and asked for letters from him to the synagogues of Damascus, that if he found any who were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.
求文書給大馬士革的各會堂,若是找着信奉這道的人,無論男女,都准他捆綁帶到耶路撒冷。
9:3
ወእንዘየሐውርሶበአልጸቀለሀገረደማስቆግብተበረቀመብረቅእምሰማይላዕሌሁ።
As he traveled, he got close to Damascus, and suddenly a light from the sky shone around him.
掃羅行路,將到大馬士革,忽然從天上發光,四面照着他;
9:4
ወወድቀውስተምድርወሰምዐቃለዘይቤሎሳውልሳውልለምንትትሰድደኒ።
He fell on the earth, and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?”
The Lord said to him, “Arise and go to the street which is called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judah for one named Saul, a man of Tarsus. For behold, he is praying,
Ananias departed and entered into the house. Laying his hands on him, he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord, who appeared to you on the road by which you came, has sent me that you may receive your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”
All who heard him were amazed, and said, “Isn’t this he who in Jerusalem made havoc of those who called on this name? And he had come here intending to bring them bound before the chief priests!”
But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles, and declared to them how he had seen the Lord on the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how at Damascus he had preached boldly in the name of Jesus.
So the assemblies throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace and were built up. They were multiplied, walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit.
那時,猶太、加利利、撒馬利亞各處的教會都得平安,被建立;凡事敬畏主,蒙聖靈的安慰,人數就增多了。
9:32
ወእምዝአንሶሰወጴጥሮስበኀበኵሎሙቅዱሳንእለይነብሩልዳ።
As Peter went throughout all those parts, he came down also to the saints who lived at Lydda.
Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which when translated means Dorcas. This woman was full of good works and acts of mercy which she did.
在約帕有一個女徒,名叫大比大,翻希臘話就是多加 ;她廣行善事,多施賙濟。
9:37
ወውእተአሚረሞተትደዊያወኀፀብዋበድናወአስከብዋውስተጽርሕ።
In those days, she became sick and died. When they had washed her, they laid her in an upper room.
Peter got up and went with them. When he had come, they brought him into the upper room. All the widows stood by him weeping, and showing the tunics and other garments which Dorcas had made while she was with them.
Peter sent them all out, and knelt down and prayed. Turning to the body, he said, “Tabitha, get up!” She opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter, she sat up.
彼得叫她們都出去,就跪下禱告,轉身對着死人說:「大比大,起來!」她就睜開眼睛,見了彼得,便坐起來。
9:41
ወመጠዋእዴሁወአንሥኣወጸውዖሙለቅዱሳንሂወለዕቤራትሂወአወፈያኪያሃሕያውታ።
He gave her his hand and raised her up. Calling the saints and widows, he presented her alive.
彼得伸手扶她起來,叫眾聖徒和寡婦進去,把多加活活地交給他們。
9:42
ወሰምዑኵሉኢዮጴወአምኑብዙኃንበእግዚእነ።
This became known throughout all Joppa, and many believed in the Lord.
這事傳遍了約帕,就有許多人信了主。
9:43
ወነበረጴጥሮስብዙኀመዋዕለበሀገረኢዮጴወኀደረውስተቤተስምዖንሰፋዪ።
He stayed many days in Joppa with a tanner named Simon.