أعمال 8

١ 1 وَكَانَ شَاوُلُ مُوَافِقاً عَلَى قَتْلِ اسْتِفَانُوسَ. وَفِي ذلِكَ الْيَوْمِ وَقَعَ اضْطِهَادٌ شَدِيدٌ عَلَى الْكَنِيسَةِ الَّتِي فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ. فَتَشَتَّتَ الإِخْوَةُ جَمِيعاً فِي نَوَاحِي الْيَهُودِيَّةِ وَالسَّامِرَةِ، وَلَمْ يَبْقَ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ إِلاَّ الرُّسُلُ.

And Saul was consenting unto his death. And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church which was in Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judæa and Samaria, except the apostles.

٢ 2 وَأَمَّا اسْتِفَانُوسُ فَقَدْ دَفَنَهُ بَعْضُ الرِّجَالِ الأَتْقِيَاءِ، وَنَاحُوا عَلَيْهِ كَثِيراً.

And devout men buried Stephen, and made great lamentation over him.

٣ 3 أَمَّا شَاوُلُ فَكَانَ يُحَاوِلُ إِبَادَةَ الْكَنِيسَةِ، فَيَذْهَبُ مِنْ بَيْتٍ إِلَى بَيْتٍ وَيَجُرُّ الرِّجَالَ وَالنِّسَاءَ وَيُلْقِيهِمْ فِي السِّجْنِ.

But Saul laid waste the church, entering into every house, and dragging men and women committed them to prison.

٤ 4 وَالَّذِينَ تَشَتَّتُوا كَانُوا يَنْتَقِلُونَ مِنْ مَكَانٍ إِلَى مَكَانٍ مُبَشِّرِينَ بِالْكَلِمَةِ.

They therefore that were scattered abroad went about preaching the word.

٥ 5 فَذَهَبَ فِيلِبُّسُ إِلَى مَدِينَةٍ فِي مِنْطَقَةِ السَّامِرَةِ، وَأَخَذَ يُبَشِّرُ أَهْلَهَا بِالْمَسِيحِ.

And Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and proclaimed unto them the Christ.

٦ 6 فَأَصْغَتِ الْجُمُوعُ إِلَى كَلاَمِهِ بِقَلْبٍ وَاحِدٍ، إِذْ سَمِعُوا بِالْعَلاَمَاتِ الَّتِي أَجْرَاهَا، أَوْ رَأَوْهَا بِأَنْفُسِهِمْ،

And the multitudes gave heed with one accord unto the things that were spoken by Philip, when they heard, and saw the signs which he did.

٧ 7 فَقَدْ كَانَ يَأْمُرُ الأَرْوَاحَ النَّجِسَةَ، فَتَصْرُخُ بِصَوْتٍ عَالٍ وَتَخْرُجُ مِنَ الْمَسْكُونِينَ بِهَا، كَمَا شَفَى كَثِيرِينَ مِنَ الْمَشْلُولِينَ وَالْعُرْجِ،

For [from] many of those that had unclean spirits, they came out, crying with a loud voice: and many that were palsied, and that were lame, were healed.

٨ 8 فَعَمَّتِ الْفَرْحَةُ أَنْحَاءَ الْمَدِينَةِ.

And there was much joy in that city.

٩ 9 وَكَانَ قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ فِي تِلْكَ الْمَدِينَةِ سَاحِرٌ اسْمُهُ سِيمُونُ، يُمَارِسُ السِّحْرَ فَيُذْهِلُ أَهْلَ السَّامِرَةِ وَيَدَّعِي أَنَّهُ رَجُلٌ عَظِيمٌ.

But there was a certain man, Simon by name, who beforetime in the city used sorcery, and amazed the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one:

١٠ 10 فَأَصْغَى إِلَيْهِ الْجَمِيعُ مِنَ الصَّغِيرِ إِلَى الْكَبِيرِ، قَائِلِينَ: «هَذَا الرَّجُلُ هُوَ قُدْرَةُ اللهِ الْعُظْمَى!»

to whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is that power of God which is called Great.

١١ 11 وَإِنَّمَا أَصْغَوْا إِلَيْهِ لأَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا قَدِ انْخَدَعُوا مُدَّةً طَوِيلَةً بِحِيَلِهِ السِّحْرِيَّةِ!

And they gave heed to him, because that of long time he had amazed them with his sorceries.

١٢ 12 فَلَمَّا آمَنُوا بِكَلاَمِ فِيلِبُّسَ الَّذِي بَشَّرَهُمْ بِمَلَكُوتِ اللهِ وَبِاسْمِ يَسُوعَ، تَعَمَّدُوا رِجَالاً وَنِسَاءً.

But when they believed Philip preaching good tidings concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.

١٣ 13 وَسِيمُونُ نَفْسُهُ آمَنَ وَتَعَمَّدَ، فَأَلْصَقَ نَفْسَهُ بِفِيلِبُّسَ، وَإِذْ شَاهَدَ الآيَاتِ وَالْمُعْجِزَاتِ الَّتِي أُجْرِيَتْ عَلَى يَدِهِ، اسْتَوْلَتْ عَلَيْهِ الدَّهْشَةُ.

