1 And Saul was consenting to his being killed. And on that day there arose a great persecution against the assembly which was in Jerusalem, and all were scattered into the countries of Judaea and Samaria except the apostles.2 And pious men buried Stephen and made great lamentation over him.3 But Saul ravaged the assembly, entering into the houses one after another, and dragging off both men and women delivered them up to prison.4 Those then that had been scattered went through {the countries} announcing the glad tidings of the word.5 And Philip, going down to a city of Samaria, preached the Christ to them;6 and the crowds with one accord gave heed to the things spoken by Philip, when they heard {him} and saw the signs which he wrought.7 For from many who had unclean spirits they went out, crying with a loud voice; and many that were paralysed and lame were healed.8 And there was great joy in that city.9 But a certain man, by name Simon, had been before in the city, using magic arts, and astonishing the nation of Samaria, saying that himself was some great one.10 To whom they had all given heed, from small to great, saying, This is the power of God which is called great.11 And they gave heed to him, because that for a long time he had astonished them by his magic arts.12 But when they believed Philip announcing the glad tidings concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptised, both men and women.13 And Simon also himself believed; and, having been baptised, continued constantly with Philip; and, beholding the signs and great works of power which took place, was astonished.14 And the apostles who were in Jerusalem, having heard that Samaria had received the word of God, sent to them Peter and John;15 who, having come down, prayed for them that they might receive {the} Holy Spirit;16 for he was not yet fallen upon any of them, only they were baptised to the name of the Lord Jesus.17 Then they laid their hands upon them, and they received {the} Holy Spirit.18 But Simon, having seen that by the laying on of the hands of the apostles the {Holy} Spirit was given, offered them money,19 saying, Give to me also this power, in order that on whomsoever I may lay hands he may receive {the} Holy Spirit.20 And Peter said to him, Thy money go with thee to destruction, because thou hast thought that the gift of God can be obtained by money.21 Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter, for thy heart is not upright before God.22 Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and supplicate the Lord, if indeed the thought of thy heart may be forgiven thee;23 for I see thee to be in the gall of bitterness, and bond of unrighteousness.24 And Simon answering said, Supplicate *ye* for me to the Lord, so that nothing may come upon me of the things of which ye have spoken.25 They therefore, having testified and spoken the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and announced the glad tidings to many villages of the Samaritans.26 But {the} angel of {the} Lord spoke to Philip, saying, Rise up and go southward on the way which goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza: the same is desert.27 And he rose up and went. And lo, an Ethiopian, a eunuch, a man in power under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come to worship at Jerusalem,28 was returning and sitting in his chariot: and he was reading the prophet Esaias.29 And the Spirit said to Philip, Approach and join this chariot.30 And Philip, running up, heard him reading the prophet Esaias, and said, Dost thou then know what thou art reading of?31 And he said, How should I then be able unless some one guide me? And he begged Philip to come up and sit with him.32 And the passage of the scripture which he read was this: He was led as a sheep to slaughter, and as a lamb is dumb in presence of him that shears him, thus he opens not his mouth.33 In his humiliation his judgment has been taken away, and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.34 And the eunuch answering Philip said, I pray thee, concerning whom does the prophet say this? of himself or of some other?35 And Philip, opening his mouth and beginning from that scripture, announced the glad tidings of Jesus to him.36 And as they went along the way, they came upon a certain water, and the eunuch says, Behold water; what hinders my being baptised?37 38 And he commanded the chariot to stop. And they went down both to the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptised him.39 But when they came up out of the water {the} Spirit of {the} Lord caught away Philip, and the eunuch saw him no longer, for he went on his way rejoicing.40 And Philip was found at Azotus, and passing through he announced the glad tidings to all the cities till he came to Caesarea.

