< Mga Gawa 13 >
1 At ngayon sa kapulungan ng Antioquia, mayroong mga iilang propeta at mga guro. Sila ay sina Bernabe, Simeon (na tinatawag na Niger), Lucio na taga-Cirene, Manaen (kinakapatid na lalaki ni Herodes na Tetrarka) at Saul.
Among [the people in] the congregation at Antioch there were (prophets/those who spoke messages from God) and those who taught [people about Jesus. They were] Barnabas; Simeon, who was also called Niger/Blackman; Lucius, from Cyrene [city]; Manaen, who had grown up with [King] Herod [Antipas]; and Saul.
2 Habang sumasamba at nag-aayuno sila sa Diyos, sinabi ng Banal na Espiritu, “Ihiwalay ninyo para sa akin sina Bernabe at Saul, upang gawin ang gawain kung saan ko sila tinawag.”
While they were worshipping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said [to them], “Appoint Barnabas and Saul to [serve] me and to [go and do] the work that I have chosen them [to do]!”
3 Pagkatapos na ang kapulungan ay mag-ayuno, manalangin at magpatong ng kanilang mga kamay sa mga lalaking ito, sila ay kanilang sinugo.
So they continued (to fast/to abstain from eating food) and pray. Then having put their hands on Barnabas and Saul and [praying that God would help them], they sent them off [to do what the Holy Spirit had commanded].
4 Kaya sumunod sina Bernabe at Saul sa Banal na Espiritu at bumaba papuntang Seleucia; Mula doon ay naglayag sila papunta sa isla ng Sayprus.
Barnabas and Saul, guided by the Holy Spirit, went down [from Antioch] to Seleucia [port]. From there they went by ship to Salamis [port on Cyprus Island].
5 Nang naroon na sila sa lungsod ng Salamina, ipinahayag nila ang salita ng Diyos sa mga sinagoga ng mga Judio. Kasama din nila si Juan Marcos bilang kanilang katulong.
While they were in Salamis, [they went] to the Jewish meeting places. There they proclaimed the message from God [about Jesus]. John [Mark went with them and] was helping them.
6 Nang makaalis sila sa buong isla hanggang Pafos, natagpuan nila ang isang salamangkero, isang bulaang propeta na Judio na nagngangalang Bar-Jesus.
[The three of] them went across the entire island to Paphos [city]. There they met a magician whose name was Bar-Jesus. He was a Jew who falsely [claimed] (to be a prophet/to speak messages from God).
7 May kaugnayan ang salamangkerong ito sa gobernador na si Sergio Paulo, na isang taong matalino. Pinatawag ng taong ito sina Bernabe at Saul, dahil ibig niyang marinig ang salita ng Diyos.
He often accompanied the governor [of the island], Sergius Paulus, who was an intelligent man. The governor sent [someone] to ask Barnabas and Saul to come to him, because he wanted to hear God’s message. [So Barnabas and Saul came and told him about Jesus].
8 Ngunit kinalaban sila ni Elimas “ang salamangkero” (ganito isinalin ang kaniyang pangalan); tinangka niyang paikutin ang gobernador na mapalayo mula sa pananampalataya.
However, the magician, whose name was Elymas [in the Greek language], was opposing them. He repeatedly tried to persuade the governor not to believe [in Jesus].
9 Ngunit si Saulo, na tinatawag ding Pablo ay napuspos ng Banal na Espiritu. Tinitigan siya nito
Then Saul, who now called himself Paul, empowered by the Holy Spirit, looked intently at the magician and said,
10 at sinabi, “Ikaw na anak ng diyablo, punong-puno ka ng lahat ng uri ng pandaraya at kasamaan. Ikaw ay kaaway ng bawat katuwiran. Hindi ka ba talaga titigil sa pagbabaluktot sa mga tuwid na daan ng Diyos?
“You [(sg)] are serving the devil and you oppose everything that is good! You are always lying [to people] and doing [other] evil things to them. (You must stop saying that the truth about the Lord [God is a lot of lies!]/When will you stop changing what is true about the Lord [God and saying] what is not true about him?) [RHQ]
11 Ngayon tingnan mo, ang kamay ng Panginoon ay nasa iyo at ikaw ay mabubulag. Pansamantala mo munang hindi makikita ang araw.” At biglang nagdilim ang paningin ni Elimas, nagsimula siyang lumibot na humihiling sa mga tao na siya ay akayin sa pamamagitan ng kanilang mga kamay.
