1 En terwyl hulle besig was om met die volk te spreek, het die priesters en die hoofman van die tempel en die Sadduseërs op hulle afgekom,

2 baie ontevrede dat hulle die volk leer en in Jesus die opstanding uit die dode verkondig.

3 En hulle het die hande aan hulle geslaan en hulle in die gevangenis gesit tot die volgende môre toe, want dit was al aand.

4 En baie van die wat die woord gehoor het, het geglo; en die getal van die manne het omtrent vyf duisend geword.

5 Die volgende dag kom toe hulle owerstes en ouderlinge en skrifgeleerdes in Jerusalem bymekaar,

6 ook Annas, die hoëpriester, en K jafas en Johannes en Alexander en almal wat van die hoëpriesterlike familie was;

7 en toe hulle hul voorgebring het, vra hulle: Deur watter mag en deur watter naam het julle dit gedoen?

8 Daarop sê Petrus, vervul met die Heilige Gees, aan hulle: Owerstes van die volk en ouderlinge van Israel,

9 as ons vandag ondervra word oor 'n weldaad aan 'n siek man, waardeur hy gesond geword het,

10 laat dit bekend wees aan julle almal en aan die hele volk van Israel dat deur die Naam van Jesus Christus, die Nasar,ner, wat julle gekruisig het, maar wat God uit die dode opgewek het, dat deur Hom hierdie man gesond voor julle staan.

11 Hy is die steen wat deur julle, die bouers, verag is, wat 'n hoeksteen geword het.

12 En die saligheid is in niemand anders nie, want daar is ook geen ander naam onder die hemel wat onder die mense gegee is, waardeur ons gered moet word nie.

13 En toe hulle die vrymoedigheid van Petrus en Johannes sien en verstaan dat hulle ongeleerde en eenvoudige manne was, was hulle verwonderd en het hulle as metgeselle van Jesus herken.

14 En omdat hulle die man wat genees was, by hulle sien staan, kon hulle niks daarteen sê nie.

15 Hulle het hul toe gelas om buitekant die Raad te gaan, en met mekaar beraadslaag

16 en gesê: Wat moet ons met hierdie manne doen? Want dat daar 'n kenlike teken deur hulle plaasgevind het, is duidelik vir al die inwoners van Jerusalem; ons kan dit nie ontken nie.

17 Maar dat dit nie nog meer onder die volk versprei word nie, laat ons hulle dreig om nie meer in hierdie Naam met enige mens te spreek nie.

18 En hulle het hul geroep en hulle bevel gegee om in die geheel nie in die Naam van Jesus te spreek of te leer nie.

19 Toe antwoord Petrus en Johannes en sê vir hulle: Of dit reg is voor God om julle meer gehoorsaam te wees as God, moet julle self beslis;

20 want vir ons is dit onmoontlik om nie te spreek oor wat ons gesien en gehoor het nie.

21 En nadat hulle nog dreigemente bygevoeg het, aangesien hulle geen rede kon vind om hulle te straf nie, het hulle ter wille van die volk hulle losgelaat, want almal het God verheerlik oor wat gebeur het.

22 Want die man aan wie hierdie teken van genesing plaasgevind het, was meer as veertig jaar oud.

23 En nadat hulle losgelaat was, het hulle na hul eie mense gegaan en alles vertel wat die owerpriesters en die ouderlinge aan hulle gesê het.

24 En toe hulle dit hoor, het hulle eendragtig die stem tot God verhef en gesê: Here, U is die God wat die hemel en die aarde en die see en alles wat daarin is, gemaak het,

25 wat deur die mond van u kneg Dawid gesê het: Waarom het die nasies gewoed en die volke nietige dinge bedink?

26 Die konings van die aarde het saamgestaan en die owerstes het saam vergader teen die Here en teen sy Gesalfde.

27 Want waarlik, Herodes en Pontius Pilatus het saam met heidene en die volke van Israel vergader teen u heilige Kind Jesus wat U gesalf het,

28 om alles te doen wat u hand en u raad vooruit bepaal het om plaas te vind.

