Πραξεις 9
1 Ὁ δὲ Σαῦλος, ἔτι ἐμπνέων ἀπειλῆς καὶ φόνου εἰς τοὺς μαθητὰς τοῦ ˚Κυρίου, προσελθὼν τῷ ἀρχιερεῖ,
But Saul, still breathing threats and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest
2 ᾐτήσατο παρʼ αὐτοῦ ἐπιστολὰς εἰς Δαμασκὸν πρὸς τὰς συναγωγάς, ὅπως ἐάν τινας εὕρῃ τῆς ὁδοῦ, ὄντας ἄνδρας τε καὶ γυναῖκας, δεδεμένους ἀγάγῃ εἰς Ἰερουσαλήμ.
and asked for letters from him to the synagogues of Damascus, that if he found any who were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.
3 Ἐν δὲ τῷ πορεύεσθαι, ἐγένετο αὐτὸν ἐγγίζειν τῇ Δαμασκῷ, ἐξαίφνης τε αὐτὸν περιήστραψεν φῶς ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ.
As he travelled, he got close to Damascus, and suddenly a light from the sky shone around him.
4 Καὶ πεσὼν ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν, ἤκουσεν φωνὴν λέγουσαν αὐτῷ, “Σαοὺλ, Σαούλ, τί με διώκεις;”
He fell on the earth, and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?”
5 Εἶπεν δέ, “Τίς εἶ, Κύριε;” Ὁ δέ, “Ἐγώ εἰμι ˚Ἰησοῦς, ὃν σὺ διώκεις·
He said, “Who are you, Lord?” The Lord said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.
6 ἀλλὰ ἀνάστηθι καὶ εἴσελθε εἰς τὴν πόλιν, καὶ λαληθήσεταί σοι ὅ τί σε δεῖ ποιεῖν.”
But rise up and enter into the city, then you will be told what you must do.”
7 Οἱ δὲ ἄνδρες οἱ συνοδεύοντες αὐτῷ εἱστήκεισαν ἐνεοί, ἀκούοντες μὲν τῆς φωνῆς, μηδένα δὲ θεωροῦντες.
The men who travelled with him stood speechless, hearing the sound, but seeing no one.
8 Ἠγέρθη δὲ Σαῦλος ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς, ἀνεῳγμένων δὲ τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν αὐτοῦ, οὐδὲν ἔβλεπεν. Χειραγωγοῦντες δὲ αὐτὸν, εἰσήγαγον εἰς Δαμασκόν.
Saul arose from the ground, and when his eyes were opened, he saw no one. They led him by the hand and brought him into Damascus.
9 Καὶ ἦν ἡμέρας τρεῖς μὴ βλέπων, καὶ οὐκ ἔφαγεν οὐδὲ ἔπιεν.
He was without sight for three days, and neither ate nor drank.
10 Ἦν δέ τις μαθητὴς ἐν Δαμασκῷ ὀνόματι Ἁνανίας, καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτὸν ἐν ὁράματι ὁ ˚Κύριος, “Ἁνανία.” Ὁ δὲ εἶπεν, “Ἰδοὺ, ἐγώ, ˚Κύριε.”
Now there was a certain disciple at Damascus named Ananias. The Lord said to him in a vision, “Ananias!” He said, “Behold, it’s me, Lord.”
11 Ὁ δὲ ˚Κύριος πρὸς αὐτόν, “Ἀναστὰς, πορεύθητι ἐπὶ τὴν ῥύμην τὴν καλουμένην Εὐθεῖαν, καὶ ζήτησον ἐν οἰκίᾳ Ἰούδα Σαῦλον ὀνόματι Ταρσέα, ἰδοὺ γὰρ, προσεύχεται
The Lord said to him, “Arise and go to the street which is called Straight, and enquire in the house of Judah for one named Saul, a man of Tarsus. For behold, he is praying,
12 καὶ εἶδεν ἄνδρα ἐν ὁράματι, Ἁνανίαν ὀνόματι, εἰσελθόντα καὶ ἐπιθέντα αὐτῷ χεῖρας, ὅπως ἀναβλέψῃ.”
and in a vision he has seen a man named Ananias coming in and laying his hands on him, that he might receive his sight.”
