Acts 21
1 [After] we said goodbye to the elders [from Ephesus], we [got on the ship and] sailed to Cos [Island, where the ship stopped for the night]. The next day we sailed from Cos to Rhodes [Island, where the ship stopped again. The day after] that we sailed to Patara [town, where the ship stopped. This was on Patara Island].
Nang humiwalay kami mula sa kanila at naglayag, dumeretso kami patungo sa lungsod ng Cos at nang sumunod na araw sa lungsod ng Rodas, at mula roon patungo sa lungsod ng Patara.
2 [At Patara we left that ship, and someone told us that] there was a ship that would be going to Phoenicia [region. So] we got on that ship, and it left.
Nang makakita kami ng barko na papunta sa Fenicia, sumakay kami at naglayag.
3 [We sailed until] we could see Cyprus [Island]. We passed to the south of the island and continued sailing until we arrived at [Phoenicia region, in] Syria [province]. We arrived at Tyre [city. The ship was going to stay there several days, because its workers] had to unload the cargo.
Nang natatanaw na namin ang lungsod ng Cyprus, nilampasan namin ito sa kaliwa, at naglayag kami patungong Siria, at dumaong sa lungsod ng Tiro, sapagkat doon ibababa ang mga kargamento ng barko.
4 [Someone told us] where the believers in Tyre lived, so we [(exc) went and] stayed with them for seven days. Because [God’s] Spirit revealed to them ([that people would cause Paul to suffer/Paul would suffer]) [in Jerusalem], they told Paul that he should not go there.
Pagkatapos naming matagpuan ang mga alagad, nanatili kami roon ng pitong araw. Nagsabi kay Pablo Ang mga alagad na ito sa pamamagitan ng Espiritu na huwag siyang tumapak ng kaniyang mga paa sa Jerusalem.
5 But when it was time [for the ship to leave again], we [prepared to] continue going [to Jerusalem]. When we left [Tyre], all the believers, including their wives and children, went with us [to the edge of the sea]. We all knelt down there on the sand/shore and prayed.
Nang makapagpalipas kami ng mga araw, umalis kami at nagpatuloy sa paglalakbay. Lahat sila, kasama ang kanilang mga asawa at mga anak, ay sinamahan kami sa daan hanggang makalabas kami ng lungsod. Pagkatapos lumuhod kami sa tabing dagat, nanalangin at nagpaalam na sa bawat isa.
6 After we all said goodbye, Paul and we [his companions] got on the ship, and the [other] believers returned to their own homes.
Sumakay kami sa barko, habang pabalik sila sa kanilang tahanan.
7 After we [(exc)] left Tyre, we continued on [that ship] to Ptolemais [city]. There were believers there, and we greeted them and stayed with them that night.
Nang matapos namin ang paglalakbay mula sa Tiro, dumating kami sa Tolemaida. Doon ay binati namin ang mga kapatid at nanatili na kasama nila ng isang araw.
8 The next day we left [Ptolemais] and sailed to Caesarea [city], where we stayed in the home of Philip, who [spent his days] telling others how to become disciples of Jesus. He was one of the seven [men whom the believers in Jerusalem had chosen to care for the widows].
Kinabukasan umalis kami at nagtungo sa Cesarea. Pumasok kami sa bahay ni Felipe, na tagapangaral ng ebanghelyo na isa sa pito, at nanatili kaming kasama niya.
9 He had four daughters who were not married. Each of them [frequently] spoke messages that the Holy Spirit had revealed to them.
Ngayon ang taong ito ay may apat na anak na babaeng birhen na nagpapahayag ng propesiya.
10 After [we(exc) had been in Philip’s house for] several days, a believer whose name was Agabus came down from Judea [district] and arrived [in Caesarea]. He [frequently] spoke messages that the Holy Spirit had told him.
Habang nanatili kami doon ng ilang araw, dumating ang isang propeta mula sa Judea na nagngangalang Agabo.
11 Coming over to where we were, he took off Paul’s belt. Then he tied his own feet and hands with it and said, “The Holy Spirit says, ‘The Jewish [leaders] [SYN] in Jerusalem will tie up [the hands and feet of] the owner of this belt, like this, and they will hand him over to non-Jewish people [as a prisoner].’”
