Acts 6
1 But in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplying, there arose a murmuring of the Hellenists against the Hebrews, because their widows were 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 called the multitude of the disciples to them, and said, It doth not seem to us proper, that we should leave the word of God, and provide for tables.
Da sammenkaldte de tolv Disciplenes Skare og sagde: „Det huer os ikke at forlade Guds Ord for at tjene ved Bordene.
3 Therefore, brethren, look out among you seven men of good repute, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we will appoint over this business;
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 but we will give ourselves closely to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.
Men vi ville holde trolig ved i Bønnen og Ordets Tjeneste.”
5 And what was said 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,
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 whom they set before the apostles; and when they had prayed, they laid 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 in Jerusalem was greatly enlarged; and a great multitude of the priests were obedient to 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, wrought great wonders and signs among the people.
Men Stefanus, fuld af Naade og Kraft, gjorde Undere og store Tegn iblandt Folket.
9 But some of those who belonged to the so-called synagogue of the Freedmen, and of the Cyrenaeans and Alexandrians, and of those from Cilicia and Asia, arose and disputed 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 the Spirit with which he spoke.
Og de kunde ikke modstaa den Visdom og den Aand, som han talte af.
11 Then they suborned men, who said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words 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 stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and seized him, and brought him to 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 set up false witnesses, who said, This man ceaseth not to speak words against the 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 say, This Jesus the Nazarene will destroy this place, and change the customs which Moses delivered to 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 that sat in the council, looking steadily upon him, saw his face like the face of an angel.
Og alle de, som sade i Raadet, stirrede paa ham, og de saa hans Ansigt som en Engels Ansigt.
