1 When we had departed from them and had set sail, we came with a straight course to Cos, and the next day to Rhodes, and from there to Patara. 2 Having found a ship crossing over to Phoenicia, we went aboard and set sail. 3 When we had come in sight of Cyprus, leaving it on the left hand, we sailed to Syria and landed at Tyre, for the ship was there to unload her cargo. 4 Having found disciples, we stayed there seven days. These said to Paul through the Spirit that he should not go up to Jerusalem. 5 When those days were over, we departed and went on our journey. They all, with wives and children, brought us on our way until we were out of the city. Kneeling down on the beach, we prayed. 6 After saying goodbye to each other, we went on board the ship, and they returned home again.

7 When we had finished the voyage from Tyre, we arrived at Ptolemais. We greeted the brothers and stayed with them one day. 8 On the next day, we who were Paul’s companions departed and came to Caesarea.

We entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, and stayed with him. 9 Now this man had four virgin daughters who prophesied. 10 As we stayed there some days, a certain prophet named Agabus came down from Judea. 11 Coming to us and taking Paul’s belt, he bound his own feet and hands, and said, "The Holy Spirit says: ‘So the Jews at Jerusalem will bind the man who owns this belt, and will deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.’"

12 When we heard these things, both we and the people of that place begged him not to go up to Jerusalem. 13 Then Paul answered, "What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus."

14 When he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, "The Lord’s will be done."

15 After these days we took up our baggage and went up to Jerusalem. 16 Some of the disciples from Caesarea also went with us, bringing one Mnason of Cyprus, an early disciple, with whom we would stay.

17 When we had come to Jerusalem, the brothers received us gladly. 18 The day following, Paul went in with us to James; and all the elders were present. 19 When he had greeted them, he reported one by one the things which God had worked among the Gentiles through his ministry. 20 They, when they heard it, glorified God. They said to him, "You see, brother, how many thousands there are among the Jews of those who have believed, and they are all zealous for the law. 21 They have been informed about you, that you teach all the Jews who are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children and not to walk after the customs. 22 What then? The assembly must certainly meet, for they will hear that you have come. 23 Therefore do what we tell you. We have four men who have taken a vow. 24 Take them and purify yourself with them, and pay their expenses for them, that they may shave their heads. Then all will know that there is no truth in the things that they have been informed about you, but that you yourself also walk keeping the law. 25 But concerning the Gentiles who believe, we have written our decision that they should observe no such thing, except that they should keep themselves from food offered to idols, from blood, from strangled things, and from sexual immorality."

26 Then Paul took the men, and the next day purified himself and went with them into the temple, declaring the fulfillment of the days of purification, until the offering was offered for every one of them. 27 When the seven days were almost completed, the Jews from Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the multitude and laid hands on him, 28 crying out, "Men of Israel, help! This is the man who teaches all men everywhere against the people, and the law, and this place. Moreover, he also brought Greeks into the temple and has defiled this holy place!" 29 For they had seen Trophimus the Ephesian, with him in the city, and they supposed that Paul had brought him into the temple.

30 All the city was moved and the people ran together. They seized Paul and dragged him out of the temple. Immediately the doors were shut. 31 As they were trying to kill him, news came up to the commanding officer of the regiment that all Jerusalem was in an uproar. 32 Immediately he took soldiers and centurions and ran down to them. They, when they saw the chief captain and the soldiers, stopped beating Paul. 33 Then the commanding officer came near, arrested him, commanded him to be bound with two chains, and inquired who he was and what he had done. 34 Some shouted one thing and some another, among the crowd. When he couldn’t find out the truth because of the noise, he commanded him to be brought into the barracks.

35 When he came to the stairs, he was carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the crowd; 36 for the multitude of the people followed after, crying out, "Away with him!" 37 As Paul was about to be brought into the barracks, he asked the commanding officer, "May I speak to you?"

He said, "Do you know Greek? 38 Aren’t you then the Egyptian who before these days stirred up to sedition and led out into the wilderness the four thousand men of the Assassins?"

39 But Paul said, "I am a Jew from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no insignificant city. I beg you, allow me to speak to the people."

40 When he had given him permission, Paul, standing on the stairs, beckoned with his hand to the people. When there was a great silence, he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, 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: