Orekma 23

1 Paul el ngetang suiya Un Mwet Pwapa Fulat uh ac fahk, “Mwet Israel wiuk! Nga pulakin sik lah nga kulansupu God ke inse pwaye in moul luk nwe misenge.”

And Paul having earnestly beheld the sanhedrim, said, 'Men, brethren, I in all good conscience have lived to God unto this day;'

2 Mwet Tol Fulat Ananias el sap mwet ma tu apkuran nu yorol Paul ah in sringilya oalul.

and the chief priest Ananias commanded those standing by him to smite him on the mouth,

3 Paul el fahk nu sel, “Pwayena lah God El ac fah sringilkomi — kom orun luku! Kom muta insacn nununkeyu ke Ma Sap, sruk kom kunausla Ma Sap ke kom sap elos in sringilyu uh!”

then Paul said unto him, 'God is about to smite thee, thou whitewashed wall, and thou — thou dost sit judging me according to the law, and, violating law, dost order me to be smitten!'

4 Mwet ma tu apkuran nu sel Paul ah fahk nu sel, “Kom aklusrongtenye Mwet Tol Fulat lun God!”

And those who stood by said, 'The chief priest of God dost thou revile?'

5 Paul el fahk, “Mwet Israel wiuk, nga tiana akilen mu el Mwet Tol Fulat. Ma Simusla uh fahk mu, ‘Kom fah tia fahk kutena kas koluk ke mwet kol lun mwet lowos uh.’”

and Paul said, 'I did not know, brethren, that he is chief priest: for it hath been written, Of the ruler of thy people thou shalt not speak evil;'

6 Ke Paul el akilen lah kutu selos mwet Sadducee ac kutu mwet Pharisee, na el wowoyak ye mutun Un Mwet Pwapa Fulat ac fahk, “Mwet Israel wiuk! Nga sie mwet Pharisee, wen nutin mwet Pharisee. Nununkeyuk nga inge ke sripen finsrak se ma oan yuruk lah mwet misa uh ac sifil moulyak!”

and Paul having known that the one part are Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, cried out in the sanhedrim, 'Men, brethren, I am a Pharisee — son of a Pharisee — concerning hope and rising again of dead men I am judged.'

7 Pacl se na el fahkla ma se inge ah, na mwet Pharisee ac mwet Sadducee mutawauk in akukuin, ac u sac nunak luoelik. (

And he having spoken this, there came a dissension of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees, and the crowd was divided,

8 Tuh mwet Sadducee elos fahk mu mwet misa uh ac tia sifil moulyak liki misa, ac elos fahk pac mu wangin lipufan ku ngun, a mwet Pharisee elos lulalfongi ke ma tolu inge kewa.)

for Sadducees, indeed, say there is no rising again, nor messenger, nor spirit, but Pharisees confess both.

9 Pusren akukuin uh yokelik na, ac kutu mwet luti Ma Sap uh su mwet Pharisee elos tuyak ac liksrenina lain ac fahk, “Kut tia konauk kutena ma sutuu lun mwet se inge! Sahp acnu pwaye lah ngun se, ku lipufan se, kaskas nu sel!”

And there came a great cry, and the scribes of the Pharisees' part having arisen, were striving, saying, 'No evil do we find in this man; and if a spirit spake to him, or a messenger, we may not fight against God;'

10 Akukuin sac arulana upala, oru leum se lun mwet mweun uh sensenak lah ac eiyuki manol Paul. Ouinge el sap mwet mweun lal uh in oatui ac eisalla Paul liki inmasrlon u sac, ac usalla nu inkul lalos uh.

and a great dissension having come, the chief captain having been afraid lest Paul may be pulled to pieces by them, commanded the soldiery, having gone down, to take him by force out of the midst of them, and to bring [him] to the castle.

11 In fong sac, Leum el tu siskal Paul ac fahk nu sel, “Kom in pulaik na! Kom fahkyuyak tari in acn Jerusalem, ac kom ac fah oru oapana in acn Rome.”

And on the following night, the Lord having stood by him, said, 'Take courage, Paul, for as thou didst fully testify the things concerning me at Jerusalem, so it behoveth thee also at Rome to testify.'

12 In lotu tok ah, oasr kutu mwet Jew fahsreni nu sie ac orek pwapa. Elos wulela na ku mu elos ac tia mongo ku nim kutena ma nwe ke na elos unilya Paul.

And day having come, certain of the Jews having made a concourse, did anathematize themselves, saying neither to eat nor to drink till they may kill Paul;

13 Pus liki mwet angngaul pa oru pwapa se inge.

and they were more than forty who made this conspiracy by oath,

14 Na elos som nu yurin mwet tol fulat ac un mwet matu ac fahk, “Kut orala tari wulela na ku lasr mu kut ac tiana kang kutena ma nwe ke na kut unilya Paul.

who having come near to the chief priests and to the elders said, 'With an anathema we did anathematize ourselves — to taste nothing till we have killed Paul;

15 Ke ma inge, kowos ac Un Mwet Pwapa Fulat uh in sapla nu sin leum lun mwet mweun Rome, ac fahk elan eisalu Paul nu yuruwos. Oru acnu mu kowos srakna enenu in etu kutu ma sel. A kut ac akola kut in unilya meet liki el sun acn inge.”

now, therefore, ye, signify ye to the chief captain, with the sanhedrim, that to-morrow he may bring him down unto you, as being about to know more exactly the things concerning him; and we, before his coming nigh, are ready to put him to death.'

16 Tusruktu wen se nutin mutan se wial Paul lohngak pwapa kutasrik se inge, na el som nu inkul sin mwet mweun uh ac fahkang nu sel Paul.

