使徒の働き 7
Japanese Living Bible
7 大祭司はステパノに、「この訴えのとおりか」と問いただしました。
2 ステパノは、答弁を始めました。「お聞きください、皆さん。先祖アブラハムがまだメソポタミヤに住んでいたころ、栄光に輝く神様が彼に現れました。 3 そして、故郷を離れ、親族とも別れて、神様の命じる国へ行くように、とおっしゃいました。 4 そこでアブラハムはカルデヤ人の地を離れ、シリヤのハランに移り、父親が死ぬまでそこに住みました。そのあと神様は、彼をこの地に連れて来られたのです。 5 ところがそこには、彼の土地はたったの一坪もなく、その上、子どももいませんでした。にもかかわらず、神様は、やがてこの地が全部、アブラハムとその子孫のものになると約束されたのです。 6 同時に、子孫たちがこの地を去って外国に住み、四百年のあいだ奴隷になるとも言われました。 7 ただ、『わたしは、彼らを奴隷とした国民を必ず罰する。その後、あなたの子孫はこの地に戻り、ここでわたしを礼拝するようになる』（創世15・13-14）との約束を添えて……。
8 神様はまた、その時、割礼の儀式（男子が生まれて八日目に、その性器の包皮を切り取る儀式）を定め、それを神とアブラハムの子孫との契約の証拠となさいました。それで、アブラハムの息子イサクは、生後八日目に割礼を受けたのです。このイサクの息子がヤコブで、ヤコブからユダヤ民族の十二部族の長が生まれました。 9 その一人ヨセフは、ほかの兄弟たちのねたみを買い、エジプトに奴隷として売られました。しかし神様は、ヨセフと共にいて、 10 あらゆる苦境から彼を救い出し、エジプトの王パロの前で彼に恵みを与えられたのです。神様がヨセフにすばらしい知恵を与えたので、パロはヨセフを、エジプト全土を治める大臣に取り立て、宮中の管理もいっさい任せました。
11 やがてエジプトとカナンの全土に大ききんが起こり、先祖たちは、たいへんな苦境に陥りました。食料がなくなったのです。 12 話に聞くと、エジプトにはまだ穀物があるそうです。ヤコブはさっそく息子たちを差し向けて、食料を買わせました。 13 彼らが二度目に買いに来た時、ヨセフは自分のことを兄弟たちに打ち明け、パロもヨセフの家族のことを知りました。それで、 14 ヨセフは人を遣わして、父ヤコブと兄弟たちの一族、総勢七十五人をエジプトに招きました。 15 こうして、ヤコブと息子たちはエジプトに住み、そこで死にました。 16 遺体はみなシケムに持ち帰られ、アブラハムがシケムのハモルの子から買った墓地に葬られました。
17 神様がアブラハムに立てた、彼の子孫を奴隷から解放するという約束の時が近づくにつれ、ユダヤ人の人口は、エジプトでどんどんふくれ上がっていきました。 18 そのうち、ヨセフのことを知らない王が即位し、 19 ユダヤ人に悪巧みをはかり、親たちに子どもを捨てさせたのです。
20 モーセが生まれたのは、ちょうどこのような時でした。彼は神の目にかなった、かわいらしい子どもでした。両親は、三か月の間、家の中に隠しておきましたが、 21 とうとう隠しきれなくなり、しかたなく捨てることにしました。ところが、エジプト王パロの娘がその子を見つけ、養子として育てることになったのです。 22 こうして、モーセはエジプトの最高の教育を受け、たくましく、雄弁な王子に成長しました。
23 四十歳の誕生日が近づいたある日、モーセは、同胞のイスラエル人のところへ行ってみよう、と思い立ちました。 24 ところが、行ってみると、どうでしょう。一人のエジプト人が、イスラエル人を虐待しているではありませんか。モーセはイスラエル人をかばおうとの一心から、相手のエジプト人を殺してしまいました。 25 モーセは、イスラエル人を助けるために神が自分を遣わされていることを、みなが認めてくれるものと思い込んでいましたが、現実はそうではありませんでした。
26 翌日、もう一度出かけて行くと、今度はイスラエル人同士で争っているのにぶつかりました。モーセは間に割って入り、『兄弟同士じゃないか。けんかなんかやめなさい』と押しとどめました。
27 すると、相手を痛めつけていたほうの男がモーセを押しのけて言いました。『だれがあんたを、おれたちの支配者や裁判官にしたんだ。 28 昨日、あのエジプト人を殺したみたいに、おれまでも殺そうとするのか。』
29 これを聞いて、モーセはまずいことになったと、エジプトを逃げ出し、ミデアンの地に身を寄せました。そこで、二人の子どもをもうけたのです。
30 それから四十年の歳月が流れました。ある日のことです。シナイ山に近い荒野で、モーセの前に天使が柴の燃える炎の中に現れました。 31 彼はその光景に驚き、何事かと近寄ってみると、主の声が聞こえてきました。 32 『わたしはあなたの先祖、アブラハム、イサク、ヤコブの神である。』モーセはすっかり震え上がり、顔を上げる勇気もありませんでした。
33 主は続けて語られました。『くつを脱ぎなさい。あなたの立っている所は聖なる地だから。 34 わたしは、エジプトで苦しめられているわたしの民の姿を見、またその叫びを聞いた。わたしは彼らを救い出そうと下って来たのだ。行け。わたしが、あなたをエジプトに遣わす。』 35 こうして神様は、『だれがあなたを、おれたちの支配者や裁判官にしたのか』とユダヤ人たちに退けられたモーセを、もう一度、エジプトに帰らせたのです。モーセは初めて、イスラエル人の支配者、また解放者となったのです。 36 モーセは、数々の驚くべき奇跡によって、人々をエジプトから連れ出し、紅海を横断して、四十年にわたる荒野での生活を導きました。
