Acts 4
1 [Meanwhile, in the temple courtyard, there were some] priests, the officer who was in charge of the temple police, and [also some] [SYN] Sadducee [sect members]. These men came to Peter and John while the two of them were speaking to the people.
Terwijl ze nog spraken tot het volk, kwamen de priesters met den hoofdman van de tempelwacht en de sadduceën op hen af,
2 These men were very angry, because the [two] apostles were teaching the people [about Jesus]. What they were telling the people was that because ([God caused Jesus to become alive again/God raised] Jesus [from the dead]), [God] would cause other people who had died to become alive again.
vergramd, omdat ze het volk onderrichtten, en in Jesus’ persoon de opstanding uit de doden verkondigden.
3 So those officials seized Peter and John. Then they put them in jail. [They had to wait] until the next day [to question Peter and John], because it was already evening [and it was contrary to their Jewish law to question people at night].
Ze sloegen de hand aan hen, en brachten ze in verzekerde bewaring tot de volgende morgen; want het was reeds avond.
4 However, many people who had heard the message [from Peter] believed [in Jesus]. (OR, But many people had [already] believed [in Jesus, because] they had heard the message [from Peter].) So the number of men [who believed in Jesus] increased to about five 5,000.
Maar velen van hen, die de prediking hadden gehoord, werden gelovig; het getal der mannen steeg tot vijf duizend ongeveer.
5 The next day [the supreme priest summoned] the [other] chief priests, the teachers of the [Jewish] laws, and the other members [of the Jewish Council, and they] gathered together [in one place] in Jerusalem.
De volgende morgen kwamen de oversten, oudsten en schriftgeleerden van Jerusalem bijeen,
6 Annas, [the former] supreme priest, Caiaphas [who was the new supreme priest], [two other former supreme priests whose names were] John and Alexander, and other men who were related to the supreme priest [were there].
te zamen met Annas, den hogepriester, met Káifas, Johannes en Alexander, en met allen, die tot het hogepriesterlijk geslacht behoorden.
7 They [commanded guards to] bring Peter and John into the courtroom [MTY] and have them stand in front of them. [Then one of] the leaders questioned [the two of] them, saying, “Who [do you two claim] gave you the power [to heal this man]? And who authorized [MTY] you to do this [DOU]?”
Ze lieten hen voorbrengen, en vroegen: Door welke macht en in wiens naam hebt gij dit gedaan?
8 So as the Holy Spirit completely controlled Peter, he said to them, “You [fellow Israelites] who rule us and [all of you other] elders, [listen]!
Nu sprak Petrus, vervuld van den Heiligen Geest, hun toe: Oversten van het volk, en oudsten!
9 Today you are questioning us concerning our doing something good for a man who was crippled, and you asked us how he was healed.
Wanneer we heden gerechtelijk worden verhoord over een weldaad aan een gebrekkig mens be- wezen, en over het middel waardoor hij genas,
10 So [we(exc) want] you and all [of our other] fellow Israelites to know this: It is because Jesus the Messiah [MTY] from Nazareth healed this man that he is able to stand here. [God considers that] it was you who nailed Jesus to a cross, but God caused him to become alive again.
dan zij het u allen en heel het volk van Israël bekend, dat deze man gezond hier voor u staat door de naam van Jesus Christus van Názaret, dien gij hebt gekruisigd, maar dien God heeft opgewekt uit de doden.
11 [In the Psalms this was written about the Messiah: ] He is [like] [MET] the stone that was rejected by the builders {that the builders rejected}. But that stone became the most important stone in the building [that they were building]. [Jesus is that stone, and] you [are those builders who threw away the stone that was the most important one].
Hij is "de steen, die gij, de bouwlieden, hebt verworpen; en Hij is de hoeksteen geworden."
12 So he alone can save us [MTY]. [God] has sent only one person [MTY] into the world who can save us [from the guilt of our sins, and that person is Jesus]!”
Bij niemand anders is er redding. Want onder de hemel is geen andere Naam aan de mensen gegeven, waardoor we zalig moeten worden.
