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.

¹A v tých dňoch, keď sa množili učeníci, povstalo reptanie hellenistov proti Hebrejom, že pri každodennej obsluhe venuje sa ich vdovám menej pozornosti.

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.

²Vtedy si svolali tí dvanásti množstvo učeníkov a povedali: Neľúbi sa to, aby sme my opustili slovo Božie a obsluhovali stoly.

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.

³A tak obzrite sa, bratia, po siedmich dobropovestných mužoch zpomedzi seba, plných Svätého Ducha a múdrosti, ktorých ustanovíme k tejto práci,

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

⁴a my budeme snažne zotrvávať na modlitbe a v službe slova.

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;

⁵A ľúbilo sa slovo všetkému množstvu, a vyvolili si Štefana, muža plného viery a Svätého Ducha, a Filipa a Prochóra a Nikanora a Timóna a Parména a Mikuláša, antiochenského prozelyta,

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

⁶ktorých postavili pred apoštolov a pomodliac sa vzložili na nich ruky.

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.

⁷A slovo Božie rástlo, a počet učeníkov sa množil v Jeruzaleme veľmi. I veľký zástup kňazov bol poslušný viere.

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

⁸A Štefan, plný viery, milosti a moci, činil veliké zázraky a divy medzi ľudom.

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.

⁹Ale povstali niektorí z tej tak zvanej synagógy Libertínov, Cyréňanov a Alexandríncov a z tých, ktorí boli z Cilície a z Ázie, a dohadovali sa so Štefanom,

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

¹⁰a nemohli odolať múdrosti a duchu, ktorým hovoril.

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

¹¹Vtedy podhodili mužov, ktorí hovorili: Počuli sme ho hovoriť rúhavé slová proti Mojžišovi a proti Bohu.

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

¹²A tak vzbúrili ľud i starších i zákonníkov a prijdúc na neho schvatli ho a zaviedli pred vysokú radu

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

¹³a postavili falošných svedkov, ktorí hovorili: Tento človek neprestáva hovoriť rúhavé slová proti tomuto svätému miestu a proti zákonu.

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.”

¹⁴Lebo sme ho počuli hovoriť, že ten Nazarejský Ježiš zborí toto miesto a zmení obyčaje, ktoré nám podal Mojžiš.

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

¹⁵A všetci, ktorí sedeli vo vysokej rade, upreli na neho oči a videli jeho tvár ako čo by tvár anjela.