Atos 11
1 Agora os apóstolos e os irmãos que estavam na Judéia ouviram que os gentios também haviam recebido 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 Quando Pedro chegou a Jerusalém, aqueles que eram da circuncisão contenderam com ele,
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: “Vocês entraram para os homens incircuncisos e comeram 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 Peter começou, e lhes explicou em ordem, dizendo:
So Peter began to explain exactly [what had happened concerning Cornelius].
5 “Eu estava na cidade de Joppa rezando, e em transe vi uma visão: um certo recipiente descendo, como se fosse um grande lençol deixado cair do céu por quatro cantos. Chegou 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 Quando olhei atentamente para ele, considerei, e vi os animais de quatro pés da terra, animais selvagens, coisas rastejantes e pássaros 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 Também ouvi uma voz que me dizia: 'Levanta-te, Peter, 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: 'Não é assim, Senhor, pois nada profano ou impuro jamais 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 Mas uma voz me respondeu pela segunda vez fora do céu: 'O que Deus purificou, não chame de impuro'.
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 Isto foi feito três vezes, e tudo voltou a ser redigido para o céu.
Then [after that happened three times, the sheet with] all [those animals and birds] was pulled up into heaven again.”
11 Eis que imediatamente três homens se apresentaram diante da casa onde eu estava, tendo sido enviados de Cesaréia para mim.
“At that exact moment, three men who had been {whom [Cornelius] had} sent from Caesarea arrived at the house where I was staying.
12 O Espírito me disse para ir com eles sem discriminar. Estes seis irmãos também me acompanharam, e entramos na casa do 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 Ele nos contou como havia visto o anjo em pé em sua casa e lhe disse: 'Manda a Joppa e chama Simão, que se chama 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 que lhe dirá palavras pelas quais você será salvo, você e toda sua 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 Quando comecei a falar, o Espírito Santo caiu sobre eles, assim como sobre nós no início.
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 Lembrei-me da palavra do Senhor, como ele disse: 'João realmente batizou na água, mas vós sereis batizados no 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 Se então Deus lhes deu o mesmo dom que nós quando acreditávamos no Senhor Jesus Cristo, quem era eu, que eu poderia resistir 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 Quando ouviram estas coisas, calaram-se e glorificaram a Deus, dizendo: “Então Deus também concedeu aos gentios o 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 Eles, portanto, que foram dispersos no exterior pela opressão que surgiu sobre Estêvão, viajaram até a Fenícia, Chipre e Antioquia, não falando a ninguém 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 Mas havia alguns deles, homens de Chipre e Cirene, que, quando chegaram a Antioquia, falaram aos helenistas, pregando o 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 A mão do Senhor estava com eles, e um grande número acreditava e se voltava para o 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 O relatório a respeito deles chegou aos ouvidos da assembléia que estava em Jerusalém. Eles enviaram 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 que, quando chegou, e viu a graça de Deus, ficou contente. Ele exortou a todos eles, que com propósito de coração deveriam permanecer perto do 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 Pois ele era um homem bom, e cheio do Espírito Santo e de fé, e muitas pessoas foram acrescentadas 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 Barnabas saiu a Tarso para procurar Saul.
Then Barnabas went to Tarsus [in Cilicia province to try] to find Saul.
26 Quando o encontrou, ele o trouxe para Antioquia. Durante um ano inteiro, eles estiveram reunidos com a assembléia e ensinaram muitas pessoas. Os discípulos foram chamados pela primeira vez cristãos em Antioquia.
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 Agora, nesses dias, os profetas desceram de Jerusalém para Antioquia.
During the time [that Barnabas and Saul were] at Antioch, some [believers who were] prophets arrived there from Jerusalem.
28 Um deles, chamado Ágabo, levantou-se e indicou pelo Espírito que deveria haver uma grande fome em todo o mundo, o que também aconteceu nos dias de Cláudio.
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 Como qualquer um dos discípulos tinha muito, cada um resolveu enviar alívio aos irmãos que viviam na Judéia;
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 eles também fizeram, enviando-o aos anciãos pelas mãos de Barnabé e Saulo.
They sent [the money] with Barnabas and Saul to the leaders of the congregation [in Jerusalem].
