New American Standard Bible 2020

Acts 7:17-45

17“But as thetimeχρόνοςchronosG5550of the promiseἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasG1860whichἧςhēsG3739GodθεὸςtheosG2316had assuredὡμολόγησενhōmologēsenG3670to AbrahamἈβραάμ,AbraamG11was approachingἤγγιζενēngizenG1448,the peopleλαὸςlaosG2992increasedηὔξησενēuxēsenG837and multipliedἐπληθύνθηeplēthunthēG4129in EgyptΑἰγύπτῳAiguptōG125,

18untilἄχριachriG891anotherἕτεροςheterosG2087kingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935aroseἀνέστηanestēG450overἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909EgyptΑἴγυπτονAiguptonG125whoG3739did not knowG3609JosephἸωσήφ.IōsēphG2501.

19It was he whoshrewdlyG2686tookG2686advantageG2686ofG2686our nationγένοςgenosG1085and mistreatedἐκάκωσενekakōsenG2559our fathersπατέραςpaterasG3962in order that they wouldabandonποιεῖν ἔκθεταpoiein ekthetaG4160 G1570their infantsβρέφηbrephēG1025in the Nile,soG1519thatG1519they would not surviveζῳογονεῖσθαι.zōogoneisthaiG2225.

20At thisG3739timeκαιρῷkairōG2540MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475was bornἐγεννήθηegennēthēG1080;and he was beautifulἀστεῖοςasteiosG791to Godθεῷ·theōG2316.He was nurturedἀνετράφηanetraphēG397for threeτρεῖςtreisG5140monthsμῆναςmēnasG3376in his father’sπατρόςpatrosG3962homeοἴκῳoikōG3624.

21And after he had been putG1620outsideG1620,Pharaoh’sΦαραὼPharaōG5328daughterθυγάτηρthugatērG2364tookG337him awayG337and nurturedἀνεθρέψατοanethrepsatoG397him as her ownἑαυτῇhe'autēaG1438sonυἱόν.huionG5207.

22MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475was educatedἐπαιδεύθηepaideuthēG3811in allπάσῃpasēG3956the wisdomσοφίᾳsophiaG4678of the EgyptiansΑἰγυπτίων·AiguptiōnG124,and he was proficientδυνατὸςdunatosG1415inspeakingλόγοιςlogoisG3056and actionἔργοιςergoisG2041.

23But whenὡςhōsG5613he was approachingἐπληροῦτοeplēroutoG4137the ageχρόνος,chronosG5550of fortyG5066,it enteredἀνέβηanebēG305hismindκαρδίανkardianG2588to visitἐπισκέψασθαιepiskepsasthaiG1980his countrymenἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80,the sonsυἱοὺςhuiousG5207of IsraelἸσραήλ.IsraēlG2474.

24And when he sawG3708oneτιναtinaG5100of thembeing treatedG91unjustlyG91,he defendedἠμύνατοēmunatoG292and tookἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160vengeanceἐκδίκησινekdikēsinG1557for the oppressedG2669manG2669by fatallystrikingπατάξαςpataxasG3960the EgyptianΑἰγύπτιον.AiguptionG124.

25And he thoughtἐνόμιζενenomizenG3543that his brothersἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80understoodσυνιέναιsunienaiG4920that GodθεὸςtheosG2316was grantingδίδωσινdidōsinG1325themdeliveranceσωτηρίανsōtērianG4991throughδιὰdiaG1223him; but they did not understandσυνῆκαν.sunēkanG4920.

26And on the followingG1897dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250he appearedG3708to them as they were fightingG3164eachG3164otherG3164,and he tried to reconcileG4871them to peaceεἰρήνηνeirēnēnG1515,by sayingG3004, ‘Menἄνδρες,andresG435,you are brothersἀδελφοίadelphoiG80,whyἱνατίhinatitisG2443 G5101are you injuringἀδικεῖτεadikeiteG91eachG240otherG240?’

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

28You do not intendθέλειςtheleisG2309to killἀνελεῖνaneleinG337me as you killedἀνεῖλεςaneilesG337the EgyptianΑἰγύπτιον;AiguptionG124yesterdayG2189, do you?’

29At thisτούτῳtoutōG3778remarkλόγῳlogōG3056,MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475fledἔφυγενephugenG5343and becameἐγένετοegenetoG1096a strangerπάροικοςparoikosG3941in the landγῇgēaG1093ofMidianΜαδιάμ,MadiamG3099,whereοὗhouG3757hefatheredἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080twoδύο.duoG1417sonsυἱοὺςhuiousG5207.

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

31When MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475sawG3708it,he wasG2296astonishedG2296at the sightὅραμα·horamaG3705;and as he approachedπροσερχομένουproserchomenouG4334to lookG2657morecloselyG2657,the voiceφωνὴphōnēG5456of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962cameἐγένετοegenetoG1096:

32‘I am the GodθεὸςtheosG2316of your fathersπατέρωνpaterōnG3962,the GodθεὸςtheosG2316of AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11,and IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464,and JacobἸακώβ.IakōbG2384.’MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475shookG1790withG1790fearG1790and did not dareἐτόλμαetolmaG5111to lookG2657closelyG2657.

33But theLordκύριος·kuriosG2962saidG3004to him, ‘RemoveλῦσονlusonG3089your sandalsὑπόδημαhupodēmaG5266from your feetποδῶνpodōnG4228,for the placeτόποςtoposG5117on whichᾧhōG3739you are standingἕστηκαςhestēkasG2476is holyἁγίαhagiaG40groundγῆgēG1093.

