Acts 7
1 Then the high priest said, “Can these things be so?”
And the high priests said; Are these things so?
2 So he said: “Men, brothers and fathers, listen: The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he resided in Haran,
And he said, Men, brothers and fathers, hear ye; The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham, while he was in Mesopotamia, before he migrated into Haran, and He said to him;
3 and said to him, ‘Leave your country and your relatives, and come into a land that I will show you.’
Come out from thy country and from thy kindred, and come hither into the land which I will show unto thee.
4 Then he left the land of the Chaldeans and resided in Haran. From there, after his father died, God moved him to this land in which you now live;
And after his father died he migrated himself thence into this country in which you now dwell,
5 yet He did not give him an inheritance in it, not even a footstep. He promised to give it to him for a possession, that is, to his seed after him, though he had no child.
and God gave him no inheritance in it, not the step of his foot; and he promised to give it to him, and his seed after him, for an inheritance, there being no child to him.
6 Further, God spoke like this: that his offspring would be aliens in a foreign land—and that they would be enslaved and oppressed—four hundred years.
And thus God spoke, that his seed shall sojourn in a strange land, and they will enslave it and oppress it four hundred years.
7 ‘I will judge the nation to which they will be in bondage,’ said God, ‘and after that they will come out and serve Me in this place.’
And the nation whom they shall serve I will judge, says God, and after these things they shall come out and serve me in this place.
8 And He gave him a covenant of circumcision; and so he begot Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day; and Isaac did the same to Jacob, and Jacob to the twelve patriarchs.
And He gave him the covenant of circumcision; and so he begat Isaac, and circumcised him on the eighth day; and Isaac, Jacob; and Jacob, the twelve patriarchs.
9 “The patriarchs, being envious, sold Joseph into Egypt; yet God was with him
And the patriarchs, envying Joseph, sold him into Egypt:
10 and delivered him out of all his adversities, and gave him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh, king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.
and God was with him, and delivered him out of all his troubles, and gave him grace and wisdom before Pharaoh the king of Egypt; and he placed him governor over Egypt and all his house.
11 And a famine came upon all the land of Egypt and Canaan, even a great affliction, and our fathers could not find food.
And the famine came into all the land and Canaan, and great distress: and our fathers found no sustenance.
12 But upon hearing that there was wheat in Egypt, Jacob first sent our fathers.
And Jacob hearing that there is food in Egypt, sent away our fathers first.
13 On the second trip Joseph was made known to his brothers, and Joseph's family was presented to Pharaoh.
And the second time Joseph was made known to his brethren, and his race became manifest to Pharaoh.
14 Joseph sent and summoned his father Jacob and all his relatives, seventy-five souls.
And Joseph sending, called to him Jacob his father, and all the family, seventy-five souls.
15 So Jacob went down to Egypt; and he died, he and our fathers;
And Jacob went down into Egypt, and he and our fathers died there.
16 and they were transferred to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham bought for a sum of money from the sons of Hamor of Shechem.
And they were carried over into Shechem, and buried in a tomb which Abraham purchased from the sons of Emmor in Shechem with a sum of money.
17 “Now as the time of the promise was approaching which God had sworn to Abraham, the people increased and were multiplied in Egypt,
When the time of the promise which God made with Abraham drew nigh, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt,
18 until a different king arose who had not known Joseph.
until another king arose over Egypt, who knew not Joseph.
19 This man took advantage of our race and oppressed our fathers, making them expose their babies so that they would not stay alive.
He dealing fraudulently with our race, afflicted our fathers, that they should expose their infants, so that they should not live.
20 At that time Moses was born, and was well pleasing to God; he was nurtured in his father's house for three months.
During which time Moses was born, and was beautiful to God; who was kept three months in the house of his father.
21 When he was exposed, Pharaoh's daughter took him to herself and brought him up as her own son.
And he being exposed, the daughter of Pharaoh took him, and adopted him for a son to herself.
22 So Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians; he was mighty in words and deeds.
And Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians; and was mighty in his words and works.
23 Now when he was forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brothers, the sons of Israel.
And when the time of the fortieth year was fulfilled to him, it came into his heart to visit his brethren, the children of Israel.
24 Well seeing one of them being wronged, he defended and avenged the one being oppressed, striking down the Egyptian.
And seeing a certain one suffering affliction, he interposed, and executed vengeance in behalf of the oppressed one, slaying the Egyptian.
25 Now he supposed that his brothers understood that God was giving them deliverance by his hand, but they did not understand.
And he supposed that his brethren would understand that God through his hand is giving them salvation: but they did not recognize it.
26 The next day he appeared to them as they were fighting and tried to reconcile them, saying, ‘Men, you are brothers; why do you wrong one another?’
On the following day, he appeared to them fighting, and undertook to reduce them to peace, saying, Men, you are brethren; therefore do not injure one another.
27 But the one who was wronging his neighbor pushed Moses away, saying: ‘Who made you a ruler and a judge over us?
And the one injuring his neighbor thrust him away, saying, Who appointeth you a leader and a judge over us?
28 Do you want to kill me as you did the Egyptian yesterday?’
whether do you wish to kill me, in the manner in which you slew the Egyptian yesterday?
29 Well Moses fled at that word, and became a stranger in the land of Midian, where he begot two sons.
And at this word Moses fled, and became a sojourner in the land of Midia, where he begat two sons.
30 “And when another forty years had passed, Angel of the Lord appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai, in a flame of fire in a bush.
And forty years having passed away, an angel appeared to him in the desert of Mount Sinai in the flame of fire of the bramble bush.
31 Well upon seeing it Moses was amazed at the sight, but as he approached for a closer look the voice of the Lord came to him:
And Moses, seeing the sight, was astonished: and he coming nigh to investigate, the voice of the Lord came:
32 ‘I am the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob.’ Moses started trembling and did not dare to look.
