Acts 23
1 Paul, looking steadfastly at the council, said, "Brothers, I have lived before God in all good conscience until this day."
Xuꞌkaꞌyej ri Pablo ri kinimaꞌqil ri qꞌatal taq tzij, xuchapleꞌj ubꞌixik: Alaxik, amaqꞌel nukꞌaslebꞌem chꞌojchꞌojlaj chomabꞌal cho ri Dios.
2 The high priest, Ananias, commanded those who stood by him to strike him on the mouth.
Aninaq, ri Ananías, kinimaꞌqil ri chꞌawenelabꞌ cho ri Dios, xuꞌtaq ri e kꞌo chunaqaj ri Pablo kakichꞌay puꞌchiꞌ.
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?"
Xubꞌij kꞌu ri Pablo che: Chatuchꞌaya at ri Dios, kawach, ¿jas uwach qꞌatal tzij katuxik we at kaqꞌipij ri taqanik kattaqan che nuchꞌayik?
4 Those who stood by said, "Do you malign God's high priest?"
Xkibꞌij ri e kꞌo chunaqaj ri Pablo: ¿Jeriꞌ kabꞌan chukꞌululaꞌxik ri kinimaꞌqil ri chꞌawenelabꞌ cho ri Dios pa kiwiꞌ ri winaq?
5 Paul said, "I did not know, brothers, that he was high priest. For it is written, 'You must not speak evil of a ruler of your people.'"
Chikuyuꞌ, alaxik. Man wetaꞌm taj chi are kinimaꞌqil chꞌawenelabꞌ cho ri Dios pa kiwiꞌ ri winaq. Kubꞌij ri tzꞌibꞌatalik, maj jun kawetzelaj chike ri kꞌamal taq bꞌe rech ri atinimit.
6 But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he shouted 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."
Xril ri Pablo chi ri e kꞌamal taq bꞌe rech ri Tinimit e kꞌo saduceos xuqujeꞌ fariseos chike. Xuraq uchiꞌ, xubꞌij: Alaxik, in xuqujeꞌ in Fariseo, jacha ri watiꞌt numam. In kꞌo pa ri uqꞌabꞌ ri qꞌatbꞌal tzij rumal chi kuꞌl na kꞌuꞌx che ri kꞌastajibꞌal kiwach ri kaminaqibꞌ.
7 When he had said this, an argument arose between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the assembly was divided.
Are jewaꞌ xubꞌij. Ri achyabꞌ fariseos xuqujeꞌ ri e saduceos xoꞌk pa chꞌoꞌj.
8 For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, nor angel, nor spirit; but the Pharisees confess all of these.
Rumal chi ri achyabꞌ saduceos man kakikoj taj chi kꞌo kꞌastajibꞌal wach, man kakikoj taj chi e kꞌo angelibꞌ, man kakikoj taj chi e kꞌo taq uxlabꞌal. Are kꞌu ri achyabꞌ fariseos kakikojo chi e kꞌo taq waꞌ.
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. What if a spirit spoke to him, or an angel?"
Xaq jeriꞌ xkꞌulmataj chꞌoꞌj chikixoꞌl, xewaꞌjil kꞌu jujun chike ri aꞌjtijabꞌ rech ri taqanik, ri e fariseos, xkichapleꞌj uyajik kibꞌ, ko xkichꞌabꞌej kibꞌ, xkibꞌij: Maj etzelal kaqarik uj che we achi riꞌ wine jun uxlabꞌal o jun ángel chꞌabꞌeninaq man kaqakꞌopij ta qibꞌ cho ri Dios.
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.
Xril ri qꞌatal tzij chi xnimataj ri chꞌoꞌj chikixoꞌl, pukꞌuꞌx chi kakipil ri Pablo. Xuꞌsikꞌij ri ajchꞌoꞌjabꞌ chajil taq rech ri tinimit, xtaqanik chi kakesaj bꞌik chikixoꞌl, kakitzalij pa ri ja rech qꞌatbꞌal tzij.
11 The following night, the Lord stood by him, and said, "Cheer up, for as you have testified about me at Jerusalem, so you must testify also at Rome."
Che ri chaqꞌabꞌil riꞌ, xukꞌut ribꞌ ri Ajawxel cho ri Pablo, xubꞌij che: Chabꞌana achuqꞌabꞌ Pablo, jacha ri xabꞌan chi nuqꞌalajisaxik pa Jerusalén je kabꞌan na che nuqꞌalajisaxik je laꞌ pa ri tinimit Roma.
