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Ri tat Ananías rachiˈl ri nan Safira ri rixokil cäcaˈn jun mac re subunic cho ri Dios

Cˈo cˈu jun achi chic u biˈ Ananías, ri rixokil are Safira u biˈ. Junam xquichomaj u qˈuiyixic jun chˈäkap culew. Ri achi xresaj can jubikˈ che ri puak ri rajil ri ulew, retam cˈu waˈ ri rixokil. Je riˈ xa niqˈuiaj ri puak xucˈam bic, xujach pa qui kˈab ri apóstoles, jeˈ ta ne chi are tzˈakat ri puak ri xyiˈ cumal. Xpe cˈu ri tat Pedro, xubij che ri tat Ananías: Ananías, ¿jas che xya la che ri Satanás chi coc pa ri animaˈ la, xban la tzij che ri Lokˈalaj Espíritu rucˈ ri subunic ri xban la, xesaj cˈu la can niqˈuiaj che ri rajil ri ulew ri xqˈuiyij la? ¿A mat ech la ri ulew aretak mäjok cäqˈuiyij la? Aretak xqˈuiyij la ri ulew, ¿a mat ech la ri puak? ―cächaˈ. ¿Jas cˈu che xchomaj la waˈ pa animaˈ la? Man are tä chque ri winak ri xban wi la tzij rucˈ ri subunic, xane are che ri Dios ri xban wi la, ―xcha ri tat Pedro che.

Aretak ri tat Ananías xuta waˈ we tzij riˈ, xtzak pulew, xcämic. Conojel cˈu ri xetow ri xbantajic sibalaj xquixej quib. Xepe cˈu ri alabom, xquipis ru cuerpo pa jun payuˈ, xquicˈam bic, xeˈquimuku canok.

Craj ocˈowinak chi oxib horas xopan ri rixokil ri tat Ananías. Man retam tä cˈut jas ri xbantajic. Xubij cˈu ri tat Pedro che: Bij la chwe, ¿a jeˈ puak waˈ ri xbij alak chi xyiˈ che ri ulew ri xqˈuiyij alak? ―cächaˈ.

Xubij cˈu ri ixok: Jeˈ, jelaˈ ri puak, ―xcha che ri tat Pedro.

Ri tat Pedro xubij che ri ixok: ¿Jas che xchomaj alak junam chi cäcowin alak chubanic ri subunic che ri Lokˈalaj Espíritu rech ri Kajaw? ―cächaˈ. Chilampe la, xak chiˈ ri porta chic e cˈo wi ri alabom ri xeˈquimuku can ri achajil la, cäcˈam na bi la xukujeˈ cumal ri e areˈ, ―xcha ri tat Pedro che.

10 Chanim xtzak ri nan Safira pulew chuwäch ri tat Pedro, xcämic. Aretak xeboc bi ri alabom, cˈä te xquilo cäminak ri nan Safira. Xquicˈam cˈu bic, xeˈquimuku can chuxcut ri rachajil. 11 Conojel ri kachalal cojonelab, xukujeˈ conojel ri xquita waˈ ri xbantajic, sibalaj xquixej quib.

Ri apóstoles cäcaˈn qˈuia u wäch tak cajmabal

12 Sibalaj cˈu qˈuia u wäch tak cajmabal, xukujeˈ nimak tak cˈutbal tajin quebantaj chquixol ri winak cumal ri apóstoles. Conojel ri cojonelab cˈut tajin cäquimulij quib amakˈel pa ri rakan ja re ri nimalaj rachoch Dios, ri cäbix Rakan Ja re Salomón che. 13 Man cˈo tä jun chque ri niqˈuiaj winak chic cucochˈo coc cucˈ ri cojonelab, pune sibalaj nim queˈil wi cumal ri winak re ri tinimit. 14 E qˈuia cˈu ri xecojon che ri Kajaw Jesús, chi achijab chi ixokib, je riˈ chi sibalaj xeqˈuiar ri cojonelab. 15 Xa cumal ri cajmabal ri tajin cäcaˈn ri apóstoles, ri winak xequesaj lok ri qui yawab pa tak ri be, xequiya pa tak chˈat, cho tak pop rech aretak cocˈow ri tat Pedro chquixcut, xuwi ta ne ru nanochˈ cäkaj pa qui wiˈ rech queutziric. 16 Xukujeˈ ne ri winak ri quebel pa tak ri tinimit ri e cˈo chunakaj ri Jerusalén, xquicˈam lok ri qui yawab cachiˈl ri tajin cäquirik cˈäx cumal ri itzelalaj tak espíritus ri e cˈo chque. Conojel cˈut xecunatajic.

