Acts 7
1 The high priest said, "Are these things so?"
Mme Moperesiti yo Mogolo a mmotsa a re, “A mafoko a, a boammaaruri?”
2 He said, "Brothers and fathers, listen. The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran,
Mme Setefane a araba ka boleele a re, “Mo-dimo o o galalelang o ne wa iponatsa mo go rraetsho Aberahame mo Iraka pele ga a ya kwa Seria,
3 and said to him, 'Go out from your land and from your relatives, and come into a land which I will show you.'
mme wa mo raya wa re a tloge mo lefatsheng la ga gabo, a laele ba gagabo a ba a tloge a ye kwa lefatsheng le Modimo o tlaa le mo kaelang.
4 Then he came out of the land of the Kasdim, and lived in Haran. From there, after his father died, he moved him into this land, where you are now living.
Hong a tswa mo lefatsheng la Bakaladea a ya go nna mo kgaolong ya Harana, mo Seria, go fitlhelela rraagwe a a swa. Mme Modimo wa mmusetsa mono lefatsheng la Iseraele,
5 He gave him no inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on. He promised that he would give it to him for a possession, and to his descendants after him, when he still had no child.
ga wa ka wa mo naya sepe sa dilo tsa gagwe, le fa e le setsha se sennye sa lefatshe. Le fa go ntse jalo Modimo wa mo solofetsa gore o tlaa mo naya lefatshe lotlhe le ditlogolwana tsa gagwe, le fa ka nako eo a ne a sena bana!
6 But God spoke in this way, 'His descendants will live as strangers in a foreign land, and that they will be slaves and mistreated, for four hundred years.
“Mme Modimo wa mo raya gape wa re, ditlogolwana tsa gago di tlaa tswa mo lefatsheng leo di ye go nna mo lefatsheng la seeng mme koo di nne batlhanka, selekanyo sa dingwaga di le makgolo a mane.
7 But I will judge the nation to which they will be in bondage,' said God, 'and after that will they come out, and serve me in this place.'
Mme Modimo wa ba raya wa re, ‘Ke tlaa otlhaya Chaba e e tlaa ba dirang batlhanka mme morago ga moo batho ba me ba tlaa boela mo lefatsheng le la Iseraele ba nkobamela teng.’
8 He gave him the covenant of circumcision. So Abraham became the father of Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day. Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob became the father of the twelve patriarchs.
“Gape Modimo wa neela Aberahame kgolagano ya bogwera ka nako eo; e le kgolagano fa gare ga Modimo le batho ba ga Aberahame, mme Isake, morwa Aberahame a rupisiwa fa a le malatsi a fera bobedi a tshotswe. Isake a tsala Jakobe, Jakobe a tsala ditlhogo di le lesome le bobedi tsa lotso lwa Sejuta.
9 "The patriarchs, moved with jealousy against Joseph, sold him into Egypt; and God was with him,
Mme batho ba, ba ne ba fufegela Josefa thata ba bo ba mo rekisa go ya go nna motlhanka kwa Egepeto. Mme Modimo o ne wa nna nae,
10 and delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh, king of Egypt. He made him governor over Egypt and all his house.
o ne wa mo golola mo tlalelong yotlhe ya gagwe, wa mo naya tlotlego mo go Farwe Kgosi ya Egepeto. Gape Modimo wa naya Josefa botlhale jo bogolo, mo Farwe o ileng a mo tlhopha go nna molaodi mo Egepeto yotlhe, a bo a mmaya motlhokomedi wa ditiro tsotlhe tsa segosi.
11 Now a famine came over all Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction, and our fathers found no food.
“Mme ga nna leuba mo Egepeto le Kanana, mme ga nna le bohutsana jo bogolo mo go borraetsho. Erile fa dijo tsa bone di setse di fedile,
12 But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent out our fathers the first time.
Jakobe a utlwa fa go sa ntse go na le mabele kwa Egepeto, jalo a romela bomorwawe go ya go a reka.
13 On the second time Joseph was made known to his brothers, and Joseph's family became known to Pharaoh.
Erile fa ba ya labobedi, Josefa a itshenolela bomogolowe, mme ba itsisiwe Farwe.
14 Then Joseph sent, and summoned Jacob, his father, and all his relatives, seventy-five souls.
“Mme Josefa a romela bangwe go ya go tsaya rraagwe ebong Jakobe le ba malwapa a bomogolowe botlhe go tla Egepeto, botlhe e ne e le batho ba le masome a supa le botlhano.
