Acts 11

1 The apostles and brothers throughout Judea soon heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.

1 وَسَمِعَ الرُّسُلُ وَالإِخْوَةُ فِي الْيَهُودِيَّةِ أَنَّ غَيْرَ الْيَهُودِ أَيْضاً قَبِلُوا كَلِمَةَ اللهِ،

2 So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers took issue with him

2 فَمَا إِنْ عَادَ بُطْرُسُ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ حَتَّى جَادَلَهُ دُعَاةُ الْخِتَانِ، وَعَارَضُوهُ قَائِلِينَ:

3 and said, “You visited uncircumcised men and ate with them.”

3 «كَيْفَ دَخَلْتَ بَيْتَ رِجَالٍ غَيْرِ مَخْتُونِينَ، وَأَكَلْتَ مَعَهُمْ؟»

4 But Peter began and explained to them the whole sequence of events:

4 فَشَرَحَ لَهُمْ بُطْرُسُ مَا حَدَثَ عَلَى التَّوَالِي، وَقَالَ:

5 “I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision of something like a large sheet being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came right down to me.

5 «كُنْتُ أُصَلِّي فِي مَدِينَةِ يَافَا، فَوَقَعَتْ عَلَيَّ غَيْبُوبَةٌ، فَرَأَيْتُ فِي رُؤْيَا وِعَاءً يُشْبِهُ قِطْعَةً كَبِيرَةً مِنَ الْقُمَاشِ مَرْبُوطَةً بِأَطْرَافِهَا الأَرْبَعَةِ، وَقَدْ تَدَلَّى إِلَيَّ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ.

6 I looked at it closely and saw four-footed animals of the earth, wild beasts, reptiles, and birds of the air.

6 وَعِنْدَمَا تَأَمَّلْتُهُ مَلِيَّا وَجَدْتُ فِيهِ أَنْوَاعَ الْحَيَوَانَاتِ الدَّابَّةِ عَلَى الأَرْضِ وَالْوُحُوشِ وَالزَّوَاحِفِ وَطُيُورِ السَّمَاءِ جَمِيعاً،

7 Then I heard a voice saying to me, ‘Get up, Peter, kill and eat.’

7 وَسَمِعْتُ صَوْتاً يَقُولُ لِي: يَا بُطْرُسُ، قُمِ اذْبَحْ وَكُلْ!

8 ‘No, Lord,’ I said, ‘for nothing impure or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’

8 فَأَجَبْتُ: كَلا يَا رَبُّ، فَلَمْ يَدْخُلْ فَمِي قَطُّ شَيْءٌ مُحَرَّمٌ أَوْ نَجِسٌ.

9 But the voice spoke from heaven a second time, ‘Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.’

9 فَقَالَ لِي الصَّوْتُ السَّمَاوِيُّ أَيْضاً: مَا طَهَّرَهُ اللهُ لَا تَحْسَبْهُ أَنْتَ نَجِساً.

10 This happened three times, and everything was drawn back up into heaven.

10 وَتَكَرَّرَ هَذَا ثَلاثَ مَرَّاتٍ، ثُمَّ سُحِبَ الْوِعَاءُ بِمَا فِيهِ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ.

11 Just then three men sent to me from Caesarea stopped at the house where I was staying.

11 وَإذَا ثَلاثَةُ رِجَالٍ مُرْسَلُونَ إِلَيَّ مِنْ قَيْصَرِيَّةَ وَصَلُوا إِلَى الْبَيْتِ الَّذِي كُنْتُ مُقِيماً فِيهِ،

12 The Spirit told me to accompany them without hesitation. These six brothers also went with me, and we entered the man’s home.

12 فَأَمَرَنِي الرُّوحُ أَنْ أَذْهَبَ مَعَهُمْ بِلا تَرَدُّدٍ، فَذَهَبْتُ، وَرَافَقَنِي هَؤُلاءِ الإِخْوَةُ السِّتَّةُ. وَعِنْدَ دُخُولِنَا بَيْتَ الرَّجُلِ،

13 He told us how he had seen an angel standing in his house and saying, ‘Send to Joppa for Simon who is called Peter.

13 أَخْبَرَنَا كَيْفَ رَأَى الْمَلاكَ فِي بَيْتِهِ وَاقِفاً وَقَائِلاً لَهُ: أَرْسِلْ رِجَالاً إِلَى يَافَا، وَاسْتَدْعِ سِمْعَانَ الْمُلَقَّبَ بُطْرُسَ،

14 He will convey to you a message by which you and all your household will be saved.’

14 وَهُوَ يُكَلِّمُكَ كَلاماً بِهِ تَخْلُصُ أَنْتَ وَأَهْلُ بَيْتِكَ جَمِيعاً.

15 As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them, just as He had fallen upon us at the beginning.

15 وَلَمَّا ابْتَدَأْتُ أَتَكَلَّمُ، حَلَّ الرُّوحُ الْقُدُسُ عَلَيْهِمْ كَمَا حَلَّ عَلَيْنَا فِي الْبَدَايَةِ

16 Then I remembered the word of the Lord, how He said, ‘John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’

16 فَتَذَكَّرْتُ مَا قَالَهُ الرَّبُّ لَنَا: إِنَّ يُوحَنَّا عَمَّدَ بِالْمَاءِ، وَأَمَّا أَنْتُمْ فَسَتَتَعَمَّدُونَ بِالرُّوحِ الْقُدُسِ.

17 So if God gave them the same gift He gave us who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to hinder the work of God?”

