1 و َكانَ شاوُلُ مُوافِقاً عَلَى قَتلِهِ. وَفِي ذَلِكَ اليَومِ بَدَأ اضطِهادٌ شَدِيدٌ عَلَى الكَنِيسَةِ فِي مَدينَةِ القُدسِ. فَتَفَرَّقَ الجَمِيعُ فِي جَمِيعِ أنحاءِ اليَهُودِيَّةِ وَالسّامِرَةِ باسْتِثناءِ الرُّسُلِ. ضِيقٌ لِلمُؤمِنِين

Saul was consenting to his death. A great persecution arose against the assembly which was in Jerusalem in that day. They were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except for the apostles.

2 و َدَفَنَ بَعضُ الرِّجالِ الأتقِياءِ إستِفانُوسَ، وَناحُوا عَلَيهِ نَوحاً شَدِيداً.

Devout men buried Stephen, and lamented greatly over him.

3 و َكانَ شاوُلُ يُحاوِلُ تَدمِيرَ الكَنِيسَةِ، فَكانَ يَدخُلُ مِنْ بَيتٍ إلَى آخَرَ، وَيَجُرُّ الرِّجالَ وَالنِّساءَ عَلَى حَدٍّ سَواءٍ، وَيَزُجُّ بِهِمْ فِي السِّجنِ.

But Saul ravaged the assembly, entering into every house, and dragged both men and women off to prison.

4 أ مّا الَّذِينَ تَشَتَّتُوا مِنَ الكَنِيسَةِ فِي كُلِّ مَكانٍ، فَأخَذُوا يَنشُرُونَ البِشارَةَ فِي كُلِّ مَكانٍ. فِيلِبُّسُ يُعلِنُ البِشارَةَ فِي السّامِرَة

Therefore those who were scattered abroad went around preaching the word.

5 و َذَهَبَ فِيلِبُّسُ إلَى مَدِينَةِ السّامِرَةِ مُبَشِّراً بِالمَسِيحِ.

Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and proclaimed to them the Christ.

6 ف َلَمّا سَمِعَهُ النّاسُ وَرَأَوْا المُعْجِزاتِ الَّتِي كانَ يُجرِيها، انتَبَهُوا انتِباهاً خاصّاً إلَى ما كانَ يَقُولُهُ.

The multitudes listened with one accord to the things that were spoken by Philip, when they heard and saw the signs which he did.

7 ف َقَدْ كانَتِ الأرواحُ النَّجِسَةُ تَخرُجُ بِصَرْخاتٍ عالِيَةٍ مِنْ أشخاصٍ كَثِيرِينَ مَسكُونِينَ بِها، كَما شُفِيَ مَشلُولُونَ وَعُرجٌ كَثِيرُونَ.

For unclean spirits came out of many of those who had them. They came out, crying with a loud voice. Many who had been paralyzed and lame were healed.

8 ف َكانَ هُناكَ فَرَحٌ عَظِيمٌ فِي تِلكَ المَدِينَةِ.

There was great joy in that city.

9 و َكانَ هُناكَ رَجُلٌ اسْمُهُ سِيمُونُ، مارَسَ السِّحرَ فِي تِلكَ المَدِينَةِ مُنذُ زَمَنٍ. وَكانَ يُثِيرُ دَهشَةَ أهلِ السّامِرَةِ بِسِحرِهِ مُدَّعِياً أنَّهُ شَخصٌ عَظِيمٌ.

But there was a certain man, Simon by name, who used to practice sorcery in the city, and amazed the people of Samaria, making himself out to be some great one,

10 و َكانَ كُلُّ النّاسِ، مِنْ صَغِيرِهِمْ إلَى كَبِيرِهِمْ، يَهْتَمُّونَ بِهِ اهتِماماً كَبِيراً، فَكانُوا يَقُولُونَ: «هَذا الرَّجُلُ هُوَ قُوَّةُ اللهِ الَّتِي تُدعَى ‹القُوَّةَ العَظِيمَةَ.›»

to whom they all listened, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is that great power of God.”

11 ك انُوا مُهتَمِّيْنَ بِهِ لِأنَّهُ كانَ قَدْ أدهَشَهُمْ بِسِحرِهِ مُنذُ مُدَّةٍ طَوِيلَةٍ.

They listened to him, because for a long time he had amazed them with his sorceries.

12 ل َكِنَّهُمْ صَدَّقُوا فِيلِبُّسَ عِندَما أعلَنَ لَهُمْ بِشارَةَ مَلَكُوتِ اللهِ وَاسْمَ يَسُوعَ المَسِيحِ، وَتَعَمَّدُوا رِجالاً وَنِساءً.

But when they believed Philip preaching good news concerning God’s Kingdom and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.

13 و َآمَنَ سِيمُونُ نَفسُهُ. وَبَعدَ أنْ تَعَمَّدَ بَقِيَ قَرِيباً مِنْ فِيلِبُّسَ. وَذُهِلَ لَمّا رَأى الْعَجائِبَ وَالمُعجِزاتِ العَظِيمَةَ الَّتِي كانَتْ تُجرَى.

