Acts 8
1 And Saul was there, giving approval to Stephen’s death. On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.
Savle pak bješe pristao na njegovu smrt. A u taj dan postade veliko gonjenje na crkvu Jerusalimsku, i svi se rasijaše po krajevima Judejskijem i Samarijskijem osim apostola.
2 God-fearing men buried Stephen and mourned deeply over him.
A ljudi pobožni ukopaše Stefana i veliki plaè uèiniše nad njim.
3 But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off men and women and put them in prison.
A Savle dosaðivaše crkvi, jer iðaše po kuæama, i vucijaše ljude i žene te predavaše u tamnicu.
4 Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went.
A oni što se bijahu rasijali prolažahu propovijedajuæi rijeè.
5 Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Christ to them.
A Filip sišavši u grad Samarijski propovijedaše im Hrista.
6 The crowds gave their undivided attention to Philip’s message and to the signs they saw him perform.
A narod pažaše jednodušno na ono što govoraše Filip, slušajuæi i gledajuæi znake koje èinjaše;
7 With loud shrieks, unclean spirits came out of many who were possessed, and many of the paralyzed and lame were healed.
Jer duhovi neèisti s velikom vikom izlažahu iz mnogijeh u kojima bijahu, i mnogi uzeti i hromi ozdraviše.
8 So there was great joy in that city.
I bi velika radost u gradu onome.
9 Prior to that time, a man named Simon had practiced sorcery in the city and astounded the people of Samaria. He claimed to be someone great,
A bješe jedan èovjek, po imenu Simon, koji prije èaraše u gradu i dovoðaše u èudo narod Samarijski, govoreæi da je on nešto veliko;
10 and all the people, from the least to the greatest, heeded his words and said, “This man is the divine power called the Great Power.”
Na kojega gledahu svi, i malo i veliko, govoreæi: ovo je velika sila Božija.
11 They paid close attention to him because he had astounded them for a long time with his sorcery.
A zato gledahu na njega što ih mnogo vremena èinima udivljavaše.
12 But when they believed Philip as he preached the gospel of the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
Kad pak vjerovaše Filipu koji propovijedaše jevanðelje o carstvu Božijemu i o imenu Isusa Hrista, kršæavahu se i ljudi i žene.
13 Even Simon himself believed and was baptized. He followed Philip closely and was astounded by the great signs and miracles he observed.
Tada i Simon vjerova, i krstivši se osta kod Filipa; i videæi djela i znake velike koji se èinjahu divljaše se vrlo.
14 When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them.
A kad èuše apostoli koji bijahu u Jerusalimu da Samarija primi rijeè Božiju, poslaše k njima Petra i Jovana.
15 On their arrival, they prayed for them to receive the Holy Spirit.
Koji sišavši pomoliše se Bogu za njih da prime Duha svetoga;
16 For the Holy Spirit had not yet fallen upon any of them; they had simply been baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.
Jer još ni na jednoga ne bješe došao, nego bijahu samo kršteni u ime Gospoda Isusa.
17 Then Peter and John laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
Tada apostoli metnuše ruke na njih, i oni primiše Duha svetoga.
18 When Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money.
A kad vidje Simon da se daje Duh sveti kad apostoli metnu ruke, donese im novce
19 “Give me this power as well,” he said, “so that everyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.”
Govoreæi: dajte i meni ovu vlast da kad metnem ruke na koga primi Duha svetoga.
20 But Peter replied, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money!
A Petar mu reèe: novci tvoji s tobom da budu u pogibao, što si pomislio da se dar Božij može dobiti za novce.
21 You have no part or share in our ministry, because your heart is not right before God.
Nema tebi dijela ni iseta u ovoj rijeèi; jer srce tvoje nije pravo pred Bogom.
22 Repent, therefore, of your wickedness, and pray to the Lord. Perhaps He will forgive you for the intent of your heart.
Pokaj se dakle od ove svoje pakosti, i moli se Bogu da bi ti se oprostila pomisao srca tvoga.
