Acts 26
1 Then Agrippa said to Paul, “You [(sg)] are permitted [now] to speak [to defend] yourself.” Paul stretched out his hand ([dramatically/to salute the king]) and began to defend himself. He said,
Depois Agrippa disse a Paulo: Permitte-se-te fallar por ti mesmo. Então Paulo, estendendo a mão em sua defeza, respondeu:
2 “King Agrippa, I consider that I am fortunate that today, while you [(sg)] listen, I can defend myself from all the things about which the Jewish [leaders] [SYN] are accusing me.
Tenho-me por venturoso, ó rei Agrippa, de que perante ti me haja hoje de defender de todas as coisas de que sou accusado pelos judeos;
3 I am really fortunate, because you [(sg)] know all about the customs of us Jews and the questions that we [(exc)] argue about. So I ask you, please listen patiently to what I say.”
Mórmente sabendo eu que tens noticia de todos os costumes e questões que ha entre os judeos; pelo que te rogo que me ouças com paciencia.
4 “Many [HYP] of my fellow Jews know about how I have conducted my life, from the time I was a child. They know how I lived in the area where I [was born] and [also later] in Jerusalem.
A minha vida, pois, desde a mocidade, qual haja sido, desde o principio, em Jerusalem, entre os da minha nação, todos os judeos sabem:
5 They have known for many years, and they could tell you, if they wanted to, that [since I was very young] I obeyed the customs of our religion very carefully, just like the [other] Pharisees do.
Tendo conhecimento de mim desde o principio (se o quizerem testificar), como, conforme a mais severa seita da nossa religião, vivi phariseo.
6 Today I am being put on trial {[they] are putting me on trial} because I am confidently expecting that God will do what he promised our [(exc)] ancestors.
E agora pela esperança da promessa que por Deus foi feita a nossos paes estou aqui e sou julgado.
7 Our twelve tribes are [also] confidently waiting for God to do [for us what he promised], as they respectfully worship him, day and night. [Respected] king, I confidently expect [that God will do what he promised, and they also believe that! But that is the reason] that these Jewish leaders [SYN] are accusing me!
Á qual as nossas doze tribus esperam chegar, servindo a Deus continuamente, noite e dia. Por esta esperança, ó rei Agrippa, eu sou accusado pelos judeos.
8 They believe that God can cause those who have died to become alive again, so (why [do any of you refuse to believe that he raised Jesus from the dead?/none of you should refuse to believe that he raised Jesus from the dead!]) [RHQ]”
Pois que? julga-se coisa incrivel entre vós que Deus resuscite os mortos?
9 “[Formerly] I, too, was sure that I should do everything that I could to oppose Jesus [MTY], the man from Nazareth [town].
Bem tinha eu imaginado que contra o nome de Jesus nazareno devia eu praticar muitos actos:
10 So that is what I did [when I lived] in Jerusalem. I put many of the believers in jail, as the chief priests there had authorized me [to do]. When [the Jewish leaders wanted] those Christians killed {someone to kill those [Christians]}, I voted [for that].
O que tambem fiz em Jerusalem. E, havendo recebido poder dos principaes dos sacerdotes, encerrei muitos dos sanctos nas prisões; e quando os matavam eu dava o meu voto.
11 Many times I punished the believers [whom I found] in Jewish meeting places. [By punishing them], I tried to force them to speak evil [about Jesus]. I was so angry with the followers of Jesus that I even traveled to other cities to [find them and] do things to harm them.”
E, castigando-os muitas vezes por todas as synagogas, os forcei a blasphemar. E, enfurecido demasiadamente contra elles, até nas cidades estranhas os persegui.
12 “[One day], I was on my way to Damascus [city] to do that. The chief priests [in Jerusalem] had authorized and sent me [to seize the believers there].
Ao que indo então a Damasco, com poder e commissão dos principaes dos sacerdotes,
13 [My respected] king, [while I was going] along the road, at about noon I saw a [bright] light in the sky. It was even brighter than the sun! It shone all around me, and also around the men who were traveling with me.
Ao meio dia, ó rei, vi no caminho uma luz do céu, que excedia o esplendor do sol, a qual me rodeiou a mim e aos que iam comigo, com sua claridade.
14 We [(exc)] all fell to the ground. Then I heard the voice of someone speaking to me in my own Hebrew language [MTY]. He said ‘Saul, Saul, (stop causing me to suffer!/why are you causing me to suffer?) [RHQ] You [(sg)] are [hurting yourself by trying to hurt me] [MET], [like an ox] kicking against [its owner’s] goad.’
E, caindo nós todos por terra, ouvi uma voz que me fallava, e em lingua hebraica dizia: Saulo, Saulo, porque me persegues? Dura coisa te é recalcitrar contra os aguilhões.
15 Then I asked, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ The Lord said to me, ‘I am Jesus. You [(sg)] are harming me [by harming my followers].
E disse eu: Quem és, Senhor? E elle respondeu: Eu sou Jesus, a quem tu persegues;
16 But instead [of continuing to do that], stand up now! I have appeared to you [(sg)] to tell you that I have chosen you to serve me. You must tell people about [what I am showing you] as you are seeing me [now], and about what I [will show you when] I will [later] appear to you.
