ᎨᏥᏅᏏᏛ ᏄᎾᏛᏁᎵᏙᎸᎢ 24
1 ᎯᏍᎩᏃ ᏫᏄᏒᎳ ᎡᏂᎾᏯ ᏄᎬᏫᏳᏒ ᎠᏥᎸ-ᎨᎶᎯ ᎤᎷᏨᎩ, ᎠᏁᎲ ᏗᎨᎦᏁᎶᏗ, ᎠᎴ ᎩᎶ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᏗᏘᏲᎯᎯ, ᏔᏓᎳ ᏧᏙᎢᏛ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏂᏃᏁᎸᎩ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ, ᎠᏄᎯᏍᏗᏍᎬ ᏉᎳ.
Then, after five days, the high priest Ananias came down with some of the elders and a certain Tertullus, a speaker. And they went to the governor against Paul.
2 ᏩᏥᏯᏅᎲᏃ ᏔᏓᎳ ᎤᎴᏅᎲᎩ ᎤᏬᎯᏍᏔᏅᎩ, ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏒᎩ; “ᏂᎯ ᎢᏣᏂᏌᏅᎯ ᎤᏣᏘ ᏅᏩᏙᎯᏯᏛ ᏦᏤᎭ, ᎠᎴ ᎣᏍᏛ ᏥᏄᎾᎵᏍᏓᏁᎭ ᏴᏫ ᎣᎦᏤᎵᎪᎯ ᏣᎦᏌᏯᏍᏗᏳ ᎨᏒ ᏥᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᎭ,
And having summoned Paul, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying: “Most excellent Felix, since we have much peace through you, and many things may be corrected by your providence,
3 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ, ᎰᏍᏛ ᏈᎵᏏ, ᏂᎪᎯᎸ ᎠᎴ ᏂᎬᎾᏛ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎠᎵᎮᎵᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎣᏣᏓᏂᎸᎪᎢ.
we acknowledge this, always and everywhere, with acts of thanksgiving for everything.
4 ᎠᏎᏃ ᎠᏏ ᎤᏟ ᎢᎦᎢ ᏂᏗᎬᏯᏪᎢᏍᏔᏅᎾ, ᎬᏔᏲᏎᎭ ᏣᏓᏅᏘᏳ ᎨᏒ ᏨᏙᏗᏱ ᏍᎩᏯᏛᎦᏁᏗᏱ ᎢᎸᏍᎩ ᎢᎧᏁᏨᎯ.
But lest I speak at too great a length, I beg you, by your clemency, to listen to us briefly.
5 ᎣᎦᏙᎴᎰᏒᏰᏃ ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎤᏣᏔᏅᎯ ᎤᏕᏯᏙᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎦᏂᎳᏗᏍᎩ ᏧᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᏂᎦᏛ ᎠᏂᏧᏏ ᎠᏁᎲ ᏂᎬᎾᏛ ᎡᎶᎯ, ᎠᎴ ᏄᎬᏫᏳᏒ ᏗᏓᏘᏂᏙᎯ ᎤᎾᎵᎪᏒ ᎾᏎᎵᏂ ᏧᎾᏙᎢᏛ.
We have found this man to be pestilent, to be inciting seditions among all the Jews in the entire world, and to be the author of the sedition of the sect of the Nazarenes.
6 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎤᏛᏅ ᏗᎦᎳᏫᎢᏍᏗᏱ ᎤᏐᏢᎢᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᎤᏰᎸᏅᎩ. ᎾᏍᎩ ᎣᏥᏂᏴᎲᎩ ᎠᎴ ᎣᎦᏚᎵᏍᎬᎩ ᏦᎩᎧᎿᎭᏩᏛᏍᏗ ᎣᎬᏙᏗᏱ ᎣᏥᏱᎵᏓᏍᏗᏱ.
And he has even been attempting to violate the temple. And having apprehended him, we wanted him to be judged according to our law.
