Acts 13

1 Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch), and Saul.

1 وَكَانَ فِي الْكَنِيسَةِ الَّتِي فِي أَنْطَاكِيَةَ بَعْضُ الأَنْبِيَاءِ وَالْمُعَلِّمِينَ؛ وَمِنْهُمْ بَرْنَابَا؛ وَسِمْعَانُ الَّذِي يُدْعَى الأَسْوَدَ؛ وَلُوكِيُوسُ مِنَ الْقَيْرَوَانِ؛ وَمَنَايِنُ الَّذِي تَرَبَّى فِي طُفُولَتِهِ مَعَ هِيرُودُوسَ حَاكِمِ الرُّبْعِ؛ وَشَاوُلُ.

2 While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”

2 وَذَاتَ يَوْمٍ، وَهُمْ صَائِمُونَ يَتَعَبَّدُونَ لِلرَّبِّ، قَالَ لَهُمُ الرُّوحُ الْقُدُسُ: «خَصِّصُوا لِي بَرْنَابَا وَشَاوُلَ لأَجْلِ الْعَمَلِ الَّذِي دَعَوْتُهُمَا إِلَيْهِ».

3 And after they had fasted and prayed, they laid their hands on them and sent them off.

3 فَبَعْدَمَا صَامُوا وَصَلُّوا وَوَضَعُوا عَلَيْهِمَا أَيْدِيَهُمْ أَطْلَقُوهُمَا.

4 So Barnabas and Saul, sent forth by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia and sailed from there to Cyprus.

4 وَإِذْ أَرْسَلَ الرُّوحُ الْقُدُسُ بَرْنَابَا وَشَاوُلَ، تَوَجَّهَا إِلَى مِينَاءِ سُلُوكِيَةَ، وَسَافَرَا بَحْراً بِاتِّجَاهِ قُبْرُصَ.

5 When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. And John was with them as their helper.

5 وَلَمَّا وَصَلا الْجَزِيرَةَ نَزَلا فِي سَلامِيسَ، وَأَخَذَا يُبَشِّرَانِ بِكَلِمَةِ اللهِ فِي مَجَامِعِ الْيَهُودِ، وَكَانَ يُرَافِقُهُمَا يُوحَنَّا مُعَاوِناً لَهُمَا.

6 They traveled through the whole island as far as Paphos, where they found a Jewish sorcerer and false prophet named Bar-Jesus,

6 وَاجْتَازَا الْجَزِيرَةَ كُلَّهَا حَتَّى وَصَلا بَافُوسَ. وَهُنَاكَ قَابَلا سَاحِراً يَهُودِيًّا نَبِيًّا دَجَّالاً، اسْمُهُ بَارْيَشُوعُ،

7 an attendant of the proconsul, Sergius Paulus. The proconsul, a man of intelligence, summoned Barnabas and Saul because he wanted to hear the word of God.

7 وَكَانَ مُقَرَّباً مِنْ سَرْجِيُوسَ بُولُسَ حَاكِمِ قُبْرُصَ. وَكَانَ الْحَاكِمُ ذَكِيًّا، فَاسْتَدْعَى بَرْنَابَا وَشَاوُلَ، وَطَلَبَ إِلَيْهِمَا أَنْ يُكَلِّمَاهُ بِكَلِمَةِ اللهِ.

8 But Elymas the sorcerer (for that is what his name means) opposed them and tried to turn the proconsul from the faith.

8 فَعَارَضَهُمَا السَّاحِرُ عَلِيمٌ، وَهَذَا مَعْنَى اسْمِهِ، سَاعِياً أَنْ يُحَوِّلَ الْحَاكِمَ عَنِ الإِيمَانِ.

9 Then Saul, who was also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked directly at Elymas

9 أَمَّا شَاوُلُ، وَاسْمُهُ أَيْضاً بُولُسُ، فَامْتَلأَ مِنَ الرُّوحِ الْقُدُسِ، وَنَظَرَ إِلَى السَّاحِرِ وَقَالَ:

10 and said, “O child of the devil and enemy of all righteousness, you are full of all kinds of deceit and trickery! Will you never stop perverting the straight ways of the Lord?

