ᎨᏥᏅᏏᏛ ᏄᎾᏛᏁᎵᏙᎸᎢ 24
1 ᎯᏍᎩᏃ ᏫᏄᏒᎳ ᎡᏂᎾᏯ ᏄᎬᏫᏳᏒ ᎠᏥᎸ-ᎨᎶᎯ ᎤᎷᏨᎩ, ᎠᏁᎲ ᏗᎨᎦᏁᎶᏗ, ᎠᎴ ᎩᎶ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᏗᏘᏲᎯᎯ, ᏔᏓᎳ ᏧᏙᎢᏛ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏂᏃᏁᎸᎩ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ, ᎠᏄᎯᏍᏗᏍᎬ ᏉᎳ.
And after five days came down the high priest Ananias, with the elders, and a certain orator called Tertullus, and laid their informations against Paul before the governor.
2 ᏩᏥᏯᏅᎲᏃ ᏔᏓᎳ ᎤᎴᏅᎲᎩ ᎤᏬᎯᏍᏔᏅᎩ, ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏒᎩ; “ᏂᎯ ᎢᏣᏂᏌᏅᎯ ᎤᏣᏘ ᏅᏩᏙᎯᏯᏛ ᏦᏤᎭ, ᎠᎴ ᎣᏍᏛ ᏥᏄᎾᎵᏍᏓᏁᎭ ᏴᏫ ᎣᎦᏤᎵᎪᎯ ᏣᎦᏌᏯᏍᏗᏳ ᎨᏒ ᏥᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᎭ,
And he having been called, Tertullus began to accuse, saying, Seeing we enjoy great peace through thee, and that excellent measures are executed for this nation by thy forethought,
3 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ, ᎰᏍᏛ ᏈᎵᏏ, ᏂᎪᎯᎸ ᎠᎴ ᏂᎬᎾᏛ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎠᎵᎮᎵᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎣᏣᏓᏂᎸᎪᎢ.
we receive [it] always and everywhere, most excellent Felix, with all thankfulness.
4 ᎠᏎᏃ ᎠᏏ ᎤᏟ ᎢᎦᎢ ᏂᏗᎬᏯᏪᎢᏍᏔᏅᎾ, ᎬᏔᏲᏎᎭ ᏣᏓᏅᏘᏳ ᎨᏒ ᏨᏙᏗᏱ ᏍᎩᏯᏛᎦᏁᏗᏱ ᎢᎸᏍᎩ ᎢᎧᏁᏨᎯ.
But that I may not too much intrude on thy time, I beseech thee to hear us briefly in thy kindness.
5 ᎣᎦᏙᎴᎰᏒᏰᏃ ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎤᏣᏔᏅᎯ ᎤᏕᏯᏙᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎦᏂᎳᏗᏍᎩ ᏧᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᏂᎦᏛ ᎠᏂᏧᏏ ᎠᏁᎲ ᏂᎬᎾᏛ ᎡᎶᎯ, ᎠᎴ ᏄᎬᏫᏳᏒ ᏗᏓᏘᏂᏙᎯ ᎤᎾᎵᎪᏒ ᎾᏎᎵᏂ ᏧᎾᏙᎢᏛ.
For finding this man a pest, and moving sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a leader of the sect of the Nazaraeans;
6 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎤᏛᏅ ᏗᎦᎳᏫᎢᏍᏗᏱ ᎤᏐᏢᎢᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᎤᏰᎸᏅᎩ. ᎾᏍᎩ ᎣᏥᏂᏴᎲᎩ ᎠᎴ ᎣᎦᏚᎵᏍᎬᎩ ᏦᎩᎧᎿᎭᏩᏛᏍᏗ ᎣᎬᏙᏗᏱ ᎣᏥᏱᎵᏓᏍᏗᏱ.
who also attempted to profane the temple; whom we also had seized, [and would have judged according to our law;
7 ᎠᏎᏃ ᎵᏏᏯ ᏄᎬᏫᏳᏒ ᏗᏓᏘᏂᏙᎯ ᎤᎷᏨ ᎤᏣᏘ ᎬᏍᎦᎢᏍᏓᎩᏯ ᏙᎦᏑᎦᎸᏔᏅᎩ,
but Lysias, the chiliarch, coming up, took [him] away with great force out of our hands,
8 ᎠᎴ ᏚᏁᏤᎸᎩ ᎬᏭᎯᏍᏗᏍᎩ ᎨᏣᎷᏤᏗᏱ; ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎯᎪᎵᏰᏍᎬᎢ ᏨᏒ ᎨᏣᎦᏙᎥᎯᏍᏗ ᏱᏂᎦᎵᏍᏓ ᎯᎠ ᏂᎦᏛ ᏦᏧᎢᏍᏗᎭ.”
having commanded his accusers to come to thee; ] of whom thou canst thyself, in examining [him], know the certainty of all these things of which we accuse him.
