1 P aul came also to Derbe and to Lystra. And a disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer, but his father was a Greek,

وَجاءَ بُولُسُ أيضاً إلَى دَربَةَ وَلِسْتَرَةَ. وَكانَ هُناكَ تِلمِيذٌ اسْمُهُ تِيمُوثاوُسُ، أُمُّهُ امْرأةً يَهُودِيَّةً آمَنَتْ بِالمَسيحِ، وَأبوهُ يُونانِيٌّ.

2 a nd he was well spoken of by the brethren who were in Lystra and Iconium.

وَكانَ الإخوَةُ فِي لِسْتَرَةَ وَإيقُونِيَةَ يَمدَحُونَهُ.

3 P aul wanted this man to go with him; and he took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those parts, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.

فَأرادَ بُولُسُ أنْ يَصطَحِبَ تِيمُوثاوُسَ فِي السَّفَرِ. فَأخَذَهُ وَخَتَنَهُ بِسَبَبِ اليَهُودِ المَوجُودِينَ فِي تِلكَ المَناطِقِ. فَقَدْ كانُوا جَمِيعاً يَعرِفُونَ أنَّ أباهُ يُونانِيٌّ.

4 N ow while they were passing through the cities, they were delivering the decrees which had been decided upon by the apostles and elders who were in Jerusalem, for them to observe.

وَأثناءَ مُرُورِهِما بِالمُدُنِ، كانا يُسَلِّمانِ الأحكامَ الَّتِي قَرَّرَها الرُّسُلُ وَالشُّيُوخُ فِي القُدسِ لِلمُؤمِنِينَ.

5 S o the churches were being strengthened in the faith, and were increasing in number daily.

فَتَقَوَّتِ الكَنائِسُ فِي الإيمانِ، وَكانَتْ تَنمُو فِي العَدَدِ كُلَّ يَومٍ. دَعوَةُ بُولُسَ إلَى مَكدُونِيَّة

6 T hey passed through the Phrygian and Galatian region, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia;

وَاجتازا فِي فَرِيجِيَّةَ وَغَلاطِيَّةَ بَعدَ أنْ مَنَعَهُما الرُّوحُ القُدُسُ مِنَ التَّكَلُّمِ بِالرِّسالَةِ فِي مُقاطَعَةِ أسِيّا.

7 a nd after they came to Mysia, they were trying to go into Bithynia, and the Spirit of Jesus did not permit them;

وَلَمّا وَصَلا إلَى حُدُودِ مِيسِيّا، حاوَلا الذَّهابَ إلَى بِيثِينِيَّةَ، لَكِنَّ رُوحَ يَسُوعَ لَمْ يَدَعْهُما.

8 a nd passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas.

فَمَرّا عَلَى مِيسِيّا وَجاءا إلَى تَراوُسَ.

9 A vision appeared to Paul in the night: a man of Macedonia was standing and appealing to him, and saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.”

وَأثناءَ اللَّيلِ رَأى بُولُسُ فِي رُؤْيا رَجُلاً مَكدُونِيّاً واقِفاً يَرجُوهُ وَيَقولُ: «تَعالَ إلَى مَكدُونِيَّةَ وَساعِدنا.»

10 W hen he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go into Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.

فَبَعدَ أنْ رَأى بُولُسُ الرُّؤْيا، بَدَأنا عَلَى الفَورِ نَسعَى لِلعُبُورِ إلَى مَكدُونِيَّةَ، فَقَدْ تَيَقَّنّا أنَّ اللهَ قَدْ دَعانا لِكي نُبَشِّرَهُمْ. اهتِداءُ لِيْدِيَّة

11 S o putting out to sea from Troas, we ran a straight course to Samothrace, and on the day following to Neapolis;

فَأبحَرْنا مِنْ تَرْواسَ مُباشَرَةً إلَى سامُوثراكِي. وَفِي اليَومِ التّالِي أبحَرْنا إلَى نِيابُولِيسَ.

12 a nd from there to Philippi, which is a leading city of the district of Macedonia, a Roman colony; and we were staying in this city for some days.

