1 PBA Horo, Agripa Paulus ara hu'tang, "Iri ho ihow hu'tang iri u alang." Horo he'e, Paulus satang aha bu hu'tang sari u alang BSB BSB: Agrippa said to Paul, “You have permission to speak for yourself.” Then Paul stretched out his hand and began his defense:
2 PBA "Ma afang rat nun ba Yahudi hinung u nano' ahal eh ho, na ukuru he'e na untu, Afen agripa, aselfed ho' o na uil arahamhu'tang nari u alang, BSB BSB: “King Agrippa, I consider myself fortunate to stand before you today to defend myself against all the accusations of the Jews,
3 PBA mi ta-ta fede' ari horo Yahudi hinung o anaiy mi asala med na o ahal nun ho ahol. Honin fe na u abang, om tahang e neiy u alepang. BSB BSB: especially since you are acquainted with all the Jewish customs and controversies. I beg you, therefore, to listen to me patiently.
4 PBA Yahudi hinung no fetang daiy afor ta ho ahol, ba mong o a'ai nang mi no fetang horo mi oh, ma no bang pali' o anai ho mi med Yerusalem mi. BSB BSB: Surely all the Jews know how I have lived from my earliest childhood among my own people, and also in Jerusalem.
5 PBA Asel nari ho'o supi nahol em am, mang fede' supi inung, supi no fetang, mong lubung la'ol mi, o sah karang ernu fe u tu-tung gur pel, ma teiy agama ala hain horo fe na ata'ain eh ho bit, nari ho'o Farisi hinung o fetang fe mi. BSB BSB: They have known me for a long time and can testify, if they are willing, that I lived as a Pharisee, adhering to the strictest sect of our religion.
6 PBA Fe fed ho'o, na ho'o mi toh honie no' abul no' ahal lap, asel no udume ho paha' ba Lahtal panen ara med pi bap bale mi. BSB BSB: And now I stand on trial because of my hope in the promise that God made to our fathers,
7 PBA Paha' ho' oro sano' o udume ma pi bang pali' lelang ernu faling alo sa mimeng em ha'aiy, horo eiy fe supi som abul-abul puin dal orang, afoh atel Lahtal araham dil lel, dil pana om ho mi eh. Fe sari ong udume ho' oro Yahudi hinung o' ahal med nari tameng eh ho, o Afen. BSB BSB: the promise our twelve tribes are hoping to see fulfilled as they earnestly serve God day and night. It is because of this hope, O king, that I am accused by the Jews.
8 PBA Mitaro'ni eiy fe Lahtal name min ano' fetang bite iom upir? BSB BSB: Why would any of you consider it incredible that God raises the dead?
9 PBA Horo eiy fe, neiy nom bite na uil na lafoh ahal panen ma Yesus Nazaret mi ho' ani lafang. BSB BSB: So then, I too was convinced that I ought to do all I could to oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
10 PBA Fe horo na Yerusalem mi panen. Na e name bolang nun mang med sapiri solo mi nene, sobo na mang imam-imam o lafung abung o u nahow eiy ho med, ho araham name supi hukung amine bit, na u sofo. BSB BSB: And that is what I did in Jerusalem. With authority from the chief priests I put many of the saints in prison, and when they were condemned to death, I cast my vote against them.
11 PBA Horo, na seiy a'ome bang arian di mi supi hukung masing, med na o se' bur lap taro'ni e, supi ahow ebit eng el. med nom ari' ing fail bi fa supi araham, na supi beh par, mita- ta sam mong bang pali' beng di mi." BSB BSB: I frequently had them punished in the synagogues, and I tried to make them blaspheme. In my raging fury against them, I even went to foreign cities to persecute them.
12 PBA " Fa sari na ho eiy araham hodi, ho araham na lame sam Damsyik leam om homi, na ba imam-imam o lafung u nahow med u baleta eiy ho u lame. BSB BSB: In this pursuit I was on my way to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests.
13 PBA Fed buir mi araham, kaey o Afen, na seham lame eh he'e, na lel nu burang mi hel ho edun, mi lele fed eiy emota, horo o lel hel nari e med name nun ba nara lame eh ho fading. BSB BSB: About noon, O king, as I was on the road, I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and my companions.
14 PBA Horo, ho' araham ni barpi ol hel fa' aiy ta dod oh,na alepang he'e amang der nu Ibrani o mateng mi nara hu'tang ubang ho, 'Saulus, Saulus, mi taro'ni eiy fe i Nari asara? Ganasing bi fa ara ham mang fede' a Lahtal lafang.' BSB BSB: We all fell to the ground, and I heard a voice say to me in Hebrew, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’
15 PBA Horo na u ta'ain, 'Ari ho ano, Tuhan?' Horo he'e, Tuhan no mateng abor, 'Nari Yesus, ba i asara eh ho. BSB BSB: ‘Who are You, Lord?’ I asked. ‘I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,’ the Lord replied.
