¹اما شاول فكان لم يزل ينفث تهدّدا وقتلا على تلاميذ الرب. فتقدم الى رئيس الكهنة

¹And Saul, yet breathing of threatening and slaughter to the disciples of the Lord, having gone to the chief priest,

²وطلب منه رسائل الى دمشق الى الجماعات حتى اذا وجد اناسا من الطريق رجالا او نساء يسوقهم موثقين الى اورشليم‎.

²did ask from him letters to Damascus, unto the synagogues, that if he may find any being of the way, both men and women, he may bring them bound to Jerusalem.

³‎وفي ذهابه حدث انه اقترب الى دمشق فبغتة ابرق حوله نور من السماء.

³And in the going, he came nigh to Damascus, and suddenly there shone round about him a light from the heaven,

⁴فسقط على الارض وسمع صوتا قائلا له شاول شاول لماذا تضطهدني‎.

⁴and having fallen upon the earth, he heard a voice saying to him, `Saul, Saul, why me dost thou persecute?`

⁵‎فقال من انت يا سيد. فقال الرب انا يسوع الذي انت تضطهده. صعب عليك ان ترفس مناخس‎.

⁵And he said, `Who art thou, Lord?` and the Lord said, `I am Jesus whom thou dost persecute; hard for thee at the pricks to kick;`

⁶‎فقال وهو مرتعد ومتحيّر يا رب ماذا تريد ان افعل. فقال له الرب قم وادخل المدينة فيقال لك ماذا ينبغي ان تفعل‎.

⁶trembling also, and astonished, he said, `Lord, what dost thou wish me to do?` and the Lord [said] unto him, `Arise, and enter into the city, and it shall be told thee what it behoveth thee to do.`

⁷‎واما الرجال المسافرون معه فوقفوا صامتين يسمعون الصوت ولا ينظرون احدا‎.

⁷And the men who are journeying with him stood speechless, hearing indeed the voice but seeing no one,

⁸‎فنهض شاول عن الارض وكان وهو مفتوح العينين لا يبصر احدا‎. ‎فاقتادوه بيده وادخلوه الى دمشق‎.

⁸and Saul arose from the earth, and his eyes having been opened, he beheld no one, and leading him by the hand they brought him to Damascus,

⁹‎وكان ثلاثة ايام لا يبصر فلم يأكل ولم يشرب

⁹and he was three days without seeing, and he did neither eat nor drink.

¹⁰وكان في دمشق تلميذ اسمه حنانيا. فقال له الرب في رؤيا يا حنانيا. فقال هانذا يا رب‎.

¹⁰And there was a certain disciple in Damascus, by name Ananias, and the Lord said unto him in a vision, `Ananias;` and he said, `Behold me, Lord;`

¹¹‎فقال له الرب قم واذهب الى الزقاق الذي يقال له المستقيم واطلب في بيت يهوذا رجلا طرسوسيا اسمه شاول. لانه هوذا يصلّي

¹¹and the Lord [saith] unto him, `Having risen, go on unto the street that is called Straight, and seek in the house of Judas, [one] by name Saul of Tarsus, for, lo, he doth pray,

¹²وقد رأى في رؤيا رجلا اسمه حنانيا داخلا وواضعا يده عليه لكي يبصر‎.

¹²and he saw in a vision a man, by name Ananias, coming in, and putting a hand on him, that he may see again.`

¹³‎فاجاب حنانيا يا رب قد سمعت من كثيرين عن هذا الرجل كم من الشرور فعل بقديسيك في اورشليم‎.

¹³And Ananias answered, `Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how many evils he did to Thy saints in Jerusalem,

¹⁴‎وههنا له سلطان من قبل رؤساء الكهنة ان يوثق جميع الذين يدعون باسمك‎.

¹⁴and here he hath authority from the chief priests, to bind all those calling on Thy name.`

¹⁵‎فقال له الرب اذهب. لان هذا لي اناء مختار ليحمل اسمي امام امم وملوك وبني اسرائيل‎.

