eng: When he had given him permission, Paul, standing on the stairs, beckoned with his hand to the people. When there was a great silence, he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, saying,

acr: Ecꞌu ri comandante xuya luwar che cachꞌaꞌtic. Xtaqꞌuiꞌ cꞌu riꞌ ri Pablo che tak ri lepelak re ri cuartel y xuꞌan jun cꞌutubal rucꞌ rukꞌab chiquiwach ri tinamit chaꞌ quetaniꞌic. Xetzꞌin caꞌn cꞌu riꞌ. Ecꞌu ri Pablo xujek cachꞌaꞌt pa ri chꞌaꞌtem hebreo, jewaꞌ xubiꞌij:


eng: But Paul said, “I am a Jew from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no insignificant city. I beg you, allow me to speak to the people.”

acr: Xubiꞌij cꞌu ri Pablo: —Na in taj. Pakatzij wi in jun achi laxic in cuqꞌuil ri e aj judiꞌab. In alaxinak pa ri tinamit Tarso, jun tinamit lic cꞌo uwach re Cilicia. Noꞌj cantzꞌonoj cꞌu co cheꞌla, yaꞌa co la chwe quinchꞌaꞌt chiquiwach ri tinamit —xchaꞌ.


eng: Aren’t you then the Egyptian who before these days stirred up to sedition and led out into the wilderness the four thousand men of the Assassins?”

acr: ¿Na at ta neba ri jun aj Egipto, ri xujek jun chꞌaꞌoj wa majaꞌ naj echiriꞌ xeberesaj bi cajib mil achijab e camisanel pa tak ri luwar catzꞌintzꞌotic? —xcha che.


eng: As Paul was about to be brought into the barracks, he asked the commanding officer, “May I speak to you?” He said, “Do you know Greek?

acr: Echiriꞌ caquicoj bi ri Pablo pa ri cuartel, rire jewaꞌ xubiꞌij che ri comandante: —¿Caya nawi la chwe quinchꞌaꞌt qꞌuenok ucꞌ la? —xchaꞌ. Ri comandante xutzꞌonoj che: —¿Carik riꞌat catchꞌaꞌt pa ri chꞌaꞌtem griego?


eng: for the multitude of the people followed after, crying out, “Away with him!”

acr: Ma rukꞌiyal winaq re ri tinamit ketenenik, kiternabꞌem lo ri Pablo y kesikꞌinik: «¡Kamisaxoq! ¡Kamisaxoq!» kechaꞌ.


eng: When he came to the stairs, he was carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the crowd;

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ xebopon ri soldados rucꞌ ri Pablo che tak ri lepelak re ri cuartel, xajawaxic xquitelej ma ruqꞌuiyal winak cacaj caquichap ri Pablo re caquiꞌan cꞌax che.


eng: Some shouted one thing and some another, among the crowd. When he couldn’t find out the truth because of the noise, he commanded him to be brought into the barracks.

acr: Chikixoꞌl kꞌu riꞌ rukꞌiyal winaq na jinta chi katatajik, ma jujun kesikꞌin jewaꞌ y jujun chik kesikꞌin jelaꞌ. Na qꞌalaj ta chi kꞌenoq saꞌ ri kakibꞌiꞌij. Ruma kꞌu laꞌ, ri comandante xtaqan che kakꞌam bꞌi ri Pablo chilaꞌ pa ri cuartel.


eng: Then the commanding officer came near, arrested him, commanded him to be bound with two chains, and inquired who he was and what he had done.

acr: Ecꞌu wa comandante xew xoponic, xuchap ri Pablo y xtakan che cayaꞌiꞌ pa queb carena. Tecꞌuchiriꞌ, xutzꞌonoj china ri Pablo y saꞌ rumac uꞌanom.


eng: Immediately he took soldiers and centurions and ran down to them. They, when they saw the chief captain and the soldiers, stopped beating Paul.

acr: Ecꞌu ri comandante xebucꞌam bi ri soldados cucꞌ ri quicapitanes. Queban cꞌu riꞌ xebec pa e cꞌo wi ri winak. Echiriꞌ tak ri winak xquil ri comandante cucꞌ ri soldados, xcokꞌotaj ri caquiꞌan cꞌax che ri Pablo.


eng: As they were trying to kill him, news came up to the commanding officer of the regiment that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.

acr: Ecꞌu riꞌ cacaj caquicamisaj. Xopon cꞌu ubiꞌxiquil che ri comandante que ri soldados e aj Roma: «Conoje ri tinamit quetucuquic.»


eng: All the city was moved and the people ran together. They seized Paul and dragged him out of the temple. Immediately the doors were shut.

acr: Jecꞌuriꞌlaꞌ conoje ri tinamit xeyic-caꞌnic y xquijek quetucuquic. Ri winak na jampatana xeteniꞌ chiriꞌ y xquichap ri Pablo. E laꞌ quichararem xquesaj bi pa ri Rocho Dios y xquitzꞌapilaꞌ tak ri oquibal.


eng: When the seven days were almost completed, the Jews from Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the multitude and laid hands on him,

acr: Are ya ca qʼuis i wukub ʼij, i ma Páblo ʼo pa rachoch i Dios. Che i ʼij-le, xak je ʼo juban achiab chila, je cʼun-nak pa Asia. Are xquil u wach i ma Páblo xe oc chi qui chʼujersaxic conojel i winak. Xqui chap i ma Páblo y xe siqʼuin chu bixquil i tzij-i:


eng: crying out, “Men of Israel, help! This is the man who teaches all men everywhere against the people, and the law, and this place. Moreover, he also brought Greeks into the temple and has defiled this holy place!”

acr: Kesikꞌin kꞌu che ubꞌiꞌxikil: «¡Achijabꞌ alaq aj Israel, chojtoꞌo alaq! E achi waꞌ ikꞌowinaq pa taq ronoje luwar y kakꞌutun chikiwach konoje ri winaq rukꞌ taq chꞌaꞌtibꞌenik chirij ri qatinamit, chirij ri Tzij Pixabꞌ y chirij ri Rocho Dios. Yey na xew ta waꞌ, ma uꞌanom che wa Santowilaj Luwar pachaꞌ na jinta chi uqꞌij echiriꞌ xebꞌukoj lo jujun na e ta aj judiꞌabꞌ pa ri Rocho Dios, yey waꞌ xebꞌok pa ri luwar na taqal ta chike» kechaꞌ.


eng: For they had seen Trophimus the Ephesian, with him in the city, and they supposed that Paul had brought him into the temple.

acr: Jelaꞌ xkibꞌiꞌij, ma ri petinaq loq kilom ri Pablo pa ri tinamit achbꞌilam ruma ri Trófimo, jun achi aj Éfeso. Ruma kꞌu waꞌ, xkichꞌobꞌ raqan ri Pablo ukojom lo chupa ri Rocho Dios wa jun achi na e ta kukꞌil ri e aj judiꞌabꞌ.


eng: Then Paul took the men, and the next day purified himself and went with them into the temple, declaring the fulfillment of the days of purification, until the offering was offered for every one of them.

acr: Ecꞌu ri Pablo xebucꞌam bi ri cajib achijab rucꞌ y chucaꞌm kꞌij xujoskꞌij rib chwach ri Dios junam cucꞌ rique. Tecꞌuchiriꞌ, xoc pa ri Rocho Dios re cubiꞌij jampalaꞌ caqꞌuis rukꞌijol ri quijoskꞌiquil y queꞌquiyaꞌa chwa raltar ri quikasaꞌn chiquijujunal rique.


eng: But concerning the Gentiles who believe, we have written our decision that they should observe no such thing, except that they should keep themselves from food offered to idols, from blood, from strangled things, and from sexual immorality.”

acr: »Chike kꞌu ri na e ta aj judiꞌabꞌ kikojom rubꞌiꞌ ri Cristo, riꞌoj qatzꞌibꞌam chi chike na chirajawaxik taj kakitaqej taq waꞌ; xew makitij ri ikꞌowisam chi chikiwach ri tiox, makitij kikꞌ y makitij awaj xa ejitzꞌam, yey maketzꞌabꞌej ne uwa kiqꞌij kukꞌ jujun chik na kikꞌulel taj» xecha che ri Pablo.


eng: Take them and purify yourself with them, and pay their expenses for them, that they may shave their heads. Then all will know that there is no truth in the things that they have been informed about you, but that you yourself also walk keeping the law.

acr: Checꞌama bi ucꞌ la, joskꞌij ib la chwach ri Dios junam cucꞌ rique, jelaꞌ pachaꞌ ri cubiꞌij ri takanic tzꞌibital can ruma ri Moisés. Tojo cꞌu can la ri quikasaꞌn chaꞌ utz caquisocaj ri quiwiꞌ. Jecꞌulaꞌ cakꞌalajin chiquiwach conoje: E janipa ri tzijom chique puwi ri cꞌutunic la, na e ta cꞌana uꞌanom; y caquil ne ri lic jusucꞌ cabin la, ma e canimaj la ri Tzij Pixab.


eng: Therefore do what we tell you. We have four men who have taken a vow.

acr: »Xew cꞌu ꞌana la wa cakabiꞌij cheꞌla: E cꞌo cajib achijab chikaxoꞌl riꞌoj, chirajawaxic chique caquiꞌan ri quibiꞌtisinic chwach ri Dios.


eng: What then? The assembly must certainly meet, for they will hear that you have come.

acr: »¿Saꞌ cꞌu ri cakaꞌan riꞌoj che waꞌ? Ma laꞌ caquimol ne quib ruqꞌuiyal winak chiꞌij la, we xquito xcꞌun la.


eng: They have been informed about you, that you teach all the Jews who are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children and not to walk after the customs.

acr: Pero xtzijox cꞌu chique puwi ri cꞌutunic la chiquiwach conoje raj judiꞌab ejekel naj chiquixoꞌl ri na e ta aj judiꞌab. Cabiꞌx cꞌu riꞌ rilal quekꞌatej la che utakexic ri takanic re ri Moisés, ma cabiꞌij la chique na caquicoj ta chi ri retalil re circuncisión chique ri calcꞌoꞌal y na caquiꞌan ta chi ne janipa ri quicꞌutum can ri katiꞌ-kamam.


eng: They, when they heard it, glorified God. They said to him, “You see, brother, how many thousands there are among the Jews of those who have believed, and they are all zealous for the law.

acr: Echiriꞌ xkita waꞌ ri hermanos, lik xkiyak uqꞌij ri Dios. Pero xkibꞌiꞌij che ri Pablo: «Kil la waꞌ, hermano, janipa lo mil chi aj judiꞌabꞌ kikojom chi rubꞌiꞌ ri Cristo wara Jerusalem; yey konoje kiyaꞌom kibꞌ che utaqexik ri Tzij Pixabꞌ tzꞌibꞌital kan ruma ri Moisés.


eng: When he had greeted them, he reported one by one the things which God had worked among the Gentiles through his ministry.

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ ri Pablo uqꞌuisom chi uyaꞌic rutzil quiwach wa hermanos, xujek utzijoxic chique janipa ri uꞌanom ri Dios chiquixoꞌl ri na e ta aj judiꞌab ruma ri chac catajin rire che uꞌanic.


eng: The day following, Paul went in with us to James; and all the elders were present.

acr: Chucaꞌm kꞌij cꞌut, ri Pablo xeꞌec kucꞌ che rilic ri Jacobo yey conoje ri e aj wach re riglesia quimolom quib chiriꞌ.


eng: When we had come to Jerusalem, the brothers received us gladly.

acr: Echiriꞌ xojopon Jerusalem, ri hermanos xojkikꞌul rukꞌ kiꞌkotemal.


eng: Some of the disciples from Caesarea also went with us, bringing one Mnason of Cyprus, an early disciple, with whom we would stay.

acr: Y xojcachbilaj bi jujun chique ri quicojom rubiꞌ ri Cristo chiriꞌ Cesarea. Cucꞌ rique cꞌo jun aj Chipre Mnasón rubiꞌ. Rire e cuqꞌuil ri nabe quicojom rubiꞌ ri Cristo. Yey rucꞌ ri Mnasón cojeꞌcanaj can wi chilaꞌ Jerusalem.


eng: After these days we took up our baggage and went up to Jerusalem.

acr: Icꞌowinak chi waꞌ, xkayijbaꞌ kib y xkamaj bi kabe pa ri tinamit Jerusalem.


eng: When he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, “The Lord’s will be done.”

acr: Yey ruma cꞌu na xkachꞌij ta ukꞌatexic chaꞌ na queꞌec taj, xkokꞌotaj cojchꞌaꞌt rucꞌ puwi waꞌ, xew cꞌu xkabiꞌij che: —E chuꞌana na riꞌ janipa ri caraj ri Kanimajawal —xojchaꞌ.


eng: Then Paul answered, “What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”

acr: Pero ri Pablo xucꞌul uwach chike: —¿Suꞌchac cokꞌ alak y cacoj alak unimal bis chinucꞌuꞌx? Ma riꞌin nuyaꞌom ne wanimaꞌ na xew ta ri quinyutic, ma quinꞌec tob ne quincam pa ri tinamit Jerusalem ruma rubiꞌ ri Kanimajawal Jesús —xchaꞌ.


eng: When we heard these things, both we and the people of that place begged him not to go up to Jerusalem.

acr: Echiriꞌ xkata waꞌ, riꞌoj y ri e aj Cesarea lic xojelaj che ri Pablo chaꞌ na queꞌec ta Jerusalem.


eng: Coming to us and taking Paul’s belt, he bound his own feet and hands, and said, “The Holy Spirit says: ‘So the Jews at Jerusalem will bind the man who owns this belt, and will deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.’”

acr: Waꞌ waꞌchi xojoꞌlrilaꞌ. Xucꞌam cꞌu riꞌ rupas ri Pablo y chiribil rib xuyut ri rakan y rukꞌab; tecꞌuchiriꞌ, xubiꞌij: —Jewaꞌ cubiꞌij ri Santowilaj Ruxlabixel ri Dios: “Chilaꞌ Jerusalem, jewaꞌ caquiꞌan raj judiꞌab che rachi rajaw wa jun pas, caquiyutu yey caquiya cꞌu paquikꞌab ri na e ta aj judiꞌab” —xchaꞌ.


eng: As we stayed there some days, a certain prophet named Agabus came down from Judea.

acr: Xojnajtir chiriꞌ jujun kꞌij. Echiriꞌ oj cꞌo chiriꞌ, xcꞌun jun kꞌalajisanel re ri Dios, Ágabo rubiꞌ, petinak Judea.


eng: Now this man had four virgin daughters who prophesied.

acr: Ecꞌu rire e cꞌo cajib umiꞌal cꞌamajaꞌ quecꞌuliꞌic yey rique caquiꞌan kꞌalajisanic ruma ri Dios.


eng: On the next day, we who were Paul’s companions departed and came to Caesarea. We entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, and stayed with him.

acr: Chucaꞌm kꞌij cꞌut, xojel bi y xojopon pa ri tinamit Cesarea. Chilaꞌ xojoc chirocho ri Felipe, ri aj tzijol re ri Utzilaj Tzij, jun chique ri wukub diáconos. Y xojcanaj cꞌu can rucꞌ.


eng: When we had finished the voyage from Tyre, we arrived at Ptolemais. We greeted the brothers and stayed with them one day.

acr: Xkamaj tanchi ubi kabe chwi ri mar; xojel lo pa ri tinamit Tiro y xojopon pa ri tinamit Tolemaida. Tecꞌuchiriꞌ, xkaya rutzil quiwach ri hermanos chiriꞌ y xojcanaj can jun kꞌij cucꞌ.


eng: After saying goodbye to each other, we went on board the ship, and they returned home again.

acr: Xkalakꞌapuj kib chikawach. Tecꞌuchiriꞌ, riꞌoj xojakꞌan chupa ri barco, yey rique xetzelej chicocho.


eng: When those days were over, we departed and went on our journey. They all, with wives and children, brought us on our way until we were out of the city. Kneeling down on the beach, we prayed.