16 PBA Sobo, ari bakung toh e'fa ho puin toh. Asel, Na nari med etub am, ma tanut nu ho'o eiy ara ham, honie Na a how karesang baleta med na o ahol ma'eh eiy ho u hu'tang, e fa na o ba a edun am horo solo mi nene, sobo na o bama' Na med etub hodi. BSB BSB: ‘But get up and stand on your feet. For I have appeared to you to appoint you as a servant and as a witness of what you have seen from Me and what I will show you.
17 PBA Na uil o bang pali' ho' o mi ano' il med bang bali' beng di mi, ba fa supi araham Na u ahow, BSB BSB: I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to them
18 PBA honie supi e'faiy during e sa supi sabor pana mi ma lel lema med setang o malang homi ma Lahtal olap, honie sa supi doc ahal o u ampo ho med, no' ma name ba udume ma Nari mi o bolang med am ho, o anai mi seiy med.'" PAULUS BSB BSB: to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified by faith in Me.’
19 PBA "Honin fe, Afen agripa, ha'ai bite sorga o tub maring ho na e ata' ain eh honi nene, BSB BSB: So then, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision.
20 PBA sobo, o a'aiy na-nag mi, supi mong Damsyik mi ho na u emaring, no' Yerusalem mi med Yudea o bang pali' mi' alol barpi, ma bang pali' beng di mi, hunie supi musti safom sabor ma Lahtal ata'ain, e panen aten o no' fe akala mang fede' supi safom am honi. BSB BSB: First to those in Damascus and Jerusalem, then to everyone in the region of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, I declared that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds worthy of their repentance.
21 PBA Honi horo eiy fe, Yahudi hinung Lahtal o Bang minapuin med supi namine bit u latitil. BSB BSB: For this reason the Jews seized me in the temple courts and tried to kill me.
22 PBA Sam fed ho o mi, na Lahtal o u alang med am honie na ho o mi toh hu'tang, fa name o ka'aiy em name o mate nun araham bo na e nabeng u hu'tang nene, sobo naba nabi nun med Musa u hu'tang am ma na ba ma'uil ara fe ho ara ham, BSB BSB: But I have had God’s help to this day, and I stand here to testify to small and great alike. I am saying nothing beyond what the prophets and Moses said would happen:
23 PBA bite ma'ar ma hip uil Kristus aru pa' med bite, o mi asel he'e, a ainang name min o anai mi fetang sahir toh, Sa lel no' u maring fa Yahudi hinung eme bang pali' beng di araham." BSB BSB: that the Christ would suffer, and as the first to rise from the dead, would proclaim light to our people and to the Gentiles.”
26 PBA Asel, Afen na an-an ho'o ahol horo eiy fe nari di hu'tang fa araham ho u tutung. Asel, no udume ho bite na an-an ho'o nu di sa dun ata' ain apong adang suhuin nene fede' na an-an ho' o e mong bang pali' kapuh fe mi ara nene. BSB BSB: For the king knows about these matters, and I can speak freely to him. I am confident that none of this has escaped his notice, because it was not done in a corner.
27 PBA Afen Agripa, ahal a nabi nun udume so? Na ahol a udume." BSB BSB: King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know you do.”
28 PBA Afen Agripa Paulus ara hu'tang, "Sel to'ang om ho'o mi ho, a nom ano' dume nano' name sarani am." BSB BSB: Then Agrippa said to Paul, “Can you persuade me in such a short time to become a Christian?”
29 PBA Horo, Paulus mateng abor, "Na Lahtal abang honie ber em pac, e ari solo nene, sobo name barpi ba fed ho'o no hu'tang ma'eh ho, mang fede' nari honi no', seiy lal na'ol o heiy ho oro." BSB BSB: “Short time or long,” Paul replied, “I wish to God that not only you but all who hear me this day may become what I am, except for these chains.”
30 PBA Horo he'e, Afen toh. sobo Gubernur Bernike med name barpi ba supi ara mieh hodi. BSB BSB: Then the king and the governor rose, along with Bernice and those seated with them.
31 PBA Horo, supi bang om ho elet eh he'e, supi sara hu'tang ubang ho, "Name ho'o e nanu di panen nene ba pi ara meng fa hukung amine eme med sapiri mi." BSB BSB: On their way out, they said to one another, “This man has done nothing worthy of death or imprisonment.”
32 PBA Horo he'e, Agripa Festus ara mateng, "Name ho'o pi ad no' am mang fede' sa e mid Kaisar o de' ta para kara nene.' BSB BSB: And Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been released if he had not appealed to Caesar.”
Select verses for actions: Enter goes to them and Escape comes back.