1 A nd the high priest asked, Are these charges true?

Katahi ka mea te tohunga nui, He pono ranei enei mea?

2 A nd he answered, Brethren and fathers, listen to me! The God of glory appeared to our forefather Abraham when he was still in Mesopotamia, before he live in Haran,

Na mea ia, E nga teina, e nga matua, whakarongo mai: I puta te Atua o te kororia ki to tatou matua, ki a Aperahama, i a ia i Mehopotamia, a kiano i noho ki Harana,

3 A nd He said to him, Leave your own country and your relatives and come into the land (region) that I will point out to you.

Ka mea ki a ia, Haere atu i tou whenua, i ou whanaunga, a e tomo ki te whenua e whakakitea e ahau ki a koe.

4 S o then he went forth from the land of the Chaldeans and settled in Haran. And from there, after his father died, transferred him to this country in which you are now dwelling.

Na puta mai ana ia i te whenua o nga Karari, noho ana ki Harana: a, no te matenga o tona papa, ka whakahekea mai ia i reira e te Atua ki tenei whenua e noho nei koutou.

5 Y et He gave him no inheritable property in it, not even enough ground to set his foot on; but He promised that He would give it to Him for a permanent possession and to his descendants after him, even though he had no child.

A kihai i hoatu tetahi kainga mona i konei, kore rawa, ahakoa he turanga waewae noa: heoi i oati ia, tera e homai a konei hei kainga mona, mo tona uri hoki i muri i a ia, ahakoa ra i taua wa kahore ana tamariki.

6 A nd this is what God told him: That his descendants would be aliens (strangers) in a land belonging to other people, who would bring them into bondage and ill-treat them 400 years.

A i penei te korero a te Atua, tera tona uri e noho manene ki te whenua ke: ka meinga hoki hei pononga, a e wha rau tau e tukinotia ana.

7 B ut I will judge the nation to whom they will be slaves, said God, and after that they will escape and come forth and worship Me in this place.

Na, ko te iwi e meinga ai ratou hei pononga, ka whakawakia e ahau, e ai ta te Atua: muri iho i tenei ka puta mai ratou, a ka mahi ki ahau i tenei wahi.

8 A nd made with Abraham a covenant (an agreement to be religiously observed) of which circumcision was the seal. And under these circumstances became the father of Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day; and Isaac when he became the father of Jacob, and Jacob, the twelve patriarchs.

A i homai ano e ia ki a ia te kawenata o te kotinga: a whanau ake ta Aperahama ko Ihaka, a i te waru o nga ra ka kotia; a na Ihaka ko Hakopa; na Hakopa hoki nga tupuna kotahi tekau ma rua.

9 A nd the patriarchs, boiling with envy and hatred and anger, sold Joseph into slavery in Egypt; but God was with him,

Na ka hae nga tupuna ki a Hohepa, a hokona ana ia ki Ihipa: otira i a ia te Atua;

10 A nd delivered him from all his distressing afflictions and won him goodwill and favor and wisdom and understanding in the sight of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who made him governor over Egypt and all his house.

Nana ia i whakaora i ona matenga katoa, a hoatu ana ki a ia he pai, he matauranga i te aroaro o Parao kingi o Ihipa; a meinga ana ia e tera hei kawana mo Ihipa, mo tona whare katoa hoki.

11 T hen there came a famine over all of Egypt and Canaan, with great distress, and our forefathers could find no fodder or vegetable sustenance.

Na i reira ka puta he matekai ki te whenua katoa o Ihipa, o Kanaana, a he mate nui: kihai rawa i kitea he oranga e o tatou matua.

12 B ut when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent forth our forefathers first trip.

A, no te rongonga o Hakopa, e whai witi ana a Ihipa, ka tonoa e ia o tatou matua, ko te tononga tuatahi.

13 A nd on their second visit Joseph revealed himself to his brothers, and the family of Joseph became known to Pharaoh and his origin and race.

A, no te tononga tuarua, ka whakamohiotia a Hohepa ki ona tuakana; a ka whakaaturia ki a Parao te iwi o Hohepa.

14 A nd Joseph sent an invitation calling to himself Jacob his father and all his kindred, seventy-five persons in all.

Na ka tono tangata a Hohepa ki te karanga i tona papa, i a Hakopa ki a ia, i ona huanga katoa hoki, e whitu tekau ma rima nga wairua.

15 A nd Jacob went down into Egypt, where he himself died, as did our forefathers;

Na heke ana a Hakopa ki Ihipa, a ka mate, a ia me o tatou matua.

16 A nd their bodies were taken back to Shechem and laid in the tomb which Abraham had purchased for a sum of money from the sons of Hamor in Shechem.

