2:1 ⧉ ⤴︎ Εἴ τις οὖν παράκλησις ἐν Χριστῷ , εἴ τι παραμύθιον ἀγάπης , εἴ τις κοινωνία πνεύματος , εἴ τις σπλάγχνα καὶ οἰκτιρμοί ,
Si qua ergo consolatio in Christo , si quod solatium caritatis , si qua societas spiritus , si qua viscera miserationis :
ወእምከመ ሀለወ ኀቤክሙ ይእዜ ፍሥሓ በክርስቶስ አው ዘይናዝዝ ልበ በተፋቅሮ አው ዘይሳተፍ በመንፈስ አው በምሒር ወተሣህሎ ።
If therefore there is any exhortation in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any tender mercies and compassion,
2:2 ⧉ ⤴︎ πληρώσατέ μου τὴν χαρὰν ἵνα τὸ αὐτὸ φρονῆτε , τὴν αὐτὴν ἀγάπην ἔχοντες , σύνψυχοι , τὸ ἓν φρονοῦντες ,
implete gaudium meum ut idem sapiatis , eamdem caritatem habentes , unanimes , idipsum sentientes ,
ፈጽሙ ሊተ ፍሥሓየ ከመ ተኀልዩ ኪያሁ ክመ ወተሀልዉ በተፋቅሮ በአሐዱ ነፍስ ወበአሐዱ ምክር ።
make my joy full by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind;
2:3 ⧉ ⤴︎ μηδὲν κατ’ ἐριθείαν μηδὲ κατὰ κενοδοξίαν , ἀλλὰ τῇ ταπεινοφροσύνῃ ἀλλήλους ἡγούμενοι ὑπερέχοντας ἑαυτῶν ,
nihil per contentionem , neque per inanem gloriam : sed in humilitate superiores sibi invicem arbitrantes ,
ወኢትግበሩ በተቃሕዎ ወኢበአፍቅሮ ክብረ ከንቱ ኢትዘኀሩ ወኢትትዐበዩ አላ በትሑት ልብ አክብሩ ቢጸክሙ እምርእስክሙ ፈድፋደ ።
doing nothing through rivalry or through conceit, but in humility, each counting others better than himself;
2:4 ⧉ ⤴︎ μὴ τὰ ἑαυτῶν ἕκαστοι σκοποῦντες , ἀλλὰ καὶ τὰ ἑτέρων ἕκαστοι .
non quae sua sunt singuli considerantes , sed ea quae aliorum .
ወኢትጽሐቁ ለባሕቲትክሙ ዘእንበለ ለቢጽክሙ ።
each of you not just looking to his own things, but each of you also to the things of others.
2:5 ⧉ ⤴︎ τοῦτο φρονεῖτε ἐν ὑμῖν ὃ καὶ ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ ,
Hoc enim sentite in vobis , quod et in Christo Jesu :
ኵልክሙ ፍጹማን ዘንተ ኀልዩ ለነሂ ዘከመ ገብረ ለነ ኢየሱስ ክርስቶስ ።
Have this in your mind, which was also in Christ Jesus,
2:6 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὃς ἐν μορφῇ θεοῦ ὑπάρχων οὐχ ἁρπαγμὸν ἡγήσατο τὸ εἶναι ἴσα θεῷ ,
qui cum in forma Dei esset , non rapinam arbitratus est esse se aequalem Deo :
ዘውእቱ አርኣያሁ ለእግዚአብሔር አኮ ሀዪዶ ዘኮነ እግዚአብሔር ።
who, existing in the form of God, didn’t consider equality with God a thing to be grasped,
2:7 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἀλλὰ ἑαυτὸν ἐκένωσεν μορφὴν δούλου λαβών , ἐν ὁμοιώματι ἀνθρώπων γενόμενος · καὶ σχήματι εὑρεθεὶς ὡς ἄνθρωπος
sed semetipsum exinanivit , formam servi accipiens , in similitudinem hominum factus , et habitu inventus ut homo .
አላ አትሒቶ ርእሶ ነሥአ አርኣያ ገብር ወተመሰለ ከመ ብእሲ ።
but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men.
2:8 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐταπείνωσεν ἑαυτὸν γενόμενος ὑπήκοος μέχρι θανάτου , θανάτου δὲ σταυροῦ .
Humiliavit semetipsum factus obediens usque ad mortem , mortem autem crucis .
ወኮነ ከመ ሰብእ ወሰምዐ ወተአዘዘ እስከ በጽሐ ለሞት ወሞቱሂ ዘበመስቀል ።
And being found in human form, he humbled himself, becoming obedient to the point of death, yes, the death of the cross.
