Atos 21 - Bíblia Online

En nadat ons ons van hulle losgeskeur het, het ons afgevaar en reguit koers gehou en by Kos aangekom, en die volgende dag by Rhodus en daarvandaan by P tara. 
En ons het 'n skip gevind wat na Fen¡cië sou oorseil, en daarop gegaan en afgevaar. 
En toe ons Ciprus in die gesig gekry het en dit aan die linkerhand laat lê het, het ons na S¡rië gevaar en by Tirus aangekom, want daar sou die skip sy vrag aflaai. 
En nadat ons die dissipels gevind het, het ons daar sewe dae gebly; en hulle het vir Paulus deur die Gees gesê om nie op te gaan na Jerusalem nie. 
Maar toe ons die dae uitgebly het, het ons vertrek en op reis gegaan, terwyl almal, met vroue en kinders, ons tot buitekant die stad begelei; en ons het op die strand neergekniel en gebid. 
En nadat ons mekaar gegroet het, het ons aan boord gegaan, en hulle het teruggegaan huis toe. 
Maar ons het die seereis van Tirus af voltooi en by Ptolem is gekom; en ons het die broeders gegroet en een dag by hulle gebly. 
En die volgende dag het ons, die geselskap van Paulus, vertrek en in Cesar,a aangekom; en ons het ons intrek geneem in die huis van Filippus, die evangelis, wat een van die sewe diakens was, en by hom gebly. 
En hy het vier ongetroude dogters gehad wat die profetiese gawe besit het. 
En onderwyl ons baie dae daar oorgebly het, het 'n sekere profeet met die naam van Agabus van Judiaafgekom. 
En toe hy by ons kom, neem hy die gordel van Paulus en bind sy eie hande en voete en sê: D¡t spreek die Heilige Gees: So sal die Jode die man wie se gordel dit is, in Jerusalem bind en in die hande van heidene oorlewer. 
En toe ons dit hoor, het ons saam met die broeders van die plek hom gesmeek om nie op te gaan na Jerusalem nie. 
Maar Paulus het geantwoord: Wat doen julle dat julle ween en my hart week maak? Want ek is bereid nie alleen om gebind te word nie, maar ook om in Jerusalem te sterwe vir die Naam van die Here Jesus. 
Toe hy dan nie oor te haal was nie, was ons tevrede en het gesê: Laat die wil van die Here geskied! 
En n hierdie dae het ons vir die reis klaargemaak en na Jerusalem opgegaan. 
En sommige van die dissipels van Cesar,a het ook saam met ons gegaan en ons by 'n sekere Mnason van Ciprus gebring, 'n ou dissipel, by wie ons sou tuis gaan. 
En toe ons in Jerusalem aankom, het die broeders ons met blydskap ontvang. 
En op die volgende dag het Paulus saam met ons na Jakobus se huis gegaan, en al die ouderlinge was daar teenwoordig. 
En nadat hy hulle gegroet het, het hy van stuk tot stuk vertel wat God onder die heidene deur sy diens gedoen het. 
En toe hulle dit hoor, het hulle die Here verheerlik en vir hom gesê: U sien, broeder, hoeveel duisende Jode daar is wat gelowig geword het, en almal is yweraars vir die wet. 
En hulle is aangaande u vertel dat u al die Jode onder die heidene leer om van Moses afvallig te word deur te sê dat hulle die kinders nie moet besny nie en ook nie volgens die sedes moet wandel nie. 
Wat staan ons dan te doen? Dit is dringend nodig dat die menigte bymekaarkom, want hulle sal hoor dat u gekom het. 
Doen dan wat ons vir u sê. Ons het vier manne wat 'n gelofte gedoen het; 
neem hulle en heilig u saam met hulle en betaal die koste vir hulle, sodat hulle hul hoofde kan skeer en almal kan weet dat daar niks is in wat van u vertel word nie, maar dat u self ook wandel as een wat die wet onderhou. 
Wat egter die gelowiges uit die heidene betref het ons geskrywe en besluit dat hulle niks van die aard moet onderhou nie, maar hulle net moet onthou van afgodsoffers en bloed en van wat verwurg is, en van hoerery. 
Toe het Paulus die manne geneem en op die volgende dag hom saam met hulle geheilig en in die tempel gegaan om bekend te maak dat die dae van die heiliging sou voortduur totdat die offer vir elkeen van hulle gebring moes word. 
Maar toe die sewe dae byna verby was, het die Jode van Asië hom in die tempel gesien en die hele skare oproerig gemaak en die hande aan hom geslaan 
en geskreeu: Israeliete, help! Dit is die man wat oral aan almal dinge leer teen die volk en die wet en hierdie plek. Hy het ook nog Grieke in die tempel gebring en hierdie heilige plek ontheilig. 
Want hulle het vantevore Trofimus, die Ef,siër, in die stad by hom gesien en gedink dat Paulus hom in die tempel gebring het. 
Toe kom die hele stad in beweging, en daar was 'n oploop van die volk; en hulle het Paulus gegryp en hom buitekant die tempel gesleep; en dadelik is die deure gesluit. 
En onderwyl hulle probeer om hom dood te maak, het 'n berig die owerste oor duisend van die leërafdeling bereik dat die hele Jerusalem in oproer was. 
En hy het meteens soldate en hoofmanne oor honderd geneem en afgehardloop na hulle; en toe hulle die owerste oor duisend en die soldate sien, het hulle opgehou om Paulus te slaan. 
Daarop kom die owerste oor duisend nader en neem hom gevange en gee bevel dat hy met twee kettings geboei moet word; en hy het gevra wie hy was en wat hy gedoen het. 
En onder die skare het sommige dit en sommige iets anders geskreeu. En omdat hy weens die rumoer geen sekerheid kon verkry nie, het hy bevel gegee dat hy na die kamp gebring moes word. 
En toe hy op die trappe kom, moes hy deur die soldate gedra word weens die geweld van die skare. 
Want die menigte van die volk het gevolg en geskreeu: Weg met hom! 
En net toe hy in die kamp gebring sou word, vra Paulus die owerste oor duisend: Is dit my geoorloof om iets vir u te sê? En hy sê vir hom: Ken jy Grieks? 
Is jy dan nie die Egiptenaar wat 'n tyd gelede oproer gemaak het en die vier duisend rowers na die woestyn uitgelei het nie? 
En Paulus antwoord: Ek is 'n Joodse man van Tarsus, 'n burger van geen onvermaarde stad in Cil¡cië nie; ek versoek u, laat my toe om die volk toe te spreek. 
En toe hy dit toegelaat het, gaan Paulus op die trappe staan en wink met die hand vir die volk. En nadat daar 'n groot stilte gekom het, het hy hulle in die Hebreeuse taal toegespreek en gesê: 

