1 PBBM ”Hai saudaro-saudaro dohot bapak-bapak, begema, ahado na giot sidokononku tu homu songon sada pambelaan diri”. BSB BSB: “Brothers and fathers, listen now to my defense before you.”
2 PBBM Dompak halak mabahati mambege ia, mangkobari dohot bahasa ibrani mur tenangma halai, didok ia ma,” BSB BSB: When they heard him speak to them in Hebrew, they became even more quiet. Then Paul declared,
3 PBBM Au, ima sada halak Yahudi, lahir di Tarsus di tano Kilikia, tai dipagodang di kotaon; di ajar dohot didik di toruni pamimpin Gamaliel dohot dibagasan uhum masian ompuntan, Harani ima au manjadi sada halak magogo markarejo baen di Allah sarupo dohot komu sude di waktu on. 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 PBBM Dohot dung ku parkanciti sude pangihut pangikut dalan ni Tuhan sampe maninggal; halak lalai dohot dadaboru hutangkup hupamasuk tu hurungan. BSB BSB: I persecuted this Way even to the death, detaining both men and women and throwing them into prison,
5 PBBM Satontang hal i baik imam besar sangape majelis tua-tua bisa mangelehen hasaksion. Mon halai hu oban do surat-surat baen tu saudaro -saudaro nadi Damsyik dohot dung kehe au tu sadu mamangkup sude pangiut-pangiut ni Tuhan, nadisi jana maroban halai tu Yerusalem giot di hukum. 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 PBBM Tai dina giot madalan au tusadu, Damsyik ima ditonga ni ari (kotu) ompot maro cahaya nasilo mon langit jana mangkuliangi au. BSB BSB: About noon as I was approaching Damascus, suddenly a bright light from heaven flashed around me.
7 PBBM Jana madabu ma au tu tano dohot hubegema sada sora Na mandok tu au: Saulus, Saulus aso diparkanciti ho au? BSB BSB: I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?’
8 PBBM Hualusi ma: ise doho Tuhan? Didok Ia ma: Yesus do au, halak Nazaret, nadi parkanciti mui. BSB BSB: ‘Who are You, Lord?’ I asked. ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting,’ He replied.
9 PBBM Halai namangiut dohot au, diligi alai do cahaya i. Tai sora Nia inda di bege halahi. BSB BSB: My companions saw the light, but they could not understand the voice of the One speaking to me.
10 PBBM Dungi hudok: Tuhan, ahado na giot hukarejohon? Didok Tuhan matuau: Ngotma jana kehema tu Damsyik. Di satu nangkan di pabotohon ma tuho sanga aha Nagiot si Karejohomonmu. 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 PBBM Harana Au inda bisa mangaligi Napasilo matai, jana di tiop dongan sapardalanan ma tangan ku, dohot manogu nogu au tu Damsyik. BSB BSB: Because the brilliance of the light had blinded me, my companions led me by the hand into Damascus.
12 PBBM Adong disi sada halak namargoar si Ananias, ima sada halak namangimani Hukum taurat jana tarbonggal do ia di antara ni sude halak Jahudi na adong di si. BSB BSB: There a man named Ananias, a devout observer of the law who was highly regarded by all the Jews living there,
13 PBBM Jong-jong ma ia di lambungku dohot mandok: Saulus, saudarongku, buka ma matamu jana lima! Satongkin juo marnida au dohot huligi ma ia. BSB BSB: came and stood beside me. ‘Brother Saul,’ he said, ‘receive your sight.’ And at that moment I could see him.
14 PBBM Didok ia ma: Allah ni Ompung najoloi madungmanidi ho, anso mamboto sanga aha do giot Nia ima nagiot mangaligi Nabotul dohot manbege soran Ia. 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 PBBM Harana ho angkon manjadi saksi Nia tusude halak satontang ahana dung diligi dohot Nabi negemu. BSB BSB: You will be His witness to everyone of what you have seen and heard.
16 PBBM Sannaripe, asodo lakma leng ragu-ragu ho? Jong-jong ma ho, lehenma dirimu di baptis dohot dosa-dosamu pe di paias sambil marsurak ma tu Tuhan! BSB BSB: And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized, and wash your sins away, calling on His name.’
17 PBBM Dung mulak au di Yerusalem martangiang au di bagas ni Allah, dungi rohku di kulilingi Roh Ilahi. BSB BSB: Later, when I had returned to Jerusalem and was praying at the temple, I fell into a trance
18 PBBM Hu ligi do Ia, namandok tu au: Tibuma, pacepatma tinggalkon Yerusalem, harana halai inda mangkan manjalo caritomu satontang tu au. 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 PBBM Hualusi ma: Tuhan diboto alalai do bahaso an madung kehe tu bagas an bagas paribadatan masada dohot tubagasan bagas paribadan Na asing, dohot pamasukkon halai napurcaya tu ho tubagasan ni hurungan jana mamparkanciti halai. 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 PBBM Dompak di saburkon daroni Stepanus saksi mui di si do au dohot hu oloi do sude pambaenan i, jana hujagodo halai namambunus ia. 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 PBBM Tai didok Thuan matu au: Kehema, harana nangkan hu utus maho kehe tuna dao siannon tu bangsa-bangsa na asing. BSB BSB: Then He said to me, ‘Go! I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’”
22 PBBM Di tangihon halai (rakyat) do sanga aha maridok ni si Paulus: dungi, mulai ma halai marsurak dokna: paorotma ia montanoon! Inda layak ia mangolu. 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 PBBM Torusma halai Marsurak sambil mangarambankon jubahni halai dohot mamaspaskon abu tu ginjang. BSB BSB: As they were shouting and throwing off their cloaks and tossing dust into the air,
24 PBBM Dungi di lehen kepala soridadui perintah anso si Paulus di oban tu markas anso di pareso jana di parkanciti ia, anso binoto ahado sebabna so marsurak surak halai tusia. 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 PBBM Tai dompak si Paulus di payakkon ima nagiot di parkanciti, didok ia ma tu perwirana markarejo: “Bisa dehe diparkanciti ho warganegara Rum, apalagi inda di adili?” 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 PBBM Mambegei di laporkon perwira i ma tu kapal ni pasukani ningiama: songondia do baenonmu? Halak Rum do ia? 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 PBBM Dungi roma kapala soridadu tusi Paulus mandok: “dokon ma, botul dolakna warga negara Rum?” Alusnisi Paulus: “Botul”. BSB BSB: The commander went to Paul and asked, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” “Yes,” he answered.
28 PBBM Dungi Ning kepala pasukani ma: “kewarga negaraani hu tobusi godang argana, “Alusnisi Paulus: “Tai adongdo hak kui harani kelahiranku,” BSB BSB: “I paid a high price for my citizenship,” said the commander. “But I was born a citizen,” Paul replied.
29 PBBM Mundur ma halai nagiot mamparkanciti ia,”dohot mabiar juona kapala soridadui dung di boto ia, bahaso si Paulus, nadi ikat nia i ima halak Rum. 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 PBBM Tai pordo roani kepala pasukan ni manyalidiki nadi tudohon ni halak Jahudi tusi Paulus. Harani i di ancogot nai di suru ia ma mangalap si Paulus sian hurungani, di parentahkon iama anso markumpul imam-imam kepala dohot malim agama, di oban iama si Paulus tu jolo ni halai. 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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