Acts 23
1 Paul, looking steadfastly at the council, said, “Brothers, I have lived before God in all good conscience until today.”
Paul dopam lo doonv nyi vdwa kaagap chinchinla minto, “Ngoogv Israel ajin vdwa! ngoogv haang lo Pwknvyarnv gv lvkwng lo kvvlo lokv silu gobv mvngla tulwksula lamtv lo singduridunv si ribwngching bv mvngbwk la ridunv.
2 The high priest, Ananias, commanded those who stood by him to strike him on the mouth.
Nyibu butvyachok Ananias Paul gv nvchilo daknv vdwa ninyigv gaam nga nwknyato vla orto jito.
3 Then Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! Do you sit to judge me according to the law, and command me to be struck contrary to the law?”
Paulnyi minto, “Pwknvyarnv ya nam nwkyare! Tanyum gvriabo no! No hoka dootola nga Pvbv lo kaala minjinv, no bunua nga mvtokv vla orto jinv no vjak Pvbv nga mvyak yadunv!”
4 Those who stood by said, “Do you malign God’s high priest?”
Paul gv nvchilo daknv nyi vdwv ninyia minto, “No Pwknvyarnv gv Nyibu Butvyachok am miyakayadu!”
5 Paul said, “I did not know, brothers, that he was high priest. For it is written, ‘You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.’”
Paul mirwkto, “Ngoogv Israel richam vdwv, Ngo ninyia Nyibu Butvyachok nvngv vla chima. Darwknv Kitap lo mindu, ‘Nonugv nyi vdwa rigvnvnga alvmanv gaam mima bvka.’”
6 But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, “Men and brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees. Concerning the hope and resurrection of the dead I am being judged!”
Vdwlo Paul Sadusis apam meegonyi okv Parisis kvgonyi kaapa tokudw, hv doopam lokv goklin toku, “Israel gv achiboru vdwa! Ngooka Parisis gvngv, Parisi gv kuu ngv. Nga si jwngkadaka duku ogulvgavbolo sinv ngv turkur dukunv vla mvngjwng kunam lvgalo!”
7 When he had said this, an argument arose between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the crowd was divided.
Ninyia vjakpigobv svbv minda namgola, Parisis vla Sadusis ngv yalung durap minsu lakula okv apam lokv apinain sitoku. (
8 For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, nor angel, nor spirit; but the Pharisees confess all of these.
Holvgabv Sadusis vdwv vbv minto sikunv nyi vdwv ho turkur kumare okv hoka ka nyidogindung vla okv dow go kaama dunv; vbvritola Parisis vdwv ho aom am mvngjwng nyadu.)
9 A great clamor arose, and some of the scribes of the Pharisees’ part stood up, and contended, saying, “We find no evil in this man. But if a spirit or angel has spoken to him, let’s not fight against God!”
Gokyagokya kunamv gamtv yaya toku, okv Parisis lokv Pvbv tamsarnv meegonv daknya tokula okv achibv mintor nyadubv mintoku: “So nyi angv gvlo ngonu ogugoka lvkobv rimur namgo kaapama! Vbvritola dow vla nyidogindung ngv ninyia jvjvklvbv mimu rungdu ka nvpv!”
10 When a great argument arose, the commanding officer, fearing that Paul would be torn in pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him by force from among them and bring him into the barracks.
Larmi suku nvngv yalung duyak minsu nyatoku hokaku kamandar angv busu toku Paulnyi pamwk kuji mvngla. Vbvrikunamv ninyia orto jitoku ninyigv sipai vdwa apam bolo ila, Paulnyi bunugv lokv svvlinto okv hv sipai naam lo aagvto vtoku.
11 The following night, the Lord stood by him and said, “Cheer up, Paul, for as you have testified about me at Jerusalem, so you must testify also at Rome.”