Mas levanta-te e põe-te sobre teus pés, porque te appareci para isto; para te pôr por ministro e testemunha tanto das coisas que tens visto como d'aquellas pelas quaes te apparecerei:
17 I will protect you [from those who will try to harm you, both] your own people and [also] those who are not Jewish. I am sending you to non-Jews
Livrando-te d'este povo, e dos gentios, a quem agora te envio,
18 to help them to realize [MTY] what is true and to stop believing what is false [MET]. I am sending you to them so that they may let God control them and not let Satan control them any more. [Then God] will forgive their sins and will accept them as his people because they believe in me.’ [That is what Jesus said to me].”
Para lhes abrires os olhos, e das trevas os converteres á luz, e do poder de Satanaz a Deus; para que recebam a remissão dos peccados, e sorte entre os sanctificados pela fé em mim.
19 “So, King Agrippa, I fully obeyed [LIT] what [the Lord Jesus told me to do when he spoke to me] from heaven.
Pelo que, ó rei Agrippa, não fui desobediente á visão celestial.
20 First, I preached to [the Jews] in Damascus. Then I [preached to the Jews] in Jerusalem and throughout [the rest of] Judea [province]. After that, I also preached to non-Jews. I preached that they must turn away from their sinful behavior and turn their lives over to God. I told them that they must do things that would show that they had truly stopped their sinful behavior.”
Antes annunciei primeiramente aos que estão em Damasco e em Jerusalem, e por toda a terra da Judea, e aos gentios, que se emendassem e se convertessem a Deus, fazendo obras dignas de arrependimento.
21 “It is because I [preached] this message [that some] [SYN] Jews seized me [when I was] in the Temple [courtyard and] tried to kill me.
Por causa d'isto os judeos lançaram mão de mim no templo, e procuraram matar-me.
22 However, God has been helping me [from that time, and he is still helping me] today. So I stand here and I tell [all of you people], those who are important and those who are not, [who Jesus is]. Everything that I say [about him] is what Moses and the [other] prophets wrote [about long ago, things that they said] would happen.
Porém, alcançando soccorro de Deus, ainda até ao dia de hoje permaneço, testificando tanto a pequenos como a grandes, não dizendo nada mais do que o que os prophetas e Moysés disseram que devia acontecer,
23 They wrote that [people would cause] the Messiah to suffer and die. They also wrote that he would be the first person to become alive again, to proclaim [the message that would be like] light, [that he would save] both [his own Jewish] people and non-Jewish people.”
Isto é, que o Christo devia padecer, e, sendo o primeiro da resurreição dos mortos, devia annunciar a luz a este povo e aos gentios.
24 Before Paul could say anything [further] to defend himself, Festus shouted: “Paul, you are crazy! You have studied too much, and it has made you insane!”
E, dizendo elle isto em sua defeza, disse Festo em alta voz: Deliras, Paulo: as muitas lettras te fazem delirar.
25 But Paul answered, “Your Excellency, Festus, I am not raving [insanely]. On the contrary, what I am saying is true and sensible!
Porém elle disse: Não deliro ó potentissimo Festo; antes fallo palavras de verdade e de um são juizo.
26 King Agrippa knows the things [that I have been talking about], and I can speak confidently to him [about them]. I am sure that he knows [LIT] these things, because people everywhere [IDM] have heard [LIT] about what happened [to Jesus].”
Porque o rei, diante de quem fallo com ousadia, sabe estas coisas, pois não creio que nada d'isto se lhe occulte; porque isto não se fez em qualquer canto.
27 Then Paul asked, “King Agrippa, do you believe [what] the prophets [wrote]? I know that you [(sg)] believe it.”
Crês tu nos prophetas, ó rei Agrippa? Bem sei que crês.
28 Then Agrippa [answered] Paul, “([I hope that you(sg)] do not think that by the few things [that you have just now said] you can persuade me to become a Christian!/You do not think, [do you], that by the few things [that you have just now said] you can persuade me to become a Christian?)” [RHQ]
E disse Agrippa a Paulo: Por pouco não me persuades a que me faça christão.
29 Paul replied, “Whether it takes a short time or a long time, it does not matter. I pray to God that you and also all of the others who are listening to me today will also [believe in Jesus] like I do, but I do not want you to become prisoners [MTY] [like I am].”
E disse Paulo: Prouvera a Deus que, ou por pouco ou por muito, não sómente tu, mas tambem todos quantos hoje me estão ouvindo, se tornassem taes qual eu sou, excepto estas cadeias.
30 Then the king, the governor, Bernice, and all the others got up
E, dizendo elle isto, se levantou o rei, e o presidente, e Berenice, e os que com elles estavam assentados.
31 and left [the room. While] they were talking to one another they said to each other, “There is no reason why (the authorities/we) should execute this man, or that he should even be kept in prison [MTY].”
E, apartando-se a uma banda, fallavam uns com os outros, dizendo: Este homem nada fez digno de morte ou de prisões.
32 Agrippa said to Festus, “If this man had not asked that the Emperor judge him, he could have been released {[we(inc)] could have released him}.”
E Agrippa disse a Festo: Bem podia soltar-se este homem, se não houvera appellado para Cesar.
