Oihana 26
1 A LAILA olelo mai la o Ageripa ia Paulo, Ke aeia'ku nei ia oe e olelo mai nou iho. Hohola ae la o Paulo i kona lima, olelo mai la nona iho;
Then Agrippa said to Paul, “Yoʋ have permission to speak for yoʋrself.” So Paul stretched out his hand and began to make his defense:
2 Pomaikai au i ko'u manao, e ke alii, o Ageripa e, no ka mea, e hoakaka ana au imua ou i keia la, no na mea a pau a'u i hoopiiia mai nei e na Iudaio:
“I consider myself fortunate that it is before yoʋ, King Agrippa, that I am about to make my defense today concerning all the things of which I am being accused by the Jews,
3 No ka mea, ua ike no oe i na aoao, a me na mea hoopaapaa a pau o na Iudaio; nolaila, ke nonoi aku nei au ia oe, e hoolohe ahonui mai ia'u.
especially since yoʋ are acquainted with all the customs and controversies of the Jews. Therefore I beg yoʋ to listen to me patiently.
4 O ko'u noho ana, mai ko'u wa uuku mai, aia ia mai kinohi mai ma Ierusalema iwaena o kou lahuiaina iho, ua ike na Iudaio a pau;
“All the Jews know about my manner of life from my youth up, which was spent from the beginning among my own nation in Jerusalem.
5 Ka poe i ike mai ia'u i kinohou, ina i ake lakou e hoike mai, noho Parisaio no wau ma ka aoao ikaika loa o ko makou hoomana.
They have known about me for a long time, if they are willing to testify, that according to the strictest sect of our religion I lived as a Pharisee.
6 Ke ku nei no au, ua hookolokoloia mai nei no hoi, no ka manaolana o ka olelo hoopomaikai a ke Akua i olelo mai ai i ko makou mau kupuna.
And now I am standing trial because of my hope in the promise God made to our fathers,
7 Ke manaolana nei no hoi ko makou poe ohana, he umi a me kumamalua, e loaa ia mea, me ka malama mau aku i ka po a me ke ao; no ia manaolana o'u, e ke alii, e Ageripa e, ua hoopiiia mai noi au e na Iudaio.
a promise that our twelve tribes hope to attain as they earnestly serve him night and day. Regarding this hope, King Agrippa, I am being accused by the Jews.
8 No ke aha la oukou i manao ai ho mea hiki ole i ke Akua ke hoala mai i ka poe make?
Why is it deemed unbelievable by you that God raises the dead?
9 Nolaila, manao no au iloko o'u iho, he mea pono ia'u ke hana i na mea he nui i ku e i ka inoa o Iesn no Nazareta.
“Indeed, I myself was convinced that I ought to do many things against the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
10 Hana no au ia mau mea ma Ierusalema; hana paa iho la au i na haipule he nui maloko o na halepaahao, ua loaa no ia'u ka mana no ka poe kahuna nui; a ia lakou i pepehiia, owau no kekahi i hoahewa pu aku la lakou.
And that is just what I did in Jerusalem. I locked up many of the saints in prison by the authority I received from the chief priests, and when they were being put to death, I cast my vote against them.
11 Hoopai pinepine aku la au ia lakou maloko o na halehalawai a pau, a koi aku la au ia lakou e olelo hoino; a no ko'u ukiuki loa ia lakou, hoomaau aku la au ia lakou a hiki i na kulanakauhale o na aina e.
I also punished them often in all the synagogues and tried to force them to blaspheme. And being furiously enraged against them, I pursued them even to foreign cities.
12 No ia mau mea i hele ai au i Damaseko, me ka mana a me ke aeia na na kahuna nui mai,
“While engaged in such things, I was on my way to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests,
13 I ke awakea, e ke alii e, ike aku la au ma ke alanui, he malamalama mai ka lani mai, he mea oi loa aku mamua o ka malamalama o ka la, ua puni au i ka malamalama, a me ka poe i hele pu me au.
when at midday, O king, I saw on the way a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and those who were traveling with me.
14 A hina makou a pau i ka honua, lohe aku la au i ka leo, i ka i ana mai ia'u, i mai la ma ka olelo Hebera, E Saulo, e Saulo, no ke aha la oe e hoomaau mai nei ia'u? He mea eha nou ke keehi mai i na kui.
When we had all fallen down to the ground, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, ‘Saul, Saul, why are yoʋ persecuting me? It is hard for yoʋ to kick against the goads.’
15 I aku la au, Owai oe, e ka Haku? I mai la kela, o Iesu no wau, o ka mea au e hoomaau mai nei.
I said, ‘Who are yoʋ, Lord?’ He said, ‘I am Jesus, whom yoʋ are persecuting.
16 Aka, e ala hoi oe, a e ku iluna ma na wawae ou; no ka mea, ua ikea au ia oe, no keia mea, e hoolilo ana au ia oe i lawehana, a i mea hoike aku i keia mea au i ike iho nei, a me na mea a'u e hoike hou aku ai nau.
