Atos 21
1 E aconteceu que, separando-nos deles, navegamos e fomos correndo caminho direito, e chegamos a Coos, e no dia seguinte a Rhodes, de onde passamos a Patara.
[After] we said goodbye to the elders [from Ephesus], we [got on the ship and] sailed to Cos [Island, where the ship stopped for the night]. The next day we sailed from Cos to Rhodes [Island, where the ship stopped again. The day after] that we sailed to Patara [town, where the ship stopped. This was on Patara Island].
2 E, achando um navio, que passava à Fenícia, embarcamos nele, e partimos.
[At Patara we left that ship, and someone told us that] there was a ship that would be going to Phoenicia [region. So] we got on that ship, and it left.
3 E, indo já à vista de Chypre, deixando-a à esquerda, navegamos para a Síria, e chegamos a Tiro; porque o navio havia de ser descarregado ali.
[We sailed until] we could see Cyprus [Island]. We passed to the south of the island and continued sailing until we arrived at [Phoenicia region, in] Syria [province]. We arrived at Tyre [city. The ship was going to stay there several days, because its workers] had to unload the cargo.
4 E, achando discípulos, ficamos nós ali sete dias: os quais pelo espírito diziam a Paulo que não subisse a Jerusalém.
[Someone told us] where the believers in Tyre lived, so we [(exc) went and] stayed with them for seven days. Because [God’s] Spirit revealed to them ([that people would cause Paul to suffer/Paul would suffer]) [in Jerusalem], they told Paul that he should not go there.
5 E, havendo passado ali aqueles dias, saímos, e seguimos nosso caminho, acompanhando-nos todos, com suas mulheres e filhos, até fora da cidade; e, postos de joelhos na praia, oramos.
But when it was time [for the ship to leave again], we [prepared to] continue going [to Jerusalem]. When we left [Tyre], all the believers, including their wives and children, went with us [to the edge of the sea]. We all knelt down there on the sand/shore and prayed.
6 E, saudando-nos uns aos outros, subimos ao navio; e eles voltaram para suas casas.
After we all said goodbye, Paul and we [his companions] got on the ship, and the [other] believers returned to their own homes.
7 E nós, concluída a navegação de Tiro, viemos a Ptolemaida; e, havendo saudado os irmãos, ficamos com eles um dia.
After we [(exc)] left Tyre, we continued on [that ship] to Ptolemais [city]. There were believers there, and we greeted them and stayed with them that night.
8 E no dia seguinte, partindo dali Paulo, e nós que com ele estávamos, chegamos a Cesareia: e, entrando em casa de Felipe, o evangelista, que era um dos sete, ficamos com ele.
The next day we left [Ptolemais] and sailed to Caesarea [city], where we stayed in the home of Philip, who [spent his days] telling others how to become disciples of Jesus. He was one of the seven [men whom the believers in Jerusalem had chosen to care for the widows].
9 E tinha este quatro filhas donzelas, que profetizavam.
He had four daughters who were not married. Each of them [frequently] spoke messages that the Holy Spirit had revealed to them.
10 E, demorando-nos ali por muitos dias, desceu da Judeia um profeta, por nome Agabo;
After [we(exc) had been in Philip’s house for] several days, a believer whose name was Agabus came down from Judea [district] and arrived [in Caesarea]. He [frequently] spoke messages that the Holy Spirit had told him.
11 E, vindo ele a nós, e tomando a cinta de Paulo, e ligando-se os pés e mãos, disse: Isto diz o Espírito Santo: Assim ligarão os judeus em Jerusalém o varão cuja é esta cinta, e o entregarão nas mãos dos gentios
Coming over to where we were, he took off Paul’s belt. Then he tied his own feet and hands with it and said, “The Holy Spirit says, ‘The Jewish [leaders] [SYN] in Jerusalem will tie up [the hands and feet of] the owner of this belt, like this, and they will hand him over to non-Jewish people [as a prisoner].’”
12 E, ouvindo nós isto, rogamos-lhe, tanto nós como os que eram daquele lugar, que não subisse a Jerusalém.
When [the rest of] us heard that, we and [other] believers there repeatedly pled with Paul, “Please do not go up to Jerusalem!”
13 Porém Paulo respondeu: Que fazeis vós, chorando e magoando-me o coração? porque eu estou pronto, não só a ser ligado, mas ainda a morrer em Jerusalém pelo nome do Senhor Jesus
But Paul replied, “(Please stop crying and trying to discourage me [IDM] [from going!]/Why are you crying and trying to discourage me [IDM] [from going]?) [RHQ] I am willing to be put {[for people] to put me} in prison and also to be killed {[for them] to kill me} in Jerusalem because I [serve] [MTY] the Lord Jesus.”
14 E, como não podíamos persuadi-lo, nos aquietamos, dizendo: Faça-se a vontade do Senhor.
When [we(exc) realized that] he was determined [to go to Jerusalem], we did not try [any longer] to persuade him [not to go]. We said, “May (the Lord [God] do what he wants/the Lord’s will be done)!”
