Acts 18

1 After this, Paul left Athens and went to Corinth.

1 بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ تَرَكَ بُولُسُ أَثِينَا، وَسَافَرَ إِلى مَدِينَةِ كُورِنْثُوسَ.

2 There he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla because Claudius had ordered all the Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to visit them,

2 فَالْتَقَى هُنَاكَ بِيَهُودِيٍّ اسْمُهُ أَكِيلا، مِنْ مَوَالِيدِ بُنْطُسَ، كَانَ قَدْ جَاءَ حَدِيثاً مَعَ زَوْجَتِهِ بِرِيسْكِلا مِنْ إِيْطَالِيَةَ، لأَنَّ الْقَيْصَرَ كُلُودِيُوسَ أَمَرَ بِطَرْدِ الْيَهُودِ مِنْ رُومَا، فَقَصَدَ بُولُسُ إِلَيْهِمَا.

3 and he stayed and worked with them because they were tentmakers by trade, just as he was.

3 وَإِذْ كَانَ مِنْ أَهْلِ مِهْنَتِهِمَا، وَهِيَ صِنَاعَةُ الْخِيَامِ، أَقَامَ عِنْدَهُمَا وَكَانَ يَشْتَغِلُ مَعَهُمَا.

4 Every Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade Jews and Greeks alike.

4 وَكَانَ فِي كُلِّ سَبْتٍ يُنَاقِشُ الْحَاضِرِينَ فِي الْمَجْمَعِ لإِقْنَاعِ الْيَهُودِ وَالْيُونَانِيِّينَ.

5 And when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself fully to the word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ.

5 وَلَمَّا وَصَلَ سِيلا وَتِيمُوثَاوُسُ مِنْ مُقَاطَعَةِ مَقِدُونِيَّةَ، تَفَرَّغَ بُولُسُ تَمَاماً لِلتَّبْشِيرِ، شَاهِداً لِلْيَهُودِ أَنَّ يَسُوعَ هُوَ الْمَسِيحُ.

6 But when they opposed and insulted him, he shook out his garments and told them, “Your blood be on your own heads! I am innocent of it. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.”

6 وَلَكِنَّهُمْ عَارَضُوا شَهَادَتَهُ وَأَخَذُوا يَشْتِمُونَ. فَمَا كَانَ مِنْهُ إِلّا أَنْ نَفَضَ ثَوْبَهُ وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «دَمُكُمْ عَلَى رُؤُوسِكُمْ. أَنَا بَرِيءٌ! وَمُنْذُ الآنَ أَتَوَجَّهُ لِتَبْشِيرِ غَيْرِ الْيَهُودِ».

7 So Paul left the synagogue and went next door to the house of Titus Justus, a worshiper of God.

7 ثُمَّ تَرَكَ بُولُسُ مَكَانَ إِقَامَتِهِ، وَنَزَلَ ضَيْفاً بِبَيْتِ رَجُلٍ غَيْرِ يَهُودِيٍّ يَتَعَبَّدُ لِلهِ، اسْمُهُ تِيطُسُ يُوسْتُسُ، كَانَ بَيْتُهُ مُلاصِقاً لِلْمَجْمَعِ.

8 Crispus, the synagogue leader, and his whole household believed in the Lord. And many of the Corinthians who heard the message believed and were baptized.

8 فَآمَنَ كِرِيسْبُسُ رَئِيسُ الْمَجْمَعِ بِالرَّبِّ، هُوَ وَأَهْلُ بَيْتِهِ جَمِيعاً. وَسَمِعَ كَثِيرُونَ مِنْ أَهْلِ كُورِنْثُوسَ تَبْشِيرَ بُولُسَ، فَآمَنُوا وَتَعَمَّدُوا.

9 One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: “Do not be afraid; keep on speaking; do not be silent.

9 وَذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ رَأَى بُولُسُ الرَّبَّ فِي رُؤْيَا يَقُولُ لَهُ: «لا تَخَفْ، بَلْ تَكَلَّمْ وَلا تَسْكُتْ،

10 For I am with you and no one will lay a hand on you, because I have many people in this city.”

10 فَأَنَا مَعَكَ، وَلَنْ يَقْدِرَ أَحَدٌ أَنْ يُؤْذِيَكَ، لأَنَّ لِي شَعْباً كَثِيراً فِي هَذِهِ الْمَدِينَةِ».

