Atos 22
1 Varões irmãos e paes, ouvi agora a minha defeza perante vós.
Brethren and fathers, hear my apology, which I make to you now.
2 (E, quando ouviram fallar-lhes em lingua hebraica, maior silencio guardaram.) E disse:
And when they heard, that he addressed them in the Hebrew dialect, they rather kept silence;
3 Quanto a mim, sou varão judeo, nascido em Tarso de Cilicia, e n'esta cidade criado aos pés de Gamaliel, instruido conforme a verdade da lei de nossos paes, zelador de Deus, como todos vós hoje sois.
and he said, I am, indeed, a Jew, born at Tarsus, in Cilicia, but educated in this city, at the feet of Gamaliel, accurately instructed in the law of our fathers; being zealous for God, as you all are at this day:
4 Que tenho perseguido este caminho até á morte, prendendo, e mettendo em prisões, assim varões como mulheres.
who persecuted this way to the death; binding both men and women, and delivering them into prisons:
5 Como tambem o summo sacerdote me é testemunha, e todo o conselho dos anciãos: dos quaes ainda, levando cartas para os irmãos, fui a Damasco, para trazer manietados para Jerusalem aquelles que ali estivessem, para que fossem castigados.
as also the high priest is my witness, and all the national senate: from whom also having received letters to the brethren, I went to Damascus; to bring those that were there bound, to Jerusalem, that they might be punished.
6 Porém aconteceu que, indo eu já de caminho, e chegando perto de Damasco, quasi ao meio dia, de repente me rodeou uma grande luz do céu.
And it came to pass, that as I was on my journey, and was come nigh to Damascus, about noon, on a sudden a great light from heaven shone about me;
7 E cahi por terra, e ouvi uma voz que me dizia: Saulo, Saulo, porque me persegues?
and I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?
8 E eu respondi: Quem és, Senhor? E disse-me: Eu sou Jesus nazareno, a quem tu persegues.
But I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said to me, I am Jesus the Nazarene, whom you persecute.
9 E os que estavam comigo viram em verdade a luz, e se atemorisaram muito; mas não ouviram a voz d'aquelle que fallava comigo.
And they that were with me saw the light, indeed, and were terrified; but they did not distinctly hear the voice of him that spoke to me.
10 Então disse eu: Senhor, que farei? E o Senhor disse-me: Levanta-te, e vae a Damasco, e ali se te dirá tudo o que te é ordenado fazer.
And I said, Lord, what shall I do? And the Lord said to me, Arise, and go to Damascus, and there it shall be told you of all things, which are appointed for you to do.
11 E, como eu não via, por causa do esplendor d'aquella luz, fui levado pela mão dos que estavam comigo, e cheguei a Damasco.
And as I could not see, by reason of the glory of that light; being led by those that were with me, I came to Damascus.
12 E um certo Ananias, varão pio conforme a lei, que tinha bom testemunho de todos os judeos que ali moravam,
And one Ananias, a pious man according to the law, who had an honorable character amongst all the Jews at Damascus,
13 Vindo ter comigo, e apresentando-se, disse-me: Saulo, irmão, recobra a vista. E n'aquella mesma hora o vi.
coming to me, and standing by me, said to me, Brother Saul, look up. And in that very hour, I looked up on him.
14 E elle disse: O Deus de nossos paes d'antemão te ordenou para que conheças a sua vontade, e vejas aquelle Justo, e ouças a voz da sua bocca.
And he said, The God of our fathers, has chosen you to know his will, and to see that righteous person, and to hear a voice from his mouth:
15 Porque lhe has de ser testemunha para com todos os homens do que tens visto e ouvido.
because you shall be his witness, to all men, of those things, which you have seen and heard.
16 E agora porque te detens? Levanta-te, e baptiza-te, e lava os teus peccados, invocando o nome do Senhor.
And now, why do you delay? Arise, and be immersed, and wash away your sins, invoking his name.
17 E aconteceu-me, tornando eu para Jerusalem, que, orando eu no templo, fui arrebatado para fóra de mim.
And it came to pass, that when I was returned to Jerusalem, and was praying in the temple, I was in a trance:
18 E vi o que me dizia: Dá-te pressa, e sae apressadamente de Jerusalem; porque não receberão o teu testemunho ácerca de mim
and I saw him, saying to me, Make haste, and depart quickly from Jerusalem; for they will not receive your testimony concerning me.
19 E eu disse: Senhor, elles bem sabem que eu lançava na prisão e açoitava nas synagogas os que criam em ti
And I said, Lord, they know I was imprisoning, and scourging in the synagogues, them that believed in thee;
20 E quando o sangue de Estevão, tua testemunha, se derramava, tambem eu estava presente, e consentia na sua morte, e guardava os vestidos dos que o matavam.
and when the blood of Stephen thy martyr was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting, and kept the garments of those who slew him.
21 E disse-me: Vae, porque hei-de enviar-te aos gentios de longe.
And he said to me, Go your way, for I will send you afar off to the Gentiles--
22 E ouviram-n'o até esta palavra, e levantaram a voz, dizendo: Tira da terra um tal homem, porque não convem que viva.
And they heard him to this word, and they lifted up their voices, saying, Away with this fellow from the earth, for it is not fit that he should live.
23 E, clamando elles, e lançando de si os vestidos, e deitando pó para o ar,
And as they were crying out, and were rending their garments, and casting dust into the air,
24 O tribuno mandou que o levassem para a fortaleza, dizendo que o examinassem com açoites, para saber por que causa assim clamavam contra elle.
the commander ordered that he should be brought into the castle, saying, that he should be put to the question by scourging, that he might know for what cause, they raised such an outcry against him.
25 E, quando o estavam atando com correias, disse Paulo ao centurião que ali estava: É-vos licito açoitar um homem romano, sem ser condemnado?
And as they binding him with thongs, Paul said to the centurion, who stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man, who is Roman, and uncondemned.
26 E, ouvindo isto, o centurião foi, e annunciou ao tribuno, dizendo: Olha o que vaes fazer, porque este homem é romano.
And the centurion hearing this, went and addressed the commander, saying, What are you about to do? for this man is a Roman.
27 E, vindo o tribuno, disse-lhe: Dize-me, és tu romano? E elle disse: Sim.
And the commander came, and said to him, Tell me, are you a Roman? And he said, Yes.
28 E respondeu o tribuno: Eu com grande somma de dinheiro alcancei este direito de cidadão. Paulo disse: Mas eu sou-o de nascimento.
And the commander answered, I obtained this freedom with a considerable sum of money. And Paul replied, But I was free born.
29 De sorte que logo d'elle se apartaram os que o haviam de examinar; e até o tribuno teve temor, quando soube que era romano, porque o tinha ligado.
They, therefore, who were about to have put him to the question, immediately departed from him: and the commander was afraid, when he knew that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him.
30 E no dia seguinte, querendo saber ao certo a causa por que era accusado pelos judeos, soltou-o das prisões, e mandou vir os principaes dos sacerdotes, e todo o seu conselho; e, trazendo Paulo, o apresentou diante d'elles.
And on the next day, desiring to know certainly of what he was accused by the Jews, he loosed him; and commanded the chief priests, and all the Sanhedrim, to come together; and bringing Paul down, he set him before them.
