Andδὲthe high priestὁ ἀρχιερεύςsaid,Εἶπεν“Isἔχειthisταῦταso?”οὕτως
Andδὲheὁsaid,ἔφη“BrothersἌνδρες ἀδελφοὶandκαὶfathers,πατέρεςlisten.ἀκούσατεThe GodὉ θεὸςof gloryτῆς δόξηςappearedὤφθηto ourτῷ ἡμῶνfatherπατρὶAbrahamἈβραὰμwhen he wasὄντιinἐνMesopotamia,τῇ Μεσοποταμίᾳbeforeπρὶν ἢheαὐτὸνlivedκατοικῆσαιinἐνHaran,Χαρράν
andκαὶsaidεἶπενtoπρὸςhim,αὐτόν‘Go outἜξελθεfromἐκyourσουlandτῆς γῆςandκαὶfromἐκyourσουrelatives,τῆς συγγενείαςandκαὶcomeδεῦροintoεἰςthe landτὴν γῆνthatἣν ἄνI will showδείξωyou.’σοι
Thenτότεgoing outἐξελθὼνfromἐκthe landγῆςof the Chaldeans,Χαλδαίωνhe livedκατῴκησενinἐνHaran.ΧαρράνAnd from there,κἀκεῖθενafterμετὰhisαὐτοῦfatherτὸν πατέραdied,τὸ ἀποθανεῖνGod movedμετῴκισενhimαὐτὸνtoεἰςthisτὴν ταύτηνlandγῆνinεἰςwhichἣνyouὑμεῖςnowνῦνlive.κατοικεῖτε
Andκαὶhe did notοὐκgiveἔδωκενhimαὐτῷan inheritanceκληρονομίανinἐνit,αὐτῇnot evenοὐδὲa foothold;βῆμα ποδόςandκαὶhe promisedἐπηγγείλατοto giveδοῦναιitαὐτὴνto himαὐτῷasεἰςa possessionκατάσχεσινandκαὶto hisτῷ αὐτοῦoffspringσπέρματιafterμετ’him,αὐτόνwhen heαὐτῷhadὄντοςnoοὐκchild.τέκνου
AndδὲGodὁ θεὸςspokeἐλάλησενthus:οὕτωςthatὅτιhisαὐτοῦoffspringτὸ σπέρμαwould beἔσταιforeignersπάροικονinἐνa landγῇbelonging to others,ἀλλοτρίᾳandκαὶthey would enslaveδουλώσουσινthemαὐτὸandκαὶmistreat themκακώσουσινfour hundredτετρακόσιαyears.ἔτη
‘Andκαὶthe nationτὸ ἔθνοςto whichᾧ ἐὰνthey will be enslavedδουλεύσουσινIἐγώwill judge,’κρινῶGodὁ θεὸςsaid,εἶπεν‘andκαὶafterμετὰthese thingsταῦταthey will come outἐξελεύσονταιandκαὶworshipλατρεύσουσίνmeμοιinἐνthisτῷ τούτῳplace.’τόπῳ
Andκαὶhe gaveἔδωκενhimαὐτῷthe covenantδιαθήκηνof circumcision;περιτομῆςandκαὶsoοὕτωςAbraham fatheredἐγέννησενIsaacτὸν Ἰσαὰκandκαὶcircumcisedπεριέτεμενhimαὐτὸνon the eighthτῇ τῇ ὀγδόῃday,ἡμέρᾳandκαὶIsaacἸσαὰκfathered Jacob,τὸν ἸακώβandκαὶJacobἸακὼβthe twelveτοὺς δώδεκαpatriarchs.πατριάρχας