10 «أَيُّهَا الْمُمْتَلِئُ غِشّاً وَخُبْثاً! يَا ابْنَ إِبْلِيسَ! يَا عَدُوَّ كُلِّ بِرٍّ! أَمَا تَكُفُّ عَنْ تَعْوِيجِ طُرُقِ الرَّبِّ الْمُسْتَقِيمَةِ؟

11 Now look, the hand of the Lord is against you, and for a time you will be blind and unable to see the light of the sun.” Immediately mist and darkness came over him, and he groped about, seeking someone to lead him by the hand.

11 الآنَ سَتَمْتَدُّ يَدُ الرَّبِّ عَلَيْكَ، فَتَصِيرُ أَعْمَى لَا تُبْصِرُ النُّورَ إِلَى حِينٍ». وَفِي الْحَالِ سَقَطَتْ عَلَى عَيْنَيْهِ غَمَامَةٌ مُظْلِمَةٌ، فَأَخَذَ يَدُورُ طَالِباً مَنْ يَقُودُهُ بِيَدِهِ!

12 When the proconsul saw what had happened, he believed, for he was astonished at the teaching about the Lord.

12 وَلَمَّا رَأَى الْحَاكِمُ مَا جَرَى آمَنَ مَدْهُوشاً مِنْ تَعْلِيمِ الرَّبِّ.

13 After setting sail from Paphos, Paul and his companions came to Perga in Pamphylia, where John left them to return to Jerusalem.

13 وَأَبْحَرَ بُولُسُ وَرَفِيقَاهُ مِنْ بَافُوسَ إِلَى بَرْجَةَ فِي بَمْفِيلِيَّةَ. وَهُنَاكَ فَارَقَ يُوحَنَّا بُولُسَ وَبَرْنَابَا وَرَجَعَ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ.

14 And from Perga, they traveled inland to Pisidian Antioch, where they entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and sat down.

14 أَمَّا هُمَا فَسَافَرَا مِنْ بَرْجَةَ إِلَى أَنْطَاكِيَةَ التَّابِعَةِ لِمُقَاطَعَةِ بِيسِيدِيَّةَ. وَدَخَلا الْمَجْمَعَ الْيَهُودِيَّ يَوْمَ السَّبْتِ، وَجَلَسَا.

15 After the reading from the Law and the Prophets, the synagogue leaders sent word to them: “Brothers, if you have a word of encouragement for the people, please speak.”

15 وَبَعْدَ قِرَاءَةٍ مِنَ الشَّرِيعَةِ وَكُتُبِ الأَنْبِيَاءِ، أَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِمَا رُؤَسَاءُ الْمَجْمَعِ يَقُولُونَ: «أَيُّهَا الأَخَوَانِ، إِنْ كَانَ عِنْدَكُمَا مَا تَعِظَانِ بِهِ الْمُجْتَمِعِينَ، فَتَكَلَّمَا».

16 Paul stood up, motioned with his hand, and began to speak: “Men of Israel and you Gentiles who fear God, listen to me!

16 فَوَقَفَ بُولُسُ، وَأَشَارَ بِيَدِهِ، وَقَالَ: «اسْمَعُوا يا بَني إِسرائيلَ، ويا مَنْ تَتَّقونَ اللهَ:

17 The God of the people of Israel chose our fathers. He made them into a great people during their stay in Egypt, and with an uplifted arm He led them out of that land.

17 إِنَّ إِلَهَ شَعْبِ إِسْرَائِيلَ هَذَا اخْتَارَ آبَاءَنَا، وَرَفَعَ مِنْ شَأْنِ شَعْبِنَا طَوَالَ غُرْبَتِهِمْ فِي مِصْرَ، ثُمَّ أَخْرَجَهُمْ مِنْهَا بِقُدْرَةِ ذِرَاعِهِ الْفَائِقَةِ.

18 He endured their conduct for about forty years in the wilderness.

18 وَعَالَهُمْ فِي الصَّحْرَاءِ نَحْوَ أَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً،

19 And having vanquished seven nations in Canaan, He gave their land to His people as an inheritance.

19 ثُمَّ أَزَالَ سَبْعَةَ شُعُوبٍ مِنْ بِلادِ كَنْعَانَ، وَأَوْرَثَهُمْ أَرْضَهَا،

20 All this took about 450 years. After this, God gave them judges until the time of Samuel the prophet.

20 نَحْوَ أَرْبَعِ مِئَةٍ وَخَمْسِينَ سَنَةً. بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ، أَقَامَ لَهُمْ قُضَاةً كَانَ آخِرَهُمُ النَّبِيُّ صَمُوئِيلُ.

