¹Now in the assembly that was at Antioch there were some prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen the foster brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

¹Sa' xyânkeb laj pâbanel aran Antioquía cuanqueb profeta ut cuanqueb aj tzolonel. A'aneb a'in: laj Bernabé, laj Simón li neque'xye Niger re, laj Lucio Cirene xtenamit, laj Manaén li quiq'uiresîc riq'uin laj Herodes li acuabej, ut laj Saulo.

²As they served the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, “Separate Barnabas and Saul for me, for the work to which I have called them.”

²Nak yôqueb chi tijoc chiru li Dios ut chi ayunic, li Santil Musik'ej quixye reheb: -Q'uehomakeb xjuneseb laj Saulo ut laj Bernabé re nak te'xbânu li c'anjel a'in li sic'bileb cui' ru inban, chan.

³Then, when they had fasted and prayed and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.

³Que'xbânu lix ayûn ut que'tijoc nak que'xq'ue li ruk'eb sa' xbêneb laj Saulo ut laj Bernabé. Tojo'nak que'xchak'rabiheb.

⁴So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia. From there they sailed to Cyprus.

⁴Laj Saulo ut laj Bernabé que'côeb Seleucia jo' quiyehe' reheb xban li Santil Musik'ej. Que'el aran ut que'côeb chiru ha' toj Chipre.

⁵When they were at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. They had also John as their attendant.

⁵Ut nak que'cuulac Salamina, que'xch'olob xyâlal li râtin li Dios sa' eb li cab li neque'xch'utub cui' ribeb laj judío. Ut laj Juan Marcos yô ajcui' chixtenk'anquileb.

⁶When they had gone through the island to Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Bar Jesus,

⁶Yôqueb chixbeninquil chixjunil li na'ajej li sutsu sa' ha'. Que'cuulac sa' li tenamit Pafos. Aran que'xtau jun aj tûl aj judío. Barjesús lix c'aba'. Li cuînk a'an aj balak'. Naxye nak sa' xc'aba' li Dios naâtinac. Abanan moco yâl ta.

⁷who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, a man of understanding. This man summoned Barnabas and Saul, and sought to hear the word of God.

⁷Li cuînk a'an cuan riq'uin laj Sergio Paulo, li q'uebil xcuanquil chi taklânc sa' li na'ajej a'an. Laj Sergio Paulo, li cuan xna'leb, quixtakla xbokbaleb laj Saulo ut laj Bernabé xban nak quiraj rabinquil li râtin li Dios.

⁸But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn aside the proconsul from the faith.

⁸Abanan yô chi ch'i'ch'i'înc laj Barjesús laj tûl. (Chi jalbil ru li c'aba'ej a'an naraj naxye Elimas.) Yô chixch'i'ch'i'inquileb xban nak inc'a' quiraj nak tâpâbânk laj Sergio Paulo.

⁹But Saul, who is also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, fastened his eyes on him,

⁹Xban nak cuan li Santil Musik'ej riq'uin, laj Saulo li nayeman ajcui' aj Pablo re, quixnau nak inc'a' us xna'leb laj Barjesús. Jo'can nak quixca'ya sa' ru.

¹⁰and said, “Full of all deceit and all cunning, you son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, will you not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?

¹⁰Ut quixye re: -Lâat chanchanat laj tza. Lâat aj tic'ti'. Xic' nacacuil li tîquilal. Junes balak'ic ut mâusilal nacabânu. Lâat nacapo' ru li rusilal li Kâcua'.

¹¹Now, behold, the hand of the Lord is on you, and you will be blind, not seeing the sun for a season!” Immediately a mist and darkness fell on him. He went around seeking someone to lead him by the hand.

¹¹Anakcuan li Kâcua' târakok âtin sa' âbên. Tatmutz'ok' ut najt inc'a' tâilok xnak' âcuu, chan laj Pablo. Ut sa' junpât quimoy ut quik'ojyîno' sa' xnak' ru. Quixyal xsic'bal ani tâch'ilônk re.

¹²Then the proconsul, when he saw what was done, believed, being astonished at the teaching of the Lord.

¹²Ut nak laj Sergio Paulo quiril li c'a'ru quixc'ul laj tûl, quixpâb li Kâcua'. Sachso xch'ôl chirabinquil li tijleb chirix li Kâcua'.

¹³Now Paul and his company set sail from Paphos, and came to Perga in Pamphylia. John departed from them and returned to Jerusalem.

¹³Laj Pablo que'el Pafos sa' jucub jo'queb ajcui' li rochben ut que'côeb Perge xcuênt Panfilia. Aran que'xcanab ribeb ut laj Juan Marcos quisuk'i Jerusalén.

¹⁴But they, passing on from Perga, came to Antioch of Pisidia. They went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and sat down.

