Acts 21
1 [After] we said goodbye to the elders [from Ephesus], we [got on the ship and] sailed to Cos [Island, where the ship stopped for the night]. The next day we sailed from Cos to Rhodes [Island, where the ship stopped again. The day after] that we sailed to Patara [town, where the ship stopped. This was on Patara Island].
Or dopo che ci fummo staccati da loro, salpammo, e per diritto corso giungemmo a Cos, e il giorno seguente a Rodi, e di là a Patara;
2 [At Patara we left that ship, and someone told us that] there was a ship that would be going to Phoenicia [region. So] we got on that ship, and it left.
e trovata una nave che passava in Fenicia, vi montammo su, e facemmo vela.
3 [We sailed until] we could see Cyprus [Island]. We passed to the south of the island and continued sailing until we arrived at [Phoenicia region, in] Syria [province]. We arrived at Tyre [city. The ship was going to stay there several days, because its workers] had to unload the cargo.
Giunti in vista di Cipro, e lasciatala a sinistra, navigammo verso la Siria, e approdammo a Tiro, perché quivi si dovea scaricar la nave.
4 [Someone told us] where the believers in Tyre lived, so we [(exc) went and] stayed with them for seven days. Because [God’s] Spirit revealed to them ([that people would cause Paul to suffer/Paul would suffer]) [in Jerusalem], they told Paul that he should not go there.
E trovati i discepoli, dimorammo quivi sette giorni. Essi, mossi dallo Spirito, dicevano a Paolo di non metter piede in Gerusalemme;
5 But when it was time [for the ship to leave again], we [prepared to] continue going [to Jerusalem]. When we left [Tyre], all the believers, including their wives and children, went with us [to the edge of the sea]. We all knelt down there on the sand/shore and prayed.
quando però fummo al termine di quei giorni, partimmo per continuare il viaggio, accompagnati da tutti loro, con le mogli e i figliuoli, fin fuori della città; e postici in ginocchio sul lido, facemmo orazione e ci dicemmo addio;
6 After we all said goodbye, Paul and we [his companions] got on the ship, and the [other] believers returned to their own homes.
poi montammo sulla nave, e quelli se ne tornarono alle case loro.
7 After we [(exc)] left Tyre, we continued on [that ship] to Ptolemais [city]. There were believers there, and we greeted them and stayed with them that night.
E noi, terminando la navigazione, da Tiro arrivammo a Tolemaide; e salutati i fratelli, dimorammo un giorno con loro.
8 The next day we left [Ptolemais] and sailed to Caesarea [city], where we stayed in the home of Philip, who [spent his days] telling others how to become disciples of Jesus. He was one of the seven [men whom the believers in Jerusalem had chosen to care for the widows].
E partiti l’indomani, giungemmo a Cesarea; ed entrati in casa di Filippo l’evangelista, ch’era uno dei sette, dimorammo con lui.
9 He had four daughters who were not married. Each of them [frequently] spoke messages that the Holy Spirit had revealed to them.
Or egli avea quattro figliuole non maritate, le quali profetizzavano.
10 After [we(exc) had been in Philip’s house for] several days, a believer whose name was Agabus came down from Judea [district] and arrived [in Caesarea]. He [frequently] spoke messages that the Holy Spirit had told him.
Eravamo quivi da molti giorni, quando scese dalla Giudea un certo profeta, di nome Agabo,
11 Coming over to where we were, he took off Paul’s belt. Then he tied his own feet and hands with it and said, “The Holy Spirit says, ‘The Jewish [leaders] [SYN] in Jerusalem will tie up [the hands and feet of] the owner of this belt, like this, and they will hand him over to non-Jewish people [as a prisoner].’”
il quale, venuto da noi, prese la cintura di Paolo, se ne legò i piedi e le mani, e disse: Questo dice lo Spirito Santo: Così legheranno i Giudei a Gerusalemme l’uomo di cui è questa cintura, e lo metteranno nelle mani dei Gentili.
12 When [the rest of] us heard that, we and [other] believers there repeatedly pled with Paul, “Please do not go up to Jerusalem!”
Quando udimmo queste cose, tanto noi che quei del luogo lo pregavamo di non salire a Gerusalemme.
13 But Paul replied, “(Please stop crying and trying to discourage me [IDM] [from going!]/Why are you crying and trying to discourage me [IDM] [from going]?) [RHQ] I am willing to be put {[for people] to put me} in prison and also to be killed {[for them] to kill me} in Jerusalem because I [serve] [MTY] the Lord Jesus.”
Paolo allora rispose: Che fate voi, piangendo e spezzandomi il cuore? Poiché io son pronto non solo ad esser legato, ma anche a morire a Gerusalemme per il nome del Signor Gesù.
14 When [we(exc) realized that] he was determined [to go to Jerusalem], we did not try [any longer] to persuade him [not to go]. We said, “May (the Lord [God] do what he wants/the Lord’s will be done)!”
E non lasciandosi egli persuadere, ci acquetammo, dicendo: Sia fatta la volontà del Signore.
