eng: The God of this people chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they stayed as aliens in the land of Egypt, and with an uplifted arm, he led them out of it.

acr: Ri Dios re wa tinamit Israel xebuchaꞌ ri katiꞌ-kamam ojertan y xuꞌan jun nimalaj tinamit chique echiriꞌ cꞌa e cꞌo Egipto, tob rique na e ta aj chiriꞌ. Rucꞌ cꞌu unimal uchukꞌab riꞌ xeberesaj lo Egipto.


eng: Paul stood up, and gesturing with his hand said, “Men of Israel, and you who fear God, listen.

acr: Xtakꞌiꞌ kꞌu ri Pablo y xuꞌan jun kꞌutubꞌal rukꞌ ruqꞌabꞌ chaꞌ na jinta kꞌo kachꞌawik y xubꞌiꞌij: «Alaq achijabꞌ aj Israel y onoje alaq ri kꞌo xiꞌin ibꞌ pa animaꞌ alaq chwach ri Dios, tape alaq.


eng: After the reading of the law and the prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying, “Brothers, if you have any word of exhortation for the people, speak.”

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ ajilam chi jujun che Rutzij Upixab ri Dios tzꞌibital can ruma ri Moisés y cuma ri kꞌalajisanelab, raj wach re ri sinagoga xquitak lo ubiꞌxiquil chique: «Alak katz-kachakꞌ, we cꞌo juna chꞌaꞌtem alak re pixabanic che ri tinamit, chꞌaw alak» xechaꞌ.


eng: Now Paul and his company set sail from Paphos and came to Perga in Pamphylia. John departed from them and returned to Jerusalem.

acr: Ri Pablo junam cucꞌ ri rachbiꞌil xebel bi Pafos pa barco y xebopon Perge pa ri luwar re Panfilia. Pero ri Juan xresaj can rib chiquij y xtzelej Jerusalem.


eng: Then the proconsul, when he saw what was done, believed, being astonished at the teaching of the Lord.

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ ri takanel xril wa xucꞌulumaj ri Elimas, xucoj rubiꞌ ri Kanimajawal Jesucristo, y lic caminak ranimaꞌ che ri cꞌutunic chwi ri Kanimajawal.


eng: Now, behold, the hand of the Lord is on you, and you will be blind, not seeing the sun for a season!” Immediately a mist and darkness fell on him. He went around seeking someone to lead him by the hand.

acr: Ecꞌu woꞌora rukꞌab ri Kanimajawal cayactaj chiꞌij la y cuꞌan potzꞌ cheꞌla; xew cꞌu ri Dios etaꞌmayom janipa kꞌij na quil ta la ri kꞌijsak» xchaꞌ. Na jampatana cꞌut ronoje xuꞌan kꞌekuꞌm chwach y xujek camalal pa tak utzal y chirij, cutzucuj china cacꞌamaw bi che rukꞌab.


eng: and said, “You son of the devil, full of all deceit and all cunning, you enemy of all righteousness, will you not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?

acr: y jewaꞌ xubiꞌij che: «¡Rilal lal nojinak che ronoje socosoꞌnic y che ronoje itz! ¡Lal ralcꞌoꞌal ritzel winak, ri jun aj retzelal cꞌuꞌx chirij ronoje ri jusucꞌ! ¿Suꞌchac na cokꞌotaj ta la ri cajechꞌij la ri jusucꞌ be re ri Kanimajawal?


eng: When they had gone through the island to Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew whose name was Bar Jesus,

acr: Xe bin pa tak tinimit cʼa xe upon che i tinimit Páfos, chi ʼo chi ya. Chila xqui rik wi jun aj Israel, ma Barjesus u bi, (chi xak ma Elímas ca bix che). I achi-le, ajʼitz; ire xa aj tʼoronel, cu bij chi ajbil u tzij i Dios péro n-are taj.


eng: who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, a man of understanding. This man summoned Barnabas and Saul, and sought to hear the word of God.

acr: Ire ʼo ruʼ i gobernador, ma Sérgio Páulo, chi lic ʼo u noʼoj. I gobernador xu tak qui siqʼuixic i ma Bernabe i ma Sáulo, man craj cu ta u tzij i Dios.


eng: But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn the proconsul away from the faith.

acr: I ajʼitz xu jek u laʼic u wach i qui tzij i ma Bernabe i ma Sáulo; craj ire chi n-cu coj ti gobernador u tzij i Dios.


eng: But Saul, who is also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, fastened his eyes on him

acr: Ecꞌu ri Saulo (ri cabiꞌx Pablo che) rucꞌ ruchukꞌab ri Santowilaj Ruxlabixel ri Dios xuchꞌiquibaꞌ ruwach puwi ri Elimas,


eng: So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia. From there they sailed to Cyprus.

acr: Ecꞌu ri Bernabé y ri Saulo e laꞌ etakom bi ruma ri Santowilaj Ruxlabixel ri Dios, xebopon cꞌu Seleucia. Chiriꞌ xebel bi pa barco y xebec pa ri isla Chipre.


eng: Then, when they had fasted and prayed and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.

acr: Echiriꞌ xkikꞌis ri oración y ayuno, xkiya ri kiqꞌabꞌ pakiwi rike y xekitaq kꞌu bꞌi.


eng: Now in the assembly that was at Antioch there were some prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen the foster brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

acr: Chilaꞌ Antioquía chikixoꞌlibꞌal ri kikojom rubꞌiꞌ ri Cristo, e kꞌo eqꞌalajisay runaꞌoj ri Dios y e kꞌutunel re Rutzij. Waꞌ e: ri Bernabé, ri Simón ri kabꞌiꞌx qꞌeq che, ri Lucio aj Cirene, ri Manaén ri xkꞌiyisax pa rocho ri Herodes ri rey re Galilea y ri Saulo.


eng: Barnabas and Saul returned to Jerusalem when they had fulfilled their service, also taking with them John who was called Mark.

acr: Echiriꞌ ri Bernabé y ri Saulo xkikꞌis ri chak yaꞌom chike, xebꞌel chiriꞌ Jerusalem y xkikꞌam bꞌi ri Juan kukꞌ, ri kabꞌiꞌx Marcos che.


eng: But the word of God grew and multiplied.

acr: Noꞌj cꞌu ri Utzilaj Tzij re ri Kanimajawal lic xeꞌec utzijoxic y lic catajin quiqꞌuiyaric ri quecojow re.


eng: Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he didn’t give God the glory. Then he was eaten by worms and died.

acr: Xa pa jokꞌotaj cꞌu riꞌ jun ángel re ri Kajawal xucoj lo jun yabil che ri Herodes; ma rire xucꞌul wa yacbal ukꞌij xꞌanic, yey waꞌ xew takal che ri Dios. Jecꞌuriꞌlaꞌ xtijiꞌ cuma amolo y ruma waꞌ xcamic.


eng: The people shouted, “The voice of a god, and not of a man!”

acr: Ecꞌu ri winak xquijeko lic co quesiqꞌuinic caquibiꞌij: «¡Waꞌ wa cakato, na ukul ta juna achi; e ukul jun tiox!» quechaꞌ.


eng: Now Herod was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon. They came with one accord to him and, having made Blastus, the king’s personal aide, their friend, they asked for peace, because their country depended on the king’s country for food.

acr: Ri rey Herodes lic cꞌo royowal chiquij ri winak e aj Tiro y e aj Sidón. Ecꞌu riꞌ wa queb tinamit xquichꞌaꞌbej quib chiquiwach re quebeꞌchꞌaꞌta rucꞌ ri rey Herodes chaꞌ caquiꞌan utzil chomal chiquiwach rucꞌ. Cꞌo cꞌu jun achi Blasto rubiꞌ, waꞌ raj chac ri rey yey lic cꞌo uwach pa ri rocho ri rey. Xquicoj cꞌu quib chwach ri Blasto y xquipuakij che chaꞌ rire cachꞌaw paquiwiꞌ chwach ri rey chaꞌ na jinta chi chꞌaꞌoj chiquiwach. Y jelaꞌ raj cꞌay re rutinamit ri Herodes utz caquicꞌayij ri cajawax chique ri e aj Tiro y aj Sidón.


eng: On an appointed day, Herod dressed himself in royal clothing, sat on the throne, and gave a speech to them.

acr: Ri rey Herodes xucoj cꞌu jun kꞌij chique re caquimol quib. Laꞌ la jun kꞌij xuwik rib rucꞌ chomilaj cꞌul qꞌui rajil, xtzꞌuyiꞌ pa ri kꞌatbal tzij y xuya cꞌu jujun uchꞌaꞌtem chiquiwach ri tinamit.


acr: I ma Heródes xu chʼic ʼuri jun ʼij chique, are quiqui mol quib y quiqui yijba chiquiwach. Are xu rik i ʼij, xu coj u ʼuʼ lic chom y xcubi pu cubibal re u ʼatbal tzij. Xu bij ʼuri jun nim laj bixquil chiquiwach.


eng: When Herod had sought for him and didn’t find him, he examined the guards, then commanded that they should be put to death. He went down from Judea to Caesarea, and stayed there.

acr: Ecꞌu ri Herodes xutak utzucuxic ri Pedro. Yey ruma na xrikitaj taj, e xuta quichiꞌ ri soldados; tecꞌuchiriꞌ, xutak quicamisaxic. Echiriꞌ xuꞌan waꞌ, ri Herodes xel bi Judea y xeꞌec pa ri tinamit Cesarea y chiriꞌ xcanaj wi.


eng: Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers about what had become of Peter.

acr: Echiriꞌ xsakiric, xoc jun sachibal naꞌoj chiquixoꞌl ri soldados. Xquijek quetucuquic ruma na quetaꞌam taj saꞌ ri xuꞌan ri Pedro, ma na jinta chic.


eng: But he, beckoning to them with his hand to be silent, declared to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. He said, “Tell these things to James and to the brothers.” Then he departed and went to another place.

acr: Pero ri Pedro xuꞌan jun cꞌutubal rucꞌ rukꞌab chaꞌ quetzꞌincaꞌnic. Xutzijoj cꞌu chique suꞌanic xesax lo ruma ri Kanimajawal chupa ri cárcel. Yey xubiꞌij cꞌu chique: —Tzijoj alak waꞌ che ri Jacobo y chique tak ri hermanos —xchaꞌ. Tecꞌuchiriꞌ, xel bi y xeꞌec pa jun chic luwar.


eng: But Peter continued knocking. When they had opened, they saw him and were amazed.

acr: Ecꞌu ri Pedro lic chac cꞌo che uchꞌawisaxic pan ri puerta. Ecꞌuchiriꞌ xquijako yey xquil ri Pedro, lic xcam canimaꞌ che; ma lic cꞌayew chique caquicojo we katzij ri quetajin che rilic.


eng: When she recognized Peter’s voice, she didn’t open the gate for joy, but ran in and reported that Peter was standing in front of the gate.

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ xuto e ukul ri Pedro, ruma ruquiꞌcotemal na xujak ta ri puerta. Ri xuꞌano e canic xoc tanchi ubi pa ja y xuꞌtzijoj chique cꞌo ri Pedro chwach ri puerta.


eng: Thinking about that, he came to the house of Mary, the mother of John who was called Mark, where many were gathered together and were praying.

acr: Ecꞌu laꞌ catajin waꞌ pujolom ri Pedro, xeꞌec chirocho ri María ruchu ri Juan, ri cabiꞌx Marcos che. Chiriꞌ quimolom wi quib uqꞌuiyal hermanos quetajin pa oración chwach ri Dios.


eng: When Peter had come to himself, he said, “Now I truly know that the Lord has sent out his angel and delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from everything the Jewish people were expecting.”

acr: Cꞌa ecꞌuchiriꞌ ri Pedro xumaj usucꞌ na wachicꞌ ta ri cuꞌano. Xubiꞌij cꞌu chiribil rib: «Woꞌora pakatzij wi, canmaj usucꞌ e ri Kanimajawal utakom lo ru ángel wucꞌ. Jelaꞌ xinresaj pukꞌab ri rey Herodes y che ronoje ri cacaj caquiꞌan ruqꞌuiyal e aj judiꞌab chwe» xchaꞌ.


eng: When they were past the first and the second guard, they came to the iron gate that leads into the city, which opened to them by itself. They went out and went down one street, and immediately the angel departed from him.

acr: Xebicꞌow cꞌu chiquiwach ri nabe mutzaꞌj e chajinel. Tecꞌuchiriꞌ, xebicꞌow che rucaꞌm mutzaꞌj e chajinel y xebopon cꞌu chwach ri oquibal ꞌanom rucꞌ chꞌichꞌ, waꞌ e ri quel bi pa be chupa ri tinamit. Waꞌ wa oquibal utuquel xjakataj chiquiwach y jelaꞌ xebel bi. Xebin cꞌu jubikꞌ che ri be y xakicꞌateꞌt ri ángel xuya can ri Pedro utuquel.


eng: And he went out and followed him. He didn’t know that what was being done by the angel was real, but thought he saw a vision.

acr: Ri Pedro xel bi teran chirij ri ángel, tob na retaꞌam taj we katzij ri cuꞌan ri ángel rucꞌ; ma chwach rire, laj xa wachicꞌ la catajin che rilic.


eng: The angel said to him, “Get dressed and put on your sandals.” He did so. He said to him, “Put on your cloak and follow me.”

acr: Xubiꞌij cꞌu ri ángel che: «Chaximilaꞌ bi racoton y raxajab» xcha che. Y rire jelaꞌ xuꞌano. Xubiꞌij tanchi ri ángel che: «Chacojo bi rakꞌuꞌ re pisbal awij y chat-tereja lo chwij» xcha che.


eng: And behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, “Stand up quickly!” His chains fell off his hands.

acr: Xakicꞌateꞌt cꞌut xwinakir jun ángel re ri Kanimajawal rucꞌ, yey jun akꞌ lic xutzij upa ri cárcel. Ri ángel xuyuchꞌuyaꞌ ri Pedro pucꞌalcꞌaꞌx, xucꞌosoj y jecꞌuwaꞌ xubiꞌij che: «Chatwaꞌlijok, chawilij» xcha che. E tak cꞌu ri carena cꞌo che rukꞌab ri Pedro xtzakic.


eng: The same night when Herod was about to bring him out, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains. Guards in front of the door kept the prison.

acr: Chupa cꞌu rakꞌab chwach pan ri kꞌij echiriꞌ ri rey Herodes uchꞌobom caresaj lo ri Pedro chiquiwach ri tinamit, ri Pedro e riꞌ cawar chiquixoꞌl caꞌib soldados, ximital rucꞌ caꞌib carena yukul lo chique ri soldados. Yey pa rewi raj chajal e cꞌo chwach ri oquibal re ri cárcel.


eng: Peter therefore was kept in the prison, but constant prayer was made by the assembly to God for him.

acr: Cꞌo cꞌu riꞌ ri Pedro pa cárcel lic chajital chi utz. Yey ri quicojom rubiꞌ ri Cristo na quebuxlan ta che uꞌanic orar chwach ri Dios puwiꞌ rire.


eng: When he had arrested him, he put him in prison and delivered him to four squads of four soldiers each to guard him, intending to bring him out to the people after the Passover.

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ chapom chi ri Pedro, ri Herodes xutzꞌapij pa cárcel y xuya paquikꞌab cajib mutzaꞌj soldados re caquichajij, yey wa soldados e cajcaj chujujunal mutzaꞌj. Ri xuchꞌob ri Herodes e cꞌate caresaj lo ri Pedro chiquiwach ri winak re ri tinamit echiriꞌ icꞌowinak chi ri nimakꞌij Pascua.


eng: When he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. This was during the days of unleavened bread.