15 E depois daqueles dias, havendo feito os nossos preparativos, subimos a Jerusalém.
After those days [in Caesarea], we [(exc)] prepared [our things] and [left to] go [by land] up to Jerusalem.
16 E foram também conosco alguns discípulos de Cesareia, levando consigo um certo Mnason, Chyprio, discípulo antigo, com o qual havíamos de pousar.
Some of the believers from Caesarea also went with us. [On the way to Jerusalem], we stayed [one night] in the house of [a man whose name was] Mnason. He was from Cyprus [Island], and he had believed [in Jesus] when people were first beginning to hear the message [about him].
17 E, logo que chegamos a Jerusalém, os irmãos nos receberam de muito boa vontade.
When we arrived in Jerusalem, [a group of] the believers greeted us happily.
18 E no dia seguinte, Paulo entrou conosco em casa de Thiago, e todos os anciãos vieram ali.
The next day Paul and the rest of us went to speak with James, [who was the leader of the congregation there]. All of the [other] leaders/elders [of the congregation in Jerusalem] were also there.
19 E, havendo-os saudado, contou-lhes por miúdo o que por seu ministério Deus fizera entre os gentios.
Paul greeted them, and then he reported all of the things that God had enabled him to do among the non-Jewish people.
20 E, ouvindo-o eles, glorificaram ao Senhor, e disseram-lhe: Bem vês, irmão, quantos milhares de judeus há que crêem, e todos são zeladores da lei
When they heard that, James and the other elders said, “Praise the Lord!” Then [one of] them said to Paul, “Brother/Friend, you [(sg)] know that there are very many thousands of us [(inc)] Jewish people [here] who have believed [in the Lord Jesus]. Also, you know that we [(inc)] all continue very carefully to obey the laws [that Moses gave us].
21 E já acerca de ti foram informados que ensinas todos os judeus que estão entre os gentios a apartarem-se de Moisés, dizendo que não devem circuncidar a seus filhos, nem andar segundo o costume da lei.
[But our fellow Jewish believers] have been told {have heard [people say]} that when you are among non-Jews, you tell the Jewish believers who live there that they should stop obeying [the laws] [MTY] ([of] Moses/[that] Moses [received from God]). [People say that] you tell [those Jewish believers] not to circumcise their sons and not to practice our [other] customs. [We(exc) do not believe that this is true].
22 Que faremos pois? em todo o caso é necessário que a multidão se ajunte; porque ouvirão que já és vindo.
But our fellow [Jewish] believers will certainly hear that you have arrived, [and they will be angry with you]. So [you] need to do something [RHQ] [to show them that what they heard about you is not true].
23 Faze pois isto que te dizemos: Temos quatro varões que fizeram voto.
So you should do what we suggest to you. There are four men among us who have strongly promised [to God] about [something].
24 Toma contigo a estes, e santifica-te com eles, e faze por eles os gastos para que rapem a cabeça, e todos saibam que nada há daquilo de que foram informados acerca de ti, mas que também tu mesmo andas guardando a lei.
Go with these men [to the Temple] and [ritually] purify yourself along with them. Then, [when it is time for them to offer the sacrifices for that ritual], pay for what they offer [as sacrifices]. After that, they can shave their heads [to show that they have done what they promised to do. And when people see you in the courts of the Temple with those men], they will know that what they have been told {what people have told them} about you is not true. Instead, all of them will know that you obey all our Jewish laws [and rituals].
25 Porém, quanto aos que crêem dos gentios, já nós havemos escrito, e achado por bem, que nada disto observem; mas que só se guardem do que se sacrifica aos ídolos, e do sangue, e do sufocado e da fornicação.
As for the non-Jewish believers, [we elders here in Jerusalem have talked] about [which of our laws] they [should obey, and] we [(exc)] wrote them [a letter, telling them] what we decided. [We wrote] that they should not eat meat that people have offered as a sacrifice to any idol, [that they should not eat] blood [from animals], and that [they should not eat] meat from animals [that people have killed by] strangling [them. We also told them that] they should not have sex with someone to whom they are not married.”
26 Então Paulo, tomando consigo aqueles varões, santificado com eles, entrou no dia seguinte no templo, anunciando serem já cumpridos os dias da santificação, ficando ali até se oferecer por cada um deles a oferta.
So Paul [agreed to do what they asked], and the next day he took the [four] men, and together they ritually purified themselves. After that, Paul went to the Temple [courts and] told [the priest] what day they would [finish] purifying themselves [ritually] and when [they] would offer [the animals as sacrifices] for each of them.
