أعمال 12
| فِي ذَلِكَ الْوَقْتِ بَدَأَ الْمَلِكُ هِيرُودُسُ يَضْطَهِدُ بَعْضَ أَفْرَادِ الْكَنِيسَةِ، | ١ 1 |
Now about that time, Herod the king laid hands on some from the church to mistreat them.
| فَقَتَلَ يَعْقُوبَ شَقِيقَ يُوحَنَّا بِالسَّيْفِ. | ٢ 2 |
James, the brother of John, he put to death by sword.
| وَلَمَّا رَأَى أَنَّ هَذَا يُرْضِي الْيَهُودَ، قَرَّرَ أَنْ يَقْبِضَ عَلَى بُطْرُسَ أَيْضاً، وَكَانَ ذَلِكَ فِي أَيَّامِ عِيدِ الْفَطِيرِ. | ٣ 3 |
When he saw that it was pleasing to the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter as well (it was during the days of the unleavened loaves)
| فَلَمَّا قَبَضَ عَلَيْهِ، أَوْدَعَهُ السِّجْنَ تَحْتَ حِرَاسَةِ أَرْبَعِ مَجْمُوعَاتٍ مِنَ الْحُرَّاسِ، تَتَكَوَّنُ كُلُّ مَجْمُوعَةٍ مِنْهَا مِنْ أَرْبَعَةِ جُنُودٍ. وَكَانَ يَنْوِي أَنْ يُسَلِّمَهُ إِلَى الْيَهُودِ بَعْدَ عِيدِ الْفِصْحِ، | ٤ 4 |
—upon seizing him he put him in prison, turning him over to sixteen soldiers to guard him, intending to bring him out to the people after the Passover.
| فَأَبْقَاهُ فِي السِّجْنِ. أَمَّا الْكَنِيسَةُ فَكَانَتْ تَرْفَعُ الصَّلاةَ الْحَارَّةَ إِلَى اللهِ مِنْ أَجْلِهِ. | ٥ 5 |
Well Peter was being held in the prison all right, but the congregation was making earnest prayer to God on his behalf.
| وَفِي اللَّيْلَةِ الَّتِي كَانَ هِيرُودُسُ قَدْ نَوَى أَنْ يُسَلِّمَ بُطْرُسَ بَعْدَهَا، كَانَ بُطْرُسُ نَائِماً بَيْنَ جُنْدِيَّيْنِ، مُقَيَّداً بِسِلْسِلَتَيْنِ، وَأَمَامَ الْبَابِ جُنُودٌ يَحْرُسُونَ السِّجْنَ. | ٦ 6 |
So when Herod was about to bring him out, that night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, with guards protecting the prison in front of the doors.
| وَفَجْأَةً حَضَرَ مَلاكٌ مِنْ عِنْدِ الرَّبِّ، فَامْتَلأَتْ غُرْفَةُ السِّجْنِ نُوراً. وَضَرَبَ الْمَلاكُ بُطْرُسَ عَلَى جَنْبِهِ وَأَيْقَظَهُ وَقَالَ: «قُمْ سَرِيعاً!» فَسَقَطَتِ السِّلْسِلَتَانِ مِنْ يَدَيْهِ. | ٧ 7 |
Suddenly, an angel of the Lord was there, and a light shone in the cell; striking Peter on the side he roused him saying, “Quick, get up!” and the chains fell away from his wrists.
| فَقَالَ لَهُ الْمَلاكُ: «شُدَّ حِزَامَكَ، وَالْبَسْ حِذَاءَكَ!» فَفَعَلَ. ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُ: «الْبَسْ رِدَاءَكَ وَاتْبَعْنِي!» | ٨ 8 |
Then the angel said to him, “Fasten your belt and put on your sandals.” So he did. Then he said to him, “Put on your cloak and follow me.”
