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Faptele Apostolilor 8
Nouă Traducere În Limba Română
Faptele Apostolilor 8
Nouă Traducere În Limba Română
Filip vesteşte Evanghelia în Samaria
8 Saul îşi dăduse consimţământul la uciderea lui Ştefan.
Chiar în ziua aceea a izbucnit o mare persecuţie împotriva bisericii din Ierusalim şi toţi, în afară de apostoli, s-au împrăştiat prin regiunile Iudeii şi ale Samariei[a]. 2 Nişte oameni evlavioşi l-au îngropat pe Ştefan şi l-au jelit mult. 3 Saul însă făcea prăpăd în biserică, intrând prin case, luând cu forţa bărbaţi şi femei şi aruncându-i în închisoare.
4 Cei ce fuseseră împrăştiaţi vesteau Cuvântul pe oriunde treceau. 5 Filip s-a coborât într-o cetate a Samariei[b] şi le-a predicat pe Cristos. 6 Mulţimile luau aminte în acelaşi gând la cele spuse de Filip, când au auzit şi au văzut semnele pe care le făcea. 7 Căci din mulţi demoniaci ieşeau duhuri rele, scoţând strigăte puternice, şi mulţi paralitici şi şchiopi erau vindecaţi. 8 Astfel, a fost o mare bucurie în cetatea aceea.
9 În cetate era un om pe nume Simon, care practica vrăjitoria şi uimea neamul Samariei, pretinzând că ar fi cineva important. 10 Şi toţi, de la cel mai mic până la cel mai mare, luau aminte la el şi spuneau: „El este puterea lui Dumnezeu, cea numită «mare»!“ 11 Îl ascultau cu luare-aminte pentru că de mult timp îi uimise cu vrăjitoriile lui. 12 Dar când au crezut pe Filip, care vestea Evanghelia[c] despre Împărăţia lui Dumnezeu şi despre Numele lui Isus Cristos, au fost botezaţi atât bărbaţi, cât şi femei. 13 Chiar şi Simon însuşi a crezut şi, după ce a fost botezat, stătea tot timpul cu Filip şi se mira văzând semnele şi minunile mari care se făceau.
14 Apostolii care erau în Ierusalim, când au auzit că Samaria primise Cuvântul lui Dumnezeu, i-au trimis la ei pe Petru şi pe Ioan. 15 Când au ajuns, s-au rugat pentru ei ca să primească Duhul Sfânt. 16 Căci Duhul Sfânt nu Se coborâse încă peste nici unul dintre ei, ci fuseseră doar botezaţi în Numele Domnului Isus. 17 Atunci şi-au pus mâinile peste ei, iar aceia au primit Duhul Sfânt. 18 Când a văzut Simon că Duhul era dat prin punerea mâinilor apostolilor, le-a oferit bani, 19 spunând:
– Daţi-mi şi mie autoritatea aceasta, ca oricine peste care-mi pun eu mâinile să primească Duhul Sfânt!
20 Petru însă i-a zis:
– Banii tăi să piară împreună cu tine, pentru că ai crezut că darul lui Dumnezeu s-ar putea obţine cu bani! 21 Tu n-ai nici parte, nici sorţ în lucrarea aceasta, pentru că inima ta nu este cinstită înaintea lui Dumnezeu! 22 Pocăieşte-te deci de această răutate a ta şi roagă-te Domnului ca, dacă este posibil, să-ţi ierte această intenţie a inimii tale, 23 căci văd că eşti plin de otravă amară şi în lanţul nedreptăţii!
24 Simon a răspuns:
– Rugaţi-vă voi Domnului pentru mine, ca nimic din ceea ce aţi spus să nu vină peste mine!
25 După ce au depus mărturie şi au vorbit despre Cuvântul Domnului, Petru şi Ioan s-au întors în Ierusalim, vestind Evanghelia în multe sate de-ale samaritenilor[d].
Filip şi eunucul etiopian
26 Un înger al Domnului i-a vorbit lui Filip astfel: „Scoală-te şi du-te spre sud, pe drumul din pustie, care coboară din Ierusalim spre Gaza!“ 27 Filip s-a sculat şi s-a dus. Şi iată că un eunuc[e] etiopian, înalt oficial al lui Candake[f], regina etiopienilor[g], şi responsabil peste toată vistieria ei, venise să se închine în Ierusalim, 28 iar acum se întorcea de acolo, stând în carul lui de călătorie şi citindu-l pe profetul Isaia. 29 Duhul i-a zis lui Filip: „Du-te şi însoţeşte carul acela!“ 30 Filip a alergat către el şi l-a auzit pe eunuc citindu-l pe profetul Isaia.
