1 Etter å ha tatt farvel med dem, satte vi seil og kom direkte til Kos, og dagen etter til Rhodos, og derfra til Patara.

And after parting from them, we put out to sea and came straight to Cos, and the day after to Rhodes, and from there to Patara:

2 Der fant vi et skip som skulle til Fønikia, og vi dro ombord.

And as there was a ship going to Phoenicia, we went in it.

3 Da vi fikk øye på Kypros, seilte vi forbi på venstre side og fortsatte til Syria, hvor vi kom til land i Tyros. Her måtte varene i skipet losses.

And when we had come in view of Cyprus, going past it on our left, we went on to Syria, and came to land at Tyre: for there the goods which were in the ship had to be taken out.

4 Vi fant disipler der og ble værende med dem i syv dager, og de sa til Paulus gjennom Ånden at han ikke skulle dra til Jerusalem.

And meeting the disciples we were there for seven days: and they gave Paul orders through the Spirit not to go up to Jerusalem.

5 Da disse dagene var over, fortsatte vi vår reise. Alle disiplene med sine koner og barn fulgte oss et stykke utenfor byen. Ved sjøen knelte vi sammen i bønn.

And when these days came to an end, we went on our journey; and they all, with their wives and children, came with us on our way till we were out of the town: and after going on our knees in prayer by the sea,

6 Etter å ha sagt våre siste ord til hverandre, gikk vi ombord i skipet mens de vendte hjem.

We said our last words to one another, and got into the ship, and they went back to their houses.

7 Fra Tyros kom vi til Ptolemais med skip, og der samtalte vi med brødrene og ble hos dem en dag.

And journeying by ship from Tyre we came to Ptolemais; and there we had talk with the brothers and were with them for one day.

8 Dagen etter dro vi videre til Cæsarea, hvor vi var gjester hos Filip, evangelisten, en av de syv.

And on the day after, we went away and came to Caesarea, where we were guests in the house of Philip, the preacher, who was one of the seven.

9 Han hadde fire ugifte døtre som hadde profetiske gaver.

And he had four daughters, virgins, who were prophets.

10 Mens vi oppholdt oss der noen dager, kom en profet ved navn Agabus ned fra Judea.

And while we were waiting there for some days, a certain prophet, named Agabus, came down from Judaea.

11 Han kom til oss, tok beltet til Paulus og bandt sine føtter og hender med det og sa: 'Dette er hva Den Hellige Ånd sier: Slik skal jødene binde mannen som eier dette beltet i Jerusalem og overgi ham til hedningene.'

And he came to us, and took the band of Paul's clothing, and putting it round his feet and hands, said, The Holy Spirit says these words, So will the Jews do to the man who is the owner of this band, and they will give him up into the hands of the Gentiles.

12 Da vi hørte dette, ba vi og de som bodde der, Paulus om ikke å dra til Jerusalem.

And hearing these things, we and those who were living in that place made request to him not to go to Jerusalem.

13 Men Paulus svarte: 'Hva gjør dere, gråter og bryter mitt hjerte? For jeg er villig, ikke bare til å bli bundet, men også til å dø i Jerusalem for Herrens Jesu navn.'

Then Paul said, What are you doing, weeping and wounding my heart? for I am ready, not only to be a prisoner, but to be put to death at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.

14 Og da han ikke kunne overbevises, sluttet vi med å si: 'La Guds vilje skje.'

And as he might not be moved we did no more, saying, Let the purpose of God be done.

15 Etter disse dagene gjorde vi oss klare og dro opp til Jerusalem.

And after these days we got ready and went up to Jerusalem.

16 Noen av disiplene fra Cæsarea dro med oss og førte oss til Mnason fra Kypros, en tidlig disippel, hos hvem vi skulle bo.

And some of the disciples from Caesarea went with us, taking a certain Mnason of Cyprus, one of the early disciples, in whose house we were to be living.

17 Da vi kom til Jerusalem, tok brødrene vennlig imot oss.

And when we came to Jerusalem, the brothers were pleased to see us.

18 Dagen etter gikk Paulus med oss til Jakob, og alle menighetens ledere var til stede.

And on the day after, Paul went with us to James, and all the rulers of the church were present.

19 Da han hadde hilst på dem, fortalte han i detalj om alt Gud hadde gjort blant hedningene gjennom hans tjeneste.

And when he had said how glad he was to see them, he gave them a detailed account of the things which God had done through his work among the Gentiles.

20 Da de hørte dette, priste de Gud, og de sa til ham: 'Bror, du ser hvor mange tusen jøder som har kommet til troen, og de er alle nidkjære for loven.

And hearing it, they gave praise to God; and they said to him, You see, brother, what thousands there are among the Jews, who have the faith; and they all have a great respect for the law:

21 Men de har hørt om deg at du lærer alle jødene blant hedningene å forlate Moses' lov, og at de ikke skal omskjære sine barn eller holde gamle skikker.

And they have had news of you, how you have been teaching all the Jews among the Gentiles to give up the law of Moses, and not to give circumcision to their children, and not to keep the old rules.

