1 A nd when we had torn ourselves away from them and withdrawn, we set sail and made a straight run to Cos, and on the following to Rhodes and from there to Patara.

وَبَعدَ أنْ تَرَكناهُمْ، أبحَرنا فِي اتِّجاهٍ مُستَقِيمٍ، فَوَصَلْنا إلَى جَزيرَةِ كُوسَ. وَفِي اليَومِ التّالِي وَصَلنا إلَى جَزِيرَةِ رُودُسَ، وَمِنْ هُناكَ ذَهَبنا إلَى باتَرا.

2 T here we found a ship crossing over to Phoenicia; so we went aboard and sailed away.

فَوَجَدنا سَفِينَةً مُسافِرَةً إلَى فِينِيقِيَّةَ، فَرَكِبناها وَأبحَرنا.

3 A fter we had sighted Cyprus, leaving it on our left we sailed on to Syria and put in at Tyre, for there the ship was to unload her cargo.

وَرَأينا قُبرُصَ، فَواصَلنا سَيرَنا عَنْ يَسارِها. وَأبحَرنا إلَى سُورِيَّةَ، وَرَسَونا فِي صُورَ، لِأنَّهُ كانَ عَلَى السَّفِينَةِ أنْ تُفرِغَ حُمُولَتَها هُناكَ.

4 A nd having looked up the disciples there, we remained with them for seven days. Prompted by the Spirit, they kept telling Paul not to set foot in Jerusalem.

فَعَثَرنا عَلَى بَعْضِ تَلاميذِ يَسُوعَ هُناكَ، وَبَقِينا مَعَهُمْ سَبعَةَ أيّامٍ. وَقَدْ قالُوا لِبُولُسَ أنْ لا يَذهَبَ إلَى مَدينَةِ القُدسِ، بِناءً عَلَىْ ما أعلَنَهُ لَهُمُ الرُّوحُ القُدُسُ.

5 B ut when our time there was ended, we left and proceeded on our journey; and all of them with their wives and children accompanied us on our way till we were outside the city. There we knelt down on the beach and prayed.

وَلَمّا انتَهَتْ مُدَّةُ إقامَتِنا، غادَرْنا وَتابَعْنا رِحلَتَنا. فَرافَقُونا جَمِيعاً مَعَ زَوجاتِهِمْ وَأبنائِهِمْ إلَى خارِجَ المَدِينَةِ. وَهُناكَ رَكَعنا عَلَى الشّاطِئِ وَصَلَّيْنا.

6 T hen when we had told one another farewell, we went on board the ship, and they returned to their own homes.

ثُمَّ وَدَّعْنا بَعضُنا بَعضاً، وَرَكِبنا السَّفِينَةَ. فَعادُوا هُمْ إلَى بُيُوتِهِمْ.

7 W hen we had completed the voyage from Tyre, we landed at Ptolemais, where we paid our respects to the brethren and remained with them for one day.

أمّا نَحنُ فَتابَعْنا رِحلَتَنا مِنْ صُورَ، وَرَسَونا فِي بُتُولِمايِسَ. وَسَلَّمْنا عَلَى الإخوَةِ هُناكَ، وَبَقِينا مَعَهُمْ يَوماً واحِداً.

8 O n the morrow we left there and came to Caesarea; and we went into the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the Seven, and stayed with him.

وَفِي اليَومِ التّالِي غادَرْنا، وَوَصَلْنا إلَى قَيصَرِيَّةَ. وَدَخَلْنا بَيتَ فِيلِبُّسَ المُبَشِّرِ، وَهُوَ واحِدٌ مِنَ الخُدّامِ السَّبعَةِ المُختارِينَ وَبَقِينا مَعَهُ.

9 A nd he had four maiden daughters who had the gift of prophecy.

وَكانَتْ عِندَهُ أربَعُ بَناتٍ عازِباتٍ يَتَنَبَّأْنَ.

10 W hile we were remaining there for some time, a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea.

وَأثناءَ إقامَتِنا هُناكَ عِدَّةَ أيّامٍ، نَزَلَ نَبِيٌّ مِنَ اليَهُودِيَّةِ اسْمُهُ أغابُوسَ.

11 A nd coming to us, he took Paul’s belt and with it bound his own feet and hands and said, Thus says the Holy Spirit: The Jews at Jerusalem shall bind like this the man who owns this belt, and they shall deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles (heathen).

