1 PBT Dokeka belra-belra pelre mai-mai pelre, delrei eunulru poi tena a te elretelrena te betombe." BSB BSB: “Brothers and fathers, listen now to my defense before you.”
2 PBT Nepelre, na selreine betoyaye Paulus nete Ibrani peu ne simiyowe, ne ambolrupuko, Nepelre Paulus a te elriyouwe, BSB BSB: When they heard him speak to them in Hebrew, they became even more quiet. Then Paul declared,
3 PBT "De Yahudi detelro, Kilikia, Tarsus yo ne songkaye, dete dayo ne natiyaye, Gamaliel nena delrene ena yane na sese kemeng nena a yeko a yeko ne kilri yaite, nepelre Mang tena akoi-akoi te denalre, we metelrena ena mane. 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 PBT Da nipi te peko telre te mekoyamalre tete bulra selrei youwe, bakiyamalre nepelre esute tayamalre, do lre youwe milre lre, ongko ei te. BSB BSB: I persecuted this Way even to the death, detaining both men and women and throwing them into prison,
5 PBT Iman delre pelre tena mane nepelre Majelis Penatua metelrena mane sane yaite. Damsyik na dokeka nekaina tena nenalre semo te doukalre nepelre nenoune nete beyetelre Yerusalem te peko detelro tena mane nete sate yatenaiye. 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 PBT Nemakaye, tu kilriyouwe, nipi nelro te yalrena ne nepelre Damsyik te nopiyeyouwena ne, daisye nelro ne, nedambei manolrena keya dete elretupuko. BSB BSB: About noon as I was approaching Damascus, suddenly a bright light from heaven flashed around me.
7 PBT Kani bulra te delrekalre nepelre doketena a te betoyalre, Saulus, Saulus, beyamane pote de te meselro-selro te mekoite?' BSB BSB: I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?’
8 PBT Nepelre, a te saukalre, we sing Tuhan?' Nekaye, ne ye de te saneyoute, de Yesus Nazaret lrena, meselro-selro pelre da mekoite BSB BSB: ‘Who are You, Lord?’ I asked. ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting,’ He replied.
9 PBT Dembelre nembeina detelro ne kiya te tiyaye, ne detelro kena a de kote elriyowena ne nimeipai. BSB BSB: My companions saw the light, but they could not understand the voice of the One speaking to me.
10 PBT Nepelre, a te elriyalre, 'Tuhan, de beya sa te mekotelre.? Nepelre, Tuhan de kote a te sauku, 'Esuye emiwe nepelre Damsyik te ewe, nepelre ne noune, metelrena a kalro weye mekouwena te sanenaiwepone.' 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 PBT Nepelre, ne kiya tante de dou ipainya tena, dembelre nembeinya detelro de te metulre doukai telre Damsyik te yande. BSB BSB: Because the brilliance of the light had blinded me, my companions led me by the hand into Damascus.
12 PBT Nepelre na kaye, Ananias eudo na detelro, telrepelrena detelro A Tung yeko ei ne nekewena, nepelre nepena Yahudi detelro nekaina nete potelre nimeiyaimbuko. BSB BSB: There a man named Ananias, a devout observer of the law who was highly regarded by all the Jews living there,
13 PBT De kote miyowe, dena eu ye ne tepeyouwe, a te elriyouwe, 'Dokeka Saulus, dou te elreupone' Nekaye, ne su selrei ne, de dou te tiyalre ne te tiyalre. BSB BSB: came and stood beside me. ‘Brother Saul,’ he said, ‘receive your sight.’ And at that moment I could see him.
14 PBT Nepelre a te elriyouwe, 'Ena sese kemeng nena mendo walro te we ye nimeiyumpone nepelre Telrepelrena te tewe, nepelre nena embulru lrena a te botewe 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 PBT Nepelrena ye we tena a kiyana te duwupone detelro sitena beyate wei tiyena nepelre betoyena te sanenulre. BSB BSB: You will be His witness to everyone of what you have seen and heard.
