Djela apostolska 13
Poslanje Barnabe i Savla
1 Među prorocima i učiteljima u sirijskoj Antiohiji bili su Barnaba, Šimun zvani Niger, Lucije Cirenac, Manahen, koji je kao dijete othranjen s Herodom Atipom, i Savao.2 Dok su jednom obavljali Božju službu i postili, Sveti Duh im reče: "Pošaljite Barnabu i Savla na djelo na koje sam ih pozvao."
3 Postili su i dalje i molili. Zatim na njih polože ruke i pošalju ih na put.
Prvo Pavlovo misijsko putovanje
4 Savla i Barnabu Sveti je Duh poslao u Seleuciju, a odande jedrenjakom na Cipar.
5 Kad su došli u grad Salaminu, navješćivali su Božju riječ po židovskim sinagogama. Ivan Marko pratio ih je i pomagao im.
6 Kad su tako prešli sav otok i stigli do grada Pafa, naiđu na nekog vračara, samozvanog proroka imenom Barjesus.7 Bio je iz kruga namjesnika Sergija Pavla, razborita čovjeka. Sergije pozove Barnabu i Savla pa ih zamoli da mu kazuju Božju riječ,
8 ali usprotivi im se vračar Elim (tako mu ime glasi na grčkome) i namjesnika počne odvraćati od vjere.
9 Tada ga Savao, kojega su zvali i Pavao, pun Svetoga Duha, ošine pogledom10 i reče: "Sine đavolski pun lukavštine i pakosti, neprijatelju svake pravednosti, dokle ćeš iskrivljavati ispravne putove Gospodnje?11 Udarit će te sada ruka Gospodnja! Oslijepit ćeš na neko vrijeme i nećeš gledati Sunca!" Na vračara smjesta padne tama te on počne glavinjati uokolo tražeći tko će ga voditi.
12 Kad je namjesnik vidio što se dogodilo, povjeruje i zadivi se učenju Gospodnjem.
Pavao propovijeda u pizidijskoj Antiohiji
13 Pavao i njegovi pratitelji otisnu se lađom iz Pafa te stignu u luku Pergu u Pamfiliji. Ondje ih napusti Ivan Marko i vrati se u Jeruzalem.
14 Barnaba i Pavao iz Perge odu u pizidijsku Antiohiju.
U subotu odu u sinagogu i sjednu.
15 Nakon uobičajenog čitanja Mojsijeva zakona i Proroka nadstojnici sinagoge im poruče: "Braćo, imate li koju riječ utjehe za narod, govorite!"
16 Nato Pavao ustane, podigne ruku i reče: "Izraelci i svi koji se bojite izraelskoga Boga, čujte:17 Bog ovoga, izraelskog naroda izabrao je naše pretke i učinio da napreduju u Egiptu. Zatim ih je svojom silnom rukom izveo iz te zemlje u kojoj su robovali.18 Četrdesetak godina ih je u pustinji strpljivo podnosio.19 Zatro je sedam naroda u kanaanskoj zemlji da bi im njihovu zemlju dao u naslijeđe.20 Sve je to trajalo kojih četiristo pedeset godina. Potom im je dao suce da vladaju njima - sve do proroka Samuela.21 Tada su ljudi zaiskali kralja pa im je Bog dao Šaula, Kišova sina iz Benjaminova plemena, da vlada četrdeset godina.
22 Ali njega je svrgnuo i postavio im za kralja Davida, za kojega je sam rekao: 'Jišajev sin David čovjek je po mojemu srcu jer će učiniti sve što želim.'
23 Iz Davidova je potomstva Bog po svojemu obećanju Izraelu izveo Spasitelja Isusa.24 Prije Isusova dolaska Ivan Krstitelj propovijedao je svem izraelskom narodu da se mora obratiti Bogu i krstiti.
25 Kad je Ivan završavao sa svojoj službom, govorio je: 'Nisam onaj za kojega me smatrate. Nisam Mesija. Ali on dolazi za mnom. Ja mu nisam dostojan ni biti robom.'
26 Braćo moja, sinovi Abrahamovi i svi koji se bojite Izraelova Boga, ta je riječ spasenja nama namijenjena!27 Žitelji Jeruzalema i njihovi vođe ispunili su proročanstvo osudivši Isusa na smrt. Nisu ga prepoznali ni shvatili da je on taj o kojemu su pisali proroci iako svake subote čitaju iz proročkih knjiga.
28 Tražili su od Pilata da ga smakne iako za to nisu imali nikakav razlog.
29 Kad su tako ispunili proročanstva o njegovoj smrti, skinuli su ga s križa i položili u grob.30 Ali Bog ga je uskrisio od mrtvih.
