¹Agrippa vero ad Paulum ait:Yet truly, Agrippa said to Paul,Permittitur tibi loqui pro temetipso.“It is permitted for you to speak for yourself.”Tunc Paulus extenta manu cœpit rationem reddere:Then Paul, extending his hand, began to offer his defense.

¹Agrippa vero ad Paulum ait:Yet truly, Agrippa said to Paul,Permittitur tibi loqui pro temetipso.“It is permitted for you to speak for yourself.”Tunc Paulus extenta manu cœpit rationem reddere:Then Paul, extending his hand, began to offer his defense.

²De omnibus quibus accusor a Judæis,“I consider myself blessed, O king Agrippa,rex Agrippa, æstimo me beatum apud te cum sim defensurus me hodie,that I am to give my defense today before you, about everything of which I am accused by the Jews,

²De omnibus quibus accusor a Judæis,“I consider myself blessed, O king Agrippa,rex Agrippa, æstimo me beatum apud te cum sim defensurus me hodie,that I am to give my defense today before you, about everything of which I am accused by the Jews,

³maxime te sciente omnia,especially since you know everything that pertains to the Jews,et quæ apud Judæos sunt consuetudinesboth customs and questions.et quæstiones:Because of this,propter quod obsecro patienter me audias.I beg you to listen to me patiently.

³maxime te sciente omnia,especially since you know everything that pertains to the Jews,et quæ apud Judæos sunt consuetudinesboth customs and questions.et quæstiones:Because of this,propter quod obsecro patienter me audias.I beg you to listen to me patiently.

⁴Et quidem vitam meam a juventute,And certainly,quæ ab initio fuit in gente mea in Jerosolymis,all the Jews know about my life from my youth,noverunt omnes Judæi:which had its beginning among my own people in Jerusalem.

⁴Et quidem vitam meam a juventute,And certainly,quæ ab initio fuit in gente mea in Jerosolymis,all the Jews know about my life from my youth,noverunt omnes Judæi:which had its beginning among my own people in Jerusalem.

⁵præscientes me ab initio (si velint testimonium perhibere) quoniam secundum certissimam sectam nostræ religionis vixi pharisæus.They knew me well from the beginning, (if they would be willing to offer testimony) for I lived according to the most determined sect of our religion: as a Pharisee.

⁵præscientes me ab initio (si velint testimonium perhibere) quoniam secundum certissimam sectam nostræ religionis vixi pharisæus.They knew me well from the beginning, (if they would be willing to offer testimony) for I lived according to the most determined sect of our religion: as a Pharisee.

⁶Et nunc,And now,in spe quæ ad patres nostros repromissionis facta est a Deo, sto judicio subjectus:it is in the hope of the Promise which was made by God to our fathers that I stand subject to judgment.

⁶Et nunc,And now,in spe quæ ad patres nostros repromissionis facta est a Deo, sto judicio subjectus:it is in the hope of the Promise which was made by God to our fathers that I stand subject to judgment.

⁷in quam duodecim tribus nostræ nocte ac die deservientes,It is the Promise that our twelve tribes, worshiping night and day,sperant devenire.hope to see. About this hope,De qua spe accusor a Judæis, rex.O king, I am accused by the Jews.

⁷in quam duodecim tribus nostræ nocte ac die deservientes,It is the Promise that our twelve tribes, worshiping night and day,sperant devenire.hope to see. About this hope,De qua spe accusor a Judæis, rex.O king, I am accused by the Jews.

⁸Quid incredibile judicatur apud vos, si Deus mortuos suscitat?Why should it be judged so unbelievable with you all that God might raise the dead?

⁸Quid incredibile judicatur apud vos, si Deus mortuos suscitat?Why should it be judged so unbelievable with you all that God might raise the dead?

⁹Et ego quidem existimaveram me adversus nomen Jesu Nazareni debere multa contraria agere,And certainly, I myself formerly considered that I ought to act in many ways which are contrary to the name of Jesus the Nazarene.

