Dzieje 4
1 A gdy mówili to do ludzi, nadeszli kapłani, dowódca straży świątynnej i saduceusze;
[Meanwhile, in the temple courtyard, there were some] priests, the officer who was in charge of the temple police, and [also some] [SYN] Sadducee [sect members]. These men came to Peter and John while the two of them were speaking to the people.
2 Oburzeni, że nauczają ludzi i głoszą w Jezusie powstanie z martwych.
These men were very angry, because the [two] apostles were teaching the people [about Jesus]. What they were telling the people was that because ([God caused Jesus to become alive again/God raised] Jesus [from the dead]), [God] would cause other people who had died to become alive again.
3 Schwytali ich i wtrącili do więzienia aż do następnego dnia, bo był już wieczór.
So those officials seized Peter and John. Then they put them in jail. [They had to wait] until the next day [to question Peter and John], because it was already evening [and it was contrary to their Jewish law to question people at night].
4 A wielu z tych, którzy słyszeli słowo, uwierzyło. A mężczyzn było w liczbie około pięciu tysięcy.
However, many people who had heard the message [from Peter] believed [in Jesus]. (OR, But many people had [already] believed [in Jesus, because] they had heard the message [from Peter].) So the number of men [who believed in Jesus] increased to about five 5,000.
5 Nazajutrz zebrali się w Jerozolimie ich przełożeni, starsi i uczeni w Piśmie;
The next day [the supreme priest summoned] the [other] chief priests, the teachers of the [Jewish] laws, and the other members [of the Jewish Council, and they] gathered together [in one place] in Jerusalem.
6 I Annasz, najwyższy kapłan, i Kajfasz, Jan, Aleksander i ilu ich było z rodu najwyższych kapłanów.
Annas, [the former] supreme priest, Caiaphas [who was the new supreme priest], [two other former supreme priests whose names were] John and Alexander, and other men who were related to the supreme priest [were there].
7 Postawili ich na środku i pytali: Jaką mocą albo w czyim imieniu to uczyniliście?
They [commanded guards to] bring Peter and John into the courtroom [MTY] and have them stand in front of them. [Then one of] the leaders questioned [the two of] them, saying, “Who [do you two claim] gave you the power [to heal this man]? And who authorized [MTY] you to do this [DOU]?”
8 Wtedy Piotr, pełen Ducha Świętego, powiedział do nich: Przełożeni ludu i starsi Izraela;
So as the Holy Spirit completely controlled Peter, he said to them, “You [fellow Israelites] who rule us and [all of you other] elders, [listen]!
9 Jeśli my dziś mamy być przesłuchiwani z powodu dobrodziejstwa [wyświadczonego] choremu człowiekowi, dzięki czemu został on uzdrowiony;
Today you are questioning us concerning our doing something good for a man who was crippled, and you asked us how he was healed.
10 Niech wam wszystkim i całemu ludowi Izraela będzie wiadomo, że w imieniu Jezusa Chrystusa z Nazaretu, którego wy ukrzyżowaliście, a którego Bóg wskrzesił z martwych, przez niego on stoi przed wami zdrowy.
So [we(exc) want] you and all [of our other] fellow Israelites to know this: It is because Jesus the Messiah [MTY] from Nazareth healed this man that he is able to stand here. [God considers that] it was you who nailed Jesus to a cross, but God caused him to become alive again.
11 On jest tym kamieniem odrzuconym przez was, budujących, który stał się kamieniem węgielnym.
[In the Psalms this was written about the Messiah: ] He is [like] [MET] the stone that was rejected by the builders {that the builders rejected}. But that stone became the most important stone in the building [that they were building]. [Jesus is that stone, and] you [are those builders who threw away the stone that was the most important one].
12 I nie ma w nikim innym zbawienia. Nie ma bowiem pod niebem żadnego innego imienia danego ludziom, przez które moglibyśmy być zbawieni.
So he alone can save us [MTY]. [God] has sent only one person [MTY] into the world who can save us [from the guilt of our sins, and that person is Jesus]!”
13 Gdy zobaczyli odwagę Piotra i Jana i zrozumieli, że są ludźmi nieuczonymi i prostymi, dziwili się. Rozpoznali również, że byli z Jezusem.
The [Jewish leaders] realized that Peter and John (were not afraid [of them]/spoke boldly). They also learned that the two men were ordinary people who had not studied in schools. So the leaders were amazed, and they realized that these men had associated with Jesus.
14 Widząc też, że stoi z nimi uzdrowiony człowiek, nie mogli nic przeciwko [temu] powiedzieć.
They also saw the man who had been healed standing there with [the two of] them, so they were not able to say anything [to oppose Peter and John].
15 Rozkazali im więc opuścić Radę i naradzali się między sobą.
So the [Jewish leaders] commanded [guards] to take Peter, John, and the man outside of the room [where those leaders were meeting. After they did so], the leaders talked with each other [about Peter and John].
16 Mówili: Co zrobimy z tymi ludźmi? Bo [to], że dokonali oczywistego cudu, wiadomo wszystkim mieszkańcom Jerozolimy i nie możemy temu zaprzeczyć.
[Being frustrated, one after another], they said, “(There is really nothing that we can do to [punish] these [two] men!/How can we [(inc)] do anything to [punish] these [two] men?) [RHQ] Almost everyone [HYP] who is living in Jerusalem knows that they have done an amazing miracle, so we cannot tell people that it did not happen!
17 Lecz żeby się to bardziej nie rozchodziło wśród ludzi, zabrońmy im pod groźbą mówić do kogokolwiek w to imię.
However, [we] must not allow other people to hear about [this miracle]. So we must tell these men that [we will punish them if they] continue to tell other people about this [MTY] man [who they say gave them the power to do it].”
18 A przywoławszy ich, nakazali, aby w ogóle nie mówili ani nie nauczali w imię Jezusa.
So the Jewish leaders [commanded guards] to bring the two apostles [into that room again. After they did so], they [commanded] them both that they should never speak about Jesus, and they should not teach [anyone about him] [MTY] [again].
19 Lecz Piotr i Jan odpowiedzieli im: Rozsądźcie, czy to sprawiedliwe w oczach Boga bardziej was słuchać niż Boga.
But Peter and John replied, “Would God think that it is right [for us two] to obey you and not [to obey] him? [We(exc) will let] you decide [which of those you think is proper].
20 My bowiem nie możemy nie mówić [o tym], co widzieliśmy i słyszeliśmy.
[But as for us, we cannot obey you]. We will not stop telling people about the things that we [(exc)] have seen [Jesus do] and what we have heard [him teach].”
21 A oni zagrozili [im], a nie znajdując żadnej podstawy do ich ukarania, wypuścili ich ze względu na ludzi, bo wszyscy chwalili Boga za to, co się stało.
Then the [Jewish leaders] again told [Peter and John] not to disobey them. But all the people [there] were praising God about what had happened [to the lame man. The leaders knew that only God could have enabled Peter and John] to miraculously heal the man, because the man was more than 40 years old [and he was lame when his mother bore him. They also knew that the people would become angry if they punished the two apostles]. So, because they could not decide how to punish Peter and John, [they finally] let them go.
22 Człowiek bowiem, na którym dokonał się cud uzdrowienia, miał ponad czterdzieści lat.
23 A gdy ich wypuszczono, przyszli do swoich i opowiedzieli im wszystko, co do nich mówili naczelni kapłani i starsi.
After Peter and John had been released, they went to the other believers and reported all that the chief priests and [other Jewish] elders had said to them.
24 A gdy oni [to] usłyszeli, jednomyślnie podnieśli swój głos do Boga i powiedzieli: Panie, ty [jesteś] Bogiem, który uczynił niebo, ziemię, morze i wszystko, co w nich jest;
When they heard that, they [all] agreed as they prayed to God, and [one of] them prayed, “O Lord! You [(sg)] made the sky, the earth and the oceans, and everything in them.
