Silazak Svetoga Duha
1Na Pedesetnicu, sedam tjedana nakon Isusova uskrsnuća, svi su bili okupljeni na istomu mjestu. 2Odjednom se začuje šum s neba, poput silnoga vihora, te ispuni kuću u kojoj su bili. 3Pojave se zatim plameni jezici te se razdijele i siđu na njih—na svakoga po jedan. 4Svi nazočni napune se Svetoga Duha i počnu govoriti drugim jezicima, kako je komu Duh davao govoriti.
5A u Jeruzalemu su u to doba boravili pobožni Židovi koji su došli iz svakog naroda pod nebom. 6Kad začuju huk vjetra, dotrče vidjeti što se zbiva i zaprepaste se—jer svatko od njih čuo je vjernike kako govore na njegovu jeziku.
7Iznenađeni i zadivljeni, pitali su: “Nisu li svi ti ljudi što govore Galilejci? 8Kako ih onda svatko od nas čuje na svojemu materinskom jeziku? 9Ima nas ovdje Parta, Međana, Elamljana, žitelja Mezopotamije, Judeje i Kapadocije, Ponta i Male Azije, 10Frigije i Pamfilije, Egipta i libijskih krajeva oko Cirene. Ima Rimljana koji su u prolazu, 11Židova i obraćenika na židovsku vjeru, Krećana i Arapa, a svi mi čujemo te ljude kako na našim jezicima govore o veličanstvenim Božjim djelima!” 12Stajali su zaprepašteni i pitali jedni druge: “Što bi to moglo značiti?” 13Drugi su se pak rugali: “Pijani su od slatkoga vina!”
Petar propovijeda mnoštvu
14Tada istupi Petar s jedanaestoricom apostola i glasno reče mnoštvu: “Poslušajte me, Židovi i svi što boravite u Jeruzalemu! Znajte: 15nisu ovi ljudi pijani kao što mislite. Pa tko se još opija u devet sati ujutro?2:15 U grčkome: tek je treća ura dana. 16To 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.
18U te ću dane izliti svojega Duha
na svoje sluge i sluškinje
te će oni proricati.
19Dat ću čudesa na nebesima
i znakove na zemlji:
krv, oganj i sukljanje dima.
20Sunce će se pretvoriti u tamu,
a mjesec postati krvavocrven
prije nego što dođe velik i slavan Dan Gospodnji.
21I tko god zazove Gospodnje ime,
bit će spašen.’2:17-21 Joel 3:1-5.
22Čujte me, Izraelci! Bog je pred vama potvrdio Isusa Nazarećanina silnim djelima i čudesnim znacima koje je, kao što znate, činio. 23Vi ste ipak postupili prema unaprijed odlučenomu Božjem naumu: bezbožničkom ste ga rukom raspeli na križ i pogubili. 24Ali Bog ga je oslobodio grozote smrti i uskrisio ga u život jer smrt nije mogla njime vladati. 25Kralj David za njega je rekao:
‘Znam da je Gospodin uvijek sa mnom
jer uvijek stoji pokraj mene da ne posrnem.
26Stoga mi se srce raduje,
a jezik kliče od veselja.
Tijelo mi spokojno počiva.
27Jer nećeš ostaviti moju dušu među mrtvima2:27 U grčkome: u podzemlju.
ni dopustiti da tvoj svetac istrune.
28Pokazao si mi put života.
Tvoja će me nazočnost ispuniti radošću.’2:25-28 Psalam 16:8-11.
29Braćo draga, s punim pouzdanjem tvrdim: David time nije mislio na sebe—jer on je odavno umro, pokopan je i grob mu je do danas ovdje. 30Ali David je bio prorok i znao je da se Bog zakleo jednoga od njegovih potomaka posaditi na njegovo prijestolje kao Mesiju. 31On je to unaprijed vidio i pretkazao Mesijino uskrsnuće. Rekao je da mu ‘duša neće ostati među mrtvima’ i da mu tijelo neće ‘istrunuti’.
32To proročanstvo govori o Isusu. Njega je Bog uskrisio—svi smo tomu svjedoci. 33On 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. Danas to čujete i vidite. 34Jer David nikada nije uznesen u nebo, a ipak je rekao:
‘Gospodin je rekao mojem Gospodinu:
Sjedni mi s desne strane
35dok ti ne bacim pod noge tvoje neprijatelje.’2:34-35 Psalam 110:1.
36Neka dakle pouzdano znade sav Izrael da je Bog tog Isusa kojega ste raspeli učinio i Gospodinom i Mesijom!”
37Te su ih riječi duboko potresle. Upitaju zato Petra i ostale apostole: “Braćo, što da učinimo?”
38Petar im odgovori: “Obratite se Bogu i krstite se u ime Isusa Krista da vam grijesi budu oprošteni pa ćete primiti dar Svetoga Duha. 39To je obećanje vama i vašoj djeci, pa čak i onima izdaleka koje naš Gospodin Bog pozove.” 40Zatim je još dugo propovijedao zaklinjući i opominjući ih: “Spasite se od ovoga pokvarenog naraštaja!”
41Oni povjeruju njegovim riječima i krste se. Tako se u taj dan Crkvi pridružilo oko tri tisuće duša. 42Bili su postojani u apostolskome učenju, zajedništvu, lomljenju kruha i molitvi.
Okupljanje vjernika
43Sve je zahvatilo strahopoštovanje jer su apostoli činili mnoga čudesa i znakove. 44Koji su prigrlili vjeru, živjeli su u zajedništvu i sve su dijelili. 45Prodavali su imanja i dijelili svakome prema potrebi. 46Svaki su dan jednodušno i postojano hrlili u Hram na bogoštovlje te se sastajali po kućama da lome kruh radosno i prostodušno, 47hvaleći Boga i uživajući naklonost svega naroda. A Bog je svednevice zajednici pripajao nove spasenike.
1And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. 2And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. 3And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. 4And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. 5And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven. 6Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language. 7And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galilæans? 8And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born? 9Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judæa, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia, 10Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes, 11Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God. 12And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another, What meaneth this? 13Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine.
14¶ But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judæa, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words: 15For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day. 16But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel; 17And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams: 18And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy: 19And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke: 20The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come: 21And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved. 22Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know: 23Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain: 24Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it. 25For David speaketh concerning him, I foresaw the Lord always before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved: 26Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad; moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope: 27Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. 28Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance. 29Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day. 30Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne; 31He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption. 32This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses. 33Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear. 34For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, 35Until I make thy foes thy footstool. 36Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.
37¶ Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do? 38Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. 39For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call. 40And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.
41¶ Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls. 42And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers. 43And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles. 44And all that believed were together, and had all things common; 45And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need. 46And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart, 47Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.