37 このモーセが、『神様はあなたがたの中から、私のような預言者をお立てになる』と、イスラエルの人々に宣言したのです。 38 モーセは荒野では、神と人との仲介者でした。すなわち、シナイ山で、神のいのちのことばを天使から受け、それをイスラエルの人々に与える役を果たしたのです。
39 しかし私の先祖たちは、モーセの言うことに従おうとせず、しきりにエジプトに帰りたがりました。 40 そしてアロンに、『私たちをエジプトに連れ帰ってくれる神々の像を造ってください。私たちをエジプトから連れ出したモーセは、どうなったかわからないから』と迫りました。 41 彼らは子牛の像を造って、供え物をささげ、自分たちが造った物で楽しんでいました。
42-43 このため、神様は彼らに背を向け、彼らが日や月や星を神と思って仕えるのを放っておかれました。神である主は、預言者アモスの書の中で、こう語っておられます。
『イスラエルよ。あなたがたは
四十年の荒野の生活で、
わたしに、いけにえをささげたことがあるか。
いや、あなたがたのほんとうの関心は、
異教徒の偶像にあったのだ。
モロクの神や星の神ロンパ、
そのほか自分たちで造った偶像に。
だから、わたしはあなたがたを、
バビロンのかなたへ捕らわれの身とする。』（アモス5・25-27）
44 荒野の旅で、先祖たちは、神殿の代わりに持ち運びのできる幕屋を携えていました。その中には、神様が下さった十戒を彫った、石の板が二枚ありました。この幕屋は、神様がモーセに指示なさったとおり、寸分の狂いもなく造ってありました。 45 先祖たちは代々、この幕屋を受け継ぎ、ヨシュアの指揮のもとに外国と戦って得た新しい領土に運び込み、ダビデ王の時代までありました。
46 さて、神様はダビデ王をたいへん祝福なさいました。ダビデ王は、ヤコブの神のために永久に残る神殿を建てさせてくださいと熱心に願いましたが、 47 実際に建てたのは、息子のソロモン王でした。 48-50 しかし神様は、人間が造った神殿にはお住みにならないのです。主は預言者の口を通して、次のように語っておられます。
『主は言われる。
天はわたしの王座、
地はわたしの足台。
いったいどのような家を
わたしのために建てようというのか。
わたしが、そのような所にとどまるだろうか。
わたしが、天と地とを造ったのではないか。』（イザヤ66・1-2）
51 あなたがたはほんとうに強情な異教徒です。いつまで聖霊にそむき続けるのですか、かつての先祖たちのように。 52 あなたがたの先祖が迫害しなかった預言者の名をあげることができたら、一人でもいいから言ってごらんなさい。もっとも、先祖たちは、正しい方がおいでになると預言した人たちを殺したのですが、あなたがたは、当のメシヤ（救い主）を裏切り、殺したのです。 53 あなたがたは、天使たちを通して受けた律法を破ったのです。」
ステパノの死
54 この告発に、ユダヤ人の指導者たちの怒りは爆発しました。彼らは歯ぎしりしてくやしがりました。 55 しかし、ステパノは聖霊に満たされ、ぐっと頭をもたげて天を見上げました。その目には、神の栄光と神の右に立っておられるイエスの姿が見えました。 56 「ごらんなさい。天が開けて、メシヤであるイエス様が、神の右に立っておられます。」
57 しかし、そのとき人々は耳をおおい、割れんばかりの大声をあげ、ステパノ目がけて殺到したので、彼の声はほとんど聞き取れないほどでした。 58 人々はステパノを石で打ち殺そうと、町の外に引きずり出しました。証人たち〔死刑執行人たち〕は上着を脱ぎ、パウロという青年の足もとに置きました。
59 石が雨あられと飛んで来る中で、ステパノは祈りました。「主イエスよ。私の霊を迎え入れてください。」 60 そして、ひざまずき、「主よ。どうぞこの罪の責任を、この人たちに負わせないでください！」と大声で叫んだかと思うと、ついに息絶えました。
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
New King James Version
Stephen’s Address: The Call of Abraham
7 Then the high priest said, “Are these things so?”
2 And he said, (A)“Brethren and fathers, listen: The (B)God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in (C)Haran, 3 and said to him, (D)‘Get out of your country and from your relatives, and come to a land that I will show you.’ 4 Then (E)he came out of the land of the Chaldeans and dwelt in Haran. And from there, when his father was (F)dead, He moved him to this land in which you now dwell. 