ᎨᏥᏅᏏᏛ ᏄᎾᏛᏁᎵᏙᎸᎢ 26

1 ᎿᎭᏉᏃ ᎡᎩᎵᏈ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎸᎩ ᏉᎳ; ᏨᏒ ᎭᎵᏍᏕᎵᏍᎬ ᎨᏣᏁᎢᏍᏗ ᏂᎦᎵᏍᏓ. ᎿᎭᏉᏃ ᏉᎳ ᎤᏙᏯᏅᎯᏛ ᎤᏩᏒ ᎠᎵᏍᏕᎵᏍᎬ ᎤᏬᏂᏒᎩ, ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏒᎩ;

And Agrippa said to Paul, It is permitted thee to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretching out his hand answered in his defence:

2 ᏣᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎡᎩᎵᏉ, ᎦᎵᎡᎵᎦ ᎪᎯ ᎢᎦ ᏥᎩ ᎯᎦᏔᎲ ᎦᎵᏍᏕᎵᏍᎬ ᏨᏓᏥᏁᎢᏍᏔᏂ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎬᏇᎯᏍᏗᏍᎬᎢ ᎠᏂᏧᏏ.

I count myself happy, king Agrippa, in having to answer to-day before thee concerning all of which I am accused by the Jews,

3 Ꮀ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎭ ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᎭ ᎯᎦᏔᎯᏳ ᏥᎩ ᏂᎦᏛ ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏛᏍᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎧᏃᎮᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎠᏂᏧᏏ ᏥᏚᏁᎭ. ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎬᏔᏲᏎᎭ ᏂᏗᏣᏯᏪᎬᎾ ᏍᏆᏛᎦᏁᏗᏱ.

especially because thou art acquainted with all the customs and questions which are among the Jews; wherefore I beseech thee to hear me patiently.

4 ᏄᏍᏛ ᎠᏆᎴᏂᏙᎸ ᏥᏫᏄᏣ ᏅᏧᎵᏍᏔᏅ ᏅᏓᎬᏩᏓᎴᏅᏛ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᎬᏱᏱ ᎦᏥᏰᎳᏗᏙᎸᎩ ᏗᏆᏤᎵ ᏴᏫ ᏥᎷᏏᎵᎻ, ᏂᎦᏛ ᎠᏂᏧᏏ ᎠᏂᎦᏔᎭ,

My manner of life then from my youth, which from its commencement was passed among my nation in Jerusalem, know all the Jews,

5 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎬᎩᎦᏔᎲᎩ ᏗᏓᎴᏂᏍᎬ ᏅᏓᎬᏩᏓᎴᏅᏛ, ᎢᏳᏃ ᏳᏂᏃᎮᎸ, ᎠᏂᎦᏔᎯᏳᏰᏃ ᎠᏆᎵᏏ ᎤᎴᏂᏓᏍᏗ ᎠᏆᎴᏂᏙᎸᎢ, ᏕᏥᏍᏓᏩᏗᏒ ᎤᎾᏓᏤᎵᏛ ᎤᎾᎵᎪᎯ ᏭᏂᎫᏛ ᏗᏂᎧᎿᎭᏩᏕᎩ ᎣᎦᏤᎵ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏦᏥᎧᎿᎭᏩᏛᏍᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ.

who knew me before from the outset [of my life], if they would bear witness, that according to the strictest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.

6 ᎪᎯᏃ ᎢᏥᏙᎦ ᎢᎬᎩᏱᎵᏙᎭ, ᎠᎩᏍᏛᏗᎭ ᎤᏚᎩ ᎬᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏥᏚᏚᎢᏍᏓᏁᎴ ᏦᎩᎦᏴᎵᎨᎢ;

And now I stand to be judged because of the hope of the promise made by God to our fathers,

7 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎨᏥᏚᎢᏍᏓᏁᎸ ᎤᎾᎵᏱᎶᎯᏍᏗᏱ ᎤᏚᎩ ᎤᏅᎭ ᏔᎳᏚ ᏃᏥᎳᏍᏓᎸᎢ, ᎤᎵᏂᎩᏗᏳ ᏥᏓᏂᎧᎿᎭᏩᏗ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏗᎬᏩᎩᏨᏗ. ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏚᎩ ᎬᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᎭ, ᏣᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎡᎩᎵᏈ, ᎠᏂᏧᏏ ᎬᏇᎯᏍᏗᎭ.

to which our whole twelve tribes serving incessantly day and night hope to arrive; about which hope, O king, I am accused of [the] Jews.

8 ᎦᏙᏃ ᎦᎪᎯᏳᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎢᏥᏰᎸᏐ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏧᎴᏙᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏧᏂᏲᎱᏒᎯ?

Why should it be judged a thing incredible in your sight if God raises the dead?

9 ᎠᏴ ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯ ᎯᎠ ᏂᎨᎵᏍᎬᎩ; ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᏱᏂᎦᏛᏁᎭ ᎤᏣᏘ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏱᏓᎩᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁ ᎦᏡᏗᏍᎬ ᏕᎤᏙᎥ ᏥᏌ ᎾᏎᎵᏘ ᏤᎲᎩ.

I indeed myself thought that I ought to do much against the name of Jesus the Nazaraean.

10 ᎰᏩᏃ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᏆᏛᏁᎸᎩ ᏥᎷᏏᎵᎻ; ᎠᎴ ᎤᏂᏣᏛᎩ ᎤᎾᏓᏅᏘ ᏕᏥᏍᏚᏅᎩ ᏗᏓᏍᏚᏗᏱ, ᎬᎩᏁᏤᎸᎯ ᎨᏒᎩ ᏄᏂᎬᏫᏳᏒ ᎠᏥᎸ-ᎠᏁᎶᎯ; ᏕᎨᏥᎷᎦᏃ ᏥᏁᎬᎩ ᎦᏥᏯᏡᏗᏍᎬᎢ.

Which also I did in Jerusalem, and myself shut up in prisons many of the saints, having received the authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death I gave my vote.

11 ᎠᎴ ᏯᏃᎩᏳ ᎤᏲ ᏂᎦᏥᏴᏁᎲ ᏗᎦᎳᏫᎢᏍᏗᏱ ᏕᎨᏌᏗᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏂᏐᏢᎢᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᏂᎦᏥᏴᏁᎲᎩ; ᎤᏣᏔᏅᎯᏃ ᎦᏥᏂᏆᏘᎲ ᎾᏓᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᏍᎬᎩ ᎤᏲ ᏂᎦᏥᏴᏁᎲ ᏅᏩᏓᎴ ᏙᏗᎦᏚᎲ ᏫᎦᏥᎨᎰᎢᎲᎩ.

And often punishing them in all the synagogues, I compelled them to blaspheme. And, being exceedingly furious against them, I persecuted them even to cities out [of our own land].

12 ᏕᎹᏍᎦᏃ ᏫᏥᎦᏛᎢ, ᏄᏂᎬᏫᏳᏒ ᎠᏥᎸ-ᎠᏁᎶᎯ ᎬᎩᏁᏤᎸᎢ,

And when, [engaged] in this, I was journeying to Damascus, with authority and power from the chief priests,

13 ᏣᎬᏫᏳᎯ, ᎦᎢᏒ ᎢᎦ ᎠᏰᎵ ᎠᎩᎪᎲᎩ ᎢᎦᎦᏛᎢ, ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᏅᏓᏳᎶᏒᎯ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏍᎪᏒᎢ ᎤᏟ ᎨᏒᎩ ᎡᏍᎦᏉ ᏅᏙ, ᏓᏆᏚᏫᏍᏔᏅᎩ ᎠᏴ ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎣᏤᎯ.

at mid-day, on the way, I saw, O king, a light above the brightness of the sun, shining from heaven round about me and those who were journeying with me.

14 ᏂᎦᏛᏃ ᎡᎳᏗ ᏙᎩᏅᏨ, ᎧᏁᎬ ᎠᏆᏛᎦᏅᎩ ᎠᎩᏁᏤᎲᎩ, ᎠᏂᏧᏏ ᎤᏂᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ ᎬᏗᏍᎬᎩ; ᎯᎠ ᏂᎦᏪᏍᎬᎩ ᏐᎳ, ᏐᎳ, ᎦᏙᏃ ᎤᏲ ᏂᏍᏋᏁᎭ? ᎤᏕᏯᏙᏗᏳ ᏗᏣᎲᏖᏍᏗᏱ ᏗᎪᏍᏓᏯ.

And, when we were all fallen to the ground, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? [it is] hard for thee to kick against goads.

15 ᎯᎠᏃ ᎾᎩᏪᏒᎩ; ᎦᎪ ᏂᎯ, ᏣᎬᏫᏳᎯ? ᎯᎠᏃ ᏄᏪᏒᎩ; ᎠᏏ ᏥᏌ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏲ ᏥᏂᏴᏁᎭ.

