أعمال 13

١ 1 وَكَانَ فِي أَنْطَاكِيَةَ فِي ٱلْكَنِيسَةِ هُنَاكَ أَنْبِيَاءُ وَمُعَلِّمُونَ: بَرْنَابَا، وَسِمْعَانُ ٱلَّذِي يُدْعَى نِيجَرَ، وَلُوكِيُوسُ ٱلْقَيْرَوَانِيُّ، وَمَنَايِنُ ٱلَّذِي تَرَبَّى مَعَ هِيرُودُسَ رَئِيسِ ٱلرُّبْعِ، وَشَاوُلُ.

Now in the assembly that was at Antioch there were some prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen the foster brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

٢ 2 وَبَيْنَمَا هُمْ يَخْدِمُونَ ٱلرَّبَّ وَيَصُومُونَ، قَالَ ٱلرُّوحُ ٱلْقُدُسُ: «أَفْرِزُوا لِي بَرْنَابَا وَشَاوُلَ لِلْعَمَلِ ٱلَّذِي دَعَوْتُهُمَا إِلَيْهِ».

As they served the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, “Separate Barnabas and Saul for me, for the work to which I have called them.”

٣ 3 فَصَامُوا حِينَئِذٍ وَصَلُّوا وَوَضَعُوا عَلَيْهِمَا ٱلْأَيَادِيَ، ثُمَّ أَطْلَقُوهُمَا.

Then, when they had fasted and prayed and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.

٤ 4 فَهَذَانِ إِذْ أُرْسِلَا مِنَ ٱلرُّوحِ ٱلْقُدُسِ ٱنْحَدَرَا إِلَى سَلُوكِيَةَ، وَمِنْ هُنَاكَ سَافَرَا فِي ٱلْبَحْرِ إِلَى قُبْرُسَ.

So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia. From there they sailed to Cyprus.

٥ 5 وَلَمَّا صَارَا فِي سَلَامِيسَ نَادَيَا بِكَلِمَةِ ٱللهِ فِي مَجَامِعِ ٱلْيَهُودِ. وَكَانَ مَعَهُمَا يُوحَنَّا خَادِمًا.

When they were at Salamis, they proclaimed God’s word in the Jewish synagogues. They also had Yochanan as their attendant.

٦ 6 وَلَمَّا ٱجْتَازَا ٱلْجَزِيرَةَ إِلَى بَافُوسَ، وَجَدَا رَجُلًا سَاحِرًا نَبِيًّا كَذَّابًا يَهُودِيًّا ٱسْمُهُ بَارْيَشُوعُ،

When they had gone through the island to Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew whose name was Bar-Yeshua,

٧ 7 كَانَ مَعَ ٱلْوَالِي سَرْجِيُوسَ بُولُسَ، وَهُوَ رَجُلٌ فَهِيمٌ. فَهَذَا دَعَا بَرْنَابَا وَشَاوُلَ وَٱلْتَمَسَ أَنْ يَسْمَعَ كَلِمَةَ ٱللهِ.

who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, a man of understanding. This man summoned Barnabas and Saul, and sought to hear the word of God.

٨ 8 فَقَاوَمَهُمَا عَلِيمٌ ٱلسَّاحِرُ، لِأَنْ هَكَذَا يُتَرْجَمُ ٱسْمُهُ، طَالِبًا أَنْ يُفْسِدَ ٱلْوَالِيَ عَنِ ٱلْإِيمَانِ.

But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn the proconsul away from the faith.

٩ 9 وَأَمَّا شَاوُلُ، ٱلَّذِي هُوَ بُولُسُ أَيْضًا، فَٱمْتَلَأَ مِنَ ٱلرُّوحِ ٱلْقُدُسِ وَشَخَصَ إِلَيْهِ

But Saul, who is also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, fastened his eyes on him

١٠ 10 وَقَالَ: «أَيُّهَا ٱلْمُمْتَلِئُ كُلَّ غِشٍّ وَكُلَّ خُبْثٍ! يَا ٱبْنَ إِبْلِيسَ! يَاعَدُوَّ كُلِّ بِرٍّ! أَلَا تَزَالُ تُفْسِدُ سُبُلَ ٱللهِ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمَةَ؟

and said, “You son of the devil, full of all deceit and all cunning, you enemy of all righteousness, will you not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?

١١ 11 فَٱلْآنَ هُوَذَا يَدُ ٱلرَّبِّ عَلَيْكَ، فَتَكُونُ أَعْمَى لَا تُبْصِرُ ٱلشَّمْسَ إِلَى حِينٍ». فَفِي ٱلْحَالِ سَقَطَ عَلَيْهِ ضَبَابٌ وَظُلْمَةٌ، فَجَعَلَ يَدُورُ مُلْتَمِسًا مَنْ يَقُودُهُ بِيَدِهِ.

Now, behold, the hand of the Lord is on you, and you will be blind, not seeing the sun for a season!” Immediately a mist and darkness fell on him. He went around seeking someone to lead him by the hand.

١٢ 12 فَٱلْوَالِي حِينَئِذٍ لَمَّا رَأَى مَا جَرَى، آمَنَ مُنْدَهِشًا مِنْ تَعْلِيمِ ٱلرَّبِّ.

Then the proconsul, when he saw what was done, believed, being astonished at the teaching of the Lord.

١٣ 13 ثُمَّ أَقْلَعَ مِنْ بَافُوسَ بُولُسُ وَمَنْ مَعَهُ وَأَتَوْا إِلَى بَرْجَةِ بَمْفِيلِيَّةَ. وَأَمَّا يُوحَنَّا فَفَارَقَهُمْ وَرَجَعَ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ.

Now Paul and his company set sail from Paphos and came to Perga in Pamphylia. Yochanan departed from them and returned to Jerusalem.

١٤ 14 وَأَمَّا هُمْ فَجَازُوا مِنْ بَرْجَةَ وَأَتَوْا إِلَى أَنْطَاكِيَةِ بِيسِيدِيَّةَ، وَدَخَلُوا ٱلْمَجْمَعَ يَوْمَ ٱلسَّبْتِ وَجَلَسُوا.

But they, passing on from Perga, came to Antioch of Pisidia. They went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day and sat down.

١٥ 15 وَبَعْدَ قِرَاءَةِ ٱلنَّامُوسِ وَٱلْأَنْبِيَاءِ، أَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِمْ رُؤَسَاءُ ٱلْمَجْمَعِ قَائِلِينَ: «أَيُّهَا ٱلرِّجَالُ ٱلْإِخْوَةُ، إِنْ كَانَتْ عِنْدَكُمْ كَلِمَةُ وَعْظٍ لِلشَّعْبِ فَقُولُوا».

After the reading of the Torah and the Prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying, “Brothers, if you have any word of exhortation for the people, speak.”

١٦ 16 فَقَامَ بُولُسُ وَأَشَارَ بِيَدِهِ وَقَالَ: «أَيُّهَا ٱلرِّجَالُ ٱلْإِسْرَائِيلِيُّونَ وَٱلَّذِينَ يَتَّقُونَ ٱللهَ، ٱسْمَعُوا!

Paul stood up, and gesturing with his hand said, “Men of Israel, and you who fear God, listen.

١٧ 17 إِلَهُ شَعْبِ إِسْرَائِيلَ هَذَا ٱخْتَارَ آبَاءَنَا، وَرَفَعَ ٱلشَّعْبَ فِي ٱلْغُرْبَةِ فِي أَرْضِ مِصْرَ، وَبِذِرَاعٍ مُرْتَفِعَةٍ أَخْرَجَهُمْ مِنْهَا.

The God of this people chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they stayed as aliens in the land of Egypt, and with an uplifted arm, he led them out of it.

١٨ 18 وَنَحْوَ مُدَّةِ أَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً، ٱحْتَمَلَ عَوَائِدَهُمْ فِي ٱلْبَرِّيَّةِ.

For a period of about forty years he put up with them in the wilderness.

١٩ 19 ثُمَّ أَهْلَكَ سَبْعَ أُمَمٍ فِي أَرْضِ كَنْعَانَ وَقَسَمَ لَهُمْ أَرْضَهُمْ بِٱلْقُرْعَةِ.

When he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave them their land for an inheritance for about four hundred and fifty years.

٢٠ 20 وَبَعْدَ ذَلِكَ فِي نَحْوِ أَرْبَعَمِئَةٍ وَخَمْسِينَ سَنَةً أَعْطَاهُمْ قُضَاةً حَتَّى صَمُوئِيلَ ٱلنَّبِيِّ.

After these things, he gave them judges until Samuel the prophet.

