Epistula ad Philippenses, 1

1. Paulus et Timotheus servi Christi Iesu omnibus sanctis in Christo Iesu, qui sunt Philippis, cum episcopis et diaconis:

1. Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philip'pi, with the bishops and deacons:

2. gratia vobis et pax a Deo Patre nostro et Domino Iesu Christo.

2. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

3. Gratias ago Deo meo in omni memoria vestri,

3. I thank my God in all my remembrance of you,

4. semper in omni oratione mea pro omnibus vobis cum gaudio deprecationem faciens

4. always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy,

5. super communione vestra in evangelio a prima die usque nunc;

5. thankful for your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now.

6. confidens hoc ipsum, quia, qui coepit in vobis opus bonum, perficiet usque in diem Christi Iesu;

6. And I am sure that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.

7. sicut est mihi iustum hoc sentire pro omnibus vobis, eo quod habeam in corde vos et in vinculis meis et in defensione et confirmatione evangelii socios gratiae meae omnes vos esse.

7. It is right for me to feel thus about you all, because I hold you in my heart, for you are all partakers with me of grace, both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel.

8. Testis enim mihi Deus, quomodo cupiam omnes vos in visceribus Christi Iesu.

8. For God is my witness, how I yearn for you all with the affection of Christ Jesus.

9. Et hoc oro, ut caritas vestra magis ac magis abundet in scientia et omni sensu,

9. And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment,

10. ut probetis potiora, ut sitis sinceri et sine offensa in diem Christi,

10. so that you may approve what is excellent, and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,

11. repleti fructu iustitiae, qui est per Iesum Christum, in gloriam et laudem Dei.

11. filled with the fruits of righteousness which come through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

12. Scire autem vos volo, fratres, quia, quae circa me sunt, magis ad profectum venerunt evangelii,

12. I want you to know, brethren, that what has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel,

13. ita ut vincula mea manifesta fierent in Christo in omni praetorio et in ceteris omnibus;

13. so that it has become known throughout the whole praetorian guard and to all the rest that my imprisonment is for Christ;

14. et plures e fratribus in Domino confidentes vinculis meis, abundantius audere sine timore verbum loqui.

14. and most of the brethren have been made confident in the Lord because of my imprisonment, and are much more bold to speak the word of God without fear.

15. Quidam quidem et propter invidiam et contentionem, quidam autem et propter bonam voluntatem Christum praedicant;

15. Some indeed preach Christ from envy and rivalry, but others from good will.

16. hi quidem ex caritate scientes quoniam in defensionem evangelii positus sum,

16. The latter do it out of love, knowing that I am put here for the defense of the gospel;

17. illi autem ex contentione Christum annuntiant, non sincere, existimantes pressuram se suscitare vinculis meis.

17. the former proclaim Christ out of partisanship, not sincerely but thinking to afflict me in my imprisonment.

18. Quid enim? Dum omni modo, sive sub obtentu sive in veritate, Christus annuntietur, et in hoc gaudeo; sed et gaudebo,

18. What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed; and in that I rejoice.

19. scio enim quia hoc mihi proveniet in salutem per vestram orationem et subministrationem Spiritus Iesu Christi,

19. Yes, and I shall rejoice. For I know that through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ this will turn out for my deliverance,

20. 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.

20. as it is my eager expectation and hope that I shall not be at all ashamed, but that with full courage now as always Christ will be honored in my body, whether by life or by death.

21. Mihi enim vivere Christus est et mori lucrum.

21. For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

22. Quod si vivere in carne, hic mihi fructus operis est, et quid eligam ignoro.

22. If it is to be life in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me. Yet which I shall choose I cannot tell.

23. Coartor autem ex his duobus: desiderium habens dissolvi et cum Christo esse, multo magis melius;

23. I am hard pressed between the two. My desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better.

24. permanere autem in carne, magis necessarium est propter vos.

24. But to remain in the flesh is more necessary on your account.

25. Et hoc confidens, scio quia manebo et permanebo omnibus vobis ad profectum vestrum et gaudium fidei,

25. Convinced of this, I know that I shall remain and continue with you all, for your progress and joy in the faith,

26. ut gloriatio vestra abundet in Christo Iesu in me, per meum adventum iterum ad vos.

26. so that in me you may have ample cause to glory in Christ Jesus, because of my coming to you again.

27. Tantum digne evangelio Christi conversamini, ut sive cum venero et videro vos, sive absens audiam de vobis quia statis in uno Spiritu unanimes, concertantes fide evangelii;

27. Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you that you stand firm in one spirit, with one mind striving side by side for the faith of the gospel,

28. et in nullo perterriti ab adversariis, quod est illis indicium perditionis, vobis autem salutis, et hoc a Deo;

28. and not frightened in anything by your opponents. This is a clear omen to them of their destruction, but of your salvation, and that from God.

29. quia vobis hoc donatum est pro Christo, non solum ut in eum credatis, sed ut etiam pro illo patiamini

29. For it has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ you should not only believe in him but also suffer for his sake,

30. idem certamen habentes, quale vidistis in me et nunc auditis in me.

30. engaged in the same conflict which you saw and now hear to be mine.