Acts 24 (NAV) · Opened

1وَبَعْدَ خَمْسَةِ أَيَّامٍ حَضَرَ إِلَى قَيْصَرِيَّةَ وَفْدٌ يَضُمُّ حَنَانِيَّا، رَئِيسَ الْكَهَنَةِ، وَبَعْضَ الشُّيُوخِ، وَمُحَامِياً اسْمُهُ تَرْتُلُّسُ، لِيُقَدِّمُوا الدَّعْوَى لِلْحَاكِمِ ضِدَّ بُولُسَ.Five days later the high priest Ananias came down with some elders and a lawyer named Tertullus, who presented to the governor their case against Paul.

2فَاسْتَدْعَى الْحَاكِمُ بُولُسَ، وَبَدَأَ تَرْتُلُّسُ يُوَجِّهُ إِلَيْهِ الاتِّهَامَ، فَقَالَ: «إِنَّ مَا تَمَّ لَنَا بِفَضْلِكَ مِنْ سَلامٍ وَافِرٍ وَإِصْلاحَاتٍ انْتَفَعَ بِها شَعْبُنَا بِعِنَايَتِكَWhen Paul had been called in, Tertullus opened the prosecution: “Because of you, we have enjoyed a lasting peace, and your foresight has brought improvements to this nation.

3يَا سُمُوَّ الْحَاكِمِ فِيلِكْسَ نُرَحِّبُ بِهِ، بِجُمْلَتِهِ وَفِي كُلِّ مَكَانٍ، بِالشُّكْرِ الْجَزِيلِ.In every way and everywhere, most excellent Felix, we acknowledge this with all gratitude.

4وَلأَنِّي لَا أُرِيدُ أَنْ أُطِيلَ الْكَلامَ عَلَيْكَ، أَرْجُو أَنْ تَتَلَطَّفَ فَتَسْمَعَ عَرْضاً مُوجَزاً لِدَعْوَانَا:But in order not to delay you any further, I beg your indulgence to hear us briefly.

5وَجَدْنَا هَذَا الْمُتَّهَمَ مُخَرِّباً، يُثِيرُ الْفِتْنَةَ بَيْنَ جَمِيعِ الْيَهُودِ فِي الْبِلادِ كُلِّهَا، وَهُوَ يَتَزَعَّمُ مَذْهَبَ النَّصَارَى.We have found this man to be a pestilence, stirring up dissension among the Jews all over the world. He is a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes,

6فَلَمَّا حَاوَلَ تَدْنِيسَ هَيْكَلِنَا أَيْضاً، قَبَضْنَا عَلَيْهِ وَأَرَدْنَا أَنْ نُحَاكِمَهُ بِحَسَبِ شَرِيعَتِنَا.and he even tried to desecrate the temple; so we seized him.

7وَلَكِنَّ الْقَائِدَ لِيسِياسَ جَاءَ وَأَخَذَهُ بِالْقُوَّةِ مِنْ أَيْدِينَا،Not in the BSB

8ثُمَّ أَمَرَ الْمُدَّعِينَ عَلَيْهِ بِالتَّرَافُعِ أَمَامَكَ. وَتَسْتَطِيعُ الآنَ أَنْ تَتَيَقَّنَ مِنْ صِحَّةِ دَعْوَانَا إِذَا قُمْتَ بِاسْتِجْوَابِهِ فِي هَذَا الأَمْرِ!»By examining him yourself, you will be able to learn the truth about all our charges against him.”

9وَأَيَّدَ الْيَهُودُ أَعْضَاءُ الْوَفْدِ ادِّعَاءَ الْمُحَامِي زَاعِمِينَ أَنَّهُ صَحِيحٌ.The Jews concurred, asserting that these charges were true.

10وَأَشَارَ الْحَاكِمُ إِلَى بُولُسَ أَنْ يُقَدِّمَ دِفَاعَهُ، فَقَالَ: «أَنَا أَعْلَمُ أَنَّكَ تَحْكُمُ فِي قَضَايَا أُمَّتِنَا مُنْذُ سَنَوَاتٍ عَدِيدَةٍ، وَلِذَلِكَ يَسُرُّنِي تَقْدِيمُ دِفَاعِي عَنْ نَفْسِي بِكُلِّ ارْتِيَاحٍ.When the governor motioned for Paul to speak, he began his response: “Knowing that you have been a judge over this nation for many years, I gladly make my defense.