16 PBT Nepelre, desu selrei ne, beya potenate we ya te wapiye? Esuye emiwe nepelre eu dowe bute kelro naimpone, nemane delrati nenei eu di te simiwe wena peko te baite suku nembone.' BSB BSB: And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized, and wash your sins away, calling on His name.’
17 PBT Yerusalem te bulrusukalre yalrena selraine nepelre Bait Allah ne mendo te mekoyalre, Alru Melro-Melro de te pelre tetulre, BSB BSB: Later, when I had returned to Jerusalem and was praying at the temple, I fell into a trance
18 PBT Nepelre tiyalre ne de tena a te sane youte, 'Seraimbaite da Yerusalem lre baite ewe ne. Dena a tena nei yatipai.' 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 PBT Na keya, a te elriyalre, 'Tuhan, nepete nime yambuko de ye nete ongko mie ne nepelre we te telrepelre te elriyainate bekiyanalre sinagoge si lre si bulrate. 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 PBT Nepelrenaye, neselreine Wena a detelro, Stefanus, nena eusa dilripukuna detelro-detelro nena mayong te sema te nikiyalre.' 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 PBT Nemanekaye, Yesus dete saneyoute, 'Baite ewe nena tena, de wete selrai si--si tenaine te santoupone ewe." BSB BSB: Then He said to me, ‘Go! I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’”
22 PBT Ne detelro telreng Paulus kena a te betoyaye. Nemanekaye, ne a te kensikaye nepelre elriyaye, "Da detelro te da kani bulralre baite nalrembombe nepelrena ne Walri tena nikipainya." 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 PBT Nekaye, a te nemena mote seyayena ne, nepelre nenei mayong te tindelriyaye, nepelre kani wau te bulra te tindelriyaye, BSB BSB: As they were shouting and throwing off their cloaks and tossing dust into the air,
24 PBT Plra yo belrengka a te saneyoume Paulus te markas te dounaye naye, Paulus te cambuk pelre tiyai nate saneyoume nepelrena tenate ne ye a te dowende beyamane pote ne yo alra te sayaye ne kote ade te diyaine 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 PBT Ne te malrisa elre na sa ye bekiyayena selrei ne, Paulus a te perwira nena eu ye ne tepeyouwena te sane you me, da kaye noulrena nepe detelro Roma selrai lrena te penembena tena nepelre a tipainya ne?" 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 PBT Perwira nena ne a te betopukona ne, pasukan belrengka kote youwe ne a te ke saneyoume, elriyouwe, "Beya te weye mekombena te? Da detelro kaye Roma yo lrena detelro." 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 PBT Nemenakaye, pasukan belrengka miyouwe Paulus te meke saneyoume, "De te sanetulre, we Roma yorelrena detelro? Nepelre, Paulus a te elriyouwe, "Ya." BSB BSB: The commander went to Paul and asked, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” “Yes,” he answered.
28 PBT Pasukan belrengka a te sawuku, "Dena da yo detelro te a te elriyouwe, "De da yo lrena detelro te olrupukalrena peda yone songkaitelre." BSB BSB: “I paid a high price for my citizenship,” said the commander. “But I was born a citizen,” Paul replied.
29 PBT Nemenakaye, Paulus tena a te tenaina detelro ne te dena taimbuko nepelre pasukan belrengka nimeimbuko Paulus Roma yolrena detelro neye endiki te dekokuko nepelre neye nete betepukona tena. 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 PBT Yasi tena kaye, pasukan belrengka a te douwendena tante beyamane potena te Yahudi detelro Paulus a se te kelroyaye, Paulus te baite tambuko nepelre imam-imam belrengka pelre Sanhedrin metelrena mane koplrinaye, nekaye Paulus te ate doukumeyoye nepelre nena betutedoukunelre. 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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