وَلَمّا أقبَلَ عَلَينا، أخَذَ حِزامَ بُولُسَ وَرَبَطَ بِهِ قَدَمَيهِ وَيَدَيهِ وَقالَ: «هَذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ الرُّوحُ القُدُسُ: ‹هَكَذا سَيَربِطُ اليَهُودُ فِي القُدسِ صاحِبَ هَذا الحِزامِ، وَسَيُسَلِّمُونَهُ إلَى غَيرِ المُؤمِنينَ.›»

12 W hen we heard this, both we and the residents of that place pleaded with him not to go up to Jerusalem.

فَلَمّا سَمِعنا هَذا، رَجَوناهُ نَحنُ وَالآخَرونَ الَّذينَ كانوا هُناكَ ألّا يَذهَبَ إلَى القُدسِ.

13 T hen Paul replied, What do you mean by weeping and breaking my heart like this? For I hold myself in readiness not only to be arrested and bound and imprisoned at Jerusalem, but also to die for the name of the Lord Jesus.

فَأجابَ بُولُسُ: «لِماذا تَبكُونَ وَتَكسِرُونَ قَلبِي؟ إنَّنِي عَلَى استِعدادٍ لا لِأنْ أُربَطَ فَحَسبُ، بَلْ أنْ أمُوتَ أيضاً فِي القُدسِ مِنْ أجلِ اسْمِ الرَّبِّ يَسُوعَ.»

14 A nd when he would not yield to persuading, we stopped, saying, The Lord’s will be done!

وَلَمّا رَفَضَ أنْ يَقتَنِعَ، تَوَقَّفنا عَنِ التَّوَسُّلِ إلَيهِ. وَقُلنا: «لِتَكُنْ مَشِيئَةُ الرَّبِّ.»

15 A fter these days we packed our baggage and went up to Jerusalem.

وَبَعدَ تِلكَ الأيّامِ قُمنا بِالإعداداتِ وَذَهَبْنا إلَى القُدسِ.

16 A nd some of the disciples from Caesarea came with us, conducting us to the house of Mnason, a man from Cyprus, one of the disciples of long standing, with whom we were to lodge.

وَذَهَبَ مَعَنا أيضاً بَعضُ المُؤمِنِينَ مِنْ قَيصَرِيَّةَ، وَأخَذُونا إلَى بَيتِ مَناسُونَ الَّذِي كُنّا سَنُقِيمُ عِندَهُ. وَكانَ هَذا الرَّجُلُ القُبرُصِيُّ مِنْ أوائِلِ المُؤمِنِينَ. بُولُسُ يَزُورُ يَعقُوب

17 W hen we arrived in Jerusalem, the brethren received and welcomed us gladly.

وَلَمّا وَصَلْنا إلَى القُدسِ، استَقبَلَنا الإخوَةُ استِقبالاً دافِئاً.

18 O n the next day Paul went in with us to James, and all the elders of the church were present.

وَفِي اليَومِ التّالِي ذَهَبَ بُولُسُ مَعَنا لِرُؤيَةِ يَعقُوبَ. وَكانَ كُلُّ الشُّيُوخِ الآخَرِينَ حاضِرِينَ.

19 A fter saluting them, Paul gave a detailed account of the things God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.

فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيهِمْ بُولُسُ، وَحَدَّثَهُمْ بِالتَّفصِيلِ بِكُلِّ الأشياءِ الَّتِي فَعَلَها اللهُ بَينَ غَيرِ اليَهُودِ مِنْ خِلالِ خِدمَتِهِ.

20 A nd upon hearing it, they adored and exalted and praised and thanked God. And they said to, You see, brother, how many thousands of believers there are among the Jews, and all of them are enthusiastic upholders of the Law.

فَلَمّا سَمِعُوا ما قالَهُ، سَبَّحُوا اللهَ وَقالُوا لِبُولُسَ: «أيُّها الأخُ، أنتَ تَرَى أنَّ هُناكَ آلافاً كَثِيرَةً مِنَ اليَهُودِ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا، وَهُمْ جَمِيعاً مُتَحَمِّسُونَ لِلشَّرِيعَةِ.

21 N ow they have been informed about you that you continually teach all the Jews who live among the Gentiles to turn back from and forsake Moses, advising them not to circumcise their children or pay any attention to the observance of the customs.

وَقَدْ سَمِعُوا أنَّكَ تُعَلِّمُ كُلَّ اليَهُودِ الَّذِينَ يَعِيشُونَ بَينَ غَيرِ اليَهُودِ أنْ يَهجُرُوا تَعلِيمَ مُوسَى. وَأنَّكَ تَطلُبُ مِنهُمْ ألّا يَختِنُوا أولادَهُمْ أوْ يَتَّبِعُوا عاداتِنا.

22 W hat then should be done? A multitude will come together, for they will surely hear that you have arrived.

«فَما العَمَلُ؟ فَمِنَ المُؤَكَّدِ أنَّهُمْ سَيَسمَعُونَ بِقُدُومِكَ.

