1 E disse o sumo sacerdote: Porventura são assim estas coisas?

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

2 E stêvão respondeu: Irmãos e pais, ouvi. O Deus da glória apareceu a nosso pai Abraão, estando ele na Mesopotâmia, antes de habitar em Harã,

And he said, “Hear me, brethren and fathers! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran,

3 e disse-lhe: Sai da tua terra e dentre a tua parentela, e dirige-te ã terra que eu te mostrar.

and said to him, ‘ Leave your country and your relatives, and come into the land that I will show you.’

4 E ntão saiu da terra dos caldeus e habitou em Harã. Dali, depois que seu pai faleceu, Deus o trouxe para esta terra em que vós agora habitais.

Then he left the land of the Chaldeans and settled in Haran. From there, after his father died, God had him move to this country in which you are now living.

5 E não lhe deu nela herança, nem sequer o espaço de um pé; mas prometeu que lha daria em possessão, e depois dele ã sua descendência, não tendo ele ainda filho.

But He gave him no inheritance in it, not even a foot of ground, and yet, even when he had no child, He promised that He would give it to him as a possession, and to his descendants after him.

6 P ois Deus disse que a sua descendência seria peregrina em terra estranha e que a escravizariam e maltratariam por quatrocentos anos.

But God spoke to this effect, that his descendants would be aliens in a foreign land, and that they would be enslaved and mistreated for four hundred years.

7 M as eu julgarei a nação que os tiver escravizado, disse Deus; e depois disto sairão, e me servirão neste lugar.

‘ And whatever nation to which they will be in bondage I Myself will judge,’ said God, ‘ and after that they will come out and serve Me in this place.’

8 E deu-lhe o pacto da circuncisão; assim então gerou Abraão a Isaque, e o circuncidou ao oitavo dia; e Isaque gerou a Jacó, e Jacó aos doze patriarcas.

And He gave him the covenant of circumcision; and so Abraham became the father of Isaac, and circumcised him on the eighth day; and Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob of the twelve patriarchs.

9 O s patriarcas, movidos de inveja, venderam José para o Egito; mas Deus era com ele,

“The patriarchs became jealous of Joseph and sold him into Egypt. Yet God was with him,

10 e o livrou de todas as suas tribulações, e lhe deu graça e sabedoria perante Faraó, rei do Egito, que o constituiu governador sobre o Egito e toda a sua casa.

and rescued him from all his afflictions, and granted him favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and he made him governor over Egypt and all his household.

11 S obreveio então uma fome a todo o Egito e Canaã, e grande tribulação; e nossos pais não achavam alimentos.

“Now a famine came over all Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction with it, and our fathers could find no food.

12 M as tendo ouvido Jacó que no Egito havia trigo, enviou ali nossos pais pela primeira vez.

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

13 E na segunda vez deu-se José a conhecer a seus irmãos, e a sua linhagem tornou-se manifesta a Faraó.

On the second visit Joseph made himself known to his brothers, and Joseph’s family was disclosed to Pharaoh.

14 E ntão José mandou chamar a seu pai Jacó, e a toda a sua parentela - setenta e cinco almas.

Then Joseph sent word and invited Jacob his father and all his relatives to come to him, seventy-five persons in all.

15 J acó, pois, desceu ao Egito, onde morreu, ele e nossos pais;

And Jacob went down to Egypt and there he and our fathers died.

16 e foram transportados para Siquém e depositados na sepultura que Abraão comprara por certo preço em prata aos filhos de Emor, em Siquém.

From there they were removed to Shechem and laid in the tomb which Abraham had purchased for a sum of money from the sons of Hamor in Shechem.

17 E nquanto se aproximava o tempo da promessa que Deus tinha feito a Abraão, o povo crescia e se multiplicava no Egito;

“But as the time of the promise was approaching which God had assured to Abraham, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt,

18 a té que se levantou ali outro rei, que não tinha conhecido José.

until there arose another king over Egypt who knew nothing about Joseph.

19 U sando esse de astúcia contra a nossa raça, maltratou a nossos pais, ao ponto de fazê-los enjeitar seus filhos, para que não vivessem.

It was he who took shrewd advantage of our race and mistreated our fathers so that they would expose their infants and they would not survive.

20 N esse tempo nasceu Moisés, e era mui formoso, e foi criado três meses em casa de seu pai.

It was at this time that Moses was born; and he was lovely in the sight of God, and he was nurtured three months in his father’s home.

21 S endo ele enjeitado, a filha de Faraó o recolheu e o criou como seu próprio filho.

And after he had been set outside, Pharaoh’s daughter took him away and nurtured him as her own son.

