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Tej toc cychmon cyiib ke t‑xel Jesús cyuya jun clojxin tnejenel te tja Dios tuj Jerusalén

15  Maatkxsen eteˈ Pablo tuya Bernabé tuj tnom te Antioquía, bix e pon jun clojxin xjal judío, te ttxˈotxˈ Judeakexin. Bixsen akˈkexin kbal cye ocslal ka tuˈn cycoˈpja tuj il, il tiˈj cbinel cyuˈna tisenx tten tcostumbre Moisés e cyaj ttzˈiˈben. Tz̈i tzunkexin:

―Te tzun kej kˈij ootxa ke cye xjal il tiˈj el cpette ttzˈumel twiˈ cytzˈalbil te techel ka te Dios ke t‑xjal. Juˈx ley jaˈlewe ke cyey ejeeˈy judío, il tiˈj cxeˈl cyiiˈna ja costumbrewa, bixsen ke cyey xjal yaaˈn judío, juˈxa il tiˈj cycuyey ja costumbre te ootxa. Ka min, mlay chi coˈpja―tz̈itzen ke judío te Judea cye ocslal.

Pero te Pablo tuya Bernabé, min el baˈn tuj cywitzxin tiˈj cyxnakˈatzxin, bix e jaw jun kˈoj. Pero tuˈntzen tbaj twiˈ ja kˈoja, bix aj cysmaˈn ke ocslal ja Pablo tuya Bernabé bixsen cabtl xjal tuj tnom te Jerusalén, tuˈn cyiikˈen texin mas txolen tiˈj cykˈoj tiˈj tley Moisés cye t‑xel Jesús bix cye tij. Entonces bixsen e xiˈ bintkexin tuj tnom te Jerusalén. Tuˈn cyponxin, il tiˈj iyˈkexin tuj txˈotxˈ te Fenicia bix Samaria. Tejtzen cybet‑xin cyuj ja txˈotxˈa, bix e cyaj cykˈoˈnxin tuj chicˈaj cyej xjal judío tiiˈn ke xjal yaaˈn judío otk cyaj cykˈoˈn cycostumbre tuˈn cyoc lpe tiˈ Dios. N‑ocxetzen cybiˈn ocslal juˈwa, nchi jawxe tzalaj.

Cwax cypon Pablo tuya ke tuya tuj tnom te Jerusalén, bix e kˈijkexin cyuˈn t‑xel Jesús twitz txˈotxˈ bix cyuˈn cawel tuj tja Dios, bix cyuˈn cykil xjal tuj tja Dios. Bix e xiˈ cykbaˈn Pablo cyexin tikˈch otk bint tuˈn Dios cyuj juntl lugar, bix ti tten otk tonen Dios ejeeˈxin.

Pero cyxoltzen ocslal tocxe cabxin cyiw cykˈoˈna cyiib tuya tley Moisés. Bix e jaw weˈkexin, bix akˈkexin yolel cyjulu:

―Baˈnte tiˈj kej xjal yaaˈn judío ma chi akˈ ocslal tcoˈpbil Jesús. Pero il tiˈj chi oquel kchkˈoˈn tuˈn cycuyante tikˈchj e tkba Moisés, tuˈn toc cyechel tiˈ twiˈ cytzˈalbil tisenx tten cyxol xjal judío―tz̈i tzun kej xin ocslal cyiw cykˈona cyiib tuj cyley. Ejeeˈ ke fariseo.

Tbajlenxitl tzunj yola, cykil ke t‑xel Jesús cyuya ke cawel tuj tja Dios bix oc cychmon cyiibxin te cyeyˈlte, bix te nincˈulte ti chi temela jxjal yaaˈn judío ka tuˈn cyoc lmet tiˈj tuˈn tel keset ttzˈumel twiˈ cytzˈalbil bix ka min, tuˈntzen tbint cyuˈnxin tixix ctemela. Nimxsen tyem e yolenkexin tibaj juˈwa. Nimxsen jun yol otk jaw. Pero cwa tjaw weˈ Pedro, bix e xiˈ tkbaˈnxin:

―Key hermano, cytzkiˈntl tzuna at‑xe tyem tscyˈoˈn kena tuˈn Dios tuˈn t‑xiˈ nkbaˈna jbaˈn tpocbal kej xjal yaaˈn judío tuˈn cyocslaˈn. Ttzkiˈnte Dios alj baˈn taj, bix e xiˈ tkˈoˈnxin Espíritu Santo cye tisenx tten tzaj tkˈoˈnxin Espíritu Santo ke. Juˈtzen tten tkbamlente Dios ka tuˈn tiikˈen texin kej xjal yaaˈn judío tisenxj kewa. Yaaˈntzen ti elpenina ja lu jaj min tzˈoc tcyeˈyente Dios ka tecˈax xjal koˈ. Min‑alte jun mas achen twitz juntl. Cuma o chi ocslan, cykilkecye o tzˈel ttxjoˈn Dios il tiˈ cyanem. 10 Katzen juˈwa, ka nuk tuˈncˈa Jesús taˈ coˈpbil, ¿tikentzen eteˈqˈuey cyakwusalecte Dios? ¿Tikentzen n‑oca cykˈoˈna cykilj tley Moisés cyej xjal yaaˈn judío? Tej tley Moisés tisen jun iktz te ja kibaj, mitetpe ejooˈke mitetpe ke ootxa xjal mix ebina tjaw cyiken, bix ya cyajtltzen cyey tzˈoc cychkˈoˈna cabtl te ikjawte. 11 ¡Min, key taat! Min chi oc cylomoˈna tiˈ tley Moisés. Ktzkiˈntl tej coˈpbil ke tuˈn a tanem Kman Jesús, bix juˈxsen ke xjal yaaˈn judío, jax coˈpl te cye tuˈn Kman Jesús. Mintiiˈtl juntl mas. Mintiiˈtl menos. Oˈcx Jesús―tz̈i Pedro cye niyˈtl xjal.

12 Tbajlenxitl tzunj juˈwa, mintzentiiˈtl yol e baj. Bix akˈ Pablo tuya Bernabé yolel. Cykil xjal oc ebinte cyexin tej cyyolenxin tiˈ, tikˈch tcyecayil bixsen techlal e bint tuˈn Dios cyuˈnxin te yecˈbil ka ncyˈiwlan Dios cyiˈj xjal yaaˈn judío tisenx cyej xjal judío. 13 Tejtzen cybaj yolen Pablo tuya Bernabé, bix akˈ Jacobo yolel, titzˈen Jesús, bix jaxin tneel cawel cyibaj ocslal. Tz̈i tzunxin cyjulu:

―Key hermano, cybintz nyol, nuksama. 14 Otzen tzˈoc cybiˈna tiˈj tyol jxin Simón Pedro. Ma tzaj tyolenxin ke ti tten tscyˈonte Dios ke xjal yaaˈn judío tuˈn cyoc te ocslal bix tuˈn cyoc te t‑xjal Dios. 15 Kej tyol Pedro lu junxcˈake tuyaj tuˈl cyyol tyolel Dios twitz txˈotxˈ jatxe nejl. Cybintzney ti tten tyol ktzan tyolel Dios Amós. Tz̈itzen cyjulu: 16 “Tz̈itzen Kman Dios cyjulu: ‘Cyuj tzunj kˈij chi ul, inayena Dios chi oquel ncˈojlaˈna juntl maj kej xjal el itzˈj tiˈ cawel David. Ya cycawbil t‑xeˈchel David ma tzakˈ pjel twiˈ, tisenxj nintzaj tja Dios e bint tuˈn David mintiiˈtl tipemal. Pero tzul jun kˈij oj tjaw ntz̈ˈiysaˈn tcawbil jun t‑xeˈchel David, tisen jun jaaˈ ma cub xitj pero cjawel cybinchaˈn juntl maj. 17 Cbinel ja lu wuˈn tuˈntzen cykil ke tnom twitz txˈotxˈ yaaˈn judío tuˈn t‑xiˈ cyjyoˈn Taaw entera twitz txˈotxˈ, tuˈn cyoc te nxjal,’ 18 juˈtzen toc tuˈn Kaawa,” tz̈itzen Amós. Entonces o cyaj tkˈoˈn Dios tuj chicˈaj at‑xe tyem ka tajxin kej xjal yaaˈn judío.

