Acts 22
1 “Brothers and fathers, listen to the defense which I now make to you.”
Viri fratres, et patres, audite quam ad vos nunc reddo rationem.
2 When they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, they were even more quiet. He said,
Cum audissent autem quia Hebraea lingua loqueretur ad illos, magis praestiterunt silentium.
3 “I am indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, instructed according to the strict tradition of the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, even as you all are today.
Et dixit: Ego sum vir Iudaeus, natus in Tarso Ciliciae, nutritus autem in ista civitate, secus pedes Gamalielis eruditus iuxta veritatem paternae legis, aemulator legis, sicut et vos omnes estis hodie:
4 I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women,
qui hanc viam persecutus sum usque ad mortem, alligans et tradens in custodias viros ac mulieres,
5 as also the high priest and all the council of the elders testify, from whom also I received letters to the brothers, and traveled to Damascus to bring them also who were there to Jerusalem in bonds to be punished.
sicut princeps sacerdotum mihi testimonium reddit, et omnes maiores natu, a quibus et epistolas accipiens ad fratres Damascum pergebam, ut adducerem inde vinctos in Ierusalem ut punirentur.
6 “As I made my journey and came close to Damascus, about noon suddenly a great light shone around me from the sky.
Factum est autem, eunte me, et appropinquante Damasco media die, subito de caelo circumfulsit me lux copiosa:
7 I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’
et decidens in terram, audivi vocem dicentem mihi: Saule, Saule, quid me persequeris?
8 I answered, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ He said to me, ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you persecute.’
Ego autem respondi: Quis es Domine? Dixitque ad me: Ego sum Iesus Nazarenus, quem tu persequeris.
9 “Those who were with me indeed saw the light and were afraid, but they didn’t understand the voice of him who spoke to me.
Et qui mecum erant, lumen quidem viderunt, vocem autem non audierunt eius, qui loquebatur mecum.
10 I said, ‘What shall I do, Lord?’ The Lord said to me, ‘Arise, and go into Damascus. There you will be told about all things which are appointed for you to do.’
Et dixi: Quid faciam, Domine? Dominus autem dixit ad me: Surgens vade Damascum: et ibi tibi dicetur de omnibus, quae te oporteat facere.
11 When I couldn’t see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of those who were with me, I came into Damascus.
Et cum non viderem prae claritate luminis illius, ad manum deductus a comitibus, veni Damascum.
12 “One Ananias, a devout man according to the law, well reported of by all the Jews who lived in Damascus,
Ananias autem quidam, vir secundum legem testimonium habens ab omnibus cohabitantibus Iudaeis,
13 came to me, and standing by me said to me, ‘Brother Saul, receive your sight!’ In that very hour I looked up at him.
veniens ad me, et astans dixit mihi: Saule frater respice. Et ego eadem hora respexi in eum.
14 He said, ‘The God of our fathers has appointed you to know his will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear a voice from his mouth.
At ille dixit: Deus patrum nostrorum praeordinavit te, ut cognosceres voluntatem eius, et videres iustum, et audires vocem ex ore eius:
15 For you will be a witness for him to all men of what you have seen and heard.
quia eris testis illius ad omnes homines eorum, quae vidisti, et audisti.
16 Now why do you wait? Arise, be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.’
Et nunc quid moraris? Exurge, et baptizare, et ablue peccata tua invocato nomine ipsius.
17 “When I had returned to Jerusalem and while I prayed in the temple, I fell into a trance
Factum est autem revertenti mihi in Ierusalem, et oranti in templo, fieri me in stupore mentis,
18 and saw him saying to me, ‘Hurry and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not receive testimony concerning me from you.’
et videre illum dicentem mihi: Festina, et exi velociter ex Ierusalem: quoniam non recipient testimonium tuum de me.
19 I said, ‘Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue those who believed in you.
Et ego dixi: Domine ipsi sciunt quia ego eram concludens in carcerem, et caedens per synagogas eos, qui credebant in te:
20 When the blood of Stephen, your witness, was shed, I also was standing by, consenting to his death, and guarding the cloaks of those who killed him.’
et cum funderetur sanguis Stephani testis tui, ego astabam, et consentiebam, et custodiebam vestimenta interficientium illum.
21 “He said to me, ‘Depart, for I will send you out far from here to the Gentiles.’”
Et dixit ad me: Vade quoniam ego in nationes longe mittam te.
22 They listened to him until he said that; then they lifted up their voice and said, “Rid the earth of this fellow, for he isn’t fit to live!”
Audiebant autem eum usque ad hoc verbum, et levaverunt vocem suam dicentes: Tolle de terra huiusmodi: non enim fas est eum vivere.
23 As they cried out, threw off their cloaks, and threw dust into the air,
Vociferantibus autem eis, et proiicientibus vestimenta sua, et pulverem iactantibus in aerem,
24 the commanding officer commanded him to be brought into the barracks, ordering him to be examined by scourging, that he might know for what crime they shouted against him like that.
iussit tribunus induci eum in castra, et flagellis caedi, et torqueri eum, ut sciret propter quam causam sic acclamarent ei.
25 When they had tied him up with thongs, Paul asked the centurion who stood by, “Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman, and not found guilty?”
Et cum astrinxissent eum loris, dicit astanti sibi Centurioni Paulus: Si hominem Romanum, et indemnatum licet vobis flagellare?
26 When the centurion heard it, he went to the commanding officer and told him, “Watch what you are about to do, for this man is a Roman!”
Quo audito, Centurio accessit ad tribunum, et nunciavit ei, dicens: Quid acturus es? hic enim homo civis Romanus est.
27 The commanding officer came and asked him, “Tell me, are you a Roman?” He said, “Yes.”
Accedens autem tribunus, dixit illi: Dic mihi si tu Romanus es? At ille dixit: Etiam.
28 The commanding officer answered, “I bought my citizenship for a great price.” Paul said, “But I was born a Roman.”
Et respondit tribunus: Ego multa summa civilitatem hanc consecutus sum. Et Paulus ait: Ego autem et natus sum.
29 Immediately those who were about to examine him departed from him, and the commanding officer also was afraid when he realized that he was a Roman, because he had bound him.
Protinus ergo discesserunt ab illo, qui eum torturi erant. Tribunus quoque timuit postquam rescivit, quia civis Romanus esset, et quia alligasset eum.
30 But on the next day, desiring to know the truth about why he was accused by the Jews, he freed him from the bonds and commanded the chief priests and all the council to come together, and brought Paul down and set him before them.
Postera autem die volens scire diligentius qua ex causa accusaretur a Iudaeis, solvit eum, et iussit sacerdotes convenire, et omne concilium, et producens Paulum, statuit inter illos.