acr: Na rucꞌ ta cꞌu riꞌ, echiriꞌ xicꞌow ri wukub kꞌij, xojel bi chiriꞌ. Conoje ri e aj chiriꞌ, junam cucꞌ ri quixokil y ri calcꞌoꞌal, xojcachbilaj lo cꞌa tzaꞌm ja che ri tinamit. Chuchiꞌ ri mar xkaxucubaꞌ kib y xkaꞌan orar.


eng: When we had come in sight of Cyprus, leaving it on the left hand, we sailed to Syria and landed at Tyre, for the ship was there to unload her cargo.

acr: Ecꞌu laꞌ cojbin pa ri barco, xkil can ri isla Chipre, waꞌ xcanaj can pa mox chike. Xkamaj cꞌu bi pa tak ri luwar re Siria y xojopon pa ri tinamit Tiro, ma ri barco cuꞌyaꞌa can ekaꞌn chiriꞌ.


eng: Having found a ship crossing over to Phoenicia, we went aboard and set sail.

acr: Chupa cꞌu wa tinamit Pátara xkarik jun barco queꞌec Fenicia. Xojakꞌan cꞌu riꞌ chupa y xkamaj bi kabe chwi ri mar.


eng: When we had departed from them and had set sail, we came with a straight course to Cos, and the next day to Rhodes, and from there to Patara.

acr: Tecꞌuchiriꞌ xekaya can ri hermanos, xkamaj bi kabe pa barco y xojꞌec jusucꞌ cꞌa pa ri tinamit Cos. Chucaꞌm kꞌij xojopon pa ri tinamit Rodas. Echiriꞌ xojel bi chiriꞌ, xojꞌec pa ri tinamit Pátara.


eng: sorrowing most of all because of the word which he had spoken, that they should see his face no more. Then they accompanied him to the ship.

acr: Lic xoc unimal bis chiquicꞌuꞌx ruma xubiꞌij ri Pablo na caquil ta chi uwach. Jecꞌulaꞌ xcachbilaj bi y xeꞌquijacha can pa cꞌo wi ri barco.


eng: They all wept freely, and fell on Paul’s neck and kissed him,

acr: Conoje cꞌu riꞌ xquijek quebokꞌic, xquilakꞌapuj ri Pablo y xquitzꞌub uchiꞌ.


eng: When he had spoken these things, he knelt down and prayed with them all.

acr: Echiriꞌ xubiꞌij tak cꞌu waꞌ ri Pablo, xuxucubaꞌ rib y xuꞌan orar cucꞌ conoje ri e cꞌo chiriꞌ rucꞌ.


eng: In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring you ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

acr: Rucꞌ cꞌu ronoje ri ilom alak che ri nubinic, nucꞌutum che alak ri lic chirajawaxic wi cakaꞌano: Cojchacunic chaꞌ utz quekatoꞌ janipa ri cꞌo cajawax chique. E cꞌuna chikacꞌuꞌx ruchꞌaꞌtem ri Kanimajawal Jesús echiriꞌ xubiꞌij: “E más nim ukꞌij ralaxic ri jun casipanic, chwa ri jun xa cucꞌul ri casipax che”» xchaꞌ.


eng: I coveted no one’s silver, gold, or clothing.

acr: N-in rayim tu wach u mer jun chic, xak ni u ʼuʼ.


eng: You yourselves know that these hands served my necessities, and those who were with me.

acr: E ne ri nuꞌanom, lic etaꞌam alak; ma e janipa ri ajawaxinak chwe riꞌin y chique ri e cꞌo wucꞌ, waꞌ lic nuchꞌacom rucꞌ wa nukꞌab.


acr: Are in ʼanom, in chacun-nak ruʼ in ʼab, chʼacbal re niʼpa i rajwaxic chwe, xak chique niʼpa i que chacun wuʼ. Lic iwetaʼam yix ile.


eng: Now, brothers, I entrust you to God and to the word of his grace, which is able to build up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified.

acr: »Ecꞌu woꞌora hermanos, cankꞌatisaj can alak pukꞌab ri Dios chaꞌ Rire cuchajij alak y catiquiꞌ cꞌu alak chupa ri Utzilaj Tzij re ri unimal rutzil ucꞌuꞌx. Ma xew waꞌ cꞌo uchukꞌab re cuya ri qꞌuiyibal alak chwach ri Dios y cuya na janipa ri takal che alak, jelaꞌ pachaꞌ ri biꞌtisim chique conoje ri quiyaꞌom quib pukꞌab ri Dios.


eng: Therefore watch, remembering that for a period of three years I didn’t cease to admonish everyone night and day with tears.

acr: E uwariꞌche, lic cꞌuna sak chiwach ralak. Cꞌuna chicꞌuꞌx alak: E oxib junab waꞌ, chipakꞌij chichakꞌab, na in ta uxlaninak che pixabaxic chijujunal alak rucꞌ uwaꞌal nuwach.


eng: For I know that after my departure, vicious wolves will enter in among you, not sparing the flock.

acr: Che iwila, man wetaʼam, are quin ʼe yin, que cʼun juban chic chu quichersaxic i jutzobaj; quiqui ʼan na pacha quiqui ʼan utiw chiquixol jutzobaj chij.


eng: Men will arise from among your own selves, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after them.

acr: Yey chixoꞌlibal ne ralak queyactaj jujun caquijal ri sakil cꞌutunic chaꞌ ri quicojom rubiꞌ ri Cristo caquesaj bi quib chupa ri Kꞌijsak y queterej cꞌu bi chiquij rique.


acr: Chixol yix mísmo ʼo ni que walij chu tʼoric i jutzobaj creyent, cʼambal bi qui wach.


eng: Take heed, therefore, to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the assembly of the Lord and God which he purchased with his own blood.

acr: »E uwariꞌche, chajij ib alak y chechajij alak janipa ri eyaꞌtal pakꞌab alak ruma ri Santowilaj Ruxlabixel ri Dios. Ma alak aj cꞌamal wach re quebil alak ri tinamit re ri Kanimajawal, yey waꞌ wa tinamit e ri xebulokꞌ Rire rucꞌ ruquiqꞌuel.


eng: for I didn’t shrink from declaring to you the whole counsel of God.

acr: Ma na jinta cꞌo wewam chiwach alak; e janipa ruchꞌobom lo ri Dios cajawax che alak, nukꞌalajisam chi chiwach alak.


eng: Therefore I testify to you today that I am clean from the blood of all men,

acr: Ecꞌu uwariꞌche wakꞌij cambiꞌij chiwach alak: Lic pawiꞌ alak cꞌo wi we cꞌo junok che alak casachic.


eng: “Now, behold, I know that you all, among whom I went about preaching God’s Kingdom, will see my face no more.

acr: »Ecꞌu woꞌora che ralak ri xtaꞌ alak chi nuchiꞌ puwi rutakanic ri Dios, lic wetaꞌam na jinta chi junok caril tanchi nuwach.


eng: But these things don’t count; nor do I hold my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to fully testify to the Good News of the grace of God.

acr: Pero riꞌin na jinta cꞌana cubiꞌij nucꞌuꞌx che, na canꞌan tane che ri nucꞌaslem pachaꞌ lic cꞌo uwach chinuwach riꞌin; xew cuaj canqꞌuis uꞌaniquil rucꞌ quiꞌcotemal ri nutakem pan che ri nuchac, ri xyaꞌ chwe ruma ri Kanimajawal Jesús. Waꞌ e rukꞌalajisaxic ri Utzilaj Tzij re ri unimal rutzil ucꞌuꞌx ri Dios.


eng: except that the Holy Spirit testifies in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions wait for me.

acr: xew wetaꞌam ri ubiꞌim ri Santowilaj Ruxlabixel ri Dios chwe. Ma pa ronoje tak ri tinamit quinicꞌow wi, cujiquibaꞌ uwach chwe ri catajin lo panuwiꞌ; waꞌ e ri quincꞌam bi pa tak cárcel y quinyaꞌ pa uqꞌuiyal cꞌaxcꞌobic.


eng: Now, behold, I go bound by the Spirit to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there;

acr: »Ecꞌu woꞌora, ri Ruxlabixel ri Dios xucoj pa wanimaꞌ quinꞌec pa ri tinamit Jerusalem tob cꞌamajaꞌ wetaꞌam saꞌ ri cancꞌulumaj na chilaꞌ;


eng: testifying both to Jews and to Greeks repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus.

acr: Chikiwach kꞌu raj judiꞌabꞌ y ri na e ta aj judiꞌabꞌ, xinqꞌalajisaj lik chirajawaxik chike kakitzelej kitzij chwach ri Dios y kakubꞌiꞌ kikꞌuꞌx rukꞌ ri Qanimajawal Jesucristo.


eng: how I didn’t shrink from declaring to you anything that was profitable, teaching you publicly and from house to house,

acr: Na rucꞌ ta cꞌu riꞌ, na jinta cꞌo wewam chiwach alak, ma xinkꞌalajisaj ronoje ri cꞌo cutikoj che ri binic silabic alak, yey xincꞌutun chiwachil y pa tak ocho alak.


eng: serving the Lord with all humility, with many tears, and with trials which happened to me by the plots of the Jews;

acr: Xinꞌan ruchac ri Dios chixoꞌlibal alak rucꞌ ronoje uchꞌutiꞌnal nucꞌuꞌx y na xa ta jubikꞌ ruwaꞌal nuwach elinak y pa rewi ruqꞌuiyal cꞌaxcꞌobic nutijom ruma ri itzel quinaꞌoj raj judiꞌab chwij.


eng: When they had come to him, he said to them, “You yourselves know, from the first day that I set foot in Asia, how I was with you all the time,

acr: Echiriꞌ xecꞌunic, ri Pablo xubiꞌij chique: «Ralak lic ilom alak saꞌ ri nubinic chiwach alak chwi lo ri nabe kꞌij echiriꞌ xincꞌun pa tak wa luwar re Asia.


eng: From Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called to himself the elders of the assembly.

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ oponinak chi ri Pablo pa ri tinamit Mileto, xutak quisiqꞌuixic ri e aj wach re riglesia cꞌo Éfeso.


eng: For Paul had determined to sail past Ephesus, that he might not have to spend time in Asia; for he was hastening, if it were possible for him, to be in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost.

acr: Jelaꞌ xkaꞌano, ma ri Pablo uchꞌobom chic na quicꞌow ta pa ri tinamit Éfeso chaꞌ na cabayitaj ta chilaꞌ pa tak ri luwar re Asia. Ri rilim wi e ma caraj we cꞌa xakareꞌ cuꞌmaja ri nimakꞌij re Pentecostés chilaꞌ Jerusalem.


eng: Sailing from there, we came the following day opposite Chios. The next day we touched at Samos and stayed at Trogyllium, and the day after we came to Miletus.

acr: Xojel cꞌu bi chiriꞌ pa barco y chucaꞌm kꞌij xojicꞌow chwach ri isla Quío. Che cꞌu ri jun chic kꞌij xojopon Samos, waꞌ e jun tinamit cꞌo chuchiꞌ ri mar. Tecꞌuchiriꞌ, xojopon pa ri tinamit Trogilio y chiriꞌ xojuxlanic. Chucaꞌm kꞌij cꞌu riꞌ xojopon pa ri tinamit Mileto.


eng: When he met us at Assos, we took him aboard and came to Mitylene.

acr: Xkarik cꞌu kib rucꞌ rire pa ri tinamit Asón. Yey junam rucꞌ rire xojꞌec pa barco y xkamaj bi kabe pa ri tinamit Mitilene.


eng: But we, going ahead to the ship, set sail for Assos, intending to take Paul aboard there; for he had so arranged, intending himself to go by land.

acr: Ri Pablo xraj keꞌek chiraqan pa ri tinamit Asón. Yey riꞌoj xojnabꞌej bꞌi pa barco chaꞌ keꞌqakꞌama bꞌi ri Pablo chiriꞌ. Jelaꞌ xqaꞌano ma e oj kanajinaq kan wi rukꞌ rire.


eng: They brought the boy in alive, and were greatly comforted.

acr: Ecꞌu ri Eutico e laꞌ cꞌaslic xquicꞌam bi chirocho; ruma cꞌu waꞌ lic xbochiꞌitaj quicꞌuꞌx conoje.


eng: When he had gone up, had broken bread and eaten, and had talked with them a long while, even until break of day, he departed.

acr: Tecꞌuchiriꞌ, ri Pablo xakꞌan tanchic y xujach ri cena re ri Kanimajawal. Ecꞌuchiriꞌ utijom chi ri cena, xujek tanchi cachꞌaꞌtic y xuqꞌuisbej waꞌ cꞌa pa rusakribal. Tecꞌuchiriꞌ, xumaj bi ube.


eng: Paul went down and fell upon him, and embracing him said, “Don’t be troubled, for his life is in him.”

acr: Ecꞌu ri Pablo xkaj lok, xjupiꞌ puwi rala, xulakꞌapuj y jecꞌuwaꞌ xubiꞌij: «Maxiꞌij ib alak, ma cꞌaslic» xchaꞌ.


eng: A certain young man named Eutychus sat in the window, weighed down with deep sleep. As Paul spoke still longer, being weighed down by his sleep, he fell down from the third floor and was taken up dead.

acr: Cꞌo cꞌu jun ala Eutico rubiꞌ tzꞌul chupa ri ventana yey oquinak lo jun ukusil waram che ruma ri lic naj cachꞌaꞌt ri Pablo. Benak cꞌu riꞌ ruwaram, xtzak lo che churox leꞌ ja cꞌa pulew y caminak xeꞌyacok.


eng: There were many lights in the upper room where we were gathered together.

acr: Yey pa ri kamolom wi kib e chupa ruroxleꞌ ja chicaj y uqꞌuiyal akꞌ e tzijitalic.


eng: On the first day of the week, when the disciples were gathered together to break bread, Paul talked with them, intending to depart on the next day; and continued his speech until midnight.

acr: Ri nabe kꞌij re ri semana xkamol kib cucꞌ ri quicojom rubiꞌ ri Cristo chaꞌ cakatij ri cena re ri Kanimajawal. Ecꞌu ri Pablo cacꞌutun chiquiwach conoje. Yey ruma chirajawaxic quel bi rire chucaꞌm kꞌij, xnajtir che ri cꞌutunic cuꞌano. Xticꞌoj cꞌu riꞌ rakꞌab y cꞌa cachꞌaꞌtic.


eng: We sailed away from Philippi after the days of Unleavened Bread, and came to them at Troas in five days, where we stayed seven days.

acr: Yey riꞌoj, echiriꞌ icꞌowinak chi ri nimakꞌij echiriꞌ catij ri pam na jinta levadura che, xojel pa barco chiriꞌ Filipos y pa woꞌob kꞌij xojopon cucꞌ pa ri tinamit Troas. Chiriꞌ xojcanaj can wukub kꞌij.


eng: These accompanied him as far as Asia: Sopater of Beroea, Aristarchus and Secundus of the Thessalonians, Gaius of Derbe, Timothy, and Tychicus and Trophimus of Asia.

acr: E cꞌo hermanos xcachbilaj bi cꞌa pa tak ri luwar re Asia. Waꞌ e: ri Sópater aj Berea, ri Aristarco, ri Segundo aj Tesalónica, ri Gayo aj Derbe, ri Timoteo, yey ri Tíquico y ri Trófimo, ri e aj Asia.


eng: But these had gone ahead, and were waiting for us at Troas.

acr: Ecꞌu rique xenabej bi y xojcoyꞌej chupa ri tinamit Troas.


eng: When he had spent three months there, and a plot was made against him by Jews as he was about to set sail for Syria, he determined to return through Macedonia.

acr: Oxib icꞌ xcanaj can ri Pablo chiriꞌ. Uchꞌobom chi cꞌut queꞌec Siria pa barco; pero raj judiꞌab xquiꞌan tzij chiquiwach chaꞌ caquiꞌan cꞌax che echiriꞌ cuꞌcojo bi ri barco. Ecꞌu ri Pablo xretaꞌmaj ri quinaꞌoj na utz taj chirij; ruma cꞌu riꞌ, xujalcꞌatij ruchꞌobom chaꞌ catzelej pa tak ri luwar re Macedonia.


