Act 8:1Facta est autem in illā diē persecūtiō magna in ecclēsiā quae erat Jerosolymīs, et omnēs dispersī sunt per regiōnēs Jūdaeae et Samariae praeter Apostolōs.And there arose on that day a great persecution in the church which was in Jerusalem, and all were scattered through the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the Apostles. Act 8:2Cūrāvērunt autem Stephanum virī timōrātī, et fēcērunt plānctum magnum super eum.And devout men took care of Stephen, and made great lamentation over him. Act 8:3Saulus autem dēvastābat ecclēsiam per domōs intrāns, et trahēns virōs ac mulierēs, trādēbat in custōdiam.But Saul was laying waste the church, going into house after house, and dragging off men and women, he was handing them over into custody. Act 8:4Igitur quī dispersī erant pertrānsībant, ēvangelizantēs verbum Deī.So those who had been scattered were passing through, preaching the good news of the word of God. Act 8:5Philippus autem dēscendēns in cīvitātem Samariae, praedicābat illīs Chrīstum.And Philip, going down into the city of Samaria, was preaching Christ to them. Act 8:6Intendēbant autem turbae hīs quae ā Philippō dīcēbantur, ūnanimiter audientēs, et videntēs signa quae faciēbat.And the crowds were attending to the things which were being said by Philip, with one mind, hearing them, and seeing the signs which he was doing.
Act 8:7Multī enim eōrum quī habēbant spīritūs immundōs, clāmantēs vōce magnā exībant.For many of those who had unclean spirits, shouting with a great voice, were going out. Act 8:7Multī autem paralyticī et claudī cūrātī sunt.And many paralysed and lame people were cured. Act 8:8Factum est ergō gaudium magnum in illā cīvitāte.So there was great joy in that city. Act 8:9Vir autem quīdam nōmine Simōn, quī ante fuerat in cīvitāte magus, sēdūcēns gentem Samariae, dīcēns sē esse aliquem magnum: cui auscultābant omnēs ā minimō ūsque ad maximum, dīcentēs: Hic est virtūs Deī, quae vocātur magna.But a certain man by name Simon, who before had been a magician in the city, leading astray the nation of Samaria, saying that he himself was someone great: to whom all were listening, from the least to the greatest, saying: "This man is the power of God, which is called great." Act 8:11Attendēbant autem eum: propter quod multō tempore magiīs suīs dēmentāsset eōs.And they were attending to him, because for a long time he had driven them out of their minds with his magic arts. Act 8:12Cum vērō crēdidissent Philippō ēvangelizantī dē regnō Deī, in nōmine Jēsū Chrīstī baptizābantur virī ac mulierēs.But when they had believed Philip preaching the good news about the kingdom of God, men and women were being baptized in the name of Jesus Christ.
Act 8:13Tunc Simōn et ipse crēdidit: et cum baptizātus esset, adhaerēbat Philippō.Then Simon too himself believed: and when he had been baptized, he was clinging to Philip. Act 8:13Vidēns etiam signa et virtūtēs maximās fierī, stupēns admīrābātur.Seeing also signs and very great mighty works being done, he was stunned and wondering. Act 8:14Cum autem audīssent Apostolī quī erant Jerosolymīs, quod recēpisset Samaria verbum Deī, mīsērunt ad eōs Petrum et Jōannem.And when the Apostles who were in Jerusalem had heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent to them Peter and John. Act 8:15Quī cum vēnissent, ōrāvērunt prō ipsīs ut acciperent Spīritum Sānctum: nōndum enim in quemquam illōrum vēnerat, sed baptizātī tantum erant in nōmine Dominī Jēsū.And they, when they had come, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Spirit: for not yet had he come upon any of them, but they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. Act 8:17Tunc impōnēbant manūs super illōs, et accipiēbant Spīritum Sānctum.Then they were laying hands on them, and they were receiving the Holy Spirit. Act 8:18Cum vīdisset autem Simōn quia per impositiōnem manūs Apostolōrum darētur Spīritus Sānctus, obtulit eīs pecūniam, dīcēns: Date et mihi hanc potestātem, ut cuicumque imposuerō manūs, accipiat Spīritum Sānctum.But when Simon had seen that through the laying on of the hand of the Apostles the Holy Spirit was given, he offered them money, saying: "Give to me also this power, that whoever I lay hands on may receive the Holy Spirit."
