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1:1
Παῦλος καὶ Τιμόθεος δοῦλοι Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ πᾶσιν τοῖς ἁγίοις ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ τοῖς οὖσιν ἐν Φιλίπποις σὺν ἐπισκόποις καὶ διακόνοις.
Paulus et Timotheus, servi Jesu Christi, omnibus sanctis in Christo Jesu, qui sunt Philippis, cum episcopis et diaconibus.
እምጳውሎስ ወጢሞቴዎስ አግብርተ ኢየሱስ ክርስቶስ ለኵሎሙ ቅዱሳን እለ ተቀደሱ በኢየሱስ ክርስቶስ እለ ሀለዉ ፊልጵስዩስ ምስለ ቀሳውስት ወዲያቆናት።
Paul and Timothy, servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers and servants:
1:2
χάρις ὑμῖν καὶ εἰρήνη ἀπὸ θεοῦ πατρὸς ἡμῶν καὶ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ.
Gratia vobis, et pax a Deo Patre nostro, et Domino Jesu Christo.
ሰላም ለክሙ ወጸጋ እግዚአብሔር አቡነ ወእግዚእነ ኢየሱስ ክርስቶስ።
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
1:3
Εὐχαριστῶ τῷ θεῷ μου ἐπὶ πάσῃ τῇ μνείᾳ ὑμῶν,
Gratias ago Deo meo in omni memoria vestri,
አአኵቶ ለአምላኪየ ዘልፈ በኵሉ ተዝካርክሙ ኪያየ።
I thank my God whenever I remember you,
1:4
πάντοτε ἐν πάσῃ δεήσει μου ὑπὲρ πάντων ὑμῶν μετὰ χαρᾶς τὴν δέησιν ποιούμενος,
semper in cunctis orationibus meis pro omnibus vobis, cum gaudio deprecationem faciens,
ወእጼሊ በኵሉ ጊዜ በእንቲኣክሙ ወእገብር ጸሎተ ፍሥሓ።
always in every request of mine on behalf of you all, making my requests with joy,
1:5
ἐπὶ τῇ κοινωνίᾳ ὑμῶν εἰς τὸ εὐαγγέλιον ἀπὸ πρώτης ἡμέρας ἄχρι τοῦ νῦν,
super communicatione vestra in Evangelio Christi a prima die usque nunc.
በእንተ ተሳትፎትክሙ ኪያየ በትምህርተ ወንጌል እምቀዳሚት ዕለት እስከ ይእዜ።
for your partnership in furtherance of the Good News from the first day until now;
1:6
πεποιθὼς αὐτὸ τοῦτο, ὅτι ὁ ἐναρξάμενος ἐν ὑμῖν ἔργον ἀγαθὸν ἐπιτελέσει ἄχρι ἡμέρας Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ·
Confidens hoc ipsum, quia qui coepit in vobis opus bonum, perficiet usque in diem Christi Jesu :
እስመ እትአመን ከመ ውእቱ ዘወጠነ ለክሙ ግብረ ሠናየ ውእቱ ይፌጽም ለክሙ እስከ ዕለተ ኢየሱስ ክርስቶስ።
being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.
1:7
καθώς ἐστιν δίκαιον ἐμοὶ τοῦτο φρονεῖν ὑπὲρ πάντων ὑμῶν, διὰ τὸ ἔχειν με ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ ὑμᾶς, ἔν τε τοῖς δεσμοῖς μου καὶ ἐν τῇ ἀπολογίᾳ καὶ βεβαιώσει τοῦ εὐαγγελίου συνκοινωνούς μου τῆς χάριτος πάντας ὑμᾶς ὄντας.
sicut est mihi justum hoc sentire pro omnibus vobis : eo quod habeam vos in corde, et in vinculis meis, et in defensione, et confirmatione Evangelii, socios gaudii mei omnes vos esse.