22 Hva skal vi gjøre? De vil sikkert få høre at du er her.

What then is the position? They will certainly get news that you have come.

23 Gjør derfor det vi nå foreslår: Vi har fire menn som har gitt et løfte.

Do this, then, which we say to you: We have four men who have taken an oath;

24 Gå med dem og rens deg sammen med dem, og betal for dem, så de kan oppheve sitt løfte. Da vil alle forstå at det de har hørt om deg ikke er sant, men at du følger loven.

Go with these, and make yourself clean with them, and make the necessary payments for them, so that they may be free from their oath: and everyone will see that the statements made about you are not true, but that you put yourself under rule, and keep the law.

25 Når det gjelder de troende blant hedningene, har vi sendt brev med vår avgjørelse om at de skal holde seg borte fra avgudsofre, blod, og kjød av kvalte dyr, og fra urettferdighet.

But as to the Gentiles who have the faith, we sent a letter, giving our decision that they were to keep themselves from offerings made to false gods, and from blood, and from the flesh of animals put to death in ways against the law, and from the evil desires of the body.

26 Paulus tok da mennene med seg, og neste dag, etter å ha renset seg sammen med dem, gikk han inn i templet for å varsle om når renselsesdagene var fullført, inntil offeret ble frembrakt for hver av dem.

Then Paul took the men, and on the day after, making himself clean with them, he went into the Temple, giving out the statement that the days necessary for making them clean were complete, till the offering was made for every one of them.

27 Da de syv dagene nesten var over, så jødene fra Asia Paulus i templet og opphisset folkemengden. De grep ham,

And when the seven days were almost ended, the Jews from Asia, seeing him in the Temple, got the people together and put their hands on him,

28 'Israelitter, hjelp! Dette er mannen som overalt lærer alle imot vårt folk, loven og dette sted; i tillegg har han ført grekere inn i templet og vanhelliget dette hellige stedet.'

Crying out, Men of Israel, come to our help: this is the man who is teaching all men everywhere against the people and the law and this place: and in addition, he has taken Greeks into the Temple, and made this holy place unclean.

29 For de hadde tidligere sett ham i byen med Trophimus fra Efesos, og de trodde at Paulus hadde tatt ham med inn i templet.

For they had seen him before in the town with Trophimus of Ephesus, and had the idea that Paul had taken him with him into the Temple.

30 Og hele byen ble oppbrakt, og folk strømmet sammen og grep Paulus og dro ham ut av templet. Straks ble dørene lukket.

And all the town was moved, and the people came running together and put their hands on Paul, pulling him out of the Temple: and then the doors were shut.

31 Mens de forsøkte å drepe ham, ble det rapportert til kommandanten for garnisonen at hele Jerusalem var i opprør.

And while they were attempting to put him to death, news came to the chief captain of the band that all Jerusalem was out of control.

32 Han tok straks noen soldater og løytnanter og løp ned til dem. Da jødene så ham og soldatene, sluttet de å slå Paulus.

And straight away he took some armed men and went quickly down to them: and the Jews, seeing them, gave no more blows to Paul.

33 Kommandanten kom nær og tok Paulus og beordret at han skulle bindes med to lenker, og han spurte hvem han var og hva han hadde gjort.

Then the chief captain came near and took him, and gave orders for him to be put in chains, questioning them as to who he was and what he had done.

34 Blant folket var det noen som ropte en ting og noen en annen, og siden han ikke kunne finne ut av saken på grunn av støyen, beordret han at Paulus skulle føres til kasernen.

And some said one thing and some another, among the people: and as he was not able to get a knowledge of the facts because of the noise, he gave orders for Paul to be taken into the army building.

35 Da han kom til trappen, ble han båret av soldatene på grunn av folkemengdens voldsomhet,

And when he came on to the steps, he was lifted up by the armed men, because of the force of the people;

36 for en stor mengde folk fulgte etter og ropte: 'Bort med ham!'

For a great mass of people came after them, crying out, Away with him!

37 Da Paulus skulle føres inn i bygningen, sa han til kommandanten: 'Kan jeg si deg noe?' Han svarte: 'Kan du gresk?

And when Paul was about to be taken into the building, he said to the chief captain, May I say something to you? And he said, Have you a knowledge of Greek?

38 Er du ikke egypteren som nylig startet et opprør og ledet fire tusen sikari ut i ørkenen?'

Are you by chance the Egyptian who, before this, got the people worked up against the government and took four thousand men of the Assassins out into the waste land?

39 Men Paulus sa: 'Jeg er en jøde fra Tarsus i Kilikia, en borger av en ikke ubetydelig by. Jeg ber deg om å la meg tale til folket.'

But Paul said, I am a Jew of Tarsus in Cilicia, which is not an unimportant town: I make a request to you to let me say a word to the people.

40 Da han ga tillatelse, sto Paulus på trappen og gjorde tegn til folket med hånden, og da det ble stille, talte han til dem på hebraisk.

And when he let him do so, Paul, from the steps, made a sign with his hand to the people, and when they were all quiet, he said to them in the Hebrew language,