¹Sementara itu Saulus terus saja ingin mengancam dan membunuh pengikut-pengikut Tuhan Yesus. Ia pergi kepada imam agung,

¹And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,

²dan minta surat kuasa untuk pergi kepada pemimpin-pemimpin rumah-rumah ibadat orang Yahudi di Damsyik, supaya kalau ia menemukan di sana orang-orang yang percaya kepada Yesus, ia dapat menangkap mereka dan membawa mereka ke Yerusalem.

²And 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.

³Sementara menuju ke Damsyik, ketika sudah dekat dengan kota itu, tiba-tiba suatu sinar dari langit memancar di sekeliling Saulus.

³And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven:

⁴Ia jatuh ke tanah lalu mendengar suatu suara berkata kepadanya, "Saulus, Saulus! Apa sebabnya engkau menganiaya Aku?"

⁴And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

⁵"Siapakah Engkau, Tuan?" tanya Saulus. Suara itu menjawab, "Akulah Yesus, yang engkau aniaya.

⁵And 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.

⁶Tetapi sekarang bangunlah dan masuklah ke kota. Di situ akan diberitahukan kepadamu apa yang harus kaulakukan."

⁶And 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.

⁷Orang-orang yang ikut bersama-sama Saulus terkejut sehingga tidak dapat bersuara; karena mereka mendengar suara itu tetapi tidak melihat seseorang pun.

⁷And the men which journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing no man.

⁸Lalu Saulus berdiri dan membuka matanya, tetapi matanya sudah tidak bisa melihat apa-apa lagi. Jadi mereka memegang tangannya dan menuntun dia masuk ke Damsyik.

⁸And 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.

⁹Tiga hari lamanya ia tidak bisa melihat dan selama itu ia tidak makan atau minum sama sekali.

⁹And he was three days without sight, and neither did eat nor drink.

¹⁰Di Damsyik ada seorang pengikut Tuhan Yesus bernama Ananias. Di dalam suatu penglihatan, Tuhan berbicara kepadanya. Tuhan berkata, "Ananias!" Ananias menjawab, "Saya, Tuhan."

¹⁰And 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.

¹¹Tuhan berkata, "Ayo berangkat sekarang. Pergilah ke rumah Yudas di Jalan Lurus. Tanyakan di sana orang yang bernama Saulus yang berasal dari kota Tarsus. Orang itu sedang berdoa,

¹¹And 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,

¹²dan di dalam suatu penglihatan ia melihat seorang laki-laki, bernama Ananias, datang kepadanya dan meletakkan tangan ke atasnya supaya ia dapat melihat kembali."

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

¹³Ananias menjawab, "Tuhan, saya sudah mendengar banyak orang berbicara mengenai orang ini, terutama mengenai penganiayaan-penganiayaan yang ia lakukan terhadap umat-Mu di Yerusalem.

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

¹⁴Dan sekarang ia sudah datang ke sini dengan izin dari imam-imam kepala untuk menangkap semua orang yang percaya kepada-Mu."

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

¹⁵Tetapi Tuhan berkata kepada Ananias, "Pergilah saja! Sebab Aku sudah memilih dia untuk melayani Aku, supaya ia memberitakan tentang Aku kepada bangsa-bangsa lain yang tidak beragama Yahudiedan kepada raja-raja serta kepada umat Israel juga.

¹⁵But 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:

¹⁶Dan Aku sendiri akan menunjukkan kepadanya semua penderitaan yang harus ia alami karena Aku."

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

¹⁷Maka Ananias pun pergilah ke rumah itu dan meletakkan tangannya ke atas Saulus. "Saudara Saulus," kata Ananias, "Tuhan Yesus yang Saudara lihat di tengah jalan ketika Saudara sedang kemari, Dialah yang menyuruh saya datang supaya Saudara bisa melihat lagi dan dikuasai oleh Roh Allah."

¹⁷And 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.

¹⁸Saat itu juga sesuatu yang seperti sisik ikan terlepas dari mata Saulus dan ia dapat melihat kembali. Maka ia pun bangun, lalu dibaptis.

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

¹⁹Dan setelah makan, ia menjadi kuat lagi. Saulus tinggal di Damsyik dengan pengikut-pengikut Yesus beberapa hari lamanya.

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

²⁰Ia langsung pergi ke rumah-rumah ibadat dan mulai memberitakan bahwa Yesus itulah Anak Allah.

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

²¹Semua orang heran mendengar Saulus. Mereka berkata, "Bukankah dia yang di Yerusalem sudah membunuh semua orang yang percaya kepada Yesus? Ia datang ke sini justru untuk menangkap dan membawa mereka kepada imam-imam kepala!"

²¹But 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?

