Acts 16

1 Paul came to Derbe and then to Lystra, where he found a disciple named Timothy, the son of a believing Jewish woman and a Greek father.

1 وَوَصَلَ بُولُسُ إِلَى دَرْبَةَ، ثُمَّ إِلَى لِسْتَرَةَ، وَكَانَ فِيهَا تِلْمِيذٌ اسْمُهُ تِيمُوثَاوُسُ، أُمُّهُ يَهُودِيَّةٌ كَانَتْ قَدْ آمَنَتْ بِالْمَسِيحِ، وَأَبُوهُ يُونَانِيٌّ.

2 The brothers in Lystra and Iconium spoke well of him.

2 وَكَانَ الإِخْوَةُ فِي لِسْتَرَةَ وَإِيقُونِيَّةَ يَشْهَدُونَ لِتِيمُوثَاوُسَ شَهَادَةً حَسَنَةً.

3 Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him, so he took him and circumcised him on account of the Jews in that area, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.

3 فَأَحَبَّ بُولُسُ أَنْ يَصْحَبَهُ فِي رِحْلَتِهِ. وَلأَنَّ يَهُودَ تِلْكَ الْمِنْطَقَةِ كَانُوا يَعْرِفُونَ أَنَّ أَبَاهُ يُونَانِيٌّ، فَقَدْ أَخَذَهُ بُولُسُ وَخَتَنَهُ.

4 As they went from town to town, they delivered the decisions handed down by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem for the people to obey.

4 وَأَخَذَ بُولُسُ وَرِفَاقُهُ يَنْتَقِلُونَ مِنْ مَدِينَةٍ إِلَى أُخْرَى، يُبَلِّغُونَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ التَّوْصِيَاتِ الَّتِي أَقَرَّهَا الرُّسُلُ وَالشُّيُوخُ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، لِكَيْ يَعْمَلُوا بِها.

5 So the churches were strengthened in the faith and grew daily in numbers.

5 فَكَانَتِ الْكَنَائِسُ تَتَقَوَّى فِي الإِيمَانِ، وَيَزْدَادُ عَدَدُهَا يَوْماً بَعْدَ يَوْمٍ.

6 After the Holy Spirit had prevented them from speaking the word in the province of Asia, they traveled through the region of Phrygia and Galatia.

6 وَمَنَعَهُمُ الرُّوحُ الْقُدُسُ مِنَ التَّبْشِيرِ فِي مُقَاطَعَةِ آسِيَّا، فَسَافَرُوا فِي مُقَاطَعَتَيْ فِرِيجِيَّةَ وَغَلاطِيَّةَ.

7 And when they came to the border of Mysia, they tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not permit them.

7 وَلَمَّا وَصَلُوا حُدُودَ مُقَاطَعَةِ مِيسِيَّا، اتَّجَهُوا نَحْوَ مُقَاطَعَةِ بِيثِينِيَّةَ، وَلَكِنَّ رُوحَ يَسُوعَ لَمْ يَسْمَحْ لَهُمْ بِالدُّخُولِ إِلَيْهَا،

8 So they passed by Mysia and went down to Troas.

8 فَتَوَجَّهُوا إِلَى مَدِينَةِ تَرُوَاسَ مُرُوراً بِمِيسِيَّا.

9 During the night, Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and pleading with him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.”

9 وَفِي تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةِ رَأَى بُولُسُ فِي رُؤْيَا رَجُلاً مِنْ أَهْلِ مَقِدُونِيَّةَ يَتَوَسَّلُ إِلَيْهِ وَيَقُولُ: «اعْبُرْ إِلَى مَقِدُونِيَّةَ وَأَنْجِدْنَا!»

10 As soon as Paul had seen the vision, we got ready to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.

10 عِنْدَئِذٍ تَأَكَّدْنَا أَنَّ الرَّبَّ دَعَانَا لِلتَّبْشِيرِ فِي مَقِدُونِيَّةَ. فَاتَّجَهْنَا إِلَيْهَا فِي الْحَالِ.

