Djela apostolska 7

Biblija Hrvatski	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Veliki svećenik upita: »Je li to tako?«	1 Then the high priest said, “Are these things so?”
2 Stjepan odgovori: »Braćo i oci, čujte! Bog slave ukaza se ocu našemu Abrahamu dok bijaše u Mezopotamiji, prije negoli se nastani u Haranu,	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 i reče mu: Iziđi iz zemlje svoje, iz zavičaja svoga, hajde u zemlju koju ću ti pokazati.	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 On nato iziđe iz zemlje kaldejske i nastani se u Haranu. Odande ga nakon smrti oca njegova Bog preseli u ovu zemlju u kojoj vi sada boravite.	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 U njoj mu ne dade ni stope baštine, nego obeća dati je u posjed njemu i potomstvu njegovu nakon njega, premda još nije imao djeteta.	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 Bog isto tako reče da će potomci njegovi biti pridošlice u zemlji tuđoj, da će ih porobljavati i tlačiti četiri stotine godina.	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 Ali narod kojemu budu robovali ja ću suditi, reče Bog. A nakon toga izići će i iskazati mi štovanje na ovome mjestu.	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 Dade mu i Savez obrezanja. Tako rodi Izaka i obreza ga osmi dan, Izak Jakova, Jakov dvanaest rodozačetnika.«	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 »Rodozačetnici pak, iz zavisti, Josipa predadoše u Egipat. Ali Bog bijaše s njim	9 And the Patriarchs, being jealous, sold Joseph into Egypt. But God was with him.
10 te ga izbavljaše iz svih nevolja, podari ga naklonošću i mudrošću pred faraonom, kraljem egipatskim koji ga postavi za upravitelja nad Egiptom i nad cijelim dvorom svojim.	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 Onda u cijeloj zemlji egipatskoj i kanaanskoj nasta glad i nevolja velika: oci naši ne mogahu naći hrane.	11 Then a famine occurred in all of Egypt and Canaan, and a great tribulation. And our fathers did not find food.
12 Kad Jakov doču da u Egiptu ima žita, posla onamo najprije oce naše.	12 But when Jacob had heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent our fathers first.
13 Drugi se put Josip očitova braći svojoj pa faraon dozna za podrijetlo Josipovo.	13 And on the second occasion, Joseph was recognized by his brothers, and his ancestry was made manifest to Pharaoh.
14 Josip tada posla po Jakova, oca svoga, i svu rodbinu, sedamdeset i pet duša.	14 Then Joseph sent for and brought his father Jacob, with all his kindred, seventy-five souls.
15 Jakov tako siđe u Egipat. I umrije on i oci naši.	15 And Jacob descended into Egypt, and he passed away, and so did our fathers.
16 Preneseni su u Sihem i položeni u grob koji je Abraham za srebro kupio od sinova Hamorovih u Sihemu.«	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 »Kako se bližilo vrijeme obećanja koje Bog obreče Abrahamu, rastao je u Egiptu narod i množio se	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 dok ondje ne zavlada drugi kralj, koji nije poznavao Josipa.	18 even until another king, who did not know Joseph, rose up in Egypt.
19 Lukav prema rodu našemu, tlačio je on oce naše da bi djecu svoju izlagali da ne ostanu na životu.	19 This one, encompassing our kindred, afflicted our fathers, so that they would expose their infants, lest they be kept alive.
20 U taj se čas rodi Mojsije. Bijaše božanski lijep. Tri je mjeseca hranjen u kući očinskoj,	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 a onda, kad je bio izložen, prigrli ga kći faraonova i othrani sebi za sina.	21 Then, having been abandoned, the daughter of Pharaoh took him in, and she raised him as her own son.
22 Tako Mojsije, odgojen u svoj mudrosti egipatskoj, bijaše silan na riječima i djelima.«	22 And Moses was instructed in all the wisdom of the Egyptians. And he was mighty in his words and in his deeds.
23 »Kad mu bijaše četrdeset godina, ponuka ga srce da pohodi braću svoju, sinove Izraelove.	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 I kad vidje kako je jednomu nanesena nepravda, suprotstavi se i osveti zlostavljenoga ubivši Egipćanina.	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 Mislio je da će braća njegova shvatiti kako će im Bog po njegovoj ruci pružiti spasenje, ali oni ne shvatiše.	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 Sutradan se pojavi pred onima koji su se tukli te ih stade nagovarati da se izmire: ‘Ljudi, braća ste! Zašto zlostavljate jedan drugoga?’	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 Ali ga onaj što je zlostavljao svoga bližnjega odbi riječima: Tko te postavi glavarom i sucem nad nama?	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 Kaniš li ubiti i mene kao što si jučer ubio onog Egipćanina?	28 Could it be that you want to kill me, in the same way that you killed the Egyptian yesterday?’
29 Na te riječi pobježe Mojsije i skloni se u zemlju midjansku, gdje mu se rodiše dva sina.«	29 Then, at this word, Moses fled. And he became a foreigner in the land of Midian, where he produced two sons.