⁹Et ego quidem existimaveram me adversus nomen Jesu Nazareni debere multa contraria agere,And certainly, I myself formerly considered that I ought to act in many ways which are contrary to the name of Jesus the Nazarene.

¹⁰quodThis is also how I acted at Jerusalem.et feci Jerosolymis,And so,et multos sanctorum ego in carceribus inclusi,I enclosed many holy persons in prison,a principibus sacerdotum potestate accepta:having received authority from the leaders of the priests.et cum occiderentur,And when they were to be killed,detuli sententiam.I brought the sentence.

¹⁰quodThis is also how I acted at Jerusalem.et feci Jerosolymis,And so,et multos sanctorum ego in carceribus inclusi,I enclosed many holy persons in prison,a principibus sacerdotum potestate accepta:having received authority from the leaders of the priests.et cum occiderentur,And when they were to be killed,detuli sententiam.I brought the sentence.

¹¹Et per omnes synagogas frequenter puniens eos,And in every synagogue, frequently while punishing them,compellebam blasphemare:I compelled them to blaspheme.et amplius insaniens in eos,And being all the more maddened against them,persequebar usque in exteras civitates.I persecuted them, even to foreign cities.

¹¹Et per omnes synagogas frequenter puniens eos,And in every synagogue, frequently while punishing them,compellebam blasphemare:I compelled them to blaspheme.et amplius insaniens in eos,And being all the more maddened against them,persequebar usque in exteras civitates.I persecuted them, even to foreign cities.

¹²In quibus dum irem Damascum cum potestate et permissu principum sacerdotum,Thereafter, as I was going to Damascus, with authority and permission from the high priest,

¹²In quibus dum irem Damascum cum potestate et permissu principum sacerdotum,Thereafter, as I was going to Damascus, with authority and permission from the high priest,

¹³die media in via vidi,at midday,rex,O king,de cælo supra splendorem solis circumfulsisse me lumen,I and those who were also with me,et eos qui mecum simul erant.saw along the way a light from heaven shining around me with a splendor greater than that of the sun.

¹³die media in via vidi,at midday,rex,O king,de cælo supra splendorem solis circumfulsisse me lumen,I and those who were also with me,et eos qui mecum simul erant.saw along the way a light from heaven shining around me with a splendor greater than that of the sun.

¹⁴Omnesque nos cum decidissemus in terram,And when we had all fallen down to the ground,audivi vocem loquentem mihi hebraica lingua:I heard a voice speaking to me in the Hebrew language:Saule,‘Saul,Saule,Saul,quid me persequeris?why are you persecuting me?durum est tibi contra stimulum calcitrare.It is hard for you to kick against the goad.’

¹⁴Omnesque nos cum decidissemus in terram,And when we had all fallen down to the ground,audivi vocem loquentem mihi hebraica lingua:I heard a voice speaking to me in the Hebrew language:Saule,‘Saul,Saule,Saul,quid me persequeris?why are you persecuting me?durum est tibi contra stimulum calcitrare.It is hard for you to kick against the goad.’

¹⁵Ego autem dixi:Then I said,Quis es,‘Who are you,domine?Lord?’Dominus autem dixit:And the Lord said,Ego sum Jesus,‘I am Jesus,quem tu persequeris.whom you are persecuting.

¹⁵Ego autem dixi:Then I said,Quis es,‘Who are you,domine?Lord?’Dominus autem dixit:And the Lord said,Ego sum Jesus,‘I am Jesus,quem tu persequeris.whom you are persecuting.

