Actuum Apostolorum 8
1 Saulus autem erat consentiens neci ejus. Facta est autem in illa die persecutio magna in ecclesia quæ erat Jerosolymis, et omnes dispersi sunt per regiones Judææ et Samariæ præter Apostolos.
Saul was consenting to his death. A great persecution arose against the assembly which was in Jerusalem in that day. They were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except for the apostles.
2 Curaverunt autem Stephanum viri timorati, et fecerunt planctum magnum super eum.
Devout men buried Stephen and lamented greatly over him.
3 Saulus autem devastabat ecclesiam per domos intrans, et trahens viros ac mulieres, tradebat in custodiam.
But Saul ravaged the assembly, entering into every house and dragged both men and women off to prison.
4 Igitur qui dispersi erant pertransibant, evangelizantes verbum Dei.
Therefore those who were scattered abroad went around preaching the word.
5 Philippus autem descendens in civitatem Samariæ, prædicabant illis Christum.
Philip went down to the city of Samaria and proclaimed to them the Christ.
6 Intendebant autem turbæ his quæ a Philippo dicebantur, unanimiter audientes, et videntes signa quæ faciebat.
The multitudes listened with one accord to the things that were spoken by Philip when they heard and saw the signs which he did.
7 Multi enim eorum qui habebant spiritus immundos, clamantes voce magna exibant. Multi autem paralytici et claudi curati sunt.
For unclean spirits came out of many of those who had them. They came out, crying with a loud voice. Many who had been paralyzed and lame were healed.
8 Factum est ergo gaudium magnum in illa civitate.
There was great joy in that city.
9 Vir autem quidam nomine Simon, qui ante fuerat in civitate magus, seducens gentem Samariæ, dicens se esse aliquem magnum:
But there was a certain man, Simon by name, who used to practice sorcery in the city and amazed the people of Samaria, making himself out to be some great one,
10 cui auscultabant omnes a minimo usque ad maximum, dicentes: Hic est virtus Dei, quæ vocatur magna.
to whom they all listened, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is that great power of God.”
11 Attendebant autem eum: propter quod multo tempore magiis suis dementasset eos.
They listened to him because for a long time he had amazed them with his sorceries.
12 Cum vero credidissent Philippo evangelizanti de regno Dei, in nomine Jesu Christi baptizabantur viri ac mulieres.
But when they believed Philip preaching good news concerning God’s Kingdom and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
13 Tunc Simon et ipse credidit: et cum baptizatus esset, adhærebat Philippo. Videns etiam signa et virtutes maximas fieri, stupens admirabatur.
Simon himself also believed. Being baptized, he continued with Philip. Seeing signs and great miracles occurring, he was amazed.
14 Cum autem audissent Apostoli qui erant Jerosolymis, quod recepisset Samaria verbum Dei, miserunt ad eos Petrum et Joannem.
Now when the apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them,
15 Qui cum venissent, oraverunt pro ipsis ut acciperent Spiritum Sanctum:
who, when they had come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Spirit;
16 nondum enim in quemquam illorum venerat, sed baptizati tantum erant in nomine Domini Jesu.
for as yet he had fallen on none of them. They had only been baptized in the name of Christ Jesus.
17 Tunc imponebant manus super illos, et accipiebant Spiritum Sanctum.
Then they laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
18 Cum vidisset autem Simon quia per impositionem manus Apostolorum daretur Spiritus Sanctus, obtulit eis pecuniam,
Now when Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money,
19 dicens: Date et mihi hanc potestatem, ut cuicumque imposuero manus, accipiat Spiritum Sanctum. Petrus autem dixit ad eum:
saying, “Give me also this power, that whomever I lay my hands on may receive the Holy Spirit.”
20 Pecunia tua tecum sit in perditionem: quoniam donum Dei existimasti pecunia possideri.
But Peter said to him, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money!
21 Non est tibi pars neque sors in sermone isto: cor enim tuum non est rectum coram Deo.
You have neither part nor lot in this matter, for your heart is not right before God.
22 Pœnitentiam itaque age ab hac nequitia tua: et roga Deum, si forte remittatur tibi hæc cogitatio cordis tui.
Repent therefore of this, your wickedness, and ask God if perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven you.
23 In felle enim amaritudinis, et obligatione iniquitatis, video te esse.
For I see that you are in the poison of bitterness and in the bondage of iniquity.”
24 Respondens autem Simon, dixit: Precamini vos pro me ad Dominum, ut nihil veniat super me horum quæ dixistis.
Simon answered, “Pray for me to the Lord, that none of the things which you have spoken happen to me.”
25 Et illi quidem testificati, et locuti verbum Domini, redibant Jerosolymam, et multis regionibus Samaritanorum evangelizabant.
They therefore, when they had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the Good News to many villages of the Samaritans.
26 Angelus autem Domini locutus est ad Philippum, dicens: Surge, et vade contra meridianum, ad viam quæ descendit ab Jerusalem in Gazam: hæc est deserta.
Then an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, “Arise, and go toward the south to the way that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza. This is a desert.”
27 Et surgens abiit. Et ecce vir Æthiops, eunuchus, potens Candacis reginæ Æthiopum, qui erat super omnes gazas ejus, venerat adorare in Jerusalem:
He arose and went; and behold, there was a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come to Jerusalem to worship.
28 et revertebatur sedens super currum suum, legensque Isaiam prophetam.
He was returning and sitting in his chariot, and was reading the prophet Isaiah.
29 Dixit autem Spiritus Philippo: Accede, et adjunge te ad currum istum.
The Spirit said to Philip, “Go near, and join yourself to this chariot.”
30 Accurrens autem Philippus, audivit eum legentem Isaiam prophetam, et dixit: Putasne intelligis quæ legis?
Philip ran to him, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, “Do you understand what you are reading?”
31 Qui ait: Et quomodo possum, si non aliquis ostenderit mihi? Rogavitque Philippum ut ascenderet, et sederet secum.
He said, “How can I, unless someone explains it to me?” He begged Philip to come up and sit with him.
32 Locus autem Scripturæ quem legebat, erat hic: [Tamquam ovis ad occisionem ductus est: et sicut agnus coram tondente se, sine voce, sic non aperuit os suum.
Now the passage of the Scripture which he was reading was this, “He was led as a sheep to the slaughter. As a lamb before his shearer is silent, so he does not open his mouth.
33 In humilitate judicium ejus sublatum est. Generationem ejus quis enarrabit? quoniam tolletur de terra vita ejus.]
In his humiliation, his judgment was taken away. Who will declare His generation? For his life is taken from the earth.”
34 Respondens autem eunuchus Philippo, dixit: Obsecro te, de quo propheta dicit hoc? de se, an de alio aliquo?
The eunuch answered Philip, “Who is the prophet talking about? About himself, or about someone else?”
35 Aperiens autem Philippus os suum, et incipiens a Scriptura ista, evangelizavit illi Jesum.
Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture, preached to him about Jesus.
36 Et dum irent per viam, venerunt ad quamdam aquam: et ait eunuchus: Ecce aqua: quid prohibet me baptizari?
As they went on the way, they came to some water; and the eunuch said, “Behold, here is water. What is keeping me from being baptized?”
37 Dixit autem Philippus: Si credis ex toto corde, licet. Et respondens ait: Credo Filium Dei esse Jesum Christum.
38 Et jussit stare currum: et descenderunt uterque in aquam, Philippus et eunuchus, et baptizavit eum.
He commanded the chariot to stand still, and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him.
39 Cum autem ascendissent de aqua, Spiritus Domini rapuit Philippum, et amplius non vidit eum eunuchus. Ibat autem per viam suam gaudens.
When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him any more, for he went on his way rejoicing.
40 Philippus autem inventus est in Azoto, et pertransiens evangelizabat civitatibus cunctis, donec veniret Cæsaream.
But Philip was found at Azotus. Passing through, he preached the Good News to all the cities until he came to Caesarea.
