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Saulo tijqˈuex jnoˈj

Saulo xtakej jbˈanic cˈax rechak yak ajtakeltak re Kakaj Jesucristo ri Kajawl, tijbˈij chirijak chi tina jcamsajtakna wi mitaˈ tican jyeˈtak jcojic tzilaj jtaquil chirij Kakaj Jesucristo. Y Saulo xeˈ riqˈui man nimlaj jbˈabˈalak yak ajcˈamaltak jbˈeak cristian riqˈui Kakaj Dios ri wiˈ Jerusalén. Xeˈ jtzˈonaj jun wuj re pire tiyeˈsaj kˈatbˈitzij laj jkˈabˈ pire tibˈe lak sinagog re Damasco, pire tibˈe chi jtoquic yak ri ticojowtak tzilaj jtaquil chirij Kakaj Jesucristo, chi anm chi winak tijchap pire tijcˈamch prexil Jerusalén pire tibˈan kˈatbˈitzij chirijak.

Cuando bˈesal li bˈe tawem tran Damasco, etke xpe jun kˈakˈ lecj xrepaj ribˈ jkˈakˈal chirij. Saulo xtzaak lak ulew y xta xaanch jun chˈaˈwem lecj, xij: ¡Saulo, Saulo! ¿Nen chac takelquin awiˈl pire tabˈan cˈax chwe? xcheˈ.

Ajrucˈreˈ Saulo xtzˈonaj re: ¿Nencˈu at li, Kaj? xcheˈ.

Kakaj Jesús xij chic: Iniˈ Jesús ri takel awiˈl ri chawaj tabˈan cˈax chwe. ¡Bˈiiten! Jat Damasco. Claˈ tibˈijsajwiˈ chawe nen rajwax tabˈan, xcheˈ re Saulo.

Y mak winak ri jpach Saulo bˈesal, jor xtzaak jchˈolak chi jtaic man chˈaˈwem ri xaanc, pero taˈ nen xriltak jwich. Saulo xbˈiit lak ulew, xtebˈaˈ bˈakˈ jwich, taˈ chiquiˈ tinaˈtunc.

Xpe mak winak ri jpach, xchaptakbˈi chi jkˈabˈ, xcˈamtakbˈi Damasco. Uxibˈ kˈij xwaˈx claˈ, taˈ xnaˈtunc, ni taˈ xwiˈnc, ni taˈ xucˈaˈjanc.

10 Claˈ Damasco jekel jun winak ri ajtakel re Kakaj Jesucristo ri jbˈij Ananías, re xchˈabˈej chapcaˈ li jun ichicˈ jwiˈl Kakaj Jesús ri Kajawl, xij re: ¡Ananías! xcheˈ re.

Ananías xij: Winiˈ neri, Wajawl, xcheˈ.

11 Y Kakaj Jesús xij re Ananías: Jat, atbˈe laˈ man bˈe ri cojol jbˈij pi Sucˈul, attaw chiˈ richoch Judas. Claˈ tatzˈonaj lamas wiˈ Saulo, jun winak aj Tarso. Re tijiniˈ chi chˈaˈwem riqˈui Kakaj Dios. 12 Re xril jwich jun winak chapcaˈ li jun ichicˈ jbˈij Ananías, xocbˈi riqˈuil y xyeˈ jkˈabˈ laj jbˈa pire xtzibˈ chic bˈakˈ jwich, xcheˈ Kakaj Jesús re Ananías.

13 Cuando xta Ananías chi jilon xijsaj re, xpe re, xij: Wajawl, pero man winak li subˈlaj cristian xintak chwe chi subˈlaj cˈax bˈanal jwiˈl rechak cristian ri ticojowtak tzilaj jtaquil chawij ri wiˈtak Jerusalén. 14 Y lajori xpe neri, yeˈlch kˈatbˈitzij laj jkˈabˈ jwiˈlak mak jbˈabˈalak yak ajcˈamaltak jbˈeak cristian riqˈui Kakaj Dios chi jchapicak juntir cristian ri tinimirsantak jkˈij abˈj, xcheˈ Ananías re Kakaj Jesús.

