HECHOS 8
Quiché, Centro Occidental
Ri tat Saulo cuban cˈäx chque ri cojonelab
8 Ri tat Saulo utz xrilo chi xcämisax ri tat Esteban.
Kas cˈu pa ri kˈij ri xcäm ri areˈ xchaptaj u banic nimalaj cˈäx chque ri kachalal cojonelab pa ri tinimit Jerusalén. Conojel cˈut xejabux bic. E cˈo xebeˈ pa tak ri tinimit re Judea, e cˈo niqˈuiaj chic xebeˈ pa tak ri tinimit re Samaria. Xuwi ri apóstoles xecanaj canok. 2 Xepe cˈu jujun achijab ri kas queniman che ri Dios, xquicˈam bi ri tat Esteban, xeˈquimuku canok. Sibalaj xebokˈ cˈu chrij. 3 Are cˈu ri tat Saulo xutakej u banic cˈäx chque ri kachalal cojonelab. Xoc cho tak ja, xeucharchatej bi achijab, ixokib, xeucoj cˈu pa cheˈ.
Cätzijox ri Utzalaj Tzij re ri Evangelio pa Samaria
4 Are cˈu ri cojonelab ri xebel bi pa ri tinimit Jerusalén, xquitzijoj ri Utzalaj Tzij re ri Evangelio apawijeˈ chiˈ ri xebeˈ wi. 5 Ri tat Felipe xeˈ pa jun tinimit re Samaria, chilaˈ cˈut xuchaplej qui tzijobexic ri winak chrij ri Cristo. 6 Ri winak xquimulij quib chrij ri tat Felipe. Sibalaj xquitatabej ri tzij ri xubij. Xukujeˈ xquil ri cajmabal tak etal ri tajin cubano. 7 E qˈuia cˈu ri winak ri e cˈo itzelalaj tak espíritus chque. Xeutzir cˈu waˈ we winak riˈ. Ri itzelalaj tak espíritus, aretak xebel chque ri winak, xquirak qui chiˈ, xebeˈc. E qˈuia cˈu ri cäminak qui cuerpo ri xecunatajic, xukujeˈ e qˈuia ri u banom cˈäx ri cakan, ri man xecowin taj xebinic. Ri e areˈ xukujeˈ xecunatajic. 8 Je riˈ chi conojel ri winak pa ri tinimit riˈ sibalaj xequicotic.
9 Cˈo cˈu jun tataˈ pa ri tinimit riˈ, Simón u biˈ, ri nabe canok xuban ri itzinic, xesub ri winak aj Samaria rumal. Xuban che rib chi ri areˈ sibalaj nim u banic pa ri tinimit. 10 Conojel cˈu ri winak chi acˈalab chi riˈjab sibalaj xquitatabej ri cubij ri achi riˈ, xquibij: We achi riˈ are cˈo ri nimalaj u chukˈab ri Dios rucˈ, ―xechaˈ. Ri Nimalaj u Chukˈab ri Dios, ―xuchix che ri areˈ.
11 Ojer chi cˈu riˈ e subum lok ri winak rumal ri itzinic ri tajin cubano. Rumal cˈu riˈ sibalaj xquicoj ri xubij. 12 Aretak cˈut ri winak xquinimaj ri Utzalaj Tzij re ri Evangelio ri xutzijoj ri tat Felipe chque chrij ru takanic ri Dios, xukujeˈ chrij ri Jesucristo, xa je riˈ e qˈuia chque xban qui kasnaˈ, chi achijab chi ixokib. 13 Xukujeˈ ne ri tat Simón xcojonic, xban u kasnaˈ, xuchaplej cˈu rachiˈlaxic ri tat Felipe. Sibalaj xucajmaj ri nimak tak cajmabal, xukujeˈ ri nimak tak etal ri xebantajic.
14 Aretak ri apóstoles ri e cˈo pa ri tinimit Jerusalén xquito chi ri winak pa Samaria xquinimaj ru Lokˈ Pixab ri Dios, xequitak bi ri tat Pedro rachiˈl ri tat Juan jelaˈ. 15 Aretak xeopanic, xcaˈn orar pa qui wiˈ ri cojonelab aj Samaria rech cäkaj ri Lokˈalaj Espíritu pa qui wiˈ. 16 Je riˈ, rumal chi man cˈo tä jun chque kajinak ri Lokˈalaj Espíritu puwiˈ. Xuwi banom qui kasnaˈ pa ru biˈ ri Kajaw Jesús. 17 Te riˈ ri tat Pedro, ri tat Juan xquiya ri qui kˈab pa qui wiˈ ri cojonelab, xkaj cˈu ri Lokˈalaj Espíritu pa qui wiˈ.
