| 1 Then Agrippa said to Paul: Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretching forth his hand, began to make his answer. | 1 וַיֹּאמֶר אַגְרִפַּס אֶל־פּוֹלוֹס נִתַּן־לְךָ לְדַבֵּר בְּעַד נַפְשֶׁךָ אָז יִצְטַדֵּק פּוֹלוֹס וַיּוֹשֶׁט אֶת־יָדוֹ וַיֹּאמַר |
| 2 I think myself happy, O king Agrippa, that I am to answer for myself this day before thee, touching all the things whereof I am accused by the Jews. | 2 מְאֻשָּׁר אֲנִי בְּנַפְשִׁי הַמֶּלֶךְ אַגְרִפַּס כִּי לְפָנֶיךָ אֶצְטַדֵּק הַיּוֹם עַל־כֹּל אֲשֶׁר־שׂטְנִים אֹתִי הַיְּהוּדִים |
| 3 Especially as thou knowest all, both customs and questions that are among the Jews: Wherefore I beseech thee to hear me patiently. | 3 כִּי אַתָּה יֹדֵעַ הֵיטֵב כָּל־הַמִּנְהָגִים וְהַשְּׁאֵלוֹת אֲשֶׁר בֵּין הַיְּהוּדִים וְעַל־כֵּן אֶשְׁאֲלָה מֵאִתְּךָ לִשְׁמֹעַ אֹתִי כְּאֹרֶךְ רוּחֶךָ |
| 4 And my life indeed from my youth, which was from the beginning among my own nation in Jerusalem, all the Jews do know: | 4 הִנֵּה אֶת־דַּרְכִּי מִנְּעוּרַי אֲשֶׁר הִתְהַלַּכְתִּי־בָהּ מֵאָז בְּתוֹךְ עַמִּי וּבִירוּשָׁלָיִם יֹדְעִים אוֹתָהּ כָּל־הַיְּהוּדִים |
| 5 Having known me from the beginning (if they will give testimony) that according to the most sure sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee. | 5 כִּי מִיָּמִים רִאשׁוֹנִים יְדָעוּנִי אִם־יִרְצוּ לְהָעִיד כִּי כְפָרוּשׁ הִתְנַהַגְתִּי עַל־פִּי הַכַּת הַמַּקְפֶּדֶת בְּיוֹתֵר בַּעֲבוֹדָתֵנוּ |
| 6 And now for the hope of the promise that was made by God to the fathers, do I stand subject to judgment: | 6 וְעַתָּה אֲנִי עֹמֵד לְהִשָּׁפֵט עַל־תִּקְוַת הַהַבְטָחָה אֲשֶׁר הִבְטִיחָהּ הָאֱלֹהִים אֶת־אֲבוֹתֵינוּ |
| 7 Unto which, our twelve tribes, serving night and day, hope to come. For which hope, O king, I am accused by the Jews. | 7 וַאֲשֶׁר שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר שְׁבָטֵינוּ מְיַחֲלִים לְהַגִּיעַ לָהּ בְּעָבְדָם אֶת־יְהוָֹה תָּמִיד יוֹמָם וָלָיְלָה עַל־דְּבַר הַתִּקְוָה הַזֹּאת אַגְרִפַּס הַמֶּלֶךְ שׂטְנִים אוֹתִי הַיְּהוּדִים |
| 8 Why should it be thought a thing incredible, that God should raise the dead? | 8 מַדּוּעַ יִפָּלֵא בְעֵינֵיכֶם כִּי הָאֱלֹהִים יְחַיֶּה מֵתִים |
| 9 And I indeed did formerly think, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth. | 9 הֵן לְפָנִים אֲנִי חָשַׁבְתִּי צְדָקָה לִצְרֹר אֶת־שֵׁם יֵשׁוּעַ הַנָּצְרִי עַד־מְאֹד |
| 10 Which also I did at Jerusalem, and many of the saints did I shut up in prison, having received authority of the chief priests: and when they were put to death, I brought the sentence. | 10 כַּאֲשֶׁר עָשִׂיתִי בִירוּשָׁלָיִם וְגַם־קְדוֹשִׁים רַבִּים אֲנִי הִסְגַּרְתִּי לְבָתֵּי כְלָאִים בָּרִשְׁיוֹן אֲשֶׁר קִבַּלְתִּי מֵאֵת הַכֹּהֲנִים הַגְּדוֹלִים וּכְשֶׁנֶּהֶרְגוּ הִסְכָּמְתִּי |
| 11 And oftentimes punishing them, in every synagogue, I compelled them to blaspheme: and being yet more mad against them, I persecuted them even unto foreign cities. | 11 וּבְכָל־בָּתֵּי הַכְּנֵסִיּוֹת יִסַּרְתִּי אֹתָם פְּעָמִים רַבּוֹת וַאֲנַסְתִּים לְגַדֵּף וָאֶתְהוֹלְלָה בָּם עַד־מְאֹד וָאֶרְדְּפֵם עַד־לֶעָרִים אֲשֶׁר חוּצָה לָאָרֶץ |
| 12 Whereupon when I was going to Damascus with authority and permission of the chief priest, | 12 וַיְהִי בְּלֶכְתִּי עַל־זֹאת לְדַמָּשֶׂק בְּרִשְׁיוֹן הַכֹּהֲנִים הַגְּדוֹלִים וּבְמִצְוָתָם |
| 13 At midday, O king, I saw in the way a light from heaven above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me, and them that were in company with me. | 13 וְהִנֵּה אֲדֹנִי הַמֶּלֶךְ בַּצָּהֳרַיִם בַּדֶּרֶךְ רָאִיתִי אוֹר צַח מִזֹּהַר הַשָּׁמֶשׁ אֲשֶׁר מִשָּׁמַיִם נָגַהּ עָלַי מִסָּבִיב וְעַל הַהֹלְכִים אִתִּי |
| 14 And when we were all fallen down on the ground, I heard a voice speaking to me in the Hebrew tongue: Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? It is hard for thee to kick against the goad. | 14 וַנִפֹּל כֻּלָּנוּ אָרְצָה וָאֶשְׁמַע קוֹל מִדַּבֵּר אֵלַי בְּלָשׁוֹן עִבְרִית לֵאמֹר שָׁאוּל שָׁאוּל לָמָּה תִרְדְּפֵנִי קָשֶׁה לְךָ לִבְעֹט בַּדָּרְבֹנוֹת |
| 15 And I said: Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord answered: I am Jesus whom thou persecutest. | 15 וָאֹמַר מִי אַתָּה אֲדֹנִי וַיֹּאמֶר אָנֹכִי יֵשׁוּעַ אֲשֶׁר אַתָּה רֹדֵף |
| 16 But rise up, and stand upon thy feet: for to this end have I appeared to thee, that I may make thee a minister, and a witness of those things which thou hast seen, and of those things wherein I will appear to thee, | 16 אֲבָל קוּם וַעֲמֹד עַל־רַגְלֶיךָ כִּי לְבַעֲבוּר זֹאת נִרְאֵיתִי אֵלֶיךָ לִבְחָר־בְּךָ לִמְשָׁרֵת וּלְעֵד עַל־אֲשֶׁר רָאִיתָ וְעַל־אֲשֶׁר אַרְאֶךָּ |
| 17 Delivering thee from the people, and from the nations, unto which now I send thee: | 17 בְּהַצִּילִי אוֹתְךָ מִן־הָעָם וּמִן־הַגּוֹיִם אֲשֶׁר אֶשְׁלָחֲךָ עַתָּה אֲלֵיהֶם |
| 18 To open their eyes, that they may be converted from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and a lot among the saints, by the faith that is in me. | 18 לִפְקֹחַ אֶת־עֵינֵיהֶם לְמַעַן יָשׁוּבוּ מֵחשֶׁךְ לְאוֹר וּמִיַּד הַשָּׂטָן אֶל־הָאֱלֹהִים וְיִמְצְאוּ בֶּאֱמוּנָתָם בִּי אֶת־סְלִיחַת הַחֲטָאִים וְאֶת־הַנַּחֲלָה בְּתוֹךְ הַמְקֻדָּשִׁים |
| 19 Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not incredulous to the heavenly vision: | 19 עַל־כֵּן הַמֶּלֶךְ אַגְרִפַּס לֹא הִמְרֵיתִי אֶת־הַמַּרְאֶה אֲשֶׁר רָאִיתִי מִן־הַשָּׁמָיִם |
| 20 But to them first that are at Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and unto all the country of Judea, and to the Gentiles did I preach, that they should do penance, and turn to God, doing works worthy of penance. | 20 כִּי אִם־קָרָאתִי רִאשׁוֹנָה לְישְׁבֵי דַּמֶּשֶׂק וִירוּשָׁלַיִם וּבְכָל־אֶרֶץ יְהוּדָה וְגַם לַגּוֹיִם כִּי יִנָּחֲמוּ וְיָשׁוּבוּ אֶל־הָאֱלֹהִים וְיַעֲשֹוּ מַעֲשִׂים רְאוּיִם לִתְשׁוּבָה |
| 21 For this cause the Jews, when I was in the temple, having apprehended me, went about to kill me. | 21 וּבִגְלַל הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה תָּפְשֹוּ אֹתִי הַיְּהוּדִים בַּמִּקְדָּשׁ וַיְבַקְשׁוּ לַהֲמִיתֵנִי |
