Acts 22
1 “Brothers and fathers, listen to the defense which I now make to you.”
RI ai ko, jam ai ko komail, ron maj ai japen komail.
2 When they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, they were even more quiet. He said,
Irail lao roner, me a majani on irail ni lokaia en Ipru, re ap nenenla kaualap. I ari kotin majani.
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 Juj amen nai, me tikidar Tarjuj en Jilijia, a i kakairida nan kanim wet ni aluwilu en Kamaliel, padapadakki kapun en jam atail akan, o nantion poni poni 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 on kamelar aramaj, ni ai jaliedi o panalan imaten 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 jamero lapalap o jaumaj akan kin kadede kin ia, pwe i aleer jan irail kijin likau, on ri (atail) akan. I ap kolan Damajkuj, pwen pil jaliedi o wa don Ierujalem, me mi waja 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 Damajkuj, nin jauaj, marain eu kodido jan nanlan, jare ia da.
7 I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’
Nai ari pupedi nani pwel o ronada nil eu, me majani on ia: Jaul, Jaul, 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.’
Nai ari potoan on: Ij komui Main? A kotin majani on ia: Nai Iejuj en Najaret, 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 ian ia udialer marain o, ap majapwekadar, a re jota ron kapit en me majan don 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.’
Nai potoan on: Da me i en wiada Main? Kaun o ap kotin majani on ia: Paurida u kowei on Damajkuj, nan a pan kapare on uk waja o, me kaonop on 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 jolar kak kilan waja, aki linan en marain o, i ap daululan Damajkuj; me ian 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,
Ananiaj, ol lelapok amen duen kapun o, me kalok mau jli ren Juj akan karoj, me kaujon waja 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 don ia kajikajinen imp ai indai on ia: Ri ai Jauluj, kilanada waja! Ari, ni auer ota i jaradan 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 jam atail akan, me pil uk adar, pwe koe en lolekonki a kupur, o udial me Pun o, o ron kapit en jllan i.
15 For you will be a witness for him to all men of what you have seen and heard.
Pwe koe pan japwilim a jaunkadede on aramaj karoj, duen me koe kilanadar o ronadar.
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 paptaijela, pwe dip om akan en widen jan, o jakarkidan 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 don Ierujalem 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 kilan i, me kotin majani on ia: Kananata, madana wei jan Ierujalem, pwe irail jota pan duki on om kadede kin ia.
19 I said, ‘Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue those who believed in you.
Nai ari potoan on: Main, pein irail aja, me i panalan nan imaten o woki nan jinakoke kan me kin pojon 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 japwilim ar jaunkadede Jtepanuj kamatalar, nai 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 majani on ia: U ko wei, pwe I pan kadar uk ala waja 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 roneron i lel on majan pot et, ap nil laudeda indada: Jiken wei jan jappa lap men et! Pwe a jota mau on, i en momaureta!
23 As they cried out, threw off their cloaks, and threw dust into the air,
A ni arail weriwerada, o kajelar ar likau, o kajadar pwelpar,
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 majani, i en wijikelan nan im en jaunpei o majani, ren woki i, pwe i en lelapok kila, da me re weiwei lokeki 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 jaliedi i, Pauluj ap idok ren kaun o, me u impa: Me pun, en woki aramaj en Rom amen, me kaikenta pakadei kadar?
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 ronada met, ap kola ren kaun lapalap o indada: Da me kom pan wiada, pwe aramaj 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 on i: Katitiki on ia, ol en Rom amen komui? A japen: 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 japen: Pwai laud me i jaladok kilar. A Pauluj majani: A nai me tikidar jaladok.
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 madan pure jan i, o kaun lapalap lao ajadar, me i ol en Rom amen, a pil majakadar, pweki a jaliedi 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 inon ion melel aja karep en Juj oko ar panala i, ap lapwada i o kapokon pena jamero lapalap o toun kapun o, ap wadila Pauluj o kotikidi on i mo’rail.
