Atti degli Apostoli 9

BIBBIA MARTINI	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Ma Saulo tuttora spirante minacce, e strage contro i discepoli del Signore, si presentò al principe de' Sacerdoti.	1 Now Saul, still breathing threats and beatings against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest,
2 E gli domandò lettere per Damasco alle sinagoghe: affine di menar legati a Gerusalemme quanti avesse trovati di quella professione, uomini, e donne.	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 E nell'andare successe, che avvicinandosi egli a Damasco, di repente una luce del cielo gli folgoreggiò 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 E caduto per terra udì una voce,che gli disse: Saulo, Saulo, perché 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 rispose: Chi se' tu Signore? Ed egli: Io sono Gesù, cui tu perseguiti: dura cosa è per te il ricalcitrare contro il pungolo.	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 tremante, e attonito, disse: Signore che vuoi tu, ch'io faccia?	6 And he, trembling and astonished, said, “Lord, what do you want me to do?”
7 Ed il Signore a lui: Levati su, ed entra in città, e ivi ti sarà detto quel, che tu debba fare. E quei, che le accompagnavano, se ne stavano stupefatti, udendo la voce, ma non vedendo 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 alzò da terra, e avendo gli occhi aperti, non vedeva niente. Ma menandolo a 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 quivi tre giorni stette senza vedere, e non mangiò, né bevve.	9 And in that place, he was without sight for three days, and he neither ate nor drank.
10 Ed era in Damasco un certo discepolo per nome Anania: cui in visione il Signore disse: Anania. Ed egli rispose: 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 a lui: Alzati, e va nella contrada chiamata la Diritta: e cerca in casa di Giuda uno di Tarso, che si chiama Saulo: imperocché ei già 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 (E ha veduto in visione un uomo di nome Anania, andare a imporgli le mani, affinchè ricuperi la vista).	12 (And Paul saw a man named Ananias entering and imposing hands upon him, so that he might receive his sight.)
13 E Anania rispose: Signore, da molti ho sentito dir di quest' uomo, quanti mali abbia 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 egli ha autorità da' principi de' sacerdoti di legare tutti quelli, 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' che costui è uno strumento eletto da me a portare il nome mio dinanzi alle genti, e ai re, e 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 Imperocché io gli farò vedere, quanto debba egli patire per il nome mio.	16 For I will reveal to him how much he must suffer on behalf of my name.”
17 Andò Anania, ed entrò nella casa: e impostegli le mani, disse: Fratello Saulo, mi ha mandato il Signore Gesù, che ti appari nella strada, per cui venivi, affinchè ricuperi la vista, e sii ripieno di 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 subito caddero dagli occhi di lui certe come scaglie, o ricuperò la vista: e alzatosi 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 E cibatosi ripigliò le forze. E li stette alcuni dì co' discepoli, che erano a 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 immediatamente nelle sinagoghe predicava Gesù, dicendo: Questi è il Figliuolo di Dio.	20 And he was continuously preaching Jesus in the synagogues: that he is the Son of God.
21 E restavano stupefatti tutti que' che l'udivano, e dicevano: Non è egli colui, che in Gerusalemme dispergeva quelli, che invocano questo nome, ed è qua venuto a questo fine di condurli legati ai principi de' 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 sempre più si faceva forte, e confondeva i Giudei abitanti in Damasco, dimostrando, che quello, 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 Passato poi lungo spazio di tempo, fecero risoluzione gli Ebrei di ucciderlo.	23 And when many days were completed, the Jews took counsel as one, so that they might put him to death.
24 E Saulo riseppe le loro insidie. Ed eglino facevan guardia alle porte di, e notte per ammazzarlo.	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 lo preser di notte tempo, e lo miser giù dalla muraglia, calandolo 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 Ed essendo egli andato a Gerusalemme, cercava di unirsi con i discepoli, ma tutti avevan paura di lui, non credendo, ch'ei 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 presolo seco lo menò agli Apostoli: ed espose loro, come egli avesse veduto per istrada il Signore, il quale gli avea parlato, e come in Damasco predicato avesse con libertà 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 E andava, e stava con essi in Gerusalemme, predicando liberamente nel nome del Signore.	28 And he was with them, entering and departing Jerusalem, and acting faithfully in the name of the Lord.
29 E parlava anche co' Gentili, e disputava co' Greci: ma quelli cercavano d'ucciderlo.	29 He also was speaking with the Gentiles and disputing with the Greeks. But they were seeking to kill him.
30 Lo che risaputosi da' fratelli, lo accompagnarono a Cesarea, e indi lo inviarono a Tarso.	30 And when the brothers had realized this, they brought him to Caesarea and sent him away to Tarsus.
31 La Chiesa adunque per tutta la Giudea, e Galilea, e Samaria avendo pace, si edificava, e camminava nel timor del Signore, ed era ricolma della consolazione dello Spirito santo.	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 visitandole tutte, giunse ai 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 Ed ivi trovò un uomo per nome Enea, che da otto anni giaceva in letto, 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 Cui disse Pietro: Enea, ti risana il Signor Gesù Cristo: levati su, e aggiustati il letto. E quegli subito si rizzò.	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 lo viddero tutti gli abitatori di Lidda, e della Sarona: i quali si convertirono al Signore.	35 And all who were living in Lydda and Sharon saw him, and they were converted to the Lord.
36 In Joppe poi vi era una certa discepola, per nome Tabita, che interpretato vuol dir Dorcade. Ella era piena di buone opere, e di limosine, che 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 avvenne, che in que' dì ammalatasi mori. E lavata che l'ebbero, la posero nel cenacolo.	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 Ed essendo Lidda vicino a Joppe, i discepoli avendo sentito, che quivi Pietro si ritrovava, gli mandaron due uomini, che lo pregassero: Non ti paia greve di venir sino a noi.	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 E Pietro si alzò, e andò con essi. E arrivalo che fu lo condussero al cenacolo: e gli furono intorno tutte le vedove piangenti, le quali gli mostravano le tonache, e le vesti, che Dorcade faceva per esse.	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 Ma Pietro, fatti uscir tutti fuora, piegate le ginocchia orò: e rivoltosi al corpo, disse: Tabita, levati su. Ed ella apri i suoi occhi, e veduto che ebbe Pietro, si mise 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 E datale mano la fece alzare. E chiamati i Santi, e le vedove la presentò loro viva.	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 si seppe ciò per tutta Joppe: e molti credettero nel Signore.	42 Now this became known throughout all of Joppa. And many believed in the Lord.
43 E ne avvenne, che si fermò molti giorni in Joppe in casa di un certo Simone cuoiaio.	43 And it happened that he resided for many days in Joppa, with a certain Simon, a tanner.