Acts 7
1 And the high priest said, Are these things so?
And the chief priest said, “Are then these things so?”
2 And he said, Brethren and fathers, hearken. The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Haran,
And he said, “Men, brothers, and fathers, listen! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham, being in Mesopotamia, before his dwelling in Haran,
3 and said unto him, Get thee out of thy land, and from thy kindred, and come into the land which I shall shew thee.
and He said to him, Go forth out of your land, and out of your relatives, and come to a land that I will show you.
4 Then came he out of the land of the Chaldaeans, and dwelt in Haran: and from thence, when his father was dead, [God] removed him into this land, wherein ye now dwell:
Then having come forth out of the land of the Chaldeans, he dwelt in Haran, and from there, after the death of his father, He removed him to this land wherein you now dwell,
5 and he gave him none inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on: and he promised that he would give it to him in possession, and to his seed after him, when [as yet] he had no child.
and He gave him no inheritance in it, not even a footstep, and promised to give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him—he having no child.
6 And God spake on this wise, that his seed should sojourn in a strange land, and that they should bring them into bondage, and entreat them evil, four hundred years.
And God spoke thus, that his seed will be sojourning in a strange land, and they will cause it to serve, and will do it evil [for] four hundred years.
7 And the nation to which they shall be in bondage will I judge, said God: and after that shall they come forth, and serve me in this place.
And the nation whom they will serve I will judge, said God; And after these things they will come forth and will do Me service in this place.
8 And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so [Abraham] begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac [begat] Jacob, and Jacob the twelve patriarchs.
And He gave to him a covenant of circumcision, and so he begot Isaac, and circumcised him on the eighth day, and Isaac [begot] Jacob, and Jacob—the twelve patriarchs;
9 And the patriarchs, moved with jealousy against Joseph, sold him into Egypt: and God was with him,
and the patriarchs, having been moved with jealousy, sold Joseph to Egypt, and God was with him,
10 and delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour and wisdom before Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.
and delivered him out of all his tribulations, and gave him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he set him—governor over Egypt and all his house.
11 Now there came a famine over all Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.
And there came a scarcity on all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great tribulation, and our fathers were not finding sustenance,
12 But when Jacob heard that there was corn in Egypt, he sent forth our fathers the first time.
and Jacob having heard that there was grain in Egypt, sent forth our fathers a first time;
13 And at the second time Joseph was made known to his brethren; and Joseph’s race became manifest unto Pharaoh.
and at the second time was Joseph made known to his brothers, and Joseph’s family became disclosed to Pharaoh,
14 And Joseph sent, and called to him Jacob his father, and all his kindred, threescore and fifteen souls.
and Joseph having sent, called for his father Jacob, and all his relatives—with seventy-five souls—
15 And Jacob went down into Egypt; and he died, himself, and our fathers;
and Jacob went down to Egypt, and died, himself and our fathers,
16 and they were carried over unto Shechem, and laid in the tomb that Abraham bought for a price in silver of the sons of Hamor in Shechem.
and they were carried over into Shechem, and were laid in the tomb that Abraham bought for a price in money from the sons of Emmor, of Shechem.
17 But as the time of the promise drew nigh, which God vouchsafed unto Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,
And according as the time of the promise was drawing near, which God swore to Abraham, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt,
18 till there arose another king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph.
until another king rose, who had not known Joseph;
19 The same dealt subtilly with our race, and evil entreated our fathers, that they should cast out their babes to the end they might not live.
this one, having dealt subtly with our family, did evil to our fathers, causing to expose their babies, that they might not live;
20 At which season Moses was born, and was exceeding fair; and he was nourished three months in his father’s house:
in which time Moses was born, and he was fair to God, and he was brought up [for] three months in the house of his father;
21 and when he was cast out, Pharaoh’s daughter took him up, and nourished him for her own son.
and he having been set outside, the daughter of Pharaoh took him up, and reared him to herself for a son;
22 And Moses was instructed in all the wisdom of the Egyptians; and he was mighty in his words and works.
and Moses was taught in all wisdom of the Egyptians, and he was powerful in words and in works.
23 But when he was well-nigh forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren the children of Israel.
And when forty years were fulfilled to him, it came on his heart to look after his brothers, the sons of Israel;
24 And seeing one [of them] suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged him that was oppressed, smiting the Egyptian:
and having seen a certain one suffering injustice, he defended, and did justice to the oppressed, having struck the Egyptian;
25 and he supposed that his brethren understood how that God by his hand was giving them deliverance; but they understood not.
and he was supposing his brothers to understand that God gives salvation through his hand; and they did not understand.
26 And the day following he appeared unto them as they strove, and would have set them at one again, saying, Sirs, ye are brethren; why do ye wrong one to another?
On the succeeding day, also, he showed himself to them as they are striving, and urged them to peace, saying, Men, you are brothers, why do you do injustice to one another?
27 But he that did his neighbour wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?
And he who is doing injustice to the neighbor, thrusted him away, saying, Who set you a ruler and a judge over us?
28 Wouldest thou kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian yesterday?
Do you wish to kill me, as you killed the Egyptian yesterday?
