ᏉᎳ ᏈᎵᎩᏱ ᎠᏁᎯ ᏧᏬᏪᎳᏁᎸᎯ 1

1 ᏉᎳ ᎠᎴ ᏗᎹᏗ, ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎬᏩᏂᏅᏏᏙᎯ, ᏫᏙᏍᏙᏪᎳᏏ ᎾᏂᎥ ᎤᎾᏓᏅᏘ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᏥᏌ ᎬᏬᎯᏳᎯ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏈᎵᎩᏱ ᎠᏁᎯ, ᏙᏍᎦᏠᏯᏍᏗᎭ ᏗᏂᎦᏘᏯ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏂᏯᏙᎯᎯ;

To all Christ’s People at Philippi, with the Presiding Officers and Assistants, from Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus.

2 ᎬᏩᎦᏘᏯ ᎤᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ, ᎠᎴ ᏅᏩᏙᎯᏯᏛ ᎢᏤᎳᏗᏙᎮᏍᏗ ᏅᏓᏳᎾᎵᏍᎪᎸᏔᏁ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎢᎩᏙᏓ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ.

May God, our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ bless you, and give you peace.

3 ᎠᏆᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏥᏯᎵᎡᎵᏤᎰ ᎢᏳᏍᏗᎭ ᎢᏨᏯᏅᏓᏗᎬᎢ,

Every recollection that I have of you is a cause of thankfulness to God,

4 ᏂᎪᎯᎸ ᏂᎦᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗᏍᎬ ᏂᏥᏔᏲᎯᎲ ᏂᎯ ᏂᏥᎥ ᎡᏥᏙᎵᏍᏗᏱ, ᎤᎵᎮᎵᏍᏗ ᎠᏆᏓᏅᏛ ᎦᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗᏍᎬᎢ,

always, in every prayer that I offer for you all — my prayers are full of joy —

5 ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᏍᎬ ᎢᏣᏖᏆᎶᏒ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᏕᏥᎧᎿᎭᏩᏗᏒᎢ, ᎢᎬᏱᏱ ᎢᎦ ᏅᏓᎬᏩᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᎪᎯ ᎢᏯᏍᏘ;

Because of the share that you have had in spreading the Good News, from the first day that you received it until now.

6 ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏑᏓᎴᎩ ᎨᏒ ᎾᏆᏜᏓᏏᏛᎡᎲᎾ, ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᎣᏍᏛ ᏗᎦᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ ᎤᎴᏅᏛ ᏙᏗᏣᏓᏅᏛᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏰᎢᎸᏍᏗᏱ ᎬᎵᏍᏆᏗᏍᎩ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎤᏤᎵ ᎢᎦ ᎠᎵᏰᎵᎢᎶᎸ ᎬᏗᏍᎩ;

For of this I am confident, that he who began a good work in you will complete it in readiness for the Day of Jesus Christ.

7 ᎾᏍᎩ ᏥᏚᏳᎪᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏨᏰᎵᏎᏗᏱ ᏂᏥᎥᎢ, ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᏍᎬ ᎠᎩᎾᏫᏱ ᎢᏨᏍᏆᏂᎪᏛᎢ; ᎾᏍᏉᏰᏃ ᎥᏆᎸᎢᏛ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏥᏍᏕᎵᏍᎬ ᎠᎴ ᏥᏍᏓᏱᏗᏍᎬ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᏂᎯ ᏂᏥᎥ ᎢᏤᎳᏗᏍᏗᎭ ᎬᏩᎦᏘᏯ ᎥᎩᏙᎵᎬᎢ.

And, indeed, I am justified in feeling thus about you all; because you have a warm place in my heart — you who all, both in my imprisonment and in the work of defending and establishing the Good News, shared my privilege with me.

8 ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯᏰᏃ ᎠᏆᏤᎵ ᎠᎦᏔᎯ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎢᏨᎨᏳᏒᎵ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎤᏓᎨᏳᏗ ᎬᏗᏍᎬᎢ.

God will bear me witness how I yearn over you all with the tenderness of Christ Jesus.

9 ᎠᎴ ᏥᏔᏲᎯᎭ ᎦᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗᏍᎬᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏓᎨᏳᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎢᏤᎲ ᎠᏏ ᎤᏟ ᎢᎦᎢ ᎤᏁᏉᏨᏍᏗᏱ ᎤᎵᏠᏯᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᎠᎦᏙᎥᎯᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ, ᎠᎴ ᏂᎦᎥ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᎪᎵᏍᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ;

And what I pray for is this — that your love may grow yet stronger and stronger, with increasing knowledge and all discernment,

10 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏥᎪᏩᏛᏗᏱ ᏧᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᏚᏓᎴᎿᎭᎥᎢ; ᎾᏍᎩ ᏂᏣᏠᎾᏍᏛᎾ ᎢᏣᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ, ᎠᎴ ᏂᏣᏓᎿᎭᏍᏆᎶᏍᏗᏍᎬᎾ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎤᏤᎵ ᎢᎦ ᎠᎵᏱᎶᎸ ᎬᏗᏍᎩ;

until you are able to appreciate all moral distinctions. And I pray, too, that you may be kept pure and blameless against the Day of Christ,

11 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏥᎧᎵᏨᎯ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᎨᏒ ᎤᏓᎴᏅᎯ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎢᏳᏩᏂᏐᏗᏱ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᎸᏉᏙᏗᏱ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᎴ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎢᏳᏩᏁᏗᏱ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎨᏒᎢ.

bearing a rich harvest of that righteousness which comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

12 ᎠᏎᏃ ᎢᏓᎵᏅᏟ ᎠᏆᏚᎵᎭ ᎢᏥᎦᏙᎥᎯᏍᏗᏱ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎫᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᎾᏆᎵᏍᏓᏁᎸᎢ ᎤᏁᏉᎢᏍᏗᏱᏉ ᏄᏩᏁᎸ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ;

Brothers, I want you to realise that what has happened to me has actually served to forward the Good News.

13 ᎾᏍᎩ ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᎭ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎠᎩᏍᏛᏗᏍᎬ ᎥᏆᎸᎥᎢ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎦᏁᎸ ᏂᎬ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᏄᎵᏍᏔᏅ, ᎠᎴ ᏂᎬᎾᏛᏉ;

It has even become evident, not only to all the Imperial Guard, but to every one else, that it is for Christ’s sake that I am in chains.

14 ᎠᎴ ᎠᏂᎪᏗᏳ ᎠᎾᎵᏅᏟ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᏧᎾᏁᎶᏗ ᎥᏆᎸᎥ ᎢᏳᏩᏂᏌᏛ ᏚᎾᎵᎪᏒ ᏚᎾᏓᏅᏛᎢ, ᎤᏟ ᎢᎦᎢ ᎾᏂᎾᏰᏍᎬᎾ ᏄᎾᎵᏍᏔᏅ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᎾᏂᏍᎦᎢᎲᎾ ᎤᏂᏃᎮᏗᏱ.

And besides this, most of our Brothers have gained confidence in the Lord through my chains, and now venture with far greater freedom to speak of God’s Message fearlessly.

15 ᎢᎦᏛ ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯ ᎠᏛᏳᎨᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏗᏒᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎤᎾᏚᎵᏍᎬ ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᎭ ᎠᎾᎵᏥᏙᎲᏍᎦ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎠᏂᏃᎮᎭ, ᎢᎦᏛᏃ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎣᏏᏳ ᎤᏂᏰᎸᏒᎢ.

It is true that some do proclaim the Christ out of Jealousy and opposition; but there are others who proclaim him from good-will.

16 ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏑᎾᏓᎴᎩ ᎨᏒ ᎠᎾᎵᏥᏙᎲᏍᎦ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎠᏂᏃᎮᎭ ᎠᏗᏒᏍᏗᏉ ᎨᏒ ᎤᎾᏚᎵᏍᎬ ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᎭ, ᎥᏝᏃ ᏄᎾᏠᎾᏍᏛᎾ ᎨᏒ ᏯᏅᏗᎭ, ᎤᏂᏁᏉᏍᏗᏱ ᎤᏂᏰᎸᎭ ᏥᎩᎵᏲᎬ ᎥᏆᎸᎢᏛ ᎨᏒᎢ.

