EGINAK 9

Sauloren konbertsioa eta deia

1 Saulok, oraindik Jaunaren ikasleen aurka heriotza-mehatxua zeriola, apaiz nagusiagana joan etat

2 Damaskoko sinagogetarako gutunak eskatu zizkion, aurkitzen zituen kristau-bidearent jarraitzaileak, gizaseme nahiz emakume, Jerusalemera preso eraman ahal izateko.t
3 Damaskorantz zihoala, bertatik hurbil, bat-batean zerutiko argi batek distiraz inguratu zuen.t

4 Lurrera erori zen eta mintzo hau entzun zuen:
—Saulo, Saulot, zergatik pertsegitzen nauzu?

5 —Nor zaitut, Jauna? —galdetu zuen Saulok.
—Jesus naiz, zuk pertsegitzen duzuna.t

6 Orain, jaiki eta sartu hirian; han esango dizute zer egin behar duzun.
7 Haren bidelagunak ikaraz mutu gelditu ziren, hotsa entzuten baitzuten, baina inor ikusten ez. 8 Saulo lurretik altxatu zen eta, begiak zabalik zituen arren, ez zuen deus ere ikusten. Eskutik hartuta eraman zuten Damaskora,

9 eta hiru egun eman zituen han itsu, ezer jan eta edan gabe.

10 Bazen Damaskon Ananias zeritzan ikasle bat. Jaunak ikuskari batean dei egin zion:
—Ananias!
—Hemen nauzu, Jauna —erantzun zuen hark.

11 Jaunak esan zion:
—Zoaz berehala Kale Zuzenera, Judasen etxera, eta galdegizu Tarsokot Saulo delakoaz; otoitzean ari da

12 eta ikuskari bateant Ananias izeneko gizon bat ikusi du etxean sartzen eta eskuak gainean ezartzen, berriro ikusi ahal izan dezan.

13 Ananiasek erantzun zion:
—Jauna, askori entzuna diot gizon horrek zenbat kalte egin dien zure fededuneit t Jerusalemen.

14 Eta hemen bertan ere badu aginpide, apaiz nagusiak emanik, zuri dei egiten dizuten guztiakt atxilotzeko.

15 Jaunak, ordea, esan zion:
—Zoaz, neure zerbitzurako hautatua baitut gizon hori, bai jentilei eta haien erregeei, bai israeldarrei, nire izena ezagutaraz diezaien.t

16 Neuk agertuko diot zenbat sufritu beharko duen niregatik.t

17 Joan zen Ananias eta, etxean sarturik, eskuak ezarrit zizkion Saulori, esanez: «Anaia Saulo, Jaunak, bidean zentozela agertu zitzaizun Jesusek, bidali nau, berriro ikus dezazun eta Espiritu Santuazt bete zaitezen».
18 Bat-bateant, begietatik ezkata bezalako batzuk erori zitzaizkion eta ikusten hasi zen berriro; berehala, bataiatu egin zen.

19 Gero, jan eta indarrak berritu zitzaizkion.

Sauloren predikua Damaskon

22 Saulo, ordea, gero eta kementsuago agertzen zen eta nahasturik uzten zituen Damaskoko juduak, argi frogatzen baitzuen Jesus Mesiast zela.
23 Handik denboraldi batera, juduek Saulo hiltzea erabakit zuten; 24 baina Saulok haien asmoen berri izan zuen. Eta, bera hiltzeko, juduek hiriko ateak gau eta egun zaindurik zeuzkaten arren,

25 bere ikasleek harresitik behera eraitsi zuten Saulo gauez saski batean.

Saulo Jerusalemen

30 Senideek, horretaz jabetzean, Zesareara eraman zuten eta handik Tarsorat t bidali.

31 Bitarte hartan, Elizat bakean bizi zen Judea, Galilea eta Samaria guztian; Jaunarenganako leialtasunean bizi zen, eta finkatuz eta ugalduz zihoant, Espiritu Santuarengandiko adoreari esker.

Pedro kostaldean. Eneasen sendaketa

35 Lidako eta Saron lautadako guztiek ikusi zuten bera, eta Jaunarengana bihurtu ziren.

Tabitaren piztuera

38 Lida Jopetik hurbil dago, eta ikasleek, Pedro han zela jakinik, bi mandatari bidali zizkioten, lehenbailehen beren hirira etortzeko erregutuz.
39 Pedro berehala atera zen haiekin. Iritsi zenean, goiko gelara eraman zuten; emakume alargun guztiak negarrez hurbildu zitzaizkion eta Dorkas zenak egin ohi zizkien jantzi eta soingainekoak erakutsi zizkioten.

40 Pedrok denak irtenarazi zituen eta, belaunikaturik, otoitz egint zuen; gero, gorpura bihurturik, esan zuen: «Tabita, jaiki!»
Hark begiak ireki zituen eta, Pedro ikustean, eseri egin zen. 41 Pedrok eskutik hartu eta zutiarazi egin zuen eta, alargunei eta fededunei deiturik, bizirik aurkeztu zien. 42 Jope osoak izan zuen gertatuaren berri, eta askok sinetsi zuten Jaunarengan. 43 Pedro denboralditxo batez gelditu zen Jopen Simon izeneko larrugin baten etxean.t

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