22:1  viri fratres et patres audite          1.  Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye
quam ad vos nunc reddo rationem              my defence which I make now unto you.

22:2  cum audissent autem quia hebraea       2.  (And when they heard that he spake
lingua loquitur ad illos magis               in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept
praestiterunt silentium                      the more silence: and he saith,)

22:3  et dixit ego sum vir iudaeus           3.  I am verily a man which am a Jew,
natus Tarso Ciliciae nutritus autem in       born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet
ista civitate secus pedes Gamalihel          brought up in this city at the feet of
eruditus iuxta veritatem paternae legis      Gamaliel, and taught according to the
aemulator legis sicut et vos omnes           perfect manner of the law of the
estis hodie                                  fathers, and was zealous toward God, as
                                             ye all are this day.

22:4  qui hanc viam persecutus sum           4.  And I persecuted this way unto the
usque ad mortem alligans et tradens in       death, binding and delivering into
custodias viros ac mulieres                  prisons both men and women.

22:5  sicut princeps sacerdotum              5.  As also the high priest doth bear
testimonium mihi reddit et omnes             me witness, and all the estate of the
maiores natu a quibus et Epistolas           elders: from whom also I received
accipiens ad fratres Damascum pergebam       letters unto the brethren, and went to
ut adducerem inde vinctos in Hierusalem      Damascus, to bring them which were
uti punirentur                               there bound unto Jerusalem, for to be
                                             punished.

22:6  factum est autem eunte me et           6.  And it came to pass, that, as I
adpropinquante Damasco media die subito      made my journey, and was come nigh unto
de caelo circumfulsit me lux copiosa         Damascus about noon, suddenly there
                                             shone from heaven a great light round
                                             about me.

22:7  et decidens in terram audivi           7.  And I fell unto the ground, and
vocem dicentem mihi Saule Saule quid me      heard a voice saying unto me, Saul,
persequeris                                  Saul, why persecutest thou me?

22:8  ego autem respondi quis es Domine      8.  And I answered, Who art thou, Lord?
dixitque ad me ego sum Iesus Nazarenus       And he said unto me, I am Jesus of
quem tu persequeris                          Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.

22:9  et qui mecum erant lumen quidem        9.  And they that were with me saw
viderunt vocem autem non audierunt eius      indeed the light, and were afraid; but
qui loquebatur mecum                         they heard not the voice of him that
                                             spake to me.

22:10  et dixi quid faciam Domine            10.  And I said, What shall I do, LORD?
Dominus autem dixit ad me surgens vade       And the Lord said unto me, Arise, and
Damascum et ibi tibi dicetur de omnibus      go into Damascus; and there it shall be
quae te oporteat facere                      told thee of all things which are
                                             appointed for thee to do.

22:11  et cum non viderem prae               11.  And when I could not see for the
claritate luminis illius ad manum            glory of that light, being led by the
deductus a comitibus veni Damascum           hand of them that were with me, I came
                                             into Damascus.

22:12  Ananias autem quidam vir              12.  And one Ananias, a devout man
secundum legem testimonium habens ab         according to the law, having a good
omnibus habitantibus Iudaeis                 report of all the Jews which dwelt
                                             there,

22:13  veniens ad me et adstans dixit        13.  Came unto me, and stood, and said
mihi Saule frater respice et ego eadem       unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy
hora respexi in eum                          sight. And the same hour I looked up
                                             upon him.

22:14  at ille dixit Deus patrum             14.  And he said, The God of our
nostrorum praeordinavit te ut                fathers hath chosen thee, that thou
cognosceres voluntatem eius et videres       shouldest know his will, and see that
Iustum et audires vocem ex ore eius          Just One, and shouldest hear the voice
                                             of his mouth.

22:15  quia eris testis illius ad omnes      15.  For thou shalt be his witness unto
homines eorum quae vidisti et audisti        all men of what thou hast seen and
                                             heard.

