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Eb laj cˈamol be queˈxchˈutub ribeb Jerusalén chixcˈu̱banquil cˈaˈru tento teˈxba̱nu laj pa̱banel li ma̱cuaˈeb aj judío

15  Cuanqueb aj pa̱banel queˈchal chak Judea. Queˈoc chixyebal reheb laj pa̱banel: ―Incˈaˈ naru texcolekˈ cui incˈaˈ te̱ba̱nu li circuncisión joˈ naxye li chakˈrab li quiqˈueheˈ re laj Moisés, chanqueb. Riqˈuin aˈan queˈxtiquib xcuechˈinquil ribeb riqˈuin laj Pablo ut laj Bernabé chirix li naˈleb aˈin. Ut queˈxcˈu̱b ru nak laj Pablo ut laj Bernabé teˈxic Jerusalén chixpatzˈbal reheb li apóstol ut reheb laj cˈamol be ma tento nak teˈxcˈul li circuncisión re nak teˈcolekˈ. Cuanqueb ajcuiˈ cuib oxib laj pa̱banel co̱eb chirixeb. Queˈtakla̱c xbaneb laj pa̱banel aran Antioquía. Nak yo̱queb chi numecˈ Fenicia ut Samaria, queˈxye resil nak queˈpa̱ban li ma̱cuaˈeb aj judío. Ut cˈajoˈ nak queˈsahoˈ saˈ xchˈo̱leb chixjunileb laj pa̱banel rabinquil nak yo̱queb chi pa̱ba̱nc. Ut nak queˈcuulac Jerusalén, queˈcˈuleˈ xbaneb li apóstol, eb laj cˈamol be joˈqueb ajcuiˈ chixjunileb laj pa̱banel. Ut queˈxserakˈi reheb chanru nak li Dios quixtenkˈaheb riqˈuin li cˈanjel queˈxba̱nu. Abanan cuanqueb cuib oxib laj pa̱banel aj fariseo. Eb aˈan queˈxye: ―Eb laj pa̱banel li ma̱cuaˈeb aj judío, tento teˈxba̱nu li circuncisión. Tento teˈxba̱nu li cˈaˈru naxye li chakˈrab li quixqˈue ke laj Moisés, chanqueb. Queˈxchˈutub ribeb li apóstol ut eb laj cˈamol be chixsicˈbal cˈaˈru teˈxba̱nu riqˈuin li chˈaˈajquilal aˈin. Ut nak ac xeˈxcuechˈi ribeb chi us chirix li naˈleb aˈin, laj Pedro quicuacli ut qui‑oc chi a̱tinac. Quixye reheb: ―Ex herma̱n, la̱ex nequenau nak ac junxil quixsicˈ chak cuu li Dios saˈ e̱ya̱nk re tinye resil li colba‑ib reheb li ma̱cuaˈeb aj judío re nak teˈpa̱ba̱nk ajcuiˈ eb aˈan. Li Dios naxnau cˈaˈru nanumeˈ saˈ xchˈo̱l li junju̱nk. Quixcˈut chiku nak naxraheb aˈan nak quixqˈue li Santil Musikˈej reheb joˈ nak quixqˈue ke la̱o. Moco jalan ta chic li colba‑ib li xqˈue ke la̱o chiru li xqˈue reheb aˈan. Quixcuy quixsach lix ma̱queb xban nak xeˈpa̱ban. 10 Anakcuan ut ¿cˈaˈut nak yo̱quex chixyalbal rix li Dios riqˈuin xqˈuebal li i̱k aˈin saˈ xbe̱neb laj pa̱banel li ma̱cuaˈeb aj judío? ¿Cˈaˈut nak te̱puersiheb chixba̱nunquil li naxye li chakˈrab li incˈaˈ xoru chixba̱nunquil la̱o chi moco eb li kaxeˈto̱nil yucuaˈ? 11 Yal xban rusilal li Ka̱cuaˈ Jesús nak xopa̱ban ut xocoleˈ joˈ eb ajcuiˈ aˈan, chan laj Pedro. 12 Queˈxcanab a̱tinac chixjunileb li chˈutchˈu̱queb aran ut queˈoc chirabinquil nak laj Pablo ut laj Bernabé yo̱queb chixserakˈinquil chanru nak li Dios quixtenkˈaheb chixba̱nunquil li milagro ut li sachba chˈo̱lej saˈ xya̱nkeb li ma̱cuaˈeb aj judío. 13 Nak queˈrakeˈ chi a̱tinac, laj Jacobo quichakˈoc ut quixye: ―Ex inherma̱n, abihomak li oc cue xyebal e̱re. 14 Laj Simón Pedro ac xye e̱re chanru nak li Dios quixtiquib rosobtesinquileb li ma̱cuaˈeb aj judío. Quixsiqˈueb ru saˈ xya̱nkeb li ani teˈpa̱ba̱nk re. 15 Ut aˈan ajcuiˈ li queˈxtzˈi̱ba chak retalil li profeta junxil li naxye chi joˈcaˈin:

16 Ut chirix aˈin la̱in tincha̱lk ut tincuaclesi cuiˈchic lix tenamit laj David, li tˈanenak anakcuan. Tinyi̱b cuiˈchic li tzˈac li sutsu cuiˈ ut tinyi̱b cuiˈchic li juqˈuinbil. Tinqˈueheb cuiˈchic xcuanquil laj Israel,
17 re nak tineˈxpa̱b li ma̱cuaˈeb aj judío. Tineˈxpa̱b chixjunileb li sicˈbileb ru inban chokˈ cualal incˈajol, chan li Ka̱cuaˈ Dios.
18 Ut li Ka̱cuaˈ Dios li quiyehoc chak re aˈin, aˈan ajcuiˈ li ta̱ba̱nu̱nk re.

19 Joˈcan nak la̱in ninye nak incˈaˈ takapuersi ruheb chixba̱nunquil li naxye li chakˈrab li ma̱cuaˈeb aj judío li yo̱queb chixpa̱banquil li Ka̱cuaˈ. 20 Li tento takaba̱nu, aˈan tzˈi̱bac riqˈuineb ut xyebal reheb nak incˈaˈ teˈxmux rib riqˈuin xtzacanquil li tzacae̱mk mayejanbil chiruheb li yi̱banbil dios. Incˈaˈ teˈcoˈbe̱tak teˈyumbe̱tak. Ut incˈaˈ teˈxtiu xtibel li yatzˈbil xul chi moco teˈxtzaca li quicˈ. 21 Joˈcaˈin ajcuiˈ naxye li chakˈrab li quiqˈueheˈ re laj Moisés xban li Dios. Ut chalen chak najter cuan li ani najultican re saˈ eb li cab li nequeˈxchˈutub cuiˈ ribeb laj judío rajlal hiloba̱l cutan, chan laj Jacobo.