¹⁵And the Lord said unto him, `Be going on, because a choice vessel to Me is this one, to bear My name before nations and kings — the sons also of Israel;

¹⁶‎لاني سأريه كم ينبغي ان يتألم من اجل اسمي‎.

¹⁶for I will shew him how many things it behoveth him for My name to suffer.`

¹⁷‎فمضى حنانيا ودخل البيت ووضع عليه يديه وقال ايها الاخ شاول قد ارسلني الرب يسوع الذي ظهر لك في الطريق الذي جئت فيه لكي تبصر وتمتلئ من الروح القدس‎.

¹⁷And Ananias went away, and did enter into the house, and having put upon him [his] hands, said, `Saul, brother, the Lord hath sent me — Jesus who did appear to thee in the way in which thou wast coming — that thou mayest see again, and mayest be filled with the Holy Spirit.`

¹⁸‎فللوقت وقع من عينيه شيء كانه قشور فابصر في الحال وقام واعتمد.

¹⁸And immediately there fell from his eyes as it were scales, he saw again also presently, and having risen, was baptized,

¹⁹وتناول طعاما فتقوى. وكان شاول مع التلاميذ الذين في دمشق اياما.

¹⁹and having received nourishment, was strengthened, and Saul was with the disciples in Damascus certain days,

²⁰وللوقت جعل يكرز في المجامع بالمسيح ان هذا هو ابن الله‎.

²⁰and immediately in the synagogues he was preaching the Christ, that he is the Son of God.

²¹‎فبهت جميع الذين كانوا يسمعون وقالوا أليس هذا هو الذي اهلك في اورشليم الذين يدعون بهذا الاسم. وقد جاء الى هنا لهذا ليسوقهم موثقين الى رؤساء الكهنة‎.

²¹And all those hearing were amazed, and said, `Is not this he who laid waist in Jerusalem those calling on this name, and hither to this intent had come, that he might bring them bound to the chief priests?`

²²‎واما شاول فكان يزداد قوة ويحيّر اليهود الساكنين في دمشق محققا ان هذا هو المسيح

²²And Saul was still more strengthened, and he was confounding the Jews dwelling in Damascus, proving that this is the Christ.

²³ولما تمت ايام كثيرة تشاور اليهود ليقتلوه‎.

²³And when many days were fulfilled, the Jews took counsel together to kill him,

²⁴‎فعلم شاول بمكيدتهم. وكانوا يراقبون الابواب ايضا نهارا وليلا ليقتلوه‎.

²⁴and their counsel against [him] was known to Saul; they were also watching the gates both day and night, that they may kill him,

²⁵‎فاخذه التلاميذ ليلا وانزلوه من السور مدلين اياه في سل

²⁵and the disciples having taken him, by night did let him down by the wall, letting down in a basket.

²⁶ولما جاء شاول الى اورشليم حاول ان يلتصق بالتلاميذ. وكان الجميع يخافونه غير مصدقين انه تلميذ‎.

²⁶And Saul, having come to Jerusalem, did try to join himself to the disciples, and they were all afraid of him, not believing that he is a disciple,

²⁷‎فاخذه برنابا واحضره الى الرسل وحدثهم كيف ابصر الرب في الطريق وانه كلمه وكيف جاهر في دمشق باسم يسوع‎.

²⁷and Barnabas having taken him, brought [him] unto the apostles, and did declare to them how in the way he saw the Lord, and that he spake to him, and how in Damascus he was speaking boldly in the name of Jesus.

²⁸‎فكان معهم يدخل ويخرج في اورشليم ويجاهر باسم الرب يسوع‎.

²⁸And he was with them, coming in and going out in Jerusalem,

²⁹‎وكان يخاطب ويباحث اليونانيين فحاولوا ان يقتلوه‎.

