Actuum Apostolorum 22
Clementine Vulgate, 1598Translation
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
World English Bible
1Viri fratres, et patres, audite quam ad vos nunc reddo rationem.
1“Brothers and fathers, listen to the defense which I now make to you.”
2Cum audissent autem quia hebræa lingua loqueretur ad illos, magis præstiterunt silentium.
2When they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, they were even more quiet. He said,
3Et dicit: Ego sum vir Judæus, natus in Tarso Ciliciæ, nutritus autem in ista civitate, secus pedes Gamaliel eruditus juxta veritatem paternæ legis, æmulator legis, sicut et vos omnes estis hodie:
3“I am indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, instructed according to the strict tradition of the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, even as you all are today.
4qui hanc viam persecutus sum usque ad mortem, alligans et tradens in custodias viros ac mulieres,
4I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women,
5sicut princeps sacerdotum mihi testimonium reddit, et omnes majores natu: a quibus et epistolas accipiens, ad fratres Damascum pergebam, ut adducerem inde vinctos in Jerusalem ut punirentur.
5as also the high priest and all the council of the elders testify, from whom also I received letters to the brothers, and traveled to Damascus to bring them also who were there to Jerusalem in bonds to be punished.
6Factum est autem, eunte me, et appropinquante Damasco media die, subito de cælo circumfulsit me lux copiosa:
6“As I made my journey and came close to Damascus, about noon suddenly a great light shone around me from the sky.
7et decidens in terram, audivi vocem dicentem mihi: Saule, Saule, quid me persequeris?
7I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’
8Ego autem respondi: Quis es, domine? Dixitque ad me: Ego sum Jesus Nazarenus, quem tu persequeris.
8I answered, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ He said to me, ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you persecute.’
9Et qui mecum erant, lumen quidem viderunt, vocem autem non audierunt ejus qui loquebatur mecum.
9“Those who were with me indeed saw the light and were afraid, but they didn’t understand the voice of him who spoke to me.
10Et dixi: Quid faciam, domine? Dominus autem dixit ad me: Surgens vade Damascum: et ibi tibi dicetur de omnibus quæ te oporteat facere.
10I said, ‘What shall I do, Lord?’ The Lord said to me, ‘Arise, and go into Damascus. There you will be told about all things which are appointed for you to do.’
11Et cum non viderem præ claritate luminis illius, ad manum deductus a comitibus, veni Damascum.
11When I couldn’t see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of those who were with me, I came into Damascus.
12Ananias autem quidam vir secundum legem, testimonium habens ab omnibus cohabitantibus Judæis,
12“One Ananias, a devout man according to the law, well reported of by all the Jews who lived in Damascus,
13veniens ad me et astans, dixit mihi: Saule frater, respice. Et ego eadem hora respexi in eum.
13came to me, and standing by me said to me, ‘Brother Saul, receive your sight!’ In that very hour I looked up at him.
14At ille dixit: Deus patrum nostrorum præordinavit te, ut cognosceres voluntatem ejus, et videres justum, et audires vocem ex ore ejus:
14He said, ‘The God of our fathers has appointed you to know his will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear a voice from his mouth.
15quia eris testis illius ad omnes homines eorum quæ vidisti et audisti.
15For you will be a witness for him to all men of what you have seen and heard.
16Et nunc quid moraris? Exsurge, et baptizare, et ablue peccata tua, invocato nomine ipsius.
16Now why do you wait? Arise, be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.’
17Factum est autem revertenti mihi in Jerusalem, et oranti in templo, fieri me in stupore mentis,
17“When I had returned to Jerusalem and while I prayed in the temple, I fell into a trance
18et videre illum dicentem mihi: Festina, et exi velociter ex Jerusalem: quoniam non recipient testimonium tuum de me.
18and saw him saying to me, ‘Hurry and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not receive testimony concerning me from you.’
19Et ego dixi: Domine, ipsi sciunt quia ego eram concludens in carcerem, et cædens per synagogas eos qui credebant in te:
19I said, ‘Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue those who believed in you.
20et cum funderetur sanguis Stephani testis tui, ego astabam, et consentiebam, et custodiebam vestimenta interficientium illum.
20When the blood of Stephen, your witness, was shed, I also was standing by, consenting to his death, and guarding the cloaks of those who killed him.’
21Et dixit ad me: Vade, quoniam ego in nationes longe mittam te.
21“He said to me, ‘Depart, for I will send you out far from here to the Gentiles.’ ”
22Audiebant autem eum usque ad hoc verbum, et levaverunt vocem suam, dicentes: Tolle de terra hujusmodi: non enim fas est eum vivere.
22They listened to him until he said that; then they lifted up their voice and said, “Rid the earth of this fellow, for he isn’t fit to live!”
23Vociferantibus autem eis, et projicientibus vestimenta sua, et pulverem jactantibus in aërem,
23As they cried out, threw off their cloaks, and threw dust into the air,
24jussit tribunus induci eum in castra, et flagellis cædi, et torqueri eum, ut sciret propter quam causam sic acclamarent ei.
24the commanding officer commanded him to be brought into the barracks, ordering him to be examined by scourging, that he might know for what crime they shouted against him like that.
25Et cum astrinxissent eum loris, dicit astanti sibi centurioni Paulus: Si hominem Romanum et indemnatum licet vobis flagellare?
25When they had tied him up with straps, Paul asked the centurion who stood by, “Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman, and not found guilty?”
26Quo audito, centurio accessit ad tribunum, et nuntiavit ei, dicens: Quid acturus es? hic enim homo civis Romanus est.
26When the centurion heard it, he went to the commanding officer and told him, “Watch what you are about to do, for this man is a Roman!”
27Accedens autem tribunus, dixit illi: Dic mihi si tu Romanus es? At ille dixit: Etiam.
27The commanding officer came and asked him, “Tell me, are you a Roman?” He said, “Yes.”
28Et respondit tribunus: Ego multa summa civilitatem hanc consecutus sum. Et Paulus ait: Ego autem et natus sum.
28The commanding officer answered, “I bought my citizenship for a great price.” Paul said, “But I was born a Roman.”
29Protinus ergo discesserunt ab illo qui eum torturi erant. Tribunus quoque timuit postquam rescivit, quia civis Romanus esset, et quia alligasset eum.
29Immediately those who were about to examine him departed from him, and the commanding officer also was afraid when he realized that he was a Roman, because he had bound him.
30Postera autem die volens scire diligentius qua ex causa accusaretur a Judæis, solvit eum, et jussit sacerdotes convenire, et omne concilium: et producens Paulum, statuit inter illos.
30But on the next day, desiring to know the truth about why he was accused by the Jews, he freed him from the bonds and commanded the chief priests and all the council to come together, and brought Paul down and set him before them.
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