But Peter,taking his standwith the eleven,raisedhis voiceand declaredto them: "Menof Judeaand allyou who livein Jerusalem,let thisbe knownto you and give heedto my words.
"Nowtherefore, [O] sons,listento me, For blessedare they who keepmy ways.
Getyourself up on a highmountain,O Zion,bearerof good news,Liftup your voicemightily,O Jerusalem,bearerof good news;Lift[it] up, do not fear.Sayto the citiesof Judah,"Hereis your God!"
"Listento me, you who pursuerighteousness,Who seekthe LORD:Lookto the rockfrom which you were hewnAnd to the quarryfrom which you were dug.
"Payattentionto Me, O My people,And giveearto Me, O My nation;For a lawwill goforthfrom Me, And I will setMy justicefor a lightof the peoples.
"Listento Me, you who knowrighteousness,A peoplein whose heartis My law;Do not fearthe reproachof man,Norbe dismayedat their revilings.
Listen!Your watchmenliftup [their] voices,They shoutjoyfullytogether;For they will seewith their owneyesWhen the LORDrestoresZion.
"Whydo you spendmoneyfor what is not bread,And your wagesfor whatdoes not satisfy?Listencarefullyto Me, and eatwhatis good,And delightyourselfin abundance.
"Cryloudly,do not holdback;Raiseyour voicelike a trumpet,And declareto My peopletheir transgressionAnd to the houseof Jacobtheir sins.
[Put] the trumpetto your lips!Like an eagle[the enemy comes] againstthe houseof the LORD,Becausethey have transgressedMy covenantAnd rebelledagainstMy law.
Nowafter Jesuswas bornin Bethlehemof Judeain the daysof Herodthe king,magifrom the eastarrivedin Jerusalem,saying,
And they drewlotsfor them, and the lotfellto Matthias;and he was addedto the elevenapostles.
Paulstoodup, and motioningwith his handsaid,"Menof Israel,and you who fearGod,listen:
"Menof Israel,listento thesewords:Jesusthe Nazarene,a manattestedto you by Godwith miraclesand wondersand signswhichGodperformedthroughHim in your midst,justas you yourselvesknow--
cryingout, "Menof Israel,come to our aid!Thisis the manwho preachesto all meneverywhereagainstour peopleand the Lawand thisplace;and besideshe has evenbroughtGreeksinto the templeand has defiledthisholyplace."
And he saidto them, "Menof Israel,take carewhatyou proposeto dowith thesemen.
And he said,"Hearme, brethrenand fathers!The Godof gloryappearedto our fatherAbrahamwhen he was in Mesopotamia,beforehe livedin Haran,
Then Mosesand the Leviticalpriestsspoketo allIsrael,saying,"Be silentand listen,O Israel!Thisdayyou have becomea peoplefor the LORDyour God.
Listen,my belovedbrethren:did not Godchoosethe poorof thisworld[to be] richin faithand heirsof the kingdomwhichHe promisedto thosewho loveHim?
