Acts 13

1 The church at Antioch had prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (the childhood friend of Herod the tetrarch), and Saul.

Now there were in the church at Antioch, several prophets and teachers; Barnabas, and Simon called Niger, and Lucius who was from the city Cyrene, and Menaen, a son of the guardians of Herod the Tetrarch, and Saul.

2 While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart Barnabas and Saul to do the work I've called them to.”

And while they were fasting and making supplication to God, the Holy Spirit said to them: Separate to me Saul and Barnabas, for the work to which I have called them.

3 After they had fasted, prayed, and placed their hands on them in blessing, they sent them on their way.

And after they had fasted and prayed, they laid the hand on them, and sent them away.

4 So Barnabas and Saul, directed by the Holy Spirit, went to Seleucia. From there they sailed to Cyprus.

And they, being sent forth by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia, and from there they went by sea as far as Cyprus.

5 Arriving at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. John was with them as their assistant.

And when they entered the city of Salamis, they announced the word of our Lord in the synagogues of the Jews. And John ministered to them.

6 They traveled throughout the island and eventually came to Paphos. There they found a Jewish magician, a false prophet by the name of Bar-jesus.

And when they had travelled over the whole island as far as the city Paphos, they found a certain man, a sorcerer, a Jew, who was a false prophet, and whose name was Bar-Suma.

7 He was close to the governor, Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. Sergius Paulus invited Barnabas and Saul to come and visit him since he wanted to hear the word of God.

He adhered to a wise man, who was the proconsul, and was called Sergius Paulus. And the proconsul sent for Saul and Barnabas, and requested to hear from them the word of God.

8 But the magician Elymas (his Greek name) opposed them, trying to prevent the governor from trusting in God.

And this sorcerer, Bar-Suma, (whose name is interpreted, Elymas, ) withstood them; because he wished to divert the proconsul from the faith.

9 Saul, also called Paul, was filled with the Holy Spirit, and looked straight at him.

And Saul who is called Paul, was filled with the Holy Spirit; and he looked upon him,

10 “You are full of deception and all kinds of evil, you son of the devil, you enemy of all that is right! Will you never give up perverting the Lord's true ways?

and said: O thou full of all subtilties, and all mischiefs, thou child of the calumniator, and enemy of all righteousness; wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?

11 Look, the Lord's hand is on you and you will become blind. You will not see the sun for some time.” Immediately mist and darkness fell on him, and he had to find someone who could lead him by the hand.

And now, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, and shalt not see the sun for a time. And immediately there fell upon him a mist and darkness; and he went about, inquiring who would take him by the hand.

12 When the governor saw what happened he trusted in God, amazed at the teaching about the Lord.

And when the proconsul saw what occurred, he was astonished; and he believed the doctrine of the Lord.

13 Then Paul and those with him sailed from Paphos and went to Perga in Pamphylia, while John left them and went back to Jerusalem.

And Paul and Barnabas went by sea, from the city of Paphos, and came to Perga, a city of Pamphylia. And John separated from them, and went away to Jerusalem.

14 They went through Perga and on to Antioch of Pisidia. On the Sabbath day they went into the synagogue and were seated.

And they departed from Perga, and came to Antioch, a city of Pisidia: and they entered the synagogue, on the sabbath day, and sat down.

15 After the readings from the Law and the Prophets, the synagogue leaders sent them a message saying, “Brothers, please share with the congregation any words of encouragement you may have.”

And after the law had been read, and the prophets, the Elders of the synagogue sent to them, and said: Men, brethren, if ye have a word of exhortation, address the people.

16 Paul stood up, motioned with his hand to get their attention, and began speaking. “Men of Israel, and all of you who have reverence for God, listen to me.

And Paul arose, and waved his hand, and said: Men, sons of Israel, and ye that fear God, hear ye.

17 The God of the people of Israel chose our forefathers, and gave our people prosperity during their stay in the land of Egypt. Then with his mighty power he led them out of Egypt,

The God of this people chose our fathers, and raised them up, and multiplied them, when they resided in the land of Egypt; and, with a high arm, he brought them out of it.

18 and he patiently dealt with them in the desert for about forty years.

And he fed them in the wilderness forty years.

19 After he had overthrown seven nations living in the land of Canaan, God divided their land among the Israelites and gave it to them to inherit. This took about four hundred and fifty years.

And he extirpated seven nations in the land of Canaan, and gave them their land for an inheritance.

20 Then he provided them with judges as leaders until the time of the prophet Samuel.

And for four hundred and fifty years he gave them judges, until Samuel the prophet.

21 Then the people asked for a king, and God gave them Saul, son of Kish from the tribe of Benjamin, who ruled for forty years.

And then they asked for themselves a king: and God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, during forty years.

22 Then God removed Saul, and made David their king. God approved of David, saying ‘I found David the son of Jesse to be a man according to my own heart; he will do everything I intend.’

And he removed him, and raised up to them David as king: and he testified of him, and said: I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after my heart: he will do all my pleasure.

23 Jesus is David's descendant; he is the Savior that God promised to bring to Israel.

From the seed of this man, hath God raised up to Israel, as he promised, Jesus a deliverer.

24 Before Jesus came, John announced the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

And, before his advent, he sent John to proclaim the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

25 As John was completing his mission, he said, ‘Who do you think I am? I am not the one you're looking for. But after me one is coming whose sandals I'm not worthy to untie.’