Ri tat Pedro, ri tat Juan queocsax pa cheˈ

17 Are cˈu ri qui nimal sacerdotes, xukujeˈ conojel ri rachiˈl, ri winak ri cäbix saduceos chque, sibalaj cˈäx cäquinaˈ chquij ri apóstoles rumal chi sibalaj nim queˈil wi cumal ri winak. 18 Xequichapo, xequicoj pa cheˈ jawijeˈ e cˈo wi ronojel u wäch ajpacheˈ. 19 Xpe cˈu jun ángel ri xtak lok rumal ri Kajaw Dios, chakˈab cˈut xujak ri porta rech ri cheˈ, xeresaj lok, xubij chque: 20 Jix pa ri nimalaj rachoch Dios, chixtacˈal chilaˈ che qui tzijobexic ri winak chrij waˈ we cˈacˈ cˈaslemal riˈ, ―xcha ri ángel chque.

21 Xquita ri xbix chque rumal ri ángel. Je cˈu riˈ chucab kˈij xeboc pa ri nimalaj rachoch Dios, xquichap cˈu qui tijoxic ri winak.

E cˈo ri apóstoles chilaˈ aretak ri qui nimal sacerdotes cucˈ ri rachiˈl xequisiqˈuij conojel ri qui nimakil ri winak aj Israel xukujeˈ conojel ri nimak tak tataˈib rech cäquimulij quib. E areˈ tak waˈ xetakan bi che qui cˈamic lok ri apóstoles pa cheˈ. 22 Aretak cˈut xeopan ri takoˈn pa cheˈ, man xequirik tä cˈu ri apóstoles. Xetzelejic, xequiya u bixic waˈ. 23 Je waˈ xquibij: Aretak ri uj xujopanic xkilo chi ri cheˈ utz banom che u tzˈapixic, xukujeˈ chi ri chajinelab e cˈo chiˈ tak ri porta. Aretak cˈut xkajako, cˈä te xkilo chi man cˈo tä jun chupam, ―xecha chque.

24 Aretak xquita waˈ we tzij riˈ, ri kas qui nimal sacerdotes, xukujeˈ ri cˈamal qui be ri chajil tak re ri nimalaj rachoch Dios, xukujeˈ ri qui nimakil ri sacerdotes xquitaˈla chbil tak quib, xquibij: ¿Jas ta lo ri cäcˈulmataj chi na? ―xechaˈ. 25 Chanim cˈut xopan jun achi, xubij chque: Ri achijab ri xcoj alak pa cheˈ, chanim e cˈo pa ri nimalaj rachoch Dios, tajin quequitijoj ri winak, ―xcha chque.

26 Chanim ri cˈamal qui be ri chajil tak re ri nimalaj rachoch Dios, xeˈ che quilic ri apóstoles, xeucˈam cˈu bi ri chajinelab che rachiˈl. Xeucˈam lok ri tat Pedro, ri tat Juan rucˈ utzil, man cˈo tä cˈu jas xuban chque rumal chi cuxej rib chquiwäch ri winak, we ne ri areˈ cäban che abaj cumal. 27 Aretak xecˈamtaj lok, xequiya chquiwäch ri qui nimakil ri winak ri qui mulim quib. Xpe ri qui nimal sacerdotes, xucˈot qui chiˈ, xubij: 28 ¿A mat xkabij chiwe rucˈ pixbenic chi man queitijoj tä chic ri winak chrij ri Jesús? ¡Chiwilampe ri i banom! Cämic cˈut i jabum ri i tijonic pa ronojel we tinimit Jerusalén. Xukujeˈ quibij chi uj ri uj ajchakˈ mac che ru cämical we achi riˈ ri Jesús, ―xcha chque.

