Acts 08 Acts 08

8 1 Facta est autem in illa die persecutio magna in ecclesia quæ erat Jerosolymis, et omnes dispersi sunt per regiones Judææ et Samariæ præter Apostolos. ||||||persecution||||||Jerusalem||||||regions of Judea|of Judea||of Samaria|except for Apostles| 8 1 And on that day persecution of the church in Jerusalem, and all were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria, except the. 2 Curaverunt autem Stephanum viri timorati, et fecerunt planctum magnum super eum. They buried||||"God-fearing"|||great lamentation||| 2 Devout men buried Stephen and mourned deeply for him. 3 Saulus autem devastabat ecclesiam per domos intrans, et trahens viros ac mulieres, tradebat in custodiam. ||was ravaging||||entering||dragging off||||"handed over"|| 3 Saul was ravaging the church, entering and taking men and women and putting them in prison.

4 Igitur qui dispersi erant pertransibant, evangelizantes verbum Dei. ||||"were passing through"||| 4 Therefore those who were scattered passed over, preaching the word of God. 5 Philippus autem descendens in civitatem Samariæ, prædicabant illis Christum. ||coming down to||||were preaching|| 5 But Philip going down to the city of Samaria, they preached Christ to them. 6 Intendebant autem turbæ his quæ a Philippo dicebantur, unanimiter audientes, et videntes signa quæ faciebat. They paid attention||crowds||||Philip|were being said||||||| 6 Now the multitudes paid attention to what was said by Philip, hearing with one accord, and seeing the signs which he did. 7 Multi enim eorum qui habebant spiritus immundos, clamantes voce magna exibant. ||||||unclean spirits|crying out|||were coming out 7 For many of those who had unclean spirits went out crying with a loud voice. Multi autem paralytici et claudi curati sunt. ||paralytics||the lame|healed| But many who were paralyzed and lame were treated. 8 Factum est ergo gaudium magnum in illa civitate. |||joy|||| 8 There was therefore great joy in that city. 9 Vir autem quidam nomine Simon, qui ante fuerat in civitate magus, seducens gentem Samariæ, dicens se esse aliquem magnum : 10 cui auscultabant omnes a minimo usque ad maximum, dicentes : Hic est virtus Dei, quæ vocatur magna. ||||||||||sorcerer|"deceiving"|||saying||||||were listening to|||"the least"|||great||"This is"||power of God|||| 9 Now there was a certain man named Simon, who had previously been a magician in the city, seducing the people of Samaria, saying that he was someone great. 11 Attendebant autem eum : propter quod multo tempore magiis suis dementasset eos. They paid attention|||because of||||"magic arts"||"had driven mad"| 11 And they attended to him, because for a long time he had beguiled them with his magic. 12 Cum vero credidissent Philippo evangelizanti de regno Dei, in nomine Jesu Christi baptizabantur viri ac mulieres. "When"||"had believed"||evangelizing||||||||were being baptized||| 12 But when they had believed Philip preaching the good news about the kingdom of God, men and women were baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. 13 Tunc Simon et ipse credidit : et cum baptizatus esset, adhærebat Philippo. "Then"||||believed|||having been baptized||"stayed with"| 13 Then Simon also himself believed: and when he was baptized, he clung to Philip. Videns etiam signa et virtutes maximas fieri, stupens admirabatur. ||||great miracles|greatest||"being amazed"|"was amazed" Seeing even the greatest signs and virtues being done, he marveled with astonishment.

14 Cum autem audissent Apostoli qui erant Jerosolymis, quod recepisset Samaria verbum Dei, miserunt ad eos Petrum et Joannem. ||||||||had received||||||||| 14 But when the apostles who were in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them. 15 Qui cum venissent, oraverunt pro ipsis ut acciperent Spiritum Sanctum : 16 nondum enim in quemquam illorum venerat, sed baptizati tantum erant in nomine Domini Jesu. |||they prayed||||they might receive||||||"any of them"||had come upon|||"only"||||| 15 When they came, they prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit: 16 for it had not yet come upon any of them, but they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. 17 Tunc imponebant manus super illos, et accipiebant Spiritum Sanctum. |"laid hands on"|||||"were receiving"|| 17 Then they laid hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit. 18 Cum vidisset autem Simon quia per impositionem manus Apostolorum daretur Spiritus Sanctus, obtulit eis pecuniam, 19 dicens : Date et mihi hanc potestatem, ut cuicumque imposuero manus, accipiat Spiritum Sanctum. ||||||Laying on|||"was given"|||"offered them money"||||||||power||"to whomever"|"I lay on"|||| Petrus autem dixit ad eum : 20 Pecunia tua tecum sit in perditionem : quoniam donum Dei existimasti pecunia possideri. |||||money|||||"destruction"||||"you thought"||"be possessed" But Peter said to him: 20 Let your money be with you for destruction, because you thought that the gift of God was to be possessed with money. 21 Non est tibi pars neque sors in sermone isto : cor enim tuum non est rectum coram Deo. ||"for you"|"part"||lot or share||speech||heart|||||right|| 21 You have no part or lot in this conversation: for your heart is not right before God. 22 Pœnitentiam itaque age ab hac nequitia tua : et roga Deum, si forte remittatur tibi hæc cogitatio cordis tui. ||do||||||ask||||may it be forgiven|||thought of heart|| 22 Therefore do penance from this wickedness of yours: and ask God if perhaps this thought of your heart will be forgiven you. 23 In felle enim amaritudinis, et obligatione iniquitatis, video te esse. |"in bitterness"||"of bitterness"||"bond of iniquity"||I see||to be 23 For I see that you are in the fury of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity. 24 Respondens autem Simon, dixit : Precamini vos pro me ad Dominum, ut nihil veniat super me horum quæ dixistis. ||||Pray|||||||||||||"you said" 24 Simon answered and said: Pray for me to the Lord, that none of these things which you have said may come upon me. 25 Et illi quidem testificati, et locuti verbum Domini, redibant Jerosolymam, et multis regionibus Samaritanorum evangelizabant. |||"having testified"||"having spoken"|||were returning||||regions|of the Samaritans|were preaching to 25 And they, indeed, having testified, and having spoken the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the gospel to many regions of the Samaritans.

