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Apostlagärningarna 13
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13 I församlingen i Antiochia fanns profeter och lärare: Barnabas, Symeon, som också kallades Niger[a], Lucius från Kyrene, Manaen som hade vuxit upp tillsammans med tetrarken Herodes, och Saul. 2 En gång när dessa män tillbad Herren och fastade, sa den heliga Anden: ”Avdela Barnabas och Saul för en speciell uppgift som jag har kallat dem till.” 3 Och sedan de fastat och bett, lade de sina händer på dem och skickade iväg dem.

Saul blir Paulus – Paulus på Cypern

4 Efter att dessa två sänts ut av den heliga Anden, reste de ner till Seleukia och seglade över till Cypern. 5 När de kom till Salamis, förkunnade de Guds ord i de judiska synagogorna. Johannes följde med dem som medhjälpare.

6 Sedan reste de över hela ön och till slut kom de till Pafos. Där träffade de en judisk trollkarl som hette Barjesus, en falsk profet. 7 Han brukade ofta besöka den romerska landshövdingen Sergius Paulus som var en mycket klok man.

Landshövdingen bjöd nu hem Barnabas och Saul till sig eftersom han ville höra Guds ord. 8 Men Elymas, trollkarlen (det är vad hans namn betyder) motarbetade dem och försökte hindra landshövdingen från att tro.

9 Då blev Saul som även kallades Paulus, fylld av den heliga Anden och han spände ögonen i trollkarlen 10 och sa: ”Du djävulens son, full av bedrägeri och falskhet, en fiende till allt rättfärdigt, ska du aldrig sluta med att förvränga Herrens raka vägar? 11 Nu tar Herren tag i dig. Du ska bli blind under en tid så att du inte ser solen.”

I samma stund sänkte sig dimma och mörker över trollkarlen och han började irra omkring och leta efter någon som kunde leda honom. 12 När landshövdingen såg vad som hände, började han tro för han var helt förundrad över undervisningen om Herren.

Paulus tal i Antiochia i Pisidien

13 Paulus och hans följeslagare lämnade nu Pafos och seglade till Perge i Pamfylien. Där lämnade Johannes dem och återvände till Jerusalem. 14 Men Barnabas och Paulus fortsatte från Perge till Antiochia i Pisidien[b].

När det sedan blev sabbat, gick de till synagogan och satte sig. 15 Efter läsningen ur lagen och profeterna vände sig synagogföreståndarna till Paulus och Barnabas och sa: ”Bröder, om ni har något att säga som kan vara till uppmuntran för folket, så gör det!”

16 Då reste sig Paulus, gav tecken till dem att vara tysta och sa: ”Israeliter och alla andra här som fruktar Gud, lyssna på mig!

17 Vårt folk Israels Gud utvalde våra förfäder. Och han lät folket bli mycket stort när de bodde som främlingar i Egypten. Sedan ledde han dem ut därifrån på ett mäktigt sätt. 18 Under fyrtio år hade Gud tålamod med dem i öknen 19 och sedan utrotade han sju folk i Kanaan och gav deras land till israeliterna. 20 Allt det här tog ungefär 450 år. Efter det gav han dem domare fram till profeten Samuels tid.

21 Sedan bad folket om en kung och Gud gav dem Saul, Kishs son en man ur Benjamins stam. Han regerade i fyrtio år. 22 Men Gud avsatte honom och lät David bli kung över dem istället. Om honom vittnade Gud: ’Jag har funnit David, Jishajs son en man efter mitt hjärta. Han kommer att göra min vilja.’[c] 23 Från hans ättlingar har Gud kallat en räddare för Israel, Jesus.

24 Men innan Jesus trädde fram, förkunnade Johannes omvändelse och dop för hela Israels folk. 25 När Johannes uppgift närmade sig sitt slut, sa han: ’Jag är inte den som ni tror att jag är. Han kommer efter mig och jag är inte ens värdig att knyta upp hans sandalremmar.’[d]

26 Lyssa nu, mina syskon, ni ättlingar till Abraham och alla andra här som fruktar Gud! Budskapet om denna räddning har sänts till er. 27 Folket i Jerusalem och deras ledare insåg nämligen inte vem Jesus var. De dömde honom och fullbordade så vad som förutsagts genom profeterna som läses varje sabbat. 28 Trots att de inte kunde hitta något giltigt skäl att avrätta honom, bad de Pilatus att döda honom. 29 Och när de hade slutfört allt det som står skrivet om honom, tog de ner honom från korset och lade honom i en grav.

