1 וַיִּשְׁמְעוּ הַשְּׁלִיחִים וְהָאַחִים אֲשֶׁר בִּיהוּדָה כִּי־קִבְּלוּ גַם־הַגּוֹיִם אֶת־דְּבַר הָאֱלֹהִים | 1 Now the apostles and the brothers who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles too had accepted the word of God. |
2 וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר עָלָה פֶטְרוֹס יְרוּשָׁלָיִם וַיָּרִיבוּ עִמּוֹ בְּנֵי הַמִּילָה לֵאמֹר | 2 So when Peter went up to Jerusalem the circumcised believers confronted him, |
3 אֶל־אֲנָשִׁים אֲשֶׁר־לָהֶם עָרְלָה בָּאתָ וַתֹּאכַל אִתָּם לָחֶם | 3 saying, "You entered the house of uncircumcised people and ate with them." |
4 וַיָּחֶל פֶּטְרוֹס וַיְסַפֵּר לָהֶם אֵת כָּל־אֲשֶׁר קָרָהוּ לֵאמֹר | 4 Peter began and explained it to them step by step, saying, |
5 מִתְפַּלֵּל הָיִיתִי בְּעִיר יָפוֹ וָאֵרָדַם וָאֵרֶא מַרְאֶה וְהִנֵּה־כְלִי כִּדְמוּת מִטְפַּחַת־בַּד גְּדוֹלָה יוֹרֵד מִן־הַשָּׁמַיִם וַתּוּרַד בְּאַרְבַּע כַּנְפוֹתֶיהָ וַתָּבֹא עָדָי | 5 "I was at prayer in the city of Joppa when in a trance I had a vision, something resembling a large sheet coming down, lowered from the sky by its four corners, and it came to me. |
6 וְהִסְתַּכַּלְתִּי בָהּ וָאָבִין וָאֵרֶא אֶת־בֶּהֱמַת הָאָרֶץ וְאֶת־הַחַיָּה וְרֶמֶשׂ הָאֲדָמָה וְעוֹף הַשָּׁמָיִם | 6 Looking intently into it, I observed and saw the four-legged animals of the earth, the wild beasts, the reptiles, and the birds of the sky. |
7 וָאֶשְׁמַע גַּם־קוֹל הָאֹמֵר אֵלָי קוּם פֶּטְרוֹס זְבַח וֶאֱכֹל | 7 I also heard a voice say to me, 'Get up, Peter. Slaughter and eat.' |
8 וָאֹמַר חָלִילָה לִּי אֲדֹנִי כִּי כָּל־פִּגּוּל וְטָמֵא לֹא־בָא בְּפִי מֵעוֹלָם | 8 But I said, 'Certainly not, sir, because nothing profane or unclean has ever entered my mouth.' |
9 וַיַּעֲנֵנִי הַקּוֹל שֵׁנִית מִן־הַשָּׁמַיִם וַיֹּאמַר אֶת־אֲשֶׁר טִהַר הָאֱלֹהִים אַתָּה אַל־תְּטַמְּאֶנּוּ | 9 But a second time a voice from heaven answered, 'What God has made clean, you are not to call profane.' |
10 וְכֵן הָיָה שָׁלשׁ פְּעָמִים וְהַכֹּל שָׁב וְהֹעֲלָה הַשָּׁמָיְמָה | 10 This happened three times, and then everything was drawn up again into the sky. |
11 וְהִנֵּה כְרֶגַע שְׁלשָׁה אֲנָשִׁים עֹמְדִים עַל־פֶּתַח הַבַּיִת אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי שָׁם וְהֵמָּה שְׁלוּחִים אֵלַי מִקִּסְרִין | 11 Just then three men appeared at the house where we were, who had been sent to me from Caesarea. |
12 וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלַי הָרוּחַ לָלֶכֶת אִתָּם וּלְבִלְתִּי הִתְמַהְמֵהַּ וַיֵּלְכוּ אִתִּי גַּם־שֵׁשֶׁת הָאַחִים הָאֵלֶּה וַנָּבוֹא אֶל־בֵּית הָאִישׁ | 12 The Spirit told me to accompany them without discriminating. These six brothers also went with me, and we entered the man's house. |
13 וַיַּגֶּד־לָנוּ אֵת אֲשֶׁר־רָאָה הַמַּלְאָךְ נִצָּב בְּבֵיתוֹ וְאֹמֵר אֵלָיו שְׁלַח אֶל־יָפוֹ אֲנָשִׁים וּקְרָא אֵלֶיךָ אֶת־שִׁמְעוֹן הַמְכֻנֶּה פֶטְרוֹס | 13 He related to us how he had seen (the) angel standing in his house, saying, 'Send someone to Joppa and summon Simon, who is called Peter, |
14 וְהוּא יְדַבֵּר אֵלֶיךָ דְּבָרִים אֲשֶׁר תִּוָּשַׁע בָּהֶם אַתָּה וְכָל־בֵּיתֶךָ | 14 who will speak words to you by which you and all your household will be saved.' |
15 וְכַאֲשֶׁר הַחִלּוֹתִי לְדַבֵּר צָלְחָה עֲלֵיהֶם רוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ כַּאֲשֶׁר צָלְחָה עָלֵינוּ בַּתְּחִלָּה | 15 As I began to speak, the holy Spirit fell upon them as it had upon us at the beginning, |
16 וָאֶזְכֹּר אֶת־דְּבַר הָאָדוֹן אֲשֶׁר אָמָר יוֹחָנָן הִטְבִּיל בַּמַּיִם וְאַתֶּם תִּטָּבְלוּ בְּרוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ | 16 and I remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said, 'John baptized with water but you will be baptized with the holy Spirit.' |
