¹But Saul, still breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, came to the high priest

¹Ai o Saul, tsipilas ai phenelas te mudarel le disiplon kai sas le Devleske, gelo ka baro rashai,

²and asked of him letters to Damascus, to the synagogues, so that if he found any who were of the way, both men and women, he might bring [them] bound to Jerusalem.

²ai manglia lestar lila te sai del andel khangeria kai sas ando Damascus, saxke te arakhela manushen, mursh vai zhuvlia kai lenas pe pala Del, te astarel le ai te anel le ando Jerusalem.

³But as he was journeying, it came to pass that he drew near to Damascus; and suddenly there shone round about him a light out of heaven,

³Sar zhalas pa drom, ai sar pasholas pasha Damascus: ek vediara kai avelas anda cheri strefialas kruglom lestar;

⁴and falling on the earth he heard a voice saying to him, Saul, Saul, why dost thou persecute me?

⁴Pelo pe phuv, ai ashundia ek glaso kai motholas leske, "Saul, Saul, Sostar chinuis ma?"

⁵And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And he [said], *I* am Jesus, whom *thou* persecutest.

⁵Ai wo phendia, "Kon san tu, Devla?" ai O Del phendia, "Me sim O Jesus kai chinuis; trutno tuke te de palpale katar le kanrhe."

⁶But rise up and enter into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.

⁶Izdralas ai chudisailo, phendia, "Devla, so manges te kerav?" Ai O Del phendia leske, "Wushti opre, zha ando foro, ai mothola tuke so trobul te keres."

⁷But the men who were travelling with him stood speechless, hearing the voice but beholding no one.

⁷Le manush kai lenaspe pala Saul aterdile, ai chi mai mothonas kanch, ashunenas o glaso, numa chi dikhenas kanikas.

⁸And Saul rose up from the earth, and his eyes being opened he saw no one. But leading [him] by the hand they brought him into Damascus.

⁸O Saul wushtilo opre katar e phuv, ai marka ke leske iakha phuterde sas, chi dikhelas kanch, line les vastestar ai angerde les ando Damascus.

⁹And he was three days without seeing, and neither ate nor drank.

⁹Beshlo trin dies bi te dikhel, ai chi xalia ai chi pelia kanch.

¹⁰And there was a certain disciple in Damascus by name Ananias. And the Lord said to him in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold, [here am] I, Lord.

¹⁰Sas ando Damascus iek disiplo kai busholas Ananias; O Del phendia leske ande ek vizion, "Ananias ," ai wo phendia, "Eta, me sim katse, Devla."

¹¹And the Lord [said] to him, Rise up and go into the street which is called Straight, and seek in the house of Judas one by name Saul, [he is] of Tarsus: for, behold, he is praying,

¹¹O Del phendia leske, "Wushti opre, zha po drom kai bushol o Chacho, ai rode ando kher le Judasosko iek manush kai bushol Saul, anda Tarsus.

¹²and has seen [in a vision] a man by name Ananias coming in and putting his hand on him, so that he should see.

¹²Ke o Saul rhugilpe, ai dikhlia ande vizion iek manush kai bushol Ananias, kai avilo leste ai thodia le vas pe leste, te phuterdiol leske iakha ai te dikhel.

¹³And Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard from many concerning this man how much evil he has done to thy saints at Jerusalem;

¹³Porme o Ananias phendia, "Devla, ashundem katar but manush, sar kado manush chinuilas che shaven ande Jerusalem;

¹⁴and here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who call upon thy name.

¹⁴ai si les katse putiera katar le bare rasha te phandavel kodolen kai divinin pa cho anav."

¹⁵And the Lord said to him, Go, for this [man] is an elect vessel to me, to bear my name before both nations and kings and [the] sons of Israel:

¹⁵Numa O Del phendia leske, "Zha, ke me alosardem kadale manushes, ai thava les te kerel mange buchi, ai te mothol murho anav le kolavre themenge, ka penge amperatsi, ai kal Zhiduvuria;

¹⁶for *I* will shew to him how much he must suffer for my name.