The latter do it from love for me, knowing that I have been appointed to plead the cause of the Good News.

17 ᎠᏂᏐᎢᏍᎩᏂ ᎬᎩᎨᏳᎯᏳ ᎨᏒ ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᎭ, ᎠᏂᎦᏔᎭᏰᏃ ᎥᎩᏁᏤᎸᎯ ᎨᏒ ᎠᎩᏍᏕᎸᏗᏱ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ.

The former spread the news of the Christ in a factious spirit, and not sincerely, thinking to add to the pain of my chains.

18 ᎦᏙᎨᏃ? ᎤᏁᎳᎩ, ᏂᎦᎥᏉ ᎾᎾᏛᏁᎲᎢ, ᎾᏍᏉ ᎠᏎᏉᏉ ᏱᎾᎾᏛᏁᎭ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯ ᏳᏂᏰᎸᎭ, ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎠᏥᏃᎮᎭ; ᎠᎴ ᎾᎿᎭᏂ ᎦᎵᎡᎵᎦ, ᎥᎥ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᏎ ᎦᎵᎡᎵᎨᏍᏗ.

But what of that? Only that in some way or other, either with assumed or with real earnestness, Christ is being made known; and at that I rejoice.

19 ᏥᎦᏔᎭᏰᏃ ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎥᎩᏍᏕᎸᏗᏱ ᏭᎵᏰᎢᎶᎯᏍᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ ᏂᎯ ᎢᏣᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗᏍᎬ ᏅᏓᎦᎵᏍᏙᏔᏂ, ᎠᎴ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎤᏓᏅᏙ ᎥᎩᏁᎲᎢ;

Yes, and I will rejoice, for I know that, through your prayers and through a rich supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, ‘all this will make for my Salvation.’

20 ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎤᏣᏘ ᎠᏆᏚᎵᏍᎬ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏚᎩ ᎠᏋᏒᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎠᏆᏕᎰᎯᏍᏗᏱ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ, ᏂᎦᎥᏉᏍᎩᏂ ᏂᏥᏍᎦᎢᎲᎾ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᏥᏄᏍᏙᏉ, ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎪᎯ, ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᏥᎸᏉᏙᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᏥᏰᎸ ᎬᏗ, ᎾᏍᏉ ᎬᏃᏛ ᎨᏒ ᎠᎴ ᎠᎩᏲᎱᎯᏍᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ.

And this will fulfil my earnest expectation and hope that I shall have no cause for shame, but that, with unfailing courage, now as hitherto, Christ will be honoured in my body, whether by my life or by my death,

21 ᎠᏏᏰᏃ ᏯᏆᎴᏂᏙᎸ ᎦᎶᏅᏛ ᏥᎸᏉᏙᏗ, ᏯᎩᏲᎱᏒᏃ ᎠᏴ ᎠᎩᏁᏉᏤᏗ.

for to me life is Christ, and death is gain.

22 ᎢᏳᏍᎩᏂᏃᏅ ᎤᏇᏓᎸ ᏯᏆᎴᏂᏙᎸ, ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᎩᎾᏄᎪᏫᏍᏗ ᏓᎩᎸᏫᏍᏓᎪᎲᎢ; ᎠᎴ ᎥᏝ ᏱᏥᎦᏔᎭ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎠᏆᏑᏰᏍᏗᏱ.

But what if the life here in the body — if this brings me fruit from my labours? Then which to choose I cannot tell! I am sorely perplexed either way!

23 ᏔᎵᏰᏃ ᎢᏳᏓᎴᎩ ᎨᏒ ᎠᏍᏓᏱᏳ ᎾᏆᎵᏍᏓᏁᎭ, ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗ ᎠᏆᏚᎵᏍᎬ ᎠᏆᏂᎩᏍᏗᏱ, ᎠᎴ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᏤᎲ ᏩᏆᏕᏗᏱ; ᎾᏍᎩ ᏭᏓᎪᎾᏛᏛ ᎤᏟ ᎣᏏᏳ ᏥᎩ;

My own desire is to depart and be with Christ, for this would be far better.

