Atos 4
1 E enquanto eles ainda estavam falando ao povo, vieram sobre eles os sacerdotes, e o oficial do Templo, e os saduceus,
While Peter and John were still speaking to the people, the chief priest, with the officer in charge at the Temple and the Sadducees, came up to them,
2 Muito incomodados por eles ensinarem ao povo, e anunciarem no [nome] de Jesus a ressurreição dos mortos.
much annoyed because they were teaching the people, and because, through Jesus, they were preaching the resurrection from the dead.
3 E puseram as mãos sobre eles, e os puseram na prisão até o dia seguinte, porque já era tarde.
They arrested the apostles and, as it was already evening, had them placed in custody until the next day.
4 E muitos dos que ouviram a palavra, creram; e era o número dos homens de cerca de cinco mil.
Many, however, of those who had heard the apostles’ message became believers in Christ, the number of the men alone amounting to about five thousand.
5 E aconteceu no dia seguinte, que os chefes, e anciãos, e escribas, se reuniram em Jerusalém;
The next day, a meeting of the leaders of the people, the elders, and the teachers of the Law was held in Jerusalem.
6 E Anás, o sumo sacerdote, e Caifás, e João, e Alexandre, e todos quantos havia da linhagem do governo sacerdotal.
There were present Annas the high priest, Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and all who were of High-Priestly rank.
7 E pondo-os no meio, perguntaram [-lhes]: Por meio de que poder ou por qual nome vós fizestes isto?
They had Peter and John brought before them, and questioned them. ‘By what power,’ they asked, ‘Or in whose name have men like you done this thing?’
8 Então Pedro, cheio do Espírito Santo, lhes disse: Chefes do povo, e anciões de Israel,
Then, Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said, ‘Leaders of the people and elders,
9 Se hoje somos interrogados quanto a uma boa ação [feita] a um enfermo, pela qual este foi curado;
since we are on our trial today for a kind act done to a helpless man, and are asked in what way the man here before you has been cured,
10 Seja conhecido a todos vós, e a todos o povo de Israel, que pelo nome de Jesus Cristo, o nazareno, aquele que vós crucificastes, ao qual Deus ressuscitou dos mortos, por ele este [homem] está são diante de vós.
let me tell you all and all the people of Israel, that it is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified and whom God raised from the dead – it is, I say, by his name that this man stands here before you lame no longer.
11 Este é a pedra que foi desprezada por vós, edificadores; a qual foi feita por cabeça de esquina.
Jesus is “the stone which, scorned by you the builders, has yet become the corner stone.”
12 E em nenhum outro há salvação; porque nenhum outro nome há abaixo do céu, dado entre os seres humanos, em quem devemos ser salvos.
And salvation is in him alone; for there is no other name in the whole world, given to people, to which we must look for our salvation.’
13 E eles, ao verem a ousadia de Pedro, e de João; e informados que eles eram homens sem instrução e ordinários, maravilharam-se; e eles sabiam que eles tinham estado com Jesus.
When the Council saw how boldly Peter and John spoke, and found that they were uneducated men of humble station, they were surprised, and realised that they had been companions of Jesus.
14 E vendo estar com eles o homem que tinha sido curado, nada tinham a dizer contra [eles].
But, when they looked at the man who had been healed, standing there with them, they had nothing to say.
15 E mandando-os saírem do supremo conselho, discutiam entre si,
So they ordered them out of court, and then began consulting together.
16 Dizendo: O que faremos a estes homens? Porque um sinal notório foi feito por eles, manifesto a todos os que habitam em Jerusalém, e não podemos negar.
‘What are we to do to these men?’ they asked one another. ‘That a remarkable sign has been given through them is obvious to everyone living in Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it.
17 Mas para que [esta notícia] não seja ainda mais divulgada entre o povo, façamos sérias ameaças a eles, para que nunca mais falem a ninguém neste nome.
But, to prevent this thing from spreading further among the people, let us warn them not to speak in this name any more to anyone whatever.’
18 E chamando-os, ordenaram-lhes que nunca mais falassem nem ensinassem no nome de Jesus.
So they called the apostles in, and ordered them not to speak or teach in the name of Jesus.
19 Mas, respondendo Pedro, e João, disseram-lhes: Julgai se é justo diante de Deus, ouvir a vós mais do que a Deus;
But Peter and John replied, ‘Whether it is right, in the sight of God, to listen to you rather than to him – judge for yourselves,
20 Porque nós não podemos deixar de falar daquilo que temos visto e ouvido.
for we cannot help speaking of what we have seen and heard.’
