Acts 6
1 And during those days, the disciples multiplying, there was a murmuring of the Hellenists against the Hebrews, that their widows were being neglected in the daily ministration.
Men da i de Dage Disciplenes Antal forøgedes, begyndte Hellenisterne at knurre imod Hebræerne, fordi deres Enker bleve tilsidesatte ved den daglige Uddeling.
2 And the twelve calling to them the multitude of the disciples, said, It is not pleasing that we, leaving the word of God, serve tables.
Da sammenkaldte de tolv Disciplenes Skare og sagde: „Det huer os ikke at forlade Guds Ord for at tjene ved Bordene.
3 But brethren, look out seven men from you of good report, full of the Spirit and wisdom, whom we shall appoint over this interest;
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.
4 and we will give our attention to prayer and the ministry of the word.
Men vi ville holde trolig ved i Bønnen og Ordets Tjeneste.”
5 And the word was pleasing before all the multitude, and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas,
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;
6 the Antiochian proselyte, whom they placed before the apostles, and having prayed, they placed their hands on them.
dem stillede de frem for Apostlene; og disse bade og lagde Hænderne paa dem.
7 And the word of God increased, and the number of the disciples multiplied exceedingly in Jerusalem, and a great multitude of the priests were obedient unto the faith.
Og Guds Ord havde Fremgang, og Disciplenes Tal forøgedes meget i Jerusalem; og en stor Mængde af Præsterne adløde Troen.
8 And Stephen, full of grace and power, was doing great wonders and miracles among the people.
Men Stefanus, fuld af Naade og Kraft, gjorde Undere og store Tegn iblandt Folket.
9 And certain ones of the synagogues, called Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and those from Cilicia and Asia, stood up disputing with Stephen,
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.
10 and they were not able to resist the wisdom and spirit with which he was speaking.
Og de kunde ikke modstaa den Visdom og den Aand, som han talte af.
11 Then they bribed men, saying, that we have heard him speaking words blasphemous against Moses and God.
Da fik de hemmeligt nogle Mænd til at sige: „Vi have hørt ham tale bespottelige Ord imod Moses og imod Gud.”
12 And they excited the people and the elders and scribes, and coming upon him, seized him, and led him into the council,
Og de ophidsede Folket og de Ældste og de skriftkloge, og de overfaldt ham og slæbte ham med sig og førte ham for Raadet;
13 and they raised up false witnesses, saying, This man does not cease speaking words against this holy place and the law;
og de fremstillede falske Vidner, som sagde: „Dette Menneske holder ikke op med at tale Ord imod dette hellige Sted og imod Loven.
14 for we have heard him saying, that this Jesus the Nazarene will destroy this place, and change the customs which Moses delivered unto us.
Thi vi have hørt ham sige, at denne Jesus af Nazareth skal nedbryde dette Sted og forandre de Skikke, som Moses har overgivet os.”
15 And all sitting in the council, having fixed their eyes on him, saw his face as the face of an angel.
Og alle de, som sade i Raadet, stirrede paa ham, og de saa hans Ansigt som en Engels Ansigt.
