1 A t that time Herod the king laid his hands on some of those of the assembly to do them hurt,

وَفِي نَحوِ ذَلِكَ الوَقتِ، بَدَأ المَلِكُ هِيرُودُسُ يَضطَهِدُ أعضاءَ الكَنِيسَةِ.

2 a nd slew James, the brother of John, with the sword.

فَأمَرَ بِقَتلِ يَعقُوبَ أخِي يُوحَنّا بِالسَّيفِ.

3 A nd seeing that it was pleasing to the Jews, he went on to take Peter also: (and they were the days of unleavened bread:)

وَلَمّا رَأى أنَّ هَذا أرْضَى اليَهُودَ، قَبَضَ عَلَى بُطرُسَ أيضاً أثناءَ عِيدِ الخُبزِ غَيرِ المُختَمِرِ.

4 w hom having seized he put in prison, having delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep, purposing after the passover to bring him out to the people.

وَبَعدَ أنْ قَبَضَ عَلَيهِ، وَضَعَهُ فِي السِّجنِ. وَسَلَّمَهُ إلَى وِحدَةٍ عَسكَرِيَّةٍ تَتَألَّفُ مِنْ سِتَّةَ عَشَرَ جُندِيّاً لِحِراسَتِهِ. وَكانَ فِي نِيَّتِهِ أنْ يُحاكِمَهُ أمامَ النّاسِ بَعدَ عِيدِ الفِصحِ.

5 P eter therefore was kept in the prison; but unceasing prayer was made by the assembly to God concerning him.

فَكانَ بُطرُسُ مُحتَجَزاً فِي السِّجنِ. أمّا الكَنِيسَةُ فَكانَتْ تَرفَعُ إلَى اللهِ صَلَواتٍ حارَّةً مِنْ أجلِهِ. إنْقاذُ بُطرُسَ مِنَ السِّجن

6 A nd when Herod was going to bring him forth, that night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and guards before the door kept the prison.

وَكانَ هِيرُودُسُ يُرِيدُ أنْ يُحاكِمَ بُطرُسَ عَلَناً فِي اليَومِ التّالِي. فِي تِلكَ اللَّيلَةِ كانَ بُطرُسُ نائِماً بَينَ جُندِيَّيْنِ، مُقَيَّداً بِسِلسِلَتَينِ. وَكانَ هُناكَ حُرّاسٌ عِندَ البَوّابَةِ يُراقِبُونَ السِّجنَ.

7 A nd lo, an angel of Lord came there, and a light shone in the prison: and having smitten the side of Peter, he roused him up, saying, Rise up quickly. And his chains fell off his hands.

وَفَجأةً، وَقَفَ مَلاكٌ مِنْ عِندِ الرَّبِّ هُناكَ. وَلَمَعَ نُورٌ فِي الزِّنزانَةِ. فَضَرَبَ المَلاكُ بُطرُسَ ضَربَةً خَفِيفَةً عَلَى جَنبِهِ، وَأيقَظَهُ وَقالَ لَهُ: «قٌمْ بِسُرعَةٍ!» فَسَقَطَتِ السِّلسِلَتانِ عَنْ يَدَيهِ.

8 A nd the angel said to him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals. And he did so. And he says to him, Cast thine upper garment about thee and follow me.

ثُمَّ قالَ المَلاكُ لِبُطرُسَ: «البِسْ حِزامَكَ وَحِذاءَكَ.» فَفَعَلَ. ثُمَّ قالَ المَلاكُ لَهُ: «البِسْ رِداءَكَ وَاتبَعنِي.»

9 A nd going forth he followed and did not know that what was happening by means of the angel was real, but supposed he saw a vision.

فَتَبِعَهُ إلَى الخارِجِ، وَلَمْ يَكُنْ يَدرِي أنَّ ما يَفعَلُهُ المَلاكُ كانَ حَقِيقِيّاً، فَقَدْ ظَنَّ أنَّهُ يَرَى رُؤيا.

10 A nd having passed through a first and second guard, they came to the iron gate which leads into the city, which opened to them of itself; and going forth they went down one street, and immediately the angel left him.

وَبَعدَ أنْ مَرّا بِالمَجمُوعَتَينِ الأُولَى وَالثّانِيَةِ مِنَ الحُرّاسِ، وَصَلا إلَى البَوّابَةِ الحَدِيدِيَّةِ المُؤَدِّيَةِ إلَى المَدِينَةِ. فَانفَتَحَتْ مِنْ ذاتِها، فَخَرَجا مِنها. وَتابَعا سَيرَهُما مَسافَةَ شارِعٍ واحِدٍ، ثُمَّ تَرَكَهُ المَلاكُ فَجأةً.

11 A nd Peter, being come to himself, said, Now I know certainly that Lord has sent forth his angel and has taken me out of the hand of Herod and all the expectation of the people of the Jews.

فأدرَكَ بُطرُسُ أنَّهُ لا يَحلُمُ، وَقالَ: «الآنَ أعرِفُ أنَّ هَذا صَحِيحٌ فِعلاً: أرسَلَ الرَّبُّ مَلاكَهُ، وَأنقَذَنِي مِنْ يَدَي هِيرُودُوسَ، وَمِنْ كُلِّ ما كانَ اليَهُودُ يَنتَظِرونَ أنْ يَحدُثَ لِي.»

12 A nd having become clearly conscious, he came to the house of Mary, the mother of John who was surnamed Mark, where were many gathered together and praying.

فَلَمّا أدرَكَ هَذا، ذَهَبَ إلَى بَيتِ مَريَمَ، أُمِّ يُوحَنّا الَّذِي يُدعَى أيضاً مَرقُسَ. وَكانَ قَدْ تَجَمَّعَ هُناكَ أشخاصٌ كثِيرُونَ يُصَلُّونَ.

13 A nd when he had knocked at the door of the entry, a maid came to listen, by name Rhoda;

فَقَرَعَ بُطرُسُ البابَ الخارِجِيَّ. فَجاءَتْ خادِمَةٌ اسْمُها رُودا لِكَيْ تَرُدَّ.

14 a nd having recognised the voice of Peter, through joy did not open the entry, but running in, reported that Peter was standing before the entry.

فَلَمّا مَيَّزَتْ صَوتَ بُطرُسَ، رَكَضَتْ مِنْ فَرحَتِها إلَى الدّاخِلِ دُونَ أنْ تَفتَحَ لَهُ البابَ. وَقالَتْ: «بُطرُسُ واقِفٌ بِالبابِ.»

15 A nd they said to her, Thou art mad. But she maintained that it was so. And they said, It is his angel.

فَقالُوا لَها: «أنتِ مَجنُونَةٌ!» لَكِنَّها ظَلَّتْ تُصِرُّ عَلَى أنَّهُ هُوَ. فَقالُوا: «إنَّهُ مَلاكُهُ.»

16 B ut Peter continued knocking: and having opened, they saw him and were astonished.

غَيرَ أنَّ بُطرُسَ وَاصَلَ قَرعَ البابِ. فَلَمّا فَتَحُوا البابَ وَرَأوهُ، ذُهِلُوا.

17 A nd having made a sign to them with his hand to be silent, he related how the Lord had brought him out of prison; and he said, Report these things to James and to the brethren. And he went out and went to another place.

فَأشارَ لَهُمْ بِيَدِهِ أنْ يَهدَأُوا، وَشَرَحَ لَهُمْ كَيفَ أنَّ الرَّبَّ أخرَجَهُ مِنَ السِّجنِ. وَقالَ لَهُمْ: «أخبِرُوا يَعقُوبَ وَالإخوَةَ بِهَذا.» ثُمَّ غادَرَ وَذَهَبَ إلَى مَكانٍ آخَرَ.

18 A nd when it was day there was no small disturbance among the soldiers, what then was become of Peter.

وَعِندَما طَلَعَ النَّهارُ، حَدَثَ ارتِباكٌ كَثِيرٌ بَينَ الحُرّاسِ. وَكانُوا يَتَساءَلُونَ: «ماذا يُمكِنُ أنْ يَكُونَ قَدْ حَدَثَ لِبُطرُسَ؟»

19 A nd Herod having sought him and not found him, having examined the guards, commanded to be executed. And he went down from Judaea to Caesarea and stayed.

وَبَحَثَ هِيرُودُسُ عَنهُ فَلَمْ يَجِدهُ. وَبَعدَ هَذا أجرَى تَحقِيقاً مَعَ الحُرّاسِ وَأمَرَ بِإعدامِهِمْ. مَوتُ هِيرُودُسَ أغرِيباس ثُمَّ نَزَلَ هِيرُودُسُ مِنَ اليَهُودِيَّةِ إلَى قَيصَرِيَّةَ وَأمضَى بَعضَ الوَقتِ هُناكَ.

20 A nd he was in bitter hostility with Tyrians and Sidonians; but they came to him with one accord, and, having gained Blastus the king's chamberlain, sought peace, because their country was nourished by the king's.

وَكانَ غاضِباً جِدّاً مِنْ أهلِ صُورَ وَصَيداءَ. فَجاءُوا فِي وَفدٍ إلَيهِ. فَبَعدَ أنْ ضَمِنُوا دَعمَ حاجِبِ المَلِكِ بلاسْتُسَ، طَلَبُوا أنْ يَتَصالَحُوا مَعَ هِيرُودُوسَ، لأنَّ مِنطَقَتَهُمْ كانَتْ تَحصُلُ عَلَى الطَّعامِ مِنْ مِنْطَقَةِ المَلِكِ.

21 A nd on a set day, clothed in royal apparel and sitting on the elevated seat, Herod made a public oration to them.

وَفِي يَومٍ مُعَيَّنٍ، لَبِسَ هِيرُودُسُ ثِيابَهُ المَلَكِيَّةَ وَجَلَسَ عَلَى عَرشِهِ، وَألقَى خِطاباً فِي النّاسِ.

22 A nd the people cried out, A god's voice and not a man's.

فَهَتَفَ النّاسُ: «هَذا صَوتُ إلَهٍ، لا صَوتُ بَشَرٍ!»

23 A nd immediately an angel of Lord smote him, because he did not give the glory to God, and he expired, eaten of worms.

وَفَجأةً ضَرَبَهُ مَلاكٌ مِنْ عِندِ الرَّبِّ، لِأنَّهُ لَمْ يُمَجِّدِ اللهَ. وَأخَذَ الدُّودُ يَأْكُلُ جَسَدَهُ إلَى أنْ ماتَ.

24 B ut the word of God grew and spread itself.

أمّا كَلِمَةُ اللهِ، فَكانَتْ تَنتَشِرُ وَتَتَّسِعُ.

25 A nd Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, having fulfilled the service, taking also with them John, surnamed Mark.

وَأنهَى بَرنابا وَشاوُلُ مَهَمَّتَهُما فِي مَدينَةِ القُدسِ وَعادا إلَى أنطاكِيَّةَ مُصطَحِبينَ يُوحَنّا الَّذِي يُسَمَّى مَرْقُسَ.