A kawea atu ana ratou ki Hekeme, whakatakotoria ana ki te urupa i hokona mai ra e Aperahama, he moni hiriwa te utu, i nga tama a Hamora i Hekeme.

17 B ut as the time for the fulfillment of the promise drew near which God had made to Abraham, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt,

A, no ka tata mai te wa mo te mea i korerotia ra i mua, i oatitia ra e te Atua ki a Aperahama, ka tupu te iwi, ka tini haere ki Ihipa,

18 U ntil there arose over Egypt another and a different king who did not know Joseph.

A tae noa ki te putanga ake o tetahi atu kingi mo Ihipa, kihai nei i mohio ki a Hohepa.

19 H e dealt treacherously with and defrauded our race; he abused and oppressed our forefathers, forcing them to expose their babies so that they might not be kept alive.

Ko ia te mea nana i tinihanga to tatou iwi, i whakatupu kino o tatou matua, i meatia ai kia maka atu a ratou tamariki kei puta ki te ora.

20 A t this juncture Moses was born, and was exceedingly beautiful in God’s sight. For three months he was nurtured in his father’s house;

No taua wa ka whanau a Mohi, he tangata tino ataahua; e toru nga marama i whakatupuria ai ia i roto i te whare o tona papa,

21 T hen when he was exposed, the daughter of Pharaoh rescued him and took him and reared him as her own son.

A, no ka maka atu ia, ka tangohia ake ia e te tamahine a Parao, a atawhaitia ana hei tamaiti ake mana.

22 S o Moses was educated in all the wisdom and culture of the Egyptians, and he was mighty (powerful) in his speech and deeds.

Na i ata whakaakona a Mohi ki nga mea katoa o te matauranga o nga Ihipiana; a he mana rawa ia, i te kupu, i te mahi.

23 A nd when he was in his fortieth year, it came into his heart to visit his kinsmen the children of Israel '> to help them and to care for them].

A, ka tata ona tau ki te wha tekau, ka uru mai te whakaaro ki tona ngakau kia haere ia ki ona tuakana, ki nga tama a Iharaira.

24 A nd on seeing one of them being unjustly treated, he defended the oppressed man and avenged him by striking down the Egyptian and slaying.

A, i tona kitenga i tetahi o ratou e tukinotia ana, ka awhina ia i a ia, a patua iho e ia te Ihipiana, a ka whai utu mona i tukinotia ra:

25 H e expected his brethren to understand that God was granting them deliverance by his hand; but they did not understand.

Hua noa e mohio ona tuakana, nona te ringa e homai ai e te Atua te whakaoranga mo ratou: heoi kihai ratou i mohio.

26 T hen on the next day he suddenly appeared to some who were quarreling and fighting among themselves, and he urged them to make peace and become reconciled, saying, Men, you are brethren; why do you abuse and wrong one another?

Na i te aonga ake ka puta atu ia ki etahi e whawhai ana ki a raua, ka tahuri ki te wawao i a raua, ka mea, E hoa ma, he teina, he tuakana korua: he aha korua ka kino ai ki a korua ano?

27 W hereupon the man who was abusing his neighbor pushed aside, saying, Who appointed you a ruler (umpire) and a judge over us?

Otira peia atu ana ia e te tangata nana te he ki tona hoa; i mea ia, Na wai koe i mea hei rangatira, hei kaiwhakawa mo maua?

28 D o you intend to slay me as you slew the Egyptian yesterday?

E mea ana koe ki te whakamate i ahau, me koe i whakamate ra i te Ihipiana inanahi?

29 A t that reply Moses sought safety by flight and he was an exile and an alien in the country of Midian, where he became the father of two sons.

Na ka tahuti a Mohi i taua korero, a noho manene ana i Miriana; a tokorua ana tama i whanau ki reira.

30 A nd when forty years had gone by, there appeared to him in the wilderness (desert) of Mount Sinai an angel, in the flame of a burning bramblebush.

A, no ka tutuki nga tau e wha tekau, ka puta ki a ia tetahi anahera a te Ariki i te koraha o Maunga Hinai, i roto i te mura ahi i te rakau.

31 W hen Moses saw it, he was astonished and marveled at the sight; but when he went close to investigate, there came to him the voice of the Lord, saying,

A, no te kitenga o Mohi, ka miharo ki taua whakakitenga; a i a ia ka whakatata atu ki te matakitaki, ka puaki mai te reo o te Ariki ki a ia,

32 I am the God of your forefathers, the God of Abraham and of Isaac and of Jacob. And Moses trembled and was so terrified that he did not venture to look.

