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1 En sommigen, die afgekomen waren van Judea, leerden de broederen, zeggende: Indien gij niet besneden wordt naar de wijze van Mozes, zo kunt gij niet zalig worden.
[Then] some [Jewish] believers went down from Judea [province] to Antioch. They started teaching the [non-Jewish] believers [there, and said], “[You] ([must] be circumcised/must have God’s mark put on you) [to indicate you belong to God], as Moses [commanded] in the laws that [he received from God]. If you do not do that, you will not be saved {[God] will not save you}.”
2 Als er dan geen kleine wederstand en twisting geschiedde bij Paulus en Barnabas tegen hen, zo hebben zij geordineerd, dat Paulus en Barnabas, en enige anderen uit hen, zouden opgaan tot de apostelen en ouderlingen naar Jeruzalem, over deze vraag.
Paul and Barnabas strongly disagreed with those Jews and started arguing [with them. So the believers at Antioch] appointed Paul and Barnabas and some of the other believers to go to Jerusalem, in order that they would/could discuss this matter with the apostles and [other spiritual] leaders.
3 Zij dan, van de Gemeente uitgeleid zijnde, reisden door Fenicie en Samarie, verhalende de bekering der heidenen; en deden al den broederen grote blijdschap aan.
After Paul, Barnabas, and the others were given things for their trip by the congregation [at Antioch] {After the congregation [at Antioch] gave Paul, Barnabas, and the others things for their trip}, they traveled through Phoenicia and Samaria [provinces. When they stopped at different places in those provinces], they reported [to the believers] that [many] non-Jews [in Antioch] had become believers. As a result, all the believers [in those places] rejoiced greatly.
4 En te Jeruzalem gekomen zijnde, werden zij ontvangen van de Gemeente, en de apostelen, en de ouderlingen; en zij verkondigden, wat grote dingen God met hen gedaan had.
And when Paul, Barnabas, and the others arrived in Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the apostles, the [other] elders, and the [other members of the] congregation [there] {the apostles, the [other] elders, and the [other members of the] congregation [there] welcomed them}. Then Paul and Barnabas reported the things that God had enabled them to do [among non-Jewish people].
5 Maar, zeiden zij, er zijn sommigen opgestaan van die van de sekte der Farizeen, die gelovig zijn geworden, zeggende, dat men hen moet besnijden, en gebieden de wet van Mozes te onderhouden.
But some of the [Jewish] believers who belonged to the Pharisee sect stood up [among the other believers and] said to them, “The non-Jews [who have believed in Jesus] must be circumcised, and they must be told to obey the laws [that God gave to] Moses.”
6 En de apostelen en de ouderlingen vergaderden te zamen, om op deze zaak te letten.
Then the apostles and [the other] elders met together in order to talk about this matter.
7 En als daarover grote twisting geschiedde, stond Petrus op en zeide tot hen: Mannen broeders, gij weet, dat God van over langen tijd onder ons mij verkoren heeft, dat de heidenen door mijn mond het woord des Evangelies zouden horen, en geloven.
After they had discussed it for a long time, Peter stood up and spoke to them. He said, “Fellow believers, you [all] know that a long time ago God chose me from among you [other apostles, in order that] the non-Jewish people might [also] hear me [SYN] tell [them] the good message [about the Lord Jesus], so that they could hear [it] and believe [in him. So Paul and Barnabas are not the first ones to tell non-Jews about Jesus].
8 En God, de Kenner der harten, heeft hun getuigenis gegeven, hun gevende den Heiligen Geest, gelijk als ook ons;
God knows [and judges] people according to what they think, [not according to who their ancestors were]. By sending the Holy Spirit to [the non-Jews], just like [he had] also done for us [(inc)] Jews, he showed [me and others] that he had accepted them [also to be his people].
9 En heeft geen onderscheid gemaakt tussen ons en hen, gereinigd hebbende hun harten door het geloof.
[God] saved us [Jews] and those [non-Jews] similarly, making them clean spiritually simply as a result of their believing [in the Lord Jesus. That was exactly how he has forgiven us].
10 Nu dan, wat verzoekt gij God, om een juk op den hals der discipelen te leggen, hetwelk noch onze vaders, noch wij hebben kunnen dragen?
[You are wanting to force the non-Jewish believers to obey our Jewish rituals and laws]—laws that God has shown that he does not require them to obey [MET]. [Your doing that is like] putting a heavy burden on them! So then, (stop making God angry by doing that!/why are you making God angry by doing that?) [RHQ] Our ancestors and we [(inc) Jews] have never been able to bear [the burden of obeying those laws]!
11 Maar wij geloven, door de genade van den Heere Jezus Christus, zalig te worden, op zulke wijze als ook zij.
But we [(inc) know that it is not because] we [(inc) try to obey those laws that God saves us(inc) Jews. On the contrary], we [(inc)] know that it is because of what the Lord Jesus did for us [(inc)] that we did not deserve that we [(inc)] are saved {that [God] saves us} [from the guilt of our sins. God saves non-Jews who believe in the Lord Jesus] exactly like [he saves] us Jews.”
