¹Viri fratres,“Noble brotherset patres,and fathers,audite quam ad vos nunc reddo rationem.listen to the explanation that I now give to you.”

¹Viri fratres,“Noble brotherset patres,and fathers,audite quam ad vos nunc reddo rationem.listen to the explanation that I now give to you.”

²Cum audissent autem quia hebræa lingua loqueretur ad illos,And when they heard him speaking to them in the Hebrew language,magis præstiterunt silentium.they offered a greater silence.

²Cum audissent autem quia hebræa lingua loqueretur ad illos,And when they heard him speaking to them in the Hebrew language,magis præstiterunt silentium.they offered a greater silence.

³Et dicit:And he said:Ego sum vir Judæus,“I am a Jewish man,natus in Tarso Ciliciæ,born at Tarsus in Cilicia,nutritus autem in ista civitate,but raised in this city beside the feet of Gamaliel,secus pedes Gamaliel eruditus juxta veritatem paternæ legis,taught according to the truth of the law of the fathers,æmulator legis,zealous for the law,sicut et vos omnes estis hodie:just as all of you also are to this day.

³Et dicit:And he said:Ego sum vir Judæus,“I am a Jewish man,natus in Tarso Ciliciæ,born at Tarsus in Cilicia,nutritus autem in ista civitate,but raised in this city beside the feet of Gamaliel,secus pedes Gamaliel eruditus juxta veritatem paternæ legis,taught according to the truth of the law of the fathers,æmulator legis,zealous for the law,sicut et vos omnes estis hodie:just as all of you also are to this day.

⁴qui hanc viam persecutus sum usque ad mortem,I persecuted this Way, even unto death,alligans et tradens in custodias viros ac mulieres,binding and delivering into custody both men and women,

⁴qui hanc viam persecutus sum usque ad mortem,I persecuted this Way, even unto death,alligans et tradens in custodias viros ac mulieres,binding and delivering into custody both men and women,

⁵sicut princeps sacerdotum mihi testimonium reddit,just as the high priest and all those greater by birth bear witness to me.et omnes majores natu:Having received letters from them to the brothers,a quibus et epistolas accipiens,I journeyed to Damascus,ad fratres Damascum pergebam,so that I might lead them bound from there to Jerusalem,ut adducerem inde vinctos in Jerusalem ut punirentur.so that they might be punished.

⁵sicut princeps sacerdotum mihi testimonium reddit,just as the high priest and all those greater by birth bear witness to me.et omnes majores natu:Having received letters from them to the brothers,a quibus et epistolas accipiens,I journeyed to Damascus,ad fratres Damascum pergebam,so that I might lead them bound from there to Jerusalem,ut adducerem inde vinctos in Jerusalem ut punirentur.so that they might be punished.

⁶Factum est autem,But it happened that,eunte me,as I was travelinget appropinquante Damasco media die,and was approaching Damascus at midday,subito de cælo circumfulsit me lux copiosa:suddenly from heaven a great light shone around me.

⁶Factum est autem,But it happened that,eunte me,as I was travelinget appropinquante Damasco media die,and was approaching Damascus at midday,subito de cælo circumfulsit me lux copiosa:suddenly from heaven a great light shone around me.

⁷et decidens in terram,And falling to the ground,audivi vocem dicentem mihi:I heard a voice saying to me,Saule,‘Saul,Saule,Saul,quid me persequeris?why are you persecuting me?’

⁷et decidens in terram,And falling to the ground,audivi vocem dicentem mihi:I heard a voice saying to me,Saule,‘Saul,Saule,Saul,quid me persequeris?why are you persecuting me?’

⁸Ego autem respondi:And I responded,Quis es,‘Who are you,domine?Lord?’Dixitque ad me:And he said to me,Ego sum Jesus Nazarenus,‘I am Jesus the Nazarene,quem tu persequeris.whom you are persecuting.’

⁸Ego autem respondi:And I responded,Quis es,‘Who are you,domine?Lord?’Dixitque ad me:And he said to me,Ego sum Jesus Nazarenus,‘I am Jesus the Nazarene,quem tu persequeris.whom you are persecuting.’

⁹Et qui mecum erant,And those who were with me,lumen quidem viderunt,indeed, saw the light,vocem autem non audierunt ejus qui loquebatur mecum.but they did not hear the voice of him who was speaking with me.

⁹Et qui mecum erant,And those who were with me,lumen quidem viderunt,indeed, saw the light,vocem autem non audierunt ejus qui loquebatur mecum.but they did not hear the voice of him who was speaking with me.

¹⁰Et dixi:And I said,Quid faciam, domine?‘What should I do,Dominus autem dixit ad me:Lord?’ Then the Lord said to me:Surgens vade Damascum:‘Rise up, and go to Damascus.et ibi tibi dicetur de omnibus quæ te oporteat facere.And there, you shall be told all that you must do.’

