Acts 5
1 But there was one of [the believers] whose name was Ananias, and whose wife’s name was Sapphira. He [also] sold some land.
Mas un varón llamado Ananías, con Safira su mujer, vendió una posesión,
2 He kept for himself some of the money [he had received for the land], and his wife knew that he had done that. Then he brought the rest of the money and presented it to the apostles [MTY].
y defraudó del precio, sabiéndolo también su mujer; y trayendo una parte, la puso a los pies de los apóstoles.
3 Then Peter said, “Ananias, you [(sg)] let Satan completely control you [MTY] so that you [(sg) tried to] deceive the Holy Spirit [and us(exc)]. (That was [terrible!/Why did you do such a terrible thing]?) [RHQ] [You] have kept for yourself some of the money you [(sg)] received for [selling] the land, [pretending that you(sg) were giving us all of it].
Y dijo Pedro: Ananías, ¿por qué ha llenado Satanás tu corazón a que mintieses al Espíritu Santo, y defraudases del precio de la heredad?
4 Before you [(sg)] sold that land, you truly owned [RHQ] it. And after you sold it, you could [RHQ] certainly still have used the money any way you wanted [to]. So why did you [(sg) ever] think [RHQ] about doing this [wicked] thing? You were not [merely trying to] deceive us! No, [you tried to deceive] God [himself!]!”
Reteniéndola, ¿no se te quedaba a ti? Y vendida, ¿no estaba en tu potestad? ¿Por qué pusiste esto en tu corazón? No has mentido a los hombres, sino a Dios.
5 When Ananias heard that, [immediately] he fell down dead. So all [who were there] who heard [about Ananias’ death] became terrified [PRS].
Entonces Ananías, oyendo estas palabras, cayó y expiró. Y vino un gran temor sobre todos los que lo oyeron.
6 Some young men came in, wrapped his [body in a sheet], and carried it out [and] buried it.
Y levantándose los jóvenes, le envolvieron, y sacándolo, lo sepultaron.
7 About three hours later, his wife came in, [but] she did not know what had happened.
Y pasado espacio como de tres horas, sucedió que entró su mujer, no sabiendo lo que había acontecido.
8 [As] Peter [showed her the money] that [Ananias had brought], he asked her, “Tell me, is this the amount [of money you two received for] the land you sold?” She said, “Yes, that’s [what we(exc) received].”
Entonces Pedro le contestó: Dime, ¿vendisteis en tanto la heredad? Y ella dijo: Sí, en tanto.
9 So Peter said to her, “[You both did a terrible thing!] You two agreed [RHQ] to try to determine if you could do that without the Spirit of the Lord [God] revealing [to anyone that you two tried to deceive them!] Listen! [Do you(sg) hear the] footsteps [SYN] of the men who buried your husband? They are right outside this door, and they will carry your [corpse] out [to bury it, too]!”
Y Pedro le dijo: ¿Por qué os concertasteis para tentar al Espíritu del Señor? He aquí a la puerta los pies de los que han sepultado a tu marido, y te sacarán.
10 Immediately Sapphira fell down dead at Peter’s feet. Then the young men came in. When they saw that she was dead, they carried her [body] out and buried it beside her husband’s [body].
Y luego cayó a los pies de él, y expiró; y entrados los jóvenes, la hallaron muerta; y la sacaron, y la sepultaron junto a su marido.
11 So all the believers [in Jerusalem] became greatly frightened [PRS] [because of what God had done to Ananias and Sapphira. And] all [the others] who heard [people tell about] those things also [became greatly frightened].
Y vino gran temor sobre toda la Iglesia, y sobre todos los que oyeron estas cosas.
12 [God was enabling] the apostles to do many amazing miracles among the people. All the believers were meeting together regularly [in the temple courtyard] at [the place called] Solomon’s Porch.
Y por la mano de los apóstoles eran hechos muchos milagros y prodigios en el pueblo. (Y estaban todos unánimes en el pórtico de Salomón.
13 All of the other people [who had not yet believed in Jesus] were afraid to associate with the believers, [because they knew that if they did anything evil, God would punish them, as well as revealing it to the believers]. However, those people continued to greatly respect the believers.
Y de los otros, ninguno osaba juntarse con ellos; con todo eso el pueblo los alababa grandemente.
14 Many more men and women started believing in the Lord [Jesus], and they joined the [group of] believers.
Y los que creían en el Señor se aumentaban más, gran número así de hombres como de mujeres.)
