Actuum Apostolorum 7
1 dixit autem princeps sacerdotum si haec ita se habent
Then said the high priest, Are these things so?
2 qui ait viri fratres et patres audite Deus gloriae apparuit patri nostro Abraham cum esset in Mesopotamiam priusquam moraretur in Charram
And he said, "Brethren and fathers, hearken, ---The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran,
3 et dixit ad illum exi de terra tua et de cognatione tua et veni in terram quam tibi monstravero
and said to him, Depart from thy native country and from thy kindred, and come into the country which I shall shew thee.
4 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
Then he came out of the land of the Chaldeans, and dwelt in Charran: and from thence, after his father died, He removed him into this land in which ye now dwell:
5 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
though He gave him no inheritance in it, no not the breadth of a foot; but He promised to give it to him for a possession, even to his seed after him; though he had then no child."
6 locutus est autem Deus quia erit semen eius accola in terra aliena et servituti eos subicient et male tractabunt eos annis quadringentis
And God spake thus unto him, "that his seed should sojourn in a strange country, and they shall in slave and abuse them four hundred years:"
7 et gentem cui servierint iudicabo ego dixit Deus et post haec exibunt et deservient mihi in loco isto
and God said, "I will judge the nation, to which they shall be in slavery; and afterwards they shall come out, and shall worship me in this place."
8 et dedit illi testamentum circumcisionis et sic genuit Isaac et circumcidit eum die octava et Isaac Iacob et Iacob duodecim patriarchas
And He gave him the covenant of circumcision: and he begat Isaac, and circumcised him on the eighth day; and Isaac Jacob, and Jacob the twelve patriarchs.
9 et patriarchae aemulantes Ioseph vendiderunt in Aegyptum et erat Deus cum eo
And the patriarchs, envying him, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,
10 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
and delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he appointed him governor over Egypt, and over all his houshold.
11 venit autem fames in universam Aegyptum et Chanaan et tribulatio magna et non inveniebant cibos patres nostri
And there came a famine over all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction; and our fathers could not find sustenance.
12 cum audisset autem Iacob esse frumentum in Aegypto misit patres nostros primum
But Jacob hearing that there was corn in Egypt, sent out our fathers first:
13 et in secundo cognitus est Ioseph a fratribus suis et manifestatum est Pharaoni genus eius
and at the second time Joseph was made known to his brethren; and Joseph's kindred was made known to Pharaoh.
14 mittens autem Ioseph accersivit Iacob patrem suum et omnem cognationem in animabus septuaginta quinque
Then Joseph sent for his father Jacob, and all his kindred, even seventy-five souls.
15 et descendit Iacob in Aegyptum et defunctus est ipse et patres nostri
So Jacob went down into Egypt, and died there, he and our fathers:
16 et translati sunt in Sychem et positi sunt in sepulchro quod emit Abraham pretio argenti a filiis Emmor filii Sychem
and were carried to Sychem, and laid in the sepulchre which he had bought for a sum of money of the sons of Emmor the father of Sychem.
17 cum adpropinquaret autem tempus repromissionis quam confessus erat Deus Abrahae crevit populus et multiplicatus est in Aegypto
But as the time of the promise drew near, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt.
18 quoadusque surrexit rex alius in Aegypto qui non sciebat Ioseph
Till another king arose, who knew not Joseph. This king formed crafty schemes against our nation,
19 hic circumveniens genus nostrum adflixit patres ut exponerent infantes suos ne vivificarentur
and oppressed our fathers, causing their children to be exposed, that their race might be extinguished.
20 eodem tempore natus est Moses et fuit gratus Deo qui nutritus est tribus mensibus in domo patris sui
In which time Moses was born, who was exceeding beautiful, and he was nourished up in his father's house three months: and when he was exposed,
21 exposito autem illo sustulit eum filia Pharaonis et enutrivit eum sibi in filium
Pharaoh's daughter took him up and nourished him for her own son.
22 et eruditus est Moses omni sapientia Aegyptiorum et erat potens in verbis et in operibus suis
And Moses was trained up in all the wisdom of the Egyptians: and he was mighty in words, and in deeds.
23 cum autem impleretur ei quadraginta annorum tempus ascendit in cor eius ut visitaret fratres suos filios Israhel
And when he was full forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren the children of Israel.
24 et cum vidisset quendam iniuriam patientem vindicavit illum et fecit ultionem ei qui iniuriam sustinebat percusso Aegyptio
And seeing one of them injured he defended him, and smiting the Egyptian he avenged him that was wronged.
25 existimabat autem intellegere fratres quoniam Deus per manum ipsius daret salutem illis at illi non intellexerunt
Now he supposed that his brethren would have understood that God would give them deliverance by his hand: but they understood not.
26 sequenti vero die apparuit illis litigantibus et reconciliabat eos in pacem dicens viri fratres estis ut quid nocetis alterutrum
And the next day he came to them, as they were two of them fighting, and would have persuaded them to agree, saying, Sirs, ye are brethren, why do ye injure one another?
27 qui autem iniuriam faciebat proximo reppulit eum dicens quis te constituit principem et iudicem super nos
But he, that injured his neighbor, thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?
28 numquid interficere me tu vis quemadmodum interfecisti heri Aegyptium
Wilt thou kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian yesterday?
29 fugit autem Moses in verbo isto et factus est advena in terra Madiam ubi generavit filios duos
Upon this Moses fled, and became a sojourner in the land of Midian, where he begat two sons.
