Acts of the Apostles 9

NEW JERUSALEM	GREEK BIBLE
1 Meanwhile Saul was stil breathing threats to slaughter the Lord's disciples. He went to the high priest	1 Ο δε Σαυλος, πνεων ετι απειλην και φονον κατα των μαθητων του Κυριου, ηλθε προς τον αρχιερεα
2 and asked for letters addressed to the synagogues in Damascus, that would authorise him to arrest andtake to Jerusalem any followers of the Way, men or women, that he might find.	2 και εζητησε παρ' αυτου επιστολας εις Δαμασκον προς τας συναγωγας, οπως εαν ευρη τινας εκ της οδου ταυτης, ανδρας τε και γυναικας, φερη δεδεμενους εις Ιερουσαλημ.
3 It happened that while he was travelling to Damascus and approaching the city, suddenly a light fromheaven shone al round him.	3 Ενω δε πορευομενος επλησιαζεν εις την Δαμασκον, εξαιφνης ηστραψε περι αυτον φως απο του ουρανου,
4 He fel to the ground, and then he heard a voice saying, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'	4 και πεσων επι την γην, ηκουσε φωνην λεγουσαν προς αυτον? Σαουλ, Σαουλ, τι με διωκεις;
5 'Who are you, Lord?' he asked, and the answer came, 'I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.	5 Και ειπε? Τις εισαι, Κυριε; Και ο Κυριος ειπεν? Εγω ειμαι ο Ιησους, τον οποιον συ διωκεις? σκληρον σοι ειναι να λακτιζης προς κεντρα.
6 Get up and go into the city, and you wil be told what you are to do.'	6 Ο δε τρεμων και εκθαμβος γενομενος, ειπε? Κυριε, τι θελεις να καμω; Και ο Κυριος ειπε προς αυτον? Σηκωθητι και εισελθε εις την πολιν, και θελει σοι λαληθη τι πρεπει να καμης.
7 The men travelling with Saul stood there speechless, for though they heard the voice they could see no one.	7 Οι δε ανδρες οι συνοδευοντες αυτον ισταντο αφωνοι, ακουοντες μεν την φωνην, μηδενα ομως βλεποντες.
8 Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could see nothing at all, and they had tolead him into Damascus by the hand.	8 Εσηκωθη δε ο Σαυλος απο της γης, και εχων ανεωγμενους τους οφθαλμους αυτου δεν εβλεπεν ουδενα? και χειραγωγουντες αυτον εισηγαγον εις Δαμασκον.
9 For three days he was without his sight and took neither food nor drink.	9 Και ητο τρεις ημερας χωρις να βλεπη, και δεν εφαγεν ουδε επιεν.
10 There was a disciple in Damascus cal ed Ananias, and he had a vision in which the Lord said to him,'Ananias!' When he replied, 'Here I am, Lord,'	10 Ητο δε τις μαθητης εν Δαμασκω Ανανιας ονομαζομενος, και ειπε προς αυτον ο Κυριος δι' οραματος? Ανανια? Ο δε ειπεν? Ιδου εγω, Κυριε.
11 the Lord said, 'Get up and go to Straight Street and ask at the house of Judas for someone cal ed Saul,who comes from Tarsus. At this moment he is praying,	11 Και ο Κυριος ειπε προς αυτον? Σηκωθεις υπαγε εις την οδον την ονομαζομενην Ευθειαν και ζητησον εν τη οικια του Ιουδα τινα Σαυλον ονομαζομενον Ταρσεα? διοτι ιδου, προσευχεται,
12 and has seen a man cal ed Ananias coming in and laying hands on him to give him back his sight.'	12 και ειδε δι' οραματος ανθρωπον Ανανιαν ονομαζομενον οτι εισηλθε και εθεσεν επ' αυτον την χειρα, δια να αναβλεψη.
13 But in response, Ananias said, 'Lord, I have heard from many people about this man and al the harmhe has been doing to your holy people in Jerusalem.	13 Απεκριθη δε ο Ανανιας? Κυριε, ηκουσα απο πολλων περι του ανδρος τουτου, οσα κακα επραξεν εις τους αγιους σου εν Ιερουσαλημ?
14 He has come here with a warrant from the chief priests to arrest everybody who invokes your name.'	14 και εδω εχει εξουσιαν παρα των αρχιερεων να δεση παντας τους επικαλουμενους το ονομα σου.
15 The Lord replied, 'Go, for this man is my chosen instrument to bring my name before gentiles and kingsand before the people of Israel;	15 Ειπε δε προς αυτον ο Κυριος? Υπαγε, διοτι ουτος ειναι σκευος εκλογης εις εμε, δια να βασταση το ονομα μου ενωπιον εθνων και βασιλεων και των υιων Ισραηλ?
