Hechos 15
1 Y algunos hombres descendieron de Judea, enseñando a los hermanos: y diciendo que sin circuncisión, conforme al rito de Moisés, no hay salvación.
[Then] some [Jewish] believers went down from Judea [province] to Antioch. They started teaching the [non-Jewish] believers [there, and said], “[You] ([must] be circumcised/must have God’s mark put on you) [to indicate you belong to God], as Moses [commanded] in the laws that [he received from God]. If you do not do that, you will not be saved {[God] will not save you}.”
2 Y después de que Pablo y Bernabé tuvieron una fuerte discusión con ellos, los hermanos tomaron la decisión de enviar a Pablo y Bernabé y algunos otros de ellos, a los Apóstoles y a los gobernantes de la iglesia en Jerusalén acerca de esta cuestión.
Paul and Barnabas strongly disagreed with those Jews and started arguing [with them. So the believers at Antioch] appointed Paul and Barnabas and some of the other believers to go to Jerusalem, in order that they would/could discuss this matter with the apostles and [other spiritual] leaders.
3 Y ellos, siendo enviados en su camino por la iglesia, pasaron por Fenicia y Samaria, dando noticias de la salvación de los gentiles, para gran gozo de todos los hermanos.
After Paul, Barnabas, and the others were given things for their trip by the congregation [at Antioch] {After the congregation [at Antioch] gave Paul, Barnabas, and the others things for their trip}, they traveled through Phoenicia and Samaria [provinces. When they stopped at different places in those provinces], they reported [to the believers] that [many] non-Jews [in Antioch] had become believers. As a result, all the believers [in those places] rejoiced greatly.
4 Y cuando llegaron a Jerusalén, tuvieron una reunión con la iglesia y los apóstoles y los principales, y dieron cuenta de todas las cosas que Dios había hecho por medio de ellos.
And when Paul, Barnabas, and the others arrived in Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the apostles, the [other] elders, and the [other members of the] congregation [there] {the apostles, the [other] elders, and the [other members of the] congregation [there] welcomed them}. Then Paul and Barnabas reported the things that God had enabled them to do [among non-Jewish people].
5 Pero algunos de los fariseos, que eran de la fe, se levantaron y dijeron: Es necesario que estos tengan la circuncisión y guarden la ley de Moisés.
But some of the [Jewish] believers who belonged to the Pharisee sect stood up [among the other believers and] said to them, “The non-Jews [who have believed in Jesus] must be circumcised, and they must be told to obey the laws [that God gave to] Moses.”
6 Y los apóstoles y los ancianos de la iglesia se unieron y pensaron en la pregunta.
Then the apostles and [the other] elders met together in order to talk about this matter.
7 Y cuando hubo mucha discusión, Pedro se levantó y les dijo: “Hermanos míos, saben que hace algún tiempo Dios escogió que por mi boca se dieran las buenas nuevas a los gentiles y creyesen.
After they had discussed it for a long time, Peter stood up and spoke to them. He said, “Fellow believers, you [all] know that a long time ago God chose me from among you [other apostles, in order that] the non-Jewish people might [also] hear me [SYN] tell [them] the good message [about the Lord Jesus], so that they could hear [it] and believe [in him. So Paul and Barnabas are not the first ones to tell non-Jews about Jesus].
8 Y Dios, que conoce los corazones, mostró que los aceptaba, dándoles el Espíritu Santo tal como nos lo hizo a nosotros;
God knows [and judges] people according to what they think, [not according to who their ancestors were]. By sending the Holy Spirit to [the non-Jews], just like [he had] also done for us [(inc)] Jews, he showed [me and others] that he had accepted them [also to be his people].
9 No haciendo división entre ellos y nosotros, purificando sus corazones por medio de la fe.
[God] saved us [Jews] and those [non-Jews] similarly, making them clean spiritually simply as a result of their believing [in the Lord Jesus. That was exactly how he has forgiven us].
10 ¿Por qué, pues, estás poniendo a prueba a Dios, poniendo yugo a los discípulos, un yugo tan fuerte que ni siquiera nuestros padres o nosotros hemos podido llevar?
[You are wanting to force the non-Jewish believers to obey our Jewish rituals and laws]—laws that God has shown that he does not require them to obey [MET]. [Your doing that is like] putting a heavy burden on them! So then, (stop making God angry by doing that!/why are you making God angry by doing that?) [RHQ] Our ancestors and we [(inc) Jews] have never been able to bear [the burden of obeying those laws]!
11 Pero creemos en que obtendremos la salvación por la gracia del Señor Jesús de la misma manera que ellos.
But we [(inc) know that it is not because] we [(inc) try to obey those laws that God saves us(inc) Jews. On the contrary], we [(inc)] know that it is because of what the Lord Jesus did for us [(inc)] that we did not deserve that we [(inc)] are saved {that [God] saves us} [from the guilt of our sins. God saves non-Jews who believe in the Lord Jesus] exactly like [he saves] us Jews.”
