Hechos 26
1 ENTONCES Agripa dijo á Pablo: Se te permite hablar por tí mismo. Pablo entónces, extendiendo la mano, comenzó á responder por sí, [diciendo: ]
Then Agrippa said to Paul, “Yoʋ have permission to speak for yoʋrself.” So Paul stretched out his hand and began to make his defense:
2 Acerca de todas las cosas de que soy acusado por los Judíos, oh rey Agripa, me tengo por dichoso de que haya hay de defenderme delante de tí,
“I consider myself fortunate that it is before yoʋ, King Agrippa, that I am about to make my defense today concerning all the things of which I am being accused by the Jews,
3 Mayormente sabiendo tú todas las costumbres y cuestiones que hay entre los Judíos; por lo cual te ruego que me oigas con paciencia.
especially since yoʋ are acquainted with all the customs and controversies of the Jews. Therefore I beg yoʋ to listen to me patiently.
4 Mi vida pues, desde la mocedad, la cual desde el principio fué en mi nacion en Jerusalem, todos los Judíos la saben;
“All the Jews know about my manner of life from my youth up, which was spent from the beginning among my own nation in Jerusalem.
5 los cuales tienen ya conocido, que yo desde el principio, si quieren testificarlo, conforme á la más perfecta secta de nuestra religion he vivido Fariséo.
They have known about me for a long time, if they are willing to testify, that according to the strictest sect of our religion I lived as a Pharisee.
6 Y ahora por la esperanza de la promesa que hizo Dios á nuestros padres soy llamado en juicio.
And now I am standing trial because of my hope in the promise God made to our fathers,
7 A la cual [promesa] nuestras doce tribus, sirviendo constantemente de dia y de noche, esperan que han de llegar. Por la cual esperanza, oh rey Agripa, soy acusado de los Judíos;
a promise that our twelve tribes hope to attain as they earnestly serve him night and day. Regarding this hope, King Agrippa, I am being accused by the Jews.
8 ¡Qué! ¿Júzgase cosa increible entre vosotros que Dios resucite los muertos?
Why is it deemed unbelievable by you that God raises the dead?
9 Yo ciertamente habia pensado deber hacer muchas cosas contra el nombre de Jesus de Nazaret:
“Indeed, I myself was convinced that I ought to do many things against the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
10 Lo cual tambien hice en Jerusalem; y yo encerré en cárceles á muchos de los santos, recibida potestad de los príncipes de los sacerdotes, y cuando eran matados, yo dí mi voto.
And that is just what I did in Jerusalem. I locked up many of the saints in prison by the authority I received from the chief priests, and when they were being put to death, I cast my vote against them.
11 Y muchas veces, castigándoles por todas las sinagogas, [les] forcé á blasfemar; y enfurecido sobre manera contra ellos, [los] perseguí hasta en las ciudades extrañas.
I also punished them often in all the synagogues and tried to force them to blaspheme. And being furiously enraged against them, I pursued them even to foreign cities.
12 En lo cual [ocupado, ] yendo á Damasco con potestad y comision de los príncipes de los sacerdotes,
“While engaged in such things, I was on my way to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests,
13 En mitad del dia, oh rey, ví en el camino una luz del cielo, que sobrepujaba el resplandor del sol, la cual me rodeó, y á los que iban conmigo.
when at midday, O king, I saw on the way a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and those who were traveling with me.
14 Y habiendo caido todos nosotros en tierra, oí una voz que, me hablaba, y decia en lengua hebráica: Saulo, Saulo, ¿por qué me persigues? Dura cosa te es dar coces contra los aguijones.
When we had all fallen down to the ground, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, ‘Saul, Saul, why are yoʋ persecuting me? It is hard for yoʋ to kick against the goads.’
15 Yo entónces dije: ¿Quién eres, Señor? Y el Señor dijo: Yo soy Jesus, á quien tú persigues.
I said, ‘Who are yoʋ, Lord?’ He said, ‘I am Jesus, whom yoʋ are persecuting.
16 Mas levántate, y pónte sobre tus piés; porque para esto te he aparecido, para ponerte por ministro y testigo de las cosas que has visto, y de aquellas en que apareceré á tí;
But rise and stand on yoʋr feet, for I have appeared to yoʋ for this purpose, to appoint yoʋ as a servant and witness to the things yoʋ have seen and to the things in which I will appear to yoʋ.
