أعمال 4

١ 1 وَبَيْنَمَا هُمَا يُخَاطِبَانِ ٱلشَّعْبَ، أَقْبَلَ عَلَيْهِمَا ٱلْكَهَنَةُ وَقَائِدُ جُنْدِ ٱلْهَيْكَلِ وَٱلصَّدُّوقِيُّونَ،

While Peter and John were still speaking to the people, the chief priest, with the officer in charge at the Temple and the Sadducees, came up to them,

٢ 2 مُتَضَجِّرِينَ مِنْ تَعْلِيمِهِمَا ٱلشَّعْبَ، وَنِدَائِهِمَا فِي يَسُوعَ بِٱلْقِيَامَةِ مِنَ ٱلْأَمْوَاتِ.

much annoyed because they were teaching the people, and because, through Jesus, they were preaching the resurrection from the dead.

٣ 3 فَأَلْقَوْا عَلَيْهِمَا ٱلْأَيَادِيَ وَوَضَعُوهُمَا فِي حَبْسٍ إِلَى ٱلْغَدِ، لِأَنَّهُ كَانَ قَدْ صَارَ ٱلْمَسَاءُ.

They arrested the apostles and, as it was already evening, had them placed in custody until the next day.

٤ 4 وَكَثِيرُونَ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ سَمِعُوا ٱلْكَلِمَةَ آمَنُوا، وَصَارَ عَدَدُ ٱلرِّجَالِ نَحْوَ خَمْسَةِ آلَافٍ.

Many, however, of those who had heard the apostles’ message became believers in Christ, the number of the men alone amounting to about five thousand.

٥ 5 وَحَدَثَ فِي ٱلْغَدِ أَنَّ رُؤَسَاءَهُمْ وَشُيُوخَهُمْ وَكَتَبَتَهُمُ ٱجْتَمَعُوا إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ

The next day, a meeting of the leaders of the people, the elders, and the teachers of the Law was held in Jerusalem.

٦ 6 مَعَ حَنَّانَ رَئِيسِ ٱلْكَهَنَةِ وَقَيَافَا وَيُوحَنَّا وَٱلْإِسْكَنْدَرِ، وَجَمِيعِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَانُوا مِنْ عَشِيرَةِ رُؤَسَاءِ ٱلْكَهَنَةِ.

There were present Annas the high priest, Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and all who were of High-Priestly rank.

٧ 7 وَلَمَّا أَقَامُوهُمَا فِي ٱلْوَسْطِ، جَعَلُوا يَسْأَلُونَهُمَا: «بِأَيَّةِ قُوَّةٍ وَبِأَيِّ ٱسْمٍ صَنَعْتُمَا أَنْتُمَا هَذَا؟».

They had Peter and John brought before them, and questioned them. ‘By what power,’ they asked, ‘Or in whose name have men like you done this thing?’

٨ 8 حِينَئِذٍ ٱمْتَلَأَ بُطْرُسُ مِنَ ٱلرُّوحِ ٱلْقُدُسِ وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «يَا رُؤَسَاءَ ٱلشَّعْبِ وَشُيُوخَ إِسْرَائِيلَ،

Then, Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said, ‘Leaders of the people and elders,

٩ 9 إِنْ كُنَّا نُفْحَصُ ٱلْيَوْمَ عَنْ إِحْسَانٍ إِلَى إِنْسَانٍ سَقِيمٍ، بِمَاذَا شُفِيَ هَذَا،

since we are on our trial today for a kind act done to a helpless man, and are asked in what way the man here before you has been cured,

١٠ 10 فَلْيَكُنْ مَعْلُومًا عِنْدَ جَمِيعِكُمْ وَجَمِيعِ شَعْبِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، أَنَّهُ بِٱسْمِ يَسُوعَ ٱلْمَسِيحِ ٱلنَّاصِرِيِّ، ٱلَّذِي صَلَبْتُمُوهُ أَنْتُمُ، ٱلَّذِي أَقَامَهُ ٱللهُ مِنَ ٱلْأَمْوَاتِ، بِذَاكَ وَقَفَ هَذَا أَمَامَكُمْ صَحِيحًا.

let me tell you all and all the people of Israel, that it is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified and whom God raised from the dead – it is, I say, by his name that this man stands here before you lame no longer.

