Acts 16 (NAV) · Opened

1وَوَصَلَ بُولُسُ إِلَى دَرْبَةَ، ثُمَّ إِلَى لِسْتَرَةَ، وَكَانَ فِيهَا تِلْمِيذٌ اسْمُهُ تِيمُوثَاوُسُ، أُمُّهُ يَهُودِيَّةٌ كَانَتْ قَدْ آمَنَتْ بِالْمَسِيحِ، وَأَبُوهُ يُونَانِيٌّ.Paul came to Derbe and then to Lystra, where he found a disciple named Timothy, the son of a believing Jewish woman and a Greek father.

2وَكَانَ الإِخْوَةُ فِي لِسْتَرَةَ وَإِيقُونِيَّةَ يَشْهَدُونَ لِتِيمُوثَاوُسَ شَهَادَةً حَسَنَةً.The brothers in Lystra and Iconium spoke well of him.

3فَأَحَبَّ بُولُسُ أَنْ يَصْحَبَهُ فِي رِحْلَتِهِ. وَلأَنَّ يَهُودَ تِلْكَ الْمِنْطَقَةِ كَانُوا يَعْرِفُونَ أَنَّ أَبَاهُ يُونَانِيٌّ، فَقَدْ أَخَذَهُ بُولُسُ وَخَتَنَهُ.Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him, so he took him and circumcised him on account of the Jews in that area, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.

4وَأَخَذَ بُولُسُ وَرِفَاقُهُ يَنْتَقِلُونَ مِنْ مَدِينَةٍ إِلَى أُخْرَى، يُبَلِّغُونَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ التَّوْصِيَاتِ الَّتِي أَقَرَّهَا الرُّسُلُ وَالشُّيُوخُ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، لِكَيْ يَعْمَلُوا بِها.As they went from town to town, they delivered the decisions handed down by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem for the people to obey.

5فَكَانَتِ الْكَنَائِسُ تَتَقَوَّى فِي الإِيمَانِ، وَيَزْدَادُ عَدَدُهَا يَوْماً بَعْدَ يَوْمٍ.So the churches were strengthened in the faith and grew daily in numbers.

6وَمَنَعَهُمُ الرُّوحُ الْقُدُسُ مِنَ التَّبْشِيرِ فِي مُقَاطَعَةِ آسِيَّا، فَسَافَرُوا فِي مُقَاطَعَتَيْ فِرِيجِيَّةَ وَغَلاطِيَّةَ.After the Holy Spirit had prevented them from speaking the word in the province of Asia, they traveled through the region of Phrygia and Galatia.

7وَلَمَّا وَصَلُوا حُدُودَ مُقَاطَعَةِ مِيسِيَّا، اتَّجَهُوا نَحْوَ مُقَاطَعَةِ بِيثِينِيَّةَ، وَلَكِنَّ رُوحَ يَسُوعَ لَمْ يَسْمَحْ لَهُمْ بِالدُّخُولِ إِلَيْهَا،And when they came to the border of Mysia, they tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not permit them.

8فَتَوَجَّهُوا إِلَى مَدِينَةِ تَرُوَاسَ مُرُوراً بِمِيسِيَّا.So they passed by Mysia and went down to Troas.

9وَفِي تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةِ رَأَى بُولُسُ فِي رُؤْيَا رَجُلاً مِنْ أَهْلِ مَقِدُونِيَّةَ يَتَوَسَّلُ إِلَيْهِ وَيَقُولُ: «اعْبُرْ إِلَى مَقِدُونِيَّةَ وَأَنْجِدْنَا!»During the night, Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and pleading with him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.”

10عِنْدَئِذٍ تَأَكَّدْنَا أَنَّ الرَّبَّ دَعَانَا لِلتَّبْشِيرِ فِي مَقِدُونِيَّةَ. فَاتَّجَهْنَا إِلَيْهَا فِي الْحَالِ.As soon as Paul had seen the vision, we got ready to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.

