Acts 4
1 While Peter and John were still speaking to the people, the chief priest, with the officer in charge at the Temple and the Sadducees, came up to them,
Λαλούντων δὲ αὐτῶν πρὸς τὸν λαὸν, ἐπέστησαν αὐτοῖς οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς, καὶ ὁ στρατηγὸς τοῦ ἱεροῦ, καὶ οἱ Σαδδουκαῖοι,
2 much annoyed because they were teaching the people, and because, through Jesus, they were preaching the resurrection from the dead.
διαπονούμενοι διὰ τὸ διδάσκειν αὐτοὺς τὸν λαὸν, καὶ καταγγέλλειν ἐν τῷ ˚Ἰησοῦ τὴν ἀνάστασιν, τὴν ἐκ νεκρῶν.
3 They arrested the apostles and, as it was already evening, had them placed in custody until the next day.
Καὶ ἐπέβαλον αὐτοῖς τὰς χεῖρας, καὶ ἔθεντο εἰς τήρησιν εἰς τὴν αὔριον, ἦν γὰρ ἑσπέρα ἤδη.
4 Many, however, of those who had heard the apostles’ message became believers in Christ, the number of the men alone amounting to about five thousand.
Πολλοὶ δὲ τῶν ἀκουσάντων τὸν λόγον, ἐπίστευσαν καὶ ἐγενήθη ἀριθμὸς τῶν ἀνδρῶν ὡς χιλιάδες πέντε.
5 The next day, a meeting of the leaders of the people, the elders, and the teachers of the Law was held in Jerusalem.
Ἐγένετο δὲ ἐπὶ τὴν αὔριον συναχθῆναι αὐτῶν τοὺς ἄρχοντας, καὶ τοὺς πρεσβυτέρους, καὶ τοὺς γραμματεῖς ἐν Ἰερουσαλήμ,
6 There were present Annas the high priest, Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and all who were of High-Priestly rank.
καὶ Ἅννας ὁ ἀρχιερεὺς, καὶ Καϊάφας, καὶ Ἰωάννης, καὶ Ἀλέξανδρος, καὶ ὅσοι ἦσαν ἐκ γένους ἀρχιερατικοῦ.
7 They had Peter and John brought before them, and questioned them. ‘By what power,’ they asked, ‘Or in whose name have men like you done this thing?’
Καὶ στήσαντες αὐτοὺς ἐν τῷ μέσῳ, ἐπυνθάνοντο, “Ἐν ποίᾳ δυνάμει ἢ ἐν ποίῳ ὀνόματι ἐποιήσατε τοῦτο ὑμεῖς;”
8 Then, Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said, ‘Leaders of the people and elders,
Τότε Πέτρος πλησθεὶς ˚Πνεύματος Ἁγίου, εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς, “Ἄρχοντες τοῦ λαοῦ καὶ πρεσβύτεροι,
9 since we are on our trial today for a kind act done to a helpless man, and are asked in what way the man here before you has been cured,
εἰ ἡμεῖς σήμερον ἀνακρινόμεθα ἐπὶ εὐεργεσίᾳ ἀνθρώπου ἀσθενοῦς, ἐν τίνι οὗτος σέσωσται,
10 let me tell you all and all the people of Israel, that it is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified and whom God raised from the dead – it is, I say, by his name that this man stands here before you lame no longer.
γνωστὸν ἔστω πᾶσιν ὑμῖν καὶ παντὶ τῷ λαῷ Ἰσραὴλ, ὅτι ἐν τῷ ὀνόματι ˚Ἰησοῦ ˚Χριστοῦ τοῦ Ναζωραίου, ὃν ὑμεῖς ἐσταυρώσατε, ὃν ὁ ˚Θεὸς ἤγειρεν ἐκ νεκρῶν, ἐν τούτῳ οὗτος παρέστηκεν ἐνώπιον ὑμῶν ὑγιής.
11 Jesus is “the stone which, scorned by you the builders, has yet become the corner stone.”
Οὗτός ἐστιν ‘ὁ λίθος ὁ ἐξουθενηθεὶς ὑφʼ ὑμῶν, τῶν οἰκοδόμων, ὁ γενόμενος εἰς κεφαλὴν γωνίας’.
12 And salvation is in him alone; for there is no other name in the whole world, given to people, to which we must look for our salvation.’
Καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν ἐν ἄλλῳ οὐδενὶ ἡ σωτηρία, οὐδὲ γὰρ ὄνομά ἐστιν ἕτερον ὑπὸ τὸν οὐρανὸν τὸ δεδομένον ἐν ἀνθρώποις, ἐν ᾧ δεῖ σωθῆναι ἡμᾶς.”
13 When the Council saw how boldly Peter and John spoke, and found that they were uneducated men of humble station, they were surprised, and realised that they had been companions of Jesus.
