ᎨᏥᏅᏏᏛ ᏄᎾᏛᏁᎵᏙᎸᎢ 23

1 ᏉᎳᏃ ᎤᏯᏅᏒᎯ ᏚᎧᎿᎭᏅ ᏗᏂᎳᏫᎩ, ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏒᎩ; ᎢᏥᏍᎦᏯ ᎢᏓᏓᏅᏟ, ᎪᎯ ᎢᎦ ᎢᏯᏍᏗ, ᎠᏆᏓᏅᏙ ᎠᏆᏎᎮᎲ ᏓᎩᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎲᎩ ᏂᎦᎥ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᎨᏒ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᎦᏔᎲᎢ.

Paul, looking steadfastly at the council, said, “Brothers, I have lived before God in all good conscience until today.”

2 ᎡᏂᎾᏯᏃ ᏄᎬᏫᏳᏒ ᎠᏥᎸ-ᎨᎶᎯ ᏚᏂᏤᎸᎩ ᎦᏙᎬ ᎾᎥ ᎠᏂᏙᎾᎢ ᎠᎰᎵ ᎬᏩᏂᏍᏗᏱ.

The high priest, Ananias, commanded those who stood by him to strike him on the mouth.

3 ᏉᎳᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎸᎩ; ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏓᏨᏂᎵ ᏂᎯ, ᎠᏐᏱ ᎤᏁᎬ ᎢᎬᏁᎸᎯ; ᏦᎳᏰᏃ ᎨᎵ ᏗᏍᏇᎪᏓᏁᏗᏱ ᎾᏍᎩᏬ ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏛᏍᏗ ᏂᎦᏪᏍᎬᎢ? ᏥᎪᏃ ᎢᎯᏁᎦ ᎥᏋᏂᏍᏗᏱ ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏛᏍᏗ ᏙᎯᎦᏘᎴᎦ?

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?”

4 ᎾᎥᏃ ᎠᏂᏙᎾᎢ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏂᏪᏒᎩ; ᏥᎪ ᎦᎯᏐᏢᏗᎭ ᏄᎬᏫᏳᏒ ᎠᏥᎸ-ᎨᎶᎯ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᏤᎵᎦ?

Those who stood by said, “Do you malign God’s high priest?”

5 ᏉᎳᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏒᎩ; ᎢᏓᏓᏅᏟ, ᎥᏝ ᏱᎨᎵᏍᎨ ᏄᎬᏫᏳᏒ ᎠᏥᎸ-ᎨᎶᎯ ᎨᏒᎢ; ᎯᎠᏰᏃ ᏥᏂᎬᏅ ᏥᎪᏪᎳ; “ᏞᏍᏗ ᎤᏐᏅ ᏱᏁᏤᎮᏍᏗ ᏣᎦᏁᎶᏗ ᏗᏣᏤᎵ ᏴᏫ ᎤᎾᏤᎵᎦ.”

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.’”

6 ᏉᎳᏃ ᎤᏙᎴᎰᏒ ᎢᎦᏛ ᎠᏂᏌᏚᏏ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎢᎦᏛᏃ ᎠᏂᏆᎵᏏ, ᎤᏪᎷᏅᎩ ᏕᎦᎳᏫᎥᎢ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏒᎩ; ᎢᏥᏍᎦᏯ ᎢᏓᏓᏅᏟ, ᎠᏴ ᏥᏆᎵᏏ, ᎠᏆᎵᏏ ᎤᏪᏥ; ᎤᏚᎩ ᎬᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏲᎱᏒ ᏗᎴᎯᏐᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᎭ ᎠᏆᎵᏱᎵᏕᎭ.

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!”

7 ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏄᏪᏒ, ᎤᏂᏲᏠᎯᏎᎸᎩ ᎠᏂᏆᎵᏏ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏂᏌᏚᏏ, ᎤᏂᏣᏘᏃ ᎨᏒ ᏔᎵ ᏄᎾᏓᏛᎩ.

When he had said this, an argument arose between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the crowd was divided.

8 ᎠᏂᏌᏚᏏᏰᏃ ᎯᎠ ᎾᏂᏪᏎᎪᎢ; ᎥᏝ ᏗᎴᎯᏐᏗ ᏱᎩ, ᎥᏝ ᎠᎴ ᏰᎭ ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏗᏙᎯ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ; ᎠᏂᏆᎵᏏᏍᎩᏂ ᎢᏧᎳ ᎠᏃᎯᏳᎲᏍᎦ.

For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, nor angel, nor spirit; but the Pharisees confess all of these.

9 ᎤᏣᏘᏃ ᎤᏁᎷᏅᎩ; ᏗᏃᏪᎵᏍᎩᏃ ᎠᏂᏆᎵᏏ ᎤᎾᎵᎪᏒ ᎤᎾᎵᎪᎯ ᏚᎾᎴᏅ ᎤᎾᏗᏒᎩ, ᎯᎠ ᏄᏂᏪᏒᎩ; ᎥᏝ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎤᏲ ᏲᏥᏩᏛᎡᎭ ᎯᎠ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ, ᎢᏳᏍᎩᏂ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᎠᎴ ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏗᏙᎯ ᎤᏁᏤᎸᎯ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ, ᏞᏍᏗ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏤᏓᏟᏴᎡᎸᎩ.

A great clamour 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!”

10 ᎤᏣᏘᏃ ᎤᏂᏲᏠᎯᏎᎸ, ᏄᎬᏫᏳᏒ ᏗᏓᏘᏂᏙᎯ ᎠᏍᎦᎢᎲᎢ ᏉᎳ ᏱᎬᏪᏓᎦᎸᎥᎦ ᎡᎵᏍᎬᎢ, ᏚᏁᏤᎸᎩ ᎠᏂᏯᏫᏍᎩ ᎤᏁᏅᏍᏗᏱ ᎠᎴ ᏫᏚᎾᏑᎦᎸᏙᏗᏱ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏂᏴᏔᏂᎯᏍᏗᏱ ᏗᏐᏴᎢ.

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 amongst them and bring him into the barracks.

11 ᎾᎯᏳᏃ ᏒᏃᏱ ᏫᏄᎵᏍᏔᏅ, ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎾᎥ ᎤᎴᏁᎴᎢ, ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ; ᎤᎦᎵᏍᏗ ᏣᏓᏅᏖᏍᏗ, ᏉᎳ, ᎬᏂᎨᏒᏰᏃ ᏥᏂᏍᏋᏁᎸ ᏥᎷᏏᎵᎻ, ᎾᏍᏉ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᏅᏓᏍᏋᏁᎵ ᏣᏂ.

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.”

12 ᏑᎾᎴᏃ ᏄᎵᏍᏔᏅ ᎩᎶ ᎢᏳᎾᏍᏗ ᎠᏂᏧᏏ ᎤᎾᎵᎪᏁᎢ, ᎤᎾᏎᎵᏔᏁ ᏚᎾᏓᏁᏤᎴ ᎨᏥᏍᎩᏅᏗᏍᏗᏱ, ᎯᎠ ᏄᏂᏪᏎᎢ; ᎥᏝ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏴᎨᏗᎦ ᎠᎴ ᏴᎨᏓᏗᏔ, ᎬᏂ ᏉᎳ ᎡᏗᎸᎯ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ.

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.

13 ᏅᎦᏍᎪᎯᏃ ᎤᏗᏢᏍᏙᏗ ᎾᏂᎥᎩ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏧᎾᏓᏪᏎᎸᎯ.

There were more than forty people who had made this conspiracy.

14 ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏄᏂᎬᏫᏳᏒ ᎠᏥᎸ ᎠᏁᎶᎯ ᎠᎴ ᏗᏂᎳᏫᎩ, ᏚᏂᎷᏤᎸᎩ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏂᏪᏒᎩ; ᎣᎦᏎᎵᏔᏅ ᏙᎦᏓᏁᏤᎸ ᎣᎩᏍᏛᏗᏍᏗᏱ, ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎣᎦᏅᏍᎦᎶᏗᏱ ᎠᎴ ᎣᎦᏚᎩᏍᏗᏱ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎬᏂ ᏉᎳ ᎣᏥᎸᎯ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ.

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.

15 Ꭷ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᏂᎯ ᎠᎴ ᏗᏂᎳᏫᎩ ᎢᏣᎵᎪᎲᎦ, ᎡᏥᏔᏂᏲᏏ ᏄᎬᏫᏳᏒ ᏗᏓᏘᏂᏙᎯ, ᎤᎩᏨᏅ ᎢᏣᏘᏃᎮᏗᏱ, ᎤᏟ ᎢᎦᎢ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎢᏣᏛᏛᏗᏱ ᏥᏣᏚᎵᏍᎪ ᎾᏍᎩᏯᎢ ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᎫᎢᏍᏗᏍᎬᎢ, ᎠᏴᏃ ᎠᏏᏉ ᎾᎥ ᏂᎦᎷᎬᎾ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ, ᎣᎦᏛᏅᎢᏍᏗ ᎣᏥᎢᏍᏗᏱ.

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.”

16 ᏉᎳᏃ ᎤᏙ ᎤᏪᏥ ᎤᏛᎦᏅ ᎤᏂᎭᎷᎬᎢ, ᎤᏬᏅᏒᎩ, ᏗᏐᏴ ᏭᏴᎸᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᏭᏃᏁᎸᎩ ᏉᎳ.

But Paul’s sister’s son heard they were lying in wait, and he came and entered into the barracks and told Paul.

