Πραξεις 13
1 ησαν δε τινεσ εν αντιοχεια κατα την ουσαν εκκλησιαν προφηται και διδασκαλοι ο τε βαρναβασ και συμεων ο καλουμενοσ νιγερ και λουκιοσ ο κυρηναιοσ μαναην τε ηρωδου του τετραρχου συντροφοσ και σαυλοσ
Among [the people in] the congregation at Antioch there were (prophets/those who spoke messages from God) and those who taught [people about Jesus. They were] Barnabas; Simeon, who was also called Niger/Blackman; Lucius, from Cyrene [city]; Manaen, who had grown up with [King] Herod [Antipas]; and Saul.
2 λειτουργουντων δε αυτων τω κυριω και νηστευοντων ειπεν το πνευμα το αγιον αφορισατε δη μοι τον βαρναβαν και τον σαυλον εισ το εργον ο προσκεκλημαι αυτουσ
While they were worshipping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said [to them], “Appoint Barnabas and Saul to [serve] me and to [go and do] the work that I have chosen them [to do]!”
3 τοτε νηστευσαντεσ και προσευξαμενοι και επιθεντεσ τασ χειρασ αυτοισ απελυσαν
So they continued (to fast/to abstain from eating food) and pray. Then having put their hands on Barnabas and Saul and [praying that God would help them], they sent them off [to do what the Holy Spirit had commanded].
4 ουτοι μεν ουν εκπεμφθεντεσ υπο του πνευματοσ του αγιου κατηλθον εισ την σελευκειαν εκειθεν δε απεπλευσαν εισ την κυπρον
Barnabas and Saul, guided by the Holy Spirit, went down [from Antioch] to Seleucia [port]. From there they went by ship to Salamis [port on Cyprus Island].
5 και γενομενοι εν σαλαμινι κατηγγελλον τον λογον του θεου εν ταισ συναγωγαισ των ιουδαιων ειχον δε και ιωαννην υπηρετην
While they were in Salamis, [they went] to the Jewish meeting places. There they proclaimed the message from God [about Jesus]. John [Mark went with them and] was helping them.
6 διελθοντεσ δε την νησον αχρι παφου ευρον τινα μαγον ψευδοπροφητην ιουδαιον ω ονομα βαριησουσ
[The three of] them went across the entire island to Paphos [city]. There they met a magician whose name was Bar-Jesus. He was a Jew who falsely [claimed] (to be a prophet/to speak messages from God).
7 οσ ην συν τω ανθυπατω σεργιω παυλω ανδρι συνετω ουτοσ προσκαλεσαμενοσ βαρναβαν και σαυλον επεζητησεν ακουσαι τον λογον του θεου
He often accompanied the governor [of the island], Sergius Paulus, who was an intelligent man. The governor sent [someone] to ask Barnabas and Saul to come to him, because he wanted to hear God’s message. [So Barnabas and Saul came and told him about Jesus].
8 ανθιστατο δε αυτοισ ελυμασ ο μαγοσ ουτωσ γαρ μεθερμηνευεται το ονομα αυτου ζητων διαστρεψαι τον ανθυπατον απο τησ πιστεωσ
However, the magician, whose name was Elymas [in the Greek language], was opposing them. He repeatedly tried to persuade the governor not to believe [in Jesus].
9 σαυλοσ δε ο και παυλοσ πλησθεισ πνευματοσ αγιου και ατενισασ εισ αυτον
Then Saul, who now called himself Paul, empowered by the Holy Spirit, looked intently at the magician and said,
10 ειπεν ω πληρησ παντοσ δολου και πασησ ραδιουργιασ υιε διαβολου εχθρε πασησ δικαιοσυνησ ου παυση διαστρεφων τασ οδουσ κυριου τασ ευθειασ
“You [(sg)] are serving the devil and you oppose everything that is good! You are always lying [to people] and doing [other] evil things to them. (You must stop saying that the truth about the Lord [God is a lot of lies!]/When will you stop changing what is true about the Lord [God and saying] what is not true about him?) [RHQ]
11 και νυν ιδου χειρ κυριου επι σε και εση τυφλοσ μη βλεπων τον ηλιον αχρι καιρου παραχρημα δε επεπεσεν επ αυτον αχλυσ και σκοτοσ και περιαγων εζητει χειραγωγουσ
Right now the Lord [God] [MTY] is going to punish you! You will become blind and not [even] be able to see light for [some] time.” At once he became [blind, as though he was] in a dark mist, and he groped about, searching for someone [to hold him by the] hand and lead him.