15 Jacob went down into Egypt, and he died, himself and our fathers,
Jalo Jakobe a tla Egepeto, kwa o neng a swela teng, le bana botlhe ba gagwe.
16 and they were brought back to Shechem, and placed in the tomb that Abraham bought for a price in silver from the children of Hamor in Shechem.
Mme botlhe ba ne ba isiwa kwa Shekema ba fitlhwa mo lebitleng le Aberahame o neng a le rekile mo go bomorwa Hamore, rraagwe Shekema.
17 "But as the time of the promise came close which God had made to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,
Mme erile fa nako e atamela e Modimo o neng o tlaa diragatsa tsholofetso ya one mo go Aberahame go golola bana ba gagwe mo botlhankeng, Bajuta ba ntsifala thata mo Egepeto; mme ga tlhongwa kgosi e e neng e sena tlotlo mo segopotsong sa ga Josefa.
18 until 'there arose a different king over Egypt, who did not know Joseph.'
19 The same took advantage of our race, and mistreated our fathers, and forced them to throw out their babies, so that they would not stay alive.
Kgosi e ya nna kgatlhanong le losika lwa rona, ya pateletsa batsadi go latlhela bana ba bone mo masimong.
20 At that time Moses was born, and was exceedingly handsome. He was nourished three months in his father's house.
“Mme ka nako eo Moshe a tsalwa, ngwana yo o neng a bonala a na le bontle jwa Se-Modimo. Batsadi ba gagwe ba mo fitlha mo lwapeng se-lekanyo sa dikgwedi tse tharo,
21 When he was thrown out, Pharaoh's daughter took him up, and reared him as her own son.
mme ya re kwa bofelong ba sa tlhole ba kgona go mo fitlha, ebile ba tshwanelwa ke go mo latlha, morwadia Farwe a mmona mme a mo ikgodisetsa e le ngwana wa gagwe,
22 Moses was instructed in all the wisdom of the Egyptians. He was mighty in his words and works.
mme a mo ruta botlhale jotlhe jwa Baegepeto, mme a nna kgosana e kgolo le sebui se se tumileng.
23 But when he was forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brothers, the children of Israel.
“Mme erile letsatsi lengwe fa a atamela bo-tsalo jwa letsatsi la gagwe la dingwaga tse di masome a mane, a tlelwa ke mogopolo wa go etela ba ga gabo, batho ba Iseraele.
24 Seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged him who was oppressed, striking the Egyptian.
Mo loetong lo a bona Moegepeto a sotla Moiseraele. Jalo Moshe a bolaya Moegepeto.
25 He supposed that his brothers understood that God, by his hand, was giving them deliverance; but they did not understand.
Moshe o ne a gopola gore ba ga gabo ba tlaa lemoga gore Modimo o mo rometse go tla go ba thusa, mme ba se ka ba lemoga.
26 "The day following, he appeared to them as they fought, and urged them to be at peace again, saying, 'Men, you are brothers. Why do you wrong one another?'
“Ka letsatsi le le latelang a ba etela gape mme a fitlhela banna ba le babedi ba Baiseraele ba lwa. Mme a leka go ba letlanya a re ‘Banna, lo bana ba monna ga lo a tshwanela go lwa jaana! Ga go a siama.’
27 But he who did his neighbor wrong pushed him away, saying, 'Who made you a ruler and a judge over us?
“Mme monna yo o molato a raya Moshe a re, ‘Re tlhokomologe o tlhokomele tsa gago. Ke mang yo o go beileng molaodi le moatlhodi mo go rona?’
28 Do you want to kill me, as you killed the Egyptian yesterday?'
A o rata go mpolaya jaaka o bolaile Moegepeto yole maabane?
29 Moses fled at this saying, and became a stranger in the land of Midian, where he became the father of two sons.
“Mme ka ntlha ya lefoko le, Moshe a tswa mo Egepeto, a tshabela kwa lefatsheng la Mediana, kwa o neng a tsala bana ba basimane ba le babedi gone.
30 "When forty years were fulfilled, an angel appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai, in a flame of fire in a bush.
“Morago ga dingwaga di le masome a mane, mo sekakeng gaufi le Thaba ya Senai, moengele a iponatsa mo go ene a le mo kgabong ya molelo mo setlhareng.
