Acts 15
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Tongan Bible, Revised West Version
1Then some men came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.”
1Pea ko e kau tangata niʻihi naʻe ʻalu hifo mei Siutea, ʻo ako ki he kāinga, ʻo pehē , “Kapau ʻe ʻikai te mou kamu, ʻo fakatatau ki he tuʻutuʻuni ʻa Mōsese, ʻe ʻikai te mou faʻa moʻui.”
2And after engaging these men in sharp debate, Paul and Barnabas were appointed, along with some other believers, to go up to Jerusalem to see the apostles and elders about this question.
2Pea kuo fai ʻo lahi ʻae fetauʻaki lea mo e fakakikihi ʻa Paula mo Pānepasa mo kinautolu, pea pau honau loto ke ʻalu hake ki Selūsalema ʻa Paula mo Pānepasa, mo honau niʻihi, ki he kau ʻaposetolo mo e mātuʻa, koeʻuhi ko e meʻa ni.
3Sent on their way by the church, they passed through Phoenicia and Samaria, recounting the conversion of the Gentiles and bringing great joy to all the brothers.
3Pea kuo moimoiʻi ʻakinautolu ʻe he siasi, pea nau ō ʻi Finesi mo Samēlia, ʻonau fakahā ʻae liliu ʻoe Senitaile; pea naʻa nau fakafiefiaʻi ʻo lahi ʻae kāinga kotoa pē.
4On their arrival in Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and apostles and elders, to whom they reported all that God had done through them.
4Pea ʻi heʻenau hoko ki Selūsalema, naʻa nau feʻiloaki mo e siasi mo e kau ʻaposetolo mo e mātuʻa, pea na fakahā kotoa pē ʻae meʻa kuo fai ʻe he ʻOtua ʻiate kinaua.
5But some believers from the party of the Pharisees stood up and declared, “The Gentiles must be circumcised and required to obey the law of Moses.”
5Ka naʻe tuʻu hake ʻae niʻihi ʻoku tui ʻi he faʻahinga ʻoe Fālesi, ʻonau pehē, “ʻOku totonu ke kamu ʻakinautolu, mo fekau ke fai ki he fono ʻa Mōsese.”
6So the apostles and elders met to look into this matter.
6¶ Pea naʻe fakataha ʻae kau ʻaposetolo mo e mātuʻa, ke nau fakakaukau ki he meʻa ni.
7After much discussion, Peter got up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you that the Gentiles would hear from my lips the message of the gospel and believe.
7Pea kuo lahi ʻenau alea, pea tuʻu hake ʻa Pita, ʻo ne pehē kiate kinautolu, “ʻAe kau tangata ko e kāinga, ʻoku mou ʻilo kuo fuoloange ʻae fili ʻe he ʻOtua ʻiate kitautolu, ke fanongo ʻi hoku ngutu ʻe he ngaahi Senitaile ki he lea ʻoe ongoongolelei, pea tui.
8And God, who knows the heart, showed His approval by giving the Holy Spirit to them, just as He did to us.
8Pea ko e ʻOtua ʻaia ʻoku ne ʻiloʻi ʻae loto, naʻa ne fakamoʻoni ʻakinautolu, ʻo ne foaki kiate kinautolu ʻae Laumālie Māʻoniʻoni, ʻo hangē ko kitautolu;
9He made no distinction between us and them, for He cleansed their hearts by faith.
9Pea naʻe ʻikai fai kehekehe kiate kitautolu mo kinautolu, ʻo ne fakamaʻa honau loto ʻi he tui.
10Now then, why do you test God by placing on the necks of the disciples a yoke that neither we nor our fathers have been able to bear?
10Pea ko eni, ko e hā ʻoku mou ʻahiʻahi ai ki he ʻOtua, ke ʻai ki he kia ʻoe kau ākonga ʻae haʻamo, ʻaia naʻe ʻikai ke faʻa kātakiʻi ʻe heʻetau mātuʻa pē ko kitautolu?
11On the contrary, we believe it is through the grace of the Lord Jesus that we are saved, just as they are.”
11Ka ʻoku tau pehē, ko e meʻa ʻi he ʻaloʻofa pē ʻae ʻEiki ko Sisu Kalaisi, ʻe moʻui ʻakitautolu, ʻo hangē ko kinautolu.”
12The whole assembly fell silent as they listened to Barnabas and Paul describing the signs and wonders God had done among the Gentiles through them.
12¶ Pea naʻe toki fakalongo ʻae fakataha kotoa pē, ke fakafanongo ki he fakamatala ʻa Pānepasa mo Paula, ʻae ngaahi mana mo e meʻa fakaofo kuo fai ʻe he ʻOtua ʻiate kinaua ki he ngaahi Senitaile.
13When they had finished speaking, James declared, “Brothers, listen to me!
13¶ Pea ʻi he tuku ʻena fakamatala, naʻe lea ʻa Semisi, ʻo pehē, “ʻAe kau tangata mo e kāinga, fanongo mai kiate au:
14Simon has told us how God first visited the Gentiles to take from them a people to be His own.
14Kuo fakahā ʻe Saimone ʻae muʻaki ʻaʻahi ʻae ʻOtua ki he kakai Senitaile, ke ne maʻu ʻiate kinautolu ha kakai koeʻuhi ko hono huafa.
15The words of the prophets agree with this, as it is written:
15Pea ʻoku tatau mo ia ʻae lea ʻae kau palōfita; ʻo hangē ko ia kuo tohi,
16‘After this I will return and rebuild the fallen tent of David. Its ruins I will rebuild, and I will restore it,
16‘Pea hili ia te u liliu mai, ʻo toe langa ʻae fale fehikitaki ʻo Tevita, ʻaia kuo hinga; pea te u toe langa hono potu naʻe maumau, pea te u fokotuʻu ia:
17so that the remnant of men may seek the Lord, and all the Gentiles who are called by My name, says the Lord who does these things
17Koeʻuhi ke kumi ki he ʻEiki ʻae kakai ʻoku toe, pea mo e Senitaile kotoa pē, ʻoku takua ki ai hoku hingoa, ʻoku pehē ʻe he ʻEiki, ʻaia ʻoku ne fai ʻae meʻa ni kotoa pē.
18that have been known for ages.’
18ʻOku ʻilo ʻe he ʻOtua ʻene ngāue kotoa pē talu mei he kamataʻanga ʻo māmani.’
19It is my judgment, therefore, that we should not cause trouble for the Gentiles who are turning to God.
19“Pea ko eni, ko hoku loto, ke ʻoua naʻa tau fakamamahiʻi ʻakinautolu kuo fakatafoki ki he ʻOtua mei he ngaahi Senitaile:
20Instead, we should write and tell them to abstain from food polluted by idols, from sexual immorality, from the meat of strangled animals, and from blood.
20Ka ke tau tohi kiate kinautolu, ke nau fakamamaʻo mei he fakalielia ʻoe ngaahi tamapua, mo e feʻauaki, mo e meʻa kuo sisina, mo e toto.
21For Moses has been proclaimed in every city from ancient times and is read in the synagogues on every Sabbath.”
21He ʻoku ai ʻi he kolo kotoa pē, talu mei muʻa, ʻakinautolu ʻoku malangaʻaki ʻa Mōsese, pea nau lau ia ʻi he ngaahi falelotu ʻi he ʻaho Sāpate kotoa pē.”
22Then the apostles and elders, with the whole church, decided to select men from among them to send to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They chose Judas called Barsabbas and Silas, two leaders among the brothers,
22Pea naʻe lelei ki he kau ʻaposetolo mo e mātuʻa, pea mo e siasi kotoa pē, ke fili meiate kinautolu mo fekau atu ha ongo tangata, ke nau ō mo Paula mo Pānepasa ki ʻAniteoke; ko Siutasi ʻoku hingoa ko Pasapa, mo Sailosi, ko e ongo tangata takimuʻa ʻi he kāinga:
23and sent them with this letter: The apostles and the elders, your brothers, To the brothers among the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: Greetings.
23Pea naʻa nau fai ʻae tohi ke nau ʻave; ʻo pehē, “Ko e kau ʻaposetolo mo e mātuʻa pea mo e kāinga, ʻoku mau ʻofa atu ki he kāinga Senitaile ʻi ʻAniteoke mo Silia mo Silisia:
24It has come to our attention that some went out from us without our authorization and unsettled you, troubling your minds by what they said.
24Ko e meʻa ʻi heʻemau fanongo kuo fakamamahiʻi ʻakimoutolu ʻaki ʻae ngaahi lea, pea fakamaveuveuʻi homou loto, ʻe ha niʻihi, naʻe ʻalu atu ʻiate kimautolu, ʻi heʻenau pehē, Ke mou kamu, mo fai ki he fono: ka naʻe ʻikai te mau fekau kiate kinautolu:
25So we all agreed to choose men to send to you along with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
25Kuo hā lelei kiate kimautolu, ʻi heʻemau fakataha ʻo loto taha, ke fekau atu kiate kimoutolu ʻae ongo tangata kuo fili, mo homau kāinga ʻofeina ko Pānepasa mo Paula,
26men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
26Ko e ongo tangata kuo na liʻaki ʻena moʻui koeʻuhi ko e huafa ʻo hotau ʻEiki ko Sisu Kalaisi.
