1 و َسَمِعَ الرُّسُلُ وَالإخوَةُ فِي جَمِيعِ أنحاءِ إقليمِ اليَهُودِيَّةِ أنَّ غَيرَ اليَهُودِ قَدْ تَلَقُّوا أيضاً كَلِمَةَ الرَّبِّ.

Now the apostles and the brethren who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.

2 ف َلَمّا صَعِدَ بُطرُسُ إلَى القُدسِ، انتَقَدَهُ أولَئِكَ الَّذِينَ يَدعُونَ إلَى الخِتانِ.

And when Peter came up to Jerusalem, those who were circumcised took issue with him,

3 و َقالُوا لَهُ: «لَقَدْ دَخَلتَ بُيُوتَ أشخاصٍ غَيرِ مَختُونِينَ وَأكَلتَ مَعَهُمْ!»

saying, “ You went to uncircumcised men and ate with them.”

4 ف َبَدَأ بُطرُسُ يَشرَحُ لَهُمْ ما حَدَثَ تَماماً.

But Peter began speaking and proceeded to explain to them in orderly sequence, saying,

5 ق الَ: «كُنتُ فِي بَلْدَةِ يافا أُصَلِّي، فَوَقَعَ عَلَيَّ سُباتٌ وَرَأيتُ رُؤيا. رَأيتُ شَيئاً يَشبِهُ قِطعَةَ قُماشٍ كَبِيرَةً مُعَلَّقَةً مِنْ أطرافِها الأربَعَةِ وَمُدَلّاةً مِنَ السَّماءِ، وَنَزَلَتْ عَلَيَّ.

“ I was in the city of Joppa praying; and in a trance I saw a vision, an object coming down like a great sheet lowered by four corners from the sky; and it came right down to me,

6 ف َدَقَّقْتُ النَّظَرَ فِيها، فَرَأيتُ بَهائمَ وَحَيواناتٍ مُتَوَحِّشَةً وَزَواحِفَ وَطُيُوراً.

and when I had fixed my gaze on it and was observing it I saw the four-footed animals of the earth and the wild beasts and the crawling creatures and the birds of the air.

7 ث ُمَّ سَمِعْتُ صَوتاً يَقُولُ لِي: ‹انهَضْ يا بُطرُسُ. اذبَحْ وَكُلْ.›

I also heard a voice saying to me, ‘Get up, Peter; kill and eat.’

8 « لَكِنِّي قُلْتُ: ‹لَنْ أفعَلَ هَذا يا رَبُّ! لَمْ يَدخُلْ فَمِي طَعامٌ مُحَرَّمٌ أوْ نَجِسٌ مِنْ قَبلُ!›

But I said, ‘By no means, Lord, for nothing unholy or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’

9 « فَأجابَني الصَّوتُ ثانِيَةً مِنَ السَّماءِ: ‹ما طّهَّرَهُ اللهُ، لا تُحَرِّمُهُ أنتَ!›

But a voice from heaven answered a second time, ‘ What God has cleansed, no longer consider unholy.’

10 « وَقَدْ حَدَثَ ذَلِكَ ثَلاثَ مَرّاتٍ. ثُمَّ ارتَفَعَ كُلُّ شَيءٍ إلَى السَّماءِ.

This happened three times, and everything was drawn back up into the sky.

11 و َفِي تِلكَ اللَّحظَةِ، وَصَلَ ثَلاثَةُ رِجالٍ إلَى البَيتِ الَّذِي كُنّا نَنزِلُ فِيهِ. وَكانُوا قَدْ أُرسَلُوا إلَيَّ مِنْ مَدِينَةِ قَيصَرِيَّةَ.

And behold, at that moment three men appeared at the house in which we were staying, having been sent to me from Caesarea.

12 ف َأمَرَنِي الرُّوحُ بِأنْ أذهَبَ مَعَهُمْ دُونَ تَرَدُّدٍ. كَما ذَهَبَ مَعِي هَؤُلاءِ الإخوَةُ السِّتَّةُ، وَدَخَلنا بَيتَ الرَّجُلِ.

The Spirit told me to go with them without misgivings. These six brethren also went with me and we entered the man’s house.

13 ف َأخبَرَنا كَيفَ أنَّهُ رَأى مَلاكاً واقِفاً فِي بَيتِهِ يَقُولُ لَهُ: ‹أرسِلْ رِجالاً إلَى بَلدَةِ يافا وَاَسْتَدْعِ سِمعانَ الَّذِي يُدعَى بُطرُسَ.

And he reported to us how he had seen the angel standing in his house, and saying, ‘Send to Joppa and have Simon, who is also called Peter, brought here;

14 و َهُوَ سَيُخبِرُكَ كَلاماً بِهِ يَكُونُ خَلاصُكَ وَخَلاصُ كُلِّ عائِلَتِكَ.›

and he will speak words to you by which you will be saved, you and all your household.’

15 « فَلَمّا بَدَأْتُ أتَكَلَّمُ، حَلَّ الرُّوحُ القُدُسُ عَلَيهِمْ، تَماماً كَما حَلَّ عَلَينا نَحنُ فِي البِدايَةِ.

And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them just as He did upon us at the beginning.

16 ث ُمَّ تَذَكَّرتُ ما سَبَقَ أنْ قالَهُ الرَّبُّ: ‹كانَ يُوحَنّا يُعَمِّدُ فِي الماءِ، أمّا أنتُمْ فَسَتُعَمِّدُونَ فِي الرُّوحِ القُدُسِ.›

And I remembered the word of the Lord, how He used to say, ‘ John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’

17 ف َإنْ كانَ اللهُ قَدْ أعطاهُمُ العَطِيَّةَ نَفسَها الَّتِي أعطاها لَنا عِندَما آمَنّا بِالرَّبِّ يَسُوعَ المَسِيحِ، فَمَنْ أنا لِأُقاوِمَ اللهَ؟»

Therefore if God gave to them the same gift as He gave to us also after believing in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I that I could stand in God’s way?”

