ᎨᏥᏅᏏᏛ ᏄᎾᏛᏁᎵᏙᎸᎢ 22
1 ᎢᏥᏍᎦᏯ ᎢᏓᏓᏅᏟ ᎠᎴ ᏗᎩᏙᏓ, ᎢᏣᏛᏓᏍᏓ ᎯᎠ ᎠᏆᎵᏍᏕᎸᏙᏗ ᎿᎭᏉ ᏨᏓᏥᏬᏂᏏ.
Brethren and fathers, hear ye the defence which I now make unto you.
2 ᎤᎾᏛᎦᏅᏃ ᎠᏂᏧᏏ ᎤᏂᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎬᏗᏍᎬ ᎤᏂᏬᏁᏗᏍᎬᎢ, ᎤᏟ ᎢᎦᎢ ᎡᎳᏪ ᎤᏅᏅᎩ; ᎯᎠᏃ ᏄᏪᏒᎩ;
And when they heard that he spake unto them in the Hebrew language, they were the more quiet: and he saith,
3 ᎠᏴ ᏥᏧᏏ ᏏᎵᏏᏱ ᎠᏆᏕᏅᎯ ᏓᏌ ᎦᏚᎲᎢ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᎠᏂ ᎦᏚᎲ ᎠᏆᏛᏒᎯ, ᎨᎺᎵ ᏚᎳᏍᎬᎢ ᎥᏇᏲᏅᎯ ᏭᏂᎫᏛ ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏛᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏗᎩᎦᏴᎵᎨ ᎨᎩᏁᎸᎯ, ᎤᎵᏂᎩᏗᏳᏃ ᎠᏆᏓᏅᏛᎩ ᏕᏥᎦᎿᎭᏩᏗᏒ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᏂᏥᎥ ᏂᎯ ᏥᏄᏍᏗ ᏥᏣᏓᏅᏔ ᎪᎯ ᎢᎦ ᏥᎩ.
I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city, at the feet of Gamaliel, instructed according to the strict manner of the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, even as ye all are this day:
4 ᎠᎴ ᎬᏂᏲᎱᏍᎩ ᎦᏥᏯᏕᏯᏙᏗᏍᎬᎩ ᎯᎠ ᎦᏅᏅ ᏗᏂᎧᎿᎭᏩᏕᎩ, ᏕᎦᏥᏯᎸᎢᎲᎩ ᎠᎴ ᏗᏓᏍᏚᏗᏱ ᏕᎦᏥᏴᏗᏍᎬᎩ ᎠᏂᏍᎦᏯ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏂᎨᏴ.
and I persecuted this Way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.
5 ᏄᎬᏫᏳᏒᏃ ᎠᏥᎸ-ᎨᎶᎯ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎾᏋᏁᎭ, ᎠᎴ ᏂᎦᏛ ᏗᎨᎦᏁᎶᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎪᏪᎵ ᏕᎬᎩᏅᏁᎸᎩ ᎢᏓᎵᏅᏟ ᏧᏂᎪᏩᏛᏗ, ᎠᎴ ᏕᎹᏍᎦ ᏩᎩᎶᏒᎩ, ᏕᏥᏯᏅᎲᏒ ᎾᎿᎭᎠᏁᎯ ᏗᎨᎦᎸᎢᏛ ᏗᎦᏥᏯᏘᏃᎯᏍᏗᏱ ᏥᎷᏏᎵᎻ, ᎨᏥᎩᎵᏲᎢᏍᏙᏗᏱ.
As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and journeyed to Damascus to bring them also that were there unto Jerusalem in bonds to be punished.
6 ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎯᎠ ᎾᏆᎵᏍᏓᏁᎸᎩ ᎦᎢᏒᎢ, ᏕᎹᏍᎦ ᎾᎥ ᏩᎩᎷᏨ,’ᎢᎦ ᎠᏰᎵ ᎢᏴᏛ, ᎤᏰᎶᎢᏍᏔᏅᎩ ᎤᏣᏘ ᏚᎸᏌᏓᏛᎩ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᏅᏓᏳᎶᏒᎯ ᏓᏆᏚᏫᏍᏔᏅᎩ.
And it came to pass, that, as I made my journey, and drew nigh unto Damascus, about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me.
