1 و َلَمّا تَوَقَّفَ الهِياجُ، أرسَلَ بُولُسُ فِي طَلَبِ المُؤمِنِيْنَ. وَبَعدَ أنْ شَجَّعَهُمْ، وَدَّعَهُمْ وَذَهَبَ إلَى مُقاطَعَةِ مَكدُونِيَّةَ.

And after the ceasing of the tumult, Paul having called near the disciples, and having embraced, went forth to go on to Macedonia;

2 و َسافَرَ عَبرَ تِلكَ المُقاطَعَةِ، وَشَجَّعَ المُؤمِنِينَ هُناكَ بِكَلامٍ كَثِيرٍ، ثُمَّ وَصَلَ إلَى اليُونانِ.

and having gone through those parts, and having exhorted them with many words, he came to Greece;

3 و َبَقِيَ هُناكَ ثَلاثَةَ شُهُورٍ. وَكانَ بُولُسُ يُجَهِّزُ نَفسَهُ لِلسَّفَرِ إلَى سُورِيّا بَحراً، لَكِنْ لأنَّ اليَهُودَ كانُوا يُخَطِّطُونَ لِشَيءٍ ضِدَّهُ، قَرَّرَ أنْ يَعُودَ عَبرَ مُقاطَعَةِ مَكدُونِيَّةَ.

having made also three months' -- a counsel of the Jews having been against him -- being about to set forth to Syria, there came a resolution of returning through Macedonia.

4 و َرافَقَهُ سُوباتْرِسُ بْنُ بِرُّسَ مِنْ مَدِينَةِ بِيرِيَّةَ. كَما رافَقَهُ أرَسْتَرْخُسُ وَسَكُونْدُسُ مِنْ تَسالُونِيكِي، وَغايُوسُ مِنْ مَدِينَةِ دَربَةَ، وَتِيمُوثاوُسُ وَتِيخِيكُسُ وَتْرُوفِيمُوسُ مِنْ مُقاطَعَةِ أسِيّا.

And there were accompanying him unto Asia, Sopater of Berea, and of Thessalonians Aristarchus and Secundus, and Gaius of Derbe, and Timotheus, and of Asiatics Tychicus and Trophimus;

5 س َبَقَنا هَؤُلاءِ وَانتَظَرُونا فِي مَدِينَةِ ترُواسَ.

these, having gone before, did remain for us in Troas,

6 ف َأبحَرْنا مِنْ فِيلِبِّي بَعدَ أيّامِ عِيدِ الخُبزِ غَيرِ المُختَمِرِ. وَبَعدَ خَمسَةِ أيّامٍ، انضَمَمْنا إلَيْهِمْ فِي مَدِينَةِ ترُواسَ، حَيثُ بَقِينا سَبعَةَ أيّامٍ. زِيارَةُ بُولُسَ الأخِيرَةُ لِتْرُواس

and we sailed, after the days of the unleavened food, from Philippi, and came unto them to Troas in five days, where we abode seven days.

7 و َفِي اليَومِ الأوَّلِ مِنَ الأُسبُوعِ، كُنّا مُجتَمِعِينَ مَعاً لِكَسْرِ الخُبزِ، فَتَحَدَّثَ بُولُسُ مَعَهُمْ. وَلِأنَّهُ كانَ يَنوِي السَّفَرَ فِي اليَومِ التّالِي، ظَلَّ يَتَحَدَّثُ حَتَّى مُنتَصَفِ اللَّيلِ.

And on the first of the week, the disciples having been gathered together to break bread, Paul was discoursing to them, about to depart on the morrow, he was also continuing the discourse till midnight,

8 و َكانَتْ هُناكَ مَصابِيحٌ كَثِيرَةٌ فِي الغُرفَةِ العُلوِيَّةِ حَيثُ كُنّا مُجتَمِعِينَ.

and there were many lamps in the upper chamber where they were gathered together,

9 و َكانَ شابٌّ اسْمُهُ أفتِيخُوسُ جالِساً فِي النّافِذَةِ. فَبَدَأ يَغُطُّ فِي نَومٍ عَمِيقٍ أثناءَ مُواصَلَةِ بُولُسَ حَدِيثِهِ. وَلِأنَّ النَّومَ قَدْ غَلَبَهُ تَماماً، فَقَدْ وَقَعَ مِنَ الطّابِقِ الثّالِثِ. وَلَمّا رَفَعُوهُ وَجَدُوهُ مَيِّتاً.

and there was sitting a certain youth, by name Eutychus, upon the window -- being borne down by a deep sleep, Paul discoursing long -- he having sunk down from the sleep, fell down from the third story, and was lifted up dead.

