1Mga kapatid na lalake at mga magulang, pakinggan ninyo ang pagsasanggalang na gagawin ko ngayon sa harapan ninyo. 2At nang marinig nilang sila'y kinakausap niya sa wikang Hebreo, ay lalo pang tumahimik sila: at sinabi niya, 3Ako'y Judio, na ipinanganak sa Tarso ng Cilicia, datapuwa't pinapagaral sa bayang ito, sa paanan ni Gamaliel, na tinuruan alinsunod sa mahigpit na kaparaanan ng kautusan ng ating mga magulang, palibhasa'y masikap tungkol sa Dios, na gaya ninyong lahat ngayon: 4At aking pinagusig ang Daang ito hanggang sa mamatay, na tinatalian at ipinapasok sa mga bilangguan ang mga lalake at gayon din ang mga babae. 5Gaya rin naman ng pangulong saserdote na nagpapatotoo sa akin, at ang buong kapulungan ng matatanda: na sa kanila nama'y tumanggap ako ng mga sulat sa mga kapatid, at naglakbay ako sa Damasco upang dalhin ko namang mga gapos sa Jerusalem ang nangaroroon upang parusahan. 6At nangyari, na, samantalang ako'y naglalakbay, at nalalapit na sa Damasco, nang magtatanghaling tapat, biglang nagliwanag mula sa langit ang isang malaking ilaw sa palibot ko. 7At ako'y nasubasob sa lupa, at narinig ko ang isang tinig na nagsasabi sa akin, Saulo, Saulo, bakit mo ako pinaguusig? 8At ako'y sumagot, Sino ka baga, Panginoon? At sinabi niya sa akin, Ako'y si Jesus na taga Nazaret, na iyong pinaguusig. 9At sa katotohana'y nakita ng mga kasamahan ko ang ilaw, datapuwa't hindi nila narinig ang tinig na nagsalita sa akin. 10At sinabi ko, Ano ang gagawin ko, Panginoon? At sinabi sa akin ng Panginoon, Magtindig ka, at pumaroon ka sa Damasco; at doo'y sasabihin sa iyo ang lahat ng mga bagay na itinalagang gagawin mo. 11At nang hindi ako makakita dahil sa kaningningan ng ilaw na yaon, palibhasa'y inakay ako sa kamay ng mga kasamahan ko, ay pumasok ako sa Damasco. 12At isang Ananias, lalaking masipag sa kabanalan ayon sa kautusan, na may mabuting katunayan ng lahat ng mga Judiong nagsisitahan doon, 13Ay lumapit sa akin, at natatayo sa tabi ko ay nagsabi sa akin, Kapatid na Saulo, tanggapin mo ang iyong paningin. At nang oras ding yao'y tumingin ako sa kaniya. 14At sinabi niya, Ang Dios ng ating mga magulang ay itinalaga ka upang mapagkilala mo ang kaniyang kalooban, at makita mo ang Banal, at marinig mo ang isang tinig mula sa kaniyang bibig. 15Sapagka't magiging saksi ka niya sa lahat ng mga tao tungkol sa mga bagay na iyong nakita at narinig. 16At ngayon bakit ka tumitigil? magtindig ka, at ikaw ay magbautismo, at hugasan mo ang iyong mga kasalanan, na tumatawag sa kaniyang pangalan. 17At nangyari, na, nang ako'y makabalik na sa Jerusalem, at nang ako'y nananalangin sa templo ay nawalan ako ng diwa, 18At siya'y nakita ko na nagsasabi sa akin, Magmadali ka, at umalis ka agad sa Jerusalem; sapagka't hindi nila tatanggapin sa iyo ang patotoo tungkol sa akin. 19At aking sinabi, Panginoon, napagtatalastas nila na ako ang nagbilanggo at humampas sa bawa't sinagoga sa mga nagsisisampalataya sa iyo: 20At nang ibubo ang dugo ni Estebang iyong saksi, ay ako nama'y nakatayo sa malapit, at sinasangayunan ko, at iningatan ko ang mga damit ng sa kaniya'y nagsipatay. 21At sinabi niya sa akin, Yumaon ka: sapagka't susuguin kita sa malayo sa mga Gentil. 22At kanilang pinakinggan siya hanggang sa salitang ito; at sila'y nangagtaas ng kanilang tinig, at nangagsabi, Alisin sa lupa ang isang gayong tao: sapagka't hindi marapat na siya'y mabuhay. 23At samantalang sila'y nangagsisigawan, at ipinaghahagisan ang kanilang mga damit, at nangagsasabog ng alabok sa hangin, 24Ay ipinagutos ng pangulong kapitan na siya'y ipasok sa kuta, na ipinaguutos na siya'y sulitin sa pamamagitan ng hampas, upang maalaman niya kung sa anong kadahilanan sila'y nangagsigawan ng gayon laban sa kaniya. 