12 τοτε ιδων ο ανθυπατοσ το γεγονοσ επιστευσεν εκπλησσομενοσ επι τη διδαχη του κυριου
When the governor saw what had happened [to Elymas], he believed [in the Lord Jesus]. He was amazed by [what Paul and Barnabas] were teaching about the Lord [Jesus].
13 αναχθεντεσ δε απο τησ παφου οι περι τον παυλον ηλθον εισ περγην τησ παμφυλιασ ιωαννησ δε αποχωρησασ απ αυτων υπεστρεψεν εισ ιεροσολυμα
[After that], Paul and the two men with him went by ship from Paphos to Perga [port] in Pamphylia [province. At Perga] John [Mark] left them and returned to [his home in] Jerusalem.
14 αυτοι δε διελθοντεσ απο τησ περγησ παρεγενοντο εισ αντιοχειαν τησ πισιδιασ και εισελθοντεσ εισ την συναγωγην τη ημερα των σαββατων εκαθισαν
Then Paul and Barnabas traveled [by land] from Perga, and arrived in Antioch [city] near Pisidia [district in Galatia province]. (On the Sabbath/On the Jewish rest day) they entered the synagogue/the Jewish meeting place and sat down.
15 μετα δε την αναγνωσιν του νομου και των προφητων απεστειλαν οι αρχισυναγωγοι προσ αυτουσ λεγοντεσ ανδρεσ αδελφοι ει εστιν λογοσ εν υμιν παρακλησεωσ προσ τον λαον λεγετε
[Someone] read [aloud] from what [Moses had written. Then someone read from what the other] prophets [had written] [MTY]. Then the leaders of the Jewish meeting place gave [someone this] note [to take] to Paul and Barnabas: “Fellow Jews, if [one of] you wants to speak to the people [here] to encourage them, please speak [to us(exc) now].”
16 αναστασ δε παυλοσ και κατασεισασ τη χειρι ειπεν ανδρεσ ισραηλιται και οι φοβουμενοι τον θεον ακουσατε
So Paul stood up and motioned with his right hand [so that the people would listen to him]. Then he said, “Fellow Israelis and you [non-Jewish people] who [also] worship God, [please] listen [to me]!
17 ο θεοσ του λαου τουτου εξελεξατο τουσ πατερασ ημων και τον λαον υψωσεν εν τη παροικια εν γη αιγυπτω και μετα βραχιονοσ υψηλου εξηγαγεν αυτουσ εξ αυτησ
God, whom we [(inc)] Israelis worship, chose our ancestors [to be his people], and he caused them to become very numerous while they were foreigners living in Egypt. [Then after many years], God helped them [MTY] powerfully and led them out of there.
18 και ωσ τεσσαρακονταετη χρονον ετροποφορησεν αυτουσ εν τη ερημω
[Even though they repeatedly disobeyed him, he] cared for them for about 40 years [while they were] in the desert.
19 και καθελων εθνη επτα εν γη χανααν κατεκληρονομησεν αυτοισ την γην αυτων
He [enabled the Israelis] to conquer seven tribal groups [who were then living] in Canaan [region], and he gave their land to us Israelis for us to possess.
20 και μετα ταυτα ωσ ετεσιν τετρακοσιοισ και πεντηκοντα εδωκεν κριτασ εωσ σαμουηλ του προφητου
[Our ancestors began to possess Canaan] about 450 years after [their ancestors had arrived in Egypt].” Acts 13:20b-22 “After that, God appointed leaders [to rule the Israeli people. Those leaders continued to rule our people] until the time when the prophet Samuel [ruled them].
21 κακειθεν ητησαντο βασιλεα και εδωκεν αυτοισ ο θεοσ τον σαουλ υιον κισ ανδρα εκ φυλησ βενιαμιν ετη τεσσαρακοντα
Then, [while Samuel was still their leader], the people demanded that he [appoint] a king [to rule them. So] God appointed Saul, the son of Kish, from the tribe of Benjamin, [to be their king]. He [ruled them] for 40 years.
