Matendo ga Mitume 23

1 Paulo kaalolekea moja kwa moja bandu ba libaraza no baya, “Mwaongo bango, natitama nnongi ya Nnongo kwa dhamira inoite hadi leno.”

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

2 Kuhani nkolo Anania atiamuru balo bayemi papipi ni ywembe bankombwe munkano wake.

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

3 Nga nyo Paulo kammakiya, “Nnongo alowa kukukombwa wenga, ukutwa watipakwa chokaa. Uyemi utinihukumu kwa saliya, ni ywembe waamuru nikombwe kunchogo na saliya?”

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 Balo babile bayemi papipi ni ywembe babaya, “Nga nyoo wamtukangana kuhani nkolo wa Nnongo?”

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

5 Paulo kabaya”mwalongo bango, nenga, nitangite kwaa panga yolo ni kuhani nkolo. Kwamana iandikwile, walowa longela vibaya nnani ya mtawala wa bandu bako.”

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 Paulo paabweni panga upande umo wa libaraza ni Masadukayo na benge Mafarisayo, kapaza lilobe no baya, “alongo bango, nenga na Mfarisayo, mwana wa Mfarisayo. Ni kwa sababu yee nategemea kwa ujasiri ufufuo wa bandu ba kiwo natihukumilwa nabo.”

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 Paabaya nyoo, malumbano makolo yapangite kati ya Mafarisayo na Masadukayo, na mkutano utibaganyika.

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

8 Mana Masadukayo ubaya ntopo ufufuo, na malaika wala ntopo roho, ila Mafarisayo ubaya aga gote gabile.

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 Ghasiua ngolo yatitokea na baadhi ya baandishi babile upande wa Mafarisayo bayemi na kujadili, babaya, “tubweni kwaa chochote kibaya dhidi ya mundu yolo. Namani mana roho au malaika alongela na ywembe?”

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 Muda pabile na hoja ngolo, nkolo wa majeshi ayogope panga Paulo alowa papuliwa ipande ipande na bembe, nga nyo atiamuru anajeshi bauluke pae na kuntola kwa nguvu boka kwa ajumbe ba libaraza, na kunneta katika ngome.

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 Kilo yanyaibele Ngwana ayemi karibu ni ywembe no baya, “Kana uyogope, kwa kuwa wanishuhudia katika Yerusalemu, nga nyo walowa panga ushahidi katika Roma kae.”

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 Paikite bwamba, baadhi ya Ayahudi bapangite liagano na kukema laana nnani yabembe bene: babaya panga balyaa kwaa wala nywaa chochote mpaka pabambulaga Paulo.

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 Pabile na bandu zaidi ya arobaini ambao bapangite njama yee.

And more than forty of them took this oath.

14 Bayenda kwa akolo ba makuhani na apindo no baya, “Tujibekite bene katika lana kolo, tukyee kwaa chochote mpaka tumulage Paulo.

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 Nga nyo nambeambe, libaraza lyatimmakiya jemedari nkolo annete kwinu, kati panga mwaiamua kesi yake kwa usahihi. Kwitu tubile kwaa tayari kumulaga kabla aisa pano.”

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 Lakini mwana wa dada bake na Paulo ayowine pabile na njama, atiyenda kajingya ndani ya ngome na kummakiya Paulo.

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 Paulo kankema akida yumo kabaya, “Mtole muinja yolo kwa jemedari, maana abile na neno lya kummakiya.

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

18 Bai akida kantola yolo kijana ni kumpeleka kwa jemedari nkolo kammakiya, “Paulo yolo ywatabilwe anikemile kapala nikuletee kijana yoo kwako. Abile na neno lya kummakiya.”

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 Yolo jemedari nkolo kamkamwa kwa maboko kajitenga ni ywembe kando, na kunnaluya, “Ni kilebe gani ywapala kunibakiya?”

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 Yolo kijana kabaya, “Bayahudi bampatike kukuloba unnete Paulo malao katika libaraza kati panga wapala kupata habari yake kwa usahihi muno.

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 Bai wenga kana ukubali mana bandu zaidi ya arobaini bamvizia. Batijifunga kwa laana, balyee kwaa wala nywaa mpaka palo bambulaga. Hata nambeambe babile tayari, bakilinda kibari boka kwako.”

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 Bai yolo jemedari nkolo annekite kijana ayende zake, baada ya kumwagiza “kana ubakiye mundu yeyote panga umeniarifu aga.”

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 Abakema maakida abele kabaya batayarishe askari mia ibele kabaya na askari apanda farasi sabini, na babile na mikuki mia ibele, mwalowa boka zamu ya tatu ya kilo.

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 Kaabakiya kubeka banyama tayari ambaye Paulo alowa kuntuma na kuntola salama kwa Feliki Gavana.

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

25 Atiandika batua kwa namna yee,

And he sent a letter in these words:

26 Klaudio Lisia kwa Liwali mtukufu Feliki, salamu.

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

27 Mundu yolo akamwile na bayahudi babile karibu kumulaga, nga po nayenda pamope na kikosi cha askari na kumwokoa, paniipatike habari ya kuwa ywembe ni raia wa kirumi.

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 Nipala kutanga kwa namani watimshitakia, nga nyo natimpeleka katika libaraza.

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

29 Nibweni panga abile ameshitakiwa kwa ajili ya maswali ga saliya yabe, wala ashitakiwa kwaa kwa neno lolote lyastahilia kubulagwa.

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 Boka po itangike kwango panga pabile na njama dhidi yake, nga nyo kwa haraka natimtuma kwako, na kubaagiza wamshitakia balete mashitaka dhidi yake nnongi yako. Batiagana.

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 Bai balo askari bakatii amri: batimtola Paulo bakampeleka hata Antipatri kilo.

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

32 Lisoba lyanyaibele, maaskari banyansima baalekite baloa apanda farasi bayende pamope ni ywembe, na bembe batikerebuka zao katika ngome.

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

33 Na bapanda farasi pabaikite Kaisaria, na kumpeya liwali yelo barua, wambekite Paulo nnongi yake.

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

34 Ni ywembe liwali paaisomile barua, kannaluya Paulo atiboka jimbo gani; paatangite panga ni mubdu wa Kilikia,

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

35 kabaya, “Nalowa kukupekania wenga pabaisile balo bakushitakiya,” atiamuru abekwe katika ikulu ya Herode.

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.