Acts 7
1 And the High-priest said—Are these things, so?
Wo prèt la te di: “Èske bagay sa yo se vrè?”
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, —
Li te di: “Koute m frè m yo ak ansyen mwen yo!” Bondye laglwa a te parèt devan zansèt nou, Abraham lè li te nan Mésopotamie, avan ke li te rete 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.
E Li te di li: “Kite peyi ou, ak fanmi ou, pou vini nan peyi ke Mwen menm va montre ou a”.
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;
Konsa, li te kite peyi a Kaldeyen yo pou vin rete nan Charran. Depi la, lè papa l te vin mouri, Bondye te fè l deplase vin nan peyi sila a kote nou rete koulye a.
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.
Men Li pa t ba li yon eritaj ladann, ni menm yon moso tè, men menm lè li pa t gen pitit, Li te pwomèt li ke Li ta ba li sa kòm yon posesyon, e a desandan aprè li yo.
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;
Men Bondye te pale konsa: Ke desandan li yo ta etranje nan yon peyi etranje, pou yo ta nan esklavaj e maltrete pandan kat-san lane.
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.
“Epi nenpòt nasyon ki ta mete yo nan esklavaj, Bondye te di: ‘Mwen Menm, Mwen va jije’, epi apre sa, yo va sòti la pou sèvi Mwen nan plas sila a.”
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.
Li te bay li akò sikonsizyon an, epi Abraham te vin papa a Isaac, Li te sikonsi li nan uityèm jou a. Isaac te vin papa a Jacob, e Jacob a douz patriyach yo.
9 And, the patriarchs, being jealous of Joseph, gave him up into Egypt; and, God, was, with him,
Patriyach yo te vin jalou de Joseph e yo te vann li an Égypte. Men Bondye te avèk li
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.
e Li te delivre li nan tout afliksyon li yo. Konsa li te bay li favè avèk sajès devan Pharaon, wa Égypte la, e te fè li vin gouvènè sou Égypte, ak tout lakay li.
11 And there came a famine upon all Egypt and Canaan, and great tribulation, and our fathers could not find pasture.
Alò yon gwo grangou te parèt nan tout Égypte ak Canaan, avèk gwo mizè, e zansèt nou yo pa t kab twouve manje.
12 But Jacob, hearing there was corn in Egypt, sent off our fathers, first;
Men lè Jacob te tande ke te gen manje an Égypte, li te voye zansèt nou yo la pou premye fwa a.
13 And, the second time, Joseph was made known unto his brethren, and, the race of Joseph was made, manifest, unto Pharaoh.
Nan dezyèm vizit la Joseph te fè frè l yo dekouvri ki moun li te ye, efanmi Joseph te vin entwodwi a Pharaon.
14 And Joseph, sending forth, called for Jacob his father, and all the kindred, consisting of seventy-five souls;
Alò Joseph te voye envite Jacob, papa li avèk tout fanmi li pou vin kote l. Te gen swasann-kenz moun antou.
15 And Jacob went down [into Egypt]. And he died, he, and our fathers;
Konsa, Jacob te desann an Égypte e li menm avèk zansèt nou yo te mouri la.
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.
Depi la kò yo te deplase retounen nan Sichem, pou te antere yo nan tonm nan ke Abraham te achte pou yon sòm lajan nan men fis a Hémor an Sichem yo.
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, —
Men pandan tan a pwomès ke Bondye te pwomèt a Abraham nan t ap pwoche pèp la te vin ogmante e te miltipliye an Égypte,
18 Until there arose another sort of king over Egypt, who had not known Joseph.
jiskaske Yon lòt wa te leve sou Égypte ki pa t konnen anyen de 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.
Se te li menm ki te sèvi gwo koken pou pran avantaj sou ras nou an, e maltrete zansèt nou pou yo ta kab fè zanfan pa nou yo pa t kab viv.
20 In which season, Moses, was born, and was exceeding goodly, —who was nourished up three months in the house of his father;
Se te nan tan sila a ke Moïse te ne. Li te byen bèl nan zye Bondye, e li te okipe pandan twa mwa lakay papa li.
21 But, when he was exposed, the daughter of Pharaoh rescued him, and nourished him for herself, as a son.
Epi lè l te abandonen, fi Pharaon an te pran li e te nouri li kòm pwòp fis pa li.
