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ON TO SOR
And so be it, we withdraw from them and embark; and we come straightly to Coos and next to Rhodes; and from there to Patara: 2 and finding a sailer, we pass through to Phoinix; in embarking, we embark 3 and Cyprus appears: we leave it on the left and sail into Syria and moore at Sor: for there the sailer unburdens her burden. 4
DISCIPLES WARN PAULOS
We abide there seven days: and find disciples who, through the Spirit, word to Paulos to not ascend to Yeru Shalem. 5 And so be it, we complete/shalam those days, and depart and go our way; and they all, with women and children, forward us until we are out of the city: and we place our knees on the shore and pray: 6 and saluting one another, we embark into a sailer; and they return to their own again. 7 And when we accomplish our sailing from Sor we arrive at Ptolemais and salute the brothers; and abide with them one day. 8 And on the morrow, we who are around Paulos depart and come to Kaisaria: and we enter the house of Philippos the evangelist - being of the seven; and abide with him. 9 And this one has four daughters - virgins, who prophesy. 10
HAGAB WARNS PAULOS
And abiding many days, a prophet named Hagab comes down from Yah Hudah 11 and comes to us: and he takes the girdle of Paulos, and binds his own hands and feet, and says, Thus words the Holy Spirit: Thus the Yah Hudiym at Yeru Shalem bind the man who owns this girdle; and betray him into the hands of the goyim. 12 And when we hear these, both we and they of that place entreat him to not ascend to Yeru Shalem. 13
ON TO YERU SHALEM
But Paulos answers, What do you, weeping and crumbling my heart? For I am prepared, not only to be bound, but also to die at Yeru Shalem for the name of Adonay Yah Shua. 14 And he, not being convinced, we quiet, saying, So be the will of Adonay. 15 And after those days, we pack and ascend to Yeru Shalem: 16 and some of the disciples of Kaisaria also come with us and bring one Mnason of Cyprus with them - an ancient disciple, with whom we are to lodge. 17 And being at Yeru Shalem, the brothers receive us with pleasure. 18
THE VOW OF PAULOS
And next, Paulos enters with us to Yaaqovos; and all the elders come: 19 and he salutes them, and declares to each, one by one, what Elohim did among the goyim through his ministry. 20 - and they hear it and glorify Adonay. And they say to him, You observe, brother, how many myriads of Yah Hudiym there are who trust; and they are all zealots of the torah: 21 and they catechize about you, that you doctrinate all the Yah Hudiym among the goyim to apostatize from Mosheh, wording that they ought neither to circumcise their children, nor to walk after the customs. 22 So what is it? The multitude must most certainly come together: for they hear that you have come. 23 So do this, what we word to you: We have four men who have a vow on them; 24 take them, and hallow yourself with them, and be spent by them, to shave the head: that all know that those, whereof they are catechized about you, are naught; but that you yourself also march and guard the torah. 25 And concerning the goyim who trust, we epistolize and judge them to not guard such - except to guard themselves from idol sacrifices and from blood and from strangled and from whoredom. 26 Then Paulos takes the men, and the day after, hallows himself with them; and enters the priestal precinct to evangelize the fulfillment/shalom of the days of hallowing, until an offering is offered for each one of them. 27
YAH HUDIYM SEIZE PAULOS
And as the seven days are about to be completed/shalamed, the Yah Hudiym of Asia, when they observe him in the priestal precinct, confuse the whole multitude and lay hands on him, 28 crying out, Men - Yisra Eliym, help! This is the human who doctrinates everyone every where against the people and the torah and this place: and even brings Hellenes into the priestal precinct and profanes this holy place. 29 - for previously they saw Trophimus an Ephesian with him in the city - whom they presumed that Paulos brought into the priestal precinct. 30 And all the city stirs and the people rush together: and they take Paulos and draw him from the priestal precinct: and straightway shut the portals. 31 And as they seek to slaughter him, reports ascend to the chiliarch of the squad that all Yeru Shalem is confused: 32 who immediately takes warriors and centurions and runs down to them: and seeing the chiliarch and the warriors they pause from striking Paulos. 33 Then the chiliarch approaches and takes him; and summons to bind him with two fetters; and asks who he is and what he did. 34 And some among the multitude cry one, and some another: and as he cannot know the certainty because of the tumult, he summons to bring him into the encampment. 35 And being on the stairs, it so happens, he is borne by the warriors because of the violence of the multitude 36 - for the multitude of the people follow after, crying, Away with him! 37
PAULOS PLEADS TO SPEAK
And as they are about to bring Paulos into the encampment, he words to the chiliarch, Am I allowed to speak somewhat to you? Who say, Know you Hellenic? 38 So are you not that Misrayim who ere these days roused and led out four thousand men - assassins into the wilderness? 39 But Paulos says, I indeed am a human - a Yah Hudiy - a Tarsiy of Cilicia - a citizen of no ignoble city: and, I petition you, allow me to speak to the people. 40 - and he allows him.
