Ded'enu' ra Dud'uin 26
1 Basa naa ma, mane Agripa denu Paulus oi, “Musulaꞌe ao ma leo. Basa hai mae rena nggo ena.” Boe ma Paulus lo lima na, ma olaꞌ nae,
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 “Ama mane Agripa nenefee hadꞌat. Au umuhoꞌo, huu amaꞌ fee au ufadꞌe neu amaꞌ se, basa dalaꞌ saa fo atahori Yahudi ra rapepenggo neu auꞌ a.
“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 Au bubꞌuluꞌ amaꞌ nahine tebꞌe, hai atahori Yahudi ra adat ma, ma hai masodꞌa mate-mori mara. Dadꞌi au oꞌe amaꞌ rena malolole.
especially since yoʋ are acquainted with all the customs and controversies of the Jews. Therefore I beg yoʋ to listen to me patiently.
4 Eniꞌ a aꞌana ngga, ara ranori au tungga adat atahori Yahudi ra. Fefeu na, ranori au mia kamboꞌ ngga; basa ma uma sakola seluꞌ mia Yerusalem. Atahori Yahudi mana sia Yerusalem ra, bubꞌuluꞌ au masodꞌa ngga, ma rahine au no maloleꞌ.
“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 Mete ma malangga agama ra nau, ara bisa dui oi sira rahine au mia doo na neu. Te au ia, masoꞌ partei agama Farisi boe. Basa atahori bubꞌuluꞌ, hai atahori Farisi ia ra, mana toꞌu mihereꞌ atahori Yahudi ra atoran agama na.
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 Au, o basa atahori Israꞌel leo kasanahulu ruaꞌ ra, mihani Lamatualain tao tungga hehelu-fufuli Na. Ana tao hehelu-fufuliꞌ naa eniꞌ a maꞌahulu na no hita bei-baꞌi nara. Naa de, losa ia basa hai hule-oꞌe hatuꞌ-rerelon fo Lamatualain tao natetu hehelu-fufuliꞌ naa leo. Hehelu-fufuliꞌ naa oi, dei fo Lamatualain tao nasodꞌa baliꞌ atahori mates ra. Ama mane Agripa nenefee hadꞌat. Huu au umehere ae, dei fo Lamatualain tao nasodꞌa baliꞌ atahori mates, naa de ara radꞌedꞌea ro au. Au ae utane: taꞌo bee de hei ruma nda nau mimihere mae Lamatualain bisa tao nasodꞌa baliꞌ atahori mates ra sa? Ana bisa!
And now I am standing trial because of my hope in the promise God made to our fathers,
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.
Why is it deemed unbelievable by you that God raises the dead?
9 Dalahulu na, memaꞌ au sudꞌiꞌ a tao sa, fo labꞌan uhereꞌ basa atahori mana tungga Yesus, atahori Nasaret a.
“Indeed, I myself was convinced that I ought to do many things against the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
10 Leleꞌ naa, malangga agama Yahudi malangga ra fee koasa neu au, fo uu tao uꞌusususaꞌ Yesus atahori nara sia bee-bꞌee. Au toꞌu se, ma nore o se Yerusalem rema, fo tao se bui rala reu. Au o tungga uꞌetuꞌ hukun isa ruma. Au masoꞌ ume hule-oꞌeꞌ ra, fo tao doidꞌoso se. Ma uꞌususuuꞌ se fo rasadea Yesus. Au uu oi se lao hetar no nasaat. Sadꞌi au rena atahori mana ramahere Yesus sia bee, mae losa nusa feaꞌ o, au uu oi se!”
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.
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 Boe ma Paulus olaꞌ nakandoo nae, “Lao esa, malangga agama Yahudi malangga ra fee susura koasa neu au fo uu oi Yesus atahori nara sia kota Damsik. Boe ma, au o uu boe.
