< Acts 6 >
1 In those days when the disciples were increasing in number, the Grecian Jews among them began to grumble against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.
Are xekꞌiyar ri kojonelabꞌ, ri winaq ri ketzijon pa griego kibꞌ xkibꞌij chi ri e kꞌi malkaꞌnibꞌ man junam ta tajin kabꞌan chike kukꞌ ri malkaꞌnibꞌ ri kechꞌaw pa hebreo man katzꞌaqat ta ri kiwa.
2 So the Twelve summoned all the disciples and said, “It is unacceptable for us to neglect the word of God in order to wait on tables.
Rumal kꞌu riꞌ ri e kabꞌlajuj tijoxelabꞌ xeꞌkimulij konojel ri kojonelabꞌ, xkibꞌij chike: Uj, uj taqoꞌn rech ri Dios, ri qachak are utzijoxik xuqujeꞌ ukꞌutik ri utzij ri Dios, man are ta ri ujachik ri wa.
3 Therefore, brothers, select from among you seven men confirmed to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will appoint this responsibility to them
Qachalal, chitzukuj wuqubꞌ achyabꞌ chiꞌxoꞌl. Ri kenimax kumal ri winaq, ri kꞌo ri Uxlabꞌixel pa kanimaꞌ xuqujeꞌ kꞌo ketaꞌmabꞌal, are waꞌ kekanajik chubꞌanik we patanijik riꞌ.
4 and will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”
Rajawaxik chi ri uj, ri uj taqoꞌn are kaqilij ubꞌanik ri chꞌawem xuqujeꞌ kaqaya ri kꞌutuꞌn rech ri utzij ri Dios.
5 This proposal pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, as well as Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas from Antioch, a convert to Judaism.
Utz xkita konojel ri xbꞌix chike xeꞌkichaꞌ kꞌu ri Esteban (jun achi ri kꞌo nimalaj ukojobꞌal xuqujeꞌ nojinaq che ri Uxlabꞌixel) xuqujeꞌ ri Felipe, ri Prócoro, ri Nicanor, ri Timón, ri Parmenas xuqujeꞌ ri Nicolás aj Antioquía, (are waꞌ ri xkojonik che ri kꞌutuꞌn ke ri winaq aꞌj Israel).
6 They presented these seven to the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.
Aꞌre waꞌ ri wuqubꞌ achyabꞌ ri xekꞌam loq chikiwach ri uꞌtaqoꞌn ri Jesús, ri taqoꞌn xkiya kiqꞌabꞌ pa kiwiꞌ ri xeꞌkichaꞌo xuqujeꞌ xkibꞌan chꞌawem.
7 So the word of God continued to spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem grew rapidly, and a great number of priests became obedient to the faith.
Xjabꞌun kꞌu ubꞌixik ri utzij ri Dios rumal riꞌ xekꞌiyar ri e kojonelabꞌ pa Jerusalén, xuqujeꞌ xekojon e kꞌi pareyibꞌ xuqujeꞌ winaq aꞌj Israel.
8 Now Stephen, who was full of grace and power, was performing great wonders and signs among the people.
Ri Esteban nojinaq che tewechibꞌal xuqujeꞌ ukwinem ri Dios xubꞌan mayijabꞌal taq jastaq kukꞌ ri winaq.
9 But resistance arose from what was called the Synagogue of the Freedmen, including Cyrenians, Alexandrians, and men from the provinces of Cilicia and Asia. They began to argue with Stephen,
Jun qꞌijal kꞌut jujun achyabꞌ aꞌj Israel ri kepe pa ri tinimit Cirene, pa Alejandría, xuqujeꞌ pa Cilicia rech Asia ri kebꞌe pa ri Sinagoga ubꞌiꞌnam patanijelabꞌ ri e tzoqopitalik. Xkichapleꞌj ukꞌululaꞌxik uwach ri utzij ri Esteban.
10 but they could not stand up to his wisdom or the Spirit by whom he spoke.
Man kꞌo ta kꞌu jun chike xuchꞌek ri etaꞌmabꞌal xuqujeꞌ ri kwinem ri kꞌo rukꞌ ri Esteban are kachꞌawik.
11 Then they prompted some men to say, “We heard Stephen speak words of blasphemy against Moses and against God.”
Xaq jeriꞌ xkikoj kikꞌuꞌx jujun achyabꞌ rech kakibꞌij chi xkita ri Esteban chi xubꞌij awas taq tzij che ri Moisés xuqujeꞌ che ri Dios.
12 So they stirred up the people, elders, and scribes and confronted Stephen. They seized him and brought him before the Sanhedrin,
Ri winaq are xkita we tzij riꞌ xyakataj koyawal, ri e kꞌamal taq bꞌe, xuqujeꞌ ri aꞌjtijabꞌ rech ri taqanik xkichap ri Esteban xkikꞌam bꞌik chikiwach ri qꞌatal taq tzij.
13 where they presented false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking against this holy place and against the law.
Xeꞌkimok winaq rech kakibꞌan bꞌanoj tzij kakibꞌij: We achi riꞌ kubꞌij awas taq tzij che ri Templo xuqujeꞌ che ri taqanik rech ri Moisés.
14 For we have heard him say that Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us.”
Qatom kubꞌij chi ri Jesús aj Nazaret kutukij na ri Templo xuqujeꞌ kukꞌex na ronojel ri ukꞌutum kan ri Moisés chiqawach.
15 All who were sitting in the Sanhedrin looked intently at Stephen, and they saw that his face was like the face of an angel.
Ri qꞌatal taq tzij ko xkikaꞌyej ri Esteban rumal chi ri upalaj xuchapleꞌj chuplinem jetaq kubꞌan ri upalaj jun ángel.