Acts 7
1 Then the high priest asked Stephen, “Are the things that [these people are saying about you(sg)] true?”
Ang labaw nga pari miingon, “Tinuod ba kining mga butanga?”
2 Stephen replied, “Fellow Jews and respected leaders, [please] listen to me! The glorious God [whom we(inc) worship] appeared to our ancestor Abraham while he was still [living] in Mesopotamia [region], before he moved to Haran [town].
Si Stefen mitubag, “Mga igsoon ug mga amahan, pamati kamo kanako: Ang Dios nga mahimayaon nagpakita sa atong amahan nga si Abraham kadtong atua siya sa Mesopotamia, sa wala pa siya nagpuyo sa Haran;
3 God said to him, ‘Leave this land where you [(sg)] and your relatives [are living], and go into the land to which I will lead you.’
miingon siya kaniya, “Pagbiya sa imong yuta ug kaparyentihan, ug lakaw ngadto sa dapit nga akong ipakita kanimo.
4 So Abraham left that land, [which was also called] Chaldea, and he arrived in Haran and lived there. After his father died, God told him to move to this land in which you [and I] are now living.”
Busa mibiya siya sa yuta sa taga-Caldaean ug nagpuyo sa Haran; gikan didto, human mamatay ang iyang amahan, gidala siya sa Dios niining yutaa, diin kamo nakapuyo karon.
5 “[At that time] God did not give Abraham any [land here], not even a small plot of [this] land that would belong to him. God promised that he would [later] give this land to him and his descendants, and that it would [always] belong [to them. However], at that time Abraham did not have any children [who would] ([inherit it/receive it after he died]).”
Wala siyay gihatag nga panulondon kaniya, wala, bisan igo lang nga matindogan sa tiil. Apan siya nagsaad— bisan ug si Abraham wala pa gayoy anak—nga iyang ihatag ang yuta isip usa ka panag-iyahon alang kaniya ug sa iyang kaliwatan nga mosunod kaniya.
6 “[Later] God told Abraham, ‘Your descendants will go and live in a foreign country. They [will live there] for 400 years, and [during that time their leaders] will mistreat your descendants and force them to work as slaves.’
Ang Dios nakigsulti kaniya sama niini nga paagi, nga ang iyang kaliwatan mopuyo sa mubo nga panahon sa langyaw nga yuta, ug ang mga lumulupyo didto pagahimuon silang ulipon ug motagad kanila ug dili maayo sulod sa 400 ka tuig.
7 But God [also] said, ‘I will punish the people who make them work as slaves. Then, after that, your descendants will leave [that land] and they will [come and] worship me in this land.’”
'Ug akong pagahukman ang nasod diin sila mahimong mga ulipon,' miingon ang Dios, 'ug pagkahuman niana sila mogawas ug mosimba kanako niining dapita.'
8 “Then God commanded Abraham that [every male in his household and all of his male descendants] should be circumcised [to show that they all belonged to God] and that they would obey what he had told Abraham to do. Later Abraham’s son, Isaac, was born, and when Isaac was eight days old, Abraham circumcised him. [Later] Isaac’s son, Jacob, was born, and Isaac [similarly circumcised] him. And Jacob [similarly circumcised] his twelve sons. They are the twelve men [from whom we(inc) Jews have all descended].”
Ug gihatag niya kang Abraham ang kasabotan sa pagtuli, busa si Abraham nahimong amahan ni Isaac ug gituli niya siya sa ikawalo nga adlaw; Si Isaac nahimong amahan ni Jacob, ug si Jacob amahan sa dose ka patriarka.
9 “[You know that] Jacob’s [older] sons became jealous [because their father favored their younger brother] Joseph. So they sold him [to merchants/traders who took him] [MTY] to Egypt. There he became a slave [of an official who lived there]. But God [helped] Joseph.