30 Men Gud uppväckte honom från de döda 31 och Jesus visade sig sedan under de följande dagarna för dem som hade följt med honom från Galileen till Jerusalem. Det är dessa som nu vittnar om det för Israels folk.

32 Vi förkunnar evangeliet, löftet till förfäderna 33 som Gud har fullföljt för oss genom att uppväcka Jesus från de döda, så som det står i den andra psalmen:

’Du är min Son. Idag har jag blivit din Far.’[e]

34 För Gud hade låtit honom uppstå från de döda, så att han aldrig mer skulle behöva komma tillbaka till förgängelsen. Det förklarade han med orden:

’Jag ska ge er den trofasta nåd som jag gav David.’[f]

35 Och på ett annat ställe säger han:

’Du ska inte låta din Helige förmultna.’[g]

36 David hade tjänat Guds vilja på sin tid, dog och blev begravd vid sina fäder och hans kropp förmultnade. 37 Men den som Gud uppväckte från de döda förmultnade inte.

38 Mina syskon, jag vill att ni ska veta att det är genom honom som syndernas förlåtelse förkunnas för er. 39 Var och en som tror blir genom honom rättfärdig och fri från allt det som ni inte kunde bli fria från genom Moses lag. 40 Se därför upp så att ni inte drabbas av det som sagts genom profeterna:

41 ’Se, ni föraktare.
    Låt er förvånas och förgås.
Jag ska utföra en gärning under er tid,
    något som ni inte kommer att tro
när man berättar det för er.[h]’ ”

42 När Paulus och Barnabas lämnade synagogan, bad folket dem att komma tillbaka nästa sabbat så att de kunde höra mer. 43 När man bröt upp efter samlingen, passade många judar och gudfruktiga proselyter också på att göra sällskap med Paulus och Barnabas som talade till dem och uppmanade dem att hålla sig till Guds nåd.

Paulus sprider budskapet om Jesus till andra än judarna

44 På sabbaten en vecka senare kom nästan hela staden för att höra budskapet från Herren. 45 Men när judarna såg allt folket, blev de avundsjuka och började förlöjliga det Paulus sa.

46 Men Paulus och Barnabas svarade dem utan att tveka: ”Ni skulle vara de första som fick höra Guds ord förkunnas, men eftersom ni avvisar det och gör er själva ovärdiga det eviga livet, så vänder vi oss nu till andra folk. 47 Det är också vad Herren har befallt oss:

’Jag har gjort dig till ett ljus för alla folk,
    för att du ska vara till räddning för hela jorden.[i]’ ”

48 När de som var från andra folk hörde detta, blev de mycket glada och prisade Herrens ord och alla som var utsedda till evigt liv började tro. 49 Sedan spreds budskapet om Herren i hela området.

50 Men judarna hetsade upp de högt uppsatta gudfruktiga kvinnorna och de ledande männen i staden och satte igång en förföljelse mot Paulus och Barnabas och drev bort dem från området. 51 Båda två skakade då dammet av sina fötter[j] och fortsatte till Ikonion. 52 Och lärjungarna fylldes av glädje och helig Ande.

Footnotes

  1. 13:1 Betyder den svarte.
  2. 13:14 Pamfylien och Pisidien var romerska provinser i nuvarande Turkiet.
  3. 13:22 Se 1 Sam 13:14. Citatets senare del skiljer sig något från texten i 1 Samuelsboken.
  4. 13:25 Detta var en slavs uppgift.
  5. 13:32,33 Ordagrant: jag har fött dig. Dessa ord användes i Mellanöstern förr i tiden då en kung började sin uppgift, om han lydde under en annan mäktigare kung. För att visa att den nya kungen representerade den kung som styrde hela riket, kallades de far och son. Se Ps 2:7.
  6. 13:34 Se Jes 55:3.
  7. 13:35 Se Ps 16:10.
  8. 13:41 Se Hab 1:5, enligt Septuaginta.
  9. 13:47 Se Jes 49:6.
  10. 13:51 Att ”skaka dammet av fötterna” var ett sätt att visa att invånarna själva fick ta ansvar för vad de gjort.
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13 1 Now in the church at Antioch(A) there were prophets(B) and teachers:(C) Barnabas,(D) Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene,(E) Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod(F) the tetrarch) and Saul. 2 While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said,(G) “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work(H) to which I have called them.”(I) 3 So after they had fasted and prayed, they placed their hands on them(J) and sent them off.(K)

On Cyprus

4 The two of them, sent on their way by the Holy Spirit,(L) went down to Seleucia and sailed from there to Cyprus.(M) 5 When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God(N) in the Jewish synagogues.(O) John(P) was with them as their helper.

