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 entered together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spake that a great multitude both of Jews and of Greeks believed.

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

But the Jews that were disobedient stirred up the souls of the Gentiles, and made them 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 they tarried there speaking boldly in the Lord, who bare witness unto the word of his grace, granting 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 made an onset both of the Gentiles and of the Jews with their rulers, to treat them shamefully and to stone them,

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

they became aware of it, and fled unto the cities of Lycaonia, Lystra and Derbe, and the region 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 at Lystra there sat a certain man, impotent in his feet, 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 speaking, who, fastening eyes upon him, and seeing that he had faith to be made whole,

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 up and walked.

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

And when the multitude saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voice, 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, Mercury, 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.

And the priest of Jupiter whose temple was before the city, brought oxen and garlands unto the gates, and would have done sacrifice with the multitudes.

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

But when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of it, they rent their garments, and sprang forth among the multitude, 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 bring you good tidings, that ye should turn from these vain things unto a living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea, and all that in them is:

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

who in the generations gone by suffered all the 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.»

And yet He left not himself without witness, in that he did good and gave you from heaven rains and fruitful seasons, filling your 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 multitudes from doing 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.

But there came Jews thither from Antioch and Iconium: and having persuaded the multitudes, they stoned Paul, and dragged him out of the city, supposing that he was 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

But as the disciples stood round about him, he rose up, and entered into the city: and on the morrow he went forth 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 made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, and to Iconium, and to 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, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that through many tribulations we must 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 appointed for them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they had believed.

24 و َبَعدَ أنِ اجتازا بِيسِيدِيَّةَ، وَصَلا إلَى بَمفِيلِيَّةَ.

And they passed through Pisidia, and came to Pamphylia.

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

And when they had spoken the word in Perga, they went down to 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 they sailed to Antioch, from whence they had been committed to the grace of God for the work which they had 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 things that God had done with them, and that he had opened a door of faith unto the Gentiles.

28 و َأقاما مَعَ التَّلامِيذِ مُدَّةً غَيْرَ قَصِيرَةٍ.

And they tarried no little time with the disciples.