7 ᎡᎳᏗᏃ ᎠᎩᏅᏨᎩ, ᎧᏁᎬᏃ ᎠᏆᏛᎦᏅᎩ, ᎯᎠ ᎾᎩᏪᏎᎸᎩ; ᏐᎳ, ᏐᎳ, ᎦᏙᏃ ᎤᏲ ᏂᏍᏋᏁᎭ?
And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
8 ᎠᏴᏃ ᎠᎩᏁᏨ ᎯᎠ ᎾᎩᏪᏒᎩ; ᎦᎪ ᏂᎯ, ᏣᎬᏫᏳᎯ? ᎯᎠᏃ ᎾᎩᏪᏎᎸᎩ, ᎠᏴ ᏥᏌ ᎾᏎᎵᏘ ᏤᏍᎩ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏲ ᏥᏂᏴᏁᎭ.
And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.
9 ᎣᏤᎯᏃ ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯ ᎠᏂᎪᏩᏘᏍᎬᎩ ᎢᎦ ᎦᏛᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᏂᏍᎦᎢᎲᎩ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᎥᏝ ᏳᎾᏛᎦᏁ ᎧᏁᎬ ᎠᎩᏬᏁᏗᏍᎩ.
And they that were with me beheld indeed the light, but they heard not the voice of him that spake to me.
10 ᎯᎠᏃ ᎾᎩᏪᏒᎩ, ᎦᏙ ᏓᎦᏛᏁᎵ, ᏣᎬᏫᏳᎯ? ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯᏃ ᎯᎠ ᎾᎩᏪᏎᎸᎩ; ᏔᎴᎲᎦ, ᏕᎹᏍᎦ ᎮᎾ, ᎾᎿᎭᏃ ᏓᏰᏣᏆᏁᎵ ᏂᎦᎥ ᏚᏚᎪᏔᏅ ᎢᏣᏛᏁᏗᏱ.
And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said unto me, Arise, and go into Damascus; and there it shall be told thee of all things which are appointed for thee to do.
11 ᎠᎩᏄᎸᏅᏃ ᎠᎩᎪᏩᏛᏗᏱ, ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᏍᎬ ᏗᎬᏩᎸᏌᏓ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᎦ ᎦᏛᎢ, ᎣᏤᎯ ᎬᏉᏱᏁᏅ, ᏕᎹᏍᎦ ᏩᎩᏴᎸᎩ.
And when I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of them that were with me I came into Damascus.
12 ᎩᎶᏃ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎡᏂᎾᏯ ᏧᏙᎢᏛ, ᎤᏓᏅᏘ ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏛᏍᏗ ᎠᏍᏓᏩᏕᎩ, ᏂᎦᏛ ᎠᏂᏧᏏ ᎾᎿᎭᎠᏁᎯ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎬᏩᏃᎮᏍᎩ,
And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, well reported of by all the Jews that dwelt there,
13 ᎠᎩᎷᏤᎸ ᎤᎴᏂᎸᎩ, ᎯᎠ ᎾᎩᏪᏎᎸᎩ; ᏗᎾᏓᏅᏟ ᏐᎳ, ᏥᎯᎪᏩᏛ. ᎾᎯᏳᏉᏃ ᏙᏥᏯᎦᎿᎭᏅᎩ.
came unto me, and standing by me said unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And in that very hour I looked up on him.
14 ᎯᎠᏃ ᏄᏪᏒᎩ; ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏗᎩᎦᏴᎵᎨ ᎤᎾᏤᎵᎦ ᏣᏑᏰᏒ, ᏣᎦᏙᎥᎯᏍᏗᏱ ᏄᏍᏛ ᎠᏓᏅᏖᏍᎬᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎯᎪᏩᏛᏗᏱ ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᎾᏍᎦᏅᎾ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᎰᎵ ᎦᎾᏄᎪᎬ ᎧᏁᎬ ᏣᏛᎪᏗᏱ.
And he said, The God of our fathers hath appointed thee to know his will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear a voice from his mouth.
15 ᎯᏃᎮᏍᎩᏰᏃ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᎾᏂᎥ ᏴᏫ ᎠᏁᎲᎢ ᏄᏍᏛ ᏣᎪᎲᎢ ᎠᎴ ᏣᏛᎦᏅᎢ.
For thou shalt be a witness for him unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard.
16 Ꭷ, ᎦᏙᏃ ᎢᎭᏙᎯᏗᎭ? ᏔᎴᎲᎦ, ᎠᎴ ᏪᏣᏬᏣ, ᎠᎴ ᎰᏑᎵ ᏣᏍᎦᏅᏨᎢ, ᎯᏔᏲᎯᎮᏍᏗ ᎲᏗᏍᎨᏍᏗ ᏕᎤᏙᎥ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ.
And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on his name.
17 ᎯᎠᏃ ᎾᏆᎵᏍᏓᏁᎸ ᏥᎷᏏᎵᎻ ᎢᎠᎩᎷᏨ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎦᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗᏍᎬ ᎤᏛᏅ ᏗᎦᎳᏫᎢᏍᏗᏱ, ᏣᎦᎵᎰ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎾᏆᎵᏍᏓᏁᎸᎩ;
And it came to pass, that, when I had returned to Jerusalem, and while I prayed in the temple, I fell into a trance,
18 ᎠᎴ ᏥᎪᎥᎩ ᎯᎠ ᎾᎩᏪᏎᎲᎩ; ᎾᏞᎬᏉ ᎢᏴᏛ ᎯᏄᎪᎢ ᏥᎷᏏᎵᎻ; ᎥᏝᏰᏃ ᏱᏙᏛᏂᏂᏴᎯ ᎠᏴ ᏍᎩᏃᎮᏍᎬᎢ.
and saw him saying unto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem; because they will not receive of thee testimony concerning me.
19 ᎠᎴ ᎯᎠ ᎾᎩᏪᏒᎩ; ᏣᎬᏫᏳᎯ, ᎠᏂᎦᏔᎭ ᏕᏥᏍᏚᏂᏙᎸᎢ ᎠᎴ ᏕᏥᎸᏂᎵᏙᎸᎢ ᎨᏦᎯᏳᎲᏍᎩ ᏗᎦᎳᏫᎢᏍᏗᏱ ᏕᎪᏢᏩᏗᏒᎢ.
And I said, Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:
20 ᎠᎴ ᏣᏃᎮᏍᎩ ᏍᏗᏫ ᎤᎩᎬ ᎤᏤᏬᏨ ᎠᏴ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎾᎥ ᏥᏙᎬᎩ ᎠᎴ ᎣᏏᏳ ᎠᎩᏰᎸᏒᎩ ᎤᏲᎱᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏕᏥᎦᏘᏴᎩ ᏧᎾᏄᏬ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎬᏩᎯᎯ.
and when the blood of Stephen thy witness was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting, and keeping the garments of them that slew him.
21 ᎯᎠᏃ ᎾᎩᏪᏎᎸᎩ; ᎭᏓᏅᎾ, ᏓᎬᏅᏏᏰᏃ ᎢᏅ ᏧᎾᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᏴᏫ ᏗᏁᎲᎢ.
And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee forth far hence unto the Gentiles.
22 ᎬᏩᏛᏓᏍᏓᏁᎲᎩᏃ ᎬᏂ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏒ, ᎿᎭᏉᏃ ᎤᏂᏌᎳᏓᏅᎩ ᎠᏂᏁᎬ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏂᏪᏒᎩ; ᎡᎶᎯ ᏩᎦᏘᎿᎭᏫᏛ ᎾᏍᎩᏉ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᏴᏫ; ᎥᏝᏰᏃ ᏰᎵ ᎬᏁᏍᏗ ᎦᏰᎵᏍᏗ ᏱᎩ.
And they gave him audience unto this word; and they lifted up their voice, and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live.
23 ᎠᏏᏉᏃ ᎤᏁᎷᎬᎩ ᎠᎴ ᏚᎾᏓᎡᎬᎩ ᏧᎾᏄᏬ ᎠᎴ ᎪᏍᏚ ᎤᎾᏕᏏᏙᎲᎩ;
And as they cried out, and threw off their garments, and cast dust into the air,
24 ᏄᎬᏫᏳᏒ ᏗᏓᏘᏂᏙᎯ ᎤᏁᏨᎩ ᏗᏐᏴ ᏩᏥᏴᏙᏗᏱ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᏥᎵᎥᏂᎲ ᎠᏥᎪᎵᏰᏗᏱ, ᎤᏚᎵᏍᎬᎩ ᎤᏙᎴᎰᎯᏍᏗᏱ ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᏍᎬ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎠᏁᎷᎲᏍᎬ ᎬᏩᏡᏗᏍᎬᎢ.
the chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, bidding that he should be examined by scourging, that he might know for what cause they so shouted against him.
