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Ri molojriˈil pa Jerusalem

15  Yecˈo cˈa achiˈaˈ ri ye petenak pa rucuenta ri Judea ri xeˈapon ri chiriˈ pan Antioquía, tinamit ri cˈo pa ruwachˈulef Siria, y niquibilaˈ cˈa chique ri kachˈalal: Riyix riche (rixin) chi niwil ri colotajic, cˈo chi niban ri circuncisión chiwe, achiˈel ri nubij chupan ri ley riche (rixin) ri Moisés, xechaˈ chique. Ri Pablo y ri Bernabé sibilaj xechˈojin quiˈ quiqˈui ri yebin queriˈ. Rumacˈariˈ, ri kachˈalal ri yecˈo chiriˈ xequichaˈ cˈa el ri Pablo y ri Bernabé y chukaˈ nicˈaj chic kachˈalal, riche (rixin) chi yebe cˈa pa tinamit Jerusalem quiqˈui ri apóstoles ri yecˈo chiriˈ y ri ancianos riche (rixin) ri iglesia, riche (rixin) chi nichojmirisex pe, wi niban o ma niban ta ri circuncisión chique ri kachˈalal achiˈaˈ ri ma ye israelitas ta.

Y can xetak wi cˈa el ri achiˈaˈ ri ye chaˈon riche (rixin) chi yebe cˈa pa Jerusalem. Xetak cˈa el cuma ri kachˈalal ri can niquimol wi quiˈ pa rubiˈ ri Dios chupan ri tinamit Antioquía. Y ri ye chaˈon el xebe cˈa, y xekˈax ri pa tak tinamit ri yecˈo pa rucuenta ri Fenicia y pa rucuenta ri Samaria, y niquitzijolaˈ cˈa ca chique ri kachˈalal chi ye qˈuiy winek ri ma ye israelitas ta ri xquinimaj ri Jesucristo y xjalatej ri quicˈaslen. Y ri kachˈalal cˈa ri xeˈacˈaxan ca, can sibilaj cˈa xquicot ca ri cánima.

Y tek xeˈapon pa Jerusalem ri ye takon el, can xecˈul wi cˈa cuma ri kachˈalal ye aj chiriˈ, cuma ri ancianos riche (rixin) ri iglesia y cuma chukaˈ ri apóstoles ri can chiriˈ yecˈo wi. Y ri Pablo y ri Bernabé xquichop cˈa rutzijoxic chique, ronojel ri samaj ri rubanon ri Dios quiqˈui riyeˈ riche (rixin) chi ye rutoˈon.

Y yecˈo cˈa achiˈaˈ fariseos ri quiniman chic ri Jesucristo, ri xebepaˈeˈ pe y xquibij cˈa: Ri kachˈalal ri ma ye israelitas ta, tibix chique chi cˈo chi niban ri circuncisión chique, y chi tiquibanaˈ chukaˈ ri nubij chupan ri ley riche (rixin) ri Moisés, xechaˈ.

Y rumariˈ ri apóstoles y ri ancianos riche (rixin) ri iglesia xquiben cˈa jun molojriˈil riche (rixin) chi niquichojmirisaj, wi can niban o ma niban ta ri circuncisión chique ri kachˈalal ri ma ye israelitas ta. Y tek qˈuiy cˈa chic ye chˈonak ka chrij ri naˈoj riˈ, ri Pedro xpaˈeˈ, y xubij cˈa: Wachˈalal, wech aj Israel, riyix iwetaman chi cˈo yan chic jubaˈ tiempo tek ri Dios xiruchaˈ el chicojol riche (rixin) chi xintzijoj chique ri winek ri ma ye israelitas ta, ri lokˈolaj chˈabel ri niyaˈo colotajic, riche (rixin) chi queriˈ tiquinimaj chukaˈ riyeˈ. Ri Dios can xukˈalajsaj chi yerucˈul ri winek riˈ. Rumariˈ xuyaˈ pe ri Lokˈolaj Espíritu pa quiwiˈ, ruma xutzuˈ ri cánima. Junan cˈa ri xuben ri Dios chake riyoj israelitas y chique ri ma ye israelitas ta. Can majun kacojol xuben chake quiqˈui riyeˈ, ruma chi ri Dios xuchˈajchˈojsaj chukaˈ ri cánima riyeˈ ruma chi quicukuban quicˈuˈx riqˈui ri Jesucristo. 10 Y riyix ¿achique cˈa ruma tek niwajoˈ nitojtobej ri Dios? ¿Achique cˈa ruma tek niwajoˈ niyaˈ jun ejkaˈn pa quiwiˈ ri kachˈalal ri ma ye israelitas ta? Ruma ri rucˈuaxic ri ley riche (rixin) ri Moisés xa jun ejkaˈn ri ma xecowin ta xquicˈuaj ri ye katiˈt kamamaˈ ri xecˈojeˈ ojer ca, ni riyoj chukaˈ ma yojcowin ta chucˈuaxic. 11 Rumariˈ riyoj can kaniman wi chi ri kacolotajic, xkacˈul ruma ri rutzil ri Ajaf Jesús, jun colotajic ri sipan chake riyoj, can queriˈ chukaˈ ri colotajic ri xquicˈul ri kachˈalal ri ma ye israelitas ta, xchaˈ ri Pedro.

12 Y rumariˈ quinojel ri quimolon quiˈ chiriˈ xa ma xechˈo ta apo, xaxu (xaxe) wi xquicˈaxaj ri niquitzijoj ri Bernabé y ri Pablo. Riyeˈ niquitzijolaˈ cˈa ronojel ri nimaˈk tak milagros ri majun bey ye tzˈeton ta, ri xequibanalaˈ chiquiwech ri winek ri ma ye israelitas ta, ruma riyeˈ can ya ri Dios ri xyaˈo quichukˈaˈ. 13 Y tek riyeˈ xetaneˈ ka chi tzij, xpe ri Jacobo y xubij cˈa: Quiniwacˈaxaj cˈa, wachˈalal wech aj Israel: 14 Ri Simón Pedro xa cˈariˈ nutzijoj ka chake ri achique rubanic xuben ri Dios tek xapon pa nabey mul quiqˈui ri winek ri xa ma ye israelitas ta. Can cˈo ri xeruchaˈ riche (rixin) chi yeˈoc rutinamit riche (rixin) chi niquiyaˈ rukˈij. 15 Can achiˈel ri quitzˈiban ca ri profetas ri xekˈalajsan ri ruchˈabel ri Dios ojer ca. Ri tzˈibatal ca nubij:

16 Cˈacˈariˈ xquitzolin chic quiqˈui ri israelitas y xtinben chi xtitzolin chic pe ri rukˈatbel tzij ri David, ri xa yojtajnek chic achiˈel jun jay ri xa tzaknek chic
y xtinchojmirisaj chic jun bey,
y xtinben cˈa chare chi xtibeyacatej chic pe jun bey ri kˈatbel tzij riˈ.
17 Y riyin ri Ajaf xtinben cˈa queriˈ chare, riche (rixin) chi queriˈ ri nicˈaj chic winek yinquicanoj ta cˈa riyin ri Ajaf.
Xa can quinojel ri winek ri ma ye israelitas ta ri natan chic nubiˈ pa quiwiˈ, que ta riˈ xtiquiben.
18 Can quecˈariˈ ri rubin ca ri Ajaf Dios ojer ca. Queriˈ nubij ri ruchˈabel, xchaˈ ri Jacobo. 19 Y xubij cˈa chukaˈ: Riyin nchˈob chi ma quekanek ta ri ma ye israelitas ta ri xtzolin pe quicˈuˈx riqˈui ri Dios, ma rajawaxic ta chi niban ri circuncisión chique. 20 Ri rucˈamon cˈa chi nikaben, ya ri tikatakaˈ el rubixic chique chupan jun wuj, chi ma quequitij ta ri xa ma utz ta riche (rixin) chi nitij ruma xa yaˈon chic chiquiwech dios ri xa ye banon cuma winek, y ri achiˈaˈ y ri ixokiˈ ri xa ma quicˈulaj ta quiˈ, ma tiquicanolaˈ ta chic quiˈ chi yemacun, y chukaˈ ma tiquitij ta tiˈij quiche (quixin) chicop ri xa xejitzˈex chiquikul, ni man cˈa chukaˈ tiquitij ta quicˈ, kojchaˈ el chupan ri wuj. 21 Ruma can pa rutiempo ri Moisés chapatajnek pe y cˈa que na riˈ ntajin rubanic wacami chi pa ronojel tinamit ri pa tak jay ri kas nicˈut wi ri ruchˈabel ri Dios, can yecˈo cˈa ri yetijon kiche (kixin) chupan ri ley riche (rixin) ri Moisés ri pa tak ronojel uxlanibel kˈij. Rumariˈ ketaman achique ri can ma rucˈamon ta chi nikaben, xchaˈ ri Jacobo.

