Atos 13

1 Now in the assembly that was at Antioch there were some prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen the foster brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. 2 As they served the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, "Separate Barnabas and Saul for me, for the work to which I have called them."

3 Then, when they had fasted and prayed and laid their hands on them, they sent them away. 4 So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia. From there they sailed to Cyprus. 5 When they were at Salamis, they proclaimed God’s word in the Jewish synagogues. They also had John as their attendant. 6 When they had gone through the island to Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew whose name was Bar Jesus, 7 who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, a man of understanding. This man summoned Barnabas and Saul, and sought to hear the word of God. 8 But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn the proconsul away from the faith. 9 But Saul, who is also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, fastened his eyes on him 10 and said, "You son of the devil, full of all deceit and all cunning, you enemy of all righteousness, will you not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord? 11 Now, behold, the hand of the Lord is on you, and you will be blind, not seeing the sun for a season!"

Immediately a mist and darkness fell on him. He went around seeking someone to lead him by the hand. 12 Then the proconsul, when he saw what was done, believed, being astonished at the teaching of the Lord.

13 Now Paul and his company set sail from Paphos and came to Perga in Pamphylia. John departed from them and returned to Jerusalem. 14 But they, passing on from Perga, came to Antioch of Pisidia. They went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day and sat down. 15 After the reading of the law and the prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying, "Brothers, if you have any word of exhortation for the people, speak."

16 Paul stood up, and gesturing with his hand said, "Men of Israel, and you who fear God, listen. 17 The God of this people*13:17 TR, NU add "Israel" chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they stayed as aliens in the land of Egypt, and with an uplifted arm, he led them out of it. 18 For a period of about forty years he put up with them in the wilderness. 19 When he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave them their land for an inheritance for about four hundred fifty years. 20 After these things, he gave them judges until Samuel the prophet. 21 Afterward they asked for a king, and God gave to them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years. 22 When he had removed him, he raised up David to be their king, to whom he also testified, ‘I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after my heart, who will do all my will.’ 23 From this man’s offspring, God has brought salvation*13:23 TR, NU read "a Savior, Jesus" instead of "salvation" to Israel according to his promise, 24 before his coming, when John had first preached the baptism of repentance to Israel.*13:24 TR, NU read "to all the people of Israel" instead of "to Israel" 25 As John was fulfilling his course, he said, ‘What do you suppose that I am? I am not he. But behold, one comes after me, the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to untie.’

26 "Brothers, children of the stock of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, the word of this salvation is sent out to you. 27 For those who dwell in Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they didn’t know him, nor the voices of the prophets which are read every Sabbath, fulfilled them by condemning him. 28 Though they found no cause for death, they still asked Pilate to have him killed. 29 When they had fulfilled all things that were written about him, they took him down from the tree and laid him in a tomb. 30 But God raised him from the dead, 31 and he was seen for many days by those who came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses to the people. 32 We bring you good news of the promise made to the fathers, 33 that God has fulfilled this to us, their children, in that he raised up Jesus. As it is also written in the second psalm,

‘You are my Son.

Today I have become your father.’✝13:33 Psalms 2:7

34 "Concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he has spoken thus: ‘I will give you the holy and sure blessings of David.’✝13:34 Isaiah 55:3 35 Therefore he says also in another psalm, ‘You will not allow your Holy One to see decay.’✝13:35 Psalms 16:10 36 For David, after he had in his own generation served the counsel of God, fell asleep, was laid with his fathers, and saw decay. 37 But he whom God raised up saw no decay. 38 Be it known to you therefore, brothers,*13:38 The word for "brothers" here and where the context allows may also be correctly translated "brothers and sisters" or "siblings." that through this man is proclaimed to you remission of sins; 39 and by him everyone who believes is justified from all things, from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses. 40 Beware therefore, lest that come on you which is spoken in the prophets:

41 ‘Behold, you scoffers!

