¹Vir autem quidam nomine Ananias,But a certain man named Ananias,cum Saphira uxore suo vendidit agrum,with his wife Sapphira, sold a field,

¹Vir autem quidam nomine Ananias,But a certain man named Ananias,cum Saphira uxore suo vendidit agrum,with his wife Sapphira, sold a field,

²et fraudavit de pretio agri,and he was deceitful about the price of the field,conscia uxore sua:with his wife’s consent.et afferens partem quamdam,And bringing only part of it,ad pedes Apostolorum posuit.he placed it at the feet of the Apostles.

²et fraudavit de pretio agri,and he was deceitful about the price of the field,conscia uxore sua:with his wife’s consent.et afferens partem quamdam,And bringing only part of it,ad pedes Apostolorum posuit.he placed it at the feet of the Apostles.

³Dixit autem Petrus:But Peter said:Anania,“Ananias,cur tentavit Satanas cor tuum,why has Satan tempted your heart,mentiri te Spiritui Sancto,so that you would lie to the Holy Spiritet fraudare de pretio agri?and be deceitful about the price of the land?

³Dixit autem Petrus:But Peter said:Anania,“Ananias,cur tentavit Satanas cor tuum,why has Satan tempted your heart,mentiri te Spiritui Sancto,so that you would lie to the Holy Spiritet fraudare de pretio agri?and be deceitful about the price of the land?

⁴nonne manens tibi manebat,Did it not belong to you while you retained it?et venundatum in tua erat potestate?And having sold it, was it not in your power?quare posuisti in corde tuo hanc rem?Why have you set this thing in your heart?non es mentitus hominibus,You have not lied to men,sed Deo.but to God!”

⁴nonne manens tibi manebat,Did it not belong to you while you retained it?et venundatum in tua erat potestate?And having sold it, was it not in your power?quare posuisti in corde tuo hanc rem?Why have you set this thing in your heart?non es mentitus hominibus,You have not lied to men,sed Deo.but to God!”

⁵Audiens autem Ananias hæc verba,Then Ananias,cecidit,upon hearing these words,et expiravit.fell down and expired.Et factus est timor magnus super omnes qui audierunt.And a great fear overwhelmed all who heard of it.

⁵Audiens autem Ananias hæc verba,Then Ananias,cecidit,upon hearing these words,et expiravit.fell down and expired.Et factus est timor magnus super omnes qui audierunt.And a great fear overwhelmed all who heard of it.

⁶Surgentes autem juvenes amoverunt eum,And the young men rose up and removed him;et efferentes sepelierunt.and carrying him out, they buried him.

⁶Surgentes autem juvenes amoverunt eum,And the young men rose up and removed him;et efferentes sepelierunt.and carrying him out, they buried him.

⁷Factum est autem quasi horarum trium spatium,Then about the space of three hours passed,et uxor ipsius,and his wife entered,nesciens quod factum fuerat, introivit.not knowing what had happened.

⁷Factum est autem quasi horarum trium spatium,Then about the space of three hours passed,et uxor ipsius,and his wife entered,nesciens quod factum fuerat, introivit.not knowing what had happened.

⁸Dixit autem ei Petrus:And Peter said to her,Dic mihi mulier,“Tell me, woman,si tanti agrum vendidistis?if you sold the field for this amount?”At illa dixit:And she said, “Yes,Etiam tanti.for that amount.”

⁸Dixit autem ei Petrus:And Peter said to her,Dic mihi mulier,“Tell me, woman,si tanti agrum vendidistis?if you sold the field for this amount?”At illa dixit:And she said, “Yes,Etiam tanti.for that amount.”

⁹Petrus autem ad eam:And Peter said to her:Quid utique convenit vobis tentare Spiritum Domini?“Why have you agreed together to test the Spirit of the Lord? Behold,Ecce pedes eorum qui sepelierunt virum tuum ad ostium, et efferent te.the feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they shall carry you out!”

⁹Petrus autem ad eam:And Peter said to her:Quid utique convenit vobis tentare Spiritum Domini?“Why have you agreed together to test the Spirit of the Lord? Behold,Ecce pedes eorum qui sepelierunt virum tuum ad ostium, et efferent te.the feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they shall carry you out!”