Lumapit siya sa amin at kinuha ang sinturon ni Pablo. Sa pamamagitan nito itinali niya ang kaniyang mga paa at kamay at sinabing, “Sinabi ng Banal na Espiritu, 'Sa ganito rin itatali ng mga Judio sa Jerusalem ang taong nag mamay-ari ng sinturong ito, at ipapasakamay siya sa mga mga Gentil.”
12 When [the rest of] us heard that, we and [other] believers there repeatedly pled with Paul, “Please do not go up to Jerusalem!”
Nang marinig namin ang mga bagay na ito, nagmakaawa kami at ang mga tao na nakatira sa lugar na iyon kay Pablo na huwag pumunta sa Jerusalem.
13 But Paul replied, “(Please stop crying and trying to discourage me [IDM] [from going!]/Why are you crying and trying to discourage me [IDM] [from going]?) [RHQ] I am willing to be put {[for people] to put me} in prison and also to be killed {[for them] to kill me} in Jerusalem because I [serve] [MTY] the Lord Jesus.”
Kaya sumagot si Pablo, “Ano ang ginagawa ninyo, umiiyak at dinudurog ang aking puso? Sapagkat handa na ako, hindi lang upang magapos, ngunit para mamatay din sa Jerusalem alang-alang sa pangalan ng Panginoong Jesus.”
14 When [we(exc) realized that] he was determined [to go to Jerusalem], we did not try [any longer] to persuade him [not to go]. We said, “May (the Lord [God] do what he wants/the Lord’s will be done)!”
Dahil ayaw ni Pablo na hikayatin siya, tumigil na kami sa pagsubok at sinabing “Nawa mangyari ang kalooban ng Panginoon.”
15 After those days [in Caesarea], we [(exc)] prepared [our things] and [left to] go [by land] up to Jerusalem.
Pagkatapos nang mga araw na ito, kinuha namin ang aming mga daladalahan at umakyat patungong Jerusalem.
16 Some of the believers from Caesarea also went with us. [On the way to Jerusalem], we stayed [one night] in the house of [a man whose name was] Mnason. He was from Cyprus [Island], and he had believed [in Jesus] when people were first beginning to hear the message [about him].
Mayroon ding mga sumama sa amin na mga alagad sa lugar na iyon galing Cesarea. Kasama nila ang isang lalaki na nagngangalang Mnason, isang taong taga-Cyprus, na isa sa unang alagad kung saan kami manunuluyan.
17 When we arrived in Jerusalem, [a group of] the believers greeted us happily.
Nang dumating kami sa Jerusalem, tinanggap kami ng mga kapatid nang may kagalakan.
18 The next day Paul and the rest of us went to speak with James, [who was the leader of the congregation there]. All of the [other] leaders/elders [of the congregation in Jerusalem] were also there.
Kinabukasan sumama sa amin si Pablo papunta kay Santiago at naroon ang lahat ng mga nakatatanda.
19 Paul greeted them, and then he reported all of the things that God had enabled him to do among the non-Jewish people.
Nang batiin niya sila, isa-isang ibinalita ni Pablo ang mga bagay na ginawa ng Diyos sa mga Gentil sa pamamagitan ng kaniyang ministeryo.
20 When they heard that, James and the other elders said, “Praise the Lord!” Then [one of] them said to Paul, “Brother/Friend, you [(sg)] know that there are very many thousands of us [(inc)] Jewish people [here] who have believed [in the Lord Jesus]. Also, you know that we [(inc)] all continue very carefully to obey the laws [that Moses gave us].
Nang marinig nila ito, nagpuri sila sa Diyos at sinabi nila sa kaniya, “Nakita mo, kapatid, kung ilang libo ang nanampalataya sa mga Judio. Nagsisikap silang lahat na sundin ang kautusan.
21 [But our fellow Jewish believers] have been told {have heard [people say]} that when you are among non-Jews, you tell the Jewish believers who live there that they should stop obeying [the laws] [MTY] ([of] Moses/[that] Moses [received from God]). [People say that] you tell [those Jewish believers] not to circumcise their sons and not to practice our [other] customs. [We(exc) do not believe that this is true].
nakapagbalita sa kanila ng tungkol sa iyo, na iyong itinuturo sa lahat ng mga Judio na naninirahan kasama ng mga Gentil upang iwanan si Moises, at sinasabi mo sa kanila na huwag tuliin ang kanilang mga anak at huwag sumunod sa sinaunang kaugalian.
22 But our fellow [Jewish] believers will certainly hear that you have arrived, [and they will be angry with you]. So [you] need to do something [RHQ] [to show them that what they heard about you is not true].
