Acts 22
1 “Men, brothers, and fathers, hear my defense now to you.”
Loqꞌalaj taq qachalal, ix ix kꞌamal taq qabꞌe, chitampe ri kinbꞌij chiꞌwe.
2 and they having heard that he was speaking to them in the Hebrew dialect, they became even more silent, and he says,
Are xkita ri winaq chi ri Pablo xuꞌchꞌabꞌej pa ri tzijobꞌal hebreo, xaq jun xekꞌojiꞌ wi, xkitatabꞌej ri kubꞌij:
3 “I, indeed, am a man, a Jew, having been born in Tarsus of Cilicia, and brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, having been taught according to the exactness of a law of the fathers, being zealous of God, as all you are today.
Ri in in iwinaqil, in aj Israel. Xinalax pa ri tinimit Tarso, tinimit rech Cilicia. Waral kꞌut pa Jerusalén xinkꞌiy wi. Qas utz nutijoxik xbꞌanik puꞌwiꞌ ri taqanik ke ri qamam ojer rumal ri nim achi Gamaliel amaqꞌel xintij nuchuqꞌabꞌ chupatanixik ri Dios, jetaq ri kibꞌan ix iwonojel kamik.
4 And this Way I persecuted to death, binding and delivering up to prisons both men and women,
Nabꞌe kanoq in xinbꞌan kꞌax chike konojel ri e kojoninaq che ri Jesús, xwaj xeꞌnkamisaj. Xeꞌnchap bꞌik achyabꞌ, ixoqibꞌ, xeꞌnkoj pa cheꞌ.
5 as also the chief priest testifies to me, and all the eldership; from whom also having received letters to the brothers, to Damascus, I was going on, to bring also those there bound to Jerusalem that they might be punished,
Ri kinimal chꞌawenelabꞌ cho ri Dios pa kiwiꞌ ri winaq xuqujeꞌ konojel ri kinimaꞌqil ri winaq kekwinik kakiqꞌalajisaj chi qas tzij ri kinbꞌij. Rumal cher aꞌreꞌ xkiya bꞌik jujun wuj chwe. Xaq jeriꞌ xineꞌ pa ri tinimit Damasco xubꞌentzukuj ri kojonelabꞌ rech keꞌnchapo, keꞌnkꞌam loq waral pa Jerusalén, chukꞌajisaxik kiwach.
6 and it came to pass, in my going on and coming near to Damascus, about noon, suddenly out of Heaven there shone a great light around me;
Bꞌenam kꞌu we pa ri bꞌe, opanem kinbꞌan pa ri tinimit Damasco, qas pa ri nikꞌaj qꞌij, xaq kꞌa teꞌ xtunan jun nimalaj tunal chwij ri xpe chikaj.
7 I also fell to the ground, and I heard a voice saying to me, Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?
Xintzaq puꞌlew, kꞌa te riꞌ xinta jun chꞌabꞌal xpe chikaj xubꞌij chwe: Saulo, Saulo, ¿jas che kabꞌan we nimalaj kꞌax riꞌ chwe?
8 And I answered, Who are You, Lord? And He said to me, I am Jesus the Nazarene whom you persecute—
“¿Jachin ri lal, Tat?” xincha che. Xubꞌij chwe: In riꞌ ri Jesús aj Nazaret. Ri tajin kabꞌan kꞌax chwe.
9 and they who are with me saw the light, and became afraid, and they did not hear the voice of Him who is speaking to me—
Ri e kꞌo wukꞌ xkil ri tunal, sibꞌalaj kꞌu xkixiꞌj kibꞌ. Man xkita ta kꞌu ri uchꞌabꞌal ri tajin kachꞌaw wukꞌ.
10 and I said, What will I do, Lord? And the LORD said to me, Having risen, go on to Damascus, and there it will be told you concerning all things that have been appointed for you to do.
Ri in kꞌut xinbꞌij: Tat, ¿jas kaj la kinbꞌano? Xubꞌij kꞌu ri Ajawxel Jesús chwe: Chatwaꞌjiloq, chataqej ri abꞌe ri ke pa ri tinimit Damasco. Chilaꞌ kꞌut kabꞌix wi na chawe jas ri rajawaxik kabꞌano.
