Acts 4

1 While Peter and John were speaking to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to them,

1 وَبَيْنَمَا كَانَ بُطْرُسُ وَيُوحَنَّا يُخَاطِبَانِ الْحَاضِرِينَ، أَقْبَلَ إِلَيْهِمَا الْكَهَنَةُ، وَقَائِدُ حَرَسِ الْهَيْكَلِ وَالصَّدُّوقِيُّونَ،

2 greatly disturbed that they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection of the dead.

2 مُتَضَايِقِينَ لأَنَّهُمَا كَانَا يُعَلِّمَانِ النَّاسَ وَيُعْلِنَانِ أَنَّ قِيَامَةَ الأَمْوَاتِ حَقِيقَةٌ تُؤَكِّدُهَا قِيَامَةُ يَسُوعَ،

3 They seized Peter and John, and because it was evening, they put them in custody until the next day.

3 فَقَبَضُوا عَلَيْهِمَا وَأَلْقَوْهُمَا فِي السِّجْنِ إِلَى الْيَوْمِ التَّالِي، لأَنَّ الْمَسَاءَ كَانَ قَدْ حَلَّ.

4 But many who heard the message believed, and the number of men grew to about five thousand.

4 وَكَانَ كَثِيرُونَ مِمَّنْ سَمِعُوا الْكَلِمَةَ قَدْ آمَنُوا فَصَارَ عَدَدُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ نَحْوَ خَمْسَةِ آلافٍ.

5 The next day the rulers, elders, and scribes assembled in Jerusalem,

5 وَفِي صَبَاحِ الْيَوْمِ التَّالِي اجْتَمَعَ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ رُؤَسَاءُ الْيَهُودِ وَالشُّيُوخُ وَالْكَتَبَةُ،

6 along with Annas the high priest, Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and many others from the high priest’s family.

6 وَمَعَهُمْ حَنَّانُ رَئِيسُ الْكَهَنَةِ، وَقَيَافَا، وَيُوحَنَّا، وَالإِسْكَنْدَرُ، وَجَمِيعُ الْمُنْتَمِينَ إِلَى عَشِيرَةِ رُؤَسَاءِ الْكَهَنَةِ.

7 They had Peter and John brought in and began to question them: “By what power or what name did you do this?”

7 وَاسْتَدْعَوْا بُطْرُسَ وَيُوحَنَّا وَسَأَلُوهُمَا: «بِأَيَّةِ قُوَّةٍ، وَبِاسْمِ مَنْ فَعَلْتُمَا هَذَا؟»

8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers and elders of the people!

8 فَامْتَلأَ بُطْرُسُ مِنَ الرُّوحِ الْقُدُسِ وَأَجَابَهُمْ: «يَا رُؤَسَاءَ الشَّعْبِ وَيَاشُيُوخَهُ،

9 If we are being examined today about a kind service to a man who was lame, to determine how he was healed,

9 إِنْ كُنْتُمْ تَسْتَجْوِبُونَنَا الْيَوْمَ بِسَبَبِ الإِحْسَانِ إِلَى إِنْسَانٍ مَرِيضٍ لِتَعْرِفُوا كَيْفَ شُفِيَ،

10 then let this be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel: It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed.

10 فَاعْلَمُوا جَمِيعاً، وَلْيَعْرِفْ شَعْبُ إِسْرَائِيلَ كُلُّهُ، أَنَّهُ بِاسْمِ يَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحِ النَّاصِرِيِّ الَّذِي صَلَبْتُمُوهُ أَنْتُمْ، وَالَّذِي أَقَامَهُ اللهُ مِنْ بَيْنِ الأَمْوَاتِ، بِاسْمِهِ يَقِفُ هَذَا الْكَسِيحُ أَمَامَكُمْ فِي تَمَامِ الصِّحَّةِ!

11 This Jesus is ‘the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.’

11 يَسُوعُ هَذَا هُوَ الْحَجَرُ الَّذِي رَفَضْتُمُوهُ أَيُّهَا الْبُنَاةُ، وَهُوَ نَفْسُهُ صَارَ حَجَرَ الزَّاوِيَةِ الأَسَاسَ،

12 Salvation exists in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.”

12 وَلَيْسَ بِأَحَدٍ غَيْرِهِ الْخَلاصُ، إِذْ لَيْسَ تَحْتَ السَّمَاءِ اسْمٌ آخَرُ قَدَّمَهُ اللهُ لِلْبَشَرِ بِهِ يَجِبُ أَنْ نَخْلُصَ!»

13 When they saw the boldness of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they marveled and took note that these men had been with Jesus.

13 فَتَعَجَّبَ الْمُجْتَمِعُونَ مِنْ جُرْأَةِ بُطْرُسَ وَيُوحَنَّا، لَمَّا عَرَفُوا أَنَّهُمَا غَيْرُ مُتَعَلِّمَيْنِ وَأَنَّهُمَا مِنْ عَامَّةِ الشَّعْبِ، فَأَدْرَكُوا أَنَّهُمَا كَانَا مَعَ يَسُوعَ.

