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И когато те още говореха на людете, свещениците и началникът на храмовата <стража> и садукеите надойдоха върху тях,

възмутени за гдето те поучаваха людете и проповядваха, <в името на> Исуса, възкресението на мъртвите.

И тъй, туриха ръце на тях и поставиха ги под стража за следния ден, защото беше вече привечер.

А мнозина от тия, които чуха словото повярваха; и числото на <повярвалите> мъже стигна до пет хиляди.

И на другия ден се събраха в Ерусалим началниците им, старейшините и книжниците;

и първосвещеникът Анна, и Каиафа, Иоан, Александър и всички, които бяха от първосвещеническия род.

И като поставиха <Петра и Иоана> насред, питаха ги: С каква сила, или с кое име, извършихте това?

Тогава Петър, изпълнен със Светия Дух, им рече: Началници народни и старейшини,

ако ни изпитвате днес за едно благодеяние <сторено> на немощен човек, чрез какво биде той изцелен,

10 да знаете всички вие и всичките Израилеви люде, че чрез името на Исуса Христа Назарянина, Когото вие разпнахте, Когото Бог възкреси от мъртвите, чрез това <име> тоя <човек> стои пред вас здрав.

11 Той е камъкът, който вие зидарите презряхте, който стана глава на ъгъла.

12 И чрез никой друг няма спасение; защото няма под небето друго име дадено между {Или: Открито на.} човеците, чрез което трябва да се спасим.

13 А те, като гледаха дързостта на Петра и Иоана и бяха вече забележили, че са неграмотни и неучени човеци, чудеха се; и познаха, че са били с Исуса.

14 А като видяха изцеления човек стоящ с тях, нямаха какво да противоречат.

15 Затова, като им заповядаха да излязат вън от синедриона, съвещаваха се помежду си, казвайки:

16 Какво да сторим на тия човеци, защото на всичките ерусалимски жители е известно, че бележито знамение стана чрез тях; и не можем да го опровергаем.

17 Но за да се не разнася повече между людете, нека ги заплашим, та да не говорят вече никому в това име.

18 Прочее, те ги повикаха та им заръчаха да не говорят никак нито да поучават в Исусовото име.

19 А Петър и Иоан в отговор им рекоха: Право ли е пред Бога да слушаме вас, а не Бога, разсъдете;

20 защото ние не можем да не говорим това що сме видели и чули.

21 А те, като ги заплашиха изново, пуснаха ги, понеже не знаеха как да ги накажат, поради людете, защото всички славеха Бога за станалото.

22 Защото човекът, над когото се извърши това чудо на изцеление, беше на повече от четиридесет години.

23 И когато ги пуснаха, те дойдоха при своите си та известиха всичко що им рекоха главните свещеници и старейшините.

24 А те като чуха, издигнаха единодушно глас към Бога и рекоха: Владико, Ти си Бог, Който си направил небето, земята, морето и всичко що е в тях,

25 Ти чрез Светия Дух, <говорещ> чрез устата на слугата Ти, баща на Давида, си рекъл: - "Защо се разяряваха народите, И людете намислюваха суети?

26 Опълчваха се земните царе, И управниците се събираха заедно, Против Господа и против Неговия Помазаник".

27 Защото наистина и Ирод и Понтийски Пилат, с езичниците и Израилевите люде, се събраха в тоя град против Твоя свет Служител Исуса, Когото си помазал,

28 за да извършат всичко що Твоята ръка и Твоята воля са определили да стане.

29 И сега, Господи, погледни на техните заплашвания, и дай на Своите слуги да говорят Твоето слово с пълна дързост,

30 докато Ти простираш ръката Си да изцеляваш и да стават знамения и чудеса чрез името на Твоя свет Служител Исуса.

31 И като се помолиха, потресе се мястото, гдето бяха събрани; и всички се изпълниха със Светия Дух, и с дързост говореха Божието слово.

32 А множеството на повярвалите имаше едно сърце и душа; и ни един <от тях> не казваше, че нещо от имота му е негово, но всичко им беше общо.

