Djela apostolska 2

Silazak Svetoga Duha

1 Na Pedesetnicu, sedam tjedana nakon Isusova uskrsnuća, svi su bili okupljeni na istomu mjestu.2 Odjednom se začuje šum s neba, poput silnoga vihora, te ispuni kuću u kojoj su bili.3 Pojave se zatim plameni jezici te se razdijele i siđu na njih - na svakoga po jedan.

4 Svi nazočni napune se Svetoga Duha i počnu govoriti drugim jezicima, kako je komu Duh davao govoriti.
5 A u Jeruzalemu su u to doba boravili pobožni Židovi koji su došli iz svakog naroda pod nebom.

6 Kad začuju huk vjetra, dotrče vidjeti što se zbiva i zaprepaste se - jer svatko od njih čuo je vjernike kako govore na njegovu jeziku.
7 Iznenađeni i zadivljeni, pitali su: "Nisu li svi ti ljudi što govore Galilejci?8 Kako ih onda svatko od nas čuje na svojemu materinskom jeziku?9 Ima nas ovdje Parta, Međana, Elamljana, žitelja Mezopotamije, Judeje i Kapadocije, Ponta i Male Azije,10 Frigije i Pamfilije, Egipta i libijskih krajeva oko Cirene. Ima Rimljana koji su u prolazu,11 Židova i obraćenika na židovsku vjeru, Krećana i Arapa, a svi mi čujemo te ljude kako na našim jezicima govore o veličanstvenim Božjim djelima!"12 Stajali su zaprepašteni i pitali jedni druge: "Što bi to moglo značiti?"

13 Drugi su se pak rugali: "Pijani su od slatkoga vina!"

Petar propovijeda mnoštvu

14 Tada istupi Petar s jedanaestoricom apostola i glasno reče mnoštvu: "Poslušajte me, Židovi i svi što boravite u Jeruzalemu! Znajte:15 nisu ovi ljudi pijani kao što mislite. Pa tko se još opija u devet sati ujutro?

16 To što vidite ostvarenje je proročanstva proroka Joela:
17 'U posljednje ću vrijeme', veli Gospodin,
'izliti svojega Duha na sve ljude.
Vaši sinovi i kćeri će proricati,
vaši mladići će imati viđenja,
a starci sne.18 U te ću dane izliti svojega Duha
na svoje sluge i sluškinje
te će oni proricati.19 Dat ću čudesa na nebesima
i znakove na Zemlji:
krv, oganj i sukljanje dima.20 Sunce će se pretvoriti u tamu,
a Mjesec postati krvavocrven
prije nego što dođe velik i slavan
Dan Gospodnji.21 I tko god prizove Gospodnje ime,
bit će spašen.'22 Čujte me, Izraelci! Bog je pred vama potvrdio Isusa Nazarećanina silnim djelima i čudesnim znacima koje je, kao što znate, činio.23 Vi ste ipak postupili prema unaprijed odlučenomu Božjem naumu: bezbožničkom ste ga rukom raspeli na križ i pogubili.24 Ali Bog ga je oslobodio grozote smrti i uskrisio ga u život jer smrt nije mogla njime vladati.

25 Kralj David za njega je rekao:
'Znam da je Gospodin uvijek sa mnom
jer uvijek stoji pokraj mene
da ne posrnem.26 Stoga mi se srce raduje,
a jezik kliče od veselja.
Tijelo mi spokojno počiva.27 Jer nećeš ostaviti moju dušu među mrtvima
ni dopustiti da tvoj svetac istrune.28 Pokazao si mi put života.
Tvoja će me nazočnost ispuniti radošću.'29 Braćo draga, dopustite mi da vam otvoreno kažem: David time nije mislio na sebe - jer on je odavno umro, pokopan je i grob mu je do danas ovdje.30 Ali David je bio prorok i znao je da se Bog zakleo jednoga od njegovih potomaka posaditi na njegovo prijestolje kao Mesiju.

31 On je to unaprijed vidio i pretkazao Mesijino uskrsnuće. Rekao je da mu 'duša neće ostati među mrtvima' i da mu tijelo neće 'istrunuti'.
32 To proročanstvo govori o Isusu. Njega je Bog uskrisio - svi smo tomu svjedoci.33 On sada sjedi na najuzvišenijemu mjestu u nebu, Bogu zdesna. I Otac mu je, kao što je i obećao, dao Svetoga Duha da ga izlije na nas. To ste danas čuli i vidjeli.

34 Jer David nikada nije uznesen u nebo, a ipak je rekao:
'Jahve je rekao mojem Gospodinu:
Sjedni mi s desne strane35 dok ti ne bacim pod noge
tvoje neprijatelje.'36 Neka dakle pouzdano znade sav Izrael da je Bog tog Isusa kojega ste raspeli učinio i Gospodinom i Mesijom!"37 Te su ih riječi duboko potresle. Upitaju zato Petra i ostale apostole: "Braćo, što da učinimo?"38 Petar im odgovori: "Obratite se Bogu i krstite se u ime Isusa Krista da vam grijesi budu oprošteni pa ćete primiti dar Svetoga Duha.39 To je obećanje vama i vašoj djeci, pa čak i onima izdaleka koje naš Gospodin Bog pozove."

40 Zatim je još dugo propovijedao zaklinjući i opominjući ih: "Spasite se od ovoga pokvarenog naraštaja!"
41 Oni povjeruju njegovim riječima i krste se. Tako se u taj dan Crkvi pridružilo oko tri tisuće duša.

