1 M as um certo homem chamado Ananias, com Safira, sua mulher, vendeu uma propriedade,

A man by the name of Ananias and his wife, Sapphira, sold some land.

2 e reteve parte do preço, sabendo-o também sua mulher; e levando a outra parte, a depositou aos pés dos apóstolos.

He kept back part of the money for himself. His wife knew it also. The other part he took to the missionaries.

3 D isse então Pedro: Ananias, por que encheu Satanás o teu coração, para que mentisses ao Espírito Santo e retivesses parte do preço do terreno?

Peter said to Ananias, “Why did you let Satan fill your heart? He made you lie to the Holy Spirit. You kept back part of the money you got from your land.

4 E nquanto o possuías, não era teu? e vendido, não estava o preço em teu poder? Como, pois, formaste este desígnio em teu coração? Não mentiste aos homens, mas a Deus.

Was not the land yours before you sold it? After it was sold, you could have done what you wanted to do with the money. Why did you allow your heart to do this? You have lied to God, not to men.”

5 E Ananias, ouvindo estas palavras, caiu e expirou. E grande temor veio sobre todos os que souberam disto.

When Ananias heard these words, he fell down dead. Much fear came on all those who heard what was done.

6 L evantando-se os moços, cobriram-no e, transportando-o para fora, o sepultaram.

The young men got up and covered his body and carried him out and buried him.

7 D epois de um intervalo de cerca de três horas, entrou também sua mulher, sabendo o que havia acontecido.

About three hours later his wife came in. She did not know what had happened.

8 E perguntou-lhe Pedro: Dize-me vendestes por tanto aquele terreno? E ela respondeu: Sim, por tanto.

Peter said to her, “Tell me, did you sell the land for this amount of money?” She said, “Yes.”

9 E ntão Pedro lhe disse: Por que é que combinastes entre vós provar o Espírito do Senhor? Eis aí ã porta os pés dos que sepultaram o teu marido, e te levarão também a ti.

Then Peter said to her, “How could you two have talked together about lying to the Holy Spirit? See! Those who buried your husband are standing at the door and they will carry you out also.”

10 I mediatamente ela caiu aos pés dele e expirou. E entrando os moços, acharam-na morta e, levando-a para fora, sepultaram-na ao lado do marido.

At once she fell down at his feet and died. When the young men came in, they found that she was dead. They took her out and buried her beside her husband.

11 S obreveio grande temor a toda a igreja e a todos os que ouviram estas coisas.

Much fear came on all the church and on all who heard it. The First Church Grows

12 E muitos sinais e prodígios eram feitos entre o povo pelas mãos dos apóstolos. E estavam todos de comum acordo no pórtico de Salomão.

The missionaries did many powerful works among the people. They gathered together on Solomon’s Porch.

13 D os outros, porém, nenhum ousava ajuntar-se a eles; mas o povo os tinha em grande estima;

No one from outside their own group came in with them because they were afraid. But those outside the church had respect for the followers.

14 e cada vez mais se agregavam crentes ao Senhor em grande número tanto de homens como de mulheres;

Many more men and women put their trust in Christ and were added to the group.

15 a ponto de transportarem os enfermos para as ruas, e os porem em leitos e macas, para que ao passar Pedro, ao menos sua sombra cobrisse alguns deles.

They brought the sick people and laid them on the streets hoping that if Peter walked by, his shadow would fall on some of them.

16 T ambém das cidades circunvizinhas afluía muita gente a Jerusalém, conduzindo enfermos e atormentados de espíritos imundos, os quais eram todos curados.

Many people went into Jerusalem from towns nearby. They took with them their sick people and all who were troubled with demons. All of them were healed. The Missionaries Are Put in Prison

17 L evantando-se o sumo sacerdote e todos os que estavam com ele (isto é, a seita dos saduceus), encheram-se de inveja,

The head religious leader heard this. Some of the religious group who believe no one will be raised from the dead also heard of the people being healed. They became very jealous.

18 d eitaram mão nos apóstolos, e os puseram na prisão pública.

They took hold of the missionaries and put them in prison.

19 M as de noite um anjo do Senhor abriu as portas do cárcere e, tirando-os para fora, disse:

An angel of the Lord opened the doors of the prison in the night and let them out. The angel said to them,

20 I de, apresentai-vos no templo, e falai ao povo todas as palavras desta vida.

“Go, stand where you have been standing in the house of God. Keep on telling the people about this new life.”

21 O ra, tendo eles ouvido isto, entraram de manhã cedo no templo e ensinavam. Chegando, porém o sumo sacerdote e os que estavam com ele, convocaram o sinédrio, com todos os anciãos dos filhos de Israel, e enviaram guardas ao cárcere para trazê-los.

When Peter and John heard this, they went in the house of God early in the morning and began to teach. When the head religious leader and those with him had come, they gathered the men of the court and the leaders of the Jews together. Then they sent to have the missionaries brought to them from the prison.

22 M as os guardas, tendo lá ido, não os acharam na prisão; e voltando, lho anunciaram,

When the soldiers got there, they did not find them in prison. They went back and told the court.