AndΚαὶthe patriarchs,οἱ πατριάρχαιjealous ofζηλώσαντεςJoseph,τὸν Ἰωσὴφsold himἀπέδοντοintoεἰςEgypt;ΑἴγυπτονandκαὶGodὁ θεὸςwasἦνwithμετ’himαὐτοῦ
andκαὶrescuedἐξείλατοhimαὐτὸνfromἐκallπασῶνhisτῶν αὐτοῦafflictions,θλίψεωνandκαὶgaveἔδωκενhimαὐτῷfavorχάρινandκαὶwisdomσοφίανbeforeἐναντίονPharaoh,Φαραὼkingβασιλέωςof Egypt,Αἰγύπτουandκαὶhe madeκατέστησενhimαὐτὸνgovernorἡγούμενονoverἐπ’EgyptΑἴγυπτονandκαὶallὅλονhisαὐτοῦhousehold.τὸν οἶκον
Thenδὲa famineλιμὸςcameἦλθενoverἐφ’allὅληνEgyptτὴν ΑἴγυπτονandκαὶCanaan,Χανάανandκαὶgreatμεγάληaffliction,θλῖψιςandκαὶourοἱ ἡμῶνfathersπατέρεςwere notοὐχfindingηὕρισκονfood.χορτάσματα
Butδὲwhen JacobἸακὼβheardἀκούσαςthat there wasὄνταgrainσιτίαinεἰςEgypt,Αἴγυπτονhe sent outἐξαπέστειλενourτοὺς ἡμῶνfathersπατέραςthe first time.πρῶτον
Andκαὶonἐνthe second visitτῷ δευτέρῳJosephἸωσὴφwas made knownἀνεγνωρίσθηto hisτοῖς αὐτοῦbrothers,ἀδελφοῖςandκαὶJoseph’sἸωσήφfamilyτὸ γένοςbecameἐγένετοknownφανερὸνto Pharaoh.τῷ Φαραὼ
AndδὲJosephἸωσὴφsentἀποστείλαςand summonedμετεκαλέσατοJacobἸακὼβhisτὸν αὐτοῦfatherπατέραandκαὶallπᾶσανhis relatives,τὴν συγγένειανseventy-fiveἐν ἑβδομήκοντα πέντεpersons.ψυχαῖς
AndκαὶJacobἸακὼβwent downκατέβηtoεἰςEgypt,Αἴγυπτονandκαὶheαὐτὸςdied,ἐτελεύτησενandκαὶourοἱ ἡμῶνfathersπατέρεςtoo,
andκαὶthey were carried overμετετέθησανtoεἰςShechemΣυχὲμandκαὶlaidἐτέθησανinἐνthe tombτῷ μνήματιthatᾧAbrahamἈβραὰμhad boughtὠνήσατοfor a sumτιμῆςof silverἀργυρίουfromπαρὰthe sonsτῶν υἱῶνof HamorἙμμὼρinἐνShechem.Συχέμ
ButδὲasΚαθὼςthe timeὁ χρόνοςof the promiseτῆς ἐπαγγελίαςthatἧςGodὁ θεὸςhad promisedὡμολόγησενto Abrahamτῷ Ἀβραάμdrew near,ἤγγιζενthe peopleὁ λαὸςgrewηὔξησενandκαὶmultipliedἐπληθύνθηinἐνEgypt,Αἰγύπτῳ
untilἄχρι οὗanotherἕτεροςkingβασιλεὺςaroseἀνέστηoverἐπ’EgyptΑἴγυπτονwhoὃςdid notοὐκknowᾔδειJoseph.τὸν Ἰωσήφ