Right now the Lord [God] [MTY] is going to punish you! You will become blind and not [even] be able to see light for [some] time.” At once he became [blind, as though he was] in a dark mist, and he groped about, searching for someone [to hold him by the] hand and lead him.
12 Pagkatapos na makita ng gobernador kung ano ang nangyari, siya ay naniwala, dahil namangha siya sa katuruan tungkol sa Panginoon.
When the governor saw what had happened [to Elymas], he believed [in the Lord Jesus]. He was amazed by [what Paul and Barnabas] were teaching about the Lord [Jesus].
13 Naglayag ngayon si Pablo at ang kaniyang mga kaibigan mula Pafos at dumating sa Perga ng Panfilia. Ngunit iniwan sila ni Juan at bumalik sa Jerusalem.
[After that], Paul and the two men with him went by ship from Paphos to Perga [port] in Pamphylia [province. At Perga] John [Mark] left them and returned to [his home in] Jerusalem.
14 Naglakbay si Pablo at ang kaniyang mga kaibigan mula Perga at nakarating sa Antioquia ng Pisidia. Doon ay pumunta sila sa loob ng sinagoga sa Araw ng Pamamahinga at umupo.
Then Paul and Barnabas traveled [by land] from Perga, and arrived in Antioch [city] near Pisidia [district in Galatia province]. (On the Sabbath/On the Jewish rest day) they entered the synagogue/the Jewish meeting place and sat down.
15 Nang matapos ang pagbabasa ng kautusan at ng mga propeta, nagbigay ang mga pinuno ng sinagoga ng mensahe sa kanila na sinasabi, “Mga kapatid, kung mayroon kayong mensahe ng pampalakas loob sa mga tao dito, sabihin ninyo ito.”
[Someone] read [aloud] from what [Moses had written. Then someone read from what the other] prophets [had written] [MTY]. Then the leaders of the Jewish meeting place gave [someone this] note [to take] to Paul and Barnabas: “Fellow Jews, if [one of] you wants to speak to the people [here] to encourage them, please speak [to us(exc) now].”
16 Kaya tumayo si Pablo at sumenyas sa pamamagitan ng kaniyang kamay, sinabi niya, “Mga taga-Israel at kayo na gumagalang sa Diyos, makinig kayo.
So Paul stood up and motioned with his right hand [so that the people would listen to him]. Then he said, “Fellow Israelis and you [non-Jewish people] who [also] worship God, [please] listen [to me]!
17 Ang Diyos ng mga taong ito sa Israel ang pumili sa ating mga ninuno at pinarami ang mga tao nang nanatili sila sa Egipto, at sa pamamagitan ng pagtaas ng kaniyang kamay ay pinangunahan niya sila na makalabas mula dito.
God, whom we [(inc)] Israelis worship, chose our ancestors [to be his people], and he caused them to become very numerous while they were foreigners living in Egypt. [Then after many years], God helped them [MTY] powerfully and led them out of there.
18 Sa halos apatnapung taon nagtiis siya na kasama nila sa ilang.
[Even though they repeatedly disobeyed him, he] cared for them for about 40 years [while they were] in the desert.
19 Pagkatapos niyang wasakin ang pitong bansa sa lupain ng Canaan, ipinagkaloob niya sa ating mga tao ang kanilang lupain bilang pamana.
He [enabled the Israelis] to conquer seven tribal groups [who were then living] in Canaan [region], and he gave their land to us Israelis for us to possess.
20 Naganap ang lahat ng pangyayaring ito sa loob ng apat na raan at limampung taon. Matapos ang lahat ng bagay na ito, binigyan sila ng Diyos ng mga hukom hanggang kay Samuel na propeta.
[Our ancestors began to possess Canaan] about 450 years after [their ancestors had arrived in Egypt].” Acts 13:20b-22 “After that, God appointed leaders [to rule the Israeli people. Those leaders continued to rule our people] until the time when the prophet Samuel [ruled them].
21 Pagkatapos nito, humingi ang mga tao ng isang hari, kaya ibinigay ng Diyos sa kanila si Saul na anak ni Cis, isang lalaki mula sa lipi ni Benjamin sa loob ng apatnapung taon.
Then, [while Samuel was still their leader], the people demanded that he [appoint] a king [to rule them. So] God appointed Saul, the son of Kish, from the tribe of Benjamin, [to be their king]. He [ruled them] for 40 years.
