Atos dos Apóstolos 7

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1 Perguntou-lhe então o sumo sacerdote: É realmente assim?	1 Then the high priest said, “Are these things so?”
2 Respondeu ele: Irmãos e pais, escutai. O Deus da glória apareceu a nosso pai Abraão, quando estava na Mesopotâmia, antes de ir morar em Harã.	2 And Stephen said: “Noble brothers and fathers, listen. The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he stayed in Haran.
3 E disse-lhe: Sai de teu país e de tua parentela, e vai para a terra que eu te mostrar {Gn 12,1}.	3 And God said to him, ‘Depart from your country and from your kindred, and go into the land that I will show to you.’
4 Ele saiu da terra dos caldeus, e foi habitar em Harã. Dali, depois que lhe faleceu o pai, Deus o fez passar para esta terra, em que vós agora habitais.	4 Then he went away from the land of the Chaldeans, and he lived at Haran. And later, after his father was dead, God brought him into this land, in which you now dwell.
5 Não lhe deu nela propriedade alguma, nem sequer um palmo de terra, mas prometeu dar-lha em posse, e depois dele à sua posteridade, quando ainda não tinha filho algum.	5 And he gave him no inheritance in it, not even the space of one step. But he promised to give it to him as a possession, and to his offspring after him, though he did not have a son.
6 Eis como falou Deus: Tua descendência habitará em terra estranha e será reduzida à escravidão e maltratada pelo espaço de quatrocentos anos.	6 Then God told him that his offspring would be a settler in a foreign land, and that they would subjugate them, and treat them badly, for four hundred years.
7 Mas eu julgarei a nação que os dominar - diz o Senhor -, e eles sairão e me prestarão culto neste lugar {Gn 15,13s.; Ex 3,12}.	7 ‘And the nation whom they will serve, I will judge,’ said the Lord. ‘And after these things, they shall depart and shall serve me in this place.’
8 E deu-lhe a aliança da circuncisão. Assim, Abraão teve um filho, Isaac, e, passados oito dias, o circuncidou; e Isaac, a Jacó; e Jacó, os doze patriarcas.	8 And he gave him the covenant of circumcision. And so he conceived Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day. And Isaac conceived Jacob, and Jacob, the twelve Patriarchs.
9 Os patriarcas, invejosos de José, venderam-no para o Egito. Mas Deus estava com ele.	9 And the Patriarchs, being jealous, sold Joseph into Egypt. But God was with him.
10 Livrou-o de todas as suas tribulações e deu-lhe graça e sabedoria diante do faraó, rei do Egito, que o fez governador do Egito e chefe de sua casa.	10 And he rescued him from all his tribulations. And he gave him grace and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt. And he appointed him as governor over Egypt and over all his house.
11 Sobreveio depois uma fome a todo o Egito e Canaã. Grande era a tribulação, e os nossos pais não achavam o que comer.	11 Then a famine occurred in all of Egypt and Canaan, and a great tribulation. And our fathers did not find food.
12 Mas quando Jacó soube que havia trigo no Egito, enviou pela primeira vez os nossos pais para lá.	12 But when Jacob had heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent our fathers first.
13 Na segunda, foi José reconhecido por seus irmãos, e foi descoberta ao faraó a sua origem.	13 And on the second occasion, Joseph was recognized by his brothers, and his ancestry was made manifest to Pharaoh.
14 Enviando mensageiros, José mandou vir seu pai Jacó com toda a sua família, que constava de setenta e cinco pessoas.	14 Then Joseph sent for and brought his father Jacob, with all his kindred, seventy-five souls.
15 Jacó desceu ao Egito e morreu ali, como também nossos pais.	15 And Jacob descended into Egypt, and he passed away, and so did our fathers.
16 Seus corpos foram trasladados para Siquém, e foram postos no sepulcro que Abraão tinha comprado, a peso de dinheiro, dos filhos de Hemor, de Siquém.	16 And they crossed over into Shechem, and they were placed in the sepulcher which Abraham bought for a sum of money from the sons of Hamor, the son of Shechem.
17 Aproximava-se o tempo em que devia realizar-se a promessa que Deus havia jurado a Abraão. O povo cresceu e se multiplicou no Egito	17 And when the time of the Promise that God had revealed to Abraham drew near, the people increased and were multiplied in Egypt,
18 até que se levantou outro rei no Egito, o qual nada sabia de José.	18 even until another king, who did not know Joseph, rose up in Egypt.
19 Este rei, usando de astúcia contra a nossa raça, maltratou nossos pais e obrigou-os a enjeitar seus filhos para privá-los da vida.	19 This one, encompassing our kindred, afflicted our fathers, so that they would expose their infants, lest they be kept alive.
20 Por este mesmo tempo, nasceu Moisés. Era belo aos olhos de Deus e por três meses foi criado na casa paterna.	20 In the same time, Moses was born. And he was in the grace of God, and he was nourished for three months in the house of his father.