21 Then the people asked for a king, and God gave them Saul son of Kish, from the tribe of Benjamin, who ruled forty years.

21 فَطَلَبَ إِلَيْهِ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنْ يُوَلِّيَ عَلَيْهِمْ مَلِكاً، فَأَقَامَ اللهُ عَلَيْهِمْ شَاوُلَ بْنَ قَيْسٍ، مِنْ سِبْطِ بنْيَامِينَ، فَمَلَكَ عَلَيْهِمْ أَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً.

22 After removing Saul, He raised up David as their king and testified about him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse a man after My own heart; he will carry out My will in its entirety.’

22 ثُمَّ عَزَلَهُ اللهُ، وَعَيَّنَ بَدَلاً مِنْهُ دَاوُدَ الَّذِي شَهِدَ لَهُ بِقَوْلِهِ: إِنِّي وَجَدْتُ دَاوُدَ بْنَ يَسَّى رَجُلاً يُوَافِقُ قَلْبِي، سَيَعْمَلُ كُلَّ مَا أَشَاءُ.

23 From the descendants of this man, God has brought to Israel the Savior Jesus, as He promised.

23 وَقَدْ بَعَثَ اللهُ إِلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنْ نَسْلِ دَاوُدَ مُخَلِّصاً هُوَ يَسُوعُ، إِتْمَاماً لِوَعْدِهِ.

24 Before the arrival of Jesus, John preached a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

24 وَقَدْ سَبَقَ يُوحَنَّا مَجِيءَ يَسُوعَ، فَدَعَا شَعْبَ إِسْرَائِيلَ جَمِيعاً إِلَى مَعْمُودِيَّةِ التَّوْبَةِ.

25 As John was completing his course, he said, ‘Who do you suppose I am? I am not that One. But there is One coming after me whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.’

25 وَلَمَّا أَوْشَكَ يُوحَنَّا أَنْ يُنْهِيَ مُهِمَّتَهُ، قَالَ: مَنْ تَظُنُّونَنِي؟ لَسْتُ أَنَا (الْمُخَلِّصَ)، بَلْ إِنَّهُ آتٍ بَعْدِي. وَلَسْتُ أَسْتَحِقُّ أَنْ أَحُلَّ رِبَاطَ حِذَائِهِ!

26 Brothers, children of Abraham, and you Gentiles who fear God, it is to us that this message of salvation has been sent.

26 أَيُّهَا الإِخْوَةُ، يَا بَنِي جِنْسِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، وَيَا كُلَّ مَنْ يَتَّقِي اللهَ مِنَ الْحَاضِرِينَ هُنَا: إِلَيْنَا أَرْسَلَ اللهُ كَلِمَةَ هَذَا الْخَلاصِ!

27 The people of Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize Jesus, yet in condemning Him they fulfilled the words of the prophets that are read every Sabbath.

27 فَإِنَّ أَهْلَ أُورُشَلِيمَ وَرُؤَسَاءَهُمْ عَمِلُوا عَلَى إِتْمَامِ مَا يُقْرَأُ عَلَيْكُمْ كُلَّ يَوْمِ سَبْتٍ مِنْ نُبُوءَاتٍ، وَهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ. إِذْ حَكَمُوا عَلَى يَسُوعَ بِالْمَوْتِ،

28 And though they found no ground for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have Him executed.

28 وَمَعَ أَنَّهُمْ لَمْ يُثْبِتُوا عَلَيْهِ أَيَّ جُرْمٍ يَسْتَحِقُّ الْمَوْتَ، طَلَبُوا مِنْ بِيلاطُسَ أَنْ يَقْتُلَهُ.

29 When they had carried out all that was written about Him, they took Him down from the tree and laid Him in a tomb.

29 وَبَعْدَمَا نَفَّذُوا فِيهِ كُلَّ مَا كُتِبَ عَنْهُ، أَنْزَلُوهُ عَنِ الصَّلِيبِ، وَدَفَنُوهُ فِي قَبْرٍ.

30 But God raised Him from the dead,

30 وَلَكِنَّ اللهَ أَقَامَهُ مِنْ بَيْنِ الأَمْوَاتِ،

31 and for many days He was seen by those who had accompanied Him from Galilee to Jerusalem. They are now His witnesses to our people.

