15:1  et quidam descendentes de Iudaea       1.  And certain men which came down
docebant fratres quia nisi                   from Judaea taught the brethren, and
circumcidamini secundum morem Mosi non       said, Except ye be circumcised after
potestis salvi fieri                         the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved.

15:2  facta ergo seditione non minima        2.  When therefore Paul and Barnabas
Paulo et Barnabae adversum illos             had no small dissension and disputation
statuerunt ut ascenderent Paulus et          with them, they determined that Paul
Barnabas et quidam alii ex illis ad          and Barnabas, and certain other of
apostolos et presbyteros in Hierusalem       them, should go up to Jerusalem unto
super hac quaestione                         the apostles and elders about this
                                             question.

15:3  illi igitur deducti ab ecclesia        3.  And being brought on their way by
pertransiebant Foenicen et Samariam          the church, they passed through Phenice
narrantes conversionem gentium et            and Samaria, declaring the conversion
faciebant gaudium magnum omnibus             of the Gentiles: and they caused great
fratribus                                    joy unto all the brethren.

15:4  cum autem venissent Hierosolymam       4.  And when they were come to
suscepti sunt ab ecclesia et ab              Jerusalem, they were received of the
apostolis et senioribus adnuntiantes         church, and of the apostles and elders,
quanta Deus fecisset cum illis               and they declared all things that God
                                             had done with them.

15:5  surrexerunt autem quidam de            5.  But there rose up certain of the
heresi Pharisaeorum qui crediderant          sect of the Pharisees which believed,
dicentes quia oportet circumcidi eos         saying, That it was needful to
praecipere quoque servare legem Mosi         circumcise them, and to command them to
                                             keep the law of Moses.

15:6  conveneruntque apostoli et             6.  And the apostles and elders came
seniores videre de verbo hoc                 together for to consider of this matter.

15:7  cum autem magna conquisitio            7.  And when there had been much
fieret surgens Petrus dixit ad eos viri      disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto
fratres vos scitis quoniam ab antiquis       them, Men and brethren, ye know how
diebus in nobis elegit Deus per os meum      that a good while ago God made choice
audire gentes verbum evangelii et            among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth
credere                                      should hear the word of the gospel, and
                                             believe.

15:8  et qui novit corda Deus                8.  And God, which knoweth the hearts,
testimonium perhibuit dans illis             bare them witness, giving them the Holy
Spiritum Sanctum sicut et nobis              Ghost, even as he did unto us;

15:9  et nihil discrevit inter nos et        9.  And put no difference between us
illos fide purificans corda eorum            and them, purifying their hearts by
                                             faith.

15:10  nunc ergo quid temptatis Deum         10.  Now therefore why tempt ye God, to
inponere iugum super cervicem                put a yoke upon the neck of the
discipulorum quod neque patres nostri        disciples, which neither our fathers
neque nos portare potuimus                   nor we were able to bear?

15:11  sed per gratiam Domini Iesu           11.  But we believe that through the
credimus salvari quemadmodum et illi         grace of the LORD Jesus Christ we shall
                                             be saved, even as they.

15:12  tacuit autem omnis multitudo et       12.  Then all the multitude kept
audiebant Barnaban et Paulum narrantes       silence, and gave audience to Barnabas
quanta fecisset Deus signa et prodigia       and Paul, declaring what miracles and
in gentibus per eos                          wonders God had wrought among the
                                             Gentiles by them.

15:13  et postquam tacuerunt respondit       13.  And after they had held their
Iacobus dicens viri fratres audite me        peace, James answered, saying, Men and
                                             brethren, hearken unto me:

15:14  Simeon narravit quemadmodum           14.  Simeon hath declared how God at
primum Deus visitavit sumere ex              the first did visit the Gentiles, to
gentibus populum nomini suo                  take out of them a people for his name.

15:15  et huic concordant verba              15.  And to this agree the words of the
prophetarum sicut scriptum est               prophets; as it is written,

15:16  post haec revertar et aedificabo      16.  After this I will return, and will
tabernaculum David quod decidit et           build again the tabernacle of David,
diruta eius reaedificabo et erigam illud     which is fallen down; and I will build
                                             again the ruins thereof, and I will set
                                             it up:

15:17  ut requirant ceteri hominum           17.  That the residue of men might seek
Dominum et omnes gentes super quas           after the Lord, and all the Gentiles,
invocatum est nomen meum dicit Dominus       upon whom my name is called, saith the
faciens haec                                 Lord, who doeth all these things.

15:18  notum a saeculo est Domino opus       18.  Known unto God are all his works
suum                                         from the beginning of the world.

15:19  propter quod ego iudico non           19.  Wherefore my sentence is, that we
inquietari eos qui ex gentibus               trouble not them, which from among the
convertuntur ad Deum                         Gentiles are turned to God:

15:20  sed scribere ad eos ut                20.  But that we write unto them, that
abstineant se a contaminationibus            they abstain from pollutions of idols,
simulacrorum et fornicatione et              and from fornication, and from things
suffocatis et sanguine                       strangled, and from blood.