33 И апостолите с голяма сила свидетелствуваха за възкресението на Господа Исуса; и голяма благодат почиваше над всички тях.

34 Па и никой от тях не беше в лишение; защото всички, които бяха стопани на ниви или на къщи, продаваха ги, и донасяха цената на продаденото,

35 и слагаха я при нозете на апостолите; и раздаваше се на всекиго според колкото имаше нужда.

36 Така Иосиф, наречен от апостолите Варнава (което значи син на увещание), левит, родом кипрянин,

37 като имаше земя, продаде я, и донесе парите та ги сложи пред нозете на апостолите.

Pedro y Juan ante el Concilio

Mientras Pedro y Juan le hablaban a la gente, se vieron enfrentados por los sacerdotes, el capitán de la guardia del templo y algunos de los saduceos. Estos líderes estaban sumamente molestos porque Pedro y Juan enseñaban a la gente que hay resurrección de los muertos por medio de Jesús. Los arrestaron y, como ya era de noche, los metieron en la cárcel hasta la mañana siguiente. Pero muchos de los que habían oído el mensaje lo creyeron, así que el número de hombres creyentes ascendió a un total aproximado de cinco mil.

Al día siguiente, el Concilio—integrado por todos los gobernantes, ancianos y maestros de la ley religiosa—se reunió en Jerusalén. El sumo sacerdote, Anás, estaba presente junto con Caifás, Juan, Alejandro y otros parientes del sumo sacerdote. Hicieron entrar a los dos discípulos y les preguntaron:

—¿Con qué poder o en nombre de quién han hecho esto?

Entonces Pedro, lleno del Espíritu Santo, les dijo:

—Gobernantes y ancianos de nuestro pueblo, ¿nos interrogan hoy por haber hecho una buena obra a un lisiado? ¿Quieren saber cómo fue sanado? 10 Déjenme decirles claramente tanto a ustedes como a todo el pueblo de Israel que fue sanado por el poderoso nombre de Jesucristo de Nazaret,[a] el hombre a quien ustedes crucificaron pero a quien Dios levantó de los muertos. 11 Pues es Jesús a quien se refieren las Escrituras cuando dicen:

“La piedra que ustedes, los constructores, rechazaron
    ahora se ha convertido en la piedra principal”[b].

12 ¡En ningún otro hay salvación! Dios no ha dado ningún otro nombre bajo el cielo, mediante el cual podamos ser salvos.

13 Los miembros del Concilio quedaron asombrados cuando vieron el valor de Pedro y de Juan, porque veían que eran hombres comunes sin ninguna preparación especial en las Escrituras. También los identificaron como hombres que habían estado con Jesús. 14 Sin embargo, dado que podían ver allí de pie entre ellos al hombre que había sido sanado, no hubo nada que el Concilio pudiera decir. 15 Así que les ordenaron a Pedro y a Juan que salieran de la sala del Concilio,[c] y consultaron entre ellos.

16 «¿Qué debemos hacer con estos hombres?—se preguntaban unos a otros—. No podemos negar que han hecho una señal milagrosa, y todos en Jerusalén ya lo saben. 17 Así que para evitar que sigan divulgando su propaganda aún más, tenemos que advertirles que no vuelvan a hablar con nadie en el nombre de Jesús». 18 Entonces llamaron nuevamente a los apóstoles y les ordenaron que nunca más hablaran ni enseñaran en el nombre de Jesús.

19 Pero Pedro y Juan respondieron: «¿Acaso piensan que Dios quiere que los obedezcamos a ustedes en lugar de a él? 20 Nosotros no podemos dejar de hablar acerca de todo lo que hemos visto y oído».

21 Entonces el Concilio los amenazó aún más, pero finalmente los dejaron ir porque no sabían cómo castigarlos sin desatar un disturbio. Pues todos alababan a Dios 22 por esa señal milagrosa, la sanidad de un hombre que había estado lisiado por más de cuarenta años.