El l-a întrebat:
– Înţelegi ce citeşti?
31 Acesta i-a răspuns:
– Cum aş putea, dacă nu mă va îndruma cineva?
Şi l-a rugat pe Filip să se suie în car şi să se aşeze lângă el. 32 Pasajul din Scriptură pe care-l citea era acesta:
„Ca o oaie care este dusă la tăiere
şi ca un miel care tace înaintea celui ce-l tunde,
tot aşa nici El nu Şi-a deschis gura.
33 În smerenia Lui, dreptatea I-a fost negată.
Cine va putea vorbi despre generaţia Lui?
Căci viaţa I-a fost luată de pe pământ!“[h]
34 Eunucul l-a întrebat pe Filip:
– Spune-mi, te rog, despre cine spune profetul aceste lucruri? Despre sine sau despre altcineva?
35 Atunci Filip a luat cuvântul şi, începând de la Scriptura aceasta, i-a vestit Evanghelia despre Isus. 36 În timp ce călătoreau de-a lungul drumului, au ajuns la o apă. Eunucul a zis:
– Uite apă! Ce mă împiedică să fiu botezat?
37 (Filip a zis:
– Dacă crezi din toată inima ta, poţi!
El i-a răspuns:
– Cred că Isus Cristos este Fiul lui Dumnezeu!)[i]
38 A poruncit să stea carul, au coborât amândoi în apă, atât Filip, cât şi eunucul, iar Filip l-a botezat. 39 Când au ieşit din apă, Duhul Domnului l-a răpit pe Filip, astfel că eunucul nu l-a mai văzut şi şi-a continuat drumul bucuros. 40 Filip s-a pomenit în Azot şi, călătorind spre Cezareea, a vestit Evanghelia prin toate cetăţile, până când a ajuns acolo.
Footnotes
- Faptele Apostolilor 8:1 Vezi 1:8
- Faptele Apostolilor 8:5 Cele mai importante mss: în cetatea Samariei; este foarte greu de determinat despre care cetate a Samariei este vorba; propuneri: Sebaste (cetate construită de către Irod cel Mare pe locul vechii cetăţi a Samariei, în cinstea lui Caesar Augustus – Sebaste este forma greacă a latinescului Augustus –, însă această cetate era pe deplin păgânizată); Sihem (în vremea NT era cea mai importantă cetate samariteană); Gitta (Iustin Martirul – cca 250 d.Cr. – afirmă că Simon Magul era din această cetate); Sihar (atestată în Evanghelii, în In. 4:5, aflată în vecinătatea Sihemului, uneori fiind identificată cu Sihem); este posibil ca pentru Luca să nu fi fost atât de important numele cetăţii (vezi v. 25b)
- Faptele Apostolilor 8:12 Sau: Vestea Bună; peste tot în carte
- Faptele Apostolilor 8:25 Populaţie de rasă amestecată, rezultată în urma căsătoriilor dintre israeliţii rămaşi după deportarea asiriană (722 î.Cr.) şi populaţiile aduse din alte părţi de către asirieni (2 Regi 17:24); în timpul lui Isus, între iudei şi samariteni exista o foarte mare ostilitate
- Faptele Apostolilor 8:27 Termenul se referă nu neapărat la condiţia fizică a oficialului etiopian, ci la funcţia pe care o avea. Sensul primar al termenului în LXX este acela de căpetenie, persoană oficială de la curtea regală. Cu timpul apare şi sensul secundar de eunuc, deoarece eunucii ajung să fie preţuiţi ca slujbaşi la curţile orientale (vezi 1 Sa 8:15 şi nota); peste tot în capitol
- Faptele Apostolilor 8:27 Candake nu este un nume propriu, ci un titlul pe care-l purta regina-mamă etiopiană; regina domnea în numele fiului ei, deoarece acesta era considerat „fiul soarelui“, prea sacru pentru a fi implicat în problemele seculare ale statului
- Faptele Apostolilor 8:27 În acea perioadă, regatul Etiopiei se întindea de la prima cataractă a Nilului (modernul Aswan) până la modernul Khartoum, acoperind regiunea cunoscută sub numele de Nubia
- Faptele Apostolilor 8:33 Vezi LXX, Is. 53:7-8
- Faptele Apostolilor 8:37 Cele mai importante şi mai timpurii mss nu conţin acest verset, care apare doar în câteva mss mai târzii
