使徒行传 4
Chinese New Version (Simplified)
彼得约翰在公议会受审
4 使徒们正对群众讲话的时候，祭司、圣殿的守卫长，和撒都该人来到他们那里。 2 因为使徒教训群众，并且传扬耶稣从死人中复活，他们就非常恼怒， 3 于是下手拿住使徒。那时天已经晚了，就把他们拘留到第二天。 4 然而有许多听道的人信了，男人的数目，约有五千。
5 第二天，犹太人的官长、长老、经学家，都聚集在耶路撒冷， 6 还有大祭司亚那和该亚法、约翰、亚历山大，以及大祭司的家人，所有的人都在那里。 7 他们叫使徒都站在当中，查问说：“你们凭甚么能力，奉谁的名作这事？” 8 当时彼得被圣灵充满，对他们说：“民众的领袖和长老啊！ 9 我们今天受审，如果是为了在那残疾人身上所行的善事，就是这个人怎么会好的， 10 那么，你们各位和以色列全民都应当知道，站在你们面前这人好了，是因拿撒勒人耶稣基督的名。这位耶稣基督，你们把他钉死在十字架上， 神却使他从死人中复活。 11 这耶稣是你们
‘建筑工人所弃的石头，
成了房角的主要石头。’
12 除了他以外，别无拯救，因为在天下人间，没有赐下别的名，我们可以靠着得救。”
13 他们看见彼得和约翰的胆量，也知道这两个人是没有学问的平民，就很惊奇；同时认出他们是跟耶稣一伙的， 14 又看见那医好了的人，和他们一同站着，就没有话可辩驳。 15 于是吩咐他们到公议会外面去，彼此商议， 16 说：“对这些人我们应该怎么办呢？因为有一件人所共知的神迹，借着他们行了出来，所有住在耶路撒冷的人都知道，我们也无法否认。 17 为了避免这件事在民间越传越广，我们应该警告他们，不许再奉这名向任何人谈道。” 18 于是叫了他们来，严禁他们再奉耶稣的名讲论教导。 19 彼得和约翰回答：“听从你们过于听从 神，在 神面前对不对，你们自己说吧！ 20 我们看见的听见的，不能不说！” 21 众人因着所发生的事，都颂赞 神，于是公议会为了群众的缘故，也因为找不到借口惩罚他们，就恐吓一番，把他们放了。 22 原来借着神迹医好的那人，有四十多岁了。
信徒同心祈祷
23 彼得和约翰被释放了之后，回到自己的人那里去，把祭司长和长老说的一切，都告诉他们。 24 他们听了，就同心向 神高声说：“主啊，你是那创造天地、海洋和其中万物的主宰。 25 你曾以圣灵借着你仆人我们祖先大卫的口说：
‘列国为甚么骚动？
万民为甚么空谋妄想？
26 地上的君王都起来，
首领聚在一起，
敌对主和他的受膏者。’
27 希律和本丢．彼拉多，外族人和以色列民，真的在这城里聚集，反对你所膏立的圣仆耶稣， 28 行了你手和你旨意所预定要成就的一切。 29 主啊，他们恐吓我们，现在求你鉴察，也赐你仆人们大有胆量，传讲你的道。 30 求你伸手医治，借着你圣仆耶稣的名，大行神迹奇事。” 31 他们祷告完了，聚会的地方震动起来，他们都被圣灵充满，放胆传讲 神的道。
信徒凡物公用
32 全体信徒一心一意，没有一个人说自己的财物是自己的，他们凡物公用。 33 使徒大有能力，为主耶稣的复活作见证，众人都蒙了大恩。 34 他们中间没有一个有缺乏的，因为凡有田产房屋的都卖了，把得到的钱拿来， 35 放在使徒脚前，照着各人的需要来分配。 36 有一个人名叫约瑟，使徒称他为巴拿巴，就是“安慰者”的意思，他是个利未人，生在塞浦路斯。 37 他卖掉了自己的田地，把钱拿来，放在使徒的脚前。
Acts 4
Wycliffe Bible
4 And while they spake to the people, the priests and the magistrates of the temple, and the Sadducees came upon them,
2 and sorrowed [sorrowing], that they taught the people, and told in Jesus the again-rising from death [from dead].
3 And they laid hands on them, and putted them into ward into the morrow; for it was then eventide.[a]
4 But many of them that had heard the word, believed; and the number of men was made five thousands [five thousand].
5 And amorrow it was done [Forsooth in the morrow it was done], that the princes of them, and elder men and scribes were gathered in Jerusalem;
6 and Annas, prince of priests, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and how many ever were of the kind of priests [and how many ever were of the kindred of priests].
