Acts 23
1 Then Paul, gazing intently at the council, said, “Noble brothers, I have spoken with all good conscience before God, even to this present day.”
Bulus sru shishi ya bi ninkon wa ba kia nda tre ndi, “Mri vayi, mi son ni shishi Irji ni sron ndindi ye ni vi wu luwa.”
2 And the high priest, Ananias, instructed those who were standing nearby to strike him on the mouth.
Kikle Prist Ananiyas a yo tre gbangban ni biwa ba kri whi niwu du ba wru ni nyu.
3 Then Paul said to him: “God shall strike you, you whitewashed wall! For would you sit and judge me according to the law, when, contrary to the law, you order me to be struck?”
Niki, Bulus a hla wu ndi, “Irji ni yowru, iwu wa wu kpagonkan wa ba ngal ni kinklan penti. Wu son nitu ruron gaatre nimu nitu du, i wuuyi wu du ba yome wru, nkan ni tre du a?”
4 And those who were standing nearby said, “Are you speaking evil about the high priest of God?”
Biwa ba ki whi niwu ba tre ndi, “A hi toki mba wu mre ninkon Prist wu Rji?”
5 And Paul said: “I did not know, brothers, that he is the high priest. For it is written: ‘You shall not speak evil of the leader of your people.’”
Bulus hla ndi, “Ime mina toh na, mri vayi, ndi ahi kikle Prist. U ba nha kazi, Wu ka na tre meme tre nitu bi ninkon ba ndji mbi.”
6 Now Paul, knowing that one group were Sadducees and the other were Pharisees, exclaimed in the council: “Noble brothers, I am a Pharisee, the son of Pharisees! It is over the hope and resurrection of the dead that I am being judged.”
Niwa Bulus a to ndi ngbala ri bana Sadusii i bari ba Farasii, a tre gbangban me ni son ba'a, a he ni tu mi he ni yo sron tashme ni kwu nikima yi basi tsra lome.”
7 And when he had said this, a dissension occurred between the Pharisees and the Sadducees. And the multitude was divided.
Niwa a tre toyi, sen nyu a lu nimi Farasii mba Sadusii, i jbu indi ba ba gaatu.
8 For the Sadducees claim that there is no resurrection, and neither angels, nor spirits. But the Pharisees confess both of these.
Bi Sadusii ba tre ndi tashme na hena, Maleku bana hena, mba ibrji bana hena; i Farisii ba kpanyme ndi wawu mba ba he.
9 Then there occurred a great clamor. And some of the Pharisees, rising up, were fighting, saying: “We find nothing evil in this man. What if a spirit has spoken to him, or an angel?”
Niki ti gro wu nzu sron a lu, i bi nha bari wa ba he ni ngbala bi Farisii ba ba lu kri nda sen nyu ni tre ndi, 'Kina to kpe meme ni indji yi na. Anita ibrji koka Maleka mba a tre niwu na?”
10 And since a great dissension had been made, the tribune, fearing that Paul might be torn apart by them, ordered the soldiers to descend and to seize him from their midst, and to bring him into the fortress.
Niwa kikle sen nyu a lu, kikle kaptin a ti sissri ndi ba yba Bulus ti gbanjan, niki a yo tre gbangban ni bi lokpa ba du ba grji hi banw ni gbengblen rhini mi son bi ninkon, nda nji wu ye ni bubu mla zi gbangban.
11 Then, on the following night, the Lord stood near him and said: “Be constant. For just as you have testified about me in Jerusalem, so also it is necessary for you to testify at Rome.”
Ni chu wa a ka hua kima, Bachi a kri nha niwu nda tre ndi, “Vu sron ni kri gbangban, too wa wu bwu bla nitu mu ni Urushelima, kima me wu bwu bla ni Roma ngame.
12 And when daylight arrived, some of the Jews gathered together and bound themselves with an oath, saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.
Niwa mble a nhran, Yahudawa bari ba zontu wu ti meme, nda tan mbre, ndi bana rhi mba so kpe na se ba wuu Bulus ri.
13 Now there were more than forty men who had taken this oath together.
Bana zan indji Arbain (ise tra don nza) wa ba rini zontu meme'a.
14 And they approached the leaders of the priests, and the elders, and they said: “We have sworn ourselves by an oath, so that we will taste nothing, until we have killed Paul.
Ba hi ni ninkon Prist mba nibi chiche ba nda katre ndi, ki ton ni kikle tan bre ndi kina rhi koka so kpena se ki wuu Bulus.
15 Therefore, with the council, you should now give notice to the tribune, so that he may bring him to you, as if you intended to determine something else about him. But before he approaches, we have made preparations to put him to death.”
Zizan, nitu kii, du son bi ninkon du banzi nda mye ninkon kaptin ndi du njiwu ye nu yi, ni du ya ndi bi son ban tre ma mla ya. Anita kita, ki son ni gben ni duta wuu ri du ye rhini wa.”
16 But when Paul’s sister’s son had heard of this, about their treachery, he went and entered into the fortress, and he reported it to Paul.
I vren wu vayi Bulus vrenwa a wo ndi ba ki kru gben ni nkon, niki, a hi ka ri ni bubu ngbangban wa ba mla Bulus zia nda ka hla wu.
17 And Paul, calling to him one of the centurions, said: “Lead this young man to the tribune. For he has something to tell him.”
