Acts 9
1 And Saul was still full of threats and deadly hatred against the disciples of our Lord.
E Saulo, ainda assoprando ameaças e mortes contra os discípulos do Senhor, foi ao chefe dos sacerdotes.
2 And he requested that a letter from the high priest might be given him unto Damascus to the synagogues; that if he should find persons pursuing this course, men or women, he might bind and bring them to Jerusalem.
E pediu-lhe cartas para Damasco, para as sinagogas, para que se achasse alguns deste caminho, tanto homens como mulheres, ele [os] trouxesse presos a Jerusalém.
3 And as he was going, and began to approach Damascus, suddenly there was poured upon him a light from heaven.
E indo, aconteceu que chegando perto de Damasco, repentinamente brilhou ao redor dele uma luz do céu.
4 And he fell to the ground; and he heard a voice which said to him: Saul! Saul! why persecutest thou me? It will be hard for thee to kick against the goads.
E caindo em terra, ouviu ma voz lhe dizendo: Saulo, Saulo, por que me persegues?
5 He replied, and said: Who art thou, my Lord? And our Lord said: I am Jesus the Nazarean, whom thou persecutest.
E ele disse: Quem és, Senhor? E ele [disse]: Eu sou Jesus, a quem tu persegues.
6 But arise and go into the city, and there it will be told thee what thou oughtest to do.
mas levanta-te, e entra na cidade; e [ali] te será dito o que deves fazer.
7 And the men who travelled with him in the way, stood amazed; for they heard merely the voice, and no one was visible to them.
E os homens que viajavam com ele pararam emudecidos, ouvindo, de fato, a voz, porém não vendo ninguém.
8 And Saul arose from the ground; and nothing was visible to him, with his eyes opened. And they took him by the hand, and led him into Damascus.
E Saulo se levantou da terra e, tendo aberto seus olhos, não via ninguém; e sendo guiado pela mão, levaram-no a Damasco.
9 And he had no sight for three days; and he neither ate nor drank.
E ele estava três dias sem ver; e não comeu, nem bebeu.
10 And there was in Damascus a certain disciple, whose name was Ananias. And the Lord said to him, in a vision: Ananias! And he said: Lo, I am here, my Lord.
E havia em Damasco um certo discípulo, de nome Ananias; e disse-lhe o Senhor em visão: Ananias! E ele respondeu: Eis-me aqui, Senhor!
11 And our Lord said to him: Arise, go to the street which is called Straight; and inquire in the house of Judas, for Saul who is from the city of Tarsus: for, lo, while he prayed,
E o Senhor lhe [disse]: Levanta-te, e vai a rua chamada Direita, e pergunta na casa de Judas por um chamado Saulo, de Tarso; porque que ele ora.
12 he saw in vision a man named Ananias, who came and laid his hand upon him, that his eyes might be opened.
E ele viu em visão que um homem, de nome Ananias, entrava, e sobre ele punha a mão, para que voltasse a ver.
13 And Ananias said: My Lord, I have heard of this man, from many, how much evil he hath perpetrated towards thy saints at Jerusalem.
E Ananias respondeu: Senhor, eu ouvi de muitos sobre este homem, quantos males ele tem feito aos teus santos em Jerusalém;
14 And, lo, here also, he hath authority from the chief priests, to bind all them that call on thy name.
E aqui ele tem poder dos chefes dos sacerdotes para prender a todos os que invocam o teu nome.
15 The Lord said to him: Arise and go; for he is to me a chosen vessel, to carry my name to the Gentiles, and to kings, and among the sons of Israel.
Mas o Senhor lhe disse: Vai, porque este me é um vaso escolhido para levar meu nome diante dos gentios, e dos reis, e dos filhos de Israel;
16 For I will show him, how much he is to suffer on account of my name.
Porque eu mostrarei a ele o quanto ele deve sofrer por causa do meu nome.
17 Then Ananias went to the house to him; and he laid his hand upon him, and said to him: Saul, my brother, our Lord Jesus, he who appeared to thee by the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thy eyes might be opened, and thou be filled with the Holy Spirit.
E Ananias foi, e entrou na casa; e pondo as mãos sobre ele, disse: Irmão Saulo, o Senhor, [que é] Jesus, aquele que apareceu a ti no caminho, me enviou para que tu voltes a ver, e sejas cheio do Espírito Santo.
18 And immediately there fell from his eyes something like a scab; and his eyes were opened. And he arose and was baptized.
E logo lhe caíram como que escamas dos olhos, e imediatamente voltou a ver; e levantando-se, foi batizado.
19 And he took food, and was invigorated. And he was some days with the disciples of Damascus.
E ao comer, ele se fortaleceu. E Saulo ficou alguns dias com os discípulos [que estavam] em Damasco.
20 And forthwith he announced Jesus, in the synagogues of the Jews, that he is the Son of God.
E logo nas sinagogas pregava a Cristo, [dizendo] que aquele era o Filho de Deus.
21 And all they that heard him were amazed; and they said: Is not this he, who persecuted all them that call on this name in Jerusalem? And lo, for this very thing also, was he sent hither, that he might bind and carry them to the chief priests.
E todos os que o ouviam ficavam admirados, e diziam: Não é este aquele que em Jerusalém tentava destruir aos que invocavam este nome? E [não foi] para isso [que] ele veio aqui, para os levar presos aos chefes dos sacerdotes?
