Acts 7
1 Then the High Priest asked him, "Are these statements true?"
dixit autem princeps sacerdotum si haec ita se habent
2 The reply of Stephen was, "Sirs--brethren and fathers--listen to me. God Most Glorious appeared to our forefather Abraham when he was living in Mesopotamia, before he settled in Haran,
qui ait viri fratres et patres audite Deus gloriae apparuit patri nostro Abraham cum esset in Mesopotamiam priusquam moraretur in Charram
3 and said to him, "'Leave your country and your relatives, and go into whatever land I point out to you.'
et dixit ad illum exi de terra tua et de cognatione tua et veni in terram quam tibi monstravero
4 "Thereupon he left Chaldaea and settled in Haran till after the death of his father, when God caused him to remove into this country where you now live.
tunc exiit de terra Chaldeorum et habitavit in Charram et inde postquam mortuus est pater eius transtulit illum in terram istam in qua nunc vos habitatis
5 But he gave him no inheritance in it, no, not a single square yard of ground. And yet He promised to bestow the land as a permanent possession on him and his posterity after him--and promised this at a time when Abraham was childless.
et non dedit illi hereditatem in ea nec passum pedis et repromisit dare illi eam in possessionem et semini eius post ipsum cum non haberet filium
6 And God declared that Abraham's posterity should for four hundred years make their home in a country not their own, and be reduced to slavery and be oppressed.
locutus est autem Deus quia erit semen eius accola in terra aliena et servituti eos subicient et male tractabunt eos annis quadringentis
7 "'And the nation, whichever it is, that enslaves them, I will judge,' said God; 'and afterwards they shall come out, and they shall worship Me in this place.'
et gentem cui servierint iudicabo ego dixit Deus et post haec exibunt et deservient mihi in loco isto
8 "Then He gave him the Covenant of circumcision, and under this Covenant he became the father of Isaac--whom he circumcised on the eighth day. Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob became the father of the twelve Patriarchs.
et dedit illi testamentum circumcisionis et sic genuit Isaac et circumcidit eum die octava et Isaac Iacob et Iacob duodecim patriarchas
9 "The Patriarchs were jealous of Joseph and sold him into slavery in Egypt. But God was with him
et patriarchae aemulantes Ioseph vendiderunt in Aegyptum et erat Deus cum eo
10 and delivered him from all his afflictions, and gave him favour and wisdom when he stood before Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who appointed him governor over Egypt and all the royal household.
et eripuit eum ex omnibus tribulationibus eius et dedit ei gratiam et sapientiam in conspectu Pharaonis regis Aegypti et constituit eum praepositum super Aegyptum et super omnem domum suam
11 But there came a famine throughout the whole of Egypt and Canaan--and great distress--so that our forefathers could find no food.
venit autem fames in universam Aegyptum et Chanaan et tribulatio magna et non inveniebant cibos patres nostri
12 When, however, Jacob heard that there was wheat to be had, he sent our forefathers into Egypt; that was the first time.
cum audisset autem Iacob esse frumentum in Aegypto misit patres nostros primum
13 On their second visit Joseph made himself known to his brothers, and Pharaoh was informed of Joseph's parentage.
et in secundo cognitus est Ioseph a fratribus suis et manifestatum est Pharaoni genus eius
14 Then Joseph sent and invited his father Jacob and all his family, numbering seventy-five persons, to come to him,
mittens autem Ioseph accersivit Iacob patrem suum et omnem cognationem in animabus septuaginta quinque
15 and Jacob went down into Egypt. There he died, and so did our forefathers,
et descendit Iacob in Aegyptum et defunctus est ipse et patres nostri
16 and they were taken to Shechem and were laid in the tomb which Abraham had bought from the sons of Hamor at Shechem for a sum of money paid in silver.
et translati sunt in Sychem et positi sunt in sepulchro quod emit Abraham pretio argenti a filiis Emmor filii Sychem
17 "But as the time drew near for the fulfilment of the promise which God had made to Abraham, the people became many times more numerous in Egypt,
cum adpropinquaret autem tempus repromissionis quam confessus erat Deus Abrahae crevit populus et multiplicatus est in Aegypto
18 until there arose a foreign king over Egypt who knew nothing of Joseph.
quoadusque surrexit rex alius in Aegypto qui non sciebat Ioseph
19 He adopted a crafty policy towards our race, and oppressed our forefathers, making them cast out their infants so that they might not be permitted to live.
hic circumveniens genus nostrum adflixit patres ut exponerent infantes suos ne vivificarentur
20 At this time Moses was born--a wonderfully beautiful child; and for three months he was cared for in his father's house.
