chapter two and twenty

¹brothers and fathers, hear now out my defense before you (PL)—

²and when they did hear, that he speaks to them on language holy, did they themselves even quieter behave; and he did say—

³I am a Jew, born in Tarsus in Cilicia, brought up however am I become (here) in the this city, at the feet of (Tanna Rabban) Gamliel, and one has me diligently taught the Torah of our fathers, and a zealot am I was for Hashem, as you (PL) all are up to today's day.

⁴and the this (way of Hashem) way did I persecute to the death, binding and turning over into prison into men and women.

⁵as even the kohen gadol will it me witness say and the whole house of the elders, from whom I did received letter to the brothers, and did go to Damascus to bring also those, who are there were, bound to Jerusalem, so that they should punished to be.

⁶and it is happened, while I was on the way and did me come near to Damascus, around half day did me suddenly shone around a great light from heaven.

⁷and I did fall down on the ground, and did hear a voice say to me: Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?

⁸and I did answer: who you are, L-rd? and he did to me say: I am Yehoshua of Natseret, whom you (SG) persecute.

⁹and the (ones), who were with me was, have seen the light, but this voice, which has spoken with me, have they not (with understanding) heard.

¹⁰and I have said: what shall I do, L-rd? and the L-rd did to me say: stand up, go to Damascus; and there will you (SG) (already) told to be about everything, which is you (SG) appointed been, to do.

¹¹since however I was not able to see because of the glory of that light, am I come to Damascus, led by the hand of those, who were with me was.

¹²and a certain Chananyah, a devout man according to the Torah, who has had a good name with all Jews, who did there dwell,

¹³is come to me, and is standing beside me, said: brother Saul, become again seeing! and in the same hour did I look on him.

¹⁴and he has said: the G-d of our fathers has you chosen, to know his will and to see the Righteous One and to hear a voice from his mouth out.

¹⁵because you (SG) will be a witness for him to all people of that, which you (SG) have seen and heard.

¹⁶and now why delay? stand up, let you immersed be in the mikveh, and wash away your sin, calling upon his Name.

¹⁷and it is happened, while I have me returned to Jerusalem and did prayer done in House HaMikdash, am I fell in into a trance,

¹⁸and have him seen say to me: hurry yourself, and go out quickly from Jerusalem, because they will (here) not accept your witness say about me.

¹⁹and I did say: L-rd, they themselves know (after all), that I used to put them in prison and beat up in all the synagogues the (ones), who believe in you (SG);

²⁰and while the blood of your witness Stefanos is shed being, was I myself standing nearby agree being (thereto), and guard giving over the clothing of the (ones), who did him kill.

²¹and he did to me say: go; because I will you send far away to the nations of the world.

²²and they did him listened to until to the this word; and did lift up their voice, saying: away with such people from the earth; because he is not worthy that he lives!

²³and while they have (so) shouted and thrown down the cloaks (from themselves) and toss dust in the air,

²⁴has the captain commanded, he shall brought in to be in the garrison into, and did order, they should him examine with lashes, so that self to find out, on account of what reason they have so shouted against him.

²⁵as however they had him outstretched to flog, did Paul say to the officer, who was standing nearby: (question) is (for) you then allowed to flog a man, who is a Roman citizen and who is not condemned?

²⁶and as the officer has this heard, has he went to the captain and to him reported, so to say: what go you to do? the this man is after all a Roman!

²⁷and the captain is come over and said to him: tell me, you (SG) are (actually) a Roman? has he said: yes.

²⁸has the captain answered: for a great price have I me obtained the this citizenship. and Paul did say: I however am born become (a Roman).

²⁹and those, who had him should examine, are therefore immediately go away from him; and the captain did self fear, finding out self, that he is a Roman, and that he had him allowed to be bound.

³⁰the next morning however, wanting himself to find out for certain, about what he is accused being by the Judaeans, did he him set free from the chains, and ordered, that the chief kohenim should self gather together and the entire Sanhedrin: and did lead down Paul, and him puts before them.