Acts 20

1 And after the ceasing of the tumult, Paul having called near the disciples, and having embraced [them], went forth to go on to Macedonia;

١ بَعْدَمَا انْتَهَى الاضْطِرَابُ، دَعَا بُولُسُ التَّلامِيذَ وَشَجَّعَهُمْ، ثُمَّ وَدَّعَهُمْ وَسَافَرَ إِلَى مُقَاطَعَةِ مَقِدُونِيَّةَ،

2 and having gone through those parts, and having exhorted them with many words, he came to Greece;

٢ وَتَجَوَّلَ فِيهَا يَعِظُ وَيُشَجِّعُ التَّلامِيذَ فِي كُلِّ مَكَانٍ. وَأَخِيراً وَصَلَ إِلَى اليُونَانِ،

3 and having continued three months—a counsel of the Jews having been against him—being about to set forth to Syria, there came [to him] a resolution of returning through Macedonia.

٣ وَقَضَى فِيهَا ثَلاثَةَ أَشْهُرٍ. وَبَيْنَمَا كَانَ يَسْتَعِدُّ لِلسَّفَرِ بَحْراً إِلَى سُورِيَّةَ، عَرَفَ أَنَّ الْيَهُودَ يُدَبِّرُونَ مُؤَامَرَةً لِقَتْلِهِ. فَقَرَّرَ أَنْ يَعُودَ بِطَرِيقِ مَقِدُونِيَّةَ.

4 And there were accompanying him to Asia, Sopater of Pyrrhus from Berea, and of Thessalonians Aristarchus and Secundus, and Gaius of Derbe, and Timotheus, and of Asians Tychicus and Trophimus;

٤ وَرَافَقَهُ فِي السَّفَرِ سُوبَاتَرُسُ بْنُ بِرُّسَ مِنْ بِيرِيَّةَ؛ وَأَرِسْتَرْخُسُ وَسَكُونْدُسُ مِنْ تَسَالُونِيكِي؛ وَغَايُوسُ وَتيمُوثَاوُسُ مِنْ دَرْبَةَ، وَتِيخِيكُسُ وَتُرُوفِيمُسُ مِنْ مُقَاطَعَةِ أَسِيَّا.

5 these, having gone before, remained for us in Troas,

٥ هَؤُلاءِ سَبَقُونَا مَعَ بُولُسَ وَانْتَظَرُونَا فِي تَرُوَاسَ.

6 and we sailed, after the days of the Unleavened [Bread], from Philippi, and came to them to Troas in five days, where we abided seven days.

٦ وَبَعْدَ عِيدِ الْفَطِيرِ الْيَهُودِيِّ سَافَرْنَا نَحْنُ مِنْ فِيلِبِّي، بِطَرِيقِ الْبَحْرِ، فَوَصَلْنَا تَرُوَاسَ بَعْدَ خَمْسَةِ أَيَّامٍ، فَلَحِقْنَا بِهِمْ، وَبَقِينَا هُنَاكَ سَبْعَةَ أَيَّامٍ.

7 And on the first [day] of the weeks, the disciples having been gathered together to break bread, Paul was discoursing to them, about to depart on the next day, he was also continuing the discourse until midnight,

٧ وَفِي أَوَّلِ يَوْمٍ مِنَ الأُسْبُوعِ، إِذِ اجْتَمَعْنَا لِنَكْسِرَ الْخُبْزَ، أَخَذَ بُولُسُ يَعِظُ الْمُجْتَمِعِينَ. وَلَمَّا كَانَ يَنْوِي السَّفَرَ فِي الْيَوْمِ التَّالِي، أَطَالَ وَعْظَهُ إِلَى مُنْتَصَفِ اللَّيْلِ.

8 and there were many lamps in the upper chamber where they were gathered together,

٨ وَكَانَ اجْتِمَاعُنَا فِي غُرْفَةٍ بِالطَّبَقَةِ الْعُلْيَا، وَقَدْ أُشْعِلَتْ فِيهَا مَصَابِيحُ كَثِيرَةٌ.

9 and there a certain youth was sitting, by name Eutychus, on the window—being borne down by a deep sleep, Paul discoursing long—he having sunk down from the sleep, fell down from the third story, and was lifted up dead.

