Acts 8
1 Saulu sì wà níbẹ̀, ó sì fi àṣẹ sí ikú rẹ̀. Ní àkókò náà, inúnibíni ńlá kan dìde sí ìjọ tí ó wà ni Jerusalẹmu, gbogbo wọn sì túká káàkiri agbègbè Judea àti Samaria, àyàfi àwọn aposteli.
And Saul was there, giving approval to Stephen’s death. On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.
2 Àwọn ènìyàn olùfọkànsìn kan sì gbé òkú Stefanu lọ sin, wọ́n sì pohùnréré ẹkún kíkan sórí rẹ̀.
God-fearing men buried Stephen and mourned deeply over him.
3 Ṣùgbọ́n Saulu bẹ̀rẹ̀ sí da ìjọ ènìyàn Ọlọ́run rú. Ó ń wọ ilé dé ilé, ó sì ń mú àwọn ọkùnrin àti obìnrin, ó sì ń fi wọn sínú túbú.
But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off men and women and put them in prison.
4 Àwọn tí wọ́n sì túká lọ sí ibi gbogbo ń wàásù ọ̀rọ̀ náà.
Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went.
5 Filipi sì sọ̀kalẹ̀ lọ sí ìlú Samaria, ó ń wàásù Kristi fún wọn.
Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Christ to them.
6 Nígbà tí ìjọ àwọn ènìyàn gbọ́, tí wọn sì rí iṣẹ́ àmì tí Filipi ń ṣe, gbogbo wọn sì fi ọkàn kan fiyèsí ohun tí ó ń sọ.
The crowds gave their undivided attention to Philip’s message and to the signs they saw him perform.
7 Nítorí tí àwọn ẹ̀mí àìmọ́ ń kígbe sókè bí wọ́n ti ń jáde kúrò lára àwọn ènìyàn, ọ̀pọ̀ àwọn arọ àti amúnkùn ún ni ó sì gba ìmúláradá.
With loud shrieks, unclean spirits came out of many who were possessed, and many of the paralyzed and lame were healed.
8 Ayọ̀ púpọ̀ sì wà ni ìlú náà.
So there was great joy in that city.
9 Ṣùgbọ́n ọkùnrin kan wà, tí a ń pè ní Simoni, tí ó ti máa ń pa idán ní ìlú náà, ó sì mú kí ẹnu ya àwọn ará Samaria. Ó sì máa ń fọ́nnu pé ènìyàn ńlá kan ni òun.
Prior to that time, a man named Simon had practiced sorcery in the city and astounded the people of Samaria. He claimed to be someone great,
10 Ẹni tí gbogbo èwe àti àgbà fiyèsí tí wọ́n sì ń bu ọlá fún wí pé, “Ọkùnrin yìí ní agbára Ọlọ́run ti ń jẹ́ ńlá.”
and all the people, from the least to the greatest, heeded his words and said, “This man is the divine power called the Great Power.”
11 Wọ́n bu ọlá fún un, nítorí ọjọ́ pípẹ́ ni ó ti ń pa idán fún ìyàlẹ́nu wọn.
They paid close attention to him because he had astounded them for a long time with his sorcery.
12 Ṣùgbọ́n nígbà tí wọ́n gba Filipi gbọ́ bí ó ti ń wàásù ìyìnrere ti ìjọba Ọlọ́run, àti orúkọ Jesu Kristi, a bamitiisi wọn.
But when they believed Philip as he preached the gospel of the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
13 Simoni tìkára rẹ̀ sì gbàgbọ́ pẹ̀lú nígbà ti a sì bamitiisi rẹ̀, ó sì tẹ̀síwájú pẹ̀lú Filipi, ó wo iṣẹ́ àmì àti iṣẹ́ agbára tí ń ti ọwọ́ Filipi ṣe, ẹnu sì yà á.
Even Simon himself believed and was baptized. He followed Philip closely and was astounded by the great signs and miracles he observed.
