Acts 7
1 And the High-priest said—Are these things, so?
Then said the high priest, Are these things so?
2 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, —
And he said, Men, brothers, and fathers, listen; The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelled in Charran,
3 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.
And said to him, Get you out of your country, and from your kindred, and come into the land which I shall show you.
4 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;
Then came he out of the land of the Chaldaeans, and dwelled in Charran: and from there, when his father was dead, he removed him into this land, wherein you now dwell.
5 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.
And he gave him none inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on: yet he promised that he would give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him, when as yet he had no child.
6 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;
And God spoke 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.
7 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.
And the nation to whom they shall be in bondage will I judge, said God: and after that shall they come forth, and serve me in this place.
8 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.
And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so Abraham was the father of Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac was the father of Jacob; and Jacob was the father of the twelve patriarchs.
9 And, the patriarchs, being jealous of Joseph, gave him up into Egypt; and, God, was, with him,
And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,
10 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.
And delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.
11 And there came a famine upon all Egypt and Canaan, and great tribulation, and our fathers could not find pasture.
Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.
12 But Jacob, hearing there was corn in Egypt, sent off our fathers, first;
But when Jacob heard that there was corn in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first.
13 And, the second time, Joseph was made known unto his brethren, and, the race of Joseph was made, manifest, unto Pharaoh.
And at the second time Joseph was made known to his brothers; and Joseph’s kindred was made known to Pharaoh.
14 And Joseph, sending forth, called for Jacob his father, and all the kindred, consisting of seventy-five souls;
Then sent Joseph, and called his father Jacob to him, and all his kindred, three score and fifteen souls.
15 And Jacob went down [into Egypt]. And he died, he, and our fathers;
So Jacob went down into Egypt, and died, he, and our fathers,
16 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.
And were carried over into Sychem, and laid in the sepulcher that Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Emmor the father of Sychem.
17 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, —
But when the time of the promise drew near, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,
18 Until there arose another sort of king over Egypt, who had not known Joseph.
Till another king arose, which knew not Joseph.
19 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.
The same dealt subtly with our kindred, and evil entreated our fathers, so that they cast out their young children, to the end they might not live.
20 In which season, Moses, was born, and was exceeding goodly, —who was nourished up three months in the house of his father;
In which time Moses was born, and was exceeding fair, and nourished up in his father’s house three months:
21 But, when he was exposed, the daughter of Pharaoh rescued him, and nourished him for herself, as a son.
And when he was cast out, Pharaoh’s daughter took him up, and nourished him for her own son.
22 And, so Moses was trained in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in his words and works.
And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and in deeds.
23 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;
And when he was full forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brothers the children of Israel.
24 And, seeing one being wronged, he defended him, and avenged him that was getting worn out, smiting the Egyptian.
And seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged him that was oppressed, and smote the Egyptian:
25 But he supposed his brethren would understand that, God, through his hand, would give them deliverance; whereas they understood not.
For he supposed his brothers would have understood how that God by his hand would deliver them: but they understood not.
26 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?
And the next day he showed himself to them as they strove, and would have set them at one again, saying, Sirs, you are brothers; why do you wrong one to another?
27 But, he that was wronging his neighbour, thrust him away, saying—Who hath appointed, thee, to be ruler and judge over us?
But he that did his neighbor wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made you a ruler and a judge over us?
28 Art, thou, wishing, to kill me, in the same way thou didst kill, yesterday, the Egyptian?
Will you kill me, as you did the Egyptian yesterday?
29 And Moses fled at this saying, and became a sojourner in the land of Midian, where he begat two sons.
Then fled Moses at this saying, and was a stranger in the land of Madian, where he was the father of two sons.
30 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.
And when forty years were expired, there appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sina an angel of the Lord in a flame of fire in a bush.
31 And, Moses, seeing it, marvelled at the sight; and, as he was going near to observe, there came a voice of the Lord—
When Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight: and as he drew near to behold it, the voice of the LORD came to him,
32 I, am the God of thy fathers, The God of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob. And Moses becoming, terrified, durst not observe.
Saying, I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Then Moses trembled, and dared not behold.
33 And the Lord said unto him—Loose the sandals of thy feet; for, the place whereon thou art standing, is, hallowed ground.
Then said the Lord to him, Put off your shoes from your feet: for the place where you stand is holy ground.
34 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.
I have seen, I have seen the affliction of my people which is in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and am come down to deliver them. And now come, I will send you into Egypt.
35 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:
This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made you a ruler and a judge? the same did God send to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel which appeared to him in the bush.
36 The same, led them forth, doing wonders and signs in Egypt, and in the Red Sea, and in the desert, forty years:
He brought them out, after that he had showed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and in the Red sea, and in the wilderness forty years.
37 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:
This is that Moses, which said to the children of Israel, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up to you of your brothers, like to me; him shall you hear.
38 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:
This is he, that was in the church in the wilderness with the angel which spoke to him in the mount Sina, and with our fathers: who received the lively oracles to give to us:
39 Unto whom, our fathers would not become obedient, but thrust him away, and turned in their hearts unto Egypt,
To whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust him from them, and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt,
40 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!
Saying to Aaron, Make us gods to go before us: for as for this Moses, which brought us out of the land of Egypt, we know not what is become of him.
41 And so they fell to calf-making in those days, and offered sacrifice unto the idol, and rejoiced 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, 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?
Then God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, O you house of Israel, have you offered to me slain beasts and sacrifices by the space of forty years in the wilderness?
43 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.
Yes, you took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan, figures which you made to worship them: and I will carry you away beyond Babylon.
44 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.
Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the wilderness, as he had appointed, speaking to Moses, that he should make it according to the fashion that he had seen.
45 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;
Which also our fathers that came after brought in with Jesus into the possession of the Gentiles, whom God drove out before the face of our fathers, to the days of David;
46 Who found favour before God, and asked to find a habitation for the God of Jacob.
Who found favor before God, and desired to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.
47 But, Solomon, built him a house.
But Solomon built him an house.
48 Although indeed, the Most High, not in hand-made places, dwelleth; just as, the prophet, saith—
However, the most High dwells not in temples made with hands; as says the prophet,
49 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?
Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool: what house will you build me? says the Lord: or what is the place of my rest?
50 Hath not, my hand, made all these things?
Has not my hand made all these things?
51 Ye stiff-necked and uncircumcised in hearts and in ears, ye, always, against the Holy Spirit, do strive! As your fathers, ye also:
You stiff necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, you do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do you.
52 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!
Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them which showed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom you have been now the betrayers and murderers:
53 Who, indeed, received the law through ranks of messengers, —and guarded it not.
Who have received the law by the disposition of angels, and have not kept it.
54 And, while they were hearing these things, they were being pierced in their hearts, and began gnashing their teeth against him.
When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth.
55 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;
But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up steadfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,
56 And said—Lo! I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man, standing, on the right hand of God.
And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.
57 And, crying out with a loud voice, they held their ears, and rushed with one accord upon him;
Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran on him with one accord,
58 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.
And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man’s feet, whose name was Saul.
59 And they stoned Stephen, as he was invoking and saying—Lord Jesus! give welcome unto my spirit.
And they stoned Stephen, calling on God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
60 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.
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.