5 And God gave him no inheritance in it, not even enough to set his foot on. But even when Abraham had no child, (G)He promised to give it to him for a possession, and to his descendants after him. 6 But God spoke in this way: (H)that his descendants would dwell in a foreign land, and that they would bring them into (I)bondage and oppress them four hundred years. 7 (J)‘And the nation to whom they will be in bondage I will (K)judge,’ said God, (L)‘and after that they shall come out and serve Me in this place.’ 8 (M)Then He gave him the covenant of circumcision; (N)and so Abraham begot Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day; (O)and Isaac begot Jacob, and (P)Jacob begot the twelve patriarchs.
The Patriarchs in Egypt
9 (Q)“And the patriarchs, becoming envious, (R)sold Joseph into Egypt. (S)But God was with him 10 and delivered him out of all his troubles, (T)and gave him favor and wisdom in the presence of Pharaoh, king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house. 11 (U)Now a famine and great [a]trouble came over all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and our fathers found no sustenance. 12 (V)But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first. 13 And the (W)second time Joseph was made known to his brothers, and Joseph’s family became known to the Pharaoh. 14 (X)Then Joseph sent and called his father Jacob and (Y)all his relatives to him, [b]seventy-five people. 15 (Z)So Jacob went down to Egypt; (AA)and he died, he and our fathers. 16 And (AB)they were carried back to Shechem and laid in (AC)the tomb that Abraham bought for a sum of money from the sons of Hamor, the father of Shechem.
God Delivers Israel by Moses
17 “But when (AD)the time of the promise drew near which God had sworn to Abraham, (AE)the people grew and multiplied in Egypt 18 till another king (AF)arose who did not know Joseph. 19 This man dealt treacherously with our people, and oppressed our forefathers, (AG)making them expose their babies, so that they might not live. 20 (AH)At this time Moses was born, and (AI)was well pleasing to God; and he was brought up in his father’s house for three months. 21 But (AJ)when he was set out, (AK)Pharaoh’s daughter took him away and brought him up as her own son. 22 And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was (AL)mighty in words and deeds.
