1 و َبَعدَ أنْ خَرَجنا مِنْ هَذا كُلِّهِ سالِمِينَ، عَلِمنا أنَّ الجَزِيرَةَ تُدعَى مالْطَةَ.

And when they were escaped, then they knew that the island was called Melita.

2 و َقَدْ أظهَرَ لَنا أهلُ الجَزِيرَةِ لُطفاً غَيرَ عادِيٍّ. فَرَحَّبُوا بِنا جَمِيعاً، وَأشعَلُوا لَنا ناراً لِأنَّ السَّماءَ بَدَأتْ تُمطِرُ وَكانَ الجَوُّ بارِداً.

And the barbarous people shewed us no little kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, because of the present rain, and because of the cold.

3 و َجَمَعَ بُولُسُ كَومَةً مِنَ العِصِيِّ، وَراحَ يَضَعُها عَلَى النّارِ. فَخَرَجَتْ أفعَى سامَّةٌ بِسَبَبِ الحَرِّ، وَالتَفَّتْ عَلَى يَدِهِ.

And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid them on the fire, there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand.

4 ف َلَمّا رَأى سُكّانُ الجَزِيرَةِ الأفعَى مُدَلّاةً مِنْ يَدِهِ، قالُوا بَعضُهُمْ لِبَعضٍ: «لا بُدَّ أنَّ هَذا الرَّجُلَ قاتِلٌ، فَمَعْ أنَّهُ نَجا مِنَ البَحرِ، إلّا أنَّ «العَدلَ» لَنْ يَسمَحَ لَهُ بِأنْ يَعِيشَ.»

And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live.

5 أ مّا بُولُسُ فَنَفَضَ الأفعَى مِنْ يَدِهِ إلَى النّارِ، وَلَمْ يُصِبهُ أيُّ أذَىً.

And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm.

6 ف َتَوَقَّعُوا أنْ يَتَوَرَّمَ أوْ أنْ يَسقُطَ مَيِّتاً، لَكِنَّهُمْ بَعدَ انتِظارٍ طَوِيلٍ لَمْ يَرَوا شَيئاً غَيْرَ عادِيٍّ يَحدُثُ لَهُ. فَغَيَّرُوا رَأيَهُمْ وَقالُوا إنَّهُ إلَهٌ!

Howbeit they looked when he should have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: but after they had looked a great while, and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god.

7 و َكانَتْ قُربَ ذَلِكَ المَكانِ حُقُولٌ لِرَجُلٍ اسْمُهُ بُوبلِيُوسَ، وَهُوَ أحَدُ وُجَهاءِ تِلْكَ المِنطَقَةِ. فَرَحَّبَ بِنا فِي بَيتِهِ، وَاستَضافَنا بِكُلِّ كَرَمٍ ثَلاثَةَ أيّامٍ.

In the same quarters were possessions of the chief man of the island, whose name was Publius; who received us, and lodged us three days courteously.

8 و َكانَ وَالِدُ بُوبلِيُوسَ طَرِيحَ الفِراشِ، مُصاباً بِحُمَّى وَإسْهالٍ دامٍ. فَدَخَلَ بُولُسُ لِيَزُورَهُ. وَبَعدَ أنْ صَلَّى، وَضَعَ يَدَيهِ عَلَيهِ وَشَفاهُ.

And it came to pass, that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever and of a bloody flux: to whom Paul entered in, and prayed, and laid his hands on him, and healed him.

9 ف َلَمّا حَدَثَ هَذا، جاءَ بِقِيَّةُ المَرضَى فِي الجَزِيرَةِ وَشُفُوا.

So when this was done, others also, which had diseases in the island, came, and were healed:

10 و َأكرَمُونا بِهَدايا كَثِيرَةٍ. وَلَمّا أبحَرنا زَوَّدُونا بِما نَحتاجُ. بُولُسُ يَذهَبُ إلَى رُوما

Who also honoured us with many honours; and when we departed, they laded us with such things as were necessary.

11 و َبَعدَ ثَلاثَةِ أشهُرٍ، أبْحَرْنا فِي سَفِينَةٍ إسكَندَرِيَّةٍ كانَتْ قَدْ قَضَتِ الشِّتاءَ فِي الجَزِيرَةِ. وَكانَ فِي مُقَدِّمَتِها عَلامَةُ الْجَوزاءِ: «الإلَهانِ التَّوأمانِ.»