Bulus a yo ri nimi bi ya bi lokpa deria nda tre ndi, “Ban vren nze yi hi ni kikle kaptin, nitu a he ni kpe wa ani vu bla niwu'a.
18 And indeed, he took him and led him to the tribune, and he said, “Paul, the prisoner, asked me to lead this young man to you, since he has something to say to you.”
Niki, indji wu lokpa a ban vrenze a nda njiwu ye ni kikle kaptin nda tre ndi, “Bulus indji wa a kri troa a yo me hi ni kpama, nda du me nji vrenze yi ye niwu. A he ni kpe wa ani hla niwu.”
19 Then the tribune, taking him by the hand, withdrew with him by themselves, and he asked him: “What is it that you have to tell me?”
Ninkon kaptin a ban u niwo hi ni kosan nda ka mye'u, “A ngye wa gbigbi se wu vu bla mu?”
20 Then he said: “The Jews have met to ask you to bring Paul tomorrow to the council, as if they intended to question him about something else.
Vrenze a tre ndi, “Yahudawa ba kpanyime ndi duba mye u du nji Bulus grji ye ni bi son ninkon, rjuto ndi ba hi mla mye nitu tre ma.
21 But truly, you should not believe them, for they would ambush him with more than forty men from among them, who have bound themselves by an oath neither to eat, nor to drink, until they have put him to death. And they are now prepared, hoping for an affirmation from you.”
Na gle rini wo mba na, nitu indji zan arbain bari ba kru nkon si gben u. Ba tan bre wa bana rji ko nda so kpena se ba wuu ri. Zizan me, ba ki si gben yowo nyime me.”
22 And then the tribune dismissed the young man, instructing him not to tell anyone that he had made known these things to him.
Niki, kikle kaptin a a du vrenze a hi, hu gon yo tre niwu ndi, “Na hla ni ndrjo kpe wa wu vu bla nimu na.”
23 Then, having called two centurions, he said to them: “Prepare two hundred soldiers, so that they may go as far as Caesarea, and seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen, for the third hour of the night.
Niki a yo ye ni kpama, bi lokpa Roma ha, nda tre, “Vu Soja deri ha nda du ba mla ki wu hi gban tsra ni Kasariya, baba bi hon nkma Sabain (Seventy) ngame mba indji deri ha bi ta wyen. Bi lu ku nkon ni nton wu tra ni chu luwa.”
24 And prepare beasts of burden to carry Paul, so that they may lead him safely to Felix, the governor.”
A yo tre bawu ngame duba nu nma wu zren wa Bulus ni hon nda njiwu hama ni ya hi nu Gona Felix.
25 For he was afraid, lest perhaps the Jews might seize him and kill him, and that afterwards he would be falsely accused, as if he had accepted a bribe. And so he wrote a letter containing the following:
Niki a nha ni vunvu to yi:
26 “Claudius Lysias, to the most excellent governor, Felix: greetings.
Claudius Lysias hi ni wa azan Gomna Felix, mi chiwu.
27 This man, having been apprehended by the Jews and being about to be put to death by them, I rescued, overwhelming them with soldiers, since I realized that he is a Roman.
Yahudawa bana vu iguyi lo nda ta wuu kimba ri mi wru sru ni sojoji ndi ka kpaachuwo, nitu mi wo ndi a hi indjui wu meme Roma.
28 And wanting to know the reason that they objected to him, I brought him into their council.
Mita son to kaa a hi ngye ba heni wu nituma, niki mi banw grji ka nu bison bi ninkon.
29 And I discovered him to be accused about questions of their law. Yet truly, nothing deserving of death or imprisonment was within the accusation.
Mi ye wo ndi basi tsrau nitu du mba, i ndana he ni kpe wa ba vuu nu bi lo, duba wuu ko ka yoo ni kotro na.
30 And when I had been given news of ambushes, which they had prepared against him, I sent him to you, notifying his accusers also, so that they may plead their accusations before you. Farewell.”
Niki ba ye bwu bla nimu ndi ba zontu wu ti meme nitu igu'a, niki hari mi tru ye niwu ndi yo tre ni biwa ba heni kpe nituma duba nji kpe wu lo a ye ni shishi me. Son pian me.”
31 Therefore the soldiers, taking Paul according to their orders, brought him by night to Antipatris.
Sojoji ba ba ba hu tre gbangban wa ba yo bawua. Ba ban Bulus nda niwu ni chua hi ni Anti patris.
32 And the next day, sending the horsemen to go with him, they returned to the fortress.
Ni vi waaka hua, gbugbu sojoji babadon bi hon nkma ba duba niwu hi, i baba ba kma hi ni bubu mla bi son gbangban.
33 And when they had arrived at Caesarea and had delivered the letter to the governor, they also presented Paul before him.
Niwa bi hon nkma baka ri ni Kasariya nda ka nu vunvua ni gomn, ba ka Bulus nuu ngame.
34 And when he had read it and had asked which province he was from, realizing that he was from Cilicia, he said:
Niwa Gomna a bla vunvua, a mye ka Bulus rhini grji rime. Niwa a wo ndi a rhi ni Cilicia,
35 “I will hear you, when your accusers have arrived.” And he ordered him to be kept in the praetorium of Herod.
a tre ndi, “Bi tsro wo nitu me bata ye niwa, mi mla wowu, “Niki a yo tre zi gbangban ndi du ba hi ziu ni ko gomnati wu Herod.
