Acts 9

1 Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord. He approached the high priest

1 أَمَّا شَاوُلُ فَكَانَ لَمْ يَزَلْ يَنْفُثُ تَهَدُّدًا وَقَتْلًا عَلَى تَلَامِيذِ ٱلرَّبِّ، فَتَقَدَّمَ إِلَى رَئِيسِ ٱلْكَهَنَةِ

2 and requested letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women belonging to the Way, he could bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem.

2 وَطَلَبَ مِنْهُ رَسَائِلَ إِلَى دِمَشْقَ، إِلَى ٱلْجَمَاعَاتِ، حَتَّى إِذَا وَجَدَ أُنَاسًا مِنَ ٱلطَّرِيقِ، رِجَالًا أَوْ نِسَاءً، يَسُوقُهُمْ مُوثَقِينَ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ.

3 As Saul drew near to Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.

3 وَفِي ذَهَابِهِ حَدَثَ أَنَّهُ ٱقْتَرَبَ إِلَى دِمَشْقَ فَبَغْتَةً أَبْرَقَ حَوْلَهُ نُورٌ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَاءِ،

4 He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?”

4 فَسَقَطَ عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَسَمِعَ صَوْتًا قَائِلًا لَهُ: «شَاوُلُ، شَاوُلُ! لِمَاذَا تَضْطَهِدُنِي؟».

5 “Who are You, Lord?” Saul asked. “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” He replied.

5 فَقَالَ: «مَنْ أَنْتَ يَا سَيِّدُ؟». فَقَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ: «أَنَا يَسُوعُ ٱلَّذِي أَنْتَ تَضْطَهِدُهُ. صَعْبٌ عَلَيْكَ أَن تَرْفُسَ مَنَاخِسَ».

6 “Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”

6 فَقَالَ وَهُوَ مُرْتَعِدٌ وَمُتَحَيِّرٌ: «يَارَبُّ، مَاذَا تُرِيدُ أَنْ أَفْعَلَ؟». فَقَالَ لَهُ ٱلرَّبُّ: «قُمْ وَٱدْخُلِ ٱلْمَدِينَةَ فَيُقَالَ لَكَ مَاذَا يَنْبَغِي أَنْ تَفْعَلَ».

7 The men traveling with Saul stood there speechless. They heard the voice but did not see anyone.

7 وَأَمَّا ٱلرِّجَالُ ٱلْمُسَافِرُونَ مَعَهُ فَوَقَفُوا صَامِتِينَ، يَسْمَعُونَ ٱلصَّوْتَ وَلَا يَنْظُرُونَ أَحَدًا.

8 Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could not see a thing. So they led him by the hand into Damascus.

8 فَنَهَضَ شَاوُلُ عَنِ ٱلْأَرْضِ، وَكَانَ وَهُوَ مَفْتُوحُ ٱلْعَيْنَيْنِ لَا يُبْصِرُ أَحَدًا. فَٱقْتَادُوهُ بِيَدِهِ وَأَدْخَلُوهُ إِلَى دِمَشْقَ.

9 For three days he was without sight, and he did not eat or drink anything.

9 وَكَانَ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ لَا يُبْصِرُ، فَلَمْ يَأْكُلْ وَلَمْ يَشْرَبْ.

10 In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord spoke to him in a vision, “Ananias!” “Here I am, Lord,” he answered.

10 وَكَانَ فِي دِمَشْقَ تِلْمِيذٌ ٱسْمُهُ حَنَانِيَّا، فَقَالَ لَهُ ٱلرَّبُّ فِي رُؤْيَا: «يَا حَنَانِيَّا!». فَقَالَ: «هَأَنَذَا يَارَبُّ».

11 “Get up!” the Lord told him. “Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying.

11 فَقَالَ لَهُ ٱلرَّبُّ: «قُمْ وَٱذْهَبْ إِلَى ٱلزُّقَاقِ ٱلَّذِي يُقَالُ لَهُ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمُ، وَٱطْلُبْ فِي بَيْتِ يَهُوذَا رَجُلًا طَرْسُوسِيًّا ٱسْمُهُ شَاوُلُ. لِأَنَّهُ هُوَذَا يُصَلِّي،

12 In a vision he has seen a man named Ananias come and place his hands on him to restore his sight.”

12 وَقَدْ رَأَى فِي رُؤْيَا رَجُلًا ٱسْمُهُ حَنَانِيَّا دَاخِلًا وَوَاضِعًا يَدَهُ عَلَيْهِ لِكَيْ يُبْصِرَ».