7 ᎠᏎᏃ ᎵᏏᏯ ᏄᎬᏫᏳᏒ ᏗᏓᏘᏂᏙᎯ ᎤᎷᏨ ᎤᏣᏘ ᎬᏍᎦᎢᏍᏓᎩᏯ ᏙᎦᏑᎦᎸᏔᏅᎩ,
But Lysias, the tribune, overwhelming us with great violence, snatched him away from our hands,
8 ᎠᎴ ᏚᏁᏤᎸᎩ ᎬᏭᎯᏍᏗᏍᎩ ᎨᏣᎷᏤᏗᏱ; ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎯᎪᎵᏰᏍᎬᎢ ᏨᏒ ᎨᏣᎦᏙᎥᎯᏍᏗ ᏱᏂᎦᎵᏍᏓ ᎯᎠ ᏂᎦᏛ ᏦᏧᎢᏍᏗᎭ.”
ordering his accusers to come to you. From them, you yourself will be able, by judging about all these things, to understand the reason that we accuse him.”
9 ᎠᏂᏧᏏᏃ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎤᏂᏍᏓᏱᏛᎩ, ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏄᏍᏗ, ᎤᎾᏛᏅᎩ.
And then the Jews interjected, saying that these things were so.
10 ᎿᎭᏉᏃ ᏉᎳ, ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎤᎵᏍᎫᏫᏎᎸ ᎤᏁᎢᏍᏗᏱ ᎤᎵᏍᎪᎸᏓᏁᎸ, ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏒᎩ; “ᏥᎦᏔᎯᏳ ᏥᎩ ᎢᎸᏍᎩ ᏧᏕᏘᏴᏛ ᏚᎪᏓᏁᎯ ᎢᎬᏩᎵᏍᏔᏅᎯ ᎨᏒ ᎯᎠ ᏑᎾᏓᎴᎩ ᏴᏫ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏅᏓᎦᎵᏍᏙᏓ ᎤᏟ ᎤᎦᎵᏍᏗᏳ ᎦᏓᏅᏓᏓ, ᎠᏋᏒ ᎦᎵᏍᏕᎵᏍᎬ ᎬᎩᏁᎢᏍᏗ ᏥᏂᎦᎵᏍᏓ.
Then, since the governor had motioned for him to speak, Paul responded: “Knowing that you have been the judge over this nation for many years, I will give an explanation of myself with an honest soul.
11 ᎨᏣᎦᏙᎥᎯᏍᏗᏰᏃ ᏂᎦᎵᏍᏗᎭ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏏᏉ ᏔᎳᏚᏉ ᏄᏒᎭ ᏥᎷᏏᎵᎻ ᎬᏆᏓᏙᎵᏍᏔᏅᏒᎯ.
For, as you may realize, it has only been twelve days since I went up to worship in Jerusalem.
12 ᎠᎴ ᎥᏝ ᏱᎬᎩᏩᏛᎮ ᎩᎶ ᏲᏍᏓᏗᏒᎯᎮ ᎣᏍᏗᏬᏂᏍᎬᎢ ᎤᏛᏅ-ᏗᎦᎳᏫᎢᏍᏗᏱ, ᎠᎴ ᎥᏝ ᏱᏗᏥᏖᎸᎲᏍᎨ ᏚᎾᏓᏅᏛ ᏴᏫ ᏗᎦᎳᏫᎢᏍᏗᏱ ᏕᎨᏌᏗᏒᎢ ᎠᎴ ᎢᎸᎯᏢ ᎦᏚᎲᎢ.
And they did not find me in the temple arguing with anyone, nor causing a rally of the people: neither in the synagogues, nor in the city.
13 ᎥᏝ ᎠᎴ ᏰᎵ ᎬᏩᏃᎯᏳᏙᏗ ᏱᎩ ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎿᎭᏉ ᏥᎬᏇᎯᏍᏗᎭ.
And they are not able to prove to you the things about which they now accuse me.
