Acts 8

1 And Saul was there, giving approval to Stephen’s death. On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.

1 وَكَانَ شَاوُلُ مُوَافِقاً عَلَى قَتْلِ اسْتِفَانُوسَ. وَفِي ذلِكَ الْيَوْمِ وَقَعَ اضْطِهَادٌ شَدِيدٌ عَلَى الْكَنِيسَةِ الَّتِي فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ. فَتَشَتَّتَ الإِخْوَةُ جَمِيعاً فِي نَوَاحِي الْيَهُودِيَّةِ وَالسَّامِرَةِ، وَلَمْ يَبْقَ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ إِلّا الرُّسُلُ.

2 God-fearing men buried Stephen and mourned deeply over him.

2 وَأَمَّا اسْتِفَانُوسُ فَقَدْ دَفَنَهُ بَعْضُ الرِّجَالِ الأَتْقِيَاءِ، وَنَاحُوا عَلَيْهِ كَثِيراً.

3 But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off men and women and put them in prison.

3 أَمَّا شَاوُلُ فَكَانَ يُحَاوِلُ إِبَادَةَ الْكَنِيسَةِ، فَيَذْهَبُ مِنْ بَيْتٍ إِلَى بَيْتٍ وَيَجُرُّ الرِّجَالَ وَالنِّسَاءَ وَيُلْقِيهِمْ فِي السِّجْنِ.

4 Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went.

4 وَالَّذِينَ تَشَتَّتُوا كَانُوا يَنْتَقِلُونَ مِنْ مَكَانٍ إِلَى مَكَانٍ مُبَشِّرِينَ بِالْكَلِمَةِ.

5 Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Christ to them.

5 فَذَهَبَ فِيلِبُّسُ إِلَى مَدِينَةٍ فِي مِنْطَقَةِ السَّامِرَةِ، وَأَخَذَ يُبَشِّرُ أَهْلَهَا بِالْمَسِيحِ.

6 The crowds all paid close attention to Philip’s message and to the signs they saw him perform.

6 فَأَصْغَتِ الْجُمُوعُ إِلَى كَلامِهِ بِقَلْبٍ وَاحِدٍ، إِذْ سَمِعُوا بِالْعَلامَاتِ الَّتِي أَجْرَاهَا، أَوْ رَأَوْهَا بِأَنْفُسِهِمْ،

7 With loud shrieks, unclean spirits came out of many who were possessed, and many of the paralyzed and lame were healed.

7 فَقَدْ كَانَ يَأْمُرُ الأَرْوَاحَ النَّجِسَةَ، فَتَصْرُخُ بِصَوْتٍ عَالٍ وَتَخْرُجُ مِنَ الْمَسْكُونِينَ بِها، كَمَا شَفَى كَثِيرِينَ مِنَ الْمَشْلُولِينَ وَالْعُرْجِ،

8 So there was great joy in that city.

8 فَعَمَّتِ الْفَرْحَةُ أَنْحَاءَ الْمَدِينَةِ.

9 Prior to that time, a man named Simon had practiced sorcery in the city and astounded the people of Samaria. He claimed to be someone great,

9 وَكَانَ قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ فِي تِلْكَ الْمَدِينَةِ سَاحِرٌ اسْمُهُ سِيمُونُ، يُمَارِسُ السِّحْرَ فَيُذْهِلُ أَهْلَ السَّامِرَةِ وَيَدَّعِي أَنَّهُ رَجُلٌ عَظِيمٌ.

10 and all the people, from the least to the greatest, heeded his words and said, “This man is the divine power called the Great Power.”

10 فَأَصْغَى إِلَيْهِ الْجَمِيعُ مِنَ الصَّغِيرِ إِلَى الْكَبِيرِ، قَائِلِينَ: «هَذَا الرَّجُلُ هُوَ قُدْرَةُ اللهِ الْعُظْمَى!»

11 They paid close attention to him because he had astounded them for a long time with his sorcery.

11 وَإِنَّمَا أَصْغَوْا إِلَيْهِ لأَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا قَدِ انْخَدَعُوا مُدَّةً طَوِيلَةً بِحِيَلِهِ السِّحْرِيَّةِ!

12 But when they believed Philip as he preached the gospel of the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.

12 فَلَمَّا آمَنُوا بِكَلامِ فِيلِبُّسَ الَّذِي بَشَّرَهُمْ بِمَلَكُوتِ اللهِ وَبِاسْمِ يَسُوعَ، تَعَمَّدُوا رِجَالاً وَنِسَاءً.

13 Even Simon himself believed and was baptized. He followed Philip closely and was astounded by the great signs and miracles he observed.

13 وَسِيمُونُ نَفْسُهُ آمَنَ وَتَعَمَّدَ، فَأَلْصَقَ نَفْسَهُ بِفِيلِبُّسَ، وَإِذْ شَاهَدَ الآيَاتِ وَالْمُعْجِزَاتِ الَّتِي أُجْرِيَتْ عَلَى يَدِهِ، اسْتَوْلَتْ عَلَيْهِ الدَّهْشَةُ.

