Tich Joote 22
1 “Owetena gi wuonena, koro winjuru wechena manyisou ni aonge ketho.”
MEN, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my apology which I now offer unto you.
2 Kane giwinjo kowuoyonegi gi dho jo-Hibrania kamano, negilingʼ thi. Eka Paulo nowacho niya,
Then when they heard that he spoke unto them in the Hebrew tongue, they kept the more silence: and he said,
3 “An ja-Yahudi monywol Tarso, e piny Kilikia, to ne adongo Jerusalem ka. Ne ayudo tiegruok matut e chike mag kwerewa e bwo Gamaliel, kendo ne achiwora ne Nyasaye mana kaka koro un bende uchaloni.
I am indeed a Jewish man, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but educated in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, instructed accurately in the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, as ye all are this day:
4 Ne asando joma luwo Yor Kristo mi anego moko kuomgi, to ne amako chwo gi mon mi atero e od twech.
so much so that I persecuted this way unto death, binding and delivering up to prisons both men and women.
5 Jadolo maduongʼ gi jodongo duto nyalo bedo joneno ni awacho adier. Gin ema negimiya barupe mane omiya thuolo mar mako owetegi man Damaski, kendo ne adhi kuno mondo amak joma oyie mondo kel Jerusalem kaka joma otwe mondo okumgi.
As also the high-priest will bear me witness, and all the body of elders: from whom also having received letters unto the brethren, I went unto Damascus, to bring those who were there in chains unto Jerusalem, that they might be punished.
6 “Kar dier odiechiengʼ tir kane achiegni chopo Damaski, ne apo ka ler mangʼangʼni moa e polo nomenya molwora.
But as I went and drew nigh to Damascus, at noon-day, suddenly there shone a great light from heaven around me.
7 Ne agora piny kendo ne awinjo dwol moro kawachona ni, ‘Saulo! Saulo! Isanda nangʼo?’
And I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
8 “Napenjo ni, ‘In ngʼa, Ruoth?’ “To nodwoka ni, ‘An Yesu ja-Nazareth, ma isando.’
And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said to me, I am Jesus the Nazarean, whom thou persecutest.
9 Joma ne wan-go bende noneno lerno, to ne ok giwinjo dwond ngʼat mane wuoyo kodano.
Now they who were with me saw the light indeed, and were terrified; but the voice of him that spake to me heard they not.
10 “Eka napenjo ni, ‘Atim angʼo, Ruoth.’ “To Ruoth nodwoka ni, ‘Aa malo mondo idonji Damaski. Kuno ema ibiro nyisi gik moko duto moseyieri mondo itim.’
Then I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said to me, Arise, go into Damascus; and there information shall be given thee of all things which are ordained for thee to do.
11 Joma ne awuothogo nomako bada kagitaya ka wachomo Damaski, nikech ler mangʼangʼni mane oserieny cha noseloka muofu.
Then as I could no longer see through the dazzling brightness of that light, led by the hand of those who were with me, I came to Damascus.
12 “Ngʼat moro miluongo ni Anania nobiro mondo onena. Ne en ngʼat morito Chik Nyasaye gi chunye duto kendo ma jo-Yahudi duto modak e dalano nomiye luor.
And one Ananias, a religious man according to the law, and in high repute with all the Jews dwelling there,
13 Nochungʼ e batha mowachona niya, ‘Owadwa Saulo, nen!’ Kendo gikanyono ne aneno mi angʼiye.
came to me, and standing by me, said, Brother Saul, recover sight. And the same hour I looked up at him.
14 “Eka nowachona ni, ‘Nyasach kwerewa oseyieri mondo ingʼe dwarone kendo ine Jatichne Makare, kendo iwinj dwonde kowuoyo kodi.
And he said, The God of our fathers hath predestinated thee to know his will, and to see the Just One, and to hear a voice from his mouth.
15 Ibiro bedo janeno ni ji duto, kuom gima iseneno kendo isewinjo.
For thou shalt be a witness for him to all men, of the things which thou hast seen and heard.
16 Koro pod irito angʼo? Aa malo mondo obatisi, mondo olwokni richoni, kiluongo nying Ruoth Yesu.’
And now why delay? arise, to be baptised, and wash away thy sins, calling upon the name of the Lord.
