Acts 9
1 Meanwhile Saul, still breathing out threats of murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest
Saulus autem adhuc spirans minarum, et cædis in discipulos Domini, accessit ad principem sacerdotum,
2 and begged of him letters addressed to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any that were of the Way, either men or women, he could bind them and bring them to Jerusalem.
et petiit ab eo epistolas in Damascum ad synagogas: ut si quos invenisset huius Viæ viros, ac mulieres, vinctos perduceret in Ierusalem.
3 And as he journeyed, when he was approaching Damascus, suddenly a light from heaven flashed round him.
Et cum iter faceret, contigit ut appropinquaret Damasco: et subito circumfulsit eum lux de cælo.
4 He fell to the ground, and heard a voice which said to him, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?"
Et cadens in terram audivit vocem dicentem sibi: Saule, Saule, quid me persequeris?
5 And he said, "Who are you Lord?"
Qui dixit: Quis es Domine? Et ille: Ego sum Iesus, quem tu persequeris. Durum est tibi contra stimulum calcitrare.
6 "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting," he said. "Stand up and go into the city, and there you shall be told what you must do."
Et tremens, ac stupens dixit: Domine, quid me vis facere? Et Dominus ad eum: Surge, et ingredere civitatem, et ibi dicetur tibi quid te oporteat facere.
7 Meanwhile the men who were his fellow travelers stood speechless, hearing indeed the voice, but beholding no one.
Viri autem illi, qui comitabantur cum eo, stabant stupefacti, audientes quidem vocem, neminem autem videntes.
8 And Saul got up from the ground, but although his eyes were open, he continued to perceive nothing; so they took him by the hand and led him into Damascus.
Surrexit autem Saulus de terra, apertisque oculis nihil videbat. Ad manus autem illum trahentes, introduxerunt Damascum.
9 And he remained there three days, seeing nothing, and without eating or drinking.
Et erat ibi tribus diebus non videns, et non manducavit, neque bibit.
10 Now there was in Damascus a disciple named Ananias, and the Lord spoke to him in a vision, saying, "Ananias!" And he answered, "Lo, I am here, Lord."
Erat autem quidam discipulus Damasci, nomine Ananias: et dixit ad illum in visu Dominus: Anania. At ille ait: Ecce ego, Domine.
11 And the Lord said to him. "Arise, go into the street named ‘Straight,’ and make inquiries in the house of Judas for a man of Tarsus, one Saul.
Et Dominus ad eum: Surge, et vade in vicum, qui vocatur rectus: et quære in domo Iudæ Saulum nomine Tarsensem: ecce enim orat.
12 He is now praying, and has seen a man named Ananias enter and lay his hands on him to restore his sight."
(Et vidit virum Ananiam nomine, introeuntem, et imponentem sibi manus ut visum recipiat.)
13 "But, Lord," said Ananias, "I have heard from many about that man, and how much evil he did to the saints at Jerusalem!
Respondit autem Ananias: Domine, audivi a multis de viro hoc, quanta mala fecerit sanctis tuis in Ierusalem:
14 "In this city, too, he has authority from the chief priests to arrest all those who call upon thy name."
et hic habet potestatem a principibus sacerdotum alligandi omnes, qui invocant nomen tuum.
15 "Go," answered the Lord, "this man is chosen instrument of mine to bear my name before the nations and their kings, and before the Children of Israel also;
Dixit autem ad eum Dominus: Vade, quoniam vas electionis est mihi iste, ut portet nomen meum coram Gentibus, et regibus, et filiis Israel.
16 "for I am going to show him all he has to suffer for the sake of my name."
Ego enim ostendam illi quanta oporteat eum pro nomine meo pati.
17 And so Ananias went and entered into the house, and laying his hands on him, said, "Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, who appeared to you on your journey, has sent me that you may receive your sight, and be filled with the Holy Spirit."
Et abiit Ananias, et introivit in domum: et imponens ei manus, dixit: Saule frater, Dominus misit me Iesus, qui apparuit tibi in via, qua veniebas ut videas, et implearis Spiritu Sancto.
18 Instantly something like scales fell from his eyes, and he received his sight. He arose and was baptized.
Et confestim ceciderunt ab oculis eius tamquam squamæ, et visum recepit: et surgens baptizatus est.
19 Afterward he took food and was strengthened. And he remained for some time with the disciples at Damascus.
Et cum accepisset cibum, confortatus est. Fuit autem cum discipulis, qui erant Damasci, per dies aliquot.
20 And he began at once to proclaim in the synagogues Jesus as the Son of God.
Et continuo in synagogis prædicabat Iesum, quoniam hic est Filius Dei.
21 His hearers were all astonished, and began to say. "Is not this the very man who in Jerusalem made havoc of those who called upon the Name? Did he not come hither for the express purpose of carrying them all in chains to the high priests?"
Stupebant autem omnes, qui audiebant, et dicebant: Nonne hic est, qui expugnabat in Ierusalem eos, qui invocabant nomen istud: et huc ad hoc venit ut vinctos illos duceret ad principes sacerdotum?
22 But Saul gained more and more influence, and kept putting the Jews who lived in Damascus to confusion by his proof that Jesus was the Christ.