25At nang siya'y kanilang magapos na ng mga panaling katad, ay sinabi ni Pablo sa senturiong nakatayo sa malapit, Matuwid baga sa iyo na hampasin ang isang taong taga Roma, na hindi pa nahahatulan? 26At nang ito'y marinig ng senturion, ay naparoon siya sa pangulong kapitan at sa kaniya'y ipinagbigay-alam, na sinasabi, Ano baga ang gagawin mo? sapagka't ang taong ito ay taga Roma. 27At lumapit ang pangulong kapitan at sinabi sa kaniya, Sabihin mo sa akin, ikaw baga'y taga Roma? At sinabi niya, Oo. 28At sumagot ang pangulong kapitan, Binili ko ng totoong mahal ang pagkamamamayang ito. At sinabi ni Pablo, Nguni't ako'y katutubong taga Roma. 29Pagkaraka nga'y nagsilayo sa kaniya ang mga sa kaniya sana'y susulit: at ang pangulong kapitan din naman ay natakot nang maalamang siya'y taga Roma, at dahil sa pagkagapos niya sa kaniya. 30Datapuwa't nang kinabukasan, sa pagkaibig na matanto ang katunayan kung bakit siya'y isinakdal ng mga Judio, ay kaniyang pinawalan siya, at pinapagpulong ang mga pangulong saserdote at ang buong Sanedrin, at ipinapanaog si Pablo at iniharap sa kanila.
1“Brothers and fathers, listen to the defense which I now make to you.” 2When they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, they were even more quiet. He said, 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 this day. 4I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women. 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. 6As I made my journey, and came close to Damascus, about noon, suddenly a great light shone around me from the sky. 7I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’ 8I answered, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ He said to me, ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you persecute.’ 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. 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.’ 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. 12One Ananias, a devout man according to the law, well reported of by all the Jews who lived in Damascus, 13came to me, and standing by me said to me, ‘Brother Saul, receive your sight!’ In that very hour I looked up at him. 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. 15For you will be a witness for him to all men of what you have seen and heard. 16Now why do you wait? Arise, be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.’ 17“When I had returned to Jerusalem, and while I prayed in the temple, I fell into a trance, 18and saw him saying to me, ‘Hurry and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not receive testimony concerning me from you.’ 19I said, ‘Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue those who believed in you. 20When the blood of Stephen, your witness, was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting to his death, and guarding the cloaks of those who killed him.’ 21“He said to me, ‘Depart, for I will send you out far from here to the Gentiles.’” 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!” 23As they cried out, and threw off their cloaks, and threw dust into the air, 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. 25When they had tied him up with thongs, Paul asked the centurion who stood by, “Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman, and not found guilty?” 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!” 27The commanding officer came and asked him, “Tell me, are you a Roman?” He said, “Yes.” 28The commanding officer answered, “I bought my citizenship for a great price.” Paul said, “But I was born a Roman.” 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. 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.
