1 En sekere persone wat van Judiaafgekom het, het die broeders geleer: As julle nie besny word volgens die gebruik van Moses nie, kan julle nie gered word nie.
2 Toe daar nou geen klein stryd en woordewisseling van die kant van Paulus en B rnabas teen hulle ontstaan het nie, het hulle besluit dat Paulus en B rnabas en nog 'n paar ander van hulle sou opgaan na die apostels en ouderlinge in Jerusalem in verband met hierdie vraagstuk.
3 En hulle is deur die gemeente uitgelei en het Fen¡cië en Samar¡a deurgegaan en vertel van die bekering van die heidene, en aan al die broeders groot blydskap verskaf.
4 En by hulle aankoms in Jerusalem is hulle ontvang deur die gemeente en die apostels en die ouderlinge; en hulle het verslag gedoen van al die dinge wat God met hulle gedoen het.
5 Maar sommige gelowiges uit die party van die Fariseërs het opgestaan en gesê: Dit is noodsaaklik dat hulle besny word en bevel ontvang om die wet van Moses te onderhou.
6 En die apostels en die ouderlinge het vergader om hierdie saak te ondersoek.
7 En toe daar 'n groot woordewisseling plaasvind, het Petrus opgestaan en vir hulle gesê: Broeders, julle weet dat God lank gelede onder ons verkies het dat die heidene deur my mond die woord van die evangelie sal hoor en gelowig word.
8 En God wat die harte ken, het vir hulle getuienis gegee deur aan hulle die Heilige Gees te skenk net soos aan ons.
9 En Hy het geen onderskeid tussen ons en hulle gemaak nie, aangesien Hy hulle harte gereinig het deur die geloof.
10 Nou dan, waarom versoek julle God deur op die nek van die dissipels 'n juk te lê wat ons vaders en ook ons nie in staat was om te dra nie?
11 Maar ons glo dat ons deur die genade van die Here Jesus Christus gered word op dieselfde manier as hulle ook.
12 En die hele menigte het geswyg en na B rnabas en Paulus geluister, terwyl hulle van al die tekens en wonders vertel wat God deur hulle onder die heidene gedoen het.
13 En nadat hulle geswyg het, antwoord Jakobus en sê: Broeders, luister na my!
14 S¡meon het vertel hoe God in die begin uitgesien het om 'n volk uit die heidene vir sy Naam aan te neem.
15 En hiermee stem die woorde van die profete ooreen, soos geskrywe is:
16 Daarna sal Ek terugkom en die vervalle hut van Dawid weer oprig, en wat daarvan verwoes is, sal Ek weer oprig en dit herstel,
17 sodat die oorblyfsel van die mense die Here kan soek, en al die nasies oor wie my Naam uitgeroep is, spreek die Here wat al hierdie dinge doen.
18 Aan God is al sy werke van ewigheid af bekend.
19 Daarom oordeel ek dat ons die wat uit die heidene hulle tot God bekeer, nie moet bemoeilik nie,
20 maar aan hulle skrywe dat hulle hul moet onthou van die dinge wat deur die afgode besoedel is en van hoerery en van wat verwurg is en van bloed.
21 Want van die ou tyd af het Moses in elke stad diegene wat hom verkondig, terwyl hy elke sabbat in die sinagoges gelees word.
22 Toe het die apostels en die ouderlinge saam met die hele gemeente besluit om manne uit hulle te kies en na Antioch¡ë te stuur saam met Paulus en B rnabas, naamlik Judas, met die bynaam van B rsabas, en Silas, manne wat voorgangers onder die broeders was.
23 En hulle het deur hul bemiddeling d¡t geskrywe: Die apostels en die ouderlinge en die broeders aan die broeders uit die heidene in Antioch¡ë en S¡rië en Cil¡cië: Groete!
24 Aangesien ons gehoor het dat sommige wat van ons uitgegaan het, aan wie ons geen opdrag gegee het nie, julle met woorde ontstel en julle gemoedere verontrus deur te sê dat julle besny moet word en die wet moet onderhou,
25 het ons eenparig besluit om manne te kies en na julle te stuur saam met ons geliefde B rnabas en Paulus --
26 manne wat hulle lewe oorgegee het vir die Naam van onse Here Jesus Christus.
27 Ons het dan Judas en Silas afgevaardig om ook mondeling dieselfde berig te bring.
28 Want die Heilige Gees en ons het besluit om verder geen las op julle te lê nie as hierdie noodsaaklike dinge:
29 dat julle jul onthou van afgodsoffers en van bloed en van wat verwurg is en van hoerery. As julle jul hiervan onthou, sal julle goed doen. Vaarwel!
30 So is hulle dan weggestuur en het in Antioch¡ë gekom, en hulle het die menigte bymekaargeroep en die brief afgelewer.
31 En toe hulle dit gelees het, was hulle bly oor die bemoediging.
32 En Judas en Silas, wat self ook profete was, het die broeders met baie woorde bemoedig en versterk.
33 En nadat hulle 'n tyd daar deurgebring het, het die broeders hulle met vrede na die apostels laat gaan.
34 Maar Silas het besluit om daar te bly.
35 En Paulus en B rnabas het in Antioch¡ë gebly en, saam met nog baie ander, onderrig gegee en die blye boodskap van die woord van die Here verkondig.