17 “Kane aseduogo Jerusalem kendo kane oyudo alemo ei hekalu, nindo notera
Now it came to pass, that, when I had returned to Jerusalem, and was praying in the temple, that I was in a trance;
18 kendo ne aneno Ruoth mowuoyo koda kowachona ni, ‘Wuog mapiyo ia Jerusalem sani sani nikech ok gibi yie gi neno mitimo kuoma.’
and beheld him saying to me, Make haste, and depart quickly from Jerusalem: for they will not receive thy testimony of me.
19 “An to ne adwoke niya, ‘Ruoth, jogi ongʼeyo kaka nawuotho e sinagogi ka sinagogi mondo atwe kendo asandi joma oyie kuomi.
And I said, Lord, they know that I was imprisoning and scourging from synagogue to synagogue those who believe on thee:
20 Kane ochwer remb jatichni Stefano, ne achungʼ kanyo kayie gi nekne kendo ne arito lep joma ne nege.’
and when the blood of Stephen thy martyr was shed, I myself even stood by, and took delight in his execution, and guarded the garments of those who slew him.
21 “Eka Ruoth nowachona ni, ‘Wuogi idhiyo, nikech abiro ori kuma bor ir joma ok jo-Yahudi.’”
And he said to me, Go: for I will send thee forth to the Gentiles afar off.
22 Ogandano nochiko itgi kawinjo gik mane Paulo wacho, eka negichako kok giduto kagiwacho niya, “Neguru ngʼatni! Ok owinjore obed mangima!”
And they gave him audience to this sentence, and lifted up their voice, saying, Away with such a fellow from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live.
23 Kane pod gikok ka gikwadho lepgi kendo gikiro bura e kor yamo,
So when they began raising a vast clamour, and stripping off their garments, and casting dust into the air,
24 jaduongʼ lweny nogolo chik mondo oter Paulo kama jolweny odakie. Nogolo chik mondo ochwade kendo onone kuom gima omiyo ji goyone koko kamano.
the military tribune commanded him to be brought into the fortress, ordering that he should be put to the question by scourging; that he might know for what cause they clamoured so loudly against him.
25 To kane oyudo gipiele piny mondo gichwade, Paulo nowacho ni jatend jolweny manoyudo ochungʼ kanyo niya, “Bende chik oyie mondo uchwad ngʼat ma ja-Rumi kapok oyale mi oyudi ni en jaketho?”
So as they were tying him up for the thongs, Paul said to the centurion standing by him, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman citizen, and uncondemned?
26 Kane jatelono owinjo mano, nodhi ir jatend jolweny maduongʼ monyise wachno. Nowachone niya, “Idwaro timo nangʼo? Ngʼatni en ja-Rumi?”
And when the centurion heard this, he came and told the military tribune, saying, Consider what you are going to do: for this man is a Roman citizen.
27 Jatend jolweny maduongʼ nodhi ir Paulo mopenje niya, “Nyisa ane! In ja-Rumi?” Paulo nodwoke niya, “Ee, an ja-Rumi.”
Then the tribune came, and said to him, Tell me, art thou a Roman citizen? And he said, Yes.
28 Eka jatend jolweny maduongʼ nowacho niya, “An awuon ne achulo pesa mangʼeny mondo abed ja-Rumi.” Paulo nodwoke niya, “An to ne onywola ja-Rumi.”
And the tribune replied, With a large sum of money I purchased this citizenship. And Paul said, But I enjoy it as my birthright.
29 Kane giwinjo kamano, to joma ne dwaro chwade noa bute kendo jatend jolweny maduongʼ bende ne luoro omako, kane ofwenyo ni nosetweyo Paulo, to kara ne en ja-Rumi.
Immediately then they who were about to put him to the question, withdrew from him: and indeed the tribune dreaded the consequences, when he knew that he was a Roman citizen, that he had even gone so far as to bind him.
30 Nikech jatend jolweny maduongʼ ne dwaro ngʼeyo gimomiyo jo-Yahudi nedonjo ni Paulo, kinyne nogonye mogolo chik mondo jodolo madongo duto gi buch jodong jo-Sanhedrin orom. Eka nokelo Paulo mi ochunge e nyimgi mondo owuo.
So on the morrow, desirous to know of a certainty what it was of which he was accused by the Jews, he loosed him from the bonds, and commanded the high-priest and all the sanhedrim to appear, and bringing Paul down, set him before them.
