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Atti degli Apostoli 7


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1 E il sommo sacerdote gli disse: Stanno queste cose in questa maniera?1 Then the high priest said, “Are these things so?”
2 Ed egli disse: Uomini fratelli, e padri, ascoltate: L’Iddio della gloria apparve ad Abrahamo, nostro padre, mentre egli era in Mesopotamia, innanzi che abitasse in Carran;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 gli disse: Esci dal tuo paese, e dal tuo parentado, e vieni in un paese il quale io ti mostrerò.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 Allora egli uscì dal paese de’ Caldei, ed abitò in Carran; e di là, dopo che suo padre fu morto, Iddio gli fece mutare stanza, e venire in questo paese, nel quale ora voi abitate.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 E non gli diede alcuna eredità in esso, non pure un piè di terra. Or gli avea promesso di darlo in possessione a lui, ed alla sua progenie dopo lui, allora ch’egli non avea ancora alcun figliuolo.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 Ma Iddio parlò così, che la sua progenie dimorerebbe come forestiera in paese strano; e che quivi sarebbe tenuta in servitù, e maltrattata quattrocent’anni.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 Ma, disse Iddio, io farò giudicio della nazione alla quale avranno servito; e poi appresso usciranno, e mi serviranno in questo luogo.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 gli diede il patto della circoncisione; e così Abrahamo generò Isacco; e lo circoncise nell’ottavo giorno; ed Isacco generò Giacobbe, e Giacobbe i dodici patriarchi.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 E i patriarchi, portando invidia a Giuseppe, lo venderono per esser menato in Egitto; e Iddio era con lui.9 And the Patriarchs, being jealous, sold Joseph into Egypt. But God was with him.
10 E lo liberò di tutte le sue afflizioni, e gli diede grazia, e sapienza davanti a Faraone, re di Egitto, il qual lo costituì governatore sopra l’Egitto, e sopra tutta la 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 Or soppravvenne una fame, e gran distretta a tutto il paese d’Egitto, e di Canaan; e i nostri padri non trovavano vittuaglia.11 Then a famine occurred in all of Egypt and Canaan, and a great tribulation. And our fathers did not find food.
12 E Giacobbe, avendo udito che in Egitto v’era del grano, vi mandò la prima volta i nostri padri.12 But when Jacob had heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent our fathers first.
13 E nella seconda, Giuseppe fu riconosciuto da’ suoi fratelli, e il legnaggio di Giuseppe fu fatto manifesto a Faraone.13 And on the second occasion, Joseph was recognized by his brothers, and his ancestry was made manifest to Pharaoh.
14 E Giuseppe mandò a chiamar Giacobbe, suo padre, e tutto il suo parentado, ch’era di settantacinque anime.14 Then Joseph sent for and brought his father Jacob, with all his kindred, seventy-five souls.
15 E Giacobbe scese in Egitto, e morì egli, e i padri nostri.15 And Jacob descended into Egypt, and he passed away, and so did our fathers.
16 E furono trasportati in Sichem, e posti nel sepolcro, il quale Abrahamo avea per prezzo di danari comperato da’ figliuoli d’Emmor, padre di Sichem16 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 Ora, come si avvicinava il tempo della promessa, la quale Iddio avea giurata ad Abrahamo, il popolo crebbe, e moltiplicò in Egitto.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 Finchè sorse un altro re in Egitto, il qual non avea conosciuto Giuseppe.18 even until another king, who did not know Joseph, rose up in Egypt.
19 Costui, procedendo cautamente contro al nostro legnaggio, trattò male i nostri padri, facendo loro esporre i lor piccoli fanciulli, acciocchè non allignassero.19 This one, encompassing our kindred, afflicted our fathers, so that they would expose their infants, lest they be kept alive.
20 In quel tempo nacque Mosè ed era divinamente bello; e fu nudrito tre mesi in casa di suo padre.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 Poi appresso, essendo stato esposto, la figliuola di Faraone lo raccolse, e se l’allevò per figliuolo.21 Then, having been abandoned, the daughter of Pharaoh took him in, and she raised him as her own son.
22 E Mosè fu ammaestrato in tutta la sapienza degli Egizi; ed era potente ne’ suoi detti e fatti.22 And Moses was instructed in all the wisdom of the Egyptians. And he was mighty in his words and in his deeds.
23 E, quando egli fu pervenuto all’età di quarant’anni, gli montò nel cuore d’andare a visitare i suoi fratelli, i figliuoli d’Israele.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 E, vedutone uno a cui era fatto torto, egli lo soccorse; e fece la vendetta dell’oppressato, uccidendo l’Egizio.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 Or egli stimava che i suoi fratelli intendessero che Iddio era per dar loro salute per man sua; ma essi non l’intesero.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 E il giorno seguente egli comparve fra loro, mentre contendevano; ed egli li incitò a pace, dicendo: O uomini, voi siete fratelli, perchè fate torto gli uni agli altri?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 Ma colui che faceva torto al suo prossimo lo ributtò, dicendo: Chi ti ha costituito principe, e giudice sopra noi?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 Vuoi uccidere me, come ieri uccidesti l’Egizio?28 Could it be that you want to kill me, in the same way that you killed the Egyptian yesterday?’
29 E a questa parola Mosè fuggì, e dimorò come forestiere nel paese di Madian, ove generò due figliuoli29 Then, at this word, Moses fled. And he became a foreigner in the land of Midian, where he produced two sons.