31 Mnogo dana ukazivao se onima koji su s njim išli iz Galileje u Jeruzalem. Oni sad o njemu svjedoče narodu.
32 A mi vam navješćujemo Radosnu vijest. Bog je ispunio obećanje koje je dao našim precima
33 za života nas, njihove djece, uskrisivši Isusa od mrtvih. O tomu govori Drugi psalam:
'Ti si moj Sin,
danas sam ti postao Ocem.'34 Jer Bog je obećao da će ga podignuti od mrtvih i da nikada više neće umrijeti. Rekao je: 'Vama ću dati svete blagoslove koje sam pouzdano obećao Davidu.'35 Na drugome mjestu kaže: 'Nećeš dopustiti da tvoj svetac istrune.'36 To se ne odnosi na Davida jer je on služio svojemu naraštaju po Božjoj volji i zatim preminuo i bio pokopan, a tijelo mu je istrunulo.
37 Riječ je o nekomu drugome - kojega je Bog podignuo od mrtvih i čije tijelo nije istrunulo.
38 Čujte me, braćo! U tome čovjeku, Isusu, imate oproštenje svojih grijeha.39 Tko god povjeruje u njega, oslobađa se krivnje i opravdan je pred Bogom za sve za što vas Mojsijev zakon nije mogao opravdati.
40 Pazite! Nemojte da vas snađe ono što piše u Prorocima:
41 'Gledajte, vi preziratelji,
snebivajte se i umrite!
Jer u vaše dane činim djelo
u koje ne biste vjerovali
da vam tko o njemu ispriča.'"42 Kad su Pavao i Barnaba izlazili iz sinagoge, ljudi ih zamole da im iduće subote dođu govoriti o tomu.
43 Mnogi Židovi i pobožni obraćenici na judaizam su nakon sastanka u sinagogi išli za Pavlom i Barnabom. Poticali su ih: "Božjom milošću, ostanite vjerni!".
Pavao se vraća poganima
44 Sljedeće subote gotovo je sav grad nagrnuo da čuje riječ Gospodnju.
45 Kad su židovski vođe ugledali mnoštvo, spopadne ih zavist. Vrijeđali su Pavla i suprotstavljali se onomu što je govorio.
46 Na to su im Pavao i Barnaba hrabro rekli: "Božju Radosnu vijest najprije je trebalo navijestiti vama Židovima. Ali kako je vi odbacujete i sami sebe smatrate nedostojnima vječnoga života, navijestit ćemo ju poganima.
47 Jer to nam je zapovjedio Gospodin rekavši:
'Postavio sam te za svjetlost poganima, da
doneseš spasenje u sve krajeve Zemlje.'"48 Kad su pogani to čuli, počnu se radovati i zahvaljivati Gospodinu na njegovoj Riječi. I svi koji su bili određeni za vječni život, povjeruju.
49 A Riječ Gospodnja pronijela se cijelim tim krajem.
50 Ali židovski vođe nagovore neke utjecajne bogobojazne žene i gradske dužnosnike te oni pokrenu progon protiv Pavla i Barnabe i istjeraju ih iz grada.51 Njih dvojica stresu prašinu s nogu protiv njih i odu u grad Ikonij.
52 A vjernici su bili puni radosti i Svetoga Duha.
Acts 13
The Church at Antioch Commissions Barnabas and Saul
1 Now there were these prophets and teachers in the church at Antioch:ss Barnabas, Simeon called Niger,s Lucius the Cyrenian,s Manaen (a close friend of Herods the tetrarchts from childhoodt) and Saul.2 While they were servingt the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apartt for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”
3 Then, after they had fastedt andt prayed and placed their handss on them, they sent them off.
Paul and Barnabas Preach in Cyprus
4 So Barnabas and Saul,t sent out by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia,s and from there they sailed to Cyprus.s5 Whent they arrivedt in Salamis,s they began to proclaimt the word of God in the Jewish synagogues.s (Now they also had Johns as their assistant.)ts6 When they had crossed overt the whole island as far as Paphos,s they found a magician, a Jewish false prophet named Bar-Jesus,s7 who was with the proconsuls Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. The proconsult summonedt Barnabas and Saul and wanted to hears the word of God.8 But the magician Elymast (for that is the way his name is translated)s opposed them, trying to turn the proconsuls away from the faith.9 But Saul (also known as Paul),s filled with the Holy Spirit,s stared straightt at him10 and said, “You who are full of all deceit and all wrongdoing,t you son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness – will you not stop making crooked the straight paths of the Lord?s11 Nowt look, the hand of the Lord is againstt you, and you will be blind, unable to see the sun for a time!” Immediately mistinesss and darkness came overt him, and he went around seeking peoplet to lead him by the hand.
