¹And Saul was consenting unto his death. And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church which was in Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles.

¹Saulus oli samuti tema hukkamise poolt. Sel päeval tõusis suur tagakiusamine Jeruusalemma koguduse vastu ja kõik peale apostlite hajutati mööda Juuda- ja Samaariamaad.

²And devout men buried Stephen, and made great lamentation over him.

²Aga mõned vagad mehed matsid Stefanose maha ja tegid suure leinatalituse tema pärast.

³But Saul laid waste the church, entering into every house, and dragging men and women committed them to prison.

³Ent Saulus hakkas laastama kogudust, käis mööda kodasid ning vedas kaasa mehi ja naisi ning andis need vangi.

⁴They therefore that were scattered abroad, went about preaching the word.

⁴Nüüd käisid need, kes olid tagakiusamisel hajutatud, mööda maad ja kuulutasid evangeeliumi.

⁵And Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and proclaimed unto them the Christ.

⁵Filippus tuli ühte Samaaria linna ja kuulutas rahvale Kristust.

⁶And the multitudes gave heed with one accord unto the things that were spoken by Philip, when they heard, and saw the signs which he did.

⁶Rahvahulk pani üksmeelselt tähele, mida Filippus ütles, kuuldes teda ning nähes tunnustähti, mida ta tegi.

⁷For [from] many of those that had unclean spirits, they came out, crying with a loud voice: and many that were palsied, and that were lame, were healed.

⁷Sest paljudest, kel olid rüvedad vaimud, läksid need välja valju häälega kisendades, palju halvatuid ja jalutuid aga sai terveks.

⁸And there was much joy in that city.

⁸Ja suur rõõm oli selles linnas.

⁹But there was a certain man, Simon by name, who beforetime in the city used sorcery, and amazed the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one:

⁹Aga üks mees, Siimon nimi, oli juba varem selles linnas ja nõidus ning pani Samaaria rahvast jahmuma, öeldes end kellegi suure olevat.

¹⁰to whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is that power of God which is called Great.

¹⁰Tema mõju all olid kõik, nii pisikesed kui suured, ja ütlesid: 'See on Jumala vägi, mida hüütakse Suureks.'

¹¹And they gave heed to him, because that of long time he had amazed them with his sorceries.

¹¹Nad olid tema mõju all, sest ta oli kaua aega neid nõidumisega jahmuma pannud.

¹²But when they believed Philip preaching good tidings concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.

¹²Aga kui nad hakkasid uskuma Filippust, kes neile kuulutas evangeeliumi Jumala riigist ja Jeesuse Kristuse nimest, siis ristiti nii mehi kui naisi.

¹³And Simon also himself believed: and being baptized, he continued with Philip; and beholding signs and great miracles wrought, he was amazed.

¹³Siimonastki sai usklik, ja kui ta oli ristitud, jäi ta alati Filippuse juurde. Ta oli väga jahmunud, nähes sündimas suuri tunnustähti ja vägevaid tegusid.

¹⁴Now when the apostles that were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John:

¹⁴Aga kui Jeruusalemmas olevad apostlid said kuulda, et Samaaria on Jumala sõna vastu võtnud, läkitasid nad nende juurde Peetruse ja Johannese.

¹⁵who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Spirit:

¹⁵Need tulid kohale ja palvetasid samaarlaste eest, et nad võtaksid vastu Püha Vaimu.

¹⁶for as yet it was fallen upon none of them: only they had been baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.

¹⁶Sest Vaim ei olnud langenud veel kellegi peale nende seast, nad olid üksnes ristitud Issanda Jeesuse nimesse.

¹⁷Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

¹⁷Siis panid apostlid oma käed nende peale ja nad võtsid vastu Püha Vaimu.

¹⁸Now when Simon saw that through the laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Spirit was given, he offered them money,

¹⁸Aga kui Siimon nägi, et Vaim antakse apostlite käte pealepanemise kaudu, tõi ta neile raha

¹⁹saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay my hands, he may receive the Holy Spirit.

¹⁹ja ütles: 'Andke minulegi see meelevald, et igaüks saaks Püha Vaimu, kelle peale ma iganes oma käed panen!'

²⁰But Peter said unto him, Thy silver perish with thee, because thou hast thought to obtain the gift of God with money.

²⁰Aga Peetrus ütles talle: 'Hävigu su hõbe koos sinuga, et sa arvad Jumala andi saavat raha eest!

²¹Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right before God.

²¹Sul ei ole osa ega pärandit selles sõnas, sest su süda ei ole siiras Jumala ees.

²²Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray the Lord, if perhaps the thought of thy heart shall be forgiven thee.

²²Paranda nüüd meelt oma kurjusest ja anu Issandat, et su mõttevälgatus sulle ehk andeks antaks.

²³For I see that thou art in the gall of bitterness and in the bond of iniquity.

²³Sest ma näen sind olevat täis kibedat sappi ja ülekohtu köidikus.'

²⁴And Simon answered and said, Pray ye for me to the Lord, that none of the things which ye have spoken come upon me.

²⁴Siimon aga vastas: 'Paluge teie minu eest Issandat, et minu peale ei tuleks midagi sellest, mis te olete öelnud!'

²⁵They therefore, when they had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the gospel to many villages of the Samaritans.

²⁵Kui apostlid nüüd olid Issanda sõna tunnistanud ja rääkinud, pöördusid nad tagasi Jeruusalemma ja kuulutasid evangeeliumi paljudes samaarlaste külades.

²⁶But an angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza: the same is desert.

²⁶Issanda ingel rääkis aga Filippusele: 'Tõuse ja mine lõuna poole seda teed, mis läheb Jeruusalemmast alla Gaza poole! See on tühermaa.'

²⁷And he arose and went: and behold, a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come to Jerusalem to worship;

²⁷Ja Filippus tõusis ning läks. Ja vaata, üks Etioopia eunuhh, etiooplaste kuninganna kandake võimukandja, kes valitses kogu ta varanduse üle, oli tulnud Jeruusalemma Jumalat kummardama

²⁸and he was returning and sitting in his chariot, and was reading the prophet Isaiah.

²⁸ning oli tagasi pöördumas ja istus oma tõllas ning luges prohvet Jesaja raamatut.

²⁹And the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot.

²⁹Ja Vaim ütles Filippusele: 'Mine ja ligine sellele tõllale!'

³⁰And Philip ran to him, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?

³⁰Filippus jooksis tõlla juurde ja kuulis teda lugevat prohvet Jesaja raamatut ning küsis: 'Kas sa ka aru saad, mida sa loed?'

³¹And he said, How can I, except some one shall guide me? And he besought Philip to come up and sit with him.

³¹Tema vastas: 'Kuidas ma võin aru saada, kui keegi mind ei juhata?' Ja ta palus Filippust astuda üles ja istuda enese kõrvale.

³²Now the passage of the Scripture which he was reading was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; And as a lamb before his shearer is dumb, So he openeth not his mouth:

³²Ja kirjakoht, mida ta luges, oli see: 'Tema on kui lammas viidud tappa ja otsekui tall on hääletu oma niitja ees, nõnda ei ava ka tema oma suud.

³³In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: His generation who shall declare? For his life is taken from the earth.

³³Tema alandamisega on tema õigus ära võetud. Kes jõuab tema suguvõsast jutustada? Sest ta elu võetakse ära maa pealt.'

³⁴And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other?

³⁴Ja eunuhh hakkas rääkima ning ütles Filippusele: 'Ma palun sind, kelle kohta prohvet seda ütleb? Kas enese või kellegi teise kohta?'

³⁵And Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture, preached unto him Jesus.

³⁵Aga Filippus avas oma suu ja sellest kirjakohast lähtudes kuulutas talle evangeeliumi Jeesusest.

³⁶And as they went on the way, they came unto a certain water; and the eunuch saith, Behold, [here is] water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?

³⁶Aga kui nad teed mööda edasi läksid, jõudsid nad ühe vee äärde. Ja eunuhh lausus: 'Ennäe, vesi! Mis takistab, et mind ei võiks ristida?'

³⁷[And Philip said, If thou believest with all thy heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.]

³⁷[Aga Filippus ütles: 'Kui sa usud kogu südamest, siis on see võimalik.' Ta vastas ja ütles: 'Ma usun, et Jeesus Kristus on Jumala Poeg!']

³⁸And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him.

³⁸Ja ta käskis tõlla peatada ja nad mõlemad, Filippus ja eunuhh, astusid vette, ja Filippus ristis tema.

³⁹And when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip; and the eunuch saw him no more, for he went on his way rejoicing.

³⁹Aga kui nad veest välja tulid, haaras Issanda Vaim Filippuse, ja eunuhh ei näinud teda enam. Kuid ta läks oma teed edasi rõõmuga.

⁴⁰But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through he preached the gospel to all the cities, till he came to Caesarea.

⁴⁰Aga Filippus leiti Asdodist, ja ta kuulutas mööda maad käies evangeeliumi kõigile linnadele, kuni ta jõudis Kaisareasse.