እስመ ርቱዕ ሊተ ዘንተ አኀሊ በእንቲኣክሙ እስመ ሀሎክሙ ውስተ ልብየ በመዋቅሕትየ ወበቅሥትየ ወበትምህርተ ጽድቅ እስመ ኀበርክሙ ምስሌየ በጸጋ።
It is even right for me to think this way on behalf of all of you, because I have you in my heart, because both in my bonds and in the defense and confirmation of the Good News, you all are partakers with me of grace.
1:8
μάρτυς γάρ μου ὁ θεός, ὡς ἐπιποθῶ πάντας ὑμᾶς ἐν σπλάγχνοις Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ.
Testis enim mihi est Deus, quomodo cupiam omnes vos in visceribus Jesu Christi.
ወእግዚአብሔር ሰማዕትየ ከመ አፈቅረክሙ በፍቅረ ክርስቶስ።
For God is my witness, how I long after all of you in the tender mercies of Christ Jesus.
1:9
καὶ τοῦτο προσεύχομαι, ἵνα ἡ ἀγάπη ὑμῶν ἔτι μᾶλλον καὶ μᾶλλον περισσεύῃ ἐν ἐπιγνώσει καὶ πάσῃ αἰσθήσει,
Et hoc oro, ut caritas vestra magis ac magis abundet in scientia, et in omni sensu :
ወእጼሊ በእንተ ዝንቱ ከመ ይብዛኅ ወይፈድፍድ ተፋቅሮትክሙ በአእምሮ ወበኵሉ ጥበበ መንፈስ።
This I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all discernment,
1:10
εἰς τὸ δοκιμάζειν ὑμᾶς τὰ διαφέροντα, ἵνα ἦτε εἰλικρινεῖς καὶ ἀπρόσκοποι εἰς ἡμέραν Χριστοῦ,
ut probetis potiora, ut sitis sinceri, et sine offensa in diem Christi,
ከመ ትፍትኑ ወታመክሩ ዘይኄይስ ወዘይሤኒ ግብረ ከመ ትኩኑ ቅዱሳነ ዘእንበለ ዕቅፍት በዕለተ ክርስቶስ።
so that you may approve the things that are excellent, that you may be sincere and without offense to the day of Christ,
1:11
πεπληρωμένοι καρπὸν δικαιοσύνης τὸν διὰ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ εἰς δόξαν καὶ ἔπαινον θεοῦ.
repleti fructu justitiae per Jesum Christum, in gloriam et laudem Dei.
እንዘ ምሉኣን አንትሙ ፍሬ ጽድቅ በኢየሱስ ክርስቶስ ለስብሐተ እግዚአብሔር ወአኰቴቱ።
being filled with the fruits of righteousness which are through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
1:12
Γινώσκειν δὲ ὑμᾶς βούλομαι, ἀδελφοί, ὅτι τὰ κατ’ ἐμὲ μᾶλλον εἰς προκοπὴν τοῦ εὐαγγελίου ἐλήλυθεν,
Scire autem vos volo fratres, quia quae circa me sunt, magis ad profectum venerunt Evangelii :
ወእፈቅድ አኃዊየ ታእምሩ ዜናየ ከመ ፈድፋደ ተለዐለ ውስተ ትምህርተ ወንጌሉ ለክርስቶስ።
Now I desire to have you know, brothers, that the things which happened to me have turned out rather to the progress of the Good News,
1:13
ὥστε τοὺς δεσμούς μου φανεροὺς ἐν Χριστῷ γενέσθαι ἐν ὅλῳ τῷ πραιτωρίῳ καὶ τοῖς λοιποῖς πᾶσιν,
ita ut vincula mea manifesta fierent in Christo in omni praetorio, et in ceteris omnibus,
ወተዐውቀ መዋቅሕትየ በክርስቶስ በኀበ ኵሉ ምኵናን ወበኀበ ኵሉ ሰብእ።
so that it became evident to the whole palace guard, and to all the rest, that my bonds are in Christ,
1:14
καὶ τοὺς πλείονας τῶν ἀδελφῶν ἐν κυρίῳ πεποιθότας τοῖς δεσμοῖς μου περισσοτέρως τολμᾶν ἀφόβως τὸν λόγον τοῦ θεοῦ λαλεῖν.
et plures e fratribus in Domino confidentes vinculis meis, abundantius auderent sine timore verbum Dei loqui.