22 A ssim Moisés foi instruído em toda a sabedoria dos egípcios, e era poderoso em palavras e obras.

Moses was educated in all the learning of the Egyptians, and he was a man of power in words and deeds.

23 O ra, quando ele completou quarenta anos, veio-lhe ao coração visitar seus irmãos, os filhos de Israel.

But when he was approaching the age of forty, it entered his mind to visit his brethren, the sons of Israel.

24 E vendo um deles sofrer injustamente, defendeu-o, e vingou o oprimido, matando o egípcio.

And when he saw one of them being treated unjustly, he defended him and took vengeance for the oppressed by striking down the Egyptian.

25 C uidava que seus irmãos entenderiam que por mão dele Deus lhes havia de dar a liberdade; mas eles não entenderam.

And he supposed that his brethren understood that God was granting them deliverance through him, but they did not understand.

26 N o dia seguinte apareceu-lhes quando brigavam, e quis levá- los ã paz, dizendo: Homens, sois irmãos; por que vos maltratais um ao outro?

On the following day he appeared to them as they were fighting together, and he tried to reconcile them in peace, saying, ‘Men, you are brethren, why do you injure one another?’

27 M as o que fazia injustiça ao seu próximo o repeliu, dizendo: Quem te constituiu senhor e juiz sobre nós?

But the one who was injuring his neighbor pushed him away, saying, ‘ Who made you a ruler and judge over us ?

28 A caso queres tu matar-me como ontem mataste o egípcio?

You do not mean to kill me as you killed the Egyptian yesterday, do you ?’

29 A esta palavra fugiu Moisés, e tornou-se peregrino na terra de Madiã, onde gerou dois filhos.

At this remark, Moses fled and became an alien in the land of Midian, where he became the father of two sons.

30 E passados mais quarenta anos, apareceu-lhe um anjo no deserto do monte Sinai, numa chama de fogo no meio de uma sarça.

“After forty years had passed, an angel appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai, in the flame of a burning thorn bush.

31 M oisés, vendo isto, admirou-se da visão; e, aproximando-se ele para observar, soou a voz do Senhor;

When Moses saw it, he marveled at the sight; and as he approached to look more closely, there came the voice of the Lord:

32 E u sou o deus de teus pais, o Deus de Abraão, de Isaque e de Jacó. E Moisés ficou trêmulo e não ousava olhar.

‘ I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob.’ Moses shook with fear and would not venture to look.

33 D isse-lhe então o Senhor: Tira as alparcas dos teus pés, porque o lugar em que estás é terra santa.

But the Lord said to him, ‘ Take off the sandals from your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.

34 V i, com efeito, a aflição do meu povo no Egito, ouvi os seus gemidos, e desci para livrá-lo. Agora pois vem, e enviar-te-ei ao Egito.

I have certainly seen the oppression of My people in Egypt and have heard their groans, and I have come down to rescue them; come now, and I will send you to Egypt.’

35 A este Moisés que eles haviam repelido, dizendo: Quem te constituiu senhor e juiz? a este enviou Deus como senhor e libertador, pela mão do anjo que lhe aparecera na sarça.

“This Moses whom they disowned, saying, ‘ Who made you a ruler and a judge ?’ is the one whom God sent to be both a ruler and a deliverer with the help of the angel who appeared to him in the thorn bush.

36 F oi este que os conduziu para fora, fazendo prodígios e sinais na terra do Egito, e no Mar Vermelho, e no deserto por quarenta anos.

This man led them out, performing wonders and signs in the land of Egypt and in the Red Sea and in the wilderness for forty years.

37 E ste é o Moisés que disse aos filhos de Israel: Deus vos suscitará dentre vossos irmãos um profeta como eu.

This is the Moses who said to the sons of Israel, ‘ God will raise up for you a prophet like me from your brethren.’

38 E ste é o que esteve na congregação no deserto, com o anjo que lhe falava no monte Sinai, e com nossos pais, o qual recebeu palavras de vida para vo-las dar;

This is the one who was in the congregation in the wilderness together with the angel who was speaking to him on Mount Sinai, and who was with our fathers; and he received living oracles to pass on to you.

39 a o qual os nossos pais não quiseram obedecer, antes o rejeitaram, e em seus corações voltaram ao Egito,

Our fathers were unwilling to be obedient to him, but repudiated him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt,

40 d izendo a arão: Faze-nos deuses que vão adiante de nós; porque a esse Moisés que nos tirou da terra do Egito, não sabemos o que lhe aconteceu.

saying to Aaron, ‘Make for us gods who will go before us; for this Moses who led us out of the land of Egypt — we do not know what happened to him.’