Heοὗτοςdealt craftily withκατασοφισάμενοςourτὸ ἡμῶνpeopleγένοςand mistreatedἐκάκωσενour fathers,τοὺς πατέραςmaking themτοῦ ποιεῖνabandonἔκθεταtheirαὐτῶνinfantsτὰ βρέφηso thatεἰς τὸthey would notμὴsurvive.ζῳογονεῖσθαι
AtἐνthisᾧtimeκαιρῷMosesΜωϋσῆςwas born,ἐγεννήθηandκαὶhe wasἦνbeautifulἀστεῖοςto God.τῷ θεῷHeὃςwas brought upἀνετράφηthreeτρεῖςmonthsμῆναςinἐνhis father’sτοῦ πατρόςhouse.τῷ οἴκῳ
Andδὲwhen heαὐτοῦwas abandoned,ἐκτεθέντοςPharaoh’sΦαραὼdaughterἡ θυγάτηρtookἀνείλατοhimαὐτὸνupἀνείλατοandκαὶbroughtἀνεθρέψατοhimαὐτὸνupἀνεθρέψατοasεἰςher ownἑαυτῇson.υἱόν
AndκαὶMosesΜωϋσῆςwas instructedἐπαιδεύθηin allπάσῃthe wisdomσοφίᾳof the Egyptians,Αἰγυπτίωνandδὲhe wasἦνpowerfulδυνατὸςinἐνhisαὐτοῦwordsλόγοιςandκαὶdeeds.ἔργοις
AndδὲwhenὩςa periodχρόνοςof forty yearsτεσσερακονταετὴςwas being completedἐπληροῦτοfor him,αὐτῷit cameἀνέβηintoἐπὶhisαὐτοῦheartτὴν καρδίανto visitἐπισκέψασθαιhisτοὺς αὐτοῦbrothers,ἀδελφοὺςthe sonsτοὺς υἱοὺςof Israel.Ἰσραήλ
Andκαὶseeingἰδώνone of themτιναbeing wronged,ἀδικούμενονhe defended himἠμύνατοandκαὶavengedἐποίησεν ἐκδίκησινthe oppressed manτῷ καταπονουμένῳby striking downπατάξαςthe Egyptian.τὸν Αἰγύπτιον
Andδὲhe supposedἐνόμιζενhis brothersτοὺς ἀδελφοὺςwould understandσυνιέναιthatὅτιGodὁ θεὸςwas givingδίδωσινthemαὐτοῖςsalvationσωτηρίανbyδιὰhisαὐτοῦhand,χειρὸςbutδὲtheyοἱdid notοὐunderstand.συνῆκαν
Andτεon the followingτῇ ἐπιούσῃdayἡμέρᾳhe appearedὤφθηto themαὐτοῖςas they were fightingμαχομένοιςandκαὶwas trying to bringσυνήλλασσενthemαὐτοὺςtoεἰςpeace,εἰρήνηνsaying,εἰπών‘Men,Ἄνδρεςyou areἐστεbrothers;ἀδελφοίwhyἱνατίdo you wrongἀδικεῖτεone another?’ἀλλήλους
Butδὲthe one whoὁwas wrongingἀδικῶνhis neighborτὸν πλησίονpushedἀπώσατοhimαὐτὸνaway,ἀπώσατοsaying,εἰπών‘WhoΤίςmadeκατέστησενyouσεa rulerἄρχονταandκαὶjudgeδικαστὴνoverἐφ’us?ἡμῶν
Youσὺdo notμὴwantθέλειςto killἀνελεῖνmeμεthe wayὃν τρόπονyou killedἀνεῖλεςthe Egyptianτὸν Αἰγύπτιονyesterday,ἐχθὲςdo you?’
