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 رَاضِيًا بِقَتْلِهِ. وَحَدَثَ فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمِ ٱضْطِهَادٌ عَظِيمٌ عَلَى ٱلْكَنِيسَةِ ٱلَّتِي فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، فَتَشَتَّتَ ٱلْجَمِيعُ فِي كُوَرِ ٱلْيَهُودِيَّةِ وَٱلسَّامِرَةِ، مَا عَدَا ٱلرُّسُلَ.

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

2 وَحَمَلَ رِجَالٌ أَتْقِيَاءُ ٱسْتِفَانُوسَ وَعَمِلُوا عَلَيْهِ مَنَاحَةً عَظِيمَةً.

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 وَأَمَّا شَاوُلُ فَكَانَ يَسْطُو عَلَى ٱلْكَنِيسَةِ، وَهُوَ يَدْخُلُ ٱلْبُيُوتَ وَيَجُرُّ رِجَالًا وَنِسَاءً وَيُسَلِّمُهُمْ إِلَى ٱلسِّجْنِ.

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

4 فَٱلَّذِينَ تَشَتَّتُوا جَالُوا مُبَشِّرِينَ بِٱلْكَلِمَةِ.

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

5 فَٱنْحَدَرَ فِيلُبُّسُ إِلَى مَدِينَةٍ مِنَ ٱلسَّامِرَةِ وَكَانَ يَكْرِزُ لَهُمْ بِٱلْمَسِيحِ.

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

6 وَكَانَ ٱلْجُمُوعُ يُصْغُونَ بِنَفْسٍ وَاحِدَةٍ إِلَى مَا يَقُولُهُ فِيلُبُّسُ عِنْدَ ٱسْتِمَاعِهِمْ وَنَظَرِهِمُ ٱلْآيَاتِ ٱلَّتِي صَنَعَهَا،

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

7 لِأَنَّ كَثِيرِينَ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ بِهِمْ أَرْوَاحٌ نَجِسَةٌ كَانَتْ تَخْرُجُ صَارِخَةً بِصَوْتٍ عَظِيمٍ. وَكَثِيرُونَ مِنَ ٱلْمَفْلُوجِينَ وَٱلْعُرْجِ شُفُوا.

8 So there was great joy in that city.

8 فَكَانَ فَرَحٌ عَظِيمٌ فِي تِلْكَ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ.

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 قَبْلًا فِي ٱلْمَدِينَةِ رَجُلٌ ٱسْمُهُ سِيمُونُ، يَسْتَعْمِلُ ٱلسِّحْرَ وَيُدْهِشُ شَعْبَ ٱلسَّامِرَةِ، قَائِلًا إِنَّهُ شَيْءٌ 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 وَكَانَ ٱلْجَمِيعُ يَتْبَعُونَهُ مِنَ ٱلصَّغِيرِ إِلَى ٱلْكَبِيرِ قَائِلِينَ: «هَذَا هُوَ قُوَّةُ ٱللهِ ٱلْعَظِيمَةُ».

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

11 وَكَانُوا يَتْبَعُونَهُ لِكَوْنِهِمْ قَدِ ٱنْدَهَشُوا زَمَانًا طَوِيلًا بِسِحْرِهِ.

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 وَلَكِنْ لَمَّا صَدَّقُوا فِيلُبُّسَ وَهُوَ يُبَشِّرُ بِٱلْأُمُورِ ٱلْمُخْتَصَّةِ بِمَلَكُوتِ ٱللهِ وَبِٱسْمِ يَسُوعَ ٱلْمَسِيحِ، ٱعْتَمَدُوا رِجَالًا 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 أَيْضًا نَفْسُهُ آمَنَ. وَلَمَّا ٱعْتَمَدَ كَانَ يُلَازِمُ فِيلُبُّسَ، وَإِذْ رَأَى آيَاتٍ وَقُوَّاتٍ عَظِيمَةً تُجْرَى ٱنْدَهَشَ.

