Atos 7
1 E disse o sumo sacerdote: Porventura é isto assim?
Then the high priest asked Stephen, “Are the things that [these people are saying about you(sg)] true?”
2 E ele disse: Varões, irmãos, e pais, ouvi. O Deus da glória apareceu a nosso pai Abraão, estando na Mesopotâmia, antes de habitar em Haran,
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].
3 E disse-lhe: sai da tua terra e dentre a tua parentela, e dirige-te à terra que eu te mostrarei.
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.’
4 Então saiu da terra dos caldeus, e habitou em Haran. E dali, depois que seu pai faleceu, o fez passar para esta terra em que agora habitais.
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.”
5 E não lhe deu nela herança, nem ainda o espaço de um pé: mas prometeu que lha daria em possessão, e depois dele à sua descendência, não tendo ele ainda filho.
“[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]).”
6 E falou Deus assim: Que a sua descendência seria peregrina em terra alheia, e a sujeitariam à escravidão, e a maltratariam por quatrocentos anos.
“[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.’
7 E eu julgarei a nação a quem servirem, disse Deus. E depois disto sairão, e me servirão neste lugar.
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.’”
8 E deu-lhe o pacto da circuncisão; e assim gerou a Isaac, e o circuncidou ao oitavo dia: e Isaac gerou a Jacob, e Jacob aos doze patriarcas.
“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].”
9 E os patriarcas, movidos de inveja, venderam a José para o Egito; e Deus era com ele,
“[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.
10 E livrou-o de todas as suas tribulações, e lhe deu graça e sabedoria ante faraó, rei do Egito, que o constituiu governador sobre o Egito e toda a sua casa.
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].”
11 E a todo o país do Egito e de Canaan sobreveio fome e grande tribulação; e nossos pais não achavam alimentos.
“[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.
12 Porém Jacob, ouvindo que no Egito havia trigo, enviou ali nossos pais, a primeira vez.
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].
13 E na segunda foi José conhecido por seus irmãos, e a linhagem de José foi manifesta a faraó.
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].
14 E José mandou chamar a seu pai Jacob, e a toda a sua parentela, que era de setenta e cinco almas.
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].
15 E Jacob desceu ao Egito, e morreu, ele e nossos pais;
[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].
16 E foram transportados para Sichem, e depositados na sepultura que Abraão comprara por certa soma de dinheiro aos filhos de Hemor, pai de Sichem.
[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.”
17 Aproximando-se, porém, o tempo da promessa que Deus tinha jurado a Abraão, o povo cresceu e se multiplicou no Egito;
“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.
18 Até que se levantou outro rei, que não conhecia a José.
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].
19 Este, usando de astúcia contra a nossa linhagem, maltratou nossos pais, ao ponto de lhes fazer engeitar as suas crianças, para que não se multiplicassem.
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.”
20 Nesse tempo nasceu Moisés, e era mui formoso, e foi criado três meses em casa de seu pai.
“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.
21 E, sendo engeitado, tomou-o a filha do faraó, e o criou como seu filho.
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.
22 E Moisés foi instruído em toda a ciência dos egípcios; e era poderoso em suas palavras e obras.
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.”
23 E, quando completou o tempo de quarenta anos, veiu-lhe ao coração ir visitar seus irmãos, os filhos de Israel.
“[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].
24 E, vendo maltratado um deles, o defendeu, e vingou o ofendido, matando o egípcio.
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].
25 E ele cuidava que seus irmãos entenderiam que Deus lhes havia de dar a liberdade pela sua mão; porém eles não entenderam.
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.
26 E no dia seguinte, pelejando eles, foi por eles visto, e quis leva-los à paz, dizendo: Varões, sois irmãos; porque vos agravais um ao outro?
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]’
27 E o que ofendia o seu próximo o repeliu, dizendo: Quem te constituiu príncipe e juiz sobre nós?
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]
28 Queres tu matar-me, como ontem mataste o egípcio?
Do you want to kill me as you killed the Egyptian yesterday?’
29 E a esta palavra fugiu Moisés, e esteve como estrangeiro na terra de Madian, onde gerou dois filhos.
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.”
30 E, completados quarenta anos, apareceu-lhe o anjo do Senhor, no deserto do monte Sinai, numa chama de fogo de um Sarçal.
“[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.
31 Então Moisés, vendo-o, se maravilhou da visão; e, aproximando-se para vêr, foi-lhe dirigida a voz do Senhor,
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],
32 Dizendo: Eu sou o Deus de teus pais, o Deus de Abraão, e o Deus de Isaac e o Deus de Jacob. E Moisés, todo trêmulo, não ousava olhar.