31 فَظَهَرَ عِدَّةَ أَيَّامٍ لِلَّذِينَ رَافَقُوهُ مِنْ مِنْطَقَةِ الْجَلِيلِ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ. وَهُمُ الآنَ يَشْهَدُونَ بِذَلِكَ أَمَامَ الشَّعْبِ.

32 And now we proclaim to you the good news: What God promised our fathers

32 وَهَا نَحْنُ الآنَ نُبَشِّرُكُمْ بِأَنَّ مَا وَعَدَ اللهُ بِهِ آبَاءَنَا،

33 He has fulfilled for us, their children, by raising up Jesus. As it is written in the second Psalm: ‘You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.’

33 قَدْ أَتَمَّهُ لَنَا نَحْنُ أَبْنَاءَهُمْ، إِذْ أَقَامَ يَسُوعَ مِنَ الْمَوْتِ وَفْقاً لِمَا كُتِبَ فِي الْمَزْمُورِ الثَّانِي: أَنْتَ ابْنِي؛ أَنَا الْيَوْمَ وَلَدْتُكَ.

34 In fact, God raised Him from the dead, never to see decay. As He has said: ‘I will give you the holy and sure blessings promised to David.’

34 وَأَمَّا أَنَّ اللهَ قَدْ أَقَامَ يَسُوعَ مِنْ بَيْنِ الأَمْوَاتِ وَلَنْ يَدَعَ الْفَسَادَ يَنَالُ مِنْهُ فِيمَا بَعْدُ، فَقَدْ وَرَدَ فِي قَوْلِهِ: سَأَمْنَحُكُمُ الْبَرَكَاتِ الْمُقَدَّسَةَ الصَّادِقَةَ الَّتِي وَعَدْتُ بِها دَاوُدَ.

35 So also, He says in another Psalm: ‘You will not let Your Holy One see decay.’

35 وَيَقُولُ دَاوُدُ فِي مَزْمُورٍ آخَرَ: لَنْ تَدَعَ وَحِيدَكَ الْقُدُّوسَ يَرَى فَسَاداً.

36 For when David had served God’s purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep. His body was buried with his fathers and saw decay.

36 وَقَدْ مَاتَ دَاوُدُ بَعْدَمَا خَدَمَ شَعْبَهُ فِي عَصْرِهِ وَفْقاً لِمَشِيئَةِ اللهِ، وَدُفِنَ فَلَحِقَ بِآبَائِهِ، وَنَالَ مِنْهُ الْفَسَادُ.

37 But the One whom God raised from the dead did not see decay.

37 أَمَّا الَّذِي أَقَامَهُ اللهُ فَلَمْ يَنَلْ مِنْهُ الْفَسَادُ قَطُّ.

38 Therefore let it be known to you, brothers, that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you.

38 فَاعْلَمُوا، أَيُّهَا الإِخْوَةُ، أَنَّهُ بِيَسُوعَ تُبَشَّرُونَ بِغُفْرَانِ الْخَطَايَا،

39 Through Him everyone who believes is justified from everything from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses.

39 وَأَنَّهُ بِهِ يَتَبَرَّرُ كُلُّ مَنْ يُؤْمِنُ مِنْ كُلِّ مَا عَجَزَتْ شَرِيعَةُ مُوسَى أَنْ تُبَرِّرَهُ مِنْهُ.

40 Watch out, then, that what was spoken by the prophets does not happen to you:

40 فَاحْذَرُوا لِئَلّا يَحُلَّ بِكُمْ مَا قِيلَ فِي كُتُبِ الأَنْبِيَاءِ:

41 ‘Look, you scoffers, wonder and perish! For I am doing a work in your days that you would never believe, even if someone told you.’”

41 انْظُرُوا أَيُّهَا الْمُتَهَاوِنُونَ، وَتَعَجَّبُوا وَاهْلِكُوا! فَإِنِّي أَعْمَلُ فِي أَيَّامِكُمْ عَمَلاً لَوْ حَدَّثَكُمْ بِهِ أَحَدٌ لَمَا صَدَّقْتُمْ!»

