Acts 8
1 And Saul was consenting to his death. And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and all were scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles.
Saulus autem erat consentiens neci eius. Facta est autem in illa die persecutio magna in Ecclesia, quae erat Ierosolymis, et omnes dispersi sunt per regiones Iudaeae, et Samariae praeter Apostolos.
2 And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.
Curaverunt autem Stephanum viri timorati, et fecerunt planctum magnum super eum.
3 But Saul ravaged the church, entering house after house, and dragging both men and women, committed them to prison.
Saulus autem devastabat Ecclesiam per domos intrans, et trahens viros, ac mulieres, tradebat in custodiam.
4 Now those that had been scattered abroad went through the country preaching the word.
Igitur qui dispersi erant pertransibant, evangelizantes verbum Dei.
5 And Philip went down to a city of Samaria, and preached to them the Christ.
Philippus autem descendens in civitatem Samariae, praedicabant illis Christum.
6 And the multitudes with one accord gave heed to the things spoken by Philip, when they heard and saw the signs which he wrought.
Intendebant autem turbae his, quae a Philippo dicebantur unanimiter audientes, et videntes signa quae faciebat.
7 For from many that had unclean spirits came they out crying with a loud voice; and many that were palsied, and that were lame, were cured.
Multi enim eorum, qui habebant spiritus immundos, clamantes voce magna exibant. Multi autem paralytici, et claudi curati sunt.
8 And there was great joy in that city.
Factum est ergo gaudium magnum in illa civitate.
9 But before their arrival a certain man, named Simon, was in the city, a man practising sorcery, and amazing the people of Samaria, saying that he himself was some great person;
Vir autem quidam nomine Simon, qui ante fuerat in civitate magus, seducens gentem Samariae, dicens se esse aliquem magnum:
10 to whom they gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the Power of God, which is called Great.
cui auscultabant omnes a minimo usque ad maximum, dicentes: Hic est virtus Dei, quae vocatur magna.
11 And to him they gave heed, because they had for a long time been amazed by his sorceries.
Attendebant autem eum: propter quod multo tempore magicis suis dementasset eos.
12 But when they believed Philip, publishing the glad tidings concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
Cum vero credidissent Philippo evangelizanti de regno Dei, in nomine Iesu Christi baptizabantur viri, ac mulieres.
13 And Simon himself also believed, and having been baptized he continued with Philip, and was amazed when he beheld the miracles and signs which were wrought.
Tunc Simon et ipse credidit: et cum baptizatus esset, adhaerebat Philippo. Videns etiam signa, et virtutes maximas fieri, stupens admirabatur.
14 And the apostles at Jerusalem, hearing that Samaria had received the word of God, sent to them Peter and John;
Cum autem audissent Apostoli, qui erant Ierosolymis, quod recepisset Samaria verbum Dei, miserunt ad eos Petrum, et Ioannem:
15 who, having come down, prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit.
Qui cum venissent, oraverunt pro ipsis ut acciperent Spiritum sanctum:
16 For it had not yet fallen upon any of them; but they had only been baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.
Nondum enim in quemquam illorum venerat, sed baptizati tantum erant in nomine Domini Iesu.
17 Then they laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
Tunc imponebant manus super illos, et accipiebant Spiritum sanctum.
18 But Simon, seeing that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles' hands, offered them money,
Cum vidisset autem Simon quia per impositionem manus Apostolorum daretur Spiritus sanctus, obtulit eis pecuniam,
19 saying, Give me also this power, that on whomever I lay my hands, he may receive the Holy Spirit.
dicens: Date et mihi hanc potestatem, ut cuicumque imposuero manus, accipiat Spiritum sanctum. Petrus autem dixit ad eum:
20 But Peter said to him, Thy money perish with thee! because thou didst think to obtain the gift of God with money.
Pecunia tua tecum sit in perditionem: quoniam donum Dei existimasti pecunia possideri.
21 Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter; for thy heart is not right in the sight of God.
Non est tibi pars, neque sors in sermone isto. cor enim tuum non est rectum coram Deo.