14 Nígbà tí àwọn aposteli tí ó wà ní Jerusalẹmu sí gbọ́ pé àwọn ara Samaria ti gba ọ̀rọ̀ Ọlọ́run, wọ́n rán Peteru àti Johanu sí wọn.
When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them.
15 Nígbà tí wọ́n sì lọ, wọ́n gbàdúrà fún wọn, kí wọn bá à lè gba Ẹ̀mí Mímọ́,
On their arrival, they prayed for them to receive the Holy Spirit.
16 nítorí títí ó fi di ìgbà náà Ẹ̀mí Mímọ́ kò tí ì bà lé ẹnikẹ́ni nínú wọn; kìkì pè a bamitiisi wọn lórúkọ Jesu Olúwa ni.
For the Holy Spirit had not yet fallen upon any of them; they had simply been baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.
17 Nígbà náà ni Peteru àti Johanu gbé ọwọ́ lé wọn, wọn sí gba Ẹ̀mí Mímọ́.
Then Peter and John laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
18 Nígbà tí Simoni rí i pé nípa gbígbé ọwọ́ lé ni ni a ń ti ọwọ́ àwọn aposteli fi Ẹ̀mí Mímọ́ fún ni, ó fi owó lọ̀ wọ́n,
When Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money.
19 ó wí pé, “Ẹ fún èmi náà ni àṣẹ yìí pẹ̀lú, kí ẹnikẹ́ni tí èmi bá gbé ọwọ́ lé lè gba Ẹ̀mí Mímọ́.”
“Give me this power as well,” he said, “so that everyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.”
20 Ṣùgbọ́n Peteru dá a lóhùn wí pé, “Kí owó rẹ ṣègbé pẹ̀lú rẹ, nítorí tí ìwọ rò láti fi owó ra ẹ̀bùn Ọlọ́run!
But Peter replied, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money!
21 Ìwọ kò ni ipa tàbí ìpín nínú ọ̀ràn yìí, nítorí ọkàn rẹ kò ṣe déédé níwájú Ọlọ́run.
You have no part or share in our ministry, because your heart is not right before God.
22 Nítorí náà ronúpìwàdà ìwà búburú rẹ yìí, kí ó sì gbàdúrà sọ́dọ̀ Ọlọ́run bóyá yóò dárí ète ọkàn rẹ jì ọ́.
Repent, therefore, of your wickedness, and pray to the Lord. Perhaps He will forgive you for the intent of your heart.
23 Nítorí tí mo wòye pé, ìwọ wa nínú òróǹró ìkorò, àti ní ìdè ẹ̀ṣẹ̀.”
For I see that you are poisoned by bitterness and captive to iniquity.”
24 Nígbà náà ni Simoni dáhùn, ó sì wí pé, “Ẹ gbàdúrà sọ́dọ̀ Olúwa fún mi, kí ọ̀kan nínú ohun tí ẹ̀yin tí sọ má ṣe bá mi.”
Then Simon answered, “Pray to the Lord for me, so that nothing you have said may happen to me.”
25 Nígbà tí wọn sì ti jẹ́rìí, tiwọn ti sọ ọ̀rọ̀ Olúwa, Peteru àti Johanu padà lọ sí Jerusalẹmu, wọ́n sì wàásù ìyìnrere ni ìletò púpọ̀ ti àwọn ará Samaria.
And after Peter and John had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem, preaching the gospel in many of the Samaritan villages.
26 Angẹli Olúwa sì sọ fún Filipi pé, “Dìde kí ó sì máa lọ sí ìhà gúúsù, sí ọ̀nà ijù, tí ó ti Jerusalẹmu lọ sí Gasa.”
Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Get up and go south to the desert road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.”
27 Nígbà tí ó sì dìde, ó lọ; sí kíyèsi, ọkùnrin kan ará Etiopia, ìwẹ̀fà ọlọ́lá púpọ̀ lọ́dọ̀ Kandake ọbabìnrin àwọn ara Etiopia, ẹni tí í ṣe olórí ìṣúra rẹ̀, tí ó sì ti wá sí Jerusalẹmu láti jọ́sìn,
So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official in charge of the entire treasury of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians. He had gone to Jerusalem to worship,
28 Òun sì ń padà lọ, ó sì jókòó nínú kẹ̀kẹ́ rẹ̀, ó ń ka ìwé wòlíì Isaiah.
and on his return was sitting in his chariot reading Isaiah the prophet.