15 After those days [in Caesarea], we [(exc)] prepared [our things] and [left to] go [by land] up to Jerusalem.
Dopo que’ giorni, fatti i nostri preparativi, salimmo a Gerusalemme.
16 Some of the believers from Caesarea also went with us. [On the way to Jerusalem], we stayed [one night] in the house of [a man whose name was] Mnason. He was from Cyprus [Island], and he had believed [in Jesus] when people were first beginning to hear the message [about him].
E vennero con noi anche alcuni de’ discepoli di Cesarea, menando seco un certo Mnasone di Cipro, antico discepolo, presso il quale dovevamo albergare.
17 When we arrived in Jerusalem, [a group of] the believers greeted us happily.
Quando fummo giunti a Gerusalemme, i fratelli ci accolsero lietamente.
18 The next day Paul and the rest of us went to speak with James, [who was the leader of the congregation there]. All of the [other] leaders/elders [of the congregation in Jerusalem] were also there.
E il giorno seguente, Paolo si recò con noi da Giacomo; e vi si trovarono tutti gli anziani.
19 Paul greeted them, and then he reported all of the things that God had enabled him to do among the non-Jewish people.
Dopo averli salutati, Paolo si mise a raccontare ad una ad una le cose che Dio avea fatte fra i Gentili, per mezzo del suo ministerio.
20 When they heard that, James and the other elders said, “Praise the Lord!” Then [one of] them said to Paul, “Brother/Friend, you [(sg)] know that there are very many thousands of us [(inc)] Jewish people [here] who have believed [in the Lord Jesus]. Also, you know that we [(inc)] all continue very carefully to obey the laws [that Moses gave us].
Ed essi, uditele, glorificavano Iddio. Poi, dissero a Paolo: Fratello, tu vedi quante migliaia di Giudei ci sono che hanno creduto; e tutti sono zelanti per la legge.
21 [But our fellow Jewish believers] have been told {have heard [people say]} that when you are among non-Jews, you tell the Jewish believers who live there that they should stop obeying [the laws] [MTY] ([of] Moses/[that] Moses [received from God]). [People say that] you tell [those Jewish believers] not to circumcise their sons and not to practice our [other] customs. [We(exc) do not believe that this is true].
Or sono stati informati di te, che tu insegni a tutti i Giudei che sono fra i Gentili, ad abbandonare Mosè, dicendo loro di non circoncidere i figliuoli, e di non conformarsi ai riti.
22 But our fellow [Jewish] believers will certainly hear that you have arrived, [and they will be angry with you]. So [you] need to do something [RHQ] [to show them that what they heard about you is not true].
Che devesi dunque fare? E’ inevitabile che una moltitudine di loro si raduni, perché udranno che tu se’ venuto.
23 So you should do what we suggest to you. There are four men among us who have strongly promised [to God] about [something].
Fa’ dunque questo che ti diciamo: Noi abbiamo quattro uomini che hanno fatto un voto;
24 Go with these men [to the Temple] and [ritually] purify yourself along with them. Then, [when it is time for them to offer the sacrifices for that ritual], pay for what they offer [as sacrifices]. After that, they can shave their heads [to show that they have done what they promised to do. And when people see you in the courts of the Temple with those men], they will know that what they have been told {what people have told them} about you is not true. Instead, all of them will know that you obey all our Jewish laws [and rituals].
prendili teco, e purificati con loro, e paga le spese per loro, onde possano radersi il capo; così tutti conosceranno che non c’è nulla di vero nelle informazioni che hanno ricevute di te; ma che tu pure ti comporti da osservatore della legge.
25 As for the non-Jewish believers, [we elders here in Jerusalem have talked] about [which of our laws] they [should obey, and] we [(exc)] wrote them [a letter, telling them] what we decided. [We wrote] that they should not eat meat that people have offered as a sacrifice to any idol, [that they should not eat] blood [from animals], and that [they should not eat] meat from animals [that people have killed by] strangling [them. We also told them that] they should not have sex with someone to whom they are not married.”
Quanto ai Gentili che hanno creduto, noi abbiamo loro scritto, avendo deciso che debbano astenersi dalle cose sacrificate agl’idoli, dal sangue, dalle cose soffocate, e dalla fornicazione.
26 So Paul [agreed to do what they asked], and the next day he took the [four] men, and together they ritually purified themselves. After that, Paul went to the Temple [courts and] told [the priest] what day they would [finish] purifying themselves [ritually] and when [they] would offer [the animals as sacrifices] for each of them.
Allora Paolo, il giorno seguente, prese seco quegli uomini, e dopo essersi con loro purificato, entrò nel tempio, annunziando di voler compiere i giorni della purificazione, fino alla presentazione dell’offerta per ciascun di loro.