eng: When he had gone through those parts and had encouraged them with many words, he came into Greece.

acr: Xicꞌow cꞌu pa tak wa luwar chaꞌ rucꞌ uqꞌuiyal pixabanic cunimarisaj quicꞌuꞌx ri quicojom rubiꞌ ri Cristo. Tecꞌuchiriꞌ, xeꞌela pa tak ri luwar re Grecia.


eng: After the uproar had ceased, Paul sent for the disciples, took leave of them, and departed to go into Macedonia.

acr: Echiriꞌ xtaniꞌ ri ketukuk ri winaq, ri Pablo xebꞌusikꞌij ri kikojom rubꞌiꞌ ri Jesús. Xebꞌupixabꞌaj kꞌut y xebꞌulaqꞌapuj. Echiriꞌ xukꞌisbꞌej kan uchꞌaꞌtem kukꞌ, xel bꞌi y xeꞌela pa taq ri luwar re Macedonia.


eng: For indeed we are in danger of being accused concerning today’s riot, there being no cause. Concerning it, we wouldn’t be able to give an account of this commotion.” When he had thus spoken, he dismissed the assembly.

acr: Ma ruma ri xꞌaniꞌ wakꞌij, cꞌo ne pa sak catzꞌak kachiꞌ cojchꞌoꞌjin chirij ri kꞌatbal tzij y na jinta cꞌo quel wi we xtzꞌonox chike saꞌ la cojtucuc wi» xchaꞌ. Xew cꞌu xubiꞌij waꞌ xuqꞌuisbej utzaꞌm ri quimolom wi quib.


eng: But if you seek anything about other matters, it will be settled in the regular assembly.

acr: Yey we cꞌa cꞌo caꞌaj alak catzꞌonoj alak chiquij, ri lic ube e cayaꞌiꞌ waꞌ chiquiwach conoje ri tinamit y cayijbax chi usucꞌliquil.


eng: If therefore Demetrius and the craftsmen who are with him have a matter against anyone, the courts are open and there are proconsuls. Let them press charges against one another.

acr: »Yey we ri Demetrio cucꞌ ri rachbiꞌil cꞌo quichꞌaꞌoj chirij junok, ri lic ube e quiyaꞌa waꞌ pa kꞌatbal tzij; ma e cꞌo e aj kꞌatal tzij yaꞌtal paquikꞌab caquita que ri winak caquirakꞌuj quib chiquiwach.


eng: For you have brought these men here, who are neither robbers of temples nor blasphemers of your goddess.

acr: Cambiꞌij waꞌ, ma ecꞌamom lo alak waꞌ waꞌchijab tob rique na e tane macuninak chirij ri templo o chirij ri katiox.


eng: Seeing then that these things can’t be denied, you ought to be quiet and to do nothing rash.

acr: Yey che tak waꞌ, na utz ta cꞌu riꞌ cꞌo junok cubiꞌij na katzij taj. E uwariꞌche lic chirajawaxic cacubiꞌ alak. Macꞌo maꞌan alak pa chꞌuꞌjilal; nabe na chꞌobo alak rakan chi utz ri caꞌan alak.


eng: When the town clerk had quieted the multitude, he said, “You men of Ephesus, what man is there who doesn’t know that the city of the Ephesians is temple keeper of the great goddess Artemis, and of the image which fell down from Zeus?

acr: Ecꞌu ri aj tzꞌib re ri tinamit, echiriꞌ xuchꞌij quicubaxic ruqꞌuiyal winak, jewaꞌ xubiꞌij: «Alak achijab aj Éfeso, ¿china ri na etaꞌmayom ta re we ri tinamit que ri aj Éfeso e chajal re ri rocho ri nimalaj tiox Diana yey junam rucꞌ rucꞌaxwach, ri kajinak lo chicaj?


eng: But when they perceived that he was a Jew, all with one voice for a time of about two hours cried out, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”

acr: Pero echiriꞌ ri winak xquetaꞌmaj rire e cuqꞌuil raj judiꞌab, conoje xa jun ubiꞌxiquil quesiqꞌuinic, laj queb ora xquichꞌijo caquibiꞌij: «¡Nim ukꞌij ri tiox Diana que ri aj Éfeso!» quechaꞌ.


eng: They brought Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. Alexander beckoned with his hand, and would have made a defense to the people.

acr: E cꞌo cꞌu jujun aj judiꞌab xquiminenej bi chiquiwach conoje, jun achi Alejandro rubiꞌ. Ecꞌuchiriꞌ, jujun chic xeꞌquijecꞌa pan chiquixoꞌl ruqꞌuiyal winak. Ecꞌu rire xuꞌan jun cꞌutubal rucꞌ rukꞌab chaꞌ cayaꞌiꞌ che cutoꞌbej rib.


eng: Some therefore cried one thing, and some another, for the assembly was in confusion. Most of them didn’t know why they had come together.

acr: Ecꞌu ri winak etenel chiriꞌ lic xsach quinaꞌoj y xquijek quesiqꞌuinic. Junwi tak ri caquibiꞌij y na catataj ta chi nenareꞌ saꞌ tak ri caquibiꞌij. Yey lic e qꞌui chique na quetaꞌam ta nenareꞌ suꞌchac quimolom quib.


eng: Certain also of the Asiarchs, being his friends, sent to him and begged him not to venture into the theater.

acr: Yey e cꞌo ne jujun chique ri e aj kꞌatal tzij re pa tak ri luwar re Asia, e ramigos ri Pablo; rique xquitak ubiꞌxiquil che y lic xebelaj che chaꞌ na coc tubi pa ri estadio pa etenel wi ri winak.


eng: When Paul wanted to enter in to the people, the disciples didn’t allow him.

acr: Xraj cꞌu ri Pablo coc pa ri estadio chaꞌ cachꞌaꞌt chiquiwach ruqꞌuiyal winak, noꞌj ri quicojom rubiꞌ ri Cristo xquikꞌatej.


eng: The whole city was filled with confusion, and they rushed with one accord into the theater, having seized Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul’s companions in travel.

acr: Xpe cꞌu jun nimalaj sachibal naꞌoj chique conoje ri tinamit. Quetenenic xeꞌquiyaꞌa quib pa ri nimalaj estadio pa caquimol wi quib ri tinamit. Y xequichap cꞌu ri Gayo y ri Aristarco; rique e aj pa ri luwar re Macedonia y e rachbiꞌil ri Pablo.


eng: Not only is there danger that this our trade come into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be counted as nothing and her majesty destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worships.”

acr: Ruma cꞌu waꞌ, cꞌo ne pa sak na calokꞌ ta chi ri kacꞌay, yey laj cuꞌana ne riꞌ chiquiwach ri winak na jinta chi ukꞌij ri rocho ri nimalaj katiox Diana. Jecꞌulaꞌ, cujek na jinta chi uwach ri katiox, ri calokꞌox ukꞌij pa tak ronoje ri luwar re Asia y che ronoje ruwachulew» xchaꞌ.


eng: You see and hear that not at Ephesus alone, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul has persuaded and turned away many people, saying that they are no gods that are made with hands.

acr: Pero ilom cꞌu alak y tom alak ri uꞌanom lo ri Pablo. Ri cuꞌano e cucoj pa quijolom uqꞌuiyal ticawex na e ta dios ri xa e ꞌanom rucꞌ quikꞌab ri ticawex. Yey na xew ta cucꞌut waꞌ pa ri katinamit Éfeso, ma ya laj cumaj ronoje pa tak ri luwar re Asia.


eng: whom he gathered together with the workmen of like occupation, and said, “Sirs, you know that by this business we have our wealth.

acr: Ecꞌu waꞌchi xebumol wa raj chac, cucꞌ jujun chic aj chaquib junam ri quichac y xubiꞌij chique: «Alak achijab, ralak etaꞌam alak e ruma wa jun chac lic cꞌo kabeyomalil.


eng: For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought no little business to the craftsmen,

acr: Waꞌ e ruma jun achi Demetrio rubiꞌ, aj chacunel rucꞌ chꞌichꞌ re plata. Rucꞌ waꞌ wa chꞌichꞌ re plata cuꞌan raltak co ja, ucꞌaxwach ri rocho ri quitiox Diana. Yey chwach waꞌ, na xa ta jubikꞌ ri caquichꞌac janipa ri quechacun rucꞌ.


eng: About that time there arose no small disturbance concerning the Way.

acr: Chupa tak cꞌu laꞌ la kꞌij, pa ri tinamit Éfeso xquijek quetucuc ri winak chirij ri Cꞌacꞌ Be re ri Dios y na xa ta jubikꞌ ri xquiꞌano.


eng: Now after these things had ended, Paul determined in the Spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, “After I have been there, I must also see Rome.”

acr: Icꞌowinak chi tak waꞌ, ri Pablo xutic pa ranimaꞌ queꞌec pa ri tinamit Jerusalem echiriꞌ icꞌowinak chi pa tak ri luwar re Macedonia y re Acaya. Jewaꞌ xubiꞌij: «Echiriꞌ inicꞌowinak chi chupa ri tinamit Jerusalem, lic chirajawaxic chwe quinopon pa ri tinamit Roma.»


eng: So the word of the Lord was growing and becoming mighty.

acr: Jecꞌuriꞌlaꞌ xuquich wubi rib ri Utzilaj Tzij re ri Kanimajawal y xeꞌec ukꞌalajisaxic rucꞌ unimal chukꞌab; yey lic catajin quiqꞌuiyaric ri quecojow re.


eng: Many also of those who had believed came, confessing and declaring their deeds.

acr: Lic cꞌu e qꞌui riꞌ chique ri quicojom rubiꞌ ri Cristo, xecꞌunic e laꞌ chiwachil caquikꞌalajisaj tak janipa ri na utz taj quiꞌanom.


eng: Many of those who practiced magical arts brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all. They counted their price, and found it to be fifty thousand pieces of silver.

acr: Lic cꞌu e qꞌui chique ri ebuꞌanom aj itz y aj kꞌij, xquicꞌam tak lo ri quiwuj re majbal itz y xquiporoj chiquiwach conoje. Xajilax cꞌu riꞌ janipa cuꞌana ri rajil waꞌ y xuꞌana cincuenta mil chi sakil puak re plata.


acr: Je qʼui chique ique que nanic, xak qui ʼanom pacha tak milágro, péro n-are taj. Ique-le xqui cʼam li qui wuj chi n-ʼus taj pa qui nawsam wi quib che i nanic. Teʼuri xqui poroj chiquiwach conojel i winak. Are xcajlaj niʼpa rajil i wuj-le, xeʼel colo cincuénta mil quetzáles.


eng: This became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, who lived at Ephesus. Fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.

acr: Y conoje ri ejekel chupa ri tinamit Éfeso xquetaꞌmaj waꞌ. Ecꞌu ri e aj judiꞌab y ri na e ta aj judiꞌab lic xquixiꞌij quib che; jecꞌuriꞌlaꞌ, waꞌ xeꞌelok re yacbal ukꞌij rubiꞌ ri Kanimajawal Jesús.


eng: The man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, overpowered them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.

acr: Ecꞌu rachi, ri cꞌo pukꞌab ri itzel uxlabixel, xucꞌak rib paquiwiꞌ y rucꞌ unimal uchukꞌab xebuchapo, yey ecꞌu riꞌ rire ri xuchꞌij quichukꞌab y lic xuꞌan cꞌax chique. Jecꞌuriꞌlaꞌ, rique echꞌanalic xebanimaj bi chupa ri ja e cꞌo wi.


eng: The evil spirit answered, “Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?”

acr: Cꞌo cꞌu jun kꞌij, jun itzel uxlabixel xucꞌul uwach chique ri wukub ucꞌajol ri Esceva: «Wetaꞌam uwach ri Jesús y wetaꞌam china ri Pablo; noꞌj riꞌix, ¿ix chinok?» xchaꞌ.


eng: so that even handkerchiefs or aprons were carried away from his body to the sick, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out.

acr: Xuꞌana ne riꞌ, cacꞌam bi suꞌt o cꞌul icꞌowisam chirij ri Pablo y cayaꞌ chique ri yewaꞌib, y jelaꞌ quecunutajic yey ri itzel uxlabixel quebel bi chique ticawex.


eng: God worked special miracles by the hands of Paul,

acr: Yey ruma cꞌu ri Pablo, ri Dios xuꞌan nimak tak milagros na jinta cꞌana ilitajinak wi.


eng: This continued for two years, so that all those who lived in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.

acr: Pa kebꞌ junabꞌ e riꞌ jelaꞌ xuꞌan ri Pablo, kakꞌutunik. Ruma kꞌu laꞌ, konoje ri e aj judiꞌabꞌ y ri na e ta e aj judiꞌabꞌ e kꞌo pa taq ri luwar re Asia, xkita ri Utzilaj Tzij re ri Qanimajawal Jesús.


eng: But when some were hardened and disobedient, speaking evil of the Way before the multitude, he departed from them and separated the disciples, reasoning daily in the school of Tyrannus.

acr: Pero e cꞌo jujun chique xquiꞌan lic co che quib y na xcaj ta cꞌu xquicoj rubiꞌ ri Cristo; xquijek cꞌu riꞌ tzel quechꞌaꞌt chirij ri Cꞌacꞌ Be re ri Utzilaj Tzij e laꞌ chiquiwach ruqꞌuiyal winak. Ecꞌu ri Pablo xresaj bi rib chiquixoꞌl y xebucꞌam bi ri quicojom rubiꞌ ri Cristo. Chujujunal kꞌij cꞌut, ri Pablo catzijonic y lic cachꞌaꞌt chwi tak rucꞌutunic chiquiwach, pa ri luwar pa cacꞌutun wi jun achi Tirano rubiꞌ.


eng: He entered into the synagogue and spoke boldly for a period of three months, reasoning and persuading about the things concerning God’s Kingdom.

acr: Xoc cꞌu ri Pablo pa ri sinagoga, yey oxib icꞌ cꞌu riꞌ xutzijoj ri Utzilaj Tzij y na xuxiꞌij ta cꞌana rib che uꞌanic waꞌ. Cꞌolic caquichapalaꞌ quib cucꞌ raj judiꞌab puwi ri cucꞌutu y lic xutij ukꞌij chaꞌ cucoj pa quijolom ri usucꞌ puwi rutakanic ri Dios.


eng: They were about twelve men in all.

acr: Chi conoje waꞌ laj e juna cablajuj chi achijab.


eng: When Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them and they spoke with other languages and prophesied.

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ ri Pablo xuya rukꞌab paquiwiꞌ, ri Santowilaj Ruxlabixel ri Dios xkaj paquiwiꞌ y xquijek cꞌu riꞌ quechꞌaꞌt pa jujun chic chꞌaꞌtem na quimajom taj y caquikꞌalajisaj ri tzij uyaꞌom ri Dios chique.


eng: When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

acr: Echiriꞌ xkita waꞌ, asu xkikꞌul ri bautismo pa rubꞌiꞌ ri Qanimajawal Jesús.


eng: Paul said, “John indeed baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe in the one who would come after him, that is, in Christ Jesus.”

acr: Xubiꞌij cꞌu ri Pablo chique: —Ri bautismo xuya ri Juan e cꞌutubal re ri tzelebal tzij chwach ri Dios, yey xtzijon chiquiwach ri tinamit chaꞌ caquicoj rubiꞌ ri Jun catajin lo chirij rire; waꞌ e ri Jesús, ri Cristo —xchaꞌ.


eng: He said, “Into what then were you baptized?” They said, “Into John’s baptism.”

acr: Ecꞌu ri Pablo xutzꞌonoj chique: —¿Saꞌ cꞌu ri bautismo xcꞌul alak? —xchaꞌ. Rique xquicꞌul uwach: —E ri bautismo re ri Juan —xechaꞌ.


eng: He said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” They said to him, “No, we haven’t even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”

acr: y xutzꞌonoj cꞌu chique: —¿Xcꞌul alak ri Santowilaj Ruxlabixel ri Dios echiriꞌ xcoj alak rubiꞌ ri Cristo? —xcha chique. Yey rique xquicꞌul uwach: —¿Saꞌ riꞌ waꞌ? Ma riꞌoj na katom tane qꞌuenok we cꞌo Ruxlabixel ri Dios —xechaꞌ.


eng: While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul, having passed through the upper country, came to Ephesus and found certain disciples.