25 ᎬᏩᎵᎥᏂᏍᏗᏱᏃ ᎬᏩᏘᏃᎸ, ᏉᎳ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎸᎩ ᎾᎥ ᎦᏙᎩ ᎠᏍᎪᎯᏧᏈ ᏗᏘᏂᏙᎯ; ᏰᎵᏉᏍᎪ ᏗᎧᎾᏩᏛᏍᏗ ᏂᎬᏅ ᎦᏰᏥᎵᎥᏂᏍᏗ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎠᎶᎻ, ᎤᏍᎦᏅᏨ ᏧᏚᎪᏔᏅᎯ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᏱᎩ?
And when they had tied him up with the thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned?
26 ᎠᏍᎪᎯᏧᏈᏃ ᏗᏘᏂᏙᎯ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏛᎦᏅ, ᏭᏃᏁᎸᎩ ᏄᎬᏫᏳᏒ ᏗᏓᏘᏂᏙᎯ, ᎯᎠ ᏫᏄᏪᏒᎩ; ᎮᏯᏔᎮᏍᏗ ᎯᎠ ᏥᏅᏔᏛᏁᎵ; ᎯᎠᏰᏃ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎠᎶᎻ.
And when the centurion heard it, he went to the chief captain and told him, saying, What art thou about to do? for this man is a Roman.
27 ᎿᎭᏉᏃ ᏄᎬᏫᏳᏒ ᏗᏓᏘᏂᏙᎯ ᎤᎷᏨ, ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎸᎩ; ᏍᎩᏃᎲᏏ, ᎯᎶᎻᏍᎪ ᏂᎯ? ᎥᎥ, ᎤᏛᏅᎩ.
And the chief captain came and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? And he said, Yea.
28 ᏄᎬᏫᏳᏒᏃ ᏗᏓᏘᏂᏙᎯ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏒᎩ; ᎤᏤᏘ ᎠᏆᎫᏴᏛ ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏆᏓᏤᎵᎦᏯ ᎨᏒᎢ. ᏉᎳᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏒᎩ; ᎠᏴᏍᎩᏂ ᎠᏆᏓᏤᎵᎦᏯ ᎠᏆᏕᏅᎩ.
And the chief captain answered, With a great sum obtained I this citizenship. And Paul said, But I am [a Roman] born.
29 ᎿᎭᏉᏃ ᎩᎳᏉ ᎢᏴᏛ ᎬᏩᏓᏅᎡᎸᎩ ᎬᏩᎪᎵᏰᏍᎩ; ᎾᏍᏉᏃ ᏄᎬᏫᏴᏒ ᏗᏓᏘᏂᏙᎯ ᎠᏍᎦᎢᎲᎩ, ᎤᏙᎴᎰᏒ ᎠᎶᎻ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏅᏓᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᏍᎬᎩ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᎸᎸᎢ.
They then that were about to examine him straightway departed from him: and the chief captain also was afraid when he knew that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him.
30 ᎤᎩᏨᏛᏃ ᎤᏚᎵᏍᎬ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᎤᏙᎴᎰᎯᏍᏗᏱ ᏅᏓᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᏍᎬ ᎠᏂᏧᏏ ᎬᏭᎯᏍᏗᏍᎬᎢ, ᎤᎸᏒᎲᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏁᏨᎩ ᏄᏂᎬᏫᏳᏒ ᎠᏥᎸᎠᏁᎶᎯ ᎠᎴ ᏂᎦᏛ ᏗᏂᎳᏫᎩ, ᎤᎾᏓᏟᏐᏗᏱ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏘᏃᎸᎩ ᏉᎳ, ᎠᏂᏅᎢᎬᏱᏢ ᎤᏪᎧᏅᎩ.
But on the morrow, desiring to know the certainty wherefore he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him, and commanded the chief priests and all the council to come together, and brought Paul down and set him before them.
