Actus Apostolorum, 21

1. Cum autem factum esset, ut navigaremus abstracti ab eis, recto cursu venimus Cho et sequenti die Rhodum et inde Patara;

1. And when we had parted from them and set sail, we came by a straight course to Cos, and the next day to Rhodes, and from there to Pat'ara.

2. et cum invenissemus navem transfretantem in Phoenicen, ascendentes navigavimus.

2. And having found a ship crossing to Phoeni'cia, we went aboard, and set sail.

3. Cum paruissemus autem Cypro, et relinquentes eam ad sinistram navigabamus in Syriam et venimus Tyrum, ibi enim navis erat expositura onus.

3. When we had come in sight of Cyprus, leaving it on the left we sailed to Syria, and landed at Tyre; for there the ship was to unload its cargo.

4. Inventis autem discipulis, mansimus ibi diebus septem; qui Paulo dicebant per Spiritum, ne iret Hierosolymam.

4. And having sought out the disciples, we stayed there for seven days. Through the Spirit they told Paul not to go on to Jerusalem.

5. Et explicitis diebus, profecti ibamus, deducentibus nos omnibus cum uxoribus et filiis usque foras civitatem; et positis genibus in litore orantes,

5. And when our days there were ended, we departed and went on our journey; and they all, with wives and children, brought us on our way till we were outside the city; and kneeling down on the beach we prayed and bade one another farewell.

6. valefecimus invicem et ascendimus in navem; illi autem redierunt in sua.

6. Then we went on board the ship, and they returned home.

7. Nos vero, navigatione explicita, a Tyro devenimus Ptolemaida et, salutatis fratribus, mansimus die una apud illos.

7. When we had finished the voyage from Tyre, we arrived at Ptolema'is; and we greeted the brethren and stayed with them for one day.

8. Alia autem die profecti venimus Caesaream et intrantes in domum Philippi evangelistae, qui erat de septem, mansimus apud eum.

8. On the morrow we departed and came to Caesare'a; and we entered the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, and stayed with him.

9. Huic autem erant filiae quattuor virgines prophetantes.

9. And he had four unmarried daughters, who prophesied.

10. Et cum moraremur plures dies, supervenit quidam a Iudaea propheta nomine Agabus;

10. While we were staying for some days, a prophet named Ag'abus came down from Judea.

11. is cum venisset ad nos et tulisset zonam Pauli, alligans sibi pedes et manus dixit: “Haec dicit Spiritus Sanctus: Virum, cuius est zona haec, sic alligabunt in Ierusalem Iudaei et tradent in manus gentium”.

11. And coming to us he took Paul's girdle and bound his own feet and hands, and said, "Thus says the Holy Spirit, `So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man who owns this girdle and deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.'"

12. Quod cum audissemus, rogabamus nos et, qui loci illius erant, ne ipse ascenderet Ierusalem.

12. When we heard this, we and the people there begged him not to go up to Jerusalem.

13. Tunc respondit Paulus: “Quid facitis flentes et affligentes cor meum? Ego enim non solum alligari sed et mori in Ierusalem paratus sum propter nomen Domini Iesu”.

13. Then Paul answered, "What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be imprisoned but even to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus."

14. Et cum ei suadere non possemus, quievimus dicentes: “Domini voluntas fiat!”.

14. And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased and said, "The will of the Lord be done."

15. Post dies autem istos praeparati ascendebamus Hierosolymam;

15. After these days we made ready and went up to Jerusalem.

16. venerunt autem et ex discipulis a Caesarea nobiscum adducentes apud quem hospitaremur, Mnasonem quendam Cyprium, antiquum discipulum.

16. And some of the disciples from Caesare'a went with us, bringing us to the house of Mnason of Cyprus, an early disciple, with whom we should lodge.

17. Et cum venissemus Hierosolymam, libenter exceperunt nos fratres.

17. When we had come to Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly.

18. Sequenti autem die introibat Paulus nobiscum ad Iacobum, omnesque collecti sunt presbyteri.

18. On the following day Paul went in with us to James; and all the elders were present.

19. Quos cum salutasset, narrabat per singula, quae fecisset Deus in gentibus per ministerium ipsius.

19. After greeting them, he related one by one the things that God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.

20. At illi cum audissent, glorificabant Deum dixeruntque ei: “Vides, frater, quot milia sint in Iudaeis, qui crediderunt, et omnes aemulatores sunt legis;

20. And when they heard it, they glorified God. And they said to him, "You see, brother, how many thousands there are among the Jews of those who have believed; they are all zealous for the law,

21. audierunt autem de te quia discessionem doceas a Moyse omnes, qui per gentes sunt, Iudaeos, dicens non debere circumcidere eos filios suos neque secundum consuetudines ambulare.

21. and they have been told about you that you teach all the Jews who are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children or observe the customs.