ወከመ ብዙኃን እምአኀዊነ ምእመናን በእግዚእነ ተዐገሡ በመዋቅሕትየ ወፈድፋደ ተኀበሉ አጥቢዖሙ ይንግሩ ቃለ እግዚአብሔር ዘእንበለ ፍርሀት።
and that most of the brothers in the Lord, being confident through my bonds, are more abundantly bold to speak the word of God without fear.
1:15
τινὲς μὲν καὶ διὰ φθόνον καὶ ἔριν, τινὲς δὲ καὶ δι’ εὐδοκίαν τὸν Χριστὸν κηρύσσουσιν·
Quidam quidem et propter invidiam et contentionem : quidam autem et propter bonam voluntatem Christum praedicant :
ወቦ እለ በቅንአቶሙ ወቦ እለ በተቃኅዎቶሙ ወቦ እለ ፈቀዱ ይስብኩ በፍቅር ሠናይ ወይምሀሩ በእንተ ክርስቶስ።
Some indeed preach Christ even out of envy and strife, and some also out of good will.
1:16
οἱ μὲν ἐξ ἀγάπης, εἰδότες ὅτι εἰς ἀπολογίαν τοῦ εὐαγγελίου κεῖμαι,
quidam ex caritate, scientes quoniam in defensionem Evangelii positus sum.
እስመ የአምሩ ከመ ለምህሮ ወንጌል ተሠየምኩ ዓዲ።
The former insincerely preach Christ from selfish ambition, thinking that they add affliction to my chains;
1:17
οἱ δὲ ἐξ ἐριθείας τὸν Χριστὸν καταγγέλλουσιν, οὐχ ἁγνῶς, οἰόμενοι θλῖψιν ἐγείρειν τοῖς δεσμοῖς μου.
Quidam autem ex contentione Christum annuntiant non sincere, existimantes pressuram se suscitare vinculis meis.
ወእለሰ በትዝኅርቶሙ ይነግሩ በእንተ ክርስቶስ አኮ በንጽሕ ዳእሙ ይትሐዘቡ ከመ ገቢሮሙ ኪያሁ ይወስኩ ሊተ ሕማመ በመዋቅሕትየ።
but the latter out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the Good News.
1:18
τί γάρ; πλὴν ὅτι παντὶ τρόπῳ, εἴτε προφάσει εἴτε ἀληθείᾳ, Χριστὸς καταγγέλλεται, καὶ ἐν τούτῳ χαίρω. ἀλλὰ καὶ χαρήσομαι·
Quid enim ? Dum omni modo sive per occasionem, sive per veritatem, Christus annuntietur : et in hoc gaudeo, sed et gaudebo.
ወናሁ ተፈሣሕኩ በዝንቱ ወእትፌሣሕኒ ቦቱ ከመ በኵሉ ምክንያት ይንግሩ በእንተ ክርስቶስ እመኒ በአድልዎ ወእመኒ በአማን ወይጸውዑ ኀቤሁ ኵሎ ሰብአ።
What does it matter? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed. I rejoice in this, yes, and will rejoice.
