1 B ut a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession,

وَكانَ هُناكَ رَجُلٌ اسْمُهُ حَنانِيّا وَاسْمُ زَوجَتِهِ سَفِّيْرَةٌ. باعَ هَذا الرَّجُلُ أرْضاً مِنْ أملاكِهِ.

2 A nd kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles' feet.

وَبِمَعرِفَةِ زَوجَتِهِ احتَفَظَ بِجُزءٍ مِنْ ثَمَنِها، وَأحضَرَ الباقِي وَسَلَّمَهُ إلَى الرُّسُلِ.

3 B ut Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?

فَقالَ لَهُ بُطرُسُ: «يا حَنانِيّا، لِماذا سَمَحتَ للشَّيطانِ بِأنْ يَملأ قَلبَكَ، حَتَّى إنَّكَ كَذَبتَ عَلَى الرُّوحِ القُدُسِ، وَاَحْتَفَظْتَ بِجُزءٍ مِنَ المالِ الَّذِي بِعتَ بِهِ الأرْضَ؟

4 W hiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.

أفَلَمْ تَكُنِ الأرْضُ لَكَ قَبلَ أنْ تَبِيعَها؟ وَبَعدَ أنْ بِعتَها، أما كُنتَ حُرّاً فِي طَرِيقَةِ تَصَرُّفِكَ بِمالِكَ؟ فَلِماذا نَوَيتَ هَذا الشِّيءَ فِي قَلبِكَ؟ أنتَ كَذَبتَ عَلَى اللهِ، لا عَلَى البَشَرِ!»

5 A nd Ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave up the ghost: and great fear came on all them that heard these things.

فَما أنْ سَمِعَ حَنانِيّا هَذا الكَلامَ، حَتَّى وَقَعَ عَلَى الأرْضِ وَماتَ. فَخافَ كُلُّ مَنْ سَمِعَ هَذا خَوفاً عَظِيماً.

6 A nd the young men arose, wound him up, and carried him out, and buried him.

وَقامَ بَعْضُ الشُّبّانِ وَلَفُّوهُ، ثُمَّ حَمَلُوهُ إلَى الخارِجِ وَدَفَنُوهُ.

7 A nd it was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, not knowing what was done, came in.

وَبَعدَ نَحوِ ثَلاثِ ساعاتٍ، دَخَلَتْ زَوجَتُهُ دُونَ أنْ يَكُونَ لَها عِلمٌ بِما حَصَلَ،

8 A nd Peter answered unto her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much? And she said, Yea, for so much.

فَقالَ لَها بُطرُسُ: «قُولِي لِي، هَلْ بِعتُما حَقلَكُما بِكَذا؟» فَأجابَتْ: «نَعَمْ، بِذَلِكَ المَبلَغِ.»

9 T hen Peter said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them which have buried thy husband are at the door, and shall carry thee out.

فَقالَ لَها بُطرُسُ: «لِماذا اتَّفَقْتُما عَلَى أنْ تَمتَحِنا رُوحَ الرَّبِّ؟ ها هِيَ أقدامُ الَّذِينَ دَفَنُوا زَوجَكِ عَلَى البابِ، وَسَيَحمِلُونَكِ أنتِ أيضاً خارِجاً.»

10 T hen fell she down straightway at his feet, and yielded up the ghost: and the young men came in, and found her dead, and, carrying her forth, buried her by her husband.

وَفِي تِلكَ اللَّحظَةِ وَقَعَتْ عِندَ قَدَمَيهِ وَماتَتْ. فَدَخَلَ الشُّبّانُ وَوَجَدُوها مَيِّتَةً، فَحَمَلُوها إلَى الخارِجِ وَدَفَنُوها إلَى جانِبِ زَوجِها.

11 A nd great fear came upon all the church, and upon as many as heard these things.

فَسادَ خَوفٌ عَظِيمٌ عَلَى الكَنِيسَةِ كُلِّها وَعَلَى كُلِّ مَنْ سَمِعَ بِهَذِهِ الأُمُورِ. بَراهِينُ مِنَ الله

12 A nd by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders wrought among the people; (and they were all with one accord in Solomon's porch.

