Acts 22
1 Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye the account which I now give unto you.
Varões irmãos e paes, ouvi agora a minha defeza perante vós.
2 (And when they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew tongue, they kept the more silence.)
(E, quando ouviram fallar-lhes em lingua hebraica, maior silencio guardaram.) E disse:
3 And he saith: I am a Jew, born at Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought up in this city, at the feet of Gamaliel, taught according to the truth of the law of the fathers, zealous for the law, as also all you are this day:
Quanto a mim, sou varão judeo, nascido em Tarso de Cilicia, e n'esta cidade criado aos pés de Gamaliel, instruido conforme a verdade da lei de nossos paes, zelador de Deus, como todos vós hoje sois.
4 Who persecuted this way unto death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.
Que tenho perseguido este caminho até á morte, prendendo, e mettendo em prisões, assim varões como mulheres.
5 As the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the ancients: from whom also receiving letters to the brethren, I went to Damascus, that I might bring them bound from thence to Jerusalem to be punished.
Como tambem o summo sacerdote me é testemunha, e todo o conselho dos anciãos: dos quaes ainda, levando cartas para os irmãos, fui a Damasco, para trazer manietados para Jerusalem aquelles que ali estivessem, para que fossem castigados.
6 And it came to pass, as I was going, and drawing nigh to Damascus at midday, that suddenly from heaven there shone round about me a great light:
Porém aconteceu que, indo eu já de caminho, e chegando perto de Damasco, quasi ao meio dia, de repente me rodeou uma grande luz do céu.
7 And falling on the ground, I heard a voice saying to me: Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
E cahi por terra, e ouvi uma voz que me dizia: Saulo, Saulo, porque me persegues?
8 And I answered: Who art thou, Lord? And he said to me: I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.
E eu respondi: Quem és, Senhor? E disse-me: Eu sou Jesus nazareno, a quem tu persegues.
9 And they that were with me, saw indeed the light, but they heard not the voice of him that spoke with me.
E os que estavam comigo viram em verdade a luz, e se atemorisaram muito; mas não ouviram a voz d'aquelle que fallava comigo.
10 And I said: What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said to me: Arise, and go to Damascus; and there it shall be told thee of all things that thou must do.
Então disse eu: Senhor, que farei? E o Senhor disse-me: Levanta-te, e vae a Damasco, e ali se te dirá tudo o que te é ordenado fazer.
11 And whereas I did not see for the brightness of that light, being led by the hand by my companions, I came to Damascus.
E, como eu não via, por causa do esplendor d'aquella luz, fui levado pela mão dos que estavam comigo, e cheguei a Damasco.
12 And one Ananias, a man according to the law, having testimony of all the Jews who dwelt there,
E um certo Ananias, varão pio conforme a lei, que tinha bom testemunho de todos os judeos que ali moravam,
13 Coming to me, and standing by me, said to me: Brother Saul, look up. And I the same hour looked upon him.
Vindo ter comigo, e apresentando-se, disse-me: Saulo, irmão, recobra a vista. E n'aquella mesma hora o vi.
14 But he said: The God of our fathers hath preordained thee that thou shouldst know his will, and see the Just One, and shouldst hear the voice from his mouth.
E elle disse: O Deus de nossos paes d'antemão te ordenou para que conheças a sua vontade, e vejas aquelle Justo, e ouças a voz da sua bocca.
15 For thou shalt be his witness to all men, of those things which thou hast seen and heard.
Porque lhe has de ser testemunha para com todos os homens do que tens visto e ouvido.
16 And now why tarriest thou? Rise up, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, invoking his name.
E agora porque te detens? Levanta-te, e baptiza-te, e lava os teus peccados, invocando o nome do Senhor.
17 And it came to pass, when I was come again to Jerusalem, and was praying in the temple, that I was in a trance,
E aconteceu-me, tornando eu para Jerusalem, que, orando eu no templo, fui arrebatado para fóra de mim.
18 And saw him saying unto me: Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem; because they will not receive thy testimony concerning me.
E vi o que me dizia: Dá-te pressa, e sae apressadamente de Jerusalem; porque não receberão o teu testemunho ácerca de mim
19 And I said: Lord, they know that I cast into prison, and beat in every synagogue, them that believed in thee.
E eu disse: Senhor, elles bem sabem que eu lançava na prisão e açoitava nas synagogas os que criam em ti
20 And when the blood of Stephen thy witness was shed, I stood by and consented, and kept the garments of them that killed him.
E quando o sangue de Estevão, tua testemunha, se derramava, tambem eu estava presente, e consentia na sua morte, e guardava os vestidos dos que o matavam.
21 And he said to me: Go, for unto the Gentiles afar off, will I send thee.
E disse-me: Vae, porque hei-de enviar-te aos gentios de longe.
22 And they heard him until this word, and then lifted up their voice, saying: Away with such an one from the earth; for it is not fit that he should live.
E ouviram-n'o até esta palavra, e levantaram a voz, dizendo: Tira da terra um tal homem, porque não convem que viva.
23 And as they cried out and threw off their garments, and cast dust into the air,
E, clamando elles, e lançando de si os vestidos, e deitando pó para o ar,
24 The tribune commanded him to be brought into the castle, and that he should be scourged and tortured: to know for what cause they did so cry out against him.
O tribuno mandou que o levassem para a fortaleza, dizendo que o examinassem com açoites, para saber por que causa assim clamavam contra elle.
25 And when they had bound him with thongs, Paul saith to the centurion that stood by him: Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned?
E, quando o estavam atando com correias, disse Paulo ao centurião que ali estava: É-vos licito açoitar um homem romano, sem ser condemnado?
26 Which the centurion hearing, went to the tribune, and told him, saying: What art thou about to do? For this man is a Roman citizen.
E, ouvindo isto, o centurião foi, e annunciou ao tribuno, dizendo: Olha o que vaes fazer, porque este homem é romano.
27 And the tribune coming, said to him: Tell me, art thou a Roman? But he said: Yea.
E, vindo o tribuno, disse-lhe: Dize-me, és tu romano? E elle disse: Sim.
28 And the tribune answered: I obtained the being free of this city with a great sum. And Paul said: But I was born so.
E respondeu o tribuno: Eu com grande somma de dinheiro alcancei este direito de cidadão. Paulo disse: Mas eu sou-o de nascimento.
29 Immediately therefore they departed from him that were about to torture him. The tribune also was afraid after he understood that he was a Roman citizen, and because he had bound him.
De sorte que logo d'elle se apartaram os que o haviam de examinar; e até o tribuno teve temor, quando soube que era romano, porque o tinha ligado.
30 But on the next day, meaning to know more diligently for what cause he was accused by the Jews, he loosed him, and commanded the priests to come together, and all the council: and bringing forth Paul, he set him before them.
E no dia seguinte, querendo saber ao certo a causa por que era accusado pelos judeos, soltou-o das prisões, e mandou vir os principaes dos sacerdotes, e todo o seu conselho; e, trazendo Paulo, o apresentou diante d'elles.
