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 أَنْطَاكِيَةَ فِي ٱلْكَنِيسَةِ هُنَاكَ أَنْبِيَاءُ وَمُعَلِّمُونَ: بَرْنَابَا، وَسِمْعَانُ ٱلَّذِي يُدْعَى نِيجَرَ، وَلُوكِيُوسُ ٱلْقَيْرَوَانِيُّ، وَمَنَايِنُ ٱلَّذِي تَرَبَّى مَعَ هِيرُودُسَ رَئِيسِ ٱلرُّبْعِ، 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 وَبَيْنَمَا هُمْ يَخْدِمُونَ ٱلرَّبَّ وَيَصُومُونَ، قَالَ ٱلرُّوحُ ٱلْقُدُسُ: «أَفْرِزُوا لِي بَرْنَابَا وَشَاوُلَ لِلْعَمَلِ ٱلَّذِي دَعَوْتُهُمَا إِلَيْهِ».

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

3 فَصَامُوا حِينَئِذٍ وَصَلُّوا وَوَضَعُوا عَلَيْهِمَا ٱلْأَيَادِيَ، ثُمَّ أَطْلَقُوهُمَا.

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

4 فَهَذَانِ إِذْ أُرْسِلَا مِنَ ٱلرُّوحِ ٱلْقُدُسِ ٱنْحَدَرَا إِلَى سَلُوكِيَةَ، وَمِنْ هُنَاكَ سَافَرَا فِي ٱلْبَحْرِ إِلَى قُبْرُسَ.

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 صَارَا فِي سَلَامِيسَ نَادَيَا بِكَلِمَةِ ٱللهِ فِي مَجَامِعِ ٱلْيَهُودِ. وَكَانَ مَعَهُمَا يُوحَنَّا خَادِمًا.

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

6 وَلَمَّا ٱجْتَازَا ٱلْجَزِيرَةَ إِلَى بَافُوسَ، وَجَدَا رَجُلًا سَاحِرًا نَبِيًّا كَذَّابًا يَهُودِيًّا ٱسْمُهُ 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 كَانَ مَعَ ٱلْوَالِي سَرْجِيُوسَ بُولُسَ، وَهُوَ رَجُلٌ فَهِيمٌ. فَهَذَا دَعَا بَرْنَابَا وَشَاوُلَ وَٱلْتَمَسَ أَنْ يَسْمَعَ كَلِمَةَ ٱللهِ.

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

8 فَقَاوَمَهُمَا عَلِيمٌ ٱلسَّاحِرُ، لِأَنْ هَكَذَا يُتَرْجَمُ ٱسْمُهُ، طَالِبًا أَنْ يُفْسِدَ ٱلْوَالِيَ عَنِ ٱلْإِيمَانِ.

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

9 وَأَمَّا شَاوُلُ، ٱلَّذِي هُوَ بُولُسُ أَيْضًا، فَٱمْتَلَأَ مِنَ ٱلرُّوحِ ٱلْقُدُسِ وَشَخَصَ إِلَيْهِ

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 وَقَالَ: «أَيُّهَا ٱلْمُمْتَلِئُ كُلَّ غِشٍّ وَكُلَّ خُبْثٍ! يَا ٱبْنَ إِبْلِيسَ! يَاعَدُوَّ كُلِّ بِرٍّ! أَلَا تَزَالُ تُفْسِدُ سُبُلَ ٱللهِ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمَةَ؟

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 فَٱلْآنَ هُوَذَا يَدُ ٱلرَّبِّ عَلَيْكَ، فَتَكُونُ أَعْمَى لَا تُبْصِرُ ٱلشَّمْسَ إِلَى حِينٍ». فَفِي ٱلْحَالِ سَقَطَ عَلَيْهِ ضَبَابٌ وَظُلْمَةٌ، فَجَعَلَ يَدُورُ مُلْتَمِسًا مَنْ يَقُودُهُ بِيَدِهِ.

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

12 فَٱلْوَالِي حِينَئِذٍ لَمَّا رَأَى مَا جَرَى، آمَنَ مُنْدَهِشًا مِنْ تَعْلِيمِ ٱلرَّبِّ.