2:9 ⧉ ⤴︎ διὸ καὶ ὁ θεὸς αὐτὸν ὑπερύψωσεν καὶ ἐχαρίσατο αὐτῷ τὸ ὄνομα τὸ ὑπὲρ πᾶν ὄνομα ,
Propter quod et Deus exaltavit illum , et donavit illi nomen , quod est super omne nomen :
ወበእንተዝ አዕበዮ እግዚአብሔር ጥቀ ወጸገዎ ስመ ዘየዐቢ እምኵሉ ስም ።
Therefore God also highly exalted him, and gave to him the name which is above every name,
2:10 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἵνα ἐν τῷ ὀνόματι Ἰησοῦ πᾶν γόνυ κάμψῃ ἐπουρανίων καὶ ἐπιγείων καὶ καταχθονίων ,
ut in nomine Jesu omne genu flectatur caelestium , terrestrium et infernorum ,
ከመ ለስሙ ለኢየሱስ ክርስቶስ ይስግድ ኵሉ ብርክ ዘበሰማያት ወዘበምድር ወበቀላያት ወእለ ታሕተ ምድር ።
that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, those on earth, and those under the earth,
2:11 ⧉ ⤴︎ καὶ πᾶσα γλῶσσα ἐξομολογήσηται ὅτι κύριος Ἰησοῦς Χριστὸς εἰς δόξαν θεοῦ πατρός .
et omnis lingua confiteatur , quia Dominus Jesus Christus in gloria est Dei Patris .
ወኵሉ ልሳን ይግነይ ከመ ኢየሱስ ክርስቶስ ውእቱ እግዚእ በስብሐተ እግዚአብሔር አብ ።
and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
2:12 ⧉ ⤴︎ Ὥστε , ἀγαπητοί μου , καθὼς πάντοτε ὑπηκούσατε , μὴ ὡς ἐν τῇ παρουσίᾳ μου μόνον ἀλλὰ νῦν πολλῷ μᾶλλον ἐν τῇ ἀπουσίᾳ μου , μετὰ φόβου καὶ τρόμου τὴν ἑαυτῶν σωτηρίαν κατεργάζεσθε ·
Itaque carissimi mei (sicut semper obedistis ), non ut in praesentia mei tantum , sed multo magis nunc in absentia mea , cum metu et tremore vestram salutem operamini .
ወይእዜኒ አኀውየ በከመ ዘልፈ ትሰምዑኒ ወአኮ በሀልዎትየ ዳእሙ ወዓዲ ፈድፋደ እንዘ ኢሀሎኩ በፍርሀት ወበረዓድ ተገበሩ ለሕይወትክሙ ።
So then, my beloved, even as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
2:13 ⧉ ⤴︎ θεὸς γάρ ἐστιν ὁ ἐνεργῶν ἐν ὑμῖν καὶ τὸ θέλειν καὶ τὸ ἐνεργεῖν ὑπὲρ τῆς εὐδοκίας .
Deus est enim , qui operatur in vobis et velle , et perficere pro bona voluntate .
ወእግዚአብሔር ውእቱ ዘይረድአክሙ ለፈቃዱ ወይፈጽም ለክሙ ሣህሎ ።
For it is God who works in you both to will and to work for his good pleasure.
2:14 ⧉ ⤴︎ πάντα ποιεῖτε χωρὶς γογγυσμῶν καὶ διαλογισμῶν ,
Omnia autem facite sine murmurationibus et haesitationibus :
ወግበሩ ኵሎ ዘትገብሩ በተሰናዕዎ ወበሥምረት ዘእንበለ ነጐርጓር ወዘእንበለ ኑፋቄ ።
Do all things without complaining and arguing,
2:15 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἵνα γένησθε ἄμεμπτοι καὶ ἀκέραιοι , τέκνα θεοῦ ἄμωμα μέσον γενεᾶς σκολιᾶς καὶ διεστραμμένης , ἐν οἷς φαίνεσθε ὡς φωστῆρες ἐν κόσμῳ ,
ut sitis sine querela , et simplices filii Dei , sine reprehensione in medio nationis pravae et perversae : inter quos lucetis sicut luminaria in mundo ,
ከመ ትኩኑ ንጹሓነ ወየዋሃነ ከመ ውሉደ እግዚአብሔር እንዘ አልብክሙ ነውር በማእከለ ውሉድ ዓላውያን ወግፍቱዓን ወታስተርእዩ ከመ ብርሃናት ውስተ ዓለም ።
that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without defect in the middle of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you are seen as lights in the world,
2:16 ⧉ ⤴︎ λόγον ζωῆς ἐπέχοντες , εἰς καύχημα ἐμοὶ εἰς ἡμέραν Χριστοῦ , ὅτι οὐκ εἰς κενὸν ἔδραμον οὐδὲ εἰς κενὸν ἐκοπίασα .
verbum vitae continentes ad gloriam meam in die Christi , quia non in vacuum cucurri , neque in vacuum laboravi .