11 So Paul stayed for a year and a half, teaching the word of God among the Corinthians.

11 فَبَقِيَ بُولُسُ فِي كُورِنْثُوسَ سَنَةً وَسِتَّةَ أَشْهُرٍ يُعَلِّمُ النَّاسَ كَلِمَةَ اللهِ.

12 While Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews coordinated an attack on Paul and brought him before the judgment seat.

12 وَلَمَّا كَانَ الْحَاكِمُ الرُّومَانِيُّ غَالِيُونُ يَتَوَلَّى الْحُكْمَ عَلَى بِلادِ أَخَائِيَةَ، تَجَمَّعَ الْيَهُودُ ضِدَّ بُولُسَ بِرَأْيٍ وَاحِدٍ، وَسَاقُوهُ إِلَى الْمَحْكَمَةِ،

13 “This man is persuading the people to worship God in ways contrary to the law,” they said.

13 وَاشْتَكَوْا عَلَيْهِ قَائِلِينَ: «هَذَا الرَّجُلُ يُحَاوِلُ إِقْنَاعَ النَّاسِ بِأَنْ يَعْبُدُوا اللهَ بِطَرِيقَةٍ تُخَالِفُ شَرِيعَتَنَا».

14 But just as Paul was about to speak, Gallio told the Jews, “If this matter involved a wrongdoing or vicious crime, O Jews, it would be reasonable for me to hear your complaint.

14 وَكَادَ بُولُسُ أَنْ يَبْدَأَ دِفَاعَهُ لَوْلا أَنَّ غَالِيُونَ قَالَ لِلْيَهُودِ: «أَيُّهَا الْيَهُودُ، لَوْ كَانَتِ الْقَضِيَّةُ جَرِيمَةً أَوْ ذَنْباً، لَكُنْتُ أَحْتَمِلُكُمْ كَمَا يَقْضِي الْعَدْلُ.

15 But since it is a dispute about words and names and your own law, settle it yourselves. I refuse to be a judge of such things.”

15 وَلَكِنْ مَادَامَتِ الْقَضِيَّةُ جَدَلاً فِي أَلْفَاظٍ وَأَسْمَاءَ وَفِي شَرِيعَتِكُمْ، فَعَلَيْكُمْ أَنْ تُعَالِجُوهَا بِأَنْفُسِكُمْ. أَنَا لَا أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَحْكُمَ فِي هَذِهِ الْقَضَايَا!»

16 And he drove them away from the judgment seat.

16 ثُمَّ طَرَدَهُمْ مِنَ الْمَحْكَمَةِ،

17 At this, the crowd seized Sosthenes the synagogue leader and beat him in front of the judgment seat. But none of this was of concern to Gallio.

17 فَأَخَذُوا سُوسْتَانِيسَ رَئِيسَ الْمَجْمَعِ وَضَرَبُوهُ أَمَامَ الْمَحْكَمَةِ، وَلَكِنَّ غَالِيُونَ لَمْ يَهُمَّهُ شَيْءٌ مِنْ ذَلِكَ!

18 Paul remained in Corinth for quite some time before saying goodbye to the brothers. He had his head shaved in Cenchrea to keep a vow he had made, and then he sailed for Syria, accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila.

18 وَبَقِيَ بُولُسُ فِي كُورِنْثُوسَ فَتْرَةً طَوِيلَةً، ثُمَّ وَدَّعَ الإِخْوَةَ وَسَافَرَ بَحْراً مُتَّجِهاً إِلَى سُورِيَّةَ وَمَعَهُ بِرِيسْكِلا وَأَكِيلا، بَعْدَمَا حَلَقَ رَأْسَهُ فِي مَدِينَةِ كَنْخِرِيَا، إِذْ كَانَ عَلَيْهِ نَذْرٌ.

19 When they reached Ephesus, Paul left Priscilla and Aquila. He himself went into the synagogue there and reasoned with the Jews.

19 فَلَمَّا وَصَلُوا إِلَى أَفَسُسَ تَرَكَهُمَا بُولُسُ فِيهَا، وَدَخَلَ مَجْمَعَ الْيَهُودِ وَخَطَبَ فِيهِمْ.