12 When it was day, the Jews formed a conspiracy, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.
Saqir chukabꞌ qꞌij, xkimulij kibꞌ jupuq achyabꞌ aꞌj Israel, xkijunamaj kitzij, qas tzij xekꞌojiꞌk xkibꞌij chi man kewaꞌ ta na xuqujeꞌ man ke qumun ta na kꞌa kakamisataj na ri Pablo kumal.
13 There were more than forty people who had made this conspiracy.
Kikꞌow na cho kawinaq ri kikꞌiyal ri kamisanelabꞌ.
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.
Xeꞌkikꞌutu kibꞌ chikiwach ri e kꞌamal taq bꞌe kech ri chꞌawenelabꞌ cho ri Dios xuqujeꞌ ri e kꞌamal taq bꞌe xkibꞌij che: Ri uj qabꞌim chi qaj etzelal pa qawiꞌ xuqujeꞌ man kaqatij ta qawa we man nabꞌe kaqakamisaj ri Pablo.
15 Now therefore, you with the council inform the commanding officer that he should bring him down to you, as though you were going to judge his case more exactly. We are ready to kill him before he comes near."
Xaq jeriꞌ ri ix xuqujeꞌ ri ix unimaꞌqil qꞌatal tzij rajawaxik kibꞌij che ri qas kabꞌan rech chi kakꞌam chi bꞌik junmul ri Pablo chikiwach ri qꞌatal taq tzij, chijaluj chi xa kiwaj kiwilo jas qas ubꞌanik ri umak, kꞌa majoꞌq kꞌu kopan cho ri qꞌatbꞌal tzij, are keqakamisaj.
16 But Paul's sister's son heard of their lying in wait, and he came and entered into the barracks and told Paul.
Xretaꞌmaj kꞌu ri chꞌut ukꞌojol ri Pablo, ral ri ranabꞌ, ri kichomanik, xeꞌ pa ri ja rech qꞌatbꞌal tzij xuꞌtzijoj che ri Pablo.
17 Paul summoned one of the centurions, and said, "Bring this young man to the commanding officer, for he has something to tell him."
Xtaqan ri Pablo che usikꞌixik jun chike ri ajchakibꞌ rech ri qꞌatbꞌal tzij rech ri tinimit Roma, xubꞌij che chakꞌama bꞌik we ala riꞌ rukꞌ ri unimal ri qꞌatal tzij. Kubꞌij jun utaqkil che: Choqꞌaqꞌ rij.
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, who has something to tell you."
Jaꞌe, xchaꞌ. Ri ajchak rech ri qꞌatbꞌal tzij xuꞌya ubꞌixik. “Xinusikꞌij ri Pablo ri kꞌo pa cheꞌ, xubꞌij chwe chi kinkꞌam loq ukꞌ la we ala riꞌ, kulubꞌij jun utaqkil che la.”
19 The commanding officer took him by the hand, and going aside, asked him privately, "What is it that you have to tell me?"
Ri qas kabꞌan rech pa kiwiꞌ ri ajchakibꞌ rech ri qꞌatbꞌal tzij xutzuyej bꞌik ri ala che ri uqꞌabꞌ, xkiqꞌat bꞌi kibꞌ xaq aꞌreꞌ, xuta che: ¿Jas ri kawaj kabꞌij chwe?
20 And he said, "The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down to the council tomorrow, as though they intended to inquire somewhat more thoroughly concerning him.
Ri ala xubꞌij: Nikꞌaj achyabꞌ aꞌj Israel kakaj kakibꞌij che la chi kakꞌam la bꞌik ri Pablo chikiwach ri uꞌnimaꞌqil qꞌatal taq tzij, kakijaluj chi xa kakikꞌot uchiꞌ.
21 Therefore do not yield to them, for more than forty men lie in wait for him, who have bound themselves under a curse neither to eat nor to drink until they have killed him. Now they are ready, looking for the promise from you."
Ma kimenkꞌetij la, rumal chi kawinaq ri kaꞌjilabꞌ ri achyabꞌ ri kawom kibꞌ pa taq ri bꞌe, xaq kayeꞌm uqꞌatexik ri Pablo, rech kakikamisaj. Xwi kayeꞌm jas ri kabꞌij la.
22 So the commanding officer let the young man go, charging him, "Tell no one that you have revealed these things to me."
Maj bꞌa jun ketaꞌman ri xabꞌij chwe, xcha ri qꞌatal tzij che ri ala.
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 spearmen, at nine tonight."