10 ف َنَزَلَ بُولُسُ وَانحَنَى عَلَيهِ، وَقالَ وَهُوَ يَحتَضِنُهُ: «لا تَخافُوا، فَما زالَتْ حَياتُهُ فِيهِ.»

And Paul, having gone down, fell upon him, and having embraced, said, `Make no tumult, for his life is in him;'

11 ث ُمَّ صَعِدَ بُولُسُ، وَكَسَرَ خُبزاً وَأكَلَ، وَتَحَدَّثَ إلَيْهِمْ فَترَةً طَوِيلَةً حَتَّى الفَجرِ ثُمَّ غادَرَ.

and having come up, and having broken bread, and having tasted, for a long time also having talked -- till daylight, so he went forth,

12 و َأخَذُوا الشّابَّ إلَى بَيتِهِ حَيّاً، فَتَعَزَّوا كَثِيراً. مِنْ تْرُواسَ إلَى مِيلِيتُس

and they brought up the lad alive, and were comforted in no ordinary measure.

13 أ مّا نَحنُ فَتابَعنا السَّفَرَ وَسَبَقنا بُولُسَ. فَأبحَرْنا إلَى مَدِينَةِ أسُّوسَ. كُنّا مُتَّجِهِينَ إلَى هُناكَ لِكَي نَأْخُذَهُ مَعَنا عَلَى ظَهرِ السَّفِينَةِ، فَقَدْ رَتَّبَ هُوَ ذَلِكَ لِأنَّهُ أرادَ أنْ يَذهَبَ بِنَفسِهِ إلَى أسُّوسَ ماشِياً.

And we having gone before unto the ship, did sail to Assos, thence intending to take in Paul, for so he had arranged, intending himself to go on foot;

14 و َعِندَما قابَلَنا فِي أسُّوسَ، أركَبْناهُ السَّفِينَةَ وَذَهَبْنا إلَى مِيتِيلِينِي.

and when he met with us at Assos, having taken him up, we came to Mitylene,

15 و َأبحَرْنا مِنْ هُناكَ فِي اليَومِ التّالِي، وَوَصَلْنا إلَى نُقطَةٍ مُقابِلَ خَيُوسَ. وَفِي اليَومِ التّالِي عَبَرنا إلَى سامُوسَ. وَفِي اليَومِ الَّذِي يَلِيهِ وَصَلْنا إلَى مِيلِيتُسَ.

and thence having sailed, on the morrow we came over-against Chios, and the next day we arrived at Samos, and having remained in Trogyllium, on the following day we came to Miletus,

16 ف َقَدْ قَرَّرَ بُولُسُ ألّا يَتَوَقَّفَ فِي أفَسُسَ لِئَلّا يُضطَرَّ لِقَضاءِ وَقتٍ فِي أسِيّا. إذْ كانَ يُرِيدُ الوُصُولَ إلَى مَدِينَةِ القُدسِ قَبلَ عيدِ يَومِ الخَمسِينَ إنْ أمَكَنَ. بُولُسُ يَتَحَدَّثُ إلَى الشُّيُوخِ فِي أفَسُس

for Paul decided to sail past Ephesus, that there may not be to him a loss of time in Asia, for he hasted, if it were possible for him, on the day of the Pentecost to be at Jerusalem.

17 و َمِنْ مِيلِيتُسَ، أرسَلَ بُولُسُ إلَى شُيُوخِ الكَنِيسَةِ فِي أفَسُسَ طالِباً إلَيْهِمْ أنْ يُلاقُوهُ هُناكَ.

