1 A fter that Paul went from the city of Athens and came to the city of Corinth.

بَعدَ هَذا، غادَرَ بُولُسُ مَدِينَةَ أثِينا، وَذَهَبَ إلَى مَدِينَةِ كُورُنثُوسَ.

2 H e met a Jew there named Aquila who was born in the country of Pontus. He had lived in the country of Italy a short time. His wife Priscilla was with him. Claudius, who was the leader of the country, had told all the Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to see Aquila and Priscilla.

وَقابَلَ هُناكَ يَهُودِيّاً اسْمُهُ أكِيلا، وَهُوَ مِنْ بُنطُسَ. وَكانَ قَدْ جاءَ مُؤَخَّراً مِنْ إيطاليا مَعَ زَوجَتِهِ بِرِيسْكِلّا. وَسَبَبُ رَحِيلِهِما عَنْ إيطاليا هُوَ أنَّ كُلُودِيُوسَ أمَرَ بِأنْ يُغادِرَ كُلُّ اليَهُودِ رُوما. فَذَهَبَ بُولُسُ لِرُؤيَتِهِما.

3 T hey made tents for a living. Paul did the same kind of work so he stayed with them and they worked together.

وَلِأنَّ حِرفَتَهُ وَحِرفَتَهُما واحِدَةٌ، فَقَدْ بَقِيَ وَعَمِلَ مَعَهُما، إذْ كانا صانِعَيْ خِيامٍ.

4 E very Day of Rest he would go to the Jewish place of worship and teach both Jews and Greeks.

وَكانَ فِي كُلِّ سَبتٍ يُناقِشُ النّاسَ فِي المَجمَعِ، مُحاوِلاً أنْ يُقنِعَ اليَهُودَ وَاليُونانِيِّيْنَ.

5 S ilas and Timothy came down from the country of Macedonia. Then Paul used all his time preaching to the Jews. He taught that Jesus was the Christ.

وَعِندَما وَصَلَ سِيلا وَتِيمُوثاوُسُ مِنْ مَكدُونِيَّةَ، كَرَّسَ بُولُسُ كُلَّ وَقتِهِ للتَبشيرِ بِكَلِمَةِ اللهِ مُبَيِّناً لِليَهُودِ أنَّ يَسُوعَ هُوَ المَسِيحُ.

6 B ut they worked against Paul and said bad things about him. He shook his clothes and said, “Whatever happens to you is your own doing. I am free from your guilt. From now on I will go to the people who are not Jews.”

فَلَمّا عارَضُوهُ وَشَتَمُوهُ، نَفَضَ مَلابِسَهُ، وَقالَ لَهُمْ: «دَمُكُمْ عَلَيكُمْ وَحدَكُمْ! وَأنا لَستُ مَلُوماً. وَمِنَ الآنَ فَصاعِداً سَأتَوَجَّهُ إلَى غَيرِ اليَهُودِ.»

7 P aul went from there and came to the house of a man named Titus Justus who worshiped God. His house was next to the Jewish place of worship.

وَتَرَكَ بُولُسُ المَكانَ، وَذَهَبَ إلَى بَيتِ رَجُلٍ اسْمُهُ تِيتيُوسُ يُوسْتُوسُ. وَكانَ هَذا رَجُلاً مُتَعَبِّداً للهِ، وَبَيتُهُ بِجِوارِ المَجمَعِ.

8 C rispus was the leader of the Jewish place of worship. He and his family believed in the Lord. Many of the people of Corinth who heard Paul became Christians and were baptized.

فَآمَنَ كْرِيسبُسُ قائِدُ المَجمَعِ مَعَ كُلِّ عائِلَتِهِ بِالرَّبِّ. كَما آمَنَ كَثِيرُونَ مِنَ الكُورِنثِيِّيْنَ الَّذِينَ سَمِعُوا بُولُسَ وَتَعَمَّدُوا جَمِيعاً.

9 P aul saw the Lord in a dream one night. He said to Paul, “Do not be afraid. Keep speaking. Do not close your mouth.

وَذاتَ لَيلَةٍ قالَ الرَّبُّ لِبُولُسَ فِي رُؤيا: «لا تَخَفْ. بَلْ تَكَلَّمْ، وَلا تَصمُتْ.

