Gerninger 9

1 Men Saulus fnøs endnu med Trusel og Mord mod Herrens Disciple og gik til den Ypperstepræst.2 og begjerede af ham Breve til Damacus til Synagogerne, paa det, om han fandt nogle Mænd eller Kvinder, som vare af denne Lærevei, han da kunne føre dem bundne til Jerusalem.3 Men idet han reiste og kom nær til Damascus, omskinnede han hasteligen et Lys fra Himmelen.4 Og han faldt til Jorden og hørte en Røst, som sagde til ham: Saul! Saul hvi forfølger du mig?5 Men han sagde: hvo er du, Herre? Men Herren sagde; jeg er Jesus, den du forfølger; det vil blive dig haardt at stampe mod Braadden.6 Og han sagde, bævende og forfærdet: Herre! hvad vil du, at jeg skal gjøre? Og Herren sagde til ham: staa op og gak ind i Staden, og det skal siges dig, hvad dig bør at gjøre.7 Men de Mænd, som vandrede med ham, stode forfærdede, da de vel hørte Røsten, men saae Ingen.8 Og Saulus reiste sig op fra Jorden; men der han oplod sine Øine, saae han Ingen. Men de ledte ham ved Haanden og førte ham ind i Damascus.9 Og han saae ikke i tre Dage, og han aad ikke, ei heller drak han.10 Men der var en Discipel i Damascus, ved Navn Ananias, og Herren sagde til ham i et syn: Ananias! Men han sagde: see, her jeg, Herre!11 Men Herren sagde til ham: staa op, gak hen i den Gade, som kaldes den lige, og spørg i Judas Huus efter En ved Navn Saulus fra Tarsus; thi see, han beder.12 Og han har seet i et Syn en Mand ved Navn Ananias at komme ind og lægge Haanden paa ham, at han skulde blive seende.13 Men Ananias svarede: Herre! jeg har hørt af Mange om denne Mand, hvor meget Ondt han har gjort dine Hellige i Jerusalem.14 Og han har her Magt af de Ypperstepræster at binde alle dem, som paakalde dit Navn.15 Men Herren sagde til ham: gak hen; thi denne er mig et udvalgt Redskab at bringe mit Navn frem for Hedninger og Konger og Israels Børn;16 thi jeg vil vise ham, hvor meget det bør ham at lide for mit Navns Skyld.17 Men Ananias gik hen og kom ind i Huset og lagde Hænderne paa ham og sagde: Saul, Broder! Herren har sendt mig, Jesus, der aabenbaredes for dig paa Veien, at hvilken du kom, at du skal vorde seende igjen, og fyldes med den Hellig Aand.18 Og strax faldt det fra hans Øine ligesom Skæl, og han blev seende i det samme og stod op og blev døbt.19 Og han fik Mad og blev styrket. Men Saulus blev nogle Dage hos Disciplene i Damascus.20 Og strax prædikede han Christus i Synagogerne, at han er den Guds Søn.21 Men Alle, som hørte det, forbausedes og sagde: er det ikke ham, som i Jerusalem plagede dem, som paakalde dette Navn, og var kommen hid for at føre dem bundne til de Ypperstepræster?22 Men Saulus styrkedes end mere og igjendrev Jøderne, som boede i Damascus, og beviste, at denne er den Christus.23 Men mange Dage derefter holdt Jøderne Raad om at slaae ham ihjel.24 Men Saulus fik deres Efterstræbelse at vide. Og de bevogtede Portene baade Dag og Nat, at de kunde ihjelslaae ham.25 Men Disciplene toge ham om Natten og nedhissede ham over Muren i en Kurv.26 Men der Saulus kom til Jerusalem, forsøgte ham at holde sig nær til Disciplene; og de frygtede alle for ham og troede ikke, at han var en Discipel.27 Men Barnabas tog ham til sig go førte ham til Apostlerne; og han fortalte dem, hvorledes han havde seet Herren paa Veien, og at han havde talet til ham og hvorledes han i Damascus havde lært frimodigen i Jesu Navn.28 Og han gik ind og gik ud med dem i Jerusalem,29 og lærte frimodigen i den Herres Jesu Navn, og han talede og tvistede med Hellenisterne; men de toge sig for at slaae ham ihjel.30 Men da Brødrene fik det at vide, førte de ham til Cæsarea og sendte ham videre til Tarsus.31 Saa havde da Menighederne Fred over ganske Judæa og Galilæa og Samaria og vandrede i Herrens Frygt, og ved den Hellig Aands Ledelse formeredes de.32 Men de skete, der Peter drog allevegne omkring, at han kom ogsaa til de Hellige, som boede i Lydda.33 Der fandt han en Mand ved Navns Æneas, som havde ligget otte Aar ved Sengen og var værkbruden.34 Og Peter sagde til ham: Æneas! Jesus Christus helbreder dig; staa op, og red selv under dig. Og han stod strax op.35 Og Alle, som boede i Lydda og Saron, saae ham, og omvendte sig til Herren.36 Men der var en Discipelinde i Joppe, ved Navn Tabitha, hvilket udlagt betyder Dorkas: hun var rig paa gode Gjerninger og gav mange Almisser.37 Men det bagav sig i de samme Dage, at hun blev syg og døde. Da toede de hende og lagde hende paa Salen.38 Men efterdi Lydda var nær ved Joppe, udsendte Disciplene, der de hørte, at Peter var der, to Mænd til ham, og bade ham, uden Forhaling at komme over til dem.39 Men Peter stod op og gik med dem. Og der han kom derhen, førte de ham op paa Salen, og alle Enkerne stode omkring ham, græd og viste ham de Kjortler og Klæder, som samme Dorkas havde gjort, den Stund, hun var hos dem.40 Men Peter bød dem alle at gaae ud og faldt paa knæ og bad; og han vendte sig til Legemet og sagde: Tabitha, staa op! Men hun oplod sine Øine, og der hun saae Peter, satte hun sig op.41 Men han gav hende Haanden og reiste hende op, og han kaldte at de Hellige og Enkerne og fremstillede hende levende.42 Men det blev vitterligt over al Joppe, og Mange troede paa Herren.43 Og det skete, at han blev mange Dage i Joppe hos en vis Simon, en Garver.

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