18 Ri tat Simón xrilo chi aretak ri apóstoles xquiya ri qui kˈab pa qui wiˈ ri cojonelab, xkaj ri Lokˈalaj Espíritu pa qui wiˈ, xpe cˈu ri areˈ, xuchiˈj puak chque. 19 Xubij: Ya alak we chukˈab riˈ chwe in xukujeˈ, rech apachin ri quinya ri nu kˈab puwiˈ cäkaj ri Lokˈalaj Espíritu puwiˈ, ―xcha chque.
20 Xubij cˈu ri tat Pedro che: Utz na we ta ri rajil la cäsach u wäch waˈ ucˈ la, rumal chi cächomaj la chi ri cusipaj ri Dios cuyaˈ cälokˈ waˈ rucˈ puak. 21 Man cˈo tä e la kucˈ pa we chac riˈ, man yaˈtal tä cˈu waˈ che la, rumal chi man jicom tä ri animaˈ la chuwäch ri Dios. 22 Ya la can waˈ we etzelal riˈ ri chomam la. Bochiˈj baˈ la ri Dios, taˈ la tokˈob che chi cäsachtaj ri mac la, are cˈu riˈ ri itzel chomanic ri xqˈuiy pa animaˈ la. 23 Kˈalaj cˈut chi cˈo ri cˈäx ri tˈuyul pa ri animaˈ la. Are waˈ ru xeraˈ ri etzelal. Jeˈ ta ne chi ri lal chaptajinak la rumal we etzelal riˈ, ―xcha ri tat Pedro che ri tat Simón.
24 Xchˈaw cˈu ri tat Simón, xubij che ri tat Pedro: Bana baˈ alak orar pa nu wiˈ chuwäch ri Kajaw Dios, rech man quinrik tä ne jubikˈ ri cˈäx ri xbij la chwe, ―xcha che.
25 Aretak ri quieb apóstoles xetoˈtaj chubixic ru banom ri Dios pa ri qui cˈaslemal, xukujeˈ chutzijoxic ru Lokˈ Pixab ri Dios, xetzelej bi pa Jerusalén. Xquitzijoj can ri Utzalaj Tzij re ri Evangelio pa tak ri alaj tak tinimit re Samaria ri xeocˈow wi.
Ri tat Felipe cätzijon rucˈ jun achi nim u banic aj Etiopía
26 Te cˈu riˈ jun ángel xuchˈabej ri tat Felipe, xubij che: Chatwalij baˈ, jat pa ru mox ri relbal kˈij pa ri be ri quel bi pa ri tinimit Jerusalén, cäxuli pa Gaza, ―xcha che.
We be riˈ are waˈ ri cäkˈatan pa ri juyub ri cätzˈinowic. 27 Xwalij cˈu bi ri tat Felipe, xeˈc. Xurik cˈu jun tataˈ aj Etiopía pa ri be. Are jun tataˈ eunuco, ―cuchixic. We achi riˈ sibalaj nim u banic, are quilow ronojel ri jastak re ri chichuˈ ri cäcoj Candace che ru biˈ. Ri ixok riˈ are ri nim takanel pa qui wiˈ conojel ri aj Etiopía. Ri tataˈ riˈ u petic pa ri tinimit Jerusalén ri xukˈijilaj wi ri Dios. 28 Tzelejem cˈu re pa ru tinimit, tˈuyul pa ru carreta, tajin cusiqˈuij ri wuj ri xutzˈibaj ri ka mam Isaías, kˈalajisal re ru Lokˈ Pixab ri Dios ojer. 29 Ri Espíritu rech ri Dios xubij che ri tat Felipe: Chatkeb rucˈ we jun carreta riˈ, chawachiˈlaj bic, ―xcha che.
30 Aretak xkeb ri tat Felipe, xuto chi ri tataˈ tajin cusiqˈuij ri wuj ri u tzˈibam ri ka mam Isaías, xutaˈ cˈu che: ¿A cächˈob la jas quel cubij ri tajin cäsiqˈuij la? ―xcha che.
31 Ri tataˈ xubij che: ¿Jas ta quinban in chuchˈobic waˈ we man cˈo jachin ri cäbin chwe jas quel cubij ri tajin quinsiqˈuij? ―xcha che.
