Acts 6

1 Now in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplying, a complaint arose from the Hellenists against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily service.

V te dní pa, ko so se učenci množili, vstane godrnjanje Grkov zoper Hebrejce, da se pri vsakdanjej delitvi njih vdove zanemarjajo.

2 The twelve summoned the multitude of the disciples and said, “It is not appropriate for us to forsake the word of God and serve tables.

In dvanajsteri pokličejo množico učencev, in rekó: To ne gre, da bi mi besedo Božjo opuščali, in oskrbljevali mize.

3 Therefore, select from among you, brothers, seven men of good report, full of the Holy Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.

Ozrite se torej, bratje, po sedmih možéh poštenih izmed sebe, kteri so polni Duha svetega in modrosti, da jih postavimo nad tem opravilom;

4 But we will continue steadfastly in prayer and in the ministry of the word.”

A mi se bomo molitve in službe besede držali.

5 These words pleased the whole multitude. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a proselyte of Antioch,

In ta beseda je bila vsej množici po godi; ter izvolijo Štefana, moža polnega vere in Duha svetega, in Filipa, in Prohora, in Nikanora, Timona in Parmena, in Nikolaja izpreobrnjenca iz Antijohije.

6 whom they set before the apostles. When they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.

Te postavijo pred aposteljne; in molivši, položé na-nje roke.

7 The word of God increased and the number of the disciples greatly multiplied in Jerusalem. A great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.

In beseda Božja je rastla, in število učencev se je silno množilo v Jeruzalemu; tudi velika truma duhovnov je bila pokorna veri.

8 Stephen, full of faith and power, performed great wonders and signs among the people.

Štefan pa, poln vere in moči, delal je čudeže in velika znamenja med ljudmi.

9 But some of those who were of the synagogue called “The Libertines”, and of the Cyrenians, of the Alexandrians, and of those of Cilicia and Asia arose, disputing with Stephen.

In vstane jih nekaj iz shajališča, ktero se imenuje Libertinsko in Cirenejsko in Aleksandrinsko, in teh, kteri so bili iz Cilicije in Azije, in prepirali so se s Štefanom;

10 They weren’t able to withstand the wisdom and the Spirit by which he spoke.

Ali niso se mogli upirati modrosti in Duhu, po kterem je govoril.

11 Then they secretly induced men to say, “We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God.”

Tedaj podšuntajo možé, kteri naj bi rekli: Slišali smo ga govoriti kletvine zoper Mojzesa in Boga.

12 They stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes, and came against him and seized him, then brought him in to the council,

Ter nadražijo ljudstvo in starešine in pismarje, in napadejo in zgrabijo ga, in pripeljejo v zbor,

13 and set up false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking blasphemous words against this holy place and the law.

In postavijo krive priče, ktere so govorile: Ta človek ne neha govoriti kletvin zoper to sveto mesto in postavo.

14 For we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place, and will change the customs which Moses delivered to us.”

Slišali smo ga namreč, da pravi: Ta Jezus Nazarečan bo razdel to mesto, in premenil bo šege, ktere nam je izročil Mojzes.

15 All who sat in the council, fastening their eyes on him, saw his face like it was the face of an angel.

In pogledavši na-nj vsi, kteri so sedeli v zboru, videli so obličje njegovo kakor obličje angelja.