22 Nang matapos siyang alisin ng Diyos sa pagiging hari, hinirang niya si David upang maging kanilang hari. Sinabi ito ng Diyos tungkol kay David, 'Natagpuan ko si David na anak ni Jesse isang lalaking malapit sa aking puso, gagawin niya ang lahat ng aking naisin.'
After God had rejected Saul [from being king], he appointed David to be their king. God said about him, ‘I have observed that David, son of Jesse, is exactly the kind of man that I desire [IDM]. He will do [everything that] I want [him to do].’”
23 Mula sa kaapu-apuhan ng lalaking ito ay dinala ng Diyos sa Israel ang isang tagapagligtas na si Jesus, katulad ng kaniyang ipinangakong gagawin.
“From [among] David’s descendants, God brought one of them, Jesus, to [us] Israeli people to save us, just like he had told [David and our other ancestors] that he would do.
24 Nagsimula itong mangyari bago dumating si Jesus, unang ipinahayag ni Juan ang bautismo ng pagsisisi sa lahat ng tao sa Israel.
Before Jesus began his work, John [the Baptizer] preached to all of our Israeli people [who came to him. He told them] that they should turn away from their sinful behavior [and ask God to forgive them. Then he] would baptize them.
25 At nang matatapos na ni Juan ang kaniyang gawain, sinabi niya 'Sino ba ako sa akala ninyo? Ako ay hindi siya. Ngunit makinig kayo, may isang darating na kasunod ko, hindi man lang ako karapat-dapat na magtanggal ng kaniyang sandalyas.'
When John was about to finish the work [that God gave him to do], he frequently said [to the people], ‘Do you think [RHQ] that I am [the Messiah whom God promised to send]? No, I am not. But listen! The Messiah will [soon] come. [He is so much greater than I am that] I am not [even] important enough to be his slave [MET].’”
26 Mga kapatid, mga anak na mula sa lipi ni Abraham at ang mga kasama ninyo na sumasamba sa Diyos, ito ay para sa atin kaya ipinadala ang mensaheng ito tungkol sa kaligtasan.
“Fellow Israelis, you who are descendants of Abraham, and [you non-Jewish people who] also worship God, [please listen! It is] to [all of] us that [God] has sent the message about [how he] saves people.
27 Para sa kanila na taga-Jerusalem, at sa kanilang mga pinuno, na hindi totoong nakakakilala sa kaniya, ni hindi talaga nila nauunawaan ang tinig ng mga propeta habang binabasa tuwing Araw ng Pamamahinga; kaya natupad nila ang mga mensahe ng mga propeta sa pamamagitan ng paghatol kay Jesus sa kamatayan.
The people who were living in Jerusalem and their rulers did not realize that this man [Jesus was the one whom God had sent to save them]. Although messages from [MTY] the prophets have been read [aloud] {someone has read [aloud] messages from [MTY] the prophets} every (Sabbath/Jewish day of rest), they did not understand [what the prophets wrote about the Messiah. So] the [Jewish leaders] condemned Jesus [to die], which was just like the prophets predicted.
28 Kahit pa wala silang natagpuang dahilan upang patayin siya, hiniling nila kay Pilato na siya ay patayin.
[Many people accused Jesus of doing wicked things], but they could not prove that he had done anything for which he deserved to die. They insistently asked Pilate [the governor] to command that Jesus be executed {to command soldiers to execute Jesus}. [So Pilate did what they asked him to do].
29 At nang natupad na nilang lahat ang mga bagay na isinulat tungkol sa kaniya, siya ay kanilang ibinaba mula sa puno at inihiga sa isang libingan.
They did [to Jesus] all the things that [the prophets long ago had] written [that people would do to] him. [They killed Jesus by nailing him to a cross. Then] his body was taken {[some people took] his body} down from the cross and placed it in a tomb.
30 Ngunit binuhay siya ng Diyos mula sa mga patay.
However, God (raised him from the dead/caused him to live again after he had died)
31 Nakita siya sa loob ng maraming araw ng mga sumama sa kaniya mula Galilea hanggang Jerusalem. Ang mga taong ito ang naging mga saksi niya ngayon sa mga tao.
and for many days he [repeatedly] appeared to [his followers] who had come along with him from Galilee [province] to Jerusalem. Those [who saw him] are telling the [Jewish] people about him now.”