24 ᎤᏍᏓᎸᏍᎩᏂᏃᏅ ᎠᏆᎴᏂᏓᏍᏗᏱ ᎤᏟ ᎣᏏᏳ ᎢᏣᎵᏍᏓᏁᏗ ᏂᎯ.

But, for your sakes, it may be more needful that I should still remain here in the body.

25 ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏥᏄᏍᏗ ᏣᏉᎯᏳᎭ, ᏥᎦᏔᎭ ᎠᏆᎴᏂᏓᏍᏗᏱ ᎠᎴ ᏂᏥᎥ ᎢᏨᏰᎳᏗᏓᏍᏗᏱ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏥᏁᏉᏤᏗᏱ ᎠᎴ ᎢᏣᎵᎮᎵᏍᏗᏱ ᎢᏦᎯᏳᏒᎢ.

Yes, I am confident that this is so, and therefore I am sure that I shall stay, and stay near you all, to promote your progress and joy in the Faith;

26 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏣᏘ ᎤᏁᏉᏨᏍᏗᏱ ᎢᏣᎵᎮᎵᎬ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎢᏳᏩᏂᏌᏛ, ᎠᏴ ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᏍᎬ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏔᎵᏁ ᏫᏨᎷᏤᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ.

so that, when you once more have me among you, you, in your union with Christ Jesus, may find in me fresh cause for exultation.

27 ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎠᏗᎾ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎤᏤᎵ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᏧᎵᎶᎲᏍᎦ ᏂᏣᏛᏁᎵᏙᎮᏍᏗ; ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏃ ᏱᏫᏨᎷᏤᎸ ᎠᎴ ᏱᏫᏨᎪᎥ, ᎠᎴ ᏯᎩᎪᏁᎸᏉ, ᏱᎦᏛᎬᎦ ᏂᏣᏛᎿᎭᏕᎬᎢ, ᎤᎵᏂᎩᏛ ᏕᏥᏙᎬ ᏌᏉ ᎠᏓᏅᏙᎩᎯ, ᏌᏉ ᎠᏓᏅᏖᏗ ᎬᏗ, ᎠᏖᏆᎶᎯ ᎢᏣᏟᏂᎬᏁᏗᏱ ᎢᏥᏍᏕᎸᏗᏱ ᎪᎯᏳᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ.

Under all circumstances let your lives be worthy of the Good News of the Christ: so that, whether I come and see you, or whether I hear of your affairs at a distance, I may know that you are standing firm, animated by one spirit, and joining with one heart in a common struggle for the Faith taught by the Good News,

28 ᎠᎴ ᏞᏍᏗ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎠᎾᏛᏁᎲ ᎨᏣᏡᏗᏍᎩ ᏱᏥᏍᎦᏍᏓᏁᎮᏍᏗ; ᎾᏍᎩ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎢᏳᏅᏁᎯ ᎨᏥᏛᏙᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᏂᎯᏍᎩᏂ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎢᏨᏁᎯ ᎡᏥᏍᏕᎸᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎢᏥᏍᏕᎸᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ.

without ever shrinking from your opponents. To them this will be a sign of their Destruction and of your Salvation — a sign from God.

29 ᏂᎯᏰᏃ ᎡᏥᏁᎸᎯ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎨᏒ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ, ᎥᏝ ᎡᏦᎢᏳᏗᏱᏉ ᎤᏩᏒ, ᎾᏍᏉᏍᎩᏂ ᎡᏥᎩᎵᏤᏗᏱ;

For, on behalf of Christ, you have had the privilege granted you, not only of trusting in him, but also of suffering on his behalf.

30 ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎠᏗᏒᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎢᏤᎲ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏴ ᏥᏍᎩᎪᎡᎸᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎪᎯ ᏥᏣᏛᎩᎭ ᎠᏇᎲᎢ.

You will be engaged in the same hard struggle as that which you once saw me waging, and which you hear that I am waging still.