¹The high priest said, “Are these things so?”

¹Men Ypperstepræsten sagde: "Forholder dette sig således?"

²He said, “Brothers and fathers, listen. The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran,

²Men han sagde: "I Mænd, Brødre og Fædre, hører til! Herlighedens Gud viste sig for vor Fader Abraham, da han var i Mesopotamien, førend han tog Bolig i Karan.

³and said to him, ‘Get out of your land, and from your relatives, and come into a land which I will show you.’ Genesis 12:1

³Og han sagde til ham: "Gå ud af dit Land og fra din Slægt, og kom til det Land, som jeg vil vise dig."

⁴Then he came out of the land of the Chaldaeans, and lived in Haran. From there, when his father was dead, God moved him into this land, where you are now living.

⁴Da gik han ud fra Kaldæernes Land og tog Bolig i Karan; og efter hans Faders Død lod Gud ham flytte derfra hen i dette Land, hvor I nu bo.

⁵He gave him no inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on. He promised that he would give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him, when he still had no child.

⁵Og han gav ham ikke Ejendom deri, end ikke en Fodsbred; dog forjættede han ham at give ham det til Eje og hans Sæd efter ham, endskønt han intet Barn havde.

⁶God spoke in this way: that his seed would live as aliens in a strange land, and that they would be enslaved and mistreated for four hundred years.

⁶Men Gud talte således: "Hans Sæd skal være Udlændinge i et fremmed Land, og man skal gøre dem til Trælle og handle ilde med dem i fire Hundrede År.

⁷‘I will judge the nation to which they will be in bondage,’ said God, ‘and after that will they come out, and serve me in this place.’ Genesis 15:13-14

⁷Og det Folk, for hvilket de skulle trælle, vil jeg dømme, sagde Gud; og derefter skulle de drage ud og tjene mig på dette Sted."

⁸He gave him the covenant of circumcision. So Abraham became the father of Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day. Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob became the father of the twelve patriarchs.

⁸Og han gav ham Omskærelsens Pagt. Og så avlede han Isak og omskar ham den ottende Dag, og Isak avlede Jakob, og Jakob de tolv Patriarker.

⁹“The patriarchs, moved with jealousy against Joseph, sold him into Egypt. God was with him,

⁹Og Patriarkerne bare Avind imod Josef og solgte ham til Ægypten; og Gud var med ham,

¹⁰and delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh, king of Egypt. He made him governor over Egypt and all his house.

¹⁰og han udfriede ham af alle hans Trængsler og gav ham Nåde og Visdom for Farao, Kongen i Ægypten, som satte ham til Øverste over Ægypten og over hele sit Hus.

¹¹Now a famine came over all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction. Our fathers found no food.

¹¹Men der kom Hungersnød over hele Ægypten og Kanån og en stor Trængsel, og vore Fædre fandt ikke Føde.

¹²But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent out our fathers the first time.

¹²Men da Jakob hørte, at der var Korn i Ægypten, sendte han vore Fædre ud første Gang.

¹³On the second time Joseph was made known to his brothers, and Joseph’s race was revealed to Pharaoh.

¹³Og anden Gang blev Josef genkendt af sine Brødre, og Josefs Herkomst blev åbenbar for Farao.

¹⁴Joseph sent, and summoned Jacob, his father, and all his relatives, seventy-five souls.

¹⁴Men Josef sendte Bud og lod sin Fader Jakob og al sin Slægt kalde til sig, fem og halvfjerdsindstyve Sjæle.

¹⁵Jacob went down into Egypt, and he died, himself and our fathers,

¹⁵Og Jakob drog ned til Ægypten. Og han og vore Fædre døde,

¹⁶and they were brought back to Shechem, and laid in the tomb that Abraham bought for a price in silver from the children of Hamor of Shechem.

¹⁶og de bleve flyttede til Sikem og lagte i den Grav, som Abraham havde købt for en Sum Penge af Hemors Sønner i Sikem.

¹⁷“But as the time of the promise came close which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,

¹⁷Som nu Tiden nærmede sig for den Forjættelse, Gud havde tilsagt Abraham, voksede Folket og formeredes i Ægypten,

¹⁸until there arose a different king, who didn’t know Joseph.

¹⁸indtil der fremstod en anden Konge, som ikke kendte Josef.

¹⁹The same took advantage of our race, and mistreated our fathers, and forced them to throw out their babies, so that they wouldn’t stay alive.

¹⁹Han viste Træskhed imod vor Slægt og handlede ilde med vore Fædre, så de måtte sætte deres små Børn ud, for at de ikke skulde holdes i Live.

²⁰At that time Moses was born, and was exceedingly handsome. He was nourished three months in his father’s house.

²⁰På den Tid blev Moses født, og han var dejlig for Gud; han blev opfostret i tre Måneder i sin Faders Hus.

²¹When he was thrown out, Pharaoh’s daughter took him up, and reared him as her own son.

²¹Men da han var sat ud, tog Faraos Datter ham op og opfostrede ham til sin Søn.