¹⁴Eb a'an que'nume' Perge ut que'cuulac Antioquía xcuênt Pisidia. Sa' li hilobâl cutan que'oc sa' li cab li neque'xch'utub cui' ribeb laj judío ut que'c'ojla aran.

¹⁵After the reading of the law and the prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying, “Brothers, if you have any word of exhortation for the people, speak.”

¹⁵Eb laj c'amol be que'ril xsa' li chak'rab ut que'ril ajcui' xsa' li hu li que'xtz'îba li profeta. Ut chirix a'an que'xye re laj Pablo: -Ex kas kîtz'in, cui cuan li c'a'ru têye re xq'uebal xcacuil xch'ôleb li tenamit, takaj rabinquil anakcuan, chanqueb.

¹⁶Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand said, “Men of Israel, and you who fear God, listen.

¹⁶Quixakli laj Pablo ut quixtaksi li ruk' re xyebal reheb nak inc'a' chic te'chokînk. Quixye: -Ex aj judío ut lâex li mâcua'ex aj judío, li nequelok'oni li Kâcua', abihomak li tinye êre.

¹⁷The God of this people TR, NU add “Israel” chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they stayed as aliens in the land of Egypt, and with an uplifted arm, he led them out of it.

¹⁷Li Dios li neque'xlok'oni li ralal xc'ajol laj Israel, a'an quixsiq'ueb ru li kaxe'tônil yucua'. Quirosobtesiheb ut quixtamresiheb nak cuanqueb aran Egipto. Ut riq'uin xnimal xcuanquil quirisiheb sa' li tenamit a'an.

¹⁸For a period of about forty years he put up with them in the wilderness.

¹⁸Ca'c'âl chihab quixcuy chak rilbaleb nak yôqueb chak chi numec' sa' li chaki ch'och'.

¹⁹When he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave them their land for an inheritance, for about four hundred fifty years.

¹⁹Quixsach ruheb cuukub li xnînkal ru tenamit sa' li na'ajej Canaán ut li na'ajej a'an quicana chok' reheb laj Israel.

²⁰After these things he gave them judges until Samuel the prophet.

²⁰Chixjunil a'in quic'ulman chiru câhib ciento riq'uin mero ciento chihab. Chirix a'an li Dios quixq'ueheb aj rakol âtin chi taklânc sa' xbêneb toj qui-oc laj Samuel li profeta.

²¹Afterward they asked for a king, and God gave to them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years.

²¹Chirix chic a'an que'xtz'âma xreyeb. Ut li Dios quixq'ue laj Saúl chok' xreyeb. A'an quitaklan sa' xbêneb chiru ca'c'âl chihab. Laj Saúl a'an ralal laj Cis xcomoneb li ralal xc'ajol laj Benjamín.

²²When he had removed him, he raised up David to be their king, to whom he also testified, ‘I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after my heart, who will do all my will.’

²²Ut nak qui-isîc laj Saúl, li Dios quixq'ue laj David chok' xreyeb ut quixye: -Xinsic' ru laj David ralal laj Isaí. Nacuulac chicuu lix na'leb li cuînk a'an. A'an tixbânu chixjunil li c'a'ru nacuaj lâin, chan.

²³From this man’s seed, God has brought salvation TR, NU read “a Savior, Jesus” instead of “salvation” to Israel according to his promise,

²³Ut sa' xyânkeb li ralal xc'ajol a'an, li Dios quixq'ue chi yo'lâc li Jesús laj Colol re li tenamit Israel jo' quixyechi'i reheb.

²⁴before his coming, when John had first preached the baptism of repentance to Israel. TR, NU read “to all the people of Israel” instead of “to Israel”

²⁴Nak toj mâji' nac'ulun li Jesús, laj Juan yô chixch'olobanquil chiruheb chixjunileb laj Israel nak tento te'xyot' xch'ôl te'xjal xc'a'ux ut te'xc'ul li cubi ha'.

²⁵As John was fulfilling his course, he said, ‘What do you suppose that I am? I am not he. But behold, one comes after me the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to untie.’

²⁵Nak ac rakec' re xbânunquil lix c'anjel, laj Juan quixye, "¿Anihin lâin nak nequec'oxla? Moco lâin ta li yôquex chiroybeninquil. Châlc ban re chicuix li yôquex chiroybeninquil. A'an nim xcuanquil chicuu lâin. Moco inc'ulub ta xhitbal xc'âmal lix xâb," chan laj Juan.

²⁶Brothers, children of the stock of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, the word of this salvation is sent out to you.

²⁶Ex kas kîtz'in, lâex ralal xc'ajol laj Abraham, ut lâex li mâcua'ex aj judío li nequexucua ru li Dios, taklanbil chak chok' êre laj Colonel.

²⁷For those who dwell in Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they didn’t know him, nor the voices of the prophets which are read every Sabbath, fulfilled them by condemning him.