And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest:

16 ᎠᏎᏃ ᏔᎴᎲᎦ, ᎠᎴ ᎭᎴᎲᎦ, ᎯᎠᏰᏃ ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏖᎭ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᏥᏂᎬᏯᏛᏂᏏ, ᎭᎵᏥᏙᎲᏍᎩ ᎢᎬᏴᏁᏗᏱ ᎠᎴ ᎯᏃᎮᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏥᎪᏩᏛ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᏏ ᎬᎾᏄᎪᏫᏎᏗ ᏥᎩ.

but rise up and stand on thy feet; for, for this purpose have I appeared to thee, to appoint thee to be a servant and a witness both of what thou hast seen, and of what I shall appear to thee in,

17 ᎬᏩᏓᎴᏍᎨᏍᏗ ᎨᏣᏡᏗᏍᎬ ᎯᎠ ᏴᏫ ᎠᎴ ᏧᎾᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᏴᏫ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏗᏁᎲ ᎿᎭᏉ ᎬᏅᎵ,

taking thee out from among the people, and the nations, to whom I send thee,

18 ᏘᏍᏚᎢᎡᏗᏱ ᏗᏂᎦᏙᎵ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᎵᏏᎬ ᏄᎾᏛᏅ ᏘᎪᎸᏍᏗᏱ ᎢᎦᎦᏛ ᎢᏗᏢ ᏫᏘᎦᏔᎲᏍᏗᏱ, ᎠᎴ ᏎᏓᏂ ᎤᏤᎵᎪᎯ ᏄᎾᏛᏅ ᏘᎪᎸᏍᏗᏱ ᏙᏘᎦᏔᎲᏍᏗᏱ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎢᏗᏢ ᏫᏘᎦᏔᎲᏍᏙᏗᏱ; ᎾᏍᎩ ᏗᎦᎨᏥᏁᏗᏱ ᎤᏂᏍᎦᏅᏨᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎬᏩᏂᏩᏛᏗ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᎤᎾᏤᎵᎦ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎨᏥᏅᎦᎸᏛ ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᏍᎬ ᎥᏉᎯᏳᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ.

to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive remission of sins and inheritance among them that are sanctified by faith in me.

19 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏏᏗ, ᏣᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎡᎩᎵᏈ, ᎥᏝ ᎾᏉᎯᏳᏅᎾ ᏱᎨᏎ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᏅᏓᏳᎶᏒᎯ ᎠᎩᎪᎲᎢ.

Whereupon, king Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision;

20 ᎦᏥᏃᏁᎸᎩᏰᏃ ᎢᎬᏱ ᏕᎹᏍᎦ ᎠᏁᎯ, ᎠᎴ ᏥᎷᏏᎵᎻ ᎠᏁᎯ, ᎠᎴ ᏂᎬᎾᏛ ᏧᏗᏱ ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᏉ ᏧᎾᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᏴᏫ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏧᏂᏁᏟᏴᏍᏗᏱ ᏚᎾᏓᏅᏛᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎢᏗᏢ ᏭᎾᎦᏔᎲᏍᏙᏗᏱ, ᎠᎴ ᏧᏂᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗᏱ ᎠᏙᎴᎰᎯᏍᏙᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏚᏂᏁᏟᏴᏒ ᏚᎾᏓᏅᏛᎢ.

but have, first to those both in Damascus and Jerusalem, and to all the region of Judaea, and to the nations, announced that they should repent and turn to God, doing works worthy of repentance.

21 ᎾᏍᎩ ᏅᏓᏳᎵᏍᏙᏔᏅᎩ ᎠᏂᏧᏏ ᎬᎩᏂᏴᎲᎩ ᎤᏛᏅ ᏗᎦᎳᏫᎢᏍᏗᏱ, ᎬᎩᎯᏍᏗᏱ ᎤᏂᏰᎸᏒᎩ.

On account of these things the Jews, having seized me in the temple, attempted to lay hands on and destroy me.

22 ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯᏃ ᎠᎩᏍᏕᎸᎲᎢ ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᎭ ᎠᏏ ᎦᎴᏂᏙᎭ ᎪᎯ ᎢᎦ ᏥᎩ, ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᏂᎦᏥᏴᏁᎭ ᏂᎨᏥᎸᏉᏛᎾ ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎨᏥᎸᏉᏗ, ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏂᏥᏃᎮᏍᎬᎾ Ꮎ ᎤᏩᏒ ᎠᎾᏙᎴᎰᏍᎩ ᎠᎴ ᎼᏏ ᎤᎾᏄᎪᎢᏍᏗ ᎤᎾᏛᏅᎯ ᏥᎩ;

Having therefore met with [the] help which is from God, I have stood firm unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying nothing else than those things which both the prophets and Moses have said should happen,

23 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎤᎩᎵᏲᎢᏍᏗᏱ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᎬᏱ ᎤᏲᎱᏒ ᏧᎴᎯᏐᏗᏱ, ᎠᎴ ᎢᎦᎦᏘ ᏧᎾᏄᎪᏫᏎᏗᏱ ᎯᎠ ᏴᏫ ᎠᎴ ᏧᎾᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᏴᏫ.

