1Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defence which I make now unto you.
1[] Ανδρες αδελφοι και πατερες, ακουσατε με απολογουμενον τωρα προς εσας.
2(And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith,)
2Ακουσαντες δε οτι ελαλει προς αυτους εις την Εβραικην διαλεκτον, εδειξαν περισσοτεραν ησυχιαν. Και ειπεν·
3I 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.
3[] Εγω μεν ειμαι ανθρωπος Ιουδαιος, γεγεννημενος εν Ταρσω της Κιλικιας, ανατεθραμμενος δε εν τη πολει ταυτη παρα τους ποδας του Γαμαλιηλ, πεπαιδευμενος κατα την ακριβειαν του πατροπαραδοτου νομου, ζηλωτης ων του Θεου, καθως παντες σεις εισθε σημερον·
4And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.
4οστις κατετρεξα μεχρι θανατου ταυτην την οδον, δεσμευων και παραδιδων εις φυλακας ανδρας τε και γυναικας,
5As 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.
5καθως και ο αρχιερευς μαρτυρει εις εμε και ολον το πρεσβυτεριον· παρα των οποιων και επιστολας λαβων προς τους αδελφους, επορευομην εις Δαμασκον δια να φερω δεδεμενους εις Ιερουσαλημ και τους εκει οντας, δια να τιμωρηθωσιν.
6And 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.
6Ενω δε οδοιπορων επλησιαζον εις την Δαμασκον, περι την μεσημβριαν εξαιφνης εστραψε περι εμε φως πολυ εκ του ουρανου,
7And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
7και επεσον εις το εδαφος και ηκουσα φωνην λεγουσαν προς εμε· Σαουλ, Σαουλ, τι με διωκεις;
8And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.
8Εγω δε απεκριθην· Τις εισαι, Κυριε; Και ειπε προς εμε· Εγω ειμαι Ιησους ο Ναζωραιος, τον οποιον συ διωκεις.
9And they that were with me saw indeed the light, and were afraid; but they heard not the voice of him that spake to me.
9Οι οντες δε μετ' εμου το μεν φως ειδον και κατεφοβηθησαν, την φωνην ομως του λαλουντος προς εμε δεν ηκουσαν.
10And 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.
10Και ειπον· Τι να καμω, Κυριε; Και ο Κυριος ειπε προς εμε· Σηκωθεις υπαγε εις Δαμασκον, και εκει θελει σοι λαληθη περι παντων οσα ειναι διωρισμενα να καμης.
11And 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.
11Και επειδη εκ της λαμπροτητος του φωτος εκεινου δεν εβλεπον, χειραγωγουμενος υπο των οντων μετ' εμου ηλθον εις Δαμασκον.
12And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt there,
12Ανανιας δε τις, ανθρωπος ευσεβης κατα τον νομον, μαρτυρουμενος υπο παντων των εκει κατοικουντων Ιουδαιων,
13Came unto me, and stood, and said unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And the same hour I looked up upon him.
13ηλθε προς εμε και σταθεις επανω μου μοι, ειπε· Σαουλ αδελφε, αναβλεψον. Και εγω τη αυτη ωρα ανεβλεψα εις αυτον.
14And 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.
14Ο δε ειπεν· Ο Θεος των πατερων ημων σε διωρισε να γνωρισης το θελημα αυτου και να ιδης τον δικαιον και να ακουσης φωνην εκ του στοματος αυτου,
15For thou shalt be his witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard.
15διοτι θελεις εισθαι μαρτυς περι αυτου προς παντας τους ανθρωπους των οσα ειδες και ηκουσας.
16And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.
16Και τωρα τι βραδυνεις; σηκωθεις βαπτισθητι και απολουσθητι απο των αμαρτιων σου, επικαλεσθεις το ονομα του Κυριου.
17And it came to pass, that, when I was come again to Jerusalem, even while I prayed in the temple, I was in a trance;
17Αφου δε υπεστρεψα εις Ιερουσαλημ, ενω προσηυχομην εν τω ιερω, ηλθον εις εκστασιν
18And saw him saying unto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem: for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me.
18και ειδον αυτον λεγοντα προς εμε· Σπευσον και εξελθε ταχεως εξ Ιερουσαλημ, διοτι δεν θελουσι παραδεχθη την περι εμου μαρτυριαν σου.
19And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:
19Και εγω ειπον· Κυριε, αυτοι εξευρουσιν οτι εγω εφυλακιζον και εδερον εν ταις συναγωγαις τους πιστευοντας εις σε·
20And 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.
20και οτε εχυνετο το αιμα Στεφανου του μαρτυρος σου, και εγω ημην παρων και συνεφωνουν εις τον φονον αυτου και εφυλαττον τα ιματια των φονευοντων αυτον.
21And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles.
21Και ειπε προς εμε· Υπαγε, διοτι εγω θελω σε εξαποστειλει εις εθνη μακραν.
22And 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.
22[] Και μεχρι τουτου του λογου ηκουον αυτον· τοτε δε υψωσαν την φωνην αυτων, λεγοντες· Σηκωσον απο της γης τον τοιουτον· διοτι δεν πρεπει να ζη.
23And as they cried out, and cast off their clothes, and threw dust into the air,
23Και επειδη αυτοι εκραυγαζον και ετιναζον τα ιματια και ερριπτον κονιορτον εις τον αερα,
24The 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.
24ο χιλιαρχος προσεταξε να φερθη εις το φρουριον, παραγγειλας να εξετασθη δια μαστιγων, δια να γνωριση δια ποιαν αιτιαν εφωναζον ουτω κατ' αυτου.
25And 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?
25Και καθως εξηπλωσεν αυτον δεδεμενον με τα λωρια, ο Παυλος ειπε προς τον παρεστωτα εκατονταρχον· Ειναι ταχα νομιμον εις εσας ανθρωπον Ρωμαιον και ακατακριτον να μαστιγονητε;
26When the centurion heard that, he went and told the chief captain, saying, Take heed what thou doest: for this man is a Roman.
26Ακουσας δε ο εκατονταρχος, υπηγε και απηγγειλε προς τον χιλιαρχον, λεγων· Βλεπε τι μελλεις να καμης· διοτι ο ανθρωπος ουτος ειναι Ρωμαιος.
27Then the chief captain came, and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? He said, Yea.
27Προσελθων δε ο χιλιαρχος, ειπε προς αυτον· Λεγε μοι, συ Ρωμαιος εισαι; Ο δε ειπε· Ναι.
28And the chief captain answered, With a great sum obtained I this freedom. And Paul said, But I was free born.
28Και απεκριθη ο χιλιαρχος· Εγω δια πολλων χρηματων απεκτησα ταυτην την πολιτογραφησιν. Ο δε Παυλος ειπεν· Αλλ' εγω και εγεννηθην Ρωμαιος.
29Then 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.
29Ευθυς λοιπον απεσυρθησαν απ' αυτου οι μελλοντες να βασανισωσιν αυτον. Και ο χιλιαρχος ετι εφοβηθη γνωρισας οτι ειναι Ρωμαιος, και διοτι ειχε δεσει αυτον.
30On 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.
30Τη δε επαυριον θελων να μαθη το βεβαιον, περι τινος κατηγορειται παρα των Ιουδαιων, ελυσεν αυτον απο των δεσμων, και προσεταξε να ελθωσιν οι αρχιερεις και ολον το συνεδριον αυτων και καταβιβασας τον Παυλον, εστησεν εμπροσθεν αυτων.