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

¹Saul was consenting to his death. A great persecution arose against the assembly which was in Jerusalem in that day. They were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except for the apostles.

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

²Devout men buried Stephen, and lamented greatly 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 every house, and dragged both men and women off to prison.

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

⁴Therefore those who were scattered abroad went around preaching the word.

⁵Filippus tuli ühte Samaaria linna ja kuulutas rahvale Kristust.

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

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

⁶The multitudes listened with one accord to the things that were spoken by Philip, when they heard and saw the signs which he did.

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

⁷For unclean spirits came out of many of those who had them. They came out, crying with a loud voice. Many who had been paralyzed and lame were healed.

⁸Ja suur rõõm oli selles linnas.

⁸There 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 there was a certain man, Simon by name, who used to practice sorcery in the city, and amazed the people of Samaria, making himself out to be some great one,

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

¹⁰to whom they all listened, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is that great power of God.”

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

¹¹They listened to him, because for a long time he had amazed them with his sorceries.

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 preaching good news concerning the Kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, 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.

¹³Simon himself also believed. Being baptized, he continued with Philip. Seeing signs and great miracles occurring, he was amazed.

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

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

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

¹⁵who, when they had 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 as yet he had fallen on none of them. They had only been baptized in the name of Christ Jesus.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

²⁰But Peter said to him, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money!

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

²¹You have neither part nor lot in this matter, for your heart isn’t right before God.

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

²²Repent therefore of this, your wickedness, and ask God if perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven you.

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

²³For I see that you are in the gall of bitterness and in the bondage of iniquity.”

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

²⁴Simon answered, “Pray for me to the Lord, that none of the things which you have spoken happen to me.”

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

²⁵They therefore, when they had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the Good News 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 an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, “Arise, and go toward the south to the way that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza. This is a 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

²⁷He arose and went; and behold, there was 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.

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

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

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

²⁹The Spirit said to Philip, “Go near, and join yourself to this chariot.”

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

³⁰Philip ran to him, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, “Do you understand what you are reading?”

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

³¹He said, “How can I, unless someone explains it to me?” 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.

³²Now the passage of the Scripture which he was reading was this, “He was led as a sheep to the slaughter. As a lamb before his shearer is silent, so he doesn’t open 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 was taken away. Who will declare His generation? For his life is taken from the earth.” Isaiah 53:7,8

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

³⁴The eunuch answered Philip, “Who is the prophet talking about? About himself, or about someone else?”

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

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

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

³⁶As they went on the way, they came to some water, and the eunuch said, “Behold, here is water. What is keeping me from being baptized?”

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!']

³⁷ TR adds “Philip said, ‘If you believe with all your heart, you may.’ He answered, ‘I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.’”

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

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

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

³⁹When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught Philip away, and the eunuch didn’t see him any more, for he went on his way rejoicing.

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

⁴⁰But Philip was found at Azotus. Passing through, he preached the Good News to all the cities, until he came to Caesarea.