12 En al de menigte zweeg stil, en zij hoorden Barnabas en Paulus verhalen, wat grote tekenen en wonderen God door hen onder de heidenen gedaan had.
All the people [there] became silent [after Peter had spoken]. Then they [all] listened to Barnabas and Paul, [as the two of] them told about the many great miracles that God had enabled them to do among the non-Jewish people, [miracles that showed that God had accepted the non-Jews].
13 En nadat deze zwegen, antwoordde Jakobus, zeggende: Mannen broeders, hoort mij.
When Barnabas and Paul had finished speaking, James, [the leader of the group of believers there in Jerusalem], spoke to all of them. [He said], “Fellow believers, listen to me.
14 Simeon heeft verhaald hoe God eerst de heidenen heeft bezocht, om uit hen een volk aan te nemen door Zijn Naam.
Simon [Peter] has told you how God previously blessed the non-Jews. God did that by choosing from among them a people who would belong to him [MTY].
15 En hiermede stemmen overeen de woorden der profeten, gelijk geschreven is:
[These] words that [God spoke], words that were written by [one of] the prophets {that one of the prophets wrote} [long ago], agree with that:
16 Na dezen zal Ik wederkeren, en weder opbouwen de tabernakel van David, die vervallen is, en hetgeen daarvan verbroken is, weder opbouwen, en Ik zal denzelven weder oprichten.
Later on I will return and I will re-establish the kingdom [MET] that David [ruled] and that has been {that [people] have} destroyed. My [doing that will be like] rebuilding [a house] that has been {that [people] have} torn down.
17 Opdat de overblijvende mensen den Heere zoeken, en al de heidenen, over welken Mijn Naam aangeroepen is, spreekt de Heere, Die dit alles doet.
I will do that in order that all other people might seek [me], the Lord [God. I will do that in order that] all the non-Jews whom I have called [to belong] to me [MTY] might seek me. [You can be certain that this will happen because I] the Lord [God], who will do those things, have spoken [these words].
I [caused my people to know about them] long ago.” (aiōn g165)
19 Daarom oordeel ik, dat men degenen, die uit de heidenen zich tot God bekeren, niet beroere;
[James continued by saying], “Therefore I have decided [that we(inc)] should stop bothering the non-Jewish people who are turning [away from their sins and turning] to God. [That is, we should stop demanding that they obey] all [our laws] and rituals.
20 Maar hun zal aanschrijven, dat zij zich onthouden van de dingen, die door de afgoden besmet zijn, en van hoererij, en van het verstikte, en van bloed.
Instead, we should write [a letter] to them [requiring only four things: They should] not eat [meat/food that people] have offered to idols, they should not have sex with someone to whom they are not married, they should not [eat meat from animals that have been killed by] being strangled {[people have strangled]}, and [they should not eat] the blood [of animals].
21 Want Mozes heeft er van oude tijden in elke stad, die hem prediken, en hij wordt op elken sabbat in de synagogen gelezen.
In many cities, for a very long time people have been proclaiming [the laws that] Moses [wrote] [MTY], [laws prohibiting those things]. And every (Sabbath/Jewish day of rest) [those laws] are read {someone reads [those laws]} in the Jewish meeting places. [So if the non-Jews want to know more about those laws, they can find out in our meeting houses].”
22 Toen heeft het den apostelen en den ouderlingen, met de gehele Gemeente, goed gedacht, enige mannen uit zich te verkiezen, en met Paulus en Barnabas te zenden naar Antiochie: namelijk Judas, die toegenaamd wordt Barsabas, en Silas, mannen, die voorgangers waren onder de broeders.
The apostles and the [other] elders, along with all the [other] members of the congregation, accepted [what James had said]. Then they decided that they should choose men from among themselves and that they should send them, along with Paul and Barnabas, to Antioch, to [let the believers there know what the leaders] at Jerusalem had decided. So they chose Judas, who was also called Barsabbas, and Silas, who were leaders among the believers [at Jerusalem].
23 En zij schreven door hen dit navolgende: De apostelen, en de ouderlingen, en de broeders wensen den broederen uit de heidenen, die in Antiochie, en Syrie, en Cilicie zijn, zaligheid.
Then they wrote the following letter [that they asked Judas and Silas to take to the believers at Antioch]: “[We(exc)] apostles and [other] leaders who are your fellow believers [send our greetings to you as we write this to you] non-Jewish believers [who live] in Antioch and [other places in] Syria and Cilicia [provinces].
24 Nademaal wij gehoord hebben, dat sommigen, die van ons uitgegaan zijn, u met woorden ontroerd hebben en uw zielen wankelende gemaakt, zeggende, dat gij moet besneden worden, en de wet onderhouden; welken wij dat niet bevolen hadden;
People have told us that some men from among us went [to you], although we had not told [them to do that]. They troubled/distressed you [SYN] [by telling you things] that confused your thinking.
