Actus Apostolorum, 13

1. Erant autem in ecclesia, quae erat Antiochiae, pro phetae et doctores: Barnabas et Simeon, qui vocabatur Niger, et Lucius Cyrenensis et Manaen, qui erat Herodis tetrarchae collactaneus, et Saulus.

1. Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers, Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyre'ne, Man'a-en a member of the court of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

2. Ministrantibus autem illis Domino et ieiunantibus, dixit Spiritus Sanctus: “Separate mihi Barnabam et Saulum in opus, ad quod vocavi eos”.

2. While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them."

3. Tunc ieiunantes et orantes imponentesque eis manus dimiserunt illos.

3. Then after fasting and praying they laid their hands on them and sent them off.

4. Et ipsi quidem missi ab Spiritu Sancto devenerunt Seleuciam et inde navigaverunt Cyprum

4. So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleu'cia; and from there they sailed to Cyprus.

5. et, cum venissent Salamina, praedicabant verbum Dei in synagogis Iudaeorum; habebant autem et Ioannem ministrum.

5. When they arrived at Sal'amis, they proclaimed the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. And they had John to assist them.

6. Et cum perambulassent universam insulam usque Paphum, invenerunt quendam virum magum pseudoprophetam Iudaeum, cui nomen Bariesu,

6. When they had gone through the whole island as far as Paphos, they came upon a certain magician, a Jewish false prophet, named Bar-Jesus.

7. qui erat cum proconsule Sergio Paulo, viro prudente. Hic, accitis Barnaba et Saulo, quaesivit audire verbum Dei;

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

8. resistebat autem illis Elymas, magus, sic enim interpretatur nomen eius, quaerens avertere proconsulem a fide.

8. But El'ymas the magician (for that is the meaning of his name) withstood them, seeking to turn away the proconsul from the faith.

9. Saulus autem, qui et Paulus, repletus Spiritu Sancto, intuens in eum

9. But Saul, who is also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked intently at him

10. dixit: “O plene omni dolo et omni fallacia, fili Diaboli, inimice omnis iustitiae, non desines subvertere vias Domini rectas?

10. and said, "You son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, full of all deceit and villainy, will you not stop making crooked the straight paths of the Lord?

11. Et nunc, ecce manus Domini super te; et eris caecus, non videns solem usque ad tempus”. Et confestim cecidit in eum caligo et tenebrae, et circumiens quaerebat, qui eum manum darent.

11. And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you shall be blind and unable to see the sun for a time." Immediately mist and darkness fell upon him and he went about seeking people to lead him by the hand.

12. Tunc proconsul, cum vidisset factum, credidit admirans super doctrinam Domini.

12. Then the proconsul believed, when he saw what had occurred, for he was astonished at the teaching of the Lord.

13. Et cum a Papho navigassent, qui erant cum Paulo, venerunt Pergen Pamphyliae; Ioannes autem discedens ab eis reversus est Hierosolymam.

13. Now Paul and his company set sail from Paphos, and came to Perga in Pamphyl'ia. And John left them and returned to Jerusalem;

14. Illi vero pertranseuntes, a Perge venerunt Antiochiam Pisidiae, et ingressi synagogam die sabbatorum sederunt.

14. but they passed on from Perga and came to Antioch of Pisid'ia. And on the sabbath day they went into the synagogue and sat down.

15. Post lectionem autem Legis et Prophetarum, miserunt principes synagogae ad eos dicentes: “Viri fratres, si quis est in vobis sermo exhortationis ad plebem, dicite!”.

15. After the reading of the law and the prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying, "Brethren, if you have any word of exhortation for the people, say it."

16. Surgens autem Paulus et manu silentium indicens ait: “Viri Israelitae et qui timetis Deum, audite.

16. So Paul stood up, and motioning with his hand said: "Men of Israel, and you that fear God, listen.

17. Deus plebis huius Israel elegit patres nostros et plebem exaltavit, cum essent incolae in terra Aegypti, et in brachio excelso eduxit eos ex ea;

17. The God of this people Israel chose our fathers and made the people great during their stay in the land of Egypt, and with uplifted arm he led them out of it.

18. et per quadraginta fere annorum tempus mores eorum sustinuit in deserto;

18. And for about forty years he bore with them in the wilderness.

19. et destruens gentes septem in terra Chanaan sorte distribuit terram eorum,

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

20. quasi quadringentos et quinquaginta annos. Et post haec dedit iudices usque ad Samuel prophetam.

20. And after that he gave them judges until Samuel the prophet.

21. Et exinde postulaverunt regem, et dedit illis Deus Saul filium Cis, virum de tribu Beniamin, annis quadraginta.

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

22. Et amoto illo, suscitavit illis David in regem, cui et testimonium perhibens dixit: “Inveni David filium Iesse, virum secundum cor meum, qui faciet omnes voluntates meas”.

22. And when he had removed him, he raised up David to be their king; of whom he testified and said, `I have found in David the son of Jesse a man after my heart, who will do all my will.'

23. Huius Deus ex semine secundum promissionem eduxit Israel salvatorem Iesum,

23. Of this man's posterity God has brought to Israel a Savior, Jesus, as he promised.

24. praedicante Ioanne ante adventum eius baptismum paenitentiae omni populo Israel.

24. Before his coming John had preached a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

25. Cum impleret autem Ioannes cursum suum, dicebat: “Quid me arbitramini esse? Non sum ego; sed ecce venit post me, cuius non sum dignus calceamenta pedum solvere”.

