¹Now the apostles and the brothers The word for “brothers” here and where context allows may also be correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or “siblings.” who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God.

¹ Bi loolu amee ndaw yi ak bokk yi nekk ci diiwaanu Yude, dégg nañu ne, ñi dul Yawut nangu nañu kàddug Yàlla.

²When Peter had come up to Jerusalem, those who were of the circumcision contended with him,

² Bi Piyeer demee Yerusalem nag, kureelu Yawut gi farataal xaraf, di werante ak moom ne ko:

³saying, “You went in to uncircumcised men, and ate with them!”

³ «Lu tax nga dem ca këru ñu xarafal, bay lekk sax ak ñoom?»

⁴But Peter began, and explained to them in order, saying,

⁴ Noonu Piyeer daldi leen benn-bennal mbir mi, nettali leen ko

⁵“I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision: a certain container descending, like it was a great sheet let down from heaven by four corners. It came as far as me.

⁵ ne: «Nekkoon naa ca dëkku Yope, di fa ñaan ci Yàlla, ba far sama xol seey ci moom; noonu ma am peeñu: lu mel ni sér bu mag wàcc, jóge ci asamaan, ñu yoor ko ca ñeenti laf ya, mu ñëw ba ci man.

⁶When I had looked intently at it, I considered, and saw the four-footed animals of the earth, wild animals, creeping things, and birds of the sky.

⁶ Ma xool ko jàkk, seetlu ko bu baax, ma gis ca boroom ñeenti tànk yu nekk ci kaw suuf, di rabi àll yi, yiy raam ak picci asamaan.

⁷I also heard a voice saying to me, ‘Rise, Peter, kill and eat!’

⁷ Te dégg naa baat bu ma ne: “Jógal Piyeer, rey te lekk.”

⁸But I said, ‘Not so, Lord, for nothing unholy or unclean has ever entered into my mouth.’

⁸ Waaye ma tontu ne: “Mukk Boroom bi, ndax dara lu daganul mbaa lu araam musul a dugg ci sama gémmiñ.”

⁹But a voice answered me the second time out of heaven, ‘What God has cleansed, don’t you call unclean.’

⁹ Waaye ñaareel bi yoon baat bi dellu ne ma: “Lu Yàlla sellal, bu ko araamal.”

¹⁰This was done three times, and all were drawn up again into heaven.

¹⁰ Loolu am ba muy ñetti yoon, ba noppi ñu ne cas lépp, jëme asamaan.

¹¹Behold, immediately three men stood before the house where I was, having been sent from Caesarea to me.

¹¹ «Ca saa sa ñetti góor, ña ñu yebal ci man, jóge Sesare, agsi ca kër ga ma dal.

¹²The Spirit told me to go with them, without discriminating. These six brothers also accompanied me, and we entered into the man’s house.

¹² Te Xel mi ne ma: “Àndal ak ñoom, te bu ci werante.” Juróom-benni bokk, yi fi teew, gunge woon nañu ma, ba nu dugg ca kër góor googu.

¹³He told us how he had seen the angel standing in his house, and saying to him, ‘Send to Joppa, and get Simon, whose surname is Peter,

¹³ Mu nettali nu ne, gis na malaaka, feeñu ko ca këram ne ko: “Yónneel ca dëkku Yope, woolu Simoŋ, mi ñu dàkkentale Piyeer.

¹⁴who will speak to you words by which you will be saved, you and all your house.’

¹⁴ Dina la xamal ay wax yu lay musal, yaw ak sa waa kër gépp.”

¹⁵As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them, even as on us at the beginning.

¹⁵ «Bi ma tàmbalee wax nag, Xel mu Sell mi wàcc ci ñoom, ni mu wàcce woon ci nun bu jëkk.

¹⁶I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said, ‘John indeed baptized in water, but you will be baptized in the Holy Spirit.’

¹⁶ Bi loolu amee ma fàttaliku li Boroom bi wax ne: “Yaxya ci ndox la daan sóobe, waaye yéen dees na leen sóob ci Xel mu Sell mi.”