“While engaged in such things, I was on my way to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests,
13 Ama mane Agripa! Leleꞌ hai feꞌe sia dalaꞌ, mbei ma reorendu na, aiboiꞌ ma, manggareloꞌ sa mia lalai a ronda na seli, delo dai au o nonoo nggara.
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 Basa hai miꞌiloli, huu manggerelo na seli. Au rena haraꞌ esa olaꞌ no au, nendiꞌ dedꞌea Aram oi, ‘We Saul! Taꞌo bee de ho akaꞌ tao doidꞌoso Au mukundooꞌ a? Susa neu nggo, mete ma ho akaꞌ a labꞌan Au hihii Ngga.’
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 Au rena haraꞌ naa, te nda ita atahori na sa. De au utane ae, ‘Malangga mana olaꞌ ia, seka e?’ Haraaꞌ naa nataa oi, ‘Au ia, Yesus, fo ho tao doidꞌoso mukundondooꞌ a.
I said, ‘Who are yoʋ, Lord?’ He said, ‘I am Jesus, whom yoʋ are persecuting.
16 Saul! Fela leo! Au utudꞌu ao ngga neu ho ia, fo dadꞌi Au atahori namahere ngga. Ho musi muu mufadꞌe basa atahori ra, saa fo mita mia Au faiꞌ ia. Dei fo Au utudꞌu seluꞌ fai, mata-feuꞌ ra, fo bisa muu mufadꞌe atahori ra.
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 Dei fo ho hambu sususaꞌ mataꞌ-mataꞌ. Te au unea nggo mia atahori mana rae raꞌasususaꞌ ho ra, mae mia atahori Yahudi, do mia atahori feaꞌ ra. Tebꞌe! Au denu nggo misiꞌ atahori nda Yahudi ra sa.
I will rescue yoʋ from yoʋr own people and from the Gentiles, to whom I am sending yoʋ
18 Muu tao mulaa mata nara, fo rahine, ma rasodꞌa sia manggareloꞌ a. Naa fo, ara lao hela sira dala masodꞌa sala nara. Ho o musi mutudꞌu se dala masodꞌa ndos, ma mboꞌi se mia nitu ra malangga na koasa na, fo mendi se risiꞌ Lamatualain. No taꞌo naa, Lamatualain fee ambon neu sala nara. Ma ara o dadꞌi Lamatualain atahori Nara, onaꞌ atahori feaꞌ fo Ana tengga nalaꞌ ra, huu ramahere Au. Au ufadꞌe ho baꞌu a naa ena, Saul.’”
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 Basa naa ma, Paulus olaꞌ nakandoo oi, “Ama maneꞌ. Ue-tataos fo au simbo mia sorga naa, au ue-tao ena. Ma au o feꞌe ue-tao e, nda uꞌudꞌedꞌeaꞌ mbei saꞌ boe, losa faiꞌ ia.
“Consequently, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision,
20 Fefeu na au ufadꞌe Yesus Dala Masodꞌa Na neu atahori Yahudi ra sia Damsik. Basa de au uma ufadꞌe atahori Yahudi mana sia Yerusalem, ma basa nusaꞌ Yudea. Basa ma, au lao ndule atahori nda Yahudi ra nusa nara. Au olaꞌ relo-relo neu basa se, fo ara lao hela dala masodꞌa sala nara, ma fee ao nara neu Lamatualain. Ara musi tao malole sia masodꞌa nara neu atahori feaꞌ, fo dadꞌi bukti oi sira dadꞌi atahori feuꞌ ena sia Lamatuaꞌ.
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 Huu au ue-tao taꞌo naa, atahori Yahudi ra toꞌu au mia Ume Hule-oꞌe Huuꞌ sia Yerusalem. Ara o rae tao risa au boe.
That is why the Jews seized me in the temple courts and were trying to kill me.
