Verse
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
KJV
King James Version
And
the chief
priest said
, `
Are then
these things so? '
Then
said
the high
priest, Are these things so?
and he said, `
Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken :
The God of the
glory did
appear
to
our father Abraham, being
in Mesopotamia, before his
dwelling
in Haran
,
And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken ;
The God of glory appeared
unto
our father Abraham, when
he
was
in Mesopotamia, before he
dwelt
in Charran
,
and He
said to
him, Go
forth
out of thy land
, and out
of
thy kindred, and come to
a
land that
I shall shew thee.
And said unto
him, Get
thee
out of thy country
, and from
thy kindred, and come into
the
land which
I shall shew thee.
`
Then having
come
forth
out of the land of the Chaldeans
, he
dwelt in Haran,
and from thence, after
the
death
of
his father, He did
remove
him to
this land wherein ye now dwell ,
Then came
he
out of the land of the Chaldaeans
, and
dwelt in Charran:
and from thence, when
his father was
dead
, he removed
him into
this land ,
wherein ye now dwell .
and He gave him no
inheritance in it, not
even
a
footstep
, and
did
promise
to give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him --
he having
no child.
And he gave him none
inheritance in it, no
, not
so
much
as
to set
his
foot
on:
yet
he
promised
that
he
would
give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him ,
when
as
yet
he had
no child.
`
And God spake thus
, That his seed shall
be
sojourning
in a strange land ,
and they shall
cause
it
to
serve
, and shall
do
it
evil four hundred years ,
And God spake on
this
wise
, That his seed should
sojourn
in a strange land ;
and that
they should
bring
them
into
bondage
, and entreat
them
evil four hundred years .
and the nation whom they shall serve
I
will judge, said God ;
and after these
things
they
shall come forth and shall
do
Me service
in this place.
And the nation to
whom they shall be
in
bondage
will I
judge, said God :
and after that
shall they
come forth ,
and serve
me in this place.
`
And He gave to
him a
covenant of circumcision ,
and so he
begat Isaac, and did
circumcise
him on
the eighth day ,
and Isaac `
begat '
Jacob ,
and Jacob --
the twelve patriarchs ;
And he gave him the
covenant of circumcision :
and so Abraham
begat Isaac, and circumcised
him the eighth day ;
and Isaac begat Jacob ;
and Jacob begat
the twelve patriarchs .
and the patriarchs, having
been
moved with jealousy
, sold Joseph to
Egypt ,
and
God was with him,
And the patriarchs, moved with envy
, sold Joseph into
Egypt :
but
God was with him,
and did
deliver
him out of all his tribulations
, and gave him favour and wisdom before
Pharaoh king of Egypt ,
and he did
set
him --
governor over Egypt and all his house.
And delivered
him out of all his afflictions
, and gave him favour and wisdom in
the
sight
of
Pharaoh king of Egypt ;
and he made
him governor over Egypt and all his house.
`And
there came a dearth upon
all the land of Egypt and Canaan
, and great tribulation,
and our fathers were
not
finding
sustenance ,
Now
there came a dearth over
all the land of Egypt and Chanaan
, and great affliction:
and our fathers found
no
sustenance .
and
Jacob having
heard that there was corn in Egypt, sent forth
our fathers a
first time;
But
when
Jacob heard that there was corn in Egypt, he
sent out
our fathers first .
and at the second time was
Joseph made known to his brethren ,
and Joseph's kindred became
manifest
to
Pharaoh ,
And at the second time Joseph was
made known to his brethren ;
and Joseph's kindred was
made
known
unto
Pharaoh .
and
Joseph
having
sent, did
call
for
his father Jacob, and all his kindred --
with
seventy
and five
souls --
Then
sent Joseph
, and
called
his father Jacob to
him
, and all his kindred ,
threescore
and fifteen
souls .
and
Jacob went down to
Egypt, and died, himself
and our fathers,
So
Jacob went down into
Egypt, and died, he,
and our fathers,
and they
were carried over into Sychem, and were
laid in the tomb
that Abraham bought for a price
in
money from
the sons of Emmor ,
of Sychem.
And were carried over into Sychem, and laid in the sepulchre
that Abraham bought for a sum
of
money of
the sons of Emmor the
father
of Sychem.
`And
according
as
the time of the promise was
drawing
nigh, which God did
swear
to Abraham, the people increased
and multiplied in Egypt,
But
when
the time of the promise drew
nigh, which God had
sworn
to Abraham, the people grew
and multiplied in Egypt,
till another king rose
, who
had
not known
Joseph ;
Till another king arose
, which
knew
not Joseph .
this
one,
having
dealt subtilely
with our kindred, did
evil to
our fathers, causing
to
expose
their babes
, that
they might not live ;
The
same
dealt subtilly
with our kindred, and
evil entreated
our fathers, so
that
they
cast
out
their young
children
, to
the
end
they might not live .
in which time Moses was born, and he
was fair to
God
, and he
was
brought
up three
months
in the
house
of
his father;
In which time Moses was born, and was exceeding
fair, and nourished
up in his father's
house
three
months:
and he having
been
exposed
, the
daughter of
Pharaoh
took him up, and did
rear
him to
herself
for a
son ;
And when
he was
cast
out
, Pharaoh's
daughter took him up, and nourished
him for her
own
son .
and Moses was taught
in all wisdom of the Egyptians, and he
was powerful
in words and in works
.