41 F izeram, pois, naqueles dias o bezerro, e ofereceram sacrifício ao ídolo, e se alegravam nas obras das suas mãos.

At that time they made a calf and brought a sacrifice to the idol, and were rejoicing in the works of their hands.

42 M as Deus se afastou, e os abandonou ao culto das hostes do céu, como está escrito no livro dos profetas: Porventura me oferecestes vítimas e sacrifícios por quarenta anos no deserto, ó casa de Israel?

But God turned away and delivered them up to serve the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, ‘ It was not to Me that you offered victims and sacrifices forty years in the wilderness, was it, O house of Israel ?

43 A ntes carregastes o tabernáculo de Moloque e a estrela do deus Renfã, figuras que vós fizestes para adorá-las. Desterrar-vos-ei pois, para além da Babilônia.

You also took along the tabernacle of Moloch and the star of the god Rompha, the images which you made to worship. I also will remove you beyond Babylon.’

44 E ntre os nossos pais no deserto estava o tabernáculo do testemunho, como ordenara aquele que disse a Moisés que o fizesse segundo o modelo que tinha visto;

“Our fathers had the tabernacle of testimony in the wilderness, just as He who spoke to Moses directed him to make it according to the pattern which he had seen.

45 o qual nossos pais, tendo-o por sua vez recebido, o levaram sob a direção de Josué, quando entraram na posse da terra das nações que Deus expulsou da presença dos nossos pais, até os dias de Davi,

And having received it in their turn, our fathers brought it in with Joshua upon dispossessing the nations whom God drove out before our fathers, until the time of David.

46 q ue achou graça diante de Deus, e pediu que lhe fosse dado achar habitação para o Deus de Jacó.

David found favor in God’s sight, and asked that he might find a dwelling place for the God of Jacob.

47 E ntretanto foi Salomão quem lhe edificou uma casa;

But it was Solomon who built a house for Him.

48 m as o Altíssimo não habita em templos feitos por mãos de homens, como diz o profeta:

However, the Most High does not dwell in houses made by human hands; as the prophet says:

49 O céu é meu trono, e a terra o escabelo dos meus pés. Que casa me edificareis, diz o Senhor, ou qual o lugar do meu repouso?

‘ Heaven is My throne, And earth is the footstool of My feet; What kind of house will you build for Me ?’ says the Lord, ‘ Or what place is there for My repose ?

50 N ão fez, porventura, a minha mão todas estas coisas?

‘ Was it not My hand which made all these things ?’

51 H omens de dura cerviz, e incircuncisos de coração e ouvido, vós sempre resistis ao Espírito Santo; como o fizeram os vossos pais, assim também vós.

“You men who are stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears are always resisting the Holy Spirit; you are doing just as your fathers did.

52 A qual dos profetas não perseguiram vossos pais? Até mataram os que dantes anunciaram a vinda do Justo, do qual vós agora vos tornastes traidores e homicidas,

Which one of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? They killed those who had previously announced the coming of the Righteous One, whose betrayers and murderers you have now become;

53 v ós, que recebestes a lei por ordenação dos anjos, e não a guardastes.

you who received the law as ordained by angels, and yet did not keep it.” Stephen Put to Death

54 O uvindo eles isto, enfureciam-se em seus corações, e rangiam os dentes contra Estêvão.

Now when they heard this, they were cut to the quick, and they began gnashing their teeth at him.

55 M as ele, cheio do Espírito Santo, fitando os olhos no céu, viu a glória de Deus, e Jesus em pé ã direita de Deus,

But being full of the Holy Spirit, he gazed intently into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God;

56 e disse: Eis que vejo os céus abertos, e o Filho do homem em pé ã direita de Deus.

and he said, “Behold, I see the heavens opened up and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.”

57 E ntão eles gritaram com grande voz, taparam os ouvidos, e arremeteram unânimes contra ele

But they cried out with a loud voice, and covered their ears and rushed at him with one impulse.

58 e , lançando-o fora da cidade o apedrejavam. E as testemunhas depuseram as suas vestes aos pés de um mancebo chamado Saulo.

When they had driven him out of the city, they began stoning him; and the witnesses laid aside their robes at the feet of a young man named Saul.

59 A pedrejavam, pois, a Estêvão que orando, dizia: Senhor Jesus, recebe o meu espírito.

They went on stoning Stephen as he called on the Lord and said, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!”

60 E pondo-se de joelhos, clamou com grande voz: Senhor, não lhes imputes este pecado. Tendo dito isto, adormeceu. E Saulo consentia na sua morte.

Then falling on his knees, he cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them!” Having said this, he fell asleep.