Ho ayu Paul gv dakku lo Ahtu dakming gvvto la minto, “Busu mabvkv! No ngo gvbv Jerusalem soka minkar jipv, okv Rom loka vbv dvdvbv rilaka.”
12 When it was day, some of the Jews banded together and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.
Arugunv nga Jius meegonv lvkobv kaarwk sila okv rungnamgo rungto. Bunu Paulnyi mvkima dvdvlo bunu dvnamtvngnam ogugoka dvku mare vla milv nyatoku.
13 There were more than forty people who had made this conspiracy.
Hoka champi lvyagobv doopam tvla lvkobv rungnyato.
14 They came to the chief priests and the elders, and said, “We have bound ourselves under a great curse to taste nothing until we have killed Paul.
Vbvrikunamv bunu nyibu butv vdwlo okv nyigagatv vdwlo vngla minto, “Ngonuv lvkobv milv pvkunv ngonu Paulnyi mvkima dvdvlo oguka dvmare.
15 Now therefore, you with the council inform the commanding officer that he should bring him down to you tomorrow, as though you were going to judge his case more exactly. We are ready to kill him before he comes near.”
Vjak vbvrikunamv no okv kvba vdwv Roman kamandarnyi gaam go milwk tvka Paulnyi no gvlo igv modubv, ninyigv lokv mvvma rungmanv yunyingsa paadubv ridunv vla gwngtoka. Vbvritola ninyigv soka aachi madvbv ngonu ninyia mvki chore.”
16 But Paul’s sister’s son heard they were lying in wait, and he came and entered into the barracks and told Paul.
Vbvritola Paul gv bormv gv kuunyilo angv mvki dubv gwngnam nga tvvpa tola; vkvlvgabv hv sipai doopamlo vngla kula Paulnyi mintamto.
17 Paul summoned one of the centurions and said, “Bring this young man to the commanding officer, for he has something to tell him.”
Vbvrikunamv Paul nyigam akonyi gokla okv ninyia minto, “So yaapa nga kamandar gvlo aagv jitoka: hvkv gvlo ogugo ninyi minsvgo doodu.”
18 So he took him and brought him to the commanding officer and said, “Paul, the prisoner, summoned me and asked me to bring this young man to you. He has something to tell you.”
Nyigam angv ninyia vnggvla, ninyia kamandar gvlo aagv jito, okv minto, “Patwk doonv Paul nga gokla okv nga tvvkala no gvlo so yaapa sum aagv jito vla, ogulvgavbolo hvkv gvlo nam ogugo minsvgo dopvkv vdu.”
19 The commanding officer took him by the hand, and going aside, asked him privately, “What is it that you have to tell me?”
Kamandar angv ninyigv laak nga gakbwng tola, hv atubongv ninyia svsum laila, okv ninyia tvvkato, “No nga ogugo minsvgo dopvla?”
20 He said, “The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down to the council tomorrow, as though intending to inquire somewhat more accurately concerning him.
Ninyia minto, “Jius tujapkunam vdwv vkvpakv vmisilaku arunyi Paulnyi doopam lo boolwkla nam tvvka dubv vla minya do, kvba ngv hoka ninyigv lvkwng lo tvvkurtvrwk minsu dubv meego chinsv go dopvkv vla gwngre.
21 Therefore do not yield to them, for more than forty men lie in wait for him, who have bound themselves under a curse to neither eat nor drink until they have killed him. Now they are ready, looking for the promise from you.”
Vbvritola bunua tvvma bvka, vkvlvgavbolo hoka nyi champi lvyago toosila okv ninyigv lvgabv toyado. Bunu ninyia mvkima dvdvlo bunu dvmatvngma dubv milvminsu nyato. Bunu mvnwng ngv um ridukubv vla okv noogv minbwk kuji nama tooyala doonya duku.”
22 So the commanding officer let the young man go, charging him, “Tell no one that you have revealed these things to me.”
Kamandar ngv minto, “So sum no ngam minjipvnv vla yvvnyika mimpa mabvkv.” Okv hv yaapa anga vngmu toku.