وَجَرَتْ مُعْجِزاتٌ وَعَجائِبُ كَثِيرَةٌ بَينَ النّاسِ بِواسِطَةِ الرُّسُلِ، وَكانوا يَجتَمِعونَ مَعاً فِي قاعَةِ سُلَيْمانَ.

13 A nd of the rest durst no man join himself to them: but the people magnified them.

وَلَمْ يَجرُؤْ أحَدٌ مِنَ الآخَرِينَ أنْ يَنضَمَّ إلَيْهِمْ. غَيرَ أنَّ النّاسَ كانُوا يَمدَحُونَهُمْ.

14 A nd believers were the more added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women.)

وَكانَ الذِّيْنَ يُؤمِنُونَ بِالرَّبِّ، رِجالاً وَنِساءً، يَتَزايَدُونَ كَثِيراً.

15 I nsomuch that they brought forth the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that at the least the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of them.

حَتَّى إنَّ النّاسَ كانُوا يَأتونَ بِمَرضاهُمْ إلَى الشَّوارِعِ، وَيَضَعُونَهُمْ عَلَى أسِرَّةٍ وَحَصائِرَ، حَتَّى إذا مَرَّ بُطرُسُ، يَأْتِي وَلَو ظِلُّهُ عَلَى بَعضِهِمْ.

16 T here came also a multitude out of the cities round about unto Jerusalem, bringing sick folks, and them which were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed every one.

كَما جاءَتْ جُمُوعٌ مِنَ البَلداتِ المُجاوِرَةِ إلَى القُدسِ، جالِبِينَ مَعَهُمُ المَرْضَىْ وَالمُعَذَّبِينَ مِنْ أرواحٍ نَجِسَةٍ، فَنالوا الشِّفاءَ جَمِيعاً. اليَهُودُ يُحاوِلُونَ إيقافَ الرُّسُل

17 T hen the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which is the sect of the Sadducees,) and were filled with indignation,

فَثارَ رَئِيسُ الكَهَنَةِ وَكُلُّ جَماعَتِهِ، أي حِزبِ الصَّدُوقِيِّينَ، وَمَلأهُمُ الحَسَدُ.

18 A nd laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison.

فَألقَوْا القَبضَ عَلَى الرُّسُلِ، وَوَضَعُوهُمْ فِي السِّجنِ العامِّ.

19 B ut the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought them forth, and said,

لَكِنْ جاءَ مَلاكٌ مِنْ عِندِ الرَّبِّ لَيلاً وَفَتَحَ أبوابَ السِّجنِ، ثُمَّ قادَهُمْ خارِجَهُ وَقالَ:

20 G o, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life.

«اذهَبُوا وَقِفُوا فِي ساحَةِ الهَيكَلِ وَكَلِّموا النّاسَ بِجَمِيعِ كَلامِ هَذِهِ الحَياةِ الجَدِيدَةِ.»

21 A nd when they heard that, they entered into the temple early in the morning, and taught. But the high priest came, and they that were with him, and called the council together, and all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.

فَلَمّا سَمِعَ الرُّسُلُ هَذا، دَخَلُوا ساحَةَ الهَيكَلِ عِندَ الفَجرِ وَبَدَأُوا يُعَلِّمُونَ. وَعِندَما وَصَلَ رَئيسُ الكَهَنَةِ وَجَماعَتُهُ، دَعُوا المَجلِسَ اليَهُودِيَّ وَكُلَّ شُيُوخِ بَني إسرائِيلَ مَعاً إلَى الاجتِماعِ. ثُمَّ أرسَلُوا حُرّاساً إلَى السِّجنِ لإحضارِ الرُّسُلِ.

22 B ut when the officers came, and found them not in the prison, they returned and told,

لَكِنْ لَمّا وَصَلَ الحُرّاسُ إلَى السِّجنِ، لَمْ يَجِدُوا الرُّسُلَ فِي الدّاخِلِ. فَعادُوا وَخَبَّروا

23 S aying, The prison truly found we shut with all safety, and the keepers standing without before the doors: but when we had opened, we found no man within.