Ang patriarka gidumalahan sa ilang kasina batok kang Jose ug gibaligya siya sa Ehipto, ug ang Dios miuban kaniya,
10 He protected him whenever people caused him to suffer. He enabled Joseph to be wise; and he caused Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, to think well of Joseph. So Pharaoh appointed him to rule [over] Egypt and to look after all of Pharaoh’s property [MTY].”
giluwas siya sa tanan niyang kalisdanan, ug gihatagan siya ug pinasahi nga pagtagad ug kaalam sa atubangan sa Paraon, nga hari sa Ehipto. Gihimo siya sa Paraon nga gobernador sa Ehipto ug sa tibuok niyang panimalay.
11 “[While Joseph was doing that work], there was a time (when there was very little food/of famine) throughout Egypt and also throughout Canaan. People did not have enough food to eat. People were suffering. [At that time] Jacob and his sons [in Canaan] also could not find [enough] food.
Unya miabot ang kagutom ug dakong kalisdanan sa tibuok Ehipto ug Canaan: ug ang atong mga amahan walay nakaplagan nga pagkaon.
12 When Jacob heard [people report that] there was grain/food [that people could buy] in Egypt, he sent Joseph’s older brothers [to go there to buy grain. They went and bought grain from Joseph, but they did not recognize him. Then they returned home].
Apan sa dihang nakadungog si Jacob nga adunay trigo sa Ehipto, gipadala niya sa unang higayon ang atong mga katigulangan.
13 When Joseph’s brothers went to Egypt the second time, [they again bought grain from Joseph]. But this time [he] told them who he was. [And] people told Pharaoh that Joseph’s people were Hebrews [and that those men who had come from Canaan were his brothers].
Sa ikaduha nga higayon, nagpaila na sa iyang kaugalingon si Jose sa iyang mga igsoon; ug nailhan sa Paraon ang pamilya ni Jose.
14 Then after Joseph sent [his brothers back home, they] told their father Jacob [that Joseph wanted] him and his entire family to come [to Egypt. At that time] ([Jacob’s family consisted of] 75 people/there were 75 people in Jacob’s family) [SYN].
Gipapauli ni Jose ang iyang mga igsoon aron sultihan si Jacob, ang iyang amahan, nga moadto sa Ehipto, kauban ang iyang mga paryente, 75 ka tawo tanan.
15 [So when] Jacob [heard that, he and all his family] went to [live in] Egypt.” Acts 7:15b-16 “[Later on], Jacob died [there], and our [other] ancestors, [his sons, also died there].
Mao nga si Jacob milugsong sa Ehipto; unya siya namatay, siya ug lakip na ang atong mga katigulangan.
16 [But] the bodies [of Jacob and Joseph] were brought {[they] brought the bodies [of Jacob and Joseph]} [back to our land], and [Jacob’s body] was buried {they buried [Jacob’s body]} [in the tomb that Abraham had bought, and they buried Joseph’s body] in Shechem in the ground that [Jacob] had bought from Hamor’s sons.”
Gidala sila sa Shechem ug gibutang sa lubnganan nga napalit ni Abraham sa plata nga kantidad gikan sa mga anak ni Hamor sa Shechem.
17 “Our ancestors had become very numerous when it was almost time for [God to rescue them] from Egypt, [as] he had promised Abraham that he would do.
Samtang ang panahon sa gisaad nagkaduol na sama sa gisaad sa Dios kang Abraham, ang mga tawo midako ug nanaghan sa Ehipto,
18 Another king had begun to rule in Egypt. He did not know that Joseph, [long before that time, had greatly helped the people of Egypt] [MTY].
hangtod nga adunay mitungha nga laing hari sa Ehipto, usa ka hari nga wala makaila kang Jose.
19 That king cruelly tried to get rid of our ancestors. He oppressed them and caused them to suffer greatly. He [even commanded] them to leave their baby [boys] outside [their homes] so that they would die.”
Kini nga hari gilimbongan ang atong katawhan ug gidaogdaog ang atong mga katigulangan, gipanglabay nila ang ilang mga gagmayng bata aron dili sila mabuhi.
20 “During that time Moses was born, and he was a very beautiful [LIT] [child]. So his parents [secretly] cared for him in their house for three months.
