1 و َحَدَثَ الأمرُ نَفسُهُ فِي مَدِينَةِ إيقُونِيَّةَ أيضاً، حَيثُ دَخَلَ بُولُسُ وَبَرنابا إلَى المَجمَعِ اليَهُودِيِّ وَتَكَلَّما، فَآمَنَ عَدَدٌ كَبِيرٌ مِنَ اليَهُودِ وَاليُونانِيِّينَ.

And it came to pass in Iconium, that they went both together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spake, that a great multitude both of the Jews and also of the Greeks believed.

2 أ مّا اليَهُودُ الَّذِينَ رَفَضُوا أنْ يُؤمِنُوا فَقَدْ هَيَّجُوا غَيرَ اليَهُودِ وَحَرَّضُوهُمْ عَلَى الإخوَةِ.

But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles, and made their minds evil affected against the brethren.

3 و َبَقِيَ بُولُسُ وَبَرنابا هُناكَ فَترَةً طَوِيلَةً. وَكانا يَتَكَلَّمانِ بِشَجاعَةٍ عَنِ الرَّبِّ. وَأيَّدَ الرَّبُّ رِسالَةَ نِعمَتِهِ بِأنْ سَمَحَ بِأنْ تَجرِيَ مُعجِزاتٌ وَعَجائِبُ عَلَى أيدِيهِما.

Long time therefore abode they speaking boldly in the Lord, which gave testimony unto the word of his grace, and granted signs and wonders to be done by their hands.

4 و َانقَسَمَ أهلُ المَدِينَةِ ما بَينَ مُؤَيِّدٍ لِليَهُودِ وَما بَينَ مُؤَيِّدٍ لِلرَّسُولَينِ.

But the multitude of the city was divided: and part held with the Jews, and part with the apostles.

5 و َتَحَرَّكَ غَيرُ اليَهُودِ وَاليَهُودُ جَمِيعاً مَعَ قادَتِهِمْ لِلإساءَةِ إلَيهِما وَرَجمِهِما.

And when there was an assault made both of the Gentiles, and also of the Jews with their rulers, to use them despitefully, and to stone them,

6 غ َيرَ أنَّهُما عَلِما بِهَذا، وَهَرَبا إلَى مَدِينَتَيْ لِستَرَةَ وَدَربَةَ فِي مُقاطَعَةِ لِيكَأُونِيَّةَ وَالمِنطَقَةِ المُحِيطَةِ.

they were ware of it, and fled unto Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and unto the region that lieth round about:

7 و َهُناكَ استَمَرّا يُبَشِّرانِ. فِي لِستَرَةَ وَدَرْبَة

and there they preached the gospel.

8 و َكانَ يَجلِسُ فِي لِستَرَةَ رَجُلٌ عاجِزُ القَدَمَيْنِ. لَمْ يَكُنْ قَدْ مَشَىْ عَلَىْ قَدَميهِ قَطُّ لأنَّهُ وُلِدَ كَسِيحاً.

And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being a cripple from his mother’s womb, who never had walked:

9 س َمِعَ هَذا الرَّجُلُ بُولُسَ وَهُوَ يَتَكَلَّمُ. فَوَجَّهَ بُولُسُ نَظَرَهُ إلَيهِ، وَرَأى أنَّ لَدَيهِ إيماناً لِكَي يُشفَى.

the same heard Paul speak: who stedfastly beholding him, and perceiving that he had faith to be healed,

10 و َقالَ بُولُسُ بِصَوتٍ مُرتَفِعٍ: «قِفْ مُنتَصِباً عَلَى قَدَمَيكَ!» فَقَفَزَ وَأخَذَ يَمشِي.

said with a loud voice, Stand upright on thy feet. And he leaped and walked.

11 ف َلَمّا رَأى الجَمعُ ما فَعَلَهُ بُولُسُ، رَفَعُوا أصواتَهُمْ بِلُغَةِ مُقاطَعَةِ لِيكَأُونِيَّةَ وَقالُوا: «أصبَحَ الآلِهَةُ كَالنّاسِ وَنَزَلُوا إلَينا!»

And when the people saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men.

12 و َسَمُّوا بَرنابا «زَفْسَ،» أمّا بُولُسُ فَسَمَّوْهُ «هَرْمَسَ» لِأنَّهُ كانَ المُبادِرَ فِي الكَلامِ.

And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercurius, because he was the chief speaker.

13 و َأحضَرَ كاهِنُ زَفْسَ، الَّذِي كانَ مَعبَدُهُ عِندَ مَدخَلِ المَدِينَةِ، ثِيراناً وَأكالِيلَ إلَى بَوّاباتِ المَدِينَةِ. فَقَدْ أرادَ هُوَ وَالجَمعُ أنْ يُقَدِّمُوا ذَبائِحَ لَهُما.

Then the priest of Jupiter, which was before their city, brought oxen and garlands unto the gates, and would have done sacrifice with the people.