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ xrilo lic xucꞌul quicꞌuꞌx raj judiꞌab ri xꞌan che ri Jacobo, xutak uchapic ri Pedro. Waꞌ xuꞌan chupa ri nimakꞌij Pascua echiriꞌ catij ri pam na jinta levadura che.


eng: He killed James, the brother of John, with the sword.

acr: Yey xebutak che caquicamisaj rucꞌ espada ri Jacobo ri ratzixel ri Juan. Y ri soldados jelaꞌ xquiꞌano.


eng: Now about that time, King Herod stretched out his hands to oppress some of the assembly.

acr: Chupa tak cꞌu riꞌ laꞌ la kꞌij ri rey Herodes xebutak jujun soldados chaꞌ quequichap jujun chique ri quicojom rubiꞌ ri Cristo re queyaꞌ pa cꞌaxcꞌobic.


eng: As any of the disciples had plenty, each determined to send relief to the brothers who lived in Judea;

acr: Entónces i creyent pa Antioquía xqui chʼobo chi que qui to pan i creyent aj Judéa. Chi qui jujunal xqui ya qui mer, niʼpa i que tiqui chu yaʼic.


eng: which they also did, sending it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.

acr: Y jelaꞌ xkiꞌano; xkitaq bꞌi ri kiqasaꞌn pakiqꞌabꞌ ri Bernabé y ri Saulo chaꞌ kakikꞌam bꞌi Judea y kakiya chike ri e aj wach re riglesia.


acr: I niʼpa i mer chi xqui molo, xqui tak bi chique i qui wi qui jolom i creyent aj Judéa. Piquiʼab i ma Bernabe i ma Sáulo xqui tak wi bic.


eng: One of them named Agabus stood up and indicated by the Spirit that there should be a great famine all over the world, which also happened in the days of Claudius.

acr: Cꞌo jun chique waꞌ, Ágabo rubiꞌ. Rire xyactajic y ruma ri Ruxlabixel ri Dios, xukꞌalajisaj cape jun unimal numic chwi ronoje ruwachulew pa ejekel wi ri winak. (Waꞌ xuꞌana chupa rutakanic ri Claudio.)


eng: Now in these days, prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.

acr: Chupa tak riꞌ laꞌ la kꞌij e cꞌo jujun ekꞌalajisay runaꞌoj ri Dios xebel bi Jerusalem y xebopon Antioquía.


eng: When he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. For a whole year they were gathered together with the assembly, and taught many people. The disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.

acr: Xecꞌojiꞌ cꞌu cucꞌ ri tinamit re ri Cristo ronoje ri jun junab, e riꞌ quecꞌutun chiquiwach uqꞌuiyal winak. Chiriꞌ cꞌu riꞌ, nabe laj xbiꞌx “cristianos” chique ri quicojom rubiꞌ ri Cristo.


eng: Barnabas went out to Tarsus to look for Saul.

acr: Tecꞌuchiriꞌ, ri Bernabé xeꞌec pa ri tinamit Tarso re cuꞌtzucuj ri Saulo. Echiriꞌ xuriko, xucꞌam lo Antioquía.


eng: For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith, and many people were added to the Lord.

acr: Ri Bernabé e jun achi lic utz ucꞌuꞌx, ruchukꞌab ri Santowilaj Ruxlabixel ri Dios lic cꞌo rucꞌ y lic cꞌo cubulibal ucꞌuꞌx. Ruma cꞌu ruchac rire, lic e qꞌui ri ticawex xquicoj rubiꞌ ri Kanimajawal Jesucristo.


eng: who, when he had come, and had seen the grace of God, was glad. He exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they should remain near to the Lord.

acr: Echiriꞌ xopon ri Bernabé y xril ri unimal rutzil ucꞌuꞌx ri Dios cucꞌ ri quicojom rubiꞌ ri Cristo, lic xquiꞌcot che. Y xebupixabaj conoje chaꞌ rucꞌ ronoje quicꞌuꞌx caquichukꞌubej quib chwach ri Kanimajawal.


eng: The report concerning them came to the ears of the assembly which was in Jerusalem. They sent out Barnabas to go as far as Antioch,

acr: Ri kikojom rubꞌiꞌ ri Cristo e kꞌo Jerusalem, echiriꞌ xkita waꞌ, xkitaq bꞌi ri Bernabé chaꞌ keꞌek kꞌa chilaꞌ Antioquía.


eng: The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number believed and turned to the Lord.

acr: Yey ruchukꞌab ri Kanimajawal lic cꞌo paquiwi rique. Lic cꞌu e qꞌui ri ticawex xquicoj rubiꞌ ri Cristo y xquijalcꞌatij ri quibinic.


eng: But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who, when they had come to Antioch, spoke to the Hellenists, preaching the Lord Jesus.

acr: Chikixoꞌl kꞌu wa hermanos e kꞌo e aj Chipre y e aj Cirene. Ekꞌu rike echiriꞌ xebꞌok Antioquía, xkijeq kakitzijoj ri Utzilaj Tzij re ri Qanimajawal Jesucristo chike ri na e ta aj judiꞌabꞌ.


eng: They therefore who were scattered abroad by the oppression that arose about Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except to Jews only.

acr: Rucꞌ rucamic ri Esteban, xjeker quiternabexic rucꞌ cꞌax janipa ri quicojom rubiꞌ ri Cristo. E tak cꞌu riꞌ waꞌ xequich bi y xebopon cꞌa chupa tak ri tinamit re Fenicia, re Chipre y ri tinamit Antioquía. Yey xew xquitzijoj can ri Utzilaj Tzij re ri Jesucristo chique ri e aj judiꞌab.


eng: When they heard these things, they held their peace and glorified God, saying, “Then God has also granted to the Gentiles repentance to life!”

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ xquita tak waꞌ, na jinta chi xquibiꞌij chirij ri Pedro, e xquijek caquiyac ukꞌij ri Dios, jewaꞌ xquibiꞌij: «¡Uyaꞌom ne riꞌ ri Dios chique ri na e ta aj judiꞌab caquitzelej quitzij chwach chaꞌ jelaꞌ cꞌo quicꞌaslemal!» xechaꞌ.


eng: If then God gave to them the same gift as us when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I, that I could withstand God?”

acr: »Ecꞌu uwariꞌche, we ri Dios xuya chique rique wa sipanic jelaꞌ pachaꞌ ri xuya chike riꞌoj ri cubul chi kacꞌuꞌx rucꞌ ri Kanimajawal Jesucristo, ¿in china riꞌin chaꞌ cankꞌatej ri Dios che uꞌaniquil waꞌ?» xcha ri Pedro.


eng: I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said, ‘John indeed baptized in water, but you will be baptized in the Holy Spirit.’

acr: »Ecꞌuchiriꞌ, xcꞌun chinucꞌuꞌx rubiꞌim can ri Kanimajawal echiriꞌ xubiꞌij: “Pakatzij wi, ri Juan xuya ri bautismo rucꞌ yaꞌ, noꞌj ri bautismo quicꞌul riꞌix e rucꞌ ri Santowilaj Ruxlabixel ri Dios.”


eng: As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them, even as on us at the beginning.

acr: »Yey, echiriꞌ riꞌin xinjeko quinchꞌaꞌt cucꞌ waꞌ wa ticawex na e ta aj judiꞌab, xkaj ri Santowilaj Ruxlabixel ri Dios paquiwiꞌ jelaꞌ pachaꞌ xujekebej lok echiriꞌ xkaj pakawi ri oj aj judiꞌab.


eng: He told us how he had seen the angel standing in his house and saying to him, ‘Send to Joppa and get Simon, who is called Peter,

acr: Ire xu bij chake chi xwinakir jun ángel chi rachoch, chi xu bij che: “Che a taka bi achiab pa Jópe chu tzucuxic i ma Simon chi xak ma Pédro ca bix che.


eng: who will speak to you words by which you will be saved, you and all your house.’

acr: Ecꞌu rire coluꞌbiꞌij chawe suꞌanic catcolobetaj riꞌat cucꞌ conoje ri ejekel pa wocho” xcha ri ángel che.


eng: The Spirit told me to go with them without discriminating. These six brothers also accompanied me, and we entered into the man’s house.

acr: Ecꞌu ri Ruxlabixel ri Dios xubiꞌij chwe quinꞌec cucꞌ y muxiꞌij ne rib nucꞌuꞌx quinꞌec. Xinꞌec cꞌu riꞌ cucꞌ; yey waꞌ wa wakib hermanos e aj Jope e cꞌo wara wucꞌ, xojcachbilaj bi. »Echiriꞌ xojopon Cesarea, xojoc chirocho jun achi.


eng: Behold, immediately three men stood before the house where I was, having been sent from Caesarea to me.

acr: »Chupa cꞌu laꞌ la jokꞌotaj xecꞌun oxib achijab chwa ri ja pa in cꞌo wi; rique e petinak Cesarea, etakom lok chaꞌ quinquitzucuj.


eng: This was done three times, and all were drawn up again into heaven.

acr: »Waꞌ oxlaj xuꞌano. Tecꞌuchiriꞌ, ronoje xcꞌam tanchi ubi chicaj.


eng: But a voice answered me the second time out of heaven, ‘What God has cleansed, don’t you call unclean.’

acr: »Ecꞌuchiriꞌ, xchꞌaw tanchi lo ri jun kulaj chilaꞌ chicaj, jewaꞌ xubiꞌij chwe: “Ri ujoskꞌim chi ri Dios, riꞌat mabiꞌij chꞌul che” xchaꞌ.


eng: But I said, ‘Not so, Lord, for nothing unholy or unclean has ever entered into my mouth.’

acr: »Ximbiꞌij cꞌu riꞌin: “Na canꞌan ta cꞌana riꞌ, Wajawal, ma riꞌin na jinta cꞌana chꞌul o na takal taj catijic oquinak pa nuchiꞌ” xinchaꞌ.


eng: I also heard a voice saying to me, ‘Rise, Peter, kill and eat!’

acr: »Yey xinta cꞌu jun kulaj, jewaꞌ xubiꞌij chwe: “Chatyactajok Pedro; chacamisaj y chatijaꞌ” xchaꞌ.


eng: When I had looked intently at it, I considered, and saw the four-footed animals of the earth, wild animals, creeping things, and birds of the sky.

acr: Echiriꞌ xintzuꞌ chi utz saꞌ ri cꞌo chupa waꞌ, xebenuwil cꞌu awaj cꞌo cajib cakan, itzel tak chicop re upa juyub, awaj quecharar pulew, yey ri quexiqꞌuicꞌ che ruwa caj.


eng: “I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision: a certain container descending, like it was a great sheet let down from heaven by four corners. It came as far as me.

acr: «E riꞌin in cꞌo pa ri tinamit Jope e riꞌ canꞌan orar echiriꞌ xakicꞌateꞌt xkꞌalajisax jun cꞌutubal re ri Dios chinuwach. Waꞌ pachaꞌ jun nimalaj cꞌul ximital lo che ri cajib utzaꞌm, xkasax lo chilaꞌ chicaj cꞌa pa la in cꞌo wi riꞌin.


eng: But Peter began, and explained to them in order, saying,

acr: Ecꞌu ri Pedro xujek utzijoxic chique chucholaꞌj suꞌanic xuꞌana waꞌ. Jecꞌuwaꞌ xubiꞌij chique:


eng: saying, “You went in to uncircumcised men and ate with them!”

acr: jewaꞌ xkibꞌiꞌij che: «¿Suꞌchak xatok pa kocho ri na e ta aj judiꞌabꞌ y xatwaꞌ ne kukꞌ?» xechaꞌ.


eng: When Peter had come up to Jerusalem, those who were of the circumcision contended with him,

acr: Ruma cꞌu riꞌ, echiriꞌ xtzelej ri Pedro Jerusalem, ri hermanos e aj judiꞌab lic xquichap pa chꞌaꞌoj,


eng: Now the apostles and the brothers who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God.

acr: Ri e takoꞌn re ri Jesús cucꞌ ri hermanos e cꞌo Judea xquito e cꞌo na e ta aj judiꞌab xecojow re Rutzij ri Dios puwi ri Cristo.


eng: He commanded them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay some days.

acr: Xtakan cꞌu che cayaꞌ ri bautismo chique pa rubiꞌ ri Kanimajawal Jesucristo. Ecꞌuchiriꞌ, xebelaj che ri Pedro chaꞌ cacanaj chi queb oxib kꞌij cucꞌ.


eng: “Can anyone forbid these people from being baptized with water? They have received the Holy Spirit just like us.”

acr: Ecꞌu ri Pedro xubiꞌij: «¿Cꞌo neba junok cakꞌaten que caquicꞌul ri bautismo rucꞌ yaꞌ? Ma rique xquicꞌul ri Santowilaj Ruxlabixel ri Dios jelaꞌ pachaꞌ riꞌoj» xchaꞌ.


eng: For they heard them speaking in other languages and magnifying God. Then Peter answered,

acr: Kekitataꞌ kꞌu riꞌ kechꞌaꞌt pa jujun chik chꞌaꞌtem yaꞌtal chike ruma ri Ruxlabꞌixel ri Dios y lik kakiyak uqꞌij ri Dios.


eng: They of the circumcision who believed were amazed, as many as came with Peter, because the gift of the Holy Spirit was also poured out on the Gentiles.

acr: Yey e petinak rucꞌ ri Pedro jujun e aj judiꞌab quicojom rubiꞌ ri Cristo. Waꞌ lic xcam canimaꞌ che, ma ri Santowilaj Ruxlabixel ri Dios xkaj paquiwi ri na e ta aj judiꞌab.


eng: All the prophets testify about him, that through his name everyone who believes in him will receive remission of sins.”

acr: Puwi ri Jesús xetzijon lo conoje ri kꞌalajisanelab ojertan. Rique xquibiꞌij e janipa ri quecojow re Rire, caquicꞌul ri cuybal quimac ruma quicojom rubiꞌ» xchaꞌ.


eng: He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that this is he who is appointed by God as the Judge of the living and the dead.

acr: »Yey xojutak cꞌu che utzijoxic che ri tinamit chaꞌ cakakꞌalajisaj e Rire ri Aj Kꞌatal Tzij ucojom ri Dios paquiwi ri e cꞌaslic y ri ecaminak.


eng: not to all the people, but to witnesses who were chosen before by God, to us, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead.

acr: Na xucꞌut ta uwach chiquiwach conoje ri tinamit, ma xew chiquiwach ri ebuchaꞌom chi lo ri Dios ojertan; waꞌ e riꞌoj, ri xojwaꞌ junam rucꞌ y xkatij kamikꞌinaꞌ junam rucꞌ echiriꞌ cꞌastajinak chi lo Rire chiquixoꞌl ri ecaminak.


eng: God raised him up the third day and gave him to be revealed,

acr: Pero churox kꞌij ri Dios xucꞌastajisaj lo ri Jesús chiquixoꞌl ri ecaminak y xuya che xucꞌut uwach chikawach.


eng: We are witnesses of everything he did both in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem; whom they also killed, hanging him on a tree.

acr: »Ecꞌu riꞌoj lic ketaꞌam waꞌ ma xkil ronoje ri xuꞌan ri Jesús pa tak ri luwar re Judea y chilaꞌ Jerusalem. E waꞌ Rire ri xyaꞌiꞌ chwa cruz y xcamisaxic.


eng: how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.

acr: Xetaꞌmaj cꞌu ralak saꞌ ri xuꞌan ri Dios; xuya che ri Jesús ri aj Nazaret lic cacꞌojiꞌ ri Santowilaj Ruxlabixel y ruchukꞌab Rire rucꞌ. Ecꞌu ri Jesús xeꞌec pa tak luwar re cuꞌan ri utz y quebucunaj conoje ri eyaꞌom pa cꞌax ruma ritzel winak. Xuꞌan tak cꞌu waꞌ ma ri Dios lic cꞌo rucꞌ.


eng: you yourselves know what happened, which was proclaimed throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached;

acr: »Etaꞌam cꞌu ralak saꞌ tak ri xuꞌan ri Jesús echiriꞌ icꞌowinak chi ri tzijonic re ri Juan chwi ri bautismo rucꞌ yaꞌ. Ri tzijonic puwi ri Jesús xujek lo cꞌa Galilea y xeꞌec utzijoxic che ronoje ri luwar re Judea.


