¹And certain men which came down from Y’hudah [praised] taught the brethren, [and said] , Except you2f be circumcised after the manner of Moshe [He Who Draws Out Of The Waters] , you2f cannot be saved.

²When therefore Sha’ul [desired] and Bar-Nabba [son of rest] had no small dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Sha’ul [desired] and Bar-Nabba [son of rest] , and certain other of them, should go up to Yerushalayim [Foundation of Peace] unto the apostles and elders about this question.

³And being brought on their way by the church, they passed through Phoenicia [land of palm trees] and Shomron [watch mountain] , declaring the conversion of the Goyim [Gentiles] : and they caused great joy unto all the brethren.

⁴And when they were come to Yerushalayim [Foundation of Peace] , they were received of the church, and [of] the apostles and elders, and they declared all things that God-The Father had done with them.

⁵But there rose up certain of the sect of the P’rushim (Pharisees) [separatists] which believed, saying, That it was needful to circumcise them, and to command [them] to keep the law of Moshe [He Who Draws Out Of The Waters] .

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

⁷And when there had been much disputing, Kefa [pebble] rose up, and said unto them, Men [and] brethren, you2f know how that a good while ago God-The Father made choice among us, that the Goyim [Gentiles] by my mouth should hear the word of the Gospel (joyful message) , and believe.

⁸And God-The Father, which knows the hearts, bore them witness, giving them the Holy Spirit [Ruach HaKodesh] , even as [he did] unto us;

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

¹⁰Now therefore why tempt you2f God-The Father, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?

¹¹But we believe that through the grace of the Lord - Kurios [he to whom a person belongs] Yeshua [God is Salvation] Moshiach [Messiah] we shall be saved, even as they.

¹²Then all the multitude kept silence, and gave audience to Bar-Nabba [son of rest] and Sha’ul [desired] , declaring what miracles and wonders God-The Father had wrought among the Goyim [Gentiles] by them.

¹³And after they had held their peace, Ya’akov [heal-grabber] answered, saying, Men [and] brethren, hearken unto me:

¹⁴Shim’on [he who hears] has declared how God-The Father at the first did visit the Goyim [Gentiles] , to take out of them a people for his name.

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

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

¹⁷That the residue (part that remains, the rest) of men might seek after the Lord - Kurios, and all the Goyim [Gentiles] , upon whom my name is called, says the Lord - Kurios, who does all these things.

¹⁸Known unto God-The Father are all his works from the beginning of the world.

¹⁹For what reason my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from among the Goyim [Gentiles] are turned to God-The Father:

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

²¹For Moshe [He Who Draws Out Of The Waters] of old time has in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every Shabbat [rest] day.

²²Then pleased it the apostles and elders, with the whole church, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch [speedy as a chariot] with Sha’ul [desired] and Bar-Nabba [son of rest] ; [namely] , Y’hudah [praised] surnamed Bar-Sabba [Son of consolation or son of Exhortation (encouragement; counsel)] , and Silas [woody] , chief men among the brethren:

²³And they wrote [letters] by them after this manner; The apostles and elders and brethren [send] greeting unto the brethren which are of the Goyim [Gentiles] in Antioch [speedy as a chariot] and Aram [exalted] (Syria [etymology is uncertain] ) and Cilicia [the land which rolls] :

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

²⁵It seemed good unto us, being assembled with one accord, to send chosen men unto you with our beloved Bar-Nabba [son of rest] and Sha’ul [desired] ,

²⁶Men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord - Kurios [he to whom a person belongs] Yeshua [God is Salvation] Moshiach [Messiah] .

²⁷We have sent therefore Y’hudah [praised] and Silas [woody] , who shall also tell [you] the same things by mouth.

²⁸For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit [Ruach HaKodesh] , and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things;

²⁹That you2f abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication: from which if you2f keep yourselves, you2f shall do well. Fare you2f well.

³⁰So when they were dismissed, they came to Antioch [speedy as a chariot] : and when they had gathered the multitude together, they delivered the Epistle (important or formal letter) :

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

³²And Y’hudah [praised] and Silas [woody] , being prophets also themselves, exhorted the brethren with many words, and confirmed [them] .

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

³⁴Yet it pleased Silas [woody] to abide there still.

³⁵Sha’ul [desired] also and Bar-Nabba [son of rest] continued in Antioch [speedy as a chariot] , teaching and preaching the word of the Lord - Kurios, with many others also.

³⁶And some days after Sha’ul [desired] said unto Bar-Nabba [son of rest] , Let us go again and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the word of the Lord - Kurios, [and see] how they do.

³⁷And Bar-Nabba [son of rest] determined to take with them Yochanan [Yehovah has graced] , whose surname was Mark [a defense] .

³⁸But Sha’ul [desired] thought not good to take him with them, who departed from them from Pamphylia [of every tribe] , and went not with them to the work.

³⁹And the contention was so sharp between them, that they departed asunder one from the other: and so Bar-Nabba [son of rest] took Mark [a defense] , and sailed unto Cyprus [love: a blossom] ;

⁴⁰And Sha’ul [desired] chose Silas [woody] , and departed, being recommended by the brethren unto the grace of God-The Father.

⁴¹And he went through Aram [exalted] (Syria [etymology is uncertain] ) and Cilicia [the land which rolls] , confirming the churches.