23 T herefore do just what we tell you. With us are four men who have taken a vow upon themselves.

فَافعَلْ بِما نَنصَحُكَ بِهِ: بَينَنا أربَعَةُ رِجالٍ نَذَرُوا نُذُوراً،

24 T ake these men and purify yourself along with them and pay their expenses, so that they may have their heads shaved. Thus everybody will know that there is no truth in what they have been told about you, but that you yourself walk in observance of the Law.

فَخُذْهُمْ وَاشتَرِكْ مَعَهُمْ فِي طُقوسِ التَّطهِيرِ وَادفَعِ الأجرَ المَطلوبَ لِكَي يَحلِقُوا رُؤُوسَهُمْ. حينَئِذٍ سَيَعلَمُ الجَمِيعُ أنَّ ما سَمِعُوهُ عَنكَ لَيسَ صَحِيحاً، وَسَيَعلَمُونَ أنَّكَ أنتَ نَفسَكَ تُطِيعُ الشَّرِيعَةَ.

25 B ut with regard to the Gentiles who have believed (adhered to, trusted in, and relied on Christ), we have sent them a letter with our decision that they should keep themselves free from anything that has been sacrificed to idols and from blood and which have been strangled and from all impurity and sexual immorality.

أمّا بِالنِّسبَةِ لِلمُؤمِنِينَ غَيرِ اليَهُودِ، فَقَدْ أرسَلْنا إلَيْهِمْ، وَأشَرنا عَلَيهِمْ بِأنْ يَمتَنِعوا عَنِ الطَّعامِ المُقَدَّمِ لِلأصنامِ، وَعَنِ الدَّمِ وَالحَيواناتِ المَخنُوقَةِ، وَالزِّنى.» القَبضُ عَلَى بُولُس

26 T hen Paul took the men with him and the following day purifying himself along with them. And they entered the temple to give notice when the days of purification (the ending of each vow) would be fulfilled and the usual offering could be presented on behalf of each of them.

فَأخَذَ بُولُسُ الرِّجالَ الأرْبَعَةَ مَعَهُ. وَفِي اليَومِ التّالي، طَهَّرَ نَفسَهُ مَعَهُمْ، ثُمَّ دَخَلَ إلَى ساحَةِ الهَيكَلِ. وَأعلَنَ مَوعِدَ انتِهاءِ أيّامِ التَّطهِيرِ وَمَوعِدَ تَقْديمِ التَّقدِماتِ عَنْ كُلِّ واحِدٍ مِنهُمْ.

27 W hen the seven days were drawing to a close, some of the Jews from Asia, who had caught sight of Paul in the temple, incited all the rabble and laid hands on him,

وَلَمّا قارَبَتِ الأيّامُ السَّبعَةُ عَلَى الانتِهاءِ، جاءَ بَعضُ اليَهُودِ مِنْ مُقاطَعَةِ أسِيّا وَدَخَلوا ساحَةَ الهَيكَلِ. فَلَمّا رَأَوْا بُولُسَ وَمَنْ مَعَهُ، هَيَّجُوا النّاسَ كُلَّهُمْ وَأمسَكُوا بِهِ.

28 S houting, Men of Israel, help! This is the man who is teaching everybody everywhere against the people and the Law and this place! Moreover, he has also brought Greeks into the temple; he has desecrated and polluted this holy place!

وَصَرَخُوا وَقالوا: «يا رِجالَ إسرائِيلَ، أنجِدُونا! هَذا هُوَ الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي يُعَلِّمُ الجَمِيعَ فِي كُلِّ مَكانٍ أُمُوراً ضِدَّ شَعبِنا وَشَرِيعَتِنا وَضِدَّ هَذا المَكانِ. بَلْ إنَّهُ أحضَرَ أشخاصاً غَيرَ يَهُودٍ إلَى ساحَةِ الهَيْكَلِ، فَنَجَّسَ هَذا المَكانَ المُقَدَّسَ.»

29 F or they had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesian in the city with Paul and they supposed that he had brought the man into the temple.

قالوا هَذا لِأنَّهُ سَبَقَ لَهُمْ أنْ رَأَوْا تْرُوفِيمُسَ الأفَسُسِيِّ فِي المَدِينَةِ مَعَهُ، وَافتَرَضُوا أنَّ بُولُسَ أدخَلَهُ إلَى ساحَةِ الهَيْكَلِ.

30 T hen the whole city was aroused and thrown into confusion, and the people rushed together; they laid hands on Paul and dragged him outside the temple, and immediately the gates were closed.

فَثارَتِ المَدِينَةُ كُلُّها، وَرَكَضَ النّاسُ مَعاً وَأمسَكُوا بِبُولُسَ، وَجَرُّوهُ خارِجَ ساحَةِ الهَيْكَلِ. وَأُغلِقَتِ الأبوابُ فَوراً.