eng: The word which he sent to the children of Israel, preaching good news of peace by Jesus Christ—he is Lord of all—

acr: Cꞌo cꞌu ri xukꞌalajisaj ri Dios chique ri e aj Israel; waꞌ e ri Utzilaj Tzij, ri cucꞌam lo utzil chomal ruma ri Jesucristo ri Kajawal konoje.


eng: but in every nation he who fears him and works righteousness is acceptable to him.

acr: Ma ri cuꞌano e lic cucꞌul ucꞌuꞌx echiriꞌ ri ticawex pa tak ronoje tinamit cꞌo xiꞌin ib cucꞌ chwach Rire y caquiꞌan ri lic jusucꞌ.


eng: Peter opened his mouth and said, “Truly I perceive that God doesn’t show favoritism;

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ, xujek cachꞌaꞌt ri Pedro, jewaꞌ xubiꞌij: «Pakatzij wi woꞌora canmaj usucꞌ ri Dios na cachaꞌw ta chiquixoꞌl ri ticawex.


eng: Therefore I sent to you at once, and it was good of you to come. Now therefore we are all here present in the sight of God to hear all things that have been commanded you by God.”

acr: »Jecꞌuriꞌlaꞌ, xintakalaꞌ cꞌamic la; y lic utz ri xꞌan la, ma xpe la. Ecꞌu woꞌora, konoje oj cꞌo wara chwach ri Dios chaꞌ cakata ronoje ri utakom wi lo la chaꞌ cabiꞌij la chike —xchaꞌ.


eng: Send therefore to Joppa and summon Simon, who is also called Peter. He is staying in the house of a tanner named Simon, by the seaside. When he comes, he will speak to you.’

acr: Chataka junok chupa ri tinamit Jope re cuꞌsiqꞌuij ri Simón ri cabiꞌx Pedro che. Rire cꞌo pa rocho ri Simón, jun achi aj tꞌisol tzꞌuꞌum cꞌo rocho chuchiꞌ ri mar. Yey echiriꞌ cacꞌunic, e rire ri cachꞌaꞌt awucꞌ” xchaꞌ.


eng: and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer is heard, and your gifts to the needy are remembered in the sight of God.

acr: y jewaꞌ xubiꞌij chwe: “Cornelio, ri Dios utom ra oración y cꞌo chucꞌuꞌx janipa ri toꞌbal que ri nibaꞌib aꞌanom.


eng: Cornelius said, “Four days ago, I was fasting until this hour; and at the ninth hour, I prayed in my house, and behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing

acr: Ri Cornelio xucꞌul uwach: —E ucaj kꞌij waꞌ icꞌowinak je uꞌorayil waꞌ, riꞌin in cꞌo pa ayuno laj che ri urox ora benak kꞌij, yey in cꞌo pa oración chiwocho echiriꞌ xwinakir cꞌu chinuwach jun achi ucojom ukꞌuꞌ lic cawolkꞌinic


eng: Therefore I also came without complaint when I was sent for. I ask therefore, why did you send for me?”

acr: E uwariꞌche, echiriꞌ xineꞌsikꞌixoq, na jampatana ximpetik y na jinta ne xintzꞌonoj we utz kanꞌan waꞌ. Ekꞌu woꞌora kantzꞌonoj che alaq, ¿suꞌchak xtaq alaq nukꞌamik? —xchaꞌ.


eng: He said to them, “You yourselves know how it is an unlawful thing for a man who is a Jew to join himself or come to one of another nation, but God has shown me that I shouldn’t call any man unholy or unclean.

acr: Xubiꞌij cꞌu ri Pedro chique: —Lic etaꞌam ralak, chikaxoꞌl ri oj aj judiꞌab lic na ube taj we junok chike cujunimaj rib o cakib rucꞌ junok na e ta cuqꞌuil raj judiꞌab. Noꞌj ri Dios xucꞌut chinuwach riꞌin na ube taj canchꞌob rakan waꞌ.


eng: But Peter raised him up, saying, “Stand up! I myself am also a man.”

acr: Pero ri Pedro xuyaco y xubiꞌij che: —Yactaja la, ma riꞌin xa in jun achi pachaꞌ rilal —xchaꞌ.


eng: When Peter entered, Cornelius met him, fell down at his feet, and worshiped him.

acr: Echiriꞌ xopon ri Pedro, xel lo ri Cornelio che ucꞌulic y xuxucubaꞌ rib chwach re culokꞌoj ukꞌij.


eng: On the next day they entered into Caesarea. Cornelius was waiting for them, having called together his relatives and his near friends.

acr: Chucaꞌm kꞌij cꞌut xebopon pa ri tinamit Cesarea pa eroyeꞌem wi ri Cornelio. Rire umolom chi quichiꞌ ri ratz-uchakꞌ y ri ramigos ri cꞌax caquinaꞌ quib rucꞌ.


eng: So he called them in and provided a place to stay. On the next day Peter arose and went out with them, and some of the brothers from Joppa accompanied him.

acr: Ecꞌu ri Pedro xebucoj bi pa ja y xuya luwar chique quecanaj can la jun akꞌab chiriꞌ. Chucaꞌm kꞌij cꞌut xeꞌec cucꞌ, yey xecachbilaj bi jujun hermanos e aj pa ri tinamit Jope.


eng: They said, “Cornelius, a centurion, a righteous man and one who fears God, and well spoken of by all the nation of the Jews, was directed by a holy angel to invite you to his house, and to listen to what you say.”

acr: Rike xkibꞌiꞌij che: —Kꞌo jun capitán aj Roma, Cornelio rubꞌiꞌ. Rire e jun achi lik jusukꞌ, kꞌo xiꞌin ibꞌ rukꞌ chwach ri Dios, yey chom ruchꞌaꞌtibꞌexik kaꞌan kuma konoje raj judiꞌabꞌ. Xbꞌiꞌx kꞌu che rire ruma jun santowilaj ángel re ri Dios, kutaq lo kꞌamik la re keꞌek la chirocho y jekꞌulaꞌ kuta ri kabꞌiꞌij la che —xechaꞌ.


eng: Peter went down to the men, and said, “Behold, I am he whom you seek. Why have you come?”

acr: Xkaj cꞌu lo ri Pedro pa e cꞌo wi rachijab etakom lo ruma ri Cornelio, y xubiꞌij chique: —Riꞌ in cꞌolic, in ri quintzucuj alak. ¿Saꞌ ri petinak wi alak wucꞌ? —xcha chique.


eng: But arise, get down, and go with them, doubting nothing; for I have sent them.”

acr: Chatyactajok, chatkajok y jat cucꞌ. Muxiꞌij rib acꞌuꞌx cateꞌec cucꞌ, ma in ri intakayom lo que» xcha che.


eng: While Peter was pondering the vision, the Spirit said to him, “Behold, three men seek you.

acr: Ecꞌu ri Pedro cꞌa catajin ne che uchꞌobic rakan puwi ri xcꞌut chwach, echiriꞌ ri Ruxlabixel ri Dios xubiꞌij che: «Chawilaꞌ, ma leꞌ oxib achijab catquitzucuj.


eng: and called and asked whether Simon, who was also called Peter, was lodging there.

acr: Xechꞌaw cꞌu apanok y xquitzꞌonoj we chiriꞌ jekel wi ri Simón, ri cabiꞌx Pedro che.


eng: Now while Peter was very perplexed in himself what the vision which he had seen might mean, behold, the men who were sent by Cornelius, having made inquiry for Simon’s house, stood before the gate,

acr: Ecꞌu ri Pedro catajin che utzꞌonoxic chiribil rib saꞌ queꞌelawi ri xcꞌut chwach, echiriꞌ xecꞌun rachijab etakom lo ruma ri Cornelio. Rique quitzꞌonobem lo ri rocho ri Simón ri cutꞌis tzꞌuꞌum, yey woꞌora e cꞌo chwa ri puerta.


eng: This was done three times, and immediately the thing was received up into heaven.

acr: Waꞌ oxlaj xuꞌano; tecꞌuchiriꞌ, ri nimalaj cꞌul xtzelej tanchi chilaꞌ chicaj.


eng: A voice came to him again the second time, “What God has cleansed, you must not call unclean.”

acr: Xchꞌaw tanchi cꞌu ri jun kulaj, jewaꞌ xubiꞌij che: —Ri ujoskꞌim chi ri Dios, riꞌat mabiꞌij chꞌul che —xcha che ri Pedro.


eng: But Peter said, “Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten anything that is common or unclean.”

acr: Pero ri Pedro xubiꞌij che: —Na canꞌan ta cꞌana riꞌ, Wajawal, ma riꞌin na jinta cꞌana cꞌo nutijom e laꞌ chꞌul o na takal taj catijic —xchaꞌ.


eng: A voice came to him, “Rise, Peter, kill and eat!”

acr: Yey xuta jun kulaj jewaꞌ xubiꞌij: —Chatyactajok Pedro; chacamisaj y chatijaꞌ —xcha che.


eng: He saw heaven opened and a certain container descending to him, like a great sheet let down by four corners on the earth,

acr: Xril ire pacha xjaktaj i caj y xkaj li pacha jun nim laj cʼul pulew, ximtal pa tak u tzam.


eng: in which were all kinds of four-footed animals of the earth, wild animals, reptiles, and birds of the sky.

acr: Chupa waꞌ wa cꞌul e cꞌo ronoje quiwachlibal awaj: waꞌ e ri cꞌo cajib cakan, ri quecharar pulew yey ri quexiqꞌuicꞌ che ruwa caj.


eng: He became hungry and desired to eat, but while they were preparing, he fell into a trance.

acr: Xpe cꞌu jun unimal numic che y lic xraj cawaꞌic. Catajin cꞌu uyijbaxic ruwa echiriꞌ xakicꞌateꞌt cꞌo xucꞌut ri Dios chwach.


eng: Now on the next day as they were on their journey and got close to the city, Peter went up on the housetop to pray at about noon.

acr: Chucaꞌm kꞌij cꞌut echiriꞌ e cꞌo pan pa be e riꞌ catajin coponic chunakaj ri tinamit, ri Pedro xakꞌan chwi ri ja chaꞌ cuꞌana orar echiriꞌ ya caticꞌoj ri kꞌij.


eng: He is staying with a tanner named Simon, whose house is by the seaside.

acr: Waꞌ waꞌchi jekel chuchiꞌ ri mar pa rocho ri Simón, jun aj tꞌisol tzꞌuꞌum. Waꞌ wa Pedro cubiꞌij chawe saꞌ ri lic chirajawaxic wi caꞌano —xchaꞌ.


eng: Now send men to Joppa, and get Simon, who is also called Peter.

acr: Ecꞌu ri caꞌan woꞌora e chebataka bi achijab pa ri tinamit Jope re queꞌquisiqꞌuij jun achi Simón rubiꞌ, ri cabiꞌx Pedro che.


eng: He, fastening his eyes on him and being frightened, said, “What is it, Lord?” He said to him, “Your prayers and your gifts to the needy have gone up for a memorial before God.

acr: Ri Cornelio lic xutzuꞌ ri ángel y rucꞌ xiꞌin ib xubiꞌij che: —¿Saꞌ ri caꞌaj la, wajawal? —xchaꞌ. Ri ángel xucꞌul uwach: —E tak ra oración y ri toꞌbal que ri nibaꞌib aꞌanom riꞌat, waꞌ ucꞌulum ri Dios pachaꞌ jun kasaꞌn chwach Rire.


eng: At about the ninth hour of the day, he clearly saw in a vision an angel of God coming to him and saying to him, “Cornelius!”

acr: Cꞌo cꞌu jun kꞌij riꞌ, laj che ri urox ora benak kꞌij xkꞌalajisax jun cꞌutubal re ri Dios chwach. Ri xcꞌut che, e jun ángel re ri Dios e riꞌ xoc chiriꞌ pa cꞌo wi rire y jewaꞌ xubiꞌij che: —¡Cornelio! —xcha che.


eng: a devout man, and one who feared God with all his house, who gave gifts for the needy generously to the people, and always prayed to God.

acr: Ri Cornelio lic jusucꞌ rubinic usilabic y lic cꞌo xiꞌin ib pa ranimaꞌ chwach ri Dios junam cucꞌ conoje ri ralcꞌoꞌal. Rire lic cuya puak re toꞌbal que ri nibaꞌib e aj judiꞌab y lic cuꞌan orar chwach ri Dios.


eng: Now there was a certain man in Caesarea, Cornelius by name, a centurion of what was called the Italian Regiment,

acr: Pa ri tinamit Cesarea cꞌo jun achi Cornelio rubiꞌ. Rire e capitán que ri soldados e cuqꞌuil ri cabiꞌx chique “E aj Italia”.


eng: He stayed many days in Joppa with a tanner named Simon.

acr: Y ri Pedro xcanaj can uqꞌuiyal kꞌij chupa ri tinamit Jope, chirocho jun achi Simón rubiꞌ, ri cutꞌis tzꞌuꞌum.


eng: This became known throughout all Joppa, and many believed in the Lord.

acr: Waꞌ xetaꞌmax chupa ronoje ri luwar re Jope. Ruma cꞌu riꞌ, lic e qꞌui ri xquicoj rubiꞌ ri Kanimajawal Jesucristo.


eng: He gave her his hand and raised her up. Calling the saints and widows, he presented her alive.

acr: Ecꞌu ri Pedro xuchap rukꞌab y xuyaco. Tecꞌuchiriꞌ, xebusiqꞌuij ri quicojom rubiꞌ ri Cristo cucꞌ tak ri hermanas e malcaꞌnib, y xuya cꞌu chiquiwach e laꞌ cꞌaslic.


eng: Peter sent them all out, and knelt down and prayed. Turning to the body, he said, “Tabitha, get up!” She opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter, she sat up.