1 En Saulus het ook sy vermoording goedgekeur. En daar het in die tyd 'n groot vervolging teen die gemeente in Jerusalem ontstaan, en almal is verstrooi oor die streke van Judia en Samar¡a, behalwe die apostels.2 En godvresende manne het St,fanus begrawe en 'n groot rou oor hom bedrywe.3 Maar Saulus het die gemeente verwoes en in die huise gegaan en manne en vroue uitgesleep en in die gevangenis oorgelewer.4 En die wat verstrooi was, het die land deurgegaan en die woord van die evangelie verkondig.5 En Filippus het afgekom in 'n stad van Samar¡a en Christus aan hulle verkondig.6 En die skare het eendragtig ag gegee op die woorde van Filippus toe hulle dit hoor en die tekens sien wat hy doen.7 Want uit baie van die wat onreine geeste gehad het, het die geeste uitgegaan terwyl hulle met 'n groot stem skreeu; en baie wat lam en kreupel was, het gesond geword.8 En daar was groot blydskap in daardie stad.9 En 'n sekere man met die naam van Simon het vantevore in die stad met towery omgegaan en die bevolking van Samar¡a verbyster deur te sê dat hy iets besonders was.10 En almal, klein en groot, het hom aangehang en gesê: Hy is die groot krag van God.11 En hulle het hom aangehang, omdat hy hulle 'n geruime tyd deur sy towerye verbyster het.12 Maar toe hulle Filippus geglo het, wat die evangelie aangaande die koninkryk van God en die Naam van Jesus Christus verkondig het, is hulle gedoop, manne sowel as vroue.13 En Simon het ook self gelowig geword, en nadat hy gedoop was, gedurig by Filippus gebly; en hy was verbaas toe hy die tekens en groot kragte sien gebeur.14 En toe die apostels in Jerusalem hoor dat Samar¡a die woord van God aangeneem het, het hulle Petrus en Johannes na hulle gestuur.15 Hulle het afgekom en vir hulle gebid, dat hulle die Heilige Gees mag ontvang,16 want Hy het toe nog op niemand van hulle geval nie, maar hulle was net gedoop in die Naam van die Here Jesus.17 Hulle het hul toe die hande opgelê, en hulle het die Heilige Gees ontvang.18 En toe Simon sien dat deur die handoplegging van die apostels die Heilige Gees gegee word, het hy hulle geld aangebied19 en gesê: Gee aan my ook hierdie mag, sodat elkeen wat ek die hande oplê, die Heilige Gees kan ontvang.20 Maar Petrus sê vir hom: Mag jou geld saam met jou vergaan, omdat jy gedink het om die gawe van God deur geld te verkry.21 Jy het geen deel of lot in hierdie saak nie, want jou hart is nie reg voor God nie.22 Bekeer jou dan van hierdie boosheid van jou, en bid God of die gedagte van jou hart jou miskien vergewe mag word.23 Want ek sien dat jy in 'n gal van bitterheid en bande van ongeregtigheid is.24 Maar Simon het geantwoord en gesê: Bid julle tot die Here vir my, sodat niks van wat julle gesê het, oor my mag kom nie.25 Nadat hulle dan kragtig getuig en die woord van die Here gespreek het, het hulle na Jerusalem teruggegaan en die evangelie aan baie dorpe van die Samaritane verkondig.26 En 'n engel van die Here het met Filippus gespreek en gesê: Staan op en gaan na die suide op die pad wat afloop van Jerusalem na Gasa. Dit is 'n eensame pad.27 Toe het hy opgestaan en gegaan. En daar was 'n man van Ethiopië, 'n hofdienaar, 'n staatsamptenaar van Kandac,, die koningin van die Ethiopiërs, wat oor al haar skatte was en na Jerusalem gekom het om te aanbid.28 En hy was op die terugreis en het op sy wa gesit en die profeet Jesaja gelees.29 Toe sê die Gees vir Filippus: Gaan daarheen en bly by daardie wa.30 En Filippus het daarheen gehardloop en hom die profeet Jesaja hoor lees; en hy sê: Verstaan u wel wat u lees?31 En hy antwoord: Hoe kan ek tog as niemand my die weg wys nie? Toe vra hy Filippus om op te klim en by hom te kom sit.32 En die gedeelte van die Skrif wat hy besig was om te lees, was d¡t: Soos 'n skaap is Hy gelei om geslag te word, en soos 'n lam wat stom is voor die een wat hom skeer, so maak Hy sy mond nie oop nie.33 In sy vernedering is sy oordeel weggeneem, en wie sal sy geslag beskrywe? Want sy lewe word van die aarde weggeneem.34 En die hofdienaar antwoord en sê vir Filippus: Ek bid u, van wie sê die profeet dit, van homself of van iemand anders?35 En Filippus het sy mond geopen en van hierdie Skrif af begin en die evangelie van Jesus aan hom verkondig.36 En terwyl hulle voortreis op die pad, kom hulle by water; en die hofdienaar sê vir hom: Daar is water; wat verhinder my om gedoop te word?37 Toe sê Filippus: As u glo met u hele hart, is dit geoorloof. En hy antwoord en sê: Ek glo dat Jesus Christus die Seun van God is.38 En hy het beveel dat die wa moes stilhou; en hulle het altwee in die water afgeklim, Filippus en die hofdienaar; en hy het hom gedoop.39 En toe hulle uit die water opklim, het die Gees van die Here Filippus skielik weggevoer, en die hofdienaar het hom nie meer gesien nie, want hy het sy weg met blydskap gereis.40 Maar Filippus is in Asdod gevind. En hy het die land deurgegaan en die evangelie verkondig in al die stede, totdat hy in Cesar,a gekom het.