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.

When we had parted from them and had set sail, we ran a straight course to Cos and the next day to Rhodes and from there to Patara;

2 ف َوَجَدنا سَفِينَةً مُسافِرَةً إلَى فِينِيقِيَّةَ، فَرَكِبناها وَأبحَرنا.

and having found a ship crossing over to Phoenicia, we went aboard and set sail.

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

When we came in sight of Cyprus, leaving it on the left, we kept sailing to Syria and landed at Tyre; for there the ship was to unload its 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.

After looking up the disciples, we stayed there seven days; and they kept telling Paul through the Spirit not to set foot in Jerusalem.

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

When our days there were ended, we left and started on our journey, while they all, with wives and children, escorted us until we were out of the city. After kneeling down on the beach and praying, we said farewell to one another.

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

Then we went on board 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.

When we had finished the voyage from Tyre, we arrived at Ptolemais, and after greeting the brethren, we stayed with them for a day.

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

On the next day we left and came to Caesarea, and entering the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, we stayed with him.

9 و َكانَتْ عِندَهُ أربَعُ بَناتٍ عازِباتٍ يَتَنَبَّأْنَ.

Now this man had four virgin daughters who were prophetesses.

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

As we were staying there for some days, a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea.

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 coming to us, he took Paul’s belt and bound his own feet and hands, and said, “This is what the Holy Spirit says: ‘In this way the Jews at Jerusalem will bind the man who owns this belt and deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.’”

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

When we had heard this, we as well as the local residents began begging 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 are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound, but even to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”

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

And since he would not be persuaded, we fell silent, remarking, “ The will of the Lord be done!” Paul at Jerusalem

15 و َبَعدَ تِلكَ الأيّامِ قُمنا بِالإعداداتِ وَذَهَبْنا إلَى القُدسِ.

After these days we got ready and started on our way 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

Some of the disciples from Caesarea also came with us, taking us to Mnason of Cyprus, a disciple of long standing with whom we were to lodge.

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

After we arrived in Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly.

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

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

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

After he had greeted them, he began to relate one by one the things which God had done among the Gentiles through 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 began glorifying God; and they said to him, “You see, brother, how many thousands there are among the Jews of those who have believed, and they are all zealous for 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 have been told about you, that you are teaching all the Jews who are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children nor to walk according to the customs.

22 « فَما العَمَلُ؟ فَمِنَ المُؤَكَّدِ أنَّهُمْ سَيَسمَعُونَ بِقُدُومِكَ.

What, then, is to be done ? They will certainly hear that you have come.

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

Therefore do this that we tell you. We have four men who are under a vow;

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.

take them and purify yourself along with them, and pay their expenses so that they may shave their heads; and all will know that there is nothing to the things which they have been told about you, but that you yourself also walk orderly, keeping 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

But concerning the Gentiles who have believed, we wrote, having decided that they should abstain from meat sacrificed to idols and from blood and from what is 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 along with them, went into the temple giving notice of the completion of the days of purification, until the sacrifice was offered for each one of them. Paul Seized in the Temple

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.

When the seven days were almost over, the Jews from Asia, upon seeing him in the temple, began to stir up all the crowd 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, come to our aid! This is the man who preaches to all men everywhere against our people and the Law and this place; and besides he has even brought Greeks into the temple and has defiled 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 they had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesian in the city with him, and they supposed that Paul had brought him into the temple.

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

Then all the city was provoked, and the people rushed together, and taking hold of Paul they dragged 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.

While they were seeking to kill him, a report came up to the commander of the Roman cohort that all Jerusalem was in confusion.

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

At once he took along some soldiers and centurions and ran down to them; and when they saw the commander and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.

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

Then the commander came up and took hold of him, and ordered him to be bound with two chains; and he began asking 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.

But among the crowd some were shouting one thing and some another, and when he could not find out the facts because of the uproar, he ordered him to be brought into the barracks.

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

When he got to the stairs, he was carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the mob;

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

for the multitude of the people kept following them, shouting, “ 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؟»

As Paul was about to be brought into the barracks, he said to the commander, “May I say something to you?” And he said, “Do you know Greek?

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

Then you are not the Egyptian who some time ago stirred up a revolt and led the four thousand men of the Assassins out into the wilderness?”

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 a Jew of Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no insignificant city; and I beg you, allow me to speak to the people.”

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

When he had given him permission, Paul, standing on the stairs, motioned to the people with his hand; and when there was a great hush, he spoke to them in the Hebrew dialect, saying,