13 But Ananias answered, “Lord, many people have told me about this man and all the harm he has done to Your saints in Jerusalem.

13 فَأَجَابَ حَنَانِيَّا: «يَارَبُّ، قَدْ سَمِعْتُ مِنْ كَثِيرِينَ عَنْ هَذَا ٱلرَّجُلِ، كَمْ مِنَ ٱلشُّرُورِ فَعَلَ بِقِدِّيسِيكَ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ.

14 And now he is here with authority from the chief priests to arrest all who call on Your name.”

14 وَهَهُنَا لَهُ سُلْطَانٌ مِنْ قِبَلِ رُؤَسَاءِ ٱلْكَهَنَةِ أَنْ يُوثِقَ جَمِيعَ ٱلَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ بِٱسْمِكَ».

15 “Go!” said the Lord. “This man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before the Gentiles and their kings, and before the people of Israel.

15 فَقَالَ لَهُ ٱلرَّبُّ: «ٱذْهَبْ! لِأَنَّ هَذَا لِي إِنَاءٌ مُخْتَارٌ لِيَحْمِلَ ٱسْمِي أَمَامَ أُمَمٍ وَمُلُوكٍ وَبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ.

16 I will show him how much he must suffer for My name.”

16 لِأَنِّي سَأُرِيهِ كَمْ يَنْبَغِي أَنْ يَتَأَلَّمَ مِنْ أَجْلِ ٱسْمِي».

17 So Ananias went to the house, and when he arrived, he placed his hands on Saul. “Brother Saul,” he said, “the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here, has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”

17 فَمَضَى حَنَانِيَّا وَدَخَلَ ٱلْبَيْتَ وَوَضَعَ عَلَيْهِ يَدَيْهِ وَقَالَ: «أَيُّهَا ٱلْأَخُ شَاوُلُ، قَدْ أَرْسَلَنِي ٱلرَّبُّ يَسُوعُ ٱلَّذِي ظَهَرَ لَكَ فِي ٱلطَّرِيقِ ٱلَّذِي جِئْتَ فِيهِ، لِكَيْ تُبْصِرَ وَتَمْتَلِئَ مِنَ ٱلرُّوحِ ٱلْقُدُسِ».

18 At that instant, something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and his sight was restored. He got up and was baptized,

18 فَلِلْوَقْتِ وَقَعَ مِنْ عَيْنَيْهِ شَيْءٌ كَأَنَّهُ قُشُورٌ، فَأَبْصَرَ فِي ٱلْحَالِ، وَقَامَ وَٱعْتَمَدَ.

19 and after taking some food, he regained his strength. And he spent several days with the disciples in Damascus.

19 وَتَنَاوَلَ طَعَامًا فَتَقَوَّى. وَكَانَ شَاوُلُ مَعَ ٱلتَّلَامِيذِ ٱلَّذِينَ فِي دِمَشْقَ أَيَّامًا.

20 Saul promptly began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, declaring, “He is the Son of God.”

20 وَلِلْوَقْتِ جَعَلَ يَكْرِزُ فِي ٱلْمَجَامِعِ بِٱلْمَسِيحِ: «أَنْ هَذَا هُوَ ٱبْنُ ٱللهِ».

21 All who heard him were astounded and asked, “Isn’t this the man who wreaked havoc in Jerusalem on those who call on this name? And hasn’t he come here to take them as prisoners to the chief priests?”

21 فَبُهِتَ جَمِيعُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَانُوا يَسْمَعُونَ وَقَالُوا: «أَلَيْسَ هَذَا هُوَ ٱلَّذِي أَهْلَكَ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ ٱلَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ بِهَذَا ٱلِٱسْمِ؟ وَقَدْ جَاءَ إِلَى هُنَا لِهَذا لِيَسُوقَهُمْ مُوثَقِينَ إِلَى رُؤَسَاءِ ٱلْكَهَنَةِ!».

22 But Saul was empowered all the more, and he confounded the Jews living in Damascus by proving that Jesus is the Christ.