18 ف َلَمّا سَمِعَ المُؤمِنُونَ هَذا، تَوَقَّفُوا عَنِ الجَدَلِ، وَمَجَّدُوا اللهَ وَقالوا: «إذاً، فَقَدْ أعطَى اللهُ حَتَّى غَيرَ اليَهُودِ فُرصَةَ التَّوبَةِ الَّتِي تَقُودُ إلَى الحَياةِ!» البِشارَةُ فِي أنطاكِيَّة

When they heard this, they quieted down and glorified God, saying, “Well then, God has granted to the Gentiles also the repentance that leads to life.” The Church at Antioch

19 أ مّا الَّذِينَ شَتَّتَهُمُ الاضْطِهادُ الَّذِي حَدَثَ فِي زَمَنِ إستِفانُوسَ، فَوَصَلُوا إلَى فِينِيقِيَّةَ وَقُبرُصَ وَأنطاكِيَّةَ. وَكانُوا لا يُبَشِّرُونَ أحَداً غَيرَ اليَهُودِ.

So then those who were scattered because of the persecution that occurred in connection with Stephen made their way to Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except to Jews alone.

20 و َكانَ بَينَهُمْ بَعضُ الرِّجالِ مِنْ قُبرُصَ وَقِيرِينَ. فَلَمّا جاءُوا إلَى أنطاكِيَّةَ، بَدَأُوا يَتَحَدَّثُونَ أيضاً مَعَ اليُونانِيِّيْنَ، ؤَيُبَشِّرونَهُمْ بِالرَّبِّ يَسُوعَ.

But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who came to Antioch and began speaking to the Greeks also, preaching the Lord Jesus.

21 و َكانَتْ يَدُ الرَّبِّ مَعَهُمْ. فَآمَنَ عَدَدٌ كَبِيرٌ مِنَ النّاسِ وآمَنُوا بِالرَّبِّ.

And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a large number who believed turned to the Lord.

22 و َوَصَلَتْ هَذِهِ الأخبارُ إلَى الكَنِيسَةِ فِي القُدسِ، فَأرسَلُوا بَرنابا إلَى أنطاكِيَّةَ.

The news about them reached the ears of the church at Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas off to Antioch.

23 ف َلَمّا وَصَلَ وَرَأى نِعمَةَ اللهِ تَعمَلُ هُناكَ، فَرِحَ كَثِيراً، وَشَجَّعَهُمْ جَمِيعاً عَلَى أنْ يَظَلُّوا مُخلِصِينَ لِلرَّبِّ مِنْ كُلِّ قُلُوبِهِمْ.

Then when he arrived and witnessed the grace of God, he rejoiced and began to encourage them all with resolute heart to remain true to the Lord;

24 ف َقَدْ كانَ بَرنابا رَجُلاً صالِحاً، مَملُوءاً مِنَ الرُّوحِ القُدُسِ وَالإيمانِ. فَجاءَ عَدَدٌ كَبِيرٌ مِنَ النّاسِ إلَى الرَّبِّ.

for he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And considerable numbers were brought to the Lord.

25 ث ُمَّ تَوَجَّهَ بَرنابا إلَى طَرسُوسَ بَحثاً عَنْ شاوُلَ.

And he left for Tarsus to look for Saul;

26 ف َلَمّا وَجَدَهُ، أحضَرَهُ إلَى أنطاكِيَّةَ. وَاجتَمَعا مَعَ الكَنِيسَةِ سَنَةً كامِلَةً، وَعَلَّما عَدَداً كَبِيراً مِنَ النّاسِ. وَدُعِيَ التَّلامِيذُ مَسِيحِيِّينَ لِأوَّلِ مَرَّةٍ فِي أنطاكِيَّةَ.

and when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. And for an entire year they met with the church and taught considerable numbers; and the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.

27 و َفِي ذَلِكَ الوَقتِ، جاءَ بَعضُ الأنبِياءِ مِنَ مَدينَةِ القُدسِ إلَى أنطاكِيَّةَ.

Now at this time some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.

28 و َوَقَفَ واحِدٌ مِنهُمْ، اسْمُهُ أغابُوسُ، وَتَنَبَّأ بِالرُّوحِ بِأنَّ مَجاعَةً شَدِيدَةً سَتَعُمُّ العالَمَ كُلَّهُ. حَدَثَ هَذا أثناءَ حُكمِ كلُوديُوسَ.

One of them named Agabus stood up and began to indicate by the Spirit that there would certainly be a great famine all over the world. And this took place in the reign of Claudius.

29 ف َقَرَّرَ التَّلامِيذُ أنْ يُرسِلَ كُلُّ واحِدٍ قَدرَ ما يَستَطِيعُ، لِمُساعَدَةِ الإخوَةِ السّاكِنِينَ فِي اليَهُودِيَّةِ.

And in the proportion that any of the disciples had means, each of them determined to send a contribution for the relief of the brethren living in Judea.

30 و َهَذا ما فَعَلُوهُ، حَيثُ أرسَلُوا تَبَرُّعاتِهِمْ لِلشُّيُوخِ عَنْ طَرِيقِ بَرنابا وَشاوُلَ.

And this they did, sending it in charge of Barnabas and Saul to the elders.