17 فَإِنْ كَانَ اللهُ قَدْ سَاوَاهُمْ بِنَا فَأَعْطَاهُمُ الْهِبَةَ الَّتِي أَعْطَانَا إِيَّاهَا، إِذْ آمَنَّا بِالرَّبِّ يَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحِ، فَمَنْ أَكُونُ أَنَا حَتَّى أُعِيقَ اللهَ؟»

18 When they heard this, they had no further objections, and they glorified God, saying, “So then, God has granted even the Gentiles repentance unto life.”

18 فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ الْمُعَارِضُونَ هَذَا، سَكَتُوا، وَمَجَّدُوا اللهَ قَائِلِينَ: «إِذَنْ، قَدْ أَنْعَمَ اللهُ أَيْضاً عَلَى غَيْرِ الْيَهُودِ بِالتَّوْبَةِ لِنَوَالِ الْحَيَاةِ».

19 Meanwhile those scattered by the persecution that began with Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the message only to Jews.

19 أَمَّا الْمُؤْمِنُونَ الَّذِينَ تَشَتَّتُوا بِسَبَبِ الاضْطِهَادِ الَّذِي وَقَعَ عَلَيْهِمْ بَعْدَ مَوْتِ اسْتِفَانُوسَ، فَمَرُّوا بِفِينِيقِيَةَ وَقُبْرُصَ وَأَنْطَاكِيَةَ، وَهُمْ لَا يُبَشِّرُونَ بِالْكَلِمَةِ إِلّا الْيَهُودَ.

20 But some of them, men from Cyprus and Cyrene, went to Antioch and began speaking to the Greeks as well, proclaiming the good news about the Lord Jesus.

20 غَيْرَ أَنَّ بَعْضاً مِنْهُمْ، وَهُمْ أَصْلاً مِنْ قُبْرُصَ وَالْقَيْرَوَانِ، وَصَلُوا أَنْطَاكِيَةَ، وَأَخَذُوا يُبَشِّرُونَ الْيُونَانِيِّينَ أَيْضاً بِالرَّبِّ يَسُوعَ.

21 The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number of people believed and turned to the Lord.

21 فَكَانَتْ يَدُ الرَّبِّ مَعَهُمْ، فَآمَنَ عَدَدٌ كَبِيرٌ وَاهْتَدَوْا إِلَى الرَّبِّ.

22 When news of this reached the ears of the church in Jerusalem, they sent Barnabas to Antioch.

22 وَوَصَلَ خَبَرُ ذَلِكَ إِلَى الْكَنِيسَةِ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، فَأَرْسَلُوا بَرْنَابَا إِلَى أَنْطَاكِيَةَ.

23 When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to abide in the Lord with all their hearts.

23 فَلَمَّا وَصَلَ وَرَأَى النِّعْمَةَ الَّتِي مَنَحَهَا اللهُ، امْتَلأَ فَرَحاً، وَحَثَّ الْجَمِيعَ عَلَى الثَّبَاتِ فِي الرَّبِّ بِعَزْمِ الْقَلْبِ.

24 Barnabas was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith, and a great number of people were brought to the Lord.

24 فَقَدْ كَانَ بَرْنَابَا رَجُلاً صَالِحاً مُمْتَلِئاً مِنَ الرُّوحِ الْقُدُسِ وَالإِيمَانِ. وَانْضَمَّ إِلَى الرَّبِّ جَمْعٌ كَبِيرٌ.

25 Then Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul,

25 وَتَوَجَّهَ بَرْنَابَا إِلَى طَرْسُوسَ يَبْحَثُ عَنْ شَاوُلَ.

26 and when he found him, he brought him back to Antioch. So for a full year they met together with the church and taught large numbers of people. The disciples were first called Christians at Antioch.

26 وَلَمَّا وَجَدَهُ جَاءَ بِهِ إِلَى أَنْطَاكِيَةَ، فَكَانَا يَجْتَمِعَانِ مَعَ الْكَنِيسَةِ هُنَاكَ سَنَةً كَامِلَةً، وَيُعَلِّمَانِ جَمْعاً كَبِيراً. وَفِي أَنْطَاكِيَةَ أُطْلِقَ عَلَى تَلامِيذِ الرَّبِّ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ اسْمُ الْمَسِيحِيِّينَ.

27 In those days some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.

27 وَفِي تِلْكَ الأَيَّامِ جَاءَ إِلَى أَنْطَاكِيَةَ بَعْضُ الأَنْبِيَاءِ مِنْ أُورُشَلِيمَ،

28 One of them named Agabus stood up and predicted through the Spirit that a great famine would sweep across the whole world. (This happened under Claudius.)

28 وَبَيْنَهُمْ نَبِيٌّ اسْمُهُ أَغَابُوسُ، تَنَبَّأَ بِوَحْيٍ مِنَ الرُّوحِ أَنَّ مَجَاعَةً عَظِيمَةً سَتَحْدُثُ فِي الْبِلادِ كُلِّهَا. وَقَدْ وَقَعَتْ هذِهِ الْمَجَاعَةُ فِعْلاً فِي عَهْدِ الْقَيْصَرِ كُلُودِيُوسَ.

29 So the disciples, each according to his ability, decided to send relief to the brothers living in Judea.

29 لِذَلِكَ قَرَّرَ التَّلامِيذُ فِي أَنْطَاكِيَةَ أَنْ يَتَبَرَّعَ كُلٌّ مِنْهُمْ بِمَا يَتَيَسَّرُ لَهُ، وَيُرْسِلُوا إِعَانَةً إِلى الإِخْوَةِ الْمُقِيمِينَ فِي الْيَهُودِيَّةِ.

30 This they did, sending their gifts to the elders with Barnabas and Saul.

30 فَفَعَلُوا ذَلِكَ، وَأَرْسَلُوا الإِعَانَةَ إِلَى الشُّيُوخِ بِيَدِ بَرْنَابَا وَشَاوُلَ.