Acts 5

1 Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property.

1 وَلَكِنَّ رَجُلاً اسْمُهُ حَنَانِيَّا، اتَّفَقَ مَعَ زَوْجَتِهِ سَفِّيرَةَ فَبَاعَ حَقْلاً كَانَ يَمْلِكُهُ،

2 With his wife’s full knowledge, he kept back some of the proceeds for himself, but brought a portion and laid it at the apostles’ feet.

2 وَاحْتَفَظَ لِنَفْسِهِ بِجُزْءٍ مِنَ الثَّمَنِ بِعِلْمٍ مِنْ زَوْجَتِهِ، وَجَاءَ بِمَا تَبَقَّى وَوَضَعَهُ عِنْدَ أَقْدَامِ الرُّسُلِ.

3 Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and withhold some of the proceeds from the land?

3 فَقَالَ لَهُ بُطْرُسُ: «يَا حَنَانِيَّا، لِمَاذَا سَمَحْتَ لِلشَّيْطَانِ أَنْ يَمْلأَ قَلْبَكَ، فَكَذَبْتَ عَلَى الرُّوحِ الْقُدُسِ، وَاحْتَفَظْتَ لِنَفْسِكَ بِجُزْءٍ مِنْ ثَمَنِ الْحَقْلِ؟

4 Did it not belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, was it not at your disposal? How could you conceive such a deed in your heart? You have not lied to men, but to God!”

4 أَمَا كَانَ بَقِيَ لَكَ لَوْ لَمْ تَبِعْهُ؟ وَبَعْدَ بَيْعِهِ أَمَا كَانَ لَكَ حَقُّ الاحْتِفَاظِ بِثَمَنِهِ؟ لِمَاذَا قَصَدْتَ فِي قَلْبِكَ أَنْ تَغُشَّ؟ إِنَّكَ لَمْ تَكْذِبْ عَلَى النَّاسِ، بَلْ عَلَى اللهِ!»

5 On hearing these words, Ananias fell down and died. And great fear came over all who heard what had happened.

5 فَمَا إِنْ سَمِعَ حَنَانِيَّا هَذَا الْكَلامَ حَتَّى سَقَطَ أَرْضاً وَمَاتَ! فَاسْتَوْلَتِ الرَّهْبَةُ الشَّدِيدَةُ عَلَى جَمِيعِ الَّذِينَ عَرَفُوا ذَلِكَ.

6 Then the young men stepped forward, wrapped up his body, and carried him out and buried him.

6 وَقَامَ بَعْضُ الشُّبَّانِ وَكَفَّنُوا حَنَانِيَّا، وَحَمَلُوهُ إِلَى حَيْثُ دَفَنُوهُ.

7 About three hours later his wife also came in, unaware of what had happened.

7 وَبَعْدَ نَحْوِ ثَلاثِ سَاعَاتٍ حَضَرَتْ زَوْجَةُ حَنَانِيَّا وَهِيَ لَا تَدْرِي بِمَا حَدَثَ،

8 “Tell me,” said Peter, “is this the price you and your husband got for the land?” “Yes,” she answered, “that is the price.”

8 فَسَأَلَهَا بُطْرُسُ: «قُولِي لِي: أَبِهَذَا الْمَبْلَغِ بِعْتُمَا الْحَقْلَ؟» فَأَجَابَتْ: «نَعَمْ، بِهَذَا الْمَبْلَغِ».

9 “How could you agree to test the Spirit of the Lord?” Peter replied. “Look, the feet of the men who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out also.”

9 فَقَالَ لَهَا بُطْرُسُ: «لِمَاذَا اتَّفَقْتِ مَعَ زَوْجِكِ عَلَى امْتِحَانِ رُوحِ الرَّبِّ؟ هَا قَدْ وَصَلَ الشُّبَّانُ الَّذِينَ دَفَنُوا زَوْجَكِ إِلَى الْبَابِ، وَسَيَحْمِلُونَكِ أَيْضاً!»

10 At that instant she fell down at his feet and died. Then the young men came in and, finding her dead, carried her out and buried her beside her husband.

10 فَوَقَعَتْ حَالاً عِنْدَ قَدَمَيْ بُطْرُسَ وَمَاتَتْ! وَلَمَّا دَخَلَ الشُّبَّانُ وَجَدُوهَا مَيْتَةً، فَحَمَلُوا جُثَّتَهَا وَدَفَنُوهَا إِلَى جُوَارِ زَوْجِهَا.