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ cꞌa cꞌo ri Apolos pa ri tinamit Corinto, ri Pablo xeꞌec pa tak ri tinamit cꞌo lo chwi tak juyub y jelaꞌ xopon pa ri tinamit Éfeso. Chilaꞌ xebuꞌrika jujun chique ri quicojom rubiꞌ ri Cristo


eng: for he powerfully refuted the Jews, publicly showing by the Scriptures that Jesus was the Christ.

acr: Ma na cuxiꞌij ta cꞌana rib, e laꞌ chiwachil cucꞌutu lic katzij ri cubiꞌij rire y na je ta laꞌ pachaꞌ ri caquibiꞌij raj judiꞌab. E cuchapabej ri tzꞌibital can pa Ruchꞌaꞌtem ri Dios re cukꞌalajisaj: Ri Jesús e ri Cristo, Ruchaꞌoꞌn lo ri Dios.


eng: When he had determined to pass over into Achaia, the brothers encouraged him; and wrote to the disciples to receive him. When he had come, he greatly helped those who had believed through grace;

acr: Echiriꞌ ri Apolos xraj cakꞌax pan pa tak ri luwar re Acaya, ri hermanos xquinimarisaj bi ucꞌuꞌx y xquitzꞌibaj bi jun carta chique rutinamit ri Dios chilaꞌ chaꞌ caquicꞌul chi utz. Ecꞌuchiriꞌ xopon chilaꞌ, ri Apolos lic xuꞌana toꞌbel chique ri quicojom rubiꞌ ri Cristo ruma ri unimal rutzil ucꞌuꞌx ri Dios.


eng: Now a certain Jew named Apollos, an Alexandrian by race, an eloquent man, came to Ephesus. He was mighty in the Scriptures.

acr: Xopon cꞌu jun achi pa ri tinamit Éfeso, Apolos rubiꞌ. Waꞌ e cuqꞌuil raj judiꞌab yey alaxinak pa ri tinamit Alejandría. E jun achi lic curiko catzijonic y lic cꞌo retaꞌam puwi ri tzꞌibital can chupa Ruchꞌaꞌtem ri Dios.


eng: This man had been instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in spirit, he spoke and taught accurately the things concerning Jesus, although he knew only the baptism of John.

acr: Waꞌ waꞌchi tijotal lo chupa rube ri Kanimajawal. Ruma cꞌu lic cacha ucꞌuꞌx che tak ri cuꞌano, uyaꞌom rib che catzijonic y cacꞌutun chwi janipa ri retaꞌam chwi ri Kanimajawal, tob xew retaꞌam ri xucꞌut can ri Juan puwi ri bautismo.


eng: He began to speak boldly in the synagogue. But when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside, and explained to him the way of God more accurately.

acr: Rucꞌ cꞌu ronoje ruchukꞌab, ri Apolos xujek cacꞌutun pa ri sinagoga. Pero echiriꞌ ri Priscila y ri Aquila xquita rucꞌutunic, xquisiqꞌuij bi cucꞌ utuquel y xquikꞌalajisaj rusucꞌliquil ri be re ri Dios che.


acr: Ire, co u wach, xoc chu cʼutic pa qui molbalʼib i aj Israel winak pa Efeso. Are ca tijin chi cʼutunic, ʼo i ati Priscíla i ma Aquíla chila. Are xqui ta wach i xu bij, are xrelej u cʼutunic, xqui siqʼuij cuʼ quituquel, y xqui bij mas usucʼ che.


eng: Having spent some time there, he departed and went through the region of Galatia and Phrygia, in order, establishing all the disciples.

acr: y xcꞌojiꞌ jujun kꞌij chiriꞌ. Tecꞌuchiriꞌ, xel tanchi ubi y xicꞌow tanchi pa tak ri luwar re Galacia y re Frigia chaꞌ cuꞌnimarisaj can quicꞌuꞌx conoje ri quicojom rubiꞌ ri Cristo.


eng: When he had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the assembly, and went down to Antioch.

acr: Echiriꞌ xopon pa ri tinamit Cesarea, xumaj bi ube Jerusalem chaꞌ cuꞌyaꞌa rutzil quiwach ri quicojom rubiꞌ ri Cristo chilaꞌ. Tecꞌuchiriꞌ, xkaj pa ri tinamit Antioquía


eng: He came to Ephesus, and he left them there; but he himself entered into the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews.

acr: Are que tijin chi be, xe upon pa tinimit Efeso; i ma Páblo xe u canaj can i ati Priscíla, i ma Aquíla, y xa ʼe pa qui molbalʼib i aj Israel winak. Are xuponic, xoc chi tzij cuʼ i je ʼo chila.


eng: When they asked him to stay with them a longer time, he declined;

acr: Ique, are xqui maj usucʼ, xqui bij che i ma Páblo chi ca canaj cuʼ, péro ire n-xu ʼan taj (man xa icʼawic-re cu ʼan chila).


eng: but taking his leave of them, he said, “I must by all means keep this coming feast in Jerusalem, but I will return again to you if God wills.” Then he set sail from Ephesus.

acr: Xew cꞌu xuya can ri qꞌuisbal uchꞌaꞌtem chique, jewaꞌ xubiꞌij: «Lic chirajawaxic in cꞌo Jerusalem chupa wa nimakꞌij catajin lok; yey quincꞌun tanchi ucꞌ alak we ri Dios cuya luwar chwe quintzelej lok» xchaꞌ. Xoc cꞌu chupa jun barco y xel bi Éfeso.


acr: Teʼuri xe u ʼijla canok y xu bij chique: —ʼO u chac quin ʼec, man ya ca cʼun i nimaʼij, y cwaj cwil chila pa Jerusalen. Xui-ri, we craj i Dios, quin cʼun tan chic chi iwilic —xu bij. Teʼuri xa ʼan chic pa bárco y xa ʼec, xel pa Efeso.


eng: Paul, having stayed after this many more days, took his leave of the brothers, and sailed from there for Syria, together with Priscilla and Aquila. He shaved his head in Cenchreae, for he had a vow.

acr: Ecꞌu ri Pablo lic uqꞌuiyal kꞌij xuꞌan chiriꞌ cucꞌ ri hermanos. Tecꞌuchiriꞌ xuya can ri qꞌuisbal uchꞌaꞌtem chique, xoc pa barco y xeꞌec pa ri luwar re Siria, junam cucꞌ ri Priscila y ri Aquila. Echiriꞌ xebicꞌow chupa ri tinamit Cencrea, ri Pablo xusocaj bi ruwiꞌ ruma uꞌanom jun biꞌtisinic che ri Dios.


eng: Then all the Greeks seized Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment seat. Gallio didn’t care about any of these things.

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ, conoje ri e aj Grecia xquichap ri Sóstenes, ri aj wach re ri sinagoga. E laꞌ chwach ri kꞌatbal tzij xquijek caquiꞌan cꞌax che; pero ri takanel Galión na xoc ta cꞌana il che waꞌ.


eng: So he drove them from the judgment seat.

acr: Y rucꞌ waꞌ xeberesaj lo chupa ri kꞌatbal tzij.


eng: But when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, “If indeed it were a matter of wrong or of wicked crime, you Jews, it would be reasonable that I should bear with you;

acr: I ma Páblo ya cu jek te chʼawic are xchʼaw i gobernador ma Galion. Ire xu bij chique i aj Israel winak: —We tene ʼo jun u mac u ʼanom chuwach i ʼatbal tzij, o xak we tene jun nim laj mac u ʼanom chirij jun winak, quin min wib ʼuri chixol yix ix aj Israel, man chinkul ʼo wi u ʼonquil i ʼatbal tzij.


eng: but if they are questions about words and names and your own law, look to it yourselves. For I don’t want to be a judge of these matters.”

acr: Noꞌj we xa e petowinak chwi tak chꞌaꞌtem, chwi tak biꞌaj y chwi tak ri tzijpixab e alak, yijbaꞌ cꞌu riꞌ alak chiwach ralak. Ma na cuaj taj quinuꞌan aj kꞌatal tzij riꞌin puwi tak waꞌ —xchaꞌ.


eng: saying, “This man persuades men to worship God contrary to the law.”

acr: y jewaꞌ xkibꞌiꞌij: —Waꞌ waꞌchi katajin che ukojik pa kijolom ri tikawex chaꞌ kakiloqꞌoj uqꞌij ri Dios rukꞌ junwi chi kꞌutunik, na e ta pachaꞌ ri kubꞌiꞌij taq ri tzijpixabꞌ qe riꞌoj —xechaꞌ.


eng: But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews with one accord rose up against Paul and brought him before the judgment seat,

acr: Yey xuꞌana chupa tak ri kꞌij echiriꞌ ri Galión catakan puwi tak ri luwar re Acaya, raj judiꞌab xquiꞌan tzij chiquiwach chaꞌ queyactaj chirij ri Pablo. Xquicꞌam cꞌu bi pa kꞌatbal tzij


eng: He lived there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.

acr: Ecꞌu ri Pablo xcanaj chiriꞌ pa ri tinamit Corinto jun junab rucꞌ wakib icꞌ; ewi cacꞌutun chwi ri Utzilaj Tzij re ri Dios chiquiwach ri ticawex.


eng: for I am with you, and no one will attack you to harm you, for I have many people in this city.”

acr: Ma Riꞌin in cꞌo awucꞌ y na jinta cꞌo caꞌanaw ri na utz taj chawe; ma lic e qꞌui ri e nutinamit e cꞌo chupa wa tinamit» xchaꞌ.


eng: The Lord said to Paul in the night by a vision, “Don’t be afraid, but speak and don’t be silent;

acr: Cꞌo cꞌu jun akꞌab ri Kanimajawal xukꞌalajisaj jun cꞌutubal chwach ri Pablo, jewaꞌ xubiꞌij che: «Maxiꞌij awib; e chatzijoj ri Utzilaj Tzij y matanabaꞌ ubiꞌxiquil.


eng: Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord with all his house. Many of the Corinthians, when they heard, believed and were baptized.

acr: Ecꞌu raj wach re ri sinagoga, jun achi Crispo rubiꞌ, xucoj rubiꞌ ri Kanimajawal cucꞌ conoje ri e cꞌo pa rocho. Y lic e qꞌui chique raj Corinto xquita ri Utzilaj Tzij, xquicoj rubiꞌ ri Cristo y xquicꞌul ri bautismo.


eng: He departed there and went into the house of a certain man named Justus, one who worshiped God, whose house was next door to the synagogue.

acr: Xel cꞌu bi pa ri sinagoga y xeꞌec chirocho jun achi Justo rubiꞌ. Rire lic cꞌo xiꞌin ib pa ranimaꞌ chwach ri Dios, yey ri rocho xa putzal ri sinagoga cꞌo wi.


eng: When they opposed him and blasphemed, he shook out his clothing and said to them, “Your blood be on your own heads! I am clean. From now on, I will go to the Gentiles!”

acr: Pero raj judiꞌab xquijek caquikꞌatej ri Pablo y caquibiꞌij itzel tak chꞌaꞌtem chirij. Ecꞌu ri Pablo xujabajaꞌ rukꞌuꞌ chiquiwach, cꞌutubal re na utz ta ri caquiꞌano, y jewaꞌ xubiꞌij chique: «Chiꞌij cꞌu alak quel wi ri cacam alak pa mac; na numac ta chi riꞌin che alak. Chwi cꞌu woꞌora quiꞌntzijoj ri Utzilaj Tzij chique ri na e ta aj judiꞌab» xchaꞌ.


eng: When Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was compelled by the Spirit, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ.

acr: Echiriꞌ ri Silas y ri Timoteo xepe pa ri luwar re Macedonia y xebopon Corinto, ri Pablo xa jumul xuya rib che utzijoxic ri Utzilaj Tzij, cukꞌalajisaj waꞌ chiquiwach raj judiꞌab: Ri Jesús e ri Cristo, Ruchaꞌoꞌn lo ri Dios.


eng: He reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath and persuaded Jews and Greeks.

acr: Yey ronoje kꞌij re uxlanibal xtzijon pa ri sinagoga, cachꞌaꞌt cucꞌ ri e aj judiꞌab y ri na e ta aj judiꞌab y cucoj ri lic usucꞌ pa quijolom.


eng: and because he practiced the same trade, he lived with them and worked, for by trade they were tent makers.

acr: Ri kichak rike e xaqi junam rukꞌ ri kuriq ri Pablo, waꞌ e kakiꞌan carpas. E uwariꞌche xkanaj ri Pablo kukꞌ y junam kechakunik.


eng: He found a certain Jew named Aquila, a man of Pontus by race, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to depart from Rome. He came to them,

acr: Chilaꞌ xurik jun achi e cuqꞌuil raj judiꞌab, Aquila rubiꞌ. Waꞌ waꞌchi alaxinak pa ri luwar re Ponto. Ri Aquila rucꞌ ri rixokil Priscila cꞌacꞌ e petinak pa ri luwar re Italia, ma ri takanel Claudio xtakan che quebel bi pa ri tinamit Roma conoje raj judiꞌab. Ecꞌu riꞌ ri Pablo xeꞌbina cucꞌ.


eng: But certain men joined with him and believed, including Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.

acr: Noꞌj jujun cꞌu chique wa ticawex xebuꞌan e cuqꞌuil rucꞌ ri Pablo, ma xquicoj rubiꞌ ri Cristo. Chiquixoꞌl waꞌ cꞌo ri Dionisio (rire e cuqꞌuil rachijab lic cꞌo quinaꞌoj, ri caquimol quib pa ri Areópago), yey cꞌo jun ixok Dámaris rubiꞌ y jujun chic.


eng: Thus Paul went out from among them.

acr: Tecꞌuchiriꞌ, xel bi ri Pablo chiquixoꞌl ri quimolom quib.


eng: Now when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked; but others said, “We want to hear you again concerning this.”