14 ل َكِنْ لَمّا سَمِعَ الرَّسُولانِ بَرنابا وَبُولُسَ بِهَذا، مَزَّقا ثِيابَهُما، وَاندَفَعا إلَى الجَمعِ وَهُما يَصرُخانِ:

Which when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of, they rent their clothes, and ran in among the people, crying out,

15 « أيُّها الرِّجالُ، لِماذا تَفعَلُونَ هَذا؟ إنَّنا نَحنُ أيضاً بَشَرٌ مِثلُكُمْ. وَنَحنُ هُنا لِكَي نَنْقِلَ لَكُمُ البُشْرَى، وَنُبعِدَكُمْ عَنْ هَذِهِ الأُمُورِ التّافِهَةِ إلَى الإلَهِ الحَيِّ الَّذِي خَلَقَ السَّماءَ وَالأرْضَ وَالبَحرَ وَكُلَّ ما فِيها.

and saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God, which made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are therein:

16 ل َقَدْ سَمَحَ لِلشُّعُوبِ فِي الأزمِنَةِ الغابِرَةِ بِأنْ يَعِيشُوا كَما يَحلُو لَهُمْ.

who in times past suffered all nations to walk in their own ways.

17 ل َكِنَّهُ لَمْ يَترُكْكُمْ دُونَ أدِلَّةٍ تَشهَدُ لَهُ، لِأنَّهُ يَصنَعُ لَكُمْ خَيراتٍ كَثِيرَةً. فَهُوَ يُعطِيكُمْ أمطاراً مِنَ السَّماءِ وَمَحاصِيلَ فِي أوقاتِها. وَهُوَ يُزَوِّدُكُمْ بِالطَّعامِ وَيَملأُ قُلُوبَكُمْ بِالفَرَحِ.»

Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.

18 و َرُغمَ كَلامِهِما هَذا، فَإنَّهُما لَمْ يَستَطِيعا مَنعَ النّاسِ مِنْ تَقدِيمِ الذَّبائِحِ إلّا بَعدَ جَهدٍ كَبِيْرٍ.

And with these sayings scarce restrained they the people, that they had not done sacrifice unto them.

19 ث ُمَّ جاءَ بَعضُ اليَهُودِ مِنْ مَدِينَتَيْ أنطاكِيَةَ وَإيقُونِيَةَ، وَاستَمالُوا الجُمُوعَ إلَى جانِبِهِمْ. فَرَجَمُوا بُولُسَ وَجَرُّوهُ إلَى خارِجِ المَدِينَةِ ظانِّيْنَ أنَّهُ مَيِّتٌ.

And there came thither certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium, who persuaded the people, and, having stoned Paul, drew him out of the city, supposing he had been dead.

20 و َعِندَما تَجَمَّعَ التَّلاميذُ حَولَهُ، نَهَضَ بُولُسُ وَدَخَلَ المَدِينَةَ. وَفِي اليَومِ التّالِي ذَهَبَ مَعَ بَرنابا إلَى مَدِينَةِ دَربَةَ. العَودَةُ إلَى أنطاكِيَةَ فِي سُورِيَّة

Howbeit, as the disciples stood round about him, he rose up, and came into the city: and the next day he departed with Barnabas to Derbe.

21 و َبَشَّرا فِي تِلكَ المَدِينَةِ وَتَلْمَذا كَثِيرِينَ، ثُمَّ عادا إلَى لِستَرَةَ وَإيقُونِيَةَ وَأنطاكِيَةَ.

And when they had preached the gospel to that city, and had taught many, they returned again to Lystra, and to Iconium, and Antioch,

22 و َكانَ يُقَوِّيانِ نُفُوسَ التَّلامِيذِ وَيُشَجِّعانِهِمْ عَلَى أنْ يَستَمِرُّوا فِي الإيمانِ. وَقالا لَهُمْ: «يَنبَغِي أنْ نَدخُلَ فِي مُلكِ اللهِ بِمُعاناةٍ كَثِيرَةٍ.»

confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.

23 ث ُمَّ عَيَّنا شُيُوخاً فِي كُلِّ كَنِيسَةٍ، وَصَلَّيا وَصاما لِكَيْ يَحفَظَهُمُ الرَّبُّ الَّذي آمَنوا بِهِ.

And when they had ordained them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed.

24 و َبَعدَ أنِ اجتازا بِيسِيدِيَّةَ، وَصَلا إلَى بَمفِيلِيَّةَ.

And after they had passed throughout Pisidia, they came to Pamphylia.

25 ث ُمَّ تَكَلَّما بِالرِّسالَة فِي بَرجَةَ، وَبَعدَ ذَلِكَ نَزَلا إلَى أتّالِيَةَ.

And when they had preached the word in Perga, they went down into Attalia:

26 و َمِنْ هُناكَ أبحَرا إلَى أنطاكِيَةَ، وَهيَ المَدينَةُ الَّتي كانَ الإخوَةُ قَدْ أرسَلاهُما مِنْها بِنِعمَةِ اللهِ لإنجازِ الخِدمَةِ المُوكَلَةِ لَهُما، وَقَدْ أنجَزاها الآنَ بِالفِعلِ.

and thence sailed to Antioch, from whence they had been recommended to the grace of God for the work which they fulfilled.

27 و َعِندَما وَصَلا، جَمَعا شَعبَ الكَنِيسَةِ، وَأخبَراهُمْ بِما عَمِلَ اللهُ مَعَهُمْ. وَقالا لَهُمْ إنَّ اللهَ قَدْ فَتَحَ بابَ الإيمانِ لِغَيرِ اليَهُودِ.

And when they were come, and had gathered the church together, they rehearsed all that God had done with them, and how he had opened the door of faith unto the Gentiles.

28 و َأقاما مَعَ التَّلامِيذِ مُدَّةً غَيْرَ قَصِيرَةٍ.

And there they abode long time with the disciples.