26 Angelus autem Domini locutus est ad Philippum, dicens : Surge, et vade contra meridianum, ad viam quæ descendit ab Jerusalem in Gazam : hæc est deserta. ||||||||||||"toward the south"||||||||Gaza||| 26 And the angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying: Get up and go towards the south, to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza: this is deserted. 27 Et surgens abiit. ||he went 27 And he got up and went away. Et ecce vir Æthiops, eunuchus, potens Candacis reginæ Æthiopum, qui erat super omnes gazas ejus, venerat adorare in Jerusalem : 28 et revertebatur sedens super currum suum, legensque Isaiam prophetam. |||Ethiopian|eunuch|powerful official|Candace|queen|of the Ethiopians|who was||||"treasures"|"her"||||||"was returning"|||chariot||reading|Isaiah| And behold, an Ethiopian man, a powerful eunuch of Candace, the Ethiopian queen, who was over all her governors, had come to worship in Jerusalem: 28 and he was returning, sitting on his chariot, and reading the prophet Isaiah. 29 Dixit autem Spiritus Philippo : Accede, et adjunge te ad currum istum. ||||"Go near"||"join" or "attach yourself"|||chariot| 29 And the Spirit said to Philip: Come and join yourself to that chariot. 30 Accurrens autem Philippus, audivit eum legentem Isaiam prophetam, et dixit : Putasne intelligis quæ legis ? "Running up"|||he heard||reading|||||do you think|you understand|| 30 Philip, running, heard him reading the prophet Isaiah, and said: Do you think you understand what you are reading? 31 Qui ait : Et quomodo possum, si non aliquis ostenderit mihi ? ||||||||will show| 31 Who said: And how can I, unless someone shows me? Rogavitque Philippum ut ascenderet, et sederet secum. he asked|||he might ascend||he sat| And he asked Philip to come up and sit with him. 32 Locus autem Scripturæ quem legebat, erat hic : ||of Scripture||was reading|| 32 Now the place of the Scripture which he was reading was this:

Tamquam ovis ad occisionem ductus est : as|"sheep"||to be slaughtered|led| He was led as a sheep to the slaughter.

et sicut agnus coram tondente se, sine voce, ||lamb|"in the presence"|shearer|||without a sound and like a lamb before being sheared, without a word

sic non aperuit os suum. ||opened|| so he did not open his mouth.

33 In humilitate judicium ejus sublatum est. |humility|judgment||"taken away"| 33 His judgment was lifted in humility.

Generationem ejus quis enarrabit ? "His generation"|||"will declare" Who will tell his generation?

quoniam tolletur de terra vita ejus. |"will be taken"|||| for his life shall be taken from the earth.

34 Respondens autem eunuchus Philippo, dixit : Obsecro te, de quo propheta dicit hoc ? |||||"I beg you"|||||| 34 And the eunuch answered Philip, and said: I beseech thee, of whom does the prophet say this? de se, an de alio aliquo ? about himself, or about someone else? 35 Aperiens autem Philippus os suum, et incipiens a Scriptura ista, evangelizavit illi Jesum. ||||||||the Scripture||evangelized|| 35 But Philip opening his mouth, and beginning from these Scriptures, preached the gospel to him. 36 Et dum irent per viam, venerunt ad quamdam aquam : et ait eunuchus : Ecce aqua : quid prohibet me baptizari ? ||"they went"|||||a certain||||||||prevents||be baptized 36 And while they were going along the road, they came to a certain water: and the eunuch said: Behold the water: what prevents me from being baptized? 37 Dixit autem Philippus : Si credis ex toto corde, licet. ||||you believe||whole|| 37 But Philip said: If you believe with all your heart, it is all right. Et respondens ait : Credo Filium Dei esse Jesum Christum. And he answered and said: I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. 38 Et jussit stare currum : et descenderunt uterque in aquam, Philippus et eunuchus, et baptizavit eum. |he ordered|stand|chariot||they descended|"both"|||Philip||the eunuch||| And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they both went down into the water, Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him. 39 Cum autem ascendissent de aqua, Spiritus Domini rapuit Philippum, et amplius non vidit eum eunuchus. ||had come up|||||took|||"no more"|||| And when they had come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, and the eunuch saw him no more. Ibat autem per viam suam gaudens. "was going"|||||rejoicing And he went on his way rejoicing. 40 Philippus autem inventus est in Azoto, et pertransiens evangelizabat civitatibus cunctis, donec veniret Cæsaream. ||found|||Ashdod||passing through|was evangelizing|the cities|all the towns|until he came|he came|Caesarea 40 But Philip was found in Azotus, and passing through he preached the gospel to all the cities, until he came to Caesarea.