1 Peter and John were going up into the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.*3:1 3:00 p.m. 2 A certain man who was lame from his mother’s womb was being carried, whom they laid daily at the door of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask gifts for the needy of those who entered into the temple. 3 Seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, he asked to receive gifts for the needy. 4 Peter, fastening his eyes on him, with John, said, "Look at us." 5 He listened to them, expecting to receive something from them. 6 But Peter said, "I have no silver or gold, but what I have, that I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!" 7 He took him by the right hand and raised him up. Immediately his feet and his ankle bones received strength. 8 Leaping up, he stood and began to walk. He entered with them into the temple, walking, leaping, and praising God. 9 All the people saw him walking and praising God. 10 They recognized him, that it was he who used to sit begging for gifts for the needy at the Beautiful Gate of the temple. They were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him. 11 As the lame man who was healed held on to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the porch that is called Solomon’s, greatly wondering.

12 When Peter saw it, he responded to the people, "You men of Israel, why do you marvel at this man? Why do you fasten your eyes on us, as though by our own power or godliness we had made him walk? 13 The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his Servant Jesus, whom you delivered up and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he had determined to release him. 14 But you denied the Holy and Righteous One and asked for a murderer to be granted to you, 15 and killed the Prince of life, whom God raised from the dead, to which we are witnesses. 16 By faith in his name, his name has made this man strong, whom you see and know. Yes, the faith which is through him has given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.

17 "Now, brothers,*3:17 The word for "brothers" here may be also correctly translated "brothers and sisters" or "siblings." I know that you did this in ignorance, as did also your rulers. 18 But the things which God announced by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he thus fulfilled.

19 "Repent therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out, so that there may come times of refreshing from the presence of the Lord, 20 and that he may send Christ Jesus, who was ordained for you before, 21 whom heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, which God spoke long ago by the mouth of his holy prophets. 22 For Moses indeed said to the fathers, ‘The Lord God will raise up a prophet for you from among your brothers, like me. You shall listen to him in all things whatever he says to you. 23 It will be that every soul that will not listen to that prophet will be utterly destroyed from among the people.’✝3:23 Deuteronomy 18:15,18-19 24 Yes, and all the prophets from Samuel and those who followed after, as many as have spoken, also told of these days. 25 You are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, ‘All the families of the earth will be blessed through your offspring.’*3:25 or, seed✝3:25 Genesis 22:18; 26:4 26 God, having raised up his servant Jesus, sent him to you first to bless you, in turning away every one of you from your wickedness."

1 Ühel päeval läksid Peetrus ja Johannes üles templisse palvusele, mida peeti üheksandal tunnil*3:1 Üheksas tund on kell kolm pärastlõunal.. 2 Üks mees, kes oli sünnist saadik halvatud, toodi iga päev templi värava juurde, mida kutsuti Ilusaks, sisenejailt almust paluma. 3 Kui ta nägi Peetrust ja Johannest sisenemas, palus ta neilt almust. 4 Aga Peetrus ja Johannes vaatasid teda üksisilmi. 5 Peetrus ütles talle: „Vaata meie poole." Ja ta pööras neile tähelepanu, lootes neilt midagi saada.

6 Peetrus ütles: „Kulda ja hõbedat mul ei ole, aga mis mul on, selle ma sulle annan – Jeesuse Kristuse, Naatsaretlase nimel, tõuse ja kõnni!" 7 Ta võttis kinni tema paremast käest ja aitas ta üles ja silmapilkselt tehti tema jalad ja pahkluud tugevaks. 8 Ja ta hüppas püsti ja hakkas kõndima. Siis ta läks koos nendega templisse – kõndides, hüpates ja Jumalat kiites. 9 Kui inimesed nägid teda kõndimas ja Jumalat kiitmas, 10 tundsid nad ära temas mehe, kes oli istunud templi Ilusa Värava ees, ja nad olid kohkunud ja imestunud sellest, mis temaga oli sündinud.

11 Kui halvatu, kes oli terveks saanud, hoidis Peetruse ja Johannese lähedale, oli kogu rahvas hämmelduses ja jooksis nende juurde paika, mida kutsuti Saalomoni sammaskäiguks. 12 Kui Peetrus seda nägi, ütles ta neile: „Iisraeli mehed, mispärast see teid üllatab? Miks te vahite meid, justkui meie oleksime omaenda väe või vagadusega selle mehe pannud kõndima? 13 Aabrahami, Iisaki ja Jaakobi Jumal, meie isade Jumal on kirgastanud oma sulast Jeesust. Teie andsite ta ära tapmiseks ja salgasite ta maha Pilaatuse ees, kuigi too oli otsustanud tema vabastada. 14 Teie lükkasite ära Püha ja Õige ning küsisite tema asemel endale mõrtsuka. 15 Teie tapsite Elu Rajaja, kuid Jumal äratas ta üles surnuist ja selle tunnistajad oleme meie. 16 Usu läbi Jeesuse nimesse tehti see mees, keda näete ja teate, tugevaks. Jeesuse nimi ning usk, mis tema läbi tuleb, on andnud talle täieliku tervenemise teie kõigi nähes.

17 Ja nüüd, vennad, ma tean, et te olete seda teinud teadmatusest, just nagu ka teie juhid. 18 Jumal on aga sellega täide saatnud, mida ta on kõigi prohvetite läbi ette kuulutanud, et Messias peab kannatama. 19 Seepärast parandage meelt ja pöörduge Jumala poole, et teie patud kustutataks, nii et Issandalt tuleksid kosumisajad 20 ja ta läkitaks teie jaoks määratud Messia Jeesuse. 21 Tema peab jääma taevasse selle ajani, kui taastatakse kõik, millest Jumal on rääkinud oma pühade prohvetite suu kaudu aegade algusest peale. 22 Sest Mooses on öelnud: „Issand, teie Jumal, tõstab teile Prohveti teie rahva seast, sellise nagu mina. Teda kuulake kõiges, mida ta teile ütleb. 23 Iga hing, kes seda Prohvetit ei kuula, hävitatakse rahva hulgast ära."

24 Tõepoolest, alates Saamuelist on kõik prohvetid, kes on rääkinud, neid päevi ette kuulutanud. 25 Teie olete prohvetite ja selle lepingu pärijad, mille Jumal sõlmis teie isadega, kui ta Aabrahamile ütles: „Sinu järeltulijate läbi õnnistatakse kõiki rahvaid maa peal." 26 Jumal on esmalt teie jaoks oma poja Jeesuse üles äratanud ja teie juurde saatnud teid õnnistama, kui te pöördute oma kurjusest."