Hechos 8
1 Ri Saulo utz xrilo chi xkamisax ri Esteban, xqaj choch ri xbꞌanik. Che ri qꞌij riꞌ xchapleꞌtaj ubꞌanik kꞌax chike ri kojonelabꞌ pa ri tinimit Jerusalén. Konojel ri kojonelabꞌ xejabꞌun bꞌik pa ri tinimit Judea xuqujeꞌ pa Samaria. Xwi ri uꞌtijoxelabꞌ ri Jesús xekanaj kanoq pa Jerusalén.
And at that time there was a great persecution against the church that was in Jerusalem; and they were all dispersed throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.
2 (E kꞌo kꞌu jujun utz laj taq winaq xkoqꞌej ri Esteban, kꞌa te riꞌ xeꞌkimuqu kanoq).
But devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.
3 Are kꞌu ri Saulo xuchapleꞌj ubꞌanik kꞌax chike ri e kojonelabꞌ. Xok cho taq ri ja, xuꞌkꞌam bꞌik achyabꞌ, ixoqibꞌ, xuꞌkoj pa cheꞌ.
But Saul attempted to destroy the church; entering every house, and dragging men and women, he delivered them up to prison.
4 Are kꞌu ri kojonelabꞌ ri xejabꞌun bꞌik pa taq ri tinimit, xkitzijoj ri utz laj tzij rech ri Jesús xapawjeꞌ ri xebꞌe wi.
Then they that were dispersed went everywhere preaching the word.
5 Ri Felipe xeꞌ pa ri tinimit Samaria, chilaꞌ xutzijoj wi ri Mesías chike ri winaq.
And Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached the Christ to them.
6 Ri winaq xkimulij kibꞌ, xkitatabꞌej ri tzij ri xubꞌij ri Felipe rumal cher kekꞌarkꞌat che utayik ri utz laj tzij xuqujeꞌ kakil ri mayijabꞌal taq jastaq ri kubꞌano.
And the multitudes with one mind gave heed to the things which were spoken by Philip, when they heard, and saw the signs which he did.
7 Xeꞌsax e kꞌi itzel taq uxlabꞌal chike ri winaq, e kꞌi chꞌokeꞌr xuqujeꞌ ri kaminaq kibꞌaqil, xuꞌtzirik.
For unclean spirits, crying with a loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them, and many paralytics and lame persons were cured.
8 Sibꞌalaj xekiꞌkot ri winaq ri keꞌl pa ri tinimit.
And there was great joy in that city.
9 Kꞌo kꞌu jun achi ubꞌiꞌ Simón, jun najtir aj itz kubꞌan mayijabꞌal taq jastaq chikiwach ri winaq rech Samaria, kubꞌij chi sibꞌalaj nim reqeleꞌn.
But there was a certain man, named Simon, who had, before this time, been practicing magic in the city, and astonishing the people of Samaria, saying that he was some great one;
10 Konojel ri winaq ta kꞌu akꞌalabꞌ ta kꞌu riꞌjabꞌ kakibꞌij chi we achi riꞌ: Nim uqꞌij xuqujeꞌ kꞌo ukwinem ri Dios rukꞌ.
to whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying: This man is the great power of God.
11 Ojer chik katatabꞌex kumal ri winaq rumal che ri ubꞌanom mayijabꞌal taq jastaq rukꞌ ri itzinik.
And they gave heed to him because he had, for a long time, astonished them with his magic arts.
12 Ri winaq xekojon che ri utz laj tzij rech ri Dios xuqujeꞌ ri ubꞌiꞌ ri Jesucristo e kꞌi achyabꞌ xuqujeꞌ ixoqibꞌ xbꞌan kiqasanaꞌ.
But when they believed Philip, who preached the good news concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were immersed, both men and women.
13 Xkojon xuqujeꞌ ri Simón, xbꞌan uqasanaꞌ, kꞌa te riꞌ xteriꞌ chirij ri Felipe xapawjeꞌ ri xeꞌ wi, kamayijan che taq ri kꞌutbꞌal xuqujeꞌ che ri mayijabꞌal taq jastaq ri xubꞌan ri Felipe.
And Simon himself also believed; and after he was immersed, he continued with Philip; and, seeing the mighty deeds and the signs which were done, he was astonished.
14 Ri utijoxelabꞌ ri Jesús ri e kꞌo pa tinimit Jerusalén are xkito chi ri winaq ri e kꞌo pa ri tinimit Samaria xekojon che ri utzij ri Dios, xeꞌkitaq bꞌik ri Pedro rachiꞌl ri Juan je laꞌ.
Now when the apostles, who were in Jerusalem, heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent to them Peter and John;
15 Are xoꞌpan ri Juan rachiꞌl ri Pedro, xkibaꞌn chꞌawem pa kiwiꞌ ri kꞌakꞌ taq kojonelabꞌ rech kakikꞌamawaꞌj ri Uxlabꞌixel.
who, when they had gone down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Spirit.
16 Rumal cher majaꞌ kakikꞌamawaꞌj ri Uxlabꞌixel xwi bꞌantal kiqasanaꞌ pa ri ubꞌiꞌ ri Ajawxel Jesús.
For he had not yet fallen on any of them; only they had been immersed into the name of the Lord Jesus.
17 Ri Pedro kꞌut xuqujeꞌ ri Juan xkiya ri kiqꞌabꞌ pa kiwiꞌ ri kojonelabꞌ, rech xa jeriꞌ xkikꞌamawaꞌj ri Tyoxalaj Uxlabꞌixel.
Then they laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
18 Ri Simón are xrilo chi rukꞌ ri kakiya ri kiqꞌabꞌ ri taqoꞌn pa kiwiꞌ ri kojonelabꞌ kakikꞌamawaꞌj ri Tyoxalaj Uxlabꞌixel xutzuj pwaq chike ri tijoxelabꞌ rech kuloqꞌ rech we kwinem riꞌ.
And when Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was given through the laying on of the hands of the apostles, he offered them money,
19 Jewaꞌ xubꞌij: Chiya we ri chuqꞌabꞌ ri kꞌo iwukꞌ, rech are kinya xuqujeꞌ nuqꞌabꞌ in pa kiwiꞌ ri winaq kakikꞌamawaꞌj ri Tyoxalaj Uxlabꞌixel.
saying: Give me, also, this authority, that whoever I shall lay my hands on, may receive the Holy Spirit.
20 Ri Pedro xubꞌij che: Sach uwach ri arajil xuqujeꞌ sach awach at, rumal cher xachomaj chi ri usipanik ri Dios rukꞌ pwaq kaloqꞌik.
But Peter said to him: Your money perish with you, because you thought that the gift of God might be purchased with money.
21 Man kꞌo ta awe che we sipanik riꞌ, rumal chi ri awanimaꞌ man sukꞌ ta cho ri Dios.
You have neither part nor share in this matter; for your heart is not right in the sight of God.
22 Chakꞌexa akꞌuꞌx che ri awetzelal, chabꞌana chꞌawem cho ri Ajawxel, wine kukuy ri itzel taq achomanik.
Repent, therefore, of this your wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the purpose of your heart may be forgiven you.
23 Kinwilo chi kꞌo jun nimalaj etzelal pa ri awanimaꞌ xuqujeꞌ ri mak at ujatꞌim.
For I perceive that you are in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity.
24 Ri Simón xubꞌij: Chibꞌana bꞌa chꞌawem pa nuwiꞌ rech man kakꞌulmataj ta wukꞌ we kꞌax taq jastaq ri xibꞌij.
But Simon answered and said: Pray you both to the Lord for me, that none of the things which you have spoken come upon me.
25 Are xetoꞌtaj ri Juan rachiꞌl ri Pedro che utzijoxik ri utzij ri Dios pa Samaria, xetzalij pa Jerusalén. Xikꞌow bꞌik pa ri leꞌaj rech Samaria, xkitzijoj kan ri utz laj tzij.
Then, when they had given their testimony, and preached the word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem, and preached the gospel in many villages of the Samaritans.
26 Jun ángel xuchꞌabꞌej ri Felipe, xubꞌij che: Jat pa ri relibꞌal qꞌij pa ri bꞌe ri keꞌ pa ri katzꞌinow ulew rech Jerusalén ri keꞌ pa Gaza.
And an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying: Arise, and go toward the south, to the road that leads from Jerusalem to Gaza; this is desert.
27 Xunimaj kꞌu ri Felipe ri xbꞌix che, xeꞌ je laꞌ. Pa ri bꞌe xuriq ri yakal pwaq rech Etiopía, upetik pa qꞌijilaꞌnem pa ri tinimit Jerusalén jun achi eunuco ri sibꞌalaj nim ubꞌanik, chajil rech ronojel ri ujastaq ri Chuchuꞌ Candace nim taqanel pa Etiopía.