14 When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them.

14 وَسَمِعَ الرُّسُلُ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ أَنَّ أَهْلَ السَّامِرَةِ قَبِلُوا كَلِمَةَ اللهِ، فَأَرْسَلُوا إِلَيْهِمْ بُطْرُسَ وَيُوحَنَّا.

15 On their arrival, they prayed for them to receive the Holy Spirit.

15 فَصَلَّيَا لأَجْلِهِمْ لِكَيْ يَنَالُوا الرُّوحَ الْقُدُسَ،

16 For the Holy Spirit had not yet fallen upon any of them; they had simply been baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.

16 لأَنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ قَدْ حَلَّ بَعْدُ عَلَى أَحَدٍ مِنْهُمْ، إِلّا أَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا قَدْ تَعَمَّدُوا بِاسْمِ الرَّبِّ يَسُوعَ.

17 Then Peter and John laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

17 ثُمَّ وَضَعَا أَيْدِيَهُمَا عَلَيْهِمْ، فَنَالُوا الرُّوحَ الْقُدُسَ.

18 When Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money.

18 وَلَمَّا رَأَى سِيمُونُ أَنَّ الرُّوحَ الْقُدُسَ قَدْ حَلَّ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ لَمَّا وَضَعَ الرَّسُولانِ أَيْدِيَهُمَا عَلَيْهِمْ، عَرَضَ عَلَى بُطْرُسَ وَيُوحَنَّا بَعْضَ الْمَالِ، وَقَالَ لَهُمَا:

19 “Give me this power as well,” he said, “so that everyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.”

19 «أَعْطِيَانِي أَنَا أَيْضاً هذِهِ السُّلْطَةَ لِكَيْ يَنَالَ الرُّوحَ الْقُدُسَ مَنْ أَضَعُ عَلَيْهِ يَدِي».

20 But Peter replied, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money!

20 فَقَالَ لَهُ بُطْرُسُ: «لِتَبْقَ لَكَ فِضَّتُكَ لِهَلاكِكَ! لأَنَّكَ ظَنَنْتَ أَنَّكَ تَقْدِرُ أَنْ تَشْتَرِيَ هِبَةَ اللهِ بِالْمَالِ!

21 You have no part or share in our ministry, because your heart is not right before God.

21 لَا قِسْمَةَ لَكَ فِي هَذَا الأَمْرِ وَلا نَصِيبَ، لأَنَّ قَلْبَكَ لَيْسَ مُخْلِصاً تُجَاهَ اللهِ.

22 Repent, therefore, of your wickedness, and pray to the Lord. Perhaps He will forgive you for the intent of your heart.

22 فَتُبْ عَنْ شَرِّكَ هَذَا وَاطْلُبْ إِلَى اللهِ، عَسَى أَنْ يَغْفِرَ لَكَ نِيَّةَ قَلْبِكَ،

23 For I see that you are poisoned by bitterness and captive to iniquity.”

23 لأَنِّي أَرَاكَ تَتَخَبَّطُ فِي مَرَارَةِ الْعَلْقَمِ وَقُيُودِ الْخَطِيئَةِ!»

24 Then Simon answered, “Pray to the Lord for me, so that nothing you have said may happen to me.”

24 فَقَالَ سِيمُونُ: «صَلِّيَا أَنْتُمَا إِلَى الرَّبِّ مِنْ أَجْلِي حَتَّى لَا يَنْزِلَ بِي شَيْءٌ مِمَّا تُشِيرَانِ إِلَيْهِ».

25 And after Peter and John had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem, preaching the gospel in many of the Samaritan villages.

25 وَبَعْدَمَا شَهِدَ بُطْرُسُ وَيُوحَنَّا بِكَلِمَةِ الرَّبِّ وَأَعْلَنَاهَا هُنَاكَ، رَجَعَا إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ وَقَدْ بَشَّرَا قُرىً كَثِيرَةً فِي مِنْطَقَةِ السَّامِرَةِ.

26 Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Get up and go south to the desert road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.”

26 ثُمَّ إِنَّ مَلاكاً مِنْ عِنْدِ الرَّبِّ كَلَّمَ فِيلِبُّسَ فَقَالَ لَهُ: «قُمِ اذْهَبْ نَحْوَ الْجَنُوبِ، مَاشِياً عَلَى الطَّرِيقِ البَرِّيَّةِ بَيْنَ أُورُشَلِيمَ وَغَزَّةَ».

27 So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official in charge of the entire treasury of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians. He had gone to Jerusalem to worship,

27 فَقَامَ وَذَهَبَ. وَإذَا رَجُلٌ حَبَشِيٌّ، خَصِيٌّ، يَعْمَلُ وَزِيراً لِلشُّؤُونِ الْمَالِيَّةِ عِنْدَ كَنْدَاكَةَ مَلِكَةِ الْحَبَشَةِ، كَانَ قَدْ حَجَّ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ لِلسُّجُودِ فِيهَا،

28 and on his return was sitting in his chariot reading Isaiah the prophet.

