Atti 22
La Nuova Diodati
22 «Fratelli e padri, ascoltate ciò che ora vi dico a mia difesa».
2 Nell'udire che parlava loro in lingua ebraica, fecero ancor piú silenzio. Poi disse:
3 «In verità io sono un Giudeo, nato in Tarso di Cilicia e allevato in questa città ai piedi di Gamaliele, educato nella rigorosa osservanza della legge dei padri, pieno di zelo di Dio, come oggi lo siete voi tutti;
4 io ho perseguitato fino alla morte questa Via, legando e mettendo in prigione uomini e donne,
5 come mi sono testimoni il sommo sacerdote e tutto il sinedrio, degli anziani, dai quali avendo anche ricevuto lettere per i fratelli, mi recavo a Damasco per condurre prigionieri a Gerusalemme anche quelli che erano là, perché fossero puniti.
6 Or avvenne che, mentre io ero in cammino e mi avvicinavo a Damasco, intorno a mezzogiorno, all'improvviso una gran luce dal cielo mi folgorò d'intorno.
7 Ed io caddi a terra e udii una voce che mi diceva: "Saulo, Saulo, perché mi perseguiti?".
8 Io risposi: "Chi sei, Signore?" Egli mi disse: "Io sono Gesú il Nazareno, che tu perseguiti".
9 Or quelli che erano con me videro sí la luce e furono spaventati, ma non udirono la voce di colui che mi parlava.
10 Io dissi: "Signore, che devo fare?" Il Signore mi disse: "Alzati e va' a Damasco, là ti sarà annunziato tutto quello che ti è ordinato di fare"
11 Ora, siccome io non vedevo nulla per lo splendore di quella luce, fui condotto per mano da quelli che erano con me, e cosí entrai a Damasco.
12 Or un certo Anania, uomo pio secondo la legge, di cui tutti i Giudei che abitavano a Damasco rendevano buona testimonianza,
13 venne da me e, standomi vicino, mi disse: "Fratello Saulo, ricupera la vista". In quell'istante io ricuperai la vista e lo guardai.
14 Poi aggiunse: "Il Dio dei nostri padri ti ha preordinato a conoscere la sua volontà, a vedere il Giusto e a udire una voce dalla sua bocca.
15 Perché tu gli devi essere testimone presso tutti gli uomini delle cose che hai visto e udito.
16 Ed ora che aspetti? Alzati e sii battezzato e lavato dai tuoi peccati, invocando il nome del Signore".
17 Or avvenne che, quando ritornai a Gerusalemme e stavo pregando nel tempio, fui rapito in estasi,
18 e vidi il Signore che mi diceva: "Affrettati ed esci presto da Gerusalemme, perché essi non riceveranno la tua testimonianza intorno a me".
19 Allora io dissi: "Signore, loro stessi sanno che incarceravo e battevo da una sinagoga all'altra quelli che credevano in te;
20 quando si versava il sangue di Stefano, tuo martire, anch'io ero presente, acconsentivo alla sua morte e custodivo le vesti di coloro che lo uccidevano.
21 Ma egli mi disse: "Va' perché io ti manderò lontano tra i gentili?».
22 Essi lo ascoltarono fino a questo punto; poi alzarono la voce, dicendo: «Togli dal mondo un tale uomo, perché non è degno di vivere!».
23 Siccome essi gridavano, gettando via le loro vesti e lanciando polvere in aria,
24 il tribuno comandò che Paolo fosse condotto nella fortezza, ordinando di interrogarlo a colpi di flagelli al fine di sapere per quale motivo gridavano cosí contro di lui.
25 Ma, quando lo ebbero disteso con le cinghie, Paolo disse al centurione che era presente: «Vi è lecito flagellare un cittadino romano, non ancora condannato?».
26 Udito questo, il centurione andò a riferirlo al tribuno, dicendo: «Che cosa stai facendo? Quest'uomo è un cittadino romano!».
27 Il tribuno allora si recò da Paolo e gli chiese: «Dimmi, sei tu un cittadino romano?». Egli disse: «Sí, lo sono».
28 Il tribuno rispose: «Io ho acquistata questa cittadinanza mediante una grande somma di denaro». Paolo disse: «Io invece l'ho di nascita».
29 Allora quelli che lo dovevano interrogare si allontanarono subito da lui; e lo stesso tribuno, avendo saputo che egli era cittadino romano, ebbe paura perché lo aveva fatto legare.
30 Or il giorno seguente, volendo sapere con certezza il motivo per cui egli era accusato dai Giudei, lo sciolse dai legami e ordinò ai capi dei sacerdoti e a tutto il sinedrio di venire. Poi, condotto giú Paolo, lo presentò davanti a loro.
ΠΡΑΞΕΙΣ ΤΩΝ ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΩΝ 22
1550 Stephanus New Testament
22 ανδρες αδελφοι και πατερες ακουσατε μου της προς υμας νυν απολογιας
2 ακουσαντες δε οτι τη εβραιδι διαλεκτω προσεφωνει αυτοις μαλλον παρεσχον ησυχιαν και φησιν
3 εγω μεν ειμι ανηρ ιουδαιος γεγεννημενος εν ταρσω της κιλικιας ανατεθραμμενος δε εν τη πολει ταυτη παρα τους ποδας γαμαλιηλ πεπαιδευμενος κατα ακριβειαν του πατρωου νομου ζηλωτης υπαρχων του θεου καθως παντες υμεις εστε σημερον
4 ος ταυτην την οδον εδιωξα αχρι θανατου δεσμευων και παραδιδους εις φυλακας ανδρας τε και γυναικας
5 ως και ο αρχιερευς μαρτυρει μοι και παν το πρεσβυτεριον παρ ων και επιστολας δεξαμενος προς τους αδελφους εις δαμασκον επορευομην αξων και τους εκεισε οντας δεδεμενους εις ιερουσαλημ ινα τιμωρηθωσιν
6 εγενετο δε μοι πορευομενω και εγγιζοντι τη δαμασκω περι μεσημβριαν εξαιφνης εκ του ουρανου περιαστραψαι φως ικανον περι εμε
7 επεσον τε εις το εδαφος και ηκουσα φωνης λεγουσης μοι σαουλ σαουλ τι με διωκεις
8 εγω δε απεκριθην τις ει κυριε ειπεν τε προς με εγω ειμι ιησους ο ναζωραιος ον συ διωκεις
9 οι δε συν εμοι οντες το μεν φως εθεασαντο και εμφοβοι εγενοντο την δε φωνην ουκ ηκουσαν του λαλουντος μοι
10 ειπον δε τι ποιησω κυριε ο δε κυριος ειπεν προς με αναστας πορευου εις δαμασκον κακει σοι λαληθησεται περι παντων ων τετακται σοι ποιησαι
11 ως δε ουκ ενεβλεπον απο της δοξης του φωτος εκεινου χειραγωγουμενος υπο των συνοντων μοι ηλθον εις δαμασκον
12 ανανιας δε τις ανηρ ευσεβης κατα τον νομον μαρτυρουμενος υπο παντων των κατοικουντων ιουδαιων
13 ελθων προς με και επιστας ειπεν μοι σαουλ αδελφε αναβλεψον καγω αυτη τη ωρα ανεβλεψα εις αυτον
14 ο δε ειπεν ο θεος των πατερων ημων προεχειρισατο σε γνωναι το θελημα αυτου και ιδειν τον δικαιον και ακουσαι φωνην εκ του στοματος αυτου
15 οτι εση μαρτυς αυτω προς παντας ανθρωπους ων εωρακας και ηκουσας
16 και νυν τι μελλεις αναστας βαπτισαι και απολουσαι τας αμαρτιας σου επικαλεσαμενος το ονομα του κυριου
17 εγενετο δε μοι υποστρεψαντι εις ιερουσαλημ και προσευχομενου μου εν τω ιερω γενεσθαι με εν εκστασει
18 και ιδειν αυτον λεγοντα μοι σπευσον και εξελθε εν ταχει εξ ιερουσαλημ διοτι ου παραδεξονται σου την μαρτυριαν περι εμου
19 καγω ειπον κυριε αυτοι επιστανται οτι εγω ημην φυλακιζων και δερων κατα τας συναγωγας τους πιστευοντας επι σε
20 και οτε εξεχειτο το αιμα στεφανου του μαρτυρος σου και αυτος ημην εφεστως και συνευδοκων τη αναιρεσει αυτου και φυλασσων τα ιματια των αναιρουντων αυτον
21 και ειπεν προς με πορευου οτι εγω εις εθνη μακραν εξαποστελω σε
22 ηκουον δε αυτου αχρι τουτου του λογου και επηραν την φωνην αυτων λεγοντες αιρε απο της γης τον τοιουτον ου γαρ καθηκον αυτον ζην
23 κραυγαζοντων δε αυτων και ριπτουντων τα ιματια και κονιορτον βαλλοντων εις τον αερα
24 εκελευσεν αυτον ο χιλιαρχος αγεσθαι εις την παρεμβολην ειπων μαστιξιν ανεταζεσθαι αυτον ινα επιγνω δι ην αιτιαν ουτως επεφωνουν αυτω
25 ως δε προετεινεν αυτον τοις ιμασιν ειπεν προς τον εστωτα εκατονταρχον ο παυλος ει ανθρωπον ρωμαιον και ακατακριτον εξεστιν υμιν μαστιζειν
26 ακουσας δε ο εκατονταρχος προσελθων απηγγειλεν τω χιλιαρχω λεγων ορα τι μελλεις ποιειν ο γαρ ανθρωπος ουτος ρωμαιος εστιν
27 προσελθων δε ο χιλιαρχος ειπεν αυτω λεγε μοι ει συ ρωμαιος ει ο δε εφη ναι
28 απεκριθη τε ο χιλιαρχος εγω πολλου κεφαλαιου την πολιτειαν ταυτην εκτησαμην ο δε παυλος εφη εγω δε και γεγεννημαι
29 ευθεως ουν απεστησαν απ αυτου οι μελλοντες αυτον ανεταζειν και ο χιλιαρχος δε εφοβηθη επιγνους οτι ρωμαιος εστιν και οτι ην αυτον δεδεκως
30 τη δε επαυριον βουλομενος γνωναι το ασφαλες το τι κατηγορειται παρα των ιουδαιων ελυσεν αυτον απο των δεσμων και εκελευσεν ελθειν τους αρχιερεις και ολον το συνεδριον αυτων και καταγαγων τον παυλον εστησεν εις αυτους
Acts 22
King James Version
22 Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defence which I make now unto you.
2 (And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith,)
3 I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.
4 And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.
5 As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring them which were there bound unto Jerusalem, for to be punished.
6 And it came to pass, that, as I made my journey, and was come nigh unto Damascus about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me.
7 And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
8 And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.
9 And they that were with me saw indeed the light, and were afraid; but they heard not the voice of him that spake to me.
10 And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said unto me, Arise, and go into Damascus; and there it shall be told thee of all things which are appointed for thee to do.
11 And when I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of them that were with me, I came into Damascus.
12 And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt there,
13 Came unto me, and stood, and said unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And the same hour I looked up upon him.
14 And he said, The God of our fathers hath chosen thee, that thou shouldest know his will, and see that Just One, and shouldest hear the voice of his mouth.
15 For thou shalt be his witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard.
16 And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.
17 And it came to pass, that, when I was come again to Jerusalem, even while I prayed in the temple, I was in a trance;
18 And saw him saying unto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem: for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me.
19 And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:
20 And when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting unto his death, and kept the raiment of them that slew him.
21 And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles.
22 And they gave him audience unto this word, and then lifted up their voices, and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live.
23 And as they cried out, and cast off their clothes, and threw dust into the air,
24 The chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, and bade that he should be examined by scourging; that he might know wherefore they cried so against him.
25 And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned?
26 When the centurion heard that, he went and told the chief captain, saying, Take heed what thou doest: for this man is a Roman.
27 Then the chief captain came, and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? He said, Yea.
28 And the chief captain answered, With a great sum obtained I this freedom. And Paul said, But I was free born.
29 Then straightway they departed from him which should have examined him: and the chief captain also was afraid, after he knew that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him.
30 On the morrow, because he would have known the certainty wherefore he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him from his bands, and commanded the chief priests and all their council to appear, and brought Paul down, and set him before them.
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