Atti degli Apostoli 9

DIODATI	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 OR Saulo, sbuffando ancora minacce ed uccisione contro a’ discepoli del Signore, venne al sommo sacerdote;	1 Now Saul, still breathing threats and beatings against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest,
2 e gli chiese lettere alle sinagoghe in Damasco, acciocchè, se pur ne trovava alcuni di questa setta, uomini, o donne, li menasse legati in Gerusalemme.	2 and he petitioned him for letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that, if he found any men or women belonging to this Way, he could lead them as prisoners to Jerusalem.
3 Ora, mentre era in cammino, avvenne che, avvicinandosi a Damasco, di subito una luce dal cielo gli folgorò d’intorno.	3 And as he made the journey, it happened that he was approaching Damascus. And suddenly, a light from heaven shone around him.
4 Ed essendo caduto in terra, udì una voce che gli diceva: Saulo, Saulo, perchè mi perseguiti?	4 And falling to the ground, he heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?”
5 Ed egli disse: Chi sei, Signore? E il Signore disse: Io son Gesù, il qual tu perseguiti; egli ti è duro di ricalcitrar contro agli stimoli.	5 And he said, “Who are you, Lord?” And he: “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. It is hard for you to kick against the goad.”
6 Ed egli, tutto tremante, e spaventato, disse: Signore, che vuoi tu ch’io faccia? E il Signore gli disse: Levati, ed entra nella città, e ti sarà detto ciò che ti convien fare.	6 And he, trembling and astonished, said, “Lord, what do you want me to do?”
7 Or gli uomini che facevano il viaggio con lui ristettero attoniti, udendo ben la voce, ma non veggendo alcuno.	7 And the Lord said to him, “Rise up and go into the city, and there you will be told what you ought to do.” Now the men who were accompanying him were standing stupefied, hearing indeed a voice, but seeing no one.
8 E Saulo si levò da terra; ed aprendo gli occhi, non vedeva alcuno; e coloro, menandolo per la mano, lo condussero in Damasco.	8 Then Saul rose up from the ground. And upon opening his eyes, he saw nothing. So leading him by the hand, they brought him into Damascus.
9 E fu tre giorni senza vedere, ne’ quali non mangiò, e non bevve	9 And in that place, he was without sight for three days, and he neither ate nor drank.
10 Or in Damasco v’era un certo discepolo, chiamato per nome Anania, al quale il Signore disse in visione: Anania. Ed egli disse: Eccomi, Signore.	10 Now there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias. And the Lord said to him in a vision, “Ananias!” And he said, “Here I am, Lord.”
11 E il Signore gli disse: Levati, e vattene nella strada detta Diritta; e cerca, in casa di Giuda, un uomo chiamato per nome Saulo, da Tarso; perciocchè, ecco, egli fa orazione.	11 And the Lord said to him: “Rise up and go into the street that is called Straight, and seek, in the house of Judas, the one named Saul of Tarsus. For behold, he is praying.”
12 Or egli avea veduto in visione un uomo, chiamato per nome Anania, entrare, ed imporgli la mano, acciocchè ricoverasse la vista.	12 (And Paul saw a man named Ananias entering and imposing hands upon him, so that he might receive his sight.)
13 Ed Anania rispose: Signore, io ho udito da molti di quest’uomo, quanti mali egli ha fatti a’ tuoi santi in Gerusalemme.	13 But Ananias responded: “Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much harm he has done to your saints in Jerusalem.
14 E qui eziandio ha podestà da’ principali sacerdoti di far prigioni tutti coloro che invocano il tuo nome.	14 And he has authority here from the leaders of the priests to bind all who invoke your name.”
15 Ma il Signore gli disse: Va’, perciocchè costui mi è un vaso eletto, da portare il mio nome davanti alle genti, ed ai re, ed a’ figliuoli d’Israele.	15 Then the Lord said to him: “Go, for this one is an instrument chosen by me to convey my name before nations and kings and the sons of Israel.
16 Perciocchè io gli mostrerò quante cose gli convien patire per lo mio nome.	16 For I will reveal to him how much he must suffer on behalf of my name.”
17 Anania adunque se ne andò, ed entrò in quella casa; ed avendogli imposte le mani, disse: Fratello Saulo, il Signore Gesù, che ti è apparito per lo cammino, per lo qual tu venivi, mi ha mandato, acciocchè tu ricoveri la vista, e sii ripieno dello Spirito Santo.	17 And Ananias departed. And he entered the house. And laying his hands upon him, he said: “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, he who appeared to you on the way by which you arrived, sent me so that you would receive your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”
18 E in quello stante gli cadder dagli occhi come delle scaglie; e subito ricoverò la vista; poi si levò, e fu battezzato.	18 And immediately, it was as if scales had fallen from his eyes, and he received his sight. And rising up, he was baptized.
19 Ed avendo preso cibo, si riconfortò. E SAULO stette alcuni giorni co’ discepoli ch’erano in Damasco.	19 And when he had taken a meal, he was strengthened. Now he was with the disciples who were at Damascus for some days.
20 E subito si mise a predicar Cristo nelle sinagoghe, insegnando ch’egli è il Figliuol di Dio.	20 And he was continuously preaching Jesus in the synagogues: that he is the Son of God.
21 E tutti coloro che l’udivano, stupivano, e dicevano: Non è costui quel che ha distrutti in Gerusalemme quelli che invocano questo nome? e per questo è egli eziandio venuto qua, per menarli prigioni a’ principali sacerdoti.	21 And all who heard him were astonished, and they said, “Is this not the one who, in Jerusalem, was fighting against those invoking this name, and who came here for this: so that he might lead them away to the leaders of the priests?”
