Mga Gawa 7
1 At sinabi ng dakilang saserdote, Tunay baga ang mga bagay na ito?
Then the high priest asked, ‘Is this true?’
2 At sinabi niya, Mga kapatid na lalake at mga magulang, mangakinig kayo: Ang Dios ng kaluwalhatia'y napakita sa ating amang si Abraham, nang siya'y nasa Mesapotamia, bago siya tumahan sa Haran,
Stephen replied, ‘Brothers and fathers, hear what I have to say. God, who manifests himself in the glory, appeared to our ancestor Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, and before he settled in Haran, and said to him –
3 At sinabi sa kaniya, Umalis ka sa iyong lupain, at sa iyong kamaganakan, at pumaroon ka sa lupaing ituturo ko sa iyo.
“Leave your country and your people, and come into the country that I will show you.”
4 Nang magkagayo'y umalis siya sa lupain ng mga Caldeo, at tumahan sa Haran: at buhat doon, pagkamatay ng kaniyang ama, ay inilipat siya ng Dios sa lupaing ito, na inyong tinatahanan ngayon:
And so Abraham left the country of the Chaldaeans and settled in Haran; and from there, after his father’s death, God caused him to migrate into this country, in which you are now living.
5 At hindi siya pinamanahan ng anoman doon, kahit mayapakan ng kaniyang paa: at siya'y nangakong yao'y ibibigay na pinakaari sa kaniya, at sa kaniyang binhi pagkatapos niya, nang wala pa siyang anak.
God did not at that time give him any part of it, not even a foot of ground. But he promised to give him possession of it and his descendants after him, though at that time he had no child.
6 At ganito ang sinalita ng Dios, na ang kaniyang binhi ay makikipamayan sa ibang lupain, at kanilang dadalhin sila sa pagkaalipin, at sila'y pahihirapang apat na raang taon.
God’s words were these – “Abraham’s descendants will live in a foreign country, where they will be enslaved and ill-treated for four hundred years.
7 At ang bansang sa kanila'y aalipin ay aking hahatulan, sabi ng Dios: at pagkatapos nito'y magsisialis sila, at paglilingkuran nila ako sa dakong ito.
But I myself will judge the nation, to which they will be enslaved,” God said, “and after that they will leave the country and worship me in this place.”
8 At ibinigay niya sa kaniya ang tipan ng pagtutuli: at sa ganito'y naging anak ni Abraham si Isaac, at ito'y tinuli nang ikawalong araw; at naging anak ni Isaac si Jacob, at naging mga anak ni Jacob ang labingdalawang patriarka.
Then God made with Abraham the covenant of circumcision; and under it Abraham became the father of Isaac, and circumcised him when he was eight days old; and Isaac became the father of Jacob; and Jacob of the Twelve Patriarchs.
9 At ang mga patriarka sa udyok ng kainggitan kay Jose, ay ipinagbili siya, upang dalhin sa Egipto; at ang Dios ay sumasa kaniya,
The Patriarchs, out of jealousy, sold Joseph into slavery in Egypt; but God was with him,
10 At siya'y iniligtas sa lahat ng kaniyang kapighatian, at siya'y binigyan ng ikalulugod at karunungan sa harapan ni Faraon na hari sa Egipto; at siya'y ginawang gobernador sa Egipto at sa buong bahay niya.
and delivered him out of all his troubles, and enabled him to win favour and show wisdom before Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who appointed him Governor of Egypt and of his whole household.
11 Dumating nga ang kagutom sa buong Egipto at sa Canaan, at nagkaroon ng malaking kapighatian: at walang nasumpungang pagkain ang ating mga magulang.
Then a famine spread over the whole of Egypt and Canaan, causing great distress, and our ancestors could find no food.
12 Datapuwa't nang marinig ni Jacob na may trigo sa Egipto, ay sinugo niyang una ang ating mga magulang.
Hearing, however, that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob sent our ancestors there on their first visit.
13 At sa ikalawa'y napakilala si Jose sa kaniyang mga kapatid; at nahayag kay Faraon ang lahi ni Jose.
In the course of their second visit, Joseph revealed himself to his brothers, and his family became known to Pharaoh.
14 At nagsugo si Jose, at pinaparoon sa kaniya si Jacob, na kaniyang ama, at ang lahat niyang kamaganakan, na pitongpu't limang tao.
