Πραξεις 5
1 ανηρ δε τις ανανιας ονοματι συν σαπφιρη τη γυναικι αυτου επωλησεν κτημα
There was, however, a man named Ananias, who, with his wife Sapphira, sold some property,
2 και ενοσφισατο απο της τιμης συνειδυιης και της γυναικος και ενεγκας μερος τι παρα τους ποδας των αποστολων εθηκεν
and, with her connivance, kept back some of the proceeds. He brought only a part and laid it at the Apostles’ feet.
3 ειπεν δε ο πετρος ανανια δια τι επληρωσεν ο σατανας την καρδιαν σου ψευσασθαι σε το πνευμα το αγιον και νοσφισασθαι απο της τιμης του χωριου
“Ananias,” Peter exclaimed, “how is it that Satan has so taken possession of your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit, and kept back a part of the money paid for the land?
4 ουχι μενον σοι εμενεν και πραθεν εν τη ση εξουσια υπηρχεν τι οτι εθου εν τη καρδια σου το πραγμα τουτο ουκ εψευσω ανθρωποις αλλα τω θεω
While it was unsold, was not it your own? and after it was sold, was not the money at your own disposal? How did you come to think of such a thing? You have lied, not to men, but to God!”
5 ακουων δε ο ανανιας τους λογους τουτους πεσων εξεψυξεν και εγενετο φοβος μεγας επι παντας τους ακουοντας
As Ananias heard these words, he fell down and expired; and every one who heard of it was appalled.
6 ανασταντες δε οι νεωτεροι συνεστειλαν αυτον και εξενεγκαντες εθαψαν
The young men got up, and, winding the body in a sheet, carried it out and buried it.
7 εγενετο δε ως ωρων τριων διαστημα και η γυνη αυτου μη ειδυια το γεγονος εισηλθεν
After an interval of about three hours his wife came in, not knowing what had happened.
8 απεκριθη δε προς αυτην πετρος ειπε μοι ει τοσουτου το χωριον απεδοσθε η δε ειπεν ναι τοσουτου
“Is it true,” Peter asked, addressing her, “that you sold your land for such a sum?” “Yes,” she answered, “we did.”
9 ο δε πετρος προς αυτην τι οτι συνεφωνηθη υμιν πειρασαι το πνευμα κυριου ιδου οι ποδες των θαψαντων τον ανδρα σου επι τη θυρα και εξοισουσιν σε
Then Peter said: “How did you come to agree to provoke the Spirit of the Lord? Listen! The foot-steps of those who have buried your husband are at the door; and they will carry you out too.”
10 επεσεν δε παραχρημα προς τους ποδας αυτου και εξεψυξεν εισελθοντες δε οι νεανισκοι ευρον αυτην νεκραν και εξενεγκαντες εθαψαν προς τον ανδρα αυτης
Instantly Sapphira fell down at Peter’s feet and expired. On coming in, the young men found her dead; so they carried her out and buried her by her husband’s side.
11 και εγενετο φοβος μεγας εφ ολην την εκκλησιαν και επι παντας τους ακουοντας ταυτα
The whole Church and all who heard of these events were appalled.
12 δια δε των χειρων των αποστολων εγινετο σημεια και τερατα πολλα εν τω λαω και ησαν ομοθυμαδον {VAR1: παντες } {VAR2: απαντες } εν τη στοα σολομωντος
Many signs and wonders continued to occur among the people, through the instrumentality of the Apostles, whose custom it was to meet all together in the Colonnade of Solomon;
13 των δε λοιπων ουδεις ετολμα κολλασθαι αυτοις αλλ εμεγαλυνεν αυτους ο λαος
but of the rest no one ventured to join them. On the other hand, the people were full of their praise,
14 μαλλον δε προσετιθεντο πιστευοντες τω κυριω πληθη ανδρων τε και γυναικων
and still larger numbers, both of men and women, as they became believers in the Lord, were added to their number.
15 ωστε και εις τας πλατειας εκφερειν τους ασθενεις και τιθεναι επι κλιναριων και κραβαττων ινα ερχομενου πετρου καν η σκια {VAR1: επισκιασει } {VAR2: επισκιαση } τινι αυτων
The consequence was that people would bring out their sick even into the streets, and lay them on mattresses and mats, in the hope that, as Peter came by, at least his shadow might fall on some one of them.