I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob. And Moses trembling, did not dare to investigate.
33 So the Lord said to him: ‘Take your sandals off your feet, for the place where you stand is holy ground.
And the Lord said to him, Loose the sandal of thy feet: for the place on which thou standest is holy ground.
34 I have definitely seen the mistreatment of my people in Egypt, and have heard their groaning; and I have come down to deliver them. So now come, I will send you to Egypt.’
Seeing, I have seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt, and heard their groaning, and have come down to deliver them. And come now, I will send thee into Egypt.
35 “This Moses whom they refused, saying, ‘Who made you a ruler and a judge?’—God sent him as leader and deliverer by the hand of the Angel who appeared to him in the bush.
And this Moses whom they denied, saying, Who hath established thee a ruler and a judge? him hath God sent a ruler and deliverer, with the hand of an angel having appeared unto him in a bush.
36 This man led them out, performing wonders and signs in the land of Egypt and in the Red Sea, and for forty years in the wilderness.
He led them out, doing wonders and miracles in the land of Egypt, and in the Red Sea, and in the wilderness forty years.
37 “This is the Moses who said to the sons of Israel, ‘The Lord our God will raise up to you a Prophet from among your brothers, like me.’
This Moses is the one having said to the sons of Israel, A prophet will God raise up to you of your brethren, like unto me.
38 This is he who was in the assembly in the wilderness, who was with the Angel who spoke with him on Mount Sinai and was with our fathers, who received living oracles to give to us;
And this is the one being in the church in the wilderness with the angel speaking to him in Mount Sinai, and with our fathers: who received the living oracles to give unto us;
39 to whom our fathers did not want to be obedient; rather they rejected him and turned back in their heart to Egypt,
to whom our fathers were not willing to be obedient, but thrust him away, and turned back in their hearts towards Egypt,
40 saying to Aaron, ‘Make us gods that will go before us; because this Moses, who led us out of the land of Egypt—we do not know what has become of him.’
saying to Aaron, Make us gods who shall go before us: for this Moses, who led us out from the land of Egypt, we know not what happened to him.
41 Well they made a calf in those days and brought a sacrifice to the idol, and started rejoicing in the works of their hands.
And they made a calf in those days, and offered sacrifice to the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands.
42 But God turned away and gave them over to serve the army of the heaven, just as it is written in Book of the Prophets: ‘House of Israel, did you offer me slaughtered animals and sacrifices during forty years in the wilderness?
And God turned away, and gave them up to serve the host of the heaven; as has been written in the book of the prophets: Slain victims and sacrifices you have not brought unto me forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel.
43 Actually you took along the tent of Moloch, and the star of your god, Rephan, the images that you made to worship; so I will relocate you beyond Babylon.’
And ye took up the shrine of Moloch, and the star of the god Remphan, images which you made to worship them; and I will transport you beyond Babylon.
44 “The tent of the testimony, according to the pattern that Moses had seen, just as the One speaking to him had commanded to make it, was with our fathers in the wilderness;
And the tabernacle of testimony was with our fathers in the wilderness, as the one speaking to Moses commanded him to make it according to the example he had seen;
45 which, having received it in turn, our fathers with Joshua brought into the possession of the nations, whom God drove out before the face of our fathers, until the days of David;
which our fathers receiving, brought in along with Joshua in the dispossession of the nations, whom God drove out, from the face of our fathers, until the days of David,
46 who found favor before God and asked to find a dwelling for the God of Jacob,
who found favor before God, and asked that he should build a tabernacle for the house of Jacob.
47 but Solomon built Him a house.
But Solomon built a house for him.
48 However, the Most High does not dwell in handmade sanctuaries, just as the prophet says:
But the Most High dwelleth not in houses built with hands, as the prophet says,
49 ‘Heaven is my throne, while the earth is a footstool for my feet. What kind of house will you build me,’ says the Lord, ‘or what place for my rest?
Heaven is my throne, and earth the footstool of my feet: What house will you build for me? says the Lord; Or what shall be the place of my rest?
50 Did not my hand make all these things?’
Hath not my hand made all of these things?
51 “You stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears! You always oppose the Holy Spirit; as your fathers did, so you do.
Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, you do always resist the Holy Ghost; as your fathers did, so do ye.
52 Which of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? And they killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One, of whom you have now become betrayers and murderers;
Which one of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? and they slew those proclaiming concerning the coming of the Righteous One, whose betrayers and murderers you became:
53 you who received the Law as ‘ordinances of angels’ and have not kept it!”
who received the law in the administrations of angels, and did not keep it.
54 Well as they heard these things their hearts were being sawed in half, and they started gnashing their teeth at him.
And hearing these words, they were cut through their hearts and gnashed their teeth at him.
55 But he, being full of Holy Spirit and looking intently into the heaven, he saw the glory of God and Jesus standing on God's right,
But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, and looking up to heaven, saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,
56 and said, “Wow! I see the heavens opened and the Son of the Man standing at God's right!”
and said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.
57 Yelling at the top of their voice they covered their ears and rushed at him all at once,
And crying out with a loud voice, they stopped their ears, and unanimously rushed on him,
58 and throwing him out of the city they stoned him! (The witnesses placed their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.)
and casting him out from the city, they began to stone him. And the witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a young man, called Saul:
59 Yes, they stoned Stephen as he called out and said, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”
and continued to stone Stephen, calling upon the Lord, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
60 Then kneeling down he called out at the top of his voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them!” And upon saying this he fell asleep. (Saul was in full agreement with his murder.)
And putting down his knees, he cried with a loud voice, Lord, do not impute this sin to them. And saying this, he fell asleep.