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ xquita puwi ri cꞌastajibal que ri ecaminak, jujun chique xquijek caquichꞌamij waꞌ. Noꞌj jujun chic xquibiꞌij: «Cakata tanchi la puwi wa cꞌutunic juna chic kꞌij» xechaꞌ.


eng: because he has appointed a day in which he will judge the world in righteousness by the man whom he has ordained; of which he has given assurance to all men, in that he has raised him from the dead.”

acr: Ma Rire ukꞌatom chi jun kꞌij echiriꞌ cuꞌan ri jusucꞌ kꞌatbal tzij paquiwi conoje ri ticawex che ruwachulew. Cuꞌana cꞌu waꞌ ruma ri Jun Achi Uchaꞌom lok. Yey echiriꞌ ri Dios xucꞌastajisaj lo ri Jesús chiquixoꞌl ri ecaminak, e xujiquibaꞌ uwach Rire e ri Jun uchaꞌom lok chaꞌ cuꞌan waꞌ» xchaꞌ.


eng: The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked. But now he commands that all people everywhere should repent,

acr: Ojertan lo riꞌ jelaꞌ ri kinaꞌoj taq ri winaq puwi ri Dios, noꞌj ya kꞌu xikꞌow ruqꞌijol waꞌ. Ma woꞌora ri Dios kebꞌutaq konoje ri tikawex che ronoje luwar chaꞌ kakitzelej kitzij chwach.


eng: Being then the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold, or silver, or stone, engraved by art and design of man.

acr: »Ruma cꞌu oj ralcꞌoꞌal ri Dios, makachꞌob cꞌu riꞌ we Rire junam uwach cucꞌ ri tiox xa e ꞌanom rucꞌ oro, rucꞌ plata o rucꞌ abaj, xa yijbitalic y noꞌjital cuma rachijab.


eng: ‘For in him we live, move, and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘For we are also his offspring.’

acr: Ma ruma ri Dios oj cꞌaslic, cojsilabic y oj jekel che ruwachulew; e pachaꞌ ri quibiꞌim can jujun aj tzꞌibanel re ri tinamit alak: “Riꞌoj oj ralcꞌoꞌal ri Dios.”


eng: that they should seek the Lord, if perhaps they might reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us.

acr: Xuꞌan waꞌ chaꞌ caquitzucuj Rire, yey tob ne pachaꞌ quemalal pa kꞌekuꞌm, caquirik na. Pero pakatzij wi, ri Kakaw na naj ta cꞌo wi chike chikajujunal.


eng: He made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the surface of the earth, having determined appointed seasons and the boundaries of their dwellings,

acr: »Yey xa cꞌu che jun ticawex, ri Dios xuqꞌuiyarisaj quiwach conoje ri ticawex chaꞌ quejekiꞌ che ronoje ruwachulew. Yey e Rire chꞌoboyom lok pa tak quebeꞌjekela wi chujujunal tinamit y janipa tak ri quikꞌijol che ruwachulew.


eng: He isn’t served by men’s hands, as though he needed anything, seeing he himself gives to all life and breath and all things.

acr: Na cajawax ta che Rire ri oj ticawex cakatoꞌo; ma e ne Rire ri cayaꞌw lo chike konoje ri kacꞌaslem, ri kuxlab y ronoje ri cajawax chike.


eng: The God who made the world and all things in it, he, being Lord of heaven and earth, doesn’t dwell in temples made with hands.

acr: Rire e Dios xꞌanaw ruwachulew y ronoje tak ri cꞌo chwach yey e Rajaw ruwa caj y ruwachulew. Na jekel ta cꞌu pa juna ja ꞌanom xa cuma achijab.


eng: For as I passed along and observed the objects of your worship, I also found an altar with this inscription: ‘TO AN UNKNOWN GOD.’ What therefore you worship in ignorance, I announce to you.

acr: Ma xalokꞌ xinmalacat pa wa tinamit alak, xinwil tak ri luwar pa quelokꞌnimaj tak wi ri tiox alak, yey xineꞌtzak ne chwi jun altar pa tzꞌibital wi waꞌ: «CHE RI DIOS NA ETAꞌMATAL TA UWACH.» Ecꞌu riꞌ wa jun calokꞌnimaj alak ukꞌij tob na etaꞌam ta alak uwach, e waꞌ Rire ri cantzijoj che alak.


eng: Paul stood in the middle of the Areopagus and said, “You men of Athens, I perceive that you are very religious in all things.

acr: Ewi ri Pablo, xtakꞌiꞌ chikixoꞌl pa ri Areópago y jewaꞌ xubꞌiꞌij: «Alaq achijabꞌ aj Atenas, che ronoje ri kaꞌan alaq, kanwilo e lik bꞌenaq kꞌuꞌx alaq kukꞌ taq ri tiox alaq.


eng: Now all the Athenians and the strangers living there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell or to hear some new thing.

acr: Jelaꞌ xkibꞌiꞌij ma konoje raj Atenas y ri e aj naj ejeqel chiriꞌ, xew bꞌenaq kikꞌuꞌx che taq ri kakito y kechꞌaꞌt chwi taq kꞌakꞌ naꞌoj katajin utayik.


eng: For you bring certain strange things to our ears. We want to know therefore what these things mean.”

acr: ma lic junwi ri cꞌutunic catzijoj la chikawach riꞌoj. Cakaj cꞌut cakamaj usucꞌ saꞌ queꞌelawi ri cacꞌut la» xechaꞌ.


eng: Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also were conversing with him. Some said, “What does this babbler want to say?” Others said, “He seems to be advocating foreign deities,” because he preached Jesus and the resurrection.

acr: Chikixoꞌl rike e kꞌo jujun achijabꞌ kabꞌiꞌx chike “e aj naꞌoj”, waꞌ e kukꞌil raj epicúreos y raj estóicos. Rike xkichapalaꞌ kibꞌ rukꞌ ri Pablo puwi ri kukꞌutu. Jujun kakibꞌiꞌij: «¿Saꞌ ri karaj kubꞌiꞌij wa werewotel re chꞌaꞌtem?» kechaꞌ. Yey jujun chik kakibꞌiꞌij: «Waꞌ waꞌchi pachaꞌ tzijonel ke jujun chik dios e aj naj» kechaꞌ. Xkibꞌiꞌij waꞌ ma ri Pablo kutzijoj ri Utzilaj Tzij re ri Jesús chike y katzijon puwi ri kꞌastajibꞌal.


eng: So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and the devout persons, and in the marketplace every day with those who met him.

acr: Ewi pa ri sinagoga xujek cachꞌaꞌt cucꞌ ri e aj judiꞌab y ri na e ta aj judiꞌab, ri lic caquilokꞌoj ukꞌij ri Dios. Yey jelaꞌ xuꞌan ronoje kꞌij chwa ri cꞌaybal cucꞌ conoje ri caquimol quib chiriꞌ.


eng: Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him as he saw the city full of idols.

acr: Xalokꞌ cꞌu ri Pablo eroyeꞌem ri Silas y ri Timoteo pa ri tinamit Atenas, rire lic xuꞌan cꞌax ranimaꞌ che echiriꞌ xrilo quiyaꞌom quib ri tinamit che quilokꞌnimaxic uqꞌuiyal tiox.


eng: But those who escorted Paul brought him as far as Athens. Receiving a commandment to Silas and Timothy that they should come to him very quickly, they departed.

acr: E cꞌo cꞌu jujun xcachbilaj bi ri Pablo y xquicꞌam bi chupa ri tinamit Atenas. Chilaꞌ ri Pablo xubiꞌij chique ri aj Berea: «Chibiꞌij chique ri Silas y ri Timoteo caquilij lok chaꞌ caquirik quib wucꞌ wara.» Y echiriꞌ xetzelej Berea, xquibiꞌij waꞌ chique ri Silas y ri Timoteo.


eng: Then the brothers immediately sent out Paul to go as far as to the sea, and Silas and Timothy still stayed there.

acr: Ewi ri hermanos na jampatana xkitaq bꞌi ri Pablo chaꞌ keꞌek chuchiꞌ ri mar y kukoj bꞌi juna barco; yey ri Silas y ri Timoteo xekanaj chiriꞌ Berea.


eng: But when the Jews of Thessalonica had knowledge that the word of God was proclaimed by Paul at Beroea also, they came there likewise, agitating the multitudes.

acr: Echiriꞌ raj judiꞌab e cꞌo Tesalónica xquetaꞌmaj catajin ri Pablo che utzijoxic ri Utzilaj Tzij re ri Dios pa ri tinamit Berea, xebec chilaꞌ y jelaꞌ xeꞌquiꞌana chique ruqꞌuiyal winak pachaꞌ ri quiꞌanom Tesalónica, xebequichꞌiꞌo chaꞌ caquijek quetucuquic.


eng: Many of them therefore believed; also of the prominent Greek women, and not a few men.

acr: Lic e qꞌui chique waꞌ xquicoj rubiꞌ ri Cristo. Yey chique ri e aj Grecia, e qꞌui xquicoj rubiꞌ ri Cristo, na xew ta achijab ma chiquixoꞌl e cꞌo ixokib lic cꞌo quiwach.


eng: Now these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so.

acr: Yey wa aj judiꞌab e cꞌo Berea na tzꞌapil ta ri quinaꞌoj pachaꞌ ri e cꞌo pa ri sinagoga re Tesalónica, ma xquiya quixiquin che ri xtzijox chique y lic xquicꞌulu. Ronoje kꞌij cꞌut lic caquiya quinaꞌoj chwi Ruchꞌaꞌtem ri Dios tzꞌibital canok, ma e cacaj caquimaj usucꞌ we katzij janipa ri tzijom chique.


eng: The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Beroea. When they arrived, they went into the Jewish synagogue.

acr: Ewi ri hermanos na jampatana chakꞌab xequitak bi ri Pablo y ri Silas pa ri tinamit Berea. Echiriꞌ rique xeboponic, xebec pa ri sinagoga que raj judiꞌab.


eng: When they had taken security from Jason and the rest, they let them go.

acr: Ecꞌu ri Jasón y tak ri rachbiꞌil xquiya chique ri e aj wach jun tojonic chirajawaxic caꞌanic chaꞌ quetzokopix bi, y jecꞌulaꞌ xetzokopix bi.


eng: The multitude and the rulers of the city were troubled when they heard these things.

acr: Echiriꞌ ri winak y ri e aj wach re ri tinamit xquita waꞌ, xquijek lic quetucuquic.


eng: When they didn’t find them, they dragged Jason and certain brothers before the rulers of the city, crying, “These who have turned the world upside down have come here also,

acr: Pero na xekiriq taj. Xekikꞌam kꞌu lo ri Jasón y jujun chike ri kikojom rubꞌiꞌ ri Cristo, y xeꞌkiyaꞌa chikiwach ri e aj wach re ri tinamit. Kesikꞌin kꞌu riꞌ, kakibꞌiꞌij: «¡Waꞌ waꞌchijabꞌ e kisachom kinaꞌoj konoje ri tikawex che ruwachulew rukꞌ ri kikꞌutunik, yey woꞌora e kꞌuninaq wara!


eng: But the unpersuaded Jews took along some wicked men from the marketplace and gathering a crowd, set the city in an uproar. Assaulting the house of Jason, they sought to bring them out to the people.

acr: Ruma waꞌ xoc retzelal cꞌuꞌx pa canimaꞌ raj judiꞌab na quicojom ta rubiꞌ ri Cristo. Xequirik cꞌu jujun achijab itzel quicꞌuꞌx xa ekꞌeꞌcotel pa tak be, y cucꞌ waꞌ xequimol uqꞌuiyal winak y xequichꞌuꞌjerisaj cꞌu ri tinamit. Xeꞌquimina cꞌu quib pa rocho ri Jasón, quequitzucuj ri Pablo y ri Silas chaꞌ quequesaj lok y quequiya paquikꞌab ri tinamit.


eng: Some of them were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas: of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and not a few of the chief women.

acr: E cꞌo cꞌu jujun chique wa aj judiꞌab xquicoj rubiꞌ ri Cristo y xebuꞌan e cuqꞌuil ri Pablo y ri Silas. Jecꞌulaꞌ, lic e qꞌui chique ri e aj Grecia ri caquilokꞌoj ukꞌij ri Dios, xquicoj rubiꞌ ri Cristo; yey e qꞌui chique waꞌ e ixokib lic cꞌo quiwach.


eng: Paul, as was his custom, went in to them; and for three Sabbath days reasoned with them from the Scriptures,

acr: Ecꞌu ri Pablo jelaꞌ pachaꞌ xex cuꞌan wi, xeꞌec pa ri sinagoga; oxib semana cꞌut e riꞌ xopon chilaꞌ chupa tak ri kꞌij re uxlanibal y xchꞌaꞌt cucꞌ puwi ri Cristo, Ruchaꞌoꞌn lo ri Dios. Lic cꞌut xukꞌalajisaj ri tzꞌibital can chupa Ruchꞌaꞌtem ri Dios


eng: explaining and demonstrating that the Christ had to suffer and rise again from the dead, and saying, “This Jesus, whom I proclaim to you, is the Christ.”

acr: pa cubiꞌij wi lic chirajawaxic wi ri Cristo xutij cꞌax, xcamisaxic y xcꞌastaj lo chiquixoꞌl ri ecaminak. Y xubiꞌij cꞌu chique: «Ri Jesús, wa cantzijoj che alak, waꞌ e ri Cristo, Ruchaꞌoꞌn lo ri Dios» xchaꞌ.


acr: Xu ʼalijinsaj chique wach i cʼut-tal can chupam u wuj i Dios, chi i Tolque coyʼem, ʼo u chac cu tij ni uyej y ca cam na, teʼuri ca walij tan chic. Pa qʼuisbal-re xu bij chique: —I Toliwe-le chi bital na, are i achi Jesus chi quin tijin chu bixquil chiwe —xu bij.


eng: Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue.

acr: Ri Pablo, ri Silas y ri Timoteo xebicꞌow pa tak ri tinamit Anfípolis y Apolonia, y xebopon cꞌu pa ri tinamit Tesalónica. Chiriꞌ cꞌu riꞌ cꞌo jun sinagoga que raj judiꞌab.


eng: They went out of the prison and entered into Lydia’s house. When they had seen the brothers, they encouraged them, then departed.

acr: Ewi ri Pablo y ri Silas xebel bi chupa ri cárcel y xquimaj bi chirocho ri Lidia. Xebeꞌquila cꞌu can ri quicojom rubiꞌ ri Cristo, xequipixabaj y xquinimarisaj can quicꞌuꞌx. Y xebel cꞌu bi chiriꞌ.


eng: and they came and begged them. When they had brought them out, they asked them to depart from the city.

acr: Xebopon cꞌu cucꞌ y lic xquitzꞌonoj chique quicuyu quimac. Tecꞌuchiriꞌ, xequesaj lo chupa ri cárcel y lic xebelaj chique chaꞌ quebel bi chupa ri tinamit.


eng: The sergeants reported these words to the magistrates, and they were afraid when they heard that they were Romans,

acr: Ecꞌu ri ausiliarib xeꞌquikꞌatisaj waꞌ chiquiwach ri e aj kꞌatal tzij, y rique lic xquixiꞌij quib echiriꞌ xquito e aj Roma ri Pablo y ri Silas.


eng: But Paul said to them, “They have beaten us publicly without a trial, men who are Romans, and have cast us into prison! Do they now release us secretly? No, most certainly, but let them come themselves and bring us out!”

acr: Pero ri Pablo xubiꞌij chique ri ausiliarib: —¡Na cojꞌec taj! Ma xquibalacꞌuj kapa chiwachil, yey riꞌoj oj aj Roma. Y xojquiya ne pa cárcel, tob e laꞌ na jinta kꞌatbal tzij xquiꞌano chaꞌ cakꞌalajinic we cꞌo kamac o na jintaj. Yey cꞌu riꞌ woꞌora, xa xeꞌlakꞌay cacaj cojquesaj bi. ¡Waꞌ na usucꞌ ta qꞌuenok! We e riꞌ, e chepeta rique chaꞌ cojquesaj bi —xchaꞌ.


eng: The jailer reported these words to Paul, saying, “The magistrates have sent to let you go; now therefore come out and go in peace.”

acr: Ecꞌu raj chajal re ri cárcel xukꞌatisaj waꞌ chwa ri Pablo, jewaꞌ xubiꞌij: —Ri e aj kꞌatal tzij quitakom lo ubiꞌxiquil chaꞌ catzokpix bi alak; jecꞌuriꞌlaꞌ utz quel bi alak chi utzil chomal —xcha chique.


eng: But when it was day, the magistrates sent the sergeants, saying, “Let those men go.”

