Los Hechos 9

I u cʼutic rib i Kajwal che i ma Sáulo

1 I ma Sáulo n-xu mayij tu bixquil i qui camsaxic niʼpa i qui jachom quib puʼab i Kajwal Jesus. Rumal ʼuri xa ʼe ruʼ i ʼatz laj sacerdóte, 2 xe u tzʼonoj u wuj re i rocbal pa tak molbalʼib pa tinimit Damásco, que u tzucbej que i creyent. Craj ire que u cʼam lok, que u tzʼapij pa Jerusalen, chi achiab, chi ixokib. 3 Xui-ri, are ca tijin chi be, ya cupon chu nakaj i tinimit Damásco, xak teʼet xpe jun ʼaʼ chicaj, xrepcan chirij chuwach.

4 I ma Sáulo xtzak pulew; are ʼuri xu ta jun chʼawbal chicaj chi xu bij:
—A-Sáulo, a-Sáulo, ¿wuchac ca ʼan chʼoʼoj chwij yin? —xbix che.

5 I ma Sáulo xu tzʼonoj che:
—¿At pachin yet, Nim laj Winak? —coʼono.
Teʼuri xbix che:
—Yin in Jesus; chwij yin cat tijin wi chu ʼanic chʼoʼoj. Xui-ri, xa atuquel yet ca ʼan cʼax che awib, pacha coʼon jun boyex are cu coj akan che jun puyu; utuquel coʼon cʼax che rib, queje ca ʼan yet ile —xbix che.

6 I ma Sáulo ca sicsat rumal u xibriquil.
—Kajwal, ¿wach cawaj yet quin ʼano? —xu bij.
I Kajwal xu bij che:
—Chat walijok, jat pa tinimit. Chila ca bix wi chawe wach i ca ʼano —xbix che.
7 I achiab chi je rachiʼil i ma Sáulo je ocnak ʼil man xqui ta i chʼawbal, xui-ri n-xquil tu wach i xchʼawic. 8 I ma Sáulo xwalij chuwach ulew, péro are xu jak u baʼwach, n-ca tzun ta chic. Rumal ʼuri, xqui chʼelej bi che u ʼab, y xqui cʼam bi pa tinimit Damásco.

9 Chila xu chʼij oxib ʼij n-ca tzun taj; n-cu tij ta chic u wa, n-cu tuʼ ta chic u yaʼ.

I Kajwal cu tak i ma Ananías chi rutzirsaxic i ma Sáulo

10 ʼO jun creyent, ma Ananías u bi, jekel chila pa Damásco. Ire xril pu wach chi i Kajwal xu cʼut rib chuwach.
—¡Ananías! —coʼon che.
—¿Wach cawaj, Kajwal? —xu bij ire.

11 Are ʼuri i Kajwal xu bij che:
—Chat walijok, jat pa be chi “Sucʼulic” ca bix che. Chila, che i rachoch i ma Júdas, cha tzucuj wi jun achi, ma Sáulo u bi, aj pa tinimit Társo. Woʼor ca tijin chu tzʼonoxic che i Dios.

12 I achi-le, at royʼem, man rilom chic pu wach chi cupon jun achi ruʼ, ma Ananías u bi. Xak xin bij che chi yet ca coj ni a ʼab puwi man ca tzun tan chic —coʼon che i ma Ananías.

13 I ma Ananías, are xu ta, xu bij:
—Kajwal, je qʼui je bin-nak chwe chi i achi-le, are ʼo pa Jerusalen, mas i cʼax xu ʼan chique i je awe yet.

14 Y ya xcʼun chi, col u chapbej-que niʼpa i quiqui tzʼonoj i tobal-que chawe. I cajʼatzil i sacerdóte xqui ya che chi cu ʼan ile —coʼon i ma Ananías.

15 Are ʼuri i Kajwal xu bij che:
—Jat; ya xin cha i achi-le ca ʼe u bij in tzij chique i ne te aj Israel winak, xak chique i qui ʼatol tzij, xak chique i aj Israel.

16 Quin cʼut na che niʼpa u qʼuial i cʼax cu chʼij na xa wumal yin, are cu bij in tzij chique i winak —xu bij i Kajwal che.