Simon himself also believed. Being baptized, he continued with Philip. Seeing signs and great miracles occurring, he was amazed.

14 ف َلَمّا سَمِعَ الرُّسُلُ المَوجُودُونَ فِي القُدسِ بِأنَّ أهلَ السّامِرَةِ قَبِلُوا رِسالَةَ اللهِ، أرسَلُوا بُطرُسَ وَيُوحَنّا إلَيْهِمْ.

Now when the apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them,

15 و َعِندَ وُصُولِهِما، صَلَّيا مِنْ أجلِ المُؤمِنِينَ السّامِرِيِّيْنَ لِكَي يَقْبَلُوا الرُّوحَ القُدُسَ.

who, when they had come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Spirit;

16 ذ َلِكَ لِأنَّ الرُّوحَ لَمْ يَكُنْ بَعدُ قَدْ حَلَّ عَلَى أيٍّ مِنهُمْ، إلّا أنَّهُمْ كانوا قَدْ تَعَمَّدُوا بِاسْمِ الرَّبِّ يَسُوعَ المَسِيحِ.

for as yet he had fallen on none of them. They had only been baptized in the name of Christ Jesus.

17 ث ُمَّ وَضَعا أيدِيَهُما عَلَيهِمْ، فَقَبِلُوا الرُّوحَ القُدُسَ.

Then they laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

18 ف َلَمّا رَأى سِيمُونُ أنَّ الرُّوحَ القُدُسَ يُعطَى بِوَضْعِ أيدِي الرَّسُولَينِ، عَرَضَ عَلَيهِما مالاً.

Now when Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money,

19 و َقالَ: «أعطِيانِي أيضاً هَذِهِ المَقدِرَةَ، حَتَّى يَقْبَلَ الرُّوحَ القُدُسَ كُلُّ مَنْ أضَعُ يَدَيَّ عَلَيهِ.»

saying, “Give me also this power, that whomever I lay my hands on may receive the Holy Spirit.”

20 ف َقالَ بُطرُسُ: «لِتَهلِكْ أنتَ وَمالُكَ إلَى الأبَدِ، لِأنَّكَ اعتَقَدتَ أنَّكَ تَستَطِيعُ شِراءَ عَطِيَّةِ اللهِ بِمالٍ.

But Peter said to him, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money!

21 و َلَيسَ لَكَ حِصَّةٌ أوْ نَصِيبٌ فِي هَذا الأمرِ، لِأنَّ قَلبَكَ لَيسَ سَلِيماً أمامَ اللهِ.

You have neither part nor lot in this matter, for your heart isn’t right before God.

22 ف َتُبْ عَنْ شَرِّكَ هَذا وَصَلِّ إلَى الرَّبِّ، لَعَلَّهُ يُسامِحُكَ عَلَى الفِكرَةِ الآثِمَةِ الَّتِي فِي قَلبِكَ.

Repent therefore of this, your wickedness, and ask God if perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven you.

23 ف َأنا أراكَ مُمتَلِئاً مَرارَةً وَعَبداً لِلخَطِيَّةِ.»

For I see that you are in the gall of bitterness and in the bondage of iniquity.”

24 ف َأجابَ سِيمُونُ: «صَلِّيا أنتُما إلَى الرَّبِّ مِنْ أجلِي حَتَّى لا يُصِيبَنِي شَيءٌ مِمّا ذَكَرتُما.»

Simon answered, “Pray for me to the Lord, that none of the things which you have spoken happen to me.”

25 و َبَعدَ أنْ قَدَّمَ الرَّسُولانِ شَهادَتَهُما وَتَكَلَّما بِكَلِمَةِ الرَّبِّ، عادا إلَى القُدسِ. وَكانا فِي طَرِيقِ عَودَتِهِما يُبَشِّرانِ قُرَىً سامِرِيَّةً كَثِيرَةً. فِيلِبُّسُ وَالَّرَجُلُ الحَبَشيّ

They therefore, when they had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the Good News to many villages of the Samaritans.

26 و َكَلَّمَ مَلاكٌ مِنْ عِندِ الرَّبِّ فِيلِبُّسَ فَقالَ: «قُمْ وَاذْهَبْ جَنُوباً إلَى الطَّرِيقِ الصَّحراوِيَّةِ النّازِلَةِ مِنَ القُدسِ إلَى غَزَّةَ.»

But an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, “Arise, and go toward the south to the way that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza. This is a desert.”

27 ف َاسْتَعَدَّ وَذَهَبَ. وَكانَ هُناكَ رَجُلٌ حَبَشِيٌّ هُوَ أحَدُ الخِصْيانِ المَسؤُولِينَ لَدَى المَلِكَةِ كَنداكَةَ مَلِكَةِ الحَبَشَةِ. كانَ مَسؤُولاً عَنْ خَزنَتِها كُلِّها، وَقَدْ ذَهَبَ إلَى القُدسِ لِيَعبُدَ اللهَ.

