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Tijmol ribˈak yak ajtakeltak re Kakaj Jesucristo Jerusalén

15  Cuando wiˈtak Pablo pach Bernabé Antioquía re Siria, xtawtak jujun rijajl Israel ri jachem ribˈak laj jkˈabˈ Kakaj Jesucristo ri tipetak Judea. Xijtak rechak yak ajtakeltak re Kakaj Jesucristo jilonri: Wi mitaˈ ticojsaj retal atioˈjlak chapcaˈ tijbˈij Jpixbˈ Kakaj Dios taˈ atcolmajtak laj jkˈabˈ amacak, xcheˈtak.

Pero Pablo pach Bernabé xcoj jcowil ranmak chi jbˈij rechak yak rijajl Israel ri tipetak Judea chi maˈ jcholajl taˈ ri tijin tijbˈijtak y subˈlaj naj xyolowtak chirij mak cˈutuˈn li. Jwiˈliˈli xpetak yak ajtakeltak re Kakaj Jesucristo xtaktakbˈi Pablo pach Bernabé y nicˈj ajtakeltak re Kakaj Jesucristo chic Jerusalén, pire xeˈ jchomorsajtak riqˈuilak yak jtakoˈn Kakaj Jesucristo pach riqˈuilak yak ajililtak jcholajl chijxoˈlak yak ajtakeltak re Kakaj Jesucristo ri wiˈtak Jerusalén nen rajwax trantak.

Cuando Pablo pach Bernabé xtaksajtakbˈi jwiˈlak yak ajtakeltak re Kakaj Jesucristo ri wiˈtak Antioquía re Siria, rechak xkˈaxtak Fenicia y Samaria. Pi kˈaxem xantak xyoltak rechak yak ajtakeltak re Kakaj Jesucristo nen mo yak maˈ rijajl taˈ Israel xqˈuex jnoˈjak y xjach ribˈak laj jkˈabˈ Kakaj Jesucristo. Juntir yak ajtakeltak re Kakaj Jesucristo subˈlaj xquiˈcottak chi jtaic.

Cuando xtawtak Jerusalén, xcˈulsajtakaˈ pi utzil jwiˈlak yak ajtakeltak re Kakaj Jesucristo, yak jtakoˈn Kakaj Jesucristo y yak ajililtak jcholajl chijxoˈlak yak ajtakeltak re Kakaj Jesucristo. Pablo pach Bernabé xyoltak juntir nen utzil ri bˈanal jwiˈl Kakaj Dios rechak. Pero wiˈ nicˈj fariseo ri ajtakeltak re Kakaj Jesucristo xwaˈrtak y xijtak: Rajwaxiˈ ticojsaj retal jtioˈjlak yak winak ri maˈ rijajl taˈ Israel y rajwaxiˈ titaksajtak chi jbˈanic lawiˈ ri tijbˈij Jpixbˈ Kakaj Dios, xcheˈtak.

Y xmulbˈaˈ ribˈak yak jtakoˈn Kakaj Jesucristo pach yak ajililtak jcholajl chijxoˈlak yak ajtakeltak re Kakaj Jesucristo chi jchomorsaj nen trantak chirij man cˈutuˈn li. Subˈlaj naj xyolowtak chirij, ajrucˈreˈ xpe Pedro xwaˈrcw y xij rechak: Atak wechˈelxic chirij Kakaj Jesucristo, awetamakiˈ chi ojriˈ xinchaˈsaj jwiˈl Kakaj Dios chaxoˈlak pire tambˈij tzilaj jtaquil chirij Kakaj Jesucristo rechak yak maˈ rijajl taˈ Israel pire tijjach ribˈak laj jkˈabˈ Kakaj Jesucristo. Kakaj Dios retamiˈ nen jchomorsaˈn laj ranmak juntir cristian, xcˈut chi tijcˈulaˈ yak maˈ rijajl taˈ Israel cuando xyeˈ Lokˈlaj Jsantil rechak chapcaˈ xyeˈsaj chike oj ri ojtak rijajl Israel. Kakaj Dios taˈ jaljoj kilic oj tran pach rechak, jwiˈl xsakabˈsajiˈ ranmak jwiˈlke xcubˈar jchˈolak chirij Kakaj Jesucristo.

10 Y lajori, taˈ jcholajl takˈattak jwich ri bˈanal jwiˈl Kakaj Dios. Tayeˈtak mas jbˈa mak pixabˈ chapcaˈ jun al laj ikaˈn pi rechak yak maˈ rijajl taˈ Israel jwiˈl tabˈijtak chi rajwaxiˈ ticojsaj retal jtioˈjlak yak winak. Pero ni oj, ni kamam ojrtaktzij xcwintak chi jcojic juntir Jpixbˈ Kakaj Dios. 11 Oj ketamiˈ chi jwiˈlke rutzil ranm Kakaj Jesucristo ri Kajawl xojcolmaj laj jkˈabˈ kamac y jilon yak maˈ rijajl taˈ Israel, xcheˈ Pedro rechak.

