1 Mens de snakket til folket, kom prestene, templets vaktleder og saddukeerne bort til dem.

And while they were talking to the people, the priests and the captain of the Temple and the Sadducees came up to them,

2 De var svært opprørt fordi de underviste folket og forkynte om Jesus og oppstandelsen fra de døde.

Being greatly troubled because they were teaching the people and preaching Jesus as an example of the coming back from the dead.

3 De grep dem og satte dem i fengsel til neste morgen, for det var allerede kveld.

And they took them and put them in prison till the morning, for it was now evening.

4 Men mange av dem som hørte ordet, kom til tro; og antallet steg til omkring fem tusen.

But a number of those who gave hearing to the word had faith; and they were now about five thousand.

5 Dagen etter samlet lederne, de eldste og de skriftlærde seg i Jerusalem.

And on the day after, the rulers and those in authority and the scribes came together in Jerusalem;

6 Annas, ypperstepresten, var der, sammen med Kaifas, Johannes, Aleksander og alle i yppersteprestens slekt.

And Annas, the high priest, was there, and Caiaphas and John and Alexander, and all the relations of the high priest.

7 De førte Peter og Johannes fram og spurte: Ved hvilken kraft eller i hvilket navn har dere gjort dette?

Then sending for Peter and John, they said, By what power and in whose name have you done this?

8 Peter, fylt av Den Hellige Ånd, sa til dem: Dere folkets ledere og myndigheter,

Then Peter, being full of the Holy Spirit, said to them, O you rulers of the people and men of authority,

9 Hvis vi i dag blir forhørt på grunn av en god gjerning mot en syk mann, om hvordan han ble helbredet,

If we are questioned today about a good work done to a man who was ill, as to how he has been made well,

10 da skal dere alle, og hele Israels folk, vite at det er i Jesu Kristi, nasareerens navn, han som dere korsfestet, men som Gud oppreiste fra de døde, at denne mannen står frisk foran dere.

Take note, all of you, and all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you put to death on the cross, whom God gave back from the dead, even through him is this man now before you completely well.

11 Han er steinen som dere bygningsmenn forkastet, men som har blitt hjørnesteinen.

He is the stone which you builders had no use for, but which has been made the chief stone of the building.

12 Hos ingen annen er det frelse; det finnes nemlig ikke noe annet navn under himmelen, gitt blant mennesker, som vi kan bli frelst ved.

And in no other is there salvation: for there is no other name under heaven, given among men, through which we may have salvation.

13 Da de så Peters og Johannes' frimodighet og skjønte at de var ulærde menn, undret de seg. De gjenkjente dem som noen som hadde vært sammen med Jesus.

Now when they saw that Peter and John were without fear, though they were men of no education or learning, they were greatly surprised; and they took note of them that they had been with Jesus.

14 Og siden de så mannen som var blitt helbredet, stå der sammen med dem, kunne de ikke si noe imot det.

And, seeing that the man who had been made well was there with them, they were not able to say anything against it.

15 Da befalte de dem å forlate Rådet, og de rådslo seg imellom.

But when they had given them orders to go out of the Sanhedrin, they had a discussion among themselves,

16 De sa: Hva skal vi gjøre med disse menneskene? For det er klart for alle som bor i Jerusalem at et tydelig tegn har blitt gjort ved dem, og vi kan ikke benekte det.

Saying, What are we to do with these men? for certainly it is clear to all who are living in Jerusalem that a most important sign has been done by them, and it is not possible to say that it is not so.

17 Men for å hindre at det sprer seg videre blant folket, må vi true dem med straff hvis de sier noe mer i dette navnet.

But so that it may not go farther among the people, let us put them in fear of punishment if they say anything in future in this name.

18 De kalte dem inn igjen og forbød dem å tale eller undervise i Jesu navn.

And they sent for them, and gave them orders not to make statements or give teaching in the name of Jesus.

19 Men Peter og Johannes svarte og sa: Bedøm selv om det er rett i Guds øyne å lyde dere mer enn Gud.

But Peter and John in answer said to them, It is for you to say if it is right in the eyes of God to give attention to you more than to God:

20 For vi kan ikke la være å si det vi har sett og hørt.

For it is not possible for us to keep from saying what we have seen and have knowledge of.

21 Da de hadde truet dem ytterligere, lot de dem gå, uten å finne noen måte å straffe dem på, på grunn av folket; for alle priste Gud for det som hadde skjedd.

And when they had said more sharp words to them, they let them go, not seeing what punishment they might give them, because of the people; for all men were giving praise to God for what had taken place.

22 For mannen som hadde fått dette mirakel utført over seg, var mer enn førti år gammel.

For the man on whom this act of power was done was more than forty years old.

23 Da de ble frigitt, gikk de tilbake til sine egne og fortalte dem alt som yppersteprestene og de eldste hadde sagt til dem.

And when they had been made free, they came back to their friends, and gave an account of all the things which the chief priests and the authorities had said to them.

24 Da de hørte det, løftet de samstemt sin røst til Gud og sa: Herre, du som har skapt himmel og jord og hav og alt som er i dem,

And hearing it, they all, with one mind, made prayer to God and said, O Lord, maker of heaven and earth and the sea and all things in them:

25 som har talt ved Den Hellige Ånd gjennom vår far David, din tjener: Hvorfor opprører folkene seg, og hvorfor tenker folkene fåfengte tanker?

Who has said, by the Holy Spirit, through the mouth of our father David your servant, Why are the nations so violently moved, and why are the thoughts of the people so foolish?

26 Jordens konger reiste seg, og herskerne samlet seg mot Herren og hans Salvede.

The kings of the earth were lifted up, the rulers came together, against the Lord, and against his Christ:

27 Ja, i denne byen har de samlet seg mot din hellige tjener Jesus, som du har salvet, både Herodes og Pontius Pilatus, sammen med hedningene og Israels folk,

For, truly, in this town, against your holy servant, Jesus, who was marked out by you as Christ, Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, came together,

28 for å gjøre det som din hånd og ditt råd hadde bestemt skulle skje.

To do that which had been fixed before by your hand and your purpose.

29 Og nå, Herre, se til deres trusler og gi dine tjenere mot til å forkynne ditt ord med frimodighet,

And now, Lord, take note of their cruel words, and give your servants power to be preachers of your word without fear,

30 mens du rekker ut din hånd til helbredelse, og tegn og under skjer ved din hellige tjener, Jesu navn.

While your hand is stretched out to do works of mercy; so that signs and wonders may be done through the name of your holy servant Jesus.

31 Da de hadde bedt, skalv stedet der de var samlet, og de ble alle fylt av Den Hellige Ånd og talte Guds ord med frimodighet.

And when their prayer was ended, the place where they were was violently moved, and they all became full of the Holy Spirit, preaching the word of God without fear.

32 De som trodde, var ett i hjerte og sinn; ingen av dem sa at noe av det han eide, var hans eget, men de hadde alt felles.

And all those who were of the faith were one in heart and soul: and not one of them said that any of the things which he had was his property only; but they had all things in common.

33 Med stor kraft vitnet apostlene om den oppstandne Herren Jesus, og stor nåde var over dem alle.

And with great power the Apostles gave witness of the coming back of the Lord Jesus from the dead; and grace was on them all.

34 Ingen blant dem led nød; for de som eide jord eller hus, solgte det og brakte betalingen for det de hadde solgt,

And no one among them was in need; for everyone who had land or houses, exchanging them for money, took the price of them,

35 og la det for apostlenes føtter, og det ble delt ut til de som hadde behov.

And put it at the feet of the Apostles for distribution to everyone as he had need.

36 Josef, som av apostlene ble kalt Barnabas (det betyr trøstens sønn), en levitt fra Kypros,

And Joseph, who was given by the Apostles the name of Barnabas (the sense of which is, Son of comfort), a Levite and a man of Cyprus by birth,

37 solgte en åker han eide, og brakte pengene og la dem for apostlenes føtter.

Having a field, got money for it and put the money at the feet of the Apostles.