27Therefore we are sending Judas and Silas to tell you in person the same things we are writing.
27Ko ia kuo mau fekau atu ai ʻa Siutasi mo Sailosi, pea ʻe fakamatala foki ʻekinaua ʻae ngaahi meʻa ni.
28It seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us not to burden you with anything beyond these essential requirements:
28Naʻe lelei ki he Laumālie Māʻoniʻoni, pea mo kimautolu, ke ʻoua naʻa ai ha kavenga mamafa kiate kimoutolu, ka ko e ngaahi meʻa totonu ni;
29You must abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals, and from sexual immorality. You will do well to avoid these things. Farewell.
29Ke mou fakamamaʻo mei he meʻakai kuo feilaulau ʻaki ki he ngaahi tamapua, pea mei he toto, mo e meʻa kuo sisina, pea mo e feʻauaki; ʻaia ka mou ka mavahe ʻakimoutolu mei ai, te mou lelei. Siʻotoʻofa atu kiate kimoutolu.”
30So the men were sent off and went down to Antioch, where they assembled the congregation and delivered the letter.
30Pea kuo nau māvae, pea nau fononga ki ʻAniteoke: pea kuo nau fakataha ai ʻae kakai, naʻa nau tuku ʻae tohi kiate kinautolu .
31When the people read it, they rejoiced at its encouraging message.
31Pea hili ʻenau lau ia, naʻa nau fiefia koeʻuhi ko e fakafiemālie.
32Judas and Silas, who themselves were prophets, said much to encourage and strengthen the brothers.
32Pea naʻe ako ʻi he ngaahi lea lahi, mo tokoni ki he kāinga, ʻe Siutasi mo Sailosi, he ko e ongo palōfita foki ʻakinaua.
33After spending some time there, they were sent off by the brothers in peace to return to those who had sent them.
33Pea hili ʻenau nofo ai ʻo fuoloa siʻi, naʻe tuku fiemālie atu ʻakinautolu mei he kāinga, ke ō ki he kau ʻaposetolo.
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34Ka naʻe loto ʻa Sailosi ke nofo ai pe ia.
35But Paul and Barnabas remained at Antioch, along with many others, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord.
35Pea naʻe nofo ʻa Paula mo Pānepasa ʻi ʻAniteoke, ʻo ako mo malangaʻaki ʻae folofola ʻae ʻEiki, pea mo e tokolahi kehe.
36Some time later Paul said to Barnabas, “Let us go back and visit the brothers in every town where we proclaimed the word of the Lord, to see how they are doing.”
36Pea hili ʻae ʻaho niʻihi, naʻe pehē ʻe Paula kia Pānepasa, “Ke ta toe ō, ʻo ʻaʻahi ki hota kāinga ʻi he kolo kotoa pē, naʻa ta malangaʻaki ai ʻae folofola ʻae ʻEiki, pē ʻoku nau fēfē.”
37Barnabas wanted to take John, also called Mark.
37Pea naʻe loto ʻa Pānepasa ke na ʻave ʻa Sione, ʻoku hingoa ko Maʻake.
38But Paul thought it best not to take him, because he had deserted them in Pamphylia and had not accompanied them in the work.
38Ka naʻe ʻikai lelei kia Paula ke na ʻave ia, ʻaia naʻa ne liaki ʻakinaua ʻi Pamifilia, pea naʻe ʻikai ʻalu mo kinaua ki he ngāue.
39Their disagreement was so sharp that they parted company. Barnabas took Mark and sailed for Cyprus,
39Pea ʻi heʻena kikihi ʻo lahi, naʻa na māvae: pea naʻe ʻave ʻe Pānepasa ʻa Maʻake, ʻo na folau ki Saipalo;
40but Paul chose Silas and left, commended by the brothers to the grace of the Lord.
40Pea naʻe fili ʻe Paula ʻa Sailosi, pea na ō, kuo hūfia ʻe he kāinga ʻakinaua ki he ʻaloʻofa ʻae ʻOtua.
41And he traveled through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.
41Pea naʻe ʻalu ia ʻi Silia mo Silisia, ʻo ne tokoniʻi ʻae ngaahi siasi.
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