Act 8:19Petrus autem dīxit ad eum: Pecūnia tua tēcum sit in perditiōnem: quoniam dōnum Deī exīstimāstī pecūniā possidērī.But Peter said to him: "May your money be with you into perdition: since you have supposed the gift of God to be possessed with money. Act 8:21Nōn est tibi pars neque sors in sermōne istō: cor enim tuum nōn est rēctum cōram Deō.There is not for you part nor lot in this matter: for your heart is not right before God. Act 8:22Poenitentiam itaque age ab hāc nēquitiā tuā: et rogā Deum, sī forte remittātur tibi haec cōgitātiō cordis tuī.Repent therefore of this your wickedness: and ask God, if perhaps this thought of your heart may be forgiven you. Act 8:23In felle enim amāritūdinis, et obligātiōne inīquitātis, videō tē esse.For in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of wickedness, I see that you are." Act 8:24Respondēns autem Simōn, dīxit: Precāminī vōs prō mē ad Dominum, ut nihil veniat super mē hōrum quae dīxistis.And Simon, answering, said: "Pray you for me to the Lord, so that nothing of these things which you have said may come upon me." Act 8:25Et illī quidem testificātī, et locūtī verbum Dominī, redībant Jerosolymam, et multīs regiōnibus Samarītānōrum ēvangelizābant.And they indeed, having borne witness, and having spoken the word of the Lord, were returning to Jerusalem, and were preaching the good news in many regions of the Samaritans.
Act 8:26Angelus autem Dominī locūtus est ad Philippum, dīcēns: Surge, et vāde contrā merīdiānum, ad viam quae dēscendit ab Jerūsalem in Gazam: haec est dēserta.But an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying: "Rise, and go towards the south, to the road which goes down from Jerusalem into Gaza: this is deserted." Act 8:27Et surgēns abiit.And rising he went away. Act 8:27Et ecce vir Aethiops, eunūchus, potēns Candācis rēgīnae Aethiopum, quī erat super omnēs gazās ejus, vēnerat adōrāre in Jerūsalem: et revertēbātur sedēns super currum suum, legēnsque Isaiam prophētam.And look, an Ethiopian man, a eunuch, a man of power under Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasures, had come to worship in Jerusalem: and he was returning, sitting upon his chariot, and reading Isaiah the prophet. Act 8:29Dīxit autem Spīritus Philippō: Accēde, et adjunge tē ad currum istum.And the Spirit said to Philip: "Go up, and join yourself to that chariot." Act 8:30Accurrēns autem Philippus, audīvit eum legentem Isaiam prophētam, et dīxit: Putāsne intelligis quae legis?And Philip, running up, heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said: "Do you think you understand what you are reading?"
Act 8:31Quī ait: Et quōmodo possum, sī nōn aliquis ostenderit mihi?And he said: "And how can I, unless someone shows me?" Act 8:31Rogāvitque Philippum ut ascenderet, et sedēret sēcum.And he asked Philip to come up, and to sit with him. Act 8:32Locus autem Scrīptūrae quem legēbat, erat hic: [Tamquam ovis ad occīsiōnem ductus est: et sīcut agnus cōram tondente sē, sine vōce, sīc nōn aperuit ōs suum.And the passage of Scripture which he was reading was this: 'Like a sheep he was led to the slaughter: and like a lamb before the one who shears it, without a voice, so he did not open his mouth. Act 8:33In humilitāte jūdicium ejus sublātum est.In humiliation his judgement was taken away. Act 8:33Generātiōnem ejus quis ēnarrābit?His generation, who will tell it? Act 8:33Quoniam tollētur dē terrā vīta ejus.] Respondēns autem eunūchus Philippō, dīxit: Obsecrō tē, dē quō prophēta dīcit hoc?Since his life will be taken from the earth.' And the eunuch, answering Philip, said: "I beg you, about whom does the prophet say this? Act 8:34Dē sē, an dē aliō aliquō?About himself, or about some other?" Act 8:35Aperiēns autem Philippus ōs suum, et incipiēns ā Scrīptūrā istā, ēvangelizāvit illī Jēsum.And Philip, opening his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture, preached the good news of Jesus to him.
Act 8:36Et dum īrent per viam, vēnērunt ad quamdam aquam: et ait eunūchus: Ecce aqua: quid prohibet mē baptizārī?And while they were going along the road, they came to some water: and the eunuch said: "Look, water: what prevents me from being baptized?" Act 8:37Dīxit autem Philippus: Sī crēdis ex tōtō corde, licet.And Philip said: "If you believe with your whole heart, it is allowed." Act 8:37Et respondēns ait: Crēdō Fīlium Deī esse Jēsum Chrīstum.And answering he said: "I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God." Act 8:38Et jussit stāre currum: et dēscendērunt uterque in aquam, Philippus et eunūchus, et baptizāvit eum.And he ordered the chariot to stand still: and they both went down into the water, Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him. Act 8:39Cum autem ascendissent dē aquā, Spīritus Dominī rapuit Philippum, et amplius nōn vīdit eum eunūchus.But when they had come up from the water, the Spirit of the Lord snatched Philip away, and the eunuch saw him no more. Act 8:39Ībat autem per viam suam gaudēns.And he went on his way rejoicing. Act 8:40Philippus autem inventus est in Azōtō, et pertrānsiēns ēvangelizābat cīvitātibus cūnctīs, dōnec venīret Caesarēam.But Philip was found in Azotus, and passing through he was preaching the good news to all the cities, until he came to Caesarea.