Деяния Апостолов 9

1 Савл же, еще дыхая прещением и убийством на ученики Господни, приступль ко архиерею,2 испроси от него послания в дамаск к соборищем, яко да аще некия обрящет того пути сущыя, мужы же и жены, связаны приведет во Иерусалим.3 Внегда же ити, бысть ему приближитися к дамаску, и внезапу облиста его свет от небесе:4 и пад на землю, слыша глас глаголющь ему: савле, савле, что мя гониши?5 Рече же: кто еси, Господи? Господь же рече: аз есмь Иисус, егоже ты гониши: жестоко ти есть противу рожну прати.6 Трепещя же и ужасаяся глагола: Господи, что мя хощеши творити? И Господь рече к нему: востани и вниди во град, и речется ти, что ти подобает творити.7 Мужие же идущии с ним стояху чудящеся, глас убо слышаще, но ни когоже видяще.8 Воста же савл от земли и отверстыма очима своима ни единаго видяше: ведуще же его за руку, введоша в дамаск:9 и бе дни три не видя, и ни яде, ниже пияше.10 Бе же некто ученик в дамасце, именем ананиа, и рече к нему Господь в видении: анание. Он же рече: се, аз, Господи.11 Господь же к нему: востав поиди на стогну нарицаемую правую и взыщи в дому иудове савла именем, тарсянина: се бо, молитву деет12 и виде в видении мужа, именем ананию, вшедша и возложша нань руку, яко да прозрит.13 Отвеща же ананиа: Господи, слышах от многих о мужи сем, колика зла сотвори святым твоим во Иерусалиме:14 и зде имать власть от архиерей связати вся нарицающыя имя твое.15 Рече же к нему Господь: иди, яко сосуд избран ми есть сей, пронести имя мое пред языки и царьми и сынми израилевыми:16 аз бо скажу ему, елика подобает ему о имени моем пострадати.17 Пойде же ананиа и вниде в храмину, и возложь нань руце, рече: савле брате, Господь Иисус явлейтися на пути, имже шел еси, посла мя, яко да прозриши и исполнишися Духа свята.18 И абие отпадоша от очию его яко чешуя: прозре же абие, и востав крестися,19 и приемь пищу, укрепися. Бысть же савл с сущими в дамасце учениками дни некия:20 и абие на сонмищих проповедаше Иисуса, яко сей есть Сын Божий.21 Дивляхуся же вси слышащии и глаголаху: не сей ли есть гонивый во Иерусалиме нарицающыя имя сие, и зде на сие прииде, да связаны тыя приведет ко архиереем?22 Савл же паче крепляшеся и смущаше иудеи живущыя в дамасце, препирая, яко сей есть Христос.23 Якоже исполнишася дние доволни, совещаша иудее убити его,24 уведан же бысть савлу совет их: стрежаху же врат день и нощь, яко да убиют его:25 поемше же его ученицы нощию, свесиша по стене в кошнице.26 Пришед же савл во Иерусалим, покушашеся прилеплятися учеником: и вси бояхуся его, не верующе, яко есть ученик.27 Варнава же приемь его, приведе ко апостолом и поведа им, како на пути виде Господа, и яко глагола ему, и како в дамасце дерзаше о имени Иисусове.28 И бяше с ними входя и исходя во Иерусалиме и дерзая о имени Господа Иисуса.29 Глаголаше же и стязашеся с еллины: они же искаху убити его.30 Разумевше же братия, сведоша его в кесарию и отпустиша его в тарс.31 Царкви же по всей иудеи и галилеи и самарии имеяху мир, созидающяся и ходящя в страсе Господни, и утешением святаго Духа умножахуся.32 И бысть петру, посещающу всех, снити и ко святым живущым в лидде:33 обрете же тамо человека некоего, именем енеа, от осми лет лежаща на одре, иже бе разслаблен.34 И рече ему петр: енее, исцеляет тя Иисус Христос: востани с постели твоея. И абие воста:35 и видеша его вси живущии в лидде и во ассароне, иже обратишася ко Господу.36 Во июппии же бе некая ученица, именем тавифа, яже сказаема глаголется серна: сия бяше исполнена благих дел и милостынь, яже творяше.37 Бысть же во дни тыя, болевшей ей умрети: омывше же ю, положиша в горнице.38 Близ же сущей лидде июппии, ученицы слышавше, яко петр есть в ней, послаша два мужа к нему, моляще его не обленитися приити до них.39 Востав же петр иде с нима: егоже пришедша возведоша в горницу, и предсташа ему вся вдовицы плачущя и показующя ризы и одежды, елика творяше, с ними сущи, серна.40 Изгнав же вон вся петр, преклонь колена помолися, и обращься к телу, рече: тавифо, востани. Она же отверзе очи свои, и видевши петра, седе.41 Подав же ей руку, воздвиже ю, и призвав святыя и вдовицы, постави ю живу.42 Уведано же бысть се по всей июппии, и мнози вероваша в Господа.43 Бысть же дни доволны пребыти ему во июппии у некоего симона усмаря.

