Acts 22
1 Paul said, “[Jewish] elders and my other fellow Jews, listen to me now while I reply to [those who are accusing me]!”
Mannen broeders en vaders, hoort mijn verantwoording, die ik tegenwoordig tot u doen zal.
2 When the crowd of people heard Paul speaking to them in [their own] Hebrew language, they became even more quiet and really listened. Then Paul said to them,
(Als zij nu hoorden, dat hij in de Hebreeuwse taal hen aansprak, hielden zij zich te meer stil. En hij zeide: )
3 “I am a Jew, [as are all of you]. I was born in Tarsus [city], in Cilicia [province], but I grew up here in Jerusalem. [When I was young, for many years] I studied the laws [that Moses gave to our ancestors]. I was taught by [the famous teacher] Gamaliel [MTY] {[The famous teacher] Gamaliel taught [MTY] me}. [I have] carefully [obeyed those laws, because] I have wanted to obey God. I [am sure that] many of you also carefully obey [those laws].
Ik ben een Joods man, en te Tarsen in Cilicie geboren, opgevoed in deze stad, aan de voeten van Gamaliel onderwezen naar de bescheidenste wijze der vaderlijke wet, zijnde een ijveraar Gods, gelijkerwijs gij allen heden zijt;
4 [That is why] I previously persecuted those who believe the message [that people call] the Way [that Jesus taught. I continually looked for ways] to kill [them. Whenever I found] men or women [who believed that message], I [commanded that] they should be seized and thrown {[people to] seize them and throw them} into jail.
Die dezen weg vervolgd heb tot den dood, bindende en in de gevangenissen overleverende beiden mannen en vrouwen.
5 The supreme priest knows this, and so do the [other respected men who belong to our Jewish] Council. They gave me letters to [take to] their fellow Jews in Damascus [city. By means of those letters, they authorized me to] go to there and find people who believed in [Jesus. They had written in the letters that I was to bring those people] as prisoners to Jerusalem, so that they would be punished here {[the leaders here] could punish them}. [So I went on my way to Damascus].
Gelijk mij ook de hogepriester getuige is, en de gehele raad der ouderlingen; van dewelke ik ook brieven genomen hebbende tot de broeders, ben naar Damaskus gereisd, om ook degenen, die daar waren, gebonden te brengen naar Jeruzalem, opdat zij gestraft zouden worden.
6 About noon, my companions and I were getting near Damascus. Suddenly a bright light from the sky flashed all around me.
Maar het geschiedde mij, als ik reisde, en Damaskus genaakte, omtrent den middag, dat snellijk uit den hemel een groot licht mij rondom omscheen.
7 [The light was so bright that] I fell to the ground. Then I heard the voice [of someone] speaking to me [from up in the sky. The one who was speaking to me said], ‘Saul! Saul! Why do you [(sg)] do things to harm me?’
En ik viel ter aarde, en ik hoorde een stem, tot mij zeggende: Saul, Saul, wat vervolgt gij Mij?
8 I answered, ‘Who are you?’ He replied, ‘I am Jesus from Nazareth. I [am the one] whom you [(sg)] are harming [by doing things to harm my followers].’
En ik antwoordde: Wie zijt Gij, Heere? En Hij zeide tot mij: Ik ben Jezus, de Nazarener, Welken gij vervolgt.
9 The men who were [traveling] with me saw the [very bright] light, [and they heard a voice], but they did not understand what the voice said to me.
En die met mij waren, zagen wel het licht, en werden zeer bevreesd; maar de stem Desgenen, Die tot mij sprak, hoorden zij niet.
10 Then I asked, ‘Lord, what [do you want] me to do?’ The Lord told me, ‘Get up and go into Damascus! [A man] there will tell you [(sg)] all that I have planned for you to do.’
En ik zeide: Heere! wat zal ik doen? En de Heere zeide tot mij: Sta op, en ga heen naar Damaskus; en aldaar zal met u gesproken worden, van al hetgeen u geordineerd is te doen.
11 [After that, I could not see], because the [very bright] light had caused me to become blind. So my companions took me by the hand and led me until [we(exc) arrived] in Damascus.
En als ik vanwege de heerlijkheid deszelven lichts niet zag, zo werd ik bij de hand geleid van degenen, die met mij waren, en kwam te Damaskus.
12 [A couple of days] later, a man whose name was Ananias came to [see] me. He was a man who [greatly respected God and] carefully obeyed [our Jewish] laws. All the Jews living in Damascus said good things about him.
En een zekere Ananias, een godvruchtig man naar de wet, goede getuigenis hebbende van al de Joden, die daar woonden,
13 He came and stood beside me and said to me, ‘Brother Saul, see [again]!’ Instantly I could see! I saw Ananias [standing there beside me].
Kwam tot mij, en bij mij staande, zeide tot mij: Saul, broeder, word weder ziende! En ter zelfder ure werd ik ziende op hem.
14 Then he said: ‘The God whom [we(inc) worship and] whom our ancestors [worshipped] has chosen you and will show you what he wants [you to do. He has allowed you] to see the righteous one, [the Messiah], and you have heard him speaking [to you].
En hij zeide: De God onzer vaderen heeft u te voren verordineerd, om Zijn wil te kennen, en den Rechtvaardige te zien, en de stem uit Zijn mond te horen.
15 He wants you to tell people everywhere what you have seen and heard [from him].
Want gij zult Hem getuige zijn bij alle mensen, van hetgeen gij gezien en gehoord hebt.
16 So now (do not delay!/why delay?) [RHQ] Stand up, let [me] baptize you, and by praying to the Lord [Jesus ask God] to forgive you [(sg)] for your sins!’”