22. Quid ergo est? Utique audient te supervenisse.

22. What then is to be done? They will certainly hear that you have come.

23. Hoc ergo fac, quod tibi dicimus. Sunt nobis viri quattuor votum habentes super se;

23. Do therefore what we tell you. We have four men who are under a vow;

24. his assumptis, sanctifica te cum illis et impende pro illis, ut radant capita, et scient omnes quia, quae de te audierunt, nihil sunt, sed ambulas et ipse custodiens legem.

24. take these men and purify yourself along with them and pay their expenses, so that they may shave their heads. Thus all will know that there is nothing in what they have been told about you but that you yourself live in observance of the law.

25. De his autem, qui crediderunt, gentibus nos scripsimus iudicantes, ut abstineant ab idolothyto et sanguine et suffocato et fornicatione”.

25. But as for the Gentiles who have believed, we have sent a letter with our judgment that they should abstain from what has been sacrificed to idols and from blood and from what is strangled and from unchastity."

26. Tunc Paulus, assumptis viris, postera die purificatus cum illis intravit in templum annuntians expletionem dierum purificationis, donec offerretur pro unoquoque eorum oblatio.

26. Then Paul took the men, and the next day he purified himself with them and went into the temple, to give notice when the days of purification would be fulfilled and the offering presented for every one of them.

27. Dum autem septem dies consummarentur, hi, qui de Asia erant, Iudaei cum vidissent eum in templo, concitaverunt omnem turbam et iniecerunt ei manus

27. When the seven days were almost completed, the Jews from Asia, who had seen him in the temple, stirred up all the crowd, and laid hands on him,

28. clamantes: “Viri Israelitae, adiuvate! Hic est homo, qui adversus populum et legem et locum hunc omnes ubique docens, insuper et Graecos induxit in templum et polluit sanctum locum istum”.

28. crying out, "Men of Israel, help! This is the man who is teaching men everywhere against the people and the law and this place; moreover he also brought Greeks into the temple, and he has defiled this holy place."

29. Viderant enim Trophimum Ephesium in civitate cum ipso, quem aestimabant quoniam in templum induxisset Paulus.

29. For they had previously seen Troph'imus the Ephesian with him in the city, and they supposed that Paul had brought him into the temple.

30. Commotaque est civitas tota, et facta est concursio populi, et apprehendentes Paulum trahebant eum extra templum, et statim clausae sunt ianuae.

30. Then all the city was aroused, and the people ran together; they seized Paul and dragged him out of the temple, and at once the gates were shut.

31. Quaerentibus autem eum occidere, nuntiatum est tribuno cohortis quia tota confunditur Ierusalem,

31. And as they were trying to kill him, word came to the tribune of the cohort that all Jerusalem was in confusion.

32. qui statim, assumptis militibus et centurionibus, decucurrit ad illos; qui cum vidissent tribunum et milites, cessaverunt percutere Paulum.

32. He at once took soldiers and centurions, and ran down to them; and when they saw the tribune and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.

33. Tunc accedens tribunus apprehendit eum et iussit alligari catenis duabus et interrogabat quis esset et quid fecisset.

33. Then the tribune came up and arrested him, and ordered him to be bound with two chains. He inquired who he was and what he had done.

34. Alii autem aliud clamabant in turba; et cum non posset certum cognoscere prae tumultu, iussit duci eum in castra.

34. Some in the crowd shouted one thing, some another; and as he could not learn the facts because of the uproar, he ordered him to be brought into the barracks.

35. Et cum venisset ad gradus, contigit ut portaretur a militibus propter vim turbae;

35. And when he came to the steps, he was actually carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the crowd;

36. sequebatur enim multitudo populi clamantes: “Tolle eum!”.

36. for the mob of the people followed, crying, "Away with him!"

37. Et cum coepisset induci in castra, Paulus dicit tribuno: “Si licet mihi loqui aliquid ad te?”. Qui dixit: “Graece nosti?

37. As Paul was about to be brought into the barracks, he said to the tribune, "May I say something to you?" And he said, "Do you know Greek?

38. Nonne tu es Aegyptius, qui ante hos dies tumultum concitasti et eduxisti in desertum quattuor milia virorum sicariorum?”.

38. Are you not the Egyptian, then, who recently stirred up a revolt and led the four thousand men of the Assassins out into the wilderness?"

39. Et dixit Paulus: “Ego homo sum quidem Iudaeus a Tarso Ciliciae, non ignotae civitatis municeps; rogo autem te, permitte mihi loqui ad populum”.

39. Paul replied, "I am a Jew, from Tarsus in Cili'cia, a citizen of no mean city; I beg you, let me speak to the people."

40. Et cum ille permisisset, Paulus stans in gradibus annuit manu ad plebem et, magno silentio facto, allocutus est Hebraea lingua dicens:

40. And when he had given him leave, Paul, standing on the steps, motioned with his hand to the people; and when there was a great hush, he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, saying: