5. And some of the believers who belonged to the sect of the Pharisees, rose up, saying, “It is necessary to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the Torah of Mosheh.”
6. And the emissaries and elders came together to look into this matter.
7. And when there had been much dispute, Kĕpha rose up and said to them, “Men, brothers, you know that a good while ago Elohim chose among us, that by my mouth the gentiles should hear the word of the Good News and believe.
8. “And Elohim, who knows the heart, bore witness to them, by giving them the Set-apart Spirit, as also to us,
9. and made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by belief.
10. “Now then, why do you try Elohim by putting a yoke on the neck of the taught ones which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?
11. “But through the favour of the Master יהושע Messiah we trust to be saved, in the same way as they.”
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,