7 And they set them in the middle, and asked, In what virtue, either in what name [or in what name], have ye done this thing?
8 Then Peter filled with the Holy Ghost, said to them, Ye princes of the people, and ye elder men, hear ye [Ye princes of the people, and elder men, hear].
9 If we to day be deemed in the good deed of a sick man, in whom this man is made safe [in which this man is made safe],
10 be it known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from death, in this this man standeth whole before you [whom God raised from dead men, in him this man standeth whole before you].
11 This is the stone, which was reproved of you building, which is made into the head of the corner;
12 and health is not in any other. For neither other name under heaven is given to men, in which it behooveth us to be made safe.
13 And they saw the steadfastness of Peter and of John, and when it was found that they were men unlettered, and lay men [that there were men without letters, and idiots], they wondered, and they knew them that they were with Jesus.
14 And they saw the man that was healed, standing with them, and they might nothing gainsay. [And seeing the man standing with them, that was healed, they might nothing against-say.]
15 But they commanded them to go forth without the council. And they spake together,
16 and said [saying], What shall we do to these men? for [soothly] the sign is made known by them to all men, that dwell at Jerusalem; it is open, and we be not able to deny [and we may not deny].
17 But that it be no more published into the people, menace we to them, that they speak no more in this name to any man.
18 And they called them, and commanded to them [And they calling them announced to them], that on no manner they should speak, neither teach [nor teach], in the name of Jesus.
19 But Peter and John answered, and said to them, If it be rightful in the sight of God to hear you rather than God, deem ye.
20 For we must needs speak those things, that we have seen and heard. [Forsooth we may not not speak the things that we have seen and heard.]
21 And they menaced them, and let them go, and found not how they should punish them, for the people; for all men clarified that thing that was done in that that was befallen.[b]
22 For the man was more than forty years old, in whom this sign of healing was made [in whom this sign of health was made].
23 And when they were delivered, they came to their fellows, and told to them, how great things the princes of priests and the elder men had said to them.[c]
24 And when they heard, with one heart they raised voice to the Lord, and said, Lord, thou that madest heaven and earth, sea, and all things that be in them,
25 which saidest by the Holy Ghost, by the mouth of our father David, thy child, Why heathen men gnashed with teeth together, and the peoples thought vain things? [which by the Holy Ghost, by the mouth of our father David, thy child, saidest, Why heathen men wrathed, or beat with teeth together, and peoples thought vain things?]
26 Kings of the earth stood nigh, and princes came together into one, against the Lord, and against his Christ.
27 For verily Herod and Pontius Pilate, with heathen men, and peoples of Israel, came together in this city against thine holy child Jesus, whom thou anointedest, [For they came together verily in this city against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou anointedest, Herod and Pontius Pilate, with heathen men, and peoples of Israel,]
28 to do the things, that thine hand and thy counsel deemed to be done.
29 And now, Lord, behold into the threatenings of them, and grant to thy servants to speak thy word with all trust [and give to thy servants with all trust to speak thy word],
30 in that thing that thou hold forth thine hand, that healings and signs and wonders be made by the name of thine holy Son Jesus. [in that thing that thou hold forth thine hand, healths and signs and wonders to be made by the name of thine holy Son Jesus.]
31 And when they had prayed, the place was moved, in which they were gathered; and all were filled with the Holy Ghost, and spake the word of God with trust.
32 And of the multitude of men believing was one heart and one will [one heart and one soul, or will]; neither any man said any thing of those things that he wielded to be his own, but all things were common to them.
33 And with great virtue the apostles yielded witnessing of the again-rising of Jesus Christ our Lord, and great grace was in all them [and great grace was in them all].
34 For neither any needy man was among them, for how many ever were possessors of fields, either of houses [for how many ever were possessors of fields, or houses], they sold, and brought the prices of those things that they sold,
35 and laid before the feet of the apostles. And it was parted to each, as it was need to each.
36 Forsooth Joseph, that was named Barnabas of [the] apostles, that is to say, the son of comfort, of the lineage of Levi, a man of Cyprus,[d]
37 when he had a field, sold it, and brought the price, and laid it before the feet of the apostles.
Footnotes
- Acts 4:3 And they laid hands on them, and put them into keeping till into the morrow; soothly it was now even.
- Acts 4:21 And they menacing left them, not finding how they should punish them, for the people; for all men clarified that thing that was done in that that befell.
- Acts 4:23 Forsooth they were let go, and came to theirs, and told to them, how many things the princes and elder men said to them.
