1 و َبَعدَ أنْ تَرَكناهُمْ، أبحَرنا فِي اتِّجاهٍ مُستَقِيمٍ، فَوَصَلْنا إلَى جَزيرَةِ كُوسَ. وَفِي اليَومِ التّالِي وَصَلنا إلَى جَزِيرَةِ رُودُسَ، وَمِنْ هُناكَ ذَهَبنا إلَى باتَرا.

¶ And it came to pass that after we had left them and had launched, we came with a straight course unto Coos, and the day following unto Rhodes, and from there unto Patara;

2 ف َوَجَدنا سَفِينَةً مُسافِرَةً إلَى فِينِيقِيَّةَ، فَرَكِبناها وَأبحَرنا.

and finding a ship sailing over unto Phenicia, we went aboard and set forth.

3 و َرَأينا قُبرُصَ، فَواصَلنا سَيرَنا عَنْ يَسارِها. وَأبحَرنا إلَى سُورِيَّةَ، وَرَسَونا فِي صُورَ، لِأنَّهُ كانَ عَلَى السَّفِينَةِ أنْ تُفرِغَ حُمُولَتَها هُناكَ.

Now when we had sighted Cyprus, we left it on the left hand and sailed into Syria and landed at Tyre, for there the ship was to unload her cargo.

4 ف َعَثَرنا عَلَى بَعْضِ تَلاميذِ يَسُوعَ هُناكَ، وَبَقِينا مَعَهُمْ سَبعَةَ أيّامٍ. وَقَدْ قالُوا لِبُولُسَ أنْ لا يَذهَبَ إلَى مَدينَةِ القُدسِ، بِناءً عَلَىْ ما أعلَنَهُ لَهُمُ الرُّوحُ القُدُسُ.

And finding the disciples, we tarried there seven days, who said to Paul through the Spirit that he should not go up to Jerusalem.

5 و َلَمّا انتَهَتْ مُدَّةُ إقامَتِنا، غادَرْنا وَتابَعْنا رِحلَتَنا. فَرافَقُونا جَمِيعاً مَعَ زَوجاتِهِمْ وَأبنائِهِمْ إلَى خارِجَ المَدِينَةِ. وَهُناكَ رَكَعنا عَلَى الشّاطِئِ وَصَلَّيْنا.

And when we had accomplished those days, we departed; and they all brought us on our way, with wives and children, until we were out of the city; and we knelt down on the shore and prayed.

6 ث ُمَّ وَدَّعْنا بَعضُنا بَعضاً، وَرَكِبنا السَّفِينَةَ. فَعادُوا هُمْ إلَى بُيُوتِهِمْ.

And when we had taken our leave one of another, we embarked on the ship, and they returned home again.

7 أ مّا نَحنُ فَتابَعْنا رِحلَتَنا مِنْ صُورَ، وَرَسَونا فِي بُتُولِمايِسَ. وَسَلَّمْنا عَلَى الإخوَةِ هُناكَ، وَبَقِينا مَعَهُمْ يَوماً واحِداً.

And when we had finished our course from Tyre, we came to Ptolemais and saluted the brethren and abode with them one day.

8 و َفِي اليَومِ التّالِي غادَرْنا، وَوَصَلْنا إلَى قَيصَرِيَّةَ. وَدَخَلْنا بَيتَ فِيلِبُّسَ المُبَشِّرِ، وَهُوَ واحِدٌ مِنَ الخُدّامِ السَّبعَةِ المُختارِينَ وَبَقِينا مَعَهُ.

¶ And the next day Paul and those of us that were with him departed and came unto Caesarea; and we entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, and abode with him.

9 و َكانَتْ عِندَهُ أربَعُ بَناتٍ عازِباتٍ يَتَنَبَّأْنَ.

And he had four daughters, virgins, who prophesied.

10 و َأثناءَ إقامَتِنا هُناكَ عِدَّةَ أيّامٍ، نَزَلَ نَبِيٌّ مِنَ اليَهُودِيَّةِ اسْمُهُ أغابُوسَ.

And as we tarried there many days, there came down from Judaea a certain prophet, named Agabus.

11 و َلَمّا أقبَلَ عَلَينا، أخَذَ حِزامَ بُولُسَ وَرَبَطَ بِهِ قَدَمَيهِ وَيَدَيهِ وَقالَ: «هَذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ الرُّوحُ القُدُسُ: ‹هَكَذا سَيَربِطُ اليَهُودُ فِي القُدسِ صاحِبَ هَذا الحِزامِ، وَسَيُسَلِّمُونَهُ إلَى غَيرِ المُؤمِنينَ.›»

And when he was come unto us, he took Paul’s girdle and bound his own hands and feet and said, Thus saith the Holy Spirit, So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owns this girdle and shall deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.

