Acts 20 (AVD) · Opened

1وَبَعْدَمَا ٱنْتَهَى ٱلشَّغَبُ، دَعَا بُولُسُ ٱلتَّلَامِيذَ وَوَدَّعَهُمْ، وَخَرَجَ لِيَذْهَبَ إِلَى مَكِدُونِيَّةَ.When the uproar had ended, Paul sent for the disciples. And after encouraging them, he said goodbye to them and left for Macedonia.

2وَلَمَّا كَانَ قَدِ ٱجْتَازَ فِي تِلْكَ ٱلنَّوَاحِي وَوَعَظَهُمْ بِكَلَامٍ كَثِيرٍ، جَاءَ إِلَى هَلَّاسَ،After traveling through that area and speaking many words of encouragement, he arrived in Greece,

3فَصَرَفَ ثَلَاثَةَ أَشْهُرٍ. ثُمَّ إِذْ حَصَلَتْ مَكِيدَةٌ مِنَ ٱلْيَهُودِ عَلَيْهِ، وَهُوَ مُزْمِعٌ أَنْ يَصْعَدَ إِلَى سُورِيَّةَ، صَارَ رَأْيٌ أَنْ يَرْجِعَ عَلَى طَرِيقِ مَكِدُونِيَّةَ.where he stayed three months. And when the Jews formed a plot against him as he was about to sail for Syria, he decided to go back through Macedonia.

4فَرَافَقَهُ إِلَى أَسِيَّا سُوبَاتَرُسُ ٱلْبِيرِيُّ، وَمِنْ أَهْلِ تَسَالُونِيكِي: أَرَسْتَرْخُسُ وَسَكُونْدُسُ وَغَايُوسُ ٱلدَّرْبِيُّ وَتِيمُوثَاوُسُ. وَمِنْ أَهْلِ أَسِيَّا: تِيخِيكُسُ وَتُرُوفِيمُسُ.Paul was accompanied by Sopater son of Pyrrhus from Berea, Aristarchus and Secundus from Thessalonica, Gaius from Derbe, Timothy, and Tychicus and Trophimus from the province of Asia.

5هَؤُلَاءِ سَبَقُوا وَٱنْتَظَرُونَا فِي تَرُوَاسَ.These men went on ahead and waited for us in Troas.

6وَأَمَّا نَحْنُ فَسَافَرْنَا فِي ٱلْبَحْرِ بَعْدَ أَيَّامِ ٱلْفَطِيرِ مِنْ فِيلِبِّي، وَوَافَيْنَاهُمْ فِي خَمْسَةِ أَيَّامٍ إِلَى تَرُوَاسَ، حَيْثُ صَرَفْنَا سَبْعَةَ أَيَّامٍ.And after the Feast of Unleavened Bread, we sailed from Philippi, and five days later we rejoined them in Troas, where we stayed seven days.

7وَفِي أَوَّلِ ٱلْأُسْبُوعِ إِذْ كَانَ ٱلتَّلَامِيذُ مُجْتَمِعِينَ لِيَكْسِرُوا خُبْزًا، خَاطَبَهُمْ بُولُسُ وَهُوَ مُزْمِعٌ أَنْ يَمْضِيَ فِي ٱلْغَدِ، وَأَطَالَ ٱلْكَلَامَ إِلَى نِصْفِ ٱللَّيْلِ.On the first day of the week we came together to break bread. Since Paul was ready to leave the next day, he talked to them and kept on speaking until midnight.

8وَكَانَتْ مَصَابِيحُ كَثِيرَةٌ فِي ٱلْعِلِّيَّةِ ٱلَّتِي كَانُوا مُجْتَمِعِينَ فِيهَا.Now there were many lamps in the upper room where we were gathered.