1:19
οἶδα γὰρ ὅτι τοῦτό μοι ἀποβήσεται εἰς σωτηρίαν διὰ τῆς ὑμῶν δεήσεως καὶ ἐπιχορηγίας τοῦ πνεύματος Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ,
Scio enim quia hoc mihi proveniet ad salutem, per vestram orationem, et subministrationem Spiritus Jesu Christi,
ወአነ አአምር ከመ ዛቲ ግብር ታበጽሐኒ ኀበ ሕይወት በጸሎትክሙ ወበሀበተ መንፈሱ ለኢየሱስ ክርስቶስ።
For I know that this will turn out to my salvation through your prayers and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,
1:20
κατὰ τὴν ἀποκαραδοκίαν καὶ ἐλπίδα μου ὅτι ἐν οὐδενὶ αἰσχυνθήσομαι, ἀλλ’ ἐν πάσῃ παρρησίᾳ ὡς πάντοτε καὶ νῦν μεγαλυνθήσεται Χριστὸς ἐν τῷ σώματί μου, εἴτε διὰ ζωῆς εἴτε διὰ θανάτου.
secundum exspectationem et spem meam, quia in nullo confundar : sed in omni fiducia sicut semper, et nunc magnificabitur Christus in corpore meo, sive per vitam, sive per mortem.
በከመ ተሰፈውኩ ወተወከልኩ ከመ ኢይትኀፈር ወኢበምንትኒ ዳእሙ ገሃደ በፍሥሓ መንፈስ ከመ ዘልፍ ወይእዜኒ ዕበዩ ለክርስቶስ በሥጋየ እመኒ በሕይወትየ ወእመኒ በሞትየ።
according to my earnest expectation and hope, that I will in no way be disappointed, but with all boldness, as always, now also Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death.
1:21
Ἐμοὶ γὰρ τὸ ζῆν Χριστὸς καὶ τὸ ἀποθανεῖν κέρδος.
Mihi enim vivere Christus est, et mori lucrum.
አንሰ እመኒ ሐየውኩ ለክርስቶስ ወእመኒ ሞትኩ ርቡሕ ሊተ።
For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
1:22
εἰ δὲ τὸ ζῆν ἐν σαρκί, τοῦτό μοι καρπὸς ἔργου· καὶ τί αἱρήσομαι οὐ γνωρίζω.
Quod si vivere in carne, hic mihi fructus operis est, et quid eligam ignoro.
ወለእመኒ ሐየውኩ በሥጋየ ከመ እፍረይ በምግባርየ ወኀጣእኩ ዘአኀሪ ለነፍስየ እምእሉ ክልኤቱ ዘያጽሕቀኒ ፈቂዶቶሙ።
But if I live on in the flesh, this will bring fruit from my work; yet I don’t know what I will choose.
1:23
συνέχομαι δὲ ἐκ τῶν δύο, τὴν ἐπιθυμίαν ἔχων εἰς τὸ ἀναλῦσαι καὶ σὺν Χριστῷ εἶναι, πολλῷ γὰρ μᾶλλον κρεῖσσον·
Coarctor autem e duobus : desiderium habens dissolvi, et esse cum Christo, multo magis melius :
እፈቱሰ እፍልስ ወእትፈለጥ እምዓለም ከመ አሀሉ ኀበ ክርስቶስ ወፈድፋደ ይኄይስ ወይደሉ ሊተ ዝንቱ።
But I am hard pressed between the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better.
1:24
τὸ δὲ ἐπιμένειν τῇ σαρκὶ ἀναγκαιότερον δι’ ὑμᾶς.
permanere autem in carne, necessarium propter vos.
ወከመ አሀሉ ዓዲ በሕይወተ ሥጋየ ርቱዕ በእንቲኣክሙ።
Yet to remain in the flesh is more needful for your sake.
1:25
καὶ τοῦτο πεποιθὼς οἶδα ὅτι μενῶ καὶ παραμενῶ πᾶσιν ὑμῖν εἰς τὴν ὑμῶν προκοπὴν καὶ χαρὰν τῆς πίστεως,
Et hoc confidens scio quia manebo, et permanebo omnibus vobis ad profectum vestrum, et gaudium fidei :
ወእትአመን አእሚርየ ዘንተ ከመ እነብር ወእሄሉ ለፍሥሓክሙ ወለተልዕሎ ሃይማኖትክሙ።
Having this confidence, I know that I will remain, yes, and remain with you all for your progress and joy in the faith,
1:26
ἵνα τὸ καύχημα ὑμῶν περισσεύῃ ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ ἐν ἐμοὶ διὰ τῆς ἐμῆς παρουσίας πάλιν πρὸς ὑμᾶς.
ut gratulatio vestra abundet in Christo Jesu in me, per meum adventum iterum ad vos.
