Hechos 21
1 Y después de partir de ellos, salimos al mar y fuimos directos a Cos, y el día después a Rodas, y de allí a Pátara:
[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 Y como había un barco que se dirigía a Fenicia, nos embarcamos y zarpamos.
[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 Cuando llegamos a la orilla de Chipre y pasamos por nuestra izquierda, nos dirigimos a Siria y desembarcamos en Tiro, porque había que sacar los bienes que había en el barco.
[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 Y al encontrarnos con los discípulos, estuvimos allí por siete días; y dieron órdenes a Pablo por el Espíritu de que no subieran a Jerusalén.
[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 Y cuando estos días llegaron a su fin, continuamos nuestro viaje; y todos ellos, con sus esposas e hijos, vinieron con nosotros en nuestro camino hasta que estuvimos fuera de la ciudad: y después nos arrodillamos en oración junto al mar,
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 Nos dijimos nuestras últimas palabras y nos abrazamos unos a otros, y nos metimos en el barco, y volvieron a sus 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 Y viajando en barco desde Tiro, vinimos a Tolemaida; y allí tuvimos una conversación con los hermanos y estuvimos con ellos por un día.
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 Y al día siguiente, nos fuimos y llegamos a Cesarea, donde fuimos invitados en la casa de Felipe, el evangelista, que era uno de los siete ayudantes de los apostoles.
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 Y tuvo cuatro hijas, vírgenes, que fueron profetas.
He had four daughters who were not married. Each of them [frequently] spoke messages that the Holy Spirit had revealed to them.
10 Y mientras esperábamos allí algunos días, un cierto profeta, llamado Agabo, descendió de Judea.
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 Y vino a nosotros, y tomó el cinto de las ropas de Pablo, y poniéndola alrededor de sus pies y manos, dijo: El Espíritu Santo dice estas palabras: así lo harán los Judíos al hombre que es el dueño de este cinto, y lo entregarán en manos de los gentiles.
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 Y oídas estas cosas, nosotros y los que estábamos viviendo en aquel lugar le pedimos que no vaya a Jerusalén.
When [the rest of] us heard that, we and [other] believers there repeatedly pled with Paul, “Please do not go up to Jerusalem!”
13 Entonces Pablo dijo: ¿Qué están haciendo, llorando e hiriendo mi corazón? porque estoy listo, no solo para ser un prisionero, sino para ser ejecutado en Jerusalén por el nombre del Señor Jesús.
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 Y como no lo pudimos convencer, no volvimos a hablar, diciendo: Hágase el propósito de Dios.
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 Y después de estos días nos preparamos y subimos a Jerusalén.
After those days [in Caesarea], we [(exc)] prepared [our things] and [left to] go [by land] up to Jerusalem.
16 Y algunos de los discípulos de Cesarea fueron con nosotros, tomando a cierto Mnason de Chipre, uno de los primeros discípulos, en cuya casa vivíamos.
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 Y cuando llegamos a Jerusalén, los hermanos se complacieron en vernos.
When we arrived in Jerusalem, [a group of] the believers greeted us happily.
18 Y al día siguiente, Pablo fue con nosotros a ver Jacobo, y todos los ancianos de la iglesia estaban presentes.
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 Y cuando hubo dicho cuánto se alegraba de verlos, les dio un relato detallado de las cosas que Dios había hecho a través de su ministerio entre los gentiles.
Paul greeted them, and then he reported all of the things that God had enabled him to do among the non-Jewish people.
20 Al oírlo, alabaron a Dios; y le dijeron: Ya ves, hermano, cuántos millares hay entre los judíos, que han creído; y todos tienen un gran respeto por la ley:
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 y han tenido noticias de ustedes, cómo han estado enseñando a todos los judíos entre los gentiles a abandonar la ley de Moisés, y no a circuncidar a sus hijos, y no mantener las viejas reglas de la Ley.
[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 ¿Cuál es la posición? Sin duda recibirán noticias de que has venido.
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 Haz esto, entonces, que te decimos: Tenemos cuatro hombres que han hecho un voto de purificación;
So you should do what we suggest to you. There are four men among us who have strongly promised [to God] about [something].
24 Ve con ellos, y purifícate con ellos, y haz los pagos necesarios por ellos para que se rasuren la cabeza; y todos verán que las declaraciones hechas acerca de ti no son ciertas, sino al contrario tú también andas ordenadamente y obedeces la ley.
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 Pero en cuanto a los gentiles que han creído, enviamos una carta, dando nuestra decisión de que no coman carne de ofrendas hechas a dioses falsos, y de la sangre y de la carne de los animales muertos estrangulados y evitar la inmoralidad sexual.
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 Entonces Pablo tomó a los hombres, y al día siguiente, purificandose con ellos, entró al Templo, dando la declaración de que los días necesarios para limpiarlos estaban completos, hasta que la ofrenda fue hecha para cada uno de ellos.
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 Y cuando los siete días casi habían terminado, los judíos de Asia, al verlo en el Templo, juntaron al pueblo y le pusieron las manos encima.
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 Gritando, hombres de Israel, vengan en nuestra ayuda: este es el hombre que está enseñando a todos los hombres contra el pueblo, la ley y este lugar; y además, ha llevado a los griegos al Templo, y a profanado este lugar santo.
29 Porque lo habían visto antes en la ciudad con Trófimo de Éfeso, y tuvieron la idea de que Pablo lo había llevado consigo al Templo.
30 Y toda la ciudad se conmovió, y la gente se acercó corriendo y le puso las manos encima a Pablo, sacándolo del Templo; y entonces las puertas se cerraron.
[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 Y mientras intentaban matarlo, llegaron noticias al jefe de la banda de que toda Jerusalén estaba fuera de control.
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 Y luego tomó algunos hombres armados y descendió rápidamente hacia ellos; y los judíos, al verlos, no le dieron más golpes a Pablo.
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 Entonces el comandante se acercó y lo tomó, y ordenó que lo encadenaran, preguntándole quién era y qué había hecho.
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 Y algunos dijeron una cosa y otra cosa, entre la gente: y como no pudo conocer los hechos debido al ruido, ordenó que llevaran a Pablo al edificio del ejército.
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 Y cuando él subió a las escaleras, fue levantado por los hombres armados, debido a la fuerza de la gente;
[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 una gran multitud de personas vino tras ellos, gritando: ¡Fuera con él!
The crowd that followed kept shouting, “Kill him! Kill him!”
37 Y cuando Pablo iba a ser llevado al edificio, le dijo al primer capitán: ¿Puedo decirte algo? Y él dijo: ¿Conoces el griego?
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 ¿Es usted, por casualidad, el egipcio que, antes de esto, hizo que la gente se enfrentara al gobierno y se llevó a cuatro mil hombres de los Asesinos al desierto?
“(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 Pero Pablo dijo: Soy judío de Tarso en Cilicia, que no es una ciudad sin importancia: te pido que me permitas hablar a la gente.
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 Y cuando lo dejó hacerlo, Pablo, desde las gradas, hizo una señal con su mano a la gente, y cuando todos estaban callados, les dijo en hebreo:
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].