11 We sailed from Troas straight to Samothrace, and the following day on to Neapolis.

11 فَأَبْحَرْنَا مِنْ مِينَاءِ تَرُوَاسَ إِلَى جَزِيرَةِ سَامُوثْرَاكِي. وَفِي الْيَوْمِ التَّالِي تَابَعْنَا السَّفَرَ إِلَى مِينَاءِ نِيَابُولِيسَ،

12 From there we went to the Roman colony of Philippi, the leading city of that district of Macedonia. And we stayed there several days.

12 وَمِنْهَا إِلَى مَدِينَةِ فِيلِبِّي، وَهِيَ كُبْرَى مُدُنِ مُقَاطَعَةِ مَقِدُونِيَّةَ، وَمُسْتَعْمَرَةٌ لِلرُّومَانِ. فَبَقِينَا فِيهَا بِضْعَةَ أَيَّامٍ.

13 On the Sabbath we went outside the city gate along the river, where it was customary to find a place of prayer. After sitting down, we spoke to the women who had gathered there.

13 وَفِي يَوْمِ السَّبْتِ ذَهَبْنَا إِلَى ضَفَّةِ نَهْرٍ فِي إِحْدَى ضَوَاحِي الْمَدِينَةِ حَيْثُ جَرَتِ الْعَادَةُ أَنْ تُقَامَ الصَّلاةُ. فَجَلَسْنَا نُكَلِّمُ النِّسَاءَ الْمُجْتَمِعَاتِ،

14 Among those listening was a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message.

14 وَمِنْ بَيْنِهِنَّ تَاجِرَةُ أُرْجُوَانٍ مِنْ مَدِينَةِ ثِيَاتِيرَا، مُتَعَبِّدَةٌ لِلهِ، اسْمُهَا لِيدِيَّةُ، كَانَتْ تَسْمَعُ فَفَتَحَ اللهُ قَلْبَهَا لِتَقْبَلَ كَلامَ بُولُسَ.

15 And when she and her household had been baptized, she urged us, “If you consider me a believer in the Lord, come and stay at my house.” And she persuaded us.

15 فَلَمَّا تَعَمَّدَتْ هِيَ وَأَهْلُ بَيْتِهَا، دَعَتْنَا بِإِلْحَاحٍ لِقُبُولِ ضِيَافَتِهَا قَائِلَةً: «إِنْ كُنْتُمْ قَدْ حَكَمْتُمْ أَنِّي مُؤْمِنَةٌ بِالرَّبِّ، فَانْزِلُوا ضُيُوفاً بِبَيْتِي». فَاضْطَرَّتْنَا إِلَى قُبُولِ دَعْوَتِهَا.

16 One day as we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl with a spirit of divination, who earned a large income for her masters by fortune-telling.

16 وَذَاتَ يَوْمٍ كُنَّا ذَاهِبِينَ إِلَى الصَّلاةِ، فَالْتَقَتْ بِنَا خَادِمَةٌ يَسْكُنُهَا رُوحُ عِرَافَةٍ، كَانَتْ تُكْسِبُ سَادَتَهَا رِبْحاً كَثِيراً مِنْ عِرَافَتِهَا،

17 This girl followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who are proclaiming to you the way of salvation!”

17 فَأَخَذَتْ تَسِيرُ وَرَاءَ بُولُسَ وَوَرَاءَنَا صَارِخَةً: «هَؤُلاءِ النَّاسُ هُمْ عَبِيدُ اللهِ الْعَلِيِّ، يُعْلِنُونَ لَكُمْ طَرِيقَ الْخَلاصِ».

18 She continued this for many days. Eventually Paul grew so aggravated that he turned and said to the spirit, “In the name of Jesus Christ I command you to come out of her!” And the spirit left her at that very moment.

18 وَظَلَّتْ تَفْعَلُ هَذَا أَيَّاماً كَثِيرَةً، حَتَّى تَضَايَقَ بُولُسُ كَثِيراً، فَالْتَفَتَ وَقَالَ لِلرُّوحِ الَّذِي فِيهَا: «بِاسْمِ يَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحِ، آمُرُكَ أَنْ تَخْرُجَ مِنْهَا!» فَخَرَجَ حَالاً.