27 E, indo-se já acabando os sete dias, os judeus da Asia, vendo-o no templo, alvoroçaram todo o povo e lançaram mão dele,
When the seven days [for purifying themselves] were nearly finished, Paul [returned] to the Temple [courtyard]. Some Jews from Asia [province] saw him there, [and they were very angry at him]. On another day they had seen Paul [walking around] in Jerusalem with Trophimus, who was a non-Jew. Their laws did not permit non-Jews to be in the Temple, and they thought that Paul had brought Trophimus into the Temple [courtyard that day. So] they called out to many other Jews [who were in the Temple courtyard] to [help them] seize [MTY] Paul. They shouted, “Fellow Israelites, come and help [us punish this] man! This is the one who is [constantly] teaching people wherever [he goes that they] should despise the [Jewish] people. [He teaches people that they should no longer obey] the laws [of Moses] nor respect this holy [Temple]. He has even brought non-Jews here into [the court of] our Temple, causing God to consider it no longer holy!”
28 Clamando: Varões israelitas, acudi: este é o homem que por todas as partes ensina a todos, contra o povo e contra a lei, e contra este lugar; e, demais disto, introduziu também no templo os gregos, e profanou este santo lugar.
29 Porque de antes tinham visto com ele na cidade a Trófimo de Éfeso, ao qual pensavam que Paulo introduzira no templo.
30 E alvoroçou-se toda a cidade, e fez-se um concurso de povo; e, pegando de Paulo, o arrastaram para fora do templo, e logo as portas se fecharam.
[People] throughout [MTY] the city heard that there was trouble [at the Temple courtyard], and they came running there. They grabbed Paul and dragged him outside of the Temple [area]. The gates [to the Temple courtyard were shut] {[The Temple guards] shut the doors [to the Temple courts]} immediately, [so that the people would not riot inside the Temple area].
31 E, procurando eles mata-lo, chegou ao tribuno da coorte a nova de que Jerusalém estava toda em confusão.
While they were trying to kill Paul, someone [ran to the fort near the Temple] and told the Roman commander that many [HYP] people [MTY] in Jerusalem were rioting [at the Temple].
32 O qual, tomando logo consigo soldados e centuriões, correu para eles. E, vendo eles o tribuno e os soldados, cessaram de ferir a Paulo.
The commander quickly took some officers and [a large group of] soldiers and ran to [the Temple area where] the crowd was. When the crowd of people [who were yelling and beating Paul] saw the commander and the soldiers [coming], they stopped beating him.
33 Então, chegando o tribuno, o prendeu e o mandou atar com duas cadeias. e lhe perguntou quem era e o que tinha feito.
The commander came to [where Paul was and] seized him. He [commanded soldiers] to fasten a chain to [each of] Paul’s [arms]. Then he asked [the people in the crowd], “Who is this man, and what has he done?”
34 E na multidão uns clamavam de uma maneira outros doutra; porém, como nada podia saber ao certo, por causa do alvoroço, mandou conduzi-lo para a fortaleza.
Some of the many people there were shouting one thing, [and] some were shouting something else. Because they continued shouting so loudly, the commander could not understand [what they were shouting. So] he [commanded] that Paul be taken {[the soldiers] to take Paul} into the barracks [so that he could question him there].
35 E sucedeu que, chegando às escadas, os soldados tiveram de lhe pegar por causa da violência da multidão.
[The soldiers] led Paul to the steps [of the barracks], but many people continued to follow them, trying to kill [Paul. So the commander told] the soldiers to carry Paul [up the steps into the barracks].
36 Porque a multidão do povo o seguia, clamando: Mata-o.
The crowd that followed kept shouting, “Kill him! Kill him!”
37 E, quando iam a introduzir Paulo na fortaleza, disse Paulo ao tribuno: É-me permitido dizer-te alguma coisa? E ele disse: Sabes o grego?
As Paul was about to be taken {[the soldiers] were about to take Paul} into the barracks, he said [in Greek] to the commander, “May I speak to you?” The commander said, “(I am surprised that you can speak the Greek [language]!/Can you [(sg)] speak the Greek [language]?)” [RHQ]
38 Não és tu porventura aquele egípcio que antes destes dias levantou uma sedição e levou ao deserto quatro mil salteadores?
“(I [thought] that you [(sg)] were that fellow/Are you not that fellow) from Egypt [RHQ] who wanted to rebel [against the government not long ago], and who took 4,000 violent terrorists [with him] out into the desert, [so that we could not catch him]?”
39 Porém Paulo lhe disse: Na verdade que sou um homem judeu, cidadão de Tarso, cidade não pouco célebre na Cilicia: rogo-te, porém, que me permitas falar ao povo.
Paul answered, “[No, I am not!] I am a Jew. I [was born] in Tarsus, which is an important [LIT] city in Cilicia [province]. I ask that you [(sg)] let me speak to the people.”
40 E, havendo-lho permitido, Paulo, pondo-se em pé nas escadas, fez sinal com a mão ao povo; e, feito grande silêncio, falou-lhes em língua hebraica, dizendo:
Then the commander permitted Paul [to speak. So] Paul stood on the steps and motioned with his hand [for the crowd to be quiet. And after] the people in the crowd became quiet, Paul spoke to them in [their own] Hebrew language [MTY].
