أَعْمَالُ ٱلرُّسُلِ 21

نحو أورشليم

1 وَلَمَّا ٱنْفَصَلْنَا عَنْهُمْ أَقْلَعْنَا وَجِئْنَا مُتَوَجِّهِينَ بِٱلِٱسْتِقَامَةِ إِلَى كُوسَ، وَفِي ٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلتَّالِي إِلَى رُودُسَ، وَمِنْ هُنَاكَ إِلَى بَاتَرَا. 2 فَإِذْ وَجَدْنَا سَفِينَةً عَابِرَةً إِلَى فِينِيقِيَةَ صَعِدْنَا إِلَيْهَا وَأَقْلَعْنَا. 3 ثُمَّ ٱطَّلَعْنَا عَلَى قُبْرُسَ، وَتَرَكْنَاهَا يَسْرَةً وَسَافَرْنَا إِلَى سُورِيَّةَ، وَأَقْبَلْنَا إِلَى صُورَ، لِأَنَّ هُنَاكَ كَانَتِ ٱلسَّفِينَةُ تَضَعُ وَسْقَهَا. 4 وَإِذْ وَجَدْنَا ٱلتَّلَامِيذَ مَكَثْنَا هُنَاكَ سَبْعَةَ أَيَّامٍ. وَكَانُوا يَقُولُونَ لِبُولُسَ بِٱلرُّوحِ أَنْ لَا يَصْعَدَ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ. 5 وَلَكِنْ لَمَّا ٱسْتَكْمَلْنَا ٱلْأَيَّامَ خَرَجْنَا ذَاهِبِينَ، وَهُمْ جَمِيعًا يُشَيِّعُونَنَا، مَعَ ٱلنِّسَاءِ وَٱلْأَوْلَادِ إِلَى خَارِجِ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ. فَجَثَوْنَا عَلَى رُكَبِنَا عَلَى ٱلشَّاطِئِ وَصَلَّيْنَا.

6 وَلَمَّا وَدَّعْنَا بَعْضُنَا بَعْضًا صَعِدْنَا إِلَى ٱلسَّفِينَةِ. وَأَمَّا هُمْ فَرَجَعُوا إِلَى خَاصَّتِهِمْ.
7 وَلَمَّا أَكْمَلْنَا ٱلسَّفَرَ فِي ٱلْبَحْرِ مِنْ صُورَ، أَقْبَلْنَا إِلَى بُتُولِمَايِسَ، فَسَلَّمْنَا عَلَى ٱلْإِخْوَةِ وَمَكَثْنَا عِنْدَهُمْ يَوْمًا وَاحِدًا. 8 ثُمَّ خَرَجْنَا فِي ٱلْغَدِ نَحْنُ رُفَقَاءَ بُولُسَ وَجِئْنَا إِلَى قَيْصَرِيَّةَ، فَدَخَلْنَا بَيْتَ فِيلُبُّسَ ٱلْمُبَشِّرِ، إِذْ كَانَ وَاحِدًا مِنَ ٱلسَّبْعَةِ وَأَقَمْنَا عِنْدَهُ. 9 وَكَانَ لِهَذَا أَرْبَعُ بَنَاتٍ عَذَارَى كُنَّ يَتَنَبَّأْنَ. 10 وَبَيْنَمَا نَحْنُ مُقِيمُونَ أَيَّامًا كَثِيرَةً، ٱنْحَدَرَ مِنَ ٱلْيَهُودِيَّةِ نَبِيٌّ ٱسْمُهُ أَغَابُوسُ. 11 فَجَاءَ إِلَيْنَا، وَأَخَذَ مِنْطَقَةَ بُولُسَ، وَرَبَطَ يَدَيْ نَفْسِهِ وَرِجْلَيْهِ وَقَالَ: «هَذَا يَقُولُهُ ٱلرُّوحُ ٱلْقُدُسُ: ٱلرَّجُلُ ٱلَّذِي لَهُ هَذِهِ ٱلْمِنْطَقَةُ، هَكَذَا سَيَرْبُطُهُ ٱلْيَهُودُ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ وَيُسَلِّمُونَهُ إِلَى أَيْدِي ٱلْأُمَمِ». 12 فَلَمَّا سَمِعْنَا هَذَا طَلَبْنَا إِلَيْهِ نَحْنُ وَٱلَّذِينَ مِنَ ٱلْمَكَانِ أَنْ لَا يَصْعَدَ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ. 13 فَأَجَابَ بُولُسُ: «مَاذَا تَفْعَلُونَ؟ تَبْكُونَ وَتَكْسِرُونَ قَلْبِي، لِأَنِّي مُسْتَعِدٌّ لَيْسَ أَنْ أُرْبَطَ فَقَطْ، بَلْ أَنْ أَمُوتَ أَيْضًا فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ لِأَجْلِ ٱسْمِ ٱلرَّبِّ يَسُوعَ». 14 وَلَمَّا لَمْ يُقْنَعْ سَكَتْنَا قَائِلِينَ: «لِتَكُنْ مَشِيئَةُ ٱلرَّبِّ». 15 وَبَعْدَ تِلْكَ ٱلْأَيَّامِ تَأَهَّبْنَا وَصَعِدْنَا إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ.

16 وَجَاءَ أَيْضًا مَعَنَا مِنْ قَيْصَرِيَّةَ أُنَاسٌ مِنَ ٱلتَّلَامِيذِ ذَاهِبِينَ بِنَا إِلَى مَنَاسُونَ، وَهُوَ رَجُلٌ قُبْرُسِيٌّ، تِلْمِيذٌ قَدِيمٌ، لِنَنْزِلَ عِنْدَهُ.

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26 حِينَئِذٍ أَخَذَ بُولُسُ ٱلرِّجَالَ فِي ٱلْغَدِ، وَتَطَهَّرَ مَعَهُمْ وَدَخَلَ ٱلْهَيْكَلَ، مُخْبِرًا بِكَمَالِ أَيَّامِ ٱلتَّطْهِيرِ، إِلَى أَنْ يُقَرَّبَ عَنْ كُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمُ ٱلْقُرْبَانُ.

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32 فَلِلْوَقْتِ أَخَذَ عَسْكَرًا وَقُوَّادَ مِئَاتٍ وَرَكَضَ إِلَيْهِمْ. فَلَمَّا رأَوْا ٱلْأَمِيرَ وَٱلْعَسْكَرَ كَفُّوا عَنْ ضَرْبِ بُولُسَ.
33 حِينَئِذٍ ٱقْتَرَبَ ٱلْأَمِيرُ وَأَمْسَكَهُ، وَأَمَرَ أَنْ يُقَيَّدَ بِسِلْسِلَتَيْنِ، وَطَفِقَ يَسْتَخْبِرُ: تُرَى مَنْ يَكُونُ؟ وَمَاذَا فَعَلَ؟ 34 وَكَانَ ٱلْبَعْضُ يَصْرُخُونَ بِشَيْءٍ وَٱلْبَعْضُ بِشَيْءٍ آخَرَ فِي ٱلْجَمْعِ. وَلَمَّا لَمْ يَقْدِرْ أَنْ يَعْلَمَ ٱلْيَقِينَ لِسَبَبِ ٱلشَّغَبِ، أَمَرَ أَنْ يُذْهَبَ بِهِ إِلَى ٱلْمُعَسْكَرِ. 35 وَلَمَّا صَارَ عَلَى ٱلدَّرَجِ ٱتَّفَقَ أَنَّ ٱلْعَسْكَرَ حَمَلَهُ بِسَبَبِ عُنْفِ ٱلْجَمْعِ،

36 لِأَنَّ جُمْهُورَ ٱلشَّعْبِ كَانُوا يَتْبَعُونَهُ صَارِخِينَ: «خُذْهُ!».

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Acts 21

Paul’s Journey to Jerusalem

1 Aftert wes tore ourselves awayt from them, we put out to sea,t and sailing a straight course,t we came to Cos,s on the next day to Rhodes,s and from there to Patara.s2 We foundt a ship crossing over to Phoenicia,s went aboard,t and put out to sea.t3 After we sighted Cypruss and left it behind on our port side,s we sailed on to Syria and put int at Tyre,ss because the ship was to unload its cargo there.4 After we locatedt the disciples, we stayed theret seven days. They repeatedly toldt Paul through the Spirits not to set foott in Jerusalem.s5 Whent our time was over,t we left and went on our way. All of them, with their wives and children, accompaniedt us outside of the city. Aftert kneeling down on the beach and praying,s6 we said farewellt to one another.s Thent we went aboard the ship, and they returned to their own homes.t7 We continued the voyage from Tyres and arrived at Ptolemais,s and when we had greeted the brothers, we stayed with them for one day.8 On the next day we leftt and came to Caesarea,ss and enteredt the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven,s and stayed with him.