11 And great fear came over the whole church and all who heard about these events.

11 فَاسْتَوْلَتِ الرَّهْبَةُ الشَّدِيدَةُ عَلَى الْكَنِيسَةِ كُلِّهَا، وَعَلَى كُلِّ مَنْ سَمِعُوا ذلِكَ الْخَبَرَ.

12 The apostles performed many signs and wonders among the people, and with one accord the believers gathered together in Solomon’s Colonnade.

12 وَجَرَتْ عَلَى أَيْدِي الرُّسُلِ مُعْجِزَاتٌ وَعَجَائِبُ كَثِيرَةٌ بَيْنَ الشَّعْبِ. وَكَانُوا كُلُّهُمْ يَجْتَمِعُونَ بِقَلْبٍ وَاحِدٍ فِي قَاعَةِ سُلَيْمَانَ بِالْهَيْكَلِ.

13 Although the people regarded them highly, no one else dared to join them.

13 وَلَمْ يَجْرُؤْ أَحَدٌ مِنْ خَارِجٍ عَلَى الانْضِمَامِ إِلَيْهِمْ، بَلْ كَانَ الشَّعْبُ يُشِيدُ بِهِمْ.

14 Yet more and more believers were brought to the Lord—large numbers of both men and women.

14 وَأَخَذَ عَدَدُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ بِالرَّبِّ يَزْدَادُ بِانْضِمَامِ جَمَاعَاتٍ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ وَالنِّسَاءِ.

15 As a result, people brought the sick into the streets and laid them on cots and mats, so that at least Peter’s shadow might fall on some of them as he passed by.

15 وَكَانَ النَّاسُ يَحْمِلُونَ الْمَرْضَى عَلَى فُرُشِهِمْ وَأَسِرَّتِهِمْ إِلَى الشَّوَارِعِ، لَعَلَّ ظِلَّ بُطْرُسَ عِنْدَ مُرُورِهِ يَقَعُ عَلَى أَحَدٍ مِنْهُمْ فَيَنَالَ الشِّفَاءَ.

16 Crowds also gathered from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing the sick and those tormented by unclean spirits, and all of them were healed.

16 بَلْ كَانَتِ الْجُمُوعُ مِنَ الْمُدُنِ وَالْقُرَى الْمُجَاوِرَةِ يَأْتُونَ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ حَامِلِينَ الْمَرْضَى وَالْمُعَذَّبِينَ بِالأَرْوَاحِ النَّجِسَةِ، فَكَانُوا جَمِيعاً يُبْرَأُونَ.

17 Then the high priest and all his associates, who belonged to the party of the Sadducees, were filled with jealousy. They went out

17 إِلّا أَنَّ رَئِيسَ الْكَهَنَةِ وَجَمَاعَتَهُ الْمُنْتَمِينَ إِلَى مَذْهَبِ الصَّدُّوقِيِّينَ مَلأَتْهُمُ الْغَيْرَةُ مِنَ الرُّسُلِ،

18 and arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail.

18 فَقَبَضُوا عَلَيْهِمْ وَأَلْقَوْهُمْ فِي السِّجْنِ الْعَامِّ.

19 But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and brought them out, saying,

19 وَلَكِنَّ مَلاكاً مِنَ الرَّبِّ فَتَحَ أَبْوَابَ السِّجْنِ فِي اللَّيْلِ وَأَطْلَقَهُمْ، وَقَالَ لَهُمْ:

20 “Go, stand in the temple courts and tell the people the full message of this new life.”

20 «اذْهَبُوا إِلَى الْهَيْكَلِ، وَقِفُوا مُعْلِنِينَ لِلنَّاسِ بِشَارَةَ الْحَيَاةِ الْجَدِيدَةِ كَامِلَةً!»

21 At daybreak the apostles entered the temple courts as they had been told and began to teach the people. When the high priest and his associates arrived, they convened the Sanhedrin—the full assembly of the elders of Israel—and sent to the jail for the apostles.

21 فَأَطَاعُوا وَذَهَبُوا إِلَى الْهَيْكَلِ بَاكِراً عِنْدَ الْفَجْرِ وَبَدَأُوا يُعَلِّمُونَ. بَيْنَمَا عَقَدَ الْمَجْلِسُ اجْتِمَاعاً، بِدَعْوَةٍ مِنْ رَئِيسِ الْكَهَنَةِ وَجَمَاعَتِهِ، حَضَرَهُ شُيُوخُ إِسْرَائِيلَ جَمِيعاً، وَأَمَرُوا بِإِحْضَارِ الرُّسُلِ مِنَ السِّجْنِ،

22 But on arriving at the jail, the officers did not find them there. So they returned with the report:

22 وَلَكِنَّ الْحَرَسَ لَمْ يَجِدُوهُمْ! فَرَجَعُوا يُخْبِرُونَ

23 “We found the jail securely locked, with the guards posted at the doors; but when we opened them, we found no one inside.”

