Acts 18

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

1 وَبَعْدَ هَذَا مَضَى بُولُسُ مِنْ أَثِينَا وَجَاءَ إِلَى 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 فَوَجَدَ يَهُودِيًّا ٱسْمُهُ أَكِيلَا، بُنْطِيَّ ٱلْجِنْسِ، كَانَ قَدْ جَاءَ حَدِيثًا مِنْ إِيطَالِيَةَ، وَبِرِيسْكِلَّا ٱمْرَأَتَهُ، لِأَنَّ كُلُودِيُوسَ كَانَ قَدْ أَمَرَ أَنْ يَمْضِيَ جَمِيعُ ٱلْيَهُودِ مِنْ رُومِيَةَ، فَجَاءَ إِلَيْهِمَا.

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

3 وَلِكَوْنِهِ مِنْ صِنَاعَتِهِمَا أَقَامَ عِنْدَهُمَا وَكَانَ يَعْمَلُ، لِأَنَّهُمَا كَانَا فِي صِنَاعَتِهِمَا خِيَامِيَّيْنِ.

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

4 وَكَانَ يُحَاجُّ فِي ٱلْمَجْمَعِ كُلَّ سَبْتٍ وَيُقْنِعُ يَهُودًا وَيُونَانِيِّينَ.

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 ٱنْحَدَرَ سِيلَا وَتِيمُوثَاوُسُ مِنْ مَكِدُونِيَّةَ، كَانَ بُولُسُ مُنْحَصِرًا بِٱلرُّوحِ وَهُوَ يَشْهَدُ لِلْيَهُودِ بِٱلْمَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ.

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 وَإِذْ كَانُوا يُقَاوِمُونَ وَيُجَدِّفُونَ نَفَضَ ثِيَابَهُ وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «دَمُكُمْ عَلَى رُؤُوسِكُمْ! أَنَا بَرِيءٌ. مِنَ ٱلْآنَ أَذْهَبُ إِلَى ٱلْأُمَمِ».

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

7 فَٱنْتَقَلَ مِنْ هُنَاكَ وَجَاءَ إِلَى بَيْتِ رَجُلٍ ٱسْمُهُ يُوسْتُسُ، كَانَ مُتَعَبِّدًا لِلهِ، وَكَانَ بَيْتُهُ مُلَاصِقًا 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 وَكِرِيسْبُسُ رَئِيسُ ٱلْمَجْمَعِ آمَنَ بِٱلرَّبِّ مَعَ جَمِيعِ بَيْتِهِ، وَكَثِيرُونَ مِنَ ٱلْكُورِنْثِيِّينَ إِذْ سَمِعُوا آمَنُوا وَٱعْتَمَدُوا.

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

9 فَقَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ لِبُولُسَ بِرُؤْيَا فيِ ٱللَّيْلِ: «لَا تَخَفْ، بَلْ تَكَلَّمْ وَلَا 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 لِأَنِّي أَنَا مَعَكَ، وَلَا يَقَعُ بِكَ أَحَدٌ لِيُؤْذِيَكَ، لِأَنَّ لِي شَعْبًا كَثِيرًا فِي هَذِهِ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ».

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

11 فَأَقَامَ سَنَةً وَسِتَّةَ أَشْهُرٍ يُعَلِّمُ بَيْنَهُمْ بِكَلِمَةِ ٱللهِ.

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

12 وَلَمَّا كَانَ غَالِيُونُ يَتَوَلَّى أَخَائِيَةَ، قَامَ ٱلْيَهُودُ بِنَفْسٍ وَاحِدَةٍ عَلَى بُولُسَ، وَأَتَوْا بِهِ إِلَى كُرْسِيِّ ٱلْوِلَايَةِ

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

13 قَائِلِينَ: «إِنَّ هَذَا يَسْتَمِيلُ ٱلنَّاسَ أَنْ يَعْبُدُوا ٱللهَ بِخِلَافِ ٱلنَّامُوسِ».

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 وَإِذْ كَانَ بُولُسُ مُزْمِعًا أَنْ يَفْتَحَ فَاهُ قَالَ غَالِيُونُ لِلْيَهُودِ: «لَوْ كَانَ ظُلْمًا أَوْ خُبْثًا رَدِيًّا أَيُّهَا ٱلْيَهُودُ، لَكُنْتُ بِٱلْحَقِّ قَدِ ٱحْتَمَلْتُكُمْ.

