Paul Continues His Journey to Jerusalem
1After we had torn ourselves away from the Ephesian elders, we headed out to sea. We sailed straight to Kos. The next day we went to Rhodes. From there we continued on to Patara. 2We found a ship crossing over to Phoenicia. So we went on board and headed out to sea. 3We came near Cyprus and passed to the south of it. Then we sailed on to Syria. We landed at Tyre. There our ship was supposed to unload. 4We looked for the believers there and stayed with them for seven days. The believers tried to keep Paul from going on to Jerusalem. They were led by the Holy Spirit to do this. 5When it was time to leave, we continued on our way. All the believers, including their whole families, went with us out of the city. There on the beach we got down on our knees to pray. 6We said goodbye to each other. Then we went on board the ship. And they returned home.
7Continuing on from Tyre, we landed at Ptolemais. There we greeted the brothers and sisters. We stayed with them for a day. 8The next day we left and arrived at Caesarea. We stayed at the house of Philip the evangelist. He was one of the seven deacons. 9He had four unmarried daughters who prophesied.
10We stayed there several days. Then a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea. 11He came over to us. Then he took Paul’s belt and tied his own hands and feet with it. He said, “The Holy Spirit says, ‘This is how the Jewish leaders in Jerusalem will tie up the owner of this belt. They will hand him over to the Gentiles.’ ”
12When we heard this, we all begged Paul not to go up to Jerusalem. 13He asked, “Why are you crying? Why are you breaking my heart? I’m ready to be put in prison. In fact, I’m ready to die in Jerusalem for the Lord Jesus.” 14We couldn’t change his mind. So we gave up. We said, “May what the Lord wants to happen be done.”
15After this, we started on our way to Jerusalem. 16Some of the believers from Caesarea went with us. They brought us to Mnason’s home. We were supposed to stay there. Mnason was from Cyprus. He was one of the first believers.
Paul Arrives in Jerusalem
17When we arrived in Jerusalem, the brothers and sisters gave us a warm welcome. 18The next day Paul and the rest of us went to see James. All the elders were there. 19Paul greeted them. Then he reported everything God had done among the Gentiles through his work.
20When they heard this, they praised God. Then they spoke to Paul. “Brother,” they said, “you see that thousands of Jews have become believers. All of them try very hard to obey the law. 21They have been told that you teach Jews to turn away from the Law of Moses. You teach this to the Jews who live among the Gentiles. They think that you teach those Jews not to circumcise their children. They think that you teach them to give up our Jewish ways. 22What should we do? They will certainly hear that you have come. 23So do what we tell you. There are four men with us who have made a promise to God. 24Take them with you. Join them in the Jewish practice that makes people pure and ‘clean.’ Pay their expenses so they can have their heads shaved. Then everyone will know that these reports about you are not true in any way. They will know that you yourself obey the law. 25We have already given written directions to the believers who are not Jews. They must not eat food that has been offered to statues of gods. They must not drink blood. They must not eat the meat of animals that have been choked to death. And they must not commit sexual sins.”
26The next day Paul took the men with him. They all made themselves pure and “clean” in the usual way. Then Paul went to the temple. There he reported the date when the days of cleansing would end. At that time the proper offering would be made for each of them.
Paul Is Arrested
27The seven days of cleansing were almost over. Some Jews from Asia Minor saw Paul at the temple. They stirred up the whole crowd and grabbed Paul. 28“Fellow Israelites, help us!” they shouted. “This is the man who teaches everyone in all places against our people. He speaks against our law and against this holy place. Besides, he has brought Greeks into the temple. He has made this holy place ‘unclean.’ ” 29They said this because they had seen Trophimus the Ephesian in the city with Paul. They thought Paul had brought him into the temple.
30The whole city was stirred up. People came running from all directions. They grabbed Paul and dragged him out of the temple. Right away the temple gates were shut. 31The people were trying to kill Paul. But news reached the commander of the Roman troops. He heard that people were making trouble in the whole city of Jerusalem. 32Right away he took some officers and soldiers with him. They ran down to the crowd. The people causing the trouble saw the commander and his soldiers. So they stopped beating Paul.
33The commander came up and arrested Paul. He ordered him to be held with two chains. Then he asked who Paul was and what he had done. 34Some in the crowd shouted one thing, some another. But the commander couldn’t get the facts because of all the noise. So he ordered that Paul be taken into the fort. 35Paul reached the steps. But then the mob became so wild that he had to be carried by the soldiers. 36The crowd that followed kept shouting, “Get rid of him!”
Paul Speaks to the Crowd
37The soldiers were about to take Paul into the fort. Then he asked the commander, “May I say something to you?”
“Do you speak Greek?” he replied. 38“Aren’t you the Egyptian who turned some of our people against their leaders? Didn’t you lead 4,000 terrorists out into the desert some time ago?”
39Paul answered, “I am a Jew from Tarsus in Cilicia. I am a citizen of an important city. Please let me speak to the people.”
40The commander told him he could. So Paul stood on the steps and motioned to the crowd. When all of them were quiet, he spoke to them in the Aramaic language.
Pabloca Jerusalenmanmi rishca
1Chai crijcunapajmanta rishpaca barcota japishpami, Cos shuti llajtaman chayajta rircanchij, cayandij punllami Rodasman chayarcanchij. Cutin chaimantaca Pátara pueblomanmi rircanchij. 2Pataramanta Feniciaman shuj barco llujshicujpimi, chaipi huichiyashpa rircanchij. 3Chai barcopi Siriaman ricushpami, Chipre llajtataca ñucanchij chʼimbanij lluqui ladoman saquirijta ricurcanchi. Tiropi cargata saquingapaj chai barco shayarijpimi, ñucanchijca chaipi uricurcanchij. 4Chaipi crijcunahuan tupanacushpami, canchis punllacama paicunahuan saquirircanchij. Diospaj Espíritu yuyaita cujpimi, chai crijcunaca Pablotaca: “Jerusalenman ama huichiyaichu” nircacuna. 5Paicuna chashna jarcacujpipish, ña punlla pajtajpimi, chaimantaca rinataj tucurcanchij. Ñucanchij llujshirijpica, tucui crijcunami paicunapaj huarmicunandij, huahuacunandij chai pueblomanta llujshingacama ñucanchijhuan shamurcacuna. Chai yacu uripimi, tucuicuna cungurishpa Diosta mañarcanchij. 6Chai qʼuipaca, tucuicunata ugllarishpa, ‘Minchacama’ nishpami, cutin barcoman huichiyarcanchij. Paicunapish paicunapaj huasiman tigrarcallacunami.
7Tiromanta barcopi rishpaca, Tolemaidaman chayashpami, crijcunata ‘¿Allillachu canguichij?’ nishpa, paicunahuan shuj punllata cainarcanchij. 8Cayandij punllaca Pablondij, ñucanchijdij chaimanta llujshishpaca, Cesareamanmi rircanchij. Chaiman chayashpaca, alli huillaita huillaj Felipepaj huasiman rishpami, chaipi poźarcanchij. Paica, crijcunata ayudaj cachun churashca canchis huauquicunapurami. 9Chai Felipeca, Dios ima nishcata huillaj, manaraj caźarashca chuscu ushushicunatami charirca.
10Ñucanchij ña tauca punllacunata chaipi cajpimi, Dios ima nishcata huillaj Agabo shuti runaca, Judeamanta chayamurca. 11Chai runa ñucanchijpajman shamushpami, Pablopaj chumbita japirca. Chaihuan paipaj chaqui maquita huatarishpami, cashna nirca:
—Jucha illaj Espiritutajmi cashna nin: “Cai chumbiyujtaca Jerusalenpica, cashna huatashpami judiocunaca, mana israelcunaman cunga” ninmi— nircami.
12Chaita uyashpaca ñucanchijpish, chai pueblopi causaj crijcunapish Pablotaca, Jerusalenman ama richun nishpami jarcarcanchij.
13Chashna jarcajpipish Pabloca, cashnami nirca:
—¿Ima nishpataj chashna huacashpa, ñuca shunguta llaquichinguichij? Jerusalenman ñuca chayajpica, mana huatachunlla ninichu. Ashtahuanpish Apunchij Jesusta caticushcamantaca, huañuchijpipish huañushallami— nircami.
14Chashna nijpi ña mana jarcai tucushpaca:
—¡Mandaj Dios paipaj munaita rurachun!— nishpa saquircanchijllami.
15Chai punllacuna qʼuipaca, ña tucuita allichishpami, Jerusalenman huichiyarcanchij. 16Ñucanchijhuanca Cesareamanta huaquin crijcunapishmi, Mnasón shuti unai crij runata pushashpa shamurcacuna. Paica Chipremantami carca, paipaj huasipimi poźana carcanchij.
Pabloca Jerusalenpica Jacobotarajmi ricugrishca
17Jerusalenman ñucanchij chayajpica, huauquicuna, panicunaca cushicushpami tuparcacuna. 18Chai cayandij punllaca ñucanchijdijmi, Pabloca Jacobota ricugrirca. Cunaj yuyajcunapish tucuicunami, chaipi cashca carca. 19Pabloca, paicunatarajmi ‘¿Allillachu canguichij?’ nirca. Chai qʼuipami, mana israelcunapurapi Taita Dios tucui laya allicunata rurachishcata, callarishpa parlarca. 20Dios chashna rurashcata uyashpaca, tucuicunami Taita Diostaca ‘Sumajmari cangui’ nircacuna. Chai qʼuipami Pablotaca, cashna nircacuna: «Huauquicu, riquiari. Huaranga huaranga judiocunamari, Jesustaca crishcacuna. Shina cashpapish tucui chaicunami: “Mandashcataca caźunatajmi canchij” nishpa catinrajcuna. 21Paicunamantajmari, mana israelcunapurapi causaj judiocunata can imata nishcata yachaj chayachishcacuna. ‘Moisés Mandashcataca ama caźuichijchu, cʼari huahuacunapaj aicha punta caratapish ama pʼitichichijchu, israelcuna imallata ruraj cashcatapish ama ruraichijchu’ nishcatami uyashcacuna. 22¿Chashnatajchu imatagari? Can shamushcata yachashpaca, tucuicuna tandanacungatajmi. 23Chaimanta, cunanca ñucanchij nishcata rurai. Ñucanchijpurapica chuscu runacunami, Diospajta rurana tucushcata cai punllacuna pajtachishpa puricuncuna. 24Paicunahuan tandalla chuyayangapaj cashna rurai: Paicunapaj ajchata rutuchichunpish, imallata cuna cashcatapish can paicunamanta cungui. Chaita ricushpaca, canta ‘Imallata juchachishpa parlashcataca, llullallami cashca, paipish Mandashcataca caźucushcallatajmi’ ningacunami. 25Ashtahuanpish mana israel crijcunamanca, ñami cashna nishpa quillcarcanchij: “Cancunaca, ima shujtajta mana pajtachinachu canguichij. Ashtahuanpish rurashcalla dioscunaman cushcata ama micunguichij, animalpaj yahuartapish, sipishpalla huañuchishca aichatapish ama micunguichij, ama huainayanguichij” nircanchijmi» nircacunami.
26Chashna nijpimi Pabloca, cayandij punllallataj chai chuscu runacunata pushashpa, chuyayangapaj maillarircacuna. Chai qʼuipaca, paicuna chuyayana punllacuna ima punlla tucurina cashcatapish, Diosman cuna cashcatapish curacunaman huillangapajmi, Diospaj huasiman yaicurca.
Pablotaca Diospaj huasipimi preźungapaj japishcacuna
27Paicuna chuyayanata pajtachicui canchis punllapimi, Asiamanta maijan judiocunaca, Diospaj huasi ucupi Pablota ricurcacuna. Paita ricushpaca, tucuicunaman huillanacushpami, huaicashpa japircacuna. 28Cashna nishpami caparircacuna: «¡Israelcuna! ¡Jatarishunchigari! Cai runatajmari, Mandashcatapish, Diospaj cai huasitapish pʼiñashpa yachachin. Tucui llajtacunapipish, ñucanchij quiquin llajtapipishmi chashna yachachishpa puricun. Cunancarin chai griegocunata Diospaj huasiman yaicuchishpamari, Diospajlla huasitaca mapayachicun» nishpami caparircacuna.
29Ñaupamanmi Pablotaca, Efesomanta Trofimohuan Jerusalenpi puricujta ricurcacuna. Chaimantami Pablotaca, ‘Chai runata Diospaj huasiman yaicuchishcami canga’ yuyarcacuna.
30Chaimantami Jerusalenmanta tucuicuna Diospaj huasiman tandanacushpa, Pablotaca sirijta aisashpa, canllaman llujshichircacuna. Paita llujshichishcahuanmi, punguta huichcashpa churarcacuna. 31Pablota ña huañuchigrijpimi, huaranga soldadocunata mandajpajman maijancuna rishpaca, tucui Jerusalenpi causajcuna jatarishpa caparinacucushcata huillarcacuna. 32Chaita huillajpimi chai mandajca, patsaj soldadocunata mandajcunatapish, paicunapaj soldadocunandijta tandachirca. Judiocunaca chai mandaj, chai tucui soldadocunahuan shamujta ricushpami, Pablota macanata saquircacuna.
33Chai mandajca, Pablopajman cʼuchuyashpami paita japishpaca, ishqui cadenacunahuan huatachirca. Chai qʼuipami, ‘¿Pitaj cangui, imatataj rurashpa puringui?’ nishpa tapurca. 34Gentecunaca pai rimajta ama saquingapajmi, caita chaita nishpa tucuicuna caparircacuna. Imamanta chashna ruracushcata huillachun mana saquijpimi, soldadocunataca, paicuna tiyana ucuman Pablota pushachun mandarca. 35Tucuicuna Pablota macangapaj huaica catimucujpimi, soldadocunaca paicuna tiyana jatun ucumanca, huandushpalla gradacunata huichiyachircacuna. 36Huashata catimucuj chai tucui Judiocunaca, Pablotaca: “¡Huañuchichij!” nishpami caparicurcacuna.
Pabloca tucuicunapaj ñaupajpimi mitsarishca
(Hch 9:1-22; 22:3-16; 26:9-18)
37Soldadocunapaj huasiman yaicuchicujpimi, Pabloca soldadocunata mandajtaca:
—¿Imallatapish nichun saquihuanguipishchari?— nirca.
Shina nijpi chai mandajca, cashnami nirca:
—¿Griegota rimanguichu? 38Canca, ¿manachu ñucanchijta huañuchingapaj sarun Egiptomanta shamushpa, gentecunata jatarichij runa cangui? Paica, chuscu huaranga huañuchij runacunata pushashpamari, shitashca pambaman rirca— nishpami tapurca.
39Chashna tapujpi Pabloca, cashnami nirca:
—Ñucaca, Cilicia llajtapi caj, tucuicuna rijsishca Tarso pueblomanta judiomari cani. Cai gentecunaman huaquin shimillata rimachun saquihuai— nircami.
40Pai rimachun saquijpica, Pabloca gradapi shayarishpami, maquihuan tucuicunata upallachishpa, hebreo rimaipi cashna nishpa huillarca:
