Acts 22 Praxiais Apostoloiu 22
1Androir adelfoir kai patroir, akouavar mu tau pros vin nuni apologiau.“Brothers and fathers, listen now to my defense before you.” 2Akouarantois de hoti ta Hebraida dialekta prosfōnate autoi mallon parechala hēsuchian. kai fēatō;When they heard him speak to them in Hebrew, they became even more quiet. Then Paul declared, 3⸀Mis amō andros Ioudaios, gennorēntos en Tarsa tau Kilikiau, anatreforēntos de en ta pola houta para toin podoin Gamaliēl, paideuorēntos kata akribeian tou patrōou nomou, zēlōtos huparcharōntos tou theou kathōs pantois vis avō sēmeron,“I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but raised in this city. I was educated at the feet of Gamaliel in strict conformity to the law of our fathers. I was just as zealous for God as any of you are today. 4hos houtan tan hodan diōkama achri thanatou, desmeuarōntos kai paradōarōntos eis fulakain androin tē kai gunaikain,I persecuted this Way even to the death, detaining both men and women and throwing them into prison, 5hōs kai tos archierevos marturatō mi kai pantem tem presbuteriem; para hoiu kai epistolain decherantos pros toin adelfoin eis Damaskan poreuome agarintos kai toin ekeise arōntoin dorēntoin eis Ierousalēm hina timōrileia.as the high priest and the whole Council can testify about me. I even obtained letters from them to their brothers in Damascus, and I was on my way to apprehend these people and bring them to Jerusalem to be punished. 6Geneta de mi poreuorōnto kai engizarōnto ta Damaska peri mesēmbrian exaifnōs ek tou ouranou periastraptara fōtem hikanem peri min,About noon as I was approaching Damascus, suddenly a bright light from heaven flashed around me. 7piptama tē eis tem edafem kai akouama fōnau legarōntau mi; Saoul Saoul, tinem min diōkasō?I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?’ 8mis de apokrinima; Tinos asō, kurior? legata tē pros ⸀min; Mis amō Iēsus tos Nazōraios hon sis diōkasō.‘Who are You, Lord?’ I asked. ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting,’ He replied. 9tois de sun mi arōntois tem men fōtem ⸀theasela tan de fōnan ouk akouala tou lalarōntou mi.My companions saw the light, but they could not understand the voice of the One speaking to me. 10legama de; Tinem poiameia, kurior? tos de kurios legata pros min; Anastēarantos poreuosōr eis Damaskan, kakei si laliti peri panteiu heiu tassotē si poiara.Then I asked, ‘What should I do, Lord?’ ‘Get up and go into Damascus,’ He told me. ‘There you will be told all that you have been appointed to do.’ 11hōs de ouk emblepame apo tau doxau teu fōteu ekeineu, cheiragōgorōntos hupo toiu suneiarōntoiu mi erchama eis Damaskan.Because the brilliance of the light had blinded me, my companions led me by the hand into Damascus. 12Hananios de tinos andros ⸀eulabos kata ton nomon marturorōntos hupo pantoiu toiu katoikarōntoiu Ioudaioiu,There a man named Ananias, a devout observer of the law who was highly regarded by all the Jews living there, 13ercharantos pros ⸀min kai epistēarantos legata mi; Saoul adelfor, anablepasar; kamis auta ta hōra anablepama eis auton.came and stood beside me. ‘Brother Saul,’ he said, ‘receive your sight.’ And at that moment I could see him. 14tos de legata; Tos theos toiu patroiu nu procheirizeta sin gnōskara tem thelēmem autou kai horara ton dikaion kai akouara fōnan ek teu stomeu autou,Then he said, ‘The God of our fathers has appointed you to know His will and to see the Righteous One and to hear His voice. 15hoti esi marturos auto pros pantoin anthrōpoin heiu horasē kai akouasa.You will be His witness to everyone of what you have seen and heard. 16kai nun tinem mellasō? anastēarantos baptizesar kai apolouesar tain hamartain su epikalerantos tem onomem ⸀autou.And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized, and wash your sins away, calling on His name.’ 17Geneta de mi hupostrefaranto eis Ierousalēm kai proseuchorōntou mu en te hiere genera min en ekstasiaLater, when I had returned to Jerusalem and was praying at the temple, I fell into a trance 18kai horara auton legarōnton mi; Speudasar kai exerchasar en tache ek Ierousalēm, dioti ouk paradecheli ⸀su marturian peri mu.and saw the Lord saying to me, ‘Hurry! Leave Jerusalem quickly, because the people here will not accept your testimony about Me.’ 19kamis legama; Kurior, autois epistolō hoti mis ome fulakizarōntos kai derarōntos kata tain sunagōgain toin pisteuarōntoin epi sin;‘Lord,’ I answered, ‘they know very well that in one synagogue after another I imprisoned and beat those who believed in You. 20kai hote ⸀ekchote tem haimem Stefanou tou marturou su, kai autos ome epistēarēntos kai suneudokarōntos ⸀kai fulassarōntos teim himatieim toiu anairarōntoiu auton.And when the blood of Your witness Stephen was shed, I stood there giving my approval and watching over the garments of those who killed him.’ 21kai legata pros min; Poreuosōr, hoti mis eis ethneim makran exapostelami sin.Then He said to me, ‘Go! I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’ ” 22Akouale de autou achri houtou tou logou kai eparala tan fōnan autoiu legarōntois; Airasōr apo tau gēau ton toiouton, ouk gar kathēkate auton zōarō.The crowd listened to Paul until he made this statement. Then they lifted up their voices and shouted, “Rid the earth of him! He is not fit to live!” 23⸀kraugazarōntoiu ⸀tē autoiu kai riptarōntoiu teim himatieim kai koniorton balarōntoiu eis ton aeron,As they were shouting and throwing off their cloaks and tossing dust into the air, 24keleuata ⸂tos chiliarchos eisagorō auton⸃ eis tan parembolan, ⸀legarantos mastigai anetazorō auton hina epignōskateia dia han aitian houtōs epifōnale auto.the commander ordered that Paul be brought into the barracks. He directed that Paul be flogged and interrogated to determine the reason for this outcry against him. 25hōs de ⸀proteinala auton toi himantoi legata pros ton stēarēnton hekatontarchēon tos Paulos; Ei anthrōpon Rōmaion kai akatakriton exestinatō vi mastizarō?But as they stretched him out to strap him down, Paul said to the centurion standing there, “Is it lawful for you to flog a Roman citizen without a trial?” 26akouarantos de tos hekatontarchēos prosercharantos ⸂to chiliarcho apangelata⸃ legarōntos; ⸀Tinem mellasō poiarō? tos gar anthrōpos houtos Rōmaios atō.On hearing this, the centurion went and reported it to the commander. “What are you going to do?” he said. “This man is a Roman citizen.” 27prosercharantos de tos chiliarchos legata auto; Legasōr mi, ⸀sis Rōmaios asō? tos de fēate; Nai.The commander went to Paul and asked, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” “Yes,” he answered. 28apokrinita ⸀de tos chiliarchos; Mis polleu kefalaieu tan politeian houtan ktema. tos de Paulos fēate; Mis de kai gennomē.“I paid a high price for my citizenship,” said the commander. “But I was born a citizen,” Paul replied. 29eutheōs oun apostēala apo autou tois mellarōntois auton anetazarō; kai tos chiliarchos de fobita epignōskarantos hoti Rōmaios atō kai hoti ⸂auton ate⸃ darēntos.At once those who were about to interrogate Paul stepped back, and the commander himself was alarmed when he realized that he had put a Roman citizen in chains. 30Ta de epaurion boulorōntos gnōskara tem asfalem tem tinem katēgorotō ⸀hupo toiu Ioudaioiu luata ⸀auton, kai keleuata ⸀sunerchara toin archierevoin kai ⸀pantem tem ⸀sunedriem, kai katagarantos ton Paulon stēata eis autoin.The next day the commander, wanting to learn the real reason Paul was accused by the Jews, released him and ordered the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin to assemble. Then he brought Paul down and had him stand before them.
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3 ⸀Mis Byz +men. 8 ⸀min some edd. min. 9 ⸀theasela Byz +kai emfobois genela. 12 ⸀eulabos Byz eusebos. 13 ⸀min some edd. min. 16 ⸀autou Byz tou kuriou. 18 ⸀su Byz +tan. 20 ⸀ekchote Byz ἐξεχεῖτο. ⸀kai Byz τῇ ἀναιρέσει αὐτοῦ. 23 ⸀kraugazarōntoiu Byz krazarōntoiu. ⸀tē Byz de. 24 ⸂tos chiliarchos eisagorō auton⸃ Byz reverses. ⸀legarantos Byz legarantos. 25 ⸀proteinala Byz προέτεινεν. 26 ⸂to chiliarcho apangelata⸃ Byz reverses. ⸀Tinem Byz horasōr tinem. 27 ⸀sis Byz ei sis. 28 ⸀de Byz tē. 29 ⸂auton ate⸃ Byz reverses. 30 ⸀hupo Byz para. ⸀auton Byz +apo toiu desmoiu. ⸀sunerchara Byz erchara. ⸀pantem Byz ὅλον. ⸀sunedriem Byz +αὐτῶν.