Деяния 7
Bulgarian New Testament: Easy-to-Read Version
Речта на Стефан
7 Тогава първосвещеникът го попита: „Вярно ли е това?“ 2 Стефан отговори: „Братя и бащи, чуйте ме! Богът на славата се яви на баща ни Авраам в Месопотамия, когато той още не се беше заселил в Харан, 3 и му каза: „Остави страната си и близките си и иди в земята, която ще ти покажа.“(A)
4 И Авраам напусна Халдейските земи[a] и се засели в Харан. След смъртта на баща му, Бог го накара да се пресели оттам в земята, където вие живеете сега. 5 Тук той не му остави дори една педя земя в наследство, но обеща в бъдеще той и потомците му след него да владеят тази земя, макар че Авраам тогава нямаше деца.
6 Ето какво му каза Бог: „Твоите потомци ще бъдат пришълци в чужда земя, ще бъдат поробени и четиристотин години ще бъдат угнетявани. 7 Но аз ще осъдя народа, на който ще робуват.“(B) Бог каза: „И след това ще излязат от тази страна и тук на това място ще ми служат.“(C)
8 И Бог даде на Авраам завета на обрязването. Авраам стана баща на Исаак и на осмия ден след раждането му го обряза; Исаак стана баща на Яков и го обряза, а Яков обряза своите синове, които станаха дванадесетте патриарха.[b]
9 Патриарсите завиждаха на Йосиф и го продадоха в робство в Египет, но Бог не го изостави 10 и го спаси от всичките му беди, дари му мъдрост и му помогна да спечели благоволението на фараона, царя на Египет. И фараонът го направи главен управител на Египет и на цялото си домакинство. 11 След това в цял Египет и Ханаан настъпи глад и причини голямо страдание. Прадедите ни не намираха храна.
12 Когато чу, че в Египет има жито, Яков изпрати там нашите прадеди. (Това беше първото им пътуване до Египет.) 13 При второто им посещение Йосиф се разкри на братята си и фараонът научи за неговото потекло. 14 Тогава Йосиф повика баща си Яков и целия си род — общо седемдесет и пет души. 15 Яков отиде в Египет и там той и дедите ни живяха до смъртта си. 16 Пренесоха ги обратно в Сихем и ги положиха в гробницата, която Авраам беше купил със сребро от синовете на Хамор в Сихем.
17 Колкото повече наближаваше времето за изпълнение на обещанието, дадено на Авраам от Бога, толкова повече растеше броят на израелтяните в Египет, 18 докато владетел на Египет стана друг цар, който не познаваше Йосиф. 19 Той хитро се възползва от нашия народ, беше жесток към предците ни и ги принуждаваше да оставят новородените си навън, за да умрат.
20 По това време се роди Моисей, който беше много красиво дете. Три месеца той расна в бащиния си дом. 21 Когато го оставиха навън, дъщерята на фараона го прибра и го отгледа като свой собствен син. 22 Моисей бе обучен в цялата египетска мъдрост и беше силен на думи и дела.
23 Когато стана на четиридесет години, той реши да посети братята си, израелтяните. 24 Моисей видя, че един от тях е малтретиран, защити го и отмъсти за малтретирания, като уби египтянина. 25 Той мислеше, че братята му ще разберат, че чрез него Бог им изпраща спасение, но те не разбраха.
26 На другия ден той видя двама от тях, които се биеха, и се опита да ги помири, като им каза: „Хора, нали сте братя, защо се отнасяте зле един към друг?“ 27 Човекът, който малтретираше ближния си, блъсна Моисей и каза: „Кой те постави да ни бъдеш водач и съдия? 28 Да не искаш да ме убиеш, както вчера уби египтянина?“(D) 29 Като чу това, Моисей избяга и се засели в чуждите Мадиамски земи. Там му се родиха двама сина.
30 Четиридесет години по-късно в пламъците на един горящ храст в пустинята близо до планината Синай му се яви ангел. 31 Моисей беше удивен от това, което видя. Като се приближи да го разгледа, той чу гласа на Господа: 32 „Аз съм Богът на твоите предци, Богът на Авраам, Исаак и Яков.“(E) Треперейки от страх, Моисей не смееше да погледне.
33 Тогава Господ му каза: „Събуй си сандалите, защото мястото, на което си стъпил, е свята земя. 34 Наистина видях как потискат народа ми в Египет, чух стенанията му и слязох да го освободя. Ела сега, ще те изпратя обратно в Египет.“(F)
35 Това беше същият Моисей, когото израелтяните отхвърлиха с думите: „Кой те постави водач и съдия?“(G) Този Моисей Бог изпрати като водач и освободител; изпрати го с помощта на ангела, който той видя в горящия храст. 36 Моисей ги изведе и четиридесет години вършеше чудеса и знамения в Египет, край Червено море и в пустинята.
37 Това е същият Моисей, който каза на израелтяните: „Бог ще издигне измежду братята ви пророк като мен.“(H) 38 Той е този, който беше с народа на Израел, събрал се в пустинята; той е този, на когото ангелът говори на планината Синай, и той бе с бащите ни; той получи заповеди, които дават живот, за да ни ги предаде.
39 Но прадедите ни отказаха да му се подчинят. Отхвърлиха го и в сърцата си се обърнаха към Египет. 40 Те казаха на Аарон: „Направи ни някакви богове, които да вървят пред нас и да ни водят, защото с онзи Моисей, който ни изведе от Египет, не знаем какво е станало.“(I) 41 И тогава направиха изображение на телец и на този идол принасяха жертва и празнуваха в чест на онова, което ръцете им бяха създали. 42 Но Бог се отвърна от тях и ги остави да се покланят на небесното войнство, както е писано в книгата на пророците:
„Не на мен, израелтяни,
принасяхте заклани животни и жертви
четиридесет години в пустинята!
43 Вие носихте скинията на Молох
и звездата на вашия бог Рефан:
идолите, които сами създадохте,
за да им се покланяте.
Затова ще ви прогоня отвъд Вавилон.“(J)
44 Прадедите ни в пустинята носеха Свещената скиния.[c] Бог научи Моисей как да направи тази скиния по образеца, който му беше показан. 45 Прадедите ни, които наследиха скинията, я донесоха с Исус Навин, когато завладяха земите на други народи, които Бог беше прокудил от лицето им. Тя остана там до времето на Давид. 46 Бог прояви благоволение към Давид и той поиска позволение да построи дом за народа на Яков.[d] 47 Ала Соломон бе този, който построи храма.
48 Но Всевишният не живее в храмове, изградени от човешка ръка, както казва пророкът[e]:
49 «Господ казва: Небето е моят престол,
а земята — място да отморя краката си.
Какъв дом ще ми построите?
Кое е мястото, където да отдъхна?
50 Нали аз съм сътворил всичко!»“(K)
51 Тогава Стефан им каза: „Вие, твърдоглави хора, които не отдавате сърцата си на Бога и не се вслушвате в думите му! Винаги сте против това, което ви казва Святият Дух. Правите също както правеха прадедите ви. 52 Има ли поне един пророк, когото прадедите ви да не преследваха? Те дори убиха онези, които отдавна предизвестиха идването на Праведника, а сега вие станахте негови предатели и убийци. 53 Вие, които получихте закона, който Бог ви даде чрез ангелите си, но не го спазихте!“
Убийството на Стефан
54 Като чуха тези думи, юдейските водачи побесняха и заскърцаха със зъби срещу него. 55 А Стефан, изпълнен със Святия Дух, погледна към небето и видя Божията слава и Исус, застанал отдясно на Бога, 56 и каза: „Ето! Виждам небесата разтворени и Човешкия Син, застанал отдясно на Бога.“
57 При тези му думи те се развикаха силно и запушиха ушите си. После всички заедно се спуснаха към него, 58 отведоха го извън града и започнаха да го замерват с камъни. Лъжесвидетелите оставиха наметките си в краката на един младеж на име Савел. 59 Докато хвърляха камъни по него, Стефан се молеше: „Господи Исусе, приеми духа ми!“ 60 После коленичи и извика високо: „Господи, не ги обвинявай за този грях!“ След като каза това, умря.
Footnotes
- Деяния 7:4 Халдея Друго име на Вавилония, област в южната част на Месопотамия. Вж. стих 2.
- Деяния 7:8 патриарси Родоначалници на дванадесетте родови клана на юдеите. Синове на Яков, наречен още Израел. Вж. Бит. 35:10.
- Деяния 7:44 Свещената скиния Букв.: „Скиния на Свидетелството“. Подвижна шатра или палатка, в която се съхраняват десетте Божии заповеди и където Бог живее сред своя народ по времето на Моисей.
- Деяния 7:46 за народа на Яков Според някои гръцки ръкописи: „за Бога на Яков“.
- Деяния 7:48 пророкът Исая, Божий пророк около 740–700 г. пр. Хр.
Acts 7
King James Version
7 Then said the high priest, Are these things so?
2 And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran,
3 And said unto him, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and come into the land which I shall shew thee.
4 Then came he out of the land of the Chaldaeans, and dwelt in Charran: and from thence, when his father was dead, he removed him into this land, wherein ye now dwell.
5 And he gave him none inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on: yet he promised that he would give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him, when as yet he had no child.
6 And God spake on this wise, That his seed should sojourn in a strange land; and that they should bring them into bondage, and entreat them evil four hundred years.
7 And the nation to whom they shall be in bondage will I judge, said God: and after that shall they come forth, and serve me in this place.
8 And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so Abraham begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat the twelve patriarchs.
9 And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,
10 And delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.
11 Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.
12 But when Jacob heard that there was corn in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first.
13 And at the second time Joseph was made known to his brethren; and Joseph's kindred was made known unto Pharaoh.
14 Then sent Joseph, and called his father Jacob to him, and all his kindred, threescore and fifteen souls.
15 So Jacob went down into Egypt, and died, he, and our fathers,
16 And were carried over into Sychem, and laid in the sepulchre that Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Emmor the father of Sychem.
17 But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,
18 Till another king arose, which knew not Joseph.
19 The same dealt subtilly with our kindred, and evil entreated our fathers, so that they cast out their young children, to the end they might not live.
20 In which time Moses was born, and was exceeding fair, and nourished up in his father's house three months:
21 And when he was cast out, Pharaoh's daughter took him up, and nourished him for her own son.
22 And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and in deeds.
23 And when he was full forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren the children of Israel.
24 And seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged him that was oppressed, and smote the Egyptian:
25 For he supposed his brethren would have understood how that God by his hand would deliver them: but they understood not.
26 And the next day he shewed himself unto them as they strove, and would have set them at one again, saying, Sirs, ye are brethren; why do ye wrong one to another?
27 But he that did his neighbour wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?
28 Wilt thou kill me, as thou diddest the Egyptian yesterday?
29 Then fled Moses at this saying, and was a stranger in the land of Madian, where he begat two sons.
30 And when forty years were expired, there appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sina an angel of the Lord in a flame of fire in a bush.
31 When Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight: and as he drew near to behold it, the voice of the Lord came unto him,
32 Saying, I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Then Moses trembled, and durst not behold.
33 Then said the Lord to him, Put off thy shoes from thy feet: for the place where thou standest is holy ground.
34 I have seen, I have seen the affliction of my people which is in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and am come down to deliver them. And now come, I will send thee into Egypt.
35 This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? the same did God send to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel which appeared to him in the bush.
36 He brought them out, after that he had shewed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and in the Red sea, and in the wilderness forty years.
37 This is that Moses, which said unto the children of Israel, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear.
38 This is he, that was in the church in the wilderness with the angel which spake to him in the mount Sina, and with our fathers: who received the lively oracles to give unto us:
39 To whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust him from them, and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt,
40 Saying unto Aaron, Make us gods to go before us: for as for this Moses, which brought us out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.
41 And they made a calf in those days, and offered sacrifice unto the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands.
