Деяния Апостолов 21

1 И якоже бысть отвезтися нам, отторгшымся от них, прямо шедше приидохом в кон, в другий же день в родос и оттуду в патару:2 и обретше корабль преходящь в финикию, возшедше отвезохомся.3 Возникший же нам кипр оставльше ошуюю, плыхом в сирию и пристахом в тире, тамо бо бяше кораблю изложити бремя:4 и обретше ученики, пребыхом ту дний седмь: иже павлови глаголаху Духом не восходити во Иерусалим.5 Егда же бысть нам скончати дни, изшедше идохом, провождающым нас всем с женами и детьми даже до вне града: и преклоньше колена при брезе помолихомся.6 И целовавше друг друга внидохом в корабль, они же возвратишася во своя си.7 Мы же, плавание наченше от тира, пристахом во птолемаиде, и целовавше братию, пребыхом день един у них.8 Во утрие же изшедше павел и иже с ним, приидохом в кесарию, и вшедше в дом филиппа благовестника, суща от седми (диакон), пребыхом у него.9 Сего же бяху дщери девицы четыри прорицающыя.10 Пребывающым же нам тамо дни многи, сниде некто от иудеи пророк, именем агав,11 и пришед к нам и взем пояс павлов, связав же свои руце и нозе, рече: тако глаголет Дух святый: мужа, егоже есть пояс сей, тако свяжут (его) во Иерусалиме иудее и предадят в руце языков.12 И якоже слышахом сия, моляхом мы же и наместнии, не восходити ему во Иерусалим.13 Отвеща же павел и рече: что творите, плачуще и сокрушающе ми сердце? аз бо не точию связан быти (хощу), но и умрети во Иерусалиме готов есмь за имя Господа Иисуса.14 Не повинующуся же ему, умолчахом, рекше: воля Господня да будет.15 По днех же сих уготовльшеся взыдохом во Иерусалим:16 приидоша же с нами и нецыи ученицы от кесарии, ведуще с собою, у негоже бы обитати нам, мнасона некоего кипрянина, древняго ученика.17 Бывшым же нам во Иерусалиме, любезно прияша нас братия.18 На утрие же вниде павел с нами ко иакову, вси же приидоша старцы.19 И целовав их, сказаше по единому коеждо, еже сотвори Бог во языцех служением его.20 Они же слышавше славляху Бога и рекоша ему: видиши ли, брате, колико тем есть иудей веровавших? и вси ревнителие закону суть:21 увестишася же о тебе, яко отступлению учиши от закона моисеова живущыя во языцех вся иудеи, глаголя не обрезовати им чад своих, ниже во обычаех отеческих ходити.22 Что убо есть? Всяко подобает народу снитися: услышат бо, яко пришел еси.23 Сие убо сотвори, еже ти глаголем: суть у нас мужие четыри обещавше себе Богу:24 сия поим очистися с ними и иждиви на них, да острижут си главы: и разумеют вси, яко возвещенная им о тебе ничтоже суть, но пребываеши и сам закон храня.25 А о веровавших языцех мы послахом, судивше ничтоже таковое соблюдати им, токмо хранити себе от идоложертвенных и крове, и удавленины и блуда.26 Тогда павел поемь мужы оны, на утрие с ними очищься вниде во святилище, возвещая исполнение дний очищения, дондеже принесено бысть за единаго коегождо их приношение.27 И якоже хотяху седмь дний скончатися, иже от асии иудее, видевше его во святилищи, навадиша весь народ и возложиша нань руце,28 вопиюще: мужие израилстии, помозите: сей есть человек, иже на люди и закон и на место сие всех всюду учит: еще же и еллины введе в церковь и оскверни святое место сие.29 Бяху бо видели трофима ефесянина во граде с ним, егоже мняху, яко в церковь ввел есть павел.30 Подвижеся же град весь, и бысть стечение людем: и емше павла, влечаху его вон из церкве, и абие затворишася двери.31 Ищущым же им убити его, взыде весть к тысящнику спиры, яко весь возмутися Иерусалим:32 он же абие поим воины и сотники, притече на ня: они же видевше тысящника и воины, престаша бити павла.33 Приступль же тысящник ят его и повеле связати его веригома железнома двема, и вопрошаше: кто убо есть и что есть сотворил.34 Друзии же ино нечто вопияху в народе: не могий же разумети известное молвы ради, повеле отвести его в полк.35 Егда же бысть на степенех, прилучися воздвижену быти ему от воин нужды ради народа,36 последоваше бо множество людий зовущих: возьми его.37 Хотя же внити в полк павел глагола тысящнику: аще леть ми есть глаголати что тебе? Он же рече: гречески умееши ли?38 не ты ли еси египтянин, прежде сих дний превещавый и изведый в пустыню четыри тысящы мужей сикарей?39 Рече же павел: аз человек убо есмь иудеанин, тарсянин, славнаго града в киликии житель: молю же тя, повели ми глаголати к людем.40 Повелевшу же ему, павел стоя на степенех помаав рукою к людем: многу же безмолвию бывшу, возгласи еврейским языком, глаголя:

Acts 21

Paul’s Journey to Jerusalem

1 Aftert wes tore ourselves awayt from them, we put out to sea,t and sailing a straight course,t we came to Cos,s on the next day to Rhodes,s and from there to Patara.s2 We foundt a ship crossing over to Phoenicia,s went aboard,t and put out to sea.t3 After we sighted Cypruss and left it behind on our port side,s we sailed on to Syria and put int at Tyre,ss because the ship was to unload its cargo there.4 After we locatedt the disciples, we stayed theret seven days. They repeatedly toldt Paul through the Spirits not to set foott in Jerusalem.s5 Whent our time was over,t we left and went on our way. All of them, with their wives and children, accompaniedt us outside of the city. Aftert kneeling down on the beach and praying,s6 we said farewellt to one another.s Thent we went aboard the ship, and they returned to their own homes.t7 We continued the voyage from Tyres and arrived at Ptolemais,s and when we had greeted the brothers, we stayed with them for one day.8 On the next day we leftt and came to Caesarea,ss and enteredt the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven,s and stayed with him.

9 (He had four unmarriedt daughters who prophesied.)s
10 While we remained there for a number of days,t a prophet named Agabuss came down from Judea.11 He camet to us, tookt Paul’s belt,s tiedt his own hands and feet with it,t and said, “The Holy Spirit says this: ‘This is the way the Jews in Jerusalem will tie up the man whose belt this is, and will hand him overts to the Gentiles.’”12 When we heard this, both we and the local peoplet begged him not to go up to Jerusalem.13 Then Paul replied, “What are you doing, weeping and breakingt my heart? For I am ready not only to be tied up,t but even to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”

14 Because he could not be persuaded,t we said no more except,t “The Lord’s will be done.”s
15 After these days we got readyt and started upts to Jerusalem.16 Some of the disciples from Caesareass came along with us too, and brought us to the houset of Mnason of Cyprus, a disciple from the earliest times,t with whom we were to stay.17 When we arrived in Jerusalem, the brothers welcomed us gladly.t18 The next day Paul went in with us to see James, and all the elders were there.ts19 When Pault had greeted them, he began to explaint in detailt what Gods had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.20 When they heard this, they praisedt God. Then they said to him, “You see, brother, how many thousands of Jewsts there are who have believed, and they are all ardent observerst of the law.s21 They have been informed about you – that you teach all the Jews now livingt among the Gentiles to abandonts Moses, telling them not to circumcise their childrens or livet according to our customs.22 What then should we do? They will no doubtt hear that you have come.23 So do whatt we tell you: We have four ment who have takent a vow;t24 take them and purifys yourself along with them and pay their expenses,t so that they may have their heads shaved.ts Thent everyone will know there is nothing in what they have been toldt about you, but that you yourself live in conformity witht the law.s25 But regarding the Gentiles who have believed, we have written a letter, having decidedts that they should avoidt meat that has been sacrificed to idolst and blood and what has been strangleds and sexual immorality.”26 Then Paul took the men the next day,t and after he had purified himselft along with them, he went to the temple and gave noticet of the completion of the days of purification,s whent the sacrifice would be offered for eacht of them.27 When the seven days were almost over,t the Jews from the province of Asiats who had seen him in the temple areat stirred up the whole crowdt and seizedt him,28 shouting, “Men of Israel,t help! This is the man who teaches everyone everywhere against our people, our law,s and this sanctuary!ts Furthermoret he has brought Greeks into the inner courts of the templet and made this holy place ritually unclean!”ts29 (For they had seen Trophimus the Ephesian in the city with him previously, andt they assumed Paul had brought him into the inner temple courts.)ts30 The whole city was stirred up,t and the people rushed together.t They seizedt Paul and dragged him out of the temple courts,t and immediately the doors were shut.31 While they were tryingt to kill him, a reportt was sent upt to the commanding officert of the cohorts that all Jerusalem was in confusion.t32 Het immediately tookt soldiers and centurionss and ran down to the crowd.t When they sawt the commanding officert and the soldiers, they stopped beatings Paul.33 Then the commanding officert came up and arrestedt him and ordered him to be tied up with two chains;t het then asked who he was and whatt he had done.34 But some in the crowd shouted one thing, and others something else,t and when the commanding officert was unablet to find out the trutht because of the disturbance,t he ordered Pault to be brought into the barracks.t35 When he came to the steps, Pault had to be carrieds by the soldiers because of the violencet of the mob,36 for a crowd of peoplet followed them,t screaming, “Away with him!”37 As Paul was about to be brought into the barracks,t he saidt to the commanding officer,t “May I sayt something to you?” The officert replied,t “Do you know Greek?s38 Then you’re not that Egyptian who started a rebelliont and led the four thousand men of the ‘Assassins’ts into the wildernesst some time ago?”t39 Paul answered,t “I am a Jewt from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of an important city.t Pleaset allow me to speak to the people.”

40 When the commanding officert had given him permission,t Paul stoodt on the steps and gesturedt to the people with his hand. When they had become silent,t he addressedt them in Aramaic,t