Apostelgeschichte 5 | الكتاب المقدس

حنانيا وسفيرة

1 وَلَكِنَّ رَجُلاً اسْمُهُ حَنَانِيَّا، اتَّفَقَ مَعَ زَوْجَتِهِ سَفِّيرَةَ فَبَاعَ حَقْلاً كَانَ يَمْلِكُهُ، 2 وَاحْتَفَظَ لِنَفْسِهِ بِجُزْءٍ مِنَ الثَّمَنِ بِعِلْمٍ مِنْ زَوْجَتِهِ، وَجَاءَ بِمَا تَبَقَّى وَوَضَعَهُ عِنْدَ أَقْدَامِ الرُّسُلِ. 3 فَقَالَ لَهُ بُطْرُسُ: «يَا حَنَانِيَّا، لِمَاذَا سَمَحْتَ لِلشَّيْطَانِ أَنْ يَمْلأَ قَلْبَكَ، فَكَذَبْتَ عَلَى الرُّوحِ الْقُدُسِ، وَاحْتَفَظْتَ لِنَفْسِكَ بِجُزْءٍ مِنْ ثَمَنِ الْحَقْلِ؟ 4 أَمَا كَانَ بَقِيَ لَكَ لَوْ لَمْ تَبِعْهُ؟ وَبَعْدَ بَيْعِهِ أَمَا كَانَ لَكَ حَقُّ الاحْتِفَاظِ بِثَمَنِهِ؟ لِمَاذَا قَصَدْتَ فِي قَلْبِكَ أَنْ تَغُشَّ؟ إِنَّكَ لَمْ تَكْذِبْ عَلَى النَّاسِ، بَلْ عَلَى اللهِ!» 5 فَمَا إِنْ سَمِعَ حَنَانِيَّا هَذَا الْكَلامَ حَتَّى سَقَطَ أَرْضاً وَمَاتَ! فَاسْتَوْلَتِ الرَّهْبَةُ الشَّدِيدَةُ عَلَى جَمِيعِ الَّذِينَ عَرَفُوا ذَلِكَ. 6 وَقَامَ بَعْضُ الشُّبَّانِ وَكَفَّنُوا حَنَانِيَّا، وَحَمَلُوهُ إِلَى حَيْثُ دَفَنُوهُ. 7 وَبَعْدَ نَحْوِ ثَلاثِ سَاعَاتٍ حَضَرَتْ زَوْجَةُ حَنَانِيَّا وَهِيَ لَا تَدْرِي بِمَا حَدَثَ، 8 فَسَأَلَهَا بُطْرُسُ: «قُولِي لِي: أَبِهَذَا الْمَبْلَغِ بِعْتُمَا الْحَقْلَ؟» فَأَجَابَتْ: «نَعَمْ، بِهَذَا الْمَبْلَغِ». 9 فَقَالَ لَهَا بُطْرُسُ: «لِمَاذَا اتَّفَقْتِ مَعَ زَوْجِكِ عَلَى امْتِحَانِ رُوحِ الرَّبِّ؟ هَا قَدْ وَصَلَ الشُّبَّانُ الَّذِينَ دَفَنُوا زَوْجَكِ إِلَى الْبَابِ، وَسَيَحْمِلُونَكِ أَيْضاً!» 10 فَوَقَعَتْ حَالاً عِنْدَ قَدَمَيْ بُطْرُسَ وَمَاتَتْ! وَلَمَّا دَخَلَ الشُّبَّانُ وَجَدُوهَا مَيْتَةً، فَحَمَلُوا جُثَّتَهَا وَدَفَنُوهَا إِلَى جُوَارِ زَوْجِهَا. 11 فَاسْتَوْلَتِ الرَّهْبَةُ الشَّدِيدَةُ عَلَى الْكَنِيسَةِ كُلِّهَا، وَعَلَى كُلِّ مَنْ سَمِعُوا ذلِكَ الْخَبَرَ.

