1 ب َعدَ هَذا، غادَرَ بُولُسُ مَدِينَةَ أثِينا، وَذَهَبَ إلَى مَدِينَةِ كُورُنثُوسَ.

After these things Paul departed from Athens, and came to Corinth;

2 و َقابَلَ هُناكَ يَهُودِيّاً اسْمُهُ أكِيلا، وَهُوَ مِنْ بُنطُسَ. وَكانَ قَدْ جاءَ مُؤَخَّراً مِنْ إيطاليا مَعَ زَوجَتِهِ بِرِيسْكِلّا. وَسَبَبُ رَحِيلِهِما عَنْ إيطاليا هُوَ أنَّ كُلُودِيُوسَ أمَرَ بِأنْ يُغادِرَ كُلُّ اليَهُودِ رُوما. فَذَهَبَ بُولُسُ لِرُؤيَتِهِما.

And found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla; (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome:) and came unto them.

3 و َلِأنَّ حِرفَتَهُ وَحِرفَتَهُما واحِدَةٌ، فَقَدْ بَقِيَ وَعَمِلَ مَعَهُما، إذْ كانا صانِعَيْ خِيامٍ.

And because he was of the same craft, he abode with them, and wrought: for by their occupation they were tentmakers.

4 و َكانَ فِي كُلِّ سَبتٍ يُناقِشُ النّاسَ فِي المَجمَعِ، مُحاوِلاً أنْ يُقنِعَ اليَهُودَ وَاليُونانِيِّيْنَ.

And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks.

5 و َعِندَما وَصَلَ سِيلا وَتِيمُوثاوُسُ مِنْ مَكدُونِيَّةَ، كَرَّسَ بُولُسُ كُلَّ وَقتِهِ للتَبشيرِ بِكَلِمَةِ اللهِ مُبَيِّناً لِليَهُودِ أنَّ يَسُوعَ هُوَ المَسِيحُ.

And when Silas and Timotheus were come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jesus was Christ.

6 ف َلَمّا عارَضُوهُ وَشَتَمُوهُ، نَفَضَ مَلابِسَهُ، وَقالَ لَهُمْ: «دَمُكُمْ عَلَيكُمْ وَحدَكُمْ! وَأنا لَستُ مَلُوماً. وَمِنَ الآنَ فَصاعِداً سَأتَوَجَّهُ إلَى غَيرِ اليَهُودِ.»

And when they opposed themselves, and blasphemed, he shook his raiment, and said unto them, Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean; from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles.

7 و َتَرَكَ بُولُسُ المَكانَ، وَذَهَبَ إلَى بَيتِ رَجُلٍ اسْمُهُ تِيتيُوسُ يُوسْتُوسُ. وَكانَ هَذا رَجُلاً مُتَعَبِّداً للهِ، وَبَيتُهُ بِجِوارِ المَجمَعِ.

And he departed thence, and entered into a certain man's house, named Justus, one that worshipped God, whose house joined hard to the synagogue.

8 ف َآمَنَ كْرِيسبُسُ قائِدُ المَجمَعِ مَعَ كُلِّ عائِلَتِهِ بِالرَّبِّ. كَما آمَنَ كَثِيرُونَ مِنَ الكُورِنثِيِّيْنَ الَّذِينَ سَمِعُوا بُولُسَ وَتَعَمَّدُوا جَمِيعاً.

And Crispus, the chief ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his house; and many of the Corinthians hearing believed, and were baptized.

9 و َذاتَ لَيلَةٍ قالَ الرَّبُّ لِبُولُسَ فِي رُؤيا: «لا تَخَفْ. بَلْ تَكَلَّمْ، وَلا تَصمُتْ.

Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace:

10 ف َأنا مَعَكَ. وَلَنْ يُهاجِمَكَ أحَدٌ فَيُؤذِيكَ، لِأنَّ لِي فِي هَذِهِ المَدِينَةِ أشخاصاً كَثِيرِينَ.»

