1 But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, got money for his property,
2 And kept back part of the price, his wife having knowledge of it, and took the rest and put it at the feet of the Apostles.
3 But Peter said, Ananias, why has the Evil One put it into your heart to be false to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back part of the price of the land?
4 While you had it, was it not your property? and after you had given it in exchange, was it not still in your power? how has this purpose come into your mind? you have been false, not to men, but to God.
5 And at these words, Ananias went down on the earth, and his life went from him: and great fear came on all who were present.
6 And the young men went and made ready his body, and took it out, and put it in the earth.
7 And about three hours after, his wife, having no knowledge of what had taken place, came in.
8 And Peter said to her, Give me an answer: was this amount of money the price of the land? And she said, Yes, it was.
9 But Peter said to her, Why have you made an agreement together to be false to the Spirit of the Lord? See, the feet of the young men who have put the body of your husband in the earth, are at the door, and they will take you out.
10 And straight away she went down at his feet, and her life went from her: and the young men came in and saw her dead, and they took her out and put her in the earth with her husband.
11 Then great fear came on all the church and on all who had knowledge of these things.
12 Now a number of signs and wonders were done among the people by the hands of the Apostles; and they were all together in Solomon's covered way.
13 The others, in fear, kept back from joining them: but the people made much of them;
14 And a great number of men and women had faith, and were joined to the Lord;
15 And they even took into the streets people who were ill, and put them on beds, so that when Peter went by, some of them might be in his shade.
16 And numbers of people came together from the towns round about Jerusalem, with those who were ill and those who were troubled with unclean spirits: and they were all made well.
17 But the high priest and those who were with him (the Sadducees) were full of envy,
18 And they took the Apostles and put them in the common prison.
19 But in the night an angel of the Lord, opening the doors of the prison, took them out and said,
20 Go, take your place in the Temple and give the people all the teaching about this Life.
21 And hearing this, they went into the Temple at dawn, and were teaching. But the high priest and those who were with him got together the Sanhedrin and the representatives of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to get them.
22 But the men who were sent saw that they were not in the prison, and came back with the news,
23 Saying, The doors of the prison were safely shut, and the keepers were at the doors, but when they were open, there was nobody inside.
24 Now, at these words, the captain of the Temple and the chief priests were greatly troubled about what might be the end of this business.
25 And someone came and said to them, The men, whom you put in prison, are in the Temple teaching the people.
26 Then the captain and some of the police went and took them, but not violently, for fear that they might be stoned by the people.
27 And they took them into the Sanhedrin, and the high priest said to them,
28 We gave you very clear orders not to give teaching in this name: and now Jerusalem is full of your teaching, and you are attempting to make us responsible for this man's death.
29 But Peter and the Apostles, answering, said, We have to do the orders of God, not of man.
30 The God of our fathers gave Jesus back to life, whom you had put to death, hanging him on a tree.
31 Him God has put on high at his right hand, as a Ruler and a Saviour, to give to Israel a change of heart and forgiveness of sins.
32 And we are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who keep his laws.
33 But when these words came to their ears, they were cut to the heart, and had a mind to put them to death.
34 But one of the Sanhedrin, a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a man of learning in the law, of whom all the people had a high opinion, got up and made a suggestion for the men to be put outside for a little time.
35 And he said to them, Men of Israel, take care what you do about these men.
36 For before this there was Theudas, who said he was someone important, to whom about four hundred men gave their support: he was put to death, and his band was broken up and came to nothing.
37 After this man, there was Judas of Galilee, at the time of the numbering, and some of the people went after him: he was put to death, and all his supporters were put to flight.
38 And now I say to you, Do nothing to these men, but let them be: for if this teaching or this work is of men, it will come to nothing:
39 But if it is of God, you will not be able to overcome them, and you are in danger of fighting against God.
40 And he seemed to them to be right: and they sent for the Apostles, and, after having them whipped and giving them orders to give no teaching in the name of Jesus, they let them go.
41 So they went away from the Sanhedrin, happy to undergo shame for the Name.
42 And every day, in the Temple and privately, they went on teaching and preaching Jesus as the Christ.
1 Muuan Ananias-niminen mies myi yhdessä vaimonsa Safiran kanssa maatilan,
2 mutta pani vaimonsa tieten osan kauppahinnasta syrjään. Loput hän luovutti apostolien haltuun.
5 Nämä sanat kuullessaan Ananias lyyhistyi kuolleena maahan, ja kaikki, jotka olivat tätä kuulemassa, joutuivat kauhun valtaan.