١١ 11 هَذَا هُوَ: ٱلْحَجَرُ ٱلَّذِي ٱحْتَقَرْتُمُوهُ أَيُّهَا ٱلْبَنَّاؤُونَ، ٱلَّذِي صَارَ رَأْسَ ٱلزَّاوِيَةِ.

Jesus is “the stone which, scorned by you the builders, has yet become the corner stone.”

١٢ 12 وَلَيْسَ بِأَحَدٍ غَيْرِهِ ٱلْخَلَاصُ. لِأَنْ لَيْسَ ٱسْمٌ آخَرُ تَحْتَ ٱلسَّمَاءِ، قَدْ أُعْطِيَ بَيْنَ ٱلنَّاسِ، بِهِ يَنْبَغِي أَنْ نَخْلُصَ».

And salvation is in him alone; for there is no other name in the whole world, given to people, to which we must look for our salvation.’

١٣ 13 فَلَمَّا رَأَوْا مُجَاهَرَةَ بُطْرُسَ وَيُوحَنَّا، وَوَجَدُوا أَنَّهُمَا إِنْسَانَانِ عَدِيمَا ٱلْعِلْمِ وَعَامِّيَّانِ، تَعَجَّبُوا. فَعَرَفُوهُمَا أَنَّهُمَا كَانَا مَعَ يَسُوعَ.

When the Council saw how boldly Peter and John spoke, and found that they were uneducated men of humble station, they were surprised, and realised that they had been companions of Jesus.

١٤ 14 وَلَكِنْ إِذْ نَظَرُوا ٱلْإِنْسَانَ ٱلَّذِي شُفِيَ وَاقِفًا مَعَهُمَا، لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُمْ شَيْءٌ يُنَاقِضُونَ بِهِ.

But, when they looked at the man who had been healed, standing there with them, they had nothing to say.

١٥ 15 فَأَمَرُوهُمَا أَنْ يَخْرُجَا إِلَى خَارِجِ ٱلْمَجْمَعِ، وَتَآمَرُوا فِيمَا بَيْنَهُمْ

So they ordered them out of court, and then began consulting together.

١٦ 16 قَائِلِينَ: «مَاذَا نَفْعَلُ بِهَذَيْنِ ٱلرَّجُلَيْنِ؟ لِأَنَّهُ ظَاهِرٌ لِجَمِيعِ سُكَّانِ أُورُشَلِيمَ أَنَّ آيَةً مَعْلُومَةً قَدْ جَرَتْ بِأَيْدِيهِمَا، وَلَا نَقْدِرُ أَنْ نُنْكِرَ.

‘What are we to do to these men?’ they asked one another. ‘That a remarkable sign has been given through them is obvious to everyone living in Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it.

١٧ 17 وَلَكِنْ لِئَلَّا تَشِيعَ أَكْثَرَ فِي ٱلشَّعْبِ، لِنُهَدِّدْهُمَا تَهْدِيدًا أَنْ لَا يُكَلِّمَا أَحَدًا مِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ فِيمَا بَعْدُ بِهَذَا ٱلِٱسْمِ».

But, to prevent this thing from spreading further among the people, let us warn them not to speak in this name any more to anyone whatever.’

١٨ 18 فَدَعَوْهُمَا وَأَوْصَوْهُمَا أَنْ لَا يَنْطِقَا ٱلْبَتَّةَ، وَلَا يُعَلِّمَا بِٱسْمِ يَسُوعَ.

So they called the apostles in, and ordered them not to speak or teach in the name of Jesus.

١٩ 19 فَأَجَابَهُمْ بُطْرُسُ وَيُوحَنَّا وَقَالَا: «إِنْ كَانَ حَقًّا أَمَامَ ٱللهِ أَنْ نَسْمَعَ لَكُمْ أَكْثَرَ مِنَ ٱللهِ، فَٱحْكُمُوا.

