Acts 22
1 “Brothers and fathers, listen to my defense which I will now make to you.”
El fahk, “Mwet kacto ac mwet matwuk, porongo ke nga ac sifacna aksuwosyeyu nu suwos uh!”
2 When the crowd heard Paul speak to them in the Hebrew language, they became quiet. He said,
Ke elos lohng ke el kaskas nu selos ke kas na lalos, na elos misla yohk liki meet ah. Na Paul el sifilpa fahk:
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.
“Nga sie mwet Jew, su isusla Tarsus in Cilicia, tusruk nga matula in acn Jerusalem. Nga tuh sie mwet lutlut lal Gamaliel ac nga eis kas in luti na yohk ke Ma Sap lun mwet matu lasr meet ah. Nga srike in arulana moniyuk nu sin God, oana kowos nukewa su oasr inse inge misenge uh.
4 I persecuted this Way to the death, binding up and delivering them to prison both men and women,
Nga kalyei mwet ma fahsr ke Inkanek sasu se inge, ac pus selos misa. Nga kapriya mukul ac mutan ac siselosyang nu in presin.
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.
Mwet Tol Fulat oayapa Un Mwet Pwapa Fulat nukewa elos ku in akpwayei lah pwaye ma nga fahk uh. Nga eis selos leta ma simla nu sin mwet Jew wiasr su muta in Damascus, oru nga tuh som nu we in sruokya ac kapriya mwet inge, ac usalosme nu Jerusalem in tuh kalyeiyuk elos.
6 It happened that when I was traveling and nearing Damascus, about noon suddenly a great light from heaven began to shine around me.
“Ke nga fahsr ac apkuran nu Damascus, akuran nu ke infulwen len, sie kalem sarmelik inkusrao me ac apinyula.
7 I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'
Nga putatla nu infohk uh ac lohng sie pusra fahk nu sik, ‘Saul, Saul! Efu kom ku kalyeiyu?’
8 I answered, 'Who are you, Lord?' He said to me, 'I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting.'
Ac nga fahk, ‘Leum, su kom an?’ Na el fahk, ‘Nga Jesus lun Nazareth, su kom kalyei.’
9 Those who were with me saw the light, but they did not understand the voice of him who spoke to me.
Mwet ma wiyu elos liye kalem sac, tusruk elos tiana lohng pusren el su kaskas nu sik.
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.'
Ac nga siyuk, ‘Leum, mea nga ac oru?’ Ac Leum el fahk nu sik, ‘Tuyak ac fahla nu Damascus, na ac tufah fwackot ma nukewa Leum El wotela kom in oru uh.’
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.
Kunla mutuk ke sripen kalem sac, ouinge mwet wiyu elos sruokya pouk ac pwenyuyak nu Damascus.
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.
“Oasr mukul se muta in siti sac pangpang Ananias, sie mwet alu nu sin God, su akos Ma Sap lasr uh ac arulana akfulatyeyuk el sin mwet Jew nukewa su muta we.
13 He came to me, stood by me, and said, 'Brother Saul, receive your sight.' In that very hour I saw him.
El tuku tu yuruk ac fahk, ‘Saul, ma lik, kom in sifilpa liye!’ In pacl sacna nga ku lac in liye, ac nga ngetang nu sel.
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.
Na el fahk, ‘God lun mwet matu lasr somla El sulekomla in etu ma lungse lal, ac in liye Mwet Kulansap suwoswos lal, ac in lohng pusracl ke el kaskas nu sum.
15 For you shall be a witness for him to all men about what you have seen and heard.
Kom ac fah sie mwet loh lal, in fahk nu sin mwet nukewa ma kom liye ac lohng.
16 Now why are you waiting? Arise, be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on his name.'
Na mea kom soano an? Tuyak ac baptaisla, tuh ma koluk lom in nasnasla ke kom pre inen Leum.’
17 After I had returned to Jerusalem, and while I was praying in the temple, it happened that I was given a vision.
“Nga folokla nu Jerusalem, ac ke nga pre in Tempul, nga liye sie aruruma,
18 I saw him say to me, 'Hurry and leave Jerusalem quickly, because they will not accept your testimony about me.'
ac in aruruma sac Leum el fahk nu sik, ‘Sulaklak som liki acn Jerusalem, mweyen mwet yenu inge ac tia lulalfongi ma kom ac fahk keik uh.’
19 I said, 'Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat those who believed in you in every synagogue.
Ac nga fahk, ‘Leum, elos arulana etu lah nga tuh som nu iwen lolngok uh, sruokya ac uni mwet ma lulalfongi in kom uh.
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.'
Ac ke pacl se ma anwuki Stephen, mwet kulansap lom, nga tuh wi pac muta insac. Nga insese nu ke ma orek nu sel ah, ac nga pa muta liyaung nuknuk lun mwet ma unilya ah.’
21 But he said to me, 'Go, because I will send you far away to the Gentiles.'”
Ac Leum el fahk nu sik, ‘Fahla, tuh nga ac supwekomla nu yen loessula, nu yurin mwet sayen mwet Jew.’”
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.”
Mwet uh lipsre kas lal Paul uh nwe ke el fahkla ma inge; na elos mutawauk in wowoyak ke kuiyalos nufon ac fahk, “Sisulla! Unilya! Tia fal elan moul!”
23 As they were shouting, throwing off their cloaks, and throwing dust into the air,
Elos wowoyak, furok nuknuk lalos uh, ac sis fohkfok uh nu lucng.
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.
Leum se lun mwet mweun Rome uh sap mwet lal in eisal Paul nu inkul lalos uh, ac el sap elos in srunglul ac konauk lah efu ku mwet Jew uh wowo lainul ouinge.
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?”
Tusruktu ke elos kaprilya in sringsring el, Paul el siyuk sin sie pac mwet leum lun solse su tu insac, “Ya ma sap uh lela in sringsring sie mwet Rome meet liki nununkeyuk el?”
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.”
Ke mwet leum sac lohng ma se inge, el som nu yurin leum fulat sac ac siyuk sel, “Mea se kom nunku in oru uh? El ah el mwet Rome!”
27 The chief captain came and said to him, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” Paul said, “Yes.”
Ouinge leum fulat sac som nu yorol Paul ac siyuk sel, “Fahkma nu sik, ya kom mwet Rome?” Ac Paul el fahk, “Aok.”
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.”
Na leum sac fahk, “Nga tuh moli sie mani na yohk tuh nga in oaoa sie mwet Rome.” Ac Paul el fahk, “Nga nuna mwet Rome se e ke nga isusla.”
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.
In pacl sacna mwet ma ako in kusen siyuk nu sel Paul uh elos kilukla lukel, ac leum sac fosrngala ke el etauk lah el kapriya sie mwet Rome.
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.
Mwet leum sac kena konauk lah mea mwet Jew uh srukak in lainul Paul kac uh; ouinge ke len se tok ah el sap in itukla sein uh lukel Paul, ac el sap mwet tol fulat ac Un Mwet Pwapa Fulat nukewa elos in toeni. Na el usalla Paul ac sap elan tu ye mutalos.
