¹And the chief priest said, `Are then these things so?`

¹Ülempreester küsis: 'Kas see on nõnda?'

²and he said, `Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken: The God of the glory did appear to our father Abraham, being in Mesopotamia, before his dwelling in Haran,

²Aga Stefanos ütles: 'Mehed, vennad ja isad, kuulge! Kirkuse Jumal näitas ennast meie isale Aabrahamile, kui ta oli Mesopotaamias, enne Haaranisse elama asumist,

³and He said to him, Go forth out of thy land, and out of thy kindred, and come to a land that I shall shew thee.

³ning ütles talle: 'Mine välja oma maalt ja oma sugulaste seast ja siirdu sinna maale, mille ma sulle näitan!'

⁴`Then having come forth out of the land of the Chaldeans, he dwelt in Haran, and from thence, after the death of his father, He did remove him to this land wherein ye now dwell,

⁴Siis ta lahkus kaldealaste maalt ja asus elama Haaranisse. Ja pärast oma isa surma asus ta sealt ümber sellele maale, kus te nüüd elate.

⁵and He gave him no inheritance in it, not even a footstep, and did promise to give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him — he having no child.

⁵Ja Jumal ei andnud Aabrahamile siin jalatäitki maad pärandiks, ent tõotas selle anda omandiks talle ja ta järglastele - kuigi tal ei olnud last.

⁶`And God spake thus, That his seed shall be sojourning in a strange land, and they shall cause it to serve, and shall do it evil four hundred years,

⁶Jumal rääkis nõnda: Tema järglased elavad võõrana võõral maal ja nad orjastatakse ja neile tehakse kurja nelisada aastat,

⁷and the nation whom they shall serve I will judge, said God; and after these things they shall come forth and shall do Me service in this place.

⁷ja rahvast, kes nad orjastab, mina karistan, ütles Jumal, ja pärast seda nad lähevad välja ja teenivad mind selles paigas.

⁸`And He gave to him a covenant of circumcision, and so he begat Isaac, and did circumcise him on the eighth day, and Isaac [begat] Jacob, and Jacob — the twelve patriarchs;

⁸Ja Jumal andis talle ümberlõikamislepingu. Ja nii sündis talle Iisak ja ta lõikas tema ümber kaheksandal päeval. Ja Iisakile sündis Jaakob, ja Jaakobile need kaksteist peavanemat.

⁹and the patriarchs, having been moved with jealousy, sold Joseph to Egypt, and God was with him,

⁹Ja peavanemad kadestasid Joosepit ja müüsid ta ära Egiptusesse, ent Jumal oli temaga

¹⁰and did deliver him out of all his tribulations, and gave him favour and wisdom before Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he did set him — governor over Egypt and all his house.

¹⁰ja kiskus ta välja kõigist ta viletsustest ning andis talle armu ja tarkust vaarao, Egiptuse kuninga ees, ning see tõstis ta kogu Egiptusemaa ja terve oma koja ülemaks.

¹¹`And there came a dearth upon all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great tribulation, and our fathers were not finding sustenance,

¹¹Aga siis tuli nälg kogu Egiptuse- ja Kaananimaale ja suur viletsus ning meie isad ei leidnud toidupoolist.

¹²and Jacob having heard that there was corn in Egypt, sent forth our fathers a first time;

¹²Aga kui Jaakob sai kuulda, et Egiptuses on vilja, läkitas ta meie isad sinna esimest korda.

¹³and at the second time was Joseph made known to his brethren, and Joseph`s kindred became manifest to Pharaoh,

¹³Ja teisel korral andis Joosep ennast tunda oma vendadele, ja vaaraole sai teatavaks Joosepi päritolu.

¹⁴and Joseph having sent, did call for his father Jacob, and all his kindred — with seventy and five souls —

¹⁴Siis Joosep laskis kutsuda enda juurde oma isa Jaakobi ja kogu oma suguvõsa, seitsekümmend viis hinge.

¹⁵and Jacob went down to Egypt, and died, himself and our fathers,

¹⁵Ja Jaakob läks alla Egiptusesse. Ja tema suri seal ja ka meie isad,

¹⁶and they were carried over into Sychem, and were laid in the tomb that Abraham bought for a price in money from the sons of Emmor, of Sychem.

