Dzieje 11
1 Wkrótce wiadomość o tym, że również poganie przyjęli słowo Boże, dotarła do apostołów i innych wierzących w Judei.
The apostles and [other] believers who lived in various towns in Judea [province] heard people say that [some] non-Jewish people had believed the message [from] God [about Jesus].
2 A gdy Piotr wrócił do Jerozolimy, uczniowie pochodzenia żydowskiego zaczęli stawiać mu zarzuty.
So when Peter [and the six other believers] returned [from Caesarea] to Jerusalem, [some] Jewish believers criticized Peter, [because they thought that Jews should not associate with non-Jews] [MTY].
3 —Przebywałeś wśród pogan i nawet jadłeś z nimi!—oburzali się.
They said to him, “Not only was it wrong for you(sg) to visit non-Jewish people, you [even] ate with them!”
4 —Pewnego dnia w Jaffie, gdy się modliłem, miałem widzenie—zaczął opowiadać Piotr. —Z nieba prosto na mnie spuszczone zostało coś jakby ogromna płachta, trzymana za cztery rogi.
So Peter began to explain exactly [what had happened concerning Cornelius].
He said, “I was praying [by myself] in Joppa [town], and in a trance I saw a vision. I saw that something like a large sheet was being lowered from heaven. [It was tied with ropes] at its four corners, and it came down to where I was.
6 Zajrzałem do środka i zobaczyłem w niej różne gatunki zwierząt, płazów i ptaków.
As I was looking intently into it, I saw some tame animals [but also animals that our laws forbid us to eat, including] wild animals, snakes, and wild birds.
7 Usłyszałem też głos, mówiący do mnie: „Rusz się, Piotrze. Zabij je i jedz”.
Then I heard God [MTY] commanding me, ‘Peter, get up, kill [some of these], and [cook and] eat [their meat]!’
8 Odpowiedziałem na to: „Nigdy w życiu, Panie! Nigdy nie jadłem żadnych nieczystych stworzeń, bo zabrania tego Prawo Mojżesza!”.
But I replied, ‘Lord, [you(sg)] surely do not [really want me to do that], because I have never eaten [MTY] meat [from any animal] that [our laws say] that we [(exc)] must not eat [SYN]!’
9 Lecz głos z nieba odezwał się znowu: „Nie uważaj za nieczyste tego, co Bóg oczyścił”.
God spoke from heaven [to me] a second time, ‘[I am] God, [so] if I have made something acceptable [to eat], do not say that it is not acceptable [to eat]!’
10 Powtórzyło się to trzy razy, po czym wszystko zostało z powrotem zabrane do nieba.
Then [after that happened three times, the sheet with] all [those animals and birds] was pulled up into heaven again.”
11 Wtedy właśnie przed domem, w którym mieszkaliśmy, stanęli trzej ludzie, wysłani do mnie z Cezarei.
“At that exact moment, three men who had been {whom [Cornelius] had} sent from Caesarea arrived at the house where I was staying.
12 Duch Święty powiedział mi, abym poszedł z nimi, nie zważając na to, że są poganami. Towarzyszyło mi tych oto sześciu wierzących. Gdy dotarliśmy do domu tego człowieka,
[God’s] Spirit told me that I should be willing to go with them [even though they were not Jews]. These six [Jewish] believers [from Joppa] went with me [to Caesarea], and then we [(exc)] went into that [non-Jewish] man’s house.
13 opowiedział nam, że ukazał mu się anioł, który powiedział: „Wyślij swoich ludzi do Jaffy i zaproś Szymona Piotra.
He told us that he had seen an angel standing in his house. The angel told him, ‘Tell some [men] to go to Joppa and bring back Simon whose other name is Peter.
14 On powie ci coś, dzięki czemu ty i twoi domownicy zostaniecie zbawieni”.
He will tell you [(sg)] how you and everyone [MTY] else in your house will be saved {how [God] will save you and everyone [MTY] else in your house}.’
15 Gdy, przybywszy do nich, zacząłem mówić, zstąpił na nich Duch Święty, tak samo jak na nas podczas święta Pięćdziesiątnicy.
After I started to speak, the Holy Spirit [suddenly] came down on them, just like he had first [MTY] come on us [during the Pentecost festival].
16 Przypomniałem sobie wtedy słowa Pana: „Jan Chrzciciel zanurzał w wodzie, lecz wy zostaniecie zanurzeni w Duchu Świętym”.
Then I remembered what the Lord had said: ‘John caused people to be baptized in water, but [God] will cause the Holy Spirit [to enter you and change your lives.’]
17 Skoro więc poganom Bóg dał ten sam dar, co nam, którzy uwierzyliśmy w Jezusa Chrystusa, to czy mogłem sprzeciwić się Bogu?