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

13 ثُمَّ أَقْلَعَ مِنْ بَافُوسَ بُولُسُ وَمَنْ مَعَهُ وَأَتَوْا إِلَى بَرْجَةِ بَمْفِيلِيَّةَ. وَأَمَّا يُوحَنَّا فَفَارَقَهُمْ 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 وَأَمَّا هُمْ فَجَازُوا مِنْ بَرْجَةَ وَأَتَوْا إِلَى أَنْطَاكِيَةِ بِيسِيدِيَّةَ، وَدَخَلُوا ٱلْمَجْمَعَ يَوْمَ ٱلسَّبْتِ وَجَلَسُوا.

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 قِرَاءَةِ ٱلنَّامُوسِ وَٱلْأَنْبِيَاءِ، أَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِمْ رُؤَسَاءُ ٱلْمَجْمَعِ قَائِلِينَ: «أَيُّهَا ٱلرِّجَالُ ٱلْإِخْوَةُ، إِنْ كَانَتْ عِنْدَكُمْ كَلِمَةُ وَعْظٍ لِلشَّعْبِ فَقُولُوا».

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 فَقَامَ بُولُسُ وَأَشَارَ بِيَدِهِ وَقَالَ: «أَيُّهَا ٱلرِّجَالُ ٱلْإِسْرَائِيلِيُّونَ وَٱلَّذِينَ يَتَّقُونَ ٱللهَ، ٱسْمَعُوا!

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 إِلَهُ شَعْبِ إِسْرَائِيلَ هَذَا ٱخْتَارَ آبَاءَنَا، وَرَفَعَ ٱلشَّعْبَ فِي ٱلْغُرْبَةِ فِي أَرْضِ مِصْرَ، وَبِذِرَاعٍ مُرْتَفِعَةٍ أَخْرَجَهُمْ مِنْهَا.

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

18 وَنَحْوَ مُدَّةِ أَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً، ٱحْتَمَلَ عَوَائِدَهُمْ فِي ٱلْبَرِّيَّةِ.

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

19 ثُمَّ أَهْلَكَ سَبْعَ أُمَمٍ فِي أَرْضِ كَنْعَانَ وَقَسَمَ لَهُمْ أَرْضَهُمْ بِٱلْقُرْعَةِ.

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

20 وَبَعْدَ ذَلِكَ فِي نَحْوِ أَرْبَعَمِئَةٍ وَخَمْسِينَ سَنَةً أَعْطَاهُمْ قُضَاةً حَتَّى صَمُوئِيلَ ٱلنَّبِيِّ.

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 وَمِنْ ثَمَّ طَلَبُوا مَلِكًا، فَأَعْطَاهُمُ ٱللهُ شَاوُلَ بْنَ قَيْسٍ، رَجُلًا مِنْ سِبْطِ بِنْيَامِينَ، 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 وَأَقَامَ لَهُمْ دَاوُدَ مَلِكًا، ٱلَّذِي شَهِدَ لَهُ أَيْضًا، إِذْ قَالَ: وَجَدْتُ دَاوُدَ بْنَ يَسَّى رَجُلًا حَسَبَ قَلْبِي، ٱلَّذِي سَيَصْنَعُ كُلَّ مَشِيئَتِي.

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

23 مِنْ نَسْلِ هَذَا، حَسَبَ ٱلْوَعْدِ، أَقَامَ ٱللهُ لإِسْرَائِيلَ مُخَلِّصًا، يَسُوعَ.

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

24 إِذْ سَبَقَ يُوحَنَّا فَكَرَزَ قَبْلَ مَجِيئِهِ بِمَعْمُودِيَّةِ ٱلتَّوْبَةِ لِجَمِيعِ شَعْبِ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

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 صَارَ يُوحَنَّا يُكَمِّلُ سَعْيَهُ جَعَلَ يَقُولُ: مَنْ تَظُنُّونَ أَنِّي أَنَا؟ لَسْتُ أَنَا إِيَّاهُ، لَكِنْ هُوَذَا يَأْتِي بَعْدِي ٱلَّذِي لَسْتُ مُسْتَحِقًّا أَنْ أَحُلَّ حِذَاءَ قَدَمَيْهِ.