Los creyentes oran por valentía

23 Tan pronto como quedaron libres, Pedro y Juan volvieron adonde estaban los demás creyentes y les contaron lo que los sacerdotes principales y los ancianos les habían dicho. 24 Cuando los creyentes oyeron las noticias, todos juntos alzaron sus voces en oración a Dios: «Oh Señor Soberano, Creador del cielo y de la tierra, del mar y de todo lo que hay en ellos, 25 hace mucho tiempo tú hablaste por el Espíritu Santo mediante nuestro antepasado David, tu siervo, y dijiste:

“¿Por qué estaban tan enojadas las naciones?
    ¿Por qué perdieron el tiempo en planes inútiles?
26 Los reyes de la tierra se prepararon para la batalla,
    los gobernantes se reunieron
en contra del Señor
    y en contra de su Mesías”[d].

27 »De hecho, ¡eso ha ocurrido aquí en esta misma ciudad! Pues Herodes Antipas, el gobernador Poncio Pilato, los gentiles[e] y el pueblo de Israel estaban todos unidos en contra de Jesús, tu santo siervo, a quien tú ungiste. 28 Sin embargo, todo lo que hicieron ya estaba determinado de antemano de acuerdo con tu voluntad. 29 Y ahora, oh Señor, escucha sus amenazas y danos a nosotros, tus siervos, mucho valor al predicar tu palabra. 30 Extiende tu mano con poder sanador; que se hagan señales milagrosas y maravillas por medio del nombre de tu santo siervo Jesús».

31 Después de esta oración, el lugar donde estaban reunidos tembló y todos fueron llenos del Espíritu Santo. Y predicaban con valentía la palabra de Dios.

Los creyentes comparten sus bienes

32 Todos los creyentes estaban unidos de corazón y en espíritu. Consideraban que sus posesiones no eran propias, así que compartían todo lo que tenían. 33 Los apóstoles daban testimonio con poder de la resurrección del Señor Jesús y la gran bendición de Dios estaba sobre todos ellos. 34 No había necesitados entre ellos, porque los que tenían terrenos o casas los vendían 35 y llevaban el dinero a los apóstoles para que ellos lo dieran a los que pasaban necesidad.

36 Por ejemplo, había un tal José, a quien los apóstoles le pusieron el sobrenombre Bernabé (que significa «hijo de ánimo»). Él pertenecía a la tribu de Leví y era oriundo de la isla de Chipre. 37 Vendió un campo que tenía y llevó el dinero a los apóstoles.

Footnotes

  1. 4:10 O Jesucristo nazareno.
  2. 4:11 Sal 118:22.
  3. 4:15 En griego del Sanedrín.
  4. 4:25-26 O su ungido; o su Cristo. Sal 2:1-2.
  5. 4:27 Gentil[es], que no es judío.

And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them,

Being grieved that they taught the people, and preached through Jesus the resurrection from the dead.

And they laid hands on them, and put them in hold unto the next day: for it was now eventide.

Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand.

And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers, and elders, and scribes,

And Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest, were gathered together at Jerusalem.

And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, By what power, or by what name, have ye done this?

Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,

If we this day be examined of the good deed done to the impotent man, by what means he is made whole;

10 Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole.

11 This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner.

12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

13 Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.

14 And beholding the man which was healed standing with them, they could say nothing against it.

15 But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves,

16 Saying, What shall we do to these men? for that indeed a notable miracle hath been done by them is manifest to all them that dwell in Jerusalem; and we cannot deny it.

17 But that it spread no further among the people, let us straitly threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name.

18 And they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.

19 But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye.

20 For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.

21 So when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the people: for all men glorified God for that which was done.

22 For the man was above forty years old, on whom this miracle of healing was shewed.

23 And being let go, they went to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said unto them.

24 And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, Lord, thou art God, which hast made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is:

25 Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things?

