Nyingnam 7
1 Nyibu butvyachok ngv Stipinnyi tvvkato, “So si jvjv ngvri?”
Then the High Priest asked: “Is this true?”
2 Stipin mirwksito, “Achiboru vdw okv Abu vdw, ngoogv minama tvvriato! Kvvlo ngonugv abuapa Abraham Haran lo vngtv madvbv Mesopotamia doyilo kairungnv Pwknvyarnv ninyia kaatam suto
And, upon that, Stephen spoke as follows: “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 okv ninyia minto, ‘Noogv mooku isi okv vpinvriap vngyuto okv vnglinto ho mookulo nam ngo kaatamre.’
‘Leave your country and your kindred, and come into the country that I will show you.’
4 Okv hv vbvrikunamv ninyigv diringmooku isi nga vngyu toku okv Haran lo vngla dootoku. Abraham gv abu siro kochingbv, Pwknvyarnv ninyia so mooku so doodubv mvto vjak ogolo hv doopvdw.
On this, 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 very country, in which you are now living.
5 Vbvrikunamv Pwknvyarnv Abrahamnyi mooku achukguka ninyigvbv jimato, lvchu kurpv kogodaka jimato, vbvritola Pwknvyarnv milvto ninyia sum jidubv vla, okv vv ninyigvbv ridukubv okv ninyigv singsit gvbv ridukubv. Alu dwlo Pwknvyarnv soogv milv nam sum milin jitoku, ho Abraham gv umvuu kaamarilo.
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 Ninyia Pwknvyarnv svbv minto: ‘Noogv singsit vdwv nyebunyi diringmooku isi lo doore, hoka bunua nyira gubv okv anying nyingpi go hingching dubv mvrikla doogvre.
God’s words were these — ‘Abraham’s descendants shall live in a foreign country, where they will be enslaved and ill-treated for four hundred years.
7 Vbvritola ngo nyi vdwgvlo vngbo jwngkadaka namgo doore ho bunu vdwv pakbu jvbv ririku, Okv Hokochingbv noogv singsit vdwv bunu vnglin riku ho diringmooku lokv okv nga kumriku so gwngda arwnglo.’
But I myself will judge the nation, to which they will be enslaved,’ God said, ‘and after that they shall leave the country and worship me in this place.’
8 Vbvrikunamv Pwknvyarnv Abrahamnyi ayakmvu namgo kaachin dubv bunyi gv mingkimiyak minsu nama mvngpala rimunam lvgabv jitoku. Vkvlvgabv Abraham Isaaknyi bvngla alu kanw kochinglo ayakmvu toku; Isaak ninyigv kuunyilo Jakopnyi ayakmvu toku, okv Jakop ninyigv kuunyilo ngonugv yunyingyunam abuapa bv rinv kuunyilo vdwa ayakmvu toku.
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 “Jakop gv kuunyilo vdwv bunugv boru Josepnyi kaanwng mabv rito okv ninyia pakbu bv Ijipt lo pioklwkto. Vbvrijvka Pwknvyarnv ninyi gvlo lvkobv dooto
The Patriarchs, out of jealousy, sold Joseph into slavery in Egypt; but God was with him,
10 okv ninyigv adwkaku mvnwng lokv ninyia atupachi kaama dubv laalwk toku. Vdwlo Josep Ijipt gv dvbv nga kaarwksitv madvbv, Pwknvyarnv ngv ninyia mvngyam nvnv okv mvnglaknvnv am jilwkto, okv dvbv ngv Josepnyi diringmooku isi mvnwng okv nasungnaam nga kaaria dubv gobunor gubv mvtoku.
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 Vbvrikunamv Ijipt okv Kanaan mooku mvnwng lo hoka yarwngdwrw ngv aatoku, vbvrikunamv achialvbv adwkaku toku. Ngonugv abuapa vdwv oguguka dvsvtwngsv ka paakuma,
Then a famine spread over the whole of Egypt and Canaan, causing great distress, and our ancestors could find no food.
12 okv vdwlo Jakop Ijipt lo hoka aamtami dvpatwngpa dubv tvvpapvdw, hv vngmuto ninyigv kuunyilo vdwa, ngonugv abuapa, bunua hoka vngcho moto.
Hearing, however, that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob sent our ancestors there on their first visit.
13 Lvnyinvbv vngkurkunam lo Josepnyi atubongv achiboru vdwa kaachin kodu bv ritoku, okv Ijipt gv dvbv ngv Josep gv vpinvriap am chinya toku.
In the course of their second visit, Joseph revealed himself to his brothers, and his family became known to Pharaoh.
