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.
Now in those days, as the number of disciples increased, there rose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily distribution.
2 Da sammenkaldte de tolv Disciplenes Skare og sagde: „Det huer os ikke at forlade Guds Ord for at tjene ved Bordene.
So the twelve called the multitude of the disciples to them and said, It is not seemly that we should leave the word of God and attend at 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.
Wherefore, brethren, look out from among you seven men of good character, full of the holy Spirit, and of wisdom, whom we may appoint over this matter:
4 Men vi ville holde trolig ved i Bønnen og Ordets Tjeneste.‟
but we will constantly attend 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 advice 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 Nicolaus a proselyte of Antioch.
6 dem stillede de frem for Apostlene; og disse bade og lagde Hænderne paa dem.
These they set before the apostles; who, when they had prayed, laid their hands upon 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 number of the priests became obedient to the faith.
8 Men Stefanus, fuld af Naade og Kraft, gjorde Undere og store Tegn iblandt Folket.
Now Stephen being full of grace and power, wrought miracles and great 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.
But there rose up some of the synagogue, which is called that of the libertines, and some of the Cyrenians, and of the Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia, and Asia, to dispute 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 spirit by which he spake.
11 Da fik de hemmeligt nogle Mænd til at sige: „Vi have hørt ham tale bespottelige Ord imod Moses og imod Gud.‟
Then they suborned men to say, we heard him speak blasphemous 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 stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes; and they came upon him, and forced him along with them, and brought him to the council:
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 set up false witnesses; who said, This man is continually speaking blasphemous 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 of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and change the rites 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 were sitting in the council, looking stedfastly at him, saw his face like the face of an angel.)