| فَخَرَجَ بُطْرُسُ يَتْبَعُ الْمَلاكَ وَهُوَ يَظُنُّ أَنَّهُ يَرَى رُؤْيَا، وَلا يَدْرِي أَنَّ مَا يَجْرِي عَلَى يَدِ الْمَلاكِ أَمْرٌ حَقِيقِيٌّ. | ٩ 9 |
So he went out and started following him, not realizing that what the angel was doing was real; he supposed he was seeing a vision.
| وَاجْتَازَا نُقْطَةَ الْحِرَاسَةِ الأُولَى ثُمَّ الثَّانِيَةَ. وَلَمَّا وَصَلا إِلَى بَابِ السِّجْنِ الْحَدِيدِيِّ الَّذِي يُؤَدِّي إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ انْفَتَحَ لَهُمَا مِنْ ذَاتِهِ، فَخَرَجَا. وَبَعْدَمَا عَبَرَا شَارِعاً وَاحِداً، فَارَقَهُ الْمَلاكُ حَالاً. | ١٠ 10 |
Passing through the first and second guard posts, they came to the iron gate that leads into the city, that opened for them by itself; upon exiting they advanced one block, and suddenly the angel left him.
| عِنْدَئِذٍ اسْتَعَادَ بُطْرُسُ وَعْيَهُ، فَهَتَفَ: «الآنَ أَيْقَنْتُ أَنَّ الرَّبَّ أَرْسَلَ مَلاكَهُ فَأَنْقَذَنِي مِنْ قَبْضَةِ هِيرُودُسَ، وَمِنْ تَوَقُّعَاتِ شَعْبِ الْيَهُودِ!» | ١١ 11 |
When Peter had come to himself he said, “Now I know for certain that the Lord sent His angel and delivered me out of Herod's hand and from all the expectation of the Jewish people.”
| وَإِذْ أَدْرَكَ ذَلِكَ، اتَّجَهَ إِلَى بَيْتِ مَرْيَمَ أُمِّ يُوحَنَّا الْمُلَقَّبِ مَرْقُسَ، حَيْثُ كَانَ عَدَدٌ كَبِيرٌ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ مُجْتَمِعِينَ يُصَلُّونَ. | ١٢ 12 |
Upon reflection he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John (the one called Mark), where a considerable number had gathered and were praying.
| وَلَمَّا وَصَلَ قَرَعَ الْبَابَ الْخَارِجِيَّ، فَجَاءَتْ خَادِمَةٌ اسْمُهَا رَوْدَا لِتَتَسَمَّعَ. | ١٣ 13 |
When Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer.
| فَلَمَّا عَرَفَتْ صَوْتَ بُطْرُسَ لَمْ تَفْتَحْ لِشِدَّةِ الْفَرَحِ، بَلْ أَسْرَعَتْ إِلَى دَاخِلِ الْبَيْتِ تُبَشِّرُ الْحَاضِرِينَ بِأَنَّ بُطْرُسَ بِالْبَابِ. | ١٤ 14 |
Upon recognizing Peter's voice, she was so glad she did not open the gate, but ran in and announced that Peter was standing before the gate!
| فَقَالُوا لَهَا: «أَنْتِ تَهْذِينَ!» وَلَكِنَّهَا أَكَّدَتْ لَهُمُ الْخَبَرَ، فَقَالُوا: «لَعَلَّهُ مَلاكُ بُطْرُسَ!» | ١٥ 15 |
But they said to her, “You're crazy!” but she kept insisting that it was so. So they said, “It is his angel.”
| أَمَّا بُطْرُسُ فَوَاصَلَ قَرْعَ الْبَابِ حَتَّى فَتَحُوا لَهُ. فَلَمَّا رَأَوْهُ اسْتَوْلَتْ عَلَيْهِمِ الدَّهْشَةُ! | ١٦ 16 |
But Peter kept on knocking; so when they opened the door and saw him, they were astounded.
