1 En mann ved navn Ananias, sammen med sin kone Saffira, solgte en eiendom.

But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, got money for his property,

2 Han holdt tilbake en del av summen, med sin kones viten, og tok resten og la det for apostlenes føtter.

And kept back part of the price, his wife having knowledge of it, and took the rest and put it at the feet of the Apostles.

3 Da sa Peter: Ananias, hvorfor har den onde fylt ditt hjerte så du har løyet for Den hellige ånd og holdt tilbake en del av pengene for marken?

But Peter said, Ananias, why has the Evil One put it into your heart to be false to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back part of the price of the land?

4 Var det ikke din eiendom mens du hadde den? Og etter salget, var ikke pengene dine? Hvorfor har du fått denne tanken i ditt hjerte? Du har ikke løyet for mennesker, men for Gud.

While you had it, was it not your property? and after you had given it in exchange, was it not still in your power? how has this purpose come into your mind? you have been false, not to men, but to God.

5 Da Ananias hørte disse ordene, falt han om og døde. Og stor frykt kom over alle de som hørte dette.

And at these words, Ananias went down on the earth, and his life went from him: and great fear came on all who were present.

6 De unge mennene reiste seg, svøpte ham i et klede og bar ham ut for å begrave ham.

And the young men went and made ready his body, and took it out, and put it in the earth.

7 Omtrent tre timer senere kom hans kone inn, uten å vite hva som hadde skjedd.

And about three hours after, his wife, having no knowledge of what had taken place, came in.

8 Peter spurte henne: Fortell meg, var dette summen dere fikk for marken? Hun svarte: Ja, det var den.

And Peter said to her, Give me an answer: was this amount of money the price of the land? And she said, Yes, it was.

9 Men Peter sa til henne: Hvordan kunne dere bli enige om å utfordre Herrens Ånd? Se, føttene til dem som har begravet din mann står ved døren, og de skal bære deg ut.

But Peter said to her, Why have you made an agreement together to be false to the Spirit of the Lord? See, the feet of the young men who have put the body of your husband in the earth, are at the door, and they will take you out.

10 Straks falt hun ned ved hans føtter og døde. De unge mennene kom inn, fant henne død, og bar henne ut og begravde henne ved siden av mannen.

And straight away she went down at his feet, and her life went from her: and the young men came in and saw her dead, and they took her out and put her in the earth with her husband.

11 Så kom stor frykt over hele menigheten og over alle som hørte om dette.

Then great fear came on all the church and on all who had knowledge of these things.

12 Mange tegn og under ble gjort blant folket ved apostlenes hender, og de var samlet som ett på Salomos søylegang.

Now a number of signs and wonders were done among the people by the hands of the Apostles; and they were all together in Solomon's covered way.

13 De andre holdt seg unna i frykt, men folket holdt dem i ære.

The others, in fear, kept back from joining them: but the people made much of them;

14 Stadig flere menn og kvinner kom til troen og sluttet seg til Herren.

And a great number of men and women had faith, and were joined to the Lord;

15 De brakte til og med de syke ut på gatene og la dem på senger og bårer, for at Peters skygge skulle falle på noen av dem når han gikk forbi.

And they even took into the streets people who were ill, and put them on beds, so that when Peter went by, some of them might be in his shade.

16 Mange mennesker kom sammen fra byene rundt Jerusalem med syke og dem som var plaget av urene ånder, og de ble alle helbredet.

And numbers of people came together from the towns round about Jerusalem, with those who were ill and those who were troubled with unclean spirits: and they were all made well.

17 Da ble øverstepresten og hans tilhengere blant saddukeerne fylt av misunnelse.

But the high priest and those who were with him (the Sadducees) were full of envy,

18 De la hånd på apostlene og satte dem i fengselet.

And they took the Apostles and put them in the common prison.

19 Men om natten åpnet en Herrens engel fengselsdørene, førte dem ut og sa,

But in the night an angel of the Lord, opening the doors of the prison, took them out and said,

20 Gå og still dere i templet, og gi folket alle ord om dette livet.

Go, take your place in the Temple and give the people all the teaching about this Life.

21 Da de hørte dette, gikk de inn i templet ved daggry og underviste. Men øverstepresten og hans følge kalte sammen rådet og alle de eldste blant Israels barn og sendte til fengselet for å få dem brakt ut.

And hearing this, they went into the Temple at dawn, and were teaching. But the high priest and those who were with him got together the Sanhedrin and the representatives of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to get them.

