< أعمال 1 >

رَوَيْتُ لَكَ فِي كِتَابِي الأَوَّلِ، يَا ثَاوُفِيلُسُ، جَمِيعَ أَعْمَالِ يَسُوعَ وَتَعَالِيمِهِ، مُنْذُ بَدْءِ رِسَالَتِهِ ١ 1
The first account I prepared, Theophilus [God-lover], concerned all that Jesus began to do and to teach
حَتَّى الْيَوْمِ الَّذِي ارْتَفَعَ فِيهِ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ، بَعْدَمَا قَدَّمَ وَصَايَاهُ، بِالرُّوحِ الْقُدُسِ، إِلَى الرُّسُلِ الَّذِينَ اخْتَارَهُمْ. ٢ 2
until the day in which He was taken back, after He had given commandment, by Holy Spirit, to the apostles whom He had chosen;
وَخِلالَ فَتْرَةِ أَرْبَعِينَ يَوْماً بَعْدَ آلامِهِ، ظَهَرَ لَهُمْ مَرَّاتٍ عَدِيدَةً، وَأَثْبَتَ لَهُمْ أَنَّهُ حَيٌّ بِبَرَاهِينَ كَثِيرَةٍ قَاطِعَةٍ، وَحَدَّثَهُمْ عَنْ مَلَكُوتِ اللهِ. ٣ 3
to whom He also showed Himself alive, after His suffering, by many convincing evidences, appearing to them during forty days and speaking of things pertaining to the Kingdom of God.
وَبَيْنَمَا كَانَ مُجْتَمِعاً مَعَهُمْ، قَالَ: «لا تَتْرُكُوا أُورُشَلِيمَ، بَلِ ابْقَوْا فِيهَا مُنْتَظِرِينَ إِتْمَامَ وَعْدِ الآبِ، الَّذِي سَبَقَ أَنْ حَدَّثْتُكُمْ عَنْهُ. ٤ 4
And being together He directed them not to go away from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, “which you heard from me;
فَإِنَّ يُوحَنَّا عَمَّدَ النَّاسَ بِالْمَاءِ؛ أَمَّا أَنْتُمْ فَسَتَتَعَمَّدُونَ بَعْدَ أَيَّامٍ قَلِيلَةٍ بِالرُّوحِ الْقُدُسِ!» ٥ 5
John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with Holy Spirit not many days from now.”
وَقَدْ سَأَلَهُ الْمُجْتَمِعُونَ: «يَا رَبُّ، أَفِي هَذَا الْوَقْتِ تُعِيدُ الْمُلْكَ إِلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ؟» ٦ 6
Well then, being together they asked Him saying, “Lord, are you going to restore the kingdom to Israel at this time?”
فَأَجَابَهُمْ: «لَيْسَ لَكُمْ أَنْ تَعْرِفُوا الْمَوَاعِيدَ وَالأَوْقَاتَ الَّتِي حَدَّدَهَا الآبُ بِسُلْطَتِهِ. ٧ 7
So He said to them: “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has placed within His own authority.
وَلَكِنْ حِينَمَا يَحُلُّ الرُّوحُ الْقُدُسُ عَلَيْكُمْ تَنَالُونَ الْقُوَّةَ، وَتَكُونُونَ لِي شُهُوداً فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ وَالْيَهُودِيَّةِ كُلِّهَا، وَفِي السَّامِرَةِ، وَإِلَى أَقَاصِي الأَرْضِ». ٨ 8
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you will be witnesses to me—both in Jerusalem, and all Judea and Samaria, and even to the last part of the earth.”
قَالَ هَذَا وَارْتَفَعَ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ وَهُمْ يَنْظُرُونَهُ. ثُمَّ حَجَبَتْهُ سَحَابَةٌ عَنْ أَنْظَارِهِمْ. ٩ 9
Upon saying these things, as they watched, He was lifted up, and a cloud took Him out of their sight.
