Peter Condemns Ananias and Sapphira
1 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 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. 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 “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, 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 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.
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Ananiass un jō sīva.
1 Ari vīns cylvāks, vōrdā Ananiass, kūpā ar sovu sīvu Safiru pōrdeve sovu īpašumu. 2 Sīvai zynūt, jys sajimtōs naudas daļu aizturēja sev; ūtrū daļu aiznese un nūlyka apostolim pi kōjom. 3 Bet Pīters saceja: Ananias, kai tad ļaunais gors varēja īkārdynōt tovu sirdi, ka tu Svātajam Goram malōtu un sajimtōs par zemes gobolu naudas daļu paturātu sev? 4 Vai tad jei nabyutu palykuse par tova poša īpašumu, jo tu jōs nabyutu pōrdevis? Un ka ari tu pōrdevi, vai tad ar sajimtū naudu navarēji reikōtīs breivi? Kai tu varēji sovā sirdī īlaist šytaidu lītu? Tu tadei na cylvākam, bet Dīvam samalōji! 5 Dzērdādams šytūs vōrdus, Ananiass pakryta un nūmyra. Vysus, kas šytū dzērdēja, pōrjēme lela baile. 6 Pīsacāluši jaunēkli apsedze jū un aiznese uz kopu.
7 Un nūtyka, ka pēc kaidom trejom stuņdem atgōja ari jō sīva. Tō, kas beja nūticis, jei nazynōja. 8 Pīters jai saceja: Soki maņ, vai zemes gobolu jyus par šitik vīn pōrdevet? Jei atbiļdēja: Tai, par šitik. 9 Tad Pīters jai saceja: Kōpēc jyus sasarunōjot kārdynōt Svātū Goru? Raug, tūs kōjas, kas tovu veiru aiznese uz kopu, jau ir pi durovom, lai ari tevi aiznastu. 10 Tei uz reizes pakryta pi jō kōjom un nūmyra. Īgōjuši jaunēkli atroda jū jau nadzeivu. Aiznasuši jī aproka jū suplok jōs veiram. 11 Lelas bailes pōrjēme vysu draudzi un vysus tūs, kas par šytū dzērdēja.
12 Caur apostolu rūkom nūtyka tautas vydā daudz zeim’u un breinumu. Visi vīnprōteigi sasalaseja Salomona siņcēs. 13 Nivīns nu svešinīkim naīsadrūšynōja jim pīsavīnōt, bet ļaudis jūs augsti cīnēja. 14 Ticeigūs ikš Kunga veirīšu un sīvīšu skaits pasalelynōja arvīnu vairōk un vairōk. 15 Pat slymūs nese uz ceļa un lyka jūs uz gultom un krāslim, lai kaut garumejūšō Pītera susātivs krystu uz vīna vai ūtra (un tī palyktu nu sovas slimeibas vasali). 16 Ari nu tim mīstim, kas beja apkōrt ap Jeruzalemu, ļaudis saplyuda, nasdami slymūs un naškeistūs goru mūceitūs, un visi tyka izvasalōti.
Apostolu vojōšona.
17 Tad vērsgoreidznīks un ar jū visi jō un sadduceju sektas pīkritēji, 18 skaudeibas piļni, pacēle pret apostolim rūkas un lyka jūs īslūdzeit kūpejā cītumā. 19 Bet Kunga eņgeļs, nakt attaisejis cītuma vōrtus, izvedis jūs ōrā, saceja: 20 Ejte un, nūstōjuši svētneicā, sludynojit tautai vysu šytōs dzeives mōceibu. 21 Šytū izdzērduši, jī, gaismai austūt, aizgōja uz svētneicu un mōceja.
Atgōjis vērsgoreidznīks ar sovim pīkritējim sasauce augstū padūmi un vysus Izraeļa dālu vacōkūs un aizsyuteja uz cītumu, lai jūs atvastu. 22 Aizgōjuši kolpi (attaiseja cītumu), bet jūs cītumā naatroda. Tad jī grīzēs atpakaļ un paziņōja saceidami: 23 Cītumu mes atrodom aizslāgtu, ari sorgus sovōs vītōs pi durovom; bet atdarejuši, mes īškā naatrodom nikō. 24 Šytū izdzērduši, svētneicas vērsinīks un vērsgoreidznīki navarēja saprast, kai tys varēja nūtikt.
25 Bet kaids īgōjis jim paziņōja: Raug, tī cylvāki, kurus jyus īslūdzejot cītumā, ir svētneicā un mōca ļaudis. 26 Tad vērsinīks ar kolpim aizgōjuši atvede jūs šur, tūmār na ar varu, jo jī beidōs, ka ļaudis nanūmātōtu jūs pošus ar akminim. 27 Atvaduši jī stōdeja tūs augstōs padūmes prīškā. Vērsgoreidznīks jim saceja: 28 Vai tad mes jums styngri nanūlīdzem Tō vōrdā mōceit? Bet raug, jyus ar tū sovu mōceibu pōrpyldot Jeruzalemu un grybat uz mums pagrīzt tō Cylvāka asni.
29 Pīters kūpā ar citim apostolim atbiļdēja: Dīva vairōk vajag klauseit, na ļaužu. 30 Myusu tāvu Dīvs Jezu, kuru jyus krysta kūkā pakōret un nūnōvējōt, pīcēle augšam. 31 Dīvs Jū pi sovas lobōs rūkas paaugstynōja par Vaļdnīku un Pesteitōju, lai Izraeļam dūtu atsagrīzšonu un grāku atlaisšonu. 32 Un kai mes, tai ari Svātais Gors, kuru Dīvs īdeve tim, kas Jō klausa, asam šytūs nūtykumu līcinīki.
Gamalieļa padūms.
33 Šytūs vōrdus dzērdādami, tī ļūti aizadusmōja un nūlēme jūs nūnōvēt. 34 Tad nu augstōs padūmes vyda pīsacēle vīns farizejs, vōrdā Gamalieļs, vysā tautā īvārojams Rokstim mōceitais. Jys pavēlēja tūs veirus uz moza laiceņa izvest ōrā. 35 Tad jys tim saceja: Jyus, Izraeļa veiri, apdūmojit labi, kū jyus ar tim veirim gribit dareit. 36 Tadei pyrms kaida laika pasacēle Teudas, jys sevi īskaiteja par kaut kū sevišku un īgyva sev pīkritēju ap četrom tyukstūšom cylvāku. Bet jū nūsyta, un visi jō pīkritēji tyka izklaidōti un iznycynōti. 37 Pēc tō, saraksteišonas dīnōs, izacēle Judass nu Galilejas un īgyva daudzi pīkritēju, bet ari jys iznyka, un visi jō pīkritēji tyka izklaidōti. 38 Tōpēc es jums dūdu nōkūšu padūmu: Atsastōjit nūst nu šitim ļaudim un laidit jūs vaļā. Un jo tys nūdūms un līta paīt nu ļaudim, — jys izniks pats, 39 bet jo paīt nu Dīva, tad jyus tōs iznycynōt naspēsit, cytaiž jyus byusit uzskateiti par Dīva pretinīkim. Un jī tam pīkryta. 40 Tad jī pasauce apostolus, lyka jūs nūšausteit un, aizlīguši tim Jezus vōrdā runōt, palaide vaļā. 41 Bet jī nu augstōs padūmes aizgōja prūjom piļni prīcas, jo jī beja atrosti par cīneigim (Jezus) Vōrda dēļ cīst pazamōšonu. 42 Un jī napōrstōja dīn dīnā mōceit kai svētneicā, tai ari mōjōs un sludynōt Jezu Kristu.