15:21  Moses enim a temporibus antiquis      21.  For Moses of old time hath in
habet in singulis civitatibus qui eum        every city them that preach him, being
praedicent in synagogis ubi per omne         read in the synagogues every sabbath
sabbatum legitur                             day.

15:22  tunc placuit apostolis et             22.  Then pleased it the apostles and
senioribus cum omni ecclesia eligere         elders with the whole church, to send
viros ex eis et mittere Antiochiam cum       chosen men of their own company to
Paulo et Barnaba Iudam qui cognominatur      Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; namely,
Barsabban et Silam viros primos in           Judas surnamed Barsabas and Silas,
fratribus                                    chief men among the brethren:

15:23  scribentes per manus eorum            23.  And they wrote letters by them
apostoli et seniores fratres his qui         after this manner; The apostles and
sunt Antiochiae et Syriae et Ciliciae        elders and brethren send greeting unto
fratribus ex gentibus salutem                the brethren which are of the Gentiles
                                             in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia.

15:24  quoniam audivimus quia quidam ex      24.  Forasmuch as we have heard, that
nobis exeuntes turbaverunt vos verbis        certain which went out from us have
evertentes animas vestras quibus non         troubled you with words, subverting
mandavimus                                   your souls, saying, Ye must be
                                             circumcised, and keep the law: to whom
                                             we gave no such commandment:

15:25  placuit nobis collectis in unum       25.  It seemed good unto us, being
eligere viros et mittere ad vos cum          assembled with one accord, to send
carissimis nostris Barnaba et Paulo          chosen men unto you with our beloved
                                             Barnabas and Paul,

15:26  hominibus qui tradiderunt animas      26.  Men that have hazarded their lives
suas pro nomine Domini nostri Iesu           for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Christi

15:27  misimus ergo Iudam et Silam qui       27.  We have sent therefore Judas and
et ipsi vobis verbis referent eadem          Silas, who shall also tell you the same
                                             things by mouth.

15:28  visum est enim Spiritui Sancto        28.  For it seemed good to the Holy
et nobis nihil ultra inponere vobis          Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no
oneris quam haec necessario                  greater burden than these necessary
                                             things;

15:29  ut abstineatis vos ab immolatis       29.  That ye abstain from meats offered
simulacrorum et sanguine suffocato et        to idols, and from blood, and from
fornicatione a quibus custodientes vos       things strangled, and from fornication:
bene agetis valete                           from which if ye keep yourselves, ye
                                             shall do well. Fare ye well.

15:30  illi igitur dimissi descenderunt      30.  So when they were dismissed, they
Antiochiam et congregata multitudine         came to Antioch: and when they had
tradiderunt Epistolam                        gathered the multitude together, they
                                             delivered the epistle:

15:31  quam cum legissent gavisi sunt        31.  Which when they had read, they
super consolatione                           rejoiced for the consolation.

15:32  Iudas autem et Silas et ipsi cum      32.  And Judas and Silas, being
essent prophetae verbo plurimo               prophets also themselves, exhorted the
consolati sunt fratres et confirmaverunt     brethren with many words, and confirmed
                                             them.

15:33  facto autem ibi tempore dimissi       33.  And after they had tarried there a
sunt cum pace a fratribus ad eos qui         space, they were let go in peace from
miserant illos                               the brethren unto the apostles.

15:34  []                                    34.  Notwithstanding it pleased Silas
                                             to abide there still.

15:35  Paulus autem et Barnabas              35.  Paul also and Barnabas continued
demorabantur Antiochiae docentes et          in Antioch, teaching and preaching the
evangelizantes cum aliis pluribus            word of the Lord, with many others also.
verbum Domini

15:36  post aliquot autem dies dixit ad      36.  And some days after Paul said unto
Barnaban Paulus revertentes visitemus        Barnabas, Let us go again and visit our
fratres per universas civitates in           brethren in every city where we have
quibus praedicavimus verbum Domini           preached the word of the LORD, and see
quomodo se habeant                           how they do.

15:37  Barnabas autem volebat secum          37.  And Barnabas determined to take
adsumere et Iohannem qui cognominatur        with them John, whose surname was Mark.
Marcus

15:38  Paulus autem rogabat eum qui          38.  But Paul thought not good to take
discessisset ab eis a Pamphilia et non       him with them, who departed from them
isset cum eis in opus non debere recipi      from Pamphylia, and went not with them
eum                                          to the work.

15:39  facta est autem dissensio ita ut      39.  And the contention was so sharp
discederent ab invicem et Barnabas           between them, that they departed
adsumpto Marco navigaret Cyprum              asunder one from the other: and so
                                             Barnabas took Mark, and sailed unto
                                             Cyprus;

15:40  Paulus vero electo Sila               40.  And Paul chose Silas, and
profectus est traditus gratiae Domini a      departed, being recommended by the
fratribus                                    brethren unto the grace of God.

15:41  perambulabat autem Syriam et          41.  And he went through Syria and
Ciliciam confirmans ecclesias                Cilicia, confirming the churches.