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Hechos 22

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1 «Padres y hermanos, escuchen ahora mi defensa».

2 Al oír que les hablaba en arameo, guardaron más silencio.Pablo continuó:

3 «Yo soy judío, nacido en Tarso de Cilicia, pero criado en esta ciudad. Bajo la tutela de Gamaliel recibí instrucción cabal en la ley de nuestros antepasados, y fui tan celoso de Dios como cualquiera de ustedes lo es hoy día.

4 Perseguí a muerte a los seguidores de este Camino, arrestando y echando en la cárcel a hombres y mujeres por igual,

5 y así lo pueden atestiguar el sumo sacerdote y todo el Consejo de ancianos. Incluso obtuve de parte de ellos cartas de extradición para nuestros hermanos judíos en Damasco, y fui allá con el fin de traer presos a Jerusalén a los que encontrara, para que fueran castigados.

6 »Sucedió que a eso del mediodía, cuando me acercaba a Damasco, una intensa luz del cielo relampagueó de repente a mi alrededor.

7 Caí al suelo y oí una voz que me decía: “Saulo, Saulo, ¿por qué me persigues?”

8 “¿Quién eres, Señor?”, pregunté. “Yo soy Jesús de Nazaret, a quien tú persigues”, me contestó él.

9 Los que me acompañaban vieron la luz, pero no percibieron la voz del que me hablaba.

10 “¿Qué debo hacer, Señor?”, le pregunté. “Levántate —dijo el Señor—, y entra en Damasco. Allí se te dirá todo lo que se ha dispuesto que hagas”.

11 Mis compañeros me llevaron de la mano hasta Damasco porque el resplandor de aquella luz me había dejado ciego.

12 »Vino a verme un tal Ananías, hombre devoto que observaba la ley y a quien respetaban mucho los judíos que allí vivían.

13 Se puso a mi lado y me dijo: “Hermano Saulo, ¡recibe la vista!” Y en aquel mismo instante recobré la vista y pude verlo.

14 Luego dijo: “El Dios de nuestros antepasados te ha escogido para que conozcas su voluntad, y para que veas al Justo y oigas las palabras de su boca.

15 Tú le serás testigo ante toda persona de lo que has visto y oído.

16 Y ahora, ¿qué esperas? Levántate, bautízate y lávate de tus pecados, invocando su nombre”.

17 »Cuando volví a Jerusalén, mientras oraba en el templo tuve una visión

18 y vi al Señor que me hablaba: “¡Date prisa! Sal inmediatamente de Jerusalén, porque no aceptarán tu testimonio acerca de mí”.

19 “Señor —le respondí—, ellos saben que yo andaba de sinagoga en sinagoga encarcelando y azotando a los que creen en ti;

20 y cuando se derramaba la sangre de tu testigo Esteban, ahí estaba yo, dando mi aprobación y cuidando la ropa de quienes lo mataban”.

21 Pero el Señor me replicó: “Vete; yo te enviaré lejos, a los gentiles”».

22 La multitud estuvo escuchando a Pablo hasta que pronunció esas palabras. Entonces levantaron la voz y gritaron: «¡Bórralo de la tierra! ¡Ese tipo no merece vivir!»

23 Como seguían gritando, tirando sus mantos y arrojando polvo al aire,

24 el comandante ordenó que metieran a Pablo en el cuartel. Mandó que lo interrogaran a latigazos con el fin de averiguar por qué gritaban así contra él.

25 Cuando lo estaban sujetando con cadenas para azotarlo, Pablo le dijo al centurión que estaba allí:—¿Permite la ley que ustedes azoten a un ciudadano romano antes de ser juzgado?

26 Al oír esto, el centurión fue y avisó al comandante.—¿Qué va a hacer usted? Resulta que ese hombre es ciudadano romano.

27 El comandante se acercó a Pablo y le dijo:—Dime, ¿eres ciudadano romano?—Sí, lo soy.

28 —A mí me costó una fortuna adquirir mi ciudadanía —le dijo el comandante.—Pues yo la tengo de nacimiento —replicó Pablo.

29 Los que iban a interrogarlo se retiraron en seguida. Al darse cuenta de que Pablo era ciudadano romano, el comandante mismo se asustó de haberlo encadenado.

30 Al día siguiente, como el comandante quería saber con certeza de qué acusaban los judíos a Pablo, lo desató y mandó que se reunieran los jefes de los sacerdotes y el Consejo en pleno. Luego llevó a Pablo para que compareciera ante ellos.

New International Version NIV

1 “Brothers and fathers, listen now to my defense.”

2 When they heard him speak to them in Aramaic, they became very quiet. Then Paul said:

3 “I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city. I studied under Gamaliel and was thoroughly trained in the law of our ancestors. I was just as zealous for God as any of you are today.

4 I persecuted the followers of this Way to their death, arresting both men and women and throwing them into prison,

5 as the high priest and all the Council can themselves testify. I even obtained letters from them to their associates in Damascus, and went there to bring these people as prisoners to Jerusalem to be punished.

6 “About noon as I came near Damascus, suddenly a bright light from heaven flashed around me.

7 I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me, ‘Saul! Saul! Why do you persecute me?’

8 “ ‘Who are you, Lord?’ I asked. “ ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting,’ he replied.

9 My companions saw the light, but they did not understand the voice of him who was speaking to me.

10 “ ‘What shall I do, Lord?’ I asked. “ ‘Get up,’ the Lord said, ‘and go into Damascus. There you will be told all that you have been assigned to do.’

11 My companions led me by the hand into Damascus, because the brilliance of the light had blinded me.

12 “A man named Ananias came to see me. He was a devout observer of the law and highly respected by all the Jews living there.

13 He stood beside me and said, ‘Brother Saul, receive your sight!’ And at that very moment I was able to see him.

14 “Then he said: ‘The God of our ancestors has chosen you to know his will and to see the Righteous One and to hear words from his mouth.

15 You will be his witness to all people of what you have seen and heard.

16 And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized and wash your sins away, calling on his name.’

17 “When I returned to Jerusalem and was praying at the temple, I fell into a trance

18 and saw the Lord speaking to me. ‘Quick!’ he said. ‘Leave Jerusalem immediately, because the people here will not accept your testimony about me.’

19 “ ‘Lord,’ I replied, ‘these people know that I went from one synagogue to another to imprison and beat those who believe in you.

20 And when the blood of your martyr Stephen was shed, I stood there giving my approval and guarding the clothes of those who were killing him.’

21 “Then the Lord said to me, ‘Go; I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’ ”

22 The crowd listened to Paul until he said this. Then they raised their voices and shouted, “Rid the earth of him! He’s not fit to live!”

23 As they were shouting and throwing off their cloaks and flinging dust into the air,

24 the commander ordered that Paul be taken into the barracks. He directed that he be flogged and interrogated in order to find out why the people were shouting at him like this.

25 As they stretched him out to flog him, Paul said to the centurion standing there, “Is it legal for you to flog a Roman citizen who hasn’t even been found guilty?”

26 When the centurion heard this, he went to the commander and reported it. “What are you going to do?” he asked. “This man is a Roman citizen.”

27 The commander went to Paul and asked, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” “Yes, I am,” he answered.

28 Then the commander said, “I had to pay a lot of money for my citizenship.” “But I was born a citizen,” Paul replied.

29 Those who were about to interrogate him withdrew immediately. The commander himself was alarmed when he realized that he had put Paul, a Roman citizen, in chains.

30 The commander wanted to find out exactly why Paul was being accused by the Jews. So the next day he released him and ordered the chief priests and all the members of the Sanhedrin to assemble. Then he brought Paul and had him stand before them.