25 Zo heeft het ons eendrachtelijk te zamen zijnde, goed gedacht, enige mannen te verkiezen, en tot u te zenden, met onze geliefden, Barnabas en Paulus.
So [while we(exc) met together here], we decided to choose some men and ask them to go to you, along with Barnabas and Paul, whom we [(exc)] love very much.
26 Mensen, die hun zielen overgegeven hebben voor den Naam van onzen Heere Jezus Christus.
Those two have put their lives in danger because of their [serving] our Lord [MTY] Jesus Christ.
27 Wij hebben dan Judas en Silas gezonden, die ook met den mond hetzelfde zullen verkondigen.
We [(exc) have also chosen] Judas and Silas to go to you. They will tell you the same things [that we are writing].
28 Want het heeft den Heiligen Geest en ons goed gedacht, ulieden geen meerderen last op te leggen dan deze noodzakelijke dingen:
The Holy Spirit and [also] we decided that you should not be required {that we should not require you} to obey a lot of burdensome [Jewish] laws. Instead, [we] only [require you to obey] the following instructions,
29 Namelijk, dat gij u onthoudt van hetgeen den afgoden geofferd is, en van bloed, en van het verstikte, en van hoererij; van welke dingen, indien gij uzelven wacht, zo zult gij weldoen. Vaart wel.
You should not eat food that people have sacrificed to idols. You should not eat blood from animals, and you should not eat meat from animals that people have killed by strangling them. Also, you should not have sex with someone to whom you are not married. Those things [especially offend Jewish believers. So if] you avoid doing them, you will be doing what is right. That is all.”
30 Dezen dan, hun afscheid ontvangen hebbende, kwamen te Antiochie; en de menigte vergaderd hebbende, gaven zij den brief over.
The [four] men whom [they] had chosen went [from Jerusalem] to Antioch [city. When] all the believers [there] had assembled together, [Judas and Silas] gave the letter to them.
31 En zij, dien gelezen hebbende, verblijdden zich over de vertroosting.
When the believers there read the letter, they rejoiced, [because its message] encouraged them.
32 Judas nu en Silas, die ook zelven profeten waren, vermaanden de broeders met vele woorden, en versterkten hen.
[Just like Paul and Barnabas were] ([prophets/men who spoke messages from God]), Judas and Silas were also prophets. They spoke for a long time and encouraged the believers [there], and helped them to trust more strongly [in the Lord Jesus].
33 En als zij daar een tijd lang vertoefd hadden, lieten hen de broeders wederom gaan met vrede, tot de apostelen.
After [Judas and Silas] had stayed in Antioch for some time [and were ready to return to Jerusalem], the believers [there] wished them well, and the believers [prayed that God] would protect [them as they traveled. So the two men] started to go back to the leaders [in Jerusalem] who had asked them to go [to Antioch].
34 Maar het dacht Silas goed aldaar te blijven.
35 En Paulus en Barnabas onthielden zich te Antiochie, lerende en verkondigende met nog vele anderen, het Woord des Heeren.
However, Paul and Barnabas continued to stay in Antioch. [While they were there], they, along with many others, were teaching [people] and preaching to them the message about the Lord [Jesus].
36 En na enige dagen zeide Paulus tot Barnabas: Laat ons nu wederkeren, en bezoeken onze broeders in elke stad, in welke wij het Woord des Heeren verkondigd hebben, hoe zij het hebben.
After some time Paul said to Barnabas, “Let’s go back and visit the fellow believers in every city where we [previously] proclaimed the message about the Lord [Jesus. In that way, we will know] how [well] they are continuing [to believe in the Lord Jesus].”
37 En Barnabas ried, dat zij Johannes, die toegenaamd is Markus, zouden medenemen.
Barnabas [agreed with Paul, and said that he] wanted to take John, whose other name was Mark, along with them [again].
38 Maar Paulus achtte billijk, dat men dien niet zoude medenemen, die van Pamfylie af van hen was afgeweken, en met hen niet was gegaan tot het werk.
However, Paul [told Barnabas that he] thought that it would not be good to take Mark [with them, because] Mark had deserted them when they were previously in Pamphylia [region], and had not continued to work with them.
39 Er ontstond dan een verbittering, alzo dat zij van elkander gescheiden zijn, en dat Barnabas Markus medenam, en naar Cyprus afscheepte;
Paul and Barnabas strongly disagreed [with each other about that], so they separated. Barnabas took Mark [along with him and they got] on a ship and went to Cyprus.
40 Maar Paulus verkoos Silas, en reisde heen, der genade Gods van de broederen bevolen zijnde.
Paul chose Silas, [who had returned to Antioch, to work with him]. The believers [there] asked the Lord [God] to graciously help [Paul and Silas. Then] the two of them departed [from Antioch].
41 En hij doorreisde Syrie en Cilicie, versterkende de Gemeenten.
Paul continued traveling [with Silas] through Syria and Cilicia [provinces]. In those places he was helping the congregations to trust strongly [in the Lord Jesus].
