1 A nd when they were escaped, then they knew that the island was called Melita.

وَبَعدَ أنْ خَرَجنا مِنْ هَذا كُلِّهِ سالِمِينَ، عَلِمنا أنَّ الجَزِيرَةَ تُدعَى مالْطَةَ.

2 A nd the barbarous people shewed us no little kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, because of the present rain, and because of the cold.

وَقَدْ أظهَرَ لَنا أهلُ الجَزِيرَةِ لُطفاً غَيرَ عادِيٍّ. فَرَحَّبُوا بِنا جَمِيعاً، وَأشعَلُوا لَنا ناراً لِأنَّ السَّماءَ بَدَأتْ تُمطِرُ وَكانَ الجَوُّ بارِداً.

3 A nd when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid them on the fire, there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand.

وَجَمَعَ بُولُسُ كَومَةً مِنَ العِصِيِّ، وَراحَ يَضَعُها عَلَى النّارِ. فَخَرَجَتْ أفعَى سامَّةٌ بِسَبَبِ الحَرِّ، وَالتَفَّتْ عَلَى يَدِهِ.

4 A nd when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live.

فَلَمّا رَأى سُكّانُ الجَزِيرَةِ الأفعَى مُدَلّاةً مِنْ يَدِهِ، قالُوا بَعضُهُمْ لِبَعضٍ: «لا بُدَّ أنَّ هَذا الرَّجُلَ قاتِلٌ، فَمَعْ أنَّهُ نَجا مِنَ البَحرِ، إلّا أنَّ «العَدلَ» لَنْ يَسمَحَ لَهُ بِأنْ يَعِيشَ.»

5 A nd he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm.

أمّا بُولُسُ فَنَفَضَ الأفعَى مِنْ يَدِهِ إلَى النّارِ، وَلَمْ يُصِبهُ أيُّ أذَىً.

6 H owbeit they looked when he should have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: but after they had looked a great while, and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god.

فَتَوَقَّعُوا أنْ يَتَوَرَّمَ أوْ أنْ يَسقُطَ مَيِّتاً، لَكِنَّهُمْ بَعدَ انتِظارٍ طَوِيلٍ لَمْ يَرَوا شَيئاً غَيْرَ عادِيٍّ يَحدُثُ لَهُ. فَغَيَّرُوا رَأيَهُمْ وَقالُوا إنَّهُ إلَهٌ!

7 I n the same quarters were possessions of the chief man of the island, whose name was Publius; who received us, and lodged us three days courteously.

وَكانَتْ قُربَ ذَلِكَ المَكانِ حُقُولٌ لِرَجُلٍ اسْمُهُ بُوبلِيُوسَ، وَهُوَ أحَدُ وُجَهاءِ تِلْكَ المِنطَقَةِ. فَرَحَّبَ بِنا فِي بَيتِهِ، وَاستَضافَنا بِكُلِّ كَرَمٍ ثَلاثَةَ أيّامٍ.

8 A nd it came to pass, that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever and of a bloody flux: to whom Paul entered in, and prayed, and laid his hands on him, and healed him.

وَكانَ وَالِدُ بُوبلِيُوسَ طَرِيحَ الفِراشِ، مُصاباً بِحُمَّى وَإسْهالٍ دامٍ. فَدَخَلَ بُولُسُ لِيَزُورَهُ. وَبَعدَ أنْ صَلَّى، وَضَعَ يَدَيهِ عَلَيهِ وَشَفاهُ.

9 S o when this was done, others also, which had diseases in the island, came, and were healed:

فَلَمّا حَدَثَ هَذا، جاءَ بِقِيَّةُ المَرضَى فِي الجَزِيرَةِ وَشُفُوا.

10 w ho also honoured us with many honours; and when we departed, they laded us with such things as were necessary.

وَأكرَمُونا بِهَدايا كَثِيرَةٍ. وَلَمّا أبحَرنا زَوَّدُونا بِما نَحتاجُ. بُولُسُ يَذهَبُ إلَى رُوما

11 A nd after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux.

وَبَعدَ ثَلاثَةِ أشهُرٍ، أبْحَرْنا فِي سَفِينَةٍ إسكَندَرِيَّةٍ كانَتْ قَدْ قَضَتِ الشِّتاءَ فِي الجَزِيرَةِ. وَكانَ فِي مُقَدِّمَتِها عَلامَةُ الْجَوزاءِ: «الإلَهانِ التَّوأمانِ.»