19 When the girl’s owners saw that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities in the marketplace.

19 وَلَمَّا رَأَى سَادَتُهَا أَنَّ مَوْرِدَ رِزْقِهِمْ قَدِ انْقَطَعَ، قَبَضُوا عَلَى بُولُسَ وَسِيلا، وَجَرُّوهُمَا إِلَى سَاحَةِ الْمَدِينَةِ لِلْمُحَاكَمَةِ،

20 They brought them to the magistrates and said, “These men are Jews and are throwing our city into turmoil

20 وَقَدَّمُوهُمَا إِلَى الْحُكَّامِ قَائِلِينَ: «هَذَانِ الرَّجُلانِ يُثِيرَانِ الْفَوْضَى فِي الْمَدِينَةِ؛ فَهُمَا يَهُودِيَّانِ

21 by promoting customs that are unlawful for us Romans to adopt or practice.”

21 يُنَادِيَانِ بِتَقَالِيدَ لَا يَجُوزُ لَنَا نَحْنُ الرُّومَانِيِّينَ أَنْ نَقْبَلَهَا أَوْ نَعْمَلَ بِها!»

22 The crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas, and the magistrates ordered that they be stripped and beaten with rods.

22 فَثَارَ الْجَمْعُ عَلَيْهِمَا، وَمَزَّقَ الْحُكَّامُ ثِيَابَهُمَا وَأَمَرُوا بِجَلْدِهِمَا،

23 And after striking them with many blows, they threw them into prison and ordered the jailer to guard them securely.

23 فَجَلَدُوهُمَا كَثِيراً وَأَلْقَوْهُمَا فِي السِّجْنِ، وَأَمَرُوا ضَابِطَ السِّجْنِ بِتَشْدِيدِ الْحِرَاسَةِ عَلَيْهِمَا.

24 On receiving this order, he placed them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.

24 وَنَفَّذَ ضَابِطُ السِّجْنِ هَذَا الأَمْرَ الْمُشَدَّدَ. فَزَجَّ بِهِمَا فِي السِّجْنِ الدَّاخِلِيِّ، وَأَدْخَلَ أَرْجُلَهُمَا فِي مِقْطَرَةٍ خَشَبِيَّةٍ.

25 About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.

25 وَنَحْوَ مُنْتَصَفِ اللَّيْلِ كَانَ بُولُسُ وَسِيلا يُصَلِّيَانِ وَيُسَبِّحَانِ اللهَ، وَالْمَسْجُونُونَ يَسْمَعُونَهُمَا،

26 Suddenly a strong earthquake shook the foundations of the prison. At once all the doors flew open and everyone’s chains came loose.

26 وَفَجْأَةً حَدَثَ زِلْزَالٌ شَدِيدٌ هَزَّ أَرْكَانَ السِّجْنِ، فَانْفَتَحَتْ جَمِيعُ أَبْوَابِهِ حَالاً، وَسَقَطَتْ قُيُودُ السُّجَنَاءِ كُلِّهِمْ.

27 When the jailer woke up and saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, presuming that the prisoners had escaped.

27 وَأَيْقَظَ الزِّلْزَالُ ضَابِطَ السِّجْنِ. فَلَمَّا رَأَى الأَبْوَابَ مَفْتُوحَةً ظَنَّ أَنَّ السُّجَنَاءَ هَرَبُوا، فَاسْتَلَّ سَيْفَهُ لِيَقْتُلَ نَفْسَهُ،

28 But Paul called out in a loud voice, “Do not harm yourself! We are all here!”

28 وَلَكِنَّ بُولُسَ صَاحَ بِهِ بِأَعْلَى صَوْتِهِ: «لا تَمَسَّ نَفْسَكَ بِسُوءٍ، فَنَحْنُ جَمِيعاً هُنَا!»

29 Calling for lights, the jailer rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas.

29 فَطَلَبَ ضَوْءاً، وَانْدَفَعَ إِلَى الدَّاخِلِ وَهُوَ يَرْتَجِفُ خَوْفاً، وَارْتَمَى أَمَامَ بُولُسَ وَسِيلا،

30 Then he brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”

30 ثُمَّ أَخْرَجَهُمَا خَارِجاً وَسَأَلَهُمَا: «يَا سَيِّدَيَّ، مَاذَا يَنْبَغِي أَنْ أَفْعَلَ لِكَيْ أَخْلُصَ؟»

31 They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, you and your household.”

31 فَأَجَابَاهُ: «آمِنْ بِالرَّبِّ يَسُوعَ فَتَخْلُصَ أَنْتَ وَأَهْلُ بَيْتِكَ!»