9وَكَانَ شَابٌّ ٱسْمُهُ أَفْتِيخُوسُ جَالِسًا فِي ٱلطَّاقَةِ مُتَثَقِّلًا بِنَوْمٍ عَمِيقٍ. وَإِذْ كَانَ بُولُسُ يُخَاطِبُ خِطَابًا طَوِيلًا، غَلَبَ عَلَيْهِ ٱلنَّوْمُ فَسَقَطَ مِنَ ٱلطَّبَقَةِ ٱلثَّالِثَةِ إِلَى أَسْفَلُ، وَحُمِلَ مَيِّتًا.And a certain young man named Eutychus, seated in the window, was sinking into a deep sleep as Paul talked on and on. When he was sound asleep, he fell from the third story and was picked up dead.

10فَنَزَلَ بُولُسُ وَوَقَعَ عَلَيْهِ وَٱعْتَنَقَهُ قَائِلًا: «لَا تَضْطَرِبُوا! لِأَنَّ نَفْسَهُ فِيهِ!».But Paul went down, threw himself on the young man, and embraced him. “Do not be alarmed!” he said. “He is still alive!”

11ثُمَّ صَعِدَ وَكَسَّرَ خُبْزًا وَأَكَلَ وَتَكَلَّمَ كَثِيرًا إِلَى ٱلْفَجْرِ. وَهَكَذَا خَرَجَ.Then Paul went back upstairs, broke bread, and ate. And after speaking until daybreak, he departed.

12وَأَتَوْا بِٱلْفَتَى حَيًّا، وَتَعَزَّوْا تَعْزِيَةً لَيْسَتْ بِقَلِيلَةٍ.And the people were greatly relieved to take the boy home alive.

13وَأَمَّا نَحْنُ فَسَبَقْنَا إِلَى ٱلسَّفِينَةِ وَأَقْلَعْنَا إِلَى أَسُّوسَ، مُزْمِعِينَ أَنْ نَأْخُذَ بُولُسَ مِنْ هُنَاكَ، لِأَنَّهُ كَانَ قَدْ رَتَّبَ هَكَذَا مُزْمِعًا أَنْ يَمْشِيَ.We went on ahead to the ship and sailed to Assos, where we were to take Paul aboard. He had arranged this because he was going there on foot.

14فَلَمَّا وَافَانَا إِلَى أَسُّوسَ أَخَذْنَاهُ وَأَتَيْنَا إِلَى مِيتِيلِينِي.And when he met us at Assos, we took him aboard and went on to Mitylene.

15ثُمَّ سَافَرْنَا مِنْ هُنَاكَ فِي ٱلْبَحْرِ وَأَقْبَلْنَا فِي ٱلْغَدِ إِلَى مُقَابِلِ خِيُوسَ. وَفِي ٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْآخَرِ وَصَلْنَا إِلَى سَامُوسَ، وَأَقَمْنَا فِي تُرُوجِيلِيُّونَ، ثُمَّ فِي ٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلتَّالِي جِئْنَا إِلَى مِيلِيتُسَ،Sailing on from there, we arrived the next day opposite Chios. The day after that we arrived at Samos, and on the following day we came to Miletus.

16لِأَنَّ بُولُسَ عَزَمَ أَنْ يَتَجَاوَزَ أَفَسُسَ فِي ٱلْبَحْرِ لِئَلَّا يَعْرِضَ لَهُ أَنْ يَصْرِفَ وَقْتًا فِي أَسِيَّا، لِأَنَّهُ كَانَ يُسْرِعُ حَتَّى إِذَا أَمْكَنَهُ يَكُونُ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ فِي يَوْمِ ٱلْخَمْسِينَ.Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus to avoid spending time in the province of Asia, because he was in a hurry to reach Jerusalem, if possible, by the day of Pentecost.

17وَمِنْ مِيلِيتُسَ أَرْسَلَ إِلَى أَفَسُسَ وَٱسْتَدْعَى قُسُوسَ ٱلْكَنِيسَةِ.From Miletus, Paul sent to Ephesus for the elders of the church.