15 Pero Kakaj Jesús ri Kajawl xij: Jat, in xinchaˈ winak li chi jbˈij intaquil rechak yak cristian ri maˈ rijajl taˈ Israel, rechak mak rey y rechak yak rijajl Israel. 16 In, tina incˈutna chiwch Saulo jurubˈ cˈax ri tina jtijna chi jyeˈic intaquil, xcheˈ Kakaj Jesús re Ananías.

17 Ananías xeˈ la ja lamas wiˈ Saulo. Cuando xoc la ja xyeˈ jkˈabˈ laj jbˈa Saulo y xij re: Saulo ri at wechˈelxic chirij Kakaj Jesucristo, Kakaj Jesús ri Kajawl ri xatchˈabˈen li bˈe lamas petzalcatwiˈ, riˈ re xintakowch aacˈl pire atnaˈtunc y tijnojsaj awanm laˈ Lokˈlaj Jsantil Kakaj Dios, xcheˈ re.

18 Y laj or xtzaakch nicˈj kelen laj jwich Saulo chapcaˈ jmatzˈul ixm, jilonli cuando xtzibˈ chic bˈakˈ jwich, xbˈiit chic y xansaj jaˈtiox re.

19 Y ajrucˈreˈ xwiˈn chic y xucˈaˈjan chic, jiˈkelonli cuando xyuk chic jchokˈbˈ.

Ajrucˈreˈ Saulo xcan quibˈ uxibˈ kˈij chijxoˈlak yak ajtakeltak re Kakaj Jesucristo ri wiˈtak Damasco.

Saulo wiˈ Damasco

20 Saulo xoc chi jbˈij rechak cristian lak sinagog chi Kakaj Jesús, Jcˈajoliˈ Kakaj Dios. 21 Juntir ri xtatak jyolj subˈlaj xsaach jchˈolak chi jtaic y xoctak chi jtzˈonaj chiribˈil ribˈak: ¿Maˈ ronin taˈ winak ri, ri xanow cˈax rechak yak ajtakeltak re Kakaj Jesucristo ri wiˈtak Jerusalén? Y, ¿miti riˈ re ri xpe neri pire tiyuk jchapeˈ yak ajtakeltak re Kakaj Jesucristo pire tijcˈambˈi chiwchak mak jbˈabˈalak yak ajcˈamaltak jbˈeak cristian riqˈui Kakaj Dios ri wiˈtak Jerusalén? xcheˈtak.

22 Pero Saulo subˈlaj tijin tiyuk mas jcowil ranm chi jbˈij chi Kakaj Jesús riˈ ri bˈil jwiˈl Kakaj Dios chi tina jtaknach wich ulew. Jwiˈliˈli yak rijajl Israel ri wiˈtak Damasco xsaach jchˈolak chi jtaic, taˈ chiquiˈ tijtaˈtak nen trantak.

23 Cuando xeˈ qˈuilaj kˈij, yak rijajl Israel xniqˈuibˈ jwichak, xchomorsajtak nen trantak chi jcamsaj Saulo, 24 pero Saulo xretemajiˈ nen jchomorsaˈnak. Chi lakˈj chi lakˈabˈ tijin tijchajajtak chiˈ man pwert re man tzˈaak ri sutuwinak rij man tilmit pire tijcamsajtak. 25 Pero xpetak yak ajtakeltak re Kakaj Jesucristo, xresajtakbˈi Saulo lakˈabˈ xyeˈtakbˈi li jun nimlaj chicach y xkesajtakbˈi chirij man tzˈaak ri sutuwinak rij man tilmit Damasco, jiˈchaklonli xcolmajbˈi Saulo.

Saulo wiˈ Jerusalén

26 Cuando Saulo xtaw Jerusalén, re raj roj xoc chijxoˈlak yak ajtakeltak re Kakaj Jesucristo, pero juntir ribˈilak subˈlaj titzaak jchˈolak chiwch, jwiˈl taˈ tijcojtak chi Saulo xjachaˈ ribˈ laj jkˈabˈ Kakaj Jesucristo. 27 Pero xpe Bernabé, xcˈambˈic, xeˈ jwabˈaˈ chiwchak yak jtakoˈn Kakaj Jesucristo y xij rechak chi Saulo xrilaˈ jwich Kakaj Jesús ri Kajawl li bˈe y xij rechak chi xchˈabˈejiˈ jwiˈl Kakaj Jesús. Y Saulo wiˈchak subˈlaj jcowil ranm xij tzilaj jtaquil chirij Kakaj Jesucristo rechak cristian Damasco. 28 Jilonli cuando xcan Saulo chijxoˈlak yak ajtakeltak re Kakaj Jesucristo ri wiˈtak Jerusalén, nicˈ tiwoˈcottak y wiˈ jcowil ranm xij tzilaj jtaquil chirij Kakaj Jesucristo. 29 Xpe Saulo, xoc chi yoloj pach yak rijajl Israel ri tiyolowtak li tzijbˈal griego. Pero rechak xpe retzalak chirij Saulo jwiˈl re tijin tiyolow chirij tzilaj jtaquil chirij Kakaj Jesucristo, jilonli rechak xoctak chi jtoquic nen trantak chi jcamsajc. 30 Y cuando xretemajtak yak ajtakeltak re Kakaj Jesucristo nen jchomorsaˈnak chirij Saulo, laj or xcˈamtakbˈi Cesarea y claˈ xtaktakbˈi Tarso.

31 Y jilonli cuando xwaˈx utzil pi rechak yak kˈat ajtakeltak re Kakaj Jesucristo ri wiˈtak lak luwar re Judea, Galilea y Samaria. Jilonli xbˈit ribˈak chi jbˈanic mas lawiˈ raj Kakaj Jesucristo, xtakejtak jcojic jkˈij Kakaj Jesucristo ri Kajawl, subˈlaj xqˈuiyantak yak ajtakeltak re Kakaj Jesucristo y riˈ Lokˈlaj Jsantil Kakaj Dios xyeˈw jcowil ranmak.

Titzibˈsaj Eneas

32 Cuando Pedro tijin chi jsolajcak yak ajtakeltak re Kakaj Jesucristo, xeˈ chi jsolajcak yak ri wiˈtak li man tilmit Lida. 33 Claˈ xeˈ jteˈ jun winak ri jbˈij Eneas. Re wiˈchak waxakibˈ (8) junabˈ jkejic laj jsoc jwiˈl siquirnak jtioˈjl. 34 Xpe Pedro, xij re: Eneas, Kakaj Jesucristo attzibˈsanc, bˈiiten, can yujbˈaˈ asoc, xcheˈ re.

Eneas laj or xbˈiitc.

35 Juntir cristian ri wiˈtak Lida y Sarón, cuando xriltak chi xtzibˈsajiˈ Eneas, laj or xqˈuex jnoˈjak y xoctak laj jkˈabˈ Kakaj Jesucristo ri Kajawl.

Ticˈastasaj jwich Dorcas laj jcamnakl

36 Jope wiˈ jun anm ajtakel re Kakaj Jesucristo ri jbˈij Tabita. Ri jcholajl tielwiˈ man bˈij Tabita, Dorcas. Sicˈ anm li nojel kˈij subˈlaj utzil tran, tijtˈowaˈ yak cristian ri wiˈ rajwax rechak. 37 Y laˈ mak kˈij li xpe jun jyaj Dorcas y xcamc. Mak cristian xantak ritin y cuando xantaj ritin jwiˈlak, xyeˈtak li jun cwart laj jcabˈ wik re man ja.

38 Jope jiˈ wiˈ nakaj re man tilmit Lida ri man tilmit lamas wiˈ Pedro. Jwiˈliˈli yak ajtakeltak re Kakaj Jesucristo cuando xtatak jtaquil chi wiˈ Pedro claˈ, xtaktakbˈi quibˈ winak chi jtzˈonaj tokˈobˈ re: ¡Bˈan tokˈobˈ, tzaj laj or kiqˈuil! xcheˈtak.

39 Jilonli xeˈ Pedro chirijak. Cuando xtaw claˈ, xcˈamtakbˈi laˈ man cwart lamas wiˈ camnak. Y juntir yak anm ri camnak richjilak subˈlaj tiokˈtak, xmulbˈaˈ ribˈak chirij Pedro y nak xoctak chi jcˈutic túnica y mak ritzˈikak ri tijkˈuˈjtak chiwch ri cochal jwiˈlak riqˈui Dorcas cuando aj yoˈlna.

