Hechos 7
1 El príncipe de los sacerdotes dijo entonces: ¿Es esto así?
Then the high priest asked Stephen, “Are the things that [these people are saying about you(sg)] true?”
2 Y él dijo: Varones hermanos y padres, oíd: El Dios de la gloria apareció a nuestro padre Abraham, estando en Mesopotamia, antes que morase en Harán,
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 y le dijo: Sal de tu tierra y de tu parentela, y ven a la tierra que te mostraré.
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 Entonces salió de la tierra de los caldeos, y habitó en Harán; y de allí, muerto su padre, le traspasó a esta tierra, en la cual vosotros habitáis ahora;
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 y no le dio herencia en ella, ni aun para asentar un pie; mas le prometió que se la daría en posesión, y a su simiente después de él, no teniendo hijo.
“[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 Y le habló Dios así: Que su simiente sería extranjera en tierra ajena, y que los sujetarían a servidumbre y maltratarían, por cuatrocientos años.
“[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 Mas yo juzgaré, dijo Dios, los gentiles a los cuales serán siervos; y después de esto saldrán y me servirán en este 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 Y le dio el Pacto de la circuncisión; y así Abraham engendró a Isaac, y le circuncidó al octavo día; e Isaac a Jacob, y Jacob a los doce 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 Y los patriarcas, movidos de envidia, vendieron a José para Egipto; mas Dios era con él;
“[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 y le libró de todas sus tribulaciones, y le dio gracia y sabiduría en la presencia de Faraón, rey de Egipto, el cual le puso por gobernador sobre Egipto, y sobre toda su 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 Vino entonces hambre en toda la tierra de Egipto y de Canaán, y grande tribulación; y nuestros padres no hallaban 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 Y como oyese Jacob que había trigo en Egipto, envió a nuestros padres la primera 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 Y en la segunda, José fue conocido de sus hermanos, y fue sabido de Faraón el linaje de José.
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 Y enviando José, hizo venir a su padre Jacob, y a toda su parentela, en número de setenta y cinco personas.
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 Así descendió Jacob a Egipto, donde murió él y nuestros padres;
[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 los cuales fueron trasladados a Siquem, y puestos en el sepulcro que compró Abraham a precio de dinero de los hijos de Hamor de Siquem.
[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 Pero cuando se acercaba el tiempo de la promesa, la cual Dios había jurado a Abraham, el pueblo creció y se multiplicó en Egipto,
“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 hasta que se levantó otro rey que no conocía 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 astucia con nuestro linaje, maltrató a nuestros padres, a fin de que pusiesen a peligro de muerte sus niños, para que cesase la generación.
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 En aquel mismo tiempo nació Moisés, y fue agradable a Dios; y fue criado tres meses en casa de su padre.
“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 Mas siendo puesto al peligro, la hija de Faraón le tomó, y le crió por hijo.
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 Y fue enseñado Moisés en toda la sabiduría de los egipcios; y era poderoso en sus dichos y hechos.
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 Y como se le cumplió el tiempo de cuarenta años, subió en su corazón visitar a sus hermanos, los hijos 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 Y como vio a uno que era injuriado, le defendió, e hiriendo al egipcio, vengó al injuriado.
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 Pero él pensaba que sus hermanos entendían que Dios les había de dar salud por su mano; mas ellos no lo habían entendido.
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 Y al día siguiente, riñendo ellos, se les mostró, y los ponía en paz, diciendo: Varones, hermanos sois, ¿por qué os injuriáis los unos a los otros?
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 Entonces el que injuriaba a su prójimo, le rechazó, diciendo: ¿Quién te ha puesto por príncipe y juez sobre nosotros?
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 ¿Quieres tú matarme, como mataste ayer al egipcio?
Do you want to kill me as you killed the Egyptian yesterday?’
29 A esta palabra Moisés huyó, y se hizo extranjero en tierra de Madián, donde engendró dos hijos.
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 Y cumplidos cuarenta años, el ángel del Señor le apareció en el desierto del monte de Sinaí, en fuego de llama de una zarza.
“[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 Entonces Moisés mirando, se maravilló de la visión; y llegándose para considerar, fue hecha a él voz del Señor:
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 Yo Soy el Dios de tus padres, el Dios de Abraham, y Dios de Isaac, y Dios de Jacob. Mas Moisés, temeroso, no osaba mirar.
