Acts 23
1 Paul, looking steadfastly at the council, said, “Brothers, I have lived before God in all good conscience until today.”
Paulo hwɛɛ agyinatufoɔ no dinn, kaa sɛ, “Anuanom, ahonim pa na mede mayɛ Onyankopɔn adwuma de abɛsi ɛnnɛ da yi.”
2 The high priest, Ananias, commanded those who stood by him to strike him on the mouth.
Anania a na ɔyɛ Ɔsɔfopanin no hyɛɛ nnipa a na wɔgyina Paulo ho no sɛ wɔmmɔ nʼano so.
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?”
Paulo ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Wo a wote sɛ ɔfasuo a wɔasra ho fitaa, Onyankopɔn bɛbɔ wo. Wote ha de mmara rebu me atɛn, nanso wobu mmara no so hyɛ sɛ wɔmmɔ me!”
4 Those who stood by said, “Do you malign God’s high priest?”
Nnipa a na wɔgyina Paulo nkyɛn no bisaa no sɛ, “Sei na ɛsɛ sɛ wokasa kyerɛ Onyankopɔn sɔfopanin?”
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.’”
Paulo buaa wɔn sɛ, “Anuanom, mennim sɛ ɔyɛ Ɔsɔfopanin. Atwerɛsɛm no ka sɛ, ‘Nka asɛmmɔne mfa wo ɔman panin ho.’”
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!”
Ɛberɛ a Paulo hunuu sɛ nnipa no bi yɛ Sadukifoɔ na ebi yɛ Farisifoɔ no, ɔteaam wɔ agyinatufoɔ no anim sɛ, “Me nuanom, meyɛ Farisini. Mʼawofoɔ yɛ Farisifoɔ. Gyidie a mewɔ wɔ awufosɔreɛ mu no enti na megyina ha ama wɔredi mʼasɛm yi.”
7 When he had said this, an argument arose between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the crowd was divided.
Asɛm a Paulo kaeɛ yi maa ntawantawa sii Farisifoɔ ne Sadukifoɔ no ntam maa wɔn mu kyɛɛ mmienu,
8 For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, nor angel, nor spirit; but the Pharisees confess all of these.
ɛfiri sɛ, na Sadukifoɔ no nnye owusɔreɛ, abɔfoɔ ne honhom nni. Nanso, Farisifoɔ no de, wɔgye saa nneɛma mmiɛnsa no di.
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!”
Nteateamu no kɔɔ so kɔsii sɛ Atwerɛsɛm no akyerɛkyerɛfoɔ no mu bi a wɔyɛ Farisifoɔ no sɔre gyinaa hɔ kaa sɛ, “Yɛnhunu bɔne biara a saa onipa yi ayɛ! Ebia honhom anaa ɔbɔfoɔ na ɔkasa kyerɛɛ no!”
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.
Akasakasa no mu yɛɛ den maa ɔsafohene no suroeɛ sɛ anhwɛ a wɔbɛtete Paulo mu; ɛno enti, ɔhyɛɛ nʼasraafoɔ sɛ, wɔnkɔ nnipa no mu na wɔnkɔgye Paulo mfiri wɔn nsam mfa no nkɔ aban mu.
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.”
Anadwo no, Awurade bɛgyinaa Paulo nkyɛn ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Nsuro! Sɛdeɛ woadi me ho adanseɛ wɔ Yerusalem ha no, saa ara nso na kɔdi me ho adanseɛ wɔ Roma.”
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.
Adeɛ kyeeɛ no, Yudafoɔ bi hyia kaa ntam, dii nse sɛ wɔrennidi na wɔrennom nso kɔsi sɛ wɔbɛkum Paulo.
13 There were more than forty people who had made this conspiracy.
Na saa nnipa no dodoɔ bɛboro aduanan.
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.
Afei, wɔkɔɔ asɔfoɔ mpanin ne mpanin no nkyɛn kɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ, “Yɛaka ntam, adi nse sɛ hwee renka yɛn ano kɔsi sɛ yɛbɛkum Paulo.
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.”
Mo ne agyinatufoɔ no nsoma nkɔ Roma ɔsafohene no nkyɛn nhyɛ da nka sɛ, mopɛ sɛ mobisa Paulo deɛ wayɛ no mu yie. Nanso, ansa na wɔde no bɛduru hɔ no, na yɛakum no dada.”
16 But Paul’s sister’s son heard they were lying in wait, and he came and entered into the barracks and told Paul.
Nanso, Paulo wɔfaase bi tee pɔ a wɔabɔ no enti, ɔkɔɔ aban mu hɔ kɔbɔɔ Paulo amaneɛ.
17 Paul summoned one of the centurions and said, “Bring this young man to the commanding officer, for he has something to tell him.”
Paulo frɛɛ asraafoɔ mpanin no mu baako ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Wo ne aberanteɛ yi nkɔ ɔsafohene no nkyɛn, ɛfiri sɛ, ɔwɔ asɛm bi ka kyerɛ no.”