20 When they asked him to stay for a while longer, he declined.

20 فَطَلَبُوا مِنْهُ أَنْ يَقْضِيَ عِنْدَهُمْ فَتْرَةً أَطْوَلَ، فَلَمْ يَقْبَلْ،

21 But as he left, he said, “I will come back to you if God is willing.” And he set sail from Ephesus.

21 وَوَدَّعَهُمْ قَائِلاً: «سَأَعُودُ إِلَيْكُمْ إِنْ شَاءَ اللهُ!» ثُمَّ سَافَرَ بَحْراً مِنْ أَفَسُسَ،

22 When Paul had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the church at Jerusalem. Then he went down to Antioch.

22 وَنَزَلَ فِي مِينَاءِ قَيْصَرِيَّةَ فَصَعِدَ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى الْكَنِيسَةِ، ثُمَّ نَزَلَ إِلَى مَدِينَةِ أَنْطَاكِيَةَ،

23 After Paul had spent some time in Antioch, he traveled from place to place throughout the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.

23 فَأَمْضَى فِيهَا بَعْضَ الْوَقْتِ. ثُمَّ طَافَ مُقَاطَعَتَيْ غَلاطِيَّةَ وَفِرِيجِيَّةَ مُنْتَقِلاً مِنْ بَلْدَةٍ إِلَى أُخْرَى وَهُوَ يُشَدِّدُ عَزِيمَةَ التَّلامِيذِ جَمِيعاً.

24 Meanwhile a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus. He was an eloquent man, well versed in the Scriptures.

24 وَجَاءَ إِلَى أَفَسُسَ يَهُودِيٌّ اسْمُهُ أَبُلُّوسُ، إِسْكَنْدَرِيُّ الْمَوْلِدِ، فَصِيحُ اللِّسَانِ، خَبِيرٌ فِي الْكِتَابِ.

25 He had been instructed in the way of the Lord and was fervent in spirit. He spoke and taught accurately about Jesus, though he knew only the baptism of John.

25 كَانَ قَدْ تَلَقَّنَ طَرِيقَ الرَّبِّ. فَبَدَأَ يَخْطُبُ بِحَمَاسَةٍ شَدِيدَةٍ، وَيُعَلِّمُ الْحَقَائِقَ الْمُخْتَصَّةَ بِيَسُوعَ تَعْلِيماً صَحِيحاً. وَمَعَ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ يَعْرِفُ سِوَى مَعْمُودِيَّةِ يُوحَنَّا،

26 And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue. When Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the way of God more accurately.

26 فَقَدْ أَخَذَ يَتَكَلَّمُ فِي الْمَجْمَعِ بِجُرْأَةٍ. فَسَمِعَهُ أَكِيلا وَبِرِيسْكِلا، فَأَخَذَاهُ إِلَيْهِمَا وَأَوْضَحَا لَهُ طَرِيقَ اللهِ بِأَكْثَرِ دِقَّةٍ.

27 When Apollos resolved to cross over to Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples there to welcome him. On his arrival, he was a great help to those who by grace had believed.

27 وَقَرَّرَ أَبُلُّوسُ أَنْ يُسَافِرَ إِلَى بِلادِ أَخَائِيَةَ فَشَجَّعَهُ الإِخْوَةُ وَكَتَبُوا إِلَى التَّلامِيذِ هُنَاكَ أَنْ يُرَحِّبُوا بِهِ. وَلَمَّا وَصَلَ إِلَى هُنَاكَ أَعَانَ الَّذِينَ كَانُوا قَدْ آمَنُوا إِعَانَةً كُبْرَى بِمَا لَهُ مِنَ النِّعْمَةِ:

28 For he powerfully refuted the Jews in public debate, proving from the Scriptures that Jesus is the Christ.

28 فَقَدْ كَانَ جَرِيئاً فِي مُجَادَلاتِهِ الْعَلَنِيَّةِ مَعَ الْيَهُودِ، وَكَانَ يُفْحِمُهُمْ مُسْتَنِداً إِلَى الْكِتَابِ فَيُثْبِتُ أَنَّ يَسُوعَ هُوَ الْمَسِيحُ.