Acts 22
1 “Brothers and fathers, listen to my defense which I will now make to you.”
Homens irmãos, e pais, ouvi agora minha defesa para convosco.
2 When the crowd heard Paul speak to them in the Hebrew language, they became quiet. He said,
E tendo ouvido que ele lhes falava em língua hebraica, fizeram ainda mais silêncio. E ele disse:
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.
Eu verdadeiramente sou um homem judeu, nascido em Tarso da Cilícia, e criado nesta cidade aos pés de Gamaliel, ensinado ao mais correto modo da Lei paterna [e] zeloso de Deus, assim como todos vós sois hoje.
4 I persecuted this Way to the death, binding up and delivering them to prison both men and women,
[Eu], que persegui este caminho até a morte, atando tanto a homens como a mulheres, e [os] entregando a prisões.
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.
Assim como também o sumo sacerdote me é testemunha, e todo o conselho dos anciãos; dos quais eu, tendo tomado cartas para os irmãos, fui a Damasco para que os que estivessem ali, eu também os trouxesse amarrados a Jerusalém, para que fossem castigados.
6 It happened that when I was traveling and nearing Damascus, about noon suddenly a great light from heaven began to shine around me.
Mas aconteceu que, estando eu no caminho, e chegando perto de Damasco, quase ao meio dia, de repente uma grande luz do céu brilhou ao redor de mim.
7 I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'
Eu cai ao chão, e ouvi uma voz, que me dizia: Saulo, Saulo, por que me persegues?
8 I answered, 'Who are you, Lord?' He said to me, 'I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting.'
E eu respondi: Quem és, Senhor? E ele me disse: Eu sou Jesus, o nazareno, a quem tu persegues.
9 Those who were with me saw the light, but they did not understand the voice of him who spoke to me.
E os que estavam comigo verdadeiramente viram a luz, e ficaram muito atemorizados; mas eles não ouviram a voz daquele que falava comigo.
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.'
E eu disse: Que farei, Senhor? E o Senhor me disse: Levanta-te, e vai a Damasco, e ali te será dito tudo o que te é ordenado fazer.
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.
E quando eu não [conseguia] ver, por causa da glória daquela luz, eu fui levado pela mão dos que estavam comigo, e [assim] cheguei a Damasco.
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.
E um certo Ananias, homem devoto conforme a Lei, que tinha [bom] testemunho de todos os judeus que moravam [ali];
13 He came to me, stood by me, and said, 'Brother Saul, receive your sight.' In that very hour I saw him.
Tendo vindo até mim, e ficando [diante de mim], ele me disse: Irmão Saulo, recupere a vista; E naquela mesma hora eu [pude] vê-lo.
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.
E ele disse: O Deus de nossos pais te predeterminou para que tu conheças a vontade dele, e vejas aquele justo, e tu ouças a voz de sua boca.
15 For you shall be a witness for him to all men about what you have seen and heard.
Porque tu serás testemunha dele para com todos as pessoas, daquilo que tens visto e ouvido.
16 Now why are you waiting? Arise, be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on his name.'
E agora, por que estás parado? Levanta-te, e sê batizado, e lava teus pecados, invocando o nome do Senhor.
17 After I had returned to Jerusalem, and while I was praying in the temple, it happened that I was given a vision.
E aconteceu a mim, tendo eu voltado a Jerusalém, e estando orando no Templo, veio-me um êxtase;
18 I saw him say to me, 'Hurry and leave Jerusalem quickly, because they will not accept your testimony about me.'
E eu vi aquele que me dizia: Apressa-te, e sai logo de Jerusalém, porque não aceitarão teu testemunho sobre mim.
19 I said, 'Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat those who believed in you in every synagogue.
E eu disse: Senhor, eles sabem que eu prendia e açoitava nas sinagogas aqueles que criam em ti.
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.'
E quando o sangue de Estêvão, tua testemunha, se derramava, eu também estava presente, e consentia em sua morte, e guardava as roupas daqueles que o matavam.
21 But he said to me, 'Go, because I will send you far away to the Gentiles.'”
E ele me disse: Vai, porque eu te enviarei para longe, aos gentios.
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.”
E eles o ouviram até esta palavra, e [em seguida] levantaram suas vozes, dizendo: Extermina-o da terra! Porque não é bom que ele viva.
23 As they were shouting, throwing off their cloaks, and throwing dust into the air,
E enquanto eles gritavam, tiravam [suas] capas, e lançavm pó ao ar,
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.
O comandante mandou que o levassem à área fortificada, dizendo que o interrogassem com açoites, para saber por que causa clamavam assim contra ele.
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?”
E quando estavam o atando com correias, Paulo disse ao centurião que estava ali: É lícito para vós açoitar a um homem romano, sem [ter sido] condenado?
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.”
E o centurião, tendo ouvido [isto], foi e avisou ao comandante, dizendo: Olha o que estás a ponto de fazer, porque este homem é romano.
27 The chief captain came and said to him, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” Paul said, “Yes.”
E o comandante, tendo se aproximado, disse-lhe: Dize-me, tu és romano? E ele disse: Sim.
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.”
E o comandante respondeu: Eu com muita soma [de dinheiro] obtive esta cidadania [romana]. E Paulo disse: E eu [a tenho] desde que nasci.
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.
Então logo se afastaram dele aqueles que estavam para interrogá-lo; e até o comandante teve temor, ao entender que [Paulo] era romano, e que tinha o atado.
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.
E no[dia] seguinte, querendo saber corretamente a causa de por que ele era acusado pelos judeus, ele o soltou das correntes, e mandou vir aos chefes dos sacerdotes e todo o supremo conselho deles; e tendo trazido a Paulo, apresentou [-o] diante deles.
