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.
Nzokande, ezalaki na moto moko na kombo Ananiasi. Atekaki eteni ya mabele na ye na boyokani na Safira, mwasi na ye.
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].
Abombaki ndambo ya mbongo mpo na ye moko, boye amemaki ndambo oyo etikalaki mpe apesaki yango na bantoma. Mwasi na ye mpe ayebaki yango.
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].
Boye, Petelo atunaki ye: — Ananiasi, ndenge nini Satana atondisi motema na yo mpo ete okosa Molimo Mosantu, mpe obomba ndambo ya mbongo oyo otekeli elanga na yo?
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!]!”
Boni, liboso ete oteka yango, ezalaki ya yo te? Mpe sima na koteka yango, okokaki te kosala na mbongo yango likambo nyonso oyo motema na yo elingi? Mpo na nini ozwaki likanisi ya kosala likambo ya boye? Okosi bato te, kasi okosi nde Nzambe!
5 When Ananias heard that, [immediately] he fell down dead. So all [who were there] who heard [about Ananias’ death] became terrified [PRS].
Tango Ananiasi ayokaki bongo, akweyaki mpe akufaki. Bongo, bato nyonso oyo bayokaki likambo yango batondaki na somo.
6 Some young men came in, wrapped his [body in a sheet], and carried it out [and] buried it.
Boye, bilenge mibali bayaki, bazipaki nzoto na ye mpe bamemaki yango libanda mpo na kokunda yango.
7 About three hours later, his wife came in, [but] she did not know what had happened.
Sima na ngonga pene misato, mwasi ya Ananiasi akotaki, kasi ayebaki te likambo oyo ewutaki kosalema.
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].”
Petelo atunaki ye: — Yebisa ngai, ezali na talo wana nde yo mpe Ananiasi botekaki elanga wana? Safira azongisaki: — Ezali bongo, etekamaki Kaka na talo wana.
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]!”
Petelo alobaki na ye: — Mpo na nini boyokanaki mpo na komeka Molimo ya Nkolo? Yoka, makolo ya bato oyo bawuti kokunda mobali na yo esili kokoma liboso ya ekuke; yo mpe, bakomema yo.
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].
Kaka na tango yango, akweyaki liboso ya Petelo mpe akufaki. Boye tango bilenge mibali bakotaki, bakutaki ye ya kokufa. Bamemaki ye mpe bakendeki kokunda ye pembeni ya mobali na ye.
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].
Somo monene etondisaki Lingomba mobimba mpe bato nyonso oyo bayokaki sango yango.
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.
Bantoma bazalaki kosala bilembo mingi ya kokamwa mpe misala minene kati na bato. Boye, bandimi nyonso bazalaki na momesano ya kosangana na veranda ya Salomo.
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.
Moko te kati na bato oyo bazalaki na lisanga na bango te azalaki komeka kosangana na bango, ata bato bazalaki kopesa bango lokumu mingi.
14 Many more men and women started believing in the Lord [Jesus], and they joined the [group of] believers.
Nzokande, mibali mpe basi ebele penza bazalaki kondimela Nkolo mpe kobakisama na lisanga na bango.
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].
Bongo, bazalaki komema babeli na babalabala, kolalisa bango na bambeto mpe na bitoko mpo ete tango Petelo akoleka, elilingi na ye ekoka kozipa bamoko kati na bango.
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.
Mpe lisusu, bato ebele oyo bazalaki kowuta na bingumba ya zingazinga bazalaki kosangana na Yelusalemi; bazalaki komema babeli na bango mpe bato oyo bazalaki kotungisama na milimo ya mbindo; mpe bango nyonso bazalaki kobikisama.
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].
Bongo mokonzi ya Banganga-Nzambe mpe bato nyonso oyo bazalaki kosala na ye elongo, oyo bazalaki bato ya lisanga ya Basaduseo, batondaki na zuwa.
18 So they commanded the Temple guards to seize the apostles and put them in the public jail.
Bakangaki bantoma mpe babwakaki bango na boloko ya monene.
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].
Kasi na butu, anjelu moko ya Nkolo afungolaki bikuke ya boloko, abimisaki bantoma mpe alobaki na bango:
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!”
— Bokende kotelema kati na Tempelo mpe kuna, boyebisa bato maloba nyonso ya bomoi oyo ya sika.
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.
Bantoma batosaki. Boye, na tongo-tongo, bakotaki na Tempelo mpe bakomaki koteya bato. Tango mokonzi ya Banganga-Nzambe mpe bato oyo basalaka na ye elongo bakomaki, babengisaki Likita-Monene—lisanga mobimba ya bakambi ya bana ya Isalaele—mpe bapesaki mitindo ete bakende kozwa bantoma na boloko.
