Acts 8
1 And Saul fully approved of his murder. At this time a great persecution broke out against the Church in Jerusalem, and all except the Apostles were scattered throughout Judaea and Samaria.
Savle pak bješe pristao na njegovu smrt. A u taj dan postade veliko gonjenje na crkvu Jerusalimsku, i svi se rasijaše po krajevima Judejskijem i Samarijskijem osim apostola.
2 A party of devout men, however, buried Stephen, and made loud lamentation over him.
A ljudi pobožni ukopaše Stefana i veliki plaè uèiniše nad njim.
3 But Saul cruelly harassed the Church. He went into house after house, and, dragging off both men and women, threw them into prison.
A Savle dosaðivaše crkvi, jer iðaše po kuæama, i vucijaše ljude i žene te predavaše u tamnicu.
4 Those, however, who were scattered abroad went from place to place spreading the Good News of God's Message;
A oni što se bijahu rasijali prolažahu propovijedajuæi rijeè.
5 while Philip went down to the city of Samaria and proclaimed Christ there.
A Filip sišavši u grad Samarijski propovijedaše im Hrista.
6 Crowds of people, with one accord, gave attention to what they heard from him, listening, and witnessing the signs which he did.
A narod pažaše jednodušno na ono što govoraše Filip, slušajuæi i gledajuæi znake koje èinjaše;
7 For, with a loud cry, foul spirits came out of many possessed by them, and many paralytics and lame persons were restored to health.
Jer duhovi neèisti s velikom vikom izlažahu iz mnogijeh u kojima bijahu, i mnogi uzeti i hromi ozdraviše.
8 And there was great joy in that city.
I bi velika radost u gradu onome.
9 Now for some time past there had been a man named Simon living there, who had been practising magic and astonishing the Samaritans, pretending that he was more than human.
A bješe jedan èovjek, po imenu Simon, koji prije èaraše u gradu i dovoðaše u èudo narod Samarijski, govoreæi da je on nešto veliko;
10 To him people of all classes paid attention, declaring, "This man is the Power of God, known as the great Power."
Na kojega gledahu svi, i malo i veliko, govoreæi: ovo je velika sila Božija.
11 His influence over them arose from their having been, for a long time, bewildered by his sorceries.
A zato gledahu na njega što ih mnogo vremena èinima udivljavaše.
12 But when Philip began to tell the Good News about the Kingdom of God and about the Name of Jesus Christ, and they embraced the faith, they were baptized, men and women alike.
Kad pak vjerovaše Filipu koji propovijedaše jevanðelje o carstvu Božijemu i o imenu Isusa Hrista, kršæavahu se i ljudi i žene.
13 Simon himself also believed, and after being baptized remained in close attendance on Philip, and was full of amazement at seeing such signs and such great miracles performed.
Tada i Simon vjerova, i krstivši se osta kod Filipa; i videæi djela i znake velike koji se èinjahu divljaše se vrlo.
14 When the Apostles in Jerusalem heard that the Samaritans had accepted God's Message, they sent Peter and John to visit them.
A kad èuše apostoli koji bijahu u Jerusalimu da Samarija primi rijeè Božiju, poslaše k njima Petra i Jovana.
15 They, when they came down, prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit:
Koji sišavši pomoliše se Bogu za njih da prime Duha svetoga;
16 for He had not as yet fallen upon any of them. They had only been baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.
Jer još ni na jednoga ne bješe došao, nego bijahu samo kršteni u ime Gospoda Isusa.
17 Then the Apostles placed their hands upon them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
Tada apostoli metnuše ruke na njih, i oni primiše Duha svetoga.
18 When, however, Simon saw that it was through the laying on of the Apostles' hands that the Spirit was bestowed, he offered them money.
A kad vidje Simon da se daje Duh sveti kad apostoli metnu ruke, donese im novce
19 "Give me too," he said, "that power, so that every one on whom I place my hands will receive the Holy Spirit."
Govoreæi: dajte i meni ovu vlast da kad metnem ruke na koga primi Duha svetoga.
20 "Perish your money and yourself," replied Peter, "because you have imagined that you can obtain God's free gift with money!
A Petar mu reèe: novci tvoji s tobom da budu u pogibao, što si pomislio da se dar Božij može dobiti za novce.
21 No part or lot have you in this matter, for your heart is not right in God's sight.
Nema tebi dijela ni iseta u ovoj rijeèi; jer srce tvoje nije pravo pred Bogom.
22 Repent, therefore, of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord, in the hope that the purpose which is in your heart may perhaps be forgiven you.