11فَأَبْحَرْنَا مِنْ مِينَاءِ تَرُوَاسَ إِلَى جَزِيرَةِ سَامُوثْرَاكِي. وَفِي الْيَوْمِ التَّالِي تَابَعْنَا السَّفَرَ إِلَى مِينَاءِ نِيَابُولِيسَ،We sailed from Troas straight to Samothrace, and the following day on to Neapolis.

12وَمِنْهَا إِلَى مَدِينَةِ فِيلِبِّي، وَهِيَ كُبْرَى مُدُنِ مُقَاطَعَةِ مَقِدُونِيَّةَ، وَمُسْتَعْمَرَةٌ لِلرُّومَانِ. فَبَقِينَا فِيهَا بِضْعَةَ أَيَّامٍ.From there we went to the Roman colony of Philippi, the leading city of that district of Macedonia. And we stayed there several days.

13وَفِي يَوْمِ السَّبْتِ ذَهَبْنَا إِلَى ضَفَّةِ نَهْرٍ فِي إِحْدَى ضَوَاحِي الْمَدِينَةِ حَيْثُ جَرَتِ الْعَادَةُ أَنْ تُقَامَ الصَّلاةُ. فَجَلَسْنَا نُكَلِّمُ النِّسَاءَ الْمُجْتَمِعَاتِ،On the Sabbath we went outside the city gate along the river, where it was customary to find a place of prayer. After sitting down, we spoke to the women who had gathered there.

14وَمِنْ بَيْنِهِنَّ تَاجِرَةُ أُرْجُوَانٍ مِنْ مَدِينَةِ ثِيَاتِيرَا، مُتَعَبِّدَةٌ لِلهِ، اسْمُهَا لِيدِيَّةُ، كَانَتْ تَسْمَعُ فَفَتَحَ اللهُ قَلْبَهَا لِتَقْبَلَ كَلامَ بُولُسَ.Among those listening was a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message.

15فَلَمَّا تَعَمَّدَتْ هِيَ وَأَهْلُ بَيْتِهَا، دَعَتْنَا بِإِلْحَاحٍ لِقُبُولِ ضِيَافَتِهَا قَائِلَةً: «إِنْ كُنْتُمْ قَدْ حَكَمْتُمْ أَنِّي مُؤْمِنَةٌ بِالرَّبِّ، فَانْزِلُوا ضُيُوفاً بِبَيْتِي». فَاضْطَرَّتْنَا إِلَى قُبُولِ دَعْوَتِهَا.And when she and her household had been baptized, she urged us, “If you consider me a believer in the Lord, come and stay at my house.” And she persuaded us.

16وَذَاتَ يَوْمٍ كُنَّا ذَاهِبِينَ إِلَى الصَّلاةِ، فَالْتَقَتْ بِنَا خَادِمَةٌ يَسْكُنُهَا رُوحُ عِرَافَةٍ، كَانَتْ تُكْسِبُ سَادَتَهَا رِبْحاً كَثِيراً مِنْ عِرَافَتِهَا،One day as we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl with a spirit of divination, who earned a large income for her masters by fortune-telling.

17فَأَخَذَتْ تَسِيرُ وَرَاءَ بُولُسَ وَوَرَاءَنَا صَارِخَةً: «هَؤُلاءِ النَّاسُ هُمْ عَبِيدُ اللهِ الْعَلِيِّ، يُعْلِنُونَ لَكُمْ طَرِيقَ الْخَلاصِ».This girl followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who are proclaiming to you the way of salvation!”

18وَظَلَّتْ تَفْعَلُ هَذَا أَيَّاماً كَثِيرَةً، حَتَّى تَضَايَقَ بُولُسُ كَثِيراً، فَالْتَفَتَ وَقَالَ لِلرُّوحِ الَّذِي فِيهَا: «بِاسْمِ يَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحِ، آمُرُكَ أَنْ تَخْرُجَ مِنْهَا!» فَخَرَجَ حَالاً.She continued this for many days. Eventually Paul grew so aggravated that he turned and said to the spirit, “In the name of Jesus Christ I command you to come out of her!” And the spirit left her at that very moment.

