Atos 6
1 Ora naqueles dias, crescendo o número dos discípulos, houve uma murmuração dos gregos contra os hebreus, porque as suas viúvas eram desprezadas no ministério quotidiano.
In those days, as the number of disciples was increasing, there occurred a murmuring of the Greeks against the Hebrews, because their widows were treated with disdain in the daily ministration.
2 E os doze, convocando a multidão dos discípulos, disseram: Não é razoável que nós deixemos a palavra de Deus e sirvamos às mesas.
And so the twelve, calling together the multitude of the disciples, said: “It is not fair for us to leave behind the Word of God to serve at tables also.
3 Escolhei pois, irmãos, dentre vós, sete varões de boa reputação, cheios do Espírito Santo e de sabedoria, aos quais constituamos sobre este importante negócio.
Therefore, brothers, search among yourselves for seven men of good testimony, filled with the Holy Spirit and with wisdom, whom we may appoint over this work.
4 Porém nós perseveraremos na oração e no ministério da palavra.
Yet truly, we will be continually in prayer and in the ministry of the Word.”
5 E este parecer contentou a toda a multidão, e elegeram Estevão, homem cheio de fé e do Espírito Santo, e Felipe e Prochoro, e Nicanor, e Timon, e Parmenas e Nicolau, prosélito de Antiochia:
And the plan pleased the entire multitude. And they chose Stephen, a man filled with faith and with the Holy Spirit, and Philip and Prochorus and Nicanor and Timon and Parmenas and Nicolas, a new arrival from Antioch.
6 E os apresentaram ante os apóstolos, e estes, orando, lhes impuzeram as mãos.
These they set before the sight of the Apostles, and while praying, they imposed hands on them.
7 E crescia a palavra de Deus, e em Jerusalém se multiplicava muito o número dos discípulos, e grande multidão dos sacerdotes obedecia à fé.
And the Word of the Lord was increasing, and the number of disciples in Jerusalem was multiplied exceedingly. And even a large group of the priests were obedient to the faith.
8 E Estevão, cheio de fé e de poder, fazia prodígios e grandes sinais entre o povo.
Then Stephen, filled with grace and fortitude, wrought great signs and miracles among the people.
9 E levantaram-se alguns que eram da sinagoga chamada dos libertinos, e dos cireneus e dos alexandrinos, e dos que eram da Cilicia e da Asia, e disputavam com Estevão.
But certain ones, from the synagogue of the so-called Libertines, and of the Cyrenians, and of the Alexandrians, and of those who were from Cilicia and Asia rose up and were disputing with Stephen.
10 E não podiam resistir à sabedoria, e ao espírito com que falava.
But they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit with which he was speaking.
11 Então subornaram uns homens, para que dissessem: Ouvimos-lhe proferir palavras blasfemas contra Moisés e contra Deus.
Then they suborned men who were to claim that they had heard him speaking words of blasphemy against Moses and against God.
12 E excitaram o povo, os anciãos e os escribas; e, arremetendo contra ele, o arrebataram e o levaram ao conselho.
And thus did they stir up the people and the elders and the scribes. And hurrying together, they seized him and brought him to the council.
13 E apresentaram falsas testemunhas, que diziam: Este homem não cessa de proferir palavras blasfemas contra este santo lugar e contra a lei:
And they set up false witnesses, who said: “This man does not cease to speak words against the holy place and the law.
14 Pois nós lhe ouvimos dizer que esse Jesus Nazareno há de destruir este lugar e mudar os costumes que Moisés nos deu.
For we have heard him saying that this Jesus the Nazarene will destroy this place and will change the traditions, which Moses handed down to us.”
15 Então todos os que estavam assentados no conselho, fixando os olhos nele, viram o seu rosto como o rosto de um anjo.
And all those who were sitting in the council, gazing at him, saw his face, as if it had become the face of an Angel.
