1 PBS "Hei mambearao-mamberao tutambe aita-aita, wanaunde andani ware wayawe wai toano pembelawe inai." BSB BSB: “Brothers and fathers, listen now to my defense before you.”
2 PBS Aiweta wo naun fayawe ayawo Ibrani, wo maninumbe pari, fayawe, BSB BSB: When they heard him speak to them in Hebrew, they became even more quiet. Then Paul declared,
3 PBS Ineimo rarowatan Yahudi ojadiwe iri Tarsus iri kakofa Kilika, inamo wandoi iri bendar sowarea wo inainawi fanami iri fowe ayari Gamaliel iri Hukum amama ami ona weo somo ogiat okerjaweo Allah ai, Kanini weri tafa iri soi. 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 Taweno okakaiwe rawatan we Sen ariat pari ao wo wewen, rama taweno ruama omasa tafuni omasawe iri bui. BSB BSB: I persecuted this Way even to the death, detaining both men and women and throwing them into prison,
5 PBS Woman wowarea weo imam andoi wo kesaksian awe. Iri enawi o nobao weo mamberao-mamberao iri Damsik omasaita wo omasa tafun penganut na Sen ai, wemo wo no wowarea omasao we Yerusalem weo Hukumbe masai. 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 Inamo iri na wonani kakefan we Damsik, wemo ansaindaran masi entamo kai wewan iri raumae ina warir. BSB BSB: About noon as I was approaching Damascus, suddenly a bright light from heaven flashed around me.
7 PBS Aiweta oyakar we kakofa aiweta onaun awanpui fayawe inai, 'Saulus, Saulus, anaweronain ninawe kakaiwe? BSB BSB: I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?’
8 PBS Wanawe arefuwein, Sen Ae? Fayawe, ineinmo Yesus rarowatan Nazaret, nawa kaiwe taweno wo ruri inai, tuawe.' BSB BSB: ‘Who are You, Lord?’ I asked. ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting,’ He replied.
9 PBS Wo kaiwewan wowarea aeni inamo awanpui a. Fayawe inai wonaun dowen. BSB BSB: My companions saw the light, but they could not understand the voice of the One speaking to me.
10 PBS Aiweta wayawe, Sen, andani oweo? Sen fayawe inai, no tawar no we Damsikta, iri womi tamuran we nai andani fowe nai. 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 Taweno oen idowen weo kaiwewan foinami awe we mo isa teman winanenia we Damsyik." BSB BSB: Because the brilliance of the light had blinded me, my companions led me by the hand into Damascus.
12 PBS Iri wei rarowatan enta atamio Ananias, rarowatan fonanewambe iri Hukum Taurat ai fowe atambe iri kaiwasa Yahudi wono iri wei. 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 Fore foreti ina uan fayawe 'Saulus mamberao inainami ao kubau no eni! Awonta masienta oeni ata taweno foeni. BSB BSB: came and stood beside me. ‘Brother Saul,’ he said, ‘receive your sight.’ And at that moment I could see him.
14 PBS Aiweta fayawe Allah ami ona waya patimu evein weo noen andani fo kaiwe iye, weo foen tuawe taweno fonaun andai iri awai. 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 Weo nowe saksi ai weo rarowatan tafa weo andani noen taweno no nauni. BSB BSB: You will be His witness to everyone of what you have seen and heard.
16 PBS Somotawen andani nanawe parire? Notawar, no permandianbe taweno sasari-sasari fo nanewanbe taweno no Sen atam awain."' BSB BSB: And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized, and wash your sins away, calling on His name.’
17 PBS Aweta warirambena iri Yerusalem taweno osambayambe iri Bait Allah, isa Roh fatabun iri Kuasa ilahi. BSB BSB: Later, when I had returned to Jerusalem and was praying at the temple, I fell into a trance
18 PBS Waeni, fayawe inai naikera, no Yerusalem ananiwe, weo wosamamar wonaun andani nayawe weo inai.' 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 Wanawe, Sen ae, waento weo atar iri watun ibadat enta we watun enta taweno masawe wuawe wanawe nai iri bui uwa taweno masawe kakai. 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 Taweno mandi Stefanus, ina saksi we, awe fobubu, amo iri wei taweno anawe andani fowe taweno eretawan aya ansun wo masabai. 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 Inamo Sen fayawe inai noto, weo onami wenaban iri raora so weo kaiwasa-kaiwasa enta saiwe."' BSB BSB: Then He said to me, ‘Go! I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’”
22 PBS Rakyat wo naun weo Paulus fomasi iri ayawe inamo aiweta, wananawe ware. "Rarowatan sowarea awenaniwe iri nuai! Aimo fo kakai fo nunu!" 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 Wanana we matu wawia jubah akabea taweno wotewa wayar we boni. BSB BSB: As they were shouting and throwing off their cloaks and tossing dust into the air,
24 PBS Aiweta kepala pasukan fo parenta we weo wo Paulus ao weo markas wami wo periksawe ai aiweta wao 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 Inamo Paulus a ware wawe kakaiwe, fayaweo pasukan fotugaiwe wa rarowatan warga negara Roma awe kakaiwe inamo weadili ai dowe. 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 Paraira fonaun ayaw wowarea fotamuran weo kepala pasukan ai, fayawe andani noweo? Rarowatan wowarea warga negara Rum efie. 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 Aiweta kepala pasukan forewe Paulus fayawe, tuawe. BSB BSB: The commander went to Paul and asked, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” “Yes,” he answered.
28 PBS Ai weta kepala pasukan fayawe warga negara wowarea wamawun harga tainai parita." Inamo isa hak iye raora ojadiwe ai." BSB BSB: “I paid a high price for my citizenship,” said the commander. “But I was born a citizen,” Paul replied.
29 PBS Wemo wo kakai weai pari, naikera noweria, taweno kepala pasukan foyai tawen, isuan foen, weo Paulus, weo fani wabit wemo rarowatan Rum ie. 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 Anaweainme Kepala pasukan fokaiwe foen fataimbe weo andani wowe tuduhan weo Paulus ai intora matan baramu fo rarowatan ami wo Paulus ao iri bui fo parentaweai inamu Mahkama Agama wo masawe ruri ai weta fo Paulus ao pariwe masai. 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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