12. “While thus engaged, as I was journeying to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests,
13. at midday along the highway, O sovereign, I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and those who journeyed with me.
14. “And when we had all fallen to the ground, I heard a voice speaking to me, and saying in the Heḇrew language, ‘Sha’ul, Sha’ul, why do you persecute Me? It is hard for you to kick against the prods.’
15. “And I said, ‘Who are You, Master?’ And He said, ‘I am יהושע, whom you persecute.