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1 «Padres y hermanos, escuchen lo que tengo que decir en mi defensa».
1 “Brothers and fathers, listen to the defense which I now make to you.”
2 Al oír que les hablaba en arameo, guardaron más silencio. Entonces Pablo continuó:
2 When they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, they were even more quiet. He said,
3 «Yo soy judío. Nací en Tarso de Cilicia, pero me crie en esta ciudad. Gamaliel fue mi maestro y él me enseñó la ley de nuestros antepasados. Me esforcé porque se honrara a Dios como lo hace cualquiera de ustedes hoy día.
3 “I am indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, instructed according to the strict tradition of the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, even as you all are today.
4 Antes, perseguía hasta la muerte a los seguidores de este Camino, los arrestaba y los metía en la cárcel sin importarme si eran hombres o mujeres.
4 I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women,
5 El jefe de los sacerdotes y todo el Consejo de ancianos son testigos de que así fue. Ellos mismos me dieron cartas para nuestros hermanos judíos en Damasco, y fui allá para traer a Jerusalén a los que encontrara, para que aquí los castigaran.
5 as also the high priest and all the council of the elders testify, from whom also I received letters to the brothers, and traveled to Damascus to bring them also who were there to Jerusalem in bonds to be punished.
6 »Pero cuando iba en camino y ya me acercaba a Damasco, como a eso del mediodía, de repente una intensa luz del cielo relampagueó a mi alrededor.
6 “As I made my journey and came close to Damascus, about noon suddenly a great light shone around me from the sky.
7 Caí al suelo y escuché una voz que me decía: “Saulo, Saulo, ¿por qué me persigues?”.
7 I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’
8 Yo pregunté: “¿Quién eres, Señor?”. »Él me contestó: “Yo soy Jesús de Nazaret, al que tú persigues”.
8 I answered, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ He said to me, ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you persecute.’
9 »Los que me acompañaban vieron la luz, pero no oyeron la voz que me hablaba.
9 “Those who were with me indeed saw the light and were afraid, but they didn’t understand the voice of him who spoke to me.
10 Le pregunté: “¿Qué debo hacer, Señor?”. »El Señor dijo: “Levántate, y entra en Damasco. Allí te dirán todo lo que tienes que hacer”.
10 I said, ‘What shall I do, Lord?’ The Lord said to me, ‘Arise, and go into Damascus. There you will be told about all things which are appointed for you to do.’
11 »Mis compañeros me llevaron de la mano hasta Damasco, porque la intensa luz me había dejado ciego.
11 When I couldn’t see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of those who were with me, I came into Damascus.
12 Allí, vino a verme un hombre llamado Ananías, que obedecía la ley y a quien respetaban los judíos de Damasco.
12 “One Ananias, a devout man according to the law, well reported of by all the Jews who lived in Damascus,
13 Él se puso a mi lado y me dijo: “Hermano Saulo, ¡recibe la vista!”. Y en aquel mismo instante recobré la vista y pude verlo.
13 came to me, and standing by me said to me, ‘Brother Saul, receive your sight!’ In that very hour I looked up at him.
14 Luego me dijo: “El Dios de nuestros antepasados te ha escogido para que conozcas sus planes, y veas al Justo y oigas las palabras de su boca.
14 He said, ‘The God of our fathers has appointed you to know his will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear a voice from his mouth.
15 Tú serás su testigo ante todo el mundo de lo que has visto y oído.
15 For you will be a witness for him to all men of what you have seen and heard.
16 No hay tiempo que perder. Levántate, bautízate, y lávate de tus pecados invocando su nombre”.
16 Now why do you wait? Arise, be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.’
17 »Cuando regresé a Jerusalén, en el templo tuve una visión mientras oraba.
17 “When I had returned to Jerusalem and while I prayed in the temple, I fell into a trance
18 Vi al Señor que me decía: “¡Date prisa! Sal en este momento de Jerusalén, porque no creerán lo que digas acerca de mí”.
18 and saw him saying to me, ‘Hurry and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not receive testimony concerning me from you.’
19 Yo le respondí: “Señor, ellos saben que yo andaba por todas las sinagogas encarcelando y azotando a los que creían en ti.
19 I said, ‘Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue those who believed in you.
20 Y cuando estaban matando a Esteban, tu testigo, yo estaba allí aprobando lo que hacían y cuidando la ropa de quienes lo mataban”.
20 When the blood of Stephen, your witness, was shed, I also was standing by, consenting to his death, and guarding the cloaks of those who killed him.’
21 Pero el Señor me dijo: “Vete, porque yo te enviaré a naciones que están lejos” ».
21 “He said to me, ‘Depart, for I will send you out far from here to the Gentiles.’ ”
22 La gente estuvo escuchando a Pablo hasta que dijo esto. Entonces gritaron: «¡Bórralo de la tierra! ¡Ese hombre no merece vivir!».
22 They listened to him until he said that; then they lifted up their voice and said, “Rid the earth of this fellow, for he isn’t fit to live!”
23 La gente seguía gritando, tirando sus ropas y arrojaba polvo al aire.
23 As they cried out, threw off their cloaks, and threw dust into the air,
24 Entonces el comandante ordenó que metieran a Pablo en el cuartel y que le dieran latigazos. Quería saber por qué gritaban así contra él.
24 the commanding officer commanded him to be brought into the barracks, ordering him to be examined by scourging, that he might know for what crime they shouted against him like that.
25 Pero cuando lo estaban sujetando con cadenas para azotarlo, Pablo le dijo al capitán de los soldados que estaba allí: —¿La ley les permite a ustedes azotar a un ciudadano romano antes de que lo juzguen?
25 When they had tied him up with straps, Paul asked the centurion who stood by, “Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman, and not found guilty?”
26 El capitán fue y le avisó al comandante. ―¿Qué va a hacer usted? Este hombre es ciudadano romano.
26 When the centurion heard it, he went to the commanding officer and told him, “Watch what you are about to do, for this man is a Roman!”
27 El comandante fue adonde estaba Pablo y le preguntó: ―Dime, ¿es verdad que eres ciudadano romano? Pablo contestó: —Sí, lo soy.
27 The commanding officer came and asked him, “Tell me, are you a Roman?” He said, “Yes.”
28 El comandante le dijo: —Yo pagué muchísimo dinero para hacerme ciudadano romano. Pablo respondió: —Pues yo lo soy desde que nací.
28 The commanding officer answered, “I bought my citizenship for a great price.” Paul said, “But I was born a Roman.”
29 Los soldados que iban a azotarlo, al oír que Pablo era ciudadano romano, se apartaron de él. El comandante mismo tuvo miedo de haberlo encadenado.
29 Immediately those who were about to examine him departed from him, and the commanding officer also was afraid when he realized that he was a Roman, because he had bound him.
30 Al día siguiente, el comandante ordenó que desataran a Pablo y se reuniera con los jefes de los sacerdotes y con el Consejo en pleno. Él quería saber exactamente de qué acusaban a Pablo los judíos, así que lo llevó para que compareciera ante ellos.
30 But on the next day, desiring to know the truth about why he was accused by the Jews, he freed him from the bonds and commanded the chief priests and all the council to come together, and brought Paul down and set him before them.
People & places in this chapter
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People
Ananias
A disciple at Damascus whom the Lord sent to lay hands on Saul, restore his sight, and baptize him.
Cited in the guide: Acts 9:10; Acts 9:17; Acts 22:12
Gamaliel
A respected Pharisee on the Sanhedrin who counseled leaving the apostles alone; Paul later said he had been educated at his feet.
Cited in the guide: Acts 5:34; Acts 22:3
Places
Tarsus
A wealthy university city in Cilicia and Paul's hometown. He was also a Roman citizen by birth (Acts 22:28), which shaped his missionary strategy and legal appeals.