الرسل يشفون كثيرين

12 وَجَرَتْ عَلَى أَيْدِي الرُّسُلِ مُعْجِزَاتٌ وَعَجَائِبُ كَثِيرَةٌ بَيْنَ الشَّعْبِ. وَكَانُوا كُلُّهُمْ يَجْتَمِعُونَ بِقَلْبٍ وَاحِدٍ فِي قَاعَةِ سُلَيْمَانَ بِالْهَيْكَلِ. 13 وَلَمْ يَجْرُؤْ أَحَدٌ مِنْ خَارِجٍ عَلَى الانْضِمَامِ إِلَيْهِمْ، بَلْ كَانَ الشَّعْبُ يُشِيدُ بِهِمْ. 14 وَأَخَذَ عَدَدُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ بِالرَّبِّ يَزْدَادُ بِانْضِمَامِ جَمَاعَاتٍ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ وَالنِّسَاءِ. 15 وَكَانَ النَّاسُ يَحْمِلُونَ الْمَرْضَى عَلَى فُرُشِهِمْ وَأَسِرَّتِهِمْ إِلَى الشَّوَارِعِ، لَعَلَّ ظِلَّ بُطْرُسَ عِنْدَ مُرُورِهِ يَقَعُ عَلَى أَحَدٍ مِنْهُمْ فَيَنَالَ الشِّفَاءَ. 16 بَلْ كَانَتِ الْجُمُوعُ مِنَ الْمُدُنِ وَالْقُرَى الْمُجَاوِرَةِ يَأْتُونَ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ حَامِلِينَ الْمَرْضَى وَالْمُعَذَّبِينَ بِالأَرْوَاحِ النَّجِسَةِ، فَكَانُوا جَمِيعاً يُبْرَأُونَ.