29 Ẹ̀mí sì wí fún Filipi pé, “Lọ kí ó si da ara rẹ pọ̀ mọ́ kẹ̀kẹ́ yìí.”
The Spirit said to Philip, “Go over to that chariot and stay by it.”
30 Filipi si súré lọ, ó gbọ́ ti ó ń ka ìwé wòlíì Isaiah, Filipi sì bí i pé, “Ohun tí ìwọ ń kà yìí ha yé ọ bí?”
So Philip ran up and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. “Do you understand what you are reading?” Philip asked.
31 Ó sì dáhùn wí pé, “Yóò ha ṣe yé mi, bí kò ṣe pé ẹnìkan tọ́ mí sí ọ̀nà?” Ó sì bẹ Filipi kí ó gòkè wá, kí ó sì bá òun jókòó.
“How can I,” he said, “unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
32 Ibi ìwé mímọ́ tí ìwẹ̀fà náà ń kà náà ni èyí: “A fà á bí àgùntàn lọ fún pípa; àti bí ọ̀dọ́-àgùntàn tí ń dákẹ́ níwájú olùrẹ́run rẹ̀, bẹ́ẹ̀ gẹ́gẹ́ ni kò wí ohun kan.
The eunuch was reading this passage of Scripture: “He was led like a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb before the shearer is silent, so He did not open His mouth.
33 Nínú ìwà ìrẹ̀lẹ̀ rẹ̀ a fi ìdájọ́ òdodo dùn ún. Ta ni ó le sọ̀rọ̀ nípa ti àwọn ìran rẹ̀? Nítorí tí a gba ẹ̀mí rẹ̀ kúrò ní ayé.”
In His humiliation He was deprived of justice. Who can recount His descendants? For His life was removed from the earth.”
34 Ìwẹ̀fà náà sì sọ fún Filipi pé, “Mo bẹ̀ ọ́ sọ fún mi, nípa ta ni wòlíì náà ń sọ ọ̀rọ̀ yìí, nípa ara rẹ̀ tàbí nípa ẹlòmíràn?”
“Tell me,” said the eunuch, “who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?”
35 Filipi sí ya ẹnu rẹ̀, bẹ̀rẹ̀ láti ibi ìwé mímọ́ yìí, ó sí wàásù ìyìnrere ti Jesu fún un.
Then Philip began with this very Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus.
36 Bí wọ́n sì tí ń lọ lọ́nà, wọ́n dé ibi omi kan; ìwẹ̀fà náà sì wí pé, “Wò ó, omi nìyí. Kín ni ó dá mi dúró láti se ìrìbọmi?”
As they traveled along the road and came to some water, the eunuch said, “Look, here is water! What is there to prevent me from being baptized?”
38 Ó sì pàṣẹ kí kẹ̀kẹ́ dúró jẹ́; àwọn méjèèjì Filipi àti ìwẹ̀fà sì sọ̀kalẹ̀ lọ sínú omi, Filipi sì bamitiisi rẹ̀.
And he gave orders to stop the chariot. Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and Philip baptized him.
39 Nígbà tí wọ́n sí jáde kúrò nínú, omi Ẹ̀mí Olúwa gbé Filipi lọ, ìwẹ̀fà kò sì rí i mọ́; nítorí tí ó ń bá ọ̀nà rẹ̀ lọ, ó ń yọ̀.
When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord carried Philip away, and the eunuch saw him no more, but went on his way rejoicing.
40 Filipi sì bá ara rẹ̀ ní ìlú Asotu, bí ó ti ń kọjá lọ, o wàásù ìyìnrere ní gbogbo ìlú, títí ó fi dé Kesarea.
But Philip appeared at Azotus and traveled through that region, preaching the gospel in all the towns until he came to Caesarea.
