2 WYC Therfor whanne ther was maad not a litil discencioun to Poul and Barnabas ayens hem, thei ordeyneden, that Poul and Barnabas, and summe othere of hem, schulden go vp to the apostlis and preestis in Jerusalem, on this questioun. BSB BSB: And after engaging these men in sharp debate, Paul and Barnabas were appointed, along with some other believers, to go up to Jerusalem to see the apostles and elders about this question.
3 WYC And so thei weren led forth of the chirche, and passiden bi Fenyce and Samarie; and thei telden the conuersacioun of hethene men, and thei maden greet ioie to alle the britheren. BSB BSB: Sent on their way by the church, they passed through Phoenicia and Samaria, recounting the conversion of the Gentiles and bringing great joy to all the brothers.
4 WYC And whanne thei camen to Jerusalem, thei weren resseyued of the chirche and of the apostlis, and of the eldre men, and telden, hou greet thingis God dide with hem. BSB BSB: On their arrival in Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and apostles and elders, to whom they reported all that God had done through them.
5 WYC But summe of the erise of Fariseis, that bileueden, risen vp, and seiden, That it bihoueth hem to be circumsidid, and to comaunde to kepe also the lawe of Moises. BSB BSB: But some believers from the party of the Pharisees stood up and declared, “The Gentiles must be circumcised and required to obey the law of Moses.”
6 WYC And the apostlis and eldre men camen togidre, to se of `this word. BSB BSB: So the apostles and elders met to look into this matter.
7 WYC And whanne there was maad a greet sekyng herof, Petre roos, and seide to hem, Britheren, ye witen, that of elde daies in you God chees bi my mouth hethene, to here the word of the gospel, and to bileue; BSB BSB: After much discussion, Peter got up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you that the Gentiles would hear from my lips the message of the gospel and believe.
8 WYC and God, that knewe hertis, bar witnessing, and yaf to hem the Hooli Goost, as also to vs; BSB BSB: And God, who knows the heart, showed His approval by giving the Holy Spirit to them, just as He did to us.
9 WYC and no thing diuerside bitwixe vs and hem, `and clenside the hertis of hem bi feith. BSB BSB: He made no distinction between us and them, for He cleansed their hearts by faith.
10 WYC Now thanne what tempten ye God, to putte a yok on the necke of the disciplis, which nether we, nether oure fadris miyten bere? BSB BSB: Now then, why do you test God by placing on the necks of the disciples a yoke that neither we nor our fathers have been able to bear?
11 WYC But bi the grace of oure Lord Jhesu Crist we bileuen to be saued, as also thei. BSB BSB: On the contrary, we believe it is through the grace of the Lord Jesus that we are saved, just as they are.”
12 WYC And al the multitude helde pees, and herden Barnaban and Poul, tellinge hou grete signes and wondris God dide bi hem in hethene men. BSB BSB: The whole assembly fell silent as they listened to Barnabas and Paul describing the signs and wonders God had done among the Gentiles through them.
14 WYC Symount telde, hou God visitide, first to take of hethene men a puple to his name. BSB BSB: Simon has told us how God first visited the Gentiles to take from them a people to be His own.
15 WYC And the wordis of prophetis acorden to him, BSB BSB: The words of the prophets agree with this, as it is written:
16 WYC as it is writun, Aftir this Y schal turne ayen, and bilde the tabernacle of Dauid, that felle doun; and Y schal bilde ayen the cast doun thingis of it, and Y schal reise it; BSB BSB: ‘After this I will return and rebuild the fallen tent of David. Its ruins I will rebuild, and I will restore it,
17 WYC that other men seke the Lord, and alle folkis on which my name is clepid to helpe; the Lord doynge this thing, seith. BSB BSB: so that the remnant of men may seek the Lord, and all the Gentiles who are called by My name, says the Lord who does these things
18 WYC Fro the world, the werk of the Lord is knowun to the Lord. BSB BSB: that have been known for ages.’
20 WYC to be not disesid, but to write to hem, that thei absteyne hem fro defoulingis of maumetis, and fro fornicacioun, and stranglid thingis, and blood. BSB BSB: Instead, we should write and tell them to abstain from food polluted by idols, from sexual immorality, from the meat of strangled animals, and from blood.
