أعمال 11

١ 1 فَسَمِعَ ٱلرُّسُلُ وَٱلْإِخْوَةُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَانُوا فِي ٱلْيَهُودِيَّةِ أَنَّ ٱلْأُمَمَ أَيْضًا قَبِلُوا كَلِمَةَ ٱللهِ.

Now the apostles and the brothers who were in Judea heard that the non-Jewish people had also received the word of God.

٢ 2 وَلَمَّا صَعِدَ بُطْرُسُ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ، خَاصَمَهُ ٱلَّذِينَ مِنْ أَهْلِ ٱلْخِتَانِ،

When Peter had come up to Jerusalem, those who were of the circumcision contended with him,

٣ 3 قَائِلِينَ: «إِنَّكَ دَخَلْتَ إِلَى رِجَالٍ ذَوِي غُلْفَةٍ وَأَكَلْتَ مَعَهُمْ».

saying, "You went in to uncircumcised men, and ate with them."

٤ 4 فَٱبْتَدَأَ بُطْرُسُ يَشْرَحُ لَهُمْ بِٱلتَّتَابُعِ قَائِلًا:

But Peter began, and explained to them in order, saying,

٥ 5 «أَنَا كُنْتُ فِي مَدِينَةِ يَافَا أُصَلِّي، فَرَأَيْتُ فِي غَيْبَةٍ رُؤْيَا: إِنَاءً نَازِلًا مِثْلَ مُلَاءَةٍ عَظِيمَةٍ مُدَلَّاةٍ بِأَرْبَعَةِ أَطْرَافٍ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَاءِ، فَأَتَى إِلَيَّ.

"I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision: a certain container descending, like it was a great sheet let down from heaven by four corners. It came as far as me.

٦ 6 فَتَفَرَّسْتُ فِيهِ مُتَأَمِّلًا، فَرَأَيْتُ دَوَابَّ ٱلْأَرْضِ وَٱلْوُحُوشَ وَٱلزَّحَّافَاتِ وَطُيُورَ ٱلسَّمَاءِ.

When I had looked intently at it, I considered, and saw the four-footed animals of the earth, wild animals, crawling creatures, and birds of the sky.

٧ 7 وَسَمِعْتُ صَوْتًا قَائِلًا لِي: قُمْ يَا بُطْرُسُ، ٱذْبَحْ وَكُلْ.

I also heard a voice saying to me, 'Rise, Peter, kill and eat.'

٨ 8 فَقُلْتُ: كَلَّا يَارَبُّ! لِأَنَّهُ لَمْ يَدْخُلْ فَمِي قَطُّ دَنِسٌ أَوْ نَجِسٌ.

But I said, 'Not so, Lord, for nothing unholy or unclean has ever entered into my mouth.'

٩ 9 فَأَجَابَنِي صَوْتٌ ثَانِيَةً مِنَ ٱلسَّمَاءِ: مَا طَهَّرَهُ ٱللهُ لَا تُنَجِّسْهُ أَنْتَ.

But a voice answered the second time out of heaven, 'What God has cleansed, do not call unclean.'

١٠ 10 وَكَانَ هَذَا عَلَى ثَلَاثِ مَرَّاتٍ. ثُمَّ ٱنْتُشِلَ ٱلْجَمِيعُ إِلَى ٱلسَّمَاءِ أَيْضًا.

This was done three times, and all were drawn up again into heaven.

١١ 11 وَإِذَا ثَلَاثَةُ رِجَالٍ قَدْ وَقَفُوا لِلْوَقْتِ عِنْدَ ٱلْبَيْتِ ٱلَّذِي كُنْتُ فِيهِ، مُرْسَلِينَ إِلَيَّ مِنْ قَيْصَرِيَّةَ.

And look, immediately three men stood before the house where we were, having been sent from Caesarea to me.

