أعمال 24

١ 1 وَبَعْدَ خَمْسَةِ أَيَّامٍ حَضَرَ إِلَى قَيْصَرِيَّةَ وَفْدٌ يَضُمُّ حَنَانِيَّا، رَئِيسَ الْكَهَنَةِ، وَبَعْضَ الشُّيُوخِ، وَمُحَامِياً اسْمُهُ تَرْتُلُّسُ، لِيُقَدِّمُوا الدَّعْوَى لِلْحَاكِمِ ضِدَّ بُولُسَ.

Five days later, Ananias the high priest came down to Caesarea with some of the elders, and with an orator, named Tertullus. They laid information before the governor against Paul.

٢ 2 فَاسْتَدْعَى الْحَاكِمُ بُولُسَ، وَبَدَأَ تَرْتُلُّسُ يُوَجِّهُ إِلَيْهِ الاتِّهَامَ، فَقَالَ: «إِنَّ مَا تَمَّ لَنَا بِفَضْلِكَ مِنْ سَلامٍ وَافِرٍ وَإِصْلاحَاتٍ انْتَفَعَ بِها شَعْبُنَا بِعِنَايَتِكَ

So Paul was sent for, and then Tertullus began to accuse him, saying. "As it is owing to your excellency that we enjoy profound peace, and that the state of this nation,

٣ 3 يَا سُمُوَّ الْحَاكِمِ فِيلِكْسَ نُرَحِّبُ بِهِ، بِجُمْلَتِهِ وَفِي كُلِّ مَكَانٍ، بِالشُّكْرِ الْجَزِيلِ.

"owing to your wise care, has been improved in every respect and in every place, we accept it with profound thankfulness.

٤ 4 وَلأَنِّي لَا أُرِيدُ أَنْ أُطِيلَ الْكَلامَ عَلَيْكَ، أَرْجُو أَنْ تَتَلَطَّفَ فَتَسْمَعَ عَرْضاً مُوجَزاً لِدَعْوَانَا:

"But not to weary you too much, I beg of your Excellency to listen to a few words from us.

٥ 5 وَجَدْنَا هَذَا الْمُتَّهَمَ مُخَرِّباً، يُثِيرُ الْفِتْنَةَ بَيْنَ جَمِيعِ الْيَهُودِ فِي الْبِلادِ كُلِّهَا، وَهُوَ يَتَزَعَّمُ مَذْهَبَ النَّصَارَى.

"For we have found this fellow a pest, an inciter of insurrection among all the Jews of the empire, and a ringleader in the heresy of the Nazarenes.

٦ 6 فَلَمَّا حَاوَلَ تَدْنِيسَ هَيْكَلِنَا أَيْضاً، قَبَضْنَا عَلَيْهِ وَأَرَدْنَا أَنْ نُحَاكِمَهُ بِحَسَبِ شَرِيعَتِنَا.

"He even tried to profane the Temple, but we arrested him.

٧ 7 وَلَكِنَّ الْقَائِدَ لِيسِياسَ جَاءَ وَأَخَذَهُ بِالْقُوَّةِ مِنْ أَيْدِينَا،

"Then the chief captain, Lysias came and violently took him from us.

٨ 8 ثُمَّ أَمَرَ الْمُدَّعِينَ عَلَيْهِ بِالتَّرَافُعِ أَمَامَكَ. وَتَسْتَطِيعُ الآنَ أَنْ تَتَيَقَّنَ مِنْ صِحَّةِ دَعْوَانَا إِذَا قُمْتَ بِاسْتِجْوَابِهِ فِي هَذَا الأَمْرِ!»

From him you will be able, by examining Paul yourself, to learn the truth of all these charges we are bringing against him."

٩ 9 وَأَيَّدَ الْيَهُودُ أَعْضَاءُ الْوَفْدِ ادِّعَاءَ الْمُحَامِي زَاعِمِينَ أَنَّهُ صَحِيحٌ.

The Jews also joined in the charge, maintaining that these were the facts.

١٠ 10 وَأَشَارَ الْحَاكِمُ إِلَى بُولُسَ أَنْ يُقَدِّمَ دِفَاعَهُ، فَقَالَ: «أَنَا أَعْلَمُ أَنَّكَ تَحْكُمُ فِي قَضَايَا أُمَّتِنَا مُنْذُ سَنَوَاتٍ عَدِيدَةٍ، وَلِذَلِكَ يَسُرُّنِي تَقْدِيمُ دِفَاعِي عَنْ نَفْسِي بِكُلِّ ارْتِيَاحٍ.

