1 و َكانَ بُطرُسُ وَيُوحَنّا ذاهِبَيْنِ إلَى ساحَةِ الهَيكَلِ فِي السّاعَةِ الثّالِثَةِ بَعدَ الظُّهْرِ، وَهَوَ وَقتُ الصَّلاةِ.

Peter and John were going up into the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.

2 و َكانَ هُناكَ أشخاصٌ يَحمِلُونَ رَجُلاً مَشلولاً مُنذُ وِلادَتِهِ، وَيَضَعُونَهُ كُلَّ يَومٍ قُربَ بَوّابَةِ الهَيكَلِ الَّتِي تُدعَى «البَوّابَةَ الجَمِيلَةَ،» لِيَستَعطِي مالاً مِنَ الدّاخِلِينَ إلَى ساحَةِ الهَيكَلِ.

A certain man who was lame from his mother’s womb was being carried, whom they laid daily at the door of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask gifts for the needy of those who entered into the temple.

3 ف َلَمّا رَأى هَذا الرَّجُلُ بُطرُسَ وَيُوحَنّا يُوشِكانِ عَلَى الدُّخُولِ إلَى ساحَةِ الهَيكَلِ، طَلَبَ مِنهُما مالاً.

Seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, he asked to receive gifts for the needy.

4 ف َثَبَّتَ بُطرُسُ وَيُوحَنّا أعيُنَهُما عَلَيهِ وَقالا لَهُ: «انظُرْ إلَينا!»

Peter, fastening his eyes on him, with John, said, “Look at us.”

5 ف َنَظَرَ إلَيهِما مُتَوَقِّعاً أنْ يَحصُلَ عَلَى شَيءٍ مِنهُما.

He listened to them, expecting to receive something from them.

6 ل َكِنَّ بُطرُسَ قالَ لَهُ: «لا أملِكُ فِضَّةً وَلا ذَهَباً، لَكِنِّي أُعْطِيكَ ما لَدَيَّ: بِاسْمِ يَسُوعَ المَسِيحِ النّاصِرِيِّ انهَضْ وَامشِ!»

But Peter said, “Silver and gold have I none, but what I have, that I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!”

7 و َأنهَضَهُ مُمسِكاً إيّاهُ مِنْ يَدِهِ اليُمنَى. فَتَقَوَّتْ قَدَماهُ وَكاحِلاهُ حالاً.

He took him by the right hand, and raised him up. Immediately his feet and his ankle bones received strength.

8 ف َقَفَزَ عَلَى قَدَمَيهِ وَبَدَأ يَمشِي. وَدَخَلَ مَعَهُما إلَى ساحَةِ الهَيكَلِ يَمشِي وَيَقفِزُ وَيُسَبّحُ اللهَ.

Leaping up, he stood, and began to walk. He entered with them into the temple, walking, leaping, and praising God.

9 و َرَآهُ كُلُّ النّاسِ يَمشِي وَيُسَبِّحُ اللهَ.

All the people saw him walking and praising God.

10 ف َعَرَفُوا أنَّهُ ذَلِكَ الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي كانَ يَجلِسُ مُستَعطِياً عِندَ البَوّابَةِ الجَمِيلَةِ. فَتَمَلَّكَهُمُ العَجَبُ وَالذُّهُولُ مِمّا حَدَثَ لَهُ. بُطرُسُ يَتَحَدَّثُ إلَى النّاس

They recognized him, that it was he who used to sit begging for gifts for the needy at the Beautiful Gate of the temple. They were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.

11 و َبَينَما كانَ الرَّجُلُ مُتَعَلِّقاً بِبُطرُسَ وَيُوحَنّا، ذُهِلَ كُلُّ النّاسِ وَتَراكَضُوا نَحوَهُمْ إلَى بُقعَةٍ تُدعَى «قاعَةَ سُلَيْمانَ.»

As the lame man who was healed held on to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the porch that is called Solomon’s, greatly wondering.

12 ف َلَمّا رَأى بُطرُسُ هَذا، قالَ لِلنّاسِ: «يا رِجالَ إسرائِيلَ، لِماذا يُدهِشُكُمْ هَذا؟ وَلِماذا تُحَدِّقُونَ بِنا وَكَأنَّنا بِقُوَّتِنا الخاصَّةِ أوْ تَقوانا جَعَلنا هَذا الرَّجُلَ يَمشِي؟

When Peter saw it, he responded to the people, “You men of Israel, why do you marvel at this man? Why do you fasten your eyes on us, as though by our own power or godliness we had made him walk?

13 ل َقَدْ مَجَّدَ إلَهُ آبائِنا إبراهِيمَ وَإسْحَقَ وَيَعقُوبَ، خادِمَهُ يَسُوعَ. وَأنتُمْ أسلَمتُمُوهُ لِلقَتلِ، وَتَبَرَّأْتُمْ مِنهُ أمامَ بِيلاطُسَ بَعدَ أنْ قَرَّرَ إطلاقَ سَراحِهِ.

The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his Servant Jesus, whom you delivered up, and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he had determined to release him.