21 Depois, quando foi exposto, a filha do faraó o recolheu e o criou como seu próprio filho.	21 Then, having been abandoned, the daughter of Pharaoh took him in, and she raised him as her own son.
22 Moisés foi instruído em todas as ciências dos egípcios e tornou-se forte em palavras e obras.	22 And Moses was instructed in all the wisdom of the Egyptians. And he was mighty in his words and in his deeds.
23 Quando completou 40 anos, veio-lhe à mente visitar seus irmãos, os filhos de Israel.	23 But when forty years of age were completed in him, it rose up in his heart that he should visit his brothers, the sons of Israel.
24 Viu que um deles era maltratado; tomou-lhe a defesa e vingou o que padecia a injúria, matando o egípcio.	24 And when he had seen a certain one suffering injury, he defended him. And striking the Egyptian, he wrought a retribution for him who was enduring the injury.
25 Ele esperava que os seus irmãos compreendessem que Deus se servia de sua mão para livrá-los. Mas não o entenderam.	25 Now he supposed that his brothers would understand that God would grant them salvation through his hand. But they did not understand it.
26 No dia seguinte, dois dentre eles brigavam, e ele procurou reconciliá-los: Amigos, disse ele, sois irmãos, por que vos maltratais um ao outro?	26 So truly, on the following day, he appeared before those who were arguing, and he would have reconciled them in peace, saying, ‘Men, you are brothers. So why would you harm one another?’
27 Mas o que maltratava seu compatriota o repeliu: Quem te constituiu chefe ou juiz sobre nós?	27 But he who was causing the injury to his neighbor rejected him, saying: ‘Who has appointed you as leader and judge over us?
28 Porventura queres tu matar-me, como ontem mataste o egípcio?	28 Could it be that you want to kill me, in the same way that you killed the Egyptian yesterday?’
29 A estas palavras, Moisés fugiu. E esteve como estrangeiro na terra de Madiã, onde teve dois filhos.	29 Then, at this word, Moses fled. And he became a foreigner in the land of Midian, where he produced two sons.
30 Passados quarenta anos, apareceu-lhe no deserto do monte Sinai um anjo, na chama duma sarça ardente.	30 And when forty years were completed, there appeared to him, in the desert of Mount Sinai, an Angel, in a flame of fire in a bush.
31 Moisés, admirado de uma tal visão, aproximou-se para a examinar. E a voz do Senhor lhe falou:	31 And upon seeing this, Moses was amazed at the sight. And as he drew near in order to gaze at it, the voice of the Lord came to him, saying:
32 Eu sou o Deus de teus pais, o Deus de Abraão, de Isaac, de Jacó. Moisés, atemorizado, não ousava levantar os olhos.	32 ‘I am the God of your fathers: the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’ And Moses, being made to tremble, did not dare to look.
33 O Senhor lhe disse: Tira o teu calçado, porque o lugar onde estás é uma terra santa.	33 But the Lord said to him: ‘Loosen the shoes from your feet. For the place in which you stand is holy ground.
34 Considerei a aflição do meu povo no Egito, ouvi os seus gemidos e desci para livrá-los. Vem, pois, agora e eu te enviarei ao Egito.	34 Certainly, I have seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning. And so, I am coming down to free them. And now, go forth and I will send you into Egypt.’
35 Este Moisés que desprezaram, dizendo: Quem te constituiu chefe ou juiz?, a este Deus enviou como chefe e libertador pela mão do anjo que lhe apareceu na sarça.	35 This Moses, whom they rejected by saying, ‘Who has appointed you as leader and judge?’ is the one God sent to be leader and redeemer, by the hand of the Angel who appeared to him in the bush.
36 Ele os fez sair do Egito, operando prodígios e milagres na terra do Egito, no mar Vermelho e no deserto, por espaço de quarenta anos.	36 This man led them out, accomplishing signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, and at the Red Sea, and in the desert, for forty years.
37 Foi este Moisés que disse aos filhos de Israel: Deus vos suscitará dentre os vossos irmãos um profeta como eu.	37 This is Moses, who said to the sons of Israel: ‘God will raise up for you a prophet like me from your own brothers. You shall listen to him.’
38 Este é o que esteve entre o povo congregado no deserto, e com o anjo que lhe falara no monte Sinai, e com os nossos pais; que recebeu palavras de vida para no-las transmitir.	38 This is he who was in the Church in the wilderness, with the Angel who was speaking to him on Mount Sinai, and with our fathers. It is he who received the words of life to give to us.
39 Nossos pais não lhe quiseram obedecer, mas o repeliram. Em seus corações voltaram-se para o Egito,	39 It is he whom our fathers were not willing to obey. Instead, they rejected him, and in their hearts they turned away toward Egypt,
40 dizendo a Aarão: Faze-nos deuses, que vão diante de nós, porque quanto a este Moisés, que nos tirou da terra do Egito, não sabemos o que foi feito dele.	40 saying to Aaron: ‘Make gods for us, which may go before us. For this Moses, who led us away from the land of Egypt, we do not know what has happened to him.’