32 Kaya dala namin sa inyo ang magandang balita tungkol sa mga pangakong ibinigay sa ating mga ninuno.
“[Right] now we [two] are proclaiming to you this good message. We want to tell you that God has fulfilled what he promised to [our Jewish] ancestors!
33 Iningatan ng Diyos ang mga pangakong ito sa atin na kanilang mga anak, na kung saan binuhay niya si Jesus mula sa mga patay. Ito din ang naisulat sa ikalawang awit: 'Ikaw ang aking Anak, at ngayon ako ay iyong magiging Ama.'
He has now done that for us [(inc) who are] their descendants, [and also for you who are not Jews], by causing Jesus to live again. That is just like what [David] wrote in the second Psalm that [God said when he was sending his Son], You [(sg)] are my Son; Today I have shown everyone [that I really am] your Father.
34 Tungkol din naman sa katotohanang binuhay siya mula sa mga patay upang hindi mabulok ang kaniyang katawan, nagsalita siya ng katulad nito: 'Ipagkakaloob ko saiyo ang banal at maaasahang mga pagpapala ni David.'
[God] has (raised [the Messiah] from the dead/caused [the Messiah] to live again after he had died) and will never let him die again. [Concerning that, God] said [to our Jewish ancestors], ‘I will surely help you, as I [promised] David [that I would do].’
35 Ito rin ay kung bakit niya sinabi sa iba pang awit, 'Hindi mo pahihintulutan na makitang mabulok ang iyong Nag-iisang Banal.'
So [in writing] another [Psalm, David] said this [to God about the Messiah]: ‘Because I am devoted to you and always obey [you, when I die] you [(sg)] will not let my body decay.’
36 Nang matapos paglingkuran ni David ang kaniyang sariling salinlahi sa mga nais ng Diyos, nakatulog siya, kasama nang kaniyang mga ama, at nabulok,
While David was living, he did what God wanted him to do. And when he died [EUP], his [body] was buried, [as] his ancestors’ [bodies had been buried], and his body decayed. [So he could not have been speaking about himself in this Psalm].
37 ngunit siya na binuhay ng Diyos ay hindi nabulok.
[Instead, he was speaking about Jesus. Jesus also died], but God (raised him from the dead/caused him to live again), and [therefore] his body did not decay.”
38 Kaya dapat ninyo itong malaman, mga kapatid, na sa pamamagitan ng taong ito ay naipahahayag sa inyo ang kapatawaran ng mga kasalanan.
“Therefore, [my] fellow Israelis [and other friends], it is important for you to know that [we(exc)] are declaring to you [that God] can forgive you for your sins as a result of [what] Jesus [has done]. Because of [what] Jesus [has done], [God] considers that everyone who believes [in Jesus] is no longer guilty (OR, the record has been erased {[God] has erased the record}) concerning everything that they [have done that displeased God. But] when [God] does [that for you], it is not as a result of [your obeying] the laws [that] Moses [wrote].
39 Sa pamamagitan niya ang bawat isang mananampalataya ay pinawalang-sala mula sa lahat ng bagay na hindi kayang maipawalang-sala sa inyo sa kautusan ni Moises.
40 Kaya't mag-ingat kayo na hindi mangyari sa inyo ang sinabi ng mga propeta:
Therefore be careful that [God] does not judge you [MTY], as one of the prophets said [MTY] that God would do!
41 'Tingnan ninyo, mga mapang-alipusta, at mamangha kayo at saka mamamatay sapagkat isasagawa ko ang gawain sa inyong mga araw, isang gawaing hindi ninyo paniniwalaan kailanman, kahit pa mayroong maghayag nito sa inyo.'''
[The prophet wrote that God said], You who ridicule [me], you will [certainly] be astonished [when you see what I am doing], and [then] you will be destroyed. You will be astonished because I will do something [terrible to you] while you are living. You would not believe [that I would do that] even though someone told you!”
42 Habang paalis na sina Pablo at Bernabe, nagmakaawa sa kanila ang mga tao kung maaari nilang sabihin muli ang katulad na mensahe sa susunod na Araw ng Pamamahinga.
After Paul [finished speaking], while he and Barnabas were leaving the Jewish meeting place, [many of] the people there repeatedly requested that on the next (Sabbath/Jewish day of rest) [the two of them] should speak to them [again] about those things [that Paul had just told them].
43 Nang matapos na ang pagpupulong sa sinagoga, marami sa mga Judio at mga taong nagbago ng paniniwala ang sumunod kina Pablo at Bernabe, na nagsalita sa kanila at nanghikayat na magpatuloy sa biyaya ng Diyos.
