1Ye men, brethren, and fathers, hear mine answer which I make unto you.
2When they heard that he spake (in the) Hebrew (tongue) unto(to) them, they kept the more silence.
3And he said: I am verily a man which am a jew, born in Tharsus, a city in Cicill, nevertheless yet brought up in this city, at the feet of Gamaliel, and informed diligently in the law of the fathers, and was fervent minded to Godward, as ye all are this same day,
4and I persecuted this way unto the death binding, and delivering into prison both men and women,
5as the chief priest doth bear me witness, and all the seniors:(elders:) of whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and went to Damasco to bring them which were there bound unto Jerusalem for to be punished.
6And it fortuned that as I made my journey, and was come nigh unto Damasco, about noon, (that) suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me,
7and I fell unto the earth, and heard a voice saying unto me. Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
8And I answered: what art thou Lord? and he said unto me? I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.
9And they that were with me saw verily a light and were afraid: but they heard not the voice of him that spake with me.
10And I said: what shall I do Lord? And the Lord said unto me: Arise and go into Damasco and there it shall be told thee of all things which are appointed for thee to do.
11And when I saw nothing for the brightness of that light, I was led by the hand of them that were with me, and came into Damasco.
12(And) One Ananias a perfect man, and as pertaining to the law having good report of all the jews which there dwelt,
13came unto me, and stood and said unto me: Brother Saul receive thy sight.(look up.) And that same hour I received my sight and saw him.
14And he said unto me, the God of our fathers hath ordained thee before, that thou shouldest know his will, and shouldest see that which is rightful, and shouldest hear the voice of his mouth:(mought)
15for thou shalt be his witness unto all men of those things which thou hast seen and heard.
16And now: why tarriest thou? Arise and be baptised, and wash away thy sins, in calling on the name of the Lord.
17And it fortuned, when I was come again to Jerusalem and prayed in the temple, that I was in a trance;
18And saw him saying unto me: Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem: for they will not receive the(thy) witness that thou bearest of me.
19And I said: Lord they know that I prisoned, and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee.
20And when the blood of thy witness Stephen was shed, I also stood by, and consented unto his death and kept the raiment of them that slew him.
21And he said unto me: depart for I will send thee afar hence unto the gentiles.
22They gave him audience unto this word, and (then) lifted up their voices and said: away with such a fellow from the earth: it is pity(for it is not reason) that he should live.
23And (as) they cried and cast off their clothes, and threw dust into the air.
24The captain bade him to be brought into the castle, and commanded him to be scourged,(beaten with rods) and to be examined, that he might know wherefore they cried on him.
25And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said unto an under-captain:(the centurion that stood by:) Is it lawful for you to scourge a (man that is a) roman (and) uncondemned?
26When the centurion heard that, he went to the upper-captain, and told him saying: What intendest thou to do? This man is a roman.(a citizen of Rome)
27(Then) The upper-captain came to him, and said: Tell me, art thou a roman? He said: Yea.
28And the (hye) captain answered: With much money(a great sum) obtained I this freedom. And Paul said: I was freeborn.(I am a Roman born)
29Then straightway departed from him they which should have examined him. And the (high) captain also was afraid, after he knew that he was a roman: because he had bound him.
30On the morrow he loosed(lowsed) him from his bonds desiring to know the certainty for what cause he was accused of the jews, and commanded the high priests and all the council to come together, and brought Paul, and set him before them.