Actus Apostolorum 6

Nova Vulgata	New American Bible
¹ In diebus autem illis, crescente numero discipulorum, factus est murmurGraecorum adversus Hebraeos, eo quod neglegerentur in ministerio cotidianoviduae eorum.	¹ At that time, as the number of disciples continued to grow, the Hellenists complained against the Hebrews because their widows were being neglected in the daily distribution.
² Convocantes autem Duodecim multitudinem discipulorum, dixerunt:“ Non est aequum nos derelinquentes verbum Dei ministrare mensis;	² So the Twelve called together the community of the disciples and said, "It is not right for us to neglect the word of God to serve at table.
³ considerate vero, fratres, viros ex vobis boni testimonii septem plenos Spirituet sapientia, quos constituemus super hoc opus;	³ Brothers, select from among you seven reputable men, filled with the Spirit and wisdom, whom we shall appoint to this task,
⁴ nos vero orationi etministerio verbi instantes erimus ”.	⁴ whereas we shall devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word."
⁵ Et placuit sermo coram omnimultitudine; et elegerunt Stephanum, virum plenum fide et Spiritu Sancto, etPhilippum et Prochorum et Nicanorem et Timonem et Parmenam et Nicolaumproselytum Antiochenum,	⁵ The proposal was acceptable to the whole community, so they chose Stephen, a man filled with faith and the holy Spirit, also Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicholas of Antioch, a convert to Judaism.
⁶ quos statuerunt ante conspectum apostolorum, etorantes imposuerunt eis manus.	⁶ They presented these men to the apostles who prayed and laid hands on them.
⁷ Et verbum Dei crescebat, et multiplicabatur numerus discipulorum in Ierusalemvalde; multa etiam turba sacerdotum oboediebat fidei.	⁷ The word of God continued to spread, and the number of the disciples in Jerusalem increased greatly; even a large group of priests were becoming obedient to the faith.
⁸ Stephanus autem plenus gratia et virtute faciebat prodigia et signa magna inpopulo.	⁸ Now Stephen, filled with grace and power, was working great wonders and signs among the people.
⁹ Surrexerunt autem quidam de synagoga, quae appellatur Libertinorum etCyrenensium et Alexandrinorum et eorum, qui erant a Cilicia et Asia, disputantescum Stephano;	⁹ Certain members of the so-called Synagogue of Freedmen, Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and people from Cilicia and Asia, came forward and debated with Stephen,
¹⁰ et non poterant resistere sapientiae et Spiritui, quoloquebatur.	¹⁰ but they could not withstand the wisdom and the spirit with which he spoke.
¹¹ Tunc submiserunt viros, qui dicerent: “ Audivimus eum dicentemverba blasphema in Moysen et Deum ”;	¹¹ Then they instigated some men to say, "We have heard him speaking blasphemous words against Moses and God."
¹² et commoverunt plebem et seniores etscribas, et concurrentes rapuerunt eum et adduxerunt in concilium	¹² They stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes, accosted him, seized him, and brought him before the Sanhedrin.
¹³ etstatuerunt testes falsos dicentes: “ Homo iste non cessat loqui verba adversuslocum sanctum et Legem;	¹³ They presented false witnesses who testified, "This man never stops saying things against (this) holy place and the law.
¹⁴ audivimus enim eum dicentem quoniam Iesus Nazarenushic destruet locum istum et mutabit consuetudines, quas tradidit nobis Moyses”.	¹⁴ For we have heard him claim that this Jesus the Nazorean will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us."
¹⁵ Et intuentes eum omnes, qui sedebant in concilio, viderunt faciem eiustamquam faciem angeli.	¹⁵ All those who sat in the Sanhedrin looked intently at him and saw that his face was like the face of an angel.