Acts 4

1 And while they were speaking these words to the people, the priests and the Sadducees and the rulers of the temple rose up against them;

But while they were speaking to the people, the priests and the magistrate of the temple and the Sadducees overwhelmed them,

2 being angry with them, that they taught the people, and preached a resurrection from the dead by the Messiah.

being grieved that they were teaching the people and announcing in Jesus the resurrection from the dead.

3 And they laid hands on them, and kept them until the next day; because evening was drawing near.

And they laid hands on them, and they placed them under guard until the next day. For it was now evening.

4 And many who had heard the word, believed; and they were, in number, about five thousand men.

But many of those who had heard the word believed. And the number of men became five thousand.

5 And the next day, the rulers and the Elders and the Scribes assembled;

And it happened on the next day that their leaders and elders and scribes gathered together in Jerusalem,

6 and also Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and they who were of the kindred of the high priests.

including Annas, the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John and Alexander, and as many as were of the priestly family.

7 And when they had set them in the midst, they interrogated them: By what power or what name, have ye done this?

And stationing them in the middle, they questioned them: “By what power, or in whose name, have you done this?”

8 Then Simon Cephas was filled with the Holy Spirit, and said to them: Ye rulers of the people, and Elders of the house of Israel, hear ye.

Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them: “Leaders of the people and elders, listen.

9 If we are judged by you this day, respecting the good deed done to the infirm man, by what means he was healed;

If we today are judged by a good deed done to an infirm man, by which he has been made whole,

10 be it known to you, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Messiah the Nazarean, whom ye crucified, and whom God hath raised from the dead, lo, by him, doth this man stand here before you recovered.

let it be known to all of you and to all of the people of Israel, that in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ the Nazarene, whom you crucified, whom God has raised from the dead, by him, this man stands before you, healthy.

11 This is the stone, which ye builders rejected; and it hath become the head of the corner.

He is the stone, which was rejected by you, the builders, which has become the head of the corner.

12 Neither is there deliverance in any other; for there is not another name under heaven, which is given to men, whereby to live.

And there is no salvation in any other. For there is no other name under heaven given to men, by which it is necessary for us to be saved.”

13 And when they heard the speech of Simon and John, which they pronounced confidently, they reflected that these were unlearned and plebeian men, and they were surprised at them, and recognized them as having been conversant with Jesus.

Then, seeing the constancy of Peter and John, having verified that they were men without letters or learning, they wondered. And they recognized that they had been with Jesus.

14 And they saw that the lame man, who had been healed, stood near them; and they could say nothing to confront them.

Also, seeing the man who had been cured standing with them, they were unable to say anything to contradict them.

15 Then they commanded to remove them from the presence of the council; and said one to another:

But they ordered them to withdraw outside, away from the council, and they conferred among themselves,

16 What shall we do to these men? For lo, that a manifest sign hath been wrought by them, is known to all that reside at Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it.

saying: “What shall we do to these men? For certainly a public sign has been done through them, before all the inhabitants of Jerusalem. It is manifest, and we cannot deny it.

17 But that the fame of it spread no further, let us interdict their speaking any more to any man in this name.

But lest it spread further among the people, let us threaten them not to speak anymore in this name to any man.”

18 And they called them, and commanded them not to speak nor to teach at all in the name of Jesus.

And calling them in, they warned them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.

19 Simon Cephas and John answered, and said to them: Whether it be right before God, that we hearken to you more than to God, judge ye.

Yet truly, Peter and John said in response to them: “Judge whether it is just in the sight of God to listen to you, rather than to God.

20 For we cannot but speak that which we have seen and heard.

For we are unable to refrain from speaking the things that we have seen and heard.”

21 And they threatened them, and dismissed them. For they found no ground for punishing them, because of the people: for every one praised God for what had been done;

But they, threatening them, sent them away, having not found a way that they might punish them because of the people. For all were glorifying the things that had been done in these events.

22 for the man, on whom this sign of healing had been wrought, was more than forty years old.

For the man in whom this sign of a cure had been accomplished was more than forty years old.

23 And when they were dismissed, they went to their brethren, and told them all that the priests and Elders had said.

Then, having been released, they went to their own, and they reported in full what the leaders of the priests and the elders had said to them.

24 And they, when they heard it, unitedly lifted up their voice to God and said: Lord, thou art God, who hast made heaven, and earth, and seas, and every thing in them.

And when they had heard it, with one accord, they lifted up their voice to God, and they said: “Lord, you are the One who made heaven and earth, the sea and all that is in them,

25 And it is thou who hast said, by the Holy Spirit in the mouth of David thy servant: Why do the nations rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?

who, by the Holy Spirit, through the mouth of our father David, your servant, said: ‘Why have the Gentiles been seething, and why have the people been pondering nonsense?

26 The kings of the earth and the potentates stood up, and they consulted together, against the Lord, and against his anointed.

The kings of the earth have stood up, and the leaders have joined together as one, against the Lord and against his Christ.’

27 For, in reality, against thy holy Son Jesus whom thou hast anointed, Herod and Pilate, with the Gentiles and the congregation of Israel, have been combined together in this city,

For truly Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, joined together in this city against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed

28 to do whatever thy hand and thy pleasure previously marked out to be done.

to do what your hand and your counsel had decreed would be done.

29 And also now, Lord, behold and see their menaces: and grant to thy servants, that they may proclaim thy word boldly,

And now, O Lord, look upon their threats, and grant to your servants that they may speak your word with all confidence,

30 while thou extendest thy hand for cures and prodigies, to be done in the name of thy holy Son Jesus.

by extending your hand in cures and signs and miracles, to be done through the name of your holy Son, Jesus.”

31 And when they had prayed and made supplications, the place in which they were assembled was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and spoke the word of God boldly.

And when they had prayed, the place in which they were gathered was moved. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit. And they were speaking the Word of God with confidence.

32 And in the assembly of the persons that believed, there was one soul, and one mind: and no one of them said, of the property he possessed, that it was his own; but whatever was theirs, it was the community's.

Then the multitude of believers were of one heart and one soul. Neither did anyone say that any of the things that he possessed were his own, but all things were common to them.

33 And with great power, the legates testified to the resurrection of Jesus Messiah: and great grace was with them all.

And with great power, the Apostles were rendering testimony to the Resurrection of Jesus Christ our Lord. And great grace was in them all.

34 And no one among them was destitute; for those who possessed lands or houses, sold, and brought the price of what was sold,

And neither was anyone among them in need. For as many as were owners of fields or houses, selling these, were bringing the proceeds of the things that they were selling,

35 and placed it at the feet of the legates; and distribution was made to every one, as he had need.

and were placing it before the feet of the Apostles. Then it was divided to each one, just as he had need.

36 And Joseph, who by the legates was surnamed Barnabas, (which is interpreted Son of Consolation, ) a Levite of the country of Cyprus,

Now Joseph, who the Apostles surnamed Barnabas (which is translated as ‘son of consolation’), who was a Levite of Cyprian descent,

37 had a field: and he sold it, and brought the price of it, and laid it before the feet of the legates.

since he had land, he sold it, and he brought the proceeds and placed these at the feet of the Apostles.