Acts 22
1 “Brothers and fathers, listen to my defense which I will now make to you.”
ᎢᏥᏍᎦᏯ ᎢᏓᏓᏅᏟ ᎠᎴ ᏗᎩᏙᏓ, ᎢᏣᏛᏓᏍᏓ ᎯᎠ ᎠᏆᎵᏍᏕᎸᏙᏗ ᎿᎭᏉ ᏨᏓᏥᏬᏂᏏ.
2 When the crowd heard Paul speak to them in the Hebrew language, they became quiet. He said,
ᎤᎾᏛᎦᏅᏃ ᎠᏂᏧᏏ ᎤᏂᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎬᏗᏍᎬ ᎤᏂᏬᏁᏗᏍᎬᎢ, ᎤᏟ ᎢᎦᎢ ᎡᎳᏪ ᎤᏅᏅᎩ; ᎯᎠᏃ ᏄᏪᏒᎩ;
3 “I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but educated in this city at the feet of Gamaliel. I was instructed according to the strict ways of the law of our fathers. I am zealous for God, just as all of you are today.
ᎠᏴ ᏥᏧᏏ ᏏᎵᏏᏱ ᎠᏆᏕᏅᎯ ᏓᏌ ᎦᏚᎲᎢ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᎠᏂ ᎦᏚᎲ ᎠᏆᏛᏒᎯ, ᎨᎺᎵ ᏚᎳᏍᎬᎢ ᎥᏇᏲᏅᎯ ᏭᏂᎫᏛ ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏛᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏗᎩᎦᏴᎵᎨ ᎨᎩᏁᎸᎯ, ᎤᎵᏂᎩᏗᏳᏃ ᎠᏆᏓᏅᏛᎩ ᏕᏥᎦᎿᎭᏩᏗᏒ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᏂᏥᎥ ᏂᎯ ᏥᏄᏍᏗ ᏥᏣᏓᏅᏔ ᎪᎯ ᎢᎦ ᏥᎩ.
4 I persecuted this Way to the death, binding up and delivering them to prison both men and women,
ᎠᎴ ᎬᏂᏲᎱᏍᎩ ᎦᏥᏯᏕᏯᏙᏗᏍᎬᎩ ᎯᎠ ᎦᏅᏅ ᏗᏂᎧᎿᎭᏩᏕᎩ, ᏕᎦᏥᏯᎸᎢᎲᎩ ᎠᎴ ᏗᏓᏍᏚᏗᏱ ᏕᎦᏥᏴᏗᏍᎬᎩ ᎠᏂᏍᎦᏯ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏂᎨᏴ.
5 as the high priest and all the elders can bear witness. I received letters from them for the brothers in Damascus, and went there to bring them back in bonds to Jerusalem in order for them to be punished.
ᏄᎬᏫᏳᏒᏃ ᎠᏥᎸ-ᎨᎶᎯ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎾᏋᏁᎭ, ᎠᎴ ᏂᎦᏛ ᏗᎨᎦᏁᎶᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎪᏪᎵ ᏕᎬᎩᏅᏁᎸᎩ ᎢᏓᎵᏅᏟ ᏧᏂᎪᏩᏛᏗ, ᎠᎴ ᏕᎹᏍᎦ ᏩᎩᎶᏒᎩ, ᏕᏥᏯᏅᎲᏒ ᎾᎿᎭᎠᏁᎯ ᏗᎨᎦᎸᎢᏛ ᏗᎦᏥᏯᏘᏃᎯᏍᏗᏱ ᏥᎷᏏᎵᎻ, ᎨᏥᎩᎵᏲᎢᏍᏙᏗᏱ.
6 It happened that when I was traveling and nearing Damascus, about noon suddenly a great light from heaven began to shine around me.
ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎯᎠ ᎾᏆᎵᏍᏓᏁᎸᎩ ᎦᎢᏒᎢ, ᏕᎹᏍᎦ ᎾᎥ ᏩᎩᎷᏨ,’ᎢᎦ ᎠᏰᎵ ᎢᏴᏛ, ᎤᏰᎶᎢᏍᏔᏅᎩ ᎤᏣᏘ ᏚᎸᏌᏓᏛᎩ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᏅᏓᏳᎶᏒᎯ ᏓᏆᏚᏫᏍᏔᏅᎩ.
7 I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'
ᎡᎳᏗᏃ ᎠᎩᏅᏨᎩ, ᎧᏁᎬᏃ ᎠᏆᏛᎦᏅᎩ, ᎯᎠ ᎾᎩᏪᏎᎸᎩ; ᏐᎳ, ᏐᎳ, ᎦᏙᏃ ᎤᏲ ᏂᏍᏋᏁᎭ?
8 I answered, 'Who are you, Lord?' He said to me, 'I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting.'
ᎠᏴᏃ ᎠᎩᏁᏨ ᎯᎠ ᎾᎩᏪᏒᎩ; ᎦᎪ ᏂᎯ, ᏣᎬᏫᏳᎯ? ᎯᎠᏃ ᎾᎩᏪᏎᎸᎩ, ᎠᏴ ᏥᏌ ᎾᏎᎵᏘ ᏤᏍᎩ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏲ ᏥᏂᏴᏁᎭ.
9 Those who were with me saw the light, but they did not understand the voice of him who spoke to me.
ᎣᏤᎯᏃ ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯ ᎠᏂᎪᏩᏘᏍᎬᎩ ᎢᎦ ᎦᏛᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᏂᏍᎦᎢᎲᎩ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᎥᏝ ᏳᎾᏛᎦᏁ ᎧᏁᎬ ᎠᎩᏬᏁᏗᏍᎩ.
10 I said, 'What should I do, Lord?' The Lord said to me, 'Arise and go into Damascus; there you will be told everything that you must do.'
ᎯᎠᏃ ᎾᎩᏪᏒᎩ, ᎦᏙ ᏓᎦᏛᏁᎵ, ᏣᎬᏫᏳᎯ? ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯᏃ ᎯᎠ ᎾᎩᏪᏎᎸᎩ; ᏔᎴᎲᎦ, ᏕᎹᏍᎦ ᎮᎾ, ᎾᎿᎭᏃ ᏓᏰᏣᏆᏁᎵ ᏂᎦᎥ ᏚᏚᎪᏔᏅ ᎢᏣᏛᏁᏗᏱ.
11 I could not see because of that light's brightness, and being led by the hands of those who were with me, I came into Damascus.
ᎠᎩᏄᎸᏅᏃ ᎠᎩᎪᏩᏛᏗᏱ, ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᏍᎬ ᏗᎬᏩᎸᏌᏓ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᎦ ᎦᏛᎢ, ᎣᏤᎯ ᎬᏉᏱᏁᏅ, ᏕᎹᏍᎦ ᏩᎩᏴᎸᎩ.
12 There I met a man named Ananias, a devout man according to the law and well spoken of by all the Jews who lived there.
ᎩᎶᏃ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎡᏂᎾᏯ ᏧᏙᎢᏛ, ᎤᏓᏅᏘ ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏛᏍᏗ ᎠᏍᏓᏩᏕᎩ, ᏂᎦᏛ ᎠᏂᏧᏏ ᎾᎿᎭᎠᏁᎯ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎬᏩᏃᎮᏍᎩ,
13 He came to me, stood by me, and said, 'Brother Saul, receive your sight.' In that very hour I saw him.
ᎠᎩᎷᏤᎸ ᎤᎴᏂᎸᎩ, ᎯᎠ ᎾᎩᏪᏎᎸᎩ; ᏗᎾᏓᏅᏟ ᏐᎳ, ᏥᎯᎪᏩᏛ. ᎾᎯᏳᏉᏃ ᏙᏥᏯᎦᎿᎭᏅᎩ.
14 Then he said, 'The God of our fathers has chosen you to know his will, to see the Righteous One, and to hear the voice coming from his own mouth.
ᎯᎠᏃ ᏄᏪᏒᎩ; ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏗᎩᎦᏴᎵᎨ ᎤᎾᏤᎵᎦ ᏣᏑᏰᏒ, ᏣᎦᏙᎥᎯᏍᏗᏱ ᏄᏍᏛ ᎠᏓᏅᏖᏍᎬᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎯᎪᏩᏛᏗᏱ ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᎾᏍᎦᏅᎾ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᎰᎵ ᎦᎾᏄᎪᎬ ᎧᏁᎬ ᏣᏛᎪᏗᏱ.
15 For you shall be a witness for him to all men about what you have seen and heard.
ᎯᏃᎮᏍᎩᏰᏃ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᎾᏂᎥ ᏴᏫ ᎠᏁᎲᎢ ᏄᏍᏛ ᏣᎪᎲᎢ ᎠᎴ ᏣᏛᎦᏅᎢ.
16 Now why are you waiting? Arise, be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on his name.'
Ꭷ, ᎦᏙᏃ ᎢᎭᏙᎯᏗᎭ? ᏔᎴᎲᎦ, ᎠᎴ ᏪᏣᏬᏣ, ᎠᎴ ᎰᏑᎵ ᏣᏍᎦᏅᏨᎢ, ᎯᏔᏲᎯᎮᏍᏗ ᎲᏗᏍᎨᏍᏗ ᏕᎤᏙᎥ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ.
17 After I had returned to Jerusalem, and while I was praying in the temple, it happened that I was given a vision.
ᎯᎠᏃ ᎾᏆᎵᏍᏓᏁᎸ ᏥᎷᏏᎵᎻ ᎢᎠᎩᎷᏨ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎦᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗᏍᎬ ᎤᏛᏅ ᏗᎦᎳᏫᎢᏍᏗᏱ, ᏣᎦᎵᎰ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎾᏆᎵᏍᏓᏁᎸᎩ;
18 I saw him say to me, 'Hurry and leave Jerusalem quickly, because they will not accept your testimony about me.'
ᎠᎴ ᏥᎪᎥᎩ ᎯᎠ ᎾᎩᏪᏎᎲᎩ; ᎾᏞᎬᏉ ᎢᏴᏛ ᎯᏄᎪᎢ ᏥᎷᏏᎵᎻ; ᎥᏝᏰᏃ ᏱᏙᏛᏂᏂᏴᎯ ᎠᏴ ᏍᎩᏃᎮᏍᎬᎢ.
19 I said, 'Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat those who believed in you in every synagogue.
ᎠᎴ ᎯᎠ ᎾᎩᏪᏒᎩ; ᏣᎬᏫᏳᎯ, ᎠᏂᎦᏔᎭ ᏕᏥᏍᏚᏂᏙᎸᎢ ᎠᎴ ᏕᏥᎸᏂᎵᏙᎸᎢ ᎨᏦᎯᏳᎲᏍᎩ ᏗᎦᎳᏫᎢᏍᏗᏱ ᏕᎪᏢᏩᏗᏒᎢ.
20 When the blood of Stephen your witness was spilled, I also was standing by and agreeing, and I was guarding the cloaks of those who killed him.'
ᎠᎴ ᏣᏃᎮᏍᎩ ᏍᏗᏫ ᎤᎩᎬ ᎤᏤᏬᏨ ᎠᏴ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎾᎥ ᏥᏙᎬᎩ ᎠᎴ ᎣᏏᏳ ᎠᎩᏰᎸᏒᎩ ᎤᏲᎱᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏕᏥᎦᏘᏴᎩ ᏧᎾᏄᏬ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎬᏩᎯᎯ.
21 But he said to me, 'Go, because I will send you far away to the Gentiles.'”
ᎯᎠᏃ ᎾᎩᏪᏎᎸᎩ; ᎭᏓᏅᎾ, ᏓᎬᏅᏏᏰᏃ ᎢᏅ ᏧᎾᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᏴᏫ ᏗᏁᎲᎢ.
22 They listened to him until he said this. Then they shouted and said, “Away with such a fellow from the earth, for it is not right that he should live.”
ᎬᏩᏛᏓᏍᏓᏁᎲᎩᏃ ᎬᏂ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏒ, ᎿᎭᏉᏃ ᎤᏂᏌᎳᏓᏅᎩ ᎠᏂᏁᎬ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏂᏪᏒᎩ; ᎡᎶᎯ ᏩᎦᏘᎿᎭᏫᏛ ᎾᏍᎩᏉ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᏴᏫ; ᎥᏝᏰᏃ ᏰᎵ ᎬᏁᏍᏗ ᎦᏰᎵᏍᏗ ᏱᎩ.
23 As they were shouting, throwing off their cloaks, and throwing dust into the air,
ᎠᏏᏉᏃ ᎤᏁᎷᎬᎩ ᎠᎴ ᏚᎾᏓᎡᎬᎩ ᏧᎾᏄᏬ ᎠᎴ ᎪᏍᏚ ᎤᎾᏕᏏᏙᎲᎩ;
24 the chief captain commanded Paul to be brought into the fortress. He ordered that he should be questioned with scourging, so that he himself might know why they were shouting against him like that.
