Acts 22
1 Men, brothers, and fathers, hear you my defense which I make now to you.
“Ta ishato, ta aawato, taani ha77i hinttew immiya zaaruwa si7ite.”
2 (And when they heard that he spoke in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he says, )
Phawuloosi enttaw Ibraysxe doonan odeyssa si7idi kaseyssafe aathidi si7i gidosona. I kaallidi,
3 I am truly a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as you all are this day.
“Taani Kilqiyan de7iya Terseesen yelettada ha kataman diccas. Ta asttamaareykka Gamaaliyale; taani nu aawata higgiya mintha tamaarida, hachchi hintte ubbay haneyssada Xoossaas mishettiya Ayhude asi.
4 And I persecuted this way to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.
Taani ha ogiya kaalliya maccatanne addeta oykkada qasho keethan yeggashenn entta wodhisana gakkanaw waaye bessida asi.
5 As also the high priest does bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters to the brothers, and went to Damascus, to bring them which were there bound to Jerusalem, for to be punished.
Hessadakka, kahine halaqaynne Shanggo ubbay tabaa markkattanaw dandda7ees. Taani Damasqqon de7iya entta ishatas enttafe dabddaabbiya ekkada yan de7iya asati qashettidi seerettana mela Yerusalaame entta ehanaw yaa bas.
6 And it came to pass, that, as I made my journey, and was come near to Damascus about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me.
“Taani bada Damasqqo matida wode seeta gallas qopponna saloppe gita poo7oy ta yuushuwan poo7is.
7 And I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, Saul, Saul, why persecute you me?
Taani sa7an kundda de7ishin, ‘Saa7ola, Saa7ola, tana ays goodday?’ giya qaala si7as.
8 And I answered, Who are you, Lord? And he said to me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you persecute.
Taani zaarada, ‘Godaw, neeni oonee?’ yaagas. I zaaridi, ‘Taani, neeni gooddiya Naazirete Yesuusa’ yaagis.
9 And they that were with me saw indeed the light, and were afraid; but they heard not the voice of him that spoke to me.
Taara de7eyssati poo7uwa be7idosonappe attin taw odeyssa qaala akeekibookkona.
10 And I said, What shall I do, LORD? And the Lord said to me, Arise, and go into Damascus; and there it shall be told you of all things which are appointed for you to do.
“Taani, ‘Godaw, ta ay ootho?’ yaagas. “Goday taakko, ‘Denddada Damasqqo ba. Neeni oothana mela Xoossay oothanaw qoppidabaa ubbay yan new odettana’ yaagis.
11 And when I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of them that were with me, I came into Damascus.
He wolqqaama poo7uwa gaason ta ayfey qooqin, taara de7iya asati ta kushiya oykkidi, tana goochchin Damasqqo gakkas.
12 And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews which dwelled there,
“Damasqqon de7iya Ayhude ubbay daro bonchchiya issi Hananiya giya addey, nu higgiya bonchcheysinne Xoossaa minthi woosseyssi de7ees.
13 Came to me, and stood, and said to me, Brother Saul, receive your sight. And the same hour I looked up on him.
Hananey taakko yidi, ta matan eqqidi, ‘Ta ishaw Saa7olaa, xeella’ yaagis. Ellesada taani iya xeella aggas.
14 And he said, The God of our fathers has chosen you, that you should know his will, and see that Just One, and should hear the voice of his mouth.
“I taakko, ‘Nu aawata Xoossay neeni iya sheniya erana mela, iya xillo Na7aa be7ana melanne iya doonappe qaala si7ana mela kasetidi nena dooris.
15 For you shall be his witness to all men of what you have seen and heard.
Neeni be7idabaanne si7idabaa asa ubbaa sinthan iyaw markkattana.
16 And now why tarry you? arise, and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.
Ha77i ays gam77ay? Denddada xammaqetta; iya sunthaa xeegada ne nagaraappe meecetta’ yaagis.
17 And it came to pass, that, when I was come again to Jerusalem, even while I prayed in the temple, I was in a trance;
“Taani guye Yerusalaame simmada Xoossa Keethan woossishin, taw qonccethi benttis.
18 And saw him saying to me, Make haste, and get you quickly out of Jerusalem: for they will not receive your testimony concerning me.
Qonccethan Goday taakko, ‘Ne taw markkattiya markkatethaa asay ekkonna gisho ellesada Yerusalaameppe keya’ yaagishin taani be7as.
19 And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on you:
“Taani, ‘Godaw, Ayhude Woosa Keetha ubban nena ammaneyssata oykkada wadhdhidayssanne qasho keethan yeggidayssa entti eroosona.
20 And when the blood of your martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting to his death, and kept the raiment of them that slew him.
Entti ne markka Isxifaanose wodhiya wode taani he odan issifas. Qassi entta matan eqqada iya wodheyssata ma7uwa naagays’ yaagis.
21 And he said to me, Depart: for I will send you far hence to the Gentiles.
“Goday taakko, ‘Taani nena Ayhude gidonna asaakko haahoso kiittiya gisho denddada ba’” yaagis.
22 And they gave him audience to this word, and then lifted up their voices, and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live.
Phawuloosi he qaala odidi ongana gakkanaw asay I geyssa si7oosona. Hessafe guye, bantta qaala dhoqqu oothidi, “Hayssa biittafe dhayssa! I daanaw bessenna” yaagidosona.
23 And as they cried out, and cast off their clothes, and threw dust into the air,
Entti wocamishin, bantta ma7uwa bolla holishininne baana bolla laallishin;
24 The chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, and bade that he should be examined by scourging; that he might know why they cried so against him.
Shaalaqay be7idi wotaaddareti Phawuloosa bantta de7iyasuwa efana mela kiittis. Qassi asay ays hessada wocamidaakko eranaw koyidi Phawuloosa lisson garaafidi pilggana mela entta kiittis.
25 And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said to the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to whip a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned?
Shin wotaaddareti Phawuloosa dafon minthi qachchidi garaafana haniya wode Phawuloosi ba matan eqqida mato halaqaakko, “Roome asi pirddi baynna garaafeyssi hinttew wogee?” yaagis.
26 When the centurion heard that, he went and told the chief captain, saying, Take heed what you do: for this man is a Roman.
Mato halaqay hessa si7ida wode shaalaqaakko bidi, “Ha addey Roome asi. Neeni ay oothanaw qoppay?” yaagidi oychchis.
27 Then the chief captain came, and said to him, Tell me, are you a Roman? He said, Yes.
Shaalaqay Phawuloosakko shiiqidi, “Neeni Roome ase? Ane taw oda” yaagis. Phawuloosi, “Ee” yaagis.
28 And the chief captain answered, With a great sum obtained I this freedom. And Paul said, But I was free born.
Shaalaqay zaaridi, “Taani ha gadetethaa daro miishen shammas” yaagis. Shin Phawuloosi, “Ta he gadetethaa yeletethan demma ekkas” yaagis.
29 Then straightway they departed from him which should have examined him: and the chief captain also was afraid, after he knew that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him.
Hessa gisho, Phawuloosa pilgganaw qoppidayssati iira iyappe shaakettidosona. Shaalaqay Roome asi santhalaatan qachchidayssa erida wode yayyis.
30 On the morrow, because he would have known the certainty why he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him from his bands, and commanded the chief priests and all their council to appear, and brought Paul down, and set him before them.
Wonttetha gallas Shaalaqay, Ayhudeti Phawuloosa ays mootidaakko geeshshi eranaw koyis. Kahine halaqatinne shanggoy ubbay shiiqana mela kiittis; qassi Phawuloosa qashoppe bilisidi entta sinthan essis.