Xubij cˈu che ri tat Felipe chi cäpaki lok pa ri carreta, cätˈuyi bi rucˈ areˈ.
32 Jawijeˈ ri tajin cusiqˈuij wi ri tataˈ pa ru Lokˈ Pixab ri Dios, je waˈ cubij:
Jeˈ jas ri cäban che jun chij
ri cäcˈam bi pa pilic,
jeˈ xban che ri areˈ.
Jeˈ jas jun alaj chij
ri man curak tä u chiˈ
aretak cäsocax ri rismal,
jeˈ xuban ri areˈ, man cˈo tä
jas xubij.
33 Xkasax u kˈij ri areˈ. Pune man cˈo tä
u mac, xkˈat tzij puwiˈ.
Man jicom tä cˈut ri xban che,
man cˈo tä cˈu jun ri xtoˈwic.
¿Jachin ta cˈu ri cäcowin che
qui tzijoxic jas qui banic ri winak
ri xil ta ne qui wäch rumal ri areˈ?
Man cˈo tä jun, rumal chi xesax bi
pa ri tinimit, xcˈam cˈu bic
pa cämisaxic, ―cächa ru Lokˈ Pixab ri Dios ri tajin cusiqˈuij ri tataˈ.
34 Xubij ri tataˈ ri nim u banic che ri tat Felipe: Bana baˈ la tokˈob, bij la chwe, ¿jachin chrij tajin cächˈaw ri kˈalajisal re ru Lokˈ Pixab ri Dios? ¿A are ri areˈ ri tajin cächˈaw chrij chbil rib, o are jun chic ri cubij? ―cächa che.
35 Xchˈaw cˈu ri tat Felipe. Rucˈ we tzij riˈ ri tajin cusiqˈuij ri aj Etiopía, xuchaplej u tzijoxic ri Utzalaj Tzij re ri Evangelio chrij ri Jesús. 36 E benak pa ri be, ocˈowem cäcaˈn chuchiˈ jun jaˈ, ri tataˈ aj Etiopía xubij che ri tat Felipe: Cˈo joron waral, ¿a mat cuyaˈ cäban nu kasnaˈ chiˈ? ―xcha riˈ.
37 Ri tat Felipe xubij che: We kas tzij cäcojon la, cuyaˈ cäban ri kasnaˈ la, ―xcha che.
Xchˈaw cˈu ri areˈ, xubij: Quincojo chi ri Jesucristo are ru Cˈojol ri Dios, ―xchaˈ.
38 Xtakan cˈu chutacˈbaxic ri carreta. Ri quieb xekaj pa ri jaˈ, xban cˈu u kasnaˈ ri tataˈ rumal ri tat Felipe. 39 Aretak xebel lok pa ri jaˈ, ri Espíritu rech ri Kajaw Dios xucˈam bi ri tat Felipe. Ri tataˈ ri nim u banic aj Etiopía man xril tä chi u wäch. Xutakej cˈu ru be ri areˈ, sibalaj xquicot ranimaˈ. 40 Are cˈu ri tat Felipe teˈ cärilo chi cˈo ri areˈ pa ri tinimit Azoto. Xel bic jelaˈ, benam re pa ri tinimit Cesarea. Pa ronojel tinimit ri xocˈow wi xutzijoj ri Utzalaj Tzij re ri Evangelio chque ri winak cˈä xopan na pa Cesarea.
Acts 8
King James Version
8 And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles.
2 And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.
3 As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison.
4 Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word.
5 Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them.
6 And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did.
7 For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed.
8 And there was great joy in that city.
9 But there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one:
10 To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God.
11 And to him they had regard, because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries.
12 But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
13 Then Simon himself believed also: and when he was baptized, he continued with Philip, and wondered, beholding the miracles and signs which were done.
14 Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John:
15 Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost:
16 (For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)
17 Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost.
18 And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money,
19 Saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost.
20 But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.
21 Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God.
22 Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee.
23 For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity.
24 Then answered Simon, and said, Pray ye to the Lord for me, that none of these things which ye have spoken come upon me.
25 And they, when they had testified and preached the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the gospel in many villages of the Samaritans.
26 And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert.
27 And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship,
28 Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet.
29 Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot.
30 And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?
31 And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him.
32 The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth:
33 In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.
34 And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man?
35 Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.