22 Men de tjenestemennene som ble sendt, fant dem ikke i fengselet, så de vendte tilbake med rapport,

But the men who were sent saw that they were not in the prison, and came back with the news,

23 og sa: Vi fant fengselet forsvarlig låst og vokterne stående ved dørene, men da vi åpnet, fant vi ingen der inne.

Saying, The doors of the prison were safely shut, and the keepers were at the doors, but when they were open, there was nobody inside.

24 Da sjefen for tempelvakten og øversteprestene hørte disse ordene, ble de forvirret og undret seg over hva dette kunne bety.

Now, at these words, the captain of the Temple and the chief priests were greatly troubled about what might be the end of this business.

25 Men da kom noen og sa: De menn dere satte i fengsel, står i templet og underviser folket.

And someone came and said to them, The men, whom you put in prison, are in the Temple teaching the people.

26 Da gikk tempelsjefen med vaktene og hentet dem, men uten å bruke vold, for de fryktet at folket kunne steine dem.

Then the captain and some of the police went and took them, but not violently, for fear that they might be stoned by the people.

27 Da de hadde hentet dem, stilte de dem fram for rådet. Og øverstepresten spurte dem,

And they took them into the Sanhedrin, and the high priest said to them,

28 Vi ga dere strenge påbud om ikke å undervise i dette navnet. Likevel har dere fylt Jerusalem med deres lære og vil bringe dette menneskets blod over oss.

We gave you very clear orders not to give teaching in this name: and now Jerusalem is full of your teaching, and you are attempting to make us responsible for this man's death.

29 Men Peter og apostlene svarte: Vi må lyde Gud mer enn mennesker.

But Peter and the Apostles, answering, said, We have to do the orders of God, not of man.

30 Våre fedres Gud reiste opp Jesus, som dere hadde drept ved å henge ham på et tre.

The God of our fathers gave Jesus back to life, whom you had put to death, hanging him on a tree.

31 Ham har Gud opphøyet til sin høyre hånd som leder og frelser, for å gi Israel omvendelse og tilgivelse for syndene.

Him God has put on high at his right hand, as a Ruler and a Saviour, to give to Israel a change of heart and forgiveness of sins.

32 Og vi er vitner om disse tingene, det samme er Den hellige ånd, som Gud har gitt til dem som adlyder ham.

And we are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who keep his laws.

33 Men da de hørte dette, ble de så rasende at de vurderte å drepe dem.

But when these words came to their ears, they were cut to the heart, and had a mind to put them to death.

34 Men en i rådet, en fariseer ved navn Gamaliel, en lovlærd som alle respekterte, reiste seg og ba om at mennene skulle bli sendt ut en stund.

But one of the Sanhedrin, a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a man of learning in the law, of whom all the people had a high opinion, got up and made a suggestion for the men to be put outside for a little time.

35 Så sa han: Israelitter, pass på hva dere gjør med disse mennene.

And he said to them, Men of Israel, take care what you do about these men.

36 For en tid siden oppsto Theudas, som mente han var noe, og om lag fire hundre menn sluttet seg til ham. Han ble drept, og alle hans tilhengere ble spredt og forsvant.

For before this there was Theudas, who said he was someone important, to whom about four hundred men gave their support: he was put to death, and his band was broken up and came to nothing.

37 Senere oppsto Judas fra Galilea under folketellingen, og mange fulgte ham. Han også mistet livet, og alle de som fulgte ham, ble spredd.

After this man, there was Judas of Galilee, at the time of the numbering, and some of the people went after him: he was put to death, and all his supporters were put to flight.

38 Så jeg sier dere: Hold dere unna disse mennene, og la dem være. For hvis dette opplegget eller arbeidet er fra mennesker, vil det ta slutt.

And now I say to you, Do nothing to these men, but let them be: for if this teaching or this work is of men, it will come to nothing:

39 Men hvis det er fra Gud, vil dere ikke kunne stoppe dem, og dere vil stå i fare for å kjempe mot Gud.

But if it is of God, you will not be able to overcome them, and you are in danger of fighting against God.

40 De ble enige med ham, og de kalte inn apostlene, ga dem juling og forbød dem å tale i Jesu navn, og lot dem gå.

And he seemed to them to be right: and they sent for the Apostles, and, after having them whipped and giving them orders to give no teaching in the name of Jesus, they let them go.

41 Så forlot de rådet og gledet seg over at de var verdige til å lide skam for Jesu navn.

So they went away from the Sanhedrin, happy to undergo shame for the Name.

42 Og daglig undervisning i templet og hjemme fortsatte de å forkynne Jesus som Kristus.

And every day, in the Temple and privately, they went on teaching and preaching Jesus as the Christ.