For I am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to hurt thee: for I have much people in this city.

11 ف َبَقِيَ بُولُسُ سَنَةً وَنِصفَ السَّنَةِ، وَهُوَ يُعَلِّمُ كَلِمَةَ اللهِ بَينَهُمْ. بُولُسُ أمامَ غاليُون

And he continued there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.

12 ع ِندَما كانَ غاليُونُ حاكِماً عَلَى مُقاطَعَةِ أخائِيَّةَ، وَحَّدَ اليَهُودُ جُهُودَهُمْ فِي الهُجُومِ عَلَى بُولُسَ. وَأخَذُوهُ إلَى المَحكَمَةِ.

And when Gallio was the deputy of Achaia, the Jews made insurrection with one accord against Paul, and brought him to the judgment seat,

13 و َقالُوا: «إنَّ هَذا الرَّجُلَ يُقنِعُ النّاسَ بِأنْ يَعبُدُوا اللهَ بِطَرِيقَةٍ تُخالِفُ الشَّرِيعَةَ.»

Saying, This fellow persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law.

14 و َكانَ بُولُسُ عَلَى وَشْكِ أنْ يَتَكَلَّمَ عِندَما قالَ غاليُونُ لِليَهُودِ: «لَوْ كانَتْ هَذِهِ مَسألَةَ مُخالَفَةٍ ما أوْ جَرِيمَةٍ خَطِرَةٍ، لَكانَ مَعقُولاً أنْ أسمَحَ لَكُمْ أيُّها اليَهُودُ.

And when Paul was now about to open his mouth, Gallio said unto the Jews, If it were a matter of wrong or wicked lewdness, O ye Jews, reason would that I should bear with you:

15 ل َكِنْ بِما أنَّها مَسألَةٌ تَتَعَلَّقُ بِمُصْطَلَحاتٍ وَأسماءٍ وَبشَرِيعَتِكُمْ أنتُمْ، فَعالِجُوها بِأنفُسِكُمْ. أمّا أنا فَلا أُرِيدُ أنْ أقضِيَ فِي مِثلِ هَذِهِ المَسائِلِ.»

But if it be a question of words and names, and of your law, look ye to it; for I will be no judge of such matters.

16 و َطَرَدَهُمْ مِنَ المَحكَمَةِ.

And he drave them from the judgment seat.

17 ف َأمسَكَ الجَمِيعُ بِسُوستانِيسَ رَئِيسِ المَجمَعِ، وَراحُوا يَضْرِبُونَهُ أمامَ المَحكَمَةِ. أمّا غاليُونُ فَلَمْ يُبدِ أيَّ اهتِمامٍ بِذَلِكَ. عَودَةُ بُولُسَ إلَى أنطاكِيَّة

Then all the Greeks took Sosthenes, the chief ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment seat. And Gallio cared for none of those things.

18 و َبَقِيَ بُولُسُ هُناكَ أيّاماً كَثِيرَةً. ثُمَّ استَأْذَنَ الإخوَةَ، وَأبحَرَ إلَى سُورِيَّةَ بِصُحبَةِ بِريِسْكِلّا وَأكِيلا. وَكانَ بُولُسُ قَدْ حَلَقَ شَعرَهُ فِي مَدِينَةِ كَنخَرْيا، لِأنَّهُ كانَ قَدْ نَذَرَ نَذْراً.

And Paul after this tarried there yet a good while, and then took his leave of the brethren, and sailed thence into Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila; having shorn his head in Cenchrea: for he had a vow.

19 ف َوَصَلُوا إلَى مَدِينَةِ أفَسُسَ، وَتَرَكَهُما هُناكَ. ثُمَّ دَخَلَ إلَى المَجمَعِ لِيُناقِشَ اليَهُودَ.

And he came to Ephesus, and left them there: but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews.

