Acts 66ActsWitness in JerusalemSalkinson–Ginsburg Hebrew New Testament

Salkinson–Ginsburg Hebrew New TestamentBerean Standard Bible

1. 1HSGוְהַתַּלְמִידִים גָּבְרוּ הָלוֹךְ וְגָבֹר בַּיָּמִים הָהֵם וַיִּלֹּנוּ הַתַּלְמִידִים הַיְּוָנִים עַל־הָעִבְרִיִּים לֵאמֹר כִּי הִתְעַלְּמוּ מֵאַלְמְנוֹתֵיהֶם וְלֹא נָתְנוּ לָהֶן יוֹם יוֹם אֶת־מַחְסוֹרָן׃BSBBSB: In those days when the disciples were increasing in number, the Grecian Jews among them began to grumble against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.
2. 2HSGוַיִּקְרְאוּ שְׁנֵים הֶעָשָׂר אֶל־קְהַל הַתַּלְמִידִים וַיֹּאמְרוּ לֹא־נָכוֹן לָנוּ לַעֲזֹב אֶת־דְּבַר הָאֱלֹהִים וְלַעֲבֹד עֲבֹדַת הַשֻּׁלְחָנוֹת׃BSBBSB: So the Twelve summoned all the disciples and said, “It is unacceptable for us to neglect the word of God in order to wait on tables.
3. 3HSGעַל־כֵּן אַחֵינוּ לְכוּ חֲזוּ מִכֶּם שִׁבְעָה אֲנָשִׁים יְדֻעִים מְלֵאֵי רוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ וּמְלֵאֵי חָכְמָה וְאֹתָם נַפְקִידָה עַל־הָעֲבֹדָה הַזֹּאת׃BSBBSB: Therefore, brothers, select from among you seven men confirmed to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will assign this responsibility to them
4. 4HSGוַאֲנַחְנוּ עַל־מִשְׁמֶרֶת הַתְּפִלָּה נַעֲמֹדָה וְעַל־עֲבֹדַת דְּבַר הַבְּשׂוֹרָה׃BSBBSB: and will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”
5. 5HSGוַיִּיטַב הַדָּבָר בְּעֵינֵי כָל־הַקָּהָל וַיִּבְחֲרוּ אֶת־סְטְפָנוֹס אִישׁ מָלֵא אֱמוּנָה וְרוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ וְאֶת־פִּילִפּוֹס וְאֶת־פְּרוֹכוֹרוֹס וְאֶת־נִיקָנוֹר וְאֶת־טִימוֹן וְאֶת־פַּרְמְנָס וְאֶת־נִיקְלָס גֵּר אַנְטְיוֹכְיָא׃BSBBSB: This proposal pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, as well as Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas from Antioch, a convert to Judaism.
6. 6HSGאֶת־אֵלֶּה הֶעֱמִידוּ לִפְנֵי הַשְּׁלִיחִים וְהֵם הִתְפַּלְּלוּ וְסָמְכוּ אֶת־יְדֵיהֶם עֲלֵיהֶם׃BSBBSB: They presented these seven to the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.
7. 7HSGוַיְהִי דְבַר אֱלֹהִים הֹלֵךְ הָלֹךְ וּפָרֹץ וּמִסְפַּר הַתַּלְמִידִים הָלוֹךְ וָרָב עַד־מְאֹד בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם וְגַם־הָמוֹן רָב מִן־הַכֹּהֲנִים נָטוּ אַחֲרֵי הָאֱמוּנָה׃BSBBSB: So the word of God continued to spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem grew rapidly, and a great number of priests became obedient to the faith.
8. 8HSGסְטְפָנוֹס אִישׁ מָלֵא חֶסֶד וּגְבוּרָה עָשָׂה אֹתוֹת וּמֹפְתִים גְּדֹלִים בְּקֶרֶב הָעָם׃BSBBSB: Now Stephen, who was full of grace and power, was performing great wonders and signs among the people.
9. 9HSGוַיָּקוּמוּ אֲנָשִׁים מִבֵּית־הַכְּנֵסֶת אֲשֶׁר עַל־שֵׁם־הַלִּיבַרְטִינִים יֵחָשֵׁב וְהַקּוּרִינִים וְהָאֲלֶכְסַנְדְּרִיִּים וּמִן־בְּנֵי קִילִיקִיָּא וְאַסְיָּא וַיִתְוַכְּחוּ עִם־סְטְפָנוֹס׃BSBBSB: But resistance arose from what was called the Synagogue of the Freedmen, including Cyrenians, Alexandrians, and men from the provinces of Cilicia and Asia. They disputed with Stephen,
10. 10HSGוְלֹא יָכְלוּ לְהָשִׁיב עַל־דִּבְרֵי חָכְמָתוֹ אֲשֶׁר־הִבִּיעַ לָהֶם רוּחוֹ׃BSBBSB: but they could not stand up to his wisdom or the Spirit by whom he spoke.
11. 11HSGוַיּוֹשִׁיבוּ אֲנָשִׁים נֶגְדּוֹ אֲשֶׁר הֵעִדֻהוּ לֵאמֹר שָׁמַעְנוּ אֹתוֹ מְדַבֵּר דִּבְרֵי גִדּוּפִים בְּמֹשֶׁה וּבֵאלֹהִים׃BSBBSB: Then they prompted some men to say, “We heard Stephen speak words of blasphemy against Moses and against God.”
12. 12HSGוַיְעוֹרְרוּ אֶת־הָעָם וְאֶת־הַזְּקֵנִים וְאֶת־הַסּוֹפְרִים וַיָּקוּמוּ עָלָיו וַיִּתְפְּשֻׂהוּ וַיְבִיאֻהוּ לִפְנֵי הַסַּנְהֶדְרִין׃BSBBSB: So they stirred up the people, elders, and scribes and confronted Stephen. They seized him and brought him before the Sanhedrin,
13. 13HSGוַיּוֹשִׁיבוּ עֵדֵי־שֶׁקֶר וַיְעִידֻהוּ לֵאמֹר הָאִישׁ הַזֶּה לֹא יֶחְדַּל מִדַּבֵּר גִּדּוּפִים עַל־הַמָּקוֹם הַקָּדוֹשׁ הַזֶּה וְעַל־הַתּוֹרָה׃BSBBSB: where they presented false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking against this holy place and against the law.
14. 14HSGכִּי שָׁמַעְנוּ אֹתוֹ אֹמֵר יֵשׁוּעַ הַנָּצְרִי הוּא יַהֲרוֹס אֶת־הַמָּקוֹם הַזֶּה וְיָמִיר אֶת־הַחֻקִּים אֲשֶׁר נָתַן־לָנוּ מֹשֶׁה׃BSBBSB: For we have heard him say that Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us.”
15. 15HSGוַיָּשִׂימוּ כָּל־הַיּוֹשְׁבִים בַּסַּנְהֶדְרִין אֶת־עֵינָם בּוֹ וַיִּרְאוּ אֶת־פָּנָיו כִּפְנֵי מַלְאַךְ אֱלֹהִים׃BSBBSB: All who were sitting in the Sanhedrin looked intently at Stephen, and they saw that his face was like the face of an angel.