Acts 28

1 Once we were safely ashore, we learned that the island was called Malta.

1 وَعَرَفْنَا بَعْدَمَا نَجَوْنَا أَنَّ الشَّاطِئَ الَّذِي وَصَلْنَاهُ هُوَ جَزِيرَةُ مَالِطَةَ.

2 The islanders showed us extraordinary kindness. They kindled a fire and welcomed all of us because it was raining and cold.

2 وَاسْتَقْبَلَنَا أَهْلُهَا الْغُرَبَاءُ بِعَطْفٍ كَبِيرٍ قَلَّ نَظِيرُهُ. فَإِذْ كَانَ الْمَطَرُ يَنْهَمِرُ وَالْجَوُّ بَارِداً، أَوْقَدُوا لَنَا نَاراً، وَرَحَّبُوا بِنَا.

3 Paul gathered a bundle of sticks, and as he laid them on the fire, a viper, driven out by the heat, fastened itself to his hand.

3 وَجَمَعَ بُولُسُ بَعْضَ الْحَطَبِ وَأَلْقَاهُ فِي النَّارِ، فَخَرَجَتْ أَفْعَى، دَفَعَتْهَا الْحَرَارَةُ، وَتَعَلَّقَتْ بِيَدِهِ.

4 When the islanders saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “Surely this man is a murderer. Although he was saved from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live.”

4 وَرَأَى أَهْلُ مَالِطَةَ الأَفْعَى عَالِقَةً بِيَدِهِ، فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ: «لابُدَّ أَنَّ هَذَا الرَّجُلَ قَاتِلٌ، فَإِنَّ الْعَدْلَ لَمْ يَدَعْهُ يَحْيَا بَعْدَمَا نَجَا مِنَ الْبَحْرِ».

5 But Paul shook the creature off into the fire and suffered no ill effects.

5 وَلَكِنَّ بُولُسَ نَفَضَ الأَفْعَى فِي النَّارِ دُونَ أَنْ يَمَسَّهُ أَذىً.

6 The islanders were expecting him to swell up or suddenly drop dead. But after waiting a long time and seeing nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said he was a god.

6 وَانْتَظَرُوا أَنْ يَتَوَرَّمَ جِسْمُهُ أَوْ يَقَعَ مَيْتاً فَجْأَةً. وَطَالَ انْتِظَارُهُمْ، دُونَ أَنْ يُصِيبَهُ ضَرَرٌ، فَغَيَّرُوا رَأْيَهُمْ فِيهِ وَقَالُوا: «إِنَّهُ إِلهٌ!»

7 Nearby stood an estate belonging to Publius, the chief official of the island. He welcomed us and entertained us hospitably for three days.

7 وَكَانَتْ بِالْقُرْبِ مِنَ الْمَكَانِ مَزَارِعُ لِحَاكِمِ الْجَزِيرَةِ بُوبْلِيُوسَ، فَدَعَانَا وَأَحْسَنَ ضِيَافَتَنَا ثَلاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ.

8 The father of Publius was sick in bed, suffering from fever and dysentery. Paul went in to see him, and after praying and placing his hands on him, he healed the man.

8 وَكَانَ وَالِدُ بُوبْلِيُوسَ طَرِيحَ الْفِرَاشِ مَرِيضاً بِالْحُمَّى وَالإِسْهَالِ الشَّدِيدِ. فَزَارَهُ بُولُسُ وَصَلَّى، وَوَضَعَ يَدَيْهِ عَلَيْهِ، فَشَفَاهُ.

9 After this had happened, the rest of the sick on the island came and were cured as well.

9 فَجَاءَ عِنْدَئِذٍ مَرْضَى الْجَزِيرَةِ إِلَيْهِ وَنَالُوا الشِّفَاءَ،

10 The islanders honored us in many ways and supplied our needs when we were ready to sail.

10 فَأَعْطَوْنَا هَدَايَا كَثِيرَةً، وَزَوَّدُونَا عِنْدَ رَحِيلِنَا بِمَا نَحْتَاجُ إِلَيْهِ فِي سَفَرِنَا.

11 After three months we set sail in an Alexandrian ship that had wintered in the island. It had the Twin Brothers as a figurehead.

11 وَبَعْدَ ثَلاثَةِ أَشْهُرٍ أَقْلَعْنَا عَلَى سَفِينَةٍ مِنَ الإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةِ، تَحْمِلُ صُورَةَ الجَوْزَاءِ (أَيِ التَّوْأَمَيْنِ)، كَانَتْ قَدْ قَضَتْ فَصْلَ الشِّتَاءِ فِي مَالِطَةَ.