- Acts 4:36 Forsooth Joseph, that was named Barnabas of the apostles, that is interpreted, the son of comfort, a Levite by kin, either of the lineage of Levi, a man of Cyprus,
Acts 4
New King James Version
Peter and John Arrested
4 Now as they spoke to the people, the priests, the captain of the temple, and the (A)Sadducees came upon them, 2 being greatly disturbed that they taught the people and preached in Jesus the resurrection from the dead. 3 And they laid hands on them, and put them in custody until the next day, for it was already evening. 4 However, many of those who heard the word believed; and the number of the men came to be about five thousand.
Addressing the Sanhedrin
5 And it came to pass, on the next day, that their rulers, elders, and scribes, 6 as well as (B)Annas the high priest, Caiaphas, John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the family of the high priest, were gathered together at Jerusalem. 7 And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, (C)“By what power or by what name have you done this?”
8 (D)Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers of the people and elders of Israel: 9 If we this day are judged for a good deed done to a helpless man, by what means he has been made well, 10 let it be known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, (E)that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, (F)whom God raised from the dead, by Him this man stands here before you whole. 11 This is the (G)‘stone which was rejected by you builders, which has become the chief cornerstone.’ 12 (H)Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”
The Name of Jesus Forbidden
13 Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, (I)and perceived that they were uneducated and untrained men, they marveled. And they realized that they had been with Jesus. 14 And seeing the man who had been healed (J)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, (K)“What shall we do to these men? For, indeed, that a [a]notable miracle has been done through them is (L)evident[b] to all who dwell in Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it. 17 But so that it spreads no further among the people, let us severely threaten them, that from now on they speak to no man in this name.”
18 (M)So 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 to them, (N)“Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you more than to God, you judge. 20 (O)For we cannot but speak the things which (P)we have seen and heard.” 21 So when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding no way of punishing them, (Q)because of the people, since they all (R)glorified God for (S)what had been done. 22 For the man was over forty years old on whom this miracle of healing had been performed.
Prayer for Boldness(T)
23 And being let go, (U)they went to their own companions and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said to them. 24 So when they heard that, they raised their voice to God with one accord and said: “Lord, (V)You are God, who made heaven and earth and the sea, and all that is in them, 25 who [c]by the mouth of Your servant David have said:
(W)‘Why did the nations rage,
And the people plot vain things?
26 The kings of the earth took their stand,
And the rulers were gathered together
Against the Lord and against His Christ.’
27 “For (X)truly against (Y)Your holy Servant Jesus, (Z)whom You anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, were gathered together 28 (AA)to do whatever Your hand and Your purpose determined before to be done. 29 Now, Lord, look on their threats, and grant to Your servants (AB)that with all boldness they may speak Your word, 30 by stretching out Your hand to heal, (AC)and that signs and wonders may be done (AD)through the name of (AE)Your holy Servant Jesus.”
31 And when they had prayed, (AF)the place where they were assembled together was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, (AG)and they spoke the word of God with boldness.
Sharing in All Things
32 Now the multitude of those who believed (AH)were of one heart and one soul; (AI)neither did anyone say that any of the things he possessed was his own, but they had all things in common. 33 And with (AJ)great power the apostles gave (AK)witness to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And (AL)great grace was upon them all. 34 Nor was there anyone among them who lacked; (AM)for all who were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the proceeds of the things that were sold, 35 (AN)and laid them at the apostles’ feet; (AO)and they distributed to each as anyone had need.
36 And [d]Joses, who was also named Barnabas by the apostles (which is translated Son of [e]Encouragement), a Levite of the country of Cyprus, 37 (AP)having land, sold it, and brought the money and laid it at the apostles’ feet.
Apostlagärningarna 4
nuBibeln (Swedish Contemporary Bible)
Petrus och Johannes arresteras
4 Medan Petrus och Johannes fortfarande talade till folket, kom prästerna, officeren vid tempelvakten och saddukeerna[a] fram till dem. 2 De var mycket upprörda över att de undervisade folket och utifrån Jesus förkunnade uppståndelsen från de döda. 3 Därför grep de Petrus och Johannes och satte dem sedan i fängelse över natten eftersom det hunnit bli kväll. 4 Men många som hade lyssnat till budskapet började tro och antalet troende hade nu stigit till omkring 5 000 män.
5 Följande dag samlades de högsta styresmännen och folkets ledare och de skriftlärda i Jerusalem.[b] 6 Översteprästen Hannas var där, liksom Kajafas, Johannes, Alexandros och alla övriga från översteprästernas släkt. 7 De lät sedan hämta Petrus och Johannes och frågade dem:
”Genom vilken kraft och i vems namn har ni gjort det här?”