eodem tempore natus est Moses et fuit gratus Deo qui nutritus est tribus mensibus in domo patris sui
21 At length he was cast out, but Pharaoh's daughter adopted him, and brought him up as her own son.
exposito autem illo sustulit eum filia Pharaonis et enutrivit eum sibi in filium
22 So Moses was educated in all the learning of the Egyptians, and possessed great influence through his eloquence and his achievements.
et eruditus est Moses omni sapientia Aegyptiorum et erat potens in verbis et in operibus suis
23 "And when he was just forty years old, it occurred to him to visit his brethren the descendants of Israel.
cum autem impleretur ei quadraginta annorum tempus ascendit in cor eius ut visitaret fratres suos filios Israhel
24 Seeing one of them wrongfully treated he took his part, and secured justice for the ill-treated man by striking down the Egyptian.
et cum vidisset quendam iniuriam patientem vindicavit illum et fecit ultionem ei qui iniuriam sustinebat percusso Aegyptio
25 He supposed his brethren to be aware that by him God was sending them deliverance; this, however, they did not understand.
existimabat autem intellegere fratres quoniam Deus per manum ipsius daret salutem illis at illi non intellexerunt
26 The next day, also, he came and found two of them fighting, and he endeavoured to make peace between them. "'Sirs,' he said, 'you are brothers. Why are you wronging one another?'
sequenti vero die apparuit illis litigantibus et reconciliabat eos in pacem dicens viri fratres estis ut quid nocetis alterutrum
27 "But the man who was doing the wrong resented his interference, and asked, "'Who appointed you magistrate and judge over us?
qui autem iniuriam faciebat proximo reppulit eum dicens quis te constituit principem et iudicem super nos
28 Do you mean to kill me as you killed the Egyptian yesterday?'
numquid interficere me tu vis quemadmodum interfecisti heri Aegyptium
29 "Alarmed at this question, Moses fled from the country and went to live in the land of Midian. There he became the father of two sons.
fugit autem Moses in verbo isto et factus est advena in terra Madiam ubi generavit filios duos
30 "But at the end of forty years there appeared to him in the Desert of Mount Sinai an angel in the middle of a flame of fire in a bush.
et expletis annis quadraginta apparuit illi in deserto montis Sina angelus in igne flammae rubi
31 When Moses saw this he wondered at the sight; but on his going up to look further, the voice of the Lord was heard, saying,
Moses autem videns admiratus est visum et accedente illo ut consideraret facta est vox Domini
32 "'I am the God of your forefathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob.' "Quaking with fear Moses did not dare gaze.
ego Deus patrum tuorum Deus Abraham et Deus Isaac et Deus Iacob tremefactus autem Moses non audebat considerare
33 "'Take off your shoes,' said the Lord, 'for the spot on which you are standing is holy ground.
dixit autem illi Dominus solve calciamentum pedum tuorum locus enim in quo stas terra sancta est
34 I have seen, yes, I have seen the oppression of My people who are in Egypt and have heard their groans, and I have come down to deliver them. And now I will send you to Egypt.'
videns vidi adflictionem populi mei qui est in Aegypto et gemitum eorum audivi et descendi liberare eos et nunc veni et mittam te in Aegyptum
35 "The Moses whom they rejected, asking him, 'Who appointed you magistrate and judge?' --that same Moses we find God sending as a magistrate and a deliverer by the help of the angel who appeared to him in the bush.
hunc Mosen quem negaverunt dicentes quis te constituit principem et iudicem hunc Deus principem et redemptorem misit cum manu angeli qui apparuit illi in rubo
36 This was he who brought them out, after performing marvels and signs in Egypt and at the Red Sea, and in the Desert for forty years.
hic eduxit illos faciens prodigia et signa in terra Aegypti et in Rubro mari et in deserto annis quadraginta
37 This is the Moses who said to the descendants of Israel, "'God will raise up a Prophet for you, from among your brethren, just as He raised me up.'
hic est Moses qui dixit filiis Israhel prophetam vobis suscitabit Deus de fratribus vestris tamquam me
38 'This is he who was among the Congregation in the Desert, together with the angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai and with our forefathers, who received ever-living utterances to hand on to us.
hic est qui fuit in ecclesia in solitudine cum angelo qui loquebatur ei in monte Sina et cum patribus nostris qui accepit verba vitae dare nobis
39 "Our forefathers, however, would not submit to him, but spurned his authority and in their hearts turned back to Egypt.
cui noluerunt oboedire patres nostri sed reppulerunt et aversi sunt cordibus suis in Aegyptum
40 They said to Aaron, "'Make gods for us, to march in front of us; for as for this Moses who brought us out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.'
