أعمال 2

١ 1 وَلَمَّا جَاءَ الْيَوْمُ الْخَمْسُونَ، كَانَ الإِخْوَةُ مُجْتَمِعِينَ مَعاً فِي مَكَانٍ وَاحِدٍ،

When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in the same place.

٢ 2 وَفَجْأَةً حَدَثَ صَوْتٌ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ كَأَنَّهُ دَوِيُّ رِيحٍ عَاصِفَةٍ، فَمَلأَ الْبَيْتَ الَّذِي كَانُوا جَالِسِينَ فِيهِ.

Suddenly there came from heaven a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.

٣ 3 ثُمَّ ظَهَرَتْ لَهُمْ أَلْسِنَةٌ كَأَنَّهَا مِنْ نَارٍ، وَقَدْ تَوَزَّعَتْ وَحَلَّتْ عَلَى كُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمْ،

There appeared to them tongues like fire that were distributed, and they sat upon each one of them.

٤ 4 فَامْتَلأُوا جَمِيعاً مِنَ الرُّوحِ الْقُدُسِ، وَأَخَذُوا يَتَكَلَّمُونَ بِلُغَاتٍ أُخْرَى، مِثْلَمَا مَنَحَهُمُ الرُّوحُ أَنْ يَنْطِقُوا.

They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other languages, as the Spirit gave them to speak.

٥ 5 وَكَانَتْ أُورُشَلِيمُ فِي ذلِكَ الْوَقْتِ مُزْدَحِمَةً بِالْيَهُودِ الأَتْقِيَاءِ الَّذِينَ جَاءُوا إِلَيْهَا مِنْ أُمَمِ الْعَالَمِ كُلِّهَا.

Now there were Jews who were living in Jerusalem, godly men, from every nation under heaven.

٦ 6 فَلَمَّا دَوَّى الصَّوْتُ، تَوَافَدَتْ إِلَيْهِمِ الْجُمُوعُ، وَقَدْ أَخَذَتْهُمُ الْحَيْرَةُ لأَنَّ كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ كَانَ يَسْمَعُهُمْ يَتَكَلَّمُونَ بِلُغَتِهِ.

When this sound was heard, the multitude came together and was confused because everyone heard them speaking in his own language.

٧ 7 وَاسْتَوْلَتِ الدَّهْشَةُ عَلَيْهِمْ. فَأَخَذُوا يَتَسَاءَلُونَ: «أَلَيْسَ هَؤُلاءِ الْمُتَكَلِّمُونَ جَمِيعاً مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَلِيلِ؟

They were amazed and marveled; they said, “Really, are not all these who are speaking Galileans?

٨ 8 فَكَيْفَ يَسْمَعُ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنَّا لُغَةَ الْبَلَدِ الَّذِي وُلِدَ فِيهِ؟

Why is it that we are hearing them, each in our own language in which we were born?

٩ 9 فَبَعْضُنَا فَرْتِيُّونَ، وَمَادِيُّونَ، وَعِيلامِيُّونَ. وَبَعْضُنَا مِنْ سُكَّانِ مَا بَيْنَ النَّهْرَيْنِ وَالْيَهُودِيَّةِ، وَكَبَّدُوكِيَّةَ، وَبُنْتُسَ، وَأَسِيَّا،

Parthians and Medes and Elamites, and those who live in Mesopotamia, in Judea and Cappadocia, in Pontus and Asia,

١٠ 10 وَفَرِيجِيَّةَ، وَبَمْفِيلِيَّةَ، وَمِصْرَ، وَنَوَاحِي لِيبِيَّا الْمُواجِهَةِ لِلقَيْرَوَانِ. وَبَيْنَنَا كَثِيرُونَ مِنَ الرُّومَانِيِّينَ الزَّائِرِينَ،

Phrygia and Pamphylia, in Egypt and the parts of Libya toward Cyrene, and visitors from Rome,

١١ 11 يَهُوداً وَمُتَهَوِّدِينَ، وَبَعْضُ الْكَرِيتِيِّينَ وَالْعَرَبِ. وَهَا نَحْنُ نَسْمَعُهُمْ يُكَلِّمُونَنَا بِلُغَاتِنَا عَنْ أَعْمَالِ اللهِ الْعَظِيمَةِ».

Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabians, we hear them telling in our languages about the mighty works of God.”

١٢ 12 وَأَخَذَ الْجَمِيعُ يَسْأَلُونَ بَعْضُهُمْ بَعْضاً فِي دَهْشَةٍ وَحَيْرَةٍ: «مَا مَعْنَى هَذَا كُلِّهِ؟»

They were all amazed and perplexed; they said to one another, “What does this mean?”

