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Waral cäkil wi ru qˈuexic ru cˈaslemal ri tat Saulo

Are cˈu ri tat Saulo sibalaj royowal chquij ri winak ri e cojoninak che ri Kajaw Jesús. Ri areˈ craj queucämisaj. ¡Xeuxibij cˈut! Rumal riˈ xeˈ ri areˈ, xtzijon rucˈ ri qui nimal sacerdotes ri cˈo pa ri tinimit Jerusalén. Xutaˈ che chi cuya bi jujun tak wuj che, ri cubij wi chi yoˈm takanic pu kˈab rech coc pa tak ri rachoch Dios pa ri tinimit Damasco. Je riˈ rech queutzucuj ri queniman che ri Utzalaj Tzij re ri Evangelio, chi achijab chi ixokib, che qui chapic rech queucˈam lok che cocsaxic pa cheˈ pa ri tinimit Jerusalén. Benak cˈu pa ri be, cˈo ri areˈ chunakaj ri tinimit Damasco, xak teˈtalic cˈut xtunun jun nimalaj sakil chrij ri xpe chicaj. Xtzak cˈu pulew, teˈ xuto chi cˈo jun ri xchˈaw lok chicaj ri xubij: Saulo, Saulo, ¿jas che tajin caban we nimalaj cˈäx riˈ chwe? ―xcha riˈ.

Ri tat Saulo xubij: ¿Jachin ri lal, Tat? ―xcha che.

Ri Jun ri xchˈawic xubij: ¡In riˈ ri Jesús! Ri cˈäx ri tajin cabano, are chwe In ri tajin caban wi waˈ. Xak je riˈ ri at tajin carik cˈäx jas ri cuban ri wacäx ri cucoj akan che ri jun cheˈ tˈistˈic u wiˈ, ―xcha che.

Ri tat Saulo xuxej rib, xbirbitic, xubij: Tat, ¿jas caj la chi quinbano? ―xchaˈ.

Xubij cˈu ri Kajaw Jesús che: Chatwalijok, jat pa ri tinimit, cäbix cˈu na chawe jas ri rajwaxic cabano, ―xcha che.

Ri achijab ri e benak pa ri be rucˈ ri tat Saulo sibalaj xquixej quib rumal chi xquita ri chˈabal, man cˈo tä cˈu jachin xquilo. Xwalij cˈu ri tat Saulo, xujak ru wakˈäch, man xcowin tä cˈut xcaˈyic. Rumal riˈ xa xyukex bi che ru kˈab, xcˈam bi pa ri tinimit Damasco. Chilaˈ cˈut xcˈoji wi oxib kˈij, man xcowin taj xcaˈyic. Man cˈo tä cˈu jas xutijo.

10 Cˈo cˈu jun cojonel pa ri tinimit Damasco, Ananías u biˈ. Xucˈut rib ri Kajaw Jesús chuwäch, xubij che: ¡Ananías! ―xcha che.

Ri areˈ xchˈawic, xubij: In cˈolic riˈ, Wajaw, ―xcha che.

11 Ri Kajaw Jesús xubij che: Chatwalij baˈ, jat pa ri jun be ri cäbix “Jicom” che. Aretak catopan pa rachoch ri tat Judas, chataˈ che we cˈo ri jun achi chilaˈ aj Tarso, Saulo u biˈ. Chanim riˈ tajin cuban orar. 12 Cˈo ri xucˈut ri Dios chuwäch. Xril jun achi, Ananías u biˈ, ri xoc bi rucˈ, xuya ru kˈab puwiˈ rech cäcowinic cäcaˈy jumul chic, ―xcha ri Kajaw Jesús che.

13 Xchˈaw cˈu ri tat Ananías, xubij: Kajaw, e qˈuia ri qui bim chwe chrij we achi riˈ chi u banom qˈuia u wäch cˈäx chque ri winak pa ri tinimit Jerusalén ri e cojoninak che la. 14 Ulinak cˈu waral, yoˈm lok takanic pu kˈab cumal ri qui nimakil sacerdotes che qui chapic bi conojel ri cäquicoj ri biˈ la aretak cäcaˈn orar, ―xcha che.

15 Xubij cˈu ri Kajaw Jesús che: ¡Jat baˈ! Are rumal chi we achi riˈ chaˈtal wumal rech cutzijoj ri Utzalaj Tzij chwij In chque ri winak re ri niqˈuiaj tak tinimit chic, chque ri quetakan pa qui wiˈ, xukujeˈ chque ri winak aj Israel. 16 Quincˈut cˈu na chuwäch jas ri nimalaj cˈäx ri rajwaxic curik na ri areˈ rumal wech in, ―xcha ri Kajaw Jesús che ri tat Ananías.

17 Xeˈ cˈu ri tat Ananías. Xoc bi pa ri ja ri cˈo wi ri tat Saulo, xuya ru kˈab puwiˈ, xubij cˈu che: Wachalal Saulo, ri Kajaw Jesús, ri xucˈut rib chuwäch la pa ri be ri petinak wi la, xinutak lok ucˈ la rech cäcowin la cäcaˈy chi na la, xukujeˈ rech cäkaj ri Lokˈalaj Espíritu puwiˈ la, ―xcha che.

18 Chanim cˈut xetzak lok jeˈ ta ne jujun solot pu wakˈäch ri tat Saulo. Je riˈ xcowinic xcaˈy jumul chic ri areˈ. Xwalij cˈut, xban u kasnaˈ. 19 Te cˈu riˈ xwiˈc, xpe chi jumul ru chukˈab. Xcˈoji cˈu na quieb oxib kˈij cucˈ ri cojonelab ri e cˈo pa ri tinimit Damasco.

Ri tat Saulo cutzijoj ru Lokˈ Pixab ri Dios pa ri tinimit Damasco

20 Te cˈu riˈ ri tat Saulo xuchaplej u tzijoxic ru Lokˈ Pixab ri Dios pa tak ri rachoch Dios, cubij cˈu chque ri winak chi ri Jesús are ri u Cˈojol ri Dios. 21 Conojel cˈu ri xquita ru tzij sibalaj xquicajmaj waˈ, xquibij: ¿A mat are waˈ ri achi ri cuban cˈäx chque ri winak pa Jerusalén ri cäquicoj ru biˈ ri Jesús aretak cäcaˈn orar? ¿A mat are ulinak waral che qui chapic bic, che qui jachic pa qui kˈab ri qui nimakil sacerdotes? ―xecha riˈ.

22 Are cˈu ri tat Saulo rucˈ nimalaj chukˈab xchˈawic, xukˈalajisaj cˈut chi ri Jesús kas tzij Are ri Cristo, ri Toˈl Ke, je riˈ chi ri winak aj Israel ri e cˈo pa ri tinimit Damasco man xquirik tä chic jas cäcaˈno.

Ri tat Saulo xa jubikˈ craj chi cäcämisax cumal ri winak aj Israel pa ri tinimit Damasco

23 Ocˈowinak chi cˈu qˈuialaj tak kˈij, ri winak aj Israel xquichomaj jas cäcaˈn chucämisaxic ri tat Saulo. 24 Ri areˈ cˈut xretamaj jas ri qui chomam u banic chucämisaxic. Pakˈij chi chakˈab ri e areˈ xquiyuxlej ri tat Saulo chuchiˈ tak ri porta re ri tinimit chucämisaxic. 25 Are cˈu ri cojonelab xquicˈam ri tat Saulo, xquiya pa jun nim chicäch. Chakˈab xquikasaj bi chrij ri tapya ri cˈo chrij ri tinimit. Jeˈ ri xcaˈn chutoˈic ri tat Saulo.

Ri tat Saulo copan pa ri tinimit Jerusalén

26 Aretak xopan ri tat Saulo pa ri tinimit Jerusalén, xraj xcˈoji cucˈ ri cojonelab. Conojel cˈut xquixej quib che ri areˈ rumal chi man xquicoj taj chi are jun kas cojonel. 27 Xpe cˈu ri tat Bernabé, xucˈam bi ri tat Saulo chquiwäch ri apóstoles rech cäquetamaj u wäch. Xutzijoj cˈu chque jas xuban ri tat Saulo, xril ri Kajaw Jesús pa ri be, xukujeˈ chi xchˈaw ri Kajaw Jesús rucˈ. Xubij cˈu chque chi ri tat Saulo man xuxej tä rib che qui tzijobexic ri winak chrij ri Cristo pa ri tinimit Damasco. 28 Je riˈ ri tat Saulo xcanaj can cucˈ ri cojonelab pa ri tinimit Jerusalén, xerachiˈlaj jawijeˈ ri xebeˈ wi. 29 Man xuxej tä rib che qui tzijobexic ri winak chrij ri Cristo. Xuchap tzij cucˈ ri winak aj Israel ri quechˈaw pa griego. Are cˈu ri e areˈ xa xquitzucuj jas cäcaˈn na chucämisaxic. 30 Aretak xquetamaj waˈ ri kachalal, xquicˈam bi ri tat Saulo pa ri tinimit Cesarea, xquitak cˈu bi pa ri tinimit Tarso.

31 Xak je riˈ conojel ri kachalal cojonelab ri e cˈo pa Judea, pa Galilea, xukujeˈ pa Samaria, xuxlan ri canimaˈ. Tajin quecowiric, cˈo cˈu na qui chukˈab. Xquixej quib chuwäch ri Dios, xeniman cˈu che. Are ri Lokˈalaj Espíritu ri tajin cäbanowic chi sibalaj queqˈuiaric, chi cäcˈoji na qui chukˈab.

Waral cäkil wi ri u cunaxic ri tat Eneas

32 Pa jun kˈij ri tat Pedro tajin queusolij ri kachalal, xukujeˈ xeˈ che quilic ri kachalal cojonelab ri e cˈo pa ri tinimit Lida. 33 Chilaˈ xurik wi jun achi, Eneas u biˈ. We achi riˈ wajxakib junab chic cˈo pa chˈat, cäminak cˈu ru cuerpo. 34 Ri tat Pedro xubij che: Tat Eneas, ri Jesucristo catcunanic. Chatwalijok, chabana can u banic ra chˈat, ―xcha che.

Chanim cˈut xwalijic. 35 Aretak cˈut ri winak ri e cˈo pa ri tinimit Lida, xukujeˈ ri e cˈo pa ri takˈaj re Sarón ri cˈo wi ri Lida, xquilo chi ri tat Eneas xwalijic, xquiya can ri ojer qui cˈaslemal. Rumal ri xbantajic xecojon che ri Kajaw Jesús.

Waral cätzijox wi jun chichuˈ cojonel ri xcämic, xcˈastaj cˈut

36 Pa tak ri kˈij riˈ cˈo jun chichuˈ cojonel pa ri tinimit Jope, Tabita u biˈ, ri cäbix Dorcas che pa ri chˈabal griego. We chichuˈ riˈ amakˈel xuban ronojel u wäch utzil chque ri winak, xeutoˈ cˈu ri cˈo qui rajwaxic. 37 Pa tak ri kˈij riˈ xyawaj ri nan Dorcas, xcämic. Aretak xchˈajtaj ru cuerpo, xyiˈ pa ru cawik ja. 38 Nakaj cˈut cˈo wi ri tinimit Jope che ri tinimit Lida ri cˈo wi ri tat Pedro. Ri cojonelab xquito chi ri tat Pedro cˈo pa Lida, xequitak bi quieb achijab chubixic che: Bana baˈ la jun tokˈob, saˈj la kucˈ chanim, ―xecha bic.

39 Ri tat Pedro xuban cˈu u banic rib, xeˈ cucˈ ri achijab. Aretak xeopanic, xquicˈam bi ri tat Pedro pa ri cawik ja ri cˈo wi ri cäminak. Xepe cˈu conojel ri malcaˈnib ixokib, xemuli chrij ri tat Pedro, tajin quebokˈic, xquicˈut tak ri camixaˈ xukujeˈ niqˈuiaj atzˈiak chic ri xuban ri nan Dorcas aretak cˈaslic. 40 Ri tat Pedro xubij chque chi quebel na bi conojel, te cˈu riˈ xxuquiˈc, xuban orar. Xcaˈy cˈu che ri chichuˈ ri cäminak, xubij: Nan Dorcas, walij baˈ la, ―xcha che.

Ri nan Dorcas xcaˈyic, aretak cˈut xril ri tat Pedro, xwalijic, xcuˈbic. 41 Ri tat Pedro xuchap che ru kˈab, xuyaco. Xeusiqˈuij ri malcaˈnib ixokib, xukujeˈ conojel ri niqˈuiaj cojonelab chic. Cˈasal chic xuya chquiwäch rech cäquilo. 42 Xel cˈu u tzijol waˈ pa ronojel ri tinimit Jope. E qˈuia cˈut xecojon che ri Kajaw Jesús. 43 Naj cˈut xcˈoji na ri tat Pedro pa ri tinimit Jope cho rachoch jun tataˈ joskˈil tzˈum, Simón u biˈ.

Saul’s Conversion(A)

Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the Lord’s disciples.(B) He went to the high priest and asked him for letters to the synagogues in Damascus,(C) so that if he found any there who belonged to the Way,(D) whether men or women, he might take them as prisoners to Jerusalem. As he neared Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.(E) He fell to the ground and heard a voice(F) say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?”

“Who are you, Lord?” Saul asked.

“I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” he replied. “Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”(G)

The men traveling with Saul stood there speechless; they heard the sound(H) but did not see anyone.(I) Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could see nothing.(J) So they led him by the hand into Damascus. For three days he was blind, and did not eat or drink anything.

10 In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord called to him in a vision,(K) “Ananias!”

“Yes, Lord,” he answered.

11 The Lord told him, “Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus(L) named Saul, for he is praying. 12 In a vision he has seen a man named Ananias come and place his hands on(M) him to restore his sight.”

13 “Lord,” Ananias answered, “I have heard many reports about this man and all the harm he has done to your holy people(N) in Jerusalem.(O) 14 And he has come here with authority from the chief priests(P) to arrest all who call on your name.”(Q)

15 But the Lord said to Ananias, “Go! This man is my chosen instrument(R) to proclaim my name to the Gentiles(S) and their kings(T) and to the people of Israel. 16 I will show him how much he must suffer for my name.”(U)

17 Then Ananias went to the house and entered it. Placing his hands on(V) Saul, he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord—Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here—has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”(W) 18 Immediately, something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and he could see again. He got up and was baptized,(X) 19 and after taking some food, he regained his strength.

Saul in Damascus and Jerusalem

Saul spent several days with the disciples(Y) in Damascus.(Z) 20 At once he began to preach in the synagogues(AA) that Jesus is the Son of God.(AB) 21 All those who heard him were astonished and asked, “Isn’t he the man who raised havoc in Jerusalem among those who call on this name?(AC) And hasn’t he come here to take them as prisoners to the chief priests?”(AD) 22 Yet Saul grew more and more powerful and baffled the Jews living in Damascus by proving that Jesus is the Messiah.(AE)

23 After many days had gone by, there was a conspiracy among the Jews to kill him,(AF) 24 but Saul learned of their plan.(AG) Day and night they kept close watch on the city gates in order to kill him. 25 But his followers took him by night and lowered him in a basket through an opening in the wall.(AH)

26 When he came to Jerusalem,(AI) he tried to join the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he really was a disciple. 27 But Barnabas(AJ) took him and brought him to the apostles. He told them how Saul on his journey had seen the Lord and that the Lord had spoken to him,(AK) and how in Damascus he had preached fearlessly in the name of Jesus.(AL) 28 So Saul stayed with them and moved about freely in Jerusalem, speaking boldly in the name of the Lord. 29 He talked and debated with the Hellenistic Jews,[a](AM) but they tried to kill him.(AN) 30 When the believers(AO) learned of this, they took him down to Caesarea(AP) and sent him off to Tarsus.(AQ)

31 Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee and Samaria(AR) enjoyed a time of peace and was strengthened. Living in the fear of the Lord and encouraged by the Holy Spirit, it increased in numbers.(AS)

Aeneas and Dorcas

32 As Peter traveled about the country, he went to visit the Lord’s people(AT) who lived in Lydda. 33 There he found a man named Aeneas, who was paralyzed and had been bedridden for eight years. 34 “Aeneas,” Peter said to him, “Jesus Christ heals you.(AU) Get up and roll up your mat.” Immediately Aeneas got up. 35 All those who lived in Lydda and Sharon(AV) saw him and turned to the Lord.(AW)

36 In Joppa(AX) there was a disciple named Tabitha (in Greek her name is Dorcas); she was always doing good(AY) and helping the poor. 37 About that time she became sick and died, and her body was washed and placed in an upstairs room.(AZ) 38 Lydda was near Joppa; so when the disciples(BA) heard that Peter was in Lydda, they sent two men to him and urged him, “Please come at once!”

39 Peter went with them, and when he arrived he was taken upstairs to the room. All the widows(BB) stood around him, crying and showing him the robes and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them.

40 Peter sent them all out of the room;(BC) then he got down on his knees(BD) and prayed. Turning toward the dead woman, he said, “Tabitha, get up.”(BE) She opened her eyes, and seeing Peter she sat up. 41 He took her by the hand and helped her to her feet. Then he called for the believers, especially the widows, and presented her to them alive. 42 This became known all over Joppa, and many people believed in the Lord.(BF) 43 Peter stayed in Joppa for some time with a tanner named Simon.(BG)

Footnotes

  1. Acts 9:29 That is, Jews who had adopted the Greek language and culture

And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,

And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem.

And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven:

And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.

And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.

And the men which journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing no man.

And Saul arose from the earth; and when his eyes were opened, he saw no man: but they led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus.

And he was three days without sight, and neither did eat nor drink.

10 And there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; and to him said the Lord in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold, I am here, Lord.

11 And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and enquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth,

12 And hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in, and putting his hand on him, that he might receive his sight.

13 Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem:

14 And here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call on thy name.

15 But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:

16 For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name's sake.

17 And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost.

18 And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized.

19 And when he had received meat, he was strengthened. Then was Saul certain days with the disciples which were at Damascus.

20 And straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God.

21 But all that heard him were amazed, and said; Is not this he that destroyed them which called on this name in Jerusalem, and came hither for that intent, that he might bring them bound unto the chief priests?

22 But Saul increased the more in strength, and confounded the Jews which dwelt at Damascus, proving that this is very Christ.

23 And after that many days were fulfilled, the Jews took counsel to kill him:

24 But their laying await was known of Saul. And they watched the gates day and night to kill him.

25 Then the disciples took him by night, and let him down by the wall in a basket.

26 And when Saul was come to Jerusalem, he assayed to join himself to the disciples: but they were all afraid of him, and believed not that he was a disciple.

27 But Barnabas took him, and brought him to the apostles, and declared unto them how he had seen the Lord in the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how he had preached boldly at Damascus in the name of Jesus.

28 And he was with them coming in and going out at Jerusalem.

29 And he spake boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus, and disputed against the Grecians: but they went about to slay him.

30 Which when the brethren knew, they brought him down to Caesarea, and sent him forth to Tarsus.

31 Then had the churches rest throughout all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied.

32 And it came to pass, as Peter passed throughout all quarters, he came down also to the saints which dwelt at Lydda.

33 And there he found a certain man named Aeneas, which had kept his bed eight years, and was sick of the palsy.

34 And Peter said unto him, Aeneas, Jesus Christ maketh thee whole: arise, and make thy bed. And he arose immediately.

35 And all that dwelt at Lydda and Saron saw him, and turned to the Lord.

36 Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did.

37 And it came to pass in those days, that she was sick, and died: whom when they had washed, they laid her in an upper chamber.

38 And forasmuch as Lydda was nigh to Joppa, and the disciples had heard that Peter was there, they sent unto him two men, desiring him that he would not delay to come to them.

39 Then Peter arose and went with them. When he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping, and shewing the coats and garments which Dorcas made, while she was with them.

40 But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down, and prayed; and turning him to the body said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes: and when she saw Peter, she sat up.

41 And he gave her his hand, and lifted her up, and when he had called the saints and widows, presented her alive.

42 And it was known throughout all Joppa; and many believed in the Lord.

43 And it came to pass, that he tarried many days in Joppa with one Simon a tanner.