Acts 6

1 But in those days, the disciples multiplying in number, there arose a murmuring of the Hellenists against the Hebrews because their widows were overlooked in the daily ministration.

١ وَإِذْ تَكَاثَرَ التَّلامِيذُ فِي تِلْكَ الأَيَّامِ، احْتَجَّ الْيَهُودُ الْيُونَانِيُّونَ عَلَى الْعِبْرَانِيِّينَ، لأَنَّ أَرَامِلَهُمْ لَمْ يَكُنَّ يَحْصُلْنَ عَلَى نَصِيبٍ مِنَ الإِعَانَاتِ الْيَوْمِيَّةِ.

2 And the twelve, having called the multitude of the disciples to [them], said, It is not right that we, leaving the word of God, should serve tables.

٢ فَدَعَا الرُّسُلُ الاثْنَا عَشَرَ جَمَاعَةَ التَّلامِيذِ وَقَالُوا لَهُمْ: «لا يَصِحُّ أَنْ نَتْرُكَ نَحْنُ كَلِمَةَ اللهِ لِنَقُومَ بِتَوْزِيعِ الإِعَانَاتِ!

3 Look out therefore, brethren, from among yourselves seven men, well reported of, full of [the] [Holy] Spirit and wisdom, whom we will establish over this business:

٣ فَاخْتَارُوا، أَيُّهَا الإِخْوَةُ، سَبْعَةَ رِجَالٍ مِنْكُمْ، لَهُمْ شَهَادَةٌ حَسَنَةٌ، مُمْتَلِئِينَ مِنَ الرُّوحِ الْقُدُسِ وَالْحِكْمَةِ، فَنُعَيِّنَهُمْ لِيَقُومُوا بِهذِهِ الْمُهِمَّةِ.

4 but we will give ourselves up to prayer and the ministry of the word.

٤ أَمَّا نَحْنُ، فَنُدَاوِمُ عَلَى الصَّلاةِ وَخِدْمَةِ الْكَلِمَةِ».

5 And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and [the] Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas, a proselyte of Antioch,

٥ فَاسْتَحْسَنَتِ الْجَمَاعَةُ كُلُّهَا هَذَا الرَّأْيَ؛ وَوَقَعَ الاخْتِيَارُ عَلَى اسْتِفَانُوسَ، وَهُوَ رَجُلٌ مَمْلُوءٌ مِنَ الإِيمَانِ وَالرُّوحِ الْقُدُسِ، وَفِيلِبُّسَ، وَبُرُوخُورُسَ، وَنِيكَانُورَ، وَتِيمُونَ، وَبَرْمِينَاسَ، وَنِيقُولاوُسَ الأَنْطَاكِيِّ الْمُتَهَوِّدِ.

6 whom they set before the apostles; and, having prayed, they laid their hands on them.

٦ وَقَدَّمَوهُمْ لِلرُّسُلِ، فَصَلُّوا وَوَضَعُوا أَيْدِيَهُمْ عَلَيْهِمْ.

7 And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples in Jerusalem was very greatly multiplied, and a great crowd of the priests obeyed the faith.

٧ فَزَادَتْ كَلِمَةُ اللهِ انْتِشَاراً، وَتَكَاثَرَ عَدَدُ التَّلامِيذِ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، وَأَطَاعَ الإِيمَانَ مَجْمُوعَةٌ كَبِيرَةٌ مِنَ الْكَهَنَةِ.

8 And Stephen, full of grace and power, wrought wonders and great signs among the people.

٨ وَإِذْ كَانَ اسْتِفَانُوسُ مَمْلُوءاً بِالإِيمَانِ وَالْقُوَّةِ، كَانَ يَعْمَلُ عَجَائِبَ وَمُعْجِزَاتٍ عَظِيمَةً بَيْنَ الشَّعْبِ.

9 And there arose up certain of those of the synagogue called of freedmen, and of Cyrenians, and of Alexandrians, and of those of Cilicia and Asia, disputing with Stephen.

٩ فَعَارَضَهُ بَعْضُ الْمُنْتَمِينَ إِلَى جَمَاعَةِ الْعَبِيدِ الْمُحَرَّرِينَ، يُسَانِدُهُمْ بَعْضُ الْيَهُودِ مِنَ الْقَيْرَوَانِ وَالإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةِ، وَغَيْرُهُمْ مِنْ مُقَاطَعَتَيْ كِيلِيكِيَّا وَآسِيَّا، وَأَخَذُوا يُجَادِلُونَهُ.

10 And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit with which he spoke.

١٠ وَلَكِنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَتَمَكَّنُوا مِنْ مُقَاوَمَةِ حِكْمَتِهِ وَالرُّوحِ الَّذِي كَانَ يَتَكَلَّمُ بِهِ.

11 Then they suborned men, saying, We have heard him speaking blasphemous words against Moses and God.

١١ فَمَا كَانَ مِنْهُمْ إِلّا أَنْ دَفَعُوا رِشْوَةً لِبَعْضِ الأَشْخَاصِ لِيَقُولُوا: «سَمِعْنَا إِسْتِفَانُوسَ يَتَكَلَّمُ كُفْرَاً عَلَى مُوسَى وَعَلَى اللهِ!»

12 And they roused the people, and the elders, and the scribes. And coming upon [him] they seized him and brought [him] to the council.

١٢ فَأَثَارَتْ هَذِهِ التُّهْمَةُ الشَّعْبَ وَالشُّيُوخَ وَالْكَتَبَةَ عَلَى اسْتِفَانُوسَ، فَأَلْقَوْا الْقَبْضَ عَلَيْهِ وَجَاءُوا بِهِ إِلَى الْمَجْلِسِ،

13 And they set false witnesses, saying, This man does not cease speaking words against the holy place and the law;

١٣ وَأَقَامُوا عَلَيْهِ شُهُودَ زُورٍ ادَّعَوْا أَنَّهُ: «لا يَكُفُّ عَنِ التَّعَرُّضِ بِكَلامِهِ لِلْهَيْكَلِ الْمُقَدَّسِ وَلِلشَّرِيعَةِ

14 for we have heard him saying, This Jesus the Nazaraean shall destroy this place, and change the customs which Moses taught us.

١٤ فَقَدْ سَمِعْنَاهُ يَقُولُ إِنَّ يَسُوعَ النَّاصِرِيَّ سَيَهْدِمُ هَذَا الْهَيْكَلَ وَيُغَيِّرُ الطُّقُوسَ الَّتِي تَسَلَّمْنَاهَا مِنْ مُوسَى».

15 And all who sat in the council, looking fixedly on him, saw his face as [the] face of an angel.

١٥ فَلَمَّا نَظَرَ إِلَيْهِ جَمِيعُ الْحَاضِرِينَ فِي الْمَجْلِسِ رَأَوْا وَجْهَهُ كَأَنَّهُ وَجْهُ مَلاكٍ.