ΠΡΑΞΕΙΣ 22
Greek New Testament: Byzantine Text (Robinson–Pierpont 2018)Original language
Greek New Testament: Byzantine Text (Robinson–Pierpont 2018)
Berean Standard Bible
1ανδρεσ αδελφοι και πατερεσ ακουσατε μου τησ προσ υμασ νυνι απολογιασ
1“Brothers and fathers, listen now to my defense before you.”
2ακουσαντεσ δε οτι τη εβραιδι διαλεκτω προσεφωνει αυτοισ μαλλον παρεσχον ησυχιαν και φησιν
2When they heard him speak to them in Hebrew, they became even more silent. Then Paul declared,
3εγω μεν ειμι ανηρ ιουδαιοσ γεγεννημενοσ εν ταρσω τησ κιλικιασ ανατεθραμμενοσ δε εν τη πολει ταυτη παρα τουσ ποδασ γαμαλιηλ πεπαιδευμενοσ κατα ακριβειαν του πατρωου νομου ζηλωτησ υπαρχων του θεου καθωσ παντεσ υμεισ εστε σημερον
3“I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but raised in this city. I was educated at the feet of Gamaliel in strict conformity to the law of our fathers. I am just as zealous for God as any of you here today.
4οσ ταυτην την οδον εδιωξα αχρι θανατου δεσμευων και παραδιδουσ εισ φυλακασ ανδρασ τε και γυναικασ
4I persecuted this Way even to the death, detaining both men and women and throwing them into prison,
5ωσ και ο αρχιερευσ μαρτυρει μοι και παν το πρεσβυτεριον παρ ων και επιστολασ δεξαμενοσ προσ τουσ αδελφουσ εισ δαμασκον επορευομην αξων και τουσ εκεισε οντασ δεδεμενουσ εισ ιερουσαλημ ινα τιμωρηθωσιν
5as the high priest and the whole Council can testify about me. I even obtained letters from them to their brothers in Damascus, and I was on my way to apprehend these people and bring them to Jerusalem to be punished.
6εγενετο δε μοι πορευομενω και εγγιζοντι τη δαμασκω περι μεσημβριαν εξαιφνησ εκ του ουρανου περιαστραψαι φωσ ικανον περι εμε
6About noon as I was approaching Damascus, suddenly a bright light from heaven flashed around me.
7επεσα τε εισ το εδαφοσ και ηκουσα φωνησ λεγουσησ μοι σαουλ σαουλ τι με διωκεισ
7I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?’
8εγω δε απεκριθην τισ ει κυριε ειπεν τε προσ με εγω ειμι ιησουσ ο ναζωραιοσ ον συ διωκεισ
8‘Who are You, Lord?’ I asked. ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting,’ He replied.
9οι δε συν εμοι οντεσ το μεν φωσ εθεασαντο και εμφοβοι εγενοντο την δε φωνην ουκ ηκουσαν του λαλουντοσ μοι
9My companions saw the light, but they could not understand the voice of the One speaking to me.
10ειπον δε τι ποιησω κυριε ο δε κυριοσ ειπεν προσ με αναστασ πορευου εισ δαμασκον κακει σοι λαληθησεται περι παντων ων τετακται σοι ποιησαι
10Then I asked, ‘What should I do, Lord?’ ‘Get up and go into Damascus,’ He told me. ‘There you will be told all that you have been appointed to do.’
11ωσ δε ουκ ενεβλεπον απο τησ δοξησ του φωτοσ εκεινου χειραγωγουμενοσ υπο των συνοντων μοι ηλθον εισ δαμασκον
11Because the brilliance of the light had blinded me, my companions led me by the hand into Damascus.
12ανανιασ δε τισ ανηρ ευσεβησ κατα τον νομον μαρτυρουμενοσ υπο παντων των κατοικουντων ιουδαιων
12There a man named Ananias, a devout observer of the law who was highly regarded by all the Jews living there,
13ελθων προσ με και επιστασ ειπεν μοι σαουλ αδελφε αναβλεψον καγω αυτη τη ωρα ανεβλεψα εισ αυτον
13came and stood beside me. ‘Brother Saul,’ he said, ‘receive your sight.’ And at that moment I could see him.
14ο δε ειπεν ο θεοσ των πατερων ημων προεχειρισατο σε γνωναι το θελημα αυτου και ιδειν τον δικαιον και ακουσαι φωνην εκ του στοματοσ αυτου
14Then he said, ‘The God of our fathers has appointed you to know His will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear His voice.
15οτι εση μαρτυσ αυτω προσ παντασ ανθρωπουσ ων εωρακασ και ηκουσασ
15You will be His witness to everyone of what you have seen and heard.
