أعمال 14

١ 1 وَحَدَثَ فِي إِيقُونِيَةَ أَنَّهُمَا دَخَلَا مَعًا إِلَى مَجْمَعِ ٱلْيَهُودِ وَتَكَلَّمَا، حَتَّى آمَنَ جُمْهُورٌ كَثِيرٌ مِنَ ٱلْيَهُودِ وَٱلْيُونَانِيِّينَ.

It came about in Iconium that Paul and Barnabas entered together into the synagogue of the Jews and spoke in such a way that a great multitude both of Jews and of Greeks believed.

٢ 2 وَلَكِنَّ ٱلْيَهُودَ غَيْرَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ غَرُّوا وَأَفْسَدُوا نُفُوسَ ٱلْأُمَمِ عَلَى ٱلْإِخْوَةِ.

But the Jews who were disobedient stirred up the minds of the Gentiles and made them bitter against the brothers.

٣ 3 فَأَقَامَا زَمَانًا طَوِيلًا يُجَاهِرَانِ بِٱلرَّبِّ ٱلَّذِي كَانَ يَشْهَدُ لِكَلِمَةِ نِعْمَتِهِ، وَيُعْطِي أَنْ تُجْرَى آيَاتٌ وَعَجَائِبُ عَلَى أَيْدِيهِمَا.

So they stayed there for a long time, speaking boldly with the Lord's power, while he gave evidence about the message of his grace. He did this by granting signs and wonders to be done by the hands of Paul and Barnabas.

٤ 4 فَٱنْشَقَّ جُمْهُورُ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ، فَكَانَ بَعْضُهُمْ مَعَ ٱلْيَهُودِ، وَبَعْضُهُمْ مَعَ ٱلرَّسُولَيْنِ.

But the majority of the city was divided: some people sided with the Jews, and some with the apostles.

٥ 5 فَلَمَّا حَصَلَ مِنَ ٱلْأُمَمِ وَٱلْيَهُودِ مَعَ رُؤَسَائِهِمْ هُجُومٌ لِيَبْغُوا عَلَيْهِمَا وَيَرْجُمُوهُمَا،

When both Gentiles and Jews attempted to persuade their leaders to mistreat and stone Paul and Barnabas,

٦ 6 شَعَرَا بِهِ، فَهَرَبَا إِلَى مَدِينَتَيْ لِيكَأُونِيَّةَ: لِسْتِرَةَ وَدَرْبَةَ، وَإِلَى ٱلْكُورَةِ ٱلْمُحِيطَةِ.

they became aware of it and fled to the cities of Lycaonia, Lystra and Derbe, and the surrounding region,

٧ 7 وَكَانَا هُنَاكَ يُبَشِّرَانِ.

and there they were proclaiming the gospel.

٨ 8 وَكَانَ يَجْلِسُ فِي لِسْتْرَةَ رَجُلٌ عَاجِزُ ٱلرِّجْلَيْنِ مُقْعَدٌ مِنْ بَطْنِ أُمِّهِ، وَلَمْ يَمْشِ قَطُّ.

At Lystra a certain man sat, powerless in his feet, a cripple from his mother's womb, who never had walked.

٩ 9 هَذَا كَانَ يَسْمَعُ بُولُسَ يَتَكَلَّمُ، فَشَخَصَ إِلَيْهِ، وَإِذْ رَأَى أَنَّ لَهُ إِيمَانًا لِيُشْفَى،

This man heard Paul speaking. Paul fixed his eyes on him and saw that he had faith to be made well.

١٠ 10 قَالَ بِصَوْتٍ عَظِيمٍ: «قُمْ عَلَى رِجْلَيْكَ مُنْتَصِبًا!». فَوَثَبَ وَصَارَ يَمْشِي.

So he said to him in a loud voice, “Stand up on your feet.” Then the man jumped up and walked around.

١١ 11 فَٱلْجُمُوعُ لَمَّا رَأَوْا مَا فَعَلَ بُولُسُ، رَفَعُوا صَوْتَهُمْ بِلُغَةِ لِيكَأُونِيَّةَ قَائِلِينَ: «إِنَّ ٱلْآلِهَةَ تَشَبَّهُوا بِٱلنَّاسِ وَنَزَلُوا إِلَيْنَا».

When the multitude saw what Paul had done, they raised their voice, saying in the dialect of Lycaonia, “The gods have come down to us in the form of men.”

١٢ 12 فَكَانُوا يَدْعُونَ بَرْنَابَا «زَفْسَ» وَبُولُسَ «هَرْمَسَ» إِذْ كَانَ هُوَ ٱلْمُتَقَدِّمَ فِي ٱلْكَلَامِ.

They called Barnabas “Zeus,” and Paul, “Hermes,” because he was the main speaker.

١٣ 13 فَأَتَى كَاهِنُ زَفْسَ، ٱلَّذِي كَانَ قُدَّامَ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ، بِثِيرَانٍ وَأَكَالِيلَ عِنْدَ ٱلْأَبْوَابِ مَعَ ٱلْجُمُوعِ، وَكَانَ يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَذْبَحَ.

The priest of Zeus, whose temple was just outside the city, brought oxen and wreaths to the gates; he and the multitudes wanted to offer sacrifice.

