Ananias and Sapphira
1 But there was a man named Ananias, who with his wife Sapphira sold some property that belonged to them. 2 But with his wife's agreement he kept part of the money for himself and turned the rest over to the apostles. 3 Peter said to him, “Ananias, why did you let Satan take control of you and make you lie to the Holy Spirit by keeping part of the money you received for the property? 4 Before you sold the property, it belonged to you; and after you sold it, the money was yours. Why, then, did you decide to do such a thing? You have not lied to people—you have lied to God!” 5 As soon as Ananias heard this, he fell down dead; and all who heard about it were terrified. 6 The young men came in, wrapped up his body, carried him out, and buried him.
7 About three hours later his wife, not knowing what had happened, came in. 8 Peter asked her, “Tell me, was this the full amount you and your husband received for your property?”
“Yes,” she answered, “the full amount.”
9 So Peter said to her, “Why did you and your husband decide to put the Lord's Spirit to the test? The men who buried your husband are at the door right now, and they will carry you out too!” 10 At once she fell down at his feet and died. The young men came in and saw that she was dead, so they carried her out and buried her beside her husband. 11 The whole church and all the others who heard of this were terrified.
Miracles and Wonders
12 Many miracles and wonders were being performed among the people by the apostles. All the believers met together in Solomon's Porch. 13 Nobody outside the group dared join them, even though the people spoke highly of them. 14 But more and more people were added to the group—a crowd of men and women who believed in the Lord. 15 As a result of what the apostles were doing, sick people were carried out into the streets and placed on beds and mats so that at least Peter's shadow might fall on some of them as he passed by. 16 And crowds of people came in from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing those who were sick or who had evil spirits in them; and they were all healed.
The Apostles Are Persecuted
17 Then the High Priest and all his companions, members of the local party of the Sadducees, became extremely jealous of the apostles; so they decided to take action. 18 They arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail. 19 But that night an angel of the Lord opened the prison gates, led the apostles out, and said to them, 20 “Go and stand in the Temple, and tell the people all about this new life.” 21 The apostles obeyed, and at dawn they entered the Temple and started teaching.
The High Priest and his companions called together all the Jewish elders for a full meeting of the Council; then they sent orders to the prison to have the apostles brought before them. 22 But when the officials arrived, they did not find the apostles in prison, so they returned to the Council and reported, 23 “When we arrived at the jail, we found it locked up tight and all the guards on watch at the gates; but when we opened the gates, we found no one inside!” 24 When the chief priests and the officer in charge of the Temple guards heard this, they wondered what had happened to the apostles. 25 Then a man came in and said to them, “Listen! The men you put in prison are in the Temple teaching the people!” 26 So the officer went off with his men and brought the apostles back. They did not use force, however, because they were afraid that the people might stone them.
27 They brought the apostles in, made them stand before the Council, and the High Priest questioned them. 28 “We gave you strict orders not to teach in the name of this man,” he said; “but see what you have done! You have spread your teaching all over Jerusalem, and you want to make us responsible for his death!”
29 Peter and the other apostles answered, “We must obey God, not men. 30 The God of our ancestors raised Jesus from death, after you had killed him by nailing him to a cross. 31 God raised him to his right side as Leader and Savior, to give the people of Israel the opportunity to repent and have their sins forgiven. 32 We are witnesses to these things—we and the Holy Spirit, who is God's gift to those who obey him.”
33 When the members of the Council heard this, they were so furious that they wanted to have the apostles put to death. 34 But one of them, a Pharisee named Gamaliel, who was a teacher of the Law and was highly respected by all the people, stood up in the Council. He ordered the apostles to be taken out for a while, 35 and then he said to the Council, “Fellow Israelites, be careful what you do to these men. 36 You remember that Theudas appeared some time ago, claiming to be somebody great, and about four hundred men joined him. But he was killed, all his followers were scattered, and his movement died out. 37 After that, Judas the Galilean appeared during the time of the census; he drew a crowd after him, but he also was killed, and all his followers were scattered. 38 And so in this case, I tell you, do not take any action against these men. Leave them alone! If what they have planned and done is of human origin, it will disappear, 39 but if it comes from God, you cannot possibly defeat them. You could find yourselves fighting against God!”
The Council followed Gamaliel's advice. 40 They called the apostles in, had them whipped, and ordered them never again to speak in the name of Jesus; and then they set them free. 41 As the apostles left the Council, they were happy, because God had considered them worthy to suffer disgrace for the sake of Jesus. 42 And every day in the Temple and in people's homes they continued to teach and preach the Good News about Jesus the Messiah.
V.
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.
