Peter Heals a Lame Beggar
1One day Peter and John were going up to the temple at the time of prayer—at three in the afternoon. 2Now a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those going into the temple courts. 3When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for money. 4Peter looked straight at him, as did John. Then Peter said, “Look at us!” 5So the man gave them his attention, expecting to get something from them.
6Then Peter said, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk.” 7Taking him by the right hand, he helped him up, and instantly the man’s feet and ankles became strong. 8He jumped to his feet and began to walk. Then he went with them into the temple courts, walking and jumping, and praising God. 9When all the people saw him walking and praising God, 10they recognized him as the same man who used to sit begging at the temple gate called Beautiful, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.
Peter Speaks to the Onlookers
11While the man held on to Peter and John, all the people were astonished and came running to them in the place called Solomon’s Colonnade. 12When Peter saw this, he said to them: “Fellow Israelites, why does this surprise you? Why do you stare at us as if by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk? 13The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his servant Jesus. You handed him over to be killed, and you disowned him before Pilate, though he had decided to let him go. 14You disowned the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you. 15You killed the author of life, but God raised him from the dead. We are witnesses of this. 16By faith in the name of Jesus, this man whom you see and know was made strong. It is Jesus’ name and the faith that comes through him that has completely healed him, as you can all see.
17“Now, fellow Israelites, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did your leaders. 18But this is how God fulfilled what he had foretold through all the prophets, saying that his Messiah would suffer. 19Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord, 20and that he may send the Messiah, who has been appointed for you—even Jesus. 21Heaven must receive him until the time comes for God to restore everything, as he promised long ago through his holy prophets. 22For Moses said, ‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your own people; you must listen to everything he tells you. 23Anyone who does not listen to him will be completely cut off from their people.’3:23 Deut. 18:15,18,19
24“Indeed, beginning with Samuel, all the prophets who have spoken have foretold these days. 25And you are heirs of the prophets and of the covenant God made with your fathers. He said to Abraham, ‘Through your offspring all peoples on earth will be blessed.’3:25 Gen. 22:18; 26:4 26When God raised up his servant, he sent him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways.”
Obubuafo Bi Ayaresa
1Da bi Petro ne Yohane kɔɔ asɔredan mu awia nnɔnabiɛsa a na ɛyɛ bere a wɔde bɔ mpae. 2Wɔreyɛ adu asɔredan pon a wɔfrɛ no Ɔpon Fɛfɛ ano no, wohuu obubuafo bi sɛ ɔda hɔ. Na wɔsoa saa obubuafo yi de no bɛto ɔpon yi ano da biara ma ɔsrɛsrɛ sika fi wɔn a wɔrekɔ asɔredan no mu no nkyɛn. 3Bere a ohuu sɛ Petro ne Yohane rekɔ mu no, ɔsrɛɛ wɔn se wɔmma no biribi. 4Wɔhwɛɛ nʼanim dinn na Petro ka kyerɛɛ no se, “Hwɛ yɛn!” 5Ɔhwɛɛ wɔn susuw sɛ wɔbɛma no biribi.
6Nanso Petro ka kyerɛɛ no se, “Sika de, minni bi; na nea mewɔ a mede bɛma wo ne sɛ Yesu Kristo Nasareni din mu, sɔre nantew!” 7Afei Petro de ne nsa nifa soo no mu maa no so gyinaa hɔ. Prɛko pɛ, nʼanan mu yɛɛ den. 8Ohuruw gyinaa nʼanan so na ofii ase nantewee. Afei ɔne wɔn nyinaa kɔɔ asɔredan no mu a ɔrehuruhuruw, rekamfo Onyankopɔn. 9Nnipa no nyinaa huu no sɛ ɔnam reyi Onyankopɔn ayɛ. 10Wohuu no no, wohuu sɛ ɔno ne ɔsrɛsrɛni a na ɔda asɔredan pon a wɔfrɛ no Ɔpon Fɛfɛ no ano no, wɔn ho dwiriw wɔn.
Petro Kasa Kyerɛ Nnipa No
11Bere a nnipa no huu sɛ ɔbarima no ne Petro ne Yohane nam no, wɔn ho dwiriw wɔn; enti wotuu mmirika kɔɔ wɔn nkyɛn wɔ baabi a wɔfrɛ no Salomo Abrannaa no so hɔ. 12Bere a Petro huu nnipadɔm no, ɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn se, “Israelfo, adɛn na eyi yɛ mo nwonwa? Adɛn nti na mohwɛ yɛn, susuw sɛ yɛnam yɛn tumi anaa yɛn som pa so na asa ɔbarima yi yare? 13Abraham, Isak ne Yakob Nyankopɔn ne yɛn nenanom Nyankopɔn ama ne somfo Yesu ɔsoro anuonyam. Mode no maa atumfo; na bere a Pilato yɛɛ sɛ obegyaa no no mpo, mopoo no wɔ nʼanim. 14Na ɔyɛ Kronkron, ɔteɛ; nanso mopoo no na mosrɛɛ Pilato sɛ ɔmfa odwotwafo mma mo. 15Enti mukum obi a ogye nnipa kɔ nkwa mu. Nanso Onyankopɔn nyan no fii awufo mu na yɛyɛ eyi ho nnansefo. 16Tumi a ɛwɔ ne din mu no na ɛmaa saa obubuafo yi nyaa ahoɔden. Gyidi a yɛwɔ wɔ ne din mu no na ɛma yetumi yɛɛ saa anwonwade a muhu yi. Gyidi a yɛwɔ wɔ Yesu din mu no na ama ne ho atɔ no a ogyina mo anim mprempren yi.
17“Afei me nuanom, minim sɛ nea mo ne mo mpanyimfo yɛɛ Yesu no, na onim na munnim. 18Tete no, Onyankopɔn nam nʼadiyifo so kae se Agyenkwa no behu amane. Na ɔnam saa kwan yi so ma ɛbaa mu. 19Monsakra mo adwene na momfa mo ho mma Onyankopɔn na wɔbɛpepa mo bɔne, na moanya foforoyɛ mmere afi Awurade hɔ, 20na wasoma Yesu a ɔyɛ Agyenkwa a wɔayi no ama mo no. 21Sɛnea Onyankopɔn nam nʼadiyifo akronkron so aka dedaw no, ɛsɛ sɛ ɔtena ɔsoro kosi sɛ nneɛma nyinaa bɛyɛ foforo. 22Na Mose kae se, ‘Awurade, mo Nyankopɔn bɛsoma odiyifo aba mo nkyɛn sɛnea ɔsomaa me a mifi mo mu no. Ɛsɛ sɛ mutie asɛm biara a ɔbɛka akyerɛ mo. 23Obiara a wantie nea odiyifo no bɛka no, wobeyi no afi Onyankopɔn nkurɔfo ho na wɔasɛe no.’
24“Samuel ne adiyifo a akyiri no wɔbae no nyinaa nso aka asɛm a asi nnɛ yi ho asɛm pɛn. 25Onyankopɔn bɔ a ɔnam adiyifo so hyɛe no yɛ mo dea. Saa ara nso na mowɔ kyɛfa wɔ apam a Onyankopɔn ne mo agyanom pam no mu. Sɛnea ɔka kyerɛɛ Abraham se, ‘Wʼasefo so na menam behyira wiasefo nyinaa.’ 26Enti Onyankopɔn dii kan yii ne somfo somaa no baa mo nkyɛn sɛ ɔmmɛdom mo na mo nyinaa nnan mfi mo akwammɔne no so.”