١٣ 13 أَمَّا بَعْضُهُمْ فَقَالُوا سَاخِرِينَ: «مَا هُمْ إِلّا سُكَارَى!»

But others mocked and said, “They are full of new wine.”

١٤ 14 فَوَقَفَ بُطْرُسُ مَعَ الرُّسُلِ الأَحَدَ عَشَرَ، وَخَاطَبَ الْحَاضِرِينَ بِصَوْتٍ عَالٍ، وَقَالَ: «أَيُّهَا الْيَهُودُ، وَيَا جَمِيعَ الْمُقِيمِينَ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ! أَصْغُوا إِلَى كَلامِي لِتَعْلَمُوا حَقِيقَةَ الأَمْرِ!

But Peter stood with the eleven, raised his voice, and said to them, “Men of Judea and all of you who live at Jerusalem, let this be known to you; pay attention to my words.

١٥ 15 لَيْسَ هؤُلاءِ سَكَارَى كَمَا تَتَوَهَّمُونَ، فَالنَّاسُ لَا يَسْكَرُونَ فِي السَّاعَةِ التَّاسِعَةِ صَبَاحاً.

For these people are not drunk as you assume, for it is only the third hour of the day.

١٦ 16 وَلَكِنْ هَذَا مَا قِيلَ بِلِسَانِ النَّبِيِّ يُوئِيلَ:

But this is what was spoken through the prophet Joel:

١٧ 17 يَقُولُ اللهُ: فِي الأَيَّامِ الأَخِيرَةِ سَأَسْكُبُ رُوحِي عَلَى جَمِيعِ الْبَشَرِ، فَيَتَنَبَّأُ بَنُوكُمْ وَبَنَاتُكُمْ، وَيَرَى شَبَابُكُمْ رُؤىً، وَيَحْلُمُ شُيُوخُكُمْ أَحْلاماً.

'It will be in the last days,' God says, 'I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and your daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams.

١٨ 18 فِي تِلْكَ الأَيَّامِ أُفِيضُ مِنْ رُوحِي عَلَى عَبِيدِي كُلِّهِمْ، رِجَالاً وَنِسَاءً، فَيَتَنَبَّأُونَ.

Also on my servants and my female servants in those days I will pour out my Spirit, and they will prophesy.

١٩ 19 سَأُجْرِي عَجَائِبَ فَوْقُ فِي السَّمَاءِ وَعَلامَاتٍ تَحْتُ عَلَى الأَرْضِ، حَيْثُ يَكُونُ دَمٌ وَنَارٌ وَدُخَانٌ كَثِيفٌ!

I will show wonders in the sky above and signs on the earth below, blood, fire, and vapor of smoke.

٢٠ 20 وَقَبْلَ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ يَوْمُ الرَّبِّ، ذلِكَ الْيَوْمُ الْعَظِيمُ الشَّهِيرُ، سَتُظْلِمُ الشَّمْسُ، وَيَتَحَوَّلُ الْقَمَرُ إِلَى لَوْنِ الدَّمِ.

The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood, before the great and remarkable day of the Lord comes.

٢١ 21 وَلَكِنَّ كُلَّ مَنْ يَدْعُو بِاسْمِ الرَّبِّ يَخْلُصُ!

It will be that everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.'

٢٢ 22 فَيَا بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، اسْمَعُوا هَذَا الْكَلامَ: إِنَّ يَسُوعَ النَّاصِرِيَّ رَجُلٌ أَيَّدَهُ اللهُ بِمُعْجِزَاتٍ وَعَجَائِبَ وَعَلامَاتٍ أَجْرَاهَا عَلَى يَدِهِ بَيْنَكُمْ، كَمَا تَعْلَمُونَ.

Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man accredited to you by God by the mighty deeds, the wonders, and the signs which God did through him in your midst, as you yourselves know.

٢٣ 23 وَمَعَ ذَلِكَ فَقَدْ سَمَحَ اللهُ، وَفْقاً لِمَشِيئَتِهِ الْمَحْتُومَةِ وَعِلْمِهِ السَّابِقِ، أَنْ تَقْبِضُوا عَلَيْهِ وَتَصْلُبُوهُ وَتَقْتُلُوهُ بِأَيْدِي الأَثَمَةِ.

This man was handed over by God's predetermined plan and foreknowledge; and you, by the hand of lawless men, put him to death by nailing him to a cross.

٢٤ 24 وَلكِنَّ اللهَ أَقَامَهُ مِنْ بَيْنِ الأَمْوَاتِ نَاقِضاً أَوْجَاعَ المَوْتِ، فَمَا كَانَ يُمْكِنُ لِلْمَوْتِ أَنْ يُبْقِيَهُ فِي قَبْضَتِهِ!