11 And when I did not see from the glory of that light, being led by the hand by those who are with me, I came to Damascus,
Man xinkwin ta chi kꞌut xinkaꞌyik rumal ri tunal, ri sibꞌalaj kajuluwik. Rumal riꞌ xa xintzuyex bꞌik che ri nuqꞌabꞌ kumal ri wachiꞌl, xinkikꞌam bꞌik pa ri tinimit Damasco.
12 and a certain one, Ananias, a pious man according to the Law, being testified to by all the Jews dwelling [there],
Kꞌo kꞌu jun achi chilaꞌ, ubꞌiꞌ Ananías. Kojoninaq che ri Dios, kunimaj ri utaqanik ri Moisés. Konojel ri winaq aꞌj Israel ri e kꞌo chilaꞌ pa Damasco kakibꞌij chi sibꞌalaj utz we achi riꞌ.
13 having come to me and stood by [me], said to me, Saul, brother, look up; and the same hour I looked up to him;
We achi riꞌ xopan che nuchꞌabꞌexik, xubꞌij kꞌu chwe: “Wachalal Saulo, chatkaꞌy chi junmul.” Aninaq kꞌut xutzir ri nubꞌoqꞌoch, xinkwinik xinkaꞌyik, xinwil ri achi.
14 and he said, The God of our fathers chose you beforehand to know His will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear a voice out of His mouth,
Xubꞌij kꞌu chwe: “At chaꞌtal rumal ri qaDios, ri kiDios ri qamam, rech kawetaꞌmaj jas ri urayinik, xuqujeꞌ rech katuxik patanil rech ri Dios, xuqujeꞌ rech kata ri chꞌabꞌal.
15 because you will be His witness to all men of what you have seen and heard;
Katok kꞌu na che qꞌalajisal rech ri Dios chkiwach ri winaq, katzijoj na ronojel ri atom xuqujeꞌ awilom.
16 and now, why do you linger? Having risen, immerse yourself, and wash away your sins, calling on the Name of the LORD.
Jas kꞌu awayeꞌm, chatwaꞌjiloq, chabꞌana aqasanaꞌ jeqel akꞌuꞌx chrij ri Ajawxel Jesús, chata toqꞌobꞌ che rech kasach taj ri amak, kachꞌajchꞌojir kꞌu ri awanimaꞌ.”
17 And it came to pass, when I returned to Jerusalem, and while I was praying in the temple, I came into a trance,
Ri Pablo xubꞌij: Are xintzalij loq pa we tinimit Jerusalén, xineꞌ kꞌu pa ri Templo. Tajin kinbꞌan chꞌawem chilaꞌ.
18 and I saw Him saying to me, Hurry and go forth in haste out of Jerusalem, because they will not receive your testimony concerning Me;
Pa jun kꞌutbꞌal kꞌut xinwil ri Ajawxel Jesús, xubꞌij chwe: “Chakowij, chatel bꞌik chanim waral pa Jerusalén, rumal chi ri winaq ri e kꞌo waral man kakikoj ta ri nutzij ri kabꞌij chike.”
19 and I said, LORD, they know that I was imprisoning and was scourging those believing on You in every synagogue;
Ri in kꞌut xinbꞌij che: “Ajawxel, aꞌreꞌ ketaꞌm chi nabꞌe kanoq xineꞌ pa taq ri Sinagoga. Xeꞌnchap konojel ri kekojon che la, xeꞌnkoj pa cheꞌ, xuqujeꞌ xeꞌnchꞌayo.
20 and when the blood of your witness Stephen was being poured forth, I was also standing by and assenting to his death, and keeping the garments of those putting him to death;
Are tajin kakikamisaj ri Esteban ri patanil e la, ri kaqꞌalajisan tzij la, ri in in kꞌo kukꞌ. Sibꞌalaj utz kꞌut xinwilo xkamisaxik, in xinchajin ri katzꞌyaq ri tajin kekamisanik.”
21 and He said to me, Go, because I will send you to far-off nations.”
Ri Ajawxel Jesús xubꞌij chwe: “Jat, rumal cher rajawaxik katintaq bꞌik naj kukꞌ ri nikꞌaj winaq chik ri man aꞌj Israel taj.”
22 And they were hearing him to this word, and they lifted up their voice, saying, “Away from the earth with such a one; for it is not fit for him to live.”
Are xubꞌij ri Pablo chike ri winaq aꞌj Israel, chi keꞌ kukꞌ ri winaq ri man aꞌj Israel taj, xkichap uraqik kichiꞌ, xkibꞌij: ¡Kamisax we achi riꞌ! ¡Man yaꞌtal ta che kakꞌasiꞌk!
