Oihana 8
1 E AE mai ana no o Saulo i kona make. Ia la, hoomaau nui ia mai la ka ekalesia ma Ierusalema; hoopuehuia'ku la lakou a pau ma na aina o Iudea, a ma Samaria; koe no nae na lunaolelo.
Saul approved of his being put to death. On that very day a great persecution broke out against the church which was in Jerusalem; and its members, with the exception of the apostles, were all scattered over the districts of Judea and Samaria.
2 Hoolewa aku la kekahi poe kanaka haipule ia Setepano, a kanikau loa lakou ia ia.
Some religious men buried Stephen, with loud lamentations for him.
3 Luku ae la o Saulo i ka ekalesia, komo aku no ia i na hale, a kano mai i na kane a me na wahine, a hahao ae la ia lakou iloko o ka halepaabao.
But Saul began to devastate the church; he entered house after house, dragged out men and women alike, and threw them into prison.
4 No ia mea, kaahele ae la ka poe i hoopuehuia, e hai aku ana i ka euanelio.
Now those who were scattered in different directions went from place to place proclaiming the good news.
5 A iho ae la o Pilipo i ke kulanakauhale o Samaria, a hai aku la ia Kristo ia lakou.
Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and there began to preach the Christ.
6 Malama lokahi na lehulehu i na mea a Pilipo i olelo mai ai, me ka hoolohe, a me ka nana aku i na hoailona ana i hana'i.
The people, one and all, listened attentively to what Philip told them, when they heard of, and saw, the miracles which he was working.
7 No ka mea, ua nui loa ka poe uhane haukae i walaau aku me ka leo nui, puka mai la lakou mawaho o ka poe i uluhia'i; a nui loa ka poe lolo a me ka poe oopa i hoolaia mai.
For there were many instances of people with foul spirits, where the spirits, with loud screams, came out of them; and many who were paralysed or lame were cured,
8 Nui loa iho la ka olioli ma kela kulanakauhale.
so that there was great rejoicing throughout that city.
9 Malaila no kekahi kanaka, o Simona ka inoa, he kilo no ia mamua mai ma ia kulanakauhale, a pilihua ka lahuikanaka o Samaria ia ia, i kana olelo ana, o kekahi mea nui ia.
There was staying in the city a man named Simon, who had been practicing magic there and mystifying the Samaritan people, giving himself out to be some great being.
10 A malama mai la lakou a pau ia ia, mai ka poe unku mai, a ka poe nui, i ae la, Oia nei no ka mana nui o ke Akua.
Everyone, high and low, paid attention to him. “This man,” they used to say, “must be that power of God which people call ‘The Great Power.’”
11 Malama no lakou i kana, no ka mea, loihi ka manawa i hoopilihua ai oia ia lakou i ke kilokilo ana.
And they paid attention to him because they had for a long time been mystified by his magic arts.
12 A i ko lakou manaoio ana ia Pilipo, i kana hai ana mai i ka euanelio no ke aupuni o ke Akua, a me ka inoa o Iesu Kristo, bapetizoia iho la lakou, na kane a me na wahine.
However, when they came to believe Philip, as he told them the good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
13 O Simona no hoi kahi i manaoio aku; a bapetizoia iho la no hoi ia, a e hoomau ana me Pilipo, e ike iho la ia i na mea mana, a me na hoailona nui i hanaia, pilihua iho la ia.
Even Simon believed, and after his baptism attached himself to Philip, and was in his turn mystified at seeing signs and great miracles constantly occurring.
14 A lohe ka poe lunaolelo ma Ierusalema, ua loaa i ko Samaria ka olelo a ke Akua, hoouna ae la lakou ia Petero a me Ioane io lakou la.
When the apostles at Jerusalem heard that the Samaritans had welcomed God’s message, they sent Peter and John to them;
15 Iho ae la laua, pule aku la laua no lakou, i loaa ia lakou ka Uhane Hemolele.
and they, on their arrival, prayed that the Samaritans might receive the Holy Spirit.
16 No ka mea, ia manawa, aole ia i haule mai maluna o kekahi o lakou: ua bapetizo wale ia no lakou iloko o ka inoa o ka Haku, o Iesu.
(As yet the Spirit had not descended on any of them; they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus).
17 Alaila, kau iho la laua i na lima maluna iho o lakou, a loaa iho la ia lakou ka Uhane Hemolele.
Then Peter and John placed their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
18 A ike iho la o Simona ua haawiia mai ka Uhane Hemolele ma ke kau ana o na lima o na lunaolelo, haawi aku la oia ia lana i kauwahi kala,
When Simon saw that it was through the placing of the apostles’ hands on them that the Spirit was given, he brought them a sum of money and said,
19 I aku la, E haawi mai olua i keia mana na'u, i loaa ai ka Uhane Hemolele i ka mea a'u e kau ai i na lima maluna iho.
‘Give me also this power of yours, so that, if I place my hands on anyone, he may receive the Holy Spirit.’
20 I mai la o Petero ia ia, E lilo pu kau kala me oe i ka make, no kou manao e loaa mai ka makana o ke Akua ma ke kala.
‘A curse on you and on your silver,’ Peter exclaimed, ‘for thinking that God’s free gift can be bought with money!
21 Aole ou wahi kuleana, aole ou wahi lihi iki ma keia olelo; no ka mea, aole i pololei kou naau imua i ke alo o ke Akua.
You have no share or part in our message, for your heart is not right with God.