٢١ 21 وَمِنْ ثَمَّ طَلَبُوا مَلِكًا، فَأَعْطَاهُمُ ٱللهُ شَاوُلَ بْنَ قَيْسٍ، رَجُلًا مِنْ سِبْطِ بِنْيَامِينَ، أَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً.

Afterward they asked for a king, and God gave to them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years.

٢٢ 22 ثُمَّ عَزَلَهُ وَأَقَامَ لَهُمْ دَاوُدَ مَلِكًا، ٱلَّذِي شَهِدَ لَهُ أَيْضًا، إِذْ قَالَ: وَجَدْتُ دَاوُدَ بْنَ يَسَّى رَجُلًا حَسَبَ قَلْبِي، ٱلَّذِي سَيَصْنَعُ كُلَّ مَشِيئَتِي.

When he had removed him, he raised up David to be their king, to whom he also testified, ‘I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after my heart, who will do all my will.’

٢٣ 23 مِنْ نَسْلِ هَذَا، حَسَبَ ٱلْوَعْدِ، أَقَامَ ٱللهُ لإِسْرَائِيلَ مُخَلِّصًا، يَسُوعَ.

From this man’s offspring, God has brought salvation to Israel according to his promise,

٢٤ 24 إِذْ سَبَقَ يُوحَنَّا فَكَرَزَ قَبْلَ مَجِيئِهِ بِمَعْمُودِيَّةِ ٱلتَّوْبَةِ لِجَمِيعِ شَعْبِ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

before his coming, when Yochanan had first preached the immersion of repentance to Israel.

٢٥ 25 وَلَمَّا صَارَ يُوحَنَّا يُكَمِّلُ سَعْيَهُ جَعَلَ يَقُولُ: مَنْ تَظُنُّونَ أَنِّي أَنَا؟ لَسْتُ أَنَا إِيَّاهُ، لَكِنْ هُوَذَا يَأْتِي بَعْدِي ٱلَّذِي لَسْتُ مُسْتَحِقًّا أَنْ أَحُلَّ حِذَاءَ قَدَمَيْهِ.

As Yochanan was fulfilling his course, he said, ‘What do you suppose that I am? I am not he. But behold, one comes after me, the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to untie.’

٢٦ 26 «أَيُّهَا ٱلرِّجَالُ ٱلْإِخْوَةُ بَنِي جِنْسِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، وَٱلَّذِينَ بَيْنَكُمْ يَتَّقُونَ ٱللهَ، إِلَيْكُمْ أُرْسِلَتْ كَلِمَةُ هَذَا ٱلْخَلَاصِ.

“Brothers, children of the stock of Abraham, and those amongst you who fear God, the word of this salvation is sent out to you.

٢٧ 27 لِأَنَّ ٱلسَّاكِنِينَ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ وَرُؤَسَاءَهُمْ لَمْ يَعْرِفُوا هَذَا. وَأَقْوَالُ ٱلْأَنْبِيَاءِ ٱلَّتِي تُقْرَأُ كُلَّ سَبْتٍ تَمَّمُوهَا، إِذْ حَكَمُوا عَلَيْهِ.

For those who dwell in Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they didn’t know him, nor the voices of the prophets which are read every Sabbath, fulfilled them by condemning him.

٢٨ 28 وَمَعْ أَنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَجِدُوا عِلَّةً وَاحِدَةً لِلْمَوْتِ طَلَبُوا مِنْ بِيلَاطُسَ أَنْ يُقْتَلَ.

Though they found no cause for death, they still asked Pilate to have him killed.

٢٩ 29 وَلَمَّا تَمَّمُوا كُلَّ مَا كُتِبَ عَنْهُ، أَنْزَلُوهُ عَنِ ٱلْخَشَبَةِ وَوَضَعُوهُ فِي قَبْرٍ.

When they had fulfilled all things that were written about him, they took him down from the tree and laid him in a tomb.

٣٠ 30 وَلَكِنَّ ٱللهَ أَقَامَهُ مِنَ ٱلْأَمْوَاتِ.

But God raised him from the dead,

٣١ 31 وَظَهَرَ أَيَّامًا كَثِيرَةً لِلَّذِينَ صَعِدُوا مَعَهُ مِنَ ٱلْجَلِيلِ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ، ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ شُهُودُهُ عِنْدَ ٱلشَّعْبِ.

and he was seen for many days by those who came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses to the people.

