1 PBP Sampesuvu-sampesuvu o Bapak-bapak, eepemo pembelaanno'u sa'o-sa'o sono miu." BSB BSB: “Brothers and fathers, listen now to my defense before you.”
2 PBP O, watu jimo mengepe bahwa si Paulus mongkai jimo lalong basa Ibrani, jimo ndau tebingkoi, o si Paulus nebura, BSB BSB: When they heard him speak to them in Hebrew, they became even more quiet. Then Paul declared,
3 PBP "A'u adalah too Yahudi, nebosa ri Tarsus, Kilikia, ai tapi ni pooge ri kota moo, ni paguru rialung Gamaliel sosono naketat sesuai hukum be'e moyangoto, o majari giat sono ALLAH TA ALLAH, selio-lio emu joo-joo pada eleo moo. 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 PBP A'u monganiaya jalang moo modua pada amateong, mombato' o mentama'a jimo, baik langkai-langkai maupun bengkel, ma'o lalong tarungku, BSB BSB: I persecuted this Way even to the death, detaining both men and women and throwing them into prison,
5 PBP Selio to moje Imam Nooge o joo-joo majelis penatua maala bersaksi sono a'u. Ila jimo a'u montarima sura'sura' untuk sampesuvu-sampesuvu ri Damsyik o menyau untuk mombato' jimo to diang ri uo ma'o Yerusalem sebagai tahanan torohukum. 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 PBP Maka, najarimolah, samantara a'u mono lalong pelampaong o modua omo ri Damsyik, kira-kira watu tanga eleo, tiba-tiba soung cahaya silaa ila langit nesilaa sono a'u. BSB BSB: About noon as I was approaching Damascus, suddenly a bright light from heaven flashed around me.
7 PBP A'u neterampa' ma'o tano o nengepe suara nebura sosono a'u, Saulus, Saulus, nouya emu monganiaya A'u? BSB BSB: I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?’
8 PBP O, a'u nonjawab, siseekah Oo, Siopu? Lalu, iyo nebura sono a'u, A'umolah si Yesus ila Nazaret tonianiaya miu. BSB BSB: ‘Who are You, Lord?’ I asked. ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting,’ He replied.
9 PBP Too-too to selio-lio sono a'u neteito cahaya uo, ai tapi ndau ni paham nijimo suara nu too to nebura sono a'u. BSB BSB: My companions saw the light, but they could not understand the voice of the One speaking to me.
10 PBP O, a'u nebura,' Sapa to harus ni pogutu'u, Siopu?' O, Siopu nonjawab a'u, 'Meo'oro o pomenyaumo ma'o Damsyik, o ri uo, emu kana ni peilua joo-joo to ni tetapkan untuk ropogutu miu. 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 PBP O, watu a'u ndau maala nengita, karna kemuliaan cahaya uo, a'u ni tuntun oleh too-too to diang sono a'u o nentama ma'o Damsyik," BSB BSB: Because the brilliance of the light had blinded me, my companions led me by the hand into Damascus.
12 PBP Kemudian, diang too topenyo Ananias, too saleh menurut Hukum Taurat, o ni kanal nombosi oleh joo-joo too Yahudi to no moiya ri uo, BSB BSB: There a man named Ananias, a devout observer of the law who was highly regarded by all the Jews living there,
13 PBP nodua sono a'u, o setelah neo'oro ri sebi'u, io nebura, sampesuvu Saulus, mengitalah! Lalu, watu uo moje, a'u maala mengita moje o neteito iyo. BSB BSB: came and stood beside me. ‘Brother Saul,’ he said, ‘receive your sight.’ And at that moment I could see him.
14 PBP O, iyo nebura, 'ALLAH TA ALLAH be'e moyangoto menetapkanmiu untuk mootoi kehendako-Nyo o mengita to natutuu, serta mengepe suara ila nganga-Nyo, 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 PBP Karna emu kana majari saksi bagi-Nyo bagi joo-joo too tentang sapa toni itomiu o niepe. BSB BSB: You will be His witness to everyone of what you have seen and heard.