Wonder and perish,

for I work a work in your days,

a work which you will in no way believe, if one declares it to you.’"✝13:41 Habakkuk 1:5

42 So when the Jews went out of the synagogue, the Gentiles begged that these words might be preached to them the next Sabbath. 43 Now when the synagogue broke up, many of the Jews and of the devout proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas; who, speaking to them, urged them to continue in the grace of God.

44 The next Sabbath, almost the whole city was gathered together to hear the word of God. 45 But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with jealousy, and contradicted the things which were spoken by Paul, and blasphemed.

46 Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, and said, "It was necessary that God’s word should be spoken to you first. Since indeed you thrust it from yourselves, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we turn to the Gentiles. 47 For so has the Lord commanded us, saying,

‘I have set you as a light for the Gentiles,

that you should bring salvation to the uttermost parts of the earth.’"✝13:47 Isaiah 49:6

48 As the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and glorified the word of God. As many as were appointed to eternal life believed. 49 The Lord’s word was spread abroad throughout all the region. 50 But the Jews stirred up the devout and prominent women and the chief men of the city, and stirred up a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and threw them out of their borders. 51 But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came to Iconium. 52 The disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.

Ka Whiriwhiria, ka Tonoa ko Pānapa rāua ko Haora

1 Nā, tērā ētahi poropiti me ētahi kaiwhakaako i Anatioka, i te hāhi i reira, ko Pānapa, ko Himiona i huaina nei ko Nikera, ko Rukiu nō Hairini, ko Manaena, he mea whakatupu ngātahi nei rāua ko Herora tetaraki, me Haora. 2 Ā, i a rātou e karakia ana ki te Ariki, e nohopuku ana, ka mea te Wairua Tapu, "Motuhia mai ki ahau a Pānapa rāua ko Haora ki te mahi i karangatia ai rāua e ahau."

3 Nā, ka mutu tā rātou nohopuku me te īnoi, ā, ka popoki iho i ō rātou ringa ki a rāua ka tonoa atu rāua kia haere.

I Kaiperu

4 Nā, ka tonoa nei rāua e te Wairua Tapu, ka haere ki Herukia; ā, rere atu ana i reira ki Kaiperu. 5 Nā, i a rāua i Harami, ka kauwhautia e rāua te kupu a te Atua i roto i ngā whare karakia o ngā Hūrai. I a rāua anō a Hoani hei kaimahi.

6 Ā, nō tō rātou putanga i te motu katoa ki Papaho, ka kitea tētahi tangata mākutu, he poropiti teka, he Hūrai, ko Paraīhu te ingoa. 7 I te tino kāwana ia, i a Herekiu Pāora; he tangata mahara a Herekiu. Ā, karangatia ana e ia a Pānapa rāua ko Haora, ā, ka whai kia rongo i te kupu a te Atua. 8 Otirā, i tautohe ki a rāua a Erima te kaimākutu, ko te whakamāoritanga hoki tēnei o tōna ingoa, i mea kia tahuri kē te tino kāwana i te whakapono. 9 Otirā, ko Haora, e huaina nei anō ko Pāora, kī tonu i te Wairua Tapu, i whakamau i ōna kanohi ki a ia, 10 ā, i mea, "E te tangata kī tonu i te tinihanga, i ngā tini mahi pokanoa, e te tama a te rēwera, hoariri o ngā mahi tika katoa, e kore ianei e mutu tāu whakaputa kē i ngā ara tika a te Ariki? 11 Nanā, āianei pā ai te ringa o te Ariki ki a koe, ka matapōtia koe, e kore e kite i te rā ā taka noa tētahi wā."

Nā, taka tonu iho ki a ia he kohu, he pōuri; ā, hāereere noa ia ki te rapu kaiārahi mōna. 12 Ā, nō te kitenga o te tino kāwana i taua meatanga, ka whakapono ia, i mīharo hoki ki te ako a te Ariki.