And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux.

12 ف َوَصَلْنا إلَى سِراكُوستا وَمَكَثنا هُناكَ ثَلاثَةَ أيّامٍ.

And landing at Syracuse, we tarried there three days.

13 و َمِنْ هُناكَ أبحَرنا وَوَصَلنا إلَى رِيغُونَ. وَبَعدَ يَومٍ واحِدٍ هَبَّتْ رِيحٌ جَنُوبِيَّةٌ، وَفِي اليَومِ التّالِي وَصَلنا إلَى بُوطيُولِي.

And from thence we fetched a compass, and came to Rhegium: and after one day the south wind blew, and we came the next day to Puteoli:

14 و َهُناكَ عَثَرنا عَلَى بَعضِ الإخوَةِ، فَطَلَبُوا إلَينا أنْ نَبقَى مَعَهُمْ سَبعَةَ أيّامٍ. وَهَكَذا وَصَلنا إلَى رُوما.

Where we found brethren, and were desired to tarry with them seven days: and so we went toward Rome.

15 و َكانَ الإخوَةُ هُناكَ قَدْ سَمِعُوا أخبارَنا، وَجاءُوا إلَى سُوقِ أبِيُّوسَ وَمِنطَقَةِ الحاناتِ الثَّلاثِ لاستِقبالِنا. فَلَمّا رَآهُمْ بُولُسُ، شَكَرَ اللهَ وَتَشَجَّعَ. بُولُسُ فِي رُوما

And from thence, when the brethren heard of us, they came to meet us as far as Appii forum, and The three taverns: whom when Paul saw, he thanked God, and took courage.

16 و َلَمّا وَصَلنا إلَى رُوما، سُمِحَ لِبُولُسَ بِأنْ يُقيمَ وَحدَهُ مَعَ جُندِيٍّ يَحرُسُهُ.

And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard: but Paul was suffered to dwell by himself with a soldier that kept him.

17 و َبَعدَ ثَلاثَةِ أيّامٍ دَعا بُولُسُ قادَةَ اليَهُودِ لِلاجتِماعِ. فَلَمّا اجتَمَعُوا، قالَ لَهُمْ: «أيُّها الإخوَةُ، رُغمَ إنِّي لَمْ أفعَلْ شَيئاً ضِدَّ شَعبِنا أوْ ضِدَّ عاداتِ آبائِنا، إلّا أنِّي أسلِمتُ لِلرُّومانِ كَسَجِينٍ فِي القُدسِ.

And it came to pass, that after three days Paul called the chief of the Jews together: and when they were come together, he said unto them, Men and brethren, though I have committed nothing against the people, or customs of our fathers, yet was I delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.

18 ف َاسْتَجوَبُونِي وَأرادُوا إخلاءَ سَبِيلِي، لِأنِّي لَمْ أرتَكِبْ جُرماً يَستَحِقُّ عُقُوبَةُ المَوتِ.

Who, when they had examined me, would have let me go, because there was no cause of death in me.

19 ل َكِنْ عِندَما اعتَرَضَ اليَهُودُ، اضطُرِرتُ لِرَفعِ قَضِيَّتِي إلَى القَيصَرِ. فَلَمْ يَكُنْ هَذا لِأنَّنِي أُرِيدُ أنْ أشتَكِيَ عَلَى شَعبِي.

But when the Jews spake against it, I was constrained to appeal unto Caesar; not that I had ought to accuse my nation of.

20 و َهَذا هُوَ ما دَعانِي إلَى أنْ أطلُبَ رُؤيَتَكُمْ وَالتَّحَدُّثَ إلَيكُمْ. فَأنا مُقَيَّدٌ بِهَذِهِ السِّلسِلَةِ لِأنِّي أُومِنُ بِرَجاءِ بَنِي إسرائِيلَ.

For this cause therefore have I called for you, to see you, and to speak with you: because that for the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain.

21 ف َقالُوا لَهُ: «لَمْ نَتَلَقَّ أيَّةَ رَسائِلَ مِنْ إقلِيمِ اليَهُودِيَّةِ عَنكَ. وَلَمْ يَذكُرْ أوْ يَقُلْ لَنا أيٌّ مِنَ الإخوَةِ الَّذِينَ وَصَلُوا مِنْ هُناكَ شَيئاً سَيِّئاً عَنكَ.

