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1Vir autem quidam nomine Ananias, cum Saphira uxore suo vendidit agrum,Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property.

2et fraudavit de pretio agri, conscia uxore sua: et afferens partem quamdam, ad pedes Apostolorum posuit.With his wife’s full knowledge, he kept back some of the proceeds for himself, but brought a portion and laid it at the apostles’ feet.

3Dixit autem Petrus: Anania, cur tentavit Satanas cor tuum, mentiri te Spiritui Sancto, et fraudare de pretio agri?Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and withhold some of the proceeds from the land?

4nonne manens tibi manebat, et venundatum in tua erat potestate? quare posuisti in corde tuo hanc rem? non es mentitus hominibus, sed Deo.Did it not belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, was it not at your disposal? How could you conceive such a deed in your heart? You have not lied to men, but to God!”

5Audiens autem Ananias hæc verba, cecidit, et expiravit. Et factus est timor magnus super omnes qui audierunt.On hearing these words, Ananias fell down and died. And great fear came over all who heard what had happened.

6Surgentes autem juvenes amoverunt eum, et efferentes sepelierunt.Then the young men stepped forward, wrapped up his body, and carried him out and buried him.

7Factum est autem quasi horarum trium spatium, et uxor ipsius, nesciens quod factum fuerat, introivit.About three hours later his wife also came in, unaware of what had happened.

8Dixit autem ei Petrus: Dic mihi mulier, si tanti agrum vendidistis? At illa dixit: Etiam tanti.“Tell me,” said Peter, “is this the price you and your husband got for the land?” “Yes,” she answered, “that is the price.”

9Petrus autem ad eam: Quid utique convenit vobis tentare Spiritum Domini? Ecce pedes eorum qui sepelierunt virum tuum ad ostium, et efferent te.“How could you agree to test the Spirit of the Lord?” Peter replied. “Look, the feet of the men who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out also.”

10Confestim cecidit ante pedes ejus, et expiravit. Intrantes autem juvenes invenerunt illam mortuam: et extulerunt, et sepelierunt ad virum suum.At that instant she fell down at his feet and died. Then the young men came in and, finding her dead, carried her out and buried her beside her husband.

11Et factus est timor magnus in universa ecclesia, et in omnes qui audierunt hæc.And great fear came over the whole church and all who heard about these events.

12Per manus autem Apostolorum fiebant signa et prodigia multa in plebe. Et erant unanimiter omnes in porticu Salomonis.The apostles performed many signs and wonders among the people, and with one accord the believers gathered together in Solomon’s Colonnade.

13Ceterorum autem nemo audebat se conjungere illis: sed magnificabat eos populus.Although the people regarded them highly, no one else dared to join them.

14Magis autem augebatur credentium in Domino multitudo virorum ac mulierum,Yet more and more believers were brought to the Lord—large numbers of both men and women.

15ita ut in plateas ejicerent infirmos, et ponerent in lectulis et grabatis, ut, veniente Petro, saltem umbra illius obumbraret quemquam illorum, et liberarentur ab infirmitatibus suis.As a result, people brought the sick into the streets and laid them on cots and mats, so that at least Peter’s shadow might fall on some of them as he passed by.

16Concurrebat autem et multitudo vicinarum civitatum Jerusalem, afferentes ægros, et vexatos a spiritibus immundis: qui curabantur omnes.Crowds also gathered from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing the sick and those tormented by unclean spirits, and all of them were healed.

17Exsurgens autem princeps sacerdotum, et omnes qui cum illo erant (quæ est hæresis sadducæorum), repleti sunt zelo:Then the high priest and all his associates, who belonged to the party of the Sadducees, were filled with jealousy. They went out

18et injecerunt manus in Apostolos, et posuerunt eos in custodia publica.and arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail.

19Angelus autem Domini per noctem aperiens januas carceris, et educens eos, dixit:But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and brought them out, saying,

20Ite, et stantes loquimini in templo plebi omnia verba vitæ hujus.“Go, stand in the temple courts and tell the people the full message of this new life.”

21Qui cum audissent, intraverunt diluculo in templum, et docebant. Adveniens autem princeps sacerdotum, et qui cum eo erant, convocaverunt concilium, et omnes seniores filiorum Israël: et miserunt ad carcerem ut adducerentur.At daybreak the apostles entered the temple courts as they had been told and began to teach the people. When the high priest and his associates arrived, they convened the Sanhedrin—the full assembly of the elders of Israel—and sent to the jail for the apostles.