13 Ἀπεκρίθη δὲ Ἁνανίας, “˚Κύριε, ἤκουσα ἀπὸ πολλῶν περὶ τοῦ ἀνδρὸς τούτου, ὅσα κακὰ τοῖς ἁγίοις σου ἐποίησεν ἐν Ἰερουσαλήμ·
But Ananias answered, “Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much evil he did to your saints at Jerusalem.
14 καὶ ὧδε ἔχει ἐξουσίαν παρὰ τῶν ἀρχιερέων, δῆσαι πάντας τοὺς ἐπικαλουμένους τὸ ὄνομά σου.”
Here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who call on your name.”
15 Εἶπεν δὲ πρὸς αὐτὸν ὁ ˚Κύριος, “Πορεύου, ὅτι σκεῦος ἐκλογῆς ἐστίν μοι οὗτος, τοῦ βαστάσαι τὸ ὄνομά μου ἐνώπιον τῶν ἐθνῶν τε καὶ βασιλέων, υἱῶν τε Ἰσραήλ,
But the Lord said to him, “Go your way, for he is my chosen vessel to bear my name before the nations and kings, and the children of Israel.
16 ἐγὼ γὰρ ὑποδείξω αὐτῷ ὅσα δεῖ αὐτὸν ὑπὲρ τοῦ ὀνόματός μου παθεῖν.”
For I will show him how many things he must suffer for my name’s sake.”
17 Ἀπῆλθεν δὲ Ἁνανίας καὶ εἰσῆλθεν εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν, καὶ ἐπιθεὶς ἐπʼ αὐτὸν τὰς χεῖρας εἶπεν, “Σαοὺλ, ἀδελφέ, ὁ ˚Κύριος ἀπέσταλκέν με ˚Ἰησοῦς, ὁ ὀφθείς σοι ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ ᾗ ἤρχου, ὅπως ἀναβλέψῃς καὶ πλησθῇς ˚Πνεύματος Ἁγίου.”
Ananias departed and entered into the house. Laying his hands on him, he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord, who appeared to you on the road by which you came, has sent me that you may receive your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”
18 Καὶ εὐθέως ἀπέπεσαν αὐτοῦ ἀπὸ τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν ὡς λεπίδες, ἀνέβλεψέν τε, καὶ ἀναστὰς ἐβαπτίσθη,
Immediately something like scales fell from his eyes, and he received his sight. He arose and was baptised.
19 καὶ λαβὼν τροφὴν, ἐνισχύθη. Ἐγένετο δὲ μετὰ τῶν ἐν Δαμασκῷ μαθητῶν ἡμέρας τινὰς.
He took food and was strengthened. Saul stayed several days with the disciples who were at Damascus.
20 Καὶ εὐθέως ἐν ταῖς συναγωγαῖς, ἐκήρυσσεν τὸν ˚Ἰησοῦν ὅτι οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ ˚Θεοῦ.
Immediately in the synagogues he proclaimed the Christ, that he is the Son of God.
21 Ἐξίσταντο δὲ πάντες οἱ ἀκούοντες, καὶ ἔλεγον, “Οὐχ οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ πορθήσας ἐν Ἰερουσαλὴμ τοὺς ἐπικαλουμένους τὸ ὄνομα τοῦτο, καὶ ὧδε εἰς τοῦτο ἐληλύθει, ἵνα δεδεμένους, αὐτοὺς ἀγάγῃ ἐπὶ τοὺς ἀρχιερεῖς;”
All who heard him were amazed, and said, “Isn’t this he who in Jerusalem made havoc of those who called on this name? And he had come here intending to bring them bound before the chief priests!”
22 Σαῦλος δὲ μᾶλλον ἐνεδυναμοῦτο, καὶ συνέχυννεν Ἰουδαίους τοὺς κατοικοῦντας ἐν Δαμασκῷ, συμβιβάζων ὅτι οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ ˚Χριστός.
But Saul increased more in strength, and confounded the Jews who lived at Damascus, proving that this is the Christ.
23 Ὡς δὲ ἐπληροῦντο ἡμέραι ἱκαναί, συνεβουλεύσαντο οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι ἀνελεῖν αὐτόν·
When many days were fulfilled, the Jews conspired together to kill him,
24 ἐγνώσθη δὲ τῷ Σαύλῳ ἡ ἐπιβουλὴ αὐτῶν. Παρετηροῦντο δὲ καὶ τὰς πύλας ἡμέρας τε καὶ νυκτὸς, ὅπως αὐτὸν ἀνέλωσιν·
but their plot became known to Saul. They watched the gates both day and night that they might kill him,
25 λαβόντες δὲ οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ νυκτὸς διὰ τοῦ τείχους, καθῆκαν αὐτὸν, χαλάσαντες ἐν σπυρίδι.
but his disciples took him by night and let him down through the wall, lowering him in a basket.
26 Παραγενόμενος δὲ εἰς Ἰερουσαλὴμ, ἐπείραζεν κολλᾶσθαι τοῖς μαθηταῖς. Καὶ πάντες ἐφοβοῦντο αὐτόν, μὴ πιστεύοντες ὅτι ἐστὶν μαθητής.
When Saul had come to Jerusalem, he tried to join himself to the disciples; but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.
27 Βαρναβᾶς δὲ ἐπιλαβόμενος αὐτὸν, ἤγαγεν πρὸς τοὺς ἀποστόλους, καὶ διηγήσατο αὐτοῖς πῶς ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ εἶδεν τὸν ˚Κύριον, καὶ ὅτι ἐλάλησεν αὐτῷ, καὶ πῶς ἐν Δαμασκῷ ἐπαρρησιάσατο ἐν τῷ ὀνόματι ˚Ἰησοῦ.
But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles, and declared to them how he had seen the Lord on the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how at Damascus he had preached boldly in the name of Jesus.
28 Καὶ ἦν μετʼ αὐτῶν, εἰσπορευόμενος καὶ ἐκπορευόμενος εἰς Ἰερουσαλήμ, παρρησιαζόμενος ἐν τῷ ὀνόματι τοῦ ˚Κυρίου.
He was with them entering into Jerusalem,
29 Ἐλάλει τε καὶ συνεζήτει πρὸς τοὺς Ἑλληνιστάς· οἱ δὲ ἐπεχείρουν ἀνελεῖν αὐτόν.
preaching boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus. He spoke and disputed against the Hellenists, but they were seeking to kill him.
30 Ἐπιγνόντες δὲ, οἱ ἀδελφοὶ κατήγαγον αὐτὸν εἰς Καισάρειαν, καὶ ἐξαπέστειλαν αὐτὸν εἰς Ταρσόν.
When the brothers knew it, they brought him down to Caesarea and sent him off to Tarsus.
31 Ἡ μὲν οὖν ἐκκλησία καθʼ ὅλης τῆς Ἰουδαίας, καὶ Γαλιλαίας, καὶ Σαμαρείας, εἶχεν εἰρήνην, οἰκοδομουμένη καὶ πορευομένη τῷ φόβῳ τοῦ ˚Κυρίου, καὶ τῇ παρακλήσει τοῦ Ἁγίου ˚Πνεύματος, ἐπληθύνετο.
So the assemblies throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace and were built up. They were multiplied, walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit.
32 Ἐγένετο δὲ Πέτρον διερχόμενον διὰ πάντων, κατελθεῖν καὶ πρὸς τοὺς ἁγίους τοὺς κατοικοῦντας Λύδδα.
As Peter went throughout all those parts, he came down also to the saints who lived at Lydda.
33 Εὗρεν δὲ ἐκεῖ ἄνθρωπόν τινα ὀνόματι Αἰνέαν, ἐξ ἐτῶν ὀκτὼ κατακείμενον ἐπὶ κραβάττου, ὃς ἦν παραλελυμένος.
There he found a certain man named Aeneas, who had been bedridden for eight years because he was paralysed.
34 Καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ ὁ Πέτρος, “Αἰνέα, ἰᾶταί σε ˚Ἰησοῦς ˚Χριστός· ἀνάστηθι, καὶ στρῶσον σεαυτῷ.” Καὶ εὐθέως ἀνέστη.
Peter said to him, “Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you. Get up and make your bed!” Immediately he arose.
35 Καὶ εἶδαν αὐτὸν πάντες οἱ κατοικοῦντες Λύδδα καὶ τὸν Σαρῶνα, οἵτινες ἐπέστρεψαν ἐπὶ τὸν ˚Κύριον.
All who lived at Lydda and in Sharon saw him, and they turned to the Lord.
36 Ἐν Ἰόππῃ δέ τις ἦν μαθήτρια ὀνόματι Ταβιθά, ἣ διερμηνευομένη λέγεται, “Δορκάς”. Αὕτη ἦν πλήρης ἔργων ἀγαθῶν, καὶ ἐλεημοσυνῶν ὧν ἐποίει.
Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which when translated means Dorcas. This woman was full of good works and acts of mercy which she did.
37 Ἐγένετο δὲ ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις ἐκείναις, ἀσθενήσασαν αὐτὴν ἀποθανεῖν. Λούσαντες δὲ αὐτὴν ἔθηκαν ἐν ὑπερῴῳ.
In those days, she became sick and died. When they had washed her, they laid her in an upper room.
38 Ἐγγὺς δὲ οὔσης Λύδδας τῇ Ἰόππῃ, οἱ μαθηταὶ ἀκούσαντες ὅτι Πέτρος ἐστὶν ἐν αὐτῇ, ἀπέστειλαν δύο ἄνδρας πρὸς αὐτὸν παρακαλοῦντες, “Μὴ ὀκνήσῃς διελθεῖν ἕως ἡμῶν.”
As Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, hearing that Peter was there, sent two men to him, imploring him not to delay in coming to them.
39 Ἀναστὰς δὲ, Πέτρος συνῆλθεν αὐτοῖς, ὃν παραγενόμενον, ἀνήγαγον εἰς τὸ ὑπερῷον, καὶ παρέστησαν αὐτῷ πᾶσαι αἱ χῆραι, κλαίουσαι καὶ ἐπιδεικνύμεναι χιτῶνας καὶ ἱμάτια, ὅσα ἐποίει μετʼ αὐτῶν οὖσα ἡ Δορκάς.
Peter got up and went with them. When he had come, they brought him into the upper room. All the widows stood by him weeping, and showing the tunics and other garments which Dorcas had made while she was with them.
40 Ἐκβαλὼν δὲ ἔξω πάντας ὁ Πέτρος, καὶ θεὶς τὰ γόνατα προσηύξατο, καὶ ἐπιστρέψας πρὸς τὸ σῶμα εἶπεν, “Ταβιθά, ἀνάστηθι!” Ἡ δὲ ἤνοιξεν τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτῆς, καὶ ἰδοῦσα τὸν Πέτρον, ἀνεκάθισεν.
Peter sent them all out, and knelt down and prayed. Turning to the body, he said, “Tabitha, get up!” She opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter, she sat up.
41 Δοὺς δὲ αὐτῇ χεῖρα, ἀνέστησεν αὐτήν, φωνήσας δὲ τοὺς ἁγίους καὶ τὰς χήρας, παρέστησεν αὐτὴν ζῶσαν.
He gave her his hand and raised her up. Calling the saints and widows, he presented her alive.
42 Γνωστὸν δὲ ἐγένετο καθʼ ὅλης Ἰόππης, καὶ ἐπίστευσαν πολλοὶ ἐπὶ τὸν ˚Κύριον.
This became known throughout all Joppa, and many believed in the Lord.
43 Ἐγένετο δὲ ἡμέρας ἱκανὰς μεῖναι ἐν Ἰόππῃ, παρά τινι Σίμωνι, βυρσεῖ.
He stayed many days in Joppa with a tanner named Simon.