10 I am with you. No one will hurt you. I have many people in this city who belong to Me.”

فَأنا مَعَكَ. وَلَنْ يُهاجِمَكَ أحَدٌ فَيُؤذِيكَ، لِأنَّ لِي فِي هَذِهِ المَدِينَةِ أشخاصاً كَثِيرِينَ.»

11 F or a year and a half Paul stayed there and taught them the Word of God.

فَبَقِيَ بُولُسُ سَنَةً وَنِصفَ السَّنَةِ، وَهُوَ يُعَلِّمُ كَلِمَةَ اللهِ بَينَهُمْ. بُولُسُ أمامَ غاليُون

12 G allio was leader of the country of Greece. All the Jews worked against Paul and brought him in front of the court.

عِندَما كانَ غاليُونُ حاكِماً عَلَى مُقاطَعَةِ أخائِيَّةَ، وَحَّدَ اليَهُودُ جُهُودَهُمْ فِي الهُجُومِ عَلَى بُولُسَ. وَأخَذُوهُ إلَى المَحكَمَةِ.

13 T hey said, “This man is trying to get people to worship God against the Law.”

وَقالُوا: «إنَّ هَذا الرَّجُلَ يُقنِعُ النّاسَ بِأنْ يَعبُدُوا اللهَ بِطَرِيقَةٍ تُخالِفُ الشَّرِيعَةَ.»

14 P aul was ready to speak, but Gallio said to the Jews, “If this were something bad or a wrong doing, I would listen to you.

وَكانَ بُولُسُ عَلَى وَشْكِ أنْ يَتَكَلَّمَ عِندَما قالَ غاليُونُ لِليَهُودِ: «لَوْ كانَتْ هَذِهِ مَسألَةَ مُخالَفَةٍ ما أوْ جَرِيمَةٍ خَطِرَةٍ، لَكانَ مَعقُولاً أنْ أسمَحَ لَكُمْ أيُّها اليَهُودُ.

15 B ut because it is about words and names and your own Law, you will have to take care of it yourselves. I do not want to judge who is right or wrong in things like this.”

لَكِنْ بِما أنَّها مَسألَةٌ تَتَعَلَّقُ بِمُصْطَلَحاتٍ وَأسماءٍ وَبشَرِيعَتِكُمْ أنتُمْ، فَعالِجُوها بِأنفُسِكُمْ. أمّا أنا فَلا أُرِيدُ أنْ أقضِيَ فِي مِثلِ هَذِهِ المَسائِلِ.»

16 A nd he sent them out of his court.

وَطَرَدَهُمْ مِنَ المَحكَمَةِ.

17 T hen all the Greek people took Sosthenes, the leader of the Jewish place of worship, and beat him in front of the court. But Gallio did not let this trouble him. Paul Goes Back to Antioch

فَأمسَكَ الجَمِيعُ بِسُوستانِيسَ رَئِيسِ المَجمَعِ، وَراحُوا يَضْرِبُونَهُ أمامَ المَحكَمَةِ. أمّا غاليُونُ فَلَمْ يُبدِ أيَّ اهتِمامٍ بِذَلِكَ. عَودَةُ بُولُسَ إلَى أنطاكِيَّة

18 P aul stayed in Corinth many days longer. Then he said good-bye and left the followers. He went by ship to the country of Syria with Priscilla and Aquila going with him. In the city of Cenchrea he had his hair cut short because of a promise he had made to God.

وَبَقِيَ بُولُسُ هُناكَ أيّاماً كَثِيرَةً. ثُمَّ استَأْذَنَ الإخوَةَ، وَأبحَرَ إلَى سُورِيَّةَ بِصُحبَةِ بِريِسْكِلّا وَأكِيلا. وَكانَ بُولُسُ قَدْ حَلَقَ شَعرَهُ فِي مَدِينَةِ كَنخَرْيا، لِأنَّهُ كانَ قَدْ نَذَرَ نَذْراً.

19 T hey came to the city of Ephesus. Priscilla and Aquila stayed there. Paul went to the Jewish place of worship and argued with the Jews.

فَوَصَلُوا إلَى مَدِينَةِ أفَسُسَ، وَتَرَكَهُما هُناكَ. ثُمَّ دَخَلَ إلَى المَجمَعِ لِيُناقِشَ اليَهُودَ.