12 Y todo el pueblo estuvo en silencio, mientras que Bernabé y Pablo dieron cuenta de las señales y prodigios que Dios había hecho entre los gentiles por medio de ellos.
All the people [there] became silent [after Peter had spoken]. Then they [all] listened to Barnabas and Paul, [as the two of] them told about the many great miracles that God had enabled them to do among the non-Jewish people, [miracles that showed that God had accepted the non-Jews].
13 Y cuando hubieron llegado a su fin, Santiago, respondiendo, dijo: Hermanos míos, escúchenme:
When Barnabas and Paul had finished speaking, James, [the leader of the group of believers there in Jerusalem], spoke to all of them. [He said], “Fellow believers, listen to me.
14 Simon dio cuenta de cómo Dios primero se complació en tomar de entre los gentiles un pueblo para sí mismo.
Simon [Peter] has told you how God previously blessed the non-Jews. God did that by choosing from among them a people who would belong to him [MTY].
15 Y esto está de acuerdo con las palabras de los profetas, como se dice:
[These] words that [God spoke], words that were written by [one of] the prophets {that one of the prophets wrote} [long ago], agree with that:
16 Después de estas cosas volveré, y levantaré la tienda de David que fue destruida; repararé sus ruinas y lo volveré a levantar:
Later on I will return and I will re-establish the kingdom [MET] that David [ruled] and that has been {that [people] have} destroyed. My [doing that will be like] rebuilding [a house] that has been {that [people] have} torn down.
17 Para que el resto de los hombres busquen al Señor, y todos los gentiles que han sido consagrados a mi nombre,
I will do that in order that all other people might seek [me], the Lord [God. I will do that in order that] all the non-Jews whom I have called [to belong] to me [MTY] might seek me. [You can be certain that this will happen because I] the Lord [God], who will do those things, have spoken [these words].
18 Dice el Señor, que hace conocer todas estas cosas de tiempos antiguos, ha dado su palabra. (aiōn g165)
I [caused my people to know about them] long ago.” (aiōn g165)
19 Por esta razón, mi decisión es que no se les debe imponer cargas innecesaria a aquellos que, no siendo judíos, dejan sus antiguas creencias para seguir a Dios.
[James continued by saying], “Therefore I have decided [that we(inc)] should stop bothering the non-Jewish people who are turning [away from their sins and turning] to God. [That is, we should stop demanding that they obey] all [our laws] and rituals.
20 Sino que les damos órdenes de que se guarden de las cosas ofrecidas a los dioses falsos, y de la fornicación, de los animaless muertos enos, y de la sangre
Instead, we should write [a letter] to them [requiring only four things: They should] not eat [meat/food that people] have offered to idols, they should not have sex with someone to whom they are not married, they should not [eat meat from animals that have been killed by] being strangled {[people have strangled]}, and [they should not eat] the blood [of animals].
21 Porque Moisés, desde tiempos muy lejanos, tiene sus predicadores en cada ciudad, leyendo su ley en las sinagogas todos los sábados.
In many cities, for a very long time people have been proclaiming [the laws that] Moses [wrote] [MTY], [laws prohibiting those things]. And every (Sabbath/Jewish day of rest) [those laws] are read {someone reads [those laws]} in the Jewish meeting places. [So if the non-Jews want to know more about those laws, they can find out in our meeting houses].”
22 Entonces pareció bueno a los Apóstoles y a los ancianos y a toda la iglesia, enviar hombres de en medio de ellos a Antioquía con Pablo y Bernabé; Judas, llamado Barsabás, y Silas, hombres de importancia entre los hermanos.
The apostles and the [other] elders, along with all the [other] members of the congregation, accepted [what James had said]. Then they decided that they should choose men from among themselves and that they should send them, along with Paul and Barnabas, to Antioch, to [let the believers there know what the leaders] at Jerusalem had decided. So they chose Judas, who was also called Barsabbas, and Silas, who were leaders among the believers [at Jerusalem].
23 Y enviaron una carta junto a ellos, diciendo: Los Apóstoles, los ancianos, los hermanos, a los hermanos que son de los gentiles en Antioquía, Siria y Cilicia, Salud.
Then they wrote the following letter [that they asked Judas and Silas to take to the believers at Antioch]: “[We(exc)] apostles and [other] leaders who are your fellow believers [send our greetings to you as we write this to you] non-Jewish believers [who live] in Antioch and [other places in] Syria and Cilicia [provinces].
24 Porque tenemos conocimiento de que algunos que se apartaron de nosotros les han estado molestando con sus palabras, poniendo sus almas en duda; a quien no dimos tal orden;
People have told us that some men from among us went [to you], although we had not told [them to do that]. They troubled/distressed you [SYN] [by telling you things] that confused your thinking.
25 Nos pareció bien, habiendo llegado a un acuerdo juntos, enviar a estos hombres a ustedes, con nuestros queridos Bernabé y Pablo,
So [while we(exc) met together here], we decided to choose some men and ask them to go to you, along with Barnabas and Paul, whom we [(exc)] love very much.
26 hombres que han entregado sus vidas por el nombre de nuestro Señor Jesucristo.
Those two have put their lives in danger because of their [serving] our Lord [MTY] Jesus Christ.
27 Así que hemos enviado a Judas y a Silas, ellos hablarán personalmente con ustedes para explicarles todo.
We [(exc) have also chosen] Judas and Silas to go to you. They will tell you the same things [that we are writing].
28 Porque le pareció bien al Espíritu Santo, y a nosotros, no poner sobre ustedes nada más que estas cosas necesarias;
The Holy Spirit and [also] we decided that you should not be required {that we should not require you} to obey a lot of burdensome [Jewish] laws. Instead, [we] only [require you to obey] the following instructions,
29 Que se abstengan de las cosas ofrecidas a los dioses falsos, y de la sangre, no coman carne de animales estrangulados, de fornicación; eviten la inmoralidad sexual; si se abstienen de esto, lo harán bien. Que les vaya bien.
You should not eat food that people have sacrificed to idols. You should not eat blood from animals, and you should not eat meat from animals that people have killed by strangling them. Also, you should not have sex with someone to whom you are not married. Those things [especially offend Jewish believers. So if] you avoid doing them, you will be doing what is right. That is all.”
30 Entonces ellos, siendo enviados, descendieron a Antioquía, y habiendo reunido al pueblo, les dieron la carta.
The [four] men whom [they] had chosen went [from Jerusalem] to Antioch [city. When] all the believers [there] had assembled together, [Judas and Silas] gave the letter to them.
31 Y después de leerlo, se alegraron por la consolación que les daban.
When the believers there read the letter, they rejoiced, [because its message] encouraged them.
32 Y Judas y Silas, que eran ellos mismos profetas, dieron enseñanza a los hermanos y los fortalecieron en la fe.
[Just like Paul and Barnabas were] ([prophets/men who spoke messages from God]), Judas and Silas were also prophets. They spoke for a long time and encouraged the believers [there], and helped them to trust more strongly [in the Lord Jesus].
33 Y cuando estuvieron allí algún tiempo, los hermanos los enviaron en paz a aquellos que los habían enviado.
After [Judas and Silas] had stayed in Antioch for some time [and were ready to return to Jerusalem], the believers [there] wished them well, and the believers [prayed that God] would protect [them as they traveled. So the two men] started to go back to the leaders [in Jerusalem] who had asked them to go [to Antioch].
34 Mas a Silas le pareció bien quedarse ahí,
35 Pero Pablo y Bernabé continuaron en Antioquía, enseñando y predicando la palabra de Dios, con algunos otros.
However, Paul and Barnabas continued to stay in Antioch. [While they were there], they, along with many others, were teaching [people] and preaching to them the message about the Lord [Jesus].
36 Y después de algunos días, Pablo le dijo a Bernabé: Volvamos y veamos a los hermanos en cada pueblo donde hemos dado la palabra de Dios, y veamos cómo están.
After some time Paul said to Barnabas, “Let’s go back and visit the fellow believers in every city where we [previously] proclaimed the message about the Lord [Jesus. In that way, we will know] how [well] they are continuing [to believe in the Lord Jesus].”
37 Y Bernabé tuvo el deseo de llevarse consigo a Juan, llamado Marcos.
Barnabas [agreed with Paul, and said that he] wanted to take John, whose other name was Mark, along with them [again].
38 Pero Pablo opinaba que no era correcto llevar consigo a uno que se había alejado de ellos en Panfilia, y que no había continuado con el trabajo.
However, Paul [told Barnabas that he] thought that it would not be good to take Mark [with them, because] Mark had deserted them when they were previously in Pamphylia [region], and had not continued to work with them.
39 Y hubo una aguda discusión entre ellos, de modo que se separaron unos de otros, y Bernabé se llevó a Marcos consigo y se fue en barco a Chipre;
Paul and Barnabas strongly disagreed [with each other about that], so they separated. Barnabas took Mark [along with him and they got] on a ship and went to Cyprus.
40 Pero Pablo tomó a Silas y se fue con la bendición de los hermanos.
Paul chose Silas, [who had returned to Antioch, to work with him]. The believers [there] asked the Lord [God] to graciously help [Paul and Silas. Then] the two of them departed [from Antioch].
41 Y pasó por Siria y Cilicia, fortaleciendo las iglesias en la fe.
Paul continued traveling [with Silas] through Syria and Cilicia [provinces]. In those places he was helping the congregations to trust strongly [in the Lord Jesus].
