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Stephen answered, “Brothers and fathers, listen to me. The God who reveals his glory appeared to our ancestor Abraham in Mesopotamia. This happened before Abraham lived in Haran. God told him, ‘Leave your land and your relatives. Go to the land that I will show you.’

“Then Abraham left the country of Chaldea and lived in the city of Haran. After his father died, God made him move from there to this land where we now live.

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Sumagot (A) si Esteban, “Mga kapatid at mga magulang, pakinggan po ninyo ako. Ang Diyos ng kaluwalhatian ay nagpakita sa ating amang si Abraham noong siya'y nasa Mesopotamia, bago siya nanirahan sa Haran. Sinabi sa kanya ng Diyos, ‘Iwan mo ang iyong lupain at ang iyong mga kamag-anak at pumunta ka sa lupaing ipapakita ko sa iyo.’ Kaya (B) umalis siya sa lupain ng mga Caldeo at nanirahan sa Haran. Pagkamatay ng kanyang ama, pinalipat siya ng Diyos sa lupaing inyong tinitirhan ngayon.

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To this he replied: “Brothers and fathers,(A) listen to me! The God of glory(B) appeared to our father Abraham while he was still in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Harran.(C) ‘Leave your country and your people,’ God said, ‘and go to the land I will show you.’[a](D)

“So he left the land of the Chaldeans and settled in Harran. After the death of his father, God sent him to this land where you are now living.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 7:3 Gen. 12:1