26 — Acts

1Then Agrippa said to Paul: Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul, stretching forth his hand, began to make his answer.Agrippa perciò disse a Paolo: Ti è permesso di parlare per te stesso. Allora Paolo stesa la mano principiò a far sua difesa.BVT Agrippa said to Paul, Thou art permitted to speake for thy self. Then Paul stretching forth his hand, began to make his ansvver.Agrippa vero ad Paulum ait: Permittitur tibi loqui pro temetipso. Tunc Paulus extenta manu cœpit rationem reddere: 2I think myself happy, O king Agrippa, that I am to answer for myself this day before thee, touching all the things whereof I am accused by the Jews.Io mi stimo fortunato, o re Agrippa, perché sono per dir mia ragione quest'oggi alla tua presenza su tutti i capi, ond'io sono accusato da' Giudei,Touching al things vvhereof I am accused of the Ievves, king Agrippa, I account my self happie for that I am to defend my self this day before thee,De omnibus quibus accusor a Judæis, rex Agrippa, æstimo me beatum apud te cum sim defensurus me hodie, 3Especially as thou knowest all, both customs and questions, that are among the Jews. Wherefore I beseech thee to hear me patiently.Massimamente essendo tu conoscitore di tutte le consuetudini, e quistioni, che sono tra gli Ebrei; per la qual cosa ti prego di udirmi pazientemente.especially vvhereas thou knovvest al things that are among the Ievves, customes and questions: for the vvhich cause I beseeche thee, heare me patiently.maxime te sciente omnia, et quæ apud Judæos sunt consuetudines et quæstiones: propter quod obsecro patienter me audias. 4And my life indeed from my youth, which was from the beginning among my own nation in Jerusalem, all the Jews do know:E quanto alla vita, ch'io ho menato dalla gioventù tra que' della mia nazione in Gerusalemme fino da principio, ella è nota a tutti i Giudei:And my life truely from my youth, vvhich vvas from the beginning in my nation in Hierusalem, al the Ievves doe knovv:Et quidem vitam meam a juventute, quæ ab initio fuit in gente mea in Jerosolymis, noverunt omnes Judæi: 5Having known me from the beginning (if they will give testimony) that according to the most sure sect of our religion I lived, a Pharisee.I quali (se render voglion testimonianza) prima d'ora hanno saputo, com' io da prima secondo la più sicura setta della nostra religione vissi Fariseo.knovving me before from the beginning (if they vvil giue testimonie) that according to the most sure secte of our religion I liued a Pharisee.præscientes me ab initio (si velint testimonium perhibere) quoniam secundum certissimam sectam nostræ religionis vixi pharisæus.

6And now for the hope of the promise that was made by God to the fathers, do I stand subject to judgment:Ora poi per la speranza della promessa fatta da Dio ai padri nostri sto qual reo in giudizio:And novv for the hope of the promisse that vvas made of God to our fathers, doe I stand subiect to iudgement.Et nunc, in spe quæ ad patres nostros repromissionis facta est a Deo, sto judicio subjectus: 7Unto which, our twelve tribes, serving night and day, hope to come. For which hope, O king, I am accused by the Jews.Alla quale (promessa) le dodici nostre tribù, servendo notte, e giorno a Dio, sperano di arrivare. Per cagione di questa speranza sono io accusato da' Giudei, o re.the vvhich, our tvvelue tribes seruing night and day, hope to come vnto. Of the vvhich hope, o king, I am accused of the Ievves.in quam duodecim tribus nostræ nocte ac die deservientes, sperant devenire. De qua spe accusor a Judæis, rex. 8Why should it be thought a thing incredible that God should raise the dead?Come incredibil cosa si giudica da voi, che Dio risusciti i morti?Vvhat incredible thing is it iudged vvith you, if God raise the dead?Quid incredibile judicatur apud vos, si Deus mortuos suscitat ? 