Dɔwɔwɔwo 4

1 Esi Petro kple Yohanes wonɔ nu ƒom na ameawo alea la, nunɔlawo kple gbedoxɔŋudzɔlawo ƒe amegã kple Zadukitɔwo dometɔ aɖewo va do ɖe wo dzi.

And as they are speaking unto the people, there came to them the priests, and the magistrate of the temple, and the Sadducees —

2 Petro kple Yohanes wonɔ gbeƒã ɖem be Yesu gagbɔ agbe tso ame kukuwo dome si fia be ame kukuwo ƒe tsitretsitsi aɖe li. Enye nu si medzɔ dzi na wo kuraa o.

being grieved because of their teaching the people, and preaching in Jesus the rising again out of the dead —

3 Eya ta wolé Petro kple Yohanes, gake esi fiẽ ɖo xoxo ta la, wokplɔ wo ame eve la de gaxɔ me be woadɔ afi ma ŋu nake.

and they laid hands upon them, and did put them in custody unto the morrow, for it was evening already;

4 Togbɔ be edzɔ alea hã la, ame geɖe siwo se Petro kple Yohanes ƒe nyagbɔgblɔ gbe ma gbe la xɔe se hetrɔ dzi me, eye wozu xɔsetɔwo. Ale xɔsetɔwo katã ƒe xexlẽme anɔ abe akpe atɔ̃ ene.

and many of those hearing the word did believe, and the number of the men became, as it were, five thousand.

5 Esi ŋu ke la, dziɖulawo, amegãwo kple agbalẽfialawo kpe ta le Yerusalem.

And it came to pass upon the morrow, there were gathered together of them the rulers, and elders, and scribes, to Jerusalem,

6 Takpekpea me nɔla aɖewo nye Anas si nye nunɔlagã, Kayafa, Yohanes, Aleksandro kple nunɔlagã ƒe ƒometɔ aɖewo.

and Annas the chief priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the chief priest,

7 Wokplɔ Petro kple Yohanes va woƒe ŋkumee. Takpekpea me nɔlawo bia Petro kple Yohanes be, “Ame ka ƒe mɔɖeɖe alo ŋkɔ mee miewɔ nu sia?”

and having set them in the midst, they were inquiring, 'In what power, or in what name did ye do this?'

8 Gbɔgbɔ Kɔkɔe la do ŋusẽ Petro, eye wòɖo eŋu na wo be, “Dziɖulawo kple dumegãwo!

Then Peter, having been filled with the Holy Spirit, said unto them: 'Rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,

9 Ne miele gbe biam mí egbe ku ɖe dɔmenyo si míewɔ na tekunɔ sia ta be míagblɔ ale si wòwɔ haya la,

if we to-day are examined concerning the good deed to the ailing man, by whom he hath been saved,

10 ekema minyae kɔtɛe, mi kple Israeltɔwo katã, be le Yesu Kristo Nazaretitɔ, ame si miawo mieklã ɖe ati ŋuti, ame si Mawu fɔ ɖe tsitre tso ame kukuwo dome la ƒe ŋkɔ mee ame si le tsitre ɖe mia ŋkume la kpɔ dɔyɔyɔ le.

be it known to all of you, and to all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye did crucify, whom God did raise out of the dead, in him hath this one stood by before you whole.

11 Eyae nye, “‘Kpe si mi xɔtulawo miegbe la, eya kee trɔ zu dzogoedzikpe.’

'This is the stone that was set at nought by you — the builders, that became head of a corner;

12 Yesu ɖeka pɛ ko dzi ame sia ame ato hafi akpɔ xɔxɔ, elabena ŋkɔ bubu aɖeke mele dziƒoa te si wona amegbetɔwo, esi me wòle be míakpɔ xɔxɔ la le o.”

and there is not salvation in any other, for there is no other name under the heaven that hath been given among men, in which it behoveth us to be saved.'

13 Esi takpekpea kpɔ Petro kple Yohanes ƒe dzideƒo, evɔ wonye ame gbɔlo siwo menya agbalẽ o la, woƒe mo wɔ yaa, eye wode dzesii be ame siawo nɔ Yesu ŋu va yi.