١٢ 12 فَقَالَ لِي ٱلرُّوحُ أَنْ أَذْهَبَ مَعَهُمْ غَيْرَ مُرْتَابٍ فِي شَيْءٍ. وَذَهَبَ مَعِي أَيْضًا هَؤُلَاءِ ٱلْإِخْوَةُ ٱلسِّتَّةُ. فَدَخَلْنَا بَيْتَ ٱلرَّجُلِ،

The Spirit told me to go with them, without discriminating. These six brothers also accompanied me, and we entered into the man's house.

١٣ 13 فَأَخْبَرَنَا كَيْفَ رَأَى ٱلْمَلَاكَ فِي بَيْتِهِ قَائِمًا وَقَائِلًا لَهُ: أَرْسِلْ إِلَى يَافَا رِجَالًا، وَٱسْتَدْعِ سِمْعَانَ ٱلْمُلَقَّبَ بُطْرُسَ،

He told us how he had seen the angel standing in his house, and saying to him, 'Send to Joppa, and get Simon, whose surname is Peter,

١٤ 14 وَهُوَ يُكَلِّمُكَ كَلَامًا بِهِ تَخْلُصُ أَنْتَ وَكُلُّ بَيْتِكَ.

who will speak to you words by which you will be saved, you and all your house.'

١٥ 15 فَلَمَّا ٱبْتَدَأْتُ أَتَكَلَّمُ، حَلَّ ٱلرُّوحُ ٱلْقُدُسُ عَلَيْهِمْ كَمَا عَلَيْنَا أَيْضًا فِي ٱلْبَدَاءَةِ.

As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them, even as on us at the beginning.

١٦ 16 فَتَذَكَّرْتُ كَلَامَ ٱلرَّبِّ كَيْفَ قَالَ: إِنَّ يُوحَنَّا عَمَّدَ بِمَاءٍ وَأَمَّا أَنْتُمْ فَسَتُعَمَّدُونَ بِٱلرُّوحِ ٱلْقُدُسِ.

I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said, 'John indeed baptized in water, but you will be baptized in the Holy Spirit.'

١٧ 17 فَإِنْ كَانَ ٱللهُ قَدْ أَعْطَاهُمُ ٱلْمَوْهِبَةَ كَمَا لَنَا أَيْضًا بِٱلسَّوِيَّةِ مُؤْمِنِينَ بِٱلرَّبِّ يَسُوعَ ٱلْمَسِيحِ، فَمَنْ أَنَا؟ أَقَادِرٌ أَنْ أَمْنَعَ ٱللهَ؟».

If then God gave to them the same gift as us, when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I, that I could withstand God?"

١٨ 18 فَلَمَّا سَمِعُوا ذَلِكَ سَكَتُوا، وَكَانُوا يُمَجِّدُونَ ٱللهَ قَائِلِينَ: «إِذًا أَعْطَى ٱللهُ ٱلْأُمَمَ أَيْضًا ٱلتَّوْبَةَ لِلْحَيَاةِ!».

When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, "Then God has also granted to the non-Jews repentance to life."

١٩ 19 أَمَّا ٱلَّذِينَ تَشَتَّتُوا مِنْ جَرَّاءِ ٱلضِّيقِ ٱلَّذِي حَصَلَ بِسَبَبِ ٱسْتِفَانُوسَ فَٱجْتَازُوا إِلَى فِينِيقِيَةَ وَقُبْرُسَ وَأَنْطَاكِيَةَ، وَهُمْ لَا يُكَلِّمُونَ أَحَدًا بِٱلْكَلِمَةِ إِلَّا ٱلْيَهُودَ فَقَطْ.

They therefore who were scattered abroad by the oppression that arose about Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except to Jews only.

٢٠ 20 وَلَكِنْ كَانَ مِنْهُمْ قَوْمٌ، وَهُمْ رِجَالٌ قُبْرُسِيُّونَ وَقَيْرَوَانِيُّونَ، ٱلَّذِينَ لَمَّا دَخَلُوا أَنْطَاكِيَةَ كَانُوا يُخَاطِبُونَ ٱلْيُونَانِيِّينَ مُبَشِّرِينَ بِٱلرَّبِّ يَسُوعَ.

But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who, when they had come to Antioch, spoke to the Greeks, proclaiming the good news of the Lord Jesus.