And Simon also himself believed: and being baptized, he continued with Philip; and beholding signs and great miracles wrought, he was amazed.

١٤ 14 وَسَمِعَ الرُّسُلُ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ أَنَّ أَهْلَ السَّامِرَةِ قَبِلُوا كَلِمَةَ اللهِ، فَأَرْسَلُوا إِلَيْهِمْ بُطْرُسَ وَيُوحَنَّا.

Now when the apostles that were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John:

١٥ 15 فَصَلَّيَا لأَجْلِهِمْ لِكَيْ يَنَالُوا الرُّوحَ الْقُدُسَ،

who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Spirit:

١٦ 16 لأَنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ قَدْ حَلَّ بَعْدُ عَلَى أَحَدٍ مِنْهُمْ، إِلاَّ أَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا قَدْ تَعَمَّدُوا بِاسْمِ الرَّبِّ يَسُوعَ.

for as yet it was fallen upon none of them: only they had been baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.

١٧ 17 ثُمَّ وَضَعَا أَيْدِيَهُمَا عَلَيْهِمْ، فَنَالُوا الرُّوحَ الْقُدُسَ.

Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

١٨ 18 وَلَمَّا رَأَى سِيمُونُ أَنَّ الرُّوحَ الْقُدُسَ قَدْ حَلَّ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ لَمَّا وَضَعَ الرَّسُولاَنِ أَيْدِيَهُمَا عَلَيْهِمْ، عَرَضَ عَلَى بُطْرُسَ وَيُوحَنَّا بَعْضَ الْمَالِ، وَقَالَ لَهُمَا:

Now when Simon saw that through the laying on of the apostles’ hands the Holy Spirit was given, he offered them money,

١٩ 19 «أَعْطِيَانِي أَنَا أَيْضاً هذِهِ السُّلْطَةَ لِكَيْ يَنَالَ الرُّوحَ الْقُدُسَ مَنْ أَضَعُ عَلَيْهِ يَدِي».

saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay my hands, he may receive the Holy Spirit.

٢٠ 20 فَقَالَ لَهُ بُطْرُسُ: «لِتَبْقَ لَكَ فِضَّتُكَ لِهَلاَكِكَ! لأَنَّكَ ظَنَنْتَ أَنَّكَ تَقْدِرُ أَنْ تَشْتَرِيَ هِبَةَ اللهِ بِالْمَالِ!

But Peter said unto him, Thy silver perish with thee, because thou hast thought to obtain the gift of God with money.

٢١ 21 لاَ قِسْمَةَ لَكَ فِي هَذَا الأَمْرِ وَلاَ نَصِيبَ، لأَنَّ قَلْبَكَ لَيْسَ مُخْلِصاً تُجَاهَ اللهِ.

Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right before God.

٢٢ 22 فَتُبْ عَنْ شَرِّكَ هَذَا وَاطْلُبْ إِلَى اللهِ، عَسَى أَنْ يَغْفِرَ لَكَ نِيَّةَ قَلْبِكَ،

Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray the Lord, if perhaps the thought of thy heart shall be forgiven thee.

٢٣ 23 لأَنِّي أَرَاكَ تَتَخَبَّطُ فِي مَرَارَةِ الْعَلْقَمِ وَقُيُودِ الْخَطِيئَةِ!»

For I see that thou art in the gall of bitterness and in the bond of iniquity.

٢٤ 24 فَقَالَ سِيمُونُ: «صَلِّيَا أَنْتُمَا إِلَى الرَّبِّ مِنْ أَجْلِي حَتَّى لاَ يَنْزِلَ بِي شَيْءٌ مِمَّا تُشِيرَانِ إِلَيْهِ».

And Simon answered and said, Pray ye for me to the Lord, that none of the things which ye have spoken come upon me.

٢٥ 25 وَبَعْدَمَا شَهِدَ بُطْرُسُ وَيُوحَنَّا بِكَلِمَةِ الرَّبِّ وَأَعْلَنَاهَا هُنَاكَ، رَجَعَا إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ وَقَدْ بَشَّرَا قُرىً كَثِيرَةً فِي مِنْطَقَةِ السَّامِرَةِ.

They therefore, when they had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the gospel to many villages of the Samaritans.

٢٦ 26 ثُمَّ إِنَّ مَلاَكاً مِنْ عِنْدِ الرَّبِّ كَلَّمَ فِيلِبُّسَ فَقَالَ لَهُ: «قُمِ اذْهَبْ نَحْوَ الْجَنُوبِ، مَاشِياً عَلَى الطَّرِيقِ البَرِّيَّةِ بَيْنَ أُورُشَلِيمَ وَغَزَّةَ».

But an angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza: the same is desert.