And from Miletus, having sent to Ephesus, he called for the elders of the assembly,

18 ف َلَمّا وَصَلُوا قالَ لَهُمْ: «أنتُمْ تَعلَمُونَ كَيفَ عِشتُ مَعَكُمْ طَوالَ الوَقتِ، مِنْ أوَّلِ يَومٍ وَصَلتُ فِيهِ إلَى أسِيّا.

and when they were come unto him, he said to them, `Ye -- ye know from the first day in which I came to Asia, how, with you at all times I was;

19 و َقَدْ خَدَمتُ الرَّبَّ بِكُلِّ تَواضُعٍ وَدُمُوعٍ. خَدَمتُهُ عَبرَ التَّجارِبِ الكَثِيرَةِ الَّتِي أصابَتنِي بِسَبَبِ مُؤامَراتِ اليَهُودِ.

serving the Lord with all humility, and many tears, and temptations, that befell me in the counsels of the Jews against;

20 و َأنتُمْ تَعلَمُونَ أنَّنِي لَمْ أتَرَدَّدْ فِي عَمَلِ أيِّ شَيءٍ لِمَنفَعَتِكُمْ. وَلَمْ أتَرَدَّدْ فِي إعلانِ هَذِهِ الأُمُورِ وَتَعلِيمِكُمْ إيّاها عَلَناً، وَمِنْ بَيْتٍ إلَى بَيتٍ.

how nothing I did keep back of what things are profitable, not to declare to you, and to teach you publicly, and in every house,

21 و َشَهِدتُ لِليَهُودِ وَاليُونانِيِّينَ عَلَى حَدٍّ سَواءِ داعِياً إيّاهُمْ إلَى التَّوبَةِ إلَى اللهِ، وَالإيمانِ بِرَبِّنا يَسُوعَ.

testifying fully both to Jews and Greeks, toward God reformation, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.

22 « وَها أنا الآنَ ذاهِبٌ إلَى القُدسِ مَدفُوعاً مِنَ الرُّوحِ القُدُسِ، دُونَ أنْ أدرِيَ ما سَيَحدُثُ لِي هُناكَ.

`And now, lo, I -- bound in the Spirit -- go on to Jerusalem, the things that shall befall me in it not knowing,

23 إ لّا أنَّ الرُّوحَ القُدُسَ يُحَذِّرُنِي فِي كُلِّ مَدِينَةٍ فَيَقولُ إنَّ الحَبسَ وَالصُّعُوباتِ فِي انتِظارِي.

save that the Holy Spirit in every city doth testify fully, saying, that for me bonds and tribulations remain;

24 ل َكِنْ لَيسَ ما سَيَحدُثُ لِي هُوَ المُهِّمُ، بَلِ المُهِمُّ أنْ أُكمِلَ السِّباقَ وَالمَهَمَّةَ الَّتِي أعطانِي إيّاها الرَّبُّ يَسُوعَ، وَهيَ أنْ أشهَدَ عَن بِشارَةِ نِعمَةِ اللهِ.»

but I make account of none of these, neither do I count my life precious to myself, so that I finish my course with joy, and the ministration that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify fully the good news of the grace of God.

25 و َقالَ: «وَأنا الآنَ أعلَمُ أنَّكُمْ لَنْ تَرَوا وَجهِي ثانِيَةً، أنتُمُ الَّذِينَ تَجَوَّلْتُ أُبَشِّرُكُمْ بِمَلَكوتِ اللهِ.

`And now, lo, I have known that no more shall ye see my face, -- ye all among whom I did go preaching the reign of God;

26 و َلِهَذا فَإنِّي أُعلِنُ لَكُمْ هَذا اليَومَ أنِّي غَيرُ مَسؤُولٍ عَنْ عَدَمِ خَلاصِ أيِّ واحِدٍ فِيكُمْ.

wherefore I take you to witness this day, that I clear from the blood of all,

27 ف َأنا لَمْ أتَرَدَّدْ فِي إخبارِكُمْ بِكُلِّ مَشِيئَةِ اللهِ.

for I did not keep back from declaring to you all the counsel of God.