Ano ang ating dapat gawin? Tiyak na maririnig nila na ikaw ay dumating.
23 So you should do what we suggest to you. There are four men among us who have strongly promised [to God] about [something].
Kaya gawin mo kung ano ang aming sasabihin saiyo ngayon: may apat kaming kalalakihan na gumawa ng panata.
24 Go with these men [to the Temple] and [ritually] purify yourself along with them. Then, [when it is time for them to offer the sacrifices for that ritual], pay for what they offer [as sacrifices]. After that, they can shave their heads [to show that they have done what they promised to do. And when people see you in the courts of the Temple with those men], they will know that what they have been told {what people have told them} about you is not true. Instead, all of them will know that you obey all our Jewish laws [and rituals].
Isama mo ang mga lalaking ito at linisin mo ang iyong sarili kasama nila, at bayaran ang mga gastusin nila, upang ahitin nila ang kanilang mga ulo. Upang malaman ng bawat isa na ang mga bagay na sinabi nila tungkol sa iyo ay mali. Malalaman nila na sumusunod ka rin sa kautusan.
25 As for the non-Jewish believers, [we elders here in Jerusalem have talked] about [which of our laws] they [should obey, and] we [(exc)] wrote them [a letter, telling them] what we decided. [We wrote] that they should not eat meat that people have offered as a sacrifice to any idol, [that they should not eat] blood [from animals], and that [they should not eat] meat from animals [that people have killed by] strangling [them. We also told them that] they should not have sex with someone to whom they are not married.”
Ngunit tungol sa mga Gentil na nanampalataya, sumulat kami at nagbigay ng tagubilin na ingatan nila ang kanilang mga sarili mula sa mga bagay na inihandog sa mga diyus-diyosan at sa dugo, at mula sa mga nagbigti at mula sa kahalayan.”
26 So Paul [agreed to do what they asked], and the next day he took the [four] men, and together they ritually purified themselves. After that, Paul went to the Temple [courts and] told [the priest] what day they would [finish] purifying themselves [ritually] and when [they] would offer [the animals as sacrifices] for each of them.
Pagkatapos isinama ni Pablo ang mga kalalakihan, at kinabukasan, nang makapaglinis na siyang kasama nila, tumungo sila sa templo, inihayag niya ang takdang panahon ng paglilinis, hanggang maialay ang handog para sa bawat isa sa kanila.
27 When the seven days [for purifying themselves] were nearly finished, Paul [returned] to the Temple [courtyard]. Some Jews from Asia [province] saw him there, [and they were very angry at him]. On another day they had seen Paul [walking around] in Jerusalem with Trophimus, who was a non-Jew. Their laws did not permit non-Jews to be in the Temple, and they thought that Paul had brought Trophimus into the Temple [courtyard that day. So] they called out to many other Jews [who were in the Temple courtyard] to [help them] seize [MTY] Paul. They shouted, “Fellow Israelites, come and help [us punish this] man! This is the one who is [constantly] teaching people wherever [he goes that they] should despise the [Jewish] people. [He teaches people that they should no longer obey] the laws [of Moses] nor respect this holy [Temple]. He has even brought non-Jews here into [the court of] our Temple, causing God to consider it no longer holy!”
Nang malapit nang matapos ang pitong araw, nakita ng ilan sa mga Judio na galing ng Asia si Pablo sa loob ng templo at sinulsulan ang lahat ng napakaraming tao at siya ay dinakip.
Sumisigaw sila ng, “Mga lalaki sa Israel, tulungan ninyo kami. Ito ang taong nagtuturo sa lahat ng tao na nasa lahat ng dako ng mga bagay na laban sa mga tao, sa kautusan, at sa lugar na ito. Bukod dito, nagdala din siya ng mga Griego sa loob ng templo at dinungisan ang banal na lugar na ito.”
Sapagkat kamakailan lamang ay nakita nila si Trofimo na taga-Efeso na kasama nila sa lungsod, at iniisip nilang si Pablo ang nagdala sa kaniya sa templo.
30 [People] throughout [MTY] the city heard that there was trouble [at the Temple courtyard], and they came running there. They grabbed Paul and dragged him outside of the Temple [area]. The gates [to the Temple courtyard were shut] {[The Temple guards] shut the doors [to the Temple courts]} immediately, [so that the people would not riot inside the Temple area].
