Acts 14 (NAV) · Opened

1وَفِي إِيْقُونِيَةَ دَخَلَ بُولُسُ وَبَرْنَابَا إِلَى الْمَجْمَعِ الْيَهُودِيِّ كَعَادَتِهِمَا، وَأَخَذَا يَتَكَلَّمَانِ حَتَّى آمَنَ جَمْعٌ كَبِيرٌ مِنَ الْيَهُودِ وَالْيُونَانِيِّينَ.At Iconium, Paul and Barnabas went as usual into the Jewish synagogue, where they spoke so well that a great number of Jews and Greeks believed.

2وَلَكِنَّ الْيَهُودَ الَّذِينَ لَمْ يُؤْمِنُوا أَثَارُوا غَيْرَ الْيَهُودِ عَلَى الإِخْوَةِ، وَأَفْسَدُوا عُقُولَهُمْ.But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers.

3إِلّا أَنَّ بُولُسَ وَبَرْنَابَا بَقِيَا هُنَاكَ فَتْرَةً طَوِيلَةً يُبَشِّرَانِ بِالرَّبِّ بِكُلِّ جُرْأَةٍ، وَأَيَّدَهُمَا الرَّبُّ شَاهِداً لِكَلِمَةِ نِعْمَتِهِ بِمَا أَجْرَاهُ عَلَى أَيْدِيهِمَا مِنْ آيَاتٍ وَعَجَائِبَ.So Paul and Barnabas spent considerable time there, speaking boldly for the Lord, who affirmed the message of His grace by enabling them to perform signs and wonders.

4فَانْقَسَمَ أَهْلُ إِيْقُونِيَةَ فَرِيقَيْنِ: فَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ كَانَ مَعَ الْيَهُودِ، وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ كَانَ مَعَ الرَّسُولَيْنِ.The people of the city were divided. Some sided with the Jews, and others with the apostles.

5وَلَمَّا أَوْشَكَ غَيْرُ الْيَهُودِ وَالْيَهُودُ وَرُؤَسَاؤُهُمْ أَنْ يُهِينُوا الرَّسُولَيْنِ وَيَرْجُمُوهُمَا بِالْحِجَارَةِ،But when the Gentiles and Jews, together with their rulers, set out to mistreat and stone them,

6عَلِمَا بِذلِكَ فَهَرَبَا إِلَى مَدِينَتَيْ لِسْتَرَةَ وَدَرْبَةَ الْوَاقِعَتَيْنِ فِي مُقَاطَعَةِ لِيكَأُونِيَةَ، وَإِلَى الْمِنْطَقَةِ الْمُحِيطَةِ بِهِمَا،they found out about it and fled to the Lycaonian cities of Lystra and Derbe and to the surrounding region,

7وَأَخَذَا يُبَشِّرَانِ هُنَاكَ.where they continued to preach the gospel.

8وَكَانَ يُقِيمُ فِي مَدِينَةِ لِسْتَرَةَ كَسِيحٌ مُقْعَدٌ مُنْذُ وِلادَتِهِ لَمْ يَمْشِ قَطُّ.In Lystra there sat a man crippled in his feet, who was lame from birth and had never walked.

9فَإِذْ كَانَ يُصْغِي إِلَى حَدِيثِ بُولُسَ فَرَأَى فِيهِ إِيمَاناً بِأَنَّهُ سَيُشْفَى،This man was listening to the words of Paul, who looked intently at him and saw that he had faith to be healed.

10فَنَادَاهُ بِأَعْلَى صَوْتِهِ: «انْهَضْ وَاقِفاً عَلَى رِجْلَيْكَ!» فَقَفَزَ الرَّجُلُ وَبَدَأَ يَمْشِي.In a loud voice Paul called out, “Stand up on your feet!” And the man jumped up and began to walk.

11فَلَمَّا رَأَى الْحَاضِرُونَ مَا قَامَ بِهِ بُولُسُ هَتَفُوا بِاللُّغَةِ اللِّيكَأُونِيَّةِ: «اتَّخَذَ الآلِهَةُ صُورَةَ بَشَرٍ وَنَزَلُوا بَيْنَنَا!»When the crowds saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices in the Lycaonian language: “The gods have come down to us in human form!”

12ثُمَّ دَعَوْا بَرْنَابَا زَفْسَ وَبُولُسَ هَرْمَسَ، لأَنَّهُ كَانَ يُدِيرُ الْحَدِيثَ.Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul they called Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.

13وَكَانَ عِنْدَ مَدْخَلِ الْمَدِينَةِ مَعْبَدٌ لِلإلَهِ زَفْسَ، فَجَاءَ كَاهِنُهُ عَلَى رَأْسِ جَمْعٍ مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ، وَهُمْ يَحْمِلُونَ أَكَالِيلَ الزُّهُورِ وَيَجُرُّونَ الثِّيرَانَ لِيُقَدِّمُوهَا ذَبِيحَةً لِبُولُسَ وَبَرْنَابَا.The priest of Zeus, whose temple was just outside the city, brought bulls and wreaths to the city gates, hoping to offer a sacrifice along with the crowds.

14فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ الرَّسُولانِ بِذَلِكَ مَزَّقَا ثِيَابَهُمَا، وَأَسْرَعَا إِلَى الْمُجْتَمِعِينَBut when the apostles Barnabas and Paul found out about this, they tore their clothes and rushed into the crowd, shouting,

15وَهُمَا يَصْرُخَانِ: «لِمَاذَا تَفْعَلُونَ هَذَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ؟ مَا نَحْنُ إِلّا بَشَرٌ ضُعَفَاءُ مِثْلُكُمْ، نُبَشِّرُكُمْ بِأَنْ تَرْجِعُوا عَنْ هذِهِ الأَشْيَاءِ الْبَاطِلَةِ إِلَى اللهِ الْحَيِّ صَانِعِ السَّمَاءِ وَالأَرْضِ وَالْبَحْرِ، وَكُلِّ مَا فِيهَا،“Men, why are you doing this? We too are only men, human like you. We are bringing you good news that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made heaven and earth and sea and everything in them.

