Acts 23
1 Paul, looking steadfastly at the council, said, “Brothers, I have lived before God in all good conscience until today.”
A PAULUS kotin aupwil sili nan kapung o ap masani: Ri ai ko, i dadaurata me mau ong Kot lao lel ran wet.
2 The high priest, Ananias, commanded those who stood by him to strike him on the mouth.
A samero lapalap Ananias masani ong men impa, ren pikir au a.
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?”
Paulus ap masani ong i: Kot pan kotin pikir uk malaun men koe, pwe koe momod wasa en, en kadeik ia da duen kapung o, ap tiakedi kapung o ni om indada, ren pikir ia.
4 Those who stood by said, “Do you malign God’s high priest?”
A men impa indada: Koe pan lalaue sapwilim en Kot a samero lapalap?
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.’”
Paulus ap masanier: Ri ai ko, i sasa, me i samero lapalap o, pwe a intingidier: Koe der nan au sued duen omail kaun lapalap o!
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!”
A Paulus lao diaradar, me akai irail Sadusär, a akai Parisär, ap kapitie laud nan kapung o masani: Ri ai ko, ngai Parisär amen o nain Parisär amen, ai kaporopor en me melar akan ar pan maureda, i me i pan pakadeikada.
7 When he had said this, an argument arose between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the crowd was divided.
A lao masanier met, Parisär o Sadusär akan ap akamai pena; ari momod o muei pasang.
8 For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, nor angel, nor spirit; but the Pharisees confess all of these.
Pwe Sadusär kin inda, me dene sota me pan maureda, o pil dene sota tounlang, pil so ngen, a Parisär kin kamelele karos.
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!”
A weriwer laud wiauier. A saunkawewe kan, me kisan Parisär kasinenda kaparok katitiki: Sota me sued kot en aramas men et, me se diar. A ma ngen eu de tounlang amen masani ong i, kitail der palian Kot!
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.
A lao moromorong kaualap, kaun lapalap o ap masak, me Paulus pan dapenok pasang, ap masani, me saunpei kai en kodilan koledi i, wado sang nan pung ar o wa dong nan im en saunpei.
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.”
A pong pena sang ran o kaun o kotikot re a masani: Kaporopor mau, pwe duen om kadede ia nan Ierusalem, iduen koe pil pan kadede ia nan Rom.
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.
A lao ran pasang, Sus akai ap inauki pena o kaukila, me re pan solar kang o nim meakot, re lao kamelar Paulus.
13 There were more than forty people who had made this conspiracy.
A irail, me wiadar inau wet, me paek sama.
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.
Irail kodo ren samero lapalap o saumas akan katitiki: Se inauki pena o kaukila, me se solar pan kang o nim meakot, se lao kamelar Paulus.
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.”
Komail o toun kapung ari poeki ren kaun lapalap o, a en kadara dong komail i. Dene komail pan raparapaki melel re a, a kit pan masamasan kamela i, mon a pan pwara dong komail.
16 But Paul’s sister’s son heard they were lying in wait, and he came and entered into the barracks and told Paul.
A wawan Paulus seri amen lao ronger ar ruki i, ap pedelong ong im en saunpei kai kaireki Paulus.
17 Paul summoned one of the centurions and said, “Bring this young man to the commanding officer, for he has something to tell him.”
Paulus ap ekeredo kaun amen, masani ong i: Kare wong manakap men et ren kaun lapalap o, pwe meakot mia, me a men kaireki i.
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.”
I ari ukada i kare wong i ren kaun lapalap o indada: Paulus me salidi, eker ia dong i o poeki re i, i en wa dong komui manakap men et, pwe meakot mia, me a men kaire kin komui.
19 The commanding officer took him by the hand, and going aside, asked him privately, “What is it that you have to tell me?”
Kaun lapalap ap koledi pa a o koieila wasa rir kalelapok: Da me koe men kaire kin ia?
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.
I ari katitiki: Sus akai inauki pena, en poeki re omui, en kadara dong kapung Paulus lakap, dene komui men pur ong raparapaki mau due.
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.”
A komui der duki ong irail, pwe ol paek sama, me rukiruki i, me inauki pena o kaukilar, me re solar pan kang o nim re lao kamela i. A irail auiaui ansau wet, me komui en mueid ong irail i.
22 So the commanding officer let the young man go, charging him, “Tell no one that you have revealed these things to me.”
Kaun lapalap o ap kadarala manakap o masani ong i: Der indang meamen, me koe kaire kin ia met!
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.”
A lao ekeredor kaun riamen, ap masani: Kaonopada saunpei riepuki, pwen kola Säsarea, o pil me dake os isiakan, o me wa katieu riepuki sang ni klok duau en pongpong wet.
24 He asked them to provide mounts, that they might set Paul on one, and bring him safely to Felix the governor.
O pil kaonopada man akai, me re en kida poa Paulus, o ren kanakanai ong walang i ren kopina Peliks.
25 He wrote a letter like this:
A pil intingiedier kisin likau duen met:
26 “Claudius Lysias to the most excellent governor Felix: Greetings.
Ngai Klaudius Lisias kadar wong komui maing kopina Peliks ai ranamau.
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.
Ol men et, me Sus oko saikidier, o metar kis a pan kamela re’rail. A ngai ukada saunpei kei dorela i ni ai rongada, me i men Rom amen.
28 Desiring to know the cause why they accused him, I brought him down to their council.
A ni ai men kalelapok, da me re weiweilokedi i, i ap wadila ren ar kapung o.
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.
Ngai ari diaradar, me a pangpangala pweki peidok en ar kapung. A sota me i diar, me a pun kak kame kila de salikidi.
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.”
I lao asadar, me Sus oko rukiruki ol o, i ap madang kadar wong komui i, o i kakaliki ong me pangala i kai, en kaireki wong komui duen i. Ran kaselel!
31 So the soldiers, carrying out their orders, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris.
Saunpei ko ap ukada Paulus kalua i Antipatris ni pong o duen a kawad kin irail.
32 But on the next day they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the barracks.
Mandan ran o re ki ong me dake os akan, ren wala i, ap purelang im en saunpei.
33 When they came to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they also presented Paul to him.
Mepukat lao lel ong Säsarea, ap ki ong kisin likau ren kopina, o pil kasale ong i Paulus.
34 When the governor had read it, he asked what province he was from. When he understood that he was from Cilicia, he said,
A lao wadoker o idok, menia i, o mangier, me a kisan men Silisia, ap masani:
35 “I will hear you fully when your accusers also arrive.” He commanded that he be kept in Herod’s palace.
I pan rong uk, lao me pang uk ala pil pwarador. I ari masani, i en nekinek nan tanpas en Erodes.