22Cum autem venissent ministri, et aperto carcere non invenissent illos, reversi nuntiaverunt,But on arriving at the jail, the officers did not find them there. So they returned with the report:

23dicentes: Carcerem quidem invenimus clausum cum omni diligentia, et custodes stantes ante januas: aperientes autem neminem intus invenimus.“We found the jail securely locked, with the guards posted at the doors; but when we opened them, we found no one inside.”

24Ut autem audierunt hos sermones magistratus templi et principes sacerdotum, ambigebant de illis quidnam fieret.When the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests heard this account, they were perplexed as to what was happening.

25Adveniens autem quidam, nuntiavit eis: Quia ecce viri quos posuistis in carcerem, sunt in templo, stantes et docentes populum.Then someone came in and announced, “Look, the men you put in jail are standing in the temple courts teaching the people!”

26Tunc abiit magistratus cum ministris, et adduxit illos sine vi: timebant enim populum ne lapidarentur.At that point, the captain went with the officers and brought the apostles—but not by force, for fear the people would stone them.

27Et cum adduxissent illos, statuerunt in concilio: et interrogavit eos princeps sacerdotum,They brought them in and made them stand before the Sanhedrin, where the high priest interrogated them.

28dicens: Præcipiendo præcepimus vobis ne doceretis in nomine isto, et ecce replestis Jerusalem doctrina vestra: et vultis inducere super nos sanguinem hominis istius.“We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name,” he said. “Yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and are determined to make us responsible for this man’s blood.”

29Respondens autem Petrus et Apostoli, dixerunt: Obedire oportet Deo magis quam hominibus.But Peter and the other apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men.

30Deus patrum nostrorum suscitavit Jesum, quem vos interemistis, suspendentes in ligno.The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you had killed by hanging Him on a tree.

31Hunc principem et salvatorem Deus exaltavit dextera sua ad dandam pœnitentiam Israëli, et remissionem peccatorum:God exalted Him to His right hand as Prince and Savior, in order to grant repentance and forgiveness of sins to Israel.

32et nos sumus testes horum verborum, et Spiritus Sanctus, quem dedit Deus omnibus obedientibus sibi.We are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey Him.”

33Hæc cum audissent, dissecabantur, et cogitabant interficere illos.When the Council members heard this, they were enraged, and they resolved to put the apostles to death.

34Surgens autem quidam in concilio pharisæus, nomine Gamaliel, legis doctor, honorabilis universæ plebi, jussit foras ad breve homines fieri,But a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law who was honored by all the people, stood up in the Sanhedrin and ordered that the men be put outside for a short time.

35dixitque ad illos: Viri Israëlitæ, attendite vobis super hominibus istis quid acturi sitis.“Men of Israel,” he said, “consider carefully what you are about to do to these men.

36Ante hos enim dies extitit Theodas, dicens se esse aliquem, cui consensit numerus virorum circiter quadringentorum: qui occisus est, et omnes qui credebant ei, dissipati sunt, et redacti ad nihilum.Some time ago Theudas rose up, claiming to be somebody, and about four hundred men joined him. He was killed, all his followers were dispersed, and it all came to nothing.

37Post hunc extitit Judas Galilæus in diebus professionis, et avertit populum post se: et ipse periit, et omnes quotquot consenserunt ei, dispersi sunt.After him, Judas the Galilean appeared in the days of the census and drew away people after him. He too perished, and all his followers were scattered.

38Et nunc itaque dico vobis, discedite ab hominibus istis, et sinite illos: quoniam si est ex hominibus consilium hoc aut opus, dissolvetur:So in the present case I advise you: Leave these men alone. Let them go! For if their purpose or endeavor is of human origin, it will fail.

39si vero ex Deo est, non poteritis dissolvere illud, ne forte et Deo repugnare inveniamini. Consenserunt autem illi.But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop them. You may even find yourselves fighting against God.”

40Et convocantes Apostolos, cæsis denuntiaverunt ne omnino loquerentur in nomine Jesu, et dimiserunt eos.At this, they yielded to Gamaliel. They called the apostles in and had them flogged. Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and released them.

41Et illi quidem ibant gaudentes a conspectu concilii, quoniam digni habiti sunt pro nomine Jesu contumeliam pati.The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name.

42Omni autem die non cessabant in templo et circa domos, docentes et evangelizantes Christum Jesum.Every day, in the temple courts and from house to house, they did not stop teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Christ.

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