Niana nga panahon si Moises natawo; siya ambungan gayod kaayo atubangan sa Dios ug giatiman sa tulo ka bulan sa puloy-anan sa iyang amahan.
21 Then they had to put him outside [the house, but] Pharaoh’s daughter [found him and] adopted him and cared for him as [though he were] her own son.
Sa dihang gilabay siya sa gawas, gikuha siya sa anak nga babaye sa Paraon ug giatiman siya ingon nga iyang anak.
22 Moses was taught {[The Egyptian teachers] taught Moses} many kinds of wise things [HYP] that the people in Egypt knew, and [when he grew up], he spoke powerfully and did things powerfully.”
Natudloan si Moises sa tanan nga nahibaw-an sa mga Ehiptohanon; ug siya gamhanan sa iyang mga pulong ug mga buhat.
23 “[One day] when Moses was about 40 years old, he decided that he would [go and] see his fellow Israelis. [So he went to the place where they worked].
Apan pagtungtong niya sa edad nga 40, miabot sa iyang kasingkasing nga susihon ang kahimtang sa iyang mga kaigsoonan, ang mga anak sa Israel.
24 He saw an Egyptian beating one of the Israelis. So he went over to help [MTY] the Israeli man who was being hurt/beat {whom [the Egyptian] was hurting/beating}, and he (got revenge on/paid back) the Israeli man by killing the Egyptian [who was hurting/beating him].
Pagkakita ni Moises nga gidaogdaog ang usa ka Israelita, gipanalipdan niya kini ug gipanimaslan gikan sa Ehiptohanon nga maoy nagdaogdaog pinaagi sa pagpuspus niini:
25 Moses was thinking that his fellow Israelis would understand that God had sent him to free them [from being slaves]. But they did not understand that.
naghunahuna siya nga ang iyang mga kaigsoonan makasabot nga giluwas sila sa Dios pinaagi sa iyang kamot, apan wala sila makasabot.
26 The next day, Moses saw two Israeli men fighting [each other]. He tried to make them stop fighting by saying to them, ‘Men, you two are fellow [Israelis! So] (stop hurting each other!/why are you hurting each other?) [RHQ]’
Sa sunod nga adlaw miduol siya sa mga Israelita samtang sila nag-away; gisulayan niya sila ug husay; miingon siya, 'Mga sir, managsoon kamo; nganong buhatan man ninyo ug sayop ang usag usa?'
27 But the man who was injuring the other man pushed Moses away and said to him, ‘(No one appointed you [(sg)] to rule and judge us [(exc)]!/Do you [(sg)] think someone appointed you [(sg)] to rule and judge us [(exc)]?) [RHQ]
Apan ang usa nga maoy nakabuhat ug sayop sa iyang silingan gituklod siya, ug miingon, 'Kinsa ang naghatag kanimo ug katungod nga magmando ug maghukom kanamo?
28 Do you want to kill me as you killed the Egyptian yesterday?’
Buot ba nimong patyon ako, sama sa pagpatay nimo sa Ehiptohanon kagahapon?'
29 When Moses heard that, [he thought to himself, ‘Obviously, people know what I have done, and someone will kill me.’ He was afraid, so] he fled [from Egypt] to Midian land. He lived there [for some years]. He [got married, and he and his wife] had two sons.”
Nibiya si Moises palayo human niya kini madungog; nahimo siyang langyaw sa yuta sa Midian, diin siya nahimong amahan sa duha ka anak nga lalaki.
30 “[One day] 40 years later, [the Lord God appeared as] an angel to Moses. He appeared in a bush that was burning in the desert near Sinai Mountain.
Paglabay sa 40 ka tuig, adunay usa ka anghel nga mipakita kaniya sa kamingawan sa Bungtod sa Sinai, sa usa ka nagdilaab nga kalayo sa gamay nga kahoy.
