¹Some men came down from Judea and taught the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised after the custom of Moses, you can’t be saved.”

¹In pridejo nekateri iz Judeje in uče brate: Če se ne obrežete po šegi Mojzesovi, se ne morete zveličati.

²Therefore when Paul and Barnabas had no small discord and discussion with them, they appointed Paul and Barnabas, and some others of them, to go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders about this question.

²Ko je torej nastal razpor in sta se Pavel in Barnaba nemalo prepirala ž njimi, sklenejo, da naj gredo Pavel in Barnaba in nekateri drugi izmed njih gori k apostolom in starejšinam v Jeruzalem zaradi tega vprašanja.

³They, being sent on their way by the assembly, passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles. They caused great joy to all the brothers. The word for “brothers” here and where the context allows may also be correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or “siblings.”

³Ko jih je torej cerkev spremila, so šli skozi Fenicijo in Samarijo, pripovedujoč izpreobrnjenje poganov, in so s tem napravljali veliko radost vsem bratom.

⁴When they had come to Jerusalem, they were received by the assembly and the apostles and the elders, and they reported all things that God had done with them.

⁴Ko so pa dospeli v Jeruzalem, so jih ljubeznivo sprejeli cerkev in apostoli in starejšine, in sporočili so, koliko reči je Bog ž njimi storil.

⁵But some of the sect of the Pharisees who believed rose up, saying, “It is necessary to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses.”

⁵Ali vstane jih nekaj od ločine farizejev, ki so bili vero sprejeli, in reko: Obrezovati se morajo, in naročiti se mora, naj izpolnjujejo postavo Mojzesovo.

⁶The apostles and the elders were gathered together to see about this matter.

⁶In apostoli in starejšine se zbero, da presodijo to reč.

⁷When there had been much discussion, Peter rose up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that a good while ago God made a choice among you, that by my mouth the nations should hear the word of the Good News, and believe.

⁷Ko so se pa že mnogo prepirali, vstane Peter in jim reče: Možje in bratje! Vi veste, da je od prvih dni Bog med vami izbral, da bi po mojih ustih slišali pogani besedo evangelija in sprejeli vero.

⁸God, who knows the heart, testified about them, giving them the Holy Spirit, just like he did to us.

⁸In Bog, ki pozna srca, je izpričal zanje, davši jim svetega Duha, kakor tudi nam,

⁹He made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith.

⁹in nobenega razločka ni postavil med nami in njimi, ko je po veri očistil njih srca.

¹⁰Now therefore why do you tempt God, that you should put a yoke on the neck of the disciples which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?

¹⁰Sedaj torej, kaj izkušate Boga, da nakladate učencem jarem na vrat, ki ga ne očetje naši, ne mi nismo mogli prenašati?

¹¹But we believe that we are saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, TR adds “Christ” just as they are.”

¹¹Temuč verujemo, da se po milosti Gospoda Jezusa Kristusa zveličamo prav tako, kakor tudi oni.

¹²All the multitude kept silence, and they listened to Barnabas and Paul reporting what signs and wonders God had done among the nations through them.

¹²Vsa množica pa umolkne; in poslušajo Barnaba in Pavla, ki pripovedujeta, kolika znamenja in čudeže je Bog storil po njiju med pogani.

¹³After they were silent, James answered, “Brothers, listen to me.

¹³Ko sta pa umolknila, izpregovori Jakob in reče: Možje in bratje, čujte me!

¹⁴Simeon has reported how God first visited the nations, to take out of them a people for his name.

¹⁴Simon je povedal, kako je Bog najprvo obiskal pogane, da bi izmed njih prejel ljudstvo imenu svojemu.

¹⁵This agrees with the words of the prophets. As it is written,

¹⁵In s tem se ujemajo besede prorokov, kakor je pisano:

¹⁶‘After these things I will return. I will again build the tabernacle of David, which has fallen. I will again build its ruins. I will set it up,

¹⁶„Potem se vrnem in zopet zgradim dom Davidov, ki je padel: in razvaline njegove zopet sezidam in ga postavim,

¹⁷That the rest of men may seek after the Lord; All the Gentiles who are called by my name, Says the Lord, who does all these things. Amos 9:11-12

¹⁷da ljudje, ki ostanejo, poiščejo Gospoda in vsi pogani, ki se je nad njimi klicalo ime moje:

¹⁸pravi Gospod, ki to, od vekomaj znano, izvršuje“.

¹⁹“Therefore my judgment is that we don’t trouble those from among the Gentiles who turn to God,

¹⁹Zato sodim jaz, naj se ne nadlegujejo ti, ki se izmed poganov izpreobrnejo k Bogu;

²⁰but that we write to them that they abstain from the pollution of idols, from sexual immorality, from what is strangled, and from blood.

²⁰ali naj se jim piše, da naj se zdržujejo ognušenja z maliki in nečistosti in zadavljenega in krvi.

²¹For Moses from generations of old has in every city those who preach him, being read in the synagogues every Sabbath.”

