¹Now in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplying, a complaint arose from the Hellenists The Hellenists used Greek language and culture, even though they were also of Hebrew descent. against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily service.

¹Eta egun hetan nola discipuluac multiplicatzen baitziraden, eguin cedin Grecoén murmuratzebat Hebraicoén contra ceren menospreciatzen baitziraden cerbitzu ordinarioan hayén emazte alhargunac.

²The twelve summoned the multitude of the disciples and said, “It is not appropriate for us to forsake the word of God and serve tables.

²Halacotz hamabiéc discipuluzco compainiá deithuric, erran ceçaten, Ezta raçoin guc Iaincoaren hitza vtziric mahainac cerbitza ditzagun.

³Therefore select from among you, brothers, seven men of good report, full of the Holy Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.

³Hautaitzaçue beraz, anayeác, çuetaric çazpi guiçon testimoniage onetacoric, Spiritu sainduaz eta sapientiaz betheac, eta cargu haur emanen baitrauègu.

⁴But we will continue steadfastly in prayer and in the ministry of the word.”

⁴Eta guçaz den becembatean orationeari eta hitzaren administrationeari iarreiquiren gniaizquió.

⁵These words pleased the whole multitude. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a proselyte of Antioch;

⁵Eta propos haur compainia guciaren gogaraco içan cen: eta elegi citzaten Esteben, guiçon fedez eta Spiritu sainduaz bethea, eta Philippe, eta Prochoro, eta Nicanor, eta Timon, eta Parmenas, eta Nicolas proselyto Antiocheanoa:

⁶whom they set before the apostles. When they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.

⁶Hauc presenta citzaten Apostoluén aitzinera, eta hec othoitze eguinic escuac gainean paussa cietzén.

⁷The word of God increased and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem exceedingly. A great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.

⁷Eta Iaincoaren hitza aitzinaratzen cen, eta haguitz multiplicatzen cen discipuluén contua Ierusalemen: Sacrificadoretaric-ere tropel handiac fedea obeditzen çuen.

⁸Stephen, full of faith and power, performed great wonders and signs among the people.

⁸Eta Estebenec betheric fedez eta botherez, eguiten çuen miraculu eta signo handiric populuan.

⁹But some of those who were of the synagogue called “The Libertines,” and of the Cyrenians, of the Alexandrians, and of those of Cilicia and Asia arose, disputing with Stephen.

⁹Eta altcha citecen batzu, Libertinén, eta Cyreneanoén eta Alexandrianoén, eta Ciliciaco eta Asiaco diradenén deitzen den synagogatic, disputatzen ciradela Estebenequin.

¹⁰They weren’t able to withstand the wisdom and the Spirit by which he spoke.

¹⁰Eta ecin resisti ceçaqueoten sapientiari eta hura minça eraciten çuen Spirituari.

¹¹Then they secretly induced men to say, “We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God.”

¹¹Orduan suborna citzaten guiçon batzu erraiten çutenic, Ençun dugu hori erraiten hitz blasphemiotacoric Moysesen eta Iaincoaren contra.

¹²They stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes, and came against him and seized him, and brought him in to the council,

¹²Eta moui citzaten populua eta Ancianoac eta Scribác: eta oldarturic harrapa ceçaten hura, eta eraman ceçaten conseillura.

¹³and set up false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking blasphemous words against this holy place and the law.

¹³Eta presenta citzaten testimonio falsuac erraiten çutenic, Guiçon haur ezta ichiltzen blasphemiotaco hitz erraitetic leku saindu hunen, eta Leguearen contra.

¹⁴For we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place, and will change the customs which Moses delivered to us.”

¹⁴Ecen ençun vkan dugu haur erraiten, ecen Iesus Nazareno horrec deseguinen duela leku haur, eta muthaturen dituela Moysesec eman drauzquigun ordenançác.

¹⁵All who sat in the council, fastening their eyes on him, saw his face like it was the face of an angel.

¹⁵Eta beguiac harenganat egotziric, conseilluan iarriric ceuden guciéc ikus ceçaten haren beguithartea quasi Aingueru baten beguithartea beçalaco.