‘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 Y le dijo el Señor: Quita los zapatos de tus pies, porque el lugar en que estás es tierra 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 He visto, he visto la aflicción de mi pueblo que está en Egipto, y he oído el gemido de ellos, y he descendido para librarlos. Ahora pues, ven, te enviaré a Egipto.
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, al cual habían rehusado, diciendo: ¿Quién te ha puesto por príncipe y juez? A éste envió Dios por príncipe y redentor con la mano del ángel que le apareció en la zarza.
“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 los sacó, haciendo prodigios y milagros en la tierra de Egipto, y en el mar Bermejo, y en el desierto por cuarenta años.
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 es el Moisés, el cual dijo a los hijos de Israel: Un profeta os levantará el Señor Dios vuestro de vuestros hermanos, como yo; a él oiréis.
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 es aquel que estuvo en la iglesia en el desierto con el ángel que le hablaba en el monte de Sinaí, y con nuestros padres; y recibió las palabras de vida para darnos;
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 al cual nuestros padres no quisieron obedecer; antes le desecharon, y se apartaron de corazón a Egipto,
“[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 diciendo a Aarón: Haznos dioses que vayan delante de nosotros; porque a este Moisés, que nos sacó de tierra de Egipto, no sabemos qué le ha acontecido.
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 Y entonces hicieron el becerro, y ofrecieron sacrificio al ídolo, y en las obras de sus manos se regocijaron.
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 Y Dios se apartó, y los entregó que sirviesen al ejército del cielo; como está escrito en el libro de los profetas: ¿Me ofrecisteis víctimas y sacrificios en el desierto por cuarenta años, 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, trajisteis el tabernáculo de Moloc, y la estrella de vuestro dios Renfán; figuras que os hicisteis para adorarlas. Os transportaré pues, más allá de Babilonia.
[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 Tuvieron nuestros padres el tabernáculo del testimonio en el desierto, como les ordenó Dios, hablando a Moisés que lo hiciese según la forma que había 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 El cual recibido, metieron también nuestros padres con Jesús en la posesión de los gentiles, que Dios echó de la presencia de nuestros padres, hasta los días 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 el cual halló gracia delante de Dios, y pidió de hallar tabernáculo para el Dios 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 Mas Salomón le edificó casa.
But [instead, God let David’s son] Solomon build a house [where people could worship] God.”
48 Si bien el Altísimo no habita en templos hechos de mano, como el profeta dice:
“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 El cielo es mi trono, y la tierra es el estrado de mis pies. ¿Qué casa me edificaréis?, Dice el Señor; ¿o cuál es el lugar de mi reposo?
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 ¿No hizo mi mano todas estas cosas?
51 Duros de cerviz, e incircuncisos de corazón y de oídos, vosotros resistís siempre al Espíritu Santo; como vuestros padres, así también vosotros.
“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 cuál de los profetas no persiguieron vuestros padres? Y mataron a los que antes anunciaron la venida del Justo, del cual vosotros ahora habéis sido entregadores y matadores;
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 que recibisteis la ley por disposición de ángeles, y no la guardasteis.
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 Y oyendo estas cosas, regañaban de sus corazones, y crujían los dientes contra él.
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 Más él, estando lleno del Espíritu Santo, puestos los ojos en el cielo, vio la gloria de Dios, y a Jesus que estaba a la diestra de Dios,
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 y dijo: He aquí, veo los cielos abiertos, y al Hijo del Hombre que está a la diestra de Dios.
“Look,” he said, “I see heaven open, and I [see] the one who came from heaven standing at God’s right side!”
57 Entonces ellos dando grandes voces, se taparon sus oídos, y arremetieron unánimes contra él;
[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 y echándolo fuera de la ciudad, le apedrearon; y los testigos pusieron sus vestidos a los pies de un joven que se llamaba 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 Y apedrearon a Esteban, invocando él y diciendo: Señor Jesus, recibe mi espíritu.
While they continued to throw stones at Stephen, Stephen prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!”
60 Y puesto de rodillas, clamó a gran voz: Señor, no les imputes este pecado. Y habiendo dicho esto, durmió en el Señor.
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.
