Hechos 7
1 Entonces el sumo sacerdote dijo: ¿Son ciertas estas cosas?
Then the high priest asked Stephen, “Are the things that [these people are saying about you(sg)] true?”
2 Y él dijo: Mis hermanos y padres, escúchenme. El Dios de la gloria vino a nuestro padre Abraham, cuando estaba en Mesopotamia, antes de vivir 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 fuera de tu familia, y ven a la tierra a la que yo 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 Luego salió de la tierra de los caldeos y fue a Harán. y desde allí, cuando su padre murió, fue guiado por Dios a esta tierra, donde ahora viven ustedes:
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 Dios no le dio ninguna herencia en ella, ni siquiera lo suficiente para poner su pie en ella, pero él le dio una promesa, que está tierra se la daría a él y a sus hijos después de él, aunque no tenía hijos en ese momento.
“[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 dijo Dios que su simiente viviría en tierra extraña, y que los convertirían en esclavos, y serían maltratados 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 Y yo seré el juez, dijo Dios, de la nación que los hizo esclavos; y después de eso, saldrán y me adorarán 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 él hizo con Abraham un pacto y ordeno la practica de la circuncisión. Y así Abraham tuvo un hijo, Isaac, y le dio la circuncisión en el octavo día; e Isaac tuvo un hijo, Jacob, y Jacob fue el padre de las doce tribus de Israel.
“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 Estos hijos de jacob, que fueron nuestros antepasados, llenos de envidia contra José, lo vendieron a Egipto como esclavo; pero Dios estaba 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 lo libró de todas sus angustias, y le dio sabiduría y le hizo ganarse el favor de Faraón, rey de Egipto, que lo hizo gobernador de Egipto y de 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 Hubo una hambruna en todo Egipto y en Canaán, y hubo gran miseria; y nuestros antepasados no pudieron conseguir alimento.
“[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 Pero Jacob, oyendo que había trigo en Egipto, envió a nuestros padres por 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 la segunda vez que sus hermanos tuvieron una reunión con José y se dio a conocer a sus hermanos, y Faraón tuvo conocimiento de la familia 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 Entonces José envió por Jacob su padre y toda su familia, setenta y cinco personas en total.
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 Y descendió Jacob a Egipto, y allí murió, y así como 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 Y fueron llevados a Siquem, y puestos a descansar en el lugar que Abraham obtuvo por precio en plata de los hijos de Hamor en 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 llegó el momento de que se cumpliera la promes que Dios le había dado a Abraham, el pueblo crecía 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 otro rey subió al poder, 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 Él, teniendo malos designios contra nuestra nación, fue cruel con nuestros antepasados, y se vieron obligados abandonar y dejar morir sus niños pequeños con el fin de que no se propagasen.
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 ese tiempo Moisés nació, y él era muy hermoso; y fue guardado por tres meses en la 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 Cuando tuvieron que abandonarlo, la hija de Faraón lo tomó y lo tuvo como a su 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 Moisés fue entrenado en toda la sabiduría de Egipto, y fue grande en sus palabras y 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 Pero cuando tenía casi cuarenta años, le vino al corazón ir a ver 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 al ver a uno de ellos siendo atacado, fue en su ayuda y le dio un golpe mortal al egipcio:
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 y esperaba que sus hermanos vieran que Dios lo había enviado a ser su salvador; pero ellos no lo entendieron.
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 el día después, vino a ellos, mientras peleaban, y los ponía en paz, diciendo: ustedes son hermanos; ¿Por qué se maltratan entre ustedes?
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 Pero el hombre que estaba haciendo mal a su prójimo, empujo a Moisés, le dijo: ¿Quién te nombró gobernante 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 ¿Me matarás como lo hiciste con el egipcio ayer?
Do you want to kill me as you killed the Egyptian yesterday?’
29 Y al decir estas palabras, Moisés huyó a la tierra de Madián, y vivió allí un tiempo, y tuvo 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 Al cabo de cuarenta años, un ángel se le acercó en el desierto del Sinaí, en la llama de un árbol ardiente y espinoso.