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ, ri Pedro xtakan che conoje quebel bi. Xuxucubaꞌ cꞌu rib y xuꞌan orar. Tecꞌuchiriꞌ, xutzuꞌ ri caminak, y jewaꞌ xubiꞌij che: «¡Tabita, chatyactajok!» xchaꞌ. Ecꞌu riꞌ ri Dorcas xujak ruwach; y echiriꞌ xrilo cꞌo ri Pedro chiriꞌ, asu xtzꞌuyiꞌic.


eng: Peter got up and went with them. When he had come, they brought him into the upper room. All the widows stood by him weeping, and showing the tunics and other garments which Dorcas had made while she was with them.

acr: Xyactaj cꞌu bi ri Pedro y xeꞌec cucꞌ. Echiriꞌ xoponic, xcꞌam bi chicaj pa ri caleꞌ ja. E tak ri e malcaꞌnib xquisut rij ri Pedro. Conoje waꞌ quebokꞌic y caquicꞌut tak ri cꞌul y ri quikꞌuꞌ xuꞌan ri Dorcas echiriꞌ cꞌa cꞌo cucꞌ.


eng: As Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, hearing that Peter was there, sent two men to him, imploring him not to delay in coming to them.

acr: Ecꞌu ri hermanos e cꞌo Lida xquito cꞌo ri Pedro pa ri tinamit Jope, yey waꞌ xa nakaj cꞌo wulok. Xequitak cꞌu bi caꞌib achijab chaꞌ quebeꞌelaj che ri Pedro, jewaꞌ caquibiꞌij: «ꞌAna co la riꞌ, peta la wara kucꞌ yey mamayin la.»


eng: In those days, she became sick and died. When they had washed her, they laid her in an upper room.

acr: Chupa tak laꞌ la kꞌij ri Dorcas xuchap yabil y xcamic. Ecꞌuchiriꞌ xchꞌaj rucuerpo, xkꞌatisax chicaj pa ri caleꞌ ja.


eng: Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which when translated means Dorcas. This woman was full of good works and acts of mercy which she did.

acr: Chupa ri tinamit Jope cꞌo jun ixok ucojom rubiꞌ ri Cristo, Tabita rubiꞌ. (Pa ri chꞌaꞌtem griego “Dorcas” quecha che.) Waꞌ wiꞌxok lic uyaꞌom rib che uꞌanic ri utz y lic quebutoꞌ ri nibaꞌib.


eng: All who lived at Lydda and in Sharon saw him, and they turned to the Lord.

acr: Conoje cꞌu ri ejekel chupa ri tinamit Lida y pa tak ri luwar re Sarón xquilo ri Eneas cunutajinak chic; y ruma cꞌu waꞌ, xquiya quib pukꞌab ri Kanimajawal.


eng: Peter said to him, “Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you. Get up and make your bed!” Immediately he arose.

acr: Ecꞌu ri Pedro jewaꞌ xubiꞌij che: «Eneas, ri Kanimajawal Jesucristo catucunaj. Chatyactajok y chayijbaꞌ rawarabal» xcha che. Chupa cꞌu laꞌ la jokꞌotaj ri Eneas xtaqꞌuiꞌic.


eng: There he found a certain man named Aeneas, who had been bedridden for eight years because he was paralyzed.

acr: Chilaꞌ cꞌu riꞌ xuꞌrika jun achi Eneas rubiꞌ, yey e wajxakib lo junab riꞌ cꞌo chwa uwarabal ma xuꞌan sic.


eng: As Peter went throughout all those parts, he came down also to the saints who lived at Lydda.

acr: Xalokꞌ cꞌu ri Pedro catajin ricꞌowic pa tak riglesias, xopon cucꞌ ri quicojom rubiꞌ ri Cristo pa ri tinamit Lida.


eng: So the assemblies throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace and were built up. They were multiplied, walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit.

acr: E tak cꞌu ri quicojom rubiꞌ ri Cristo pa ronoje ri luwar re Judea, re Galilea y re Samaria, xecubiꞌ chi utz ma na jinta chi ri queternabex rucꞌ cꞌax. Rique cꞌo xiꞌin ib cucꞌ chwach ri Kanimajawal. Catajin cꞌu quiqꞌuiyaric yey yaꞌom quichukꞌab y nimarisam quicꞌuꞌx ruma ri Santowilaj Ruxlabixel ri Dios.


eng: When the brothers knew it, they brought him down to Caesarea and sent him off to Tarsus.

acr: Echiriꞌ ri hermanos xketaꞌmaj waꞌ, xkikꞌam bꞌi ri Saulo kꞌa Cesarea y chiriꞌ kꞌut xkitaq bꞌi chupa ri tinamit Tarso.


eng: preaching boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus. He spoke and disputed against the Hellenists, but they were seeking to kill him.

acr: Lic na cuxiꞌij ta rib catzijon chupa rubiꞌ ri Kanimajawal. Cachꞌaꞌt cꞌu puwi ri Jesús cucꞌ raj judiꞌab ri quechꞌaꞌt pa ri chꞌaꞌtem griego; ruma cꞌu laꞌ, rique caquitzucuj suꞌanic caquicamisaj.


eng: He was with them entering into Jerusalem,

acr: Ecꞌu ri Saulo xcanaj cucꞌ chiriꞌ Jerusalem y xerachbilaj pa tak quebec wi.


eng: But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles, and declared to them how he had seen the Lord on the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how at Damascus he had preached boldly in the name of Jesus.

acr: Ecꞌu ri Bernabé xucꞌam bi y xuꞌyaꞌa chiquiwach ri e takoꞌn re ri Cristo. Xutzijoj cꞌu chique suꞌanic ri Saulo xril uwach ri Kanimajawal pa be y xchꞌaꞌt rucꞌ. Yey xutzijoj chique puwi ri tzijonic xuꞌan ri Saulo chupa rubiꞌ ri Jesús chilaꞌ Damasco yey rucꞌ unimal uchukꞌab xuꞌan waꞌ.


eng: When Saul had come to Jerusalem, he tried to join himself to the disciples; but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.

acr: Echiriꞌ xopon ri Saulo Jerusalem, lic xraj cakib cucꞌ ri quicojom rubiꞌ ri Cristo. Pero conoje rique lic caquixiꞌij quib che, ma na caquicoj taj we pakatzij wi ri Saulo ucojom chi rubiꞌ ri Cristo.


eng: but his disciples took him by night and let him down through the wall, lowering him in a basket.

acr: Ruma cꞌu riꞌ, ri quicojom rubiꞌ ri Cristo e laꞌ chakꞌab xquikasaj bi ri Saulo chwi ri tapia chupa jun nimalaj chacach.


eng: When many days were fulfilled, the Jews conspired together to kill him,

acr: Icꞌowinak chi cꞌu uqꞌuiyal kꞌij, raj judiꞌab xquiꞌan tzij junam chiquiwach re caquicamisaj ri Saulo.


eng: but their plot became known to Saul. They watched the gates both day and night that they might kill him,

acr: Pero waꞌ xretaꞌmaj ri Saulo. Ecꞌo cꞌu ri quichajim chipakꞌij chichakꞌab tak ri oquibal re ri tinamit chaꞌ caquichap ri Saulo y caquicamisaj.


eng: All who heard him were amazed, and said, “Isn’t this he who in Jerusalem made havoc of those who called on this name? And he had come here intending to bring them bound before the chief priests!”

acr: Conoje ri quetaw re lic cacam canimaꞌ che y caquibiꞌij: «¿Na e ta neba achi waꞌ ebuternabem rucꞌ cꞌax ri quicojom rubiꞌ ri Cristo chilaꞌ Jerusalem; yey cꞌuninak ne wara re quebuyut bi y quebuꞌyaꞌa paquikꞌab ri nimak e aj chacunel pa Rocho Dios?» quechaꞌ.


eng: Immediately in the synagogues he proclaimed the Christ, that he is the Son of God.

acr: Tecꞌuchiriꞌ, ri Saulo xujek catzijon puwi ri Cristo chupa tak ri sinagogas, jewaꞌ ri cubiꞌij: «Ri Jesús e Ucꞌajol ri Dios» cachaꞌ.


eng: He took food and was strengthened. Saul stayed several days with the disciples who were at Damascus.

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ xwaꞌ ri Saulo, xcꞌojiꞌ tanchi uchukꞌab y xcꞌojiꞌ jujun kꞌij cucꞌ ri quicojom rubiꞌ ri Cristo chilaꞌ pa ri tinamit Damasco.


eng: Immediately something like scales fell from his eyes, and he received his sight. He arose and was baptized.

acr: Chupa cꞌu laꞌ la jokꞌotaj, cꞌo ri pachaꞌ soloꞌt xtzak che ruwach ri Saulo y xtzuꞌn tanchic. Tecꞌuchiriꞌ, xyactajic y xucꞌul ri bautismo.


eng: For I will show him how many things he must suffer for my name’s sake.”

acr: Yey cancꞌut cꞌu che, janipa ri cꞌaxcꞌolil chirajawaxic quicꞌow wi rire ruma cutzijoj ri nubiꞌ —xuchix ri Ananías.


eng: But the Lord said to him, “Go your way, for he is my chosen vessel to bear my name before the nations and kings, and the children of Israel.

acr: Ecꞌu ri Kanimajawal xubiꞌij che: —Jat chilaꞌ rucꞌ, ma Riꞌin nuchaꞌom rire chaꞌ cuꞌana jun waj chac re queꞌec che ukꞌalajisaxic ri nubiꞌ chiquiwach ri winak na e ta aj judiꞌab, chiquiwach ri e takanelab y chiquiwach ri e aj Israel.


eng: Here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who call on your name.”

acr: Yey yaꞌtal ne lo pukꞌab cuma ri nimak e aj chacunel pa Rocho Dios quebucꞌam bi pa cárcel conoje ri quicojom ri biꞌ la —xchaꞌ.


eng: But Ananias answered, “Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much evil he did to your saints at Jerusalem.

acr: Xubiꞌij cꞌu ri Ananías che ri Kanimajawal: —Wajawal, lic nutom ronoje ri na utz taj uꞌanom waꞌ waꞌchi chique ri quicojom ri biꞌ la chilaꞌ Jerusalem.


eng: and in a vision he has seen a man named Ananias coming in and laying his hands on him, that he might receive his sight.”

acr: y kꞌalajisam chi cꞌu jun cꞌutubal re ri Dios chwach. Chupa waꞌ xril jun achi Ananías rubiꞌ, e riꞌ coc bi y cuya rukꞌab puwiꞌ chaꞌ jelaꞌ catzuꞌn tanchic —xchaꞌ.


eng: The Lord said to him, “Arise and go to the street which is called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judah for one named Saul, a man of Tarsus. For behold, he is praying,

acr: Xubiꞌij cꞌu ri Kanimajawal che: —Chatyactajok y jat chupa ri be cabiꞌx “Jusucꞌ” che. Yey chirocho cꞌu ri Judas, chatzꞌonobej puwi jun achi aj Tarso, Saulo rubiꞌ. Rire catajin pa oración


eng: Now there was a certain disciple at Damascus named Ananias. The Lord said to him in a vision, “Ananias!” He said, “Behold, it’s me, Lord.”

acr: Chilaꞌ cꞌu riꞌ Damasco cꞌo jun achi Ananías rubiꞌ; rire ucojom rubiꞌ ri Cristo. Cꞌo cꞌu jun cꞌutubal re ri Dios xkꞌalajisax chwach. Ri xrilo e ri Kanimajawal xucꞌut uwach chwach y jewaꞌ xubiꞌij che: —¡Ananías! —xcha che. Rire xucꞌul uwach: —Riꞌ in cꞌolic, Wajawal —xchaꞌ.


eng: Saul arose from the ground, and when his eyes were opened, he saw no one. They led him by the hand and brought him into Damascus.

acr: Ri Saulo xyactaj chwa rulew y xujak cꞌu ruwach, pero na jinta chi cꞌo carilo ma xcanaj can potzꞌ. Ewi xa xchꞌelex bi che rukꞌab cuma ri erachbilam y xcꞌam bi chupa ri tinamit Damasco.


eng: The men who traveled with him stood speechless, hearing the sound, but seeing no one.

acr: Ecꞌu rachijab e rachbiꞌil ri Saulo lic quixiꞌim quib xetaqꞌuiꞌic; ma xquita ri kulaj, noꞌj na jinta junok xquil uwach.


eng: But rise up and enter into the city, then you will be told what you must do.”

acr: Cabirbot cꞌu ri Saulo y uxiꞌim rib, jewaꞌ xubiꞌij che: —Wajawal, ¿saꞌ ri caꞌaj la canꞌano? —xchaꞌ. Ri Kanimajawal xucꞌul uwach: —Chatyactajok y jat chupa ri tinamit, ma chiriꞌ cabiꞌx wi chawe saꞌ ri chirajawaxic caꞌano —xchaꞌ.


eng: He said, “Who are you, Lord?” The Lord said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.

acr: Ri Saulo xutzꞌonoj che: —¿Lal china rilal, Wajawal? —xchaꞌ. Jecꞌuwaꞌ xcꞌul uwach che: —Riꞌin in Jesús, ri Jun catchꞌoꞌjin chirij. Yey riꞌat, atuquel nenareꞌ lic caꞌan cꞌax che awib, jelaꞌ pachaꞌ juna boyex echiriꞌ cuya akan che ri puya cachꞌic lo che —xuchixic.


eng: He fell on the earth, and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?”

acr: Ri Saulo xtzak pulew y xuta cꞌu jun kulaj, jewaꞌ cubiꞌij che: —Saulo, Saulo, ¿suꞌchac catchꞌoꞌjin chwij? —xcha che.


eng: As he traveled, he got close to Damascus, and suddenly a light from the sky shone around him.

acr: Ecꞌu ri Saulo e riꞌ cꞌo pan chi be che uꞌanic waꞌ, catajin cꞌu roponic chunakaj ri tinamit Damasco, echiriꞌ xakicꞌateꞌt ruwonibal jun akꞌ xpe chilaꞌ chicaj, xwol caꞌn puwiꞌ y xusut rij.


eng: But Saul, still breathing threats and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest

acr: Ecꞌu ri Saulo na carokꞌotaj taj cuxibij quipa rucꞌ camic janipa ri quicojom rubiꞌ ri Kanimajawal. Xeꞌec cꞌu rucꞌ ri cajawal raj chacunel pa Rocho Dios


eng: and asked for letters from him to the synagogues of Damascus, that if he found any who were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.

acr: y xutzꞌonoj bi uwujil chaꞌ cayaꞌiꞌ pukꞌab coc pa tak ri sinagogas re ri tinamit Damasco. Jecꞌulaꞌ, we queburik achijab o ixokib e cuqꞌuil ri quitakem wa cꞌacꞌ Be, cꞌo cꞌu pukꞌab riꞌ quebuyut lok y quebucꞌam lo Jerusalem.


acr: xe u tzʼonoj u wuj re i rocbal pa tak molbalʼib pa tinimit Damásco, que u tzucbej que i creyent. Craj ire que u cʼam lok, que u tzʼapij pa Jerusalen, chi achiab, chi ixokib.


eng: But Philip was found at Azotus. Passing through, he preached the Good News to all the cities until he came to Caesarea.

acr: Ecꞌu ri Felipe xeꞌyoꞌk chupa jun tinamit Azoto rubiꞌ. Echiriꞌ xel bi chiriꞌ, xicꞌow pa tak tinamit yey chujujunal tinamit pa xicꞌow wi, xutzijoj ri Utzilaj Tzij. Ecꞌu riꞌ xopon cꞌa chupa ri tinamit Cesarea.


eng: When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught Philip away, and the eunuch didn’t see him any more, for he went on his way rejoicing.

acr: Echiriꞌ xebel lo chupa ri yaꞌ, xakicꞌateꞌt ri Ruxlabixel ri Dios Kajawxel xucꞌam bi ri Felipe. Rachi aj Etiopía na xril ta chi uwach, pero lic caquiꞌcotic xumaj tanchi ubi rube.


eng: As they went on the way, they came to some water; and the eunuch said, “Behold, here is water. What is keeping me from being baptized?”

acr: E cꞌo chi be echiriꞌ xebopon pa jun luwar pa cꞌo wi yaꞌ. Ecꞌu riꞌ rachi aj Etiopía xubiꞌij che ri Felipe: —Wara cꞌo yaꞌ. ¿Utz nawi riꞌin cancꞌul ri bautismo? —xcha che.


eng: And Philip said, If thou believest of all thine heart, it is leaveful, (or And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, it is lawful). And he answered, and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.

acr: Ri Felipe xubiꞌij che: —We cacoj la rubiꞌ ri Kanimajawal Jesucristo rucꞌ ronoje animaꞌ la, lic utz riꞌ —xcha che. Rachi xucꞌul uwach: —Riꞌin cancojo ri Kanimajawal Jesucristo e Rucꞌajol ri Dios —xchaꞌ.


acr: I ma Felípe xu bij che: —N-taj; we lic cul a cʼux che i Jesucrísto —coʼono. —Cul in cʼux che chi are i Jesucrísto are u Cʼojol i Dios —xu bij che i ma Felípe.


eng: Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture, preached to him about Jesus.

acr: Ecꞌu ri Felipe xchꞌaꞌt rucꞌ rachi puwi waꞌ. Xujek lo rucꞌ ri catajin che rajilaxic che Ruchꞌaꞌtem ri Dios y xutzijoj cꞌu che puwi ri Utzilaj Tzij re ri Jesús.


eng: The eunuch answered Philip, “Who is the prophet talking about? About himself, or about someone else?”

acr: Ecꞌu waꞌchi aj Etiopía xutzꞌonoj che ri Felipe: —Maꞌan co la riꞌ biꞌij la chwe, ¿china puwi cachꞌaꞌt wi ri kꞌalajisanel echiriꞌ cubiꞌij waꞌ? ¿Chiribil rib nawi cubiꞌij wi o cachꞌaꞌt puwi junok chic? —xchaꞌ.


eng: In his humiliation, his judgment was taken away. Who will declare His generation? For his life is taken from the earth.”

acr: Xꞌaniꞌ che pachaꞌ lic na jinta uwach; y echiriꞌ xkꞌat tzij puwiꞌ, xꞌan ri lic na e ta usucꞌ che. ¿China tak cꞌu ri ticawex caquipetebej lo che rire? Na e jintaj, ma xkꞌat ukꞌij che ruwachulew. E waꞌ ri catajin che rajilaxic.