¹⁰Confestim cecidit ante pedes ejus, et expiravit.Immediately, she fell down before his feet and expired.Intrantes autem juvenes invenerunt illam mortuam:Then the young men entered and found her dead.et extulerunt, et sepelierunt ad virum suum.And they carried her out and buried her next to her husband.

¹⁰Confestim cecidit ante pedes ejus, et expiravit.Immediately, she fell down before his feet and expired.Intrantes autem juvenes invenerunt illam mortuam:Then the young men entered and found her dead.et extulerunt, et sepelierunt ad virum suum.And they carried her out and buried her next to her husband.

¹¹Et factus est timor magnus in universa ecclesia,And a great fear came over the entire Churchet in omnes qui audierunt hæc.and over all who heard these things.

¹¹Et factus est timor magnus in universa ecclesia,And a great fear came over the entire Churchet in omnes qui audierunt hæc.and over all who heard these things.

¹²Per manus autem Apostolorum fiebant signa et prodigia multa in plebe.And through the hands of the Apostles many signs and wonders were accomplished among the people.Et erant unanimiter omnes in porticu Salomonis.And they all met with one accord at Solomon’s portico.

¹²Per manus autem Apostolorum fiebant signa et prodigia multa in plebe.And through the hands of the Apostles many signs and wonders were accomplished among the people.Et erant unanimiter omnes in porticu Salomonis.And they all met with one accord at Solomon’s portico.

¹³Ceterorum autem nemo audebat se conjungere illis:And among the others, no one dared to join himself to them.sed magnificabat eos populus.But the people magnified them.

¹³Ceterorum autem nemo audebat se conjungere illis:And among the others, no one dared to join himself to them.sed magnificabat eos populus.But the people magnified them.

¹⁴Magis autem augebatur credentium in Domino multitudo virorum ac mulierum,Now the multitude of men and women who believed in the Lord was ever increasing,

¹⁴Magis autem augebatur credentium in Domino multitudo virorum ac mulierum,Now the multitude of men and women who believed in the Lord was ever increasing,

¹⁵ita ut in plateas ejicerent infirmos,so much so that they laid the infirm in the streets,et ponerent in lectulis et grabatis,placing them on beds and stretchers,ut,so that,veniente Petro,as Peter arrived,saltem umbra illius obumbraret quemquam illorum,at least his shadow might fall upon any one of them,et liberarentur ab infirmitatibus suis.and they would be freed from their infirmities.

¹⁵ita ut in plateas ejicerent infirmos,so much so that they laid the infirm in the streets,et ponerent in lectulis et grabatis,placing them on beds and stretchers,ut,so that,veniente Petro,as Peter arrived,saltem umbra illius obumbraret quemquam illorum,at least his shadow might fall upon any one of them,et liberarentur ab infirmitatibus suis.and they would be freed from their infirmities.

¹⁶Concurrebat autem et multitudo vicinarum civitatum Jerusalem,But a multitude also hurried to Jerusalem from the neighboring cities,afferentes ægros,carrying the sicket vexatos a spiritibus immundis:and those troubled by unclean spirits,qui curabantur omnes.who were all healed.

¹⁶Concurrebat autem et multitudo vicinarum civitatum Jerusalem,But a multitude also hurried to Jerusalem from the neighboring cities,afferentes ægros,carrying the sicket vexatos a spiritibus immundis:and those troubled by unclean spirits,qui curabantur omnes.who were all healed.

¹⁷Exsurgens autem princeps sacerdotum,Then the high priest and all those who were with him, that is,et omnes qui cum illo erant (quæ est hæresis sadducæorum), repleti sunt zelo:the heretical sect of the Sadducees, rose up and were filled with jealousy.

¹⁷Exsurgens autem princeps sacerdotum,Then the high priest and all those who were with him, that is,et omnes qui cum illo erant (quæ est hæresis sadducæorum), repleti sunt zelo:the heretical sect of the Sadducees, rose up and were filled with jealousy.