En nu, wat vertoeft gij? Sta op, en laat u dopen, en uw zonden afwassen, aanroepende den Naam des Heeren.
17 “Later, I returned to Jerusalem. [One day] I went to the Temple courtyard. While I was praying there, I saw a vision [in which]
En het gebeurde mij, als ik te Jeruzalem wedergekeerd was, en in den tempel bad, dat ik in een vertrekking van zinnen was;
18 I saw the Lord speaking to me. He said to me, ‘[Do not stay here]! Leave Jerusalem immediately, because the people [here] will not (believe/listen to) what you [(sg)] tell [them] about me!’
En dat ik Hem zag, en Hij tot mij zeide: Spoed u, en ga in der haast uit Jeruzalem; want zij zullen uw getuigenis van Mij niet aannemen.
19 But I [protested and] said to him, ‘Lord, they know that I went to many of our meeting houses looking for people who believe in you. I was putting in jail those [whom I found] who believed in you, and I was even beating them.
En ik zeide: Heere, zij weten, dat ik in de gevangenis wierp, en in de synagogen geselde, die in U geloofden;
20 [They remember that] when Stephen was killed [MTY] {when people killed [MTY] Stephen} because he told people about you, I stood there [watching it all] and approving [what they were doing]. I [even] guarded the outer garments that those who were murdering him [had thrown aside. So if I stay here, the fact that I have changed how I think about you will surely impress those leaders of our people].’
En toen het bloed van Stefanus, Uw getuige, vergoten werd, dat ik daar ook bij stond, en mede een welbehagen had in zijn dood, en de klederen bewaarde dergenen, die hem doodden.
21 But the Lord said to me, ‘No, [do not stay here]! Leave [Jerusalem, because] I am going to send you [(sg)] far away [from here] to non-Jewish people!’”
En Hij zeide tot mij: Ga heen; want Ik zal u ver tot de heidenen afzenden.
22 The people listened [quietly] to what Paul was saying until [he mentioned the Lord sending him to non-Jewish people]. Then they began shouting [angrily], “Kill him! [He does not deserve to live any longer]!” [They said that because they could not believe that God would save anyone except Jews].
Zij hoorden hem nu tot dit woord toe; en zij verhieven hun stem, zeggende: Weg van de aarde met zulk een, want het is niet behoorlijk, dat hij leve.
23 While they continued shouting, [“Kill him!”] they took off their cloaks and threw dust into the air, [which showed how angry they were].
En als zij riepen, en de klederen van zich smeten, en stof in de lucht wierpen;
24 So the commander [commanded] that Paul be taken {[soldiers] to take Paul} into the barracks. He told [the soldiers] that they should strike Paul with a whip [that had pieces of bone/metal on the end of it], in order to make him tell what he had done that made the Jews shout so angrily. [So the soldiers took Paul into the barracks].
Zo beval de overste, dat men hem in de legerplaats zou brengen, en zeide, dat men hem met geselen onderzoeken zou, opdat hij verstaan mocht, om wat oorzaak zij alzo over hem riepen.
25 Then they stretched his arms out [and tied them] so that they could whip him [on his back. But] Paul said to the officer who was standing nearby [watching], “[You(sg) should think carefully about this]! You will certainly be [RHQ] acting unlawfully if you whip me, a Roman [citizen whom] no [one has put on trial and] condemned!”
En alzo zij hem met de riemen uitrekten, zeide Paulus tot den hoofdman over honderd, die daar stond: Is het ulieden geoorloofd een Romeinsen mens, en dien onveroordeeld, te geselen?
26 When the officer heard that, he went to the commander and reported it to him. He said [to the commander], “This man is a Roman [citizen] (Surely you would not [command us to whip him]!/Do you really want [us to whip him]?) [RHQ]”
Als nu de hoofdman over honderd dat hoorde, ging hij toe, en boodschapte het den overste, zeggende: Zie, wat gij te doen hebt; want deze mens is een Romein.
27 The commander [was surprised when he heard that. He himself] went [into the barracks] and said to Paul, “Tell me, are you [(sg) really] a Roman [citizen]?” Paul answered, “Yes, I [am].”
En de overste kwam toe, en zeide tot hem: Zeg mij, zijt gij een Romein? En hij zeide: Ja.
28 Then the commander said, “[I am also a Roman citizen]. I paid a lot of money to become a [Roman] citizen.” Paul said, “But I was born a [Roman] citizen, [so I did not need to pay anything].”
En de overste antwoordde: Ik heb dit burgerrecht voor een grote som gelds verkregen. En Paulus zeide: Maar ik ben ook een burger geboren.
29 The soldiers [were about to whip Paul and to ask him questions about what he had done. But when they heard what Paul said, they] left him immediately. The commander also became afraid, because he realized that Paul was a Roman [citizen] and that he had [illegally commanded soldiers to] tie up Paul’s [hands].
Terstond dan lieten zij van hem af, die hem zouden onderzocht hebben. En de overste werd ook bevreesd, toen hij verstond, dat hij een Romein was, en dat hij hem had gebonden.
30 [The commander still] wanted to know exactly why the Jews were accusing Paul. So the next day he [told the soldiers to] take the chains off Paul. He also summoned the chief priests and the [other Jewish] Council [members]. Then he took Paul [to where the Council was meeting] and [commanded] him to stand before them.
En des anderen daags, willende de zekerheid weten, waarom hij van de Joden beschuldigd werd, maakte hij hem los van de banden, en beval, dat de overpriesters en hun gehele raad zouden komen; en Paulus afgebracht hebbende, stelde hij hem voor hen.