31 When Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight. As he came close to see, a voice of the Lord came,
Moshe a bona tiragalo e, mme a hakgamala gore ke eng, mme ya re a sianela go ya go bona, lentswe la Morena la bua nae le re,
32 'I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob.' Moses trembled, and dared not look.
‘Ke Modimo wa bo-rraeno mogolwagolwane, Modimo wa ga Aberahame, Isake le Jakobe!’ Moshe a roroma ka poifo e kgolo mme a se ka a batla go leba.
33 The Lord said to him, 'Take your sandals off of your feet, for the place where you stand is holy ground.
“Mme Morena a mo raya a re, ‘Rola ditlhako tsa gago, gonne o eme mo mmung o o boitshepo.
34 I have surely seen the affliction of my people that is in Egypt, and have heard their groaning. I have come down to deliver them. Now come, I will send you to Egypt.'
Ke bonye kutlobotlhoko ya batho ba me ba ba kwa Egepeto ebile ke utlwile selelo sa bone. Ke tsile go ba golola. Tla, ke tlaa go romela kwa Egepeto.’
35 "This Moses, whom they refused, saying, 'Who made you a ruler and a judge?'—God has sent him as both a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush.
“Mme jalo Modimo wa romela ene tota motho yo ba ga bone ba kileng ba mo gana ka go mo raya ba re, ‘Ke mang yo o go beileng molaodi le moatlhodi mo go rona?’ Moshe o ne a rometswe go ya go nna molaodi le mmoloki wa bone.
36 This man led them out, having worked wonders and signs in Egypt, in the Red Sea, and in the wilderness for forty years.
Mme ka dikgakgamatso tse dintsi a ba ntsha mo Egepeto a ba kgabagantsha Lewatle le le Hibidu, a bo a ba ralatsa sekaka selekanyo sa dingwaga di le masome a mane.
37 This is that Moses, who said to the children of Israel, 'God will raise up a prophet for you from among your brothers, like me.'
“Moshe ka boene o ne a raya batho ba Iseraele a re, ‘Modimo o tlaa tsosa moporofiti yo o tshwanang le nna mo gare ga bo-morwa rraa lona.’
38 This is he who was in the assembly in the wilderness with the angel that spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our fathers, who received words of life to give to us,
Mme se se ne sa supega se le boammaaruri, gonne mo sekakeng, Moshe e ne e le ene yo o fa gare, motsereganyi fa gare ga batho ba Iseraele le moengele yo o neng a ba naya molao wa Modimo, Lefoko le le Tshelangmo thabeng ya Senai.
39 to whom our fathers would not be obedient, but rejected him, and turned back in their hearts to Egypt,
“Mme borraetsho ba ne ba gana Moshe, ba batla go boela kwa Egepeto.
40 saying to Aaron, 'Make us gods that will go before us, for as for this Moses, who led us out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.'
“Ba raya Arone ba re, ‘Re direle medimo ya disetwa, gore re tle re nne le medimo e e re etelelang pele go boela kwa morago; gonne ga re itse gore go rileng kaga Moshe yo o re ntshitseng mo Egepeto.’
41 They made a calf in those days, and brought a sacrifice to the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their hands.
Mme ba dira modimo wa namane mme ba o ntshetsa ditlhabelo, mme ba itumelela selo se, se ba se dirileng.
42 But God turned, and gave them over to worship the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets, 'Did you offer to me sacrifices and offerings forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?
Mme Modimo wa ba huralela wa ba tlogela, mme wa ba lesa ba direla letsatsi, ngwedi le dinaledi jaaka medimo ya bone! Mo lokwalong lwa polelelopele ya ga Amose, Modimo o botsa jaana wa re, ‘Iseraele, a o ne o direla nna setlhabelo mo sekakeng selekanyo sa dingwaga di le masome a mane?
43 You took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Rephan, the images that you made to worship them. Therefore I will exile you beyond Babylon.'
Nnyaa, tota kgatlhego ya gago e ne e le mo medimong ya seheitane ebong Sakutlhe, le modimo wa naledi Kaiwae, le mo ditshwantshong tsotlhe tse o di dirileng. Jalo ke tlaa go isa botshwarong kgakala go feta Babelone.’