Saulus autem multo magis convalescebat, et confundebat Iudæos, qui habitabant Damasci, affirmans quoniam hic est Christus.
23 And when many days were fulfilled the Jews made a plot to kill Saul;
Cum autem implerentur dies multi, consilium fecerunt in unum Iudæi ut eum interficerent.
24 but information of their plot was given Saul, and although they kept watch day and night on the gates, in order to make away with him,
Notæ autem factæ sunt Saulo insidiæ eorum. Custodiebant autem et portas die ac nocte, ut eum interficerent.
25 his disciples took him by night, and let him down over the wall, lowering him in a basket.
Accipientes autem eum discipuli nocte, per murum dimiserunt eum, submittentes in sporta.
26 So he came to Jerusalem, and attempted to join the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, because they did not believe that he was a disciple.
Cum autem venisset in Ierusalem, tentabat se iungere discipulis, et omnes timebant eum, non credentes quod esset discipulus.
27 But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles, and told them how Saul had seen the Lord in the way, and that he had spoken to him; and also how he had preached the Name of the Lord Jesus boldly at Damascus.
Barnabas autem apprehensum illum duxit ad Apostolos: et narravit illis quomodo in via vidisset Dominum, et quia locutus est ei, et quomodo in Damasco fiducialiter egerit in nomine Iesu.
28 Henceforth Saul was one of them, going in and out of the city, and speaking fearlessly in the Name of the Lord.
Et erat cum illis intrans, et exiens in Ierusalem, et fiducialiter agens in nomine Domini.
29 He also used to hold conversations and debates with the Grecian Jews, but they kept trying to kill him.
Loquebatur quoque Gentibus, et disputabat cum Græcis: illi autem quærebant occidere eum.
30 When they learned this the brothers took him down to Caesarea, and then sent him forth to Tarsus.
Quod cum cognovissent fratres, deduxerunt eum Cæsaream, et dimiserunt Tarsum.
31 Now throughout the whole of Judea, Galilee, and Samaria the Church continued to enjoy peace and to be spiritually built up. It was increasing in members also, as it kept walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit.
Ecclesia quidem per totam Iudæam, et Galilæam, et Samariam habebat pacem, et ædificabatur ambulans in timore Domini, et consolatione Sancti Spiritus replebatur.
32 Now Peter, as he was going from town to town, came down also to the saints who lived in Lydda.
Factum est autem, ut Petrus dum pertransiret universos, deveniret ad sanctos, qui habitabant Lyddæ.
33 Here he found a man named Aeneas, bedridden for eight years, a paralytic.
Invenit autem ibi hominem quendam, nomine Æneam, ab annis octo iacentem in grabato, qui erat paralyticus.
34 Peter said to him. "Aeneas, Jesus Christ cures you! Rise and make your own bed!"
Et ait illi Petrus: Ænea, sanat te Dominus Iesus Christus: surge, et sterne tibi. Et continuo surrexit.
35 At once he rose to his feet. All the people of Lydda and Sharon saw him, and they turned to the Lord.
Et viderunt eum omnes, qui habitabant Lyddæ, et Saronæ: qui conversi sunt ad Dominum.
36 Among the disciples at Joppa was a woman named Tabitha - which may be translated Dorcas or "Gazelle" - a woman whose life was full of good works and almsgiving, which she was doing continually.
In Ioppe autem fuit quædam discipula, nomine Tabitha, quæ interpretata dicitur Dorcas. Hæc erat plena operibus bonis, et eleemosynis, quas faciebat.
37 She, as it happened, was taken ill just at that time, and died. After washing her body, they laid it in an upper room.
Factum est autem in diebus illis, ut infirmata moreretur. Quam cum lavissent, posuerunt eam in cœnaculo.
38 And as Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, when they heard that Peter was there, sent two men to him with the entreaty, "Delay not to come to us."
Cum autem prope esset Lydda ad Ioppen, discipuli audientes quia Petrus esset in ea, miserunt duos viros ad eum, rogantes: Ne pigriteris venire ad nos.
39 So Peter arose and went with them. On his arrival they took him up- stairs, and all the widows stood near him, weeping, and showing him the cloaks and garments which Dorcas used to make, while she was still with them.
Exurgens autem Petrus venit cum illis. Et cum advenisset, duxerunt illum in cœnaculum: et circumsteterunt illum omnes viduæ flentes, et ostendentes ei tunicas, et vestes, quas faciebat illis Dorcas.
40 But Peter put them all out, and kneeled down, and prayed; and then turning to the body, he said, "Tabitha, rise!" She opened her eyes, and on seeing Peter she sat up.
Eiectis autem omnibus foras: Petrus ponens genua oravit: et conversus ad corpus, dixit: Tabitha, surge. At illa aperuit oculos suos: et viso Petro, resedit.
41 Then he gave her his hand and raised her up, and after calling the saints and the widows, he gave her back to them alive.
Dans autem illi manum, erexit eam. Et cum vocasset sanctos, et viduas, assignavit eam vivam.
42 This incident became known throughout Joppa, and many believed in the Lord.
Notum autem factum est per universam Ioppen: et crediderunt multi in Domino.
43 Peter stayed for some time in Joppa, lodging in the house of Simon, the tanner.
Factum est autem ut dies multos moraretur in Ioppe, apud Simonem quendam coriarium.
