1 N ow when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all with one accord in one place.

وَعِندَما جاءَ عِيدُ يُومِ الخَمسِينَ، كانُوا كُلُّهُمْ مُجتَمِعِينَ مَعاً فِي مَكانٍ واحِدٍ.

2 S uddenly there came from the sky a sound like the rushing of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.

فَإذا بِصَوتٍ مِنَ السَّماءِ يُشبِهُ هُبُوبَ رِيحٍ عَنِيفَةٍ، مَلأ جَمِيعَ أرجاءِ البَيتِ الَّذي كانُوا يَجلِسُونَ فيهِ.

3 T ongues like fire appeared and were distributed to them, and one sat on each of them.

وَإذا بِألسِنَةٍ شَبِيهَةٍ بِنارٍ تَظهَرُ لَهُمْ، وَتَتَوَزَّعُ عَلَى كُلِّ واحِدٍ مِنهُمْ.

4 T hey were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other languages, as the Spirit gave them the ability to speak.

فَامْتَلأُوا جَمِيعاً مِنَ الرُّوحِ القُدُسِ، وَبَدَأُوا يَتَكَلَّمُونَ بِلُغاتٍ أُخْرَى، كَما مَكَّنَهُمُ الرُّوحُ مِنْ أنْ يَتَكَلَّمُوا.

5 N ow there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under the sky.

وَكانَ هُناكَ يَهُودٌ أتقِياءٌ مِنْ كُلِّ أُمَّةٍ عَلَى الأرْضِ قَدِ اجْتَمَعوا فِي مَدينَةِ القُدسِ.

6 W hen this sound was heard, the multitude came together, and were bewildered, because everyone heard them speaking in his own language.

فَلَمّا جاءَ هَذا الصَّوتُ، تَجَمهَرَ جَمعٌ كَبِيرٌ مِنهُمْ. وَكانُوا مُرتَبِكِينَ لِأنَّ كُلَّ واحِدٍ مِنْهُمْ كانَ يَسْمَعُهُمْ يَتَكَلَّمُونَ بِلُغَتِهِ الخاصَّةِ.

7 T hey were all amazed and marveled, saying to one another, “Behold, aren’t all these who speak Galileans?

فَكانُوا مَذهُولِينَ وَقالُوا مُتَعَجِّبِينَ: «ألَيسَ كُلُّ هَؤُلاءِ الَّذِينَ يَتَكَلَّمُونَ هُمْ مِنَ الجَليلِ؟

8 H ow do we hear, everyone in our own native language?

فَكَيفَ يَسمَعُهُمْ كُلُّ واحِدٍ مِنّا يَتَكَلَّمُونَ بِلُغَتِهِ الَّتي وُلِدَ فيها؟»

9 P arthians, Medes, Elamites, and people from Mesopotamia, Judea, Cappadocia, Pontus, Asia,

فَقَدْ لاحَظُوا أنَّهُمْ فَرْتِيُّونَ وَمادِيُّونَ وَعِيلامِيُّونَ، وَمِنْ أهلِ ما بَينَ النَّهرَينِ وَاليَهُودِيَّةِ وَكَبَّدُوكِيَّةَ وَبُنطُسَ وَأسِيّا

10 P hrygia, Pamphylia, Egypt, the parts of Libya around Cyrene, visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes,

وَفَرِيجِيَّةَ وَبَمفِيلِيَّةَ وَمِصْرَ وَالمَناطِقَ اللِّيبِيَّةَ القَرِيبَةَ مِنْ مَدِينَةِ قِيرِينِ وَرُوما. وَلاحَظُوا أنَّ بَعْضَهُمْ مِنْ أصلٍ يَهُودِيٍّ وَبَعْضَهُمْ قَدْ تَحَوَلُوا إلَى اليَهُودِيَّةِ،

11 C retans and Arabians: we hear them speaking in our languages the mighty works of God!”

وَأنَّ بَينَهُمْ كرِيتِيُّونَ وَعَرَبٌ. فَقالُوا: «ها نَحنُ نَسمَعُ هَؤُلاءِ الرِّجالَ الجَلِيلِيِّيْنَ يَتَحَدَّثُونَ عَنْ أعمالِ اللهِ العَجِيبَةِ فِي لُغاتِنا نَحنُ!»