22:16  et nunc quid moraris exsurge          16.  And now why tarriest thou? arise,
baptizare et ablue peccata tua invocato      and be baptized, and wash away thy
nomine ipsius                                sins, calling on the name of the Lord.

22:17  factum est autem revertenti mihi      17.  And it came to pass, that, when I
in Hierusalem et oranti in templo fieri      was come again to Jerusalem, even while
me in stupore mentis                         I prayed in the temple, I was in a
                                             trance;

22:18  et videre illum dicentem mihi         18.  And saw him saying unto me, Make
festina et exi velociter ex Hierusalem       haste, and get thee quickly out of
quoniam non recipient testimonium tuum       Jerusalem: for they will not receive
de me                                        thy testimony concerning me.

22:19  et ego dixi Domine ipsi sciunt        19.  And I said, Lord, they know that I
quia ego eram concludens in carcerem et      imprisoned and beat in every synagogue
caedens per synagogas eos qui credebant      them that believed on thee:
in te

22:20  et cum funderetur sanguis             20.  And when the blood of thy martyr
Stephani testis tui ego adstabam et          Stephen was shed, I also was standing
consentiebam et custodiebam vestimenta       by, and consenting unto his death, and
interficientium illum                        kept the raiment of them that slew him.

22:21  et dixit ad me vade quoniam ego       21.  And he said unto me, Depart: for I
in nationes longe mittam te                  will send thee far hence unto the
                                             Gentiles.

22:22  audiebant autem eum usque ad hoc      22.  And they gave him audience unto
verbum et levaverunt vocem suam              this word, and then lifted up their
dicentes tolle de terra eiusmodi non         voices, and said, Away with such a
enim fas est eum vivere                      fellow from the earth: for it is not
                                             fit that he should live.

22:23  vociferantibus autem eis et           23.  And as they cried out, and cast
proicientibus vestimenta sua et              off their clothes, and threw dust into
pulverem iactantibus in aerem                the air,

22:24  iussit tribunus induci eum in         24.  The chief captain commanded him to
castra et flagellis caedi et torqueri        be brought into the castle, and bade
eum ut sciret propter quam causam sic        that he should be examined by
adclamarent ei                               scourging; that he might know wherefore
                                             they cried so against him.

22:25  et cum adstrinxissent eum loris       25.  And as they bound him with thongs,
dixit adstanti sibi centurioni Paulus        Paul said unto the centurion that stood
si hominem romanum et indemnatum licet       by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a
vobis flagellare                             man that is a Roman, and uncondemned?

22:26  quo audito centurio accessit ad       26.  When the centurion heard that, he
tribunum et nuntiavit dicens quid            went and told the chief captain,
acturus es hic enim homo civis romanus       saying, Take heed what thou doest: for
est                                          this man is a Roman.

22:27  accedens autem tribunus dixit         27.  Then the chief captain came, and
illi dic mihi tu Romanus es at ille          said unto him, Tell me, art thou a
dixit etiam                                  Roman? He said, Yea.

22:28  et respondit tribunus ego multa       28.  And the chief captain answered,
summa civitatem hanc consecutus sum et       With a great sum obtained I this
Paulus ait ego autem et natus sum            freedom. And Paul said, But I was free
                                             born.

22:29  protinus ergo discesserunt ab         29.  Then straightway they departed
illo qui eum torturi erant tribunus          from him which should have examined
quoque timuit postquam rescivit quia         him: and the chief captain also was
civis romanus esset et quia alligasset       afraid, after he knew that he was a
eum                                          Roman, and because he had bound him.

22:30  postera autem die volens scire        30.  On the morrow, because he would
diligentius qua ex causa accusaretur a       have known the certainty wherefore he
Iudaeis solvit eum et iussit sacerdotes      was accused of the Jews, he loosed him
convenire et omne concilium et               from his bands, and commanded the chief
producens Paulum statuit inter illos         priests and all their council to
                                             appear, and brought Paul down, and set
                                             him before them.