180 Josep Rius-Camps and Jenny Read-Heimerdinger concord, just as it is written, 16 ten, 16 “After these things, I will “After these things, I will go back return and will build again the tent and will rebuild the tent of David of David which has fallen, and the which has fallen, and the ruins of remains of it I will rebuild, and I it I will rebuild, and I will set it will set it up 17 so that the rest of up 17 so that the rest of humanity humanity may seek the Lord, even may seek God, even all the Gentiles all the Gentiles on whom is ca- on whom is called my name”, says lled my name”, says the Lord who the Lord. He will do these things. has been making these things 18 18 His work has been known to known forever. the Lord forever. [β] 19 Therefore, my judgement is that 19 Therefore, my decision is that we should stop troubling those we should stop troubling those who who turn from the Gentiles to God, turn from the Gentiles to God, 20 but 20 but we should write to them we should write to them to abstain to abstain from the pollutions of from the idol sacrifices, illicit se- idols, illicit sexual relations and xual relations, meat cooked in its blood, and whatever they do not juices and blood. 21 For from an- wish to happen to themselves, stop cient times Moses has had in every doing to others. 21 For from an- city people proclaiming him in the cient times Moses has had in every synagogues, where he is read every city people proclaiming him, that Sabbath.’ is in the synagogues where he is read every Sabbath.’ [a'] 22 Then it was decided by the 22 Then it was decided by the apostles and the elders with the apostles and the elders with the entire church to choose and send entire church to choose and send men from among them to Antioch, men from among them to Antioch, together with Paul and Barnabas together with Paul and Barnabas – – Judas whom they called Barab- Judas whom they called Barsabbas bas and Silas, leading men among and Silas, leading men among the the brethren – 23a after writing brethren – 23a after writing, for a letter for them to take by hand, them to take by hand, which contained the following: [α] 23b ‘The apostles and the el- 23b ‘The apostles and the elders ders who are brethren, to tho- who are brethren, to the brethren se in Antioch, Syria and Ci- in Antioch, Syria and Cilicia who licia, the brethren who are are from the Gentiles, greetings! from the Gentiles, greetings! 24 Since we heard that certain from [β] 24 Since we heard that certain among us troubled you with their people who had gone out from us talk, unsettling your minds, though disturbed you with their talk, un- we did not give them instructions, settling your minds, though we 25 we have decided, after becoming did not give them instructions, 25 of one mind, to send to you men we have decided, after becoming of whom we have chosen with our be- one mind, to choose and send to loved Barnabas and Paul, 26 men you men, with your beloved Bar- who have given up their lives on nabas and Paul, 26 men who have account of the name of the Lord Je- given up their life on account of sus Christ. 27 So we have sent Judas the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and Silas, to tell you themselves the