Atos 9
1 E Saulo, respirando ainda ameaças e mortes contra os discípulos do Senhor, dirigiu-se ao sumo sacerdote,
Meanwhile Saul, still breathing murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord, went to the High Priest,
2 E pediu-lhe cartas para Damasco, para as sinagogas, para que, se encontrasse alguns daquela seita, quer homens quer mulheres, os conduzisse presos a Jerusalém.
and asked him to give him letters to the Jewish congregations at Damascus, authorising him, if he found there any supporters of the Cause, whether men or women, to have them put in chains and brought to Jerusalem.
3 E, indo já no caminho, aconteceu que, chegando perto de Damasco, subitamente o cercou um resplendor de luz do céu.
While on his journey, as he was nearing Damascus, suddenly a light from the heavens flashed around him.
4 E, caindo em terra, ouviu uma voz que lhe dizia: Saulo, Saulo, porque me persegues?
He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him — “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?”
5 E ele disse: Quem és, Senhor? E disse o Senhor: Eu sou Jesus, a quem tu persegues. Duro é para ti recalcitrar contra os aguilhões.
“Who are you, Lord?” he asked. “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” the voice answered;
6 E ele, tremendo e atônito, disse: Senhor, que queres que faça? E disse-lhe o Senhor: Levanta-te, e entra na cidade, e ali te será dito o que te convém fazer.
“Yet stand up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”
7 E os varões, que iam com ele, pararam atônitos, ouvindo a voz, mas não vendo ninguém.
The men traveling with Saul were meanwhile standing speechless; they heard the sound of the voice, but saw no one.
8 E Saulo levantou-se da terra, e, abrindo os olhos, não via a ninguém. E, guiando-o pela mão, o conduziram a Damasco.
When Saul got up from the ground, though his eyes were open, he could see nothing. So his men led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus;
9 E esteve três dias sem vêr, e não comeu nem bebeu.
and for three days he was unable to see, and took nothing either to eat or to drink.
10 E havia em Damasco um certo discípulo chamado Ananias; e disse-lhe o Senhor em visão: Ananias! E ele respondeu: Eis-me aqui, Senhor.
Now there was at Damascus a disciple named Ananias, to whom, in a vision, the Lord said: “Ananias.” “Yes, Lord,” he answered.
11 E disse-lhe o Senhor: Levanta-te, e vai à rua chamada Direita, e pergunta em casa de Judas por um chamado Saulo, de Tarso; pois eis que ele ora;
“Go at once,” said the Lord, “to the ‘Straight Street’, and ask at Judas’s house for a man named Saul, from Tarsus. He is at this moment praying,
12 E tem visto em visão que entrava um homem chamado Ananias, e punha sobre ele a mão, para que tornasse a vêr.
and he has seen, in a vision, a man named Ananias coming in and placing his hands on him, so that he may recover his sight.”
13 E respondeu Ananias: Senhor, a muitos ouvi acerca deste varão, quantos males tem feito aos teus santos em Jerusalém;
“Lord,” exclaimed Ananias, “I have heard from many people about this man — how much harm he has done at Jerusalem to your People there.
14 E aqui tem poder dos principais dos sacerdotes para prender a todos os que invocam o teu nome.
And, here, too, he holds authority from the Chief Priests to put in chains all those who invoke your Name.”
15 Disse-lhe, porém, o Senhor: vai, porque este é para mim vaso escolhido, para levar o meu nome diante dos gentios, e dos reis e dos filhos de Israel.
But the Lord said to him: “Go, for this man is my chosen instrument to uphold my Name before the Gentiles and their kings, and the people of Israel.
16 Porque eu lhe mostrarei quanto deve padecer pelo meu nome.
I will myself show him all that he has to suffer for my Name.”
17 E Ananias foi, e entrou na casa, e, impondo-lhe as mãos, disse: Irmão Saulo, o Senhor Jesus, que te apareceu no caminho por onde vinhas, me enviou, para que tornes a ver e sejas cheio do Espírito Santo.
So Ananias went, entered the house, and, placing his hands on Saul, said: “Saul, my Brother, I have been sent by the Lord — by Jesus, who appeared to you on your way here — so that you may recover your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”
18 E logo lhe cairam dos olhos como que umas escamas, e recebeu logo a vista; e, levantando-se, foi batizado.
Instantly it seemed as if a film fell from Saul’s eyes, and his sight was restored. Then he got up and was baptized,
19 E, tendo comido, ficou confortado. E esteve Saulo alguns dias com os discípulos que estavam em Damasco.
and, after he had taken food, he felt his strength return. Saul stayed for some days with the disciples who were at Damascus,
20 E logo nas sinagogas pregava a Jesus, que este era o Filho de Deus.
and at once began in the Synagogues to proclaim Jesus as the Son of God.
21 E todos os que o ouviam estavam atônitos, e diziam: Não é este aquele que em Jerusalém assolava aos que invocavam esse nome, e para isso veio aqui, para os levar presos aos principais dos sacerdotes?
All who heard him were amazed. “Is not this,” they asked, “the man who worked havoc in Jerusalem among those that invoke this Name, and who had also come here for the express purpose of having such persons put in chains and taken before the Chief Priests?”
22 Porém Saulo se esforçava muito mais, e confundia os judeus que habitavam em Damasco, provando que aquele era o Cristo.
Saul’s influence, however, kept steadily increasing, and he confounded the Jews who lived in Damascus by the proofs that he gave that Jesus was the Christ.
23 E, tendo passado muitos dias, os judeus tomaram conselho entre si para o matar.
After some time the Jews laid a plot to kill Saul,
24 Mas as suas ciladas vieram ao conhecimento de Saulo: e eles guardavam as portas, tanto de dia como de noite, para poderem mata-lo.
but it became known to him. They even watched the gates day and night, to kill him;
25 Porém, tomando-o de noite os discípulos, o arriaram, dentro dum cesto, pelo muro.
but his disciples let him down by night through an opening in the wall, lowering him in a basket.
26 E, quando Saulo chegou a Jerusalém, procurava ajuntar-se aos discípulos, porém todos se temiam dele, não crendo que fosse discípulo.
On his arrival in Jerusalem, Saul attempted to join the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, as they did not believe that he was really a disciple.
27 Mas Barnabé, tomando-o consigo, o trouxe aos apóstolos, e lhes contou como no caminho ele vira ao Senhor e lhe falara, e como em Damasco falara ousadamente no nome de Jesus.
Barnabas, however, taking him by the hand, brought him to the Apostles, and told them the whole story of how Saul on his journey had seen the Lord, and how the Lord had talked to him, and how in Damascus he had spoken out fearlessly in the Name of Jesus.
28 E andava com eles em Jerusalém, entrando e saindo.
After that, Saul remained in Jerusalem, in close intercourse with the Apostles; and he spoke fearlessly in the Name of the Lord,
29 E falou ousadamente no nome de Jesus. falava e disputava também contra os gregos, mas eles procuravam mata-lo.
talking and arguing with the Jews of foreign birth, who, however, made attempts to kill him.
30 Sabendo-o, porém, os irmãos, o acompanharam até Cesareia, e o enviaram a Tarso.
But, when the Brethren found this out, they took him down to Caesarea, and sent him on his way to Tarsus.
31 Assim pois, as igrejas em toda a Judeia, e Galiléia e Samaria tinham paz, e eram edificadas; e se multiplicavam, andando no temor do Senhor e consolação do Espírito Santo.
And so it came about that the Church, throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria, enjoyed peace and became firmly established; and, ordering its life by reverence for the Lord and the help of the Holy Spirit, it increased in numbers.
32 E aconteceu que, passando Pedro por todas as partes, veio também aos santos que habitavam em Lidda.
Peter, while traveling from place to place throughout the country, went down to visit the People of Christ living at Lydda.
33 E achou ali um certo homem, chamado Eneas, jazendo numa cama havia oito anos, o qual era paralítico.
There he found a man named Aeneas, who had been bed-ridden for eight years with paralysis.
34 E disse-lhe Pedro: Eneas, Jesus Cristo te dá saúde; levanta-te e faze a tua cama. E logo se levantou.
“Aeneas,” Peter said to him, “Jesus Christ cures you. Get up, and make your bed.” Aeneas got up at once;
35 E viram-no todos os que habitavam em Lidda e Sarona, os quais se converteram ao Senhor.
and all the inhabitants of Lydda and of the Plain of Sharon saw him, and came over to the Lord’s side.
36 E havia em Joppe uma certa discípula chamada Tabitha, que traduzido se diz Dorcas. Esta estava cheia de boas obras e esmolas que fazia.
At Jaffa there lived a disciple whose name was Tabitha, which is in Greek ‘Dorcas’ — a Gazelle. Her life was spent in doing kind and charitable actions.
37 E aconteceu naqueles dias, que, enfermando ela, morreu; e, tendo-a lavado, a depositaram num quarto alto.
Just at that time she was taken ill, and died; and they had washed her body and laid it out in an upstairs room.
38 E, como Lidda era perto de Joppe, ouvindo os discípulos que Pedro estava ali, lhe mandaram dois varões, rogando-lhe que não se demorasse em vir ter com eles.
Jaffa was near Lydda, and the disciples, having heard that Peter was at Lydda, sent two men with the request that he would come on to them without delay.
39 E, levantando-se Pedro, foi com eles; e quando chegou o levaram ao quarto alto, e todas as viúvas o rodearam, chorando e mostrando as túnicas e vestidos que Dorcas fizera quando estava com elas.
Peter returned with them at once. On his arrival, he was taken upstairs, and all the widows came round him in tears, showing the coats and other clothing which Dorcas had made while she was among them.
40 Porém Pedro, fazendo-as sair a todas, pôs-se de joelhos e orou: e, voltando-se para o corpo, disse: Tabitha, levanta-te. E ela abriu os olhos, e, vendo a Pedro, assentou-se,
But Peter sent everybody out of the room, and knelt down and prayed. Then, turning to the body, he said: “Tabitha! stand up.” She opened her eyes, and, seeing Peter, sat up.
41 E ele dando-lhe a mão a levantou, e, chamando os santos e as viúvas, apresentou-lha viva.
Giving her his hand, Peter raised her up, and, calling in the widows and others of Christ’s People, presented her to them alive.
42 E foi isto notório por toda a Joppe, e muitos creram no Senhor.
This became known all through Jaffa, and numbers of People came to believe in the Lord.
43 E aconteceu que ficou muitos dias em Joppe, com um certo Simão curtidor.
And Peter stayed some days at Jaffa with a tanner named Simon.
