Acts 21
1 After we had said goodbye to them, we sailed directly to Cos, and the next day on to Rhodes. From there we went to Patara
| وَبَعْدَمَا انْسَلَخْنَا عَنْهُمْ، أَبْحَرْنَا عَلَى خَطٍّ مُسْتَقِيمٍ بِاتِّجَاهِ كُوسَ. وَفِي الْيَوْمِ التَّالِي وَصَلْنَا إِلَى جَزِيرَةِ رُودُسَ، وَمِنْهَا اتَّجَهْنَا إِلَى مِينَاءِ بَاتَرَا، | ١ |
2 where we found a ship going to Phoenicia. We went on board and set sail.
| حَيْثُ وَجَدْنَا سَفِينَةً مُسَافِرَةً إِلَى سَاحِلِ فِينِيقِيَةَ، فَرَكِبْنَاهَا وَأَقْلَعْنَا. | ٢ |
3 We passed within sight of Cyprus on the left, and continued on to Syria where we landed at Tyre, where the ship's cargo was to be unloaded.
| وَلاحَتْ لَنَا جَزِيرَةُ قُبْرُصَ فَجَاوَزْنَاهَا عَنْ شِمَالِنَا، وَتَابَعْنَا السَّفَرَ بِاتِّجَاهِ سُورِيَّةَ، فَوَصَلْنَا إِلَى مِينَاءِ صُورَ وَنَزَلْنَا فِيهَا، لأَنَّ السَّفِينَةَ كَانَتْ سَتُفْرِغُ حُمُولَتَهَا هُنَاكَ. | ٣ |
4 We found the believers and stayed there for a week. Through the Holy Spirit the believers told Paul not to go to Jerusalem.
| عِنْدَئِذٍ بَحَثْنَا عَنِ التَّلامِيذِ، وَأَقَمْنَا عِنْدَهُمْ سَبْعَةَ أَيَّامٍ، وَكَانُوا يَنْصَحُونَ بُولُسَ، بِإِلْهَامٍ مِنَ الرُّوحِ، أَلّا يَصْعَدَ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ. | ٤ |
5 When the time was up, we left and went back to the ship to continue our journey. All the believers, and wives and children, accompanied us as we left the city. We kneeled down on the beach and prayed, and said our goodbyes.
| وَعِنْدَمَا انْتَهَتْ مُدَّةُ إِقَامَتِنَا عِنْدَهُمْ خَرَجْنَا لِنُكْمِلَ سَفَرَنَا، فَرَافَقُونَا مَعَ نِسَائِهِمْ وَأَوْلادِهِمْ إِلَى خَارِجِ الْمَدِينَةِ مُوَدِّعِينَ. فَرَكَعْنَا عَلَى الشَّاطِئِ وَصَلَّيْنَا، | ٥ |
6 Then we boarded the ship, and they went back home.
| ثُمَّ وَدَّعْنَا بَعْضُنَا بَعْضاً، وَرَكِبْنَا السَّفِينَةَ، فَعَادُوا هُمْ إِلَى بُيُوتِهِمْ. | ٦ |
7 Our voyage from Tyre ended at Ptolemais where we greeted the believers and stayed with them for a day.
| وَتَابَعْنَا السَّفَرَ بَحْراً مِنْ صُورَ إِلَى بُتُولَمَايِسَ، فَسَلَّمْنَا عَلَى الإِخْوَةِ هُنَاكَ وَقَضَيْنَا مَعَهُمْ يَوْماً وَاحِداً. | ٧ |
8 The next day we left and went to Caesarea. We stayed at the house of Philip the evangelist (one of the Seven).
| وَفِي الْيَوْمِ التَّالِي ذَهَبْنَا إِلَى مَدِينَةِ قَيْصَرِيَّةَ وَنَزَلْنَا ضُيُوفاً بِبَيْتِ الْمُبَشِّرِ فِيلِبُّسَ، وَهُوَ وَاحِدٌ مِنَ الْمُدَبِّرِينَ السَّبْعَةِ، | ٨ |
