أعمال 23

١ 1 فَتَفَرَّسَ بُولُسُ فِي ٱلْمَجْمَعِ وَقَالَ: «أَيُّهَا ٱلرِّجَالُ ٱلْإِخْوَةُ، إِنِّي بِكُلِّ ضَمِيرٍ صَالِحٍ قَدْ عِشْتُ لِلهِ إِلَى هَذَا ٱلْيَوْمِ».

And Paul, after looking intently at the council, said, Men, brothers, I have been a citizen in all good conscience to God until this day.

٢ 2 فَأَمَرَ حَنَانِيَّا رَئِيسُ ٱلْكَهَنَةِ، ٱلْوَاقِفِينَ عِنْدَهُ أَنْ يَضْرِبُوهُ عَلَى فَمِهِ.

And the high priest Ananias ordered those who stood by him to strike his mouth.

٣ 3 حِينَئِذٍ قَالَ لَهُ بُولُسُ: «سَيَضْرِبُكَ ٱللهُ أَيُّهَا ٱلْحَائِطُ ٱلْمُبَيَّضُ! أَفَأَنْتَ جَالِسٌ تَحْكُمُ عَلَيَّ حَسَبَ ٱلنَّامُوسِ، وَأَنْتَ تَأْمُرُ بِضَرْبِي مُخَالِفًا لِلنَّامُوسِ؟».

Then Paul said to him, God is going to smite thee, a whitewashed wall. Thou even sit judging me according to the law, and violating law, thou command me to be struck?

٤ 4 فَقَالَ ٱلْوَاقِفُونَ: «أَتَشْتِمُ رَئِيسَ كَهَنَةِ ٱللهِ؟»

And those who stood by said, Thou revile God's high priest?

٥ 5 فَقَالَ بُولُسُ: «لَمْ أَكُنْ أَعْرِفُ أَيُّهَا ٱلْإِخْوَةُ أَنَّهُ رَئِيسُ كَهَنَةٍ، لِأَنَّهُ مَكْتُوبٌ: رَئِيسُ شَعْبِكَ لَا تَقُلْ فِيهِ سُوءًا».

And Paul said, I had not known, brothers, that he is a high priest, for it is written, Thou shall not speak ill of a ruler of thy people.

٦ 6 وَلَمَّا عَلِمَ بُولُسُ أَنَّ قِسْمًا مِنْهُمْ صَدُّوقِيُّونَ وَٱلْآخَرَ فَرِّيسِيُّونَ، صَرَخَ فِي ٱلْمَجْمَعِ: «أَيُّهَا ٱلرِّجَالُ ٱلْإِخْوَةُ، أَنَا فَرِّيسِيٌّ ٱبْنُ فَرِّيسِيٍّ. عَلَى رَجَاءِ قِيَامَةِ ٱلْأَمْوَاتِ أَنَا أُحَاكَمُ».

But when Paul ascertained that the one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men, brothers, I am a Pharisee, son of a Pharisee. About the hope and resurrection of the dead I am judged.

٧ 7 وَلَمَّا قَالَ هَذَا حَدَثَتْ مُنَازَعَةٌ بَيْنَ ٱلْفَرِّيسِيِّينَ وَٱلصَّدُّوقِيِّينَ، وَٱنْشَقَّتِ ٱلْجَمَاعَةُ،

And when he said this, there developed a conflict of the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the group was divided.

٨ 8 لِأَنَّ ٱلصَّدُّوقِيِّينَ يَقُولُونَ: إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ قِيَامَةٌ وَلَا مَلَاكٌ وَلَا رُوحٌ، وَأَمَّا ٱلْفَرِّيسِيُّونَ فَيُقِرُّونَ بِكُلِّ ذَلِكَ.

For in fact Sadducees say to be no resurrection nor agent nor spirit, but Pharisees acknowledge them all.

٩ 9 فَحَدَثَ صِيَاحٌ عَظِيمٌ، وَنَهَضَ كَتَبَةُ قِسْمِ ٱلْفَرِّيسِيِّينَ وَطَفِقُوا يُخَاصِمُونَ قَائِلِينَ: «لَسْنَا نَجِدُ شَيْئًا رَدِيًّا فِي هَذَا ٱلْإِنْسَانِ! وَإِنْ كَانَ رُوحٌ أَوْ مَلَاكٌ قَدْ كَلَّمَهُ فَلَا نُحَارِبَنَّ ٱللهَ».