17 Teʼuri i ma Ananías xa ʼe ruʼ ja pa ʼo wi i ma Sáulo. Xoc bic, xu ya u ʼab puwi y xu bij che:
—Wachalal ma Sáulo, i Kajwal Jesus chi xu cʼut rib chawe pa be, are i xin takaw li awuʼ. Xin u tak lok man cat tzun tan chic, xak coc li u Tewal i Dios pawanima —xu bij i ma Ananías che.
18 Are ʼuri i ma Sáulo pacha xcʼojwan u baʼwach, y xtzun chic. Teʼuri xwalijic, y xkajsax ya puwi.

19 Teʼuri xu tij u wa; xqʼuiji chic u choʼab. Xnajtin jubiʼ chila pa tinimit Damásco cuʼ i creyent.

I ma Sáulo xoc chu cʼutic u tzij i Kajwal pa Damásco

20 I ma Sáulo, are ʼutz chic, juntir xu jek qui solixic i tak molbalʼib que i aj Israel, y xoc chu bixquil chique chi Jesus are u Cʼojol i Dios.

21 Conojel i xe tawic lic xqui bisoj:
—I achi-le, ¿xataba n-are ti ire-le chi xu ʼan chʼoʼoj chiquij i creyent? Ire-le, are ʼo pa Jerusalen, xe u chap niʼpa i quiqui tzʼonoj i tobal-que che i Jesus. Teʼuri xcʼun waral que u chapbej bi que i creyent; xraj ire que u cʼam bi pa Jerusalen, que u jacha chique i cajʼatzil i sacerdóte. (Queje xqui bij i winak ile pa molbalʼib.)

22 Xui-ri, i ma Sáulo xa xu cowij mas u cʼutunic chique. Lic xu ʼalijinsaj chique chi are i Jesus are i Tolque chi coyʼem. Xeʼelok chi niʼpa i aj Israel je jekel pa tinimit Damásco n-quiqui rik ta chic wach quiqui bij che.

I ma Sáulo xa ʼanmaj chiquiwach i nimak tak aj Israel

23 Xoʼon chupan jubiʼ, i nimak tak aj Israel xqui junamsaj qui noʼoj chi quiqui camsaj i ma Sáulo, 24 xui-ri, ire xu ta rason wach i qui chʼobom. Ique, chi paʼij chi chaʼab cacoyʼej pa tak ʼelbal bic re i tinimit, quiqui camsabej-re.

25 I creyent xqui to i ma Sáulo; xqui ya chupam jun nim laj chicach chaʼab, y xqui kajsaj chirij i tapia chi u sutim rij i tinimit. Queje u totajic ile xqui ʼano.

Wach i xu cʼulmaj i ma Sáulo pa Jerusalen

26 I ma Sáulo xa ʼe chic pa Jerusalen; are xuponic, craj ire coc cuʼ i creyent. Xui-ri ique xqui xij quib che, n-xqui coj taj we katzij u yom chic rib puʼab i Jesus. 27 ʼO jun creyent, ma Bernabe u bi, xu cʼam bi i ma Sáulo cuʼ i apostelab, man caquetamaj u wach. I ma Bernabe xoc chu bixquil chique wach u cʼulaxic i Kajwal xu ʼan i ma Sáulo pa be, xak wach u ʼijlaxic xu ʼan i Kajwal. Xak xu bij chique chi i ma Sáulo co i u cʼux xu lap i Jesus chique i aj Damásco. 28 Teʼuri i ma Sáulo xnajtin cuʼ i creyent pa Jerusalen; pa i que ʼe wi ique, xak ca ʼe ire cuʼ. 29 Ire lic co u cʼux xu lap i Kajwal chique i winak. Xlapan cuʼ i aj Israel winak chi que chʼaw piqui chʼawbal i aj Griégo; ʼolic xqui chap quib chi tzij cuʼ. Xui-ri, ique xqui tzucuj wach camsabal-re.

30 I creyent, are xqui ta ile, xqui cʼam bi che i tinimit Cesaréa, teʼuri xqui tak bi che i tinimit Társot. (Queje u totajic ile xqui ʼano.)