9And I indeed did formerly think that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.E quanto a me io mi era messo in cuore di dover fare da nemico molte cose contro il nome di Gesù Nazareno:And my self truely had thought that I ought to doe against the name of IESVS of Nazareth many contrarie things.Et ego quidem existimaveram me adversus nomen Jesu Nazareni debere multa contraria agere, 10Which also I did at Jerusalem: and many of the saints did I shut up in prison, having received authority of the chief priests. And when they were put to death, I brought the sentence.Come anche feci in Gerusalemme, e molti de' Santi io chiusi nelle prigioni, avutone il potere dai principi de' sacerdoti: e quando erano uccisi, io diedi il mio voto.Vvhich also I did at Hierusalem, and many of the saincts did I shut vp in prisons, hauing receiued authoritie of the cheefe priests: and vvhen they vvere put to death, I brought the sentence.quod et feci Jerosolymis, et multos sanctorum ego in carceribus inclusi, a principibus sacerdotum potestate accepta: et cum occiderentur, detuli sententiam. 11And oftentimes punishing them, in every synagogue, I compelled them to blaspheme: and being yet more mad against them, I persecuted them even unto foreign cities.E per tutte le sinagoghe spesse volte a forza di castighi li costringeva a bestemmiare: e sempre pia infuriando contro di essi, li perseguitava anche per le città di fuora.And through out al the synagogs often times punishing them, I cōpelled them to blaspheme: and yet more mad against them, I persecuted them euen vnto foraine cities.Et per omnes synagogas frequenter puniens eos, compellebam blasphemare: et amplius insaniens in eos, persequebar usque in exteras civitates.

12Whereupon, when I was going to Damascus with authority and permission of the chief priest,Tra le quali cose essendo io andato in Damasco con potestà, e per commissione de' principi de' sacerdoti,Among vvhich things vvhiles I vvent to Damascus vvith authoritie and permission of the cheefe priests,In quibus dum irem Damascum cum potestate et permissu principum sacerdotum, 13At midday, O king, I saw in the way a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and them that were in company with me.Di mezzogiorno vidi, o re, nella strada una luce del cielo più splendente del sole lampeggiare intorno a me, e a que', ch'erano meco,at midday, in the vvay, I savv (o king) from heauen a light to haue shined round about me and them that vvere in companie vvith me, aboue the brightnes of the sunne.die media in via vidi, rex, de cælo supra splendorem solis circumfulsisse me lumen, et eos qui mecum simul erant. 14And when we were all fallen down on the ground, I heard a voice speaking to me in the Hebrew tongue: Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? It is hard for thee to kick against the goad.Ed essendo noi tutti caduti per terra, udii una voce, che a me diceva in Ebreo: Saulo, Saulo perché mi perseguiti? Dura cosa è per te il ricalcitrare contro il pungolo.And vvhen al vve vvere fallen dovvne on the ground, I heard a voice speaking to me in the Hebrew tongue: Saul, Saul, vvhy persecurest thou me? It is hard for thee to kicke against the pricke.Omnesque nos cum decidissemus in terram, audivi vocem loquentem mihi hebraica lingua: Saule, Saule, quid me persequeris ? durum est tibi contra stimulum calcitrare. 15And I said: Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord answered: I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.Allora io risposi: Chi se' tu, o Signore? E quegli disse: io sono Gesù, cui tu perseguiti.And I said, Vvho art thou Lord? And our Lord ansvvered, I am IESVS vvhom thou doest persecure.Ego autem dixi: Quis es, domine ? Dominus autem dixit: Ego sum Jesus, quem tu persequeris. 