31 When Moses saw that, he was greatly surprised, [because the bush was not burning up]. As he went over to look more closely, he heard the Lord [God] say [to him],
Pagkakita ni Moises sa kalayo, natingala siya sa iyang nakita; sa dihang giduol niya kini ug gisusi, ang tingog sa Ginoo miingon,
32 ‘I [am] the God [whom] your ancestors [worshipped]. I [am] the God that Abraham, Isaac and Jacob [worship].’ Moses [was so afraid that he] began to shake. He was afraid to look [at the bush any longer].
'Ako ang Dios sa imong mga amahan, ang Dios ni Abraham, ni Isaac, ug ni Jacob.' Nangurog si Moises ug wala gayod siya nisulay ug tan-aw.
33 Then the Lord [God] said to him, ‘Take your sandals off [to show that you(sg) revere me]. Because I [am here], the place where you are standing is holy/sacred.
Ang Ginoo misulti kaniya, 'Huboa ang imong sandalyas, kay kining dapit nga imong gibarogan balaan.
34 I have surely seen how the people of Egypt are continually causing my people to suffer. I have heard my people when they groan [because those people continually oppress them]. So I have come down to rescue them [from Egypt]. Now get ready, because I am going to send you [back] to Egypt [to do that].’”
Nakita ko na gayod ang kalisdanan sa akong katawhan nga atua sa Ehipto; Nadungog ko ang ilang pag-agulo, ug mikanaog ako aron luwason sila; mao nga duol ngari, kay ipadala ko ikaw sa Ehipto.'
35 “This Moses [is the one who had tried to help our Israeli people, but] whom they rejected [by saying], ‘No one [RHQ] appointed you to rule and judge [us!’] Moses [is the one whom] God [himself] sent to rule them and to free them [from being slaves. He is the one whom] an angel in the bush [commanded to do that].
Kining Moises nga ilang gisalikway, sa dihang sila miingon nga, 'Kinsa ang naghimo kanimo nga mahimong usa ka magmamando ug usa ka maghuhukom?'—siya ang gipadala sa Dios nga mangulo ug moluwas. Gipadala siya pinaagi sa kamot sa anghel nga nagpakita kang Moises sa gamay nga kahoy.
36 Moses [is the one who] led our ancestors out [from Egypt]. He did many kinds of miracles in Egypt, at the Red Sea, and during the 40 years [that the Israelite people lived] in the desert.
Nangulo kanila si Moises pagawas sa Ehipto, pagkahuman niya ug buhat ug mga milagro ug ilhanan sa Ehipto, sa Pula nga Dagat, ug sa kamingawan sa sulod sa 40 ka tuig.
37 This Moses is the one who said to the Israelite people, ‘God will appoint a prophet for you from among your own people. [He will speak words from God], just like I [speak his words to you].’
Mao usab kini ang Moises nga miingon sa katawhan sa Israel, 'Magpabarog ang Dios ug usa ka propeta alang kaninyo gikan sa inyong mga kaigsoonan, usa ka propeta sama kanako.'
38 This man [Moses] was [our people’s leader] when they gathered together in the desert. It is Moses to whom [God sent] the angel on Sinai Mountain to [give him our laws], and [he was the one who told] our [other] ancestors [what the angel had said]. He was the one who received [from God] words that tell us how to live [eternally, and Moses] passed [them] on to us.”
Kini mao ang tawo nga anaa sa panagtigom sa kamingawan kauban ang mga anghel nga nakigsulti kaniya sa Bungtod sa Sinai. Kini mao ang tawo nga kauban sa atong katigulangan; kining tawhana ang nakadawat ug buhing mga pulong aron ipadayag kanato.
39 “[However], our ancestors did not want to obey [Moses]. Instead, [while he was still on the mountain], they rejected him [as their leader] and decided that they wanted to return to Egypt.
Kini mao ang tawo nga wala gisunod sa atong mga katigulangan; Ilaha siyang gituklod palayo kanila, ug ang ilang kasingkasing nibalik ngadto sa Ehipto.
40 So they told [his older brother] Aaron, ‘Make idols for us who will be our gods to lead us [back to Egypt]! As for that fellow Moses who led us out of Egypt we [(exc)] do not know what has happened to him!’