Then at a nod from the governor, Paul spoke. "Because I know that for many years you have been a judge in this nation, I feel encouraged to make my defense.

١١ 11 وَيُمْكِنُكَ أَنْ تَتَأَكَّدَ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَمْضِ عَلَى وُصُولِي إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ، لِلْعِبَادَةِ، أَكْثَرُ مِنِ اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ يَوْماً.

"For you have it in your power to know that it is not more than twelve days ago that I went up to Jerusalem to worship;

١٢ 12 وَلَمْ يَرَنِي أَحَدٌ مِنَ الْيَهُودِ مَرَّةً وَاحِدَةً فِي الْهَيْكَلِ أَوِ الْمَجَامِعِ أُجَادِلُ أَحَداً أَوْ أُحَرِّضُ الشَّعْبَ عَلَى الْفَوْضَى.

"and that neither in the Temple, nor in the synagogues, nor in the city, did they find me disputing with any man or stirring up a crowd.

١٣ 13 وَهُمْ لَا يَقْدِرُونَ أَنْ يُثْبِتُوا اتِّهَامَهُمْ لِي أَمَامَكَ الآنَ.

"Nor can they prove the charges which they are now bringing against me.

١٤ 14 وَلَكِنِّي أَعْتَرِفُ أَمَامَكَ بِأَنِّي أَعْبُدُ إِلهَ آبَائِي بِحَسَبِ الْمَذْهَبِ الَّذِي يَصِفُونَهُ بِأَنَّهُ بِدْعَةٌ، وَأُومِنُ بِكُلِّ مَا كُتِبَ فِي الشَّرِيعَةِ وَكُتُبِ الأَنْبِيَاءِ،

"But this I confess to you, that I worship the God of our ancestors, according to the Way which they call a heresy, believing everything that is according to the Law, or is written in the Prophets,

١٥ 15 وَلِي بِاللهِ مَالَهُمْ مِنْ رَجَاءٍ يَنْتَظِرُونَ تَحْقِيقَهُ: وَهُوَ أَنَّ الْقِيَامَةَ سَتَحْدُثُ لِلأَمْوَاتِ، الأَبْرَارِ مِنْهُمْ وَالأَشْرَارِ.

"and having hope toward God, which these also themselves look for, that there is to be a resurrection both of the just and the unjust.

١٦ 16 لِذَلِكَ أَنَا أَيْضاً أُدَرِّبُ نَفْسِي لِكَيْ أَحْيَا دَائِماً بِضَمِيرٍ نَقِيٍّ أَمَامَ اللهِ وَالنَّاسِ.

"Hence I too endeavor to have a conscience void of offense toward God and men alway.

١٧ 17 وَبَعْدَ غِيَابِ عِدَّةِ سَنَوَاتٍ عَنْ أُورُشَلِيمَ، رَجَعْتُ إِلَيْهَا أَحْمِلُ بَعْضَ التَّبَرُّعَاتِ إِلَى شَعْبِي، وَأُقَرِّبُ تَقْدِمَاتٍ.

"Now after many years I came to bring alms to my nation, and to offer sacrifices.

١٨ 18 وَبَيْنَمَا كُنْتُ أَقُومُ بِذَلِكَ، رَآنِي فِي الْهَيْكَلِ بَعْضُ يَهُودِ مُقَاطَعَةِ آسِيَّا، وَكُنْتُ قَدْ تَطَهَّرْتُ. لَمْ أَكُنْ وَقْتَئِذٍ وَسْطَ أَيِّ تَجَمُّعٍ، وَلا كُنْتُ أُثِيرُ الْفَوْضَى.

"While I was thus engaged, they found me in the temple, purified, with no crowd and no uproar. But there were certain Asiatic Jews

١٩ 19 وَلَوْ كَانَ عِنْدَهُمْ دَلِيلٌ ضِدِّي، لَكَانُوا حَضَرُوا أَمَامَكَ وَشَكَوْنِي حَسَبَ الأُصُولِ.

"who ought to have been here before you, and to have made accusations if they had anything against me.