16But rise up and stand upon thy feet: for to this end have I appeared to thee, that I may make thee a minister and a witness of those things which thou hast seen and of those things wherein I will appear to thee,Ma levati su, e sta' ritto su' tuoi piedi: Imperocché a questo fine ti sono apparito per costituirti ministro, e testimone delle cose, che hai vedute, e di di quelle, per le quali ti apparirò,But rise vp and stand vpon thy feete: for to this end haue I appeared to thee, that I may ordaine thee a minister and vvitnes of those things vvhich thou hast seen, and of those things vvherein I vvil appeare to thee,Sed exsurge, et sta super pedes tuos: ad hoc enim apparui tibi, ut constituam te ministrum, et testem eorum quæ vidisti, et eorum quibus apparebo tibi, 17Delivering thee from the people and from the nations unto which now I send thee:E ti libererò da questo popolo, e da' Gentili, tra i quali ora ti mandodeliuering thee out of the peoples & natiōs vnto the vvhich novv I send thee,eripiens te de populo et gentibus, in quas nunc ego mitto te,

18To open their eyes, that they may be converted from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a lot among the saints, by the faith that is in me.Ad aprile i loro occhi, affinchè si convertano dalle tenebre alla luce, e dalla podestà di Satana a Dio, affinchè ricevano la remissione de' peccati, e l'eredità trai Santi, mediante la fede, che è in me.to opē their eies, that they may be conuerted from darkenes to light, and from the povver of Satan to God, that they may receiue remission of sinnes and lot among the saincts by the faith that is in me.aperire oculos eorum, ut convertantur a tenebris ad lucem, et de potestate Satanæ ad Deum, ut accipiant remissionem peccatorum, et sortem inter sanctos, per fidem quæ est in me. 19Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not incredulous to the heavenly vision.Per la qual cosa, o re Agrippa non fui ribelle alla celeste visione:Vvherevpon, king Agrippa, I vvas not incredulous to the heauenly vision:Unde, rex Agrippa, non fui incredulus cælesti visioni: 20But to them first that are at Damascus and at Jerusalem, and unto all the country of Judea, and to the Gentiles did I preach, that they should do penance and turn to God, doing works worthy of penance.Ma primieramente a quelli, che sono in Damasco, e in Gerusalemme, e per tutto il paese della Giudea, di poi anche alle genti predicava, che si pentissero, e si convenissero a Dio, e facessero degne opere di penitenza.but to them first that are at Damascus, and at Hierusalem, and vnto al the countrie of levvrie, and to the Gentiles did I preach that they should doe penāce, and turne to God, doing vvorkes vvorthie of penance.sed his qui sunt Damasci primum, et Jerosolymis, et in omnem regionem Judææ, et gentibus, annuntiabam, ut pœnitentiam agerent, et converterentur ad Deum, digna pœnitentiæ opera facientes. 21For this cause, the Jews, when I was in the temple, having apprehended me, went about to kill me.Per questa cagione i Giudei avendomi preso nel tempio, tentavano di uccidermi.For this cause the Ievves, vvhen I vvas in the temple, apprehending me, attēpted meaning to kil me.Hac ex causa me Judæi, cum essem in templo, comprehensum tentabant interficere. 22But being aided by the help of God, I stand unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying no other thing than those which the prophets and Moses did say should come to pass:Ma sostenuto dall'aiuto divino, ho perseverato sino a questo giorno, insegnando ai piccoli, e ai grandi, niun'altra cosa dicendo fuori di quello, che i profeti, e Mosè hanno detto dover succedere,But aided by the help of God, I stand vntil this day, testifying to small and to great, saying nothing beside those things vvhich the Prophets did speake should come to passe, & Moyses,Auxilio autem adjutus Dei usque in hodiernum diem, sto, testificans minori atque majori, nihil extra dicens quam ea quæ prophetæ locuti sunt futura esse, et Moyses,

