Acts 6
1 During that time, many more people were becoming believers. [Some of them were from other countries and spoke only the Greek language, but most of them had always lived in Israel and spoke the Hebrew language]. Those who spoke Greek began to complain about those who spoke Hebrew. They were saying. “When [you Hebrew-speaking believers] distribute [food or money] to widows every day, you are not giving fair amounts to the widows who speak Greek!”
Pengikut-pengikut Yesus makin lama makin bertambah banyak. Pada waktu itu orang-orang Yahudi yang berbahasa Yunani, menjadi tidak senang terhadap orang-orang Yahudi asli. Yang berbahasa Yunani itu berkata, "Wanita-wanita kami yang sudah janda tidak kebagian bantuan biaya sehari-hari yang dibagi-bagikan kepada orang-orang."
2 So, [after the] twelve [apostles had heard what they were complaining about], they summoned all the [other] believers [in Jerusalem to meet] together. Then the apostles said [to those other believers], “We [(exc)] would not be doing right if we stopped [preaching and teaching] God’s message [about Jesus] in order to distribute food [MTY] [and money to the widows]!
Oleh sebab itu, kedua belas rasul-rasul itu mengumpulkan semua pengikut dan berkata kepada mereka, "Tidak baik kalau kami berhenti memberitakan perkataan Allah, karena harus mengurus soal-soal makanan.
3 So, fellow believers, carefully choose seven men from among you, men whom [you] know that the Spirit [of God] controls completely and who are very wise. Then we [(exc)] will appoint them to do this work,
Jadi, baiklah Saudara-saudara memilih dari antaramu tujuh orang yang mempunyai nama baik dan dikuasai Roh Allah serta bijaksana, yang dapat kami tugaskan mengurus soal-soal ini;
4 and we [(exc)] will devote our time to pray and to preach and teach the message [about Jesus].”
sebab kami mau berdoa dan memberitakan perkataan Allah saja."
5 What the apostles recommended pleased all of the [other] believers. So they group chose Stephen. He was a man who strongly believed [in God] and whom the Holy Spirit controlled completely. [They also chose] Philip, Procorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas who was from Antioch [city]. Nicolas had accepted the Jewish religion [before he had believed in Jesus].
Semua orang itu setuju dengan saran dari rasul-rasul itu. Lalu mereka memilih Stefanus, seorang yang percaya sekali kepada Yesus dan dikuasai oleh Roh Allah. Juga terpilih: Filipus, Prokhorus, Nikanor, Timon, Parmenas, dan Nikolaus dari Antiokhia; ia bukan orang Yahudi tetapi telah masuk agama Yahudi.
6 They brought these [seven] men to the apostles. Then after the apostles prayed [for those men], they placed their hands on [the heads of each one of] them [to appoint them to do that work].
Ketujuh orang itu diusulkan kepada rasul-rasul, lalu rasul-rasul itu berdoa dan memintakan berkat Tuhan untuk mereka.
7 So [the believers] continued to tell many people the message from God. (The number of people in Jerusalem who believed [in Jesus] was increasing greatly./More and more people in Jerusalem were believing in Jesus.) [Among them] were many [Jewish] priests who were believing the message [about Jesus].
Demikianlah berita dari Allah semakin tersebar dan pengikut-pengikut Yesus di Yerusalem pun makin bertambah banyak. Dan banyak pula imam-imam yang percaya kepada Yesus.
8 God was enabling Stephen to do many things by God’s power. He was doing many amazing miracles among the [Jewish] people.
Stefanus sangat diberkati oleh Allah, sehingga ia mengadakan banyak keajaiban dan hal-hal luar biasa di antara masyarakat.
9 However, some people opposed Stephen. They were Jews from a group [that regularly met together in a Jewish meeting place that was] {[that people]} called the Freedmen’s Meeting Place. [Those people were from] Cyrene and Alexandria [cities] and [also] from Cilicia and Asia [provinces]. They all began to argue with Stephen.
Tetapi ada orang-orang yang menentang dia; mereka adalah anggota-anggota rumah ibadat yang disebut Rumah Ibadat Orang-orang Bebas. Anggota-anggota rumah ibadat itu adalah orang-orang Yahudi dari Kirene dan Aleksandria. Mereka dengan orang-orang Yahudi dari Kilikia dan Asia berdebat dengan Stefanus.
10 But they were not able (to refute [what he said/to prove that what he said was wrong]), [because God’s] Spirit enabled him to speak very wisely.
Tetapi mereka tidak bisa membantah apa yang dikatakan oleh Stefanus, karena Roh Allah memberikan kepadanya kebijaksanaan untuk berbicara.
11 Then that group secretly persuaded [some] men to [falsely accuse Stephen. saying], “We [(exc)] heard him say bad things about Moses and God.”
Oleh sebab itu mereka menyuap beberapa orang untuk berkata, "Kami mendengar orang itu menghina Musa dan Allah!"
12 So, [by saying that], they made the [other Jewish] people angry [at Stephen, including] the elders and the teachers of the [Jewish] laws. Then [they all] seized Stephen and took him to the Jewish Council.
Begitulah mereka menghasut orang-orang, dan pemimpin-pemimpin Yahudi, serta guru-guru agama. Lalu mereka pergi menangkap Stefanus, kemudian membawa dia menghadap Mahkamah Agama.
13 They [also] brought in some other men who accused Stephen falsely [about several things]. They said, “This fellow continually says bad things about this holy Temple and about the laws [that Moses received from God].
Dan mereka menghadapkan juga saksi-saksi yang memberi keterangan-keteranga yang tidak benar tentang Stefanus. Saksi-saksi itu berkata, "Orang ini selalu menghina Rumah Tuhan yang suci dan menghina perintah-perintah Allah yang disampaikan oleh Musa.
14 Specifically, we [(exc)] have heard him say that this Jesus from Nazareth [town] will destroy this Temple and will tell us to obey different customs than Moses [taught our ancestors].”
Kami sudah mendengar ia berkata, bahwa Yesus dari Nazaret itu akan meruntuhkan Rumah Tuhan ini, lalu mengubah semua adat istiadat yang diturunkan Musa kepada kita!"
15 When all [the people] who were sitting in the Council [room heard that, and as they] all stared at Stephen, they saw that his face was [shining] [SIM] like the face of an angel.
Semua orang yang hadir dalam sidang Mahkamah Agama itu memandang Stefanus. Dan pada waktu itu muka Stefanus kelihatan seperti muka malaikat.
