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Acts 5
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Acts 5
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Peter Condemns Ananias and Sapphira
5 Ananias and his wife Sapphira also sold a piece of property. 2 But they agreed to cheat and keep some of the money for themselves.
So when Ananias took the rest of the money to the apostles, 3 Peter said, “Why has Satan made you keep back some of the money from the sale of the property? Why have you lied to the Holy Spirit? 4 The property was yours before you sold it, and even after you sold it, the money was still yours. What made you do such a thing? You didn't lie to people. You lied to God!”
5 (A) As soon as Ananias heard this, he dropped dead, and everyone who heard about it was frightened. 6 Some young men came in and wrapped up his body. Then they took it out and buried it.
7 Three hours later Sapphira came in, but she did not know what had happened to her husband. 8 Peter asked her, “Tell me, did you sell the property for this amount?”
“Yes,” she answered, “that's the amount.”
9 Then Peter said, “Why did the two of you agree to test the Lord's Spirit? The men who buried Ananias are by the door, and they will carry you out!” 10 At once she fell at Peter's feet and died.
When the young men came back in, they found Sapphira lying there dead. So they carried her out and buried her beside her husband. 11 The church members were afraid, and so was everyone else who heard what had happened.
Peter's Unusual Power
12 The apostles worked many miracles and wonders among the people. All of the Lord's followers often met in the part of the temple known as Solomon's Porch.[a] 13 No one outside their group dared join them, even though everyone liked them very much.
14 Many men and women started having faith in the Lord. 15 Then sick people were brought out to the road and placed on mats. It was hoped that Peter would walk by, and his shadow would fall on them and heal them. 16 A lot of people living in the towns near Jerusalem brought those who were sick or troubled by evil spirits, and they were all healed.
Trouble for the Apostles
17 The high priest and all the other Sadducees who were with him became jealous. 18 They arrested the apostles and put them in the city jail. 19 But that night an angel from the Lord opened the doors of the jail and led the apostles out. The angel said, 20 “Go to the temple and tell the people everything about this new life.” 21 So they went into the temple before sunrise and started teaching.
The high priest and his men called together their council, which included all of Israel's leaders. Then they ordered the apostles to be brought to them from the jail. 22 The temple police who were sent to the jail did not find the apostles. They returned and said, 23 “We found the jail locked tight and the guards standing at the doors. But when we opened the doors and went in, we didn't find anyone there.” 24 The captain of the temple police and the chief priests listened to their report, but they did not know what to think about it.
25 Just then someone came in and said, “Now those men you put in jail are in the temple, teaching the people!” 26 The captain went with some of the temple police and brought the apostles back. But they did not use force. They were afraid that the people might start throwing stones at them.
27 When the apostles were brought before the council, the high priest said to them, 28 (B) “We told you plainly not to teach in the name of Jesus. But look what you have done! You have been teaching all over Jerusalem, and you are trying to blame us for his death.”
29 Peter and the apostles replied:
We don't obey people. We obey God. 30 You killed Jesus by nailing him to a cross. But the God our ancestors worshiped raised him to life 31 and made him our Leader and Savior. Then God gave him a place at his right side,[b] so that the people of Israel would turn back to him and be forgiven. 32 We are here to tell you about all this, and so is the Holy Spirit, who is God's gift to everyone who obeys God.
33 When the council members heard this, they became so angry they wanted to kill the apostles. 34 But one of the members was the Pharisee Gamaliel, a highly respected teacher. He ordered the apostles to be taken out of the room for a little while. 35 Then he said to the council:
Men of Israel, be careful what you do with these men. 36 Not long ago Theudas claimed to be someone important, and about 400 men joined him. But he was killed, and all his followers were scattered. That was the end of that.
37 Later, when the people of our nation were being counted, Judas from Galilee showed up. A lot of people followed him, but he was killed, and all his followers were scattered.
38 So I advise you to stay away from these men. Leave them alone. If what they are planning is something of their own doing, it will fail. 39 (C) But if God is behind it, you cannot stop it anyway, unless you want to fight against God.
The council members agreed with what he said, 40 and they called the apostles back in. They had them beaten with a whip and warned them not to speak in the name of Jesus. Then they let them go.
41 The apostles left the council and were happy, because God had considered them worthy to suffer for the sake of Jesus. 42 Every day they spent time in the temple and in one home after another. They never stopped teaching and telling the good news that Jesus is the Messiah.
Actes 5
Louis Segond
Actes 5
Louis Segond
5 Mais un homme nommé Ananias, avec Saphira sa femme, vendit une propriété,
2 et retint une partie du prix, sa femme le sachant; puis il apporta le reste, et le déposa aux pieds des apôtres.
