1 T hen after of fourteen years I again went up to Jerusalem. with Barnabas, taking Titus along with also.

Poi, dopo quattordici anni, salii di nuovo a Gerusalemme con Barnaba, prendendo con me anche Tito.

2 I went because it was specially and divinely revealed to me that I should go, and I put before them the Gospel which I preach among the Gentiles. However, privately before those of repute, that I was not running or had not run in vain.

Or vi salii per rivelazione ed esposi loro l'evangelo che io predico fra i gentili, ma lo esposi privatamente a coloro che godevano maggior credito, perché non corressi, o non avessi corso invano.

3 B ut even Titus, who was with me, was not compelled to be circumcised, although he was a Greek.

Ma neppure Tito che era con me benché fosse Greco, fu costretto a farsi circoncidere;

4 b ecause of false brethren who had been secretly smuggled in; they had slipped in to spy on our liberty and the freedom which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might again bring us into bondage.

e ciò a causa dei falsi fratelli introdottisi abusivamente, i quali si erano insinuati per spiare la nostra libertà che abbiamo in Cristo Gesú, allo scopo di metterci in servitú.

5 T o them we did not yield submission even for a moment, that the truth of the Gospel might continue to be for you.

A costoro non cedemmo in sottomissione neppure per un momento, affinché la verità dell'evangelo dimorasse salda fra di voi.

6 M oreover, by those who were reputed to be something—though what was their individual position and whether they really were of importance or not makes no difference to me; God is not impressed with the positions that men hold and He is not partial and recognizes no external distinctions—those who were of repute imposed no new requirements upon me.

Ma da parte di quelli che godevano maggior credito (quali fossero stati, non m'importa nulla; Dio non ha riguardo a persona), ebbene, quelli che godono maggior credito non m'imposero nulla di piú.

7 B ut on the contrary, when they saw that I had been entrusted the Gospel to the uncircumcised as Peter had been entrusted the Gospel to the circumcised;

Anzi al contrario, avendo visto che mi era stato affidato l'evangelo per gli incirconcisi, come a Pietro quello per i circoncisi

8 F or He Who motivated and fitted Peter and worked effectively through him for the mission to the circumcised, motivated and fitted me and worked through me also for the Gentiles.

(poiché colui che aveva potentemente operato in Pietro per l'apostolato dei circoncisi, aveva potentemente operato anche in me per i gentili),

9 A nd when they knew (perceived, recognized, understood, and acknowledged) the grace (God’s unmerited favor and spiritual blessing) that had been bestowed upon me, James and Cephas (Peter) and John, who were reputed to be pillars of the Jerusalem church, gave to me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, with the understanding that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised (Jews).

avendo conosciuto la grazia che mi era stata data, Giacomo, Cefa e Giovanni, che sono reputati colonne, diedero a me e a Barnaba la mano di associazione, affinché noi andassimo fra i gentili, ed essi fra i circoncisi.

10 T hey only, that we were to remember the poor, which very thing I was also eager to do.

Soltanto ci raccomandarono che ci ricordassimo dei poveri, proprio quello che anch'io mi ero proposto di fare.

11 B ut when Cephas (Peter) came to Antioch, I protested and opposed him to his face, for he was blameable and stood condemned.

Ma quando Pietro venne in Antiochia, io gli resistei in faccia, perché era da riprendere.

12 F or up to the time that certain persons came from James, he ate his meals with the Gentile; but when the men arrived, he withdrew and held himself aloof from the Gentiles and separately for fear of those of the circumcision.

Infatti prima che venissero alcuni da parte di Giacomo, egli mangiava con i gentili; ma quando giunsero quelli, egli si ritirò e si separò, temendo quelli della circoncisione.

13 A nd the rest of the Jews along with him also concealed their true convictions and acted insincerely, with the result that even Barnabas was carried away by their hypocrisy (their example of insincerity and pretense).

E anche gli altri Giudei fingevano assieme a lui, tanto che anche Barnaba fu trascinato dalla loro ipocrisia.

14 B ut as soon as I saw that they were not straightforward and were not living up to the truth of the Gospel, I said to Cephas (Peter) before everybody present, If you, though born a Jew, can live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how do you dare now to urge and practically force the Gentiles to live like Jews?

Ma quando io vidi che non camminavano rettamente secondo la verità dell'evangelo, dissi a Pietro in presenza di tutti: «Se tu, che sei Giudeo, vivi alla gentile e non alla giudaica perché costringi i gentili a giudaizzare?».

15 A lthough we ourselves (you and I) are Jews by birth and not Gentile (heathen) sinners,

Noi, di nascita Giudei e non peccatori fra i gentili,

16 Y et we know that a man is justified or reckoned righteous and in right standing with God not by works of the Law, but through faith and reliance on and adherence to and trust in Jesus Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One). even we have believed on Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the Law, because by keeping legal rituals and by works no human being can ever be justified (declared righteous and put in right standing with God).

sapendo che l'uomo non è giustificato per le opere della legge ma per mezzo della fede in Gesú Cristo, abbiamo creduto anche noi in Cristo Gesú, affinché fossimo giustificati mediante la fede di Cristo e non mediante le opere della legge, poiché nessuna carne sarà giustificata per mezzo della legge.

17 B ut if, in our desire and endeavor to be justified in Christ, we have shown ourselves sinners also and convicted of sin, does that make Christ a minister (a party and contributor) to our sin? Banish the thought!

Or se, cercando di essere giustificati in Cristo, siamo trovati anche noi peccatori, è forse Cristo ministro del peccato? Cosí non sia.

18 F or if I build up again what I tore down, I prove myself a transgressor.

Se infatti edifico di nuovo le cose che ho distrutto, io mi costituisco trasgressore,

19 F or I through the Law have myself died to the Law and all the Law’s demands upon me, so that I may live to and for God.

perché per mezzo della legge io sono morto alla legge, affinché io viva a Dio.

20 I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ (the Messiah) lives in me; and the life I now live in the body I live by faith in (by adherence to and reliance on and complete trust in) the Son of God, Who loved me and gave Himself up for me.

Io sono stato crocifisso con Cristo e non sono piú io che vivo, ma è Cristo che vive in me; e quella vita che ora vivo nella carne, la vivo nella fede del Figlio di Dio, che mi ha amato e ha dato se stesso per me.

21 I do not set aside and invalidate and frustrate and nullify the grace (unmerited favor) of God. For if justification (righteousness, acquittal from guilt) comes through the Law, then Christ (the Messiah) died groundlessly and to no purpose and in vain.

Io non annullo la grazia di Dio perché, se la giustizia si ha per mezzo della legge, allora Cristo è morto invano.