The Coming of the Holy Spirit
1 When the day of Pentecost came, all the believers were gathered together in one place. 2 Suddenly there was a noise from the sky which sounded like a strong wind blowing, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3 Then they saw what looked like tongues of fire which spread out and touched each person there. 4 They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to talk in other languages, as the Spirit enabled them to speak.
5 There were Jews living in Jerusalem, religious people who had come from every country in the world. 6 When they heard this noise, a large crowd gathered. They were all excited, because all of them heard the believers talking in their own languages. 7 In amazement and wonder they exclaimed, “These people who are talking like this are Galileans! 8 How is it, then, that all of us hear them speaking in our own native languages? 9 We are from Parthia, Media, and Elam; from Mesopotamia, Judea, and Cappadocia; from Pontus and Asia, 10 from Phrygia and Pamphylia, from Egypt and the regions of Libya near Cyrene. Some of us are from Rome, 11 both Jews and Gentiles converted to Judaism, and some of us are from Crete and Arabia—yet all of us hear them speaking in our own languages about the great things that God has done!” 12 Amazed and confused, they kept asking each other, “What does this mean?”
13 But others made fun of the believers, saying, “These people are drunk!”
Peter's Message
14 Then Peter stood up with the other eleven apostles and in a loud voice began to speak to the crowd: “Fellow Jews and all of you who live in Jerusalem, listen to me and let me tell you what this means. 15 These people are not drunk, as you suppose; it is only nine o'clock in the morning. 16 Instead, this is what the prophet Joel spoke about:
17 ‘This is what I will do in the last days, God says:
I will pour out my Spirit on everyone.
Your sons and daughters will proclaim my message;
your young men will see visions,
and your old men will have dreams.
18 Yes, even on my servants, both men and women,
I will pour out my Spirit in those days,
and they will proclaim my message.
19 I will perform miracles in the sky above
and wonders on the earth below.
There will be blood, fire, and thick smoke;
20 the sun will be darkened,
and the moon will turn red as blood,
before the great and glorious Day of the Lord comes.
21 And then, whoever calls out to the Lord for help will be saved.’
22 “Listen to these words, fellow Israelites! Jesus of Nazareth was a man whose divine authority was clearly proven to you by all the miracles and wonders which God performed through him. You yourselves know this, for it happened here among you. 23 In accordance with his own plan God had already decided that Jesus would be handed over to you; and you killed him by letting sinful men crucify him. 24 But God raised him from death, setting him free from its power, because it was impossible that death should hold him prisoner. 25 For David said about him,
‘I saw the Lord before me at all times;
he is near me, and I will not be troubled.
26 And so I am filled with gladness,
and my words are full of joy.
And I, mortal though I am,
will rest assured in hope,
27 because you will not abandon me in the world of the dead;
you will not allow your faithful servant to rot in the grave.
28 You have shown me the paths that lead to life,
and your presence will fill me with joy.’
29 “My friends, I must speak to you plainly about our famous ancestor King David. He died and was buried, and his grave is here with us to this very day. 30 He was a prophet, and he knew what God had promised him: God had made a vow that he would make one of David's descendants a king, just as David was. 31 David saw what God was going to do in the future, and so he spoke about the resurrection of the Messiah when he said,
‘He was not abandoned in the world of the dead;
his body did not rot in the grave.’
32 God has raised this very Jesus from death, and we are all witnesses to this fact. 33 He has been raised to the right side of God, his Father, and has received from him the Holy Spirit, as he had promised. What you now see and hear is his gift that he has poured out on us. 34 For it was not David who went up into heaven; rather he said,
‘The Lord said to my Lord:
Sit here at my right side
35 until I put your enemies as a footstool under your feet.’
36 “All the people of Israel, then, are to know for sure that this Jesus, whom you crucified, is the one that God has made Lord and Messiah!”
37 When the people heard this, they were deeply troubled and said to Peter and the other apostles, “What shall we do, brothers?”
38 Peter said to them, “Each one of you must turn away from your sins and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ, so that your sins will be forgiven; and you will receive God's gift, the Holy Spirit. 39 For God's promise was made to you and your children, and to all who are far away—all whom the Lord our God calls to himself.”
40 Peter made his appeal to them and with many other words he urged them, saying, “Save yourselves from the punishment coming on this wicked people!” 41 Many of them believed his message and were baptized, and about three thousand people were added to the group that day. 42 They spent their time in learning from the apostles, taking part in the fellowship, and sharing in the fellowship meals and the prayers.
Life among the Believers
43 Many miracles and wonders were being done through the apostles, and everyone was filled with awe. 44 All the believers continued together in close fellowship and shared their belongings with one another. 45 They would sell their property and possessions, and distribute the money among all, according to what each one needed. 46 Day after day they met as a group in the Temple, and they had their meals together in their homes, eating with glad and humble hearts, 47 praising God, and enjoying the good will of all the people. And every day the Lord added to their group those who were being saved.
