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 13:1 But there were in the church of Antiokia prophets and teachers, Bar Naba and Shemun who was called Niger, and Lukios who was from the city of Kyrene, and Manael, a fosterbrother of Herodes Tetrarka, and Shaol.

 13:1 Now there were in the church at Antioch, [several] prophets and teachers; Barnabas, and Simon called Niger, and Lucius who was from the city Cyrene, and Menaen, a son of the guardians of Herod the Tetrarch, and Saul.

 13:2 And as they fasted and supplicated Aloha, the Spirit of Holiness said to them, Separate to me Shaol and Bar Naba for the work to which I have called them.

 13:2 And while they were fasting and making supplication to God, the Holy Spirit said to them: Separate to me Saul and Barnabas, for the work to which I have called them.

 13:3 And after they had fasted and prayed, they laid upon them the hand, and dismissed them.

 13:3 And after they had fasted and prayed, they laid the hand on them, and sent them away.

 13:4 And they, being sent by the Spirit of Holiness, went down to Selukia, and from thence proceeded by sea to Cyprus.

 13:4 And they, being sent forth by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia, and from there they went by sea as far as Cyprus.

 13:5 And when they had entered the city Salamina, they preached the word of our Lord in the congregations of the Jihudoyee, and Juhanon ministered to them.

 13:5 And when they entered the city of Salamis, they announced the word of our Lord in the synagogues of the Jews. And John ministered to them.

 13:6 And when they had itinerated through the whole island unto the city Paphos, they found a man, a certain sorcerer, a Jihudoya, who was a false prophet, whose name was Bar Shuma.

 13:6 And when they had travelled over the whole island as far as the city Paphos, they found a certain man, a sorcerer, a Jew, who was a false prophet, and whose name was Bar-Suma.

 13:7 This adhered to a wise man who was proconsul, and was called Sergius Paulos. And the proconsul called Shaol and Bar Naba and requested to hear from them the word of Aloha.

 13:7 He adhered to a wise man, who was the proconsul, and was called Sergius Paulus. And the proconsul sent for Saul and Barnabas, and requested to hear from them the word of God.

 13:8 But this sorcerer, Bar Shuma, whose name interpreted is Elymos, stood against them, because he desired to avert the proconsul from faith.

 13:8 And this sorcerer, Bar-Suma, (whose name is interpreted, Elymas,) withstood them; because he wished to divert the proconsul from the faith.

 13:9 But Shaol, he who is called Paulos, was filled with the Spirit of Holiness, and beheld him,

 13:9 And Saul who is called Paul, was filled with the Holy Spirit; and he looked upon him,

 13:10 and said, O full of all deceits and all wickednesses, thou son of the devil, and adversary of all righteousness, ceasest thou not to pervert the right ways of the Lord?

 13:10 and said: O thou full of all subtilties, and all mischiefs, thou child of the calumniator, and enemy of all righteousness; wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?

 13:11 And now the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, and not see the sun until the time. And in the hour there fell upon him obscurity and darkness, and he went about asking some one to hold him by the hand.

 13:11 And now, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, and shalt not see the sun for a time. And immediately there fell upon him a mist and darkness; and he went about, inquiring who would take him by the hand.

 13:12 But when the proconsul saw what had been done, he wondered, and believed in the doctrine of the Lord.

 13:12 And when the proconsul saw what occurred, he was astonished; and he believed the doctrine of the Lord.

 13:13 ¶ BUT Paulos and Bar Naba went on by sea from the City Paphos, and came to Perga, a city of Pamphylia; and Juhanon separated from them, and went to Urishlem.

 13:13 And Paul and Barnabas went by sea, from the city of Paphos, and came to Perga, a city of Pamphylia. And John separated from them, and went away to Jerusalem.

 13:14 But they went forth from Perga, and came to Antiokia, the city of Pisidia. And they entered the synagogue, and sat on the day of shabath.

 13:14 And they departed from Perga, and came to Antioch, a city of Pisidia: and they entered the synagogue, on the sabbath day, and sat down.

 13:15 And after the law and the prophets had been read, the presbyters of the synagogue sent to them, and said, Men, brethren, have you a word of exhortation to say to the people?