And there developed a great clamor. And some of the scholars of the Pharisees part having risen, they argued vehemently, saying, We find nothing wrong in this man. But if a spirit spoke to him, or an agent, we should not fight against God.

١٠ 10 وَلَمَّا حَدَثَتْ مُنَازَعَةٌ كَثِيرَةٌ ٱخْتَشَى ٱلْأَمِيرُ أَنْ يَفْسَخُوا بُولُسَ، فَأَمَرَ ٱلْعَسْكَرَ أَنْ يَنْزِلُوا وَيَخْتَطِفُوهُ مِنْ وَسْطِهِمْ وَيَأْتُوا بِهِ إِلَى ٱلْمُعَسْكَرِ.

And a great conflict having developed, the chief captain, having been alarmed lest Paul might be torn apart by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him away from the midst of them, and bring him into the fort.

١١ 11 وَفِي ٱللَّيْلَةِ ٱلتَّالِيَةِ وَقَفَ بِهِ ٱلرَّبُّ وَقَالَ: «ثِقْ يَا بُولُسُ! لِأَنَّكَ كَمَا شَهِدْتَ بِمَا لِي فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، هَكَذَا يَنْبَغِي أَنْ تَشْهَدَ فِي رُومِيَةَ أَيْضًا».

And the following night the Lord, having stood by him, said, Cheer up, Paul, for as thou have testified these things about me at Jerusalem, so thou must testify also at Rome.

١٢ 12 وَلَمَّا صَارَ ٱلنَّهَارُ صَنَعَ بَعْضُ ٱلْيَهُودِ ٱتِّفَاقًا، وَحَرَمُوا أَنْفُسَهُمْ قَائِلِينَ: إِنَّهُمْ لَا يَأْكُلُونَ وَلَا يَشْرَبُونَ حَتَّى يَقْتُلُوا بُولُسَ.

And when it became day, some of the Jews, having made a conspiracy, put themselves under a curse, saying neither to eat nor to drink until they would kill Paul.

١٣ 13 وَكَانَ ٱلَّذِينَ صَنَعُوا هَذَا ٱلتَّحَالُفَ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ أَرْبَعِينَ.

And there were more than forty who made this conspiracy,

١٤ 14 فَتَقَدَّمُوا إِلَى رُؤَسَاءِ ٱلْكَهَنَةِ وَٱلشُّيُوخِ وَقَالُوا: «قَدْ حَرَمْنَا أَنْفُسَنَا حِرْمًا أَنْ لَا نَذُوقَ شَيْئًا حَتَّى نَقْتُلَ بُولُسَ.

who, having come near to the chief priests and the elders, said, We have put ourselves under a curse, a curse to taste of nothing until we would kill Paul.

١٥ 15 وَٱلْآنَ أَعْلِمُوا ٱلْأَمِيرَ أَنْتُمْ مَعَ ٱلْمَجْمَعِ لِكَيْ يُنْزِلَهُ إِلَيْكُمْ غَدًا، كَأَنَّكُمْ مُزْمِعُونَ أَنْ تَفْحَصُوا بِأَكْثَرِ تَدْقِيقٍ عَمَّا لَهُ. وَنَحْنُ، قَبْلَ أَنْ يَقْتَرِبَ، مُسْتَعِدُّونَ لِقَتْلِهِ».

Now therefore ye with the council report to the chief captain that tomorrow he may bring him down to you, as though going to inquire more accurately the things about him. And we, before he comes near, are prepared to kill him.

١٦ 16 وَلَكِنَّ ٱبْنَ أُخْتِ بُولُسَ سَمِعَ بِٱلْكَمِينِ، فَجَاءَ وَدَخَلَ ٱلْمُعَسْكَرَ وَأَخْبَرَ بُولُسَ.

But the son of Paul's sister, having heard of the ambush, having come and entered into the fort, he informed Paul.

١٧ 17 فَٱسْتَدْعَى بُولُسُ وَاحِدًا مِنْ قُوَّادِ ٱلْمِئَاتِ وَقَالَ: «ٱذْهَبْ بِهَذَا ٱلشَّابِّ إِلَى ٱلْأَمِيرِ، لِأَنَّ عِنْدَهُ شَيْئًا يُخْبِرُهُ بِهِ».