الرسل يضطهدون

17 إِلّا أَنَّ رَئِيسَ الْكَهَنَةِ وَجَمَاعَتَهُ الْمُنْتَمِينَ إِلَى مَذْهَبِ الصَّدُّوقِيِّينَ مَلأَتْهُمُ الْغَيْرَةُ مِنَ الرُّسُلِ، 18 فَقَبَضُوا عَلَيْهِمْ وَأَلْقَوْهُمْ فِي السِّجْنِ الْعَامِّ. 19 وَلَكِنَّ مَلاكاً مِنَ الرَّبِّ فَتَحَ أَبْوَابَ السِّجْنِ فِي اللَّيْلِ وَأَطْلَقَهُمْ، وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: 20 «اذْهَبُوا إِلَى الْهَيْكَلِ، وَقِفُوا مُعْلِنِينَ لِلنَّاسِ بِشَارَةَ الْحَيَاةِ الْجَدِيدَةِ كَامِلَةً!» 21 فَأَطَاعُوا وَذَهَبُوا إِلَى الْهَيْكَلِ بَاكِراً عِنْدَ الْفَجْرِ وَبَدَأُوا يُعَلِّمُونَ. بَيْنَمَا عَقَدَ الْمَجْلِسُ اجْتِمَاعاً، بِدَعْوَةٍ مِنْ رَئِيسِ الْكَهَنَةِ وَجَمَاعَتِهِ، حَضَرَهُ شُيُوخُ إِسْرَائِيلَ جَمِيعاً، وَأَمَرُوا بِإِحْضَارِ الرُّسُلِ مِنَ السِّجْنِ، 22 وَلَكِنَّ الْحَرَسَ لَمْ يَجِدُوهُمْ! فَرَجَعُوا يُخْبِرُونَ 23 قَائِلِينَ: «وَجَدْنَا أَبْوَابَ السِّجْنِ مُغْلَقَةً بِإِحْكَامٍ، وَالْحُرَّاسَ وَاقِفِينَ أَمَامَهَا، وَلَكِنْ لَمَّا فَتَحْنَاهَا لَمْ نَجِدْ فِي الدَّاخِلِ أَحَداً!» 24 فَسَيْطَرَ الذُّهُولُ عَلَى قَائِدِ حَرَسِ الْهَيْكَلِ وَعَلَى رُؤَسَاءِ الْكَهَنَةِ عِنْدَمَا سَمِعُوا هَذَا الْكَلامَ، وَتَسَاءَلُوا: «إِلامَ سَيَنْتَهِي هَذَا الأَمْرُ؟» 25 ثُمَّ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى الْمَجْلِسِ يَقُولُ: «إِنَّ الرِّجَالَ الَّذِينَ أَلْقَيْتُمْ فِي السِّجْنِ هُمُ الآنَ وَاقِفُونَ فِي الْهَيْكَلِ يُعَلِّمُونَ النَّاسَ». 26 فَذَهَبَ قَائِدُ الْحَرَسِ وَرِجَالُهُ، وَجَاءُوا بِالرُّسُلِ بِغَيْرِ عُنْفٍ، خَوْفاً مِنَ أَنْ يَرْجُمَهُمُ الشَّعْبُ. 27 فَلَمَّا مَثَلُوا أَمَامَ الْمَجْلِسِ اسْتَجْوَبَهُمْ رَئِيسُ الْكَهَنَةِ 28 قَائِلاً: «أَمَرْنَاكُمْ بِشِدَّةٍ أَلّا تُعَلِّمُوا بِهَذَا الاِسْمِ، وَلَكِنَّكُمْ قَدْ مَلأَتُمْ أُورُشَلِيمَ بِتَعْلِيمِكُمْ، وَتُرِيدُونَ أَنْ تُحَمِّلُونَا مَسْؤولِيَّةَ سَفْكِ دَمِهِ!» 29 فَأَجَابَ بُطْرُسُ وَالرُّسُلُ: «يَنْبَغِي أَنْ يُطَاعَ اللهُ لَا النَّاسَ! 30 إِنَّ إِلهَ آبَائِنَا أَقَامَ يَسُوعَ، الَّذِي قَتَلْتُمُوهُ أَنْتُمْ مُعَلِّقِينَ إِيَّاهُ عَلَى الْخَشَبَةِ! 31 وَلَكِنَّ اللهَ رَفَّعَهُ إِلَى يَمِينِهِ وَجَعَلَهُ رَئِيساً وَمُخَلِّصاً لِيَمْنَحَ إِسْرَائِيلَ التَّوْبَةَ وَغُفْرَانَ الْخَطَايَا؛ 32 وَنَحْنُ نَشْهَدُ عَلَى هَذَا، وَكَذَلِكَ يَشْهَدُ الرُّوحُ الْقُدُسُ الَّذِي وَهَبَهُ اللهُ لِلَّذِينَ يُطِيعُونَهُ». 33 وَلَمَّا سَمِعَ الْمُجْتَمِعُونَ هَذَا الْكَلامَ اشْتَدَّ غَضَبُهُمْ، وَقَرَّرُوا أَنْ يَقْتُلُوا الرُّسُلَ. 34 وَلَكِنَّ أَحَدَ أَعْضَاءِ الْمَجْلِسِ، وَاسْمُهُ غَمَالَائِيلُ، وَهُوَ مُعَلِّمٌ لِلشَّرِيعَةِ يَتْبَعُ الْمَذْهَبَ الْفَرِّيسِيَّ، وَيَحْتَرِمُهُ جَمِيعُ الشَّعْبِ، وَقَفَ وَأَمَرَ أَنْ يُخْرَجَ الرُّسُلُ بَعْضَ الْوَقْتِ، 35 ثُمَّ قَالَ لِلْمُجْتَمِعِينَ: «يَا بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، حَذَارِ أَنْ تُنَفِّذُوا مَا تَنْوُونَ أَنْ تَعْمَلُوهُ بِهَؤُلاءِ الرِّجَالِ. 36 فَمُنْذُ مُدَّةٍ قَصِيرَةٍ قَامَ ثُودَاسُ وَادَّعَى أَنَّهُ شَخْصٌ عَظِيمٌ، فَتَبِعَهُ نَحْوُ أَرْبَعِ مِئَةِ رَجُلٍ، وَلَكِنَّهُ قُتِلَ وَتَفَرَّقَ أَتْبَاعُهُ، وَانْتَهَى أَمْرُهُ. 37 ثُمَّ قَامَ يَهُوذَا الْجَلِيلِيُّ فِي زَمَنِ الإِحْصَاءِ وَاسْتَمَالَ عَدَداً كَبِيراً مِنَ النَّاسِ لِيَتْبَعُوهُ، وَلَكِنَّهُ هَلَكَ أَيْضاً وَتَشَتَّتَ أَتْبَاعُهُ. 38 فَالآنَ أَنْصَحُكُمْ أَنْ تَبْتَعِدُوا عَنْ هَؤُلاءِ الرِّجَالِ وَتَتْرُكُوهُمْ وَشَأْنَهُمْ. فَإِنْ كَانَ هَذَا الْمَبْدَأُ أَوْ هَذَا الْعَمَلُ مِنْ عِنْدِ النَّاسِ، فَلابُدَّ أَنْ يَتَهَدَّمَ، 39 وَلَكِنْ إِنْ كَانَ مِنْ عِنْدِ اللهِ فَلَنْ تَتَمَكَّنُوا أَبَداً مِنَ الْوُقُوفِ فِي وَجْهِهِ، وَإلَّا جَعَلْتُمْ مِنْ أَنْفُسِكُمْ أَعْدَاءَ لِلهِ أَيْضاً». 40 فَعَمِلَ أَعْضَاءُ الْمَجْلِسِ بِهذِهِ النَّصِيحَةِ، وَاسْتَدْعَوْا الرُّسُلَ، فَجَلَدُوهُمْ وَأَمَرُوهُمْ أَلّا يُعَلِّمُوا بِاسْمِ يَسُوعَ، ثُمَّ أَطْلَقُوهُمْ. 41 وَلَكِنَّ الرُّسُلَ خَرَجُوا مِنَ الْمَجْلِسِ فَرِحِينَ، لأَنَّهُمُ اعْتُبِرُوا أَهْلاً لأَنْ يَلْقَوْا الإِهَانَةَ مِنْ أَجْلِ اسْمِ يَسُوعَ. 42 وَكَانُوا كُلَّ يَوْمٍ، فِي الْهَيْكَلِ وَفِي الْبُيُوتِ، يُعَلِّمُونَ وَيُبَشِّرُونَ بِالْمَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ بِلا انْقِطَاعٍ.

