Dzieje 5
1 A pewien człowiek, imieniem Ananiasz, ze swoją żoną Safirą, sprzedał swą posiadłość;
But there was one of [the believers] whose name was Ananias, and whose wife’s name was Sapphira. He [also] sold some land.
2 I za wiedzą swojej żony odłożył [sobie część] pieniędzy, a pewną część przyniósł i złożył u stóp apostołów.
He kept for himself some of the money [he had received for the land], and his wife knew that he had done that. Then he brought the rest of the money and presented it to the apostles [MTY].
3 Lecz Piotr powiedział: Ananiaszu, dlaczego szatan tak napełnił twoje serce, abyś okłamał Ducha Świętego i odłożył [sobie] część pieniędzy za ziemię?
Then Peter said, “Ananias, you [(sg)] let Satan completely control you [MTY] so that you [(sg) tried to] deceive the Holy Spirit [and us(exc)]. (That was [terrible!/Why did you do such a terrible thing]?) [RHQ] [You] have kept for yourself some of the money you [(sg)] received for [selling] the land, [pretending that you(sg) were giving us all of it].
4 Czy to, co miałeś, nie było twoje? A to, co otrzymałeś za sprzedaż, czy nie pozostawało w twojej mocy? Dlaczego dopuściłeś to do swego serca? Nie okłamałeś ludzi, lecz Boga.
Before you [(sg)] sold that land, you truly owned [RHQ] it. And after you sold it, you could [RHQ] certainly still have used the money any way you wanted [to]. So why did you [(sg) ever] think [RHQ] about doing this [wicked] thing? You were not [merely trying to] deceive us! No, [you tried to deceive] God [himself!]!”
5 Ananiasz zaś, usłyszawszy te słowa, padł nieżywy. I wielki strach ogarnął wszystkich, którzy to słyszeli.
When Ananias heard that, [immediately] he fell down dead. So all [who were there] who heard [about Ananias’ death] became terrified [PRS].
6 Młodsi wstali, owinęli go, wynieśli i pogrzebali.
Some young men came in, wrapped his [body in a sheet], and carried it out [and] buried it.
7 A po około trzech godzinach weszła także jego żona, nie wiedząc, co się stało.
About three hours later, his wife came in, [but] she did not know what had happened.
8 I zapytał ją Piotr: Powiedz mi, czy za tyle sprzedaliście ziemię? A ona odpowiedziała: Tak, za tyle.
[As] Peter [showed her the money] that [Ananias had brought], he asked her, “Tell me, is this the amount [of money you two received for] the land you sold?” She said, “Yes, that’s [what we(exc) received].”
9 Wtedy Piotr powiedział do niej: Dlaczego się ze sobą zmówiliście, aby wystawić na próbę Ducha Pańskiego? Oto [są] przed drzwiami ci, którzy pogrzebali twego męża, i ciebie wyniosą.
So Peter said to her, “[You both did a terrible thing!] You two agreed [RHQ] to try to determine if you could do that without the Spirit of the Lord [God] revealing [to anyone that you two tried to deceive them!] Listen! [Do you(sg) hear the] footsteps [SYN] of the men who buried your husband? They are right outside this door, and they will carry your [corpse] out [to bury it, too]!”
10 I natychmiast padła nieżywa u jego stóp. A gdy młodzieńcy weszli, znaleźli ją martwą. Wynieśli ją więc i pogrzebali obok męża.
Immediately Sapphira fell down dead at Peter’s feet. Then the young men came in. When they saw that she was dead, they carried her [body] out and buried it beside her husband’s [body].
11 I wielki strach ogarnął cały kościół i wszystkich, którzy to słyszeli.
So all the believers [in Jerusalem] became greatly frightened [PRS] [because of what God had done to Ananias and Sapphira. And] all [the others] who heard [people tell about] those things also [became greatly frightened].
12 A przez ręce apostołów działo się wiele znaków i cudów wśród ludu. (I byli wszyscy jednomyślnie w przedsionku Salomona.
[God was enabling] the apostles to do many amazing miracles among the people. All the believers were meeting together regularly [in the temple courtyard] at [the place called] Solomon’s Porch.
13 I z pozostałych nikt nie śmiał się do nich przyłączyć, ale ludzie bardzo ich wychwalali.
All of the other people [who had not yet believed in Jesus] were afraid to associate with the believers, [because they knew that if they did anything evil, God would punish them, as well as revealing it to the believers]. However, those people continued to greatly respect the believers.
14 Przybywało też Panu mnóstwo wierzących, mężczyzn i kobiet).
Many more men and women started believing in the Lord [Jesus], and they joined the [group of] believers.
15 Tak, że nawet na ulice wynoszono chorych i kładziono ich na noszach i posłaniach, aby przynajmniej cień przechodzącego Piotra padł na niektórych z nich.
[The apostles were doing amazing miracles], so [people] were bringing those who were sick into the streets, and laying them on stretchers and mats, in order that [when] Peter came by [he would touch them, or] at least his shadow might fall upon some of them [and heal them].
16 Schodziło się też z okolicznych miast do Jerozolimy mnóstwo [ludzi], przynosząc chorych i dręczonych przez duchy nieczyste, a wszyscy zostali uzdrowieni.
Crowds of people were also coming [to the apostles] from the towns near Jerusalem. They were bringing their sick [relatives/friends] and those who were being tormented/troubled by evil spirits {whom evil spirits were tormenting/troubling}, and [God] healed all of them.
17 Wtedy najwyższy kapłan i wszyscy, którzy z nim byli, należący do stronnictwa saduceuszy, pełni zazdrości, powstali;
Then the high priest and all who were with him, who were members of the [local] Sadducee [sect in Jerusalem], became very jealous [of the apostles, because many people were accepting the apostles’ message].
18 I schwytali apostołów, których wtrącili do publicznego więzienia.
So they commanded the Temple guards to seize the apostles and put them in the public jail.
19 Lecz anioł Pana w nocy otworzył drzwi więzienia i wyprowadziwszy ich, powiedział:
[The guards did that], but during the night an angel from the Lord [God] opened the jail doors and brought the apostles outside! [The guards were not aware of what the angel had done].
20 Idźcie i wystąpiwszy, mówcie do ludzi w świątyni wszystkie słowa tego życia.
Then the angel said [to the apostles], “Go to the Temple [courtyard], stand there, and tell the people all about [how God can give them eternal] life!”
21 Kiedy [to] usłyszeli, weszli o świcie do świątyni i nauczali. Tymczasem najwyższy kapłan i ci, którzy z nim byli, przyszli, zwołali Radę oraz wszystkich starszych [spośród] synów Izraela i posłali do więzienia, aby ich przyprowadzono.
So having heard this, about dawn they entered the Temple [courtyard] and began to teach the people again [about Jesus]. Acts 5:21b-24 Meanwhile, the high priest and those who were with him summoned the other Jewish Council members. Altogether they made up the entire Council of Israel. [After they all gathered together], they sent [guards] to the jail to bring in the apostles.
22 Lecz gdy słudzy przyszli i nie znaleźli ich w więzieniu, wrócili i oznajmili:
But when the guards arrived at the jail, they discovered that the apostles were not there. So they returned to the Council, and [one of] them reported,
23 Wprawdzie zastaliśmy więzienie starannie zamknięte, a strażników stojących na zewnątrz, przed drzwiami, po otwarciu jednak nie znaleźliśmy w nim nikogo.
“We [(exc)] saw that the jail [doors] were very securely locked, and the guards were standing at the doors. But when we opened [the doors and went in to get those men], none [of them was] inside [the jail]!”
24 A gdy najwyższy kapłan i dowódca straży świątynnej oraz naczelni kapłani usłyszeli te słowa, zastanawiali się, co z tego będzie.
When the captain of the temple guards and the chief priests heard that, they became greatly perplexed, [wondering] what might result from all this.
25 Wówczas nadszedł ktoś i oznajmił im: Ludzie, których wtrąciliście do więzienia, stoją w świątyni i nauczają lud.
Then someone came [from the Temple courtyard] and [excitedly] reported to them, “Listen [to this! Right now] the men whom you put in jail are standing in the Temple [courtyard] and they are teaching the people [about Jesus]!”
26 Wtedy dowódca straży poszedł ze sługami i przyprowadził ich bez użycia siły. Bali się bowiem ludu, żeby ich nie ukamienowali.
So the captain [of the Temple guards] went [to the Temple courtyard] with the officers, and they brought the apostles [back to the Council room. But they] did not treat them roughly, because they were afraid that the people would [kill them by] throwing stones at them [if they hurt the apostles].
27 Gdy ich przyprowadzili, postawili ich przed Radą. I zapytał ich najwyższy kapłan:
After [the captain and his officers] had brought [the apostles to the Council room], they commanded them to stand in front of the Council members, and the high priest questioned them.
28 Czy nie zakazaliśmy wam surowo, żebyście w tym imieniu nie nauczali? A oto napełniliście Jerozolimę waszą nauką i chcecie na nas ściągnąć krew tego człowieka.
He said to them [accusingly], “We [(exc)] strongly commanded you not to teach people about that man [MTY] [Jesus] But [you have disobeyed us, and] you have taught people all over Jerusalem [about him]! Furthermore, you are trying to make it seem that we [(exc)] are the ones who are guilty [MTY] for that man’s death!”