ከመ አመ መጻእኩ ካዕበ ኀቤክሙ ይዕበይ ወይትወሰክ ክብርክሙ በላዕሌየ በኢየሱስ ክርስቶስ።
that your boasting may abound in Christ Jesus in me through my presence with you again.
1:27
Μόνον ἀξίως τοῦ εὐαγγελίου τοῦ Χριστοῦ πολιτεύεσθε, ἵνα εἴτε ἐλθὼν καὶ ἰδὼν ὑμᾶς εἴτε ἀπὼν ἀκούω τὰ περὶ ὑμῶν, ὅτι στήκετε ἐν ἑνὶ πνεύματι, μιᾷ ψυχῇ συναθλοῦντες τῇ πίστει τοῦ εὐαγγελίου,
Tantum digne Evangelio Christi conversamini : ut sive cum venero, et videro vos, sive absens audiam de vobis, quia statis in uno spiritu unanimes, collaborantes fidei Evangelii :
ወበዘይደሉ ለትምህርተ ክርስቶስ ይኩን ዳእሙ ግብርክሙ ወለእመ መጻእኩ ኀቤክሙ እሬኢ ዘንተ ወእመኒ እንዘ ኢሀሎኩ እሰምዕ በላዕሌክሙ ከመ ትቀውሙ በአሐዱ መንፈስ ወበአሐዱ ነፍስ እንዘ ትትጋደሉ በጻማ ሃይማኖተ ወንጌል።
Only let your way of life be worthy of the Good News of Christ, that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your state, that you stand firm in one spirit, with one soul striving for the faith of the Good News;
1:28
καὶ μὴ πτυρόμενοι ἐν μηδενὶ ὑπὸ τῶν ἀντικειμένων, ἥτις ἐστὶν αὐτοῖς ἔνδειξις ἀπωλείας, ὑμῶν δὲ σωτηρίας, καὶ τοῦτο ἀπὸ θεοῦ·
et in nullo terreamini ab adversariis : quae illis est causa perditionis, vobis autem salutis, et hoc a Deo :
ወእንዘ ኢያንቀለቅሉክሙ በምንትኒ እለ ይትቃወሙነ ከመ ይትዐወቅ ሕርትምናሆሙ ወለክሙሰ ሕይወት።
and in nothing frightened by the adversaries, which is for them a proof of destruction, but to you of salvation, and that from God.
1:29
ὅτι ὑμῖν ἐχαρίσθη τὸ ὑπὲρ Χριστοῦ, οὐ μόνον τὸ εἰς αὐτὸν πιστεύειν ἀλλὰ καὶ τὸ ὑπὲρ αὐτοῦ πάσχειν,
quia vobis donatum est pro Christo, non solum ut in eum credatis, sed ut etiam pro illo patiamini :
ወዘንተኒ ጸጋ እግዚአብሔር ዘጸገወክሙ አኮ ዳእሙ ከመ ትእመኑ ቦቱ አላ ዓዲ ከመሂ ትሕምሙ በእንቲኣሁ።
Because it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in him, but also to suffer on his behalf,
1:30
τὸν αὐτὸν ἀγῶνα ἔχοντες οἷον εἴδετε ἐν ἐμοὶ καὶ νῦν ἀκούετε ἐν ἐμοί.
idem certamen habentes, quale et vidistis in me, et nunc audistis de me.
ወከማሁ ከመ ትትጋደሉ ዘከመ ርኢክሙኒ ኪያየ ወሰማዕክሙ በእንቲኣየ።
having the same conflict which you saw in me and now hear is in me.
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