1 ك َتَبتُ إلَيكَ يا ثاوفِيلُسُ فِي كِتابِي الأوَّلِ عَنْ كُلِّ ما عَمِلَهُ يَسُوعُ وَعَلَّمَهُ.

The first account I composed, Theophilus, about all that Jesus began to do and teach,

2 و َذَلِكَ مِنَ البِدايَةِ حَتَّى الوَقتِ الَّذِي رُفِعَ فِيهِ إلَى السَّماءِ، بَعْدَ أنْ أعطَى مِنْ خِلالِ الرُّوحِ القُدُسِ تَعلِيماتٍ لِلرُّسُلِ الَّذِينَ اختارَهُمْ.

until the day when He was taken up to heaven, after He had by the Holy Spirit given orders to the apostles whom He had chosen.

3 و َكانَ يَسُوعُ قَد أظهَرَ نَفسَهُ لَهُمْ بَعدَ مَوتِهِ مُقنِعاً إيّاهُمْ بِبَراهِينَ كَثِيرَةٍ قاطِعَةٍ بِأنَّهُ كانَ حَيّاً. وَظَهَرَ لَهُمْ خِلالَ فَترَةٍ تَزِيدُ عَلَى أربَعِينَ يَوماً، وَتَحَدَّثَ إلَيْهِمْ عَنْ مَلَكُوتِ اللهِ.

To these He also presented Himself alive after His suffering, by many convincing proofs, appearing to them over a period of forty days and speaking of the things concerning the kingdom of God.

4 و َذاتَ مَرَّةٍ، وَبَينَما كانَ يَأكُلُ مَعَهُمْ، أمَرَهُمْ وَقالَ: «لا تُغادِرُوا مَدينَةَ القُدسِ، لَكِنِ انتَظِرُوا ما وَعَدَ بِهِ الآبُ، وَهُوَ الوَعدُ الَّذِي كَلَّمتُكُمْ عَنهُ.

Gathering them together, He commanded them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for what the Father had promised, “Which,” He said, “you heard of from Me;

5 ف َقَدْ عَمَّدَ يُوحَنّا النّاسَ في الماءِ، وَأمّا أنتُمْ فَسَتَتَعَمَّدُونَ فِي الرُّوحِ القُدُسِ بَعدَ أيّامٍ قَلِيلَةٍ.» يَسُوعُ يَرْتَفِعُ إلَى السَّماء

for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”

6 و َبَعدَ أنِ اجتَمَعُوا، سَألُوهُ: «يا رَبُّ، هَلْ سَتُعِيدُ المُلكَ إلَى بَنيْ إسرائِيلَ الآنَ؟»

So when they had come together, they were asking Him, saying, “Lord, is it at this time You are restoring the kingdom to Israel?”

7 ف َقالَ لَهُمْ: «هَذِهِ المَعلُومَةُ عَنِ الأوقاتِ وَالتَّوارِيخِ لَيسَتْ مِنْ شَأْنِكُمْ، فَالآبُ قَدْ وَضَعَها ضِمْنَ سُلطانِهِ الخاصِّ.

He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or epochs which the Father has fixed by His own authority;

8 ل َكِنَّكُمْ سَتَنالُونَ قُوَّةً عِندَما يَحِلُّ الرُّوحُ القُدُسُ عَلَيكُمْ. وَسَتَكُونُونَ شُهُوداً لِي فِي القُدسِ وَفِي كُلِّ اليَهُودِيَّةِ وَالسّامِرَةِ، وَإلَى أبعَدِ الأماكِنِ عَلَىْ الأرْضِ.»

but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth.” The Ascension

9 و َبَعدَ أنْ أنهَى قَولَهُ هَذا، رُفِعَ إلَى السَّماءِ وَهُمْ يُراقِبُونَ. وَأخفَتهُ سَحابَةٌ عَنْ أنظارِهِمْ.

And after He had said these things, He was lifted up while they were looking on, and a cloud received Him out of their sight.

10 و َبَينَما كانُوا يُحَدِّقُونَ فِيهِ وَهُوَ يَصْعَدُ، وَقَفَ فَجأةً إلَى جانِبِهِمْ رَجُلانِ يَرتَدِيانِ ثِياباً بَيضاءَ.

And as they were gazing intently into the sky while He was going, behold, two men in white clothing stood beside them.

11 ف َقالا: «أيُّها الرِّجالُ الجَلِيلِيُّونَ، لِماذا تَقِفُونَ هَكَذا ناظِرِينَ إلَى السَّماءِ؟ إنَّ يَسُوعَ هَذا الَّذِي رُفِعَ عَنكُمْ إلَى السَّماءِ، سَيَأتِي ثانِيَةً بِالطَّرِيقَةِ نَفسِها الَّتِي رَأيتُمُوهُ يَصْعَدُ بِها إلَى السَّماءِ.» اختِيارُ رَسُولٍ جَدِيد

They also said, “ Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into the sky? This Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, will come in just the same way as you have watched Him go into heaven.” The Upper Room

12 ث ُمَّ عادُوا إلَى مَدينَةِ القُدسِ مِنَ التَّلَّةِ الَّتِي تُدعَى جَبَلَ الزَّيتُونِ، وَهيَ تَبعُدُ نَحْوَ مَسِيرَةِ سَبْتٍ عَنِ القُدسِ.

Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day’s journey away.

13 و َعِندَما وَصَلُوا، ذَهَبُوا إلَى غُرفَةٍ فِي الطّابِقِ العُلوِيِّ حَيثُ كانُوا يُقِيمُونَ. وَهُمْ بُطرُسُ، يُوحَنّا، يَعقُوبُ، أندراوُسُ، فِيلِبُّسُ، تُوما، بَرثُولَماوُسُ، مَتَّى، يَعقُوبُ بْنُ حَلفَى، سِمعانُ الغَيُورُ ، وَيَهُوذا بْنُ يَعقُوبَ.