14 Vbvrikunamv Josep atugv abu Jakopnyi yunying go, ninyia milwkto okv vpinvriap mvnwng nga, nyi chamkanw gola angu mvnwng aka, Ijipt lo aadubv.
Then Joseph sent an urgent invitation to his father Jacob and to his relations, seventy-five persons in all;
15 Vbvrikunamv Jakop Ijipt lo vngto, ogolo ninyila okv ninyigv kuunyilo vdwgv silwkku bv rikuv.
and so Jacob went down into Egypt. There he died, and our ancestors also,
16 Ho bunugv svma nga Sikem lo baktoku, bunugv nyibung rikua Abraham Hamor haalung gvlo morko jitola rvtoku.
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 “Vdwlo Pwknvyarnv Abrahamnyi milv namv dw vv aanwk tokudw, Ijipt lo ngonugv nyi ngv twngtv yaya toku.
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 Anyungnga Josep gv lvkwng lo chima nvgonv dvbv ako Ijipt lo rigvla riraptoku.
until a new king, who knew nothing of Joseph, came to the throne.
19 Hv ngonugv abuapa nga gwngkupto okv bunua aiamar mato, bunugv kuu anga vdwa bunua naam lokv agumlo charlila dubv mvto, vkvlvgavbolo simu dubv vla
This king acted deceitfully towards our race and ill-treated our ancestors, making them abandon their own infants, so that they should not be reared.
20 Ho dwlo Mosesnyi bvngto, anga angv achialvbv kaaputo. Ninyia naam lo poolu pwkgumgo ringchum la rito,
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 okv vdwlo ninyigv naam lokv ninyia agum lo topak tokudw, dvbv gv umvnyijar angv ninyia laato okv ninyia atugv kuunyilo gubv mvla ninyia sootv toku.
and, when he was abandoned, the daughter of Pharaoh found him and brought him up as her own son.
22 Ninyi Ijipt nyi vdwgv mvngkimvnglak mvnwng nga tamsar toku okv kokwng loku gaamlo milaknv chinvpanv kainv nyi gubv ritoku.
So Moses was educated in all the learning of the Egyptians, and proved his ability both by his words and actions.
23 “Vdwlo Moses anying champi tokudw, hv mvngchinla ritoku ninyigv Israel ajin vdwgv vdwgo hirukaya mvnwng nga hinla ridu kudw.
When he was in his fortieth year, he resolved to visit his brother Israelites;
24 Bunugv lokv akonyi Ijipt nyi akonv richingriying ridubv hv kaapa toku, vkvlvgabv ninyia ringbv hv vngtoku okv mvrwk sula ninyia mvki toku.
and, seeing an Israelite ill-treated, he defended him, and avenged the man, who was being wronged, by striking down the Egyptian.
25 (Hv mvngnamv ninyigv atugv nyi vdwv mvngchin pvkunvpv Pwknvyarnv ninyia bunua linggv dukubv ritv dunv vla, vbvrilachin bunu vdwv oguka mvngchin mato)
He thought his brothers would understand that God was using him to save them; but they failed to do so.
26 Lvnyinvbv logo nvnga vngyilo hv Israel nyi anyigo mvmi sudubv kaapato, okv hv anyi gv pingkolo alv minsu modubv gwngkw rikwto. Hv minto, ‘nyi vdwa, tvriato,’ ‘bunyi anyino Israel anying vlaka; ogubv nonuno sibv padarminsu dunv?’
The next day he again appeared upon 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 Vbvritola richingriying yanv akonv Mosesnyi nvnglin toku. Hv mintoku, ‘Ngonyi gv pingkolo nam miriavngria dubv mvnv ngv yvvla?’
But the man who was ill-treating his fellow workman pushed Moses aside saying — ‘Who made you a ruler and judge over us?
28 ‘No meru hogv Ijipt nyi akonyi mvki nam aingbv, no ngaaka mvkiso mvngpv ai?’
Do you mean to make away with me as you did yesterday with that Egyptian?’
29 Vdwlo sum Moses tvvpa namgola, hv Ijipt mooku gvngv kilin toku okv Midian mooku lo vngla dootoku. Hoka ninyi kuunyilo anyigo dootoku.
At these words Moses took to flight, and became an exile in Midian; and there he had two sons born to him.
30 “Anying champi go vngro koching nga, nyidogindung akonv chokri mooku gv mootum yamchum golo vmvbv gulinla Sinai moodw gv nvchilo Mosesnyi kaarwksuto.
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 Moses kaato kula hv lamngakpatoku, okv mootum gv yamchum nvchilo aatoku kaabwk dubv vla. Vbvritola Ahtu gv gaama hv tvvpa toku:”
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 ‘Ngo nonugv abuapa vdwgv Pwknvyarnv ngv, Abraham, Isaak, okv Jakop gv Pwknvyarnv ngv.’ Moses busula jinjin rumrumto okv kaadw chinchi nyumato.
