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,
E Agripa disse a Paulo: É permitido a ti falar por ti mesmo. Então Paulo, estendendo a mão, respondeu em sua defesa:
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.
Eu me considero feliz, rei Agripa, de que diante de ti eu esteja hoje fazendo minha defesa de todas as coisas de que sou acusado pelos judeus;
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.”
Principalmente [por] eu saber que tu sabes de todos os costumes e questões que há entre os judeus; por isso eu te rogo que tu me ouças com paciência.
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.
Ora, a minha vida é conhecida por todos os judeus, desde a [minha] juventude, que desde o princípio tem sido entre [os de] minha nação em Jerusalém;
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.
Eles me conhecem desde o começo, se quiserem testemunhar, de que conforme a mais rigorosa divisão de nossa religião, eu vivi [como] fariseu.
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 dada aos nossos pais, eu estou [aqui] sendo 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!
À qual nossas doze tribos, servindo continuamente [a Deus] de dia e de noite, esperam chegar; pela qual esperança, rei Agripa, eu sou acusado pelos judeus.
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]”
Por que se julga como incrível entre vós que Deus ressuscite aos mortos?
9 “[Formerly] I, too, was sure that I should do everything that I could to oppose Jesus [MTY], the man from Nazareth [town].
Eu realmente tinha pensado comigo mesmo, que contra o nome de Jesus eu tinha que fazer muitas oposições.
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 eu também fiz em Jerusalém; e tendo recebido autoridade dos chefes dos sacerdotes, eu pus em prisões a muitos dos santos; e quando eles eram mortos, eu [também] dava meu voto contra [eles].
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 tendo lhes dado punição muitas vezes por todas as sinagogas, eu os forcei a blasfemarem. E estando extremamente enfurecido contra eles, até nas cidades estrangeiras eu 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].
Nas quais, indo eu até Damasco, com autoridade e comissão dos chefes 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, vi no caminho, rei, uma luz do céu, que brilhava muito mais que o sol, e que encheu de claridade ao redor de mim e dos que iam comigo.
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 todos nós, tendo caído ao chão, eu ouvi uma voz que falava a mim, e dizia em língua hebraica: Saulo, Saulo, por que me persegues? Duro é para ti dar coices 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 eu disse: Quem és, Senhor? E ele disse: 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 fica de pé, porque para isto eu apareci a ti, para te predeterminar como trabalhador e testemunha, tanto das coisas que [já] tens visto, como das coisas que eu [ainda] aparecerei a ti;
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, aos quais agora eu 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 abrir os olhos deles, e das trevas converterem à luz, e do poder de Satanás [converterem] a Deus; para que recebam perdão dos pecados, e herança entre os santificados 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.
Portanto, rei Agripa, eu não fui desobediente à 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.”
Mas sim, primeiramente aos [que estavam] em Damasco e Jerusalém, e por toda a terra da Judeia, e aos gentios anunciei que se arrependessem, 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 disto os judeus me pegaram no Templo, e procuravam [me] matar.
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 tendo eu obtido socorro de Deus, permaneço até o dia de hoje, dando testemunho tanto a pequenos como a grandes; não dizendo nada além dos que as [coisas] que os profetas e Moisés tinham dito que estavam para 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 Cristo sofreria, e sendo o primeiro da ressurreição dos mortos, ia anunciar 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 tendo [Paulo] dito isto em [sua] defesa, Festo disse em alta voz: Tu estás louco, Paulo; as muitas escrituras te fizeram enlouquecer!
25 But Paul answered, “Your Excellency, Festus, I am not raving [insanely]. On the contrary, what I am saying is true and sensible!
Mas ele [respondeu]: Eu não estou louco, excelentíssimo Festo; mas eu declaro palavras de verdade e de um são juízo;
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, a quem eu estou falando livremente, ele sabe [muito bem] destas coisas; porque eu não creio que nenhuma disto lhe seja oculto; por que isto não foi feito num canto.
27 Then Paul asked, “King Agrippa, do you believe [what] the prophets [wrote]? I know that you [(sg)] believe it.”
Rei Agripa, tu crês nos profetas? Eu sei que tu 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 Agripa disse a Paulo: Por pouco tu me convences a me tornar cristão.
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 Paulo disse: Meu desejo a Deus é que, por pouco ou por muito, não somente tu, mas todos os que estão me ouvindo hoje, tais vos tornásseis assim como eu sou, a não ser por estas correntes.
30 Then the king, the governor, Bernice, and all the others got up
E tendo ele dito isto, o rei se levantou, e [também] o governador, Berenice, e os que estavam sentados com eles.
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 reunindo-se à parte, falavam uns aos outros, dizendo: Este homem nada faz [que seja] 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 Agripa disse a Festo: Este homem podia ser solto, se ele não tivesse apelado a César.
