10. He said: O thou full of all deceit and all wickedness, son of the devil, enemy of all righteousness! Will you cease to turn away from the straight paths of the Lord?

11. And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon you: you will be blind and will not see the sun until the time comes. And suddenly darkness and darkness fell upon him, and he turned hither and thither, looking for a guide.

12. Then the proconsul, seeing what had happened, believed, marveling at the teaching of the Lord.

13. After sailing from Paphos, Paul and those who were with him arrived at Perga, in Pamphylia. But John, having separated himself from them, returned to Jerusalem.

14. And they, passing from Perga, came to Antioch of Pisidia, and having entered the synagogue on the Sabbath day, they sat down.

15. After reading the law and the prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent word to them, "Men, brethren! If you have a word of instruction to the people, speak.

16. Paul stood up and made a sign with his hand, and said, "Men of Israel and God-fearers! Listen to me.

17. The God of this people chose our fathers, and exalted this people during their sojourn in the land of Egypt, and with an exalted arm brought them out of it,

18. and for about forty years he fed them in the wilderness.

19. И, истребив семь народов в земле Ханаанской, разделил им в наследие землю их.

20. И после сего, около четырехсот пятидесяти лет, давал им судей до пророка Самуила.

21. Потом просили они царя, и Бог дал им Саула, сына Кисова, мужа из колена Вениаминова. Так прошло лет сорок.

22. Отринув его, поставил им царем Давида, о котором и сказал, свидетельствуя: нашел Я мужа по сердцу Моему, Давида, сына Иессеева, который исполнит все хотения Мои.

23. Из его-то потомства Бог по обетованию воздвиг Израилю Спасителя Иисуса.