1 A nd certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved.

وَجاءَ بَعضُ الرِّجالِ مِنْ إقليمِ اليَهُودِيَّةِ، وَكانُوا يُعَلِّمُونَ المُؤمِنِينَ ما يَلِي: «إنْ لَمْ تُختَتَنُوا حَسَبَ تَقلِيدِ مُوسَى، فَلا خَلاصَ لَكُمْ.»

2 W hen therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question.

فَاختَلَفَ بَرنابا وشاوُلُ مَعَهُمْ، وَحَدَثَ بَينَهُمْ جَدَلٌ كَبِيرٌ. فَوَقَعَ الاختِيارُ عَلَى بُولُسَ وَبَرنابا وَبَعضِ المُؤمِنِينَ لِلذَّهابِ إلَى الرُّسُلِ وَالشُّيُوخِ فِي القُدسِ لِبَحثِ هَذِهِ المَسألَةِ.

3 A nd being brought on their way by the church, they passed through Phenice and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren.

وَبَعدَ أنْ وَدَّعَتْهُمُ الكَنِيسَةُ، انطَلَقُوا وَاجتازُوا فِي فِينِيقِيَّةَ وَالسّامِرَةِ، مُخبِرِينَ عَنِ اهتِداءِ غَيرِ اليَهُودِ إلَى الإيمانِ. وَكانَ ذَلِكَ يُسَبِّبُ فَرَحاً عَظِيماً لِكُلِّ الإخوَةِ.

4 A nd when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received of the church, and of the apostles and elders, and they declared all things that God had done with them.

وَعِندَما وَصَلُوا إلَى القُدسِ، رَحَّبَتْ بِهِمُ الكَنِيسَةُ وَالرُّسُلُ وَالشُّيُوخُ. فَأخبَرُوهُمْ بِكُلِّ ما فَعَلَهُ اللهُ مَعَهُمْ.

5 B ut there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees which believed, saying, That it was needful to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses.

فَوَقَفَ بَعضُ المُؤمِنِينَ المُنتَمِينَ إلَى جَماعَةِ الفِرِّيْسِيِّينَ وَقالُوا: «يَنبَغي أنْ يُختَتَنَ غَيرُ اليَهُودِ وَيُؤمَرُوا باتِّباعِ شَرِيعَةِ مُوسَى.»

6 A nd the apostles and elders came together for to consider of this matter.

فَاجتَمَعَ الرُّسُلُ وَالشُّيُوخُ لِدِراسَةِ هَذِهِ المَسألَةِ.

7 A nd when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe.

وَبَعدَ مُباحَثَةٍ طَوِيلَةٍ، وَقَفَ بُطرُسُ وَقالَ لَهُمْ: «أيُّها الإخوَةُ، أنتُمْ تَعرِفُونَ أنَّ اللهَ قَدِ اختارَنِي مِنْ بَينِكُمْ مُنْذُ الأيّامِ الأُولَى، لِكَي يَسمَعَ غَيرُ اليَهُودِ رِسالَةَ البِشارَةِ عَلَى فَمي وَيُؤمِنُوا.

8 A nd God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us;

فَاللهُ الَّذِي يَعرِفُ ما فِي القُلُوبِ، أظهَرَ قُبُولَهُ لَهُمْ بِأنْ أعطاهُمُ الرُّوحَ القُدُسَ كَما فَعَلَ مَعَنا نَحنُ.

9 A nd put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.

فَلَمْ يُمَيِّزْ بَينَنا وَبَينَهُمْ، بَلْ طَهَّرَ بِالإيمانِ قُلُوبَهُمْ.

10 N ow therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?

فَلِماذا تُحاوِلونَ أنْ تُغْضِبوا اللهَ بِوَضْعِ أثْقالٍ عَلَى المُؤمِنِينَ لَمْ نَستَطِعْ نَحنُ وَلا آباؤُنا أنْ نَحمِلَها؟

11 B ut we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they.

لَكِنَّنا نُؤمِنُ أنَّنا نَخلُصُ بِنِعمَةِ الرَّبِّ يَسُوعَ، وَنُؤمِنُ أنَّهُمْ سَيَخلُصُونَ هَكَذا أيضاً.»

12 T hen all the multitude kept silence, and gave audience to Barnabas and Paul, declaring what miracles and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles by them.

فَصَمَتوا جَمِيعاً، ثُمَّ استَمَعُوا إلَى بَرنابا وَشاوُلَ وَهُما يَتَحَدَّثانِ عَنْ كُلِّ المُعجِزاتِ وَالعَجائِبِ الَّتِي صَنَعَها اللهُ بِواسِطَتِهِما بَينَ غَيرِ اليَهُودِ.

13 A nd after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Men and brethren, hearken unto me:

وَبَعدَ أنِ انتَهَيا مِنَ الحَدِيثِ، قالَ يَعقُوبُ: «أيُّها الإخوَةُ، اسْمَعُونِي.