٩ وَكَانَ شَابٌّ اسْمُهُ أَفْتِيخُوسُ قَدْ جَلَسَ عَلَى النَّافِذَةِ، فَغَلَبَ عَلَيْهِ النَّوْمُ الْعَمِيقُ، وَبُولُسُ مَاضٍ فِي حَدِيثِهِ الطَّوِيلِ، فَسَقَطَ مِنَ الطَّبَقَةِ الثَّالِثَةِ وَحُمِلَ مَيِّتاً.

10 And Paul, having gone down, fell on him, and having embraced [him], said, “Make no tumult, for his life is in him”;

١٠ فَنَزَلَ بُولُسُ وَارْتَمَى عَلَيْهِ، وَطَوَّقَهُ بِذِرَاعَيْهِ وَقَالَ: «لا تَقْلَقُوا! مَاتَزَالُ حَيَاتُهُ فِيهِ!»

11 and having come up, and having broken bread, and having tasted, for a long time also having talked—until daylight, so he went forth,

١١ وَبَعْدَمَا صَعِدَ بُولُسُ وَكَسَرَ الْخُبْزَ وَأَكَلَ، ثُمَّ تَابَعَ حَدِيثَهُ إِلَى الْفَجْرِ، سَافَرَ بَرّاً (إِلَى أَسُّوسَ).

12 and they brought up the boy alive, and were comforted in no ordinary measure.

١٢ أَمَّا الشَّابُّ فَجَاءُوا بِهِ حَيًّا، فَكَانَ لَهُمْ فِي ذَلِكَ عَزَاءٌ عَظِيمٌ.

13 And we having gone before to the ship, sailed to Assos, there intending to take in Paul, for so he had arranged, intending himself to go on foot;

١٣ وَأَمَّا نَحْنُ فَسَبَقْنَا بُولُسَ وَتَوَجَّهْنَا إِلَى أَسُّوسَ بِطَرِيقِ الْبَحْرِ، حَيْثُ انْتَظَرْنَا وُصُولَهُ حَسَبَ الْخُطَّةِ الَّتِي كَانَ قَدْ رَسَمَهَا بِأَنْ يُوَافِيَنَا سَيْراً عَلَى قَدَمَيْهِ.

14 and when he met with us at Assos, having taken him up, we came to Mitylene,

١٤ فَلَمَّا لَحِقَ بِنَا، أَصْعَدْنَاهُ إِلَى السَّفِينَةِ، وَأَبْحَرْنَا إِلَى مِينَاءِ مِيتِيلِينِي

15 and there having sailed, on the next day we came opposite Chios, and the next day we arrived at Samos, and having remained in Trogyllium, on the following day we came to Miletus,

١٥ وَتَابَعْنَا السَّفَرَ فَوَصَلْنَا فِي الْيَوْمِ التَّالِي أَمَامَ جَزِيرَةِ خِيُوسَ. وَفِي الْيَوْمِ الثَّالِثِ مَرَرْنَا بِالْقُرْبِ مِنْ جَزِيرَةِ سَامُوسَ، وَوَصَلْنَا مِيلِيتُسَ فِي الْيَوْمِ الرَّابِعِ.

16 for Paul decided to sail past Ephesus, that there may not be to him a loss of time in Asia, for he was hurrying, if it were possible for him, to be at Jerusalem on the day of the Pentecost.

١٦ وَكَانَ بُولُسُ قَدْ قَرَّرَ أَنْ يَتَجَاوَزَ أَفَسُسَ فِي الْبَحْرِ لِكَيْ لَا يَتَأَخَّرَ فِي مُقَاطَعَةِ أَسِيَّا، فَقَدْ كَانَ يُرِيدُ السُّرْعَةَ لَعَلَّهُ يَتَمَكَّنُ مِنَ الوُصُولِ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ فِي يَوْمِ الْخَمْسِينَ.

17 And from Miletus, having sent to Ephesus, he called for the elders of the assembly,

١٧ وَمِنْ مِيلِيتُسَ أَرْسَلَ بُولُسُ إِلَى أَفَسُسَ يَسْتَدْعِي شُيُوخَ الْكَنِيسَةِ.