¹⁰Et dixi:And I said,Quid faciam, domine?‘What should I do,Dominus autem dixit ad me:Lord?’ Then the Lord said to me:Surgens vade Damascum:‘Rise up, and go to Damascus.et ibi tibi dicetur de omnibus quæ te oporteat facere.And there, you shall be told all that you must do.’

¹¹Et cum non viderem præ claritate luminis illius,And since I could not see, because of the brightness of that light,ad manum deductus a comitibus,I was led by the hand by my companions,veni Damascum.and I went to Damascus.

¹¹Et cum non viderem præ claritate luminis illius,And since I could not see, because of the brightness of that light,ad manum deductus a comitibus,I was led by the hand by my companions,veni Damascum.and I went to Damascus.

¹²Ananias autem quidam vir secundum legem,Then a certain Ananias, a man in accord with the law,testimonium habens ab omnibus cohabitantibus Judæis,having the testimony of all the Jews who were living there,

¹²Ananias autem quidam vir secundum legem,Then a certain Ananias, a man in accord with the law,testimonium habens ab omnibus cohabitantibus Judæis,having the testimony of all the Jews who were living there,

¹³veniens ad medrawing near to me and standing close by,et astans,said to me,dixit mihi:‘Brother Saul,Saule frater,see!’respice.And in that same hour,Et ego eadem hora respexi in eum.I looked upon him.

¹³veniens ad medrawing near to me and standing close by,et astans,said to me,dixit mihi:‘Brother Saul,Saule frater,see!’respice.And in that same hour,Et ego eadem hora respexi in eum.I looked upon him.

¹⁴At ille dixit:But he said:Deus patrum nostrorum præordinavit te,‘The God of our fathers has preordained you,ut cognosceres voluntatem ejus,so that you would come to know his willet videres justum,and would see the Just One,et audires vocem ex ore ejus:and would hear the voice from his mouth.

¹⁴At ille dixit:But he said:Deus patrum nostrorum præordinavit te,‘The God of our fathers has preordained you,ut cognosceres voluntatem ejus,so that you would come to know his willet videres justum,and would see the Just One,et audires vocem ex ore ejus:and would hear the voice from his mouth.

¹⁵quia eris testis illius ad omnes homines eorum quæ vidisti et audisti.For you shall be his witness to all men about those things which you have seen and heard.

¹⁵quia eris testis illius ad omnes homines eorum quæ vidisti et audisti.For you shall be his witness to all men about those things which you have seen and heard.

¹⁶Et nunc quid moraris?And now, why do you delay?Exsurge,Rise up,et baptizare,and be baptized,et ablue peccata tua,and wash away your sins,invocato nomine ipsius.by invoking his name.’

¹⁶Et nunc quid moraris?And now, why do you delay?Exsurge,Rise up,et baptizare,and be baptized,et ablue peccata tua,and wash away your sins,invocato nomine ipsius.by invoking his name.’

¹⁷Factum est autem revertenti mihi in Jerusalem,Then it happened that,et oranti in templo,when I returned to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple,fieri me in stupore mentis,a mental stupor came over me,

¹⁷Factum est autem revertenti mihi in Jerusalem,Then it happened that,et oranti in templo,when I returned to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple,fieri me in stupore mentis,a mental stupor came over me,

¹⁸et videre illum dicentem mihi:and I saw him saying to me:Festina,‘Hurry!et exi velociter ex Jerusalem:Depart quickly from Jerusalem!quoniam non recipient testimonium tuum de me.For they will not accept your testimony about me.’

¹⁸et videre illum dicentem mihi:and I saw him saying to me:Festina,‘Hurry!et exi velociter ex Jerusalem:Depart quickly from Jerusalem!quoniam non recipient testimonium tuum de me.For they will not accept your testimony about me.’

¹⁹Et ego dixi:And I said:Domine,‘Lord,ipsi sciunt quia ego eram concludens in carcerem,they know that I am beating and enclosing in prison,et cædens per synagogas eos qui credebant in te:throughout every synagogue, those who have believed in you.

¹⁹Et ego dixi:And I said:Domine,‘Lord,ipsi sciunt quia ego eram concludens in carcerem,they know that I am beating and enclosing in prison,et cædens per synagogas eos qui credebant in te:throughout every synagogue, those who have believed in you.

²⁰et cum funderetur sanguis Stephani testis tui,And when the blood of your witness Stephen was poured out,ego astabam,I stood nearbyet consentiebam,and was consenting,et custodiebam vestimenta interficientium illum.and I watched over the garments of those who put him to death.’

²⁰et cum funderetur sanguis Stephani testis tui,And when the blood of your witness Stephen was poured out,ego astabam,I stood nearbyet consentiebam,and was consenting,et custodiebam vestimenta interficientium illum.and I watched over the garments of those who put him to death.’

²¹Et dixit ad me:And he said to me,Vade,‘Go forth.quoniam ego in nationes longe mittam te.For I am sending you to far away nations.’”

²¹Et dixit ad me:And he said to me,Vade,‘Go forth.quoniam ego in nationes longe mittam te.For I am sending you to far away nations.’”

