Oihana 8
1 E AE mai ana no o Saulo i kona make. Ia la, hoomaau nui ia mai la ka ekalesia ma Ierusalema; hoopuehuia'ku la lakou a pau ma na aina o Iudea, a ma Samaria; koe no nae na lunaolelo.
At that time a major persecution arose against the church that was in Jerusalem, so all, except the Apostles, were scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria.
2 Hoolewa aku la kekahi poe kanaka haipule ia Setepano, a kanikau loa lakou ia ia.
(Devout men had buried Stephen and made a great lamentation over him.)
3 Luku ae la o Saulo i ka ekalesia, komo aku no ia i na hale, a kano mai i na kane a me na wahine, a hahao ae la ia lakou iloko o ka halepaabao.
As for Saul, he was trying to destroy the Church; invading house after house and dragging away both men and women, he was putting them in prison.
4 No ia mea, kaahele ae la ka poe i hoopuehuia, e hai aku ana i ka euanelio.
So on their part those who were scattered abroad went about preaching the Word.
5 A iho ae la o Pilipo i ke kulanakauhale o Samaria, a hai aku la ia Kristo ia lakou.
Now Philip, having gone down to a city of Samaria, was proclaiming the Christ to them;
6 Malama lokahi na lehulehu i na mea a Pilipo i olelo mai ai, me ka hoolohe, a me ka nana aku i na hoailona ana i hana'i.
and the crowds gave heed with one accord to what Philip was saying, as they heard the words and saw the signs that he kept performing.
7 No ka mea, ua nui loa ka poe uhane haukae i walaau aku me ka leo nui, puka mai la lakou mawaho o ka poe i uluhia'i; a nui loa ka poe lolo a me ka poe oopa i hoolaia mai.
Because unclean spirits came out screaming from many who had them, and many who were paralyzed and lame were healed.
8 Nui loa iho la ka olioli ma kela kulanakauhale.
Yes, there was great joy in that city!
9 Malaila no kekahi kanaka, o Simona ka inoa, he kilo no ia mamua mai ma ia kulanakauhale, a pilihua ka lahuikanaka o Samaria ia ia, i kana olelo ana, o kekahi mea nui ia.
Now a certain man named Simon was in the city first, practicing sorcery and astounding the people of Samaria, affirming himself to be someone great,
10 A malama mai la lakou a pau ia ia, mai ka poe unku mai, a ka poe nui, i ae la, Oia nei no ka mana nui o ke Akua.
to whom they used to pay attention, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is the great power of God.”
11 Malama no lakou i kana, no ka mea, loihi ka manawa i hoopilihua ai oia ia lakou i ke kilokilo ana.
They listened to him because he had amazed them with his sorceries for a long time.
12 A i ko lakou manaoio ana ia Pilipo, i kana hai ana mai i ka euanelio no ke aupuni o ke Akua, a me ka inoa o Iesu Kristo, bapetizoia iho la lakou, na kane a me na wahine.
But, when they believed Philip, as he proclaimed the good news concerning the Kingdom of God and the name, Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
13 O Simona no hoi kahi i manaoio aku; a bapetizoia iho la no hoi ia, a e hoomau ana me Pilipo, e ike iho la ia i na mea mana, a me na hoailona nui i hanaia, pilihua iho la ia.
Even Simon himself believed, and having been baptized he stayed right with Philip; observing miracles and signs occurring, he was amazed.
14 A lohe ka poe lunaolelo ma Ierusalema, ua loaa i ko Samaria ka olelo a ke Akua, hoouna ae la lakou ia Petero a me Ioane io lakou la.
Now when the Apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them,
15 Iho ae la laua, pule aku la laua no lakou, i loaa ia lakou ka Uhane Hemolele.
who upon coming down prayed about them, so that they might receive Holy Spirit,
16 No ka mea, ia manawa, aole ia i haule mai maluna o kekahi o lakou: ua bapetizo wale ia no lakou iloko o ka inoa o ka Haku, o Iesu.
because He had not yet fallen upon any of them; they had only been baptized into the name of Jesus, the Christ.
17 Alaila, kau iho la laua i na lima maluna iho o lakou, a loaa iho la ia lakou ka Uhane Hemolele.
Then they laid their hands upon them and they received Holy Spirit.
18 A ike iho la o Simona ua haawiia mai ka Uhane Hemolele ma ke kau ana o na lima o na lunaolelo, haawi aku la oia ia lana i kauwahi kala,
Well, upon observing that the Holy Spirit was given through the laying on of the Apostles' hands, Simon offered them money
19 I aku la, E haawi mai olua i keia mana na'u, i loaa ai ka Uhane Hemolele i ka mea a'u e kau ai i na lima maluna iho.
saying, “Give this power to me also, that anyone on whom I lay hands may receive Holy Spirit.”
20 I mai la o Petero ia ia, E lilo pu kau kala me oe i ka make, no kou manao e loaa mai ka makana o ke Akua ma ke kala.
But Peter said to him: “May your silver go with you into perdition, for thinking that the gift of God could be acquired with money!
21 Aole ou wahi kuleana, aole ou wahi lihi iki ma keia olelo; no ka mea, aole i pololei kou naau imua i ke alo o ke Akua.
You have neither part nor portion in this matter, because your heart is not right before God.