¹⁸et injecerunt manus in Apostolos,And they laid hands on the Apostles,et posuerunt eos in custodia publica.and they placed them in the common prison.

¹⁸et injecerunt manus in Apostolos,And they laid hands on the Apostles,et posuerunt eos in custodia publica.and they placed them in the common prison.

¹⁹Angelus autem Domini per noctem aperiens januas carceris,But in the night,et educens eos,an Angel of the Lord opened the doors of the prison and led them out,dixit:saying,

¹⁹Angelus autem Domini per noctem aperiens januas carceris,But in the night,et educens eos,an Angel of the Lord opened the doors of the prison and led them out,dixit:saying,

²⁰Ite,“Go and stand in the temple,et stantes loquimini in templo plebi omnia verba vitæ hujus.speaking to the people all these words of life.”

²⁰Ite,“Go and stand in the temple,et stantes loquimini in templo plebi omnia verba vitæ hujus.speaking to the people all these words of life.”

²¹Qui cum audissent,And when they had heard this,intraverunt diluculo in templum,they entered the temple at first light,et docebant.and they were teaching.Adveniens autem princeps sacerdotum,Then the high priest,et qui cum eo erant,and those who were with him,convocaverunt concilium,approached,et omnes seniores filiorum Israël:and they called together the council and all the elders of the sons of Israel.et miserunt ad carcerem ut adducerentur.And they sent to the prison to have them brought.

²¹Qui cum audissent,And when they had heard this,intraverunt diluculo in templum,they entered the temple at first light,et docebant.and they were teaching.Adveniens autem princeps sacerdotum,Then the high priest,et qui cum eo erant,and those who were with him,convocaverunt concilium,approached,et omnes seniores filiorum Israël:and they called together the council and all the elders of the sons of Israel.et miserunt ad carcerem ut adducerentur.And they sent to the prison to have them brought.

²²Cum autem venissent ministri,But when the attendants had arrived,et aperto carcere non invenissent illos,and, upon opening the prison, had not found them,reversi nuntiaverunt,they returned and reported to them,

²²Cum autem venissent ministri,But when the attendants had arrived,et aperto carcere non invenissent illos,and, upon opening the prison, had not found them,reversi nuntiaverunt,they returned and reported to them,

²³dicentes:saying:Carcerem quidem invenimus clausum cum omni diligentia,“We found the prison certainly locked up with all diligence,et custodes stantes ante januas:and the guards standing before the door.aperientes autem neminem intus invenimus.But upon opening it, we found no one within.”

²³dicentes:saying:Carcerem quidem invenimus clausum cum omni diligentia,“We found the prison certainly locked up with all diligence,et custodes stantes ante januas:and the guards standing before the door.aperientes autem neminem intus invenimus.But upon opening it, we found no one within.”

²⁴Ut autem audierunt hos sermones magistratus templi et principes sacerdotum,Then, when the magistrate of the temple and the chief priests heard these words,ambigebant de illis quidnam fieret.they were uncertain about them, as to what should happen.

²⁴Ut autem audierunt hos sermones magistratus templi et principes sacerdotum,Then, when the magistrate of the temple and the chief priests heard these words,ambigebant de illis quidnam fieret.they were uncertain about them, as to what should happen.

²⁵Adveniens autem quidam, nuntiavit eis:But someone arrived and reported to them,Quia ecce viri quos posuistis in carcerem, sunt in templo,“Behold, the men whom you placed in prison are in the temple,stantes et docentes populum.standing and teaching the people.”

²⁵Adveniens autem quidam, nuntiavit eis:But someone arrived and reported to them,Quia ecce viri quos posuistis in carcerem, sunt in templo,“Behold, the men whom you placed in prison are in the temple,stantes et docentes populum.standing and teaching the people.”

²⁶Tunc abiit magistratus cum ministris,Then the magistrate, with the attendants,et adduxit illos sine vi:went and brought them without force.timebant enim populum ne lapidarentur.For they were afraid of the people, lest they be stoned.