²²Audiebant autem eum usque ad hoc verbum,Now they were listening to him, until this word,et levaverunt vocem suam, dicentes:and then they lifted up their voice, saying:Tolle de terra hujusmodi:“Take this kind away from the earth!non enim fas est eum vivere.For it is not fitting for him to live!”

²²Audiebant autem eum usque ad hoc verbum,Now they were listening to him, until this word,et levaverunt vocem suam, dicentes:and then they lifted up their voice, saying:Tolle de terra hujusmodi:“Take this kind away from the earth!non enim fas est eum vivere.For it is not fitting for him to live!”

²³Vociferantibus autem eis,And while they were shouting,et projicientibus vestimenta sua,and tossing aside their garments,et pulverem jactantibus in aërem,and casting dust into the air,

²³Vociferantibus autem eis,And while they were shouting,et projicientibus vestimenta sua,and tossing aside their garments,et pulverem jactantibus in aërem,and casting dust into the air,

²⁴jussit tribunus induci eum in castra,the tribune ordered him to be brought into the fortress,et flagellis cædi,and to be scourgedet torqueri eum,and tortured,ut sciret propter quam causam sic acclamarent ei.in order to discover the reason that they were crying out in this way against him.

²⁴jussit tribunus induci eum in castra,the tribune ordered him to be brought into the fortress,et flagellis cædi,and to be scourgedet torqueri eum,and tortured,ut sciret propter quam causam sic acclamarent ei.in order to discover the reason that they were crying out in this way against him.

²⁵Et cum astrinxissent eum loris,And when they had tied him with straps,dicit astanti sibi centurioni Paulus:Paul said to the centurion who was standing near him,Si hominem Romanum et indemnatum licet vobis flagellare?“Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman and has not been condemned?”

²⁵Et cum astrinxissent eum loris,And when they had tied him with straps,dicit astanti sibi centurioni Paulus:Paul said to the centurion who was standing near him,Si hominem Romanum et indemnatum licet vobis flagellare?“Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman and has not been condemned?”

²⁶Quo audito,Upon hearing this,centurio accessit ad tribunum,the centurion went to the tribuneet nuntiavit ei,and reported it to him,dicens:saying:Quid acturus es?“What do you intend to do?hic enim homo civis Romanus est.For this man is a Roman citizen.”

²⁶Quo audito,Upon hearing this,centurio accessit ad tribunum,the centurion went to the tribuneet nuntiavit ei,and reported it to him,dicens:saying:Quid acturus es?“What do you intend to do?hic enim homo civis Romanus est.For this man is a Roman citizen.”

²⁷Accedens autem tribunus,And the tribune, approaching,dixit illi:said to him:Dic mihi si tu Romanus es?“Tell me. Are you a Roman?”At ille dixit:So he said,Etiam.“Yes.”

²⁷Accedens autem tribunus,And the tribune, approaching,dixit illi:said to him:Dic mihi si tu Romanus es?“Tell me. Are you a Roman?”At ille dixit:So he said,Etiam.“Yes.”

²⁸Et respondit tribunus:And the tribune responded,Ego multa summa civilitatem hanc consecutus sum.“I obtained this citizenship at great cost.”Et Paulus ait:And Paul said,Ego autem et natus sum.“But I was born to it.”

²⁸Et respondit tribunus:And the tribune responded,Ego multa summa civilitatem hanc consecutus sum.“I obtained this citizenship at great cost.”Et Paulus ait:And Paul said,Ego autem et natus sum.“But I was born to it.”

²⁹Protinus ergo discesserunt ab illo qui eum torturi erant.Therefore, those who were going to torture him, immediately withdrew from him.Tribunus quoque timuit postquam rescivit, quia civis Romanus esset,The tribune was similarly afraid, after he realized that he was a Roman citizen,et quia alligasset eum.for he had bound him.

²⁹Protinus ergo discesserunt ab illo qui eum torturi erant.Therefore, those who were going to torture him, immediately withdrew from him.Tribunus quoque timuit postquam rescivit, quia civis Romanus esset,The tribune was similarly afraid, after he realized that he was a Roman citizen,et quia alligasset eum.for he had bound him.

³⁰Postera autem die volens scire diligentius qua ex causa accusaretur a Judæis,But on the next day, wanting to discover more diligently what the reason was that he was accused by the Jews,solvit eum,he released him,et jussit sacerdotes convenire,and he ordered the priests to convene,et omne concilium:with the entire council.et producens Paulum,And, producing Paul,statuit inter illos.he stationed him among them.

³⁰Postera autem die volens scire diligentius qua ex causa accusaretur a Judæis,But on the next day, wanting to discover more diligently what the reason was that he was accused by the Jews,solvit eum,he released him,et jussit sacerdotes convenire,and he ordered the priests to convene,et omne concilium:with the entire council.et producens Paulum,And, producing Paul,statuit inter illos.he stationed him among them.