23 (AM)“Now when he was 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 and avenged him who was oppressed, and struck down the Egyptian. 25 For he supposed that his brethren would have understood that God would deliver them by his hand, but they did not understand. 26 And the next day he appeared to two of them as they were fighting, and tried to reconcile them, saying, ‘Men, you are brethren; why do you wrong one another?’ 27 But he who did his neighbor wrong pushed him away, saying, (AN)‘Who made you a ruler and a judge over us? 28 Do you want to kill me as you did the Egyptian yesterday?’ 29 (AO)Then, at this saying, Moses fled and became a dweller in the land of Midian, where he (AP)had two sons.
30 (AQ)“And when forty years had passed, an Angel [c]of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire in a bush, in the wilderness of Mount Sinai. 31 When Moses saw it, he marveled at the sight; and as he drew near to observe, the voice of the Lord came to him, 32 saying, (AR)‘I am the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’ And Moses trembled and dared not look. 33 (AS)‘Then the Lord said to him, “Take your sandals off your feet, for the place where you stand is holy ground. 34 I have surely (AT)seen the oppression of My people who are in Egypt; I have heard their groaning and have come down to deliver them. And now come, I will (AU)send you to Egypt.” ’
35 “This Moses whom they rejected, saying, (AV)‘Who made you a ruler and a judge?’ is the one God sent to be a ruler and a deliverer (AW)by the hand of the Angel who appeared to him in the bush. 36 (AX)He brought them out, after he had (AY)shown wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, (AZ)and in the Red Sea, (BA)and in the wilderness forty years.
Israel Rebels Against God
37 “This is that Moses who said to the children of Israel, (BB)‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from your brethren. (BC)Him[d] you shall hear.’
38 (BD)“This is he who was in the [e]congregation in the wilderness with (BE)the Angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our fathers, (BF)the one who received the living (BG)oracles[f] to give to us, 39 whom our fathers (BH)would not obey, but rejected. And in their hearts they turned back to Egypt, 40 (BI)saying to Aaron, ‘Make us gods to go before us; as for this Moses who brought us out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.’ 41 (BJ)And they made a calf in those days, offered sacrifices to the idol, and (BK)rejoiced in the works of their own hands. 42 Then (BL)God turned and gave them up to worship (BM)the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the Prophets:
(BN)‘Did you offer Me slaughtered animals and sacrifices during forty years in the wilderness,
O house of Israel?
43 You also took up the tabernacle of Moloch,
And the star of your god Remphan,
Images which you made to worship;
And (BO)I will carry you away beyond Babylon.’
God’s True Tabernacle
44 “Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the wilderness, as He appointed, instructing Moses (BP)to make it according to the pattern that he had seen, 45 (BQ)which our fathers, having received it in turn, also brought with Joshua into the land possessed by the Gentiles, (BR)whom God drove out before the face of our fathers until the (BS)days of David, 46 (BT)who found favor before God and (BU)asked to find a dwelling for the God of Jacob. 47 (BV)But Solomon built Him a house.
48 “However, (BW)the Most High does not dwell in temples made with hands, as the prophet says:
49 ‘Heaven(BX) is My throne,
And earth is My footstool.
What house will you build for Me? says the Lord,
Or what is the place of My rest?
50 Has My hand not (BY)made all these things?’
Israel Resists the Holy Spirit
51 “You (BZ)stiff-necked[g] and (CA)uncircumcised in heart and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit; as your fathers did, so do you. 52 (CB)Which of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? And they killed those who foretold the coming of (CC)the Just One, of whom you now have become the betrayers and murderers, 53 (CD)who have received the law by the direction of angels and have not kept it.”
Stephen the Martyr
54 (CE)When they heard these things they were [h]cut to the heart, and they gnashed at him with their teeth. 55 But he, (CF)being full of the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven and saw the (CG)glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God, 56 and said, “Look! (CH)I see the heavens opened and the (CI)Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!”
57 Then they cried out with a loud voice, stopped their ears, and ran at him with one accord; 58 and they cast him out of the city and stoned him. And (CJ)the witnesses laid down their clothes at the feet of a young man named Saul. 59 And they stoned Stephen as he was calling on God and saying, “Lord Jesus, (CK)receive my spirit.” 60 Then he knelt down and cried out with a loud voice, (CL)“Lord, do not charge them with this sin.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
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