But God raised him up, freeing him from the pains of death, because it was impossible for him to be held by it.

٢٥ 25 فَإِنَّ دَاوُدَ يَقُولُ فِيهِ: كُنْتُ أَرَى الرَّبَّ أَمَامِي دَائِماً فَإِنَّهُ عَنْ يَمِينِي لِئَلّا أَتَزَعْزَعَ.

For David says about him, 'I saw the Lord always before my face, for he is beside my right hand so that I should not be moved.

٢٦ 26 لِذَلِكَ فَرِحَ قَلْبِي وَتَهَلَّلَ لِسَانِي. حَتَّى إِنَّ جَسَدِي سَيَرْقُدُ عَلَى رَجَاءٍ.

Therefore my heart was glad and my tongue rejoiced. Also, my flesh will live in certain hope.

٢٧ 27 لأَنَّكَ لَنْ تَتْرُكَ نَفْسِي فِي هُوَّةِ الأَمْوَاتِ، وَلَنْ تَدَعَ وَحِيدَكَ الْقُدُّوسَ يَرَى فَسَاداً، (Hadēs g86)

For you will not abandon my soul to Hades, neither will you allow your Holy One to see decay. (Hadēs g86)

٢٨ 28 هَدَيْتَنِي سُبُلَ الْحَيَاةِ، وَسَتَمْلأُنِي سُرُوراً بِرُؤْيَةِ وَجْهِكَ!

You revealed to me the ways of life; you will make me full of gladness with your face.'

٢٩ 29 أَيُّهَا الإِخْوَةُ، دَعُونِي أَقُولُ لَكُمْ صَرَاحَةً إِنَّ أَبَانَا دَاوُدَ مَاتَ وَدُفِنَ، وَقَبْرُهُ مَازَالَ عِنْدَنَا حَتَّى الْيَوْمِ.

Brothers, I can speak to you confidently about the patriarch David, he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.

٣٠ 30 لأَنَّ دَاوُدَ كَانَ نَبِيًّا، وَعَارِفاً أَنَّ اللهَ أَقْسَمَ لَهُ يَمِيناً بِأَنْ يَجِيءَ الْمَسِيحُ مِنْ نَسْلِهِ وَيَجْلِسَ عَلَى عَرْشِهِ،

Therefore, he was a prophet and knew that God had sworn with an oath to him, that he would set one of the fruit of his body upon his throne.

٣١ 31 فَقَدْ تَكَلَّمَ عَنْ قِيَامَةِ الْمَسِيحِ كَمَا رَآهَا مُسْبَقاً، فَقَالَ إِنَّ نَفْسَهُ لَمْ تُتْرَكْ فِي هُوَّةِ الأَمْوَاتِ، وَلَمْ يَنَلْ مِنْ جَسَدِهِ الْفَسَادُ. (Hadēs g86)

He saw what was to happen in the future and spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, 'He was neither abandoned to Hades, nor did his flesh see decay.' (Hadēs g86)

٣٢ 32 فَيَسُوعُ هَذَا أَقَامَهُ اللهُ مِنَ الْمَوْتِ، وَنَحْنُ جَمِيعاً شُهُودٌ لِذَلِكَ.

This Jesus—God raised him up, of which we all are witnesses.

٣٣ 33 وَإِذْ رُفِعَ إِلَى يَمِينِ اللهِ، وَأَخَذَ مِنَ الآبِ الرُّوحَ الْقُدُسَ الْمَوْعُودَ بِهِ، أَفَاضَهُ عَلَيْنَا. وَمَا تَرَوْنَهُ الآنَ وَتَسْمَعُونَهُ هُوَ نَتِيجَةٌ لِذَلِكَ.

Therefore having been exalted to the right hand of God and having received the promised Holy Spirit from the Father, he has poured out what you see and hear.

٣٤ 34 فَإِنَّ دَاوُدَ لَمْ يَرْتَفِعْ بِجَسَدِهِ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ. ثُمَّ إِنَّهُ هُوَ نَفْسَهُ يَقُولُ: قَالَ الرَّبُّ لِرَبِّي: اجْلِسْ عَنْ يَمِينِي

For David did not ascend to the heaven, but he says, 'The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand,

٣٥ 35 حَتَّى أَجْعَلَ أَعْدَاءَكَ مَوْطِئاً لِقَدَمَيْكَ.

until I make your enemies the stool for your feet.”'

