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1 فِي ذَلِكَ الْوَقْتِ، لَمَّا كَثُرَ عَدَدُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ،* حَدَثَ أَنَّ الَّذِينَ مِنْ بِلَادٍ أَجْنَبِيَّةٍ، اِشْتَكَوْا ضِدَّ الَّذِينَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْبَلَدِ لِأَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا يُهْمِلُونَ أَرَامِلَهُمْ فِي تَوْزِيعِ الْمَعُونَةِ الْيَوْمِيَّةِ. 2 فَدَعَا الرُّسُلُ الـ12 كُلَّ جَمَاعَةِ التَّلَامِيذِ وَقَالُوا لَهُمْ: ”لَا يَصِحُّ لَنَا أَنْ نُهْمِلَ تَعْلِيمَ كَلِمَةِ اللهِ لِنَقُومَ بِتَوْزِيعِ الطَّعَامِ. 3 فَاخْتَارُوا، أَيُّهَا الْإِخْوَةُ، 7 رِجَالٍ مِنْكُمْ لَهُمْ سُمْعَةٌ حَسَنَةٌ، وَمَمْلُوءِينَ مِنَ الرُّوحِ الْقُدُّوسِ وَالْحِكْمَةِ، لِكَيْ نُكَلِّفَهُمْ بِهَذَا الْوَاجِبِ. 4 أَمَّا نَحْنُ فَنُوَاظِبُ عَلَى الصَّلَاةِ وَخِدْمَةِ كَلِمَةِ اللهِ.“ 5 فَارْتَاحَتِ الْجَمَاعَةُ كُلُّهَا لِهَذَا الرَّأْيِ، وَاخْتَارُوا اصْطَفَانَ، وَهُوَ رَجُلٌ مَمْلُوءٌ مِنَ الْإِيمَانِ وَالرُّوحِ الْقُدُّوسِ، وَمَعَهُ فِيلِيبُ وَبَرْكُو وَنِيسَانُ وَتِيمُونُ وَبَرْمَانُ وَنِقُولَا الْأَنْطَاكِيُّ الَّذِي تَهَوَّدَ مِنْ قَبْلُ.* 6 وَأَحْضَرَتِ الْجَمَاعَةُ هَؤُلَاءِ الـ7 أَمَامَ الرُّسُلِ، وَوَضَعُوا أَيْدِيَهُمْ عَلَيْهِمْ وَدَعَوْا اللهَ مِنْ أَجْلِهِمْ.

Choosing Assistants for the Apostles

1 At that time, when the number of believers* had increased, it happened that those from foreign lands complained against those who were natives of the country because [the natives] were neglecting their widows in the distribution of daily aid. 2 So the twelve apostles called [together] the whole community of disciples and said to them, “It's not right for us to neglect teaching the word of God in order to distribute food. 3 Therefore brothers, select seven men from among you who have a good reputation and are full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, so we can appoint them for this duty. 4 As for us, we will devote our time to prayer and to the ministry of the word of God.” 5 The whole assembly was content with this opinion. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit, together with Philip, Procorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas of Antioch, who had converted to Judaism earlier.* 6 The assembly brought these seven before the apostles, who placed their hands on them and prayed for them.

7 وَكَانَ كَلَامُ اللهِ يَنْتَشِرُ، وَعَدَدُ التَّلَامِيذِ فِي الْقُدْسِ يَزِيدُ بِسُرْعَةٍ، وَقَبِلَ الْإِيمَانَ عَدَدٌ كَبِيرٌ جِدًّا مِنَ الْأَحْبَارِ.

7 And so the word of God kept spreading, and the number of disciples in Jerusalem was increasing rapidly, and a very large number of priests accepted the faith.