Andδὲatἐνthisτῷ τούτῳwordλόγῳMosesΜωϋσῆςfledἔφυγενandκαὶbecameἐγένετοa foreignerπάροικοςinἐνthe landγῇof Midian,Μαδιάμwhereοὗhe fatheredἐγέννησενtwoδύοsons.υἱοὺς
AndΚαὶwhen fortyτεσσεράκονταyearsἐτῶνhad passed,πληρωθέντωνan angelἄγγελοςappearedὤφθηto himαὐτῷinἐνthe wildernessτῇ ἐρήμῳof Mountτοῦ ὄρουςSinai,Σινᾶinἐνa flameφλογὶof fireπυρὸςin a bush.βάτου
Andδὲwhen Mosesὁ Μωϋσῆςsaw it,ἰδὼνhe marveled atἐθαύμασενthe sight;τὸ ὅραμαandδὲas heαὐτοῦapproachedπροσερχομένουto look closely,κατανοῆσαιthere cameἐγένετοthe voiceφωνὴof the Lord:κυρίου
‘I amἘγὼthe Godὁ θεὸςof yourτῶν σουfathers,πατέρωνthe Godὁ θεὸςof AbrahamἈβραὰμandκαὶof IsaacἸσαὰκandκαὶof Jacob.’ἸακώβAndδὲMoses,Μωϋσῆςbecomingγενόμενοςterrified,ἔντρομοςdid notοὐκdareἐτόλμαto look.κατανοῆσαι
Andδὲthe Lordὁ κύριοςsaidεἶπενto him,αὐτῷ‘Take offΛῦσονthe sandalsτὸ ὑπόδημαfrom yourτῶν σουfeet,ποδῶνforγὰρthe placeὁ τόποςonἐφ’whichᾧyou are standingἕστηκαςisἐστίνholyἁγίαground.γῆ
I have surelyἰδὼνseenεἶδονthe mistreatmentτὴν κάκωσινof myτοῦ μουpeopleλαοῦwho areτοῦinἐνEgypt,ΑἰγύπτῳandκαὶI have heardἤκουσαtheirτοῦ αὐτοῦgroaning,στεναγμοῦandκαὶI have come downκατέβηνto rescueἐξελέσθαιthem.αὐτούςAndκαὶnowνῦνcome,δεῦροI will sendἀποστείλωyouσεtoεἰςEgypt.’Αἴγυπτον
ThisΤοῦτονMoses,τὸν Μωϋσῆνwhomὃνthey rejected,ἠρνήσαντοsaying,εἰπόντες‘WhoΤίςmadeκατέστησενyouσεa rulerἄρχονταandκαὶjudge?’δικαστήνthis manτοῦτονGodὁ θεὸςhas sentἀπέσταλκενas bothκαὶrulerἄρχονταandκαὶredeemerλυτρωτὴνwithσὺνthe handχειρὶof the angelἀγγέλουwhoτοῦappearedὀφθέντοςto himαὐτῷinἐνthe bush.τῇ βάτῳ
This manοὗτοςledἐξήγαγενthemαὐτοὺςout,ἐξήγαγενdoingποιήσαςwondersτέραταandκαὶsignsσημεῖαinἐνthe landγῇof EgyptΑἰγύπτῳandκαὶatἐνthe RedἘρυθρᾷSeaΘαλάσσῃandκαὶinἐνthe wildernessτῇ ἐρήμῳfor fortyτεσσεράκονταyears.ἔτη
Thisοὗτόςisἐστινthe Mosesὁ Μωϋσῆςwhoὁsaidεἴπαςto the sonsτοῖς υἱοῖςof Israel,Ἰσραήλ‘Godὁ θεὸςwill raise upἀναστήσειfor youὑμῖνa prophetΠροφήτηνlikeὡςmeἐμέfromἐκamong yourτῶν ὑμῶνbrothers.’ἀδελφῶν
Thisοὗτόςisἐστινthe one whoὁwasγενόμενοςinἐνthe assemblyτῇ ἐκκλησίᾳinἐνthe wildernessτῇ ἐρήμῳwithμετὰthe angelτοῦ ἀγγέλουwhoτοῦspokeλαλοῦντοςto himαὐτῷonἐνMountτῷ ὄρειSinai,Σινᾶandκαὶwith ourτῶν ἡμῶνfathers;πατέρωνheὃςreceivedἐδέξατοlivingζῶνταoraclesλόγιαto giveδοῦναιto us.ἡμῖν