36 And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?
37 And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.
38 And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.
39 And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing.
40 But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through he preached in all the cities, till he came to Caesarea.
Acts 8
English Standard Version
Saul Ravages the Church
8 And (A)Saul (B)approved of his execution.
And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and (C)they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles. 2 Devout men buried Stephen and made great lamentation over him. 3 But (D)Saul was ravaging the church, and entering house after house, he (E)dragged off men and women and committed them to prison.
Philip Proclaims Christ in Samaria
4 Now (F)those who were scattered went about preaching the word. 5 (G)Philip went down to the city[a] of Samaria and proclaimed to them the Christ. 6 (H)And the crowds with one accord paid attention to what was being said by Philip, when they heard him (I)and saw the signs that he did. 7 For (J)unclean spirits, crying out with a loud voice, came out of many who had them, and many who were paralyzed or lame were healed. 8 So (K)there was much joy in that city.
Simon the Magician Believes
9 But there was a man named Simon, (L)who had previously practiced magic in the city and amazed the people of Samaria, (M)saying that he himself was somebody great. 10 They all paid attention to him, from the least to the greatest, saying, (N)“This man is the power of God that is called (O)Great.” 11 And they paid attention to him because for a long time he had (P)amazed them with his magic. 12 But when (Q)they believed Philip as he preached good news (R)about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, (S)they were baptized, both men and women. 13 Even Simon himself believed, and after being baptized he continued with Philip. And (T)seeing signs and (U)great miracles[b] performed, (V)he was amazed.
14 Now when (W)the apostles at Jerusalem heard that (X)Samaria had received the word of God, they sent to them Peter and John, 15 who came down and prayed for them (Y)that they might receive the Holy Spirit, 16 for (Z)he had not yet (AA)fallen on any of them, but (AB)they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. 17 Then (AC)they laid their hands on them and (AD)they received the Holy Spirit. 18 Now when Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles' hands, he offered them money, 19 saying, “Give me this power also, so that anyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.” 20 But Peter said to him, (AE)“May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God (AF)with money! 21 You have neither part nor lot in this matter, for (AG)your heart is not right before God. 22 Repent, therefore, of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord that, (AH)if possible, the intent of your heart may be forgiven you. 23 For I see that you are in (AI)the gall[c] of bitterness and in (AJ)the bond of iniquity.” 24 And Simon answered, (AK)“Pray for me to the Lord, that nothing of what you have said may come upon me.”
25 Now when they had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem, (AL)preaching the gospel to many villages of the Samaritans.
Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch
26 Now (AM)an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Rise and go toward the south[d] to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” This is a desert place. 27 And he rose and went. And there was an (AN)Ethiopian, a (AO)eunuch, a court official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, (AP)who was in charge of all her treasure. (AQ)He had come to Jerusalem to worship 28 and was returning, seated in his chariot, and he was reading the prophet Isaiah. 29 And the Spirit said to Philip, “Go over and join this chariot.” 30 So Philip ran to him and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet and asked, “Do you understand what you are reading?” 31 And he said, (AR)“How can I, unless someone (AS)guides me?” And (AT)he invited Philip to come up and sit with him. 32 Now the passage of the Scripture that he was reading was this:
(AU)“Like a sheep he was led to the slaughter
and like a lamb before its shearer is silent,
so he opens not his mouth.
33 In his (AV)humiliation justice was denied him.
Who can describe his generation?
For his life is taken away from the earth.”
34 And the eunuch said to Philip, “About whom, I ask you, does the prophet say this, about himself or about someone else?” 35 Then Philip opened his mouth, and (AW)beginning with this Scripture (AX)he told him the good news about Jesus. 36 And as they were going along the road they came to some water, and the eunuch said, “See, here is water! (AY)What prevents me from being baptized?”[e] 38 And he commanded the chariot to stop, and they both went down into the water, Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him. 39 And when they came up out of the water, (AZ)the Spirit of the Lord (BA)carried Philip away, and the eunuch saw him no more, and went on his way rejoicing. 40 But Philip found himself at Azotus, and as he passed through he preached the gospel to all the towns until he came to Caesarea.
Footnotes
- Acts 8:5 Some manuscripts a city
- Acts 8:13 Greek works of power
- Acts 8:23 That is, a bitter fluid secreted by the liver; bile
- Acts 8:26 Or go at about noon
- Acts 8:36 Some manuscripts add all or most of verse 37: And Philip said, “If you believe with all your heart, you may.” And he replied, “I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.”
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