12 ف َلَمّا سَمِعنا هَذا، رَجَوناهُ نَحنُ وَالآخَرونَ الَّذينَ كانوا هُناكَ ألّا يَذهَبَ إلَى القُدسِ.

And when we heard these things, both we and those of that place besought him not to go up to Jerusalem.

13 ف َأجابَ بُولُسُ: «لِماذا تَبكُونَ وَتَكسِرُونَ قَلبِي؟ إنَّنِي عَلَى استِعدادٍ لا لِأنْ أُربَطَ فَحَسبُ، بَلْ أنْ أمُوتَ أيضاً فِي القُدسِ مِنْ أجلِ اسْمِ الرَّبِّ يَسُوعَ.»

Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.

14 و َلَمّا رَفَضَ أنْ يَقتَنِعَ، تَوَقَّفنا عَنِ التَّوَسُّلِ إلَيهِ. وَقُلنا: «لِتَكُنْ مَشِيئَةُ الرَّبِّ.»

And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, Let the will of the Lord be done.

15 و َبَعدَ تِلكَ الأيّامِ قُمنا بِالإعداداتِ وَذَهَبْنا إلَى القُدسِ.

¶ And after those days we packed our baggage and went up to Jerusalem.

16 و َذَهَبَ مَعَنا أيضاً بَعضُ المُؤمِنِينَ مِنْ قَيصَرِيَّةَ، وَأخَذُونا إلَى بَيتِ مَناسُونَ الَّذِي كُنّا سَنُقِيمُ عِندَهُ. وَكانَ هَذا الرَّجُلُ القُبرُصِيُّ مِنْ أوائِلِ المُؤمِنِينَ. بُولُسُ يَزُورُ يَعقُوب

There went with us also certain of the disciples of Caesarea and brought with them one Mnason of Cyprus, an old disciple, with whom we should lodge.

17 و َلَمّا وَصَلْنا إلَى القُدسِ، استَقبَلَنا الإخوَةُ استِقبالاً دافِئاً.

And when we arrived at Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly.

18 و َفِي اليَومِ التّالِي ذَهَبَ بُولُسُ مَعَنا لِرُؤيَةِ يَعقُوبَ. وَكانَ كُلُّ الشُّيُوخِ الآخَرِينَ حاضِرِينَ.

And the day following, Paul went in with us to see James, and all the elders were gathered.

19 ف َسَلَّمَ عَلَيهِمْ بُولُسُ، وَحَدَّثَهُمْ بِالتَّفصِيلِ بِكُلِّ الأشياءِ الَّتِي فَعَلَها اللهُ بَينَ غَيرِ اليَهُودِ مِنْ خِلالِ خِدمَتِهِ.

And when he had saluted them, he declared particularly what things God had wrought among the Gentiles by his ministry.

20 ف َلَمّا سَمِعُوا ما قالَهُ، سَبَّحُوا اللهَ وَقالُوا لِبُولُسَ: «أيُّها الأخُ، أنتَ تَرَى أنَّ هُناكَ آلافاً كَثِيرَةً مِنَ اليَهُودِ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا، وَهُمْ جَمِيعاً مُتَحَمِّسُونَ لِلشَّرِيعَةِ.

And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord and said unto him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are who have believed, and they are all zealous of the law;

21 و َقَدْ سَمِعُوا أنَّكَ تُعَلِّمُ كُلَّ اليَهُودِ الَّذِينَ يَعِيشُونَ بَينَ غَيرِ اليَهُودِ أنْ يَهجُرُوا تَعلِيمَ مُوسَى. وَأنَّكَ تَطلُبُ مِنهُمْ ألّا يَختِنُوا أولادَهُمْ أوْ يَتَّبِعُوا عاداتِنا.

and they are informed of thee that thou teachest all the Jews who are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, saying that they ought not to circumcise their children, neither to walk after the customs.

22 « فَما العَمَلُ؟ فَمِنَ المُؤَكَّدِ أنَّهُمْ سَيَسمَعُونَ بِقُدُومِكَ.

What is it therefore? The multitude must needs come together, for they will hear that thou art come.