Ourοἱ ἡμῶνfathersπατέρεςwere notοὐκwillingἠθέλησανto beγενέσθαιobedientὑπήκοοιto him,ᾧbutἀλλὰthey pushed him awayἀπώσαντοandκαὶinἐνtheirταῖς αὐτῶνheartsκαρδίαιςturned backἐστράφησανtoεἰςEgypt,Αἴγυπτον
sayingεἰπόντεςto Aaron,τῷ Ἀαρών‘MakeΠοίησονfor usἡμῖνgodsθεοὺςwhoοἳwill go beforeπροπορεύσονταιus;ἡμῶνforγὰρthisὁ οὗτοςMosesΜωϋσῆςwhoὃςledἐξήγαγενusἡμᾶςoutἐξήγαγενofἐκthe landγῆςof Egypt,Αἰγύπτουwe do notοὐκknowοἴδαμενwhatτίhas happenedἐγένετοto him.’αὐτῷ
Andκαὶthey made a calfἐμοσχοποίησανinἐνthoseἐκείναιςdaysταῖς ἡμέραιςandκαὶofferedἀνήγαγονa sacrificeθυσίανto the idol,τῷ εἰδώλῳandκαὶthey were rejoicingεὐφραίνοντοinἐνthe worksτοῖς ἔργοιςof theirτῶν αὐτῶνhands.χειρῶν
ButδὲGodὁ θεὸςturned awayἔστρεψενandκαὶhandedπαρέδωκενthemαὐτοὺςoverπαρέδωκενto worshipλατρεύεινthe armyτῇ στρατιᾷof heaven,τοῦ οὐρανοῦasκαθὼςit is writtenγέγραπταιinἐνthe bookβίβλῳof the prophets:τῶν προφητῶν‘You did notΜὴofferπροσηνέγκατέmeμοιslaughtered victimsσφάγιαandκαὶsacrificesθυσίαςfor fortyτεσσεράκονταyearsἔτηinἐνthe wilderness,τῇ ἐρήμῳdid you,houseοἶκοςof Israel?Ἰσραήλ
Andκαὶyou took upἀνελάβετεthe tentτὴν σκηνὴνof Molechτοῦ Μολὸχandκαὶthe starτὸ ἄστρονof the godτοῦ θεοῦRephan,Ῥαιφάνthe imagesτοὺς τύπουςthatοὓςyou madeἐποιήσατεto worshipπροσκυνεῖνthem.αὐτοῖςAndκαὶI will deportμετοικιῶyouὑμᾶςbeyondἐπέκειναBabylon.’Βαβυλῶνος
Ourτοῖς ἡμῶνfathersπατράσινhadἦνthe tentἩ σκηνὴof testimonyτοῦ μαρτυρίουinἐνthe wilderness,τῇ ἐρήμῳjust asκαθὼςthe one whoὁspokeλαλῶνto Mosesτῷ Μωϋσῇdirectedδιετάξατοhim to makeποιῆσαιitαὐτὴνaccording toκατὰthe patternτὸν τύπονthatὃνhe had seen.ἑωράκει
This tentἣνourοἱ ἡμῶνfathers,πατέρεςhaving received it in turn,διαδεξάμενοιalsoκαὶbrought inεἰσήγαγονwithμετὰJoshuaἸησοῦintoἐνthe possessionτῇ κατασχέσειof the nationsτῶν ἐθνῶνwhomὧνGodὁ θεὸςdrove outἐξῶσενbeforeἀπὸ προσώπουourτῶν ἡμῶνfathers,πατέρωνuntilἕωςthe daysτῶν ἡμερῶνof David,Δαυίδ
whoὃςfoundεὗρενfavorχάρινbeforeἐνώπιονGodτοῦ θεοῦandκαὶaskedᾐτήσατοto findεὑρεῖνa dwelling placeσκήνωμαfor the Godτῷ θεῷof Jacob.Ἰακώβ
ButδὲSolomonΣολομῶνbuiltοἰκοδόμησενa houseοἶκονfor him.αὐτῷ
Yetἀλλ’the Most Highὁ ὕψιστοςdoes notοὐχdwellκατοικεῖinἐνhouses made by hands,χειροποιήτοιςasκαθὼςthe prophetὁ προφήτηςsays,λέγει