22 Nolaila, e mihi oe i keia hewa ou, a e nonoi aku i ke Akua, ina paha e kalaia mai nou ka manao o kon naau.
Turn away therefore from this your wickedness and make petition to God, in case the intent of your heart may be forgiven you;
23 No ka mea, ua ike au, aia no oe maloko o ke au awaawa, a me ka mea paa o ka hewa.
for I see you being into a gall of bitterness and a fetter of unrighteousness.”
24 Olelo aku la o Simona, i aku la, E pule aku olua i ka Haku no'u i hiki ole mai ai keia mau mea a olua e olelo mai nei maluna o'u.
So in answer Simon said, “You make petition to the Lord on my behalf, so that nothing of what you have spoken may come upon me!”
25 Nolaila, a hoike laua me ka hai mai i ka olelo a ka Haku, hoi mai la laua i Ierusalema, e hai ana i ka euanelio i na kauhale he nui loa o ka poe Samaria.
So when they had both thoroughly testified and spoken the Word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem; they also evangelized many Samaritan villages.
26 A olelo mai la ka anela o ka Haku ia Pilipo, i mai la, E ku oe, a e hele ma ke kukuluhema, ma ke ala e iho aku ai, mai Ierusalema a Gaza, he waonahele no hoi ia.
Then an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip saying, “Get up and go south on the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza; it is desolate.”
27 Ku ae la ia a hele; aia hoi, he kanaka no Aitiopa, he luna nui na Kanedake, ke aliiwahine o Aitiopa, oia no maluna o kona waiwai a pau, a ua hele mai no hoi ia i Ierusalema e hoomana;
So he got up and went; and there, a man, an Ethiopian, a eunuch, a court-official of Candace the queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasury, who had come worshiping to Jerusalem
28 E hoi aku ana ia e noho ana maloko o kona halekaa, a e heluhelu ana i ka ke kaula Isaia.
—he was returning, sitting in his chariot and reading aloud the prophet Isaiah.
29 Olelo mai la ka Uhane ia Pilipo, E hele oe, e hoopili aku ia halekaa.
And the Spirit said to Philip, “Go forward and join this chariot.”
30 Holo ae la o Pilipo, a lohe iho la i kana heluhelu ana i ka ke kaula Isaia, i ae la ia, Ua ike anei oe i ka mea au e heluhelu nei?
So running up Philip heard him reading the prophet Isaiah and said, “Do you really understand what you are reading?”
31 I aku la kela, Pehea la e hiki ai ia'u, ke ao ole mai kekahi ia'u? Nonoi aku la oia ia Pilipo e pii ae, a e noho pu me ia.
So he said, “Well how can I, unless someone guides me?” And he urged Philip to come up and sit with him.
32 Eia kahi o ka palapala ana i heluhelu ai, Ua alakaiia'ku la ia me he hipa la i ka make; a e like hoi me ka hipakeiki i pane ole imua o ka mea nana e ako, pela no ia, aole i ekemu kona waha.
Now the portion of the Scripture that he was reading was this: “He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and as a lamb before its shearer is silent, so He does not open His mouth.
33 I kona hoohaahaa ana, ua kailiia'ku la kona hoaponoia; nawai la hoi e hai mai i kona hanauna? no ka mea, ua laweia'ku no kona oia, mai ka honua aku.
In His humiliation His justice was removed, and who will recount His generation? Because His life is removed from the earth.”
34 Olelo aku la ua luna la, i aku la ia Pilipo, Ke uinau aku nei au ia oe, i olelo mai ke kaula i keia mea nowai, nona iho anei, no kekahi mea e paha?
So continuing the eunuch said to Philip, “I ask you, about whom does the prophet say this, about himself or about someone else?”
35 Alaila, oaka ae la o Pilipo i kona waha, a ma ua palapala la kana hoomaka ana e hai mai ai ia ia, ia Iesu.
So opening his mouth and beginning from this Scripture, Philip preached Jesus to him.
36 A i ko laua hele ana ma ke ala loa, hiki aku la laua ma kahi wai: Olelo ae ua luna la, Aia, he wai, heaha ka mea e keakea mai ia'u e bapetizoia'i?
Now as they were going down the road they came upon some water, and the eunuch said: “Look, water! What is keeping me from being baptized?”
37 I ae la o Pilipo, Ina i manaoio oe me ka naau a pau, ia a ua pono. I mai la kela, Ke manaoio nei au o Iesu Kristo, oia ke Keiki a ke Akua.
38 A kena aku la ia, E ku malie ke kaa. Iho pu iho la laua i ka wai, o Pilipo a me ua luna la, a bapetizo ae la oia ia ia.
So he ordered the chariot to stop, and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him.
39 A pii ae la laua, mai ka wai mai, kaili aku la ka Uhane o ka Haku ia Pilipo, aole ike hou ae ua luna la ia ia. Hoi aku no ia ma kona ala me ka olioli.
Now when they came up out of the water, Spirit of the Lord snatched Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him any more, because he went on his way rejoicing.
40 Ikea ae la o Pilipo ma Azoto. I kona hele ana, hai ae la ia i ka euanelio ma na kulanakauhale a pau, a hiki aku la i Kaisareia.
Philip was found at Azotus, and as he passed through he evangelized all the towns until he came to Caesarea.
