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1 Agrippa vero ad Paulum ait permittitur tibi loqui pro temet ipso tunc Paulus extenta manu coepit rationem reddere
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1 Then Agrippa said to Paul, "You have permission to speak for yourself." So Paul motioned with his hand and began his defense:
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2 de omnibus quibus accusor a Iudaeis rex Agrippa aestimo me beatum apud te cum sim defensurus me hodie
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2 "King Agrippa, I consider myself fortunate to stand before you today as I make my defense against all the accusations of the Jews,
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3 maxime te sciente omnia quae apud Iudaeos sunt consuetudines et quaestiones propter quod obsecro patienter me audias
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3 and especially so because you are well acquainted with all the Jewish customs and controversies. Therefore, I beg you to listen to me patiently.
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4 et quidem vitam meam a iuventute quae ab initio fuit in gente mea in Hierosolymis noverunt omnes Iudaei
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4 "The Jews all know the way I have lived ever since I was a child, from the beginning of my life in my own country, and also in Jerusalem.
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5 praescientes me ab initio si velint testimonium perhibere quoniam secundum certissimam sectam nostrae religionis vixi Pharisaeus
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5 They have known me for a long time and can testify, if they are willing, that according to the strictest sect of our religion, I lived as a Pharisee.
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6 et nunc in spe quae ad patres nostros repromissionis facta est a Deo sto iudicio subiectus
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6 And now it is because of my hope in what God has promised our fathers that I am on trial today.
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7 in quam duodecim tribus nostrae nocte ac die deservientes sperant devenire de qua spe accusor a Iudaeis rex
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7 This is the promise our twelve tribes are hoping to see fulfilled as they earnestly serve God day and night. O king, it is because of this hope that the Jews are accusing me.
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8 quid incredibile iudicatur apud vos si Deus mortuos suscitat
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8 Why should any of you consider it incredible that God raises the dead?
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9 et ego quidem existimaveram me adversus nomen Iesu Nazareni debere multa contraria agere
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9 "I too was convinced that I ought to do all that was possible to oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
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10 quod et feci Hierosolymis et multos sanctorum ego in carceribus inclusi a principibus sacerdotum potestate accepta et cum occiderentur detuli sententiam
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10 And that is just what I did in Jerusalem. On the authority of the chief priests I put many of the saints in prison, and when they were put to death, I cast my vote against them.
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11 et per omnes synagogas frequenter puniens eos conpellebam blasphemare et amplius insaniens in eos persequebar usque in exteras civitates
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11 Many a time I went from one synagogue to another to have them punished, and I tried to force them to blaspheme. In my obsession against them, I even went to foreign cities to persecute them.
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12 in quibus dum irem Damascum cum potestate et permissu principum sacerdotum
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12 "On one of these journeys I was going to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests.
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13 die media in via vidi rex de caelo supra splendorem solis circumfulsisse me lumen et eos qui mecum simul erant
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13 About noon, O king, as I was on the road, I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, blazing around me and my companions.
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14 omnesque nos cum decidissemus in terram audivi vocem loquentem mihi hebraica lingua Saule Saule quid me persequeris durum est tibi contra stimulum calcitrare
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14 We all fell to the ground, and I heard a voice saying to me in Aramaic, 'Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.'
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15 ego autem dixi quis es Domine Dominus autem dixit ego sum Iesus quem tu persequeris
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15 "Then I asked, 'Who are you, Lord?' " 'I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,' the Lord replied.
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16 sed exsurge et sta super pedes tuos ad hoc enim apparui tibi ut constituam te ministrum et testem eorum quae vidisti et eorum quibus apparebo tibi
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16 'Now get up and stand on your feet. I have appeared to you to appoint you as a servant and as a witness of what you have seen of me and what I will show you.
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17 eripiens te de populo et gentibus in quas nunc ego mitto te
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17 I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to them
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18 aperire oculos eorum ut convertantur a tenebris ad lucem et de potestate Satanae ad Deum ut accipiant remissionem peccatorum et sortem inter sanctos per fidem quae est in me
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18 to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.'
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19 unde rex Agrippa non fui incredulus caelestis visionis
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19 "So then, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the vision from heaven.
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20 sed his qui sunt Damasci primum et Hierosolymis et in omnem regionem Iudaeae et gentibus adnuntiabam ut paenitentiam agerent et converterentur ad Deum digna paenitentiae opera facientes
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20 First to those in Damascus, then to those in Jerusalem and in all Judea, and to the Gentiles also, I preached that they should repent and turn to God and prove their repentance by their deeds.
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21 hac ex causa me Iudaei cum essem in templo conprehensum temptabant interficere
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21 That is why the Jews seized me in the temple courts and tried to kill me.
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22 auxilio autem adiutus Dei usque in hodiernum diem sto testificans minori atque maiori nihil extra dicens quam ea quae prophetae sunt locuti futura esse et Moses
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22 But I have had God's help to this very day, and so I stand here and testify to small and great alike. I am saying nothing beyond what the prophets and Moses said would happen--
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23 si passibilis Christus si primus ex resurrectione mortuorum lumen adnuntiaturus est populo et gentibus
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23 that the Christ would suffer and, as the first to rise from the dead, would proclaim light to his own people and to the Gentiles."
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24 haec loquente eo et rationem reddente Festus magna voce dixit insanis Paule multae te litterae ad insaniam convertunt
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24 At this point Festus interrupted Paul's defense. "You are out of your mind, Paul!" he shouted. "Your great learning is driving you insane."
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25 at Paulus non insanio inquit optime Feste sed veritatis et sobrietatis verba eloquor
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25 "I am not insane, most excellent Festus," Paul replied. "What I am saying is true and reasonable.
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26 scit enim de his rex ad quem et constanter loquor latere enim eum nihil horum arbitror neque enim in angulo quicquam horum gestum est
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26 The king is familiar with these things, and I can speak freely to him. I am convinced that none of this has escaped his notice, because it was not done in a corner.
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27 credis rex Agrippa prophetis scio quia credis
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27 King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know you do."
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28 Agrippa autem ad Paulum in modico suades me Christianum fieri
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28 Then Agrippa said to Paul, "Do you think that in such a short time you can persuade me to be a Christian?"
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29 et Paulus opto apud Deum et in modico et in magno non tantum te sed et omnes hos qui audiunt hodie fieri tales qualis et ego sum exceptis vinculis his
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29 Paul replied, "Short time or long--I pray God that not only you but all who are listening to me today may become what I am, except for these chains."
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30 et exsurrexit rex et praeses et Bernice et qui adsidebant eis
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30 The king rose, and with him the governor and Bernice and those sitting with them.
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31 et cum secessissent loquebantur ad invicem dicentes quia nihil morte aut vinculorum dignum quid facit homo iste
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31 They left the room, and while talking with one another, they said, "This man is not doing anything that deserves death or imprisonment."
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32 Agrippa autem Festo dixit dimitti poterat homo hic si non appellasset Caesarem
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32 Agrippa said to Festus, "This man could have been set free if he had not appealed to Caesar."
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