¹⁶ja nad viidi Sekemisse ja pandi hauda, mille Aabraham oli hõbeda eest ostnud Hamori laste käest Sekemis.

¹⁷`And according as the time of the promise was drawing nigh, which God did swear to Abraham, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt,

¹⁷Kui nüüd lähenes selle tõotuse aeg, mille Jumal Aabrahamile oli andnud, kosus rahvas ja kasvas Egiptuses,

¹⁸till another king rose, who had not known Joseph;

¹⁸kuni tõusis teine kuningas, kes Joosepist midagi ei teadnud.

¹⁹this one, having dealt subtilely with our kindred, did evil to our fathers, causing to expose their babes, that they might not live;

¹⁹See tarvitas kavalust meie soo kallal ja tegi kurja meie isadele, nõudes, et nende imikud heidetaks ära, nii et need ei jääks ellu.

²⁰in which time Moses was born, and he was fair to God, and he was brought up three months in the house of his father;

²⁰Sel ajal sündis Mooses ja ta meeldis Jumalale. Teda kasvatati kolm kuud tema isa kojas.

²¹and he having been exposed, the daughter of Pharaoh took him up, and did rear him to herself for a son;

²¹Aga kui ta oli ära heidetud, siis vaarao tütar lapsendas ta ning kasvatas endale pojaks.

²²and Moses was taught in all wisdom of the Egyptians, and he was powerful in words and in works.

²²Ja Moosesele õpetati kogu egiptlaste tarkust ja tema oli vägev oma sõnadelt ja tegudelt.

²³`And when forty years were fulfilled to him, it came upon his heart to look after his brethren, the sons of Israel;

²³Aga kui tal neljakümnes aasta täis sai, tuli tema südamesse mõte minna vaatama oma vendi, Iisraeli lapsi.

²⁴and having seen a certain one suffering injustice, he did defend, and did justice to the oppressed, having smitten the Egyptian;

²⁴Ja kui ta nägi ühele ülekohut tehtavat, läks ta appi ja maksis kätte selle eest, kellele tehti liiga, lüües egiptlase maha.

²⁵and he was supposing his brethren to understand that God through his hand doth give salvation; and they did not understand.

²⁵Ta arvas, et ta vennad mõistavad, kuidas Jumal tema käe läbi annab neile pääste, aga nad ei mõistnud.

²⁶`On the succeeding day, also, he shewed himself to them as they are striving, and urged them to peace, saying, Men, brethren are ye, wherefore do ye injustice to one another?

²⁶Ja järgmisel päeval, sattudes nende juurde, kui nad tülitsesid omavahel, katsus ta neid lepitada ja ütles: 'Mehed, te olete ometi vennad, miks te siis teete teineteisele ülekohut?'

²⁷and he who is doing injustice to the neighbour, did thrust him away, saying, Who set thee a ruler and a judge over us?

²⁷Aga see, kes tegi ligimesele ülekohut, tõukas ta eemale ja ütles: 'Kes sind on tõstnud meile ülemaks ja õigusemõistjaks?

²⁸to kill me dost thou wish, as thou didst kill yesterday the Egyptian?

²⁸Kas sa tahad ka mind hukata samal kombel, nagu sa eile hukkasid egiptlase?'

²⁹`And Moses fled at this word, and became a sojourner in the land of Midian, where he begat two sons,

²⁹Nende sõnade pärast Mooses põgenes ja elas võõrana Midjanimaal, kus talle sündis kaks poega.

³⁰and forty years having been fulfilled, there appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sinai a messenger of the Lord, in a flame of fire of a bush,

³⁰Ja kui nelikümmend aastat sai täis, näitas talle ennast ingel Siinai mäe lähedal kõrbes tuleleegis kibuvitsapõõsas.

³¹and Moses having seen did wonder at the sight; and he drawing near to behold, there came a voice of the Lord unto him,

³¹Mooses imestas seda nägemust nähes, ja kui ta astus lähemale vaatama, kostis Issanda hääl:

³²I [am] the God of thy fathers; the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. `And Moses having become terrified, durst not behold,

³²'Mina olen sinu isade Jumal, Aabrahami ja Iisaki ja Jaakobi Jumal.' Aga Mooses hakkas värisema ega julgenud enam vaadata.

³³and the Lord said to him, Loose the sandal of thy feet, for the place in which thou hast stood is holy ground;

³³Siis ütles Issand talle: 'Võta jalatsid jalast, sest paik, kus sa seisad, on püha maa!

³⁴seeing I have seen the affliction of My people that [is] in Egypt, and their groaning I did hear, and came down to deliver them; and now come, I will send thee to Egypt.

³⁴Ma olen küllalt näinud oma rahva vaevamist Egiptuses ja olen kuulnud nende ägamist ning olen alla tulnud neid vabastama. Ja nüüd mine, ma läkitan su Egiptusesse!'

³⁵`This Moses, whom they did refuse, saying, Who did set thee a ruler and a judge? this one God a ruler and a redeemer did send, in the hand of a messenger who appeared to him in the bush;

³⁵Sellesama Moosese, kelle nad olid ära salanud, öeldes: 'Kes sind on tõstnud meile ülemaks ja õigusemõistjaks?', selle läkitas Jumal ülemaks ja lunastajaks ingli käe läbi, kes oli ennast talle näidanud kibuvitsapõõsas.

³⁶this one did bring them forth, having done wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and in the Red Sea, and in the wilderness forty years;

³⁶Seesama Mooses viis nad välja, tehes imetegusid ja tunnustähti Egiptusemaal ja Punases meres ja kõrbes neljakümne aasta jooksul.

³⁷this is the Moses who did say to the sons of Israel: A prophet to you shall the Lord your God raise up out of your brethren, like to me, him shall ye hear.

³⁷See on see Mooses, kes ütles Iisraeli lastele: 'Jumal tõstab teie vendade seast teile Prohveti, seesuguse nagu mina.'

³⁸`This is he who was in the assembly in the wilderness, with the messenger who is speaking to him in the mount Sinai, and with our fathers who did receive the living oracles to give to us;

³⁸Tema on see, kes oli koguduse seas kõrbes koos ingliga, kes kõneles talle Siinai mäel, ja oli koos meie isadega, kes said elavaid sõnu meile edasiandmiseks.

³⁹to whom our fathers did not wish to become obedient, but did thrust away, and turned back in their hearts to Egypt,

³⁹Kuid meie isad ei tahtnud olla talle kuulekad, vaid tõukasid ta eemale ja pöördusid oma südamega Egiptuse poole,

⁴⁰saying to Aaron, Make to us gods who shall go on before us, for this Moses, who brought us forth out of the land of Egypt, we have not known what hath happened to him.

⁴⁰öeldes Aaronile: 'Tee meile jumalaid, kes käiksid meie eel, sest me ei tea, mis on juhtunud selle Moosesega, kes tõi meid välja Egiptusest!'

⁴¹`And they made a calf in those days, and brought a sacrifice to the idol, and were rejoicing in the works of their hands,

⁴¹Ja nad tegid noil päevil vasika ja viisid sellele ebajumalale ohvreid ja rõõmustasid oma käte tegude üle.

⁴²and God did turn, and did give them up to do service to the host of the heaven, according as it hath been written in the scroll of the prophets: Slain beasts and sacrifices did ye offer to Me forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?

⁴²Jumal aga pööras neile selja ning jättis nad teenima taevavägesid, nõnda nagu prohvetite raamatus on kirjutatud: 'Kas teie, Iisraeli sugu, tõite mulle tapa- ja roaohvreid nelikümmend aastat kõrbes olles?

⁴³and ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan — the figures that ye made to bow before them, and I will remove your dwelling beyond Babylon.

⁴³Ei, vaid te võtsite Mooloki telgi ja oma jumala Raifa tähe, kujud, mis te olite teinud, et neid kummardada; ja ma asutan teid teisele poole Paabelit.'

⁴⁴`The tabernacle of the testimony was among our fathers in the wilderness, according as He did direct, who is speaking to Moses, to make it according to the figure that he had seen;

⁴⁴Meie isadel oli tunnistustelk kõrbes, nõnda nagu oli seadnud ingel, kes Moosesel käskis selle teha eeskuju järgi, mida ta oli näinud.