²²Tetapi Saulus makin kuat pengaruhnya. Bukti-bukti yang ia kemukakan mengenai Yesus begitu meyakinkan bahwa Yesus itulah Raja Penyelamat, sampai orang-orang Yahudi yang tinggal di Damsyik tidak dapat lagi membantah.

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

²³Setelah lewat beberapa waktu lamanya orang-orang Yahudi bersepakat untuk membunuh Saulus.

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

²⁴Tetapi rencana mereka ketahuan kepadanya. Siang malam mereka menunggu di pintu gerbang kota untuk membunuh dia.

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

²⁵Tetapi pada suatu malam, pengikut-pengikut Saulus mengambil dia, lalu menurunkannya di dalam sebuah keranjang melewati tembok kota.

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

²⁶Saulus pergi ke Yerusalem, dan di sana ia berusaha bergabung dengan pengikut-pengikut Yesus. Tetapi mereka takut kepadanya, sebab mereka tidak percaya bahwa ia benar-benar telah menjadi pengikut Yesus.

²⁶And 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.

²⁷Kemudian Barnabas datang kepadanya, lalu membawanya kepada rasul-rasul. Barnabas menceritakan kepada mereka tentang bagaimana Saulus melihat Tuhan di tengah jalan dan bagaimana Tuhan berbicara kepadanya. Barnabas memberitahukan juga tentang bagaimana beraninya Saulus mengajar di Damsyik dengan nama Yesus.

²⁷But 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.

²⁸Maka itu Saulus tinggal dengan mereka, dan berkhotbah dengan berani di seluruh Yerusalem dengan nama Tuhan.

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

²⁹Ia berbicara dan berdebat juga dengan orang-orang Yahudi yang berbahasa Yunani, tetapi mereka berusaha membunuh dia.

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

³⁰Ketika orang-orang percaya lainnya tahu tentang hal itu, mereka membawa Saulus ke Kaisarea, kemudian mengirim dia ke Tarsus.

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

³¹Maka jemaat di seluruh Yudea, Galilea, dan Samaria menjadi tenteram. Dibantu oleh Roh Allah, dengan takut kepada Tuhan, jemaat-jemaat itu bertambah kuat dan bertambah banyak.

³¹Then 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.

³²Petrus pergi ke mana-mana mengunjungi jemaat-jemaat. Pada suatu hari ia mengunjungi umat Tuhan yang tinggal di Lida.

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

³³Di sana ia berjumpa dengan seorang laki-laki bernama Eneas, yang lumpuh dan sudah tidak bangun-bangun dari tempat tidurnya delapan tahun lamanya.

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

³⁴Petrus berkata kepada Eneas, "Eneas, Yesus Kristus menyembuhkan engkau. Bangunlah dan bereskan tempat tidurmu." Saat itu juga Eneas bangun.

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

³⁵Semua penduduk di Lida dan Saron melihat Eneas, lalu mereka semuanya percaya kepada Tuhan.

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

³⁶Di Yope ada seorang wanita bernama Tabita. Ia seorang yang percaya kepada Yesus. (Namanya di dalam bahasa Yunani ialah Dorkas yang berarti rusa.) Ia selalu saja melakukan hal-hal yang baik dan menolong orang-orang miskin.

³⁶Now 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.

³⁷Pada waktu itu ia sakit lalu meninggal dunia. Setelah jenazahnya dimandikan, ia diletakkan di kamar yang di atas.

³⁷And 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.

³⁸Yope tidak seberapa jauh dari Lida. Jadi pada waktu pengikut-pengikut Yesus di Yope mendengar Petrus berada di Lida, mereka mengutus dua orang pergi kepada Petrus dengan pesan ini, "Cepat-cepatlah datang kemari."

³⁸And 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.

³⁹Petrus langsung bangun dan mengikuti mereka. Setibanya di sana, ia dibawa ke kamar yang di atas. Semua janda di situ mengerumuni Petrus sambil menangis dan menunjukkan kepadanya baju-baju dan jubah-jubah yang dijahitkan Dorkas untuk mereka waktu ia masih hidup.

³⁹Then 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.

⁴⁰Petrus menyuruh mereka semuanya keluar, lalu ia berlutut dan berdoa. Setelah itu ia menghadap jenazah Dorkas dan berkata, "Tabita, bangun!" Maka Dorkas membuka mata, dan ketika ia melihat Petrus, ia duduk.

⁴⁰But 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.

⁴¹Lalu Petrus memegang tangannya dan menolong dia berdiri. Kemudian Petrus memanggil orang-orang percaya di situ bersama-sama dengan janda-janda itu, lalu menyerahkan Dorkas yang sudah hidup itu kepada mereka.

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

⁴²Kabar tentang kejadian itu tersebar ke seluruh Yope, sehingga banyak orang percaya kepada Yesus sebagai Raja Penyelamat mereka.

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

⁴³Petrus tinggal di situ beberapa hari lagi di rumah seorang penyamak kulit yang bernama Simon.

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