وَبَيْنَمَا هُمْ يُحَدِّقُونَ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ وَهُوَ يَنْطَلِقُ إِلَيْهَا، إِذَا رَجُلانِ قَدْ ظَهَرَا لَهُمْ بِثِيَابٍ بِيضٍ، ١٠ 10
And as they were staring into the sky, while He was going, suddenly two men in white clothing stood beside them;
وَقَالا لَهُمْ: «أَيُّهَا الْجَلِيلِيُّونَ، لِمَاذَا تَقِفُونَ نَاظِرِينَ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ؟ إِنَّ يَسُوعَ، هَذَا الَّذِي ارْتَفَعَ عَنْكُمْ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ، سَيَعُودُ مِنْهَا مِثْلَمَا رَأَيْتُمُوهُ مُنْطَلِقاً إِلَيْهَا!» ١١ 11
and they said: “Men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing up into the sky? This very Jesus who is being taken up from you into the sky, He will come again in the precise manner that you observed Him going into the sky.”
ثُمَّ رَجَعَ الرُّسُلُ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ مِنَ الْجَبَلِ الْمَعْرُوفِ بِجَبَلِ الزَّيْتُونِ، وَهُوَ بِالْقُرْبِ مِنْ أُورُشَلِيمَ عَلَى مَسَافَةٍ يَجُوزُ قَطْعُهَا يَوْمَ السَّبْتِ. ١٢ 12
They then returned to Jerusalem from the mount called ‘of Olives’, which is near Jerusalem (a Sabbath day's journey).
وَلَمَّا وَصَلُوا صَعِدُوا إِلَى غُرْفَةٍ فِي الطَّبَقَةِ الْعُلْيَا كَانُوا يُقِيمُونَ فِيهَا، وَهُمْ: بُطْرُسُ وَيُوحَنَّا، وَيَعْقُوبُ وَأَنْدَرَاوُسُ، وَفِيلِبُّسُ وَتُومَا، وَبَرْثَلَمَاوُسُ وَمَتَّى، وَيَعْقُوبُ بْنُ حَلْفَى وَسِمْعَانُ الْغَيُورُ، وَيَهُوذَا أَخُو يَعْقُوبَ. ١٣ 13
When they had entered [the city] they went up into the upper room where they were staying: namely Peter and James, John and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot, and Judas of James.
وَكَانُوا جَمِيعاً يُدَاوِمُونَ عَلَى الصَّلاةِ بِقَلْبٍ وَاحِدٍ، وَمَعَهُمْ بَعْضُ النِّسَاءِ، وَمَرْيَمُ أُمُّ يَسُوعَ، وَإخْوَتُهُ. ١٤ 14
All these were continuing with one purpose in prayer and petition, along with the women, including Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers.
وَكَانَ قَدِ اجْتَمَعَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ نَحْوَ مِئَةٍ وَعِشْرِينَ مِنَ الإِخْوَةِ فَوَقَفَ بُطْرُسُ بَيْنَهُمْ وَخَاطَبَهُمْ قَائِلاً: ١٥ 15
Well in those days Peter stood up in the middle of the disciples (the number of people assembled there was about 120) and said:
«أَيُّهَا الإِخْوَةُ، كَانَ لابُدَّ مِنْ أَنْ تَتِمَّ النُّبُوءَةُ الَّتِي قَالَهَا الرُّوحُ الْقُدُسُ بِلِسَانِ النَّبِيِّ دَاوُدَ، عَنْ يَهُوذَا الَّذِي انْقَلَبَ دَلِيلاً لِلَّذِينَ قَبَضُوا عَلَى يَسُوعَ. ١٦ 16
“Men, brothers: It was necessary that this Scripture be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke before by David's mouth concerning Judas, who was guide to those who arrested Jesus;
وَكَانَ يَهُوذَا يُعْتَبَرُ وَاحِداً مِنَّا، وَقَدْ شَارَكَنَا فِي خِدْمَتِنَا. ١٧ 17
in that he was numbered with us and obtained his share in this ministry.”
