1 W hen we had departed from them and had set sail, we came with a straight course to Cos, and the next day to Rhodes, and from there to Patara.

وَبَعدَ أنْ تَرَكناهُمْ، أبحَرنا فِي اتِّجاهٍ مُستَقِيمٍ، فَوَصَلْنا إلَى جَزيرَةِ كُوسَ. وَفِي اليَومِ التّالِي وَصَلنا إلَى جَزِيرَةِ رُودُسَ، وَمِنْ هُناكَ ذَهَبنا إلَى باتَرا.

2 H aving found a ship crossing over to Phoenicia, we went aboard, and set sail.

فَوَجَدنا سَفِينَةً مُسافِرَةً إلَى فِينِيقِيَّةَ، فَرَكِبناها وَأبحَرنا.

3 W hen we had come in sight of Cyprus, leaving it on the left hand, we sailed to Syria, and landed at Tyre, for there the ship was to unload her cargo.

وَرَأينا قُبرُصَ، فَواصَلنا سَيرَنا عَنْ يَسارِها. وَأبحَرنا إلَى سُورِيَّةَ، وَرَسَونا فِي صُورَ، لِأنَّهُ كانَ عَلَى السَّفِينَةِ أنْ تُفرِغَ حُمُولَتَها هُناكَ.

4 H aving found disciples, we stayed there seven days. These said to Paul through the Spirit, that he should not go up to Jerusalem.

فَعَثَرنا عَلَى بَعْضِ تَلاميذِ يَسُوعَ هُناكَ، وَبَقِينا مَعَهُمْ سَبعَةَ أيّامٍ. وَقَدْ قالُوا لِبُولُسَ أنْ لا يَذهَبَ إلَى مَدينَةِ القُدسِ، بِناءً عَلَىْ ما أعلَنَهُ لَهُمُ الرُّوحُ القُدُسُ.

5 W hen those days were over, we departed and went on our journey. They all, with wives and children, brought us on our way until we were out of the city. Kneeling down on the beach, we prayed.

وَلَمّا انتَهَتْ مُدَّةُ إقامَتِنا، غادَرْنا وَتابَعْنا رِحلَتَنا. فَرافَقُونا جَمِيعاً مَعَ زَوجاتِهِمْ وَأبنائِهِمْ إلَى خارِجَ المَدِينَةِ. وَهُناكَ رَكَعنا عَلَى الشّاطِئِ وَصَلَّيْنا.

6 A fter saying goodbye to each other, we went on board the ship, and they returned home again.

ثُمَّ وَدَّعْنا بَعضُنا بَعضاً، وَرَكِبنا السَّفِينَةَ. فَعادُوا هُمْ إلَى بُيُوتِهِمْ.

7 W hen we had finished the voyage from Tyre, we arrived at Ptolemais. We greeted the brothers, and stayed with them one day.

أمّا نَحنُ فَتابَعْنا رِحلَتَنا مِنْ صُورَ، وَرَسَونا فِي بُتُولِمايِسَ. وَسَلَّمْنا عَلَى الإخوَةِ هُناكَ، وَبَقِينا مَعَهُمْ يَوماً واحِداً.

8 O n the next day, we, who were Paul’s companions, departed, and came to Caesarea. We entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, and stayed with him.

وَفِي اليَومِ التّالِي غادَرْنا، وَوَصَلْنا إلَى قَيصَرِيَّةَ. وَدَخَلْنا بَيتَ فِيلِبُّسَ المُبَشِّرِ، وَهُوَ واحِدٌ مِنَ الخُدّامِ السَّبعَةِ المُختارِينَ وَبَقِينا مَعَهُ.

9 N ow this man had four virgin daughters who prophesied.

وَكانَتْ عِندَهُ أربَعُ بَناتٍ عازِباتٍ يَتَنَبَّأْنَ.

10 A s we stayed there some days, a certain prophet named Agabus came down from Judea.

وَأثناءَ إقامَتِنا هُناكَ عِدَّةَ أيّامٍ، نَزَلَ نَبِيٌّ مِنَ اليَهُودِيَّةِ اسْمُهُ أغابُوسَ.

11 C oming to us, and taking Paul’s belt, he bound his own feet and hands, and said, “Thus says the Holy Spirit: ‘So will the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man who owns this belt, and will deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.’”