| 22 But being aided by the help of God, I stand unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying no other thing than those which the prophets, and Moses did say should come to pass: | 22 וְהָאֱלֹהִים הָיָה בְעֶזְרִי וְעַד־הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה עֹמֵד אֲנִי וּמֵעִיד לִפְנֵי קָטֹן וְגָדוֹל וְאֵינֶנִּי מְדַבֵּר דָּבָר זוּלָתִי אֲשֶׁר דִּבְּרוּ הַנְּבִיאִים וּמשֶׁה כִּי־עֲתִידוֹת הֵנָּה לִהְיוֹת |
| 23 That Christ should suffer, and that he should be the first that should rise from the dead, and should shew light to the people, and to the Gentiles. | 23 כִּי־הַמָּשִׁיחַ מְעֻנֶּה הוּא וְכִי רִאשׁוֹן הוּא לַקָּמִים מִן־הַמֵּתִים לְהָפִיץ אוֹר בָּעָם וּבַגּוֹיִם |
| 24 As he spoke these things, and made his answer, Festus said with a loud voice: Paul, thou art beside thyself: much learning doth make thee mad. | 24 וַיְהִי הוּא מִצְטַדֵּק כָּזֹאת וַיַּעַן פֶסְטוֹס בְּקוֹל גָּדוֹל לֵאמֹר הִנְּךָ מִשְׁתַּגֵּעַ פּוֹלוֹס רֹב הַלִּמּוּד הֱבִיאֲךָ לִידֵי שִׁגָּעוֹן |
| 25 And Paul said: I am not mad, most excellent Festus, but I speak words of truth and soberness. | 25 וַיֹּאמֶר פּוֹלוֹס אֵינֶנִּי מְשֻׁגָּע פֶסְטוֹס הָאַדִּיר כִּי אִם־דִּבְרֵי אֱמֶת וָטַעַם אַבִּיעַ |
| 26 For the king knoweth of these things, to whom also I speak with confidence. For I am persuaded that none of these things are hidden from him. For neither was any of these things done in a corner. | 26 כִּי הַמֶּלֶךְ יוֹדֵעַ אֶת־אֵלֶּה וְעַל־זֹאת גַּם־בְּבִטָּחוֹן אֲנִי מְדַבֵּר אֵלָיו יַעַן אֲשֶׁר לֹא־אַאֲמִין כִּי־נֶעְלָם מִמֶּנּוּ דָּבָר מִן־הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה כִּי לֹא־בְקֶרֶן זָוִית נֶעֶשְׂתָה זֹאת |
| 27 Believest thou the prophets, O king Agrippa? I know that thou believest. | 27 הַמֶּלֶךְ אַגְרִפַּס הֲמַאֲמִין אַתָּה בַּנְּבִיאִים יָדַעְתִּי כִּי מַאֲמִין אָתָּה |
| 28 And Agrippa said to Paul: In a little thou persuadest me to become a Christian. | 28 וַיֹּאמֶר אַגְרִפַּס אֶל־פּוֹלוֹס עוֹד מְעַט וּפִתִּיתַנִי לִהְיוֹת נָצְרִי |
| 29 And Paul said: I would to God, that both in a little and in much, not only thou, but also all that hear me, this day, should become such as I also am, except these bands. | 29 וַיֹּאמֶר פּוֹלוֹס אֲבַקְשָׁה מֵאֱלֹהִים אֲשֶׁר אִם־בִּמְעַט וְאִם־בְּהַרְבֵּה לֹא אַתָּה לְבַדְּךָ כִּי־גַם כָּל־הַשֹּׁמְעִים אוֹתִי יִהְיוּ כָמוֹנִי זוּלָתִי הַמּוֹסֵרוֹת הָאֵלֶּה |
| 30 And the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and they that sat with them. | 30 וַיְהִי בְּדַבְּרוֹ הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה וַיָּקָם הַמֶּלֶךְ וְהַנְּצִיב וּבֶרְנִיקָה וְהַיּשְׁבִים אִתָּם |
| 31 And when they were gone aside, they spoke among themselves, saying: This man hath done nothing worthy of death or of bands. | 31 וַיָּסוּרוּ הַחַדְרָה וַיְדַבְּרוּ אִישׁ אֶל־רֵעֵהוּ לֵאמֹר הָאִישׁ הַזֶּה לֹא־עָשָׂה דָבָר אֲשֶׁר יִהְיֶה עָלָיו חַיַּב מִיתָה אוֹ מוֹסֵרוֹת |
| 32 And Agrippa said to Festus: This man might have been set at liberty, if he had not appealed to Caesar. | 32 וַיֹּאמֶר אַגְרִפַּס אֶל־פֶסְטוֹס הָאִישׁ הַזֶּה יוּכַל לְהִפָּטֵר לוּלֵא קָרָא אֶת־הַקֵּיסַר לְדִינוֹ |