22 Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray the Lord, if haply the thought of thy heart may be forgiven thee.
Poenitentiam itaque age ab hac nequitia tua: et roga Deum, si forte remittatur tibi haec cogitatio cordis tui.
23 For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity.
In felle enim amaritudinis, et obligatione iniquitatis video te esse.
24 And Simon answering said, Pray ye to the Lord for me, that none of the things which ye have spoken may come upon me.
Respondens autem Simon, dixit: Precamini vos pro me ad Dominum, ut nihil veniat super me horum, quae dixistis.
25 They then, when they had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, were returning to Jerusalem, and publishing the glad tidings in many villages of the Samaritans.
Et illi quidem testificati, et locuti verbum Domini, redibant Ierosolymam, et multis regionibus Samaritanorum evangelizabant.
26 But an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, Arise, and go towards the south, to the way that goeth down from Jerusalem to Gaza. This is a desert way.
Angelus autem Domini locutus est ad Philippum, dicens: Surge, et vade contra meridianum ad viam, quae descendit ab Ierusalem in Gazam: haec est deserta.
27 And he arose and went; and lo! a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch, a high officer of Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem to worship,
Et surgens abiit. Et ecce vir Aethiops, eunuchus, potens Candacis Reginae Aethiopum, qui erat super omnes gazas eius: venerat adorare in Ierusalem:
28 was returning and sitting in his chariot; and he was reading the prophet Isaiah.
et revertebatur sedens super currum suum, legensque Isaiam prophetam.
29 And the Spirit said to Philip, Go near and join thyself to this chariot.
Dixit autem Spiritus Philippo: Accede, et adiunge te ad currum istum.
30 And Philip ran up, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, Well, but dost thou understand what thou art reading?
Accurrens autem Philippus, audivit eum legentem Isaiam prophetam, et dixit: Putasne intelligis quae legis?
31 And he said, How can I, unless some one shall guide me? And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
Qui ait: Et quomodo possum, si non aliquis ostenderit mihi? Rogavitque Philippum ut ascenderet, et sederet secum.
32 And the passage of the scripture which he was reading was this: “He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so he openeth not his mouth.
Locus autem Scripturae, quem legebat, erat hic: Tamquam ovis ad occisionem ductus est: et sicut agnus coram tondente se, sine voce, sic non aperuit os suum.
33 In his humiliation judgment was refused him; and who shall describe his generation? for his life is taken away from the earth.”
In humilitate iudicium eius sublatum est. Generationem eius quis enarrabit, quoniam tolletur de terra vita eius?
34 And the eunuch answering said, I pray thee, of whom doth the prophet say this? Of himself, or of some other man?
Respondens autem eunuchus Philippo, dixit: Obsecro te, de quo Propheta dicit hoc? de se, an de alio aliquo?
35 And Philip opened his mouth, and beginning with this scripture declared to him the glad tidings concerning Jesus.
Aperiens autem Philippus os suum, et incipiens a Scriptura ista, evangelizavit illi Iesum.
36 And as they went along the road, they came to a certain water; and the eunuch saith, See, here is water; what is there to hinder my being baptized?
Et dum irent per viam, venerunt ad quamdam aquam: et ait Eunuchus: Ecce aqua, quid prohibet me baptizari?
Dixit autem Philippus: Si credis ex toto corde, licet. Et respondens ait: Credo, Filium Dei esse Iesum Christum.
38 And he commanded that the chariot should stop; and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.
Et iussit stare currum: et descenderunt uterque in aquam, Philippus et Eunuchus, et baptizavit eum.
39 But when they had come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip; and the eunuch saw him no more, for he went on his way rejoicing.
Cum autem ascendissent de aqua, Spiritus Domini rapuit Philippum, et amplius non vidit eum Eunuchus. Ibat autem per viam suam gaudens.
40 But Philip was found at Azotus; and passing through, he published the glad tidings in all the cities, till he came to Caesarea.
Philippus autem inventus est in Azoto, et pertransiens evangelizabat civitatibus cunctis, donec veniret Caesaream.
