Dagiti Aramid 6
1 Ita, kadagidiay nga al-aldaw, idi umad-adu ti bilang dagiti adalan, adda rimsua a riri dagiti Judio a taga Gresya a maibusor kadagiti Hebreo, gapu ta nabaybay-an dagiti balo kadakuada, maipanggep iti inaldaw a pannakaiwaras ti taraon.
Now in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplying, a complaint arose from the Hellenists against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily service.
2 Inayaban dagiti sangapulo ket dua nga apostol dagiti adu nga adalan ket kinunada,
The twelve summoned the multitude of the disciples and said, “It is not appropriate for us to forsake the word of God and serve tables.
3 “San a rumbeng nga isardeng ti panangisuro iti sao ti Dios tapno agidasarkami kadagiti lamisaan. Ngarud kakabsat, mangpilikayo iti pito a lallaki kadakayo met laeng, lallaki nga addaan iti nasayaat a pakasarsaritaan, napnoan iti Espiritu ken iti kinasirib, ket isu iti dutokantayo a mangimaton iti daytoy a trabaho.
Therefore, select from amongst you, brothers, seven men of good report, full of the Holy Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.
4 Ket dakami met, agtultuloykami latta iti panagkararag ken iti ministerio maipapan iti sao.”
But we will continue steadfastly in prayer and in the ministry of the word.”
5 Naay-ayo ti panagsaoda dagiti adu a tattao. Pinilida ngarud ni Esteban, maysa a lalaki a napnoan iti pammati ken iti Espiritu Santo, kasta met da Felipe, Procoro, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, ken ni Nicolas, a maysa a ganganaet a nagtaud idiay Antiokia.
These words pleased the whole multitude. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a proselyte of Antioch,
6 Indatag dagiti namati dagitoy a lallaki iti sangoanan dagiti apostol, a nangikararag ken nangipatay kadagiti imada kadakuada.
whom they set before the emissaries. When they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.
7 Isu a nagwaras ti sao ti Dios; ken ti bilang dagiti adalan ket immadu iti kasta unay idiay Jerusalem; ket adda dakkel a bilang dagiti papadi a nagbalin a natulnog iti pammati.
The word of God increased and the number of the disciples greatly multiplied in Jerusalem. A great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.
8 Ita, ni Esteban a napnoan iti parabur ken kinabileg, ket nagar-aramid kadagiti nakakaskasdaaw ken pagilasinan kadagiti tattao.
Stephen, full of faith and power, performed great wonders and signs amongst the people.
9 Ngem adda tattao a kameng iti sinagoga a maawagan iti sinagoga dagiti Nawayawayaan a tattao, a taga-Cirene ken taga-Alejandria, ken dadduma met ket nagtaud idiay Cilicia ken Asia. Makisinsinnuppiat dagitoy a tattao kenni Esteban.
But some of those who were of the synagogue called “The Libertines”, and of the Cyrenians, of the Alexandrians, and of those of Cilicia and Asia arose, disputing with Stephen.
10 Ngem saanda a nabaelan a tubngaren ti kinasirib ken ti Espiritu nga adda kenni Esteban iti panagsaona.
They weren’t able to withstand the wisdom and the Spirit by which he spoke.
11 Ket limed a nangallukoyda kadagiti a lallaki a mangibaga, “Nangngeganmi a tinabbaawan ni Esteban ni Moises ken ti Dios.”
Then they secretly induced men to say, “We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God.”
12 Sinugsoganda dagiti tattao, dagiti panglakayen, ken dagiti eskriba, ket binabalawda ni Esteban, tiniliwda isuna, ken inyegda isuna iti konseho.
They stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes, and came against him and seized him, then brought him in to the council,
13 Nangiyegda kadagiti ulbod a saksi, a nangibaga, “Daytoy a tao ket saan nga agsarsardeng nga agsasao iti sasao maibusor iti daytoy a nasantoan a lugar ken iti linteg.
and set up false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking blasphemous words against this holy place and the Torah.
14 Ta nangngegmi isuna a nangibaga a dadaelen daytoy a Jesus ti Nasaret daytoy a lugar ken sabalianna ti kaugalian nga inted ni Moises kadatayo.”
For we have heard him say that this Yeshua of Nazareth will destroy this place, and will change the customs which Moses delivered to us.”
15 Tunggal maysa a situtugaw idiay konseho ket nakaturong dagiti matada kenkuana ket nakitada a ti rupana ket kasla rupa iti anghel.
All who sat in the council, fastening their eyes on him, saw his face like it was the face of an angel.