16 συνηρχετο δε και το πληθος των περιξ πολεων ιερουσαλημ φεροντες ασθενεις και οχλουμενους υπο πνευματων ακαθαρτων οιτινες εθεραπευοντο απαντες
Besides this, the inhabitants of the towns round Jerusalem flocked into the city, bringing with them their sick and those who were troubled by foul spirits; and they were cured every one.
17 αναστας δε ο αρχιερευς και παντες οι συν αυτω η ουσα αιρεσις των σαδδουκαιων επλησθησαν ζηλου
At this the High Priest was roused to action, and he and all his supporters (who formed the party of the Sadducees), moved by jealousy,
18 και επεβαλον τας χειρας επι τους αποστολους και εθεντο αυτους εν τηρησει δημοσια
arrested the Apostles, and had them placed in custody.
19 αγγελος δε κυριου δια νυκτος {VAR1: ηνοιξεν } {VAR2: ανοιξας } τας θυρας της φυλακης εξαγαγων τε αυτους ειπεν
An angel of the Lord, however, opened the prison doors at night and led them out.
20 πορευεσθε και σταθεντες λαλειτε εν τω ιερω τω λαω παντα τα ρηματα της ζωης ταυτης
“Go,” he said, “and stand in the Temple Courts, and tell the people the whole Message of this new Life.”
21 ακουσαντες δε εισηλθον υπο τον ορθρον εις το ιερον και εδιδασκον παραγενομενος δε ο αρχιερευς και οι συν αυτω συνεκαλεσαν το συνεδριον και πασαν την γερουσιαν των υιων ισραηλ και απεστειλαν εις το δεσμωτηριον αχθηναι αυτους
When they heard this, they went at daybreak into the Temple Courts, and began to teach. The High Priest and his party, on their arrival, summoned the High Council, including all the leading men among the Israelites, and sent to the jail to fetch the Apostles.
22 οι δε παραγενομενοι υπηρεται ουχ ευρον αυτους εν τη φυλακη αναστρεψαντες δε απηγγειλαν
But, when the officers got there, they did not find them in the prison; so they returned and reported that,
23 λεγοντες οτι το δεσμωτηριον ευρομεν κεκλεισμενον εν παση ασφαλεια και τους φυλακας εστωτας επι των θυρων ανοιξαντες δε εσω ουδενα ευρομεν
while they had found the goal barred securely and the guards posted at the doors, yet, on opening them, they had not found any one inside.
24 ως δε ηκουσαν τους λογους τουτους ο τε στρατηγος του ιερου και οι αρχιερεις διηπορουν περι αυτων τι αν γενοιτο τουτο
When the Officer in charge at the Temple and the Chief Priests heard their story, they were perplexed about the Apostles and as to what all this would lead to.
25 παραγενομενος δε τις απηγγειλεν αυτοις οτι ιδου οι ανδρες ους εθεσθε εν τη φυλακη εισιν εν τω ιερω εστωτες και διδασκοντες τον λαον
Presently, however, some one came and told them, that the men whom they had put in prison were actually standing in the Temple Courts, teaching the people.
26 τοτε απελθων ο στρατηγος συν τοις υπηρεταις ηγεν αυτους ου μετα βιας εφοβουντο γαρ τον λαον μη λιθασθωσιν
On this, the Officer went with his men and fetched the Apostles — without using violence, for they were afraid of being stoned by the people —
27 αγαγοντες δε αυτους εστησαν εν τω συνεδριω και επηρωτησεν αυτους ο αρχιερευς
And then brought them before the Council. The High Priest demanded an explanation from them.
28 λεγων {VAR2: [ου] } παραγγελια παρηγγειλαμεν υμιν μη διδασκειν επι τω ονοματι τουτω και ιδου πεπληρωκατε την ιερουσαλημ της διδαχης υμων και βουλεσθε επαγαγειν εφ ημας το αιμα του ανθρωπου τουτου
“We gave you strict orders,” he said, “not to teach in this Name. Yet you have actually flooded Jerusalem with your teaching, and you want to make us responsible for the death of this man.”
