Hechos 11
1 Ahora los Apóstoles y los hermanos que estaban en Judea tenían noticias de que la palabra de Dios había sido dada a los gentiles.
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 Y cuando Pedro llegó a Jerusalén, los que guardaban la ley de la circuncisión discutían con él,
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 Diciendo: Porque Fuiste a casa de incircuncisos, y comiste con ellos?
They said to him, “Not only was it wrong for you(sg) to visit non-Jewish people, you [even] ate with them!”
4 Pero Pedro les dio un informe de todo esto en orden, diciéndoles:
So Peter began to explain exactly [what had happened concerning Cornelius].
5 Yo estaba en la ciudad de Jope, en la oración; y al caer en un sueño profundo, vi en una visión una vasija como una gran tela que bajaba del cielo, y vino a mí:
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 Y mirándolo con atención vi en él todo tipo de bestias y pájaros.
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 Y una voz vino a mis oídos, diciendo: Ven, Pedro; mata y come.
Then I heard God [MTY] commanding me, ‘Peter, get up, kill [some of these], and [cook and] eat [their meat]!’
8 Pero yo dije: No, Señor; porque nada común o inmundo alguna vez ha venido a mi 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 Pero la voz, viniendo por segunda vez del cielo, dijo: Lo que Dios ha limpiado, no lo llames tu común.
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 Y esto fue hecho tres veces, y todo fue llevado de nuevo al cielo.
Then [after that happened three times, the sheet with] all [those animals and birds] was pulled up into heaven again.”
11 Y en ese momento, tres hombres, enviados desde Cesarea, vinieron a la casa donde estábamos.
“At that exact moment, three men who had been {whom [Cornelius] had} sent from Caesarea arrived at the house where I was staying.
12 Y el Espíritu me dio órdenes de ir con ellos, sin dudar nada. Y estos seis hermanos vinieron conmigo; y entramos en la casa de aquel hombre.
[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 Y nos contó cómo había visto al ángel en su casa, diciendo: Envía a Jope, y haz que Simón, llamado Pedro, venga a ti;
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 ¿Quién te dirá palabras a través de las cuales tú y toda tu familia podrán obtener la salvación?
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 Y mientras les hablaba, el Espíritu Santo descendió sobre ellos tambien, como sobre nosotros al principio.
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 Y las palabras del Señor vinieron a mi mente, cómo él dijo: El bautismo de Juan fue con agua, pero ustedes tendrán el bautismo con el Espíritu 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 Si entonces Dios les dio, cuando tuvieron fe en el Señor Jesucristo, lo mismo que él nos dio, ¿quién era yo para ir en contra de Dios?
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 Oyendo estas cosas, no dijeron nada más, sino que glorificaban a Dios, diciendo: de manera que también a los gentiles ha dado Dios arrepentimiento, para que tengan vida eterna.
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 Entonces los que se habían ido en el momento de la persecución de Esteban, llegaron hasta Fenicia y Chipre, predicando solo a los judíos.
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 Pero algunos de ellos, hombres de Chipre y Cirene, cuando llegaron a Antioquía, dieron las buenas nuevas acerca del Señor Jesús a los griegos.
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 Y el poder del Señor estaba con ellos, y un gran número tuvo fe y dejaron sus antiguas creencias y se convirtieron al Señor.
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 Y noticias de ellos vinieron a oídos de la iglesia en Jerusalén; y enviaron a Bernabé hasta Antioquía.
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 El cual, cuando llegó y vio la gracia de Dios, se alegró; y les exhortó a que con corazón firme siguieran fieles al Señor con toda la fuerza de sus corazones:
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 era un hombre bueno y lleno del Espíritu Santo y de la fe; y un gran número se unió al Señor.
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 Luego Bernabé fue a Tarso, buscando a Saúl;
Then Barnabas went to Tarsus [in Cilicia province to try] to find Saul.
26 Y cuando se encontró con él, lo llevó a Antioquía. Y estuvieron con la iglesia allí por un año, enseñando a la gente; y a los discípulos primero se les dio el nombre de cristianos en Antioquía.
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 En aquellos días, los profetas llegaron de Jerusalén a Antioquía.
During the time [that Barnabas and Saul were] at Antioch, some [believers who were] prophets arrived there from Jerusalem.
28 Y uno de ellos, llamado Agabo, dijo públicamente por medio del Espíritu que habría una gran hambruna en toda la tierra: lo cual sucedió en el tiempo de Claudio.
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 Y los discípulos, cada uno como pudo, tomaron la decisión de enviar ayuda a los hermanos que vivían en Judea;
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 Lo cual hicieron, y lo enviaron a los principales de la iglesia por mano de Bernabé y Saulo.
They sent [the money] with Barnabas and Saul to the leaders of the congregation [in Jerusalem].
