Πραξεις 5
1 Άνθρωπος δε τις Ανανίας το όνομα μετά της γυναικός αυτού Σαπφείρης επώλησε κτήμα
But there was one of [the believers] whose name was Ananias, and whose wife’s name was Sapphira. He [also] sold some land.
2 και εκράτησεν από της τιμής, εν γνώσει και της γυναικός αυτού, και φέρων μέρος τι έθεσεν εις τους πόδας των αποστόλων.
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].
3 Είπε δε ο Πέτρος· Ανανία, διά τι εγέμισεν ο Σατανάς την καρδίαν σου, ώστε να ψευσθής εις το Πνεύμα το Άγιον και να κρατήσης από της τιμής του αγρού;
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].
4 Ενώ έμενε, δεν ήτο σου; και αφού επωλήθη, δεν ήτο εν τη εξουσία σου; διά τι έβαλες εν τη καρδία σου το πράγμα τούτο; δεν εψεύσθης εις ανθρώπους, αλλ' εις τον Θεόν.
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!]!”
5 Ενώ δε ήκουεν ο Ανανίας τους λόγους τούτους, έπεσε και εξεψύχησε, και επέπεσε φόβος μέγας επί πάντας τους ακούοντας ταύτα.
When Ananias heard that, [immediately] he fell down dead. So all [who were there] who heard [about Ananias’ death] became terrified [PRS].
6 Σηκωθέντες δε οι νεώτεροι, ετύλιξαν αυτόν και εκβαλόντες έθαψαν.
Some young men came in, wrapped his [body in a sheet], and carried it out [and] buried it.
7 Μετά δε περίπου τρεις ώρας εισήλθεν η γυνή αυτού, μη εξεύρουσα το γεγονός.
About three hours later, his wife came in, [but] she did not know what had happened.
8 Και απεκρίθη προς αυτήν ο Πέτρος· Ειπέ μοι, διά τόσον επωλήσατε τον αγρόν; Και εκείνη είπε· Ναι, διά τόσον.
[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].”
9 Και ο Πέτρος είπε προς αυτήν· Διά τι συνεφωνήσατε να πειράζητε το Πνεύμα του Κυρίου; ιδού, εις την θύραν οι πόδες των θαψάντων τον άνδρα σου και θέλουσιν εκβάλει και σε.
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]!”
10 Και έπεσε παρευθύς εις τους πόδας αυτού και εξεψύχησεν· εισελθόντες δε οι νεανίσκοι, εύρον αυτήν νεκράν και εκβαλόντες έθαψαν πλησίον του ανδρός αυτής.
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].
11 Και επέπεσε φόβος μέγας εφ' όλην την εκκλησίαν και επί πάντας τους ακούοντας ταύτα.
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].
12 Πολλά δε σημεία και τέρατα εγίνοντο εν τω λαώ διά των χειρών των αποστόλων· και ήσαν ομοθυμαδόν άπαντες εν τη στοά του Σολομώντος.
[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.
13 Εκ δε των λοιπών ουδείς ετόλμα να προσκολληθή εις αυτούς, ο λαός όμως εμεγάλυνεν αυτούς·
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.
14 και προσετίθεντο μάλλον πιστεύοντες εις τον Κύριον, πλήθη ανδρών τε και γυναικών,
Many more men and women started believing in the Lord [Jesus], and they joined the [group of] believers.
15 ώστε έφερον έξω εις τας πλατείας τους ασθενείς και έθετον επί κλινών και κραββάτων, διά να επισκιάση καν η σκιά του Πέτρου ερχομένου τινά εξ αυτών.
[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].
16 Συνήρχετο δε και το πλήθος των πέριξ πόλεων εις Ιερουσαλήμ φέροντες ασθενείς και ενοχλουμένους υπό πνευμάτων ακαθάρτων, οίτινες εθεραπεύοντο άπαντες.
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.
17 Και σηκωθείς ο αρχιερεύς και πάντες οι μετ' αυτού, οίτινες ήσαν αίρεσις των Σαδδουκαίων, επλήσθησαν ζήλου
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].
18 και επέβαλον τας χείρας αυτών επί τους αποστόλους, και έβαλον αυτούς εις δημοσίαν φυλακήν.
So they commanded the Temple guards to seize the apostles and put them in the public jail.
19 Άγγελος όμως Κυρίου διά της νυκτός ήνοιξε τας θύρας της φυλακής, και εκβαλών αυτούς είπεν·
[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].
20 Υπάγετε, και σταθέντες λαλείτε εν τω ιερώ προς τον λαόν πάντας τους λόγους της ζωής ταύτης.
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!”
21 Και ακούσαντες εισήλθον την αυγήν εις το ιερόν και εδίδασκον. Ελθών δε ο αρχιερεύς και οι μετ' αυτού, συνεκάλεσαν το συνέδριον και όλην την γερουσίαν των υιών του Ισραήλ και έστειλαν εις το δεσμωτήριον, διά να φέρωσιν αυτούς.
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.