And Paul, having called one of the centurions, said, Take this young man to the chief captain, for he has something to inform him.

١٨ 18 فَأَخَذَهُ وَأَحْضَرَهُ إِلَى ٱلْأَمِيرِ وَقَالَ: «ٱسْتَدْعَانِي ٱلْأَسِيرُ بُولُسُ، وَطَلَبَ أَنْ أُحْضِرَ هَذَا ٱلشَّابَّ إِلَيْكَ، وَهُوَ عِنْدَهُ شَيْءٌ لِيَقُولَهُ لَكَ».

Indeed therefore having taken him, he brought him to the chief captain, and says, Paul the prisoner, having called me, asked me to bring this young man to thee, who has something to say to thee.

١٩ 19 فَأَخَذَ ٱلْأَمِيرُ بِيَدِهِ وَتَنَحَّى بِهِ مُنْفَرِدًا، وَٱسْتَخْبَرَهُ: «مَا هُوَ ٱلَّذِي عِنْدَكَ لِتُخْبِرَنِي بِهِ؟».

And the chief captain having grasped his hand, and having gone in private, he asked him, What is it that thou have to inform me?

٢٠ 20 فَقَالَ: «إِنَّ ٱلْيَهُودَ تَعَاهَدُوا أَنْ يَطْلُبُوا مِنْكَ أَنْ تُنْزِلَ بُولُسَ غَدًا إِلَى ٱلْمَجْمَعِ، كَأَنَّهُمْ مُزْمِعُونَ أَنْ يَسْتَخْبِرُوا عَنْهُ بِأَكْثَرِ تَدْقِيقٍ.

And he said, The Jews have agreed to ask thee that tomorrow thou would bring Paul down to the council, as though going to inquire something more accurately about him.

٢١ 21 فَلَا تَنْقَدْ إِلَيْهِمْ، لِأَنَّ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ أَرْبَعِينَ رَجُلًا مِنْهُمْ كَامِنُونَ لَهُ، قَدْ حَرَمُوا أَنْفُسَهُمْ أَنْ لَا يَأْكُلُوا وَلَا يَشْرَبُوا حَتَّى يَقْتُلُوهُ. وَهُمُ ٱلْآنَ مُسْتَعِدُّونَ مُنْتَظِرُونَ ٱلْوَعْدَ مِنْكَ».

Therefore thou should not be persuaded by them, for more than forty men of them wait to ambush him, who have put themselves under an oath, neither to eat nor drink until they have killed him. And now they are ready, expecting the promise from thee.

٢٢ 22 فَأَطْلَقَ ٱلْأَمِيرُ ٱلشَّابَّ مُوصِيًا إِيَّاهُ أَنْ: «لَا تَقُلْ لِأَحَدٍ إِنَّكَ أَعْلَمْتَنِي بِهَذَا».

Indeed therefore the chief captain dismissed the young man, having ordered, Tell no man that thou have shown these things to me.

٢٣ 23 ثُمَّ دَعَا ٱثْنَيْنِ مِنْ قُوَّادِ ٱلْمِئَاتِ وَقَالَ: «أَعِدَّا مِئَتَيْ عَسْكَرِيٍّ لِيَذْهَبُوا إِلَى قَيْصَرِيَّةَ، وَسَبْعِينَ فَارِسًا وَمِئَتَيْ رَامِحٍ، مِنَ ٱلسَّاعَةِ ٱلثَّالِثَةِ مِنَ ٱللَّيْلِ.

And having summoned a certain two of the centurions, he said, Prepare two hundred soldiers that they may go to Caesarea, and seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen at the third hour of the night.

٢٤ 24 وَأَنْ يُقَدِّمَا دَوَابَّ لِيُرْكِبَا بُولُسَ وَيُوصِلَاهُ سَالِمًا إِلَى فِيلِكْسَ ٱلْوَالِي».