እንዘ ትሜህሩ ቃለ ሕይወት በዘእትሜካሕ አነ በዕለተ ክርስቶስ እስመ አኮ ለከንቱ ዘሮጽኩ ወአኮ ለከንቱ ዘጻመውኩ ።
holding up the word of life, that I may have something to boast in the day of Christ that I didn’t run in vain nor labor in vain.
2:17 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἀλλὰ εἰ καὶ σπένδομαι ἐπὶ τῇ θυσίᾳ καὶ λειτουργίᾳ τῆς πίστεως ὑμῶν , χαίρω καὶ συνχαίρω πᾶσιν ὑμῖν ·
Sed et si immolor supra sacrificium , et obsequium fidei vestrae , gaudeo , et congratulor omnibus vobis .
ወአወጽሕ በእንተ መሥዋዕተ አምልኮ ለሃይማኖትክሙ ።
Yes, and if I am poured out on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with you all.
2:18 ⧉ ⤴︎ τὸ δὲ αὐτὸ καὶ ὑμεῖς χαίρετε καὶ συνχαίρετέ μοι .
Idipsum autem et vos gaudete , et congratulamini mihi .
ወናሁ እትፌሣሕ ወእትሐሠይ ለክሙ ወአንትሙኒ ተፈሥሑ ወተሐሠዩ ሊተ ።
In the same way, you also should be glad and rejoice with me.
2:19 ⧉ ⤴︎ Ἐλπίζω δὲ ἐν κυρίῳ Ἰησοῦ Τιμόθεον ταχέως πέμψαι ὑμῖν , ἵνα κἀγὼ εὐψυχῶ γνοὺς τὰ περὶ ὑμῶν .
Spero autem in Domino Jesu , Timotheum me cito mittere ad vos : ut et ego bono animo sim , cognitis quae circa vos sunt .
ወእትአመን በእግዚእነ ኢየሱስ ክርስቶስ ከመ እፌንዎ ለክሙ ለጢሞቴዎስ ከመ እትፌሣሕ አነሂ ሰሚዕየ ዜናክሙ ።
But I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, that I also may be cheered up when I know how you are doing.
2:20 ⧉ ⤴︎ οὐδένα γὰρ ἔχω ἰσόψυχον ὅστις γνησίως τὰ περὶ ὑμῶν μεριμνήσει ,
Neminem enim habeo tam unanimem , qui sincera affectione pro vobis sollicitus sit .
እስመ አልብየ ዘከመ ግዕዝየ ዘእንበሌሁ ዘይጸውር ትካዘክሙ በአእምሮ ።
For I have no one else like-minded, who will truly care about you.
2:21 ⧉ ⤴︎ οἱ πάντες γὰρ τὰ ἑαυτῶν ζητοῦσιν , οὐ τὰ Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ .
Omnes enim quae sua sunt quaerunt , non quae sunt Jesu Christi .
እስመ ኵሉ ትካዘ ርእሱ ይኄሊ ወአኮ ዘክርስቶስ ።
For they all seek their own, not the things of Jesus Christ.
2:22 ⧉ ⤴︎ τὴν δὲ δοκιμὴν αὐτοῦ γινώσκετε , ὅτι ὡς πατρὶ τέκνον σὺν ἐμοὶ ἐδούλευσεν εἰς τὸ εὐαγγέλιον .
Experimentum autem ejus cognoscite , quia sicut patri filius , mecum servivit in Evangelio .
ወተአምርዎ ግዕዞ ለዝንቱ ብእሲ ዘከመ ተቀንየ ሊተ ከመ ወልድ ለወላዲሁ በትምህርተ ወንጌል ።
But you know that he has proved himself. As a child serves a father, so he served with me in furtherance of the Good News.
2:23 ⧉ ⤴︎ τοῦτον μὲν οὖν ἐλπίζω πέμψαι ὡς ἂν ἀφίδω τὰ περὶ ἐμὲ ἐξαυτῆς ·
Hunc igitur spero me mittere ad vos , mox ut videro quae circa me sunt .
ኪያሁ እሴፎ እፈንዎ ፍጡነ አእሚርየ ዘከመ ሀሎኩ እፌንዎ ሶቤሃ ።
Therefore I hope to send him at once, as soon as I see how it will go with me.
2:24 ⧉ ⤴︎ πέποιθα δὲ ἐν κυρίῳ ὅτι καὶ αὐτὸς ταχέως ἐλεύσομαι .