¹⁶ai sikavava leske so godi trobul te chinuil pala murho anav."

¹⁷And Ananias went and entered into the house; and laying his hands upon him he said, Saul, brother, the Lord has sent me, Jesus that appeared to thee in the way in which thou camest, that thou mightest see, and be filled with [the] Holy Spirit.

¹⁷Ai o Ananias gelotar, ai kana areslo ando kher; thodhia le vas po Saul ai phendia, "Saul, murho phral, O Del, vi O Jesus kai sikadilo tuke po drom kai avesas katse, wo tradia ma saxke te rhugiv tuke, te dikhes ai te aves pherdo Swunto Duxo.

¹⁸And straightway there fell from his eyes as it were scales, and he saw, and rising up was baptised;

¹⁸Strazo pelia anda leske iakha korzhi, ai dikhlia, wushtilo opre, ai boldiape.

¹⁹and, having received food, got strength. And he was with the disciples who [were] in Damascus certain days.

¹⁹Ai antunchi kana xalia, pale zurailo. O Saul beshlo xantsi dies le disiplonsa kai sas ando Damascus.

²⁰And straightway in the synagogues he preached Jesus that *he* is the Son of God.

²⁰Ai strazo delas duma pa Kristo andel synagoguria, ke O Jesus si O Shav le Devlesko.

²¹And all who heard were astonished and said, Is not this *he* who destroyed in Jerusalem those who called on this name, and here was come for this purpose, that he might bring them bound to the chief priests?

²¹Sa le manush kai ashunenas leste chudinaspe, ai mothonas; "Nai kado ke chinuilas ande Jerusalem kodolen kai mothonas pa anav le Devlesko, ai chi avilo katse te phandavel le, ai te angerel le angla le bare rasha?"

²²But Saul increased the more in power, and confounded the Jews who dwelt in Damascus, proving that this is the Christ.

²²Numa o Saul delas duma pa Del mai but ai mai but putierasa kai avelas katar O Del. Le Zhiduvuria kai sas anda Damascus chi mai zhanenas so te mothon leske, kana sikavelas lenge ke O Jesus si O Kristo.

²³Now when many days were fulfilled, the Jews consulted together to kill him.

²³Neskolki dies pala kodia, le Zhiduvuria denas pe duma te mudaren les;

²⁴But their plot became known to Saul. And they watched also the gates both day and night, that they might kill him;

²⁴Numa o Saul ashundia pa so mangenas te keren. Vi diese ai vi e riate lenas sama pel vudara le foroske te roden les ai te mudaren les.

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

²⁵Numa andek riat le disipluria line les, ai nakhade les inchal o zido andek shkonitsa.

²⁶And having arrived at Jerusalem he essayed to join himself to the disciples, and all were afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.

²⁶Kana areslo ande Jerusalem, o Saul mangelas te zhal te beshel le disiplonsa; numa sa le disipluria daranas lestar, ke chi pachanas ke wo sas ek disiplo le Devlesko.

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

²⁷O Barnabas lia les pesa, ai angerdia les ka le apostluria, ai phendia lenge sar o Saul dikhlia le Devles po drom, ai wo dia lesa duma, ai sar ando Damascus dia duma pa Del ando anav le Jesusosko chachimasa.

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

²⁸De antunchara o Saul beshlo le disiplonsa ai zhalas avri andai Jerusalem ai avelas palpale, ai dia duma pa Del ando anav le Jesusosko bi darasa,

²⁹and speaking boldly in the name of the Lord. And he spoke and discussed with the Hellenists; but they sought to kill him.

²⁹ai delas duma pa Del vi le Zhidovonsa; numa le Zhiduvuria mangenas te mudarenas les.

³⁰And the brethren knowing it, brought him down to Caesarea and sent him away to Tarsus.