23 ف َافعَلْ بِما نَنصَحُكَ بِهِ: بَينَنا أربَعَةُ رِجالٍ نَذَرُوا نُذُوراً،

Do therefore this that we say to thee: We have four men among us who have a vow on them;

24 ف َخُذْهُمْ وَاشتَرِكْ مَعَهُمْ فِي طُقوسِ التَّطهِيرِ وَادفَعِ الأجرَ المَطلوبَ لِكَي يَحلِقُوا رُؤُوسَهُمْ. حينَئِذٍ سَيَعلَمُ الجَمِيعُ أنَّ ما سَمِعُوهُ عَنكَ لَيسَ صَحِيحاً، وَسَيَعلَمُونَ أنَّكَ أنتَ نَفسَكَ تُطِيعُ الشَّرِيعَةَ.

them take, and purify thyself with them, and pay their expenses, that they may shave their heads, and all may know that those things, of which they were informed concerning thee, are nothing, but that thou thyself dost also walk orderly and keep the law.

25 أ مّا بِالنِّسبَةِ لِلمُؤمِنِينَ غَيرِ اليَهُودِ، فَقَدْ أرسَلْنا إلَيْهِمْ، وَأشَرنا عَلَيهِمْ بِأنْ يَمتَنِعوا عَنِ الطَّعامِ المُقَدَّمِ لِلأصنامِ، وَعَنِ الدَّمِ وَالحَيواناتِ المَخنُوقَةِ، وَالزِّنى.» القَبضُ عَلَى بُولُس

As touching the Gentiles who believe, we have written and concluded that they observe no such thing, except only that they keep themselves from things offered to idols and from blood and from that which has been strangled and from fornication.

26 ف َأخَذَ بُولُسُ الرِّجالَ الأرْبَعَةَ مَعَهُ. وَفِي اليَومِ التّالي، طَهَّرَ نَفسَهُ مَعَهُمْ، ثُمَّ دَخَلَ إلَى ساحَةِ الهَيكَلِ. وَأعلَنَ مَوعِدَ انتِهاءِ أيّامِ التَّطهِيرِ وَمَوعِدَ تَقْديمِ التَّقدِماتِ عَنْ كُلِّ واحِدٍ مِنهُمْ.

Then Paul took the men and the next day, purifying himself with them, entered into the temple to signify the accomplishment of the days of purification until an offering should be offered for each one of them.

27 و َلَمّا قارَبَتِ الأيّامُ السَّبعَةُ عَلَى الانتِهاءِ، جاءَ بَعضُ اليَهُودِ مِنْ مُقاطَعَةِ أسِيّا وَدَخَلوا ساحَةَ الهَيكَلِ. فَلَمّا رَأَوْا بُولُسَ وَمَنْ مَعَهُ، هَيَّجُوا النّاسَ كُلَّهُمْ وَأمسَكُوا بِهِ.

¶ And when the seven days were almost ended, the Jews, who were of Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the people and laid hands on him,

28 و َصَرَخُوا وَقالوا: «يا رِجالَ إسرائِيلَ، أنجِدُونا! هَذا هُوَ الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي يُعَلِّمُ الجَمِيعَ فِي كُلِّ مَكانٍ أُمُوراً ضِدَّ شَعبِنا وَشَرِيعَتِنا وَضِدَّ هَذا المَكانِ. بَلْ إنَّهُ أحضَرَ أشخاصاً غَيرَ يَهُودٍ إلَى ساحَةِ الهَيْكَلِ، فَنَجَّسَ هَذا المَكانَ المُقَدَّسَ.»

crying out, Men of Israel, help; this is the man that teaches everyone everywhere against the people and the law and this place and further brought Greeks also into the temple and has polluted this holy place.

29 ق الوا هَذا لِأنَّهُ سَبَقَ لَهُمْ أنْ رَأَوْا تْرُوفِيمُسَ الأفَسُسِيِّ فِي المَدِينَةِ مَعَهُ، وَافتَرَضُوا أنَّ بُولُسَ أدخَلَهُ إلَى ساحَةِ الهَيْكَلِ.

(For before this they had seen Trophimus, an Ephesian, with him in the city, whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple.)

30 ف َثارَتِ المَدِينَةُ كُلُّها، وَرَكَضَ النّاسُ مَعاً وَأمسَكُوا بِبُولُسَ، وَجَرُّوهُ خارِجَ ساحَةِ الهَيْكَلِ. وَأُغلِقَتِ الأبوابُ فَوراً.

So that all the city was moved, and the people ran together; and they took Paul and drew him out of the temple, and immediately the doors were shut.

31 و َبَينَما كانُوا يُحاوِلُونَ قَتلَهُ، بَلَغَ الخَبَرُ إلَى آمِرِ الكَتِيبَةِ الرُّومانِيَّةِ بِأنَّ القُدسَ كُلُّها فِي حالَةِ فَوضَى.

And as they went about to kill him, tidings came unto the tribunal of the company that all Jerusalem was in an uproar

32 ف َأخَذَ بَعضَ الجُنُودِ وَالضُّبّاطِ وَنَزَلَ عَلَى الفَورِ مُسْرِعاً إلَيْهِمْ. فَلَمّا رَأى اليَهُودُ الآمِرَ وَالجُنُودَ، تَوَقَّفُوا عَنْ ضَربِ بُولُسَ.

who immediately took soldiers and centurions and ran down unto them; and when they saw the tribunal and the soldiers, they left off beating Paul.

33 ث ُمَّ تَقَدَّمَ الآمِرُ مِنهُ، وَقَبَضَ عَلَيهِ، وَأمَرَ بِأنْ يُربَطَ بِسِلسِلَتَينِ. ثُمَّ سَألَ مَنْ يَكُونُ بُولُسُ وَماذا فَعَلَ.

Then the tribunal came near and took him and commanded him to be bound with two chains and demanded to know who he was and what he had done.

34 ف َأخَذَ بَعضُ الجُمهُورِ يُجِيبُونَ صارِخِينَ بِكَلامٍ، وَبَعضُهُمْ بِكَلامٍ آخَرَ. وَلَمّا عَجِزَ الآمِرُ عَنِ استِخلاصِ الحَقِيقَةِ بِسَبَبِ الفَوضَى، أمَرَ بِأنْ يُؤخَذَ بُولُسُ إلَى الثُّكْنَةِ.

And some cried one thing, some another, among the multitude; and when he could not know the certainty for the tumult, he commanded him to be carried into the fortress.

35 و َعِندَما وَصَلَ بُولُسُ إلَى الدَّرَجِ، اضطَّرَ الجُنُودُ إلَى حَملِهِ بِسَبَبِ عُنفِ الجُمهُورِ.

And when he came upon the stairs, so it was that he was borne of the soldiers because of the violence of the people.

36 إ ذْ كانَ عامَّةُ النّاسِ يَتبَعُونَهُ صارِخِينَ: «اقتُلُوهُ!»

For the multitude of the people followed after, crying, Away with him.

37 و َلَمّا أوشَكَ بُولُسُ أنْ يُدخَلَ إلَى الثُّكْنَةِ، قالَ بُولُسُ لِلآمِرِ: «أتَأْذَنُ لِي بِأنْ أقُولُ لَكَ شَيئاً؟» فَقالَ الآمِرَ: «هَلْ تَتَكَلَّمُ اليُونانِيَّةَ؟»

And as Paul was to be led into the fortress, he said unto the tribunal, May I speak unto thee? Who said, Canst thou speak Greek?

38 إ ذاً فَلَستَ ذَلِكَ المِصرِيَّ الَّذِي أشْعَلَ ثَورَةً قَبلَ مُدَّةٍ، وَقادَ أربَعَةَ آلافِ إرهابِيٍّ إلَى الصَّحراءِ؟»

Art not thou that Egyptian, who before these days made an uproar and led four thousand men out into the wilderness that were murderers?

39 ف َقالَ بُولُسُ: «أنا رَجُلٌ يَهُودِيٌّ مِنْ مَدِينَةِ طَرسُوسَ فِي كِيلِيكِيَّةَ. فَأنا لَستُ مِنْ مَدِينَةٍ قَلِيلَةِ الأهَمِّيَّةِ، وَأطلُبُ مِنكَ أنْ تَأْذَنَ لِي بِالحَدِيثِ إلَى النّاسِ.»

But Paul said, I am certainly a Jew, a citizen of Tarsus, a city known in Cilicia; and, I beseech thee, suffer me to speak unto the people.

40 ف َلَمّا أذِنَ لَهُ الآمِرُ، وَقَفَ بُولُسُ عَلَى الدَّرَجِ، وَأشارَ بِيَدِهِ إلَى النّاسِ لِيَسكُتُوا، فَسادَ هُدُوءٌ عَظِيمٌ، وَبَدَأ يَتَكَلَّمُ بِالأرامِيَّةِ.

And when he had given him license, Paul stood on the stairs and beckoned with the hand unto the people. And when there was made a great silence, he spoke unto them in the Hebrew tongue, saying,