٢١ 21 وَكَانَتْ يَدُ ٱلرَّبِّ مَعَهُمْ، فَآمَنَ عَدَدٌ كَثِيرٌ وَرَجَعُوا إِلَى ٱلرَّبِّ.

The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number believed and turned to the Lord.

٢٢ 22 فَسُمِعَ ٱلْخَبَرُ عَنْهُمْ فِي آذَانِ ٱلْكَنِيسَةِ ٱلَّتِي فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، فَأَرْسَلُوا بَرْنَابَا لِكَيْ يَجْتَازَ إِلَى أَنْطَاكِيَةَ.

And the report concerning them was heard by the church in Jerusalem, so they sent Barnabas to Antioch,

٢٣ 23 ٱلَّذِي لَمَّا أَتَى وَرَأَى نِعْمَةَ ٱللهِ فَرِحَ، وَوَعَظَ ٱلْجَمِيعَ أَنْ يَثْبُتُوا فِي ٱلرَّبِّ بِعَزْمِ ٱلْقَلْبِ،

who, when he had come, and had seen the grace of God, was glad. He exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they should remain true to the Lord.

٢٤ 24 لِأَنَّهُ كَانَ رَجُلًا صَالِحًا وَمُمْتَلِئًا مِنَ ٱلرُّوحِ ٱلْقُدُسِ وَٱلْإِيمَانِ. فَٱنْضَمَّ إِلَى ٱلرَّبِّ جَمْعٌ غَفِيرٌ.

For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith, and many people were added to the Lord.

٢٥ 25 ثُمَّ خَرَجَ بَرْنَابَا إِلَى طَرْسُوسَ لِيَطْلُبَ شَاوُلَ. وَلَمَّا وَجَدَهُ جَاءَ بِهِ إِلَى أَنْطَاكِيَةَ.

Barnabas went out to Tarsus to look for Saul.

٢٦ 26 فَحَدَثَ أَنَّهُمَا ٱجْتَمَعَا فِي ٱلْكَنِيسَةِ سَنَةً كَامِلَةً وَعَلَّمَا جَمْعًا غَفِيرًا. وَدُعِيَ ٱلتَّلَامِيذُ «مَسِيحِيِّينَ» فِي أَنْطَاكِيَةَ أَوَّلًا.

When he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. It happened, that for a whole year they were gathered together with the church, and taught many people. The disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.

٢٧ 27 وَفِي تِلْكَ ٱلْأَيَّامِ ٱنْحَدَرَ أَنْبِيَاءُ مِنْ أُورُشَلِيمَ إِلَى أَنْطَاكِيَةَ.

Now in these days, prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.

٢٨ 28 وَقَامَ وَاحِدٌ مِنْهُمُ ٱسْمُهُ أَغَابُوسُ، وَأَشَارَ بِٱلرُّوحِ أَنَّ جُوعًا عَظِيمًا كَانَ عَتِيدًا أَنْ يَصِيرَ عَلَى جَمِيعِ ٱلْمَسْكُونَةِ، ٱلَّذِي صَارَ أَيْضًا فِي أَيَّامِ كُلُودِيُوسَ قَيْصَرَ.

One of them named Agabus stood up, and indicated by the Spirit that there should be a great famine all over the world, which also happened in the days of Claudius.

٢٩ 29 فَحَتَمَ ٱلتَّلَامِيذُ حَسْبَمَا تَيَسَّرَ لِكُلٍّ مِنْهُمْ أَنْ يُرْسِلَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ شَيْئًا، خِدْمَةً إِلَى ٱلْإِخْوَةِ ٱلسَّاكِنِينَ فِي ٱلْيَهُودِيَّةِ.

As any of the disciples had plenty, each determined to send relief to the brothers who lived in Judea;

٣٠ 30 فَفَعَلُوا ذَلِكَ مُرْسِلِينَ إِلَى ٱلْمَشَايِخِ بِيَدِ بَرْنَابَا وَشَاوُلَ.

which they also did, sending it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.