Acts 28

وَلَمَّا نَجَوْا وَجَدُوا أَنَّ الْجَزِيرَةَ تُدْعَى مَلِيطَةَ.

And when they were escaped, then they knew that the island was called Melita.

فَقَدَّمَ أَهْلُهَا الْبَرَابِرَةُ لَنَا إِحْسَانًا غَيْرَ الْمُعْتَادِ، لأَنَّهُمْ أَوْقَدُوا نَارًا وَقَبِلُوا جَمِيعَنَا مِنْ أَجْلِ الْمَطَرِ الَّذِي أَصَابَنَا وَمِنْ أَجْلِ الْبَرْدِ.

And the barbarous people shewed us no little kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, because of the present rain, and because of the cold.

فَجَمَعَ بُولُسُ كَثِيرًا مِنَ الْقُضْبَانِ وَوَضَعَهَا عَلَى النَّارِ، فَخَرَجَتْ مِنَ الْحَرَارَةِ أَفْعَى وَنَشِبَتْ فِي يَدِهِ.

And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid them on the fire, there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand.

فَلَمَّا رَأَى الْبَرَابِرَةُ الْوَحْشَ مُعَلَّقًا بِيَدِهِ، قَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ:«لاَ بُدَّ أَنَّ هذَا الإِنْسَانَ قَاتِلٌ، لَمْ يَدَعْهُ الْعَدْلُ يَحْيَا وَلَوْ نَجَا مِنَ الْبَحْرِ».

And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live.

فَنَفَضَ هُوَ الْوَحْشَ إِلَى النَّارِ وَلَمْ يَتَضَرَّرْ بِشَيْءٍ رَدِيّ

And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm.

وَأَمَّا هُمْ فَكَانُوا يَنْتَظِرُونَ أَنَّهُ عَتِيدٌ أَنْ يَنْتَفِخَ أَوْ يَسْقُطَ بَغْتَةً مَيْتًا. فَإِذِ انْتَظَرُوا كَثِيرًا وَرَأَوْا أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَعْرِضْ لَهُ شَيْءٌ مُضِرٌّ، تَغَيَّرُوا وَقَالُوا:«هُوَ إِلهٌ!».

Howbeit they looked when he should have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: but after they had looked a great while, and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god.

وَكَانَ فِي مَا حَوْلَ ذلِكَ الْمَوْضِعِ ضِيَاعٌ لِمُقَدَّمِ الْجَزِيرَةِ الَّذِي اسْمُهُ بُوبْلِيُوسُ. فَهذَا قَبِلَنَا وَأَضَافَنَا بِمُلاَطَفَةٍ ثَلاَثَةَ أَيَّامٍ.

In the same quarters were possessions of the chief man of the island, whose name was Publius; who received us, and lodged us three days courteously.

فَحَدَثَ أَنَّ أَبَا بُوبْلِيُوسَ كَانَ مُضْطَجِعًا مُعْتَرًى بِحُمَّى وَسَحْجٍ. فَدَخَلَ إِلَيْهِ بُولُسُ وَصَلَّى، وَوَضَعَ يَدَيْهِ عَلَيْهِ فَشَفَاهُ.

And it came to pass, that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever and of a bloody flux: to whom Paul entered in, and prayed, and laid his hands on him, and healed him.

فَلَمَّا صَارَ هذَا، كَانَ الْبَاقُونَ الَّذِينَ بِهِمْ أَمْرَاضٌ فِي الْجَزِيرَةِ يَأْتُونَ وَيُشْفَوْنَ.

So when this was done, others also, which had diseases in the island, came, and were healed:

فَأَكْرَمَنَا هؤُلاَءِ إِكْرَامَاتٍ كَثِيرَةً. وَلَمَّا أَقْلَعْنَا زَوَّدُونَا بِمَا يُحْتَاجُ إِلَيْهِ.

Who also honoured us with many honours; and when we departed, they laded us with such things as were necessary.

وَبَعْدَ ثَلاَثَةِ أَشْهُرٍ أَقْلَعْنَا فِي سَفِينَةٍ إِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةٍ مَوْسُومَةٍ بِعَلاَمَةِ الْجَوْزَاءِ، كَانَتْ قَدْ شَتَتْ فِي الْجَزِيرَةِ.

And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux.

