1 IRV “Manu, bhai, aru baba khan, moi etiya bachibo kotha apunikhan usor te kobole ase, utu ke hunibi.” BSB BSB: “Brothers and fathers, listen now to my defense before you.”
2 IRV Aru jetiya tai Yehudi bhasa te koise, taikhan aru ekdum chup thaki jaise tai aru koise, BSB BSB: When they heard him speak to them in Hebrew, they became even more quiet. Then Paul declared,
3 IRV “Moi Yehudi ase Cilicia laga Tarsus citi te jonom luwa, eitu citi pora Gamaliel laga bhori te bohi amar baba khan niyom thik pora sikhi loise, aru Isor phale jor di kene aji apunikhan jeneka kori ase teneka kori ahisele. 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 IRV Aru mota, maiki, hobi, eitu dhorom Raasta te juwa khan ke bandi jail te di kene morai bhi di thakise, BSB BSB: I persecuted this Way even to the death, detaining both men and women and throwing them into prison,
5 IRV eitu kotha cholawta, bura khan aru sabha bhi sakhi dibo paare, moi taikhan pora amar manu Damascus te thaka khan logote chithi likhi diya utu bhi loise, karone moi jai kene tate kunba thakile dhori Jerusalem te ani taikhan ke sazai dibo bhabise. 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 IRV Heitu homoi moi Damascus ponchibole usor hoi asele din te nisina sorgo pora achanak ekta dangor puhor ahi moi usor te thaki jaise. BSB BSB: About noon as I was approaching Damascus, suddenly a bright light from heaven flashed around me.
7 IRV Aru moi mati te giri jaise, aru ekta awaaj moike kuwa hunise,‘Saul, Saul, kele! Tumi kile Moike digdar kori ase? BSB BSB: I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?’
8 IRV Karone moi hudise,‘Probhu Apuni kun ase?’ Aru Tai moike koise,‘Moi Nazareth Jisu, jun ke tumi digdar kori thake.’ BSB BSB: ‘Who are You, Lord?’ I asked. ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting,’ He replied.
9 IRV Aru jun manu moi logot ahise, taikhan bhi puhor to dekhi se aru bhoi korise, kintu taikhan moi ke khota kuwa laga awaz to hunanai. BSB BSB: My companions saw the light, but they could not understand the voice of the One speaking to me.
10 IRV Tetiya moi koise,‘Moi ki koribo lage Probhu?’ Aru Probhu moike koise,‘Uthi kene Damascus te jabi, aru tate tumi ki- ki koribo lage utu sob tumi ke koi dibo.’ 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 IRV Aru utu puhor bisi huwa karone moi eku dekhibo paranai, tetiya moi amar sati khan laga haath dhori Damascus te ahise. BSB BSB: Because the brilliance of the light had blinded me, my companions led me by the hand into Damascus.
12 IRV Tetiya naam Ananias koikene ekjon asele, tai niyom mani thaka ekjon asele, aru tate thaka Yehudi khan bisi sonman kori thaka manu ase. BSB BSB: There a man named Ananias, a devout observer of the law who was highly regarded by all the Jews living there,
13 IRV Tai amar usor te ahi koise,‘Bhai Saul, tumar suku dekhebi.’ Aru utu homoi moi dekhibole parise aru taike dekhise. BSB BSB: came and stood beside me. ‘Brother Saul,’ he said, ‘receive your sight.’ And at that moment I could see him.
14 IRV Tetiya tai koise, amar baba khan laga Isor he tumi ke basi loise, je tumi he tai echha ke janibole aru dharmik laga kaam ke pabole aru tai mukh pora kuwa awaz ke hunibole. 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 IRV Kelemane tumi ki dekhise aru ki hunise utu sob manu ke koi dibole tai sakhi bonai dise. BSB BSB: You will be His witness to everyone of what you have seen and heard.
16 IRV Tenehole apuni etiya bhi kele bohi ase? Uthi kene baptizma loi lobi, aru prathana kori kene tai naam pora tumar paap dhui dibi.’ BSB BSB: And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized, and wash your sins away, calling on His name.’
17 IRV Tetiya moi aru Jerusalem te ahi kene girja te prathana kori asele, tetiya moi Aatma te bhorta hoi thakise. BSB BSB: Later, when I had returned to Jerusalem and was praying at the temple, I fell into a trance
18 IRV Aru moi Probhu ke dekhise, Tar moike koise,‘Joldi Jerusalem chari kene jabi, kelemane taikhan Amar kotha tumi gawahi diya ke na manibo.’ 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 IRV Karone moi koise,‘Probhu, bisasi khan synagogue te dhori jail te diya aru mari thaka taikhan jani ase. 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 IRV Aru jetiya Tumar nimite mori juwa Stephen laga khun girai diya te moi bhi tate thakise, aru jun manu taike morai dise utu khan laga kapur ke rakhi thakise.’ 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 IRV Tetiya Tar moike koise,‘Jabi, kelemane moi tumike iyate pora dur dusra jat khan logot pothai dibo.’ BSB BSB: Then He said to me, ‘Go! I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’”
22 IRV Aru taikhan eitu kotha kuwa tak taike huni thakise le. Pichete hala kori koise,“Eneka manu ke prithibi pora hatai dibi, kelemane tai jinda thakibole thik nohoi.” 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 IRV Tetiya taikhan hala kori kapur khan ulaai phekai dise, aru upor hawa te dhul urai thakise, BSB BSB: As they were shouting and throwing off their cloaks and tossing dust into the air,
24 IRV tetiya sahab sipahi khan ke bon kora jaga te loi jabi koikene hukum dise, aru manu khan kele taike eman gussa kori ase eitu janibole taike danda mari kene bhal pora hudibole koise. 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 IRV Aru taikhan jetiya taike rosi te bandi loise, to Paul utu centurion ke jun usor te khara asele taike koise,“Roman manu hoikene tai golti nathaki kene bhi maribole niyom ase?” 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 IRV Jetiya centurion eitu kotha hunise tai sahab logotte jai kene koise, Apuni eneka kile kori ase? Eitu manu tu Roman manu ase.” 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 IRV Tetiya sahab tai logotte ahi koise moike“Kobi, tumi Roman manu ase?” Paul koise“Hoi”. BSB BSB: The commander went to Paul and asked, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” “Yes,” he answered.
28 IRV Eitu huni kene sahab koise,“Moi tu Roman laga manu hobole bisi toka poisa pora kini kene parise.” Kintu Paul koise,“Moi tu jonom pora he Roman ase.” BSB BSB: “I paid a high price for my citizenship,” said the commander. “But I was born a citizen,” Paul replied.
29 IRV Tetiya jun taike maribole thakisele, taikhan tai usor pora joldi hati jaise, aru sahab bhi Paul Rome laga manu ase eitu janise, aru Paul ke dhori kene bandha karone bhoi khaise. 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 IRV Dusra din Yehudi khan ki nimite Paul ke doshi kori ase, eitu janibole tai Paul laga bandha khuli dise, aru cholawta aru taikhan sob ke sabha te joma koribole hukum dise, aru Paul ke loi taikhan agete khara kori dise. 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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