Then Joseph sent an urgent invitation to his father Jacob and to his relatives, seventy-five persons in all;
15 At lumusong si Jacob sa Egipto; at namatay siya, at ang ating mga magulang.
and so Jacob went down into Egypt. There he died, and our ancestors also,
16 At sila'y inilipat sa Siquem, at inilagay sila sa libingang binili ni Abraham sa mga anak ni Hamor sa Siquem, sa halaga ng pilak.
and their bodies were removed to Shechem, and laid in the tomb which Abraham had bought for a sum of money from the sons of Hamor in Shechem.
17 Datapuwa't nang nalalapit na ang panahon ng pangako, na ginawa ng Dios kay Abraham, ang bayan ay kumapal at dumami sa Egipto,
As the time drew near for the fulfilment of the promise which God had made to Abraham, the people increased largely in numbers in Egypt,
18 Hanggang sa lumitaw ang ibang hari sa Egipto na hindi nakakikilala kay Jose.
until a new king, who knew nothing of Joseph, came to the throne.
19 Ito rin ay gumamit ng lalang sa ating lahi, at pinahirapan ang ating mga magulang, na ipinatapon ang kani-kanilang mga sanggol upang huwag mangabuhay.
This king acted deceitfully towards our people and ill-treated our ancestors, making them abandon their own infants, so that they should not be reared.
20 Nang panahong yaon, ay ipinanganak si Moises, at siya'y totoong maganda; at siya'y inalagaang tatlong buwan sa bahay ng kaniyang ama:
It was just at this time that Moses was born. He was an exceedingly beautiful child, and for three months was brought up in his own father’s house;
21 At nang siya'y matapon, ay pinulot siya ng anak na babae ni Faraon, at siya'y inalagaang gaya ng sariling anak niya.
and, when he was abandoned, the daughter of Pharaoh found him and brought him up as her own son.
22 At tinuruan si Moises sa lahat ng karunungan ng mga Egipcio: at siya ay makapangyarihan sa kaniyang mga salita at mga gawa.
So Moses was educated in all the learning of the Egyptians, and proved his ability both by his words and actions.
23 Datapuwa't nang siya'y magaapat na pung taong gulang na, ay tumugtog sa kaniyang puso na dalawin ang kaniyang mga kapatid na mga anak ni Israel.
When he was in his fortieth year, he resolved to visit his fellow Israelites;
24 At nang makita niya ang isa sa kanila na inaalipusta, ay kaniyang ipinagsanggalang siya, at ipinaghiganti ang pinipighati, at pinatay ang Egipcio:
and, seeing an Israelite ill-treated, he defended him, and avenged the man, who was being wronged, by striking down the Egyptian.
25 At ang isip niya'y napagunawa ng kaniyang mga kapatid na ibinigay ng Dios sa kanila ang kaligtasan sa pamamagitan ng kamay niya: datapuwa't hindi nila napagunawa.
He thought his own people would understand that God was using him to save them; but they failed to do so.
26 At nang kinabukasan ay napakita siya sa kanila samantalang sila'y nagaaway, at sila'y ibig sana niyang payapain, na sinasabi, mga Ginoo, kayo'y magkapatid; bakit kayo'y nagaalipustaan?
The next day he again appeared on the scene, when some of them were fighting, and tried to make peace between them. “Men,” he said, “you are brothers; how is it that you are ill-treating one another?”
27 Datapuwa't itinulak siya ng umalipusta sa kaniyang kapuwa tao, na sinasabi, Sino ang naglagay sa iyo na puno at hukom sa amin?
But the man who was ill-treating his fellow workman pushed Moses aside saying – “Who made you a ruler and judge over us?
28 Ibig mo bagang ako'y patayin mo, na gaya ng pagkapatay mo kahapon sa Egipcio?
Do you mean to make away with me as you did yesterday with that Egyptian?”
29 At sa salitang ito'y tumakas si Moises, at nakipamayan sa lupain ng Midian, na doo'y nagkaanak siya ng dalawang lalake.
At these words Moses took to flight, and became an exile in Midian; and there he had two sons born to him.
30 At nang maganap ang apat na pung taon, ay napakita sa kaniya ang isang anghel sa ilang ng bundok ng Sinai, sa ningas ng apoy sa isang mababang punong kahoy.
Forty years had passed when there appeared to him, in the desert of Mount Sinai, an angel in a flame of fire in a bush.
31 At nang makita ito ni Moises, ay nanggilalas sa tanawin; at nang siya'y lumapit upang pagmasdan, ay dumating ang isang tinig ng Panginoon,
When Moses saw it, he was astonished at the vision; but on his going nearer to look at it more closely, the voice of the Lord was heard to say –
32 Ako ang Dios ng iyong mga magulang, ang Dios ni Abraham, at ni Isaac, at ni Jacob. At si Moises ay nanginig at hindi nangahas tumingin.
