Acts 7
1 And the high priest said, Are these things so?
And the High-priest said—Are these things, so?
2 And he said, Men! Brothers and fathers, listen. The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Haran.
And, he, said—Brethren and fathers, hearken! The God of Glory, appeared unto our father Abraham, while he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Haran, —
3 And he said to him, Go forth out of thy land, and from thy kinfolk, and come into a land that I will show thee.
And said unto him—Get thee forth, out of thy land, and from among thy kindred, and come unto the land which, unto thee, I will point out.
4 Then after coming out of the land of the Chaldeans, he dwelt in Haran. And from there, after his father died, God resettled him in this land in which ye now dwell.
Then, coming forth out of the land of the Chaldeans, he dwelt in Haran; and, from thence, when his father was dead, he removed him into this land, in which, ye, now dwell;
5 And he gave him no inheritance in it, not even a footstep. And he promised to give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him, although there was no child by him.
And gave him no inheritance therein, not even a place to set his foot on; and yet promised to give it unto him in possession, and unto his seed after him, when as yet he had not a child.
6 And God spoke thus: His seed would be alien in a foreign land, and they would enslave and mistreat them four hundred years.
But God, spake thus—His seed shall be a sojourner in a foreign land, and they will bring it into bondage, and ill-treat it four-hundred years;
7 And I will judge the nation to whomever they will be in bondage, God said, and after these things they will come forth and serve me in this place.
And, the nation unto which they shall be in bondage, will, I, judge—said God; and, after these things, shall they come forth, and render divine service unto me, in this place.
8 And he gave him the covenant of circumcision. And so he begot Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day. And Isaac begot Jacob, and Jacob the twelve patriarchs.
And he gave unto him a covenant of circumcision; and, thus, he begat Isaac, and circumcised him on the eighth day, and Isaac, Jacob, and Jacob, the twelve patriarchs.
9 And the patriarchs, being envious, sold Joseph into Egypt. And God was with him,
And, the patriarchs, being jealous of Joseph, gave him up into Egypt; and, God, was, with him,
10 and delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And he appointed him governor over Egypt and his entire house.
And rescued him out of all his tribulations, and gave him favour and wisdom before Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he appointed him governor over Egypt and all his house.
11 Now a famine came on all Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction, and our fathers found no sustenance.
And there came a famine upon all Egypt and Canaan, and great tribulation, and our fathers could not find pasture.
12 But when Jacob heard of grain being in Egypt, he sent forth our fathers the first time.
But Jacob, hearing there was corn in Egypt, sent off our fathers, first;
13 And during the second time Joseph was made known to his brothers, and Joseph's race became manifest to Pharaoh.
And, the second time, Joseph was made known unto his brethren, and, the race of Joseph was made, manifest, unto Pharaoh.
14 And Joseph having sent forth, he summoned Jacob his father. And all his kinfolk, in souls, were seventy-five.
And Joseph, sending forth, called for Jacob his father, and all the kindred, consisting of seventy-five souls;
15 And Jacob went down into Egypt, and he perished, he and our fathers.
And Jacob went down [into Egypt]. And he died, he, and our fathers;
16 And they were carried into Shechem, and laid in the sepulcher that Abraham bought for a price of silver from the sons of Hamor of Shechem.
And were brought over into Shechem, and laid in the tomb which Abraham had purchased, for a price of silver, of the sons of Hamor in Shechem.
17 But as the time of the promise approached that God swore to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,
Now, just as the time of the promise was drawing near wherewith God had agreed with Abraham, the people grew, and were multiplied in Egypt, —
18 until another king arose who had not known Joseph.
Until there arose another sort of king over Egypt, who had not known Joseph.
19 This man, who cunningly victimized our race, mistreated our fathers to make their infants be placed outside in order not to keep alive.
The same, dealing craftily with our race, ill-treated our fathers, so as to cause their babes to be exposed, to the end they might not be suffered to live.
20 During which time Moses was born (and he was well-formed by God) who was reared three months in his father's house.
In which season, Moses, was born, and was exceeding goodly, —who was nourished up three months in the house of his father;
21 And when he was exposed, Pharaoh's daughter took him away, and reared him for a son to herself.
But, when he was exposed, the daughter of Pharaoh rescued him, and nourished him for herself, as a son.
