Acts 5
1 But there was one of [the believers] whose name was Ananias, and whose wife’s name was Sapphira. He [also] sold some land.
Annar maður, Ananías, og kona hans, Saffíra, seldu jörð.
2 He kept for himself some of the money [he had received for the land], and his wife knew that he had done that. Then he brought the rest of the money and presented it to the apostles [MTY].
Hann afhenti postulunum hluta andvirðisins og sagði að það væri heildarsöluverðið.
3 Then Peter said, “Ananias, you [(sg)] let Satan completely control you [MTY] so that you [(sg) tried to] deceive the Holy Spirit [and us(exc)]. (That was [terrible!/Why did you do such a terrible thing]?) [RHQ] [You] have kept for yourself some of the money you [(sg)] received for [selling] the land, [pretending that you(sg) were giving us all of it].
„Ananías, “sagði Pétur. „Satan hefur blekkt þig. Það er ósatt sem þú sagðir, að þetta væri allt söluverðið. Þú hefur logið að heilögum anda.
4 Before you [(sg)] sold that land, you truly owned [RHQ] it. And after you sold it, you could [RHQ] certainly still have used the money any way you wanted [to]. So why did you [(sg) ever] think [RHQ] about doing this [wicked] thing? You were not [merely trying to] deceive us! No, [you tried to deceive] God [himself!]!”
Þér var í sjálfsvald sett hvort þú seldir eignina eða ekki. Og þegar þú hafðir selt, var það þitt að ákveða hve mikið þú gæfir. Hvernig gat þér dottið í hug að fara svona að? Þú hefur logið að Guði, en ekki okkur.“
5 When Ananias heard that, [immediately] he fell down dead. So all [who were there] who heard [about Ananias’ death] became terrified [PRS].
Þegar Ananías heyrði þetta, datt hann dauður niður! Fólk varð skelfingu lostið.
6 Some young men came in, wrapped his [body in a sheet], and carried it out [and] buried it.
Ungu mennirnir komu og bjuggu um hann, og fóru með hann til greftrunar.
7 About three hours later, his wife came in, [but] she did not know what had happened.
Þrem stundum síðar kom kona Ananíasar inn, en hún vissi ekki hvað gerst hafði.
8 [As] Peter [showed her the money] that [Ananias had brought], he asked her, “Tell me, is this the amount [of money you two received for] the land you sold?” She said, “Yes, that’s [what we(exc) received].”
Pétur gekk til hennar og spurði: „Er þetta allt sem þið fenguð fyrir landið sem þið selduð?“„Já, “svaraði hún, „þetta var verðið.“
9 So Peter said to her, “[You both did a terrible thing!] You two agreed [RHQ] to try to determine if you could do that without the Spirit of the Lord [God] revealing [to anyone that you two tried to deceive them!] Listen! [Do you(sg) hear the] footsteps [SYN] of the men who buried your husband? They are right outside this door, and they will carry your [corpse] out [to bury it, too]!”
Þá sagði Pétur: „Hvernig gat ykkur hjónunum dottið í hug að gera slíkt – prófa hvort heilagur andi kæmist að svikunum? Ungu mennirnir, sem jörðuðu manninn þinn, eru hérna rétt fyrir utan og þeir munu líka bera þig út.“
10 Immediately Sapphira fell down dead at Peter’s feet. Then the young men came in. When they saw that she was dead, they carried her [body] out and buried it beside her husband’s [body].
Pétur hafði vart sleppt orðinu er hún féll örend til jarðar! Þegar ungu mennirnir komu inn og sáu að hún var líka dáin, báru þeir hana út og grófu við hlið manns hennar.
11 So all the believers [in Jerusalem] became greatly frightened [PRS] [because of what God had done to Ananias and Sapphira. And] all [the others] who heard [people tell about] those things also [became greatly frightened].
Þessi atburður vakti ótta meðal allra í söfnuðinum og annarra sem um hann fréttu.
12 [God was enabling] the apostles to do many amazing miracles among the people. All the believers were meeting together regularly [in the temple courtyard] at [the place called] Solomon’s Porch.
Postularnir voru vanir að koma saman í þeim hluta musterisins sem kallast súlnagöng Salómons, og þar unnu þeir mörg athyglisverð kraftaverk meðal fólksins.
13 All of the other people [who had not yet believed in Jesus] were afraid to associate with the believers, [because they knew that if they did anything evil, God would punish them, as well as revealing it to the believers]. However, those people continued to greatly respect the believers.
Aðrir áræddu ekki að vera þar með þeim og almennt var borin mikil virðing fyrir þeim.
14 Many more men and women started believing in the Lord [Jesus], and they joined the [group of] believers.
Sífellt snerust fleiri til trúar á Drottin, mikill fjöldi karla og kvenna.
