أعمال 12
| فِي ذَلِكَ الْوَقْتِ بَدَأَ الْمَلِكُ هِيرُودُسُ يَضْطَهِدُ بَعْضَ أَفْرَادِ الْكَنِيسَةِ، | ١ 1 |
Now, about that time, King Herod arrested certain members of the Church, in order to ill-treat them;
| فَقَتَلَ يَعْقُوبَ شَقِيقَ يُوحَنَّا بِالسَّيْفِ. | ٢ 2 |
and James, John's brother, he beheaded.
| وَلَمَّا رَأَى أَنَّ هَذَا يُرْضِي الْيَهُودَ، قَرَّرَ أَنْ يَقْبِضَ عَلَى بُطْرُسَ أَيْضاً، وَكَانَ ذَلِكَ فِي أَيَّامِ عِيدِ الْفَطِيرِ. | ٣ 3 |
Finding that this gratified the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also; these being the days of Unleavened Bread.
| 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 |
He had him arrested and lodged in jail, handing him over to the care of sixteen soldiers; and intended after the Passover to bring him out again to the people.
| فَأَبْقَاهُ فِي السِّجْنِ. أَمَّا الْكَنِيسَةُ فَكَانَتْ تَرْفَعُ الصَّلاةَ الْحَارَّةَ إِلَى اللهِ مِنْ أَجْلِهِ. | ٥ 5 |
So Peter was kept in prison; but long and fervent prayer was offered to God by the Church 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 |
Now when Herod was on the point of taking him out of prison, that very night Peter was asleep between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and guards were on duty outside the door.
| 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 stood by him, and a light shone in the cell; and, striking Peter on the side, he woke him and said, "Rise quickly." Instantly the chains dropped off his wrists.
| فَقَالَ لَهُ الْمَلاكُ: «شُدَّ حِزَامَكَ، وَالْبَسْ حِذَاءَكَ!» فَفَعَلَ. ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُ: «الْبَسْ رِدَاءَكَ وَاتْبَعْنِي!» | ٨ 8 |
"Fasten your girdle," said the angel, "and tie on your sandals." He did so. Then the angel said, "Throw your cloak round you, 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 Peter went out, following him, yet could not believe that what the angel was doing was real, but supposed that he saw 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 |
And passing through the first ward and the second, they came to the iron gate leading into the city. This opened to them of itself; and, going out, they passed on through one of the streets, and then 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 |
Peter coming to himself said, "Now I know for certain that the Lord has sent His angel and has rescued me from the power of Herod and from all that the Jewish people were anticipating."
| وَإِذْ أَدْرَكَ ذَلِكَ، اتَّجَهَ إِلَى بَيْتِ مَرْيَمَ أُمِّ يُوحَنَّا الْمُلَقَّبِ مَرْقُسَ، حَيْثُ كَانَ عَدَدٌ كَبِيرٌ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ مُجْتَمِعِينَ يُصَلُّونَ. | ١٢ 12 |
So, after thinking things over, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John surnamed Mark, where a large number of people were assembled, praying.
| وَلَمَّا وَصَلَ قَرَعَ الْبَابَ الْخَارِجِيَّ، فَجَاءَتْ خَادِمَةٌ اسْمُهَا رَوْدَا لِتَتَسَمَّعَ. | ١٣ 13 |
When he knocked at the wicket in the door, a maidservant named Rhoda came to answer the knock;
| فَلَمَّا عَرَفَتْ صَوْتَ بُطْرُسَ لَمْ تَفْتَحْ لِشِدَّةِ الْفَرَحِ، بَلْ أَسْرَعَتْ إِلَى دَاخِلِ الْبَيْتِ تُبَشِّرُ الْحَاضِرِينَ بِأَنَّ بُطْرُسَ بِالْبَابِ. | ١٤ 14 |
and recognizing Peter's voice, for very joy she did not open the door, but ran in and told them that Peter was standing there.
| فَقَالُوا لَهَا: «أَنْتِ تَهْذِينَ!» وَلَكِنَّهَا أَكَّدَتْ لَهُمُ الْخَبَرَ، فَقَالُوا: «لَعَلَّهُ مَلاكُ بُطْرُسَ!» | ١٥ 15 |
"You are mad," they said. But she strenuously maintained that it was true. "It is his guardian angel," they said.
| أَمَّا بُطْرُسُ فَوَاصَلَ قَرْعَ الْبَابِ حَتَّى فَتَحُوا لَهُ. فَلَمَّا رَأَوْهُ اسْتَوْلَتْ عَلَيْهِمِ الدَّهْشَةُ! | ١٦ 16 |
Meanwhile Peter went on knocking, until at last they opened the door and saw that it was really he, and were filled with amazement.
| فَأَشَارَ بِيَدِهِ أَنْ يَسْكُتُوا، وَحَدَّثَهُمْ كَيْفَ أَخْرَجَهُ الرَّبُّ مِنَ السِّجْنِ، وَقَالَ: «أَخْبِرُوا يَعْقُوبَ وَالإِخْوَةَ بِهَذَا». ثُمَّ خَرَجَ وَذَهَبَ إِلَى مَكَانٍ آخَرَ. | ١٧ 17 |
But he motioned with his hand for silence, and then described to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. "Tell all this to James and the brethren," he added. Then he left them, and went to another place.
| وَلَمَّا طَلَعَ الصَّبَاحُ حَدَثَتْ بَلْبَلَةٌ عَظِيمَةٌ بَيْنَ الْجُنُودِ، وَأَخَذُوا يَتَسَاءَلُونَ: «مَا الَّذِي جَرَى لِبُطْرُسَ؟» | ١٨ 18 |
When morning came, there was no little commotion among the soldiers, as to what could possibly have 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 |
And when Herod had had him searched for and could not find him, after sharply questioning the guards he ordered them away to execution. He then went down from Judaea to Caesarea and remained 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 the people of Tyre and Sidon had incurred Herod's violent displeasure. So they sent a large deputation to wait on him; and having secured the good will of Blastus, his treasurer, they begged the king to be friendly with them again, because their country was dependent on his for its food supply.
| وَفِي الْيَوْمِ الْمُعَيَّنِ لِمُقَابَلَةِ الْوَفْدِ، ارْتَدَى هِيرُودُسُ ثَوْبَهُ الْمُلُوكِيَّ، وَجَلَسَ عَلَى عَرْشِهِ يُخَاطِبُهُمْ. | ٢١ 21 |
So, on an appointed day, Herod, having arrayed himself in royal robes, took his seat on the tribunal, and was haranguing them;
| فَهَتَفَ الشَّعْبُ قَائِلِينَ: «هَذَا صَوْتُ إِلَهٍ لَا صَوْتُ إِنْسَانٍ!» | ٢٢ 22 |
and the assembled people kept shouting, "It is 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 |
Instantly an angel of the Lord struck him, because he had not given the glory to God, and being eaten up by worms, he died.
| أَمَّا كَلِمَةُ الرَّبِّ فَكَانَتْ تَنْمُو وَتَزْدَادُ انْتِشَاراً. | ٢٤ 24 |
But God's Message prospered, and converts were multiplied.
| وَكَانَ بَرْنَابَا وَشَاوُلُ قَدْ أَنْجَزَا الْمُهِمَّةَ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، فَرَجَعَا إِلَى أَنْطَاكِيَةَ وَمَعَهُمَا يُوحَنَّا الْمُلَقَّبُ مَرْقُسَ. | ٢٥ 25 |
And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, having discharged their mission, and they brought with them John, surnamed Mark.