eng: Now the passage of the Scripture which he was reading was this, “He was led as a sheep to the slaughter. As a lamb before his shearer is silent, so he doesn’t open his mouth.

acr: Ecꞌu ri carajilaj che Ruchꞌaꞌtem ri Dios e waꞌ: Xcꞌam bi e pachaꞌ juna bexex re cacamisaxic; e pachaꞌ juna kꞌapoj bexex na cachꞌaw ta qꞌuenok echiriꞌ casocax ri rismal; jecꞌuriꞌlaꞌ rire na jinta cꞌana xubiꞌij.


eng: He said, “How can I, unless someone explains it to me?” He begged Philip to come up and sit with him.

acr: Rachi xucꞌul uwach: —¿Suꞌanic canmaj usucꞌ we na jinta junok cakꞌalajisan chwe? —xcha che. Y xelaj cꞌu che ri Felipe chaꞌ cakꞌan pa ri careta y catzꞌuyiꞌ rucꞌ.


eng: Philip ran to him, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, “Do you understand what you are reading?”

acr: Echiriꞌ ri Felipe xkib apanok, xuto rachi e carajilaj ri tzꞌibam can ruma ri kꞌalajisanel Isaías y jecꞌuwaꞌ xutzꞌonoj che: —¿Camaj la usucꞌ la catajin la che rajilaxic? —xcha che.


eng: The Spirit said to Philip, “Go near, and join yourself to this chariot.”

acr: Ecꞌu ri Ruxlabixel ri Dios xubiꞌij che ri Felipe: «Chatkib pana che la jun careta y chatbin putzal» xchaꞌ.


eng: He was returning and sitting in his chariot, and was reading the prophet Isaiah.

acr: yey e riꞌ catzelej pa rutinamit. Tzꞌul cꞌu chupa jun careta y carajilaj Ruchꞌaꞌtem ri Dios tzꞌibital can ruma ri kꞌalajisanel Isaías.


eng: He arose and went; and behold, there was a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come to Jerusalem to worship.

acr: Xyactaj cꞌu ri Felipe y xumaj bi ube yey pa ri be xuꞌrika bi jun achi “eunuco”. Waꞌ waꞌchi lic cꞌo uwach ma pukꞌab rire cꞌo wi ronoje rubeyomal ri Candace. Ecꞌu waꞌchi xopon Jerusalem chaꞌ culokꞌnimaj ukꞌij ri Dios,


eng: Then an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, “Arise, and go toward the south to the way that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza. This is a desert.”

acr: Cꞌo jun ángel re ri Kanimajawal xchꞌaꞌt rucꞌ ri Felipe, jewaꞌ xubiꞌij che: «Chayijbaꞌ awib y jat jewaꞌ pa sur. Chamaja bi ri be quel Jerusalem, ri cakaj pa ri tinamit Gaza» xchaꞌ. (Wa be quicꞌow pa tak luwar catzꞌintzꞌotic.)


eng: They therefore, when they had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the Good News to many villages of the Samaritans.

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ ri Pedro y ri Juan quitzijom chi tak ri xquilo y xquita che ri Jesús y quikꞌalajisam chi ri Utzilaj Tzij re ri Kanimajawal, xetzelej Jerusalem. Yey xalokꞌ cꞌu xebicꞌow chupa tak uqꞌuiyal aldeas que raj Samaria, xquitzijoj ri Utzilaj Tzij.


eng: Simon answered, “Pray for me to the Lord, that none of the things which you have spoken happen to me.”

acr: Ri Simón xucꞌul uwach: —Lic chꞌaw co alak panuwiꞌ chwach ri Kanimajawal chaꞌ na cancꞌulumaj ta cꞌana wa xbiꞌij alak chwe —xchaꞌ.


eng: For I see that you are in the poison of bitterness and in the bondage of iniquity.”

acr: Ma e canwil riꞌin, lic uꞌanom cꞌax acꞌuꞌx chikij y lic at yutum ruma ri mac —xcha ri Pedro che.


eng: Repent therefore of this, your wickedness, and ask God if perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven you.

acr: E uwariꞌche, chatzelej atzij chwach ri Dios che waꞌ wa amac y chatzꞌonoj che Rire cucuy amac. Laj cucuy amac che la na utz taj xachꞌobo.


eng: But Peter said to him, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money!

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ, ri Pedro jewaꞌ xubiꞌij che: —Sach na uwach rapuak junam awucꞌ riꞌat, ma e chawach riꞌat, xa rucꞌ puak calokꞌ rusipanic ri Dios.


eng: You have neither part nor lot in this matter, for your heart isn’t right before God.

acr: Yey riꞌat na jinta cꞌana awe che wa chac cakaꞌano ma rawanimaꞌ na jusucꞌ ta chwach ri Dios.


acr: Yet n-ta awe che u chac i Dios, mi xa ta jubiʼ; n-awe ti yet u ʼonquil, man awanima n-sucʼul taj chuwach i Dios.


eng: Now when Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money,

acr: Ecꞌu ri Simón xrilo suꞌanic ri ticawex caquicꞌul ri Ruxlabixel ri Dios echiriꞌ ri takoꞌn caquiya ri quikꞌab paquiwiꞌ. Xubiꞌtisij cꞌu puak chique,


eng: saying, “Give me also this power, that whomever I lay my hands on may receive the Holy Spirit.”

acr: jewaꞌ xubiꞌij: —Yaꞌa alak chwe riꞌin laꞌ la jun chukꞌab, chaꞌ jelaꞌ xa tob china puwiꞌ canya wi ri nukꞌab, cucꞌul ri Santowilaj Ruxlabixel ri Dios —xchaꞌ.


acr: Xu bij chique: —Chi ya na chwe yin wach u ʼonquil ile, man pachin jun quin ya in ʼab puwi, xak ca cʼun ni u Tewal i Dios ruʼ —coʼon chique.


eng: Now when the apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them,

acr: I apostelab chi xe canaj can pa Jerusalen xqui ta rason chi ʼo chic i aj Samária que tijin chu cojic u tzij i Dios. Rumal-i xe qui tak bi i ma Pédro i ma Wan chila cuʼ.


eng: who, when they had come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Spirit;

acr: Are xe uponic, xqui tzʼonoj che i Dios chi coc u Tewal piqui cʼux i creyent aj Samária.


eng: for as yet he had fallen on none of them. They had only been baptized in the name of Christ Jesus.

acr: Ma ri Ruxlabixel ri Dios cꞌamajaꞌ cakaj puwi junok chique, xew quicꞌulum ri bautismo pa rubiꞌ ri Kanimajawal Jesucristo.


eng: Then they laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

acr: Yey echiriꞌ ri Pedro y ri Juan xkiya ri kiqꞌabꞌ pakiwiꞌ, xkikꞌul ri Santowilaj Ruxlabꞌixel ri Dios.


acr: Are ʼuri i ma Pédro i ma Wan xqui ya qui ʼab piquiwi i creyent, teʼuri xoc li u Tewal i Dios piqui cʼux.


eng: Simon himself also believed. Being baptized, he continued with Philip. Seeing signs and great miracles occurring, he was amazed.

acr: Ecꞌu riꞌ waꞌchi Simón xucoj rubiꞌ ri Cristo y xucꞌul ne ri bautismo. Xujek cꞌu riꞌ carachbilaj ri Felipe y lic cacam ranimaꞌ che tak ri cꞌutubal re ruchukꞌab ri Dios carilo cuꞌan ri Felipe.


eng: But when they believed Philip preaching good news concerning God’s Kingdom and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.

acr: Pero echiriꞌ xkita ri Utzilaj Tzij kutzijoj ri Felipe chwi rutaqanik ri Dios y chwi ri Qanimajawal Jesucristo, xkikojo y jekꞌuriꞌlaꞌ achijabꞌ yey ixoqibꞌ xkikꞌul ri bautismo.


eng: They listened to him because for a long time he had amazed them with his sorceries.

acr: Lic caquicoj ri cubiꞌij, ma lic xex wi ebusocom rucꞌ ri kꞌijonic cuꞌano.


eng: to whom they all listened, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is that great power of God.”

acr: Conoje cꞌu ri winak chinimaꞌk chichꞌutiꞌk, lic caquita ri cubiꞌij ri Simón y jewaꞌ caquibiꞌij: «E unimal uchukꞌab ri Dios ri cꞌo rucꞌ waꞌchi» quechaꞌ.


eng: But there was a certain man, Simon by name, who used to practice sorcery in the city and amazed the people of Samaria, making himself out to be some great one,

acr: Cꞌo cꞌu jun achi aj chiriꞌ Simón rubiꞌ. E ri petinak lok rire aj kꞌij chupa la tinamit; lic quebusoc ri winak e aj Samaria ma cuꞌan che rib pachaꞌ lic cꞌo uwach.


eng: There was great joy in that city.

acr: Ruma cꞌu riꞌ waꞌ, tak ri winak re ri tinamit lic quequiꞌcotic.


eng: For unclean spirits came out of many of those who had them. They came out, crying with a loud voice. Many who had been paralyzed and lame were healed.

acr: Ma lic e qꞌui ri e cꞌo paquikꞌab itzelilaj uxlabixel, yey waꞌ wa itzelilaj uxlabixel quesiqꞌuinic quebel bi chique ri winak. Y e cꞌo uqꞌuiyal jetzꞌ y sic xecunutajic.


eng: The multitudes listened with one accord to the things that were spoken by Philip when they heard and saw the signs which he did.

acr: Waꞌ wa winak xa jun quiꞌanom che utayic janipa ri cucꞌut ri Felipe, yey caquitzutzaꞌ tak ri cꞌutubal re ruchukꞌab ri Dios cuꞌan chiquiwach.


eng: Therefore those who were scattered abroad went around preaching the word.

acr: E tak cꞌu ri equichom bi caquitzijoj ri Utzilaj Tzij chupa ronoje luwar pa quebopon wi.


eng: Saul was consenting to his death. A great persecution arose against the assembly which was in Jerusalem in that day. They were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except for the apostles.

acr: I a-Sáulo le, junam u wach cuʼ ique chi xe camsaw i ma Estéban. Are xcamsax i ma Estéban, are ʼij wi xjekan i chʼoʼoj chiquij i creyent pa Jerusalen. Conojel i creyent xe quicher bi pa tak tinimit re i jyub Judéa, xak pa tak tinimit re i jyub Samária. Xui i apostelab n-xe ʼanmaj taj.


eng: Devout men buried Stephen and lamented greatly over him.

acr: E cꞌo cꞌu jujun achijab lic quiyaꞌom quib pukꞌab ri Dios; rique xquimuk ri Esteban y lic xcokꞌej rucamic.


eng: But Saul ravaged the assembly, entering into every house and dragged both men and women off to prison.

acr: Noꞌj ri Saulo ebuternabem rucꞌ cꞌax ri quicojom rubiꞌ ri Cristo. Xoc cꞌu chiꞌ tak ja re quebuꞌcharej lo rachijab y rixokib yey quebuꞌyaꞌa pa cárcel.


eng: He kneeled down and cried with a loud voice, “Lord, don’t hold this sin against them!” When he had said this, he fell asleep.

acr: Tecꞌuchiriꞌ, xuxucubaꞌ rib y co xsiqꞌuinic: «Kajawal, cuyu la quimac che wa quetajin che uꞌanic» xchaꞌ. Y rucꞌ waꞌ, xcamic.


eng: They stoned Stephen as he called out, saying, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!”

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ quetajin che uꞌanic paꞌbaj ri Esteban, rire xuchꞌaꞌbej ri Kanimajawal, jewaꞌ xubiꞌij: «Wajawal Jesús, cꞌama la ri wanimaꞌ» xchaꞌ.


eng: They threw him out of the city and stoned him. The witnesses placed their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.

acr: Xkesaj kꞌu bꞌi chupa ri tinamit y xkijeqo kakiꞌan paꞌbꞌaj. Y ri xkimol kibꞌ chirij, xkiya kan ri kiqꞌuꞌ che jun ala Saulo rubꞌiꞌ chaꞌ kuchajij waꞌ chike.


eng: But they cried out with a loud voice and stopped their ears, then rushed at him with one accord.

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ, ri winak xquijeko lic quesiqꞌuinic, xquitzꞌapij ri quixiquin y xa jumul xebec conoje chirij ri Esteban.


eng: and said, “Behold, I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!”

acr: Xubiꞌij cꞌu rire: «¡Riꞌin canwilo jakal ruwa caj y canwil pana Ralaxel Chiquixoꞌl Ticawex cꞌo puwiquikꞌab ri Dios!» xchaꞌ.


eng: But he, being full of the Holy Spirit, looked up steadfastly into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,

acr: Pero ri Esteban lic cꞌo ruchukꞌab ri Santowilaj Ruxlabixel ri Dios rucꞌ; xtzuꞌn cꞌu pana chicaj y xril runimal uchomalil ri Dios yey xrilo ri Jesús cꞌo puwiquikꞌab ri Dios.


eng: Now when they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed at him with their teeth.

acr: Echiriꞌ xkita ri xubꞌiꞌij ri Esteban, lik xpe koyowal y xkijeq kaqichꞌichꞌ ruwi keꞌ chirij rire.


eng: Which of the prophets didn’t your fathers persecute? They killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One, of whom you have now become betrayers and murderers.

acr: ¿China junok chique ri kꞌalajisanelab na xternabex ta rucꞌ cꞌax cuma ri chuꞌkaw alak ojertan? Ma rique e xecamisan que ri xetzijon lo puwi rucꞌutunic ri Jun lic jusucꞌ. Yey echiriꞌ xcꞌun Rire, ralak xcꞌayij alak y xcamisaj alak.


eng: ‘heaven is my throne, and the earth a footstool for my feet. What kind of house will you build me?’ says the Lord. ‘Or what is the place of my rest?

acr: I chicaj are in cubibal pa quin ʼat wi tzij; i u wach ulew are u qʼuijibal i wakan. ¿Wach u ʼonquil ni jun wachoch qui ʼan yix? cu bij i Kajwal. ¿Xataba qui yijba jun in muj in soc pa quin uxlan wi?


eng: Didn’t my hand make all these things?’

acr: ¿Na e ta neba ri nukꞌab ꞌanayom ronoje waꞌ wa cꞌolic?” cachaꞌ.


acr: I abaj, i cheʼ, ronojel niʼpa i ʼolic, ¿xataba n-yin ta in yijbawnak? Yin pues. (Queje u tzij i Dios ile chi tzʼibtal canok.)


eng: However, the Most High doesn’t dwell in temples made with hands, as the prophet says,

acr: tob ri Dios Kajawxel na xew ta cajekiꞌ pa tak ja ꞌanatal xa cuma ticawex, pachaꞌ ri cubiꞌij ri jun kꞌalajisanel:


eng: But Solomon built him a house.

acr: Noꞌj e ri Salomón ri xyacaw waꞌ wa Rocho Dios;


eng: who found favor in the sight of God, and asked to find a habitation for the God of Jacob.

acr: »Ecꞌu ri David lic cꞌo rutoꞌbal ri Dios rucꞌ. Rire xutzꞌonoj cꞌut cayaꞌtaj che cuyac jun cꞌacꞌ Rocho ri Dios chaꞌ tak ri ralcꞌoꞌal can ri Jacob caquilokꞌnimaj ukꞌij ri Dios chiriꞌ.


eng: which also our fathers, in their turn, brought in with Joshua when they entered into the possession of the nations whom God drove out before the face of our fathers to the days of David,

acr: Ecꞌu ri katiꞌ-kamam xquiya can wa Rocho Dios (ri xa caquiric) paquikꞌab ri calcꞌoꞌal rique. Y wa calcꞌoꞌal xquicꞌam bi waꞌ echiriꞌ xeboc rucꞌ ri Josué chupa ri ulew que ri na e ta aj Israel, ri xebesax bi ruma ri Dios chaꞌ waꞌ wuꞌlew cacanaj can paquikꞌab rutinamit Rire. Ecꞌu waꞌ wa Rocho Dios xcꞌojiꞌ cucꞌ rutinamit ri Dios cꞌa chupa tak ri kꞌij re ri rey David.


eng: You took up the tabernacle of Moloch, the star of your god Rephan, the figures which you made to worship, so I will carry you away beyond Babylon.’

acr: Na xiꞌan taj, ma e ne xitelej ri rocho ri tiox Moloc ubiꞌ y ri chꞌumil re ri tiox iweꞌix, Renfán ubiꞌ. Waꞌ e quicꞌaxwach tak ri tiox xebiꞌano re quilokꞌnimaj quikꞌij. Ruma cꞌu laꞌ quixintak bi cꞌa chwach pana ri tinamit Babilonia cachaꞌ.


eng: But God turned away and gave them up to serve the army of the sky, as it is written in the book of the prophets, ‘Did you offer to me slain animals and sacrifices forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?

acr: »Ecꞌu ri Dios xebuya can che ulokꞌnimaxic quikꞌij ronoje ri cꞌo che ruwa caj. Xquiꞌan cꞌut jelaꞌ pachaꞌ ri ubiꞌim ri Dios chupa ri tzꞌibital can cuma ri kꞌalajisanelab: Riꞌix ix aj Israel, echiriꞌ xebicamisaj chicop re kasaꞌn chupa ri cuarenta junab xixbin pa ri luwar catzꞌintzꞌotic, ¿xilokꞌnimaj neba nukꞌij riꞌin rucꞌ waꞌ?


eng: They made a calf in those days, and brought a sacrifice to the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their hands.