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.”
Ɔsraani panin no ne aberanteɛ no kɔɔ ɔsafohene no nkyɛn. Wɔduruu hɔ no, ɔka kyerɛɛ ɔsafohene no sɛ, “Paulo a ɔda afiase no asoma me sɛ memfa aberanteɛ yi mmɛhunu wo na ɔwɔ asɛm bi ka kyerɛ wo.”
19 The commanding officer took him by the hand, and going aside, asked him privately, “What is it that you have to tell me?”
Ɔsafohene no sɔɔ aberanteɛ no nsa de no kɔgyinaa nkyɛn baabi bisaa no sɛ, “Asɛm bɛn na wowɔ ka kyerɛ me?”
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.
Aberanteɛ no ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Yudafoɔ mpanin no abɔ pɔ sɛ ɔkyena wɔbɛhyɛ da abɛsrɛ wo na woama wɔde Paulo abrɛ agyinatufoɔ no sɛ wɔrebɛbisa no ne nsɛm no mu yie.
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.”
Nanso, mma wɔnnaadaa wo. Ɛfiri sɛ, mmarima bɛboro aduanan bi a wɔaka ntam, adi nse sɛ wɔremfa hwee nka wɔn ano kɔsi sɛ wɔbɛnya Paulo akum no no bɛtetɛ no wɔ ɛkwan so. Deɛ wɔretwɛn ara ne sɛ, wobɛma ho ɛkwan.”
22 So the commanding officer let the young man go, charging him, “Tell no one that you have revealed these things to me.”
Ɔsafohene no gyaa aberanteɛ no kwan ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Nka nkyerɛ obiara sɛ woabɛka asɛm biara akyerɛ me.”
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.”
Ɔsafohene no frɛɛ nʼasraafoɔ mpanimfoɔ baanu ka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ, “Mompɛ asraafoɔ ahanu ne apɔnkɔsotefoɔ ne mpeakurafoɔ ahanu na momfiri ha anadwo nnɔnkron yi ara nkɔ Kaesarea.
24 He asked them to provide mounts, that they might set Paul on one, and bring him safely to Felix the governor.
Mompɛ ɔpɔnkɔ mma Paulo na momfa no nkɔma Amrado Felike dwoodwoo.”
25 He wrote a letter like this:
Afei, ɔsafohene no twerɛɛ nwoma a emu nsɛm ka sɛ:
26 “Claudius Lysias to the most excellent governor Felix: Greetings.
Me Klaudio Lisia a meretwerɛ wo Onimuonyamfoɔ Amrado Felike saa nwoma yi, kyea wo!
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.
Yudafoɔ kyeree saa ɔbarima yi a anka wɔrekum no, nanso metee sɛ ɔyɛ Romani no, me ne mʼasraafoɔ kɔgyee no firii wɔn nsam.
28 Desiring to know the cause why they accused him, I brought him down to their council.
Mepɛɛ sɛ mehunu bɔne ko a wayɛ, enti mede no kɔmaa wɔn agyinatufoɔ no.
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.
Mehunuiɛ sɛ ɔnyɛɛ biribiara a ɛsɛ sɛ wɔgyina so kum no anaasɛ wɔde no to afiase. Asɛm a wɔka too ne so no fa wɔn mmara ho.
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.”
Ɛno enti, ɛberɛ a metee sɛ Yudafoɔ bi abɔ ne ho pɔ sɛ wɔbɛtɛ no akum no no, meyɛɛ mʼadwene sɛ mede no bɛbrɛ wo. Maka makyerɛ wɔn a wɔwɔ asɛm bi ka tia no no sɛ, wɔmmra wʼanim mmɛka.
31 So the soldiers, carrying out their orders, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris.
Asraafoɔ no yɛɛ biribiara a wɔhyɛɛ wɔn sɛ wɔnyɛ no. Anadwo no ara wɔde Paulo kɔɔ Antipatri.
32 But on the next day they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the barracks.
Adeɛ kyeeɛ no, asraafoɔ a wɔnam fam no sane wɔn akyi, na wɔn a wɔte apɔnkɔ so no toaa so kɔɔ Kaesarea.
33 When they came to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they also presented Paul to him.
Wɔduruiɛ no, wɔde nwoma no maa Amrado no de Paulo hyɛɛ ne nsa.
34 When the governor had read it, he asked what province he was from. When he understood that he was from Cilicia, he said,
Amrado no kenkanee nwoma no wieeɛ no ɔbisaa Paulo ɔman ko a ɔfiri mu. Ɔtee sɛ ɔfiri Kilikia no, ɔka kyerɛɛ no sɛ.
35 “I will hear you fully when your accusers also arrive.” He commanded that he be kept in Herod’s palace.
“Wɔn a wɔwɔ asɛm bi ka tia wo no ba a na mɛtie wʼasɛm.” Afei, ɔhyɛɛ sɛ wɔmfa Paulo nkɔ Herode ahemfie na asraafoɔ nwɛn no.
