أعمال 18

١ 1 وَبَعْدَ هَذَا مَضَى بُولُسُ مِنْ أَثِينَا وَجَاءَ إِلَى كُورِنْثُوسَ،

After these things Paul left Athens and went to Corinth.

٢ 2 فَوَجَدَ يَهُودِيًّا ٱسْمُهُ أَكِيلَا، بُنْطِيَّ ٱلْجِنْسِ، كَانَ قَدْ جَاءَ حَدِيثًا مِنْ إِيطَالِيَةَ، وَبِرِيسْكِلَّا ٱمْرَأَتَهُ، لِأَنَّ كُلُودِيُوسَ كَانَ قَدْ أَمَرَ أَنْ يَمْضِيَ جَمِيعُ ٱلْيَهُودِ مِنْ رُومِيَةَ، فَجَاءَ إِلَيْهِمَا.

There he met a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to them,

٣ 3 وَلِكَوْنِهِ مِنْ صِنَاعَتِهِمَا أَقَامَ عِنْدَهُمَا وَكَانَ يَعْمَلُ، لِأَنَّهُمَا كَانَا فِي صِنَاعَتِهِمَا خِيَامِيَّيْنِ.

and because he worked at the same trade, he stayed with them and worked, for they were tentmakers by trade.

٤ 4 وَكَانَ يُحَاجُّ فِي ٱلْمَجْمَعِ كُلَّ سَبْتٍ وَيُقْنِعُ يَهُودًا وَيُونَانِيِّينَ.

So Paul reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath. He persuaded both Jews and Greeks.

٥ 5 وَلَمَّا ٱنْحَدَرَ سِيلَا وَتِيمُوثَاوُسُ مِنْ مَكِدُونِيَّةَ، كَانَ بُولُسُ مُنْحَصِرًا بِٱلرُّوحِ وَهُوَ يَشْهَدُ لِلْيَهُودِ بِٱلْمَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ.

But when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was compelled by the Spirit to testify to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ.

٦ 6 وَإِذْ كَانُوا يُقَاوِمُونَ وَيُجَدِّفُونَ نَفَضَ ثِيَابَهُ وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «دَمُكُمْ عَلَى رُؤُوسِكُمْ! أَنَا بَرِيءٌ. مِنَ ٱلْآنَ أَذْهَبُ إِلَى ٱلْأُمَمِ».

When the Jews opposed and insulted him, Paul shook out his garment at them and said to them, “May your blood be upon your own heads; I am innocent. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.”

٧ 7 فَٱنْتَقَلَ مِنْ هُنَاكَ وَجَاءَ إِلَى بَيْتِ رَجُلٍ ٱسْمُهُ يُوسْتُسُ، كَانَ مُتَعَبِّدًا لِلهِ، وَكَانَ بَيْتُهُ مُلَاصِقًا لِلْمَجْمَعِ.

Then he left from there and went to the house of Titius Justus, a man who worshiped God. His house was next to the synagogue.

٨ 8 وَكِرِيسْبُسُ رَئِيسُ ٱلْمَجْمَعِ آمَنَ بِٱلرَّبِّ مَعَ جَمِيعِ بَيْتِهِ، وَكَثِيرُونَ مِنَ ٱلْكُورِنْثِيِّينَ إِذْ سَمِعُوا آمَنُوا وَٱعْتَمَدُوا.

Crispus, the leader of the synagogue, believed in the Lord, together with all those who lived in his house; and many of the Corinthians who heard about it believed and were baptized.

٩ 9 فَقَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ لِبُولُسَ بِرُؤْيَا فيِ ٱللَّيْلِ: «لَا تَخَفْ، بَلْ تَكَلَّمْ وَلَا تَسْكُتْ،

The Lord said to Paul in the night in a vision, “Do not be afraid, but speak and do not be silent.

١٠ 10 لِأَنِّي أَنَا مَعَكَ، وَلَا يَقَعُ بِكَ أَحَدٌ لِيُؤْذِيَكَ، لِأَنَّ لِي شَعْبًا كَثِيرًا فِي هَذِهِ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ».