20 T hey wanted him to stay longer but he would not.

وَعِندَما طَلَبُوا مِنهُ أنْ يُمَدِّدَ إقامَتَهُ هُناكَ مَعَهُمْ، لَمْ يَقبَلْ.

21 A s he left them, he said, (“I must go to the special supper at Jerusalem.) I will return again to you if God wants me to.” Then he got on a ship and left Ephesus.

لَكِنَّهُ قالَ وَهُوَ يُغادِرُ: «إنْ شاءَ اللهُ سَأعُودُ إلَيكُمْ.» ثُمَّ أبحَرَ مِنْ مَدِينَةِ أفَسُسَ.

22 H e stopped in the city of Caesarea to greet the people in the church. Then he went down to the city of Antioch.

وَلَمّا وَصَلَ إلَى مَدِينَةِ قَيْصَرِيَّةَ، ذَهَبَ إلَى مَدِينَةِ القُدسِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى الكَنِيسَةِ، ثُمَّ إلَى مَدِينَةِ أنطاكِيَّةَ.

23 P aul stayed there for some time. Then he went from city to city through the countries of Galatia and Phrygia. In each place he helped the Christians become strong in the faith. Aquila and Priscilla Help Apollos in Ephesus

وَبَعدَ أنْ أمضَى وَقتاً هُناكَ غادَرَ، وَسافَرَ مِنْ مَكانٍ إلَى آخَرَ فِي مُقاطَعَتيْ غَلاطِيَّةَ وَفَرِيجِيَّةَ، مُقَوِّياً كُلَّ أتباعِ المَسيحِ. أبُلُّوسُ فِي أفَسُسَ وَأخائِيَّة (كورنثوس)

24 A Jew by the name of Apollos had come to Ephesus. He was from the city of Alexandria. He could talk to people about the Holy Writings very well.

وَجاءَ إلَى مَدِينَةِ أفَسُسَ يَهُودِيٌّ اسْمُهُ أبُلُّوسُ، وَهُوَ رَجُلٌ مُثَقَّفٌ مِنَ الإسكَندَرِيَّةِ لَهُ مَعرِفَةٌ عَمِيقَةٌ بِالكُتُبِ،

25 H e had been taught in the way of the Lord. And with a strong desire in his heart, he taught about Jesus. What he said was true, but he knew only about the baptism of John.

وَقَدْ تَلَقَّى تَعليماً فِي طَرِيقِ الرَّبِّ. كانَ أبُلُّوسُ يَتَحَدَّثُ بِحَماسٍ وَيُعَلِّمُ عَنْ يَسُوعَ تَعليماً سَليماً، مَعَ أنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ يَعرِفُ إلّا مَعمُودِيَّةَ يُوحَنّا.

26 H e began to speak without fear in the Jewish place of worship. Aquila and Priscilla heard him. They took him to their house and taught him much more about the things of God.

وَكانَ يَتَحَدَّثُ بِجُرأةٍ فِي المَجمَعِ. فَلَمّا سَمِعَهُ أكِيلا وَبِرِيسْكِلّا أخَذاهُ جانِباً، وَشَرَحا لَهُ طَرِيقَ اللهِ بِشَكلٍ أدَقَّ.

27 A pollos wanted to cross over to Greece. The Christians wrote a letter to the followers there asking them to be good to him. When he got there, he was much help to those who had put their trust in Christ.

وَلَمّا عَبَّرَ عَنْ رَغبَتِهِ فِي الذَّهابِ إلَى مُقاطَعَةِ أخائِيَّةَ، شَجَّعَهُ الإخوَةُ، وَكَتَبُوا إلَى التَّلامِيذِ هُناكَ يُوصُونَهُمْ أنْ يُرَحِّبُوا بِهِ. فَلَمّا وَصَلَ، كانَ عَوناً كَبِيراً لِلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مِنْ خِلالِ النِّعمَةِ،

28 I n front of everyone he proved with great power that the Jews were wrong. He showed from the Holy Writings that Jesus was the Christ.

إذْ كانَ يَهزِمُ اليَهُودَ فِي المُناظَراتِ العَلَنِيَّةِ مُبَرهِناً مِنَ الكُتُبِ أنَّ يَسُوعَ هُوَ المَسِيحُ.