30 E in capo a quarant’anni, l’angelo del Signore gli apparve nel deserto del monte Sina in una fiamma di fuoco d’un pruno.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 E Mosè, avendola veduta, si maravigliò di quella visione; e come egli si accostava per considerar che cosa fosse, la voce del Signore gli fu indirizzata, dicendo: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 Io son l’Iddio de’ tuoi padri, l’Iddio d’Abrahamo, e l’Iddio d’Isacco, e l’Iddio di Giacobbe. E Mosè, divenuto tutto tremante, non ardiva por mente che cosa fosse.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 E il Signore gli disse: Sciogli il calzamento de’ tuoi piedi, perciocchè il luogo nel qual tu stai è 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 Certo, io ho veduta l’afflizion del mio popolo ch’è in Egitto, ed ho uditi i lor sospiri, e son disceso per liberarli; or dunque, vieni, io ti manderò in Egitto.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 Quel Mosè, il quale aveano rinnegato, dicendo: Chi ti ha costituito principe, e giudice? esso mandò loro Iddio per rettore, e liberatore, per la man dell’angelo, che gli era apparito nel pruno.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 Esso li condusse fuori, avendo fatti segni, e prodigi nel paese di Egitto, e nel mar Rosso, e nel deserto, lo spazio di quarant’anni.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 Quel Mosè, il qual disse a’ figliuoli d’Israele: Il Signore Iddio vostro vi susciterà un Profeta d’infra i vostri fratelli, come me; ascoltatelo;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 esso è quel che nella raunanza nel deserto, fu con l’angelo che parlava a lui nel monte Sina, e co’ padri nostri; e ricevette le parole viventi, per darcele.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 Al quale i padri nostri non vollero essere ubbidienti; anzi lo ributtarono, e si rivoltarono co’ lor cuori all’Egitto;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 dicendo ad Aaronne: Facci degl’iddii, che vadano davanti a noi; perciocchè quant’è a questo Mosè, che ci ha condotti fuor del paese di Egitto, noi non sappiamo quel che gli sia avvenuto.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 E in que’ giorni fecero un vitello, ed offersero sacrificio all’idolo, e si rallegrarono nelle opere delle lor mani41 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 E Iddio si rivoltò indietro, e li diede a servire all’esercito del cielo; come egli è scritto nel libro de’ profeti: Casa d’Israele, mi offeriste voi sacrificii, ed offerte, lo spazio di quarant’anni nel 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 Anzi, voi portaste il tabernacolo di Moloc, e la stella del vostro dio Refan; le figure, le quali voi avevate fatte per adorarle; perciò, io vi trasporterò di là da Babilonia.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 Il tabernacolo della testimonianza fu appresso i nostri padri nel deserto, come avea comandato colui che avea detto a Mosè, che lo facesse secondo la forma ch’egli avea veduta.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 Il quale ancora i padri nostri ricevettero, e lo portarono con Giosuè, nel paese ch’era stato posseduto da’ Gentili, i quali Iddio scacciò d’innanzi a’ padri nostri; e quivi dimorò fino a’ giorni di Davide.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 Il qual trovò grazia nel cospetto di Dio, e chiese di trovare una stanza all’Iddio di Giacobbe.46 who found grace before God and who asked that he might obtain a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.
47 Ma Salomone fu quello che gli edificò una casa.47 But it was Solomon who built a house for him.
48 Ma l’Altissimo non abita in templi fatti per opera di mani; siccome dice il profeta:48 Yet the Most High does not live in houses built by hands, just as he said through the prophet:
49 Il cielo è il mio trono, e la terra lo scannello de’ miei piedi; qual casa mi edifichereste voi? dice il Signore; o qual sarebbe il luogo del mio riposo?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 Non ha la mia mano fatte tutte queste cose?50 Has not my hand made all these things?’
51 Uomini di collo duro, ed incirconcisi di cuore e di orecchi, voi contrastate sempre allo Spirito Santo; come fecero i padri vostri, così fate ancora voi.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 Qual de’ profeti non perseguitarono i padri vostri? Uccisero eziandio coloro che innanzi annunziavano la venuta del Giusto, del qual voi al presente siete stati traditori, ed ucciditori.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 Voi, che avete ricevuta la legge, facendone gli angeli le pubblicazioni, e non l’avete osservata53 You received the law by the actions of Angels, and yet you have not kept it.”
54 Or essi, udendo queste cose, scoppiavano ne’ lor cuori, e digrignavano i denti contro a lui.54 Then, upon hearing these things, they were deeply wounded in their hearts, and they gnashed their teeth at him.
55 Ma egli, essendo pieno dello Spirito Santo, affissati gli occhi al cielo, vide la gloria di Dio, e Gesù che stava alla destra di Dio.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 E disse: Ecco, io veggo i cieli aperti, ed il Figliuol dell’uomo che sta alla destra di Dio.56 Then they, crying out with a loud voice, blocked their ears and, with one accord, rushed violently toward him.
57 Ma essi, gettando di gran gridi, si turarono gli orecchi, e tutti insieme di pari consentimento si avventarono sopra lui.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 E cacciatolo fuor della città, lo lapidavano; ed i testimoni miser giù le lor veste a’ piedi d’un giovane, chiamato Saulo.58 And as they were stoning Stephen, he called out and said, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”
59 E lapidavano Stefano, che invocava Gesù, e diceva: Signore Gesù, ricevi il mio spirito.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 Poi, postosi in ginocchioni, gridò ad alta voce: Signore, non imputar loro questo peccato. E detto questo, si addormentò