Li hu li queˈxtzˈi̱ba reheb li ma̱cuaˈeb aj judío

22 Eb li apóstol, ut eb laj cˈamol be rochbeneb chixjunileb laj pa̱banel queˈxsicˈ ruheb li teˈxtakla Antioquía chirixeb laj Pablo ut laj Bernabé. Ut queˈxsiqˈueb ru laj Silas ut laj Judas, aj Barsabás nequeˈxye ajcuiˈ re. Eb li cui̱nk aˈin qˈuebileb xcuanquil xbaneb li rech aj pa̱banelil. 23 Queˈxtzˈi̱ba jun li hu ut queˈxtakla chirixeb laj Judas ut laj Silas. Joˈcaˈin naxye saˈ li hu queˈxtakla: Ex herma̱n, li ma̱cuaˈex aj judío, la̱o li apóstol, ut eb laj cˈamol be joˈqueb ajcuiˈ chixjunileb laj pa̱banel nakatakla xsahil e̱chˈo̱l la̱ex li cuanquex saˈ eb li tenamit Antioquía, Siria ut Cilicia. Sahak taxak saˈ e̱chˈo̱l. 24 Xkabi resil nak cuanqueb li xeˈel arin saˈ kaya̱nk ut xeˈco̱eb aran saˈ le̱ tenamit che̱chˈiˈchˈiˈinquil ut chixpoˈbal e̱chˈo̱l riqˈuin li cˈaˈru nequeˈxye. Abanan moco la̱o ta xotaklan reheb. 25 Joˈcan nak xkachˈutub kib ut xkacˈu̱b ru nak takasicˈ ruheb li ani takatakla e̱riqˈuin chirixeb laj Bernabé ut laj Pablo, li raro̱queb kaban. 26 Eb li kaherma̱n aˈin ac xeˈxkˈaxtesi ribeb chi ca̱mc saˈ xcˈabaˈ li Ka̱cuaˈ Jesucristo. 27 Ut xkasicˈ ruheb laj Judas ut laj Silas ut xkataklaheb e̱riqˈuin re nak teˈxchˈolob che̱ru li cˈaˈru xkatzˈi̱ba saˈ li hu aˈin. 28 Xcˈul xchˈo̱l li Santil Musikˈej joˈ ajcuiˈ la̱o nak incˈaˈ texkapuersi chixba̱nunquil chixjunil li naxye saˈ li chakˈrab. Caˈaj cuiˈ eb li naˈleb aˈin tento te̱ba̱nu. 29 Incˈaˈ te̱tzaca li tzacae̱mk mayejanbil chiru li yi̱banbil dios chi moco te̱tzaca li quicˈ chi moco te̱tzaca xtibel li yatzˈbil xul. Ut incˈaˈ te̱mux e̱rib riqˈuin coˈbe̱tac yumbe̱tac. Cui te̱col e̱rib chiru chixjunil aˈin, us te̱ba̱nu. Cherilak e̱rib, chan laj Jacobo. 30 Eb li cui̱nk li queˈtakla̱c co̱eb Antioquía. Queˈxchˈutub chixjunileb laj pa̱banel ut queˈxkˈaxtesi reheb li hu li queˈxcˈam. 31 Nak queˈril xsaˈ li hu, cˈajoˈ nak queˈsahoˈ saˈ xchˈo̱leb laj pa̱banel ut queˈcˈojla xchˈo̱leb riqˈuin li cˈaˈru quitakla̱c xyebal reheb. 32 Laj Judas ut laj Silas qˈuebileb xma̱tan chixchˈolobanquil xya̱lal li ra̱tin li Dios. Queˈxchˈolob xya̱lal chiruheb li chˈutchˈu̱queb aran ut queˈxqˈue xcacuilal xchˈo̱leb ut queˈxcˈojob xchˈo̱leb riqˈuin li a̱tin li queˈxye reheb. 33 Najt queˈcana saˈ xya̱nkeb. Mokon chic queˈchakˈrabi̱c re nak teˈsukˈi̱k cuiˈchic Jerusalén riqˈuineb laj pa̱banel li queˈtaklan reheb Antioquía. Ut queˈxtzˈa̱ma rusilal li Dios saˈ xbe̱neb. 34 Abanan laj Silas toj quiraj cana̱c aran. 35 Laj Pablo ut laj Bernabé queˈcana ajcuiˈ aran Antioquía. Yo̱queb chixcˈutbal li ra̱tin li Dios ut yo̱queb chixchˈolobanquil xya̱lal li colba‑ib. Ut cuanqueb ajcuiˈ nabaleb li queˈtenkˈan reheb.

Laj Pablo quixjach rib riqˈuin laj Bernabé ut co̱ xcaˈ sut chirulaˈaninquil laj pa̱banel

36 Mokon chic laj Pablo quixye re laj Bernabé: ―Toxic cuiˈchic saˈ eb li tenamit conumeˈ cuiˈ chak chixyebal ra̱tin li Dios re takil chanru cuanqueb laj pa̱banel li cuanqueb saˈ eb li naˈajej aˈan, chan. 37 Ut laj Bernabé quiraj raj xcˈambal chirixeb laj Juan li nequeˈxye ajcuiˈ Marcos re. 38 Abanan incˈaˈ quixcˈul xchˈo̱l laj Pablo xban nak junxil laj Juan Marcos quixjach rib riqˈuineb aran Panfilia ut incˈaˈ chic co̱ chirixeb chixba̱nunquil li cˈanjel. 39 Queˈxcuechˈi ribeb laj Pablo ut laj Bernabé ut queˈxcanab ribeb. Laj Bernabé co̱ aran Chipre chiru haˈ ut quixcˈam laj Juan Marcos chirix. 40 Laj Pablo quixsicˈ ru laj Silas re tixcˈam chirix. Eb laj pa̱banel li cuanqueb aran Antioquía queˈxkˈaxtesiheb laj Pablo ut laj Silas saˈ rukˈ li Ka̱cuaˈ nak queˈel aran. 41 Quilajeˈxbeni li naˈajej Siria ut Cilicia. Queˈxchˈolob xya̱lal chiruheb laj pa̱banel ut queˈcacuu xchˈo̱leb saˈ xpa̱ba̱leb.

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.