English Standard Version

Ananias and Sapphira

1 But a man named Ananias, with his wife Sapphira, sold a piece of property, 2 and with his wife’s knowledge he kept back for himself some of the proceeds and brought only a part of it and laid it at the apostles’ feet. 3 But Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back for yourself part of the proceeds of the land? 4 While it remained unsold, did it not remain your own? And after it was sold, was it not at your disposal? Why is it that you have contrived this deed in your heart? You have not lied to man but to God.” 5 When Ananias heard these words, he fell down and breathed his last. And great fear came upon all who heard of it. 6 The young men rose and wrapped him up and carried him out and buried him. 7 After an interval of about three hours his wife came in, not knowing what had happened. 8 And Peter said to her, “Tell me whether you* sold the land for so much.” And she said, “Yes, for so much.” 9 But Peter said to her, “How is it that you have agreed together to test the Spirit of the Lord? Behold, the feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out.” 10 Immediately she fell down at his feet and breathed her last. When the young men came in they found her dead, and they carried her out and buried her beside her husband. 11 And great fear came upon the whole church and upon all who heard of these things.

Many Signs and Wonders Done

12 Now many signs and wonders were regularly done among the people by the hands of the apostles. And they were all together in Solomon’s Portico. 13 None of the rest dared join them, but the people held them in high esteem. 14 And more than ever believers were added to the Lord, multitudes of both men and women, 15 so that they even carried out the sick into the streets and laid them on cots and mats, that as Peter came by at least his shadow might fall on some of them. 16 The people also gathered from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing the sick and those afflicted with unclean spirits, and they were all healed.

The Apostles Arrested and Freed

17 But the high priest rose up, and all who were with him (that is, the party of the Sadducees), and filled with jealousy 18 they arrested the apostles and put them in the public prison. 19 But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors and brought them out, and said, 20 “Go and stand in the temple and speak to the people all the words of this Life.” 21 And when they heard this, they entered the temple at daybreak and began to teach. Now when the high priest came, and those who were with him, they called together the council, all the senate of the people of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought. 22 But when the officers came, they did not find them in the prison, so they returned and reported, 23 “We found the prison securely locked and the guards standing at the doors, but when we opened them we found no one inside.” 24 Now when the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these words, they were greatly perplexed about them, wondering what this would come to. 25 And someone came and told them, “Look! The men whom you put in prison are standing in the temple and teaching the people.” 26 Then the captain with the officers went and brought them, but not by force, for they were afraid of being stoned by the people. 27 And when they had brought them, they set them before the council. And the high priest questioned them, 28 saying, “We strictly charged you not to teach in this name, yet here you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and you intend to bring this man’s blood upon us.” 29 But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men. 30 The God of our fathers raised Jesus, whom you killed by hanging him on a tree. 31 God exalted him at his right hand as Leader and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins. 32 And we are witnesses to these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey him.” 33 When they heard this, they were enraged and wanted to kill them. 34 But a Pharisee in the council named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law held in honor by all the people, stood up and gave orders to put the men outside for a little while. 35 And he said to them, “Men of Israel, take care what you are about to do with these men. 36 For before these days Theudas rose up, claiming to be somebody, and a number of men, about four hundred, joined him. He was killed, and all who followed him were dispersed and came to nothing. 37 After him Judas the Galilean rose up in the days of the census and drew away some of the people after him. He too perished, and all who followed him were scattered. 38 So in the present case I tell you, keep away from these men and let them alone, for if this plan or this undertaking is of man, it will fail; 39 but if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them. You might even be found opposing God!” So they took his advice, 40 and when they had called in the apostles, they beat them and charged them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go. 41 Then they left the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for the name. 42 And every day, in the temple and from house to house, they did not cease teaching and preaching that the Christ is Jesus.

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