ᎨᏥᏅᏏᏛ ᏄᎾᏛᏁᎵᏙᎸᎢ 24

1 ᎯᏍᎩᏃ ᏫᏄᏒᎳ ᎡᏂᎾᏯ ᏄᎬᏫᏳᏒ ᎠᏥᎸ-ᎨᎶᎯ ᎤᎷᏨᎩ, ᎠᏁᎲ ᏗᎨᎦᏁᎶᏗ, ᎠᎴ ᎩᎶ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᏗᏘᏲᎯᎯ, ᏔᏓᎳ ᏧᏙᎢᏛ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏂᏃᏁᎸᎩ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ, ᎠᏄᎯᏍᏗᏍᎬ ᏉᎳ.

After five days, the high priest, Ananias, came down with certain elders and an orator, one Tertullus. They informed the governor against Paul.

2 ᏩᏥᏯᏅᎲᏃ ᏔᏓᎳ ᎤᎴᏅᎲᎩ ᎤᏬᎯᏍᏔᏅᎩ, ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏒᎩ; “ᏂᎯ ᎢᏣᏂᏌᏅᎯ ᎤᏣᏘ ᏅᏩᏙᎯᏯᏛ ᏦᏤᎭ, ᎠᎴ ᎣᏍᏛ ᏥᏄᎾᎵᏍᏓᏁᎭ ᏴᏫ ᎣᎦᏤᎵᎪᎯ ᏣᎦᏌᏯᏍᏗᏳ ᎨᏒ ᏥᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᎭ,

When he was called, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, “Seeing that by you we enjoy much peace, and that prosperity is coming to this nation by your foresight,

3 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ, ᎰᏍᏛ ᏈᎵᏏ, ᏂᎪᎯᎸ ᎠᎴ ᏂᎬᎾᏛ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎠᎵᎮᎵᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎣᏣᏓᏂᎸᎪᎢ.

we accept it in all ways and in all places, most excellent Felix, with all thankfulness.

4 ᎠᏎᏃ ᎠᏏ ᎤᏟ ᎢᎦᎢ ᏂᏗᎬᏯᏪᎢᏍᏔᏅᎾ, ᎬᏔᏲᏎᎭ ᏣᏓᏅᏘᏳ ᎨᏒ ᏨᏙᏗᏱ ᏍᎩᏯᏛᎦᏁᏗᏱ ᎢᎸᏍᎩ ᎢᎧᏁᏨᎯ.

But that I don’t delay you, I entreat you to bear with us and hear a few words.

5 ᎣᎦᏙᎴᎰᏒᏰᏃ ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎤᏣᏔᏅᎯ ᎤᏕᏯᏙᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎦᏂᎳᏗᏍᎩ ᏧᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᏂᎦᏛ ᎠᏂᏧᏏ ᎠᏁᎲ ᏂᎬᎾᏛ ᎡᎶᎯ, ᎠᎴ ᏄᎬᏫᏳᏒ ᏗᏓᏘᏂᏙᎯ ᎤᎾᎵᎪᏒ ᎾᏎᎵᏂ ᏧᎾᏙᎢᏛ.

For we have found this man to be a plague, an instigator of insurrections among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes.

6 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎤᏛᏅ ᏗᎦᎳᏫᎢᏍᏗᏱ ᎤᏐᏢᎢᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᎤᏰᎸᏅᎩ. ᎾᏍᎩ ᎣᏥᏂᏴᎲᎩ ᎠᎴ ᎣᎦᏚᎵᏍᎬᎩ ᏦᎩᎧᎿᎭᏩᏛᏍᏗ ᎣᎬᏙᏗᏱ ᎣᏥᏱᎵᏓᏍᏗᏱ.

He even tried to profane the temple, and we arrested him.