وَلَمّا أقبَلَ عَلَينا، أخَذَ حِزامَ بُولُسَ وَرَبَطَ بِهِ قَدَمَيهِ وَيَدَيهِ وَقالَ: «هَذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ الرُّوحُ القُدُسُ: ‹هَكَذا سَيَربِطُ اليَهُودُ فِي القُدسِ صاحِبَ هَذا الحِزامِ، وَسَيُسَلِّمُونَهُ إلَى غَيرِ المُؤمِنينَ.›»

12 W hen we heard these things, both we and they of that place begged him not to go up to Jerusalem.

فَلَمّا سَمِعنا هَذا، رَجَوناهُ نَحنُ وَالآخَرونَ الَّذينَ كانوا هُناكَ ألّا يَذهَبَ إلَى القُدسِ.

13 T hen Paul answered, “What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”

فَأجابَ بُولُسُ: «لِماذا تَبكُونَ وَتَكسِرُونَ قَلبِي؟ إنَّنِي عَلَى استِعدادٍ لا لِأنْ أُربَطَ فَحَسبُ، بَلْ أنْ أمُوتَ أيضاً فِي القُدسِ مِنْ أجلِ اسْمِ الرَّبِّ يَسُوعَ.»

14 W hen he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, “The Lord’s will be done.”

وَلَمّا رَفَضَ أنْ يَقتَنِعَ، تَوَقَّفنا عَنِ التَّوَسُّلِ إلَيهِ. وَقُلنا: «لِتَكُنْ مَشِيئَةُ الرَّبِّ.»

15 A fter these days we took up our baggage and went up to Jerusalem.

وَبَعدَ تِلكَ الأيّامِ قُمنا بِالإعداداتِ وَذَهَبْنا إلَى القُدسِ.

16 S ome of the disciples from Caesarea also went with us, bringing one Mnason of Cyprus, an early disciple, with whom we would stay.

وَذَهَبَ مَعَنا أيضاً بَعضُ المُؤمِنِينَ مِنْ قَيصَرِيَّةَ، وَأخَذُونا إلَى بَيتِ مَناسُونَ الَّذِي كُنّا سَنُقِيمُ عِندَهُ. وَكانَ هَذا الرَّجُلُ القُبرُصِيُّ مِنْ أوائِلِ المُؤمِنِينَ. بُولُسُ يَزُورُ يَعقُوب

17 W hen we had come to Jerusalem, the brothers received us gladly.

وَلَمّا وَصَلْنا إلَى القُدسِ، استَقبَلَنا الإخوَةُ استِقبالاً دافِئاً.

18 T he day following, Paul went in with us to James; and all the elders were present.

وَفِي اليَومِ التّالِي ذَهَبَ بُولُسُ مَعَنا لِرُؤيَةِ يَعقُوبَ. وَكانَ كُلُّ الشُّيُوخِ الآخَرِينَ حاضِرِينَ.

19 W hen he had greeted them, he reported one by one the things which God had worked among the Gentiles through his ministry.

فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيهِمْ بُولُسُ، وَحَدَّثَهُمْ بِالتَّفصِيلِ بِكُلِّ الأشياءِ الَّتِي فَعَلَها اللهُ بَينَ غَيرِ اليَهُودِ مِنْ خِلالِ خِدمَتِهِ.

20 T hey, when they heard it, glorified God. They said to him, “You see, brother, how many thousands there are among the Jews of those who have believed, and they are all zealous for the law.

فَلَمّا سَمِعُوا ما قالَهُ، سَبَّحُوا اللهَ وَقالُوا لِبُولُسَ: «أيُّها الأخُ، أنتَ تَرَى أنَّ هُناكَ آلافاً كَثِيرَةً مِنَ اليَهُودِ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا، وَهُمْ جَمِيعاً مُتَحَمِّسُونَ لِلشَّرِيعَةِ.

21 T hey have been informed about you, that you teach all the Jews who are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children neither to walk after the customs.

وَقَدْ سَمِعُوا أنَّكَ تُعَلِّمُ كُلَّ اليَهُودِ الَّذِينَ يَعِيشُونَ بَينَ غَيرِ اليَهُودِ أنْ يَهجُرُوا تَعلِيمَ مُوسَى. وَأنَّكَ تَطلُبُ مِنهُمْ ألّا يَختِنُوا أولادَهُمْ أوْ يَتَّبِعُوا عاداتِنا.

22 W hat then? The assembly must certainly meet, for they will hear that you have come.

«فَما العَمَلُ؟ فَمِنَ المُؤَكَّدِ أنَّهُمْ سَيَسمَعُونَ بِقُدُومِكَ.