16وَقَدْ تَرَكَ الأُمَمَ فِي الْعُصُورِ الْمَاضِيَةِ يَسْلُكُونَ فِي طُرُقِهِمْ،In past generations, He let all nations go their own way.

17مَعَ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَتْرُكْهُمْ دُونَ شَاهِدٍ يَدُلُّهُمْ عَلَيْهِ. فَهُوَ مَازَالَ يُنْعِمُ عَلَيْكُمْ بِالْخَيْرِ، وَيَرْزُقُكُمْ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ أَمْطَاراً وَمَوَاسِمَ مُثْمِرَةً، وَيُشْبِعُكُمْ طَعَاماً وَيَمْلأُ قُلُوبَكُمْ سُرُوراً».Yet He has not left Himself without testimony to His goodness: He gives you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.”

18بِهَذَا الْكَلامِ تَمَكَّنَا بَعْدَ جَهْدٍ مِنْ إِقْنَاعِ الْجُمُوعِ بِعَدَمِ تَقْدِيمِ الذَّبَائِحِ لَهُمَا.Even with these words, Paul and Barnabas could hardly stop the crowds from sacrificing to them.

19بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ جَاءَ بَعْضُ الْيَهُودِ مِنْ أَنْطَاكِيَةَ وَإِيقُونِيَّةَ، وَاسْتَمَالُوا الْجُمُوعَ، فَرَجَمُوا بُولُسَ حَتَّى ظَنُّوا أَنَّهُ مَاتَ، وَجَرُّوهُ إِلَى خَارِجِ الْمَدِينَةِ.Then some Jews arrived from Antioch and Iconium and won over the crowds. They stoned Paul and dragged him outside the city, presuming he was dead.

20وَلَمَّا أَحَاطَ بِهِ التَّلامِيذُ، قَامَ وَعَادَ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ. وَفِي الْيَوْمِ التَّالِي سَافَرَ مَعَ بَرْنَابَا إِلَى دَرْبَةَ،But after the disciples had gathered around him, he got up and went back into the city. And the next day he left with Barnabas for Derbe.

21وَبَشَّرَا أَهْلَهَا، فَصَارَ كَثِيرُونَ مِنْهُمْ تَلامِيذَ لِلرَّبِّ. ثُمَّ رَجَعَا إِلَى لِسْتَرَةَ، وَمِنْهَا إِلَى إِيْقُونِيَةَ، وَأَخِيراً إِلَى أَنْطَاكِيَةَ.They preached the gospel to that city and made many disciples. Then they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch,

22وَفِي هذِهِ الأَمَاكِنِ كُلِّهَا كَانَا يُشَدِّدَانِ عَزِيمَةَ التَّلامِيذِ، وَيَحُثَّانِهِمْ عَلَى الثَّبَاتِ فِي الإِيمَانِ، مُؤَكِّدَيْنِ لَهُمْ أَنَّ دُخُولَ مَلَكُوتِ اللهِ يَقْتَضِي أَنْ نُقَاسِيَ صُعُوبَاتٍ كَثِيرَةً.strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith. “We must endure many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said.

23وَعَيَّنَا لِلتَّلامِيذِ شُيُوخاً فِي كُلِّ كَنِيسَةٍ. ثُمَّ صَلَّيَا بِأَصْوَامٍ وَأَسْلَمَا الْجَمِيعَ وَدِيعَةً بَيْنَ يَدَيِ الرَّبِّ الَّذِي آمَنُوا بِهِ.Paul and Barnabas appointed elders for them in each church, praying and fasting as they entrusted them to the Lord, in whom they had believed.

24ثُمَّ سَافَرَا مِنْ مُقَاطَعَةِ بِيسِيدِيَّةَ، وَوَصَلا إِلَى بَمْفِيلِيَّةَ.After passing through Pisidia, they came to Pamphylia.

25وَبَشَّرَا بِكَلِمَةِ اللهِ فِي بَرْجَةَ، ثُمَّ سَافَرَا إِلَى أَتَّالِيَةَ.And when they had spoken the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia.

26وَمِنْ هُنَاكَ عَادَا بَحْراً إِلَى مَدِينَةِ أَنْطَاكِيَةَ، حَيْثُ كَانَ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ قَدْ أَسْلَمُوهُمَا إِلَى نِعْمَةِ اللهِ لِيَقُومَا بِالْعَمَلِ الَّذِي قَدْ أَنْجَزَاهُ.From Attalia they sailed to Antioch, where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work they had just completed.

27وَلَمَّا وَصَلا، اسْتَدْعَيَا الْكَنِيسَةَ إِلَى الاجْتِمَاعِ، وَأَخْبَرَا بِكُلِّ مَا فَعَلَ اللهُ بِوَاسِطَتِهِمَا، وَبِأَنَّهُ فَتَحَ بَابَ الإِيمَانِ لِغَيْرِ الْيَهُودِ.When they arrived, they gathered the church together and reported all that God had done through them, and how He had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.

28وَأَقَامَا مَعَ التَّلامِيذِ هُنَاكَ مُدَّةً طَوِيلَةً.And they spent a long time there with the disciples.

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