< Πραξεις 5 >
1 Ἀνὴρ δέ τις Ἁνανίας ὀνόματι, σὺν Σαπφείρῃ τῇ γυναικὶ αὐτοῦ, ἐπώλησεν κτῆμα
But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession,
2 καὶ ἐνοσφίσατο ἀπὸ τῆς τιμῆς, συνειδυίης καὶ τῆς γυναικός, καὶ ἐνέγκας μέρος τι, παρὰ τοὺς πόδας τῶν ἀποστόλων ἔθηκεν.
and kept back part of the price, and his wife was conscious of it; and he brought a certain part of it, and laid it at the feet of the apostles.
3 Εἶπεν δὲ ὁ Πέτρος, “Ἁνανία, Διὰ τί ἐπλήρωσεν ὁ Σατανᾶς τὴν καρδίαν σου, ψεύσασθαί σε τὸ ˚Πνεῦμα τὸ Ἅγιον, καὶ νοσφίσασθαι ἀπὸ τῆς τιμῆς τοῦ χωρίου;
But Peter said: Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart, that you should attempt to deceive the Holy Spirit, and keep back part of the price of the land?
4 Οὐχὶ μένον σοὶ ἔμενεν, καὶ πραθὲν ἐν τῇ σῇ ἐξουσίᾳ ὑπῆρχεν; Τί ὅτι ἔθου ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ σου τὸ πρᾶγμα τοῦτο; Οὐκ ἐψεύσω ἀνθρώποις, ἀλλὰ τῷ ˚Θεῷ.”
While it remained unsold, was it not your own? And after it was sold, was it not at your own disposal? Why have you purposed this thing in your heart? You have not lied to men, but to God.
5 Ἀκούων δὲ ὁ Ἁνανίας τοὺς λόγους τούτους, πεσὼν ἐξέψυξεν. Καὶ ἐγένετο φόβος μέγας ἐπὶ πάντας τοὺς ἀκούοντας.
And when Ananias heard these words, he fell down, and expired. And great fear came on all that heard these things.
6 Ἀναστάντες δὲ, οἱ νεώτεροι συνέστειλαν αὐτὸν, καὶ ἐξενέγκαντες, ἔθαψαν.
And the young men arose and wound him in his mantle, and carried him out, and buried him.
7 Ἐγένετο δὲ ὡς ὡρῶν τριῶν διάστημα, καὶ ἡ γυνὴ αὐτοῦ, μὴ εἰδυῖα τὸ γεγονὸς, εἰσῆλθεν.
And after an interval of about three hours, his wife, not knowing what had been done, came in.
8 Ἀπεκρίθη δὲ πρὸς αὐτὴν Πέτρος, “Εἰπέ μοι εἰ τοσούτου τὸ χωρίον ἀπέδοσθε;” Ἡ δὲ εἶπεν, “Ναί, τοσούτου.”
And Peter answered her: Tell me, did you sell the land for so much? She replied: Yes; for so much.
9 Ὁ δὲ Πέτρος πρὸς αὐτήν, “Τί ὅτι συνεφωνήθη ὑμῖν πειράσαι τὸ ˚Πνεῦμα ˚Κυρίου; Ἰδοὺ, οἱ πόδες τῶν θαψάντων τὸν ἄνδρα σου ἐπὶ τῇ θύρᾳ, καὶ ἐξοίσουσίν σε.”
But Peter said to her: Why is it that you have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? Behold, the feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they shall carry you out.
10 Ἔπεσεν δὲ παραχρῆμα πρὸς τοὺς πόδας αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐξέψυξεν. Εἰσελθόντες δὲ, οἱ νεανίσκοι εὗρον αὐτὴν νεκράν, καὶ ἐξενέγκαντες, ἔθαψαν πρὸς τὸν ἄνδρα αὐτῆς.
And she immediately fell down at his feet, and expired. And the young men came in and found her dead; and they carried her out, and buried her by the side of her husband.
11 Καὶ ἐγένετο φόβος μέγας ἐφʼ ὅλην τὴν ἐκκλησίαν, καὶ ἐπὶ πάντας τοὺς ἀκούοντας ταῦτα.
