1 ULB Porém, Saulo, respirando ainda ameaças e morte contra os discípulos do Senhor, foi até ao sumo sacerdote, BSB BSB: Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord. He approached the high priest
2 ULB e pediu-lhe cartas para as sinagogas de Damasco, a fim que, caso encontrasse alguém que pertencia ao Caminho, os levasse presos para Jerusalém. BSB BSB: and requested letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women belonging to the Way, he could bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem.
3 ULB Enquanto estava viajando, ao aproximar-se de Damasco, de repente uma luz do céu brilhou ao seu redor; BSB BSB: As Saul drew near to Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.
4 ULB e, caindo ao chão, ouviu uma voz que lhe dizia: "Saulo, Saulo, por que me persegues?". BSB BSB: He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?”
5 ULB Saulo respondeu: "Quem és Tu, Senhor?" O Senhor disse: "Eu sou Jesus, a quem tu persegues; BSB BSB: “Who are You, Lord?” Saul asked. “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” He replied.
6 ULB mas levanta-te e entra na cidade, e te dirão o que deves fazer". BSB BSB: “Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”
7 ULB Os homens que viajavam com Saulo ficaram sem palavras, ouvindo a voz, porém, não vendo ninguém. BSB BSB: The men traveling with Saul stood there speechless. They heard the voice but did not see anyone.
8 ULB Saulo levantou-se do chão e, quando abriu os olhos, não podia ver nada. Então, levaram-no pela mão e o trouxeram para Damasco. BSB BSB: Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could not see a thing. So they led him by the hand into Damascus.
9 ULB Por três dias ficou sem ver, não comeu e nem bebeu. BSB BSB: For three days he was without sight, and he did not eat or drink anything.
10 ULB Havia um discípulo em Damasco chamado Ananias. Disse-lhe o Senhor numa visão: "Ananias!" E ele disse: "Eis-me aqui, Senhor"! BSB BSB: In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord spoke to him in a vision, “Ananias!” “Here I am, Lord,” he answered.
11 ULB O Senhor lhe ordenou: "Levanta-te, e vai à rua que se chama Direita, e na casa de Judas pergunta por um homem chamado Saulo, um homem de Tarso; pois ele está orando; BSB BSB: “Get up!” the Lord told him. “Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying.
12 ULB e, numa visão, viu um homem chamado Ananias vindo e impondo as mãos sobre ele, para que recuperasse a vista". BSB BSB: In a vision he has seen a man named Ananias come and place his hands on him to restore his sight.”
13 ULB Ananias porém, respondeu: "Senhor, de muitos tenho ouvido a respeito desse homem, quantos males tem feito aos Teus santos em Jerusalém. BSB BSB: But Ananias answered, “Lord, many people have told me about this man and all the harm he has done to Your saints in Jerusalem.
14 ULB Ele tem autorização pelo sumo sacerdote de prender a todos os que invocam o Teu nome." BSB BSB: And now he is here with authority from the chief priests to arrest all who call on Your name.”
15 ULB Porém, o Senhor lhe disse: "Vai, porque esse é para Mim um vaso escolhido para levar Meu Nome perante os gentios e os reis, e os filhos de Israel; BSB BSB: “Go!” said the Lord. “This man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before the Gentiles and their kings, and before the people of Israel.
16 ULB pois Eu lhe mostrarei o quanto deve sofrer por causa do Meu Nome". BSB BSB: I will show him how much he must suffer for My name.”
17 ULB Então Ananias foi e, entrando na casa, colocou sobre ele as mãos, dizendo: "Irmão Saulo, o Senhor Jesus, que te apareceu na estrada por onde vinhas, enviou-me, para que recuperes a vista e sejas cheio do Espírito Santo". BSB BSB: So Ananias went to the house, and when he arrived, he placed his hands on Saul. “Brother Saul,” he said, “the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here, has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”
18 ULB Imediatamente, algo como escamas caíram-lhe dos olhos, e tornou a ver; levantou-se e foi batizado; BSB BSB: At that instant, something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and his sight was restored. He got up and was baptized,
19 ULB comeu e foi fortalecido. E permaneceu com os discípulos em Damasco por vários dias. BSB BSB: and after taking some food, he regained his strength. And he spent several days with the disciples in Damascus.
20 ULB Logo proclamou Jesus nas sinagogas, dizendo que Ele é o Filho de Deus. BSB BSB: Saul promptly began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, declaring, “He is the Son of God.”
21 ULB Todos os que o ouviam estavam maravilhados e diziam: "Não é esse o homem que assolou aqueles em Jerusalém que invocavam este Nome? E veio aqui para trazê-los presos ao sumo sacerdote?". BSB BSB: All who heard him were astounded and asked, “Isn’t this the man who wreaked havoc in Jerusalem on those who call on this name? And hasn’t he come here to take them as prisoners to the chief priests?”
22 ULB Contudo, Saulo, fortalecendo-se, pregava e confundia os judeus que viviam em Damasco, provando que Jesus é o Cristo. BSB BSB: But Saul was empowered all the more, and he confounded the Jews living in Damascus by proving that Jesus is the Christ.