وَمِنْ هُناكَ ذَهَبْنا إلَى فِيلِيبِّي، وَهِيَ أهَمُّ مَدِينَةٍ فِي ذَلِكَ الجُزءِ مِنْ مُقاطَعَةِ مَكدُونِيَّةَ، وَهِيَ مُستَوطَنَةٌ رُومانِيَّةٌ. فَأمضَيْنا عِدَّةَ أيّامٍ فِيْها.

13 A nd on the Sabbath day we went outside the gate to a riverside, where we were supposing that there would be a place of prayer; and we sat down and began speaking to the women who had assembled. First Convert in Europe

وَفِي السَّبْتِ خَرَجنا خارِجَ بَوّابَةِ المَدِيْنَةِ إلَى النَّهرِ، حَيثُ تَوَقَّعْنا أنْ نَجِدَ مَكاناً لِلصَّلاةِ. فَجَلَسْنا وَبَدَأنا نُحَدِّثُ النِّساءَ اللَّواتِي اجتَمَعْنَ هُناكَ.

14 A woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a seller of purple fabrics, a worshiper of God, was listening; and the Lord opened her heart to respond to the things spoken by Paul.

وَكانَتْ هُناكَ امْرأةٌ مُتَعَبِّدَةٌ للهِ اسْمُها لِيْدِيَّةُ مِنْ مَدِينَةِ ثَياتِيرا تَعمَلُ في بَيعِ الأقْمِشَةِ. فَبَينَما هِيَ تُصغِي إلَينا، فَتَحَ الرَّبُّ قَلبَها لِتَنتَبِهَ إلَى كَلامِ بُولُسَ.

15 A nd when she and her household had been baptized, she urged us, saying, “If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house and stay.” And she prevailed upon us.

وَبَعدَ أنْ تَعَمَّدَتْ هِيَ وَأهلُ بَيتِها رَجَتنا وَقالَتْ: «إذا كُنتُمْ تَعتَبِرُونَنِي مُؤمِنَةً حَقّاً بِالرَّبِّ، فَتَعالَوا وَأقِيمُوا فِي بَيتِي.» فَأقنَعَتنا بِالإقامَةِ فِي بَيتِها. بُولُسُ وَسِيلا فِي السِّجن

16 I t happened that as we were going to the place of prayer, a slave-girl having a spirit of divination met us, who was bringing her masters much profit by fortune-telling.

وَبَينَما كُنّا ذاتَ يَومٍ ذاهِبَينِ إلَى مَكانِ الصَّلاةِ، قابَلَتْنا جاريَةٌ فِيها رُوحُ تَبصِيرٍ، كانَتْ تُدِرُّ رِبحاً وَفِيراً عَلَى أصحابِها بِقِراءَةِ البَختِ.

17 F ollowing after Paul and us, she kept crying out, saying, “These men are bond-servants of the Most High God, who are proclaiming to you the way of salvation.”

فَتَبِعَتْنا نَحنُ وَبُولُسَ وَهِيَ تَصرُخُ: «هَؤُلاءِ الرِّجالُ هُمْ عَبيدُ اللهِ العَلِيِّ! وَهُمْ يُعلِنُونَ لَكُمْ طَرِيقَ الخَلاصِ!»

18 S he continued doing this for many days. But Paul was greatly annoyed, and turned and said to the spirit, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her!” And it came out at that very moment.

وَفَعَلَتْ هَذا أيّاماً كَثِيرَةً. لَكِنَّ بُولُسَ انزَعَجَ كَثِيراً، فَالتَفَتَ وَقالَ لِلرُّوحِ: «أنا آمُرُكَ بِاسْمِ يَسُوعَ المَسِيحِ أنْ تَخرُجَ مِنها،» فَخَرَجَ مِنها فَوراً.

19 B ut when her masters saw that their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the market place before the authorities,

فَلَمّا رَأى أصحابُها أنَّ ما كانُوا يَعتَمِدُونَ عَلَيْهِ فِي كَسبِ المالِ قَدْ ضاعَ، أمسَكُوا بِبُولُسَ وَسِيلا وَجَرُّوهُما إلَى السُّوقِ أمامَ السُّلُطاتِ.

20 a nd when they had brought them to the chief magistrates, they said, “These men are throwing our city into confusion, being Jews,

وَعِندَما أحضَرُوهُما أمامَ القُضاةِ قالُوا: «هَذانِ الرَّجُلانِ يَهُودِيّانِ، وَهُما يُثِيرانِ البَلبَلَةَ فِي مَدِينَتِنا،

21 a nd are proclaiming customs which it is not lawful for us to accept or to observe, being Romans.” Paul and Silas Imprisoned

وَيَدعُوانِ إلَى عاداتٍ لا يَجُوزُ لَنا كَرُومانِيِّينَ أنْ نَقبَلَها أوْ أنْ نُمارِسَها.»

22 T he crowd rose up together against them, and the chief magistrates tore their robes off them and proceeded to order them to be beaten with rods.

وَانضَمَّ إلَيْهِمُ النّاسُ فِي الهُجُومِ عَلَيهِما. فَمَزَّقَ القُضاةُ ثِيابَ بُولُسَ وَسِيلا، وَأمَرُوا بِضَرْبِهِما بِالعِصِيِّ.

23 W hen they had struck them with many blows, they threw them into prison, commanding the jailer to guard them securely;

وَبَعدَ أنْ ضَرَبُوهُما كَثِيراً، ألقَوا بِهِما فِي السِّجنِ، وَأمَرُوا السَّجانَ بِأنْ يُراقِبْهُما جَيِّداً.

24 a nd he, having received such a command, threw them into the inner prison and fastened their feet in the stocks.

وَبَعدَ أنْ تَلَقَّى السَّجانُ هَذا الأمرَ الصّارِمَ، ألقَى بِهِما فِي الزِّنزانَةِ الدّاخِلِيَّةِ، وَثَبَّتَ أقدامهُما بَينَ لَوحَينِ خَشَبِيَّيْنِ كَبِيرَينِ.

25 B ut about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns of praise to God, and the prisoners were listening to them;

وَنَحْوَ مُنتَصَفِ اللَّيلِ، كانَ بُولُسُ وَسِيلا يُصَلِّيانِ وَيُرَنِّمانِ للهِ. وَكانَ المَساجِينُ يَستَمِعُونَ إلَيهِما.

26 a nd suddenly there came a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison house were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened and everyone’s chains were unfastened.

وَفَجأةً حَدَثَ زِلزالٌ كَبِيرٌ جِدّاً هَزَّ أساساتِ السِّجنِ، فَانفَتَحَتِ الأبوابُ كُلُّها عَلَى الفَورِ، وَانحَلَّتْ سَلاسِلُ الجَمِيعِ.

27 W hen the jailer awoke and saw the prison doors opened, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.

فَاسْتَيقَظَ السَّجانُ. وَلَمّا رَأى أبوابَ السِّجنِ مَفتُوحَةً، ظَنَّ بِأنَّ المَساجِينَ قَدْ هَرَبُوا. فَاسْتَلَّ سَيفَهُ لِكَي يَقتُلَ نَفسَهُ.

28 B ut Paul cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Do not harm yourself, for we are all here!”

لَكِنَّ بُولُسَ صَرَخَ وَقالَ لَهُ: «لا تُؤذِ نَفسَكَ! فَنَحنُ جَمِيعاً هُنا.»

29 A nd he called for lights and rushed in, and trembling with fear he fell down before Paul and Silas,

فَطَلَبَ السَّجّانُ مَشاعِلَ، وَاندَفَعَ إلَى الدّاخِلِ. وَوَقَعَ عَلَى الأرْضِ أمامَ بُولُسَ وَسِيلا وَهُوَ يَرتَجِفُ خَوفاً.

