Acts 23
1 Paul, looking steadfastly at the council, said, “Brothers, I have lived before God in all good conscience until today.”
Paul to nubo mwerume ri ki, minya yam kange kwam.
2 The high priest, Ananias, commanded those who stood by him to strike him on the mouth.
Nii dur wabero wo coti ki Ananiya ne nubo bikwan gwam ciya kwanice.
3 Then Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! Do you sit to judge me according to the law, and command me to be struck contrary to the law?”
Dila Paul yi co ki, “Kwama an kwanne mo nii bwir moyim namo mamen warke ki bolang ka, dila moki ciya kwaye ki kang wo kebo dong-dong kange bolang?”.
4 Those who stood by said, “Do you malign God’s high priest?”
Nubo tirangum wiyeu ki ye bwi mon torang nii dur nob waber kwama ro tiye?
5 Paul said, “I didn’t know, brothers, that he was high priest. For it is written, ‘You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.’”
Paul yiki, Yimi ma yombo miki nii dur, molangum molange ki, mani mwa tok bwirang kerti nii dur nubo lokume.
6 But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, “Men and brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees. Concerning the hope and resurrection of the dead I am being judged!”
La kambo Bulus nyomom kange win bwe Saduciyawa, la con tok kero ki luma wi ki, kebmibbo min nii Farisawa, bibwe farisawa kambo min cuiti na nyomom kwenka ceko tuwe wo man ma bolang cekeu.
7 When he had said this, an argument arose between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the crowd was divided.
kambo ca tok nye ri, kwabkang ka bwi bwitici. Farisawa kange Sadukawa kange, mwerenkang kako wo.
8 For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, nor angel, nor spirit; but the Pharisees confess all of these.
Sadukawa toki ki, Kwenka mani, bibei tomange mani, yuwatangbeko mani, La nii farisawa nyom gwam.
9 A great clamor arose, and some of the scribes of the Pharisees’ part stood up, and contended, saying, “We find no evil in this man. But if a spirit or angel has spoken to him, let’s not fight against God!”
Kwobkang kako kweni wi bwiti cii, la Farisawa ki ciya to bo dikero bwir fou nii wo nen. Ye a bwiti no yuwa tangbeko toker kange co kaka no Bibei tomangeceu toker kange cori.
10 When a great argument arose, the commanding officer, fearing that Paul would be torn in pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him by force from among them and bring him into the barracks.
Kambo kwobkang kako dur kweni tiber cereri, nii dur nob kwenebbo cwam tai ki kari ci wobrangum Bulus, ki fiti kang cek, la cin dok kwenebo na yira tou co ki bikwan tiber nob durembo na bou ki co fiye ca fiyam corka tiyeu.
11 The following night, the Lord stood by him and said, “Cheer up, Paul, for as you have testified about me at Jerusalem, so you must testify also at Rome.”
Kambo kume kange lauweri, kwama tii cungya cek toki ki, “cware tai cin cuwa nen firen Ursalima naweu. Mwan nii kange fou Roman.
12 When it was day, some of the Jews banded together and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.
kambo fini celum ri, kangum yahudawa ma nero bwir laci nacin co dor ciyero nin chilka ki weri, naci chare kaka, ci no diker no ci twalum Bulus ri, nimde.
13 There were more than forty people who had made this conspiracy.
Nubo cum kwini na'ar wo yi yimbo bwirko weu.
14 They came to the chief priests and the elders, and said, “We have bound ourselves under a great curse to taste nothing until we have killed Paul.
La cin ya ni dur wabero nen kange nubo durko ki, Bin yo dorbero fiye chilka no ba twalbo Bulus diker mani wo ba matiye.
15 Now therefore, you with the council inform the commanding officer that he should bring him down to you tomorrow, as though you were going to judge his case more exactly. We are ready to kill him before he comes near.”
Na weu bi yi Liya wabero na bou ki co fou bitine na bin fiya co ki dikero bwir ka ceri, cin ciya na twalum co.
16 But Paul’s sister’s son heard they were lying in wait, and he came and entered into the barracks and told Paul.
kambo bibwe hadace bwe bubiya nuwa na weri la ya yi Bulus ki,
17 Paul summoned one of the centurions and said, “Bring this young man to the commanding officer, for he has something to tell him.”
“Bulus cho kange nii win na ya ki nii wo dur bero nen cin wi ki dike ca toktiye.
18 So he took him and brought him to the commanding officer and said, “Paul, the prisoner, summoned me and asked me to bring this young man to you. He has something to tell you.”
