1 A fter this departed from Athens and went to Corinth.

بَعدَ هَذا، غادَرَ بُولُسُ مَدِينَةَ أثِينا، وَذَهَبَ إلَى مَدِينَةِ كُورُنثُوسَ.

2 T here he met a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, recently arrived from Italy with Priscilla his wife, due to the fact that Claudius had issued an edict that all the Jews were to leave Rome. And went to see them,

وَقابَلَ هُناكَ يَهُودِيّاً اسْمُهُ أكِيلا، وَهُوَ مِنْ بُنطُسَ. وَكانَ قَدْ جاءَ مُؤَخَّراً مِنْ إيطاليا مَعَ زَوجَتِهِ بِرِيسْكِلّا. وَسَبَبُ رَحِيلِهِما عَنْ إيطاليا هُوَ أنَّ كُلُودِيُوسَ أمَرَ بِأنْ يُغادِرَ كُلُّ اليَهُودِ رُوما. فَذَهَبَ بُولُسُ لِرُؤيَتِهِما.

3 A nd because he was of the same occupation, he stayed with them; and they worked, for they were tentmakers by trade.

وَلِأنَّ حِرفَتَهُ وَحِرفَتَهُما واحِدَةٌ، فَقَدْ بَقِيَ وَعَمِلَ مَعَهُما، إذْ كانا صانِعَيْ خِيامٍ.

4 B ut he discoursed and argued in the synagogue every Sabbath and won over Jews and Greeks.

وَكانَ فِي كُلِّ سَبتٍ يُناقِشُ النّاسَ فِي المَجمَعِ، مُحاوِلاً أنْ يُقنِعَ اليَهُودَ وَاليُونانِيِّيْنَ.

5 B y the time Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia, Paul was completely engrossed with preaching, earnestly arguing and testifying to the Jews that Jesus the Christ.

وَعِندَما وَصَلَ سِيلا وَتِيمُوثاوُسُ مِنْ مَكدُونِيَّةَ، كَرَّسَ بُولُسُ كُلَّ وَقتِهِ للتَبشيرِ بِكَلِمَةِ اللهِ مُبَيِّناً لِليَهُودِ أنَّ يَسُوعَ هُوَ المَسِيحُ.

6 B ut since they kept opposing and abusing and reviling him, he shook out his clothing and said to them, Your blood be upon your heads! I am innocent. From now on I will go to the Gentiles (the heathen).

فَلَمّا عارَضُوهُ وَشَتَمُوهُ، نَفَضَ مَلابِسَهُ، وَقالَ لَهُمْ: «دَمُكُمْ عَلَيكُمْ وَحدَكُمْ! وَأنا لَستُ مَلُوماً. وَمِنَ الآنَ فَصاعِداً سَأتَوَجَّهُ إلَى غَيرِ اليَهُودِ.»

7 H e then left there and went to the house of a man named Titus Justus, who worshiped God and whose house was next door to the synagogue.

وَتَرَكَ بُولُسُ المَكانَ، وَذَهَبَ إلَى بَيتِ رَجُلٍ اسْمُهُ تِيتيُوسُ يُوسْتُوسُ. وَكانَ هَذا رَجُلاً مُتَعَبِّداً للهِ، وَبَيتُهُ بِجِوارِ المَجمَعِ.

8 B ut Crispus, the leader of the synagogue, believed, together with his entire household; and many of the Corinthians who listened believed and were baptized.

فَآمَنَ كْرِيسبُسُ قائِدُ المَجمَعِ مَعَ كُلِّ عائِلَتِهِ بِالرَّبِّ. كَما آمَنَ كَثِيرُونَ مِنَ الكُورِنثِيِّيْنَ الَّذِينَ سَمِعُوا بُولُسَ وَتَعَمَّدُوا جَمِيعاً.

9 A nd one night the Lord said to Paul in a vision, Have no fear, but speak and do not keep silent;

وَذاتَ لَيلَةٍ قالَ الرَّبُّ لِبُولُسَ فِي رُؤيا: «لا تَخَفْ. بَلْ تَكَلَّمْ، وَلا تَصمُتْ.

10 F or I am with you, and no man shall assault you to harm you, for I have many people in this city.

فَأنا مَعَكَ. وَلَنْ يُهاجِمَكَ أحَدٌ فَيُؤذِيكَ، لِأنَّ لِي فِي هَذِهِ المَدِينَةِ أشخاصاً كَثِيرِينَ.»

