Acts 7
1 The cohen hagadol said, "Are these things so?"
Ɔsɔfopanyin no bisaa Stefano se, “Nsɛm a wɔaka agu wo so no nyinaa yɛ nokware ana?”
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,
Stefano buae se, “Anuanom ne agyanom, muntie me! Ansa na yɛn agya Abraham rebefi Mesopotamia akɔtena Haran no, Onyankopɔn daa nʼanuonyam adi kyerɛɛ no,
3 and said to him, 'Go out from your land and from your relatives, and come into a land which I will show you.'
ka kyerɛɛ no se, ‘Fi wʼabusuafo nkyɛn ne wʼasase so kɔ baabi a mɛkyerɛ wo no.’
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.
“Enti ofii Kaldea asase so kɔtenaa Haran. Abraham agya wu akyi no Onyankopɔn ma ɔbɛtenaa asase a mote so mprempren yi so.
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.
Onyankopɔn amfa asase no fa baabiara ankyɛ Abraham sɛ nʼankasa de. Nanso Onyankopɔn hyɛɛ no bɔ sɛ ɛbɛyɛ ɔne nʼasefo nyinaa dea. Bere a Onyankopɔn hyɛɛ Abraham bɔ yi na onni mma.
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.
Onyankopɔn ka kyerɛɛ Abraham se, ‘Wʼasefo bɛtena ananafo asase so ayɛ nkoa wɔ hɔ na wɔayɛ wɔn ayayade mfe ahannan.
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.'
Na mɛtwe ɔman a wɔbɛsom wɔn no aso; na ɛno akyi wobefi saa ɔman no mu abɛsom me wɔ ha.’
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.
Onyankopɔn ne Abraham yɛɛ apam na wɔde twetiatwa yɛɛ apam no ho nsɛnkyerɛnne. Eyi nti wɔwoo Isak nnaawɔtwe akyi na wotwaa no twetia; Isak nso twaa Yakob twetia, saa ara na Yakob twitwaa agyanom mpanyin dumien no nso twetia.
9 "The patriarchs, moved with jealousy against Joseph, sold him into Egypt; and God was with him,
“Agyanom mpanyin no ani beree Yosef enti wɔtɔn no ma ɔkɔyɛɛ akoa wɔ Misraim. Nanso esiane sɛ na Onyankopɔn wɔ nʼafa nti
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.
oyii no fii ne haw nyinaa mu. Ɔmaa Yosef nyansa na Misraimhene Farao pɛɛ nʼasɛm. Eyi maa Farao yɛɛ Yosef ɔman no so amrado ne ahemfi hɔ nyinaa sohwɛfo.
11 Now a famine came over all Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction, and our fathers found no food.
“Saa bere no mu na ɔkɔm kɛse ne ahohia sii Misraim ne Kanaan asase nyinaa so a na yɛn agyanom nnya aduan mpo nni.
12 But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent out our fathers the first time.
Enti bere a Yakob tee sɛ aduan wɔ Misraim no, ɔsomaa ne mma a wɔyɛ yɛn agyanom ma wɔkɔɔ hɔ nea edi kan.
13 On the second time Joseph was made known to his brothers, and Joseph's family became known to Pharaoh.
Wɔkɔɔ ne mprenu so no, Yosef daa ne ho adi kyerɛɛ ne nuanom, na ɛnam so ma Farao huu Yosef abusuafo.
14 Then Joseph sent, and summoned Jacob, his father, and all his relatives, seventy-five souls.
Yosef kraa nʼagya Yakob se ɔne nʼabusuafo nyinaa mmra Misraim. Na wɔn nyinaa dodow yɛ aduɔson anum.
15 Jacob went down into Egypt, and he died, himself and our fathers,
Afei, Yakob kɔtenaa Misraim na ɛhɔ na ɔne yɛn agyanom nyinaa wuwui.
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.
Wɔde wɔn amu no kɔɔ Sekem kosiee wɔn wɔ Abraham asiei bi a ɔtɔ fii Hamor abusua mu no hɔ.
17 "But as the time of the promise came close which God had made to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,
“Bɔ a Onyankopɔn hyɛɛ Abraham no bere redu no, na yɛn nkurɔfo a wɔwɔ Misraim no ase atrɛw.
18 until 'there arose a different king over Egypt, who did not know Joseph.'
Akyiri no, ɔhene foforo bi bedii ade wɔ Misraim a na onnim Yosef ho asɛm.
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.
Saa ɔhene yi de atirimɔden dii yɛn agyanom so, hyɛɛ wɔn ma wɔtotow wɔn mma gui sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a wobewuwu.
20 At that time Moses was born, and was exceedingly handsome. He was nourished three months in his father's house.
“Saa bere yi mu na wɔwoo Mose a na okura Onyankopɔn anuonyam no. Wɔhwɛɛ no wɔ nʼagya fi asram abiɛsa,
21 When he was thrown out, Pharaoh's daughter took him up, and reared him as her own son.
na woyii no fii hɔ no, Farao babea kɔfaa no de no baa ne fi hwɛɛ no sɛ nʼankasa ne ba.
