1 ¶ And it came to pass in Iconium that they went both together into the synagogue of the Jews and so spoke, that a great multitude both of the Jews and also of the Greeks believed.

وَحَدَثَ الأمرُ نَفسُهُ فِي مَدِينَةِ إيقُونِيَّةَ أيضاً، حَيثُ دَخَلَ بُولُسُ وَبَرنابا إلَى المَجمَعِ اليَهُودِيِّ وَتَكَلَّما، فَآمَنَ عَدَدٌ كَبِيرٌ مِنَ اليَهُودِ وَاليُونانِيِّينَ.

2 B ut the disobedient Jews stirred up the Gentiles and corrupted their desire against the brethren.

أمّا اليَهُودُ الَّذِينَ رَفَضُوا أنْ يُؤمِنُوا فَقَدْ هَيَّجُوا غَيرَ اليَهُودِ وَحَرَّضُوهُمْ عَلَى الإخوَةِ.

3 W ith all this, they abode there a long time speaking with freedom in the Lord, who gave testimony unto the word of his grace and granted that signs and wonders be done by their hands.

وَبَقِيَ بُولُسُ وَبَرنابا هُناكَ فَترَةً طَوِيلَةً. وَكانا يَتَكَلَّمانِ بِشَجاعَةٍ عَنِ الرَّبِّ. وَأيَّدَ الرَّبُّ رِسالَةَ نِعمَتِهِ بِأنْ سَمَحَ بِأنْ تَجرِيَ مُعجِزاتٌ وَعَجائِبُ عَلَى أيدِيهِما.

4 B ut the multitude of the city was divided, and part held with the Jews, and part with the apostles.

وَانقَسَمَ أهلُ المَدِينَةِ ما بَينَ مُؤَيِّدٍ لِليَهُودِ وَما بَينَ مُؤَيِّدٍ لِلرَّسُولَينِ.

5 A nd when there was an assault made both of the Gentiles and also of the Jews with their princes, to insult them and to stone them,

وَتَحَرَّكَ غَيرُ اليَهُودِ وَاليَهُودُ جَمِيعاً مَعَ قادَتِهِمْ لِلإساءَةِ إلَيهِما وَرَجمِهِما.

6 t hey were aware of it and fled unto Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and unto the region that lies round about.

غَيرَ أنَّهُما عَلِما بِهَذا، وَهَرَبا إلَى مَدِينَتَيْ لِستَرَةَ وَدَربَةَ فِي مُقاطَعَةِ لِيكَأُونِيَّةَ وَالمِنطَقَةِ المُحِيطَةِ.

7 A nd there they preached the gospel.

وَهُناكَ استَمَرّا يُبَشِّرانِ. فِي لِستَرَةَ وَدَرْبَة

8 ¶ And a certain man sat at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being a cripple from his mother’s womb, who never had walked;

وَكانَ يَجلِسُ فِي لِستَرَةَ رَجُلٌ عاجِزُ القَدَمَيْنِ. لَمْ يَكُنْ قَدْ مَشَىْ عَلَىْ قَدَميهِ قَطُّ لأنَّهُ وُلِدَ كَسِيحاً.

9 t his man heard Paul speak, who steadfastly beholding him and perceiving that he had faith to be healed,

سَمِعَ هَذا الرَّجُلُ بُولُسَ وَهُوَ يَتَكَلَّمُ. فَوَجَّهَ بُولُسُ نَظَرَهُ إلَيهِ، وَرَأى أنَّ لَدَيهِ إيماناً لِكَي يُشفَى.

10 s aid with a loud voice, Stand upright on thy feet. And he leaped and walked.

وَقالَ بُولُسُ بِصَوتٍ مُرتَفِعٍ: «قِفْ مُنتَصِباً عَلَى قَدَمَيكَ!» فَقَفَزَ وَأخَذَ يَمشِي.

11 A nd when the people saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men.

فَلَمّا رَأى الجَمعُ ما فَعَلَهُ بُولُسُ، رَفَعُوا أصواتَهُمْ بِلُغَةِ مُقاطَعَةِ لِيكَأُونِيَّةَ وَقالُوا: «أصبَحَ الآلِهَةُ كَالنّاسِ وَنَزَلُوا إلَينا!»

12 A nd they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercurius because he was the chief speaker.

وَسَمُّوا بَرنابا «زَفْسَ،» أمّا بُولُسُ فَسَمَّوْهُ «هَرْمَسَ» لِأنَّهُ كانَ المُبادِرَ فِي الكَلامِ.

13 T hen the priest of Jupiter, who was before their city, brought bulls and garlands unto the gates and would have done sacrifice unto them with the people.

وَأحضَرَ كاهِنُ زَفْسَ، الَّذِي كانَ مَعبَدُهُ عِندَ مَدخَلِ المَدِينَةِ، ثِيراناً وَأكالِيلَ إلَى بَوّاباتِ المَدِينَةِ. فَقَدْ أرادَ هُوَ وَالجَمعُ أنْ يُقَدِّمُوا ذَبائِحَ لَهُما.

14 W hich when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of it, they rent their clothes and ran in among the people, crying out

لَكِنْ لَمّا سَمِعَ الرَّسُولانِ بَرنابا وَبُولُسَ بِهَذا، مَزَّقا ثِيابَهُما، وَاندَفَعا إلَى الجَمعِ وَهُما يَصرُخانِ:

15 a nd saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you and preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all the things that are therein,

«أيُّها الرِّجالُ، لِماذا تَفعَلُونَ هَذا؟ إنَّنا نَحنُ أيضاً بَشَرٌ مِثلُكُمْ. وَنَحنُ هُنا لِكَي نَنْقِلَ لَكُمُ البُشْرَى، وَنُبعِدَكُمْ عَنْ هَذِهِ الأُمُورِ التّافِهَةِ إلَى الإلَهِ الحَيِّ الَّذِي خَلَقَ السَّماءَ وَالأرْضَ وَالبَحرَ وَكُلَّ ما فِيها.