Ko te Atua ahau o ou matua, ko te Atua o Aperahama, o Ihaka, o Hakopa. Na wiri ana a Mohi, kore rawa i kaha ki te titiro atu.

33 T hen the Lord said to him, Remove the sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy ground and worthy of veneration.

A ka mea mai te Ariki ki a ia, Wetekia atu nga hu i ou waewae: ko te wahi hoki e tu na koe he oneone tapu.

34 B ecause I have most assuredly seen the abuse and oppression of My people in Egypt and have heard their sighing and groaning, I have come down to rescue them. So, now come! I will send you back to Egypt.

Kua tino kite hoki ahau i te mate o toku iwi e noho nei i Ihipa, kua rongo hoki i ta ratou aue, a kua heke iho nei ahau ki te whakaora i a ratou. Na, haere mai, ka tonoa koe e ahau ki Ihipa.

35 I t was this very Moses whom they had denied (disowned and rejected), saying, Who made you our ruler (referee) and judge? whom God sent to be a ruler and deliverer and redeemer, by and with the hand of the Angel that appeared to him in the bramblebush.

Na ko taua Mohi i whakakahoretia ra e ratou, i mea ra ratou, na wai koe i mea hei rangatira, hei kaiwhakawa? ko ia ano i tonoa e te Atua hei rangatira, hei kaiwhakaora, he mea na te ringa o te anahera i puta mai ra ki a ia i te rakau.

36 H e it was who led them forth, having worked wonders and signs in Egypt and at the Red Sea and during the forty years in the wilderness (desert).

Na taua tangata ratou i arahi atu, i muri iho i tana mahinga i nga mea whakamiharo, i nga tohu, ki te whenua o Ihipa, ki te Moana Whero, ki te koraha hoki i nga tau e wha tekau.

37 I t was this Moses who said to the children of Israel, God will raise up for you a Prophet from among your brethren as He raised me up.

Ko taua Mohio ano tenei i mea atu ra ki nga tamariki a Iharaira, Ma te Atua e whakaara ake he poropiti mo koutou i roto i o koutou teina, he penei me ahau.

38 T his is he who in the assembly in the wilderness (desert) was the go-between for the Angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai and our forefathers, and he received living oracles (words that still live) to be handed down to us.

Ko ia ano tenei i te whakaminenga i te koraha, raua ko te anahera i korero ra ki a ia i Maunga Hinai, ko o tatou matua hoki: i riro mai ai i a ia nga kupu ora hei homai ki a tatou.

39 o ur forefathers determined not to be subject to him; but thrusting him aside they rejected him, and in their hearts yearned for and turned back to Egypt.

Kihai nei o tatou matua i pai ki te whakarongo ki a ia, heoi peia atu ana ia e ratou, a hoki ana o ratou ngakau ki Ihipa.

40 A nd they said to Aaron, Make us gods who shall go before us; as for this Moses who led us forth from the land of Egypt—we have no knowledge of what has happened to him.

A mea ana ratou ki a Arona, hanga ma tatou etahi atua hei haere ki mua i a tatou: ko tenei Mohi hoki i arahina mai nei tatou i te whenua o Ihipa, kahore tatou e matau kua ahatia ranei.

41 A nd they made a calf in those days, and offered sacrifice to the idol and made merry and exulted in the work of their hands.

Heoi hanga ana e ratou he kuao kau i aua ra, tapaea ana he patunga tapu ma taua whakapakoko, a koa ana o ratou ngakau ki nga mahi a o ratou ringa.

42 B ut God turned and delivered them up to worship and serve the host (stars) of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets: Did you offer to Me slain beasts and sacrifices for forty years in the wilderness (desert), O house of Israel?

Na ka tahuri ke te Atua, tukua atu ana ratou kia karakia ki te ope o te rangi; kia pera me te mea i tuhia ki te pukapuka a nga poropiti, I homai koia e koutou ki ahau nga patunga tapu me nga whakahere i nga tau e wha tekau i te koraha, e te whar e o Iharaira?

43 Y ou took up the tent (the portable temple) of Moloch and carried it, and the star of the god Rephan, the images which you made that you might worship them; and I will remove you beyond Babylon.

Na kua mau koutou ki te tapenakara o Moroko, ki te whetu o to koutou atua o Reipana, ki nga whakapakoko i hanga e koutou hei koropiko atu; na, maku koutou e kawe atu ki tawahi o Papurona.

44 O ur forefathers had the tent (tabernacle) of witness in the wilderness, even as He Who directed Moses to make it had ordered, according to the pattern and model he had seen.

