Actuum Apostolorum 9
1 Saulus autem adhuc spirans minarum, et caedis in discipulos Domini, accessit ad principem Sacerdotum,
And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest,
2 et petiit ab eo epistolas in Damascum ad synagogas: ut si quos invenisset huius viae viros, ac mulieres, vinctos perduceret in Ierusalem.
And desired from him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he should find any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.
3 Et cum iter faceret, contigit ut appropinquaret Damasco: et subito circumfulsit eum lux de caelo.
And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined around him a light from heaven:
4 Et cadens in terram audivit vocem dicentem sibi: Saule, Saule, quid me persequeris?
And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying to him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
5 Qui dixit: Quis es Domine? Et ille: Ego sum Iesus, quem tu persequeris. durum est tibi contra stimulum calcitrare.
And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest. [It is] hard for thee to kick against the goads.
6 Et tremens, ac stupens dixit: Domine, quid me vis facere? Et Dominus ad eum: Surge, et ingredere civitatem, et ibi dicetur tibi quid te oporteat facere.
And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord [said] to him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.
7 Viri autem illi, qui comitabantur cum eo, stabant stupefacti, audientes quidem vocem, neminem autem videntes.
And the men who journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing no man.
8 Surrexit autem Saulus de terra, apertisque oculis nihil videbat. Ad manus autem illum trahentes, introduxerunt Damascum.
And Saul arose from the earth; and when his eyes were opened, he saw no man: but they led him by the hand, and brought [him] into Damascus.
9 Et erat ibi tribus diebus non videns, et non manducavit, neque bibit.
And he was three days without sight, and neither ate nor drank.
10 Erat autem quidam discipulus Damasci, nomine Ananias: et dixit ad illum in visu Dominus: Anania. At ille ait: Ecce ego, Domine.
And there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; and to him said the Lord in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold, I [am here], Lord.
11 Et Dominus ad eum: Surge, et vade in vicum, qui vocatur rectus: et quaere in domo Iudae Saulum nomine Tarsensem: ecce enim orat.
And the Lord [said] to him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judas for [one] called Saul of Tarsus: for behold, he prayeth,
12 (Et vidit virum Ananiam nomine, introeuntem, et imponentem sibi manus ut visum recipiat.)
And hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias, coming in, and putting [his] hand on him, that he might receive his sight.
13 Respondit autem Ananias: Domine, audivi a multis de viro hoc, quanta mala fecerit sanctis tuis in Ierusalem:
Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem:
14 et hic habet potestatem a principibus sacerdotum alligandi omnes, qui invocant nomen tuum.
And here he hath authority from the chief priests, to bind all that call on thy name.
15 Dixit autem ad eum Dominus: Vade, quoniam vas electionis est mihi iste, ut portet nomen meum coram gentibus, et regibus, et filiis Israel.
But the Lord said to him, Go, for he is a chosen vessel to me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel.
16 Ego enim ostendam illi quanta oporteat eum pro nomine meo pati.
For I will show him how great things he must suffer for my name's sake.
17 Et abiit Ananias, et introivit in domum: et imponens ei manus, dixit: Saule frater, Dominus misit me Iesus, qui apparuit tibi in via, qua veniebas ut videas, et implearis Spiritu sancto.
And Ananias went, and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him, said, Brother Saul, the Lord ([even] Jesus that appeared to thee in the way as thou camest) hath sent me, that thou mayest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Spirit.
18 Et confestim ceciderunt ab oculis eius tamquam squamae, et visum recepit: et surgens baptizatus est.
And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized.
19 Et cum accepisset cibum, confortatus est. Fuit autem cum discipulis, qui erant Damasci, per dies aliquot.
And when he had received food, he was strengthened. Then was Saul certain days with the disciples who were at Damascus.
20 Et continuo ingressus in synagogas praedicabat Iesum, quoniam hic est Filius Dei.
And immediately he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God.
21 Stupebant autem omnes, qui audiebant, et dicebant: Nonne hic est, qui expugnabat in Ierusalem eos, qui invocabant nomen istud: et huc ad hoc venit ut vinctos illos duceret ad principes sacerdotum?
But all that heard [him] were amazed, and said, Is not this he that destroyed them who called on this name in Jerusalem, and came hither for that intent, that he might bring them bound to the chief priests?
22 Saulus autem multo magis convalescebat, et confundebat Iudaeos, qui habitabant Damasci, affirmans quoniam hic est Christus.
But Saul increased the more in strength, and confounded the Jews who dwelt at Damascus, proving that this is very Christ.
23 Cum autem implerentur dies multi, consilium fecerunt in unum Iudaei ut eum interficerent.
And after many days were fulfilled, the Jews took counsel to kill him.
