Kisah Para Rasul 15
1 Pada hari-hari itu, beberapa orang dari provinsi Yudea datang ke Antiokia dan mengajarkan kepada saudara-saudari pengikut Yesus, “Kalau kalian yang bukan Yahudi tidak mengikuti adat sunat yang diajarkan Musa, kalian tidak akan selamat.”
[Then] some [Jewish] believers went down from Judea [province] to Antioch. They started teaching the [non-Jewish] believers [there, and said], “[You] ([must] be circumcised/must have God’s mark put on you) [to indicate you belong to God], as Moses [commanded] in the laws that [he received from God]. If you do not do that, you will not be saved {[God] will not save you}.”
2 Tetapi Paulus dan Barnabas menentang ajaran itu. Sesudah terjadi perdebatan serius, saudara seiman di Antiokia memutuskan untuk mengutus Paulus, Barnabas, serta beberapa orang lain pergi menemui para rasul dan para pemimpin tertinggi di Yerusalem untuk membahas masalah itu.
Paul and Barnabas strongly disagreed with those Jews and started arguing [with them. So the believers at Antioch] appointed Paul and Barnabas and some of the other believers to go to Jerusalem, in order that they would/could discuss this matter with the apostles and [other spiritual] leaders.
3 Jadi, dengan dukungan dari jemaat, mereka pergi ke Yerusalem. Sambil melewati provinsi Fenisia dan Samaria, mereka juga mengunjungi saudara-saudari seiman di situ dan menceritakan bahwa banyak orang bukan Yahudi sudah bertobat dan mengikut Yesus. Mendengar hal itu, mereka semua sangat bersukacita.
After Paul, Barnabas, and the others were given things for their trip by the congregation [at Antioch] {After the congregation [at Antioch] gave Paul, Barnabas, and the others things for their trip}, they traveled through Phoenicia and Samaria [provinces. When they stopped at different places in those provinces], they reported [to the believers] that [many] non-Jews [in Antioch] had become believers. As a result, all the believers [in those places] rejoiced greatly.
4 Setibanya di Yerusalem, rombongan Paulus disambut dengan baik oleh para rasul dan pemimpin jemaat serta saudara-saudari seiman yang lain. Lalu Paulus dan Barnabas melaporkan semua yang sudah Allah lakukan melalui mereka.
And when Paul, Barnabas, and the others arrived in Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the apostles, the [other] elders, and the [other members of the] congregation [there] {the apostles, the [other] elders, and the [other members of the] congregation [there] welcomed them}. Then Paul and Barnabas reported the things that God had enabled them to do [among non-Jewish people].
5 Tetapi beberapa pengikut Kristus yang sebelumnya termasuk kelompok Farisi berdiri dan berkata, “Orang-orang percaya yang bukan Yahudi harus disunat, dan kita perlu menyuruh mereka menaati semua hukum Taurat.”
But some of the [Jewish] believers who belonged to the Pharisee sect stood up [among the other believers and] said to them, “The non-Jews [who have believed in Jesus] must be circumcised, and they must be told to obey the laws [that God gave to] Moses.”
6 Kemudian rasul-rasul dan para pemimpin berkumpul untuk membicarakan masalah itu.
Then the apostles and [the other] elders met together in order to talk about this matter.
7 Sesudah perdebatan yang panjang, Petrus berdiri dan berkata, “Saudara-saudara, kalian tahu bahwa sejak dulu, Allah sudah memilih saya dari antara kita untuk menjadi orang pertama yang memberitakan Kabar Baik kepada orang bukan Yahudi, supaya mereka percaya kepada Kristus.
After they had discussed it for a long time, Peter stood up and spoke to them. He said, “Fellow believers, you [all] know that a long time ago God chose me from among you [other apostles, in order that] the non-Jewish people might [also] hear me [SYN] tell [them] the good message [about the Lord Jesus], so that they could hear [it] and believe [in him. So Paul and Barnabas are not the first ones to tell non-Jews about Jesus].
8 Dan Allah, yang tahu isi hati setiap orang, sudah menerima orang yang bukan Yahudi itu. Allah menunjukkan hal itu kepada kita dengan memberikan Roh Kudus kepada mereka sama seperti yang sudah diberikan-Nya kepada kita.
God knows [and judges] people according to what they think, [not according to who their ancestors were]. By sending the Holy Spirit to [the non-Jews], just like [he had] also done for us [(inc)] Jews, he showed [me and others] that he had accepted them [also to be his people].