‘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].
33 E disse-lhe o Senhor: Descalça as alparcas dos teus pés, porque o lugar em que estás é terra santa:
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.
34 Tenho visto atentamente a aflição do meu povo que está no Egito, e ouvi os seus gemidos, e desci a livra-los. Agora, pois, vem, e enviar-te-ei ao Egito.
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].’”
35 A este Moisés, ao qual haviam negado, dizendo: Quem te constituiu príncipe e juiz? a este enviou Deus como príncipe e libertador, pela mão do anjo que lhe aparecera no Sarçal.
“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].
36 Este os conduziu para fora, fazendo prodígios e sinais na terra do Egito, e no Mar Vermelho, e no deserto, por quarenta anos.
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.
37 Este é aquele Moisés que disse aos filhos de Israel: O Senhor vosso Deus vos levantará dentre vossos irmãos um profeta como eu; a ele ouvireis.
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].’
38 Este é o que esteve entre a congregação no deserto, com o anjo que lhe falava no monte Sinai, e com nossos pais, o qual recebeu as palavras de vida para no-las dar.
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.”
39 Ao qual nossos pais não quizeram obedecer, antes o rejeitaram, e de coração se tornaram ao Egito,
“[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.
40 Dizendo a Aarão: Faze-nos deuses que vão adiante de nós; porque a esse Moisés, que nos tirou da terra do Egito, não sabemos o que lhe aconteceu.
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!’
41 E naqueles dias fizeram o bezerro, e ofereceram sacrifícios ao ídolo, e se alegraram nas obras das suas mãos.
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.
42 E Deus se afastou, e os abandonou a que servissem ao exército do céu, como está escrito no livro dos profetas: Porventura me oferecestes vítimas e sacrifícios no deserto por quarenta anos, ó casa de Israel?
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]
43 Antes tomastes o tabernáculo de Molech, e a estrela do vosso deus Remphan, figuras que vós fizestes para as adorar. transportar-vos-ei pois para além de Babilônia.
[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].”
44 Estava entre nossos pais no deserto o tabernáculo do testemunho, como ordenara aquele que disse a Moisés que o fizesse segundo o modelo que tinha visto.
“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].
45 O qual nossos pais, recebendo-o também, o levaram com Josué quando entraram na possessão das nações que Deus expulsou da face de nossos pais, até aos dias de David:
[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.
46 Que achou graça diante de Deus, e pediu para achar tabernáculo para o Deus de Jacob.
David pleased God, and he asked God to let him build a house where [he and] all of our Israeli people could worship God.
47 E Salomão lhe edificou casa;
But [instead, God let David’s son] Solomon build a house [where people could worship] God.”
48 Mas o altíssimo não habita em templos feitos por mãos de homens, como diz o profeta:
“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: ]
49 O céu é o meu trono, e a terra o estrado dos meus pés. Que casa me edificareis? diz o Senhor: ou qual é o lugar do meu repouso?
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]!”
50 Porventura não fez a minha mão todas estas coisas?
51 Duros de cerviz, e incircuncisos de coração e ouvidos: vós sempre resistis ao Espírito Santo; também vós sois como vossos pais.
“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]!
52 A qual dos profetas não perseguiram vossos pais? Até mataram os que anteriormente anunciaram a vinda do Justo, do qual vós agora fostes traidores e homicidas;
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!
53 Vos, que recebestes a lei por disposição dos anjos, e não a guardastes.
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!”
54 E, ouvindo estas coisas, enfureciam-se em seus corações, e rangiam os dentes contra ele.
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!
55 Mas ele, estando cheio do Espírito Santo, fixando os olhos no céu, viu a glória de Deus, e Jesus, que estava à direita de Deus;
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.
56 E disse: Eis que vejo os céus abertos, e o Filho do homem, que está em pé à mão direita de Deus
“Look,” he said, “I see heaven open, and I [see] the one who came from heaven standing at God’s right side!”
57 Eles, porém, clamando com grande voz, taparam os seus ouvidos, e arremeteram unânimes contra ele.
[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.
58 E, expulsando-o da cidade, o apedrejavam. E as testemunhas depuzeram os seus vestidos aos pés de um mancebo chamado Saulo.
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].
59 E apedrejaram a Estevão, invocando ele ao Senhor, e dizendo: Senhor Jesus, recebe o meu espírito.
While they continued to throw stones at Stephen, Stephen prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!”
60 E, pondo-se de joelhos, clamou com grande voz: Senhor, não lhes imputes este pecado. E, tendo dito isto, adormeceu.
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.