19 Juˈ tzunj, key taat, weya tuj nwitz min tzˈoc kyajlaˈn ke xjal yaaˈn judío tuyaj cycostumbre judío, cuma ya ma cyaj cykˈoˈn cycostumbre nuk tuˈn ma tzˈoc lpe cyanem tiˈ Dios. 20 Nuk cab yol tiˈj yaaˈn baˈn cxeˈl kkbaˈn tuj jun uˈj, nuk jaj ti jilelj n‑el cyxooˈn xjal judío. Min‑al jun ocslal cxeˈl chyonte jchiˈpj otk txiˈ oyet cye sant, kej mintiiˈ cyanem. Min‑al juntl xuuj tajbe xinak, bix min‑al juntl xinak tajbe xuuj. Nuk ja t‑xuˈl, nuk ja tchmil. Min‑al jun toclen tiˈj chyoj jun alimaj nuk otk jaw jtzˈet, cuma min ma tzˈel ttz̈iyˈ, bix tuˈn miˈn txiˈ cycˈaˈn tz̈iyˈ. Oˈcx xsunj. 21 Jatzen cyaja tumel lu cxeˈl kkbaˈn cye, tuˈntzen mintiiˈ takˈ tiˈ cyanem ocslal judío, cuma eteˈ tuj cykil kej tnoma, bix tzinx n‑oc cybiˈn tyol Moisés, nxiˈ cyeyette jaca sábado, jaca smant at‑xe kˈij. Cyuya tzunja yol cxeˈl kkbaˈn cbinela cye cyuˈn. Juˈtzen ko temel chˈin cyuyey tuj ttz̈yal―tz̈itzen Jacobo te cabtl.

22 Cykilxsen ke t‑xel Jesús, ke cawel, bixsen ke ocslal el tyol Jacobo baˈn tuj cywitz, bixsen etz cyscyˈoˈnxin caˈba xjal te tuya Pablo bix Bernabé, tuˈn cyxiˈxin cyuya ocslal tuj tnom te Antioquía. Nintzaj kˈil txolen xsunkexin cyxol ocslal te Jerusalén. Judasxin, juntl tbixin Barsabás, bixsen Silas. 23 Cycyaal tzunj xin xjal lu e xiˈ kˈonte jun uˈj cyej ocslal yaaˈn judío. Tz̈itzen uˈj cyjulu: “Achenkey ocslal te Antioquía, bixsen cykil ke ocslal yaaˈn judío te ttxˈotxˈ Siria bix Silicia. Jun kˈolbebl cyey. Keya ejooˈya t‑xel Jesús, bix cawel tuj tja Dios, bix cykilj cabtl ocslal tuj Jerusalén ma txiˈ kkˈoˈna ja uˈj lu cyey. 24 O kbiya at cab xjal e xiˈ tzalu bix o chi pon cyuyey. Pero mintiiˈ tumel o txiˈ kkˈoˈna, bix o chi oc ten yajlalec cyey tuya cyxnakˈatz, bix o chi cub tzpeta. Tz̈itzenke ka te cyey, il tiˈj tuˈn cyoc lpey tiˈ tley Moisés. Tisen tzunj, kej xinak il tiˈj qˈuelel cpet ttzˈumel twiˈ cytzˈalbil tisenj cye xjal judío. 25 Juˈ tzunj ma baj knincˈuˈn ke tiˈj tzalu. Matzen cub kuˈna tuˈn tetz kscyˈoˈna cab xjal te kej kcloja tuˈn cyxiˈ tuya Bernabé bix Pablo. Ejeeˈtzen xjalja n‑oc nim kakˈa cye. 26 N‑oc ke ke kcˈuˈj tiˈ Bernabé bix tiˈ Pablo, cuma nuk tuˈncˈa Jesús ma txaˈ cykˈoˈn cychunkˈlal tuj t‑xobiyil. 27 Ja tzunj caˈbaxin kyolela ma txiˈ ksmaˈna, jatzen Judas tuya Silas. Cˈoquel cymojbaˈn cyyol tuya Pablo bix Bernabé, tuˈntzen t‑xiˈ cykbaˈn cyey ti jilel ma baj knincˈuˈna tiˈj. 28 Jatzen yol ja lu. Te Espíritu Santo bixsen keya, baˈn ma tzˈel tuj kwitza tuˈn miˈn jaw cyikena jun ley cyiw. Oˈcx xsun cye ja lu: 29 ‘Miˈn txiˈ cychyoˈna kej alimaj otk txiˈ oyet cye sant. Miˈn txiˈ cycˈaˈna tz̈iyˈ. Miˈn txiˈ cychyoˈna ke alimaj at‑x tz̈iyˈ tuj t‑xumlal. Mintiiˈ cyoclena tiˈ juntl xinak ma juntl xuuj yaaˈn t‑xuˈla ma yaaˈn tchmila.’ Ka ma cub cycˈuˈna kej yola, baˈntzen chi xeˈla. Cykˈoˈnc cyipena,” tz̈itzen uˈj.

