Acts 20

1 When the uproar had ended, Paul sent for the disciples. And after encouraging them, he said goodbye to them and left for Macedonia.

1 بَعْدَمَا انْتَهَى الاضْطِرَابُ، دَعَا بُولُسُ التَّلامِيذَ وَشَجَّعَهُمْ، ثُمَّ وَدَّعَهُمْ وَسَافَرَ إِلَى مُقَاطَعَةِ مَقِدُونِيَّةَ،

2 After traveling through that area and speaking many words of encouragement, he arrived in Greece,

2 وَتَجَوَّلَ فِيهَا يَعِظُ وَيُشَجِّعُ التَّلامِيذَ فِي كُلِّ مَكَانٍ. وَأَخِيراً وَصَلَ إِلَى اليُونَانِ،

3 where he stayed three months. And when the Jews formed a plot against him as he was about to sail for Syria, he decided to go back through Macedonia.

3 وَقَضَى فِيهَا ثَلاثَةَ أَشْهُرٍ. وَبَيْنَمَا كَانَ يَسْتَعِدُّ لِلسَّفَرِ بَحْراً إِلَى سُورِيَّةَ، عَرَفَ أَنَّ الْيَهُودَ يُدَبِّرُونَ مُؤَامَرَةً لِقَتْلِهِ. فَقَرَّرَ أَنْ يَعُودَ بِطَرِيقِ مَقِدُونِيَّةَ.

4 Paul was accompanied by Sopater son of Pyrrhus from Berea, Aristarchus and Secundus from Thessalonica, Gaius from Derbe, Timothy, and Tychicus and Trophimus from the province of Asia.

4 وَرَافَقَهُ فِي السَّفَرِ سُوبَاتَرُسُ بْنُ بِرُّسَ مِنْ بِيرِيَّةَ؛ وَأَرِسْتَرْخُسُ وَسَكُونْدُسُ مِنْ تَسَالُونِيكِي؛ وَغَايُوسُ وَتيمُوثَاوُسُ مِنْ دَرْبَةَ، وَتِيخِيكُسُ وَتُرُوفِيمُسُ مِنْ مُقَاطَعَةِ أَسِيَّا.

5 These men went on ahead and waited for us in Troas.

5 هَؤُلاءِ سَبَقُونَا مَعَ بُولُسَ وَانْتَظَرُونَا فِي تَرُوَاسَ.

6 And after the Feast of Unleavened Bread, we sailed from Philippi, and five days later we rejoined them in Troas, where we stayed seven days.

6 وَبَعْدَ عِيدِ الْفَطِيرِ الْيَهُودِيِّ سَافَرْنَا نَحْنُ مِنْ فِيلِبِّي، بِطَرِيقِ الْبَحْرِ، فَوَصَلْنَا تَرُوَاسَ بَعْدَ خَمْسَةِ أَيَّامٍ، فَلَحِقْنَا بِهِمْ، وَبَقِينَا هُنَاكَ سَبْعَةَ أَيَّامٍ.

7 On the first day of the week we came together to break bread. Since Paul was ready to leave the next day, he talked to them and kept on speaking until midnight.

7 وَفِي أَوَّلِ يَوْمٍ مِنَ الأُسْبُوعِ، إِذِ اجْتَمَعْنَا لِنَكْسِرَ الْخُبْزَ، أَخَذَ بُولُسُ يَعِظُ الْمُجْتَمِعِينَ. وَلَمَّا كَانَ يَنْوِي السَّفَرَ فِي الْيَوْمِ التَّالِي، أَطَالَ وَعْظَهُ إِلَى مُنْتَصَفِ اللَّيْلِ.

8 Now there were many lamps in the upper room where we were gathered.

8 وَكَانَ اجْتِمَاعُنَا فِي غُرْفَةٍ بِالطَّبَقَةِ الْعُلْيَا، وَقَدْ أُشْعِلَتْ فِيهَا مَصَابِيحُ كَثِيرَةٌ.

9 And a certain young man named Eutychus, seated in the window, was sinking into a deep sleep as Paul talked on and on. When he was sound asleep, he fell from the third story and was picked up dead.