For I am with you, and no one will try to harm you, for I have many people in this city.”

١١ 11 فَأَقَامَ سَنَةً وَسِتَّةَ أَشْهُرٍ يُعَلِّمُ بَيْنَهُمْ بِكَلِمَةِ ٱللهِ.

Paul lived there for a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.

١٢ 12 وَلَمَّا كَانَ غَالِيُونُ يَتَوَلَّى أَخَائِيَةَ، قَامَ ٱلْيَهُودُ بِنَفْسٍ وَاحِدَةٍ عَلَى بُولُسَ، وَأَتَوْا بِهِ إِلَى كُرْسِيِّ ٱلْوِلَايَةِ

But when Gallio became governor of Achaia, the Jews rose up together against Paul and brought him before the judgment seat;

١٣ 13 قَائِلِينَ: «إِنَّ هَذَا يَسْتَمِيلُ ٱلنَّاسَ أَنْ يَعْبُدُوا ٱللهَ بِخِلَافِ ٱلنَّامُوسِ».

they said, “This man persuades people to worship God contrary to the law.”

١٤ 14 وَإِذْ كَانَ بُولُسُ مُزْمِعًا أَنْ يَفْتَحَ فَاهُ قَالَ غَالِيُونُ لِلْيَهُودِ: «لَوْ كَانَ ظُلْمًا أَوْ خُبْثًا رَدِيًّا أَيُّهَا ٱلْيَهُودُ، لَكُنْتُ بِٱلْحَقِّ قَدِ ٱحْتَمَلْتُكُمْ.

Yet when Paul was about to speak, Gallio said to the Jews, “You Jews, if indeed it were a matter of wrong or a crime, it would be reasonable to deal with you.

١٥ 15 وَلَكِنْ إِذَا كَانَ مَسْأَلَةً عَنْ كَلِمَةٍ، وَأَسْمَاءٍ، وَنَامُوسِكُمْ، فَتُبْصِرُونَ أَنْتُمْ. لِأَنِّي لَسْتُ أَشَاءُ أَنْ أَكُونَ قَاضِيًا لِهَذِهِ ٱلْأُمُورِ».

But since these are questions about words and names and your own law, settle it yourselves. I do not wish to be a judge of these matters.”

١٦ 16 فَطَرَدَهُمْ مِنَ ٱلْكُرْسِيِّ.

Gallio made them leave the judgment seat.

١٧ 17 فَأَخَذَ جَمِيعُ ٱلْيُونَانِيِّينَ سُوسْتَانِيسَ رَئِيسَ ٱلْمَجْمَعِ، وَضَرَبُوهُ قُدَّامَ ٱلْكُرْسِيِّ، وَلَمْ يَهُمَّ غَالِيُونَ شَيْءٌ مِنْ ذَلِكَ.

So they all seized Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue, and beat him in front of the judgment seat. But Gallio did not care what they did.

١٨ 18 وَأَمَّا بُولُسُ فَلَبِثَ أَيْضًا أَيَّامًا كَثِيرَةً، ثُمَّ وَدَّعَ ٱلْإِخْوَةَ وَسَافَرَ فِي ٱلْبَحْرِ إِلَى سُورِيَّةَ، وَمَعَهُ بِرِيسْكِلَّا وَأَكِيلَا، بَعْدَمَا حَلَقَ رَأْسَهُ فِي كَنْخَرِيَا لِأَنَّهُ كَانَ عَلَيْهِ نَذْرٌ.

Paul, after staying there for many more days, left the brothers and sailed for Syria with Priscilla and Aquila. Before he left the seaport, Cenchrea, he had his hair cut off because of a vow he had taken.

١٩ 19 فَأَقْبَلَ إِلَى أَفَسُسَ وَتَرَكَهُمَا هُنَاكَ. وَأَمَّا هُوَ فَدَخَلَ ٱلْمَجْمَعَ وَحَاجَّ ٱلْيَهُودَ.

When they came to Ephesus, Paul left Priscilla and Aquila there, but he himself went into the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews.