9 (He had four unmarriedt daughters who prophesied.)s
10 While we remained there for a number of days,t a prophet named Agabuss came down from Judea.11 He camet to us, tookt Paul’s belt,s tiedt his own hands and feet with it,t and said, “The Holy Spirit says this: ‘This is the way the Jews in Jerusalem will tie up the man whose belt this is, and will hand him overts to the Gentiles.’”12 When we heard this, both we and the local peoplet begged him not to go up to Jerusalem.13 Then Paul replied, “What are you doing, weeping and breakingt my heart? For I am ready not only to be tied up,t but even to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”

14 Because he could not be persuaded,t we said no more except,t “The Lord’s will be done.”s
15 After these days we got readyt and started upts to Jerusalem.16 Some of the disciples from Caesareass came along with us too, and brought us to the houset of Mnason of Cyprus, a disciple from the earliest times,t with whom we were to stay.17 When we arrived in Jerusalem, the brothers welcomed us gladly.t18 The next day Paul went in with us to see James, and all the elders were there.ts19 When Pault had greeted them, he began to explaint in detailt what Gods had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.20 When they heard this, they praisedt God. Then they said to him, “You see, brother, how many thousands of Jewsts there are who have believed, and they are all ardent observerst of the law.s21 They have been informed about you – that you teach all the Jews now livingt among the Gentiles to abandonts Moses, telling them not to circumcise their childrens or livet according to our customs.22 What then should we do? They will no doubtt hear that you have come.23 So do whatt we tell you: We have four ment who have takent a vow;t24 take them and purifys yourself along with them and pay their expenses,t so that they may have their heads shaved.ts Thent everyone will know there is nothing in what they have been toldt about you, but that you yourself live in conformity witht the law.s25 But regarding the Gentiles who have believed, we have written a letter, having decidedts that they should avoidt meat that has been sacrificed to idolst and blood and what has been strangleds and sexual immorality.”26 Then Paul took the men the next day,t and after he had purified himselft along with them, he went to the temple and gave noticet of the completion of the days of purification,s whent the sacrifice would be offered for eacht of them.27 When the seven days were almost over,t the Jews from the province of Asiats who had seen him in the temple areat stirred up the whole crowdt and seizedt him,28 shouting, “Men of Israel,t help! This is the man who teaches everyone everywhere against our people, our law,s and this sanctuary!ts Furthermoret he has brought Greeks into the inner courts of the templet and made this holy place ritually unclean!”ts29 (For they had seen Trophimus the Ephesian in the city with him previously, andt they assumed Paul had brought him into the inner temple courts.)ts30 The whole city was stirred up,t and the people rushed together.t They seizedt Paul and dragged him out of the temple courts,t and immediately the doors were shut.31 While they were tryingt to kill him, a reportt was sent upt to the commanding officert of the cohorts that all Jerusalem was in confusion.t32 Het immediately tookt soldiers and centurionss and ran down to the crowd.t When they sawt the commanding officert and the soldiers, they stopped beatings Paul.33 Then the commanding officert came up and arrestedt him and ordered him to be tied up with two chains;t het then asked who he was and whatt he had done.34 But some in the crowd shouted one thing, and others something else,t and when the commanding officert was unablet to find out the trutht because of the disturbance,t he ordered Pault to be brought into the barracks.t35 When he came to the steps, Pault had to be carrieds by the soldiers because of the violencet of the mob,36 for a crowd of peoplet followed them,t screaming, “Away with him!”37 As Paul was about to be brought into the barracks,t he saidt to the commanding officer,t “May I sayt something to you?” The officert replied,t “Do you know Greek?s38 Then you’re not that Egyptian who started a rebelliont and led the four thousand men of the ‘Assassins’ts into the wildernesst some time ago?”t39 Paul answered,t “I am a Jewt from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of an important city.t Pleaset allow me to speak to the people.”

40 When the commanding officert had given him permission,t Paul stoodt on the steps and gesturedt to the people with his hand. When they had become silent,t he addressedt them in Aramaic,t