²²Moses was instructed in all the wisdom of the Egyptians. He was mighty in his words and works.

²²Og Moses blev oplært i al Ægypternes Visdom; og han var mægtig i sine Ord og Gerninger.

²³But when he was forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brothers The word for “brothers” here and where the context allows may be also correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or “siblings.” , the children of Israel.

²³Men da han blev fyrretyve År gammel, fik han i Sinde at besøge sine Brødre, Israels Børn.

²⁴Seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged him who was oppressed, striking the Egyptian.

²⁴Og da han så en lide Uret, forsvarede han ham og hævnede den mishandlede, idet han slog Ægypteren ihjel.

²⁵He supposed that his brothers understood that God, by his hand, was giving them deliverance; but they didn’t understand.

²⁵Men han mente, at hans Brødre forstode, at Gud gav dem Frelse ved hans Hånd; men de forstode det ikke.

²⁶“The day following, he appeared to them as they fought, and urged them to be at peace again, saying, ‘Sirs, you are brothers. Why do you wrong one another?’

²⁶Og den næste Dag viste han sig iblandt dem under en Strid og vilde forlige dem til at holde Fred, sigende: "I Mænd! I ere Brødre, hvorfor gøre I hinanden Uret?"

²⁷But he who did his neighbor wrong pushed him away, saying, ‘Who made you a ruler and a judge over us?

²⁷Men den, som gjorde sin Næste Uret, stødte ham fra sig og sagde: "Hvem har sat dig til Hersker og Dommer over os?

²⁸Do you want to kill me, as you killed the Egyptian yesterday?’ Exodus 2:14

²⁸Vil du slå mig ihjel, ligesom du i Går slog Ægypteren ihjel?"

²⁹Moses fled at this saying, and became a stranger in the land of Midian, where he became the father of two sons.

²⁹Da flygtede Moses for denne Tales Skyld og boede som fremmed i Midians Land, hvor han avlede to Sønner.

³⁰“When forty years were fulfilled, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai, in a flame of fire in a bush.

³⁰Og efter fyrretyve Års Forløb viste en Engel sig for ham i Sinai Bjergs Ørken i en Tornebusk, der stod i lys Lue.

³¹When Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight. As he came close to see, a voice of the Lord came to him,

³¹Men da Moses så det, undrede han sig over Synet, og da han gik hen for at betragte det, lød Herrens Røst til ham:

³²‘I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’ Exodus 3:6 Moses trembled, and dared not look.

³²"Jeg er dine Fædres Gud, Abrahams og Isaks og Jakobs Gud." Da bævede Moses og turde ikke se derhen.

³³The Lord said to him, ‘Take your sandals off of your feet, for the place where you stand is holy ground.

³³Men Herren sagde til ham: "Løs Skoene af dine Fødder; thi det Sted, som du står på, er hellig Jord.

³⁴I have surely seen the affliction of my people that is in Egypt, and have heard their groaning. I have come down to deliver them. Now come, I will send you into Egypt.’ Exodus 3:5,7-8,10

³⁴Jeg har grant set mit Folks Mishandling i Ægypten og hørt deres Suk, og jeg er stegen ned for at udfri dem; og nu kom, lad mig sende dig til Ægypten!"

³⁵“This Moses, whom they refused, saying, ‘Who made you a ruler and a judge?’—God has sent him as both a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush.

³⁵Denne Moses, hvem de fornægtede, idet de sagde: "Hvem har sat dig til Hersker og Dommer," ham har Gud sendt til at være både Hersker og Befrier ved den Engels Hånd,som viste sig for ham i Tornebusken.

³⁶This man led them out, having worked wonders and signs in Egypt, in the Red Sea, and in the wilderness for forty years.

³⁶Ham var det, som førte dem ud,idet han gjorde Undere og Tegn i Ægyptens Land og i det røde Hav og i Ørkenen i fyrretyve År.

³⁷This is that Moses, who said to the children of Israel, ‘The Lord our God will raise up a prophet for you from among your brothers, like me. TR adds “You shall listen to him.” ’ Deuteronomy 18:15

³⁷Han er den Moses, som sagde til Israels Børn: "En Profet skal Gud oprejse eder af eders Brødre ligesom mig."

³⁸This is he who was in the assembly in the wilderness with the angel that spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our fathers, who received living oracles to give to us,

³⁸Han er den, som i Menigheden i Ørkenen færdedes med Engelen, der talte til ham på Sinai Bjerg, og med vore Fædre; den, som modtog levende Ord at give os;

³⁹to whom our fathers wouldn’t be obedient, but rejected him, and turned back in their hearts to Egypt,

³⁹hvem vore Fædre ikke vilde adlyde, men de stødte ham fra sig og vendte sig med deres Hjerter til Ægypten, idet de sagde til Aron:

⁴⁰saying to Aaron, ‘Make us gods that will go before us, for as for this Moses, who led us out of the land of Egypt, we don’t know what has become of him.’ Exodus 32:1

⁴⁰"Gør os Guder, som kunne gå foran os; thi vi vide ikke, hvad der er sket med denne Moses, som førte os ud af Ægyptens Land."