¹⁷If then God gave to them the same gift as us, when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I, that I could withstand God?”

¹⁷ Gannaaw nag Yàlla jagleel na leen may, gi mu nu mayoon, bi nu gëmee Yeesu Kirist Boroom bi, man maay kan, bay tebbi àtteb Yàlla?»

¹⁸When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, “Then God has also granted to the Gentiles repentance to life!”

¹⁸ Bi ñu déggee loolu, amuñu dara lu ñu ca teg, ñu daldi màggal Yàlla ne: «Yàlla nag may na ñi dul Yawut it ñu tuub seeni bàkkaar, ba am dund gu wóor gi.»

¹⁹They therefore who were scattered abroad by the oppression that arose about Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except to Jews only.

¹⁹ Ñi tasoon nag ndax fitna, ji amoon gannaaw Ecen, ñu dem ba diiwaanu Fenisi, ci dunu Sipar ak ca dëkku Ancos, di wax kàddu gi, waaye yemale ko ci Yawut yi.

²⁰But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who, when they had come to Antioch, spoke to the Hellenists, A Hellenist is someone who keeps Greek customs and culture. preaching the Lord Jesus.

²⁰ Moona amoon na ci ñoom ay niti Sipar ak dëkku Siren, ñu ñëw ci Ancos, ba seen wax law ci Gereg yi it, ñu di leen xamal xebaar bu baax bu Yeesu Boroom bi.

²¹The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number believed and turned to the Lord.

²¹ Te loxob Boroom bi ànd ak ñoom, ba mbooloo mu mag gëm te woññiku ci Boroom bi.

²²The report concerning them came to the ears of the assembly which was in Jerusalem. They sent out Barnabas to go as far as Antioch,

²² Ba mbir ma siiwee, ba àgg ci noppi mbooloom ñi gëm ci Yerusalem, ñu yebal Barnabas ba Ancos.

²³who, when he had come, and had seen the grace of God, was glad. He exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they should remain near to the Lord.

²³ Bi mu agsee nag, ba gis yiw, wi leen Yàlla may, mu bég ci te di leen xiir, ñu wàkkirlu ci Boroom bi te dogu ci.

²⁴For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith, and many people were added to the Lord.

²⁴ Ndaxte nit ku baax la woon te fees ak Xel mu Sell mi ak ngëm; noonu mbooloo mu bare dolliku ci Boroom bi.

²⁵Barnabas went out to Tarsus to look for Saul.

²⁵ Gannaaw loolu Barnabas dem ca dëkku Tars, di wut Sool.

²⁶When he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. It happened, that for a whole year they were gathered together with the assembly, and taught many people. The disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.

²⁶ Bi mu ko gisee, mu indi ko Ancos. Noonu atum lëmm ñu bokk ak mbooloom ñi gëm, di jàngal nit ñu bare. Te ci Ancos lañu jëkk a tudde taalibe ya Gaayi Kirist.

²⁷Now in these days, prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.

²⁷ Ca fan yooyu ay yonent jóge Yerusalem, ñëw Ancos.

²⁸One of them named Agabus stood up, and indicated by the Spirit that there should be a great famine all over the world, which also happened in the days of Claudius.

²⁸ Kenn ci ñoom tudd Agabus jóg, mu yégle jaarale ko ci Xelu Yàlla mi ne, xiif bu metti dina daj àddina sépp. Loolu nag amoon na ca ayug buur bu ñuy wax Këlódd.

²⁹As any of the disciples had plenty, each determined to send relief to the brothers who lived in Judea;

²⁹ Kon taalibe ya fas yéenee sàkk ndimbal, jëme ca bokk ya dëkk diiwaanu Yude, ku nekk ak sa kem-kàttan.

³⁰which they also did, sending it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.

³⁰ Noonu lañu def nag, teg ko ci loxoy Barnabas ak Sool, yónnee ko njiit ya.