22 Moses was instructed in all the wisdom of the Egyptians. He was mighty in his words and works.
Wɔtetew no wɔ Misraimfo nimdeɛ mu ma ɔyɛɛ den wɔ ɔkasa ne nneyɛe mu.
23 But when he was forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brothers, the children of Israel.
“Mose dii mfe aduanan no, ɔyɛɛ nʼadwene sɛ ɔrekɔsra ne nuanom Israelfo.
24 Seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged him who was oppressed, striking the Egyptian.
Oduu hɔ no ohuu sɛ Misraimni bi resisi ne nuanom mu baako bi. Mose kɔboaa ne nua no ma Mose kum Misraimni no.
25 He supposed that his brothers understood that God, by his hand, was giving them deliverance; but they did not understand.
Mose susuw sɛ nʼankasa nkurɔfo behu sɛ Onyankopɔn nam ne so bɛma wɔade wɔn ho nanso wɔante ase.
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?'
Ade kyee no, ohuu sɛ Israelfo baanu bi reko enti ɔkɔɔ hɔ sɛ ɔrekɔpata. Obisaa wɔn se, ‘Adɛn nti na moatwa mo ho reko? Munnim sɛ moyɛ anuanom ana?’
27 But he who did his neighbor wrong pushed him away, saying, 'Who made you a ruler and a judge over us?
“Nea ɔresisi ne yɔnko no sum Mose bisaa no se, ‘Hena na ɔyɛɛ wo yɛn so panyin ne otemmufo?
28 Do you want to kill me, as you killed the Egyptian yesterday?'
Wopɛ sɛ wukum me sɛnea nnɛra wukum Misraimni no ana?’
29 Moses fled at this saying, and became a stranger in the land of Midian, where he became the father of two sons.
Mose tee saa no, otu fii Misraim kɔtenaa Midian asase so. Ɛhɔ na ɔwoo mmabarima baanu.
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.
“Mfe aduanan akyi no, ɔbɔfo nam wura bi gyaframa mu yii ne ho adi kyerɛɛ Mose wɔ sare bi a ɛbɛn bepɔw Sinai no so.
31 When Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight. As he came close to see, a voice of the Lord came,
Nea Mose huu no maa ne ho dwiriw no enti otwiw bɛn ho pɛɛ sɛ ɔhwɛ no yiye. Ɔtee Awurade nne se,
32 'I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob.' Moses trembled, and dared not look.
‘Mene wo agyanom Abraham, Isak ne Yakob Nyankopɔn.’ Ehu kaa Mose nti wantumi anhwɛ.
33 The Lord said to him, 'Take your sandals off of your feet, for the place where you stand is holy ground.
“Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Mose se, ‘Worɔw wo mpaboa, efisɛ faako a wugyina no yɛ asase kronkron.
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.'
Mahwɛ na mahu atirimɔden a wɔde yɛ me manfo a wɔwɔ Misraim no. Mate apini a wɔresi no nyinaa na maba sɛ merebegye wɔn. Yɛ ntɛm na mensoma wo nkɔ Misraim.’
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.
“Saa Mose yi ne obi a Israelfo poo no bere a wobisaa no se, ‘Hena na ɔyɛɛ wo yɛn so panyin ne otemmufo no?’ Ɔno na Onyankopɔn nam ɔbɔfo a oyii ne ho adi kyerɛɛ no wɔ nwura a ɛrehyew no gyaframa mu no, yɛɛ no ɔpanyin ne ogyefo.
36 This man led them out, having worked wonders and signs in Egypt, in the Red Sea, and in the wilderness for forty years.
Ɔno na ɔnam anwonwade ne nsɛnkyerɛnne so yii Israelfo fii Misraim de wɔn twaa Po Kɔkɔɔ no, dii wɔn anim wɔ sare so mfe aduanan no.
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.'
“Mose yi ara na ɔka kyerɛɛ Israelfo se, sɛnea Onyankopɔn somaa me no, saa ara na obeyi odiyifo a ɔte sɛ me afi mo mu aba mo nkyɛn.
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,
Ɔno ne obi a ɔne Israelfo yɛɛ nhyiamu wɔ sare no so hɔ; ɔne yɛn agyanom ne ɔbɔfo a ɔkasa kyerɛɛ wɔn wɔ Sinai Bepɔw no so no. Ne nsa kaa Onyankopɔn asɛm a nkwa wɔ mu no de brɛɛ yɛn.
39 to whom our fathers would not be obedient, but rejected him, and turned back in their hearts to Egypt,
“Nanso yɛn agyanom antie no. Wɔpoo no pɛɛ sɛ wɔsan kɔ Misraim asase so bio.
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.'