36 En 'n paar dae daarna het Paulus vir B rnabas gesê: Laat ons teruggaan en ons broeders besoek in al die stede waarin ons die woord van die Here verkondig het, om te sien hoe dit met hulle gaan.
37 En B rnabas wou Johannes, wat Markus genoem word, saamneem.
38 Maar Paulus het dit nie reg geag om hom saam te neem wat van Pamf¡lië af hulle verlaat het en nie saam met hulle na die werk gegaan het nie.
39 Daar het toe 'n verbittering ontstaan, sodat hulle van mekaar geskei het; en B rnabas het Markus saamgeneem en na Ciprus uitgeseil.
40 Maar Paulus het Silas gekies en afgereis nadat hy deur die broeders aan die genade van God opgedra was.
41 En hy het S¡rië en Cil¡cië deurgegaan en die gemeentes versterk.
1 Now certain men came down from Judaea, teaching the brothers and saying that without circumcision, after the rule of Moses, there is no salvation.
2 And after Paul and Barnabas had had no little argument and discussion with them, the brothers made a decision to send Paul and Barnabas and certain others of them to the Apostles and the rulers of the church at Jerusalem about this question.
3 So they, being sent on their way by the church, went through Phoenicia and Samaria, giving news of the salvation of the Gentiles, to the great joy of all the brothers.
4 And when they came to Jerusalem, they had a meeting with the church and the Apostles and the rulers, and they gave an account of all the things which God had done through them.
5 But some of the Pharisees, who were of the faith, got up and said, It is necessary for these to have circumcision and to keep the law of Moses.
6 And the Apostles and the rulers of the church came together and gave thought to the question.
7 And when there had been much discussion, Peter got up and said to them, My brothers, you have knowledge that some time back it was God's pleasure that by my mouth the good news might be given to the Gentiles so that they might have faith.
8 And God, the searcher of hearts, was a witness to them, giving them the Holy Spirit even as he did to us;
9 Making no division between them and us, but making clean their hearts by faith.
10 Why then are you testing God, by putting on the neck of the disciples a yoke so hard that not even our fathers or we were strong enough for it?
11 But we have faith that we will get salvation through the grace of the Lord Jesus in the same way as they.
12 And all the people were quiet while Barnabas and Paul gave an account of the signs and wonders which God had done among the Gentiles by them.
13 And when they had come to an end, James, answering, said, My brothers, give ear to me:
14 Symeon has given an account of how God was first pleased to take from among the Gentiles a people for himself.
15 And this is in agreement with the words of the prophets, as it is said,
16 After these things I will come back, and will put up the tent of David which has been broken down, building up again its broken parts and making it complete:
17 So that the rest of men may make search for the Lord, and all the Gentiles on whom my name is named,
18 Says the Lord, who has made these things clear from the earliest times.
19 For this reason my decision is, that we do not put trouble in the way of those who from among the Gentiles are turned to God;
20 But that we give them orders to keep themselves from things offered to false gods, and from the evil desires of the body, and from the flesh of animals put to death in ways against the law, and from blood.
21 For Moses, from times long past, has his preachers in every town, reading his law in the Synagogues every Sabbath.
22 Then it seemed good to the Apostles and the rulers and all the church, to send men from among them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; Judas, named Barsabbas, and Silas, chief men among the brothers:
23 And they sent a letter by them, saying, The Apostles and the older brothers, to the brothers who are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia, may joy be with you:
24 Because we have knowledge that some who went from us have been troubling you with their words, putting your souls in doubt; to whom we gave no such order;
25 It seemed good to us, having come to an agreement together, to send these men to you, with our well loved Barnabas and Paul,
26 Men who have given up their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
27 And so we have sent Judas and Silas, who will say the same things to you themselves, by word of mouth.
28 For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us, to put on you nothing more than these necessary things;
29 To keep from things offered to false gods, and from blood, and from things put to death in ways which are against the law, and from the evil desires of the body; if you keep yourselves from these, you will do well. May you be happy.
30 So they, being sent away, came down to Antioch, and having got the people together, they gave them the letter.
31 And after reading it, they were glad of its comfort.
32 And Judas and Silas, who themselves were prophets, gave teaching to the brothers and made them strong in the faith.
33 And when they had been there for some time, they were sent back in peace by the brothers to those who had sent them.
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35 But Paul and Barnabas kept on in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of God, with a number of others.
36 And after some days, Paul said to Barnabas, Let us go back and see the brothers in every town where we have given the word of God, and see how they are.
37 And Barnabas had a desire to take with them John, named Mark.
38 But Paul was of the opinion that it was not right to take with them one who had gone away from them in Pamphylia, and had not gone on with the work.
39 And there was a sharp argument between them, so that they were parted from one another, and Barnabas took Mark with him and went by ship to Cyprus;
40 But Paul took Silas and went away with the blessing of the brothers.
41 And he went through Syria and Cilicia, making the churches stronger in the faith.