18 and when they were come to him, he said to them, “You know from the first day in which I came to Asia, how I was with you at all times;

١٨ فَلَمَّا جَاءُوا إِلَيْهِ، قَالَ لَهُمْ: «تَعْلَمُونَ كَيْفَ كَانَ تَصَرُّفِي مَعَكُمْ طَوَالَ الْمُدَّةِ الَّتِي قَضَيْتُهَا بَيْنَكُمْ، مُنْذُ أَوَّلِ يَوْمٍ دَخَلْتُ فِيهِ مُقَاطَعَةَ أَسِيَّا.

19 serving the LORD with all humility, and many tears, and temptations, that befell me in the counsels of the Jews against [me];

١٩ فَقَدْ كُنْتُ أَخْدِمُ الرَّبَّ بِكُلِّ تَوَاضُعٍ، وَبِكَثِيرٍ مِنَ الدُّمُوعِ، وَأَنَا أُعَانِي الْمِحَنَ الَّتِي أَصَابَتْنِي بِها مُؤَامَرَاتُ الْيَهُودِ.

20 how I kept back nothing of what things are profitable, not to declare to you, and to teach you publicly, and in every house,

٢٠ وَمَا قَصَّرْتُ فِي شَيْءٍ يُمْكِنُ أَنْ يَعُودَ عَلَيْكُمْ بِالْفَائِدَةِ إِلّا وَكُنْتُ أُعْلِنُهُ لَكُمْ وَأُعَلِّمُكُمْ بِهِ عَلَناً وَمِنْ بَيْتٍ إِلَى بَيْتٍ.

21 testifying fully both to Jews and Greeks, conversion toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.

٢١ فَكُنْتُ أَحُثُّ الْيَهُودَ وَالْيُونَانِيِّينَ عَلَى أَنْ يَتُوبُوا إِلَى اللهِ وَيُؤْمِنُوا بِرَبِّنَا يَسُوعَ.

22 And now, behold, I—bound in the Spirit—go on to Jerusalem, not knowing the things that will befall me in it,

٢٢ وَأَنَا الْيَوْمَ ذَاهِبٌ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ، مَدْفُوعاً بِالرُّوحِ، وَلا أَعْلَمُ مَاذَا يَنْتَظِرُنِي هُنَاكَ.

23 except that the Holy Spirit fully testifies in every city, saying that bonds and tribulations remain for me;

٢٣ إِلّا أَنَّ الرُّوحَ الْقُدُسَ كَانَ يُعْلِنُ لِي فِي كُلِّ مَدِينَةٍ أَذْهَبُ إِلَيْهَا أَنَّ السِّجْنَ وَالْمَصَاعِبَ تَنْتَظِرُنِي

24 but I make account of none of these, neither do I count my life precious to myself, so that I finish my course with joy, and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to fully testify [to] the good news of the grace of God.

٢٤ وَلكِنِّي لَا أَحْسُبُ لِحَيَاتِي أَيَّةَ قِيمَةٍ، مَادُمْتُ أَسْعَى إِلَى بُلُوغِ غَايَتِي وَإِتْمَامِ الْخِدْمَةِ الَّتِي كَلَّفَنِي إِيَّاهَا الرَّبُّ يَسُوعُ: أَنْ أَشْهَدَ بِبِشَارَةِ نِعْمَةِ اللهِ.

25 And now, behold, I have known that you will no longer see my face, among all you [to] whom I went preaching the Kingdom of God;

٢٥ وَأَنَا أَعْلَمُ أَنَّكُمْ لَنْ تَرَوْا وَجْهِي بَعْدَ الْيَوْمِ، أَنْتُمُ الَّذِينَ تَجَوَّلْتُ بَيْنَكُمْ جَمِيعاً مُبَشِّراً بِمَلَكُوتِ اللهِ.

26 for this reason I take you to witness this day, that I [am] clear from the blood of all,

٢٦ لِذَلِكَ أَشْهَدُ لَكُمُ الْيَوْمَ أَنِّي بَرِيءٌ مِنْ دَمِكُمْ جَمِيعاً،

27 for I did not keep back from declaring to you all the counsel of God.

٢٧ لأَنِّي لَمْ أَمْتَنِعْ عَنْ إِبْلاغِكُمْ جَمِيعَ مَقَاصِدِ اللهِ.