And Moses was learned
in all the
wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty
in words and in deeds
.
`
And when forty years were
fulfilled
to
him
, it came upon
his heart to look
after
his brethren ,
the sons
of Israel ;
And when he
was
full
forty years old
, it came into
his heart to visit
his brethren the children
of Israel .
and having
seen
a
certain
one suffering
injustice
, he did
defend
, and did
justice
to
the
oppressed, having
smitten
the Egyptian ;
And seeing
one of
them
suffer
wrong
, he defended
him
, and avenged
him
that
was
oppressed, and
smote
the Egyptian :
and
he was
supposing
his brethren to
understand
that God through
his hand doth
give
salvation;
and
they did
not understand
.
For
he supposed
his brethren would
have
understood
how
that God by
his hand would
deliver
them:
but
they understood
not.
`On
the succeeding
day ,
also,
he shewed himself to
them as they are
striving
, and urged
them to
peace
, saying, Men
, brethren
are
ye ,
wherefore
do ye injustice
to
one another?
And
the next
day he shewed himself unto
them as they strove
, and would
have
set
them at
one
again
, saying, Sirs
, ye are
brethren;
why
do ye wrong
one to
another?
and
he who
is
doing
injustice
to
the
neighbour,
did thrust him away, saying, Who set
thee a ruler and a judge over us?
But
he that
did his
neighbour
wrong
thrust him away, saying, Who made
thee a ruler and a judge over us?
to
kill me dost
thou
wish
, as thou didst
kill
yesterday
the Egyptian?
Wilt
thou
kill me, as thou diddest
the Egyptian yesterday
?
`And
Moses
fled at this word
, and became
a sojourner
in the land of Midian
, where he begat two sons ,
Then
fled Moses
at this saying
, and was
a stranger
in the land of Madian
, where he begat two sons .
and forty years having
been
fulfilled
, there appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sinai
a
messenger
of the Lord ,
in a flame of fire of
a bush ,
And when
forty years were
expired
, there appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sina
an
angel
of the Lord in a flame of fire in
a bush .
and
Moses having
seen
did
wonder
at the sight ;
and he drawing
near to behold, there
came
a
voice of the Lord unto him,
When
Moses saw
it,
he
wondered
at the sight :
and as
he drew
near to behold it
, the
voice of the LORD came
unto him,
I `
am '
the God of thy fathers ;
the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. `And
Moses having
become
terrified
, durst not behold ,
Saying,
I am the God of thy fathers ,
the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Then
Moses trembled
, and
durst not behold .
and
the Lord said
to him, Loose
the
sandal
of
thy feet ,
for the place in
which
thou hast
stood
is holy ground ;
Then
said
the Lord to him, Put
off
thy shoes
from
thy
feet :
for the place where
thou standest
is holy ground .
seeing
I have seen the affliction of My people that
`
is '
in Egypt, and their groaning I
did
hear
, and came
down to deliver them ;
and now come, I will send thee to
Egypt.
I have seen ,
I
have
seen
the affliction of my people which
is in Egypt, and I
have
heard
their groaning, and am
come
down to deliver them .
And now come, I will send thee into
Egypt.
`
This Moses ,
whom they did
refuse
, saying, Who did
set
thee a ruler and a judge? this
one
God a ruler and a redeemer
did
send,
in
the hand of a
messenger
who
appeared to him in the bush ;
This Moses whom they refused
, saying, Who made
thee a ruler and a judge? the
same
did
God send
to
be
a ruler and a deliverer
by
the hand of the
angel
which
appeared to him in the bush .
this
one
did
bring
them forth
, having
done
wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and in the Red Sea, and in the wilderness forty years ;
He
brought
them out
, after
that
he
had
shewed
wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and in the Red sea, and in the wilderness forty years .
this is the
Moses who
did
say
to
the sons
of Israel :
A prophet to
you
shall the Lord your God raise up out
of your brethren, like to
me ,
him shall ye hear.
This is that
Moses ,
which
said
unto
the children
of Israel ,
A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto
you
of your brethren, like unto
me ;
him shall ye hear.
`
This is he who
was in the assembly
in the wilderness ,
with the messenger
who
is
speaking
to him in the mount Sinai
, and with our fathers who did
receive
the living
oracles to give to
us ;
This is he ,
that
was in the church
in the wilderness with the angel
which
spake
to him in the mount Sina
, and with our fathers :
who received
the lively
oracles to give unto
us :
to whom our fathers did
not wish
to
become
obedient
, but did
thrust away
, and turned
back
in their hearts to
Egypt,
To whom our fathers would
not obey
, but thrust him
from
them
, and in their hearts turned
back
again
into
Egypt,
saying to
Aaron, Make to
us gods who
shall
go on
before us ,
for this Moses, who
brought us forth
out of the land of Egypt, we have
not known
what hath
happened
to
him.