3 Pierre lui dit: Ananias, pourquoi Satan a-t-il rempli ton coeur, au point que tu mentes au Saint Esprit, et que tu aies retenu une partie du prix du champ?
4 S'il n'eût pas été vendu, ne te restait-il pas? Et, après qu'il a été vendu, le prix n'était-il pas à ta disposition? Comment as-tu pu mettre en ton coeur un pareil dessein? Ce n'est pas à des hommes que tu as menti, mais à Dieu.
5 Ananias, entendant ces paroles, tomba, et expira. Une grande crainte saisit tous les auditeurs.
6 Les jeunes gens, s'étant levés, l'enveloppèrent, l'emportèrent, et l'ensevelirent.
7 Environ trois heures plus tard, sa femme entra, sans savoir ce qui était arrivé.
8 Pierre lui adressa la parole: Dis-moi, est-ce à un tel prix que vous avez vendu le champ? Oui, répondit-elle, c'est à ce prix-là.
9 Alors Pierre lui dit: Comment vous êtes-vous accordés pour tenter l'Esprit du Seigneur? Voici, ceux qui ont enseveli ton mari sont à la porte, et ils t'emporteront.
10 Au même instant, elle tomba aux pieds de l'apôtre, et expira. Les jeunes gens, étant entrés, la trouvèrent morte; ils l'emportèrent, et l'ensevelirent auprès de son mari.
11 Une grande crainte s'empara de toute l'assemblée et de tous ceux qui apprirent ces choses.
12 Beaucoup de miracles et de prodiges se faisaient au milieu du peuple par les mains des apôtres. Ils se tenaient tous ensemble au portique de Salomon,
13 et aucun des autres n'osait se joindre à eux; mais le peuple les louait hautement.
14 Le nombre de ceux qui croyaient au Seigneur, hommes et femmes, s'augmentait de plus en plus;
15 en sorte qu'on apportait les malades dans les rues et qu'on les plaçait sur des lits et des couchettes, afin que, lorsque Pierre passerait, son ombre au moins couvrît quelqu'un d'eux.
16 La multitude accourait aussi des villes voisines à Jérusalem, amenant des malades et des gens tourmentés par des esprits impurs; et tous étaient guéris.
17 Cependant le souverain sacrificateur et tous ceux qui étaient avec lui, savoir le parti des sadducéens, se levèrent, remplis de jalousie,
18 mirent les mains sur les apôtres, et les jetèrent dans la prison publique.
19 Mais un ange du Seigneur, ayant ouvert pendant la nuit les portes de la prison, les fit sortir, et leur dit:
20 Allez, tenez-vous dans le temple, et annoncez au peuple toutes les paroles de cette vie.
21 Ayant entendu cela, ils entrèrent dès le matin dans le temple, et se mirent à enseigner. Le souverain sacrificateur et ceux qui étaient avec lui étant survenus, ils convoquèrent le sanhédrin et tous les anciens des fils d'Israël, et ils envoyèrent chercher les apôtres à la prison.
22 Les huissiers, à leur arrivée, ne les trouvèrent point dans la prison. Ils s'en retournèrent, et firent leur rapport,
23 en disant: Nous avons trouvé la prison soigneusement fermée, et les gardes qui étaient devant les portes; mais, après avoir ouvert, nous n'avons trouvé personne dedans.
24 Lorsqu'ils eurent entendu ces paroles, le commandant du temple et les principaux sacrificateurs ne savaient que penser des apôtres et des suites de cette affaire.
25 Quelqu'un vint leur dire: Voici, les hommes que vous avez mis en prison sont dans le temple, et ils enseignent le peuple.
26 Alors le commandant partit avec les huissiers, et les conduisit sans violence, car ils avaient peur d'être lapidés par le peuple.
27 Après qu'ils les eurent amenés en présence du sanhédrin, le souverain sacrificateur les interrogea en ces termes:
28 Ne vous avons-nous pas défendu expressément d'enseigner en ce nom-là? Et voici, vous avez rempli Jérusalem de votre enseignement, et vous voulez faire retomber sur nous le sang de cet homme!
29 Pierre et les apôtres répondirent: Il faut obéir à Dieu plutôt qu'aux hommes.
30 Le Dieu de nos pères a ressuscité Jésus, que vous avez tué, en le pendant au bois.
31 Dieu l'a élevé par sa droite comme Prince et Sauveur, pour donner à Israël la repentance et le pardon des péchés.
32 Nous sommes témoins de ces choses, de même que le Saint Esprit, que Dieu a donné à ceux qui lui obéissent.
33 Furieux de ces paroles, ils voulaient les faire mourir.
34 Mais un pharisien, nommé Gamaliel, docteur de la loi, estimé de tout le peuple, se leva dans le sanhédrin, et ordonna de faire sortir un instant les apôtres.