²⁷Li cuanqueb Jerusalén ut eb li neque'taklan sa' xbêneb li tenamit inc'a' que'xtau ru li que'xye eb li profeta. Inc'a' que'xnau nak li Jesús, a'an laj Colonel. Abanan nak que'xk'axtesi chi câmc li Jesús, quitz'akloc ru li âtin li que'xye li profeta, li na-ile' chiruheb rajlal sa' li hilobâl cutan.

²⁸Though they found no cause for death, they still asked Pilate to have him killed.

²⁸Usta inc'a' que'xtau xmâc, que'xtz'âma chiru laj Pilato nak tixq'ue chi camsîc li Jesús.

²⁹When they had fulfilled all things that were written about him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a tomb.

²⁹Nak ac xc'ul chixjunil li raylal li quiyehe' chak chirix xbaneb li profeta junxil, que'risi chiru cruz ut que'xmuk.

³⁰But God raised him from the dead,

³⁰Abanan li Dios quixcuaclesi cui'chic chi yo'yo sa' xyânkeb li camenak.

³¹and he was seen for many days by those who came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses to the people.

³¹Ut chiru nabal cutan qui-ile' ru xbaneb li que'ochbenin re junxil nak qui-el Galilea ut cô Jerusalén. Ut a'aneb chic neque'yehoc resil li que'ril reheb li tenamit anakcuan.

³²We bring you good news of the promise made to the fathers,

³²Jo'can ajcui' lâo yôco chixch'olobanquil chêru li châbil esilal a'in: nak li Dios quixcuaclesi cui'chic chi yo'yo li Jesucristo.

³³that God has fulfilled the same to us, their children, in that he raised up Jesus. As it is also written in the second psalm, ‘You are my Son. Today I have become your father.’ Psalm 2:7

³³Quitz'akloc ru chok' ke lâo li alal c'ajolbej li quixyechi'i chak li Dios reheb li kaxe'tônil yucua' junxil jo' tz'îbanbil retalil sa' li hu Salmos li naxye chi jo'ca'in: Lâat li tz'akal cualal. Anakcuan xatinq'ue sa' âcuanquil, chan li Dios. (Sal. 2:7)

³⁴“Concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he has spoken thus: ‘I will give you the holy and sure blessings of David.’ Isaiah 55:3

³⁴Quixcuaclesi cui'chic chi yo'yo sa' xyânkeb li camenak ut inc'a' chic tâcâmk jo' tz'îbanbil retalil sa' li hu Isaías li naxye chi jo'ca'in: Lâin texcuosobtesi ut tinq'ue êre li mâtan li quinyechi'i re laj David junxil. (Isa. 55:3)

³⁵Therefore he says also in another psalm, ‘You will not allow your Holy One to see decay.’ Psalm 16:10

³⁵Ut naxye ajcui' sa' li Salmos: Inc'a' tâcanab chi k'âc lix tibel lâ Santil Alal. (Sal. 16:10)

³⁶For David, after he had in his own generation served the counsel of God, fell asleep, and was laid with his fathers, and saw decay.

³⁶Relic chi yâl laj David nak toj yo'yôk quic'anjelac chiru lix tenamit jo' quiraj li Dios. Quicam ut quimuke' chixc'atk lix xe'tônil yucua' ut quik'a lix tibel.

³⁷But he whom God raised up saw no decay.

³⁷Abanan li jun li quicuaclesîc cui'chic chi yo'yo xban li Dios, a'an inc'a' quik'a lix tibel.

³⁸Be it known to you therefore, brothers The word for “brothers” here and where the context allows may also be correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or “siblings.” , that through this man is proclaimed to you remission of sins,

³⁸Jo'can ut nak chenauhak lâex, kas kîtz'in, nak nakajultica chêru nak ca'aj cui' sa' xc'aba' li Jesús li quicuacli cui'chic chi yo'yo cuan xcuybal xsachbal lê mâc.

³⁹and by him everyone who believes is justified from all things, from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses.

³⁹Inc'a' quitîcobresîc xch'ôleb li kaxe'tônil yucua' riq'uin xbânunquil li naxye sa' lix chak'rab laj Moisés, abanan anakcuan naru chic tâtîcobresîk kach'ôl riq'uin xpâbanquil li Jesús.

⁴⁰Beware therefore, lest that come on you which is spoken in the prophets:

⁴⁰Jo'can nak cheq'uehak retal chi us re nak inc'a' tâchâlk sa' êbên li raylal li que'xye chak li profetas junxil.

⁴¹‘Behold, you scoffers, and wonder, and perish; for I work a work in your days, a work which you will in no way believe, if one declares it to you.’” Habakkuk 1:5

⁴¹A'an a'in li que'xtz'îba li profeta junxil: Cherabihak, lâex li nequextz'ektânan re li cuâtin. Chisachk êna'leb ut chex-osok' ta. Lâin yôquin chixbânunquil jun li sachba ch'ôlej sa' eb li cutan a'in. Li sachba ch'ôlej li yôquin chixbânunquil inc'a' raj têpâb cui yal ani ta junak tâserak'înk êre. (Hab. 1:5)

⁴²So when the Jews went out of the synagogue, the Gentiles begged that these words might be preached to them the next Sabbath.

⁴²Nak que'el laj Pablo ut laj Bernabé sa' li cab li neque'xch'utub cui' ribeb laj judío, li mâcua'eb aj judío que'xtz'âma chiru laj Pablo nak tâchâlk cui'chic sa' li hilobâl cutan jun chic re nak tixch'olob cui'chic xyâlal chiruheb.

⁴³Now when the synagogue broke up, many of the Jews and of the devout proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas; who, speaking to them, urged them to continue in the grace of God.

⁴³Nak que'xchak'rabiheb li tenamit, nabaleb laj judío jo'queb ajcui' li que'oc sa' xyânkeb a'an que'xtâke laj Pablo ut laj Bernabé. Laj Pablo ut laj Bernabé yôqueb chixq'uebal xna'lebeb re nak te'cuânk sa' xyâlal jo' naraj li Dios.

⁴⁴The next Sabbath almost the whole city was gathered together to hear the word of God.

⁴⁴Sa' li hilobâl cutan jun chic, yal cuib oxib aj chic li inc'a' que'cuulac chi abînc nak que'xch'utub ribeb chixjunileb li cuanqueb sa' li tenamit chirabinquil li râtin li Dios li tixye laj Pablo.

⁴⁵But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with jealousy, and contradicted the things which were spoken by Paul, and blasphemed.

⁴⁵Ut nak que'ril li q'uila tenamit eb li neque'c'amoc be sa' xyânkeb laj judío, c'ajo' nak que'cako' xch'ôleb. Que'oc chixcuech'inquil laj Pablo. Que'xhob ut que'xmajecua.

⁴⁶Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, and said, “It was necessary that God’s word should be spoken to you first. Since indeed you thrust it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we turn to the Gentiles.

⁴⁶Laj Pablo ut laj Bernabé que'xye chi cauheb xch'ôl: -Relic chi yâl nak xbên cua raj êre lâex aj judío xkaye resil li râtin li Dios. Abanan lâex xetz'ektâna ut xec'oxla nak moco êc'ulub ta li junelic yu'am. Jo'can nak anakcuan takaye resil reheb li mâcua'eb aj judío.

⁴⁷For so has the Lord commanded us, saying, ‘I have set you as a light for the Gentiles, that you should bring salvation to the uttermost parts of the earth.’” Isaiah 49:6

⁴⁷Tento takaye xban nak jo'can coxtakla cui' chak li Kâcua' Dios nak quixye: Xatinxakab re tâch'olob xyâlal chiruheb li mâcua'eb aj judío ut tâye resil li colba-ib jun sut sa' ruchich'och'. (Isa. 49:6)

⁴⁸As the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of God. As many as were appointed to eternal life believed.

⁴⁸Nak que'rabi li c'a'ru quixye laj Pablo, li mâcua'eb aj judío que'saho' sa' xch'ôleb ut que'xq'ue xcuanquil li râtin li Dios. Que'pâban li jo' q'uial li quixye li Dios nak tâcuânk xyu'ameb chi junelic.

⁴⁹The Lord’s word was spread abroad throughout all the region.

⁴⁹Ut yô rabinquil resil li râtin li Dios sa' chixjunil li na'ajej a'an.

⁵⁰But the Jews stirred up the devout and prominent women and the chief men of the city, and stirred up a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and threw them out of their borders.

⁵⁰Eb laj judío que'xtacchi'i chak eb li ixk li neque'xq'ue xcuanquil lix pâbâleb, li neque'q'uehe' xlok'al jo'queb ajcui' li cuînk li cuanqueb xcuanquil sa' li tenamit. Que'xyo'ob jun ra xîc' sa' xbêneb laj Pablo ut laj Bernabé. Ut que'risiheb sa' lix tenamiteb.

⁵¹But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came to Iconium.

⁵¹Laj Pablo ut laj Bernabé que'xchik'chik'i li poks chi rokeb nak que'el sa' li tenamit re xc'utbal nak inc'a' us que'xbânu reheb. Ut chirix a'an que'côeb Iconio.Ut eb laj pâbanel c'ajo' xsahil sa' xch'ôleb ut li Santil Musik'ej cuan riq'uineb.

⁵²The disciples were filled with joy with the Holy Spirit.

⁵²Ut eb laj pâbanel c'ajo' xsahil sa' xch'ôleb ut li Santil Musik'ej cuan riq'uineb.