12 T hey were all amazed, and were perplexed, saying to one another, “What does this mean?”

فَكانُوا جَمِيعاً مَذهُولِينَ وَمُتَحَيِّرِينَ، يَقُولُونَ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ: «ما الَّذِي يَعنِيهِ هَذا؟»

13 O thers, mocking, said, “They are filled with new wine.”

لَكِنَّ آخَرِينَ سَخِرُوا بِهِمْ وَقالُوا: «لَقَدْ أسرَفَ هَؤلاءِ فِي شُربِ النَّبِيذِ!» بُطرُسُ يَتَحَدَّثُ إلَى النّاس

14 B ut Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and spoke out to them, “You men of Judea, and all you who dwell at Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen to my words.

ثُمَّ وَقَفَ بُطرُسُ مَعَ الأحَدَ عَشَرَ رَسُولاً، وَرَفَعَ صَوتَهُ وَخاطَبَ النّاسَ فَقالَ: «أيُّها الإخوَةُ اليَهُودُ، وَيا كُلَّ المُقِيمِينَ فِي القُدسِ، اعلَمُوا هَذا الَّذَي سَأُخْبِرُكُمْ بِهِ، وَأصغُوا إلَى كَلامِي جَيِّداً.

15 F or these aren’t drunken, as you suppose, seeing it is only the third hour of the day.

ما هَؤُلاءِ بِسُكارَى كَما تَعتَقِدونَ، فَالوَقتُ لا يَتَجاوَزُ التّاسِعَةَ صَباحاً.

16 B ut this is what has been spoken through the prophet Joel:

لَكِنْ هَذا هُوَ ما تَحَدَّثَ عَنهُ النَّبِيُّ يُوئِيلُ:

17 ‘ It will be in the last days, says God, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh. Your sons and your daughters will prophesy. Your young men will see visions. Your old men will dream dreams.

‹يَقُولُ اللهُ: فِي الأيّامِ الأخِيرَةِ سَأسكُبُ رُوحِي عَلَى كُلِّ النّاسِ. وَسَيَتَنَبَّأُ أولادُكُمْ وَبَناتُكُمْ. وَسَيَرَى شُبّانُكُمْ رُؤَىً. وَسَيحلُمُ شُيُوخُكُمْ أحلاماً.

18 Y es, and on my servants and on my handmaidens in those days, I will pour out my Spirit, and they will prophesy.

فِي تِلكَ الأيّامِ، سَأسكُبُ رُوحِي عَلَى عَبِيدِي، رِجالاً وَنِساءً، وَسَيَتَنَبَّأُونَ.

19 I will show wonders in the sky above, and signs on the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and billows of smoke.

وَسَأُظهِرُ عَجائِبَ فِي السَّماءِ مِنْ فَوقُ، وَآياتٍ تَحتُ عَلَى الأرْضِ، دَماً وَناراً وَسُحُباً كَثِيفَةً مِنَ الدُّخانِ،

20 T he sun will be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and glorious day of the Lord comes.

الشَّمسُ سَتَتَحَوَّلُ إلَى ظُلمَةٍ، وَالقَمَرُ إلَى دَمٍ، قَبلَ أنْ يَأتِيَ يَومُ الرَّبِّ العَظِيمُ المَجِيدُ،

21 I t will be that whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.’

حينَ يَخلُصُ كُلُّ مَنْ يَدعُو بِاسْمِ الرَّبِّ.›

22 “ Men of Israel, hear these words! Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved by God to you by mighty works and wonders and signs which God did by him among you, even as you yourselves know,

«يا رِجالَ إسرائِيلَ! أصغُوا إلَى كَلامِي. يَسُوعُ النّاصِرِيُّ هُوَ رَجُلٌ شَهِدَ لَهُ اللهُ بِالمُعجِزاتِ وَالعَجائِبِ وَالبَراهينَ الَّتي أجراها اللهُ بِواسِطَتِهِ بَينَكُمْ كَما تَعلَمُونَ.

23 h im, being delivered up by the determined counsel and foreknowledge of God, you have taken by the hand of lawless men, crucified and killed;

لَقَدْ سُلِّمَ هَذا الرَّجُلُ إلَيكُمْ وَفْقَ خُطَّةِ اللهِ وَسابِقِ مَعرِفَتِهِ. وَأنتُمْ قَتَلتُمُوهُ إذْ سَمَّرتُمُوهُ إلَى صَلِيبٍ بِمَعُونَةِ أشخاصٍ أشرارٍ.