29 Ri tat Pedro, xukujeˈ ri niqˈuiaj apóstoles chic xechˈawic, xquibij che: Tzrajwaxic wi are cäkanimaj ri cubij ri Dios nabe chuwäch ri cäquibij ri winak. 30 Ri qui Dios ri ka mam ojer xucˈastajisaj ri Jesús ri xcämisaj alak, ri xrip alak cho ri cruz. 31 Tzare waˈ we Dios riˈ xunimarisaj u kˈij ri Jesús, xutˈuyuba pa ru wiquiäkˈab, xucoj che Cˈamal Be chque ri winak, xukujeˈ xucoj che Toˈl Que. Jeˈ xuban waˈ rech ri winak aj Israel cäquiqˈuex canimaˈ, cäquiqˈuex qui chomanic, cäquirik cˈu ri sachbal qui mac. 32 Ri uj xkilo chi xcˈastaj ri Jesús, rumal riˈ ri Dios uj u cojom che kˈalajisal tak re chquiwäch ri winak junam rucˈ ri Lokˈalaj Espíritu ri u yoˈm ri Dios chque ri queniman che, ―xecha chque.

33 Ri qui nimakil ri winak, aretak xquita waˈ sibalaj xpe coyowal. Are cäcaj quequicämisaj ri apóstoles. 34 Cˈo cˈu jun tataˈ chquixol ri qui nimakil ri winak, Gamaliel u biˈ, are tijonel re ri Pixab, jun fariseo. Nim quil wi ri areˈ cumal ri winak. Ri areˈ xtaqˈui akˈanok, xubij chi queˈesax na bi jun rat ri apóstoles. 35 Te cˈu riˈ xubij chque ri qui nimakil ri winak: Kachalal, alak aj Israel, kas chomaj na alak jas ri cäban alak chque we achijab riˈ. 36 Chnaˈtaj chech alak chi xqueˈ quieb oxib junab waˈ, xwalij jun achi, Teudas u biˈ, ri xuban che rib chi nim u banic. E quiejeb ciento achijab ri xeboc rucˈ. Xcämisax cˈu ri areˈ, xa je riˈ conojel ri e cˈo rucˈ xejabunic, xqˈuis cˈu u wäch juntir. 37 Bantajinak chi waˈ, xwalij chi jun tataˈ, Judas u biˈ, aj Galilea, aretak tajin cäban ri censo, queajilax cˈu ri winak. E qˈuia cˈut ri xeboc rucˈ. Xcämisax cˈu ri areˈ xukujeˈ. Xa je riˈ conojel ri e cˈo rucˈ xejabunic. 38 Rumal riˈ quinbij chech alak chi are utz na we cäya can alak we achijab riˈ, mänim ib alak cucˈ. We ri tajin cäquitzijoj o ri tajin cäcaˈno are quech ri winak, cäsach na u wäch waˈ. 39 We cˈu ne rech ri Dios, man cäcowin tä alak cäsach alak u wäch. Chilampe alak chi mäyac ne ib alak chrij ri Dios, mächˈojin alak rucˈ ri Areˈ, ―xcha chque.

40 Conojel ri qui nimakil ri winak xquinimaj ri xubij ri tat Gamaliel. Xequisiqˈuij cˈu ri apóstoles, xequichˈayo, xequirapuj. Te cˈu riˈ xquiya takanic chque chi man cˈo tä chi jumul cäquitzijobej ri winak pa ru biˈ ri Jesús. Te cˈu riˈ xequitzokopij bic. 41 Ri apóstoles cˈut xebel bi chquiwäch ri qui nimakil ri winak, xequicotic rumal chi ri Dios xuya chque chi cäquirik qˈuixbalalaj cˈäxcˈol rumal ri Jesús. 42 Man xquitanaba tä cˈu u tzijoxic ri Utzalaj Tzij re ri Evangelio chrij ri Jesucristo ronojel kˈij. Xequitijoj cˈu ri winak pa ri nimalaj rachoch Dios, xukujeˈ cho tak ja.

Ananias and Sapphira

Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property. With his wife’s full knowledge he kept back part of the money for himself,(A) but brought the rest and put it at the apostles’ feet.(B)

Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan(C) has so filled your heart(D) that you have lied to the Holy Spirit(E) and have kept for yourself some of the money you received for the land?(F) Didn’t it belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, wasn’t the money at your disposal?(G) What made you think of doing such a thing? You have not lied just to human beings but to God.”(H)

When Ananias heard this, he fell down and died.(I) And great fear(J) seized all who heard what had happened. Then some young men came forward, wrapped up his body,(K) and carried him out and buried him.

