Acts 22
1 “Brothers and fathers, listen to the defense which I now make to you.”
RI ai ko, sam ai ko komail, rong mas ai sapeng komail.
2 When they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, they were even more quiet. He said,
Irail lao ronger, me a masani ong irail ni lokaia en Ipru, re ap nenenla kaualap. I ari kotin masani.
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.
Ol en Sus amen ngai, me tikidar Tarsus en Silisia, a i kakairida nan kanim wet ni aluwilu en Kamaliel, padapadakki kapung en sam atail akan, o nantiong pongipongi Kot dueta komail kin wia ran wet.
4 I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women,
O i kawelar al pot et lel ong kamelar aramas, ni ai saliedi o pangalang imateng ol o li akan.
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.
Pwe iduen me samero lapalap o saumas akan kin kadede kin ia, pwe i aleer sang irail kisin likau, ong ri (atail) akan. I ap kolang Damaskus, pwen pil saliedi o wa dong Ierusalem, me mi wasa o, pwe ren kamekame.
6 “As I made my journey and came close to Damascus, about noon suddenly a great light shone around me from the sky.
A ni ai koko wei korendor Damaskus, nin sauas, marain eu kodido sang nanlang, sare ia da.
7 I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’
Ngai ari pupedi nani pwel o rongada ngil eu, me masani ong ia: Saul, Saul, da me koe kame kin ia?
8 I answered, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ He said to me, ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you persecute.’
Ngai ari potoan ong: Is komui Maing? A kotin masani ong ia: Ngai Iesus en Nasaret, me koe kin kame.
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.
A me iang ia udialer marain o, ap masapwekadar, a re sota rong kapit en me masan dong ia.
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.’
Ngai potoan ong: Da me i en wiada Maing? Kaun o ap kotin masani ong ia: Paurida u kowei ong Damaskus, nan a pan kapare ong uk wasa o, me kaonop ong uk er, en wiada.
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.
A i solar kak kilang wasa, aki lingan en marain o, i ap daululang Damaskus; me iang ia kalua kin ia pa i.
12 “One Ananias, a devout man according to the law, well reported of by all the Jews who lived in Damascus,
Ananias, ol lelapok amen duen kapung o, me kalok mau sili ren Sus akan karos, me kauson wasa o,
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.
Ap ko dong ia kasikasinen imp ai indai ong ia: Ri ai Saulus, kilangada wasa! Ari, ni auer ota i saradang i.
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.
I ari katitiki: Kot en sam atail akan, me pil uk adar, pwe koe en lolekongki a kupur, o udial me Pung o, o rong kapit en silang i.
15 For you will be a witness for him to all men of what you have seen and heard.
Pwe koe pan sapwilim a saunkadede ong aramas karos, duen me koe kilangadar o rongadar.
16 Now why do you wait? Arise, be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.’
Ari, da me koe auiaui? Paurida o paptaisela, pwe dip om akan en widen sang, o sakarkidang mar a.
17 “When I had returned to Jerusalem and while I prayed in the temple, I fell into a trance
A kadekadeo i lao pwara dong Ierusalem o kapakap nan im en kaudok o, i ap wukilar.
18 and saw him saying to me, ‘Hurry and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not receive testimony concerning me from you.’
O i kilang i, me kotin masani ong ia: Kanangata, madanga wei sang Ierusalem, pwe irail sota pang duki ong om kadede kin ia.
19 I said, ‘Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue those who believed in you.
Ngai ari potoan ong: Maing, pein irail asa, me i pangalang nan imateng o woki nan sinakoke kan me kin poson komui.
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.’
A ni sapwilim ar saunkadede Stepanus kamatalar, ngai pil u impa o peren kidar a kamatalar, nekinekid likau en me kamatalar i ko.
21 “He said to me, ‘Depart, for I will send you out far from here to the Gentiles.’”
A ap kotin masani ong ia: U ko wei, pwe I pan kadar uk ala wasa doo ren men liki kan.
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!”
Irail rongerong i lel ong masan pot et, ap ngil laudeda indada: Siken wei sang sappa lap men et! Pwe a sota mau ong, i en memaureta!
23 As they cried out, threw off their cloaks, and threw dust into the air,
A ni arail weriwerada, o kaselar ar likau, o kasadar pwel par,
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.
Kaun lapalap o ap masani, i en wisikelang nan im en saunpei o masani, ren woki i, pwe i en lelapok kila, da me re weiweilokeki i.
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?”
Irail lao saliedi i, Paulus ap idok ren kaun o, me u impa: Me pung, en woki aramas en Rom amen, me kaikenta pakadeikadar?
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!”
Kaun o lao rongada met, ap kola ren kaun lapalap o indada: Da me kom pan wiada, pwe aramas men et men Rom amen.
27 The commanding officer came and asked him, “Tell me, are you a Roman?” He said, “Yes.”
Kaun lapalap o ap kodo indai ong i: Katitiki ong ia, ol en Rom amen komui? A sapeng: Ei.
28 The commanding officer answered, “I bought my citizenship for a great price.” Paul said, “But I was born a Roman.”
Kaun lapalap o sapeng: Pwai laud me i saladok kilar. A Paulus masani: A ngai me tikidar saladok.
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.
Me kodo kadeikada i, ap madang pure sang i, o kaun lapalap lao asadar, me i ol en Rom amen, a pil masakadar, pweki a saliedi i.
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.
A mandan ran o a inong iong melel asa karep en Sus oko ar pangala i, ap lapwada i o kapokon pena samero lapalap o toun kapung o, ap wadila Paulus o kotikidi ong i mo’rail.