Enti wɔka kyerɛɛ Aaron se, ‘Yɛ ahoni bi a wobedi yɛn anim ma yɛn, efisɛ yennim asɛm a ato saa Mose a oyii yɛn fii Misraim asase so no!’
41 They made a calf in those days, and brought a sacrifice to the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their hands.
Wɔyɛɛ nantwi ba sɛso honi bi bɔɔ afɔre maa no, gyee wɔn ani sɛnea ɛsɛ.
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?
Onyankopɔn twee ne ho fii wɔn ho ma wɔsom ɔsoro nsoromma sɛnea wɔakyerɛw wɔ adiyifo nhoma mu se, “‘Israelfo, ɛnyɛ me na mode afɔrebɔde ne ayɛyɛde brɛɛ me mfe aduanan wɔ sare so ana?
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.'
Mode mo ho nyinaa ato Molek nyame, ne mo honi Rɛfan so; wɔyɛ ahoni a moayɛ sɛ mobɛsom wɔn. Saa nti mɛpam mo akogu Babilonia akyi.’
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;
“Saa bere no na ntamadan a edi adanse sɛ Onyankopɔn ka ne manfo ho no ka yɛn agyanom ho wɔ sare so hɔ. Mose sii ntamadan yi sɛnea Onyankopɔn kyerɛɛ no sɛ onsi no no ara pɛ.
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,
Akyiri no, yɛn agyanom a Yosua dii wɔn anim no de ntamadan no baa asase a Onyankopɔn pam so nnipa de maa wɔn no so. Esii hɔ ara kosii Dawid bere so.
46 who found favor in the sight of God, and asked to find a habitation for the God of Jacob.
Onyankopɔn hyiraa Dawid enti obisaa Onyankopɔn se ɔmma onsi asɔredan mma Yakob Nyankopɔn.
47 But Solomon built him a house.
Nanso Salomo na osii dan no maa Onyankopɔn.
48 However, the Most High does not dwell in temples made with hands, as the prophet says,
“Nanso ɔsorosoro Nyankopɔn nte ɔdan a nnipa asi mu, sɛnea odiyifo no ka se,
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?
“‘Ɔsoro yɛ mʼahengua, Awurade na ose. Na asase yɛ mʼanan ntiaso. Ɔdan bɛn na wubesi ama me? Na mʼahomegyebea wɔ he?
50 Did not my hand make all these things?'
Ɛnyɛ mʼankasa na meyɛɛ eyinom nyinaa?’
51 "You stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Ruach ha-Kodesh. As your fathers did, so you do.
“Mo asoɔdenfo, mo a mo koma apirim na muntie Onyankopɔn asɛm. Mote sɛ mo agyanom pɛpɛɛpɛ. Mo nso daa musiw Honhom Kronkron no ho kwan.
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.
Odiyifo bi wɔ hɔ a mo agyanom antaa no ana? Wokum Onyankopɔn asomafo a wodii kan bɔɔ ɔtreneeni a ɔbɛba no ho dawuru. Saa ara nso na moapa no, akum no.
53 You received the Law as it was ordained by angels, and did not keep it."
Mo ara ne nnipa a monam abɔfo so nyaa Onyankopɔn mmara no, nanso moanni so.”
54 Now when they heard these things, they were furious, and they ground their teeth at him.
Agyinatufo no tee asɛm a Stefano kae no, wɔn bo fuw yiye.
55 But he, being full of the Ruach ha-Kodesh, looked up steadfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Yeshua standing on the right hand of God.
Nanso Stefano a Honhom Kronkron ahyɛ no ma no maa nʼani so hwɛɛ ɔsoro huu Onyankopɔn anuonyam ne Yesu Kristo sɛ ogyina Onyankopɔn nsa nifa so.
56 And he said, "Look, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God."
Stefano kae se, “Mihu sɛ ɔsoro abue na Onipa Ba no gyina Onyankopɔn nsa nifa so!”
57 But they shouted out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and rushed at him with one accord.
Wɔteɛteɛɛ mu de wɔn nsa sisiw wɔn aso. Afei wɔn nyinaa bɔɔ twi kɔtow hyɛɛ no so,
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.
twee no kɔɔ kurotia kosiw no abo. Wɔn a wosiw no abo no yiyii wɔn ntama de maa aberante bi a wɔfrɛ no Saulo sɛ ɔnhwɛ so.
59 They stoned Stephen as he called out, saying, "Lord Yeshua, receive my spirit."
Wɔresiw Stefano abo no nyinaa na ɔrebɔ mpae se, “Awurade Yesu, wo nsam na mede me honhom hyɛ!”
60 He kneeled down, and shouted out, "Lord, do not hold this sin against them." When he had said this, he fell asleep.
Afei obuu nkotodwe teɛɛ mu dennen se, “Awurade, fa wɔn bɔne kyɛ wɔn.” Ɔkaa saa no, owui.