٣٦ 36 فَلْيَعْلَمْ يَقِيناً بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ جَمِيعاً، أَنَّ اللهَ قَدْ جَعَلَ يَسُوعَ، هَذَا الَّذِي صَلَبْتُمُوهُ أَنْتُمْ، رَبّاً وَمَسِيحاً!»

Therefore, let all the house of Israel certainly know that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified.”

٣٧ 37 فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ الْحَاضِرُونَ هَذَا الْكَلامَ، وَخَزَتْهُمْ قُلُوبُهُمْ، فَسَأَلُوا بُطْرُسَ وَبَاقِي الرُّسُلِ: «مَاذَا نَعْمَلُ أَيُّهَا الإِخْوَةُ؟»

Now when they heard this, they were pierced in their hearts, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?”

٣٨ 38 أَجَابَهُمْ بُطْرُسُ: «تُوبُوا، وَلْيَتَعَمَّدْ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْكُمْ بِاسْمِ يَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحِ، فَيَغْفِرَ اللهُ خَطَايَاكُمْ وَتَنَالُوا هِبَةَ الرُّوحِ الْقُدُسِ،

Then Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized, each of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

٣٩ 39 لأَنَّ الْوَعْدَ هُوَ لَكُمْ وَلأَوْلادِكُمْ وَلِلْبَعِيدِينَ جَمِيعاً، يَنَالُهُ كُلُّ مَنْ يَدْعُوهُ الرَّبُّ إِلهُنَا!»

For the promise is to you and to your children and to all that are far off, as many people as the Lord our God will call.”

٤٠ 40 ثُمَّ شَهِدَ بُطْرُسُ لِلْحَاضِرِينَ وَوَعَظَهُمْ بِكَلامٍ كَثِيرٍ آخَرَ، قَائِلاً: «اخْلُصُوا مِنْ هَذَا الْجِيلِ الْمُنْحَرِفِ!»

With many other words he testified and urged them; he said, “Save yourselves from this wicked generation.”

٤١ 41 فَالَّذِينَ قَبِلُوا كَلامَهُ مِنْهُمْ تَعَمَّدُوا. وَانْضَمَّ فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ نَحْوُ ثَلاثَةِ آلافِ نَفْسٍ.

Then they received his word and were baptized, and there were added in that day about three thousand souls.

٤٢ 42 وَكَانَ الْجَمِيعُ يُدَاوِمُونَ عَلَى تَلَقِّي تَعْلِيمِ الرُّسُلِ، وَعَلَى حَيَاةِ الشَّرِكَةِ، وَكَسْرِ الْخُبْزِ، وَالصَّلَوَاتِ.

They continued in the apostles' teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread and in prayers.

٤٣ 43 وَلَمَّا أُجْرِيَتْ عَجَائِبُ وَعَلامَاتٌ كَثِيرَةٌ عَلَى أَيْدِي الرُّسُلِ، اسْتَوْلَتِ الرَّهْبَةُ عَلَى كُلِّ نَفْسٍ.

Fear came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles.

٤٤ 44 وَكَانَ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ كُلُّهُمْ مُتَّحِدِينَ مَعاً، فَكَانُوا يَتَشَارَكُونَ فِي كُلِّ مَا يَمْلِكُونَ،

All who believed were together and had all things in common,

٤٥ 45 وَيَبِيعُونَ أَمْلاكَهُمْ وَمُقْتَنَيَاتِهِمْ وَيَتَقَاسَمُونَ الثَّمَنَ عَلَى قَدْرِ احْتِيَاجِ كُلٍّ مِنْهُمْ،

and they sold their property and possessions and distributed them to all, according to the needs anyone had.

٤٦ 46 وَيُدَاوِمُونَ عَلَى الْحُضُورِ إِلَى الْهَيْكَلِ يَوْمِيًّا بِقَلْبٍ وَاحِدٍ، وَيَكْسِرُونَ الْخُبْزَ فِي الْبُيُوتِ، وَيَتَنَاوَلُونَ الطَّعَامَ مَعاً بِابْتِهَاجٍ وَبَسَاطَةِ قَلْبٍ،

So day after day they continued with one purpose in the temple, and they broke bread in homes, and they shared food with glad and humble hearts,

٤٧ 47 مُسَبِّحِينَ اللهَ، وَكَانُوا يُلاقُونَ اسْتِحْسَاناً لَدَى الشَّعْبِ كُلِّهِ. وَكَانَ الرَّبُّ، كُلَّ يَوْمٍ، يَضُمُّ إِلَى الْكَنِيسَةِ الَّذِينَ يَخْلُصُونَ.

praising God and having favor with all the people, and every day the Lord added to their number those who were being saved.

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