أعمال 6

١ 1 وَإِذْ تَكَاثَرَ التَّلامِيذُ فِي تِلْكَ الأَيَّامِ، احْتَجَّ الْيَهُودُ الْيُونَانِيُّونَ عَلَى الْعِبْرَانِيِّينَ، لأَنَّ أَرَامِلَهُمْ لَمْ يَكُنَّ يَحْصُلْنَ عَلَى نَصِيبٍ مِنَ الإِعَانَاتِ الْيَوْمِيَّةِ.

In those dayes as the nombre of the disciples grewe ther arose a grudge amonge the Grekes agaynst the Ebrues be cause their wyddowes were despysed in the dayly mynystracion.

٢ 2 فَدَعَا الرُّسُلُ الاثْنَا عَشَرَ جَمَاعَةَ التَّلامِيذِ وَقَالُوا لَهُمْ: «لا يَصِحُّ أَنْ نَتْرُكَ نَحْنُ كَلِمَةَ اللهِ لِنَقُومَ بِتَوْزِيعِ الإِعَانَاتِ!

Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples to gether and sayde: it is not mete that we shuld leave the worde of God and serve at the tables.

٣ 3 فَاخْتَارُوا، أَيُّهَا الإِخْوَةُ، سَبْعَةَ رِجَالٍ مِنْكُمْ، لَهُمْ شَهَادَةٌ حَسَنَةٌ، مُمْتَلِئِينَ مِنَ الرُّوحِ الْقُدُسِ وَالْحِكْمَةِ، فَنُعَيِّنَهُمْ لِيَقُومُوا بِهذِهِ الْمُهِمَّةِ.

Wherfore brethren loke ye out amoge you seven men of honest reporte and full of the holy goost and wysdome which we maye apoynte to this nedfull busynes.

٤ 4 أَمَّا نَحْنُ، فَنُدَاوِمُ عَلَى الصَّلاةِ وَخِدْمَةِ الْكَلِمَةِ».

But we will geve oure selves cotinually to prayer and to the ministracion of ye worde.

٥ 5 فَاسْتَحْسَنَتِ الْجَمَاعَةُ كُلُّهَا هَذَا الرَّأْيَ؛ وَوَقَعَ الاخْتِيَارُ عَلَى اسْتِفَانُوسَ، وَهُوَ رَجُلٌ مَمْلُوءٌ مِنَ الإِيمَانِ وَالرُّوحِ الْقُدُسِ، وَفِيلِبُّسَ، وَبُرُوخُورُسَ، وَنِيكَانُورَ، وَتِيمُونَ، وَبَرْمِينَاسَ، وَنِيقُولاوُسَ الأَنْطَاكِيِّ الْمُتَهَوِّدِ.

And the sayinge pleased the whoale multitude. And they chose Steven a man full of fayth and of the holy goost and Philip and Prochorus and Nichanor and Timon and Permenas and Nicholas a converte of Antioche.

٦ 6 وَقَدَّمَوهُمْ لِلرُّسُلِ، فَصَلُّوا وَوَضَعُوا أَيْدِيَهُمْ عَلَيْهِمْ.

Which they set before the Apostles and they prayed and layde their hondes on them.

٧ 7 فَزَادَتْ كَلِمَةُ اللهِ انْتِشَاراً، وَتَكَاثَرَ عَدَدُ التَّلامِيذِ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، وَأَطَاعَ الإِيمَانَ مَجْمُوعَةٌ كَبِيرَةٌ مِنَ الْكَهَنَةِ.

And the worde of God encreased and the noubre of the disciples multiplied in Ierusalem greatly and a great company of the prestes were obedient to the faythe.

٨ 8 وَإِذْ كَانَ اسْتِفَانُوسُ مَمْلُوءاً بِالإِيمَانِ وَالْقُوَّةِ، كَانَ يَعْمَلُ عَجَائِبَ وَمُعْجِزَاتٍ عَظِيمَةً بَيْنَ الشَّعْبِ.

And Steven full of faythe and power dyd great wondres and myracles amoge ye people.

٩ 9 فَعَارَضَهُ بَعْضُ الْمُنْتَمِينَ إِلَى جَمَاعَةِ الْعَبِيدِ الْمُحَرَّرِينَ، يُسَانِدُهُمْ بَعْضُ الْيَهُودِ مِنَ الْقَيْرَوَانِ وَالإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةِ، وَغَيْرُهُمْ مِنْ مُقَاطَعَتَيْ كِيلِيكِيَّا وَآسِيَّا، وَأَخَذُوا يُجَادِلُونَهُ.

Then ther arose certayne of the synagoge which are called Lybertines and Syrenites and of Alexandria and of Cilicia and Asia and disputed with Steven.

١٠ 10 وَلَكِنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَتَمَكَّنُوا مِنْ مُقَاوَمَةِ حِكْمَتِهِ وَالرُّوحِ الَّذِي كَانَ يَتَكَلَّمُ بِهِ.

And they coulde not resist the wysdome and the sprete with which he spake.

١١ 11 فَمَا كَانَ مِنْهُمْ إِلّا أَنْ دَفَعُوا رِشْوَةً لِبَعْضِ الأَشْخَاصِ لِيَقُولُوا: «سَمِعْنَا إِسْتِفَانُوسَ يَتَكَلَّمُ كُفْرَاً عَلَى مُوسَى وَعَلَى اللهِ!»

Then sent they in men which sayd: we have hearde him speake blasphemous wordes agaynst Moses and agaynst God.

١٢ 12 فَأَثَارَتْ هَذِهِ التُّهْمَةُ الشَّعْبَ وَالشُّيُوخَ وَالْكَتَبَةَ عَلَى اسْتِفَانُوسَ، فَأَلْقَوْا الْقَبْضَ عَلَيْهِ وَجَاءُوا بِهِ إِلَى الْمَجْلِسِ،

And they moved ye people and the elders and the scribes: and came apon him and caught him and brought him to the counsell

١٣ 13 وَأَقَامُوا عَلَيْهِ شُهُودَ زُورٍ ادَّعَوْا أَنَّهُ: «لا يَكُفُّ عَنِ التَّعَرُّضِ بِكَلامِهِ لِلْهَيْكَلِ الْمُقَدَّسِ وَلِلشَّرِيعَةِ

and brought forth falce witnesses which sayde. This ma ceasith not to speake blasphemous wordes agaynst this holy place and the lawe:

١٤ 14 فَقَدْ سَمِعْنَاهُ يَقُولُ إِنَّ يَسُوعَ النَّاصِرِيَّ سَيَهْدِمُ هَذَا الْهَيْكَلَ وَيُغَيِّرُ الطُّقُوسَ الَّتِي تَسَلَّمْنَاهَا مِنْ مُوسَى».

for we hearde him saye: this Iesus of Nazareth shall destroye this place and shall chaunge the ordinaunces which Moses gave vs.

١٥ 15 فَلَمَّا نَظَرَ إِلَيْهِ جَمِيعُ الْحَاضِرِينَ فِي الْمَجْلِسِ رَأَوْا وَجْهَهُ كَأَنَّهُ وَجْهُ مَلاكٍ.

And all that sate in ye counsell loked stedfastly on him and sawe his face as it had bene the face of an angell.