ᏄᎬᏫᏳᏒ ᏗᏓᏘᏂᏙᎯ ᎤᏁᏨᎩ ᏗᏐᏴ ᏩᏥᏴᏙᏗᏱ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᏥᎵᎥᏂᎲ ᎠᏥᎪᎵᏰᏗᏱ, ᎤᏚᎵᏍᎬᎩ ᎤᏙᎴᎰᎯᏍᏗᏱ ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᏍᎬ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎠᏁᎷᎲᏍᎬ ᎬᏩᏡᏗᏍᎬᎢ.
25 When they had tied him up with the thongs, Paul said to the centurion who was standing by, “Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman and who has not been put on trial?”
ᎬᏩᎵᎥᏂᏍᏗᏱᏃ ᎬᏩᏘᏃᎸ, ᏉᎳ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎸᎩ ᎾᎥ ᎦᏙᎩ ᎠᏍᎪᎯᏧᏈ ᏗᏘᏂᏙᎯ; ᏰᎵᏉᏍᎪ ᏗᎧᎾᏩᏛᏍᏗ ᏂᎬᏅ ᎦᏰᏥᎵᎥᏂᏍᏗ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎠᎶᎻ, ᎤᏍᎦᏅᏨ ᏧᏚᎪᏔᏅᎯ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᏱᎩ?
26 When the centurion heard this, he went to the chief captain and told him, saying, “What are you about to do? For this man is a Roman citizen.”
ᎠᏍᎪᎯᏧᏈᏃ ᏗᏘᏂᏙᎯ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏛᎦᏅ, ᏭᏃᏁᎸᎩ ᏄᎬᏫᏳᏒ ᏗᏓᏘᏂᏙᎯ, ᎯᎠ ᏫᏄᏪᏒᎩ; ᎮᏯᏔᎮᏍᏗ ᎯᎠ ᏥᏅᏔᏛᏁᎵ; ᎯᎠᏰᏃ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎠᎶᎻ.
27 The chief captain came and said to him, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” Paul said, “Yes.”
ᎿᎭᏉᏃ ᏄᎬᏫᏳᏒ ᏗᏓᏘᏂᏙᎯ ᎤᎷᏨ, ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎸᎩ; ᏍᎩᏃᎲᏏ, ᎯᎶᎻᏍᎪ ᏂᎯ? ᎥᎥ, ᎤᏛᏅᎩ.
28 The chief captain answered, “It was only with a large amount of money that I acquired citizenship.” But Paul said, “I was born a Roman citizen.”
ᏄᎬᏫᏳᏒᏃ ᏗᏓᏘᏂᏙᎯ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏒᎩ; ᎤᏤᏘ ᎠᏆᎫᏴᏛ ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏆᏓᏤᎵᎦᏯ ᎨᏒᎢ. ᏉᎳᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏒᎩ; ᎠᏴᏍᎩᏂ ᎠᏆᏓᏤᎵᎦᏯ ᎠᏆᏕᏅᎩ.
29 Then the men who were going to question him left him immediately. The chief captain also was afraid, when he learned that Paul was a Roman citizen, because he had tied him up.
ᎿᎭᏉᏃ ᎩᎳᏉ ᎢᏴᏛ ᎬᏩᏓᏅᎡᎸᎩ ᎬᏩᎪᎵᏰᏍᎩ; ᎾᏍᏉᏃ ᏄᎬᏫᏴᏒ ᏗᏓᏘᏂᏙᎯ ᎠᏍᎦᎢᎲᎩ, ᎤᏙᎴᎰᏒ ᎠᎶᎻ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏅᏓᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᏍᎬᎩ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᎸᎸᎢ.
30 On the next day, the chief captain wanted to know the truth about the Jews' accusations against Paul. So he untied his bonds and ordered the chief priests and all the council to meet. Then he brought Paul down and placed him in their midst.
ᎤᎩᏨᏛᏃ ᎤᏚᎵᏍᎬ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᎤᏙᎴᎰᎯᏍᏗᏱ ᏅᏓᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᏍᎬ ᎠᏂᏧᏏ ᎬᏭᎯᏍᏗᏍᎬᎢ, ᎤᎸᏒᎲᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏁᏨᎩ ᏄᏂᎬᏫᏳᏒ ᎠᏥᎸᎠᏁᎶᎯ ᎠᎴ ᏂᎦᏛ ᏗᏂᎳᏫᎩ, ᎤᎾᏓᏟᏐᏗᏱ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏘᏃᎸᎩ ᏉᎳ, ᎠᏂᏅᎢᎬᏱᏢ ᎤᏪᎧᏅᎩ.
