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Tej tok kychmoˈn Ttanim Dios kyibˈ toj Jerusalén

15  Tojjo ambˈil anetziˈn, jun jteˈbˈin xjal otaq cheˈx toj txˈotxˈ te Judey, tuˈn kykanin toj tnam Antyokiy, ex xi kyxikybˈin jun xnaqˈtzbˈil kye nimil, ex kyqˈma qa nlay chi klet, qa mina s‑ok kyqitin jun kyechil tiˈj kytzˈumil, tzeˈnkuxjo otaq tqˈma Moisés toj Tuˈjil Tyol Dios. Me atzin te Pabl ex Bernabé nimku i jaw chˈotj kyukˈaxjal. Me atzaj teˈ tjapin bˈajjo yol, bˈeˈx i xi chqˈoˈn Pabl ex Bernabé, junx kyukˈa junjun nimil, tuˈn kyxiˈ tzma Jerusalén tuˈn kyyolin kyukˈa tsanjil exqe nejinel toj Ttanim Dios, tiˈj tkyaqiljo a otaq kyij ttzˈibˈin Moisés.

Otaqtzin chex chqˈoˈn ikyjo tuˈn Ttanim Dios toj Antyokiy; atzaj teˈ kyikyˈ toj txˈotxˈ te Fenicia ex Samaria, xi kyqˈmaˈn kye nimil anetziˈn, qa otaq kyij kytzaqpiˈn aye nya Judiy a nbˈanttaq kyuˈn, tuˈn kyok lipe tiˈj qMan Dios. Tuˈnjo tqanil ikyjo, bˈeˈx i ja tzalaj tkyaqil nimil.

Tej kykanin Pabl ex Bernabé toj Jerusalén, i kˈmet tukˈa tzaljbˈil kyuˈn tsanjil, junx kyukˈa jniˈ nejinel ex tkyaqil Ttanim Dios. Xitzin kyyolintz tkyaqiljo otaq bˈant kyuˈn, noq tiˈj tbˈi Dios.

Me kyxol Ttanim Dios antza, iteˈtaq jun chˈuq Parisey, a otaq chi nimin. Jaw weˈks, ex kyqˈma kyjaluˈn: Il tiˈj tuˈn tok kyqitiˈn jun kyechiljo nimil, a nya Judiyqe ikyxjo tzeˈnku qeˈ; quˈn ikytzin knimitiljo tkyaqil tkawbˈil Moisés tibˈaj qchwinqil, a awo aj Judiyqo.

Oktzin kychmoˈn kyibˈjo tsanjil exqetziˈn jniˈ nejinel, noq tuˈn kyximin tiˈj tkyaqiljo ikyjo. Ilaˈ or bˈaj chˈotj. Atzaj teˈ tjapin bˈaj kyyol, jawtzin weˈks Pegr, ex tqˈma: Ayiˈy werman, bˈin kyeˈ kyuˈn, qa atxix ojtxe, o chin skˈeta tuˈn qMan Dios kyxola, tuˈn tqˈmetjo Tbˈanil Tqanil kolbˈil kye xjal nya Judiyqe, tuˈntla kynimin. Ex tuˈn tojtzqiˈntaq te Dios kyanmin, xi tqˈoˈn kyoklin, ex xi tqˈoˈn Xewbˈaj Xjan toj kyanmin te jun techil qa o chi nimin tiˈj, ex qa nya il tiˈj jun techil tiˈj kytzˈumil, ikyxjo tzeˈnku qeˈ, awo aj Judiy. Tuˈntzintzjo, junx qten kyukˈa twutz Dios, quˈn o txˈixpit kychwinqil noq tuˈn kynimbˈil, ikyxjo tzeˈnku qe. 10 ¿Tiquˈntzin njaw kynimsin kyeˈ kyibˈ twutz Dios, tuˈn t‑xi kyqˈmaˈn kye nimil nya Judiyqe, qa il tiˈj tuˈn tkubˈ nimit tkyaqil tkawbˈil Moisés tibˈajjo kychwinqil xjal, ex naˈmx tbˈantqe qniminte, exqetziˈn ojtxe qxeˈchil? Noq ma tzˈok kytzˈaqtzin kyejiˈy mikyxi te Diosjo ntqˈmaˈn. 11 Awotzinqe nxi qnimin qa kloˈnqo toj il nya tukˈa juntl tiˈ, chi Pegr, qalaˈ noq tuˈn t‑xtalbˈil qAjaw Jesús, ikyxjo tzeˈnku kye nimil nya Judiy.

12 Tbˈajlinxiˈ ikyjo, kykyaqilx kubˈ numle, exsin kubˈ kybˈiˈn kyyol Bernabé ex Pabl, a nchi yolintaq tiˈj tkyaqiljo tbˈanil techil exqetziˈn nim kyoklin, a otaq bˈant kyuˈn kyxoljo aj nya Judiyqe, me noq tuˈn attaq Dios kyukˈa.