24 w hom God raised up, having freed him from the agony of death, because it was not possible that he should be held by it.

لَكِنَّ اللهَ أقامَهُ مِنَ المَوتِ، مُحَرِّراً إيّاهُ مِنْ آلامِ المَوتِ. إذْ لَمْ يَكُنْ مُمكِناً لِلمَوتِ أنْ يَحْجِزَهُ.

25 F or David says concerning him, ‘I saw the Lord always before my face, For he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved.

فَداوُدُ يَقُولُ عَنهُ: ‹رَأيتُ الرَّبَّ أمامِي دائِماً. هُوَ عَنْ يَمِينِي فَلَنْ أضطَرِبَ.

26 T herefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced. Moreover my flesh also will dwell in hope;

لِهَذا فَرِحَ قَلبِي، وَابتَهَجَ لِسانِي، فَجَسَدِي أيضاً سَيَحيا بِالرَّجاءِ.

27 b ecause you will not leave my soul in Hades, neither will you allow your Holy One to see decay.

لِأنَّكَ لَنْ تَترُكَ نَفسِي فِي الهاوِيَةِ. لَنْ تَدَعَ جَسَدَ قُدُّوسِكَ يَتَعَفَّنُ.

28 Y ou made known to me the ways of life. You will make me full of gladness with your presence.’

عَرَّفتَنِي طُرُقَ الحَياةِ، وَسَتَملأُنِي فَرَحاً بِحُضُورِكَ.›

29 “ Brothers, I may tell you freely of the patriarch David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.

«أيُّها الإخوَةُ، يُمكِنُنِي أنْ أقُولُ لَكُمْ بِكُلِّ ثِقَةٍ عَنْ أبِينا داوُدَ، بِأنَّهُ قَدْ ماتَ وَدُفِنَ، وَقَبرُهُ مَوجُودٌ هُنا عِندَنا إلَى هَذا اليَومِ.

30 T herefore, being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him that of the fruit of his body, according to the flesh, he would raise up the Christ to sit on his throne,

لَكِنَّهُ كانَ نَبِيّاً، وَقَدْ عَرَفَ أنَّ اللهَ قَطَعَ لَهُ وَعداً مَصحُوباً بِقَسَمٍ بِأنَّهُ سَيُجلِسُ واحِداً مِنْ نَسلِهِ عَلَى عَرشِهِ.

31 h e foreseeing this spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that neither was his soul left in Hades, nor did his flesh see decay.

لَقَدْ رَأى قِيامَةَ المَسِيحِ قَبلَ حُدُوثِها فَقالَ: ‹لَنْ يُترَكَ فِي الهاوِيَةِ، وَلَنْ يَتَعَفَّنَ جَسَدُهُ.›

32 T his Jesus God raised up, to which we all are witnesses.

لَقَدْ أقامَ اللهُ يَسُوعَ هَذا مِنَ المَوتِ، وَنَحنُ كُلُّنا شُهُودٌ لِتِلكَ الحَقِيقَةِ.

33 B eing therefore exalted by the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this, which you now see and hear.

وَبَعدَ أنْ رُفِعَ إلَى يَمِينِ اللهِ، وَتَلَقَّى الرُّوحَ القُدُسَ الَّذِي وَعَدَ بِهِ الآبُ، سَكَبَ هَذا الرُّوحَ الَّذِي تَرَونَهُ وَتَسمَعُونَهُ الآنَ.

34 F or David didn’t ascend into the heavens, but he says himself, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit by my right hand,

أمّا داوُدُ فَلَمْ يَصْعَدْ إلَى السَّماءِ. وَهُوَ نَفسُهُ قالَ: ‹قالَ الرَّبُّ لِسَيِّديْ: اجلِسْ عَنْ يَمِينِي،

35 u ntil I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.”’

إلَى أنْ أجعَلَ أعداءَكَ مَداساً لِرِجلَيكَ.›

36 “ Let all the house of Israel therefore know certainly that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified.”

«وَلِهَذا، فَليَعلَمْ كُلُّ بَنِي إسرائِيلَ أنَّ اللهَ أعلَنَ يَسُوعَ هَذا الَّذِي صَلَبتُمُوهُ، رَبّاً وَمَسِيحاً.»