And the son of Paul's sister having heard of the lying in wait, having gone and entered into the castle, told Paul,

17 Na Paul el pangonma sie mwet kol lun mwet mweun uh ac fahk nu sel, “Eis mwet fusr se inge nu yurin leum fulat lun un mwet mweun uh. Oasr ma se el ke fahk nu sel.”

and Paul having called near one of the centurions, said, 'This young man lead unto the chief captain, for he hath something to tell him.'

18 Mwet leum sac eisal, pwanulla nu yurin leum fulat sac ac fahk, “Paul, mwet kapir sac, el pangonyu ac siyuk nga in pwanma mwet fusr se inge nu yurum, mweyen oasr ma el ke fahk nu sum.”

He indeed, then, having taken him, brought him unto the chief captain, and saith, 'The prisoner Paul, having called me near, asked [me] this young man to bring unto thee, having something to say to thee.'

19 Leum fulat sac sruokya paol, ac pwanulla nu saya ac siyuk sel, “Mea kom ke fahk nu sik uh?”

And the chief captain having taken him by the hand, and having withdrawn by themselves, inquired, 'What is that which thou hast to tell me?'

20 Ac mukul fusr sac fahk, “Mwet fulat lun mwet Jew elos insesela in siyuk sum lutu kom in usalla Paul nu yurin Un Mwet Pwapa Fulat, na elos ac oru acnu mu srakna oasr ma elos ke etu kacl Paul.

and he said — 'The Jews agreed to request thee, that to-morrow to the sanhedrim thou mayest bring down Paul, as being about to enquire something more exactly concerning him;

21 Tusruktu nimet lohngolos, mweyen pus liki mwet angngaul wikwik soanel. Elos fulahk mu elos ac tia mongo ku nim nwe ke na elos unilya. Elos akola tari, tuh elos soano lah mea ac wotla sum.”

thou, therefore, mayest thou not yield to them, for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, who did anathematize themselves — not to eat nor to drink till they kill him, and now they are ready, waiting for the promise from thee.'

22 Leum fulat sac fahk, “Nimet kom fahk nu sin kutena mwet lah kom fahk ma inge nu sik.” Na el supwalla mwet fusr sac in som.

The chief captain, then, indeed, let the young man go, having charged [him] to tell no one, 'that these things thou didst shew unto me;'

23 Na leum fulat sac solama luo sin mwet leum lun solse lal ac fahk, “Akoela luofoko mwet mweun an in som nu Caesarea, wi mwet kasrusr fin horse itngoul ac mwet utuk osra in mweun luofoko, ac mukuiyak ke ao eu ofong.

and having called near a certain two of the centurions, he said, 'Make ready soldiers two hundred, that they may go on unto Caesarea, and horsemen seventy, and spearmen two hundred, from the third hour of the night;

24 Akoela kutu horse an Paul elan kasrusr fac, ac liyalang akwoye nwe ke na el sonol Governor Felix.”

beasts also provide, that, having set Paul on, they may bring him safe unto Felix the governor;'

25 Na leum sac simusla leta se, fahk ouinge:

he having written a letter after this description:

26 “Claudius Lysias, nu sel Governor Fulat Felix: Paing kom.

'Claudius Lysias, to the most noble governor Felix, hail:

27 Mwet Jew elos sruokya mwet se inge ac akola in unilya. Nga lohngak lah el mwet Rome, pa nga us mwet mweun luk som, ac molella.

This man having been taken by the Jews, and being about to be killed by them — having come with the soldiery, I rescued him, having learned that he is a Roman;

28 Nga tuh kena etu lah mea elos tukakunul kac uh, ouinge nga usalla nu yurin Un Mwet Pwapa Fulat lalos.

and, intending to know the cause for which they were accusing him, I brought him down to their sanhedrim,

29 Nga konauk lah wangin ma el oru ma ac fal elan misa ku kapir kac. Ma elos nununkal kac uh ma na nu ke kusen siyuk ke ma sap lalos sifacna.

whom I found accused concerning questions of their law, and having no accusation worthy of death or bonds;

30 Ac ke nga lohngak lah oasr kutu mwet Jew pwapa sulallal lainul, in pacl sacna nga wotela mu nga in supwalot nu yurum. Nga fahk nu sin mwet ma nununkal uh in oru tukak lalos uh ye motom.”

and a plot having been intimated to me against this man — about to be of the Jews — at once I sent unto thee, having given command also to the accusers to say the things against him before thee; be strong.'

31 Mwet mweun uh oru oana ma sapkinyuk nu selos uh. Elos eisal Paul ac usalla in fong sac nwe sun acn Antipatris.

Then, indeed, the soldiers according to that directed them, having taken up Paul, brought him through the night to Antipatris,

32 In len tok ah mwet mweun ma fahsr elos folokla nu yen selos, na mwet kasrusr ke horse uh welul na Paul som.

and on the morrow, having suffered the horsemen to go on with him, they returned to the castle;

33 Elos usalla na nwe Caesarea, ac sang leta sac nu sel Governor, ac eisalang pac Paul nu sel.

those having entered into Caesarea, and delivered the letter to the governor, did present also Paul to him.

34 Governor el ritela leta sac ac siyuk sel Paul lah el mwet ya. Ke el konauk lah el mwet Cilicia,

And the governor having read [it], and inquired of what province he is, and understood that [he is] from Cilicia;

35 el fahk, “Nga fah oru lohngyuk keim ke pacl mwet ma tukakin kom uh sun acn inge.” Na el sap mwet topang in taranul Paul ke inkul lal Governor uh.

'I will hear thee — said he — when thine accusers also may have come;' he also commanded him to be kept in the praetorium of Herod.