٣٢ 32 وَنَحْنُ نُبَشِّرُكُمْ بِٱلْمَوْعِدِ ٱلَّذِي صَارَ لِآبَائِنَا،

We bring you good news of the promise made to the fathers,

٣٣ 33 إِنَّ ٱللهَ قَدْ أَكْمَلَ هَذَا لَنَا نَحْنُ أَوْلَادَهُمْ، إِذْ أَقَامَ يَسُوعَ كَمَا هُوَ مَكْتُوبٌ أَيْضًا فِي ٱلْمَزْمُورِ ٱلثَّانِي: أَنْتَ ٱبْنِي، أَنَا ٱلْيَوْمَ وَلَدْتُكَ.

that God has fulfilled this to us, their children, in that he raised up Yeshua. As it is also written in the second psalm, ‘You are my Son. Today I have become your father.’

٣٤ 34 إِنَّهُ أَقَامَهُ مِنَ ٱلْأَمْوَاتِ، غَيْرَ عَتِيدٍ أَنْ يَعُودَ أَيْضًا إِلَى فَسَادٍ، فَهَكَذَا قَالَ: إِنِّي سَأُعْطِيكُمْ مَرَاحِمَ دَاوُدَ ٱلصَّادِقَةَ.

“Concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he has spoken thus: ‘I will give you the holy and sure blessings of David.’

٣٥ 35 وَلِذَلِكَ قَالَ أَيْضًا فِي مَزْمُورٍ آخَرَ: لَنْ تَدَعَ قُدُّوسَكَ يَرَى فَسَادًا.

Therefore he says also in another psalm, ‘You will not allow your Holy One to see decay.’

٣٦ 36 لِأَنَّ دَاوُدَ بَعْدَ مَا خَدَمَ جِيلَهُ بِمَشُورَةِ ٱللهِ، رَقَدَ وَٱنْضَمَّ إِلَى آبَائِهِ، وَرَأَى فَسَادًا.

For David, after he had in his own generation served the counsel of God, fell asleep, was laid with his fathers, and saw decay.

٣٧ 37 وَأَمَّا ٱلَّذِي أَقَامَهُ ٱللهُ فَلَمْ يَرَ فَسَادًا.

But he whom God raised up saw no decay.

٣٨ 38 فَلْيَكُنْ مَعْلُومًا عِنْدَكُمْ أَيُّهَا ٱلرِّجَالُ ٱلْإِخْوَةُ، أَنَّهُ بِهَذَا يُنَادَى لَكُمْ بِغُفْرَانِ ٱلْخَطَايَا،

Be it known to you therefore, brothers, that through this man is proclaimed to you remission of sins;

٣٩ 39 وَبِهَذَا يَتَبَرَّرُ كُلُّ مَنْ يُؤْمِنُ مِنْ كُلِّ مَا لَمْ تَقْدِرُوا أَنْ تَتَبَرَّرُوا مِنْهُ بِنَامُوسِ مُوسَى.

and by him everyone who believes is justified from all things, from which you could not be justified by the Torah of Moses.

٤٠ 40 فَٱنْظُرُوا لِئَلَّا يَأْتِيَ عَلَيْكُمْ مَا قِيلَ فِي ٱلْأَنْبِيَاءِ:

Beware therefore, lest that come on you which is spoken in the Prophets:

٤١ 41 اُنْظُرُوا أَيُّهَا ٱلْمُتَهَاوِنُونَ، وَتَعَجَّبُوا وَٱهْلِكُوا! لِأَنَّنِي عَمَلًا أَعْمَلُ فِي أَيَّامِكُمْ. عَمَلًا لَا تُصَدِّقُونَ إِنْ أَخْبَرَكُمْ أَحَدٌ بِهِ».

‘Behold, you scoffers! Wonder and perish, for I work a work in your days, a work which you will in no way believe, if one declares it to you.’”

٤٢ 42 وَبَعْدَمَا خَرَجَ ٱلْيَهُودُ مِنَ ٱلْمَجْمَعِ جَعَلَ ٱلْأُمَمُ يَطْلُبُونَ إِلَيْهِمَا أَنْ يُكَلِّمَاهُمْ بِهَذَا ٱلْكَلَامِ فِي ٱلسَّبْتِ ٱلْقَادِمِ.

So when the Jews went out of the synagogue, the Gentiles begged that these words might be preached to them the next Sabbath.