⁴⁵which also our fathers having in succession received, did bring in with Joshua, into the possession of the nations whom God did drive out from the presence of our fathers, till the days of David,

⁴⁵Selle telgi võtsid meie isad omaks ja koos Joosuaga tõid selle kaasa nende rahvaste maa vallutamisel, kelle Jumal oli tõuganud eemale meie isade palge eest. Nii see oli Taaveti päevini,

⁴⁶who found favour before God, and requested to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob;

⁴⁶Taavet leidis armu Jumala silmis ja palus, et ta leiaks eluaseme Jaakobi soole.

⁴⁷and Solomon built Him an house.

⁴⁷Saalomon ehitas aga temale koja.

⁴⁸`But the Most High in sanctuaries made with hands doth not dwell, according as the prophet saith:

⁴⁸Kuid Kõigekõrgem ei ela kätega tehtus, nagu prohvet ütleb:

⁴⁹The heaven [is] My throne, and the earth My footstool; what house will ye build to Me? saith the Lord, or what [is] the place of My rest?

⁴⁹'Taevas on mu troon ja maa minu jalajäri. Millise koja teie tahate mulle ehitada?' ütleb Issand.

⁵⁰hath not My hand made all these things?

⁵⁰'Eks minu käsi ole kõik need teinud?!'

⁵¹`Ye stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and in ears! ye do always the Holy Spirit resist; as your fathers — also ye;

⁵¹Te kangekaelsed ja ümberlõikamatud südamelt ja kõrvadelt! Teie panete alati vastu Pühale Vaimule, nii nagu teie isad, nõnda teete teiegi.

⁵²which of the prophets did not your fathers persecute? and they killed those who declared before about the coming of the Righteous One, of whom now ye betrayers and murderers have become,

⁵²Keda prohvetitest teie isad ei ole taga kiusanud? Ja nad on tapnud need, kes kuulutasid ette selle Õige tulemist, kelle reetjaiks ja mõrtsukaiks nüüd olete saanud teie,

⁵³who received the law by arrangement of messengers, and did not keep [it].`

⁵³kes te saite Seaduse inglite antud korralduse kaudu, ent ei ole seda pidanud.'

⁵⁴And hearing these things, they were cut to the hearts, and did gnash the teeth at him;

⁵⁴Aga kui nad seda kuulsid, lõikas see neil südamesse ja nad kiristasid hambaid.

⁵⁵and being full of the Holy Spirit, having looked stedfastly to the heaven, he saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,

⁵⁵Stefanos aga, täis Püha Vaimu, vaatas ainiti taevasse ja nägi Jumala kirkust ning Jeesust seismas Jumala paremal käel

⁵⁶and he said, `Lo, I see the heavens having been opened, and the Son of Man standing on the right hand of God.`

⁵⁶ja ütles: 'Ennäe, ma näen taevaid avanevat ja Inimese Poja seisvat Jumala paremal käel.'

⁵⁷And they, having cried out with a loud voice, stopped their ears, and did rush with one accord upon him,

⁵⁷Selle peale nad karjusid valju häälega ja oma kõrvu kinni hoides sööstsid nagu üks mees tema kallale

⁵⁸and having cast him forth outside of the city, they were stoning [him] — and the witnesses did put down their garments at the feet of a young man called Saul —

⁵⁸ja kihutasid ta linnast välja ning viskasid teda kividega. Ja tunnistajad panid oma rõivad maha ühe noormehe jalgade ette, keda kutsuti Sauluseks,

⁵⁹and they were stoning Stephen, calling and saying, `Lord Jesus, receive my spirit;`

⁵⁹ja nad viskasid kividega Stefanost, kes valjusti hüüdis: 'Issand Jeesus, võta mu vaim vastu!'

⁶⁰and having bowed the knees, he cried with a loud voice, `Lord, mayest thou not lay to them this sin;` and this having said, he fell asleep.

⁶⁰Ja ta laskus põlvili ning hüüdis suure häälega: 'Issand, ära pane seda neile patuks!' Ja kui ta seda oli öelnud, uinus ta.