22 Nolaila, e mihi oe i keia hewa ou, a e nonoi aku i ke Akua, ina paha e kalaia mai nou ka manao o kon naau.
Therefore repent of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord, that, if possible, you may be forgiven for such a thought;
23 No ka mea, ua ike au, aia no oe maloko o ke au awaawa, a me ka mea paa o ka hewa.
for I see that you have fallen into the bitterness of envy and the fetters of sin.’
24 Olelo aku la o Simona, i aku la, E pule aku olua i ka Haku no'u i hiki ole mai ai keia mau mea a olua e olelo mai nei maluna o'u.
‘Pray to the Lord for me, all of you,’ Simon answered, ‘so that none of the things you have spoken of may happen to me.’
25 Nolaila, a hoike laua me ka hai mai i ka olelo a ka Haku, hoi mai la laua i Ierusalema, e hai ana i ka euanelio i na kauhale he nui loa o ka poe Samaria.
Peter and John, having borne their testimony and delivered the Lord’s message, returned to Jerusalem, telling the good news, as they went, in many Samaritan villages.
26 A olelo mai la ka anela o ka Haku ia Pilipo, i mai la, E ku oe, a e hele ma ke kukuluhema, ma ke ala e iho aku ai, mai Ierusalema a Gaza, he waonahele no hoi ia.
Meanwhile an angel of the Lord had said to Philip, ‘Set out on a journey southwards, along the road that runs down from Jerusalem to Gaza.’ (It is now deserted).
27 Ku ae la ia a hele; aia hoi, he kanaka no Aitiopa, he luna nui na Kanedake, ke aliiwahine o Aitiopa, oia no maluna o kona waiwai a pau, a ua hele mai no hoi ia i Ierusalema e hoomana;
So Philip set out on a journey; and on his way he came on an official of high rank, in the service of Candace, Queen of the Abyssinians. He was her treasurer, and had been to Jerusalem to worship,
28 E hoi aku ana ia e noho ana maloko o kona halekaa, a e heluhelu ana i ka ke kaula Isaia.
and was now on his way home, sitting in his carriage and reading the prophet Isaiah.
29 Olelo mai la ka Uhane ia Pilipo, E hele oe, e hoopili aku ia halekaa.
The Spirit said to Philip, ‘Go up to the carriage over there and keep close to it.’
30 Holo ae la o Pilipo, a lohe iho la i kana heluhelu ana i ka ke kaula Isaia, i ae la ia, Ua ike anei oe i ka mea au e heluhelu nei?
So Philip ran up, and he heard the Abyssinian reading the prophet Isaiah. ‘Do you understand what you are reading?’ he asked.
31 I aku la kela, Pehea la e hiki ai ia'u, ke ao ole mai kekahi ia'u? Nonoi aku la oia ia Pilipo e pii ae, a e noho pu me ia.
‘How can I,’ the other answered, ‘unless someone will explain it to me?’ and he invited Philip to get up and sit by his side.
32 Eia kahi o ka palapala ana i heluhelu ai, Ua alakaiia'ku la ia me he hipa la i ka make; a e like hoi me ka hipakeiki i pane ole imua o ka mea nana e ako, pela no ia, aole i ekemu kona waha.
The passage of scripture which he was reading was this – “Like a sheep, he was led away to slaughter, and as a lamb is dumb in the hands of its shearer, so he refrains from opening his lips.
33 I kona hoohaahaa ana, ua kailiia'ku la kona hoaponoia; nawai la hoi e hai mai i kona hanauna? no ka mea, ua laweia'ku no kona oia, mai ka honua aku.
He was humiliated and justice was denied him. Who will tell the story of his generation? For his life is cut off from earth.”
34 Olelo aku la ua luna la, i aku la ia Pilipo, Ke uinau aku nei au ia oe, i olelo mai ke kaula i keia mea nowai, nona iho anei, no kekahi mea e paha?
‘Now,’ said the Treasurer, addressing Philip, ‘tell me, of whom is the prophet speaking? Of himself, or of someone else?’
35 Alaila, oaka ae la o Pilipo i kona waha, a ma ua palapala la kana hoomaka ana e hai mai ai ia ia, ia Iesu.
Then Philip began, and, taking this passage as his text, told him the good news about Jesus.
36 A i ko laua hele ana ma ke ala loa, hiki aku la laua ma kahi wai: Olelo ae ua luna la, Aia, he wai, heaha ka mea e keakea mai ia'u e bapetizoia'i?
Presently, as they were going along the road, they came to some water, and the Treasurer exclaimed, ‘Look! Here is water; what is to prevent my being baptized?’
37 I ae la o Pilipo, Ina i manaoio oe me ka naau a pau, ia a ua pono. I mai la kela, Ke manaoio nei au o Iesu Kristo, oia ke Keiki a ke Akua.
38 A kena aku la ia, E ku malie ke kaa. Iho pu iho la laua i ka wai, o Pilipo a me ua luna la, a bapetizo ae la oia ia ia.
So he ordered the carriage to stop, and they went down into the water – both Philip and the Treasurer – and Philip baptized him.
39 A pii ae la laua, mai ka wai mai, kaili aku la ka Uhane o ka Haku ia Pilipo, aole ike hou ae ua luna la ia ia. Hoi aku no ia ma kona ala me ka olioli.
But, when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught Philip away, and the Treasurer saw no more of him; for he continued his journey with a joyful heart.
40 Ikea ae la o Pilipo ma Azoto. I kona hele ana, hai ae la ia i ka euanelio ma na kulanakauhale a pau, a hiki aku la i Kaisareia.
But Philip was found at Ashdod, and, as he went on his way, he told the good news in all the towns through which he passed, until he came to Caesarea.
