Apostlagärningarna 5
1 Men en ung man vid namn Ananias och hans hustru Safira sålde ett jordagods,
But there was one of [the believers] whose name was Ananias, and whose wife’s name was Sapphira. He [also] sold some land.
2 och han tog därvid, med sin hustrus vetskap, undan något av betalningen därför; allenast en del bar han fram och lade för apostlarnas fötter.
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 Då sade Petrus: "Ananias, varför har Satan fått uppfylla ditt hjärta, så att du har velat bedraga den helige Ande och taga undan något av betalningen för jordstycket?
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 Detta var ju din egendom, medan du hade det kvar; och när det var sålt, voro ju penningarna i din makt. Huru kunde du få något sådant i sinnet? Du har ljugit, icke för människor, utan för Gud."
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 När Ananias hörde dessa ord, föll han ned och gav upp andan. Och stor fruktan kom över alla som hörde detta.
When Ananias heard that, [immediately] he fell down dead. So all [who were there] who heard [about Ananias’ death] became terrified [PRS].
6 Och de yngre männen stodo upp och höljde in honom och buro ut honom och begrovo honom.
Some young men came in, wrapped his [body in a sheet], and carried it out [and] buried it.
7 Vid pass tre timmar därefter kom hans hustru in, utan att veta om, vad som hade skett.
About three hours later, his wife came in, [but] she did not know what had happened.
8 Petrus sade då till henne: "Säg mig, var det för den summan I sålden jordstycket?" Hon svarade: "Ja, för den summan."
[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 Då sade Petrus till henne: "Huru kunden I vilja komma överens om att fresta Herrens Ande? Se, härutanför dörren höras nu fotstegen av de män som hava begravt din man; och de skola bära ut också dig."
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 Och strax föll hon ned vid hans fötter och gav upp andan; och när de unge männen kommo in, funno de henne död. De buro då ut henne och begrovo henne bredvid hennes man.
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 Och stor fruktan kom över hela församlingen och över alla andra som hörde detta.
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 Och genom apostlarna gjordes många tecken och under bland folket; och de höllo sig alla endräktigt tillsammans i Salomos pelargång.
[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 Av de andra dristade sig ingen att närma sig dem, men folket höll dem i ära.
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 Och ännu flera trodde och slöto sig till Herren, hela skaror av både män och kvinnor.
Many more men and women started believing in the Lord [Jesus], and they joined the [group of] believers.
15 Ja, man bar de sjuka ut på gatorna och lade dem på bårar och i sängar, för att, när Petrus kom gående, åtminstone hans skugga måtte falla på någon av dem.
[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 Och jämväl från städerna runt omkring Jerusalem kom folket i skaror och förde med sig sjuka och sådana som voro plågade av orena andar; och alla blevo botade.
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 Då stod översteprästen upp och alla som höllo med honom -- de som hörde till sadducéernas parti -- och de uppfylldes av nitälskan
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 och läto gripa apostlarna och sätta dem i allmänt häkte.
So they commanded the Temple guards to seize the apostles and put them in the public jail.
19 Men en Herrens ängel öppnade om natten fängelsets portar och förde ut dem och sade:
[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 "Gån åstad och träden upp i helgedomen, och talen till folket alla det sanna livets ord."
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 När de hade hört detta, gingo de inemot dagbräckningen in i helgedomen och undervisade. Emellertid kommo översteprästen och de som höllo med honom och sammankallade Stora rådet, alla Israels barns äldste. Därefter sände de åstad till fängelset för att hämta dem.
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 Men när rättstjänarna kommo dit, funno de dem icke i fängelset. De vände då tillbaka och omtalade detta
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 och sade: "Fängelset funno vi stängt med all omsorg och väktarna stående utanför portarna, men då vi öppnade, funno vi ingen därinne."
“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 När tempelvaktens befälhavare och översteprästerna hörde detta, visst de icke vad de skulle tänka därom, eller vad som skulle bliva av detta.
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 Då kom någon och berättade för den: "De män som I haven insatt i fängelset, de stå nu i helgedomen och undervisa folket."
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 Befälhavaren gick då med rättstjänarna åstad och hämtade dem; dock brukade de icke våld, ty de fruktade att bliva stenade av folket.
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 Och sedan de hade hämtat dem, förde de dem fram inför Stora rådet. Och översteprästen anställde förhör med dem
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 och sade: "Vi hava ju allvarligen förbjudit eder att undervisa i det namnet, och likväl haven I uppfyllt Jerusalem med eder undervisning, och I viljen nu låta den mannens blod komma över oss."
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 Men Petrus och de andra apostlarna svarade och sade: "Man måste lyda Gud mer än människor.
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 Våra fäders Gud har uppväckt Jesus, som I haden upphängt på trä och dödat.
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 Och Gud har med sin högra hand upphöjt honom till en hövding och frälsare, för att åt Israel förläna bättring och syndernas förlåtelse.
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 Om allt detta kunna vi själva vittna, så ock den helige Ande, vilken Gud har givit åt dem som äro honom lydiga."
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 När de hörde detta, blevo de mycket förbittrade och ville döda dem.
When the Council members heard those words, they became very angry [with the apostles], and they wanted to kill them.
34 Men en farisé, en laglärare vid namn Gamaliel, som var aktad av allt folket, stod då upp i Rådet och tillsade att man för en kort stund skulle föra ut männen.
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 Sedan sade han till de andra: "I män av Israel, sen eder för vad I tänken göra med dessa män.
[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 För en tid sedan uppträdde ju Teudas och gav sig ut för att något vara, och till honom slöt sig en hop av vid pass fyra hundra män. Och han blev dödad, och alla som hade trott på honom förskingrades och blevo till intet.
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 Efter honom uppträdde Judas från Galileen, vid den tid då skattskrivningen pågick; denne förledde en hop folk till avfall, så att de följde honom. Också han förgicks, och alla som hade trott på honom blevo förskingrade.
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 Och nu säger jag eder: Befatten eder icke med dessa män, utan låten dem vara; ty skulle detta vara ett rådslag eller ett verk av människor, så kommer det att slås ned;
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 men är det av Gud, så kunnen I icke slå ned dessa män. Sen till, att I icke mån befinnas strida mot Gud själv."
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 Och de lydde hans råd; de kallade in apostlarna, och sedan de hade låtit gissla dem, förbjödo de dem att tala i Jesu namn och läto dem därefter gå.
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 Och de gingo ut från rådsförsamlingen, glada över att de hade aktats värdiga att lida smälek för det namnets skull.
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 Och de upphörde icke att var dag undervisa i helgedomen och hemma i husen och förkunna evangelium om Kristus Jesus.
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.