“[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 Y Moisés, al verlo, se maravilló, y cuando se acercó para tener una visión más cercana de él, la voz del Señor vino a él, diciendo:
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 de Isaac y de Jacob Y Moisés, temblando de miedo, evitó que sus ojos lo miraran.
‘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 el Señor dijo: Quítate los zapatos de tus pies, porque el lugar donde estás es santo.
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 En verdad, he visto el sufrimiento de mi pueblo en Egipto, y sus clamores han venido a mis oídos, y he descendido para librarlos; y ahora, 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 Este Moisés, a quien no quisieron, diciendo: ¿Quién te hizo gobernante y juez? Dios lo envió para ser gobernante y salvador, por mano del ángel que vio en el árbol de 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, habiendo hecho maravillas y señales en Egipto, en el Mar Rojo 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 mismo Moisés, que dijo a los hijos de Israel: Dios te dará un profeta de entre tus hermanos, como yo;
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 el hombre que estaba en la asamblea en el desierto, con el ángel que le hablaba en el Sinaí, y con nuestros padres; y a él se le dieron las palabras vivas de Dios, para que él las pasara a nosotros.
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 Pero nuestros padres no obedecieron; pero lo rechazaron, volviendo su 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 y diciendo a Aarón: Haznos dioses para ir delante de nosotros; en cuanto a este Moisés, que nos sacó de la tierra de Egipto, no tenemos idea de que haya pasado él.
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 hicieron la imagen de un becerro en aquellos días, y le hicieron una ofrenda, y se regocijaron en la obra de sus manos.
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 Pero Dios se apartó de ellos y rindieron culto a las estrellas del cielo, como está escrito en el libro de los profetas: “Me hiciste ofrendas de ovejas y bueyes durante cuarenta años en el desierto, oh 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 Si, levantaste tienda a Moloc y la estrella del dios Refán, imágenes que tú hiciste para adorarlos; y te llevaré lejos, aún más lejos 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 Nuestros padres tenían la Tienda del testimonio en el desierto, como Dios le ordenó a Moisés que la hiciera según el diseño 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 Nuestros padres recibieron esta tienda como herencia, y los que vinieron con Josué, la trajeron consigo cuando conquistaron la tierra de los otros pueblos, a los que Dios expulsó delante de nuestros padres, hasta el tiempo 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 rey David agradó a Dios; y él tenía el deseo de hacer una tienda santa 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 Pero Salomón era el constructor de su casa.
But [instead, God let David’s son] Solomon build a house [where people could worship] God.”
48 Pero aún así, el Altísimo no tiene su lugar de descanso en casas hechas con manos, como dice el 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 el cielo es la sede de mi poder, y la tierra es un lugar de descanso para mis pies: ¿qué tipo de casa me edificarán? dice el Señor, ¿o cuál es mi lugar de descanso?
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!; están resistiendo el Espíritu Santo; como hicieron sus padres, ustedes también.
“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 ¿Cuál de los profetas no fue cruelmente atacado por sus padres? y mataron a quienes les dieron la noticia de la venida del Justo; a quien ahora han abandonado y han dado muerte;
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 Ustedes, a quien la ley fue dada como fue ordenada por los ángeles, y no la ha obedecido.
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 Oyendo estas cosas, se enfurecieron en el corazón y rechinaban 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 Esteban lleno del Espíritu Santo, y mirando al cielo, vio la gloria de Dios y de Jesús 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 él dijo: Ahora veo los cielos abiertos, y el Hijo del hombre 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 Pero a grandes voces, y tapandose sus oídos, lo atacaron todos juntos,
[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 Echándolo fuera de la ciudad le apedrearon; y los testigos pusieron sus ropas a los pies de un joven llamado 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 Esteban, mientras era apedreado, oró a Dios, diciendo: Señor Jesús, toma mi espíritu.
While they continued to throw stones at Stephen, Stephen prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!”
60 Y echándose de rodillas, dijo en alta voz: Señor, no los hagas responsables de este pecado. Y cuando dijo esto, durmió.
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.
