Acts 6
1 And in these days, the disciples multiplying, there came a murmuring of the Hellenists at the Hebrews, because their widows were being overlooked in the daily ministration,
U one dane, kako se broj učenika množio, Židovi grčkog jezika stadoše mrmljati protiv domaćih Židova što se u svagdanjem služenju zanemaruju njihove udovice.
2 and the twelve, having called near the multitude of the disciples, said, 'It is not pleasing that we, having left the word of God, do minister at tables;
Dvanaestorica nato sazvaše mnoštvo učenika i rekoše: “Nije pravo da mi napustimo riječ Božju da bismo služili kod stolova.
3 look out, therefore, brethren, seven men of you who are well testified of, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we may set over this necessity,
De pronađite, braćo, između sebe sedam muževa na dobru glasu, punih Duha i mudrosti. Njih ćemo postaviti nad ovom službom,
4 and we to prayer, and to the ministration of the word, will give ourselves continually.'
a mi ćemo se posvetiti molitvi i posluživanju Riječi.”
5 And the thing was pleasing before all the multitude, and they did choose Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a proselyte of Antioch,
Prijedlog se svidje svemu mnoštvu pa izabraše Stjepana, muža puna vjere i Duha Svetoga, zatim Filipa, Prohora, Nikanora, Timona, Parmenu te antiohijskog pridošlicu Nikolu.
6 whom they did set before the apostles, and they, having prayed, laid on them [their] hands.
Njih postave pred apostole, a oni pomolivši se, polože na njih ruke.
7 And the word of God did increase, and the number of the disciples did multiply in Jerusalem exceedingly; a great multitude also of the priests were obedient to the faith.
I riječ je Božja rasla, uvelike se množio broj učenika u Jeruzalemu i veliko je mnoštvo svećenika prihvaćalo vjeru.
8 And Stephen, full of faith and power, was doing great wonders and signs among the people,
Stjepan je pun milosti i snage činio velika čudesa i znamenja u narodu.
9 and there arose certain of those of the synagogue, called of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of those from Cilicia, and Asia, disputing with Stephen,
Nato se digoše neki iz takozvane sinagoge Slobodnjaka, Cirenaca, Aleksandrinaca te onih iz Cilicije i Azije pa počeše raspravljati sa Stjepanom,
10 and they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit with which he was speaking;
ali nisu mogli odoljeti mudrosti i Duhu kojim je govorio.
11 then they suborned men, saying — 'We have heard him speaking evil sayings in regard to Moses and God.'
Onda podmetnuše neke ljude koji rekoše: “Čuli smo ga govoriti pogrdne riječi protiv Mojsija i Boga.”
12 They did stir up also the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and having come upon [him], they caught him, and brought [him] to the sanhedrim;
Podjare i narod, starješine i pismoznance pa priđu, zgrabe ga i odvuku u Vijeće.
13 they set up also false witnesses, saying, 'This one doth not cease to speak evil sayings against this holy place and the law,
Ondje namjestiše lažne svjedoke koji rekoše: “Ovaj čovjek neprestance govori protiv svetog Mjesta i Zakona.
14 for we have heard him saying, That this Jesus the Nazarean shall overthrow this place, and shall change the customs that Moses delivered to us;'
Čuli smo ga doista govoriti: 'Isus Nazarećanin razvalit će ovo Mjesto i izmijeniti običaje koje nam predade Mojsije'.”
15 and gazing at him, all those sitting in the sanhedrim saw his face as it were the face of a messenger.
A svi koji su sjedili u Vijeću upriješe pogled u Stjepana te opaziše - lice mu kao u anđela.