²⁶Tunc abiit magistratus cum ministris,Then the magistrate, with the attendants,et adduxit illos sine vi:went and brought them without force.timebant enim populum ne lapidarentur.For they were afraid of the people, lest they be stoned.

²⁷Et cum adduxissent illos,And when they had brought them,statuerunt in concilio:they stood them before the council.et interrogavit eos princeps sacerdotum,And the high priest questioned them,

²⁷Et cum adduxissent illos,And when they had brought them,statuerunt in concilio:they stood them before the council.et interrogavit eos princeps sacerdotum,And the high priest questioned them,

²⁸dicens:and said:Præcipiendo præcepimus vobis ne doceretis in nomine isto,“We strongly order you not to teach in this name. For behold,et ecce replestis Jerusalem doctrina vestra:you have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine,et vultis inducere super nos sanguinem hominis istius.and you wish to bring the blood of this man upon us.”

²⁸dicens:and said:Præcipiendo præcepimus vobis ne doceretis in nomine isto,“We strongly order you not to teach in this name. For behold,et ecce replestis Jerusalem doctrina vestra:you have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine,et vultis inducere super nos sanguinem hominis istius.and you wish to bring the blood of this man upon us.”

²⁹Respondens autem Petrus et Apostoli,But Peter and the Apostles responded by saying:dixerunt:“It is necessary to obey God,Obedire oportet Deo magis quam hominibus.more so than men.

²⁹Respondens autem Petrus et Apostoli,But Peter and the Apostles responded by saying:dixerunt:“It is necessary to obey God,Obedire oportet Deo magis quam hominibus.more so than men.

³⁰Deus patrum nostrorum suscitavit Jesum,The God of our fathers has raised up Jesus,quem vos interemistis, suspendentes in ligno.whom you put to death by hanging him on a tree.

³⁰Deus patrum nostrorum suscitavit Jesum,The God of our fathers has raised up Jesus,quem vos interemistis, suspendentes in ligno.whom you put to death by hanging him on a tree.

³¹Hunc principem et salvatorem Deus exaltavit dextera sua ad dandam pœnitentiam Israëli,It is he whom God has exalted at his right hand as Ruler and Savior,et remissionem peccatorum:so as to offer repentance and the remission of sins to Israel.

³¹Hunc principem et salvatorem Deus exaltavit dextera sua ad dandam pœnitentiam Israëli,It is he whom God has exalted at his right hand as Ruler and Savior,et remissionem peccatorum:so as to offer repentance and the remission of sins to Israel.

³²et nos sumus testes horum verborum,And we are witnesses of these things,et Spiritus Sanctus,with the Holy Spirit,quem dedit Deus omnibus obedientibus sibi.whom God has given to all who are obedient to him.”

³²et nos sumus testes horum verborum,And we are witnesses of these things,et Spiritus Sanctus,with the Holy Spirit,quem dedit Deus omnibus obedientibus sibi.whom God has given to all who are obedient to him.”

³³Hæc cum audissent,When they had heard these things,dissecabantur,they were deeply wounded,et cogitabant interficere illos.and they were planning to put them to death.

³³Hæc cum audissent,When they had heard these things,dissecabantur,they were deeply wounded,et cogitabant interficere illos.and they were planning to put them to death.

³⁴Surgens autem quidam in concilio pharisæus,But someone in the council,nomine Gamaliel,a Pharisee named Gamaliel,legis doctor,a teacher of the law honored by all the people,honorabilis universæ plebi,rose upjussit foras ad breve homines fieri,and ordered the men to be put outside briefly.

³⁴Surgens autem quidam in concilio pharisæus,But someone in the council,nomine Gamaliel,a Pharisee named Gamaliel,legis doctor,a teacher of the law honored by all the people,honorabilis universæ plebi,rose upjussit foras ad breve homines fieri,and ordered the men to be put outside briefly.

³⁵dixitque ad illos:And he said to them:Viri Israëlitæ,“Men of Israel,attendite vobis super hominibus istis quid acturi sitis.you should be careful in your intentions about these men.

³⁵dixitque ad illos:And he said to them:Viri Israëlitæ,“Men of Israel,attendite vobis super hominibus istis quid acturi sitis.you should be careful in your intentions about these men.