Acts 8
New King James Version
Acts 8
New King James Version
Saul Persecutes the Church
8 Now Saul was consenting to his death.
At that time a great persecution arose against the church which was at Jerusalem; and (A)they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles. 2 And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and (B)made great lamentation over him.
3 As for Saul, (C)he made havoc of the church, entering every house, and dragging off men and women, committing them to prison.
Christ Is Preached in Samaria
4 Therefore (D)those who were scattered went everywhere preaching the word. 5 Then (E)Philip went down to [a]the city of Samaria and preached Christ to them. 6 And the multitudes with one accord heeded the things spoken by Philip, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did. 7 For (F)unclean spirits, crying with a loud voice, came out of many who were possessed; and many who were paralyzed and lame were healed. 8 And there was great joy in that city.
The Sorcerer’s Profession of Faith
9 But there was a certain man called Simon, who previously (G)practiced [b]sorcery in the city and (H)astonished the [c]people of Samaria, claiming that he was someone great, 10 to whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is the great power of God.” 11 And they heeded him because he had astonished them with his [d]sorceries for a long time. 12 But when they believed Philip as he preached the things (I)concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, both men and women were baptized. 13 Then Simon himself also believed; and when he was baptized he continued with Philip, and was amazed, seeing the miracles and signs which were done.
The Sorcerer’s Sin
14 Now when the (J)apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them, 15 who, when they had come down, prayed for them (K)that they might receive the Holy Spirit. 16 For (L)as yet He had fallen upon none of them. (M)They had only been baptized in (N)the name of the Lord Jesus. 17 Then (O)they laid hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
18 And when Simon saw that through the laying on of the apostles’ hands the Holy Spirit was given, he offered them money, 19 saying, “Give me this power also, that anyone on whom I lay hands may receive the Holy Spirit.”
20 But Peter said to him, “Your money perish with you, because (P)you thought that (Q)the gift of God could be purchased with money! 21 You have neither part nor portion in this matter, for your (R)heart is not right in the sight of God. 22 Repent therefore of this your wickedness, and pray God (S)if perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven you. 23 For I see that you are (T)poisoned by bitterness and bound by iniquity.”
24 Then Simon answered and said, (U)“Pray to the Lord for me, that none of the things which you have spoken may come upon me.”
25 So when they had testified and preached the word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem, preaching the gospel in many villages of the Samaritans.
Christ Is Preached to an Ethiopian(V)
26 Now an angel of the Lord spoke to (W)Philip, saying, “Arise and go toward the south along the road which goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” This is [e]desert. 27 So he arose and went. And behold, (X)a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace the queen of the Ethiopians, who had charge of all her treasury, and (Y)had come to Jerusalem to worship, 28 was returning. And sitting in his chariot, he was reading Isaiah the prophet. 29 Then the Spirit said to Philip, “Go near and overtake this chariot.”
30 So Philip ran to him, and heard him reading the prophet Isaiah, and said, “Do you understand what you are reading?”
31 And he said, “How can I, unless someone guides me?” And he asked Philip to come up and sit with him. 32 The place in the Scripture which he read was this:
(Z)“He was led as a sheep to the slaughter;
And as a lamb before its shearer is silent,
(AA)So He opened not His mouth.
33 In His humiliation His (AB)justice was taken away,
And who will declare His generation?
For His life is (AC)taken from the earth.”
34 So the eunuch answered Philip and said, “I ask you, of whom does the prophet say this, of himself or of some other man?” 35 Then Philip opened his mouth, (AD)and beginning at this Scripture, preached Jesus to him. 36 Now as they went down the road, they came to some water. And the eunuch said, “See, here is water. (AE)What hinders me from being baptized?”
37 [f]Then Philip said, (AF)“If you believe with all your heart, you may.”
And he answered and said, (AG)“I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.”