21 Mas eles, tendo os ameaçado ainda mais, nada acharam [de motivo] para os castigar, e os deixaram ir por causa do povo; porque todos glorificavam a Deus pelo que tinha acontecido.
However, after further warnings, the Council set them at liberty, not seeing any safe way of punishing them, because of the people, for they were all praising God for what had occurred;
22 Porque era de mais de quarenta anos o homem em quem este milagre de cura tinha sido feito.
for the man who was the subject of this miraculous cure was more than forty years old.
23 E eles, tendo sido soltos, vieram aos seus [companheiros], e lhes contaram tudo o que os chefes dos sacerdotes e os anciãos tinham lhes dito.
After they had been set at liberty, the apostles went to their friends and told them what the chief priests and the elders had said to them.
24 E eles, ao ouvirem [isto], levantaram concordantes a voz a Deus, e disseram: Senhor, tu és o Deus que fizeste o céu, a terra, o mar, e todas as coisas que neles há;
All who heard their story, moved by a common impulse, raised their voices to God in prayer: ‘Sovereign Lord, it is you who has made the heavens, the earth, the sea, and everything that is in them,
25 Que pelo Espírito Santo por meio da boca de nosso pai, teu servo Davi disseste: Por que os gentios se irritam, e os povos gastam seus pensamentos em coisas vãs?
and who, by the lips of our ancestor, your servant David, who spoke under the influence of the Holy Spirit, have said – “Why did the nations rage, and the peoples form vain designs?
26 Os reis da terra se levantaram, e os príncipes se juntaram em um mesmo [propósito] contra o Senhor, e contra o seu Ungido.
The kings of the earth set their array, and its rulers gathered together, against the Lord and against his Christ.”
27 Porque verdadeiramente contra teu Santo Filho Jesus, ao qual tu ungiste, se ajuntaram, tanto Herodes, como Pôncio Pilatos, com os gentios e os povos de Israel.
There have indeed gathered together in this city against your holy servant Jesus, whom you has consecrated the Christ, not Herod and Pontius Pilate only, but the nations and the people of Israel besides –
28 Para fazerem tudo o que a tua mão e o teu conselho desde antes tinha determinado para acontecer.
yet only to do what you, by your power and of your own will, did long ago destine to be done.
29 E agora, Senhor, observa as ameaças deles, e dá a teus servos, que com toda ousadia falem tua palavra;
Now, therefore, Lord, mark their threats, and enable your servants, with all fearlessness, to tell your message,
30 Estendendo tua mão para a cura, e que se façam sinais e milagres pelo nome de teu Santo filho Jesus.
while you stretch out your hand to heal, and cause signs and wonders to take place through the name of your holy servant Jesus.’
31 E tendo orado, agitou-se o lugar em que eles estavam juntos, e foram todos cheios do Espírito Santo, e falavam a palavra de Deus com ousadia.
When their prayer was ended, the place in which they were assembled was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to tell God’s message fearlessly.
32 E a multidão dos que criam, era de um só oração e uma só alma; e ninguém dizia ser próprio coisa alguma de seus bens, mas todas as coisas lhes eram comuns.
The whole body of those who had become believers in Christ were of one heart and mind. Not one of them claimed any of his goods as his own, but everything was held for the common use.
33 E com grande poder os apóstolos davam testemunho da ressurreição do Senhor Jesus; e em todos eles havia grande graça.
The apostles continued with great power to bear their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and God’s blessing rested on them all abundantly.
34 Porque também nenhum necessitado havia entre eles; porque todos os que possuíam propriedades de terras, ou casas, vendendo [-as], traziam o valor das coisas vendidas, e [o] depositavam junto aos pés dos apóstolos.
Nor was there anyone in need among them, for all who were owners of land or houses sold them, and brought the proceeds of the sales
35 E a cada um se repartia segundo cada qual tinha necessidade.
and laid them at the apostles’ feet; and then everyone received a share in proportion to his wants.
36 E José, chamado pelos apóstolos pelo sobrenome de Barnabé (que traduzido é filho da consolação), levita, natural do Chipre,
A Levite of Cyprian birth, named Joseph, (who had received from the apostles the additional name of “Barnabas” – which means “The Consoler,”)
37 Tendo ele uma propriedade de terra, vendeu [-a], e trouxe o valor, e [o] depositou junto aos pés dos apóstolos.
Sold a farm that belonged to him, and brought the money and laid it at the apostles’ feet.