٢٠ 20 وَالآنَ، لِيَذْكُرِ الْحَاضِرُونَ هُنَا الذَّنْبَ الَّذِي وَجَدُوهُ عَلَيَّ عِنْدَمَا حَاكَمُونِي أَمَامَ مَجْلِسِهِمْ،

"Or let these men themselves say what fault they found, when I appeared before the Sanhedrin!

٢١ 21 غَيْرَ مَا أَعْلَنْتُهُ أَمَامَهُمْ حِينَ قُلْتُ: أَنْتُمْ تُحَاكِمُونَنِي الْيَوْمَ بِسَبَبِ إِيمَانِي بِقِيَامَةِ الأَمْوَاتِ».

"Unless it was for this one sentence which I uttered when I stood and cried, ‘It is for the resurrection of the dead that I am on my trial today before you.’"

٢٢ 22 وَكَانَ فِيلِكْسُ يَعْرِفُ عَنْ كَثَبٍ أُمُورَ الطَّرِيقِ، فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ دِفَاعَ بُولُسَ أَرْجَأَ إِصْدَارَ الْحُكْمِ، وَقَالَ لِلْوَفْدِ الْمُدَّعِي: «سَأَحْكُمُ فِي دَعْوَاكُمْ عِنْدَمَا يَحْضُرُ الْقَائِدُ لِيسِيَاسُ».

At this point Felix, who had a pretty accurate knowledge of the Way, adjourned the case, saying to the Jews, "When Lysias the tribune comes down, I will go carefully into the matter."

٢٣ 23 ثُمَّ أَمَرَ قَائِدَ الْمِئَةِ بِوَضْعِ بُولُسَ تَحْتَ الْحِرَاسَةِ، عَلَى أَنْ تَكُونَ لَهُ بَعْضُ الْحُرِّيَّةِ، وَأَنْ يُسْمَحَ لأَصْدِقَائِهِ بِزِيَارَتِهِ وَالْقِيَامِ بِخِدْمَتِهِ.

And he gave orders to the centurion that Paul should be kept in custody, but treated with indulgence, and that his personal friends were not to be forbidden to minister to him.

٢٤ 24 وَبَعْدَ بِضْعَةِ أَيَّامٍ جَاءَ فِيلِكْسُ وَمَعَهُ زَوْجَتُهُ دُرُوسِلا، وَكَانَتْ يَهُودِيَّةً، فَاسْتَدْعَى بُولُسَ وَاسْتَمَعَ إِلَى حَدِيثِهِ عَنِ الإِيمَانِ بِالْمَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ.

Some days later Felix came, with his wife Drusilla, a Jewess; he sent for Paul, and listened to him concerning the faith in Christ Jesus.

٢٥ 25 وَلَمَّا تَحَدَّثَ بُولُسُ عَنِ الْبِرِّ وَضَبْطِ النَّفْسِ وَالدَّيْنُونَةِ الآتِيَةِ ارْتَعَبَ فِيلِكْسُ، وَقَالَ لِبُولُسَ: «اذْهَبِ الآنَ، وَمَتَى تَوَفَّرَ لِيَ الْوَقْتُ أَسْتَدْعِيكَ ثَانِيَةً».

And as he reasoned about morality, self-control, and the future judgment, Felix was terrified, and said, "For the present go on your way, and when I find a convenient season, I will send for you."

٢٦ 26 وَكَانَ فِيلِكْسُ يَأْمُلُ أَنْ يَدْفَعَ لَهُ بُولُسُ بَعْضَ الْمَالِ لِيُطْلِقَهُ، فَأَخَذَ يُكْثِرُ مِنِ اسْتِدْعَائِهِ وَالْحَدِيثِ مَعَهُ.

He was hoping that Paul would give him money, and for this reason he used to send for him often to converse with him.

٢٧ 27 وَمَرَّتْ سَنَتَانِ وَبُولُسُ عَلَى هَذِهِ الْحَالِ. وَأَخِيراً تَعَيَّنَ بُورْكِيُوسُ فَسْتُوسُ حَاكِماً خَلَفاً لِفِيلِكْسَ. وَإِذْ أَرَادَ فِيلِكْسُ أَنْ يَكْسِبَ رِضَى الْيَهُودِ تَرَكَ بُولُسَ فِي السِّجْنِ.

But after two full years Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus, and because he wished to curry favor with the Jews, Felix left Paul still in prison.