And beholding the openness of Peter and John, and having perceived that they are men unlettered and plebeian, they were wondering — they were taking knowledge also of them that with Jesus they had been —

14 Gawu la, esi wònye be tekunɔ si ŋu woda gbe le hã nɔ tsitre ɖe wo dome ta la, nya aɖeke megale wo si woagblɔ o.

and seeing the man standing with them who hath been healed, they had nothing to say against [it],

15 Le esia ta la, wona wokplɔ Petro kple Yohanes do goe le xɔa me, ale be woate ŋu akpɔ mɔnu ade adaŋu le wo ŋu.

and having commanded them to go away out of the sanhedrim, they took counsel with one another,

16 Azɔ Takpekpea me nɔlawo bia wo nɔewo be, “Nu ka tututu míawɔ ame eve siawo? Enye nyateƒe matrɔmatrɔ be woda gbe le tekunɔ sia ŋu vavã eye nukunu sia ɖi hoo le Yerusalem du blibo la me eye míate ŋu asẽ nu o.

saying, 'What shall we do to these men? because that, indeed, a notable sign hath been done through them, to all those dwelling in Jerusalem [is] manifest, and we are not able to deny [it];

17 Gake be womegakaka woƒe nya si gblɔm wole o la, mina míayɔ wo agbe na wo be womekpɔ mɔ agagblɔ nya alo afia nu ame aɖeke le Yesu ƒe ŋkɔ me o.”

but that it may spread no further toward the people, let us strictly threaten them no more to speak in this name to any man.'

18 Ale wogayɔ Petro kple Yohanes va wo dome, eye wode se na wo vevie be yewomedi be yewoagasee alo akpɔ wo woanɔ nu fiam tso Yesu ŋu le teƒe aɖeke kura o.

And having called them, they charged them not to speak at all, nor to teach, in the name of Jesus,

19 Ke Petro kple Yohanes ɖo eŋu gblɔ na wo be, “Miawo ŋutɔwo mibu eŋu kpɔ be enyo le Mawu gbɔ be míase amegbetɔ ƒe gbe, agbe eya Mawu ƒe gbedziwɔwɔ hã?

and Peter and John answering unto them said, 'Whether it is righteous before God to hearken to you rather than to God, judge ye;

20 Asesẽ na mí ŋutɔ be míadzudzɔ nuƒoƒo le nu siwo míekpɔ kple esiwo míese la ŋu o.”

for we cannot but speak what we did see and hear.'

21 Esi takpekpea me nɔlawo gaklẽ ŋku de wo hede se na wo vevie la, wona wodzo. Ʋɔnua menya tohehe si tututu woatsɔ na wo o, elabena ameawo katã nɔ Mawu kafum le nu si dzɔ la ta.

And they having further threatened [them], let them go, finding nothing how they may punish them, because of the people, because all were glorifying God for that which hath been done,

22 Elabena tekunɔ si ŋuti woda gbe le nukunutɔe la xɔ ƒe wu blaeve gɔ̃ hã.

for above forty years of age was the man upon whom had been done this sign of the healing.

23 Esi woɖe asi le Petro kple Yohanes ŋu teti ko la, woti wo tɔ nusrɔ̃lawo bubuawo yii ɖagblɔ nu siwo katã nunɔlagãwo kple amegãwo gblɔ la na wo.

And being let go, they went unto their own friends, and declared whatever the chief priests and the elders said unto them,

24 Enumake wo katã woƒo ƒu do gbe ɖa na Mawu hegblɔ be, “O Aƒetɔ Ŋusẽkatãtɔ, wò ame si wɔ dziƒo, anyigba, atsiaƒu kple nu siwo katã le eme.

and they having heard, with one accord did lift up the voice unto God, and said, 'Lord, thou [art] God, who didst make the heaven, and the earth, and the sea, and all that [are] in them,

25 ȃo nu to Gbɔgbɔ kɔkɔe la dzi, to mía fofo David, wò dɔla dzi be, “‘Nu ka ta dukɔwo do dziku ɖe Mawu ŋu, eye amewo le bablawo wɔm dzodzro ɖo?

who, through the mouth of David thy servant, did say, Why did nations rage, and peoples meditate vain things?

26 Ɛ̃, Anyigbadzifiawo wɔ ɖeka, eye dziɖulawo bla nu ɖe Aƒetɔ la kple eƒe Amesiamina la ŋu.’

the kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord and against His Christ;

27 Elabena vavã, Fia Herod kple Pontio Pilato kple ame siwo menye Yudatɔwo o la katã kple Israelviwo gɔ̃ hã le du sia me wɔ ɖeka hetsi tsitre ɖe Viwò Yesu, wò dɔla kɔkɔe si nèsi ami na la ŋu.

for gathered together of a truth against Thy holy child Jesus, whom Thou didst anoint, were both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with nations and peoples of Israel,

28 Ke nu si wò ŋutɔ nèɖo da ɖi le wò nunya kple ŋusẽ me xoxo la ko ate ŋu adzɔ.

to do whatever Thy hand and Thy counsel did determine before to come to pass.

29 Azɔ míaƒe Mawu, wò ŋutɔ se ale si wole kakam ɖe mía ŋue la ɖa! Na dzideƒo blibo mí wò subɔlawo be míate ŋu agblɔ wò nya la kple dzideƒo.

'And now, Lord, look upon their threatenings, and grant to Thy servants with all freedom to speak Thy word,

30 Do wò asi ɖa be míate ŋu ada gbe le dɔnɔwo ŋu, awɔ nukunu gãwo le wò dɔla Kɔkɔe, Yesu, ƒe ŋkɔ me.”

in the stretching forth of Thy hand, for healing, and signs, and wonders, to come to pass through the name of Thy holy child Jesus.'

31 Esi wodo gbe ɖa vɔ alea la, xɔ si me wonɔ la ʋuʋu sesĩe. Wo katã yɔ fũu kple Gbɔgbɔ Kɔkɔe la, eye wogblɔ Mawu ƒe nya la kple dzideƒo gã blibo.

And they having prayed, the place was shaken in which they were gathered together, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and were speaking the word of God with freedom,

32 Xɔsetɔ siawo katã ƒe dziwo kple susuwo nɔ ɖeka. Wo dometɔ aɖeke mebuna be nu si le ye si la nye ye ɖeka ko tɔ o, ke boŋ womaa nuwo ɖe wo nɔewo dome.

and of the multitude of those who did believe the heart and the soul was one, and not one was saying that anything of the things he had was his own, but all things were to them in common.

33 Apostolowo kpɔ ŋusẽ gblɔ mawunya detowo, heɖe gbeƒã Aƒetɔ Yesu ƒe tsitretsitsi tso ame kukuwo dome, eye amenuveve gã le wo katã dzi.

And with great power were the apostles giving the testimony to the rising again of the Lord Jesus, great grace also was on them all,

34 Hiãtɔ aɖeke menɔ wo dome o, elabena enuenu ame siwo si anyigbawo alo aƒewo nɔ la tsɔ wo dzra, eye ga home si wokpɔ la,

for there was not any one among them who did lack, for as many as were possessors of fields, or houses, selling [them], were bringing the prices of the thing sold,

35 wotsɔnɛ va dana ɖe apostoloawo ƒe afɔ nu eye womanɛ na amewo le woƒe hiahiã nu.

and were laying them at the feet of the apostles, and distribution was being made to each according as any one had need.

36 Yosef, Levitɔ, ame si wodzi le Kipro, eye apostoloawo yɔna hã be Barnabas (si gɔmee nye “dzideƒovi la”),

And Joses, who was surnamed by the apostles Barnabas — which is, having been interpreted, Son of Comfort — a Levite, of Cyprus by birth,

37 dzra eƒe agble hetsɔ ga la katã vɛ na apostoloawo.

a field being his, having sold [it], brought the money and laid [it] at the feet of the apostles.