“I am the God of your ancestors, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.” Moses trembled, and did not dare to look.
33 At sinabi sa kaniya ng Panginoon, Alisin mo ang mga pangyapak sa iyong mga paa: sapagka't ang dakong kinatatayuan mo ay lupang banal.
Then the Lord said to him – “Take your sandals off your feet, for the spot where you are standing is holy ground.
34 Totoong nakita ko ang kapighatian ng aking bayang nasa Egipto, at narinig ko ang kanilang hibik, at ako'y bumaba upang sila'y iligtas: at ngayo'y halika, susuguin kita sa Egipto.
I have seen the oppression of my people who are in Egypt, and heard their groans, and I have come down to deliver them. Come now and I will send you into Egypt.”
35 Ang Moises na ito na kanilang itinakuwil, na sinasabi, Sino ang sa iyo'y naglagay na puno at hukom? ay siyang sinugo ng Dios na maging puno at tagapagligtas sa pamamagitan ng kamay ng anghel na sa kaniya'y napakita sa mababang punong kahoy.
This same Moses, whom they had disowned with the words – “Who made you a ruler and a judge?” was the man whom God sent to be both a ruler and a deliverer, under the guidance of the angel that had appeared to him in the bush.
36 Pinatnugutan sila ng taong ito, pagkagawa ng mga kababalaghan at mga tanda sa Egipto, at sa dagat na Pula, at sa ilang sa loob ng apat na pung taon.
He it was who led them out, after he had shown wonders and signs in Egypt, in the Red Sea, and in the desert during forty years.
37 Ito'y yaong Moises, na nagsabi sa mga anak ni Israel, Palilitawin ng Dios sa inyo ang isang propeta na gaya ko, mula sa inyong mga kapatid.
This was the Moses who said to the people of Israel – “God will raise up for you, from among yourselves, a prophet, as he raised up me.”
38 Ito'y yaong naroon sa iglesia sa ilang na kasama ang anghel na nagsalita sa kaniya sa bundok ng Sinai, at kasama ang ating mga magulang: na siyang nagsitanggap ng mga aral na buhay upang ibigay sa atin:
He, too, it was who was present at the assembly in the desert, with the angel who talked to him on Mount Sinai, and with our ancestors, and who received living truths to impart to you.
39 Sa kaniya'y ayaw magsitalima ang ating mga magulang, kundi siya'y kanilang itinakuwil, at sa kanilang mga puso'y nangagbalik sa Egipto,
Yet our ancestors refused him obedience; more than that, they rejected him, and in their hearts turned back to Egypt,
40 Na sinasabi kay Aaron, Igawa mo kami ng mga dios na mangunguna sa amin: sapagka't tungkol dito kay Moises, na naglabas sa amin sa lupain ng Egipto, ay hindi namin nalalaman kung ano ang nangyari sa kaniya.
while they said to Aaron – “Make us Gods who will lead the way for us, since, as for this Moses who has brought us out of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.”
41 At nagsigawa sila nang mga araw na yaon ng isang guyang baka, at nagsipaghandog ng hain sa diosdiosang yaon, at nangatuwa sa mga gawa ng kanilang mga kamay.
That was the time when they made the calf and offered sacrifice to their idol, and held festivities in honour of their own handiwork!
42 Datapuwa't tumalikod ang Dios, at sila'y pinabayaang magsisamba sa hukbo ng langit; gaya ng nasusulat sa aklat ng mga propeta, Hinandugan baga ninyo ako ng mga hayop na pinatay at mga hain Na apat na pung taon sa ilang, Oh angkan ni Israel?
So God turned from them and left them to the worship of the Starry Host, as is written in the book of the prophets – “Did you offer victims and sacrifices to me, house of Israel, all those forty years in the desert?
43 At dinala ninyo ang tabernakulo ni Moloc, At ang bituin ng dios Refan, Ang mga larawang ginawa ninyo upang inyong sambahin: At dadalhin ko kayo sa dako pa roon ng Babilonia.
You took with you the tent where Moloch is worshipped and the star of the god Rephan – the images which you had made to worship. Therefore I will exile you beyond Babylon.”
44 Sumaating mga magulang sa ilang ang tabernakulo ng patotoo, ayon sa itinakda ng nagsalita kay Moises, na kaniyang gawin yaon alinsunod sa anyong kaniyang nakita.
Our ancestors had the tent where they worshipped God in the desert, constructed, just as he who spoke to Moses had directed him to make it, after the model which he had seen.
