1 But a certain man, Ananias by name, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession,
2 and put aside for himself part of the price, {his} wife also being privy to it; and having brought a certain part, laid it at the feet of the apostles.
3 But Peter said, Ananias, why has Satan filled thy heart that thou shouldest lie to the Holy Spirit, and put aside for thyself a part of the price of the estate?
4 While it remained did it not remain to *thee*? and sold, was {it not} in thine own power? Why is it that thou hast purposed this thing in thine heart? Thou hast not lied to men, but to God.
5 And Ananias, hearing these words, fell down and expired. And great fear came upon all who heard {it}.
6 And the young men, rising up, swathed him up for burial, and having carried him out, buried him.
7 And it came to pass about three hours afterwards, that his wife, not knowing what had happened, came in.
8 And Peter answered her, Tell me if ye gave the estate for so much? And she said, Yes, for so much.
9 And Peter said to her, Why {is it} that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of {the} Lord? Lo, the feet of those that have buried thy husband {are} at the door, and they shall carry thee out.
10 And she fell down immediately at his feet and expired. And when the young men came in they found her dead; and, having carried her out, they buried her by her husband.
11 And great fear came upon all the assembly, and upon all who heard these things.
12 And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders done among the people; (and they were all with one accord in Solomon's porch,
13 but of the rest durst no man join them, but the people magnified them;
14 and believers were more than ever added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women;)
15 so that they brought out the sick into the streets and put {them} on beds and couches, that at least the shadow of Peter, when he came, might overshadow some one of them.
16 And the multitude also of the cities round about came together to Jerusalem, bringing sick persons and persons beset by unclean spirits, who were all healed.
17 And the high priest rising up, and all they that were with him, which is the sect of the Sadducees, were filled with wrath,
18 and laid hands on the apostles and put them in the public prison.
19 But an angel of {the} Lord during the night opened the doors of the prison, and leading them out, said,
20 Go ye and stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life.
21 And when they heard it, they entered very early into the temple and taught. And when the high priest was come, and they that were with him, they called together the council and all the elderhood of the sons of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.
22 And when the officers were come, they did not find them in the prison; and returned and reported
23 saying, We found the prison shut with all security, and the keepers standing at the doors; but when we had opened {them}, within we found no one.
24 And when they heard these words, both the priest and the captain of the temple and the chief priests were in perplexity as to them, what this would come to.
25 And some one coming reported to them, Lo, the men whom ye put in the prison are in the temple, standing and teaching the people.
26 Then the captain, having gone with the officers, brought them, not with violence, for they feared the people, lest they should be stoned.
27 And they bring them and set them in the council. And the high priest asked them,
28 saying, We strictly enjoined you not to teach in this name: and lo, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and purpose to bring upon us the blood of this man.
29 But Peter answering, and the apostles, said, God must be obeyed rather than men.
30 The God of our fathers has raised up Jesus, whom *ye* have slain, having hanged on a cross.
31 Him has God exalted by his right hand as leader and saviour, to give repentance to Israel and remission of sins.
32 And *we* are {his} witnesses of these things, and the Holy Spirit also, which God has given to those that obey him.
33 But they, when they heard {these things}, were cut to the heart, and took counsel to kill them.
34 But a certain {man}, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law, held in honour of all the people, rose up in the council, and commanded to put the men out for a short while,
35 and said to them, Men of Israel, take heed to yourselves as regards these men what ye are going to do;
36 for before these days Theudas rose up, alleging himself to be somebody, to whom a number of men, about four hundred, were joined; who was slain, and all, as many as obeyed him, were dispersed and came to nothing.
37 After him rose Judas the Galilean in the days of the census, and drew away {a number of} people after him; and *he* perished, and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered abroad.
38 And now I say to you, Withdraw from these men and let them alone, for if this counsel or this work have its origin from men, it will be destroyed;
39 but if it be from God, ye will not be able to put them down, lest ye be found also fighters against God.
40 And they listened to his advice; and having called the apostles, they beat them, and enjoined them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and dismissed them.
41 They therefore went their way from {the} presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to be dishonoured for the name.
42 And every day, in the temple and in the houses, they ceased not teaching and announcing the glad tidings that Jesus {was} the Christ.
1 Aga keegi mees, Ananias nimi, oma naise Safiiraga müüs oma varanduse
2 ja mees toimetas oma naise teades muist hinda kõrvale ja muist ta tõi ning pani Apostlite jalgade ette.
3 Aga Peetrus ütles: „Ananias, mispärast on saatan täitnud su südame, et sa valet rääkisid Pühale Vaimule ja kõrvale toimetasid muist põllu hinda?
4 Eks see su käes olles olnud sinu oma, ja kui see oli müüdud, eks see olnud ka siis sinu meelevallas? Mispärast oled sa seda ette võtnud oma südames? Sina ei ole valetanud inimestele, vaid Jumalale!"
5 Kui nüüd Ananias kuulis neid sõnu, langes ta maha ja heitis hinge. Ja suur kartus tuli kõikide peale, kes seda kuulsid.
6 Aga noored mehed tõusid ning koristasid ta ära ja kandsid ta välja ning matsid maha.
7 Arvata kolme tunni pärast tuli tema naine ega teadnud, mis oli sündinud.
8 Aga Peetrus küsis talt: „Ütle mulle, kas te selle hinnaga müüsite põllu?" Tema vastas: „Selle hinnaga jah!"
9 Siis ütles Peetrus talle: „Mispärast on teil üks nõu olnud kiusata Issanda Vaimu? Vaata, nende jalad, kes su mehe matsid, on ukse ees ja kannavad sindki välja!"