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,
Kasi tango bakengeli bakomaki na boloko, bakutaki bango te. Bazongaki mpe balobaki:
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]!”
— Tokuti boloko ya kokangama malamu mpe bakengeli liboso ya bikuke; kasi tango tofungoli yango, tomoni ata moto moko te na kati.
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.
Tango mokonzi ya bakengeli ya Tempelo mpe bakonzi ya Banganga-Nzambe bayokaki sango yango, bakomaki mitema likolo mpe bakomaki kotunana soki likambo yango ekosuka ndenge nini.
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]!”
Bongo moto moko ayaki koyebisa bango: — Boyoka! Bato oyo bobwakaki na boloko, batelemi kuna na Tempelo mpe bazali koteya bato.
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].
Mbala moko, mokonzi ya bakengeli akendeki elongo na basoda na ye mpo na kozwa bantoma. Kasi amemaki bango na makasi te, pamba te bazalaki kobanga ete bato babamba bango mabanga.
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.
Wana bamemaki bango, batiaki bango liboso ya Likita-Monene, mpe mokonzi ya Banganga-Nzambe abandaki kotuna bango mituna.
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!”
Alobaki: — Topekisaki bino ete bomeka lisusu te koteya na Kombo wana. Kasi tala sik’oyo ndenge botondisi Yelusalemi na mateya na bino mpe bolingi komemisa biso ngambo ya makila ya moto wana.
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]!
Kasi Petelo mpe bantoma mosusu bazongisaki: — Esengeli kotosa Nzambe, kasi bato te!
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).
Nzambe ya bakoko na biso asekwisaki Yesu kati na bakufi, Yesu oyo bino bobomaki mpe bobakaki na nzete.
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].
Ezali Ye nde Nzambe atomboli na nzela ya loboko na Ye ya mobali lokola Mokonzi mpe Mobikisi, mpo ete bana ya Isalaele bakoka kozwa nzela ya kobongola mitema mpe kozwa bolimbisi ya masumu na bango.
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].”
Biso, tozali batatoli ya makambo oyo; ndenge moko mpe Molimo Mosantu oyo Nzambe apesaki na bato oyo batosaka Ye azali motatoli ya makambo yango.
33 When the Council members heard those words, they became very angry [with the apostles], and they wanted to kill them.
Tango bayokaki bongo, batombokaki makasi mpe bazwaki mokano ya kobomisa bantoma.
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.
Kasi Mofarizeo Gamalieli, molakisi ya Mobeko mpe moto ya lokumu mingi na miso ya bato nyonso, atelemaki kati na Likita-Monene mpe atindaki ete babimisa bantoma mpo na mwa tango moke.
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].
Alobaki na bango: — Bato ya Isalaele, bosala keba mpo na makambo oyo bolingi kosala bato oyo.
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].
Eleki mikolo mingi te, moto moko na kombo Teodasi awutaki kobima. Azalaki komimona moto monene, mpe bato pene nkama minei bazalaki kolanda ye. Kasi tango babomaki ye, bato nyonso oyo bazalaki kolanda ye bapalanganaki mpe lisanga na ye ekufaki.
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.
Sima na ye, tango tozalaki kotanga motango ya bato kati na mokili, moto moko mpe lisusu na kombo Yuda, moto ya Galile, abimaki mpe amemaki bato ebele na botomboki. Ye mpe lisusu babomaki ye, bongo bato nyonso oyo bazalaki kolanda ye bapalanganaki.
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]
Yango wana, na likambo oyo, boyoka toli na ngai: Bokota lisusu makambo ya bato oyo te mpe botika bango bakende! Pamba te soki makanisi to mosala na bango ewuti na moto, solo, ekosuka kaka na nzela.
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.
Kasi soki yango ewuti na Nzambe, solo, bokolonga te kosukisa bato oyo. Bosala keba ete bobundisa Nzambe te. Bato ya Likita-Monene bandimaki likanisi ya Gamalieli,
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.
babengisaki bantoma, babetisaki bango bafimbu mpe bapekisaki bango ete bateya lisusu Kombo ya Yesu te. Sima na yango batikaki bango kokende.
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.
Bantoma balongwaki liboso ya Likita-Monene, na esengo mingi ya komona ete bakoki mpo na komona pasi na tina na Kombo na Yesu.
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.
Mokolo na mokolo bazalaki kotika te koteya, mpe kosakola Sango Malamu na Tempelo to na ndako moko na moko ete Yesu azali Klisto.