12 Putting in at Syracuse, we stayed there three days.

12 فَلَمَّا وَصَلْنَا إِلَى مَدِينَةِ سِرَاكُوسَا قَضَيْنَا فِيهَا ثَلاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ،

13 From there we weighed anchor and came to Rhegium. After one day, a south wind came up, and on the second day we arrived at Puteoli.

13 ثُمَّ أَبْحَرْنَا وَسِرْنَا عَلَى مَقْرُبَةٍ مِنَ الشَّاطِئِ حَتَّى وَصَلْنَا مَدِينَةَ رِيغِيُونَ. وَفِي الْيَوْمِ التَّالِي هَبَّتْ رِيحٌ جَنُوبِيَّةٌ، فَوَصَلْنَا إِلَى مَدِينَةِ بُوطِيُولِي فِي يَوْمَيْنِ.

14 There we found some brothers who invited us to spend the week with them. And so we came to Rome.

14 وَوَجَدْنَا هُنَاكَ بَعْضَ الإِخْوَةِ، فَطَلَبُوا إِلَيْنَا أَنْ نَقْضِيَ مَعَهُمْ سَبْعَةَ أَيَّامٍ. وَهَكَذَا وَصَلْنَا إِلَى رُومَا.

15 The brothers there had heard about us and traveled as far as the Forum of Appius and the Three Taverns to meet us. When Paul saw them, he was encouraged and gave thanks to God.

15 وَلَمَّا سَمِعَ الإِخْوَةُ فِيهَا بِوُصُولِنَا، خَرَجُوا لاِسْتِقْبَالِنَا فِي سَاحَةِ أَبِيُّوسَ وَفِي الْخَانَاتِ الثَّلاثَةِ. فَلَمَّا رَآهُمْ بُولُسُ شَكَرَ اللهَ وَتَشَجَّعَ.

16 When we arrived in Rome, Paul was permitted to stay by himself, with a soldier to guard him.

16 وَلَمَّا دَخَلْنَا رُومَا سَمَحَ الضَّابِطُ لِبُولُسَ أَنْ يُقِيمَ فِي مَنْزِلٍ خَاصٍّ مَعَ الْجُنْدِيِّ الَّذِي يَحْرُسُهُ.

17 After three days, he called together the leaders of the Jews. When they had gathered, he said to them, “Brothers, although I have done nothing against our people or the customs of our fathers, I was taken prisoner in Jerusalem and handed over to the Romans.

17 وَبَعْدَ ثَلاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ دَعَا بُولُسُ وُجَهَاءَ الْيَهُودِ، وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «أَيُّهَا الإِخْوَةُ، مَعَ أَنِّي لَمْ أَفْعَلْ مَا يُسِيءُ إِلَى الشَّعْبِ، وَلا إِلَى طُقُوسِ آبَائِنَا، فَقَدْ سُجِنْتُ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ وَسُلِّمْتُ إِلَى الرُّومَانِ،

18 They examined me and wanted to release me, because there was no basis for a death sentence against me.

18 فَاسْتَجْوَبُونِي وَأَرَادُوا إِطْلاقِي، لأَنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ هُنَاكَ مَا يَسْتَوْجِبُ إِعْدَامِي.

19 But when the Jews objected, I was compelled to appeal to Caesar, even though I have no charge to bring against my nation.

19 غَيْرَ أَنَّ الْيَهُودَ اعْتَرَضُوا، فَاضْطُرِرْتُ إِلَى اسْتِئْنَافِ دَعْوَايَ إِلَى الْقَيْصَرِ. وَهَذَا لَا يَعْنِي أَنَّنِي أَشْكُو بَنِي وَطَنِي بِشَيْءٍ.

20 So for this reason I have called to see you and speak with you. It is because of the hope of Israel that I am bound with this chain.”

20 لِذَلِكَ طَلَبْتُ أَنْ أَرَاكُمْ وَأُكَلِّمَكُمْ؛ فَأَنَا مُوثَقٌ بِهذِهِ السِّلْسِلَةِ مِنْ أَجْلِ رَجَاءِ إِسْرَائِيلَ».

21 The leaders replied, “We have not received any letters about you from Judea, nor have any of the brothers from there reported or even mentioned anything bad about you.

21 فَقَالُوا: «لَمْ نَتَلَقَّ بِشَأْنِكَ أَيَّةَ رِسَالَةٍ مِنْ بِلادِ الْيَهُودِيَّةِ، وَلا جَاءَ رَسُولٌ مِنْ عِنْدِ إِخْوَانِنَا يُخْبِرُنَا عَنْكَ بِشَيْءٍ، أَوْ يَشْتَكِي عَلَيْكَ.

