Atos dos Apóstolos 9

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1 Enquanto isso, Saulo só respirava ameaças e morte contra os discípulos do Senhor. Apresentou-se ao príncipe dos sacerdotes,	1 Now Saul, still breathing threats and beatings against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest,
2 e pediu-lhe cartas para as sinagogas de Damasco, com o fim de levar presos a Jerusalém todos os homens e mulheres que achasse seguindo essa doutrina.	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 Durante a viagem, estando já perto de Damasco, subitamente o cercou uma luz resplandecente vinda do céu.	3 And as he made the journey, it happened that he was approaching Damascus. And suddenly, a light from heaven shone around him.
4 Caindo por terra, ouviu uma voz que lhe dizia: Saulo, Saulo, por que me persegues?	4 And falling to the ground, he heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?”
5 Saulo disse: Quem és, Senhor? Respondeu ele: Eu sou Jesus, a quem tu persegues. {Duro te é recalcitrar contra o aguilhão.	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 Então, trêmulo e atônito, disse ele: Senhor, que queres que eu faça? Respondeu-lhe o Senhor:} Levanta-te, entra na cidade. Aí te será dito o que deves fazer.	6 And he, trembling and astonished, said, “Lord, what do you want me to do?”
7 Os homens que o acompanhavam enchiam-se de espanto, pois ouviam perfeitamente a voz, mas não viam ninguém.	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 Saulo levantou-se do chão. Abrindo, porém, os olhos, não via nada. Tomaram-no pela mão e o introduziram em 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 onde esteve três dias sem ver, sem comer nem beber.	9 And in that place, he was without sight for three days, and he neither ate nor drank.
10 Havia em Damasco um discípulo chamado Ananias. O Senhor, numa visão, lhe disse: Ananias! Eis-me aqui, Senhor, respondeu ele.	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 O Senhor lhe ordenou: Levanta-te e vai à rua Direita, e pergunta em casa de Judas por um homem de Tarso, chamado Saulo; ele está orando.	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 {Este via numa visão um homem, chamado Ananias, entrar e impor-lhe as mãos para recobrar a vista.}	12 (And Paul saw a man named Ananias entering and imposing hands upon him, so that he might receive his sight.)
13 Ananias respondeu: Senhor, muitos já me falaram deste homem, quantos males fez aos teus fiéis em Jerusalém.	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 aqui ele tem poder dos príncipes dos sacerdotes para prender a todos aqueles que invocam o teu nome.	14 And he has authority here from the leaders of the priests to bind all who invoke your name.”
15 Mas o Senhor lhe disse: Vai, porque este homem é para mim um instrumento escolhido, que levará o meu nome diante das nações, dos reis e dos filhos de Israel.	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 Eu lhe mostrarei tudo o que terá de padecer pelo meu nome.	16 For I will reveal to him how much he must suffer on behalf of my name.”
17 Ananias foi. Entrou na casa e, impondo-lhe as mãos, disse: Saulo, meu irmão, o Senhor, esse Jesus que te apareceu no caminho, enviou-me para que recobres a vista e fiques cheio do Espírito 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 No mesmo instante caíram dos olhos de Saulo umas como escamas, e recuperou a vista. Levantou-se e foi batizado.	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 Depois tomou alimento e sentiu-se fortalecido. Demorou-se por alguns dias com os discípulos que se achavam em 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 Imediatamente começou a proclamar pelas sinagogas que Jesus é o Filho de Deus.	20 And he was continuously preaching Jesus in the synagogues: that he is the Son of God.
21 Todos os seus ouvintes pasmavam e diziam: Este não é aquele que perseguia em Jerusalém os que invocam o nome de Jesus? Não veio cá só para levá-los presos aos sumos sacerdotes?	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 Saulo, porém, sentia crescer o seu poder e confundia os judeus de Damasco, demonstrando que Jesus é o 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 Decorridos alguns dias, os judeus deliberaram, em conselho, matá-lo.	23 And when many days were completed, the Jews took counsel as one, so that they might put him to death.
24 Estas intenções chegaram ao conhecimento de Saulo. Guardavam eles as portas de dia e de noite, para matá-lo.	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 Mas os discípulos, tomando-o de noite, fizeram-no descer pela muralha dentro de um cesto.	25 But the disciples, taking him away by night, sent him over the wall by letting him down in a basket.
26 Chegando a Jerusalém, tentava ajuntar-se aos discípulos, mas todos o temiam, não querendo crer que se tivesse tornado discípulo.	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 Então Barnabé, levando-o consigo, apresentou-o aos apóstolos e contou-lhes como Saulo vira o Senhor no caminho, e que lhe havia falado, e como em Damasco pregara, com desassombro, o nome de Jesus.	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 Daí por diante permaneceu com eles, saindo e entrando em Jerusalém, e pregando, destemidamente, o nome do Senhor.	28 And he was with them, entering and departing Jerusalem, and acting faithfully in the name of the Lord.
29 Falava também e discutia com os helenistas. Mas estes procuravam matá-lo.	29 He also was speaking with the Gentiles and disputing with the Greeks. But they were seeking to kill him.
30 Os irmãos, informados disso, acompanharam-no até Cesaréia e dali o fizeram partir para Tarso.	30 And when the brothers had realized this, they brought him to Caesarea and sent him away to Tarsus.
31 A Igreja gozava então de paz por toda a Judéia, Galiléia e Samaria. Estabelecia-se ela caminhando no temor do Senhor, e a assistência do Espírito Santo a fazia crescer em número.	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 Pedro, que caminhava por toda parte, de cidade em cidade, desceu também aos fiéis que habitavam em Lida.	32 Then it happened that Peter, as he traveled around everywhere, came to the saints who were living at Lydda.
33 Ali achou um homem chamado Enéias, que havia oito anos jazia paralítico num leito.	33 But he found there a certain man, named Aeneas, who was a paralytic, who had lain in bed for eight years.
34 Disse-lhe Pedro: Enéias, Jesus Cristo te cura: levanta-te e faze tua cama. E levantou-se imediatamente.	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 Viram-no todos os que habitavam em Lida e em Sarona, e converteram-se ao Senhor.	35 And all who were living in Lydda and Sharon saw him, and they were converted to the Lord.
36 Em Jope havia uma discípula chamada Tabita - em grego, Dorcas. Esta era rica em boas obras e esmolas que dava.	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 Aconteceu que adoecera naqueles dias e veio a falecer. Depois de a terem lavado, levaram-na para o quarto de cima.	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 Ora, como Lida fica perto de Jope, os discípulos, ouvindo dizer que Pedro aí se encontrava, enviaram-lhe dois homens, rogando-lhe: Não te demores em vir ter conosco.	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 Pedro levantou-se imediatamente e foi com eles. Logo que chegou, conduziram-no ao quarto de cima. Cercavam-no todas as viúvas, chorando e mostrando-lhe as túnicas e os vestidos que Dorcas lhes fazia quando viva.	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 Pedro então, tendo feito todos sair, pôs-se de joelhos e orou. Voltando-se para o corpo, disse: Tabita, levanta-te! Ela abriu os olhos e, vendo Pedro, sentou-se.	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 Ele a fez levantar-se, estendendo-lhe a mão. Chamando os irmãos e as viúvas, entregou-lha 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 Este fato espalhou-se por toda Jope e muitos creram no Senhor.	42 Now this became known throughout all of Joppa. And many believed in the Lord.
43 Pedro permaneceu ainda muitos dias em Jope, em casa dum curtidor, chamado Simão.	43 And it happened that he resided for many days in Joppa, with a certain Simon, a tanner.