27 When the seven days [for purifying themselves] were nearly finished, Paul [returned] to the Temple [courtyard]. Some Jews from Asia [province] saw him there, [and they were very angry at him]. On another day they had seen Paul [walking around] in Jerusalem with Trophimus, who was a non-Jew. Their laws did not permit non-Jews to be in the Temple, and they thought that Paul had brought Trophimus into the Temple [courtyard that day. So] they called out to many other Jews [who were in the Temple courtyard] to [help them] seize [MTY] Paul. They shouted, “Fellow Israelites, come and help [us punish this] man! This is the one who is [constantly] teaching people wherever [he goes that they] should despise the [Jewish] people. [He teaches people that they should no longer obey] the laws [of Moses] nor respect this holy [Temple]. He has even brought non-Jews here into [the court of] our Temple, causing God to consider it no longer holy!”
Or come i sette giorni eran presso che compiuti, i Giudei dell’Asia, vedutolo nel tempio, sollevarono tutta la moltitudine, e gli misero le mani addosso, gridando:
Uomini Israeliti, venite al soccorso; questo è l’uomo che va predicando a tutti e da per tutto contro il popolo, contro la legge, e contro questo luogo; e oltre a ciò, ha menato anche de’ Greci nel tempio, e ha profanato questo santo luogo.
Infatti, aveano veduto prima Trofimo d’Efeso in città con Paolo, e pensavano ch’egli l’avesse menato nel tempio.
30 [People] throughout [MTY] the city heard that there was trouble [at the Temple courtyard], and they came running there. They grabbed Paul and dragged him outside of the Temple [area]. The gates [to the Temple courtyard were shut] {[The Temple guards] shut the doors [to the Temple courts]} immediately, [so that the people would not riot inside the Temple area].
Tutta la città fu commossa, e si fece un concorso di popolo; e preso Paolo, lo trassero fuori del tempio; e subito le porte furon serrate.
31 While they were trying to kill Paul, someone [ran to the fort near the Temple] and told the Roman commander that many [HYP] people [MTY] in Jerusalem were rioting [at the Temple].
Or com’essi cercavano d’ucciderlo, arrivò su al tribuno della coorte la voce che tutta Gerusalemme era sossopra.
32 The commander quickly took some officers and [a large group of] soldiers and ran to [the Temple area where] the crowd was. When the crowd of people [who were yelling and beating Paul] saw the commander and the soldiers [coming], they stopped beating him.
Ed egli immediatamente prese con sé de’ soldati e de’ centurioni, e corse giù ai Giudei, i quali, veduto il tribuno e i soldati, cessarono di batter Paolo.
33 The commander came to [where Paul was and] seized him. He [commanded soldiers] to fasten a chain to [each of] Paul’s [arms]. Then he asked [the people in the crowd], “Who is this man, and what has he done?”
Allora il tribuno, accostatosi, lo prese, e comandò che fosse legato con due catene; poi domandò chi egli fosse, e che cosa avesse fatto.
34 Some of the many people there were shouting one thing, [and] some were shouting something else. Because they continued shouting so loudly, the commander could not understand [what they were shouting. So] he [commanded] that Paul be taken {[the soldiers] to take Paul} into the barracks [so that he could question him there].
E nella folla gli uni gridavano una cosa, e gli altri un’altra; onde, non potendo saper nulla di certo a cagion del tumulto, comandò ch’egli fosse menato nella fortezza.
35 [The soldiers] led Paul to the steps [of the barracks], but many people continued to follow them, trying to kill [Paul. So the commander told] the soldiers to carry Paul [up the steps into the barracks].
Quando Paolo arrivò alla gradinata dovette, per la violenza della folla, esser portato dai soldati,
36 The crowd that followed kept shouting, “Kill him! Kill him!”
perché il popolo in gran folla lo seguiva, gridando: Toglilo di mezzo!
37 As Paul was about to be taken {[the soldiers] were about to take Paul} into the barracks, he said [in Greek] to the commander, “May I speak to you?” The commander said, “(I am surprised that you can speak the Greek [language]!/Can you [(sg)] speak the Greek [language]?)” [RHQ]
Or come Paolo stava per esser introdotto nella fortezza, disse al tribuno: Mi è egli lecito dirti qualcosa? Quegli rispose: Sai tu il greco?
38 “(I [thought] that you [(sg)] were that fellow/Are you not that fellow) from Egypt [RHQ] who wanted to rebel [against the government not long ago], and who took 4,000 violent terrorists [with him] out into the desert, [so that we could not catch him]?”
Non sei tu dunque quell’Egiziano che tempo fa sollevò e menò nel deserto que’ quattromila briganti?
39 Paul answered, “[No, I am not!] I am a Jew. I [was born] in Tarsus, which is an important [LIT] city in Cilicia [province]. I ask that you [(sg)] let me speak to the people.”
Ma Paolo disse: Io sono un Giudeo, di Tarso, cittadino di quella non oscura città di Cilicia; e ti prego che tu mi permetta di parlare al popolo.
40 Then the commander permitted Paul [to speak. So] Paul stood on the steps and motioned with his hand [for the crowd to be quiet. And after] the people in the crowd became quiet, Paul spoke to them in [their own] Hebrew language [MTY].
E avendolo egli permesso, Paolo, stando in piè sulla gradinata, fece cenno con la mano al popolo. E fattosi gran silenzio, parlò loro in lingua ebraica dicendo:
