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
New International Version
22 1 “Brothers and fathers,(A) listen now to my defense.”
2 When they heard him speak to them in Aramaic,(B) they became very quiet.
Then Paul said: 3 “I am a Jew,(C) born in Tarsus(D) of Cilicia,(E) but brought up in this city. I studied under(F) Gamaliel(G) and was thoroughly trained in the law of our ancestors.(H) I was just as zealous(I) for God as any of you are today. 4 I persecuted(J) the followers of this Way(K) to their death, arresting both men and women and throwing them into prison,(L) 5 as the high priest and all the Council(M) can themselves testify. I even obtained letters from them to their associates(N) in Damascus,(O) and went there to bring these people as prisoners to Jerusalem to be punished.
6 “About noon as I came near Damascus, suddenly a bright light from heaven flashed around me.(P) 7 I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me, ‘Saul! Saul! Why do you persecute me?’
8 “‘Who are you, Lord?’ I asked.
“ ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth,(Q) whom you are persecuting,’ he replied. 9 My companions saw the light,(R) but they did not understand the voice(S) of him who was speaking to me.
10 “‘What shall I do, Lord?’ I asked.
“ ‘Get up,’ the Lord said, ‘and go into Damascus. There you will be told all that you have been assigned to do.’(T) 11 My companions led me by the hand into Damascus, because the brilliance of the light had blinded me.(U)
12 “A man named Ananias came to see me.(V) He was a devout observer of the law and highly respected by all the Jews living there.(W) 13 He stood beside me and said, ‘Brother Saul, receive your sight!’ And at that very moment I was able to see him.
14 “Then he said: ‘The God of our ancestors(X) has chosen you to know his will and to see(Y) the Righteous One(Z) and to hear words from his mouth. 15 You will be his witness(AA) to all people of what you have seen(AB) and heard. 16 And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized(AC) and wash your sins away,(AD) calling on his name.’(AE)
17 “When I returned to Jerusalem(AF) and was praying at the temple, I fell into a trance(AG) 18 and saw the Lord speaking to me. ‘Quick!’ he said. ‘Leave Jerusalem immediately, because the people here will not accept your testimony about me.’
19 “‘Lord,’ I replied, ‘these people know that I went from one synagogue to another to imprison(AH) and beat(AI) those who believe in you. 20 And when the blood of your martyr[a] Stephen was shed, I stood there giving my approval and guarding the clothes of those who were killing him.’(AJ)
21 “Then the Lord said to me, ‘Go; I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’ ”(AK)
Paul the Roman Citizen
22 The crowd listened to Paul until he said this. Then they raised their voices and shouted, “Rid the earth of him!(AL) He’s not fit to live!”(AM)
23 As they were shouting and throwing off their cloaks(AN) and flinging dust into the air,(AO) 24 the commander ordered that Paul be taken into the barracks.(AP) He directed(AQ) that he be flogged and interrogated in order to find out why the people were shouting at him like this. 25 As they stretched him out to flog him, Paul said to the centurion standing there, “Is it legal for you to flog a Roman citizen who hasn’t even been found guilty?”(AR)
26 When the centurion heard this, he went to the commander and reported it. “What are you going to do?” he asked. “This man is a Roman citizen.”
27 The commander went to Paul and asked, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?”
“Yes, I am,” he answered.
28 Then the commander said, “I had to pay a lot of money for my citizenship.”
“But I was born a citizen,” Paul replied.
29 Those who were about to interrogate him(AS) withdrew immediately. The commander himself was alarmed when he realized that he had put Paul, a Roman citizen,(AT) in chains.(AU)
Paul Before the Sanhedrin
30 The commander wanted to find out exactly why Paul was being accused by the Jews.(AV) So the next day he released him(AW) and ordered the chief priests and all the members of the Sanhedrin(AX) to assemble. Then he brought Paul and had him stand before them.
Footnotes
- Acts 22:20 Or witness
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
New King James Version
Paul’s Defense at Jerusalem
22 “Brethren(A) and fathers, hear my defense before you now.” 2 And when they heard that he spoke to them in the (B)Hebrew language, they kept all the more silent.
Then he said: 3 (C)“I am indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city (D)at the feet of (E)Gamaliel, taught (F)according to the strictness of our fathers’ law, and (G)was zealous toward God (H)as you all are today. 4 (I)I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women, 5 as also the high priest bears me witness, and (J)all the council of the elders, (K)from whom I also received letters to the brethren, and went to Damascus (L)to bring in chains even those who were there to Jerusalem to be punished.
6 “Now (M)it happened, as I journeyed and came near Damascus at about noon, suddenly a great light from heaven shone around me. 7 And I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?’ 8 So I answered, ‘Who are You, Lord?’ And He said to me, ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting.’
9 “And (N)those who were with me indeed saw the light [a]and were afraid, but they did not hear the voice of Him who spoke to me. 10 So I said, ‘What shall I do, Lord?’ And the Lord said to me, ‘Arise and go into Damascus, and there you will be told all things which are appointed for you to do.’ 11 And since I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of those who were with me, I came into Damascus.
12 “Then (O)a certain Ananias, a devout man according to the law, (P)having a good testimony with all the (Q)Jews who dwelt there, 13 came to me; and he stood and said to me, ‘Brother Saul, receive your sight.’ And at that same hour I looked up at him. 14 Then he said, (R)‘The God of our fathers (S)has chosen you that you should (T)know His will, and (U)see the Just One, (V)and hear the voice of His mouth. 15 (W)For you will be His witness to all men of (X)what you have seen and heard. 16 And now why are you waiting? Arise and be baptized, (Y)and wash away your sins, (Z)calling on the name of the Lord.’
17 “Now (AA)it happened, when I returned to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple, that I was in a trance 18 and (AB)saw Him saying to me, (AC)‘Make haste and get out of Jerusalem quickly, for they will not receive your testimony concerning Me.’ 19 So I said, ‘Lord, (AD)they know that in every synagogue I imprisoned and (AE)beat those who believe on You. 20 (AF)And when the blood of Your martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by (AG)consenting [b]to his death, and guarding the clothes of those who were killing him.’ 21 Then He said to me, ‘Depart, (AH)for I will send you far from here to the Gentiles.’ ”
Paul’s Roman Citizenship
22 And they listened to him until this word, and then they raised their voices and said, (AI)“Away with such a fellow from the earth, for (AJ)he is not fit to live!” 23 Then, as they cried out and [c]tore off their clothes and threw dust into the air, 24 the commander ordered him to be brought into the barracks, and said that he should be examined under scourging, so that he might know why they shouted so against him. 25 And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said to the centurion who stood by, (AK)“Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman, and uncondemned?”
26 When the centurion heard that, he went and told the commander, saying, “Take care what you do, for this man is a Roman.”
27 Then the commander came and said to him, “Tell me, are you a Roman?”
He said, “Yes.”
28 The commander answered, “With a large sum I obtained this citizenship.”
And Paul said, “But I was born a citizen.”
29 Then immediately those who were about to examine him withdrew from him; and the commander was also afraid after he found out that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him.
The Sanhedrin Divided
30 The next day, because he wanted to know for certain why he was accused by the Jews, he released him from his bonds, and commanded the chief priests and all their council to appear, and brought Paul down and set him before them.
Footnotes
- Acts 22:9 NU omits and were afraid
- Acts 22:20 NU omits to his death
- Acts 22:23 Lit. threw
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