29 And Moses fled at this saying, and became a sojourner in the land of Midian, where he begat two sons.
And Moses fled at this word, and became a sojourner in the land of Midian, where he begot two sons,
30 And when forty years were fulfilled, an angel appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sinai, in a flame of fire in a bush.
and forty years having been fulfilled, there appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai [the] Messenger of the LORD, in a flame of fire of a bush,
31 And when Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight: and as he drew near to behold, there came a voice of the Lord,
and Moses having seen, wondered at the sight; and he drawing near to behold, there came a voice of the LORD to him,
32 I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob. And Moses trembled, and durst not behold.
I [am] the God of your fathers; the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses having become terrified, did not dare behold,
33 And the Lord said unto him, Loose the shoes from thy feet: for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.
and the LORD said to him, Loose the sandal of your feet, for the place in which you have stood is holy ground;
34 I have surely seen the affliction of my people which is in Egypt, and have heard their groaning, and I am come down to deliver them: and now come, I will send thee into Egypt.
seeing I have seen the affliction of My people that [is] in Egypt, and I heard their groaning, and came down to deliver them; and now come, I will send you to Egypt.
35 This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? him hath God sent [to be] both a ruler and a deliverer with the hand of the angel which appeared to him in the bush.
This Moses, whom they refused, saying, Who set you a ruler and a judge? This one God sent [as] a ruler and a redeemer, by the hand of [the] Messenger who appeared to him in the bush;
36 This man led them forth, having wrought wonders and signs in Egypt, and in the Red sea, and in the wilderness forty years.
this one brought them forth, having done wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and in the Red Sea, and in the wilderness forty years;
37 This is that Moses, which said unto the children of Israel, A prophet shall God raise up unto you from among your brethren, like unto me.
this is the Moses who said to the sons of Israel: The LORD your God will raise up to you a Prophet out of your brothers, like to me, Him will you hear.
38 This is he that was in the church in the wilderness with the angel which spake to him in the mount Sinai, and with our fathers: who received living oracles to give unto us:
This is he who was in the assembly in the wilderness, with the Messenger who is speaking to him in Mount Sinai, and with our fathers who received the living oracles to give to us;
39 to whom our fathers would not be obedient, but thrust him from them, and turned back in their hearts unto Egypt,
to whom our fathers did not wish to become obedient, but thrusted away, and turned back in their hearts to Egypt,
40 saying unto Aaron, Make us gods which shall go before us: for as for this Moses, which led us forth out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.
saying to Aaron, Make to us gods who will go on before us, for this Moses, who brought us forth out of the land of Egypt, we have not known what has happened to him.
41 And they made a calf in those days, and brought a sacrifice unto the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their hands.
And they made a calf in those days, and brought a sacrifice to the idol, and were rejoicing in the works of their hands,
42 But God turned, and gave them up to serve the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, Did ye offer unto me slain beasts and sacrifices Forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?
and God turned, and gave them up to do service to the host of Heaven, according as it has been written in the scroll of the Prophets: Did you offer slain beasts and sacrifices to Me forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?
43 And ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, And the star of the god Rephan, The figures which ye made to worship them: And I will carry you away beyond Babylon.
And you took up the dwelling place of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan—the figures that you made to worship them, and I will remove your dwelling beyond Babylon.
44 Our fathers had the tabernacle of the testimony in the wilderness, even as he appointed who spake unto Moses, that he should make it according to the figure that he had seen.
The Dwelling Place of the Testimony was among our fathers in the wilderness, according as He directed, who is speaking to Moses, to make it according to the figure that he had seen;
45 Which also our fathers, in their turn, brought in with Joshua when they entered on the possession of the nations, which God thrust out before the face of our fathers, unto the days of David;
which also our fathers having in succession received, 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,
46 who found favour in the sight of God, and asked to find a habitation for the God of Jacob.
who found favor before God, and requested to find a dwelling place for the God of Jacob;
47 But Solomon built him a house.
and Solomon built Him a house.
48 Howbeit the Most High dwelleth not in [houses] made with hands; as saith the prophet,
But the Most High does not dwell in sanctuaries made with hands, according as the prophet says:
49 The heaven is my throne, And the earth the footstool of my feet: What manner of house will ye build me? saith the Lord: Or what is the place of my rest?
Heaven [is] My throne, And the earth My footstool, What house will you build to Me? Says the LORD; Or what [is] the place of My rest?
50 Did not my hand make all these things?
Has My hand not made all these things?
51 Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye.
You stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and in ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit; as your fathers—also you;
52 Which of the prophets did not your fathers persecute? and they killed them which shewed before of the coming of the Righteous One; of whom ye have now become betrayers and murderers;
which of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? And they killed those who declared before about the coming of the Righteous One, of whom you have now become betrayers and murderers,
53 ye who received the law as it was ordained by angels, and kept it not.
who received the Law by arrangement of messengers, and did not keep [it].”
54 Now when they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth.
And hearing these things, they were cut to the hearts, and gnashed the teeth at him;
55 But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,
and being full of the Holy Spirit, having looked steadfastly to the sky, he saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,
56 and said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.
and he said, “Behold, I see the heavens having been opened, and the Son of Man standing on the right hand of God.”
57 But they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and rushed upon him with one accord;
And they, having cried out with a loud voice, stopped their ears, and rushed with one accord on him,
58 and they cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.
and having cast him forth outside of the city, they were stoning [him]—and the witnesses put down their garments at the feet of a young man called Saul—
59 And they stoned Stephen, calling upon [the Lord], and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
and they were stoning Stephen, [as he was] calling and saying, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit”;
60 And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
and having bowed the knees, he cried with a loud voice, “LORD, may You not lay to them this sin”; and having said this, he fell asleep.