20 و َعِندَما طَلَبُوا مِنهُ أنْ يُمَدِّدَ إقامَتَهُ هُناكَ مَعَهُمْ، لَمْ يَقبَلْ.

When they desired him to tarry longer time with them, he consented not;

21 ل َكِنَّهُ قالَ وَهُوَ يُغادِرُ: «إنْ شاءَ اللهُ سَأعُودُ إلَيكُمْ.» ثُمَّ أبحَرَ مِنْ مَدِينَةِ أفَسُسَ.

But bade them farewell, saying, I must by all means keep this feast that cometh in Jerusalem: but I will return again unto you, if God will. And he sailed from Ephesus.

22 و َلَمّا وَصَلَ إلَى مَدِينَةِ قَيْصَرِيَّةَ، ذَهَبَ إلَى مَدِينَةِ القُدسِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى الكَنِيسَةِ، ثُمَّ إلَى مَدِينَةِ أنطاكِيَّةَ.

And when he had landed at Caesarea, and gone up, and saluted the church, he went down to Antioch.

23 و َبَعدَ أنْ أمضَى وَقتاً هُناكَ غادَرَ، وَسافَرَ مِنْ مَكانٍ إلَى آخَرَ فِي مُقاطَعَتيْ غَلاطِيَّةَ وَفَرِيجِيَّةَ، مُقَوِّياً كُلَّ أتباعِ المَسيحِ. أبُلُّوسُ فِي أفَسُسَ وَأخائِيَّة (كورنثوس)

And after he had spent some time there, he departed, and went over all the country of Galatia and Phrygia in order, strengthening all the disciples.

24 و َجاءَ إلَى مَدِينَةِ أفَسُسَ يَهُودِيٌّ اسْمُهُ أبُلُّوسُ، وَهُوَ رَجُلٌ مُثَقَّفٌ مِنَ الإسكَندَرِيَّةِ لَهُ مَعرِفَةٌ عَمِيقَةٌ بِالكُتُبِ،

And a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, and mighty in the scriptures, came to Ephesus.

25 و َقَدْ تَلَقَّى تَعليماً فِي طَرِيقِ الرَّبِّ. كانَ أبُلُّوسُ يَتَحَدَّثُ بِحَماسٍ وَيُعَلِّمُ عَنْ يَسُوعَ تَعليماً سَليماً، مَعَ أنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ يَعرِفُ إلّا مَعمُودِيَّةَ يُوحَنّا.

This man was instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in the spirit, he spake and taught diligently the things of the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John.

26 و َكانَ يَتَحَدَّثُ بِجُرأةٍ فِي المَجمَعِ. فَلَمّا سَمِعَهُ أكِيلا وَبِرِيسْكِلّا أخَذاهُ جانِباً، وَشَرَحا لَهُ طَرِيقَ اللهِ بِشَكلٍ أدَقَّ.

And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue: whom when Aquila and Priscilla had heard, they took him unto them, and expounded unto him the way of God more perfectly.

27 و َلَمّا عَبَّرَ عَنْ رَغبَتِهِ فِي الذَّهابِ إلَى مُقاطَعَةِ أخائِيَّةَ، شَجَّعَهُ الإخوَةُ، وَكَتَبُوا إلَى التَّلامِيذِ هُناكَ يُوصُونَهُمْ أنْ يُرَحِّبُوا بِهِ. فَلَمّا وَصَلَ، كانَ عَوناً كَبِيراً لِلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مِنْ خِلالِ النِّعمَةِ،

And when he was disposed to pass into Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him: who, when he was come, helped them much which had believed through grace:

28 إ ذْ كانَ يَهزِمُ اليَهُودَ فِي المُناظَراتِ العَلَنِيَّةِ مُبَرهِناً مِنَ الكُتُبِ أنَّ يَسُوعَ هُوَ المَسِيحُ.

For he mightily convinced the Jews, and that publicly, shewing by the scriptures that Jesus was Christ.