Atti degli Apostoli 22

NOVA VULGATA	KING JAMES BIBLE
1 “ Viri fratres et patres, audi te a me, quam ad vos nunc reddo,rationem ”.	1 Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defence which I make now unto you.
2 Cum audissent autem quia Hebraea lingua loquebatur ad illos,magis praestiterunt silentium. Et dixit:	2 (And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith,)
3 “ Ego sum vir Iudaeus, natus TarsoCiliciae, enutritus autem in ista civitate, secus pedes Gamaliel eruditus iuxtaveritatem paternae legis, aemulator Dei, sicut et vos omnes estis hodie.	3 I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.
4 Quihanc viam persecutus sum usque ad mortem, alligans et tradens in custodias virosac mulieres,	4 And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.
5 sicut et princeps sacerdotum testimonium mihi reddit et omneconcilium; a quibus et epistulas accipiens ad fratres, Damascum pergebam, utadducerem et eos, qui ibi essent, vinctos in Ierusalem, uti punirentur.	5 As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring them which were there bound unto Jerusalem, for to be punished.
6 Factum est autem, eunte me et appropinquante Damasco, circa mediam diem subitode caelo circumfulsit me lux copiosa;	6 And it came to pass, that, as I made my journey, and was come nigh unto Damascus about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me.
7 et decidi in terram et audivi vocemdicentem mihi: “Saul, Saul, quid me persequeris?”.	7 And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
8 Ego autem respondi: “Quises, Domine?”. Dixitque ad me: “Ego sum Iesus Nazarenus, quem tu persequeris”.	8 And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.
9 Et, qui mecum erant, lumen quidem viderunt, vocem autem non audierunt eius,qui loquebatur mecum.	9 And they that were with me saw indeed the light, and were afraid; but they heard not the voice of him that spake to me.
10 Et dixi: “Quid faciam, Domine?”. Dominus autemdixit ad me: “Surgens vade Damascum, et ibi tibi dicetur de omnibus, quaestatutum est tibi, ut faceres”.	10 And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said unto me, Arise, and go into Damascus; and there it shall be told thee of all things which are appointed for thee to do.
11 Et cum non viderem prae claritate luminisillius, ad manum deductus a comitibus veni Damascum.	11 And when I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of them that were with me, I came into Damascus.
12 Ananias autem quidam vir religiosus secundum legem, testimonium habens abomnibus habitantibus Iudaeis,	12 And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt there,
13 veniens ad me et astans dixit mihi: “Saulfrater, respice!”. Et ego eadem hora respexi in eum.	13 Came unto me, and stood, and said unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And the same hour I looked up upon him.
14 At ille dixit: “Deuspatrum nostrorum praeordinavit te, ut cognosceres voluntatem eius et videresIustum et audires vocem ex ore eius,	14 And he said, The God of our fathers hath chosen thee, that thou shouldest know his will, and see that Just One, and shouldest hear the voice of his mouth.
15 quia eris testis illi ad omnes homineseorum, quae vidisti et audisti.	15 For thou shalt be his witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard.
16 Et nunc quid moraris? Exsurgens baptizare etablue peccata tua, invocato nomine ipsius”.	16 And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.
17 Factum est autem, revertenti mihi in Ierusalem et oranti in templo fieri mein stupore mentis	17 And it came to pass, that, when I was come again to Jerusalem, even while I prayed in the temple, I was in a trance;
18 et videre illum dicentem mihi: “Festina et exi velociterex Ierusalem, quoniam non recipient testimonium tuum de me”.	18 And saw him saying unto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem: for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me.
19 Et ego dixi:“Domine, ipsi sciunt quia ego eram concludens in carcerem et caedens persynagogas eos, qui credebant in te;	19 And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:
20 et cum funderetur sanguis Stephani testistui, et ipse astabam et consentiebam et custodiebam vestimenta interficientiumillum”.	20 And when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting unto his death, and kept the raiment of them that slew him.
21 Et dixit ad me: “Vade, quoniam ego in nationes longe mittam te””.	21 And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles.
22 Audiebant autem eum usque ad hoc verbum et levaverunt vocem suam dicentes:“ Tolle de terra eiusmodi, non enim fas est eum vivere! ”.	22 And they gave him audience unto this word, and then lifted up their voices, and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live.
23 Vociferantibusautem eis et proicientibus vestimenta sua et pulverem iactantibus in aerem,	23 And as they cried out, and cast off their clothes, and threw dust into the air,
24 iussit tribunus induci eum in castra dicens flagellis eum interrogari, ut sciretpropter quam causam sic acclamarent ei.	24 The chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, and bade that he should be examined by scourging; that he might know wherefore they cried so against him.
25 Et cum astrinxissent eum loris, dixit astanti centurioni Paulus: “ Sihominem Romanum et indemnatum licet vobis flagellare? ”.	25 And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned?
26 Quo audito,centurio accedens ad tribunum nuntiavit dicens: “ Quid acturus es? Hic enimhomo Romanus est ”.	26 When the centurion heard that, he went and told the chief captain, saying, Take heed what thou doest: for this man is a Roman.
27 Accedens autem tribunus dixit illi: “ Dic mihi, tuRomanus es? ”. At ille dixit: “ Etiam ”.	27 Then the chief captain came, and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? He said, Yea.
28 Et respondit tribunus: “ Egomulta summa civitatem hanc consecutus sum ”. Et Paulus ait: “ Ego autem etnatus sum ”.	28 And the chief captain answered, With a great sum obtained I this freedom. And Paul said, But I was free born.
29 Protinus ergo discesserunt ab illo, qui eum interrogaturierant; tribunus quoque timuit, postquam rescivit quia Romanus esset, et quiaalligasset eum.	29 Then straightway they departed from him which should have examined him: and the chief captain also was afraid, after he knew that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him.
30 Postera autem die, volens scire diligenter qua ex causa accusaretur aIudaeis, solvit eum et iussit principes sacerdotum convenire et omne conciliumet producens Paulum statuit coram illis.	30 On the morrow, because he would have known the certainty wherefore he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him from his bands, and commanded the chief priests and all their council to appear, and brought Paul down, and set him before them.