وَقالوا: «وَجَدنا السِّجنَ مُقفَلاً بِإحكامٍ. وَوَجَدنا الحَرَسَ واقِفِينَ عَلَى الأبوابِ. لَكِنْ حِينَ فَتَحناها لَمْ نَجِدْ أحَداً فِي الدّاخِلِ.

24 N ow when the high priest and the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these things, they doubted of them whereunto this would grow.

فَلَمّا سَمِعَ قائِدُ حَرَسِ الهَيكَلِ وَكِبارُ الكَهَنَةِ هَذا الكَلامَ، تَحَيَّرُوا وَتَساءَلُوا ما عَسَى أنْ يَحدُثَ بَعدَ ذَلِكَ.

25 T hen came one and told them, saying, Behold, the men whom ye put in prison are standing in the temple, and teaching the people.

ثُمَّ دَخَلَ رَجُلٌ وَقالَ لَهُمْ: «إنَّ الرِّجالَ الَّذِينَ وَضَعتُمُوهُمْ فِي السِّجنِ واقِفُونَ فِي ساحَةِ الهَيْكَلِ يُعَلِّمُونَ النّاسَ!»

26 T hen went the captain with the officers, and brought them without violence: for they feared the people, lest they should have been stoned.

فَانطَلَقَ رَئِيسُ الحُرّاسِ مَعَ حُرّاسِهِ وَأحضَرُوا الرُّسُلَ مِنْ دُونِ عُنفٍ، لِأنَّهُمْ خافُوا أنْ يَرجُمَهُمِ النّاسُ.

27 A nd when they had brought them, they set them before the council: and the high priest asked them,

فَأدخَلُوا الرُّسُلَ وَأوقَفُوهُمْ أمامَ المَجمَعِ. ثُمَّ استَجوَبَهُمْ رَئيسُ الكَهَنَةِ فَقالَ:

28 S aying, Did not we straitly command you that ye should not teach in this name? and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this man's blood upon us.

«أعطَيناكُمْ أوامِرَ مُشَدَّدَةً ألّا تُعَلِّمُوا عَنْ هَذا الاسمِ، لَكِنَّكُمْ مَلأتُمْ مَدينَةَ القُدسِ كُلِّها بِتَعلِيمِكُمْ. وَأنتُمْ تُرِيدُونَ أنْ تُحَمِّلُونا ذَنبَ مَوتِ هَذا الرَّجُلِ!»

29 T hen Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.

فَأجابَ بُطرُسُ وَالرُّسُلُ: «عَلَينا أنْ نُطِيعَ اللهَ لا النّاسَ.

30 T he God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged on a tree.

إنَّ إلَهَ آبائِنا أقامَ مِنَ المَوتِ يَسُوعَ الَّذِي قَتَلتُمُوهُ بِأنْ عَلَّقتُمُوهُ عَلَى خَشَبَةٍ.

31 H im hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.

وَقَدْ مَجَّدَهُ اللهُ وَأجلَسَهُ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ قائِداً وَمُخَلِّصاً، لِكَي يُعطِيَ بَنِي إسرائِيلَ التَّوبَةَ وَمَغفِرَةَ الخَطايا.

32 A nd we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him.

وَنَحنُ شُهُودٌ لِهَذِهِ الأُمُورِ، وَكَذَلِكَ يَشهَدُ الرُّوحُ القُدُسُ الَّذِي أعطاهُ اللهُ لِأُولَئِكَ الَّذِينَ يُطِيعُونَهُ.»

33 W hen they heard that, they were cut to the heart, and took counsel to slay them.

فَلَمّا سَمِعَ أعضاءُ المَجمَعِ هَذا، اشتَعَلَ غَضَبُهُمْ، وَأرادُوا أنْ يَقتُلُوهُمْ.

34 T hen stood there up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, had in reputation among all the people, and commanded to put the apostles forth a little space;

لَكِنَّ واحِداً مِنْ أعضاءِ المَجمَعِ يَحتَرِمُهُ كُلُّ النّاسِ وَقَفَ وَأمَرَ بِإخراجِ الرُّسُلِ بَعضَ الوَقتِ. وَكانَ اسْمُهُ غَمالائِيلَ، وَهُوَ فِرِّيْسِيٌّ، وَمُعَلِّمٌ لِلشَّرِيعَةِ.

35 A nd said unto them, Ye men of Israel, take heed to yourselves what ye intend to do as touching these men.

وَقالَ لَهُمْ: «يا رِجالَ إسرائِيلَ، انتَبِهُوا إلَىْ ما تُوشِكُونَ أنْ تَفعَلُوهُ بِهَؤُلاءِ الرِّجالِ.

36 F or before these days rose up Theudas, boasting himself to be somebody; to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves: who was slain; and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered, and brought to nought.

فَقَبلَ مُدَّةٍ ظَهَرَ ثِوُداسُ، مُدَّعِياً بِأنَّهُ رَجُلٌ عَظِيمٌ. فَانضَمَّ إلَيهِ نَحوَ أربَعِ مِئَةِ رَجُلٍ. لَكِنَّهُ قُتِلَ وَتَشَتَّتَ أتباعُهُ. وَلَمْ تُسفِرْ حَرَكَتُهُمْ عَنْ شَيءٍ،

37 A fter this man rose up Judas of Galilee in the days of the taxing, and drew away much people after him: he also perished; and all, even as many as obeyed him, were dispersed.

وَبَعدَهُ ظَهَرَ يَهُوذا الجَلِيلِيُّ أثناءَ وَقتِ إحصاءَ السُّكّانِ. وَجَذَبَ وَراءَهُ بَعضَ الأتباعِ. لَكِنَّهُ أيضاً قُتِلَ، وَتَشَتَّتَ كُلُّ أتباعِهِ.

38 A nd now I say unto you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought:

أمّا بِالنِّسبَةِ لِلقَضِيَّةِ الحالِيَّةِ، فَإنِّي أنصَحُكُمْ بِأنْ تَبتَعِدُوا عَنْ هَؤُلاءِ الرِّجالِ. دَعُوهُمْ وَشَأنَهُمْ. فَإنْ كانَتْ خُطَّتُهُمْ أوْ عَمَلُهُمْ هَذا صادِراً عَنْ بَشَرٍ، فَسَيَنتَهِي إلَى الفَشَلِ.

39 B ut if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.

أمّا إذا كانَ مِنَ اللهِ، فَلَنْ تَقدِرُوا أنْ تُوقِفُوهُمْ. وَرُبَّما تَجِدُونَ أنفُسَكُمْ تُحارِبُونَ اللهَ!»

40 A nd to him they agreed: and when they had called the apostles, and beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.

فَاقتَنَعُوا بِكَلامِهِ، وَنادَوْا عَلَى الرُّسُلِ لِلدُّخُولِ وَأمَرُوا بِجَلدِهِمْ. وَأمَرُوهُمْ ألّا يَتَكَلَّمُوا عَنِ اسْمِ يَسُوعَ، ثُمَّ أخلَوا سَبِيلَهُمْ.

41 A nd they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name.

فَانطَلَقَ الرُّسُلُ مِنْ أمامِ المَجمَعِ وَهُمْ مُبتَهِجُونَ، لِأنَّهُمُ اعتُبِرُوا جَدِيرِينَ بِتَلَقِّي الإهانَةِ مِنْ أجلِ اسْمِ يَسُوعَ.

42 A nd daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ.

وَلَمْ يَتَوَقَّفُوا قَطُّ عَنِ التَّعلِيمِ وَالتَبشيرِ بِأنَّ يَسُوعَ هُوَ المَسِيحُ. كانُوا يَفعَلُونَ هَذا فِي ساحَةِ الهَيكَلِ، وَيَنتَقِلُونَ مِنْ بَيتٍ إلَى آخَرَ.