42 Then God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, O ye house of Israel, have ye offered to me slain beasts and sacrifices by the space of forty years in the wilderness?
43 Yea, ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan, figures which ye made to worship them: and I will carry you away beyond Babylon.
44 Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the wilderness, as he had appointed, speaking unto Moses, that he should make it according to the fashion that he had seen.
45 Which also our fathers that came after brought in with Jesus into the possession of the Gentiles, whom God drave out before the face of our fathers, unto the days of David;
46 Who found favour before God, and desired to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.
47 But Solomon built him an house.
48 Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet,
49 Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool: what house will ye build me? saith the Lord: or what is the place of my rest?
50 Hath not my hand made all these things?
51 Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye.
52 Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them which shewed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers:
53 Who have received the law by the disposition of angels, and have not kept it.
54 When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth.
55 But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,
56 And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.
57 Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord,
58 And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul.
59 And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
60 And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
Acts 7
English Standard Version
Stephen's Speech
7 And the high priest said, “Are these things so?” 2 And Stephen said:
(A)“Brothers and fathers, hear me. (B)The God (C)of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, (D)before he lived in Haran, 3 and said to him, (E)‘Go out from your land and from your kindred and go into the land that I will show you.’ 4 (F)Then he went out from the land of the Chaldeans and lived in Haran. And (G)after his father died, (H)God removed him from there into this land in which you are now living. 5 Yet he gave him no inheritance in it, not even a foot's length, but promised (I)to give it to him as a possession and to his offspring after him, (J)though he had no child. 6 And God spoke to this effect—that (K)his offspring would (L)be sojourners in a land belonging to others, who would enslave them and afflict them (M)four hundred years. 7 ‘But (N)I will judge the nation that they serve,’ said God, ‘and after that they shall come out (O)and worship me in this place.’ 8 And (P)he gave him the covenant of circumcision. And (Q)so Abraham became the father of Isaac, and (R)circumcised him on the eighth day, and (S)Isaac became the father of Jacob, and (T)Jacob of the twelve patriarchs.
9 “And the patriarchs, (U)jealous of Joseph, (V)sold him into Egypt; but (W)God was with him 10 and rescued him out of all his afflictions and (X)gave him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh, king of Egypt, (Y)who made him ruler over Egypt and over all his household. 11 Now (Z)there came a famine throughout all Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction, and our fathers could find no food. 12 (AA)But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent out our fathers on their first visit. 13 And (AB)on the second visit (AC)Joseph made himself known to his brothers, and (AD)Joseph's family became known to Pharaoh. 14 And (AE)Joseph sent and summoned Jacob his father and all his kindred, (AF)seventy-five persons in all. 15 And (AG)Jacob went down into Egypt, and (AH)he died, he (AI)and our fathers, 16 and (AJ)they were carried back to Shechem and laid in the tomb that (AK)Abraham had bought for a sum of silver from the sons of Hamor in Shechem.
17 “But (AL)as the time of the promise drew near, which God had granted to Abraham, (AM)the people increased and multiplied in Egypt 18 until there arose over Egypt another king (AN)who did not know Joseph. 19 (AO)He dealt shrewdly with our race and forced our fathers to expose their infants, (AP)so that they would not be kept alive. 20 (AQ)At this time Moses was born; and he was beautiful in God's sight. And he was brought up for three months in his father's house, 21 and (AR)when he was exposed, Pharaoh's daughter adopted him and brought him up as her own son. 22 And Moses (AS)was instructed in (AT)all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and he was (AU)mighty in his words and deeds.
23 “When he was forty years old, it came into his heart (AV)to visit his brothers, the children of Israel. 24 And seeing one of them being wronged, he defended the oppressed man and avenged him by striking down the Egyptian. 25 He supposed that his brothers would understand that God was giving them salvation by his hand, but they did not understand. 26 (AW)And on the following day he appeared to them as they were quarreling and tried to reconcile them, saying, ‘Men, you are brothers. Why do you wrong each other?’ 27 But the man who was wronging his neighbor thrust him aside, saying, (AX)‘Who made you a ruler and a judge over us? 28 Do you want to kill me as you killed the Egyptian yesterday?’ 29 At this retort (AY)Moses fled and became an exile in the land of Midian, (AZ)where he became the father of two sons.