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ xsakiric, ri e aj kꞌatal tzij xequitak bi jujun ausiliarib chilaꞌ rucꞌ raj chajal re ri cárcel chaꞌ queꞌquibiꞌij waꞌ: «Chebatzokopij bi laꞌ la achijab.»


eng: They spoke the word of the Lord to him, and to all who were in his house.

acr: Teʼuri xqui cʼut u tzij i Kajwal che, xak chique conojel niʼpa i je aj pa rachoch.


eng: He took them the same hour of the night and washed their stripes, and was immediately baptized, he and all his household.

acr: Are ʼuri, cʼa chaʼab, i aj chajinel xoc chu chʼajic pa i soctal wi chique. Teʼuri xkajsax ya puwi achi, xak piquiwi i je aj pa rachoch.


eng: He brought them up into his house and set food before them, and rejoiced greatly with all his household, having believed in God.

acr: Xebucꞌam cꞌu bi ri Pablo y ri Silas chirocho y xebutzuku. Lic xquiꞌcotic junam cucꞌ conoje ri e cꞌo pa rocho ruma ri xcꞌubiꞌ quicꞌuꞌx rucꞌ ri Dios.


acr: Xe u cʼam bi i ma Páblo i ma Sílas chi rachoch y xe u tzuku. I aj chajinel, xak conojel i je ʼo chi rachoch lic que quicotic rumal u cubibal qui cʼux che i Dios.


eng: They said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household.”

acr: Ecꞌu rique xquibiꞌij che: —Chacojo rubiꞌ ri Kanimajawal Jesucristo y jelaꞌ catcolobetaj riꞌat cucꞌ conoje ri e cꞌo pa wocho —xechaꞌ.


eng: brought them out, and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”

acr: Ewi xebereselaꞌ lok y xutzꞌonoj chique: —Achijab, ¿saꞌ ri canꞌano chaꞌ quincolobetajic? —xchaꞌ.


eng: He called for lights, sprang in, fell down trembling before Paul and Silas,

acr: Ecꞌu riꞌ raj chajal re ri cárcel xutzꞌonoj akꞌ y lic canic xoc bi. Cabirbotic xuxucubaꞌ rib chiquiwach ri Pablo y ri Silas.


eng: But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, “Don’t harm yourself, for we are all here!”

acr: Pero ri Pablo co xsiqꞌuinic, jewaꞌ xubiꞌij che: —¡Macꞌo maꞌan che awibil awib, ma konoje oj cꞌo wara! —xchaꞌ.


eng: The jailer, being roused out of sleep and seeing the prison doors open, drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.

acr: Echiriꞌ xcꞌun sak chwa raj chajal re ri cárcel, xrilo e jakal tak chi ri oquibal re ri cárcel. Xresaj cꞌu lo ru espada chaꞌ cucamisaj rib; ma e chwach rire, conoje ri e cꞌo chi presoyil xebanimaj bi.


eng: Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone’s bonds were loosened.

acr: Xakicꞌateꞌt cꞌut xpe jun nimalaj cabrakan y xujek cuyiquiyaꞌ cꞌa pa rakanibal ri cárcel. Na jampatana cꞌu riꞌ xejakajob ronoje tak ri oquibal re ri cárcel y xesotosob tak ri carena chique ri e cꞌo pa ri cárcel.


eng: But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.

acr: Pero pa tikꞌil aqꞌabꞌ kꞌut, ri Pablo y ri Silas kakiꞌan orar y kakibꞌixoj bꞌixobꞌal che ri Dios. Yey e taq kꞌu ri e kꞌo pa ri cárcel kekitataꞌ.


eng: Having received such a command, he threw them into the inner prison and secured their feet in the stocks.

acr: Ewi raj chajal re ri cárcel xew xucꞌul wa takanic, xebucꞌam bi ri Pablo y ri Silas y xebuyaꞌa lo cꞌa pa lic naj wi upa che ri cárcel. Yey chaꞌ na quebel tulok, xuya ri cakan pa lakꞌ cheꞌ.


eng: When they had laid many stripes on them, they threw them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely.

acr: Tecꞌuchiriꞌ lic balacꞌum chi quipa, xequicꞌam bi pa cárcel. Y ri e aj kꞌatal tzij xquibiꞌij che raj chajal re ri cárcel lic quebuchajij chaꞌ na quebanimaj taj.


eng: The multitude rose up together against them and the magistrates tore their clothes from them, then commanded them to be beaten with rods.

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ, xeyactaj ri tinamit chiquij; y ri e aj kꞌatal tzij xetakan che carakix ri quikꞌuꞌ chaꞌ cabalacꞌux quipa.


eng: and advocate customs which it is not lawful for us to accept or to observe, being Romans.”

acr: Ma ketajin che uyaꞌik kꞌutunik na taqal ta chiqe riꞌoj kaqakꞌulu, y na utz ta nenareꞌ kaqatijoj qibꞌ che, ma riꞌoj oj aj Roma —xechaꞌ.


eng: When they had brought them to the magistrates, they said, “These men, being Jews, are agitating our city

acr: Xekiya kꞌu chikiwach ri e aj qꞌatal tzij y jewaꞌ xkibꞌiꞌij: —Waꞌ waꞌchijabꞌ e kukꞌil raj judiꞌabꞌ y kisachisam kinaꞌoj ri qatinamit.


eng: But when her masters saw that the hope of their gain was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers.

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ xquil ri e rajaw na jinta chi chꞌacanic coyeꞌem chirij rali, xequichap ri Pablo y ri Silas y xequicꞌam bi pa ri luwar pa caquimol wi quib ri e aj kꞌatal tzij re ri tinamit.


eng: She was doing this for many days. But Paul, becoming greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her!” It came out that very hour.

acr: Ukꞌiyal qꞌij e riꞌ e kuꞌan waꞌ. Ekꞌu ri Pablo xikꞌow ukꞌuꞌx che. Ewi xtzuꞌn pan chirij y jewaꞌ xubꞌiꞌij che ri itzel uxlabꞌixel kꞌo rukꞌ rali: —Chupa rubꞌiꞌ ri Qanimajawal Jesucristo katintaqo chaꞌ katel bꞌi rukꞌ waꞌli —xchaꞌ. Y chupa laꞌ la joqꞌotaj xel bꞌi ri itzel uxlabꞌixel che rali.


eng: Following Paul and us, she cried out, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us a way of salvation!”

acr: Ecꞌu waꞌ waꞌli xojuternabej ri Pablo y riꞌoj, lic co casiqꞌuinic, jewaꞌ cubiꞌij: —Waꞌ waꞌchijab e raj chac ri Dios cꞌo chilaꞌ chicaj; rique e caquitzijoj che alak ri be re colobetajic —cachaꞌ.


eng: As we were going to prayer, a certain girl having a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much gain by fortune telling.

acr: Xuꞌana cꞌu jun kꞌij echiriꞌ cojꞌec pa oración, xkacꞌul jun ali cꞌo jun uxlabixel re aj kꞌij rucꞌ. Wa ali lic cucoj bi uqꞌuiyal puak chique ri rajaw pa cachacun wi ruma ri kꞌijonic cuꞌano.


eng: When she and her household were baptized, she begged us, saying, “If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house and stay.” So she persuaded us.

acr: Tecꞌuchiriꞌ, xucꞌul ri bautismo junam cucꞌ conoje ri e cꞌo pa rocho, y xelaj cꞌu chike, jewaꞌ cubiꞌij: —We chiwach ralak lic cubul chi nucꞌuꞌx riꞌin rucꞌ ri Kanimajawal, oj alak riꞌ chiwocho y canaj alak chilaꞌ —cachaꞌ. Jecꞌulaꞌ xucoj pa kajolom cojcanajic.


eng: and from there to Philippi, which is a city of Macedonia, the foremost of the district, a Roman colony. We were staying some days in this city.

acr: Chiriꞌ cꞌu xojel wi y xojopon Filipos, waꞌ e jun tinamit lic cꞌo uwach pa ri luwar re Macedonia; yey ri ejekel chupa e uqꞌuiyal ticawex e aj Roma. Xojcꞌojiꞌ cꞌu jujun kꞌij chupa wa tinamit.


eng: Setting sail therefore from Troas, we made a straight course to Samothrace, and the day following to Neapolis;

acr: Echiriꞌ xojel pa ri tinamit Troas, pa barco xojꞌec jusucꞌ pa ri isla Samotracia y chucaꞌm kꞌij cꞌut xojeꞌela pa ri tinamit Neápolis.


eng: When he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go out to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the Good News to them.

acr: Echiriꞌ xril ri Pablo ri cꞌutubal xyaꞌ chwach, na jampatana xkayijbaꞌ ri kabenam pa tak ri luwar re Macedonia y lic cꞌu xkajiquibaꞌ uwach e ri Dios ri casiqꞌuin keꞌoj chaꞌ queꞌkatzijoj ri Utzilaj Tzij chilaꞌ.


eng: A vision appeared to Paul in the night. There was a man of Macedonia standing, begging him and saying, “Come over into Macedonia and help us.”

acr: Chakꞌab cꞌut xkꞌalajisax jun cꞌutubal re ri Dios chwa ri Pablo. Xrilo cꞌo jun achi aj Macedonia, tacꞌalic y quelaj cꞌu che: «Chicꞌow la kucꞌ Macedonia y chojtoꞌo la» cachaꞌ.


eng: Passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas.

acr: Jecꞌuriꞌlaꞌ, jusucꞌ xebicꞌow pa tak ri luwar re Misia y xekaj pa ri tinamit Troas.


eng: When they had come opposite Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit didn’t allow them.

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ xebopon chuchiꞌ tak pan ri luwar re Misia, xquitij ukꞌij caquimaj bi pa tak ri luwar re Bitinia, pero ri Ruxlabixel ri Dios xebukꞌatej.


eng: So the assemblies were strengthened in the faith, and increased in number daily.

acr: Jecꞌuriꞌlaꞌ tak ri quicojom rubiꞌ ri Cristo lic xnimar ri cubulibal quicꞌuꞌx y catajin quiqꞌuiyaric ri jujun kꞌij.


eng: As they went on their way through the cities, they delivered the decrees to them to keep which had been ordained by the apostles and elders who were at Jerusalem.

acr: Chupa tak cꞌu ri tinamit pa quebicꞌow wi, xquiya tak can ri pixabanic yaꞌtal chi cuma ri e takoꞌn re ri Jesús y ri jujun chic e aj wach re riglesia e cꞌo Jerusalem, chaꞌ jelaꞌ caquitijoj quib che.


eng: Paul wanted to have him go out with him, and he took and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those parts, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.

acr: Xraj cꞌu ri Pablo cucꞌam bi rucꞌ; pero nabe na, xucoj ri retalil re circuncisión che. Waꞌ e cuma raj judiꞌab e cꞌo pa tak wa luwar, ma conoje quetaꞌam rukaw ri Timoteo e cuqꞌuil raj griego.


eng: The brothers who were at Lystra and Iconium gave a good testimony about him.

acr: Lic chom ruchꞌaꞌtibexic ri Timoteo caquiꞌan ri hermanos e cꞌo pa ri tinamit Listra y pa ri tinamit Iconio.


eng: but Paul chose Silas and went out, being commended by the brothers to the grace of God.

acr: I ma Páblo xu cha i ma Sílas rachiʼil. I creyent xqui tzʼonoj i utzil chomal re i Dios piquiwi, teʼuri xqui maj qui be.


eng: He went through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the assemblies.

acr: Xebicꞌow cꞌu pa tak ri luwar re Siria y re Cilicia, caquinimarisaj can quicꞌuꞌx ri caquimol quib pa rubiꞌ ri Cristo pa tak ri tinamit.


acr: Xe ʼe bin pa jyub Síria, xak xe icʼaw pa jyub Cilícia, que tijin chu yaʼic u cowil qui cʼux i kachalal pa tak tzobajil re i Dios pa i que icʼaw wi.


eng: Then the contention grew so sharp that they separated from each other. Barnabas took Mark with him and sailed away to Cyprus,

acr: Xebec cꞌu chunimal puwi waꞌ yey na jinta xeꞌela wi ri quichꞌaꞌtem chiquiwach. Ruma cꞌu riꞌ, ri Pablo y ri Bernabé xquijach bi quib. Ri Bernabé xucꞌam bi ri Marcos rucꞌ. Xebec cꞌu pa barco y xebopon pa ri isla Chipre.


eng: But Paul didn’t think that it was a good idea to take with them someone who had withdrawn from them in Pamphylia, and didn’t go with them to do the work.

acr: Noꞌj ri Pablo na xucꞌul ta ucꞌuꞌx queꞌec ri Marcos cucꞌ, ma ri Marcos xerokꞌotaj can pa tak ri luwar re Panfilia y na erachbilam ta chi lo che ri chac.


eng: Barnabas planned to take John, who was called Mark, with them also.

acr: Yey ri Bernabé xraj cucꞌam bi ri Juan cucꞌ, waꞌ e ri cabiꞌx Marcos che.


eng: After some days Paul said to Barnabas, “Let’s return now and visit our brothers in every city in which we proclaimed the word of the Lord, to see how they are doing.”

acr: Icꞌowinak chi cꞌu jujun kꞌij, ri Pablo xubiꞌij che ri Bernabé: «Chojtzelej tanchi cucꞌ ri quicojom rubiꞌ ri Cristo pa tak ronoje ri tinamit pa katzijom wi ri Utzilaj Tzij re ri Kanimajawal, chaꞌ quebeꞌkilaꞌ saꞌ ri quiꞌanom» xchaꞌ.


eng: After they had spent some time there, they were dismissed in peace from the brothers to the apostles.

acr: Xe najtin chila, teʼuri i creyent xe qui ʼijla chalok; xqui tzʼonoj i ʼutz re i Dios piquiwi, man que tzalij chic cuʼ i je takawnak bic.


eng: But it was seen to Silas, to dwell there; and Judas went alone to Jeru-salem.

acr: Noꞌj ri Silas xuchꞌobo utz cacanaj can chiriꞌ.


eng: But Paul and Barnabas stayed in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.

acr: Ecꞌu ri Pablo y ri Bernabé xecꞌojiꞌ pa ri tinamit Antioquía. Y junam cucꞌ uqꞌuiyal cachbiꞌil, xecꞌutun chwi Ruchꞌaꞌtem ri Dios y ri Utzilaj Tzij puwi ri Kanimajawal.


eng: Judas and Silas, also being prophets themselves, encouraged the brothers with many words and strengthened them.

acr: Ecꞌu ri Judas y ri Silas, ruma e ekꞌalajisay runaꞌoj ri Dios, lic naj xechꞌaꞌt cucꞌ ri hermanos, xequipixabaj chaꞌ lic caquichukꞌubej quib y jelaꞌ xquinimarisaj quicꞌuꞌx.


eng: When they had read it, they rejoiced over the encouragement.

acr: Echiriꞌ ri hermanos e cꞌo Antioquía xcajilaj wa carta, lic xequiꞌcotic ma ri tzꞌibital chupa xucubaꞌ quicꞌuꞌx.


eng: So, when they were sent off, they came to Antioch. Having gathered the multitude together, they delivered the letter.

acr: Ecꞌu ri echaꞌtalic xquimaj bi quibe pa ri tinamit Antioquía. Ecꞌuchiriꞌ quimolom chi quichiꞌ ri quicojom rubiꞌ ri Cristo, xquiya ri carta chique.


eng: that you abstain from things sacrificed to idols, from blood, from things strangled, and from sexual immorality, from which if you keep yourselves, it will be well with you. Farewell.”

acr: Matij alak ri icꞌowisam chi chiquiwach ri tiox; matij alak quicꞌ, matij alak tiꞌij que awaj xa ejitzꞌam; y metzꞌabej ne uwa kꞌij alak cucꞌ jujun chic na alak ta cꞌulan cucꞌ. We quesaj cꞌu ib alak che ronoje waꞌ, catajin alak riꞌ che uꞌanic ri jusucꞌ. Chila cꞌu ib alak.


eng: For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay no greater burden on you than these necessary things:

acr: Ma chwach ri Santowilaj Ruxlabixel ri Dios y chikawach riꞌoj, na utz taj cakacoj juna chic ekaꞌn pawiꞌ alak, xew cꞌu chirajawaxic tak waꞌ:


eng: We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who themselves will also tell you the same things by word of mouth.

acr: Yey keqataq bꞌi ri Judas y ri Silas. Chikichiꞌ kꞌu rike kaqꞌalajin wi chiwach alaq ronoje wa xqataq ubꞌiꞌxikil che alaq.


eng: men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

acr: Waꞌ waꞌchijab quiyaꞌom canimaꞌ tob ne quecam ruma ri caquitzijoj rubiꞌ ri Kanimajawal Jesucristo.


eng: it seemed good to us, having come to one accord, to choose out men and send them to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,

acr: Ruma cꞌu laꞌ, xojchꞌaꞌt riꞌoj chikawach puwi waꞌ, y ri xojcanaj wi e quekachaꞌ achijab y quekatak bi ucꞌ alak junam cucꞌ ri hermanos lic cꞌax quekanaꞌo, waꞌ e ri Bernabé y ri Pablo.


eng: Because we have heard that some who went out from us have troubled you with words, unsettling your souls, saying, ‘You must be circumcised and keep the law,’ to whom we gave no commandment;

acr: Riꞌoj katom e cꞌo jujun ebelinak chikaxoꞌl riꞌoj, tob na oj ta xojtakaw bi que; yey rique quetajin che ucojic ri na utz taj pa jolom alak rucꞌ ri quichꞌaꞌtem y jecꞌulaꞌ quisachisam ri naꞌoj alak.


