Acts 11
1 Now the Apostles, and the brethren in various parts of Judaea, heard that the Gentiles also had received God's Message;
E ouviram os apostolos, e os irmãos que estavam na Judea, que tambem os gentios receberam a palavra de Deus.
2 and, when Peter returned to Jerusalem, the champions of circumcision found fault with him.
E, subindo Pedro a Jerusalem, disputavam com elle os que eram da circumcisão,
3 "You went into the houses of men who are not Jews," they said, "and you ate with them."
Dizendo: Entraste em casa de varões incircumcisos, e comeste com elles.
4 Peter, however, explained the whole matter to them from the beginning.
Mas Pedro começou a contar-lhes tudo por ordem, dizendo:
5 "While I was in the town of Jaffa, offering prayer," he said, "in a trance I saw a vision. There descended what seemed to be an enormous sail, being let down from the sky by ropes at the four corners, and it came close to me.
Estando eu orando na cidade de Joppe, vi, arrebatado dos sentidos, uma visão, um certo vaso, como um grande lençol que descia do céu e, baixado, vinha até junto de mim
6 Fixing my eyes on it, I examined it closely, and saw various kinds of quadrupeds, wild beasts, reptiles and birds.
No qual, pondo eu os olhos, considerei, e vi animaes da terra, quadrupedes, e féras, e reptis, e aves do céu.
7 I also heard a voice saying to me, "'Rise, Peter, kill and eat.'
E ouvi uma voz que me dizia: Levanta-te, Pedro; mata e come.
8 "'On no account, Lord,' I replied, 'for nothing unholy or impure has ever gone into my mouth.'
Porém eu disse: De maneira nenhuma, Senhor; pois nunca em minha bocca entrou coisa alguma commum ou immunda.
9 "But a voice answered, speaking a second time from the sky, "'What God has purified, you must not regard as unholy.'
Mas a voz respondeu-me do céu segunda vez: Não chames tu commum ao que Deus purificou.
10 "This was said three times, and then everything was drawn up again out of sight.
E succedeu isto por tres vezes; e tudo tornou a recolher-se no céu.
11 "Now at that very moment three men came to the house where we were, having been sent from Caesarea to find me.
E eis que, na mesma hora, pararam junto da casa em que eu estava tres varões que me foram enviados de Cesarea.
12 And the Spirit told me to accompany them without any misgivings. There also went with me these six brethren who are now present, and we reached the Centurion's house.
E disse-me o Espirito que fosse com elles, não duvidando; e tambem estes seis irmãos foram comigo, e entrámos em casa d'aquelle varão;
13 Then he described to us how he had seen the angel come and enter his house and say, "'Send to Jaffa and fetch Simon, surnamed Peter.
E contou-nos como vira estar um anjo em sua casa, e lhe dissera: Envia varões a Joppe, e manda chamar a Simão, que tem por sobrenome Pedro,
14 He will teach you truths by which you and all your family will be saved.'"
O qual te dirá palavras com que te salves, tu e toda a tua casa.
15 "And," said Peter, "no sooner had I begun to speak than the Holy Spirit fell upon them, just as He fell upon us at the first.
E, quando comecei a fallar, caiu sobre elles o Espirito Sancto como tambem sobre nós ao principio.
16 Then I remembered the Lord's words, how He used to say, "'John baptized with water, but you shall be baptized in the Holy Spirit.'
E lembrei-me do dito do Senhor, quando disse: João certamente baptizou com agua: mas vós sereis baptizados com o Espirito Sancto.
17 "If therefore God gave them the same gift as He gave us when we first believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, why, who was I to be able to thwart God?"
Portanto, se Deus lhes deu o mesmo dom que a nós, que tambem já havemos crido no Senhor Jesus Christo, quem era então eu, para que podesse estorvar a Deus?
18 This statement of Peter's silenced his opponents. They extolled the goodness of God, and said, "So, then, to the Gentiles also God has given the repentance which leads to Life."
E, ouvindo estas coisas, apaziguaram-se, e glorificaram a Deus, dizendo: De maneira que até aos gentios deu Deus o arrependimento para a vida.
19 Those, however, who had been driven in various directions by the persecution which broke out on account of Stephen made their way to Phoenicia, Cyprus and Antioch, delivering the Message to none but Jews.
E os que foram dispersos pela perseguição que succedeu por causa d'Estevão caminharam até á Phenicia, Chypre e Antiochia, não annunciando a ninguem a palavra, senão só aos judeos.
20 But some of them were Cyprians and Cyrenaeans, who, on coming to Antioch, spoke to the Greeks also and told them the Good News concerning the Lord Jesus.
E havia entre elles alguns varões chyprios e cyrenenses, os quaes, entrando em Antiochia, fallaram aos gregos, annunciando o Senhor Jesus.
21 The power of the Lord was with them, and there were a vast number who believed and turned to the Lord.
E a mão do Senhor era com elles; e grande numero creu e se converteu ao Senhor.
22 When tidings of this reached the ears of the Church in Jerusalem, they sent Barnabas as far as Antioch.
E chegou a fama d'isto aos ouvidos da egreja que estava em Jerusalem; e enviaram Barnabé á Antiochia.
23 On getting there he was delighted to see the grace which God had bestowed; and he encouraged them all to remain, with fixed resolve, faithful to the Lord.
O qual, quando chegou, e viu a graça de Deus, se alegrou, e exhortou a todos a que permanecessem no Senhor com proposito do coração.
24 For he was a good man, and was full of the Holy Spirit and of faith; and the number of believers in the Lord greatly increased.
Porque era homem de bem, e cheio do Espirito Sancto e de fé. E muita gente se uniu ao Senhor.
25 Then Barnabas paid a visit to Tarsus to try to find Saul.
E partiu Barnabé para Tarso, a buscar Saulo; e, achando-o, o conduziu para Antiochia.
26 He succeeded, and brought him to Antioch; and for a whole year they attended the meetings of the Church, and taught a large number of people. And it was in Antioch that the disciples first received the name of 'Christians.'
E succedeu que todo um anno se congregaram n'aquella egreja, e ensinaram muita gente; e em Antiochia foram os discipulos, pela primeira vez, chamados christãos.
27 At that time certain Prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch,
E n'aquelles dias desceram prophetas de Jerusalem para Antiochia.
28 one of whom, named Agabus, being instructed by the Spirit, publicly predicted the speedy coming of a great famine throughout the world. (It came in the reign of Claudius.)
E, levantando-se um d'elles, por nome Agabo, dava a entender, pelo Espirito, que haveria uma grande fome em todo o mundo, a qual aconteceu no tempo de Claudio Cesar.
29 So the disciples decided to send relief, every one in proportion to his means, to the brethren living in Judaea.
E os discipulos determinaram mandar, cada um conforme o que podesse, soccorro para serviço dos irmãos que habitavam na Judea.
30 This they did, forwarding their contributions to the Elders by Barnabas and Saul.
O que elles com effeito fizeram, enviando-o aos anciãos por mão de Barnabé e de Saulo.