17 וְעַתָּה אִם־מַתָּנָה אַחַת נָתַן הָאֱלֹהִים לָהֶם וְלָנוּ הַמַּאֲמִינִים בָּאָדוֹן יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ מִי אָנֹכִי כִּי אֶעֱצֹר לֵאלֹהִים | 17 If then God gave them the same gift he gave to us when we came to believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to be able to hinder God?" |
18 וַיְהִי כְּשָׁמְעָם זֹאת וַיַּחֲרִישׁוּ וַיְהַלְלוּ אֶת־הָאֱלֹהִים וַיֹּאמְרוּ אָכֵן גַּם־לַגּוֹיִם נָתַן הָאֱלֹהִים הַתְּשׁוּבָה לַחַיִּים | 18 When they heard this, they stopped objecting and glorified God, saying, "God has then granted life-giving repentance to the Gentiles too." |
19 וְהַנְּפוֹצִים מִפְּנֵי הַצָּרָה אֲשֶׁר הָיְתָה עַל־אוֹדֹת אִסְטְפָנוֹס הָלְכוּ וָבָאוּ עַד־פִינוּקְיָא וְקַפְרוֹס וְאַנְטְיוֹכְיָא וְלֹא דִבְּרוּ אֶת־הַדָּבָר כִּי אִם־אֶל־הַיְּהוּדִים לְבַדָּם | 19 Now those who had been scattered by the persecution that arose because of Stephen went as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to no one but Jews. |
20 וַיְהִי בְתוֹכָם אַנְשֵׁי קַפְרוֹס וְקוּרִינִי אֲשֶׁר בָּאוּ אֶל־אַנְטְיוֹכְיָא וַיְדַבְּרוּ גַם־אֶל־הַיְּוָנִים וַיְבַשְּׂרוּ אֹתָם אֶת־הָאָדוֹן יֵשׁוּעַ | 20 There were some Cypriots and Cyrenians among them, however, who came to Antioch and began to speak to the Greeks as well, proclaiming the Lord Jesus. |
21 וַתְּהִי עִמָּהֶם יַד־יְהוָֹה וּמִסְפָּר רַב הֶאֱמִינוּ וַיָּשׁוּבוּ אֶל־הָאָדוֹן | 21 The hand of the Lord was with them and a great number who believed turned to the Lord. |
22 וַיִּשָּׁמַע הַדָּבָר בְּאָזְנֵי הַקְּהִלָּה אֲשֶׁר בִּירוּשָׁלָיִם וַיִּשְׁלְחוּ אֶת־בַּר־נַבָּא אֶל־אַנְטְיוֹכְיָא | 22 The news about them reached the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas (to go) to Antioch. |
23 וַיָּבֹא שָׁמָּה וַיִּשְׂמַח כִּרְאֹתוֹ אֶת־חֶסֶד הָאֱלֹהִים וַיַּזְהֵר אֶת־כֻּלָּם לְדָבְקָה בָאָדוֹן בְּלֵב נָכוֹן | 23 When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to remain faithful to the Lord in firmness of heart, |
24 כִּי אִישׁ טוֹב הָיָה וּמָלֵא רוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ וֶאֱמוּנָה וַיֵּאָסְפוּ לָאָדוֹן עַם רָב | 24 for he was a good man, filled with the holy Spirit and faith. And a large number of people was added to the Lord. |
25 וַיֵּלֶךְ בַּר־נַבָּא מִשָּׁם אֶל־טַרְסוֹס לְבַקֵּשׁ אֶת־שָׁאוּל וַיִּמְצָא אֹתוֹ וַיְבִיאֵהוּ אֶל־אַנְטְיוֹכְיָה | 25 Then he went to Tarsus to look for Saul, |
26 וַיִּהְיוּ ישְׁבִים יַחַד בַּקְּהִלָּה שָׁנָה תְמִימָה וּמְלַמְּדִים עַם רָב אָז הוּחַל בְּאַנְטְיוֹכְיָא לִקְרֹא אֶת־הַתַּלְמִידִים בְּשֵׁם מְשִׁיחִיִּים | 26 and when he had found him he brought him to Antioch. For a whole year they met with the church and taught a large number of people, and it was in Antioch that the disciples were first called Christians. |
27 וַיְהִי בַּיָּמִים הָהֵם וַיָּבֹאוּ נְבִיאִים מִירוּשָׁלַיִם אֶל־אַנְטְיוֹכְיָא | 27 At that time some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch, |
28 וַיָּקָם אֶחָד מֵהֶם וּשְׁמוֹ אֲגָבוֹס וַיַּגֵּד עַל־פִּי הָרוּחַ כִּי רָעָב גָּדוֹל יָבוֹא עַל־כָּל־ישְׁבֵי תֵבֵל וַיְהִי־כֵן בִּימֵי קְלוֹדְיוֹס | 28 and one of them named Agabus stood up and predicted by the Spirit that there would be a severe famine all over the world, and it happened under Claudius. |
29 וַיִּוָּעֲצוּ הַתַּלְמִידִים לִשְׁלֹחַ אִישׁ אִישׁ מֵאֲשֶׁר תַּשִּׂיג יָדוֹ לְעֶזְרַת הָאַחִים הַיּשְׁבִים בִּיהוּדָה | 29 So the disciples determined that, according to ability, each should send relief to the brothers who lived in Judea. |
30 וְכֵן גַּם־עָשֹוּ וַיִּשְׁלְחוּ אֶל־הַזְּקֵנִים עַל־יְדֵי בַּר־נַבָּא וְשָׁאוּל | 30 This they did, sending it to the presbyters in care of Barnabas and Saul. |