Acts 14
1 At Iconium Paul and Barnabas went as usual into the Jewish meeting place and spoke very convincingly [about the Lord Jesus]. As a result, many Jews and also non-Jews believed [in Jesus].
Ikoniyuma po moko, Polo leni Banabasa den kua jufinba balimaama bangima dieli nni. Ban den maadi maama den teni ke jufinba leni gilekinnba tuo ki daani.
2 But [some of] the Jews refused to believe [that message, and] told the non-Jews not to believe it. They told the non-Jewish people that the message [about Jesus] was not true. As a result, [some of] the non-Jews became angry towards the believers [there].
Ama jufinba siiga yaaba n denyie kaa daani den fiini bi nilanba pala ki teni ke baa go mani leni li dandanli yaaba.
3 So Paul and Barnabas spent considerable time there speaking boldly for the Lord, and the Lord Jesus enabled them to do many miracles. In this way he showed [people] that the message about how the Lord saves us in a way that we do not deserve is true.
bi den kali ki waagi Ikoniyuma ki maadi leni li papaali ki dugi o Diodo po. wani yua n den saagi o ŋanbili maama yeni po i moamoani ki teni ke bi tiendi li bonlidinkaala leni mi bancianma.
4 The people [who lived] in [Iconium] city strongly disagreed with each other [concerning the message about Jesus]. Some of them agreed with the Jews [SYN] [who did not believe that message]. Others agreed with Paul and Barnabas.
U dogu yeni niba den paadi leni biyaba: bine n taa jufinba po, bine n ya taa jesu tondiba po.
5 Then the non-Jewish people and the Jewish [leaders] [SYN] [who opposed those two] talked among themselves about how they could mistreat them. Some of the important men in that city agreed to help them. Together, they decided that they would [kill Paul and Barnabas by] throwing stones at them.
Bi nilanba leni jufinba den juogi leni bi yudanba ki ba faligi Polo leni banabasa ki lugidi ba a tana ki kpa ba.
6 But Paul and Barnabas heard about that, so they quickly went away to Lycaonia [district. They went] to Lystra and Derbe [cities in that district] and to the area surrounding [those cities].
Polo leni Banabasa n den bandi laa bonla, bi den sani ki gedi Likoani, Lisitaleni Deba ya tinkundogik po ki ciadi.
7 [While they were] in that area, they continually told people the message [about the Lord Jesus].
Bi den ban wangi o labaaliŋamo laa dogi nni.
8 [Once while Paul was preaching to people] in Lystra, a man was sitting there who was crippled in his legs. When [his mother] bore him he had crippled legs, so he was never able to walk.
O joa den ye Lisita dogu nni ki tie wabo kaa fidi ki cuoni hali wan mali.
9 He listened as Paul was speaking [about the Lord Jesus]. Paul looked directly at him and could see [in the man’s face] that he believed that [the Lord Jesus] could make him well.
O den cengi Polo n maadi yaala. Polo den noanli o ki sua ke o pia ya dandanli n ba teni wan paagi.
10 So Paul called out [to him], “Stand up!” [When the man heard that], he [immediately] jumped up and began to walk [normally].
O den kpaani ki yedi o: fii ki sedi a taana po. O den fii yenma ki cuoni.
11 When the crowd saw what Paul had done, [they thought that Paul and Barnabas] [were/must be]) [the gods that they worshipped]. So they shouted [excitedly] in their [own] Lycaonia language, “[Look! These people are] the gods [that we(inc) worship! They] made themselves look like people and have come down [from the sky/heaven to help us]!”
Ku niligu n den laa Polo n tieni yaala. bi den maadi likoami mabuolu nni: tin ŋua ki kpiagidi ya buli kpandi ki tua nani bi nisaaliba yeni ki cua ti siiga.
12 They began to say that Barnabas was [probably the chief god, whose name was]. And [they began to say that] Paul was Hermes, [the messenger/spokesman for the other gods. They mistakenly thought that] because Paul was the one who had been speaking.
Bi den yini Banabasa Seyusa ki yini Polo mo Elimasa kelima polo n den maani ki maadi.
13 Just outside [the gates of] the city there was a temple [where the people worshipped Zeus. The priest who was there heard what Paul and Barnabas had done, so he came] to the city gate, where many people had already gathered. He brought [two] bulls with wreaths [of flowers around their necks]. The priest and the other people wanted to kill the bulls [as part of a ceremony] to worship Paul and Barnabas.
Seyusa kopadiciamo yua ya jandieli n den ye u dogu buliǹoabu kani den lani a naatona mi puuma ki cuani a u dogu buliǹoajabu kani, ki bua ki taani leni bi niba ki padi laa natona bipo li padili.
14 But when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard about that, [and understood that the people thought that they were gods and wanted to sacrifice the bulls to worship them], they [were very distressed], so they tore their own clothes. They rushed among the people, shouting,
Bani bi tondiba yaaba n tie: Polo leni Banabasa n den gbdi lani, bi den toadi bi tiadi bani biba ki doagidi bi pabiidi ki sani ki kua ku niligu siiga.
15 “Men, (you must not kill those bulls [to worship us(dl)!]/why are you doing this?) [RHQ] [We are not gods]! We are just human beings like you! We have come to tell you some good news! [We have come to tell you about] God who is all-powerful. He wants you to stop worshipping other gods, because they cannot help you. This true God made the heaven/sky and the earth and the oceans and everything in it.