And great fear came on all the church, and on all that heard these things.
12 Διὰ δὲ τῶν χειρῶν τῶν ἀποστόλων, ἐγίνετο σημεῖα καὶ τέρατα πολλὰ ἐν τῷ λαῷ· καὶ ἦσαν ὁμοθυμαδὸν πάντες ἐν τῇ Στοᾷ Σολομῶντος.
And many signs and wonders were done among the people by the hands of the apostles; (and they were all with one consent in Solomon’s porch.
13 Τῶν δὲ λοιπῶν οὐδεὶς ἐτόλμα κολλᾶσθαι αὐτοῖς, ἀλλʼ ἐμεγάλυνεν αὐτοὺς ὁ λαός,
And no one of the rest durst join himself to them; but the people magnified them.
14 μᾶλλον δὲ προσετίθεντο πιστεύοντες τῷ ˚Κυρίῳ, πλήθη ἀνδρῶν τε καὶ γυναικῶν·
And believers in the Lord were more and more added to them, multitudes both of men and women; )
15 ὥστε καὶ εἰς τὰς πλατείας ἐκφέρειν τοὺς ἀσθενεῖς, καὶ τιθέναι ἐπὶ κλιναρίων καὶ κραβάττων, ἵνα ἐρχομένου Πέτρου, κἂν ἡ σκιὰ ἐπισκιάσῃ τινὶ αὐτῶν.
so that they brought the sick out along the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that even the shadow of Peter, as he passed along, might fall on some of them.
16 Συνήρχετο δὲ καὶ τὸ πλῆθος τῶν πέριξ πόλεων Ἰερουσαλήμ, φέροντες ἀσθενεῖς καὶ ὀχλουμένους ὑπὸ πνευμάτων ἀκαθάρτων, οἵτινες ἐθεραπεύοντο ἅπαντες.
And many people of the cities round about came to Jerusalem, bringing the sick, and those who were troubled by evil spirits, all of whom were cured.
17 Ἀναστὰς δὲ ὁ ἀρχιερεὺς καὶ πάντες οἱ σὺν αὐτῷ, ἡ οὖσα αἵρεσις τῶν Σαδδουκαίων, ἐπλήσθησαν ζήλου,
But the chief priest arose, and all that were with him, (which is the sect of the Sadducees, ) and were filled with indignation;
18 καὶ ἐπέβαλον τὰς χεῖρας ἐπὶ τοὺς ἀποστόλους, καὶ ἔθεντο αὐτοὺς ἐν τηρήσει δημοσίᾳ.
and they laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the public prison.
19 Ἄγγελος δὲ ˚Κυρίου διὰ νυκτὸς, ἤνοιξε τὰς θύρας τῆς φυλακῆς, ἐξαγαγών τε αὐτοὺς εἶπεν,
But an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the prison by night, and brought them out, and said:
20 “Πορεύεσθε, καὶ σταθέντες, λαλεῖτε ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ τῷ λαῷ πάντα τὰ ῥήματα τῆς ζωῆς ταύτης.”
Go, stand in the temple, and speak to the people all the words of this life.
21 Ἀκούσαντες δὲ, εἰσῆλθον ὑπὸ τὸν ὄρθρον εἰς τὸ ἱερὸν, καὶ ἐδίδασκον. Παραγενόμενος δὲ ὁ ἀρχιερεὺς καὶ οἱ σὺν αὐτῷ, συνεκάλεσαν τὸ Συνέδριον καὶ πᾶσαν τὴν Γερουσίαν τῶν υἱῶν Ἰσραήλ, καὶ ἀπέστειλαν εἰς τὸ δεσμωτήριον ἀχθῆναι αὐτούς.
And having heard this, they entered the temple, early in the morning, and taught. But the chief priest, and those who were with him, came and called together the Sanhedrim, and all the eldership of the sons of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.