22 But we consider your views worth hearing, because we know that people everywhere are speaking against this sect.”

22 وَلَكِنَّنَا نَرَى مِنَ الْمُنَاسِبِ أَنْ نَسْمَعَ رَأْيَكَ، لأَنَّنَا نَعْلَمُ أَنَّ النَّاسَ فِي كُلِّ مَكَانٍ يُعَارِضُونَ هَذَا الْمَذْهَبَ!»

23 So they set a day to meet with Paul, and many people came to the place he was staying. He expounded to them from morning to evening, testifying about the kingdom of God and persuading them about Jesus from the Law of Moses and the Prophets.

23 فَحَدَّدُوا مَوْعِداً لِلِقَاءٍ قَادِمٍ، جَاءُوا فِيهِ مَعَ كَثِيرِينَ إِلَى مَنْزِلِ بُولُسَ. فَشَهِدَ لَهُمْ مِنَ الصَّبَاحِ إِلَى الْمَسَاءِ شَارِحاً لَهُمْ أُمُورَ مَلَكُوتِ اللهِ وَمُحَاوِلاً إِقْنَاعَهُمْ بِالأُمُورِ الْمُخْتَصَّةِ بِيَسُوعَ اسْتِنَاداً إِلَى شَرِيعَةِ مُوسَى وَكُتُبِ الأَنْبِيَاءِ.

24 Some of them were convinced by what he said, but others refused to believe.

24 فَمِنْهُمْ مَنِ اقْتَنَعَ بِكَلامِهِ، وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ لَمْ يُؤْمِنْ.

25 They disagreed among themselves and began to leave after Paul had made this final statement: “The Holy Spirit was right when He spoke to your fathers through Isaiah the prophet:

25 فَاخْتَلَفُوا فِيمَا بَيْنَهُمْ، وَانْصَرَفُوا بَعْدَمَا قَالَ لَهُمْ: «صَدَقَ الرُّوحُ الْقُدُسُ إِذْ قَالَ لِآبَائِكُمْ بِلِسَانِ النَّبِيِّ إِشَعْيَاءَ:

26 ‘Go to this people and say, “You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.”

26 اذْهَبْ إِلَى هَذَا الشَّعْبِ وَقُلْ لَهُ: سَمْعاً سَتَسْمَعُونَ، وَلَكِنَّكُمْ لَا تَفْهَمُونَ! وَنَظَراً سَتَنْظُرُونَ، وَلَكِنَّكُمْ لَا تُبْصِرُونَ!

27 For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’

27 لأَنَّ قَلْبَ هَذَا الشَّعْبِ قَدْ صَارَ غَلِيظاً، وَآذَانُهُمْ قَدْ صَارَتْ ثَقِيلَةَ السَّمْعِ، وَقَدْ أَغْمَضُوا عُيُونَهُمْ. لِئَلا يُبْصِرُوا بِعُيُونِهِمْ، وَيَسْمَعُوا بِآذَانِهِمْ، وَيَفْهَمُوا بِقُلُوبِهِمْ، وَيَرْجِعُوا إِلَيَّ فَأَشْفِيَهُمْ!»

28 Be advised, therefore, that God’s salvation has been sent to the Gentiles, and they will listen!”

28 وَخَتَمَ بُولُسُ كَلامَهُ بِقَوْلِهِ: «اعْلَمُوا إِذَنْ أَنَّ اللهَ قَدْ أَرْسَلَ خَلاصَهُ هَذَا إِلَى الأُمَمِ الأُخْرَى، وَهُمْ سَيَسْتَمِعُونَ إِلَيْهِ!»

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29 فَلَمَّا قَالَ هَذَا الْكَلامَ، خَرَجَ الْيَهُودُ مِنْ عِنْدِهِ وَهُمْ يَتَجَادَلُونَ بِعُنْفٍ.

30 Paul stayed there two full years in his own rented house, welcoming all who came to visit him.

30 وَأَقَامَ بُولُسُ سَنَتَيْنِ كَامِلَتَيْنِ فِي الْمَنْزِلِ الَّذِي اسْتَأْجَرَهُ، وَكَانَ يُرَحِّبُ بِجَمِيعِ الَّذِينَ يَأْتُونَ لِزِيَارَتِهِ،

31 Boldly and freely he proclaimed the kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ.

31 مُبَشِّراً بَمَلَكُوتِ اللهِ، وَمُعَلِّماً الأُمُورَ الْمُخْتَصَّةَ بِالرَّبِّ يَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحِ بِكُلِّ جُرْأَةٍ وَبِلا عَائِقٍ.