22 وَأَمَّا شَاوُلُ فَكَانَ يَزْدَادُ قُوَّةً، وَيُحَيِّرُ ٱلْيَهُودَ ٱلسَّاكِنِينَ فِي دِمَشْقَ مُحَقِّقًا: «أَنَّ هَذَا هُوَ ٱلْمَسِيحُ».

23 After many days had passed, the Jews conspired to kill him,

23 وَلَمَّا تَمَّتْ أَيَّامٌ كَثِيرَةٌ تَشَاوَرَ ٱلْيَهُودُ لِيَقْتُلُوهُ،

24 but Saul learned of their plot. Day and night they watched the city gates in order to kill him.

24 فَعَلِمَ شَاوُلُ بِمَكِيدَتِهِمْ. وَكَانُوا يُرَاقِبُونَ ٱلْأَبْوَابَ أَيْضًا نَهَارًا وَلَيْلًا لِيَقْتُلُوهُ.

25 One night, however, his disciples took him and lowered him in a basket through a window in the wall.

25 فَأَخَذَهُ ٱلتَّلَامِيذُ لَيْلًا وَأَنْزَلُوهُ مِنَ ٱلسُّورِ مُدَلِّينَ إِيَّاهُ فِي سَلٍّ.

26 When Saul arrived in Jerusalem, he tried to join the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.

26 وَلَمَّا جَاءَ شَاوُلُ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ حَاوَلَ أَنْ يَلْتَصِقَ بِٱلتَّلَامِيذِ، وَكَانَ ٱلْجَمِيعُ يَخَافُونَهُ غَيْرَ مُصَدِّقِينَ أَنَّهُ تِلْمِيذٌ.

27 Then Barnabas brought him to the apostles and described how Saul had seen the Lord, who had spoken to him on the road to Damascus, and how Saul had spoken boldly in that city in the name of Jesus.

27 فَأَخَذَهُ بَرْنَابَا وَأَحْضَرَهُ إِلَى ٱلرُّسُلِ، وَحَدَّثَهُمْ كَيْفَ أَبْصَرَ ٱلرَّبَّ فِي ٱلطَّرِيقِ وَأَنَّهُ كَلَّمَهُ، وَكَيْفَ جَاهَرَ فِي دِمَشْقَ بِٱسْمِ يَسُوعَ.

28 So Saul stayed with them, moving about freely in Jerusalem and speaking boldly in the name of the Lord.

28 فَكَانَ مَعَهُمْ يَدْخُلُ وَيَخْرُجُ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ وَيُجَاهِرُ بِٱسْمِ ٱلرَّبِّ يَسُوعَ.

29 He talked and debated with the Grecian Jews, but they tried to kill him.

29 وَكَانَ يُخَاطِبُ وَيُبَاحِثُ ٱلْيُونَانِيِّينَ، فَحَاوَلُوا أَنْ يَقْتُلُوهُ.

30 When the brothers learned of this, they took him down to Caesarea and sent him off to Tarsus.

30 فَلَمَّا عَلِمَ ٱلْإِخْوَةُ أَحْدَرُوهُ إِلَى قَيْصَرِيَّةَ وَأَرْسَلُوهُ إِلَى طَرْسُوسَ.

31 Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced a time of peace. It grew in strength and numbers, living in the fear of the Lord and the encouragement of the Holy Spirit.

31 وَأَمَّا ٱلْكَنَائِسُ فِي جَمِيعِ ٱلْيَهُودِيَّةِ وَٱلْجَلِيلِ وَٱلسَّامِرَةِ فَكَانَ لَهَا سَلَامٌ، وَكَانَتْ تُبْنَى وَتَسِيرُ فِي خَوْفِ ٱلرَّبِّ، وَبِتَعْزِيَةِ ٱلرُّوحِ ٱلْقُدُسِ كَانَتْ تَتَكَاثَرُ.

32 As Peter traveled throughout the area, he went to visit the saints in Lydda.

32 وَحَدَثَ أَنَّ بُطْرُسَ وَهُوَ يَجْتَازُ بِٱلْجَمِيعِ، نَزَلَ أَيْضًا إِلَى ٱلْقِدِّيسِينَ ٱلسَّاكِنِينَ فِي لُدَّةَ،

33 There he found a man named Aeneas who had been paralyzed and bedridden for eight years.

33 فَوَجَدَ هُنَاكَ إِنْسَانًا ٱسْمُهُ إِينِيَاسُ مُضْطَجِعًا عَلَى سَرِيرٍ مُنْذُ ثَمَانِي سِنِينَ، وَكَانَ مَفْلُوجًا.