9 Allah sama sekali tidak membeda-bedakan antara kita dengan mereka. Sama seperti yang terjadi pada kita, saat mereka percaya, Allah juga membersihkan hati mereka.
[God] saved us [Jews] and those [non-Jews] similarly, making them clean spiritually simply as a result of their believing [in the Lord Jesus. That was exactly how he has forgiven us].
10 Jadi sekarang, kenapa kalian menentang Allah dengan menyusahkan saudara-saudari seiman yang bukan Yahudi itu? Baik kita maupun nenek moyang kita tidak pernah mampu melakukan seluruh hukum Taurat. Lalu kenapa membebani mereka dengan semua itu?
[You are wanting to force the non-Jewish believers to obey our Jewish rituals and laws]—laws that God has shown that he does not require them to obey [MET]. [Your doing that is like] putting a heavy burden on them! So then, (stop making God angry by doing that!/why are you making God angry by doing that?) [RHQ] Our ancestors and we [(inc) Jews] have never been able to bear [the burden of obeying those laws]!
11 Sebaliknya, kita percaya bahwa kita orang Yahudi hanya bisa diselamatkan melalui kebaikan hati Tuhan Yesus. Hal yang sama juga berlaku untuk mereka yang bukan Yahudi.”
But we [(inc) know that it is not because] we [(inc) try to obey those laws that God saves us(inc) Jews. On the contrary], we [(inc)] know that it is because of what the Lord Jesus did for us [(inc)] that we did not deserve that we [(inc)] are saved {that [God] saves us} [from the guilt of our sins. God saves non-Jews who believe in the Lord Jesus] exactly like [he saves] us Jews.”
12 Lalu semua yang hadir pun terdiam dan mendengarkan Barnabas dan Paulus, yang menceritakan semua keajaiban yang sudah Allah lakukan melalui mereka di antara orang yang bukan Yahudi.
All the people [there] became silent [after Peter had spoken]. Then they [all] listened to Barnabas and Paul, [as the two of] them told about the many great miracles that God had enabled them to do among the non-Jewish people, [miracles that showed that God had accepted the non-Jews].
13 Sesudah mereka berdua selesai berbicara, Yakobus berkata, “Saudara-saudara, dengarkan saya.
When Barnabas and Paul had finished speaking, James, [the leader of the group of believers there in Jerusalem], spoke to all of them. [He said], “Fellow believers, listen to me.
14 Petrus sudah menceritakan kepada kita bagaimana untuk pertama kalinya Allah menunjukkan kebaikan hati-Nya kepada orang yang bukan Yahudi, di mana banyak orang diangkat dari antara mereka menjadi umat-Nya.
Simon [Peter] has told you how God previously blessed the non-Jews. God did that by choosing from among them a people who would belong to him [MTY].
15 Hal itu terjadi sesuai dengan yang sudah dinubuatkan oleh salah satu nabi, seperti yang tertulis,
[These] words that [God spoke], words that were written by [one of] the prophets {that one of the prophets wrote} [long ago], agree with that:
16 ‘Sesudah itu, Aku akan kembali dan membangun lagi kerajaan Daud yang sudah runtuh. Aku akan membangun reruntuhan itu dan meneguhkannya kembali.
Later on I will return and I will re-establish the kingdom [MET] that David [ruled] and that has been {that [people] have} destroyed. My [doing that will be like] rebuilding [a house] that has been {that [people] have} torn down.
17 Sebab Aku ingin sisa manusia yang masih tertinggal mencari TUHAN, termasuk semua bangsa yang bukan Yahudi, yaitu mereka yang sudah Aku pilih untuk menjadi umat-Ku. Begitulah kata TUHAN, yang akan melaksanakan semua hal ini.’
I will do that in order that all other people might seek [me], the Lord [God. I will do that in order that] all the non-Jews whom I have called [to belong] to me [MTY] might seek me. [You can be certain that this will happen because I] the Lord [God], who will do those things, have spoken [these words].
18 ‘Dialah yang sudah memberitahukan rencana-rencana-Nya ini jauh sebelum hal-hal itu terjadi.’” (aiōn g165)
I [caused my people to know about them] long ago.” (aiōn g165)
19 Lalu Yakobus melanjutkan, “Karena itu, menurut pendapat saya, kita jangan menyusahkan orang bukan Yahudi yang sudah mulai bertobat dan kembali kepada Allah.
[James continued by saying], “Therefore I have decided [that we(inc)] should stop bothering the non-Jewish people who are turning [away from their sins and turning] to God. [That is, we should stop demanding that they obey] all [our laws] and rituals.