⁴¹They made a calf in those days, and brought a sacrifice to the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their hands.

⁴¹Og de gjorde en Kalv i de Dage og bragte Offer til Gudebilledet og frydede sig ved deres Hænders Gerninger.

⁴²But God turned, and gave them up to serve the army of the sky, This idiom could also be translated “host of heaven,” or “angelic beings,” or “heavenly bodies.” as it is written in the book of the prophets, ‘Did you offer to me slain animals and sacrifices forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?

⁴²Men Gud vendte sig fra dem og gav dem hen til at tjene Himmelens Hær, som der er skrevet i Profeternes Bog: "Have I vel, Israels Hus! bragt mig Slagtofre og andre Ofre i fyrretyve År i Ørkenen?

⁴³You took up the tabernacle of Moloch, the star of your god Rephan, the figures which you made to worship. I will carry you away Amos 5:25-27 beyond Babylon.’

⁴³Og I bare Moloks Telt og Guden Remfans Stjerne, de Billeder, som I havde gjort for at tilbede dem; og jeg vil flytte eder bort hinsides Babylon."

⁴⁴“Our fathers had the tabernacle of the testimony in the wilderness, even as he who spoke to Moses commanded him to make it according to the pattern that he had seen;

⁴⁴Vore Fædre i Ørkenen havde Vidnesbyrdets Tabernakel, således som han, der talte til Moses, havde befalet at gøre det efter det Forbillede, som han havde set.

⁴⁵which also our fathers, in their turn, brought in with Joshua when they entered into the possession of the nations, whom God drove out before the face of our fathers, to the days of David,

⁴⁵Dette toge også vore Fædre i Arv og bragte det under Josva ind i Landet, som Hedningerne besade, hvilke Gud fordrev fra vore Fædres Åsyn indtil Davids Dage,

⁴⁶who found favor in the sight of God, and asked to find a habitation for the God of Jacob.

⁴⁶som vandt Nåde for Gud og bad om at måtte finde en Bolig for Jakobs Gud.

⁴⁷But Solomon built him a house.

⁴⁷Men Salomon byggede ham et Hus.

⁴⁸However, the Most High doesn’t dwell in temples made with hands, as the prophet says,

⁴⁸Dog, den Højeste bor ikke i Huse gjorte med Hænder, som Profeten siger:

⁴⁹‘heaven is my throne, and the earth a footstool for my feet. What kind of house will you build me?’ says the Lord; ‘or what is the place of my rest?

⁴⁹"Himmelen er min Trone, og Jorden mine Fødders Skammel, hvad Hus ville I bygge mig? siger Herren, eller hvilket er min Hviles Sted?

⁵⁰Didn’t my hand make all these things?’ Isaiah 66:1-2

⁵⁰Har ikke min Hånd gjort alt dette?"

⁵¹“You stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy Spirit! As your fathers did, so you do.

⁵¹I hårde Halse og uomskårne på Hjerter og Øren! I stå altid den Helligånd imod; som eders Fædre, således også I.

⁵²Which of the prophets didn’t your fathers persecute? They killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One, of whom you have now become betrayers and murderers.

⁵²Hvem af Profeterne er der, som eders Fædre ikke have forfulgt? og de ihjelsloge dem, som forud forkyndte om den retfærdiges Komme, hvis Forrædere og Mordere I nu ere blevne,

⁵³You received the law as it was ordained by angels, and didn’t keep it!”

⁵³I, som modtoge Loven under Engles Besørgelse og have ikke holdt den!"

⁵⁴Now when they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed at him with their teeth.

⁵⁴Men da de hørte dette, skar det dem i deres Hjerter, og de bede Tænderne sammen imod ham.

⁵⁵But he, being full of the Holy Spirit, looked up steadfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,

⁵⁵Men som han var fuld af den Helligånd, stirrede han op imod Himmelen og så Guds Herlighed og Jesus stående ved Guds højre Hånd.

⁵⁶and said, “Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!”

⁵⁶Og han sagde: "Se, jeg ser Himlene åbnede og Menneskesønnen stående ved Guds højre Hånd."

⁵⁷But they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and rushed at him with one accord.

⁵⁷Men de råbte med høj Røst og holdt for deres Øren og stormede endrægtigt ind på ham.

⁵⁸They threw him out of the city, and stoned him. The witnesses placed their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.

⁵⁸Og de stødte ham ud uden for Staden og stenede ham. Og Vidnerne lagde deres Klæder af ved en ung Mands Fødder, som hed Saulus.

⁵⁹They stoned Stephen as he called out, saying, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!”

⁵⁹Og de stenede Stefanus, som bad og sagde: "Herre Jesus, tag imod min Ånd!"

⁶⁰He kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, “Lord, don’t hold this sin against them!” When he had said this, he fell asleep.

⁶⁰Men han faldt på Knæ og råbte med høj Røst: "Herre, tilregn dem ikke denne Synd!" Og som han sagde dette, sov han hen. (Kap.8) 1 Men Saulus fandt Behag i hans Mord.