PAULOS PLEADS TO THE PEOPLE
Paulos stands on the stairs, and signals with the hand to the people: and there becomes a vast hush; he addresses them in the Hebrew dialect, wording,
ON TO SOR
And so be it, we withdraw from them and embark; and we come straightly to Coos and next to Rhodes; and from there to Patara: 2 and finding a sailer, we pass through to Phoinix; in embarking, we embark 3 and Cyprus appears: we leave it on the left and sail into Syria and moore at Sor: for there the sailer unburdens her burden. 4
DISCIPLES WARN PAULOS
We abide there seven days: and find disciples who, through the Spirit, word to Paulos to not ascend to Yeru Shalem. 5 And so be it, we complete/shalam those days, and depart and go our way; and they all, with women and children, forward us until we are out of the city: and we place our knees on the shore and pray: 6 and saluting one another, we embark into a sailer; and they return to their own again. 7 And when we accomplish our sailing from Sor we arrive at Ptolemais and salute the brothers; and abide with them one day. 8 And on the morrow, we who are around Paulos depart and come to Kaisaria: and we enter the house of Philippos the evangelist - being of the seven; and abide with him. 9 And this one has four daughters - virgins, who prophesy. 10
HAGAB WARNS PAULOS
And abiding many days, a prophet named Hagab comes down from Yah Hudah 11 and comes to us: and he takes the girdle of Paulos, and binds his own hands and feet, and says, Thus words the Holy Spirit: Thus the Yah Hudiym at Yeru Shalem bind the man who owns this girdle; and betray him into the hands of the goyim. 12 And when we hear these, both we and they of that place entreat him to not ascend to Yeru Shalem. 13
ON TO YERU SHALEM
But Paulos answers, What do you, weeping and crumbling my heart? For I am prepared, not only to be bound, but also to die at Yeru Shalem for the name of Adonay Yah Shua. 14 And he, not being convinced, we quiet, saying, So be the will of Adonay. 15 And after those days, we pack and ascend to Yeru Shalem: 16 and some of the disciples of Kaisaria also come with us and bring one Mnason of Cyprus with them - an ancient disciple, with whom we are to lodge. 17 And being at Yeru Shalem, the brothers receive us with pleasure. 18
THE VOW OF PAULOS
And next, Paulos enters with us to Yaaqovos; and all the elders come: 19 and he salutes them, and declares to each, one by one, what Elohim did among the goyim through his ministry. 20 - and they hear it and glorify Adonay. And they say to him, You observe, brother, how many myriads of Yah Hudiym there are who trust; and they are all zealots of the torah: 21 and they catechize about you, that you doctrinate all the Yah Hudiym among the goyim to apostatize from Mosheh, wording that they ought neither to circumcise their children, nor to walk after the customs. 22 So what is it? The multitude must most certainly come together: for they hear that you have come. 23 So do this, what we word to you: We have four men who have a vow on them; 24 take them, and hallow yourself with them, and be spent by them, to shave the head: that all know that those, whereof they are catechized about you, are naught; but that you yourself also march and guard the torah. 25 And concerning the goyim who trust, we epistolize and judge them to not guard such - except to guard themselves from idol sacrifices and from blood and from strangled and from whoredom. 26 Then Paulos takes the men, and the day after, hallows himself with them; and enters the priestal precinct to evangelize the fulfillment/shalom of the days of hallowing, until an offering is offered for each one of them. 27
YAH HUDIYM SEIZE PAULOS
And as the seven days are about to be completed/shalamed, the Yah Hudiym of Asia, when they observe him in the priestal precinct, confuse the whole multitude and lay hands on him, 28 crying out, Men - Yisra Eliym, help! This is the human who doctrinates everyone every where against the people and the torah and this place: and even brings Hellenes into the priestal precinct and profanes this holy place. 29 - for previously they saw Trophimus an Ephesian with him in the city - whom they presumed that Paulos brought into the priestal precinct. 30 And all the city stirs and the people rush together: and they take Paulos and draw him from the priestal precinct: and straightway shut the portals. 31 And as they seek to slaughter him, reports ascend to the chiliarch of the squad that all Yeru Shalem is confused: 32 who immediately takes warriors and centurions and runs down to them: and seeing the chiliarch and the warriors they pause from striking Paulos. 33 Then the chiliarch approaches and takes him; and summons to bind him with two fetters; and asks who he is and what he did. 34 And some among the multitude cry one, and some another: and as he cannot know the certainty because of the tumult, he summons to bring him into the encampment. 35 And being on the stairs, it so happens, he is borne by the warriors because of the violence of the multitude 36 - for the multitude of the people follow after, crying, Away with him! 37
PAULOS PLEADS TO SPEAK
And as they are about to bring Paulos into the encampment, he words to the chiliarch, Am I allowed to speak somewhat to you? Who say, Know you Hellenic? 38 So are you not that Misrayim who ere these days roused and led out four thousand men - assassins into the wilderness? 39 But Paulos says, I indeed am a human - a Yah Hudiy - a Tarsiy of Cilicia - a citizen of no ignoble city: and, I petition you, allow me to speak to the people. 40 - and he allows him.
PAULOS PLEADS TO THE PEOPLE
Paulos stands on the stairs, and signals with the hand to the people: and there becomes a vast hush; he addresses them in the Hebrew dialect, wording,