1 Some people came from Judea and started teaching the Lord's followers that they could not be saved, unless they were circumcised as Moses had taught. 2 This caused trouble, and Paul and Barnabas argued with them about this teaching. So it was decided to send Paul and Barnabas and a few others to Jerusalem to discuss this problem with the apostles and the church leaders.
The Church Leaders Meet in Jerusalem
3 The men who were sent by the church went through Phoenicia and Samaria, telling how the Gentiles had turned to God. This news made the Lord's followers very happy. 4 When the men arrived in Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church, including the apostles and the leaders. They told them everything God had helped them do. 5 But some Pharisees had become followers of the Lord. They stood up and said, “Gentiles who have faith in the Lord must be circumcised and told to obey the Law of Moses.”
6 The apostles and church leaders met to discuss this problem about Gentiles. 7 They had talked it over for a long time, when Peter got up and said:
My friends, you know that God decided long ago to let me be the one from your group to preach the good news to the Gentiles. God did this so they would hear and obey him. 8 He knows what is in everyone's heart. And he showed he had chosen the Gentiles, when he gave them the Holy Spirit, just as he had given his Spirit to us. 9 God treated them in the same way that he treated us. They put their faith in him, and he made their hearts pure.
10 Now why are you trying to make God angry by placing a heavy burden on these followers? This burden was too heavy for us or our ancestors. 11 But we believe that we will be saved by the gift of undeserved grace from our Lord Jesus Christ, just as the Gentiles are.
12 Everyone kept quiet and listened as Barnabas and Paul told how God had given them the power to work a lot of miracles and wonders for the Gentiles.
13 After they had finished speaking, James said:
My friends, listen to me! 14 Simon Peter has told how God first came to the Gentiles and made some of them his own people. 15 This agrees with what the prophets wrote,
16 “I, the Lord, will return
and rebuild
David's fallen house.
I will build it from its ruins
and set it up again.
17 Then other nations
will turn to me
and be my chosen ones.
I, the Lord, say this.
18 I promised it long ago.”
19 And so, my friends, I don't think we should place burdens on the Gentiles who are turning to God. 20 We should simply write and tell them not to eat anything that has been offered to idols. They should be told not to eat the meat of any animal that has been strangled or that still has blood in it. They must also not commit any terrible sexual sins.
21 We must remember that the Law of Moses has been preached in city after city for many years, and every Sabbath it is read in our synagogues.
A Letter to Gentiles Who Had Faith in the Lord
22 The apostles, the leaders, and all the church members decided to send some men to Antioch along with Paul and Barnabas. They chose Silas and Judas Barsabbas, who were two leaders of the Lord's followers. 23 They wrote a letter that said:
We apostles and leaders send friendly greetings to all of you Gentiles who are followers of the Lord in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia.
24 We have heard that some people from here have terribly upset you by what they said. But we did not send them! 25 So we met together and decided to choose some men and to send them to you along with our good friends Barnabas and Paul. 26 These men have risked their lives for our Lord Jesus Christ. 27 We are also sending Judas and Silas, who will tell you in person the same things that we are writing.
28 The Holy Spirit has shown us that we should not place any extra burden on you. 29 But you should not eat anything offered to idols. You should not eat any meat that still has the blood in it or any meat of any animal that has been strangled. You must also not commit any terrible sexual sins. If you follow these instructions, you will do well.
We send our best wishes.
30 The four men left Jerusalem and went to Antioch. Then they called the church members together and gave them the letter. 31 When the letter was read, everyone was pleased and greatly encouraged. 32 Judas and Silas were prophets, and they spoke a long time, encouraging and helping the Lord's followers.
33 The men from Jerusalem stayed on in Antioch for a while. And when they left to return to the ones who had sent them, the followers wished them well. 34-35 But Paul and Barnabas stayed on in Antioch, where they and many others taught and preached about the Lord.
Paul and Barnabas Go Their Separate Ways
36 Sometime later Paul said to Barnabas, “Let's go back and visit the Lord's followers in the cities where we preached his message. Then we will know how they are doing.” 37 Barnabas wanted to take along John, whose other name was Mark. 38 But Paul did not want to, because Mark had left them in Pamphylia and had stopped working with them.
39 Paul and Barnabas argued, then each of them went his own way. Barnabas took Mark and sailed to Cyprus, 40 but Paul took Silas and left after the followers had placed them in God's care. 41 They traveled through Syria and Cilicia, encouraging the churches.
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Apostolu sapuļce.
1 Bet daži nu Judeas atgōjušī brōlim sludynōja: Jo pēc Moizeša īroduma natiksit apgraizeiti, jyus pesteišonas sasnēgt navarit.
2 Tai kai izacēle nasaskaņa, un Pōvulam ar Barnabu daudzi vajadzēja ar jim streidētīs, nūlēme, lai Pōvuls un Barnabas reizē ar citim nu jim, šō streidu jautōjuma dēļ, ītu uz Jeruzalemu pi apostolim un vacōkajim. 3 Jī tad, draudzes pavadeiti, gōja pōri par Feniciju un Samariju un stōsteja par pogōnu atsagrīzšonu, ar kū jī visim brōlim sagōdōja lelu prīku. 4 Īejūt Jeruzalemā, jūs sajēme draudze, apostoli un vacōkī. Jī stōsteja, cik lelas lītas Dīvs caur jim ir izdarejis. 5 Bet daži, kas nu farizeju sektas beja pījāmuši ticeibu, apgolvōja saceidami: Jūs vajaga apgraizeit un pīsaceit, ka pīsaturātu Moizeša lykuma.