حلول الروح القدس
1 ولمّا جاءَ اليومُ الخَمسونَ، كانوا مُجتَمعينَ كُلّهُم في مكانٍ واحدٍ، 2 فخرَجَ مِنَ السّماءِ فجأةً دَوِيّ كَرِيحٍ عاصِفَةٍ، فمَلأ البَيتَ الذي كانوا فيهِ. 3 وظَهرَت لهُم ألسِنَةٌ كأنّها مِنْ نارٍ، فاَنقَسَمَت ووقَفَ على كُلّ واحدٍ مِنهُم لِسانٌ. 4 فاَمتَلأوا كُلّهُم مِنَ الرّوحِ القُدُسِ، وأخذوا يتكَلّمونَ بِلُغاتٍ غَيرِ لُغَتِهِم، على قَدْرِ ما مَنَحهُمُ الرّوحُ القُدُسُ أنْ ينطِقُوا.
5 وكانَ في أُورُشليمَ أُناسٌ أتقياءُ مِنَ اليَهودِ جاؤُوا مِنْ كُلّ أُمّةٍ تَحتَ السّماءِ. 6 فلمّا حدَثَ ذلِكَ الصوتُ، اَجتمَعَ النّاسُ وهُم في حَيرَةٍ، لأنّ كُلّ واحدٍ مِنهُم كانَ يَسمَعُهُم يتكَلّمونَ بِلُغَتِهِ. 7 فاَحتاروا وتَعَجّبوا وقالوا: «أما هؤُلاءِ المُتكَلّمونَ كُلّهُم مِنَ الجَليلِ؟ 8 فكيفَ يَسمَعُهُم كُلّ واحدٍ مِنّا بِلُغةِ بَلدِهِ؟ 9 نَحنُ مِنْ بَرثــيَةَ وماديَةَ وعيلامَ وما بَينَ النّهرينِ واليَهوديّةِ وكَبدوكيةَ وبُنطسَ وآسيةَ 10 وفَريجيةَ وبَمفيليةَ ومِصْرَ ونَواحي ليبـيةَ المجاوِرةِ لِقيرينَ، ورومانيّونَ مُقيمونَ هُنا 11 وكَرِيتــيّونَ وعَرَبٌ، يَهودٌ ودُخَلاءُ، ومعَ ذلِكَ نَسمَعُهُم يَتكلّمونَ بِلُغاتِنا على أعمالِ اللهِ العَظيمةِ!» 12 وكانوا كُلّهُم حائِرينَ مَذهولينَ يَقولُ بَعضُهُم لِبعضٍ: «ما مَعنى هذا؟» 13 لكِنّ آخرينَ كانوا يَقولونَ ساخِرينَ: «أسكَرَتْهُمُ الخَمرُ».
خطبة بطرس
14 فوقفَ بُطرُسُ معَ التلاميذِ الأحدَ عشَرَ، ورفَعَ صوتَهُ وقالَ لهُم: «أيّها اليَهودُ، ويا جميعَ المُقيمينَ في أُورُشليمَ، أَصْغُوا إلى كلامي واَعلَموا هذا: 15 ما هؤُلاءِ سكارى كما تَظُنّونَ، فنَحنُ بَعدُ في التاسِعةِ صَباحًا. 16 وما هذا إلاّ ما قالَهُ النّبـيّ يُوئيلُ:
17 قالَ اللهُ: «في الأيّامِ الأخيرةِ
أفيضُ مِنْ رُوحي على جميعِ البشَرِ،
فَــيَــتَنبّأُ بَنوكُم وبَناتُكُم
ويَرى شبابُكم رُؤًى
ويَحلَمُ شُيوخُكُم أحلامًا.
18 وعلى عَبـيدي، رِجالاً ونِساءً،
أُفيضُ مِنْ رُوحي في تِلكَ الأيّامِ
فـيَــتَنبّأونَ كُلّهُم.
19 وأعمَلُ عجائبَ فَوقُ في السّماءِ
ومُعجِزاتٍ تَحتُ في الأرضِ:
يكون دَمٌ ونارٌ ودُخانٌ كثيفٌ،
20 وتَصيرُ الشّمسُ ظَلامًا والقمَرُ دَمًا
قَبلَ أنْ يَجيءَ اليومُ البَهيّ العظيمُ، يومُ الرّبّ.
21 فمَنْ دَعا باَسمِ الرّبّ يَخلُصُ».
22 يا بَني إِسرائيلَ اَسمَعوا هذا الكلامَ: كانَ يَسوعُ النّاصِريّ رَجُلاً أيّدَهُ اللهُ بَينكُم بِما أجرى على يَدِهِ مِنَ العجائِبِ والمُعجِزاتِ والآياتِ كما أنتُم تَعرِفونَ. 23 وحينَ أُسلِمَ إلَيكُم بِمَشيئةِ اللهِ المَحتومَةِ وعِلمِهِ السّابِقِ، صَلبتُموهُ وقَتَلْتُموهُ بأيدي الكافِرينَ. 24 ولكِنّ اللهَ أقامَهُ وحطّمَ قُيودَ الموتِ، فالموتُ لا يُمكِنُ أنْ يُبقِـيَهُ في قَبضَتِهِ، 25 لأنّ داوُدَ يَقولُ فيهِ:
«رأيتُ الرّبّ مَعي في كُلّ حِينٍ فهوَ عَنْ يَميني لِئَلاّ أضطَرِبَ،
26 لذلِكَ فَرِحَ قلبـي وهَلّلَ لِساني،
وجَسَدي سيَرقُدُ على رجاءٍ،
27 لأنّكَ لا تَترُكُني في عالَمِ الأمواتِ
ولا تَدَعُ قُدّوسَكَ يرى الفسادَ.
