Atos 11

1 E ouviram os apostolos, e os irmãos que estavam na Judea, que tambem os gentios receberam a palavra de Deus.

Now the apostles and the brothers that were in Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God;

2 E, subindo Pedro a Jerusalem, disputavam com elle os que eram da circumcisão,

so, when Peter came up to Jerusalem, the circumcision party disputed with him,

3 Dizendo: Entraste em casa de varões incircumcisos, e comeste com elles.

saying, "You went into the houses of the uncircumcised and ate with them!"

4 Mas Pedro começou a contar-lhes tudo por ordem, dizendo:

Then Peter began and explained the whole matter to them in order, saying.

5 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

"I was in the city of Joppa, praying, and while in a trance I saw a vision; a certain vessel descending, what seemed to be an enormous sail let down to me,

6 No qual, pondo eu os olhos, considerei, e vi animaes da terra, quadrupedes, e féras, e reptis, e aves do céu.

and while I gazed at it, I examined it carefully, and saw the quadrupeds of the earth and the wild beasts and creeping things and the wild birds.

7 E ouvi uma voz que me dizia: Levanta-te, Pedro; mata e come.

I also heard a voice saying to me, ‘Rise, Peter, kill and eat.’

8 Porém eu disse: De maneira nenhuma, Senhor; pois nunca em minha bocca entrou coisa alguma commum ou immunda.

"‘Not so, my Lord’ said I, ‘for nothing common or unclean has ever gone into my mouth.’

9 Mas a voz respondeu-me do céu segunda vez: Não chames tu commum ao que Deus purificou.

"But for the second time a voice spoke from the sky, ‘What God has cleansed, you must not call common.’

10 E succedeu isto por tres vezes; e tudo tornou a recolher-se no céu.

"This was said three times, and then everything was drawn up again into the sky.

11 E eis que, na mesma hora, pararam junto da casa em que eu estava tres varões que me foram enviados de Cesarea.

"And lo! at that very moment, three men who had been sent for me from Caesarea stood before the house in which I was.

12 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;

"And the Spirit bade me accompany them without misgiving. There also accompanied me these six brothers, and we went into the man’s house.

13 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,

"Then he told us how he had seen the angel standing in his house and saying. "‘Send to Joppa and fetch Simon who is also called Peter.

14 O qual te dirá palavras com que te salves, tu e toda a tua casa.

"‘He will speak words to you by which you and all your family will be saved.’

15 E, quando comecei a fallar, caiu sobre elles o Espirito Sancto como tambem sobre nós ao principio.

"And," said Peter, "as soon as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them, just as he fell upon us at the beginning.

16 E lembrei-me do dito do Senhor, quando disse: João certamente baptizou com agua: mas vós sereis baptizados com o Espirito Sancto.

"Then I remembered the words of the Lord, how he used to say, "John indeed baptized in water, but you shall be baptized in the Holy Spirit.’

17 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?

"So if God gave them the same gift as he gave to us, when we first believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I that I could withstand God?"

18 E, ouvindo estas coisas, apaziguaram-se, e glorificaram a Deus, dizendo: De maneira que até aos gentios deu Deus o arrependimento para a vida.

On hearing this they held their peace and glorified God, saying, "Forsooth then, to the Gentiles also God has granted repentance unto life."

19 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.

Then those who had been scattered by the trouble that arose over Stephen, traveled as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch; but they preached the word to none except Jews.

20 E havia entre elles alguns varões chyprios e cyrenenses, os quaes, entrando em Antiochia, fallaram aos gregos, annunciando o Senhor Jesus.

Some of them, however, were Cyprians and Cyrenaeans, who, on reaching Antioch, began to tell the Greeks also the Good News concerning the Lord Jesus.

21 E a mão do Senhor era com elles; e grande numero creu e se converteu ao Senhor.

The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number who believed turned to the Lord.

22 E chegou a fama d'isto aos ouvidos da egreja que estava em Jerusalem; e enviaram Barnabé á Antiochia.

When news of this reached the ears of the church at Jerusalem, they sent Barnabas as far as Antioch.

23 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.

When he arrived, and saw the grace of God, he was glad, and he encouraged them all to remain faithful to the Lord, with full purpose of heart;

24 Porque era homem de bem, e cheio do Espirito Sancto e de fé. E muita gente se uniu ao Senhor.

for he was a good man, and full of faith and the Holy Spirit. And a great multitude was added to the Lord.

25 E partiu Barnabé para Tarso, a buscar Saulo; e, achando-o, o conduziu para Antiochia.

Then Barnabas visited Tarsus, to try to find Saul,

26 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.

and when he had found him he brought him to Antioch, where for a whole year they were guests of the church, and taught many people. And it was in Antioch that the disciples first received the name of "Christians."

27 E n'aquelles dias desceram prophetas de Jerusalem para Antiochia.

At that time some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.

28 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.

One of them, who was Agabus, rose up, and being instructed by the Spirit, predicted that a great famine was about to come upon the whole inhabited earth. (It came in the reign of Claudius.)

29 E os discipulos determinaram mandar, cada um conforme o que podesse, soccorro para serviço dos irmãos que habitavam na Judea.

So the disciples decided to send relief, every man according to his means, to the brothers in Judea.

30 O que elles com effeito fizeram, enviando-o aos anciãos por mão de Barnabé e de Saulo.

This they did, forwarding their contributions to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.