24 Notae autem factae sunt Saulo insidiae eorum. Custodiebant autem et portas die ac nocte, ut eum interficerent.
But their laying in wait, was known to Saul. And they watched the gates day and night to kill him.
25 Accipientes autem eum discipuli eius nocte, per murum dimiserunt eum, submittentes in sporta.
Then the disciples took him by night, and let [him] down by the wall in a basket.
26 Cum autem venisset in Ierusalem, tentabat se iungere discipulis, et omnes timebant eum, non credentes quod esset discipulus.
And when Saul had come to Jerusalem, he essayed to join himself to the disciples: but they were all afraid of him, and believed not that he was a disciple.
27 Barnabas autem apprehensum illum duxit ad Apostolos: et narravit illis quomodo in via vidisset Dominum, et quia locutus est ei, et quomodo in Damasco fiducialiter egerit in nomine Iesu.
But Barnabas took him, and brought [him] to the apostles, and declared to them how he had seen the Lord in the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how he had preached boldly at Damascus in the name of Jesus.
28 Et erat cum illis intrans, et exiens in Ierusalem, et fiducialiter agens in nomine Domini.
And he was with them coming in and going out at Jerusalem.
29 Loquebatur quoque Gentibus, et disputabat cum Graecis: illi autem quaerebant occidere eum.
And he spoke boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus, and disputed against the Grecians: but they went about to slay him.
30 Quod cum cognovissent fratres, deduxerunt eum Caesaream, et dimiserunt Tarsum.
[Which] when the brethren knew, they brought him down to Cesarea, and sent him forth to Tarsus.
31 Ecclesia quidem per totam Iudaeam, et Galilaeam, et Samariam habebat pacem, et aedificabatur ambulans in timore Domini, et consolatione sancti Spiritus replebatur.
Then had the churches rest throughout all Judea, and Galilee, and Samaria, and were edified: and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, were multiplied.
32 Factum est autem, ut Petrus dum pertransiret universos, deveniret ad sanctos, qui habitabant Lyddae.
And it came to pass, as Peter passed throughout all [quarters], he came down also to the saints who dwelt at Lydda.
33 Invenit autem ibi hominem quendam, nomine Aeneam, ab annis octo iacentem in grabato, qui erat paralyticus.
And there he found a certain man named Eneas, who had kept his bed eight years, and was sick with the palsy.
34 Et ait illi Petrus: Aenea, sanet te Dominus Iesus Christus: surge, et sterne tibi. Et continuo surrexit.
And Peter said to him, Eneas, Jesus Christ healeth thee: arise, and make thy bed. And he arose immediately.
35 Et viderunt eum omnes, qui habitabant Lyddae, et Saronae: qui conversi sunt ad Dominum.
And all that dwelt at Lydda and Saron saw him, and turned to the Lord.
36 In Ioppe autem fuit quaedam discipula, nomine Tabitha, quae interpretata dicitur Dorcas. Haec erat plena operibus bonis, et eleemosynis, quas faciebat.
Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, who by interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and alms-deeds which she did.
37 Factum est autem in diebus illis, ut infirmata moreretur. Quam cum lavissent, posuerunt eam in coenaculo.
And it came to pass in those days, that she was sick, and died: whom, when they had washed, they laid in an upper chamber.
38 Cum autem prope esset Lydda ad Ioppen, discipuli audientes quia Petrus esset in ea, miserunt duos viros ad eum, rogantes: Ne pigriteris venire ad nos.
And as Lydda was nigh to Joppa, and the disciples had heard that Peter was there, they sent to him two men, desiring [him] that he would not delay to come to them.
39 Exurgens autem Petrus venit cum illis. Et cum advenisset, duxerunt illum in coenaculum: et circumsteterunt illum omnes viduae flentes, et ostendentes ei tunicas, et vestes, quas faciebat illis Dorcas.
Then Peter arose, and went with them. When he had come, they brought him into the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping, and showing the coats and garments which Dorcas made, while she was with them.
40 Eiectis autem omnibus foras: Petrus ponens genua oravit: et conversus ad corpus, dixit: Tabitha, surge. At illa aperuit oculos suos: et viso Petro, resedit.
But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down, and prayed; and turning to the body, said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes: and when she saw Peter, she sat up.
41 Dans autem illi manum, erexit eam. Et cum vocasset sanctos, et viduas, assignavit eam vivam.
And he gave her [his] hand, and lifted her up; and when he had called the saints and widows, presented her alive.
42 Notum autem factum est per universam Ioppen: et crediderunt multi in Domino.
And it was known throughout all Joppa: and many believed in the Lord.
43 Factum est autem ut dies multos moraretur in Ioppe, apud Simonem quendam coriarium.
And it came to pass, that he tarried many days in Joppa with one Simon a tanner.