19وَلَمَّا رَأَى سَادَتُهَا أَنَّ مَوْرِدَ رِزْقِهِمْ قَدِ انْقَطَعَ، قَبَضُوا عَلَى بُولُسَ وَسِيلا، وَجَرُّوهُمَا إِلَى سَاحَةِ الْمَدِينَةِ لِلْمُحَاكَمَةِ،When the girl’s owners saw that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities in the marketplace.

20وَقَدَّمُوهُمَا إِلَى الْحُكَّامِ قَائِلِينَ: «هَذَانِ الرَّجُلانِ يُثِيرَانِ الْفَوْضَى فِي الْمَدِينَةِ؛ فَهُمَا يَهُودِيَّانِThey brought them to the magistrates and said, “These men are Jews and are throwing our city into turmoil

21يُنَادِيَانِ بِتَقَالِيدَ لَا يَجُوزُ لَنَا نَحْنُ الرُّومَانِيِّينَ أَنْ نَقْبَلَهَا أَوْ نَعْمَلَ بِها!»by promoting customs that are unlawful for us Romans to adopt or practice.”

22فَثَارَ الْجَمْعُ عَلَيْهِمَا، وَمَزَّقَ الْحُكَّامُ ثِيَابَهُمَا وَأَمَرُوا بِجَلْدِهِمَا،The crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas, and the magistrates ordered that they be stripped and beaten with rods.

23فَجَلَدُوهُمَا كَثِيراً وَأَلْقَوْهُمَا فِي السِّجْنِ، وَأَمَرُوا ضَابِطَ السِّجْنِ بِتَشْدِيدِ الْحِرَاسَةِ عَلَيْهِمَا.And after striking them with many blows, they threw them into prison and ordered the jailer to guard them securely.

24وَنَفَّذَ ضَابِطُ السِّجْنِ هَذَا الأَمْرَ الْمُشَدَّدَ. فَزَجَّ بِهِمَا فِي السِّجْنِ الدَّاخِلِيِّ، وَأَدْخَلَ أَرْجُلَهُمَا فِي مِقْطَرَةٍ خَشَبِيَّةٍ.On receiving this order, he placed them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.

25وَنَحْوَ مُنْتَصَفِ اللَّيْلِ كَانَ بُولُسُ وَسِيلا يُصَلِّيَانِ وَيُسَبِّحَانِ اللهَ، وَالْمَسْجُونُونَ يَسْمَعُونَهُمَا،About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.

26وَفَجْأَةً حَدَثَ زِلْزَالٌ شَدِيدٌ هَزَّ أَرْكَانَ السِّجْنِ، فَانْفَتَحَتْ جَمِيعُ أَبْوَابِهِ حَالاً، وَسَقَطَتْ قُيُودُ السُّجَنَاءِ كُلِّهِمْ.Suddenly a strong earthquake shook the foundations of the prison. At once all the doors flew open and everyone’s chains came loose.

27وَأَيْقَظَ الزِّلْزَالُ ضَابِطَ السِّجْنِ. فَلَمَّا رَأَى الأَبْوَابَ مَفْتُوحَةً ظَنَّ أَنَّ السُّجَنَاءَ هَرَبُوا، فَاسْتَلَّ سَيْفَهُ لِيَقْتُلَ نَفْسَهُ،When the jailer woke up and saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, presuming that the prisoners had escaped.

28وَلَكِنَّ بُولُسَ صَاحَ بِهِ بِأَعْلَى صَوْتِهِ: «لا تَمَسَّ نَفْسَكَ بِسُوءٍ، فَنَحْنُ جَمِيعاً هُنَا!»But Paul called out in a loud voice, “Do not harm yourself! We are all here!”

29فَطَلَبَ ضَوْءاً، وَانْدَفَعَ إِلَى الدَّاخِلِ وَهُوَ يَرْتَجِفُ خَوْفاً، وَارْتَمَى أَمَامَ بُولُسَ وَسِيلا،Calling for lights, the jailer rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas.