Cited in the guide: Acts 9:11; Acts 21:39; Acts 22:3
Cross references (28)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Acts 7:2; 2 Timothy 4:16; Acts 13:26; Acts 23:6; Acts 23:1
- 2 Acts 21:40
- 3 Philippians 3:5–6; Acts 26:5; Acts 9:11; Acts 5:34; Acts 21:39
- 4 Acts 22:19–20; 1 Timothy 1:13–15; Acts 26:9–11; Acts 8:1–4; 1 Corinthians 15:9
- 5 Acts 9:1–2; Luke 22:66; Acts 5:21; Acts 22:1; Acts 13:26
- 6 Acts 26:12–18; Acts 9:3–8; Revelation 1:16; Genesis 15:2; 2 Samuel 8:6
- 7 Jeremiah 2:9; Matthew 25:45; 1 Timothy 1:13; Genesis 22:1; 1 Samuel 3:10
- 8 Acts 26:9; 1 Samuel 8:7; Matthew 10:40–42; Acts 6:14; Matthew 25:45
- 9 Acts 9:7; Daniel 10:7; Acts 26:13; John 12:29–30
- 10 Acts 16:30; Acts 26:16–18; Acts 22:12–16; Acts 2:37; Psalm 25:8–9
- 11 Acts 9:8–9; Acts 13:11; Isaiah 42:16
- 12 Acts 10:22; Acts 6:3; 3 John 12; Acts 17:4; 2 Corinthians 6:8
- 13 Acts 9:17–18; Philemon 16
- 14 Galatians 1:12; 1 Corinthians 15:8; 1 Corinthians 9:1; Acts 26:16; Acts 9:15
- 15 Acts 23:11; Acts 4:20; John 15:27; Luke 24:47–48; Acts 1:8
- 16 Acts 2:38; Acts 2:21; Titus 3:5; Hebrews 10:22; 1 Corinthians 6:11
- 17 2 Corinthians 12:1–4; Acts 10:9–10; Acts 9:26–28; Acts 26:20; Revelation 1:10
- 18 Acts 9:29; Matthew 10:14; Ezekiel 3:6–7; Luke 21:21; Acts 3:19
- 19 Acts 22:4; Matthew 10:17; Acts 8:3; Acts 9:1; Acts 26:9–12
- 20 Acts 7:58; Acts 8:1; Romans 1:32; Revelation 2:13; Luke 11:48
- 21 Acts 9:15; 1 Timothy 2:7; Ephesians 3:6–8; Romans 15:16; Galatians 2:7–8
- 22 Acts 25:24; Acts 21:36; John 19:15; Luke 23:18; Acts 7:54–57
- 23 2 Samuel 16:13; Ecclesiastes 10:3; Acts 7:58; Acts 26:11; Acts 7:53
- 24 John 19:1; Acts 21:34; Acts 23:10; Acts 21:31–32; Acts 16:22–23
- 25 Acts 16:37; Acts 25:16; Acts 27:43; Acts 22:27–28; Acts 23:17
- 26 Acts 23:27; Acts 22:29
- 29 Acts 21:33; Acts 22:24–26; Hebrews 11:35; Acts 16:38–39
- 30 Acts 23:28; Acts 21:33; Acts 26:29; Acts 21:11; Acts 5:21
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What the Fathers said
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See how he thrusts himself (into danger), I came, he says, after that vision, "to Jerusalem. I was in a trance," etc. Again, this is without witness: but observe, the witness follows from the result. He said, "They will not receive thy testimony:" they did not receive it.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 11 (1889)
… or else, if they do receive all these, they must necessarily admit also that testimony concerning Paul, when he (Luke) tells us that the Lord spoke at first to him from heaven: "Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou Me? I am Jesus Christ, whom thou persecutest;" and then to Ananias, saying regarding him: "Go thy way; for he is a chosen …