13 The [Jewish leaders] realized that Peter and John (were not afraid [of them]/spoke boldly). They also learned that the two men were ordinary people who had not studied in schools. So the leaders were amazed, and they realized that these men had associated with Jesus.
Toen ze de vrijmoedigheid van Petrus en Johannes zagen, en bemerkten, dat het maar ongeletterde en eenvoudige mensen waren, stonden ze verbaasd en herkenden hen als de gezellen van Jesus.
14 They also saw the man who had been healed standing there with [the two of] them, so they were not able to say anything [to oppose Peter and John].
Maar omdat ze ook den genezen man bij hen zagen staan, konden ze er niets tegen inbrengen.
15 So the [Jewish leaders] commanded [guards] to take Peter, John, and the man outside of the room [where those leaders were meeting. After they did so], the leaders talked with each other [about Peter and John].
Ze geboden hun dus, zich uit de vergadering te verwijderen. Toen overlegden ze met elkander,
16 [Being frustrated, one after another], they said, “(There is really nothing that we can do to [punish] these [two] men!/How can we [(inc)] do anything to [punish] these [two] men?) [RHQ] Almost everyone [HYP] who is living in Jerusalem knows that they have done an amazing miracle, so we cannot tell people that it did not happen!
en zeiden: Wat moeten we met die mensen doen? Want dat er door hen een opzienbarend wonder verricht is, weten alle inwoners van Jerusalem; we kunnen het dus niet loochenen.
17 However, [we] must not allow other people to hear about [this miracle]. So we must tell these men that [we will punish them if they] continue to tell other people about this [MTY] man [who they say gave them the power to do it].”
Maar om te beletten, dat het nog verder onder het volk wordt verbreid, moeten we hun ten strengste verbieden, nog iemand ter wereld over die Naam te spreken.
18 So the Jewish leaders [commanded guards] to bring the two apostles [into that room again. After they did so], they [commanded] them both that they should never speak about Jesus, and they should not teach [anyone about him] [MTY] [again].
Nu riepen ze hen binnen, en verboden hun ten strengste, te spreken of te onderwijzen in Jesus’ naam.
19 But Peter and John replied, “Would God think that it is right [for us two] to obey you and not [to obey] him? [We(exc) will let] you decide [which of those you think is proper].
Maar Petrus en Johannes antwoordden hun: Oordeelt zelf, of we het voor God verantwoorden kunnen, naar u te luisteren meer dan naar God.
20 [But as for us, we cannot obey you]. We will not stop telling people about the things that we [(exc)] have seen [Jesus do] and what we have heard [him teach].”
Neen. we kunnen niet zwijgen wat we hebben gezien en gehoord.
21 Then the [Jewish leaders] again told [Peter and John] not to disobey them. But all the people [there] were praising God about what had happened [to the lame man. The leaders knew that only God could have enabled Peter and John] to miraculously heal the man, because the man was more than 40 years old [and he was lame when his mother bore him. They also knew that the people would become angry if they punished the two apostles]. So, because they could not decide how to punish Peter and John, [they finally] let them go.
Daarop begonnen ze hen te bedreigen; maar ze lieten hen ten slotte vrij, daar ze om het volk geen kans zagen, hen te straffen; allen toch verheerlijkten God om wat er gebeurd was.
Want de man, aan wien dat wonder van genezing was geschied, was meer dan veertig jaren oud
23 After Peter and John had been released, they went to the other believers and reported all that the chief priests and [other Jewish] elders had said to them.
Nadat ze waren vrijgelaten, begaven ze zich naar hun broeders, en deelden hun alles mee, wat de opperpriesters en oudsten hun hadden gezegd.
24 When they heard that, they [all] agreed as they prayed to God, and [one of] them prayed, “O Lord! You [(sg)] made the sky, the earth and the oceans, and everything in them.
Toen ze dit hoorden, verhieven ze eenparig hun stem tot God, en zeiden: Gij Heer, Schepper van hemel en aarde en zee, en van al wat erin is:
25 The Holy Spirit caused our ancestor, [King] David [MTY], who served you, to write these words: [It is ridiculous] [RHQ] that the non-Jews became angry and the Israelite people planned uselessly [to oppose God].