٢٧ 27 فَقَامَ وَذَهَبَ. وَإِذَا رَجُلٌ حَبَشِيٌّ، خَصِيٌّ، يَعْمَلُ وَزِيراً لِلشُّؤُونِ الْمَالِيَّةِ عِنْدَ كَنْدَاكَةَ مَلِكَةِ الْحَبَشَةِ، كَانَ قَدْ حَجَّ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ لِلسُّجُودِ فِيهَا،

And he arose and went: and behold, a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come to Jerusalem to worship;

٢٨ 28 وَهُوَ رَاجِعٌ إِلَى الْحَبَشَةِ رَاكِباً فِي عَرَبَتِهِ، يَقْرَأُ فِي كِتَابِ النَّبِيِّ إِشَعْيَاءَ.

and he was returning and sitting in his chariot, and was reading the prophet Isaiah.

٢٩ 29 فَقَالَ الرُّوحُ لِفِيلِبُّسَ: «تَقَدَّمْ وَرَافِقْ هذِهِ الْعَرَبَةَ!»

And the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot.

٣٠ 30 فَأَسْرَعَ فِيلِبُّسُ وَسَمِعَ الْخَصِيَّ يَقْرَأُ نُبُوءَةَ إِشَعْيَاءَ، فَسَأَلَهُ: «أَتَفْهَمُ مَا تَقْرَأُ؟»

And Philip ran to him, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?

٣١ 31 فَأَجَابَ: «كَيْفَ يُمْكِنُنِي ذَلِكَ إِنْ لَمْ يَشْرَحْ لِي أَحَدٌ؟» وَدَعَا فِيلِبُّسَ أَنْ يَصْعَدَ إِلَى الْعَرَبَةِ وَيَجْلِسَ مَعَهُ.

And he said, How can I, except some one shall guide me? And he besought Philip to come up and sit with him.

٣٢ 32 وَكَانَ الْخَصِيُّ قَدْ وَصَلَ فِي فَصْلِ الْكِتَابِ الَّذِي يَقْرَأُهُ إِلَى الْقَوْلِ: «مِثْلَ شَاةٍ سِيقَ إِلَى الذَّبْحِ، وَمِثْلَ الْحَمَلِ الصَّامِتِ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ مَنْ يَجُزُّهُ، هكَذَا لَمْ يَفْتَحْ فَاهُ!

Now the passage of the scripture which he was reading was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; And as a lamb before his shearer is dumb, So he openeth not his mouth:

٣٣ 33 فِي أَثْنَاءِ تَوَاضُعِهِ عُومِلَ بِغَيْرِ عَدْلٍ. مَنْ يُخْبِرُ عَنْ نَسْلِهِ؟ فَإِنَّ حَيَاتَهُ قَدِ انْتُزِعَتْ مِنَ الأَرْضِ!»

In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: His generation who shall declare? For his life is taken from the earth.

٣٤ 34 وَسَأَلَ الْخَصِيُّ فِيلِبُّسَ: «قُلْ لِي: إِلَى مَنْ يُشِيرُ النَّبِيُّ بِهَذَا الْقَوْلِ؟ إِلَى نَفْسِهِ أَوْ إِلَى شَخْصٍ آخَرَ؟»

And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other?

٣٥ 35 فَتَكَلَّمَ وَأَخَذَ يُبَشِّرُهُ بِيَسُوعَ انْطِلاَقاً مِنْ كِتَابِ النَّبِيِّ هَذَا.

And Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this scripture, preached unto him Jesus.

٣٦ 36 وَبَيْنَمَا كَانَتِ الْعَرَبَةُ تَسِيرُ بِهِمَا، وَصَلاَ إِلَى مَكَانٍ فِيهِ مَاءٌ، فَقَالَ الْخَصِيُّ: «هَا هُوَ الْمَاءُ، فَمَاذَا يَمْنَعُ أَنْ أَتَعَمَّدَ؟»

And as they went on the way, they came unto a certain water; and the eunuch saith, Behold, [here is] water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?

٣٧ 37 فَأَجَابَهُ فِيلِبُّسُ: «هَذَا جَائِزٌ إِنْ كُنْتَ تُؤْمِنُ مِنْ كُلِّ قَلْبِكَ». فَقَالَ الْخَصِيُّ: «إِنِّي أُومِنُ بِأَنَّ يَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحَ هُوَ ابْنُ اللهِ».

٣٨ 38 وَأَمَرَ أَنْ تَقِفَ الْعَرَبَةُ، فَنَزَلاَ إِلَى الْمَاءِ مَعاً، وَعَمَّدَ فِيلِبُّسُ الْخَصِيَّ.

And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.

٣٩ 39 وَمَا إِنْ طَلَعَا مِنَ الْمَاءِ حَتَّى خَطِفَ رُوحُ الرَّبِّ فِيلِبُّسَ، فَلَمْ يَعُدِ الْخَصِيُّ يَرَاهُ. فَتَابَعَ سَفَرَهُ بِفَرَحٍ.

And when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip; and the eunuch saw him no more, for he went on his way rejoicing.

٤٠ 40 أَمَّا فِيلِبُّسُ فَقَدْ شُوهِدَ فِي أَشْدُودَ، ثُمَّ سَارَ يُبَشِّرُ كُلَّ مَدِينَةٍ حَتَّى وَصَلَ إِلَى قَيْصَرِيَّةَ.

But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through he preached the gospel to all the cities, till he came to Cæsarea.

The Prophet Isaiah