Kei Anitioka o Pihiria

13 Nā, ka rere atu a Pāora rātou ko ōna hoa i Papaho, ka ū ki Pereka i Pamapuria. Ā, whakarere ana a Hoani i a rāua, hoki ana ki Hiruhārama. 14 Ko rāua ia haere atu ana i Pereka, tae tonu atu ki Anatioka i Pihiria, ā, tomo ana ki te whare karakia i te rā hāpati, noho ana. 15 Ā, ka mutu te kōrerotanga o te ture, o ngā poropiti, ka tono tāngata ngā rangatira o te whare karakia ki a rāua, ka mea, "E hoa mā, ki te mea he kupu whakaako tā kōrua ki te hunga nei, kōrerotia."

16 Nā, ka tū a Pāora ki runga, ka tāwhiri tōna ringa, ka mea: "E ngā tāngata o Īharaira, e te hunga e wehi ana ki te Atua, whakarongo mai. 17 Nā te Atua o tēnei iwi, o Īharaira i whiriwhiri ō tātou mātua, ā, whakanuia ana e ia tēnei iwi, i a rātou e noho manene ana i te whenua o Īhipa, i runga tonu anō te ringa i ārahina mai ai rātou e ia i reira. 18 Nā, me te mea e whā tekau ngā tau i whakamanawanui ai ki tō rātou āhua i te koraha. 19 Ā, ka whitu ngā iwi ka ngaro i a ia i te whenua o Kanaana, ka hoatu e ia ki a rātou tō rātou whenua hei whenua pūmau, mō ngā tau me te mea e whā rau e rima tekau.

20 "Ā muri iho i ēnei mea, ka hoatu e ia ki a rātou he kaiwhakawā, taea noatia a Hamuera poropiti. 21 Ā muri iho ka tono rātou ki tētahi kīngi; ā, hoatu ana e te Atua ki a rātou a Haora, tama a Kihi, he tangata nō te pū o Pineamine, ā, e whā tekau ngā tau. 22 Ā, ka oti ia te whakataka, ka whakaarahia ake e ia a Rāwiri hei kīngi mō rātou; i whakaaturia hoki ia e ia, i kōrerotia, ‘Kua kitea e ahau a Rāwiri tama a Hehe, he tangata e whakaaetia ana e tōku ngākau; ka meatia e ia ngā mea katoa e pai ai ahau.’ 23 He uri nō tēnei tangata tā te Atua i hōmai ai ki a Īharaira, he Kaiwhakaora, ko Īhu, hei whakarite i te mea i kōrerotia ai i mua; 24 nō mua tata anō hoki i tōna haerenga mai te kauwhautanga a Hoani i te iriiri rīpenetā, ki te iwi katoa o Īharaira. 25 Ā, ka tutuki a Hoani ki tōna tutukitanga, ka mea ia, ‘Ko wai koia ahau ki tō koutou whakaaro? Ehara rā ahau i a ia. Engari, tērā te haere mai ana tētahi i muri i ahau, ko ōna hū e kore ahau e tau hei wewete.’

26 "E ōku tuākana, e ngā tama o te kāwei o Āperahama, e te hunga i roto i a koutou e wehi ana ki te Atua, kua hōmai te kupu o tēnei ora kia whakapuakina ki a tātou. 27 Nā, ko te hunga e noho ana Hiruhārama, me ō rātou rangatira, i te mea kīhai rātou i mōhio ki a ia, ki ngā reo rānei o ngā poropiti e kōrerotia ana i ngā hāpati katoa, nā rātou i whakarite aua reo, i a rātou i tuku i a ia ki te mate. 28 Ahakoa kīhai i kitea e rātou he mea e mate ai ia, ka tohe rātou ki a Pirato kia whakamatea ia. 29 Ā, nō ka rite i a rātou ngā mea katoa i tuhituhia mōna, tangohia iho ana ia i te rākau, whakatakotoria ana ki roto ki te urupā. 30 Heoi, nā te Atua ia i whakaara ake i te hunga mate. 31 Ā, he maha ngā rā i kitea ai ia e te hunga i haere tahi i a ia i Karirī ki Hiruhārama, ko rātou nei ngā kaiwhakaatu mōna ki te iwi.