Θεωροῦντες δὲ τὴν τοῦ Πέτρου παρρησίαν καὶ Ἰωάννου, καὶ καταλαβόμενοι ὅτι ἄνθρωποι ἀγράμματοί εἰσιν καὶ ἰδιῶται, ἐθαύμαζον, ἐπεγίνωσκόν τε αὐτοὺς ὅτι σὺν τῷ ˚Ἰησοῦ ἦσαν.
14 But, when they looked at the man who had been healed, standing there with them, they had nothing to say.
Τόν τε ἄνθρωπον βλέποντες σὺν αὐτοῖς ἑστῶτα, τὸν τεθεραπευμένον, οὐδὲν εἶχον ἀντειπεῖν.
15 So they ordered them out of court, and then began consulting together.
Κελεύσαντες δὲ αὐτοὺς ἔξω τοῦ Συνεδρίου ἀπελθεῖν, συνέβαλλον πρὸς ἀλλήλους
16 ‘What are we to do to these men?’ they asked one another. ‘That a remarkable sign has been given through them is obvious to everyone living in Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it.
λέγοντες, “Τί ποιήσωμεν τοῖς ἀνθρώποις τούτοις; Ὅτι μὲν γὰρ γνωστὸν σημεῖον γέγονεν διʼ αὐτῶν, πᾶσιν τοῖς κατοικοῦσιν Ἰερουσαλὴμ φανερόν, καὶ οὐ δυνάμεθα ἀρνεῖσθαι.
17 But, to prevent this thing from spreading further among the people, let us warn them not to speak in this name any more to anyone whatever.’
Ἀλλʼ ἵνα μὴ ἐπὶ πλεῖον διανεμηθῇ εἰς τὸν λαόν, ἀπειλησώμεθα αὐτοῖς μηκέτι λαλεῖν ἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματι τούτῳ μηδενὶ ἀνθρώπων.”
18 So they called the apostles in, and ordered them not to speak or teach in the name of Jesus.
Καὶ καλέσαντες αὐτοὺς, παρήγγειλαν καθόλου μὴ φθέγγεσθαι μηδὲ διδάσκειν ἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματι τοῦ ˚Ἰησοῦ.
19 But Peter and John replied, ‘Whether it is right, in the sight of God, to listen to you rather than to him – judge for yourselves,
Ὁ δὲ Πέτρος καὶ Ἰωάννης ἀποκριθέντες εἶπον πρὸς αὐτούς, “Εἰ δίκαιόν ἐστιν ἐνώπιον τοῦ ˚Θεοῦ, ὑμῶν ἀκούειν μᾶλλον ἢ τοῦ ˚Θεοῦ, κρίνατε.
20 for we cannot help speaking of what we have seen and heard.’
Οὐ δυνάμεθα γὰρ ἡμεῖς ἃ εἴδαμεν καὶ ἠκούσαμεν μὴ λαλεῖν.”
21 However, after further warnings, the Council set them at liberty, not seeing any safe way of punishing them, because of the people, for they were all praising God for what had occurred;
Οἱ δὲ προσαπειλησάμενοι ἀπέλυσαν αὐτούς, μηδὲν εὑρίσκοντες τὸ πῶς κολάσωνται αὐτούς, διὰ τὸν λαόν, ὅτι πάντες ἐδόξαζον τὸν ˚Θεὸν ἐπὶ τῷ γεγονότι.
22 for the man who was the subject of this miraculous cure was more than forty years old.
Ἐτῶν γὰρ ἦν πλειόνων τεσσεράκοντα ὁ ἄνθρωπος, ἐφʼ ὃν γεγόνει τὸ σημεῖον τοῦτο τῆς ἰάσεως.
23 After they had been set at liberty, the apostles went to their friends and told them what the chief priests and the elders had said to them.
Ἀπολυθέντες δὲ, ἦλθον πρὸς τοὺς ἰδίους, καὶ ἀπήγγειλαν ὅσα πρὸς αὐτοὺς οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ οἱ πρεσβύτεροι εἶπαν.
24 All who heard their story, moved by a common impulse, raised their voices to God in prayer: ‘Sovereign Lord, it is you who has made the heavens, the earth, the sea, and everything that is in them,
Οἱ δὲ ἀκούσαντες, ὁμοθυμαδὸν ἦραν φωνὴν πρὸς τὸν ˚Θεὸν καὶ εἶπαν, “Δέσποτα, σὺ ὁ ‘ποιήσας τὸν οὐρανὸν, καὶ τὴν γῆν, καὶ τὴν θάλασσαν, καὶ πάντα τὰ ἐν αὐτοῖς’,
25 and who, by the lips of our ancestor, your servant David, who spoke under the influence of the Holy Spirit, have said – “Why did the nations rage, and the peoples form vain designs?