40 Xpe Pedro, laj or xresajch juntir cristian ri wiˈtak la ja claˈ. Ajrucˈreˈ xxucar li man cwart y xoc chi chˈaˈwem riqˈui Kakaj Dios. Ajrucˈreˈ xril sicˈ anm ri camnak y xij re: ¡Tabita, bˈiiten! xcheˈ re.

Sicˈ anm li xtebˈaˈ bˈakˈ jwich y cuando xril jwich Pedro, xbˈiitc, xcubˈar bˈa jchˈat.

41 Xpe Pedro, xchap chi jkˈabˈ, xwabˈaˈ y xsiqˈuijbˈi yak ajtakeltak re Kakaj Jesucristo pach yak anm ri camnak richjil. Xwabˈaˈ Dorcas chiwchak, cˈastasalchak jwich laj jcamnaklak. 42 Y juntir li xetemaj jwiˈlak cristian re Jope y subˈlaj qˈui xjach ribˈak laj jkˈabˈ Kakaj Jesucristo ri Kajawl. 43 Pedro xcan qˈuilaj kˈij Jope. Xwaˈx laj richoch jun ajbˈanal jwaˈx tzˈum ri jbˈij Simón.

Saul’s Conversion(A)

Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the Lord’s disciples.(B) He went to the high priest and asked him for letters to the synagogues in Damascus,(C) so that if he found any there who belonged to the Way,(D) whether men or women, he might take them as prisoners to Jerusalem. As he neared Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.(E) He fell to the ground and heard a voice(F) say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?”

“Who are you, Lord?” Saul asked.

“I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” he replied. “Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”(G)

The men traveling with Saul stood there speechless; they heard the sound(H) but did not see anyone.(I) Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could see nothing.(J) So they led him by the hand into Damascus. For three days he was blind, and did not eat or drink anything.

10 In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord called to him in a vision,(K) “Ananias!”

“Yes, Lord,” he answered.

11 The Lord told him, “Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus(L) named Saul, for he is praying. 12 In a vision he has seen a man named Ananias come and place his hands on(M) him to restore his sight.”

13 “Lord,” Ananias answered, “I have heard many reports about this man and all the harm he has done to your holy people(N) in Jerusalem.(O) 14 And he has come here with authority from the chief priests(P) to arrest all who call on your name.”(Q)

15 But the Lord said to Ananias, “Go! This man is my chosen instrument(R) to proclaim my name to the Gentiles(S) and their kings(T) and to the people of Israel. 16 I will show him how much he must suffer for my name.”(U)

17 Then Ananias went to the house and entered it. Placing his hands on(V) Saul, he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord—Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here—has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”(W) 18 Immediately, something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and he could see again. He got up and was baptized,(X) 19 and after taking some food, he regained his strength.

Saul in Damascus and Jerusalem

Saul spent several days with the disciples(Y) in Damascus.(Z) 20 At once he began to preach in the synagogues(AA) that Jesus is the Son of God.(AB) 21 All those who heard him were astonished and asked, “Isn’t he the man who raised havoc in Jerusalem among those who call on this name?(AC) And hasn’t he come here to take them as prisoners to the chief priests?”(AD) 22 Yet Saul grew more and more powerful and baffled the Jews living in Damascus by proving that Jesus is the Messiah.(AE)

23 After many days had gone by, there was a conspiracy among the Jews to kill him,(AF) 24 but Saul learned of their plan.(AG) Day and night they kept close watch on the city gates in order to kill him. 25 But his followers took him by night and lowered him in a basket through an opening in the wall.(AH)

26 When he came to Jerusalem,(AI) he tried to join the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he really was a disciple. 27 But Barnabas(AJ) took him and brought him to the apostles. He told them how Saul on his journey had seen the Lord and that the Lord had spoken to him,(AK) and how in Damascus he had preached fearlessly in the name of Jesus.(AL) 28 So Saul stayed with them and moved about freely in Jerusalem, speaking boldly in the name of the Lord. 29 He talked and debated with the Hellenistic Jews,[a](AM) but they tried to kill him.(AN) 30 When the believers(AO) learned of this, they took him down to Caesarea(AP) and sent him off to Tarsus.(AQ)

31 Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee and Samaria(AR) enjoyed a time of peace and was strengthened. Living in the fear of the Lord and encouraged by the Holy Spirit, it increased in numbers.(AS)