eng: They wrote these things by their hand: “The apostles, the elders, and the brothers, to the brothers who are of the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: greetings.

acr: Xyaꞌ cꞌu bi ri carta paquikꞌab, jewaꞌ cubiꞌij: E riꞌoj oj takoꞌn re ri Cristo cucꞌ ri e aj wach re riglesia y conoje ri hermanos wara Jerusalem, cakaya pan rutzil wach alak hermanos, ri cꞌo alak chupa ri tinamit Antioquía y pa tak ri tinamit re Siria y re Cilicia. Cakatzꞌibaj cꞌu che ralak, ri na alak ta aj judiꞌab yey cojom alak rubiꞌ ri Cristo.


eng: Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole assembly, to choose men out of their company, and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas: Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, chief men among the brothers.

acr: E tak ri e takoꞌn y ri jujun chic e aj wach re riglesia cucꞌ conoje ri hermanos, xucꞌul quicꞌuꞌx ri quechaꞌ jujun achijab chiquixoꞌlibal re quetak bi pa ri tinamit Antioquía rucꞌ ri Pablo y ri Bernabé chaꞌ caquicꞌam bi jun carta re pixabanic chique ri na e ta aj judiꞌab quicojom rubiꞌ ri Cristo. Ecꞌu xequichaꞌ ri Judas ri cabiꞌx Barsabás che y ri Silas, ma lic chom ilitajinak ri quibinic quisilabic chiquiwach ri hermanos.


eng: For Moses from generations of old has in every city those who preach him, being read in the synagogues every Sabbath.”

acr: Ma xex wi chwi lo ojertan, ronoje kꞌij re uxlanibal pa tak sinagogas e cꞌo ri quebajilan re y quetzijon puwi ri Tzij Pixab tzꞌibital can ruma ri Moisés —xcha ri Jacobo.


eng: but that we write to them that they abstain from the pollution of idols, from sexual immorality, from what is strangled, and from blood.

acr: Ri kaꞌanaꞌ e chojtzꞌiban pan chique y kayaꞌa pan quinaꞌoj chaꞌ caquesaj quib che tak ri cachꞌulan re junok pachaꞌ tak ri icꞌowisam chwa juna tiox, chaꞌ na caquetzꞌabej ta uwa quikꞌij cucꞌ jujun chic na quicꞌulel taj, chaꞌ na caquitij ta tiꞌij que awaj xa ejitzꞌam y chaꞌ na caquitij ta quicꞌ.


eng: Therefore my judgment is that we don’t trouble those from among the Gentiles who turn to God,

acr: Ruma cꞌu laꞌ, chinuwach riꞌin na utz taj we cakasachisaj quinaꞌoj ri na e ta aj judiꞌab quicojom rubiꞌ ri Kanimajawal.


eng: that the rest of men may seek after the Lord: all the Gentiles who are called by my name, says the Lord, who does all these things.’

acr: Canꞌan waꞌ chaꞌ ri nicꞌaj chic ticawex caquitzucuj ri Dios, waꞌ e tak ri tinamit na e ta aj judiꞌab, conoje ri e nuꞌanom nutinamit chique ma quicojom ri nubiꞌ.


eng: “All of God’s works are known to him from eternity.

acr: E waꞌ ri xubiꞌij ri Dios Kajawxel, yey e ri ukꞌalajisam chi lo ojertan.


eng: ‘After these things I will return. I will again build the tabernacle of David, which has fallen. I will again build its ruins. I will set it up

acr: Icꞌowinak cꞌu waꞌ, quintzelej lok y canyac tanchi ri rocho ri rey David wuluwubinak bi, cancꞌojoj cꞌu ri tzakinak bi che y canꞌan cꞌacꞌ che.


eng: This agrees with the words of the prophets. As it is written,

acr: Y waꞌ cuꞌana xaki jun rucꞌ ri quitzꞌibam can ri kꞌalajisanelab puwi ri ubiꞌim lo ri Dios:


eng: After they were silent, James answered, “Brothers, listen to me.

acr: Echiriꞌ xkikꞌis kechꞌaꞌt rike, ri Jacobo jewaꞌ xubꞌiꞌij: —Hermanos, chinta na pe alaq:


eng: All the multitude kept silence, and they listened to Barnabas and Paul reporting what signs and wonders God had done among the nations through them.

acr: Conoje cꞌu riꞌ ruqꞌuiyal ticawex xetzꞌincaꞌnic y xquiya quixiquin chique ri Bernabé y ri Pablo, ma caquitzijoj ri nimak tak cꞌutubal re chukꞌab uꞌanom ri Dios cuma rique chiquixoꞌl ri na e ta aj judiꞌab.


eng: But we believe that we are saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, just as they are.”

acr: Noꞌj cꞌu riꞌoj e cakajiquibaꞌ uwach waꞌ: Xa ne ruma ri unimal rutzil ucꞌuꞌx ri Kanimajawal Jesús cojcolobetaj riꞌoj jelaꞌ pachaꞌ rique —xchaꞌ.


eng: Now therefore why do you tempt God, that you should put a yoke on the neck of the disciples which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?

acr: »Ecꞌu woꞌora, ¿suꞌchac capetisaj alak royowal ri Dios ruma ri queya alak chuxeꞌ uqꞌuiyal takanic ri na e ta aj judiꞌab quicojom rubiꞌ ri Cristo? Waꞌ e pachaꞌ ekaꞌn cacoj alak chiquikul. Yey wa ekaꞌn, na xquichꞌij tane rucꞌaxic ri katiꞌ-kamam ojertan y na kachꞌijom tane rucꞌaxic riꞌoj.


eng: He made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith.

acr: Y junam xeril rike qukꞌ riꞌoj, ma xujosqꞌij ri kanimaꞌ che ri mak ruma ri kubꞌulibꞌal kikꞌuꞌx.


eng: God, who knows the heart, testified about them, giving them the Holy Spirit, just like he did to us.

acr: Ri Dios, ri retaꞌam saꞌ ri cꞌo chupa ri canimaꞌ ri ticawex, e xcꞌuluw que ri na e ta aj judiꞌab quicojom rubiꞌ ri Cristo. Yey xucꞌut waꞌ echiriꞌ xuya lo ri Santowilaj Ruxlabixel chique rique jelaꞌ pachaꞌ xuꞌan kucꞌ riꞌoj.


eng: But some of the sect of the Pharisees who believed rose up, saying, “It is necessary to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses.”

acr: Pero e cꞌo jujun chique ri quicojom rubiꞌ ri Cristo e cuqꞌuil ri aj fariseos, rique xeyactajic y jewaꞌ xquibiꞌij: —Lic chirajawaxic cacoj ri retalil re circuncisión chique tak ri na e ta aj judiꞌab caquicoj rubiꞌ ri Dios yey quetak che caquiꞌan janipa ri cubiꞌij ri Tzij Pixab re ri Moisés —xechaꞌ.


eng: When they had come to Jerusalem, they were received by the assembly and the apostles and the elders, and they reported everything that God had done with them.

acr: Echiriꞌ xebopon Jerusalem, xecꞌul cuma tak ri hermanos, ri e takoꞌn y jujun chic e aj wach re riglesia. Xquitzijoj cꞌu chique ronoje ri uꞌanom ri Dios cucꞌ.


eng: They, being sent on their way by the assembly, passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles. They caused great joy to all the brothers.

acr: E tak cꞌu ri etakom bi cuma riglesia re Antioquía, xebicꞌow pa tak ri tinamit re Fenicia y re Samaria, y chujujunal luwar xquitzijoj suꞌanic ri na e ta aj judiꞌab quiyaꞌom can ri quibinic re ojertan chaꞌ e caquitakej ri Dios. Ruma cꞌu riꞌ waꞌ, conoje ri hermanos xetaw re, lic xequiꞌcot che.


eng: They stayed there with the disciples for a long time.

acr: Xecanaj cꞌu can chiriꞌ uqꞌuiyal kꞌij cucꞌ ri quicojom rubiꞌ ri Cristo.


eng: When they had arrived and had gathered the assembly together, they reported all the things that God had done with them, and that he had opened a door of faith to the nations.

acr: Echiriꞌ xeboponic, xequimol quichiꞌ conoje ri quicojom rubiꞌ ri Cristo y xquitzijoj cꞌu chique ronoje ri xuꞌan ri Dios cucꞌ y suꞌanic xuya chique ri na e ta aj judiꞌab quebuꞌan xa jun cucꞌ ri quicubam quicꞌuꞌx rucꞌ ri Kanimajawal Jesucristo.


eng: From there they sailed to Antioch, from where they had been committed to the grace of God for the work which they had fulfilled.

acr: Chiriꞌ cꞌu riꞌ xquimaj bi pa barco y xetzelej Antioquía. Waꞌ e ri tinamit pa xtzꞌonox wubi rutoꞌbal ri Dios paquiwi ri Pablo y ri Bernabé chaꞌ caquiꞌan ri chac yaꞌom paquikꞌab, yey waꞌ wa chac quiqꞌuisom chi rique.


eng: When they had spoken the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia.

acr: Xkitzijoj kꞌu ri Utzilaj Tzij chupa ri tinamit Perge. Tekꞌuchiriꞌ, xkimaj bꞌi pa ri tinamit Atalia.


eng: They passed through Pisidia and came to Pamphylia.

acr: Xebicꞌow cꞌu pa tak ri luwar re Pisidia y xebopon pa ri luwar re Panfilia.


eng: When they had appointed elders for them in every assembly, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord on whom they had believed.

acr: Yey xekikoj kan e aj wach chujujunal taq iglesia. Xkiꞌan kꞌu orar y ayunar kukꞌ. Tekꞌuchiriꞌ, xkitzꞌonoj che ri Qanimajawal kebꞌuchajij janipa ri lik kubꞌul kikꞌuꞌx rukꞌ Rire.


eng: strengthening the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that through many afflictions we must enter into God’s Kingdom.

acr: Xkinimarisaj kꞌu kan kikꞌuꞌx ri hermanos y lik xekipixabꞌaj chaꞌ katikiꞌ chi utz ri kubꞌulibꞌal kikꞌuꞌx rukꞌ ri Jesús, jewaꞌ kakibꞌiꞌij chike: «Lik chirajawaxik rukꞌ ukꞌiyal kꞌaxkꞌobꞌik kojok chupa rutaqanik ri Dios» kechaꞌ.


eng: When they had preached the Good News to that city and had made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch,

acr: Xkitzijoj kꞌu ri Utzilaj Tzij chupa wa tinamit y ukꞌiyal tikawex xkikoj rubꞌiꞌ ri Cristo. Tekꞌuchiriꞌ, xetzelej tanchi lo chupa ri tinamit Listra, ri tinamit Iconio y ri tinamit Antioquía.


eng: But as the disciples stood around him, he rose up, and entered into the city. On the next day he went out with Barnabas to Derbe.

acr: Pero echiriꞌ ri kikojom rubꞌiꞌ ri Cristo xkisut rij ri Pablo, rire xyaktajik y xok tanchi chupa ri tinamit. Chukaꞌm qꞌij xel bꞌi rukꞌ ri Bernabé y junam xebꞌek pa ri tinamit Derbe.


eng: Even saying these things, they hardly stopped the multitudes from making a sacrifice to them.

acr: Ri Bernabé y ri Pablo, tob quetajin che ubiꞌxiquil waꞌ, lic cꞌayew xequikꞌatej ruqꞌuiyal winak chaꞌ na quequicamisaj ta rawaj re kasaꞌn chiquiwach rique.


eng: Yet he didn’t leave himself without witness, in that he did good and gave you rains from the sky and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.”

acr: na rucꞌ ta cꞌu riꞌ, ri Dios na rokꞌotam ta cꞌana ukꞌalajisaxic china Rire ruma tak ri utz cuꞌano. Ma cuya lo ri jab y cuya lo rukꞌijol echiriꞌ lic cꞌo molonic. E Rire ri caꞌanaw re lic cꞌo cakatijo y cꞌo quiꞌcotemal chupa ri kanimaꞌ» quechaꞌ.


eng: who in the generations gone by allowed all the nations to walk in their own ways.

acr: Tob rojertan ri Dios xuya luwar chique tak ri tinamit quebin chupa tak ri be cacaj rique,


eng: “Men, why are you doing these things? We also are men of the same nature as you, and bring you good news, that you should turn from these vain things to the living God, who made the sky, the earth, the sea, and all that is in them;

acr: «¡Achijab!, ¿suꞌchac caꞌan alak waꞌ? Ma riꞌoj xa oj achijab junam kawach ucꞌ alak. Wa Utzilaj Tzij cakatzijoj che alak e chaꞌ caya can alak ri na il ta uwach y catzucuj alak ri Dios cꞌaslic, ri xꞌanaw re ruwa caj, ruwachulew, ri mar y ronoje ri cꞌo che tak waꞌ.


eng: But when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of it, they tore their clothes and sprang into the multitude, crying out,

acr: Echiriꞌ xkita waꞌ ri kebꞌ taqoꞌn Bernabé y Pablo, xkirichꞌij ri kiqꞌuꞌ y xkimin kibꞌ chikixoꞌl rukꞌiyal winaq; kesikꞌinik jewaꞌ kakibꞌiꞌij:


eng: The priest of Jupiter, whose temple was in front of their city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates, and would have made a sacrifice along with the multitudes.

acr: Ecꞌu raj chacunel re ri tiox Júpiter, ri cꞌo rocho pa oquibal lo re ri tinamit, xebucꞌam lo toroꞌib y cotzꞌiꞌj yijbam re wikonic chwach tak ri oquibal re ri templo. Yey junam cucꞌ ruqꞌuiyal winak xcaj quequicamisaj rawaj re quikasaꞌn chiquiwach ri Bernabé y ri Pablo.


eng: They called Barnabas “Jupiter”, and Paul “Mercury”, because he was the chief speaker.

acr: Che ri Bernabé xkibꞌiꞌij e tiox Júpiter, yey che ri Pablo xkibꞌiꞌij e tiox Mercurio ma e rire ri más kachꞌawik.


eng: When the multitude saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voice, saying in the language of Lycaonia, “The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men!”

acr: Ecꞌu ri winak echiriꞌ xquilo saꞌ ri xuꞌan ri Pablo, xquijek quesiqꞌuin pa quichꞌaꞌtem rique, waꞌ e ri chꞌaꞌtem re Licaonia. Jewaꞌ caquibiꞌij: «¡Waꞌ e tiox quiꞌanom lo achijab che quib y xekaj lo wara kucꞌ!» quechaꞌ.


eng: said with a loud voice, “Stand upright on your feet!” He leaped up and walked.

acr: lic co xubiꞌij che: —¡Chatyactajok y chat-tacꞌala jusucꞌ chwi rawakan! —xchaꞌ. Ecꞌu rachi xchꞌoplin chicaj y xbinic.


eng: He was listening to Paul speaking, who, fastening eyes on him and seeing that he had faith to be made whole,

acr: e riꞌ cutataꞌ ri cubiꞌij ri Pablo. Ecꞌuchiriꞌ ri Pablo xuchꞌiquibaꞌ ruwach puwiꞌ y xrilo cꞌo cubulibal ucꞌuꞌx chaꞌ cacunutajic,


eng: At Lystra a certain man sat, impotent in his feet, a cripple from his mother’s womb, who never had walked.

acr: Chupa wa tinamit Listra cꞌo jun achi siquirinak ucabichal ri rakan y na bininak ta qꞌuenok ma ralaxibem sic. Waꞌ waꞌchi tzꞌulic,


eng: There they preached the Good News.

acr: Y chiriꞌ cꞌu riꞌ caquitzijoj ri Utzilaj Tzij.


eng: they became aware of it and fled to the cities of Lycaonia, Lystra, Derbe, and the surrounding region.