22 Y yacˈariˈ tek ri apóstoles, ri ancianos riche (rixin) ri iglesia, y nicˈaj chic kachˈalal xquichˈob cˈa chi yecˈo kachˈalal xquequichaˈ el riche (rixin) chi yebe cˈa pan Antioquía y yecachibilaj el ri Pablo y ri Bernabé. Ri xequichaˈ cˈa el riyeˈ ya ri Judas ri nibix chukaˈ Barsabás chare y ri Silas, ye caˈiˈ kachˈalal ri cˈo quikˈij chiquiwech ri nicˈaj chic kachˈalal. 23 Y xtzˈibex el jun wuj y xjach el chique riche (rixin) chi niquicˈuaj chique ri kachˈalal. Y ri wuj riˈ nubij cˈa: Riyoj ri apóstoles, riyoj ri ancianos riche (rixin) ri iglesia, y ri nicˈaj chic kachˈalal, nikatek cˈa el rutzil iwech riyix kachˈalal ri ma yix israelitas ta, ri yixcˈo pan Antioquía y pa tak nicˈaj chic tinamit riche (rixin) ri Siria y ri yixcˈo pa Cilicia. 24 Xoka cˈa rutzijol kiqˈui chi yecˈo cˈa ri ye aponak iwuqˈui, y can waweˈ ye elenak wi el, pero ma yoj ta cˈa riyoj ri yoj takayon el quiche (quixin). Riyeˈ xa jun wi chic ri xquibij chiwe y rumariˈ xquisech icˈuˈx, ruma riyeˈ niquibij chi rajawaxic chi niban ri circuncisión chiwe, y rajawaxic chi ninimaj ri nicˈaj chic ri nubij chupan ri ley riche (rixin) ri Moisés. 25 Y rumariˈ tek riyoj xkachˈob cˈa chi utz yekachaˈ el ye caˈiˈ kachˈalal riche (rixin) chi yekatek el chiˈitzˈetic. Y re ye caˈiˈ reˈ yecachibilaj cˈa el ri Bernabé y ri Pablo ri sibilaj yekajoˈ. 26 Y can etaman wi chi ri kachˈalal Bernabé y ri Pablo can ye aponak pa tak tijoj pokonal chutzijoxic ri ruchˈabel ri Kajaf Jesucristo. 27 Riyoj ya cˈa ri kachˈalal Judas y ri kachˈalal Silas ri yekatek el riche (rixin) chi xquebechˈo iwuqˈui, y xtiquikˈalajsaj cˈa jabel chiwech ri pixaˈ ri katzˈiban el chiwe. 28 Y ri nrajoˈ ri Lokˈolaj Espíritu, ya chukaˈ riˈ ri nikajoˈ riyoj chiwe chi ma nikayaˈ ta más ejkaˈn chikul, chi ma rajawaxic ta nitzekelbej ronojel ri nubij chupan ri ley, xa can xu (xe) wi cˈa ri más nicˈatzin, yariˈ tibanaˈ, 29 chi ma titij ta tiˈij riche (rixin) jun chicop ri xcamisex riche (rixin) chi xtzuj (xsuj) chuwech jun dios ri xa banon cuma winek, ma titij ta quicˈ, ni man cˈa chukaˈ titij ta tiˈij quiche (quixin) chicop ri xa xejitzˈex chiquikul, y chukaˈ ri achiˈaˈ y ri ixokiˈ ri xa ma quicˈulaj ta quiˈ ma tiquicanolaˈ ta quiˈ riche (rixin) chi yemacun. Wi ronojel cˈa reˈ xtinimaj, utz cˈa xquixbiyin. Dios cˈa xtichajin iwuche (iwixin).

30 Y ri xetak cˈa el, xeˈapon ri pa tinamit Antioquía, y xequimol cˈa ri kachˈalal ri ma ye israelitas ta, y xquijech ri wuj chique. 31 Y tek ri kachˈalal xquisiqˈuij ri wuj, sibilaj cˈa xequicot, y xcukeˈ ka quicˈuˈx ruma ri chˈabel ri yecˈo el chupan. 32 Y ri Judas y ri Silas ye profetas ri yekˈalajsan ri nibix chique ruma ri Dios. Qˈuiy cˈa chˈabel xquibij chique ri kachˈalal riche (rixin) chi xquicukubaˈ quicˈuˈx. 33 Y ri caˈiˈ kachˈalal riˈ, ri Judas y ri Silas, xecˈojeˈ cˈa ka caˈiˈ oxiˈ kˈij quiqˈui ri chiriˈ pan Antioquía. Yacˈa tek xquichˈob yetzolin pa Jerusalem quiqˈui ri ye takayon pe quiche (quixin), ri kachˈalal ri yecˈo chiriˈ pan Antioquía xequijech cˈa el. Xquibij chique chi ya ta cˈa ri Dios xtichajin quiche (quixin) y nicˈojeˈ ta uxlanibel cˈuˈx pa tak cánima. Queriˈ cˈa xquibij el chique.

34 Yacˈa tek ya xa niquichop chi yetzolin el, ri Silas xa ma xbe ta chic, xa xka chuwech xcˈojeˈ ca chiriˈ quiqˈui ri kachˈalal. 35 Y can queriˈ chukaˈ ri Pablo y ri Bernabé, xecˈojeˈ ca ri chiriˈ pan Antioquía. Ye cachibilan cˈa nicˈaj chic, xequitijoj ri kachˈalal chupan ri ruchˈabel ri Ajaf, y xquitzijoj chukaˈ ri lokˈolaj chˈabel ri niyaˈo colotajic chique ri winek. Can ye qˈuiy wi cˈa ri xebano ri samaj.

Tek ri Pablo xbe pa rucamul chubanic rusamaj ri Dios

36 Y tek kˈaxnek chic caˈiˈ oxiˈ kˈij, ri Pablo xubij chare ri Bernabé: Joˈ chiquitzˈetic ri kachˈalal ri yecˈo pa ronojel tinamit ri katzijon wi ca ri ruchˈabel ri Ajaf, riche (rixin) chi yekatzˈet achique quibanon.

37 Y ri Bernabé nrajoˈ cˈa chi niquicˈuaj ta chic jun bey ri Juan ri nibix chukaˈ Marcos chare. 38 Yacˈa ri Pablo man cˈa nrajoˈ ta chi nibe ri Marcos quiqˈui, ruma tek xquicˈuaj pa nabey mul, xa xeruyaˈ ca quiyon chiriˈ pa Panfilia, y ma xbe ta chic quiqˈui riyeˈ chubanic ri samaj. 39 Y rumariˈ xejalajoˈ chiquiwech, y xquijech cˈa quiˈ. Ri Bernabé xrachibilaj el ri Marcos, y xeˈoc el pa jun barco riche (rixin) chi xebe cˈa pa Chipre. 40 Y ri Pablo xuchaˈ cˈa ri Silas riche (rixin) nrachibilaj el riche (rixin) chi yebe. Y ri kachˈalal aj chiriˈ pan Antioquía xequijech cˈa el pa rukˈaˈ ri Kajaf Dios. 41 Tek ye benak chic, xekˈax cˈa el ri pa rucuenta ri Siria y Cilicia, niquicukubalaˈ cˈa ca quicˈuˈx ri kachˈalal ri can pa rubiˈ ri Dios niquimol wi quiˈ.

The Council at Jerusalem

15 Certain people(A) came down from Judea to Antioch and were teaching the believers:(B) “Unless you are circumcised,(C) according to the custom taught by Moses,(D) you cannot be saved.” This brought Paul and Barnabas into sharp dispute and debate with them. So Paul and Barnabas were appointed, along with some other believers, to go up to Jerusalem(E) to see the apostles and elders(F) about this question. The church sent them on their way, and as they traveled through Phoenicia(G) and Samaria, they told how the Gentiles had been converted.(H) This news made all the believers very glad. When they came to Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and the apostles and elders, to whom they reported everything God had done through them.(I)