And after parting from them, we put out to sea and came straight to Cos, and the day after to Rhodes, and from there to Patara: 
And as there was a ship going to Phoenicia, we went in it. 
And when we had come in view of Cyprus, going past it on our left, we went on to Syria, and came to land at Tyre: for there the goods which were in the ship had to be taken out. 
And meeting the disciples we were there for seven days: and they gave Paul orders through the Spirit not to go up to Jerusalem. 
And when these days came to an end, we went on our journey; and they all, with their wives and children, came with us on our way till we were out of the town: and after going on our knees in prayer by the sea, 
We said our last words to one another, and got into the ship, and they went back to their houses. 
And journeying by ship from Tyre we came to Ptolemais; and there we had talk with the brothers and were with them for one day. 
And on the day after, we went away and came to Caesarea, where we were guests in the house of Philip, the preacher, who was one of the seven. 
And he had four daughters, virgins, who were prophets. 
And while we were waiting there for some days, a certain prophet, named Agabus, came down from Judaea. 
And he came to us, and took the band of Paul's clothing, and putting it round his feet and hands, said, The Holy Spirit says these words, So will the Jews do to the man who is the owner of this band, and they will give him up into the hands of the Gentiles. 
And hearing these things, we and those who were living in that place made request to him not to go to Jerusalem. 
Then Paul said, What are you doing, weeping and wounding my heart? for I am ready, not only to be a prisoner, but to be put to death at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus. 
And as he might not be moved we did no more, saying, Let the purpose of God be done. 
And after these days we got ready and went up to Jerusalem. 
And some of the disciples from Caesarea went with us, taking a certain Mnason of Cyprus, one of the early disciples, in whose house we were to be living. 
And when we came to Jerusalem, the brothers were pleased to see us. 
And on the day after, Paul went with us to James, and all the rulers of the church were present. 
And when he had said how glad he was to see them, he gave them a detailed account of the things which God had done through his work among the Gentiles. 
And hearing it, they gave praise to God; and they said to him, You see, brother, what thousands there are among the Jews, who have the faith; and they all have a great respect for the law: 
And they have had news of you, how you have been teaching all the Jews among the Gentiles to give up the law of Moses, and not to give circumcision to their children, and not to keep the old rules. 
What then is the position? They will certainly get news that you have come. 
Do this, then, which we say to you: We have four men who have taken an oath; 
Go with these, and make yourself clean with them, and make the necessary payments for them, so that they may be free from their oath: and everyone will see that the statements made about you are not true, but that you put yourself under rule, and keep the law. 
But as to the Gentiles who have the faith, we sent a letter, giving our decision that they were to keep themselves from offerings made to false gods, and from blood, and from the flesh of animals put to death in ways against the law, and from the evil desires of the body. 
Then Paul took the men, and on the day after, making himself clean with them, he went into the Temple, giving out the statement that the days necessary for making them clean were complete, till the offering was made for every one of them. 
And when the seven days were almost ended, the Jews from Asia, seeing him in the Temple, got the people together and put their hands on him, 
Crying out, Men of Israel, come to our help: this is the man who is teaching all men everywhere against the people and the law and this place: and in addition, he has taken Greeks into the Temple, and made this holy place unclean. 
For they had seen him before in the town with Trophimus of Ephesus, and had the idea that Paul had taken him with him into the Temple. 
And all the town was moved, and the people came running together and put their hands on Paul, pulling him out of the Temple: and then the doors were shut. 
And while they were attempting to put him to death, news came to the chief captain of the band that all Jerusalem was out of control. 
And straight away he took some armed men and went quickly down to them: and the Jews, seeing them, gave no more blows to Paul. 
Then the chief captain came near and took him, and gave orders for him to be put in chains, questioning them as to who he was and what he had done. 
And some said one thing and some another, among the people: and as he was not able to get a knowledge of the facts because of the noise, he gave orders for Paul to be taken into the army building. 
And when he came on to the steps, he was lifted up by the armed men, because of the force of the people; 
For a great mass of people came after them, crying out, Away with him! 
And when Paul was about to be taken into the building, he said to the chief captain, May I say something to you? And he said, Have you a knowledge of Greek? 
Are you by chance the Egyptian who, before this, got the people worked up against the government and took four thousand men of the Assassins out into the waste land? 
But Paul said, I am a Jew of Tarsus in Cilicia, which is not an unimportant town: I make a request to you to let me say a word to the people. 
And when he let him do so, Paul, from the steps, made a sign with his hand to the people, and when they were all quiet, he said to them in the Hebrew language, 

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