Gij zijt het, die in den Heiligen Geest door de mond van onzen vader David, uw dienaar, gezegd hebt "Waarom razen de volken, Bluffen de naties,
26 The kings of the world prepared to fight [God’s Ruler], and the [other] rulers assembled together [with them] to oppose the Lord [God] and the one whom he had appointed [to be the Messiah].
Komen de koningen der aarde bijeen, Spannen de vorsten samen tegen den Heer en zijn Christus?"
27 [Lord, we know that what you(sg) said long ago was true], because [King] Herod and the [governor], Pontius Pilate, and many other people, both non-Jews and Israelites, assembled together [here] in this city. [They] planned [to kill] Jesus, who devotedly served you [and] whom you appointed [MTY] [to be the Messiah].
Waarachtig, ze hebben in deze stad samengespannen tegen Jesus, uw heiligen Dienaar, dien Gij gezalfd hebt: Herodes en Póntius Pilatus met de heidenen en de stammen van Israël:
28 [Because] you [(sg)] are all-powerful, those people did [only] what you [SYN] allowed [them to do]. It was what you decided long ago would happen.”
om te voltrekken wat uw hand en uw raadsbesluit vooruit had beschikt.
29 “So now, Lord, listen to what they are saying about punishing us! Help us who serve you [(sg)] to very boldly speak messages from you [(sg) about Jesus]
Nu dan Heer, houd hun bedreiging in het oog, en verleen aan uw dienaars, om met alle vrijmoedigheid uw woord te spreken:
30 [Also], by your power [MTY] miraculously heal [sick people] and do other amazing miracles [SYN] that show people your power! Ask Jesus, who always serves you, [to give us the authority] [MTY] [to do such miracles]!”
door uw hand uit te strekken tot genezing, tot tekenen en wonderen, door de naam van Jesus, uw heiligen Dienaar.
31 When the believers had finished praying, the place where they were meeting shook. All of them were (completely controlled/empowered) by the Holy Spirit {the Holy Spirit (completely controlled/empowered) all of them}, with the result that they began to speak boldly the words that God [told them to speak].
Na hun gebed trilde de plaats, waar ze waren vergaderd; allen werden vervuld van den Heiligen Geest, en spraken vrijmoedig Gods woord.
32 The group of people who had believed [in Jesus] were completely agreed about what they thought and what they wanted/desired. Not one of them claimed that he [alone] owned anything. Instead, they shared with one another everything that they had.
De groep van gelovigen was één van hart en ziel; er was er niet één, die iets van het zijne zijn eigendom noemde, maar ze hadden alles gemeen
33 The apostles continued to tell others, very powerfully, [that God] had (caused the Lord Jesus to become alive again/raised the Lord Jesus from the dead). [People knew that God] was graciously helping all the believers.
Met grote kracht legden de apostelen getuigenis af van de verrijzenis van Jesus, den Heer, en aan allen werd grote genade geschonken.
34 [Some of] the believers who owned land or houses would occasionally sell [some of] their property. Then they would bring [the money for what they sold]
Er was inderdaad geen enkele noodlijdende onder hen. Want allen, die landerijen of huizen bezaten, verkochten ze, brachten de opbrengst mee,
35 and they would present it to the apostles [MTY]. Then [the apostles] would give money to any [believer] who needed [it]. So no one among the believers was lacking anything.
en legden die voor de voeten der apostelen neer; dan werd er uitgedeeld naar ieders behoefte.
36 [For example, there was] Joseph. [He was] a descendant of Levi [and he was born] on Cyprus [Island]. The apostles called him Barnabas; [in the Jewish language] that name means a person who [IDM] always encourages [others].
Zo was er een zekere Josef, door de apostelen Bárnabas (dat is: zoon van vertroosting) geheten, een leviet, van Cyprus afkomstig;
37 He sold one of his fields, and brought the money to the apostles [for them to distribute to other believers].
hij bezat een stuk land, verkocht het, bracht het geld mee, en legde het voor de voeten der apostelen neer.
