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Imallata yachachinata yuyarinacungapajmi Jerusalenpi tandanacushcacuna

15 Judeamanta maijan crijcuna Antioquía crijcunapajman shamushpami: «C'ari charishca aicha punta carata p'itichinata, ima shinalla rurachun Moisés mandashca shina mana rurashpaca, mana quishpiringuichijchu» nishpa yachachircacuna.

Chashna yachachicujpimi Pabloca, Bernabendij chai yachachijcunahuan achcata rimanacurcacuna. Shina cashpapish manataj shujlla yuyaiman chayarcacunachu. Chaimantami Antioquía crijcunaca, maijan alli crijcunata, Pablohuan Bernabehuan Jerusalenman cachanata yuyarircacuna. Paicunataca, huillagrichun mingashcacunahuan, cunaj yuyajcunahuan chai yachaicunamanta parlanacugrichunmi cacharcacuna. Tandanacushca crijcuna cachajpi rishpaca, Feniciata, Samariatami rircacuna. Chai llajtacunapica crijcunamanmi, mana israelcunapish Diospajman cutirishcata parlarcacuna. Chaita parlajpica, chai crijcunaca tucuicunami achcata cushicurcacuna. Paicuna Jerusalenman chayajpica, tandanacushca crijcunapish, huillagrichun mingashcacunapish, cunaj yuyajcunapish allimi chasquircacuna. Pablohuan, Bernabehuanca Taita Dios paicunahuan imalla allicunata rurashcatami parlarcacuna.

Ashtahuanpish fariseocunapaj yuyaita catijcunapuramanta maijan crijcuna shayarishpaca, cashnami nircacuna:

–Mana israelcuna crij tucujpica, c'aricunataca charishca aicha punta carata p'itichinatajmi. Moisés Mandashcatapish, pajtachichun mandanatajmi– nircacunami.

Chashna nijpica, huillagrichun mingashcacunapish, cunaj yuyajcunapish, chai jahua alli yuyarinacungapajmi tandanacurcacuna. Ña unaita rimanacushca q'uipami, Pedro shayarishpa cashna nirca:

–Huauquicuna, cancunallataj yachanguichijmi. Taita Diosca, mana israelcunatapish quishpichingapajmi, alli huillaita paicunamanpish huillachun, ñucataca sarunman agllarca. Tucuicunapaj shunguta rijsij Pai Diosca, mana israelcunatapish chasquishcata ricuchingapajmi, paicunamanpish ñucanchijman shinallataj, jucha illaj Paipaj Espirituta curca. Chashnallataj paicunapish ñucanchij shinallataj cashcata ricuchingapajmi, crijllapi paicunapaj shunguta p'icharca. 10 Chashna cashca jahuaca, ¿ima nishpataj ñucanchij ñaupa yayacunapish, ñucanchijpish mana apai tucushca yugotaca cai crijcunaman apachishunri? 11 Ñucanchijca, mana c'uyaipaj cajpi Apunchij Jesús c'uyashpalla, ñucanchijtapish paicunata shinallataj quishpichij cashcatami crinchij– nircami.

12 Shina nijta uyashpaca, tucuicuna upallashpami Bernabetapish, Pablotapish alli uyarcacuna. Paicunaca, mana israelcunapaj ñaupajpi jatun señalcunatapish, mancharinacunatapish Taita Dios rurachishcatami parlarcacuna. 13 Paicuna ña tucui parlajpica, Jacoboca cashnami nirca:

–Tucui huauquicuna, ñucata uyahuaichij. 14 Taita Dios ima laya mana israelcunatapish agllashpa, Paipaj huahuacunata rurai callarishcataca, Simonllataj ñamari ñucanchijman parlarca. 15 Chashna rurana cashcatamari, Dios ima nishcata huillajcunaca cashna quillcashca:

16 “Chai q'uipa tigramushpaca,
    Davidpaj urmashca huasitami cutin allichisha.
Urmashpa siricujtami,
    cutin huasichishpa shayachisha.
17 Chashna rurajpimi, tucui shujtaj llajta runacunapish, Mandaj Diosta mashcangacuna.
    Tucui llajtacunallatajmi, ñuca shutita apancuna.
18 Ñaupamantapacha ña huillachishpa,
    tucui caicunata ruracuj Mandaj Diostajmi chashna nin” nishcami.

19 Chaimanta, ñuca yuyaipica, mana israelcunapish Diosta catisha nijpica, ima chaicunata nishpa, mana p'iñachinachu canchij. 20 Chaipaj randica, paicunamanca: “Rurashcalla dioscunaman ima cushcatapish ama micunguichij, ama huainayanguichij, sipishpa huañuchishca aichatapish, ima yahuartapish ama micunguichij” nishpami, quillcashpa cachana canchij. 21 Chaicunaca ñaupallamantatajmi Moisespaj Quillcapi tiyacun. Chaitaca tucui pueblocunapi tandanacuna huasicunapimi, tucui sabadocuna reźashpa huillancuna– nircami.

