Acts 5
1 And a certain man whose name was Ananias, with his wife whose name was Sapphira, sold his field,
But a certain man named Ananias, with Sappirah, his wife, sold a possession,
2 and carried away part of the price and concealed it, his wife consenting; and he brought a part of the money, and laid it before the feet of the legates.
and kept back part of the price, his wife also being aware of it, and brought a certain part, and put it at the emissaries' feet.
3 And Simon said to him: Ananias, why hath Satan so filled thy heart, that thou shouldst lie against the Holy Spirit, and conceal of the money of the price of the field?
But Peter said, "Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Ruach ha-Kodesh, and to keep back part of the price of the land?
4 Was it not thine own before it was sold? And when sold, again thou hadst authority over the price of it. Why hast thou set thy heart to do this purpose? Thou hast not lied against men, but against God.
While you kept it, did not it remain your own? After it was sold, was not it in your power? How is it that you have conceived this thing in your heart? You have not lied to people, but to God."
5 And when Ananias heard these words, he fell down, and died. And great fear was upon all them that heard of it.
Ananias, hearing these words, fell down and died. Great fear came on all who heard it.
6 And the young men among them arose, and gathered him up, and carried him out, and buried him.
The young men arose and wrapped him up, and they carried him out and buried him.
7 And when three hours had passed, his wife also came in, without knowing what had occurred.
About three hours later, his wife, not knowing what had happened, came in.
8 Simon said to her: Tell me, if ye sold the field for this price? And she said: Yes, for this price.
Peter answered her, "Tell me whether you sold the land for so much." She said, "Yes, for so much."
9 Simon said to her: Since ye have been equals in tempting the Spirit of the Lord, lo, the feet of the buriers of thy husband are at the door, and they will carry thee out.
But Peter asked her, "How is it that you have agreed together to tempt the Ruach of the Lord? Look, the feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out."
10 And immediately she fell before their feet, and died. And those young men came in, and found her dead; and they took up, carried forth, and buried her by the side of her husband.
She fell down immediately at his feet, and died. The young men came in and found her dead, and they carried her out and buried her by her husband.
11 And great fear was on all the assembly, and on all them that heard it.
Great fear came on the whole congregation, and on all who heard these things.
12 And there were many signs and prodigies wrought by the legates among the people. And they were all assembled together in the porch of Solomon.
By the hands of the emissaries many signs and wonders were done among the people. They were all with one accord in Solomon's porch.
13 And of the others, no one ventured to come near them; but the people magnified them.
None of the rest dared to join them, however the people honored them.
14 And the more were those added who feared the Lord, a multitude both of men and of women.
More believers were added to the Lord, crowds of both men and women.
15 So that they brought out into the streets the sick, laid on beds, that when Simon should pass, at least his shadow might cover them.
They even carried out the sick into the streets, and put them on cots and mats, so that as Peter came by at the least his shadow would fall on some of them.
16 And many came to them from other cities around Jerusalem, bringing the sick and those who had unclean spirits; and they were all cured.
Crowds also came together from the cities around Jerusalem, bringing sick people, and those who were tormented by unclean spirits: and they were all healed.
17 And the high priest was filled with indignation, and all those with him who were of the doctrine of the Sadducees.
But the cohen hagadol rose up, and all those who were with him (which is the sect of the Sadducees), and they were filled with jealousy,
18 And they laid hands on the legates, and took and bound them in prison.
and laid hands on the emissaries, and put them in public custody.
19 Then the angel of the Lord, by night, opened the door of the prison, and let them out; and said to them:
But an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors by night, and brought them out, and said,
20 Go, stand in the temple, and speak to the people all these words of life.
"Go stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life."
21 And in the morning, they went and entered into the temple, and taught. And the high priest and those with him, convoked their associates and the Elders of Israel, and sent to the prison to bring forth the legates.
When they heard this, they entered into the temple about daybreak, and taught. But the cohen hagadol came, and those who were with him, and called the council together, and all the elders of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.