17 Librándote del pueblo y de los Gentiles, á los cuales ahora te envio,
I will rescue yoʋ from yoʋr own people and from the Gentiles, to whom I am sending yoʋ
18 Para que abras sus ojos, para que se conviertan de las tinieblas á la luz, y de la potestad de Satanás á Dios, para que reciban por la fe, que es en mí, remision de pecados, y suerte entre los santificados
to open their eyes so that they may turn away from darkness to light, and from the dominion of Satan to God, that they may receive remission of sins and an allotment among those who have been sanctified by faith in me.’
19 Por lo cual, oh rey Agripa, no fuí rebelde á la vision celestial:
“Consequently, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision,
20 Antes anuncié primeramente á los que están en Damasco, y Jerusalem, y por toda la tierra de Judéa, y á los Gentiles, que se arrepintiesen y se convirtiesen á Dios, haciendo obras dignas de arrepentimiento.
but first to those in Damascus and then to those in Jerusalem, to all the region of Judea and to the Gentiles, I proclaimed that they should repent and turn to God, doing works consistent with repentance.
21 Por causa de esto los Judíos, tomándome en el templo, tentaron matarme.
That is why the Jews seized me in the temple courts and were trying to kill me.
22 Mas ayudado del auxilio de Dios, persevero hasta el dia de hoy, dando testimonio á chicos y á grandes, no diciendo nada fuera de las cosas que los profetas y Moisés dijeron que habian de venir;
But having obtained help from God, I stand to this day testifying to both small and great, saying nothing except what the Prophets and Moses said would take place:
23 Que Cristo habia de padecer, y [ser] el primero de la resurreccion de los muertos, para anunciar luz al pueblo y á los Gentiles.
that the Christ would suffer and that, as the first to rise from the dead, he would proclaim light to our people and to the Gentiles.”
24 Y diciendo él estas cosas en su defensa, Festo á gran voz dijo: Estás loco, Pablo; las muchas letras te vuelven loco.
As Paul was saying these things in his own defense, Festus said with a loud voice, “Yoʋ are out of yoʋr mind, Paul. Too much learning is driving yoʋ insane!”
25 Mas él dijo: No estoy loco, excelente Festo, sino que hablo palabras de verdad y de templanza.
But Paul said, “I am not out of my mind, most excellent Festus, but I am speaking words of truth and good sense.
26 Porque el rey sabe estas cosas, delante del cual tambien hablo confiadamente. Porque no pienso que ignora nada de esto; que no ha sido esto hecho en [algun] rincon.
For the king knows about these things, to whom I am speaking boldly. I am convinced that none of these things has escaped his notice at all, for this has not been done in a corner.
27 ¿Crees, rey Agripa, á los profetas? Yo sé que crees.
Do yoʋ believe the Prophets, King Agrippa? I know that yoʋ believe.”
28 Entónces Agripa dijo á Pablo: Por poco me persuades á ser Cristiano.
Agrippa said to Paul, “Do yoʋ think yoʋ can persuade me to become a Christian so quickly?”
29 Y Pablo dijo: ¡^Pluguiese á Dios que por poco ó por mucho, no solamente tú, mas tambien todos los que hoy me oyen, fueseis hechos tales cual yo soy, excepto estas prisiones!
Paul said, “Whether quickly or not, I pray to God that not only yoʋ but also all who are listening to me today would become as I am, except for these chains.”
30 Y como hubo dicho estas cosas, se levantó el rey, y el presidente, y Bernice, y los que se habian sentado con ellos.
After Paul said these things, the king stood up, along with the governor, Bernice, and those who were sitting with them.
31 Y como se retiraron aparte, hablaban los unos á los otros, diciendo: Ninguna^ cosa digna ni de muerte, ni de prision, hace este hombre.
After leaving the room, they began saying to one another, “This man is doing nothing that deserves death or imprisonment.”
32 Y Agripa dijo á Festo: Podia este hombre ser suelto, si no hubiera apelado á César.
And Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been released if he had not appealed to Caesar.”