¹⁶Sed exsurge,But rise upet sta super pedes tuos:and stand on your feet.ad hoc enim apparui tibi,For I appeared to you for this reason:ut constituam te ministrum,so that I may establish you as a ministeret testem eorum quæ vidisti,and a witness concerning the things that you have seen,et eorum quibus apparebo tibi,and concerning the things that I will show to you:

¹⁶Sed exsurge,But rise upet sta super pedes tuos:and stand on your feet.ad hoc enim apparui tibi,For I appeared to you for this reason:ut constituam te ministrum,so that I may establish you as a ministeret testem eorum quæ vidisti,and a witness concerning the things that you have seen,et eorum quibus apparebo tibi,and concerning the things that I will show to you:

¹⁷eripiens te de populo et gentibus,rescuing you from the peoplein quas nunc ego mitto te,and the nations to which I am now sending you,

¹⁷eripiens te de populo et gentibus,rescuing you from the peoplein quas nunc ego mitto te,and the nations to which I am now sending you,

¹⁸aperire oculos eorum,in order to open their eyes,ut convertantur a tenebris ad lucem,so that they may be converted from darkness to light,et de potestate Satanæ ad Deum,and from the power of Satan to God,ut accipiant remissionem peccatorum,so that they may receive the remission of sinset sortem inter sanctos,and a place among the saints,per fidem quæ est in me.through the faith that is in me.’

¹⁸aperire oculos eorum,in order to open their eyes,ut convertantur a tenebris ad lucem,so that they may be converted from darkness to light,et de potestate Satanæ ad Deum,and from the power of Satan to God,ut accipiant remissionem peccatorum,so that they may receive the remission of sinset sortem inter sanctos,and a place among the saints,per fidem quæ est in me.through the faith that is in me.’

¹⁹Unde,From then on,rex Agrippa,O king Agrippa,non fui incredulus cælesti visioni:I was not unbelieving to the heavenly vision.

¹⁹Unde,From then on,rex Agrippa,O king Agrippa,non fui incredulus cælesti visioni:I was not unbelieving to the heavenly vision.

²⁰sed his qui sunt Damasci primum,But I preached,et Jerosolymis,first to those who are at Damascuset in omnem regionem Judææ,and at Jerusalem,et gentibus,and then to the entire region of Judea,annuntiabam,and to the Gentiles,ut pœnitentiam agerent,so that they would repentet converterentur ad Deum,and convert to God,digna pœnitentiæ opera facientes.doing the works that are worthy of repentance.

²⁰sed his qui sunt Damasci primum,But I preached,et Jerosolymis,first to those who are at Damascuset in omnem regionem Judææ,and at Jerusalem,et gentibus,and then to the entire region of Judea,annuntiabam,and to the Gentiles,ut pœnitentiam agerent,so that they would repentet converterentur ad Deum,and convert to God,digna pœnitentiæ opera facientes.doing the works that are worthy of repentance.

²¹Hac ex causa me Judæi,It was for this reason that the Jews,cum essem in templo,having apprehended me when I was in the temple,comprehensum tentabant interficere.attempted to kill me.

²¹Hac ex causa me Judæi,It was for this reason that the Jews,cum essem in templo,having apprehended me when I was in the temple,comprehensum tentabant interficere.attempted to kill me.

²²Auxilio autem adjutus Dei usque in hodiernum diem,But having been aided by the help of God, even to this day,sto, testificans minori atque majori,I stand witnessing to the small and the great,nihil extra dicens quam ea quæ prophetæ locuti sunt futura esse, et Moyses,saying nothing beyond what the Prophets and Moses have said would be in the future:

²²Auxilio autem adjutus Dei usque in hodiernum diem,But having been aided by the help of God, even to this day,sto, testificans minori atque majori,I stand witnessing to the small and the great,nihil extra dicens quam ea quæ prophetæ locuti sunt futura esse, et Moyses,saying nothing beyond what the Prophets and Moses have said would be in the future:

²³si passibilis Christus,that the Christ would suffer,si primus ex resurrectione mortuorum,and that he would be the first from the resurrection of the dead,lumen annuntiaturus est populo et gentibus.and that he would bring light to the people and to the nations.”

²³si passibilis Christus,that the Christ would suffer,si primus ex resurrectione mortuorum,and that he would be the first from the resurrection of the dead,lumen annuntiaturus est populo et gentibus.and that he would bring light to the people and to the nations.”

