Acts 26

1 THEN Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretching out his hand, began his defence:

Ἀγρίππας δὲ πρὸς τὸν Παῦλον ἔφη· ἐπιτρέπεταί σοι (περὶ *N(k)O*) σεαυτοῦ λέγειν. τότε ὁ Παῦλος ἐκτείνας τὴν χεῖρα ἀπελογεῖτο·

2 I count myself happy, king Agrippa, that I am about to address my defence to thee this day concerning all the things of which I am accused by the Jews:

περὶ πάντων ὧν ἐγκαλοῦμαι ὑπὸ Ἰουδαίων, βασιλεῦ Ἀγρίππα, ἥγημαι ἐμαυτὸν μακάριον ἐπὶ σοῦ μέλλων σήμερον ἀπολογεῖσθαι·

3 especially as thou art skilled both in all the customs, and questions which respect the Jews: wherefore I beg the favour of thee to hear me patiently.

μάλιστα γνώστην ὄντα σε πάντων τῶν κατὰ Ἰουδαίους (ἐθῶν *NK(o)*) τε καὶ ζητημάτων. διὸ δέομαι (σου *k*) μακροθύμως ἀκοῦσαί μου.

4 The manner of my life even from my youth, which from its beginning was spent amidst my own nation at Jerusalem, know indeed all the Jews;

Τὴν μὲν οὖν βίωσίν μου τὴν ἐκ νεότητος τὴν ἀπ᾽ ἀρχῆς γενομένην ἐν τῷ ἔθνει μου ἔν (τε *no*) Ἱεροσολύμοις ἴσασιν πάντες οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι

5 who previously knew me a long while ago, (if they chose to bear testimony, ) that according to the most precise sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.

προγινώσκοντές με ἄνωθεν, ἐὰν θέλωσιν μαρτυρεῖν ὅτι κατὰ τὴν ἀκριβεστάτην αἵρεσιν τῆς ἡμετέρας θρησκείας ἔζησα Φαρισαῖος·

6 And this moment for the hope of the promise made of God to our fathers am I standing here to be judged:

καὶ νῦν ἐπ᾽ ἐλπίδι τῆς (εἰς *N(k)O*) τοὺς πατέρας ἡμῶν ἐπαγγελίας γενομένης ὑπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ ἕστηκα κρινόμενος,

7 which promise our twelve tribes, with fervour night and day worshipping God, hope to attain. For which hope, king Agrippa, I am criminated by the Jews.

εἰς ἣν τὸ δωδεκάφυλον ἡμῶν ἐν ἐκτενείᾳ νύκτα καὶ ἡμέραν λατρεῦον ἐλπίζει καταντῆσαι, περὶ ἧς ἐλπίδος ἐγκαλοῦμαι (Ἀγρίππα *K*) ὑπὸ (τῶν *k*) Ἰουδαίων, βασιλεῦ,

8 What! is it judged a thing incredible by you, that God should raise the dead?

τί ἄπιστον κρίνεται παρ᾽ ὑμῖν εἰ ὁ θεὸς νεκροὺς ἐγείρει;

9 I indeed then thought in myself, that I ought to do many things in opposition to the name of Jesus the Nazarean.

Ἐγὼ μὲν οὖν ἔδοξα ἐμαυτῷ πρὸς τὸ ὄνομα Ἰησοῦ τοῦ Ναζωραίου δεῖν πολλὰ ἐναντία πρᾶξαι,

10 Which also I did at Jerusalem: and many of the saints did I shut up in prisons, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were killed, I gave my vote against them.

ὃ καὶ ἐποίησα ἐν Ἱεροσολύμοις καὶ πολλούς (τε *no*) τῶν ἁγίων ἐγὼ (ἐν *no*) φυλακαῖς κατέκλεισα τὴν παρὰ τῶν ἀρχιερέων ἐξουσίαν λαβών, ἀναιρουμένων τε αὐτῶν κατήνεγκα ψῆφον·

11 And in every synagogue oftentimes punishing them, I compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly maddened with rage against them, I persecuted them even to the cities that are without.

καὶ κατὰ πάσας τὰς συναγωγὰς πολλάκις τιμωρῶν αὐτοὺς ἠνάγκαζον βλασφημεῖν, περισσῶς τε ἐμμαινόμενος αὐτοῖς ἐδίωκον ἕως καὶ εἰς τὰς ἔξω πόλεις.

12 In which pursuits, even as I was going to Damascus with authority and a commission from the chief priests,

ἐν οἷς (καὶ *k*) πορευόμενος εἰς τὴν Δαμασκὸν μετ᾽ ἐξουσίας καὶ ἐπιτροπῆς τῆς (παρὰ *k*) τῶν ἀρχιερέων

13 at midday, O king, I saw on the road a light from heaven, beyond the splendour of the sun, shining around myself and those who were travelling with me.

ἡμέρας μέσης κατὰ τὴν ὁδὸν εἶδον, βασιλεῦ, οὐρανόθεν ὑπὲρ τὴν λαμπρότητα τοῦ ἡλίου περιλάμψαν με φῶς καὶ τοὺς σὺν ἐμοὶ πορευομένους.

14 And as we were all fallen prostrate on the earth, I heard a voice speaking to me, and saving in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is difficult for thee to kick against the goads.

πάντων (τε *N(k)O*) καταπεσόντων ἡμῶν εἰς τὴν γῆν ἤκουσα φωνὴν (λέγουσαν *N(k)O*) πρός με (καὶ λέγουσαν *k*) τῇ Ἑβραΐδι διαλέκτῳ· Σαοὺλ Σαούλ, τί με διώκεις; σκληρόν σοι πρὸς κέντρα λακτίζειν.

15 Then I said, Who art thou, Lord? And he replied, I am Jesus whom thou art persecuting.

ἐγὼ δὲ εἶπα· τίς εἶ κύριε; ὁ δὲ (κύριος *no*) εἶπεν· ἐγώ εἰμι Ἰησοῦς ὃν σὺ διώκεις.

16 Notwithstanding, arise, and stand on thy feet: for to this end have I appeared to thee, to ordain thee both a minister and a witness of the things which thou hast seen, and of those which I will shew thee;

ἀλλ᾽ ἀνάστηθι καὶ στῆθι ἐπὶ τοὺς πόδας σου· εἰς τοῦτο γὰρ ὤφθην σοι προχειρίσασθαί σε ὑπηρέτην καὶ μάρτυρα ὧν τε εἶδές (με *NO*) ὧν τε ὀφθήσομαί σοι,

17 delivering thee both from the people, and from the Gentiles, to whom now I send thee,

ἐξαιρούμενός σε ἐκ τοῦ λαοῦ καὶ (ἐκ *no*) τῶν ἐθνῶν, εἰς οὓς (ἐγὼ *N(K)O*) ἀποστέλλω σε

18 to open their eyes, to convert them from darkness to light, and from the dominion of Satan unto God, that they may receive remission of sins, and an inheritance with those who are sanctified by faith which is in me.

ἀνοῖξαι ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτῶν, τοῦ (ἐπιστρέψαι *NK(o)*) ἀπὸ σκότους εἰς φῶς καὶ τῆς ἐξουσίας τοῦ σατανᾶ ἐπὶ τὸν θεόν, τοῦ λαβεῖν αὐτοὺς ἄφεσιν ἁμαρτιῶν καὶ κλῆρον ἐν τοῖς ἡγιασμένοις πίστει τῇ εἰς ἐμέ.

19 Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision:

Ὅθεν, βασιλεῦ Ἀγρίππα, οὐκ ἐγενόμην ἀπειθὴς τῇ οὐρανίῳ ὀπτασίᾳ,

20 but preached first to those at Damascus, and Jerusalem, and to all the region of Judea, and to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, practicing works worthy of repentance.

ἀλλὰ τοῖς ἐν Δαμασκῷ πρῶτόν (τε *no*) καὶ Ἱεροσολύμοις, (εἰς *k*) πᾶσάν τε τὴν χώραν τῆς Ἰουδαίας, καὶ τοῖς ἔθνεσιν (ἀπήγγελλον *N(k)O*) μετανοεῖν καὶ ἐπιστρέφειν ἐπὶ τὸν θεὸν ἄξια τῆς μετανοίας ἔργα πράσσοντας.

21 Because of these things, the Jews seizing me in the temple, attempted to kill me on the spot.

ἕνεκα τούτων με (οἱ *k*) Ἰουδαῖοι συλλαβόμενοι (ὄντα *n*) ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ ἐπειρῶντο διαχειρίσασθαι.