7 ᎠᏎᏃ ᎵᏏᏯ ᏄᎬᏫᏳᏒ ᏗᏓᏘᏂᏙᎯ ᎤᎷᏨ ᎤᏣᏘ ᎬᏍᎦᎢᏍᏓᎩᏯ ᏙᎦᏑᎦᎸᏔᏅᎩ,

8 ᎠᎴ ᏚᏁᏤᎸᎩ ᎬᏭᎯᏍᏗᏍᎩ ᎨᏣᎷᏤᏗᏱ; ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎯᎪᎵᏰᏍᎬᎢ ᏨᏒ ᎨᏣᎦᏙᎥᎯᏍᏗ ᏱᏂᎦᎵᏍᏓ ᎯᎠ ᏂᎦᏛ ᏦᏧᎢᏍᏗᎭ.”

By examining him yourself you may ascertain all these things of which we accuse him.”

9 ᎠᏂᏧᏏᏃ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎤᏂᏍᏓᏱᏛᎩ, ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏄᏍᏗ, ᎤᎾᏛᏅᎩ.

The Judeans also joined in the attack, affirming 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.

When the governor had beckoned to him to speak, Paul answered, “Because I know that you have been a judge of this nation for many years, I cheerfully make my defense,

11 ᎨᏣᎦᏙᎥᎯᏍᏗᏰᏃ ᏂᎦᎵᏍᏗᎭ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏏᏉ ᏔᎳᏚᏉ ᏄᏒᎭ ᏥᎷᏏᎵᎻ ᎬᏆᏓᏙᎵᏍᏔᏅᏒᎯ.

seeing that you can verify that it is 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.

In the temple they didn’t find me disputing with anyone or stirring up a crowd, either in the synagogues or in the city.

13 ᎥᏝ ᎠᎴ ᏰᎵ ᎬᏩᏃᎯᏳᏙᏗ ᏱᎩ ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎿᎭᏉ ᏥᎬᏇᎯᏍᏗᎭ.

Nor can they prove to you 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 confess to you, that according to the Way, which they call a sect, so I serve the God of our fathers, believing all things which are according to the Torah, and which are written in the Prophets;

15 ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎤᏚᎩ ᏥᏴᎠ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ, ᏧᎾᎴᎯᏐᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏧᏂᏲᎱᏒᎯ ᎤᎾᏓᏅᏘ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏂᏁᎫᏥᏛ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎤᏅᏒ ᏧᏃᎯᏳᎭ.

having hope toward God, which these also themselves look for, that there will be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.

16 ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᏂᎦᏛᏁᎰᎢ ᎦᏟᏂᎬᏁᎰ ᎠᏆᏓᏅᏙᎩ ᎠᏆᏎᎮᎲᎢ ᏂᎪᎯᎸ ᏂᏥᏍᎦᏅᏤᎲᎾ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᎴ ᏂᎦᏥᏍᎦᏅᏤᎲᎾ ᏴᏫ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ.

In this I also practice always having a conscience void of offense toward God and men.

17 ᎢᎸᏍᎩᏃ ᏫᏄᏕᏘᏴᎲ ᏗᏆᏤᎵᎦ ᏴᏫ ᏕᏥᏲᎮᎸᎩ ᎨᏥᏁᎸᎯ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᎩᏲᎸᎩ ᎠᏥᎸᎨᎳᏍᏗ.

Now after some years, I came to bring gifts for the needy 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;

amid which certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, not with a mob, nor with turmoil.

19 ᎾᏍᎩᏍᎩᏂ ᎠᏂ ᏦᎸᎢ ᏱᎠᏁᏙᎮᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏳᏂᏃᎮᎴᎢ, ᎢᏳᏃ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏱᎬᏇᎯᏍᏗᎭ.

They ought to have been here before you and to make accusation if they had anything against me.

20 ᎠᎴ ᎯᎠᏉ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎤᏅᏒ ᏳᏂᏃᎮᎸ, ᎢᏳᏃ ᎤᏲ ᏓᎩᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎸ ᎤᏂᏩᏛᏛ ᏱᎩ ᏕᎦᎳᏫᎥ ᏥᏙᎬᎢ,

Or else let these men themselves say what injustice 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.”

unless it is for this one thing that I cried standing among them, ‘Concerning the resurrection of the dead I am being judged before you today!’”