34I have certainlyG3708seenG3708the oppressionκάκωσινkakōsinG2561of My peopleλαοῦlaouG2992who are in EgyptΑἰγύπτῳAiguptōG125,and have heardἤκουσα·ēkousaG191their groaningστεναγμοῦstenagmouG4726,and I have comeκατέβηνkatebēnG2597downG2597to rescueἐξελέσθαιexelesthaiG1807them; andnowνῦνnunG3568comeδεῦροdeuroG1204,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.

36ThisG3778manG3778ledG1806them outG1806,performingποιήσαςpoiēsasG4160wondersτέραταterataG5059andsignsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592in the landγῇgēaG1093of EgyptΑἰγύπτῳAiguptōG125and in the RedἐρυθρᾷeruthraG2063SeaθαλάσσῃthalassēG2281, and in thewildernessἐρήμῳerēmōG2048for fortyG5065yearsἔτηetēG2094.

37ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778is the MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475who saidG3004to the sonsυἱοῖςhuioisG5207of IsraelἸσραήλ·IsraēlG2474, ‘GodθεὸςtheosG2316will raiseἀναστήσειanastēseiG450up for you a prophetπροφήτηνprophētēnG4396likeὡςhōsG5613me from your countrymenἀδελφῶνadelphōnG80.’

38ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778is the one who was in theassemblyἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiaG1577in the wildernessἐρήμῳerēmōG2048togetherμετὰmetaG3326withthe angelἀγγέλουangelouG32who spokeλαλοῦντοςlalountosG2980to him at lengthon MountὄρειoreiG3735SinaiΣινᾶSinaG4614, and who was withour fathersπατέρωνpaterōnG3962;and he receivedἐδέξατοedexatoG1209livingζῶνταzōntaG2198wordsλόγιαlogiaG3051to passδοῦναιdounaiG1325on to you.

39Our fathersπατέρεςpateresG3962were unwillingοὐκ ἠθέλησανouk ēthelēsanG3756 G2309to be obedientὑπήκοοιhupēkooiG5255to him; onG235theG235contraryG235theyrejectedἀπώσαντοapōsantoG683him and turnedἐστράφησανestraphēsanG4762backG4762to EgyptΑἴγυπτον,AiguptonG125in their heartsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588,

40sayingG3004to AaronἈαρών·AarōnG2, ‘MakeποίησονpoiēsonG4160usa godθεοὺςtheousG2316whoοἳhoiG3739will goπροπορεύσονταιproporeusontaiG4313beforeG4313us; for thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475whoὃςhosG3739ledG1806us outG1806of the landγῆςgēsG1093of EgyptΑἰγύπτου,AiguptouG125--we do not knowG3609whatτίtiG5101happenedἐγένετοegenetoG1096to him.’

41At that timeἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250they madeG3447aG3447calfG3447and broughtἀνήγαγονanēgagonG321a sacrificeθυσίανthusianG2378to the idolεἰδώλῳeidōlōG1497,and were rejoicingεὐφραίνοντοeuphrainontoG2165inthe worksἔργοιςergoisG2041of their handsχειρῶνcheirōnG5495.

42But GodθεὸςtheosG2316turnedἔστρεψενestrepsenG4762awayG4762and gaveG3860them overG3860toserveλατρεύεινlatreueinG3000the heavenlyοὐρανοῦ,ouranouG3772lightsστρατιᾷstratiaG4756;as it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125in the bookβίβλῳbiblōG976of the prophetsπροφητῶν·prophētōnG4396: ‘You did not offerπροσηνέγκατέprosēnegkateG4374Me victimsσφάγιαsphagiaG4968and sacrificesθυσίαςthusiasG2378for fortyG5065yearsἔτηetēG2094in the wildernessἐρήμῳ,erēmōG2048,did you, houseοἶκοςoikosG3624of IsraelἸσραήλ;IsraēlG2474?

43You alsoG2532tookG353alongG353the tabernacleσκηνὴνskēnēnG4633of MolochΜολὸχMolochG3434and the starἄστρονastronG798of your godθεοῦtheouG2316RomphaG4501,the imagesτύπουςtupousG5179whichοὓςhousG3739you madeἐποιήσατεepoiēsateG4160to worshipπροσκυνεῖνproskuneinG4352.I alsoG2532will deportμετοικιῶmetoikiōG3351you beyondἐπέκειναepekeinaG1900BabylonΒαβυλῶνος.¶BabulōnosG897.’

44“Our fathersπατράσινpatrasinG3962hadἦνēnG1510the tabernacleσκηνὴskēnēG4633of testimonyμαρτυρίουmarturiouG3142in the wildernessἐρήμῳ,erēmōG2048,justG2531asG2531He who spokeλαλῶνlalōnG2980to MosesΜωϋσῇMōusēaG3475directedδιετάξατοdietaxatoG1299himto makeποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160itaccordingκατὰkataG2596to the patternτύπονtuponG5179whichὃνhonG3739he had seenἑωράκει·he'ōrakeiG3708.

45Our fathersπατέρεςpateresG3962in turnG1237receivedG1237it, and they alsoκαὶkaiG2532broughtG1521it inG1521with JoshuaἸησοῦIēsouG2424upon dispossessingκατασχέσειkatascheseiG2697thenationsἐθνῶν,ethnōnG1484that GodθεὸςtheosG2316droveG1856outG1856fromἀπὸ προσώπουapo prosōpouG575 G4383our fathersπατέρωνpaterōnG3962,untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193the timeἡμερῶνhēmerōnG2250of DavidG1160.

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