22 And Moses was reared in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and he was mighty in his words and deeds.
And, so Moses was trained in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in his words and works.
23 But when a forty year time span was fulfilled by him, it came into his heart to go help his brothers, the sons of Israel.
And, when there was being fulfilled unto him a period of forty years, it came up on his heart to look after his brethren the sons of Israel;
24 And after seeing a certain man suffering wrong, he defended him, and did vengeance for the man being oppressed, having smitten the Egyptian.
And, seeing one being wronged, he defended him, and avenged him that was getting worn out, smiting the Egyptian.
25 And he presumed his brothers understood that, by his hand, God was giving them salvation, but they did not understand.
But he supposed his brethren would understand that, God, through his hand, would give them deliverance; whereas they understood not.
26 And on the next day he was seen by them as they fought, and he was reconciling them for peace, having said, Men, ye are brothers. Why is it that ye wrong each other?
On the following day also, he appeared unto them, as they were contending, and would have reconciled them in peace, saying—Men! ye are, brothers! Wherefore wrong ye one another?
27 But the man doing wrong to his neighbor thrust him away, having said, Who appointed thee a ruler and a judge over us?
But, he that was wronging his neighbour, thrust him away, saying—Who hath appointed, thee, to be ruler and judge over us?
28 Do thou not want to kill me, as thou killed the Egyptian yesterday?
Art, thou, wishing, to kill me, in the same way thou didst kill, yesterday, the Egyptian?
29 And Moses fled at this word, and became an alien in the land of Midian, where he begot two sons.
And Moses fled at this saying, and became a sojourner in the land of Midian, where he begat two sons.
30 And forty years having been fulfilled, an agent of the Lord appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai in a flame of fire of a bush.
And, when forty years were fulfilled, there appeared unto him, in the desert of Mount Sinai, a messenger, in a flame of fire, in a bush.
31 And when Moses looked, he wondered at the sight. And as he approached to examine, a voice of the Lord came to him,
And, Moses, seeing it, marvelled at the sight; and, as he was going near to observe, there came a voice of the Lord—
32 I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. But Moses, who developed trembling, dared not examine.
I, am the God of thy fathers, The God of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob. And Moses becoming, terrified, durst not observe.
33 And the Lord said to him, Put off the shoes from thy feet, for the place on which thou stand is holy ground.
And the Lord said unto him—Loose the sandals of thy feet; for, the place whereon thou art standing, is, hallowed ground.
34 Having looked, I saw the oppression of my people in Egypt, and I heard their groaning, and I came down to deliver them. And now come, I will send thee into Egypt.
I have, indeed seen, the ill-treatment of my people that is in Egypt, and, unto their groaning, have I hearkened, and have come down to rescue them. Now, therefore, come! I will send thee into Egypt.
35 This Moses whom they refused, having said, Who appointed thee a ruler and a judge? This man God sent, a ruler and a liberator by the hand of the agent who appeared to him in the bush.
The same Moses whom they had refused, saying—Who hath appointed thee to be ruler and judge? the same, both as ruler and redeemer, did God send, by the hand of the messenger who had appeared unto him in the bush:
36 This man brought them forth after performing wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and in the Red Sea, and in the wilderness forty years.
The same, led them forth, doing wonders and signs in Egypt, and in the Red Sea, and in the desert, forty years:
37 This is the Moses who said to the sons of Israel, The Lord our God will raise up a prophet for you, from your brothers, like me.
The same, is the Moses that said unto the sons of Israel—A prophet, unto you, will God raise up, from among your brethren, like unto me:
38 This is he who became in the congregation in the wilderness with the agent who spoke to him on the mount Sinai, and of our fathers who received living oracles to give to us.
The same, is he that came to be in the assembly in the desert, with the messenger who was speaking with him in Mount Sinai, and with our fathers, he who welcomed living utterances, to give unto us:
39 To whom our fathers did not want to become obedient, but they thrust away, and turned back in their heart to Egypt,
Unto whom, our fathers would not become obedient, but thrust him away, and turned in their hearts unto Egypt,
40 after saying to Aaron, Make gods for us who will lead us. For this Moses, who brought us out of the land of Egypt, we know not what has happened to him.
