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

Now the apostles and brethren who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also 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 of the circumcision contended with him,

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

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

4 ف َبَدَأ بُطرُسُ يَشرَحُ لَهُمْ ما حَدَثَ تَماماً.

But Peter explained it to them in order from the beginning, 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 descending like a great sheet, let down from heaven by four corners; and it came to me.

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

When I observed it intently and considered, I saw four-footed animals of the earth, wild beasts, creeping things, and birds of the air.

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

And I heard a voice saying to me, ‘Rise, Peter; kill and eat.’

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

But I said, ‘Not so, Lord! For nothing common or unclean has at any time entered my mouth.’

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

But the voice answered me again from heaven, ‘What God has cleansed you must not call common.’

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

Now this was done three times, and all were drawn up again into heaven.

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

At that very moment, three men stood before the house where I was, 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.

Then the Spirit told me to go with them, doubting nothing. Moreover these six brethren accompanied 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 told us how he had seen an angel standing in his house, who said to him, ‘Send men to Joppa, and call for Simon whose surname is Peter,

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

who will tell you words by which you and all your household will be saved.’

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, as 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.›

Then I remembered the word of the Lord, how He said, ‘John indeed baptized with water, but you shall 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؟»

If therefore God gave them the same gift as He gave us when we believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I that I could withstand God?”

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 these things they became silent; and they glorified God, saying, “Then God has also granted to the Gentiles repentance to life.” Barnabas and Saul at Antioch

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

Now those who were scattered after the persecution that arose over Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to no one but the Jews only.

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

But some of them were men from Cyprus and Cyrene, who, when they had come to Antioch, spoke to the Hellenists, 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 great number believed and turned to the Lord.

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

Then news of these things came to the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent out Barnabas to go as far as Antioch.

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

When he came and had seen the grace of God, he was glad, and encouraged them all that with purpose of heart they should continue with 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, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a great many people were added to the Lord.

25 ث ُمَّ تَوَجَّهَ بَرنابا إلَى طَرسُوسَ بَحثاً عَنْ شاوُلَ.

Then Barnabas departed for Tarsus to seek 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. So it was that for a whole year they assembled with the church and taught a great many people. And the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch. Relief to Judea

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

And in these days prophets came from Jerusalem to Antioch.

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

Then one of them, named Agabus, stood up and showed by the Spirit that there was going to be a great famine throughout all the world, which also happened in the days of Claudius Caesar.

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

Then the disciples, each according to his ability, determined to send relief to the brethren dwelling in Judea.

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

This they also did, and sent it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.