23 T herefore do what we tell you. We have four men who have taken a vow.

فَافعَلْ بِما نَنصَحُكَ بِهِ: بَينَنا أربَعَةُ رِجالٍ نَذَرُوا نُذُوراً،

24 T ake them, and purify yourself with them, and pay their expenses for them, that they may shave their heads. Then all will know that there is no truth in the things that they have been informed about you, but that you yourself also walk keeping the law.

فَخُذْهُمْ وَاشتَرِكْ مَعَهُمْ فِي طُقوسِ التَّطهِيرِ وَادفَعِ الأجرَ المَطلوبَ لِكَي يَحلِقُوا رُؤُوسَهُمْ. حينَئِذٍ سَيَعلَمُ الجَمِيعُ أنَّ ما سَمِعُوهُ عَنكَ لَيسَ صَحِيحاً، وَسَيَعلَمُونَ أنَّكَ أنتَ نَفسَكَ تُطِيعُ الشَّرِيعَةَ.

25 B ut concerning the Gentiles who believe, we have written our decision that they should observe no such thing, except that they should keep themselves from food offered to idols, from blood, from strangled things, and from sexual immorality.”

أمّا بِالنِّسبَةِ لِلمُؤمِنِينَ غَيرِ اليَهُودِ، فَقَدْ أرسَلْنا إلَيْهِمْ، وَأشَرنا عَلَيهِمْ بِأنْ يَمتَنِعوا عَنِ الطَّعامِ المُقَدَّمِ لِلأصنامِ، وَعَنِ الدَّمِ وَالحَيواناتِ المَخنُوقَةِ، وَالزِّنى.» القَبضُ عَلَى بُولُس

26 T hen Paul took the men, and the next day, purified himself and went with them into the temple, declaring the fulfillment of the days of purification, until the offering was offered for every one of them.

فَأخَذَ بُولُسُ الرِّجالَ الأرْبَعَةَ مَعَهُ. وَفِي اليَومِ التّالي، طَهَّرَ نَفسَهُ مَعَهُمْ، ثُمَّ دَخَلَ إلَى ساحَةِ الهَيكَلِ. وَأعلَنَ مَوعِدَ انتِهاءِ أيّامِ التَّطهِيرِ وَمَوعِدَ تَقْديمِ التَّقدِماتِ عَنْ كُلِّ واحِدٍ مِنهُمْ.

27 W hen the seven days were almost completed, the Jews from Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the multitude and laid hands on him,

وَلَمّا قارَبَتِ الأيّامُ السَّبعَةُ عَلَى الانتِهاءِ، جاءَ بَعضُ اليَهُودِ مِنْ مُقاطَعَةِ أسِيّا وَدَخَلوا ساحَةَ الهَيكَلِ. فَلَمّا رَأَوْا بُولُسَ وَمَنْ مَعَهُ، هَيَّجُوا النّاسَ كُلَّهُمْ وَأمسَكُوا بِهِ.

28 c rying out, “Men of Israel, help! This is the man who teaches all men everywhere against the people, and the law, and this place. Moreover, he also brought Greeks into the temple, and has defiled this holy place!”

وَصَرَخُوا وَقالوا: «يا رِجالَ إسرائِيلَ، أنجِدُونا! هَذا هُوَ الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي يُعَلِّمُ الجَمِيعَ فِي كُلِّ مَكانٍ أُمُوراً ضِدَّ شَعبِنا وَشَرِيعَتِنا وَضِدَّ هَذا المَكانِ. بَلْ إنَّهُ أحضَرَ أشخاصاً غَيرَ يَهُودٍ إلَى ساحَةِ الهَيْكَلِ، فَنَجَّسَ هَذا المَكانَ المُقَدَّسَ.»

29 F or they had seen Trophimus, the Ephesian, with him in the city, and they supposed that Paul had brought him into the temple.

قالوا هَذا لِأنَّهُ سَبَقَ لَهُمْ أنْ رَأَوْا تْرُوفِيمُسَ الأفَسُسِيِّ فِي المَدِينَةِ مَعَهُ، وَافتَرَضُوا أنَّ بُولُسَ أدخَلَهُ إلَى ساحَةِ الهَيْكَلِ.

30 A ll the city was moved, and the people ran together. They seized Paul and dragged him out of the temple. Immediately the doors were shut.

فَثارَتِ المَدِينَةُ كُلُّها، وَرَكَضَ النّاسُ مَعاً وَأمسَكُوا بِبُولُسَ، وَجَرُّوهُ خارِجَ ساحَةِ الهَيْكَلِ. وَأُغلِقَتِ الأبوابُ فَوراً.

