Acts 22
1 "Brothers and fathers, listen to the defense which I now make to you."
Loqꞌalaj taq qachalal, ix ix kꞌamal taq qabꞌe, chitampe ri kinbꞌij chiꞌwe.
2 When they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, they were even more quiet. He said,
Are xkita ri winaq chi ri Pablo xuꞌchꞌabꞌej pa ri tzijobꞌal hebreo, xaq jun xekꞌojiꞌ wi, xkitatabꞌej ri kubꞌij:
3 "I am indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, instructed according to the strict manner of the Law of our fathers, being zealous for God, even as you all are this day.
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 I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering into 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 cohen hagadol and all the council of the elders testify, from whom also I received letters to the brothers, and traveled to Damascus to bring them also who were there to Jerusalem in bonds to 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 It happened that, as I made my journey, and came close to Damascus, about noon, suddenly there shone from the sky 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 fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'
Xintzaq puꞌlew, kꞌa te riꞌ xinta jun chꞌabꞌal xpe chikaj xubꞌij chwe: Saulo, Saulo, ¿jas che kabꞌan we nimalaj kꞌax riꞌ chwe?
8 I answered, 'Who are you, Lord?' He said to me, 'I am Yeshua the Natzrati, whom you persecute.'
“¿Jachin ri lal, Tat?” xincha che. Xubꞌij chwe: In riꞌ ri Jesús aj Nazaret. Ri tajin kabꞌan kꞌax chwe.
9 "Those who were with me indeed saw the light, and were afraid, but they did not understand the voice of him who spoke to me.
Ri e kꞌo wukꞌ xkil ri tunal, sibꞌalaj kꞌu xkixiꞌj kibꞌ. Man xkita ta kꞌu ri uchꞌabꞌal ri tajin kachꞌaw wukꞌ.
10 I said, 'What shall I do, Lord?' The Lord said to me, 'Arise, and go into Damascus. There you will be told about all things which are 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 When I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of those who were with me, I came into 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 One Ananias, a devout man according to the Law, well reported of by all the Jews who lived in Damascus,
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 came to me, and standing by me said to me, 'Brother Saul, receive your sight.' In that very hour I looked up at 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 He said, 'The God of our fathers has appointed you to know his will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear a voice from 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 For you will be a witness for him to all people 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 Now why do you wait? Arise, be immersed, and wash away your sins, calling on his name.'
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 "It happened that, when I had returned to Jerusalem, and while I prayed in the temple, I fell into a trance,
Ri Pablo xubꞌij: Are xintzalij loq pa we tinimit Jerusalén, xineꞌ kꞌu pa ri Templo. Tajin kinbꞌan chꞌawem chilaꞌ.
18 and saw him saying to me, 'Hurry and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not receive testimony concerning me from you.'
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 I said, 'Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue those who believed in you.
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 When the blood of Stephen, your witness, was shed, I also was standing by, and guarding the cloaks of those who killed him.'
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 "He said to me, 'Depart, for I will send you out far from here to non-Jewish people.'"
Ri Ajawxel Jesús xubꞌij chwe: “Jat, rumal cher rajawaxik katintaq bꞌik naj kukꞌ ri nikꞌaj winaq chik ri man aꞌj Israel taj.”
22 They listened to him until he said that; then they lifted up their voice, and said, "Rid the earth of this fellow, for he is not fit 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 As they yelled, and threw off their cloaks, and threw dust into the air,
Xkichapleꞌj uraqik kichiꞌ, xkiroqij ri katzꞌyaq pa ri ulew, xkijopij ulew chikaj.
24 the commanding officer commanded him to be brought into the barracks, ordering him to be examined by scourging, that he might know for what crime they yelled at him like that.
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 When they had tied him up with thongs, Paul asked the centurion who stood by, "Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman, and not found guilty?"
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 When the centurion heard it, he went to the commanding officer and told him, "What are you 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 The commanding officer came and asked him, "Tell me, are you a Roman?" 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 The commanding officer answered, "I bought my citizenship for a great price." Paul said, "But I was born a Roman."
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 those who were about to examine him departed from him, and the commanding officer also was afraid when he realized that he was a Roman, 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 But on the next day, desiring to know the truth about why he was accused by the Judeans, he freed him, and commanded the chief cohanim and all the council to come together, and brought Paul down and 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.