9 وَكَانَ شَابٌّ اسْمُهُ أَفْتِيخُوسُ قَدْ جَلَسَ عَلَى النَّافِذَةِ، فَغَلَبَ عَلَيْهِ النَّوْمُ الْعَمِيقُ، وَبُولُسُ مَاضٍ فِي حَدِيثِهِ الطَّوِيلِ، فَسَقَطَ مِنَ الطَّبَقَةِ الثَّالِثَةِ وَحُمِلَ مَيِّتاً.

10 But Paul went down, threw himself on the young man, and embraced him. “Do not be alarmed!” he said. “He is still alive!”

10 فَنَزَلَ بُولُسُ وَارْتَمَى عَلَيْهِ، وَطَوَّقَهُ بِذِرَاعَيْهِ وَقَالَ: «لا تَقْلَقُوا! مَاتَزَالُ حَيَاتُهُ فِيهِ!»

11 Then Paul went back upstairs, broke bread, and ate. And after speaking until daybreak, he departed.

11 وَبَعْدَمَا صَعِدَ بُولُسُ وَكَسَرَ الْخُبْزَ وَأَكَلَ، ثُمَّ تَابَعَ حَدِيثَهُ إِلَى الْفَجْرِ، سَافَرَ بَرّاً (إِلَى أَسُّوسَ).

12 And the people were greatly relieved to take the boy home alive.

12 أَمَّا الشَّابُّ فَجَاءُوا بِهِ حَيًّا، فَكَانَ لَهُمْ فِي ذَلِكَ عَزَاءٌ عَظِيمٌ.

13 We went on ahead to the ship and sailed to Assos, where we were to take Paul aboard. He had arranged this because he was going there on foot.

13 وَأَمَّا نَحْنُ فَسَبَقْنَا بُولُسَ وَتَوَجَّهْنَا إِلَى أَسُّوسَ بِطَرِيقِ الْبَحْرِ، حَيْثُ انْتَظَرْنَا وُصُولَهُ حَسَبَ الْخُطَّةِ الَّتِي كَانَ قَدْ رَسَمَهَا بِأَنْ يُوَافِيَنَا سَيْراً عَلَى قَدَمَيْهِ.

14 And when he met us at Assos, we took him aboard and went on to Mitylene.

14 فَلَمَّا لَحِقَ بِنَا، أَصْعَدْنَاهُ إِلَى السَّفِينَةِ، وَأَبْحَرْنَا إِلَى مِينَاءِ مِيتِيلِينِي

15 Sailing on from there, we arrived the next day opposite Chios. The day after that we arrived at Samos, and on the following day we came to Miletus.

15 وَتَابَعْنَا السَّفَرَ فَوَصَلْنَا فِي الْيَوْمِ التَّالِي أَمَامَ جَزِيرَةِ خِيُوسَ. وَفِي الْيَوْمِ الثَّالِثِ مَرَرْنَا بِالْقُرْبِ مِنْ جَزِيرَةِ سَامُوسَ، وَوَصَلْنَا مِيلِيتُسَ فِي الْيَوْمِ الرَّابِعِ.

16 Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus to avoid spending time in the province of Asia, because he was in a hurry to reach Jerusalem, if possible, by the day of Pentecost.

16 وَكَانَ بُولُسُ قَدْ قَرَّرَ أَنْ يَتَجَاوَزَ أَفَسُسَ فِي الْبَحْرِ لِكَيْ لَا يَتَأَخَّرَ فِي مُقَاطَعَةِ أَسِيَّا، فَقَدْ كَانَ يُرِيدُ السُّرْعَةَ لَعَلَّهُ يَتَمَكَّنُ مِنَ الوُصُولِ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ فِي يَوْمِ الْخَمْسِينَ.

17 From Miletus, Paul sent to Ephesus for the elders of the church.

17 وَمِنْ مِيلِيتُسَ أَرْسَلَ بُولُسُ إِلَى أَفَسُسَ يَسْتَدْعِي شُيُوخَ الْكَنِيسَةِ.

