Acts 22 (AVD) · Opened

1«أَيُّهَا ٱلرِّجَالُ ٱلْإِخْوَةُ وَٱلْآبَاءُ، ٱسْمَعُوا ٱحْتِجَاجِي ٱلْآنَ لَدَيْكُمْ».“Brothers and fathers, listen now to my defense before you.”

2فَلَمَّا سَمِعُوا أَنَّهُ يُنَادِي لَهُمْ بِٱللُّغَةِ ٱلْعِبْرَانِيَّةِ أَعْطَوْا سُكُوتًا أَحْرَى. فَقَالَ:When they heard him speak to them in Hebrew, they became even more quiet. Then Paul declared,

3«أَنَا رَجُلٌ يَهُودِيٌّ وُلِدْتُ فِي طَرْسُوسَ كِيلِيكِيَّةَ، وَلَكِنْ رَبَيْتُ فِي هَذِهِ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ مُؤَدَّبًا عِنْدَ رِجْلَيْ غَمَالَائِيلَ عَلَى تَحْقِيقِ ٱلنَّامُوسِ ٱلْأَبَوِيِّ. وَكُنْتُ غَيُورًا لِلهِ كَمَا أَنْتُمْ جَمِيعُكُمُ ٱلْيَوْمَ.“I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but raised in this city. I was educated at the feet of Gamaliel in strict conformity to the law of our fathers. I was just as zealous for God as any of you are today.

4وَٱضْطَهَدْتُ هَذَا ٱلطَّرِيقَ حَتَّى ٱلْمَوْتِ، مُقَيِّدًا وَمُسَلِّمًا إِلَى ٱلسُّجُونِ رِجَالًا وَنِسَاءً،I persecuted this Way even to the death, detaining both men and women and throwing them into prison,

5كَمَا يَشْهَدُ لِي أَيْضًا رَئِيسُ ٱلْكَهَنَةِ وَجَمِيعُ ٱلْمَشْيَخَةِ، ٱلَّذِينَ إِذْ أَخَذْتُ أَيْضًا مِنْهُمْ رَسَائِلَ لِلْإِخْوَةِ إِلَى دِمَشْقَ، ذَهَبْتُ لِآتِيَ بِٱلَّذِينَ هُنَاكَ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ مُقَيَّدِينَ لِكَيْ يُعَاقَبُوا.as the high priest and the whole Council can testify about me. I even obtained letters from them to their brothers in Damascus, and I was on my way to apprehend these people and bring them to Jerusalem to be punished.

6فَحَدَثَ لِي وَأَنَا ذَاهِبٌ وَمُتَقَرِّبٌ إِلَى دِمَشْقَ أَنَّهُ نَحْوَ نِصْفِ ٱلنَّهَارِ، بَغْتَةً أَبْرَقَ حَوْلِي مِنَ ٱلسَّمَاءِ نُورٌ عَظِيمٌ.About noon as I was approaching Damascus, suddenly a bright light from heaven flashed around me.

7فَسَقَطْتُ عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ، وَسَمِعْتُ صَوْتًا قَائِلًا لِي: شَاوُلُ، شَاوُلُ! لِمَاذَا تَضْطَهِدُنِي؟I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?’

8فَأَجَبْتُ: مَنْ أَنْتَ يَا سَيِّدُ؟ فَقَالَ لِي: أَنَا يَسُوعُ ٱلنَّاصِرِيُّ ٱلَّذِي أَنْتَ تَضْطَهِدُهُ.‘Who are You, Lord?’ I asked. ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting,’ He replied.

9وَٱلَّذِينَ كَانُوا مَعِي نَظَرُوا ٱلنُّورَ وَٱرْتَعَبُوا، وَلَكِنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَسْمَعُوا صَوْتَ ٱلَّذِي كَلَّمَنِي.My companions saw the light, but they could not understand the voice of the One speaking to me.

10فَقُلْتُ: مَاذَا أَفْعَلُ يَارَبُّ؟ فَقَالَ لِي ٱلرَّبُّ: قُمْ وَٱذْهَبْ إِلَى دِمَشْقَ، وَهُنَاكَ يُقَالُ لَكَ عَنْ جَمِيعِ مَا تَرَتَّبَ لَكَ أَنْ تَفْعَلَ.Then I asked, ‘What should I do, Lord?’ ‘Get up and go into Damascus,’ He told me. ‘There you will be told all that you have been appointed to do.’

