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| [1]Brothers and fathers hear ? my defense which is unto you |
[1]Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defence which I make now unto you. |
| [2]And when they heard that Aramaic speaking he was with them all the more they were quiet and he said to them |
[2](And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith,) |
| [3]I was raised but in this city by the side of of the feet of Gamaliel and I was instructed perfectly in the tradition of our fathers and a being I am zealous of Alaha as that also you all of you you are |
[3]I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day. |
| [4]And this way I persecuted unto death as bind I would and deliver I would to prison men and women |
[4]And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women. |
| [5]According to what witnessed of me The High Priest and all The Elders from whom I received warrants to go to the brethren who are in Darmsuq so that also those who were there I brought them to Jerusalem as prisoners and they would receive punishment capital |
[5]As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring them which were there bound unto Jerusalem, for to be punished. |
| [6]And when going I was and began approaching I Darmsuq at mid- day from under the quiet of the Heavens burst upon me a light great |
[6]And it came to pass, that, as I made my journey, and was come nigh unto Damascus about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me. |
| [7]And I fell on the land and I heard a voice saying was to me Shaul Shaul why? persecute you Me |
[7]And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? |
| [8]I but I answered and I said who? you my Lord and he said to me I am Ieshu the Nazarene Whom you persecuting are |
[8]And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest. |
| [9]And the men who were with me they saw the light the voice but not they heard which speaking was with me |
[9]And they that were with me saw indeed the light, and were afraid; but they heard not the voice of him that spake to me. |
| [10]And I said what? shall I do my Lord and our Lord said to me rise go to Darmsuq and there will be spoken with you about every thing that will be commanded to you to do |
[10]And I said, What shall I do, LORD? And the Lord said unto me, Arise, and go into Damascus; and there it shall be told thee of all things which are appointed for thee to do. |
| [11]And when nothing seen was by me because of the glory of light that held me by my hands they who with me were and I went to Darmsuq |
[11]And when I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of them that were with me, I came into Damascus. |
| [12]And man one Khanan-Yah righteous in the Law as testifying they were about him all of them the Jews who were there |
[12]And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt there, |
| [13]He came to me and said to me Shaul brother open your eyes in it in the moment were opened my eyes and I saw in it |
[13]Came unto me, and stood, and said unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And the same hour I looked up upon him. |
| [14]And said to me The Alaha of our fathers appointed you to know His will and to see The Righteous One and to hear the voice from His mouth |
[14]And he said, The God of our fathers hath chosen thee, that thou shouldest know his will, and see that Just One, and shouldest hear the voice of his mouth. |
| [15]And you shall be to Him a witness to all children of men about everything whatever you have seen and you have heard |
[15]For thou shalt be his witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard. |
| [16]Now why? wait you arise be baptized and be cleansed from your sins while call you His Name |
[16]And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord. |
| [17]And I returned I came here to Jerusalem and I prayed in the temple |
[17]And it came to pass, that, when I was come again to Jerusalem, even while I prayed in the temple, I was in a trance; |
| [18]And I saw Him in a vision as he said to me hurry and depart you from Jerusalem because that not they receive your testimony about Me |
[18]And saw him saying unto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem: for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me. |
| [19]And I said my Lord also they know that I delivered have to prison and beaten I have in all our synagogues those who believed have in You |
[19]And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee: |
| [20]And when shed was the blood of Estephanos Your witness also I with them standing I was and consenting I was to their will who killed him and keeping I was the garments of those who stoning were him |
[20]And when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting unto his death, and kept the raiment of them that slew him. |
| [21]And He said to me go for I sending am you far away to preach to the nations |
[21]And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles. |
| [22]And when they heard him Paulus until this word they raised their voice and shouted to lift up from the earth one who such is not for it is right for him to live |
[22]And they gave him audience unto this word, and then lifted up their voices, and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live. |
| [23]And as yelling they were and throwing were their garments and casting up they were dust toward Heaven |
[23]And as they cried out, and cast off their clothes, and threw dust into the air, |
| [24]Commanded the Chiliarch to take him to the encampment and ordered that by scourging he be questioned so as to know for what? cause crying out they were against him |
[24]The chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, and bade that he should be examined by scourging; that he might know wherefore they cried so against him. |
| [25]And when they had stretched him with leather straps said he Paulus to the Centurion who standing was over him is it allowed for you that a man a Roman who not condemned to scourge |
[25]And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned? |
| [26]And when heard The Centurion he called to the Chiliarch and said to him what? have done you this for man a Roman is |
[26]When the centurion heard that, he went and told the chief captain, saying, Take heed what thou doest: for this man is a Roman. |
| [27]And came to him The Chiliarch and said to him tell me are? Roman you and he said to him Yes |
[27]Then the chief captain came, and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? He said, Yea. |
| [28]And answered The Chiliarch and said I with money much bought it Roman citizenship said to him Paulus I but also with it I was born |
[28]And the chief captain answered, With a great sum obtained I this freedom. And Paul said, But I was free born. |
| [29]And at once they withdrew them from him those who seeking were to scourge him and was afraid the Chiliarch when he learned that Roman he was for that he bound him had |
[29]Then straightway they departed from him which should have examined him: and the chief captain also was afraid, after he knew that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him. |
| [30]And the day next wanted he to know truly what? was the accusation brought had against him the Jews and he released him and he commanded to come Chief Priests and all the Council of their rulers and he led Paulus and brought him down he stood him in the midst of them |
[30]On the morrow, because he would have known the certainty wherefore he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him from his bands, and commanded the chief priests and all their council to appear, and brought Paul down, and set him before them. |