³⁶Ante hos enim dies extitit Theodas,For before these days, Theudas stepped forward,dicens se esse aliquem,asserting himself to be someone,cui consensit numerus virorum circiter quadringentorum:and a number of men, about four hundred, joined with him.qui occisus est,But he was killed,et omnes qui credebant ei, dissipati sunt,and all who believed in him were scattered,et redacti ad nihilum.and they were reduced to nothing.

³⁶Ante hos enim dies extitit Theodas,For before these days, Theudas stepped forward,dicens se esse aliquem,asserting himself to be someone,cui consensit numerus virorum circiter quadringentorum:and a number of men, about four hundred, joined with him.qui occisus est,But he was killed,et omnes qui credebant ei, dissipati sunt,and all who believed in him were scattered,et redacti ad nihilum.and they were reduced to nothing.

³⁷Post hunc extitit Judas Galilæus in diebus professionis,After this one, Judas the Galilean stepped forward, in the days of the enrollment,et avertit populum post se:and he turned the people toward himself.et ipse periit,But he also perished,et omnes quotquot consenserunt ei,and all of them, as many as had joined with him,dispersi sunt.were dispersed.

³⁷Post hunc extitit Judas Galilæus in diebus professionis,After this one, Judas the Galilean stepped forward, in the days of the enrollment,et avertit populum post se:and he turned the people toward himself.et ipse periit,But he also perished,et omnes quotquot consenserunt ei,and all of them, as many as had joined with him,dispersi sunt.were dispersed.

³⁸Et nunc itaque dico vobis,And now therefore,discedite ab hominibus istis,I say to you,et sinite illos:withdraw from these men and leave them alone.quoniam si est ex hominibus consilium hoc aut opus,For if this counsel or work is of men,dissolvetur:it will be broken.

³⁸Et nunc itaque dico vobis,And now therefore,discedite ab hominibus istis,I say to you,et sinite illos:withdraw from these men and leave them alone.quoniam si est ex hominibus consilium hoc aut opus,For if this counsel or work is of men,dissolvetur:it will be broken.

³⁹si vero ex Deo est,Yet truly,non poteritis dissolvere illud,if it is of God,ne forteyou will not be able to break it,et Deo repugnare inveniamini.and perhaps you might be found to have fought against God.”Consenserunt autem illi.And they agreed with him.

³⁹si vero ex Deo est,Yet truly,non poteritis dissolvere illud,if it is of God,ne forteyou will not be able to break it,et Deo repugnare inveniamini.and perhaps you might be found to have fought against God.”Consenserunt autem illi.And they agreed with him.

⁴⁰Et convocantes Apostolos,And calling in the Apostles,cæsis denuntiaverunt ne omnino loquerentur in nomine Jesu,having beaten them, they warned them not to speak at all in the name of Jesus.et dimiserunt eos.And they dismissed them.

⁴⁰Et convocantes Apostolos,And calling in the Apostles,cæsis denuntiaverunt ne omnino loquerentur in nomine Jesu,having beaten them, they warned them not to speak at all in the name of Jesus.et dimiserunt eos.And they dismissed them.

⁴¹Et illi quidem ibant gaudentes a conspectu concilii,And indeed, they went forth from the presence of the council,quoniam digni habiti sunt pro nomine Jesu contumeliam pati.rejoicing that they were considered worthy to suffer insult on behalf of the name of Jesus.

⁴¹Et illi quidem ibant gaudentes a conspectu concilii,And indeed, they went forth from the presence of the council,quoniam digni habiti sunt pro nomine Jesu contumeliam pati.rejoicing that they were considered worthy to suffer insult on behalf of the name of Jesus.

⁴²Omni autem die non cessabant in templo et circa domos,And every day, in the temple and among the houses,docentes et evangelizantes Christum Jesum.they did not cease to teach and to evangelize Christ Jesus.

⁴²Omni autem die non cessabant in templo et circa domos,And every day, in the temple and among the houses,docentes et evangelizantes Christum Jesum.they did not cease to teach and to evangelize Christ Jesus.