28 Take heed, therefore, to yourselves, and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit made you overseers, to feed the Assembly of God that He acquired through His own blood,

٢٨ فَاسْهَرُوا إِذَنْ عَلَى أَنْفُسِكُمْ وَعَلَى جَمِيعِ الْقَطِيعِ الَّذِي عَيَّنَكُمْ بَيْنَهُ الرُّوحُ الْقُدُسُ نُظَّاراً، لِتَرْعَوْا كَنِيسَةَ اللهِ الَّتِي اشْتَرَاهَا بِدَمِهِ.

29 for I have known this, that there will enter in, after my departing, grievous wolves to you, not sparing the flock,

٢٩ فَإِنِّي أَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ بَعْدَ رَحِيلِي سَيَنْدَسُّ بَيْنَكُمْ ذِئَابٌ خَاطِفَةٌ، لَا تُشْفِقُ عَلَى الْقَطِيعِ.

30 and there will arise men of your own selves, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after them.

٣٠ بَلْ إِنَّ قَوْماً مِنْكُمْ أَنْتُمْ سَيَقُومُونَ وَيُعَلِّمُونَ تَعَالِيمَ مُنْحَرِفَةً، لِيَجُرُّوا التَّلامِيذَ وَرَاءَهُمْ.

31 Therefore, watch, remembering that three years, night and day, I did not cease with tears warning each one;

٣١ لِذَلِكَ كُونُوا مُتَيَقِّظِينَ، وَتَذَكَّرُوا أَنِّي، مُدَّةَ ثَلاثِ سِنِينَ، لَمْ أَتَوَقَّفْ لَيْلاً وَنَهَاراً عَنْ نُصْحِ كُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْكُمْ وَأَنَا أَذْرِفُ الدُّمُوعَ.

32 and now, I commend you, brothers, to God, and to the word of His grace, that is able to build up, and to give you an inheritance among all those sanctified.

٣٢ وَالآنَ أُسْلِمُكُمْ إِلَى اللهِ وَإِلَى كَلِمَةِ نِعْمَتِهِ الْقَادِرَةِ أَنْ تَبْنِيَكُمْ وَتُعْطِيَكُمْ مِيرَاثاً تَشْتَرِكُونَ فِيهِ مَعَ جَمِيعِ الْمُقَدَّسِينَ لِلهِ.

33 I coveted the silver or gold or clothing of no one;

٣٣ مَا اشْتَهَيْتُ يَوْماً فِضَّةً وَلا ذَهَباً وَلا ثَوْباً مِنْ عِنْدِ أَحَدٍ.

34 and you yourselves know that to my necessities, and to those who were with me, these hands ministered;

٣٤ وَأَنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ أَنِّي اشْتَغَلْتُ بِيَدَيَّ هَاتَيْنِ لأَسُدَّ حَاجَاتِي وَحَاجَاتِ مُرَافِقِيَّ.

35 I showed you all things, that, thus laboring, it is necessary to partake with the ailing, to also be mindful of the words of the Lord Jesus, that He Himself said: It is more blessed to give than to receive.”

٣٥ وَقَدْ أَظْهَرْتُ لَكُمْ بِوُضُوحٍ كَيْفَ يَجِبُ أَنْ نَبْذُلَ الْجَهْدَ لِنُسَاعِدَ الْمُحْتَاجِينَ، مُتَذَكِّرِينَ كَلِمَاتِ الرَّبِّ يَسُوعَ، إِذْ قَالَ: الْغِبْطَةُ فِي الْعَطَاءِ أَكْثَرُ مِمَّا فِي الأَخْذِ!»

36 And having said these things, having bowed his knees, with them all, he prayed,

٣٦ وَبَعْدَ هَذَا الْكَلامِ رَكَعَ بُولُسُ مَعَهُمْ جَمِيعاً وَصَلَّى.

37 and there came a great weeping to all, and having fallen on the neck of Paul, they were kissing him,

٣٧ وَبَكَى الْجَمِيعُ كَثِيراً، وَعَانَقُوا بُولُسَ وَقَبَّلُوهُ بِحَرَارَةٍ.

38 sorrowing most of all for the word that he had said—that they are about to see his face no longer; and they were accompanying him to the ship.

٣٨ وَقَدْ حَزِنُوا كَثِيراً، خَاصَّةً لأَنَّهُ قَالَ لَهُمْ إِنَّهُمْ لَنْ يَرَوْا وَجْهَهُ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى. ثُمَّ رَافَقُوهُ إِلَى السَّفِينَةِ مُوَدِّعِينَ.