فَنَزَلْنَا إِلَى سِرَاكُوسَا وَمَكَثْنَا ثَلاَثَةَ أَيَّامٍ.

And landing at Syracuse, we tarried there three days.

ثُمَّ مِنْ هُنَاكَ دُرْنَا وَأَقْبَلْنَا إِلَى رِيغِيُونَ. وَبَعْدَ يَوْمٍ وَاحِدٍ حَدَثَتْ رِيحٌ جَنُوبٌ، فَجِئْنَا فِي الْيَوْمِ الثَّانِي إِلَى بُوطِيُولِي،

And from thence we fetched a compass, and came to Rhegium: and after one day the south wind blew, and we came the next day to Puteoli:

حَيْثُ وَجَدْنَا إِخْوَةً فَطَلَبُوا إِلَيْنَا أَنْ نَمْكُثَ عِنْدَهُمْ سَبْعَةَ أَيَّامٍ. وَهكَذَا أَتَيْنَا إِلَى رُومِيَةَ.

Where we found brethren, and were desired to tarry with them seven days: and so we went toward Rome.

وَمِنْ هُنَاكَ لَمَّا سَمِعَ الإِخْوَةُ بِخَبَرِنَا، خَرَجُوا لاسْتِقْبَالِنَا إِلَى فُورُنِ أَبِّيُوسَ وَالثَّلاَثَةِ الْحَوَانِيتِ. فَلَمَّا رَآهُمْ بُولُسُ شَكَرَ اللهَ وَتَشَجَّعَ.

And from thence, when the brethren heard of us, they came to meet us as far as Appii forum, and The three taverns: whom when Paul saw, he thanked God, and took courage.

وَلَمَّا أَتَيْنَا إِلَى رُومِيَةَ سَلَّمَ قَائِدُ الْمِئَةِ الأَسْرَى إِلَى رَئِيسِ الْمُعَسْكَرِ، وَأَمَّا بُولُسُ فَأُذِنَ لَهُ أَنْ يُقِيمَ وَحْدَهُ مَعَ الْعَسْكَرِيِّ الَّذِي كَانَ يَحْرُسُهُ.

And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard: but Paul was suffered to dwell by himself with a soldier that kept him.

وَبَعْدَ ثَلاَثَةِ أَيَّامٍ اسْتَدْعَى بُولُسُ الَّذِينَ كَانُوا وُجُوهَ الْيَهُودِ. فَلَمَّا اجْتَمَعُوا قَالَ لَهُمْ:«أَيُّهَا الرِّجَالُ الإِخْوَةُ، مَعَ أَنِّي لَمْ أَفْعَلْ شَيْئًا ضِدَّ الشَّعْبِ أَوْ عَوَائِدِ الآبَاءِ، أُسْلِمْتُ مُقَيَّدًا مِنْ أُورُشَلِيمَ إِلَى أَيْدِي الرُّومَانِيِّينَ،

And it came to pass, that after three days Paul called the chief of the Jews together: and when they were come together, he said unto them, Men and brethren, though I have committed nothing against the people, or customs of our fathers, yet was I delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.

الَّذِينَ لَمَّا فَحَصُوا كَانُوا يُرِيدُونَ أَنْ يُطْلِقُونِي، لأَنَّهُ لَمْ تَكُنْ فِيَّ عِلَّةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ لِلْمَوْتِ.

Who, when they had examined me, would have let me go, because there was no cause of death in me.

وَلكِنْ لَمَّا قَاوَمَ الْيَهُودُ، اضْطُرِرْتُ أَنْ أَرْفَعَ دَعْوَايَ إِلَى قَيْصَرَ، لَيْسَ كَأَنَّ لِي شَيْئًا لأَشْتَكِيَ بِهِ عَلَى أُمَّتِي.

But when the Jews spake against it, I was constrained to appeal unto Cæsar; not that I had ought to accuse my nation of.

فَلِهذَا السَّبَبِ طَلَبْتُكُمْ لأَرَاكُمْ وَأُكَلِّمَكُمْ، لأَنِّي مِنْ أَجْلِ رَجَاءِ إِسْرَائِيلَ مُوثَقٌ بِهذِهِ السِّلْسِلَةِ».

For this cause therefore have I called for you, to see you, and to speak with you: because that for the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain.

فَقَالُوا لَهُ:«نَحْنُ لَمْ نَقْبَلْ كِتَابَاتٍ فِيكَ مِنَ الْيَهُودِيَّةِ، وَلاَ أَحَدٌ مِنَ الإِخْوَةِ جَاءَ فَأَخْبَرَنَا أَوْ تَكَلَّمَ عَنْكَ بِشَيْءٍ رَدِيٍّ.

And they said unto him, We neither received letters out of Judæa concerning thee, neither any of the brethren that came shewed or spake any harm of thee.

وَلكِنَّنَا نَسْتَحْسِنُ أَنْ نَسْمَعَ مِنْكَ مَاذَا تَرَى، لأَنَّهُ مَعْلُومٌ عِنْدَنَا مِنْ جِهَةِ هذَا الْمَذْهَبِ أَنَّهُ يُقَاوَمُ فِي كُلِّ مَكَانٍ».

But we desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest: for as concerning this sect, we know that every where it is spoken against.

فَعَيَّنُوا لَهُ يَوْمًا، فَجَاءَ إِلَيْهِ كَثِيرُونَ إِلَى الْمَنْزِلِ، فَطَفِقَ يَشْرَحُ لَهُمْ شَاهِدًا بِمَلَكُوتِ اللهِ، وَمُقْنِعًا إِيَّاهُمْ مِنْ نَامُوسِ مُوسَى وَالأَنْبِيَاءِ بِأَمْرِ يَسُوعَ، مِنَ الصَّبَاحِ إِلَى الْمَسَاءِ.

And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and out of the prophets, from morning till evening.

فَاقْتَنَعَ بَعْضُهُمْ بِمَا قِيلَ، وَبَعْضُهُمْ لَمْ يُؤْمِنُوا.

And some believed the things which were spoken, and some believed not.

فَانْصَرَفُوا وَهُمْ غَيْرُ مُتَّفِقِينَ بَعْضُهُمْ مَعَ بَعْضٍ، لَمَّا قَالَ بُولُسُ كَلِمَةً وَاحِدَةً:«إِنَّهُ حَسَنًا كَلَّمَ الرُّوحُ الْقُدُسُ آبَاءَنَا بِإِشَعْيَاءَ النَّبِيِّ

And when they agreed not among themselves, they departed, after that Paul had spoken one word, Well spake the Holy Ghost by Esaias the prophet unto our fathers,

قَائِلاً: اذْهَبْ إِلَى هذَا الشَّعْبِ وَقُلْ: سَتَسْمَعُونَ سَمْعًا وَلاَ تَفْهَمُونَ، وَسَتَنْظُرُونَ نَظَرًا وَلاَ تُبْصِرُونَ.

Saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive:

لأَنَّ قَلْبَ هذَا الشَّعْبِ قَدْ غَلُظَ، وَبِآذَانِهِمْ سَمِعُوا ثَقِيلاً، وَأَعْيُنُهُمْ أَغْمَضُوهَا. لِئَلاَّ يُبْصِرُوا بِأَعْيُنِهِمْ وَيَسْمَعُوا بِآذَانِهِمْ وَيَفْهَمُوا بِقُلُوبِهِمْ وَيَرْجِعُوا، فَأَشْفِيَهُمْ.

For the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.

فَلْيَكُنْ مَعْلُومًا عِنْدَكُمْ أَنَّ خَلاَصَ اللهِ قَدْ أُرْسِلَ إِلَى الأُمَمِ، وَهُمْ سَيَسْمَعُونَ!».

Be it known therefore unto you, that the salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles, and that they will hear it.

وَلَمَّا قَالَ هذَا مَضَى الْيَهُودُ وَلَهُمْ مُبَاحَثَةٌ كَثِيرَةٌ فِيمَا بَيْنَهُمْ.

And when he had said these words, the Jews departed, and had great reasoning among themselves.

وَأَقَامَ بُولُسُ سَنَتَيْنِ كَامِلَتَينِ فِي بَيْتٍ اسْتَأْجَرَهُ لِنَفْسِهِ. وَكَانَ يَقْبَلُ جَمِيعَ الَّذِينَ يَدْخُلُونَ إِلَيْهِ،

And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house, and received all that came in unto him,

كَارِزًا بِمَلَكُوتِ اللهِ، وَمُعَلِّمًا بِأَمْرِ الرَّبِّ يَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحِ بِكُلِّ مُجَاهَرَةٍ، بِلاَ مَانِعٍ.

Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him.