23 He called to himself two of the centurions, and said, “Prepare two hundred soldiers to go as far as Caesarea, with seventy horsemen and two hundred men armed with spears, at the third hour of the night.”
Vbvrikunamv kamandar ninyigv nyigam anyi gunyi goklwkla okv minto, “Kaisaria lo vnggv dubv sipai lvngnyi go mingkumto, lvkobv gora jukya nvlo chamkanw go okv nungbung chilaknv nyi lvngnyi go, okv siyugv kia bajilo vngdubv mvpvripv tokula dooya laka.
24 He asked them to provide mounts, that they might set Paul on one, and bring him safely to Felix the governor.
Paulnyi gora lo awgo mvge jito juknv dubv okv gobunor Peliks gvlo alvbv aachi modubv.”
25 He wrote a letter like this:
Orto jinv ngv siti ako ho vbv lvkto:
26 “Claudius Lysias to the most excellent governor Felix: Greetings.
“Klaudius Laisias mvngdv kunam Gobunor Peliksnyi kumrwksidunv.
27 “This man was seized by the Jews, and was about to be killed by them when I came with the soldiers and rescued him, having learned that he was a Roman.
Jius vdwv so nyi sum naatung tokula okv ninyia mvki dokubv rinya kunamv. Ho ngo ninyia Roman nyi gobv tvvpatvla, vkvlvgabv ngoogv sipai vdwa lvkobv ngo vnggvla okv ninyia ringpv kunv.
28 Desiring to know the cause why they accused him, I brought him down to their council.
Ngo chinso mvngla bunu mvnwng ngv ninyia ogubv mvduridu nvdw, vkvlvgabv ngo ninyia bunugv kvbadoopam lo igv jitoku.
29 I found him to be accused about questions of their law, but not to be charged with anything worthy of death or of imprisonment.
Ngo chinkunamv hv sidubv okv patwk lo tumdubv oguka rimur namgo kaama, ninyia gungnying nyiru minam ngv bunu atugv Pvbv lvkwngbv tvvka sunam go.
30 When I was told that the Jews lay in wait for the man, I sent him to you immediately, charging his accusers also to bring their accusations against him before you. Farewell.”
Okv vdwlo nga ninyi hoka nyirunv apam go donyapv vla mimpa tokudw, ngo ninyia no gvlo vjakpigobv aagv jidu kubv mvngpv kunv. Ngo ninyia nyirunv vdwa minpvkunv bunugv ninyia gungnying minsv nga noogv kaagia lo minlakv vla.”
31 So the soldiers, carrying out their orders, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris.
Sipai vdwv bunugv orto jilin kunama gvvlin toku. Bunu Paulnyi boola ikula okv ninyia ayuyupra nga Antipatris lobv vnggv toku.
32 But on the next day they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the barracks.
Logo nvnga lvpabv vngnv sipai vdwv hv bunugv dookulo vngkurkunam okv gora sipai vdwa ninyia lvkobv vngmu toku.
33 When they came to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they also presented Paul to him.
Bunu ninyia kaisaria lo aagv tokula, gobunor hv siti nga jilwk toku, okv Paulnyi ninyi gvlo laklwk kunam.
34 When the governor had read it, he asked what province he was from. When he understood that he was from Cilicia, he said,
Gobunor siti nga puri tula okv Paulnyi tvvkato no ogulo mooku gvngv. Ho vdwlo ninyia Silisia lokv vla ninyia tvpakunam gola,
35 “I will hear you fully when your accusers also arrive.” He commanded that he be kept in Herod’s palace.
ninyi minto, “Ngo nam tvvriare vdwlo noogv yalung doonv ngv vngchi bolo.” Vbvrikunamv ninyi orto jilin toku Paulnyi gobunor gv dooku naam gvlo tumlwk tvla sipai dakgv moto.
