1 A nd he came to Derbe and Lystra, and lo, a certain disciple was there, by name Timotheus son of a certain woman, a believing Jewess, but of a father, a Greek,

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

2 w ho was well testified to by the brethren in Lystra and Iconium;

وَكانَ الإخوَةُ فِي لِسْتَرَةَ وَإيقُونِيَةَ يَمدَحُونَهُ.

3 t his one did Paul wish to go forth with him, and having taken, he circumcised him, because of the Jews who are in those places, for they all knew his father -- that he 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 A nd as they were going on through the cities, they were delivering to them the decrees to keep, that have been judged by the apostles and the elders who in Jerusalem,

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

5 t hen, indeed, were the assemblies established in the faith, and were abounding in number every day;

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

6 a nd having gone through Phrygia and the region of Galatia, 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 h aving gone toward Mysia, they were trying to go on toward Bithynia, and the Spirit did not suffer them,

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

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

فَمَرّا عَلَى مِيسِيّا وَجاءا إلَى تَراوُسَ.

9 A nd a vision through the night appeared to Paul -- a certain man of Macedonia was standing, calling upon him, and saying, `Having passed through to Macedonia, help us;' --

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

10 a nd when he saw the vision, immediately we endeavoured to go forth to Macedonia, assuredly gathering that the Lord hath called us to preach good news 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 h aving set sail, therefore, from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, on the morrow also to Neapolis,

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

12 t hence also to Philippi, which is a principal city of the part of Macedonia -- a colony. And we were in this city abiding certain days,

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

13 o n the sabbath-day also we went forth outside of the city, by a river, where there used to be prayer, and having sat down, we were speaking to the women who came together,

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

14 a nd a certain woman, by name Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, worshipping God, was hearing, whose heart the Lord did open to attend 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 was baptized, and her household, she did call upon us, saying, `If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, having entered into my house, remain;' and she constrained 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 A nd it came to pass in our going on to prayer, a certain maid, having a spirit of Python, did meet us, who brought much employment to her masters by soothsaying,

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

17 s he having followed Paul and us, was crying, saying, `These men are servants of the Most High God, who declare to us a way of salvation;'

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

18 a nd this she was doing for many days, but Paul having been grieved, and having turned, said to the spirit, `I command thee, in the name of Jesus Christ, to come forth from her;' and it came forth the same hour.

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

19 A nd her masters having seen that the hope of their employment was gone, having caught Paul and Silas, drew to the market-place, unto the rulers,

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

20 a nd having brought them to the magistrates, they said, `These men do exceedingly trouble our city, being Jews;

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

21 a nd they proclaim customs that are not lawful for us to receive nor to do, being Romans.'

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

22 A nd the multitude rose up together against them, and the magistrates having torn their garments from them, were commanding to beat with rods,

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

23 m any blows also having laid upon them, they cast them to prison, having given charge to the jailor to keep them safely,

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

24 w ho such a charge having received, did put them to the inner prison, and their feet made fast in the stocks.

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

25 A nd at midnight Paul and Silas praying, were singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were hearing them,

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

26 a nd suddenly a great earthquake came, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken, opened also presently were all the doors, and of all -- the bands were loosed;

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

27 a nd the jailor having come out of sleep, and having seen the doors of the prison open, having drawn a sword, was about to kill himself, supposing the prisoners to be fled,

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

28 a nd Paul cried out with a loud voice, saying, `Thou mayest not do thyself any harm, for we are all here.'

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

29 A nd, having asked for a light, he sprang in, and trembling 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 having brought them forth, said, `Sirs, what must I do -- that I may be saved?'

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

31 a nd they said, `Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved -- thou and thy house;'

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

32 a nd they spake to him the word of the Lord, and to all those in his household;

وَكَلَّماهُ مَعَ كُلِّ الَّذِينَ فِي بَيتِهِ بِرِسالَةِ الرَّبِّ.

33 a nd having taken them, in that hour of the night, he did bathe from the blows, and was baptized, himself and all his presently,

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

34 h aving brought them also into his house, he set food before, and was glad with all the household, he having believed in God.

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

35 A nd day having come, the magistrates sent the rod-bearers, saying, `Let those men go;'

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

36 a nd the jailor told these words unto Paul -- `The magistrates have sent, that ye may be let go; now, therefore, having gone forth go on in peace;'

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

37 a nd Paul said to them, `Having beaten us publicly uncondemned -- men, Romans being -- they did cast to prison, and now privately do they cast us forth! why no! but having come themselves, let them bring us forth.'

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 A nd the rod-bearers told to the magistrates these sayings, and they were afraid, having heard that they are Romans,

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

39 a nd having come, they besought them, and having brought forth, they were asking to go forth from the city;

فَجاءُوا وَاعتَذَرُوا، ثُمَّ أخرَجُوهُما، وَرَجَوهُما أنْ يُغادِرا المَدِينَةَ.

40 a nd they, having gone forth out of the prison, entered into Lydia, and having seen the brethren, they comforted them, and went forth.

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