And while John was fulfilling his ministry, he said: Who, suppose ye, that I am? I am not he. But lo, he cometh after me; of whom I am not worthy to untie his shoe-strings.

26 My brothers, children of Abraham and those of you who have reverence for God: the message of this salvation has been sent to us!

Men, brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and all who, with you, fear God, to you is this word of life sent.

27 The people living in Jerusalem and their leaders didn't recognize Jesus or understand the words spoken by the prophets that are read every Sabbath. In fact they fulfilled the prophetic words by condemning him!

For, those inhabitants of Jerusalem and their chiefs, did not apprehend it; neither did they apprehend also the writings of the prophets, which are read every sabbath; but they condemned him, and fulfilled all the things written.

28 Even though they couldn't find any evidence to sentence him to death, they still asked Pilate to have him killed.

And while they found no ground for his death, they desired of Pilate that they might kill him.

29 After they had fulfilled everything predicted that they would do to him, they took him down from the cross and buried him in a tomb.

And when they had fulfilled all that was written concerning him, they took him down from the cross, and laid him in a sepulchre.

30 But God raised him from the dead,

But God raised him from the dead.

31 and he appeared over the course of many days to those who had followed him from Galilee to Jerusalem. They are now his witnesses to the people.

And he was seen many days, by them who came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem; and they are now his witnesses to the people.

32 We are here to bring to you the good news of the promise that God made to our forefathers,

And lo, we also announce to you, that the promise, which was made to our fathers,

33 that he has now fulfilled to us their children by raising Jesus from the dead. As it is written in Psalm 2: ‘You are my Son; today I have become your Father.’

lo, God hath fulfilled it to us their children, in that he raised up Jesus; as it is written in the second psalm: Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee.

34 God raised him from the dead, never to die again, as he indicated by saying, ‘I will give you what is holy and trustworthy, as I promised to David.’

And God hath so raised him from the dead, that he will not return again and see corruption; as he said: I will give to you the sure grace of David.

35 As another psalm says, ‘You will not allow your Holy One to see decay.’

And again he said, in another place: Thou hast not given thy devout one to see corruption.

36 But David died, after he had done what God wanted in his own time, and he was buried with his ancestors, and his body decayed.

For David, in his generation, served the pleasure of God, and went to rest, and was added to his fathers, and saw corruption.

37 The one God raised from the dead saw no decay.

But this person, whom God raised up, did not see corruption.

38 My brothers, I want you to understand that we're telling you that through this man sins are forgiven.

Know therefore, brethren, that through this man remission of sins is proclaimed to you.

39 Through him everyone who trusts in him is made morally right from all that is wrong—in a way that you could never be set right by the law of Moses.

And every one that believeth in this man, is made just from all things, from which ye could not be made just by the law of Moses.

40 Make sure that what the prophets said doesn't happen to you:

Beware, therefore, lest that come upon you, which is written in the prophets:

41 ‘You who are scornful, look in amazement, and die! For what I'm doing in your lifetime is something that you could never believe, even if someone told you!’”

Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish; for I work a work in your days, which ye will not believe, though a man relate it to you.

42 As they were leaving, the people pleaded with them to tell them more the next Sabbath.

And when they had gone from them, they besought them to speak the same things to them the next sabbath day.

43 After the meeting in the synagogue, many of the Jews and the converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas who spoke with them, encouraging them to continue to hold on to the grace of God.

And when the synagogue was dismissed, many Jews went after them, and likewise proselytes who feared God. And they conversed with them, and persuaded them to adhere to the grace of God.

44 The following Sabbath almost the whole town turned out to hear the word of God.

And the next sabbath, the whole city assembled to hear the word of God.

45 However, when the Jews saw the crowds, they became extremely jealous, contradicting what Paul was saying and cursing him.

And when the Jews saw the great assembly, they were filled with envy, and set them selves against the words which Paul spoke, and blasphemed.

46 So Paul and Barnabas spoke out strongly, saying “We had to speak the word of God to you first. But now that you're rejecting it—you're deciding that you're not worthy of eternal life—well now we're turning to the foreigners. (aiōnios g166)

And Paul and Barnabas said openly: To you first, ought the word of God to be spoken; but because ye repel it from you, and decide, against yourselves, that ye are not worthy of life eternal, lo, we turn ourselves to the Gentiles. (aiōnios g166)

47 That's what the Lord has told us to do: ‘I've made you a light to the foreigners, and through you salvation will go to the ends of the earth.’”

For so hath our Lord commanded us; as it is written: I have set thee a light to the Gentiles; that thou shouldst be for life unto the ends of the earth.

48 When the foreigners heard this they were overjoyed, praising the Lord's word, and all those chosen for eternal life trusted in God. (aiōnios g166)

And when the Gentiles heard this, they rejoiced and glorified God. And those believed, who were appointed to life eternal. (aiōnios g166)

49 So God's word was spread throughout the region.

And the word of the Lord was talked of in all that region.

50 But the Jews incited the prominent religious women and leaders of the city to persecute Paul and Barnabas, and had them expelled from their territory.

But the Jews stirred up the chiefs of the city, and the opulent women who with them feared God, and set up a persecution against Paul and against Barnabas, and expelled them from their borders.

51 So they shook the dust off their feet against them as a sign of protest, and went on to Iconium.

And when they went out, they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and went to the city of Iconium.

52 And the believers continued to be filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.

And the disciples were filled with joy, and with the Holy Spirit.