Acts 22
1 “Brothers and fathers, listen to my defense which I will now make to you.”
ανδρεσ αδελφοι και πατερεσ ακουσατε μου τησ προσ υμασ νυνι απολογιασ
2 When the crowd heard Paul speak to them in the Hebrew language, they became quiet. He said,
ακουσαντεσ δε οτι τη εβραιδι διαλεκτω προσεφωνει αυτοισ μαλλον παρεσχον ησυχιαν και φησιν
3 “I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but educated in this city at the feet of Gamaliel. I was instructed according to the strict ways of the law of our fathers. I am zealous for God, just as all of you are today.
εγω μεν ειμι ανηρ ιουδαιοσ γεγεννημενοσ εν ταρσω τησ κιλικιασ ανατεθραμμενοσ δε εν τη πολει ταυτη παρα τουσ ποδασ γαμαλιηλ πεπαιδευμενοσ κατα ακριβειαν του πατρωου νομου ζηλωτησ υπαρχων του θεου καθωσ παντεσ υμεισ εστε σημερον
4 I persecuted this Way to the death, binding up and delivering them to prison both men and women,
οσ ταυτην την οδον εδιωξα αχρι θανατου δεσμευων και παραδιδουσ εισ φυλακασ ανδρασ τε και γυναικασ
5 as the high priest and all the elders can bear witness. I received letters from them for the brothers in Damascus, and went there to bring them back in bonds to Jerusalem in order for them to be punished.
ωσ και ο αρχιερευσ μαρτυρει μοι και παν το πρεσβυτεριον παρ ων και επιστολασ δεξαμενοσ προσ τουσ αδελφουσ εισ δαμασκον επορευομην αξων και τουσ εκεισε οντασ δεδεμενουσ εισ ιερουσαλημ ινα τιμωρηθωσιν
6 It happened that when I was traveling and nearing Damascus, about noon suddenly a great light from heaven began to shine around me.
εγενετο δε μοι πορευομενω και εγγιζοντι τη δαμασκω περι μεσημβριαν εξαιφνησ εκ του ουρανου περιαστραψαι φωσ ικανον περι εμε
7 I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'
επεσα τε εισ το εδαφοσ και ηκουσα φωνησ λεγουσησ μοι σαουλ σαουλ τι με διωκεισ
8 I answered, 'Who are you, Lord?' He said to me, 'I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting.'
εγω δε απεκριθην τισ ει κυριε ειπεν τε προσ με εγω ειμι ιησουσ ο ναζωραιοσ ον συ διωκεισ
9 Those who were with me saw the light, but they did not understand the voice of him who spoke to me.
οι δε συν εμοι οντεσ το μεν φωσ εθεασαντο και εμφοβοι εγενοντο την δε φωνην ουκ ηκουσαν του λαλουντοσ μοι
10 I said, 'What should I do, Lord?' The Lord said to me, 'Arise and go into Damascus; there you will be told everything that you must do.'
ειπον δε τι ποιησω κυριε ο δε κυριοσ ειπεν προσ με αναστασ πορευου εισ δαμασκον κακει σοι λαληθησεται περι παντων ων τετακται σοι ποιησαι
11 I could not see because of that light's brightness, and being led by the hands of those who were with me, I came into Damascus.
ωσ δε ουκ ενεβλεπον απο τησ δοξησ του φωτοσ εκεινου χειραγωγουμενοσ υπο των συνοντων μοι ηλθον εισ δαμασκον
12 There I met a man named Ananias, a devout man according to the law and well spoken of by all the Jews who lived there.
ανανιασ δε τισ ανηρ ευσεβησ κατα τον νομον μαρτυρουμενοσ υπο παντων των κατοικουντων ιουδαιων
13 He came to me, stood by me, and said, 'Brother Saul, receive your sight.' In that very hour I saw him.
ελθων προσ με και επιστασ ειπεν μοι σαουλ αδελφε αναβλεψον καγω αυτη τη ωρα ανεβλεψα εισ αυτον
14 Then he said, 'The God of our fathers has chosen you to know his will, to see the Righteous One, and to hear the voice coming from his own mouth.