16και νυν τι μελλεισ αναστασ βαπτισαι και απολουσαι τασ αμαρτιασ σου επικαλεσαμενοσ το ονομα του κυριου
16And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized, and wash your sins away, calling on His name.’
17εγενετο δε μοι υποστρεψαντι εισ ιερουσαλημ και προσευχομενου μου εν τω ιερω γενεσθαι με εν εκστασει
17Later, when I had returned to Jerusalem and was praying at the temple, I fell into a trance
18και ιδειν αυτον λεγοντα μοι σπευσον και εξελθε εν ταχει εξ ιερουσαλημ διοτι ου παραδεξονται σου την μαρτυριαν περι εμου
18and saw the Lord saying to me, ‘Hurry! Leave Jerusalem quickly, because the people here will not accept your testimony about Me.’
19καγω ειπον κυριε αυτοι επιστανται οτι εγω ημην φυλακιζων και δερων κατα τασ συναγωγασ τουσ πιστευοντασ επι σε
19‘Lord,’ I answered, ‘they know very well that in one synagogue after another I imprisoned and beat those who believed in You.
20και οτε εξεχειτο το αιμα στεφανου του μαρτυροσ σου και αυτοσ ημην εφεστωσ και συνευδοκων τη αναιρεσει αυτου φυλασσων τα ιματια των αναιρουντων αυτον
20And when the blood of Your witness Stephen was shed, I stood there giving my approval and watching over the garments of those who killed him.’
21και ειπεν προσ με πορευου οτι εγω εισ εθνη μακραν εξαποστελω σε
21Then He said to me, ‘Go! I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’”
22ηκουον δε αυτου αχρι τουτου του λογου και επηραν την φωνην αυτων λεγοντεσ αιρε απο τησ γησ τον τοιουτον ου γαρ καθηκεν αυτον ζην
22The crowd listened to Paul until he made this statement. Then they lifted up their voices and shouted, “Rid the earth of him! He is not fit to live!”
23κραζοντων δε αυτων και ριπτουντων τα ιματια και κονιορτον βαλλοντων εισ τον αερα
23As they were shouting and throwing off their cloaks and tossing dust into the air,
24εκελευσεν αυτον ο χιλιαρχοσ αγεσθαι εισ την παρεμβολην ειπων μαστιξιν ανεταζεσθαι αυτον ινα επιγνω δι ην αιτιαν ουτωσ επεφωνουν αυτω
24the commander ordered that Paul be brought into the barracks. He directed that Paul be flogged and interrogated to determine the reason for this outcry against him.
25ωσ δε προετεινεν αυτον τοισ ιμασιν ειπεν προσ τον εστωτα εκατονταρχον ο παυλοσ ει ανθρωπον ρωμαιον και ακατακριτον εξεστιν υμιν μαστιζειν
25But as they stretched him out to strap him down, Paul said to the centurion standing there, “Is it lawful for you to flog a Roman citizen without a trial?”
26ακουσασ δε ο εκατονταρχοσ προσελθων απηγγειλεν τω χιλιαρχω λεγων ορα τι μελλεισ ποιειν ο γαρ ανθρωποσ ουτοσ ρωμαιοσ εστιν
26On hearing this, the centurion went and reported it to the commander. “What are you going to do?” he said. “This man is a Roman citizen.”
27προσελθων δε ο χιλιαρχοσ ειπεν αυτω λεγε μοι ει συ ρωμαιοσ ει ο δε εφη ναι
27The commander went to Paul and asked, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” “Yes,” he answered.
28απεκριθη τε ο χιλιαρχοσ εγω πολλου κεφαλαιου την πολιτειαν ταυτην εκτησαμην ο δε παυλοσ εφη εγω δε και γεγεννημαι
28“I paid a high price for my citizenship,” said the commander. “But I was born a citizen,” Paul replied.
29ευθεωσ ουν απεστησαν απ αυτου οι μελλοντεσ αυτον ανεταζειν και ο χιλιαρχοσ δε εφοβηθη επιγνουσ οτι ρωμαιοσ εστιν και οτι ην αυτον δεδεκωσ
29Then those who were about to interrogate Paul stepped back, and the commander himself was alarmed when he realized that he had put a Roman citizen in chains.
30τη δε επαυριον βουλομενοσ γνωναι το ασφαλεσ το τι κατηγορειται παρα των ιουδαιων ελυσεν αυτον απο των δεσμων και εκελευσεν ελθειν τουσ αρχιερεισ και ολον το συνεδριον αυτων και καταγαγων τον παυλον εστησεν εισ αυτουσ
30The next day the commander, wanting to learn the real reason Paul was accused by the Jews, released him and ordered the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin to assemble. Then he brought Paul down and had him stand before them.
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