14 ت َبَرَّأْتُمْ مِنَ القُدُّوسِ وَالبارِّ، وَطَلَبتُمْ أنْ يُخلَى لَكُمْ سَبِيلُ رَجُلٍ قاتِلٍ.

But you denied the Holy and Righteous One, and asked for a murderer to be granted to you,

15 ق َتَلتُمْ مانِحَ الحَياةِ، لَكِنَّ اللهَ أقامَهُ مِنَ المَوتِ، وَنَحنُ شُهُودٌ لِهَذا.

and killed the Prince of life, whom God raised from the dead, to which we are witnesses.

16 « وَاسْمُ يَسُوعَ هُوَ الَّذِي وَهَبَ قُوَّةً لِهَذا الرَّجُلِ الَّذِي تَرَونَهُ وَتَعرِفُونَهُ، إذْ آمَنّا بِاسْمِهِ. فَالإيمانُ الَّذِي يَأْتِي مِنْ خِلالِهِ هُوَ الَّذِي أعطَى شِفاءً تامّاً لِهَذا الرَّجُلِ أمامَكُمْ جَمِيعاً.

By faith in his name, his name has made this man strong, whom you see and know. Yes, the faith which is through him has given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.

17 « وَالآنَ أيُّها الإخوَةُ، أعرِفُ أنَّكُمْ تَصَرَّفتُمْ عَنْ جَهلٍ، كَما فَعَلَ قادَتُكُمْ أيضاً.

“Now, brothers, I know that you did this in ignorance, as did also your rulers.

18 ل َكِنْ هَكَذا تَحَقَّقَ ما سَبَقَ أنْ أعلَنَهُ اللهُ عَلَى لِسانِ جَمِيعِ أنبِيائِهِ مِنْ أنَّ مَسِيحَهُ لا بُدَّ أنْ يَتَألَّمَ.

But the things which God announced by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he thus fulfilled.

19 ف َتُوبُوا وَعُودُوا إلَى اللهِ لِتُمحَى خَطاياكُمْ.

“Repent therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out, so that there may come times of refreshing from the presence of the Lord,

20 ت ُوبُوا إلَى اللهِ عَسَى أنْ تَأتِيَ أوقاتُ الرّاحَةِ مِنْ عِندِ الرَّبِّ، وَعَسَى أنْ يُرسِلَ المَسِيحَ، أيْ يَسُوعَ الَّذِي سَبَقَ أنِ اختارَهُ لَكُمْ.

and that he may send Christ Jesus, who was ordained for you before,

21 « إذْ كانَ يَنبَغِي أنْ يَبقَى المَسِيحُ فِي السَّماءِ، حَتَّى يَأْتِيَ الوَقتُ المُناسِبُ لاستِردادِ كُلِّ الأشياءِ الَّتِي تَحَدَّثَ اللهُ عَنها قَدِيماً عَلَى لِسانِ أنبِيائِهِ المُقَدَّسِينَ.

whom heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, which God spoke long ago by the mouth of his holy prophets.

22 ف َقَدْ قالَ مُوسَى: ‹سَيُقِيمُ لَكُمُ الرَّبُّ إلَهُكُمْ نَبِيّاً مِثلِي مِنْ بَينِ شَعبِكُمْ. فَيَنبَغِي أنْ تُطِيعُوهُ فِي كُلِّ ما يَقُولُهُ لَكُمْ …

For Moses indeed said to the fathers, ‘The Lord God will raise up a prophet for you from among your brothers, like me. You shall listen to him in all things whatever he says to you.

23 و َكُلُّ مَنْ لا يُطِيعُهُ، سَيُقطَعُ مِنْ الشَّعبِ.›

It will be that every soul that will not listen to that prophet will be utterly destroyed from among the people.’

24 « وَكُلُّ الأنبِياءِ، ابْتِداءً بِصَمُوئِيلَ وَكُلِّ الَّذِينَ جاءُوا بَعدَهُ، تَنَبَّأُوا عَنْ هَذِهِ الأيّامِ ذاتِها.

Yes, and all the prophets from Samuel and those who followed after, as many as have spoken, they also told of these days.

25 و َأنتُمْ أبناءُ الأنبِياءِ وَأبناءُ العَهدِ الَّذِي قَطَعَهُ اللهُ لآبائِكُمْ. فَقَدْ قالَ لإبراهِيمَ: ‹سَتَتَبارَكُ كُلُّ عَشَائِرِ الأرْضِ بِنَسلِكَ.›

You are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, ‘In your offspring will all the families of the earth be blessed.’

26 و َعِندَما أقامَ اللهُ فَتاهُ يَسُوعَ، أرسَلَهُ إلَيكُمْ أنتُمْ أوَّلاً، لِكَي يُبارِكَكُمْ بِأنْ يَرُدَّ كُلَّ واحِدٍ مِنكُمْ عَنْ طُرُقِهِ الشِّرِّيرَةِ.»

God, having raised up his servant Jesus, sent him to you first to bless you, in turning away every one of you from your wickedness.”