29 αποκριθεις δε πετρος και οι αποστολοι ειπαν πειθαρχειν δει θεω μαλλον η ανθρωποις
To this Peter and the Apostles replied: “We must obey God rather than men.
30 ο θεος των πατερων ημων ηγειρεν ιησουν ον υμεις διεχειρισασθε κρεμασαντες επι ξυλου
The God of our ancestors raised Jesus, whom you put to death by hanging him on a cross.
31 τουτον ο θεος αρχηγον και σωτηρα υψωσεν τη δεξια αυτου [του] δουναι μετανοιαν τω ισραηλ και αφεσιν αμαρτιων
It is this Jesus whom God has exalted to his right hand, to be a Guide and a Saviour, to give Israel repentance and forgiveness of sins.
32 και ημεις εσμεν μαρτυρες των ρηματων τουτων και το πνευμα το αγιον ο εδωκεν ο θεος τοις πειθαρχουσιν αυτω
And we are witness to the truth of this, and so is the Holy Spirit — the gift of God to those who obey him.”
33 οι δε ακουσαντες διεπριοντο και εβουλοντο ανελειν αυτους
The members of the Council became frantic with rage on hearing this, and were for putting the Apostles to death.
34 αναστας δε τις εν τω συνεδριω φαρισαιος ονοματι γαμαλιηλ νομοδιδασκαλος τιμιος παντι τω λαω εκελευσεν εξω βραχυ τους ανθρωπους ποιησαι
But Gamaliel, a Pharisee, who was a Doctor of the Law and who was held in universal respect, rose in the Council, and directed that the men should be taken out of court for a little while.
35 ειπεν τε προς αυτους ανδρες ισραηλιται προσεχετε εαυτοις επι τοις ανθρωποις τουτοις τι μελλετε πρασσειν
He then said: “Men of Israel, take care as to what you intend to do with these men.
36 προ γαρ τουτων των ημερων ανεστη θευδας λεγων ειναι τινα εαυτον ω προσεκλιθη ανδρων αριθμος ως τετρακοσιων ος ανηρεθη και παντες οσοι επειθοντο αυτω διελυθησαν και εγενοντο εις ουδεν
For not long ago Theudas appeared, professing to be somebody, and was joined by a body of some four hundred men. But he was killed; and all his followers scattered and dwindled away.
37 μετα τουτον ανεστη ιουδας ο γαλιλαιος εν ταις ημεραις της απογραφης και απεστησεν λαον οπισω αυτου κακεινος απωλετο και παντες οσοι επειθοντο αυτω διεσκορπισθησαν
After him, Judas the Galilean appeared at the time of the census, and induced people to follow him; Yet he, too, perished and all his followers were dispersed.
38 και {VAR1: [τα] } {VAR2: τα } νυν λεγω υμιν αποστητε απο των ανθρωπων τουτων και αφετε αυτους οτι εαν η εξ ανθρωπων η βουλη αυτη η το εργον τουτο καταλυθησεται
And, in this present case, my advice to you is not to interfere with these men, but to let them alone, for, if their designs and their work are merely of human origin, they will come to an end;
39 ει δε εκ θεου εστιν ου δυνησεσθε καταλυσαι αυτους μηποτε και θεομαχοι ευρεθητε
but, if they are of divine origin, you will be powerless to put an end to them — or else you may find yourselves fighting against God!”
40 επεισθησαν δε αυτω και προσκαλεσαμενοι τους αποστολους δειραντες παρηγγειλαν μη λαλειν επι τω ονοματι του ιησου και απελυσαν
The Council followed his advice, and, calling the Apostles in, had them flogged, and then, after cautioning them not to speak in the Name of Jesus, set them free.
41 οι μεν ουν επορευοντο χαιροντες απο προσωπου του συνεδριου οτι κατηξιωθησαν υπερ του ονοματος ατιμασθηναι
But the Apostles left the Council, rejoicing that they had been thought worthy to suffer disgrace for that Name;
42 πασαν τε ημεραν εν τω ιερω και κατ οικον ουκ επαυοντο διδασκοντες και ευαγγελιζομενοι τον χριστον ιησουν
and never for a single day, either in the Temple Courts or in private houses, did they cease to teach, or to tell the Good News of Jesus, the Christ.
