1 Da sa øverstepresten: Er dette sant?

Then the high priest said, Are these things true?

2 Og han sa: Brødre og fedre, hør på meg. Herlighetens Gud viste seg for vår far Abraham mens han var i Mesopotamia, før han bosatte seg i Harran.

And he said, My brothers and fathers, give hearing. The God of glory came to our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he was living in Haran,

3 Og sa til ham: Dra ut fra ditt land og din slekt, og kom til det landet som jeg skal vise deg.

And said to him, Go out of your land, and away from your family, and come into the land to which I will be your guide.

4 Da dro han ut fra landet Kaldea og bosatte seg i Harran. Og derfra, etter at hans far var død, førte Gud ham til dette landet, hvor dere nå bor.

Then he came out of the land of the Chaldaeans, and went into Haran; and from there, when his father was dead, he was guided by God into this land, where you are living now:

5 Og Gud ga ham ingen arv i det, ikke engang fotfeste; men lovte å gi det til ham og hans etterkommere, selv om han ikke hadde noe barn på den tiden.

And God gave him no heritage in it, not even enough to put his foot on: but he gave him an undertaking that he would give it to him and to his children after him, though he had no child at that time.

6 Gud sa også at hans ætlinger skulle bo i et fremmed land, hvor de skulle bli til slaver og mishandlet i fire hundre år.

And God said that his seed would be living in a strange land, and that they would make them servants, and be cruel to them for four hundred years.

7 Men det folket som de tjener, sa Gud, vil jeg dømme. Og etter dette skal de dra ut og tilbe meg på dette stedet.

And I will be the judge, said God, of that nation which made them servants: and after that, they will come out and give me worship in this place.

8 Og han opprettet en pakt med ham, som hadde omskjærelsen som tegn. Så fikk Abraham sønnen Isak, og omskar ham på den åttende dag; og Isak ble far til Jakob, og Jakob ble far til de tolv stamfedrene.

And he made with him the agreement of which circumcision was the sign. And so Abraham had a son, Isaac, and gave him circumcision on the eighth day; and Isaac had a son, Jacob, and Jacob was the father of the twelve heads of the families of Israel.

9 Og brødrene, som misunte Josef, solgte ham til Egypt; men Gud var med ham.

And the brothers, moved with envy against Joseph, gave him to the Egyptians for money: but God was with him,

10 Og befridde ham fra alle hans trengsler, og ga ham visdom og gunst hos Farao, kongen av Egypt, som satte ham til leder over Egypt og hele hans hus.

And made him free from all his troubles, and gave him wisdom and the approval of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who made him ruler over Egypt and all his house.

11 Men det ble hungersnød i hele Egypt og Kanaan, og stor nød; og våre fedre kunne ikke finne mat.

Now there was no food to be had in all Egypt and Canaan, and there was great trouble: and our fathers were not able to get food.

12 Men Jakob hørte at det var korn i Egypt og sendte våre fedre av sted første gang.

But Jacob, hearing that there was grain in Egypt, sent out our fathers the first time.

13 Og andre gang gjorde Josef seg kjent for sine brødre, og Farao fikk kjennskap til Josefs slekt.

And the second time his brothers had a meeting with Joseph, and Pharaoh had knowledge of Joseph's family.

14 Så sendte Josef bud etter sin far Jakob og hele sin slekt, syttifem personer.

Then Joseph sent for Jacob his father and all his family, seventy-five persons.

15 Og Jakob dro ned til Egypt, og han døde der, han selv og våre fedre;

And Jacob went down to Egypt, and came to his end there, and so did our fathers;

16 og de ble ført til Sikem, og lagt i den graven Abraham hadde kjøpt for sølv fra Hamors sønner i Sikem.

And they were taken over to Shechem, and put to rest in the place which Abraham got for a price in silver from the sons of Hamor in Shechem.

17 Da tiden nærmet seg for oppfyllelse av det Gud hadde lovt Abraham, vokste folket i Egypt i antall.

But when the time was near for putting into effect the undertaking which God had given to Abraham, the people were increasing in Egypt,

18 Inntil en annen konge kom til makten, som ikke kjente Josef.

Till another king came to power, who had no knowledge of Joseph.

19 Denne kongen handlet ondt mot vårt folk, og tvang våre fedre til å sette ut sine barn, så de ikke skulle overleve.

He, having evil designs against our nation, was cruel to our fathers, and they were forced to put out their young children, so that they might not go on living.