dicentes ad Aaron fac nobis deos qui praecedant nos Moses enim hic qui eduxit nos de terra Aegypti nescimus quid factum sit ei
41 "Moreover they made a calf at that time, and offered a sacrifice to the idol and kept rejoicing in the gods which their own hands had made.
et vitulum fecerunt in illis diebus et obtulerunt hostiam simulacro et laetabantur in operibus manuum suarum
42 So God turned from them and gave them up to the worship of the Host of Heaven, as it is written in the Book of the Prophets, "'Were they victims and sacrifices which you offered Me, forty years in the Desert, O House of Israel?
convertit autem Deus et tradidit eos servire militiae caeli sicut scriptum est in libro Prophetarum numquid victimas aut hostias obtulistis mihi annis quadraginta in deserto domus Israhel
43 Yes, you lifted up Moloch's tent and the Star of the God Rephan--the images which you made in order to worship them; and I will remove you beyond Babylon.'
et suscepistis tabernaculum Moloch et sidus dei vestri Rempham figuras quas fecistis adorare eas et transferam vos trans Babylonem
44 "Our forefathers had the Tent of the Testimony in the Desert, built as He who spoke to Moses had instructed him to make it in imitation of the model which he had seen.
tabernaculum testimonii fuit patribus nostris in deserto sicut disposuit loquens ad Mosen ut faceret illud secundum formam quam viderat
45 That Tent was bequeathed to the next generation of our forefathers. Under Joshua they brought it with them when they were taking possession of the land of the Gentile nations, whom God drove out before them. So it continued till David's time.
quod et induxerunt suscipientes patres nostri cum Iesu in possessionem gentium quas expulit Deus a facie patrum nostrorum usque in diebus David
46 David obtained favour with God, and asked leave to provide a dwelling-place for the God of Jacob.
qui invenit gratiam ante Deum et petiit ut inveniret tabernaculum Deo Iacob
47 But it was Solomon who built a house for Him.
Salomon autem aedificavit illi domum
48 Yet the Most High does not dwell in buildings erected by men's hands. But, as the Prophet declares,
sed non Excelsus in manufactis habitat sicut propheta dicit
49 "'The sky is My throne, and earth is the footstool for My feet. What kind of house will you build for Me, says the Lord, or what resting place shall I have?
caelum mihi sedis est terra autem scabillum pedum meorum quam domum aedificabitis mihi dicit Dominus aut quis locus requietionis meae est
50 Did not My hand form this universe.'
nonne manus mea fecit haec omnia
51 "O stiff-necked men, uncircumcised in heart and ears, you also are continually at strife with the Holy Spirit--just as your forefathers were.
dura cervice et incircumcisi cordibus et auribus vos semper Spiritui Sancto resistitis sicut patres vestri et vos
52 Which of the Prophets did not your forefathers persecute? Yes, they killed those who announced beforehand the advent of the righteous One, whose betrayers and murderers you have now become--
quem prophetarum non sunt persecuti patres vestri et occiderunt eos qui praenuntiabant de adventu Iusti cuius vos nunc proditores et homicidae fuistis
53 you who received the Law given through angels, and yet have not obeyed it."
qui accepistis legem in dispositionem angelorum et non custodistis
54 As they listened to these words, they became infuriated and gnashed their teeth at him.
audientes autem haec dissecabantur cordibus suis et stridebant dentibus in eum
55 But, full of the Holy Spirit and looking up to Heaven, Stephen saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at God's right hand.
cum autem esset plenus Spiritu Sancto intendens in caelum vidit gloriam Dei et Iesum stantem a dextris Dei
56 "I can see Heaven wide open," he said, "and the Son of Man standing at God's right hand."
et ait ecce video caelos apertos et Filium hominis a dextris stantem Dei
57 Upon this, with a loud outcry they stopped their ears, rushed upon Stephen in a body,
exclamantes autem voce magna continuerunt aures suas et impetum fecerunt unianimiter in eum
58 dragged him out of the city, and stoned him, the witnesses throwing off their outer garments and giving them into the care of a young man called Saul.
et eicientes eum extra civitatem lapidabant et testes deposuerunt vestimenta sua secus pedes adulescentis qui vocabatur Saulus
59 So they stoned Stephen, while he prayed, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit."
et lapidabant Stephanum invocantem et dicentem Domine Iesu suscipe spiritum meum
60 Then, rising on his knees, he cried aloud, "Lord, do not reckon this sin against them." And with these words he fell asleep.
positis autem genibus clamavit voce magna Domine ne statuas illis hoc peccatum et cum hoc dixisset obdormivit