28 هدَيتَني طريقَ الحياةِ، وستَمَلأُني سُرورًا بِرُؤيةِ وَجهِكَ».
29 أيّها الإخوةُ: دَعُوني أقولُ لكُم جَهارًا: ماتَ أبونا داوُدُ ودُفِنَ، وقَبْرُهُ هُنا عِندَنا إلى هذا اليومِ. 30 وكانَ نَبـيّا، فعرَفَ أنّ اللهَ حلَفَ لَه يَمينًا أنّ مِنْ نَسلِهِ يُقيمُ مَنْ يَستوي على عَرشِهِ. 31 ورأى داوُدُ مِنْ قَبلُ قِـيامَةَ المَسيحِ وتَكلّمَ علَيها فقالَ: ما تَركَهُ اللهُ في عالَمِ الأمواتِ، ولا نالَ مِنْ جَسَدِهِ الفَسادُ. 32 فيَسوعُ هذا أقامَهُ اللهُ، ونَحنُ كُلّنا شُهودٌ على ذلِكَ. 33 فلمّا رفَعَهُ اللهُ بِـيَمينِهِ إلى السّماءِ، نالَ مِنَ الآبِ الرّوحَ القُدُسَ الموعودَ بِه فأفاضَهُ علَينا، وهذا ما تُشاهِدونَ وتَسمَعونَ. 34 فداوُدُ ما صَعِدَ إلى السّماءِ، وهوَ نَفسُهُ يقولُ:
«قالَ الرّبّ لِرَبّـي:
اَجلِسْ عَنْ يَميني
35 حتى أجعَلَ أعداءَكَ
مَوطِئًا لِقَدَمَيكَ».
36 فلْيَعلَمْ بَنو إِسرائيلَ كُلّهُم عِلمَ اليَقينِ أنّ اللهَ جعَلَ يَسوعَ هذا الذي صَلَبْــتُموهُ أنتُم رَبّا ومَسيحًا».
37 فلمّا سمِعَ الحاضِرونَ هذا الكلامَ، وَخَزَتْهُم قُلوبُهُم، فقالوا لبُطرُسَ وسائِرِ الرّسُلِ: «ماذا يَجبُ علَينا أنْ نَعمَلَ، أيّها الإخوةُ؟» 38 فقالَ لهُم بُطرُسُ: «تُوبوا وليَــتعَمّدْ كُلّ واحدٍ مِنكُم باَسمِ يَسوعَ المَسيحِ، فتُغفَرَ خـطـايـاكُم ويُـنـعَمَ علَيكُم بالرّوحِ القُدُسِ، 39 لأنّ الوَعدَ لكُم ولأولادِكُم ولجميعِ البَعيدينَ، بِقدرِ ما يدعو مِنهُمُ الرّبّ إلهُنا».
40 وكانَ بُطرُسُ يُناشِدُهُم ويَعِظُهُم بِكلامٍ آخرَ ويَقولُ: «تَخَلّصوا مِنْ هذا الجِيلِ الفاسدِ!» 41 فالذينَ قَبِلوا كلامَهُ تَعَمّدوا، فاَنضَمّ في ذلِكَ اليومِ نحوَ ثلاثةِ آلافِ نفسٍ. 42 وكانوا يُداوِمونَ على الاستِماعِ إلى تَعليمِ الرّسُلِ وعلى الحياةِ المُشتَركَةِ وكَسْرِ الخُبزِ والصّلاةِ.
طريقة حياة المؤمنين
43 وتَمّت عجائِبُ وآياتٌ كثيرةٌ على أيدي الرّسُلِ، فاَستَولى الخَوفُ على جميعِ النّفوسِ. 44 وكانَ المُؤمِنون كُلّهُم مُتّحِدينَ، يَجعَلونَ كُلّ ما عِندَهُم مُشتَركًا بَينَهُم، 45 يَبـيعونَ أملاكَهُم وخَيراتِهِم ويَتقاسَمونَ ثَمَنها على قَدرِ حاجَةِ كُلّ واحدٍ مِنهُم. 46 وكانوا يَلتَقونَ كُلّ يومٍ في الهَيكَلِ بِقَلبٍ واحدٍ، ويكسِرونَ الخُبزَ في البُيوتِ، ويَتَناولونَ الطّعامَ بِفرَحٍ وبَساطةِ قَلبٍ، 47 ويُسبّحونَ اللهَ، وينالونَ رِضى النّاسِ كُلّهِم. وكانَ الرّبّ كُلّ يومٍ يَزيدُ عَددَ الذينَ أنعمَ علَيهِم بالخلاصِ.