‘HeavenὉ οὐρανόςis myμοιthrone,θρόνοςandδὲthe earthἡ γῆis a footstoolὑποπόδιονfor myτῶν μουfeet.ποδῶνWhat kind ofποῖονhouseοἶκονwill you buildοἰκοδομήσετέfor me,μοιsaysλέγειthe Lord,κύριοςorἢwhatτίςis the placeτόποςof myτῆς μουrest?καταπαύσεώς
Did notοὐχὶmyἡ μουhandχείρmakeἐποίησενallπάνταthese things?’ταῦτα
Stiff-neckedΣκληροτράχηλοιandκαὶuncircumcisedἀπερίτμητοιin heartκαρδίαιςandκαὶears,τοῖς ὠσίνyouὑμεῖςalwaysἀεὶresistἀντιπίπτετεthe Holy Spirit;τῷ πνεύματι τῷ ἁγίῳasὡςyourοἱ ὑμῶνfathers did,πατέρεςyouὑμεῖςdo also.καὶ
Whichτίναof the prophetsτῶν προφητῶνdid yourοἱ ὑμῶνfathersπατέρεςnotοὐκpersecute?ἐδίωξανAndκαὶthey killedἀπέκτεινανthose whoτοὺςannounced beforehandπροκαταγγείλανταςaboutπερὶthe comingτῆς ἐλεύσεωςof the Righteous One,τοῦ δικαίουwhoseοὗbetrayersπροδόταιandκαὶmurderersφονεῖςyouὑμεῖςhave nowνῦνbecome,ἐγένεσθε
you whoοἵτινεςreceivedἐλάβετεthe lawτὸν νόμονasεἰςordainedδιαταγὰςby angelsἀγγέλωνandκαὶdid notοὐκkeep it.”ἐφυλάξατε
Nowδὲwhen they heardἈκούοντεςthese things,ταῦταthey were enragedδιεπρίοντοin theirταῖς αὐτῶνheartsκαρδίαιςandκαὶwere grindingἔβρυχονtheir teethτοὺς ὀδόνταςatἐπ’him.αὐτόν
Butδὲbeingὑπάρχωνfullπλήρηςof the Holy Spirit,πνεύματος ἁγίουhe gazedἀτενίσαςintoεἰςheavenτὸν οὐρανὸνand sawεἶδενthe gloryδόξανof GodθεοῦandκαὶJesusἸησοῦνstandingἑστῶταatἐκthe right handδεξιῶνof God,τοῦ θεοῦ
andκαὶhe said,εἶπεν“Look,ἸδοὺI seeθεωρῶthe heavensτοὺς οὐρανοὺςopenedδιηνοιγμένουςandκαὶthe Sonτὸν υἱὸνof Manτοῦ ἀνθρώπουstandingἑστῶταatἐκthe right handδεξιῶνof God.”τοῦ θεοῦ
Butδὲcrying outκράξαντεςwith a loudμεγάλῃvoice,φωνῇthey coveredσυνέσχονtheirτὰ αὐτῶνearsὦταandκαὶrushedὥρμησανwith one mindὁμοθυμαδὸνatἐπ’him.αὐτόν
Andκαὶthrowing himἐκβαλόντεςout ofἔξωthe city,τῆς πόλεωςthey were stoning him.ἐλιθοβόλουνAndκαὶthe witnessesοἱ μάρτυρεςlaid downἀπέθεντοtheirτὰ αὐτῶνcloaksἱμάτιαatπαρὰthe feetτοὺς πόδαςof a young manνεανίουcalledκαλουμένουSaul.Σαύλου
Andκαὶthey were stoningἐλιθοβόλουνStephenτὸν Στέφανονas he was calling on the Lordἐπικαλούμενονandκαὶsaying,λέγοντα“LordΚύριεJesus,Ἰησοῦreceiveδέξαιmyτὸ μουspirit.”πνεῦμά
Andδὲfalling onθεὶςhis kneesτὰ γόναταhe cried outἔκραξενwith a loudμεγάλῃvoice,φωνῇ“Lord,Κύριεdo notμὴholdστήσῃςthisταύτηνsinτὴν ἁμαρτίανagainst them.”αὐτοῖςAndκαὶhaving saidεἰπὼνthis,τοῦτοhe fell asleep.ἐκοιμήθη