Acts of the Apostles 3

NEW JERUSALEM	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 Once, when Peter and John were going up to the Temple for the prayers at the ninth hour,	1 Now Peter and John went up into the temple at the ninth hour of prayer.
2 it happened that there was a man being carried along. He was a cripple from birth; and they used to puthim down every day near the Temple entrance cal ed the Beautiful Gate so that he could beg from the peoplegoing in.	2 And a certain man who was lame from his mother's womb, was carried: whom they laid every day at the gate of the temple, which is called Beautiful, that he might ask alms of them that went into the temple.
3 When this man saw Peter and John on their way into the Temple he begged from them.	3 He, when he had seen Peter and John about to go into the temple, asked to receive an alms.
4 Peter, and John too, looked straight at him and said, 'Look at us.'	4 But Peter with John fastening his eyes upon him, said: Look upon us.
5 He turned to them expectantly, hoping to get something from them,	5 But he looked earnestly upon them, hoping that he should receive something of them.
6 but Peter said, 'I have neither silver nor gold, but I wil give you what I have: in the name of Jesus Christthe Nazarene, walk!'	6 But Peter said: Silver and gold I have none; but what I have, I give thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, arise, and walk.
7 Then he took him by the right hand and helped him to stand up. Instantly his feet and ankles becamefirm,	7 And taking him by the right hand, he lifted him up, and forthwith his feet and soles received strength.
8 he jumped up, stood, and began to walk, and he went with them into the Temple, walking and jumpingand praising God.	8 And he leaping up, stood, and walked, and went in with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God.
9 Everyone could see him walking and praising God,	9 And all the people saw him walking and praising God.
10 and they recognised him as the man who used to sit begging at the Beautiful Gate of the Temple. Theywere all astonished and perplexed at what had happened to him.	10 And they knew him, that it was he who sat begging alms at the Beartiful gate of the temple: and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened to him.
11 Everyone came running towards them in great excitement, to the Portico of Solomon, as it is called,where the man was stil clinging to Peter and John.	11 And as he held Peter and John, all the people ran to them to the porch which is called Solomon's, greatly wondering.
12 When Peter saw the people he addressed them, 'Men of Israel, why are you so surprised at this? Whyare you staring at us as though we had made this man walk by our own power or holiness?	12 But Peter seeing, made answer to the people: Ye men of Israel, why wonder you at this? or why look you upon us, as if by our strength or power we had made this man to walk?
13 It is the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the God of our ancestors, who has glorified his servantJesus whom you handed over and then disowned in the presence of Pilate after he had given his verdict torelease him.	13 The God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus, whom you indeed delivered up and denied before the face of Pilate, when he judged he should be released.
14 It was you who accused the Holy and Upright One, you who demanded that a murderer should bereleased to you	14 But you denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you.
15 while you killed the prince of life. God, however, raised him from the dead, and to that fact we are witnesses;	15 But the author of life you killed, whom God hath raised from the dead, of which we are witnesses.
16 and it is the name of Jesus which, through faith in him, has brought back the strength of this manwhom you see here and who is wel known to you. It is faith in him that has restored this man to health, as youcan al see.	16 And in the faith of his name, this man, whom you have seen and known, hath his name strengthened; and the faith which is by him, hath given this perfect soundness in the sight of you all.
17 'Now I know, brothers, that neither you nor your leaders had any idea what you were real y doing;	17 And now, brethren, I know that you did it through ignorance, as did also your rulers.
18 but this was the way God carried out what he had foretold, when he said through all his prophets thathis Christ would suffer.	18 But those things which God before had shewed by the mouth of all the prophets, that his Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled.
19 Now you must repent and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out,	19 Be penitent, therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out.
20 and so that the Lord may send the time of comfort. Then he wil send you the Christ he haspredestined, that is Jesus,	20 That when the times of refreshment shall come from the presence of the Lord, and he shall send him who hath been preached unto you, Jesus Christ,
21 whom heaven must keep til the universal restoration comes which God proclaimed, speaking throughhis holy prophets.	21 Whom heaven indeed must receive, until the times of the restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of his holy prophets, from the beginning of the world.
22 Moses, for example, said, "From among your brothers the Lord God wil raise up for you a prophet likeme; you wil listen to whatever he tells you.	22 For Moses said: A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me: him you shall hear according to all things whatsoever he shall speak to you.
23 Anyone who refuses to listen to that prophet shal be cut off from the people."	23 And it shall be, that every soul which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people.
24 In fact, al the prophets that have ever spoken, from Samuel onwards, have predicted these days.	24 And all the prophets, from Samuel and afterwards, who have spoken, have told of these days.
25 'You are the heirs of the prophets, the heirs of the covenant God made with your ancestors when hetold Abraham, "Al the nations of the earth will be blessed in your descendants".	25 You are the children of the prophets, and of the testament which God made to our fathers, saying to Abraham: And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.
26 It was for you in the first place that God raised up his servant and sent him to bless you as every one ofyou turns from his wicked ways.'	26 To you first God, raising up his Son, hath sent him to bless you; that every one may convert himself from his wickedness.