9 Philip had four unmarried daughters who prophesied.
| وَلَهُ أَرْبَعُ بَنَاتٍ عَذَارَى كُنَّ يَتَنَبَّأْنَ. | ٩ |
10 After we'd stayed there for several days, a prophet called Agabus arrived from Judea.
| فَبَقِينَا عِنْدَهُ عِدَّةَ أَيَّامٍ. وَبَيْنَمَا نَحْنُ هُنَاكَ جَاءَنَا مِنْ مِنْطَقَةِ الْيَهُودِيَّةِ نَبِيٌّ اسْمُهُ أَغَابُوسُ. | ١٠ |
11 Approaching us, he took Paul's belt, and bound his own hands and feet. Then he said, “The Holy Spirit says, ‘This is how the Jews in Jerusalem will bind the man who owns this belt, and will hand him over to the foreigners.’”
| فَأَخَذَ حِزَامَ بُولُسَ، وَقَيَّدَ نَفْسَهُ رَابِطاً يَدَيْهِ وَرِجْلَيْهِ وَقَالَ: «يَقُولُ الرُّوحُ الْقُدُسُ إِنَّ صَاحِبَ هَذَا الْحِزَامِ سَيُقَيِّدُهُ الْيَهُودُ هَكَذَا فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، وَيُسَلِّمُونَهُ إِلَى أَيْدِي الأَجَانِبِ». | ١١ |
12 When we heard this, we and the believers there pleaded with Paul not to go to Jerusalem.
| فَلَمَّا سَمِعْنَا هَذَا بَدَأْنَا جَمِيعاً، نَحْنُ مُرَافِقِي بُولُسَ وَالْمُؤْمِنِينَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْبَلْدَةِ، نَرْجُو مِنْ بُولُسَ أَلّا يَذْهَبَ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ، | ١٢ |
13 However, Paul answered, “What are you doing, crying and breaking my heart? I'm ready not only to be bound in Jerusalem, but to die in Jerusalem for the sake of the Lord Jesus.”
| وَلَكِنَّهُ قَالَ لَنَا: «مَا لَكُمْ تَبْكُونَ وَتُحَطِّمُونَ قَلْبِي؟ إِنِّي مُسْتَعِدٌّ لَيْسَ فَقَطْ لأَنْ أُقَيَّدَ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، بَلْ أَيْضاً لأَنْ أَمُوتَ مِنْ أَجْلِ اسْمِ الرَّبِّ يَسُوعَ!» | ١٣ |
14 Since he couldn't be persuaded otherwise we gave up, and said, “May the Lord's will be done.”
| وَلَمَّا لَمْ نَتَمَكَّنْ مِنْ إِقْنَاعِهِ سَكَتْنَا، وَقُلْنَا: «فَلْتَكُنْ مَشِيئَةُ الرَّبِّ!» | ١٤ |
15 After this we packed our bags and headed for Jerusalem.
| وَبَعْدَ مُدَّةٍ تَأَهَّبْنَا لِلسَّفَرِ وَاتَّجَهْنَا إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ | ١٥ |
16 Some of the believers from Caesarea came with us, and they took us to the home of Mnason, where we were going to stay. He came from Cyprus and was one of the early believers.
| بِصُحْبَةِ بَعْضِ التَّلامِيذِ مِنْ قَيْصَرِيَّةَ، فَأَخَذُونَا إِلَى بَيْتِ مَنَاسُونَ الْقُبْرُصِيِّ، وَهُوَ تِلْمِيذٌ قَدِيمٌ، فَنَزَلْنَا عَلَيْهِ ضُيُوفاً. | ١٦ |
17 When we arrived in Jerusalem, the believers there welcomed us warmly.
| وَلَدَى وُصُولِنَا إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ، رَحَّبَ بِنَا الإِخْوَةُ فَرِحِينَ. | ١٧ |
18 The next day Paul went with us to see James, and all the church leaders were there.
| وَفِي الْيَوْمِ التَّالِي لِوُصُولِنَا رَافَقَنَا بُولُسُ لِلاجْتِمَاعِ بِيَعْقُوبَ، وَكَانَ الشُّيُوخُ كُلُّهُمْ مُجْتَمِعِينَ عِنْدَهُ. | ١٨ |
19 After greeting them, Paul went through in detail everything God had done for the foreigners through his ministry.
| فَسَلَّمَ بُولُسُ عَلَيْهِمْ وَأَخَذَ يُخْبِرُهُمْ عَلَى التَّوَالِي بِكُلِّ مَا فَعَلَهُ اللهُ بَيْنَ غَيْرِ الْيَهُودِ بِوَاسِطَةِ خِدْمَتِهِ. | ١٩ |
20 When they heard what had happened they praised God and told Paul, “Brother, you can see how many thousands of Jews have come to trust in the Lord, and they all keep the Law very carefully.
| فَلَمَّا سَمِعُوا أَخْبَارَهُ مَجَّدُوا اللهَ، وَقَالُوا لَهُ: «أَنْتَ تَرَى أَيُّهَا الأَخُ أَنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا بِالرَّبِّ مِنَ الْيَهُودِ يُعَدُّونَ بِالآلافِ، وَهُمْ مُتَحَمِّسُونَ لِلشَّرِيعَةِ، | ٢٠ |
21 They have been told that you teach Jews living among the foreigners to ignore the Law of Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children and not to follow our customs.
| وَقَدْ سَمِعُوا بِأَنَّكَ تَدْعُو الْيَهُودَ الَّذِينَ يَسْكُنُونَ بَيْنَ الأَجَانِبِ إِلَى الارْتِدَادِ عَنْ مُوسَى، وَتُوصِيهِمْ بِأَلّا يَخْتِنُوا أَوْلادَهُمْ وَلا يَتَّبِعُوا الْعَادَاتِ الْمُتَوَارَثَةَ، | ٢١ |
22 So what should we do about it? People will certainly get to hear that you've arrived here.
| فَمَا الْعَمَلُ إِذَنْ، لأَنَّهُمْ لابُدَّ أَنْ يَسْمَعُوا بِقُدُومِكَ؟ | ٢٢ |
23 This is what we want you to do: Four men among us have taken a vow.
| فَاعْمَلْ مَا نَقُولُهُ لَكَ: عِنْدَنَا أَرْبَعَةُ رِجَالٍ عَلَيْهِمْ نَذْرٌ، | ٢٣ |
24 Go with them and perform the purification rituals with them, paying for them to have their heads shaved. That way everyone will know there's no truth to the rumors they've heard about you, but that you yourself observe the Law in the way that you live.
| فَخُذْهُمْ إِلَى الْهَيْكَلِ وَتَطَهَّرْ مَعَهُمْ، وَادْفَعْ نَفَقَةَ حَلْقِ رُؤُوسِهِمْ، فَيَعْرِفَ الْجَمِيعُ أَنَّ مَا سَمِعُوهُ عَنْكَ غَيْرُ صَحِيحٍ، وَأَنَّكَ تَسْلُكُ مِثْلَهُمْ طَرِيقَ الْعَمَلِ بِالشَّرِيعَةِ. | ٢٤ |
25 As to the foreigners who have trusted the Lord, we already wrote a letter regarding our decision that they should refrain from eating food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from any animal that is strangled, and from sexual immorality.”
| أَمَّا الْمُؤْمِنُونَ الَّذِينَ مِنْ غَيْرِ الْيَهُودِ، فَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا إِلَيْهِمْ رِسَالَةً نُوصِيهِمْ فِيهَا بِأَنْ يَمْتَنِعُوا عَنِ الأَكْلِ مِنَ الذَّبَائِحِ الْمُقَرَّبَةِ لِلأَصْنَامِ، وَعَنْ تَنَاوُلِ الدَّمِ، وَعَنِ الأَكْلِ مِنْ لُحُومِ الْحَيَوَانَاتِ الْمَخْنُوقَةِ، وَعَنِ الزِّنَى». | ٢٥ |
26 So Paul took the men with him, and the next day went and purified himself with them. Then he went to the Temple to give notice regarding the end of the time of purification and the offering which would be made for each of them.