18 When they came to him, he said, “You know how I lived the whole time I was with you, from the first day I arrived in the province of Asia.

18 فَلَمَّا جَاءُوا إِلَيْهِ، قَالَ لَهُمْ: «تَعْلَمُونَ كَيْفَ كَانَ تَصَرُّفِي مَعَكُمْ طَوَالَ الْمُدَّةِ الَّتِي قَضَيْتُهَا بَيْنَكُمْ، مُنْذُ أَوَّلِ يَوْمٍ دَخَلْتُ فِيهِ مُقَاطَعَةَ أَسِيَّا.

19 I served the Lord with great humility and with tears, especially in the trials that came upon me through the plots of the Jews.

19 فَقَدْ كُنْتُ أَخْدِمُ الرَّبَّ بِكُلِّ تَوَاضُعٍ، وَبِكَثِيرٍ مِنَ الدُّمُوعِ، وَأَنَا أُعَانِي الْمِحَنَ الَّتِي أَصَابَتْنِي بِها مُؤَامَرَاتُ الْيَهُودِ.

20 I did not shrink back from declaring anything that was helpful to you as I taught you publicly and from house to house,

20 وَمَا قَصَّرْتُ فِي شَيْءٍ يُمْكِنُ أَنْ يَعُودَ عَلَيْكُمْ بِالْفَائِدَةِ إِلّا وَكُنْتُ أُعْلِنُهُ لَكُمْ وَأُعَلِّمُكُمْ بِهِ عَلَناً وَمِنْ بَيْتٍ إِلَى بَيْتٍ.

21 testifying to Jews and Greeks alike about repentance to God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.

21 فَكُنْتُ أَحُثُّ الْيَهُودَ وَالْيُونَانِيِّينَ عَلَى أَنْ يَتُوبُوا إِلَى اللهِ وَيُؤْمِنُوا بِرَبِّنَا يَسُوعَ.

22 And now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there.

22 وَأَنَا الْيَوْمَ ذَاهِبٌ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ، مَدْفُوعاً بِالرُّوحِ، وَلا أَعْلَمُ مَاذَا يَنْتَظِرُنِي هُنَاكَ.

23 I only know that in town after town the Holy Spirit warns me that chains and afflictions await me.

23 إِلّا أَنَّ الرُّوحَ الْقُدُسَ كَانَ يُعْلِنُ لِي فِي كُلِّ مَدِينَةٍ أَذْهَبُ إِلَيْهَا أَنَّ السِّجْنَ وَالْمَصَاعِبَ تَنْتَظِرُنِي

24 But I consider my life of no value to me, if only I may finish my course and complete the ministry I have received from the Lord Jesus—the ministry of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.

24 وَلكِنِّي لَا أَحْسُبُ لِحَيَاتِي أَيَّةَ قِيمَةٍ، مَادُمْتُ أَسْعَى إِلَى بُلُوغِ غَايَتِي وَإِتْمَامِ الْخِدْمَةِ الَّتِي كَلَّفَنِي إِيَّاهَا الرَّبُّ يَسُوعُ: أَنْ أَشْهَدَ بِبِشَارَةِ نِعْمَةِ اللهِ.

25 Now I know that none of you among whom I have preached the kingdom will see my face again.

25 وَأَنَا أَعْلَمُ أَنَّكُمْ لَنْ تَرَوْا وَجْهِي بَعْدَ الْيَوْمِ، أَنْتُمُ الَّذِينَ تَجَوَّلْتُ بَيْنَكُمْ جَمِيعاً مُبَشِّراً بِمَلَكُوتِ اللهِ.

26 Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all men.

26 لِذَلِكَ أَشْهَدُ لَكُمُ الْيَوْمَ أَنِّي بَرِيءٌ مِنْ دَمِكُمْ جَمِيعاً،

27 For I did not shrink back from declaring to you the whole will of God.

27 لأَنِّي لَمْ أَمْتَنِعْ عَنْ إِبْلاغِكُمْ جَمِيعَ مَقَاصِدِ اللهِ.