acr: Echiriꞌ ri Pablo y ri Bernabé xketaꞌmaj waꞌ, xebꞌel bꞌi chiriꞌ y xebꞌek pa ri luwar re Licaonia pa taq ri tinamit Listra y ri tinamit Derbe y pa taq ri luwar chunaqaj wa kebꞌ tinamit.


eng: When some of both the Gentiles and the Jews, with their rulers, made a violent attempt to mistreat and stone them,

acr: Ecꞌu ri e aj judiꞌab junam cucꞌ ri na e ta aj judiꞌab xquiꞌan tzij chiquiwach cucꞌ ri e aj wach chaꞌ queyactaj chiquij ri Pablo y ri Bernabé re caquiꞌan cꞌax chique y quequiꞌan paꞌbaj.


eng: In Iconium, they entered together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spoke that a great multitude both of Jews and of Greeks believed.

acr: Chilaꞌ cꞌut chupa ri tinamit Iconio, ri Pablo y ri Bernabé junam xeboc chupa ri sinagoga que raj judiꞌab. Ruma cꞌu ri Utzilaj Tzij xquitzijoj, lic e qꞌui ri e aj judiꞌab y ri na e ta aj judiꞌab xquicoj rubiꞌ ri Cristo.


eng: But the disbelieving Jews stirred up and embittered the souls of the Gentiles against the brothers.

acr: Noꞌj ri e aj judiꞌab ri na caquicoj ta ri Utzilaj Tzij, xquitic oyowal pa canimaꞌ ri na e ta aj judiꞌab yey xequituc waꞌ wa winak chaꞌ queyactaj chiquij ri quicojom rubiꞌ ri Cristo.


eng: Therefore they stayed there a long time, speaking boldly in the Lord, who testified to the word of his grace, granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands.

acr: Na rucꞌ ta cꞌu riꞌ, lic naj xecꞌojiꞌ ri Pablo y ri Bernabé chiriꞌ y na caquixiꞌij ta cꞌana quib quechꞌaꞌt chiquiwach conoje. Ecꞌu ri Kanimajawal xujiquibaꞌ uwach ri quichꞌaꞌtem chwi ri unimal rutzil ucꞌuꞌx, ma xuya chique caquiꞌan nimak tak cꞌutubal re ruchukꞌab ri Dios.


eng: But the multitude of the city was divided. Part sided with the Jews and part with the apostles.

acr: Ecꞌu ri winak re ri tinamit quijachom quipa; jujun chique equiternabem raj judiꞌab y jujun chic equiternabem ri e takoꞌn re ri Jesús.


eng: The disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.

acr: Pero ri kikojom rubꞌiꞌ ri Cristo chilaꞌ Antioquía lik kꞌo kiꞌkotemal kukꞌ yey ri Santowilaj Ruxlabꞌixel ri Dios lik kꞌo kukꞌ.


eng: But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came to Iconium.

acr: Ecꞌu ri Pablo y ri Bernabé xquipupaꞌ can rulew che ri cakan, cꞌutubal re ri na utz taj xquiꞌan ri e aj chilaꞌ y xebec cꞌu pa ri tinamit Iconio.


eng: But the Jews stirred up the devout and prominent women and the chief men of the city, and stirred up a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and threw them out of their borders.

acr: Noꞌj raj judiꞌab xquicoj pa quijolom raj wach re ri tinamit y jujun ixokib lic cꞌo quiwach yey quitakem ri tzijpixab que raj judiꞌab, chaꞌ quequiternabej rucꞌ cꞌaxcꞌobic ri Pablo y ri Bernabé. Jecꞌulaꞌ riꞌ xebequesaj bi pa wa tinamit.


eng: The Lord’s word was spread abroad throughout all the region.

acr: Y xeꞌec utzijoxic ri Utzilaj Tzij puwi ri Kanimajawal chupa tak ronoje wa luwar.


eng: As the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and glorified the word of God. As many as were appointed to eternal life believed.

acr: Echiriꞌ xkita waꞌ ri na e ta aj judiꞌabꞌ, lik xekiꞌkot che y xkijeqo kakiyak uqꞌij ri Utzilaj Tzij puwi ri Qanimajawal. Jekꞌulaꞌ xkikoj rubꞌiꞌ ri Cristo konoje ri echaꞌom chi uloq re kakꞌojiꞌ kikꞌaslemal na jinta utaqexik.


eng: For so has the Lord commanded us, saying, ‘I have set you as a light for the Gentiles, that you should bring salvation to the uttermost parts of the earth.’”

acr: ma jelaꞌ ri ojutakom lo ri Dios Kajawxel che uꞌanic. E pachaꞌ ri ubiꞌim lo Rire echiriꞌ xubiꞌij: Riꞌin atnucojom re Kꞌijsak chiquiwach tak ri tinamit chaꞌ jelaꞌ cuꞌana at cꞌamal bi re ri colobetajic cꞌa pa tak ri luwar lic naj che ruwachulew —xechaꞌ.


eng: But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with jealousy, and contradicted the things which were spoken by Paul, and blasphemed.

acr: Pero echiriꞌ raj judiꞌab xequil ruqꞌuiyal winak, xujek catiꞌtot quicꞌuꞌx chirij ri Pablo. Y xquijek cꞌu caquicꞌulaliꞌaj uwach ronoje ri cubiꞌij rucꞌ cꞌaxlaj chꞌaꞌtem.


eng: The next Sabbath, almost the whole city was gathered together to hear the word of God.

acr: Chupa cꞌu ri jun chic kꞌij re uxlanibal, ya laj conoje ri winak re ri tinamit xquimol quib chaꞌ caquita Rutzij ri Dios puwi ri Kanimajawal.


eng: So when the Jews went out of the synagogue, the Gentiles begged that these words might be preached to them the next Sabbath.

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ ri Pablo y ri Bernabé xebel bi pa ri sinagoga, ri e cꞌo chiriꞌ xebelaj chique chaꞌ ri jun chic kꞌij re uxlanibal quechꞌaꞌt cucꞌ rique chwi tak waꞌ.


eng: Now when the synagogue broke up, many of the Jews and of the devout proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas; who, speaking to them, urged them to continue in the grace of God.

acr: Echiriꞌ xebel bi conoje ri quimolom quib pa ri sinagoga, e qꞌui xeterej bi chiquij ri Pablo y ri Bernabé. Chiquixoꞌl waꞌ e cꞌo raj judiꞌab y jujun chic quitakem lo ri cꞌutunic que raj judiꞌab (tob na e ta aj judiꞌab, pero lic caquilokꞌoj ukꞌij ri Dios). Ecꞌu ri Pablo y ri Bernabé lic xequipixabaj chaꞌ quetiquiꞌ chupa ri unimal rutzil ucꞌuꞌx ri Dios.


acr: Are xe utzinic, xe ʼel li conojel pa molbalʼib, je qʼui xe terej chiquij i ma Páblo i ma Bernabe. Je ʼo i aj Israel winak, xak ʼo i juban chi ne te aj Israel, xui-ri lic xqui coj u ʼij i Dios junam cuʼ. I ma Páblo i ma Bernabe xe qui pixbaj chi quiqui jicba qui cʼux che i rutzil u cʼux i Dios.


eng: ‘Behold, you scoffers! Wonder and perish, for I work a work in your days, a work which you will in no way believe, if one declares it to you.’”

acr: Chiwilapeꞌ, ix aj chꞌaminel re ri Nutzij, lic cacam na cꞌu iwanimaꞌ che y casach ne iwach ruma waꞌ: Riꞌin canꞌan jun chac chupa tak wa kꞌij ix cꞌo wi, jun chac na quicoj taj, tob ne cꞌo junok catzijow re chiwe xcha ri Dios.» Rucꞌ waꞌ xuqꞌuisbej ri Pablo.


eng: Beware therefore, lest that come on you which is spoken in the prophets:

acr: »Chajij cꞌu ib alak chaꞌ na cape ta pawiꞌ alak ri ubiꞌim lo ri Dios chupa ri tzꞌibital can cuma ri kꞌalajisanelab:


eng: Be it known to you therefore, brothers, that through this man is proclaimed to you remission of sins;

acr: Wachalal, ʼo u chac chi ta u be chi rumal i Jesus xoj cʼun chu bixquil chiwe wach u rikic i cuybal mac.


eng: and by him everyone who believes is justified from all things, from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses.

acr: Ruma cꞌu ri Cristo, conoje ri cacubiꞌ quicꞌuꞌx rucꞌ Rire, caꞌaniꞌ jusucꞌ chique. Yey waꞌ na carikitaj ta cꞌana ruma ri catakex ri Tzij Pixab tzꞌibital can ruma ri Moisés.


acr: Niʼpa i winak quiqui cuba i qui cʼux che i Jesus, ca cuy ni qui mac rumal. Rumal ire ʼo i cuybal mac chi oʼonom lok n-cuytajnak ta rumal i ʼatbal tzij chi tzʼibtal can rumal i mam Moises.


eng: For David, after he had in his own generation served the counsel of God, fell asleep, was laid with his fathers, and saw decay.

acr: »Ma pakatzij wi ri David xuꞌan ri xraj ri Dios rucꞌ echiriꞌ cꞌo che ruwachulew, pero xopon ri kꞌij xcamic y xmuk pa emukum wi ruchu-ukaw, y rucuerpo xkꞌayic.


eng: Therefore he says also in another psalm, ‘You will not allow your Holy One to see decay.’

acr: E uwariꞌche jewaꞌ cubiꞌij pa jun chic Salmo: Rilal na caya ta la luwar che cakꞌay rucuerpo ri Jun lic uyaꞌom rib pakꞌab la xchaꞌ.


eng: “Concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he has spoken thus: ‘I will give you the holy and sure blessings of David.’

acr: »Yey ri Dios ubiꞌim cucꞌastajisaj lo ri Jesús chiquixoꞌl ri ecaminak chaꞌ jelaꞌ rucuerpo na cakꞌay taj, ma jewaꞌ xubiꞌij pa Ruchꞌaꞌtem puwi waꞌ: Cancꞌut na ri cꞌaxnaꞌbal nucꞌuꞌx chiwach, jelaꞌ pachaꞌ ri nubiꞌtisim lo che ri David.


eng: that God has fulfilled this to us, their children, in that he raised up Jesus. As it is also written in the second psalm, ‘You are my Son. Today I have become your father.’

acr: Yey wa biꞌtisinic yaꞌom chi chike riꞌoj ri oj calcꞌoꞌal can rique. Ma ri Dios xuꞌan waꞌ echiriꞌ xucꞌastajisaj lo ri Jesús chiquixoꞌl ri ecaminak, jelaꞌ pachaꞌ ri tzꞌibital chupa rucaꞌm Salmo: Riꞌat at Nucꞌajol yey Riꞌin in Akaw; wakꞌij cꞌu riꞌ cankꞌalajisaj waꞌ cachaꞌ.


eng: We bring you good news of the promise made to the fathers,

acr: »Jecꞌulaꞌ riꞌoj cakatzijoj che alak ri Utzilaj Tzij, ri biꞌtisim lo chique ri katiꞌ-kamam ojertan.


eng: and he was seen for many days by those who came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses to the people.

acr: Tecꞌuchiriꞌ, ri Jesús uqꞌuiyal kꞌij xucꞌut uwach chiquiwach ri xerachbilaj chwi echiriꞌ xebel lo Galilea y xebec rucꞌ cꞌa Jerusalem. E tak cꞌu riꞌ waꞌ ri quetzijow re ri Jesús chiquiwach ri tinamit woꞌora.


eng: But God raised him from the dead,

acr: »Pero ri Dios xucꞌastajisaj lo ri Jesús chiquixoꞌl ri ecaminak.


eng: When they had fulfilled all things that were written about him, they took him down from the tree and laid him in a tomb.

acr: Echiriꞌ xkikꞌis uꞌanik rukꞌ ri Jesús janipa ri tzꞌibꞌital kan puwi Rire, xkiqasaj lo chwa ri cruz y xeꞌkimuquꞌ.


eng: Though they found no cause for death, they still asked Pilate to have him killed.

acr: Y tob na jinta cꞌo xquirik chirij ri Jesús re cacamisaxic, xquitzꞌonoj che ri Pilato cutak ucamisaxic.


eng: For those who dwell in Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they didn’t know him, nor the voices of the prophets which are read every Sabbath, fulfilled them by condemning him.

acr: Yey ri ejekel Jerusalem cucꞌ ri e aj wach que, na xquetaꞌmaj taj ri Jesús e Uchaꞌoꞌn lo ri Dios y na xquimaj tane usucꞌ ri tzꞌibital can cuma ri kꞌalajisanelab puwi ri Jesús, tob waꞌ cacajilaj ronoje kꞌij re uxlanibal. Yey echiriꞌ rique xquitzꞌonoj rucamic ri Jesús, e xquiꞌan cꞌu ri tzꞌibital can puwi Rire.


eng: “Brothers, children of the stock of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, the word of this salvation is sent out to you.

acr: »Alak katz-kachakꞌ, alak ralcꞌoꞌal can ri Abraham y onoje alak ri cꞌo xiꞌin ib ucꞌ alak chwach ri Dios, che cꞌu ralak takom wi lo ri Utzilaj Tzij re colobetajic.


eng: As John was fulfilling his course, he said, ‘What do you suppose that I am? I am not he. But behold, one comes after me, the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to untie.’

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ ri Juan catajin che uqꞌuisic ruchac, xubiꞌij: “Chiwach riꞌix ¿in china riꞌin? Riꞌin na in ta ri Colobenel oyeꞌem alak. Noꞌj catajin cꞌu lo ucꞌunic Jun chwij, yey riꞌ na takal tane chwe riꞌin canquir ruxajab che ri rakan” xchaꞌ.


eng: before his coming, when John had first preached the baptism of repentance to Israel.

acr: Echiriꞌ ri Jesús cꞌamajaꞌ cujek ri chac takom lo che uꞌanic chiquiwach ri winak, xtzijon ri Juan puwi ri bautismo re tzelebal tzij chique conoje ri tinamit Israel.


eng: From this man’s offspring, God has brought salvation to Israel according to his promise,

acr: »Ecꞌu chirij rubiꞌtisim lo chique ri e ralcꞌoꞌal can ri David, ri Dios e xuyac ri Jesús re Colobenel que raj Israel.


eng: When he had removed him, he raised up David to be their king, to whom he also testified, ‘I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after my heart, who will do all my will.’

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ ri Dios xresaj ri rey Saúl paquiwiꞌ, e xucoj ri David re catakan pucꞌaxel. Chwi cꞌu ri David lic chom xchꞌaꞌt ri Dios, ma jewaꞌ xubiꞌij: E wilom che ri David rucꞌajol ri Isaí, rire jun achi lic caquiꞌcot nucꞌuꞌx rucꞌ ma cuya ranimaꞌ cuꞌano janipa ri cantak che xchaꞌ.


eng: Afterward they asked for a king, and God gave to them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years.

acr: Chupa cꞌu rutakanic ri Samuel, ri tinamit xquitzꞌonoj che ri Dios cuya juna quirey. Ecꞌu ri Dios xucoj ri Saúl paquiwiꞌ. Ri Saúl e ucꞌajol ri Cis, jun achi upetebem chique ri ralcꞌoꞌal can ri Benjamín. Cuarenta junab cꞌu xtakan paquiwiꞌ.


eng: After these things, he gave them judges until Samuel the prophet.

acr: Laj icꞌowinak chi cajib ciento junab rucꞌ nicꞌaj chwi lo echiriꞌ rutinamit ri Dios xebopon Egipto, cꞌa ecꞌuchiriꞌ xecanaj can pa rulew ubiꞌtisim lo ri Dios chique. »Ecꞌuchiriꞌ, ri Dios xebuya e aj kꞌatal tzij re quetakan paquiwi rutinamit. Jelaꞌ uꞌanom cꞌa chwa ri kꞌalajisanel Samuel.


eng: When he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave them their land for an inheritance for about four hundred fifty years.

acr: Tecꞌuchiriꞌ, xusach quiwach wukub nimak tinamit pa ri luwar re Canaán y xuya cꞌu chique ri katiꞌ-kamam quecanaj can rucꞌ wa ulew.