ثُمَّ إِنَّهُ اشْتَرَى حَقْلاً بِالْمَالِ الَّذِي تَقَاضَاهُ ثَمَناً لِلْخِيَانَةِ، وَفِيهِ وَقَعَ عَلَى وَجْهِهِ، فَانْشَقَّ مِنْ وَسَطِهِ وَانْدَلَقَتْ أَمْعَاؤُهُ كُلُّهَا. ١٨ 18
(In fact this man acquired a field with the wages of his wickedness, and falling headlong he burst open in the middle, and all his innards were spilled out.
وَعَلِمَ أَهْلُ أُورُشَلِيمَ جَمِيعاً بِهَذِهِ الْحَادِثَةِ، فَأَطْلَقُوا عَلَى حَقْلِهِ اسْمَ’حَقَلْ دَمَخْ‘بِلُغَتِهِمْ، أَيْ حَقْلَ الدَّمِ. ١٩ 19
And it became known to all who lived in Jerusalem, so that in their own language that field came to be called ‘Akeldama’, that is, ‘Field of Blood’.)
فَتَمَّتِ النُّبُوءَةُ الْوَارِدَةُ فِي كِتَابِ الْمَزَامِيرِ: لِتَصِرْ دَارُهُ خَرَاباً، وَلا يَسْكُنْهَا سَاكِنٌ. وَأَيْضاً: لِيَسْتَلِمْ وَظِيفَتَهُ آخَرُ! ٢٠ 20
“Because it stands written in Book of Psalms: ‘Let his residence become desolate, and may no one live in it’ and, ‘Let another take his office.’
فَعَلَيْنَا إِذَنْ أَنْ نَخْتَارَ وَاحِداً مِنَ الرِّجَالِ الَّذِينَ رَافَقُونَا طَوَالَ الْمُدَّةِ الَّتِي قَضَاهَا الرَّبُّ يَسُوعُ مَعَنَا، ٢١ 21
So then, of the men who have accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,
مُنْذُ أَنْ عَمَّدَهُ يُوحَنَّا إِلَى يَوْمِ ارْتِفَاعِهِ عَنَّا إِلَى السَّمَاءِ، لِيَكُونَ مَعَنَا شَاهِداً بِقِيَامَةِ يَسُوعَ». ٢٢ 22
beginning from the baptism of John until the day when He was taken up from us, of these one must become a witness with us of His resurrection.”
فَرَشَّحَ الْحَاضِرُونَ رَجُلَيْنِ هُمَا: يُوسُفُ الَّذِي يُدْعَى بَارْسَابَا وَيُلَقَّبُ بِيُسْتُسَ، وَمَتِّيَاسُ. ٢٣ 23
So they nominated two, Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.
ثُمَّ صَلَّوْا قَائِلِينَ: «أَيُّهَا الرَّبُّ الْعَارِفُ قُلُوبَ النَّاسِ جَمِيعاً، بَيِّنْ لَنَا أَيَّ هَذَيْنِ الرَّجُلَيْنِ تَخْتَارُ ٢٤ 24
And praying they said: “You, Lord, Knower of all hearts, show which one of these two You have chosen
لِيُشَارِكَنَا فِي الْخِدْمَةِ وَالرِّسَالَةِ بَدَلاً مِنْ يَهُوذَا الَّذِي ذَهَبَ إِلَى الْمَكَانِ الَّذِي يَسْتَحِقُّهُ». ٢٥ 25
to receive the portion of this ministry and apostleship, out of which Judas turned aside to go into his own place.”
ثُمَّ أَلْقَوْا الْقُرْعَةَ، فَوَقَعَتْ عَلَى مَتِّيَاسَ، فَضَمُّوهُ إِلَى الرُّسُلِ الأَحَدَ عَشَرَ. ٢٦ 26
And they cast their lots, and the lot fell on Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven Apostles.

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