 13:15 And after the law had been read, and the prophets, the Elders of the synagogue sent to them, and said: Men, brethren, if ye have a word of exhortation, address the people.

 13:16 And Paulos arose, and signed with his hand, and said to them: Men, sons of Israel, and those who fear Aloha, hearken!

 13:16 And Paul arose, and waved his hand, and said: Men, sons of Israel, and ye that fear God, hear ye.

 13:17 The God of this people elected our fathers, and exalted and magnified them, when they were sojourners in the land of Metsreen, and with uplifted arm brought them out therefrom

 13:17 The God of this people chose our fathers, and raised them up, and multiplied them, when they resided in the land of Egypt; and, with a high arm, he brought them out of it.

 13:18 And he nourished them in the desert forty years.

 13:18 And he fed them in the wilderness forty years.

 13:19 And he destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, and gave them their land an inheritance.

 13:19 And he extirpated seven nations in the land of Canaan, and gave them their land for an inheritance.

 13:20 And four hundred and fifty years he gave them judges, until Shamuel the prophet;

 13:20 And for four hundred and fifty years he gave them judges, until Samuel the prophet.

 13:21 and then prayed they for themselves a king; and Aloha gave to them Shaol-bar-Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, forty years.

 13:21 And then they asked for themselves a king: and God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, during forty years.

 13:22 And he took him, and raised unto them David the king, and testified of him, and said, I have found David, the son of Jeshai, a man according to my heart; he will perform all my will.

 13:22 And he removed him, and raised up to them David as king: and he testified of him, and said: I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after my heart: he will do all my pleasure.

 13:23 From the seed of this (man) the God of Israel, as he had promised, raised up Jeshu the Redeemer.

 13:23 From the seed of this man, hath God raised up to Israel, as he promised, Jesus a deliverer.

 13:24 And he sent Juhanon to proclaim before his coming the baptism of repentance to the whole people of Israel.

 13:24 And, before his advent, he sent John to proclaim the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

 13:25 And while Juhanon accomplished his ministry, he said, Whom think you that I am? I am not (he), but, behold, he cometh after me, he, the latchet of whose sandals I am not worthy to unloose.

 13:25 And while John was fulfilling his ministry, he said: Who, suppose ye, that I am? I am not he. But lo, he cometh after me; of whom I am not worthy to untie his shoe-strings.

 13:26 ¶ MEN, brethren, sons of the race of Abraham, and they among you who fear Aloha, unto you is sent the word of life.

 13:26 Men, brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and all who, with you, fear God, to you is this word of life sent.

 13:27 For they, the inhabitants of Urishlem and their princes, have not consented thereto, nor also to the writings of the prophets which are read on every shabath; but condemned him, and accomplished all that was written.

 13:27 For, those inhabitants of Jerusalem and their chiefs, did not apprehend it; neither [did they apprehend] also the writings of the prophets, which are read every sabbath; but they condemned him, and fulfilled all the things written.

 13:28 And while they found not any cause of death, they requested Pilatos that they might kill him.

 13:28 And while they found no ground for [his] death, they desired of Pilate that they might kill him.

 13:29 And when they had fulfilled every thing that was written concerning him, they took him from the cross, and laid him in a sepulchre.

 13:29 And when they had fulfilled all that was written concerning him, they took him down from the cross, and laid him in a sepulchre.

 13:30 But Aloha raised him from among the dead.

 13:30 But God raised him from the dead.

 13:31 And he was seen days many by those who had come up with him from Galila to Urishlem, and they are now his witnesses unto the people.

 13:31 And he was seen many days, by them who came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem; and they are now his witnesses to the people.

 13:32 And we also, behold, we preach to you that that promise which was made to our fathers,

 13:32 And lo, we also announce to you, that the promise, which was made to our fathers,

 13:33 behold, Aloha hath fulfilled it to their children, (in) that he hath raised up Jeshu; as it is written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son; This day have I begotten thee.

 13:33 lo, God hath fulfilled it to us their children, in that he raised up Jesus; as it is written in the second psalm: Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee.