30 et expletis annis quadraginta apparuit illi in deserto montis Sina angelus in igne flammae rubi
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 Moses autem videns admiratus est visum et accedente illo ut consideraret facta est vox Domini
Now Moses, when he saw it, was amazed at the sight; and as he came near to observe it, there was a voice of the Lord to him,
32 ego Deus patrum tuorum Deus Abraham et Deus Isaac et Deus Iacob tremefactus autem Moses non audebat considerare
saying, "I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob;" but Moses trembling durst not look on.
33 dixit autem illi Dominus solve calciamentum pedum tuorum locus enim in quo stas terra sancta est
And the Lord said to him, "Take off thy shoes from thy feet: for the place on which thou standest is holy ground.
34 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
I have seen the oppression of my people that are in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and am come down to deliver them. Therefore come now, and I will send thee into Egypt."
35 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
This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? did God send, by the hand of the angel that appeared to him in the bush, to be their ruler and deliverer.
36 hic eduxit illos faciens prodigia et signa in terra Aegypti et in Rubro mari et in deserto annis quadraginta
And he brought them out, performing wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and in the red sea, and in the wilderness, forty years.
37 hic est Moses qui dixit filiis Israhel prophetam vobis suscitabit Deus de fratribus vestris tamquam me
---This is that Moses who said unto the children of Israel, "A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you, of your brethren, like unto me; Him shall ye hear."
38 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
This is he who was in the assembly in the wilderness, with the angel that spake to him on mount Sinai, and with our fathers; and who received the oracles of life to give unto us.
39 cui noluerunt oboedire patres nostri sed reppulerunt et aversi sunt cordibus suis in Aegyptum
To whom our fathers would not be subject, but renounced him, and in their hearts turned back into Egypt,
40 dicentes ad Aaron fac nobis deos qui praecedant nos Moses enim hic qui eduxit nos de terra Aegypti nescimus quid factum sit ei
saying to Aaron, Make us gods to go before us; for as to this Moses, who brought us out of the land of Egypt, we know not what is become of him. And they made a calf in those days,
41 et vitulum fecerunt in illis diebus et obtulerunt hostiam simulacro et laetabantur in operibus manuum suarum
and offered sacrifice to the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands.
42 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
Then God turned away, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets, "O house of Israel, did ye offer to me your victims and sacrifices, for the space of forty years in the wilderness?
43 et suscepistis tabernaculum Moloch et sidus dei vestri Rempham figuras quas fecistis adorare eas et transferam vos trans Babylonem
yea, ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan, figures which ye made to worship them by: and I will carry you away beyond Babylon."
44 tabernaculum testimonii fuit patribus nostris in deserto sicut disposuit loquens ad Mosen ut faceret illud secundum formam quam viderat
The tabernacle of witness was among our fathers in the wilderness, as He, that spake unto Moses, ordered him to make it according to the model which he had seen in the mount:
45 quod et induxerunt suscipientes patres nostri cum Iesu in possessionem gentium quas expulit Deus a facie patrum nostrorum usque in diebus David
and which our fathers receiving, they with Joshua, brought into the territory of the nations, whom God drove out from before the face of our fathers, till the days of David, who found favor in the sight of God,
46 qui invenit gratiam ante Deum et petiit ut inveniret tabernaculum Deo Iacob
and was desirous to provide an habitation for the God of Jacob.
47 Salomon autem aedificavit illi domum
But Solomon built Him an house.
48 sed non Excelsus in manufactis habitat sicut propheta dicit
Though the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands, as the prophet saith,
49 caelum mihi sedis est terra autem scabillum pedum meorum quam domum aedificabitis mihi dicit Dominus aut quis locus requietionis meae est
"Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool; what house will ye build for me, saith the Lord, or what is the place of my rest?
50 nonne manus mea fecit haec omnia
hath not my hand made all these things?" ---
51 dura cervice et incircumcisi cordibus et auribus vos semper Spiritui Sancto resistitis sicut patres vestri et vos
Ye stiff-necked, and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the holy Spirit: as your fathers did, so do ye.
52 quem prophetarum non sunt persecuti patres vestri et occiderunt eos qui praenuntiabant de adventu Iusti cuius vos nunc proditores et homicidae fuistis
Which of the prophets did not your fathers persecute? and slew those who prophesied concerning the coming of that righteous One, of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers;
53 qui accepistis legem in dispositionem angelorum et non custodistis
who received the law by the ministration of angels, and yet have not kept it.
54 audientes autem haec dissecabantur cordibus suis et stridebant dentibus in eum
And when they heard these things, they were cut to the heart and gnashed their teeth at him.
55 cum autem esset plenus Spiritu Sancto intendens in caelum vidit gloriam Dei et Iesum stantem a dextris Dei
But he being full of the holy Spirit looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God:
56 et ait ecce video caelos apertos et Filium hominis a dextris stantem Dei
and he said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing at the right hand of God.
57 exclamantes autem voce magna continuerunt aures suas et impetum fecerunt unianimiter in eum
Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord,
58 et eicientes eum extra civitatem lapidabant et testes deposuerunt vestimenta sua secus pedes adulescentis qui vocabatur Saulus
and cast him out of the city and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at the feet of a young man, whose name was Saul.
59 et lapidabant Stephanum invocantem et dicentem Domine Iesu suscipe spiritum meum
And they stoned Stephen calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
60 positis autem genibus clamavit voce magna Domine ne statuas illis hoc peccatum et cum hoc dixisset obdormivit
And bending his knees, he cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this he fell asleep.
