Acts 22
1 Brethren and fathers, hear ye the defence which I now make unto you.
Loqꞌalaj taq qachalal, ix ix kꞌamal taq qabꞌe, chitampe ri kinbꞌij chiꞌwe.
2 And when they heard that he spake unto them in the Hebrew language, they were the more quiet: and he saith,
Are xkita ri winaq chi ri Pablo xuꞌchꞌabꞌej pa ri tzijobꞌal hebreo, xaq jun xekꞌojiꞌ wi, xkitatabꞌej ri kubꞌij:
3 I am 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 ye 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 and I persecuted this Way unto 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 high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and journeyed to Damascus, to bring them also which were there unto Jerusalem in bonds, for 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 And it came to pass, that, as I made my journey, and drew nigh unto Damascus, about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about 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 And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou 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 art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.
“¿Jachin ri lal, Tat?” xincha che. Xubꞌij chwe: In riꞌ ri Jesús aj Nazaret. Ri tajin kabꞌan kꞌax chwe.
9 And they that were with me beheld indeed the light, but they heard not the voice of him that spake 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 shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said unto me, Arise, and go into Damascus; and there it shall be told thee of all things which are appointed for thee 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 could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of them that 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 And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, well reported of by all the Jews that dwelt 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 came unto me, and standing by me said unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And in that very hour I looked up on 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 hath appointed thee 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 thou shalt be a witness for him unto all men of what thou hast 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 tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy 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 And it came to pass, 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 unto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem: because they will not receive of thee 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 themselves know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:
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 Stephen thy witness was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting, and keeping the garments of them that slew 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 And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee forth far hence unto the Gentiles.
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 gave him audience unto this word; and they lifted up their voice, and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth: for it is not fit that he should 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 as they cried out, and threw off their garments, and cast 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 castle, bidding that he should be examined by scourging, that he might know for what cause they so shouted 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 when they had tied him up with the thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and 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 when the centurion heard it, he went to the chief captain, and told him, saying, What art thou 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 came, and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? And he said, Yea.
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, With a great sum obtained I this citizenship. And Paul said, But I am [a Roman] born.
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 They then which were about to examine him straightway departed from him: and the chief captain also was afraid, when he knew that he was 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 But on the morrow, desiring to know the certainty, wherefore he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him, and commanded the chief priests 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.