29 En nou, Here, let op hulle dreigemente en gee aan u diensknegte om met alle vrymoedigheid u woord te spreek,

30 deurdat U u hand uitstrek tot genesing, en tekens en wonders deur die Naam van u heilige Kind Jesus plaasvind.

31 En toe hulle gebid het, is die plek geskud waar hulle saam was, en hulle is almal vervul met die Heilige Gees en het die woord van God met vrymoedigheid gespreek.

32 En die menigte van die wat gelowig geword het, was een van hart en siel, en nie een het gesê dat iets van sy besittings sy eie was nie, maar hulle het alles in gemeenskap gehad.

33 En met groot krag het die apostels getuienis gegee van die opstanding van die Here Jesus, en groot genade was oor hulle almal.

34 Want niemand onder hulle was behoeftig nie; want almal wat besitters van gronde of huise was, het dit verkoop en die prys van wat verkoop is, gebring en aan die voete van die apostels neergelê.

35 En aan elkeen is uitgedeel volgens wat hy nodig gehad het.

36 En Joses wie se bynaam onder die apostels B rnabas was -- wat, as dit vertaal word, beteken seun van vertroosting -- 'n Leviet, van geboorte uit Ciprus,

37 het 'n stuk grond gehad en dit verkoop en die geld gebring en aan die voete van die apostels neergelê.

1 And as they spake unto the people, the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees came upon them, 2 being sore troubled because they taught the people, and proclaimed in Jesus the resurrection from the dead. 3 And they laid hands on them, and put them in ward unto the morrow: for it was now eventide. 4 But many of them that heard the word believed; and the number of the men came to be about five thousand.

5 And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers and elders and scribes were gathered together in Jerusalem; 6 and Annas the high priest was there, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest. 7 And when they had set them in the midst, they inquired, By what power, or in what name, have ye done this? 8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders, 9 if we this day are examined concerning a good deed done to an impotent man, by what means this man is made whole; 10 be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even in him doth this man stand here before you whole. 11 He is the stone which was set at nought of you the builders, which was made the head of the corner. 12 And in none other is there salvation: for neither is there any other name under heaven, that is given among men, wherein we must be saved.

13 Now when they beheld the boldness of Peter and John, and had perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus. 14 And seeing the man that was healed standing with them, they could say nothing against it. 15 But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves, 16 saying, What shall we do to these men? for that indeed a notable miracle hath been wrought through them, is manifest to all that dwell in Jerusalem; and we cannot deny it. 17 But that it spread no further among the people, let us threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name. 18 And they called them, and charged them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus. 19 But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it is right in the sight of God to hearken unto you rather than unto God, judge ye: 20 for we cannot but speak the things which we saw and heard. 21 And they, when they had further threatened them, let them go, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the people; for all men glorified God for that which was done. 22 For the man was more than forty years old, on whom this miracle of healing was wrought.

23 And being let go, they came to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and the elders had said unto them. 24 And they, when they heard it, lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, O Lord, thou that didst make the heaven and the earth and the sea, and all that in them is: 25 who by the Holy Spirit, by the mouth of our father David thy servant, didst say,

Why did the Gentiles rage,

And the peoples imagine vain things?

26 The kings of the earth set themselves in array,

And the rulers were gathered together,

Against the Lord, and against his Anointed:

27 for of a truth in this city against thy holy Servant Jesus, whom thou didst anoint, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel, were gathered together, 28 to do whatsoever thy hand and thy council foreordained to come to pass. 29 And now, Lord, look upon their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants to speak thy word with all boldness, 30 while thou stretchest forth thy hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done through the name of thy holy Servant Jesus. 31 And when they had prayed, the place was shaken wherein they were gathered together; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spake the word of God with boldness.

32 And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and soul: and not one of them said that aught of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common. 33 And with great power gave the apostles their witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all. 34 For neither was there among them any that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold, 35 and laid them at the apostles’ feet: and distribution was made unto each, according as any one had need.

36 And Joseph, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas (which is, being interpreted, Son of exhortation), a Levite, a man of Cyprus by race, 37 having a field, sold it, and brought the money and laid it at the apostles’ feet.