1 PBA "Diail bar med omang ernu, alepang na nohei tareng fedho'omi uiramateng." BSB BSB: “Brothers and fathers, listen now to my defense before you.”
2 PBA Sipi lapang honi he'e Paulus sipi o lofe ho, Ibrani o' mateng fe puin, sipi por tining empir no' Paulus mateng, BSB BSB: When they heard him speak to them in Hebrew, they became even more quiet. Then Paul declared,
3 PBA Nari ho'o Yahudi hinung, Tarsis, Kilikia mi nafain, sobo na bang pali' ho'oro mimate, gurpel Gamaliel e'far atang far homi so a'tino' ma pi bap bale o' sura' om a'taain, ano' karesang mate med Lahtal a'raham, mang fede' iri sobarpi sel fed om mi honi. BSB BSB: “I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but raised in this city. I was educated at the feet of Gamaliel in strict conformity to the law of our fathers. I was just as zealous for God as any of you are today.
4 PBA Name Lahtal o' selol ho na aropa' beh par, sam somin, sipi a'pec mi ob milote arasam sapiri mi, BSB BSB: I persecuted this Way even to the death, detaining both men and women and throwing them into prison,
5 PBA mang fede' Lahtal o' dor aneng, name ba Lahtal o dil om ubaleta u naramateng. Diail bar mong Damsik mi o' sura-sura' na sipi abung med, no' he'e na sam hemomi sipi a'pec ara Yerusalem leam sipi tahang no' he'e med sapiri om mi. BSB BSB: as the high priest and the whole Council can testify about me. I even obtained letters from them to their brothers in Damascus, and I was on my way to apprehend these people and bring them to Jerusalem to be punished.
6 PBA Mimeng mi ap napanen, no lame om ho mi, e'dai sam Damsyik mi, fed buirmi, seh-seh lel matenu tong burangtahel nari fading. BSB BSB: About noon as I was approaching Damascus, suddenly a bright light from heaven flashed around me.
7 PBA Na ol fa'ai tahel, na alepang name amang pa' nu nara mateng ubang ho, 'Saulus, Saulus, naba ey sofe a Nari horo Yesus, Nazaret o' name ba a a'no' sah-sah eh ho?' BSB BSB: I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?’
8 PBA No' na ey abor, 'Ari anoso Tuhan?' No' sa nara mateng, 'Nari horo Yesus Nazaret, o' name ba a a'no' sah-sah eh ho.' BSB BSB: ‘Who are You, Lord?’ I asked. ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting,’ He replied.
9 PBA Name naraho, lel ho a'hol, sobo name amang pa' nara mateng eh sipi e ahol nene, e pahang nene. BSB BSB: My companions saw the light, but they could not understand the voice of the One speaking to me.
10 PBA No' na ubangho, 'naba honi horo ma' napanen Tuhan?' No' Sa nei abor, 'Toh! sam Damsyik leam, hemo miam fe an tofang u ara mateng a panen.' BSB BSB: Then I asked, ‘What should I do, Lord?’ ‘Get up and go into Damascus,’ He told me. ‘There you will be told all that you have been appointed to do.’
11 PBA Sam hemomi he'e na dun na a'hol nene am, fede' lel mate ho eyle, name naraho, mang natang puin ni Damsyik bang lemid." BSB BSB: Because the brilliance of the light had blinded me, my companions led me by the hand into Damascus.
12 PBA O' a'taain, ainu ani Ananias, name om a'bul salang sura' mi fetang, Yahudi tofang o' no' a'hol, sa ara hemomi, BSB BSB: There a man named Ananias, a devout observer of the law who was highly regarded by all the Jews living there,
13 PBA sa ho' nabung natote mitoh, sa nara mateng, No diail Saulus, dun na ahol!' Mang horo he'e, nadun na ahol, dun saridi a'hol. BSB BSB: came and stood beside me. ‘Brother Saul,’ he said, ‘receive your sight.’ And at that moment I could see him.
14 PBA Sa nara mateng, 'Pi diing pi bap o Lahtal ari utub ale' med honie, O' inungho a a'hol med o' abul-abul hodi a a'hol, foil nuta, a'mang pa' at mihel hodi a alepang, fede' BSB BSB: Then he said, ‘The God of our fathers has appointed you to know His will and to see the Righteous One and to hear His voice.
15 PBA sa ahow o' otabi ho u mateng lame med name tofang en ma eh med nabafe a' a'hol ma eham ho a'raham. BSB BSB: You will be His witness to everyone of what you have seen and heard.
16 PBA Fed ho', naba eyfe sel uta? Ahirtoh! obo' alorang, sei tuling tow ho med, o' doc o a'hal ho a'no' bolang, no' he'e Ani u lofe." BSB BSB: And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized, and wash your sins away, calling on His name.’