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

14 وَلَمَّا سَمِعَ ٱلرُّسُلُ ٱلَّذِينَ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ أَنَّ ٱلسَّامِرَةَ قَدْ قَبِلَتْ كَلِمَةَ ٱللهِ، أَرْسَلُوا إِلَيْهِمْ بُطْرُسَ وَيُوحَنَّا،

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

15 ٱللَّذَيْنِ لَمَّا نَزَلَا صَلَّيَا لِأَجْلِهِمْ لِكَيْ يَقْبَلُوا ٱلرُّوحَ ٱلْقُدُسَ،

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 لِأَنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ قَدْ حَلَّ بَعْدُ عَلَى أَحَدٍ مِنْهُمْ، غَيْرَ أَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا مُعْتَمِدِينَ بِٱسْمِ ٱلرَّبِّ يَسُوعَ.

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

17 حِينَئِذٍ وَضَعَا ٱلْأَيَادِيَ عَلَيْهِمْ فَقَبِلُوا ٱلرُّوحَ ٱلْقُدُسَ.

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 أَنَّهُ بِوَضْعِ أَيْدِي ٱلرُّسُلِ يُعْطَى ٱلرُّوحُ ٱلْقُدُسُ قَدَّمَ لَهُمَا دَرَاهِمَ

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

19 قَائِلًا: «أَعْطِيَانِي أَنَا أَيْضًا هَذَا ٱلسُّلْطَانَ، حَتَّى أَيُّ مَنْ وَضَعْتُ عَلَيْهِ يَدَيَّ يَقْبَلُ ٱلرُّوحَ ٱلْقُدُسَ».

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: «لِتَكُنْ فِضَّتُكَ مَعَكَ لِلْهَلَاكِ، لِأَنَّكَ ظَنَنْتَ أَنْ تَقْتَنِيَ مَوْهِبَةَ ٱللهِ بِدَرَاهِمَ!

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

21 لَيْسَ لَكَ نَصِيبٌ وَلَا قُرْعَةٌ فِي هَذَا ٱلْأَمْرِ، لِأَنَّ قَلْبَكَ لَيْسَ مُسْتَقِيمًا أَمَامَ ٱللهِ.

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

22 فَتُبْ مِنْ شَرِّكَ هَذَا، وَٱطْلُبْ إِلَى ٱللهِ عَسَى أَنْ يُغْفَرَ لَكَ فِكْرُ قَلْبِكَ،

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

23 لِأَنِّي أَرَاكَ فِي مَرَارَةِ ٱلْمُرِّ وَرِبَاطِ ٱلظُّلْمِ».

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

24 فَأَجَابَ سِيمُونُ وَقَالَ: «ٱطْلُبَا أَنْتُمَا إِلَى ٱلرَّبِّ مِنْ أَجْلِي لِكَيْ لَا يَأْتِيَ عَلَيَّ شَيْءٌ مِمَّا ذَكَرْتُمَا».

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 ثُمَّ إِنَّهُمَا بَعْدَ مَا شَهِدَا وَتَكَلَّمَا بِكَلِمَةِ ٱلرَّبِّ، رَجَعَا إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ وَبَشَّرَا قُرًى كَثِيرَةً لِلسَّامِرِيِّينَ.

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 مَلَاكَ ٱلرَّبِّ كَلَّمَ فِيلُبُّسَ قَائِلًا: «قُمْ وَٱذْهَبْ نَحْوَ ٱلْجَنُوبِ، عَلَى ٱلطَّرِيقِ ٱلْمُنْحَدِرَةِ مِنْ أُورُشَلِيمَ إِلَى غَزَّةَ ٱلَّتِي هِيَ بَرِّيَّةٌ».

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. وَإِذَا رَجُلٌ حَبَشِيٌّ خَصِيٌّ، وَزِيرٌ لِكَنْدَاكَةَ مَلِكَةِ ٱلْحَبَشَةِ، كَانَ عَلَى جَمِيعِ خَزَائِنِهَا. فَهَذَا كَانَ قَدْ جَاءَ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ لِيَسْجُدَ.

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

28 وَكَانَ رَاجِعًا وَجَالِسًا عَلَى مَرْكَبَتِهِ وَهُوَ يَقْرَأُ ٱلنَّبِيَّ إِشَعْيَاءَ.

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

29 فَقَالَ ٱلرُّوحُ لِفِيلُبُّسَ: «تَقَدَّمْ وَرَافِقْ هَذِهِ ٱلْمَرْكَبَةَ».

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

30 فَبَادَرَ إِلَيْهِ فِيلُبُّسُ، وَسَمِعَهُ يَقْرَأُ ٱلنَّبِيَّ إِشَعْيَاءَ، فَقَالَ: «أَلَعَلَّكَ تَفْهَمُ مَا أَنْتَ تَقْرَأُ؟».

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

31 فَقَالَ: «كَيْفَ يُمْكِنُنِي إِنْ لَمْ يُرْشِدْنِي أَحَدٌ؟». وَطَلَبَ إِلَى فِيلُبُّسَ أَنْ يَصْعَدَ 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 وَأَمَّا فَصْلُ ٱلْكِتَابِ ٱلَّذِي كَانَ يَقْرَأُهُ فَكَانَ هَذَا: «مِثْلَ شَاةٍ سِيقَ إِلَى ٱلذَّبْحِ، وَمِثْلَ خَرُوفٍ صَامِتٍ أَمَامَ ٱلَّذِي يَجُزُّهُ هَكَذَا 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 تَوَاضُعِهِ ٱنْتُزِعَ قَضَاؤُهُ، وَجِيلُهُ مَنْ يُخْبِرُ بِهِ؟ لِأَنَّ حَيَاتَهُ تُنْتَزَعُ مِنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ».

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

34 فَأَجَابَ ٱلْخَصِيُّ فِيلُبُّسَ وَقَالَ: «أَطْلُبُ إِلَيْكَ: عَنْ مَنْ يَقُولُ ٱلنَّبِيُّ هَذَا؟ عَنْ نَفْسِهِ أَمْ عَنْ وَاحِدٍ آخَرَ؟».

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

35 فَفَتَحَ فِيلُبُّسُ فَاهُ وٱبْتَدَأَ مِنْ هَذَا ٱلْكِتَابِ فَبَشِّرَهُ بِيَسُوعَ.

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 وَفِيمَا هُمَا سَائِرَانِ فِي ٱلطَّرِيقِ أَقْبَلَا عَلَى مَاءٍ، فَقَالَ ٱلْخَصِيُّ: «هُوَذَا مَاءٌ. مَاذَا يَمْنَعُ أَنْ أَعْتَمِدَ؟».

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37 فَقَالَ فِيلُبُّسُ: «إِنْ كُنْتَ تُؤْمِنُ مِنْ كُلِّ قَلْبِكَ يَجُوزُ». فَأَجَابَ وَقَالَ: «أَنَا أُومِنُ أَنَّ يَسُوعَ ٱلْمَسِيحَ هُوَ ٱبْنُ ٱللهِ».

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 فَأَمَرَ أَنْ تَقِفَ ٱلْمَرْكَبَةُ، فَنَزَلَا كِلَاهُمَا إِلَى ٱلْمَاءِ، فِيلُبُّسُ وَٱلْخَصِيُّ، فَعَمَّدَهُ.

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 وَلَمَّا صَعِدَا مِنَ ٱلْمَاءِ، خَطِفَ رُوحُ ٱلرَّبِّ فِيلُبُّسَ، فَلَمْ يُبْصِرْهُ ٱلْخَصِيُّ أَيْضًا، وَذَهَبَ فِي طَرِيقِهِ فَرِحًا.

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

40 وَأَمَّا فِيلُبُّسُ فَوُجِدَ فِي أَشْدُودَ. وَبَيْنَمَا هُوَ مُجْتَازٌ، كَانَ يُبَشِّرُ جَمِيعَ ٱلْمُدُنِ حَتَّى جَاءَ إِلَى قَيْصَرِيَّةَ.