AndδὲAgrippaἈγρίππαςsaidἔφηtoπρὸςPaul,τὸν Παῦλον“You are permittedἘπιτρέπεταί σοιto speakλέγεινforὑπὲρyourself.”σεαυτοῦThenτότεPaul,ὁ Παῦλοςstretching outἐκτείναςhis hand,τὴν χεῖραmade his defense:ἀπελογεῖτο
“ConcerningΠερὶall the thingsπάντωνof whichὧνI am accusedἐγκαλοῦμαιbyὑπὸJews,ἸουδαίωνKingβασιλεῦAgrippa,ἈγρίππαI considerἥγημαιmyselfἐμαυτὸνhappyμακάριονthatbeforeἐπὶyouσοῦI am aboutμέλλωνto make my defenseἀπολογεῖσθαιtoday,σήμερον
especiallyμάλισταbecause you areὄντα σεan expertγνώστηνin allπάντωνtheτῶνcustomsἐθῶνandτε καὶquestionsζητημάτωνamongκατὰthe Jews;ἸουδαίουςthereforeδιὸI beg youδέομαιto listenἀκοῦσαίto meμουpatiently.μακροθύμως
So then,μὲν οὖνmyμουway of lifeΤὴν βίωσίνfromἐκmy youth,τὴν νεότητοςwhich fromτὴν ἀπ’the beginningἀρχῆςwas spentγενομένηνamongἐνmyμουnationτῷ ἔθνειandτεinἔνJerusalem,ἹεροσολύμοιςallπάντεςJewsἸουδαῖοιknow,ἴσασι
since they have knownπρογινώσκοντέςmeμεfrom the first,ἄνωθενifἐὰνthey are willingθέλωσιto testify,μαρτυρεῖνthatὅτιaccording toκατὰthe strictestτὴν ἀκριβεστάτηνpartyαἵρεσινof ourτῆς ἡμετέραςreligionθρησκείαςI livedἔζησαasa Pharisee.Φαρισαῖος
AndκαὶnowνῦνI stand hereἕστηκαbeing judgedκρινόμενοςforἐπ’the hopeἐλπίδιof the promiseτῆς ἐπαγγελίαςmadeγενομένηςbyὑπὸGodτοῦ θεοῦtoεἰςourἡμῶνfathers,τοὺς πατέρας
toεἰςwhichἣνourἡμῶνtwelve tribesτὸ δωδεκάφυλονhopeἐλπίζειto attain,καταντῆσαιearnestlyἐν ἐκτενείᾳserving Godλατρεῦονnightνύκταandκαὶday;ἡμέρανconcerningπερὶthisἧςhope,ἐλπίδοςKing,βασιλεῦI am accusedἐγκαλοῦμαιbyὑπὸJews.Ἰουδαίων
Whyτίis it judgedκρίνεταιincredibleἄπιστονamongπαρ’youὑμῖνthatεἰGodὁ θεὸςraisesἐγείρειthe dead?νεκροὺς
IἘγὼindeedμὲν οὖνthoughtἔδοξαto myselfἐμαυτῷthat I oughtδεῖνto doπρᾶξαιmany thingsπολλὰhostileἐναντίαtoπρὸςthe nameτὸ ὄνομαof JesusἸησοῦthe Nazarene,τοῦ Ναζωραίου
whichὃI alsoκαὶdidἐποίησαinἐνJerusalem;Ἱεροσολύμοιςandκαὶmanyπολλούςof the saintsτῶν ἁγίωνIἐγὼshut upκατέκλεισαinἐνprisons,φυλακαῖςhaving receivedλαβώνthe authorityτὴν ἐξουσίανfromπαρὰthe chief priests,τῶν ἀρχιερέωνandτεwhen theyαὐτῶνwere being put to deathἀναιρουμένωνI castκατήνεγκαmyvote against them.ψῆφον
Andκαὶthroughoutκατὰallπάσαςthe synagogues,τὰς συναγωγὰςoftenπολλάκιςpunishingτιμωρῶνthem,αὐτοὺςI tried to force themἠνάγκαζονto blaspheme;βλασφημεῖνandτεbeing furiously enragedπερισσῶς ἐμμαινόμενοςagainst themαὐτοῖςI pursued themἐδίωκονevenἕως καὶtoεἰςforeignτὰς ἔξωcities.πόλεις
In these things,Ἐν οἷςas I was travelingπορευόμενοςtoεἰςDamascusτὴν Δαμασκὸνwithμετ’the authorityἐξουσίαςandκαὶcommissionἐπιτροπῆςof the chief priests,τῆς τῶν ἀρχιερέων
at midday,ἡμέρας μέσηςonκατὰthe road,τὴν ὁδὸνI saw,εἶδονKing,βασιλεῦa lightφῶςfrom heaven,οὐρανόθενbeyondὑπὲρthe brightnessτὴν λαμπρότηταof the sun,τοῦ ἡλίουshining aroundπεριλάμψανmeμεandκαὶthoseτοὺςtravelingπορευομένουςwithσὺνme.ἐμοὶ
Andτεwhen weἡμῶνhad allπάντωνfallenκαταπεσόντωνtoεἰςthe ground,τὴν γῆνI heardἤκουσαa voiceφωνὴνsayingλέγουσανtoπρόςmeμεin the Hebrewτῇ Ἑβραΐδιlanguage,διαλέκτῳ‘Saul,ΣαοὺλSaul,Σαούλwhyτίare you persecutingδιώκειςme?μεIt is hardσκληρόνfor youσοιto kickλακτίζεινagainstπρὸςthe goads.’κέντρα
AndδὲIἐγὼsaid,εἶπα‘WhoΤίςare you,εἶLord?’κύριεAndδὲthe Lordὁ κύριοςsaid,εἶπεν‘IἘγώamεἰμιJesus,Ἰησοῦςwhomὃνyouσὺare persecuting.διώκεις
Butἀλλὰget upἀνάστηθιandκαὶstandστῆθιonἐπὶyourσουfeet;τοὺς πόδαςforγὰρI have appearedὤφθηνto youσοιforεἰςthis purpose,τοῦτοto appointπροχειρίσασθαίyouσεasa servantὑπηρέτηνandκαὶa witnessμάρτυραbothτεof the things in whichὧνyou have seenεἶδέςmeμεandτεof those in whichὧνI will appearὀφθήσομαίto you,σοι
rescuingἐξαιρούμενόςyouσεfromἐκthe peopleτοῦ λαοῦandκαὶfromἐκthe nations,τῶν ἐθνῶνtoεἰςwhomοὓςIἐγὼam sendingἀποστέλλωyou,σε
to openἀνοῖξαιtheirαὐτῶνeyes,ὀφθαλμοὺςso that they may turnτοῦ ἐπιστρέψαιfromἀπὸdarknessσκότουςtoεἰςlightφῶςandκαὶfrom the powerτῆς ἐξουσίαςof Satanτοῦ ΣατανᾶtoἐπὶGod,τὸν θεόνso that theyτοῦ αὐτοὺςmay receiveλαβεῖνforgivenessἄφεσινof sinsἁμαρτιῶνandκαὶan inheritanceκλῆρονamongἐνthose who have been sanctifiedτοῖς ἡγιασμένοιςby faithπίστειinτῇ εἰςme.’ἐμέ
Therefore,ὍθενKingβασιλεῦAgrippa,ἈγρίππαI was notοὐκ ἐγενόμηνdisobedientἀπειθὴςto the heavenlyτῇ οὐρανίῳvision,ὀπτασίᾳ
butἀλλὰto thoseτοῖςinἐνDamascusΔαμασκῷfirst,πρῶτόνandτε καὶin JerusalemἹεροσολύμοιςandτεthroughout allπᾶσάνthe regionτὴν χώρανof Judea,τῆς Ἰουδαίαςandκαὶto the nations,τοῖς ἔθνεσινI declaredἀπήγγελλονthat they shouldchange their mindsμετανοεῖνandκαὶturnἐπιστρέφεινtoἐπὶGod,τὸν θεόνdoingπράσσονταςworksἔργαworthyἄξιαof the change of mind.τῆς μετανοίας
Because ofἕνεκαthese thingsτούτωνJewsἸουδαῖοιseizedσυλλαβόμενοιmeμεinἐνthe templeτῷ ἱερῷandtriedἐπειρῶντοto kill me.διαχειρίσασθαι
So,οὖνhaving obtainedτυχὼνthe helpἐπικουρίας τῆςthat comesfromἀπὸGod,τοῦ θεοῦtoἄχριthisταύτηςdayτῆς ἡμέραςI standἕστηκαtestifyingμαρτυρόμενοςto bothτεsmallμικρῷandκαὶgreat,μεγάλῳsayingλέγωνnothingοὐδὲνexceptἐκτὸςwhatὧνthe prophetsοἱ προφῆταιandκαὶMosesΜωϋσῆςsaidἐλάλησανwouldμελλόντωνtake place:γίνεσθαι
thatεἰthe Messiahὁ χριστόςwould suffer,παθητὸςandthat,εἰbeingthe firstπρῶτοςout ofἐξtheresurrectionἀναστάσεωςof the dead,νεκρῶνhe wouldμέλλειproclaimκαταγγέλλεινlightφῶςbothτεto the peopleτῷ λαῷandκαὶto the nations.”τοῖς ἔθνεσιν
Andδὲwhile heαὐτοῦwas saying these thingsΤαῦταin his defense,ἀπολογουμένουFestusὁ Φῆστοςsaysφησινin a loudμεγάλῃvoice,τῇ φωνῇ“You are out of your mind,ΜαίνῃPaul;Παῦλεyour greatτὰ πολλάlearningγράμματαis drivingπεριτρέπειyouσεtoεἰςmadness.”μανίαν
ButδὲPaulὁ Παῦλοςsays,φησίν“I am notΟὐout of my mind,μαίνομαιmost excellentκράτιστεFestus,ΦῆστεbutἀλλὰI am utteringἀποφθέγγομαιwordsῥήματαof truthἀληθείαςandκαὶsound judgment.σωφροσύνης
Forγὰρthe kingὁ βασιλεύςknowsἐπίσταταιaboutπερὶthese things,τούτωνtoπρὸςwhomὃνI alsoκαὶspeakλαλῶboldly;παρρησιαζόμενοςforγὰρI am notοὐpersuadedπείθομαιthat anyοὐθένof these thingsτούτωνescapesλανθάνεινhis notice,αὐτὸνforγάρthisτοῦτοhas notοὐbeenἐστινdoneπεπραγμένονinἐνa corner.γωνίᾳ
Do you believe,πιστεύειςKingβασιλεῦAgrippa,Ἀγρίππαthe prophets?τοῖς προφήταιςI knowοἶδαthatὅτιyou believe.”πιστεύεις
AndδὲAgrippaὁ ἈγρίππαςsaidtoπρὸςPaul,τὸν Παῦλον“InἘνa short timeὀλίγῳyou are persuadingπείθειςmeμεto make myselfποιῆσαιa Christian.”Χριστιανὸν
AndδὲPaulὁ Παῦλοςsaid,“I would prayΕὐξαίμην ἂνto Godτῷ θεῷthat,whetherκαὶinἐνa short timeὀλίγῳorκαὶinἐνa long time,μεγάλῳnotοὐonlyμόνονyouσὲbutἀλλὰalsoκαὶallπάνταςwho hearτοὺς ἀκούοντάςmeμουtodayσήμερονmight becomeγενέσθαιsuchτοιούτουςasὁποῖοςI myselfκαὶ ἐγώam,εἰμιexcept forπαρεκτὸςtheseτούτωνchains.”τῶν δεσμῶν
Andτεthe kingὁ βασιλεὺςrose,Ἀνέστηandκαὶthe governorὁ ἡγεμὼνandτεBerniceἥ Βερνίκηandκαὶthose who were sitting withοἱ συγκαθήμενοιthem,αὐτοῖς
andκαὶwhen they had withdrawn,ἀναχωρήσαντεςthey were speakingἐλάλουνtoπρὸςone another,ἀλλήλουςsaying,λέγοντες“Thisοὗτοςmanὁ ἄνθρωποςis doingπράσσειnothingΟὐδὲν τιdeservingἄξιονdeathθανάτουorἢchains.”δεσμῶν
AndδὲAgrippaἈγρίππαςsaidἔφηto Festus,τῷ Φήστῳ“Thisοὗτοςmanὁ ἄνθρωποςcouldἐδύνατοhave been set freeἈπολελύσθαιifεἰhe had notμὴappealed toἐπεκέκλητοCaesar.”Καίσαρα