30 “Now when forty years had passed, (BA)an angel appeared to him (BB)in the wilderness of Mount Sinai, in a flame of fire in a bush. 31 When Moses saw it, he was amazed at the sight, and as he drew near to look, there came the voice of the Lord: 32 (BC)‘I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham and of Isaac and of Jacob.’ And Moses trembled and did not dare to look. 33 Then the Lord said to him, (BD)‘Take off the sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy ground. 34 (BE)I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt, and (BF)have heard their groaning, and (BG)I have come down to deliver them. (BH)And now come, I will send you to Egypt.’
35 “This Moses, whom they rejected, (BI)saying, ‘Who made you a ruler and a judge?’—this man God sent as both ruler and redeemer (BJ)by the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush. 36 (BK)This man led them out, performing (BL)wonders and signs (BM)in Egypt and (BN)at the Red Sea and (BO)in the wilderness for (BP)forty years. 37 This is the Moses who said to the Israelites, ‘God will raise up for you (BQ)a prophet like me from your brothers.’ 38 This is the one (BR)who was in the congregation in the wilderness with (BS)the angel who spoke to him at Mount Sinai, and with our fathers. (BT)He received (BU)living (BV)oracles to give to us. 39 Our fathers refused to obey him, but thrust him aside, and (BW)in their hearts they turned to Egypt, 40 saying to Aaron, (BX)‘Make for us gods who will go before us. As for this Moses who led us out from the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.’ 41 And (BY)they made a calf in those days, and offered a sacrifice to the idol and (BZ)were rejoicing in (CA)the works of their hands. 42 But (CB)God turned away and (CC)gave them over to worship (CD)the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets:
(CE)“‘Did you bring to me slain beasts and sacrifices,
(CF)during the forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?
43 You took up the tent of (CG)Moloch
and the star of your god Rephan,
the images that you made to worship;
and I will send you into exile beyond Babylon.’
44 “Our fathers had (CH)the tent of witness in the wilderness, just as he who spoke to Moses (CI)directed him to make it, according to the pattern that he had seen. 45 Our fathers in turn (CJ)brought it in with Joshua when they (CK)dispossessed the nations (CL)that God drove out before our fathers. So it was (CM)until the days of David, 46 (CN)who found favor in the sight of God and (CO)asked to find a dwelling place for (CP)the God of Jacob.[a] 47 But it was (CQ)Solomon who built a house for him. 48 (CR)Yet the Most High does not dwell (CS)in houses made by hands, as the prophet says,
49 (CT)“‘Heaven is my throne,
(CU)and the earth is my footstool.
What kind of house will you build for me, says the Lord,
or what is the place of my rest?
50 Did not my hand make all these things?’
51 (CV)“You stiff-necked people, (CW)uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy Spirit. (CX)As your fathers did, so do you. 52 (CY)Which of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? And they killed those who announced beforehand the coming of (CZ)the Righteous One, (DA)whom you have now betrayed and murdered, 53 you who received the law (DB)as delivered by angels and (DC)did not keep it.”
The Stoning of Stephen
54 Now when they heard these things (DD)they were enraged, and they (DE)ground their teeth at him. 55 But he, (DF)full of the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven and saw (DG)the glory of God, and Jesus standing (DH)at the right hand of God. 56 And he said, “Behold, I see (DI)the heavens opened, and (DJ)the Son of Man standing (DK)at the right hand of God.” 57 But they cried out with a loud voice and stopped their ears and rushed together[b] at him. 58 Then (DL)they cast him out of the city and (DM)stoned him. And (DN)the witnesses laid down their garments (DO)at the feet of a young man named Saul. 59 And as they were stoning Stephen, (DP)he called out, “Lord Jesus, (DQ)receive my spirit.” 60 And (DR)falling to his knees he cried out with a loud voice, (DS)“Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” And when he had said this, (DT)he fell asleep.
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