²⁹and speaking boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus, he was both speaking and disputing with the Hellenists, and they were taking in hand to kill him,

³⁰‎فلما علم الاخوة احدروه الى قيصرية وارسلوه الى طرسوس

³⁰and the brethren having known, brought him down to Cesarea, and sent him forth to Tarsus.

³¹واما الكنائس في جميع اليهودية والجليل والسامرة فكان لها سلام وكانت تبنى وتسير في خوف الرب وبتعزية الروح القدس كانت تتكاثر

³¹Then, indeed, the assemblies throughout all Judea, and Galilee, and Samaria, had peace, being built up, and, going on in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, they were multiplied.

³²وحدث ان بطرس وهو يجتاز بالجميع نزل ايضا الى القديسين الساكنين في لدّة‎.

³²And it came to pass that Peter passing throughout all [quarters], came down also unto the saints who were dwelling at Lydda,

³³‎فوجد هناك انسانا اسمه اينياس مضطجعا على سرير منذ ثماني سنين وكان مفلوجا‎.

³³and he found there a certain man, Aeneas by name — for eight years laid upon a couch — who was paralytic,

³⁴‎فقال له بطرس يا اينياس يشفيك يسوع المسيح. قم وافرش لنفسك‎. ‎فقام للوقت‎.

³⁴and Peter said to him, `Aeneas, heal thee doth Jesus the Christ; arise and spread for thyself;` and immediately he rose,

³⁵‎ورآه جميع الساكنين في لدّة وسارون الذين رجعوا الى الرب

³⁵and all those dwelling at Lydda, and Saron saw him, and did turn to the Lord.

³⁶وكان في يافا تلميذة اسمها طابيثا الذي ترجمته غزالة. هذه كانت ممتلئة اعمالا صالحة واحسانات كانت تعملها‎.

³⁶And in Joppa there was a certain female disciple, by name Tabitha, (which interpreted, is called Dorcas,) this woman was full of good works and kind acts that she was doing;

³⁷‎وحدث في تلك الايام انها مرضت وماتت. فغسلوها ووضعوها في عليّة.

³⁷and it came to pass in those days she, having ailed, died, and having bathed her, they laid her in an upper chamber,

³⁸واذ كانت لدّة قريبة من يافا وسمع التلاميذ ان بطرس فيها ارسلوا رجلين يطلبان اليه ان لا يتوانى عن ان يجتاز اليهم‎.

³⁸and Lydda being nigh to Joppa, the disciples having heard that Peter is in that [place], sent two men unto him, calling on him not to delay to come through unto them.

³⁹‎فقام بطرس وجاء معهما. فلما وصل صعدوا به الى العليّة فوقفت لديه جميع الارامل يبكين ويرين اقمصة وثيابا مما كانت تعمل غزالة وهي معهنّ.

³⁹And Peter having risen, went with them, whom having come, they brought into the upper chamber, and all the widows stood by him weeping, and shewing coats and garments, as many as Dorcas was making while she was with them.

⁴⁰فاخرج بطرس الجميع خارجا وجثا على ركبتيه وصلّى ثم التفت الى الجسد وقال يا طابيثا قومي. ففتحت عينيها. ولما ابصرت بطرس جلست‎.

⁴⁰And Peter having put them all forth without, having bowed the knees, did pray, and having turned unto the body said, `Tabitha, arise;` and she opened her eyes, and having seen Peter, she sat up,

⁴¹‎فناولها يده واقامها. ثم نادى القديسين والارامل واحضرها حية‎.

⁴¹and having given her [his] hand, he lifted her up, and having called the saints and the widows, he presented her alive,

⁴²‎فصار ذلك معلوما في يافا كلها فآمن كثيرون بالرب‎.

⁴²and it became known throughout all Joppa, and many believed on the Lord;

⁴³‎ومكث اياما كثيرة في يافا عند سمعان رجل دباغ

⁴³and it came to pass, that he remained many days in Joppa, with a certain one, Simon a tanner.