31 Are ʼuri, xuxlan jubiʼ i chʼoʼoj chiquij i tak tzobajil creyent chi je ʼo pa tak tinimit re i jyub Judéa, xak re i Galiléa, xak re i Samária. Ique lic xcowir u cubibal qui cʼux che i Kajwal, lic quiqui coj u ʼij, lic quiqui coj u tzij, xak xe qʼuiar rumal u Tewal i Dios.

I ma Pédro xrutzirsaj jun achi pa tinimit Lída

32 I ma Pédro are ca tijin chi qui solixic i creyent pa tak tinimit, xak xa ʼe bin cuʼ i je ʼo pa tinimit Lída. 33 Chila xu rik wi jun achi, ma Enéas u bi; ʼo chic wajxakib junab che chi cotzʼol puwi u chʼat, siquirnak u chʼacul.

34 I ma Pédro xu bij che:
—Ma Enéas, i Jesucrísto cat rutzirsaj. Chat walijok y cha yijba a chʼat —coʼon che.
I ma Enéas juntir xwalijic.

35 Conojel i aj pa tinimit Lída xquilo wach i xa ʼanic, xak queje i aj pa taʼaj Saron; rumal ʼuri xqui jalwachij qui nojbal chi n-ʼus taj, y xqui ya quib puʼab i Kajwal.

I ma Pédro xu cʼunsaj sak chuwach i ati Dórcas

36 Che i Lída, nakaj ʼo wi i tinimit Jópe pa jekel wi jun ixok creyent, ati Tabíta u bi. (Piqui chʼawbal i aj Griégo winak, ati Dórcas quiqui bij che.) I ixok-le, ʼutz laj winak, mas que u to i nibaʼib. 37 Che tak i ʼij-le (are ʼo i ma Pédro pa Lída), i ati Dórcas xiwajic y xcamic. ʼO i xchʼajaw u chʼacul y xqui ya pu caleja.

38 I tinimit Jópe n-naj ta ʼo wi che i tinimit Lída, pa ʼo wi i ma Pédro. I creyent pa Jópe quetaʼam chi chila ʼo wi, rumal-i xqui tak u siqʼuixic. Xe qui tak bi queb achiab chu bixquil che chi weʼ u wach cha petok.
39 I ma Pédro xa ʼe cuʼ; are xuponic, xcʼam bi chila pa ʼo wi i camnak. Je qʼui ixokib malcanib que oʼic; xqui mol quib chirij chuwach i ma Pédro. Xqui cʼut che niʼpa i camix, niʼpa i qui ʼuʼ u yijbam, u si pam can i ati Dórcas chique are cʼaslic.

40 I ma Pédro xu bij chique chi que ʼel bi jubiʼ. Teʼuri xuqui ruʼ i camnak y xu tzʼonoj che i Dios. Xu maj u takexic i camnak:
—Tabíta, chat walijok —xu bij che.
Xak teʼet, i ixok xu jak u baʼwach; are xu takej i ma Pédro, xcubi ʼanok. 41 Teʼuri i ma Pédro xu chap che u ʼab y xu yaco. Xe u siqʼuij i creyent, xak i ixokib malcanib, y xu jach i ati Dórcas chique, cʼas tan chic. 42 Ile, xpax rason ronojel i tinimit Jópe; teʼuri je qʼui i winak xqui cuba qui cʼux che i Kajwal. 43 I ma Pédro xnajtin jubiʼ che i tinimit-le. Xqʼuiji pa rachoch jun aj tucul tzʼum, ma Simon u bi.

Acts 9

The Conversion of Saul

(Acts 22.6–16; 26.12–18)

1 In the meantime Saul kept up his violent threats of murder against the followers of the Lord. He went to the High Priest

2 and asked for letters of introduction to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he should find there any followers of the Way of the Lord, he would be able to arrest them, both men and women, and bring them back to Jerusalem.
3 As Saul was coming near the city of Damascus, suddenly a light from the sky flashed round him.

4 He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul! Why do you persecute me?”

5 “Who are you, Lord?” he asked.
“I am Jesus, whom you persecute,” the voice said.

6 “But get up and go into the city, where you will be told what you must do.”
7 The men who were travelling with Saul had stopped, not saying a word; they heard the voice but could not see anyone. 8 Saul got up from the ground and opened his eyes, but could not see a thing. So they took him by the hand and led him into Damascus.

9 For three days he was not able to see, and during that time he did not eat or drink anything.

10 There was a believer in Damascus named Ananias. He had a vision, in which the Lord said to him, “Ananias!”
“Here I am, Lord,” he answered.
11 The Lord said to him, “Get ready and go to Straight Street, and at the house of Judas ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul. He is praying,

12 and in a vision he has seen a man named Ananias come in and place his hands on him so that he might see again.”
13 Ananias answered, “Lord, many people have told me about this man and about all the terrible things he has done to your people in Jerusalem.

14 And he has come to Damascus with authority from the chief priests to arrest all who worship you.”
15 The Lord said to him, “Go, because I have chosen him to serve me, to make my name known to Gentiles and kings and to the people of Israel.

16 And I myself will show him all that he must suffer for my sake.”
17 So Ananias went, entered the house where Saul was, and placed his hands on him. “Brother Saul,” he said, “the Lord has sent me — Jesus himself, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here. He sent me so that you might see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.” 18 At once something like fish scales fell from Saul's eyes, and he was able to see again. He stood up and was baptized;

19 and after he had eaten, his strength came back.

Saul Preaches in Damascus

Saul stayed for a few days with the believers in Damascus.

20 He went straight to the synagogues and began to preach that Jesus was the Son of God.

21 All who heard him were amazed and asked, “Isn't he the one who in Jerusalem was killing those who worship that man Jesus? And didn't he come here for the very purpose of arresting those people and taking them back to the chief priests?”

22 But Saul's preaching became even more powerful, and his proofs that Jesus was the Messiah were so convincing that the Jews who lived in Damascus could not answer him.
23 After many days had gone by, the Jews met together and made plans to kill Saul,t 24 but he was told of their plan. Day and night they watched the city gates in order to kill him.

25 But one night Saul's followers took him and let him down through an opening in the wall, lowering him in a basket.

Saul in Jerusalem

26 Saul went to Jerusalem and tried to join the disciples. But they would not believe that he was a disciple, and they were all afraid of him. 27 Then Barnabas came to his help and took him to the apostles. He explained to them how Saul had seen the Lord on the road and that the Lord had spoken to him. He also told them how boldly Saul had preached in the name of Jesus in Damascus. 28 And so Saul stayed with them and went all over Jerusalem, preaching boldly in the name of the Lord. 29 He also talked and disputed with the Greek-speaking Jews, but they tried to kill him.

30 When the believers found out about this, they took Saul to Caesarea and sent him away to Tarsus.

31 And so it was that the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had a time of peace. Through the help of the Holy Spirit it was strengthened and grew in numbers, as it lived in reverence for the Lord.

Peter in Lydda and Joppa

32 Peter travelled everywhere, and on one occasion he went to visit God's people who lived in Lydda. 33 There he met a man named Aeneas, who was paralysed and had not been able to get out of bed for eight years. 34 “Aeneas,” Peter said to him, “Jesus Christ makes you well. Get up and make your bed.” At once Aeneas got up.

35 All the people living in Lydda and Sharon saw him, and they turned to the Lord.
36 In Joppa there was a woman named Tabitha, who was a believer. (Her name in Greek is Dorcas, meaning “a deer”.) She spent all her time doing good and helping the poor. 37 At that time she became ill and died. Her body was washed and laid in a room upstairs. 38 Joppa was not very far from Lydda, and when the believers in Joppa heard that Peter was in Lydda, they sent two men to him with the message, “Please hurry and come to us.” 39 So Peter got ready and went with them. When he arrived, he was taken to the room upstairs, where all the widows crowded round him, crying and showing him all the shirts and coats that Dorcas had made while she was alive. 40 Peter put them all out of the room, and knelt down and prayed; then he turned to the body and said, “Tabitha, get up!” She opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter, she sat up. 41 Peter reached over and helped her get up. Then he called all the believers, including the widows, and presented her alive to them. 42 The news about this spread all over Joppa, and many people believed in the Lord. 43 Peter stayed on in Joppa for many days with a tanner of leather named Simon.