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| [1]Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretched forth the hand, and answered for himself: |
[1]And Agrippa said to Paul: Thou art permitted to speak in thy own behalf. Then Paul extended his hand, and made defence, saying: |
| [2]I think myself happy, king Agrippa, because I shall answer for myself this day before thee touching all the things whereof I am accused of the Jews: |
[2]In regard to all the things of which I am accused by the Jews, king Agrippa, I consider myself highly favored, that I may this day make defence before thee: |
| [3]Especially because I know thee to be expert in all customs and questions which are among the Jews: wherefore I beseech thee to hear me patiently. |
[3]especially, as I know thee to be expert in all the controversies and laws of the Jews. I therefore request thee to hear me with indulgence. |
| [4]My manner of life from my youth, which was at the first among mine own nation at Jerusalem, know all the Jews; |
[4]The Jews themselves, if they would testify, know well my course of life from my childhood, which from the beginning was among my nation and in Jerusalem. |
| [5]Which knew me from the beginning, if they would testify, that after the most straitest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee. |
[5]For they have long been persuaded of me, and have known, that I lived in the princely doctrine of the Pharisees. |
| [6]And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made of God, unto our fathers: |
[6]And now, for the hope of the promise which was made by God to our fathers, I stand and am judged. |
| [7]Unto which promise our twelve tribes, instantly serving God day and night, hope to come. For which hope's sake, king Agrippa, I am accused of the Jews. |
[7]To this hope, our twelve tribes hope to come, with earnest prayers by day and by night: and for this same hope, king Agrippa, I am accused by the Jews. |
| [8]Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God should raise the dead? |
[8]How judge ye? Are we not to believe, that God will raise the dead? |
| [9]I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth. |
[9]For I myself, at first, resolved in my own mind, that I would perpetrate many adverse things against the name of Jesus the Nazarean. |
| [10]Which thing I also did in Jerusalem: and many of the saints did I shut up in prison, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death, I gave my voice against them. |
[10]Which I also did at Jerusalem; and by the authority I received from the chief priests, I cast many of the saints into prison and when they were put to death by them, I took part with those that condemned them. |
| [11]And I punished them oft in every synagogue, and compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto strange cities. |
[11]And in every synagogue I tortured them, while I pressed them to become revilers of the name of Jesus. And in the great wrath, with which I was filled against them, I also went to other cities to persecute them. |
| [12]Whereupon as I went to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests, |
[12]And, as I was going for this purpose to Damascus, with the authority and license of the chief priests, |
| [13]At midday, O king, I saw in the way a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and them which journeyed with me. |
[13]at mid-day, on the road, I saw, O king, a light exceeding that of the sun, beaming from heaven upon me, and upon all those with me. |
| [14]And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks. |
[14]And we all fell to the ground; and I heard a voice, which said to me, in Hebrew: Saul, Saul ! why persecutest thou me? It will be a hard thing for thee to kick against the goads. |
| [15]And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest. |
[15]And I said: My Lord, who art thou? And our Lord said to me: I am Jesus the Nazarean, whom thou persecutest. |
| [16]But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee; |
[16]And he said to me: Stand upon thy feet; for I have appeared to thee, for this purpose, to constitute thee a minister and a witness of this thy seeing me, and of thy seeing me hereafter. |
| [17]Delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee, |
[17]And I will deliver thee from the people of the Jews, and from other nations; to whom I send thee, |
| [18]To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me. |
[18]to open their eyes; that they may turn from darkness to the light, and from the dominion of Satan unto God; and may receive remission of sins, and a portion with the saints, by faith in me. |
| [19]Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision: |
[19]Wherefore, king Agrippa, I did not contumaciously withstand the heavenly vision: |
| [20]But shewed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judaea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance. |
[20]but I preached from the first to them in Damascus, and to them in Jerusalem and in all the villages of Judaea; and I preached also to the Gentiles, that they should repent, and should turn to God, and should do the works suitable to repentance. |
| [21]For these causes the Jews caught me in the temple, and went about to kill me. |
[21]And on account of these things, the Jews seized me in the temple, and sought to kill me. |
| [22]Having therefore obtained help of God, I continue unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying none other things than those which the prophets and Moses did say should come: |
[22]But unto this day God hath helped me; and lo, I stand and bear testimony, to the small and to the great; yet saying nothing aside from Moses and the prophets, but the very things which they declared were to take place: |
| [23]That Christ should suffer, and that he should be the first that should rise from the dead, and should shew light unto the people, and to the Gentiles. |
[23][namely,] that Messiah would suffer, and would become the first fruits of the resurrection from the dead; and that he would proclaim light to the people and to the Gentiles. |
| [24]And as he thus spake for himself, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, thou art beside thyself; much learning doth make thee mad. |
[24]And when Paul had extended his defence thus far, Festus cried, with a loud voice: Paul, thou art deranged: much study hath deranged thee. |
| [25]But he said, I am not mad, most noble Festus; but speak forth the words of truth and soberness. |
[25]Paul replied to him: I am not deranged, excellent Festus; but speak words of truth and rectitude. |
| [26]For the king knoweth of these things, before whom also I speak freely: for I am persuaded that none of these things are hidden from him; for this thing was not done in a corner. |
[26]And king Agrippa is also well acquainted with these things; and I therefore speak confidently before him, because I suppose not one of these things hath escaped his knowledge; for they were not done in secret. |
| [27]King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets? I know that thou believest. |
[27]King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets? I know that thou believest. |
| [28]Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian. |
[28]King Agrippa said to him: Almost, thou persuadest me to become a Christian. |
| [29]And Paul said, I would to God, that not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, were both almost, and altogether such as I am, except these bonds. |
[29]And Paul said: I would to God, that not only thou, but likewise all that hear me this day, were almost, and altogether, as I am, aside from these bonds. |
| [30]And when he had thus spoken, the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and they that sat with them: |
[30]And the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and those who sat with them. |
| [31]And when they were gone aside, they talked between themselves, saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of death or of bonds. |
[31]And when they had gone out, they conversed with one another, and said: This man hath done nothing worthy of death or of bonds. |
| [32]Then said Agrippa unto Festus, This man might have been set at liberty, if he had not appealed unto Caesar. |
[32]And Agrippa said to Festus: The man might be set at liberty, if he had not announced an appeal to Caesar. |