ὁ τοῦ πατρὸς ἡμῶν, διὰ ˚Πνεύματος Ἁγίου στόματος Δαυὶδ παιδός σου εἰπών, ‘Ἵνα τί ἐφρύαξαν ἔθνη, καὶ λαοὶ ἐμελέτησαν κενά;
26 The kings of the earth set their array, and its rulers gathered together, against the Lord and against his Christ.”
Παρέστησαν οἱ βασιλεῖς τῆς γῆς καὶ οἱ ἄρχοντες συνήχθησαν ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτὸ κατὰ τοῦ ˚Κυρίου, καὶ κατὰ τοῦ ˚Χριστοῦ αὐτοῦ.’
27 There have indeed gathered together in this city against your holy servant Jesus, whom you has consecrated the Christ, not Herod and Pontius Pilate only, but the nations and the people of Israel besides –
Συνήχθησαν γὰρ ἐπʼ ἀληθείας ἐν τῇ πόλει ταύτῃ ἐπὶ τὸν ἅγιον παῖδά σου ˚Ἰησοῦν, ὃν ἔχρισας, Ἡρῴδης τε καὶ Πόντιος Πιλᾶτος, σὺν ἔθνεσιν καὶ λαοῖς Ἰσραήλ,
28 yet only to do what you, by your power and of your own will, did long ago destine to be done.
ποιῆσαι ὅσα ἡ χείρ σου, καὶ ἡ βουλὴ σου προώρισεν γενέσθαι.
29 Now, therefore, Lord, mark their threats, and enable your servants, with all fearlessness, to tell your message,
Καὶ τὰ νῦν, ˚Κύριε, ἔπιδε ἐπὶ τὰς ἀπειλὰς αὐτῶν, καὶ δὸς τοῖς δούλοις σου, μετὰ παρρησίας πάσης λαλεῖν τὸν λόγον σου,
30 while you stretch out your hand to heal, and cause signs and wonders to take place through the name of your holy servant Jesus.’
ἐν τῷ τὴν χεῖρα ἐκτείνειν σε εἰς ἴασιν, καὶ σημεῖα, καὶ τέρατα, γίνεσθαι διὰ τοῦ ὀνόματος τοῦ ἁγίου παιδός σου, ˚Ἰησοῦ.”
31 When their prayer was ended, the place in which they were assembled was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to tell God’s message fearlessly.
Καὶ δεηθέντων αὐτῶν, ἐσαλεύθη ὁ τόπος ἐν ᾧ ἦσαν συνηγμένοι, καὶ ἐπλήσθησαν ἅπαντες τοῦ Ἁγίου ˚Πνεύματος, καὶ ἐλάλουν τὸν λόγον τοῦ ˚Θεοῦ μετὰ παρρησίας.
32 The whole body of those who had become believers in Christ were of one heart and mind. Not one of them claimed any of his goods as his own, but everything was held for the common use.
Τοῦ δὲ πλήθους τῶν πιστευσάντων, ἦν καρδία καὶ ψυχὴ μία, καὶ οὐδὲ εἷς τι τῶν ὑπαρχόντων αὐτῷ ἔλεγεν ἴδιον εἶναι, ἀλλʼ ἦν αὐτοῖς πάντα κοινά.
33 The apostles continued with great power to bear their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and God’s blessing rested on them all abundantly.
Καὶ δυνάμει μεγάλῃ, ἀπεδίδουν τὸ μαρτύριον οἱ ἀπόστολοι τοῦ ˚Κυρίου ˚Ἰησοῦ, τῆς ἀναστάσεως, χάρις τε μεγάλη ἦν ἐπὶ πάντας αὐτούς.
34 Nor was there anyone in need among them, for all who were owners of land or houses sold them, and brought the proceeds of the sales
Οὐδὲ γὰρ ἐνδεής τις ἦν ἐν αὐτοῖς· ὅσοι γὰρ κτήτορες χωρίων ἢ οἰκιῶν ὑπῆρχον, πωλοῦντες ἔφερον τὰς τιμὰς τῶν πιπρασκομένων,
35 and laid them at the apostles’ feet; and then everyone received a share in proportion to his wants.
καὶ ἐτίθουν παρὰ τοὺς πόδας τῶν ἀποστόλων· διεδίδετο δὲ ἑκάστῳ, καθότι ἄν τις χρείαν εἶχεν.
36 A Levite of Cyprian birth, named Joseph, (who had received from the apostles the additional name of “Barnabas” – which means “The Consoler,”)
Ἰωσὴφ δὲ ὁ ἐπικληθεὶς Βαρναβᾶς, ἀπὸ τῶν ἀποστόλων, ὅ ἐστιν μεθερμηνευόμενον, “Υἱὸς παρακλήσεως”, Λευίτης, Κύπριος τῷ γένει,
37 Sold a farm that belonged to him, and brought the money and laid it at the apostles’ feet.
ὑπάρχοντος αὐτῷ ἀγροῦ, πωλήσας ἤνεγκεν τὸ χρῆμα καὶ ἔθηκεν παρὰ τοὺς πόδας τῶν ἀποστόλων.