9 ᎠᏂᏧᏏᏃ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎤᏂᏍᏓᏱᏛᎩ, ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏄᏍᏗ, ᎤᎾᏛᏅᎩ.
And the Jews also joined in pressing the matter against [Paul], 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.
But Paul, the governor having beckoned to him to speak, answered, Knowing that for many years thou hast been judge to this nation, I answer readily as to the things which concern myself.
11 ᎨᏣᎦᏙᎥᎯᏍᏗᏰᏃ ᏂᎦᎵᏍᏗᎭ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏏᏉ ᏔᎳᏚᏉ ᏄᏒᎭ ᏥᎷᏏᎵᎻ ᎬᏆᏓᏙᎵᏍᏔᏅᏒᎯ.
As thou mayest know that there are not more than twelve days since I went up to worship at Jerusalem,
12 ᎠᎴ ᎥᏝ ᏱᎬᎩᏩᏛᎮ ᎩᎶ ᏲᏍᏓᏗᏒᎯᎮ ᎣᏍᏗᏬᏂᏍᎬᎢ ᎤᏛᏅ-ᏗᎦᎳᏫᎢᏍᏗᏱ, ᎠᎴ ᎥᏝ ᏱᏗᏥᏖᎸᎲᏍᎨ ᏚᎾᏓᏅᏛ ᏴᏫ ᏗᎦᎳᏫᎢᏍᏗᏱ ᏕᎨᏌᏗᏒᎢ ᎠᎴ ᎢᎸᎯᏢ ᎦᏚᎲᎢ.
and neither in the temple did they find me discoursing to any one, or making any tumultuous gathering together of the crowd, nor in the synagogues, nor in the city;
13 ᎥᏝ ᎠᎴ ᏰᎵ ᎬᏩᏃᎯᏳᏙᏗ ᏱᎩ ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎿᎭᏉ ᏥᎬᏇᎯᏍᏗᎭ.
neither can they make good the things of 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 this I avow to thee, that in the way which they call sect, so I serve my fathers' God, believing all things which are written throughout the law, and in the prophets;
15 ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎤᏚᎩ ᏥᏴᎠ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ, ᏧᎾᎴᎯᏐᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏧᏂᏲᎱᏒᎯ ᎤᎾᏓᏅᏘ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏂᏁᎫᏥᏛ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎤᏅᏒ ᏧᏃᎯᏳᎭ.
having hope towards God, which they themselves also receive, that there is to be a resurrection both of just and unjust.
16 ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᏂᎦᏛᏁᎰᎢ ᎦᏟᏂᎬᏁᎰ ᎠᏆᏓᏅᏙᎩ ᎠᏆᏎᎮᎲᎢ ᏂᎪᎯᎸ ᏂᏥᏍᎦᏅᏤᎲᎾ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᎴ ᏂᎦᏥᏍᎦᏅᏤᎲᎾ ᏴᏫ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ.
For this cause I also exercise [myself] to have in everything a conscience without offence towards God and men.
17 ᎢᎸᏍᎩᏃ ᏫᏄᏕᏘᏴᎲ ᏗᏆᏤᎵᎦ ᏴᏫ ᏕᏥᏲᎮᎸᎩ ᎨᏥᏁᎸᎯ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᎩᏲᎸᎩ ᎠᏥᎸᎨᎳᏍᏗ.
And after a lapse of many years I arrived, bringing alms to my nation, and offerings.
18 ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏂᎦᏛᏁᎲᎢ ᎩᎶ ᎢᏳᎾᏍᏗ ᎠᏂᏧᏏ ᎡᏏᏱ ᎠᏁᎯ ᎬᎩᏩᏛᎲᎩ ᎠᏆᏓᏅᎦᎵᏌᏛ ᎨᏒᎩ ᏥᏯᎥᎩ ᎤᏛᏅᏗᎦᎳᏫᎢᏍᏗᏱ, ᎥᏝ ᏱᎨᎳᏗᏙᎮ ᎤᏂᏣᏘ ᎠᏁᏙᎲᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᎾᏓᏑᏰᏛ ᎨᏒᎢ;
Whereupon they found me purified in the temple, with neither crowd nor tumult. But it was certain Jews from Asia,
19 ᎾᏍᎩᏍᎩᏂ ᎠᏂ ᏦᎸᎢ ᏱᎠᏁᏙᎮᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏳᏂᏃᎮᎴᎢ, ᎢᏳᏃ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏱᎬᏇᎯᏍᏗᎭ.
