1 ¶ En aquellos días, creciendo el número de los discípulos, hubo murmuración de los griegos contra los hebreos, de que sus viudas eran menospreciadas en el ministerio cotidiano.

And in these days, the disciples multiplying, there came a murmuring of the Hellenists at the Hebrews, because their widows were being overlooked in the daily ministration,

2 A sí que, los doce convocaron la multitud de los discípulos, y dijeron: No es justo que nosotros dejemos la palabra de Dios, y sirvamos a las mesas.

and the twelve, having called near the multitude of the disciples, said, `It is not pleasing that we, having left the word of God, do minister at tables;

3 B uscad pues, hermanos, siete varones de vosotros de buen testimonio, llenos del Espíritu Santo y de sabiduría, los cuales pongamos en esta obra.

look out, therefore, brethren, seven men of you who are well testified of, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we may set over this necessity,

4 Y nosotros persistiremos en la oración, y en el ministerio de la palabra.

and we to prayer, and to the ministration of the word, will give ourselves continually.'

5 Y agradó el parecer a toda la multitud; y eligieron a Esteban, varón lleno de fe y del Espíritu Santo, a Felipe, a Prócoro, a Nicanor, a Timón, a Parmenas, y a Nicolás, prosélito de Antioquía;

And the thing was pleasing before all the multitude, and they did choose Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a proselyte of Antioch,

6 a éstos presentaron delante de los apóstoles, los cuales orando les pusieron las manos encima.

whom they did set before the apostles, and they, having prayed, laid on them hands.

7 Y crecía la palabra del Señor, y el número de los discípulos se multiplicaba mucho en Jerusalén; también mucha compañía de los sacerdotes obedecía a la fe.

And the word of God did increase, and the number of the disciples did multiply in Jerusalem exceedingly; a great multitude also of the priests were obedient to the faith.

8 ¶ Pero Esteban, lleno de fe y de potencia, hacía prodigios y milagros grandes en el pueblo.

And Stephen, full of faith and power, was doing great wonders and signs among the people,

9 S e levantaron entonces unos de la sinagoga que se llama de los libertinos, y cireneos, y alejandrinos, y de los de Cilicia, y de Asia, disputando con Esteban.

and there arose certain of those of the synagogue, called of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of those from Cilicia, and Asia, disputing with Stephen,

10 M as no podían resistir a la sabiduría y al Espíritu que hablaba.

and they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit with which he was speaking;

11 E ntonces sobornaron a unos para que dijeran que le habían oído hablar palabras blasfemas contra Moisés y Dios.

then they suborned men, saying -- `We have heard him speaking evil sayings in regard to Moses and God.'

12 Y conmovieron al pueblo, y a los ancianos, y a los escribas; y arremetiendo le arrebataron, y le trajeron al concilio.

They did stir up also the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and having come upon, they caught him, and brought to the sanhedrim;

13 Y pusieron testigos falsos, que dijeran: Este hombre no cesa de hablar palabras blasfemas contra este lugar santo y la ley;

they set up also false witnesses, saying, `This one doth not cease to speak evil sayings against this holy place and the law,

14 p orque le hemos oído decir, que Jesús de Nazaret destruirá este lugar, y cambiará las tradiciones que nos dio Moisés.

for we have heard him saying, That this Jesus the Nazarean shall overthrow this place, and shall change the customs that Moses delivered to us;'

15 E ntonces todos los que estaban sentados en el concilio, puestos los ojos en él, vieron su rostro como el rostro de un ángel.

and gazing at him, all those sitting in the sanhedrim saw his face as it were the face of a messenger.