14 And seeing the man who had been healed standing there with them, they had nothing to say in response.

14 وَلكِنْ إِذْ رَأَوْا الْكَسِيحَ الَّذِي شُفِيَ وَاقِفاً مَعَهُمَا، لَمْ يَجِدُوا شَيْئاً يُعَارِضُونَ بِهِ!

15 So they ordered them to leave the Sanhedrin and then conferred together.

15 فَأَمَرُوهُمَا بِالْخُرُوجِ مِنَ الْمَجْلِسِ، لِيَتَشَاوَرُوا فِيمَا بَيْنَهُمْ.

16 “What shall we do with these men?” they asked. “It is clear to everyone living in Jerusalem that a remarkable miracle has occurred through them, and we cannot deny it.

16 وَقَالُوا: «مَاذَا نَعْمَلُ بِهَذَيْنِ الرَّجُلَيْنِ؟ فَمِنَ الْوَاضِحِ أَمَامَ أَهْلِ أُورُشَلِيمَ جَمِيعاً أَنَّ مُعْجِزَةً عَظِيمَةً قَدْ جَرَتْ عَلَى أَيْدِيهِمَا، وَلا نَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ نُنْكِرَ!

17 But to keep this message from spreading any further among the people, we must warn them not to speak to anyone in this name.”

17 وَلَكِنْ لِئَلّا يَزْدَادَ هَذَا الأَمْرُ انْتِشَاراً بَيْنَ الشَّعْبِ، فَلْنُهَدِّدْهُمَا أَلّا يَذْكُرَا هَذَا الاِسْمَ لأَحَدٍ مِنَ النَّاسِ بَعْدَ الآنَ».

18 Then they called them in again and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.

18 ثُمَّ أَحْضَرُوهُمَا وَأَمَرُوهُمَا أَلّا يَنْطِقَا بِاسْمِ يَسُوعَ وَلا يُعَلِّمَا النَّاسَ بِهِ.

19 But Peter and John replied, “Judge for yourselves whether it is right in God’s sight to listen to you rather than God.

19 وَلَكِنَّ بُطْرُسَ وَيُوحَنَّا قَالا: «احْكُمُوا أَنْتُمْ: أَمِنَ الْحَقِّ أَمَامَ اللهِ أَنْ نُطِيعَ أَمْرَكُمْ لَا أَمْرَ اللهِ؟

20 For we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.”

20 لَا نَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ نَكُفَّ عَنِ التَّحَدُّثِ بِمَا رَأَيْنَا وَسَمِعْنَا».

21 After further threats they let them go. They could not find a way to punish them, because all the people were glorifying God for what had happened.

21 فَشَدَّدَ الْمَجْلِسُ إِنْذَارَهُ لَهُمَا، دُونَ أَنْ يَجِدَ طَرِيقَةً لِمُعَاقَبَتِهِمَا، وَأَمَرَ بِإِطْلاقِهِمَا خَوْفاً مِنْ ثَوْرَةِ الشَّعْبِ، فَقَدْ كَانَ الْجَمِيعُ يُمَجِّدُونَ اللهَ عَلَى تِلْكَ الْمُعْجِزَةِ،

22 For the man who was miraculously healed was over forty years old.

22 لأَنَّ الرَّجُلَ الَّذِي جَرَتْ فِيهِ عَلامَةُ الشِّفَاءِ هذِهِ قَدْ جَاوَزَ الأَرْبَعِينَ عَاماً!

23 On their release, Peter and John returned to their own people and reported everything that the chief priests and elders had said to them.

23 وَمَا إِنْ أُطْلِقَ بُطْرُسُ وَيُوحَنَّا حَتَّى رَجَعَا إِلَى رِفَاقِهِمَا، وَأَخْبَرَاهُمْ بِكُلِّ مَا قَالَهُ لَهُمَا رُؤَسَاءُ الْكَهَنَةِ وَالشُّيُوخُ،

24 When the believers heard this, they lifted up their voices to God with one accord. “Sovereign Lord,” they said, “You made the heaven and the earth and the sea and everything in them.

24 فَتَوَجَّهُوا بِقَلْبٍ وَاحِدٍ إِلَى اللهِ بِالدُّعَاءِ، قَائِلِينَ: «يَا رَبُّ، يَا خَالِقَ السَّمَاءِ وَالأَرْضِ وَالْبَحْرِ وَكُلِّ مَا فِيهَا،

25 You spoke by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of Your servant, our father David: ‘Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?

