Philippians — 1
1 Greetings from Shaul and Timothy, servants of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏_YAHUSHA Ha'Mashyach. To all of you in Philippi who are the Qadash people of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH in 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏_YAHUSHA Ha'Mashyach, including your elders and special servants.
2 Favor and Shalum to you from ABBA 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH and the Master 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏_YAHUSHA Ha'Mashyach.
Shaul’s Prayer
3 I Tudah 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH every time I remember you.
4 And I always pray for all of you with joy.
5 I Tudah 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH, for you have been my partners in spreading the Basurah (Good News) about Ha'Mashyach from the time you first heard it until now.
6 I am confident of this very thing, that 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏_YAHUSHA Ha'Mashyach;
7 I know I am right to think like this about all of you because you are so close to my heart. This is because you have all played such an important part in the favor of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH to me, during this time that I am in prison, and whenever I am defending and proving the truth of the Basurah (Good News).
8 For 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH is my witness, how greatly I long for you all with the affection of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏_YAHUSHA Ha'Mashyach.
9 This is my prayer for you: that your love will grow more and more; that you will grow in knowledge and understanding with your love;
10 That you will see the difference between what is important and what is not and choose what is important; that you will be pure and blameless for the coming of Ha'Mashyach;
11 That your life will be filled with the fruit of righteousness that are produced by Ha'Mashyach to bring Kabad and Yadah to 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH.
12 Brothers and sisters, I want you to know that all that has happened to me has helped to spread the Basurah (Good News).
13 All the Roman guards and all the others here know that I am in prison for serving Ha'Mashyach.
14 My being in prison has caused most of the believers to put their trust in 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH and to show more courage in telling people the message of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH.
15 Some people are telling the message about Ha'Mashyach because they are jealous and bitter. Others do it because they want to help.
16 They are doing it out of love. They know that 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH gave me the work of defending the Basurah (Good News).
17 But those others tell about Ha'Mashyach because of their selfish ambition. Their reason for doing it is wrong. They only do it because they think it will make trouble for me in prison.
18 But that does not matter. What is important is that they are telling people about Ha'Mashyach, whether they are sincere or not. So I am glad they are doing it. I will continue to be glad,
19 Because I know that your prayers and the help the Ruach of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏_YAHUSHA Ha'Mashyach, will cause this trouble to result in my freedom.
20 I am full of hope and feel sure I will not have any reason to be ashamed. I am certain I will continue to have the same boldness to speak freely that I always have. I will let 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH use my life to bring more honor to Ha'Mashyach. It does not matter whether I live or die.
21 To me, the only important thing about living is Ha'Mashyach. And even death would be for my benefit.
22 If I continue living here on Arath, I will be able to work for 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH. But what would I choose, is it to live or to die? I do not know.
23 It would be a hard choice. Sometimes I want to leave this life and be with Ha'Mashyach. That would be much better for me;
24 However, you people need me here alive.
25 I am sure of this, so I know that I will stay here and be with you to help you grow and have joy in your Amunah.
26 And when I come to you again, you will have even more reason to take pride in 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏_YAHUSHA Ha'Mashyach because of what 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏_YAHUSHA is doing through me.
27 Just be sure you live as the people of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH in a way that honors the Good News of Ha'Mashyach. Then if I come and visit you or if I am away from you, I will hear good things about you. I will know that you stand together with the same purpose and that you work together like a team to help others believe the Basurah (Good News).
28 And you will not be afraid of those who are against you. All of this is proof from 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH that you are being saved and that your enemies will be lost.
29 For 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH have given you, not only the privilege of trusting in Ha'Mashyach but also the privilege of suffering for Ha'Mashyach.
30 We are in this struggle together. You have seen my struggle in the past, and you know that I am still in the midst of it.