12 Juntir ribˈilak taˈ chiquiˈ xchˈaˈwtak, riˈ xtatak nen xijtak Pablo pach Bernabé. Pablo pach Bernabé xoctak chi jyolic rechak lawiˈ nimaktak cˈutbˈi jcwinel Kakaj Dios y kelen sachom chˈolal rilic ri bˈanal jwiˈl Kakaj Dios xoˈlak yak maˈ rijajl taˈ Israel jwiˈl rechak.

13 Cuando xmaytak chˈaˈwem Pablo pach Bernabé, ajrucˈreˈ Santiago xij rechak: Atak wechˈelxic chirij Kakaj Jesucristo, tatak lawiˈ tambˈij chawechak. 14 Simón Pedro xin chike nen mo xilsaj cˈur jwichak yak maˈ rijajl taˈ Israel jwiˈl Kakaj Dios. Re xchaˈ jun kˈat chijxoˈlak pire tiwuxtak pi ralcˈwal. 15 Riˈ li niqˈuiˈ pach ri xcan jtzˈibˈajtak yak ajkˈasaltak Jyolj Kakaj Dios ojr li wuj re Lokˈlaj Jyolj Kakaj Dios ri tijbˈij jilonri:

16 Cuando tikˈax ri, tina tawna jun kˈij tambˈan jwaˈx chic richoch David ri tzakal.
Juntir mak ri bˈanal cˈax tina inyujbˈaˈna chapcaˈ jbˈanic ojr.
17 Jilonli tambˈan pire juntir yak cristian wich ulew ri maˈ rijajl taˈ Israel ri tijtoctak kajawl tijnimirsajtak inkˈij.
Ri jilon jbˈanicak chapcaˈ jun ja tzakal y tambˈan chic jwaˈxc,
18 xcheˈ Kakaj Dios ri Kajawl ri tibˈanow lawiˈ ri chomorsal jwiˈl ojrtaktzij.

19 Jwiˈliˈli tambˈij in chi taˈ tijnaˈ tikabˈij rechak yak maˈ rijajl taˈ Israel ri xqˈuex jnoˈjak ri xoctak laj jkˈabˈ Kakaj Jesucristo chi rajwaxiˈ tijcojtak juntir Jpixbˈ Kakaj Dios. 20 Xike tikatakbˈi jbˈij rechak li wuj chi mi jtijtak chic mak kelen ri tijel rij ri sujulchak re mak tiox, mi rantak tzˈiˈal, mi jtijtak jtiˈnicl awaj ri tike jitzˈaj ribˈak y mi jtijtak jquiqˈuel awaj chapcaˈ tijbˈij Jpixbˈ Kakaj Dios, 21 jwiˈl ojrtaktzijiˈ wiˈ cristian lak juntir tilmit ri tijtijojtak cristian re Jpixbˈ Kakaj Dios. Mak pixabˈ li, tibˈijsajiˈ lak sinagog nojel kˈij re uxlan asta lajori, xcheˈ Santiago rechak.

Man wuj ri xtaksaj riqˈuilak yak maˈ rijajl taˈ Israel

22 Y yak jtakoˈn Kakaj Jesucristo, yak ajililtak jcholajl chijxoˈlak y juntir yak ajtakeltak re Kakaj Jesucristo ri wiˈtak Jerusalén, nicˈ jwichak xchomorsajtak chi tijchaˈtak nicˈj chijxoˈlak rechak pire tijtaktakbˈi chirijak Pablo pach Bernabé Antioquía re Siria. Xchaˈtak Judas ri tibˈijsaj Barsabás re pach Silas ri cojol jkˈijak chijxoˈlak yak ajtakeltak re Kakaj Jesucristo. 23 Chirijak rechak xtaktakbˈi man wuj ri tijbˈij jilonri:

Oj jtakoˈn Kakaj Jesucristo kapach yak ajililtak jcholajl chijxoˈlak yak ajtakeltak re Kakaj Jesucristo y juntir yak ajtakeltak re Kakaj Jesucristo ri wiˈtak neri Jerusalén, tikatakbˈi rutzil awchak atak kechˈelxic chirij Kakaj Jesucristo ri maˈ atak taˈ rijajl Israel ri watak Antioquía re Siria, ri watak lak luwar re Siria y lak luwar re Cilicia. 24 Xkata jtaquil chi wiˈ jujun cristian aj neri xtawtak aacˈlak xeˈ jbˈijtak nicˈj yoloj chawechak ri maˈ jcholajl taˈn y maˈ katakoˈntak taˈn. Rechak riˈke rajak tran quibˈ awanmak chirij Kakaj Jesucristo jwiˈl mak jyoljak ri xeˈ jbˈijtak chawechak. 25 Jwiˈliˈli xkachomorsaj oj juntir xkatakbˈi quibˈ winak chi asolajcak pi jpachak Bernabé pach Pablo ri lokˈlajtak kechˈelxic chirij Kakaj Jesucristo. 26 Rechak xjachaˈ ribˈak pi cˈax chi jbˈij tzilaj jtaquil chirij Kakaj Jesucristo ri Kajawl. 27 Jwiˈliˈli xkatakbˈi Judas y Silas chi awilicak, rechak tiyolowtakaˈ aacˈlak y tijbˈijtakaˈ chawechak chapcaˈ tzˈibˈalbˈi li wuj. 28 Oj pach Lokˈlaj Jsantil Kakaj Dios nicˈ kawch chi taˈ tikayeˈ chic jun jalan pixabˈ chawechak chapcaˈ jun al laj ikaˈn, xike mak ri, ri mas rajwaxc, 29 ma tijtak chic mak kelen ri tijel rij ri sujulchak re mak tiox, ma tijtak quicˈ, ma tijtak jtiˈnicl awaj ri tike jitzˈaj ribˈak y ma bˈantak tzˈiˈal. Y wi tabˈantak juntir li, tziyiˈ tabˈantak. Xikeli chikaj tikabˈijbˈi chawechak, ticheˈ li wuj ri xtaktakbˈic.

30 Jilonli yak winak ri xeˈtak Antioquía re Siria xcan jchˈabˈejtak yak ajtakeltak re Kakaj Jesucristo ri wiˈtak Jerusalén xantajtakbˈic, xeˈtak. Cuando xtawtak claˈ, xmulbˈaˈtak jwichak yak ajtakeltak re Kakaj Jesucristo y xjachtak man wuj rechak. 31 Xilmaj jwich man wuj jwiˈlak, rechak subˈlaj xquiˈcottak jwiˈl tziyiˈ jyeˈic jnoˈjak xansajbˈi li wuj. 32 Judas pach Silas riˈtakaˈ ajkˈasaltak Jyolj Kakaj Dios xoctak chi jyeˈic jnoˈjak y jcowil ranmak yak ajtakeltak re Kakaj Jesucristo.

33 Xkˈax quibˈ uxibˈ kˈij jtawicak claˈ, ajrucˈreˈ xcan jchˈabˈej ribˈak pi quiˈcotemal pire xkˈajtak riqˈuilak yak ajtakeltak re Kakaj Jesucristo ri xtakowbˈi rechak.

34 Pero Silas xchomorsaj xcan Antioquía re Siria. 35 Y jilon xantak Pablo pach Bernabé xcantakna claˈ pi jpachak nicˈj yak ajtakeltak re Kakaj Jesucristo chi jtijoj cristian y chi jbˈij tzilaj jtaquil chirij Kakaj Jesucristo ri Kajawl.

Pablo tijtos ribˈak pach Bernabé

36 Xeˈ quibˈ uxibˈ kˈij jwaˈxicak claˈ, Pablo xij re Bernabé: Lajori joˈ kasolaj yak kechˈelxic chirij Kakaj Jesucristo lak juntir tilmit lamas kˈasalcojwiˈ nabˈe chi jbˈij Jyolj Kakaj Dios y tikil nen jbˈanicak, xcheˈ Pablo.

37 Bernabé riˈ raj roj xeˈ Juan chirijak ri tibˈijsaj Marcos re. 38 Pero Pablo taˈ tzi xril tibˈe chirijak jwiˈl re xcan resaj ribˈ chirijak Panfilia, taˈ raj xpachijtak chi jbˈij tzilaj jtaquil chirij Kakaj Jesucristo. 39 Jwiˈlke li taˈ xcˈul jwichak chiribˈil ribˈak Pablo pach Bernabé, xtos ribˈak, Bernabé xcˈambˈi Marcos chirij xjawtakbˈi li jun barc, xeˈtak Chipre.

40 Y Pablo xcˈambˈi Silas chirij. Yak ajtakeltak re Kakaj Jesucristo xchˈaˈwtak riqˈui Kakaj Dios chirijak y xjachtak laj jkˈabˈ Kakaj Dios pire tiwaˈx rutzil ranm Kakaj Dios riqˈuilak. 41 Xkˈaxtak Siria y Cilicia, xkˈax jyeˈtak jcowil ranmak yak kˈat ajtakeltak re Kakaj Jesucristo pire ticubˈar mas jchˈolak chirij Kakaj Jesucristo.

The Council at Jerusalem

15 Certain people(A) came down from Judea to Antioch and were teaching the believers:(B) “Unless you are circumcised,(C) according to the custom taught by Moses,(D) you cannot be saved.” This brought Paul and Barnabas into sharp dispute and debate with them. So Paul and Barnabas were appointed, along with some other believers, to go up to Jerusalem(E) to see the apostles and elders(F) about this question. The church sent them on their way, and as they traveled through Phoenicia(G) and Samaria, they told how the Gentiles had been converted.(H) This news made all the believers very glad. When they came to Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and the apostles and elders, to whom they reported everything God had done through them.(I)

Then some of the believers who belonged to the party(J) of the Pharisees(K) stood up and said, “The Gentiles must be circumcised and required to keep the law of Moses.”(L)

The apostles and elders met to consider this question. After much discussion, Peter got up and addressed them: “Brothers, you know that some time ago God made a choice among you that the Gentiles might hear from my lips the message of the gospel and believe.(M) God, who knows the heart,(N) showed that he accepted them by giving the Holy Spirit to them,(O) just as he did to us. He did not discriminate between us and them,(P) for he purified their hearts by faith.(Q) 10 Now then, why do you try to test God(R) by putting on the necks of Gentiles a yoke(S) that neither we nor our ancestors have been able to bear? 11 No! We believe it is through the grace(T) of our Lord Jesus that we are saved, just as they are.”

12 The whole assembly became silent as they listened to Barnabas and Paul telling about the signs and wonders(U) God had done among the Gentiles through them.(V) 13 When they finished, James(W) spoke up. “Brothers,” he said, “listen to me. 14 Simon[a] has described to us how God first intervened to choose a people for his name from the Gentiles.(X) 15 The words of the prophets are in agreement with this, as it is written:

16 “‘After this I will return
    and rebuild David’s fallen tent.
Its ruins I will rebuild,
    and I will restore it,
17 that the rest of mankind may seek the Lord,
    even all the Gentiles who bear my name,
says the Lord, who does these things’[b](Y)
18     things known from long ago.[c](Z)

19 “It is my judgment, therefore, that we should not make it difficult for the Gentiles who are turning to God. 20 Instead we should write to them, telling them to abstain from food polluted by idols,(AA) from sexual immorality,(AB) from the meat of strangled animals and from blood.(AC) 21 For the law of Moses has been preached in every city from the earliest times and is read in the synagogues on every Sabbath.”(AD)

The Council’s Letter to Gentile Believers

22 Then the apostles and elders,(AE) with the whole church, decided to choose some of their own men and send them to Antioch(AF) with Paul and Barnabas. They chose Judas (called Barsabbas) and Silas,(AG) men who were leaders among the believers. 23 With them they sent the following letter:

The apostles and elders, your brothers,

To the Gentile believers in Antioch,(AH) Syria(AI) and Cilicia:(AJ)

Greetings.(AK)

24 We have heard that some went out from us without our authorization and disturbed you, troubling your minds by what they said.(AL) 25 So we all agreed to choose some men and send them to you with our dear friends Barnabas and Paul— 26 men who have risked their lives(AM) for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. 27 Therefore we are sending Judas and Silas(AN) to confirm by word of mouth what we are writing. 28 It seemed good to the Holy Spirit(AO) and to us not to burden you with anything beyond the following requirements: 29 You are to abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals and from sexual immorality.(AP) You will do well to avoid these things.

Farewell.

30 So the men were sent off and went down to Antioch, where they gathered the church together and delivered the letter. 31 The people read it and were glad for its encouraging message. 32 Judas and Silas,(AQ) who themselves were prophets,(AR) said much to encourage and strengthen the believers. 33 After spending some time there, they were sent off by the believers with the blessing of peace(AS) to return to those who had sent them. [34] [d] 35 But Paul and Barnabas remained in Antioch, where they and many others taught and preached(AT) the word of the Lord.(AU)

Disagreement Between Paul and Barnabas

36 Some time later Paul said to Barnabas, “Let us go back and visit the believers in all the towns(AV) where we preached the word of the Lord(AW) and see how they are doing.” 37 Barnabas wanted to take John, also called Mark,(AX) with them, 38 but Paul did not think it wise to take him, because he had deserted them(AY) in Pamphylia and had not continued with them in the work. 39 They had such a sharp disagreement that they parted company. Barnabas took Mark and sailed for Cyprus, 40 but Paul chose Silas(AZ) and left, commended by the believers to the grace of the Lord.(BA) 41 He went through Syria(BB) and Cilicia,(BC) strengthening the churches.(BD)

Footnotes

  1. Acts 15:14 Greek Simeon, a variant of Simon; that is, Peter
  2. Acts 15:17 Amos 9:11,12 (see Septuagint)
  3. Acts 15:18 Some manuscripts things’— / 18 the Lord’s work is known to him from long ago
  4. Acts 15:34 Some manuscripts include here But Silas decided to remain there.