23That Christ should suffer and that he should be the first that should rise from the dead and should shew light to the people and to the Gentiles.Che il Cristo dovea patire, che essendo egli il primo a risorger da morte, annunziar dee la luce a questo popolo, e alle nazioni.if CHRIST vvere passible, if the first of the resurrection from the dead, he vvere to shevv light to the people and to the Gentiles.si passibilis Christus, si primus ex resurrectione mortuorum, lumen annuntiaturus est populo et gentibus. 24As he spoke these things and made his answer, Festus said with a loud voice: Paul, thou art beside thyself: much learning doth make thee mad.Tali cose dicendo egli in sua difesa. Pesto ad alta voce disse: Tu se' impazzito, o Paolo: la molta dottrina ti fa dare in pazzie.As he spake these things made his ansvver, Festus vvith a loud voice said, Thou art mad, Paul: much learning turneth thee to madnesse.Hæc loquente eo, et rationem reddente, Festus magna voce dixit: Insanis, Paule: multæ te litteræ ad insaniam convertunt. 25And Paul said: I am not mad, most excellent Festus, but I speak words of truth and soberness.Ma Paolo: Non son pazzo, disse, o ottimo Festo, ma proferisco parole di verità, e di saggezza.And Paul said, I am not mad, most excellent Festus: but I speake vvordes of veritie and so brietie.Et Paulus: Non insanio, inquit, optime Feste, sed veritatis et sobrietatis verba loquor. 26For the king knoweth of these things, to whom also I speak with confidence. For I am persuaded that none of these things are hidden from him. For neither was any of these things done in a corner.Imperocché sono note queste cose al re, dinanzi a cui liberamente ragiono: dacché niuna di queste cose credo nascosta a lui. Conciossiachè niente di questo è stato fatto in un cantone.for the king knovveth of these things, to vvhom also I speake constantly for I thinke none, of these things to be vnknovven to him. For neither vvas any of these things done in a corner.Scit enim de his rex, ad quem et constanter loquor: latere enim eum nihil horum arbitror. Neque enim in angulo quidquam horum gestum est. 27Believest thou the prophets, O king Agrippa? I know that thou believest.Credi tu, o re Agrippa, ai profeti? So, che tu credi.Beleeuest thou the prophets, king Agrippa? I knovv that thou beleeuest,Credis, rex Agrippa, prophetis ? Scio quia credis. 28And Agrippa said to Paul: In a little thou persuadest me to become a Christian.Ma Agrippa disse a Paolo: Quasi quasi mi persuadi a diventar Cristiano.And Agrippa said to Paul: A litle thou persuadest me to become a CHRISTIAN.Agrippa autem ad Paulum: In modico suades me christianum fieri.

29And Paul said: I would to God that both in a little and in much, not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, should become such as I also am, except these bands.E Paolo: Bramo da Dio, che o quasi, o senza quasi non solamente tu, ma anche tutti que', che mi ascoltano, diventiate oggi quale son io, eccettuate queste catene.And Paul said, I vvish of God, both in litle, and in much, not only thee, but also al that heare this day, to become such as I am also, except these bandes.Et Paulus: Opto apud Deum, et in modico et in magno, non tantum te, sed etiam omnes qui audiunt hodie fieri tales, qualis et ego sum, exceptis vinculis his. 30And the king rose up, and the governor and Bernice and they that sat with them.E si alzò il re, e il preside, e Berenice, e quelli, che sedevano con essi.And the king rose vp, and the President, and Bernice, and they that sate by them.Et exsurrexit rex, et præses, et Bernice, et qui assidebant eis. 31And when they were gone aside, they spoke among themselves, saying: This man hath done nothing worthy of death or of bands.E ritiratisi in disparte, discorrevan tra loro, dicendo: Quest'uomo non ha fatto cosa, che meriti morte, o prigionia.And going a side, they spake among them selues, saying, That this man hath done nothing vvorthie of death or bandes.Et cum secessissent, loquebantur ad invicem, dicentes: Quia nihil morte aut vinculis dignum quid fecit homo iste. 32And Agrippa said to Festus: This man might have been set at liberty, if he had not appealed to Caesar.E Agrippa disse a Festo: Quest'uomo poteva essere liberato, se non avesse appellato a Cesare.And Agrippa said to Festus, This man might be released, if he had not appealed to Caesar.Agrippa autem Festo dixit: Dimitti poterat homo hic, si non appellasset Cæsarem.