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22 “各位父老弟兄,请听听我现在对你们的申辩。” 他们听见保罗用希伯来语说话,就更加安静了。保罗说: “我是犹太人,生在基利家的大数,在城里长大,按照我们祖宗律法的严格要求,在迦玛列门下受教,我为 神热心,好象你们大家今天一样。 我曾经迫害信奉这道的人直至死地,把男男女女都捆绑起来,送进监狱, 这是大祭司和全公议会都可以给我作证的。我也从他们那里得到了写给众弟兄的信,就去大马士革,要把那里的人捆绑起来,带到耶路撒冷接受惩罚。

保罗自述信主经过

“约在正午,当我走近大马士革的时候,忽然有大光从天上向我四面照射, 我仆倒在地上,听见有声音对我说:‘扫罗,扫罗,你为甚么迫害我?’ 我回答:‘主啊,你是谁?’他说:‘我就是你所迫害的拿撒勒人耶稣。’ 跟我在一起的人,只看见那光,却听不清楚那位对我说话的声音。 10 我说:‘主啊,我应当作甚么呢?’主说:‘起来,进大马士革去,在那里有人会把指定给你作的一切事告诉你。’ 11 因为那光太强烈,我的眼睛就瞎了,跟我在一起的人就牵着我的手,进了大马士革。

12 “有一个人名叫亚拿尼亚的,他是一个虔诚而遵守律法的人,当地所有的犹太人都称赞他。 13 他来见我,站在我旁边,对我说:‘扫罗弟兄,你现在可以看见了。’我立刻往上一看,看见了他。 14 他又说:‘我们祖先的 神选派了你,让你明白他的旨意,看见那义者,听见他口中的声音。 15 因为你要把所看见所听见的,向万人为他作见证。 16 现在你为甚么还耽搁呢?起来受洗,求告他的名,洗净你的罪吧。’

保罗蒙差遣向外族人传福音

17 “后来,我回到耶路撒冷,在殿里祷告的时候,魂游象外, 18 看见主对我说:‘你要快快离开耶路撒冷,因为你为我作的见证,他们是不会接受的。’ 19 我说:‘主啊,他们知道我曾把信你的人监禁起来,又在各会堂拷打他们, 20 并且你的见证人司提反受害流血的时候,我也亲自在场,表示同意,并且为杀他的人看守衣服。’ 21 他对我说:‘你走吧,我要派你到远方的外族人那里去。’”

保罗与千夫长

22 众人听见他说到这句话,就高声说:“这样的人应该从地上除掉,不应该活着!” 23 大家正在喊叫着,拋掷衣服,向空中扬灰撒土的时候, 24 千夫长下令把保罗带到营楼去,吩咐人用鞭子拷问他,要知道群众为甚么这样向他喊叫。 25 士兵正用皮带绑他的时候,保罗对站在旁边的百夫长说:“你们鞭打一个还没有定罪的罗马公民,是合法的吗?” 26 百夫长听了,就去报告千夫长,说:“这个人是罗马公民,你要怎么办呢?” 27 千夫长就来问保罗:“告诉我,你是罗马公民吗?”他说:“是的。” 28 千夫长说:“我花了一大笔钱,才取得罗马籍。”保罗说:“我生下来就是罗马公民。” 29 于是那些要拷问他的人,立刻离开他走了。千夫长既知道他是罗马公民,又因捆绑过他,就害怕起来。

保罗在公议会面前申辩

30 第二天,千夫长为要知道犹太人控告保罗的真相,就解开他,召集了祭司长和公议会全体在一起,把保罗带下来,叫他站在他们面前。

22 Brethren and fathers [Men, brethren and fathers], hear ye what reason I yield now to you.

And when some heard that in Hebrew tongue he spake to them, they gave the more silence. And he said,

I am a man a Jew, born at Tarsus of Cilicia, nourished and in this city beside the feet of Gamaliel, taught by the truth of fathers' law, a lover of the law [nourished forsooth in this city beside the feet of Gamaliel, learned after the truth of fathers' law, follower, or lover, of the law], as also ye all be to day.

And I pursued this way till to the death, binding [together] and betaking into holds men and women,

as the prince of priests yieldeth witnessing to me, and all the greatest of birth [and all the more in birth]. Of whom also I took epistles to brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring from thence men bound into Jerusalem, that they should be pained.

And it was done, while I went, and approached to Damascus, at midday suddenly from heaven a great plenty of light shone about me. [Forsooth it was done, while I went and nighed to Damascus, in the midday suddenly from heaven a copious light shone about me.]

And I felled down to the earth, and heard a voice from heaven, saying to me, Saul, Saul, what pursuest thou me? It is hard to thee to kick against the prick [It is hard for thee for to kick against the prick].

And I answered, Who art thou Lord? And he said to me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou pursuest.

And they that were with me saw but the light [And they that were with me saw soothly the light], but they heard not the voice of him, that spake with me.

10 And I said, Lord, what shall I do? And the Lord said to me, Rise thou, and go to Damascus; and there it shall be said to thee, of all things which it behooveth thee to do.

11 And when I saw not, for the clarity of that light, I was led by the hand of fellows, and I came to Damascus.

12 And a man, Ananias, that by the law had witnessing of all Jews dwelling in Damascus, [Forsooth some man, Ananias, after the law having witnessing of all Jews dwelling in Damascus,]

13 came to me, and stood nigh, and said to me, Saul, brother, behold. And I in the same hour beheld into him.

14 And he said, God of our fathers hath before-ordained thee, that thou shouldest know the will of him, and shouldest see the rightful man [and shouldest see just Christ], and hear the voice of his mouth.

15 For thou shalt be his witness to all men, of those things that thou hast seen and heard.

16 And now, what dwellest thou? Rise up, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, by the name of him called to help [Rise up, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, in-call the name of him].

17 And it was done to me, as I turned again into [to] Jerusalem, and prayed in the temple, that I was made in ravishing of soul,

18 and I saw him saying to me, Hie thou, and go out fast of Jerusalem, for they shall not receive thy witnessing of me.

19 And I said, Lord, they know, that I was closing together in prison, and beating by synagogues them that believed into thee [them that believed in thee].

20 And when the blood of Stephen, thy witness, was shed out [was shed], I stood nigh, and consented, and kept the clothes of men that slew him.

21 And he said to me, Go thou, for I shall send thee far to nations.

22 And they heard him till [to] this word; and they raised their voice, and said, Take away from the earth such a manner man; for it is not leaveful, that he live.

23 And when they cried, and cast away their clothes, and threw dust in the air,

24 the tribune commanded him to be led into the castles, and to be beaten with scourges, and to be tormented, that he knew [that he should know], for what cause they cried so to him.

25 And when they had bound him with cords, Paul said to a centurion standing nigh to him, Whether it is leaveful to you, to scourge a Roman, and uncondemned? [And when they had restrained him with bonds, or ropes, Paul said to a centurion standing nigh to him, If it is leaveful to you, to scourge a man Roman, and uncondemned?]

26 And when this thing was heard, the centurion went to the tribune, and told to him, and said [saying], What art thou to doing? for this man is a citizen of Rome [forsooth this man is a citizen Roman].

27 And the tribune came nigh, and said to him, Say thou to me, whether thou art a Roman [Forsooth the tribune coming to, said to him, Say thou to me, if thou art a Roman]? And he said, Yea.

28 And the tribune answered, I with much sum got this freedom. And Paul said, And I was born a citizen of Rome [And Paul saith, I soothly and am born].

29 Therefore at once [Therefore anon] they that should have tormented him, departed away from him. And the tribune dreaded, after that he knew, that he was a citizen of Rome, and for he had bound him [and that he had bound him].

30 But in the day following he would know more diligently, for what cause he were accused of the Jews, and unbound him, and commanded [the] priests and all the council to come together. And he brought forth Paul, and set him among them.