34 “Aeneas,” Peter said to him, “Jesus Christ heals you! Get up and put away your mat.” Immediately Aeneas got up,

34 فَقَالَ لَهُ بُطْرُسُ: «يَا إِينِيَاسُ، يَشْفِيكَ يَسُوعُ ٱلْمَسِيحُ. قُمْ وَٱفْرُشْ لِنَفْسِكَ!». فَقَامَ لِلْوَقْتِ.

35 and all who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord.

35 وَرَآهُ جَمِيعُ ٱلسَّاكِنِينَ فِي لُدَّةَ وَسَارُونَ، ٱلَّذِينَ رَجَعُوا إِلَى ٱلرَّبِّ.

36 In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which is translated as Dorcas), who was always occupied with works of kindness and charity.

36 وَكَانَ فِي يَافَا تِلْمِيذَةٌ ٱسْمُهَا طَابِيثَا، ٱلَّذِي تَرْجَمَتُهُ غَزَالَةُ. هَذِهِ كَانَتْ مُمْتَلِئَةً أَعْمَالًا صَالِحَةً وَإِحْسَانَاتٍ كَانَتْ تَعْمَلُهَا.

37 At that time, however, she became sick and died, and her body was washed and placed in an upper room.

37 وَحَدَثَ فِي تِلْكَ ٱلْأَيَّامِ أَنَّهَا مَرِضَتْ وَمَاتَتْ، فَغَسَّلُوهَا وَوَضَعُوهَا فِي عِلِّيَّةٍ.

38 Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, hearing that Peter was there, sent two men to urge him, “Come to us without delay.”

38 وَإِذْ كَانَتْ لُدَّةُ قَرِيبَةً مِنْ يَافَا، وَسَمِعَ ٱلتَّلَامِيذُ أَنَّ بُطْرُسَ فِيهَا، أَرْسَلُوا رَجُلَيْنِ يَطْلُبَانِ إِلَيْهِ أَنْ لَا يَتَوَانَى عَنْ أَنْ يَجْتَازَ إِلَيْهِمْ.

39 So Peter got up and went with them. On his arrival, they took him to the upper room. All the widows stood around him, weeping and showing him the tunics and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them.

39 فَقَامَ بُطْرُسُ وَجَاءَ مَعَهُمَا. فَلَمَّا وَصَلَ صَعِدُوا بِهِ إِلَى ٱلْعِلِّيَّةِ، فَوَقَفَتْ لَدَيْهِ جَمِيعُ ٱلْأَرَامِلِ يَبْكِينَ وَيُرِينَ أَقْمِصَةً وَثِيَابًا مِمَّا كَانَتْ تَعْمَلُ غَزَالَةُ وَهِيَ مَعَهُنَّ.

40 Then Peter sent them all out of the room. He knelt down and prayed, and turning toward her body, he said, “Tabitha, get up!” She opened her eyes, and seeing Peter, she sat up.

40 فَأَخْرَجَ بُطْرُسُ ٱلْجَمِيعَ خَارِجًا، وَجَثَا عَلَى رُكْبَتَيْهِ وَصَلَّى، ثُمَّ ٱلْتَفَتَ إِلَى ٱلْجَسَدِ وَقَالَ: «يَا طَابِيثَا، قُومِي!». فَفَتَحَتْ عَيْنَيْهَا. وَلَمَّا أَبْصَرَتْ بُطْرُسَ جَلَسَتْ،

41 Peter took her by the hand and helped her up. Then he called the saints and widows and presented her to them alive.

41 فَنَاوَلَهَا يَدَهُ وَأَقَامَهَا. ثُمَّ نَادَى ٱلْقِدِّيسِينَ وَٱلْأَرَامِلَ وَأَحْضَرَهَا حَيَّةً.

42 This became known all over Joppa, and many people believed in the Lord.

42 فَصَارَ ذَلِكَ مَعْلُومًا فِي يَافَا كُلِّهَا، فَآمَنَ كَثِيرُونَ بِٱلرَّبِّ.

43 And Peter stayed for several days in Joppa with a tanner named Simon.

43 وَمَكَثَ أَيَّامًا كَثِيرَةً فِي يَافَا، عِنْدَ سِمْعَانَ رَجُلٍ دَبَّاغٍ.