١٤ 14 فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ ٱلرَّسُولَانِ، بَرْنَابَا وَبُولُسُ، مَزَّقَا ثِيَابَهُمَا، وَٱنْدَفَعَا إِلَى ٱلْجَمْعِ صَارِخَيْنِ

But when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of it, they tore their clothing and quickly went out into the crowd, crying out

١٥ 15 وَقَائِلِينِ: «أَيُّهَا ٱلرِّجَالُ، لِمَاذَا تَفْعَلُونَ هَذَا؟ نَحْنُ أَيْضًا بَشَرٌ تَحْتَ آلَامٍ مِثْلُكُمْ، نُبَشِّرُكُمْ أَنْ تَرْجِعُوا مِنْ هَذِهِ ٱلْأَبَاطِيلِ إِلَى ٱلْإِلَهِ ٱلْحَيِّ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَاءَ وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَٱلْبَحْرَ وَكُلَّ مَا فِيهَا،

and saying, “Men, why are you doing these things? We also are human beings with the same feelings as you. We bring you good news, that you should turn from these useless things to a living God, who made the heavens, the earth, and the sea and everything that is in them.

١٦ 16 ٱلَّذِي فِي ٱلْأَجْيَالِ ٱلْمَاضِيَةِ تَرَكَ جَمِيعَ ٱلْأُمَمِ يَسْلُكُونَ فِي طُرُقِهِمْ

In the past ages, he allowed all the nations to walk in their own ways.

١٧ 17 مَعَ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَتْرُكْ نَفْسَهُ بِلَا شَاهِدٍ، وَهُوَ يَفْعَلُ خَيْرًا: يُعْطِينَا مِنَ ٱلسَّمَاءِ أَمْطَارًا وَأَزْمِنَةً مُثْمِرَةً، وَيَمْلَأُ قُلُوبَنَا طَعَامًا وَسُرُورًا».

But still, he did not leave himself without witness, in that he did good and gave you the rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.”

١٨ 18 وَبِقَوْلِهِمَا هَذَا كَفَّا ٱلْجُمُوعَ بِٱلْجَهْدِ عَنْ أَنْ يَذْبَحُوا لَهُمَا.

Even with these words, Paul and Barnabas barely kept the multitudes from sacrificing to them.

١٩ 19 ثُمَّ أَتَى يَهُودٌ مِنْ أَنْطَاكِيَةَ وَإِيقُونِيَةَ وَأَقْنَعُوا ٱلْجُمُوعَ، فَرَجَمُوا بُولُسَ وَجَرُّوهُ خَارِجَ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ، ظَانِّينَ أَنَّهُ قَدْ مَاتَ.

But some Jews from Antioch and Iconium came and persuaded the crowds. They stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, thinking that he was dead.

٢٠ 20 وَلَكِنْ إِذْ أَحَاطَ بِهِ ٱلتَّلَامِيذُ، قَامَ وَدَخَلَ ٱلْمَدِينَةَ، وَفِي ٱلْغَدِ خَرَجَ مَعَ بَرْنَابَا إِلَى دَرْبَةَ.

Yet as the disciples were standing around him, he got up and entered the city. The next day, he went to Derbe with Barnabas.

٢١ 21 فَبَشَّرَا فِي تِلْكَ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ وَتَلْمَذَا كَثِيرِينَ. ثُمَّ رَجَعَا إِلَى لِسْتِرَةَ وَإِيقُونِيَةَ وَأَنْطَاكِيَةَ،

After they had proclaimed the gospel in that city and made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, to Iconium, and to Antioch.

٢٢ 22 يُشَدِّدَانِ أَنْفُسَ ٱلتَّلَامِيذِ وَيَعِظَانِهِمْ أَنْ يَثْبُتُوا فِي ٱلْإِيمَانِ، وَأَنَّهُ بِضِيقَاتٍ كَثِيرَةٍ يَنْبَغِي أَنْ نَدْخُلَ مَلَكُوتَ ٱللهِ.

They kept strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith, saying, “We must enter into the kingdom of God through many sufferings.”

٢٣ 23 وَٱنْتَخَبَا لَهُمْ قُسُوسًا فِي كُلِّ كَنِيسَةٍ، ثُمَّ صَلَّيَا بِأَصْوَامٍ وَٱسْتَوْدَعَاهُمْ لِلرَّبِّ ٱلَّذِي كَانُوا قَدْ آمَنُوا بِهِ.

When they had appointed for them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they entrusted them to the Lord, in whom they had believed.

٢٤ 24 وَلَمَّا ٱجْتَازَا فِي بِيسِيدِيَّةَ أَتَيَا إِلَى بَمْفِيلِيَّةَ.

Then they passed through Pisidia and came to Pamphylia.

٢٥ 25 وَتَكَلَّمَا بِٱلْكَلِمَةِ فِي بَرْجَةَ، ثُمَّ نَزَلَا إِلَى أَتَّالِيَةَ.

When they had spoken the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia.

٢٦ 26 وَمِنْ هُنَاكَ سَافَرَا فِي ٱلْبَحْرِ إِلَى أَنْطَاكِيَةَ، حَيْثُ كَانَا قَدْ أُسْلِمَا إِلَى نِعْمَةِ ٱللهِ لِلْعَمَلِ ٱلَّذِي أَكْمَلَاهُ.

From there they sailed to Antioch, where they had been committed to the grace of God for the work which they had now completed.

٢٧ 27 وَلَمَّا حَضَرَا وَجَمَعَا ٱلْكَنِيسَةَ، أَخْبَرَا بِكُلِّ مَا صَنَعَ ٱللهُ مَعَهُمَا، وَأَنَّهُ فَتَحَ لِلْأُمَمِ بَابَ ٱلْإِيمَانِ.

When they arrived in Antioch and gathered the church together, they reported all the things that God had done with them, and how he had opened a door of faith for the Gentiles.

٢٨ 28 وَأَقَامَا هُنَاكَ زَمَانًا لَيْسَ بِقَلِيلٍ مَعَ ٱلتَّلَامِيذِ.

They stayed for a long time with the disciples.