22 Οἱ δὲ παραγενόμενοι ὑπηρέται, οὐχ εὗρον αὐτοὺς ἐν τῇ φυλακῇ, ἀναστρέψαντες δὲ, ἀπήγγειλαν
But when the attendants came, and found them not in the prison, they returned and reported,
23 λέγοντες, ὅτι “Τὸ δεσμωτήριον εὕρομεν κεκλεισμένον ἐν πάσῃ ἀσφαλείᾳ, καὶ τοὺς φύλακας ἑστῶτας ἐπὶ τῶν θυρῶν, ἀνοίξαντες δὲ, ἔσω οὐδένα εὕρομεν.”
saying: We found the prison closed with all safety, and the guards standing before the doors; but when we had opened, we found no one within.
24 Ὡς δὲ ἤκουσαν τοὺς λόγους τούτους, ὅ τε στρατηγὸς τοῦ ἱεροῦ καὶ οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς διηπόρουν περὶ αὐτῶν, τί ἂν γένοιτο τοῦτο.
When the priest and the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these words, they were in doubt about them, what this could mean.
25 Παραγενόμενος δέ, τις ἀπήγγειλεν αὐτοῖς, ὅτι “Ἰδοὺ, οἱ ἄνδρες οὓς ἔθεσθε ἐν τῇ φυλακῇ εἰσὶν ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ, ἑστῶτες καὶ διδάσκοντες τὸν λαόν!”
And some one came and reported to them: Behold, the men whom you put in prison are standing in the temple, and teaching the people.
26 Τότε ἀπελθὼν, ὁ στρατηγὸς σὺν τοῖς ὑπηρέταις ἦγεν αὐτούς, οὐ μετὰ βίας, ἐφοβοῦντο γὰρ τὸν λαόν, μὴ λιθασθῶσιν.
Then went the captain with the attendants, and brought them without violence; for they feared the people, lest they should be stoned.
27 Ἀγαγόντες δὲ αὐτοὺς, ἔστησαν ἐν τῷ Συνεδρίῳ. Καὶ ἐπηρώτησεν αὐτοὺς ὁ ἀρχιερεὺς
And when they had brought them, they made them stand before the Sanhedrim; and the chief priest asked them,
28 λέγων, “Παραγγελίᾳ παρηγγείλαμεν ὑμῖν μὴ διδάσκειν ἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματι τούτῳ, καὶ ἰδοὺ, πεπληρώκατε τὴν Ἰερουσαλὴμ τῆς διδαχῆς ὑμῶν, καὶ βούλεσθε ἐπαγαγεῖν ἐφʼ ἡμᾶς τὸ αἷμα τοῦ ἀνθρώπου τούτου.”
saying: Did we not strictly charge you not to teach in this name? And behold, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and you intend to bring this man’s blood upon us.
29 Ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ Πέτρος καὶ οἱ ἀπόστολοι εἶπαν, “Πειθαρχεῖν δεῖ ˚Θεῷ, μᾶλλον ἢ ἀνθρώποις.
But Peter and the apostles answered and said: We must obey God rather than men.
30 Ὁ ˚Θεὸς τῶν πατέρων ἡμῶν ἤγειρεν ˚Ἰησοῦν, ὃν ὑμεῖς διεχειρίσασθε, κρεμάσαντες ἐπὶ ξύλου.
The God of our fathers has raised up Jesus, whom you slew by hanging him on a tree.
31 Τοῦτον ὁ ˚Θεὸς Ἀρχηγὸν καὶ Σωτῆρα ὕψωσεν, τῇ δεξιᾷ αὐτοῦ, τοῦ δοῦναι μετάνοιαν τῷ Ἰσραὴλ καὶ ἄφεσιν ἁμαρτιῶν.
Him has God exalted to his right hand to be a Prince and a Savior, in order to give to Israel repentance and remission of sins:
32 Καὶ ἡμεῖς ἐσμεν μάρτυρες τῶν ῥημάτων τούτων, καὶ τὸ ˚Πνεῦμα τὸ Ἅγιον, ὃ ἔδωκεν ὁ ˚Θεὸς τοῖς πειθαρχοῦσιν αὐτῷ.”
and we are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit also, whom God has given to them that obey him.