11 S o he settled down among them for a year and six months, teaching the Word of God '> attainment through Christ of eternal salvation in the kingdom of God].

فَبَقِيَ بُولُسُ سَنَةً وَنِصفَ السَّنَةِ، وَهُوَ يُعَلِّمُ كَلِمَةَ اللهِ بَينَهُمْ. بُولُسُ أمامَ غاليُون

12 B ut when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia (most of Greece), the Jews unitedly made an attack upon Paul and brought him before the judge’s seat,

عِندَما كانَ غاليُونُ حاكِماً عَلَى مُقاطَعَةِ أخائِيَّةَ، وَحَّدَ اليَهُودُ جُهُودَهُمْ فِي الهُجُومِ عَلَى بُولُسَ. وَأخَذُوهُ إلَى المَحكَمَةِ.

13 D eclaring, This fellow is advising and inducing and inciting people to worship God in violation of the Law.

وَقالُوا: «إنَّ هَذا الرَّجُلَ يُقنِعُ النّاسَ بِأنْ يَعبُدُوا اللهَ بِطَرِيقَةٍ تُخالِفُ الشَّرِيعَةَ.»

14 B ut when Paul was about to open his mouth to reply, Gallio said to the Jews, If it were a matter of some misdemeanor or villainy, O Jews, I should have cause to bear with you and listen;

وَكانَ بُولُسُ عَلَى وَشْكِ أنْ يَتَكَلَّمَ عِندَما قالَ غاليُونُ لِليَهُودِ: «لَوْ كانَتْ هَذِهِ مَسألَةَ مُخالَفَةٍ ما أوْ جَرِيمَةٍ خَطِرَةٍ، لَكانَ مَعقُولاً أنْ أسمَحَ لَكُمْ أيُّها اليَهُودُ.

15 B ut since it is merely a question about words and names and your own law, see to it yourselves; I decline to be a judge of such matters and I have no intention of trying such cases.

لَكِنْ بِما أنَّها مَسألَةٌ تَتَعَلَّقُ بِمُصْطَلَحاتٍ وَأسماءٍ وَبشَرِيعَتِكُمْ أنتُمْ، فَعالِجُوها بِأنفُسِكُمْ. أمّا أنا فَلا أُرِيدُ أنْ أقضِيَ فِي مِثلِ هَذِهِ المَسائِلِ.»

16 A nd he drove them away from the judgment seat.

وَطَرَدَهُمْ مِنَ المَحكَمَةِ.

17 T hen they all seized Sosthenes, the leader of the synagogue, and beat him right in front of the judgment seat. But Gallio paid no attention to any of this.

فَأمسَكَ الجَمِيعُ بِسُوستانِيسَ رَئِيسِ المَجمَعِ، وَراحُوا يَضْرِبُونَهُ أمامَ المَحكَمَةِ. أمّا غاليُونُ فَلَمْ يُبدِ أيَّ اهتِمامٍ بِذَلِكَ. عَودَةُ بُولُسَ إلَى أنطاكِيَّة

18 A fterward Paul remained many days longer, and then told the brethren farewell and sailed for Syria; and he was accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila. At Cenchreae he '> Paul] cut his hair, for he had made a vow.

وَبَقِيَ بُولُسُ هُناكَ أيّاماً كَثِيرَةً. ثُمَّ استَأْذَنَ الإخوَةَ، وَأبحَرَ إلَى سُورِيَّةَ بِصُحبَةِ بِريِسْكِلّا وَأكِيلا. وَكانَ بُولُسُ قَدْ حَلَقَ شَعرَهُ فِي مَدِينَةِ كَنخَرْيا، لِأنَّهُ كانَ قَدْ نَذَرَ نَذْراً.

19 T hen they arrived in Ephesus, and left the others there; but he himself entered the synagogue and discoursed and argued with the Jews.

فَوَصَلُوا إلَى مَدِينَةِ أفَسُسَ، وَتَرَكَهُما هُناكَ. ثُمَّ دَخَلَ إلَى المَجمَعِ لِيُناقِشَ اليَهُودَ.

