Apostelenes gerninger 6
1 Men da i de Dage Disciplenes Antal forøgedes, begyndte Hellenisterne at knurre imod Hebræerne, fordi deres Enker bleve tilsidesatte ved den daglige Uddeling.
In those days, when the disciples were increasing in number, there arose a murmuring of the Hellenists against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration.
2 Da sammenkaldte de tolv Disciplenes Skare og sagde: „Det huer os ikke at forlade Guds Ord for at tjene ved Bordene.
And the twelve called the multitude of the disciples to them, and said: It is not right that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables.
3 Udser derfor, Brødre! iblandt eder syv Mænd, som have godt Vidnesbyrd og ere fulde af Aand og Visdom; dem ville vi saa indsætte til denne Gerning.
Therefore, brethren, select from among yourselves seven men, of good report, full of the Holy Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business:
4 Men vi ville holde trolig ved i Bønnen og Ordets Tjeneste.‟
but we will give ourselves continually to prayer and to the ministry of the word.
5 Og denne Tale behagede hele Mængden; og de udvalgte Stefanus, en Mand fuld af Tro og den Helligaand, og Filip og Prokorus og Nikanor og Timon og Parmenas og Nikolaus, en Proselyt fra Antiokia;
And the speech pleased the whole multitude; and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip and Prochorus and Nicanor and Timon and Parmenas, and Nicolas, a proselyte of Antioch,
6 dem stillede de frem for Apostlene; og disse bade og lagde Hænderne paa dem.
whom they set before the apostles. And when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.
7 Og Guds Ord havde Fremgang, og Disciplenes Tal forøgedes meget i Jerusalem; og en stor Mængde af Præsterne adløde Troen.
And the word of God increased, and the number of the disciples in Jerusalem was greatly multiplied; and a great multitude of the priests became obedient to the faith.
8 Men Stefanus, fuld af Naade og Kraft, gjorde Undere og store Tegn iblandt Folket.
And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and signs among the people.
9 Da stod der nogle frem af den Synagoge, som kaldes de frigivnes og Kyrenæernes og Aleksandrinernes, og nogle af dem fra Kilikien og Asien, og de tvistedes med Stefanus.
Then there arose some who belonged to the synagogue called the synagogue of the Freedmen, and some of the Cyrenians and Alexandrians, and of those who were from Cilicia and Asia, and they disputed with Stephen.
10 Og de kunde ikke modstaa den Visdom og den Aand, som han talte af.
And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit with which he spoke.
11 Da fik de hemmeligt nogle Mænd til at sige: „Vi have hørt ham tale bespottelige Ord imod Moses og imod Gud.‟
Then they instigated men to say: We have heard him speak impious words against Moses, and against God.
12 Og de ophidsede Folket og de Ældste og de skriftkloge, og de overfaldt ham og slæbte ham med sig og førte ham for Raadet;
And they excited the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and took him by violence, and brought him into the Sanhedrim.
13 og de fremstillede falske Vidner, som sagde: „Dette Menneske holder ikke op med at tale Ord imod dette hellige Sted og imod Loven.
And they brought forward false witnesses, who said: This man ceases not to speak words against this holy place, and the law.
14 Thi vi have hørt ham sige, at denne Jesus af Nazareth skal nedbryde dette Sted og forandre de Skikke, som Moses har overgivet os.‟
For we have heard him say, that this Jesus the Nazarene will destroy this place, and will change the customs which Moses delivered to us.
15 Og alle de, som sade i Raadet, stirrede paa ham, og de saa hans Ansigt som en Engels Ansigt.
And all that sat in the Sanhedrim, looking earnestly upon him, saw his face that it was like the face of an angel.
