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

The first book I wrote, Theophilus, concerned all that Jesus began both to do and to 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 in which he was received up, after he had given commandment through the Holy Spirit 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 showed himself alive after he suffered, by many proofs, appearing to them over a period of forty days, and speaking about God’s Kingdom.

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.

Being assembled together with them, he commanded them, “Don’t depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which you heard 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 indeed baptized in water, but you will be baptized in the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”

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

Therefore when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, are you now 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 isn’t for you to know times or seasons which the Father has set within 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. You will be witnesses to me in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the uttermost parts of the earth.”

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

When he had said these things, as they were looking, he was taken up, 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.

While they were looking steadfastly into the sky as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white clothing,

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

who also said, “You men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into the sky? This Jesus, who was received up from you into the sky will come back in the same way as you saw him going into the sky.”

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 mountain 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 come in, they went up into the upper room, where they were staying; that is Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, 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.

All these with one accord continued steadfastly in prayer and supplication, 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:

In these days, Peter stood up in the middle of the disciples (and the number of names was about one hundred twenty), 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.

“Brothers, it was necessary that this Scripture should be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke before by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who was guide to those who took Jesus.

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

For he was numbered with us, and received his portion 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 obtained a field with the reward for his wickedness, and falling headlong, his body burst open, 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.›»

It became known to everyone who lived in Jerusalem that in their language that field was called ‘Akeldama,’ that is, ‘The 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 habitation be made desolate. Let no one dwell therein;’ and, ‘Let another take his office.’

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

“Of the men therefore 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 from the baptism of John, to the day that he was received up from us, of these one 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.

They put forward two, 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

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 take part in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas fell away, that he might go to his own place.”

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

They drew lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.