I o tatou matua te tapenakara o te whakaaturanga i te koraha, tana hoki i whakarite ai, i mea ai ki a Mohi kia hanga e ia, kia rite ki te tauira i kite ai ia.

45 O ur forefathers in turn brought it in with Joshua when they dispossessed the nations which God drove out before the face of our forefathers. until the time of David,

A, i o ratou na ra, na o tatou matua i mau mai, i a ratou ko Hohua i haere mai ai ki te noho i te whenua o nga Tauiwi, i peia atu nei e te Atua i te aroaro o o tatou matua, a taea noatia nga ra i a Rawiri;

46 W ho found grace (favor and spiritual blessing) in the sight of God and prayed that he might be allowed to find a dwelling place for the God of Jacob.

I paingia nei ia e te Atua, a i inoi hoki mana e rapu he nohoanga mo te Atua o Hakopa.

47 B ut it was Solomon who built a house for Him.

Na Horomona ia i hanga he whare mona.

48 H owever, the Most High does not dwell in houses and temples made with hands; as the prophet says,

He ahakoa ra, e kore te Runga Rawa e noho ki nga whare i hanga e te ringa; ko ta te poropiti hoki tena i mea ai,

49 H eaven My throne, and earth the footstool for My feet. What house can you build for Me, says the Lord, or what is the place in which I can rest?

Ko te rangi toku torona, ko te whenua toku turanga waewae; he whare pehea ta koutou e hanga ai moku? e ai ta te Ariki: a ko tehea te wahi e okioki ai ahau?

50 W as it not My hand that made all these things?

Ehara ianei i toku ringa nana enei mea katoa i hanga?

51 Y ou stubborn and stiff-necked people, still heathen and uncircumcised in heart and ears, you are always actively resisting the Holy Spirit. As your forefathers, so you!

E te hunga kaki maro, kahore nei i kotia te ngakau me nga taringa, he whakakeke tonu ta koutou ki te Wairua Tapu: rite tonu ta koutou ki ta o koutou matua.

52 W hich of the prophets did your forefathers not persecute? And they slew those who proclaimed beforehand the coming of the Righteous One, Whom you now have betrayed and murdered—

Ko tehea o nga poropiti kihai i whakatupuria kinotia e o koutou matua? whakamatea iho e ratou te hunga i poropititia ai te haerenga mai o te Mea Tika: ko koutou nei ona kaituku, ona kaikohuru;

53 Y ou who received the Law as it was ordained and set in order and delivered by angels, and you did not obey it!

Ko koutou, kua riro na i a koutou te ture, i ta nga anahera i whakatakoto mai ai, heoi kihai i puritia e koutou.

54 N ow upon hearing these things, they were cut to the heart and infuriated, and they ground their teeth against.

A ka rongo ratou ki enei mea, na tu rawa ki roto ki o ratou ngakau, tetea ana o ratou niho ki a ia.

55 B ut he, full of the Holy Spirit and controlled by Him, gazed into heaven and saw the glory (the splendor and majesty) of God, and Jesus standing at God’s right hand;

Otiia ko ia, ki tonu i te Wairua Tapu, titiro matatau atu ana ki te rangi, ka kite i te kororia o te Atua, i a Ihu hoki e tu ana i te ringa matau o te Atua;

56 A nd he said, Look! I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing at God’s right hand!

A ka mea, nana, e kite ana ahau ko nga rangi e tuhaha ana, a ko te Tama a te tangata e tu ana i te ringa matau o te Atua.

57 B ut they raised a great shout and put their hands over their ears and rushed together upon him.

Katahi ratou ka hamama, he nui te reo, ka puru i o ratou taringa, a kotahi tonu te omanga atu ki a ia,

58 T hen they dragged him out of the city and began to stone him, and the witnesses placed their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.

Ka maka ia e ratou ki waho o te pa, a akina ana ki te kohatu: ko nga kaititiro i whakatakoto i o ratou kakahu ki nga waewae o tetahi taitama, ko Haora te ingoa.

59 A nd while they were stoning Stephen, he prayed, Lord Jesus, receive and accept and welcome my spirit!

Heoi akina ana e ratou a Tepene ki te kohatu, me ia e karanga ana ki te Ariki, e mea ana, E te Ariki, e Ihu, toku wairua ki a koe.

60 A nd falling on his knees, he cried out loudly, Lord, fix not this sin upon them! And when he had said this, he fell asleep.

Katahi ia ka tuturi ki raro, ka karanga, he nui te reo, E te Ariki, kaua tenei mea e whakairia ki a ratou. A, i tana korerotanga i tenei, ka moe.