31 N ow while they were trying to kill him, word came to the commandant of the regular Roman garrison that the whole of Jerusalem was in a state of ferment.

وَبَينَما كانُوا يُحاوِلُونَ قَتلَهُ، بَلَغَ الخَبَرُ إلَى آمِرِ الكَتِيبَةِ الرُّومانِيَّةِ بِأنَّ القُدسَ كُلُّها فِي حالَةِ فَوضَى.

32 S o immediately he took soldiers and centurions and hurried down among them; and when the people saw the commandant and the troops, they stopped beating Paul.

فَأخَذَ بَعضَ الجُنُودِ وَالضُّبّاطِ وَنَزَلَ عَلَى الفَورِ مُسْرِعاً إلَيْهِمْ. فَلَمّا رَأى اليَهُودُ الآمِرَ وَالجُنُودَ، تَوَقَّفُوا عَنْ ضَربِ بُولُسَ.

33 T hen the commandant approached and arrested Paul and ordered that he be secured with two chains. He then inquired who he was and what he had done.

ثُمَّ تَقَدَّمَ الآمِرُ مِنهُ، وَقَبَضَ عَلَيهِ، وَأمَرَ بِأنْ يُربَطَ بِسِلسِلَتَينِ. ثُمَّ سَألَ مَنْ يَكُونُ بُولُسُ وَماذا فَعَلَ.

34 S ome in the crowd kept shouting back one thing and others something else, and since he could not ascertain the facts because of the furor, he ordered that Paul be removed to the barracks.

فَأخَذَ بَعضُ الجُمهُورِ يُجِيبُونَ صارِخِينَ بِكَلامٍ، وَبَعضُهُمْ بِكَلامٍ آخَرَ. وَلَمّا عَجِزَ الآمِرُ عَنِ استِخلاصِ الحَقِيقَةِ بِسَبَبِ الفَوضَى، أمَرَ بِأنْ يُؤخَذَ بُولُسُ إلَى الثُّكْنَةِ.

35 A nd when came to mount the steps, he was actually being carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the mob;

وَعِندَما وَصَلَ بُولُسُ إلَى الدَّرَجِ، اضطَّرَ الجُنُودُ إلَى حَملِهِ بِسَبَبِ عُنفِ الجُمهُورِ.

36 F or the mass of the people kept following them, shouting, Away with him!

إذْ كانَ عامَّةُ النّاسِ يَتبَعُونَهُ صارِخِينَ: «اقتُلُوهُ!»

37 J ust as Paul was about to be taken into the barracks, he asked the commandant, May I say something to you? And the man replied, Can you speak Greek?

وَلَمّا أوشَكَ بُولُسُ أنْ يُدخَلَ إلَى الثُّكْنَةِ، قالَ بُولُسُ لِلآمِرِ: «أتَأْذَنُ لِي بِأنْ أقُولُ لَكَ شَيئاً؟» فَقالَ الآمِرَ: «هَلْ تَتَكَلَّمُ اليُونانِيَّةَ؟»

38 A re you not then the Egyptian who not long ago stirred up a rebellion and led those 4, 000 men who were cutthroats out into the wilderness (desert)?

إذاً فَلَستَ ذَلِكَ المِصرِيَّ الَّذِي أشْعَلَ ثَورَةً قَبلَ مُدَّةٍ، وَقادَ أربَعَةَ آلافِ إرهابِيٍّ إلَى الصَّحراءِ؟»

39 P aul answered, I am a Jew, from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no insignificant or undistinguished city. I beg you, allow me to address the people.

فَقالَ بُولُسُ: «أنا رَجُلٌ يَهُودِيٌّ مِنْ مَدِينَةِ طَرسُوسَ فِي كِيلِيكِيَّةَ. فَأنا لَستُ مِنْ مَدِينَةٍ قَلِيلَةِ الأهَمِّيَّةِ، وَأطلُبُ مِنكَ أنْ تَأْذَنَ لِي بِالحَدِيثِ إلَى النّاسِ.»

40 A nd when the man had granted him permission, Paul, standing on the steps, gestured with his hand to the people; and there was a great hush. Then he spoke to them in the Hebrew dialect, saying:

فَلَمّا أذِنَ لَهُ الآمِرُ، وَقَفَ بُولُسُ عَلَى الدَّرَجِ، وَأشارَ بِيَدِهِ إلَى النّاسِ لِيَسكُتُوا، فَسادَ هُدُوءٌ عَظِيمٌ، وَبَدَأ يَتَكَلَّمُ بِالأرامِيَّةِ.