Acts 26 (AVD) · Opened

1فَقَالَ أَغْرِيبَاسُ لِبُولُسَ: «مَأْذُونٌ لَكَ أَنْ تَتَكَلَّمَ لِأَجْلِ نَفْسِكَ». حِينَئِذٍ بَسَطَ بُولُسُ يَدَهُ وَجَعَلَ يَحْتَجُّ:Agrippa said to Paul, “You have permission to speak for yourself.” Then Paul stretched out his hand and began his defense:

2«إِنِّي أَحْسِبُ نَفْسِي سَعِيدًا أَيُّهَا ٱلْمَلِكُ أَغْرِيبَاسُ، إِذْ أَنَا مُزْمِعٌ أَنْ أَحْتَجَّ ٱلْيَوْمَ لَدَيْكَ عَنْ كُلِّ مَا يُحَاكِمُنِي بِهِ ٱلْيَهُودُ.“King Agrippa, I consider myself fortunate to stand before you today to defend myself against all the accusations of the Jews,

3لَا سِيَّمَا وَأَنْتَ عَالِمٌ بِجَمِيعِ ٱلْعَوَائِدِ وَٱلْمَسَائِلِ ٱلَّتِي بَيْنَ ٱلْيَهُودِ. لِذَلِكَ أَلْتَمِسُ مِنْكَ أَنْ تَسْمَعَنِي بِطُولِ ٱلْأَنَاةِ.especially since you are acquainted with all the Jewish customs and controversies. I beg you, therefore, to listen to me patiently.

4فَسِيرَتِي مُنْذُ حَدَاثَتِي ٱلَّتِي مِنَ ٱلْبُدَاءَةِ كَانَتْ بَيْنَ أُمَّتِي فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ يَعْرِفُهَا جَمِيعُ ٱلْيَهُودِ،Surely all the Jews know how I have lived from my earliest childhood among my own people, and also in Jerusalem.

5عَالِمِينَ بِي مِنَ ٱلْأَوَّلِ، إِنْ أَرَادُوا أَنْ يَشْهَدُوا، أَنِّي حَسَبَ مَذْهَبِ عِبَادَتِنَا ٱلْأَضْيَقِ عِشْتُ فَرِّيسِيًّا.They have known me for a long time and can testify, if they are willing, that I lived as a Pharisee, adhering to the strictest sect of our religion.

6وَٱلْآنَ أَنَا وَاقِفٌ أُحَاكَمُ عَلَى رَجَاءِ ٱلْوَعْدِ ٱلَّذِي صَارَ مِنَ ٱللهِ لِآبَائِنَا،And now I stand on trial because of my hope in the promise that God made to our fathers,

7ٱلَّذِي أَسْبَاطُنَا ٱلِٱثْنَا عَشَرَ يَرْجُونَ نَوَالَهُ، عَابِدِينَ بِٱلْجَهْدِ لَيْلًا وَنَهَارًا. فَمِنْ أَجْلِ هَذَا ٱلرَّجَاءِ أَنَا أُحَاكَمُ مِنَ ٱلْيَهُودِ أَيُّهَا ٱلْمَلِكُ أَغْرِيبَاسُ.the promise our twelve tribes are hoping to see fulfilled as they earnestly serve God day and night. It is because of this hope, O king, that I am accused by the Jews.

8لِمَاذَا يُعَدُّ عِنْدَكُمْ أَمْرًا لَا يُصَدَّقُ إِنْ أَقَامَ ٱللهُ أَمْوَاتًا؟Why would any of you consider it incredible that God raises the dead?

9فَأَنَا ٱرْتَأَيْتُ فِي نَفْسِي أَنَّهُ يَنْبَغِي أَنْ أَصْنَعَ أُمُورًا كَثِيرَةً مُضَادَّةً لِٱسْمِ يَسُوعَ ٱلنَّاصِرِيِّ.So then, I too was convinced that I ought to do all I could to oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

10وَفَعَلْتُ ذَلِكَ أَيْضًا فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، فَحَبَسْتُ فِي سُجُونٍ كَثِيرِينَ مِنَ ٱلْقِدِّيسِينَ، آخِذًا ٱلسُّلْطَانَ مِنْ قِبَلِ رُؤَسَاءِ ٱلْكَهَنَةِ. وَلَمَّا كَانُوا يُقْتَلُونَ أَلْقَيْتُ قُرْعَةً بِذَلِكَ.And that is what I did in Jerusalem. With authority from the chief priests I put many of the saints in prison, and when they were condemned to death, I cast my vote against them.

