Acts 22
1 “Brothers and fathers, listen now to my defense before you.”
RI ai ko, sam ai ko komail, rong mas ai sapeng komail.
2 When they heard him speak to them in Hebrew, they became even more silent. Then Paul declared,
Irail lao ronger, me a masani ong irail ni lokaia en Ipru, re ap nenenla kaualap. I ari kotin masani.
3 “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 am just as zealous for God as any of you here today.
Ol en Sus amen ngai, me tikidar Tarsus en Silisia, a i kakairida nan kanim wet ni aluwilu en Kamaliel, padapadakki kapung en sam atail akan, o nantiong pongipongi Kot dueta komail kin wia ran wet.
4 I persecuted this Way even to the death, detaining both men and women and throwing them into prison,
O i kawelar al pot et lel ong kamelar aramas, ni ai saliedi o pangalang imateng ol o li akan.
5 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.
Pwe iduen me samero lapalap o saumas akan kin kadede kin ia, pwe i aleer sang irail kisin likau, ong ri (atail) akan. I ap kolang Damaskus, pwen pil saliedi o wa dong Ierusalem, me mi wasa o, pwe ren kamekame.
6 About noon as I was approaching Damascus, suddenly a bright light from heaven flashed around me.
A ni ai koko wei korendor Damaskus, nin sauas, marain eu kodido sang nanlang, sare ia da.
7 I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?’
Ngai ari pupedi nani pwel o rongada ngil eu, me masani ong ia: Saul, Saul, da me koe kame kin ia?
8 ‘Who are You, Lord?’ I asked. ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting,’ He replied.
Ngai ari potoan ong: Is komui Maing? A kotin masani ong ia: Ngai Iesus en Nasaret, me koe kin kame.
9 My companions saw the light, but they could not understand the voice of the One speaking to me.
A me iang ia udialer marain o, ap masapwekadar, a re sota rong kapit en me masan dong ia.
10 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.’
Ngai potoan ong: Da me i en wiada Maing? Kaun o ap kotin masani ong ia: Paurida u kowei ong Damaskus, nan a pan kapare ong uk wasa o, me kaonop ong uk er, en wiada.
11 Because the brilliance of the light had blinded me, my companions led me by the hand into Damascus.
A i solar kak kilang wasa, aki lingan en marain o, i ap daululang Damaskus; me iang ia kalua kin ia pa i.
12 There a man named Ananias, a devout observer of the law who was highly regarded by all the Jews living there,
Ananias, ol lelapok amen duen kapung o, me kalok mau sili ren Sus akan karos, me kauson wasa o,
13 came and stood beside me. ‘Brother Saul,’ he said, ‘receive your sight.’ And at that moment I could see him.
Ap ko dong ia kasikasinen imp ai indai ong ia: Ri ai Saulus, kilangada wasa! Ari, ni auer ota i saradang i.
14 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.
I ari katitiki: Kot en sam atail akan, me pil uk adar, pwe koe en lolekongki a kupur, o udial me Pung o, o rong kapit en silang i.
15 You will be His witness to everyone of what you have seen and heard.
Pwe koe pan sapwilim a saunkadede ong aramas karos, duen me koe kilangadar o rongadar.
16 And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized, and wash your sins away, calling on His name.’
Ari, da me koe auiaui? Paurida o paptaisela, pwe dip om akan en widen sang, o sakarkidang mar a.
17 Later, when I had returned to Jerusalem and was praying at the temple, I fell into a trance
A kadekadeo i lao pwara dong Ierusalem o kapakap nan im en kaudok o, i ap wukilar.
18 and saw the Lord saying to me, ‘Hurry! Leave Jerusalem quickly, because the people here will not accept your testimony about Me.’
O i kilang i, me kotin masani ong ia: Kanangata, madanga wei sang Ierusalem, pwe irail sota pang duki ong om kadede kin ia.
19 ‘Lord,’ I answered, ‘they know very well that in one synagogue after another I imprisoned and beat those who believed in You.
Ngai ari potoan ong: Maing, pein irail asa, me i pangalang nan imateng o woki nan sinakoke kan me kin poson komui.
20 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.’
A ni sapwilim ar saunkadede Stepanus kamatalar, ngai pil u impa o peren kidar a kamatalar, nekinekid likau en me kamatalar i ko.
21 Then He said to me, ‘Go! I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’”
A ap kotin masani ong ia: U ko wei, pwe I pan kadar uk ala wasa doo ren men liki kan.
22 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!”
Irail rongerong i lel ong masan pot et, ap ngil laudeda indada: Siken wei sang sappa lap men et! Pwe a sota mau ong, i en memaureta!
23 As they were shouting and throwing off their cloaks and tossing dust into the air,
A ni arail weriwerada, o kaselar ar likau, o kasadar pwel par,
24 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.
Kaun lapalap o ap masani, i en wisikelang nan im en saunpei o masani, ren woki i, pwe i en lelapok kila, da me re weiweilokeki i.
25 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?”
Irail lao saliedi i, Paulus ap idok ren kaun o, me u impa: Me pung, en woki aramas en Rom amen, me kaikenta pakadeikadar?
26 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.”
Kaun o lao rongada met, ap kola ren kaun lapalap o indada: Da me kom pan wiada, pwe aramas men et men Rom amen.
27 The commander went to Paul and asked, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” “Yes,” he answered.
Kaun lapalap o ap kodo indai ong i: Katitiki ong ia, ol en Rom amen komui? A sapeng: Ei.
28 “I paid a high price for my citizenship,” said the commander. “But I was born a citizen,” Paul replied.
Kaun lapalap o sapeng: Pwai laud me i saladok kilar. A Paulus masani: A ngai me tikidar saladok.
29 Then 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.
Me kodo kadeikada i, ap madang pure sang i, o kaun lapalap lao asadar, me i ol en Rom amen, a pil masakadar, pweki a saliedi i.
30 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.
A mandan ran o a inong iong melel asa karep en Sus oko ar pangala i, ap lapwada i o kapokon pena samero lapalap o toun kapung o, ap wadila Paulus o kotikidi ong i mo’rail.
