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22 摩西學了埃及人一切的學問,說話行事都有才能。 23 他將到四十歲,心中起意去看望他的弟兄以色列人。 24 到了那裡,見他們一個人受冤屈,就護庇他,為那受欺壓的人報仇,打死了那埃及人。 25 他以為弟兄必明白神是藉他的手搭救他們,他們卻不明白。 26 第二天遇見兩個以色列人爭鬥,就勸他們和睦,說:『你們二位是弟兄,為什麼彼此欺負呢?』 27 那欺負鄰舍的把他推開,說:『誰立你做我們的首領和審判官呢? 28 難道你要殺我,像昨天殺那埃及人嗎?』 29 摩西聽見這話就逃走了,寄居於米甸,在那裡生了兩個兒子。 30 過了四十年,在西奈山的曠野,有一位天使從荊棘火焰中向摩西顯現。 31 摩西見了那異象,便覺稀奇,正進前觀看的時候,有主的聲音說: 32 『我是你列祖的神,就是亞伯拉罕的神、以撒的神、雅各的神。』摩西戰戰兢兢,不敢觀看。 33 主對他說:『把你腳上的鞋脫下來,因為你所站之地是聖地。 34 我的百姓在埃及所受的困苦,我實在看見了;他們悲嘆的聲音,我也聽見了。我下來要救他們。你來!我要差你往埃及去。』 35 摩西就是百姓棄絕說『誰立你做我們的首領和審判官』的,神卻藉那在荊棘中顯現之使者的手,差派他做首領、做救贖的。 36 這人領百姓出來,在埃及,在紅海,在曠野四十年間,行了奇事神蹟。 37 那曾對以色列人說『神要從你們弟兄中間給你們興起一位先知像我』的,就是這位摩西 38 這人曾在曠野會中和西奈山上與那對他說話的天使同在,又與我們的祖宗同在,並且領受活潑的聖言傳給我們。 39 我們的祖宗不肯聽從,反棄絕他,心裡歸向埃及 40 亞倫說:『你且為我們造些神像,在我們前面引路,因為領我們出埃及地的那個摩西,我們不知道他遭了什麼事。』 41 那時,他們造了一個牛犢,又拿祭物獻給那像,歡喜自己手中的工作。 42 神就轉臉不顧,任憑他們侍奉天上的日月星辰,正如先知書上所寫的說:『以色列家啊,你們四十年間在曠野,豈是將犧牲和祭物獻給我嗎? 43 你們抬著摩洛的帳幕和理番神的星,就是你們所造為要敬拜的像。因此,我要把你們遷到巴比倫外去。』

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22 Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians(A) and was powerful in speech and action.

23 “When Moses was forty years old, he decided to visit his own people, the Israelites. 24 He saw one of them being mistreated by an Egyptian, so he went to his defense and avenged him by killing the Egyptian. 25 Moses thought that his own people would realize that God was using him to rescue them, but they did not. 26 The next day Moses came upon two Israelites who were fighting. He tried to reconcile them by saying, ‘Men, you are brothers; why do you want to hurt each other?’

27 “But the man who was mistreating the other pushed Moses aside and said, ‘Who made you ruler and judge over us?(B) 28 Are you thinking of killing me as you killed the Egyptian yesterday?’[a] 29 When Moses heard this, he fled to Midian, where he settled as a foreigner and had two sons.(C)

30 “After forty years had passed, an angel appeared to Moses in the flames of a burning bush in the desert near Mount Sinai. 31 When he saw this, he was amazed at the sight. As he went over to get a closer look, he heard the Lord say:(D) 32 ‘I am the God of your fathers,(E) the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.’[b] Moses trembled with fear and did not dare to look.(F)

33 “Then the Lord said to him, ‘Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.(G) 34 I have indeed seen the oppression of my people in Egypt. I have heard their groaning and have come down to set them free. Now come, I will send you back to Egypt.’[c](H)

35 “This is the same Moses they had rejected with the words, ‘Who made you ruler and judge?’(I) He was sent to be their ruler and deliverer by God himself, through the angel who appeared to him in the bush. 36 He led them out of Egypt(J) and performed wonders and signs(K) in Egypt, at the Red Sea(L) and for forty years in the wilderness.(M)

37 “This is the Moses who told the Israelites, ‘God will raise up for you a prophet like me from your own people.’[d](N) 38 He was in the assembly in the wilderness, with the angel(O) who spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our ancestors;(P) and he received living words(Q) to pass on to us.(R)

39 “But our ancestors refused to obey him. Instead, they rejected him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt.(S) 40 They told Aaron, ‘Make us gods who will go before us. As for this fellow Moses who led us out of Egypt—we don’t know what has happened to him!’[e](T) 41 That was the time they made an idol in the form of a calf. They brought sacrifices to it and reveled in what their own hands had made.(U) 42 But God turned away from them(V) and gave them over to the worship of the sun, moon and stars.(W) This agrees with what is written in the book of the prophets:

“‘Did you bring me sacrifices and offerings
    forty years in the wilderness, people of Israel?
43 You have taken up the tabernacle of Molek
    and the star of your god Rephan,
    the idols you made to worship.
Therefore I will send you into exile’[f](X) beyond Babylon.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 7:28 Exodus 2:14
  2. Acts 7:32 Exodus 3:6
  3. Acts 7:34 Exodus 3:5,7,8,10
  4. Acts 7:37 Deut. 18:15
  5. Acts 7:40 Exodus 32:1
  6. Acts 7:43 Amos 5:25-27 (see Septuagint)

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.

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22 And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was (A)mighty in words and deeds.

23 (B)“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, (C)‘Who made you a ruler and a judge over us? 28 Do you want to kill me as you did the Egyptian yesterday?’ 29 (D)Then, at this saying, Moses fled and became a dweller in the land of Midian, where he (E)had two sons.

30 (F)“And when forty years had passed, an Angel [a]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, (G)‘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 (H)‘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 (I)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 (J)send you to Egypt.” ’

35 “This Moses whom they rejected, saying, (K)‘Who made you a ruler and a judge?’ is the one God sent to be a ruler and a deliverer (L)by the hand of the Angel who appeared to him in the bush. 36 (M)He brought them out, after he had (N)shown wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, (O)and in the Red Sea, (P)and in the wilderness forty years.

Israel Rebels Against God

37 “This is that Moses who said to the children of Israel, (Q)‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from your brethren. (R)Him[b] you shall hear.’

38 (S)“This is he who was in the [c]congregation in the wilderness with (T)the Angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our fathers, (U)the one who received the living (V)oracles[d] to give to us, 39 whom our fathers (W)would not obey, but rejected. And in their hearts they turned back to Egypt, 40 (X)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 (Y)And they made a calf in those days, offered sacrifices to the idol, and (Z)rejoiced in the works of their own hands. 42 Then (AA)God turned and gave them up to worship (AB)the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the Prophets:

(AC)‘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 (AD)I will carry you away beyond Babylon.’

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 7:30 NU omits of the Lord
  2. Acts 7:37 NU, M omit Him you shall hear
  3. Acts 7:38 Gr. ekklesia, assembly or church
  4. Acts 7:38 sayings