6 Tad apostoli un vacōkī sasapuļceja, lai šytū apsprīstu. 7 Un kad sasacēle leli streidi, Pīters pīsacēle un jim saceja: Veiri, brōli! Jums ir zynoms, ka nu agrōkim laikim Dīvs storp mums izvēlēja, ka caur munom lyupom pogōni klauseitūs Evangelija vōrdu un tycātu. 8 Un Dīvs, kurs zyna sirdis cauri, dūd Svātū Goru jim tai pat, kai mums. 9 Un caur ticeibu jūs sirdis atteirejis, storp mums un jim nikaidas starpeibas naīstateja. 10 Kōpēc tad gribit Dīvu kārdynōt un mōceklim uzlikt nostu, kurōs ni myusu tāvi, ni ari mes navarējom panest. 11 Mes tadei tycam byut izpesteiti caur Kunga Jezus (Kristus) žēlesteibu, kai un jī.
12 Vysa sapuļce nūklusa. Jī klausejōs Barnabas un Pōvula stōsta par tū, cik lelas zeimes un breinumus pogōnim Dīvs caur jim padareja. 13 Kad jī nūklusa, tad Jākubs atbiļdēja saceidams:
Veiri, brōli, izklausit manis! 14 Seimaņs stōsteja, kai Dīvs ryupējōs, lai nu pogōnim sovam vōrdam izvālātu tautu. 15 Ar šytū sakreit pravīša vōrdi, kai stōv raksteits: 16 Pēc tam Es atsagrīzšu un atjaunōšu Davida sakrytušū nūmetni. Jōs drupas nu jauna uzceļšu un jū izlobōšu, 17 lai ari citi ļaudis maklātu Kunga, kai ari vysas tautas, par kurom teik saukts muns vōrds. Tai runoj Kungs, kas tū dora. 18 Tū ir pyrms myužim nūlēmis. 19 Pēc munom dūmom, tūs, kas nu pogōnim atsagrīze uz Dīvu, ni ar kū naapgryutynōt, 20 bet gon jim raksteit prīškā, ka jī atsaturātu nu dīvaklu traipa, naceisteibas, nūžņaugtūs un ašņa. 21 Moizešam tadei ir nu senejim laikim kotrā mīstā sludynōtōji, kas iksabatā synagogōs jū losa.
Apostolu sapuļces lāmumi.
22 Tad apostolim un vacōkajim labpatyka kūpā ar vysu draudzi nu sova vyds izvēlēt veirus: Judasu, sauktū Barsabasu, un Silasu, kuri pi brōlim beja īvārojami, un, reizē ar Pōvulu un Barnabu, jūs syuteit uz Antiochiju, 23 pīrokstūt caur jūs rūkom sekūšū: Apostolu, vacōkūs un brōļu sveicīņs tim brōlim nu pogōnim, kas Antiochijā, Syrijā un Cylicijā.
24 Kad mes izdzērdom, ka daži nu myusu vyds, bez kaut kaidas myusu pavēles, dorūt jums namīru, ar vōrdim jyusus uztrauce, 25 tad mums, kūpā sasalasejušim, labpatyka izvēlēt veirus un jūs reizē ar myusu nūmīļōtū Barnabu un Pōvulu pi jums nūsyteit. 26 Šī ir tī veiri, kuri par myusu Kunga Jezus Kristus vōrdu deve sovu dzeiveibu. 27 Syutom tad pi jums Judasu un Silasu, kuri jums tū pošu vōrdūs pasludynōs. 28 Labpatyka tai tad Svātajam Goram un mums, ka jums cytas nikaidas nostas nauzlikt, kai tik tū napīcīšamū: 29 Atsaturit nu upurēšonas dīvaklim, ašņa, nūžņaugtūs un naceisteibas. Sorgōdamīs nu tō, jyus dareisit labi. Esit sveiki!
30 Tad syuteitī aizgōja uz Antiochiju un, salosūt kūpā ticeigūs, nūdeve tim rokstu. 31 Pōrlaseidami tī prīcōjōs, apmīrynojūša satura dēļ. 32 Judass un Silass, poši byudami pravīši, caur daudz runom tūs brōļus mīrynōja un styprynōja. 33 Tikai pēc kaida laika ar mīra sveicīni nu brōlim palaide jūs uz tim, kas jūs beja syutejuši. 34 (Silass nūlēme palikt tur pat, uz Jeruzalemu aizgōja Judass vīns pats). 35 Bet Pōvuls un Barnabas, palykuši Antiochijā, kūpā ar daudzejim citim sludynōja Kunga vōrdu.
Pōvuls dūdās misijōs.
36 Pēc kaida laika Pōvuls Barnabam saceja: Īsim otkon pa visim mīstim, kaidūs asam sludynōjuši Kunga vōrdu, un apraudzeisim, kai īt brōlim. 37 Barnabas gribēja leidza jimt Jōni, kuru sauc Marks. 38 Bet Pōvuls naatzyna par vajadzeigu leidza jimt tū, kas, jūs pametis Pamfilijā, leidz nastrōdōja. 39 Tad storp jim izacēle škeļšonōs tai, ka jī vīns nu ūtra škeirēs. Barnabas kūpā ar Marku devēs uz Cypru, 40 bet Pōvuls izlaseja sev Silasu un, nu brōlim Kunga žēlesteibai atvālāts, devēs ceļā. 41 Jys apstaigōja Siriju un Ciliciju un styprynōja draudzes, (pīsaceidams sorgōt apostolu un vacōkūs pavēles).