But Peter and John replied, ‘Whether it is right, in the sight of God, to listen to you rather than to him – judge for yourselves,

٢٠ 20 لِأَنَّنَا نَحْنُ لَا يُمْكِنُنَا أَنْ لَا نَتَكَلَّمَ بِمَا رَأَيْنَا وَسَمِعْنَا».

for we cannot help speaking of what we have seen and heard.’

٢١ 21 وَبَعْدَمَا هَدَّدُوهُمَا أَيْضًا أَطْلَقُوهُمَا، إِذْ لَمْ يَجِدُوا ٱلْبَتَّةَ كَيْفَ يُعَاقِبُونَهُمَا بِسَبَبِ ٱلشَّعْبِ، لِأَنَّ ٱلْجَمِيعَ كَانُوا يُمَجِّدُونَ ٱللهَ عَلَى مَا جَرَى،

However, after further warnings, the Council set them at liberty, not seeing any safe way of punishing them, because of the people, for they were all praising God for what had occurred;

٢٢ 22 لِأَنَّ ٱلْإِنْسَانَ ٱلَّذِي صَارَتْ فِيهِ آيَةُ ٱلشِّفَاءِ هَذِهِ، كَانَ لَهُ أَكْثَرُ مِنْ أَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً.

for the man who was the subject of this miraculous cure was more than forty years old.

٢٣ 23 وَلَمَّا أُطْلِقَا أَتَيَا إِلَى رُفَقَائِهِمَا وَأَخْبَرَاهُمْ بِكُلِّ مَا قَالَهُ لَهُمَا رُؤَسَاءُ ٱلْكَهَنَةِ وَٱلشُّيُوخُ.

After they had been set at liberty, the apostles went to their friends and told them what the chief priests and the elders had said to them.

٢٤ 24 فَلَمَّا سَمِعُوا، رَفَعُوا بِنَفْسٍ وَاحِدَةٍ صَوْتًا إِلَى ٱللهِ وَقَالُوا: «أَيُّهَا ٱلسَّيِّدُ، أَنْتَ هُوَ ٱلْإِلَهُ ٱلصَّانِعُ ٱلسَّمَاءَ وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَٱلْبَحْرَ وَكُلَّ مَا فِيهَا،

All who heard their story, moved by a common impulse, raised their voices to God in prayer: ‘Sovereign Lord, it is you who has made the heavens, the earth, the sea, and everything that is in them,

٢٥ 25 ٱلْقَائِلُ بِفَمِ دَاوُدَ فَتَاكَ: لِمَاذَا ٱرْتَجَّتِ ٱلْأُمَمُ وَتَفَكَّرَ ٱلشُّعُوبُ بِٱلْبَاطِلِ؟

and who, by the lips of our ancestor, your servant David, who spoke under the influence of the Holy Spirit, have said – “Why did the nations rage, and the peoples form vain designs?

٢٦ 26 قَامَتْ مُلُوكُ ٱلْأَرْضِ، وَٱجْتَمَعَ ٱلرُّؤَسَاءُ مَعًا عَلَى ٱلرَّبِّ وَعَلَى مَسِيحِهِ.

The kings of the earth set their array, and its rulers gathered together, against the Lord and against his Christ.”

٢٧ 27 لِأَنَّهُ بِٱلْحَقِيقَةِ ٱجْتَمَعَ عَلَى فَتَاكَ ٱلْقُدُّوسِ يَسُوعَ، ٱلَّذِي مَسَحْتَهُ، هِيرُودُسُ وَبِيلَاطُسُ ٱلْبُنْطِيُّ مَعَ أُمَمٍ وَشُعُوبِ إِسْرَائِيلَ،

There have indeed gathered together in this city against your holy servant Jesus, whom you has consecrated the Christ, not Herod and Pontius Pilate only, but the nations and the people of Israel besides –

٢٨ 28 لِيَفْعَلُوا كُلَّ مَا سَبَقَتْ فَعَيَّنَتْ يَدُكَ وَمَشُورَتُكَ أَنْ يَكُونَ.

yet only to do what you, by your power and of your own will, did long ago destine to be done.