٢٠ 20 وَإِذْ كَانُوا يَطْلُبُونَ أَنْ يَمْكُثَ عِنْدَهُمْ زَمَانًا أَطْوَلَ لَمْ يُجِبْ.

When they asked Paul to stay a longer time, he declined.

٢١ 21 بَلْ وَدَّعَهُمْ قَائِلًا: «يَنْبَغِي عَلَى كُلِّ حَالٍ أَنْ أَعْمَلَ ٱلْعِيدَ ٱلْقَادِمَ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ. وَلَكِنْ سَأَرْجِعُ إِلَيْكُمْ أَيْضًا إِنْ شَاءَ ٱللهُ». فَأَقْلَعَ مِنْ أَفَسُسَ.

But taking his leave of them, he said, “I will return again to you if it is God's will.” He then set sail from Ephesus.

٢٢ 22 وَلَمَّا نَزَلَ فِي قَيْصَرِيَّةَ صَعِدَ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى ٱلْكَنِيسَةِ، ثُمَّ ٱنْحَدَرَ إِلَى أَنْطَاكِيَةَ.

When Paul had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the Jerusalem church and then went down to Antioch.

٢٣ 23 وَبَعْدَمَا صَرَفَ زَمَانًا خَرَجَ وَٱجْتَازَ بِٱلتَّتَابُعِ فِي كُورَةِ غَلَاطِيَّةَ وَفِرِيجِيَّةَ يُشَدِّدُ جَمِيعَ ٱلتَّلَامِيذِ.

After having spent some time there, Paul departed and went through the regions of Galatia and Phrygia and strengthened all the disciples.

٢٤ 24 ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ إِلَى أَفَسُسَ يَهُودِيٌّ ٱسْمُهُ أَبُلُّوسُ، إِسْكَنْدَرِيُّ ٱلْجِنْسِ، رَجُلٌ فَصِيحٌ مُقْتَدِرٌ فِي ٱلْكُتُبِ.

Now a certain Jew named Apollos, an Alexandrian by birth, came to Ephesus. He was eloquent in speech and mighty in the scriptures.

٢٥ 25 كَانَ هَذَا خَبِيرًا فِي طَرِيقِ ٱلرَّبِّ. وَكَانَ وَهُوَ حَارٌّ بِٱلرُّوحِ يَتَكَلَّمُ وَيُعَلِّمُ بِتَدْقِيقٍ مَا يَخْتَصُّ بِٱلرَّبِّ. عَارِفًا مَعْمُودِيَّةَ يُوحَنَّا فَقَطْ.

Apollos had been instructed in the teachings of the Lord. Being fervent in spirit, he spoke and taught accurately the things concerning Jesus, but he knew only the baptism of John.

٢٦ 26 وَٱبْتَدَأَ هَذَا يُجَاهِرُ فِي ٱلْمَجْمَعِ. فَلَمَّا سَمِعَهُ أَكِيلَا وَبِرِيسْكِلَّا أَخَذَاهُ إِلَيْهِمَا، وَشَرَحَا لَهُ طَرِيقَ ٱلرَّبِّ بِأَكْثَرِ تَدْقِيقٍ.

Apollos began to speak boldly in the synagogue. But when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the way of God more accurately.

٢٧ 27 وَإِذْ كَانَ يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَجْتَازَ إِلَى أَخَائِيَةَ، كَتَبَ ٱلْإِخْوَةُ إِلَى ٱلتَّلَامِيذِ يَحُضُّونَهُمْ أَنْ يَقْبَلُوهُ. فَلَمَّا جَاءَ سَاعَدَ كَثِيرًا بِٱلنِّعْمَةِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَانُوا قَدْ آمَنُوا،

When he desired to pass over into Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples in Achaia to welcome him. When he arrived, he greatly helped those who believed by grace.

٢٨ 28 لِأَنَّهُ كَانَ بِٱشْتِدَادٍ يُفْحِمُ ٱلْيَهُودَ جَهْرًا، مُبَيِّنًا بِٱلْكُتُبِ أَنَّ يَسُوعَ هُوَ ٱلْمَسِيحُ.

Apollos powerfully refuted the Jews in public debate, showing by the scriptures that Jesus is the Christ.