Then some of the believers who belonged to the party(J) of the Pharisees(K) stood up and said, “The Gentiles must be circumcised and required to keep the law of Moses.”(L)

The apostles and elders met to consider this question. After much discussion, Peter got up and addressed them: “Brothers, you know that some time ago God made a choice among you that the Gentiles might hear from my lips the message of the gospel and believe.(M) God, who knows the heart,(N) showed that he accepted them by giving the Holy Spirit to them,(O) just as he did to us. He did not discriminate between us and them,(P) for he purified their hearts by faith.(Q) 10 Now then, why do you try to test God(R) by putting on the necks of Gentiles a yoke(S) that neither we nor our ancestors have been able to bear? 11 No! We believe it is through the grace(T) of our Lord Jesus that we are saved, just as they are.”

12 The whole assembly became silent as they listened to Barnabas and Paul telling about the signs and wonders(U) God had done among the Gentiles through them.(V) 13 When they finished, James(W) spoke up. “Brothers,” he said, “listen to me. 14 Simon[a] has described to us how God first intervened to choose a people for his name from the Gentiles.(X) 15 The words of the prophets are in agreement with this, as it is written:

16 “‘After this I will return
    and rebuild David’s fallen tent.
Its ruins I will rebuild,
    and I will restore it,
17 that the rest of mankind may seek the Lord,
    even all the Gentiles who bear my name,
says the Lord, who does these things’[b](Y)
18     things known from long ago.[c](Z)

19 “It is my judgment, therefore, that we should not make it difficult for the Gentiles who are turning to God. 20 Instead we should write to them, telling them to abstain from food polluted by idols,(AA) from sexual immorality,(AB) from the meat of strangled animals and from blood.(AC) 21 For the law of Moses has been preached in every city from the earliest times and is read in the synagogues on every Sabbath.”(AD)

The Council’s Letter to Gentile Believers

22 Then the apostles and elders,(AE) with the whole church, decided to choose some of their own men and send them to Antioch(AF) with Paul and Barnabas. They chose Judas (called Barsabbas) and Silas,(AG) men who were leaders among the believers. 23 With them they sent the following letter:

The apostles and elders, your brothers,

To the Gentile believers in Antioch,(AH) Syria(AI) and Cilicia:(AJ)

Greetings.(AK)

24 We have heard that some went out from us without our authorization and disturbed you, troubling your minds by what they said.(AL) 25 So we all agreed to choose some men and send them to you with our dear friends Barnabas and Paul— 26 men who have risked their lives(AM) for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. 27 Therefore we are sending Judas and Silas(AN) to confirm by word of mouth what we are writing. 28 It seemed good to the Holy Spirit(AO) and to us not to burden you with anything beyond the following requirements: 29 You are to abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals and from sexual immorality.(AP) You will do well to avoid these things.

Farewell.

30 So the men were sent off and went down to Antioch, where they gathered the church together and delivered the letter. 31 The people read it and were glad for its encouraging message. 32 Judas and Silas,(AQ) who themselves were prophets,(AR) said much to encourage and strengthen the believers. 33 After spending some time there, they were sent off by the believers with the blessing of peace(AS) to return to those who had sent them. [34] [d] 35 But Paul and Barnabas remained in Antioch, where they and many others taught and preached(AT) the word of the Lord.(AU)

Disagreement Between Paul and Barnabas

36 Some time later Paul said to Barnabas, “Let us go back and visit the believers in all the towns(AV) where we preached the word of the Lord(AW) and see how they are doing.” 37 Barnabas wanted to take John, also called Mark,(AX) with them, 38 but Paul did not think it wise to take him, because he had deserted them(AY) in Pamphylia and had not continued with them in the work. 39 They had such a sharp disagreement that they parted company. Barnabas took Mark and sailed for Cyprus, 40 but Paul chose Silas(AZ) and left, commended by the believers to the grace of the Lord.(BA) 41 He went through Syria(BB) and Cilicia,(BC) strengthening the churches.(BD)

Footnotes

  1. Acts 15:14 Greek Simeon, a variant of Simon; that is, Peter
  2. Acts 15:17 Amos 9:11,12 (see Septuagint)
  3. Acts 15:18 Some manuscripts things’— / 18 the Lord’s work is known to him from long ago
  4. Acts 15:34 Some manuscripts include here But Silas decided to remain there.