When they had entered the city, they went up to the upper room where they were staying; that is, Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James.

14 ك انَ هَؤُلاءِ جَمِيعاً مُنشَغِلِينَ بِالصَّلاةِ مَعاً. وَكانَ مَعَهُمْ بَعضُ النِّساءِ وَمَريَمُ أُمُّ يَسُوعَ وَإخوَتُهُ.

These all with one mind were continually devoting themselves to prayer, along with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers.

15 و َفِي تِلكَ الأيّامِ، وَقَفَ بُطرُسُ بَينَ الإخوَةِ وَكانُوا نَحْوَ مِئَةٍ وَعِشْرِينَ شَخصاً وَقالَ:

At this time Peter stood up in the midst of the brethren (a gathering of about one hundred and twenty persons was there together), and said,

16 « أيُّها الإخوَةُ، كانَ لابُدَّ أنْ يَتَحَقَّقَ قَولُ الكِتابِ الَّذِي قالَهُ الرُّوحُ القُدُسُ قَدِيماً عَلَى فَمِ داوُدَ عَنْ يَهُوذا. وَنَحنُ نَعرِفُ أنَّ يَهُوذا صارَ دَلِيلاً لِلَّذِينَ ألقَوْا القَبضَ عَلَى يَسُوعَ.

“Brethren, the Scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit foretold by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus.

17 ك انَ واحِداً مِنْ جَماعَتِنا، وَشَرِيكاً مَعَنا فِي هَذِهِ الخِدمَةِ.

For he was counted among us and received his share in this ministry.”

18 « وَقَدِ اشتَرَى حَقلاً بِالمالِ الَّذِي حَصَلَ عَلَيهِ مُقابِلَ عَمَلِهِ الآثِمِ، لَكِنَّهُ وَقَعَ عَلَى رَأسِهِ أَوَّلاً وَانشَقَّ مِنَ الوَسَطِ، فَخَرَجَتْ أمعاؤُهُ كُلُّها.

(Now this man acquired a field with the price of his wickedness, and falling headlong, he burst open in the middle and all his intestines gushed out.

19 و َذاعَتْ هَذِهِ الحادِثَةُ بَينَ كُلِّ سُكّانِ القُدسِ، فَصارَ ذَلِكَ الحَقلُ يُدعَى فِي لُغَتِهِمْ ‹حَقلَ دَما› – وَيَعنِي ‹حَقلَ دَمْ.›»

And it became known to all who were living in Jerusalem; so that in their own language that field was called Hakeldama, that is, Field of Blood.)

20 و َتابَعَ بُطرُسُ فَقالَ: «مَكتُوبٌ فِي كِتابِ المَزامِيرِ: ‹لِيُهجَرْ بَيتُهُ، فَلا يَسكُنُ فِيهِ أحَدٌ.› ومَكْتوبٌ أيضاً: ‹لْيُشغِلْ وَظِيفَتَهُ شَخصٌ آخَرٌ.›

“For it is written in the book of Psalms, ‘ Let his homestead be made desolate, And let no one dwell in it ’; and, ‘ Let another man take his office.’

21 ل ِذَلِكَ عَلَينا أنْ نَختارَ أحَدَ الرِّجالِ الَّذِينَ كانُوا مَعَنا طَوالَ مُدَّةِ بَقاءِ الرَّبِّ يَسُوعَ بَينَنا،

Therefore it is necessary that of the men who have accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us—

22 أ ي مِنَ الوَقتِ الَّذِي عَمَّدَهُ فِيهِ يُوحَنّا المَعْمَدانُ، إلَى الوَقتِ الَّذِي رُفِعَ فِيهِ يَسُوعُ عَنّا. إذْ يَنبَغِي أنْ يَكُونَ هَذا الرَّجُلُ شاهِداً مَعَنا عَلَى قِيامَتِهِ.»

beginning with the baptism of John until the day that He was taken up from us—one of these must become a witness with us of His resurrection.”

23 ف َرَشَّحُوا رَجُلَينِ: الأوَّلُ هُوَ يُوسُفُ الَّذِي كانَ يُدعَى بارْسابا، وَيُعْرَفُ أيضاً بِاسْمِ يُوسْتُسَ، وَالثّاني هُوَ مَتِيّاسُ.

So they put forward two men, Joseph called Barsabbas (who was also called Justus), and Matthias.

24 ث ُمَّ صَلُّوا وَقالوا: «يا رَبُّ، أنتَ تَعرِفُ قُلُوبَ الجَمِيعِ، فَأرِنا أيّاً مِنْ هَذَينِ الاثنَينِ قَدِ اختَرتَ

And they prayed and said, “You, Lord, who know the hearts of all men, show which one of these two You have chosen

25 ل ِيَكُونَ خادِماً وَرَسُولاً مَعَنا فِي المَكانِ الَّذِي تَرَكَهُ يَهُوذا لِيَذهَبَ إلَى المَكانِ الَّذِي يَستَحِقُّ.»

to occupy this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place.”

26 ث ُمَّ أجرُوا القُرعَةَ بَينَ الرَّجُلَينِ، فَوَقَعَتِ القُرعَةُ عَلَى مَتِيّاسَ، فَأُضِيفَ إلَى الأحَدَ عَشَرَ رَسُولاً.

And they drew lots for them, and the lot fell to Matthias; and he was added to the eleven apostles.