25 Który przez usta swego sługi Dawida powiedziałeś: Dlaczego burzą się narody, a ludzie knują próżne rzeczy?
The Holy Spirit caused our ancestor, [King] David [MTY], who served you, to write these words: [It is ridiculous] [RHQ] that the non-Jews became angry and the Israelite people planned uselessly [to oppose God].
26 Królowie ziemi powstali i książęta zebrali się razem przeciw Panu i przeciw jego Chrystusowi.
The kings of the world prepared to fight [God’s Ruler], and the [other] rulers assembled together [with them] to oppose the Lord [God] and the one whom he had appointed [to be the Messiah].
27 Rzeczywiście bowiem Herod i Poncjusz Piłat z poganami i ludem Izraela zebrali się przeciwko twemu świętemu Synowi, Jezusowi, którego namaściłeś;
[Lord, we know that what you(sg) said long ago was true], because [King] Herod and the [governor], Pontius Pilate, and many other people, both non-Jews and Israelites, assembled together [here] in this city. [They] planned [to kill] Jesus, who devotedly served you [and] whom you appointed [MTY] [to be the Messiah].
28 Aby uczynić to, co twoja ręka i twój wyrok przedtem postanowiły, że ma się stać.
[Because] you [(sg)] are all-powerful, those people did [only] what you [SYN] allowed [them to do]. It was what you decided long ago would happen.”
29 A teraz, Panie, spójrz na ich groźby i daj twoim sługom z całą odwagą głosić twoje słowo;
“So now, Lord, listen to what they are saying about punishing us! Help us who serve you [(sg)] to very boldly speak messages from you [(sg) about Jesus]
30 Gdy ty wyciągniesz swoją rękę, aby uzdrawiać i dokonywać znaków i cudów przez imię twego świętego Syna, Jezusa.
[Also], by your power [MTY] miraculously heal [sick people] and do other amazing miracles [SYN] that show people your power! Ask Jesus, who always serves you, [to give us the authority] [MTY] [to do such miracles]!”
31 A gdy oni się modlili, zatrzęsło się miejsce, na którym byli zebrani, i wszyscy zostali napełnieni Duchem Świętym, i z odwagą głosili słowo Boże.
When the believers had finished praying, the place where they were meeting shook. All of them were (completely controlled/empowered) by the Holy Spirit {the Holy Spirit (completely controlled/empowered) all of them}, with the result that they began to speak boldly the words that God [told them to speak].
32 A to mnóstwo wierzących miało [jedno] serce i jedną duszę. Nikt nie nazywał swoim tego, co posiadał, ale wszystko mieli wspólne.
The group of people who had believed [in Jesus] were completely agreed about what they thought and what they wanted/desired. Not one of them claimed that he [alone] owned anything. Instead, they shared with one another everything that they had.
33 Apostołowie zaś z wielką mocą dawali świadectwo o zmartwychwstaniu Pana Jezusa i wielka łaska była nad nimi wszystkimi.
The apostles continued to tell others, very powerfully, [that God] had (caused the Lord Jesus to become alive again/raised the Lord Jesus from the dead). [People knew that God] was graciously helping all the believers.
34 Nie było też wśród nich nikogo, kto by cierpiał niedostatek, gdyż ci, którzy mieli pola albo domy, sprzedawali je i przynosili pieniądze za to, co posprzedawali;
[Some of] the believers who owned land or houses would occasionally sell [some of] their property. Then they would bring [the money for what they sold]
35 I kładli u stóp apostołów. Rozdzielano [to] każdemu według potrzeb.
and they would present it to the apostles [MTY]. Then [the apostles] would give money to any [believer] who needed [it]. So no one among the believers was lacking anything.
36 Także Józef, nazwany przez apostołów Barnabą – co się tłumaczy: Syn Pocieszenia – lewita rodem z Cypru;
[For example, there was] Joseph. [He was] a descendant of Levi [and he was born] on Cyprus [Island]. The apostles called him Barnabas; [in the Jewish language] that name means a person who [IDM] always encourages [others].
37 Sprzedał ziemię, którą posiadał, a pieniądze przyniósł i położył u stóp apostołów.
He sold one of his fields, and brought the money to the apostles [for them to distribute to other believers].