Ri nim qꞌatal tzij xuꞌsikꞌij kebꞌ uꞌtaqoꞌn ri kabꞌan ke pa kiwiꞌ ri ajchꞌoꞌjabꞌ chajil taq tinimit. Xubꞌij chike chi kewok lajujkꞌal 200 ajchꞌoꞌjabꞌ chajil taq tinimit rech kebꞌe je laꞌ pa ri tinimit Cesarea, bꞌelej qꞌotaj okinaq ri aqꞌabꞌ rech kamik, che kikꞌamaꞌ bꞌik lajujkꞌal 200 aꞌjtzꞌijtzꞌaq taq chꞌichꞌ chꞌoꞌjibꞌal, xuqujeꞌ oxkꞌal lajuj ajkejabꞌ.
24 He asked them to provide animals, that they might set Paul on one, and bring him safely to Felix the governor.
Cheyoꞌq bꞌik kikej ri kekꞌamow bꞌik ri Pablo rech jeriꞌ utz uwach kopan rukꞌ ri qꞌatal tzij Félix.
25 He wrote a letter like this:
Kꞌa te riꞌ xutzꞌibꞌaj bꞌik we wuj riꞌ che ri qꞌatal tzij.
26 "Claudius Lysias to the most excellent governor Felix: Greetings.
Ri Claudio Lisias: Kutaq rutzil wach la nimalaj reqeleꞌn qꞌatal tzij, Félix.
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.
Achyabꞌ e winaq aꞌj Israel xkichap we achi riꞌ, raj xkikamisaj are xinopanik e wachiꞌl ri ajchꞌoꞌjabꞌ chajil taq tinimit, xinwetaꞌmaj kꞌut chi we achi riꞌ aj Roma, xintoꞌo xinqꞌaxaj pa jun kꞌolibꞌal ri maj keqelenik.
28 Desiring to know the cause why they accused him, I brought him down to their council.
Kꞌa te riꞌ xinkꞌam bꞌik chikiwach ri uꞌnimaꞌqil qꞌatal taq tzij kech ri winaq aꞌj Israel, chi rilik jas rumal kakitzujuj.
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.
Xinwetaꞌmaj chi ri umak xaq rumal taq taqanik rech ri kinaqꞌatajibꞌal aꞌreꞌ aꞌj Israel. Man taqal ta kꞌut kok pa cheꞌ xuqujeꞌ maj kamikal chirij.
30 When I was told that there would be a plot against the man, I sent him to you immediately, charging his accusers also to bring their accusations against him before you. Farewell."
Are xbꞌix chwe chi xkimulij kibꞌ chukamisaxik, aninaq xintaq bꞌik che la. Xinbꞌij chike ri xetzujun chwe, chi jeꞌ kiya ubꞌixik ri umak che la.
31 So the soldiers, carrying out their orders, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris.
Xaq jeriꞌ che we chaqꞌabꞌil riꞌ, jacha we xintaqan wi, ri ajchꞌoꞌjabꞌ chajil taq tinimit xkikꞌam bꞌik ri Pablo kꞌa pa ri tinimit Antípatris.
32 But on the next day they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the barracks.
Saqir chukabꞌ qꞌij xetzalij ri ajchꞌoꞌjabꞌ chajil tinimit pa ri ja ri e kꞌo wi xwi xeꞌkiya kan ri xebꞌe chirij kej rech xebꞌe rukꞌ ri Pablo.
33 When they came to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they also presented Paul to him.
Xoꞌpan kꞌu pa ri tinimit Cesarea, xkijach ri Pablo cho ri qꞌatal tzij Félix xuqujeꞌ xkijach ri wuj.
34 When the governor had read it, he asked what province he was from. When he understood that he was from Cilicia, he said,
Xusikꞌij kꞌu uwach ri wuj ri qꞌatal tzij kꞌa te riꞌ xuta che ri Pablo: ¿Jas tinimit kape wi? Pa ri Cilicia kinpe wi, xcha ri Pablo.
35 "I will hear you fully when your accusers also arrive." He commanded that he be kept in Herod's palace.
Kinta riꞌ jas ri amak we xuꞌlik ri winaq ri e tzujul taq awe, xcha ri qꞌatal tzij che. Kꞌa te riꞌ xtaqan ri qꞌatal tzij chi kayak ri Pablo pa ri cheꞌ rech ri ja kꞌolibꞌal kech ri ajchꞌoꞌjabꞌ chajil taq tinimit rech ri nim taqanel Herodes.
