1 F ourteen years later I went again to Jerusalem. This time I took Barnabas. Titus went with us also.

Тогава след четиринадесет години, пак възлязох в Ерусалим с Варнава, като взех със себе си и Тита.

2 G od showed me in a special way I should go. I spoke to them about the Good News that I preach among the people who are not Jews. First of all, I talked alone to the important church leaders. I wanted them to know what I was preaching. I did not want that which I was doing or would be doing to be wasted.

(А възлязох по откровение). И изложих пред <братята> благовестието, което проповядвам между езичниците, но частно пред по-именитите <от тях>, да не би напразно да тичам или да съм тичал.

3 T itus was with me. Even being a Greek, he did not have to go through the religious act of becoming a Jew.

Но даже Тит, който бе с мене, ако и да беше грък, не бе принуден да се обреже;

4 S ome men who called themselves Christians asked about this. They got in our meeting without being asked. They came there to find out how free we are who belong to Christ. They tried to get us to be chained to the Law.

и то поради лъжебратята, които бяха се вмъкнали да съгледват свободата, която имаме в Христа Исуса, за да ни поробят;

5 B ut we did not listen to them or do what they wanted us to do so the truth of the Good News might be yours.

на които, ни за час не отстъпихме да им се покорим, за да пребъде с вас истината на благовестието.

6 T hose who seemed to be important church leaders did not help me. They did not teach me anything new. What they were, I do not care. God looks on us all as being the same.

А тия, които се считаха за нещо, (каквито и да са били, на мене е все едно; Бог не гледа на лицето на човека), - тия именити, <казвам>, не прибавиха нищо повече на моето <учение>;

7 A nyway, they saw how I had been given the work of preaching the Good News to the people who are not Jews, as Peter had been given the work of preaching the Good News to the Jews.

а напротив, когато видяха, че на мене беше поверено <да проповядвам> благовестието между необрязаните, както на Петра между обрязаните,

8 F or God helped Peter work with the Jews. He also helped me work with those who are not Jews.

(защото, който подействува в Петра за апостолство между обрязаните, подействува и в мене <за апостолство> между езичниците),

9 J ames and Peter and John were thought of as being the head church leaders. They could see that God’s loving-favor had been given to me. Barnabas and I were joined together with them by shaking hands. Then we were sent off to work with the people who are not Jews. They were to work with the Jews.

и когато познаха дадената на мене благодат, то Яков, Кифа и Иоан, които се считаха за стълбове, дадоха десници на общение на мене и на Варнава, за да идем ние между езичниците, а те между обрязаните.

10 T hey asked us to do only one thing. We were to remember to help poor people. I think this is important also.

<Искаха> само да помним сиромасите, - което също нещо и ревностно желаех да върша.

11 B ut when Peter came to Antioch, I had to stand up against him because he was guilty.

А когато Кифа дойде в Антиохия, аз му се възпротивих в очи, защото беше се провинил.

12 P eter had been eating with the people who are not Jews. But after some men came who had been with James, he kept away from them. He was afraid of those who believe in the religious act of becoming a Jew.

Понеже, преди да дойдеха някои от Якова, той ядеше заедно с езичниците; а когато те дойдоха, оттегли се и странеше <от тях>, защото се боеше от обрязаните.

13 T hen the rest of the Jews followed him because they were afraid to do what they knew they should do. Even Barnabas was fooled by those who pretended to be someone they were not.

И заедно с него лицемерствуваха и другите юдеи, така щото и Варнава се увлече от лицемерието им.

14 W hen I saw they were not honest about the truth of the Good News, I spoke to Peter in front of them all. I said, “If you are a Jew, but live like the people who are not Jews, why do you make the people who are not Jews live like the Jews?”

Но, като видях, че не постъпват право по истината на благовестието, рекох на Кифа пред всичките: Ако ти, който си юдеин, живееш като езичниците, а не като юдеите, как принуждаваш езичниците да живеят като юдеите?

15 Y ou and I were born Jews. We were not sinners from among the people who are not Jews.

Ние, които сме по природа юдеи, а не грешници от езичниците,

16 E ven so, we know we cannot become right with God by obeying the Law. A man is made right with God by putting his trust in Jesus Christ. For that reason, we have put our trust in Jesus Christ also. We have been made right with God because of our faith in Christ and not by obeying the Law. No man can be made right with God by obeying the Law.

като знаем все пак, че човек не се оправдава чрез дела по закона, а само чрез вяра в Исуса Христа, - и ние повярвахме в Христа Исуса, за да се оправдаем чрез вяра в Христа, а не чрез дела по закона; защото чрез дела по закона няма да се оправдае никоя твар.

17 A s we try to become right with God by what Christ has done for us, what if we find we are sinners also? Does that mean Christ makes us sinners? No! Never!

Но, когато искахме да се оправдаем чрез Христа, ако и ние сме се намерили грешни, то Христос на греха ли е служител? Да не бъде!

18 B ut if I work toward being made right with God by keeping the Law, then I make myself a sinner.

Защото, ако градя изново онова, което съм развалил, показвам себе си престъпник.

19 T he Law has no power over me. I am dead to the Law. Now I can live for God.

Защото аз чрез закона умрях спрямо закона, за да живея за Бога.

20 I have been put up on the cross to die with Christ. I no longer live. Christ lives in me. The life I now live in this body, I live by putting my trust in the Son of God. He was the One Who loved me and gave Himself for me.

Съразпнах се с Христа, и <сега> вече, не аз живея, но Христос живее в мене; а животът, който сега живея в тялото, живея го с вярата, която е в Божия Син, Който ме възлюби и предаде Себе Си за мене.

21 I say that we are not to put aside the loving-favor of God. If we could be made right with God by keeping the Law, then Christ died for nothing.

Не осуетявам Божията благодат; обаче, ако правдата се <придобива> чрез закона, тогава Христос е умрял напразно.