القبض على اصطفان

8 وَكَانَ اصْطَفَانُ مَمْلُوءًا مِنْ نِعْمَةِ اللهِ وَقُوَّتِهِ، وَكَانَ يَعْمَلُ عَجَائِبَ وَآيَاتٍ عَظِيمَةً بَيْنَ النَّاسِ. 9 لَكِنْ عَارَضَهُ بَعْضُ أَعْضَاءِ بَيْتِ عِبَادَةٍ اسْمُهُ بَيْتُ عِبَادَةِ الْمُحَرَّرِينَ،* وَهُمْ يَهُودٌ مِنْ بَرْقَةَ* وَالْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةِ وَأَيْضًا مِنْ كِيلِيكِيَّةَ وَآسْيَا،* وَبَدَأُوا يُجَادِلُونَ اصْطَفَانَ. 10 وَلَكِنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَقْدِرُوا أَنْ يَغْلِبُوهُ بِسَبَبِ الْحِكْمَةِ الَّتِي أَعْطَاهَا لَهُ الرُّوحُ الْقُدُّوسُ فِي الْكَلَامِ. 11 فَحَرَّضُوا بَعْضَ النَّاسِ لِيَقُولُوا: ”سَمِعْنَا هَذَا الرَّجُلَ يَقُولُ كَلَامَ كُفْرٍ عَلَى مُوسَى وَعَلَى اللهِ.“ 12 وَبِذَلِكَ أَثَارُوا ضِدَّهُ الشَّعْبَ وَالشُّيُوخَ وَالْفُقَهَاءَ، فَقَبَضُوا عَلَيْهِ وَأَحْضَرُوهُ أَمَامَ الْمَجْلِسِ الْأَعْلَى. 13 وَأَحْضَرُوا شُهُودَ زُورٍ يَقُولُونَ: ”هَذَا الشَّخْصُ لَا يَتَوَقَّفُ عَنِ الْكَلَامِ ضِدَّ بَيْتِ اللهِ الْمُقَدَّسِ وَضِدَّ التَّوْرَاةِ. 14 لِأَنَّنَا سَمِعْنَاهُ يَقُولُ إِنَّ عِيسَى النَّاصِرِيَّ هَذَا سَيَهْدِمُ بَيْتَ اللهِ وَيُغَيِّرُ الْعَادَاتِ الَّتِي تَسَلَّمْنَاهَا مِنْ مُوسَى.“ 15 فَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهِ كُلُّ الْحَاضِرِينَ فِي الْمَجْلِسِ وَرَأَوْا وَجْهَهُ كَأَنَّهُ وَجْهُ مَلَاكٍ.

The Arrest of Stephen

8 Stephen was full of God's grace and power, and he was doing wonders and great miraculous signs among the people. 9 But he was opposed by some members of a house of worship called the House of Freedmen.* They were Jews from Cyrenaica* and Alexandria as well as from Cilicia and Asia.* They began to argue with Stephen, 10 but they could not defeat him because of the wisdom that the Holy Spirit gave him when he spoke. 11 So they incited some people to say, “We heard this man speak blasphemy against Moses and against God.” 12 In this way they stirred up against him the people, the elders, and the religious scholars. So they arrested him and brought him before the High Council. 13 Then they brought false witnesses, saying, “This person does not stop speaking against God's holy house and against the Torah. 14 For we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy the Temple of God and change the customs we received from Moses.” 15 So everyone present in the council looked at him, and they saw that his face was like the face of an angel.

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التعريفات


 *6‏:1 الْمُؤْمِنِينَ: مَن يؤمنون بأنّ عيسى هو المسيح المُرسَل من الله ويتبعون تعاليمه. بعض الترجمات تقول «التلاميذ».

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Definitions


 *6:1 believers: people who believe that Jesus is the Messiah sent from God and who follow his teachings. Some translations say disciples.

 *6‏:5 جميع هذه الأسماء السبعة يونانية، لذا فمن المفترض أنَّ هؤلاء الرجال كانوا قادرين على التحدُّث باليونانية مع الأجانب. في ذلك الزمان كانت اللغة اليونانية هي لغة التجارة الدولية. 

 *6:5 All seven of these names are Greek, so presumably these men could speak Greek with the foreigners. At that time Greek was the international trade language.

 *6‏:9 الْمُحَرَّرِينَ: أشخاص كانوا عبيدًا في السابق لكنّهم تحرّروا فيما بعد.

 *6:9 freedmen: people who had formerly been slaves but were now free.

 *6‏:9 بَرْقَةَ: مقاطعة رومانية في الطرف الشمالي الشرقي من ليبيا. وكانت المدينة الرئيسية هي ”قوريني“ بالقرب من الشحّات الحالية. كان معظم سكّان المدينة من اليونانيين واليهود. وهي الآن خرابة. انظر خريطة الإمبراطورية الرومانية.

 *6:9 Cyrenaica: a Roman province in the northeast part of Libya. The main city was Cyrene. The inhabitants of the city were mostly Greeks and Jews.The city is now a ruin. See the map of the Roman Empire.

 *6‏:9 كِيلِيكِيَّةَ وَآسْيَا: كانت كيليكية مقاطعة في الجزء الجنوبي الشرقي من تركيا الحالية. وكانت عاصمتها طرسوس. أمَّا آسيا فهي اسم مقاطعة في الجزء الغربي من تركيا الحالية وكانت عاصمتها أَفاسُس. كانت اللغة اليونانية لغة الحديث اليومي في كلا المكانين، وكذلك في برقة والإسكندرية (إلى جانب لغات أخرى). كان المُحرَّرون من تلك الأماكن يتشاجرون مع اصطَفَان، الذي كان يتحدّث هو أيضًا اليونانية.

 *6:9 Cilicia and Asia: Cilicia was a province in the southeastern part of what is now the country of Turkey. Its capital was Tarsus. Asia was the name of a province in the western part of what is now Turkey. Its capital city was Ephesus. The Greek language was spoken in both places, and also in Cyrenaica and Alexandria (along with other languages). The freedmen from these places argued with Stephen, who also spoke Greek.

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