22 ᏈᎵᏏᏃ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏛᎦᏅ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏟ ᎢᎦᎢ ᎤᎦᏙᎥᏒ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎦᏅᏅᎢ, ᏚᏬᎯᏕᎸᎩ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏒᎩ; ᎵᏏᏯ ᏄᎬᏫᏳᏒ ᏗᏓᏘᏂᏙᎯ ᎦᎷᏨᎭ ᏓᎦᏛᎦᏃᏂ ᏥᏥᏱᎵᏙᎭ.

But Felix, having more exact knowledge concerning the Way, deferred them, saying, “When Lysias, the commanding officer, comes down, I will decide your case.”

23 ᎤᏁᏤᎸᎩᏃ ᎠᏍᎪᎯᏧᏛ ᏗᏘᏂᏙᎯ ᏧᎧᎿᎭᏩᏗᏓᏍᏗᏱ ᏉᎳ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏁᎳᎩ ᏪᏓ ᎤᏪᎵᏎᏗᏱ, ᎠᎴ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎸᎩ; ᏞᏍᏗ ᏣᏅᏍᏙᏒᎩ ᎩᎶ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎤᎾᎵᎢ ᎤᏍᏕᎸᎯᏓᏍᏗᏱ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏩᏛᎯᎯᏍᏗᏱ.

He ordered the centurion that Paul should be kept in custody and should have some privileges, and not to forbid any of his friends to serve him or to visit him.

24 ᎢᎸᏍᎩᏃ ᏫᏄᏒᎸ ᏈᎵᏏ ᎤᎷᏨᎩ, ᎤᏘᏃᎸᎩ ᎤᏓᎵᎢ ᏚᏏᎵ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏧᏏ ᎨᏒᎩ, ᎤᏓᏅᏒᎩ ᏩᏥᏯᏅᏗᏱ ᏉᎳ; ᎤᏛᎦᏁᎸᎩᏃ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎪᎯᏳᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎤᎬᏩᎵ.

After some days, Felix came with Drusilla his wife, who was a Jewess, and sent for Paul and heard him concerning the faith in Messiah Yeshua.

25 ᎠᏏᏉᏃ ᎧᏃᎮᏍᎬ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᎵᏏᎾᎯᏍᏙᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏧᏭᎪᏙᏗᏱ ᎤᎵᏱᎶᎯᏍᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᏈᎵᏏ ᎤᏪᎾᏮᎩ, ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏒᎩ; ᎭᏓᏅᎾ ᎪᎯ, ᎢᏳᏃ ᏰᎵ ᎢᎬᏆᏛᏁᏗ ᏂᎦᎵᏍᏔᏅᎭ ᏫᎬᏯᏅᎲᎭ.

As he reasoned about righteousness, self-control, and the judgment to come, Felix was terrified, and answered, “Go your way for this time, and when it is convenient for me, I will summon you.”

26 ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎤᏚᎩ ᎤᏩᏒᎩ ᏉᎳ ᎠᏕᎸ ᏧᏁᏗᏱ, ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏧᏲᎯᏍᏗᏱ; ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎤᏟ ᏯᏃᎩᏳ ᎠᏓᏅᏍᎬᎩ ᏩᏯᏂᏍᎬᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᎵᏃᎮᏗᏍᎬᎩ.

Meanwhile, he also hoped that money would be given to him by Paul, that he might release him. Therefore also he sent for him more often and talked with him.

27 ᏔᎵᏃ ᏫᏄᏕᎢᏴᎲ ᏈᎵᏏ ᎤᏪᏅᎢ ᏉᏏᏯ ᏇᏍᏓ ᎤᏪᏔᏅᎩ; ᏈᎵᏏᏃ ᎤᏚᎵᏍᎬᎢ ᎠᏂᏧᏏ ᎣᏍᏛ ᏧᏓᏅᏓᏗᏍᏙᏗᏱ, ᎤᏪᎧᎯᏴᎩ ᏉᎳ ᎠᎦᎸᎢᏛ.

But when two years were fulfilled, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus, and desiring to gain favor with the Judeans, Felix left Paul in bonds.