1 Men da i de Dage Disciplenes Antal forøgedes, begyndte Hellenisterne at knurre imod Hebræerne", fordi deres Enker bleve tilsidesatte ved den daglige Uddeling.

1 Now at this time while the disciples were increasing in number, a complaint arose on the part of the Hellenistic Jews against the native Hebrews, because their widows were being overlooked in the daily serving of food.

2 Da sammenkaldte de tolv Disciplenes Skare og sagde: "Det huer os ikke at forlade Guds Ord for at tjene ved Bordene.

2 So the twelve summoned the congregation of the disciples and said, “It is not desirable for us to neglect the word of God in order to serve tables.

3 Udser derfor, Brødre! iblandt eder syv Mænd, som have godt Vidnesbyrd og ere fulde af Ånd og Visdom; dem ville vi så indsætte til denne Gerning.

3 Therefore, brethren, select from among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may put in charge of this task.

4 Men vi ville holde trolig ved i Bønnen og Ordets Tjeneste."

4 But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”

5 Og denne Tale behagede hele Mængden; og de udvalgte Stefanus. en Mand fuld af Tro og den Helligånd, og Filip og Prokorus og Nikaiior og Timon og Parmenas og Nikolaus, en Proselyt fra Antiokia;

5 The statement found approval with the whole congregation; and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas and Nicolas, a proselyte from Antioch.

6 dem stillede de frem for Apostlene; og disse bade og lagde Hænderne på dem.

6 And these they brought before the apostles; and after praying, they laid their hands on them.

7 Og Guds Ord havde Fremgang og Disciplenes Tal forøgedes meget i Jerusalem; og en stor Mængde af Præsterne adløde Troen.

7 The word of God kept on spreading; and the number of the disciples continued to increase greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests were becoming obedient to the faith.

8 Men Stefanus, fuld af Nåde og Kraft, gjorde Undere og store Tegn iblandt Folket,

8 And Stephen, full of grace and power, was performing great wonders and signs among the people.

9 Da stod der nogle frem af den Synagoge, som kaldes de frigivnes og Kyrenæernes og Aleksandrinernes, og nogle af dem fra Kilikien og Asien, og de tvistedes med Stefanus.

9 But some men from what was called the Synagogue of the Freedmen, including both Cyrenians and Alexandrians, and some from Cilicia and Asia, rose up and argued with Stephen.

10 Og de kunde ikke modstå den Visdom og den Ånd, som han talte af.

10 But they were unable to cope with the wisdom and the Spirit with which he was speaking.

11 Da fik de hemmeligt nogle Mænd til at sige: "Vi have hørt ham tale bespottelige Ord imod Moses og imod Gud."

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

12 Og de ophidsede Folket og de Ældste og de skriftkloge, og de overfaldt ham og slæbte ham med sig og førte ham for Rådet;

12 And they stirred up the people, the elders and the scribes, and they came up to him and dragged him away and brought him before the Council.

13 og de fremstillede falske Vidner, som sagde: "Dette Menneske holder ikke op med at tale Ord imod dette hellige Sted og imod Loven.

13 They put forward false witnesses who said, “This man incessantly speaks against this holy place and the Law;

14 Thi vi have hørt ham sige, at denne Jesus af Nazareth skal nedbryde dette Sted og forandre de Skikke, som Moses har overgivet os."

14 for we have heard him say that this Nazarene, Jesus, will destroy this place and alter the customs which Moses handed down to us.”

15 Og alle de, som sade i Rådet, stirrede på ham, og de så hans Ansigt som en Engels Ansigt. 

15 And fixing their gaze on him, all who were sitting in the Council saw his face like the face of an angel.

Det Nye Testamente 1907. Det Gamle Testamente 1931

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