| وَهَكَذَا كَانَ. فَفِي الْيَوْمِ التَّالِي أَخَذَ بُولُسُ الرِّجَالَ الأَرْبَعَةَ؛ وَبَعْدَمَا تَطَهَّرَ مَعَهُمْ، دَخَلَ الْهَيْكَلَ لِكَيْ يُسَجِّلَ التَّارِيخَ الَّذِي يَنْتَهِي فِيهِ أُسْبُوعُ التَّطَهُّرِ، حَتَّى تُقَدَّمَ عَنْ كُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمُ التَّقْدِمَةُ الْوَاجِبَةُ. | ٢٦ |
27 The seven days were almost over when some Jews from Asia saw Paul in the Temple and incited the crowd against him and seized him.
| وَلَمَّا كَادَتِ الأَيَّامُ السَّبْعَةُ أَنْ تَنْقَضِيَ، رَأَى بَعْضُ الْيَهُودِ مِنْ مُقَاطَعَةِ آسِيَّا بُولُسَ فِي الْهَيْكَلِ، فَحَرَّضُوا الْجَمْعَ كُلَّهُ، وَقَبَضُوا عَلَيْهِ، | ٢٧ |
28 “Men of Israel, help!” they shouted. “This is the man who is teaching everyone everywhere to oppose our people, the Law, and the Temple. He's also brought Greeks into the Temple, defiling this holy place.”
| وَهُمْ يَصْرُخُونَ: «النَّجْدَةَ يَا بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ! هَذَا هُوَ الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي يَدْعُو النَّاسَ فِي كُلِّ مَكَانٍ إِلَى عَقِيدَةٍ تُشَكِّلُ خَطَراً عَلَى شَعْبِنَا وَشَرِيعَتِنَا وَعَلَى هَذَا الْمَكَانِ، حَتَّى إِنَّهُ أَدْخَلَ الْيُونَانِيِّينَ إِلَى الْهَيْكَلِ وَدَنَّسَ هَذَا الْمَكَانَ الْمُقَدَّسَ!» | ٢٨ |
29 (They said this because they had seen him previously in the city with Trophimus the Ephesian and presumed that Paul had brought him into the Temple.)
| فَإِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا قَدْ رَأَوْا تُرُوفِيمُسَ الأَفَسُسِيَّ مَعَ بُولُسَ فِي الْمَدِينَةِ، فَظَنُّوا أَنَّهُ أَدْخَلَهُ مَعَهُ إِلَى الْهَيْكَلِ. | ٢٩ |
30 The whole city was shocked by this and people came running. They grabbed hold of Paul and dragged him out of the Temple. Immediately the doors were shut.
| عِنْدَئِذٍ هَاجَ أَهْلُ الْمَدِينَةِ جَمِيعاً، وَهَجَمَ النَّاسُ عَلَى بُولُسَ وَجَرُّوهُ إِلَى خَارِجِ الْهَيْكَلِ، ثُمَّ أُغْلِقَتِ الأَبْوَابُ حَالاً. | ٣٠ |
31 As they tried to kill him, news came to the Roman troop commander that the whole of Jerusalem was in an uproar.
| وَبَيْنَمَا هُمْ يُحَاوِلُونَ أَنْ يَقْتُلُوهُ سَمِعَ قَائِدُ الكَتِيبَةِ الرُّومَانِيَّةِ أَنَّ الاضْطِرَابَ عَمَّ أُورُشَلِيمَ كُلَّهَا. | ٣١ |
32 Immediately the commander took some centurions and soldiers and ran down to the mob. When the mob saw the commander and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.
| فَأَخَذَ فِي الْحَالِ جَمَاعَةً مِنَ الْجُنُودِ وَقُوَّادِ الْمِئَاتِ وَحَضَرَ مُسْرِعاً. وَلَمَّا رَأَى الْيَهُودُ الْقَائِدَ وَجُنُودَهُ كَفُّوا عَنْ ضَرْبِ بُولُسَ. | ٣٢ |
33 Then the commander came over and arrested Paul, and ordered him to be bound with two chains. He asked who he was, and what he had done.