20 På denne tiden ble Moses født, og han var veldig vakker. Han ble holdt skjult i tre måneder i sin fars hus.

At which time Moses came to birth, and he was very beautiful; and he was kept for three months in his father's house:

21 Da han ble satt ut, tok Faraos datter ham til seg og oppdro ham som sin egen sønn.

And when he was put out, Pharaoh's daughter took him and kept him as her son.

22 Og Moses ble opplært i all visdom i Egypt, og han var mektig i ord og gjerninger.

And Moses was trained in all the wisdom of Egypt, and was great in his words and works.

23 Da han nærmet seg førti år, fikk han i hjertet å besøke sine brødre, Israels barn.

But when he was almost forty years old, it came into his heart to go and see his brothers, the children of Israel.

24 Der så han en av dem bli mishandlet, og han grep inn og slo ned egypteren.

And seeing one of them being attacked, he went to his help and gave the Egyptian a death-blow:

25 Han trodde hans brødre skulle forstå at Gud gjennom ham ville gi dem frelse; men de forsto det ikke.

And he was hoping that his brothers would see that God had sent him to be their saviour; but they did not see.

26 Neste dag dukket han opp blant dem mens de kranglet, og han forsøkte å forsone dem, og sa: Menn, dere er brødre; hvorfor gjør dere urett mot hverandre?

And the day after, he came to them, while they were having a fight, and would have made peace between them, saying, Sirs, you are brothers; why do you do wrong to one another?

27 Men han som gjorde urett mot sin neste, skjøv ham til side og sa: Hvem har satt deg som leder og dommer over oss?

But the man who was doing wrong to his neighbour, pushing him away, said, Who made you a ruler and a judge over us?

28 Vil du drepe meg slik du drepte egypteren i går?

Will you put me to death as you did the Egyptian yesterday?

29 Ved disse ordene flyktet Moses til landet Midian, hvor han bodde i en tid og fikk to sønner.

And at these words, Moses went in flight to the land of Midian, and was living there for a time, and had two sons.

30 Etter førti år viste en engel seg for ham i en flammende tornebusk i ødemarken ved Sinai.

At the end of forty years, an angel came to him in the waste land of Sinai, in the flame of a burning thorn-tree.

31 Da Moses så det, undret han seg over synet, og da han nærmet seg for å se bedre, kom Herrens stemme til ham:

And Moses, seeing it, was full of wonder, and when he came up to have a nearer view of it, the voice of the Lord came to him, saying,

32 Jeg er dine fedres Gud, Abrahams Gud, Isaks Gud og Jakobs Gud. Og Moses skalv av frykt og våget ikke å se mer.

I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham and of Isaac and of Jacob. And Moses, shaking with fear, kept his eyes from looking at it.

33 Og Herren sa: Ta skoene av dine føtter, for stedet du står på er hellig jord.

And the Lord said, Take off the shoes from your feet, for the place where you are is holy.

34 Jeg har i sannhet sett mitt folks nød i Egypt, og deres rop har jeg hørt. Jeg har dratt ned for å fri dem ut; kom nå, jeg vil sende deg til Egypt.

Truly, I have seen the sorrows of my people in Egypt, and their cries have come to my ears, and I have come down to make them free: and now, come, I will send you to Egypt.

35 Denne Moses, som de nektet å følge, da de sa: Hvem satte deg til leder og dommer? - han sendte Gud som leder og frelser, ved hjelp av engelen som viste seg for ham i tornebusken.

This Moses, whom they would not have, saying, Who made you a ruler and a judge? him God sent to be a ruler and a saviour, by the hand of the angel whom he saw in the thorn-tree.

36 Denne mannen førte dem ut etter at han hadde gjort undere og tegn i Egypt, ved Rødehavet, og i ødemarken i førti år.

This man took them out, having done wonders and signs in Egypt and in the Red Sea and in the waste land, for forty years.

37 Det er denne Moses som sa til Israels barn: Gud skal oppreise en profet for dere blant deres brødre, lik meg.

This is the same Moses, who said to the children of Israel, God will give you a prophet from among your brothers, like me.

38 Dette er han som var i menigheten i ødemarken sammen med engelen som talte til ham på Sinai, og med våre fedre; og ham ble de levende ord gitt, for at han skulle gi dem til dere.

This is the man who was in the church in the waste land with the angel who was talking to him in Sinai, and with our fathers; and to him were given the living words of God, so that he might give them to you.

39 Men de ville ikke adlyde ham, våre fedre; de avviste ham, og i sitt hjerte vendte de seg til Egypt,

By whom our fathers would not be controlled; but they put him on one side, turning back in their hearts to Egypt,

40 og sa til Aron: Lag oss guder som skal gå foran oss; for denne Moses, som førte oss ut av landet Egypt, vet vi ikke hva det er blitt av.