32 "Nā, he kauwhau tēnei nā māua ki a koutou i te rongopai, i kōrerotia i mua ki ngā mātua, 33 arā, kua mana tēnei i te Atua, hei mea mā ā tātou tamariki, i a ia whakaara nei i a Īhu; ko te mea hoki tēnā i tuhituhia i te rua o ngā waiata:

‘Ko tāku Tama koe;

nō nāianei koe whakatupuria ai e ahau.’

34 Ko tāna kōrero anō tēnei mōna whakaarahia nei e ia i te hunga mate, tē hoki anō ki te pirau i muri iho:

‘Ka hoatu e ahau ki a koutou ngā mea tapu,

ngā manaakitanga pono o Rāwiri.’

35 Koia hoki ia i mea ai i tētahi atu waiata,

‘E kore koe e tuku i tāu Mea Tapu kia kite i te pirau.’

36 "Ko Rāwiri hoki i mahi i tā te Atua i pai ai i tōna whakatupuranga anō, ā, moe iho, whakatakotoria ana ki ōna mātua, kite ana i te pirau. 37 Ko tēnei ia i whakaarahia ake nei e te Atua, kīhai ia i kite i te pirau.

38 "Nā, kia mōhio koutou, e ōku tuākana, nā tēnei tangata te murunga hara e kauwhautia nei ki a koutou; 39 māna hoki ngā tāngata katoa e whakapono ana, ka whakatikaia ai i ngā mea katoa, e kore nei koutou e whakatikaia i runga i tā Mohi ture. 40 Nā, kia mahara, kei pā ki a koutou te mea i kōrerotia rā e ngā poropiti:

41 ‘Titiro mai, e te hunga whakahāwea,

ka mīharo ai, ā, whakangaromia iho!

Ka mahia hoki e ahau he mahi i ō koutou rā,

he mahi e kore e whakaponohia e koutou,

ki te whakapuakina e te tangata ki a koutou!’ "

42 Nā, i a rātou e puta ana ki waho, ka tohe rātou kia kauwhautia anō aua kupu ki a rātou i tō muri iho hāpati. 43 Heoi, ka pākarukaru te huihui, he tokomaha ngā Hūrai me ngā porohiraiti karakia i aru i a Pāora rāua ko Pānapa; ā, ka kōrero rāua ki a rātou, ka ako kia mau tonu rātou ki te aroha noa o te Atua.

44 Nā, i tō muri iho hāpati ka huihui mai te pā, me te mea ko rātou katoa, ki te whakarongo ki te kupu a te Atua. 45 Nō te kitenga ia o ngā Hūrai i te huihui, ka kī rātou i te hae, ka whakakāhore ki ngā mea i kōrerotia e Pāora, ka whakateka, ka kohukohu.

46 Kātahi a Pāora rāua ko Pānapa ka kōrero māia atu, ka mea: "I takoto te tikanga kia mātua kōrerotia te kupu a te Atua ki a koutou. Nā, ka peia nei e koutou, ka whakaaro koutou e kore koutou e tau mō te ora tonu, nā, ka tahuri atu nei māua ki ngā tauiwi. 47 I pēnei hoki te ako a te Ariki ki a mātou:

‘Kua waiho koe e ahau hei mārama ki ngā tauiwi,

kia ai koe hei oranga puta noa i ngā pito o te whenua.’ "

48 Nā, i te rongonga o ngā tauiwi, ka hari, ka whakakorōria i te kupu a te Ariki; ka whakapono anō te hunga i rite mō te ora tonu.

49 Ā, pakū ana te kupu a te Ariki puta noa i taua whenua. 50 Otirā, i whakaohokia e ngā Hūrai ngā wāhine karakia, rangatira, me ngā tāngata nunui o te pā, ā, ara ana i a rātou he whakatoi mō Pāora rāua ko Pānapa, peia ana rāua i ō rātou wāhi. 51 Heoi, ruia atu ana e rāua te puehu o ō rāua waewae ki a rātou, ā, haere ana ki Ikoniuma. 52 Nā, kī tonu ngā ākonga i te hari, i te Wairua Tapu.