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

In Iconium they entered the synagogue of the Jews together, and spoke in such a manner that a large number of people believed, both of Jews and of Greeks.

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

But the Jews who disbelieved stirred up the minds of the Gentiles and embittered them 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.

Therefore they spent a long time there speaking boldly with reliance upon the Lord, who was testifying to the word of His grace, granting that signs and wonders be done by their hands.

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

But the people of the city were divided; and some sided with the Jews, and some with the apostles.

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

And when an attempt was made by both the Gentiles and the Jews with their rulers, to mistreat 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 to the cities of Lycaonia, Lystra and Derbe, and the surrounding region;

7 و َهُناكَ استَمَرّا يُبَشِّرانِ. فِي لِستَرَةَ وَدَرْبَة

and there they continued to preach the gospel.

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

At Lystra a man was sitting who had no strength in his feet, lame from his mother’s womb, who had never walked.

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

This man was listening to Paul as he spoke, who, when he had fixed his gaze on him and had seen that he had faith to be made well,

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

said with a loud voice, “Stand upright on your feet.” And he leaped up and began to walk.

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

When the crowds saw what Paul had done, they raised their voice, saying in the Lycaonian language, “ The gods have become like men and have come down to us.”

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

And they began calling Barnabas, Zeus, and Paul, Hermes, 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.

The priest of Zeus, whose temple was just outside the city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates, and wanted to offer sacrifice with the crowds.

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 tore their robes and rushed out into the crowd, 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, “Men, why are you doing these things? We are also men of the same nature as you, and preach the gospel to you that you should turn from these vain things to a living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all that is in them.

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

In the generations gone by He permitted all the nations to go 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 did not leave Himself without witness, in that He did good and gave you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying your hearts with food and gladness.”

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

Even saying these things, with difficulty they restrained the crowds from offering sacrifice to 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 Jews came from Antioch and Iconium, and having won over the crowds, they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, supposing him to be 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 while the disciples stood around him, he got up and entered the city. The next day he went away with Barnabas to Derbe.

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

After 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.»

strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to continue in the faith, and saying, “ Through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God.”

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

When they had appointed elders for them in every church, having prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord in whom they had believed.

24 و َبَعدَ أنِ اجتازا بِيسِيدِيَّةَ، وَصَلا إلَى بَمفِيلِيَّةَ.

They passed through Pisidia and came into Pamphylia.

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

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.

From there they sailed to Antioch, from which they had been commended to the grace of God for the work that they had accomplished.

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

When they had arrived and gathered the church together, they began to report all things that God had done with them and how He had opened a door of faith to the Gentiles.

28 و َأقاما مَعَ التَّلامِيذِ مُدَّةً غَيْرَ قَصِيرَةٍ.

And they spent a long time with the disciples.