OrthJBC - Philippians - 1

1:1  From Sha'ul and Timotiyos, servants of Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Yehoshua; To all the kedoshim in Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Yehoshua who are in the city of Philippi with the supervising mashgichim ruchaniyim (spiritual overseers, zekenim, mivakkerim, supervisors) and the klei kodesh (ministers), the ministering messianic shammashim.

1:2  Chen v'chesed Hashem and shalom Hashem from Elohim Avinu and Adoneinu Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Yehoshua. MOSHIACH'S SHLIACH AND HIS TEFILLAH FOR THE KEHILLAH IN PHILIPPI [A ROMAN COLONY LOCATED IN MACEDONIA WHICH IS IN THE BALKAN PENINSULA, NORTH OF ANCIENT GREECE, AND IS WHERE RAV SHA'UL WAS LED ALSO TO THESSALONICA AND BEREA AND TO HIS MINISTRY THERE (SEE ACTS 16:9-17:13]; HIS HANACHA (PREMISE) IS THAT HASHEM HAS BEGUN A MITZVAH IN THE PHILIPPIANS; HIS DIYUK (LOGICAL CONCLUSION) IS THAT HASHEM WILL COMPLETE IT

1:3  Modeh Ani (I thank) my G-d upon every zikaron (remembrance) of you,

1:4  always in every tefillah of mine on behalf of all of you, davening with simcha, making techinah (supplication)

1:5  in view of your devekut Hashem, your chavrusa partnership in the Besuras HaGeulah from day one until now.

1:6  Being convinced of this: that He who began a pe'ulah hatovah (good action 2:13) in you, will bring that mitzvoh to completion [Tehillim 138:8] by Yom Hashem, the Yom Adoneinu, Moshiach Yehoshua [1:10; 2:16].

1:7  It is in fact b'tzedek for me to have hitbonanut (profound contemplation-4:8-9) about you all because you hold me in your levavot with hartzige sincerety, both in regard to my kaval (chain/fetter) and in the apologetic and vindicatory work for the Besuras HaGeulah, you being all devekut (attachment to G-d) participators in the Chen v'Chesed Hashem given to me.

1:8  For Hashem 'ed (G-d is my witness) how I yearn for all of you with the ahavas Moshiach Yehoshua.

1:9  And my tefillah is this, that your ahavah [in Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach] may yet increase more and more in profound da'as and binah (binah)

1:10  to help you approve the feste (excellent) things of musar (moral discipline) that matter, that you may be barei lev (pure in heart) and without michshol (stumbling block) of blame [2:15] in the Yom HaMoshiach [1:6; 2:16],

1:11  having been filled with the p'ri Tzedek (fruit of righteousness) through Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Yehoshua to the kavod Hashem and his tiferet. SHA'UL LIFTS THE KOS OF L'CHAYIM: "TO ME TO LIVE IS REBBE, MELECH HAMOSHIACH"; THE MATURE KNOW THAT HE IS KOVUA (ESTABLISHED, FIRMLY SET) BY HASHEM IN ROME FOR THE APOLOGETIC DEFENSE OF THE BESURAS HAGEULAH

1:12  I want you to have da'as, Achim b'Moshiach, that the things concerning me have come to an even greater advancement (1:25) of the Besuras HaGeulah [II Tim.2:9].

1:13  So that my kaval (chain/fetter--1:7) has been made hitgalut in Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach! In all the imperial guard and the public at large!

1:14  And most of the Achim b'Adoneinu, having been strengthened in bittachon by my kaval (chain/fetter), are more readily willing to dare to fearlessly proclaim the Dvar Hashem.

1:15  Indeed some darshanim (preachers) preach their derashot (sermons) out of a ruach that is mekanne (jealous, envious) and of madon (strife); but some have derashot proclaiming Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, and these darshanim have kavvanah tovah (good intention).

1:16  These latter proclaim Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach out of a ruach of ahavah, having da'as that the purpose of my divinely destined appointment here is for the apologetic defense of the Besuras HaGeulah.

1:17  But those other ones preach Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach out of anochiyut (selfishness--2:3), not with a lev tahor (pure in heart) motive, lu yetzuuyar (assuming) by means of my kaval (1:13-14) to stir up tzoros.

1:18  Nu? Whether the maggidim are or are not perfect in their intent, the significant thing is that Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach is preached! And in this I have simcha. And I will go right on having simcha! AS HAMOSHIACH'S SHLIACH TO THE GOYIM CONTEMPLATES HIS POSSIBLE IMMINENT KIDDUSH HA-SHEM MARTYRDOM, HIS FINAL CONCLUSION IS GAM HU LI LISHU'AH (IYOV 13:16) THROUGH THE TECHINAH (SUPPLICATION) OF THE KEHILLAH AND THROUGH THE DIVINE EZRAH; HOWEVER, WHETHER IN LIFE OR IN DEATH, MIMUH NIFSHACH (EITHER WAY), HE WINS IN MOSHIACH

1:19  For, I have da'as that through your tefillos for me and through the ezrah (aid) given by the Ruach Moshiach, this will turn out for my Yeshu'ah (rescue--1:28; 2:12) [Rom.8:28].

1:20  It is my confident tikvah that in nothing I will be put to bushah (shame), but with all ometz (courage--Yehoshua 1:7) as always, even now, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach will be magnified in my guf (body) (1:13), whether through Chayyah (Life) or through Mavet (Death).

1:21  For to me to live is Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach [Gal.2:20] and to die is revach (gain, profit, hanaa).

1:22  But if it means I am to go on living in the basar, this for me is p'ri for Hashem in the work of avodas kodesh. What will I choose? I do not have da'as.

1:23  I am kleir. I am pulled two drakhim (ways) by a happy dilemma, on the one tzad (side) having the desire to depart and be with Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, for this is much better [II Cor.5:8].

1:24  But on the other tzad (side) to remain in the basar is more necessary for your sake.

1:25  And having been convinced of this fact, I have da'as that I blaib (remain, continue unchanged) and will continue with all of you, for your advancement (1:12) and simcha of the [orthodox Jewish] Emunah [cf. 1:27; I Tim.3:9; 4:1,6; 5:8; 6:10,21; Jude 3],

1:26  with the ultimate aim that by coming to you again your glorying may abound in Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Yehoshua. THE ACHDUT (UNITY) OF MOSHIACH'S KEHILLAH; YOUR FEARLESSNESS SAYS TO YOUR MITNAGGEDIM: HARAYA! (THAT PROVES IT!) YOU ARE LOST!

1:27  Only one thing: carry out in practice the torat haEzrakhut (citizenship--see 3:20) worthily of the Besuras HaGeulah of Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach. Then, whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear concerning you that you are standing like a ma'oz (fortress) in one ruach, with one nashamah, contending for the Emunah (Jude 3; Php 4:3) of the Besuras HaGeulah.

1:28  And, I might add, not having pakhad (fear, terror) in reaction to anything as far as the mitnaggedim (the ones opposing) are concerned, which is a proof to them of their churban (destruction), but of your Yeshu'ah (salvation--1:19; 2:12], and this from Hashem.

1:29  For to you it was given on behalf of Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, not only to have emunah in him but also on behalf of him to be laden with the burden of Messianic innuyim (sufferings--3:10),

1:30  with your having the same struggle, which you saw in me [Acts 16:22] and now hear to be in me [1:13].