35 Puis il leur dit: Hommes Israélites, prenez garde à ce que vous allez faire à l'égard de ces gens.
36 Car, il n'y a pas longtemps que parut Theudas, qui se donnait pour quelque chose, et auquel se rallièrent environ quatre cents hommes: il fut tué, et tous ceux qui l'avaient suivi furent mis en déroute et réduits à rien.
37 Après lui, parut Judas le Galiléen, à l'époque du recensement, et il attira du monde à son parti: il périt aussi, et tous ceux qui l'avaient suivi furent dispersés.
38 Et maintenant, je vous le dis ne vous occupez plus de ces hommes, et laissez-les aller. Si cette entreprise ou cette oeuvre vient des hommes, elle se détruira;
39 mais si elle vient de Dieu, vous ne pourrez la détruire. Ne courez pas le risque d'avoir combattu contre Dieu.
40 Ils se rangèrent à son avis. Et ayant appelé les apôtres, ils les firent battre de verges, ils leur défendirent de parler au nom de Jésus, et ils les relâchèrent.
41 Les apôtres se retirèrent de devant le sanhédrin, joyeux d'avoir été jugés dignes de subir des outrages pour le nom de Jésus.
42 Et chaque jour, dans le temple et dans les maisons, ils ne cessaient d'enseigner, et d'annoncer la bonne nouvelle de Jésus Christ.
Faptele Apostolilor 5
Cornilescu 1924 - Revised 2010, 2014
Faptele Apostolilor 5
Cornilescu 1924 - Revised 2010, 2014
Anania şi Safira
5 Dar un om numit Anania a vândut o moşioară, cu nevastă-sa Safira, 2 şi(A) a oprit o parte din preţ cu ştirea nevestei lui, apoi a adus partea cealaltă şi a pus-o la picioarele apostolilor. 3 Petru(B) i-a zis: „Anania, pentru ce ţi-a(C) umplut Satana inima ca să minţi pe Duhul Sfânt şi să ascunzi o parte din preţul moşioarei? 4 Dacă n-o vindeai, nu rămânea ea a ta? Şi, după ce ai vândut-o, nu puteai să faci ce vrei cu preţul ei? Cum s-a putut naşte un astfel de gând în inima ta? N-ai minţit pe oameni, ci pe Dumnezeu.” 5 Anania, când a auzit cuvintele acestea, a căzut(D) jos şi şi-a dat sufletul. O mare frică a apucat pe toţi cei ce ascultau aceste lucruri. 6 Flăcăii s-au sculat, l-au(E) învelit, l-au scos afară şi l-au îngropat. 7 Cam după trei ceasuri, a intrat şi nevastă-sa, fără să ştie ce se întâmplase. 8 Petru i-a zis: „Spune-mi, cu atât aţi vândut moşioara?” „Da”, a răspuns ea, „cu atâta”. 9 Atunci, Petru i-a zis: „Cum de v-aţi înţeles între voi să(F) ispitiţi pe Duhul Domnului? Iată picioarele celor ce au îngropat pe bărbatul tău sunt la uşă şi te vor lua şi pe tine.” 10 Ea(G) a căzut îndată la picioarele lui şi şi-a dat sufletul. Când au intrat flăcăii, au găsit-o moartă; au scos-o afară şi au îngropat-o lângă bărbatul ei. 11 O(H) mare frică a cuprins toată adunarea şi pe toţi cei ce au auzit aceste lucruri.
Izbânda apostolilor
12 Prin(I) mâinile apostolilor se făceau multe semne şi minuni în norod. Toţi(J) stăteau împreună în pridvorul lui Solomon 13 şi(K) niciunul din ceilalţi nu cuteza să se lipească de ei, dar(L) norodul îi lăuda în gura mare. 14 Numărul celor ce credeau în Domnul, bărbaţi şi femei, se mărea tot mai mult, 15 până acolo că scoteau pe bolnavi chiar pe uliţe şi îi puneau pe paturi şi pe aşternuturi, pentru ca, atunci când(M) va trece Petru, măcar umbra lui să treacă peste vreunul din ei. 16 Mulţimea, de asemenea, alerga la Ierusalim, din cetăţile vecine, şi aducea pe cei bolnavi şi pe cei(N) chinuiţi de duhuri necurate: şi toţi se vindecau.
