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Reader:
The Acts of our fathers the apostles, may their blessings be with us. Amen. Acts 16:25 - 34
القارئ:
فصل من أعمال آبائنا الرسل الأطهار، بركاتهم تكون معنا. آمين. أعمال 16 : 25 - 34
But at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened and everyone's chains were loosed. And the keeper of the prison, awaking from sleep and seeing the prison doors open, supposing the prisoners had fled, drew his sword and was about to kill himself. But Paul called with a loud voice, saying, "Do yourself no harm, for we are all here." Then he called for a light, ran in, and fell down trembling before Paul and Silas. And he brought them out and said, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?" So they said, "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household." Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house. And he took them the same hour of the night and washed their stripes. And immediately he and all his family were baptized. Now when he had brought them into his house, he set food before them; and he rejoiced, having believed in God with all his household.
وَنَحْوَ نِصْفِ اللَّيْلِ كَانَ بُولُسُ وَسِيلاَ يُصَلِّيَانِ وَيُسَبِّحَانِ اللهَ وَالْمَسْجُونُونَ يَسْمَعُونَهُمَا. فَحَدَثَ بَغْتَةً زَلْزَلَةٌ عَظِيمَةٌ حَتَّى تَزَعْزَعَتْ أَسَاسَاتُ السِّجْنِ فَانْفَتَحَتْ فِي الْحَالِ الأَبْوَابُ كُلُّهَا وَانْفَكَّتْ قُيُودُ الْجَمِيعِ. وَلَمَّا اسْتَيْقَظَ حَافِظُ السِّجْنِ وَرَأَى أَبْوَابَ السِّجْنِ مَفْتُوحَةً اسْتَلَّ سَيْفَهُ وَكَانَ مُزْمِعاً أَنْ يَقْتُلَ نَفْسَهُ ظَانّاً أَنَّ الْمَسْجُونِينَ قَدْ هَرَبُوا. فَنَادَى بُولُسُ بِصَوْتٍ عَظِيمٍ قَائِلاً: «لاَ تَفْعَلْ بِنَفْسِكَ شَيْئاً رَدِيّاً لأَنَّ جَمِيعَنَا هَهُنَا». فَطَلَبَ ضَوْءاً وَانْدَفَعَ إِلَى دَاخِلٍ وَخَرَّ لِبُولُسَ وَسِيلاَ وَهُوَ مُرْتَعِدٌ. ثُمَّ أَخْرَجَهُمَا وَقَالَ: «يَا سَيِّدَيَّ مَاذَا يَنْبَغِي أَنْ أَفْعَلَ لِكَيْ أَخْلُصَ؟». فَقَالاَ: «آمِنْ بِالرَّبِّ يَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحِ فَتَخْلُصَ أَنْتَ وَأَهْلُ بَيْتِكَ». وَكَلَّمَاهُ وَجَمِيعَ مَنْ فِي بَيْتِهِ بِكَلِمَةِ الرَّبِّ. فَأَخَذَهُمَا فِي تِلْكَ السَّاعَةِ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ وَغَسَّلَهُمَا مِنَ الْجِرَاحَاتِ وَاعْتَمَدَ فِي الْحَالِ هُوَ والَّذِينَ لَهُ أَجْمَعُونَ. وَلَمَّا أَصْعَدَهُمَا إِلَى بَيْتِهِ قَدَّمَ لَهُمَا مَائِدَةً وَتَهَلَّلَ مَعَ جَمِيعِ بَيْتِهِ إِذْ كَانَ قَدْ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ.
The word of the Lord shall grow, multiply, be mighty, and be confirmed in the holy Church of God. Amen.
لم تزل كلمة الرب تنو وتعتز وتثبت في كنيسة الله المقدسة. آمين.