25 يَا مَنْ قُلْتَ بِالرُّوحِ الْقُدُسِ عَلَى لِسَانِ عَبْدِكَ دَاوُدَ: لِمَاذَا ضَجَّتْ الأُمَمُ؟ وَلِمَاذَا تَآمَرَتِ الشُّعُوبُ بَاطِلاً؟

26 The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together against the Lord and against His Anointed One.’

26 اجْتَمَعَ مُلُوكُ الأَرْضِ وَرُؤَسَاؤُهَا، وَتَحَالَفُوا لِيُقَاوِمُوا الرَّبَّ وَمَسِيحَهُ!

27 In fact, this is the very city where Herod and Pontius Pilate conspired with the Gentiles and the people of Israel against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed.

27 وَقَدْ تَحَقَّقَتْ هَذِهِ الْكَلِمَاتُ فِعْلاً، إِذْ تَحَالَفَ هِيرُودُسُ، وَبِيلاطُسُ الْبُنْطِيُّ، وَالْوَثَنِيُّونَ وَأَسْبَاطُ إِسْرَائِيلَ، لِمُقَاوَمَةِ فَتَاكَ الْقُدُّوسِ يَسُوعَ، الَّذِي جَعَلْتَهُ مَسِيحاً،

28 They carried out what Your hand and will had decided beforehand would happen.

28 وَعَمِلُوا بِهِ كُلَّ مَا سَبَقَ أَنْ رَسَمَتْ يَدُكَ وَقَضَتْ مَشِيئَتُكَ أَنْ يَكُونَ.

29 And now, Lord, consider their threats, and enable Your servants to speak Your word with complete boldness,

29 وَالآنَ انْظُرْ، يَا رَبُّ، إِلَى تَهْدِيدِهِمْ، وَهَبْنَا نَحْنُ عَبِيدَكَ أَنْ نُعْلِنَ كَلامَكَ بِكُلِّ جُرْأَةٍ،

30 as You stretch out Your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders through the name of Your holy servant Jesus.”

30 وَمُدَّ يَدَكَ لِلشِّفَاءِ، كَيْ تُجْرَى مُعْجِزَاتٌ وَعَجَائِبُ بِاسْمِ فَتَاكَ الْقُدُّوسِ يَسُوعَ».

31 After they had prayed, their meeting place was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.

31 وَفِيمَا هُمْ يُصَلُّونَ ارْتَجَّ الْمَكَانُ الَّذِي كَانُوا مُجْتَمِعِينَ فِيهِ، وَامْتَلأُوا جَمِيعاً بِالرُّوحِ الْقُدُسِ، فَأَخَذُوا يُعْلِنُونَ كَلِمَةَ اللهِ بِكُلِّ جُرْأَةٍ!

32 The multitude of believers was one in heart and soul. No one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but they shared everything they owned.

32 وَكَانَتْ جَمَاعَةُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ قَلْباً وَاحِداً وَنَفْساً وَاحِدَةً، وَلَمْ يَكُنْ أَحَدٌ يَقُولُ إِنَّ شَيْئاً مِمَّا عِنْدَهُ هُوَ لَهُ وَحْدَهُ، بَلْ كَانَ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ عِنْدَهُمْ مُشْتَرَكاً.

33 With great power the apostles continued to give their testimony about the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And abundant grace was upon them all.

33 وَكَانَ الرُّسُلُ يُؤَدُّونَ الشَّهَادَةَ بِقِيَامَةِ الرَّبِّ يَسُوعَ وَقُوَّةٌ عَظِيمَةٌ تَصْحَبُهَا، وَنِعْمَةٌ عَظِيمَةٌ تَحُلُّ عَلَى جَمِيعِهِمْ.

34 There were no needy ones among them, because those who owned lands or houses would sell their property, bring the proceeds from the sales,

34 فَلَمْ يَكُنْ فِيهِمْ مُحْتَاجٌ، لأَنَّ جَمِيعَ مَنْ كَانَ لَهُمْ حُقُولٌ أَوْ بُيُوتٌ كَانُوا يَبِيعُونَهَا وَيَأْتُونَ بِثَمَنِهَا،

35 and lay them at the apostles’ feet for distribution to anyone as he had need.

35 فَيَضَعُونَهُ عِنْدَ أَقْدَامِ الرُّسُلِ، وَهُمْ يُوَزِّعُونَهُ عَلَى كُلِّ مُحْتَاجٍ بِقَدْرِ حَاجَتِهِ.

36 Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas (meaning Son of Encouragement),

36 وَمِنْ هَؤُلاءِ يُوسُفُ، الَّذِي دَعَاهُ الرُّسُلُ بَرْنَابَا أَيِ ابْنَ التَّشْجِيعِ، وَهُوَ مِنْ سِبْطِ لاوِي، وَيَحْمِلُ الْجِنْسِيَّةَ الْقُبْرُصِيَّةَ.

37 sold a field he owned, brought the money, and laid it at the apostles’ feet.

37 فَإِنَّهُ كَانَ يَمْلِكُ حَقْلاً، فَبَاعَهُ وَجَاءَ بِثَمَنِهِ وَوَضَعَهُ عِنْدَ أَقْدَامِ الرُّسُلِ!