44 "Our fathers had the tabernacle of the testimony in the wilderness, even as he who spoke to Moses commanded him to make it according to the pattern that he had seen;
“Mme borraetsho mogolwagolwane ba ne ba tsamaya le motlaagana ba ralala sekaka. Mo teng ga one ba ne ba beile matlapa a go neng go kwadilwe Melao e e Lesome mo go one. Kago e, e ne e agilwe fela ka thulaganyo e Moshe o neng a e kaetswe ke moengele.
45 which also our fathers, in their turn, brought in with Joshua when they entered into the possession of the nations, whom God drove out before the face of our fathers, to the days of David,
Erile morago ga dingwaga, fa Joshua a eteletse pele dintwa kgatlhanong le Badichaba, Motlaagana o ba tsena nao mo lefatsheng le lesha, mme wa dirisiwa go fitlhelela mo lobakeng lwa ga Kgosi Dafide.
46 who found favor in the sight of God, and asked to find a habitation for the God of Jacob.
“Modimo o ne wa segofatsa Dafide a kopa tetlelelo ya go agela Modimo wa ga Jakobe Tempele e e siameng.
47 But Solomon built him a house.
Mme tota e ne ya agiwa ke Solomone.
48 However, the Most High does not dwell in temples made with hands, as the prophet says,
Le fa go ntse jalo, Modimo ga o nne mo Ditempeleng tse di agilweng ka diatla tsa batho. Morena o bua ka baporofiti jaana a re, ‘Legodimo ke setilo sa me sa bogosi, mme lefatshe ke sebeo sa dinao tsa me’. Morena o botsa jaana a re, ‘Lo ka nkagela ntlo e e ntseng jang? A ke ka nna mo go yone?
49 'Heaven is my throne, and the earth a footstool for my feet. What kind of house will you build me?' says the Lord; 'or what is the place of my rest?
50 Did not my hand make all these things?'
A ga ke a dira legodimo le lefatshe?’
51 "You stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy Spirit. As your fathers did, so you do.
“Baheitane ke lona ba lo thamo di thata! A lo tshwanetse go ganetsa Mowa O O Boitshepo ka bosakhutleng? Mme borraalona ba ne ba dira jalo, a le lona lo dira jalo!
52 Which of the prophets did not your fathers persecute? They killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One, of whom you have now become betrayers and murderers.
Bolelang moporofiti mongwe yo borralona ba iseng ba ke ba mmogise! Ba bolaile le ene tota yo o ntshitseng polelelopele ya go tla ga Mosiami, Mesia yo lo mo okileng lwa ba lwa mmolaya.
53 You received the Law as it was ordained by angels, and did not keep it."
Ee, lo sentse Melao ya Modimo ka bomo, le fa lo ne lo e amogetse mo diatleng tsa baengele.”
54 Now when they heard these things, they were furious, and they ground their teeth at him.
Mme baeteledipele ba Sejuta ba tenwa thata ke go omanngwa ke Setefane ba bo ba mo shenela meno ka kgakalo.
55 But he, being full of the Holy Spirit, looked up steadfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God.
Mme Setefane, a tletse Mowa O O Boitshepo, a leba ka iketlo kwa legodimong, a bona kgalalelo ya Modimo le Jesu a ntse ka fa letsogong le legolo la Modimo.
56 And he said, "Look, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God."
Mme a ba raya a re, “Bonang, ke bona legodimo le bulegile mme Jesu Mesia a eme fa thoko ga Modimo, ka fa letsogong la one le legolo!”
57 But they shouted out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and rushed at him with one accord.
Mme ba mo gagautlha, ba ikaba ditsebe, ba tima lentswe la gagwe ka go goa thata,
58 They threw him out of the city, and stoned him. The witnesses placed their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.
mme ba mo gogela kwa ntle ga motse go ya go mo kgobotletsa ka matlapa. Basupi ba bagolo le babolai ba apola dibaki tsa bone ba di baya fa dinaong tsa lekawana lengwe le le bidiwang Saulo.
59 They stoned Stephen as he called out, saying, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit."
Mme erile fa babolai ba mo kgobotletsa ka maje, Setefane a rapela a re, “Morena Jesu, amogela Mowa wa me.”
60 He kneeled down, and shouted out, "Lord, do not hold this sin against them." When he had said this, he fell asleep.
Mme a wela fa fatshe ka mangole, a goa a re, “Morena o se ka wa ba bona molato ka ntlha ya boleo jo!” Mme ka mafoko ao, a swa.