٤٣ 43 وَلَمَّا ٱنْفَضَّتِ ٱلْجَمَاعَةُ، تَبِعَ كَثِيرُونَ مِنَ ٱلْيَهُودِ وَٱلدُّخَلَاءِ ٱلْمُتَعَبِّدِينَ بُولُسَ وَبَرْنَابَا، ٱللَّذَيْنِ كَانَا يُكَلِّمَانِهِمْ وَيُقْنِعَانِهِمْ أَنْ يَثْبُتُوا فِي نِعْمَةِ ٱللهِ.

Now when the synagogue broke up, many of the Jews and of the devout proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas; who, speaking to them, urged them to continue in the grace of God.

٤٤ 44 وَفِي ٱلسَّبْتِ ٱلتَّالِي ٱجْتَمَعَتْ كُلُّ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ تَقْرِيبًا لِتَسْمَعَ كَلِمَةَ ٱللهِ.

The next Sabbath, almost the whole city was gathered together to hear the word of God.

٤٥ 45 فَلَمَّا رَأَى ٱلْيَهُودُ ٱلْجُمُوعَ ٱمْتَلَأُوا غَيْرَةً، وَجَعَلُوا يُقَاوِمُونَ مَا قَالَهُ بُولُسُ مُنَاقِضِينَ وَمُجَدِّفِينَ.

But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with jealousy, and contradicted the things which were spoken by Paul, and blasphemed.

٤٦ 46 فَجَاهَرَ بُولُسُ وَبَرْنَابَا وَقَالَا: «كَانَ يَجِبُ أَنْ تُكَلَّمُوا أَنْتُمْ أَوَّلًا بِكَلِمَةِ ٱللهِ، وَلَكِنْ إِذْ دَفَعْتُمُوهَا عَنْكُمْ، وَحَكَمْتُمْ أَنَّكُمْ غَيْرُ مُسْتَحِقِّينَ لِلْحَيَاةِ ٱلْأَبَدِيَّةِ، هُوَذَا نَتَوَجَّهُ إِلَى ٱلْأُمَمِ. (aiōnios g166)

Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, and said, “It was necessary that God’s word should be spoken to you first. Since indeed you thrust it from yourselves, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we turn to the Gentiles. (aiōnios g166)

٤٧ 47 لِأَنْ هَكَذَا أَوْصَانَا ٱلرَّبُّ: قَدْ أَقَمْتُكَ نُورًا لِلْأُمَمِ، لِتَكُونَ أَنْتَ خَلَاصًا إِلَى أَقْصَى ٱلْأَرْضِ».

For so has the Lord commanded us, saying, ‘I have set you as a light for the Gentiles, that you should bring salvation to the uttermost parts of the earth.’”

٤٨ 48 فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ ٱلْأُمَمُ ذَلِكَ كَانُوا يَفْرَحُونَ وَيُمَجِّدُونَ كَلِمَةَ ٱلرَّبِّ. وَآمَنَ جَمِيعُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَانُوا مُعَيَّنِينَ لِلْحَيَاةِ ٱلْأَبَدِيَّةِ. (aiōnios g166)

As the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and glorified the word of God. As many as were appointed to eternal life believed. (aiōnios g166)

٤٩ 49 وَٱنْتَشَرَتْ كَلِمَةُ ٱلرَّبِّ فِي كُلِّ ٱلْكُورَةِ.

The Lord’s word was spread abroad throughout all the region.

٥٠ 50 وَلَكِنَّ ٱلْيَهُودَ حَرَّكُوا ٱلنِّسَاءَ ٱلْمُتَعَبِّدَاتِ ٱلشَّرِيفَاتِ وَوُجُوهَ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ، وَأَثَارُوا ٱضْطِهَادًا عَلَى بُولُسَ وَبَرْنَابَا، وَأَخْرَجُوهُمَا مِنْ تُخُومِهِمْ.

But the Jews stirred up the devout and prominent women and the chief men of the city, and stirred up a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and threw them out of their borders.

٥١ 51 أَمَّا هُمَا فَنَفَضَا غُبَارَ أَرْجُلِهِمَا عَلَيْهِمْ، وَأَتَيَا إِلَى إِيقُونِيَةَ.

But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came to Iconium.

٥٢ 52 وَأَمَّا ٱلتَّلَامِيذُ فَكَانُوا يَمْتَلِئُونَ مِنَ ٱلْفَرَحِ وَٱلرُّوحِ ٱلْقُدُسِ.

The disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.