He arose and went; and behold, there was a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come to Jerusalem to worship.

28 و َكانَ فِي طَرِيقِ عَودَتِهِ جالِساً فِي عَرَبَتِهِ يَقرَأُ كِتابَ النَّبِيِّ إشَعْياءَ.

He was returning and sitting in his chariot, and was reading the prophet Isaiah.

29 ف َقالَ الرُّوحُ لِفِيلِبُّسَ: «اذْهَبْ إلَى تِلكَ العَرَبَةِ وَلازِمها.»

The Spirit said to Philip, “Go near, and join yourself to this chariot.”

30 و َعِندَما رَكَضَ فِيلِبُّسُ إلَى العَرَبَةِ، سَمِعَ الرَّجُلَ يَقرَأُ كِتابَ النَّبِيِّ إشَعْياءَ. فَقالَ لَهُ فِيلِبُّسُ: «أتَفهَمُ ما تَقرَأُهُ؟»

Philip ran to him, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, “Do you understand what you are reading?”

31 ف َقالَ: «وَكَيفَ يُمكِنُنِي أنْ أفهَمَ إنْ لَمْ يُفَسِّرْهُ لِي أحَدٌ؟» وَدَعا فِيلِبُّسَ أنْ يَصْعَدَ وَيَجلِسَ مَعَهُ.

He said, “How can I, unless someone explains it to me?” He begged Philip to come up and sit with him.

32 و َأمّا الفَقَرَةُ الَّتِي كانَ يَقرَأُها فَكانَتْ: «كَخَرُوفٍ يُساقُ إلَى الذَّبْحِ، وَكَحَمَلٍ صامِتٍ أمامَ الَّذِين يَجُزُّونَ صُوفَهُ، فَلا يَفتَحُ فَمَهُ.

Now the passage of the Scripture which he was reading was this, “He was led as a sheep to the slaughter. As a lamb before his shearer is silent, so he doesn’t open his mouth.

33 ت َذَلَّلَ وَسُلِبَتْ حُقُوقُهُ. وَلَنْ يَذْكُرَ لَهُ أحَدٌ نَسلاً، لأنَّ حَياتَهُ انتُزِعَتْ مِنَ الأرْضِ.»

In his humiliation, his judgment was taken away. Who will declare His generation? For his life is taken from the earth.”

34 ف َقالَ الرَّجُلُ لِفِيلِبُّسَ: «قُلْ لِي، أرجُوكَ، عَمَّنْ يَتَحَدَّثُ النَّبِيُّ هُنا؟ هَلْ يَتَحَدَّثُ عَنْ نَفسِهِ أمْ عَنْ شَخصٍ آخَرَ؟»

The eunuch answered Philip, “Who is the prophet talking about? About himself, or about someone else?”

35 ف َبَدَأ فِيلِبُّسُ يَتَحَدَّثُ، وَبَشَّرَهُ بِيَسُوعَ، مُبتَدِئاً مِنْ تِلكَ الفِقْرَةِ.

Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture, preached to him Jesus.

36 و َبَينَما كانا نازِلَينِ فِي الطَّرِيقِ، وَصَلا إلَى بُقعَةٍ فِيها ماءٌ. فَقالَ الرَّجُلُ: «انظُرْ! يُوجَدُ ماءٌ هُنا! فَهَلْ هُناكَ مانِعٌ مِنْ أنْ أتَعَمَّدَ؟»

As they went on the way, they came to some water, and the eunuch said, “Behold, here is water. What is keeping me from being baptized?”

37 ف َأجابَ فِيلِبُّسُ: «إنْ كُنتَ قَدْ آمَنْتَ مِنْ كُلِّ قَلبِكَ، يُمكِنُ أنْ تَتَعَمَّدَ.» فَقالَ الرَّجُلُ: «أنا أؤمِنُ بِأنَّ يَسوعَ هُوَ ابْنُ اللهِ.»

38 و َأمَرَ أنْ تَقِفَ العَرَبَةُ. فَنَزَلَ فِيلِبُّسُ وَالرَّجُلُ مَعاً إلَى الماءِ، وَعَمَّدَهُ فِيلِبُّسُ.

He commanded the chariot to stand still, and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him.

39 و َعِندَما خَرَجا مِنَ الماءِ، نَقَلَ رُوحُ الرَّبِّ فِيلِبُّسُ بَعِيداً، فَلَمْ يَعُدِ الرَّجُلُ يَراهُ، لَكِنَّهُ تابَعَ طَرِيقَهُ مُبتَهِجاً.

When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught Philip away, and the eunuch didn’t see him any more, for he went on his way rejoicing.

40 و َأمّا فِيلِبُّسُ، فَوَجَدَ نَفسَهُ فِي مَدِينَةِ أشدُودَ. وَارتَحَلَ عَبرَ كُلِّ البَلداتِ مُبَشِّراً، حَتَّى وَصَلَ إلَى مَدِينَةِ قَيصَرِيَّةَ.

But Philip was found at Azotus. Passing through, he preached the Good News to all the cities, until he came to Caesarea.