New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 7:17-45

17“But as thetimeχρόνοςchronosG5550of the promiseἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasG1860was approachingἤγγιζενēngizenG1448whichἧςhēsG3739GodθεὸςtheosG2316had assuredὡμολόγησενhōmologēsenG3670to AbrahamἈβραάμ,AbraamG11,the peopleλαὸςlaosG2992increasedηὔξησενēuxēsenG837and multipliedἐπληθύνθηeplēthunthēG4129in EgyptΑἰγύπτῳAiguptōG125,

18untilἄχριachriG891there aroseἀνέστηanestēG450anotherἕτεροςheterosG2087kingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935overἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909EgyptΑἴγυπτονAiguptonG125whoG3739knewG3609nothingοὐκoukG3756aboutG3609JosephἸωσήφ.IōsēphG2501.

19It was he who tookG2686shrewdG2686advantageG2686of our raceγένοςgenosG1085and mistreatedἐκάκωσενekakōsenG2559our fathersπατέραςpaterasG3962so that they wouldexposeποιεῖν ἔκθεταpoiein ekthetaG4160 G1570their infantsβρέφηbrephēG1025and they would not surviveζῳογονεῖσθαι.zōogoneisthaiG2225.

20It was at thisG3739timeκαιρῷkairōG2540thatMosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475was bornἐγεννήθηegennēthēG1080;and he was lovelyἀστεῖοςasteiosG791in the sightG3588of Godθεῷ·theōG2316,and he was nurturedἀνετράφηanetraphēG397threeτρεῖςtreisG5140monthsμῆναςmēnasG3376in his father’sπατρόςpatrosG3962homeοἴκῳoikōG3624.

21And after he had been setG1620outsideG1620,Pharaoh’sΦαραὼPharaōG5328daughterθυγάτηρthugatērG2364tookG337him awayG337and nurturedἀνεθρέψατοanethrepsatoG397him as her ownἑαυτῇhe'autēaG1438sonυἱόν.huionG5207.

22MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475was educatedἐπαιδεύθηepaideuthēG3811in allπάσῃpasēG3956the learningσοφίᾳsophiaG4678of the EgyptiansΑἰγυπτίων·AiguptiōnG124,and he was a manG1415of powerG1415in wordsλόγοιςlogoisG3056and deedsἔργοιςergoisG2041.

23But whenὡςhōsG5613he was approachingἐπληροῦτοeplēroutoG4137the ageχρόνος,chronosG5550of fortyG5066,it enteredἀνέβηanebēG305hismindκαρδίανkardianG2588to visitἐπισκέψασθαιepiskepsasthaiG1980his brethrenἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80,the sonsυἱοὺςhuiousG5207of IsraelG2274.

24And when he sawG3708oneτιναtinaG5100of thembeing treatedG91unjustlyG91,he defendedἠμύνατοēmunatoG292him and tookἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160vengeanceἐκδίκησινekdikēsinG1557for the oppressedκαταπονουμένῳkataponoumenōG2669by strikingG3960downG3960the EgyptianΑἰγύπτιον.AiguptionG124.

25And he supposedἐνόμιζενenomizenG3543that his brethrenἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80understoodσυνιέναιsunienaiG4920that GodθεὸςtheosG2316was grantingδίδωσινdidōsinG1325themdeliveranceσωτηρίανsōtērianG4991throughδιὰdiaG1223him, but they did not understandσυνῆκαν.sunēkanG4920.

26On the followingG1897dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250he appearedG3708to them as they were fightingG3164togetherG3164,and he tried to reconcileG4871them in peaceεἰρήνηνeirēnēnG1515,sayingG3004, ‘Menἄνδρες,andresG435,you are brethrenἀδελφοίadelphoiG80,whyἱνατίhinatitisG2443 G5101do you injureἀδικεῖτεadikeiteG91oneἀλλήλους;allēlousG240anotherG240?’

27But the one who was injuringἀδικῶνadikōnG91his neighborπλησίονplēsionG4139pushedG683him awayἀπώσατοapōsatoG683,sayingG3004, ‘WhoτίςtisG5101madeκατέστησενkatestēsenG2525you a rulerἄρχονταarchontaG758and judgeδικαστὴνdikastēnG1348overἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909us?

