1 PBL Dughu dadi monno paama-paama, rengngew e paolegu nebaghinna barrami. BSB BSB: “Brothers and fathers, listen now to my defense before you.”
2 PBL Monno, nebane ghidda barengngewe bana Paulus nakadangngadi ghidda ne paneghe Ibrani, ghidda engakiana baka nagha, monno Paulus natekkiwe, BSB BSB: When they heard him speak to them in Hebrew, they became even more quiet. Then Paul declared,
3 PBL Yauwa ata Yahudiga, nadi gha'i Tarsus, Kilikia, takka ahpamatto gha'iga ne kota neghe, papanungnga kabuna Gamaliel waige ketata dekuge hukum ama kawedada ghitto, monno dadi katukku wekkina taguna Allah, tudda yemmi ngarrakua ne loddo neghe. V 4 Yauwa kobokadangngage lara neghe dukkiwe bana mate, kettedi monno patamadi ghidda, walina kabani baka maghinne, ne gollu dana, 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.
5 PBL zama kaiwe ghetti imam kalada monno ngarra paama poddu ata paama monno batekkigowe barrami. Wali ghidda yauwa kudeiba zurata-zurata taguda dughu dadi ne Damsyik monno kako taguna bakettedi ghidda ah gha'ina ne'e kako Yerusalem dadi papattuda tora pahukumda. 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 PBL Neka, Nadadiwe, nebane yauwa bane'ega lara dana monno yeipa dukkiba Damsyik, notona diddara loddo, kapoudadaka iya mangewala wegara wali langita deta namangewala gholetaga. BSB BSB: About noon as I was approaching Damascus, suddenly a bright light from heaven flashed around me.
7 PBL Yauwa kukataba tanah deta monno rengngewe li'i paneghe barragu, 'Saulus, Saulus, appawe ne gho'u mubokala danggaga Yauwa?' BSB BSB: I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?’
8 PBL Monno, yauwa kuwalewe, 'Garragu Gho'u, Tuhan?' Baka, nia napaneghe barragu, 'Yauwafona Yesus wali Nazaret, nane'ena pabokala dangngamu gho'u.' BSB BSB: ‘Who are You, Lord?’ I asked. ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting,’ He replied.
9 PBL Ata-ata a mangngu oledi a etawe maghewala ghetti, takka damangerti kige lii ata apa neghe baragu. BSB BSB: My companions saw the light, but they could not understand the voice of the One speaking to me.
10 PBL Monno, Zauwa ku tekkie,' Appa ko ne papa papaghilli gu, Mori?' Monno, Mori nawalega Zauwa,' dede gu monno kako new Damsyik, monno nee, gho'u atekkigo ngarakua nepa tekki bada tagumu gho'u bu paghilli ge. 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 PBL Monno, ghetti Zauwa dakku pandeki paeta orona kemuliaan maghewala ghetti, Zauwa akodoga ata-ata apa polo dangnga ga monno tama nee Damsyik. BSB BSB: Because the brilliance of the light had blinded me, my companions led me by the hand into Damascus.
12 PBL Kamurrina, gha'i na ata angarana Ananias, ata saleh a ghinnana hukum Taurat, monno a padde duani ghidda ata Yahudi a dangngi nee, BSB BSB: There a man named Ananias, a devout observer of the law who was highly regarded by all the Jews living there,
13 PBL amai barragu, monno langngunapa dede ne tidigu, nia na tekkiwe, 'Ole dadi gu Saulus, etaghu!' Monno, rapa ghetti mema pungngu, Zauwa ku bisa paeta dommo monno ku eta nia. BSB BSB: came and stood beside me. ‘Brother Saul,’ he said, ‘receive your sight.’ And at that moment I could see him.
14 PBL Monno, nia na tekkiwe, 'Mori ama kaweda waikada ghitto nabogho gu gho'u taguna nabobogho ge pabeina monno etawe dua, lappata rengnge lii wali ngada dana-Na, 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 PBL orona gho'u enga dadi ahtekkiwe tagu-Na tagu ngarra kua ata tubana appawe ne yemmi paeta monno parengngemi. BSB BSB: You will be His witness to everyone of what you have seen and heard.