37 N ow when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?”

فَلَمّا سَمِعَ النّاسُ هَذا الكَلامَ، تَمَزَّقَتْ قُلُوبُهُمْ، وَسَألُوا بُطرُسَ وَالرُّسُلَ الآخَرِينَ: «أيُّها الإخوَةُ، ماذا يَنْبَغي عَلَينا أنْ نَفعَلَ؟»

38 P eter said to them, “Repent, and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

فَقالَ لَهُمْ بُطرُسُ: «تُوبُوا، وَلْيَعتَمِدْ كُلُّ واحِدٍ مِنكُمْ عَلَى اسْمِ يَسُوعَ المَسِيحِ لِمَغفِرَةِ خَطاياكُمْ، فَتَنالونَ عَطِيَّةِ الرَّوحِ القُدُسِ.

39 F or the promise is to you, and to your children, and to all who are far off, even as many as the Lord our God will call to himself.”

فَالوَعدُ هُوَ لَكُمْ وَلِأبنائِكُمْ وَلِكُلِّ الأُمَمِ البَعِيدِينَ، أيْ كُلِّ مَنْ يَدعُوهُ الرَّبُّ إلَهُنا.»

40 W ith many other words he testified, and exhorted them, saying, “Save yourselves from this crooked generation!”

وَشَهِدَ لَهُمْ بُطْرُسُ بِكَلامٍ كَثِيرٍ غَيرِ هَذا. وَكانَ يُناشِدُهُمْ فَيَقولُ: «خَلِّصُوا أنفُسَكُمْ مِنَ العِقابِ الَّذِي يَستَحِقُّهُ هَذا الجِيلُ المُنحَرِفُ!»

41 T hen those who gladly received his word were baptized. There were added that day about three thousand souls.

فَتَعَمَّدَ كُلُّ الَّذِينَ قَبِلُوا رِسالَتَهُ، وَانضَمَّ إلَى جَماعَةِ المُؤمِنِينَ فِي ذَلِكَ اليَومِ ثَلاثَةُ آلافِ شَخصٍ.

42 T hey continued steadfastly in the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and prayer.

وَكانُوا مُنْشَغِلينَ بِتَعلِيمِ الرُّسُلِ، وَالشَّرِكَةِ، وَكَسْرِ الخُبزِ وَالصَّلَواتِ. تَشارُكُ المُؤمِنِينَ فِي كُلِّ شَيء

43 F ear came on every soul, and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles.

وَتَمَلَّكَ الجَمِيعَ إحساسٌ بِالرَّهبَةِ، لِأنَّ الرُّسُلَ كانُوا يُجرُونَ عَجائِبَ وَمُعْجِزاتٍ كَثِيرَةً.

44 A ll who believed were together, and had all things in common.

وَكانَ كُلُّ المُؤمِنِيْنَ يَجتَمِعُونَ مَعاً وَيَتَشارَكُونَ فِي كُلِّ ما يَملِكُونَهُ.

45 T hey sold their possessions and goods, and distributed them to all, according as anyone had need.

باعُوا أملاكَهُمْ وَمُقتَنَياتِهِمْ، وَوَزَّعُوا ثَمَنَها عَلَى الجَمِيعِ، كُلِّ واحِدٍ حَسَبَ احتِياجِهِ.

46 D ay by day, continuing steadfastly with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread at home, they took their food with gladness and singleness of heart,

كانُوا يُواظِبُونَ عَلَى الاجتِماعِ كُلَّ يَومٍ فِي ساحَةِ الهَيكَلِ، وَيَشتَرِكُونَ فِي كَسْرِ الخُبزِ مِنْ بَيتٍ إلَى بَيتٍ، وَيَأْكُلُونَ مَعاً بِقُلُوبٍ فَرِحَةٍ مُخلِصَةٍ

47 p raising God, and having favor with all the people. The Lord added to the assembly day by day those who were being saved.

وَهُمْ يُسَبِّحونَ اللهَ، وَيَحْظَونَ باستِحسانِ جَمِيعِ الشَّعبِ. وَكانَ الرَّبُّ فِي كُلِّ يَومٍ يُضِيفُ الَّذِينَ يَخلُصُونَ إلَى جَماعَةِ المُؤمِنِينَ.