Acts 22
1 “Brothers and fathers, listen to the defense which I now make to you.”
El fahk, “Mwet kacto ac mwet matwuk, porongo ke nga ac sifacna aksuwosyeyu nu suwos uh!”
2 When they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, they were even more 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 indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, instructed according to the strict tradition of the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, even as you all 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 and delivering into prisons 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 also the high priest and all the council of the elders testify, from whom also I received letters to the brothers, and traveled to Damascus to bring them also who were there to Jerusalem in bonds 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 “As I made my journey and came close to Damascus, about noon suddenly a great light shone around me from the sky.
“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 saying 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 persecute.’
Ac nga fahk, ‘Leum, su kom an?’ Na el fahk, ‘Nga Jesus lun Nazareth, su kom kalyei.’
9 “Those who were with me indeed saw the light and were afraid, but they didn’t 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 shall I do, Lord?’ The Lord said to me, ‘Arise, and go into Damascus. There you will be told about all things which are appointed for you to 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 When I couldn’t see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand 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 “One Ananias, a devout man according to the law, well reported of by all the Jews who lived in Damascus,
“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 came to me, and standing by me said to me, ‘Brother Saul, receive your sight!’ In that very hour I looked up at 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 He said, ‘The God of our fathers has appointed you to know his will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear a voice from his 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 will be a witness for him to all men of 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 do you wait? Arise, be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.’
Na mea kom soano an? Tuyak ac baptaisla, tuh ma koluk lom in nasnasla ke kom pre inen Leum.’
17 “When I had returned to Jerusalem and while I prayed in the temple, I fell into a trance
“Nga folokla nu Jerusalem, ac ke nga pre in Tempul, nga liye sie aruruma,
18 and saw him saying to me, ‘Hurry and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not receive testimony concerning me from you.’
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 in every synagogue those who believed in you.
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 shed, I also was standing by, consenting to his death, and 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 “He said to me, ‘Depart, for I will send you out far from here 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 that; then they lifted up their voice and said, “Rid the earth of this fellow, for he isn’t fit to 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 cried out, threw off their cloaks, and threw dust into the air,
Elos wowoyak, furok nuknuk lalos uh, ac sis fohkfok uh nu lucng.
24 the commanding officer commanded him to be brought into the barracks, ordering him to be examined by scourging, that he might know for what crime they shouted 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 thongs, Paul asked the centurion who stood by, “Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman, and not found guilty?”
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 it, he went to the commanding officer and told him, “Watch what you are about to do, for this man is a Roman!”
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 commanding officer came and asked him, “Tell me, are you a Roman?” He 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 commanding officer answered, “I bought my citizenship for a great price.” Paul said, “But I was born a Roman.”
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 Immediately those who were about to examine him departed from him, and the commanding officer also was afraid when he realized that he was a Roman, because he had bound him.
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 But on the next day, desiring to know the truth about why he was accused by the Jews, he freed him from the bonds and commanded the chief priests and all the council to come together, and brought Paul down and set him before them.
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.