41 Fizeram, naqueles dias, um bezerro de ouro e ofereceram um sacrifício ao ídolo, e se alegravam diante da obra das suas mãos.	41 And so they fashioned a calf in those days, and they offered sacrifices to an idol, and they rejoiced in the works of their own hands.
42 Mas Deus afastou-se e os abandonou ao culto dos astros do céu, como está escrito no livro dos profetas: Porventura, casa de Israel, vós me oferecestes vítimas e sacrifícios por quarenta anos no deserto?	42 Then God turned, and he handed them over, to subservience to the armies of heaven, just as it was written in the Book of the Prophets: ‘Did you not offer victims and sacrifices to me for forty years in the desert, O house of Israel?
43 Aceitastes a tenda de Moloc e a estrela do vosso deus Renfão, figuras que vós fizestes para adorá-las! Assim eu vos deportarei para além da Babilônia {Am 5,25ss.}.	43 And yet you took up for yourselves the tabernacle of Moloch and the star of your god Rephan, figures which you yourselves formed in order to adore them. And so I will carry you away, beyond Babylon.’
44 A Arca da Aliança esteve com os nossos pais no deserto, como Deus ordenou a Moisés que a fizesse conforme o modelo que tinha visto.	44 The tabernacle of the testimony was with our fathers in the desert, just as God ordained for them, speaking to Moses, so that he would make it according to the form that he had seen.
45 Recebendo-a nossos pais, levaram-na sob a direção de Josué às terras dos pagãos, que Deus expulsou da presença de nossos pais. E ali ficou até o tempo de Davi.	45 But our fathers, receiving it, also brought it, with Joshua, into the land of the Gentiles, whom God expelled before the face of our fathers, even until the days of David,
46 Este encontrou graça diante de Deus e pediu que pudesse achar uma morada para o Deus de Jacó.	46 who found grace before God and who asked that he might obtain a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.
47 Salomão foi quem lhe edificou a casa.	47 But it was Solomon who built a house for him.
48 O Altíssimo, porém, não habita em casas construídas por mãos humanas. Como diz o profeta:	48 Yet the Most High does not live in houses built by hands, just as he said through the prophet:
49 O céu é o meu trono, e a terra o escabelo dos meus pés. Que casa me edificareis vós?, diz o Senhor. Qual é o lugar do meu repouso?	49 ‘Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. What kind of house would you build for me? says the Lord. And which is my resting place?
50 Acaso não foi minha mão que fez tudo isto {Is 66,1s.}?	50 Has not my hand made all these things?’
51 Homens de dura cerviz, e de corações e ouvidos incircuncisos! Vós sempre resistis ao Espírito Santo. Como procederam os vossos pais, assim procedeis vós também!	51 Stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, you ever resist the Holy Spirit. Just as your fathers did, so also do you do.
52 A qual dos profetas não perseguiram os vossos pais? Mataram os que prediziam a vinda do Justo, do qual vós agora tendes sido traidores e homicidas.	52 Which of the Prophets have your fathers not persecuted? And they killed those who foretold the advent of the Just One. And you have now become the betrayers and murderers of him.
53 Vós que recebestes a lei pelo ministério dos anjos e não a guardastes...	53 You received the law by the actions of Angels, and yet you have not kept it.”
54 Ao ouvir tais palavras, esbravejaram de raiva e rangiam os dentes contra ele.	54 Then, upon hearing these things, they were deeply wounded in their hearts, and they gnashed their teeth at him.
55 Mas, cheio do Espírito Santo, Estêvão fitou o céu e viu a glória de Deus e Jesus de pé à direita de Deus:	55 But he, being filled with the Holy Spirit, and gazing intently toward heaven, saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. And he said, “Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing at the right hand of God.”
56 Eis que vejo, disse ele, os céus abertos e o Filho do Homem, de pé, à direita de Deus.	56 Then they, crying out with a loud voice, blocked their ears and, with one accord, rushed violently toward him.
57 Levantaram então um grande clamor, taparam os ouvidos e todos juntos se atiraram furiosos contra ele.	57 And driving him out, beyond the city, they stoned him. And witnesses placed their garments beside the feet of a youth, who was called Saul.
58 Lançaram-no fora da cidade e começaram a apedrejá-lo. As testemunhas depuseram os seus mantos aos pés de um moço chamado Saulo.	58 And as they were stoning Stephen, he called out and said, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”
59 E apedrejavam Estêvão, que orava e dizia: Senhor Jesus, recebe o meu espírito.	59 Then, having been brought to his knees, he cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep in the Lord. And Saul was consenting to his murder.
60 Posto de joelhos, exclamou em alta voz: Senhor, não lhes leves em conta este pecado... A estas palavras, expirou.