15 [The apostles were doing amazing miracles], so [people] were bringing those who were sick into the streets, and laying them on stretchers and mats, in order that [when] Peter came by [he would touch them, or] at least his shadow might fall upon some of them [and heal them].
Sjúklingar voru bornir á börum og dýnum út á göturnar, í þeirri von að skugginn af Pétri félli á þá, þegar hann ætti leið hjá!
16 Crowds of people were also coming [to the apostles] from the towns near Jerusalem. They were bringing their sick [relatives/friends] and those who were being tormented/troubled by evil spirits {whom evil spirits were tormenting/troubling}, and [God] healed all of them.
Mikill mannfjöldi kom frá úthverfum Jerúsalem og tók fólkið með sér sjúklinga og þá sem höfðu illa anda. Þeir læknuðust allir.
17 Then the high priest and all who were with him, who were members of the [local] Sadducee [sect in Jerusalem], became very jealous [of the apostles, because many people were accepting the apostles’ message].
Æðsti presturinn og ættingjar hans og vinir meðal saddúkeanna, brugðust við þessu af mikilli hörku.
18 So they commanded the Temple guards to seize the apostles and put them in the public jail.
Létu þeir handtaka postulana og setja þá í gæsluvarðhald.
19 [The guards did that], but during the night an angel from the Lord [God] opened the jail doors and brought the apostles outside! [The guards were not aware of what the angel had done].
Um nóttina kom engill Drottins, opnaði fangelsishliðin og leiddi þá út. Síðan sagði hann við þá:
20 Then the angel said [to the apostles], “Go to the Temple [courtyard], stand there, and tell the people all about [how God can give them eternal] life!”
„Farið upp í musterið og predikið boðskap lífsins!“
21 So having heard this, about dawn they entered the Temple [courtyard] and began to teach the people again [about Jesus]. Acts 5:21b-24 Meanwhile, the high priest and those who were with him summoned the other Jewish Council members. Altogether they made up the entire Council of Israel. [After they all gathered together], they sent [guards] to the jail to bring in the apostles.
Þeir komu til musterisins um sólarupprás og fóru strax að predika. Seinna um morguninn kom æðsti presturinn, og fylgdarlið hans, til musterisins og lét hann kalla saman allt ráðið. Því næst sendi hann þjóna til fangelsisins, með boð um að postularnir skyldu leiddir fyrir ráðið.
22 But when the guards arrived at the jail, they discovered that the apostles were not there. So they returned to the Council, and [one of] them reported,
Þegar þjónarnir komu til fangelsisins, gripu þeir í tómt – postularnir voru á bak og burt! Þeir sneru því aftur til ráðsins og sögðu:
23 “We [(exc)] saw that the jail [doors] were very securely locked, and the guards were standing at the doors. But when we opened [the doors and went in to get those men], none [of them was] inside [the jail]!”
„Fangelsisdyrnar voru læstar og verðirnir stóðu fyrir utan, en þegar við opnuðum hliðin, var enginn maður þar inni!“
24 When the captain of the temple guards and the chief priests heard that, they became greatly perplexed, [wondering] what might result from all this.
Þegar lögreglustjórinn og æðstu prestarnir heyrðu þetta, vissu þeir ekki sitt rjúkandi ráð og veltu fyrir sér hvernig þetta myndi fara.
25 Then someone came [from the Temple courtyard] and [excitedly] reported to them, “Listen [to this! Right now] the men whom you put in jail are standing in the Temple [courtyard] and they are teaching the people [about Jesus]!”
Rétt í því kom einhver með þær fréttir, að mennirnir, sem þeir hefðu sett í varðhald, væru að predika í musterinu.
26 So the captain [of the Temple guards] went [to the Temple courtyard] with the officers, and they brought the apostles [back to the Council room. But they] did not treat them roughly, because they were afraid that the people would [kill them by] throwing stones at them [if they hurt the apostles].
Lögregluforinginn fór þegar í stað ásamt undirmönnum sínum og tók þá fasta, án ofbeldis því að þeir óttuðust að fólkið réðist á þá, ef þeir færu illa með postulana. Síðan leiddu þeir þá fram fyrir ráðið.
27 After [the captain and his officers] had brought [the apostles to the Council room], they commanded them to stand in front of the Council members, and the high priest questioned them.
28 He said to them [accusingly], “We [(exc)] strongly commanded you not to teach people about that man [MTY] [Jesus] But [you have disobeyed us, and] you have taught people all over Jerusalem [about him]! Furthermore, you are trying to make it seem that we [(exc)] are the ones who are guilty [MTY] for that man’s death!”
„Sögðum við ykkur ekki að hætta að tala um þennan Jesú?“spurði æðsti presturinn hvasst. „Nú hafið þið fyllt Jerúsalem með boðskap ykkar og reynið í þokkabót að kenna okkur um dauða þessa manns!“
29 But Peter, [speaking for himself] and the other apostles, replied, “We [(exc)] have to obey [what] God [commands us to do], not what [you] people [tell us to do]!