³⁰Le disipluria kana ashunde te mangen te mudaren les, angerde les ande Caesaria, ai trade les te zhal ande Tarsus.

³¹The assemblies then throughout the whole of Judaea and Galilee and Samaria had peace, being edified and walking in the fear of the Lord, and were increased through the comfort of the Holy Spirit.

³¹E khangeri antunchi ande pacha sas ande sa e Judea, ande Galilee, ande Samaria, e khangeri zuravolas le Devlesa, ai traiinas chachimasa le Devlesa, ai mai but narodo pherdiolas e khangeri ke zhutilas O Swunto Duxo.

³²Now it came to pass that Peter, passing through all [quarters], descended also to the saints who inhabited Lydda.

³²O Petri kai zhalas pe sa o them gelo andek dies kal shave le Devleske kai sas andek foro kai bushol Lydda.

³³And he found there a certain man, Aeneas by name, who had been lying for eight years upon a couch, who was paralysed.

³³Arakhlia ieke manushes kai busholas Aneneas, kai sas po pato de oxto bersh, ke nashtilas te phirel.

³⁴And Peter said to him, Aeneas, Jesus, the Christ, heals thee: rise up, and make thy couch for thyself. And straightway he rose up.

³⁴O Petri phendia leske, "Aneneas, O Jesus Kristo sastiarel tu, wushti opre, ai lashar cho pato," ai strazo wushtilo opre.

³⁵And all who inhabited Lydda and the Saron saw him, who turned to the Lord.

³⁵Sa o narodo kai sas kai e Lydda ai Sharon dikhle les, ai dinepe vi won ka Del.

³⁶And in Joppa there was a certain female disciple, by name Tabitha, which being interpreted means Dorcas. She was full of good works and alms-deeds which she did.

³⁶Sas ande Joppe mashkar le disipluria ek zhuvli kai busholas Tabitha, kodia znachil Dorcas; woi kerelas mishtimos ai zhutilas le choren.

³⁷And it came to pass in those days that she grew sick and died; and, having washed her, they put her in [the] upper room.

³⁷Naswaili ande kodia vriama ai muli; kana xalade la, angerde la andek soba opre.

³⁸But Lydda being near to Joppa, the disciples having heard that Peter was there, sent two men to him, beseeching him, Thou must not delay coming to us.

³⁸Sar o foro sas pashe pasha Joppa, le disipluria ashunde ke o Petri kotse sas, trade duie manushen leste, te mangen lestar te avel lende strazo.

³⁹And Peter rising up went with them, whom, when arrived, they brought up into the upper chamber; and all the widows stood by him weeping and shewing him the body-coats and garments which Dorcas had made while she was with them.

³⁹O Petri wushtilo opre ai gelo kodole manushensa. Kana areslo, angerde les ande soba kai sas opre, sa le zhuvlia kai sas phivlia sas pasha leste ai rovenas, ai sikavenas leske le gada ai le raxamia kai e Dorcas kerelas, inker kana traiilas.

⁴⁰But Peter, putting them all out, and kneeling down, prayed. And, turning to the body, he said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes, and, seeing Peter, sat up.

⁴⁰O Petri phendia te anklen savorhe avri, ai thodia pe anda changende, ai rhugisailo, porme gelo karing late ai phendia, "Tabitha, wushti opre." Woi phuterdia le iakha, ai kana dikhlia le Petres, beshli tele.

⁴¹And having given her [his] hand, he raised her up, and having called the saints and the widows, presented her living.

⁴¹O Petri delas vas ai zhutisardia la te wushtel opre; ai antunchi akhardia le devlekane ai le phivlian, ai dia la lenge zhuvindi.

⁴²And it became known throughout the whole of Joppa, and many believed on the Lord.

⁴²Kodia diela ande sa Joppa zhanelas o narodo, ai but narodo pachaiepe ando Del.

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

⁴³O Petri beshlo xantsi vriama ando Joppa ka iek manush kai pachaiape ando Del, wo busholas Simon, ek shapozniko.