Oihana 6
1 I A manawa, i ka wa i mahuahua'i na haumana, ohumu iho la ka poe Helene i ka poe Hebera; no ka mea, ua malama ole ia ko lakou poe wahinekanemake i ka manawalea ana i kela la i keia la.
About this time, as the number of disciples was increasing, complaints were made by the Greek-speaking Jews against the Hebrews because their widows were habitually overlooked in the daily ministration.
2 Alaila, hoakoakoa iho la ka umikumamalua i na haumana a pau, i mai la, Aole e pono ia makou, ke waiho wale i ka olelo a ke Akua, a e malama i na papa ai.
So the Twelve called together the general body of the disciples and said, "It does not seem fitting that we Apostles should neglect the delivery of God's Message and minister at tables.
3 No ia mea, e imi oukou, e na hoahanau, i mau kanaka i ehiku iwaena o oukou, a i ike pono ia, a piha hoi i ka Uhane Hemolele, a me ke akamai, a e hoonoho kakou ia lakou maluna o keia oihana.
Therefore, brethren, pick out from among yourselves seven men of good repute, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, and we will appoint them to undertake this duty.
4 A e hooikaika mau makou i ka pule, a me ka hoike olelo.
But, as for us, we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the delivery of the Message."
5 Ua pono keia olelo imua o na kanaka a pau; a wae mai la lakou ia Setepano, he kanaka piha loa i ka manaoio a me ka Uhane Hemolele, a me Pilipo, a me Perokoro, a me Nikanora, a me Timona, a me Paremena, a me Nikolao ka mea i huli mai no Anetioka.
The suggestion met with general approval, and they selected Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas, a proselyte of Antioch.
6 Hoonohoia iho la lakou imua o ka poe lunaolelo; a pule ae la lakou, a kau iho la i na lima maluna o lakou.
These men they brought to the Apostles, and, after prayer, they laid their hands upon them.
7 Hoolahaia ae ka olelo a ke Akua, a mahuahua nui aku la ka poe haumana ma Ierusalema; a he nui no na mea o ka poe kahuna i manaoio.
Meanwhile God's Message continued to spread, and the number of the disciples in Jerusalem very greatly increased, and very many priests obeyed the faith.
8 A ua piha o Setepano i ka manaoio a me ka mana, hana no ia i na mea mana, a me na mea kupanaha loa, iwaena o na kanaka.
And Stephen, full of grace and power, performed great marvels and signs among the people.
9 Aka, ku mai la kekahi poe no ka halehalawai i kapaia o na Liberetino, a me ko Kurene, a me ko Alekanederia, a me ko Kilikia, a me ko Asia, hoopaapaa mai la lakou ia Setepano.
But some members of the so-called 'Synagogue of the Freed-men,' together with some Cyrenaeans, Alexandrians, Cilicians and men from Roman Asia, were roused to encounter Stephen in debate.
10 Aole nae i hiki ia lakou ke ku imua o ke akamai a me ke koikoi o kana olelo ana.
They were quite unable, however, to resist the wisdom and the Spirit with which he spoke.
11 Alaila, hoowalewale aku la lakou i mau kanaka, e olelo mai penei, Ua lohe makou ia ia nei e olelo ana i na olelo hoino ia Mose, a me ke Akua.
Then they privately put forward men who declared, "We have heard him speak blasphemous things against Moses and against God."
12 Hookonokono ae la lakou i na kanaka, a me na lunakahiko, a me ka poe kakauolelo, a lele mai la lakou, a hopu iho la ia ia, a alakai aku la imua o ka ahalunakanawai.
In this way they excited the people, the Elders, and the Scribes. At length they came upon him, seized him with violence, and took him before the Sanhedrin.
13 A hoonoho mai la lakou i mau mea hoike wahahee: i mai la lakou, Aole hooki keia kanaka i ka olelo ana i na olelo hoino i keia wahi hoano, a me ke kanawai:
Here they brought forward false witnesses who declared, "This fellow is incessantly speaking against the Holy Place and the Law.
14 No ka mea, ua lohe no makou ia ia e olelo ana, O Iesu no Nazareta, e hoohiolo no ia i keia wahi, a e hoololi hou no ia i na oihana a Mose i haawi mai ai na kakou.
For we have heard him say that Jesus, the Nazarene, will pull this place down to the ground and will change the customs which Moses handed down to us."
15 A o ka poe a pau o noho ana ma kahi hookolokolo, haka pono aku la ia ia, a ike iho la i kona maka me he maka anela la.
At once the eyes of all who were sitting in the Sanhedrin were fastened on him, and they saw his face looking just like the face of an angel.