‘I am the God of your ancestors, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.’ Moses trembled, and did not dare to look.
33 Ahtu ninyia minto, ‘Noogv lvkiama pilin pvtoka, no ogolo dakpvdw ho kwdwv darwk nvngv.
Then the Lord said to him — ‘Take your sandals off your feet, for the spot where you are standing is holy ground.
34 Ngoogv nyi vdwa Ijipt lo alvmabv hirukaya hindubv kaato. Ngo bunugv svgok goknama tvvpvnv, okv ngo bunua ringlin tvvbv ipvnv. Vjak aato; ngo nam Ijipt lo vngmure.’
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 “Moses Israel nyi vdwgv toakunam akonv. Bunu tvvkato, ‘nam yvvla ngonua kaariataria nvgobv okv mvpvnv?’ Pwknvyarnv ho ninyia nyi vdwa kaariatarianv akobv okv bunua ringlin dubv vngmuto nyidogindung ninyia mootum yamchum lo vmvbv gula kaarwk sunv gv ridur lokv.
This same Moses, whom they had disowned with the words — ‘Who made you a ruler and a judge?’ was the very 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 Hv nyi vdwa Ijipt loka vnglin gvvtoku, kaasartabo okv Ijipt lo lamripanam kaatamto okv Lwngchingnv svmasa lo okv anying champi go chokrimookulo rikwngto.
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 Moses akinmwng Israel gv nyi mvnwng nga minv ngv, ‘Pwknvyarnv nyijwk ako jilwkre, ninyia vjak nga jilwknam aingbv, okv vv nonugv atugv nyi ako bv rire.’
This was the Moses who said to the people of Israel — ‘God will raise up for you, from among your brothers, a Prophet, as he raised up me.’
38 Hv laka Israel nyi vdwa lvkobv chukri mookulo dokumla rigvdonv; hv hoka ngonugv abuapa gv lvkobvka okv ninyia lvkobv nyidogindung Sinai moodwlo ninyia japnv, okv hv Pwknvyarnv gv singdung doina naarwkla ngonu gvlo jilwkto.
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 “Vbvritola ngonugv abuapa vdwv ninyia tvvjimakv vtoku; bunu ninyia nvnglin pvto okv Ijipt bv vngkur dukubv bunu mvnggya toku.
Yet our ancestors refused him obedience; more than that, they rejected him, and in their hearts turned back to Egypt,
40 Vkvlvgabv bunu Aaronnyi minto, ‘Ngonua rigvnv pwknvyarnv gonv vtwng go ngonua mvji yapi. Ngonu chinkuma ho nyi Mosesnyi ogubv ripv kunvdw ngonua Ijipt lokv lingvkunv ngv.’
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 Vbvrikunamv bunu vbv rinya toku morti go svv nga mvring namgo mvtola, um erinpeelwkla rito, okv bunugv vbv ogugo mvpvdw ho mvkunam lvgabv hartv minsu laku dvpam goka pamnya toku.
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 Vkvlvgabv Pwknvyarnv bunua dakkur toku okv bunua nyidomooku gv takar vdwa kumdujoodu bv jitoku, so sum nyijwk vdwgv kitap lo lvkpvto: ‘Israel gv nyi vdwa! ho vv ngo gvbvma nonugv chukrimooku lo anying champi go rila svnwngsvmin am pakila okv erinpeeji namv.
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, O House of Israel, All those forty years in the Desert?
43 Ho gv vv Pwknvyarnv Molvk gv tombuv ho nonuno bakkar karnamv, okv Repan gv potuv, nonugv takar Pwknvyarnv ngv; vv bunu morti ngv nonugv kumdubv mvnam vdwv. Okv vkvlvgabv nonua ngo Bebilon nga vngbola vngram more.’
You took with you the tabernacle of Moloch And the Star of the god Rephan — The images which you had made to worship. Therefore I will exile you beyond Babylon.’
44 “Ngonugv abuapa vdwv Pwknvyarnv gv doomwng gvvnam tombuv chukrimooku lo bunua lvkobv dooming gvvto, vv Pwknvyarnv gv Mosesnyi mvtokv vla mingku lokv mvto, vbv mvtokv vla milam lo Moses kaatam jitoku.
Our ancestors had the Tabernacle of Revelation 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 Kochingso, ngonugv abuapa vdwv bunugv abu vdwlokv tombua laatoku um bunu Josua gv lvkobv okv Pwknvyarnv gv kvvbi diringmooku vdwa charpak jiroku kvdw hoka aarilo bunu um bakbwngto. Okv ho tombu angv Dabid gv singri loka doodvto.
