Skutky Apoštolů 6
1 A v těch dnech, když se rozmnožovali učedlníci, stalo se reptání Řeků proti Židům proto, že by zanedbávány byly v přisluhování vezdejším vdovy jejich.
During that time, many more people were becoming believers. [Some of them were from other countries and spoke only the Greek language, but most of them had always lived in Israel and spoke the Hebrew language]. Those who spoke Greek began to complain about those who spoke Hebrew. They were saying. “When [you Hebrew-speaking believers] distribute [food or money] to widows every day, you are not giving fair amounts to the widows who speak Greek!”
2 Tedy dvanácte apoštolů, svolavše množství učedlníků, řekli: Není slušné, abychom my, opustíce slovo Boží, přisluhovali stolům.
So, [after the] twelve [apostles had heard what they were complaining about], they summoned all the [other] believers [in Jerusalem to meet] together. Then the apostles said [to those other believers], “We [(exc)] would not be doing right if we stopped [preaching and teaching] God’s message [about Jesus] in order to distribute food [MTY] [and money to the widows]!
3 Protož, bratří, vybeřte z sebe mužů sedm dobropověstných, plných Ducha svatého a moudrosti, jimž bychom poručili tu práci.
So, fellow believers, carefully choose seven men from among you, men whom [you] know that the Spirit [of God] controls completely and who are very wise. Then we [(exc)] will appoint them to do this work,
4 My pak modlitby a služby slova Páně pilni budeme.
and we [(exc)] will devote our time to pray and to preach and teach the message [about Jesus].”
5 I líbila se ta řeč všemu množství. I vyvolili Štěpána, muže plného víry a Ducha svatého, a Filipa, a Prochora, a Nikánora, a Timona, a Parména, a Mikuláše Antiochenského, k víře vnově obráceného.
What the apostles recommended pleased all of the [other] believers. So they group chose Stephen. He was a man who strongly believed [in God] and whom the Holy Spirit controlled completely. [They also chose] Philip, Procorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas who was from Antioch [city]. Nicolas had accepted the Jewish religion [before he had believed in Jesus].
6 Ty postavili před obličejem apoštolů, kteřížto pomodlivše se, vzkládali na ně ruce.
They brought these [seven] men to the apostles. Then after the apostles prayed [for those men], they placed their hands on [the heads of each one of] them [to appoint them to do that work].
7 I rostlo jest slovo Boží, a rozmáhal se počet učedlníků v Jeruzalémě velmi. Mnohý také zástup kněží poslouchal víry.
So [the believers] continued to tell many people the message from God. (The number of people in Jerusalem who believed [in Jesus] was increasing greatly./More and more people in Jerusalem were believing in Jesus.) [Among them] were many [Jewish] priests who were believing the message [about Jesus].
8 Štěpán pak, jsa plný víry a moci, činil divy a zázraky veliké v lidu.
God was enabling Stephen to do many things by God’s power. He was doing many amazing miracles among the [Jewish] people.
9 I povstali někteří z školy, kteráž sloula Libertinských, a Cyrenenských, a Alexandrinských, a těch, kteříž byli z Cilicie a Azie, hádajíce se s Štěpánem.
However, some people opposed Stephen. They were Jews from a group [that regularly met together in a Jewish meeting place that was] {[that people]} called the Freedmen’s Meeting Place. [Those people were from] Cyrene and Alexandria [cities] and [also] from Cilicia and Asia [provinces]. They all began to argue with Stephen.
10 A nemohli odolati moudrosti a Duchu Páně, kterýž mluvil.
But they were not able (to refute [what he said/to prove that what he said was wrong]), [because God’s] Spirit enabled him to speak very wisely.
11 Tedy lstivě nastrojili muže, kteříž řekli: My jsme jej slyšeli mluviti slova rouhavá proti Mojžíšovi a proti Bohu.
Then that group secretly persuaded [some] men to [falsely accuse Stephen. saying], “We [(exc)] heard him say bad things about Moses and God.”
12 A tak zbouřili lid a starší i zákoníky, a obořivše se na něj, chytili jej, a vedli do rady.
So, [by saying that], they made the [other Jewish] people angry [at Stephen, including] the elders and the teachers of the [Jewish] laws. Then [they all] seized Stephen and took him to the Jewish Council.
13 I vystavili falešné svědky, kteříž řekli: Èlověk tento nepřestává mluviti slov rouhavých proti místu tomuto svatému i proti Zákonu.
They [also] brought in some other men who accused Stephen falsely [about several things]. They said, “This fellow continually says bad things about this holy Temple and about the laws [that Moses received from God].
14 Nebo jsme slyšeli jej, an praví: Že ten Ježíš Nazaretský zkazí místo toto, a promění ustanovení, kteráž nám vydal Mojžíš.
Specifically, we [(exc)] have heard him say that this Jesus from Nazareth [town] will destroy this Temple and will tell us to obey different customs than Moses [taught our ancestors].”
15 A pilně patříce na něj všickni, kteříž seděli v radě, viděli tvář jeho, jako tvář anděla.
When all [the people] who were sitting in the Council [room heard that, and as they] all stared at Stephen, they saw that his face was [shining] [SIM] like the face of an angel.
