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

Catorze anos depois, subi novamente a Jerusalém, dessa vez com Barnabé, levando também Tito comigo.

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.

Fui para lá por causa de uma revelação e expus diante deles o evangelho que prego entre os gentios, fazendo-o, porém, em particular aos que pareciam mais influentes, para não correr ou ter corrido inutilmente.

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

Mas nem mesmo Tito, que estava comigo, foi obrigado a circuncidar-se, apesar de ser grego.

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.

Essa questão foi levantada porque alguns falsos irmãos infiltraram-se em nosso meio para espionar a liberdade que temos em Cristo Jesus e nos reduzir à escravidão.

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.

Não nos submetemos a eles nem por um instante, para que a verdade do evangelho permanecesse com vocês.

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.

Quanto aos que pareciam influentes — o que eram então não faz diferença para mim; Deus não julga pela aparência — tais homens influentes não me acrescentaram nada.

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;

Ao contrário, reconheceram que a mim havia sido confiada a pregação do evangelho aos incircuncisos, assim como a Pedro, aos circuncisos.

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.

Pois Deus, que operou por meio de Pedro como apóstolo aos circuncisos, também operou por meu intermédio para com os gentios.

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).

Reconhecendo a graça que me fora concedida, Tiago, Pedro e João, tidos como colunas, estenderam a mão direita a mim e a Barnabé em sinal de comunhão. Eles concordaram em que devíamos nos dirigir aos gentios, e eles, aos circuncisos.

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

Somente pediram que nos lembrássemos dos pobres, o que me esforcei por fazer. Paulo Repreende a Pedro

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

Quando, porém, Pedro veio a Antioquia, enfrentei-o face a face, por sua atitude condenável.

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.

Pois, antes de chegarem alguns da parte de Tiago, ele comia com os gentios. Quando, porém, eles chegaram, afastou-se e separou-se dos gentios, temendo os que eram da circuncisão.

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).

Os demais judeus também se uniram a ele nessa hipocrisia, de modo que até Barnabé se deixou levar.

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?

Quando vi que não estavam andando de acordo com a verdade do evangelho, declarei a Pedro, diante de todos: “Você é judeu, mas vive como gentio e não como judeu. Portanto, como pode obrigar gentios a viverem como judeus?

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

“Nós, judeus de nascimento e não ‘gentios pecadores’,

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).

sabemos que ninguém é justificado pela prática da Lei, mas mediante a fé em Jesus Cristo. Assim, nós também cremos em Cristo Jesus para sermos justificados pela fé em Cristo, e não pela prática da Lei, porque pela prática da Lei ninguém será justificado.

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!

“Se, porém, procurando ser justificados em Cristo descobrimos que nós mesmos somos pecadores, será Cristo então ministro do pecado? De modo algum!

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

Se reconstruo o que destruí, provo que sou transgressor.

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.

Pois, por meio da Lei eu morri para a Lei, a fim de viver para Deus.

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.

Fui crucificado com Cristo. Assim, já não sou eu quem vive, mas Cristo vive em mim. A vida que agora vivo no corpo, vivo-a pela fé no filho de Deus, que me amou e se entregou por mim.

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.

Não anulo a graça de Deus; pois, se a justiça vem pela Lei, Cristo morreu inutilmente!”