42 As Paul and Barnabas were leaving the synagogue, the people urged them to continue this message on the next Sabbath.

42 وَفِيمَا الْحَاضِرُونَ يَنْصَرِفُونَ، طَلَبُوا إِلَى بُولُسَ وَبَرْنَابَا أَنْ يَعُودَا فِي السَّبْتِ التَّالِي وَيُحَدِّثَاهُمْ بِهَذَا الأَمْرِ.

43 After the synagogue was dismissed, many of the Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who spoke to them and urged them to continue in the grace of God.

43 وَتَبِعَهُمَا بَعْدَ الاجْتِمَاعِ كَثِيرُونَ مِنَ الْيَهُودِ وَالْمُتَهَوِّدِينَ الْعَابِدِينَ، فَأَخَذَا يُكَلِّمَانِهِمْ وَيُشَجِّعَانِهِمْ عَلَى الثَّبَاتِ فِي نِعْمَةِ اللهِ.

44 On the following Sabbath, nearly the whole city gathered to hear the word of the Lord.

44 وَفِي السَّبْتِ التَّالِي اجْتَمَعَ أَهْلُ الْمَدِينَةِ كُلُّهُمْ تَقْرِيباً لِيَسْمَعُوا كَلِمَةَ اللهِ.

45 But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy, and they blasphemously contradicted what Paul was saying.

45 فَلَمَّا رَأَى الْيَهُودُ الْجُمُوعَ مَلأَتِ الْغَيْرَةُ صُدُورَهُمْ، وَأَخَذُوا يُعَارِضُونَ كَلامَ بُولُسَ مُجَدِّفِينَ.

46 Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: “It was necessary to speak the word of God to you first. But since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles.

46 فَخَاطَبَهُمْ بُولُسُ وَبَرْنَابَا بِجُرْأَةٍ قَائِلَيْنِ: «كَانَ يَجِبُ أَنْ نُبَلِّغَكُمْ أَنْتُمْ أَوَّلاً كَلِمَةَ اللهِ، وَلكِنَّكُمْ رَفَضْتُمُوهَا فَأَظْهَرْتُمْ أَنَّكُمْ لَا تَسْتَحِقُّونَ الْحَيَاةَ الأَبَدِيَّةَ. وَهَا نَحْنُ نَتَوَجَّهُ إِلَى غَيْرِ الْيَهُودِ!

47 For this is what the Lord has commanded us: ‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles, to bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’”

47 فَقَدْ أَوْصَانَا الرَّبُّ قَائِلاً: قَدْ جَعَلْتُكَ نُوراً لِلأُمَمِ، لِتَكُونَ سَبِيلَ خَلاصٍ إِلَى أَقْصَى الأَرْضِ!»

48 When the Gentiles heard this, they rejoiced and glorified the word of the Lord, and all who were appointed for eternal life believed.

48 فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ غَيْرُ الْيَهُودِ ذَلِكَ، فَرِحُوا جِدّاً، وَمَجَّدُوا كَلِمَةَ الرَّبِّ. وَآمَنَ جَمِيعُ مَنْ أَعَدَّهُمُ اللهُ لِلْحَيَاةِ الأَبَدِيَّةِ.

49 And the word of the Lord spread throughout that region.

49 وَهَكَذَا انْتَشَرَتْ كَلِمَةُ الرَّبِّ فِي الْمِنْطَقَةِ كُلِّهَا.

50 The Jews, however, incited the religious women of prominence and the leading men of the city. They stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas and drove them out of their district.

50 وَلَكِنَّ الْيَهُودَ حَرَّضُوا النِّسَاءَ النَّبِيلاتِ وَالْمُتَعَبِّدَاتِ وَوُجَهَاءَ الْمَدِينَةِ، وَأَثَارُوا الاضْطِهَادَ عَلَى بُولُسَ وَبَرْنَابَا، حَتَّى طَرَدُوهُمَا مِنْ بَلَدِهِمْ،

51 So they shook the dust off their feet in protest against them and went to Iconium.

51 فَنَفَضَا عَلَيْهِمْ غُبَارَ أَقْدَامِهِمَا وَتَوجَّهَا إِلَى مَدِينَةِ إِيْقُونِيَةَ.

52 And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.

52 أَمَّا التَّلامِيذُ، فَقَدِ امْتَلأُوا مِنَ الْفَرَحِ وَمِنَ الرُّوحِ الْقُدُسِ.