23 For I see that you are poisoned by bitterness and captive to iniquity.”
Jer te vidim da si u grkoj žuèi i u svezi nepravde.
24 Then Simon answered, “Pray to the Lord for me, so that nothing you have said may happen to me.”
A Simon odgovarajuæi reèe: pomolite se vi Gospodu za mene da ne naiðe na mene ništa od ovoga što rekoste.
25 And after Peter and John had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem, preaching the gospel in many of the Samaritan villages.
Tako oni posvjedoèivši i govorivši rijeè Gospodnju vratiše se u Jerusalim, i mnogijem selima Samarijskijem propovjediše jevanðelje.
26 Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Get up and go south to the desert road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.”
A anðeo Gospodnji reèe Filipu govoreæi: ustani i idi na podne na put koji silazi od Jerusalima u Gazu i pust je.
27 So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official in charge of the entire treasury of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians. He had gone to Jerusalem to worship,
I ustavši poðe. I gle, èovjek Arapin, uškopljenik, vlastelin Kandakije carice Arapske, što bješe nad svima njezinijem riznicama, koji bješe došao u Jerusalim da se moli Bogu,
28 and on his return was sitting in his chariot reading Isaiah the prophet.
Pa se vraæaše, i sjedeæi na kolima svojijem èitaše proroka Isaiju.
29 The Spirit said to Philip, “Go over to that chariot and stay by it.”
A Duh reèe Filipu: pristupi i prilijepi se tijem kolima.
30 So Philip ran up and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. “Do you understand what you are reading?” Philip asked.
A Filip pritrèavši èu ga gdje èita proroka Isaiju, i reèe: a razumiješ li što èitaš?
31 “How can I,” he said, “unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
A on reèe: kako bih mogao ako me ko ne uputi? I umoli Filipa te se pope i sjede s njim.
32 The eunuch was reading this passage of Scripture: “He was led like a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb before the shearer is silent, so He did not open His mouth.
A mjesto iz pisma koje èitaše bješe ovo: kao ovca na zaklanje odvede se, i nijem kao jagnje pred onijem koji ga striže, tako ne otvori usta svojijeh.
33 In His humiliation He was deprived of justice. Who can recount His descendants? For His life was removed from the earth.”
U njegovom poniženju ukide se sud njegov. A rod njegov ko æe iskazati? Jer se njegov život uzima od zemlje.
34 “Tell me,” said the eunuch, “who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?”
Onda uškopljenik odgovori Filipu i reèe: molim te, za koga ovo govori prorok? ili za sebe ili za koga drugoga?
35 Then Philip began with this very Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus.
A Filip otvorivši usta svoja, i poèevši od pisma ovoga, propovjedi mu jevanðelje Isusovo.
36 As they traveled along the road and came to some water, the eunuch said, “Look, here is water! What is there to prevent me from being baptized?”
Kako iðahu putem doðoše na nekaku vodu; i reèe uškopljenik: evo vode, šta brani meni da se krstim?
A Filip mu reèe: ako vjeruješ od svega srca svojega, možeš. A on odgovarajuæi reèe: vjerujem da je Isus Hristos sin Božij.
38 And he gave orders to stop the chariot. Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and Philip baptized him.
I zapovjedi da stanu kola, i siðoše oba na vodu, i Filip i uškopljenik, i krsti ga.
39 When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord carried Philip away, and the eunuch saw him no more, but went on his way rejoicing.
A kad iziðoše iz vode, Duh sveti pade na uškopljenika, a anðeo Gospodnji uze Filipa, i više ga ne vidje uškopljenik; nego otide putem svojijem radujuæi se.
40 But Philip appeared at Azotus and traveled through that region, preaching the gospel in all the towns until he came to Caesarea.
A Filip se obrete u Azotu; i prolazeæi propovijedaše jevanðelje svima gradovima, dok ne doðe u Æesariju.
