¹فتفرس بولس في المجمع وقال ايها الرجال الاخوة اني بكل ضمير صالح قد عشت للّه الى هذا اليوم‎.

¹And Paul, looking stedfastly on the council, said, Brethren, I have lived before God in all good conscience until this day.

²‎فامر حنانيا رئيس الكهنة الواقفين عنده ان يضربوه على فمه‎.

²And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him on the mouth.

³‎حينئذ قال له بولس سيضربك الله ايها الحائط المبيّض. أفانت جالس تحكم علي حسب الناموس وانت تأمر بضربي مخالفا للناموس‎.

³Then said Paul unto him, God shall smite thee, thou whited wall: and sittest thou to judge me according to the law, and commandest me to be smitten contrary to the law?

⁴‎فقال الواقفون أتشتم رئيس كهنة الله‎.

⁴And they that stood by said, Revilest thou God's high priest?

⁵‎فقال بولس لم اكن اعرف ايها الاخوة انه رئيس كهنة لانه مكتوب رئيس شعبك لا تقل فيه سوءا

⁵And Paul said, I knew not, brethren, that he was high priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of a ruler of thy people.

⁶ولما علم بولس ان قسما منهم صدوقيون والآخر فريسيون صرخ في المجمع ايها الرجال الاخوة انا فريسي ابن فريسي. على رجاء قيامة الاموات انا أحاكم‎.

⁶But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Brethren, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees: touching the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question.

⁷‎ولما قال هذا حدثت منازعة بين الفريسيين والصدوقيين وانشقت الجماعة‎.

⁷And when he had so said, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and Sadducees; and the assembly was divided.

⁸‎لان الصدوقيين يقولون انه ليس قيامة ولا ملاك ولا روح. واما الفريسيون فيقرون بكل ذلك‎.

⁸For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit; but the Pharisees confess both.

⁹‎فحدث صياح عظيم ونهض كتبة قسم الفريسيين وطفقوا يخاصمون قائلين لسنا نجد شيئا رديّا في هذا الانسان. وان كان روح او ملاك قد كلمه فلا نحاربنّ الله

⁹And there arose a great clamor: and some of the scribes of the Pharisees part stood up, and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man: and what if a spirit hath spoken to him, or an angel?

¹⁰ولما حدثت منازعة كثيرة اختشى الامير ان يفسخوا بولس فامر العسكر ان ينزلوا ويختطفوه من وسطهم ويأتوا به الى المعسكر‎.

¹⁰And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should be torn in pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him by force from among them, and bring him into the castle.

¹¹‎وفي الليلة التالية وقف به الرب وقال ثق يا بولس لانك كما شهدت بما لي في اورشليم هكذا ينبغي ان تشهد في رومية ايضا

¹¹And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer: for as thou hast testified concerning me at Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.

¹²ولما صار النهار صنع بعض اليهود اتفاقا وحرموا انفسهم قائلين انهم لا يأكلون ولا يشربون حتى يقتلوا بولس‎.

¹²And when it was day, the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.

¹³‎وكان الذين صنعوا هذا التحالف اكثر من اربعين‎.

¹³And they were more than forty that made this conspiracy.

¹⁴‎فتقدموا الى رؤساء الكهنة والشيوخ وقالوا قد حرمنا انفسنا حرما ان لا نذوق شيئا حتى نقتل بولس‎.

¹⁴And they came to the chief priests and the elders, and said, We have bound ourselves under a great curse, to taste nothing until we have killed Paul.

¹⁵‎والآن أعلموا الامير انتم مع المجمع لكي ينزله اليكم غدا كانكم مزمعون ان تفحصوا باكثر تدقيق عما له. ونحن قبل ان يقترب مستعدون لقتله‎.

¹⁵Now therefore do ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he bring him down unto you, as though ye would judge of his case more exactly: and we, before he comes near, are ready to slay him.

¹⁶‎ولكن ابن اخت بولس سمع بالكمين فجاء ودخل المعسكر واخبر بولس‎.

¹⁶But Paul's sister's son heard of their lying in wait, and he came and entered into the castle and told Paul.

¹⁷‎فاستدعى بولس واحدا من قواد المئات وقال اذهب بهذا الشاب الى الامير لان عنده شيئا يخبره به‎.

¹⁷And Paul called unto him one of the centurions, and said, Bring this young man unto the chief captain; for he hath something to tell him.

¹⁸‎فاخذه واحضره الى الامير وقال استدعاني الاسير بولس وطلب ان احضر هذا الشاب اليك وهو عنده شيء ليقوله لك‎.