Aeneas and Dorcas

32 As Peter traveled about the country, he went to visit the Lord’s people(AT) who lived in Lydda. 33 There he found a man named Aeneas, who was paralyzed and had been bedridden for eight years. 34 “Aeneas,” Peter said to him, “Jesus Christ heals you.(AU) Get up and roll up your mat.” Immediately Aeneas got up. 35 All those who lived in Lydda and Sharon(AV) saw him and turned to the Lord.(AW)

36 In Joppa(AX) there was a disciple named Tabitha (in Greek her name is Dorcas); she was always doing good(AY) and helping the poor. 37 About that time she became sick and died, and her body was washed and placed in an upstairs room.(AZ) 38 Lydda was near Joppa; so when the disciples(BA) heard that Peter was in Lydda, they sent two men to him and urged him, “Please come at once!”

39 Peter went with them, and when he arrived he was taken upstairs to the room. All the widows(BB) stood around him, crying and showing him the robes and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them.

40 Peter sent them all out of the room;(BC) then he got down on his knees(BD) and prayed. Turning toward the dead woman, he said, “Tabitha, get up.”(BE) She opened her eyes, and seeing Peter she sat up. 41 He took her by the hand and helped her to her feet. Then he called for the believers, especially the widows, and presented her to them alive. 42 This became known all over Joppa, and many people believed in the Lord.(BF) 43 Peter stayed in Joppa for some time with a tanner named Simon.(BG)

Footnotes

  1. Acts 9:29 That is, Jews who had adopted the Greek language and culture

And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,

And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem.

And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven:

And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.

And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.

And the men which journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing no man.

And Saul arose from the earth; and when his eyes were opened, he saw no man: but they led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus.

And he was three days without sight, and neither did eat nor drink.

10 And there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; and to him said the Lord in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold, I am here, Lord.

11 And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and enquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth,

12 And hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in, and putting his hand on him, that he might receive his sight.

13 Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem:

14 And here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call on thy name.

15 But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:

16 For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name's sake.

17 And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost.

18 And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized.

19 And when he had received meat, he was strengthened. Then was Saul certain days with the disciples which were at Damascus.

20 And straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God.

21 But all that heard him were amazed, and said; Is not this he that destroyed them which called on this name in Jerusalem, and came hither for that intent, that he might bring them bound unto the chief priests?

22 But Saul increased the more in strength, and confounded the Jews which dwelt at Damascus, proving that this is very Christ.

23 And after that many days were fulfilled, the Jews took counsel to kill him:

24 But their laying await was known of Saul. And they watched the gates day and night to kill him.

25 Then the disciples took him by night, and let him down by the wall in a basket.

26 And when Saul was come to Jerusalem, he assayed to join himself to the disciples: but they were all afraid of him, and believed not that he was a disciple.

27 But Barnabas took him, and brought him to the apostles, and declared unto them how he had seen the Lord in the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how he had preached boldly at Damascus in the name of Jesus.

28 And he was with them coming in and going out at Jerusalem.

29 And he spake boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus, and disputed against the Grecians: but they went about to slay him.

30 Which when the brethren knew, they brought him down to Caesarea, and sent him forth to Tarsus.

31 Then had the churches rest throughout all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied.

32 And it came to pass, as Peter passed throughout all quarters, he came down also to the saints which dwelt at Lydda.

33 And there he found a certain man named Aeneas, which had kept his bed eight years, and was sick of the palsy.

34 And Peter said unto him, Aeneas, Jesus Christ maketh thee whole: arise, and make thy bed. And he arose immediately.

35 And all that dwelt at Lydda and Saron saw him, and turned to the Lord.

36 Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did.

37 And it came to pass in those days, that she was sick, and died: whom when they had washed, they laid her in an upper chamber.

38 And forasmuch as Lydda was nigh to Joppa, and the disciples had heard that Peter was there, they sent unto him two men, desiring him that he would not delay to come to them.

39 Then Peter arose and went with them. When he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping, and shewing the coats and garments which Dorcas made, while she was with them.

40 But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down, and prayed; and turning him to the body said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes: and when she saw Peter, she sat up.

41 And he gave her his hand, and lifted her up, and when he had called the saints and widows, presented her alive.

42 And it was known throughout all Joppa; and many believed in the Lord.

43 And it came to pass, that he tarried many days in Joppa with one Simon a tanner.