Peshitta New Testament

Peshitta New Testament — Murdock — Section 75

(5) As the liigli priest is my witness, and likewise 5 all the Elders ;he voice that talked with me. (10) And I said: My Lord, what must I do? 10 And our Lord said to me: Arise, go to Damascus; and there will be told thee, all that it is commanded thee to do. (11) And as I could see nothing, be- 11 cause of the glory of that light, those with me took me by the hand, and I entered Damascus. (12) And 12 a certain man, Ananias, who was upright according to the law, as all the Jews there testilied concern- ing him, came to me. (13) And he said to me : 13 My brother Saul ! open thine eyes. And instantly my eyes were opened ; and I looked upon him. (14) And he said to me : The God of our fathers 1-1 hath ordaincdc thee to know his will, and to behold the Just One, and to hear the voice of his mouth. (15) And thou shalt be a witness for him before 15 all men, concerning all that thou hast seen and heard. (16) And now, why delay est thou? Arise, 16 be baptized, and be cleansed from thy sins, while thou invokest his name. — (17) And I returned and 17 came hither to Jerusalem. And I prayed in the temple. (18) And I saw him in a vision, when he 18 said to me : Make haste, and get thee out of Jeru- salem ; for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me. (19) And I said : My Lord, they 19 well know that I have delivered up to prison, and have scourged in all synagogues, those who believed in thee. (20) And when tlie blood of thy martyr 20 Stephen was shed, I also was standing with them, and performed the pleasure of his slayers, and took charge of the garments of those that stoned him. (21) But he said to me: Depart; for I send thee 21 afar, to preach to the Gentiles.^ ACTS, XXIII. 263 22 23 24 And wlien they had heard Paul as far as this sentence,? they raised their voice, and cried out : Away with such a man from the earth ! for he ought not to live ! (23) And as they vociferated, and cast off their garments, and threw dust into the air, (24) the Chiliarch gave orders, to carry him into the castle : and he commanded, that he should be examined with stripes ; that he might know, for