22 και μεταστησασ αυτον ηγειρεν αυτοισ τον δαυιδ εισ βασιλεα ω και ειπεν μαρτυρησασ ευρον δαυιδ τον του ιεσσαι ανδρα κατα την καρδιαν μου οσ ποιησει παντα τα θεληματα μου
After God had rejected Saul [from being king], he appointed David to be their king. God said about him, ‘I have observed that David, son of Jesse, is exactly the kind of man that I desire [IDM]. He will do [everything that] I want [him to do].’”
23 τουτου ο θεοσ απο του σπερματοσ κατ επαγγελιαν ηγαγεν τω ισραηλ σωτηριαν
“From [among] David’s descendants, God brought one of them, Jesus, to [us] Israeli people to save us, just like he had told [David and our other ancestors] that he would do.
24 προκηρυξαντοσ ιωαννου προ προσωπου τησ εισοδου αυτου βαπτισμα μετανοιασ τω ισραηλ
Before Jesus began his work, John [the Baptizer] preached to all of our Israeli people [who came to him. He told them] that they should turn away from their sinful behavior [and ask God to forgive them. Then he] would baptize them.
25 ωσ δε επληρου ο ιωαννησ τον δρομον ελεγεν τινα με υπονοειτε ειναι ουκ ειμι εγω αλλ ιδου ερχεται μετ εμε ου ουκ ειμι αξιοσ το υποδημα των ποδων λυσαι
When John was about to finish the work [that God gave him to do], he frequently said [to the people], ‘Do you think [RHQ] that I am [the Messiah whom God promised to send]? No, I am not. But listen! The Messiah will [soon] come. [He is so much greater than I am that] I am not [even] important enough to be his slave [MET].’”
26 ανδρεσ αδελφοι υιοι γενουσ αβρααμ και οι εν υμιν φοβουμενοι τον θεον υμιν ο λογοσ τησ σωτηριασ ταυτησ απεσταλη
“Fellow Israelis, you who are descendants of Abraham, and [you non-Jewish people who] also worship God, [please listen! It is] to [all of] us that [God] has sent the message about [how he] saves people.
27 οι γαρ κατοικουντεσ εν ιερουσαλημ και οι αρχοντεσ αυτων τουτον αγνοησαντεσ και τασ φωνασ των προφητων τασ κατα παν σαββατον αναγινωσκομενασ κριναντεσ επληρωσαν
The people who were living in Jerusalem and their rulers did not realize that this man [Jesus was the one whom God had sent to save them]. Although messages from [MTY] the prophets have been read [aloud] {someone has read [aloud] messages from [MTY] the prophets} every (Sabbath/Jewish day of rest), they did not understand [what the prophets wrote about the Messiah. So] the [Jewish leaders] condemned Jesus [to die], which was just like the prophets predicted.
28 και μηδεμιαν αιτιαν θανατου ευροντεσ ητησαντο πιλατον αναιρεθηναι αυτον
[Many people accused Jesus of doing wicked things], but they could not prove that he had done anything for which he deserved to die. They insistently asked Pilate [the governor] to command that Jesus be executed {to command soldiers to execute Jesus}. [So Pilate did what they asked him to do].
29 ωσ δε ετελεσαν παντα τα περι αυτου γεγραμμενα καθελοντεσ απο του ξυλου εθηκαν εισ μνημειον
They did [to Jesus] all the things that [the prophets long ago had] written [that people would do to] him. [They killed Jesus by nailing him to a cross. Then] his body was taken {[some people took] his body} down from the cross and placed it in a tomb.
30 ο δε θεοσ ηγειρεν αυτον εκ νεκρων
However, God (raised him from the dead/caused him to live again after he had died)
31 οσ ωφθη επι ημερασ πλειουσ τοισ συναναβασιν αυτω απο τησ γαλιλαιασ εισ ιερουσαλημ οιτινεσ εισιν μαρτυρεσ αυτου προσ τον λαον
and for many days he [repeatedly] appeared to [his followers] who had come along with him from Galilee [province] to Jerusalem. Those [who saw him] are telling the [Jewish] people about him now.”