18فَلَمَّا جَاءُوا إِلَيْهِ قَالَ لَهُمْ: «أَنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ مِنْ أَوَّلِ يَوْمٍ دَخَلْتُ أَسِيَّا، كَيْفَ كُنْتُ مَعَكُمْ كُلَّ ٱلزَّمَانِ،When they came to him, he said, “You know how I lived the whole time I was with you, from the first day I arrived in the province of Asia.

19أَخْدِمُ ٱلرَّبَّ بِكُلِّ تَوَاضُعٍ وَدُمُوعٍ كَثِيرَةٍ، وَبِتَجَارِبَ أَصَابَتْنِي بِمَكَايِدِ ٱلْيَهُودِ.I served the Lord with great humility and with tears, especially in the trials that came upon me through the plots of the Jews.

20كَيْفَ لَمْ أُؤَخِّرْ شَيْئًا مِنَ ٱلْفَوَائِدِ إِلَّا وَأَخْبَرْتُكُمْ وَعَلَّمْتُكُمْ بِهِ جَهْرًا وَفِي كُلِّ بَيْتٍ،I did not shrink back from declaring anything that was helpful to you as I taught you publicly and from house to house,

21شَاهِدًا لِلْيَهُودِ وَٱلْيُونَانِيِّينَ بِٱلتَّوْبَةِ إِلَى ٱللهِ وَٱلْإِيمَانِ ٱلَّذِي بِرَبِّنَا يَسُوعَ ٱلْمَسِيحِ.testifying to Jews and Greeks alike about repentance to God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.

22وَٱلْآنَ هَا أَنَا أَذْهَبُ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ مُقَيَّدًا بِٱلرُّوحِ، لَا أَعْلَمُ مَاذَا يُصَادِفُنِي هُنَاكَ.And now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there.

23غَيْرَ أَنَّ ٱلرُّوحَ ٱلْقُدُسَ يَشْهَدُ فِي كُلِّ مَدِينَةٍ قَائِلًا: إِنَّ وُثُقًا وَشَدَائِدَ تَنْتَظِرُنِي.I only know that in town after town the Holy Spirit warns me that chains and afflictions await me.

24وَلَكِنَّنِي لَسْتُ أَحْتَسِبُ لِشَيْءٍ، وَلَا نَفْسِي ثَمِينَةٌ عِنْدِي، حَتَّى أُتَمِّمَ بِفَرَحٍ سَعْيِي وَٱلْخِدْمَةَ ٱلَّتِي أَخَذْتُهَا مِنَ ٱلرَّبِّ يَسُوعَ، لِأَشْهَدَ بِبِشَارَةِ نِعْمَةِ ٱللهِ.But I consider my life of no value to me, if only I may finish my course and complete the ministry I have received from the Lord Jesus—the ministry of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.

25وَٱلْآنَ هَا أَنَا أَعْلَمُ أَنَّكُمْ لَا تَرَوْنَ وَجْهِي أَيْضًا، أَنْتُمْ جَمِيعًا ٱلَّذِينَ مَرَرْتُ بَيْنَكُمْ كَارِزًا بِمَلَكُوتِ ٱللهِ.Now I know that none of you among whom I have preached the kingdom will see my face again.

26لِذَلِكَ أُشْهِدُكُمُ ٱلْيَوْمَ هَذَا أَنِّي بَرِيءٌ مِنْ دَمِ ٱلْجَمِيعِ،Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all men.

27لِأَنِّي لَمْ أُؤَخِّرْ أَنْ أُخْبِرَكُمْ بِكُلِّ مَشُورَةِ ٱللهِ.For I did not shrink back from declaring to you the whole will of God.