23 And they crying out and casting up their garments, and throwing dust into the air,
Xkichapleꞌj uraqik kichiꞌ, xkiroqij ri katzꞌyaq pa ri ulew, xkijopij ulew chikaj.
24 the chief captain commanded him to be brought into the stronghold, saying, “Let him be examined by scourges,” that he might know for what cause they were crying so against him.
Ri achi ri kataqan pa kiwiꞌ ri ajchꞌoꞌjabꞌ chajil tinimit xuya taqanik rech kokisax ri Pablo pa ri ja ri e kꞌo wi ri ajchꞌoꞌjabꞌ chajil tinimit, xuqujeꞌ xuya taqanik rech karapuxik, kꞌa te riꞌ kakꞌot uchiꞌ rech kubꞌij jas rumal ri winaq kakiraq kichiꞌ chrij.
25 And as he was stretching him with the straps, Paul said to the centurion who was standing by, “Is it lawful to you to scourge a man, a Roman, uncondemned?”
Are kꞌu yuttal chik rech kakichꞌayo, ri Pablo xubꞌij che ri kinimal ri ajchꞌoꞌjabꞌ chajil tinimit ri takꞌal chilaꞌ chuchajixik: ¿La yaꞌtal chiꞌwe kichꞌay jun winaq rech ri tinimit Roma, la man nabꞌe kaqꞌat tzij puꞌwiꞌ?
26 And the centurion having heard, having gone near to the chief captain, told, saying, “Take heed what you are about to do, for this man is a Roman”;
Are xuta ri ajchꞌoꞌj chajil tinimit ri xubꞌij ri Pablo, xuꞌbꞌij che ri achi ri kataqan pa kiwiꞌ ri ajchꞌoꞌjabꞌ chajil tinimit: ¿Jas ri tajin kabꞌan che we achi riꞌ? Areꞌ jun winaq rech ri tinimit Roma.
27 and the chief captain having come near, said to him, “Tell me, are you a Roman?” And he said, “Yes”;
Ri achi ri kataqan pa kiwiꞌ ri ajchꞌoꞌjabꞌ chajil tinimit xeꞌ rukꞌ ri Pablo, xuta che: ¿La qas tzij chi at aj Roma? Ri Pablo xubꞌij: Jeꞌ, qas tzij.
28 and the chief captain answered, “I, with a great sum, obtained this citizenship”; but Paul said, “But I have even been born [so].”
Ri ajchꞌoꞌj chajil tinimit xubꞌij che ri Pablo: Ri in xintoj nimalaj pwaq rech xya nuwuj rumal ri tinimit Roma. Ri Pablo xubꞌij: Ri in, in aj Roma pa nukꞌojiꞌkal.
29 Immediately, therefore, they departed from him, those being about to examine him, and the chief captain was also afraid, having learned that he is a Roman, and because he had bound him,
Ri ajchꞌoꞌjabꞌ chajil tinimit man xkichꞌay ta chi ri Pablo. Are kꞌu ri achi ri kataqan pa kiwiꞌ ri ajchꞌoꞌjabꞌ chajil tinimit, are xretaꞌmaj chi ri Pablo aj Roma, sibꞌalaj xuxiꞌj ribꞌ rumal cher xujatꞌij rukꞌ chꞌichꞌ jatꞌibꞌal.
30 and the next day, intending to know the certainty for what reason he is accused by the Jews, he loosed him from the bonds, and commanded the chief priests and all their Sanhedrin to come, and having brought down Paul, he set [him] before them.
Ri achi ri kataqan pa kiwiꞌ ri ajchꞌoꞌjabꞌ chajil tinimit xraj xretaꞌmaj jas ri qas umak ri Pablo, ri tajin kakibꞌij ri winaq aꞌj Israel che. Xaq jeriꞌ chukabꞌ qꞌij xresaj ri chꞌichꞌ ximbꞌal che ri Pablo, kꞌa te riꞌ xtaqan che ki mulixik ri kinimaꞌqil ri chꞌawenelabꞌ cho ri Dios pa kiwiꞌ ri winaq aꞌj Israel xuqujeꞌ konojel ri kinimaꞌqil ri winaq. Xresaj kꞌu loq ri Pablo, xutakꞌabꞌa chkiwach.