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ, xquiꞌan jun tiox ucꞌaxwach toro. Xequicamisaj cꞌu awaj re quikasaꞌn chwach wa tiox y xquiꞌan nimakꞌij chupa rubiꞌ ri tiox, ri xa xquiꞌan rucꞌ ri quikꞌab.


eng: saying to Aaron, ‘Make us gods that will go before us, for as for this Moses who led us out of the land of Egypt, we don’t know what has become of him.’

acr: Yey xkibꞌiꞌij ne che ri Aarón: “Cheꞌana la qatiox chaꞌ kenabꞌej bꞌi chiqawach; ma wa Moisés, ri xesan lo qeꞌoj chwach rulew re Egipto, na qetaꞌam taj saꞌ ri xukꞌulumaj.”


eng: This is he who was in the assembly in the wilderness with the angel that spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our fathers, who received living revelations to give to us,

acr: »E Moisés riꞌ waꞌ, ri xcꞌojiꞌ chiquiwach ri tinamit echiriꞌ quimolom quib pa ri luwar catzꞌintzꞌotic, y e xesan uchiꞌ ri ángel chiquiwa ri katiꞌ-kamam echiriꞌ xchꞌaꞌt rucꞌ chwi ri juyub Sinaí. Yey e rire ri xcꞌuluw tak ri chꞌaꞌtem re cꞌaslemal chaꞌ cukꞌatisaj lo chikawach riꞌoj.


eng: This is that Moses who said to the children of Israel, ‘The Lord our God will raise up a prophet for you from among your brothers, like me.’

acr: »Ecꞌu Moisés riꞌ waꞌ, ri xbiꞌn chique raj Israel: E ri Dios Kajawxel cuyac na lo chiquixoꞌl ri katinamit Israel jun Kꞌalajisanel jelaꞌ pachaꞌ riꞌin. Ecꞌu chita janipa ri cubiꞌij Rire chiwe xchaꞌ.


eng: This man led them out, having worked wonders and signs in Egypt, in the Red Sea, and in the wilderness for forty years.

acr: E Moisés riꞌ waꞌ, ri xeberesaj lo rutinamit ri Dios Egipto y lic xuꞌan milagros y tak cꞌutubal re ruchukꞌab ri Dios pa ri tinamit Egipto, chupa ri Mar Rojo y chupa ri cuarenta junab xebin pa ri luwar catzꞌintzꞌotic.


eng: “This Moses whom they refused, saying, ‘Who made you a ruler and a judge?’—God has sent him as both a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush.

acr: »Ecꞌu Moisés riꞌ waꞌ, ri xcꞌak bi ukꞌij echiriꞌ xbiꞌx che: “¿China cojoyom e la re takanel y re aj kꞌatal tzij pakawi riꞌoj?” Na rucꞌ ta cꞌu riꞌ, e ri Moisés ri xtak bi ruma ri Dios re cuꞌana quitakanel rutinamit y re queberesaj ri tinamit paquikꞌab raj Egipto. Xtak cꞌu che cuꞌan waꞌ ruma ri ángel, ri xwinakir chwach pa ri jumocaj xuluquej.


eng: The Lord said to him, ‘Take off your sandals, for the place where you stand is holy ground.

acr: »Ecꞌu ri Dios xubiꞌij che: “Chajolo raxajab che rawakan ma wa luwar pa at cꞌo wi lic santo.


eng: ‘I am the God of your fathers: the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’ Moses trembled and dared not look.

acr: “In ri Dios ke ramam ojertan, waꞌ e ri Abraham, ri Isaac y ri Jacob” xchaꞌ. »Ekꞌu ri Moisés xujeq kabꞌirbꞌotik y ruma xiꞌin ibꞌ na xutzuꞌ ta chi ri jumokaj xulukej.


eng: When Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight. As he came close to see, the voice of the Lord came to him,

acr: Echiriꞌ xril waꞌ ri Moisés, lic xcam ranimaꞌ che ri catajin ucꞌutic chwach. Yey echiriꞌ xkib che rilic chi utz, xuta rukul ri Dios, jewaꞌ xubiꞌij che:


eng: “When forty years were fulfilled, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai, in a flame of fire in a bush.

acr: »Icꞌowinak chi cꞌu cuarenta junab cꞌo chilaꞌ echiriꞌ xwinakir jun ángel chwach chupa rurepebal akꞌ cꞌo che jumocaj xuluquej pa ri luwar catzꞌintzꞌotic, chunakaj ri juyub Sinaí.


eng: Moses fled at this saying, and became a stranger in the land of Midian, where he became the father of two sons.

acr: »Echiriꞌ xuta waꞌ wa chꞌaꞌtem, ri Moisés asu xanimaj bi, xeꞌjekela pa ri luwar re Madián, tob rire na aj ta chilaꞌ. Yey chilaꞌ xebalax caꞌib ucꞌajol.


eng: Do you want to kill me as you killed the Egyptian yesterday?’

acr: ¿Caꞌaj cami la riꞌ quincamisaj la riꞌin jelaꞌ pachaꞌ xꞌan la iwir echiriꞌ xcamisaj la ri aj Egipto?” xchaꞌ.


eng: But he who did his neighbor wrong pushed him away, saying, ‘Who made you a ruler and a judge over us?

acr: »Ecꞌuchiriꞌ, ri jun ri cuꞌan cꞌax che ri ratz-uchakꞌ, xupakchiꞌij bi ri Moisés y xubiꞌij che: “¿China cojoyom e la re takanel y re aj kꞌatal tzij pakawi riꞌoj?


eng: He supposed that his brothers understood that God, by his hand, was giving them deliverance; but they didn’t understand.

acr: E xuchꞌob rire, tak ri ratz-uchakꞌ caquimaj usucꞌ e ruma rire queberesaj bi ri Dios paquikꞌab raj Egipto; noꞌj rique na je ta laꞌ ri xquimaj usucꞌ.


eng: Seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended him and avenged him who was oppressed, striking the Egyptian.

acr: Y xril cꞌu riꞌ lic caꞌan cꞌax che jun chique ruma jun aj Egipto. Xutoꞌ cꞌu uwiꞌ ri ratz-uchakꞌ yey xucamisaj ri aj Egipto.


eng: Moses was instructed in all the wisdom of the Egyptians. He was mighty in his words and works.

acr: Jecꞌulaꞌ, ri Moisés xtijox puwi ronoje ri naꞌoj que ri aj Egipto, y xuꞌana jun achi lic cꞌo uchukꞌab che janipa tak ri cubiꞌij y cuꞌano.


eng: When he was abandoned, Pharaoh’s daughter took him up and reared him as her own son.

acr: Pero echiriꞌ na utz ta chi kewax pa ja, xesax bꞌi y xeꞌriqitaj lo ruma rumiꞌal ri faraón; y waꞌli xukꞌiyisaj y xuꞌan pachaꞌ ralabꞌ che.


eng: At that time Moses was born, and was exceedingly handsome to God. He was nourished three months in his father’s house.

acr: »Chupa tak cꞌu riꞌ laꞌ la kꞌij xalax ri Moisés y e jun chomilaj acꞌa chwach ri Dios. Ecꞌu rire oxib icꞌ xchajix xa xeꞌlakꞌay pa rocho rukaw.


eng: The same took advantage of our race and mistreated our fathers, and forced them to abandon their babies, so that they wouldn’t stay alive.

acr: Waꞌ wa rey xebusoc ri katinamit ojertan. Lic xebuya ri katiꞌ-kamam pa cꞌaxcꞌobic, ma xtakan che quecamisax ri quichꞌutiꞌk e alabo chaꞌ jelaꞌ na caqꞌuiyar ta quiwach ri katinamit.


eng: until there arose a different king who didn’t know Joseph.

acr: Tecꞌuchiriꞌ, xyactaj jun chic rey chiriꞌ Egipto; ecꞌu rire na xretaꞌmaj ta uwach ri José.


eng: and they were brought back to Shechem and laid in the tomb that Abraham bought for a price in silver from the children of Hamor of Shechem.

acr: Xcꞌam cꞌu bi ri quibakil pa ri tinamit Siquem y xeyaꞌ pa ri mukubal ulokꞌom can ri Abraham rucꞌ uqꞌuiyal puak chique ri ralcꞌoꞌal can ri Hamor, chilaꞌ Siquem.


eng: Jacob went down into Egypt and he died, himself and our fathers;

acr: Jecꞌulaꞌ xeꞌjekela ri Jacob pa ri tinamit Egipto. Chilaꞌ cꞌu riꞌ xcam wi rire y chilaꞌ xecam wi ri kamam.


eng: Joseph sent and summoned Jacob his father and all his relatives, seventy-five souls.

acr: »Yey ri José xutak ucꞌamic rukaw Jacob y conoje ri e ratz-uchakꞌ. Ri cajlibal rique chi conoje e setenta y cinco.


eng: On the second time Joseph was made known to his brothers, and Joseph’s family was revealed to Pharaoh.

acr: Ecꞌu che rucalaj quibenam, ri José xukꞌalajisaj rib chiquiwach ri ratzixelab. Jecꞌulaꞌ ri faraón xretaꞌmaj china tak ri e ratz-uchakꞌ ri José.


eng: But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent out our fathers the first time.

acr: »Echiriꞌ ri Jacob xunaꞌbej chilaꞌ Egipto cꞌo catijic, xebutak bi rucꞌajol chaꞌ queꞌquilokꞌo trigo chilaꞌ. Waꞌ e ri nabe benam xquiꞌan ri kamam chilaꞌ Egipto.


eng: Now a famine came over all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction. Our fathers found no food.

acr: »Xpe cꞌu jun unimal numic chupa tak ronoje ri luwar re Egipto y re Canaán. Ruma cꞌu waꞌ xpe unimal cꞌaxcꞌobic paquiwi ri katiꞌ-kamam ma na jinta caquitijo.


eng: and delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh, king of Egypt. He made him governor over Egypt and all his house.

acr: y xresaj cꞌu chupa ronoje tak ri cꞌaxcꞌobic xicꞌow wi. Xuya unaꞌoj y xuꞌan che lic xucꞌul upuwach ri faraón, ri takanel re Egipto. Ma ri faraón xuya che ri José catakan puwi ri tinamit re Egipto y xuya pukꞌab rire ronoje rubitak re.


eng: “The patriarchs, moved with jealousy against Joseph, sold him into Egypt. God was with him

acr: »Ecꞌu rique xoc retzelal cꞌuꞌx pa canimaꞌ chirij ri quichakꞌ José. Ruma cꞌu riꞌ, xquicꞌayij bi chaꞌ cacꞌam bi Egipto. Pero ri Dios cꞌo rucꞌ ri José


eng: ‘I will judge the nation to which they will be in bondage,’ said God, ‘and after that they will come out and serve me in this place.’

acr: Pero In kinqꞌataw tzij pakiwi wa tinamit, ri kakiya pa kꞌaxlaj chak ri nutinamit. Tekꞌuchiriꞌ, ri nutinamit kebꞌel loq y ketzelej loq y kinkiloqꞌnimaj chupa wa luwar at kꞌo wi xchaꞌ.


eng: God spoke in this way: that his offspring would live as aliens in a strange land, and that they would be enslaved and mistreated for four hundred years.

acr: Ecꞌu ri Dios xubiꞌij che ri Abraham: Tak rawalcꞌoꞌal canok quebeꞌjekela na pa jun ulew na culew taj. Y chiriꞌ cꞌu riꞌ caꞌaniꞌ nibaꞌib chique y queyaꞌiꞌ pa cꞌaxlaj chac cajib ciento junab cuma ri ticawex re ri tinamit pa quecꞌojiꞌ wi.


eng: He gave him no inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on. He promised that he would give it to him for a possession, and to his offspring after him, when he still had no child.

acr: »Pero ri Dios na xuya tane che ri Abraham cuꞌan rajaw waꞌ wuꞌlew, tob tane xa pa cuya wi juna rakan. Noꞌj xubiꞌtisij cꞌu che tob ne rire caminak chic, waꞌ wuꞌlew cuꞌana na re y que ri ralcꞌoꞌal canok; yey echiriꞌ xbiꞌx waꞌ che ri Abraham, cꞌamajaꞌ ne cꞌo juna ralcꞌoꞌal.


eng: He said, “Brothers and fathers, listen. The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran,

acr: Ecꞌu rire xubiꞌij: «Alak achijab y alak nimak winak, chinta na pe alak. Ri Dios, ri Jun lic cꞌo unimal chomalil rucꞌ, xukꞌalajisaj rib chwach ri kakaw Abraham echiriꞌ rire cꞌo pa ri luwar re Mesopotamia, waꞌ e echiriꞌ cꞌamajaꞌ queꞌjekela pa ri tinamit Harán.


eng: and said to him, ‘Get out of your land and away from your relatives, and come into a land which I will show you.’

acr: I Dios xu bij che: “Cha canaj can a jyub, cha canaj can awachalal, y jat che jun jyub quin cʼut na chawe,” xu bij.


eng: Then he came out of the land of the Chaldaeans and lived in Haran. From there, when his father was dead, God moved him into this land where you are now living.

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ, xel bi ri Abraham chwach rulew que raj Caldea y xjekiꞌ pa ri tinamit Harán. Chwi cꞌu rucamic rukaw, xtak lo ruma ri Dios chupa wa luwar pa jekel wi alak woꞌora.


acr: Are ʼuri i mam Abraham xel che i jyub Caldéa y xa ʼe jekel chila pa Haran. Xoʼon panok, xcam u kajaw, teʼuri i Dios xu cʼam li mam Abraham y xol jekel chi, pa oj ʼo wi woʼor.


eng: The high priest said, “Are these things so?”

acr: Ri cajawal raj chacunel pa Rocho Dios xutzꞌonoj che ri Esteban we katzij xubiꞌij waꞌ.


eng: All who sat in the council, fastening their eyes on him, saw his face like it was the face of an angel.

acr: Conoje cꞌu ri etzꞌul pa ri kꞌatbal tzij, echiriꞌ xquitzuꞌ uwach ri Esteban, xquil rupalaj e pachaꞌ upalaj juna ángel.


eng: For we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place, and will change the customs which Moses delivered to us.”

acr: Ma katom cubiꞌij, laꞌ la Jesús ri aj Nazaret cuwulij wa luwar y cujalcꞌatij janipa ri cꞌutunic y cojobal yaꞌtal can chike ruma ri Moisés» xechaꞌ.


eng: and set up false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking blasphemous words against this holy place and the law.

acr: Xekikoj kꞌu achijabꞌ e aj kojol raqꞌubꞌal chirij, jewaꞌ kakibꞌiꞌij: «Waꞌ waꞌchi lik xaqi tzel kachꞌaꞌt chirij wa Santowilaj Luwar re ri Rocho Dios y chirij Rutzij Upixabꞌ ri Dios.


eng: They stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes, and came against him and seized him, then brought him in to the council,

acr: Xa jecꞌulaꞌ xequichꞌiꞌ wi tak ri winak re ri tinamit, ri nimak winak e aj wach y raj cꞌutunel re ri tzijpixab. Conoje cꞌu riꞌ waꞌ xebec chirij ri Esteban; rucꞌ oyowal xquichapo, xquicꞌam bi y xeꞌquiyaꞌa chiquiwach tak ri uchapom wi rib ri kꞌatbal tzij.


eng: Then they secretly induced men to say, “We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God.”

acr: Ecꞌu ri xquiꞌano e xequipuakij jujun achijab chaꞌ caquibiꞌij quitom tzel cachꞌaꞌt ri Esteban chirij ri Moisés y chirij ri Dios.


eng: But some of those who were of the synagogue called “The Libertines”, and of the Cyrenians, of the Alexandrians, and of those of Cilicia and Asia arose, disputing with Stephen.