22 Οι δε υπηρέται ελθόντες δεν εύρον αυτούς εν τη φυλακή, και επιστρέψαντες απήγγειλαν,
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,
23 λέγοντες ότι το μεν δεσμωτήριον εύρομεν κεκλεισμένον μετά πάσης ασφαλείας, και τους φύλακας ισταμένους έξω έμπροσθεν των θυρών, ανοίξαντες δε ουδένα εύρομεν έσω.
“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]!”
24 Ως δε ήκουσαν τους λόγους τούτους και ο ιερεύς και ο στρατηγός του ιερού και οι αρχιερείς, ήσαν εν απορία περί αυτών εις τι έμελλε να καταντήση τούτο.
When the captain of the temple guards and the chief priests heard that, they became greatly perplexed, [wondering] what might result from all this.
25 Και ελθών τις απήγγειλε προς αυτούς, λέγων ότι ιδού, οι άνθρωποι, τους οποίους εβάλετε εις την φυλακήν, ίστανται εν τω ιερώ και διδάσκουσι τον λαόν.
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]!”
26 Τότε υπήγεν ο στρατηγός μετά των υπηρετών και έφερεν αυτούς, ουχί μετά βίας· διότι εφοβούντο τον λαόν, μη λιθοβοληθώσι.
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].
27 Και αφού έφεραν αυτούς, έστησαν εν τω συνεδρίω. Και ηρώτησεν αυτούς ο αρχιερεύς
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.
28 λέγων· Δεν σας παρηγγείλαμεν ρητώς να μη διδάσκητε εν τω ονόματι τούτω; και ιδού, εγεμίσατε την Ιερουσαλήμ από της διδαχής σας, και θέλετε να φέρητε εφ' ημάς το αίμα του ανθρώπου τούτου.
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!”
29 Αποκριθείς δε ο Πέτρος και οι απόστολοι, είπον· Πρέπει να πειθαρχώμεν εις τον Θεόν μάλλον παρά εις τους ανθρώπους.
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]!
30 Ο Θεός των πατέρων ημών ανέστησε τον Ιησούν, τον οποίον σεις εθανατώσατε κρεμάσαντες επί ξύλου·
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).
31 τούτον ο Θεός ύψωσε διά της δεξιάς αυτού Αρχηγόν και Σωτήρα, διά να δώση μετάνοιαν εις τον Ισραήλ και άφεσιν αμαρτιών.
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].
32 Και ημείς είμεθα μάρτυρες αυτού περί των λόγων τούτων, και το Πνεύμα δε το Άγιον, το οποίον έδωκεν ο Θεός εις τους πειθαρχούντας εις αυτόν.
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].”
33 Οι δε ακούσαντες έτριζον τους οδόντας και εβουλεύοντο να θανατώσωσιν αυτούς.
When the Council members heard those words, they became very angry [with the apostles], and they wanted to kill them.
34 Σηκωθείς δε εν τω συνεδρίω Φαρισαίός τις Γαμαλιήλ το όνομα, νομοδιδάσκαλος τιμώμενος υπό παντός του λαού, προσέταξε να εκβάλωσι τους αποστόλους δι' ολίγην ώραν,
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.
35 και είπε προς αυτούς· Άνδρες Ισραηλίται, προσέχετε εις εαυτούς περί των ανθρώπων τούτων τι μέλλετε να πράξητε.
[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].
36 Διότι προ τούτων των ημερών εσηκώθη ο Θευδάς, λέγων εαυτόν ότι είναι μέγας τις, εις τον οποίον προσεκολλήθη αριθμός ανδρών έως τετρακοσίων· όστις εφονεύθη, και πάντες όσοι επείθοντο εις αυτόν διελύθησαν και κατήντησαν εις ουδέν.
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].
37 Μετά τούτον εσηκώθη Ιούδας ο Γαλιλαίος εν ταις ημέραις της απογραφής και έσυρεν οπίσω αυτού αρκετόν λαόν· και εκείνος απωλέσθη, και πάντες όσοι επείθοντο εις αυτόν διεσκορπίσθησαν.
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.
38 Και τώρα σας λέγω, απέχετε από των ανθρώπων τούτων και αφήσατε αυτούς· διότι εάν η βουλή αύτη ή το έργον τούτο ήναι εξ ανθρώπων, θέλει ματαιωθή·
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]
39 εάν όμως ήναι εκ Θεού, δεν δύνασθε να ματαιώσητε αυτό, και προσέχετε μήπως ευρεθήτε και θεομάχοι. Και επείσθησαν εις αυτόν,
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.
40 και προσκαλέσαντες τους αποστόλους, έδειραν και παρήγγειλαν να μη λαλώσιν εν τω ονόματι του Ιησού, και απέλυσαν αυτούς.
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.
41 Εκείνοι λοιπόν ανεχώρουν από προσώπου του συνεδρίου, χαίροντες ότι υπέρ του ονόματος αυτού ηξιώθησαν να ατιμασθώσι.
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.
42 Και πάσαν ημέραν εν τω ιερώ και κατ' οίκον δεν έπαυον διδάσκοντες και ευαγγελιζόμενοι τον Ιησούν Χριστόν.
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.
