6 “And it came to be, as I was journeying and coming near Damascus, about noon, suddenly a great light shone around me out of the heaven,
7 and I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Sha’ul, Sha’ul, why do you persecute Me?’
8 “And I answered, ‘Who are You, Master?’ And He said to me, ‘I am יהושע of Natsareth, whom you persecute.’
9 “And those who were with me indeed saw the light and were afraid, but they did not hear His voice speaking to me.
10 “And I said, ‘What shall I do, Master?’ And the Master said to me, ‘Rise up, go into Damascus, and there you shall be told all that you have been appointed to do.’
11 “And as I could not see because of the esteem of that light, being led by the hand of those who were with me, I came into Damascus.
12 “And a certain Ḥananyah, a dedicated man according to the Torah, being well spoken of by all the Yehuḏim dwelling there,