¹فسمع الرسل والاخوة الذين كانوا في اليهودية ان الامم ايضا قبلوا‏ كلمة الله‎.

¹Now the apostles and the brethren that were in Judaea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.

²‎ولما صعد بطرس الى اورشليم خاصمه الذين من اهل الختان

²And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision contended with him,

³قائلين انك دخلت الى رجال ذوي غلفة واكلت معهم‎.

³saying, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised, and didst eat with them.

⁴‎فابتدأ بطرس يشرح لهم بالتتابع قائلا‎.

⁴But Peter began, and expounded [the matter] unto them in order, saying,

⁵‎انا كنت في مدينة يافا اصلّي فرأيت في غيبة رؤيا اناء نازلا مثل ملاءة عظيمة مدلاة باربعة اطراف من السماء فأتى اليّ‎.

⁵I was in the city of Joppa praying: and in a trance I saw a vision, a certain vessel descending, as it were a great sheet let down from heaven by four corners; and it came even unto me:

⁶‎فتفرست فيه متأملا فرأيت دواب الارض والوحوش والزحافات وطيور السماء‎.

⁶upon which when I had fastened mine eyes, I considered, and saw the fourfooted beasts of the earth and wild beasts and creeping things and birds of the heaven.

⁷‎وسمعت صوتا قائلا لي قم يا بطرس اذبح وكل‎.

⁷And I heard also a voice saying unto me, Rise, Peter; kill and eat.

⁸‎فقلت كلا يا رب لانه لم يدخل فمي قط دنس او نجس‎.

⁸But I said, Not so, Lord: for nothing common or unclean hath ever entered into my mouth.

⁹‎فاجابني صوت ثانية من السماء ما طهره الله لا تنجسه انت‎.

⁹But a voice answered the second time out of heaven, What God hath cleansed, make not thou common.

¹⁰‎وكان هذا على ثلاث مرات ثم انتشل الجميع الى السماء ايضا‎.

¹⁰And this was done thrice: and all were drawn up again into heaven.

¹¹‎واذا ثلاثة رجال قد وقفوا للوقت عند البيت الذي كنت فيه مرسلين اليّ من قيصرية‎.

¹¹And behold, forthwith three men stood before the house in which we were, having been sent from Caesarea unto me.

¹²‎فقال لي الروح ان اذهب معهم غير مرتاب في شيء. وذهب معي ايضا هؤلاء الاخوة الستة. فدخلنا بيت الرجل‎.

¹²And the Spirit bade me go with them, making no distinction. And these six brethren also accompanied me; and we entered into the man's house:

¹³‎فاخبرنا كيف رأى الملاك في بيته قائما وقائلا له ارسل الى يافا رجالا واستدع سمعان الملقب بطرس‎.

¹³and he told us how he had seen the angel standing in his house, and saying, Send to Joppa, and fetch Simon, whose surname is Peter;

¹⁴‎وهو يكلمك كلاما به تخلص انت وكل بيتك‎.

¹⁴who shall speak unto thee words, whereby thou shalt be saved, thou and all thy house.

¹⁵‎فلما ابتدأت اتكلم حل الروح القدس عليهم كما علينا ايضا في البداءة‎.

¹⁵And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them, even as on us at the beginning.

¹⁶‎فتذكرت كلام الرب كيف قال ان يوحنا عمد بماء واما انتم فستعمدون بالروح القدس‎.

¹⁶And I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said, John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized in the Holy Spirit.

¹⁷‎فان كان الله قد اعطاهم الموهبة كما لنا ايضا بالسوية مؤمنين بالرب يسوع المسيح فمن انا. أقادر ان امنع الله‎.

¹⁷If then God gave unto them the like gift as [he did] also unto us, when we believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I, that I could withstand God?

¹⁸‎فلما سمعوا ذلك سكتوا وكانوا يمجدون الله قائلين اذا اعطى الله الامم ايضا التوبة للحياة

¹⁸And when they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then to the Gentiles also hath God granted repentance unto life.

¹⁹اما الذين تشتتوا من جراء الضيق الذي حصل بسبب استفانوس فاجتازوا الى فينيقية وقبرس وانطاكية وهم لا يكلمون احدا بالكلمة الا اليهود فقط‎.

¹⁹They therefore that were scattered abroad upon the tribulation that arose about Stephen travelled as far as Phoenicia, and Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to none save only to Jews.

²⁰‎ولكن كان منهم قوم وهم رجال قبرسيون وقيروانيون الذين لما دخلوا انطاكية كانوا يخاطبون اليونانيين مبشرين بالرب يسوع‎.

²⁰But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who, when they were come to Antioch, spake unto the Greeks also, preaching the Lord Jesus.

²¹‎وكانت يد الرب معهم فآمن عدد كثير ورجعوا الى الرب

²¹And the hand of the Lord was with them: and a great number that believed turned unto the Lord.

²²فسمع الخبر عنهم في آذان الكنيسة التي في اورشليم فارسلوا برنابا لكي يجتاز الى انطاكية‎.

²²And the report concerning them came to the ears of the church which was in Jerusalem: and they sent forth Barnabas as far as Antioch:

²³‎الذي لما أتى ورأى نعمة الله فرح ووعظ الجميع ان يثبتوا في الرب بعزم القلب‎.

²³who, when he was come, and had seen the grace of God, was glad; and he exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord:

²⁴‎لانه كان رجلا صالحا وممتلئا من الروح القدس والايمان. فانضم الى الرب جمع غفير

²⁴for he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith: and much people was added unto the Lord.

²⁵ثم خرج برنابا الى طرسوس ليطلب شاول. ولما وجده جاء به الى انطاكية‎.

²⁵And he went forth to Tarsus to seek for Saul;

²⁶‎فحدث انهما اجتمعا في الكنيسة سنة كاملة وعلّما جمعا غفيرا ودعي التلاميذ مسيحيين في انطاكية اولا

²⁶and when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that even for a whole year they were gathered together with the church, and taught much people, and that the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.

²⁷وفي تلك الايام انحدر انبياء من اورشليم الى انطاكية‎.

²⁷Now in these days there came down prophets from Jerusalem unto Antioch.

²⁸‎وقام واحد منهم اسمه اغابوس واشار بالروح ان جوعا عظيما كان عتيدا ان يصير على جميع المسكونة. الذي صار ايضا في ايام كلوديوس قيصر‎.

²⁸And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the Spirit that there should be a great famine over all the world: which came to pass in the days of Claudius.

²⁹‎فحتم التلاميذ حسبما تيسّر لكل منهم ان يرسل كل واحد شيئا خدمة الى الاخوة الساكنين في اليهودية‎.

²⁹And the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren that dwelt in Judea:

³⁰‎ففعلوا ذلك مرسلين الى المشايخ بيد برنابا وشاول

³⁰which also they did, sending it to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.