Acts 22

1 “Brothers and fathers, listen to my defense which I will now make to you.”

“Bagaetsho le borara ntheetsang fa ke bolela boiphemelo jwa me.”

2 When the crowd heard Paul speak to them in the Hebrew language, they became quiet. He said,

(Erile fa ba utlwa a bua Sehebera, ga nna tidimalo e kgolo).

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.

A ba raya a re, “Ke Mojuta, yo o tsaletsweng kwa Tareso, motse o o mo Kilikia, mme ke ithutile fano mo Jerusalema mo go Gamaliele yo ke ithutileng mo go ene go sala morago sentle melao le dingwao tsa Sejuta. Ke ne ka tlhoafalela go tlotla Modimo mo go sengwe le sengwe se ke neng ke se dira, fela jaaka lo lekile go dira gompieno.

4 I persecuted this Way to the death, binding up and delivering them to prison both men and women,

Mme ke ne ke bogisa Bakeresete, ke ba beletsa go swa, ke bofa banna le basadi ke ba tsenya mo kgolegelong.

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.

Moperesiti yo mogolo kgotsa mongwe wa bagolwane o ka ntshupela. Gonne ke ne ka kopa tetlelelo ya dikwalo tse di yang kwa baeteledipeleng ba Sejuta ba ba kwa Damaseko, tse di nang le ditaelo go ntetla go bofa Bakeresete bangwe ba ke ba bonang go ba isa kwa Jerusalema gore ba otlhaiwe.

6 It happened that when I was traveling and nearing Damascus, about noon suddenly a great light from heaven began to shine around me.

“Mme erile ke le mo tseleng, ke le gaufi le Damaseko, go le motshegare, ka tshoganetso lesedi le le galalelang thata le tswa legodimong la phatshima mo tikologong ya me.

7 I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'

Ke ne ka wela fa fatshe mme ka utlwa lentswe le nthaya le re, ‘Saulo, Saulo, o mpogisetsang?’

8 I answered, 'Who are you, Lord?' He said to me, 'I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting.'

“Mme ke ne ka re, ‘Ke mang yo o buang le nna Morena?’ Mme a fetola a re ‘Ke nna Jesu wa Nasaretha, yo o mmogisang!’

9 Those who were with me saw the light, but they did not understand the voice of him who spoke to me.

Banna ba ke neng ke na nabo ba ne ba bona lesedi mme ba ne ba sa tlhaloganye se se neng se buiwa.

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.'

“Mme ke ne ka re, ‘Ke direng Morena?’ Mme Morena o ne a nthaya a re, ‘Tsoga o tsene mo Damaseko, mme koo o tlaa bolelelwa se se go letetseng mo dingwageng tse di kwa pele.’

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.

Ke ne ka foufadiwa ke lesedi le legolo, mme ka tshwanelwa ke go gogelwa mo Damaseko ke bapati ba me.

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.

Mme koo ga bo go na le monna yo o bidiwang Ananiase, monna yo o neng a boifa Modimo ka fa molaong, a bile a bolelwa bo-molemo ke Bajuta botlhe ba Damaseko,

13 He came to me, stood by me, and said, 'Brother Saul, receive your sight.' In that very hour I saw him.

o ne a tla kwa go nna, mme ya re a eme fa thoko ga me a re, ‘Mokaulengwe Paulo, foufologa!’ Mme ka yone nako eo ka foufologa ka mmona!

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.

“Mme a nthaya a re, ‘Modimo wa borraa rona o go tlhophile go itse go rata ga One le go bona Mesia le go mo utlwa a bua.

15 For you shall be a witness for him to all men about what you have seen and heard.

Mme o tshwanetse go tsamaisa molaetsa wa gagwe gongwe le gongwe, o bolela se o se bonyeng le se o se utlwileng.

16 Now why are you waiting? Arise, be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on his name.'

Mme jaanong o diegelang? Tsamaya o ye go kolobediwa, o bo o tlhatswiwe mo dibeng tsa gago, o bitse leina la Morena.’

17 After I had returned to Jerusalem, and while I was praying in the temple, it happened that I was given a vision.

“Mme erile letsatsi lengwe ke sena go boela kwa Jerusalema, fa ke santse ke rapela mo Tempeleng, ka nna jaaka ekete ke a lora mme ka bona ponatshegelo ya Modimo o nthaya o re, ‘Akofa! Tswa mo Jerusalema, gonne batho ba ba fano ga ba na go go dumela fa o ba neela molaetsa wa me.’

18 I saw him say to me, 'Hurry and leave Jerusalem quickly, because they will not accept your testimony about me.'

19 I said, 'Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat those who believed in you in every synagogue.

Mme ka re, ‘Morena, ba itse sentle gore ke ne ka betsa ka bo ka tsenya mo kgolegelong ba ba neng ba dumela mo go wena, mo tlung ya thuto nngwe le nngwe.

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.'

Le ka nako e mosupi wa gago Setefane o neng a bolawa ka yone, ke ne ke eme teng foo ke dumalana nabo, ke tshotse diaparo tse ba neng ba di beetse fa thoko fa ba mmolaya.’

21 But he said to me, 'Go, because I will send you far away to the Gentiles.'”

Mme Modimo o ne wa nthaya wa re, ‘Tswa mo Jerusalema, gonne ke tlaa go roma kgakala kwa go Badichaba!’”

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.”

Mme boidiidi jwa batho bo ne jwa reetsa go fitlhelela Paulo a tla mo lefokong leo, mme ka lentswe le le lengwe ba goa ba re, “A motho yoo a tlosiwe! Mmolaeng! Ga a tshwanela go tshela!”

23 As they were shouting, throwing off their cloaks, and throwing dust into the air,

Ba ne ba goa ba latlhela diaparo tsa bone kwa godimo ba kubuela lorole.

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.

Mme molaodi o ne a mo tlisa mo teng ga kago ya batlhabani mme a laola gore a itewe ka dithupa gore a tle a ipolele bosula jwa gagwe. O ne a batla go itse gore ke eng fa batho ba ne ba galefa thata!

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?”

Mme ya re ba bofa Paulo gore ba mmetse, Paulo a raya moeteledipele mongwe wa mophato a re, “A go siame ka molao gore o betse Mo-Roma a ise a bo a sekisiwe?”

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.”

Moeteledipele wa mophato a ya kwa go molaodi le ene a re, “O dirang? Monna yo ke Mo-Roma!”

27 The chief captain came and said to him, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” Paul said, “Yes.”

Mme molaodi a ya kwa go Paulo a mmotsa a re, “A ko o mpolelele, a o Mo-Roma!” Mme Paulo a fetola a re, “Ee, ke Mo-Roma!”

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.”

Mme molaodi le ene a re, “Le nna ke Mo-Roma, le gone go ntopile tlhwatlhwa e kgolo go nna Mo-Roma!” Mme Paulo ene a re, “Nna ke tsetswe ke le Mo-Roma!”

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.

Masole a a neng a ipaakanyeditse go mo itaya, a nyelela ka bonako fa ba utlwa gore Paulo ke Mo-Roma, mme molaodi le ene o ne a tshoga ka gore o ne a laotse gore a bofiwe a bo a itewe.

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.

Mme erile letsatsi le le latelang molaodi a golola Paulo mo dikeetaneng mme a laela baperesiti ba bagolo gore ba kopane le lekgotla la Sejuta. O ne a laola gore Paulo a tlisiwe fa pele ga bone go leka go bona gore molato ke eng.