| فَأَشَارَ بِيَدِهِ أَنْ يَسْكُتُوا، وَحَدَّثَهُمْ كَيْفَ أَخْرَجَهُ الرَّبُّ مِنَ السِّجْنِ، وَقَالَ: «أَخْبِرُوا يَعْقُوبَ وَالإِخْوَةَ بِهَذَا». ثُمَّ خَرَجَ وَذَهَبَ إِلَى مَكَانٍ آخَرَ. | ١٧ 17 |
Motioning to them with his hand to be silent, he related to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. Then he said, “Tell these things to James and the brothers.” And going out he went off to a different place.
| وَلَمَّا طَلَعَ الصَّبَاحُ حَدَثَتْ بَلْبَلَةٌ عَظِيمَةٌ بَيْنَ الْجُنُودِ، وَأَخَذُوا يَتَسَاءَلُونَ: «مَا الَّذِي جَرَى لِبُطْرُسَ؟» | ١٨ 18 |
Now as soon as it was day, there was no small commotion among the soldiers about what had become of Peter!
| وَلَمَّا أَمَرَ هِيرُودُسُ بِاسْتِدْعَائِهِ وَلَمْ يَجِدْهُ، أَجْرَى تَحْقِيقاً مَعَ الْحُرَّاسِ، وَأَمَرَ بِإِعْدَامِهِمْ. ثُمَّ انْتَقَلَ هِيرُودُسُ مِنْ مِنْطَقَةِ الْيَهُودِيَّةِ إِلَى قَيْصَرِيَّةَ، وَأَقَامَ فِيهَا. | ١٩ 19 |
Well after searching for him and not finding him, Herod examined the guards and ordered that they be executed. Going down from Judea to Caesarea, he stayed there.
| وَكَانَ نَاقِماً عَلَى أَهْلِ صُورَ وَصَيْدَا. فَاتَّفَقُوا وَأَرْسَلُوا وَفْداً مِنْهُمْ يَسْتَعْطِفُونَ بَلاسْتُسَ حَاجِبَ الْمَلِكِ طَالِبِينَ الأَمَانَ، لأَنَّ مِنْطَقَتَهُمْ كَانَتْ تَكْسَبُ رِزْقَهَا مِنْ مَمْلَكَةِ هِيرُودُسَ. | ٢٠ 20 |
Now Herod was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon; so they came with one accord to him, and having won over Blastus, the king's chamberlain, they asked for peace, because their country was supplied with food from the king's.
| وَفِي الْيَوْمِ الْمُعَيَّنِ لِمُقَابَلَةِ الْوَفْدِ، ارْتَدَى هِيرُودُسُ ثَوْبَهُ الْمُلُوكِيَّ، وَجَلَسَ عَلَى عَرْشِهِ يُخَاطِبُهُمْ. | ٢١ 21 |
So on an appointed day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat on the throne and started to deliver an address to them.
| فَهَتَفَ الشَّعْبُ قَائِلِينَ: «هَذَا صَوْتُ إِلَهٍ لَا صَوْتُ إِنْسَانٍ!» | ٢٢ 22 |
But the crowd started calling out, “The voice of a god and not of a man!”
| فَضَرَبَهُ مَلاكٌ مِنْ عِنْدِ الرَّبِّ فِي الْحَالِ لأَنَّهُ لَمْ يُعْطِ الْمَجْدَ لِلهِ، فَأَكَلَهُ الدُّودُ وَمَاتَ! | ٢٣ 23 |
Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him down, because he did not give glory to God, and being eaten by worms, he died.
| أَمَّا كَلِمَةُ الرَّبِّ فَكَانَتْ تَنْمُو وَتَزْدَادُ انْتِشَاراً. | ٢٤ 24 |
And the Word of God kept growing and multiplying.
| وَكَانَ بَرْنَابَا وَشَاوُلُ قَدْ أَنْجَزَا الْمُهِمَّةَ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، فَرَجَعَا إِلَى أَنْطَاكِيَةَ وَمَعَهُمَا يُوحَنَّا الْمُلَقَّبُ مَرْقُسَ. | ٢٥ 25 |
Now Barnabas and Saul returned to Antioch, having fulfilled their mission, also taking with them John, the one called Mark.
