en_cepher - Act 15 - Ozzuu Bible

¹ AND certain men which came down from Yahud taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Mosheh, ye cannot be saved.

² When therefore Pa'al and Bar-Naviy had no small dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Pa'al and Bar-Naviy, and certain other of them, should go up to Yerushalayim unto the apostles and elders about this question.

³ And being brought on their way by the called out assembly, they passed through Phoenicia and Shomeron, declaring the conversion of the other nations: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren.

⁴ And when they were come to Yerushalayim, they were received of the called out assembly, and of the apostles and elders, and they declared all things that Elohiym had done with them.

⁵ But there rose up certain of the sect of the Parashiym which believed, saying, That it was needful to circumcise them, and to command them to guard the Law of Mosheh.

⁶ And the apostles and elders came together for to consider of this matter.

⁷ And when there had been much disputing, Kepha rose up, and said unto them, Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while ago Elohiym made choice among us, that the other nations by my mouth should hear the word of the Besorah, and believe.

⁸ And Elohiym, which knows the hearts, bore them witness, giving them the Ruach Ha'Qodesh, even as he did unto us;

⁹ And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.

¹⁰ Now therefore why tempt ye Elohiym, to put a yoke upon the neck of the Talmidiym, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?

¹¹ But we believe that through the grace of the Adonai Yahusha Ha'Mashiach we shall be saved, even as they.

¹² Then all the multitude kept silence, and gave audience to Bar-Naviy and Pa'al, declaring what miracles and wonders Elohiym had wrought among the other nations by them.

¹³ And after they had held their peace, Ya`aqov answered, saying, Men and brethren, hearken unto me:

¹⁴ Shim`on has declared how Elohiym at the first did visit the other nations, to take out of them a people for his name.

¹⁵ And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written,

¹⁶ After this I will return, and will build again the Tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up:

¹⁷ That the remnant of men might seek after Yahuah, and all the other nations, upon whom my name is called, says Yahuah, who does all these things.

¹⁸ Known unto Elohiym are all his works from the beginning of the world.

¹⁹ Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from among the other nations are turned to Elohiym:

²⁰ But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood.

²¹ For Mosheh of old time has in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every Shabbath.

²² Then pleased it the apostles and elders, with the whole called out assembly, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Pa'al and Bar-Naviy; namely, Yahudah surnamed Bar-shava, and Ciyla, chief men among the brethren:

²³ And they wrote cepheriym by them after this manner; The apostles and elders and brethren send greeting unto the brethren which are of the other nations in Antioch and Aram and Cilicia:

²⁴ Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, Ye must be circumcised, and guard the Law: to whom we gave no such commandment:

²⁵ It seemed good unto us, being assembled with one accord, to send chosen men unto you with our beloved Bar-Naviy and Pa'al,

²⁶ Men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Adonai Yahusha Ha'Mashiach.

²⁷ We have sent therefore Yahudah and Ciyla, who shall also tell you the same things by mouth.

²⁸ For it seemed good to the Ruach Ha'Qodesh, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things;

²⁹ That ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication: from which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. Fare ye well.

³⁰ So when they were dismissed, they came to Antioch: and when they had gathered the multitude together, they delivered the cepher:

³¹ Which when they had read, they rejoiced for the consolation.

³² And Yahudah and Ciyla, being prophets also themselves, exhorted the brethren with many words, and confirmed them.

³³ And after they had tarried there a space, they were let go in peace from the brethren unto the apostles.

³⁴ Notwithstanding it pleased Ciyla to abide there still.

³⁵ Pa'al also and Bar-Naviy continued in Antioch, teaching and preaching the Word of Yahuah, with many others also.

³⁶ And some days after Pa'al said unto Bar-Naviy, Let us go again and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the Word of Yahuah, and see how they do.

³⁷ And Bar-Naviy determined to take with them Yochanon, whose surname was Marqus.

³⁸ But Pa'al thought not good to take him with them, who departed from them from Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work.

³⁹ And the contention was so sharp between them, that they departed asunder one from the other: and so Bar-Naviy took Marqus, and sailed unto Cyprus;

⁴⁰ And Pa'al chose Ciyla, and departed, being recommended by the brethren unto the grace of Elohiym.

⁴¹ And he went through Aram and Cilicia, confirming the called out assemblies.