1 And it came to pass, that after we were gotten from them, and had launched, we came with a straight course unto Coos, and the day following unto Rhodes, and from thence unto Patara: 2 And finding a ship sailing over unto Phenicia, we went aboard, and set forth. 3 Now when we had discovered Cyprus, we left it on the left hand, and sailed into Syria, and landed at Tyre: for there the ship was to unlade her burden. 4 And finding disciples, we tarried there seven days: who said to Paul through the Spirit, that he should not go up to Jerusalem. 5 And when we had accomplished those days, we departed and went our way; and they all brought us on our way, with wives and children, till we were out of the city: and we kneeled down on the shore, and prayed. 6 And when we had taken our leave one of another, we took ship; and they returned home again. 7 And when we had finished our course from Tyre, we came to Ptolemais, and saluted the brethren, and abode with them one day. 8 And the next day we that were of Paul’s company departed, and came unto Cæsarea: and we entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, which was one of the seven; and abode with him. 9 And the same man had four daughters, virgins, which did prophesy. 10 And as we tarried there many days, there came down from Judæa a certain prophet, named Agabus. 11 And when he was come unto us, he took Paul’s girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus saith the Holy Ghost, So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle, and shall deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles. 12 And when we heard these things, both we, and they of that place, besought him not to go up to Jerusalem. 13 Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus. 14 And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, The will of the Lord be done.

15 And after those days we took up our carriages, and went up to Jerusalem. 16 There went with us also certain of the disciples of Cæsarea, and brought with them one Mnason of Cyprus, an old disciple, with whom we should lodge. 17 And when we were come to Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly. 18 And the day following Paul went in with us unto James; and all the elders were present. 19 And when he had saluted them, he declared particularly what things God had wrought among the Gentiles by his ministry. 20 And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord, and said unto him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are which believe; and they are all zealous of the law: 21 And they are informed of thee, that thou teachest all the Jews which are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, saying that they ought not to circumcise their children, neither to walk after the customs. 22 What is it therefore? the multitude must needs come together: for they will hear that thou art come. 23 Do therefore this that we say to thee: We have four men which have a vow on them; 24 Them take, and purify thyself with them, and be at charges with them, that they may shave their heads: and all may know that those things, whereof they were informed concerning thee, are nothing; but that thou thyself also walkest orderly, and keepest the law. 25 As touching the Gentiles which believe, we have written and concluded that they observe no such thing, save only that they keep themselves from things offered to idols, and from blood, and from strangled, and from fornication. 26 Then Paul took the men, and the next day purifying himself with them entered into the temple, to signify the accomplishment of the days of purification, until that an offering should be offered for every one of them.

27 And when the seven days were almost ended, the Jews which were of Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the people, and laid hands on him, 28 Crying out, Men of Israel, help: This is the man, that teacheth all men every where against the people, and the law, and this place: and further brought Greeks also into the temple, and hath polluted this holy place. 29 (For they had seen before with him in the city Trophimus an Ephesian, whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple.) 30 And all the city was moved, and the people ran together: and they took Paul, and drew him out of the temple: and forthwith the doors were shut. 31 And as they went about to kill him, tidings came unto the chief captain of the band, that all Jerusalem was in an uproar. 32 Who immediately took soldiers and centurions, and ran down unto them: and when they saw the chief captain and the soldiers, they left beating of Paul. 33 Then the chief captain came near, and took him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains; and demanded who he was, and what he had done. 34 And some cried one thing, some another, among the multitude: and when he could not know the certainty for the tumult, he commanded him to be carried into the castle. 35 And when he came upon the stairs, so it was, that he was borne of the soldiers for the violence of the people. 36 For the multitude of the people followed after, crying, Away with him. 37 And as Paul was to be led into the castle, he said unto the chief captain, May I speak unto thee? Who said, Canst thou speak Greek? 38 Art not thou that Egyptian, which before these days madest an uproar, and leddest out into the wilderness four thousand men that were murderers? 39 But Paul said, I am a man which am a Jew of Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city: and, I beseech thee, suffer me to speak unto the people. 40 And when he had given him licence, Paul stood on the stairs, and beckoned with the hand unto the people. And when there was made a great silence, he spake unto them in the Hebrew tongue, saying,

1 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.

2 En ons het 'n skip gevind wat na Fen¡cië sou oorseil, en daarop gegaan en afgevaar.

3 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.

4 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.

5 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.

6 En nadat ons mekaar gegroet het, het ons aan boord gegaan, en hulle het teruggegaan huis toe.

7 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.

8 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.

9 En hy het vier ongetroude dogters gehad wat die profetiese gawe besit het.

10 En onderwyl ons baie dae daar oorgebly het, het 'n sekere profeet met die naam van Agabus van Judiaafgekom.

11 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.

12 En toe ons dit hoor, het ons saam met die broeders van die plek hom gesmeek om nie op te gaan na Jerusalem nie.

13 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.

14 Toe hy dan nie oor te haal was nie, was ons tevrede en het gesê: Laat die wil van die Here geskied!

15 En n hierdie dae het ons vir die reis klaargemaak en na Jerusalem opgegaan.

16 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.

17 En toe ons in Jerusalem aankom, het die broeders ons met blydskap ontvang.

18 En op die volgende dag het Paulus saam met ons na Jakobus se huis gegaan, en al die ouderlinge was daar teenwoordig.

19 En nadat hy hulle gegroet het, het hy van stuk tot stuk vertel wat God onder die heidene deur sy diens gedoen het.

20 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.

21 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.

22 Wat staan ons dan te doen? Dit is dringend nodig dat die menigte bymekaarkom, want hulle sal hoor dat u gekom het.

23 Doen dan wat ons vir u sê. Ons het vier manne wat 'n gelofte gedoen het;

24 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.

25 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.

26 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.

27 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

28 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.

29 Want hulle het vantevore Trofimus, die Ef,siër, in die stad by hom gesien en gedink dat Paulus hom in die tempel gebring het.

30 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.

31 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.

32 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.

33 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.

34 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.

35 En toe hy op die trappe kom, moes hy deur die soldate gedra word weens die geweld van die skare.

36 Want die menigte van die volk het gevolg en geskreeu: Weg met hom!

37 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?

38 Is jy dan nie die Egiptenaar wat 'n tyd gelede oproer gemaak het en die vier duisend rowers na die woestyn uitgelei het nie?

39 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.

40 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: