“BrothersἌνδρες ἀδελφοὶandκαὶfathers,πατέρεςlisten toἀκούσατέmyμουdefenseτῆς ἀπολογίαςbeforeπρὸςyouὑμᾶςnow.”νυνὶ
Andδὲwhen they heardἈκούσαντεςthatὅτιhe was addressingπροσεφώνειthemαὐτοῖςin the Hebrewτῇ Ἑβραΐδιlanguage,διαλέκτῳthey keptπαρέσχονeven moreμᾶλλονquiet.ἡσυχίανAndκαὶhe says:φησίν
“IἘγώamεἰμιa JewishἸουδαῖοςman,ἀνὴρbornγεγεννημένοςinἐνTarsusΤαρσῷof Cilicia,τῆς Κιλικίαςbutδὲbrought upἀνατεθραμμένοςinἐνthisταύτῃcity,τῇ πόλειeducatedπεπαιδευμένοςatπαρὰthe feetτοὺς πόδαςof GamalielΓαμαλιήλstrictlyἀκρίβειανaccording toκατὰthe lawτοῦ νόμουof our fathers,πατρῴουbeingὑπάρχωνzealousζηλωτὴςfor God,τοῦ θεοῦjust asκαθὼςallπάντεςof youὑμεῖςareἐστεtoday.σήμερον
IὃςpersecutedἐδίωξαthisταύτηνWayτὴν ὁδὸνto the point ofἄχριdeath,θανάτουbindingδεσμεύωνandκαὶhanding overπαραδιδοὺςtoεἰςprisonsφυλακὰςbothτεmenἄνδραςandκαὶwomen,γυναῖκας
asὡςalsoκαὶthe high priestὁ ἀρχιερεὺςtestifiesμαρτυρεῖfor me,μοιandκαὶthe wholeπᾶνcouncil of elders;τὸ πρεσβυτέριονfromπαρ’whomὧνI alsoκαὶreceivedδεξάμενοςlettersἐπιστολὰςtoπρὸςthe brothers,τοὺς ἀδελφοὺςandI was travelingἐπορευόμηνtoεἰςDamascusΔαμασκὸνto bringἄξωνalsoκαὶthoseτοὺςwho wereὄνταςthereἐκεῖσεin chainsδεδεμένουςtoεἰςJerusalemἸερουσαλὴμso thatἵναthey might be punished.τιμωρηθῶσιν
Andδέit happened,Ἐγένετοas Iμοιwas travelingπορευομένῳandκαὶdrawing nearἐγγίζοντιto Damascus,τῇ Δαμασκῷaboutπερὶnoon,μεσημβρίανthatsuddenlyἐξαίφνηςa greatἱκανὸνlightφῶςfromἐκheavenτοῦ οὐρανοῦflashedπεριαστράψαιaroundπερὶme;ἐμέ
andτεI fellἔπεσάtoεἰςthe groundτὸ ἔδαφοςandκαὶheardἤκουσαa voiceφωνῆςsayingλεγούσηςto me,μοι‘Saul,ΣαοὺλSaul,Σαούλwhyτίare you persecutingδιώκειςme?’με
AndδὲIἐγὼanswered,ἀπεκρίθην‘WhoΤίςare you,εἶLord?’κύριεAndτεhe saidεἶπένtoπρὸςme,ἐμέ‘IἘγώamεἰμιJesusἸησοῦςthe Nazarene,ὁ Ναζωραῖοςwhomὃνyouσὺare persecuting.’διώκεις
Andδὲthose whoοἱwereὄντεςwithσὺνmeἐμοὶsawἐθεάσαντοthe light,τὸ φῶςbutδὲthey did notοὐκhearἤκουσανthe voiceτὴν φωνὴνof the one who was speakingτοῦ λαλοῦντόςto me.μοι
AndδέI said,εἶπον‘WhatΤίshall I do,ποιήσωLord?’κύριεAndδὲthe Lordὁ κύριοςsaidεἶπενtoπρόςme,με‘Get up,ἈναστὰςgoπορεύουintoεἰςDamascus,Δαμασκόνand thereκἀκεῖyouσοιwill be toldλαληθήσεταιaboutπερὶeverythingπάντωνthatὧνhas been appointedτέτακταίfor youσοιto do.’ποιῆσαι
AndδὲsinceὡςI could notοὐκseeἐνέβλεπονbecause ofἀπὸthe gloryτῆς δόξηςof thatἐκείνουlight,τοῦ φωτὸςbeing led by the handχειραγωγούμενοςbyὑπὸthose who were withτῶν συνόντωνme,μοιI cameἦλθονintoεἰςDamascus.Δαμασκόν
Andδέa certainτιςAnanias,Ἁνανίαςa devoutεὐλαβὴςmanἀνὴρaccording toκατὰthe law,τὸν νόμονwell spoken ofμαρτυρούμενοςbyὑπὸallπάντωνthe JewsἸουδαίωνwho lived there,τῶν κατοικούντων
cameἐλθὼνtoπρὸςme,ἐμὲandκαὶstanding by meἐπιστὰςhe saidεἶπένto me,μοι‘BrotherἀδελφέSaul,Σαοὺλrecover your sight.’ἀνάβλεψονAnd I,κἀγὼat that veryαὐτῇ τῇhour,ὥρᾳlooked upἀνέβλεψαatεἰςhim.αὐτόν
Andδὲheὁsaid,εἶπεν‘The GodὉ θεὸςof ourἡμῶνfathersτῶν πατέρωνhas appointedπροεχειρίσατόyouσεto knowγνῶναιhisαὐτοῦwillτὸ θέλημαandκαὶto seeἰδεῖνthe Righteous Oneτὸν δίκαιονandκαὶto hearἀκοῦσαιa voiceφωνὴνfromἐκhisαὐτοῦmouth,τοῦ στόματος
forὅτιyou will beἔσῃa witnessμάρτυςfor himαὐτῷtoπρὸςallπάνταςpeopleἀνθρώπουςof whatὧνyou have seenἑώρακαςandκαὶheard.ἤκουσας
Andκαὶnowνῦνwhyτίare you waiting?μέλλειςGet up,ἀναστὰςbe immersedβάπτισαιandκαὶwash awayἀπόλουσαιyourσουsins,τὰς ἁμαρτίαςcalling onἐπικαλεσάμενοςhisαὐτοῦname.’τὸ ὄνομα
Andδέit happened,Ἐγένετοwhen Iμοιhad returnedὑποστρέψαντιtoεἰςJerusalemἸερουσαλὴμandκαὶwhile Iμουwas prayingπροσευχομένουinἐνthe temple,τῷ ἱερῷthat Iμεfellγενέσθαιintoἐνa tranceἐκστάσει
andκαὶsawἰδεῖνhimαὐτὸνsayingλέγοντάto me,μοι‘HurryΣπεῦσονandκαὶget outἔξελθεofἐξJerusalemἸερουσαλήμquickly,ἐν τάχειbecauseδιότιthey will notοὐacceptπαραδέξονταίyourσουtestimonyμαρτυρίανaboutπερὶme.’ἐμοῦ
And Iκἀγὼsaid,εἶπον‘Lord,Κύριεthey themselvesαὐτοὶknowἐπίστανταιthatὅτιIἐγὼwasἤμηνimprisoningφυλακίζωνandκαὶbeatingδέρωνin synagogue after synagogueκατὰ τὰς συναγωγὰςthose whoτοὺςbelieveπιστεύονταςinἐπὶyou.σέ
Andκαὶwhenὅτεthe bloodτὸ αἷμαof Stephen,Στεφάνουyourσουwitness,τοῦ μάρτυρόςwas being shed,ἐξεχύννετοIαὐτὸςalsoκαὶwasἤμηνstanding byἐφεστὼςandκαὶapprovingσυνευδοκῶνandκαὶguardingφυλάσσωνthe garmentsτὰ ἱμάτιαof those who were killingτῶν ἀναιρούντωνhim.’αὐτόν
Andκαὶhe saidεἶπενtoπρόςme,με‘Go,ΠορεύουforὅτιIἐγὼwill sendἐξαποστελῶyouσεfar awayμακρὰνtoεἰςthe nations.’”ἔθνη
Andδὲthey were listening toἬκουονhimαὐτοῦup toἄχριthisτούτουword,τοῦ λόγουandκαὶthey raisedἐπῆρανtheirαὐτῶνvoices,τὴν φωνὴνsaying,λέγοντες“TakeΑἶρεsuch a manτὸν τοιοῦτονawayΑἶρεfromἀπὸthe earth,τῆς γῆςforγὰρit was notοὐfitting forκαθῆκενhimαὐτὸνto live.”ζῆν
Andτεas theyαὐτῶνwere shoutingκραυγαζόντωνandκαὶthrowing offῥιπτούντωνtheirgarmentsτὰ ἱμάτιαandκαὶtossingβαλλόντωνdustκονιορτὸνintoεἰςthe air,τὸν ἀέρα
the commanderὁ χιλίαρχοςorderedἐκέλευσενhimαὐτὸνto be broughtεἰσάγεσθαιintoεἰςthe barracks,τὴν παρεμβολήνsayingεἴπαςthatheαὐτὸνshouldbe examinedἀνετάζεσθαιwith whips,μάστιξινso thatἵναhe might find outἐπιγνῷforδι’whatἣνreasonαἰτίανthey were shoutingἐπεφώνουνat himαὐτῷlike this.οὕτως
Butδὲwhenὡςthey had stretchedπροέτεινανhimαὐτὸνoutπροέτεινανwith the straps,τοῖς ἱμᾶσινPaulὁ Παῦλοςsaidεἶπενtoπρὸςthe centurionἑκατόνταρχονstanding there,τὸν ἑστῶτα“Is it lawfulΕἰ ἔξεστινfor youὑμῖνto whipμαστίζεινa manἄνθρωπονwho isa RomanῬωμαῖονandκαὶuncondemned?”ἀκατάκριτον
Andδὲwhen the centurionὁ ἑκατοντάρχηςheard this,ἀκούσαςgoingπροσελθὼνto the commanderτῷ χιλιάρχῳhe reported it,ἀπήγγειλενsaying,λέγων“WhatΤίare you aboutμέλλειςto do?ποιεῖνForγὰρthisοὗτοςmanὁ ἄνθρωποςisἐστινa Roman.”Ῥωμαῖός
Soδὲthe commanderὁ χιλίαρχοςcame upπροσελθὼνandsaidεἶπενto him,αὐτῷ“TellΛέγεme,μοιareεἶyouσὺa Roman?”ῬωμαῖοςAndδὲheὁsaid,ἔφη“Yes.”Ναί
Andδὲthe commanderὁ χιλίαρχοςanswered,ἀπεκρίθη“IἘγὼacquiredἐκτησάμηνthisταύτηνcitizenshipτὴν πολιτείανfor a largeπολλοῦsum.”κεφαλαίουAndδὲPaulὁ Παῦλοςsaid,ἔφη“ButδὲIἘγὼwas bornγεγέννημαιa citizentoo.”καὶ
Soοὖνat onceεὐθέωςthose whoοἱwere aboutμέλλοντεςto examineἀνετάζεινhimαὐτὸνstepped backἀπέστησανfromἀπ’him;αὐτοῦandδὲthe commanderὁ χιλίαρχοςtooκαὶwas afraidἐφοβήθηwhen he realizedἐπιγνοὺςthatὅτιhe wasἐστινa RomanῬωμαῖόςandκαὶthatὅτιhe hadἦνboundδεδεκώςhim.αὐτὸν
Andδὲthe next day,Τῇ ἐπαύριονwantingβουλόμενοςto knowγνῶναιfor certainτὸ ἀσφαλὲςwhatτὸ τίhe was being accused ofκατηγορεῖταιbyὑπὸthe Jews,τῶν Ἰουδαίωνhe releasedἔλυσενhimαὐτόνandκαὶorderedἐκέλευσενthe chief priestsτοὺς ἀρχιερεῖςandκαὶthe wholeπᾶνcouncilτὸ συνέδριονto come together;συνελθεῖνandκαὶbringing downκαταγαγὼνPaul,τὸν Παῦλονhe set himἔστησενbeforeεἰςthem.αὐτούς