Pokaj se dakle od ove svoje pakosti, i moli se Bogu da bi ti se oprostila pomisao srca tvoga.
23 For I perceive that you have fallen into the bitterest bondage of unrighteousness."
Jer te vidim da si u grkoj žuèi i u svezi nepravde.
24 "Pray, both of you, to the Lord for me," answered Simon, "that nothing of what you have said may come upon me."
A Simon odgovarajuæi reèe: pomolite se vi Gospodu za mene da ne naiðe na mene ništa od ovoga što rekoste.
25 So the Apostles, after giving a solemn charge and delivering the Lord's Message, travelled back to Jerusalem, making known the Good News also in many of the Samaritan villages.
Tako oni posvjedoèivši i govorivši rijeè Gospodnju vratiše se u Jerusalim, i mnogijem selima Samarijskijem propovjediše jevanðelje.
26 And an angel of the Lord said to Philip, "Rise and proceed south to the road that runs down from Jerusalem to Gaza, crossing the Desert."
A anðeo Gospodnji reèe Filipu govoreæi: ustani i idi na podne na put koji silazi od Jerusalima u Gazu i pust je.
27 Upon this he rose and went. Now, as it happened, an Ethiopian eunuch who was in a position of high authority with Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, as her treasurer, had visited Jerusalem to worship there,
I ustavši poðe. I gle, èovjek Arapin, uškopljenik, vlastelin Kandakije carice Arapske, što bješe nad svima njezinijem riznicama, koji bješe došao u Jerusalim da se moli Bogu,
28 and was now on his way home; and as he sat in his chariot he was reading the Prophet Isaiah.
Pa se vraæaše, i sjedeæi na kolima svojijem èitaše proroka Isaiju.
29 Then the Spirit said to Philip, "Go and enter that chariot."
A Duh reèe Filipu: pristupi i prilijepi se tijem kolima.
30 So Philip ran up and heard the eunuch reading the Prophet Isaiah. "Do you understand what you are reading?" he asked.
A Filip pritrèavši èu ga gdje èita proroka Isaiju, i reèe: a razumiješ li što èitaš?
31 "Why, how can I," replied the eunuch, "unless some one explains it to me?" And he earnestly invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
A on reèe: kako bih mogao ako me ko ne uputi? I umoli Filipa te se pope i sjede s njim.
32 The passage of Scripture which he was reading was this: "Like a sheep He was led to slaughter, and just as a lamb before its shearer is dumb so He opened not His mouth.
A mjesto iz pisma koje èitaše bješe ovo: kao ovca na zaklanje odvede se, i nijem kao jagnje pred onijem koji ga striže, tako ne otvori usta svojijeh.
33 In His humiliation justice was denied Him. Who will make known His posterity? For He is destroyed from among men."
U njegovom poniženju ukide se sud njegov. A rod njegov ko æe iskazati? Jer se njegov život uzima od zemlje.
34 "Pray, of whom is the Prophet speaking?" inquired the eunuch; "of himself or of some one else?"
Onda uškopljenik odgovori Filipu i reèe: molim te, za koga ovo govori prorok? ili za sebe ili za koga drugoga?
35 Then Philip began to speak, and, commencing with that same portion of Scripture, told him the Good News about Jesus.
A Filip otvorivši usta svoja, i poèevši od pisma ovoga, propovjedi mu jevanðelje Isusovo.
36 So they proceeded on their way till they came to some water; and the eunuch exclaimed, "See, here is water; what is there to prevent my being baptized?"
Kako iðahu putem doðoše na nekaku vodu; i reèe uškopljenik: evo vode, šta brani meni da se krstim?
A Filip mu reèe: ako vjeruješ od svega srca svojega, možeš. A on odgovarajuæi reèe: vjerujem da je Isus Hristos sin Božij.
38 So he stopped the chariot; and both of them--Philip and the eunuch--went down into the water, and Philip baptized him.
I zapovjedi da stanu kola, i siðoše oba na vodu, i Filip i uškopljenik, i krsti ga.
39 But no sooner had they come up out of the water than the Spirit of the Lord caught Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him again. With a glad heart he resumed his journey;
A kad iziðoše iz vode, Duh sveti pade na uškopljenika, a anðeo Gospodnji uze Filipa, i više ga ne vidje uškopljenik; nego otide putem svojijem radujuæi se.
40 but Philip found himself at Ashdod. Then visiting town after town he everywhere made known the Good News until he reached Caesarea.
A Filip se obrete u Azotu; i prolazeæi propovijedaše jevanðelje svima gradovima, dok ne doðe u Æesariju.