16 PBP O, sa'o-sa'o, nouya emu monunda-nunda? Pembaungomolah o bagiimo alaemu ra baptis, serta rapaagalis dosa-dosa miu sambil mongkai tope-Nyo.'" BSB BSB: And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized, and wash your sins away, calling on His name.’
17 PBP "Watu a'u meteule ma'o Yerusalem o samantara nosambayang ri Bait ALLAH TA ALLAH, a'u nikuasai Noto, BSB BSB: Later, when I had returned to Jerusalem and was praying at the temple, I fell into a trance
18 PBP o a'u nengita Io nebura sono a'u, Osiaomo o pendoangomo ila Yerusalem karna jimo ndau kana montarima kesaksiannomu tentang A'u. 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 PBP Lalu, a'u nebura,' Siopu, jimo mboto mootoi bahwa a'u motarungku'a o mombato jimo to naparsaya sosono-Oo ila soung sinagoge ma'o to ntaninyo. 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 PBP Kemudian, watu raa saksi-Mu Stefanus, ropoosua, a'u mboto samantara neo'oro ri uo, menyetujui o monjaga gansu-gansu too-too to momateinyo. 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 PBP Setelah uo, si Yesus nebura sono a'u, Ma'omolah! Saba', a'u kana mongutus emu magaar sosono bangsa-bangsa ntaninyo.'" BSB BSB: Then He said to me, ‘Go! I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’”
22 PBP Too dea uo mongepe si Paulus nodua pada buranyo moo. Notou uo' jimo joo-joo mongengkat suara nijimo o nebura, "Enyahkan too selio uo ila bumi karna iyo ndau napantas untuk metubu!" 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 PBP Lalu, samantara jimo neroroa terus, o morampa' jubah nijimo, o mosamburea tano ma'o riatang udara, BSB BSB: As they were shouting and throwing off their cloaks and tossing dust into the air,
24 PBP Ba'i nu pasukan momarenta agar si Paulus roomung ma'o markas, sambil moi'toa bahwa si Paulus harus raparesa sono cambukan sehingga iyo maala maapate alasannouya jimo neroroa mangewa iyoselio uo. 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 PBP Namun, watu jimo notou merentangkanya sosono luit-luit uli, si Paulus nebura sosono perwira to neo'oro ri sebinyo, "Sapakah sah bagi emu untuk morembas soung too to io adalah soung warga negara Roma o tanpa ni adili?" 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 PBP Watu perwira uo meteinepenyo, iyo menyau sosono ba'i pasukan o momeilua iyo, buranyo, Sapa to kana ni pogutu miu? Saba', too moo adalah soung warga 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 PBP Maka, ba'i pasukan uo nodua o nebura sosono si Paulus, "peilua sono a'u, sapakah emu soung warga negara Roma?" O, si Paulus nebura, "Iye." BSB BSB: The commander went to Paul and asked, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” “Yes,” he answered.
28 PBP Ba'i pasukan uo nonjawab, "A'u maapate kewarganegaraan moo sosono doi mooge. O, si Paulus nebura, Namun, a'u majari warga negara oleh obosaong." BSB BSB: “I paid a high price for my citizenship,” said the commander. “But I was born a citizen,” Paul replied.
29 PBP Maka, too-too to kana momaresa si Paulus segera mengebilingonyo o ba'i pasukan majari neingka watu iyo mootoi bahwa si Paulus adalah soung warga negara Roma o bahwa io telah mombato'inyo. 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 PBP Kana tapi, pada pedoruo eleonyo, karna ba'i pasukan moluar mootoi alasan totutuunyo nouya si Paulus ni tudu oleh too-too Yahudi uo, iyo motapasa si Paulus o momarenta imam-imam kepala serta joo-joo Sanhedrin untuk momasiromu, lalu, iyo mongkomung si Paulus nentuung o mepetoloa'iyo ma'o tanga-tanga nijimo. 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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