28 وَهُوَ رَاجِعٌ إِلَى الْحَبَشَةِ رَاكِباً فِي عَرَبَتِهِ، يَقْرَأُ فِي كِتَابِ النَّبِيِّ إِشَعْيَاءَ.

29 The Spirit said to Philip, “Go over to that chariot and stay by it.”

29 فَقَالَ الرُّوحُ لِفِيلِبُّسَ: «تَقَدَّمْ وَرَافِقْ هذِهِ الْعَرَبَةَ!»

30 So Philip ran up and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. “Do you understand what you are reading?” Philip asked.

30 فَأَسْرَعَ فِيلِبُّسُ وَسَمِعَ الْخَصِيَّ يَقْرَأُ نُبُوءَةَ إِشَعْيَاءَ، فَسَأَلَهُ: «أَتَفْهَمُ مَا تَقْرَأُ؟»

31 “How can I,” he said, “unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.

31 فَأَجَابَ: «كَيْفَ يُمْكِنُنِي ذَلِكَ إِنْ لَمْ يَشْرَحْ لِي أَحَدٌ؟» وَدَعَا فِيلِبُّسَ أَنْ يَصْعَدَ إِلَى الْعَرَبَةِ وَيَجْلِسَ مَعَهُ.

32 The eunuch was reading this passage of Scripture: “He was led like a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb before the shearer is silent, so He did not open His mouth.

32 وَكَانَ الْخَصِيُّ قَدْ وَصَلَ فِي فَصْلِ الْكِتَابِ الَّذِي يَقْرَأُهُ إِلَى الْقَوْلِ: «مِثْلَ شَاةٍ سِيقَ إِلَى الذَّبْحِ، وَمِثْلَ الْحَمَلِ الصَّامِتِ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ مَنْ يَجُزُّهُ، هكَذَا لَمْ يَفْتَحْ فَاهُ!

33 In His humiliation He was deprived of justice. Who can recount His descendants? For His life was removed from the earth.”

33 فِي أَثْنَاءِ تَوَاضُعِهِ عُومِلَ بِغَيْرِ عَدْلٍ. مَنْ يُخْبِرُ عَنْ نَسْلِهِ؟ فَإِنَّ حَيَاتَهُ قَدِ انْتُزِعَتْ مِنَ الأَرْضِ!»

34 “Tell me,” said the eunuch, “who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?”

34 وَسَأَلَ الْخَصِيُّ فِيلِبُّسَ: «قُلْ لِي: إِلَى مَنْ يُشِيرُ النَّبِيُّ بِهَذَا الْقَوْلِ؟ إِلَى نَفْسِهِ أَوْ إِلَى شَخْصٍ آخَرَ؟»

35 Then Philip began with this very Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus.

35 فَتَكَلَّمَ وَأَخَذَ يُبَشِّرُهُ بِيَسُوعَ انْطِلاقاً مِنْ كِتَابِ النَّبِيِّ هَذَا.

36 As they traveled along the road and came to some water, the eunuch said, “Look, here is water! What is there to prevent me from being baptized?”

36 وَبَيْنَمَا كَانَتِ الْعَرَبَةُ تَسِيرُ بِهِمَا، وَصَلا إِلَى مَكَانٍ فِيهِ مَاءٌ، فَقَالَ الْخَصِيُّ: «هَا هُوَ الْمَاءُ، فَمَاذَا يَمْنَعُ أَنْ أَتَعَمَّدَ؟»

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37 فَأَجَابَهُ فِيلِبُّسُ: «هَذَا جَائِزٌ إِنْ كُنْتَ تُؤْمِنُ مِنْ كُلِّ قَلْبِكَ». فَقَالَ الْخَصِيُّ: «إِنِّي أُومِنُ بِأَنَّ يَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحَ هُوَ ابْنُ اللهِ».

38 And he gave orders to stop the chariot. Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and Philip baptized him.

38 وَأَمَرَ أَنْ تَقِفَ الْعَرَبَةُ، فَنَزَلا إِلَى الْمَاءِ مَعاً، وَعَمَّدَ فِيلِبُّسُ الْخَصِيَّ.

39 When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord carried Philip away, and the eunuch saw him no more, but went on his way rejoicing.

39 وَمَا إِنْ طَلَعَا مِنَ الْمَاءِ حَتَّى خَطِفَ رُوحُ الرَّبِّ فِيلِبُّسَ، فَلَمْ يَعُدِ الْخَصِيُّ يَرَاهُ. فَتَابَعَ سَفَرَهُ بِفَرَحٍ.

40 But Philip appeared at Azotus and traveled through that region, preaching the gospel in all the towns until he came to Caesarea.

40 أَمَّا فِيلِبُّسُ فَقَدْ شُوهِدَ فِي أَشْدُودَ، ثُمَّ سَارَ يُبَشِّرُ كُلَّ مَدِينَةٍ حَتَّى وَصَلَ إِلَى قَيْصَرِيَّةَ.