Acts 7
1 Then the high priest asked Stephen, “Are the things that [these people are saying about you(sg)] true?”
Och översteprästen frågade: "Förhåller detta sig så?"
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].
Då sade han: "Bröder och fäder, hören mig. Härlighetens Gud uppenbarade sig för vår fader Abraham, medan han ännu var i Mesopotamien, och förrän han bosatte sig i Karran,
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.’
och sade till honom: 'Gå ut ur ditt land och från din släkt, och drag till det land som jag skall visa dig.'
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.”
Då gick han åstad ut ur kaldéernas land och bosatte sig i Karran. Sedan, efter han faders död, bjöd Gud honom att flytta därifrån till detta land, där I nu bon.
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]).”
Han gav honom ingen arvedel däri, icke ens så mycket som en fotsbredd, men lovade att giva det till besittning åt honom och åt hans säd efter honom; detta var på den tid då han ännu icke hade någon son.
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.’
Och vad Gud sade var detta, att hans säd skulle leva såsom främlingar i ett land som icke tillhörde dem, och att man skulle göra dem till trälar och förtrycka dem i fyra hundra år.
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.’”
'Men det folk vars trälar de bliva skall jag döma', sade Gud; 'sedan skola de draga ut och hålla gudstjänst åt mig på denna plats.'
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].”
Och han upprättade ett omskärelsens förbund med honom. Och så födde han Isak och omskar honom på åttonde dagen, och Isak födde Jakob, och Jakob födde våra tolv stamfäder.
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.
Och våra stamfäder avundades Josef och sålde honom till Egypten. Men Gud var med honom
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].”
och frälste honom ur allt hans betryck och lät honom finna nåd och gav honom vishet inför Farao, konungen i Egypten; och denne satte honom till herre över Egypten och över hela sitt hus.
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.
Och hungersnöd kom över hela Egypten och Kanaan med stort betryck, och våra fäder kunde icke få något att äta.
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].
Men när Jakob fick höra att bröd fanns i Egypten, sände han våra fäder åstad dit, en första gång.
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].
Sedan, när de för andra gången kommo dit, blev Josef igenkänd av sina bröder, och Farao fick kunskap och Josefs släkt.
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].
Därefter sände Josef åstad och kallade till sig sin fader Jakob och hela sin släkt, sjuttiofem personer.
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].
Och Jakob for ned till Egypten; och han dog där, han såväl som våra fäder.
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.”
Och man förde dem därifrån till Sikem och lade dem i den grav som Abraham för en summa penningar hade köpt av Emmors barn i Sikem.
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.
Och alltefter som tiden nalkades att det löfte skulle uppfyllas, som Gud hade givit Abraham, växte folket till och förökade sig i Egypten,
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].
till dess en ny konung över Egypten uppstod, en som icke visste av Josef.
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.”
Denne konung gick listigt till väga mot vårt folk och förtryckte våra fäder och drev dem till att utsätta sina späda barn, för att dessa icke skulle bliva vid liv.
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.
Vid den tiden föddes Moses, och han 'var ett vackert barn' inför Gud. Under tre månader fostrades han i sin faders hus;
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.
sedan, när han hade blivit utsatt, lät Faraos dotter hämta honom till sig och uppfostra honom såsom sin egen son.
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.”
Och Moses blev undervisad i all egyptiernas visdom och var mäktig i ord och gärningar.
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].
Men när han blev fyrtio år gammal, fick han i sinnet att besöka sina bröder, Israels barn.
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].
När han då såg att en av dem led orätt, tog han den misshandlade i försvar och hämnades honom, i det att han slog ihjäl egyptiern.
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.
Nu menade han att hans bröder skulle förstå att Gud genom honom ville bereda dem frälsning; men de förstodo det icke.
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]’
Dagen därefter kom han åter fram till dem, där de tvistade, och ville förlika dem och sade: 'I män, I ären ju bröder; varför gören I då varandra orätt?'
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]
Men den som gjorde orätt mot sin landsman stötte bort honom och sade: 'Vem har satt dig till hövding och domare över oss?
28 Do you want to kill me as you killed the Egyptian yesterday?’
Kanske du vill döda mig, såsom du i går dödade egyptiern?'
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.”
Vid det talet flydde Moses bort och levde sedan såsom främling i Madiams land och födde där två söner.
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.
Och när fyrtio är äter voro förlidna, uppenbarade sig för honom, i öknen vid berget Sinai, en ängel i en brinnande törnbuske.
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],
När Moses såg detta, förundrade han sig över synen; och då han gick fram för att se vad det var, hördes Herrens röst:
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].
'Jag är dina fäders Gud, Abrahams, Isaks och Jakobs Gud.' Då greps Moses av bävan och dristade sig icke att se dit.
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.
Och Herren sade till honom: 'Lös dina skor av dina fötter, ty platsen där du står är helig mark.
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].’”
Jag har nogsamt sett mitt folks betryck i Egypten, och deras suckan har jag hört, och jag har stigit ned för att rädda dem. Därför må du nu gå åstad; jag vill sända dig till Egypten.
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].
Denne Moses, som de hade förnekat, i det de sade: 'Vem har satt dig till hövding och domare?', honom sände Gud att vara både en hövding och en förlossare, genom ängeln som uppenbarade sig för honom i törnbusken.
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.
Det var han som förde ut dem, och som gjorde under och tecken i Egyptens land och i Röda havet och i öknen, under fyrtio år.
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].’
Det var samme Moses som sade till Israels barn: 'En profet skall Gud låta uppstå åt eder, av edra bröder, en som är mig lik.'
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.”
Det var och han, som under den tid då menigheten levde i öknen, både var hos ängeln, som talade med honom på berget Sinai, och tillika hos våra fäder; och han undfick levande ord för att giva dem åt eder.
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.
Men våra fäder ville icke bliva honom lydiga, utan stötte bort honom och vände sig med sina hjärtan mot Egypten
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!’
och sade till Aron: 'Gör oss gudar, som kunna gå framför oss; ty vi veta icke vad som har vederfarits denne Moses, som förde oss ut ur Egyptens land.'
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.
Och de gjorde i de dagarna en kalv och buro sedan fram offer åt avguden och gladde sig över sina händers verk.
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]
Då vände Gud sig bort och prisgav dem till att dyrka himmelens härskara, såsom det är skrivet i Profeternas bok: 'Framburen I väl åt mig slaktoffer och spisoffer under de fyrtio åren i öknen, I av Israels hus?
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].”
Nej, I buren Moloks tält och guden Romfas stjärna, de bilder som I hade gjort för att tillbedja. Därför skall jag låta eder föras åstad ända bortom Babylon.'
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].
Våra fäder hade vittnesbördets tabernakel i öknen, så inrättat, som han som talade till Moses hade förordnat att denne skulle göra det, efter den mönsterbild som han hade fått se.
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.
Och våra fäder togo det i arv och förde det sedan under Josua hitin, när de togo landet i besittning, efter de folk som Gud fördrev för våra fäder. Så var det ända till Davids tid.
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.
Denne fann nåd inför Gud och bad att han måtte finna 'ett rum till boning' åt Jakobs Gud.
47 But [instead, God let David’s son] Solomon build a house [where people could worship] God.”
Men det var Salomo som fick bygga ett hus åt honom.
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: ]
Dock, den Högste bor icke i hus som äro gjorda med händer, ty det är såsom profeten säger:
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]!”
'Himmelen är min tron, och jorden är min fotapall; vad för ett hus skullen I då kunna bygga åt mig, säger Herren, och vad för en plats skulle tjäna mig till vilostad?
Min hand har ju gjort allt detta.'
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]!
I hårdnackade, med oomskurna hjärtan och öron, I stån alltid emot den helige Ande, I likaväl som edra fäder.
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!
Vilken av profeterna hava icke edra fäder förföljt? De hava ju dräpt dem som förkunnade att den Rättfärdige skulle komma, han som I själva nu haven förrått och dräpt,
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!”
I som fingen lagen eder given genom änglars försorg, men icke haven hållit den."
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!
När de hörde detta, blevo de mycket förbittrade i sina hjärtan och beto sina tänder samman mot honom.
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.
Men han, full av helig ande, skådade upp mot himmelen och fick se Guds härlighet och såg Jesus stå på Guds högra sida.
56 “Look,” he said, “I see heaven open, and I [see] the one who came from heaven standing at God’s right side!”
Och han sade: "Jag ser himmelen öppen och Människosonen stå på Guds högra sida."
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.
Då skriade de med hög röst och höllo för sina öron och stormade alla på en gång emot honom
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].
och förde honom ut ur staden och stenade honom. Och vittnena lade av sina mantlar vid en ung mans fötter, som hette Saulus.
59 While they continued to throw stones at Stephen, Stephen prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!”
Så stenade de Stefanus, under det att han åkallade och sade: "Herre Jesus, tag emot min ande."
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.
Och han föll ned på sina knän och ropade med hög röst: "Herre, tillräkna dem icke denna synd." Och när han hade sagt detta, avsomnade han.
