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Laj Saulo quipa̱ban

Nak yo̱ chi cˈulma̱nc aˈin, laj Saulo toj yo̱ chixrahobtesinquileb li nequeˈpa̱ban re li Ka̱cuaˈ ut yo̱ chixyebal nak toj tixcamsiheb. Joˈcan nak co̱ riqˈuin li xyucuaˈil aj tij. Ut quixtzˈa̱ma lix hu chiru re tixkˈaxtesi saˈ eb li cab li nequeˈxchˈutub cuiˈ ribeb laj judío aran Damasco re ta̱ru̱k tixchapeb laj pa̱banel li tixtau aran, joˈ cui̱nk joˈ ixk. Tixchapeb ut tixcˈameb chi pre̱xil Jerusalén. Yo̱ chi xic ut nak ac cuulac re saˈ li tenamit Damasco, saˈ junpa̱t quisuteˈ xban jun chanchan xam quichal saˈ choxa. Quitˈaneˈ saˈ chˈochˈ laj Saulo ut quirabi jun xya̱b cux yo̱ chixyebal re: ―At Saulo, at Saulo, ¿Cˈaˈut nak yo̱cat chixba̱nunquil raylal cue?― Laj Saulo quixye: ―¿Anihat la̱at, at Ka̱cuaˈ?― Ut li yo̱ chi a̱tinac quixye: ―La̱in li Jesús li xicˈ yo̱cat chirilbal. Yo̱cat chixtacuasinquil a̱cuib nak xicˈ yo̱cat chicuilbal, chan. Nasicsot xban xxiu laj Saulo nak quixye: ―Ka̱cuaˈ, ¿cˈaˈru ta̱cuaj tinba̱nu? chan. Ut li Ka̱cuaˈ quixye: ―Cuaclin ut ayu saˈ li tenamit, ut aran ta̱yehekˈ a̱cue cˈaˈru us ta̱ba̱nu, chan. Ut eb li cui̱nk li yo̱queb chi xic rochben sachso̱queb xchˈo̱l queˈcana. Yo̱queb chirabinquil li yo̱ chi a̱tinac, abanan incˈaˈ queˈril ru li ani yo̱ chi a̱tinac. Quicuacli laj Saulo ut nak quixte li xnakˈ ru, incˈaˈ chic qui‑iloc. Chˈilonbil chi rukˈ nak quicˈameˈ saˈ li tenamit Damasco. Aran quicuan chiru oxib cutan. Incˈaˈ na‑iloc ut incˈaˈ quicuaˈac chi moco qui‑ucˈac. 10 Aran Damasco cuan jun laj pa̱banel aj Ananías xcˈabaˈ. Li Ka̱cuaˈ quia̱tinac riqˈuin saˈ visión ut quixye re: ―At Ananías.― Quichakˈoc ut quixye re: ―Cueˈquin, Ka̱cuaˈ.― 11 Ut li Ka̱cuaˈ quixye re: ―La̱in tinye a̱cue, ayu saˈ rochoch laj Judas li cuan saˈ li nim be li Ti̱c nequeˈxye re. Aran ta̱sicˈ jun li cui̱nk li xchal chak Tarso. Aj Saulo xcˈabaˈ. Aˈan yo̱ chi tijoc aran. 12 Laj Saulo xril jun li visión. Xat‑oc riqˈuin nak xril ut xaqˈue la̱ cuukˈ saˈ xbe̱n re nak ta̱ilok cuiˈchic, chan li Ka̱cuaˈ. 13 Laj Ananías quichakˈoc ut quixye: ―At Ka̱cuaˈ, nabal queˈyehoc resil cue nak xicˈ narileb laj pa̱banel li cui̱nk aˈan. Cˈajoˈ li raylal nalajxba̱nu reheb la̱ cualal a̱cˈajol li cuanqueb aran Jerusalén. 14 Ut joˈcan ajcuiˈ arin xqˈueheˈ xcuanquil xbaneb li xbe̱nil aj tij chixqˈuebaleb saˈ tzˈalam chixjunileb li nequeˈpa̱ban a̱cue, chan laj Ananías. 15 Ut li Ka̱cuaˈ quixye re: ―Ayu xban nak li cui̱nk aˈan sicˈbil ru inban re xyebal resil li colba‑ib saˈ incˈabaˈ la̱in reheb li cuanqueb saˈ xcuanquil ut reheb ajcuiˈ li ma̱cuaˈeb aj judío joˈqueb ajcuiˈ li ralal xcˈajol laj Israel. 16 La̱in tincˈut chiru joˈ qˈuial li raylal tento tixcˈul saˈ incˈabaˈ la̱in, chan li Ka̱cuaˈ. 17 Co̱ ut laj Ananías ut qui‑oc saˈ li cab joˈ quiyeheˈ re. Quixqˈue li rukˈ saˈ xbe̱n laj Saulo ut quixye re: ―Hermano Saulo, li Ka̱cuaˈ Jesús, li quixcˈutbesi rib cha̱cuu saˈ li be nak yo̱cat chi cha̱lc arin, aˈan xtaklan chak cue arin re nak ta̱ru̱k tat‑ilok cuiˈchic ut ta̱cˈul li Santil Musikˈej, chan laj Ananías re. 18 Ut saˈ junpa̱t quitˈaneˈ chanchan xpat li ru ut qui‑iloc cuiˈchic. Quixakli ut quicubsi̱c xhaˈ. 19 Ut nak ac xcuaˈac, quicacuu cuiˈchic. Laj Saulo quicana cuib oxib cutan saˈ xya̱nkeb laj pa̱banel li cuanqueb Damasco.

Laj Saulo quixye resil li colba‑ib aran Damasco

20 Laj Saulo ticto qui‑oc chixchˈolobanquil li xya̱lal chirix li Jesús, chiruheb li tenamit saˈ eb li cab li nequeˈxchˈutub cuiˈ ribeb laj judío ut quixye reheb: ―Li Jesús, aˈan li Cristo li Ralal li Dios, chan. 21 Ut chixjunileb li yo̱queb chi abi̱nc re queˈsach xchˈo̱leb chirabinquil ut queˈxye: ―¿Ma ma̱cuaˈ ta biˈ aˈan li yo̱ chi rahobtesi̱nc reheb laj pa̱banel aran Jerusalén? ¿Ma ma̱cuaˈ ta biˈ re xchapbaleb laj pa̱banel nak xchal arin re nak tixcˈameb riqˈuineb li xbe̱nil aj tij? chanqueb. 22 Ut laj Saulo kˈaxal cuiˈchic quixqˈue xchˈo̱l chixchˈolobanquil xya̱lal ut queˈsach xchˈo̱leb laj judío li cuanqueb Damasco xban nak yo̱ chixcˈutbal chi tzˈakal chiruheb nak li Jesús aˈan li Cristo laj Colonel li yechiˈinbil xban li Dios. 23 Ac cuan cutan xcˈulbal aˈan nak queˈxcˈu̱b ru chi ribileb rib laj judío chanru nak teˈxcamsi laj Saulo. 24 Abanan laj Saulo quirabi resil nak teˈraj xcamsinquil. Eb aˈan chi kˈek chi cutan yo̱queb chixcˈacˈalenquil li oqueba̱l re li tenamit re teˈxcamsi. 25 Ut eb laj pa̱banel queˈxqˈue saˈ jun nimla chacach ut chiru kˈojyi̱n queˈxcubsi chirix li tzˈac. Joˈcan nak quicoleˈ laj Saulo chiruheb li queˈajoc re xcamsinquil.

Quicuulac laj Saulo Jerusalén

26 Nak quicuulac Jerusalén, laj Saulo quiraj oc saˈ xya̱nkeb laj pa̱banel. Abanan eb aˈan queˈxucuac. Incˈaˈ queˈxpa̱b nak aˈan aj pa̱banel chic. 27 Ut laj Bernabé quixcˈam laj Saulo riqˈuineb li apóstol ut quixserakˈi reheb chanru nak quiril ru li Ka̱cuaˈ saˈ li be ut quixye ajcuiˈ reheb chanru nak quixchˈolob xya̱lal li Jesucristo chi cau xchˈo̱l aran Damasco. 28 Ut laj Saulo quicana riqˈuineb laj pa̱banel aran Jerusalén ut co̱ yalak bar chixyebal resil li Jesucristo chi cau xchˈo̱l. 29 Ut quixchˈolob li xya̱lal chiruheb laj judío li nequeˈa̱tinac saˈ griego. Eb aˈan incˈaˈ queˈraj rabinquil. Queˈraj ban xcamsinquil. 30 Nak eb laj pa̱banel queˈrabi resil nak teˈraj xcamsinquil, queˈxcˈam laj Saulo aran Cesarea ut aran chic queˈxtakla Tarso. 31 Ut incˈaˈ chic queˈrahobtesi̱c laj pa̱banel li cuanqueb Judea, Galilea, ut Samaria. Yo̱queb chi qˈui̱c saˈ xpa̱ba̱leb. Nequeˈxxucua ru li Ka̱cuaˈ. Ut li Santil Musikˈej yo̱ chixqˈuebal xcacuilal xchˈo̱leb. Cˈajoˈ nak yo̱queb chi ta̱mc.

Nak quiqˈuirtesi̱c laj Eneas

32 Ut laj Pedro, nak yo̱ chirulaˈaninquileb chixjunileb laj pa̱banel yalak bar, quicuulac ajcuiˈ riqˈuineb laj pa̱banel li cuanqueb Lida. 33 Aran quixtau jun li cui̱nk aj Eneas xcˈabaˈ. Cuakxakib chihab roquic lix yajel ut incˈaˈ chic nacuacli. Sic li rok rukˈ. 34 Ut laj Pedro quixye re: ―At Eneas, li Ka̱cuaˈ Jesucristo tatxqˈuirtesi anakcuan. Xaklin ut xoc la̱ cuarib, chan. Ut saˈ junpa̱t quixakli li cui̱nk. 35 Ut chixjunileb li cuanqueb Lida ut Sarón queˈril nak quiqˈuira li cui̱nk ut queˈxpa̱b li Ka̱cuaˈ.

Lix Dorcas quicuaclesi̱c cuiˈchic chi yoˈyo xban laj Pedro

36 Ut quicuan aran Jope jun li ixk aj pa̱banel xTabita xcˈabaˈ. Chi jalbil ru naraj naxye Dorcas. Junelic yo̱ chixba̱nunquil usilal reheb li ras ri̱tzˈin ut naxtenkˈaheb li nebaˈ. 37 Saˈ eb li cutan aˈan quiyajer ut quicam. Queˈratesi ut queˈxjilib saˈ jun li naˈajej li cuan sa xcaˈ tasal li cab. 38 Li tenamit Jope nachˈ cuan riqˈuin li tenamit Lida bar cuan cuiˈ laj Pedro. Eb laj pa̱banel queˈrabi nak cuan aran. Queˈxtakla cuib li cui̱nk chixbokbal. ―Cha̱lkat chi junpa̱t kiqˈuin, chanqueb re laj Pedro. 39 Laj Pedro co̱ rochbeneb. Nak quicuulac, queˈxcˈam saˈ li naˈajej li cuan cuiˈ li camenak. Aran quisuteˈ xbaneb li xma̱lcaˈan. Yo̱queb chi ya̱bac ut queˈxcˈut chiru li tˈicr li quixyi̱b lix Dorcas nak toj cuan saˈ xya̱nkeb. 40 Laj Pedro quirisiheb chirix cab. Quixcuikˈib rib ut qui‑oc chi tijoc. Ut quiril li camenak ut quixye re: ―Tabita, cuaclin, chan. Ut li ixk quixte li xnakˈ ru, ut nak quiril ru laj Pedro, quicˈojla. 41 Laj Pedro quixchap chi rukˈ ut quixcuaclesi. Quixbokeb li xma̱lcaˈan joˈ ajcuiˈ chixjunileb laj pa̱banel ut quixxakab chiruheb chi yoˈyo chic. 42 Qui‑el resil saˈ chixjunil li tenamit Jope li cˈaˈru quicˈulman. Xban aˈan nabaleb queˈpa̱ban re li Ka̱cuaˈ. 43 Laj Pedro najt quicuan aran Jope. Quihilan saˈ rochoch jun li cui̱nk aj yi̱bom tzˈu̱m, aj Simón xcˈabaˈ.

Chapter 9

Saul’s Conversion. [a]Now Saul, still breathing murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord,(A) went to the high priest(B) and asked him for letters to the synagogues in Damascus, that, if he should find any men or women who belonged to the Way,[b] he might bring them back to Jerusalem in chains. On his journey, as he was nearing Damascus, a light from the sky suddenly flashed around him.(C) He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?”(D) He said, “Who are you, sir?” The reply came, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.(E) Now get up and go into the city and you will be told what you must do.”(F) The men who were traveling with him stood speechless, for they heard the voice but could see no one.(G) Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could see nothing;[c] so they led him by the hand and brought him to Damascus.(H) For three days he was unable to see, and he neither ate nor drank.

Saul’s Baptism. 10 (I)There was a disciple in Damascus named Ananias, and the Lord said to him in a vision, “Ananias.” He answered, “Here I am, Lord.” 11 The Lord said to him, “Get up and go to the street called Straight and ask at the house of Judas for a man from Tarsus named Saul. He is there praying,(J) 12 and [in a vision] he has seen a man named Ananias come in and lay [his] hands on him, that he may regain his sight.” 13 But Ananias replied, “Lord, I have heard from many sources about this man, what evil things he has done to your holy ones[d] in Jerusalem.(K) 14 And here he has authority from the chief priests to imprison all who call upon your name.”(L) 15 But the Lord said to him, “Go, for this man is a chosen instrument of mine to carry my name before Gentiles, kings, and Israelites,(M) 16 and I will show him what he will have to suffer for my name.” 17 So Ananias went and entered the house; laying his hands on him, he said, “Saul, my brother, the Lord has sent me, Jesus who appeared to you on the way by which you came, that you may regain your sight and be filled with the holy Spirit.” 18 Immediately things like scales fell from his eyes and he regained his sight. He got up and was baptized, 19 and when he had eaten, he recovered his strength.[e]

Saul Preaches in Damascus. He stayed some days with the disciples in Damascus, 20 and he began at once to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God.[f] 21 All who heard him were astounded and said, “Is not this the man who in Jerusalem ravaged those who call upon this name, and came here expressly to take them back in chains to the chief priests?” 22 But Saul grew all the stronger and confounded [the] Jews who lived in Damascus, proving that this is the Messiah.

Saul Visits Jerusalem. 23 After a long time had passed, the Jews conspired to kill him, 24 (N)but their plot became known to Saul. Now they were keeping watch on the gates day and night so as to kill him, 25 but his disciples took him one night and let him down through an opening in the wall, lowering him in a basket.

26 (O)When he arrived in Jerusalem[g] he tried to join the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple. 27 Then Barnabas took charge of him and brought him to the apostles, and he reported to them how on the way he had seen the Lord and that he had spoken to him, and how in Damascus he had spoken out boldly in the name of Jesus. 28 He moved about freely with them in Jerusalem, and spoke out boldly in the name of the Lord. 29 He also spoke and debated with the Hellenists,[h] but they tried to kill him. 30 And when the brothers learned of this, they took him down to Caesarea and sent him on his way to Tarsus.(P)

The Church at Peace. 31 [i]The church throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria was at peace. It was being built up and walked in the fear of the Lord, and with the consolation of the holy Spirit it grew in numbers.

Peter Heals Aeneas at Lydda. 32 As Peter was passing through every region, he went down to the holy ones living in Lydda. 33 There he found a man named Aeneas, who had been confined to bed for eight years, for he was paralyzed. 34 Peter said to him, “Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you. Get up and make your bed.” He got up at once. 35 And all the inhabitants of Lydda and Sharon saw him, and they turned to the Lord.

Peter Restores Tabitha to Life. 36 Now in Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which translated means Dorcas).[j] She was completely occupied with good deeds and almsgiving. 37 Now during those days she fell sick and died, so after washing her, they laid [her] out in a room upstairs. 38 Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, hearing that Peter was there, sent two men to him with the request, “Please come to us without delay.” 39 So Peter got up and went with them. When he arrived, they took him to the room upstairs where all the widows came to him weeping and showing him the tunics and cloaks that Dorcas had made while she was with them. 40 Peter sent them all out and knelt down and prayed. Then he turned to her body and said, “Tabitha, rise up.” She opened her eyes, saw Peter, and sat up.(Q) 41 He gave her his hand and raised her up, and when he had called the holy ones and the widows, he presented her alive. 42 This became known all over Joppa, and many came to believe in the Lord. 43 [k](R)And he stayed a long time in Joppa with Simon, a tanner.

Footnotes

  1. 9:1–19 This is the first of three accounts of Paul’s conversion (with Acts 22:3–16 and Acts 26:2–18) with some differences of detail owing to Luke’s use of different sources. Paul’s experience was not visionary but was precipitated by the appearance of Jesus, as he insists in 1 Cor 15:8. The words of Jesus, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?” related by Luke with no variation in all three accounts, exerted a profound and lasting influence on the thought of Paul. Under the influence of this experience he gradually developed his understanding of justification by faith (see the letters to the Galatians and Romans) and of the identification of the Christian community with Jesus Christ (see 1 Cor 12:27). That Luke would narrate this conversion three times is testimony to the importance he attaches to it. This first account occurs when the word is first spread to the Gentiles. At this point, the conversion of the hero of the Gentile mission is recounted. The emphasis in the account is on Paul as a divinely chosen instrument (Acts 9:15).
  2. 9:2 The Way: a name used by the early Christian community for itself (Acts 18:26; 19:9, 23; 22:4; 24:14, 22). The Essene community at Qumran used the same designation to describe its mode of life.
  3. 9:8 He could see nothing: a temporary blindness (Acts 9:18) symbolizing the religious blindness of Saul as persecutor (cf. Acts 26:18).
  4. 9:13 Your holy ones: literally, “your saints.”
  5. 9:19–30 This is a brief resume of Paul’s initial experience as an apostolic preacher. At first he found himself in the position of being regarded as an apostate by the Jews and suspect by the Christian community of Jerusalem. His acceptance by the latter was finally brought about through his friendship with Barnabas (Acts 9:27).
  6. 9:20 Son of God: the title “Son of God” occurs in Acts only here, but cf. the citation of Ps 2:7 in Paul’s speech at Antioch in Pisidia (Acts 13:33).
  7. 9:26 This visit of Paul to Jerusalem is mentioned by Paul in Gal 1:18.
  8. 9:29 Hellenists: see note on Acts 6:1–7.
  9. 9:31–43 In the context of the period of peace enjoyed by the community through the cessation of Paul’s activities against it, Luke introduces two traditions concerning the miraculous power exercised by Peter as he was making a tour of places where the Christian message had already been preached. The towns of Lydda, Sharon, and Joppa were populated by both Jews and Gentiles and their Christian communities may well have been mixed.
  10. 9:36 Tabitha (Dorcas), respectively the Aramaic and Greek words for “gazelle,” exemplifies the right attitude toward material possessions expressed by Jesus in the Lucan Gospel (Lk 6:30; 11:41; 12:33; 18:22; 19:8).
  11. 9:43 The fact that Peter lodged with a tanner would have been significant to both the Gentile and Jewish Christians, for Judaism considered the tanning occupation unclean.