22 And, so Moses was trained in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in his words and works.
Moïse te enstwi nan tout konesans Ejipsyen an, e li te vin yon nonm byen fò nan pawòl ak nan zak.
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;
Men lè l t ap pwoche laj karant ane, sa te antre nan tèt li pou vizite frè li yo, fis Israël yo.
24 And, seeing one being wronged, he defended him, and avenged him that was getting worn out, smiting the Egyptian.
Konsa, lè l te wè youn nan yo byen maltrete, li te defann li, e te vanje pou sila ki te oprime a, e konsa, te touye Ejipsyen an.
25 But he supposed his brethren would understand that, God, through his hand, would give them deliverance; whereas they understood not.
Li te sipoze ke frè li yo te konprann ke Bondye t ap bay yo delivrans atravè li menm, men yo pa t konprann.
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?
“Nan jou swivan an, li te parèt a yo menm pandan yo t ap goumen youn avèk lòt. Li te eseye rekonsilye yo nan lapè e te di: ‘Moun yo, se frè nou ye. Poukisa nou ap fè mal a youn lòt?’
27 But, he that was wronging his neighbour, thrust him away, saying—Who hath appointed, thee, to be ruler and judge over us?
“Men sila ki t ap fè frè l la mal la te bourade l e te di: ‘Kilès ki te fè ou yon chèf ak jij sou nou?
28 Art, thou, wishing, to kill me, in the same way thou didst kill, yesterday, the Egyptian?
Èske ou gen entansyon touye m menm jan ke ou te touye Ejipsyen an ayè a?’
29 And Moses fled at this saying, and became a sojourner in the land of Midian, where he begat two sons.
“Akoz pawòl sila a Moïse te sove ale, e te vin yon etranje nan peyi Madian, kote li te vin papa a de fis.
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.
“Apre karant ane te pase, Yon zanj te parèt a li menm nan dezè Mòn Sinaï nan flanm a yon touf bwa.
31 And, Moses, seeing it, marvelled at the sight; and, as he was going near to observe, there came a voice of the Lord—
Lè Moïse te wè l, li te etone de sa l te wè a. Lè l te pwoche pou gade pi pre, vwa Senyè a te vini sou li:
32 I, am the God of thy fathers, The God of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob. And Moses becoming, terrified, durst not observe.
‘Mwen menm se Bondye a zansèt nou yo, Bondye Abraham nan, Isaac ak Jacob la’. Moïse te tranble avèk laperèz e pa t menm vle pran chans gade.
33 And the Lord said unto him—Loose the sandals of thy feet; for, the place whereon thou art standing, is, hallowed ground.
“Men SENYÈ a te di l: ‘Retire sapat nan pye ou, paske lye kote ou kanpe a se tè sen.
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.
Mwen anverite wè soufrans pèp Mwen an an Égypte e tande plent yo, e Mwen gen tan vini desann pou delivre yo. Vini koulye a e Mwen va voye ou an Égypte.’
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:
“Menm Moïse sila a ke yo te rejte lè yo te di: ‘Kilès ki te fè ou yon chèf e yon jij?’ Se sila a ke Bondye te voye pou li ta kapab non sèlman yon chèf, men yon liberatè avèk èd zanj ki te parèt kote li nan touf bwa a.
36 The same, led them forth, doing wonders and signs in Egypt, and in the Red Sea, and in the desert, forty years:
Mesye sila a te mennen yo sòti, e te fè mèvèy ak sign nan peyi Égypte, ak nan Lamè Wouj, epi pandan karant ane nan dezè a.
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:
Se te Moïse sila a ki te di a fis Israël yo: ‘Bondye va fè leve pou nou yon pwofèt tankou mwen ki sòti nan frè nou yo.’
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:
“Sa se li menm ki te nan asanble nan dezè a; ki te avèk zanj ki t ap pale avè l sou Mòn Sinaï a, e avèk zansèt nou yo, ki te te resevwa pawòl vivan yo pou pase bannou.
39 Unto whom, our fathers would not become obedient, but thrust him away, and turned in their hearts unto Egypt,
“Zansèt nou yo pa t dakò obeyisan a li menm, men yo te rejte l, e nan kè yo, yo te vire tounen an Égypte.
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!