32 Then Paul and Silas spoke the word of the Lord to him and to everyone in his house.

32 ثُمَّ بَشَّرَاهُ وَأَهْلَ بَيْتِهِ جَمِيعاً بِكَلِمَةِ الرَّبِّ.

33 At that hour of the night, the jailer took them and washed their wounds. And without delay, he and all his household were baptized.

33 فَأَخَذَهُمَا فِي تِلْكَ السَّاعَةِ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ وَغَسَّلَ جِرَاحَهُمَا وَاعْتَمَدَ حَالاً هُوَ وَأَهْلُ بَيْتِهِ جَمِيعاً.

34 Then he brought them into his home and set a meal before them. So he and all his household rejoiced that they had come to believe in God.

34 ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ بِهِمَا إِلَى بَيْتِهِ وَبَسَطَ لَهُمَا مَائِدَةً. وَابْتَهَجَ مَعَ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ جَمِيعاً، إِذْ كَانَ قَدْ آمَنَ بِاللهِ.

35 When daylight came, the magistrates sent their officers with the order: “Release those men.”

35 وَلَمَّا طَلَعَ الصَّبَاحُ أَرْسَلَ الْحُكَّامُ بَعْضَ رِجَالِ الشُّرْطَةِ لِيُبْلِغُوا ضَابِطَ السِّجْنِ أَمْرَ الإِفْرَاجِ عَنْ بُولُسَ وَسِيلا.

36 The jailer informed Paul: “The magistrates have sent orders to release you. Now you may go on your way in peace.”

36 فَأَخْبَرَ الضَّابِطُ بُولُسَ بِالأَمْرِ، قَائِلاً: «أَرْسَلَ الْحُكَّامُ أَمْراً بِالإِفْرَاجِ عَنْكُمَا فَاخْرُجَا الآنَ وَاذْهَبَا بِسَلامٍ!»

37 But Paul said to the officers, “They beat us publicly without a trial and threw us into prison, even though we are Roman citizens. And now do they want to send us away secretly? Absolutely not! Let them come themselves and escort us out!”

37 فَاحْتَجَّ بَولُسُ قَائِلاً: «جَلَدُونَا أَمَامَ النَّاسِ بِغَيْرِ مُحَاكَمَةٍ، مَعَ أَنَّنَا نَحْمِلُ الْجِنْسِيَّةَ الرُّومَانِيَّةَ، وَزَجُّوا بِنَا فِي السِّجْنِ. فَكَيْفَ يُطْلِقُونَ سَرَاحَنَا الآنَ سِرّاً! كَلَّا! بَلْ لِيَأْتُوا هُمْ وَيُطْلِقُوا سَرَاحَنَا!»

38 So the officers relayed this message to the magistrates, who were alarmed to hear that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens.

38 وَأَخْبَرَ رِجَالُ الشُّرْطَةِ الْحُكَّامَ بِهَذَا الاعْتِرَاضِ، فَخَافُوا حِينَ عَلِمُوا أَنَّهُمَا رُومَانِيَّانِ،

39 They came to appease them and led them out, requesting that they leave the city.

39 فَجَاءُوا يَعْتَذِرُونَ إِلَيْهِمَا، وأَطْلَقُوهُمَا طَالِبِينَ إِلَيْهِمَا أَنْ يُغَادِرَا الْمَدِينَةَ.

40 After Paul and Silas came out of the prison, they went to Lydia’s house to see the brothers and encourage them. Then they left the city.

40 فَخَرَجَ بُولُسُ وَسِيلا مِنَ السِّجْنِ وَتَوَجَّهَا إِلَى بَيْتِ لِيدِيَّةَ، حَيْثُ قَابَلا الإِخْوَةَ وَشَجَّعَاهُمْ، ثُمَّ غَادَرَا الْمَدِينَةَ.