26 The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord, and against his Christ.

27 For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together,

28 For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done.

29 And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word,

30 By stretching forth thine hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus.

31 And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.

32 And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.

33 And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all.

34 Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold,

35 And laid them down at the apostles' feet: and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need.

36 And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, being interpreted, The son of consolation,) a Levite, and of the country of Cyprus,

37 Having land, sold it, and brought the money, and laid it at the apostles' feet.

Peter and John Before the Sanhedrin

The priests and the captain of the temple guard(A) and the Sadducees(B) came up to Peter and John while they were speaking to the people. They were greatly disturbed because the apostles were teaching the people, proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection of the dead.(C) They seized Peter and John and, because it was evening, they put them in jail(D) until the next day. But many who heard the message believed; so the number of men who believed grew(E) to about five thousand.

The next day the rulers,(F) the elders and the teachers of the law met in Jerusalem. Annas the high priest was there, and so were Caiaphas,(G) John, Alexander and others of the high priest’s family. They had Peter and John brought before them and began to question them: “By what power or what name did you do this?”

Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit,(H) said to them: “Rulers and elders of the people!(I) If we are being called to account today for an act of kindness shown to a man who was lame(J) and are being asked how he was healed, 10 then know this, you and all the people of Israel: It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth,(K) whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead,(L) that this man stands before you healed. 11 Jesus is

“‘the stone you builders rejected,
    which has become the cornerstone.’[a](M)

12 Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.”(N)

13 When they saw the courage of Peter and John(O) and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men,(P) they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus.(Q) 14 But since they could see the man who had been healed standing there with them, there was nothing they could say. 15 So they ordered them to withdraw from the Sanhedrin(R) and then conferred together. 16 “What are we going to do with these men?”(S) they asked. “Everyone living in Jerusalem knows they have performed a notable sign,(T) and we cannot deny it. 17 But to stop this thing from spreading any further among the people, we must warn them to speak no longer to anyone in this name.”

18 Then they called them in again and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.(U) 19 But Peter and John replied, “Which is right in God’s eyes: to listen to you, or to him?(V) You be the judges! 20 As for us, we cannot help speaking(W) about what we have seen and heard.”(X)

21 After further threats they let them go. They could not decide how to punish them, because all the people(Y) were praising God(Z) for what had happened. 22 For the man who was miraculously healed was over forty years old.

The Believers Pray

23 On their release, Peter and John went back to their own people and reported all that the chief priests and the elders had said to them. 24 When they heard this, they raised their voices together in prayer to God.(AA) “Sovereign Lord,” they said, “you made the heavens and the earth and the sea, and everything in them.(AB) 25 You spoke by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of your servant, our father David:(AC)

“‘Why do the nations rage
    and the peoples plot in vain?
26 The kings of the earth rise up
    and the rulers band together
against the Lord
    and against his anointed one.[b][c](AD)

27 Indeed Herod(AE) and Pontius Pilate(AF) met together with the Gentiles and the people of Israel in this city to conspire against your holy servant Jesus,(AG) whom you anointed. 28 They did what your power and will had decided beforehand should happen.(AH) 29 Now, Lord, consider their threats and enable your servants to speak your word with great boldness.(AI) 30 Stretch out your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders(AJ) through the name of your holy servant Jesus.”(AK)

31 After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken.(AL) And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit(AM) and spoke the word of God(AN) boldly.(AO)

The Believers Share Their Possessions

32 All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of their possessions was their own, but they shared everything they had.(AP) 33 With great power the apostles continued to testify(AQ) to the resurrection(AR) of the Lord Jesus. And God’s grace(AS) was so powerfully at work in them all 34 that there were no needy persons among them. For from time to time those who owned land or houses sold them,(AT) brought the money from the sales 35 and put it at the apostles’ feet,(AU) and it was distributed to anyone who had need.(AV)

36 Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas(AW) (which means “son of encouragement”), 37 sold a field he owned and brought the money and put it at the apostles’ feet.(AX)

Footnotes

  1. Acts 4:11 Psalm 118:22
  2. Acts 4:26 That is, Messiah or Christ
  3. Acts 4:26 Psalm 2:1,2