1 WYC But Saul, yit a blower of manassis and of betingis ayens the disciplis of the Lord, BSB BSB: Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord. He approached the high priest
2 WYC cam to the prince of preestis, and axide of hym lettris in to Damask, to the synagogis; that if he fond ony men and wymmen of this lijf, he schulde lede hem boundun to Jerusalem. 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 WYC And whanne he made his iourney, it bifelde, that he cam nyy to Damask. And sudenli a liyt from heuene schoon aboute hym; BSB BSB: As Saul drew near to Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.
4 WYC and he fallide to the erthe, and herde a vois seiynge to hym, Saul, Saul, what pursuest thou me? BSB BSB: He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?”
5 WYC And he seide, Who art thou, Lord? And he seide, Y am Jhesu of Nazareth, whom thou pursuest. It is hard to thee, to kike ayens the pricke. BSB BSB: “Who are You, Lord?” Saul asked. “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” He replied.
6 WYC And he tremblide, and wondride, and seide, Lord, what wolt thou that Y do? BSB BSB: “Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”
7 WYC And the Lord seide to hym, Rise vp, and entre in to the citee, and it schal be seide to thee, what it bihoueth thee to do. And tho men that wenten with hym, stoden astonyed; for thei herden a vois, but thei sien no man. BSB BSB: The men traveling with Saul stood there speechless. They heard the voice but did not see anyone.
8 WYC And Saul roos fro the earth; and whanne hise iyen weren opened, he say no thing. And thei drowen hym bi the hondis, and ledden hym in to Damask. 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 WYC And he was thre daies not seynge; `and he eete not, nether drank. BSB BSB: For three days he was without sight, and he did not eat or drink anything.
10 WYC And a disciple, Ananye bi name, was at Damask. And the Lord seide to hym in `a visioun, Ananye. And he seide, Lo! 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 WYC Y, Lord. And the Lord seide to hym, Rise thou, and go in to a streete that is clepid Rectus; and seke, in the hous of Judas, Saul bi name of Tharse. For lo! he preieth; and he say a man, 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 WYC Ananye bi name, entringe and leiynge on hym hoondis, that he resseyue siyt. BSB BSB: In a vision he has seen a man named Ananias come and place his hands on him to restore his sight.”
13 WYC And Ananye answerde, Lord, Y haue herd of many of this man, how greete yuelis he dide to thi seyntis in Jerusalem; 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 WYC and this hath power of the princis of preestis, to bynde alle men that clepen thi name to helpe. BSB BSB: And now he is here with authority from the chief priests to arrest all who call on Your name.”
15 WYC And the Lord seide to hym, Go thou, for this is to me a vessel of chesing, that he bere my name bifore hethene men, and kingis, and tofore the sones of 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 WYC For Y schal schewe to hym, how grete thingis it bihoueth hym to suffre for my name. BSB BSB: I will show him how much he must suffer for My name.”
17 WYC And Ananye wente, and entride in to the hous; and leide on hym his hondis, and seide, Saul brothir, the Lord Jhesu sente me, that apperide to thee in the weie, in which thou camest, that thou se, and be fulfillid with the Hooli Goost. 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 WYC And anoon as the scalis felden fro hise iyen, he resseyuede siyt. And he roos, and was baptisid. 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 WYC And whanne he hadde takun mete, he was coumfortid. And he was bi sum daies with the disciplis, that weren at Damask. BSB BSB: and after taking some food, he regained his strength. And he spent several days with the disciples in Damascus.
20 WYC And anoon he entride in to the synagogis, and prechide the Lord Jhesu, for this is the sone of God. BSB BSB: Saul promptly began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, declaring, “He is the Son of God.”
21 WYC And alle men that herden hym, wondriden, and seiden, Whether this is not he that impugnede in Jerusalem hem that clepiden to help this name? and hidir he cam for this thing, that he schulde leede hem boundun to the princis of preestis? 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 WYC But Saul myche more wexede strong, and confoundide the Jewis that dwelliden at Damask, and affermyde that this is Crist. 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 WYC And whanne manye daies weren fillid, Jewis maden a counsel, that thei schulden sle hym. BSB BSB: After many days had passed, the Jews conspired to kill him,
24 WYC And the aspies of hem weren maad knowun to Saul. And thei kepten the yatis dai and niyt, that thei schulden sle him. BSB BSB: but Saul learned of their plot. Day and night they watched the city gates in order to kill him.