20 W hen they asked him to remain for a longer time, he would not consent;

وَعِندَما طَلَبُوا مِنهُ أنْ يُمَدِّدَ إقامَتَهُ هُناكَ مَعَهُمْ، لَمْ يَقبَلْ.

21 B ut when he was leaving them he said, I will return to you if God is willing, and he set sail from Ephesus.

لَكِنَّهُ قالَ وَهُوَ يُغادِرُ: «إنْ شاءَ اللهُ سَأعُودُ إلَيكُمْ.» ثُمَّ أبحَرَ مِنْ مَدِينَةِ أفَسُسَ.

22 W hen he landed at Caesarea, he went up and saluted the church, and then went down to Antioch.

وَلَمّا وَصَلَ إلَى مَدِينَةِ قَيْصَرِيَّةَ، ذَهَبَ إلَى مَدِينَةِ القُدسِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى الكَنِيسَةِ، ثُمَّ إلَى مَدِينَةِ أنطاكِيَّةَ.

23 A fter staying there some time, he left and went from place to place in an orderly journey through the territory of Galatia and Phrygia, establishing the disciples and imparting new strength to them.

وَبَعدَ أنْ أمضَى وَقتاً هُناكَ غادَرَ، وَسافَرَ مِنْ مَكانٍ إلَى آخَرَ فِي مُقاطَعَتيْ غَلاطِيَّةَ وَفَرِيجِيَّةَ، مُقَوِّياً كُلَّ أتباعِ المَسيحِ. أبُلُّوسُ فِي أفَسُسَ وَأخائِيَّة (كورنثوس)

24 M eanwhile, there was a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, who came to Ephesus. He was a cultured and eloquent man, well versed and mighty in the Scriptures.

وَجاءَ إلَى مَدِينَةِ أفَسُسَ يَهُودِيٌّ اسْمُهُ أبُلُّوسُ، وَهُوَ رَجُلٌ مُثَقَّفٌ مِنَ الإسكَندَرِيَّةِ لَهُ مَعرِفَةٌ عَمِيقَةٌ بِالكُتُبِ،

25 H e had been instructed in the way of the Lord, and burning with spiritual zeal, he spoke and taught diligently and accurately the things concerning Jesus, though he was acquainted only with the baptism of John.

وَقَدْ تَلَقَّى تَعليماً فِي طَرِيقِ الرَّبِّ. كانَ أبُلُّوسُ يَتَحَدَّثُ بِحَماسٍ وَيُعَلِّمُ عَنْ يَسُوعَ تَعليماً سَليماً، مَعَ أنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ يَعرِفُ إلّا مَعمُودِيَّةَ يُوحَنّا.

26 H e began to speak freely (fearlessly and boldly) in the synagogue; but when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him with them and expounded to him the way of God more definitely and accurately.

وَكانَ يَتَحَدَّثُ بِجُرأةٍ فِي المَجمَعِ. فَلَمّا سَمِعَهُ أكِيلا وَبِرِيسْكِلّا أخَذاهُ جانِباً، وَشَرَحا لَهُ طَرِيقَ اللهِ بِشَكلٍ أدَقَّ.

27 A nd when wished to cross to Achaia (most of Greece), the brethren wrote to the disciples there, urging and encouraging them to accept and welcome him heartily. When he arrived, he proved a great help to those who through grace (God’s unmerited favor and mercy) had believed (adhered to, trusted in, and relied on Christ as Lord and Savior).

وَلَمّا عَبَّرَ عَنْ رَغبَتِهِ فِي الذَّهابِ إلَى مُقاطَعَةِ أخائِيَّةَ، شَجَّعَهُ الإخوَةُ، وَكَتَبُوا إلَى التَّلامِيذِ هُناكَ يُوصُونَهُمْ أنْ يُرَحِّبُوا بِهِ. فَلَمّا وَصَلَ، كانَ عَوناً كَبِيراً لِلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مِنْ خِلالِ النِّعمَةِ،

28 F or with great power he refuted the Jews in public, showing and proving by the Scriptures that Jesus is the Christ (the Messiah).

إذْ كانَ يَهزِمُ اليَهُودَ فِي المُناظَراتِ العَلَنِيَّةِ مُبَرهِناً مِنَ الكُتُبِ أنَّ يَسُوعَ هُوَ المَسِيحُ.