And saying to Aaron, Make us gods to go before us: as for this Moses, who took us out of the land of Egypt, we have no idea what has become of him.

41 Og i de dager lagde de en kalv, og bar frem offer til avguden og gledet seg over det som deres hender hadde laget.

And they made the image of a young ox in those days, and made an offering to it, and had joy in the work of their hands.

42 Men Gud vendte seg bort fra dem og lot dem tilbe himmelens hær, som det er skrevet i profetenes bok: Bar dere frem dyreoffer og matoffer til meg i førti år i ørkenen, Israels hus?

But God was turned from them and let them give worship to the stars of heaven, as it says in the book of the prophets, Did you make offerings to me of sheep and oxen for forty years in the waste land, O house of Israel?

43 Dere bar med dere Molochs telt og deres gud Refans stjerne, bilder som dere laget for å tilbe; derfor vil jeg føre dere bort, lengre enn Babylon.

And you took up the tent of Moloch and the star of the god Rephan, images which you made to give worship to them: and I will take you away, farther than Babylon.

44 Våre fedre hadde vitnesbyrdets telt i ørkenen, som Gud hadde pålagt Moses å gjøre etter det mønster han hadde sett.

Our fathers had the Tent of witness in the waste land, as God gave orders to Moses to make it after the design which he had seen.

45 Det brakte våre fedre med seg sammen med Josva da de tok landet fra de hedningene Gud drev ut foran dem, frem til Davids tid.

Which our fathers, in their turn, took with them when, with Joshua, they came into the heritage of the nations whom God was driving out before the face of our fathers, till the time of David,

46 David, som fant nåde hos Gud, ba om å få bygge en bolig for Jakobs Gud.

Who was pleasing to God; and he had a desire to make a holy tent for the God of Jacob.

47 Men Salomo bygde huset for ham.

But Solomon was the builder of his house.

48 Men Den Høyeste bor ikke i hus laget av mennesker, som profeten sier:

But still, the Most High has not his resting-place in houses made with hands, as the prophet says,

49 Himmelen er min trone, og jorden er fotskammel for mine føtter; hva slags hus vil dere bygge for meg, sier Herren, eller hvor er mitt hvilested?

Heaven is the seat of my power, and earth is a resting-place for my feet: what sort of house will you make for me, says the Lord, or what is my place of rest?

50 Har ikke min hånd skapt alt dette?

Did not my hand make all these things?

51 Dere stivnakkede og uomskårne i hjerte og ører, dere motstår alltid Den Hellige Ånd; slik som deres fedre, så gjør også dere.

You whose hearts are hard and whose ears are shut to me; you are ever working against the Holy Spirit; as your fathers did, so do you.

52 Hvilken av profetene forfulgte ikke deres fedre? De drepte dem som forkynte om Den Rettferdiges komme, som dere nå har forrådt og drept,

Which of the prophets was not cruelly attacked by your fathers? and they put to death those who gave them the news of the coming of the Upright One; whom you have now given up and put to death;

53 dere som mottok loven ved englenes mellomkomst, men ikke holdt den.

You, to whom the law was given as it was ordered by angels, and who have not kept it.

54 Da de hørte dette, ble de såret i sitt hjerte og ble rasende på ham.

Hearing these things, they were cut to the heart and moved with wrath against him.

55 Men han, fylt av Den Hellige Ånd, så opp mot himmelen og så Guds herlighet og Jesus stående ved Guds høyre hånd.

But he was full of the Holy Spirit, and looking up to heaven, he saw the glory of God and Jesus at the right hand of God.

56 Og han sa: Se, jeg ser himmelen åpen og Menneskesønnen stående ved Guds høyre hånd.

And he said, Now I see heaven open, and the Son of man at the right hand of God.

57 Men de ropte med høy stemme, holdt for ørene sine, og stormet mot ham i flokk.

But with loud cries, and stopping their ears, they made an attack on him all together,

58 De drev ham ut av byen og steinet ham; og vitnene la klærne sine foran føttene til en ung mann ved navn Saulus.

Driving him out of the town and stoning him: and the witnesses put their clothing at the feet of a young man named Saul.

59 Mens de steinet Stefanus, ba han og sa: Herre Jesus, ta imot min ånd.

And Stephen, while he was being stoned, made prayer to God, saying, Lord Jesus, take my spirit.

60 Så falt han på kne og ropte med høy røst: Herre, tilregn dem ikke denne synd. Og da han hadde sagt dette, sovnet han inn.

And going down on his knees, he said in a loud voice, Lord, do not make them responsible for this sin. And when he had said this, he went to his rest.