32 και ημεισ υμασ ευαγγελιζομεθα την προσ τουσ πατερασ επαγγελιαν γενομενην οτι ταυτην ο θεοσ εκπεπληρωκεν τοισ τεκνοισ αυτων ημιν αναστησασ ιησουν
“[Right] now we [two] are proclaiming to you this good message. We want to tell you that God has fulfilled what he promised to [our Jewish] ancestors!
33 ωσ και εν τω ψαλμω τω δευτερω γεγραπται υιοσ μου ει συ εγω σημερον γεγεννηκα σε
He has now done that for us [(inc) who are] their descendants, [and also for you who are not Jews], by causing Jesus to live again. That is just like what [David] wrote in the second Psalm that [God said when he was sending his Son], You [(sg)] are my Son; Today I have shown everyone [that I really am] your Father.
34 οτι δε ανεστησεν αυτον εκ νεκρων μηκετι μελλοντα υποστρεφειν εισ διαφθοραν ουτωσ ειρηκεν οτι δωσω υμιν τα οσια δαυιδ τα πιστα
[God] has (raised [the Messiah] from the dead/caused [the Messiah] to live again after he had died) and will never let him die again. [Concerning that, God] said [to our Jewish ancestors], ‘I will surely help you, as I [promised] David [that I would do].’
35 διο και εν ετερω λεγει ου δωσεισ τον οσιον σου ιδειν διαφθοραν
So [in writing] another [Psalm, David] said this [to God about the Messiah]: ‘Because I am devoted to you and always obey [you, when I die] you [(sg)] will not let my body decay.’
36 δαυιδ μεν γαρ ιδια γενεα υπηρετησασ τη του θεου βουλη εκοιμηθη και προσετεθη προσ τουσ πατερασ αυτου και ειδεν διαφθοραν
While David was living, he did what God wanted him to do. And when he died [EUP], his [body] was buried, [as] his ancestors’ [bodies had been buried], and his body decayed. [So he could not have been speaking about himself in this Psalm].
37 ον δε ο θεοσ ηγειρεν ουκ ειδεν διαφθοραν
[Instead, he was speaking about Jesus. Jesus also died], but God (raised him from the dead/caused him to live again), and [therefore] his body did not decay.”
38 γνωστον ουν εστω υμιν ανδρεσ αδελφοι οτι δια τουτου υμιν αφεσισ αμαρτιων καταγγελλεται
“Therefore, [my] fellow Israelis [and other friends], it is important for you to know that [we(exc)] are declaring to you [that God] can forgive you for your sins as a result of [what] Jesus [has done]. Because of [what] Jesus [has done], [God] considers that everyone who believes [in Jesus] is no longer guilty (OR, the record has been erased {[God] has erased the record}) concerning everything that they [have done that displeased God. But] when [God] does [that for you], it is not as a result of [your obeying] the laws [that] Moses [wrote].
39 και απο παντων ων ουκ ηδυνηθητε εν τω νομω μωυσεωσ δικαιωθηναι εν τουτω πασ ο πιστευων δικαιουται
40 βλεπετε ουν μη επελθη εφ υμασ το ειρημενον εν τοισ προφηταισ
Therefore be careful that [God] does not judge you [MTY], as one of the prophets said [MTY] that God would do!
41 ιδετε οι καταφρονηται και θαυμασατε και αφανισθητε οτι εργον εγω εργαζομαι εν ταισ ημεραισ υμων ο ου μη πιστευσητε εαν τισ εκδιηγηται υμιν
[The prophet wrote that God said], You who ridicule [me], you will [certainly] be astonished [when you see what I am doing], and [then] you will be destroyed. You will be astonished because I will do something [terrible to you] while you are living. You would not believe [that I would do that] even though someone told you!”
42 εξιοντων δε εκ τησ συναγωγησ των ιουδαιων παρεκαλουν τα εθνη εισ το μεταξυ σαββατον λαληθηναι αυτοισ τα ρηματα
After Paul [finished speaking], while he and Barnabas were leaving the Jewish meeting place, [many of] the people there repeatedly requested that on the next (Sabbath/Jewish day of rest) [the two of them] should speak to them [again] about those things [that Paul had just told them].