23 قَائِلِينَ: «وَجَدْنَا أَبْوَابَ السِّجْنِ مُغْلَقَةً بِإِحْكَامٍ، وَالْحُرَّاسَ وَاقِفِينَ أَمَامَهَا، وَلَكِنْ لَمَّا فَتَحْنَاهَا لَمْ نَجِدْ فِي الدَّاخِلِ أَحَداً!»

24 When the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests heard this account, they were perplexed as to what was happening.

24 فَسَيْطَرَ الذُّهُولُ عَلَى قَائِدِ حَرَسِ الْهَيْكَلِ وَعَلَى رُؤَسَاءِ الْكَهَنَةِ عِنْدَمَا سَمِعُوا هَذَا الْكَلامَ، وَتَسَاءَلُوا: «إِلامَ سَيَنْتَهِي هَذَا الأَمْرُ؟»

25 Then someone came in and announced, “Look, the men you put in jail are standing in the temple courts teaching the people!”

25 ثُمَّ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى الْمَجْلِسِ يَقُولُ: «إِنَّ الرِّجَالَ الَّذِينَ أَلْقَيْتُمْ فِي السِّجْنِ هُمُ الآنَ وَاقِفُونَ فِي الْهَيْكَلِ يُعَلِّمُونَ النَّاسَ».

26 At that point, the captain went with the officers and brought the apostles—but not by force, for fear the people would stone them.

26 فَذَهَبَ قَائِدُ الْحَرَسِ وَرِجَالُهُ، وَجَاءُوا بِالرُّسُلِ بِغَيْرِ عُنْفٍ، خَوْفاً مِنَ أَنْ يَرْجُمَهُمُ الشَّعْبُ.

27 They brought them in and made them stand before the Sanhedrin, where the high priest interrogated them.

27 فَلَمَّا مَثَلُوا أَمَامَ الْمَجْلِسِ اسْتَجْوَبَهُمْ رَئِيسُ الْكَهَنَةِ

28 “We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name,” he said. “Yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and are determined to make us responsible for this man’s blood.”

28 قَائِلاً: «أَمَرْنَاكُمْ بِشِدَّةٍ أَلّا تُعَلِّمُوا بِهَذَا الاِسْمِ، وَلَكِنَّكُمْ قَدْ مَلأَتُمْ أُورُشَلِيمَ بِتَعْلِيمِكُمْ، وَتُرِيدُونَ أَنْ تُحَمِّلُونَا مَسْؤولِيَّةَ سَفْكِ دَمِهِ!»

29 But Peter and the other apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men.

29 فَأَجَابَ بُطْرُسُ وَالرُّسُلُ: «يَنْبَغِي أَنْ يُطَاعَ اللهُ لَا النَّاسَ!

30 The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you had killed by hanging Him on a tree.

30 إِنَّ إِلهَ آبَائِنَا أَقَامَ يَسُوعَ، الَّذِي قَتَلْتُمُوهُ أَنْتُمْ مُعَلِّقِينَ إِيَّاهُ عَلَى الْخَشَبَةِ!

31 God exalted Him to His right hand as Prince and Savior, in order to grant repentance and forgiveness of sins to Israel.

31 وَلَكِنَّ اللهَ رَفَّعَهُ إِلَى يَمِينِهِ وَجَعَلَهُ رَئِيساً وَمُخَلِّصاً لِيَمْنَحَ إِسْرَائِيلَ التَّوْبَةَ وَغُفْرَانَ الْخَطَايَا؛

32 We are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey Him.”

32 وَنَحْنُ نَشْهَدُ عَلَى هَذَا، وَكَذَلِكَ يَشْهَدُ الرُّوحُ الْقُدُسُ الَّذِي وَهَبَهُ اللهُ لِلَّذِينَ يُطِيعُونَهُ».

33 When the Council members heard this, they were enraged, and they resolved to put the apostles to death.

33 وَلَمَّا سَمِعَ الْمُجْتَمِعُونَ هَذَا الْكَلامَ اشْتَدَّ غَضَبُهُمْ، وَقَرَّرُوا أَنْ يَقْتُلُوا الرُّسُلَ.