28You do not meanθέλειςtheleisG2309to killἀνελεῖνaneleinG337me as you killedἀνεῖλεςaneilesG337the EgyptianΑἰγύπτιον;AiguptionG124yesterdayG2189, do you?’

29At thisτούτῳtoutōG3778remarkλόγῳlogōG3056,MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475fledἔφυγενephugenG5343and becameἐγένετοegenetoG1096an alienπάροικοςparoikosG3941in the landγῇgēaG1093ofMidianΜαδιάμ,MadiamG3099,whereοὗhouG3757hebecameG1080the fatherG1080of twoδύο.duoG1417sonsυἱοὺςhuiousG5207.

30“After fortyG5065yearsἐτῶνetōnG2094had passedπληρωθέντωνplērōthentōnG4137,an angelἄγγελοςangelosG32appearedG3708to him in the wildernessἐρήμῳerēmōG2048of MountὄρουςorousG3735SinaiΣινᾶSinaG4614,in the flameφλογὶphlogiG5395of a burningπυρὸςpurosG4442thornG942bushβάτου.batouG942.

31When MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475sawG3708it, he marveledἐθαύμαζενethaumazenG2296at the sightὅραμα·horamaG3705;and as he approachedπροσερχομένουproserchomenouG4334to lookG2657morecloselyG2657,there cameἐγένετοegenetoG1096the voiceφωνὴphōnēG5456of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962:

32‘I am the GodθεὸςtheosG2316of your fathersπατέρωνpaterōnG3962,the GodθεὸςtheosG2316of AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11and IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464and JacobἸακώβ.IakōbG2384.’MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475shookG1790with fearG1790and would not ventureἐτόλμαetolmaG5111to lookκατανοῆσαι.katanoēsaiG2657.

33But the Lordκύριος·kuriosG2962saidG3004to him, ‘TakeG3089offG3089the sandalsὑπόδημαhupodēmaG5266from your feetποδῶνpodōnG4228,for the placeτόποςtoposG5117on whichᾧhōG3739you are standingἕστηκαςhestēkasG2476is holyἁγίαhagiaG40groundγῆgēG1093.

34I have certainlyG3708seenG3708the oppressionκάκωσινkakōsinG2561of My peopleλαοῦlaouG2992in EgyptΑἰγύπτῳAiguptōG125and have heardἤκουσα·ēkousaG191their groansστεναγμοῦstenagmouG4726,and I have comeκατέβηνkatebēnG2597downG2597to rescueἐξελέσθαιexelesthaiG1807them;comeδεῦροdeuroG1204nowνῦνnunG3568,and I will sendἀποστείλωaposteilōG649you to EgyptΑἴγυπτον.¶AiguptonG125.’

35“ThisG3778MosesΜωϋσῆνMōusēnG3475whomὃνhonG3739theydisownedἠρνήσαντοērnēsantoG720,sayingG3004, ‘WhoτίςtisG5101madeκατέστησενkatestēsenG2525you a rulerἄρχονταarchontaG758and a judgeδικαστήν;dikastēnG1348?’is the oneG3778whomG3778GodθεὸςtheosG2316sentἀπέσταλκενapestalkenG649to bebothG2532a rulerἄρχονταarchontaG758and a delivererλυτρωτὴνlutrōtēnG3086with thehelpχειρὶcheiriG5495of the angelἀγγέλουangelouG32who appearedG3708to him in the thornG942bushβάτῳ.batōG942.

36ThisG3778manG3778ledἐξήγαγενexēgagenG1806them out, performingποιήσαςpoiēsasG4160wondersτέραταterataG5059andsignsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592in the landγῇgēaG1093of EgyptΑἰγύπτῳAiguptōG125and in the RedἐρυθρᾷeruthraG2063SeaθαλάσσῃthalassēG2281and in thewildernessἐρήμῳerēmōG2048for fortyG5065yearsἔτηetēG2094.

37ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778is the MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475who saidG3004to the sonsυἱοῖςhuioisG5207of IsraelG2274, ‘GodθεὸςtheosG2316will raiseἀναστήσειanastēseiG450up for you a prophetπροφήτηνprophētēnG4396likeὡςhōsG5613me from your brethrenἀδελφῶνadelphōnG80.’

38ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778is the one who was in thecongregationἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiaG1577in the wildernessἐρήμῳerēmōG2048togetherμετὰmetaG3326withthe angelἀγγέλουangelouG32who was speakingλαλοῦντοςlalountosG2980to him on MountὄρειoreiG3735SinaiΣινᾶSinaG4614, and who waswith our fathersπατέρωνpaterōnG3962;and he receivedἐδέξατοedexatoG1209livingζῶνταzōntaG2198oraclesλόγιαlogiaG3051to passδοῦναιdounaiG1325on to you.

39Our fathersπατέρεςpateresG3962were unwillingοὐκ ἠθέλησανouk ēthelēsanG3756 G2309to be obedientὑπήκοοιhupēkooiG5255to him, butrepudiatedἀπώσαντοapōsantoG683him and in their heartsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588turnedἐστράφησανestraphēsanG4762backG4762to EgyptΑἴγυπτον,AiguptonG125,

40sayingG3004to AaronἈαρών·AarōnG2, ‘MakeποίησονpoiēsonG4160for us godsθεοὺςtheousG2316whoοἳhoiG3739will goπροπορεύσονταιproporeusontaiG4313beforeG4313us; for thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475whoὃςhosG3739ledἐξήγαγενexēgagenG1806us out of the landγῆςgēsG1093of EgyptΑἰγύπτου,AiguptouG125--we do not knowG3609whatτίtiG5101happenedἐγένετοegenetoG1096to him.’

41At that timeἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250they madeG3447acalfG3447and broughtἀνήγαγονanēgagonG321a sacrificeθυσίανthusianG2378to the idolεἰδώλῳeidōlōG1497,and were rejoicingεὐφραίνοντοeuphrainontoG2165inthe worksἔργοιςergoisG2041of their handsχειρῶνcheirōnG5495.

42But GodθεὸςtheosG2316turnedἔστρεψενestrepsenG4762awayG4762and deliveredπαρέδωκενparedōkenG3860them up toserveλατρεύεινlatreueinG3000thehostστρατιᾷstratiaG4756of heavenοὐρανοῦ,ouranouG3772;as it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125in the bookβίβλῳbiblōG976of the prophetsπροφητῶν·prophētōnG4396, ‘It was not to Me that you offeredπροσηνέγκατέprosēnegkateG4374victimsσφάγιαsphagiaG4968and sacrificesθυσίαςthusiasG2378fortyG5065yearsἔτηetēG2094in the wildernessἐρήμῳ,erēmōG2048,was it, O houseοἶκοςoikosG3624of IsraelG2274?

43You alsoG2532tookἀνελάβετεanelabeteG353along the tabernacleσκηνὴνskēnēnG4633of MolochΜολὸχMolochG3434and the starἄστρονastronG798of the godθεοῦtheouG2316RomphaG4501,the imagesτύπουςtupousG5179whichοὓςhousG3739you madeἐποιήσατεepoiēsateG4160to worshipπροσκυνεῖνproskuneinG4352.I alsoG2532will removeμετοικιῶmetoikiōG3351you beyondἐπέκειναepekeinaG1900BabylonΒαβυλῶνος.¶BabulōnosG897.’

44“Our fathersπατράσινpatrasinG3962hadἦνēnG1510the tabernacleσκηνὴskēnēG4633of testimonyμαρτυρίουmarturiouG3142in the wildernessἐρήμῳ,erēmōG2048,justκαθὼςkathōsG2531as He who spokeλαλῶνlalōnG2980to MosesΜωϋσῇMōusēaG3475directedδιετάξατοdietaxatoG1299himto makeποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160itaccordingκατὰkataG2596to the patternτύπονtuponG5179whichὃνhonG3739he had seenἑωράκει·he'ōrakeiG3708.

45And having receivedG1237it in their turnG1237,our fathersπατέρεςpateresG3962broughtεἰσήγαγονeisēgagonG1521it in withJoshuaἸησοῦIēsouG2424upon dispossessingκατασχέσειkatascheseiG2697thenationsἐθνῶν,ethnōnG1484whomG3739GodθεὸςtheosG2316droveἐξῶσενexōsenG1856out beforeἀπὸ προσώπουapo prosōpouG575 G4383our fathersπατέρωνpaterōnG3962,untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193the timeἡμερῶνhēmerōnG2250of DavidG1160.

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