14 S imeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.

لَقَدْ تَحَدَّثَ سِمعانُ فَقالَ كَيفَ أظهَرَ اللهُ أوَّلاً نِعمَةً لِغَيرِ اليَهُودِ بِأنِ اختارَ مِنهُمْ شَعباً لَهُ.

15 A nd to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written,

وَكَلامُ الأنبِياءِ يُوافِقُ كَلامَهُ. فَكَما هُوَ مَكتُوبٌ:

16 A fter this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up:

‹بَعدَ هَذا سَأعُودُ، وَسَأُعِيدُ بِناءَ بَيتِ داوُدَ الَّذِي سَقَطَ. سَأُعَيدُ بِناءَ خَرائِبِهِ، وَسَأُقِيمُهُ.

17 T hat the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, who doeth all these things.

لِكَي يَسعَى إلَى الرَّبِّ بَقِيَّةُ البَشَرِ وَجَمِيعُ الأُمَمِ الَّذِينَ دُعِيَ اسْمِي عَلَيهِمْ. يَقولُ الرَّبُّ الَّذِي سَيُحَقِّقُ هَذا كُلَّهُ.›

18 K nown unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world.

‹وَالرَّبُّ يَعرِفُ هَذا مُنذُ الأزَلِ.›

19 W herefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from among the Gentiles are turned to God:

لِهَذا فَإنِّي أرَى أنَّنا لا يَنْبَغِي أنْ نُزعِجَ أولَئِكَ الَّذِينَ يَلتَفِتُونَ إلَى اللهِ مِنْ غَيرِ اليَهُودِ.

20 B ut that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood.

بَلْ يَنبَغي أنْ نَكتُبَ إلَيْهِمْ طالِبِينَ مِنهُمْ أنْ يَمتَنِعُوا عَنْ تَناوُلِ الطَّعامِ الَّذِي تُنُجِّسَ بِتَقْديمِهِ لِلأصنامِ، وَعَنِ الزِّنا، وَعَنْ أكلِ لَحمِ الحَيواناتِ المَخنُوقَةِ وَالدَّمِ.

21 F or Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath day.

فَلِمُوسَى جَماعَتُهُ الَّتِي تَعِظُ بِشَرِيعَتِهِ فِي كُلِّ بَلدَةٍ مُنذُ القَدِيْمِ، وَشَريعَتُهُ تُقرَأُ فِي المَجامِعِ كُلَّ سَبْتٍ.» الرِّسالَةُ إلَى المُؤمِنِينَ مِنْ غَيرِ اليَهُود

22 T hen pleased it the apostles and elders with the whole church, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; namely, Judas surnamed Barsabas and Silas, chief men among the brethren:

فَقَرَّرَ الرُّسُلُ وَالشُّيُوخُ مَعَ كُلِّ الكَنِيسَةِ أنْ يَختارُوا بَعضَ الرِّجالِ مِنْ بَينِهِمْ، وَأنْ يُرسِلُوهُمْ إلَى أنطاكِيَةَ مَعَ بُولُسَ وَبَرنابا. فَاختارُوا يَهُوذا الَّذِي يُدعَى بَرْسابا، وَسِيلا. وَهُما مِنَ القادَةِ بَينَ الإخوَةِ.

23 A nd they wrote letters by them after this manner; The apostles and elders and brethren send greeting unto the brethren which are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia.

وَأرسَلُوا الرِّسالَةَ التّالِيَةَ مَعَهُمْ: تَحِيَّةٌ مِنّا نَحنُ الرُّسُلَ وَالشُّيُوخَ إخْوَتَكُمْ،وَتَحِيّاتُنا إلَى الإخوَةِ مِنْ غَيرِ اليَهُودِ فِي أنطاكِيَةَ وَسُورِيَّةَ وَكِيلِيكِيَّةَ.

24 F orasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, Ye must be circumcised, and keep the law: to whom we gave no such commandment:

لَقَدْ سَمِعنا أنَّ بَعضاً مِنَ المُؤمِنِينَ جاءُوا مِنْ عِندِنا إلَيكُمْ دُونَ أيِّ تَفوِيضٍ مِنّا. وَسَمِعنا أنَّهُمْ أزعَجُوكُمْ بِكَلامِهِمْ وَبَلبَلُوا عُقُولَكُمْ.

25 I t seemed good unto us, being assembled with one accord, to send chosen men unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,

وَلِهَذا اتَّفَقنا جَمِيعاً وَقَرَّرْنا أنْ نَختارَ بَعضَ الرِّجالِ وَنُرسِلَهُمْ إلَيكُمْ مَعَ أخَوَينا الحَبِيبَيْنِ بَرنابا وَبُولُسَ،

26 M en that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

اللَّذينِ خاطَرا بِحَياتِهِما مِنْ أجلِ اسْمِ رَبِّنا يَسُوعَ المَسِيحِ.