17 ᏉᎳᏃ ᏭᏯᏅᎲ ᎠᏏᏴᏫ ᎠᏍᎪᎯᏧᏈ ᏗᏘᏂᏙᎯ, ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏒᎩ; ᎯᎠ ᎠᏫᏅ ᏄᎬᏫᏳᏒ ᏗᏓᏘᏂᏙᎯ ᏄᏬᎸ ᏫᏯᏘᏅᏍᏓ, ᎪᎱᏍᏗᏰᏃ ᎤᎭ ᎤᏃᏁᏗ.

Paul summoned one of the centurions and said, “Bring this young man to the commanding officer, for he has something to tell him.”

18 ᎰᏩᏃ ᎤᏯᏅᎲ, ᏄᎬᏫᏳᏒ ᏗᏓᏘᏂᏙᎯ ᏭᏘᏃᎮᎸᎩ, ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏒᎩ; ᏉᎳ ᎠᏴᎩ ᏩᎩᏯᏅᎲᎩ, ᎠᎩᏔᏲᏎᎸᎩ ᎯᎠ ᎠᏫᏅ ᎬᏯᏘᏃᎮᏗᏱ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎤᎭ ᏣᏃᏁᏗ.

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.”

19 ᏄᎬᏫᏳᏒᏃ ᏗᏓᏘᏂᏙᎯ ᎤᏬᏯᏁᏒ, ᎢᏴᏛ ᎤᏕᎵᏒ ᏭᏘᏅᏍᏔᏅᎩ, ᎤᏛᏛᏅᎩ, ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏒᎩ; ᎦᏙ ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᏍᎩᏃᏁᏗ ᏥᎩ?

The commanding officer took him by the hand, and going aside, asked him privately, “What is it that you have to tell me?”

20 ᎯᎠᏃ ᏄᏪᏒᎩ; ᎠᏂᏧᏏ ᎤᎾᏓᏅᏖᎸ ᎨᏣᏔᏲᏎᏗᏱ ᎤᎩᏨᏅ ᏕᎦᎳᏫᎥ ᏫᏯᏘᏃᎯᏍᏗᏱ ᏉᎳ, ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎤᏟ ᎢᎦᎢ ᏨᏗᎾᏛᏛᏂᏐᎢ.

He said, “The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down to the council tomorrow, as though intending to enquire somewhat more accurately concerning him.

21 ᎠᏎᏃ ᏞᏍᏗ ᏙᎯᏳᏅᎩ; ᏅᎦᏍᎪᎯᏰᏃ ᎤᏗᏢᏍᏙᏗ ᎢᏯᏂᏛ ᎠᏂᏍᎦᏯ ᎬᏩᎭᎷᎦ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᎾᏎᎵᏔᏅᎯ ᏚᎾᏓᏁᏤᎸ ᎤᎾᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗᏱ ᎠᎴ ᎤᎾᏗᏔᏍᏗᏱ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ, ᎬᏂ ᎤᏂᎸᎯ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ; ᎿᎭᏉᏃ ᎤᎾᏛᏅᎢᏍᏗ ᎠᏂᎦᏘᏴ ᎤᎾᏛᎪᏗᏱ ᏣᏚᎢᏍᏔᏅᎢ.

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.”

22 ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏄᎬᏫᏳᏒ ᏗᏓᏘᏂᏙᎯ ᎤᏪᎧᏅᎩ ᎠᏫᏅ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏁᏤᎸᎩ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎸᎩ; ᏞᏍᏗ ᎩᎶ ᎯᏃᏁᎸ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᏂᏍᏋᏁᎸᎢ.

So the commanding officer let the young man go, charging him, “Tell no one that you have revealed these things to me.”

23 ᏫᏚᏯᏅᎲᏃ ᎠᏂᏔᎵ ᎠᏍᎪᎯᏧᏈ ᏗᎾᏓᏘᏂᏙᎯ, ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏒᎩ; ᏗᏍᏓᏛᏅᎢᏍᏓ ᏔᎵᏧᏈ ᎠᏂᏯᏫᏍᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎦᎵᏆᏍᎪᎯ ᏧᎾᎩᎸᏗ, ᎠᎴ ᏗᏓᏘᏍᏗ ᏗᏂᏂᏙᎯ ᏔᎵᏧᏈ, ᏏᏌᎵᏱ ᎠᏁᏒᎭ ᏐᎣᏁᎵᏁ ᎢᏳᏟᎶᏛ ᏒᏃᏱ;

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.”

24 ᎠᎴ ᏗᎩᎸᏙᏗ ᏗᏍᏓᏛᏅᎢᏍᏓ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏉᎳ ᎠᎾᎩᎸᏔᏅᎭ, ᎠᎴ ᏅᏩᏙᎯᏯᏛ ᏩᎾᏘᏃᎮᎸᎭ ᏈᎵᏏ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ.