Apostolii închişi şi izbăviţi
17 Însă(O) marele preot şi toţi cei ce erau împreună cu el, adică partida saducheilor, s-au sculat plini de pizmă, 18 au(P) pus mâinile pe apostoli şi i-au aruncat în temniţa de obşte. 19 Dar un înger(Q) al Domnului a deschis uşile temniţei, noaptea, i-a scos afară şi le-a zis: 20 „Duceţi-vă, staţi în Templu şi vestiţi norodului toate(R) cuvintele vieţii acesteia”. 21 Când au auzit ei aceste vorbe, au intrat dis-de-dimineaţă în Templu şi au început să înveţe pe norod. Marele(S) preot şi cei ce erau cu el au venit pe neaşteptate, au adunat soborul şi pe toată bătrânimea fiilor lui Israel şi au trimis la temniţă să aducă pe apostoli. 22 Aprozii, la venirea lor, nu i-au găsit în temniţă. S-au întors şi au spus astfel: 23 „Temniţa am găsit-o încuiată cu toată grija, şi pe păzitori stând în picioare la uşi, dar, când am deschis, n-am găsit pe nimeni înăuntru”. 24 Când au auzit aceste vorbe, căpitanul(T) Templului şi preoţii cei mai de seamă au rămas înmărmuriţi şi nu ştiau ce să creadă despre apostoli şi despre urmările acestei întâmplări. 25 Cineva a venit şi le-a spus: „Iată că oamenii pe care i-aţi băgat în temniţă stau în Templu şi învaţă pe norod”. 26 Atunci, căpitanul Templului a plecat cu aprozii şi i-au adus, dar nu cu sila, căci(U) se temeau să nu fie ucişi cu pietre de norod. 27 După ce i-au adus, i-au pus înaintea soborului. Şi marele preot i-a întrebat astfel: 28 „Nu(V) v-am poruncit noi cu tot dinadinsul să nu învăţaţi pe norod în Numele acesta? Şi voi iată că aţi umplut Ierusalimul cu învăţătura voastră şi căutaţi(W) să aruncaţi asupra noastră sângele(X) acelui om.” 29 Petru şi apostolii ceilalţi, drept răspuns, i-au zis: „Trebuie(Y) să ascultăm mai mult de Dumnezeu decât de oameni! 30 Dumnezeul(Z) părinţilor noştri a înviat pe Isus, pe care voi L-aţi omorât, atârnându-L(AA) pe lemn. 31 Pe acest(AB) Isus, Dumnezeu L-a înălţat cu puterea Lui, şi L-a făcut Domn(AC) şi Mântuitor(AD), ca să(AE) dea lui Israel pocăinţa şi iertarea păcatelor. 32 Noi(AF) suntem martori ai acestor lucruri, ca şi Duhul Sfânt, pe(AG) care L-a dat Dumnezeu celor ce ascultă de El.”
Apostolilor li se dă drumul
33 Când(AH) au auzit ei aceste vorbe, îi tăia la inimă şi s-au sfătuit să-i omoare. 34 Dar un fariseu numit Gamaliel(AI), un învăţător al Legii, preţuit de tot norodul, s-a sculat în picioare în sobor şi a poruncit să scoată puţin afară pe apostoli. 35 Apoi le-a zis: „Bărbaţi israeliţi, luaţi seama bine ce aveţi de gând să faceţi oamenilor acestora. 36 Căci nu de mult s-a ivit Teuda, care zicea că el este ceva şi la care s-au alipit aproape patru sute de bărbaţi. El a fost omorât, şi toţi cei ce îl urmaseră au fost risipiţi şi nimiciţi. 37 După el s-a ivit Iuda Galileeanul, pe vremea înscrierii, şi a tras mult norod de partea lui: a pierit şi el, şi toţi cei ce-l urmaseră au fost risipiţi. 38 Şi acum, eu vă spun: Nu mai necăjiţi pe oamenii aceştia şi lăsaţi-i în pace! Dacă(AJ) încercarea sau lucrarea aceasta este de la oameni, se va nimici; 39 dar(AK), dacă este de la Dumnezeu, n-o veţi putea nimici. Să nu vă pomeniţi că luptaţi(AL) împotriva lui Dumnezeu.” 40 Ei au ascultat de el. Şi, după ce au chemat(AM) pe apostoli, au pus să-i bată(AN) cu nuiele, i-au oprit să vorbească în Numele lui Isus şi le-au dat drumul. 41 Ei au plecat dinaintea soborului şi s-au bucurat(AO) că au fost învredniciţi să fie batjocoriţi pentru Numele Lui. 42 Şi în fiecare zi, în(AP) Templu şi acasă, nu încetau(AQ) să înveţe pe oameni şi să vestească Evanghelia lui Isus Hristos.
