Acts 6
1 Now in those days, when the number of the disciples was increasing, protests were made by the Greek Jews against the Hebrews, because their widows were not taken care of in the distribution of food every day.
Ɛberɛ bi akyi a na asuafoɔ no redɔɔso no, akasakasa sii Hebrifoɔ a wɔka Arameike ne Hebrifoɔ a wɔka Griik kasa no ntam. Na Hebrifoɔ a wɔka Griik no no asɛm ne sɛ, Hebrifoɔ a wɔka Arameike no nhwɛ wɔn akunafoɔ yie.
2 And the Apostles sent for all the disciples and said, It is not right for us to give up preaching the word of God in order to make distribution of food.
Enti, asomafoɔ dumienu no frɛɛ asuafoɔ no nyinaa ka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ, “Ɛnsɛ sɛ yɛgyae Onyankopɔn asɛnka kɔkyɛ aduane.
3 Take then from among you seven men of good name, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, to whom we may give control of this business.
Enti, anuanom, monyi mo mu nnipa baason a Honhom Kronkron ahyɛ wɔn ma na wɔnim nyansa na wɔahwɛ aka saa asɛm no.
4 Then we will give all our time to prayer and the teaching of the word.
Yɛn ankasa de, yɛde yɛn adagyeɛ nyinaa bɛbɔ mpaeɛ aka Asɛmpa no.”
5 And this saying was pleasing to all of them: and they made selection of Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip and Prochorus and Nicanor and Timon and Parmenas and Nicolas of Antioch, who had become a Jew:
Nnipa no nyinaa penee adwene a asomafoɔ no de baeɛ no so. Enti, wɔyii Stefano a na gyidie ne Honhom Kronkron ahyɛ no ma no, ne Filipo, Prokoro, Nikanor, Timon, Pamina ne Nikolao a ɔfiri Antiokia a na ɔwɔ Yudasom no mu.
6 These they took to the Apostles, who, after prayer, put their hands on them.
Wɔde saa nnipa yi kyerɛɛ asuafoɔ no maa wɔbɔɔ mpaeɛ de wɔn nsa guu wɔn so.
7 And the word of God was increasing in power; and the number of the disciples in Jerusalem became very great, and a great number of priests were in agreement with the faith.
Nnipa pii gyee asɛm no diiɛ maa wɔn mu dodoɔ no ara bɛkaa wɔn ho. Yudafoɔ no mu pii nso gyee wɔn nkyerɛkyerɛ no diiɛ.
8 And Stephen, full of grace and power, did great wonders and signs among the people.
Stefano a Onyankopɔn adom ne tumi ahyɛ no ma no yɛɛ anwanwadeɛ ahodoɔ bebree wɔ asafo no mu.
9 But some of those who were of the Synagogue named that of the Libertines, and some of the men of Cyrene and of Alexandria and those from Cilicia and Asia, had arguments with Stephen.
Nanso, da koro bi nnipa bi a wɔfiri Yudafoɔ hyiadan bi a wɔfrɛ no “Ahofadifoɔ Hyiadan” no mu a wɔyɛ Yudafoɔ a wɔfiri Kirene ne Aleksandria ne wɔn a wɔfiri Kilikia ne Asia no ne Stefano gyee akyinnyeɛ.
10 But they were not able to get the better of him, for his words were full of wisdom and of the Spirit.
Nanso, Honhom no maa Stefano nyansa maa ɔde kasaeɛ a obiara antumi anka hwee.
11 Then they got men to say, He has said evil against Moses and against God, in our hearing.
Ɛno enti wɔka hyɛɛ nkurɔfoɔ bi ano sɛ, “Yɛtee sɛ ɔreka abususɛm atia Mose ne Onyankopɔn.”
12 And the people, with the rulers and the scribes, were moved against him, and they came and took him before the Sanhedrin,
Wɔnam saa ɛkwan yi so maa nnipa no ne mpanin no ne Atwerɛsɛm no akyerɛkyerɛfoɔ no sɔre tiaa Stefano. Wɔbɛkyeree Stefano de no kɔɔ badwafoɔ anim.
13 And they got false witnesses who said, This man is for ever saying things against this holy place and against the law:
Afei, wɔde nnipa ba bɛdii adansekurumu tiaa Stefano sɛ, “Daa, saa onipa yi ka abususɛm tia yɛn asɔredan kronkron no ne Mose Mmara no.
14 For he has said in our hearing that this Jesus of Nazareth will put this place to destruction and make changes in the rules which were handed down to us by Moses.
Yɛtee mpo sɛ ɔreka sɛ, saa Yesu Nasareni no bɛdwiri yɛn asɔredan no agu na wasesa yɛn amanneɛ a Mose de maa yɛn no!”
15 And all those who were in the Sanhedrin, looking at him, saw that his face was like the face of an angel.
Nnipa a na wɔte badwa mu hɔ no nyinaa hwɛɛ Stefano anim, na wɔhunuiɛ sɛ nʼanim ayɛ te sɛ ɔsoro ɔbɔfoɔ anim.