22 Ma Saulo vie più si rinforzava, e confondeva i Giudei che abitavano in Damasco, dimostrando che questo Gesù è il Cristo	22 But Saul was increasing to a greater extent in ability, and so he was confounding the Jews who lived at Damascus, by affirming that he is the Christ.
23 Ora, passati molti giorni, i Giudei presero insieme consiglio di ucciderlo.	23 And when many days were completed, the Jews took counsel as one, so that they might put him to death.
24 Ma le loro insidie vennero a notizia a Saulo. Or essi facevan la guardia alle porte, giorno e notte, acciocchè lo potessero uccidere.	24 But their treachery became known to Saul. Now they were also watching the gates, day and night, so that they might put him to death.
25 Ma i discepoli, presolo di notte, lo calarono a basso per il muro in una sporta.	25 But the disciples, taking him away by night, sent him over the wall by letting him down in a basket.
26 E Saulo, quando fu giunto in Gerusalemme, tentava d’aggiungersi co’ discepoli; ma tutti lo temevano, non potendo credere ch’egli fosse discepolo.	26 And when he had arrived in Jerusalem, he attempted to join himself to the disciples. And they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.
27 Ma Barnaba lo prese, e lo menò agli apostoli, e raccontò loro come per cammino egli avea veduto il Signore, e come egli gli avea parlato, e come in Damasco avea francamente parlato nel nome di Gesù.	27 But Barnabas took him aside and led him to the Apostles. And he explained to them how he had seen the Lord, and that he had spoken to him, and how, in Damascus, he had acted faithfully in the name of Jesus.
28 Ed egli fu con loro in Gerusalemme, andando, e venendo, e parlando francamente nel nome del Signor Gesù.	28 And he was with them, entering and departing Jerusalem, and acting faithfully in the name of the Lord.
29 Egli parlava eziandio, e disputava coi Greci; ed essi cercavano d’ucciderlo.	29 He also was speaking with the Gentiles and disputing with the Greeks. But they were seeking to kill him.
30 Ma i fratelli, avendolo saputo, lo condussero in Cesarea, e di là lo mandarono in Tarso.	30 And when the brothers had realized this, they brought him to Caesarea and sent him away to Tarsus.
31 Così la chiesa, per tutta la Giudea, Galilea, e Samaria, avea pace, essendo edificata; e, camminando nel timor del Signore, e nella consolazion dello Spirito Santo, moltiplicava	31 Certainly, the Church had peace throughout all of Judea and Galilee and Samaria, and it was being built up, while walking in the fear of the Lord, and it was being filled with the consolation of the Holy Spirit.
32 Or avvenne che Pietro, andando attorno da tutti, venne eziandio a’ santi, che abitavano in Lidda.	32 Then it happened that Peter, as he traveled around everywhere, came to the saints who were living at Lydda.
33 E quivi trovò un uomo, chiamato per nome Enea, il qual già da otto anni giacea in un letticello, essendo paralitico.	33 But he found there a certain man, named Aeneas, who was a paralytic, who had lain in bed for eight years.
34 E Pietro gli disse: Enea, Gesù, che è il Cristo, ti sana; levati, e rifatti il letticello. Ed egli in quello stante si levò.	34 And Peter said to him: “Aeneas, the Lord Jesus Christ heals you. Rise up and arrange your bed.” And immediately he rose up.
35 E tutti gli abitanti di Lidda, e di Saron, lo videro, e si convertirono al Signore	35 And all who were living in Lydda and Sharon saw him, and they were converted to the Lord.
36 Or in Ioppe v’era una certa discepola, chiamata Tabita; il qual nome, interpretato, vuol dire Cavriuola; costei era piena di buone opere, e di limosine, le quali ella faceva.	36 Now in Joppa there was a certain disciple named Tabitha, which in translation is called Dorcas. She was filled with the good works and almsgiving that she was accomplishing.
37 Ed in que’ giorni avvenne ch’ella infermò, e morì. E dopo che fu stata lavata, fu posta in una sala.	37 And it happened that, in those days, she became ill and died. And when they had washed her, they laid her in an upper room.
38 E, perciocchè Lidda era vicin di Ioppe, i discepoli, udito che Pietro vi era, gli mandarono due uomini, per pregarlo che senza indugio venisse fino a loro.	38 Now since Lydda was close to Joppa, the disciples, upon hearing that Peter was there, sent two men to him, asking him: “Do not be slow in coming to us.”
39 Pietro adunque si levò, e se ne venne con loro. E, come egli fu giunto, lo menarono nella sala; e tutte le vedove si presentarono a lui, piangendo, e mostrandogli tutte le robe, e le veste, che la Cavriuola faceva, mentre era con loro.	39 Then Peter, rising up, went with them. And when he had arrived, they led him to an upper room. And all the widows were standing around him, weeping and showing him the tunics and garments that Dorcas had made for them.
40 E Pietro, messi tutti fuori, si pose inginocchioni, e fece orazione. Poi, ricoltosi al corpo, disse: Tabita, levati. Ed ella aperse gli occhi; e, veduto Pietro, si levò a sedere.	40 And when they had all been sent outside, Peter, kneeling down, prayed. And turning to the body, he said: “Tabitha, arise.” And she opened her eyes and, upon seeing Peter, sat up again.
41 Ed egli le diè la mano, e la sollevò; e, chiamati i santi e le vedove, la presentò loro in vita.	41 And offering her his hand, he lifted her up. And when he had called in the saints and the widows, he presented her alive.
42 E ciò fu saputo per tutta Ioppe, e molti credettero nel Signore.	42 Now this became known throughout all of Joppa. And many believed in the Lord.
43 E Pietro dimorò molti giorni in Ioppe, in casa d’un certo Simone coiaio	43 And it happened that he resided for many days in Joppa, with a certain Simon, a tanner.