Þá svaraði Pétur og hinir postularnir: „Framar ber að hlýða Guði en mönnum.
30 God considers that you are the ones who killed Jesus by nailing him to a cross! But God, whom our ancestors [worshipped], (caused Jesus to become alive again after he died/raised Jesus from the dead).
Guð forfeðra okkar vakti Jesú upp frá dauðum, eftir að þið höfðuð líflátið hann með því að hengja hann á kross.
31 God has greatly honored Jesus. [He has taken him up to heaven! He has authorized him] to be the one who will save us and to rule [over our lives! God did this] so that he might enable [us] Israelites [MTY] to turn away from [our] sinful behavior and [that he might] forgive [us for our sins].
Fyrir mátt sinn, hóf Guð hann til þeirrar virðingar að vera bæði konungur og frelsari, svo að Ísraelsþjóðin gæti snúið baki við syndum sínum og fengið fyrirgefningu.
32 We [(exc)] tell people about these things [that we know happened to Jesus], and the Holy Spirit, whom God has sent to [us] who obey him, is also confirming [that these things are true].”
Um þetta vitnum við ásamt heilögum anda, sem Guð gefur öllum sem honum hlýða.“
33 When the Council members heard those words, they became very angry [with the apostles], and they wanted to kill them.
Þegar hér var komið, voru meðlimir ráðsins orðnir viti sínu fjær af reiði og ákveðnir í að lífláta postulana.
34 But [there was a Council member] named Gamaliel. He was a Pharisee, and one who taught people the [Jewish] laws, and all the [Jewish] people respected him. He stood up in the Council and told [guards] to take the apostles out [of the room] for a short time.
En þá stóð upp Gamalíel, meðlimur ráðsins og farísei, sérfræðingur í lögum og vinsæll meðal fólksins. Hann bað um að þeir yrðu látnir fara út úr ráðinu meðan hann talaði.
35 [After the guards had taken the apostles out], he said to the other Council members, “Fellow Israelites, you need to think carefully about what you are about to do to these men, [and I will tell you why].
Síðan ávarpaði hann ráðið og sagði: „Ísraelsmenn, íhugið vandlega það sem þið ætlið að gera við þessa menn.
36 Some years ago [a man named] Theudas rebelled [against the Roman government]. He told people that he was an important person, and about 400 men joined [him. But he was killed] {[soldiers] killed him} and all those who had been accompanying him were scattered. [So they] were not able to do anything [that they had planned].
Fyrir nokkru taldi Þevdas sig mikinn mann. Um 400 menn sóru honum trúnaðareið, en skömmu síðar var hann drepinn og þá lognaðist allt út af.
37 After that, during the time when they were (writing down names of the people/taking the census) [in order to tax people, a man named] Judas from Galilee [province] rebelled [against the Roman government]. He persuaded some people to accompany him. But [soldiers] killed him, too, and all those who had accompanied him went off in different directions.
Seinna, þegar manntalið var tekið, kom fram Júdas frá Galíleu. Hann safnaði að sér nokkrum lærisveinum, en síðan dó hann og fylgjendur hans tvístruðust.
38 So now I say [this] to you: Do not harm these men! Release them! I say this because if [this is just something] that humans have planned, they will not be able to do it. They will fail, [like Theudas and Judas did]
Ég ráðlegg ykkur að láta þessa menn eiga sig. Ef boðskapur þeirra er eigin hugarsmíð, þá mun þetta fljótlega verða að engu.
39 But, if God [has commanded them to do it], you will not be able to prevent them [from doing it, because] you will find out that you are opposing God!” The other members of the Council accepted what Gamaliel said.
En sé hann frá Guði, þá megnið þið ekki að stöðva þá, það væri að berjast gegn sjálfum Guði.“
40 They told the [temple guards to bring the apostles and flog them. So the guards] brought them [into the Council room] and flogged them. Then the Council members commanded them not to speak to people about [MTY] Jesus, and they released the apostles.
Ráðið samþykkti þetta, kallaði postulana fyrir sig, lét húðstrýkja þá og bannaði þeim harðlega að tala í Jesú nafni. Síðan var þeim sleppt.
41 So the apostles left the Council. They were rejoicing, because [they knew God] had honored them [by letting people] disgrace them because they were followers [MTY] of Jesus.
Postularnir yfirgáfu ráðið og lofuðu Guð fyrir að hann skyldi álíta þá verða þess að þola smán hans vegna.
42 And every day [the apostles went to] the temple [area] and to various [people’s] houses, [and] they continued [LIT] teaching [people] and telling [them] that Jesus is the Messiah.
Og þeir komu daglega saman í musterinu, höfðu Biblíulestra í heimahúsum og boðuðu að Jesús væri Kristur.