30ثُمَّ أَخْرَجَهُمَا خَارِجاً وَسَأَلَهُمَا: «يَا سَيِّدَيَّ، مَاذَا يَنْبَغِي أَنْ أَفْعَلَ لِكَيْ أَخْلُصَ؟»Then he brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”

31فَأَجَابَاهُ: «آمِنْ بِالرَّبِّ يَسُوعَ فَتَخْلُصَ أَنْتَ وَأَهْلُ بَيْتِكَ!»They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, you and your household.”

32ثُمَّ بَشَّرَاهُ وَأَهْلَ بَيْتِهِ جَمِيعاً بِكَلِمَةِ الرَّبِّ.Then Paul and Silas spoke the word of the Lord to him and to everyone in his house.

33فَأَخَذَهُمَا فِي تِلْكَ السَّاعَةِ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ وَغَسَّلَ جِرَاحَهُمَا وَاعْتَمَدَ حَالاً هُوَ وَأَهْلُ بَيْتِهِ جَمِيعاً.At that hour of the night, the jailer took them and washed their wounds. And without delay, he and all his household were baptized.

34ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ بِهِمَا إِلَى بَيْتِهِ وَبَسَطَ لَهُمَا مَائِدَةً. وَابْتَهَجَ مَعَ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ جَمِيعاً، إِذْ كَانَ قَدْ آمَنَ بِاللهِ.Then he brought them into his home and set a meal before them. So he and all his household rejoiced that they had come to believe in God.

35وَلَمَّا طَلَعَ الصَّبَاحُ أَرْسَلَ الْحُكَّامُ بَعْضَ رِجَالِ الشُّرْطَةِ لِيُبْلِغُوا ضَابِطَ السِّجْنِ أَمْرَ الإِفْرَاجِ عَنْ بُولُسَ وَسِيلا.When daylight came, the magistrates sent their officers with the order: “Release those men.”

36فَأَخْبَرَ الضَّابِطُ بُولُسَ بِالأَمْرِ، قَائِلاً: «أَرْسَلَ الْحُكَّامُ أَمْراً بِالإِفْرَاجِ عَنْكُمَا فَاخْرُجَا الآنَ وَاذْهَبَا بِسَلامٍ!»The jailer informed Paul: “The magistrates have sent orders to release you. Now you may go on your way in peace.”

37فَاحْتَجَّ بَولُسُ قَائِلاً: «جَلَدُونَا أَمَامَ النَّاسِ بِغَيْرِ مُحَاكَمَةٍ، مَعَ أَنَّنَا نَحْمِلُ الْجِنْسِيَّةَ الرُّومَانِيَّةَ، وَزَجُّوا بِنَا فِي السِّجْنِ. فَكَيْفَ يُطْلِقُونَ سَرَاحَنَا الآنَ سِرّاً! كَلَّا! بَلْ لِيَأْتُوا هُمْ وَيُطْلِقُوا سَرَاحَنَا!»But Paul said to the officers, “They beat us publicly without a trial and threw us into prison, even though we are Roman citizens. And now do they want to send us away secretly? Absolutely not! Let them come themselves and escort us out!”

38وَأَخْبَرَ رِجَالُ الشُّرْطَةِ الْحُكَّامَ بِهَذَا الاعْتِرَاضِ، فَخَافُوا حِينَ عَلِمُوا أَنَّهُمَا رُومَانِيَّانِ،So the officers relayed this message to the magistrates, who were alarmed to hear that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens.

39فَجَاءُوا يَعْتَذِرُونَ إِلَيْهِمَا، وأَطْلَقُوهُمَا طَالِبِينَ إِلَيْهِمَا أَنْ يُغَادِرَا الْمَدِينَةَ.They came to appease them and led them out, requesting that they leave the city.

40فَخَرَجَ بُولُسُ وَسِيلا مِنَ السِّجْنِ وَتَوَجَّهَا إِلَى بَيْتِ لِيدِيَّةَ، حَيْثُ قَابَلا الإِخْوَةَ وَشَجَّعَاهُمْ، ثُمَّ غَادَرَا الْمَدِينَةَ.After Paul and Silas came out of the prison, they went to Lydia’s house to see the brothers and encourage them. Then they left the city.

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