Actus Apostolorum 22

VULGATA	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 Viri fratres, et patres, audite quam ad vos nunc reddo rationem.	1 "My brothers and fathers, listen to what I am about to say to you in my defense."
2 Cum audissent autem quia hebræa lingua loqueretur ad illos, magis præstiterunt silentium.	2 When they heard him addressing them in Hebrew they became all the more quiet. And he continued,
3 Et dicit : Ego sum vir Judæus, natus in Tarso Ciliciæ, nutritus autem in ista civitate, secus pedes Gamaliel eruditus juxta veritatem paternæ legis, æmulator legis, sicut et vos omnes estis hodie :	3 "I am a Jew, born in Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought up in this city. At the feet of Gamaliel I was educated strictly in our ancestral law and was zealous for God, just as all of you are today.
4 qui hanc viam persecutus sum usque ad mortem, alligans et tradens in custodias viros ac mulieres,	4 I persecuted this Way to death, binding both men and women and delivering them to prison.
5 sicut princeps sacerdotum mihi testimonium reddit, et omnes majores natu : a quibus et epistolas accipiens, ad fratres Damascum pergebam, ut adducerem inde vinctos in Jerusalem ut punirentur.	5 Even the high priest and the whole council of elders can testify on my behalf. For from them I even received letters to the brothers and set out for Damascus to bring back to Jerusalem in chains for punishment those there as well.
6 Factum est autem, eunte me, et appropinquante Damasco media die, subito de cælo circumfulsit me lux copiosa :	6 "On that journey as I drew near to Damascus, about noon a great light from the sky suddenly shone around me.
7 et decidens in terram, audivi vocem dicentem mihi : Saule, Saule, quid me persequeris ?	7 I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'
8 Ego autem respondi : Quis es, domine ? Dixitque ad me : Ego sum Jesus Nazarenus, quem tu persequeris.	8 I replied, 'Who are you, sir?' And he said to me, 'I am Jesus the Nazorean whom you are persecuting.'
9 Et qui mecum erant, lumen quidem viderunt, vocem autem non audierunt ejus qui loquebatur mecum.	9 My companions saw the light but did not hear the voice of the one who spoke to me.
10 Et dixi : Quid faciam, domine ? Dominus autem dixit ad me : Surgens vade Damascum : et ibi tibi dicetur de omnibus quæ te oporteat facere.	10 I asked, 'What shall I do, sir?' The Lord answered me, 'Get up and go into Damascus, and there you will be told about everything appointed for you to do.'
11 Et cum non viderem præ claritate luminis illius, ad manum deductus a comitibus, veni Damascum.	11 Since I could see nothing because of the brightness of that light, I was led by hand by my companions and entered Damascus.
12 Ananias autem quidam vir secundum legem, testimonium habens ab omnibus cohabitantibus Judæis,	12 "A certain Ananias, a devout observer of the law, and highly spoken of by all the Jews who lived there,
13 veniens ad me et astans, dixit mihi : Saule frater, respice. Et ego eadem hora respexi in eum.	13 came to me and stood there and said, 'Saul, my brother, regain your sight.' And at that very moment I regained my sight and saw him.
14 At ille dixit : Deus patrum nostrorum præordinavit te, ut cognosceres voluntatem ejus, et videres justum, et audires vocem ex ore ejus :	14 Then he said, 'The God of our ancestors designated you to know his will, to see the Righteous One, and to hear the sound of his voice;
15 quia eris testis illius ad omnes homines eorum quæ vidisti et audisti.	15 for you will be his witness before all to what you have seen and heard.
16 Et nunc quid moraris ? Exsurge, et baptizare, et ablue peccata tua, invocato nomine ipsius.	16 Now, why delay? Get up and have yourself baptized and your sins washed away, calling upon his name.'
17 Factum est autem revertenti mihi in Jerusalem, et oranti in templo, fieri me in stupore mentis,	17 "After I had returned to Jerusalem and while I was praying in the temple, I fell into a trance
18 et videre illum dicentem mihi : Festina, et exi velociter ex Jerusalem : quoniam non recipient testimonium tuum de me.	18 and saw the Lord saying to me, 'Hurry, leave Jerusalem at once, because they will not accept your testimony about me.'
19 Et ego dixi : Domine, ipsi sciunt quia ego eram concludens in carcerem, et cædens per synagogas eos qui credebant in te :	19 But I replied, 'Lord, they themselves know that from synagogue to synagogue I used to imprison and beat those who believed in you.
20 et cum funderetur sanguis Stephani testis tui, ego astabam, et consentiebam, et custodiebam vestimenta interficientium illum.	20 And when the blood of your witness Stephen was being shed, I myself stood by giving my approval and keeping guard over the cloaks of his murderers.'
21 Et dixit ad me : Vade, quoniam ego in nationes longe mittam te.	21 Then he said to me, 'Go, I shall send you far away to the Gentiles.'"
22 Audiebant autem eum usque ad hoc verbum, et levaverunt vocem suam, dicentes : Tolle de terra hujusmodi : non enim fas est eum vivere.	22 They listened to him until he said this, but then they raised their voices and shouted, "Take such a one as this away from the earth. It is not right that he should live."
23 Vociferantibus autem eis, et projicientibus vestimenta sua, et pulverem jactantibus in aërem,	23 And as they were yelling and throwing off their cloaks and flinging dust into the air,
24 jussit tribunus induci eum in castra, et flagellis cædi, et torqueri eum, ut sciret propter quam causam sic acclamarent ei.	24 the cohort commander ordered him to be brought into the compound and gave instruction that he be interrogated under the lash to determine the reason why they were making such an outcry against him.
25 Et cum astrinxissent eum loris, dicit astanti sibi centurioni Paulus : Si hominem Romanum et indemnatum licet vobis flagellare ?	25 But when they had stretched him out for the whips, Paul said to the centurion on duty, "Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman citizen and has not been tried?"
26 Quo audito, centurio accessit ad tribunum, et nuntiavit ei, dicens : Quid acturus es ? hic enim homo civis Romanus est.	26 When the centurion heard this, he went to the cohort commander and reported it, saying, "What are you going to do? This man is a Roman citizen."
27 Accedens autem tribunus, dixit illi : Dic mihi si tu Romanus es ? At ille dixit : Etiam.	27 Then the commander came and said to him, "Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?" "Yes," he answered.
28 Et respondit tribunus : Ego multa summa civilitatem hanc consecutus sum. Et Paulus ait : Ego autem et natus sum.	28 The commander replied, "I acquired this citizenship for a large sum of money." Paul said, "But I was born one."
29 Protinus ergo discesserunt ab illo qui eum torturi erant. Tribunus quoque timuit postquam rescivit, quia civis Romanus esset, et quia alligasset eum.	29 At once those who were going to interrogate him backed away from him, and the commander became alarmed when he realized that he was a Roman citizen and that he had had him bound.
30 Postera autem die volens scire diligentius qua ex causa accusaretur a Judæis, solvit eum, et jussit sacerdotes convenire, et omne concilium : et producens Paulum, statuit inter illos.	30 The next day, wishing to determine the truth about why he was being accused by the Jews, he freed him and ordered the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin to convene. Then he brought Paul down and made him stand before them.