15 [The apostles were doing amazing miracles], so [people] were bringing those who were sick into the streets, and laying them on stretchers and mats, in order that [when] Peter came by [he would touch them, or] at least his shadow might fall upon some of them [and heal them].
Tanto que echaban los enfermos por las calles, y los ponían en camas y en lechos, para que viniendo Pedro, a lo menos su sombra tocase a alguno de ellos.
16 Crowds of people were also coming [to the apostles] from the towns near Jerusalem. They were bringing their sick [relatives/friends] and those who were being tormented/troubled by evil spirits {whom evil spirits were tormenting/troubling}, and [God] healed all of them.
Y aun de las ciudades vecinas concurría multitud a Jerusalén, trayendo enfermos y atormentados de espíritus inmundos; los cuales todos eran curados.
17 Then the high priest and all who were with him, who were members of the [local] Sadducee [sect in Jerusalem], became very jealous [of the apostles, because many people were accepting the apostles’ message].
Entonces levantándose el príncipe de los sacerdotes, y todos los que estaban con él, (que es la secta de los saduceos, ) se llenaron de celo;
18 So they commanded the Temple guards to seize the apostles and put them in the public jail.
y echaron mano a los apóstoles, y los pusieron en la cárcel pública.
19 [The guards did that], but during the night an angel from the Lord [God] opened the jail doors and brought the apostles outside! [The guards were not aware of what the angel had done].
Mas el ángel del Señor, abriendo de noche las puertas de la cárcel, y sacándolos, dijo:
20 Then the angel said [to the apostles], “Go to the Temple [courtyard], stand there, and tell the people all about [how God can give them eternal] life!”
Id, y estando en el Templo, hablad al pueblo todas las palabras de esta vida.
21 So having heard this, about dawn they entered the Temple [courtyard] and began to teach the people again [about Jesus]. Acts 5:21b-24 Meanwhile, the high priest and those who were with him summoned the other Jewish Council members. Altogether they made up the entire Council of Israel. [After they all gathered together], they sent [guards] to the jail to bring in the apostles.
Y cuando hubieron oído esto, entraron de mañana en el Templo, y enseñaban. Entre tanto, viniendo el príncipe de los sacerdotes, y los que estaban con él, convocaron el concilio, y a todos los ancianos de los hijos de Israel, y enviaron a la cárcel para que fuesen traídos.
22 But when the guards arrived at the jail, they discovered that the apostles were not there. So they returned to the Council, and [one of] them reported,
Pero cuando llegaron los alguaciles, y no los hallaron en la cárcel, volvieron, y dieron aviso,
23 “We [(exc)] saw that the jail [doors] were very securely locked, and the guards were standing at the doors. But when we opened [the doors and went in to get those men], none [of them was] inside [the jail]!”
diciendo: Por cierto, la cárcel hemos hallado cerrada con toda seguridad, y los guardas que estaban delante de las puertas; mas cuando abrimos, a nadie hallamos dentro.
24 When the captain of the temple guards and the chief priests heard that, they became greatly perplexed, [wondering] what might result from all this.
Y cuando oyeron estas palabras el sumo sacerdote y el capitán del Templo y los príncipes de los sacerdotes, dudaban en qué vendría a parar aquello.
25 Then someone came [from the Temple courtyard] and [excitedly] reported to them, “Listen [to this! Right now] the men whom you put in jail are standing in the Temple [courtyard] and they are teaching the people [about Jesus]!”
Pero viniendo uno, les dio esta noticia: He aquí, los varones que echasteis en la cárcel, están en el Templo, y enseñan al pueblo.
26 So the captain [of the Temple guards] went [to the Temple courtyard] with the officers, and they brought the apostles [back to the Council room. But they] did not treat them roughly, because they were afraid that the people would [kill them by] throwing stones at them [if they hurt the apostles].
Entonces fue el capitán con los alguaciles, y los trajo sin violencia; porque temían del pueblo ser apedreados.
27 After [the captain and his officers] had brought [the apostles to the Council room], they commanded them to stand in front of the Council members, and the high priest questioned them.
Y cuando los trajeron, los presentaron en el concilio; y el príncipe de los sacerdotes les preguntó,
28 He said to them [accusingly], “We [(exc)] strongly commanded you not to teach people about that man [MTY] [Jesus] But [you have disobeyed us, and] you have taught people all over Jerusalem [about him]! Furthermore, you are trying to make it seem that we [(exc)] are the ones who are guilty [MTY] for that man’s death!”
diciendo: ¿No os denunciamos estrechamente, que no enseñaseis en este nombre? Y he aquí, habéis llenado a Jerusalén de vuestra doctrina, y queréis echar sobre nosotros la sangre de este hombre.
29 But Peter, [speaking for himself] and the other apostles, replied, “We [(exc)] have to obey [what] God [commands us to do], not what [you] people [tell us to do]!
Y respondiendo Pedro y los apóstoles, dijeron: Es necesario obedecer a Dios antes que a los hombres.
30 God considers that you are the ones who killed Jesus by nailing him to a cross! But God, whom our ancestors [worshipped], (caused Jesus to become alive again after he died/raised Jesus from the dead).
El Dios de nuestros padres levantó a Jesús, al cual vosotros matasteis colgándole en el madero.
31 God has greatly honored Jesus. [He has taken him up to heaven! He has authorized him] to be the one who will save us and to rule [over our lives! God did this] so that he might enable [us] Israelites [MTY] to turn away from [our] sinful behavior and [that he might] forgive [us for our sins].
A éste Dios ha ensalzado con su diestra por Príncipe y Salvador, para dar a Israel arrepentimiento y remisión de pecados.
32 We [(exc)] tell people about these things [that we know happened to Jesus], and the Holy Spirit, whom God has sent to [us] who obey him, is also confirming [that these things are true].”
Y nosotros somos testigos suyos de estas cosas, y también el Espíritu Santo, el cual ha dado Dios a los que le obedecen.
33 When the Council members heard those words, they became very angry [with the apostles], and they wanted to kill them.
Ellos, oyendo esto, regañaban, y consultaban matarlos.
34 But [there was a Council member] named Gamaliel. He was a Pharisee, and one who taught people the [Jewish] laws, and all the [Jewish] people respected him. He stood up in the Council and told [guards] to take the apostles out [of the room] for a short time.
Entonces levantándose en el concilio un fariseo llamado Gamaliel, doctor de la ley, venerable a todo el pueblo, mandó que sacasen fuera un poco a los apóstoles.
35 [After the guards had taken the apostles out], he said to the other Council members, “Fellow Israelites, you need to think carefully about what you are about to do to these men, [and I will tell you why].
Y les dijo: Varones israelitas, mirad por vosotros acerca de estos hombres en lo que habéis de hacer.
36 Some years ago [a man named] Theudas rebelled [against the Roman government]. He told people that he was an important person, and about 400 men joined [him. But he was killed] {[soldiers] killed him} and all those who had been accompanying him were scattered. [So they] were not able to do anything [that they had planned].
Porque antes de estos días se levantó Teudas, diciendo que era alguien; al que se agregó un número de hombres como cuatrocientos, el cual fue muerto; y todos los que le creyeron fueron dispersos, y reducidos a nada.
37 After that, during the time when they were (writing down names of the people/taking the census) [in order to tax people, a man named] Judas from Galilee [province] rebelled [against the Roman government]. He persuaded some people to accompany him. But [soldiers] killed him, too, and all those who had accompanied him went off in different directions.
Después de éste, se levantó Judas el galileo en los días del empadronamiento, y llevó mucho pueblo tras sí. Pereció también aquel; y todos los que consintieron con él, fueron derramados.
38 So now I say [this] to you: Do not harm these men! Release them! I say this because if [this is just something] that humans have planned, they will not be able to do it. They will fail, [like Theudas and Judas did]
Y ahora os digo: Dejaos de estos hombres, y dejadlos; porque si este consejo o esta obra es de los hombres, se desvanecerá;
39 But, if God [has commanded them to do it], you will not be able to prevent them [from doing it, because] you will find out that you are opposing God!” The other members of the Council accepted what Gamaliel said.
mas si es de Dios, no la podréis deshacer; no seáis tal vez hallados resistiendo a Dios.
40 They told the [temple guards to bring the apostles and flog them. So the guards] brought them [into the Council room] and flogged them. Then the Council members commanded them not to speak to people about [MTY] Jesus, and they released the apostles.
Y convinieron con él; y llamando a los apóstoles, después de azotados, les intimaron que no hablasen en el nombre de Jesús, y los soltaron.
41 So the apostles left the Council. They were rejoicing, because [they knew God] had honored them [by letting people] disgrace them because they were followers [MTY] of Jesus.
Y ellos partieron de delante del concilio, gozosos de que fuesen tenidos por dignos de padecer afrenta por el Nombre de Jesús.
42 And every day [the apostles went to] the temple [area] and to various [people’s] houses, [and] they continued [LIT] teaching [people] and telling [them] that Jesus is the Messiah.
Y todos los días no cesaban, en el Templo y por las casas, enseñando y predicando el Evangelio de Jesús, el Cristo.