16 w ho in generations past suffered all the Gentiles to walk in their own ways.

لَقَدْ سَمَحَ لِلشُّعُوبِ فِي الأزمِنَةِ الغابِرَةِ بِأنْ يَعِيشُوا كَما يَحلُو لَهُمْ.

17 N evertheless he did not leave himself without witness, in that he did good and gave us rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.

لَكِنَّهُ لَمْ يَترُكْكُمْ دُونَ أدِلَّةٍ تَشهَدُ لَهُ، لِأنَّهُ يَصنَعُ لَكُمْ خَيراتٍ كَثِيرَةً. فَهُوَ يُعطِيكُمْ أمطاراً مِنَ السَّماءِ وَمَحاصِيلَ فِي أوقاتِها. وَهُوَ يُزَوِّدُكُمْ بِالطَّعامِ وَيَملأُ قُلُوبَكُمْ بِالفَرَحِ.»

18 A nd with these words they scarcely restrained the people, that they not sacrifice unto them.

وَرُغمَ كَلامِهِما هَذا، فَإنَّهُما لَمْ يَستَطِيعا مَنعَ النّاسِ مِنْ تَقدِيمِ الذَّبائِحِ إلّا بَعدَ جَهدٍ كَبِيْرٍ.

19 ¶ And certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium came there, who persuaded the people, and, having stoned Paul, drew him out of the city, supposing he was dead.

ثُمَّ جاءَ بَعضُ اليَهُودِ مِنْ مَدِينَتَيْ أنطاكِيَةَ وَإيقُونِيَةَ، وَاستَمالُوا الجُمُوعَ إلَى جانِبِهِمْ. فَرَجَمُوا بُولُسَ وَجَرُّوهُ إلَى خارِجِ المَدِينَةِ ظانِّيْنَ أنَّهُ مَيِّتٌ.

20 B ut as the disciples stood round about him, he rose up and came into the city, and the next day he departed with Barnabas to Derbe.

وَعِندَما تَجَمَّعَ التَّلاميذُ حَولَهُ، نَهَضَ بُولُسُ وَدَخَلَ المَدِينَةَ. وَفِي اليَومِ التّالِي ذَهَبَ مَعَ بَرنابا إلَى مَدِينَةِ دَربَةَ. العَودَةُ إلَى أنطاكِيَةَ فِي سُورِيَّة

21 A nd when they had preached the gospel to that city and had taught many, they returned again to Lystra and to Iconium and Antioch,

وَبَشَّرا فِي تِلكَ المَدِينَةِ وَتَلْمَذا كَثِيرِينَ، ثُمَّ عادا إلَى لِستَرَةَ وَإيقُونِيَةَ وَأنطاكِيَةَ.

22 c onfirming the souls of the disciples and exhorting them to remain in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.

وَكانَ يُقَوِّيانِ نُفُوسَ التَّلامِيذِ وَيُشَجِّعانِهِمْ عَلَى أنْ يَستَمِرُّوا فِي الإيمانِ. وَقالا لَهُمْ: «يَنبَغِي أنْ نَدخُلَ فِي مُلكِ اللهِ بِمُعاناةٍ كَثِيرَةٍ.»

23 A nd having ordained elders for them in every congregation and having prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord on whom they believed.

ثُمَّ عَيَّنا شُيُوخاً فِي كُلِّ كَنِيسَةٍ، وَصَلَّيا وَصاما لِكَيْ يَحفَظَهُمُ الرَّبُّ الَّذي آمَنوا بِهِ.

24 A nd after they had passed throughout Pisidia, they came to Pamphylia.

وَبَعدَ أنِ اجتازا بِيسِيدِيَّةَ، وَصَلا إلَى بَمفِيلِيَّةَ.

25 A nd when they had preached the word in Perga, they went down into Attalia

ثُمَّ تَكَلَّما بِالرِّسالَة فِي بَرجَةَ، وَبَعدَ ذَلِكَ نَزَلا إلَى أتّالِيَةَ.

26 a nd from there sailed to Antioch, where they had been recommended to the grace of God for the work which they fulfilled.

وَمِنْ هُناكَ أبحَرا إلَى أنطاكِيَةَ، وَهيَ المَدينَةُ الَّتي كانَ الإخوَةُ قَدْ أرسَلاهُما مِنْها بِنِعمَةِ اللهِ لإنجازِ الخِدمَةِ المُوكَلَةِ لَهُما، وَقَدْ أنجَزاها الآنَ بِالفِعلِ.

27 A nd when they were come and had gathered the congregation together, they related what great things God had done with them and how he had opened the door of faith unto the Gentiles.

وَعِندَما وَصَلا، جَمَعا شَعبَ الكَنِيسَةِ، وَأخبَراهُمْ بِما عَمِلَ اللهُ مَعَهُمْ. وَقالا لَهُمْ إنَّ اللهَ قَدْ فَتَحَ بابَ الإيمانِ لِغَيرِ اليَهُودِ.

28 A nd there they abode a long time with the disciples.

وَأقاما مَعَ التَّلامِيذِ مُدَّةً غَيْرَ قَصِيرَةٍ.