28 Keep watch over yourselves and the entire flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood.

28 فَاسْهَرُوا إِذَنْ عَلَى أَنْفُسِكُمْ وَعَلَى جَمِيعِ الْقَطِيعِ الَّذِي عَيَّنَكُمْ بَيْنَهُ الرُّوحُ الْقُدُسُ نُظَّاراً، لِتَرْعَوْا كَنِيسَةَ اللهِ الَّتِي اشْتَرَاهَا بِدَمِهِ.

29 I know that after my departure, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock.

29 فَإِنِّي أَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ بَعْدَ رَحِيلِي سَيَنْدَسُّ بَيْنَكُمْ ذِئَابٌ خَاطِفَةٌ، لَا تُشْفِقُ عَلَى الْقَطِيعِ.

30 Even from your own number, men will rise up and distort the truth to draw away disciples after them.

30 بَلْ إِنَّ قَوْماً مِنْكُمْ أَنْتُمْ سَيَقُومُونَ وَيُعَلِّمُونَ تَعَالِيمَ مُنْحَرِفَةً، لِيَجُرُّوا التَّلامِيذَ وَرَاءَهُمْ.

31 Therefore be alert and remember that for three years I never stopped warning each of you night and day with tears.

31 لِذَلِكَ كُونُوا مُتَيَقِّظِينَ، وَتَذَكَّرُوا أَنِّي، مُدَّةَ ثَلاثِ سِنِينَ، لَمْ أَتَوَقَّفْ لَيْلاً وَنَهَاراً عَنْ نُصْحِ كُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْكُمْ وَأَنَا أَذْرِفُ الدُّمُوعَ.

32 And now I commit you to God and to the word of His grace, which can build you up and give you an inheritance among all who are sanctified.

32 وَالآنَ أُسْلِمُكُمْ إِلَى اللهِ وَإِلَى كَلِمَةِ نِعْمَتِهِ الْقَادِرَةِ أَنْ تَبْنِيَكُمْ وَتُعْطِيَكُمْ مِيرَاثاً تَشْتَرِكُونَ فِيهِ مَعَ جَمِيعِ الْمُقَدَّسِينَ لِلهِ.

33 I have not coveted anyone’s silver or gold or clothing.

33 مَا اشْتَهَيْتُ يَوْماً فِضَّةً وَلا ذَهَباً وَلا ثَوْباً مِنْ عِنْدِ أَحَدٍ.

34 You yourselves know that these hands of mine have ministered to my own needs and those of my companions.

34 وَأَنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ أَنِّي اشْتَغَلْتُ بِيَدَيَّ هَاتَيْنِ لأَسُدَّ حَاجَاتِي وَحَاجَاتِ مُرَافِقِيَّ.

35 In everything, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus Himself: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

35 وَقَدْ أَظْهَرْتُ لَكُمْ بِوُضُوحٍ كَيْفَ يَجِبُ أَنْ نَبْذُلَ الْجَهْدَ لِنُسَاعِدَ الْمُحْتَاجِينَ، مُتَذَكِّرِينَ كَلِمَاتِ الرَّبِّ يَسُوعَ، إِذْ قَالَ: الْغِبْطَةُ فِي الْعَطَاءِ أَكْثَرُ مِمَّا فِي الأَخْذِ!»

36 When Paul had said this, he knelt down with all of them and prayed.

36 وَبَعْدَ هَذَا الْكَلامِ رَكَعَ بُولُسُ مَعَهُمْ جَمِيعاً وَصَلَّى.

37 They all wept openly as they embraced Paul and kissed him.

37 وَبَكَى الْجَمِيعُ كَثِيراً، وَعَانَقُوا بُولُسَ وَقَبَّلُوهُ بِحَرَارَةٍ.

38 They were especially grieved by his statement that they would never see his face again. Then they accompanied him to the ship.

38 وَقَدْ حَزِنُوا كَثِيراً، خَاصَّةً لأَنَّهُ قَالَ لَهُمْ إِنَّهُمْ لَنْ يَرَوْا وَجْهَهُ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى. ثُمَّ رَافَقُوهُ إِلَى السَّفِينَةِ مُوَدِّعِينَ.