31 A s they were trying to kill him, news came up to the commanding officer of the regiment that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.

وَبَينَما كانُوا يُحاوِلُونَ قَتلَهُ، بَلَغَ الخَبَرُ إلَى آمِرِ الكَتِيبَةِ الرُّومانِيَّةِ بِأنَّ القُدسَ كُلُّها فِي حالَةِ فَوضَى.

32 I mmediately he took soldiers and centurions, and ran down to them. They, when they saw the chief captain and the soldiers, stopped beating Paul.

فَأخَذَ بَعضَ الجُنُودِ وَالضُّبّاطِ وَنَزَلَ عَلَى الفَورِ مُسْرِعاً إلَيْهِمْ. فَلَمّا رَأى اليَهُودُ الآمِرَ وَالجُنُودَ، تَوَقَّفُوا عَنْ ضَربِ بُولُسَ.

33 T hen the commanding officer came near, arrested him, commanded him to be bound with two chains, and inquired who he was and what he had done.

ثُمَّ تَقَدَّمَ الآمِرُ مِنهُ، وَقَبَضَ عَلَيهِ، وَأمَرَ بِأنْ يُربَطَ بِسِلسِلَتَينِ. ثُمَّ سَألَ مَنْ يَكُونُ بُولُسُ وَماذا فَعَلَ.

34 S ome shouted one thing, and some another, among the crowd. When he couldn’t find out the truth because of the noise, he commanded him to be brought into the barracks.

فَأخَذَ بَعضُ الجُمهُورِ يُجِيبُونَ صارِخِينَ بِكَلامٍ، وَبَعضُهُمْ بِكَلامٍ آخَرَ. وَلَمّا عَجِزَ الآمِرُ عَنِ استِخلاصِ الحَقِيقَةِ بِسَبَبِ الفَوضَى، أمَرَ بِأنْ يُؤخَذَ بُولُسُ إلَى الثُّكْنَةِ.

35 W hen he came to the stairs, he was carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the crowd;

وَعِندَما وَصَلَ بُولُسُ إلَى الدَّرَجِ، اضطَّرَ الجُنُودُ إلَى حَملِهِ بِسَبَبِ عُنفِ الجُمهُورِ.

36 f or the multitude of the people followed after, crying out, “Away with him!”

إذْ كانَ عامَّةُ النّاسِ يَتبَعُونَهُ صارِخِينَ: «اقتُلُوهُ!»

37 A s Paul was about to be brought into the barracks, he asked the commanding officer, “May I speak to you?” He said, “Do you know Greek?

وَلَمّا أوشَكَ بُولُسُ أنْ يُدخَلَ إلَى الثُّكْنَةِ، قالَ بُولُسُ لِلآمِرِ: «أتَأْذَنُ لِي بِأنْ أقُولُ لَكَ شَيئاً؟» فَقالَ الآمِرَ: «هَلْ تَتَكَلَّمُ اليُونانِيَّةَ؟»

38 A ren’t you then the Egyptian, who before these days stirred up to sedition and led out into the wilderness the four thousand men of the Assassins?”

إذاً فَلَستَ ذَلِكَ المِصرِيَّ الَّذِي أشْعَلَ ثَورَةً قَبلَ مُدَّةٍ، وَقادَ أربَعَةَ آلافِ إرهابِيٍّ إلَى الصَّحراءِ؟»

39 B ut Paul said, “I am a Jew, from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no insignificant city. I beg you, allow me to speak to the people.”

فَقالَ بُولُسُ: «أنا رَجُلٌ يَهُودِيٌّ مِنْ مَدِينَةِ طَرسُوسَ فِي كِيلِيكِيَّةَ. فَأنا لَستُ مِنْ مَدِينَةٍ قَلِيلَةِ الأهَمِّيَّةِ، وَأطلُبُ مِنكَ أنْ تَأْذَنَ لِي بِالحَدِيثِ إلَى النّاسِ.»

40 W hen he had given him permission, Paul, standing on the stairs, beckoned with his hand to the people. When there was a great silence, he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, saying,

فَلَمّا أذِنَ لَهُ الآمِرُ، وَقَفَ بُولُسُ عَلَى الدَّرَجِ، وَأشارَ بِيَدِهِ إلَى النّاسِ لِيَسكُتُوا، فَسادَ هُدُوءٌ عَظِيمٌ، وَبَدَأ يَتَكَلَّمُ بِالأرامِيَّةِ.