Acts 16

1 Then came he to Derbe and to Lystra: and beholde, a certaine disciple was there named Timotheus, a womans sonne, which was a Iewesse and beleeued, but his father was a Grecian,

١ وَوَصَلَ بُولُسُ إِلَى دَرْبَةَ، ثُمَّ إِلَى لِسْتَرَةَ، وَكَانَ فِيهَا تِلْمِيذٌ اسْمُهُ تِيمُوثَاوُسُ، أُمُّهُ يَهُودِيَّةٌ كَانَتْ قَدْ آمَنَتْ بِالْمَسِيحِ، وَأَبُوهُ يُونَانِيٌّ.

2 Of whom the brethren which were at Lystra and Iconium, reported well.

٢ وَكَانَ الإِخْوَةُ فِي لِسْتَرَةَ وَإِيْقُونِيَةَ يَشْهَدُونَ لِتِيمُوثَاوُسَ شَهَادَةً حَسَنَةً.

3 Therefore Paul would that he should go forth with him, and tooke and circumcised him, because of ye Iewes, which were in those quarters: for they knewe all, that his father was a Grecian.

٣ فَأَحَبَّ بُولُسُ أَنْ يَصْحَبَهُ فِي رِحْلَتِهِ. وَلأَنَّ يَهُودَ تِلْكَ الْمِنْطَقَةِ كَانُوا يَعْرِفُونَ أَنَّ أَبَاهُ يُونَانِيٌّ، فَقَدْ أَخَذَهُ بُولُسُ وَخَتَنَهُ.

4 And as they went through the cities, they deliuered them the decrees to keepe, ordeined of the Apostles and Elders, which were at Hierusalem.

٤ وَأَخَذَ بُولُسُ وَرِفَاقُهُ يَنْتَقِلُونَ مِنْ مَدِينَةٍ إِلَى أُخْرَى، يُبَلِّغُونَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ التَّوْصِيَاتِ الَّتِي أَقَرَّهَا الرُّسُلُ وَالشُّيُوخُ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، لِكَيْ يَعْمَلُوا بِهَا.

5 And so were the Churches stablished in the faith, and encreased in number daily.

٥ فَكَانَتِ الْكَنَائِسُ تَتَقَوَّى فِي الإِيمَانِ، وَيَزْدَادُ عَدَدُهَا يَوْماً بَعْدَ يَوْمٍ.

6 Nowe when they had gone throughout Phrygia, and the region of Galatia, they were forbidden of the holy Ghost to preache the worde in Asia.

٦ وَمَنَعَهُمُ الرُّوحُ الْقُدُسُ مِنَ التَّبْشِيرِ فِي مُقَاطَعَةِ أَسِيَّا، فَسَافَرُوا فِي مُقَاطَعَتَيْ فِرِيجِيَّةَ وَغَلاَطِيَّةَ.

7 Then came they to Mysia, and sought to go into Bithynia: but the Spirit suffered them not.

٧ وَلَمَّا وَصَلُوا حُدُودَ مُقَاطَعَةِ مِيسِيَّا، اتَّجَهُوا نَحْوَ مُقَاطَعَةِ بِيثِينِيَّةَ، وَلَكِنَّ رُوحَ يَسُوعَ لَمْ يَسْمَحْ لَهُمْ بِالدُّخُولِ إِلَيْهَا،

8 Therefore they passed through Mysia, and came downe to Troas,

٨ فَتَوَجَّهُوا إِلَى مَدِينَةِ تَرُوَاسَ مُرُوراً بِمِيسِيَّا.

9 Where a vision appeared to Paul in the night. There stoode a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come into Macedonia, and helpe vs.

٩ وَفِي تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةِ رَأَى بُولُسُ فِي رُؤْيَا رَجُلاً مِنْ أَهْلِ مَقِدُونِيَّةَ يَتَوَسَّلُ إِلَيْهِ وَيَقُولُ: «اعْبُرْ إِلَى مَقِدُونِيَّةَ وَأَنْجِدْنَا!»

10 And after he had seene the vision, immediatly we prepared to goe into Macedonia, being assured that the Lord had called vs to preache the Gospel vnto them.

١٠ عِنْدَئِذٍ تَأَكَّدْنَا أَنَّ الرَّبَّ دَعَانَا لِلتَّبْشِيرِ فِي مَقِدُونِيَّةَ. فَاتَّجَهْنَا إِلَيْهَا فِي الْحَالِ.