²⁴Hæc loquente eo,While he was speaking these thingset rationem reddente,and presenting his defense,Festus magna voce dixit:Festus said with a loud voice:Insanis,“Paul,Paule:you are insane!multæ te litteræ ad insaniam convertunt.Too much studying has turned you to insanity.”

²⁴Hæc loquente eo,While he was speaking these thingset rationem reddente,and presenting his defense,Festus magna voce dixit:Festus said with a loud voice:Insanis,“Paul,Paule:you are insane!multæ te litteræ ad insaniam convertunt.Too much studying has turned you to insanity.”

²⁵Et Paulus:And Paul said:Non insanio,“I am not insane,inquit,most excellent Festus,optime Feste,but rather I am speaking words of truthsed veritatis et sobrietatis verba loquor.and sobriety.

²⁵Et Paulus:And Paul said:Non insanio,“I am not insane,inquit,most excellent Festus,optime Feste,but rather I am speaking words of truthsed veritatis et sobrietatis verba loquor.and sobriety.

²⁶Scit enim de his rex,For the king knows about these things.ad quemTo him also,et constanter loquor:I am speaking with constancy.latere enim eum nihil horum arbitror.For I think that none of these things are unknown to him.Neque enim in angulo quidquam horum gestum est.And neither were these things done in a corner.

²⁶Scit enim de his rex,For the king knows about these things.ad quemTo him also,et constanter loquor:I am speaking with constancy.latere enim eum nihil horum arbitror.For I think that none of these things are unknown to him.Neque enim in angulo quidquam horum gestum est.And neither were these things done in a corner.

²⁷Credis, rex Agrippa,Do you believe the Prophets,prophetis?O king Agrippa?Scio quia credis.I know that you believe.”

²⁷Credis, rex Agrippa,Do you believe the Prophets,prophetis?O king Agrippa?Scio quia credis.I know that you believe.”

²⁸Agrippa autem ad Paulum:Then Agrippa said to Paul,In modico suades me christianum fieri.“To some extent, you persuade me to become a Christian.”

²⁸Agrippa autem ad Paulum:Then Agrippa said to Paul,In modico suades me christianum fieri.“To some extent, you persuade me to become a Christian.”

²⁹Et Paulus:And Paul said,Opto apud Deum,“I hope to God that,et in modico et in magno,both to a small extentnon tantum te,and to a great extent,sed etiam omnes qui audiunt hodie fieri tales,not only you,qualis et ego sum,but also all those who hear me this day will become just as I also am,exceptis vinculis his.except for these chains.”

²⁹Et Paulus:And Paul said,Opto apud Deum,“I hope to God that,et in modico et in magno,both to a small extentnon tantum te,and to a great extent,sed etiam omnes qui audiunt hodie fieri tales,not only you,qualis et ego sum,but also all those who hear me this day will become just as I also am,exceptis vinculis his.except for these chains.”

³⁰Et exsurrexit rex,And the king rose up,et præses,and the governor,et Bernice,and Bernice,et qui assidebant eis.and those who were sitting with them.

³⁰Et exsurrexit rex,And the king rose up,et præses,and the governor,et Bernice,and Bernice,et qui assidebant eis.and those who were sitting with them.

³¹Et cum secessissent,And when they had withdrawn,loquebantur ad invicem,they were speaking among themselves,dicentes:saying,Quia nihil morte“This man has done nothing worthy of death,aut vinculis dignum quid fecit homo iste.nor of imprisonment.”

³¹Et cum secessissent,And when they had withdrawn,loquebantur ad invicem,they were speaking among themselves,dicentes:saying,Quia nihil morte“This man has done nothing worthy of death,aut vinculis dignum quid fecit homo iste.nor of imprisonment.”

³²Agrippa autem Festo dixit:Then Agrippa said to Festus,Dimitti poterat homo hic,“This man could have been released,si non appellasset Cæsarem.if he had not appealed to Caesar.”

³²Agrippa autem Festo dixit:Then Agrippa said to Festus,Dimitti poterat homo hic,“This man could have been released,si non appellasset Cæsarem.if he had not appealed to Caesar.”