1 D upă patrusprezece ani, m'am suit din nou la Ierusalim împreună cu Barnaba; şi am luat cu mine şi pe Tit.

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

2 M 'am suit, în urma unei descoperiri, şi le-am arătat Evanghelia, pe care o propovăduiesc eu între Neamuri, în deosebi celor mai cu vază, ca nu cumva să alerg sau să fi alergat în zădar.

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.

3 N ici chiar Tit, care era cu mine, măcar că era Grec, n'a fost silit să se taie împrejur,

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

4 d in pricina fraţilor mincinoşi, furişaţi şi strecuraţi printre noi, ca să pîndească slobozenia, pe care o avem în Hristos Isus, cu gînd să ne aducă la robie;

because 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.

5 n oi nu ne-am supus şi nu ne-am potrivit lor nicio clipă măcar, pentruca adevărul Evangheliei să rămînă cu voi.

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

6 C ei ce sînt socotiţi ca fiind ceva-orice ar fi fost ei, nu-mi pasă: Dumnezeu nu caută la faţa oamenilor-aceştia, zic, ei cei cu vază nu mi-au adaus nimic.

Moreover, 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.

7 B a dimpotrivă, cînd au văzut că mie îmi fusese încredinţată Evanghelia pentru cei netăiaţi împrejur, după cum lui Petru îi fusese încredinţată Evanghelia pentru cei tăiaţi împrejur, -

But 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;

8 c ăci Cel ce făcuse din Petru apostolul celor tăiaţi împrejur, făcuse şi din mine apostolul Neamurilor-

For 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.

9 ş i cînd au cunoscut harul, care-mi fusese dat, Iacov, Chifa şi Ioan, cari sînt priviţi ca stîlpi, mi-au dat mie şi lui Barnaba, mîna dreaptă de însoţire, ca să mergem să propovăduim: noi la Neamuri, iar ei la cei tăiaţi împrejur.

And 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).

10 N e-au spus numai să ne aducem aminte de cei săraci, şi chiar aşa am şi căutat să fac.

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

11 D ar cînd a venit Chifa în Antiohia, i-am stătut împotrivă în faţă, căci era de osîndit.

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

12 Î n adevăr, înainte de venirea unora dela Iacov, el mînca împreună cu Neamurile; dar cînd au venit ei, s'a ferit şi a stat deoparte, de teama celor tăiaţi împrejur.

For 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.

13 Î mpreună cu el au început să se prefacă şi ceilalţi Iudei, aşa că pînă şi Barnaba a fost prins în laţul făţărniciei lor.

And 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).

14 C înd i-am văzut eu că nu umblă drept după adevărul Evangheliei, am spus lui Chifa în faţa tuturor:,, Dacă tu, care eşti Iudeu, trăieşti ca Neamurile, şi nu ca Iudeii, cum sileşti pe Neamuri să trăiască în felul Iudeilor?``

But 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?

15 N oi sîntem Iudei din fire, iar nu păcătoşi dintre Neamuri.

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

16 T otuş, fiindcă ştim că omul nu este socotit neprihănit, prin faptele Legii, ci numai prin credinţa în Isus Hristos, am crezut şi noi în Hristos Isus, ca să fim socotiţi neprihăniţi prin credinţa în Hristos, iar nu prin faptele Legii; pentrucă nimeni nu va fi socotit neprihănit prin faptele Legii.

Yet 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).

17 D ar dacă, în timp ce căutăm să fim socotiţi neprihăniţi în Hristos, şi noi înşine am fi găsiţi ca păcătoşi, este oare Hristos un slujitor al păcatului? Nicidecum!

But 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!

18 C ăci, dacă zidesc iarăş lucrurile, pe cari le-am stricat, mă arăt ca un călcător de lege.

For if I build up again what I tore down, I prove myself a transgressor.

19 C ăci eu, prin Lege, am murit faţă de Lege, ca să trăiesc pentru Dumnezeu.

For 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.

20 A m fost răstignit împreună cu Hristos, şi trăiesc... dar nu mai trăiesc eu, ci Hristos trăieşte în mine. Şi viaţa, pe care o trăiesc acum în trup, o trăiesc în credinţa în Fiul lui Dumnezeu, care m'a iubit şi S'a dat pe Sine însuş pentru mine.

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.

21 N u vreau să fac zădarnic harul lui Dumnezeu; căci dacă neprihănirea se capătă prin Lege, degeaba a murit Hristos.

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.