²¹Kajti Mojzes jih ima od starodavnih časov dosti po vseh mestih, ki ga oznanjujejo, ko se vsako soboto njegova postava čita po shodnicah.

²²Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole assembly, to choose men out of their company, and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas: Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, chief men among the brothers. The word for “brothers” here and where the context allows may also be correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or “siblings.”

²²Tedaj so apostoli in starejšine z vso cerkvijo sklenili izvoliti može izmed sebe in poslati v Antiohijo s Pavlom in Barnabom: Juda, s priimkom Barsaba, in Sila, ki sta bila voditelja med brati.

²³They wrote these things by their hand: “The apostles, the elders, and the brothers, to the brothers who are of the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: greetings.

²³In poslali so po njih to pismo: apostoli in starejšine in bratje pozdravljajo brate izmed poganov, ki so po Antiohiji in Siriji in Ciliciji.

²⁴Because we have heard that some who went out from us have troubled you with words, unsettling your souls, saying, ‘You must be circumcised and keep the law,’ to whom we gave no commandment;

²⁴Slišali smo, da so nekateri izmed nas izšli in so vas zbegali s svojim govorjenjem in zmotili duše vaše, katerim nismo ničesar naročili;

²⁵it seemed good to us, having come to one accord, to choose out men and send them to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,

²⁵zato smo sklenili, ene misli zbrani, izvoliti može in poslati k vam z ljubljenima našima Barnabom in Pavlom,

²⁶men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

²⁶človekoma, ki sta žrtvovala življenje svoje za ime Gospoda našega Jezusa Kristusa.

²⁷We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who themselves will also tell you the same things by word of mouth.

²⁷Poslali smo torej Juda in Sila, ki bosta tudi sama ustno isto povedala.

²⁸For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay no greater burden on you than these necessary things:

²⁸Vzvidelo se je namreč svetemu Duhu in nam, nobenega bremena vam več ne nakladati, razen teh potrebnih reči:

²⁹that you abstain from things sacrificed to idols, from blood, from things strangled, and from sexual immorality, from which if you keep yourselves, it will be well with you. Farewell.”

²⁹da se zdržujte malikom darovanega in krvi in zadavljenega in nečistosti. Če se boste tega varovali, boste prav delali. Zdravi!

³⁰So, when they were sent off, they came to Antioch. Having gathered the multitude together, they delivered the letter.

³⁰Poslanci so torej, ko so jih bili odpravili, prišli v Antiohijo; pa zbero množico in izroče pismo.

³¹When they had read it, they rejoiced over the encouragement.

³¹Ko so ga pa prebrali, so se razveselili te tolažbe.

³²Judas and Silas, also being prophets themselves, encouraged the brothers with many words, and strengthened them.

³²A Juda in Sila, ki sta bila tudi proroka, sta tolažila in utrjevala brate z mnogimi besedami.

³³After they had spent some time there, they were sent back with greetings from the brothers to the apostles.

³³In ko sta nekaj časa tu prebila, so ju odpustili bratje v miru k tem, ki so ju bili poslali. [

³⁴ Some manuscripts add: But it seemed good to Silas to stay there.

³⁴Sklenil je pa Sila tam ostati.]

³⁵But Paul and Barnabas stayed in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.

³⁵A Pavel in Barnaba sta se pomudila v Antiohiji in sta učila in oznanjevala besedo Gospodovo še z mnogimi drugimi.

³⁶After some days Paul said to Barnabas, “Let’s return now and visit our brothers in every city in which we proclaimed the word of the Lord, to see how they are doing.”

³⁶Čez nekoliko dni pa reče Pavel Barnabu: Vrniva se in obiščiva brate po vseh mestih, ki sva v njih oznanila besedo Gospodovo, da vidiva, kako se jim godi.

³⁷Barnabas planned to take John, who was called Mark, with them also.

³⁷Barnaba je pa hotel, da bi vzela s seboj tudi Janeza, ki se je imenoval Marko.

³⁸But Paul didn’t think that it was a good idea to take with them someone who had withdrawn from them in Pamphylia, and didn’t go with them to do the work.

³⁸Pavlu pa se je bolje zdelo, da tega, ki se je ločil od njiju v Pamfiliji in ni šel ž njima na delo, ne bi jemala s seboj.

³⁹Then the contention grew so sharp that they separated from each other. Barnabas took Mark with him, and sailed away to Cyprus,

³⁹In nastane razpor, tako da se ločita drug od drugega, in Barnaba vzame Marka in se odpelje po morju na Ciper.

⁴⁰but Paul chose Silas, and went out, being commended by the brothers to the grace of God.

⁴⁰A Pavel si izbere Sila in odpotuje, priporočen milosti Božji od bratov.In hodil je po Siriji in Ciliciji in je utrjeval cerkve.

⁴¹He went through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the assemblies.

⁴¹In hodil je po Siriji in Ciliciji in je utrjeval cerkve.