[namely, ] whether Christ should suffer; whether he first, through resurrection of [the] dead, should announce light both to the people and to the nations.

24 ᎠᏏᏉᏃ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏂᎦᏪᏍᎬᎩ, ᎤᏩᏒ ᎠᎵᏍᏕᎵᏍᎬᎢ, ᏇᏍᏓ ᎯᎠ ᎠᏍᏓᏯ ᏄᏪᏒᎩ; ᏣᎸᏃᏘᎭ ᏉᎳ, ᎤᏣᏘ ᎪᏪᎵ ᏘᏏᎾᏏᏳ ᎨᏒ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏣᎸᏃᏙᏗᎭ.

And as he answered for his defence with these things, Festus says with a loud voice, Thou art mad, Paul; much learning turns thee to madness.

25 ᎠᏎᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏒᎩ; ᎥᏝ ᏯᎩᎸᏃᏘᎭ, ᎰᏍᏛ ᏇᏍᏓ, ᏥᏁᎦᏉᏍᎩᏂ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᎨᏒᎢ ᎠᎴ ᏃᎸᏃᏘᏍᎬᎾ ᎧᏁᎢᏍᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ.

But Paul said, I am not mad, most excellent Festus, but utter words of truth and soberness;

26 ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯᏰᏃ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᎠᎦᏔᎭ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎤᏛᏓᏍᏛ ᏂᏥᏍᎦᎢᎲᎾ ᏥᏥᏁᎦ; ᏥᎦᏔᎭᏰᏃ ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎠᎬᏍᎦᎳᏁᎸᎯ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᏞᏰᏃ ᎤᏅᏏᏴ ᎯᎠ ᏗᎦᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎸᎯ ᏱᎩ.

for the king is informed about these things, to whom also I speak with all freedom. For I am persuaded that of these things nothing is hidden from him; for this was not done in a corner.

27 ᏣᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎡᎩᎵᏈ, ᏕᎰᎯᏳᎲᏍᎦᏍᎪ ᎠᎾᏙᎴᎰᏍᎩ? ᏥᎦᏔᎭ ᏕᎰᎯᏳᎲᏍᎬᎢ.

King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets? I know that thou believest.

28 ᎿᎭᏉᏃ ᎡᎩᎵᏈ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎸᎩ ᏉᎳ; ᎠᎴᏉ ᏂᏍᎩᏎᎪᎩᎠ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᏥᏲᎢᏳᎲᏍᎩ ᎢᏯᏆᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ.

And Agrippa [said] to Paul, In a little thou persuadest me to become a Christian.

29 ᏉᎳᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏒᎩ; ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏥᏯᏚᎸᎡᎭ, ᎥᏝ ᏂᎯᏉ ᏨᏒ, ᎾᏍᏉᏍᎩᏂ ᏂᎦᏛ ᏥᎬᏆᏛᎦᏁᎭ ᎪᎯ ᎢᎦ ᏥᎩ, ᎾᏍᎩ, ᎥᏝ ᎠᎴᏉ ᎾᏆᏍᏛᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩᏯᏍᎩᏂ ᎾᏆᏍᏛ ᎢᏣᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ, ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏨᏆᎸᎥ ᎤᏩᏒ.

And Paul [said], I would to God, both in little and in much, that not only thou, but all who have heard me this day, should become such as I also am, except these bonds.

30 ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏄᏪᏒ, ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᏚᎴᏅᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᏥᎦᏘᏗᏍᏗ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ, ᎠᎴ ᏆᏂᏏ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᎾᏅᏅᎯ,

And the king stood up, and the governor and Bernice, and those who sat with them,

31 ᎢᏴᏛᏃ ᏭᏂᎶᏒ, ᎤᏅᏒ ᎨᏒ ᎤᎾᎵᏃᎮᎸᎩ, ᎯᎠ ᏄᏂᏪᏒᎩ; ᎯᎠ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎥᏝ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏱᏚᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎭ ᎬᏩᏲᎱᎯᏍᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎦᏰᎦᎸᏍᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ.

and having gone apart, they spoke to one another saying, This man does nothing worthy of death or of bonds.

32 ᎡᎩᎵᏈᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎸᎩ ᏇᏍᏓ; ᎯᎠ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᏗᎦᏰᏥᏲᎯᏍᏗᏉ ᏱᎨᏎᎢ, ᎢᏳᏃ ᏏᏐᎢ ᏫᏄᎲᏍᏔᏅᎾ ᏱᎨᏎᎢ.

And Agrippa said to Festus, This man might have been let go if he had not appealed to Caesar.