42 Bili su postojani u apostolskome učenju, zajedništvu, lomljenju kruha i molitvi.

Okupljanje vjernika

43 Sve je zahvatilo strahopoštovanje jer su apostoli činili mnoga čudesa i znakove.44 Koji su prigrlili vjeru, živjeli su u zajedništvu i sve su dijelili.45 Prodavali su imanja i dijelili svakome prema potrebi.46 Svaki su dan jednodušno i postojano hrlili u Hram na bogoštovlje te se sastajali po kućama da lome kruh radosno i prostodušno,

47 hvaleći Boga i uživajući naklonost svega naroda. A Bog je svednevice zajednici pripajao nove spasenike.

Acts 2

The Holy Spirit and the Day of Pentecost

1 Nowt when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place.2 Suddenlyt a soundt like a violent wind blowingt came from heavent and filled the entire house where they were sitting.3 And tongues spreading out like a firet appeared to them and came to rest on each one of them.

4 Allt of them were filled with the Holy Spirit, and they began to speak in other languagests as the Spirit enabled them.t
5 Now there were devout Jewst from every nation under heaven residing in Jerusalem.ts6 When this soundt occurred, a crowd gathered and was in confusion,t because each one heard them speaking in his own language.7 Completely baffled, they said,t “Aren’tt all these who are speaking Galileans?8 And how is it that each one of us hears themt in our own native language?t9 Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and the province of Asia,t10 Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene,t and visitors from Rome,s11 both Jews and proselytes,s Cretans and Arabs – we hear them speaking in our own languages about the great deeds God has done!”t12 All were astounded and greatly confused, saying to one another, “What does this mean?”

13 But others jeered at the speakers,t saying, “They are drunk on new wine!”ts

Peter’s Address on the Day of Pentecost

14 But Peter stood upt with the eleven, raised his voice, and addressed them: “You men of Judeat and all you who live in Jerusalem,s know thist and listen carefully to what I say.15 In spite of what you think, these men are not drunk,t for it is only nine o’clock in the morning.t

16 But this is what was spoken about through the prophet Joel:s

17 ‘And in the last dayssit will be,’ God says,
‘that I will pour out my Spirit on all people,t
and your sons and your daughters will prophesy,
and your young men will see visions,
and your old men will dream dreams.

18 Even on my servants,tboth men and women,
I will pour out my Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy.s

19 And I will perform wonders in the skytabove
and miraculous signston the earth below,
blood and fire and clouds of smoke.

20 The sun will be changed to darkness
and the moon to blood
before the great and glorioustday of the Lord comes.

21 And thenteveryone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’s
22 “Men of Israel,t listen to these words: Jesus the Nazarene, a man clearly attested to you by God with powerful deeds,t wonders, and miraculous signst that God performed among you through him, just as you yourselves know –23 this man, who was handed over by the predetermined plan and foreknowledge of God, you executedt by nailing him to a cross at the hands of Gentiles.t24 But God raised him up,t having releasedt him from the painss of death, because it was not possible for him to be held in its power.t

25 For David says about him,
‘I saw the Lord always in front of me,t
for he is at my right hand so that I will not be shaken.

26 Therefore my heart was glad and my tongue rejoiced;
my bodytalso will live in hope,

27 because you will not leave my soul in Hades,t
nor permit your Holy One to experiencetdecay.

28 You have made known to me the paths of life;
you will make me full of joy with your presence.’s
29 “Brothers,t I can speak confidentlys to you about our forefathert David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.30 So then, becauset he was a prophet and knew that God had sworn to him with an oath to seat one of his descendantston his throne,s31 David by foreseeing thist spoke about the resurrection of the Christ,ts that he was neither abandoned to Hades,t nor did his bodytexperiencetdecay.s32 This Jesus God raised up, and we are all witnesses of it.t33 So then, exaltedt to the right hands of God, and having receivedt the promise of the Holy Spiritt from the Father, he has poured outs what you both see and hear.

34 For David did not ascend into heaven, but he himself says,
‘The Lord said to my lord,
“Sitsat my right hand

35 until I make your enemies a footstoolsfor your feet.”’s

36 Therefore let all the house of Israel know beyond a doubtt that God has made this Jesus whom you crucifiedt both Lords and Christ.”ts

The Response to Peter’s Address

37 Now when they heard this,t they were acutely distressedt and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “What should we do, brothers?”38 Peter said to them, “Repent, and each one of you be baptizedt in the name of Jesus Christts fort the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.t39 For the promises is for you and your children, and for all who are far away, as many as the Lord our God will call to himself.”40 With many other words he testifiedt and exhorted them saying, “Save yourselves from this perverset generation!”

41 So those who acceptedt his messaget were baptized, and that day about three thousand peoplet were added.t

The Fellowship of the Early Believers

42 They were devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship,s to the breaking of bread and to prayer.t43 Reverential awet came over everyone,t and many wonders and miraculous signst came about by the apostles.44 All who believed were together and heldt everything in common,45 and they began sellingt their propertyt and possessions and distributing the proceedst to everyone, as anyone had need.46 Every dayt they continued to gather together by common consent in the temple courts,t breaking bread fromt house to house, sharing their food with glads and humble hearts,t

47 praising God and having the good willt of all the people. And the Lord was adding to their number every dayt those who were being saved.