Pāvils un Barnaba Ikonijā
1 Ikonijā Pāvils un Barnaba iegāja jūdu sinagogā un tā runāja, ka ļoti daudzi sāka ticēt – gan jūdi, gan grieķi. 2 Bet jūdi, kas neticēja, kūdīja un ieļaunoja pagānu sirdis pret brāļiem. 3 Tomēr Pāvils un Barnaba vēl diezgan ilgi tur palika, drosmīgi sludinādami Kungu, kas savu žēlastības vārdu apliecināja, likdams caur viņu rokām notikt zīmēm un brīnumiem. 4 Un ļaudis pilsētā sašķēlās – citi bija ar jūdiem, citi ar apustuļiem. 5 Kad jūdi un pagāni ar saviem vadoņiem jau grasījās viņiem uzbrukt, lai viņus varmācīgi pazemotu un nomētātu akmeņiem, 6 viņi, to paredzēdami, aizbēga uz Likāonijas pilsētām Listrām un Derbi un to apkaimi 7 un sludināja tur evaņģēliju.
Pāvils un Barnaba Listrās
8 Listrās bija kāds nevarīgs vīrs, kropls no mātes miesām, kurš nekad nebija staigājis. 9 Viņš sēdēja un klausījās Pāvilu runājam. Vērīgi to uzlūkojis un ieraudzījis, ka viņā ir ticība tikt dziedinātam, 10 Pāvils sacīja stiprā balsī: “Celies un stāvi stingri uz savām kājām!” Tas pielēca kājās un sāka staigāt. 11 Kad ļaužu pūlis ieraudzīja, ko Pāvils bija izdarījis, tie sāka skaļi kliegt likāoniešu valodā: “Pie mums ir nokāpuši dievi cilvēku izskatā.” 12 Viņi nosauca Barnabu par Zevu un Pāvilu par Hermeju, tādēļ ka viņš bija galvenais runātājs. 13 Priesteris no Zeva tempļa, kas atradās ārpus pilsētas, atveda pie vārtiem vēršus un upura vītnes un kopā ar ļaudīm jau grasījās upurēt. 14 Apustuļi Pāvils un Barnaba, to dzirdējuši, pārplēsa drēbes un metās ļaužu pūlī, kliegdami: 15 “Vīri, kādēļ jūs tā darāt? Mēs esam tādi paši ciešanām pakļauti cilvēki kā jūs. Mēs sludinām jums evaņģēliju, lai jūs atgrieztos no šiem māņiem pie dzīvā Dieva, kas radījis debesis un zemi, un jūru, un visu, kas tur iekšā, 16 un kas visām tautām iepriekšējās paaudzēs ļāvis iet savu ceļu. 17 Tomēr viņš nepārstāja par sevi liecināt ar labiem darbiem, sūtīdams no debesīm lietu un ražas laiku, sagādādams jums barību un piepildīdams jūsu sirdis ar prieku.” 18 Tā runājot, viņiem tik tikko izdevās atturēt ļaužu pūli no upurēšanas viņiem par godu. 19 Tad ieradās jūdi no Antiohijas un Ikonijas un noskaņoja ļaudis pret viņiem. Viņi nomētāja Pāvilu akmeņiem un, domādami viņu jau nomirušu, vilka to ārā no pilsētas. 20 Kad mācekļi apstājās viņam apkārt, viņš piecēlās kājās un iegāja atpakaļ pilsētā. Nākamajā dienā viņš kopā ar Barnabu izgāja uz Derbi.
Atgriešanās Sīrijas Antiohijā
21 Arī tajā pilsētā viņi pasludināja prieka vēsti un, darījuši daudzus par mācekļiem, atgriezās Listrās, Ikonijā un Antiohijā. 22 Viņi stiprināja mācekļu dvēseles un mudināja palikt ticībā, sacīdami, ka Dieva valstībā mums jāieiet caur daudzām ciešanām. 23 Viņi iecēla draudzēs presbiterus un ar lūgšanām un gavēšanu uzticēja viņus Kungam, kuram tie bija sākuši ticēt. 24 Izgājuši cauri Pisidijai, viņi nonāca Pamfīlijā. 25 Tad, pasludinājuši vārdu Pergē, viņi devās lejup uz Ataliju. 26 No turienes viņi ar kuģi devās uz Antiohiju, kur viņi bija uzticēti Dieva žēlastībai tam darbam, ko tagad bija pabeiguši. 27 Tur ieradušies un sapulcinājuši draudzi, viņi vēstīja, cik daudz Dievs caur viņiem darījis un ka viņš ir atvēris ticības durvis pagāniem. 28 Kopā ar mācekļiem viņi pavadīja krietnu laiku.
In Iconium
1 The same thing happened in Iconium: Paul and Barnabas went to the synagogue and spoke in such a way that a great number of Jews and Gentiles became believers. 2 But the Jews who would not believe stirred up the Gentiles and turned them against the believers. 3 The apostles stayed there for a long time, speaking boldly about the Lord, who proved that their message about his grace was true by giving them the power to perform miracles and wonders. 4 The people of the city were divided: some were for the Jews, others for the apostles.
5 Then some Gentiles and Jews, together with their leaders, decided to mistreat the apostles and stone them. 6 When the apostles learned about it, they fled to the cities of Lystra and Derbe in Lycaonia and to the surrounding territory. 7 There they preached the Good News.
In Lystra and Derbe
8 In Lystra there was a crippled man who had been lame from birth and had never been able to walk. 9 He sat there and listened to Paul's words. Paul saw that he believed and could be healed, so he looked straight at him 10 and said in a loud voice, “Stand up straight on your feet!” The man jumped up and started walking around. 11 When the crowds saw what Paul had done, they started shouting in their own Lycaonian language, “The gods have become like men and have come down to us!” 12 They gave Barnabas the name Zeus, and Paul the name Hermes, because he was the chief speaker. 13 The priest of the god Zeus, whose temple stood just outside the town, brought bulls and flowers to the gate, for he and the crowds wanted to offer sacrifice to the apostles.
14 When Barnabas and Paul heard what they were about to do, they tore their clothes and ran into the middle of the crowd, shouting, 15 “Why are you doing this? We ourselves are only human beings like you! We are here to announce the Good News, to turn you away from these worthless things to the living God, who made heaven, earth, sea, and all that is in them. 16 In the past he allowed all people to go their own way. 17 But he has always given evidence of his existence by the good things he does: he gives you rain from heaven and crops at the right times; he gives you food and fills your hearts with happiness.” 18 Even with these words the apostles could hardly keep the crowd from offering a sacrifice to them.
19 Some Jews came from Antioch in Pisidia and from Iconium; they won the crowds over to their side, stoned Paul and dragged him out of the town, thinking that he was dead. 20 But when the believers gathered around him, he got up and went back into the town. The next day he and Barnabas went to Derbe.
The Return to Antioch in Syria
21 Paul and Barnabas preached the Good News in Derbe and won many disciples. Then they went back to Lystra, to Iconium, and on to Antioch in Pisidia. 22 They strengthened the believers and encouraged them to remain true to the faith. “We must pass through many troubles to enter the Kingdom of God,” they taught. 23 In each church they appointed elders, and with prayers and fasting they commended them to the Lord, in whom they had put their trust.
24 After going through the territory of Pisidia, they came to Pamphylia. 25 There they preached the message in Perga and then went to Attalia, 26 and from there they sailed back to Antioch, the place where they had been commended to the care of God's grace for the work they had now completed.
27 When they arrived in Antioch, they gathered the people of the church together and told them about all that God had done with them and how he had opened the way for the Gentiles to believe. 28 And they stayed a long time there with the believers.