17 PBA "Na nabor Yerusalem le ho' na Lahtal o bang om mi a'ome eh he'e, Roh Bolang nari baloil, BSB BSB: Later, when I had returned to Jerusalem and was praying at the temple, I fell into a trance
18 PBA nadun aiba naramateng eh ho a'hol, Sa ubang ho, 'A hanoang Yerusalem ho' mi hel sam fede' Nani ho a umateng sobo sipi saking.' BSB BSB: and saw the Lord saying to me, ‘Hurry! Leave Jerusalem quickly, because the people here will not accept your testimony about Me.’
19 PBA Na ara mateng, 'Tuhan, sipi a'hol fede' sipiba O'atino' bitho, na med sapiri om mi, na sipi apec emele arian. BSB BSB: ‘Lord,’ I answered, ‘they know very well that in one synagogue after another I imprisoned and beat those who believed in You.
20 PBA No' honi he'e, at afu' hamow o' name Stefanus, o' foi her o' ain tafoil nariso a'ra hemo mitoh u inung med name Stefanus amineho, na o'fen bu'ang. BSB BSB: And when the blood of Your witness Stephen was shed, I stood there giving my approval and watching over the garments of those who killed him.’
21 PBA Mang no' he'e Yesus nara mateng, 'Alame! fede' Na ahow lame let mong bang beng pali' beng leam." BSB BSB: Then He said to me, ‘Go! I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’”
22 PBA Name tofang Paulus u alepang, med o mateng pa'hodi u alepang. Mang horo, sipi barpi amang mid ubang ho, "Name honi ho a'how pali' ho'o e' let, fede' sa fetang di ara no' nene!" BSB BSB: The crowd listened to Paul until he made this statement. Then they lifted up their voices and shouted, “Rid the earth of him! He is not fit to live!”
23 PBA Sipi o' loil o' beat, sipi sokod laan mate hing few, maru a buil lulingham mi bahite, BSB BSB: As they were shouting and throwing off their cloaks and tossing dust into the air,
24 PBA berhade o kapal sipi ara mateng honie, Paulus ho a'ra sam bu'ang bang leam, sa ubang ho, Paulus ho beh paresafe honife pi olel a' hol minaba eysofe sipi beat aiho lafang honiho panen BSB BSB: the commander ordered that Paul be brought into the barracks. He directed that Paul be flogged and interrogated to determine the reason for this outcry against him.
25 PBA Sobo sipi hei alalung om homi, Paulus sadimang bel lamuil o' matenu abung tufeh a'ra mateng, "Abulem a'ai, mang fede' Roma o' nameno'nu o'abul o'ahal e a'hol dai honi he'e i beh?" BSB BSB: But as they stretched him out to strap him down, Paul said to the centurion standing there, “Is it lawful for you to flog a Roman citizen without a trial?”
26 PBA Mang mateng ho ma eh aiho sam so kapal a'ra mateng ubang ho, "Nabafe ma' ni panen? Fede', ai ho'o Roma pali' o' serang." BSB BSB: On hearing this, the centurion went and reported it to the commander. “What are you going to do?” he said. “This man is a Roman citizen.”
27 PBA Horo he'e, berhade o kapal ma Paulus a'ramateng ubang ho, "Nara mateng, ari ho'o Roma pali' o' serang?" Paulus ubang ho, "a'tino.'" BSB BSB: The commander went to Paul and asked, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” “Yes,” he answered.
28 PBA Kapal ho ubang ho, "Nari ho' nano' pali' ho'o o' serangfe honiho, na seng tofang seng mate puin fel." Paulus ubangho, "Nariho pali' mol ho' o' serang asel ho'omi nafain." BSB BSB: “I paid a high price for my citizenship,” said the commander. “But I was born a citizen,” Paul replied.
29 PBA Horo he'e, nameba Paulus paresafeho tabite, bel lamuil o kapal hodi baroc empir, fede' sa aholam, Paulus ho Roma pali'ho o serang sobo, sa apecam. BSB BSB: At once those who were about to interrogate Paul stepped back, and the commander himself was alarmed when he realized that he had put a Roman citizen in chains.
30 PBA Honi sobo, midilel he'e, lamuil o kapal om a'holfe, naba ei sofe, Yahudi hinung Paulus o' selap honin, sa Paulus ad no' he'e, sa dor bu'ang o mate ernu med bengfal ernu sa ta unung, sa Paulus a'ra hel sipi o ham lehel. BSB BSB: The next day the commander, wanting to learn the real reason Paul was accused by the Jews, released him and ordered the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin to assemble. Then he brought Paul down and had him stand before them.
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