6 They traveled through the whole island until they came to Paphos. There they met a Jewish sorcerer(Q) and false prophet(R) named Bar-Jesus, 7 who was an attendant of the proconsul,(S) Sergius Paulus. The proconsul, an intelligent man, sent for Barnabas and Saul because he wanted to hear the word of God. 8 But Elymas the sorcerer(T) (for that is what his name means) opposed them and tried to turn the proconsul(U) from the faith.(V) 9 Then Saul, who was also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit,(W) looked straight at Elymas and said, 10 “You are a child of the devil(X) and an enemy of everything that is right! You are full of all kinds of deceit and trickery. Will you never stop perverting the right ways of the Lord?(Y) 11 Now the hand of the Lord is against you.(Z) You are going to be blind for a time, not even able to see the light of the sun.”(AA)

Immediately mist and darkness came over him, and he groped about, seeking someone to lead him by the hand. 12 When the proconsul(AB) saw what had happened, he believed, for he was amazed at the teaching about the Lord.

In Pisidian Antioch

13 From Paphos,(AC) Paul and his companions sailed to Perga in Pamphylia,(AD) where John(AE) left them to return to Jerusalem. 14 From Perga they went on to Pisidian Antioch.(AF) On the Sabbath(AG) they entered the synagogue(AH) and sat down. 15 After the reading from the Law(AI) and the Prophets, the leaders of the synagogue sent word to them, saying, “Brothers, if you have a word of exhortation for the people, please speak.”

16 Standing up, Paul motioned with his hand(AJ) and said: “Fellow Israelites and you Gentiles who worship God, listen to me! 17 The God of the people of Israel chose our ancestors; he made the people prosper during their stay in Egypt; with mighty power he led them out of that country;(AK) 18 for about forty years he endured their conduct[a](AL) in the wilderness;(AM) 19 and he overthrew seven nations in Canaan,(AN) giving their land to his people(AO) as their inheritance.(AP) 20 All this took about 450 years.

“After this, God gave them judges(AQ) until the time of Samuel the prophet.(AR) 21 Then the people asked for a king,(AS) and he gave them Saul(AT) son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin,(AU) who ruled forty years. 22 After removing Saul,(AV) he made David their king.(AW) God testified concerning him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart;(AX) he will do everything I want him to do.’(AY)

23 “From this man’s descendants(AZ) God has brought to Israel the Savior(BA) Jesus,(BB) as he promised.(BC) 24 Before the coming of Jesus, John preached repentance and baptism to all the people of Israel.(BD) 25 As John was completing his work,(BE) he said: ‘Who do you suppose I am? I am not the one you are looking for.(BF) But there is one coming after me whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.’(BG)

26 “Fellow children of Abraham(BH) and you God-fearing Gentiles, it is to us that this message of salvation(BI) has been sent. 27 The people of Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize Jesus,(BJ) yet in condemning him they fulfilled the words of the prophets(BK) that are read every Sabbath. 28 Though they found no proper ground for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have him executed.(BL) 29 When they had carried out all that was written about him,(BM) they took him down from the cross(BN) and laid him in a tomb.(BO) 30 But God raised him from the dead,(BP) 31 and for many days he was seen by those who had traveled with him from Galilee to Jerusalem.(BQ) They are now his witnesses(BR) to our people.

32 “We tell you the good news:(BS) What God promised our ancestors(BT) 33 he has fulfilled for us, their children, by raising up Jesus.(BU) As it is written in the second Psalm:

“‘You are my son;
    today I have become your father.’[b](BV)

34 God raised him from the dead so that he will never be subject to decay. As God has said,

“‘I will give you the holy and sure blessings promised to David.’[c](BW)

35 So it is also stated elsewhere:

“‘You will not let your holy one see decay.’[d](BX)

36 “Now when David had served God’s purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep;(BY) he was buried with his ancestors(BZ) and his body decayed. 37 But the one whom God raised from the dead(CA) did not see decay.

