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Asomafo 15
Nkwa Asem
Asomafo 15
Nkwa Asem
Yerusalem agyinatufo
15 Bere a Paulo ne Barnaba wɔ Antiokia no, nnipa bi fi Yudea bɛkyerɛkyerɛɛ anuanom no se, “Sɛ moamma wɔantwa mo twetia sɛnea Mose amanne no kyerɛ no a, morennya nkwa.” 2 Paulo ne Barnaba ne wɔn gyee saa kyerɛkyerɛ yi ho akyinnye denneenen. Saa asɛm yi nti, Paulo ne Barnaba ne Antiokia asafo no mu nnipa bi kɔɔ Yerusalem kohuu asomafo no ne mpanyimfo faa saa kyerɛkyerɛ yi ho. 3 Asafo no gyaa wɔn kwan. Wɔrekɔ no, wɔfaa Foinike ne Samaria kaa Amanamanmufo gye a wɔagye asɛm no adi no kyerɛɛ wɔn. Nnipa yi tee saa asɛm yi no, wɔn ani gyei yiye.
4 Woduu Yerusalem no, asafo no, asomafo no ne mpanyimfo a wɔkaa nneɛma a Onyankopɔn nam wɔn so ayɛ kyerɛɛ wɔn no gyee wɔn. 5 Nanso Farasifo a wɔabɛyɛ gyidifo no hyɛe sɛ, ɛsɛ sɛ wotwa Amanamanmufo a wɔagye asɛm no adi no nyinaa twetia na wodi Mose mmara no so. 6 Asomafo no ne mpanyimfo no hyiae, dwennwenee asɛm yi ho.
7 Wɔdwennwenee ho wiei no, Petro sɔre kasae se, “Me nuanom, munim sɛ bere bi a atwam no, Onyankopɔn yii me fii mo mu sɛ menka Asɛmpa no nkyerɛ Amanamanmufo, sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ na wɔbɛte Asɛmpa no na wɔagye adi. 8 Sɛnea Onyankopɔn a onim koma mu no nam Honhom Kronkron a ɔma ɛbaa yɛn so no so gyee yɛn toom no, saa ara na ɔnam Honhom Kronkron no ara so agye Amanamanmufo nso atom. 9 Onyankopɔn anyɛ nyiyimu; ɔnam gyidi so tew wɔn koma mu. 10 Adɛn nti na mopɛ sɛ mode adesoa duruduru a yɛn agyanom antumi ansoa, na yɛn nso yɛantumi ansoa no resoa gyidifo no de asɔ Onyankopɔn ahwɛ? 11 Nanso yegye di sɛ wɔnam Awurade Yesu Kristo adom so na agye yɛn nkwa sɛ wɔn ara.”
12 Bere a Barnaba ne Paulo kaa anwonwade a Onyankopɔn nam wɔn so yɛe wɔ Amanamanmufo no mu maa nnipa a wɔahyia hɔ no tee no, wɔyɛɛ dinn.
13 Wɔkasa wiei no, Yakobo kae se, “Anuanom, muntie me! 14 Mprempren ara na Simon kyerɛɛ mu kyerɛɛ yɛn se Onyankopɔn yii Amanamanmufo sɛ ne de, de kyerɛɛ odwen a odwen wɔn ho. 15 Adiyifo no nsɛm a wɔkae no ne eyi hyia sɛnea wɔakyerɛw Kyerɛwsɛm no mu se, 16 ‘Eyi akyi, mɛsan maba mabesi Dawid fi a abubu no. Mɛma nea adwiriw no so na masan masi bio, 17 sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a nnipa a wɔaka ne Amanamanmufo a wɔbɔ me din no bɛhwehwɛ Awurade.’ 18 Sɛnea Awurade a ɔdaa eyi adi bere bi a atwam no se nen.”
19 Yakobo toaa so se, “M’adwene ne sɛ, ɛnsɛ sɛ yɛhaw Amanamanmufo a wɔde wɔn ho rema Onyankopɔn no. 20 Mmom, momma yɛnkyerɛw nhoma nkɔka nkyerɛ wɔn se, ɛnsɛ sɛ wodi aduan biara a wɔde ama abosom, efisɛ, ɛho ntew; afei wɔntwe wɔn ho mfi aguamammɔ ho, afei wɔnnwe aboa a wɔantwa ne mene na owui; bio, wonnni mogya nso. 21 Efi tete, Homeda biara wɔkenkan Mose mmara no wɔ hyiadan mu na wɔka ne nsɛm nso wɔ kurow biara mu.”
Wɔkyerɛw Amanamanmufo nhoma
22 Asomafo ne mpanyimfo ne asafo no mu nnipa nyinaa hyiae, yɛɛ adwene sɛ wobeyi nnipa bi afi kuw no mu aka Paulo ne Barnaba ho na wɔakɔ Antiokia. Woyii mmarima atitiriw baanu a wɔn din de Yuda, a wɔfrɛ no Barsaba ne Silas.
23 Nhoma a wɔde ma wɔkɔe no mu nsɛm ni: “Anuanom Amanamanmufo a mote Antiokia, Siria ne Kilikia, Asomafo ne mpanyimfo ne anuanom a wɔwɔ Yerusalem no kyia mo.
24 “Yɛtee sɛ anuanom bi a yɛmmaa wɔn tumi fi yɛn mu nam wɔn kyerɛkyerɛ so tanee mo ani, haw mo adwene. 25 Eyi nti yɛatu nnipa bi sɛ wɔmmra mo nkyɛn. Saa nnipa no ne Paulo ne Barnaba 26 a wɔde wɔn nkwa abɔ afɔre ama Awurade Yesu Kristo no na ɛbɛba.
27 “Afei yɛresoma Yuda ne Silas a wɔbɛba abɛka asɛm koro no ara a ɛwɔ nhoma yi mu no akyerɛ mo. 28 Honhom Kronkron ne yɛn ayɛ adwene sɛ, saa ahyɛde yi akyi no, yɛmmfa adesoa foforo bi a emu yɛ duru nnsoa mo; 29 munnni aduan a wɔde ama abosom; saa ara nso na munnni mogya. Monnwe aboa a wɔantwa ne mene na owui. Bio, montwe mo ho mfi aguamammɔ ho. Sɛ mutumi di saa ahyɛde yi so a, ebesi mo yiye. Yɛsan kyia mo.”
30 Wogyaa nnipa no kwan ma wɔkɔɔ Antiokia. Woduu hɔ no, wohyiaa gyidifo no de nhoma no maa wɔn. 31 Gyidifo no kenkan nhoma no no, emu nkuranhyɛsɛm no maa wɔn ani gyei.
32 Yuda ne Silas a wɔyɛ adiyifo no ne anuanom no kasa kyɛe, hyɛɛ wɔn nkuran. 33 Wodii nna kakra wɔ hɔ no, anuanom no gyaa wɔn kwan asomdwee mu ma wɔsan kɔɔ anuanom a wɔsomaa wɔn no nkyɛn dwoodwoo. 34 Nanso Silas de, wankɔ bi.
35 Paulo ne Barnaba dii nna kakra wɔ Antiokia boaa anuanom bi ma wɔkyerɛkyerɛe, kaa Awurade asɛm.
Paulo ne Barnaba ntam tetew
36 Nna bi akyi no, Paulo ka kyerɛɛ Barnaba se, “Ma yɛnsan nkɔsra anuanom a wɔwɔ nkurow a yɛaka Awurade asɛm wɔ so no nyinaa so nkɔhwɛ sɛnea wɔrekɔ so wɔ gyidi mu.” 37 Barnaba pɛe sɛ wɔde Yohane Marko ka wɔn ho kɔ, 38 nanso Paulo ampene so, efisɛ, wɔwɔ Pamfilia no, ogyaw wɔn hɔ a ɔne wɔn antena hɔ ankosi awiei. 39 Akasakasa a emu yɛ den sii wɔn ntam ma wɔn mu tetewee. Barnaba faa Marko ne no kɔɔ Kipro 40 na Paulo nso faa Silas. Anuanom no de wɔn hyɛɛ Onyankopɔn nsa ma wofii hɔ kɔe. 41 Ɔkɔfaa Siria ne Kilikia hyɛɛ asafo no den.
Acts 15
New International Version
Acts 15
New International Version
The Council at Jerusalem
15 Certain people(A) came down from Judea to Antioch and were teaching the believers:(B) “Unless you are circumcised,(C) according to the custom taught by Moses,(D) you cannot be saved.” 2 This brought Paul and Barnabas into sharp dispute and debate with them. So Paul and Barnabas were appointed, along with some other believers, to go up to Jerusalem(E) to see the apostles and elders(F) about this question. 3 The church sent them on their way, and as they traveled through Phoenicia(G) and Samaria, they told how the Gentiles had been converted.(H) This news made all the believers very glad. 4 When they came to Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and the apostles and elders, to whom they reported everything God had done through them.(I)
5 Then some of the believers who belonged to the party(J) of the Pharisees(K) stood up and said, “The Gentiles must be circumcised and required to keep the law of Moses.”(L)
6 The apostles and elders met to consider this question. 7 After much discussion, Peter got up and addressed them: “Brothers, you know that some time ago God made a choice among you that the Gentiles might hear from my lips the message of the gospel and believe.(M) 8 God, who knows the heart,(N) showed that he accepted them by giving the Holy Spirit to them,(O) just as he did to us. 9 He did not discriminate between us and them,(P) for he purified their hearts by faith.(Q) 10 Now then, why do you try to test God(R) by putting on the necks of Gentiles a yoke(S) that neither we nor our ancestors have been able to bear? 11 No! We believe it is through the grace(T) of our Lord Jesus that we are saved, just as they are.”
12 The whole assembly became silent as they listened to Barnabas and Paul telling about the signs and wonders(U) God had done among the Gentiles through them.(V) 13 When they finished, James(W) spoke up. “Brothers,” he said, “listen to me. 14 Simon[a] has described to us how God first intervened to choose a people for his name from the Gentiles.(X) 15 The words of the prophets are in agreement with this, as it is written:
16 “‘After this I will return
and rebuild David’s fallen tent.
Its ruins I will rebuild,
and I will restore it,
17 that the rest of mankind may seek the Lord,
even all the Gentiles who bear my name,
says the Lord, who does these things’[b](Y)—
18 things known from long ago.[c](Z)
19 “It is my judgment, therefore, that we should not make it difficult for the Gentiles who are turning to God. 20 Instead we should write to them, telling them to abstain from food polluted by idols,(AA) from sexual immorality,(AB) from the meat of strangled animals and from blood.(AC) 21 For the law of Moses has been preached in every city from the earliest times and is read in the synagogues on every Sabbath.”(AD)
The Council’s Letter to Gentile Believers
22 Then the apostles and elders,(AE) with the whole church, decided to choose some of their own men and send them to Antioch(AF) with Paul and Barnabas. They chose Judas (called Barsabbas) and Silas,(AG) men who were leaders among the believers. 23 With them they sent the following letter:
The apostles and elders, your brothers,
To the Gentile believers in Antioch,(AH) Syria(AI) and Cilicia:(AJ)
Greetings.(AK)
24 We have heard that some went out from us without our authorization and disturbed you, troubling your minds by what they said.(AL) 25 So we all agreed to choose some men and send them to you with our dear friends Barnabas and Paul— 26 men who have risked their lives(AM) for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. 27 Therefore we are sending Judas and Silas(AN) to confirm by word of mouth what we are writing. 28 It seemed good to the Holy Spirit(AO) and to us not to burden you with anything beyond the following requirements: 29 You are to abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals and from sexual immorality.(AP) You will do well to avoid these things.
Farewell.
30 So the men were sent off and went down to Antioch, where they gathered the church together and delivered the letter. 31 The people read it and were glad for its encouraging message. 32 Judas and Silas,(AQ) who themselves were prophets,(AR) said much to encourage and strengthen the believers. 33 After spending some time there, they were sent off by the believers with the blessing of peace(AS) to return to those who had sent them. [34] [d] 35 But Paul and Barnabas remained in Antioch, where they and many others taught and preached(AT) the word of the Lord.(AU)
Disagreement Between Paul and Barnabas
36 Some time later Paul said to Barnabas, “Let us go back and visit the believers in all the towns(AV) where we preached the word of the Lord(AW) and see how they are doing.” 37 Barnabas wanted to take John, also called Mark,(AX) with them, 38 but Paul did not think it wise to take him, because he had deserted them(AY) in Pamphylia and had not continued with them in the work. 39 They had such a sharp disagreement that they parted company. Barnabas took Mark and sailed for Cyprus, 40 but Paul chose Silas(AZ) and left, commended by the believers to the grace of the Lord.(BA) 41 He went through Syria(BB) and Cilicia,(BC) strengthening the churches.(BD)
Footnotes
- Acts 15:14 Greek Simeon, a variant of Simon; that is, Peter
- Acts 15:17 Amos 9:11,12 (see Septuagint)
- Acts 15:18 Some manuscripts things’— / 18 the Lord’s work is known to him from long ago
- Acts 15:34 Some manuscripts include here But Silas decided to remain there.
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