And he arose and went. And behold, a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace, the queen of the Ethiopians, who had charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem to worship,
28 Tzalijem loq rech tꞌuyul pa ri eqomal, tajin kusikꞌij ri wuj rech ri qꞌalajisal utzij ri Dios Isaías.
was returning, and, sitting in his chariot, read the prophet Isaiah.
29 Ri Uxlabꞌixel xubꞌij che ri Felipe: Chatqebꞌ rukꞌ we jun eqomal riꞌ, chatbꞌin chuxukut.
And the Spirit said to Philip: Go forward and join yourself to this chariot.
30 Kaxikꞌan ri Felipe, xqet chuxukut ri eqomal, xuto chi ri achi ri kꞌo chupam tajin kusikꞌij ri wuj rech Isaías, xuta che: ¿La kachꞌobꞌ ri tajin kasikꞌij?
And Philip ran forward, and heard him reading the prophet Isaiah; and he said: Do you understand what you are reading?
31 Ri eunuco xubꞌij che: ¿Jas che kinchꞌobꞌo? Man kꞌo ta jun kintoꞌw chuchꞌobꞌik. Are xbꞌiꞌtaj we riꞌ rumal ri achi ri man kakꞌuliꞌ taj, xubꞌij che ri Felipe chi katꞌuyiꞌ bꞌik rukꞌ pa ri eqomal.
He answered: How can I, unless some one instruct me? And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
32 Jewaꞌ kubꞌij ri tajin kusikꞌij ri achi: Xkꞌam bꞌik pa kamisaxik jetaq kabꞌan che jun laj chij. Xa ta ne jun tzij xubꞌij, je xubꞌano jacha kubꞌan ri alaj chij are kakꞌam bꞌik pa pilik.
The passage of the scripture which he was reading, was this: As a sheep for the slaughter was he led; and as a lamb before his shearer is dumb, so opened he not his mouth
33 Man xya ta uqꞌij, man xbꞌan ta ri qas usukꞌ che. Maj xa ta ne jun rijaꞌl xkꞌojiꞌk jeriꞌ rumal cher xesax ri ukꞌaslemal cho ri uwachulew.
in his humiliation. The sentence against him was taken away; but who shall describe the men of his generation? For his life was taken from the earth.
34 Kꞌa te riꞌ, ri eunuco xuta che ri Felipe: “Chabꞌij chwe ¿jachin tajin kutzijoj rij chi riꞌ la are ri qꞌalajisal tzij o jun winaq chik?”
And the eunuch answered Philip, and said: I pray you, of whom speaks the prophet this? Of himself, or of some other man?
35 Ri Felipe xuchapleꞌj utzijoxik che ri achi ri utz laj tzij rech ri Jesús, xuchapleꞌj rukꞌ ri tajin kusikꞌij.
And Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached to him Jesus.
36 Junam e bꞌenaq are xoꞌpan pa jun kꞌolibꞌal jawjeꞌ kꞌo wi jaꞌ, ri achi xubꞌij che ri Felipe: Chawilampeꞌ, kꞌo jaꞌ chi riꞌ. ¿La utz kabꞌan nuqasanaꞌ?
And as they went along the road, they came to some water; and the eunuch said: See, here is water; what hinders me from being immersed?
37 Ri Felipe xubꞌij: We qas tzij katkojon che ri Jesús, utz kabꞌan aqasanaꞌ. Ri eunuco xubꞌij: Kinkojo rukꞌ ronojel wanimaꞌ chi ri Jesús are ukꞌojol ri Dios.
38 Ri achi xtaqan chutakꞌabꞌaxik ri eqomal, xeqaj pa ri jaꞌ, xbꞌan uqasanaꞌ rumal ri Felipe.
And he commanded the chariot to stand still; and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he immersed him.
39 Are xeꞌl loq pa ri jaꞌ, ri Uxlabꞌixel rech ri Dios xukꞌam bꞌik ri Felipe. Man xil ta chi uwach rumal ri achi. Ri achi ri man kakꞌuliꞌ taj xutaqej ri ubꞌe rukꞌ nimalaj kiꞌkotemal.
And when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip; and the eunuch saw him no more, for he went on his way rejoicing.
40 Xaq kꞌa teꞌ ri Felipe xopan pa ri tinimit Azoto jawjeꞌ xutzijoj wi ri utzij ri Dios, xutzijoj xuqujeꞌ ri utz laj tzij pa taq ri tinimit ri xikꞌow wi bꞌik xopan pa ri tinimit Cesarea.
But Philip was found at Azotus, and, passing through, he preached the gospel in all the cities, till he came to Cæsarea