Nianang panahona miingon sila kang Aaron, 'Himoi kami ug diosdios nga mangulo kanamo. Kini nga Moises, nga maoy nangulo sa atong kagawasan sa Ehipto, wala na kami makabalo kung unsa ang nahitabo kaniya.'
41 So, they made [out of gold] an image [that looked like] a calf. Then they sacrificed [animals and offered other things] to [honor] that idol, and they sang and danced to honor the idol that they themselves had made.
Mao nga naghimo sila ug nating baka niadtong panahona ug nagdala ug halad sa diosdios, unya naglipay tungod sa binuhat sa ilang mga kamot.
42 So God rejected them. He abandoned them to worship the sun, moon and stars in the sky. This agrees with the words that one of the prophets wrote that God said, You Israelite [people] [MTY], when you [repeatedly] killed animals and offered them as sacrifices during those 40 years [that you were] in the desert, (you [most certainly] were not offering them to me!/what makes you think that you were offering them to me?) [RHQ]
Apan ang Dios mibiya ug gitugyan sila nga moalagad sa binuhat sa langit; ingon sa nahisulat sa libro sa mga propeta, 'Naghalad ba kamo kanako ug gipatay nga mapintas nga mananap ug uban pang mga halad sulod sa 40 ka tuig sa kamingawan, panimalay sa Israel?
43 [On the contrary], you carried [with you from place to place] the tent [that contained the idol] representing [the god] Molech [that you worshipped]. You also [carried with you] the image of the star [called] Rephan. [Those] were idols that you had made, [and you] worshipped [them instead of me]. So I will [cause you to] be taken away {[people to] take you} [from your own country. You will be taken] {[They will take you]} [far from your homes to regions] even farther than Babylon [Country].”
Gidawat ninyo ang tolda ni Molec ug ang bituon sa diosdios nga si Repan, ug ang mga larawan nga inyong gibuhat aron mosimba kanila: Ug dalhon ko kamo saylo pa sa Babilonia.'
44 “While our ancestors were in the desert, they worshipped God at the tent that showed [that he was there with them]. They had made the tent exactly like God had commanded Moses [to make it. It was] exactly like the model that Moses had seen [when he was up on the mountain].
Ang atong mga katigulangan adunay tolda sa pagpamatuod sa kamingawan, sama sa gimando sa Dios sa dihang nakig-istorya siya kang Moises, nga kinahanglan niyang buhaton kini sama sa iyang nakita.
45 [Later on], other ancestors of ours carried that tent with them when Joshua led them [into this land]. That was during the time that they took this land for themselves, when God forced the people [who previously lived here] to leave. So the Israelis were able to possess this land. [The tent remained in this land and was still here] when [King] David ruled.
Kini mao ang balongbalong nga gidala sa atong katigulangan sa atong yuta pinaagi kang Josue. Kini nahitabo sa dihang sila misulod sa tanang gipanag-iyahan sa maong mga nasod, nga gipapahawa sa Dios atubangan sa atong mga katigulangan. Sama kini niini hangtod sa kapanahonan ni David,
46 David pleased God, and he asked God to let him build a house where [he and] all of our Israeli people could worship God.
nga nakakaplag ug kaluoy sa mata sa Dios; nangayo siya ug usa ka puloy-anan alang sa Dios ni Jacob.
47 But [instead, God let David’s son] Solomon build a house [where people could worship] God.”
Apan gibuhatan ni Solomon ug balay ang Dios.
48 “However, [we(inc) know that] God is greater than everything, and he does not live in [houses that] people [SYN] have made. It is like the prophet [Isaiah] wrote. He wrote [these words that God had spoken: ]
Ngani, ang Labing Halangdon wala magpuyo sa mga balay nga binuhat lamang sa mga kamot; sama sa giingon sa propeta,
49 Heaven is (my throne/the place from which I rule the entire universe), and the earth is (my footstool/[merely like] a stool on which I may rest my feet). I myself [SYN] have made everything [both in heaven and on the earth]. So you [human beings], ([you] really cannot build a house that would be [adequate] for me!/do you think you can build a house that would be [appropriate] for me?) [RHQ] You cannot [RHQ] make a place good enough for me [to live in]!”