14 ᎯᎠᏍᎩᏂᏃᏅ ᎬᏃᎲᏏ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᎾᏓᏤᎵᏛ ᎤᎾᎵᎪᎯ ᏥᏓᏃᏎᎭ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎦᏥᏍᏓᏩᏗᏒ ᏥᏯᏓᏙᎵᏍᏓᏁᎲ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏗᎩᎦᏴᎵᎨ ᎤᎾᏤᎵᎦ, ᎪᎢᏳᎲᏍᎬᎢ ᏂᎦᏛ ᎪᏪᎸ ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏛᏍᏗᏱ ᎠᎴ ᎠᎾᏙᎴᎰᏍᎩ ᏚᏃᏪᎸᎢ;
But I confess this to you, that according to that sect, which they call a heresy, so do I serve my God and Father, believing all that is written in the Law and the Prophets,
15 ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎤᏚᎩ ᏥᏴᎠ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ, ᏧᎾᎴᎯᏐᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏧᏂᏲᎱᏒᎯ ᎤᎾᏓᏅᏘ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏂᏁᎫᏥᏛ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎤᏅᏒ ᏧᏃᎯᏳᎭ.
having a hope in God, which these others themselves also expect, that there will be a future resurrection of the just and the unjust.
16 ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᏂᎦᏛᏁᎰᎢ ᎦᏟᏂᎬᏁᎰ ᎠᏆᏓᏅᏙᎩ ᎠᏆᏎᎮᎲᎢ ᏂᎪᎯᎸ ᏂᏥᏍᎦᏅᏤᎲᎾ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᎴ ᏂᎦᏥᏍᎦᏅᏤᎲᎾ ᏴᏫ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ.
And in this, I myself always strive to have a conscience that is lacking in any offense toward God and toward men.
17 ᎢᎸᏍᎩᏃ ᏫᏄᏕᏘᏴᎲ ᏗᏆᏤᎵᎦ ᏴᏫ ᏕᏥᏲᎮᎸᎩ ᎨᏥᏁᎸᎯ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᎩᏲᎸᎩ ᎠᏥᎸᎨᎳᏍᏗ.
Then, after many years, I went to my nation, bringing alms and offerings and vows,
18 ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏂᎦᏛᏁᎲᎢ ᎩᎶ ᎢᏳᎾᏍᏗ ᎠᏂᏧᏏ ᎡᏏᏱ ᎠᏁᎯ ᎬᎩᏩᏛᎲᎩ ᎠᏆᏓᏅᎦᎵᏌᏛ ᎨᏒᎩ ᏥᏯᎥᎩ ᎤᏛᏅᏗᎦᎳᏫᎢᏍᏗᏱ, ᎥᏝ ᏱᎨᎳᏗᏙᎮ ᎤᏂᏣᏘ ᎠᏁᏙᎲᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᎾᏓᏑᏰᏛ ᎨᏒᎢ;
through which I obtained purification in the temple: neither with a crowd, nor with a commotion.
19 ᎾᏍᎩᏍᎩᏂ ᎠᏂ ᏦᎸᎢ ᏱᎠᏁᏙᎮᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏳᏂᏃᎮᎴᎢ, ᎢᏳᏃ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏱᎬᏇᎯᏍᏗᎭ.
But certain Jews out of Asia are the ones who should have appeared before you to accuse me, if they have anything against me.
20 ᎠᎴ ᎯᎠᏉ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎤᏅᏒ ᏳᏂᏃᎮᎸ, ᎢᏳᏃ ᎤᏲ ᏓᎩᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎸ ᎤᏂᏩᏛᏛ ᏱᎩ ᏕᎦᎳᏫᎥ ᏥᏙᎬᎢ,
Or let these ones here say if they have found in me any iniquity, while standing before the council.
21 ᎯᎠ ᏍᎩᏂᏃᏅ ᏑᏓᎴᎩ ᎤᏩᏒ ᎠᎩᏁᏨᎢ, ᎯᎠ ᎾᎩᏪᏒ ᎠᏇᎷᏅ ᎠᏂᎦᏔᎲ ᏥᏙᎬᎢ; ᏗᎴᎯᏐᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎠᏲᎱᏒ ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗ ᏍᎩᏱᎵᏙᎭ ᎪᎯ ᎢᎦ ᏥᎩ.”
For while standing among them, I spoke out solely about this one matter: about the resurrection of the dead. It is about this that I am being judged today by you.”
