Jesu Tondiba Tuona 23

1 Polo den nuali bi cancannikpeliba taancianli ki yedi ba: N kpiiba n ye U Tienu nintuali leni yaa pali seedi n ŋani ŋali dinla.

And Paul, looking fixedly at the Sanhedrin, said, My brothers, my life has been upright before God till this day.

2 Bi kopadicianba bado Ananiasa den yedi yaaba n nagi polo n pua o ñoabu.

And the high priest, Ananias, gave orders to those who were near him to give him a blow on the mouth.

3 Polo den yedi o: U Tienu baa pua ŋa fini u balikalikaanpienu na. A ka u bujiakaanu ki baa jia n buudi nani li balimaama n bili maama, ki nan miidi li balimaama ŋan teni ke bi pua nni yeni.

Then Paul said to him, God will give blows to you, you whitewashed wall: are you here to be my judge by law, and by your orders am I given blows against the law?

4 Yaaba n se li kani den yedi Polo: A sugidi bi kopadicianba bado yoo?

And those who were near said, Do you say such words against God's high priest?

5 Polo den yedi: N kpiiba mii bi bani ke o tie bi kopadicianba bado. Li diani i diani nni ki yedi: Han da maadi a buolu yudaano po yaala n bia.

And Paul said, Brother, I had no idea that he was the high priest: for it has been said, You may not say evil about the ruler of your people.

6 Polo den bandi ke bi cancannikpeliba taancianli yeni siiga bine tie Sadusieninba, bine mo Falisienba. Lani o den kpaani li taanli yeni niinni ki yedi: N kpiiba n tie Falisieni n yaajanba mo den tie Falisieninba. Bi cuo nni ki baa bu leni nni kelima n sugini ke bi tinkpiba baa fii.

But when Paul saw that half of them were Sadducees and the rest Pharisees, he said in the Sanhedrin, Brothers, I am a Pharisee, and the son of Pharisees: I am here to be judged on the question of the hope of the coming back from the dead.

7 Wan den yedi yeni Falisieninba leni Sadusieninba den cili ki nia leni bi yaba, ke mi paadima den tieni li taancianli siiga.

And when he had said this, there was an argument between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and a division in the meeting.

8 Sadusieninba maadi ke bi tinkpiba fiima ki ye, ki go maadi ke malekinba leni a cicila ki ye. Ama Falisieninba wan maadi ke lankuli ye.

For the Sadducees say that there is no coming back from the dead, and no angels or spirits: but the Pharisees have belief in all these.

9 Ku fuugu den tieni boncianla. Libamaama bangikaaba bi tianba yaaba n tie Falisienba den fii ki nia leni u paalu ki yedi: Tii sua ke o joa ne pia tagili. Daalinba ciciliga yaaka malekoba n maadi leni o.

And there was a great outcry: and some of the scribes on the side of the Pharisees got up and took part in the discussion, saying, We see no evil in this man: what if he has had a revelation from an angel or a spirit?

10 Mi niama den biagidi ki pugidi ŋali ke a minteela yudanciamo den jie ke bi baa ti papadi polo. Lani yaa po o den waani a minteela ban jiidi ki kua li nitaanli siiga, ki cuo Polo ki ñani o ki kuani o li diepaali nni.

And when the argument became very violent, the chief captain, fearing that Paul would be pulled in two by them, gave orders to the armed men to take him by force from among them, and take him into the army building.

11 Yaa ñiagu n den ŋua o Diedo den cua ki sedi Polo kani ki yedi o: Paagi a pali naniŋan tieni npo seedi Jelusalema na maama, a go baa tieni npo Loma po moko tiladi.

And the night after, the Lord came to his side and said, Be of good heart, for as you have been witnessing for me in Jerusalem, so will you be my witness in Rome.

12 Lan den fii ki fa, Jufinba den taani ki juogi, ki poli ke bi kan je, bi kan ño bi yaa kpa Polo.

And when it was day, the Jews came together and put themselves under an oath that they would take no food or drink till they had put Paul to death.

13 Yaaba n den taani ki jagi ki bili yeni cie niba piina.

And more than forty of them took this oath.

14 Bi den gedi bi kopadicianba yudanba leni bi nikpeliba kani ki yedi: Ti taani ki poli ke jiema kan kua ti ñoana nni kali ti kpa Polo.

And they came to the chief priests and the rulers and said, We have taken a great oath to take no food till we have put Paul to death

15 Lanwani, yin taani mani leni bi cancannikpeliba taancianli yaaba, ki soani a minteela yudanciamo kani ki mia o ke wan cuani Polo yi kani nani yi bua ki bandi o maama fuuli ki pugini yeni. Tinba mo ti bogini ki baa kpa o hali ke o daa pundi yi kani.

So now, will you and the Sanhedrin make a request to the military authorities to have him sent down to you, as if you were desiring to go into the business in greater detail; and we, before ever he gets to you, will be waiting to put him to death.

16 Ama Polo naataanpuoga bijua den gbadi ban jagi yaa jagibiadili ki gedi ki kua li diepaali ki waani Polo.

But Paul's sister's son had word of their design, and he came into the army building and gave news of it to Paul.