But rise and stand on yoʋr feet, for I have appeared to yoʋ for this purpose, to appoint yoʋ as a servant and witness to the things yoʋ have seen and to the things in which I will appear to yoʋ.
17 Na'u no oe e hoopakele i kanaka a me ko na aina e; e hoouna aku ana no au ia oe io lakou la,
I will rescue yoʋ from yoʋr own people and from the Gentiles, to whom I am sending yoʋ
18 E hookaakaa'i i ko lakou mau maka, a e hoohuli ia lakou, mai ka pouli mai i ka malamalama, a mai ka mana o Satana i ke Akua, i loaa ia lakou ke kala ana o ka hala, a me ka hooilina mawaena o ka poe i hoomaemaeia e ka manaoio mai ia'u.
to open their eyes so that they may turn away from darkness to light, and from the dominion of Satan to God, that they may receive remission of sins and an allotment among those who have been sanctified by faith in me.’
19 Nolaila, e ke alii, e Ageripa e, aole au i hoole aku ia hoakaku, mai ka lani mai.
“Consequently, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision,
20 Aka, hoike mua aku la au ia lakou ma Damaseko, a ma Ierusalema, a ma na mokuna a pau ma Iudea, a i ko na aina e, i mihi lakou, a e huli i ke Akua, a e hana i na hana e ku i ka mihi.
but first to those in Damascus and then to those in Jerusalem, to all the region of Judea and to the Gentiles, I proclaimed that they should repent and turn to God, doing works consistent with repentance.
21 No keia mau mea, lalau mai na Iudaio ia'u maloko o ka luakini, hoao mai la lakou e pepehi mai ia'u a make.
That is why the Jews seized me in the temple courts and were trying to kill me.
22 No ke kokua ana mai o ke Akua ia'u, ua ku paa no wan, a hiki mai nei i keia la, e hoike ana aku i ka poe liilii, a me ka poe nui, i ka i ana aku i keia mau mea wale no, i na mea a ka poe kaula, a me Mose no hoi i olelo mai ai, e hiki mai ana:
But having obtained help from God, I stand to this day testifying to both small and great, saying nothing except what the Prophets and Moses said would take place:
23 E make no ka Mesia e pono ai, oia hoi ka mua o ka poe make i ala hou mai, nana no e hoike aku i ka malamalama i ko onei kanaka, a me ko na aina e.
that the Christ would suffer and that, as the first to rise from the dead, he would proclaim light to our people and to the Gentiles.”
24 A i kana hoakaka ana pela i kona iho, i ae la o Peseto me ka leo nui, E Paulo, ua hehena oe; na na palapala he nui oe i hoolilo ai i hehena.
As Paul was saying these things in his own defense, Festus said with a loud voice, “Yoʋ are out of yoʋr mind, Paul. Too much learning is driving yoʋ insane!”
25 I aku la ia, Aole au hehena, e Peseto maikai e, aka, ke olelo aku nei au i na olelo oiaio a me ka naauao.
But Paul said, “I am not out of my mind, most excellent Festus, but I am speaking words of truth and good sense.
26 Ua ike no hoi ke alii i keia mea, ke olelo wiwo ole aku nei au imua o kona alo; no ka mea, ke manao nei au aole i nalo ia ia kekahi o keia mau mea, no ka mea, aole i hanaia keia ma kahi nalo.
For the king knows about these things, to whom I am speaking boldly. I am convinced that none of these things has escaped his notice at all, for this has not been done in a corner.
27 E ke alii, e Ageripa e, ke manaoio mai nei anei oe i ka na kaula! Ua ike no au, ua manaoio no oe.
Do yoʋ believe the Prophets, King Agrippa? I know that yoʋ believe.”
28 Olelo aku la o Ageripa ia Paulo, Ua aneane oe e hoohuli mai ia'u i Kristiano.
Agrippa said to Paul, “Do yoʋ think yoʋ can persuade me to become a Christian so quickly?”
29 I mai la o Paulo, Ke pule nei au i ke Akua, i ole oe ma ka aneane wale no, aka, ma ka oiaio e lilo ai oe, a me ka poe a pau e hoolohe mai ia'u i keia la, i mea e like io ai me au nei, ma na mea a pau, o keia paa wale no ke koe.
Paul said, “Whether quickly or not, I pray to God that not only yoʋ but also all who are listening to me today would become as I am, except for these chains.”
30 A ku ae la ke alii iluna, a me ke alii kiaaina, a me Berenike, a me ka poe e noho pu ana me lakou.
After Paul said these things, the king stood up, along with the governor, Bernice, and those who were sitting with them.
31 I ko lakou hoi ana'ku, kamailio ae la lakou ia lakou iho no, i ae la, Aole i hana keia kanaka i ka mea ku i ka make a me ka paa.
After leaving the room, they began saying to one another, “This man is doing nothing that deserves death or imprisonment.”
32 I ae la o Ageripa ia Peseto, Ina aole keia kanaka i hoopii ia Kaisara, ina ua pono ke wehe ia ia.
And Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been released if he had not appealed to Caesar.”
