارْتَاحَتْ رُوحُهُ بِكُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ،
14
You did not embarrass me in any of my boasting to Titus about you. Our boasting about you before him was true, just as our words to you were true.
وَلَمْ تَجْعَلُونِي أَخْجَلُ فِي شَيْءٍ مِنِ افْتِخَارِي لِتِيطُسَ بِكُمْ، إِذْ كَانَ فَخَرُنَا بِكُمْ أَمَامَهُ حَقًّا كَمَا كَانَ كُلُّ كَلَامِنَا لَكُمْ حَقًّا،
15
And more love fills him when he remembers how you all obeyed him and received him, though you were fearful and trembling.
وَتُخَالِجُهُ مَحَبَّةٌ أَكْثَرَ عِنْدَمَا يَتَذَكَّرُ كَيْفَ أَطَعْتُمُوهُ جَمِيعًا وَاسْتَقْبَلْتُمُوهُ خَائِفِينَ مُرْتَجِفِينَ.
16
I rejoice in my confidence in you in everything.
أَنَا فَرِحٌ بِثِقَتِي فِي كُلِّ شَيْءٍ بِكُمْ.