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 إِذَا كَانَ مَسْأَلَةً عَنْ كَلِمَةٍ، وَأَسْمَاءٍ، وَنَامُوسِكُمْ، فَتُبْصِرُونَ أَنْتُمْ. لِأَنِّي لَسْتُ أَشَاءُ أَنْ أَكُونَ قَاضِيًا لِهَذِهِ ٱلْأُمُورِ».

16 And he drove them away from the judgment seat.

16 فَطَرَدَهُمْ مِنَ ٱلْكُرْسِيِّ.

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 فَأَخَذَ جَمِيعُ ٱلْيُونَانِيِّينَ سُوسْتَانِيسَ رَئِيسَ ٱلْمَجْمَعِ، وَضَرَبُوهُ قُدَّامَ ٱلْكُرْسِيِّ، وَلَمْ يَهُمَّ غَالِيُونَ 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 وَأَمَّا بُولُسُ فَلَبِثَ أَيْضًا أَيَّامًا كَثِيرَةً، ثُمَّ وَدَّعَ ٱلْإِخْوَةَ وَسَافَرَ فِي ٱلْبَحْرِ إِلَى سُورِيَّةَ، وَمَعَهُ بِرِيسْكِلَّا وَأَكِيلَا، بَعْدَمَا حَلَقَ رَأْسَهُ فِي كَنْخَرِيَا لِأَنَّهُ 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 فَأَقْبَلَ إِلَى أَفَسُسَ وَتَرَكَهُمَا هُنَاكَ. وَأَمَّا هُوَ فَدَخَلَ ٱلْمَجْمَعَ وَحَاجَّ ٱلْيَهُودَ.

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

20 وَإِذْ كَانُوا يَطْلُبُونَ أَنْ يَمْكُثَ عِنْدَهُمْ زَمَانًا أَطْوَلَ لَمْ يُجِبْ.

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

21 بَلْ وَدَّعَهُمْ قَائِلًا: «يَنْبَغِي عَلَى كُلِّ حَالٍ أَنْ أَعْمَلَ ٱلْعِيدَ ٱلْقَادِمَ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ. وَلَكِنْ سَأَرْجِعُ إِلَيْكُمْ أَيْضًا إِنْ شَاءَ ٱللهُ». فَأَقْلَعَ 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 وَلَمَّا نَزَلَ فِي قَيْصَرِيَّةَ صَعِدَ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى ٱلْكَنِيسَةِ، ثُمَّ ٱنْحَدَرَ إِلَى 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 وَبَعْدَمَا صَرَفَ زَمَانًا خَرَجَ وَٱجْتَازَ بِٱلتَّتَابُعِ فِي كُورَةِ غَلَاطِيَّةَ وَفِرِيجِيَّةَ يُشَدِّدُ جَمِيعَ ٱلتَّلَامِيذِ.

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

24 ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ إِلَى أَفَسُسَ يَهُودِيٌّ ٱسْمُهُ أَبُلُّوسُ، إِسْكَنْدَرِيُّ ٱلْجِنْسِ، رَجُلٌ فَصِيحٌ مُقْتَدِرٌ فِي ٱلْكُتُبِ.

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 هَذَا خَبِيرًا فِي طَرِيقِ ٱلرَّبِّ. وَكَانَ وَهُوَ حَارٌّ بِٱلرُّوحِ يَتَكَلَّمُ وَيُعَلِّمُ بِتَدْقِيقٍ مَا يَخْتَصُّ بِٱلرَّبِّ. عَارِفًا مَعْمُودِيَّةَ يُوحَنَّا فَقَطْ.

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 وَٱبْتَدَأَ هَذَا يُجَاهِرُ فِي ٱلْمَجْمَعِ. فَلَمَّا سَمِعَهُ أَكِيلَا وَبِرِيسْكِلَّا أَخَذَاهُ إِلَيْهِمَا، وَشَرَحَا لَهُ طَرِيقَ ٱلرَّبِّ بِأَكْثَرِ تَدْقِيقٍ.

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 وَإِذْ كَانَ يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَجْتَازَ إِلَى أَخَائِيَةَ، كَتَبَ ٱلْإِخْوَةُ إِلَى ٱلتَّلَامِيذِ يَحُضُّونَهُمْ أَنْ يَقْبَلُوهُ. فَلَمَّا جَاءَ سَاعَدَ كَثِيرًا بِٱلنِّعْمَةِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَانُوا قَدْ آمَنُوا،

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

28 لِأَنَّهُ كَانَ بِٱشْتِدَادٍ يُفْحِمُ ٱلْيَهُودَ جَهْرًا، مُبَيِّنًا بِٱلْكُتُبِ أَنَّ يَسُوعَ هُوَ ٱلْمَسِيحُ.