1Mannen broeders en vaders, hoort mijn verantwoording, die ik tegenwoordig tot u doen zal. 2(Als zij nu hoorden, dat hij in de Hebreeuwse taal hen aansprak, hielden zij zich te meer stil. En hij zeide:) 3Ik ben een Joods man, en te Tarsen in Cilicie geboren, opgevoed in deze stad, aan de voeten van Gamaliel onderwezen naar de bescheidenste wijze der vaderlijke wet, zijnde een ijveraar Gods, gelijkerwijs gij allen heden zijt; 4Die dezen weg vervolgd heb tot den dood, bindende en in de gevangenissen overleverende beiden mannen en vrouwen. 5Gelijk mij ook de hogepriester getuige is, en de gehele raad der ouderlingen; van dewelke ik ook brieven genomen hebbende tot de broeders, ben naar Damaskus gereisd, om ook degenen, die daar waren, gebonden te brengen naar Jeruzalem, opdat zij gestraft zouden worden. 6Maar het geschiedde mij, als ik reisde, en Damaskus genaakte, omtrent den middag, dat snellijk uit den hemel een groot licht mij rondom omscheen. 7En ik viel ter aarde, en ik hoorde een stem, tot mij zeggende: Saul, Saul, wat vervolgt gij Mij? 8En ik antwoordde: Wie zijt Gij, Heere? En Hij zeide tot mij: Ik ben Jezus, de Nazarener, Welken gij vervolgt. 9En die met mij waren, zagen wel het licht, en werden zeer bevreesd; maar de stem Desgenen, Die tot mij sprak, hoorden zij niet. 10En ik zeide: Heere! wat zal ik doen? En de Heere zeide tot mij: Sta op, en ga heen naar Damaskus; en aldaar zal met u gesproken worden, van al hetgeen u geordineerd is te doen. 11En als ik vanwege de heerlijkheid deszelven lichts niet zag, zo werd ik bij de hand geleid van degenen, die met mij waren, en kwam te Damaskus. 12En een zekere Ananias, een godvruchtig man naar de wet, goede getuigenis hebbende van al de Joden, die daar woonden, 13Kwam tot mij, en bij mij staande, zeide tot mij: Saul, broeder, word weder ziende! En ter zelfder ure werd ik ziende op hem. 14En hij zeide: De God onzer vaderen heeft u te voren verordineerd, om Zijn wil te kennen, en den Rechtvaardige te zien, en de stem uit Zijn mond te horen. 15Want gij zult Hem getuige zijn bij alle mensen, van hetgeen gij gezien en gehoord hebt. 16En nu, wat vertoeft gij? Sta op, en laat u dopen, en uw zonden afwassen, aanroepende den Naam des Heeren. 17En het gebeurde mij, als ik te Jeruzalem wedergekeerd was, en in den tempel bad, dat ik in een vertrekking van zinnen was; 18En dat ik Hem zag, en Hij tot mij zeide: Spoed u, en ga in der haast uit Jeruzalem; want zij zullen uw getuigenis van Mij niet aannemen. 19En ik zeide: Heere, zij weten, dat ik in de gevangenis wierp, en in de synagogen geselde, die in U geloofden; 20En toen het bloed van Stefanus, Uw getuige, vergoten werd, dat ik daar ook bij stond, en mede een welbehagen had in zijn dood, en de klederen bewaarde dergenen, die hem doodden. 21En Hij zeide tot mij: Ga heen; want Ik zal u ver tot de heidenen afzenden. 22Zij hoorden hem nu tot dit woord toe; en zij verhieven hun stem, zeggende: Weg van de aarde met zulk een, want het is niet behoorlijk, dat hij leve. 23En als zij riepen, en de klederen van zich smeten, en stof in de lucht wierpen, 24Zo beval de overste, dat men hem in de legerplaats zou brengen, en zeide, dat men hem met geselen onderzoeken zou, opdat hij verstaan mocht, om wat oorzaak zij alzo over hem riepen. 25En alzo zij hem met de riemen uitrekten, zeide Paulus tot den hoofdman over honderd, die daar stond: Is het ulieden geoorloofd een Romeinsen mens, en dien onveroordeeld, te geselen? 26Als nu de hoofdman over honderd dat hoorde, ging hij toe, en boodschapte het den overste, zeggende: Zie, wat gij te doen hebt; want deze mens is een Romein. 27En de overste kwam toe, en zeide tot hem: Zeg mij, zijt gij een Romein? En hij zeide: Ja. 28En de overste antwoordde: Ik heb dit burgerrecht voor een grote som gelds verkregen. En Paulus zeide: Maar ik ben ook een burger geboren. 29Terstond dan lieten zij van hem af, die hem zouden onderzocht hebben. En de overste werd ook bevreesd, toen hij verstond, dat hij een Romein was, en dat hij hem had gebonden. 30En des anderen daags, willende de zekerheid weten, waarom hij van de Joden beschuldigd werd, maakte hij hem los van de banden, en beval, dat de overpriesters en hun gehele raad zouden komen; en Paulus afgebracht hebbende, stelde hij hem voor hen.
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