¹⁸So he took him, and brought him to the chief captain, and saith, Paul the prisoner called me unto him, and asked me to bring this young man unto thee, who hath something to say to thee.

¹⁹‎فاخذ الامير بيده وتنحى به منفردا واستخبره ما هو الذي عندك لتخبرني به‎.

¹⁹And the chief captain took him by the hand, and going aside asked him privately, What is it that thou hast to tell me?

²⁰‎فقال ان اليهود تعاهدوا ان يطلبوا منك ان تنزل بولس غدا الى المجمع كانهم مزمعون ان يستخبروا عنه باكثر تدقيق‎.

²⁰And he said, The Jews have agreed to ask thee to bring down Paul tomorrow unto the council, as though thou wouldest inquire somewhat more exactly concerning him.

²¹‎فلا تنقد اليهم لان اكثر من اربعين رجلا منهم كامنون له قد حرموا انفسهم ان لا يأكلوا ولا يشربوا حتى يقتلوه. وهم الآن مستعدون منتظرون الوعد منك

²¹Do not thou therefore yield unto them: for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, who have bound themselves under a curse, neither to eat nor to drink till they have slain him: and now are they ready, looking for the promise from thee.

²²فاطلق الامير الشاب موصيا اياه ان لا تقل لاحد انك اعلمتني بهذا.

²²So the chief captain let the young man go, charging him, Tell no man that thou hast signified these things to me.

²³ثم دعا اثنين من قواد المئات وقال اعدا مئتي عسكري ليذهبوا الى قيصرية وسبعين فارسا ومئتي رامح من الساعة الثالثة من الليل‎.

²³And he called unto him two of the centurions, and said, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go as far as Caesarea, and horsemen threescore and ten, and spearmen two hundred, at the third hour of the night:

²⁴‎وان يقدما دواب ليركبا بولس ويوصلاه سالما الى فيلكس الوالي‎.

²⁴and [he bade them] provide beasts, that they might set Paul thereon, and bring him safe unto Felix the governor.

²⁵‎وكتب رسالة حاوية هذه الصورة

²⁵And he wrote a letter after this form:

²⁶كلوديوس ليسياس يهدي سلاما الى العزيز فيلكس الوالي‎.

²⁶Claudius Lysias unto the most excellent governor Felix, greeting.

²⁷‎هذا الرجل لما امسكه اليهود وكانوا مزمعين ان يقتلوه اقبلت مع العسكر وانقذته اذ أخبرت انه روماني‎.

²⁷This man was seized by the Jews, and was about to be slain of them, when I came upon them with the soldiers and rescued him, having learned that he was a Roman.

²⁸‎وكنت اريد ان اعلم العلّة التي لاجلها كانوا يشتكون عليه فانزلته الى مجمعهم‎.

²⁸And desiring to know the cause wherefore they accused him, I brought him down unto their council:

²⁹‎فوجدته مشكوا عليه من جهة مسائل ناموسهم. ولكن شكوى تستحق الموت او القيود لم تكن عليه‎.

²⁹whom I found to be accused about questions of their law, but to have nothing laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds.

³⁰‎ثم لما أعلمت بمكيدة عتيدة ان تصير على الرجل من اليهود ارسلته للوقت اليك آمرا المشتكين ايضا ان يقولوا لديك ما عليه. كن معافى

³⁰And when it was shown to me that there would be a plot against the man, I sent him to thee forthwith, charging his accusers also to speak against him before thee.

³¹فالعسكر اخذوا بولس كما أمروا وذهبوا به ليلا الى انتيباتريس.

³¹So the soldiers, as it was commanded them, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris.

³²وفي الغد تركوا الفرسان يذهبون معه ورجعوا الى المعسكر‎.

³²But on the morrow they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the castle:

³³‎وأولئك لما دخلوا قيصرية ودفعوا الرسالة الى الوالي احضروا بولس ايضا اليه‎.

³³and they, when they came to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, presented Paul also before him.

³⁴‎فلما قرأ الوالي الرسالة وسأل من اية ولاية هو ووجد انه من كيليكية

³⁴And when he had read it, he asked of what province he was; and when he understood that he was of Cilicia,

³⁵قال ساسمعك متى حضر المشتكون عليك ايضا. وامر ان يحرس في قصر هيرودس

³⁵I will hear thee fully, said he, when thine accusers also are come: and he commanded him to be kept in Herod's palace.