لاdo not تُكثِرَنَّever speak too much منof الكلامِspeech فإِنَّماfor it is only
لا تُكثِرَنَّ من الكلامِ فإِنَّما
هَذرُidle chatter الكلامِspeech نتيجةُresult الإِعجابself-admiration
هَذرُ الكلامِ نتيجةُ الإِعجاب
Do not speak too much, for
Do not speak much, for most of the talking
idle talk is but the result of self-admiration.
Is the outcome of self-admiration.
وإذاand if اضطُرِرتَyou are compelled فجاوبَنَّthen be sure to answer مُسائِلاًa questioner
وإذا اضطُرِرتَ فجاوبَنَّ مُسائِلاً
سلباًin negation بلاwith “no” ونَعَمand “yes” فللإِيجابِso, for affirmation
سلباً بلا ونَعَم فللإِيجابِ
And if you are compelled, be sure to answer a questioner:
And if you are compelled, then answer questions
with “no” for denial, and “yes” for affirmation.
Negatively, with no and yes for confirmation.
بيلاطسُPilate البنطيُّPontius أَذهَلَbewildered لُبَّهُhis mind
بيلاطسُ البنطيُّ أَذهَلَ لُبَّهُ
صمتُsilence المسيحChrist بغيرwithout رَدِّreturning جوابِan answer
صمتُ المسيح بغير رَدِّ جوابِ
Pontius Pilate’s mind was bewildered
Pilate the Pontius was confounded in his mind
by Christ’s silence, without any answer given.
By the silence of Christ without a reply.
لكِنَّbut بِطرُسَPeter إذwhen تكلَّمَhe spoke كلمةًa word
لكِنَّ بِطرُسَ إذ تكلَّمَ كلمةً
أضحىbecame يَسُحُّpouring forth الدمعَtears مثلَlike سحابِa cloud
أضحى يَسُحُّ الدمعَ مثلَ سحابِ
But Peter, when he spoke a word,
But when Peter spoke a word
began pouring forth tears like a cloud.
He began to wipe his tears like a cloud.