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 ٱلرِّجَالُ ٱلْإِخْوَةُ بَنِي جِنْسِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، وَٱلَّذِينَ بَيْنَكُمْ يَتَّقُونَ ٱللهَ، إِلَيْكُمْ أُرْسِلَتْ كَلِمَةُ هَذَا ٱلْخَلَاصِ.

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 لِأَنَّ ٱلسَّاكِنِينَ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ وَرُؤَسَاءَهُمْ لَمْ يَعْرِفُوا هَذَا. وَأَقْوَالُ ٱلْأَنْبِيَاءِ ٱلَّتِي تُقْرَأُ كُلَّ سَبْتٍ تَمَّمُوهَا، إِذْ حَكَمُوا عَلَيْهِ.

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

28 وَمَعْ أَنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَجِدُوا عِلَّةً وَاحِدَةً لِلْمَوْتِ طَلَبُوا مِنْ بِيلَاطُسَ أَنْ يُقْتَلَ.

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 وَلَمَّا تَمَّمُوا كُلَّ مَا كُتِبَ عَنْهُ، أَنْزَلُوهُ عَنِ ٱلْخَشَبَةِ وَوَضَعُوهُ فِي قَبْرٍ.

30 But God raised Him from the dead,

30 وَلَكِنَّ ٱللهَ أَقَامَهُ مِنَ ٱلْأَمْوَاتِ.

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 وَظَهَرَ أَيَّامًا كَثِيرَةً لِلَّذِينَ صَعِدُوا مَعَهُ مِنَ ٱلْجَلِيلِ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ، ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ شُهُودُهُ عِنْدَ ٱلشَّعْبِ.

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

32 وَنَحْنُ نُبَشِّرُكُمْ بِٱلْمَوْعِدِ ٱلَّذِي صَارَ لِآبَائِنَا،

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 إِنَّ ٱللهَ قَدْ أَكْمَلَ هَذَا لَنَا نَحْنُ أَوْلَادَهُمْ، إِذْ أَقَامَ يَسُوعَ كَمَا هُوَ مَكْتُوبٌ أَيْضًا فِي ٱلْمَزْمُورِ ٱلثَّانِي: أَنْتَ ٱبْنِي، أَنَا ٱلْيَوْمَ 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 إِنَّهُ أَقَامَهُ مِنَ ٱلْأَمْوَاتِ، غَيْرَ عَتِيدٍ أَنْ يَعُودَ أَيْضًا إِلَى فَسَادٍ، فَهَكَذَا قَالَ: إِنِّي سَأُعْطِيكُمْ مَرَاحِمَ دَاوُدَ ٱلصَّادِقَةَ.

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

35 وَلِذَلِكَ قَالَ أَيْضًا فِي مَزْمُورٍ آخَرَ: لَنْ تَدَعَ قُدُّوسَكَ يَرَى فَسَادًا.

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 لِأَنَّ دَاوُدَ بَعْدَ مَا خَدَمَ جِيلَهُ بِمَشُورَةِ ٱللهِ، رَقَدَ وَٱنْضَمَّ إِلَى آبَائِهِ، وَرَأَى فَسَادًا.

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

37 وَأَمَّا ٱلَّذِي أَقَامَهُ ٱللهُ فَلَمْ يَرَ فَسَادًا.

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

38 فَلْيَكُنْ مَعْلُومًا عِنْدَكُمْ أَيُّهَا ٱلرِّجَالُ ٱلْإِخْوَةُ، أَنَّهُ بِهَذَا يُنَادَى لَكُمْ بِغُفْرَانِ ٱلْخَطَايَا،

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

39 وَبِهَذَا يَتَبَرَّرُ كُلُّ مَنْ يُؤْمِنُ مِنْ كُلِّ مَا لَمْ تَقْدِرُوا أَنْ تَتَبَرَّرُوا مِنْهُ بِنَامُوسِ مُوسَى.

