Деяния 21
Библия, синодално издание
21 А когато се едвам откъснахме от тях и отплувахме, стигнахме право в Кос, а на другия ден в Родос, и оттам в Патара;
2 и като намерихме кораб, който заминаваше за Финикия, качихме се и отплувахме.
3 След като съзряхме Кипър и го оставихме наляво, плувахме към Сирия и слязохме в Тир, защото там трябваше корабът да се разтовари.
4 (A)И като намерихме учениците, останахме там седем дена. Те, по внушение от Духа, думаха на Павла, да не възлиза в Иерусалим.
5 (B)А като прекарахме тия дни, излязохме и тръгнахме, и ни изпровождаха всички с жени и деца до отвън града; а на брега коленичихме и се помолихме.
6 И след като се простихме един с други, влязохме в кораба, а те се върнаха у тях си.
7 А ние, като отплувахме от Тир, стигнахме в Птолемаида, поздравихме братята и останахме у тях един ден.
8 (C)А на другия ден Павел и ние, които бяхме с него, излязохме и дойдохме в Кесария и, като влязохме в къщата на Филипа благовестника, който беше един от седмината дякони, останахме у него.
9 (D)Той имаше четири дъщери девици, които пророчествуваха.
10 (E)Докато ние стояхме у тях много дни, слезе от Иудея един пророк, на име Агав,
11 (F)и като дойде при нас, взе пояса Павлов, върза си ръцете и нозете и рече: това казва Дух Светии: така ще свържат иудеите в Иерусалим оня мъж, чийто е тоя пояс, и ще го предадат в ръце езически.
12 Щом чухме това, и ние и тамошните го молехме да не възлиза в Иерусалим.
13 (G)Но Павел отговори: какво правите, та плачете и съкрушавате сърцето ми? Аз съм готов не само да бъда вързан, но и да умра в Иерусалим за името на Господа Иисуса.
14 (H)А понеже той се не придумваше, ние си млъкнахме и рекохме: да бъде волята Господня!
15 След тия дни се приготвихме и възлязохме в Иерусалим.
16 С нас дойдоха и някои ученици от Кесария, които ни водеха при някого си Мнасона, кипрянин, отдавнашен ученик, у когото щяхме да гостуваме.
17 Когато стигнахме в Иерусалим, братята ни приеха с радост.
18 На другия ден Павел влезе с нас при Иакова; дойдоха и всички презвитери.
19 И като ги поздрави Павел, разказа им едно по едно всичко, що Бог бе сторил между езичниците чрез неговата служба.
20 (I)А те, като чуха, славеха Бога; и рекоха му: виждаш, брате, колко десетки хиляди са повярвалите иудеи, и те всички са ревнители на Закона.
21 А за тебе много им е говорено, че учиш всички иудеи, които са между езичниците, да отстъпят от Моисея, като казваш да не обрязват чедата си, нито да постъпват по обичаите.
22 И тъй, какво да се прави? Бездруго ще се стече много народ, защото ще чуят, че си дошъл.
23 Направи, прочее, що ти казваме: у нас има четирима мъже, които са си дали оброк.
24 (J)Вземи ги, очисти се с тях и тегли им разноските да си острижат главата, и всички да узнаят, че, каквото са чули за тебе, не е нищо, но че и ти сам следваш да пазиш Закона.
25 (K)А за повярвалите езичници ние писахме, като решихме да не пазят те нищо такова, а само да се въздържат от идолски жертви, от кръв, от удавнина и от блудство.
26 Тогава Павел взе ония мъже и, като се очисти с тях, на другия ден влезе в храма и обяви деня, в който се навършват дните на очистянето и в който ще се пренесе за всекиго едного от тях принос.
27 А когато щяха да се свършат седемте дена, асийските иудеи, като го видяха в храма, побуниха целия народ и туриха ръце на него,
28 (L)викайки: мъже израилтяни, на помощ! Тоя човек учи всички навсякъде против народа, против Закона и против това място; при това още и елини въведе в храма, та оскверни това свято място.