34 But a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law who was honored by all the people, stood up in the Sanhedrin and ordered that the men be put outside for a short time.

34 وَلَكِنَّ أَحَدَ أَعْضَاءِ الْمَجْلِسِ، وَاسْمُهُ غَمَالَائِيلُ، وَهُوَ مُعَلِّمٌ لِلشَّرِيعَةِ يَتْبَعُ الْمَذْهَبَ الْفَرِّيسِيَّ، وَيَحْتَرِمُهُ جَمِيعُ الشَّعْبِ، وَقَفَ وَأَمَرَ أَنْ يُخْرَجَ الرُّسُلُ بَعْضَ الْوَقْتِ،

35 “Men of Israel,” he said, “consider carefully what you are about to do to these men.

35 ثُمَّ قَالَ لِلْمُجْتَمِعِينَ: «يَا بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، حَذَارِ أَنْ تُنَفِّذُوا مَا تَنْوُونَ أَنْ تَعْمَلُوهُ بِهَؤُلاءِ الرِّجَالِ.

36 Some time ago Theudas rose up, claiming to be somebody, and about four hundred men joined him. He was killed, all his followers were dispersed, and it all came to nothing.

36 فَمُنْذُ مُدَّةٍ قَصِيرَةٍ قَامَ ثُودَاسُ وَادَّعَى أَنَّهُ شَخْصٌ عَظِيمٌ، فَتَبِعَهُ نَحْوُ أَرْبَعِ مِئَةِ رَجُلٍ، وَلَكِنَّهُ قُتِلَ وَتَفَرَّقَ أَتْبَاعُهُ، وَانْتَهَى أَمْرُهُ.

37 After him, Judas the Galilean appeared in the days of the census and drew away people after him. He too perished, and all his followers were scattered.

37 ثُمَّ قَامَ يَهُوذَا الْجَلِيلِيُّ فِي زَمَنِ الإِحْصَاءِ وَاسْتَمَالَ عَدَداً كَبِيراً مِنَ النَّاسِ لِيَتْبَعُوهُ، وَلَكِنَّهُ هَلَكَ أَيْضاً وَتَشَتَّتَ أَتْبَاعُهُ.

38 So in the present case I advise you: Leave these men alone. Let them go! For if their purpose or endeavor is of human origin, it will fail.

38 فَالآنَ أَنْصَحُكُمْ أَنْ تَبْتَعِدُوا عَنْ هَؤُلاءِ الرِّجَالِ وَتَتْرُكُوهُمْ وَشَأْنَهُمْ. فَإِنْ كَانَ هَذَا الْمَبْدَأُ أَوْ هَذَا الْعَمَلُ مِنْ عِنْدِ النَّاسِ، فَلابُدَّ أَنْ يَتَهَدَّمَ،

39 But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop them. You may even find yourselves fighting against God.”

39 وَلَكِنْ إِنْ كَانَ مِنْ عِنْدِ اللهِ فَلَنْ تَتَمَكَّنُوا أَبَداً مِنَ الْوُقُوفِ فِي وَجْهِهِ، وَإلَّا جَعَلْتُمْ مِنْ أَنْفُسِكُمْ أَعْدَاءَ لِلهِ أَيْضاً».

40 At this, they yielded to Gamaliel. They called the apostles in and had them flogged. Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and released them.

40 فَعَمِلَ أَعْضَاءُ الْمَجْلِسِ بِهذِهِ النَّصِيحَةِ، وَاسْتَدْعَوْا الرُّسُلَ، فَجَلَدُوهُمْ وَأَمَرُوهُمْ أَلّا يُعَلِّمُوا بِاسْمِ يَسُوعَ، ثُمَّ أَطْلَقُوهُمْ.

41 The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name.

41 وَلَكِنَّ الرُّسُلَ خَرَجُوا مِنَ الْمَجْلِسِ فَرِحِينَ، لأَنَّهُمُ اعْتُبِرُوا أَهْلاً لأَنْ يَلْقَوْا الإِهَانَةَ مِنْ أَجْلِ اسْمِ يَسُوعَ.

42 Every day, in the temple courts and from house to house, they did not stop teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Christ.

42 وَكَانُوا كُلَّ يَوْمٍ، فِي الْهَيْكَلِ وَفِي الْبُيُوتِ، يُعَلِّمُونَ وَيُبَشِّرُونَ بِالْمَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ بِلا انْقِطَاعٍ.