6 Nuoret miehet kietoivat Ananiaan ruumiin vaatteeseen, kantoivat hänet ulos ja hautasivat hänet.
7 Kolmisen tuntia myöhemmin tuli Ananiaan vaimo sisään, tapahtuneesta mitään tietämättä.
10 Siinä samassa nainen kaatui kuolleena Pietarin jalkoihin. Nuoret miehet tulivat sisään ja näkivät naisen kuolleen. He veivät hänet pois ja hautasivat hänet miehensä viereen.
11 Kauhu valtasi koko seurakunnan ja kaikki jotka tästä kuulivat.
12 Apostolien kätten kautta tapahtui kansan keskuudessa monia tunnustekoja ja ihmeitä. Uskovat pitivät yhtä ja kokoontuivat Salomon pylväikössä;
13 kukaan muu ei rohjennut liittyä heidän seuraansa. Mutta kansa piti heitä suuressa arvossa,
14 ja Herraan uskovien määrä kasvoi yhä, niin miesten kuin naistenkin.
15 Ihmiset toivat sairaita kaduille ja panivat heidät vuoteille ja paareille, jotta Pietarin kulkiessa ohi edes hänen varjonsa koskettaisi jotakuta heistä.
16 Myös Jerusalemin ympärillä olevista kaupungeista tuli ihmisiä suurin joukoin. He toivat mukanaan sairaita ja saastaisten henkien vaivaamia, ja kaikki nämä tulivat terveiksi.
17 Silloin kiihko valtasi ylipapin ja hänen kannattajansa, koko saddukeusten ryhmäkunnan.
18 He ottivat kiinni apostolit ja panivat heidät vankilaan.
19 Mutta yöllä Herran enkeli avasi vankilan ovet, vei heidät ulos ja sanoi:
20 Lähtekää täältä. Menkää temppeliin ja julistakaa kansalle kaikki tämän uuden elämän sanat.
21 Apostolit tekivät niin. Kun päivä koitti, he menivät temppeliin ja alkoivat opettaa. Ylipappi ja hänen lähimmät miehensä kutsuivat heti aamulla koolle Suuren neuvoston, kaikki Israelin kansan vanhimmat, ja lähettivät noutamaan apostoleja vankilasta.
22 Sinne tultuaan palvelijat eivät kuitenkaan löytäneet heitä. He palasivat ja kertoivat:
23 Me näimme omin silmin, että vankila oli tarkoin lukittu ja vartijat seisoivat ovilla, mutta kun avasimme oven, emme löytäneet sieltä ketään.
24 Tämän kuultuaan temppelivartioston päällikkö ja ylipapit olivat ymmällä eivätkä voineet käsittää, mitä oikein oli tapahtunut.
26 Vartioston päällikkö lähti miehineen noutamaan apostoleita ja toi heidät paikalle. Väkivaltaa he eivät käyttäneet, sillä he pelkäsivät, että kansa voisi kivittää heidät.
27 Apostolit tuotiin neuvoston eteen, ja ylipappi alkoi kuulustella heitä.
30 Meidän isiemme Jumala on herättänyt kuolleista Jeesuksen, jonka te ripustitte ristinpuulle ja murhasitte.
31 Jumala on korottanut hänet oikealle puolelleen Ruhtinaaksi ja Pelastajaksi johdattaakseen Israelin kääntymykseen ja antaakseen sille synnit anteeksi.
33 Tämän kuullessaan neuvoston jäsenet olivat pakahtua raivosta ja aikoivat tappaa heidät.
34 Silloin nousi neuvoston keskeltä eräs fariseus, Gamaliel-niminen lainopettaja, jota koko kansa piti arvossa. Hän käski viedä miehet hetkeksi ulos
36 Ennen meidän päiviämme esiintyi Teudas. Hän väitti jokin olevansa ja saikin mukaansa neljäsataa miestä, mutta hänet tapettiin ja koko hänen kannattajajoukkonsa hävisi jäljettömiin.
37 Hänen jälkeensä esiintyi verollepanon aikoihin Juudas Galilealainen. Myös Juudas houkutteli kansaa puolelleen, mutta hänkin sai surmansa ja koko hänen kannattajajoukkonsa joutui hajalle.
38 Siksi annan teille nyt tämän neuvon: jättäkää nämä miehet rauhaan, antakaa heidän olla. Jos tämä heidän ajamansa hanke on lähtöisin ihmisistä, se kukistuu itsestään.
40 Neuvosto kutsui apostolit sisään, ruoskitti heidät ja kielsi heitä puhumasta Jeesuksen nimessä, mutta päästi heidät vapaaksi.
41 Apostolit lähtivät neuvostosta iloisina siitä, että olivat saaneet kunnian kärsiä häväistystä Jeesuksen nimen tähden.
42 Entiseen tapaan he joka päivä opettivat temppelissä ja kodeissa ja julistivat, että Jeesus on Messias.