Acts 14
1 At Iconium Paul and Barnabas went as usual into the Jewish meeting place and spoke very convincingly [about the Lord Jesus]. As a result, many Jews and also non-Jews believed [in Jesus].
En het geschiedde te Ikonium, dat zij te zamen gingen in de synagoge der Joden, en alzo spraken, dat een grote menigte, beiden van Joden en Grieken, geloofde.
2 But [some of] the Jews refused to believe [that message, and] told the non-Jews not to believe it. They told the non-Jewish people that the message [about Jesus] was not true. As a result, [some of] the non-Jews became angry towards the believers [there].
Maar de Joden, die ongehoorzaam waren, verwekten en verbitterden de zielen der heidenen tegen de broeders.
3 So Paul and Barnabas spent considerable time there speaking boldly for the Lord, and the Lord Jesus enabled them to do many miracles. In this way he showed [people] that the message about how the Lord saves us in a way that we do not deserve is true.
Zij verkeerden dan aldaar een langen tijd, vrijmoediglijk sprekende in den Heere, Die getuigenis gaf aan het Woord Zijner genade, en gaf, dat tekenen en wonderen geschiedden door hun handen.
4 The people [who lived] in [Iconium] city strongly disagreed with each other [concerning the message about Jesus]. Some of them agreed with the Jews [SYN] [who did not believe that message]. Others agreed with Paul and Barnabas.
En de menigte der stad werd verdeeld, en sommigen waren met de Joden, en sommigen met de apostelen.
5 Then the non-Jewish people and the Jewish [leaders] [SYN] [who opposed those two] talked among themselves about how they could mistreat them. Some of the important men in that city agreed to help them. Together, they decided that they would [kill Paul and Barnabas by] throwing stones at them.
En als er een oploop geschiedde, beiden van heidenen en van Joden, met hun oversten, om hun smaadheid aan te doen, en hen te stenigen,
6 But Paul and Barnabas heard about that, so they quickly went away to Lycaonia [district. They went] to Lystra and Derbe [cities in that district] and to the area surrounding [those cities].
Zijn zij, alles overlegd hebbende, gevlucht naar de steden van Lykaonie, namelijk Lystre en Derbe, en het omliggende land;
7 [While they were] in that area, they continually told people the message [about the Lord Jesus].
En verkondigden aldaar het Evangelie.
8 [Once while Paul was preaching to people] in Lystra, a man was sitting there who was crippled in his legs. When [his mother] bore him he had crippled legs, so he was never able to walk.
En een zeker man, te Lystre, zat onmachtig aan de voeten, kreupel zijnde van zijner moeders lijf, die nooit had gewandeld.
9 He listened as Paul was speaking [about the Lord Jesus]. Paul looked directly at him and could see [in the man’s face] that he believed that [the Lord Jesus] could make him well.
Deze hoorde Paulus spreken; welke de ogen op hem houdende, en ziende, dat hij geloof had om gezond te worden,
10 So Paul called out [to him], “Stand up!” [When the man heard that], he [immediately] jumped up and began to walk [normally].
Zeide met grote stem: Sta recht op uw voeten! En hij sprong op en wandelde.
11 When the crowd saw what Paul had done, [they thought that Paul and Barnabas] [were/must be]) [the gods that they worshipped]. So they shouted [excitedly] in their [own] Lycaonia language, “[Look! These people are] the gods [that we(inc) worship! They] made themselves look like people and have come down [from the sky/heaven to help us]!”
En de scharen, ziende, hetgeen Paulus gedaan had, verhieven hun stemmen, en zeiden in het Lycaonisch: De goden zijn den mensen gelijk geworden, en tot ons nedergekomen.
12 They began to say that Barnabas was [probably the chief god, whose name was]. And [they began to say that] Paul was Hermes, [the messenger/spokesman for the other gods. They mistakenly thought that] because Paul was the one who had been speaking.
En zij noemden Barnabas Jupiter, en Paulus Mercurius, omdat hij het woord voerde.
13 Just outside [the gates of] the city there was a temple [where the people worshipped Zeus. The priest who was there heard what Paul and Barnabas had done, so he came] to the city gate, where many people had already gathered. He brought [two] bulls with wreaths [of flowers around their necks]. The priest and the other people wanted to kill the bulls [as part of a ceremony] to worship Paul and Barnabas.
En de priester van Jupiter, die voor hun stad was, als hij ossen en kransen aan de voorpoorten gebracht had, wilde hij offeren met de scharen.
14 But when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard about that, [and understood that the people thought that they were gods and wanted to sacrifice the bulls to worship them], they [were very distressed], so they tore their own clothes. They rushed among the people, shouting,
Maar de apostelen, Barnabas en Paulus, dat horende, scheurden hun klederen, en sprongen onder de schare, roepende,
15 “Men, (you must not kill those bulls [to worship us(dl)!]/why are you doing this?) [RHQ] [We are not gods]! We are just human beings like you! We have come to tell you some good news! [We have come to tell you about] God who is all-powerful. He wants you to stop worshipping other gods, because they cannot help you. This true God made the heaven/sky and the earth and the oceans and everything in it.