23 d izendo: Achamos realmente o cárcere fechado com toda a segurança, e as sentinelas em pé

The soldiers said, “We found the door of the prison locked and the soldiers watching the doors. When we opened the door, we found no one inside.”

24 E quando o capitão do templo e os principais sacerdotes ouviram estas palavras ficaram perplexos acerca deles e do que viria a ser isso.

When the religious leaders and the leader of the house of God heard this, they were much troubled as to what might happen.

25 E ntão chegou alguém e lhes anunciou: Eis que os homens que encerrastes na prisão estão no templo, em pé, a ensinar o povo.

Then someone came and told them, “The men you put in prison are now standing in the house of God and teaching the people.”

26 N isso foi o capitão com os guardas e os trouxe, não com violência, porque temiam ser apedrejados pelo povo.

The leader of the house of God took his men and got them. They did not hurt the missionaries because they were afraid the people would throw stones at them.

27 E tendo-os trazido, os apresentaram ao sinédrio. E o sumo sacerdote os interrogou, dizendo:

They brought the missionaries in and made them stand in front of the court. The head religious leader said,

28 N ão vos admoestamos expressamente que não ensinásseis nesse nome? e eis que enchestes Jerusalém dessa vossa doutrina e quereis lançar sobre nós o sangue desse homem.

“We told you not to teach about Christ! See! You are spreading this teaching over all Jerusalem. Now you are making it look as if we are guilty of killing this Man.” The Missionaries Speak the Truth

29 R espondendo Pedro e os apóstolos, disseram: Importa antes obedecer a Deus que aos homens.

Then Peter and the missionaries said, “We must obey God instead of men!

30 O Deus de nossos pais ressuscitou a Jesus, ao qual vós matastes, suspendendo-o no madeiro;

The God of our early fathers raised up Jesus, the One you killed and nailed to a cross.

31 s im, Deus, com a sua destra, o elevou a Príncipe e Salvador, para dar a Israel o arrependimento e remissão de pecados.

God raised this Man to His own right side as a leader and as the One Who saves from the punishment of sin. He makes it possible for the Jews to be sorry for their sins. Then they can turn from them and be forgiven.

32 E nós somos testemunhas destas coisas, e bem assim o Espírito Santo, que Deus deu

We have seen these things and are telling about them. The Holy Spirit makes these things known also. God gives His Spirit to those who obey Him.” Gamaliel Speaks in Court

33 O ra, ouvindo eles isto, se enfureceram e queriam matá-los.

The religious leaders became angry when they heard this. They planned to kill the missionaries.

34 M as, levantando-se no sinédrio certo fariseu chamado Gamaliel, doutor da lei, acatado por todo o povo, mandou que por um pouco saíssem aqueles homens;

Gamaliel was a man of the religious leaders’ court. He was a proud religious law-keeper and a teacher of the Law. He was respected by all the people. He stood up and said that the missionaries should be sent outside for a short time.

35 e prosseguiu: Varões israelitas, acautelai-vos a respeito do que estai para fazer a estes homens.

Then Gamaliel said to the court, “Jewish men, be careful what you plan to do with these men.

36 P orque, há algum tempo, levantou-se Teudas, dizendo ser alguém; ao qual se ajuntaram uns quatrocentos homens; mas ele foi morto, e todos quantos lhe obedeciam foram dispersos e reduzidos a nada.

Remember that many years ago a man called Theudas made himself out to be someone great. He had about 400 followers. He was killed. His followers were divided and nothing came of his teaching.

37 D epois dele levantou-se Judas, o galileu, nos dias do recenseamento, e levou muitos após si; mas também este pereceu, e todos quantos lhe obedeciam foram dispersos.

After him, Judas of the country of Galilee gathered many followers. It was the time for every person to have his name written in the books of the nation. This Judas was killed also. All his followers were divided and went away.

38 A gora vos digo: Dai de mão a estes homens, e deixai-os, porque este conselho ou esta obra, caso seja dos homens, se desfará;

I say to you now, stay away from these men and leave them alone. If this teaching and work is from men, it will come to nothing.

39 m as, se é de Deus, não podereis derrotá-los; para que não sejais, porventura, achados até combatendo contra Deus.

If it is from God, you will not be able to stop it. You may even find yourselves fighting against God.”

40 C oncordaram, pois, com ele, e tendo chamado os apóstolos, açoitaram-nos e mandaram que não falassem em nome de Jesus, e os soltaram.

The court agreed with Gamaliel. So they called the missionaries in and beat them. They told them they must not speak in the name of Jesus. Then they were sent away.

41 R etiraram-se pois da presença do sinédrio, regozijando-se de terem sido julgados dignos de sofrer afronta pelo nome de Jesus.

So the missionaries went away from the court happy that they could suffer shame because of His Name.

42 E todos os dias, no templo e de casa em casa, não cessavam de ensinar, e de anunciar a Jesus, o Cristo.

Every day in the house of God and in the homes, they kept teaching and preaching about Jesus Christ.