11وَفِي كُلِّ ٱلْمَجَامِعِ كُنْتُ أُعَاقِبُهُمْ مِرَارًا كَثِيرَةً، وَأَضْطَرُّهُمْ إِلَى ٱلتَّجْدِيفِ. وَإِذْ أَفْرَطَ حَنَقِي عَلَيْهِمْ كُنْتُ أَطْرُدُهُمْ إِلَى ٱلْمُدُنِ ٱلَّتِي فِي ٱلْخَارِجِ.I frequently had them punished in the synagogues, and I tried to make them blaspheme. In my raging fury against them, I even went to foreign cities to persecute them.

12«وَلَمَّا كُنْتُ ذَاهِبًا فِي ذَلِكَ إِلَى دِمَشْقَ، بِسُلْطَانٍ وَوَصِيَّةٍ مِنْ رُؤَسَاءِ ٱلْكَهَنَةِ،In this pursuit I was on my way to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests.

13رَأَيْتُ فِي نِصْفِ ٱلنَّهَارِ فِي ٱلطَّرِيقِ، أَيُّهَا ٱلْمَلِكُ، نُورًا مِنَ ٱلسَّمَاءِ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ لَمَعَانِ ٱلشَّمْسِ، قَدْ أَبْرَقَ حَوْلِي وَحَوْلَ ٱلذَّاهِبِينَ مَعِي.About noon, O king, as I was on the road, I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and my companions.

14فَلَمَّا سَقَطْنَا جَمِيعُنَا عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ، سَمِعْتُ صَوْتًا يُكَلِّمُنِي وَيَقُولُ بِٱللُّغَةِ ٱلْعِبْرَانِيَّةِ: شَاوُلُ، شَاوُلُ! لِمَاذَا تَضْطَهِدُنِي؟ صَعْبٌ عَلَيْكَ أَنْ تَرْفُسَ مَنَاخِسَ.We all fell to the ground, and I heard a voice say to me in Hebrew, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’

15فَقُلْتُ أَنَا: مَنْ أَنْتَ يَا سَيِّدُ؟ فَقَالَ: أَنَا يَسُوعُ ٱلَّذِي أَنْتَ تَضْطَهِدُهُ.‘Who are You, Lord?’ I asked. ‘I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,’ the Lord replied.

16وَلَكِنْ قُمْ وَقِفْ عَلَى رِجْلَيْكَ لِأَنِّي لِهَذَا ظَهَرْتُ لَكَ، لِأَنْتَخِبَكَ خَادِمًا وَشَاهِدًا بِمَا رَأَيْتَ وَبِمَا سَأَظْهَرُ لَكَ بِهِ،‘But get up and stand on your feet. For I have appeared to you to appoint you as a servant and as a witness of what you have seen from Me and what I will show you.

17مُنْقِذًا إِيَّاكَ مِنَ ٱلشَّعْبِ وَمِنَ ٱلْأُمَمِ ٱلَّذِينَ أَنَا ٱلْآنَ أُرْسِلُكَ إِلَيْهِمْ،I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to them

18لِتَفْتَحَ عُيُونَهُمْ كَيْ يَرْجِعُوا مِنْ ظُلُمَاتٍ إِلَى نُورٍ، وَمِنْ سُلْطَانِ ٱلشَّيْطَانِ إِلَى ٱللهِ، حَتَّى يَنَالُوا بِٱلْإِيمَانِ بِي غُفْرَانَ ٱلْخَطَايَا وَنَصِيبًا مَعَ ٱلْمُقَدَّسِينَ.to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified by faith in Me.’

19«مِنْ ثَمَّ أَيُّهَا ٱلْمَلِكُ أَغْرِيبَاسُ لَمْ أَكُنْ مُعَانِدًا لِلرُّؤْيَا ٱلسَّمَاوِيَّةِ،So then, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision.

20بَلْ أَخْبَرْتُ أَوَّلًا ٱلَّذِينَ فِي دِمَشْقَ، وَفِي أُورُشَلِيمَ حَتَّى جَمِيعِ كُورَةِ ٱلْيَهُودِيَّةِ، ثُمَّ ٱلْأُمَمَ، أَنْ يَتُوبُوا وَيَرْجِعُوا إِلَى ٱللهِ عَامِلِينَ أَعْمَالًا تَلِيقُ بِٱلتَّوْبَةِ.First to those in Damascus and Jerusalem, then to everyone in the region of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, I declared that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds worthy of their repentance.

21مِنْ أَجْلِ ذَلِكَ أَمْسَكَنِي ٱلْيَهُودُ فِي ٱلْهَيْكَلِ وَشَرَعُوا فِي قَتْلِي.For this reason the Jews seized me in the temple courts and tried to kill me.