who ought to appear before thee and accuse, if they have anything against me;
20 ᎠᎴ ᎯᎠᏉ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎤᏅᏒ ᏳᏂᏃᎮᎸ, ᎢᏳᏃ ᎤᏲ ᏓᎩᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎸ ᎤᏂᏩᏛᏛ ᏱᎩ ᏕᎦᎳᏫᎥ ᏥᏙᎬᎢ,
or let these themselves say what wrong they found in me when I stood before the council,
21 ᎯᎠ ᏍᎩᏂᏃᏅ ᏑᏓᎴᎩ ᎤᏩᏒ ᎠᎩᏁᏨᎢ, ᎯᎠ ᎾᎩᏪᏒ ᎠᏇᎷᏅ ᎠᏂᎦᏔᎲ ᏥᏙᎬᎢ; ᏗᎴᎯᏐᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎠᏲᎱᏒ ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗ ᏍᎩᏱᎵᏙᎭ ᎪᎯ ᎢᎦ ᏥᎩ.”
[other] than concerning this one voice which I cried standing amongst them: I am judged this day by you touching [the] resurrection of [the] dead.
22 ᏈᎵᏏᏃ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏛᎦᏅ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏟ ᎢᎦᎢ ᎤᎦᏙᎥᏒ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎦᏅᏅᎢ, ᏚᏬᎯᏕᎸᎩ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏒᎩ; ᎵᏏᏯ ᏄᎬᏫᏳᏒ ᏗᏓᏘᏂᏙᎯ ᎦᎷᏨᎭ ᏓᎦᏛᎦᏃᏂ ᏥᏥᏱᎵᏙᎭ.
And Felix, knowing accurately the things concerning the way, adjourned them, saying, When Lysias the chiliarch is come down I will determine your affair;
23 ᎤᏁᏤᎸᎩᏃ ᎠᏍᎪᎯᏧᏛ ᏗᏘᏂᏙᎯ ᏧᎧᎿᎭᏩᏗᏓᏍᏗᏱ ᏉᎳ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏁᎳᎩ ᏪᏓ ᎤᏪᎵᏎᏗᏱ, ᎠᎴ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎸᎩ; ᏞᏍᏗ ᏣᏅᏍᏙᏒᎩ ᎩᎶ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎤᎾᎵᎢ ᎤᏍᏕᎸᎯᏓᏍᏗᏱ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏩᏛᎯᎯᏍᏗᏱ.
ordering the centurion to keep him, and that he should have freedom, and to hinder none of his friends to minister to him.
24 ᎢᎸᏍᎩᏃ ᏫᏄᏒᎸ ᏈᎵᏏ ᎤᎷᏨᎩ, ᎤᏘᏃᎸᎩ ᎤᏓᎵᎢ ᏚᏏᎵ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏧᏏ ᎨᏒᎩ, ᎤᏓᏅᏒᎩ ᏩᏥᏯᏅᏗᏱ ᏉᎳ; ᎤᏛᎦᏁᎸᎩᏃ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎪᎯᏳᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎤᎬᏩᎵ.
And after certain days, Felix having arrived with Drusilla his wife, who was a Jewess, he sent for Paul and heard him concerning the faith in Christ.
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 as he reasoned concerning righteousness, and temperance, and the judgment about to come, Felix, being filled with fear, answered, Go for the present, and when I get an opportunity I will send for thee;
26 ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎤᏚᎩ ᎤᏩᏒᎩ ᏉᎳ ᎠᏕᎸ ᏧᏁᏗᏱ, ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏧᏲᎯᏍᏗᏱ; ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎤᏟ ᏯᏃᎩᏳ ᎠᏓᏅᏍᎬᎩ ᏩᏯᏂᏍᎬᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᎵᏃᎮᏗᏍᎬᎩ.
hoping at the same time that money would be given him by Paul: wherefore also he sent for him the oftener and communed with him.
27 ᏔᎵᏃ ᏫᏄᏕᎢᏴᎲ ᏈᎵᏏ ᎤᏪᏅᎢ ᏉᏏᏯ ᏇᏍᏓ ᎤᏪᏔᏅᎩ; ᏈᎵᏏᏃ ᎤᏚᎵᏍᎬᎢ ᎠᏂᏧᏏ ᎣᏍᏛ ᏧᏓᏅᏓᏗᏍᏙᏗᏱ, ᎤᏪᎧᎯᏴᎩ ᏉᎳ ᎠᎦᎸᎢᏛ.
But when two years were completed, Felix was relieved by Porcius Festus as his successor; and Felix, desirous to oblige the Jews, to acquire their favour, left Paul bound.