22 And when those sent by them went, they found them not in the prison; and they returned and came back,
But the officers who came did not find them in the prison. They returned and reported,
23 and said: We found the prison carefully closed, and also the keepers standing before the doors; and we opened, but found no one there.
"We found the prison shut and locked, and the guards standing before the doors, but when we opened them, we found no one inside."
24 And when the chief priests and rulers of the temple heard these words, they were astonished at them; and they studied what this could mean.
Now when the captain of the temple, and the chief cohanim heard these words, they were very perplexed about them and what might become of this.
25 And one came and informed them: Those men, whom ye shut up in the prison, lo, they are standing in the temple, and teaching the people.
One came and told them, "Look, the men whom you put in prison are in the temple, standing and teaching the people."
26 Then went the rulers with attendants, to bring them without violence; for they feared, lest the people should stone them.
Then the captain went with the officers, and brought them without violence, for they were afraid that the people might stone them.
27 And when they had brought them, they placed them before the whole council; and the high priest began to say to them:
When they had brought them, they set them before the council. The cohen hagadol questioned them,
28 Did we not strictly charge you, to teach no person in this name? And behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine; and ye would bring the blood of this man upon us.
saying, "Did we not strictly command you not to teach in this name? And look, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and intend to bring this man's blood on us."
29 And Simon, with the legates, answered and said to them: God is to be obeyed, rather than men.
But Peter and the emissaries answered, "We must obey God rather than people.
30 The God of our fathers hath raised up that Jesus, whom ye slew when ye hanged him on a tree.
The God of our fathers raised up Yeshua, whom you killed, hanging him on a tree.
31 Him hath God established as a head and vivifier; and hath exalted him to his own right hand, so that he might give repentance and remission of sins to Israel.
God exalted him with his right hand to be a Leader and a Savior, to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.
32 And we are the witnesses of these things; and also the Holy Spirit, whom God giveth to them that believe in him.
We are witnesses of these things; and so also is the Ruach ha-Kodesh, whom God has given to those who obey him."
33 And when they heard these things, they burned with indignation, and thought of putting them to death.
But they, when they heard this, were furious, and wanted to kill them.
34 Then rose up one of the Pharisees whose name was Gamaliel, a teacher of the law, and honored by all the people; and he directed them to put the legates aside for a short time.
But one stood up in the council, a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the Law, honored by all the people, and commanded to put the men out for a little while.
35 And he said, to them: Men, sons of Israel, take heed to yourselves, and consider what ye ought to do in regard to these men.
He said to them, "You men of Israel, be careful concerning these men, what you are about to do.
36 For before this time, rose up Theudas, and said of himself, that he was some great one; and there went after him about four hundred men. And he was slain; and they who went after him, were dispersed and became as nothing.
For before these days Todah rose up, making himself out to be somebody; to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves: who was slain; and all, as many as obeyed him, were dispersed, and came to nothing.
37 And after him, rose up Judas a Galilean, in the days when the people were enrolled for the capitation tax; and he seduced much people after him. And he died, and all they that went after him were dispersed.
After this man, Judah of Galil rose up in the days of the enrollment, and drew away some people after him. He also perished, and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered abroad.
38 And now, I say to you: Desist from these men, and let them lone. For if this device and this work originate from men, they will dissolve and come to nothing.
Now I tell you, withdraw from these men, and leave them alone. For if this counsel or this work is of human origin, it will be overthrown.
39 But if it be from God, it is not in your power to frustrate it: that ye may not be found placing yourselves in opposition to God. And they, assented to him.
But if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them, and you would be found even to be fighting against God."
40 And they called the legates, and scourged them, and commanded them not to teach in the name of Jesus, and dismissed them.
They agreed with him. Summoning the emissaries, they beat them and commanded them not to speak in the name of Yeshua, and let them go.
41 And they went from before them, rejoicing that they were worthy to suffer abuse on account of that name.
They therefore departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for the Name.
42 And they ceased not to teach daily, in the temple and at home, and to preach concerning our Lord Jesus Messiah.
Every day, in the temple and at home, they never stopped teaching and proclaiming Yeshua, the Messiah.