29 Защото преди това бяха видели в града с него ефесеца Трофима и мислеха, че Павел го е въвел в храма.
30 (M)Целият град се раздвижи и народът се стече. И като хванаха Павла, повлякоха го навън от храма; и веднага вратата бидоха затворени.
31 И когато искаха да го убият, стигна вест до хилядника на полка, че цял Иерусалим се е побунил;
32 а той веднага взе войници и стотници и се спусна срещу тях; те, като видяха хилядника и войниците, престанаха да бият Павла;
33 (N)тогава хилядникът се приближи, хвана го и заповяда да го вържат с двои вериги, и питаше: кой е той и какво е направил?
34 От народа едни крещяха едно, други – друго. А той, като не можеше поради крясъка да узнае истината, заповяда да го водят в стана.
35 А когато стигна до стъпалата, трябваше войниците да го носят, поради насилието от народа;
36 защото множеството народ вървеше подире и викаше: премахни го!
37 Когато щяха да го въведат в стана, Павел каза на хилядника: мога ли да ти кажа нещо? А тоя рече: знаеш ли гръцки?
38 (O)та не си ти, значи, оня египтянин, който преди няколко дни разбунтува и изведе в пустинята четирите хиляди мъже разбойници!
39 (P)А Павел отговори: аз съм иудеин от Тарс, гражданин на тоя чутовен киликийски град; моля те, позволи ми да говоря към народа.
40 А когато тоя му позволи, Павел се изправи на стъпалата, помаха с ръка на народа и, след като настана дълбоко мълчание, заговори на еврейски език и казваше:
Acts 21
New Life Version
Paul Goes from Miletus to Tyre
21 After we left them, we got on a ship and came straight down to the island of Cos. The next day we came to the island of Rhodes and from there to the city of Patara. 2 There we found a ship that was going over to the country of Phoenicia. We got on it and went along. 3 We saw the island of Cyprus to our left but went on to the country of Syria. We came to land at the city of Tyre. The ship was to leave its load of freight there.
4 We looked for the Christians and stayed with them seven days. The Christians had been told by the Holy Spirit to tell Paul not to go to Jerusalem. 5 When our time was up, we left there and went on our way. All of them with their wives and children went with us out of town. They got down on their knees on the shore and prayed. 6 After we said good-bye, we got on the ship and they went back to their houses.
Paul Goes from Tyre to Jerusalem
7 The same ship took us from Tyre to the city of Ptolemais. We stayed with the Christians there one day. 8 The next day we left and came to the city of Caesarea. We went to the house of Philip and stayed with him. He was a preacher who goes from town to town and was one of the seven church leaders. 9 Philip had four daughters who were not married. They spoke the Word of God.
10 While we were there a few days, a man who speaks for God named Agabus came down from the country of Judea. 11 He came to see us. Then he took Paul’s belt and used it to tie his own feet and hands. He said, “This is what the Holy Spirit says, ‘The Jews at Jerusalem will tie the man who owns this belt. Then they will hand him over to the people who are not Jews.’”
12 When we heard this, we and all the people living there begged Paul not to go up to Jerusalem. 13 Then Paul said, “What do you mean by crying and breaking my heart? I am ready to be put in chains in Jerusalem. I am also ready to die for the name of the Lord Jesus.” 14 Paul would not listen to us. So we stopped begging him and said, “May whatever God wants be done.”
Paul Is in Jerusalem
15 After this, we got ready and started up to Jerusalem. 16 Some of the followers in Caesarea went with us. They took us to Mnason’s house. He was one of the first followers from Cyprus. We stayed with him.
17 When we got to Jerusalem, the Christians were glad to see us. 18 The next day we went with Paul to see James. All the church leaders came also. 19 After saying hello to them, Paul told of what God had done through his work for the people who were not Jews.
