Atos 11
1 E os apóstolos, e os irmãos que estavam na Judeia, ouviram que também os gentios receberam a palavra de Deus.
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 E quando Pedro subiu a Jerusalém, discutiam contra ele os que eram da circuncisão;
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 Dizendo: Tu entraste [na casa] de homens incircuncisos, e comeste com eles.
They said to him, “Not only was it wrong for you(sg) to visit non-Jewish people, you [even] ate with them!”
4 Mas Pedro começou a lhes explicar [tudo] em ordem, dizendo:
So Peter began to explain exactly [what had happened concerning Cornelius].
5 Eu estava orando na cidade de Jope, e vi em êxtase uma visão: um certo objeto que descia como um grande lençol, pelas quatro pontas abaixado desde o céu, e vinha até mim.
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 No qual, olhando eu com atenção, considerei e vi quatro quadrúpedes da terra, e animais selvagens, e répteis, e aves do céu.
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 E eu ouvi uma voz que me dizia: Levanta-te Pedro, mata e come.
Then I heard God [MTY] commanding me, ‘Peter, get up, kill [some of these], and [cook and] eat [their meat]!’
8 Mas eu disse: De maneira nenhuma, Senhor; porque nunca comi coisa alguma ordinária, nem coisa imunda entrou em minha boca.
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 E a voz me respondeu do céu pela segunda vez: O que Deus purificou, não o faças tu [como] ordinário.
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 E isto aconteceu por três vezes; e voltou-se tudo a recolher acima ao céu.
Then [after that happened three times, the sheet with] all [those animals and birds] was pulled up into heaven again.”
11 E eis que logo três homens, enviados a mim de Cesareia, pararam junto à casa onde eu estava.
“At that exact moment, three men who had been {whom [Cornelius] had} sent from Caesarea arrived at the house where I was staying.
12 E o Espírito me disse que eu fosse com eles, sem duvidar; e também estes seis irmãos foram comigo, e entramos na casa daquele homem.
[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 E ele nos contou como tinha visto um anjo estar em sua casa, e tinha lhe dito: Envia [alguns] homens a Jope, e manda chamar a Simão, que tem por sobrenome Pedro;
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 O qual te falará palavras, em que tu sejas salvo, e [também] toda a tua casa.
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 E quando comecei a falar, caiu o Espírito Santo sobre eles, assim como também no princípio [tinha caído] sobre nós.
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 E eu me lembrei da palavra do Senhor, como ele tinha dito: Verdadeiramente João batizou com água, mas vós sereis batizados com o Espírito Santo.
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 Portanto, se Deus deu a eles igual dom, assim como também a nós, que temos crido no Senhor Jesus Cristo; quem era eu, pois, para que pudesse proibir a Deus?
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 E ao ouvirem estas coisas, se acalmaram, e glorificavam a Deus, dizendo: Portanto também aos gentios Deus deu arrependimento para a vida.
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 E os que foram dispersos por causa da perseguição que aconteceu por causa de Estêvão, passaram até a Fenícia, e Chipre, e Antioquia; não falando a ninguém a palavra, a não ser somente aos judeus.
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 E havia deles alguns homens cipriotas e cirenenses, os quais ao entrarem em Antioquia, falaram aos gregos, anunciando o Evangelho do Senhor Jesus.
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 E a mão do Senhor era com eles, e um grande número creu, e se converteu ao Senhor.
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 E esta notícia sobre eles chegou aos ouvidos da igreja que estava em Jerusalém; e enviaram a Barnabé, para ir até Antioquia.
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 O qual, ao chegar [lá], e tendo visto a graça de Deus, alegrou-se; e exortou a todos, para que com o propósito do coração permanecessem no Senhor.
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 Porque ele era um bom homem, e cheio do Espírito Santo, e de fé; e uma grande multidão foi acrescentada ao Senhor.
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 E Barnabé foi para Tarso, para buscar a Saulo; e achando-o, trouxe-o a Antioquia.
Then Barnabas went to Tarsus [in Cilicia province to try] to find Saul.
26 E sucedeu que, [durante] um ano completo eles se congregaram naquela igreja, e ensinavam a uma grande multidão; e em Antioquia os discípulos foram chamados pela primeira vez de cristãos.
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 E naqueles dias desceram de Jerusalém [alguns] profetas a Antioquia.
During the time [that Barnabas and Saul were] at Antioch, some [believers who were] prophets arrived there from Jerusalem.
28 E levantando-se um deles, por nome Ágabo, declarou pelo Espírito, que estava para haver uma grande fome em todo o mundo; que veio a acontecer no tempo de Cláudio César.
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 E os discípulos determinaram de cada um, conforme o que pudesse, mandar algum [socorro] para serviço dos irmãos que habitavam na Judeia.
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 O que também fizeram, enviando [-o] aos anciãos pela mão de Barnabé e de Saulo.
They sent [the money] with Barnabas and Saul to the leaders of the congregation [in Jerusalem].
