Acts 8
1 Then some men who revered God buried Stephen’s body in a tomb, and they mourned greatly and loudly for him. On that same day [people] started severely persecuting the believers [who were living] in Jerusalem. So most [of the believers] fled [to other places] throughout Judea and Samaria [provinces]. The apostles were the only [believers who remained in Jerusalem].
Si Saulo nag-uyon bahin sa iyang kamatayon. Busa didto nagsugod niadtong adlawa ang usa ka dako kaayong paglutos batok sa simbahan sa Jerusalem; ug ang mga magtutuo nagkatibulaag sa tibuok nga mga rehiyon sa Judea ug sa Samaria, gawas sa mga apostoles.
Ang mga mainampuon nga tawo naglubong kang Estefen ug nagbuhat ug hilabihang pagbangotan ngadto kaniya.
3 While the people were killing Stephen, Saul was there approving of their killing Stephen. So Saul [also] began trying to destroy the group of believers. He entered houses one by one, he dragged away men and women [who believed in Jesus], and then he [arranged for] them to be put in prison.
Apan si Saulo nagdaot ug maayo sa simbahan; siya miadto sa matag kabalayan ug gipangguyod pagawas ang mga lalaki ug mga babaye, ug gibutang sila didto sa bilanggoan.
4 The believers who had left Jerusalem went to different places, where they continued preaching the message about Jesus.
Apan ang mga magtutuo nga nagkatibulaag milakaw aron sa pagsangyaw sa pulong.
5 [One of those believers whose name was] Philip went down [from Jerusalem] to a city in Samaria [province]. There he was telling [the people that Jesus is] [MTY] the Messiah.
Si Felipe miadto didto sa siyudad sa Samaria ug nagmantala kanila mahitungod kang Cristo.
6 Many people there heard Philip [speak] and saw the miraculous things that he was doing. So they all (paid close attention to/listened carefully to) his words.
Sa dihang ang panon sa mga katawhan nakabati ug nakakita sa mga timailhan nga gibuhat ni Felipe, sila naminaw pag-ayo ug naghiusa kung unsa ang iyang giingon.
7 For [example, when Philip commanded] evil spirits who controlled many people [that they should come out of them], they came out, while those spirits screamed. Also, many people who were paralyzed and [many others] who were lame were healed.
Tungod kay gikan sa daghang mga katawhan nga anaa kanila, ang mahugaw nga espiritu migula dungan sa makusog nga paghilak; ug daghang paralitiko ug bakol nga mga tawo ang nanga-ayo.
8 So [many people] [MTY] in that city greatly rejoiced.
Ug didto adunay dakong kalipay niadto nga siyudad.
9 There was a man in that city whose name was Simon. He had been practicing sorcery for a long time, and he had been amazing the people in Samaria [province by doing that]. He continually claimed that he was a great/important person.
Apan adunay usa ka tawo sa siyudad nga ginganlan ug Simon, nga sa bag-o lang nagabuhat ug pagpamarang; iyang gipahibulong ang mga katawhan nga taga-Samaria, samtang nag-angkon nga siya usa ka mahinungdanon nga tawo.
10 All the people there, both ordinary and important people, listened to him. [Various ones of] them were saying, “This man works in extremely powerful ways [because] God has caused him to be a great [person].”
Ang tanan nga mga Samaritanhon, gikan sa pinakaubos ngadto sa pinakataas, namati pag-ayo kaniya; sila miingon, “Kining tawhana ang gahom sa Dios ug gitawag nga Bantogan.”
11 They continued to listen to him carefully, because for a long time he had astonished them by practicing sorcery.
Sila namati kaniya, tungod kay siya nagpahibulong man kanila sa dugay na kaayo nga panahon sa iyang mga pagpamarang.
12 But then they believed Philip’s [message] when he preached to them about [how] God desires to rule [MET] [the lives of people who believe in him], and about Jesus being the Messiah [MTY]. Both the men and the women who believed in Jesus were baptized. {[Philip] was baptizing both the men and the women [who had come to believe in Jesus]}.
Apan sa dihang sila nagtuo kung unsa ang gisangyaw ni Felipe mahitungod sa ebanghelyo sa gingharian sa Dios ug ang pangalan ni Jesu Cristo, sila nabawtismohan, babaye ug lalaki.
13 Simon himself believed [Philip’s message] and, after he was baptized {after [Philip] baptized him}, he began to constantly accompany Philip. Simon was continually amazed because he often saw [Philip] doing many kinds of miraculous things.
Ug si Simon usab sa iyang kaugalingon nagtuo: human siya nabawtismohan, siya nagpadayon kauban ni Felipe; sa dihang siya nakakita sa mga timailhan ug dagkong mga butang nga nabuhat, siya nahibulong.
14 When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that [many people] [PRS] [throughout] Samaria [district] had believed the message from God [about Jesus], they sent Peter and John there.
Karon sa dihang ang mga apostoles sa Jerusalem nakadungog nga ang Samaria nakadawat na sa pulong sa Dios, sila nagpadala kanila ni Pedro ug ni Juan.
15 When Peter and John arrived in Samaria, they prayed for those [new believers] in order that the Holy Spirit’s [power] would come to them.
Sa dihang sila naglugsong, sila nag-ampo alang kanila, nga ila untang madawat ang Balaang Espiritu.
16 [Peter and John realized that] the Holy Spirit had not yet begun to empower any of them. They had been baptized {[Philip] had baptized them} [because they had believed] in [MTY] the Lord Jesus, [but they did not know about the Holy Spirit].
Tungod kay hangtod niana nga takna, ang Balaang Espiritu wala pa man mikunsad ni bisan kinsa kanila; sila nabawtismohan lamang sa ngalan ni Ginoong Jesus.
17 [Then Peter and John] placed their hands on [the heads of] each person, and they received the [power of] [MTY] the Holy Spirit.
Unya si Pedro ug si Juan nagbutang sa ilang mga kamot ngadto kanila, ug ilang nadawat ang Balaang Espiritu.
18 Simon saw [things that convinced him] that [God] had given the Spirit’s [power to people] as a result of the apostles placing their hands on them. So he offered [to give] money to the apostles,
Karon sa dihang si Simon nakakita nga ang Balaang Espiritu mahatag pinaagi sa pagpandong sa mga apostoles sa ilang mga kamot, siya nagtanyag kanila ug salapi.
19 saying, “Enable me also to do what [you are doing], so that everyone on whom I place/put my hands may receive the Holy Spirit’s [power].”
Siya miingon, “Hatagi ako niini nga gahom, usab, nga kang bisan kinsa man nako ibutang ang akong mga kamot mahimong makadawat sa Balaang Espiritu.”
20 But Peter said to him, “May you [(sg)] and your money go to hell, because you [mistakenly] think that you can buy [from us] what God [alone] gives to [people] (questioned)
Apan si Pedro miingon kaniya, “Unta ang imong plata nga salapi malaglag kauban nimo, tungod kay naghunahuna ka man sa pagbaton ug gasa sa Dios inubanan sa salapi.
21 [God] has not authorized you to have any part of this ministry of giving [the Holy Spirit’s power], because he knows that you are not thinking rightly! (OR, because he knows that you are thinking completely wrongly.)
Wala nakay bahin niini nga butang, tungod kay ang imong kasingkasing dili matarong uban sa Dios.
22 So stop thinking wickedly [like] that, and plead that the Lord, if he is willing, will forgive you [for what] you [wickedly] thought/planned [to do]
Busa paghinulsol niining imong pagkadaotan, ug pag-ampo ngadto sa Ginoo, aron siya mahimo pa tingaling makapasaylo kanimo kung unsa ang imong gitinguha.
23 [Turn away from your evil ways], because I perceive that you [(sg)] are extremely envious of [us], and you [are] a slave of your [continual desire to do evil! God will certainly punish you severely]!”
Tungod kay ako nakakita nga ikaw anaa sa kahilo sa kaligotgot ug anaa sa pagkaginapos sa sala.”
24 Then Simon answered, “Pray to the Lord [God] that [he] will not do to me what you just said!”
Si Simon mitubag ug nag-ingon, “Pag-ampo sa Ginoo alang kanako, nga wala sa mga butang nga imong gipanulti mahimong mahitabo kanako.”
25 After [Peter and John] told [people there] what they knew personally [about the] Lord [Jesus] and declared to them the message about Jesus, they both returned to Jerusalem. [Along the way] they preached the good message [about Jesus to people] in many villages in Samaria [province].
Sa dihang si Pedro ug si Juan natawong saksi ug nagsulti sa pulong sa Ginoo, sila mibalik sa Jerusalem; didto sa dalan, sila nagsangyaw sa ebanghelyo sa daghang mga baryo sa mga Samaritanhon.
26 [One day] an angel whom the Lord [God] had sent commanded Philip, “Get ready and go south along the road that extends from Jerusalem to Gaza.” [That was] a road in a desert area.
Karon ang manulonda sa Ginoo nakigsulti ngadto kang Felipe ug nag-ingon, “Barog ug adto padulong sa habagatan didto sa dalan nga palugsong gikan sa Jerusalem ngadto sa Gaza.” (Kini nga dalan anaa sa desyerto nga bahin.)
27 So Philip got ready and went [along that road]. Suddenly he met a man from Ethiopia. He was an important official who took care of all the funds for the queen [of] Ethiopia. [In his language people called their queen] Candace. This man had gone to Jerusalem to worship [God],
Siya mibarog ug milakaw. Tan-awa, adunay usa ka tawo nga gikan sa Etiopia, usa siya ka yunoko nga dako ang kagahom ilalom sa Candace, nga mao ang rayna sa mga taga-Etiopia. Siya mao ang gisaligan sa tanan niya nga kabtangan. Siya miadto sa Jerusalem aron sa pagsimba.
28 and he was returning [home] and was seated [riding] in his chariot. [As he was riding], he was reading [out loud from] what the prophet Isaiah [had written] [MTY] [long ago].
Siya mibalik ug naglingkod sa iyang karwahe, ug nagbasa sa basahon ni propeta Isaias.
29 [God’s] Spirit told Philip, “Go near to that chariot and keep walking close to [the man who is riding in] it!”
Ang Espiritu miingon kang Felipe, “Lakaw ug ubani kini nga karwahe.”
30 So Philip ran [to the chariot and kept running close to it]. Then he heard the official reading what the prophet Isaiah [had written]. He asked the man, “Do you [(sg)] understand what you are reading?”
Busa si Felipe midagan ngadto kaniya, ug nadunggan niya siya nga nagbasa sa Isaias nga mao ang propeta, ug nag-ingon, “Ikaw ba nakasabot kung unsa ang imong gibasa?”
31 He answered Philip, “[No!] (I cannot possibly [understand it] if [there is] no one to explain it to me!/How can I [understand it] if [there is] no one to explain it to me?) [RHQ]” Acts 8:31b-35 Then the man said to Philip, “Please come up [and] sit beside me.” [So Philip did that].
Ang taga-Etiopia nag-ingon, “Unsaon man nako, gawas kon adunay mogiya kanako?” Siya nagpakiluoy kang Felipe nga mosaka sa karwahe ug molingkod uban niya.
32 The part of the Scriptures that the official was reading was this: He will [be silent when] they lead him away to kill him [like when] a sheep [is led away to be killed]. As a young sheep is silent when its wool is being cut off {someone cuts off its wool}, [similarly] he will not protest [MTY] [when people cause him to suffer].
Karon ang basahon sa kasulatan nga maoy gibasa sa taga-Etiopia mao kini, “Siya gidala sama sa karnero nga paingon sa ihawanan; ug sama sa usa ka nating karnero didto sa atubangan sa iyang manggugupit hilom, ug wala niya gibuka ang iyang baba:
33 When he will be humiliated by being accused falsely {people will humiliate him [by accusing him falsely]}, [the rulers] (will not consider him innocent/will consider him guilty). No one will possibly be able to tell about his descendants, because he will be killed {people will kill him} without him having [any descendants] on the earth.
Sa pagpakaulaw kaniya ang iyang paghukom gihikaw: Kinsa man ang mopahayag sa iyang kaliwatan? Tungod kay ang iyang kinabuhi gikuha gikan sa kalibotan.”
34 The official asked Philip [about these words that he was reading], “Tell me, who was the prophet writing about? [Was he writing] about himself or about someone else?”
Busa ang yunoko nangutana kang Felipe, ug nag-ingon, “Ako nagpakiluoy kanimo, kang kinsa man ang propeta nakigsulti? Sa iyaha bang kaugalingon, o sa ubang tawo?”
35 So Philip began [to explain] that Scripture passage. He told him the good message about [MTY] Jesus. [So the official understood and believed in Jesus].
Si Felipe nagsugod ug saysay; siya misugod niini nga kasulatan sa Isaias alang sa pagsangyaw mahitungod kang Jesus ngadto kaniya.
36 While they were traveling along the road, they came to [a place where there was a pond of] water [near the road]. Then the official said [to Philip], “Look, [there is a pond of] water! (I would like you to baptize me, because I do not know of anything that would prevent me from being baptized {prevent [you] from baptizing me.}/Do you know of anything that would prevent me from being baptized {prevent [you] from baptizing me}?) [RHQ]”
Sa ilang pagpadayon didto sa dalan, miabot sila diin adunay tubig; ang yunoko miingon, “Tan awa, adunay tubig diri; unsa man ang makapugong kanako nga magpabawtismo?”
(Ang pinaka maayo ug karaang kopya giwala ang Buhat 8: 37) Si Felipe miingon, “Kung ikaw mituo sa tibuok nimong kasingkasing, ikaw mahimong pagabawtismohan.” Ang taga-Etiopia mitubag, “Ako nagtuo nga si Jesu Cristo mao ang Anak sa Dios.”
38 So the official told [the driver] to stop the chariot. Then both Philip and the official went down into the [pond of] water, and [Philip] baptized him.
Busa ang taga-Etiopia nagmando nga ang karwahe ipapahunong. Sila mituslob didto sa tubig, si Felipe ug ang yunoko, ug si Felipe nagbawtismo kaniya.
39 When they came up out of the water, suddenly God’s Spirit took Philip away. The official never saw Philip again. But [although he never saw Philip again], the official continued going along the road, very happy [that God had saved him].
Sa dihang sila mihaw-as sa tubig, ang Espiritu sa Ginoo nagkuha kang Felipe; ang yunoko wala na makakita kaniya, ug milakaw siya sa iyang dalan nga nagmalipayon.
40 Philip then realized [that the Spirit had miraculously taken him to] Azotus [town]. While he traveled around [in that region], he continued proclaiming the message [about Jesus] in all the towns [between Azotus and Caesarea. And he was still proclaiming] it when he finally arrived in Caesarea [city].
Apan si Felipe nagpakita didto sa Azotus. Siya miagi niana nga rehiyon ug nagsangyaw sa ebanghelyo sa tibuok nga mga siyudad, hangtod miabot siya sa Cesarea.