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

40 فَٱنْظُرُوا لِئَلَّا يَأْتِيَ عَلَيْكُمْ مَا قِيلَ فِي ٱلْأَنْبِيَاءِ:

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 اُنْظُرُوا أَيُّهَا ٱلْمُتَهَاوِنُونَ، وَتَعَجَّبُوا وَٱهْلِكُوا! لِأَنَّنِي عَمَلًا أَعْمَلُ فِي أَيَّامِكُمْ. عَمَلًا لَا تُصَدِّقُونَ إِنْ أَخْبَرَكُمْ أَحَدٌ بِهِ».

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

42 وَبَعْدَمَا خَرَجَ ٱلْيَهُودُ مِنَ ٱلْمَجْمَعِ جَعَلَ ٱلْأُمَمُ يَطْلُبُونَ إِلَيْهِمَا أَنْ يُكَلِّمَاهُمْ بِهَذَا ٱلْكَلَامِ فِي ٱلسَّبْتِ ٱلْقَادِمِ.

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 وَلَمَّا ٱنْفَضَّتِ ٱلْجَمَاعَةُ، تَبِعَ كَثِيرُونَ مِنَ ٱلْيَهُودِ وَٱلدُّخَلَاءِ ٱلْمُتَعَبِّدِينَ بُولُسَ وَبَرْنَابَا، ٱللَّذَيْنِ كَانَا يُكَلِّمَانِهِمْ وَيُقْنِعَانِهِمْ أَنْ يَثْبُتُوا فِي نِعْمَةِ ٱللهِ.

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

44 وَفِي ٱلسَّبْتِ ٱلتَّالِي ٱجْتَمَعَتْ كُلُّ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ تَقْرِيبًا لِتَسْمَعَ كَلِمَةَ ٱللهِ.

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

45 فَلَمَّا رَأَى ٱلْيَهُودُ ٱلْجُمُوعَ ٱمْتَلَأُوا غَيْرَةً، وَجَعَلُوا يُقَاوِمُونَ مَا قَالَهُ بُولُسُ مُنَاقِضِينَ وَمُجَدِّفِينَ.

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 فَجَاهَرَ بُولُسُ وَبَرْنَابَا وَقَالَا: «كَانَ يَجِبُ أَنْ تُكَلَّمُوا أَنْتُمْ أَوَّلًا بِكَلِمَةِ ٱللهِ، وَلَكِنْ إِذْ دَفَعْتُمُوهَا عَنْكُمْ، وَحَكَمْتُمْ أَنَّكُمْ غَيْرُ مُسْتَحِقِّينَ لِلْحَيَاةِ ٱلْأَبَدِيَّةِ، هُوَذَا نَتَوَجَّهُ إِلَى ٱلْأُمَمِ.

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 لِأَنْ هَكَذَا أَوْصَانَا ٱلرَّبُّ: قَدْ أَقَمْتُكَ نُورًا لِلْأُمَمِ، لِتَكُونَ أَنْتَ خَلَاصًا إِلَى أَقْصَى ٱلْأَرْضِ».

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 ٱلْأُمَمُ ذَلِكَ كَانُوا يَفْرَحُونَ وَيُمَجِّدُونَ كَلِمَةَ ٱلرَّبِّ. وَآمَنَ جَمِيعُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَانُوا مُعَيَّنِينَ لِلْحَيَاةِ ٱلْأَبَدِيَّةِ.

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

49 وَٱنْتَشَرَتْ كَلِمَةُ ٱلرَّبِّ فِي كُلِّ ٱلْكُورَةِ.

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 ٱلْيَهُودَ حَرَّكُوا ٱلنِّسَاءَ ٱلْمُتَعَبِّدَاتِ ٱلشَّرِيفَاتِ وَوُجُوهَ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ، وَأَثَارُوا ٱضْطِهَادًا عَلَى بُولُسَ وَبَرْنَابَا، وَأَخْرَجُوهُمَا مِنْ تُخُومِهِمْ.

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

51 أَمَّا هُمَا فَنَفَضَا غُبَارَ أَرْجُلِهِمَا عَلَيْهِمْ، وَأَتَيَا إِلَى إِيقُونِيَةَ.

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

52 وَأَمَّا ٱلتَّلَامِيذُ فَكَانُوا يَمْتَلِئُونَ مِنَ ٱلْفَرَحِ وَٱلرُّوحِ ٱلْقُدُسِ.