45 Na yao'y ipinasok din ng ating mga magulang sa kapanahunang ukol, na kasama ni Josue nang sila'y magsipasok sa inaari ng mga bansa, na pinalayas ng Dios sa harapan ng ating magulang, hanggang sa mga araw ni David;
This tent, which was handed down to them, was brought into this country by our ancestors who accompanied Joshua (at the conquest of the nations that God drove out before their advance), and remained here until the time of David.
46 Na nakasumpong ng biyaya sa paningin ng Dios, at huminging makasumpong ng isang tahanang ukol sa Dios ni Jacob.
David found favour with God, and prayed that he might provide the God of Jacob with a place to reside.
47 Datapuwa't iginawa siya ni Salomon ng isang bahay.
But it was Solomon who built a house for God.
48 Bagama't ang Kataastaasa'y hindi tumatahan sa mga bahay na gawa ng mga kamay; gaya ng sinasabi ng propeta,
Yet it is not in buildings made by hands that the Most High dwells. As the prophet says –
49 Ang langit ay ang aking luklukan, At ang lupa ang tungtungan ng aking mga paa: Anong anyo ng bahay ang itatayo ninyo sa akin? sabi ng Panginoon: O anong dako ang aking pahingahan?
“The heavens are a throne for me, and the earth a stool for my feet. What manner of house will you build me, asks the Lord, or what place is there where I may rest?
50 Hindi baga ginawa ng aking kamay ang lahat ng mga bagay na ito?
Was it not my hand that made all these things?”
51 Kayong matitigas ang ulo, at di tuli ang puso't mga tainga, kayo'y laging nagsisisalangsang sa Espiritu Santo: kung ano ang ginawa ng inyong mga magulang, ay gayon din naman ang ginagawa ninyo.
Stubborn people, heathen in heart and ears, you are for ever resisting the Holy Spirit; your ancestors did it, and you are doing it still.
52 Alin sa mga propeta ang hindi pinagusig ng inyong mga magulang? at kanilang pinatay ang nangagpahayag ng una ng pagdating ng Matuwid na Ito; na sa kaniya'y kayo ngayon ay nangaging mga tagapagkanulo at mamamatay-tao;
Which of the prophets escaped persecution at their hands? They killed those who foretold the coming of the righteous one; of whom you, in your turn, have now become the betrayers and murderers –
53 Kayo na nagsitanggap ng kautusan ayon sa pangangasiwa ng mga anghel, at hindi ninyo ginanap.
you who received the Law as transmitted by angels and yet failed to keep it.’
54 Nang marinig nga nila ang mga bagay na ito, ay nangasugatan sila sa puso, at siya'y pinagngalitan nila ng kanilang mga ngipin.
As they listened to this, the Council grew frantic with rage, and gnashed their teeth at Stephen.
55 Datapuwa't siya, palibhasa'y puspos ng Espiritu Santo ay tumitig na maigi sa langit, at nakita niya ang kaluwalhatian ng Dios, at si Jesus na nakatindig sa kanan ng Dios,
He, filled as he was with the Holy Spirit, fixed his eyes intently on the heavens, and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at God’s right hand.
56 At nagsabi, Narito, nakikita kong bukas ang mga langit, at ang Anak ng tao na nakatindig sa kanan ng Dios.
‘Look,’ he exclaimed, ‘I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at God’s right hand!’
57 Datapuwa't sila'y nagsigawan ng malakas na tinig, at nangagtakip ng kanilang mga tainga, at nangagkaisang siya'y dinaluhong;
At this, with a loud shout, they stopped their ears and all rushed on him, forced him outside the city,
58 At siya'y kanilang itinapon sa labas ng bayan, at binato: at inilagay ng mga saksi ang kanilang mga damit sa mga paanan ng isang binata na nagngangalang Saulo.
and began to stone him, the witnesses laying their clothes at the feet of a young man named Saul.
59 At kanilang pinagbatuhanan si Esteban, na tumatawag sa Panginoon at nagsasabi, Panginoong Jesus, tanggapin mo ang aking espiritu.
And they stoned Stephen, while he cried to the Lord, ‘Lord Jesus! Receive my spirit!’
60 At siya'y nanikluhod, at sumigaw ng malakas na tinig, Panginoon, huwag mong iparatang sa kanila ang kasalanang ito. At pagkasabi niya nito, ay nakatulog siya.
Falling on his knees, he called out loudly, ‘Lord! Do not charge them with this sin;’ and with these words he fell asleep.