16 PBL Monno, nebaghinna, appawe ne gho'u mutullara-tullarage? Keddeghu monno yawe toumu kaparighoghu, lappata pasingirai zala-zalamu engakadangnga dommona ngara-Na.'" BSB BSB: And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized, and wash your sins away, calling on His name.’
17 PBL Nebane yauwa baku baliba ne Yerusalem monno ne'ega tabaya ummana Allah, yauwa ahponnuga Ngau Mori, BSB BSB: Later, when I had returned to Jerusalem and was praying at the temple, I fell into a trance
18 PBL monno yauwa kuetaza Nia paneghe barragu, 'Yalubbatamu monno enga louzamu wali Yerusalem orona ghidda dayollo deibabakigowe payekkimu tubagu Yauwa.' 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 PBL Baka, yauwa kutekkiwe, 'Mori, ghidda douna paddege bane yauwa patamadi gollu monno kettedi ghidda ah waige nebarra-Mu wali iyya sinagoge barrada ah waddeka. 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 PBL Bakadommo, nebanetti ra'a ah tekkigo tuba-Mu, Stefanus, ahpaboduge, yauwa douna ne'ega dede ne'ena, kuo'oge, monno dagazi kalambi-kalambi ata-ata ahpamateza. 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 PBL Babawe ghetti, Yesus napaneghe barragu, 'Kakoghu! Orona, yauwa enga patukadagu marro barrada nussa-nussa waddeka.'" BSB BSB: Then He said to me, ‘Go! I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’”
22 PBL Ata mangeda ghaida ahrengngeza Paulus dukki ne patekkima neghe. Babawe ghetti, ghidda ngarrakua keketawe li'ida ghidda monno ahtekkiwe, "Erulolona ata ah ghinna ghetti wali ponnu tana neghe orona nia danna tubakiwe bana moripa. 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 PBL Baka, nebane ghidda bangengadi kawiyyaka, monno ahletoge ghollokada ghidda, monno kubbalage kobbura ne ponnu paringngi, BSB BSB: As they were shouting and throwing off their cloaks and tossing dust into the air,
24 PBL ah katowadi ata naparetawe ga'ina na Paulus kaghindiza padouda, engana bapa arowe ban Paulus enga pareta waipunnudani cambukan ga'inagu nia kadadi kolena akkala appa ghidda bakawizzaka bagabbani nia ne ah ghinna ghetti. 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 PBL Takka, neba ne ghidda neba patalengabani waina kalerre-kalerre kalita, Paulus natekkiwe barrana perwira na ahmadi'i nebarrana, "Appakana ghinnakadona tagu yemmi tora micmbukka iya ata nebana ata negara Roma monno badappa uruzabelliwe?" 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 PBL Nebana perwira nakka bana rengngeza, nia na kako barra ah katowadi pasukan monno natekkinawe, patekkina, "Appawe neghukkuna gho'u parawimu? Orona, ata nagha Niadona iya ata wali negara 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 PBL Neka, barrada ahkatowadi pasukan nakka ammini monno napaneghe barrana Paulus, "Tekkigawe barragu, appa ne gho'u iya ata negara Roma? Monno, Paulus natekkiwe" o'o." BSB BSB: The commander went to Paul and asked, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” “Yes,” he answered.
28 PBL Ahkatowadi pasukka nakka nawalewe, "Yauwa kukolena kewarganegaraan neghe waina mangedana riti." Monno, Paulus napaneghe, "Takka, yauwa kudadi warganegara orona nadadi." BSB BSB: “I paid a high price for my citizenship,” said the commander. “But I was born a citizen,” Paul replied.
29 PBL Neka, ata-ata e ah paretaza Paulus naniadona iya ata warga negara Roma monno nia nakettebani. 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 PBL Takka ghinnawe, dukkiwe loddo pi'a dommo, orona na ah katowadi pasukan nabeige paddeni tuba appawe ah ghinna takkana appana Paulus apadouna ghemmi ata-ata Yahudi ghaida, nia napazallaza Paulus monno naparetazi imam-imam ah katowana lappata ngarrakua Sanhedrin taguna bapakuana, baka nia naghindiza Paulus burru monno napaaroni ne barra limma-limmada ghidda. 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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