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ, xeyactaj jujun re ri sinagoga, ri cabiꞌx che “Ri sinagoga que ri ebelinak lo pa ri cꞌax”, yey cucꞌ rique xeyactaj jujun e aj Cirene, e aj Alejandría, e aj Chipre y e aj Asia. E tak cꞌu riꞌ waꞌ xquijeko xa pa chꞌaꞌtem quechꞌoꞌjin rucꞌ ri Esteban.


eng: Stephen, full of faith and power, performed great wonders and signs among the people.

acr: Ri Esteban lic cꞌo ri unimal rutzil ucꞌuꞌx y ruchukꞌab ri Dios rucꞌ. Ruma cꞌu riꞌ, cuꞌan nimak tak cꞌutubal re ruchukꞌab ri Dios chiquiwach ri winak.


eng: The word of God increased and the number of the disciples greatly multiplied in Jerusalem. A great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.

acr: Jecꞌuriꞌlaꞌ ri Utzilaj Tzij re ri Kanimajawal lic xeꞌec utzijoxic y lic catajin quiqꞌuiyaric ri cajlibal ri quicojom rubiꞌ ri Cristo chiriꞌ Jerusalem. E cꞌo ne uqꞌuiyal e aj chacunel pa Rocho Dios xquijek caquitakej ri Utzilaj Tzij.


eng: whom they set before the apostles. When they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.

acr: Ewi xekikꞌam lo chikiwach rutaqoꞌn ri Jesús. Ekꞌu wa taqoꞌn xkiya ri kiqꞌabꞌ pakiwiꞌ y xkiꞌan orar kukꞌ.


eng: These words pleased the whole multitude. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a proselyte of Antioch,

acr: Conoje cꞌu ri hermanos quimolom quib, xucꞌul quicꞌuꞌx wa xbiꞌx chique. Xquichaꞌ cꞌu ri Esteban, jun achi lic cubul ucꞌuꞌx rucꞌ ri Dios yey lic cꞌo ri Santowilaj Ruxlabixel ri Dios rucꞌ. Y xequichaꞌ ri Felipe, ri Prócoro, ri Nicanor, ri Timón, ri Parmenas y ri Nicolás, jun achi aj Antioquía xex utakem lo ri cꞌutunic que raj judiꞌab.


eng: But we will continue steadfastly in prayer and in the ministry of the word.”

acr: Jecꞌulaꞌ riꞌoj xew cakaya kib che cakaꞌan orar chwach ri Dios y che rutzijoxic Ruchꞌaꞌtem» xechaꞌ.


eng: Therefore, select from among you, brothers, seven men of good report, full of the Holy Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.

acr: Ruma cꞌu laꞌ hermanos, tzucuj alak wukub achijab chixoꞌl alak, chom ri quibinic quisilabic, lic quiyaꞌom quib pukꞌab ri Ruxlabixel ri Dios y lic cꞌo quinaꞌoj, chaꞌ cakaya wa chac paquikꞌab.


eng: The twelve summoned the multitude of the disciples and said, “It is not appropriate for us to forsake the word of God and serve tables.

acr: Ecꞌu ri cablajuj takoꞌn xquimol quichiꞌ conoje ri quicojom rubiꞌ ri Cristo y xquibiꞌij chique: «Na usucꞌ taj we riꞌoj cakatanabaꞌ utzijoxic Rutzij Upixab ri Dios chaꞌ cakaya kib che ujachic ri cajawax chique ri e nibaꞌib.


eng: Now in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplying, a complaint arose from the Hellenists against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily service.

acr: Chupa tak laꞌ la kꞌij lic xeqꞌuiyar ri cajlibal ri quicojom rubiꞌ ri Cristo. Ecꞌu ri hermanos e aj judiꞌab ri quechꞌaꞌt pa ri chꞌaꞌtem griego, xquijek quechꞌaꞌtiben chiquij ri hermanos e aj judiꞌab ri quechꞌaꞌt pa ri chꞌaꞌtem hebreo. Ma echiriꞌ caꞌan ri jachanic chique ri e nibaꞌib, ri malcaꞌnib ri quechꞌaꞌt pa ri chꞌaꞌtem griego na quecajmax ta chi utz rucꞌ ri toꞌbal que caquicꞌul ri jujun kꞌij.


eng: Every day, in the temple and at home, they never stopped teaching and preaching Jesus, the Christ.

acr: Jecꞌulaꞌ, ronoje kꞌij na cacokꞌotaj taj quecꞌutunic y caquitzijoj ri Utzilaj Tzij chwi ri Jesucristo chupa ri Rocho Dios y chiꞌ tak ja.


eng: They therefore departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for Jesus’ name.

acr: Xebel cꞌu bi ri e takoꞌn chiquiwach raj kꞌatal tzij. Lic quequiꞌcotic ma xyaꞌtaj chique caquitij cꞌax ruma quicojom rubiꞌ ri Jesús.


eng: They agreed with him. Summoning the apostles, they beat them and commanded them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.

acr: Conoje xucꞌul quicꞌuꞌx ri xubiꞌij ri Gamaliel. Xequisiqꞌuij cꞌu ri e takoꞌn re ri Jesús; tecꞌuchiriꞌ, xjichꞌ quipa rucꞌ colob y xequitak che na quetzijon ta chi chupa rubiꞌ ri Jesús y xequiyolopij cꞌu bi.


eng: But if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow it, and you would be found even to be fighting against God!”

acr: Noꞌj we waꞌ re ri Dios, na cachꞌij ta alak usachic quiwach; y cꞌate cꞌu canaꞌ alak riꞌ cachꞌoꞌjin alak rucꞌ ri Dios» xchaꞌ.


eng: Now I tell you, withdraw from these men and leave them alone. For if this counsel or this work is of men, it will be overthrown.

acr: »Cambiꞌij cꞌu woꞌora che alak: Mechꞌichꞌaꞌ chi alak waꞌchijab; ri ꞌana alak e cheyolopij bi alak. Ma we xa quinoꞌjibal achijab wa caquicꞌutu, riꞌ casach na uwach.


eng: After this man, Judas of Galilee rose up in the days of the enrollment, and drew away some people after him. He also perished, and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered abroad.

acr: »Chwi cꞌu riꞌ waꞌ, xyactaj jun chic chupa tak ri kꞌij echiriꞌ xꞌan jun ajilanic. Waꞌ e ri Judas aj Galilea. Yey uqꞌuiyal ticawex xeterej chirij. Pero xopon rukꞌijol echiriꞌ xcamisaxic; y conoje cꞌu ri xesocotaj ruma rire, xequicher bi.


eng: For before these days Theudas rose up, making himself out to be somebody; to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves. He was slain; and all, as many as obeyed him, were dispersed and came to nothing.

acr: Ma cꞌo tan kꞌij xyactaj jun achi Teudas rubiꞌ, yey chiribil rib xubiꞌij e jun achi lic cꞌo uwach. Laj e cajib ciento rachijab xeterej chirij. Pero xopon jun kꞌij rire xcamisaxic. Y conoje ri xesocotaj ruma rire, xequicher bi; jecꞌulaꞌ, xsach uwach janipa ri xunoꞌjij.


eng: He said to them, “You men of Israel, be careful concerning these men, what you are about to do.

acr: Tecꞌuchiriꞌ, xubiꞌij: «Achijab, alak aj Israel, chꞌobo na alak rakan chi utz saꞌ ri caꞌan alak chique waꞌchijab.


eng: But one stood up in the council, a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law, honored by all the people, and commanded to put the apostles out for a little while.

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ, chiquixoꞌl ri e aj kꞌatal tzij xyactaj jun fariseo Gamaliel rubiꞌ, aj cꞌutunel re ri tzijpixab yey lic yacom ukꞌij ruma ri tinamit. Rire xtakan che quebesax bi jokꞌotaj ri e takoꞌn re ri Jesús.


eng: But they, when they heard this, were cut to the heart, and were determined to kill them.

acr: Echiriꞌ xkita waꞌ ri e aj wach, lik xpe koyowal chikij rutaqoꞌn ri Jesús y xkaj kekikamisaj.


eng: God exalted him with his right hand to be a Prince and a Savior, to give repentance to Israel, and remission of sins.

acr: Pero ri Dios lic xuyac ukꞌij ri Jesús, xuya puwiquikꞌab y xuꞌan Kajawal y Colobenel che; chaꞌ ruma ri Jesús, raj Israel caquitzelej quitzij chwach y caquirik na ri cuybal quimac.


eng: The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you killed, hanging him on a tree.

acr: Ma ri Dios ke ri qatiꞌ-qamam e xkꞌastajisan lo ri Jesús chikixoꞌl ri ekaminaq. Yey e ralaq ri xkamisan alaq ma uma ralaq xyaꞌiꞌ ri Jesús chwa ri cruz.


eng: But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men.

acr: Ri Pedro cucꞌ ri jujun chic e takoꞌn re ri Jesús xquicꞌul uwach: —Lic chirajawaxic wi nabe na e cakacoj utzij ri Dios chwach ri cakacoj quitzij rachijab.


eng: When they had brought them, they set them before the council. The high priest questioned them,

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ xequicꞌam lok, xequiya chiquiwach ri uchapom wi rib ri kꞌatbal tzij. Ecꞌu ri cajawal raj chacunel pa Rocho Dios xutzꞌonoj chique rutakoꞌn ri Jesús:


eng: Then the captain went with the officers, and brought them without violence, for they were afraid that the people might stone them.

acr: Ecꞌu raj wach que ri e chajinel re ri Rocho Dios xeꞌec junam cucꞌ jujun e aj chajinel y xeꞌquicꞌama lo rutakoꞌn ri Jesús. Yey na jinta cꞌo xquiꞌan chique ma caquixiꞌij quib we caquiꞌan cꞌax chique, laj queꞌan paꞌbaj cuma ri tinamit.


eng: One came and told them, “Behold, the men whom you put in prison are in the temple, standing and teaching the people.”

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ, xcꞌun lo jun y jewaꞌ xubiꞌij: «E rachijab xeyaꞌ alak pa cárcel, e cꞌo pa ri Rocho Dios y na cokꞌotam ta quecꞌutun chiquiwach ri tinamit» xchaꞌ.


eng: Now when the high priest, the captain of the temple, and the chief priests heard these words, they were very perplexed about them and what might become of this.

acr: Echiriꞌ xkita waꞌ, xsach kinaꞌoj ri kajawal raj chakunel y raj wach ke ri e chajinel kukꞌ ri nimaq e aj chakunel re ri Rocho Dios. Konoje xkijeq kechꞌaꞌt puwiꞌ, ma na ketaꞌam taj saꞌ kukꞌisbꞌej wi ronoje waꞌ.


eng: “We found the prison shut and locked, and the guards standing before the doors, but when we opened them, we found no one inside!”

acr: y jewaꞌ xoꞌlkibꞌiꞌij: «Ri cárcel xqariqo lik tzꞌapil chi utz, yey raj chajinel e kꞌo ne chwach taq ri okibꞌal re ri cárcel. Pero echiriꞌ xqajaqo, na jinta chi junoq chike rutaqoꞌn ri Jesús chupa» xechaꞌ.


eng: But the officers who came didn’t find them in the prison. They returned and reported,

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ xebopon ri e chajinel pa ri cárcel, na xequirik ta chi rutakoꞌn ri Jesús. Xetzelej cꞌu lok


eng: When they heard this, they entered into the temple about daybreak and taught. But the high priest and those who were with him came and called the council together, with all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.

acr: Ruma cꞌu ri xquita che ri ángel, anim tan xeboc pa ri Rocho Dios y xquijek quecꞌutunic. Ecꞌu ri cajawal raj chacunel pa Rocho Dios yey ri e cꞌo rucꞌ, cꞌamajaꞌ caquinaꞌbej riꞌ we rutakoꞌn ri Jesús ebesam chi lo pa ri cárcel. Xquimol cꞌu quichiꞌ tak ri uchapom wi rib ri kꞌatbal tzij, cucꞌ conoje ri nimak winak que raj Israel. Xequitak cꞌu ri e chajinel re ri Rocho Dios che quicꞌamic rutakoꞌn ri Jesús pa ri cárcel.


eng: “Go stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life.”

acr: «Jix, jixeꞌtacꞌala pa ri Rocho Dios y chitzijoj chique ri winak re ri tinamit ronoje puwi ri cꞌacꞌ be re cꞌaslemal» xchaꞌ.


eng: But an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors by night, and brought them out and said,

acr: Xopon cꞌu jun ángel re ri Kanimajawal chakꞌab, xuꞌjaka tak ri oquibal re ri cárcel y xeberesaj lok. Ecꞌuchiriꞌ, xubiꞌij chique:


eng: and laid hands on the apostles, then put them in public custody.

acr: Xekichap kꞌu bꞌi rutaqoꞌn ri Jesús y xebꞌeꞌkiyaꞌa pa ri cárcel re ri tinamit.


eng: But the high priest rose up, and all those who were with him (which is the sect of the Sadducees), and they were filled with jealousy

acr: Ri cajawal raj chacunel pa Rocho Dios y conoje ri e cꞌo rucꞌ, waꞌ e ri saduceos, xujek catiꞌtot quicꞌuꞌx chiquij rutakoꞌn ri Jesús ruma lic e qꞌui ri winak eteran chiquij.


eng: The multitude also came together from the cities around Jerusalem, bringing sick people and those who were tormented by unclean spirits; and they were all healed.

acr: E kꞌi ne ri e petinaq pa taq ri tinamit kꞌo lo chunaqaj Jerusalem. Ekikꞌamom lo ri yewaꞌibꞌ y ri echꞌuꞌjerinaq kuma itzelilaj uxlabꞌixel; y konoje kꞌut kekunutajik.


eng: They even carried out the sick into the streets and laid them on cots and mattresses, so that as Peter came by, at least his shadow might overshadow some of them.

acr: Ruma tak cꞌu ri cꞌutubal re ruchukꞌab ri Dios caquiꞌan rutakoꞌn ri Jesús, tak ri winak quequesaj tak ne lo ri e yewaꞌib pa tak ri be. Equiyaꞌom chwa chꞌat y chwa pop, chaꞌ we xicꞌow ri Pedro, tob xew luꞌmuꞌj catzak paquiwiꞌ, quecunutaj cꞌu riꞌ.


eng: None of the rest dared to join them; however, the people honored them.

acr: E tak cꞌu ri cꞌamajaꞌ caquicoj rubiꞌ ri Cristo, caquixiꞌij quib caquijunimaj quib cucꞌ, tob conoje ri ticawex lic caquiyac quikꞌij.


eng: By the hands of the apostles many signs and wonders were done among the people. They were all with one accord in Solomon’s porch.

acr: Cuma cꞌu ri e takoꞌn re ri Cristo, uqꞌuiyal cꞌutubal re ruchukꞌab ri Dios y nimak tak chac catajin rilic chiquiwach tak ri ticawex. Yey tak ri quicojom rubiꞌ ri Cristo, lic xa jun quicꞌuꞌx caquimol quib pa ri luwar cabiꞌx che “Ruchiꞌ Ja re Salomón”.


eng: Great fear came on the whole assembly, and on all who heard these things.

acr: Y xoc cꞌu jun unimal xiꞌin ib cucꞌ conoje ri tinamit re ri Cristo y cucꞌ conoje ri xebetaꞌman re tak waꞌ.


eng: She fell down immediately at his feet and died. The young men came in and found her dead, and they carried her out and buried her by her husband.

acr: Na jampatana xtzak ri Safira chwach ri Pedro y asu xcamic. Ecꞌuchiriꞌ xeboc lo ralabo, xoꞌlquirikaꞌ caminak chic. Xquicꞌam cꞌu bi y xeꞌquimuku putzal ri rachijil.


eng: But Peter asked her, “How is it that you have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? Behold, the feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out.”

acr: Xubiꞌij cꞌu ri Pedro che: —¿Suꞌchac xiꞌan tzij chiwach chaꞌ quicꞌam upa ri Ruxlabixel ri Dios Kajawxel? ¡Chawilaꞌ! Ralabo catajin lo coquic che ruchiꞌ ja, e laꞌ xetzelej lo che umukic rawachijil, yey ecꞌu woꞌora e catquicꞌam bi riꞌat —xchaꞌ.


eng: Peter answered her, “Tell me whether you sold the land for so much.” She said, “Yes, for so much.”