And they said unto him, We neither received letters out of Judaea concerning thee, neither any of the brethren that came shewed or spake any harm of thee.

22 ل َكِنَّنا نَوَدُّ أنْ نَسمَعَ مِنكَ لِنَعرِفَ ما تَعتَقِدُهُ. فَنَحنُ نَعرِفُ أنَّ هَذا المَذهَبَ يُنتَقَدُ فِي كُلِّ مَكانٍ.»

But we desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest: for as concerning this sect, we know that every where it is spoken against.

23 ف َحَدَّدُوا يَوماً آخَرَ لِلِقائِهِ. وَجاءُوا إلَيهِ فِي مَكانِ إقامَتِهِ بِأعدادٍ كَبِيرَةٍ. فَشَرَحَ لَهُمْ وَشَهِدَ لَهُمْ عَنْ مَلَكُوتِ اللهِ. وَحاوَلَ أنْ يُقنِعَهُمْ بِحَقِيقَةِ يَسُوعَ مِنْ شَرِيعَةِ مُوسَى وَمِنْ كُتُبِ الأنبِياءِ. وَظَلَّ يَتَحَدَّثُ مِنَ الصَّباحِ إلَى المَساءِ.

And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and out of the prophets, from morning till evening.

24 ف َاقتَنَعَ بَعضُهُمْ بِما قالَهُ، أمّا الآخَرُونَ فَرَفَضُوا أنْ يُؤمِنُوا.

And some believed the things which were spoken, and some believed not.

25 و َلَمّا اختَلَفُوا فِيما بَينَهُمْ، بَدَأُوا يُغادِرُونَ بَعدَ أنْ قالَ بُولُسُ كَلِمَةً أخِيرَةً: «ما أحسَنَ ما قالَهُ الرُّوحُ القُدُسُ حِينَ قالَ لآبائِكُمْ مِنْ خِلالِ النَّبِيِّ إشَعْياءَ:

And when they agreed not among themselves, they departed, after that Paul had spoken one word, Well spake the Holy Ghost by Esaias the prophet unto our fathers,

26 ‹ اذهَبُوا إلَى هَذا الشَّعبِ وَقُولُوا: سَتَسمَعُونَ وَتَسمَعُونَ، لَكِنَّكُمْ لَنْ تَفهَمُوا. وَسَتَنظُرُونَ وَتَنظُرُونَ، لَكِنَّكُمْ لَنْ تُبْصِروا.

Saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive:

27 ف َقَدْ صارَ تَفكِيرُ هَذا الشَّعبِ بَلِيداً، وَصارَ سَمَعُهُمْ ثَقيلاً. أغمَضُوا عُيُونَهُمْ، فَهُمْ لا يُرِيدُونَ أنْ يَرَوا بِعُيُونِهِمْ، وَلا يُرِيدُونَ أنْ يَسمَعُوا بِآذانِهِمْ، أوْ أنْ يَفهَمُوا بِعُقُولِهِمْ، لِئَلّا يَأْتُوا إلَيَّ فَأُشفِيهِمْ.›

For the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.

28 « فَاعلَمُوا أنَّ خَلاصَ اللهِ قَدْ أُرسِلَ إلَى غَيرِ اليَهُودِ، وَهُمْ سَيَسمَعُونَ.»

Be it known therefore unto you, that the salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles, and that they will hear it.

29 ف َلَمّا قالَ بُولُسُ هَذا، انْسَحَبَ اليَهودُ، وَكانوا يَتَجادَلونَ فيما بَينَهُمْ بِشِدَّةٍ.

And when he had said these words, the Jews departed, and had great reasoning among themselves.

30 و َأقامَ بُولُسُ فِي مَنزِلِهِ الَّذِي استَأجَرَهُ سَنَتَينِ كامِلَتَينِ. وَكانَ يُرَحِّبُ بِكُلِّ الَّذِينَ يَأتُونَ إلَيهِ.

And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house, and received all that came in unto him,

31 و َكانَ يُنادِي بِمَلَكُوتِ اللهِ، وَيُعَلِّمُ عَنِ الرَّبِّ يَسُوعَ المَسِيحِ بِكُلِّ جَسارَةٍ، وَلَمْ يَسمَحْ لِشَيءٍ بِأنْ يُعَطِّلَهُ.

Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him.