1 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:
2 And as there was a ship going to Phoenicia, we went in it.
3 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.
4 And meeting the disciples we were there for seven days: and they gave Paul orders through the Spirit not to go up to Jerusalem.
5 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,
6 We said our last words to one another, and got into the ship, and they went back to their houses.
7 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.
8 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.
9 And he had four daughters, virgins, who were prophets.
10 And while we were waiting there for some days, a certain prophet, named Agabus, came down from Judaea.
11 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.
12 And hearing these things, we and those who were living in that place made request to him not to go to Jerusalem.
13 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.
14 And as he might not be moved we did no more, saying, Let the purpose of God be done.
15 And after these days we got ready and went up to Jerusalem.
16 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.
17 And when we came to Jerusalem, the brothers were pleased to see us.
18 And on the day after, Paul went with us to James, and all the rulers of the church were present.
19 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.
20 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:
21 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.
22 What then is the position? They will certainly get news that you have come.
23 Do this, then, which we say to you: We have four men who have taken an oath;
24 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.
25 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.
26 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.
27 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,
28 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.
29 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.
30 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.
31 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.
32 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.
33 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.
34 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.
35 And when he came on to the steps, he was lifted up by the armed men, because of the force of the people;
36 For a great mass of people came after them, crying out, Away with him!
37 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?
38 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?
39 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.
40 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,
1 Depois de nos termos separado dos pastores de Éfeso, fizemo-nos de vela directamente para Cós. No dia seguinte, chegámos a Rodes, prosseguindo para Pátara. Ali, tomámos um navio que ia partir para a província síria da Fenícia
3 Avistámos a ilha de Chipre, que deixámos à nossa esquerda, e desembarcámos no porto de Tiro, na Síria, onde o barco foi descarregado.
4 Entrámos então em contacto com os crentes da terra, ficando com eles durante uma semana. Estes discípulos profetizaram pelo Espírito Santo que Paulo não devia ir para Jerusalém.
5 No fim da semana, quando voltámos para bordo, todos os crentes, incluindo mulheres e crianças, nos acompanharam até à praia, onde orámos ajoelhados e nos despedimos. Depois embarcámos e eles voltaram para casa.
7 A paragem seguinte, depois de sairmos de Tiro, foi Ptolemaida, onde saudámos os crentes, demorando-nos, porém, só um dia.
8 Seguimos então para Cesareia e ficámos em casa de Filipe, o evangelista, um dos primeiros sete diáconos .
9 Tinha ele quatro filhas solteiras que possuíam o dom da profecia.
10 Durante a nossa estada de vários dias, fomos visitados por um homem chamado Ágabo, vindo da Judeia, que também tinha o dom da profecia . Pegando no cinto de Paulo, amarrou os seus próprios pés e mãos com ele, disse: Assim diz o Espírito Santo: O homem a quem este cinto pertence será semelhantemente amarrado pelos judeus em Jerusalém e entregue aos romanos.
12 Ao ouvirmos isto, todos nós, os crentes locais e os companheiros de Paulo, pedimos ao apóstolo que não continuasse viagem para Jerusalém
13 Mas ele respondeu: Para que é todo este pranto? Magoam-me o coração, pois estou pronto, não só a ser preso em Jerusalém, como também a morrer por amor do Senhor Jesus.
14 Quando não havia dúvidas de que era impossível desviar Paulo da sua decisão, desistimos e dissemos: Faça-se a vontade do Senhor.
15 Assim, passado pouco tempo, juntámos a bagagem e partimos para Jerusalém. Alguns discípulos de Cesareia acompanharam-nos e levaram-nos à casa de Mnason, natural de Chipre e um dos primeiros crentes; e todos os irmãos em Jerusalém nos acolheram cordialmente.
18 No segundo dia, Paulo levou-nos consigo para nos encontrarmos com Tiago e com os anciãos da igreja de Jerusalém. Trocadas saudações, Paulo contou as muitas coisas que Deus fizera entre os gentios através do seu trabalho para Deus.
20 Eles louvaram Deus, mas disseram: Sabes, irmão, quantos milhares de judeus creram também, e todos eles insistem em que os crentes judaicos devem continuar a seguir as tradições e costumes do seu povo.
21 Os nossos judeus cristãos aqui em Jerusalém ouviram dizer que és contra as leis de Moisés, contra os nossos costumes judaicos, e que proíbes a circuncisão dos seus filhos
22 E agora, que fazer? Sem dúvida saberão que estás de volta
23 Lembrámo-nos do seguinte: temos aqui quatro homens que se preparam para rapar a cabeça e fazerem um voto
24 Vai com eles ao templo, rapa também a tua cabeça e paga para que a deles seja também rapada. Assim, todos ficarão a saber que não é verdade o que andam a dizer de ti, e que respeitas a lei.
25 Quanto aos cristãos que são gentios, não lhes pedimos que sigam estes costumes judaicos, excepto aquilo que já escrevemos: que se abstenham das coisas sacrificadas aos ídolos, do sangue, da carne não sangrada de animais estrangulados e da imoralidade sexual.
26 Paulo no dia seguinte foi com os tais homens ao templo para a referida cerimónia, anunciando, assim, publicamente o seu voto de oferecer um sacrifício sete dias depois, com os outros.
27 Os sete dias tinham quase acabado quando alguns judeus da pronvíncia da Ásia o viram no templo e, incitando a multidão contra ele, o agarraram, gritando: Gente de Israel, venham cá todos! É este o homem que prega contra o nosso povo e que diz a toda a gente para desobedecer às leis judaicas. Até fala contra este lugar, e profana-o, trazendo gentios!
29 (É que, naquele mesmo dia, tinham-no visto na cidade com Trófimo, gentio de Éfeso, julgando que Paulo o levara ao templo.)
30 Toda a população da cidade ficou alvoraçada com estas acusações, e seguiu-se grande tumulto. Paulo foi arrastado para fora do templo, cujos portões logo se fecharam. Enquanto procuravam matá-lo, o comandante da guarnição romana foi informado de que toda Jerusalém estava agitada. Imediatamente mandou aos seus soldados e oficiais que saíssem, e ele próprio veio verificar o que se passava. Ao ver que as tropas se aproximavam, a multidão parou de espancar Paulo.
33 O comandante prendeu-o, mandou que o acorrentassem com correntes dobradas e perguntou à multidão quem era e o que fizera. Uns gritavam uma coisa, outros outra. Vendo que, naquele tumulto e confusão, não conseguia entender nada, ordenou que o levassem para a fortaleza
35 Ao chegarem às escadas, a multidão mostrou-se tão violenta que os soldados levantaram Paulo aos ombros para o proteger,e
36 enquanto o povo se comprimia por detrás, gritando: Matem-no, matem-no!
37 Ao ser levado para dentro, Paulo perguntou ao comandante : Posso dizer uma coisa? Sabes grego?, perguntou por sua vez o comandante.
38 Não és aquele egípcio que chefiou a revolta há uns tempos atrás e levou consigo quatro mil revoltosos para o deserto?
39 Não, respondeu Paulo. Sou judeu de Tarso, na Cilícia, uma cidade bastante importante. Peço autorização para falar a esta gente.
40 O comandante concordou, e Paulo, de pé nos degraus, fez um gesto ao povo para que se acalmasse. Em breve houve silêncio e Paulo disse, em aramaico, o seguinte: