Gawa 22
Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible)
22 “Mga kapatid at mga magulang, pakinggan muna ninyo ang sasabihin ko bilang pagtatanggol sa aking sarili!” 2 Nang marinig ng mga tao na nagsalita siya sa wikang Hebreo, lalo silang tumahimik. At nagpatuloy si Pablo sa pagsasalita: 3 “Akoʼy isang Judiong ipinanganak sa Tarsus na sakop ng Cilicia, pero lumaki ako rito sa Jerusalem. Dito ako nag-aral at naging guro ko si Gamaliel. Sinanay akong mabuti sa Kautusan na sinunod din ng ating mga ninuno. Gaya ninyo ngayon, masigasig din akong naglilingkod sa ating Dios. 4 Inusig ko at sinikap na patayin ang mga sumusunod sa pamamaraan ni Jesus. Hinuli ko sila at ikinulong, lalaki man o babae. 5 Ang punong pari at ang lahat ng miyembro ng Korte ng mga Judio ay makapagpapatunay sa lahat ng sinasabi ko. Sila mismo ang nagbigay sa akin ng sulat para sa mga kapatid nating Judio doon sa Damascus. At sa bisa ng sulat na iyon, pumunta ako sa Damascus para hulihin ang mga sumasampalataya kay Jesus at dalhin pabalik dito sa Jerusalem para parusahan.
Ikinuwento ni Pablo Kung Paano Niya Nakilala si Jesus
6 “Tanghaling-tapat na noon at malapit na kami sa Damascus. Biglang kumislap sa aming paligid ang isang nakakasilaw na liwanag mula sa langit. 7 Napasubsob ako sa lupa at may narinig akong tinig na nagsasabi sa akin, ‘Saulo, Saulo, bakit mo ako inuusig?’ 8 Nagtanong ako, ‘Sino po kayo?’ Sumagot ang tinig, ‘Akoʼy si Jesus na taga-Nazaret, na iyong inuusig.’ 9 Nakita ng mga kasama ko ang liwanag pero hindi nila narinig[a] ang boses na nagsasalita sa akin. 10 At nagtanong pa ako, ‘Ano ang gagawin ko, Panginoon?’ At sinabi niya sa akin, ‘Tumayo ka at pumunta sa Damascus, at sasabihin sa iyo roon ang lahat ng iyong gagawin.’ 11 Nabulag ako sa tindi ng liwanag. Kaya inakay ako ng aking mga kasama papuntang Damascus.
12 “Doon sa Damascus, may isang tao na ang pangalan ay Ananias. May takot siya sa Dios at sumusunod sa Kautusan. Iginagalang siya ng mga Judiong naninirahan doon. 13 Pumunta siya sa akin at sinabi, ‘Kapatid na Saulo, makakakita ka na.’ Noon din ay gumaling ako at nakita ko si Ananias. 14 Sinabi niya sa akin, ‘Pinili ka ng Dios ng ating mga ninuno para malaman mo ang kalooban niya at para makita mo at marinig ang boses ng Matuwid na si Jesus. 15 Sapagkat ipapahayag mo sa lahat ng tao ang iyong nakita at narinig. 16 Ngayon, ano pa ang hinihintay mo? Tumayo ka na at magpabautismo, at tumawag sa Panginoon para maging malinis ka sa iyong mga kasalanan.’ ”
Inutusan si Pablo na Mangaral sa mga Hindi Judio
17 “Pagkatapos, bumalik ako sa Jerusalem. At habang nananalangin ako sa templo, nagkaroon ako ng pangitain. 18 Nakita ko si Jesus na nagsasabi sa akin, ‘Bilisan mo! Umalis ka agad sa Jerusalem, dahil hindi tatanggapin ng mga taga-rito ang patotoo mo tungkol sa akin.’ 19 Sinabi ko sa kanya, ‘Ngunit bakit hindi sila maniniwala, Panginoon, samantalang alam nila na inikot ko noon ang mga sambahan ng mga Judio para hulihin at gulpihin ang mga taong sumasampalataya sa iyo? 20 At nang patayin si Esteban na iyong saksi, naroon ako at sumasang-ayon sa pagpatay sa kanya, at ako pa nga ang nagbabantay ng mga damit ng mga pumapatay sa kanya.’ 21 Pero sinabi ng Panginoon sa akin, ‘Umalis ka sa Jerusalem, dahil ipapadala kita sa malayong lugar para ipangaral mo ang Magandang Balita sa mga hindi Judio!’ ”
22 Pagkasabi nito ni Pablo, ayaw na siyang pakinggan ng mga tao. Sumigaw sila, “Patayin ang taong iyan! Hindi siya dapat mabuhay dito sa mundo!” 23 Patuloy ang kanilang pagsigaw, habang ibinabalibag nila ang kanilang mga damit at inihahagis ang alikabok paitaas.
24 Kaya iniutos ng kumander sa kanyang mga sundalo na dalhin si Pablo sa loob ng kampo at hagupitin para ipagtapat niya ang kanyang nagawang kasalanan. Gusto niyang malaman kung bakit ganoon na lamang ang sigawan ng mga tao laban sa kanya. 25 Nang iginagapos na nila si Pablo para hagupitin, sinabi niya sa kapitan na nakatayo roon, “Naaayon ba sa batas na hagupitin ninyo ang isang Romano kahit hindi pa napatunayang may kasalanan siya?” 26 Nang marinig ito ng kapitan, pumunta siya sa kumander at sinabi, “Ano itong ipinapagawa mo? Romano pala ang taong iyon!” 27 Kaya pumunta ang kumander kay Pablo at nagtanong, “Romano ka ba?” “Opo,” sagot ni Pablo. 28 Sinabi ng kumander, “Ako rin ay naging Romano sa pamamagitan ng pagbayad ng malaking halaga.” Sumagot si Pablo, “Pero akoʼy isinilang na isang Romano!” 29 Umurong agad ang mga sundalo na mag-iimbestiga sana sa kanya. Natakot din ang kumander dahil ipinagapos niya si Pablo, gayong isa pala siyang Romano.
Dinala si Pablo sa Korte ng mga Judio
30 Gusto talagang malaman ng kumander kung bakit inaakusahan ng mga Judio si Pablo. Kaya kinabukasan, ipinatawag niya ang mga namamahalang pari at ang lahat ng miyembro ng Korte ng mga Judio. Pagkatapos, ipinatanggal niya ang kadena ni Pablo at iniharap siya sa kanila.
Footnotes
- 22:9 hindi nila narinig: Maaaring ang ibig sabihin ay hindi nila naunawaan.
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.
Acts 22
Complete Jewish Bible
22 “Brothers and fathers! Listen to me as I make my defense before you now!” 2 When they heard him speaking to them in Hebrew, they settled down more; so he continued: 3 “I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city and trained at the feet of Gamli’el in every detail of the Torah of our forefathers. I was a zealot for God, as all of you are today. 4 I persecuted to death the followers of this Way, arresting both men and women and throwing them in prison. 5 The cohen hagadol and the whole Sanhedrin can also testify to this. Indeed, after receiving letters from them to their colleagues in Dammesek, I was on my way there in order to arrest the ones in that city too and bring them back to Yerushalayim for punishment.
6 “As I was traveling and approaching Dammesek, around noon, suddenly a brilliant light from heaven flashed all around me! 7 I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Sha’ul! Sha’ul! Why do you keep persecuting me?’ 8 I answered, ‘Sir, who are you?’ ‘I am Yeshua from Natzeret,’ he said to me, ‘and you are persecuting me!’ 9 Those who were with me did see the light, but they didn’t hear the voice of the one who was speaking to me. 10 I said ‘What should I do, Lord?’ And the Lord said to me, ‘Get up, and go into Dammesek, and there you will be told about everything that has been laid out for you to do.’ 11 I had been blinded by the brightness of the light, so my companions led me by the hand into Dammesek.
12 “A man named Hananyah, an observant follower of the Torah who was highly regarded by the entire Jewish community there, 13 came to me, stood by me and said, ‘Brother Sha’ul, see again!’ And at that very moment, I recovered my sight and saw him. 14 He said, ‘The God of our fathers[a] determined in advance that you should know his will, see the Tzaddik and hear his voice; 15 because you will be a witness for him to everyone of what you have seen and heard. 16 So now, what are you waiting for? Get up, immerse yourself and have your sins washed away as you call on his name.’
17 “After I had returned to Yerushalayim, it happened that as I was praying in the Temple, I went into a trance, 18 and I saw Yeshua. ‘Hurry!’ he said to me, ‘Get out of Yerushalayim immediately, because they will not accept what you have to say about me.’ 19 I said, ‘Lord, they know themselves that in every synagogue I used to imprison and flog those who trusted in you; 20 also that when the blood of your witness Stephen was being shed, I was standing there too, in full agreement; I was even looking after the clothes of the ones who were killing him!’ 21 But he said, ‘Get going! For I am going to send you far away — to the Goyim!’”
22 They had been listening to him up to this point; but now they shouted at the top of their lungs, “Rid the earth of such a man! He’s not fit to live!” 23 They were screaming, waving their clothes and throwing dust into the air; 24 so the commander ordered him brought into the barracks and directed that he be interrogated and whipped, in order to find out why they were yelling at him like this.
25 But as they were stretching him out with thongs to be flogged, Sha’ul said to the captain standing by, “Is it legal for you to whip a man who is a Roman citizen and hasn’t even had a trial?” 26 When the captain heard that, he went and reported it to the commander, “Do you realize what you’re doing? This man is a Roman citizen!” 27 The commander came and said to Sha’ul, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” “Yes,” he said. 28 The commander replied, “I bought this citizenship for a sizeable sum of money.” “But I was born to it,” Sha’ul said. 29 At once the men who had been about to interrogate him drew back from him; and the commander was afraid too, because he realized that he had put this man who was a Roman citizen in chains.
30 However, the next day, since he wanted to know the specific charge the Judeans were bringing against him, he released him and ordered the head cohanim and the whole Sanhedrin to meet. Then he brought Sha’ul down and put him in front of them.
Footnotes
- Acts 22:14 Exodus 3:15
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