And provide beasts, so that after mounting Paul, they may bring him safely to Felix the governor,

٢٥ 25 وَكَتَبَ رِسَالَةً حَاوِيَةً هَذِهِ ٱلصُّورَةَ:

after writing a letter containing this form:

٢٦ 26 «كُلُودِيُوسُ لِيسِيَاسُ، يُهْدِي سَلَامًا إِلَى ٱلْعَزِيزِ فِيلِكْسَ ٱلْوَالِي:

Claudius Lysias to the eminent governor Felix, greeting.

٢٧ 27 هَذَا ٱلرَّجُلُ لَمَّا أَمْسَكَهُ ٱلْيَهُودُ وَكَانُوا مُزْمِعِينَ أَنْ يَقْتُلُوهُ، أَقْبَلْتُ مَعَ ٱلْعَسْكَرِ وَأَنْقَذْتُهُ، إِذْ أُخْبِرْتُ أَنَّهُ رُومَانِيٌّ.

This man who was seized by the Jews, and was going to be killed by them, having stood by with the soldiers, I rescued him, having learned that he is a Roman.

٢٨ 28 وَكُنْتُ أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَعْلَمَ ٱلْعِلَّةَ ٱلَّتِي لِأَجْلِهَا كَانُوا يَشْتَكُونَ عَلَيْهِ، فَأَنْزَلْتُهُ إِلَى مَجْمَعِهِمْ،

And wanting to know for what reason they accused him, I brought him down to their council,

٢٩ 29 فَوَجَدْتُهُ مَشْكُوًّا عَلَيْهِ مِنْ جِهَةِ مَسَائِلِ نَامُوسِهِمْ. وَلَكِنَّ شَكْوَى تَسْتَحِقُّ ٱلْمَوْتَ أَوِ ٱلْقُيُودَ لَمْ تَكُنْ عَلَيْهِ.

whom I found accusing about issues of their law, having not one accusation worthy of death or of bonds.

٣٠ 30 ثُمَّ لَمَّا أُعْلِمْتُ بِمَكِيدَةٍ عَتِيدَةٍ أَنْ تَصِيرَ عَلَى ٱلرَّجُلِ مِنَ ٱلْيَهُودِ، أَرْسَلْتُهُ لِلْوَقْتِ إِلَيْكَ، آمِرًا ٱلْمُشْتَكِينَ أَيْضًا أَنْ يَقُولُوا لَدَيْكَ مَا عَلَيْهِ. كُنْ مُعَافًى».

And when it was reported to me of a plot going to be against the man by the Jews, I immediately sent him to thee, also having commanded the accusers to speak before thee the things against him. Be strong.

٣١ 31 فَٱلْعَسْكَرُ أَخَذُوا بُولُسَ كَمَا أُمِرُوا، وَذَهَبُوا بِهِ لَيْلًا إِلَى أَنْتِيبَاتْرِيسَ.

Indeed therefore, the soldiers, according to that which was precisely arranged for them, having taken Paul, they brought him through the night to Antipatris.

٣٢ 32 وَفِي ٱلْغَدِ تَرَكُوا ٱلْفُرْسَانَ يَذْهَبُونَ مَعَهُ وَرَجَعُوا إِلَى ٱلْمُعَسْكَرِ.

But on the morrow they returned to the fort, having allowed the horsemen to depart with him,

٣٣ 33 وَأُولَئِكَ لَمَّا دَخَلُوا قَيْصَرِيَّةَ وَدَفَعُوا ٱلرِّسَالَةَ إِلَى ٱلْوَالِي، أَحْضَرُوا بُولُسَ أَيْضًا إِلَيْهِ.

who, after coming to Caesarea and having delivered the letter to the governor, also presented Paul to him.

٣٤ 34 فَلَمَّا قَرَأَ ٱلْوَالِي ٱلرِّسَالَةَ، وَسَأَلَ مِنْ أَيَّةِ وِلَايَةٍ هُوَ، وَوَجَدَ أَنَّهُ مِنْ كِيلِيكِيَّةَ،

And the governor having read it, and having questioned from what province he was, and having found out that he was from Cilicia,

٣٥ 35 قَالَ: «سَأَسْمَعُكَ مَتَى حَضَرَ ٱلْمُشْتَكُونَ عَلَيْكَ أَيْضًا». وَأَمَرَ أَنْ يُحْرَسَ فِي قَصْرِ هِيرُودُسَ.

he said, I will hear thee when thine accusers also will arrive. And he commanded him to be kept in the Praetorium of Herod.