38 So he commanded the chariot to stand still. And both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and he baptized him. 39 Now when they came up out of the water, (AH)the Spirit of the Lord caught Philip away, so that the eunuch saw him no more; and he went on his way rejoicing. 40 But Philip was found at [g]Azotus. And passing through, he preached in all the cities till he came to (AI)Caesarea.
Acts 8
New International Version
Acts 8
New International Version
8 And Saul(A) approved of their killing him.
The Church Persecuted and Scattered
On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered(B) throughout Judea and Samaria.(C) 2 Godly men buried Stephen and mourned deeply for him. 3 But Saul(D) began to destroy the church.(E) Going from house to house, he dragged off both men and women and put them in prison.
Philip in Samaria
4 Those who had been scattered(F) preached the word wherever they went.(G) 5 Philip(H) went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Messiah there. 6 When the crowds heard Philip and saw the signs he performed, they all paid close attention to what he said. 7 For with shrieks, impure spirits came out of many,(I) and many who were paralyzed or lame were healed.(J) 8 So there was great joy in that city.
Simon the Sorcerer
9 Now for some time a man named Simon had practiced sorcery(K) in the city and amazed all the people of Samaria. He boasted that he was someone great,(L) 10 and all the people, both high and low, gave him their attention and exclaimed, “This man is rightly called the Great Power of God.”(M) 11 They followed him because he had amazed them for a long time with his sorcery. 12 But when they believed Philip as he proclaimed the good news of the kingdom of God(N) and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized,(O) both men and women. 13 Simon himself believed and was baptized. And he followed Philip everywhere, astonished by the great signs and miracles(P) he saw.
14 When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria(Q) had accepted the word of God,(R) they sent Peter and John(S) to Samaria. 15 When they arrived, they prayed for the new believers there that they might receive the Holy Spirit,(T) 16 because the Holy Spirit had not yet come on any of them;(U) they had simply been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.(V) 17 Then Peter and John placed their hands on them,(W) and they received the Holy Spirit.(X)
18 When Simon saw that the Spirit was given at the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money 19 and said, “Give me also this ability so that everyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.”
20 Peter answered: “May your money perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money!(Y) 21 You have no part or share(Z) in this ministry, because your heart is not right(AA) before God. 22 Repent(AB) of this wickedness and pray to the Lord in the hope that he may forgive you for having such a thought in your heart. 23 For I see that you are full of bitterness and captive to sin.”
24 Then Simon answered, “Pray to the Lord for me(AC) so that nothing you have said may happen to me.”
25 After they had further proclaimed the word of the Lord(AD) and testified about Jesus, Peter and John returned to Jerusalem, preaching the gospel in many Samaritan villages.(AE)
Philip and the Ethiopian
26 Now an angel(AF) of the Lord said to Philip,(AG) “Go south to the road—the desert road—that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” 27 So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian[a](AH) eunuch,(AI) an important official in charge of all the treasury of the Kandake (which means “queen of the Ethiopians”). This man had gone to Jerusalem to worship,(AJ) 28 and on his way home was sitting in his chariot reading the Book of Isaiah the prophet. 29 The Spirit told(AK) Philip, “Go to that chariot and stay near it.”
30 Then Philip ran up to the chariot and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. “Do you understand what you are reading?” Philip asked.
31 “How can I,” he said, “unless someone explains it to me?” So he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
32 This is the passage of Scripture the eunuch was reading:
“He was led like a sheep to the slaughter,
and as a lamb before its shearer is silent,
so he did not open his mouth.
33 In his humiliation he was deprived of justice.
Who can speak of his descendants?
For his life was taken from the earth.”[b](AL)
34 The eunuch asked Philip, “Tell me, please, who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?” 35 Then Philip began(AM) with that very passage of Scripture(AN) and told him the good news(AO) about Jesus.
36 As they traveled along the road, they came to some water and the eunuch said, “Look, here is water. What can stand in the way of my being baptized?”(AP) [37] [c] 38 And he gave orders to stop the chariot. Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water and Philip baptized him. 39 When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord suddenly took Philip away,(AQ) and the eunuch did not see him again, but went on his way rejoicing. 40 Philip, however, appeared at Azotus and traveled about, preaching the gospel in all the towns(AR) until he reached Caesarea.(AS)
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