8 Då fylldes Petrus av den heliga Anden och svarade dem:
”Ni styresmän och ledare för folket! 9 Om vi idag frågas ut om en god gärning mot en handikappad man och på vilket sätt han blev frisk, 10 ska både ni och alla andra i Israel veta att det är i nasarén Jesus Kristus namn som den här mannen står framför er fullständigt frisk. Ni korsfäste Jesus, men Gud uppväckte honom från de döda. 11 Han är
’den sten som inte dög åt er byggnadsarbetare
har blivit en hörnsten.[c]’
12 Räddningen finns inte hos någon annan och det finns inget annat namn bland människor under hela himlen som kan rädda oss.”
13 När de såg hur modiga Petrus och Johannes var och att de tydligen var vanliga enkla människor utan högre utbildning,[d] blev de mycket förvånade. De visste bara att dessa hade varit tillsammans med Jesus. 14 Men eftersom de kunde se mannen stå där bredvid dem fullt frisk, kunde de inget säga. 15 Därför skickade de ut dem ur rådssalen och började diskutera med varandra. 16 De sa: ”Vad ska vi göra med de här människorna? Vi kan ju inte neka till att de har gjort ett stort tecken och alla i Jerusalem känner redan till det. 17 Men vi kanske kan hindra att detta sprids ännu mer bland folket. Vi varnar dem för att i fortsättningen tala till någon mer i det namnet.”
18 Sedan kallade de in Petrus och Johannes igen och befallde dem att aldrig mer tala eller undervisa i namnet Jesus. 19 Men Petrus och Johannes svarade: ”Tänk efter själva, om det är rätt inför Gud att lyda er istället för honom? 20 Nej, vi kan inte låta bli att berätta om allt det som vi har sett och hört.”
21 Då hotade rådet dem än en gång men släppte dem sedan. De visste inte hur de skulle straffa dem för alla hyllade Gud för det som hade skett. 22 Mannen som hade blivit botad genom detta tecken var nämligen över fyrtio år gammal.
De troende ber om frimodighet
23 Så snart Petrus och Johannes blev fria, sökte de upp de sina och berättade allt vad översteprästerna och folkets ledare hade sagt. 24 Och när de andra hörde dem, började alla gemensamt ropa högt till Gud och sa:
”Herre, du som har skapat himlen och jorden och haven och allt som finns i dem![e] 25 Du lät den heliga Anden tala genom vår förfader David, din tjänare:
’Varför gör folken uppror?
Varför smider de meningslösa planer?
26 Jordens kungar reser sig;
makthavarna samlas mot Herren
och mot hans Smorde.’[f]
27 De slog sig verkligen samman i den här staden mot din heliga tjänare Jesus som du har smort. Herodes och Pontius Pilatus, de andra folken och Israels folk, 28 de har gjort vad du i din makt och med din vilja hade förutbestämt. 29 Herre, se nu hur de hotar oss! Så hjälp nu dina tjänare att frimodigt förkunna ditt budskap! 30 Visa din makt och bota de sjuka, låt tecken och under ske genom din heliga tjänare Jesus namn!”
31 När de hade slutat be, skakade platsen där de var samlade och alla fylldes av den heliga Anden och förkunnade Guds budskap frimodigt.
De troende delar allt med varandra
32 Alla de troende var enade till hjärta och själ och ingen tyckte att det han ägde var hans eget utan alla delade med sig av vad de hade. 33 Apostlarna vittnade med stor kraft om att Herren Jesus hade uppstått från de döda och Gud var mycket nådig mot dem alla. 34 Ingen av dem saknade något. Alla som ägde mark eller hus sålde det och kom med vad de fått 35 och lämnade pengarna framför apostlarna. De delades sedan ut åt var och en allt efter deras behov.
36 Josef, en levit från Cypern som apostlarna kallade Barnabas, ”Tröstens son”, 37 sålde också en åker som han ägde och lämnade pengarna framför apostlarna.
Footnotes
- 4:1 Se not till Matt 3:7.
- 4:5 Det var det judiska rådet som samlades. Rådet hade ett sjuttiotal medlemmar, och bestod av alla de religiösa och politiska ledarna i Israel. Det fungerade under den romerska ockupationen som domstol, men hade också rätt att besluta i vissa politiska frågor.
- 4:11 Se Ps 118:22.
- 4:13 De saknade rabbinsk skolning som skulle ha gett dem auktoritet att undervisa och tolka Skriften.
- 4:24 Se Ps 146:6.
- 4:26 Den Smorde syftar på Messias, eller Kristus. Se Ps 2:1-2. Varför gör folken uppror har här i den grekiska texten något mer betoning på högmod; folken förhäver sig.
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