Matendo 21
Biblia Takatifu (Swahili): New Testament portions
Berean Standard Bible
1Tulipokwisha agana nao, tulipanda meli tukaenda moja kwa moja mpaka Kosi. Kesho yake tulifika Rodo, na kutoka huko tulikwenda Patara.
1After we had torn ourselves away from them, we sailed directly to Cos, and the next day on to Rhodes, and from there to Patara.
2Huko, tulikuta meli iliyokuwa inakwenda Foinike, hivyo tulipanda, tukasafiri.
2Finding a ship crossing over to Phoenicia, we boarded it and set sail.
3Baada ya kufika mahali ambapo tuliweza kuona Kupro, tulipitia upande wake wa kusini tukaelekea Siria. Tulitia nanga katika mji wa Tiro ambapo ile meli ilikuwa ipakuliwe shehena yake.
3After sighting Cyprus and passing south of it, we sailed on to Syria and landed at Tyre, where the ship was to unload its cargo.
4Tulikuta waumini huko, tukakaa pamoja nao kwa muda wa juma moja. Waumini hao wakawa waongea kwa nguvu ya Roho, wakamwambia Paulo asiende Yerusalemu.
4We sought out the disciples in Tyre and stayed with them seven days. Through the Spirit they kept telling Paul not to go up to Jerusalem.
5Lakini muda wetu ulipokwisha tuliondoka. Wote pamoja na wanawake na watoto wao walitusindikiza mpaka nje ya mji. Tulipofika pwani, sote tulipiga magoti tukasali.
5But when our time there had ended, we set out on our journey. All the disciples, with their wives and children, accompanied us out of the city and knelt down on the beach to pray with us.
6Kisha tuliagana; sisi tukapanda meli nao wakarudi makwao.
6And after we had said our farewells, we went aboard the ship, and they returned home.
7Sisi tuliendelea na safari yetu kutoka Tiro tukafika Tolemai ambapo tuliwasalimu ndugu zetu, tukakaa nao siku moja.
7When we had finished our voyage from Tyre, we landed at Ptolemais, where we greeted the brothers and stayed with them for a day.
8Kesho yake tuliondoka tukaenda Kaisarea. Huko Kaisarea tulikwenda nyumbani kwa mhubiri Filipo. Yeye alikuwa mmoja wa wale saba waliochaguliwa kule Yerusalemu.
8Leaving the next day, we went on to Caesarea and stayed at the home of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the Seven.
9Alikuwa na binti watatu ambao walikuwa na kipaji cha unabii.
9He had four unmarried daughters who prophesied.
10Baada ya kukaa huko siku kadhaa, nabii mmoja aitwaye Agabo alifika kutoka Yudea.
10After we had been there several days, a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea.
11Alitujia, akachukua mkanda wa Paulo, akajifunga mikono na miguu, akasema “Roho Mtakatifu asema hivi: Wayahudi kule Yerusalemu watamfunga namna hii mtu mwenye ukanda na kumtia mikononi mwa watu wa mataifa.”
11Coming over to us, he took Paul’s belt, bound his own feet and hands, and said, “The Holy Spirit says: ‘In this way the Jews of Jerusalem will bind the owner of this belt and hand him over to the Gentiles.’”
12Tuliposikia hayo, sisi na wale watu wengine waliokuwa hapo tulimsihi Paulo asiende Yerusalemu.
12When we heard this, we and the people there pleaded with Paul not to go up to Jerusalem.
13Lakini yeye alijibu, “Mnataka kufanya nini? Mnataka kuvunja moyo wangu kwa machozi? Niko tayari siyo tu kutiwa ndani kule Yerusalemu, ila hata kufa kwa ajili ya Bwana Yesu.”
13Then Paul answered, “Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”
14Tuliposhindwa kumshawishi tulinyamaza, tukasema tu: “Mapenzi ya Bwana yafanyike”
14When he would not be dissuaded, we fell silent and said, “The Lord’s will be done.”
15Baada ya kukaa pale kwa muda, tulifunga mizigo yetu, tukaendelea na safari kwenda Yerusalemu.
