Apustuļu Darbi 6
1 Un tanīs dienās, kad tie mācekļi vairojās, kurnēšana cēlās pie tiem Grieķiem pret tiem Ebrejiem, ka viņu atraitnes iekš dienišķas apkopšanas paliekot neievērotas.
During that time, many more people were becoming believers. [Some of them were from other countries and spoke only the Greek language, but most of them had always lived in Israel and spoke the Hebrew language]. Those who spoke Greek began to complain about those who spoke Hebrew. They were saying. “When [you Hebrew-speaking believers] distribute [food or money] to widows every day, you are not giving fair amounts to the widows who speak Greek!”
2 Un tie divpadsmit saaicināja to mācekļu draudzi un sacīja: “Tas nepieklājās, ka mēs Dieva vārdu atstājam un kalpojam pie galda.
So, [after the] twelve [apostles had heard what they were complaining about], they summoned all the [other] believers [in Jerusalem to meet] together. Then the apostles said [to those other believers], “We [(exc)] would not be doing right if we stopped [preaching and teaching] God’s message [about Jesus] in order to distribute food [MTY] [and money to the widows]!
3 Tāpēc, brāļi, izredziet savā starpā septiņus vīrus, kam ir laba slava, Svēta Gara un gudrības pilnus, ko mēs šīs vajadzības pēc varētu iecelt.
So, fellow believers, carefully choose seven men from among you, men whom [you] know that the Spirit [of God] controls completely and who are very wise. Then we [(exc)] will appoint them to do this work,
4 Bet mēs gribam pastāvīgi turēties pie Dieva lūgšanas un pie tā vārda amata.”
and we [(exc)] will devote our time to pray and to preach and teach the message [about Jesus].”
5 Un šie vārdi patika visai draudzei; un tie izredzēja Stefanu, ticības un Svēta Gara pilnu vīru, un Filipu un Prokoru un Nikanoru un Timonu un Parmenu un Nikolaju, vienu Jūdu ticības biedri no Antioķijas
What the apostles recommended pleased all of the [other] believers. So they group chose Stephen. He was a man who strongly believed [in God] and whom the Holy Spirit controlled completely. [They also chose] Philip, Procorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas who was from Antioch [city]. Nicolas had accepted the Jewish religion [before he had believed in Jesus].
6 Šos tie veda apustuļu priekšā; un Dievu pielūguši tie viņiem rokas uzlika.
They brought these [seven] men to the apostles. Then after the apostles prayed [for those men], they placed their hands on [the heads of each one of] them [to appoint them to do that work].
7 Un Dieva vārds auga augumā, un mācekļu skaits Jeruzālemē ļoti vairojās, un liels priesteru pulks palika paklausīgs ticībai.
So [the believers] continued to tell many people the message from God. (The number of people in Jerusalem who believed [in Jesus] was increasing greatly./More and more people in Jerusalem were believing in Jesus.) [Among them] were many [Jewish] priests who were believing the message [about Jesus].
8 Un Stefans, ticības un spēka pilns, darīja brīnumus un lielas zīmes starp tiem ļaudīm.
God was enabling Stephen to do many things by God’s power. He was doing many amazing miracles among the [Jewish] people.
9 Un kādi no tās saucamās Libertiņu un Kireniešu un Aleksandriešu skolas un no tiem, kas bija no Ķiliķijas un Āzijas, cēlās un ar Stefanu stipri apjautājās.
However, some people opposed Stephen. They were Jews from a group [that regularly met together in a Jewish meeting place that was] {[that people]} called the Freedmen’s Meeting Place. [Those people were from] Cyrene and Alexandria [cities] and [also] from Cilicia and Asia [provinces]. They all began to argue with Stephen.
10 Un tie nespēja pretī stāvēt tai gudrībai un Tam Garam, ar ko viņš runāja.
But they were not able (to refute [what he said/to prove that what he said was wrong]), [because God’s] Spirit enabled him to speak very wisely.
11 Tad tie izmācīja vīrus, lai saka: “Mēs viņu esam dzirdējuši zaimošanas runājam pret Mozu un pret Dievu.”
Then that group secretly persuaded [some] men to [falsely accuse Stephen. saying], “We [(exc)] heard him say bad things about Moses and God.”
12 Un tie saskubināja tos ļaudis un tos vecajus un tos rakstu mācītājus. Un viņam uzmākušies, tie viņu sagrāba un veda tiesas priekšā.
So, [by saying that], they made the [other Jewish] people angry [at Stephen, including] the elders and the teachers of the [Jewish] laws. Then [they all] seized Stephen and took him to the Jewish Council.
13 Un atveda viltīgus lieciniekus, kas sacīja: “Šis cilvēks nemitās zaimošanas runāt pret šo svēto vietu un bauslību.
They [also] brought in some other men who accused Stephen falsely [about several things]. They said, “This fellow continually says bad things about this holy Temple and about the laws [that Moses received from God].
14 Jo mēs viņu esam dzirdējuši sakām: šis Jēzus no Nacaretes nopostīs šo vietu un pārvērtīs tās ierašas, ko mums Mozus devis.”
Specifically, we [(exc)] have heard him say that this Jesus from Nazareth [town] will destroy this Temple and will tell us to obey different customs than Moses [taught our ancestors].”
15 Un visi, kas augstā tiesā sēdēja, skatījās uz viņu un redzēja viņa vaigu kā kāda eņģeļa vaigu.
When all [the people] who were sitting in the Council [room heard that, and as they] all stared at Stephen, they saw that his face was [shining] [SIM] like the face of an angel.