11 Then went we forth from Troas, and with a straight course came to Samothracia, and the next day to Neapolis,

١١ فَأَبْحَرْنَا مِنْ مِينَاءِ تَرُوَاسَ إِلَى جَزِيرَةِ سَامُوثْرَاكِي. وَفِي الْيَوْمِ التَّالِي تَابَعْنَا السَّفَرَ إِلَى مِينَاءِ نِيَابُولِيسَ،

12 And from thence to Philippi, which is the chiefe citie in ye partes of Macedonia, and whose inhabitants came from Rome to dwell there, and we were in that citie abiding certaine dayes.

١٢ وَمِنْهَا إِلَى مَدِينَةِ فِيلِبِّي، وَهِيَ كُبْرَى مُدُنِ مُقَاطَعَةِ مَقِدُونِيَّةَ، وَمُسْتَعْمَرَةٌ لِلرُّومَانِ. فَبَقِينَا فِيهَا بِضْعَةَ أَيَّامٍ.

13 And on the Sabbath day, we went out of the citie, besides a Riuer, where they were wont to pray: and we sate downe, and spake vnto the women, which were come together.

١٣ وَفِي يَوْمِ السَّبْتِ ذَهَبْنَا إِلَى ضَفَّةِ نَهْرٍ فِي إِحْدَى ضَوَاحِي الْمَدِينَةِ حَيْثُ جَرَتِ الْعَادَةُ أَنْ تُقَامَ الصَّلاَةُ. فَجَلَسْنَا نُكَلِّمُ النِّسَاءَ الْمُجْتَمِعَاتِ،

14 And a certaine woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the citie of the Thyatirians, which worshipped God, heard vs: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended vnto the things, which Paul spake.

١٤ وَمِنْ بَيْنِهِنَّ تَاجِرَةُ أُرْجُوَانٍ مِنْ مَدِينَةِ ثِيَاتِيرَا، مُتَعَبِّدَةٌ لِلهِ، اسْمُهَا لِيدِيَّةُ، كَانَتْ تَسْمَعُ فَفَتَحَ اللهُ قَلْبَهَا لِتَقْبَلَ كَلاَمَ بُولُسَ.

15 And when she was baptized, and her houshold, she besought vs, saying, If ye haue iudged me to be faithfull to ye Lord, come into mine house, and abide there: and she constrained vs.

١٥ فَلَمَّا تَعَمَّدَتْ هِيَ وَأَهْلُ بَيْتِهَا، دَعَتْنَا بِإِلْحَاحٍ لِقُبُولِ ضِيَافَتِهَا قَائِلَةً: «إِنْ كُنْتُمْ قَدْ حَكَمْتُمْ أَنِّي مُؤْمِنَةٌ بِالرَّبِّ، فَانْزِلُوا ضُيُوفاً بِبَيْتِي». فَاضْطَرَّتْنَا إِلَى قُبُولِ دَعْوَتِهَا.

16 And it came to passe that as we went to prayer, a certaine maide hauing a spirit of diuination, mette vs, which gate her masters much vantage with diuining.

١٦ وَذَاتَ يَوْمٍ كُنَّا ذَاهِبِينَ إِلَى الصَّلاَةِ، فَالْتَقَتْ بِنَا خَادِمَةٌ يَسْكُنُهَا رُوحُ عِرَافَةٍ، كَانَتْ تُكْسِبُ سَادَتَهَا رِبْحاً كَثِيراً مِنْ عِرَافَتِهَا،

17 She followed Paul and vs, and cryed, saying, These men are the seruants of the most high God, which shewe vnto you the way of saluation.

١٧ فَأَخَذَتْ تَسِيرُ وَرَاءَ بُولُسَ وَوَرَاءَنَا صَارِخَةً: «هَؤُلاَءِ النَّاسُ هُمْ عَبِيدُ اللهِ الْعَلِيِّ، يُعْلِنُونَ لَكُمْ طَرِيقَ الْخَلاَصِ».

18 And this did she many dayes: but Paul being grieued, turned about, and said to the spirit, I commaund thee in the Name of Iesus Christ, that thou come out of her. And he came out the same houre.

١٨ وَظَلَّتْ تَفْعَلُ هَذَا أَيَّاماً كَثِيرَةً، حَتَّى تَضَايَقَ بُولُسُ كَثِيراً، فَالْتَفَتَ وَقَالَ لِلرُّوحِ الَّذِي فِيهَا: «بِاسْمِ يَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحِ، آمُرُكَ أَنْ تَخْرُجَ مِنْهَا!» فَخَرَجَ حَالاً.