This Tabernacle, 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 Hv Pwknvyarnv gv mvngkiam bv rito okv Pwknvyarnvnyi kumto ninyia Jakop gv Pwknvyarnv gv lvgabv doogingku naam go mvnyu dubv jila bvkv vla kooto.
David found favour with God, and prayed that he might find a dwelling for the God of Jacob.
47 Vbvritola Solomon yabv ninyigv lvgabv naam a mvtoku.
But it was Solomon who built a House for God.
48 “Vbvritola Kai yachoknv Pwknvyarnv ngv nyia laak lokv mvnam naam lo dooma dvnv; Nyijwk gv minam jvbv,
Yet it is not in buildings made by hands that the Most High dwells. As the Prophet says —
49 ‘Ahtu mindu, nyidomooku ngv ngoogv dooging ngv, okv sichingmooku si ngoogv lvpa daging ngv. Oguaingnv naam go nonu ngoogv lvgabv mvtv tvvdunv? Ogolo ngoogv doolwk jikuv?
‘The heavens are a throne for me, And the earth a stool for my feet. What manner of House will you build me, saith the Lord, Or what place is there where I may rest?
50 Ngo atubongv so ogumvnwng nga mvvma pvnvre?’
Was it not my hand that made all these things?’
51 “Vdwgo nonuno mvngkuk linyu madunv!” Stipin um mimbwng dvdvto. “Vdwgo nonugv haapokv chimadunv, vdwgo nonuno Pwknvyarnv gv doina rungji nyadunv! Nonuno nonugv abuapa vdwgv apia jvbv ridu; nonuka Darwknv Dowa naarwk mabv dvdvbv rikidu!
O! stubborn race, heathen in heart and ears, you are for ever resisting the Holy Spirit; your ancestors did it, and you are doing it still.
52 Nonugv abuapa vdwv nyijwk akoka mvjwk mvbit la rima nvngvre? Bunu Pwknvyarnv gv gindungpingko go, hogv klu kuchugv ninyigv darwkchongjornv Pakbu go aaji kunv nga mimpa jiyakunv om mvkito. Okv vjak nonu ninyia pyoktoku okv mvki toku.
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 Nonuno kunv Pwknvyarnv gv Pvbv nga nyidogindung gv laak loka naarwk sikunv—vbvrijvka nonuno vjaklodvbv um mingku lo tvvma duku!”
You who received the Law as transmitted by angels and yet failed to keep it.”
54 Kvba lo nyi vdwv Stipin gv minama tvvriala dooto, bunu achialv bv hidik nyato okv bunugv hijung ngv itikkvrwk nyala dokcha nyato.
As they listened to this, the Council grew frantic with rage, and gnashed their teeth at Stephen.
55 Vbvritola Stipin, Darwknv Dow akomaring tukula nyidomooku kaadungto okv Pwknvyarnv gv hartvkai nama kaapato okv Jisu Pwknvyarnv gv lakbik takbv dakto.
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 Hv minto, “Kaato!” “Ngo nyidomooku nga kukko dubv kaapado okv ho Nyi gv Kuunyilo ngv Pwknvyarnv gv lakbik tangv lo dakdo!”
“Look,” he exclaimed, “I see Heaven open and the Son of Man standing at God’s right hand!”
57 Kvba nyi vdwv achialv bv goknyala bunu lvkobv bunugv nyarung nga bunugv laakv mamtum nyato. Bunu mvnwng ngv baapu alvbv lvkin gubv Stipinnyi nvngjab nyato,
At this, with a loud shout, they stopped their ears and all rushed upon him, forced him outside the city,
58 pamtv gv agum bv ninyia charlin nyato, okv ninyia vlwng ngv ornyato. Kaayatvrianv vdwv bunugv vji laklwk am Sol vnam yaapa gvlo kaachumtai yadubv orkum jito.
and began to stone him, the witnesses laying their clothes at the feet of a young man named Saul.
59 Bunu Stipinnyi vlwng ngv ordungto hv svgokla Ahtunyi gokto, “Ahtu Jisu, ngoogv dowa laarwk kubvkv!”
And they stoned Stephen, while he cried to the Lord: “Lord Jesus! receive my spirit!”
60 Hv lvbwng kumpv tokula okv achialv bv gokla kapto, “Ahtua! so rimur kunam sum mvngpa kuma bvkv bunugv rinyingriru kunama!” Hv sum mintokula okv sitoku.
Falling on his knees, he called out loudly: “Lord! do not charge them with this sin;” and with these words he fell asleep.
