¹Savao je pristao da se Stjepan smakne. U onaj dan navali velik progon na Crkvu u Jeruzalemu. Svi se osim apostola raspršiše po krajevima judejskim i samarijskim.

¹And Saul was consenting to his being killed. And on that day there arose a great persecution against the assembly which was in Jerusalem, and all were scattered into the countries of Judaea and Samaria except the apostles.

²Bogobojazni su ljudi pokopali Stjepana i održali veliko žalovanje za njim.

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

³Savao je pak pustošio Crkvu: ulazio je u kuće, odvlačio muževe i žene i predavao ih u tamnicu.

³But Saul ravaged the assembly, entering into the houses one after another, and dragging off both men and women delivered them up to prison.

⁴Oni dakle što su se raspršili obilazili su navješćujući Riječ.

⁴Those then that had been scattered went through [the countries] announcing the glad tidings of the word.

⁵Filip tako siđe u grad samarijski i stade im propovijedati Krista.

⁵And Philip, going down to a city of Samaria, preached the Christ to them;

⁶Mnoštvo je jednodušno prihvaćalo što je Filip govorio slušajući ga i gledajući znamenja koja je činio.

⁶and the crowds with one accord gave heed to the things spoken by Philip, when they heard [him] and saw the signs which he wrought.

⁷Doista, iz mnogih su opsjednutih izlazili nečisti duhovi vičući iza glasa, a ozdravljali su i mnogi uzeti i hromi.

⁷For from many who had unclean spirits they went out, crying with a loud voice; and many that were paralysed and lame were healed.

⁸Nasta tako velika radost u onome gradu.

⁸And there was great joy in that city.

⁹Čovjek se neki, imenom Šimun, u gradu već duže bavio čarobnjaštvom i opčaravao narod tvrdeći da je neki veliki.

⁹But a certain man, by name Simon, had been before in the city, using magic arts, and astonishing the nation of Samaria, saying that himself was some great one.

¹⁰Priklanjalo mu se sve, malo i veliko, te govorilo: "Ovaj je Snaga Božja, zvana Velika."

¹⁰To whom they had all given heed, from small to great, saying, This is the power of God which is called great.

¹¹A priklanjahu mu se jer ih je duže vremena opčaravao svojim vradžbinama.

¹¹And they gave heed to him, because that for a long time he had astonished them by his magic arts.

¹²Ali kad povjerovaše Filipu koji navješćivaše evanđelje o kraljevstvu Božjemu i o imenu Isusa Krista, krštavahu se - muževi i žene.

¹²But when they believed Philip announcing the glad tidings concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptised, both men and women.

¹³Povjerova i Šimun te se krsti i osta uz Filipa: bio je zanesen promatrajući znamenja i čudesa koja su se događala.

¹³And Simon also himself believed; and, having been baptised, continued constantly with Philip; and, beholding the signs and great works of power which took place, was astonished.

¹⁴Kad su apostoli u Jeruzalemu čuli da je Samarija prigrlila riječ Božju, poslaše k njima Petra i Ivana.

¹⁴And the apostles who were in Jerusalem, having heard that Samaria had received the word of God, sent to them Peter and John;

¹⁵Oni siđoše i pomoliše se za njih da bi primili Duha Svetoga.

¹⁵who, having come down, prayed for them that they might receive [the] Holy Spirit;

¹⁶Jer još ni na koga od njih ne bijaše sišao; bijahu samo kršteni u ime Gospodina Isusa.

¹⁶for he was not yet fallen upon any of them, only they were baptised to the name of the Lord Jesus.

¹⁷Tada polagahu ruke na njih i oni primahu Duha Svetoga.

¹⁷Then they laid their hands upon them, and they received [the] Holy Spirit.

¹⁸Kad Šimun vidje da se polaganjem ruku apostolskih daje Duh, ponudi apostolima novaca

¹⁸But Simon, having seen that by the laying on of the hands of the apostles the [Holy] Spirit was given, offered them money,

¹⁹govoreći: "Dajte i meni tu moć da svatko na koga položim ruke primi Duha Svetoga."

¹⁹saying, Give to me also this power, in order that on whomsoever I may lay hands he may receive [the] Holy Spirit.

²⁰Petar mu odvrati: "Novac tvoj zajedno s tobom propao kad si mislio dar Božji novcima steći!

²⁰And Peter said to him, Thy money go with thee to destruction, because thou hast thought that the gift of God can be obtained by money.

²¹Nema tebi ovdje dijela ni udjela jer tvoje srce nije pravo pred Bogom!

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

²²Obrati se od te opakosti svoje i moli Gospodina ne bi li ti se kako oprostila namisao srca tvoga.

²²Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and supplicate the Lord, if indeed the thought of thy heart may be forgiven thee;

²³Ta gledam te: žučju si gorak i nepravdom okovan."

²³for I see thee to be in the gall of bitterness, and bond of unrighteousness.

²⁴Šimun odgovori: "Molite i vi za me Gospodina da me ne snađe ništa od toga što rekoste!"

²⁴And Simon answering said, Supplicate *ye* for me to the Lord, so that nothing may come upon me of the things of which ye have spoken.

²⁵Oni pak pošto posvjedočiše i dorekoše riječ Gospodnju, vratiše se u Jeruzalem navješćujući evanđelje mnogim selima samarijskim.

²⁵They therefore, having testified and spoken the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and announced the glad tidings to many villages of the Samaritans.

²⁶Anđeo se Gospodnji obrati Filipu: "Ustani i pođi na jug putom što iz Jeruzalema silazi u Gazu; on je pust."

²⁶But [the] angel of [the] Lord spoke to Philip, saying, Rise up and go southward on the way which goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza: the same is desert.

²⁷On usta i pođe. Odjednom eto nekog Etiopljanina, dvoranina, visokog dostojanstvenika kandake, kraljice etiopske koji bijaše nad svom njezinom riznicom.

²⁷And he rose up and went. And lo, an Ethiopian, a eunuch, a man in power under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come to worship at Jerusalem,

²⁸Vraćao se iz Jeruzalema, kamo je bio pošao pokloniti se; sjeđaše na svojim kolima i čitaše proroka Izaiju.

²⁸was returning and sitting in his chariot: and he was reading the prophet Esaias.

²⁹Duh reče Filipu: "Pođi i pridruži se tim kolima!"

²⁹And the Spirit said to Philip, Approach and join this chariot.

³⁰Filip pritrča i ču gdje onaj čita Izaiju proroka pa će mu: "Razumiješ li što čitaš?"

³⁰And Philip, running up, heard him reading the prophet Esaias, and said, Dost thou then know what thou art reading of?

³¹On odvrati: "Kako bih mogao ako me tko ne uputi?" Onda zamoli Filipa da se uspne i sjedne uza nj.

³¹And he said, How should I then be able unless some one guide me? And he begged Philip to come up and sit with him.

³²A čitao je ovaj odlomak Pisma: Ko ovcu na klanje odvedoše ga, ko janje nijemo pred onim što ga striže on ne otvara svojih usta.

³²And the passage of the scripture which he read was this: He was led as a sheep to slaughter, and as a lamb is dumb in presence of him that shears him, thus he opens not his mouth.

³³U poniženju sud mu je uskraćen. Naraštaj njegov tko da opiše? Da, uklonjen je sa zemlje život njegov.

³³In his humiliation his judgment has been taken away, and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.

³⁴Dvoranin se obrati Filipu pa će mu: "Molim te, o kome to prorok govori? O sebi ili o kome drugom?

³⁴And the eunuch answering Philip said, I pray thee, concerning whom does the prophet say this? of himself or of some other?

³⁵Filip prozbori te mu, pošavši od toga Pisma, navijesti evanđelje: Isusa.

³⁵And Philip, opening his mouth and beginning from that scripture, announced the glad tidings of Jesus to him.

³⁶Putujući tako, stigoše do neke vode pa će dvoranin: "Evo vode! Što priječi da se krstim?"

³⁶And as they went along the way, they came upon a certain water, and the eunuch says, Behold water; what hinders my being baptised?

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³⁸And he commanded the chariot to stop. And they went down both to the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptised him.

³⁸Zapovjedi da kola stanu pa obojica, Filip i dvoranin, siđoše u vodu te ga Filip krsti.

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

³⁹A kad iziđoše iz vode, Duh Gospodnji ugrabi Filipa te ga dvoranin više ne vidje. On radosno nastavi svojim putom,

⁴⁰And Philip was found at Azotus, and passing through he announced the glad tidings to all the cities till he came to Caesarea.

⁴⁰a Filip se nađe u Azotu. I kako je prolazio, navješćivaše evanđelje svim gradovima dok ne stiže u Cezareju.