Acts 9

The Conversion of Saul

1 Meanwhile Saul, still breathing out threatst to murdert the Lord’s disciples, went to the high priest2 and requested letters from him to the synagoguess in Damascus, so that if he found any who belonged to the Way,s either men or women, he could bring them as prisonerst to Jerusalem.ss3 As he was going along, approachingt Damascus, suddenly a light from heaven flashedt around him.4 Het fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul,t why are you persecuting me?”s5 So he said, “Who are you, Lord?” He replied, “I am Jesus whom you are persecuting!6 But stand upt and enter the city and you will be toldt what you must do.”7 (Now the ment who were traveling with him stood there speechless,t because they heard the voice but saw no one.)s8 So Saul got up from the ground, but although his eyes were open,t he could see nothing.s Leading him by the hand, his companionst brought him into Damascus.

9 Fort three days he could not see, and he neither ate nor drank anything.t
10 Now there was a disciple in Damascus named Ananias. Thet Lords said to him in a vision, “Ananias,” and he replied, “Here I am,t Lord.”11 Then the Lord told him, “Get up and go to the street called ‘Straight,’s and at Judas’ house look for a man from Tarsus named Saul. For he is praying,12 and he has seen in a visionss a man named Ananias come in and place his hands on him so that he may see again.”13 But Ananias replied,s “Lord, I have heard from many peoplet about this man, how much harm he has done to your saints in Jerusalem,14 and here he has authority from the chief priests to imprisont all who call on your name!”s15 But the Lord said to him, “Go, because this man is my chosen instrumentt to carry my name before Gentiles and kings and the people of Israel.t16 For I will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name.”t17 So Ananias departed and entered the house, placedt his hands on Sault and said, “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you came here,t has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”s18 Immediatelyt something like scalest fell from his eyes, and he could see again. Het got up and was baptized,

19 and after taking some food, his strength returned.
For several dayst he was with the disciples in Damascus,20 and immediately he began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues,s saying, “This man is the Son of God.”ts21 Allt who heard him were amazed and were saying, “Is this nott the man who in Jerusalem was ravagingt those who call on this name, and who had come here to bring them as prisonerst to the chief priests?”

22 But Saul became more and more capable,t and was causing consternationt among the Jews who lived in Damascus by provingt that Jesust is the Christ.ts

Saul’s Escape from Damascus

23 Now after some days had passed, the Jews plotteds together to kill him,24 but Saul learned of their plot against him.t They were also watchingt the city gatest day and night so that they could kill him.

25 But his disciples took him at night and let him down through an openingt in the wall by lowering him in a basket.t

Saul Returns to Jerusalem

26 When he arrived in Jerusalem,s he attempted to associatet with the disciples, and they were all afraid of him, because they did not believet that he was a disciple.27 But Barnabas tookt Saul,t broughtt him to the apostles, and related to them how he had seen the Lord on the road, thatt the Lord had spoken to him, and how in Damascus he had spoken out boldlyt in the name of Jesus.28 So he was staying with them, associating openly with themt in Jerusalem, speaking out boldly in the name of the Lord.29 He was speaking and debatingt with the Greek-speaking Jews,t but they were trying to kill him.

30 When the brothers found out about this, they brought him down to Caesareass and sent him away to Tarsus.

31 Thent the church throughout Judea, Galilee,t and Samaria experiencedt peace and thus was strengthened.t Livingt in the fear of the Lord and in the encouragement of the Holy Spirit, the churcht increased in numbers.

Peter Heals Aeneas

32 Nowt as Peter was traveling around from place to place,t he also came down to the saints who lived in Lydda.s33 He found there a man named Aeneas who had been confined to a mattress for eight years becauset he was paralyzed.34 Petert said to him, “Aeneas, Jesus the Christst heals you. Get up and make your own bed!”t And immediately he got up.

35 Allt those who lived in Lyddas and Sharons saw him, and theyt turneds to the Lord.

Peter Raises Dorcas

36 Now in Joppas there was a disciple named Tabitha (which in translation meanst Dorcas).s She was continually doing good deeds and acts of charity.t37 At that timet she became sickt and died. When they had washedt her body,t they placed it in an upstairs room.38 Because Lyddas was near Joppa, when the disciples heard that Peter was there, they sent two men to him and urged him, “Come to us without delay.”t39 So Peter got up and went with them, andt when he arrivedt they brought him to the upper room. Allt the widows stood beside him, crying and showing himt the tunicst and other clothingt Dorcas used to maket while she was with them.40 But Peter sent them all outside,t knelt down,t and prayed. Turningt to the body, he said, “Tabitha, get up.” Then she opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter, she sat up.s41 He gavet her his hand and helped her get up. Then he calledt the saints and widows and presented her alive.42 This became known throughout allt Joppa, and many believed in the Lord.s

43 Sot Petert stayed many days in Joppa with a man namedt Simon, a tanner.t