Acts 6
1 During that time, many more people were becoming believers. [Some of them were from other countries and spoke only the Greek language, but most of them had always lived in Israel and spoke the Hebrew language]. Those who spoke Greek began to complain about those who spoke Hebrew. They were saying. “When [you Hebrew-speaking believers] distribute [food or money] to widows every day, you are not giving fair amounts to the widows who speak Greek!”
Azokban a napokban pedig, amikor a tanítványok száma szaporodott, a görög zsidók közt panaszkodás támadt a héberek ellen, hogy a közülük való özvegyasszonyokat mellőzik a mindennapi szolgálatban.
2 So, [after the] twelve [apostles had heard what they were complaining about], they summoned all the [other] believers [in Jerusalem to meet] together. Then the apostles said [to those other believers], “We [(exc)] would not be doing right if we stopped [preaching and teaching] God’s message [about Jesus] in order to distribute food [MTY] [and money to the widows]!
Ezért a tizenkettő egybegyűjtve a tanítványok sokaságát, ezt mondták: „Nem helyes, hogy mi az Isten igéjét elhanyagoljuk, és az asztalok körül szolgálunk.
3 So, fellow believers, carefully choose seven men from among you, men whom [you] know that the Spirit [of God] controls completely and who are very wise. Then we [(exc)] will appoint them to do this work,
Válasszatok ezért, atyámfiai, magatok közül hét férfit, akiknek jó hírük van, akik Szentlélekkel és bölcsességgel vannak megtelve, hogy őket erre az elfoglaltságra beállítsuk.
4 and we [(exc)] will devote our time to pray and to preach and teach the message [about Jesus].”
Mi pedig foglalatosok maradunk az imádkozásban, és az igehirdetés szolgálatában.“
5 What the apostles recommended pleased all of the [other] believers. So they group chose Stephen. He was a man who strongly believed [in God] and whom the Holy Spirit controlled completely. [They also chose] Philip, Procorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas who was from Antioch [city]. Nicolas had accepted the Jewish religion [before he had believed in Jesus].
Tetszett ez a beszéd az egész gyülekezetnek, és kiválasztották Istvánt, aki hittel és Szentlélekkel telt férfi volt, Fülöpöt, Prokhoroszt, Nikánórt, Timónt, Parmenászt és Nikoláoszt, aki Antiókhiából való prozelita volt;
6 They brought these [seven] men to the apostles. Then after the apostles prayed [for those men], they placed their hands on [the heads of each one of] them [to appoint them to do that work].
Őket az apostolok elé állították, és miután imádkoztak, kezeiket rájuk tették.
7 So [the believers] continued to tell many people the message from God. (The number of people in Jerusalem who believed [in Jesus] was increasing greatly./More and more people in Jerusalem were believing in Jesus.) [Among them] were many [Jewish] priests who were believing the message [about Jesus].
És az Isten igéje növekedett, és sokasodott a tanítványok száma Jeruzsálemben, és a papok közül is nagyon sokan követték a hitet.
8 God was enabling Stephen to do many things by God’s power. He was doing many amazing miracles among the [Jewish] people.
István pedig – hittel és erővel telve –, nagy csodákat és jeleket cselekedett az emberek között.
9 However, some people opposed Stephen. They were Jews from a group [that regularly met together in a Jewish meeting place that was] {[that people]} called the Freedmen’s Meeting Place. [Those people were from] Cyrene and Alexandria [cities] and [also] from Cilicia and Asia [provinces]. They all began to argue with Stephen.
Néhányan azonban eljöttek, akik ahhoz a zsinagógához tartoztak, amelyet a szabadosok, a ciréneiek, az alexandriaiak, a Ciliciából és Ázsiából valókénak neveztek, és Istvánnal vitatkoztak.
10 But they were not able (to refute [what he said/to prove that what he said was wrong]), [because God’s] Spirit enabled him to speak very wisely.
De nem tudtak ellenállni annak a bölcsességnek és a Léleknek, amellyel szólt.
11 Then that group secretly persuaded [some] men to [falsely accuse Stephen. saying], “We [(exc)] heard him say bad things about Moses and God.”
Ekkor felbujtottak néhány embert, akik ezt mondták: „Hallottuk őt káromló beszédeket szólni Mózes ellen és az Isten ellen.“
12 So, [by saying that], they made the [other Jewish] people angry [at Stephen, including] the elders and the teachers of the [Jewish] laws. Then [they all] seized Stephen and took him to the Jewish Council.
És fellázították a népet, a véneket és az írástudókat; és reá rohanva, magukkal ragadták őt, és elvitték a tanács elé.
13 They [also] brought in some other men who accused Stephen falsely [about several things]. They said, “This fellow continually says bad things about this holy Temple and about the laws [that Moses received from God].
Hamis tanúkat állítottak, akik azt mondták: „Ez az ember nem szűnik meg káromló beszédeket szólni e szent hely ellen és a törvény ellen.
14 Specifically, we [(exc)] have heard him say that this Jesus from Nazareth [town] will destroy this Temple and will tell us to obey different customs than Moses [taught our ancestors].”
Hallottuk, amint azt mondta, hogy az a Názáreti Jézus ezt a helyet lerombolja, és megváltoztatja a szertartásokat, amelyeket Mózes adott nékünk.“
15 When all [the people] who were sitting in the Council [room heard that, and as they] all stared at Stephen, they saw that his face was [shining] [SIM] like the face of an angel.
A tanácsban ülők mindnyájan tekintetüket reá vetették, és olyannak látták az arcát, mint egy angyalé.