 13:34 And thus did Aloha raise him from among the dead, that again he should not return thither to see corruption; as he had said, I will give you the sure grace of David.

 13:34 And God hath so raised him from the dead, that he will not return again and see corruption; as he said: I will give to you the sure grace of David.

 13:35 And again he hath said in another place, Thou hast not given thy Saint to see corruption.

 13:35 And again he said, in another place: Thou hast not given thy devout one to see corruption.

 13:36 For David in his generation served the will of Aloha, and slept, and was added to his fathers, and saw corruption.

 13:36 For David, in his generation, served the pleasure of God, and went to rest, and was added to his fathers, and saw corruption.

 13:37 But This whom Aloha raised saw no corruption.

 13:37 But this person, whom God raised up, did not see corruption.

 13:38 Know then, brethren, that through This himself is preached to you the remission of sins;

 13:38 Know therefore, brethren, that through this man remission of sins is proclaimed to you.

 13:39 and from all (from) which we could not by the law of Musha be justified, through This all who believe are justified.

 13:39 And every one that believeth in this man, is made just from all things, from which ye could not be made just by the law of Moses.

 13:40 Beware, then, lest there come upon you that which is written in the prophets:

 13:40 Beware, therefore, lest that come upon you, which is written in the prophets:

 13:41 Behold, despisers, and wonder, and perish: For a work I work in your days Which you will not believe if one should declare it to you.

 13:41 Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish; for I work a work in your days, which ye will not believe, though a man relate it to you.

 13:42 And when they had gone out from among them, they besought of them that the next shabath they would speak to them these words.

 13:42 And when they had gone from them, they besought them to speak the same things to them the next sabbath day.

 13:43 And when the congregation was dissolved, many Jihudoyee went after them; and also the proselytes who worshipped Aloha. And they discoursed (with) and persuaded them to cleave to the grace of Aloha.

 13:43 And when the synagogue was dismissed, many Jews went after them, and likewise proselytes who feared God. And they conversed with them, and persuaded them to adhere to the grace of God.

 13:44 ¶ AND on the next shabath the whole city gathered to hear the word of Aloha.

 13:44 And the next sabbath, the whole city assembled to hear the word of God.

 13:45 And when the Jihudoyee saw the great assemblage, they were filled with envy, and arose against the words which Paulos spake, and blasphemed.

 13:45 And when the Jews saw the great assembly, they were filled with envy, and set them selves against the words which Paul spoke, and blasphemed.

 13:46 But Paulos and Bar Naba said to them openly, To you it behoved first to speak the word of Aloha; but because you repel it from you, and determine against yourselves that you are not worthy of eternal life, behold, we turn to the Gentiles.

 13:46 And Paul and Barnabas said openly: To you first, ought the word of God to be spoken; but because ye repel it from you, and decide, against yourselves, that ye are not worthy of life eternal, lo, we turn ourselves to the Gentiles.

 13:47 For so hath our Lord commanded, as it is written, I have set thee a light to the Gentiles, To be for salvation to the ends of the earth.

 13:47 For so hath our Lord commanded us; as it is written: I have set thee a light to the Gentiles; that thou shouldst be for life unto the ends of the earth.

 13:48 And when the Gentiles heard, they rejoiced and glorified Aloha; and they believed who were disposed unto eternal life.

 13:48 And when the Gentiles heard [this], they rejoiced and glorified God. And those believed, who were appointed to life eternal.

 13:49 And the word of Aloha was spoken in all that region.

 13:49 And the word of the Lord was talked of in all that region.

 13:50 But the Jihudoyee excited the principal men of the city and [certain] rich women, who with them feared Aloha, and raised a persecution against Paulos and against Bar Naba, and cast them out from their bounds.

 13:50 But the Jews stirred up the chiefs of the city, and the opulent women who with them feared God, and set up a persecution against Paul and against Barnabas, and expelled them from their borders.

 13:51 And as they went forth, they shook off against them the dust of their feet; and they came to Ikanon, a city.

 13:51 And when they went out, they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and went to the city of Iconium.

 13:52 And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Spirit of Holiness.

 13:52 And the disciples were filled with joy, and with the Holy Spirit.