25. And as John was finishing his course, he said, `What do you suppose that I am? I am not he. No, but after me one is coming, the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to untie.'

26. Viri fratres, filii generis Abraham et qui in vobis timent Deum, nobis verbum salutis huius missum est.

26. "Brethren, sons of the family of Abraham, and those among you that fear God, to us has been sent the message of this salvation.

27. Qui enim habitabant Ierusalem et principes eorum, hunc ignorantes et voces Prophetarum, quae per omne sabbatum leguntur, iudicantes impleverunt;

27. For those who live in Jerusalem and their rulers, because they did not recognize him nor understand the utterances of the prophets which are read every sabbath, fulfilled these by condemning him.

28. et nullam causam mortis invenientes petierunt a Pilato, ut interficeretur;

28. Though they could charge him with nothing deserving death, yet they asked Pilate to have him killed.

29. cumque consummassent omnia, quae de eo scripta erant, deponentes eum de ligno posuerunt in monumento.

29. And when they had fulfilled all that was written of him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a tomb.

30. Deus vero suscitavit eum a mortuis;

30. But God raised him from the dead;

31. qui visus est per dies multos his, qui simul ascenderant cum eo de Galilaea in Ierusalem, qui nunc sunt testes eius ad plebem.

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

32. Et nos vobis evangelizamus eam, quae ad patres promissio facta est,

32. And we bring you the good news that what God promised to the fathers,

33. quoniam hanc Deus adimplevit filiis eorum, nobis resuscitans Iesum, sicut et in Psalmo secundo scriptum est: “Filius meus es tu; ego hodie genui te”.

33. this he has fulfilled to us their children by raising Jesus; as also it is written in the second psalm, `Thou art my Son, today I have begotten thee.'

34. Quod autem suscitaverit eum a mortuis, amplius iam non reversurum in corruptionem, ita dixit: “Dabo vobis sancta David fidelia”.

34. And as for the fact that he raised him from the dead, no more to return to corruption, he spoke in this way, `I will give you the holy and sure blessings of David.'

35. Ideoque et in alio dicit: “Non dabis Sanctum tuum videre corruptionem”.

35. Therefore he says also in another psalm, `Thou wilt not let thy Holy One see corruption.'

36. David enim sua generatione cum administrasset voluntati Dei, dormivit et appositus est ad patres suos et vidit corruptionem;

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

37. quem vero Deus suscitavit, non vidit corruptionem.

37. but he whom God raised up saw no corruption.

38. Notum igitur sit vobis, viri fratres, quia per hunc vobis remissio peccatorum annuntiatur; ab omnibus, quibus non potuistis in lege Moysi iustificari,

38. Let it be known to you therefore, brethren, that through this man forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you,

39. in hoc omnis, qui credit, iustificatur.

39. and by him every one that believes is freed from everything from which you could not be freed by the law of Moses.

40. Videte ergo, ne superveniat, quod dictum est in Prophetis:

40. Beware, therefore, lest there come upon you what is said in the prophets:

41. “Videte, contemptores, et admiramini et disperdimini, quia opus operor ego in diebus vestris, opus, quod non credetis, si quis enarraverit vobis!””.

41. `Behold, you scoffers, and wonder, and perish; for I do a deed in your days, a deed you will never believe, if one declares it to you.'"

42. Exeuntibus autem illis, rogabant, ut sequenti sabbato loquerentur sibi verba haec.

42. As they went out, the people begged that these things might be told them the next sabbath.

43. Cumque dimissa esset synagoga, secuti sunt multi Iudaeorum et colentium proselytorum Paulum et Barnabam, qui loquentes suadebant eis, ut permanerent in gratia Dei.

43. And when the meeting of the synagogue broke up, many Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who spoke to them and urged them to continue in the grace of God.

44. Sequenti vero sabbato paene universa civitas convenit audire verbum Domini.

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

45. Videntes autem turbas Iudaei, repleti sunt zelo; et contradicebant his, quae a Paulo dicebantur, blasphemantes.

45. But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with jealousy, and contradicted what was spoken by Paul, and reviled him.

46. Tunc audenter Paulus et Barnabas dixerunt: “Vobis oportebat primum loqui verbum Dei; sed quoniam repellitis illud et indignos vos iudicatis aeternae vitae, ecce convertimur ad gentes.

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

47. Sic enim praecepit nobis Dominus: “Posui te in lumen gentium, ut sis in salutem usque ad extremum terrae””.

47. For so the Lord has commanded us, saying, `I have set you to be a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring salvation to the uttermost parts of the earth.'"

48. Audientes autem gentes gaudebant et glorificabant verbum Domini, et crediderunt, quotquot erant praeordinati ad vitam aeternam;

48. And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and glorified the word of God; and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.

49. ferebatur autem verbum Domini per universam regionem.

49. And the word of the Lord spread throughout all the region.

50. Iudaei autem concitaverunt honestas inter colentes mulieres et primos civitatis et excitaverunt persecutionem in Paulum et Barnabam et eiecerunt eos de finibus suis.

50. But the Jews incited the devout women of high standing and the leading men of the city, and stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and drove them out of their district.

51. At illi, excusso pulvere pedum in eos, venerunt Iconium;

51. But they shook off the dust from their feet against them, and went to Ico'nium.

52. discipuli quoque replebantur gaudio et Spiritu Sancto.

52. And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.