22 ᏈᎵᏏᏃ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏛᎦᏅ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏟ ᎢᎦᎢ ᎤᎦᏙᎥᏒ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎦᏅᏅᎢ, ᏚᏬᎯᏕᎸᎩ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏒᎩ; ᎵᏏᏯ ᏄᎬᏫᏳᏒ ᏗᏓᏘᏂᏙᎯ ᎦᎷᏨᎭ ᏓᎦᏛᎦᏃᏂ ᏥᏥᏱᎵᏙᎭ.
Then Felix, after having ascertained much knowledge about this Way, kept them waiting, by saying, “When Lysias the tribune has arrived, I will give you a hearing.”
23 ᎤᏁᏤᎸᎩᏃ ᎠᏍᎪᎯᏧᏛ ᏗᏘᏂᏙᎯ ᏧᎧᎿᎭᏩᏗᏓᏍᏗᏱ ᏉᎳ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏁᎳᎩ ᏪᏓ ᎤᏪᎵᏎᏗᏱ, ᎠᎴ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎸᎩ; ᏞᏍᏗ ᏣᏅᏍᏙᏒᎩ ᎩᎶ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎤᎾᎵᎢ ᎤᏍᏕᎸᎯᏓᏍᏗᏱ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏩᏛᎯᎯᏍᏗᏱ.
And he ordered a centurion to guard him, and to take rest, and not to prohibit any of his own from ministering to him.
24 ᎢᎸᏍᎩᏃ ᏫᏄᏒᎸ ᏈᎵᏏ ᎤᎷᏨᎩ, ᎤᏘᏃᎸᎩ ᎤᏓᎵᎢ ᏚᏏᎵ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏧᏏ ᎨᏒᎩ, ᎤᏓᏅᏒᎩ ᏩᏥᏯᏅᏗᏱ ᏉᎳ; ᎤᏛᎦᏁᎸᎩᏃ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎪᎯᏳᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎤᎬᏩᎵ.
Then, after some days, Felix, arriving with his wife Drusilla who was a Jew, called for Paul and listened to him about the faith that is in Christ Jesus.
25 ᎠᏏᏉᏃ ᎧᏃᎮᏍᎬ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᎵᏏᎾᎯᏍᏙᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏧᏭᎪᏙᏗᏱ ᎤᎵᏱᎶᎯᏍᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᏈᎵᏏ ᎤᏪᎾᏮᎩ, ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏒᎩ; ᎭᏓᏅᎾ ᎪᎯ, ᎢᏳᏃ ᏰᎵ ᎢᎬᏆᏛᏁᏗ ᏂᎦᎵᏍᏔᏅᎭ ᏫᎬᏯᏅᎲᎭ.
And after he discoursed about justice and chastity, and about the future judgment, Felix was trembling, and he responded: “For now, go, but remain under guard. Then, at an opportune time, I will summon you.”
26 ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎤᏚᎩ ᎤᏩᏒᎩ ᏉᎳ ᎠᏕᎸ ᏧᏁᏗᏱ, ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏧᏲᎯᏍᏗᏱ; ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎤᏟ ᏯᏃᎩᏳ ᎠᏓᏅᏍᎬᎩ ᏩᏯᏂᏍᎬᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᎵᏃᎮᏗᏍᎬᎩ.
He was also hoping that money might be given to him by Paul, and because of this, he frequently summoned him and spoke with him.
27 ᏔᎵᏃ ᏫᏄᏕᎢᏴᎲ ᏈᎵᏏ ᎤᏪᏅᎢ ᏉᏏᏯ ᏇᏍᏓ ᎤᏪᏔᏅᎩ; ᏈᎵᏏᏃ ᎤᏚᎵᏍᎬᎢ ᎠᏂᏧᏏ ᎣᏍᏛ ᏧᏓᏅᏓᏗᏍᏙᏗᏱ, ᎤᏪᎧᎯᏴᎩ ᏉᎳ ᎠᎦᎸᎢᏛ.
Then, when two years had passed, Felix was succeeded by Portius Festus. And since Felix wanted to show particular favor to the Jews, he left Paul behind as a prisoner.