29 Wtedy Piotr i apostołowie odpowiedzieli: Bardziej trzeba słuchać Boga niż ludzi.
But Peter, [speaking for himself] and the other apostles, replied, “We [(exc)] have to obey [what] God [commands us to do], not what [you] people [tell us to do]!
30 Bóg naszych ojców wskrzesił Jezusa, którego wy zabiliście, zawiesiwszy na drzewie.
God considers that you are the ones who killed Jesus by nailing him to a cross! But God, whom our ancestors [worshipped], (caused Jesus to become alive again after he died/raised Jesus from the dead).
31 Tego Bóg wywyższył swoją prawicą, aby był władcą i zbawicielem, aby ludowi Izraela dać pokutę i przebaczenie grzechów.
God has greatly honored Jesus. [He has taken him up to heaven! He has authorized him] to be the one who will save us and to rule [over our lives! God did this] so that he might enable [us] Israelites [MTY] to turn away from [our] sinful behavior and [that he might] forgive [us for our sins].
32 A my jesteśmy jego świadkami w tym, a także Duch Święty, którego Bóg dał tym, którzy są mu posłuszni.
We [(exc)] tell people about these things [that we know happened to Jesus], and the Holy Spirit, whom God has sent to [us] who obey him, is also confirming [that these things are true].”
33 A oni, słysząc to, wpadli w gniew i naradzali się nad tym, jakby ich zabić.
When the Council members heard those words, they became very angry [with the apostles], and they wanted to kill them.
34 Wtedy pewien faryzeusz, imieniem Gamaliel, nauczyciel prawa, szanowany przez wszystkich ludzi, powstał na Radzie i nakazał, aby na chwilę wyprowadzono apostołów;
But [there was a Council member] named Gamaliel. He was a Pharisee, and one who taught people the [Jewish] laws, and all the [Jewish] people respected him. He stood up in the Council and told [guards] to take the apostles out [of the room] for a short time.
35 I powiedział do nich: Mężowie izraelscy, zastanówcie się dobrze, co zamierzacie zrobić z tymi ludźmi.
[After the guards had taken the apostles out], he said to the other Council members, “Fellow Israelites, you need to think carefully about what you are about to do to these men, [and I will tell you why].
36 Niedawno bowiem wystąpił Teudas, podając się za nie byle kogo, do którego przyłączyło się około czterystu ludzi. Zabito go, a wszyscy jego zwolennicy rozproszyli się i ślad po nich zaginął.
Some years ago [a man named] Theudas rebelled [against the Roman government]. He told people that he was an important person, and about 400 men joined [him. But he was killed] {[soldiers] killed him} and all those who had been accompanying him were scattered. [So they] were not able to do anything [that they had planned].
37 Po nim w dniach spisu wystąpił Judasz Galilejczyk i pociągnął za sobą wielu ludzi. Lecz i on zginął, a wszyscy jego zwolennicy rozproszyli się.
After that, during the time when they were (writing down names of the people/taking the census) [in order to tax people, a man named] Judas from Galilee [province] rebelled [against the Roman government]. He persuaded some people to accompany him. But [soldiers] killed him, too, and all those who had accompanied him went off in different directions.
38 Dlatego teraz mówię wam: Odstąpcie od tych ludzi i zostawcie ich. Jeśli bowiem ten zamysł czy ta sprawa pochodzi od ludzi, obróci się wniwecz;
So now I say [this] to you: Do not harm these men! Release them! I say this because if [this is just something] that humans have planned, they will not be able to do it. They will fail, [like Theudas and Judas did]
39 Ale jeśli pochodzi od Boga, nie będziecie mogli tego zniszczyć, aby się czasem nie okazało, że walczycie z Bogiem.
But, if God [has commanded them to do it], you will not be able to prevent them [from doing it, because] you will find out that you are opposing God!” The other members of the Council accepted what Gamaliel said.
40 I posłuchali go. A przywoławszy apostołów, ubiczowali [ich] i zabronili im mówić w imię Jezusa, a potem ich wypuścili.
They told the [temple guards to bring the apostles and flog them. So the guards] brought them [into the Council room] and flogged them. Then the Council members commanded them not to speak to people about [MTY] Jesus, and they released the apostles.
41 A oni odchodzili sprzed Rady, ciesząc się, że stali się godni znosić zniewagę dla imienia Jezusa.
So the apostles left the Council. They were rejoicing, because [they knew God] had honored them [by letting people] disgrace them because they were followers [MTY] of Jesus.
42 Nie przestawali też codziennie w świątyni i po domach nauczać i głosić Jezusa Chrystusa.
And every day [the apostles went to] the temple [area] and to various [people’s] houses, [and] they continued [LIT] teaching [people] and telling [them] that Jesus is the Messiah.