12 A nd landing at Syracuse, we tarried there three days.

فَوَصَلْنا إلَى سِراكُوستا وَمَكَثنا هُناكَ ثَلاثَةَ أيّامٍ.

13 A nd from thence we fetched a compass, and came to Rhegium: and after one day the south wind blew, and we came the next day to Puteoli:

وَمِنْ هُناكَ أبحَرنا وَوَصَلنا إلَى رِيغُونَ. وَبَعدَ يَومٍ واحِدٍ هَبَّتْ رِيحٌ جَنُوبِيَّةٌ، وَفِي اليَومِ التّالِي وَصَلنا إلَى بُوطيُولِي.

14 w here we found brethren, and were desired to tarry with them seven days: and so we went toward Rome.

وَهُناكَ عَثَرنا عَلَى بَعضِ الإخوَةِ، فَطَلَبُوا إلَينا أنْ نَبقَى مَعَهُمْ سَبعَةَ أيّامٍ. وَهَكَذا وَصَلنا إلَى رُوما.

15 A nd from thence, when the brethren heard of us, they came to meet us as far as Appii forum, and The three taverns: whom when Paul saw, he thanked God, and took courage.

وَكانَ الإخوَةُ هُناكَ قَدْ سَمِعُوا أخبارَنا، وَجاءُوا إلَى سُوقِ أبِيُّوسَ وَمِنطَقَةِ الحاناتِ الثَّلاثِ لاستِقبالِنا. فَلَمّا رَآهُمْ بُولُسُ، شَكَرَ اللهَ وَتَشَجَّعَ. بُولُسُ فِي رُوما

16 A nd when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard: but Paul was suffered to dwell by himself with a soldier that kept him.

وَلَمّا وَصَلنا إلَى رُوما، سُمِحَ لِبُولُسَ بِأنْ يُقيمَ وَحدَهُ مَعَ جُندِيٍّ يَحرُسُهُ.

17 A nd it came to pass, that after three days Paul called the chief of the Jews together: and when they were come together, he said unto them, Men and brethren, though I have committed nothing against the people, or customs of our fathers, yet was I delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.

وَبَعدَ ثَلاثَةِ أيّامٍ دَعا بُولُسُ قادَةَ اليَهُودِ لِلاجتِماعِ. فَلَمّا اجتَمَعُوا، قالَ لَهُمْ: «أيُّها الإخوَةُ، رُغمَ إنِّي لَمْ أفعَلْ شَيئاً ضِدَّ شَعبِنا أوْ ضِدَّ عاداتِ آبائِنا، إلّا أنِّي أسلِمتُ لِلرُّومانِ كَسَجِينٍ فِي القُدسِ.

18 W ho, when they had examined me, would have let me go, because there was no cause of death in me.

فَاسْتَجوَبُونِي وَأرادُوا إخلاءَ سَبِيلِي، لِأنِّي لَمْ أرتَكِبْ جُرماً يَستَحِقُّ عُقُوبَةُ المَوتِ.

19 B ut when the Jews spake against it, I was constrained to appeal unto Cæsar; not that I had ought to accuse my nation of.

لَكِنْ عِندَما اعتَرَضَ اليَهُودُ، اضطُرِرتُ لِرَفعِ قَضِيَّتِي إلَى القَيصَرِ. فَلَمْ يَكُنْ هَذا لِأنَّنِي أُرِيدُ أنْ أشتَكِيَ عَلَى شَعبِي.

20 F or this cause therefore have I called for you, to see you, and to speak with you: because that for the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain.

وَهَذا هُوَ ما دَعانِي إلَى أنْ أطلُبَ رُؤيَتَكُمْ وَالتَّحَدُّثَ إلَيكُمْ. فَأنا مُقَيَّدٌ بِهَذِهِ السِّلسِلَةِ لِأنِّي أُومِنُ بِرَجاءِ بَنِي إسرائِيلَ.

21 A nd they said unto him, We neither received letters out of Judæa concerning thee, neither any of the brethren that came shewed or spake any harm of thee.

فَقالُوا لَهُ: «لَمْ نَتَلَقَّ أيَّةَ رَسائِلَ مِنْ إقلِيمِ اليَهُودِيَّةِ عَنكَ. وَلَمْ يَذكُرْ أوْ يَقُلْ لَنا أيٌّ مِنَ الإخوَةِ الَّذِينَ وَصَلُوا مِنْ هُناكَ شَيئاً سَيِّئاً عَنكَ.