Nagkagulo ang buong lungsod at sama samang tumakbo ang mga tao at dinakip si Pablo. Kinaladkad nila siya palabas ng templo, at agad na isinara ang mga pintuan.
31 While they were trying to kill Paul, someone [ran to the fort near the Temple] and told the Roman commander that many [HYP] people [MTY] in Jerusalem were rioting [at the Temple].
Habang binabalak nila na siya ay patayin, nakarating ang balita sa pinunong kapitan ng mga bantay na ang lahat ng nasa Jerusalem ay nagkagulo.
32 The commander quickly took some officers and [a large group of] soldiers and ran to [the Temple area where] the crowd was. When the crowd of people [who were yelling and beating Paul] saw the commander and the soldiers [coming], they stopped beating him.
Agad-agad nagsama siya ng mga kawal at mga senturion, at tumakbo pababa papunta sa maraming tao. Nang makita ng mga tao ang pinunong kapitan at ang mga kawal, huminto sila sa pagbugbog kay Pablo.
33 The commander came to [where Paul was and] seized him. He [commanded soldiers] to fasten a chain to [each of] Paul’s [arms]. Then he asked [the people in the crowd], “Who is this man, and what has he done?”
Pagkatapos lumapit ang pinunong kapitan at dinakip si Pablo, at nag-utos na igapos siya gamit ang dalawang kadena. Tinanong niya kung sino siya at kung ano ang kaniyang ginawa.
34 Some of the many people there were shouting one thing, [and] some were shouting something else. Because they continued shouting so loudly, the commander could not understand [what they were shouting. So] he [commanded] that Paul be taken {[the soldiers] to take Paul} into the barracks [so that he could question him there].
Ang ilan sa mga tao ay sumisigaw ng isang bagay at iba naman ang sinisigaw ng iba. Dahil hindi makapagsabi ang kapitan ng anumang bagay dahil sa ingay ng lahat, nag-utos siya na dalhin si Pablo sa loob ng kampo.
35 [The soldiers] led Paul to the steps [of the barracks], but many people continued to follow them, trying to kill [Paul. So the commander told] the soldiers to carry Paul [up the steps into the barracks].
Nang dumating siya sa hagdanan, binuhat siya ng mga kawal dahil sa karahasan ng mga tao.
36 The crowd that followed kept shouting, “Kill him! Kill him!”
Sapagkat ang karamihan ng mga tao ay sumusunod at patuloy na sumisigaw ng, “Alisin siya!”
37 As Paul was about to be taken {[the soldiers] were about to take Paul} into the barracks, he said [in Greek] to the commander, “May I speak to you?” The commander said, “(I am surprised that you can speak the Greek [language]!/Can you [(sg)] speak the Greek [language]?)” [RHQ]
Nang dadalhin na si Pablo sa loob ng kampo, sinabi niya sa pinunong kapitan, “Maaari ba akong magsabi ng isang bagay saiyo?” Sinabi ng kapitan, “Nagsasalita ka ba ng Griego?
38 “(I [thought] that you [(sg)] were that fellow/Are you not that fellow) from Egypt [RHQ] who wanted to rebel [against the government not long ago], and who took 4,000 violent terrorists [with him] out into the desert, [so that we could not catch him]?”
Hindi ba ikaw iyong taga-Egipto, na dating nangunguna sa paghihimagsik at nagsama ng apat na libong terorista patungo sa ilang?”
39 Paul answered, “[No, I am not!] I am a Jew. I [was born] in Tarsus, which is an important [LIT] city in Cilicia [province]. I ask that you [(sg)] let me speak to the people.”
Sinabi ni Pablo, “Ako ay isang Judio, na mula sa lungsod ng Tarso sa Cilicia. Ako ay mamamayan ng isang mahalagang lungsod. Nakikiusap ako saiyo, hayaan mo akong magsalita sa mga tao.”
40 Then the commander permitted Paul [to speak. So] Paul stood on the steps and motioned with his hand [for the crowd to be quiet. And after] the people in the crowd became quiet, Paul spoke to them in [their own] Hebrew language [MTY].
Nang bigyan siya nang pahintulot ng kapitan, Tumayo si Pablo sa hagdanan at sinenyas ang kaniyang kamay sa mga tao. Nang magkaroon ng labis na katahimikan, nagsalita siya sa kanila sa wikang Hebreo. Sinabi niya,