13 Atzaj teˈ tjapin bˈaj kyyol, jawtzin yolin Santyaw ex tqˈma: Chin kybˈintza, werman. 14 Ma tzaj tqˈmaˈn Pegr qe, tzeˈn tten xi tqˈoˈn Dios kyoklin ayeˈ nya Judiyqe exqotzintz, tuˈn qok qkyaqilx te Ttanim Dios. 15 A qmujbˈil qibˈ kyukˈa nya Judiyqe, bˈeˈx qˈumle toj Tuˈjil Tyol Dios kyuˈn yolil Tyol. Chiˈ kyjaluˈn:

16 Tbˈajlinxitziˈn luˈn, chin ul juntl majla nikˈulte tkawbˈil tyajil David, a nmaq kawil ojtxe, a ma tzˈel xitj,
tuˈntzin tel wen juntl majltz,
17 tuˈntzintla kykyaqilxjo Judiy ex nya Judiyqe, a at kyoklin noq tiˈj tumil nbˈiy, nchi jyon wiˈja, a ayiˈn tAjaw Tkyaqil.
18 Ate tAjaw Tkyaqil qˈman teˈ jniˈxjo luˈn, atxix ojtxe.

19 Tzuntzin nkubˈ nbˈisintza, chi Santyawjo, qa nya il tiˈj tuˈn tkubˈ kybˈinchin aye nya Judiyqe tkyaqiljo nbˈant quˈn, a awo Judiyqo. 20 Me tuˈntzin ntiˈ qˈoj kyxoljo nimil Judiy ex nya Judiy, noq tuˈn qbˈinchbˈin qxolx, iltzin tiˈj tuˈn t‑xi tzˈibˈit jun uˈj kyeˈ nya Judiy, tuˈn mina t‑xi kychyoˈn kychibˈjiljo aluˈmj, a nchi kubˈ bˈyet te chojbˈil il kywutzjo txqantl kydiosxjal; ex tuˈn mina txi kychyoˈn kychibˈjiljo aluˈmj, a nchi jaw kyim, mo nchi jaw kyjtzˈoˈn kyibˈ; ex tuˈn mina tkubˈ kytzqˈajsiˈn chikyˈ te kychiˈ; ex nya wen tuˈn kykubˈ kẍe kyukˈa junxil qya, qa nya kyxuˈjil.

Tzuntzin nxi nqˈmaˈntza ikyjo, quˈn tkyaqiljo lo, manyor tzˈilx toj qwutz awo Judiyqo. Me nya taj qMan Dios, tuˈn tkux ikyˈbˈil qxol awo nimilqo, noq tuˈn nya junxjo qbˈinchbˈin qxolx.

21 Me toj nwutza nya tuˈn tel ikyˈit tkawbˈil Moisés, quˈn toj tkyaqil tnam, nimku Judiy at, a o tzˈel kynikyˈ te tkyaqil tkawbˈil Moisés, ex kyajxix tuˈn tkubˈ nimit tkyaqil; quˈn atxix ojtxe nchi qˈumlaj tiˈj tkawbˈil Moisés kyojileˈ tkyaqil ja te nabˈl Dios, tzeˈnku nkubˈ ikyˈsitjo qˈij te ajlabˈl.

Tej tkubˈ kytzˈibˈin tsanjil Jesús jun uˈj kye nimil, a nya aj Judiyqe

22 Jaw kyskˈoˈn kye tsanjil exqe nejinel toj Ttanim Dios, jun jteˈ ichin kyxol nimil, ex tuˈn kyxi chqˈet tzma toj tnam te Antyokiy. I xitzin chqˈoˈn kabˈe nejinel kyxol, a Silas ex Judas, a Barsabásjo juntl tbˈi, tuˈn kyxiˈ junx tukˈa Pabl ex Bernabé. 23 Ex kye xi qˈoˈne jun uˈj, a iky ntqˈmaˈn kyjaluˈn:

Kchi xel qqˈolbˈiˈn ayiˈy erman, kˈuˈjlinqe quˈn: Awoqejiˈy tsanjil Jesús exqetziˈn nejinel toj Ttanim Dios toj Jerusalén, nxi qtzˈibˈiˈn kyeˈy, a ayiˈy nya Judiyqiˈy ex najleqiˈy toj Antyokiy, Siria ex Cilicia. 24 Bˈiˈn quˈn, qa ilaˈ xjal o chi kanin kyxola, me nya awoˈy o qox chqˈonkye, ex qa ma jawje kykˈuˈja tuˈn kyyol, ex tuˈntziˈn, o chi jaw naja. 25 Tuˈnpetziˈn, ma qo kyija toj wen, tuˈn kyxi chqˈet jun jteˈbˈin qxola, tuˈn kykanin kyukˈiy, junx kyukˈa qerman Bernabé ex Pabl, a kˈuˈjlinqexix quˈn, 26 quˈn ayetzin kye o txi kyqˈoˈn kyibˈ te kyimin, noq tiˈj tbˈi Jesucrist, a tAjaw Tkyaqil. 27 Ex ma chex qchqˈoˈn Judas ex Silas, ayetzin chi yoliljo kyukˈiy, tuˈn t‑xi kychikyˈbˈin tkyaqiljo ma bˈaj qqˈmaˈn. 28 Bˈaˈn ma tzˈele te Xewbˈaj Xjan ex te qeˈy, tuˈn mina xkubˈ kyniminjiˈy tkyaqiljo tkawbˈil Moisés, a tzeˈnku nbˈant quˈn, a awoˈy Judiyqoˈy, qalaˈ oˈkxjo luˈn: 29 Tuˈn mina t‑xi kychyoˈn kychibˈjiljo aluˈmj, a nchi kubˈ bˈyet te chojbˈil il kywutzjo txqantl kydiosxjal; ex tuˈn mina t‑xi kychyoˈn kychibˈjiljo aluˈmj, a njaw kyjtzˈoˈn kyibˈ; ex tuˈn mina chi tzqˈajsiˈn tiˈjjo chikyˈ te kychiˈy; ex nya wen tuˈn kykubˈ kẍeˈy kyukˈa junxil qya, qa nya kyxuˈjila. Qa ma kubˈ kytzyuˈn kyibˈa te tkyaqiljo lo, tbˈanilxsin kybˈinchbˈintza ikyjo. Kykaˈyinktzin kyibˈtza.

30 Atzaj teˈ kybˈaj yolin, ex tej tbˈaj kytzˈibˈin uˈj, bˈeˈxsin i xiˈtz toj Antyokiy. Atzaj teˈ kykanin, oktzin kychmoˈn Ttanim Dios, ex xi kyqˈoˈn uˈj. 31 Atzaj teˈ tjaw kyuˈjiˈn nimil toj Antyokiy, bˈeˈx i jaw tzalaj nimxix, quˈn tuˈn qˈuqbˈil kˈuˈjbˈaj tzˈibˈin toj, qa nya il tiˈj tuˈn kybˈinchin tiˈj tkyaqiltaqjo nbˈant kyuˈn aj Judiy. 32 Ayetzin kye Judas ex Silas, a qˈoˈntztaq kyoklin tuˈn qMan Dios te qˈmal teˈ Tyol, i nimsin kykˈuˈjjo nimil tuˈn kyyol, ex xi kyqˈmaˈn, tzeˈn tuˈn tjaw kyin kyibˈ tojjo kynimbˈil.

33 Tbˈajlinxiˈ jun jteˈbˈin qˈij ikyjo, bˈeˈxsin i meltzˈajtz toj Ttanim Dios toj Jerusalén, ex kyij kyqˈoˈn jun qˈolbˈil te nukˈbˈil ex toj tbˈanilxix. 34 Me bˈeˈx kyij Silas antza. 35 Ex atzin te Pabl ex Bernabé axsa i kyije kyeˈ toj Antyokiy, ex junx kyukˈa txqantl, i xnaqˈtzin, ex i qˈumlaj tiˈj Tyol tAjaw Tkyaqil.

Tej t‑xiˈ Pabl toj tkabˈ majin qˈolbˈil kye nimil

36 Tbˈajlinxi jteˈbˈin qˈij, xi tqˈmaˈn Pabl te Bernabé kyjaluˈn: Qoˈ juntl majl qˈolbˈil kyeˈ erman toj tkyaqil tnam, jaˈ o qˈmete Tyol tAjaw Tkyaqil, tuˈntzin tel qnikyˈ te tzeˈn iteˈye.

37 Kutzin, chte Bernabé.

Me tajtaq Bernabé tuˈn t‑xiˈ Juan, a Marksjo juntl tbˈi, kyukˈa.

38 Me nya bˈaˈn ele luˈn toj twutz Pabl, quˈn tuˈn otaq tzˈel tpaˈn te Marks tibˈ kyiˈj, tej iteˈtaq toj txˈotxˈ te Panfilia, ex tkyˈeˈtaq tuˈn tten kyukˈa toj taqˈin Dios.

39 Nimx xaˈyeˈ chˈotjin lo. Tuˈntziˈn, bˈeˈx el kypaˈn kyibˈ; atzin te Bernabé xi kˈlente Marks, ex bˈeˈx i xiˈ toj txˈotxˈ te Chipre. 40 Atzin te Pabl jaw tskˈoˈn Silas, ex xi oqxenin toj tqˈaqˈbˈil tkˈuˈj tAjaw Tkyaqil kyuˈn txqantl nimil. 41 Atzaj teˈ kyikyˈx toj txˈotxˈ Siria ex Cilicia, i nimsin kykˈuˈjjo nimil toj Ttanim Dios, a iteˈtaq antza.

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.