17 Polo den yini minteela kobiga yudanba siiga yendo, ki yedi o: ciani o jawaalo na yi yudanciamo kani kelima o pia mi maama ki baa waani o.

And Paul sent for a captain and said, Take this young man to your chief, for he has news for him.

18 Minteela kobiga yudaano den ciani o jawaalo yeni a minteela yudanciamo kani ki yedi o: Yaa kadibiga n yi Polo yini nni ki mia nni min ciani o jawaalo na a kani, kelima o pia mi maama ki baa waani a.

So he took him to the chief captain and said, Paul, the prisoner, made a request to me to take this young man to you, for he has something to say to you.

19 A minteela yudanciamo den cuo o jawaalo nuu ki piadi o ki buali o: a pia be maame ki baa waani nni?

And the chief took him by the hand and, going on one side, said to him privately, What is it you have to say to me?

20 O den yedi o: Jufinba juogi ki bili ke bi baa mia ŋa ŋan cuani Polo saala bi cancannikpeliba taancianli kani nani bi bua ki buali o o maama fuuli ki pugini yeni.

And he said, The Jews are in agreement together to make a request to you for Paul to be taken, on the day after this, into the Sanhedrin, to be questioned in greater detail.

21 Han da tuo bi miabu kelima yaa niba n cie piina wuoni ki bua ki bibi o. Bi poli ke jiema yaaka bonñokaala kan kua bi ñoana nni kali bi kpa o. Bi bogini ki ji gu ke fini n tuo bi po bi miabu bebe.

But do not give way to them, for more than forty of them are waiting for him, having taken an oath not to take food or drink till they have put him to death: and now they are ready, waiting for your order.

22 O yudanciamo den tundi o jawaalo ke wan da maadi oba kuli wan cua ki waani o yaala, ki cabi o.

So the chief captain let the young man go, saying to him, Do not say to anyone that you have given me word of these things.

23 Lani o den yini minteela kobiga yudanba bilie ki yedi ba: “Teni mani minteela kobilie leni tandanba piilele leni kpandanba kobilie n bogini, ke dinla u duanyogunu yaa pendi waamu yi baa gedi Sisale.

And he sent for two captains and said, Make ready two hundred men, with seventy horsemen and two hundred spearmen, to go to Caesarea, at the third hour of the night:

24 Yin bogini mani yi taami Polo moko yaa po ki gedini o gufeneeli Felisi po leni laafia.”

And get beasts so that they may put Paul on them, and take him safely to Felix, the ruler.

25 O den diani yaa tili n tie na:

And he sent a letter in these words:

26 “Mini Kiloda Lisiasa n fuondi a, fini ti yudaano gufeneeli Felisi.

Claudius Lysias, to the most noble ruler, Felix, peace be with you.

27 Jufinba den cuo o naa joa ki bua ki kpa o. N den cua leni a minteela ki ga o bi nuu nni kelima n den bani ke o tie Loma yua.

This man was taken by the Jews, and was about to be put to death by them, when I came on them with the army and took him out of danger, having knowledge that he was a Roman.

28 N den bua ki bandi boŋanla ban den kuliti o yaala yaa po ke n geni o bi cancannikpeliba taancianli kani.

And, desiring to get at the reason for their attack on him, I took him down to their Sanhedrin:

29 N den sua ke ban kuli o yaala po hua bi balimaama, ama ke waa tieni yaala n pundi ban kpa o, baa ki kuani o li kadidieli nni.

Then it became clear to me that it was a question of their law, and that nothing was said against him which might be a reason for prison or death.

30 Min den bandi ke Jufinba jagi opo li jagibiadili, n den jaligi ki soani o a kani, ki go waani yaaba n kuliti o, ban cuani ban kuliti o yaala po a kani U Tienu n waani ti tiyaba.”

And when news was given to me that a secret design was being made against the man, I sent him straight away to you, giving orders to those who are against him to make their statements before you.

31 A minteela den tieni wan puogi ba yaala. Ku ñiagu yeni bi den taa Polo ki gedini o Antipatilisa dogu nni.

So the armed men, as they were ordered, took Paul and came by night to Antipatris.

32 Lan den fii ki fa a taacenda den lebidi ki guani Jelusalema diepaali po, ke bi tandanba soagini Polo liiga.

But on the day after, they sent the horsemen on with him, and went back to their place:

33 Bi den pundi Sesale ki teni gufeneeli li tili yeni, ki go teni o Polo moko.

And they, when they came to Caesarea, gave the letter to the ruler, and took Paul before him.

34 Gufeneeli n den cogi li tili, o den buali Polo n tie yaa diema yua. Wan den bandi ke o tie Silisi diema yua,

And after reading it, he said, What part of the country do you come from? And, hearing that he was from Cilicia,

35 o den yedi o: “Yaaba n kuliti a yaa cua, n baa songi a maama.” O den puogi a minteela ban yaa ji Polo Elodo dieciangu nni.

I will give hearing to your cause, he said, when those who are against you have come. And he gave orders for him to be kept in Herod's Praetorium.