22 Te Lamatualain tulu-fali au. Naa de, au feꞌe usodꞌa losa ia. Huu naa, au feꞌe umburiꞌ sia ia, fo dui-bꞌengga fee basa atahori anak-moko, soꞌal Yesus Dala Masodꞌa Na. Saa fo au ufadꞌeꞌ ia, ndaa no basa saa fo baꞌi Musa no Lamatualain mana ola-ola Nara ranori eniꞌ a maꞌahulu na.
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 Ara ranori soꞌal Kristus, atahori fo Lamatualain helu nae fee nemaꞌ a. Oi, Ana musi doidꞌoso, fo mate, te basa naa, Ana dadꞌi atahori fo Lamatualain nafefela naꞌahuluꞌ a. Dei fo Ana mana fee manggareloꞌ neu atahori Yahudi ra, no atahori feaꞌ sia raefafoꞌ ia.”
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 Paulus feꞌe olaꞌ ue-tatao na ma, Festus olaꞌ nggero dedꞌea na nahereꞌ oi, “He! Paulus! Mbei ma ho mamuluꞌ. Muhine naeꞌ seli, de tao uta ma nda matetuꞌ sa.”
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 Te Paulus nataa oi, “Ama hofernor nenefee hadꞌat. Au nda umulu sa. Basa saa fo au olaꞌ ia, memaꞌ tebꞌe. Au nda ander-ander sa.
But Paul said, “I am not out of my mind, most excellent Festus, but I am speaking words of truth and good sense.
26 Ama Mane Agripa nahine saa fo au ufadꞌeꞌ ia, memaꞌ tebꞌe. Naa de, au umburani olaꞌ relo-relo. Au umuhere ama maneꞌ rena basa ia ra ena, huu saa fo mana dadꞌi ena, nda dadꞌi sia mamana maꞌafuniꞌ sa. Oi, Yesus mana mateꞌ naa, nasodꞌa baliꞌ ena. Basa atahori o, bubꞌuluꞌ ena.
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 Mia dalahulu na, Lamatualain mana ola-ola Nara rafadꞌe basa ena. Au umburani uꞌuheheeꞌ ae, ama maneꞌ o namahere mana ola-olaꞌ naa ra oꞌola nara, to?”
Do yoʋ believe the Prophets, King Agrippa? I know that yoʋ believe.”
28 Te mane Agripa olaꞌ nggero nae, “Weh! Paulus! Nda dooꞌ sa te, ho mae tao au dadꞌi atahori Kristen!”
Agrippa said to Paul, “Do yoʋ think yoʋ can persuade me to become a Christian so quickly?”
29 Paulus nataa nae, “Taꞌo ia, amaꞌ. Au hule-oꞌe neu Lamatualain, fo dooꞌ, do losaꞌ o, nda akaꞌ a ama maneꞌ sa, te basa atahori mana rena neu au oꞌola ngga ia, bisa dadꞌi Yesus atahori nara, onaꞌ au. Te sadꞌi amaꞌ se afiꞌ dadꞌi atahori nda nenemboꞌit, onaꞌ au ia sa.”
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 Paulus olaꞌ basa ma, mane Agripa no feto na Bernike, ma hofernor Festus, ro basa atahori monaen ra, fela rambariiꞌ de baliꞌ.
After Paul said these things, the king stood up, along with the governor, Bernice, and those who were sitting with them.
31 Ara lao dea reu ma, ara ola-olaꞌ oi, “Atahori ia nda tao salaꞌ nandaa no hukun mate sa. Ma nda nandaa tao e bui rala neu sa!”
After leaving the room, they began saying to one another, “This man is doing nothing that deserves death or imprisonment.”
32 Boe ma mane Agripa nafadꞌe hofernor Festus oi, “Kasian o! Atahori ia noꞌe hene nisiꞌ mamana nggenggero huuꞌ a sia Roma. Hokoꞌ naa, dedꞌeat ia basa ena, ma ana o neneꞌmboꞌit ena.”
And Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been released if he had not appealed to Caesar.”
