1 PBS "He johane pa ebahuhu, loelae, janilololewe nonine nokonilelele." BSB BSB: “Brothers and fathers, listen now to my defense before you.”
2 PBS Pu tebapa lotelate pikelei Ibrani pilate, teme roropame. Ke-lo, BSB BSB: When they heard him speak to them in Hebrew, they became even more quiet. Then Paul declared,
3 PBS "Niwe niba Yahudi, ani-nipetaha-a Tarsus- Kilikia hatute, pa nihue nofewea; Gamaliel ni-jakenalui jobepakama ma-nene, ko-ni janobamua niloe Tata anara e-uabawe. 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 PBS Pa niwe teba lake Tata lomake nijiko tebi; tebale pa teume nilopa nilokete apa. BSB BSB: I persecuted this Way even to the death, detaining both men and women and throwing them into prison,
5 PBS Jai lewa kei kebarube teba janoreete Tata fateke na tebahuhu janore-ete Tatapake pitetetete. Tea ropu weni Damsyik niwarere jopalala pa nire kei teba lakete Tata lomake nilolole, tete-ete kei pa niarere Yerusalem u-te-ma-tete. 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 PBS Pa pu lo-nirereiale, nihakore Damsyik watu, ratetelei, kaipa fefe ka-petaheto kepaku niko lutale. BSB BSB: About noon as I was approaching Damascus, suddenly a bright light from heaven flashed around me.
7 PBS Kaipa nikohere hatu pa pa-lonilate pinau kelote-ni: Saulus, Saulus, jauko Ni-menami? BSB BSB: I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?’
8 PBS Nio: Meiba, Tata? Ke-lote: Niwe Tata Oke, niha Nazaret, kamenamimei. BSB BSB: ‘Who are You, Lord?’ I asked. ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting,’ He replied.
9 PBS Pa tebafalake-ni-i, fefei tefi, pa pina Keke, nikeloi-i, terika. BSB BSB: My companions saw the light, but they could not understand the voice of the One speaking to me.
10 PBS Pa nilote: Tata, ja-ni-lelele? Tata lote-ni: Memalo pa meme Damsyik. Kefu jalelepa janomepopope pia nilolole. 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 PBS Pa fefe hetopu tahako janufukai, kaipa tebafa nelupa nanei no-nine teke pa ni-teketute Damsyik. BSB BSB: Because the brilliance of the light had blinded me, my companions led me by the hand into Damascus.
12 PBS Kei kebau batikeke Ananias, Tata ma-kei keba-tu pa teba Yahudi-fa te-etei kei tefija keba hefe. BSB BSB: There a man named Ananias, a devout observer of the law who was highly regarded by all the Jews living there,
13 PBS Ketoru ni-tu pa kelo: Saulus, jone, loto meje pa jamefufu! Pa rakuiara janifu pa ji-kale-ke. BSB BSB: came and stood beside me. ‘Brother Saul,’ he said, ‘receive your sight.’ And at that moment I could see him.
14 PBS Pa kelo: Tata jobepakama nene me-tekeko Tata hupalake me-pupu, ko Ja Bamua mefufu pa pina Keke wa lau keke mepupu. 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 PBS Pa ja-Tata lei lotopamefu pa lomepame pea huhu mepepe tebapa. BSB BSB: You will be His witness to everyone of what you have seen and heard.
16 PBS Pa uawe, tunaneko mefumepe? Me-malo, no-meme mepepe pakehehe pa nole meme kejuju pa Tata batikefa mepomeme. BSB BSB: And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized, and wash your sins away, calling on His name.’
17 PBS Pu ni-puna Yerusalem-re pa pu lopopojanile-e Tata Pake, letu nine Tata ma-ke hetopo. BSB BSB: Later, when I had returned to Jerusalem and was praying at the temple, I fell into a trance
18 PBS Ke-ni-fu, pa-kelote ni: Mekokofa, Yerusalem pepitete, kei Ni-huhumepemepe teriri kate. 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 PBS Pinanile: Tata, te-ri, kei nihapa ke-e lupopo-pau nirekeke lupopo-pau pa teba Me-piteniei ni-lokete apa pa te-ni-jie. 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 PBS Pa pu-Stefanus hi-ke, koheto, ni-le-eia pa kenihi jatete-ei pa ro-tete teba ketejai nia-lomo. 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 PBS Kipa Tata lote-ni: Me-meme, kei me-Ni-loko mememe habape mememe teba papahi." BSB BSB: Then He said to me, ‘Go! I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’”
22 PBS Tebapa Paulus pilei-i terikotei; pa-pi-ikapa, tehiwae, teninawea: "Kebai fitowe kelei-ika! Fitowe kelei noka!" 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 PBS Tebapai tehiwa polojae pa tu-terue-ho. BSB BSB: As they were shouting and throwing off their cloaks and tossing dust into the air,
24 PBS Peanya Taba rube loko Paulus teketute taba-pa pa keloko pihupe teju pa ke-aripa teje, u-pinakelele jatuko tebapa ke-tehiwae. 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 PBS Ppa pu Paulus ateteko tejajate, kelote tabau ruia: "Niba Rum-ra e-kakale, tebapahora ni-ekareka? 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 PBS Piti-i keloko tabarui ketilo taba rube, kelo: "Ja-mepepepe? Kebai keba Rum-te." 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 PBS Kaipa taba rubei-to Paulus pa kelo: "Mepopoho, mewe meba rum-tena?" Paulus lo: "Bamua." BSB BSB: The commander went to Paul and asked, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” “Yes,” he answered.
28 PBS Taba rubei lote: "Ni-kelowe taimbe tete janifu." Paulus pinale: "Pa niwe nibamehote." BSB BSB: “I paid a high price for my citizenship,” said the commander. “But I was born a citizen,” Paul replied.
29 PBS Kaipa teba ke-tejajatei, tejanafate; pa taba rubei kerafu, kei kelu, paulus-i, kakeloko atetei, keba Rum-te. 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 PBS Keba tabarubei keluta teba Yahudi ja-tehejaete Paulus. Peanya fe-pa keloko Paulus teke apa ketuketo pa kelo, u-tebapijaetepa rube pa tebarubetafa telulu. Pa Paulus kekaka taba pate-ti tebapa faia-ho. 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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