1 And as they were speaking to the people, the priests and captain of the temple and the Sadducees came upon them, 2 being distressed on account of their teaching the people and preaching by Jesus the resurrection from among the dead; 3 and they laid hands on them, and put them in ward till the morrow; for it was already evening. 4 But many of those who had heard the word believed; and the number of the men had become about five thousand.

5 And it came to pass on the morrow that their rulers and elders and scribes were gathered together at Jerusalem, 6 and Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the high priestly family; 7 and having placed them in the midst they inquired, In what power or in what name have ye done this? 8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, Rulers of the people and elders of Israel, 9 if we this day are called upon to answer as to the good deed done to the infirm man, how he has been healed, 10 be it known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ the Nazaraean, whom ye have crucified, whom God has raised from among the dead, by him this man stands here before you sound in body. 11 He is the stone which has been set at nought by you the builders, which is become the corner stone. 12 And salvation is in none other, for neither is there another name under heaven which is given among men by which we must be saved. 13 But seeing the boldness of Peter and John, and perceiving that they were unlettered and uninstructed men, they wondered; and they recognised them that they were with Jesus. 14 And beholding the man who had been healed standing with them, they had nothing to reply;

15 but having commanded them to go out of the council they conferred with one another, 16 saying, What shall we do to these men? for that indeed an evident sign has come to pass through their means is manifest to all that inhabit Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it. 17 But that it be not further spread among the people, let us threaten them severely no longer to speak to any man in this name. 18 And having called them, they charged them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus. 19 But Peter and John answering said to them, If it be righteous before God to listen to you rather than to God, judge ye; 20 for as for us we cannot refrain from speaking of the things which we have seen and heard. 21 But they, having further threatened them, let them go, finding no way how they might punish them, on account of the people, because all glorified God for what had taken place; 22 for the man on whom this sign of healing had taken place was above forty years old.

23 And having been let go, they came to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said to them. 24 And they, having heard it, lifted up their voice with one accord to God, and said, Lord, thou art the God who made the heaven and the earth and the sea, and all that is in them; 25 who hast said by the mouth of thy servant David, Why have the nations raged haughtily and the peoples meditated vain things? 26 The kings of the earth were there, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord and against his Christ. 27 For in truth against thy holy servant Jesus, whom thou hadst anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the nations, and peoples of Israel, have been gathered together in this city 28 to do whatever thy hand and thy counsel had determined before should come to pass. 29 And now, Lord, look upon their threatenings, and give to thy bondmen with all boldness to speak thy word, 30 in that thou stretchest out thy hand to heal, and that signs and wonders take place through the name of thy holy servant Jesus. 31 And when they had prayed, the place in which they were assembled shook, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and spoke the word of God with boldness.

32 And the heart and soul of the multitude of those that had believed were one, and not one said that anything of what he possessed was his own, but all things were common to them; 33 and with great power did the apostles give witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all. 34 For neither was there any one in want among them; for as many as were owners of lands or houses, selling them, brought the price of what was sold 35 and laid it at the feet of the apostles; and distribution was made to each according as any one might have need. 36 And Joseph, who had been surnamed Barnabas by the apostles (which is, being interpreted, Son of consolation), a Levite, Cyprian by birth, 37 being possessed of land, having sold it, brought the money and laid it at the feet of the apostles.

1 Aga kui nad rahvale rääkisid, astusid Peetruse ja Johannese juurde preestrid, templi korravalvurite kapten ja saduserid. 2 Neid ärritas, et apostlid õpetasid inimesi ja kuulutasid surnuist ülestõusmist Jeesuses. 3 Nad võtsid Peetruse ja Johannese kinni ja kuna oli juba õhtu, panid nad järgmise päevani vangi. 4 Kuid paljud neist, kes sõnumit kuulsid, uskusid; ja meeste arv kasvas umbes viie tuhandeni.

5 Ja nõnda sündis, et järgmisel päeval kogunesid juutide juhid, vanemad ja kirjatundjad Jeruusalemmas. 6 Ka ülempreester Hannas oli seal, samuti Kaifas, Johannes ja Aleksandros ja teised mehed ülempreestri perekonnast. 7 Ja nad panid apostlid endi keskele seisma ja pärisid: „Millise meelevallaga või kelle nimel te olete seda teinud?"