11وَإِذْ كُنْتُ لَا أُبْصِرُ مِنْ أَجْلِ بَهَاءِ ذَلِكَ ٱلنُّورِ، ٱقْتَادَنِي بِيَدِي ٱلَّذِينَ كَانُوا مَعِي، فَجِئْتُ إِلَى دِمَشْقَ.Because the brilliance of the light had blinded me, my companions led me by the hand into Damascus.

12«ثُمَّ إِنَّ حَنَانِيَّا رَجُلًا تَقِيًّا حَسَبَ ٱلنَّامُوسِ، وَمَشْهُودًا لَهُ مِنْ جَمِيعِ ٱلْيَهُودِ ٱلسُّكَّانِThere a man named Ananias, a devout observer of the law who was highly regarded by all the Jews living there,

13أَتَى إِلَيَّ، وَوَقَفَ وَقَالَ لِي: أَيُّهَا ٱلْأَخُ شَاوُلُ، أَبْصِرْ! فَفِي تِلْكَ ٱلسَّاعَةِ نَظَرْتُ إِلَيْهِ.came and stood beside me. ‘Brother Saul,’ he said, ‘receive your sight.’ And at that moment I could see him.

14فَقَالَ: إِلَهُ آبَائِنَا ٱنْتَخَبَكَ لِتَعْلَمَ مَشِيئَتَهُ، وَتُبْصِرَ ٱلْبَارَّ، وَتَسْمَعَ صَوْتًا مِنْ فَمِهِ.Then he said, ‘The God of our fathers has appointed you to know His will and to see the Righteous One and to hear His voice.

15لِأَنَّكَ سَتَكُونُ لَهُ شَاهِدًا لِجَمِيعِ ٱلنَّاسِ بِمَا رَأَيْتَ وَسَمِعْتَ.You will be His witness to everyone of what you have seen and heard.

16وَٱلْآنَ لِمَاذَا تَتَوَانَى؟ قُمْ وَٱعْتَمِدْ وَٱغْسِلْ خَطَايَاكَ دَاعِيًا بِٱسْمِ ٱلرَّبِّ.And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized, and wash your sins away, calling on His name.’

17وَحَدَثَ لِي بَعْدَ مَا رَجَعْتُ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ وَكُنْتُ أُصَلِّي فِي ٱلْهَيْكَلِ، أَنِّي حَصَلْتُ فِي غَيْبَةٍ،Later, when I had returned to Jerusalem and was praying at the temple, I fell into a trance

18فَرَأَيْتُهُ قَائِلًا لِي: أَسْرِعْ! وَٱخْرُجْ عَاجِلًا مِنْ أُورُشَلِيمَ، لِأَنَّهُمْ لَا يَقْبَلُونَ شَهَادَتَكَ عَنِّي.and saw the Lord saying to me, ‘Hurry! Leave Jerusalem quickly, because the people here will not accept your testimony about Me.’

19فَقُلْتُ: يَارَبُّ، هُمْ يَعْلَمُونَ أَنِّي كُنْتُ أَحْبِسُ وَأَضْرِبُ فِي كُلِّ مَجْمَعٍ ٱلَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِكَ.‘Lord,’ I answered, ‘they know very well that in one synagogue after another I imprisoned and beat those who believed in You.

20وَحِينَ سُفِكَ دَمُ ٱسْتِفَانُوسَ شَهِيدِكَ كُنْتُ أَنَا وَاقِفًا وَرَاضِيًا بِقَتْلِهِ، وَحَافِظًا ثِيَابَ ٱلَّذِينَ قَتَلُوهُ.And when the blood of Your witness Stephen was shed, I stood there giving my approval and watching over the garments of those who killed him.’