19 Nowe when her masters sawe that the hope of their gaine was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drewe them into the market place vnto the Magistrates,

١٩ وَلَمَّا رَأَى سَادَتُهَا أَنَّ مَوْرِدَ رِزْقِهِمْ قَدِ انْقَطَعَ، قَبَضُوا عَلَى بُولُسَ وَسِيلاَ، وَجَرُّوهُمَا إِلَى سَاحَةِ الْمَدِينَةِ لِلْمُحَاكَمَةِ،

20 And brought them to the gouernours, saying, These men which are Iewes, trouble our citie,

٢٠ وَقَدَّمُوهُمَا إِلَى الْحُكَّامِ قَائِلِينَ: «هَذَانِ الرَّجُلاَنِ يُثِيرَانِ الْفَوْضَى فِي الْمَدِينَةِ؛ فَهُمَا يَهُودِيَّانِ

21 And preache ordinances, which are not lawfull for vs to receiue, neither to obserue, seeing we are Romanes.

٢١ يُنَادِيَانِ بِتَقَالِيدَ لاَ يَجُوزُ لَنَا نَحْنُ الرُّومَانِيِّينَ أَنْ نَقْبَلَهَا أَوْ نَعْمَلَ بِهَا!»

22 The people also rose vp together against them, and the gouernours rent their clothes, and commanded them to be beaten with roddes.

٢٢ فَثَارَ الْجَمْعُ عَلَيْهِمَا، وَمَزَّقَ الْحُكَّامُ ثِيَابَهُمَا وَأَمَرُوا بِجَلْدِهِمَا،

23 And when they had beaten them sore, they cast them into prison, commaunding the Iayler to keepe them surely.

٢٣ فَجَلَدُوهُمَا كَثِيراً وَأَلْقَوْهُمَا فِي السِّجْنِ، وَأَمَرُوا ضَابِطَ السِّجْنِ بِتَشْدِيدِ الْحِرَاسَةِ عَلَيْهِمَا.

24 Who hauing receiued such commandement, cast them into the inner prison, and made their feete fast in the stockes.

٢٤ وَنَفَّذَ ضَابِطُ السِّجْنِ هَذَا الأَمْرَ الْمُشَدَّدَ. فَزَجَّ بِهِمَا فِي السِّجْنِ الدَّاخِلِيِّ، وَأَدْخَلَ أَرْجُلَهُمَا فِي مِقْطَرَةٍ خَشَبِيَّةٍ.

25 Nowe at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sung Psalmes vnto God: and the prisoners heard them.

٢٥ وَنَحْوَ مُنْتَصَفِ اللَّيْلِ كَانَ بُولُسُ وَسِيلاَ يُصَلِّيَانِ وَيُسَبِّحَانِ اللهَ، وَالْمَسْجُونُونَ يَسْمَعُونَهُمَا،

26 And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundation of the prison was shaken: and by and by all the doores opened, and euery mans bands were loosed.

٢٦ وَفَجْأَةً حَدَثَ زِلْزَالٌ شَدِيدٌ هَزَّ أَرْكَانَ السِّجْنِ، فَانْفَتَحَتْ جَمِيعُ أَبْوَابِهِ حَالاً، وَسَقَطَتْ قُيُودُ السُّجَنَاءِ كُلِّهِمْ.

27 Then the keeper of the prison waked out of his sleepe, and when he sawe the prison doores open, he drewe out his sword and would haue killed himselfe, supposing the prisoners had bin fled.

٢٧ وَأَيْقَظَ الزِّلْزَالُ ضَابِطَ السِّجْنِ. فَلَمَّا رَأَى الأَبْوَابَ مَفْتُوحَةً ظَنَّ أَنَّ السُّجَنَاءَ هَرَبُوا، فَاسْتَلَّ سَيْفَهُ لِيَقْتُلَ نَفْسَهُ،

28 But Paul cryed with a loude voyce, saying, Doe thy selfe no harme: for we are all here.

٢٨ وَلَكِنَّ بُولُسَ صَاحَ بِهِ بِأَعْلَى صَوْتِهِ: «لاَ تَمَسَّ نَفْسَكَ بِسُوءٍ، فَنَحْنُ جَمِيعاً هُنَا!»