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ, xutzꞌonoj ri Pedro che: —Chabiꞌij chwe: ¿E rajil waꞌ rulew xicꞌayij? —xcha che. Rixok xucꞌul uwach che: —Areꞌ, e rajil laꞌ —xchaꞌ.


eng: About three hours later, his wife, not knowing what had happened, came in.

acr: Laj oxib ora ricꞌowic waꞌ echiriꞌ xoc lo ri Safira ri rixokil ri Ananías; yey rire na retaꞌam ta cꞌu riꞌ saꞌ ri xucꞌulumaj ri rachijil.


eng: Ananias, hearing these words, fell down and died. Great fear came on all who heard these things.

acr: I ma Ananías, are xu ta ile, xtzak pulew y juntir xcamic. Niʼpa i xqui ta rason ile, lic xqui xij quib.


eng: The young men arose and wrapped him up, and they carried him out and buried him.

acr: Xecꞌun cꞌu lo jujun alabo, xquipis rucuerpo, xquicꞌam bi y xeꞌquimukuꞌ.


acr: Teʼuri, xe cʼun juban creyent alabom, xqui yac bi i ma Ananías, xqui pasij y xe ʼe chu mukic.


eng: While you kept it, didn’t it remain your own? After it was sold, wasn’t it in your power? How is it that you have conceived this thing in your heart? You haven’t lied to men, but to God.”

acr: Echiriꞌ cꞌamajaꞌ cacꞌayij rawulew, ¿na aweꞌat ta neba laꞌ? Y echiriꞌ acꞌayim chic, ¿na pakꞌab ta neba cꞌo wi caꞌan rucꞌ ri rajil saꞌ ri cawaj? ¿Suꞌchac cꞌu riꞌ xaꞌan waꞌ? ¡Na chiquiwach ta cꞌu achijab aꞌanom wi rakꞌubal ma e chwach ri Dios! —xchaꞌ.


eng: But Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back part of the price of the land?

acr: Ecꞌu ri Pedro xubiꞌij che: —Ananías, ¿suꞌchac xaya luwar che ri Satanás coc pa awanimaꞌ chaꞌ jelaꞌ caꞌan rakꞌubal chwach ri Santowilaj Ruxlabixel ri Dios? Ma xabiꞌij xaya ronoje ri rajil rulew, pero cꞌo xawesaj can che.


eng: and kept back part of the price, his wife also being aware of it, then brought a certain part and laid it at the apostles’ feet.

acr: Ecꞌu rachi cꞌo xresaj can che ri rajil rulew, yey junam rucꞌ ri rixokil xquiꞌan tzij chiquiwach chaꞌ caquiꞌan rakꞌubal puwi ri rajil rulew. Ecꞌu ri nicꞌaj chic che ri rajil xucꞌam bi, xuꞌyaꞌa paquikꞌab ri e takoꞌn y xubiꞌij waꞌ e rajil rulew.


eng: having a field, sold it and brought the money and laid it at the apostles’ feet.

acr: Waꞌ waꞌchi xucꞌayij chꞌakap rulew; tecꞌuchiriꞌ, xucꞌam lo ri rajil y xuya paquikꞌab ri e takoꞌn.


eng: For neither was there among them any who lacked, for as many as were owners of lands or houses sold them, and brought the proceeds of the things that were sold,

acr: Mi jun chique xu tij uyej, man niʼpa ʼo qui jyub, niʼpa ʼo cachoch, quiqui cʼayij tobal que i creyent je nibaʼib.


eng: and laid them at the apostles’ feet; and distribution was made to each, according as anyone had need.

acr: y caquiya cꞌu paquikꞌab ri e takoꞌn re ri Jesús chaꞌ rique caquijach chiquiwach ri hermanos e chirij tak ri cajawax wi chique chiquijujunal.


acr: We xcʼaytajic, quiqui cʼam li mer, y quiqui ya na piquiʼab i apostelab. Teʼuri i apostelab quiqui jacho, chirij wach i rajwaxic chique chi qui jujunal.


eng: The multitude of those who believed were of one heart and soul. Not one of them claimed that anything of the things which he possessed was his own, but they had all things in common.

acr: Conoje cꞌu ruqꞌuiyal hermanos, ri xquicoj rubiꞌ ri Cristo, lic uꞌanom xa jun canimaꞌ y xa jun quinaꞌoj; y na jinta junok chique cuꞌan re che ri cꞌo rucꞌ, ma rubitak que xuꞌan re chinima ronoje.


eng: When they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were gathered together. They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness.

acr: Echiriꞌ xkikꞌis uꞌanik orar, ri luwar pa kimolom wi kibꞌ xbꞌarbꞌatik y konoje xkikꞌul ruchuqꞌabꞌ ri Santowilaj Ruxlabꞌixel ri Dios y jekꞌulaꞌ na kakixiꞌij ta kꞌana kibꞌ kakitzijoj Ruchꞌaꞌtem ri Dios chikiwach konoje ri winaq.


eng: while you stretch out your hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done through the name of your holy Servant Jesus.”

acr: Yaꞌa ri kꞌab la paquiwiꞌ chaꞌ chupa rubiꞌ ri Jesús, ri Santowilaj Aj Chac la, quecunutaj ri yewaꞌib y caꞌaniꞌ tak cꞌutubal re ri chukꞌab la» xechaꞌ.


eng: Now, Lord, look at their threats, and grant to your servants to speak your word with all boldness,

acr: »Ecꞌu woꞌora, Kakaw, quil la ri xibibal quipa raj chaquib la quiꞌanom; yaꞌa cꞌu la ri chukꞌab la chique rique chaꞌ na caquixiꞌij ta cꞌana quib caquitzijoj ri Chꞌaꞌtem la.


eng: “For truly, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, were gathered together against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed,

acr: Katzij i ma Heródes, junam ruʼ i ma Póncio Piláto, xqui mol quib waral pa Jerusalen cuʼ i ne te aj Israel winak, xak cuʼ i je aj Israel. Xqui tzucuj tzaksabal re i loʼlaj Awacʼal Jesus, i Jun chi a yom yet che i loʼlaj u patan.


eng: to do whatever your hand and your counsel foreordained to happen.

acr: Jecꞌulaꞌ, e xquiꞌano janipa ri chꞌobom lo la ojertan chaꞌ e cuꞌana na riꞌ.


acr: Are xqui ʼan ique ile, xeʼelok pacha i a nucʼum yet ujer chi ca ʼani na.


eng: The kings of the earth take a stand, and the rulers plot together, against the Lord, and against his Christ.’

acr: Ma xkimol kibꞌ ri taqanelabꞌ y ri e aj wach che ruwachulew, xkiꞌan kꞌu xa jun che kibꞌ y xebꞌek chirij ri Dios Qajawxel y chirij ri Cristo, Ruchaꞌoꞌn lo Rire.


eng: who by the mouth of your servant David, said, ‘Why do the nations rage, and the peoples plot a vain thing?

acr: Yey ruma ri David ri aj chac la, jewaꞌ xbiꞌij la ojertan: ¿Suꞌchac lic quetucuc tak ri winak yey tak ri tinamit xew caquinoꞌjij ri na jinta uchac?


eng: When they heard it, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord and said, “O Lord, you are God, who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and all that is in them;

acr: Echiriꞌ rike xkita waꞌ, konoje xa jun kikꞌuꞌx xkijeq kakiꞌan orar chwach ri Dios, jewaꞌ kakibꞌiꞌij: «¡Lal Dios Qajawxel, Lal ꞌanayom la ruwa kaj, ruwachulew, ri mar y ronoje ri kꞌo che taq waꞌ!


eng: Being let go, they came to their own company and reported all that the chief priests and the elders had said to them.

acr: Echiriꞌ xeyolopix bi, ri Pedro y ri Juan xebec cucꞌ ri cachbiꞌil y xquitzijoj chique janipa ri biꞌtal bi chique cuma ri nimak e aj chacunel pa Rocho Dios y ri nimak winak re ri tinamit.


eng: When they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding no way to punish them, because of the people; for everyone glorified God for that which was done.

acr: Are ʼuri i aj nucʼbal tʼisbal xe qui coj bi ʼil, xui-ri xe coʼtaj bic. N-xqui ʼan ti ʼatbal tzij chique, man xqui xij quib chique i winak. Conojel i winak que tijin chu cojic u ʼij i Dios rumal i milágro u ʼanom,


eng: For the man on whom this miracle of healing was performed was more than forty years old.

acr: Yey lic kꞌalaj e rucꞌ ruchukꞌab ri Dios xꞌaniꞌ wi ri cꞌutubal re cunanic, ma waꞌchi xcunutajic, ralaxibem sic yey icꞌowinak chi pa cuarenta rujunab.


eng: for we can’t help telling the things which we saw and heard.”

acr: Ma riꞌoj, na utz taj cakokꞌotaj ubiꞌxiquil janipa ri kilom y ri katom —xechaꞌ.


eng: But Peter and John answered them, “Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, judge for yourselves,

acr: Pero ri Pedro y ri Juan xkikꞌul uwach: —Chꞌobꞌo pe ralaq: ¿Usukꞌ nawi chwach ri Dios e kaqakoj tzij ralaq chwa ri kaqakoj utzij Rire?


eng: They called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.

acr: Xekisikꞌij kꞌu ri Pedro y ri Juan y lik xekitaq che na ketzijon taj y na kekꞌutun ta chi ne kꞌana pa rubꞌiꞌ ri Jesús.


eng: But so that this spreads no further among the people, let’s threaten them, that from now on they don’t speak to anyone in this name.”

acr: Ri kaꞌanaꞌ e kaxibij quipa chaꞌ na quetzijon ta chi cꞌana chwach junok chupa rubiꞌ wa jun achi, y jelaꞌ na queꞌec ta chi utzijoxic waꞌ» xechaꞌ.


eng: saying, “What shall we do to these men? Because indeed a notable miracle has been done through them, as can be plainly seen by all who dwell in Jerusalem, and we can’t deny it.

acr: Jecꞌuwaꞌ xquibiꞌij chiquiwach: «¿Saꞌ ri cakaꞌan chique waꞌchijab? Ma ri cꞌutubal re cunanic ꞌanatal cuma rique, lic kꞌalajininak chiquiwach conoje ri ejekel Jerusalem yey lic na utz taj cakewaj.


eng: But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves,

acr: Ecꞌu ri xquiꞌano e xetakan che chaꞌ ri Pedro y ri Juan quebel bi jokꞌotaj pa ri luwar re ri kꞌatbal tzij, y xew cꞌu xecanaj raj kꞌatal tzij chaꞌ quechꞌaꞌt chiquiwach.


eng: Seeing the man who was healed standing with them, they could say nothing against it.

acr: Yey na utz tane cꞌu riꞌ caquibiꞌij na cunutajinak ta ri sic, ma waꞌ waꞌchi tacꞌal chiriꞌ chiquiwach cucꞌ ri Pedro y ri Juan.


eng: Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and had perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marveled. They recognized that they had been with Jesus.

acr: Ecꞌu raj wach re ri tinamit xquilo ri Pedro y ri Juan na caquixiꞌij ta cꞌana quib quetzijon puwi ri Utzilaj Tzij, tob waꞌ waꞌchijab na e ta tijotal pachaꞌ rique yey xa ne e cuqꞌuil rachijab e aj chac re ri tinamit. Lic xcam cꞌu canimaꞌ riꞌ chique y xquimaj usucꞌ e janipa tak ri caquiꞌano y ri quimajom ri Pedro y ri Juan, e ruma ri xecꞌojiꞌ rucꞌ ri Jesús, ri quitijonel.


eng: There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven that is given among men, by which we must be saved!”

acr: Xew cꞌu rucꞌ ri Jesús carikitaj colobetajic, ma na jinta chi juna biꞌaj che ruwachulew yaꞌtal lo chique ri ticawex chaꞌ ruma riꞌ cojcolobetajic —xchaꞌ.


eng: He is ‘the stone which was regarded as worthless by you, the builders, which has become the head of the corner.’

acr: »E pachaꞌ ri cubiꞌij Ruchꞌaꞌtem ri Dios: E rabaj cꞌakital can cuma raj yacal ja, e abaj waꞌ lic xajawaxic chaꞌ catiquiꞌ lo ri ja cachaꞌ. Ralak e alak pachaꞌ wa e aj yacal ja yey ri Jesús e ri Abaj.


eng: may it be known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, this man stands here before you whole in him.

acr: Ecꞌu riꞌ woꞌora cakakꞌalajisaj chiwach onoje alak y chiquiwach conoje ri tinamit Israel: Waꞌ waꞌchi cꞌo chiwach alak xcunutaj chupa rubiꞌ ri Kanimajawal Jesucristo re Nazaret, ri xcamisaj alak chwa cruz yey ri Dios xucꞌastajisaj lo chiquixoꞌl ri ecaminak.


eng: if we are examined today concerning a good deed done to a crippled man, by what means this man has been healed,

acr: ma e wakꞌij cataꞌ kachiꞌ puwi ri utz xꞌan che wa jun achi yewaꞌ chaꞌ quetaꞌmaxic suꞌanic xcunutajic.


eng: Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “You rulers of the people and elders of Israel,

acr: Ecꞌu ri Pedro, rucꞌ ruchukꞌab ri Santowilaj Ruxlabixel ri Dios, xubiꞌij chique: —Tape alak, alak aj wach re ri tinamit y alak nimak winak re Israel,


eng: When they had stood Peter and John in the middle of them, they inquired, “By what power, or in what name, have you done this?”

acr: Xekiya kꞌu ri Pedro y ri Juan chikinikꞌajal y xkitzꞌonoj chike: —¿China xyaꞌw piqꞌabꞌ o china pubꞌiꞌ xiꞌan riꞌix waꞌ? —xecha chike.


eng: Annas the high priest was there, with Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and as many as were relatives of the high priest.

acr: Cꞌo chiriꞌ ri Anás ri cajawal raj chacunel pa Rocho Dios; yey e cꞌo ri Caifás, ri Juan, ri Alejandro y jujun chic cꞌo chux chique ri cajawal raj chacunel pa Rocho Dios.


eng: In the morning, their rulers, elders, and scribes were gathered together in Jerusalem.

acr: Chucaꞌm kꞌij cꞌut xquimol quib pa ri tinamit Jerusalem raj wach que raj judiꞌab cucꞌ ri nimak winak re ri tinamit y raj cꞌutunel re ri tzijpixab.