30 a nd after he brought them out, he said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” The Jailer Converted

ثُمَّ قادَهُما إلَى الخارِجِ وَسَألَ: «يا سَيِّدِيَّ، ماذا يَنبَغي أنْ أفعَلَ لِكَي أحصُلَ عَلَى الخَلاصِ؟»

31 T hey said, “ Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.”

فَأجاباهُ: «آمِنْ بِالرَّبِّ يَسُوعَ، وَسَتَخلُصُ أنتَ وَعائِلَتُكَ.»

32 A nd they spoke the word of the Lord to him together with all who were in his house.

وَكَلَّماهُ مَعَ كُلِّ الَّذِينَ فِي بَيتِهِ بِرِسالَةِ الرَّبِّ.

33 A nd he took them that very hour of the night and washed their wounds, and immediately he was baptized, he and all his household.

وَأخَذَهُما السَّجّانُ فِي تِلكَ السّاعَةِ مِنَ اللَّيلِ وَغَسَلَ جُرُوحَهُما، ثُمَّ تَعَمَّدَ هُوَ وَجَمِيعُ أفرادِ عائِلَتِهِ.

34 A nd he brought them into his house and set food before them, and rejoiced greatly, having believed in God with his whole household.

وَاستَضافَهُما السَّجّانُ في بَيتِهِ، وَقَدَّمَ لَهُما الطَّعامَ، وَابتَهَجَ مَعَ جَمِيعِ أفرادِ عائِلَتِهِ، لِأنَّهُ قَدْ آمَنَ بِاللهِ.

35 N ow when day came, the chief magistrates sent their policemen, saying, “Release those men.”

وَلَمّا حَلَّ الصَّباحُ، أرسَلَ القُضاةُ جُنُوداً يَقُولُونَ لِلسَّجّانِ: «أطلِقْ سَراحَ هَذَينِ الرَّجُلَينِ.»

36 A nd the jailer reported these words to Paul, saying, “The chief magistrates have sent to release you. Therefore come out now and go in peace.”

فَقالَ السَّجّانُ لِبُولُسَ: «لَقَدْ أرسَلَ القُضاةُ أمراً بِإطلاقِ سَراحِكُما، فَاخرُجا الآنَ وَاذْهَبا بِسَلامٍ.»

37 B ut Paul said to them, “They have beaten us in public without trial, men who are Romans, and have thrown us into prison; and now are they sending us away secretly? No indeed! But let them come themselves and bring us out.”

لَكِنَّ بُولُسَ قالَ لِلجُنُودِ: «ضَرَبُونا عَلَى مَرأىً مِنَ النّاسِ دُونَ أنْ يُثبِتُوا عَلَينا ذَنباً، مَعَ أنَّنا مُواطِنانِ رُومانِيِّانِ، ثُمَّ ألقَوْا بِنا فِي السِّجنِ. وَها هُمُ الآنَ يُرِيدُونَ أنْ يَصرِفُونا سِرّاً؟ وَهَذا لَنْ يَكُونَ! عَلَيهِمْ أنْ يَأْتُوا بِأنفُسِهِمْ وَيُخرِجُونا.»

38 T he policemen reported these words to the chief magistrates. They were afraid when they heard that they were Romans,

فَأبلَغَ الجُنُودُ القُضاةَ بِهَذا الكَلامِ. فَلَمّا سَمِعُوا أنَّ بُولُسَ وَسِيلا مُواطِنانِ رُومانِيّانِ، خافُوا.

39 a nd they came and appealed to them, and when they had brought them out, they kept begging them to leave the city.

فَجاءُوا وَاعتَذَرُوا، ثُمَّ أخرَجُوهُما، وَرَجَوهُما أنْ يُغادِرا المَدِينَةَ.

40 T hey went out of the prison and entered the house of Lydia, and when they saw the brethren, they encouraged them and departed.

فَلَمّا خَرَجا مِنَ السِّجنِ، ذَهَبا إلَى بَيتِ لِيدِّية. وَعِندَما رَأيا الإخوَةَ هُناكَ، شَجَّعاهُمْ ثُمَّ انصَرَفا.