Confido autem in Domino quoniam et ipse veniam ad vos cito .
ወእትአመን በእግዚእነ ከመ አነሂ ፍጡነ እመጽእ ።
But I trust in the Lord that I myself also will come shortly.
2:25 ⧉ ⤴︎ Ἀναγκαῖον δὲ ἡγησάμην Ἐπαφρόδιτον τὸν ἀδελφὸν καὶ συνεργὸν καὶ συνστρατιώτην μου , ὑμῶν δὲ ἀπόστολον καὶ λειτουργὸν τῆς χρείας μου , πέμψαι πρὸς ὑμᾶς ,
Necessarium autem existimavi Epaphroditum fratrem , et cooperatorem , et commilitonem meum , vestrum autem apostolum , et ministrum necessitatis meae , mittere ad vos :
ወይእዜሰ ፈድፋደ ጽሕቁ በእንተ አፍሮዲጡ እኁነ ዘየኀብር ግብረ ምስሌየ ወዓሊ ዘክርስቶስ ወለክሙሰ ሐዋርያክሙ ወላእክየ ለትካዝየ እፌንዎ ኀቤክሙ ።
But I thought it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, fellow worker, fellow soldier, and your apostle and servant of my need,
2:26 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐπειδὴ ἐπιποθῶν ἦν πάντας ὑμᾶς , καὶ ἀδημονῶν διότι ἠκούσατε ὅτι ἠσθένησεν .
quoniam quidem omnes vos desiderabat : et moestus erat , propterea quod audieratis illum infirmatum .
እስመ ይጽሕቅ ይርአይክሙ አእሚሮ ዘሰማዕክሙ ከመ ደወየ ወበጽሐ ለሞት ።
since he longed for you all, and was very troubled because you had heard that he was sick.
2:27 ⧉ ⤴︎ καὶ γὰρ ἠσθένησεν παραπλήσιον θανάτῳ · ἀλλὰ ὁ θεὸς ἠλέησεν αὐτόν , οὐκ αὐτὸν δὲ μόνον ἀλλὰ καὶ ἐμέ , ἵνα μὴ λύπην ἐπὶ λύπην σχῶ .
Nam et infirmatus est usque ad mortem : sed Deus misertus est ejus : non solum autem ejus , verum etiam et mei , ne tristitiam super tristitiam haberem .
ወባሕቱ እግዚአብሔር ምህሮ ወአኮ ሎቱ ለባሕቲቱ ዓዲ ሊተኒ ከመ ትካዝ በዲበ ትካዝ ኢይትወሰከኒ ።
For indeed he was sick nearly to death, but God had mercy on him, and not on him only, but on me also, that I might not have sorrow on sorrow.
2:28 ⧉ ⤴︎ σπουδαιοτέρως οὖν ἔπεμψα αὐτὸν ἵνα ἰδόντες αὐτὸν πάλιν χαρῆτε κἀγὼ ἀλυπότερος ὦ .
Festinantius ergo misi illum , ut viso eo iterum gaudeatis , et ego sine tristitia sim .
ወፈነውክዎ ፍጡነ ከመ ትርአይዎ ወትትፈሥሑ ወአነሂ ከመ እትፈሣሕ ።
I have sent him therefore the more diligently, that when you see him again, you may rejoice, and that I may be the less sorrowful.
2:29 ⧉ ⤴︎ προσδέχεσθε οὖν αὐτὸν ἐν κυρίῳ μετὰ πάσης χαρᾶς , καὶ τοὺς τοιούτους ἐντίμους ἔχετε ,
Excipite itaque illum cum omni gaudio in Domino , et ejusmodi cum honore habetote ;
ወተወከፍዎ በእግዚእነ በኵሉ ፍሥሓ ወአክብርዎሙ ለእለ ከመዝ ።
Receive him therefore in the Lord with all joy, and hold such people in honor,
2:30 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὅτι διὰ τὸ ἔργον Χριστοῦ μέχρι θανάτου ἤγγισεν , παραβολευσάμενος τῇ ψυχῇ ἵνα ἀναπληρώσῃ τὸ ὑμῶν ὑστέρημα τῆς πρός με λειτουργίας .
quoniam propter opus Christi usque ad mortem accessit , tradens animam suam ut impleret id quod ex vobis deerat erga meum obsequium .
እስመ በእንተ ግብረ እግዚአብሔር በጽሐ እስከ ለሞት ወመጠወ ነፍሶ ከመ ይፈጽም ዘአሕጸጽክሙ አንትሙ እመልእክተ ዚኣየ ።
because for the work of Christ he came near to death, risking his life to supply that which was lacking in your service toward me.