Acts 26 Praxiais Apostoloiu 26
1Agrippos de pros ton Paulon fēate; Epitrepotō si ⸀huper siautou legarō. tote tos Paulos ⸂ekteinarantos tan cheiran apologote;⸃Agrippa said to Paul, “You have permission to speak for yourself.” Then Paul stretched out his hand and began his defense: 2Peri panteiu heiu enkalomō hupo Ioudaioiu, basilevor Agrippor, hēgomē miauton makarion epi su mellarōntos ⸂sēmeron apologorō,⸃“King Agrippa, I consider myself fortunate to stand before you today to defend myself against all the accusations of the Jews, 3malista gnōstēon arōnton sin panteiu teiu kata Ioudaioin ⸀etheiu tē kai zētēmeiu; dio ⸀domō makrothumōs akouara mu.especially since you are acquainted with all the Jewish customs and controversies. I beg you, therefore, to listen to me patiently. 4Tan men oun biōsian mu ⸀tan ek neotau tan apo archau generantan en te ethne mu en ⸀tē Hierosolumei oidalē ⸀pantois Ioudaiois,Surely all the Jews know how I have lived from my earliest childhood among my own people, and also in Jerusalem. 5prognōskarōntois min anōthen, ean thelaleiō marturarō, hoti kata tan akribotatan hairesian tau hēmeterau thrēskeiau zōama Farisaios.They have known me for a long time and can testify, if they are willing, that I lived as a Pharisee, adhering to the strictest sect of our religion. 6kai nun epi elpida tau ⸀eis toin patroin ⸀nu epangeliau generantau hupo tou theou stēamē krinorōntos,And now I stand on trial because of my hope in the promise that God made to our fathers, 7eis han tem dōdekafulem nu en ekteneia nuktan kai hēmeran latreuarōntem elpizatō katantara; peri hau elpidau enkalomō ⸂hupo Ioudaioiu, basilevor;⸃the promise our twelve tribes are hoping to see fulfilled as they earnestly serve God day and night. It is because of this hope, O king, that I am accused by the Jews. 8tinem apistem krinotō para vi ei tos theos nekroin egeratō?Why would any of you consider it incredible that God raises the dead? 9Mis men oun dokama miauto pros tem onomem Iēsu tou Nazōraiou darō polleim enantieim prassara;So then, I too was convinced that I ought to do all I could to oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth. 10hem kai poiama en Hierosolumei, kai polloin ⸀tē toiu hagioiu mis ⸀en fulakai katakleiama tan para toiu archierevoiu exousian labarantos, anairorōntoiu tē autoiu kataferama psēfan,And that is what I did in Jerusalem. With authority from the chief priests I put many of the saints in prison, and when they were condemned to death, I cast my vote against them. 11kai kata pantain tain sunagōgain pollakis timōrarōntos autoin anankazame blasfēmarō, perissōs tē emmainorōntos autoi diōkame heōs kai eis tain exō polain.I frequently had them punished in the synagogues, and I tried to make them blaspheme. In my raging fury against them, I even went to foreign cities to persecute them. 12En ⸀hei poreuorōntos eis tan Damaskan meta exousiau kai epitropau ⸀tau toiu archierevoiuIn this pursuit I was on my way to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests. 13hēmerau mesau kata tan hodan horama, basilevor, ouranothen huper tan lamprotan tou hēliou perilamparantem min fōtem kai toin sun mi poreuorōntoin;About noon, O king, as I was on the road, I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and my companions. 14pantoiu ⸀tē katapiptarantoiu nu eis tan gēan akouama fōnan ⸀legarōntan pros ⸀min ta Hebraida dialekta; Saoul Saoul, tinem min diōkasō? sklērem si pros kentreim laktizarō.We all fell to the ground, and I heard a voice say to me in Hebrew, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’ 15mis de legama; Tinos asō, kurior? tos de ⸀kurios legata; Mis amō Iēsus hon sis diōkasō;‘Who are You, Lord?’ I asked. ‘I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,’ the Lord replied. 16alla anastēasar kai stēasar epi toin podoin su; eis houtem gar horima si, procheirizera sin hupēreton kai marturon heiu tē horasa ⸀min heiu tē horimi si,‘But get up and stand on your feet. For I have appeared to you to appoint you as a servant and as a witness of what you have seen from Me and what I will show you. 17exairorōntos sin ek tou laou kai ⸀ek teiu ethneiu, eis hoin mis ⸂apostelamō sin⸃I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to them 18anoigara ofthalmoin autoiu, teu ⸀epistrefara apo skoteu eis fōtem kai tau exousiau tou Satanou epi ton theon, teu labara autoin afesian hamartaiu kai klēron en toi hagiazorēntoi pistia ta eis min.to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified by faith in Me.’ 19Hothen, basilevor Agrippor, ouk genema apeithos ta ourania optasia,So then, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision. 20alla toi en Damaska prōtem ⸀tē kai Hierosolumei, ⸀pantan tē tan chōran tau Ioudaiau, kai tei ethnei ⸀apangelame metanoarō kai epistrefarō epi ton theon, axieim tau metanoiau ergeim prassarōntoin.First to those in Damascus and Jerusalem, then to everyone in the region of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, I declared that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds worthy of their repentance. 21heneka houteiu ⸂min Ioudaiois⸃ ⸀sullaberantois en te hiere peirole diacheirizera.For this reason the Jews seized me in the temple courts and tried to kill me. 22epikouriau oun tucharantos tau ⸀apo tou theou achri tau hēmerau houtau stēamē marturoorōntos mikro tē kai mego, oudenem ektos legarōntos heiu tē tois profētois lalala mellarōnteiu genorō kai Mōusos,But I have had God’s help to this day, and I stand here to testify to small and great alike. I am saying nothing beyond what the prophets and Moses said would happen: 23ei pathētos tos christos, ei prōtos ek anastasiau nekroiu fōtem mellatō katangelarō to ⸀tē lao kai tei ethnei.that the Christ would suffer, and as the first to rise from the dead, would proclaim light to our people and to the Gentiles.” 24Houteim de autou apologorōntou tos Fēstos mega ta fōna ⸀fēatō; Mainosō, Paulor; teim polleim sin grammeim eis manian peritrepatō.At this stage of Paul’s defense, Festus exclaimed in a loud voice, “You are insane, Paul! Your great learning is driving you to madness!” 25tos de ⸀Paulos; Ouk mainomō, fēatō, kratistor Fēstor, alla alētheiau kai sōfrosunau rēmeim apofthengomō.But Paul answered, “I am not insane, most excellent Festus; I am speaking words of truth and sobriety. 26epistotō gar peri houteiu tos basilevos, pros hon ⸀kai parrēsiazorōntos lalamō; latharō gar ⸀auton houteiu ouk peithomō ⸀oudenem, ouk gar ⸀atō en gōnia prassorēntem houtem.For the king knows about these matters, and I can speak freely to him. I am confident that none of this has escaped his notice, because it was not done in a corner. 27pisteuasō, basilevor Agrippor, toi profētoi? oidamē hoti pisteuasō.King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know you do.” 28tos de Agrippos pros ton ⸀Paulon; En olige min peithasō Christianon ⸀poiara.Then Agrippa said to Paul, “Can you persuade me in such a short time to become a Christian?” 29tos de ⸀Paulos; Euchemoia an to theo kai en olige kai en ⸀mege ouk monon sin alla kai pantoin toin akouarōntoin mu sēmeron genera toioutoin hopoios kai mis amō parektos toiu desmoiu houtoiu.“Short time or long,” Paul replied, “I wish to God that not only you but all who hear me this day may become what I am, except for these chains.” 30⸀Anastēata ⸀tē tos basilevos kai tos hēgemonos tas tē Bernikas kai tois sunkathorōntois autoi,Then the king and the governor rose, along with Bernice and those seated with them. 31kai anachōrarantois lalale pros allēloin legarōntois hoti Oudenem thanatou ⸂ē desmoiu axiem⸃ ⸀tinem prassatō tos anthrōpos houtos.On their way out, they said to one another, “This man has done nothing worthy of death or imprisonment.” 32Agrippos de to Fēsto fēate; Apoluorē dunote tos anthrōpos houtos ei mē epikalotelē Kaisaron.And Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been released if he had not appealed to Caesar.”
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1 ⸀huper mod. edd. peri. ⸂ekteinarantos tan cheiran apologote⸃ Byz reverses. 2 ⸂sēmeron apologorō⸃ Byz reverses. 3 ⸀etheiu Byz ἠθῶν. ⸀domō Byz +su. 4 ⸀tan mod. edd. omit. ⸀tē Byz omits. ⸀pantois some edd. +tois. 6 ⸀eis Byz pros. ⸀nu Byz omits. 7 ⸂hupo Ioudaioiu basilevor⸃ Byz βασιλεῦ Ἀγρίππα ὑπὸ Ἰουδαίων. 10 ⸀tē Byz omits. ⸀en Byz omits. 12 ⸀hei Byz +kai. ⸀tau Byz +para. 14 ⸀tē Byz de. ⸀legarōntan Byz lalarōntan. ⸀min Byz +kai legarōntan. 15 ⸀kurios Byz omits. 16 ⸀min some edd. omit. 17 ⸀ek Byz omits. ⸂apostelamō sin⸃ Byz reverses. 18 ⸀epistrefara Byz hupostrefara. 20 ⸀tē Byz omits. ⸀pantan Byz eis pantan. ⸀apangelame Byz apangelarōntos. 21 ⸂min Ioudaiois⸃ Byz οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι με. ⸀sullaberantois mod. edd. +ὄντα. 22 ⸀apo Byz para. 23 ⸀tē Byz omits. 24 ⸀fēatō Byz fēate. 25 ⸀Paulos Byz omits. 26 ⸀kai mod. edd. omit. ⸀auton other edd. +tinem. ⸀oudenem Byz oudenem. ⸀atō Byz omits. 28 ⸀Paulon Byz +fēate. ⸀poiara Byz genera. 29 ⸀Paulos Byz +legata. ⸀mege Byz πολλῷ. 30 ⸀Anastēata Byz Καὶ ταῦτα εἰπόντος αὐτοῦ ἀνέστη. ⸀tē Byz omits. 31 ⸂ē desmoiu axiem⸃ Byz reverses. ⸀tinem other edd. omit.