Acts 5
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Acts 5
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Ananias and Sapphira
5 Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property. 2 With his wife’s full knowledge he kept back part of the money for himself,(A) but brought the rest and put it at the apostles’ feet.(B)
3 Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan(C) has so filled your heart(D) that you have lied to the Holy Spirit(E) and have kept for yourself some of the money you received for the land?(F) 4 Didn’t it belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, wasn’t the money at your disposal?(G) What made you think of doing such a thing? You have not lied just to human beings but to God.”(H)
5 When Ananias heard this, he fell down and died.(I) And great fear(J) seized all who heard what had happened. 6 Then some young men came forward, wrapped up his body,(K) and carried him out and buried him.
7 About three hours later his wife came in, not knowing what had happened. 8 Peter asked her, “Tell me, is this the price you and Ananias got for the land?”
“Yes,” she said, “that is the price.”(L)
9 Peter said to her, “How could you conspire to test the Spirit of the Lord?(M) Listen! The feet of the men who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out also.”
10 At that moment she fell down at his feet and died.(N) Then the young men came in and, finding her dead, carried her out and buried her beside her husband.(O) 11 Great fear(P) seized the whole church and all who heard about these events.
The Apostles Heal Many
12 The apostles performed many signs and wonders(Q) among the people. And all the believers used to meet together(R) in Solomon’s Colonnade.(S) 13 No one else dared join them, even though they were highly regarded by the people.(T) 14 Nevertheless, more and more men and women believed in the Lord and were added to their number.(U) 15 As a result, people brought the sick into the streets and laid them on beds and mats so that at least Peter’s shadow might fall on some of them as he passed by.(V) 16 Crowds gathered also from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing their sick and those tormented by impure spirits, and all of them were healed.(W)
The Apostles Persecuted
17 Then the high priest and all his associates, who were members of the party(X) of the Sadducees,(Y) were filled with jealousy. 18 They arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail.(Z) 19 But during the night an angel(AA) of the Lord opened the doors of the jail(AB) and brought them out.(AC) 20 “Go, stand in the temple courts,” he said, “and tell the people all about this new life.”(AD)
21 At daybreak they entered the temple courts, as they had been told, and began to teach the people.
When the high priest and his associates(AE) arrived, they called together the Sanhedrin(AF)—the full assembly of the elders of Israel—and sent to the jail for the apostles. 22 But on arriving at the jail, the officers did not find them there.(AG) So they went back and reported, 23 “We found the jail securely locked, with the guards standing at the doors; but when we opened them, we found no one inside.” 24 On hearing this report, the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests(AH) were at a loss, wondering what this might lead to.
25 Then someone came and said, “Look! The men you put in jail are standing in the temple courts teaching the people.” 26 At that, the captain went with his officers and brought the apostles. They did not use force, because they feared that the people(AI) would stone them.
27 The apostles were brought in and made to appear before the Sanhedrin(AJ) to be questioned by the high priest. 28 “We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name,”(AK) he said. “Yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and are determined to make us guilty of this man’s blood.”(AL)
29 Peter and the other apostles replied: “We must obey God rather than human beings!(AM) 30 The God of our ancestors(AN) raised Jesus from the dead(AO)—whom you killed by hanging him on a cross.(AP) 31 God exalted him to his own right hand(AQ) as Prince and Savior(AR) that he might bring Israel to repentance and forgive their sins.(AS) 32 We are witnesses of these things,(AT) and so is the Holy Spirit,(AU) whom God has given to those who obey him.”
33 When they heard this, they were furious(AV) and wanted to put them to death. 34 But a Pharisee named Gamaliel,(AW) a teacher of the law,(AX) who was honored by all the people, stood up in the Sanhedrin and ordered that the men be put outside for a little while. 35 Then he addressed the Sanhedrin: “Men of Israel, consider carefully what you intend to do to these men. 36 Some time ago Theudas appeared, claiming to be somebody, and about four hundred men rallied to him. He was killed, all his followers were dispersed, and it all came to nothing. 37 After him, Judas the Galilean appeared in the days of the census(AY) and led a band of people in revolt. He too was killed, and all his followers were scattered. 38 Therefore, in the present case I advise you: Leave these men alone! Let them go! For if their purpose or activity is of human origin, it will fail.(AZ) 39 But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop these men; you will only find yourselves fighting against God.”(BA)
40 His speech persuaded them. They called the apostles in and had them flogged.(BB) Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.
41 The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing(BC) because they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name.(BD) 42 Day after day, in the temple courts(BE) and from house to house, they never stopped teaching and proclaiming the good news(BF) that Jesus is the Messiah.(BG)
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