Mana israelpura crijcunamanmi quillcata cachashcacuna

22 Jacobo chashna nijpimi, huillagrichun mingashcacunapish, cunaj yuyajcunapish, tandanacushca tucui crijcunapish, tucuicuna alli nishca Barsabás nishca Judasta, Silasta Pablohuan, Bernabehuan Antioquiaman cachangapaj agllarcacuna. 23 Paicunahuanmi, cashna quillcashpa cacharcacuna:

«Huillagrichun mingashcacuna, cunaj yuyajcunami:

Antioquiapi, Siriapi, Ciliciapi causacuj mana israel crijcunataca, ‘¿Allillachu canguichij?’ nipanchij.

24 Caimanta ñucanchijpura maijancuna cancunapajman rishcata uyarcanchijmi. Paicunaca: “C'aricunaca charishca aicha punta carata p'itichinami canguichij, Mandashcatapish pajtachinami canguichij” nishpami, cancunataca muspachigrishcacuna carca. Paicunataca mana ñucanchij cacharcanchijchu. 25 Chaimantami, ñucanchij tucuicuna shujlla yuyai tucushpa, ñucanchijpurallamantataj cai huauquicunataca, ñucanchij c'uyashca Bernabehuan, Pablohuan cancunapajman cachana tucurcanchij. 26 Bernabehuan, Pablohuanmari huañunata yachashpapish, cancunamanca Apunchij Jesucristomanta huillashcacuna. 27 Chaimantami Judastapish, Silastapish ñucanchij yuyarinacushcata ñahui ñahui cancunaman huillachun cachanchij. 28 Jucha illaj Espiritupaj yuyaipipish, ñucanchij yuyaipipish alli yuyachijpimi, cancunataca imata ashtahuan mana mandashun ninchij. Ashtahuanpish, caillatami, yachanataj cajpi quillcashpa cachanchij: 29 Rurashcalla dioscunaman cushcataca ama micunguichij, yahuartapish, sipishpalla huañuchishca aichatapish ama micunguichij, ama huainayanguichij. Caicunata caźushpaca, allitamari ruranguichij. Allilla causapanguichij» nishpa quillcashcatami cacharcacuna.

Cancunataca, tucuipi yalli cashca canman munanchijmi.

30 Ña Antioquiaman chayashpaca, crijcunata tandachishpami chai quillcata curcacuna. 31 Chai quillcata reźashpaca, chashna alli yuyaicunata cushpa cunashcata ricushpaca, tucuicunami achcata cushicurcacuna. 32 Judaspish, Silaspish Dios ima nishcata huillajcuna cashpami, chai crijcunataca, alli catichun achcata cunashpa, sinchi cana yuyaita curcacuna. 33 Ña tauca punllacunata chai crijcunahuan cashpami, paicunata cachajcunapajman tigrashun nircacuna. Chaimantami chai crijcunaca, ‘Sumajta ringuichij’ nishpa cacharcacuna. 34 Shina cajpipish Silasca, chaipi saquirina alli yuyachijpi, chaipi saquirircarajmi. 35 Pablopish, Bernabepish tauca shujtajcunandijmi, chai Antioquiallapitaj, Mandaj Diospaj Shimita yachachishpa, alli huillaitapish huillashpa catircacuna.

Pabloca Bernabehuan llaquirishpami ch'icanyarishca

36 Ña unaita chaipi cashpami, Pabloca Bernabetaca:

–Mandaj Diospaj Shimita sarunman huillamushca pueblocunapi, crijcuna imanalla cashcata jacu ricumushun– nirca.

37 Shina nijpi Bernabeca, Marcos nishca Juantapishmi pushashun nirca. 38 Juan Marcosca, punta cutin huillanaman rishpami, paicunataca Panfiliapi saquishpa tigramushca carca. Chaimantami Pabloca paitaca mana pushasha nirca. 39 Chaimanta rimanacushpa, mana shuj yuyailla tucushpami, raquirinacurca. Chaimantami Bernabeca, Marcosta pushashpa Chipreman barcopi rirca. 40 Cutin Pabloca, Silastami pushana tucurca. Chaimantami crijcunaca, mana c'uyaipajta c'uyaj Mandaj Dios alli pushachun mingashpa cacharcacuna. 41 Paicuna ishquimi Siriapi, Ciliciapi crijcunata ricugrishpa, ashtahuan alli catichun cada pueblopi tandanacushca crijcunata cunarcacuna.

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.