He asked them to provide mounts, that they might set Paul on one, and bring him safely to Felix the governor.

25 ᎤᏬᏪᎳᏅᎩᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏫᏄᏪᏎᎸᎩ;

He wrote a letter like this:

26 “ᎠᏴ ᏠᏗᏯ-ᎵᏏᏯ ᏫᎬᏲᎵᎦ ᎤᏣᏘ ᎰᏍᏛ ᏣᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᏈᎵᏏ.

“Claudius Lysias to the most excellent governor Felix: Greetings.

27 ᎯᎠ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎠᏂᏧᏏ ᎬᏩᏂᏴᎲᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᏓᎬᏩᎵᏒᎩ, ᎿᎭᏉ ᎠᏂᏯᏫᏍᎩ ᏕᎦᏘᏅᏒᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᏥᏍᏕᎸᎲᎩ, ᎠᏆᏛᎦᏅᎯ ᎨᏒ ᎠᎶᎻ ᎨᏒᎢ.

“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 learnt that he was a Roman.

28 ᎠᏆᏚᎸᎲᏃ ᎠᏆᏙᎴᎰᎯᏍᏗᏱ ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᏍᎬ ᎬᏬᎯᏍᏗᏍᎬᎢ, ᏥᏯᏘᏃᎸᎩ ᏓᏂᎳᏫᎥᎢ.

Desiring to know the cause why they accused him, I brought him down to their council.

29 ᎠᏆᏙᎴᎰᏒᏃ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏧᏂᎧᎿᎭᏩᏛᏍᏗᏉ ᎧᏃᎮᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᏍᎬ ᎠᎫᎢᏍᏗᏍᎬᎢ ᎬᏩᏲᎱᎯᏍᏗᏃ ᎠᎴ ᎦᏰᎦᎸᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎾᎫᎢᏍᏛᎾ ᎨᏒᎢ.

I found him to be accused about questions of their law, but not to be charged with anything worthy of death or of imprisonment.

30 ᎠᎴ ᎥᎩᏃᏁᎸ ᎠᏂᏧᏏ ᎤᏂᎭᎷᎬ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ, ᎩᎳᏉ ᎢᏴᏛ ᎠᏆᏓᏅᏒ ᏗᏦᎸᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎦᏥᏁᏤᎸ ᎬᏭᎯᏍᏗᏍᎩ ᎯᎦᏔᎲ ᎤᏂᏃᎮᏗᏱ ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᏍᎬ ᎠᏄᎯᏍᏗᏍᎬᎢ. ᏙᎯᏱ ᏂᏣᏛᎿᎭᏕᎨᏍᏗ.”

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.”

31 ᎠᏂᏯᏫᏍᎩᏃ, ᏂᎨᏥᏪᏎᎸ ᎨᏥᏁᏤᎸ ᏄᎾᏛᏁᎸ, ᎤᏂᏯᏅᎲᎩ ᏉᎳ, ᎠᎴ ᏒᏃᏱ ᏭᏂᎶᏒ, ᎥᏗᏇᏗ ᏭᎾᏘᏃᎸᎩ.

So the soldiers, carrying out their orders, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris.

32 ᎤᎩᏨᏛᏃ ᏧᎾᎩᎸᏗ ᎤᎾᏘᏅᏍᏗ ᏄᏅᏁᎸ, ᎠᏂᏯᏫᏍᎩ ᎤᎾᏨᏒᎩ, ᏗᏐᏴ ᏭᏂᎶᏒᎩ.

But on the next day they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the barracks.

33 ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏧᎾᎩᎸᏗ ᏏᏌᎵᏱ ᏭᏂᎷᏨ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎪᏪᎵ ᎤᏂᏅᏁᎸ, ᎾᏍᏉ ᏉᎳ ᏚᏂᏲᎯᏎᎸᎩ.

When they came to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they also presented Paul to him.

34 ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯᏃ ᎤᎪᎵᏰᎥ, ᎤᏛᏛᏅᎩ ᎾᎿᎭᏍᎦᏚᎩ ᎡᎯ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎤᏛᎦᏅᏃ ᏏᎵᏏᏱ ᎡᎯ ᎨᏒᎢ,

When the governor had read it, he asked what province he was from. When he understood that he was from Cilicia, he said,

35 ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏒᎩ; ᏓᎬᏯᏛᎦᏁᎵ ᎨᏧᎯᏍᏗᏍᎩ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎠᏂᎷᏨᎭ. ᎤᏁᏨᎩᏃ ᎠᏥᎦᏘᏗᏍᏗᏱ ᎡᎶᏛ ᎤᏤᎵ ᏗᎫᎪᏙᏗᏱ ᎠᏓᏁᎸᎢ.

“I will hear you fully when your accusers also arrive.” He commanded that he be kept in Herod’s palace.