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].
Савл же схвалював це вбивство. Того дня почалося велике гоніння проти церкви в Єрусалимі, і всі, окрім апостолів, були розсіяні по Юдеї та Самарії.
Благочестиві люди поховали Стефана й гірко оплакали його.
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.
Савл же руйнував церкву: він заходив до осель, виволікав чоловіків та жінок та кидав їх у в’язницю.
4 The believers who had left Jerusalem went to different places, where they continued preaching the message about Jesus.
А тим часом ті, що були розсіяні, проповідували слово Доброї Звістки всюди, де вони проходили.
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.
Филип прийшов до одного міста Самарії та проповідував там Христа.
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.
Безліч народу уважно слухало, що казав Филип, та бачило знамення, які він робив:
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.
з багатьох одержимих нечисті духи виходили з гучним криком, і багато паралізованих та калік отримали зцілення.
8 So [many people] [MTY] in that city greatly rejoiced.
І велика радість охопила все місто.
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.
А був у тому місті один чоловік, на ім’я Симон, який, займаючись чаклунством, дивував усіх мешканців Самарії, видаючи себе за когось великого.
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].”
Усі люди, від малого до великого, уважно слухали його, кажучи: «Цей чоловік – сила Божа, яка зветься Великою».
11 They continued to listen to him carefully, because for a long time he had astonished them by practicing sorcery.
Вони були уважні до нього, бо вже довгий час він дивував їх своїм чаклунством.
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]}.
Але коли [жителі] повірили Филипові, який проповідував Добру Звістку Царства Божого та ім’я Ісуса Христа, то чоловіки й жінки були охрещені.
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.
Навіть Симон повірив та був охрещений. Він постійно тримався Филипа, дивуючись великим чудесам та знаменням, які відбувалися.
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.
Коли апостоли в Єрусалимі почули, що в Самарії прийняли Слово Боже, то надіслали до них Петра та Івана.
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.
Ці, прийшовши, помолилися за них, щоб вони отримали Святого Духа.
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].
Бо Дух Святий ще не зійшов на жодного з них, вони були охрещені тільки в ім’я Господа Ісуса.
17 [Then Peter and John] placed their hands on [the heads of] each person, and they received the [power of] [MTY] the Holy Spirit.
Потім Петро та Іван поклали на них руки, і вони отримали Святого Духа.
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,
Коли Симон побачив, що через покладання рук апостолів дається Дух, то приніс їм гроші,
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].”
кажучи: ―Дайте й мені таку силу, щоб усі, на кого я покладу руки, отримували Святого Духа.
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)
Але Петро відповів: ―Нехай твоє срібло згине разом із тобою, якщо ти припустив, що дар Божий можливо придбати за гроші.
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.)
У тебе немає ні частки, ні спадщини в цій справі, бо твоє серце не праве перед Богом.
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]
Отже, покайся в цьому злі та молись Господеві, може, Він простить задум твого серця.
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]!”
Бо я бачу, що ти наповнений гіркотою та пов’язаний неправдою.
24 Then Simon answered, “Pray to the Lord [God] that [he] will not do to me what you just said!”
Симон відповів: ―Помоліться Господу за мене, щоб нічого з того, що ви сказали, не сталося зі мною.
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].
Петро та Іван свідчили й звіщали там Слово Господнє. Потім вони повернулися до Єрусалима, проповідуючи Добру Звістку в багатьох самарянських селах.
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.
Ангел Господа сказав Филипові: «Підведися та йди на південь, на дорогу, що веде з Єрусалима до Гази через пустелю!»
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],
Филип встав та пішов. І ось один ефіопський євнух, високий чиновник та наглядач усієї скарбниці ефіопської цариці Кандаке, який прийшов до Єрусалима поклонитися,
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].
тепер повертався додому. Він сидів у своїй колісниці та читав пророка Ісаю.
29 [God’s] Spirit told Philip, “Go near to that chariot and keep walking close to [the man who is riding in] it!”
Дух сказав Филипові: «Підійди до цієї колісниці та тримайся біля неї».
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?”
Филип побіг до колісниці та почув, що євнух читає пророка Ісаю. Він запитав: ―Ти розумієш, що читаєш?
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].
Той відповів: ―Як же мені зрозуміти, якщо ніхто не навчає? І запросив Филипа піднятися та сісти поряд із ним.
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].
А місце з Писання, яке він читав, було таке: «Як вівцю на забій, повели Його; і як ягня безголосе перед тими, хто стриже його, так і Він не відкрив Своїх уст.
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.
Його було принижено та позбавлено справедливого суду. І хто зможе говорити про Його нащадків? Бо життя Його забирається від землі».
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?”
Євнух запитав Филипа: ―Благаю, скажи мені, про кого говорить пророк? Про себе чи про когось іншого?
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].
Тоді Филип, почавши від цього Писання, розповів йому Добру Звістку про Ісуса.
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]”
Тим часом, їдучи дорогою, вони наблизилися до води, і євнух промовив: ―Ось вода! Що мені заважає бути охрещеним?
Филип сказав: ―Якщо віриш усім твоїм серцем, то можна. Євнух відповів: ―Я вірю, що Ісус Христос – Син Божий.
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.
Він наказав зупинити колісницю. Вони обидва – Филип та євнух – зайшли у воду, і Филип охрестив його.
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].
А коли вони вийшли з води, Дух Господа забрав Филипа, і євнух його більше не бачив. Радіючи, він продовжив свою дорогу.
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].
Филип же опинився в Азоті й, проходячи через усі міста, проповідував Добру Звістку, поки не дійшов до Кесарії.