25 WYC But hise disciplis token hym bi nyyt, and delyuereden hym, and leeten him doun in a leep bi the wal. BSB BSB: One night, however, his disciples took him and lowered him in a basket through a window in the wall.
26 WYC And whanne he cam in to Jerusalem, he assaiede to ioyne hym to the disciplis; and alle dredden hym, and leueden not that he was a disciple. 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 WYC But Barnabas took, and ledde hym to the apostlis, and telde to hem, how in the weie he hadde seyn the Lord, and that he spak to hym, and hou in Damask he dide tristili in the name of Jhesu. 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 WYC And he was with hem, and entride, and yede out in Jerusalem, and dide tristili in the name of Jhesu. BSB BSB: So Saul stayed with them, moving about freely in Jerusalem and speaking boldly in the name of the Lord.
29 WYC And he spak with hethene men, and disputide with Grekis. And thei souyten to sle hym. BSB BSB: He talked and debated with the Grecian Jews, but they tried to kill him.
30 WYC Which thing whanne the britheren hadden knowe, thei ledden hym bi nyyt to Cesarie, and leten hym go to Tarsis. BSB BSB: When the brothers learned of this, they took him down to Caesarea and sent him off to Tarsus.
31 WYC And the chirche bi al Judee, and Galilee, and Samarie, hadde pees, and was edefied, and walkide in the drede of the Lord, and was fillid with coumfort of the Hooli Goost. 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 WYC And it bifelde, that Petre, the while he passide aboute alle, cam to the hooli men that dwelliden at Lidde. BSB BSB: As Peter traveled throughout the area, he went to visit the saints in Lydda.
33 WYC And he foond a man, Eneas bi name, that fro eiyte yeer he hadde leie `in bed; and he was sijk in palsy. BSB BSB: There he found a man named Aeneas who had been paralyzed and bedridden for eight years.
34 WYC And Petre seide to hym, Eneas, the Lord Jhesu Crist heele thee; rise thou, and araye thee. And anoon he roos. BSB BSB: “Aeneas,” Peter said to him, “Jesus Christ heals you! Get up and put away your mat.” Immediately Aeneas got up,
35 WYC And alle men that dwelten at Lidde, and at Sarone, saien hym, whiche weren conuertid to the Lord. BSB BSB: and all who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord.
36 WYC And in Joppe was a disciplesse, whos name was Tabita, that is to seie, Dorcas. This was ful of good werkis and almesdedis, that sche dide. 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 WYC And it bifelde in tho daies, that sche was sijk, and diede. And whanne thei hadden waischun hir, thei leiden hir in a soler. BSB BSB: At that time, however, she became sick and died, and her body was washed and placed in an upper room.
38 WYC And for Lidda was nyy Joppe, the disciplis herden that Petre was thereynne, and senten twei men to hym, and preieden, That thou tarie not to come to vs. 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 WYC And Petre roos vp, and cam with hem. And whanne he was comun, thei ledden hym in to the soler. And alle widewis stoden aboute hym, wepynge, and schewynge cootis and clothis, which Dorcas made to hem. 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 WYC And whanne alle men weren put with out forth, Petre knelide, and preiede. And he turnede to the bodi, and seide, Tabita, rise thou. And sche openyde hir iyen, and whanne sche siy Petre, sche sat vp ayen. 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 WYC And he took hir bi the hond, and reiside hir. And whanne he hadde clepid the hooli men and widewis, he assignede hir alyue. 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 WYC And it was maad knowun bi al Joppe; and many bileueden in the Lord. BSB BSB: This became known all over Joppa, and many people believed in the Lord.
43 WYC And it was maad, that many daies he dwellide in Joppe, at oon Symount, a curiour. BSB BSB: And Peter stayed for several days in Joppa with a tanner named Simon.
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