22 But Saul was the more strengthened; and he confounded those Jews who dwelt at Damascus, while be demonstrated that this is the Messiah.
Mas Saulo se esforçava muito mais, e confundia aos judeus que habitavam em Damasco, provando que aquele era o Cristo.
23 And when he had been there many days, the Jews formed a conspiracy against him, to kill him.
E passados vários dias, os judeus tiveram conselho entre si para o matarem.
24 And the plot which they sought to execute upon him, was made known to Saul: and they watched the gates of the city by day and by night, in order to kill him.
Mas as ciladas deles foram conhecidas por Saulo; e eles vigiavam as portas, tanto de dia como de noite, para poderem matá-lo.
25 Then the disciples placed him in a basket, and let him down from the wall by night.
Porém os discípulos, tomando-o de noite, levaram-no abaixo pelo muro em um cesto.
26 And he went to Jerusalem; and he wished to join himself with the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, and did not believe that he was a disciple.
E Saulo, tendo vindo a Jerusalém, procurava se juntar aos discípulos; mas todos tinham medo dele, não crendo que fosse discípulo.
27 But Barnabas took him, and brought him to the legates, and related to them how the Lord appeared to him in the way, and how he conversed with him; and how, in Damascus, he had discoursed openly in the name of Jesus.
Mas Barnabás, tomando-o consigo, trouxe [-o] aos apóstolos, e contou-lhes como no caminho tinha visto ao Senhor, e tinha lhe falado, e como em Damasco tinha falado ousadamente no nome de Jesus.
28 And he went in and out with them, at Jerusalem.
E ele estava junto deles, entrando e saindo em Jerusalém;
29 And he spoke openly in the name of Jesus and disputed with those Jews who understood Greek. But they wished to kill him:
E falando ousadamente no nome do Senhor; falava e discutia também contra os gregos; mas eles procuravam matá-lo.
30 and when the brethren knew it, they conducted him by night to Caesarea, and from there they sent him to Tarsus.
E os irmãos, ao perceberem [isto], o levaram até Cesareia, e o enviaram a Tarso.
31 Moreover the church, in all Judaea, and in Galilee, and in Samaria, had peace and was edified; and it walked in the fear of God, and abounded in the consolation of the Holy Spirit.
Então as igrejas por toda a Judeia, e Galileia, e Samaria, tinham paz, e eram edificadas; e andando no temor do Senhor, e [na] consolação do Espírito Santo, se multiplicavam.
32 And it occurred, that, as Simon travelled about the cities, he came down to the saints also who dwelt in the city of Lydda.
E aconteceu que, Pedro, passando por todos [os lugares], veio também aos santos que habitavam em Lida.
33 And he found a certain man whose name was 'neas, who had lain on a bed and been paralytic eight years.
E ali ele achou a um certo homem chamado Enéas, que havia oito anos que jazia numa cama, que era paralítico.
34 And Simon said to him: 'neas, Jesus the Messiah doth heal thee; arise, and spread thy bed. And he rose up immediately.
E Pedro lhe disse: Enéas, Jesus Cristo te cura; levanta-te, e faz tua cama. E logo ele se levantou.
35 And all they that dwelt at Lydda and Saron, saw him; and they turned to God.
E todos os que habitavam em Lida e Sarona o viram, os quais se converteram ao Senhor.
36 And there was in the city of Joppa, a certain female disciple named Tabitha; and she was rich in good works, and in the alms which she did.
E havia em Jope uma certa discípula, de nome Tabita, que traduzido se diz Dorcas. Esta estava cheia de boas obras e doações que ela fazia [aos necessitados].
37 And she fell sick in those days, and died; and they washed her, and laid her in an upper room.
E aconteceu naqueles dias, que tendo ela ficado doente, morreu; e tendo a lavado, puseram-na no compartimento superior.
38 And the disciples heard that Simon was in the city of Lydda, which is near to Joppa; and they sent two men to him, to request of him that he would not delay to come to them.
E como Lida era perto de Jope, os discípulos, ao ouvirem que Pedro estava ali, mandaram-lhe dois homens, rogando [-lhe] que não demorasse a vir a eles.
39 And Simon arose and went with them. And when he arrived, they conducted him to the chamber; and there were assembled around her all the widows, weeping, and showing him the tunics and the cloaks which Tabitha had given them when alive.
E Pedro, tendo se levantado, foi com eles; o qual chegou, e [o] levaram ao compartimento superior, e todas as viúvas o rodearam, chorando, e mostrando [-lhe] as túnicas e roupas que Dorcas tinha feito quando estava com elas.
40 And Simon put all the people out, and fell on his knees and prayed; and he turned to the corpse and said: Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes; and when she saw Simon, she sat up.
Mas Pedro, pondo para fora a todas; pôs-se de joelhos, e orou; e virando-se para o corpo, disse: Tabita, levanta-te; E ela abriu seus olhos, e vendo a Pedro, sentou-se.
41 And he reached to her his hand, and raised her up: and he called the saints and the widows, and presented her to them alive.
E ele, dando-lhe a mão, levantou-a; e tendo chamado aos santos, e às viúvas, apresentou-a viva.
42 And this became known throughout the city; and many believed on our Lord.
E isto ficou conhecido por toda Jope, e muitos creram no Senhor.
43 And he tarried in Joppa not a few days: and he lodged in the house of Simon a tanner.
E aconteceu que ele ficou muitos dias em Jope, com um certo Simão curtidor.