33 Οἱ δὲ ἀκούσαντες διεπρίοντο, καὶ ἐβούλοντο ἀνελεῖν αὐτούς.
And when they heard this, they were enraged; and they determined to put them to death.
34 Ἀναστὰς δέ τις ἐν τῷ Συνεδρίῳ Φαρισαῖος ὀνόματι Γαμαλιήλ, νομοδιδάσκαλος τίμιος παντὶ τῷ λαῷ, ἐκέλευσεν ἔξω βραχὺ τοὺς ἀνθρώπους ποιῆσαι.
Then arose a certain man in the Sanhedrim, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law, who was honored by all the people; and he commanded them to put the apostles out for a little while,
35 Εἶπέν τε πρὸς αὐτούς, “Ἄνδρες, Ἰσραηλῖται, προσέχετε ἑαυτοῖς ἐπὶ τοῖς ἀνθρώποις τούτοις τί μέλλετε πράσσειν.
and said to them: Men of Israel, consider well with yourselves what you are about to do to these men.
36 Πρὸ γὰρ τούτων τῶν ἡμερῶν ἀνέστη Θευδᾶς, λέγων εἶναί τινα ἑαυτόν, ᾧ προσεκλίθη ἀνδρῶν ἀριθμὸς ὡς τετρακοσίων· ὃς ἀνῃρέθη καὶ πάντες ὅσοι ἐπείθοντο αὐτῷ διελύθησαν καὶ ἐγένοντο εἰς οὐδέν.
For before these days Theudas arose, declaring himself to be some great one; to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves; and he was slain; and all, as many as believed him, were scattered and brought to naught.
37 Μετὰ τοῦτον, ἀνέστη Ἰούδας ὁ Γαλιλαῖος ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις τῆς ἀπογραφῆς, καὶ ἀπέστησεν λαὸν ὀπίσω αὐτοῦ· κἀκεῖνος ἀπώλετο, καὶ πάντες ὅσοι ἐπείθοντο αὐτῷ διεσκορπίσθησαν.
After this man, Judas the Galilean arose, in the days of the enrollment, and drew over many people after him; and he was destroyed, and all, as many as believed him, were scattered.
38 Καὶ τὰ νῦν λέγω ὑμῖν, ἀπόστητε ἀπὸ τῶν ἀνθρώπων τούτων καὶ ἄφετε αὐτούς, ὅτι ἐὰν ᾖ ἐξ ἀνθρώπων, ἡ βουλὴ αὕτη ἢ τὸ ἔργον τοῦτο καταλυθήσεται,
And now I say to you, keep away from these men, and let them alone; for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to an end;
39 εἰ δὲ ἐκ ˚Θεοῦ ἐστιν, οὐ δυνήσεσθε καταλῦσαι αὐτούς, μήποτε καὶ θεομάχοι εὑρεθῆτε.” Ἐπείσθησαν δὲ αὐτῷ,
but if it is of God, you can not bring it to an end: and take heed, lest you be found fighting also against God.
40 καὶ προσκαλεσάμενοι τοὺς ἀποστόλους, δείραντες παρήγγειλαν μὴ λαλεῖν ἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματι τοῦ ˚Ἰησοῦ, καὶ ἀπέλυσαν.
And they were persuaded by him; and when they had called the apostles in and scourged them, they commanded them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.
41 Οἱ μὲν οὖν ἐπορεύοντο, χαίροντες ἀπὸ προσώπου τοῦ Συνεδρίου ὅτι κατηξιώθησαν ὑπὲρ τοῦ ὀνόματος ἀτιμασθῆναι.
Then, they went from the presence of the Sanhedrim, rejoicing that they were thought worthy to suffer shame for his name’s sake.
42 Πᾶσάν τε ἡμέραν ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ καὶ κατʼ οἶκον, οὐκ ἐπαύοντο διδάσκοντες καὶ εὐαγγελιζόμενοι τὸν ˚Χριστὸν, ˚Ἰησοῦν.
And daily in the temple, and from house to house, they ceased not to teach and to preach Jesus the Christ.