Saying unto
Aaron, Make us gods to
go before us :
for as
for
this Moses, which
brought us out of the land of Egypt, we wot
not what is
become
of
him.
`
And they made a calf in those days, and brought
a
sacrifice to
the idol, and were
rejoicing
in the works of their hands ,
And they made a calf in those days, and offered
sacrifice unto
the idol, and rejoiced
in the works of their own
hands .
and
God did
turn
, and did
give
them up to do
service
to
the host of the
heaven ,
according
as it hath
been
written in the scroll
of the prophets :
Slain beasts and sacrifices did
ye
offer
to
Me
forty years in the wilderness ,
O
house
of
Israel
?
Then
God turned
, and gave
them up to worship
the host of heaven ;
as it is
written in the book
of the prophets ,
O
ye
house
of
Israel,
have
ye
offered
to
me
slain beasts and sacrifices by
the
space
of
forty years in the wilderness?
and
ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan --
the
figures that
ye made to bow
before
them ,
and I will remove
your
dwelling
beyond Babylon.
Yea,
ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan ,
figures which
ye made to worship
them :
and I will carry
you
away
beyond Babylon.
`
The tabernacle of the
testimony
was
among
our
fathers
in the wilderness, according
as He did
direct
, who
is
speaking to
Moses, to
make it according to the figure
that he had seen ;
Our
fathers
had
the tabernacle of witness
in the wilderness, as he had
appointed
, speaking unto
Moses, that
he
should
make it according to the fashion
that he had seen .
which also our fathers having
in
succession
received,
did
bring
in with Joshua,
into the possession of the nations
whom God did
drive
out from
the presence
of our fathers, till
the days of David ,
Which also our fathers that
came
after
brought
in with Jesus
into the possession of the Gentiles,
whom God drave
out before
the face
of our fathers, unto
the days of David ;
who found favour before God, and requested
to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob ;
Who found favour before God, and desired
to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob .
and
Solomon built Him an house.
But
Solomon built him an house.
`But
the Most High in sanctuaries
made with hands doth
not
dwell,
according
as the prophet saith:
Howbeit
the most High dwelleth
not
in temples
made with hands ;
as saith
the prophet ,
The
heaven `
is '
My throne, and the
earth My footstool ;
what house will ye build to
Me? saith the Lord ,
or what `
is '
the place of My rest?
Heaven is my throne, and earth is
my footstool :
what house will ye build me? saith the Lord :
or what is the place of my rest?
hath not My hand made all these things?
Hath not my hand made all these things?
`
Ye stiff-necked
and uncircumcised in heart and in
ears !
ye do always the Holy Spirit
resist;
as your fathers --
also
ye ;
Ye stiffnecked
and uncircumcised in heart and ears ,
ye do always resist
the Holy Ghost:
as your fathers did,
so
do
ye .
which of the prophets did
not your fathers persecute
? and they killed
those
who
declared
before about
the coming of the Righteous
One ,
of whom now
ye betrayers and murderers have
become,
Which of the prophets have
not your fathers persecuted
? and they have
slain
them
which
shewed
before of
the coming of the Just
One ;
of whom ye have
been
now
the
betrayers and murderers :
who received the law by arrangement
of messengers
, and did
not keep
`
it '
. '
Who have
received the law by the
disposition
of angels
, and have
not kept
it.
And
hearing
these things, they were cut to the hearts
, and did
gnash
the
teeth
at
him ;
When
they
heard
these things, they were cut to the heart
, and they
gnashed
on
him with
their
teeth.
and
being full of the Holy Spirit
, having
looked stedfastly to
the
heaven, he
saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,
But
he,
being full of the Holy Ghost
, looked up
stedfastly into
heaven, and
saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,
and he
said, `Lo
, I see the heavens having
been
opened, and the Son of Man standing on the right hand of God. '
And said, Behold
, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.
And
they ,
having
cried out with a loud voice, stopped their ears, and did
rush
with one accord upon
him
,
Then
they cried out with a loud voice, and
stopped their ears, and ran
upon
him
with one accord,
and having
cast him forth
outside
of the city, they
were
stoning
`
him '
--
and the witnesses did
put
down their garments
at the
feet
of
a young man
called
Saul --
And cast him out
of the city, and
stoned
him :
and the witnesses laid
down their clothes
at a young man's
feet,
whose
name
was
Saul .
and they were
stoning
Stephen, calling and saying, `
Lord Jesus, receive my spirit ;'
And they stoned
Stephen, calling upon
God,
and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit .
and having
bowed
the
knees,
he cried with a loud voice, `
Lord, mayest
thou
not
lay to
them
this sin ;'
and this
having
said, he fell asleep.
And he kneeled
down,
and
cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not
this sin to
their
charge.
And when
he
had
said this
, he fell asleep.
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