28 ف َاحرُسُوا أنفُسَكُمْ وَكُلَّ الرَّعِيَّةِ الَّتي جَعَلَكُمِ الرُّوحُ القُدُسُ مُشْرِفِينَ عَلَيها، لِتَرعُوا كَنِيسَةَ اللهِ الَّتِي اشتَراها بِدَمِهِ.

`Take heed, therefore, to yourselves, and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit made you overseers, to feed the assembly of God that He acquired through His own blood,

29 و َأنا أعرِفُ أنَّهُ بَعدَ رَحِيلِي سَتَتَسَلَّلُ بَينَكُمْ ذِئابٌ شَرِسَةٌ لا تَرحَمُ القَطِيعَ.

for I have known this, that there shall enter in, after my departing, grievous wolves unto you, not sparing the flock,

30 و َسَيَظهَرُ رِجالٌ حَتَّى مِنْ بَينِكُمْ أنتُمْ يَقُولُونَ أشياءَ مُشَوَّهَةً لِيُضِلُّوا المُؤمِنِينَ.

and of your own selves there shall arise men, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after them.

31 ف َكُونُوا مُتَيَقِّظِينَ! وَتَذَكَّرُوا أنِّي لَمْ أتَوَقَّفْ مُدَّةَ ثَلاثِ سَنَواتٍ عَنْ تَحذِيرِكُمْ بِدُمُوعٍ لَيلَ نَهار.

`Therefore, watch, remembering that three years, night and day, I did not cease with tears warning each one;

32 أ مّا الآنَ فَإنِّي أترُكُكُمْ فِي رِعايَةِ الله وَكَلِمَةِ نِعمَتِهِ القادِرَةِ عَلَى أنْ تَبنِيكُمْ وَأنْ تُعطِيَكُمْ مِيراثاً بَينَ كُلِّ المُقَدَّسِينَ.

and now, I commend you, brethren, to God, and to the word of His grace, that is able to build up, and to give you an inheritance among all those sanctified.

33 « أنا لَمْ أشتَهِ فِضَّةَ أحَدٍ مِنْكُمْ أوْ ذَهَبَهُ أوْ ثِيابَهُ.

`The silver or gold or garments of no one did I covet;

34 و َأنتُمْ أنفُسُكُمْ تَعلَمُونَ أنَّنِي سَدَدْتُ حاجاتِي وَحاجاتِ الَّذِينَ مَعِي مِنْ تَعَبِ يَدِيَّ.

and ye yourselves know that to my necessities, and to those who were with me, minister did these hands;

35 و َقَدْ أرَيتُكُمْ فِي كُلِّ شَيءٍ عَمِلتُهُ مِثالاً عَلَى العَمَلِ الجادِّ الَّذِي يَنْبَغي أنْ نَخدِمَ بِهِ الضُّعَفاءَ. وَعَلَينا أنْ نَتَذَكَّرَ كَلامَ الرَّبِّ يَسُوعَ نَفسِهُ الَّذي قالَ: ‹فِي العَطاءِ بَرَكَةٌ أكثَرُ مِمّا فِي الأخذِ.›»

all things I did shew you, that, thus labouring, it behoveth to partake with the ailing, to be mindful also of the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.'

36 و َبَعدَ أنْ قالَ بُولُسُ هَذا، رَكَعَ مَعَهُمْ جَمِيعاً وَصَلَّى.

And these things having said, having bowed his knees, with them all, he did pray,

37 و َبَكَى الجَمِيعُ كَثِيراً، وَعانَقُوهُ وَقَبَّلُوهُ.

and there came a great weeping to all, and having fallen upon the neck of Paul, they were kissing him,

38 و َكانَ أكثَرَ ما أحزَنَهُمْ قَولُهُ إنَّهُمْ لَنْ يَرَوا وَجهَهُ ثانِيَةً. ثُمَّ رافَقُوهُ إلَى السَّفِينَةِ.

sorrowing most of all for the word that he had said -- that they are about no more to see his face; and they were accompanying him to the ship.