8 Siis Peetrus, täis Püha Vaimu, ütles neile: „Rahva juhid ja Iisraeli vanemad, kuulake! 9 Kui meie oleme täna kutsutud aru andma halvatule tehtud heateost ja kelle läbi ta on terveks tehtud, 10 siis olgu teile kõigile ja kogu Iisraeli rahvale teada, et Jeesuse Kristuse, Naatsaretlase nimel, kelle teie lõite risti ja kelle Jumal on üles äratanud surnuist, et tema läbi seisab see mees siin teie ees tervena. 11 Tema on:

„Kivi, mille ehitajad pidasid kõlbmatuks,

mis on saanud nurgakiviks."

12 Ja üheski teises ei ole päästet, sest taeva all ei ole antud inimestele ühtegi teist nime, kelle läbi meid päästetaks!"

13 Kui nad nägid Peetruse ja Johannese julgust ja aru said, et nad on lihtsad, koolitamata mehed, olid nad hämmastunud ja mõistsid, et need kaks olid olnud koos Jeesusega. 14 Ja kuna tervendatud mees seisis seal koos nendega, ei olnud neil midagi enam öelda. 15 Nõnda nad käskisid neid Suurkohtust lahkuda ja pidasid seejärel koos nõu: 16 „Mis me peaksime nende meestega tegema? Sest igaüks teab, kes Jeruusalemmas elab, et tunnustäht on sündinud, ja me ei saa seda salata. 17 Aga et see kaugemale ei leviks rahva hulgas, peame neid mehi ähvardama, et nad enam ühelegi inimesele ei räägiks sellest nimest."

18 Ja nad kutsusid apostlid tagasi ning keelasid neil rääkida ja õpetada Jeesuse nimel. 19 Aga Peetrus ja Johannes vastasid neile: „Otsustage ise, kas Jumala ees on õige alluda pigem teile või Jumalale? 20 Me ei saa jätta rääkimata seda, mida me oleme kuulnud ja näinud!"

21 Aga nad ähvardasid neid veelgi ja lasksid apostlid vabaks. Sest nad ei leidnud viisi, kuidas neid karistada, kuna kõik kiitsid Jumalat selle eest, mis oli sündinud. 22 Sest mees, kes oli imepäraselt terveks tehtud, oli üle neljakümne aasta vana.

23 Pärast vabanemist läksid Peetrus ja Johannes omade juurde ja jutustasid, mis ülempreestrid ja vanemad olid öelnud. 24 Seda kuuldes tõstsid nad üheskoos häält Jumala poole palves: „Issand, sina oled Jumal, kes on teinud taeva ja maa ja mere ja kõik, mis on nende sees, 25 kes oled Püha Vaimu läbi meie isa Taaveti, oma sulase suu kaudu öelnud:

„Miks paganad möllavad

ja rahvad mõtlevad tühja?

26 Ilmamaa kuningad on astunud üles

ja valitsejad on kogunenud ühte paika

Issanda vastu

ning tema Võitu*4:26 See tähendab Messias või Kristus. vastu!"

27 Siin linnas on Heroodes ja Pontius Pilatus kogunenud salanõu pidama paganatega ja Iisraeli rahvaga sinu sulase Jeesuse vastu, keda sa oled võidnud, 28 et teha seda, mis sinu käsi ja nõu olid ette määranud sündima. 29 Ja nüüd, Issand, vaata nende ähvarduste peale ja anna oma sulastele kõige julgusega rääkida sinu sõna. 30 Siruta välja oma käsi, et tervekssaamised ning imed ja tunnustähed sünniksid sinu püha sulase Jeesuse nime läbi!"

31 Ja kui nad olid palvetanud, rappus paik, kus nad koos olid. Ja nad kõik said täidetud Püha Vaimuga ja kuulutasid Jumala sõna julgesti.

32 Ja usklike hulk oli üks süda ja üks hing. Keegi ei öelnud oma vara kohta, et see on tema oma, vaid nad jagasid kõike, mis neil oli. 33 Apostlid tunnistasid suure väega Issanda Jeesuse ülestõusmist. Ja Jumala arm tegutses nii võimsalt neis kõigis, 34 nii et nende seas ei olnud abivajajaid. Kellel olid maad ja majad, müüsid need ära ning tõid müügist saadud raha 35 ja panid apostlite jalge ette, ja seda jagati igaühele, kes seda vajas.

36 Aga Joosep, leviit Küproselt, keda apostlid kutsusid Barnabaseks (mis tähendab Julgustuse poega), 37 müüs ära oma põllu ning tõi raha apostlite jalge ette.