٢٩ 29 وَٱلْآنَ يَارَبُّ، ٱنْظُرْ إِلَى تَهْدِيدَاتِهِمْ، وَٱمْنَحْ عَبِيدَكَ أَنْ يَتَكَلَّمُوا بِكَلَامِكَ بِكُلِّ مُجَاهَرَةٍ،

Now, therefore, Lord, mark their threats, and enable your servants, with all fearlessness, to tell your message,

٣٠ 30 بِمَدِّ يَدِكَ لِلشِّفَاءِ، وَلْتُجْرَ آيَاتٌ وَعَجَائِبُ بِٱسْمِ فَتَاكَ ٱلْقُدُّوسِ يَسُوعَ».

while you stretch out your hand to heal, and cause signs and wonders to take place through the name of your holy servant Jesus.’

٣١ 31 وَلَمَّا صَلَّوْا تَزَعْزَعَ ٱلْمَكَانُ ٱلَّذِي كَانُوا مُجْتَمِعِينَ فِيهِ، وَٱمْتَلَأَ ٱلْجَمِيعُ مِنَ ٱلرُّوحِ ٱلْقُدُسِ، وَكَانُوا يَتَكَلَّمُونَ بِكَلَامِ ٱللهِ بِمُجَاهَرَةٍ.

When their prayer was ended, the place in which they were assembled was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to tell God’s message fearlessly.

٣٢ 32 وَكَانَ لِجُمْهُورِ ٱلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا قَلْبٌ وَاحِدٌ وَنَفْسٌ وَاحِدَةٌ، وَلَمْ يَكُنْ أَحَدٌ يَقُولُ إِنَّ شَيْئًا مِنْ أَمْوَالِهِ لَهُ، بَلْ كَانَ عِنْدَهُمْ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ مُشْتَرَكًا.

The whole body of those who had become believers in Christ were of one heart and mind. Not one of them claimed any of his goods as his own, but everything was held for the common use.

٣٣ 33 وَبِقُوَّةٍ عَظِيمَةٍ كَانَ ٱلرُّسُلُ يُؤَدُّونَ ٱلشَّهَادَةَ بِقِيَامَةِ ٱلرَّبِّ يَسُوعَ، وَنِعْمَةٌ عَظِيمَةٌ كَانَتْ عَلَى جَمِيعِهِمْ،

The apostles continued with great power to bear their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and God’s blessing rested on them all abundantly.

٣٤ 34 إِذْ لَمْ يَكُنْ فِيهِمْ أَحَدٌ مُحْتَاجًا، لِأَنَّ كُلَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَانُوا أَصْحَابَ حُقُولٍ أَوْ بُيُوتٍ كَانُوا يَبِيعُونَهَا، وَيَأْتُونَ بِأَثْمَانِ ٱلْمَبِيعَاتِ،

Nor was there anyone in need among them, for all who were owners of land or houses sold them, and brought the proceeds of the sales

٣٥ 35 وَيَضَعُونَهَا عِنْدَ أَرْجُلِ ٱلرُّسُلِ، فَكَانَ يُوزَّعُ عَلَى كُلِّ أَحَدٍ كَمَا يَكُونُ لَهُ ٱحْتِيَاجٌ.

and laid them at the apostles’ feet; and then everyone received a share in proportion to his wants.

٣٦ 36 وَيُوسُفُ ٱلَّذِي دُعِيَ مِنَ ٱلرُّسُلِ بَرْنَابَا، ٱلَّذِي يُتَرْجَمُ ٱبْنَ ٱلْوَعْظِ، وَهُوَ لَاوِيٌّ قُبْرُسِيُّ ٱلْجِنْسِ،

A Levite of Cyprian birth, named Joseph, (who had received from the apostles the additional name of “Barnabas” – which means “The Consoler,”)

٣٧ 37 إِذْ كَانَ لَهُ حَقْلٌ بَاعَهُ، وَأَتَى بِٱلدَّرَاهِمِ وَوَضَعَهَا عِنْدَ أَرْجُلِ ٱلرُّسُلِ.

Sold a farm that belonged to him, and brought the money and laid it at the apostles’ feet.