1 A nd after these things, Paul having departed out of Athens, came to Corinth,

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

2 a nd having found a certain Jew, by name Aquilas, of Pontus by birth, lately come from Italy, and Priscilla his wife -- because of Claudius having directed all the Jews to depart out of Rome -- he came to them,

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 a nd because of being of the same craft, he did remain with them, and was working, for they were tent-makers as to craft;

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

4 a nd he was reasoning in the synagogue every sabbath, persuading both Jews and Greeks.

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

5 A nd when both Silas and Timotheus came down from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the Spirit, testifying fully to the Jews Jesus the Christ;

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

6 a nd on their resisting and speaking evil, having shaken garments, he said unto them, `Your blood upon your head -- I am clean; henceforth to the nations I will go on.'

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

7 A nd having departed thence, he went to the house of a certain one, by name Justus, a worshipper of God, whose house was adjoining the synagogue,

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

8 a nd Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue did believe in the Lord with all his house, and many of the Corinthians hearing were believing, and they were being baptized.

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

9 A nd the Lord said through a vision in the night to Paul, `Be not afraid, but be speaking and thou mayest be not silent;

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

10 b ecause I am with thee, and no one shall set on thee to do thee evil; because I have much people in this city;'

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

11 a nd he continued a year and six months, teaching among them the word of God.

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

12 A nd Gallio being proconsul of Achaia, the Jews made a rush with one accord upon Paul, and brought him unto the tribunal,

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

13 s aying -- `Against the law this one doth persuade men to worship God;'

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

14 a nd Paul being about to open mouth, Gallio said unto the Jews, `If, indeed, then, it was anything unrighteous, or an act of wicked profligacy, O Jews, according to reason I had borne with 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 if it is a question concerning words and names, and of your law, look ye yourselves, for a judge of these things I do not wish to be,'

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 drave them from the tribunal;

وَطَرَدَهُمْ مِنَ المَحكَمَةِ.

17 a nd all the Greeks having taken Sosthenes, the chief man of the synagogue, were beating before the tribunal, and not even for these things was Gallio caring.

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

18 A nd Paul having remained yet a good many days, having taken leave of the brethren, was sailing to Syria -- and with him Priscilla and Aquilas -- having shorn head in Cenchera, for he had a vow;

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 a nd he came down to Ephesus, and did leave them there, and he himself having entered into the synagogue did reason with the Jews:

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

20 a nd they having requested to remain a longer time with them, he did not consent,

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

21 b ut took leave of them, saying, `It behoveth me by all means the coming feast to keep at Jerusalem, and again I will return unto you -- God willing.' And he sailed from Ephesus,

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

22 a nd having come down to Cesarea, having gone up, and having saluted the assembly, he went down to Antioch.

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

23 A nd having made some stay he went forth, going through in order the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.

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 nd a certain Jew, Apollos by name, an Alexandrian by birth, a man of eloquence, being mighty in the Writings, came to Ephesus,

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

25 t his one was instructed in the way of the Lord, and being fervent in the Spirit, was speaking and teaching exactly the things about the Lord, knowing only 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 t his one also began to speak boldly in the synagogue, and Aquilas and Priscilla having heard of him, took him to, and did more exactly expound to him the way of God,

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

27 a nd he being minded to go through into Achaia, the brethren wrote to the disciples, having exhorted them to receive him, who having come, did help them much who have believed through the grace,

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 f or powerfully the Jews he was refuting publicly, shewing through the Writings Jesus to be the Christ.

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