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Now there were at Antioch, in the church that was there, prophets and teachers: Barnabas, and Simeon who was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
В церкви Антиохии были пророки и учители: Варнава, Симеон, называемый Нигер,80 киренец Луций, Манаин, получивший воспитание вместе с правителем Иродом, и Савл.
While they were ministering to the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”
and said, “You who are full of all deceit and fraud, you son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, will you not cease to make crooked the straight ways of the Lord?
“Now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you will be blind and not see the sun for a time.” And immediately a mist and a darkness fell upon him, and he went about seeking those who would lead him by the hand.
Рука Господа обращена против тебя, ты будешь поражен слепотой и некоторое время не будешь видеть солнечного света. И сразу же его окутали мрак и тьма, и он стал метаться из стороны в сторону, ища кого-либо, кто бы повел его за руку.
After the reading of the Law and the Prophets the synagogue officials sent to them, saying, “Brethren, if you have any word of exhortation for the people, say it.”
“The God of this people Israel chose our fathers and made the people great during their stay in the land of Egypt, and with an uplifted arm He led them out from it.
“When He had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, He distributed their land as an inheritance — all of which took about four hundred and fifty years.
“After He had removed him, He raised up David to be their king, concerning whom He also testified and said, ‘I HAVE FOUND DAVID the son of Jesse, A MAN AFTER MY HEART, who will do all My will.’
Потом, отстранив Саула, Бог сделал царем Давида. Он свидетельствовал о нем: «Я нашел Давида, сына Иессея, человек этот Мне по сердцу, он исполнит все Мои желания».85
“And while John was completing his course, he kept saying, ‘What do you suppose that I am? I am not He. But behold, one is coming after me the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to untie.’
Заканчивая свое служение, Иоанн говорил: «За кого вы меня принимаете? Я не Он. Но за мной идет Тот, у Кого я не достоин даже развязать ремни сандалий на ногах».
“For those who live in Jerusalem, and their rulers, recognizing neither Him nor the utterances of the prophets which are read every Sabbath, fulfilled these by condemning Him.
that God has fulfilled this promise to our children in that He raised up Jesus, as it is also written in the second Psalm, ‘YOU ARE MY SON; TODAY I HAVE BEGOTTEN YOU.’
“As for the fact that He raised Him up from the dead, no longer to return to decay, He has spoken in this way: ‘I WILL GIVE YOU THE HOLY and SURE blessings OF DAVID.’
‘BEHOLD, YOU SCOFFERS, AND MARVEL, AND PERISH; FOR I AM ACCOMPLISHING A WORK IN YOUR DAYS, A WORK WHICH YOU WILL NEVER BELIEVE, THOUGH SOMEONE SHOULD DESCRIBE IT TO YOU.’”
«Посмотрите, насмешники, изумитесь и погибните, потому что Я совершу в ваши дни такое, чему бы вы никогда не поверили, если бы вам рассказали об этом».89
Now when the meeting of the synagogue had broken up, many of the Jews and of the God-fearing proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who, speaking to them, were urging them to continue in the grace of God.
Собрание разошлось, но многие иудеи и благочестивые люди из обращенных в иудаизм пошли за Павлом и Варнавой. Те говорили с ними и убеждали их и дальше жить, доверяясь благодати Божьей.
Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly and said, “It was necessary that the word of God be spoken to you first; since you repudiate it and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we are turning to the Gentiles.
Тогда Павел и Варнава решительно сказали им: — Слово Божье следовало в первую очередь возвещать вам. Но так как вы отрицаете его и не считаете себя достойными вечной жизни, мы обращаемся теперь к язычникам,
But the Jews incited the devout women of prominence and the leading men of the city, and instigated a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and drove them out of their district.
Иудеи92 подговорили благочестивых женщин из знатных семей и начальников города, и те возбудили преследование против Павла и Варнавы и выгнали их из своих пределов.