30 »Nakon četrdeset godina ukaza mu se Anđeo u pustinji brda Sinaja u rasplamtjeloj vatri jednoga grma.	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 Opazivši to, zadivi se Mojsije viđenju. Dok je prilazio da bolje promotri, eto glasa Gospodnjega:	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 Ja sam Bog Otaca tvojih, Bog Abrahamov, Izakov i Jakovljev. Sav preplašen, Mojsije se ne usudi pogledati.	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 A Gospodin će mu: Izuj obuću s nogu! Jer mjesto na kojem stojiš, sveto je tlo.	33 But the Lord said to him: ‘Loosen the shoes from your feet. For the place in which you stand is holy ground.
34 Vidio sam, vidio nevolju naroda svoga u Egiptu i uzdisaj mu čuo pa siđoh izbaviti ga. I sad hajde! Šaljem te u Egipat!«	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 »Toga Mojsija – kojega su se odrekli rekavši: Tko te postavi glavarom i sucem? – toga im Bog kao glavara i otkupitelja posla po Anđelu koji mu se ukaza u grmu.	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 On ih izvede učinivši čudesa i znamenja u zemlji egipatskoj, u Crvenome moru i u pustinji kroz četrdeset godina.	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 To je onaj Mojsije koji reče sinovima Izraelovim: Proroka poput mene od vaše braće podići će vam Bog.	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 To je onaj koji za skupa u pustinji bijaše između Anđela što mu govoraše na brdu Sinaju i otaca naših; onaj koji je primio riječi životne da ih nama preda.	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 Njemu se ne htjedoše pokoriti oci naši, nego ga odbiše i u srcima se svojima vratiše u Egipat	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 rekavši Aronu: ‘Napravi nam bogove koji će ići pred nama! Ta ne znamo što se dogodi s tim Mojsijem koji nas izvede iz zemlje egipatske.’	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 Tele načiniše u dane one, prinesoše žrtvu tom kumiru i veseljahu se djelima ruku svojih.	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 Bog se pak odvrati i prepusti ih da časte vojsku nebesku, kao što piše u Knjizi proročkoj: Prinosiste li mi žrtve i prinose četrdeset godina u pustinji, dome Izraelov?	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 Poprimiste šator Molohov i zvijezdu boga Refana – likove koje napraviste da biste im se klanjali. Odvest ću vas stoga u progonstvo onkraj Babilona!«	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 »Oci naši imahu u pustinji Šator svjedočanstva kako odredi Onaj koji reče Mojsiju da se on načini po praliku koji je vidio.	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 Taj su Šator preuzeli oci naši i pod Jošuom ga unijeli u posjed s kojega Bog pred licem njihovim rastjera narode. Tako bijaše sve do danâ Davida,	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 koji je našao milost pred Bogom te molio da nađe boravište Bogu Jakovljevu.	46 who found grace before God and who asked that he might obtain a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.
47 Istom Salomon izgradi mu Dom.	47 But it was Solomon who built a house for him.
48 Ali Svevišnji u rukotvorinama ne prebiva, kao što veli prorok:	48 Yet the Most High does not live in houses built by hands, just as he said through the prophet:
49 Nebesa su moje prijestolje, a zemlja podnožje nogama. Kakav dom da mi sagradite, govori Gospodin, i gdje da bude mjesto mog počinka?	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 Nije li ruka moja načinila sve to?	50 Has not my hand made all these things?’
51 Tvrdovrati i neobrezanih srdaca i ušiju, vi se uvijek opirete Duhu Svetomu: kako oci vaši tako i vi!	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 Kojega od proroka nisu progonili oci vaši? I pobiše one koji su unaprijed navijestili dolazak Pravednika čiji ste vi sada izdajice i ubojice,	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 vi koji po anđeoskim uredbama primiste Zakon, ali ga se niste držali.«	53 You received the law by the actions of Angels, and yet you have not kept it.”
54 Kad su to čuli, uskipješe u srcima i počeše škripati zubima na njega.	54 Then, upon hearing these things, they were deeply wounded in their hearts, and they gnashed their teeth at him.
55 Ali on, pun Duha Svetoga, uprije pogled u nebo i ugleda slavu Božju i Isusa gdje stoji zdesna Bogu	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 pa reče: »Evo vidim nebesa otvorena i Sina Čovječjega gdje stoji zdesna Bogu.«	56 Then they, crying out with a loud voice, blocked their ears and, with one accord, rushed violently toward him.
57 Vičući iza glasa, oni zatisnuše uši i navališe jednodušno na njega.	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 Izbaciše ga iz grada pa ga kamenovahu. Svjedoci odložiše haljine do nogu mladića koji se zvao Savao.	58 And as they were stoning Stephen, he called out and said, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”
59 I dok su ga kamenovali, Stjepan je zazivao: »Gospodine Isuse, primi duh moj!«	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 Onda se baci na koljena i povika iza glasa: »Gospodine, ne uzmi im ovo za grijeh!« Kada to reče, usnu.