12. And all the crowd was silent and were listening to Barnaḇah and Sha’ul declaring how many miracles and wonders Elohim did among the gentiles, through them.
13. And after they were silent, Ya‛aqoḇ answered, saying, “Men, brothers, listen to me:
14. “Shim‛on has declared how Elohim first visited the gentiles to take out of them a people for His Name.
15. “And the words of the prophets agree with this, as it has been written:
16. ‘After this I shall return and rebuild the Booth of Dawiḏ which has fallen down. And I shall rebuild its ruins, and I shall set it up,
17. so that the remnant of mankind shall seek יהוה, even all the gentiles on whom My Name has been called, says יהוה who is doing all this,’
18. who has made this known from of old.
19. “Therefore I judge that we should not trouble those from among the gentiles who are turning to Elohim,
20. but that we write to them to abstain from the defilements of idols, and from whoring, and from what is strangled, and from blood.
21. “For from ancient generations Mosheh has, in every city, those proclaiming him – being read in the congregations every Sabbath.”
22. Then it seemed good to the emissaries and elders, with all the assembly, to send chosen men from among them to Antioch with Sha’ul and Barnaḇah: Yehuḏah being called Barsabba, and Sila, leading men among the brothers,
23. having written by their hand this: The emissaries and the elders and the brothers, To the brothers who are of the gentiles in Antioch, and Syria, and Kilikia: Greetings.
24. Since we have heard that some who went out from us have troubled you with words, unsettling your lives, to whom we gave no command –
25. it seemed good to us, having become of one mind, to send chosen men to you with our beloved Barnaḇah and Sha’ul,
26. men who have given up their lives for the Name of our Master יהושע Messiah.
27. We have therefore sent Yehuḏah and Sila, who are also confirming this by word of mouth.