Nii wo tim wiyeu tuu bwewo yaciko fiye dur nub wabero wiyeu ki Bulus wo fou mor furcina, cin yiki ki nyon bou ki co monen cin wiki dike ca toktiye.
19 The commanding officer took him by the hand, and going aside, asked him privately, “What is it that you have to tell me?”
La nii dur nub waber tou co doken mor, la me co ki “Ye mon cuiti namon yi yere?”
20 He said, “The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down to the council tomorrow, as though intending to inquire somewhat more accurately concerning him.
Bwewo yi ki, “Yahudawa ciya ki bouki Bulus fine fiye mwerkangka, cin cuiti na me co diker dor bolnag ceko nen.
21 Therefore don’t yield to them, for more than forty men lie in wait for him, who have bound themselves under a curse to neither eat nor drink until they have killed him. Now they are ready, looking for the promise from you.”
Dila necire cou, nubo wi cum kwini naar wo ci cwiti nacin twallum ceu. Cin yiyim bou wo ciki mani ciya chati, mani ciya noti, kambo ci twalum ceri nimde ci chachari. Bwen naweu, ciki bati ci ning tang diker mwa tok tiyeti.”
22 So the commanding officer let the young man go, charging him, “Tell no one that you have revealed these things to me.”
La nii dur wabero yici ki kom manki kange diker wo ka yii nii wo tiyeu, nii wo yimco dikero gwam.
23 He called to himself two of the centurions, and said, “Prepare two hundred soldiers to go as far as Caesarea, with seventy horsemen and two hundred men armed with spears, at the third hour of the night.”
La con cou nob bikwanebo yob ki, ciya cok nob bikwanebo bikwate yob nacin yaken ki co Caesarea, kange nub tuwabbo kwini niber, kange nubo bikate kwini yob, ciya kwenum ki kume taar rewo.
24 He asked them to provide mounts, that they might set Paul on one, and bring him safely to Felix the governor.
Con yici ki ciya dou bicirdo wo Bulus a fuhtiye na yaken ki con loh kwarer.
25 He wrote a letter like this:
La con mulang bifumer nawo ki.
26 “Claudius Lysias to the most excellent governor Felix: Greetings.
Claudius Lysias kimo liyar kalero nen Felix, yarum nen ti.
27 “This man was seized by the Jews, and was about to be killed by them when I came with the soldiers and rescued him, having learned that he was a Roman.
Nii wo Yahudawa tam co, la cin cuiti nacin twalum co. kambo bou cinen ki nub bikwaneb, la man cokceu. min yumom ciki no biten Romane.
28 Desiring to know the cause why they accused him, I brought him down to their council.
Min cuiti na yunmom diker wo ci tok ti dor cereu. La min ya ki con fiye mwerkang ka.
29 I found him to be accused about questions of their law, but not to be charged with anything worthy of death or of imprisonment.
Min nyom ci merang co kerti wo yilam na doka ceu. La cin manki diker wo yilam ciya twalum coti, ko ciya tung coti furcina.
30 When I was told that the Jews lay in wait for the man, I sent him to you immediately, charging his accusers also to bring their accusations against him before you. Farewell.”
Di la cin yiye ciki, dikero bwirko wi wo ci cwiti na cin ma nii wo nineu, la dangjang min tung kenco monen min toki diker ci ficoti cikeu ciya bou ciko fiye mou wiyeu. Ya kwamer.
31 So the soldiers, carrying out their orders, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris.
La nob bikwanebo bwang ten diker cha tikeu. Cin bou ki Bulus ki bikume fou Antipatris.
32 But on the next day they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the barracks.
Kambo kume lauweri nub bkwanebo dubom nob tuwab bo kange cou. lan cin yilanken ce loh.
33 When they came to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they also presented Paul to him.
Kambo nub tuwabbo lam Caesarea ri, cin nee takada wii liyar bitinenen, Cin neken ten Bulus cinen.
34 When the governor had read it, he asked what province he was from. When he understood that he was from Cilicia, he said,
Kambo liya bitine tou takada ri, Ye bouki Bulus feh? coki no biten Cilicia.
35 “I will hear you fully when your accusers also arrive.” He commanded that he be kept in Herod’s palace.
Con yiki “Man nuwa nen gwam kambo nubo wo toker tidor mwereu bouri, Con toki ki, ciya yaken ki co kan Liya dur bitenero nen Hiridus firen wabkang ka.