En zeggende: Mannen, waarom doet gij deze dingen? Wij zijn ook mensen van gelijke bewegingen als gij, en verkondigen ulieden, dat gij u zoudt van deze ijdele dingen bekeren tot den levenden God, Die gemaakt heeft den hemel, en de aarde, en de zee, en al hetgeen in dezelve is;
16 In the past, all of you non-Jewish people [worshipped whatever gods that you wanted to]. God let you worship them, [because you did not know him].
Welke in de verledene tijden al de heidenen heeft laten wandelen in hun wegen;
17 But he has shown us [LIT] [that] he acts kindly [toward us(inc)]. He is the one who causes it to rain and causes crops to grow. He is the one who gives you plenty of food, and makes you very happy.”
Hoewel Hij nochtans Zichzelven niet onbetuigd gelaten heeft, goed doende van den hemel, ons regen en vruchtbare tijden gevende, vervullende onze harten met spijs en vrolijkheid.
18 The people heard what [Paul] said, but they still thought that they should sacrifice those bulls to worship Paul and Barnabas. [But finally, the people decided not to do it].
En dit zeggende, wederhielden zij nauwelijks de scharen, dat zij hun niet offerden.
19 [However], after that, some Jews came from Antioch and Iconium and persuaded many of the people of Lystra [that the message Paul had been telling them] was not true. The people [who believed what those Jews said became angry with Paul. They let the Jews] throw stones at him [until he fell down, unconscious]. They [all] thought that he was dead, so they dragged him outside the city [and left him lying there]. But some of the believers [in Lystra had followed them outside the city].
Maar daarover kwamen Joden van Antiochie en Ikonium, en overreedden de scharen, en stenigden Paulus, en sleepten hem buiten de stad, menende, dat hij dood was.
20 They came and stood around Paul, [where he was lying on the ground]. And Paul [became conscious! He] stood up and went back into the city [with the believers]. Acts 14:20b-23 The next day, Paul and Barnabas [left Lystra and] traveled to Derbe.
Doch als hem de discipelen omringd hadden, stond hij op, en kwam in de stad; en des anderen daags ging hij met Barnabas uit naar Derbe.
21 They [stayed there several days and they kept telling] the people the good message [about Jesus]. Many people became believers. After that, Paul and Barnabas [started on their way back. They] went again to Lystra. [Then they went from there] to Iconium, and [then they went] to Antioch [in Pisidia province].
En als zij derzelve stad het Evangelie verkondigd en vele discipelen gemaakt hadden, keerden zij weder naar Lystre, en Ikonium, en Antiochie;
22 [In each city], they helped the believers [SYN] to become strong [spiritually], and they urged them to keep on trusting in [the Lord Jesus]. They told [the believers], “It is necessary that [we endure] people often persecuting us [(inc)] before we enter the place where God will rule [over us forever].”
Versterkende de zielen der discipelen, en vermanende, dat zij zouden blijven in het geloof, en dat wij door vele verdrukkingen moeten ingaan in het Koninkrijk Gods.
23 Paul and Barnabas appointed leaders for each congregation. [And before Paul and Barnabas left each town, they gathered the believers together and spent some time] praying and (fasting/not eating any food). Then Paul and Barnabas entrusted the [leaders and other believers] to the Lord [Jesus], in whom they had believed, [in order that he would care for them].
En als zij in elke Gemeente, met opsteken der handen, ouderlingen verkoren hadden, gebeden hebbende met vasten, bevalen zij hen den Heere, in Welken zij geloofd hadden.
24 After Paul and Barnabas had traveled through Pisidia [district], they went [south] to Pamphylia [district].
En Pisidie doorgereisd hebbende, kwamen zij in Pamfylie.
25 [In that district], they [arrived] at Perga and preached God’s message [about the Lord Jesus to the people there. Then] they went down [to the seacoast] at Attalia.
En als zij te Perge het Woord gesproken hadden, kwamen zij af naar Attalie.
26 There they got on a ship and went back to Antioch [in Syria province]. That was the place where Paul and Barnabas had been appointed {where [believers] had sent Paul and Barnabas} to go [to other places] and preach. [Antioch was the place where the believers] had asked God to kindly help Paul and Barnabas in the work that they had now completed.
En van daar scheepten zij af naar Antiochie, van waar zij der genade Gods bevolen waren geweest tot het werk, dat zij volbracht hadden.
27 When they arrived in Antioch, they called the believers together. Then Paul and Barnabas told them all that God had helped them to do. [Specifically, they told them how God] had enabled [IDM] [many] non-Jewish people to believe [in Jesus].
En daar gekomen zijnde, en de Gemeente vergaderd hebbende, verhaalden zij, wat grote dingen God met hen gedaan had, en dat Hij den heidenen de deur des geloofs geopend had.
28 Then Paul and Barnabas stayed in Antioch with the [other] believers for several months.
En zij verkeerden aldaar geen kleinen tijd met de discipelen.
