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.
The Holy Spirit Comes at Pentecost
1When the day of Pentecost came, all the believers gathered in one place. 2Suddenly a sound came from heaven. It was like a strong wind blowing. It filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3They saw something that looked like fire in the shape of tongues. The flames separated and came to rest on each of them. 4All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit. They began to speak in languages they had not known before. The Spirit gave them the ability to do this.
5Godly Jews from every country in the world were staying in Jerusalem. 6A crowd came together when they heard the sound. They were bewildered because each of them heard their own language being spoken. 7The crowd was really amazed. They asked, “Aren’t all these people who are speaking Galileans? 8Then why do we each hear them speaking in our own native language? 9We are Parthians, Medes and Elamites. We live in Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia. We are from Pontus, Asia, 10Phrygia and Pamphylia. Others of us are from Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene. Still others are visitors from Rome. 11Some of the visitors are Jews. Others have accepted the Jewish faith. Also, Cretans and Arabs are here. We hear all these people speaking about God’s wonders in our own languages!” 12They were amazed and bewildered. They asked one another, “What does this mean?”
13But some people in the crowd made fun of the believers. “They’ve had too much wine!” they said.
Peter Speaks to the Crowd
14Then Peter stood up with the 11 apostles. In a loud voice he spoke to the crowd. “My fellow Jews,” he said, “let me explain this to you. All of you who live in Jerusalem, listen carefully to what I say. 15You think these people are drunk. But they aren’t. It’s only nine o’clock in the morning! 16No, here is what the prophet Joel meant. 17He said,
“ ‘In the last days, God says,
I will pour out my Holy Spirit on all people.
Your sons and daughters will prophesy.
Your young men will see visions.
Your old men will have dreams.
18In those days, I will pour out my Spirit on my servants.
I will pour out my Spirit on both men and women.
When I do, they will prophesy.
19I will show wonders in the heavens above.
I will show signs on the earth below.
There will be blood and fire and clouds of smoke.
20The sun will become dark.
The moon will turn red like blood.
This will happen before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord.
21Everyone who calls
on the name of the Lord will be saved.’ (Joel 2:28–32)
22“Fellow Israelites, listen to this! Jesus of Nazareth was a man who had God’s approval. God did miracles, wonders and signs among you through Jesus. You yourselves know this. 23Long ago God planned that Jesus would be handed over to you. With the help of evil people, you put Jesus to death. You nailed him to the cross. 24But God raised him from the dead. He set him free from the suffering of death. It wasn’t possible for death to keep its hold on Jesus. 25David spoke about him. He said,
“ ‘I know that the Lord is always with me.
Because he is at my right hand,
I will always be secure.
26So my heart is glad and joy is on my tongue.
My whole body will be full of hope.
27You will not leave me in the place of the dead.
You will not let your holy one rot away.
28You always show me the path that leads to life.
You will fill me with joy when I am with you.’ (Psalm 16:8–11)
29“Fellow Israelites, you can be sure that King David died. He was buried. His tomb is still here today. 30But David was a prophet. He knew that God had made a promise to him. God had promised that he would make someone in David’s family line king after him. 31David saw what was coming. So he spoke about the Messiah rising from the dead. He said that the Messiah would not be left in the place of the dead. His body wouldn’t rot in the ground. 32God has raised this same Jesus back to life. We are all witnesses of this. 33Jesus has been given a place of honor at the right hand of God. He has received the Holy Spirit from the Father. This is what God had promised. It is Jesus who has poured out what you now see and hear. 34David did not go up to heaven. But he said,
“ ‘The Lord said to my Lord,
“Sit at my right hand.
35I will put your enemies
under your control.” ’ (Psalm 110:1)
36“So be sure of this, all you people of Israel. You nailed Jesus to the cross. But God has made him both Lord and Messiah.”
37When the people heard this, it had a deep effect on them. They said to Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what should we do?”
38Peter replied, “All of you must turn away from your sins and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then your sins will be forgiven. You will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39The promise is for you and your children. It is also for all who are far away. It is for all whom the Lord our God will choose.”
40Peter said many other things to warn them. He begged them, “Save yourselves from these evil people.” 41Those who accepted his message were baptized. About 3,000 people joined the believers that day.
The Believers Share Their Lives Together
42The believers studied what the apostles taught. They shared their lives together. They ate and prayed together. 43Everyone was amazed at what God was doing. They were amazed when the apostles performed many wonders and signs. 44All the believers were together. They shared everything they had. 45They sold property and other things they owned. They gave to anyone who needed something. 46Every day they met together in the temple courtyard. They ate meals together in their homes. Their hearts were glad and sincere. 47They praised God. They were respected by all the people. Every day the Lord added to their group those who were being saved.