23 ULB Depois de muitos dias, os judeus planejaram matá-lo. BSB BSB: After many days had passed, the Jews conspired to kill him,
24 ULB Mas o plano deles tornou-se conhecido por Saulo. Eles vigiavam os portões dia e noite a fim de matá-lo; BSB BSB: but Saul learned of their plot. Day and night they watched the city gates in order to kill him.
25 ULB mas os seus discípulos tomaram-no de noite e o desceram num grande cesto pelo muro. BSB BSB: One night, however, his disciples took him and lowered him in a basket through a window in the wall.
26 ULB Quando chegou a Jerusalém, Saulo procurou juntar-se aos discípulos, mas todos estavam com medo dele, não acreditando que era um discípulo. BSB BSB: When Saul arrived in Jerusalem, he tried to join the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.
27 ULB Mas Barnabé, tomando-o consigo, levou-o aos apóstolos; e contou-lhes como ele havia visto o Senhor na estrada, e que Este lhe falara, e como em Damasco pregara corajosamente em nome de Jesus. BSB BSB: Then Barnabas brought him to the apostles and described how Saul had seen the Lord, who had spoken to him on the road to Damascus, and how Saul had spoken boldly in that city in the name of Jesus.
28 ULB Estava com eles em Jerusalém, entrando e saindo, falando corajosamente em nome do Senhor Jesus BSB BSB: So Saul stayed with them, moving about freely in Jerusalem and speaking boldly in the name of the Lord.
29 ULB e debatia com os helenistas; mas eles continuaram tentando matá-lo. BSB BSB: He talked and debated with the Grecian Jews, but they tried to kill him.
30 ULB Quando os irmãos souberam disso, trouxeram-no para Cesareia e enviaram-no para Tarso. BSB BSB: When the brothers learned of this, they took him down to Caesarea and sent him off to Tarsus.
31 ULB Assim, a igreja, em toda Judeia, Galileia e Samaria, tinha paz e era edificada, caminhando no temor do Senhor e no consolo do Espírito Santo; crescia em número. BSB BSB: Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced a time of peace. It grew in strength and numbers, living in the fear of the Lord and the encouragement of the Holy Spirit.
32 ULB Então, sucedeu que Pedro, caminhando por toda a região, desceu também ao povo de Deus que vivia na cidade de Lida. BSB BSB: As Peter traveled throughout the area, he went to visit the saints in Lydda.
33 ULB Encontrou ali certo homem chamado Enéias, que esteve acamado por oito anos, pois era paralítico. BSB BSB: There he found a man named Aeneas who had been paralyzed and bedridden for eight years.
34 ULB Pedro disse-lhe: "Eneias, Jesus Cristo te cura. Levanta e arruma a tua cama". E de imediato se levantou. BSB BSB: “Aeneas,” Peter said to him, “Jesus Christ heals you! Get up and put away your mat.” Immediately Aeneas got up,
35 ULB Então, todos os que viviam em Lida e em Sarona, vendo o homem, converteram-se ao Senhor. BSB BSB: and all who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord.
36 ULB Havia em Jope uma certa discípula chamada Tabita, que traduzido é "Dorcas". Essa mulher era cheia de boas obras e de atos misericordiosos que fazia aos pobres. BSB BSB: In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which is translated as Dorcas), who was always occupied with works of kindness and charity.
37 ULB Aconteceu naqueles dias que ela adoeceu e morreu. Quando eles a lavaram, deitaram-na num aposento superior. BSB BSB: At that time, however, she became sick and died, and her body was washed and placed in an upper room.
38 ULB Como Lida era perto de Jope, e os discípulos ouviram que Pedro estava lá, enviaram dois homens, pedindo-lhe: "Venha até nós sem demora". BSB BSB: Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, hearing that Peter was there, sent two men to urge him, “Come to us without delay.”
39 ULB Pedro levantou-se e foi com eles. Quando chegou, levaram-no ao aposento superior. Todas as viúvas estavam perto dele chorando, mostrando-lhe as roupas e vestimentas que Dorcas fizera enquanto estava com elas. BSB BSB: So Peter got up and went with them. On his arrival, they took him to the upper room. All the widows stood around him, weeping and showing him the tunics and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them.
40 ULB Pedro mandou sair todos do quarto, ajoelhou-se e orou. E, voltando-se para o corpo, disse: "Tabita, levanta". Ela abriu os olhos e, vendo a Pedro, sentou-se. BSB BSB: Then Peter sent them all out of the room. He knelt down and prayed, and turning toward her body, he said, “Tabitha, get up!” She opened her eyes, and seeing Peter, she sat up.
41 ULB Pedro, dando-lhe a mão, levantou-a, e, chamando os cristãos e as viúvas, apresentou-a viva. BSB BSB: Peter took her by the hand and helped her up. Then he called the saints and widows and presented her to them alive.
42 ULB Esse fato tornou-se conhecido por toda Jope, e muitas pessoas creram no Senhor. BSB BSB: This became known all over Joppa, and many people believed in the Lord.
43 ULB Pedro ficou em Jope por muitos dias, com um homem chamado Simão, um curtidor. BSB BSB: And Peter stayed for several days in Joppa with a tanner named Simon.
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