Ngāue 15
1But 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 Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and debate with them, Paul and Barnabas and some of the others were appointed to go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and the 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.
3So, being sent on their way by the church, they passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, describing in detail the conversion of the Gentiles, and brought 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.
4When they came to Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and the apostles and the elders, and they declared all that God had done with 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 who belonged to the party of the Pharisees rose up and said, “It is necessary to circumcise them and to order them to keep 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.”
6The apostles and the elders were gathered together to consider this matter.
6Pea naʻe fakataha ʻae kau ʻaposetolo mo e mātuʻa, ke nau fakakaukau ki he meʻa ni.
7And after there had been much debate, Peter stood up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word 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, bore witness to them, by giving them the Holy Spirit 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;
9and he made no distinction between us and them, having cleansed their hearts by faith.
9Pea naʻe ʻikai fai kehekehe kiate kitautolu mo kinautolu, ʻo ne fakamaʻa honau loto ʻi he tui.
10Now, therefore, why are you putting God to the test by placing a yoke on the neck of the disciples that neither our fathers nor we 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?
11But we believe that we will be saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, just as they will.”
11Ka ʻoku tau pehē, ko e meʻa ʻi he ʻaloʻofa pē ʻae ʻEiki ko Sisu Kalaisi, ʻe moʻui ʻakitautolu, ʻo hangē ko kinautolu.”
12And all the assembly fell silent, and they listened to Barnabas and Paul as they related what signs and wonders God had done through them among the Gentiles.
12Pea 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.
13After they finished speaking, James replied, “Brothers, listen to me.
13Pea ʻi he tuku ʻena fakamatala, naʻe lea ʻa Semisi, ʻo pehē, “ʻAe kau tangata mo e kāinga, fanongo mai kiate au:
14Simeon has related how God first visited the Gentiles, to take from them a people for his name.
14Kuo fakahā ʻe Saimone ʻae muʻaki ʻaʻahi ʻae ʻOtua ki he kakai Senitaile, ke ne maʻu ʻiate kinautolu ha kakai koeʻuhi ko hono huafa.
15And with this the words of the prophets agree, just 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 I will rebuild the tent of David that has fallen; I will rebuild its ruins, 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:
17that the remnant of mankind may seek the Lord, and all the Gentiles who are called by my name, says the Lord, who makes 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.
18known from of old.’
18ʻOku ʻilo ʻe he ʻOtua ʻene ngāue kotoa pē talu mei he kamataʻanga ʻo māmani.’
19Therefore my judgment is that we should not trouble those of the Gentiles who turn to God,
19“Pea ko eni, ko hoku loto, ke ʻoua naʻa tau fakamamahiʻi ʻakinautolu kuo fakatafoki ki he ʻOtua mei he ngaahi Senitaile:
20but should write to them to abstain from the things polluted by idols, and from sexual immorality, and from what has been strangled, 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 from ancient generations Moses has had in every city those who proclaim him, for he is read every Sabbath in the synagogues.”
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 it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole church, to choose men from among them and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They sent Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, leading men 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:
23with the following letter: “The brothers, both the apostles and the elders, to the brothers who are of the Gentiles in Antioch and 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:
24Since we have heard that some persons have gone out from us and troubled you with words, unsettling your minds, although we gave them no instructions,
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:
25it has seemed good to us, having come to one accord, to choose men and send them to you 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 sake of our Lord Jesus Christ.
26Ko e ongo tangata kuo na liʻaki ʻena moʻui koeʻuhi ko e huafa ʻo hotau ʻEiki ko Sisu Kalaisi.
27We have therefore sent Judas and Silas, who themselves will tell you the same things by word of mouth.
27Ko ia kuo mau fekau atu ai ʻa Siutasi mo Sailosi, pea ʻe fakamatala foki ʻekinaua ʻae ngaahi meʻa ni.
28For it has seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay on you no greater burden than these 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;
29that you abstain from what has been sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from what has been strangled, and from sexual immorality. If you keep yourselves from these, you will do well. 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 when they were sent off, they went down to Antioch, and having gathered the congregation together, they 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.
31And when they had read it, they rejoiced because of its encouragement.
31Pea hili ʻenau lau ia, naʻa nau fiefia koeʻuhi ko e fakafiemālie.
32And Judas and Silas, who were themselves prophets, encouraged and strengthened the brothers with many words.
32Pea naʻe ako ʻi he ngaahi lea lahi, mo tokoni ki he kāinga, ʻe Siutasi mo Sailosi, he ko e ongo palōfita foki ʻakinaua.
33And after they had spent some time, they were sent off in peace by the brothers 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.
35But Paul and Barnabas remained in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.
35Pea naʻe nofo ʻa Paula mo Pānepasa ʻi ʻAniteoke, ʻo ako mo malangaʻaki ʻae folofola ʻae ʻEiki, pea mo e tokolahi kehe.
36And after some days Paul said to Barnabas, “Let us return and visit the brothers in every city where we proclaimed the word of the Lord, and see how they are.”
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.”
37Now Barnabas wanted to take with them John called Mark.
37Pea naʻe loto ʻa Pānepasa ke na ʻave ʻa Sione, ʻoku hingoa ko Maʻake.
38But Paul thought best not to take with them one who had withdrawn from them in Pamphylia and had not gone with them to 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.
39And there arose a sharp disagreement, so that they separated from each other. Barnabas took Mark with him and sailed away to 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 departed, having been 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 went through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.
41Pea naʻe ʻalu ia ʻi Silia mo Silisia, ʻo ne tokoniʻi ʻae ngaahi siasi.