22 WYC Thanne it pleside to the apostlis, and to the eldre men, with al the chirche, to chees men of hem, and sende to Antioche, with Poul and Barnabas, Judas, that was named Barsabas, and Silas, the firste men among britheren; BSB BSB: Then the apostles and elders, with the whole church, decided to select men from among them to send to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They chose Judas called Barsabbas and Silas, two leaders among the brothers,
23 WYC and wroten bi the hondis of hem, Apostlis and eldre britheren to hem that ben at Antioche, and Sirie, and Silice, britheren of hethen men, greting. BSB BSB: and sent them with this letter: The apostles and the elders, your brothers, To the brothers among the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: Greetings.
24 WYC For we herden that summe wenten out fro vs, and trobliden you with wordis, and turneden vpsodoun youre soulis, to whiche men we comaundiden not, BSB BSB: It has come to our attention that some went out from us without our authorization and unsettled you, troubling your minds by what they said.
25 WYC it pleside to vs gaderid in to oon, to chese men, and sende to you, with oure most dereworthe Barnabas and Poul, BSB BSB: So we all agreed to choose men to send to you along with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
26 WYC men that yauen her lyues for the name of oure Lord Jhesu Crist. BSB BSB: men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
27 WYC Therfor we senten Judas and Silas, and thei schulen telle the same thingis to you bi wordis. BSB BSB: Therefore we are sending Judas and Silas to tell you in person the same things we are writing.
29 WYC that ye absteyne you fro the offrid thingis of maumetis, and blood stranglid, and fornicacioun. Fro whiche ye kepinge you, schulen do wel. Fare ye wel. BSB BSB: You must abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals, and from sexual immorality. You will do well to avoid these things. Farewell.
30 WYC Therfor thei weren let go, and camen doun to Antioche; and whanne the multitude was gaderid, thei token the epistle; BSB BSB: So the men were sent off and went down to Antioch, where they assembled the congregation and delivered the letter.
31 WYC which whanne thei hadden red, thei ioyden on the coumfort. BSB BSB: When the people read it, they rejoiced at its encouraging message.
32 WYC And Judas and Silas and thei, for thei weren prophetis, coumfortiden britheren, and confermyden with ful many wordis. BSB BSB: Judas and Silas, who themselves were prophets, said much to encourage and strengthen the brothers.
33 WYC But aftir that thei hadden be there a lytil while, thei weren let go of britheren with pees, to hem that hadden sent hem. BSB BSB: After spending some time there, they were sent off by the brothers in peace to return to those who had sent them.
34 WYC But it was seyn to Silas, to dwelle there; and Judas wente aloone to Jerusalem. BSB BSB: Not in the BSB
35 WYC And Poul and Barnabas dwelten at Antioche, techinge and prechinge the word of the Lord, with othere manye. BSB BSB: But Paul and Barnabas remained at Antioch, along with many others, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord.
36 WYC But after summe daies, Poul seide to Barnabas, Turne we ayen, and visite britheren bi alle citees, in whiche we han prechid the word of the Lord, hou thei han hem. BSB BSB: Some time later Paul said to Barnabas, “Let us go back and visit the brothers in every town where we proclaimed the word of the Lord, to see how they are doing.”
37 WYC And Barnabas wolde take with hym Joon, that was named Marcus. BSB BSB: Barnabas wanted to take John, also called Mark.
38 WYC But Poul preiede him, that he that departide fro hem fro Pamfilie, and wente not with hem in to the werk, schulde not be resseyued. BSB BSB: But Paul thought it best not to take him, because he had deserted them in Pamphylia and had not accompanied them in the work.
39 WYC And dissencioun was maad, so that thei departiden a twynny. And Barnabas took Mark, and cam bi boot to Cipre. BSB BSB: Their disagreement was so sharp that they parted company. Barnabas took Mark and sailed for Cyprus,
40 WYC And Poul chees Silas, and wente forth fro the britheren, and was bitakun to the grace of God. BSB BSB: but Paul chose Silas and left, commended by the brothers to the grace of the Lord.
41 WYC And he wente bi Sirie and Silice, and confermyde the chirche, comaundinge to kepe the heestis of apostlis and eldre men. BSB BSB: And he traveled through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.
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