After they began to leave [that meeting], many [of them] went along with Paul and Barnabas. They consisted of Jews and also of non-Jews who had accepted the things that the Jews believe. Paul and Barnabas continued talking to them, and were urging them to continue [believing the message that] God kindly [forgives people’s sins because of what Jesus did].
44 Nang sumunod na Araw ng Pamamahinga, halos ang buong lungsod ay nagsama-samang nagkatipon upang makinig ng salita ng Panginoon.
On the next Jewish rest day, most of the [people in Antioch came to] the Jewish meeting place to hear [Paul and Barnabas] speak about the Lord [Jesus].
45 Nang makita ng mga Judio ang maraming tao, napuno sila ng pagka-inggit at nagsalita laban sa mga bagay na ipinahayag ni Pablo at ininsulto siya.
But [the leaders of] [SYN] the Jews became extremely jealous, because they saw that large crowds of [non-Jewish people were coming to hear Paul and Barnabas. So] they began to contradict the things that Paul was saying [and also] to insult [him].
46 Ngunit matapang na nagsalita sina Pablo at Bernabe at sinabi, “Kinakailangan muna na ang salita ng Diyos ay maibahagi sa inyo. Ngunit nakikita kong itinutulak ninyo ito palayo sa inyong sarili at itinuturing ang inyong sarili na hindi karapat-dapat sa buhay na walang hanggan, tingnan ninyo, pupunta kami sa mga Gentil. (aiōnios )
Then, speaking very boldly, Paul and Barnabas said [to those Jewish leaders], “[We two] had to speak the message from God [about Jesus] to you [Jews] first [before we proclaim it to non-Jews, because God commanded us to do that. But] you are rejecting God’s message. [By doing that], you have shown that you are not worthy (to have eternal life/to live eternally [with God]). [Therefore], we are leaving [you, and now we] will go to the non-Jewish people [to tell them the message from God]. (aiōnios )
47 Sapagkat iniutos sa amin ng Panginoon, na nagsasabi, 'Inilagay ko kayo bilang ilaw sa mga Gentil upang kayo ay magdala ng kaligtasan sa mga pinakadulong bahagi ng mundo.”'
[We are doing that also] because the Lord [God] has commanded us [to do it]. He said to us, ‘I have appointed you [to reveal things about me] to non-Jewish people [MET] that will be [like] a light to them. [I have appointed] you to tell people everywhere [MTY] in the world [about the one who came] to save [them].’”
48 Nang narinig ito ng mga Gentil, nagalak sila at pinuri ang salita ng Panginoon. Nanampalataya ang mga naitalaga sa buhay na walang hanggan. (aiōnios )
While the non-Jewish people were listening [to those words], they began to rejoice, and they repeatedly said that the message about the Lord [Jesus] was wonderful. And all of the non-Jewish people whom [God] had chosen (to have eternal [life/to live eternally with God]) believed [the message about the Lord Jesus]. (aiōnios )
49 Lumaganap ang salita ng Panginoon sa buong rehiyon.
[At that time, many of the believers] traveled around throughout that region. As they did that, they were proclaiming the message about the Lord [Jesus] [MTY].
50 Ngunit hinikayat ng mga Judio ang mga relihiyoso at mga mahahalagang babae, gayon din ang mga lalaking namumuno sa lungsod. Nagdulot ito ng matinding pag-uusig laban kina Pablo at Bernabe at itinaboy sila hanggang sa hangganan ng kanilang lungsod.
However, [some leaders of] [SYN] the Jews incited the most important men in the city, and [some] important/influential women who had accepted what the Jews believe, to oppose [Paul and Barnabas. So those non-Jewish people] incited [other people also] to persecute Paul and Barnabas. As a result they expelled the two men from their region.
51 Ngunit ipinagpag nina Pablo at Bernabe ang alikabok mula sa kanilang mga paa laban sa kanila. Pumunta sila sa lungsod ng Iconio.
So, [as the two apostles were leaving, they] shook the dust from their feet [to show those Jewish leaders that God had rejected them and would punish them. They left Antioch] and went to Iconium [city].
52 At napuno ang mga alagad ng kagalakan at ng Banal na Espiritu.
Meanwhile, the believers [in Antioch] continued to rejoice greatly, and they continued to be completely controlled by the Holy Spirit.