| فَاقْتَرَبَ الْقَائِدُ وَأَلْقَى الْقَبْضَ عَلَيْهِ، وَأَمَرَ جُنُودَهُ أَنْ يُقَيِّدُوهُ بِسِلْسِلَتَيْنِ، وَأَخَذَ يَسْأَلُ: «مَنْ هُوَ، وَمَاذَا فَعَلَ؟» | ٣٣ |
34 Some in the mob were shouting one thing and some another. Since the commander couldn't find out the truth due to all the noise and confusion, he ordered Paul brought into the fortress.
| فَأَخَذَ بَعْضُهُمْ يُنَادُونَ بِشَيْءٍ وَبَعْضُهُمْ بِشَيْءٍ آخَرَ. وَلَمَّا لَمْ يَقْدِرْ أَنْ يَتَبَيَّنَ حَقِيقَةَ الأَمْرِ بِسَبَبِ الْهِيَاجِ، أَمَرَ أَنْ يُؤْخَذَ بُولُسُ إِلَى الْمُعَسْكَرِ. | ٣٤ |
35 When Paul got to the stairs, he had to be carried by the soldiers because the mob was so violent.
| وَلَمَّا وَصَلَ بِهِ الْجُنُودُ إِلَى السُّلَّمِ اضْطُرُّوا أَنْ يَحْمِلُوهُ لِيُخَلِّصُوهُ مِنْ عُنْفِ الْمُحْتَشِدِينَ. | ٣٥ |
36 People in the crowd that was following were shouting, “Get rid of him!”
| فَقَدْ كَانَ جُمْهُورُ الْمُحْتَشِدِينَ يَتْبَعُونَهُ صَارِخِينَ: «لِيُعْدَمْ!» | ٣٦ |
37 Just as he was about to be taken inside the fortress, Paul asked the commander, “Can I tell you something?” “Do you know Greek?” asked the commander.
| وَقَبْلَ أَنْ يُدْخَلَ بُولُسُ إِلَى الْمُعَسْكَرِ قَالَ لِلْقَائِدِ بِاللُّغَةِ الْيُونَانِيَّةِ: «أَيُمْكِنُ أَنْ أَقُولَ لَكَ شَيْئاً؟» فَقَالَ الْقَائِدُ: «أَتَتَكَلَّمُ الْيُونَانِيَّةَ؟ | ٣٧ |
38 “Aren't you the Egyptian who recently incited a rebellion and led four thousand Assassins into the desert?”
| إِذَنْ لَسْتَ أَنْتَ ذَلِكَ الْمِصْرِيَّ الَّذِي أَحْدَثَ اضْطِرَاباً فِي الْمَدِينَةِ مُنْذُ مُدَّةٍ، وَتَزَعَّمَ أَرْبَعَةَ آلافِ رَجُلٍ مِنَ الْقَتَلَةِ خَرَجَ بِهِمْ إِلَى الْبَرِّيَّةِ!» | ٣٨ |
39 “I am a Jew, a citizen of Tarsus in Cilicia, an important city,” Paul replied. “Please let me talk to the people.”
| فَقَالَ بُولُسُ: «إِنَّمَا أَنَا يَهُودِيٌّ مِنْ طَرْسُوسَ، وَهِيَ مَدِينَةٌ مَشْهُورَةٌ فِي مُقَاطَعَةِ كِيلِيكِيَّةَ. فَأَرْجُو مِنْكَ أَنْ تَسْمَحَ لِي بِأَنْ أُكَلِّمَ الشَّعْبَ». | ٣٩ |
40 The commander gave Paul permission to speak. So Paul stood on the stairs and motioned for silence. When it was quiet he spoke to them in Aramaic.
| فَأَذِنَ لَهُ الْقَائِدُ. وَوَقَفَ بُولُسُ عَلَى السُّلَّمِ، وَأَشَارَ بِيَدِهِ إِلَى الشَّعْبِ. فَلَمَّا سَادَ السُّكُوتُ، أَخَذَ يُخَاطِبُهُمْ بِاللُّغَةِ الْعِبْرِيَّةِ، قَائِلاً: | ٤٠ |
