1 Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defence which I make now unto you.

1 Viri fratres, et patres, audite quam ad vos nunc reddo rationem.

2 (And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith,)

2 Cum audissent autem quia hebræa lingua loqueretur ad illos, magis præstiterunt silentium.

3 I am verily

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a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.

3 Et dicit: Ego sum vir Judæus, natus in Tarso Ciliciæ, nutritus autem in ista civitate, secus pedes Gamaliel eruditus juxta veritatem paternæ legis, æmulator legis, sicut et vos omnes estis hodie:

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

4 qui hanc viam persecutus sum usque ad mortem, alligans et tradens in custodias viros ac mulieres,

5 As also the high priest doth

B ⟨did⟩

bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring them which were there bound unto Jerusalem, for to be punished.

5 sicut princeps sacerdotum mihi testimonium reddit, et omnes majores natu: a quibus et epistolas accipiens, ad fratres Damascum pergebam, ut adducerem inde vinctos in Jerusalem ut punirentur.

6 And it came to pass, that, as I made my journey, and was come nigh unto Damascus about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me.

6 Factum est autem, eunte me, et appropinquante Damasco media die, subito de cælo circumfulsit me lux copiosa:

7 And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

7 et decidens in terram, audivi vocem dicentem mihi: Saule, Saule, quid me persequeris?

8 And I answered

ℵ ⟨answered and said⟩

, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.

8 Ego autem respondi: Quis es, domine? Dixitque ad me: Ego sum Jesus Nazarenus, quem tu persequeris.

9 And they that were with me saw indeed the light, and were afraid

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; but they heard not the voice of him that spake to me.

9 Et qui mecum erant, lumen quidem viderunt, vocem autem non audierunt ejus qui loquebatur mecum.

10 And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said unto me, Arise, and go into Damascus; and there it shall be told thee of all things which are appointed for thee to do.

10 Et dixi: Quid faciam, domine? Dominus autem dixit ad me: Surgens vade Damascum: et ibi tibi dicetur de omnibus quæ te oporteat facere.

11 And when I could not see

B ⟨see nothing⟩

for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of them that were with me, I came into Damascus.

11 Et cum non viderem præ claritate luminis illius, ad manum deductus a comitibus, veni Damascum.

12 And one Ananias, a devout

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man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt there,

12 Ananias autem quidam vir secundum legem, testimonium habens ab omnibus cohabitantibus Judæis,

13 Came unto me, and stood, and said unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And the same hour I looked up upon him.

13 veniens ad me et astans, dixit mihi: Saule frater, respice. Et ego eadem hora respexi in eum.

14 And he said, The God of our fathers hath chosen thee, that thou shouldest know his will, and see that Just One, and shouldest hear the voice of his mouth.

14 At ille dixit: Deus patrum nostrorum præordinavit te, ut cognosceres voluntatem ejus, et videres justum, et audires vocem ex ore ejus:

15 For thou shalt be his witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard.

15 quia eris testis illius ad omnes homines eorum quæ vidisti et audisti.

16 And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord

ℵBA ⟨his name⟩

.

16 Et nunc quid moraris? Exsurge, et baptizare, et ablue peccata tua, invocato nomine ipsius.

17 And it came to pass, that, when I was come again to Jerusalem, even while I prayed in the temple, I was in a trance;

17 Factum est autem revertenti mihi in Jerusalem, et oranti in templo, fieri me in stupore mentis,

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

18 et videre illum dicentem mihi: Festina, et exi velociter ex Jerusalem: quoniam non recipient testimonium tuum de me.

19 And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:

19 Et ego dixi: Domine, ipsi sciunt quia ego eram concludens in carcerem, et cædens per synagogas eos qui credebant in te:

20 And when the blood of thy martyr Stephen

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was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting unto his death

ℵBA omit

, and kept the raiment of them that slew him.

20 et cum funderetur sanguis Stephani testis tui, ego astabam, et consentiebam, et custodiebam vestimenta interficientium illum.

21 And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles.

21 Et dixit ad me: Vade, quoniam ego in nationes longe mittam te.

22 And they gave him audience unto this word, and then lifted up their voices, and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live.

22 Audiebant autem eum usque ad hoc verbum, et levaverunt vocem suam, dicentes: Tolle de terra hujusmodi: non enim fas est eum vivere.

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

23 ¶ Vociferantibus autem eis, et projicientibus vestimenta sua, et pulverem jactantibus in aërem,

24 The chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, and bade that he should be examined by scourging; that he might know wherefore they cried so against him.

24 jussit tribunus induci eum in castra, et flagellis cædi, et torqueri eum, ut sciret propter quam causam sic acclamarent ei.

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

25 Et cum astrinxissent eum loris, dicit astanti sibi centurioni Paulus: Si hominem Romanum et indemnatum licet vobis flagellare?

26 When the centurion heard that, he went and told the chief captain, saying, Take heed what thou doest:

ℵBA ⟨What wilt thou do?⟩

for this man is a Roman.

26 Quo audito, centurio accessit ad tribunum, et nuntiavit ei, dicens: Quid acturus es? hic enim homo civis Romanus est.

27 Then the chief captain came, and said unto him, Tell me

ℵ ⟨Say⟩

, art thou a Roman? He said, Yea.

27 Accedens autem tribunus, dixit illi: Dic mihi si tu Romanus es? At ille dixit: Etiam.

28 And

A omit; ℵB ⟨But⟩

the chief captain answered, With a great sum obtained I this freedom. And Paul said, But I was

ℵ ⟨I was even⟩

free born.

28 Et respondit tribunus: Ego multa summa civilitatem hanc consecutus sum. Et Paulus ait: Ego autem et natus sum.

29 Then straightway they departed from him which should have examined him: and the chief captain also was afraid, after he knew that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him.

29 Protinus ergo discesserunt ab illo qui eum torturi erant. Tribunus quoque timuit postquam rescivit, quia civis Romanus esset, et quia alligasset eum.

30 On the morrow, because he would have known the certainty wherefore he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him from his bands

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, and commanded the chief priests and all their

ℵBA ⟨the⟩

council to appear

ℵBA ⟨come together⟩

, and brought Paul down, and set him before them.

30 Postera autem die volens scire diligentius qua ex causa accusaretur a Judæis, solvit eum, et jussit sacerdotes convenire, et omne concilium: et producens Paulum, statuit inter illos.