Acts

1「诸位父兄请听，我现在对你们分诉。」

2众人听他说的是希伯来话，就更加安静了。

3保罗说：「我原是犹太人，生在基利家的大数，长在这城里，在迦玛列门下，按着我们祖宗严紧的律法受教，热心事奉 神，像你们众人今日一样。

4我也曾逼迫奉这道的人，直到死地，无论男女都锁拿下监。

5这是大祭司和众长老都可以给我作见证的。我又领了他们达与弟兄的书信，往大马士革去，要把在那里奉这道的人锁拿，带到耶路撒冷受刑。」

保罗叙述归主的经过

6「我将到大马士革，正走的时候，约在晌午，忽然从天上发大光，四面照着我。

7我就仆倒在地，听见有声音对我说：『扫罗！扫罗！你为什么逼迫我？』

8我回答说：『主啊，你是谁？』他说：『我就是你所逼迫的拿撒勒人耶稣。』

9与我同行的人看见了那光，却没有听明那位对我说话的声音。

10我说：『主啊，我当做什么？』主说：『起来，进大马士革去，在那里，要将所派你做的一切事告诉你。』

11我因那光的荣耀不能看见，同行的人就拉着我手进了大马士革。

12那里有一个人，名叫亚拿尼亚，按着律法是虔诚人，为一切住在那里的犹太人所称赞。

13他来见我，站在旁边，对我说：『兄弟扫罗，你可以看见。』我当时往上一看，就看见了他。

14他又说：『我们祖宗的 神拣选了你，叫你明白他的旨意，又得见那义者，听他口中所出的声音。

15因为你要将所看见的，所听见的，对着万人为他作见证。

16现在你为什么耽延呢？起来，求告他的名受洗，洗去你的罪。』」

保罗奉召向外邦人传道

17「后来，我回到耶路撒冷，在殿里祷告的时候，魂游象外，

18看见主向我说：『你赶紧地离开耶路撒冷，不可迟延；因你为我作的见证，这里的人必不领受。』

19我就说：『主啊，他们知道我从前把信你的人收在监里，又在各会堂里鞭打他们。

20并且你的见证人司提反被害流血的时候，我也站在旁边欢喜；又看守害死他之人的衣裳。』

21主向我说：『你去吧！我要差你远远地往外邦人那里去。』」

保罗与长官交涉

22众人听他说到这句话，就高声说：「这样的人，从世上除掉他吧！他是不当活着的。」

23众人喧嚷，摔掉衣裳，把尘土向空中扬起来。

24千夫长就吩咐将保罗带进营楼去，叫人用鞭子拷问他，要知道他们向他这样喧嚷是为什么缘故。

25刚用皮条捆上，保罗对旁边站着的百夫长说：「人是罗马人，又没有定罪，你们就鞭打他，有这个例吗？」

26百夫长听见这话，就去见千夫长，告诉他说：「你要做什么？这人是罗马人。」

27千夫长就来问保罗说：「你告诉我，你是罗马人吗？」保罗说：「是。」

28千夫长说：「我用许多银子才入了罗马的民籍。」保罗说：「我生来就是。」

29于是那些要拷问保罗的人就离开他去了。千夫长既知道他是罗马人，又因为捆绑了他，也害怕了。

保罗在公会前申诉

30第二天，千夫长为要知道犹太人控告保罗的实情，便解开他，吩咐祭司长和全公会的人都聚集，将保罗带下来，叫他站在他们面前。

1Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye the account which I now give unto you.

2(And when they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew tongue, they kept the more silence.)

3And he saith: I am a Jew, born at Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought up in this city, at the feet of Gamaliel, taught according to the truth of the law of the fathers, zealous for the law, as also all you are this day:

4Who persecuted this way unto death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.

5As the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the ancients: from whom also receiving letters to the brethren, I went to Damascus, that I might bring them bound from thence to Jerusalem to be punished.

6And it came to pass, as I was going, and drawing nigh to Damascus at midday, that suddenly from heaven there shone round about me a great light:

7And falling on the ground, I heard a voice saying to me: Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

8And I answered: Who art thou, Lord? And he said to me: I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.

9And they that were with me, saw indeed the light, but they heard not the voice of him that spoke with me.

10And I said: What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said to me: Arise, and go to Damascus; and there it shall be told thee of all things that thou must do.

11And whereas I did not see for the brightness of that light, being led by the hand by my companions, I came to Damascus.

12And one Ananias, a man according to the law, having testimony of all the Jews who dwelt there,

13Coming to me, and standing by me, said to me: Brother Saul, look up. And I the same hour looked upon him.

14But he said: The God of our fathers hath preordained thee that thou shouldst know his will, and see the Just One, and shouldst hear the voice from his mouth.

15For thou shalt be his witness to all men, of those things which thou hast seen and heard.

16And now why tarriest thou? Rise up, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, invoking his name.

17And it came to pass, when I was come again to Jerusalem, and was praying in the temple, that I was in a trance,

18And saw him saying unto me: Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem; because they will not receive thy testimony concerning me.

19And I said: Lord, they know that I cast into prison, and beat in every synagogue, them that believed in thee.

20And when the blood of Stephen thy witness was shed, I stood by and consented, and kept the garments of them that killed him.

21And he said to me: Go, for unto the Gentiles afar off, will I send thee.

22And they heard him until this word, and then lifted up their voice, saying: Away with such an one from the earth; for it is not fit that he should live.

23And as they cried out and threw off their garments, and cast dust into the air,

24The tribune commanded him to be brought into the castle, and that he should be scourged and tortured: to know for what cause they did so cry out against him.

25And when they had bound him with thongs, Paul saith to the centurion that stood by him: Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned?

26Which the centurion hearing, went to the tribune, and told him, saying: What art thou about to do? For this man is a Roman citizen.

27And the tribune coming, said to him: Tell me, art thou a Roman? But he said: Yea.

28And the tribune answered: I obtained the being free of this city with a great sum. And Paul said: But I was born so.

29Immediately therefore they departed from him that were about to torture him. The tribune also was afraid after he understood that he was a Roman citizen, and because he had bound him.

30But on the next day, meaning to know more diligently for what cause he was accused by the Jews, he loosed him, and commanded the priests to come together, and all the council: and bringing forth Paul, he set him before them.