27 W e have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who shall also tell you the same things by mouth.

فَها نَحنُ نُرسِلُ يَهُوذا وَسِيلا الّلذينِ سَيَقولا لَكُمْ مُحتَوَىْ هَذِهِ الرِّسالَةِ نَفسِها.

28 F or it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things;

فَقَدِ استَحسَنَ الرُّوحُ القُدُسُ وَنَحنُ أنْ لا نُثقِلَ عَلَيكُمْ بِما هُوَ أكثَرُ مِنْ هَذِهِ الأُمُورِ الضَّرُورِيَّةِ:

29 T hat ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication: from which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. Fare ye well.

لا يَنْبَغِي أنْ تَتَناوَلوا الطَّعامَ المُقَدَّمَ لِلأوثانِ، وَالحَيواناتِ المَخنُوقَةَ وَالدَّمَ، وَأنْ تَبتَعِدوا عَنِ الزِّنا. فَإذا حَفِظتُمْ أنفُسَكُمْ مِنْ هَذِهِ الأُمُورِ، تُحسِنُونَ صُنْعاً.عافاكُمُ اللهُ.

30 S o when they were dismissed, they came to Antioch: and when they had gathered the multitude together, they delivered the epistle:

وَهَكَذا انطَلَقَ بَرنابا وَبُولُسُ وَيَهُوذا وَسِيلا وَذَهَبوا إلَى أنطاكِيَةَ. وَجَمَعُوا جَماعَةَ المُؤمِنِينَ هُناكَ، وَسَلَّمُوا الرِّسالَةَ.

31 W hich when they had read, they rejoiced for the consolation.

فَلَمّا قَرَأها المُؤمِنُونَ هُناكَ، ابتَهَجُوا كَثِيراً بِالتَّشجِيعِ الَّذِي فِيها.

32 A nd Judas and Silas, being prophets also themselves, exhorted the brethren with many words, and confirmed them.

وَكانَ يَهُوذا وَسِيلا نَبِيَّيْنِ، فَتَحَدَّثا إلَى الإخوَةِ مُدَّةً طَوِيلَةً يُشَجِّعانِهِمْ وَيُقَوِّيانِهِمْ.

33 A nd after they had tarried there a space, they were let go in peace from the brethren unto the apostles.

وَبَعدَ أنْ أمضَيا بَعضَ الوَقتِ هُناكَ، تَمَنَّى لَهُما الإخوَةُ السَّلامَ فِي عَودَتِهِما إلَى الَّذِينَ أرسَلُوهُما.

34 N otwithstanding it pleased Silas to abide there still.

إلّا أنَّ سِيلا قَرَّرَ أنْ يَبقَى هُناكَ.

35 P aul also and Barnabas continued in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.

أمّا بُولُسُ وَبَرنابا فَأمضَيا بَعضَ الوَقتِ فِي أنطاكِيَةَ. وَكانا، هُما وَكَثيرونَ مَعَهُما، يُعَلِّمانِ كَلِمَةَ الرَّبِّ وَيُبَشِّرانِ بِها. افتِراقُ بُولُسَ وَبَرنابا

36 A nd some days after Paul said unto Barnabas, Let us go again and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the word of the Lord, and see how they do.

وَبَعدَ بِضعَةِ أيّامٍ قالَ بُولُسُ لِبَرنابا: «لِنَذهَبْ وَنَزُرِ الإخوَةَ فِي كُلِّ المُدُنِ الَّتِي أذَعْنا فِيها كَلِمَةَ الرَّبِّ، وَلْنَرَ أحوالَهُمْ.

37 A nd Barnabas determined to take with them John, whose surname was Mark.

فَأرادَ بَرنابا أنْ يُرافِقَهُما يُوحَنّا الَّذِي يُدعَى مَرقُسَ.

38 B ut Paul thought not good to take him with them, who departed from them from Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work.

لَكِنَّ بُولُسَ فَضَّلَ ألّا يَأْخُذا مَعَهُما مَنْ تَخَلَّى عَنهُما فِي بَمفِيلِيَّةَ وَلَمْ يُرافِقْهُما فِي العَمَلِ.

39 A nd the contention was so sharp between them, that they departed asunder one from the other: and so Barnabas took Mark, and sailed unto Cyprus;

فَحَدَثَ خِلافٌ حادٌّ بَينَهُما، فَافتَرَقا. فَأخَذَ بَرنابا مَرقُسَ وَأبحَرا إلَى قُبرُصَ.

40 A nd Paul chose Silas, and departed, being recommended by the brethren unto the grace of God.

بَينَما اختارَ بُولُسُ سِيلا وَغادَرا، بَعدَ أنِ استَودَعَهُ الإخوَةُ فِي عِنايَةِ الرَّبِّ.

41 A nd he went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the churches.

فَاجتازَ بُولُسُ فِي سُورِيَّةَ وَكِيلِيكْيَةَ، مُقَوِّياً الكَنائِسَ الَّتِي هُناكَ.