15After these days, we packed up and went on to Jerusalem.
16Wengine kati ya wale wafuasi wa Kaisarea walienda pamoja nasi, wakatupeleka nyumbani kwa Mnasoni ambaye tulikuwa tunakwenda kukaa naye kwa muda. Mnasoni alikuwa mwenyeji wa Kupro na alikuwa amekuwa muumini kwa siku nyingi.
16Some of the disciples from Caesarea accompanied us, and they took us to stay at the home of Mnason the Cypriot, an early disciple.
17Tulipofika Yerusalemu, ndugu waumini walitupokea vizuri sana.
17When we arrived in Jerusalem, the brothers welcomed us joyfully.
18Kesho yake Paulo alikwenda pamoja nasi kumwamkia Yakobo, na wazee wote wa kanisa walikuwako pia.
18The next day Paul went in with us to see James, and all the elders were present.
19Baada ya kuwasalimu, Paulo aliwapa taarifa kamili kuhusu yote Mungu aliyokuwa ametenda kati ya mataifa kwa njia ya utumishi wake.
19Paul greeted them and recounted one by one the things that God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.
20Waliposikia hayo, walimtukuza Mungu. Kisha wakamwambia Paulo, “Ndugu, unaweza kuona kwamba kuna maelfu ya Wayahudi ambao sasa wamekuwa waumini na wote hao wanashika kwa makini Sheria ya Mose.
20When they heard this, they glorified God. Then they said to Paul, “You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews have believed, and all of them are zealous for the law.
21Wamepata habari zako kwamba umekuwa ukiwafundisha Wayahudi wanaoishi kati ya mataifa mengine kuwa wasiijali Sheria ya Mose, wasiwatahiri watoto wao na kwamba wasizifuate mila za Wayahudi.
21But they are under the impression that you teach all the Jews who live among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children or observe our customs.
22Sasa, mambo yatakuwaje? Ni dhahiri kuwa watapata habari kwamba umekwisha wasili hapa.
22What then should we do? They will certainly hear that you have come.
23Basi, fanya kama tunavyokushauri. Tunao hapa watu wanne ambao wameweka nadhiri.
23Therefore do what we advise you. There are four men with us who have taken a vow.
24Jiunge nao katika ibada ya kujitakasa, ukalipe na gharama zinazohusika, kisha wanyolewe nywele zao. Hivyo watu wote watatambua kwamba habari zile walizoambiwa juu yako hazina msingi wowote, na kwamba wewe binafsi bado unaishi kufuatana na maagizo ya Sheria za Mose.
24Take these men, purify yourself along with them, and pay their expenses so they can have their heads shaved. Then everyone will know that there is no truth to these rumors about you, but that you also live in obedience to the law.
25Kuhusu wale watu wa mataifa mengine ambao wamekuwa waumini, tumekwisha wapelekea barua tukiwaambia mambo tuliyoamua: wasile chochote kilichotambikiwa miungu ya uongo, wasinywe damu, wasile nyama ya mnyama aliyenyongwa, na wajiepushe na uasherati.”
25As for the Gentile believers, we have written to them our decision that they must abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals, and from sexual immorality.”
26Basi, kesho yake Paulo aliwachukua wale watu akafanya ibada ya kujitakasa pamoja nao. Kisha akaingia Hekaluni kutoa taarifa kuhusu mwisho wa siku za kujitakasa na kuhusu dhabihu itakayotolewa kwa ajili ya kila mmoja wao.
26So the next day Paul took the men and purified himself along with them. Then he entered the temple to give notice of the date when their purification would be complete and the offering would be made for each of them.
27Wakati siku hizo saba zilipokaribia kuisha, Wayahudi waliokuwa wametoka katika mkoa wa Asia walimwona Paulo Hekaluni. Wakachochea hasira kati ya kundi lote la watu, wakamtia nguvuni
27When the seven days were almost over, some Jews from the province of Asia saw Paul at the temple. They stirred up the whole crowd and seized him,
28wakipiga kelele: “Wananchi wa Israeli, msaada, msaada! Huyu ndiye yule mtu anayewafundisha watu kila mahali mambo yanayopinga watu wa Israeli, yanayopinga Sheria ya Mose na mahali hapa patakatifu. Hata sasa amewaingiza watu wa mataifa mengine Hekaluni na kupatia najisi mahali hapa patakatifu.”