28اِحْتَرِزُوا إِذًا لِأَنْفُسِكُمْ وَلِجَمِيعِ ٱلرَّعِيَّةِ ٱلَّتِي أَقَامَكُمُ ٱلرُّوحُ ٱلْقُدُسُ فِيهَا أَسَاقِفَةً، لِتَرْعَوْا كَنِيسَةَ ٱللهِ ٱلَّتِي ٱقْتَنَاهَا بِدَمِهِ.Keep watch over yourselves and the entire flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood.

29لِأَنِّي أَعْلَمُ هَذَا: أَنَّهُ بَعْدَ ذَهَابِي سَيَدْخُلُ بَيْنَكُمْ ذِئَابٌ خَاطِفَةٌ لَا تُشْفِقُ عَلَى ٱلرَّعِيَّةِ.I know that after my departure, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock.

30وَمِنْكُمْ أَنْتُمْ سَيَقُومُ رِجَالٌ يَتَكَلَّمُونَ بِأُمُورٍ مُلْتَوِيَةٍ لِيَجْتَذِبُوا ٱلتَّلَامِيذَ وَرَاءَهُمْ.Even from your own number, men will rise up and distort the truth to draw away disciples after them.

31لِذَلِكَ ٱسْهَرُوا، مُتَذَكِّرِينَ أَنِّي ثَلَاثَ سِنِينَ لَيْلًا وَنَهَارًا، لَمْ أَفْتُرْ عَنْ أَنْ أُنْذِرَ بِدُمُوعٍ كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ.Therefore be alert and remember that for three years I never stopped warning each of you night and day with tears.

32وَٱلْآنَ أَسْتَوْدِعُكُمْ يَا إِخْوَتِي لِلهِ وَلِكَلِمَةِ نِعْمَتِهِ، ٱلْقَادِرَةِ أَنْ تَبْنِيَكُمْ وَتُعْطِيَكُمْ مِيرَاثًا مَعَ جَمِيعِ ٱلْمُقَدَّسِينَ.And now I commit you to God and to the word of His grace, which can build you up and give you an inheritance among all who are sanctified.

33فِضَّةَ أَوْ ذَهَبَ أَوْ لِبَاسَ أَحَدٍ لَمْ أَشْتَهِ.I have not coveted anyone’s silver or gold or clothing.

34أَنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ حَاجَاتِي وَحَاجَاتِ ٱلَّذِينَ مَعِي خَدَمَتْهَا هَاتَانِ ٱلْيَدَانِ.You yourselves know that these hands of mine have ministered to my own needs and those of my companions.

35فِي كُلِّ شَيْءٍ أَرَيْتُكُمْ أَنَّهُ هَكَذَا يَنْبَغِي أَنَّكُمْ تَتْعَبُونَ وَتَعْضُدُونَ ٱلضُّعَفَاءَ، مُتَذَكِّرِينَ كَلِمَاتِ ٱلرَّبِّ يَسُوعَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: مَغْبُوطٌ هُوَ ٱلْعَطَاءُ أَكْثَرُ مِنَ ٱلْأَخْذِ».In everything, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus Himself: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

36وَلَمَّا قَالَ هَذَا جَثَا عَلَى رُكْبَتَيْهِ مَعَ جَمِيعِهِمْ وَصَلَّى.When Paul had said this, he knelt down with all of them and prayed.

37وَكَانَ بُكَاءٌ عَظِيمٌ مِنَ ٱلْجَمِيعِ، وَوَقَعُوا عَلَى عُنُقِ بُولُسَ يُقَبِّلُونَهُThey all wept openly as they embraced Paul and kissed him.

38مُتَوَجِّعِينَ، وَلَا سِيَّمَا مِنَ ٱلْكَلِمَةِ ٱلَّتِي قَالَهَا: إِنَّهُمْ لَنْ يَرَوْا وَجْهَهُ أَيْضًا. ثُمَّ شَيَّعُوهُ إِلَى ٱلسَّفِينَةِ.They were especially grieved by his statement that they would never see his face again. Then they accompanied him to the ship.

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