Saying unto Aaron—Make as gods who shall go before us; for, as for this Moses who brought us forth out of Egypt, we know not what hath befallen him!
41 And they made a calf in those days, and offered up sacrifice to the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their hands.
And so they fell to calf-making in those days, and offered sacrifice unto the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their hands.
42 But God turned, and gave them over to serve the host of heaven, just as it is written in the book of the prophets, Did ye offer to me slain beasts and sacrifices forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?
But God, turned, and delivered them up to be doing divine service unto the host of heaven, —just as it is written in a book of the prophets—Victims and sacrifices did ye offer unto me, forty years in the desert, O house of Israel?
43 And ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan, the images that ye made to worship them. And I will deport you beyond Babylon.
Nay! but ye took with you the tent of Moloch, and the star of the god Rephan, —the forms which ye made to bow down unto them: therefore will I carry you away beyond Babylon.
44 The tabernacle of the testimony was with our fathers in the wilderness, just as he arranged (he who spoke to Moses), to make it according to the pattern that he had seen.
The tent of witness, was with our fathers in the desert, according as he who was speaking unto Moses, gave instructions, to make it, according to the model which he had seen.
45 Which also our fathers, having received in succession, brought in with Joshua into the possession of the nations whom God drove out from the presence of our fathers, until the days of David
Which our fathers succeeding to, also brought in, with Joshua, when taking possession of the nations, which God put out from before our fathers until the days of David;
46 who found favor in the sight of God. And he asked to find a habitation for the God of Jacob.
Who found favour before God, and asked to find a habitation for the God of Jacob.
47 But Solomon built him a house.
But, Solomon, built him a house.
48 However the Most High does not dwell in man-made temples, just as the prophet says,
Although indeed, the Most High, not in hand-made places, dwelleth; just as, the prophet, saith—
49 The heaven is to me a throne, and the earth a footstool of my feet. What house will ye build for me? says the Lord. Or what is the place of my rest?
Heaven is my thrown, and, the earth, is my footstool: What manner of house, will ye build me, saith the Lord, —Or what shall be the place of my resting?
50 Did not my hand make all these things?
Hath not, my hand, made all these things?
51 Ye stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Spirit. As your fathers, ye also.
Ye stiff-necked and uncircumcised in hearts and in ears, ye, always, against the Holy Spirit, do strive! As your fathers, ye also:
52 Which of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? And they killed those who foretold about the coming of the Righteous man, of whom ye now have become betrayers and murderers,
Which of the prophets, did not your fathers persecute? Yea they slew them who declared beforehand concerning the coming of the Righteous One—of whom, now, ye, have become, betrayers and murderers!
53 who received the law at directions of agents, and did not keep it.
Who, indeed, received the law through ranks of messengers, —and guarded it not.
54 Now when they heard these things, they were split with a saw in their hearts, and they gnashed their teeth against him.
And, while they were hearing these things, they were being pierced in their hearts, and began gnashing their teeth against him.
55 But being full of the Holy Spirit, having gazed into heaven, he saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.
But he, being already full of Holy Spirit, looking steadfastly into heaven, saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God;
56 And he said, Look, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.
And said—Lo! I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man, standing, on the right hand of God.
57 But they, having cried out in a great voice, held their ears shut, and rushed upon him with one accord.
And, crying out with a loud voice, they held their ears, and rushed with one accord upon him;
58 And having expelled him out of the city, they stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their garments beside the feet of a young man called Saul.
And, thrusting him forth outside the city, proceeded to stone him. And, the witnesses, laid their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.
59 And they stoned Stephen, who was calling and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
And they stoned Stephen, as he was invoking and saying—Lord Jesus! give welcome unto my spirit.
60 And having knelt down, he cried out in a great voice, Lord, place not this sin to them. And after saying this, he slept.
And, kneeling down, he cried out with a loud voice—Lord! do not charge against them, this sin. And, having said this, he fell asleep.