12 Then when the proconsuls saw what had happened, he believed,s because he was greatly astoundedt at the teaching aboutt the Lord.
Paul and Barnabas at Pisidian Antioch
13 Then Paul and his companions put out to seat from Paphoss and came to Pergas in Pamphylia,s but Johns left them and returned to Jerusalem.ss14 Moving on fromt Perga,s they arrived at Pisidian Antioch,tss and on the Sabbath day they went intot the synagogues and sat down.15 After the reading from the law and the prophets,s the leaders of the synagoguet sent them a message,t saying, “Brothers,t if you have any messaget of exhortationt for the people, speak it.”t
16 So Paul stood up,t gesturedt with his hand and said,
“Men of Israel,t and you Gentiles who fear God,t listen:17 The God of this people Israelt chose our ancestorsts and made the people greatt during their stay as foreignerst in the countryt of Egypt, and with uplifted arms he led them out of it.18 Fort a period of about forty years he put up witht them in the wilderness.t19 Aftert he had destroyedt seven nationss in the land of Canaan, he gave his people their land as an inheritance.t20 All this tookt about four hundred fifty years. After thist he gave them judges until the time oft Samuel the prophet.21 Then they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul son of Kish, a man from the tribe of Benjamin, who ruledt forty years.22 After removing him, Godt raised ups David their king. He testified about him:t ‘I have found Davids the son of Jesse to be a man after my heart,s who will accomplish everything I want him to do.’t23 From the descendantsts of this mans God brought to Israel a Savior, Jesus, just as he promised.ts24 Beforet Jesust arrived, Johns had proclaimed a baptism for repentancet to all the people of Israel.25 But while John was completing his mission,t he said repeatedly,t ‘What do you think I am? I am not he. But look, one is coming after me. I am not worthy to untie the sandals on his feet!’t26 Brothers,t descendantst of Abraham’s family,t and those Gentiles among you who fear God,t the messaget of this salvation has been sent to us.27 For the people who live in Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognizet him,t and they fulfilled the sayingsts of the prophets that are read every Sabbath by condemningt him.t28 Thought they foundt no basiss for a death sentence,t they asked Pilate to have him executed.29 When they had accomplishedt everything that was writtens about him, they took him downt from the crosst and placed himt in a tomb.30 But God raiseds him from the dead,31 andt for many days he appeared to those who had accompanieds him from Galilee to Jerusalem. Theset are now his witnesses to the people.32 And we proclaim to you the good news about the promise to our ancestors,t33 that this promisets God has fulfilled to us, their children, by raisingts Jesus, as also it is written in the second psalm, ‘You are my Son;stoday I have fathered you.’ts34 But regarding the fact that he has raised Jesust from the dead, nevert again to bet in a state of decay, Godt has spoken in this way: ‘I will give youtthe holy and trustworthy promisestmade to David.’s35 Therefore he also says in another psalm,t ‘You will not permit your Holy Onetto experiencetdecay.’s36 For David, after he had servedt God’s purpose in his own generation, died,t was buried with his ancestors,t and experiencedt decay,37 but the ones whom God raised up did not experiencet decay.38 Therefore let it be known to you, brothers, that through this onet forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you,39 and by this ones everyone who believes is justifiedt from everything from which the law of Moses could not justifyt you.t
40 Watch out,s then, that what is spoken about byt the prophets does not happen to you:
41 ‘Look, you scoffers; be amazed and perish!t
For I am doing a work in your days,
a work you would never believe, even if someone tells you.’”s
42 As Paul and Barnabast were going out,t the peoplet were urgingt them to speak about these thingst on the next Sabbath.
43 When the meeting of the synagogues had broken up,t many of the Jews and God-fearing proselytest followed Paul and Barnabas, who were speaking with them and were persuadingt themt to continuet in the grace of God.
44 On the next Sabbath almost the whole city assembled together to hear the word of the Lord.ss45 But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy,s and they began to contradictt what Paul was sayingt by reviling him.t46 Both Paul and Barnabas replied courageously,t “It was necessary to speak the word of Godt to you first. Since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthyt of eternal life, wet are turning to the Gentiles.s47 For thist is what the Lord has commanded us: ‘I have appointedtyou to be a lightsfor the Gentiles, to bring salvationtto the ends of the earth.’”s48 When the Gentiles heard this, they began to rejoicet and praiset the word of the Lord, and all who had been appointed for eternal lifes believed.49 So the word of the Lord was spreadingt through the entire region.50 But the Jews incitedt the God-fearing women of high social standing and the prominent men of the city, stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and threw them outt of their region.51 So after they shookt the dust off their feets in protest against them, they went to Iconium.s
52 And the disciples were filled with joys and with the Holy Spirit.