38 “Therefore, my friends, I want you to know that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you.(CB) 39 Through him everyone who believes(CC) is set free from every sin, a justification you were not able to obtain under the law of Moses.(CD) 40 Take care that what the prophets have said does not happen to you:

41 “‘Look, you scoffers,
    wonder and perish,
for I am going to do something in your days
    that you would never believe,
    even if someone told you.’[e]”(CE)

42 As Paul and Barnabas were leaving the synagogue,(CF) the people invited them to speak further about these things on the next Sabbath. 43 When the congregation was dismissed, many of the Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who talked with them and urged them to continue in the grace of God.(CG)

44 On the next Sabbath almost the whole city gathered to hear the word of the Lord. 45 When the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy. They began to contradict what Paul was saying(CH) and heaped abuse(CI) on him.

46 Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: “We had to speak the word of God to you first.(CJ) Since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles.(CK) 47 For this is what the Lord has commanded us:

“‘I have made you[f] a light for the Gentiles,(CL)
    that you[g] may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’[h]”(CM)

48 When the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and honored the word of the Lord;(CN) and all who were appointed for eternal life believed.

49 The word of the Lord(CO) spread through the whole region. 50 But the Jewish leaders incited the God-fearing women of high standing and the leading men of the city. They stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them from their region.(CP) 51 So they shook the dust off their feet(CQ) as a warning to them and went to Iconium.(CR) 52 And the disciples(CS) were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.(CT)

Footnotes

  1. Acts 13:18 Some manuscripts he cared for them
  2. Acts 13:33 Psalm 2:7
  3. Acts 13:34 Isaiah 55:3
  4. Acts 13:35 Psalm 16:10 (see Septuagint)
  5. Acts 13:41 Hab. 1:5
  6. Acts 13:47 The Greek is singular.
  7. Acts 13:47 The Greek is singular.
  8. Acts 13:47 Isaiah 49:6
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Barnabas and Saul Sent Off

13 Now there were in the church at Antioch (A)prophets and (B)teachers, (C)Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger,[a] Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen a lifelong friend of (D)Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. 2 While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, (E)the Holy Spirit said, (F)“Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul (G)for the work to which I have called them.” 3 Then after fasting and (H)praying they laid their hands on them and (I)sent them off.

Barnabas and Saul on Cyprus

4 So, being sent out (J)by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to Cyprus. 5 When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God (K)in the synagogues of the Jews. And they had (L)John to (M)assist them. 6 When they had gone through the whole island as far as Paphos, they came upon a certain (N)magician, (O)a Jewish false prophet named Bar-Jesus. 7 He was with (P)the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, a man of intelligence, who summoned Barnabas and Saul and sought to hear the word of God. 8 But Elymas the (Q)magician (for that is the meaning of his name) (R)opposed them, seeking to turn (S)the proconsul away from the faith. 9 But Saul, who was also called Paul, (T)filled with the Holy Spirit, looked intently at him 10 and said, “You (U)son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, full of all deceit and (V)villainy, will you not stop (W)making crooked (X)the straight paths of the Lord? 11 And now, behold, (Y)the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you will be blind and unable to see the sun for a time.” Immediately mist and darkness fell upon him, and he went about seeking (Z)people to lead him by the hand. 12 Then the proconsul believed, when he saw what had occurred, for he was astonished at (AA)the teaching of the Lord.

Paul and Barnabas at Antioch in Pisidia

13 Now Paul and his companions set sail from Paphos and came to Perga in Pamphylia. And (AB)John left them and returned (AC)to Jerusalem, 14 but they went on from Perga and came to Antioch in Pisidia. And (AD)on the Sabbath day (AE)they went into the synagogue and sat down. 15 After (AF)the reading from (AG)the Law and the Prophets, (AH)the rulers of the synagogue sent a message to them, saying, “Brothers, if you have any (AI)word of encouragement for the people, say it.” 16 So Paul stood up, and (AJ)motioning with his hand said:

“Men of Israel and (AK)you who fear God, listen. 17 (AL)The God of this people Israel (AM)chose our fathers and (AN)made the people great (AO)during their stay in the land of Egypt, and (AP)with uplifted arm he led them out of it. 18 And for about (AQ)forty years (AR)he put up with[b] them in the wilderness. 19 And (AS)after destroying (AT)seven nations in the land of Canaan, (AU)he gave them their land as an inheritance. 20 All this took about 450 years. And after that (AV)he gave them judges until (AW)Samuel the prophet. 21 Then (AX)they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul (AY)the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years. 22 And (AZ)when he had removed him, (BA)he raised up David to be their king, of whom he testified and said, (BB)‘I have found in David the son of Jesse (BC)a man after my heart, (BD)who will do all my will.’ 23 (BE)Of this man's offspring God has brought to Israel (BF)a Savior, Jesus, (BG)as he promised. 24 Before his coming, (BH)John had proclaimed (BI)a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel. 25 And as John was finishing his course, (BJ)he said, ‘What do you suppose that I am? I am not he. No, but behold, after me one is coming, the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to untie.’

26 “Brothers, sons of the family of Abraham, and those among you (BK)who fear God, to us has been sent (BL)the message of (BM)this salvation. 27 For those who live in Jerusalem and their rulers, because (BN)they did not recognize him nor understand (BO)the utterances of the prophets, which are read every Sabbath, (BP)fulfilled them by condemning him. 28 And (BQ)though they found in him no guilt worthy of death, (BR)they asked Pilate to have him executed. 29 And when (BS)they had carried out all that was written of him, (BT)they took him down from (BU)the tree and laid him in a tomb. 30 But (BV)God raised him from the dead, 31 and for many days (BW)he appeared to those (BX)who had come up with him (BY)from Galilee to Jerusalem, (BZ)who are now (CA)his witnesses to the people. 32 And we bring you the good news (CB)that what God promised to the fathers, 33 (CC)this he has fulfilled to us their children by raising Jesus, as also it is written in the second Psalm,

(CD)“‘You are my Son,
    today I have begotten you.’

34 And as for the fact that he raised him from the dead, (CE)(CF)no more to return to corruption, he has spoken in this way,

“‘I will give you (CG)the holy and sure blessings of David.’

35 Therefore he says also in another psalm,

(CH)“‘You will not let your Holy One see corruption.’

36 For David, after he had (CI)served the purpose of God in his own generation, (CJ)fell asleep and (CK)was laid with his fathers and saw corruption, 37 but he whom (CL)God raised up did not see corruption. 38 Let it be known to you therefore, brothers, (CM)that through this man (CN)forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you, 39 and by him (CO)everyone who believes is freed[c] from everything (CP)from which you could not be freed by the law of Moses. 40 Beware, therefore, lest what is said in the Prophets should come about:

41 (CQ)“‘Look, you scoffers,
    be astounded and perish;
for I am doing a work in your days,
    a work that you will not believe, even if one tells it to you.’”

42 As they went out, the people begged that these things might be told them the next Sabbath. 43 And after the meeting of the synagogue broke up, many Jews and (CR)devout (CS)converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who, as they spoke with them, urged them (CT)to continue in (CU)the grace of God.

44 The next Sabbath almost the whole city gathered to hear the word of the Lord. 45 (CV)But (CW)when the Jews[d] saw the crowds, they were filled with (CX)jealousy and began to contradict what was spoken by Paul, (CY)reviling him. 46 And Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, saying, “It was necessary that the word of God (CZ)be spoken first to you. (DA)Since you thrust it aside and judge yourselves (DB)unworthy of eternal life, behold, we (DC)are turning to the Gentiles. 47 (DD)For so the Lord has commanded us, saying,

(DE)“‘I have made you (DF)a light for the Gentiles,
    that you may (DG)bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’”

48 And when the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and (DH)glorifying the word of the Lord, and as many as were appointed to eternal life believed. 49 And the word of the Lord was spreading throughout the whole region. 50 (DI)But the Jews incited the devout (DJ)women of high standing and the leading men of the city, (DK)stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and (DL)drove them out of their district. 51 But they (DM)shook off the dust from their feet against them and went to Iconium. 52 And the disciples were filled (DN)with joy and (DO)with the Holy Spirit.

Footnotes

  1. Acts 13:1 Niger is a Latin word meaning black, or dark
  2. Acts 13:18 Some manuscripts he carried (compare Deuteronomy 1:31)
  3. Acts 13:39 Or justified; twice in this verse
  4. Acts 13:45 Greek Ioudaioi probably refers here to Jewish religious leaders, and others under their influence, in that time; also verse 50
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