22 Having however obtained help from God, unto this day, I stand witnessing both to small and great, saying nothing but what both the prophets and Moses said should come to pass:

ἐπικουρίας οὖν τυχὼν τῆς (ἀπὸ *N(k)O*) τοῦ θεοῦ ἄχρι τῆς ἡμέρας ταύτης ἕστηκα (μαρτυρόμενος *N(k)O*) μικρῷ τε καὶ μεγάλῳ, οὐδὲν ἐκτὸς λέγων ὧν τε οἱ προφῆται ἐλάλησαν μελλόντων γίνεσθαι καὶ Μωϋσῆς,

23 that the Messiah should suffer, and that he being the first who should rise from the dead, should display light to the people, and to the Gentiles.

εἰ παθητὸς ὁ χριστός, εἰ πρῶτος ἐξ ἀναστάσεως νεκρῶν φῶς μέλλει καταγγέλλειν τῷ (τε *no*) λαῷ καὶ τοῖς ἔθνεσιν.

24 As thus he was proceeding in his defence, Festus with a loud voice said, Paul, thou art raving; much reading hath driven thee to madness.

Ταῦτα δὲ αὐτοῦ ἀπολογουμένου ὁ Φῆστος μεγάλῃ τῇ φωνῇ (φησιν· *N(k)O*) μαίνῃ Παῦλε· τὰ πολλά σε γράμματα εἰς μανίαν περιτρέπει.

25 But he said, I am not mad, most noble Festus; but utter words of truth and sobriety.

ὁ δὲ (Παῦλος· *no*) οὐ μαίνομαί φησιν κράτιστε Φῆστε, ἀλλ᾽ ἀληθείας καὶ σωφροσύνης ῥήματα ἀποφθέγγομαι.

26 For the king is well acquainted with these things, before whom also I speak with the greatest freedom. For I am persuaded that none of these events have escaped his notice; for this thing was not done in a corner.

ἐπίσταται γὰρ περὶ τούτων ὁ βασιλεύς, πρὸς ὃν καὶ παρρησιαζόμενος λαλῶ· λανθάνειν γὰρ αὐτόν τι τούτων οὐ πείθομαι οὐθέν· οὐ γάρ ἐστιν ἐν γωνίᾳ πεπραγμένον τοῦτο.

27 King Agrippa! believest thou the prophets? I know that thou believest.

πιστεύεις, βασιλεῦ Ἀγρίππα, τοῖς προφήταις; οἶδα ὅτι πιστεύεις.

28 Then Agrippa said to Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian.

Ὁ δὲ Ἀγρίππας πρὸς τὸν Παῦλον (ἔφη· *k*) ἐν ὀλίγῳ με πείθεις Χριστιανὸν (ποιῆσαι. *N(k)O*)

29 And Paul replied, would to God, that not only thou, but also that all who are hearing me this day, were both almost, and altogether such as I am, except these chains.

ὁ δὲ Παῦλος (εἶπεν· *k*) εὐξαίμην ἂν τῷ θεῷ καὶ ἐν ὀλίγῳ καὶ ἐν (μεγάλῳ *N(k)O*) οὐ μόνον σὲ ἀλλὰ καὶ πάντας τοὺς ἀκούοντάς μου σήμερον γενέσθαι τοιούτους ὁποῖος καὶ ἐγώ εἰμι παρεκτὸς τῶν δεσμῶν τούτων.

30 So when he had thus spoken, the king arose, and the governor, and Bernice, and they who sat with him,

(Καὶ ταῦτα εἰπόντος αὐτοῦ *K*) ἀνέστη (τε *no*) ὁ βασιλεὺς καὶ ὁ ἡγεμὼν ἥ τε Βερνίκη καὶ οἱ συγκαθήμενοι αὐτοῖς·

31 and retiring, conversed together, saying, This man hath done nothing worthy of death, or of chains.

καὶ ἀναχωρήσαντες ἐλάλουν πρὸς ἀλλήλους λέγοντες ὅτι οὐδὲν θανάτου ἢ δεσμῶν ἄξιόν (τι *NO*) πράσσει ὁ ἄνθρωπος οὗτος.

32 And Agrippa said to Festus, This man might have been discharged, if he had not appealed to Caesar.

Ἀγρίππας δὲ τῷ Φήστῳ ἔφη· ἀπολελύσθαι ἐδύνατο ὁ ἄνθρωπος οὗτος, εἰ μὴ ἐπεκέκλητο Καίσαρα.