Bi den kpaani ki yedi: be yapo ke yi tiendi yeni? timoko tie nisaaliba nani yinba n tie maama. ti wangi yi o labaaliŋamo ke yin lebidi ki ŋa ya bonla n tie fanma fanma ki ŋoadi u TIENU yua n fo, ki tagi tanpoli, ki tinga, mi ǹincianma leni yaala n ye lieni kuli.
16 In the past, all of you non-Jewish people [worshipped whatever gods that you wanted to]. God let you worship them, [because you did not know him].
Hali u yogunu kpelu, u TIENU den cedi ke o nibuolu ŋua bi yuceli jaanbuolu.
17 But he has shown us [LIT] [that] he acts kindly [toward us(inc)]. He is the one who causes it to rain and causes crops to grow. He is the one who gives you plenty of food, and makes you very happy.”
Baa yeni o tiendi siedi o yuli po kaa cedi leni wan ŋanbidi maama ki puuni yi ku siagu leni u jetaagu yogini ni kuli, ki go puuni yi mi jiema ke li kandi, ki go puuni yi li pamancianli yeni.
18 The people heard what [Paul] said, but they still thought that they should sacrifice those bulls to worship Paul and Barnabas. [But finally, the people decided not to do it].
Ba ke bi den maadi yeni, bi den yie ke ku niligu kan padi bipo li padili.
19 [However], after that, some Jews came from Antioch and Iconium and persuaded many of the people of Lystra [that the message Paul had been telling them] was not true. The people [who believed what those Jews said became angry with Paul. They let the Jews] throw stones at him [until he fell down, unconscious]. They [all] thought that he was dead, so they dragged him outside the city [and left him lying there]. But some of the believers [in Lystra had followed them outside the city].
Lani yapuoli jufinba tianba den ǹani Antiosa leni Ikoniyuma ki cua ku niligu kani. Ban den lugidi Polo a tana ki fuli ki ǹani o u dogu nni ki tama ke o kpe.
20 They came and stood around Paul, [where he was lying on the ground]. And Paul [became conscious! He] stood up and went back into the city [with the believers]. Acts 14:20b-23 The next day, Paul and Barnabas [left Lystra and] traveled to Derbe.
Ama Jesu ŋoadikaaba n den sedi ki lindi o, o den fii ki sedi, ki kua u dogfu nni. Lan den fii ki faa o den yegi leni Banabasa ki gedi Deba dogu nni.
21 They [stayed there several days and they kept telling] the people the good message [about Jesus]. Many people became believers. After that, Paul and Barnabas [started on their way back. They] went again to Lystra. [Then they went from there] to Iconium, and [then they went] to Antioch [in Pisidia province].
Ban den wangi U Tienu labaaliŋamo Deba ki baa bi ŋoadikaaba boncianla, bi den guani Lisita leni Ikoniyuma leni Pisili ya Antiosa.
22 [In each city], they helped the believers [SYN] to become strong [spiritually], and they urged them to keep on trusting in [the Lord Jesus]. They told [the believers], “It is necessary that [we endure] people often persecuting us [(inc)] before we enter the place where God will rule [over us forever].”
Bi den paagidi yaaba ndaani pala, ki tundi ba ke ban sedi boŋanla li dandanli nni ki tua ba: li tie tiladi tin kpa la, fala ki yuandi ki kua U Tienu diema.
23 Paul and Barnabas appointed leaders for each congregation. [And before Paul and Barnabas left each town, they gathered the believers together and spent some time] praying and (fasting/not eating any food). Then Paul and Barnabas entrusted the [leaders and other believers] to the Lord [Jesus], in whom they had believed, [in order that he would care for them].
Kilisiti nitaanli yenli yenli kuli nni bi den gandi ki puogi yaaba n baa tie bi nikpeliba. Ban den loli bu ǹoabu ki jaandi ki mia U Tienu bi den taa bikuli ki piani o Diodo ban den daani yua, ke wan ya kubi ba.
24 After Paul and Barnabas had traveled through Pisidia [district], they went [south] to Pamphylia [district].
Lani yapuoli bi den poandi Pisili diema nni ki pundi panfili ya diema nni.
25 [In that district], they [arrived] at Perga and preached God’s message [about the Lord Jesus to the people there. Then] they went down [to the seacoast] at Attalia.
Ban den waani Peja dogu yaaba U Tienu maama, bi den suagi liiga ki gedi Itali dogu nni.
26 There they got on a ship and went back to Antioch [in Syria province]. That was the place where Paul and Barnabas had been appointed {where [believers] had sent Paul and Barnabas} to go [to other places] and preach. [Antioch was the place where the believers] had asked God to kindly help Paul and Barnabas in the work that they had now completed.
Lankani bi den kua ku ǹinbiagu ki duodi ki gedi Antiosa, likani yaaba n den daani den mia ke U Tienu n ya ŋanbidi bipo kelima ban soani ki gbeni o tuonli yaali moala yeni po
27 When they arrived in Antioch, they called the believers together. Then Paul and Barnabas told them all that God had helped them to do. [Specifically, they told them how God] had enabled [IDM] [many] non-Jewish people to believe [in Jesus].
Bi cuama puoli po bi den taani kilisiti n yini yaaba ki togidiba U Tienu n den tuuni leni ba ki tieni yaala kuli, leni wan den luodi li dandanli buliǹoabu bi nilanba mo yaapo maama.
28 Then Paul and Barnabas stayed in Antioch with the [other] believers for several months.
Bi den waagi ki ye likani leni bi ŋoadikaaba.