About three hours later his wife came in, not knowing what had happened. Peter asked her, “Tell me, is this the price you and Ananias got for the land?”

“Yes,” she said, “that is the price.”(L)

Peter said to her, “How could you conspire to test the Spirit of the Lord?(M) Listen! The feet of the men who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out also.”

10 At that moment she fell down at his feet and died.(N) Then the young men came in and, finding her dead, carried her out and buried her beside her husband.(O) 11 Great fear(P) seized the whole church and all who heard about these events.

The Apostles Heal Many

12 The apostles performed many signs and wonders(Q) among the people. And all the believers used to meet together(R) in Solomon’s Colonnade.(S) 13 No one else dared join them, even though they were highly regarded by the people.(T) 14 Nevertheless, more and more men and women believed in the Lord and were added to their number.(U) 15 As a result, people brought the sick into the streets and laid them on beds and mats so that at least Peter’s shadow might fall on some of them as he passed by.(V) 16 Crowds gathered also from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing their sick and those tormented by impure spirits, and all of them were healed.(W)

The Apostles Persecuted

17 Then the high priest and all his associates, who were members of the party(X) of the Sadducees,(Y) were filled with jealousy. 18 They arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail.(Z) 19 But during the night an angel(AA) of the Lord opened the doors of the jail(AB) and brought them out.(AC) 20 “Go, stand in the temple courts,” he said, “and tell the people all about this new life.”(AD)

21 At daybreak they entered the temple courts, as they had been told, and began to teach the people.

When the high priest and his associates(AE) arrived, they called together the Sanhedrin(AF)—the full assembly of the elders of Israel—and sent to the jail for the apostles. 22 But on arriving at the jail, the officers did not find them there.(AG) So they went back and reported, 23 “We found the jail securely locked, with the guards standing at the doors; but when we opened them, we found no one inside.” 24 On hearing this report, the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests(AH) were at a loss, wondering what this might lead to.

25 Then someone came and said, “Look! The men you put in jail are standing in the temple courts teaching the people.” 26 At that, the captain went with his officers and brought the apostles. They did not use force, because they feared that the people(AI) would stone them.

27 The apostles were brought in and made to appear before the Sanhedrin(AJ) to be questioned by the high priest. 28 “We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name,”(AK) he said. “Yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and are determined to make us guilty of this man’s blood.”(AL)

29 Peter and the other apostles replied: “We must obey God rather than human beings!(AM) 30 The God of our ancestors(AN) raised Jesus from the dead(AO)—whom you killed by hanging him on a cross.(AP) 31 God exalted him to his own right hand(AQ) as Prince and Savior(AR) that he might bring Israel to repentance and forgive their sins.(AS) 32 We are witnesses of these things,(AT) and so is the Holy Spirit,(AU) whom God has given to those who obey him.”

33 When they heard this, they were furious(AV) and wanted to put them to death. 34 But a Pharisee named Gamaliel,(AW) a teacher of the law,(AX) who was honored by all the people, stood up in the Sanhedrin and ordered that the men be put outside for a little while. 35 Then he addressed the Sanhedrin: “Men of Israel, consider carefully what you intend to do to these men. 36 Some time ago Theudas appeared, claiming to be somebody, and about four hundred men rallied to him. He was killed, all his followers were dispersed, and it all came to nothing. 37 After him, Judas the Galilean appeared in the days of the census(AY) and led a band of people in revolt. He too was killed, and all his followers were scattered. 38 Therefore, in the present case I advise you: Leave these men alone! Let them go! For if their purpose or activity is of human origin, it will fail.(AZ) 39 But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop these men; you will only find yourselves fighting against God.”(BA)

40 His speech persuaded them. They called the apostles in and had them flogged.(BB) Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.

41 The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing(BC) because they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name.(BD) 42 Day after day, in the temple courts(BE) and from house to house, they never stopped teaching and proclaiming the good news(BF) that Jesus is the Messiah.(BG)