22 B ut we desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest: for as concerning this sect, we know that every where it is spoken against.

لَكِنَّنا نَوَدُّ أنْ نَسمَعَ مِنكَ لِنَعرِفَ ما تَعتَقِدُهُ. فَنَحنُ نَعرِفُ أنَّ هَذا المَذهَبَ يُنتَقَدُ فِي كُلِّ مَكانٍ.»

23 A nd when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and out of the prophets, from morning till evening.

فَحَدَّدُوا يَوماً آخَرَ لِلِقائِهِ. وَجاءُوا إلَيهِ فِي مَكانِ إقامَتِهِ بِأعدادٍ كَبِيرَةٍ. فَشَرَحَ لَهُمْ وَشَهِدَ لَهُمْ عَنْ مَلَكُوتِ اللهِ. وَحاوَلَ أنْ يُقنِعَهُمْ بِحَقِيقَةِ يَسُوعَ مِنْ شَرِيعَةِ مُوسَى وَمِنْ كُتُبِ الأنبِياءِ. وَظَلَّ يَتَحَدَّثُ مِنَ الصَّباحِ إلَى المَساءِ.

24 A nd some believed the things which were spoken, and some believed not.

فَاقتَنَعَ بَعضُهُمْ بِما قالَهُ، أمّا الآخَرُونَ فَرَفَضُوا أنْ يُؤمِنُوا.

25 A nd when they agreed not among themselves, they departed, after that Paul had spoken one word, Well spake the Holy Ghost by Esaias the prophet unto our fathers,

وَلَمّا اختَلَفُوا فِيما بَينَهُمْ، بَدَأُوا يُغادِرُونَ بَعدَ أنْ قالَ بُولُسُ كَلِمَةً أخِيرَةً: «ما أحسَنَ ما قالَهُ الرُّوحُ القُدُسُ حِينَ قالَ لآبائِكُمْ مِنْ خِلالِ النَّبِيِّ إشَعْياءَ:

26 s aying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive:

‹اذهَبُوا إلَى هَذا الشَّعبِ وَقُولُوا: سَتَسمَعُونَ وَتَسمَعُونَ، لَكِنَّكُمْ لَنْ تَفهَمُوا. وَسَتَنظُرُونَ وَتَنظُرُونَ، لَكِنَّكُمْ لَنْ تُبْصِروا.

27 f or the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.

فَقَدْ صارَ تَفكِيرُ هَذا الشَّعبِ بَلِيداً، وَصارَ سَمَعُهُمْ ثَقيلاً. أغمَضُوا عُيُونَهُمْ، فَهُمْ لا يُرِيدُونَ أنْ يَرَوا بِعُيُونِهِمْ، وَلا يُرِيدُونَ أنْ يَسمَعُوا بِآذانِهِمْ، أوْ أنْ يَفهَمُوا بِعُقُولِهِمْ، لِئَلّا يَأْتُوا إلَيَّ فَأُشفِيهِمْ.›

28 B e it known therefore unto you, that the salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles, and that they will hear it.

«فَاعلَمُوا أنَّ خَلاصَ اللهِ قَدْ أُرسِلَ إلَى غَيرِ اليَهُودِ، وَهُمْ سَيَسمَعُونَ.»

29 A nd when he had said these words, the Jews departed, and had great reasoning among themselves.

فَلَمّا قالَ بُولُسُ هَذا، انْسَحَبَ اليَهودُ، وَكانوا يَتَجادَلونَ فيما بَينَهُمْ بِشِدَّةٍ.

30 A nd Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house, and received all that came in unto him,

وَأقامَ بُولُسُ فِي مَنزِلِهِ الَّذِي استَأجَرَهُ سَنَتَينِ كامِلَتَينِ. وَكانَ يُرَحِّبُ بِكُلِّ الَّذِينَ يَأتُونَ إلَيهِ.

31 p reaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him.

وَكانَ يُنادِي بِمَلَكُوتِ اللهِ، وَيُعَلِّمُ عَنِ الرَّبِّ يَسُوعَ المَسِيحِ بِكُلِّ جَسارَةٍ، وَلَمْ يَسمَحْ لِشَيءٍ بِأنْ يُعَطِّلَهُ.