ο δε ειπεν ο θεοσ των πατερων ημων προεχειρισατο σε γνωναι το θελημα αυτου και ιδειν τον δικαιον και ακουσαι φωνην εκ του στοματοσ αυτου
15 For you shall be a witness for him to all men about what you have seen and heard.
οτι εση μαρτυσ αυτω προσ παντασ ανθρωπουσ ων εωρακασ και ηκουσασ
16 Now why are you waiting? Arise, be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on his name.'
και νυν τι μελλεισ αναστασ βαπτισαι και απολουσαι τασ αμαρτιασ σου επικαλεσαμενοσ το ονομα του κυριου
17 After I had returned to Jerusalem, and while I was praying in the temple, it happened that I was given a vision.
εγενετο δε μοι υποστρεψαντι εισ ιερουσαλημ και προσευχομενου μου εν τω ιερω γενεσθαι με εν εκστασει
18 I saw him say to me, 'Hurry and leave Jerusalem quickly, because they will not accept your testimony about me.'
και ιδειν αυτον λεγοντα μοι σπευσον και εξελθε εν ταχει εξ ιερουσαλημ διοτι ου παραδεξονται σου την μαρτυριαν περι εμου
19 I said, 'Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat those who believed in you in every synagogue.
καγω ειπον κυριε αυτοι επιστανται οτι εγω ημην φυλακιζων και δερων κατα τασ συναγωγασ τουσ πιστευοντασ επι σε
20 When the blood of Stephen your witness was spilled, I also was standing by and agreeing, and I was guarding the cloaks of those who killed him.'
και οτε εξεχειτο το αιμα στεφανου του μαρτυροσ σου και αυτοσ ημην εφεστωσ και συνευδοκων τη αναιρεσει αυτου φυλασσων τα ιματια των αναιρουντων αυτον
21 But he said to me, 'Go, because I will send you far away to the Gentiles.'”
και ειπεν προσ με πορευου οτι εγω εισ εθνη μακραν εξαποστελω σε
22 They listened to him until he said this. Then they shouted and said, “Away with such a fellow from the earth, for it is not right that he should live.”
ηκουον δε αυτου αχρι τουτου του λογου και επηραν την φωνην αυτων λεγοντεσ αιρε απο τησ γησ τον τοιουτον ου γαρ καθηκεν αυτον ζην
23 As they were shouting, throwing off their cloaks, and throwing dust into the air,
κραζοντων δε αυτων και ριπτουντων τα ιματια και κονιορτον βαλλοντων εισ τον αερα
24 the chief captain commanded Paul to be brought into the fortress. He ordered that he should be questioned with scourging, so that he himself might know why they were shouting against him like that.
εκελευσεν αυτον ο χιλιαρχοσ αγεσθαι εισ την παρεμβολην ειπων μαστιξιν ανεταζεσθαι αυτον ινα επιγνω δι ην αιτιαν ουτωσ επεφωνουν αυτω
25 When they had tied him up with the thongs, Paul said to the centurion who was standing by, “Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman and who has not been put on trial?”
ωσ δε προετεινεν αυτον τοισ ιμασιν ειπεν προσ τον εστωτα εκατονταρχον ο παυλοσ ει ανθρωπον ρωμαιον και ακατακριτον εξεστιν υμιν μαστιζειν
26 When the centurion heard this, he went to the chief captain and told him, saying, “What are you about to do? For this man is a Roman citizen.”
ακουσασ δε ο εκατονταρχοσ προσελθων απηγγειλεν τω χιλιαρχω λεγων ορα τι μελλεισ ποιειν ο γαρ ανθρωποσ ουτοσ ρωμαιοσ εστιν
27 The chief captain came and said to him, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” Paul said, “Yes.”
προσελθων δε ο χιλιαρχοσ ειπεν αυτω λεγε μοι ει συ ρωμαιοσ ει ο δε εφη ναι
28 The chief captain answered, “It was only with a large amount of money that I acquired citizenship.” But Paul said, “I was born a Roman citizen.”
απεκριθη τε ο χιλιαρχοσ εγω πολλου κεφαλαιου την πολιτειαν ταυτην εκτησαμην ο δε παυλοσ εφη εγω δε και γεγεννημαι
29 Then the men who were going to question him left him immediately. The chief captain also was afraid, when he learned that Paul was a Roman citizen, because he had tied him up.
ευθεωσ ουν απεστησαν απ αυτου οι μελλοντεσ αυτον ανεταζειν και ο χιλιαρχοσ δε εφοβηθη επιγνουσ οτι ρωμαιοσ εστιν και οτι ην αυτον δεδεκωσ
30 On the next day, the chief captain wanted to know the truth about the Jews' accusations against Paul. So he untied his bonds and ordered the chief priests and all the council to meet. Then he brought Paul down and placed him in their midst.
τη δε επαυριον βουλομενοσ γνωναι το ασφαλεσ το τι κατηγορειται παρα των ιουδαιων ελυσεν αυτον απο των δεσμων και εκελευσεν ελθειν τουσ αρχιερεισ και ολον το συνεδριον αυτων και καταγαγων τον παυλον εστησεν εισ αυτουσ