Konsa yo di a Aaron: ‘Fè pou nou dye yo ki va ale devan nou. Paske Moïse sila a ki te mennen nou sòti an Égypte la, nou pa menm konnen kisa ki rive li.’
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.
Nan tan sa a yo te fè yon jenn bèf. Yo te pote yon sakrifis pou zidòl la, e yo t ap rejwi yo nan zèv a pwòp men yo.
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?
“Men Bondye te vire do Li, e te livre yo pou adore dye a zetwal syèl yo, jan sa ekri nan liv pwofèt yo: ‘Se pa t a Mwen menm ke nou te ofri ofrann ak sakrifis karant ane nan dezè a, O lakay Israël.
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.
Men nou te pran anplis, tabènak Moloch la, ak zetwal a dye Remphan an; imaj ke nou te fè pou adore yo. Pou sa a Mwen osi va retire nou jis rive lòtbò Babylone.’
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.
“Zansèt nou yo te gen tabènak temwayaj nan dezè a, menm jan ke Sila ki te pale avèk Moïse la te kòmande li pou fè, selon modèl ke li te wè a.
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;
“Konsa, zansèt nou yo ki te resevwa li nan lè pa yo, te pote li avèk Josué lè l te depouye nasyon ke Bondye te chase devan yo jis rive nan tan David la.
46 Who found favour before God, and asked to find a habitation for the God of Jacob.
David te twouve favè nan zye Bondye, e te mande pou li ta kapab jwenn yon mezon pou Bondye Jacob la abite.
47 But, Solomon, built him a house.
Men se te Salomon ki te bati yon kay pou Li.
48 Although indeed, the Most High, not in hand-made places, dwelleth; just as, the prophet, saith—
“Poutan Trè Wo a pa rete nan kay ki fèt pa men moun, jan pwofèt la di a:
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?
‘Syèl la se twòn Mwen, E tè a se ban pou pye Mwen. Ki kalite kay ou kapab fè pou Mwen?’ ‘Oubyen ki plas ki gen pou repo Mwen?
50 Hath not, my hand, made all these things?
Se pa t men Mwen ki te fè tout bagay sa yo?’
51 Ye stiff-necked and uncircumcised in hearts and in ears, ye, always, against the Holy Spirit, do strive! As your fathers, ye also:
“Nou menm, ki se moun kou rèd e ensikonsi nan kè, avèk zòrèy ki toujou ap reziste a Lespri Sen an, n ap fè menm bagay ke zansèt nou yo te konn fè yo.
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!
Kilès nan pwofèt yo ke zansèt nou yo pa t pèsekite? Yo te touye sila yo ki avan lè te anonse ke Sila Ki Jis la t ap vini; ke nou menm koulye a trayi e asasine.
53 Who, indeed, received the law through ranks of messengers, —and guarded it not.
Nou menm ki te resevwa Lalwa kòm yon òdonans pa zanj yo, te vyole li.”
54 And, while they were hearing these things, they were being pierced in their hearts, and began gnashing their teeth against him.
Alò, lè yo te tande sa, yo te blese byen fon, e t ap manje dan yo sou li.
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;
Men ranpli avèk Lespri Sen an, li te fikse zye l anwo nan syèl la e te wè glwa Bondye ak Jésus ki t ap kanpe bò men dwat Bondye.
56 And said—Lo! I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man, standing, on the right hand of God.
Li te di: “Gade byen, Mwen wè syèl la vin louvri, e Fis a lòm nan ki kanpe bò men dwat Bondye.”
57 And, crying out with a loud voice, they held their ears, and rushed with one accord upon him;
Konsa yo te kriye fò avèk yon gwo vwa, e te kouvri zòrèy yo. Yo te kouri sou li ansanm a lafwa,
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.
e lè yo te fin pouse li deyò vil la, yo te kòmanse lapide l avèk wòch. Temwen sila yo te depoze vètman yo nan pye a yon jennonm yo te rele Saul.
59 And they stoned Stephen, as he was invoking and saying—Lord Jesus! give welcome unto my spirit.
Yo te kontinye lapide Étienne pandan li te rele Senyè a, e te di: “Senyè Jésus, resevwa Lespri mwen”.
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.
Konsa, li te tonbe sou jenou li, e te kriye avèk yon gwo vwa: “Senyè, pa kenbe peche sa a kont yo!” Lè l fin di sa, li te mouri.