God gave those non-Jews the same Holy Spirit that he had given to us [(inc)] after we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ. So, ([I] could not [possibly] tell God that he did wrong [when he gave them the Holy Spirit!]/how could I [tell] God that he did wrong [when he gave them the Holy Spirit]?) [RHQ] [He was showing that he had received them]!”
18 Po tych słowach zapadła cisza, następnie zaś wszyscy zaczęli wielbić Boga, mówiąc: —A więc również poganom Bóg dał możliwość opamiętania się i otrzymania życia wiecznego!
After [those Jewish believers] heard what Peter said, they stopped criticizing [him. Instead], they praised God, saying, “Then it is [clear to us that] God has also accepted the non-Jews so that they will have eternal life, if they turn from their sinful behavior [and believe in Jesus]!”
19 Tymczasem wierzący, którzy po śmierci Szczepana uciekli z Jerozolimy przed prześladowaniami, dotarli aż do Fenicji, na Cypr i do Antiochii. Po drodze głosili słowo Boże, ale wyłącznie Żydom.
After [people had killed] Stephen, many of the believers left [Jerusalem and went] to other places, because people were causing them to suffer [there in Jerusalem. Some of] them went to Phoenicia [region], some went to Cyprus [Island], and others went to Antioch [city in Syria province. In those places] they were continually telling people the message [about Jesus], but they told only other Jewish people.
20 Ci jednak, którzy pochodzili z Cypru i z Cyreny, przybywszy do Antiochii, dzielili się dobrą nowiną o Jezusie także z Grekami.
Some of the believers were men from Cyprus and from Cyrene [city in north Africa]. They went to Antioch, and [although they told other Jews about] the Lord Jesus, they also told non-Jewish people [there].
21 A Pan bardzo im w tym pomagał i dzięki ich słowom wielu ludzi uwierzyło i nawróciło się do Jezusa.
The Lord [God] [MTY] was powerfully enabling those [believers to preach effectively. As a result], very many [non-Jewish] people believed [their message and] trusted in the Lord [Jesus].
22 Wieść o tym dotarła do kościoła w Jerozolimie. Wysłano więc tam Barnabę.
The group of believers in Jerusalem heard [MTY] [people say that many people in Antioch were believing in Jesus. So] the [leaders] of the congregation in [Jerusalem] asked Barnabas to go to Antioch.
23 Gdy przybył na miejsce i zobaczył działanie Bożej łaski, ogromnie się ucieszył i gorąco wszystkich zachęcał, aby całym sercem trwali w wierze w Pana.
When he got [there], he realized that God had acted kindly toward [the believers. So] he was very happy, and he continually encouraged all of the [believers] to continue to trust completely in the Lord [Jesus].
24 Był on bowiem dobrym człowiekiem, pełnym Ducha Świętego i wiary. Dzięki jego słowom zachęty wielu nowych ludzi nawróciło się do Pana.
Barnabas was a good man [whom] the Holy Spirit completely controlled, one who trusted [God] completely. [Because of what Barnabas did], many people [there] believed in the Lord [Jesus].
25 Potem Barnaba udał się do Tarsu, aby odszukać Szawła.
Then Barnabas went to Tarsus [in Cilicia province to try] to find Saul.
26 Gdy go znalazł, przyprowadził go do Antiochii. Tam przez cały rok spotykali się razem z kościołem i nauczali liczne grono wierzących. To właśnie w Antiochii po raz pierwszy nazwano uczniów chrześcijanami, czyli „należącymi do Chrystusa”.
After he found him, Barnabas brought him [back to] Antioch [to help teach the believers. So during] a whole year [Barnabas and Saul] met [regularly] with the congregation [there] and taught many of them [about Jesus. It was] at Antioch that the believers were first called Christians {[that people] first called the believers Christians}.
27 W tym czasie przybyło z Jerozolimy do Antiochii kilku proroków.
During the time [that Barnabas and Saul were] at Antioch, some [believers who were] prophets arrived there from Jerusalem.
28 Jeden z nich, niejaki Agabos, natchniony przez Ducha, przepowiedział, że na całym świecie nastanie wielki głód. Jego słowa spełniły się za panowania rzymskiego cezara Klaudiusza.
One of them, whose name was Agabus, stood up [in order to speak]. [God’s] Spirit enabled him to prophesy (that there would soon be a famine in many countries/that [people] in many countries [HYP] would soon [suffer because they] would not have enough [food] to eat). (That famine happened when Claudius was the [Roman Emperor].)
29 Uczniowie postanowili więc udzielić pomocy wierzącym w Judei, dając to, na co każdego było stać.
When the believers [there heard what Agabus said], they decided that they would send [money] to help the believers who lived in Judea. Each [of them decided to give as much money] as he was able [to give].
30 Zebrane dary wysłali następnie starszym w Judei za pośrednictwem Barnaby i Szawła.
They sent [the money] with Barnabas and Saul to the leaders of the congregation [in Jerusalem].