21فَقَالَ لِي: ٱذْهَبْ، فَإِنِّي سَأُرْسِلُكَ إِلَى ٱلْأُمَمِ بَعِيدًا».Then He said to me, ‘Go! I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’”

22فَسَمِعُوا لَهُ حَتَّى هَذِهِ ٱلْكَلِمَةِ، ثُمَّ رَفَعُوا أَصْوَاتَهُمْ قَائِلِينَ: «خُذْ مِثْلَ هَذَا مِنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ، لِأَنَّهُ كَانَ لَا يَجُوزُ أَنْ يَعِيشَ!».The crowd listened to Paul until he made this statement. Then they lifted up their voices and shouted, “Rid the earth of him! He is not fit to live!”

23وَإِذْ كَانُوا يَصِيحُونَ وَيَطْرَحُونَ ثِيَابَهُمْ وَيَرْمُونَ غُبَارًا إِلَى ٱلْجَوِّ،As they were shouting and throwing off their cloaks and tossing dust into the air,

24أَمَرَ ٱلْأَمِيرُ أَنْ يُذْهَبَ بِهِ إِلَى ٱلْمُعَسْكَرِ، قَائِلًا أَنْ يُفْحَصَ بِضَرَبَاتٍ، لِيَعْلَمَ لِأَيِّ سَبَبٍ كَانُوا يَصْرُخُونَ عَلَيْهِ هَكَذَا.the commander ordered that Paul be brought into the barracks. He directed that Paul be flogged and interrogated to determine the reason for this outcry against him.

25فَلَمَّا مَدُّوهُ لِلسِّيَاطِ، قَالَ بُولُسُ لِقَائِدِ ٱلْمِئَةِ ٱلْوَاقِفِ: «أَيَجُوزُ لَكُمْ أَنْ تَجْلِدُوا إِنْسَانًا رُومَانِيًّا غَيْرَ مَقْضِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ؟».But as they stretched him out to strap him down, Paul said to the centurion standing there, “Is it lawful for you to flog a Roman citizen without a trial?”

26فَإِذْ سَمِعَ قَائِدُ ٱلْمِئَةِ ذَهَبَ إِلَى ٱلْأَمِيرِ، وَأَخْبَرَهُ قَائِلًا: «ٱنْظُرْ مَاذَا أَنْتَ مُزْمِعٌ أَنْ تَفْعَلَ! لِأَنَّ هَذَا ٱلرَّجُلَ رُومَانِيٌّ».On hearing this, the centurion went and reported it to the commander. “What are you going to do?” he said. “This man is a Roman citizen.”

27فَجَاءَ ٱلْأَمِيرُ وَقَالَ لَهُ: «قُلْ لِي: أَنْتَ رُومَانِيٌّ؟». فَقَالَ: «نَعَمْ».The commander went to Paul and asked, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” “Yes,” he answered.

28فَأَجَابَ ٱلْأَمِيرُ: «أَمَّا أَنَا فَبِمَبْلَغٍ كَبِيرٍ ٱقْتَنَيْتُ هَذِهِ ٱلرَّعَوِيَّةَ». فَقَالَ بُولُسُ: «أَمَّا أَنَا فَقَدْ وُلِدْتُ فِيهَا».“I paid a high price for my citizenship,” said the commander. “But I was born a citizen,” Paul replied.

29وَلِلْوَقْتِ تَنَحَّى عَنْهُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَانُوا مُزْمِعِينَ أَنْ يَفْحَصُوهُ. وَٱخْتَشَى ٱلْأَمِيرُ لَمَّا عَلِمَ أَنَّهُ رُومَانِيٌّ، وَلِأَنَّهُ قَدْ قَيَّدَهُ.At once those who were about to interrogate Paul stepped back, and the commander himself was alarmed when he realized that he had put a Roman citizen in chains.

30وَفِي ٱلْغَدِ إِذْ كَانَ يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَعْلَمَ ٱلْيَقِينَ: لِمَاذَا يَشْتَكِي ٱلْيَهُودُ عَلَيْهِ؟ حَلَّهُ مِنَ ٱلرِّبَاطِ، وَأَمَرَ أَنْ يَحْضُرَ رُؤَسَاءُ ٱلْكَهَنَةِ وَكُلُّ مَجْمَعِهِمْ. فَأَحْدَرَ بُولُسَ وَأَقَامَهُ لَدَيْهِمْ.The next day the commander, wanting to learn the real reason Paul was accused by the Jews, released him and ordered the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin to assemble. Then he brought Paul down and had him stand before them.

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