11وَيُمْكِنُكَ أَنْ تَتَأَكَّدَ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَمْضِ عَلَى وُصُولِي إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ، لِلْعِبَادَةِ، أَكْثَرُ مِنِ اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ يَوْماً.You can verify for yourself that no more than twelve days ago I went up to Jerusalem to worship.

12وَلَمْ يَرَنِي أَحَدٌ مِنَ الْيَهُودِ مَرَّةً وَاحِدَةً فِي الْهَيْكَلِ أَوِ الْمَجَامِعِ أُجَادِلُ أَحَداً أَوْ أُحَرِّضُ الشَّعْبَ عَلَى الْفَوْضَى.Yet my accusers did not find me debating with anyone in the temple or riling up a crowd in the synagogues or in the city.

13وَهُمْ لَا يَقْدِرُونَ أَنْ يُثْبِتُوا اتِّهَامَهُمْ لِي أَمَامَكَ الآنَ.Nor can they prove to you any of their charges against me.

14وَلَكِنِّي أَعْتَرِفُ أَمَامَكَ بِأَنِّي أَعْبُدُ إِلهَ آبَائِي بِحَسَبِ الْمَذْهَبِ الَّذِي يَصِفُونَهُ بِأَنَّهُ بِدْعَةٌ، وَأُومِنُ بِكُلِّ مَا كُتِبَ فِي الشَّرِيعَةِ وَكُتُبِ الأَنْبِيَاءِ،I do confess to you, however, that I worship the God of our fathers according to the Way, which they call a sect. I believe everything that is laid down by the Law and written in the Prophets,

15وَلِي بِاللهِ مَالَهُمْ مِنْ رَجَاءٍ يَنْتَظِرُونَ تَحْقِيقَهُ: وَهُوَ أَنَّ الْقِيَامَةَ سَتَحْدُثُ لِلأَمْوَاتِ، الأَبْرَارِ مِنْهُمْ وَالأَشْرَارِ.and I have the same hope in God that they themselves cherish, that there will be a resurrection of both the righteous and the wicked.

16لِذَلِكَ أَنَا أَيْضاً أُدَرِّبُ نَفْسِي لِكَيْ أَحْيَا دَائِماً بِضَمِيرٍ نَقِيٍّ أَمَامَ اللهِ وَالنَّاسِ.In this hope, I strive always to maintain a clear conscience before God and man.

17وَبَعْدَ غِيَابِ عِدَّةِ سَنَوَاتٍ عَنْ أُورُشَلِيمَ، رَجَعْتُ إِلَيْهَا أَحْمِلُ بَعْضَ التَّبَرُّعَاتِ إِلَى شَعْبِي، وَأُقَرِّبُ تَقْدِمَاتٍ.After several years, then, I returned to Jerusalem to bring alms to my people and to present offerings.

18وَبَيْنَمَا كُنْتُ أَقُومُ بِذَلِكَ، رَآنِي فِي الْهَيْكَلِ بَعْضُ يَهُودِ مُقَاطَعَةِ آسِيَّا، وَكُنْتُ قَدْ تَطَهَّرْتُ. لَمْ أَكُنْ وَقْتَئِذٍ وَسْطَ أَيِّ تَجَمُّعٍ، وَلا كُنْتُ أُثِيرُ الْفَوْضَى.At the time they found me in the temple, I was ceremonially clean and was not inciting a crowd or an uproar. But there are some Jews from the province of Asia

19وَلَوْ كَانَ عِنْدَهُمْ دَلِيلٌ ضِدِّي، لَكَانُوا حَضَرُوا أَمَامَكَ وَشَكَوْنِي حَسَبَ الأُصُولِ.who ought to appear before you and bring charges, if they have anything against me.

20وَالآنَ، لِيَذْكُرِ الْحَاضِرُونَ هُنَا الذَّنْبَ الَّذِي وَجَدُوهُ عَلَيَّ عِنْدَمَا حَاكَمُونِي أَمَامَ مَجْلِسِهِمْ،Otherwise, let these men state for themselves any crime they found in me when I stood before the Sanhedrin,

21غَيْرَ مَا أَعْلَنْتُهُ أَمَامَهُمْ حِينَ قُلْتُ: أَنْتُمْ تُحَاكِمُونَنِي الْيَوْمَ بِسَبَبِ إِيمَانِي بِقِيَامَةِ الأَمْوَاتِ».unless it was this one thing I called out as I stood in their presence: ‘It is concerning the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial before you today.’”

22وَكَانَ فِيلِكْسُ يَعْرِفُ عَنْ كَثَبٍ أُمُورَ الطَّرِيقِ، فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ دِفَاعَ بُولُسَ أَرْجَأَ إِصْدَارَ الْحُكْمِ، وَقَالَ لِلْوَفْدِ الْمُدَّعِي: «سَأَحْكُمُ فِي دَعْوَاكُمْ عِنْدَمَا يَحْضُرُ الْقَائِدُ لِيسِيَاسُ».Then Felix, who was well informed about the Way, adjourned the hearing and said, “When Lysias the commander comes, I will decide your case.”

23ثُمَّ أَمَرَ قَائِدَ الْمِئَةِ بِوَضْعِ بُولُسَ تَحْتَ الْحِرَاسَةِ، عَلَى أَنْ تَكُونَ لَهُ بَعْضُ الْحُرِّيَّةِ، وَأَنْ يُسْمَحَ لأَصْدِقَائِهِ بِزِيَارَتِهِ وَالْقِيَامِ بِخِدْمَتِهِ.He ordered the centurion to keep Paul under guard, but to allow him some freedom and permit his friends to minister to his needs.

24وَبَعْدَ بِضْعَةِ أَيَّامٍ جَاءَ فِيلِكْسُ وَمَعَهُ زَوْجَتُهُ دُرُوسِلا، وَكَانَتْ يَهُودِيَّةً، فَاسْتَدْعَى بُولُسَ وَاسْتَمَعَ إِلَى حَدِيثِهِ عَنِ الإِيمَانِ بِالْمَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ.After several days, Felix returned with his wife Drusilla, who was a Jewess. He sent for Paul and listened to him speak about faith in Christ Jesus.

25وَلَمَّا تَحَدَّثَ بُولُسُ عَنِ الْبِرِّ وَضَبْطِ النَّفْسِ وَالدَّيْنُونَةِ الآتِيَةِ ارْتَعَبَ فِيلِكْسُ، وَقَالَ لِبُولُسَ: «اذْهَبِ الآنَ، وَمَتَى تَوَفَّرَ لِيَ الْوَقْتُ أَسْتَدْعِيكَ ثَانِيَةً».As Paul expounded on righteousness, self-control, and the coming judgment, Felix became frightened and said, “You may go for now. When I find the time, I will call for you.”

26وَكَانَ فِيلِكْسُ يَأْمُلُ أَنْ يَدْفَعَ لَهُ بُولُسُ بَعْضَ الْمَالِ لِيُطْلِقَهُ، فَأَخَذَ يُكْثِرُ مِنِ اسْتِدْعَائِهِ وَالْحَدِيثِ مَعَهُ.At the same time, he was hoping that Paul would offer him a bribe. So he sent for Paul frequently and talked with him.

27وَمَرَّتْ سَنَتَانِ وَبُولُسُ عَلَى هَذِهِ الْحَالِ. وَأَخِيراً تَعَيَّنَ بُورْكِيُوسُ فَسْتُوسُ حَاكِماً خَلَفاً لِفِيلِكْسَ. وَإِذْ أَرَادَ فِيلِكْسُ أَنْ يَكْسِبَ رِضَى الْيَهُودِ تَرَكَ بُولُسَ فِي السِّجْنِ.After two years had passed, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus. And wishing to do the Jews a favor, Felix left Paul in prison.

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