1 PBDS "Kamaru-kamaru ba bapo'-bapo, dangarotlah kanio aku ngoanan diriku ka kito'. BSB BSB: “Brothers and fathers, listen now to my defense before you.”
2 PBDS Pas Paulus nangar ba nyaru' ne'ido' pake bahaso Ibrani, ne'ido' mangken diam, Paulus bakato, BSB BSB: When they heard him speak to them in Hebrew, they became even more quiet. Then Paul declared,
3 PBDS Aku nyian urokng Yahudi, dimaranakot di Tarsus, Kilikia, ayo ka koto nyian, Gamaliel nedek katat sabayo ba hokom nene' moyang diri, jadi rajit ka Allah, samuee sabayo macam kau ari nyian. 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 PBDS Aku nganiayo, ngikat, ba naaman ne'ido' baek angaki, maopon ambini kadpoop pinjaro sampe mati, BSB BSB: I persecuted this Way even to the death, detaining both men and women and throwing them into prison,
5 PBDS sabayo ba Imam Besar ba samuee majelis penatuo mare kisoh ka aku. Ka ne'ido' aku namu surat-surat onto kamaru-kamaru di Damsik ampos onto ngikat ne'ido' nang ado dinaun ka Yerusalem jadi tahanan nang mao diokom. 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 PBDS Kiro-kiro tangahari pas aku gi kamarago dah amper nyampeo ka Damsyik, tibo-tibo ado cahayo tarok dari angit nyalo ngulelengi aku. BSB BSB: About noon as I was approaching Damascus, suddenly a bright light from heaven flashed around me.
7 PBDS Aku raboh ka tanoh nangar suaro bakato ka aku, Saulus, Saulus, ngamio kau ngarongoi Aku?' BSB BSB: I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?’
8 PBDS Taros aku nyawab, 'Siape Kito', Tuhan?' Lantas io bakato' ka aku, 'Aku nyian Yesus dari Nazaret, nang kau ngarongoi.' BSB BSB: ‘Who are You, Lord?’ I asked. ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting,’ He replied.
9 PBDS Urokng-urokng nang nanang cahayo ba aku koo, ano ngarati ka suaro Urokng nang gi ba kato' ba aku koo. BSB BSB: My companions saw the light, but they could not understand the voice of the One speaking to me.
10 PBDS Taros aku bakato, damio nang haros aku amuat, Tuhan?' Lantas, Tuhan nyawab aku, 'Badiri amposlah ka Damsyik, kanaon kau baru dibataki samuee nang dah dinatuot onto kau amuat. 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 PBDS karano kemuliaan cahayo koo aku no biso nanang, ado urokng-urokng nang ba aku ngirihot aku taamo ka Damsyik." BSB BSB: Because the brilliance of the light had blinded me, my companions led me by the hand into Damascus.
12 PBDS Ako koo, ado urokng nang badamo Ananias, urokng taat manorot Hokom Taurat, urokng Yahudi nang dinganal baek diop di naan, BSB BSB: There a man named Ananias, a devout observer of the law who was highly regarded by all the Jews living there,
13 PBDS atok kaaku, badiri ka samakku, io bakato, 'Kamaruku Saulus, nananglah!' Lantas, waktu koo ugo, aku biso nanang agi taros nanang io. BSB BSB: came and stood beside me. ‘Brother Saul,’ he said, ‘receive your sight.’ And at that moment I could see him.
14 PBDS Lantas io bakato, 'Allah nene' moyang diri' nantuot kau onto nahui kamaoan Allah ba nanang nang banar, nangarot suaro dari moot Tuhan, 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 PBDS karano kau haros jadi saksi onto Tuhan kasamuo urokng ka hal nang dah kau nanang ba nangar. BSB BSB: You will be His witness to everyone of what you have seen and heard.
16 PBDS Kanio, ngamio kau nundo-nundo? Umpat bare diringu dibaptes, taros barasihot doso-dosongu sambir nyaru namo Tuhan." BSB BSB: And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized, and wash your sins away, calling on His name.’
17 PBDS Pas muok ka Yerusalem aku badoa ka Rumah Allah, aku dinguasoi Roh, BSB BSB: Later, when I had returned to Jerusalem and was praying at the temple, I fell into a trance
18 PBDS aku nanang Io bakato ka aku, 'Anceh-anceh kauar ka Yerusalem karano ne'ido' bai narimoo kisohngu maganai Aku.' 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 PBDS Lantas, aku bakato, 'Tuhan, ne'ido' sandiri nahui aku minjaro ba ngikat ne'ido' nang picayo ka-Kau dari sege garejo ka nang laene. 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 PBDS Ako daroh Stefanus, saksi-Ngu koo dinumpohot, aku sandiri ado di koo, nyatujui ba njago pakean urokng-urokng nang munuh io. 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 PBDS Ako koo, Yesus bakato ka aku, 'Amposlah aku mao ngotos kau jauh ka bangso-bangso laen." BSB BSB: Then He said to me, ‘Go! I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’”
22 PBDS Urokng rami koo nangarot kato Paulus. Ako koo ne'ido' samuee ngampak sambir bakato," oser urokng koo dari dunio karano io no Pantas onto idop!" 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 PBDS Lantas ne'ido' taros ngampak, sambir nabakot juboh ne'ido', ba ngejet dabu ka udaro, BSB BSB: As they were shouting and throwing off their cloaks and tossing dust into the air,
24 PBDS kapalo balo nyuruh nabanan Paulus ka markas, sambir madohot Paulus haros diparekso ba cambok supayo biso ditahui ngamio ne'ido' ngampak ngalawan io macam koo. 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 PBDS Pas ne'ido' ako ngikat io ba tali-tali koet, Paulus bakato' ka saridadu nang kasamake, "Sah ge bagi kito onto nyambok urokng nang ugo warga nagari Roma kalo no diadeli'?" 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 PBDS Pas kapalo saridadu nangar, io ampos mataki kapalo balo, Kato'e, "Amio nang kau amuato? Karano, urokng nyian ugo warga nagari Roma." 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 PBDS Lantas, kapalo balo koo atok sambir bakato' ka Paulus, "Padohot ka aku, kau urokng nagari Roma?" Paulus bakato, "Au". BSB BSB: The commander went to Paul and asked, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” “Yes,” he answered.
28 PBDS Kapalo balo koo nyawab, "Aku namu warganagari nyian ba doet nang manyak." Taros, Paulus bakato, "Tapi, aku jadi warga nagari koo karano dimaranakot kasio'." BSB BSB: “I paid a high price for my citizenship,” said the commander. “But I was born a citizen,” Paul replied.
29 PBDS Ako koo, urokng-urokng nang mao marekso Paulus langsong ningoot io kapalo balo koo jadi gai pas io nahui Paulus nyian warga nagari Roma nang ako io ngikat. 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 PBDS Taros, ka ari salanjote, karano kapalo balo mao nahui damio sabanare alasan urokng Yahudi nuduh Paulus koo, io ngapasot Paulus ba nyuruhot imam-imam kapalo saluruh Sanhedrin onto bakomo, lantas io nabanan Paulus turut ngadap io ka tangoh-tangoh ne'ido'. 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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