43 λυθεισησ δε τησ συναγωγησ ηκολουθησαν πολλοι των ιουδαιων και των σεβομενων προσηλυτων τω παυλω και τω βαρναβα οιτινεσ προσλαλουντεσ επειθον αυτουσ επιμενειν τη χαριτι του θεου
After they began to leave [that meeting], many [of them] went along with Paul and Barnabas. They consisted of Jews and also of non-Jews who had accepted the things that the Jews believe. Paul and Barnabas continued talking to them, and were urging them to continue [believing the message that] God kindly [forgives people’s sins because of what Jesus did].
44 τω τε ερχομενω σαββατω σχεδον πασα η πολισ συνηχθη ακουσαι τον λογον του θεου
On the next Jewish rest day, most of the [people in Antioch came to] the Jewish meeting place to hear [Paul and Barnabas] speak about the Lord [Jesus].
45 ιδοντεσ δε οι ιουδαιοι τουσ οχλουσ επλησθησαν ζηλου και αντελεγον τοισ υπο του παυλου λεγομενοισ αντιλεγοντεσ και βλασφημουντεσ
But [the leaders of] [SYN] the Jews became extremely jealous, because they saw that large crowds of [non-Jewish people were coming to hear Paul and Barnabas. So] they began to contradict the things that Paul was saying [and also] to insult [him].
46 παρρησιασαμενοι δε ο παυλοσ και ο βαρναβασ ειπον υμιν ην αναγκαιον πρωτον λαληθηναι τον λογον του θεου επειδη δε απωθεισθε αυτον και ουκ αξιουσ κρινετε εαυτουσ τησ αιωνιου ζωησ ιδου στρεφομεθα εισ τα εθνη (aiōnios g166)
Then, speaking very boldly, Paul and Barnabas said [to those Jewish leaders], “[We two] had to speak the message from God [about Jesus] to you [Jews] first [before we proclaim it to non-Jews, because God commanded us to do that. But] you are rejecting God’s message. [By doing that], you have shown that you are not worthy (to have eternal life/to live eternally [with God]). [Therefore], we are leaving [you, and now we] will go to the non-Jewish people [to tell them the message from God]. (aiōnios g166)
47 ουτωσ γαρ εντεταλται ημιν ο κυριοσ τεθεικα σε εισ φωσ εθνων του ειναι σε εισ σωτηριαν εωσ εσχατου τησ γησ
[We are doing that also] because the Lord [God] has commanded us [to do it]. He said to us, ‘I have appointed you [to reveal things about me] to non-Jewish people [MET] that will be [like] a light to them. [I have appointed] you to tell people everywhere [MTY] in the world [about the one who came] to save [them].’”
48 ακουοντα δε τα εθνη εχαιρεν και εδοξαζον τον λογον του κυριου και επιστευσαν οσοι ησαν τεταγμενοι εισ ζωην αιωνιον (aiōnios g166)
While the non-Jewish people were listening [to those words], they began to rejoice, and they repeatedly said that the message about the Lord [Jesus] was wonderful. And all of the non-Jewish people whom [God] had chosen (to have eternal [life/to live eternally with God]) believed [the message about the Lord Jesus]. (aiōnios g166)
49 διεφερετο δε ο λογοσ του κυριου δι ολησ τησ χωρασ
[At that time, many of the believers] traveled around throughout that region. As they did that, they were proclaiming the message about the Lord [Jesus] [MTY].
50 οι δε ιουδαιοι παρωτρυναν τασ σεβομενασ γυναικασ και τασ ευσχημονασ και τουσ πρωτουσ τησ πολεωσ και επηγειραν διωγμον επι τον παυλον και τον βαρναβαν και εξεβαλον αυτουσ απο των οριων αυτων
However, [some leaders of] [SYN] the Jews incited the most important men in the city, and [some] important/influential women who had accepted what the Jews believe, to oppose [Paul and Barnabas. So those non-Jewish people] incited [other people also] to persecute Paul and Barnabas. As a result they expelled the two men from their region.
51 οι δε εκτιναξαμενοι τον κονιορτον των ποδων αυτων επ αυτουσ ηλθον εισ ικονιον
So, [as the two apostles were leaving, they] shook the dust from their feet [to show those Jewish leaders that God had rejected them and would punish them. They left Antioch] and went to Iconium [city].
52 οι δε μαθηται επληρουντο χαρασ και πνευματοσ αγιου
Meanwhile, the believers [in Antioch] continued to rejoice greatly, and they continued to be completely controlled by the Holy Spirit.