29 Then he called for a light, and leaped in, and came trembling, and fell downe before Paul and Silas,

٢٩ فَطَلَبَ ضَوْءاً، وَانْدَفَعَ إِلَى الدَّاخِلِ وَهُوَ يَرْتَجِفُ خَوْفاً، وَارْتَمَى أَمَامَ بُولُسَ وَسِيلاَ،

30 And brought them out, and said, Syrs, what must I doe to be saued?

٣٠ ثُمَّ أَخْرَجَهُمَا خَارِجاً وَسَأَلَهُمَا: «يَاسَيِّدَيَّ، مَاذَا يَنْبَغِي أَنْ أَفْعَلَ لِكَيْ أَخْلُصَ؟»

31 And they saide, Beleeue in the Lord Iesus Christ, and thou shalt be saued, and thine houshold.

٣١ فَأَجَابَاهُ: «آمِنْ بِالرَّبِّ يَسُوعَ فَتَخْلُصَ أَنْتَ وَأَهْلُ بَيْتِكَ!»

32 And they preached vnto him the worde of the Lord, and to all that were in the house.

٣٢ ثُمَّ بَشَّرَاهُ وَأَهْلَ بَيْتِهِ جَمِيعاً بِكَلِمَةِ الرَّبِّ.

33 Afterwarde he tooke them the same houre of the night, and washed their stripes, and was baptized with all that belonged vnto him, straigthway.

٣٣ فَأَخَذَهُمَا فِي تِلْكَ السَّاعَةِ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ وَغَسَّلَ جَرَاحَهُمَا وَتَعَمَّدَ حَالاً هَوَ وَأَهْلُ بَيْتِهِ جَمِيعاً.

34 And when he had brought them into his house, he set meate before them, and reioyced that he with all his houshold beleeued in God.

٣٤ ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ بِهِمَا إِلَى بَيْتِهِ وَبَسَطَ لَهُمَا مَائِدَةً. وَابْتَهَجَ مَعَ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ جَمِيعاً، إِذْ كَانَ قَدْ آمَنَ بِاللهِ.

35 And when it was day, the gouernours sent the sergeants, saying, Let those men goe.

٣٥ وَلَمَّا طَلَعَ الصَّبَاحُ أَرْسَلَ الْحُكَّامُ بَعْضَ رِجَالِ الشُّرْطَةِ لِيُبْلِغُوا ضَابِطَ السِّجْنِ أَمْرَ الإِفْرَاجِ عَنْ بُولُسَ وَسِيلاَ.

36 Then the keeper of the prison tolde these woordes vnto Paul, saying, The gouerness haue sent to loose you: nowe therefore get you hence, and goe in peace.

٣٦ فَأَخْبَرَ الضَّابِطُ بُولُسَ بِالأَمْرِ، قَائِلاً: «أَرْسَلَ الْحُكَّامُ أَمْراً بِالإِفْرَاجِ عَنْكُمَا فَاخْرُجَا الآنَ وَاذْهَبَا بِسَلاَمٍ!»

37 Then sayde Paul vnto them, After that they haue beaten vs openly vncodemned, which are Romanes, they haue cast vs into prison, and nowe would they put vs out priuily? nay verely: but let them come and bring vs out.

٣٧ فَاحْتَجَّ بَولُسُ قَائِلاً: «جَلَدُونَا أَمَامَ النَّاسِ بِغَيْرِ مُحَاكَمَةٍ، مَعَ أَنَّنَا نَحْمِلُ الْجِنْسِيَّةَ الرُّومَانِيَّةَ، وَزَجُّوا بِنَا فِي السِّجْنِ. فَكَيْفَ يُطْلِقُونَ سَرَاحَنَا الآنَ سِرّاً! كَلاَّ! بَلْ لِيَأْتُوا هُمْ وَيُطْلِقُوا سَرَاحَنَا!»

38 And the sergeants tolde these woordes vnto the gouernours, who feared whe they heard that they were Romanes.

٣٨ وَأَخْبَرَ رِجَالُ الشُّرْطَةِ الْحُكَّامَ بِهَذَا الاعْتِرَاضِ، فَخَافُوا حِينَ عَلِمُوا أَنَّهُمَا رُومَانِيَّانِ،

39 Then came they and praied them, and brought them out, and desired them to depart out of the citie.

٣٩ فَجَاءُوا يَعْتَذِرُونَ إِلَيْهِمَا، وأَطْلَقُوهُمَا طَالِبِينَ إِلَيْهِمَا أَنْ يُغَادِرَا الْمَدِينَةَ.

40 And they went out of the prison, and entred into the house of Lydia: and when they had seene the brethren, they comforted them, and departed.

٤٠ فَخَرَجَ بُولُسُ وَسِيلاَ مِنَ السِّجْنِ وَتَوَجَّهَا إِلَى بَيْتِ لِيدِيَّةَ، حَيْثُ قَابَلاَ الإِخْوَةَ وَشَجَّعَاهُمْ، ثُمَّ غَادَرَا الْمَدِينَةَ.