20 Kita hanya perlu mengingatkan mereka tentang hal-hal yang prinsip, yaitu, jangan terlibat dalam apa pun yang berhubungan dengan berhala, termasuk makan sajian persembahannya, juga jangan makan daging binatang yang mati dicekik, atau apa saja yang mengandung darah, dan jangan melakukan percabulan.
Instead, we should write [a letter] to them [requiring only four things: They should] not eat [meat/food that people] have offered to idols, they should not have sex with someone to whom they are not married, they should not [eat meat from animals that have been killed by] being strangled {[people have strangled]}, and [they should not eat] the blood [of animals].
21 Larangan-larangan ini bukan hal baru bagi mereka, karena sejak dulu sampai sekarang hukum Taurat sudah diajarkan setiap hari Sabat di dalam rumah pertemuan orang Yahudi di setiap kota.”
In many cities, for a very long time people have been proclaiming [the laws that] Moses [wrote] [MTY], [laws prohibiting those things]. And every (Sabbath/Jewish day of rest) [those laws] are read {someone reads [those laws]} in the Jewish meeting places. [So if the non-Jews want to know more about those laws, they can find out in our meeting houses].”
22 Kemudian para rasul, pemimpin, dan seluruh jemaat memutuskan untuk mengutus beberapa orang dari antara mereka ke Antiokia bersama Paulus dan Barnabas. Lalu mereka memilih Silas dan Yudas (yang juga disebut Barsabas). Keduanya orang yang sangat dihormati di antara saudara seiman di Yerusalem.
The apostles and the [other] elders, along with all the [other] members of the congregation, accepted [what James had said]. Then they decided that they should choose men from among themselves and that they should send them, along with Paul and Barnabas, to Antioch, to [let the believers there know what the leaders] at Jerusalem had decided. So they chose Judas, who was also called Barsabbas, and Silas, who were leaders among the believers [at Jerusalem].
23 Kepada mereka dititipkan sebuah surat, yang isinya sebagai berikut, “Salam kepada semua saudara-saudari seiman yang bukan Yahudi di kota Antiokia dan tempat-tempat lain di provinsi Siria dan Kilikia. Surat ini dari seluruh saudara seiman di Yerusalem, termasuk para rasul dan pemimpin jemaat.
Then they wrote the following letter [that they asked Judas and Silas to take to the believers at Antioch]: “[We(exc)] apostles and [other] leaders who are your fellow believers [send our greetings to you as we write this to you] non-Jewish believers [who live] in Antioch and [other places in] Syria and Cilicia [provinces].
24 “Kami sudah mendengar bahwa ada beberapa orang yang datang kepada kalian dari daerah kami, dan mereka sudah mengajarkan hal-hal yang membuat kalian ragu dan bimbang akan keyakinan kalian. Mereka mengajarkan bahwa kalian harus disunat dan tetap mengikuti seluruh hukum Taurat Musa. Padahal kami tidak mengutus mereka untuk mengajar kalian seperti itu.
People have told us that some men from among us went [to you], although we had not told [them to do that]. They troubled/distressed you [SYN] [by telling you things] that confused your thinking.
25 Karena itu, kami semua sepakat untuk memilih dua orang dan mengutus mereka kepada kalian, bersama kedua saudara kita yang terkasih yaitu Barnabas dan Paulus,
So [while we(exc) met together here], we decided to choose some men and ask them to go to you, along with Barnabas and Paul, whom we [(exc)] love very much.
26 yang sudah mempertaruhkan nyawa mereka demi melayani Tuhan kita Kristus Yesus.
Those two have put their lives in danger because of their [serving] our Lord [MTY] Jesus Christ.
27 Jadi kami mengutus Yudas dan Silas untuk memberitahukan secara langsung kepada kalian seperti yang tertulis juga dalam surat ini.
We [(exc) have also chosen] Judas and Silas to go to you. They will tell you the same things [that we are writing].
28 Berdasarkan tuntunan Roh Kudus, kami memutuskan untuk tidak membebani kalian dengan peraturan, kecuali hal-hal yang memang diperlukan, yaitu:
The Holy Spirit and [also] we decided that you should not be required {that we should not require you} to obey a lot of burdensome [Jewish] laws. Instead, [we] only [require you to obey] the following instructions,
29 Jangan terlibat dalam apa pun yang berhubungan dengan berhala, termasuk makan sajian persembahannya. Jangan makan daging binatang yang mati dicekik, atau apa saja yang mengandung darah. Dan jangan melakukan percabulan. Kalau kalian menghindari hal-hal itu, kalian berbuat baik. Sekian, dan salam dari kami.”
You should not eat food that people have sacrificed to idols. You should not eat blood from animals, and you should not eat meat from animals that people have killed by strangling them. Also, you should not have sex with someone to whom you are not married. Those things [especially offend Jewish believers. So if] you avoid doing them, you will be doing what is right. That is all.”
30 Jadi rombongan utusan itu meninggalkan Yerusalem dan pergi ke Antiokia. Setibanya di sana, mereka mengumpulkan jemaat dan menyampaikan isi surat itu.
The [four] men whom [they] had chosen went [from Jerusalem] to Antioch [city. When] all the believers [there] had assembled together, [Judas and Silas] gave the letter to them.
31 Jemaat sangat bersukacita mendengarnya karena nasihat dalam surat itu menghibur mereka.
When the believers there read the letter, they rejoiced, [because its message] encouraged them.
32 Yudas dan Silas mempunyai kemampuan rohani untuk menyampaikan pesan dari Roh Allah. Jadi mereka berbicara banyak untuk menyemangati dan menguatkan saudara-saudari seiman itu.
[Just like Paul and Barnabas were] ([prophets/men who spoke messages from God]), Judas and Silas were also prophets. They spoke for a long time and encouraged the believers [there], and helped them to trust more strongly [in the Lord Jesus].
33 Sesudah Yudas dan Silas tinggal beberapa lama di sana, mereka berdua pamit untuk kembali kepada yang mengutus mereka, dan jemaat Antiokia mendoakan keduanya agar selalu dilindungi Allah.
After [Judas and Silas] had stayed in Antioch for some time [and were ready to return to Jerusalem], the believers [there] wished them well, and the believers [prayed that God] would protect [them as they traveled. So the two men] started to go back to the leaders [in Jerusalem] who had asked them to go [to Antioch].
35 Tetapi Paulus dan Barnabas masih tinggal beberapa waktu lamanya di Antiokia. Mereka bersama banyak orang lain mengajarkan berita keselamatan dan Firman TUHAN kepada orang-orang yang ada di sana.
However, Paul and Barnabas continued to stay in Antioch. [While they were there], they, along with many others, were teaching [people] and preaching to them the message about the Lord [Jesus].
36 Beberapa hari kemudian, Paulus berkata kepada Barnabas, “Mari kita mengunjungi saudara-saudari seiman di setiap kota di mana kita pernah memberitakan kabar keselamatan, supaya kita mengetahui keadaan mereka.”
After some time Paul said to Barnabas, “Let’s go back and visit the fellow believers in every city where we [previously] proclaimed the message about the Lord [Jesus. In that way, we will know] how [well] they are continuing [to believe in the Lord Jesus].”
37 Barnabas setuju, tetapi dia ingin kembali mengajak Markus yang juga disebut Yohanes untuk ikut bersama mereka lagi.
Barnabas [agreed with Paul, and said that he] wanted to take John, whose other name was Mark, along with them [again].
38 Namun Paulus tidak mau membawa dia, karena Markus pernah meninggalkan pekerjaan pelayanan mereka di Pamfilia.
However, Paul [told Barnabas that he] thought that it would not be good to take Mark [with them, because] Mark had deserted them when they were previously in Pamphylia [region], and had not continued to work with them.
39 Karena hal itu, terjadilah perselisihan tajam antara Paulus dan Barnabas sehingga mereka berpisah. Barnabas mengajak Markus dan naik kapal ke pulau Siprus.
Paul and Barnabas strongly disagreed [with each other about that], so they separated. Barnabas took Mark [along with him and they got] on a ship and went to Cyprus.
40 Tetapi Paulus memilih Silas, lalu mereka berangkat sesudah saudara-saudari seiman di Antiokia mendoakan mereka agar selalu disertai oleh kebaikan Allah.
Paul chose Silas, [who had returned to Antioch, to work with him]. The believers [there] asked the Lord [God] to graciously help [Paul and Silas. Then] the two of them departed [from Antioch].
41 Lalu Paulus dan Silas mengunjungi seluruh provinsi Siria dan Kilikia serta menguatkan keyakinan jemaat-jemaat yang ada di sana.
Paul continued traveling [with Silas] through Syria and Cilicia [provinces]. In those places he was helping the congregations to trust strongly [in the Lord Jesus].