16 I myself wil show him how much he must suffer for my name.'	16 επειδη εγω θελω δειξει εις αυτον οσα πρεπει να παθη υπερ του ονοματος μου.
17 Then Ananias went. He entered the house, and laid his hands on Saul and said, 'Brother Saul, I havebeen sent by the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on your way here, so that you may recover your sight and befilled with the Holy Spirit.'	17 Υπηγε δε ο Ανανιας και εισηλθεν εις την οικιαν, και επιθεσας επ' αυτον τας χειρας ειπε? Σαουλ αδελφε, ο Κυριος με απεστειλεν, ο Ιησους οστις εφανη εις σε εν τη οδω καθ' ην ηρχου, δια να αναβλεψης και να πλησθης Πνευματος Αγιου.
18 It was as though scales fel away from his eyes and immediately he was able to see again. So he gotup and was baptised,	18 Και ευθυς επεσον απο των οφθαλμων αυτου ως λεπη, και ανεβλεψεν ευθυς, και σηκωθεις εβαπτισθη.
19 and after taking some food he regained his strength. After he had spent only a few days with thedisciples in Damascus,	19 Και λαβων τροφην εδυναμωθη. Διετριψε δε ο Σαυλος ημερας τινας μετα των εν Δαμασκω μαθητων,
20 he began preaching in the synagogues, 'Jesus is the Son of God.'	20 και ευθυς εκηρυττεν εν ταις συναγωγαις τον Χριστον οτι ουτος ειναι ο Υιος του Θεου.
21 Al his hearers were amazed, and said, 'Surely, this is the man who did such damage in Jerusalem tothe people who invoke this name, and who came here for the sole purpose of arresting them to have them triedby the chief priests?'	21 Εξεπληττοντο δε παντες οι ακουοντες και ελεγον? Δεν ειναι ουτος, οστις εξωλοθρευσεν εν Ιερουσαλημ τους επικαλουμενους το ονομα τουτο και εδω δια τουτο ειχεν ελθει δια να φερη αυτους δεδεμενους προς τους αρχιερεις;
22 Saul's power increased steadily, and he was able to throw the Jewish colony at Damascus intocomplete confusion by the way he demonstrated that Jesus was the Christ.	22 Ο δε Σαυλος μαλλον ενεδυναμουτο και συνεχεε τους Ιουδαιους τους κατοικουντας εν Δαμασκω, αποδεικνυων οτι ουτος ειναι ο Χριστος.
23 Some time passed, and the Jews worked out a plot to kil him,	23 Και αφου παρηλθον ημεραι ικαναι, συνεβουλευθησαν οι Ιουδαιοι να θανατωσωσιν αυτον?
24 but news of it reached Saul. They were keeping watch at the gates day and night in order to kil him,	24 εγνωστοποιηθη δε εις τον Σαυλον η επιβουλη αυτων. Και παρεφυλαττον τας πυλας ημεραν και νυκτα, δια να θανατωσωσιν αυτον?
25 but the disciples took him by night and let him down from the wal , lowering him in a basket.	25 λαβοντες δε αυτον οι μαθηται, δια νυκτος κατεβιβασαν δια του τειχους κρεμασαντες εντος σπυριδος.
26 When he got to Jerusalem he tried to join the disciples, but they were al afraid of him: they could notbelieve he was real y a disciple.	26 Και ελθων ο Σαυλος εις Ιερουσαλημ επροσπαθει να προσκολληθη εις τους μαθητας? πλην παντες εφοβουντο αυτον, μη πιστευοντες οτι ειναι μαθητης.
27 Barnabas, however, took charge of him, introduced him to the apostles, and explained how the Lordhad appeared to him and spoken to him on his journey, and how he had preached fearlessly at Damascus in thename of Jesus.	27 Ο Βαρναβας δε παραλαβων αυτον εφερε προς τους αποστολους, και διηγηθη προς αυτους πως ειδε τον Κυριον εν τη οδω και οτι ελαλησε προς αυτον, και πως εν Δαμασκω, εκηρυξε μετα παρρησιας εν τω ονοματι του Ιησου.
28 Saul now started to go round with them in Jerusalem, preaching fearlessly in the name of the Lord.	28 Και ητο μετ' αυτων εν Ιερουσαλημ εισερχομενος και εξερχομενος και μετα παρρησιας κηρυττων εν τω ονοματι του Κυριου Ιησου,
29 But after he had spoken to the Hel enists and argued with them, they became determined to kil him.	29 και ελαλει και εφιλονεικει μετα των Ελληνιστων? εκεινοι δε κατεγινοντο εις το να θανατωσωσιν αυτον.
