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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

⁵Filippus tuli ühte Samaaria linna ja kuulutas rahvale Kristust.

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

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

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.

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

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

⁸Ja suur rõõm oli selles linnas.

⁸And there was great joy in that city.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

⁴⁰And Philip was found at Azotus, and passing through he announced the glad tidings 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.