20 When they heard this, they thanked the Lord. Then they said to him, “You see, brother, how many thousands of Christians there are among the Jews. They all obey the Law of Moses. 21 They have heard about you. They have heard you teach the Jews who live among people who are not Jews. They have heard you teach them to break away from the Law of Moses. They say you are telling them not to do the religious act of becoming a Jew and not to follow old religious ways of worship. 22 What should we do about it? They will hear that you have come. 23 You must do what we tell you. We have four men with us who have made a promise to God. 24 Take these four men and go through the religious worship of washing with them. You pay to have their hair cut off. Then everybody will know what they have heard about you is not true. They will know you are careful to obey the Law of Moses. 25 As for the people who are not Jews, we wrote to them. We said that they must keep away from everything that has been given to gods. They must not eat blood or meat from animals that have been killed in ways against the Law. They must keep away from sex sins.”
26 The next day Paul took the men. He went through the religious worship of washing with them. They went into the house of God to tell when their religious worship of washing would be finished. Then the gift for each one of them would be given as an act of worship.
27 The seven days were almost finished. Jews from the countries of Asia saw Paul in the house of God. They made the people turn against him. Then they took hold of him. 28 They cried out, “You who are Jews, help us! This is the man who is teaching against our people and our Law and this house of God. Also he has brought Greek people into the house of God. This has made this holy place unclean.” 29 They had seen him before in the city with Trophimus who was from the city of Ephesus. They thought Paul had brought him into the house of God also.
30 All the people in the city were crying out with loud voices. The people pushed and moved together. They took Paul and dragged him out of the house of God. Then the doors were shut. 31 They were getting ready to kill him. The captain of the soldiers heard there was trouble over all Jerusalem. 32 At once the captain called his soldiers and they ran down to the people. When the people saw the captain and his soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.
Paul Is Tied with Chains
33 The captain came and took hold of Paul. He told his soldiers to tie Paul with two chains. Then he asked who he was and what he had done. 34 Some of the people called out one thing and some another. The captain was not able to find out what had happened. He told his men to take Paul into the soldiers’ building. 35 The people cried out so loud and pushed so hard that Paul had to be carried up the steps by the soldiers. 36 All the people kept pushing and calling out, “Kill him!”
37 Paul was brought into the soldiers’ building. He said to the captain, “May I say something to you?” The captain said, “Can you speak the Greek language? 38 Are you not the man from the country of Egypt who made trouble against our country? That man led 4,000 fighting men into the desert.” 39 Paul said, “No! I am a Jew and a citizen of a large city. I am from Tarsus in the country of Cilicia. I ask you to let me speak to the people.” 40 The captain told Paul to speak. So Paul stood on the steps and held up his hand. When there was no more noise, he spoke to them in the language of the Jews.
Acts 21
New King James Version
Warnings on the Journey to Jerusalem
21 Now it came to pass, that when we had departed from them and set sail, running a straight course we came to Cos, the following day to Rhodes, and from there to Patara. 2 And finding a ship sailing over to Phoenicia, we went aboard and set sail. 3 When we had sighted Cyprus, we passed it on the left, sailed to Syria, and landed at Tyre; for there the ship was to unload her cargo. 4 And finding [a]disciples, we stayed there seven days. (A)They told Paul through the Spirit not to go up to Jerusalem. 5 When we had come to the end of those days, we departed and went on our way; and they all accompanied us, with wives and children, till we were out of the city. And (B)we knelt down on the shore and prayed. 6 When we had taken our leave of one another, we boarded the ship, and they returned (C)home.
7 And when we had finished our voyage from Tyre, we came to Ptolemais, greeted the brethren, and stayed with them one day. 8 On the next day we [b]who were Paul’s companions departed and came to (D)Caesarea, and entered the house of Philip (E)the evangelist, (F)who was one of the seven, and stayed with him. 9 Now this man had four virgin daughters (G)who prophesied. 10 And as we stayed many days, a certain prophet named (H)Agabus came down from Judea. 11 When he had come to us, he took Paul’s belt, bound his own hands and feet, and said, “Thus says the Holy Spirit, (I)‘So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man who owns this belt, and deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.’ ”
12 Now when we heard these things, both we and those from that place pleaded with him not to go up to Jerusalem. 13 Then Paul answered, (J)“What do you mean by weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”
14 So when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, (K)“The will of the Lord be done.”
Paul Urged to Make Peace
15 And after those days we [c]packed and went up to Jerusalem. 16 Also some of the disciples from Caesarea went with us and brought with them a certain Mnason of Cyprus, an early disciple, with whom we were to lodge.
17 (L)And when we had come to Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly. 18 On the following day Paul went in with us to (M)James, and all the elders were present. 19 When he had greeted them, (N)he told in detail those things which God had done among the Gentiles (O)through his ministry. 20 And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord. And they said to him, “You see, brother, how many myriads of Jews there are who have believed, and they are all (P)zealous for the law; 21 but they have been informed about you that you teach all the Jews who are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, saying that they ought not to circumcise their children nor to walk according to the customs. 22 [d]What then? The assembly must certainly meet, for they will hear that you have come. 23 Therefore do what we tell you: We have four men who have taken a vow. 24 Take them and be purified with them, and pay their expenses so that they may (Q)shave their heads, and that all may know that those things of which they were informed concerning you are nothing, but that you yourself also walk orderly and keep the law. 25 But concerning the Gentiles who believe, (R)we have written and decided [e]that they should observe no such thing, except that they should keep themselves from things offered to idols, from blood, from things strangled, and from [f]sexual immorality.”
Arrested in the Temple
26 Then Paul took the men, and the next day, having been purified with them, (S)entered the temple (T)to announce the [g]expiration of the days of purification, at which time an offering should be made for each one of them.
27 Now when the seven days were almost ended, (U)the Jews from Asia, seeing him in the temple, stirred up the whole crowd and (V)laid hands on him, 28 crying out, “Men of Israel, help! This is the man (W)who teaches all men everywhere against the people, the law, and this place; and furthermore he also brought Greeks into the temple and has defiled this holy place.” 29 (For they had [h]previously seen (X)Trophimus the Ephesian with him in the city, whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple.)
30 And (Y)all the city was disturbed; and the people ran together, seized Paul, and dragged him out of the temple; and immediately the doors were shut. 31 Now as they were (Z)seeking to kill him, news came to the commander of the [i]garrison that all Jerusalem was in an uproar. 32 (AA)He immediately took soldiers and centurions, and ran down to them. And when they saw the commander and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul. 33 Then the (AB)commander came near and took him, and (AC)commanded him to be bound with two chains; and he asked who he was and what he had done. 34 And some among the multitude cried one thing and some another.
So when he could not ascertain the truth because of the tumult, he commanded him to be taken into the barracks. 35 When he reached the stairs, he had to be carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the mob. 36 For the multitude of the people followed after, crying out, (AD)“Away with him!”
Addressing the Jerusalem Mob(AE)
37 Then as Paul was about to be led into the barracks, he said to the commander, “May I speak to you?”
He replied, “Can you speak Greek? 38 (AF)Are you not the Egyptian who some time ago stirred up a rebellion and led the four thousand assassins out into the wilderness?”
39 But Paul said, (AG)“I am a Jew from Tarsus, in Cilicia, a citizen of no [j]mean city; and I implore you, permit me to speak to the people.”
40 So when he had given him permission, Paul stood on the stairs and (AH)motioned with his hand to the people. And when there was a great silence, he spoke to them in the (AI)Hebrew language, saying,
Footnotes
- Acts 21:4 NU the disciples
- Acts 21:8 NU omits who were Paul’s companions
- Acts 21:15 made preparations
- Acts 21:22 NU What then is to be done? They will certainly hear
- Acts 21:25 NU omits that they should observe no such thing, except
- Acts 21:25 fornication
- Acts 21:26 completion
- Acts 21:29 M omits previously
- Acts 21:31 cohort
- Acts 21:39 insignificant
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