10 Siis langes naine kohe maha tema jalge ette ja heitis hinge. Ja kui noored mehed tulid sisse, leidsid nad ta surnud olevat ja kandsid ta välja ning matsid ta tema mehe kõrvale.
11 Ja suur kartus tuli kõige koguduse peale ja kõikide peale, kes seda kuulsid.
12 Aga palju tunnustähti ja imesid sündis rahva seas Apostlite käte läbi. Ja nad olid kõik koos ühel meelel Saalomoni võlvitud hoones.
13 Muudest inimestest aga ei julgenud ükski liituda nende hulka, rahvas aga pidas neist suurt lugu.
14 Seda enam aga lisandus neid, kes uskusid Issandasse, nii mehi kui naisi suurel hulgal!
15 Kandsid ju inimesed haigeid tänavailegi ja asetasid neid vooditesse ja raamidele, et kui Peetrus tuleb, tema vari langeks mõne peale nendest.
16 Ka tuli rahvast kokku Jeruusalemma ümberkaudseist linnadest, tuues haigeid ja rüvedaist vaimudest vaevatuid, ja need kõik said terveks.
17 Aga ülempreester tõusis ning kõik ta kaaslased, saduseride lahk, ning said täis viha,
18 ja pistsid oma käed Apostlite külge ning panid nad üldisesse vanglasse.
19 Aga Issanda Ingel tegi öösel vangihoone uksed lahti ja viis nad välja ning ütles:
20 „Minge, esinege ning rääkige rahvale pühakojas kõik selle elu sõnad!"
21 Kui nad seda olid kuulnud, läksid nad koidu ajal pühakotta ja õpetasid. Aga ülempreester ja tema kaaslased tulid ja kutsusid kokku Suurkohtu ja kõik Iisraeli laste vanematekogu ja läkitasid sulased vangitorni neid tooma.
22 Kui nüüd sulased kohale jõudsid, ei leidnud nad neid vangihoonest. Nad tulid tagasi ja andsid seda teada,
23 öeldes: „Vangla me leidsime küll hästi hoolsasti lukustatud olevat ja hoidjad väljas uste ees seisvat, aga kui me avasime, ei leidnud me kedagi seest!"
24 Kui pühakoja pealik ja ülempreestrid neid sõnumeid kuulsid, jäid nad kahevahele, mis sellest arvata.
25 Siis tuli keegi ja jutustas neile: „Vaata, mehed, keda te panite vanglasse, seisavad pühakojas ja õpetavad rahvast!"
26 Siis läks pealik sulastega ja tõi nad ära; aga mitte vägisi, sest nad kartsid, et rahvas nad kividega surnuks viskab.
27 Ja nad tõid ning seadsid nad Suurkohtu ette. Ja ülempreester küsis neilt ning ütles:
28 „Kas me teid ei ole kõvasti keelanud õpetamast selle nimel? Ja vaata, te olete Jeruusalemma täitnud oma õpetusega ja tahate Selle inimese vere saata meie peale!"
29 Aga Peetrus ja teised Apostlid kostsid ning ütlesid: „Jumala sõna tuleb rohkem kuulda kui inimeste sõna.
30 Meie esiisade Jumal on üles äratanud Jeesuse, Kelle te olete poonud puu külge ning surmanud.
31 Tema on Jumal Oma parema käega tõstnud Juhiks ja Õnnistegijaks, andma Iisraelile meeleparandust ja pattude andeksandmist.
32 Ja meie oleme kõigi nende asjade tunnistajad ja samuti Püha Vaim, Keda Jumal on andnud neile, kes võtavad kuulda Tema sõna!"
33 Aga kui nad seda kuulsid, käis see nende südamest läbi, ja nad võtsid nõuks nemad ära tappa.
34 Kuid Suurkohtus tõusis üles üks variser, Gamaaliel nimi, käsuõpetaja, keda kõik rahvas austas, ja käskis mehed välja viia natukeseks ajaks,
35 ja ütles siis koosolijaile: „Iisraeli mehed, olge ettevaatlikud sellega, mida te nende inimestega mõtlete teha.
36 Sest mitte ammu tagasi tõusis Teudas ning ütles enese midagi olevat, ja temaga liitus arvult ligi nelisada meest; tema tapeti ja kõik, kes nõustusid temaga, hajutati ja hävisid.
37 Pärast teda astus üles galilealane Juudas rahvalugemise päevil ja ahvatles rahva enese järele; ka tema sai hukka ja kõik, kes heitsid tema nõusse, hajutati.
38 Ja nüüd ma ütlen teile: jätke need inimesed rahule ja laske nad minna! Sest kui see nõu ja töö on inimestest, siis läheb see tühja,
39 aga kui see on Jumalast, siis te ei või seda tühjaks teha, et te kuidagi ei osutuks jumalavastasteks!" Ja nad võtsid kuulda tema nõu.
40 Ja kui Apostlid olid sisse kutsutud, peksid nad neid ja keelasid neid rääkimast Jeesuse nimel ja lasksid nad minna.
41 Aga nemad läksid Suurkohtu eest minema, rõõmsad sellest, et neid oli väärt arvatud kannatama teotust Selle nime pärast.
42 Ja nad ei lakanud iga päev pühakojas ja kodasid mööda õpetamast Evangeeliumi Kristusest Jeesusest.