1 Then after a period of fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus also with me. 2 I went up by revelation, and I laid before them the Good News which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately before those who were respected, for fear that I might be running, or had run, in vain. 3 But not even Titus, who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised. 4 This was because of the false brothers secretly brought in, who stole in to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage, 5 to whom we gave no place in the way of subjection, not for an hour, that the truth of the Good News might continue with you. 6 But from those who were reputed to be important—whatever they were, it makes no difference to me; God doesn’t show partiality to man—they, I say, who were respected imparted nothing to me, 7 but to the contrary, when they saw that I had been entrusted with the Good News for the uncircumcised, even as Peter with the Good News for the circumcised— 8 for he who worked through Peter in the apostleship with the circumcised also worked through me with the Gentiles— 9 and when they perceived the grace that was given to me, James and Cephas and John, those who were reputed to be pillars, gave to Barnabas and me the right hand of fellowship, that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcision. 10 They only asked us to remember the poor—which very thing I was also zealous to do.
11 But when Peter came to Antioch, I resisted him to his face, because he stood condemned. 12 For before some people came from James, he ate with the Gentiles. But when they came, he drew back and separated himself, fearing those who were of the circumcision. 13 And the rest of the Jews joined him in his hypocrisy, so that even Barnabas was carried away with their hypocrisy. 14 But when I saw that they didn’t walk uprightly according to the truth of the Good News, I said to Peter before them all, "If you, being a Jew, live as the Gentiles do, and not as the Jews do, why do you compel the Gentiles to live as the Jews do?
15 "We, being Jews by nature and not Gentile sinners, 16 yet knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, even we believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law, because no flesh will be justified by the works of the law. 17 But if while we sought to be justified in Christ, we ourselves also were found sinners, is Christ a servant of sin? Certainly not! 18 For if I build up again those things which I destroyed, I prove myself a law-breaker. 19 For I through the law died to the law, that I might live to God. 20 I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. That life which I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself up for me. 21 I don’t reject the grace of God. For if righteousness is through the law, then Christ died for nothing!"
1 Siis, neljateistkümne aasta pärast, ma läksin jälle üles Jeruusalemma ühes Barnabasega ja võtsin ka Tiituse kaasa.
2 Ent ma läksin sinna ilmutuse tagajärjel ja esitasin neile Evangeeliumi, mida ma kuulutasin paganate seas, eriti neile tähtsamaile, et ma kuidagi tühja ei jookseks ega oleks jooksnud.
3 Aga Tiitustki, mu kaaslast, ehk ta küll on kreeklane, ei sunnitud end laskma ümber lõigata.
4 Ent sissepugenud valevendade pärast, kes olid hiilinud varitsema meie vabadust, mis meil on Kristuses Jeesuses, et meid orjastada,
5 ei andnud me silmapilkugi järele ega alistunud neile, et Evangeeliumi tõde jääks teie juurde.
6 Ja need, kes näisid midagi olevat — olgu missugused nad iganes olid, mulle on see ükskõik, Jumal ei pea ju ühest inimesest rohkem lugu kui teisest — need, kes olid tähtsamad, ei lisanud mulle midagi juurde,
7 vaid vastupidi, kui nad nägid, et minu hooleks on usaldatud Evangeeliumi kuulutamine ümberlõikamatuile, nõnda nagu Peetruse hooleks ümberlõigatuile —
8 sest See, Kes tegev oli Peetruses Apostliametiks ümberlõigatute seas, oli ka minus tegev paganate heaks —
9 ja kui Jakoobus ja Keefas ja Johannes, keda peeti sambaiks, tundsid ära armu, mis mulle oli antud, andsid nad mulle ja Barnabasele kätt osaduse täheks, et meie paganate seas ja nemad ümberlõigatute seas, kuulutaksime armuõpetust,
10 ainult et me ka mõtleksime vaestele, ja just seda ma olen olnud usin tegema.
11 Aga kui Keefas tuli Antiookiasse, astusin ma isiklikult ta vastu, sest teda oli tarvis noomida.
12 Sest enne kui Jakoobuse juurest oli tulnud mõningaid, sõi ta ühes paganatega; aga kui need tulid, tõmbus ta tagasi ja läks kõrvale, kartes ümberlõigatuid.
13 Ja ühes temaga hakkasid ka teised juudid silmakirjatsema, nõnda et ka Barnabas kaasa tõmmati nende silmakirjatsemisse.
14 Aga kui ma nägin, et nad õigesti ei käinud Evangeeliumi tõe järgi, ütlesin ma kõikide ees Keefale: „Kui sina, olles juut, elad paganate ja mitte juutide kommete järgi, miks sa siis sunnid paganaid elama juudi kommete järgi?
15 Meie oleme sünnilt juudid ja mitte patused paganate seast,
16 aga teades, et inimene ei saa õigeks käsu tegudest, vaid üksnes Kristuse Jeesuse usu kaudu, oleme ka meie uskunud Kristusesse Jeesusesse, et me saaksime õigeks Kristuse usust ja mitte käsu tegudest, sest käsu tegudest ei saa õigeks ükski liha.
17 Aga kui otsides õigekssaamist Kristuses, meiegi osutume patusteks, kas on siis Kristus patu teenija? Ei sugugi mitte!
18 Sest kui ma jälle ehitan üles selle, mille ma olen maha kiskunud, siis ma teen enese üleastujaks.
19 Sest mina olen käsu läbi käsule surnud, et ma elaksin Jumalale; ma olen ühes Kristusega risti löödud!
20 Ent nüüd ei ela enam mina, vaid Kristus elab minu sees! Ja mida ma nüüd elan lihas, seda ma elan usus Jumala Pojasse, Kes mind on armastanud ja on Iseenese andnud minu eest.
21 Ma ei tee Jumala armu tühjaks. Sest kui käsu kaudu tuleks õigus, siis oleks Kristus ilmaasjata surnud!