28crying out, “Men of Israel, help us! This is the man who teaches everywhere against our people and against our law and against this place. Furthermore, he has brought Greeks into the temple and defiled this holy place.”
29Sababu ya kusema hivyo ni kwamba walikuwa wamemwona Trofimo mwenyeji, wa Efeso, akiwa pamoja na Paulo mjini, wakadhani kwamba Paulo alikuwa amemwingiza Hekaluni.
29For they had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesian with him in the city, and they assumed that Paul had brought him into the temple.
30Mji wote ulienea ghasia; watu wakaja kutoka pande zote, wakamkamata Paulo, wakamburuta, wakamtoa nje ya Hekalu na papo hapo milango ya Hekalu ikafungwa.
30The whole city was stirred up, and the people rushed together. They seized Paul and dragged him out of the temple, and at once the gates were shut.
31Walikuwa tayari kumuua, lakini habari zilimfikia mkuu wa jeshi la Kiroma kuwa Yerusalemu yote ilikuwa imejaa ghasia.
31While they were trying to kill him, the commander of the Roman regiment received a report that all Jerusalem was in turmoil.
32Mara, mkuu wa jeshi akawachukua askari na jemadari, akalikabili lile kundi la watu. Nao walipomwona mkuu wa jeshi na askari, wakaacha kumpiga Paulo.
32Immediately he took some soldiers and centurions and ran down to the crowd. When the people saw the commander and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.
33Mkuu wa jeshi alimwendea Paulo, akamtia nguvuni na kuamuru afungwe minyororo miwili. Kisha akauliza, “Ni mtu gani huyu, na amefanya nini?”
33The commander came up and arrested Paul, ordering that he be bound with two chains. Then he asked who he was and what he had done.
34Wengine katika lile kundi la watu walikuwa wanapayuka kitu hiki na wengine kitu kingine. Kwa sababu ya ghasia hiyo, mkuu wa jeshi hakufaulu kujua kisa kamili. Hivyo, aliamuru watu wake wampeleke Paulo ndani ya ngome.
34Some in the crowd were shouting one thing, and some another. And since the commander could not get at the truth because of the uproar, he ordered that Paul be brought into the barracks.
35Paulo alipofika kwenye ngazi, askari walilazimika kumbeba kwa sababu ya fujo za watu.
35When Paul reached the steps, he had to be carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the mob.
36Kwa maana kundi kubwa la watu walimfuata wakipiga kelele, “Muulie mbali!”
36For the crowd that followed him kept shouting, “Away with him!”
37Walipokuwa wanamwingiza ndani ya ngome, Paulo alimwomba mkuu wa jeshi akisema, “Naweza kukwambia kitu?” Yule mkuu wa jeshi akamjibu, “Je unajua Kigiriki?
37As they were about to take Paul into the barracks, he asked the commander, “May I say something to you?” “Do you speak Greek?” he replied.
38Kwani wewe si yule Mmisri ambaye hivi majuzi alianzisha uasi na kuwaongoza majahili elfu nne hadi jangwani?”
38“Aren’t you the Egyptian who incited a rebellion some time ago and led four thousand members of the ‘Assassins’ into the wilderness?”
39Paulo akajibu, “Mimi ni Myahudi, mzaliwa wa Tarso katika Kilikia; mimi ni raia wa mji maarufu. Tafadhali, niruhusu niongee na watu.
39But Paul answered, “I am a Jew from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no ordinary city. Now I beg you to allow me to speak to the people.”
40Yule mkuu wa jeshi akamruhusu. Hivyo Paulo alisimama juu ya ngazi, akawapungia mkono wale watu na walipokaa kimya, akaanza kuongea nao kwa Kiebrania.
40Having received permission, Paul stood on the steps and motioned to the crowd. A great hush came over the crowd, and he addressed them in Hebrew:
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