30 Entonces bixsen e xiˈ cysmaˈn ocslal ke Pablo, Bernabé, Judas, bixsen Silas maan Antioquía tuyaj uˈj. Cycyaal tzunxin e xiˈkexin. Tejtzen cyponxin, bix oc cychmoˈnxin cykil ke ocslal tuj jun lugar, bixsen e xiˈ cykˈoˈnxin uˈj. 31 Tejtzen t‑xiˈ cycyeˈyenxin uˈj, bix e jaw tzalajkexin tuˈnj baˈn ocsabl cycˈuˈjxin e pon. 32 Bix oc cytzakˈtzaˈn chˈintl Judas tuya Silas cabtl yol. At‑xix cyexin cyipemal te kbalx tyol Dios. Nimxsen oc cynimsaˈnxin cycˈuˈj ocslal tuya cyyolxin.

33 E ten ke Judas tuya Silas cabtl kˈij. Tel‑lenxitl tzunj cab cykˈijxin tuj Antioquía, bix e kˈolben ke ocslal cyexin, tuˈn tuj ttz̈yal chi temelaxin oj cymeltzˈajxin tuj Jerusalén cyuyaj xjal e xiˈ chkˈonte cyexin. 34 Pero cwa tcub tuˈn Silas tuˈn tcyajxin tuj Antioquía. 35 Pablo tuya Bernabé bix e cyajkexin tuj Antioquía. Tuya cabtl xjal bix e xnakˈtzanxke cye xjal, bix e kbankexin tyol Dios.

Tej tel tpaˈn tiib Pablo tiˈ Bernabé

36 Tel‑lenxitltzen cab cykˈijxin, bix e xiˈ tkbaˈn Pablo te Bernabé:

―Nchin ximan cyiˈj ocslal cyuj tnom jakˈch o ko iˈya te kbal tyol Jesús. Titzele min koˈx te kˈolbelcye juntl maj te cyeyˈlcye laˈ tiiˈn eteˈ―tz̈i Pablo te Bernabé.

37 Baˈn eˈla tuj twitz Bernabé. Pero e tajbe tzunxin tuˈn t‑xiˈ Juan Marcos cyuyaxin. 38 Pero min e tcuya Pablo, cuma jxin Juan Marcos tuj tneel maj cybexin bix otk cyaj tcyeˈyenxin ejeeˈ Pablo tuya Bernabé tuj Panfilia, bix min oc lpexin cyiˈjxin tuj cyaakˈenxin. 39 Mix e cyjaˈkexin baˈn. Cwa cycub paxxin tuˈn mix e bina cytenxin. Bix oc tmojban tiib Bernabé tuya Juan Marcos. Cycaˈbel tzunxin ocxkexin tuj jun barc tuˈn cyponxin tuj ttxˈotxˈ Chipre, te yolel cyuya xjal tiˈ tyol Dios. 40 Yaltzen te Pablo, bix iyˈ tiiˈnxin Silas te tuyaxin tuj tbexin. E naˈn ke ocslal Dios cyibajxin, tuˈntzen ttzaj nim tcˈuˈj Dios cyibajxin tuj be, bix e tzyet cybexin. 41 Bix akˈkexin betel tuj ttxˈotxˈ Siria bix Silicia, bix nuk jakˈch iˈyakexin. Oc cynimsaˈnxin cycˈuˈj ocslal cyuj tja Dios.

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.