'Ang langit ang akong trono, ug ang yuta ang tumbanan sa akong tiil. Unsa nga matang sa balay ang imong matukod alang kanako? miingon ang Ginoo: O diin man ang dapit nga ako makapahulay?
Dili ba ang akong kaugalingong kamot man ang nagbuhat niining mga butanga?'
51 “You people are extremely stubborn [MET], not wanting to obey God or listen [MTY] [to him!] You are exactly like your ancestors! You always resist the Holy Spirit [as they did]!
Kamong mga tawo nga gahi ug liog ug wala natuli ang kasingkasing ug dalunggan, kanunay kamong nagdumili sa Balaang Espiritu; sama lamang ang inyong binuhatan sa binuhatan sa inyong mga katigulangan.
52 Your ancestors caused [RHQ] every prophet to suffer, [including Moses]. They even killed those who long ago announced [that the Messiah] would come, the one who always did what pleased God. [And the Messiah has come! He is the one whom] you [recently] turned over [to his enemies] and [insisted that] they kill him!
Kinsa sa mga propeta ang wala gilutos sa inyong mga katigulangan? Gipatay nila ang propeta nga miabot sa wala pa niabot ang Usa ka Matarong; ug kamo nahimo na usab nga magbubudhi ug mamumuno kaniya,
53 You [are the people] who have received God’s laws. [Those were laws] that God caused angels to give [to our ancestors]. However, [incredibly], you have not obeyed them!”
kamong mga tawo nga nakadawat sa balaod nga gipatukod sa mga anghel, apan wala ninyo kini gitipigan.”
54 When the Jewish Council members [and others there] heard all that [Stephen said], they became very angry. They were grinding their teeth [together because they were so angry] at him!
Karon sa dihang nakadungog ang mga miyembro sa konseho niining mga butanga, nahiwa ilang kasingkasing, ug mikagot sa ilang mga ngipon ngadto kang Stefen.
55 But the Holy Spirit completely controlled Stephen. He looked up into heaven and saw a dazzling light from God, and [he saw] Jesus standing at God’s right side.
Apan siya, nga puno sa Balaang Espiritu, mihangad sa langit ug nakita ang himaya sa Dios; ug iyang nakita si Jesus nga nagtindog sa tuo nga kamot sa Dios.
56 “Look,” he said, “I see heaven open, and I [see] the one who came from heaven standing at God’s right side!”
Miingon si Stefen, “Tan-awa, nakita ko ang langit nga naabli, ug ang Anak sa Tawo nagtindog sa tuo nga kamot sa Dios.”
57 [When the Jewish Council members and others heard that], they shouted loudly. They put their hands over their ears [so that they could not hear Stephen, and immediately] they all rushed at him.
Apan ang mga miyembro sa konseho misinggit sa makusog, ug nanampong sa ilang mga dalunggan, unya dalidali nga miduol kaniya;
58 They dragged him outside the city [of Jerusalem] and started to throw stones at him. The people who were accusing him [took off] their outer garments [in order to throw stones more easily, and] they put their clothes [on the ground] next to a young man whose name was Saul, [so that he could guard them].
gipapahawa nila siya pagawas sa siyudad ug gibato: ug gipamutang sa mga saksi ang ilang panggawas nga mga sinina sa tiilan sa batan-ong lalaki nga ginganlan ug Saulo.
59 While they continued to throw stones at Stephen, Stephen prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!”
Samtang gibato nila si Stefen, nagsangpit siya sa Dios ug miingon, “Ginoong Jesus, dawata ang akong espiritu.”
60 Then Stephen fell on his knees and cried out, “Lord, do not punish them (OR, forgive them) [LIT] for this sin!” After he had said that, he died.
Miluhod siya ug misangpit sa makusog nga tingog, “Ginoo, ayaw sila pakasad-a niining mga butanga.” samtang gisulti niya kini, natulog siya.