22فَإِذْ حَصَلْتُ عَلَى مَعُونَةٍ مِنَ ٱللهِ، بَقِيتُ إِلَى هَذَا ٱلْيَوْمِ، شَاهِدًا لِلصَّغِيرِ وَٱلْكَبِيرِ. وَأَنَا لَا أَقُولُ شَيْئًا غَيْرَ مَا تَكَلَّمَ ٱلْأَنْبِيَاءُ وَمُوسَى أَنَّهُ عَتِيدٌ أَنْ يَكُونَ:But I have had God’s help to this day, and I stand here to testify to small and great alike. I am saying nothing beyond what the prophets and Moses said would happen:

23إِنْ يُؤَلَّمِ ٱلْمَسِيحُ، يَكُنْ هُوَ أَوَّلَ قِيَامَةِ ٱلْأَمْوَاتِ، مُزْمِعًا أَنْ يُنَادِيَ بِنُورٍ لِلشَّعْبِ وَلِلْأُمَمِ».that the Christ would suffer, and as the first to rise from the dead, would proclaim light to our people and to the Gentiles.”

24وَبَيْنَمَا هُوَ يَحْتَجُّ بِهَذَا، قَالَ فَسْتُوسُ بِصَوْتٍ عَظِيمٍ: «أَنْتَ تَهْذِي يَا بُولُسُ! ٱلْكُتُبُ ٱلْكَثِيرَةُ تُحَوِّلُكَ إِلَى ٱلْهَذَيَانِ!».At this stage of Paul’s defense, Festus exclaimed in a loud voice, “You are insane, Paul! Your great learning is driving you to madness!”

25فَقَالَ: «لَسْتُ أَهْذِي أَيُّهَا ٱلْعَزِيزُ فَسْتُوسُ، بَلْ أَنْطِقُ بِكَلِمَاتِ ٱلصِّدْقِ وَٱلصَّحْوِ.But Paul answered, “I am not insane, most excellent Festus; I am speaking words of truth and sobriety.

26لِأَنَّهُ مِنْ جِهَةِ هَذِهِ ٱلْأُمُورِ، عَالِمٌ ٱلْمَلِكُ ٱلَّذِي أُكَلِّمُهُ جِهَارًا، إِذْ أَنَا لَسْتُ أُصَدِّقُ أَنْ يَخْفَى عَلَيْهِ شَيْءٌ مِنْ ذَلِكَ، لِأَنَّ هَذَا لَمْ يُفْعَلْ فِي زَاوِيَةٍ.For the king knows about these matters, and I can speak freely to him. I am confident that none of this has escaped his notice, because it was not done in a corner.

27أَتُؤْمِنُ أَيُّهَا ٱلْمَلِكُ أَغْرِيبَاسُ بِٱلْأَنْبِيَاءِ؟ أَنَا أَعْلَمُ أَنَّكَ تُؤْمِنُ».King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know you do.”

28فَقَالَ أَغْرِيبَاسُ لِبُولُسَ: «بِقَلِيلٍ تُقْنِعُنِي أَنْ أَصِيرَ مَسِيحِيًّا!».Then Agrippa said to Paul, “Can you persuade me in such a short time to become a Christian?”

29فَقَالَ بُولُسُ: «كُنْتُ أُصَلِّي إِلَى ٱللهِ أَنَّهُ بِقَلِيلٍ وَبِكَثِيرٍ، لَيْسَ أَنْتَ فَقَطْ، بَلْ أَيْضًا جَمِيعُ ٱلَّذِينَ يَسْمَعُونَنِي ٱلْيَوْمَ، يَصِيرُونَ هَكَذَا كَمَا أَنَا، مَا خَلَا هَذِهِ ٱلْقُيُودَ».“Short time or long,” Paul replied, “I wish to God that not only you but all who hear me this day may become what I am, except for these chains.”

30فَلَمَّا قَالَ هَذَا قَامَ ٱلْمَلِكُ وَٱلْوَالِي وَبَرْنِيكِي وَٱلْجَالِسُونَ مَعَهُمْ،Then the king and the governor rose, along with Bernice and those seated with them.

31وَٱنْصَرَفُوا وَهُمْ يُكَلِّمُونَ بَعْضُهُمْ بَعْضًا قَائِلِينَ: «إِنَّ هَذَا ٱلْإِنْسَانَ لَيْسَ يَفْعَلُ شَيْئًا يَسْتَحِقُّ ٱلْمَوْتَ أَوِ ٱلْقُيُودَ».On their way out, they said to one another, “This man has done nothing worthy of death or imprisonment.”

32وَقَالَ أَغْرِيبَاسُ لِفَسْتُوسَ: «كَانَ يُمْكِنُ أَنْ يُطْلَقَ هَذَا ٱلْإِنْسَانُ لَوْ لَمْ يَكُنْ قَدْ رَفَعَ دَعْوَاهُ إِلَى قَيْصَرَ».And Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been released if he had not appealed to Caesar.”

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