30 When the brothers got to know of this, they took him to Caesarea and sent him off from there toTarsus.	30 Μαθοντες δε οι αδελφοι, κατεβιβασαν αυτον εις Καισαρειαν και εξαπεστειλαν αυτον εις Ταρσον.
31 The churches throughout Judaea, Galilee and Samaria were now left in peace, building themselves upand living in the fear of the Lord; encouraged by the Holy Spirit, they continued to grow.	31 Αι μεν λοιπον εκκλησιαι καθ' ολην την Ιουδαιαν και Γαλιλαιαν και Σαμαρειαν ειχον ειρηνην, οικοδομουμεναι και περιπατουσαι εν τω φοβω του Κυριου, και δια της παρηγοριας του Αγιου Πνευματος επληθυνοντο.
32 It happened that Peter visited one place after another and eventually came to God's holy people livingdown in Lydda.	32 Ο δε Πετρος, διερχομενος δια παντων, κατεβη και προς τους αγιους τους κατοικουντας την Λυδδαν.
33 There he found a man called Aeneas, a paralytic who had been bedridden for eight years.	33 Και ευρεν ανθρωπον τινα Αινεαν το ονομα, οστις ητο παραλυτικος, απο ετων οκτω κατακειμενος επι κραββατου.
34 Peter said to him, 'Aeneas, Jesus Christ cures you: get up and make your bed.' Aeneas got upimmediately;	34 Και ειπε προς αυτον ο Πετρος? Αινεα, σε ιατρευει Ιησους ο Χριστος? σηκωθητι και στρωσον την κλινην σου. Και ευθυς εσηκωθη.
35 everybody who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him, and they were converted to the Lord.	35 Και ειδον αυτον παντες οι κατοικουντες την Λυδδαν και τον Σαρωνα, οιτινες επεστρεψαν εις τον Κυριον.
36 At Jaffa there was a disciple called Tabitha, or in Greek, Dorcas, who never tired of doing good orgiving to those in need.	36 Και εν Ιοππη ητο τις μαθητρια ονοματι Ταβιθα, ητις διερμηνευομενη λεγεται Δορκας? αυτη ητο πληρης αγαθων εργων και ελεημοσυνων, τας οποιας εκαμνε?
37 But it happened that at this time she became ill and died, and they washed her and laid her out in anupper room.	37 κατ' εκεινας δε τας ημερας συνεβη ασθενησασα να αποθανη? και λουσαντες αυτην εθεσαν εις ανωγεον.
38 Lydda is not far from Jaffa, so when the disciples heard that Peter was there, they sent two men tourge him, 'Come to us without delay.'	38 Και επειδη η Λυδδα ητο πλησιον της Ιοππης, ακουσαντες οι μαθηται οτι ο Πετρος ειναι εν αυτη, απεστειλαν προς αυτον δυο ανδρας, παρακαλουντες να μη βραδυνη να περαση εως εις αυτους.
39 Peter went back with them immediately, and on his arrival they took him to the upper room, where althe widows stood round him in tears, showing him tunics and other clothes Dorcas had made when she was withthem.	39 Και σηκωθεις ο Πετρος, υπηγε μετ' αυτων? τον οποιον ελθοντα ανεβιβασαν εις το ανωγεον, και παρεσταθησαν ενωπιον αυτου πασαι αι χηραι, κλαιουσαι και δεικνυουσαι χιτωνας και ιματια, οσα η Δορκας ειργαζετο οτε ητο μετ' αυτων.
40 Peter sent everyone out of the room and knelt down and prayed. Then he turned to the dead womanand said, 'Tabitha, stand up.' She opened her eyes, looked at Peter and sat up.	40 Ο δε Πετρος, εκβαλων εξω παντας, εγονατισε και προσηυχηθη και στραφεις προς το σωμα, ειπε? Ταβιθα, αναστηθι. Η δε ηνοιξε τους οφθαλμους αυτης και ιδουσα τον Πετρον ανεκαθησεν.
41 Peter helped her to her feet, then he cal ed in the members of the congregation and widows andshowed them she was alive.	41 Ο δε εδωκε χειρα εις αυτην και εσηκωσεν αυτην, και φωναξας τους αγιους και τας χηρας παρεστησεν αυτην ζωσαν.
42 The whole of Jaffa heard about it and many believed in the Lord.	42 Εγεινε δε τουτο γνωστον καθ' ολην την Ιοππην, και πολλοι επιστευσαν εις τον Κυριον.
43 Peter stayed on some time in Jaffa, lodging with a leather-tanner cal ed Simon.	43 Και ο Πετρος εμεινεν ικανας ημερας εν Ιοππη παρα τινι Σιμωνι βυρσοδεψη.