Acts 21
1 [After] we said goodbye to the elders [from Ephesus], we [got on the ship and] sailed to Cos [Island, where the ship stopped for the night]. The next day we sailed from Cos to Rhodes [Island, where the ship stopped again. The day after] that we sailed to Patara [town, where the ship stopped. This was on Patara Island].
Bangʼ kane wasegoyonegi oriti, ne wasiayo yie mi wakwangʼ e dier nam tir nyaka chula mar Kos. Kinyne ne watundo e chula mar Rodos, kendo kane waa kanyo, to ne wadhi mi wachopo Patara.
2 [At Patara we left that ship, and someone told us that] there was a ship that would be going to Phoenicia [region. So] we got on that ship, and it left.
Kuno newanwangʼe yie madhi Foinike, mine waidho kendo wachako kwangʼ.
3 [We sailed until] we could see Cyprus [Island]. We passed to the south of the island and continued sailing until we arrived at [Phoenicia region, in] Syria [province]. We arrived at Tyre [city. The ship was going to stay there several days, because its workers] had to unload the cargo.
Kane wasechopo kama koro ne wanyalo nenogo Saipras, ka waluwo yo modok milambo mare, ne wakwangʼ kwachomo Siria, mine wagowo Turo kama ne idhi lorie gik mane yiewa otingʼo.
4 [Someone told us] where the believers in Tyre lived, so we [(exc) went and] stayed with them for seven days. Because [God’s] Spirit revealed to them ([that people would cause Paul to suffer/Paul would suffer]) [in Jerusalem], they told Paul that he should not go there.
Ne wayudo jopuonjre kuno, kendo ne wabet kodgi kuom ndalo abiriyo. Kaka Roho Maler notelonigi, neginyiso Paulo ni kik odhi Jerusalem.
5 But when it was time [for the ship to leave again], we [prepared to] continue going [to Jerusalem]. When we left [Tyre], all the believers, including their wives and children, went with us [to the edge of the sea]. We all knelt down there on the sand/shore and prayed.
Kata kamano, ka ndalo mane onego wabedgo kodgi norumo, ne wawuok kendo wadhi nyime gi wuodhwa. Jopuonjre duto, kaachiel gi mondegi kod nyithindgi, ne okowowa nyaka oko mar dalano, kendo kane wachopo e dho nam, to ne wagoyo chongwa piny mi walemo.
6 After we all said goodbye, Paul and we [his companions] got on the ship, and the [other] believers returned to their own homes.
Eka ne wagoyonegi oriti, bangʼe wadonjo e yie, ka gin to gidok miechgi.
7 After we [(exc)] left Tyre, we continued on [that ship] to Ptolemais [city]. There were believers there, and we greeted them and stayed with them that night.
Ne wadhi nyime gi wuodhwa ka waa Turo, nyaka ne wagowo Potolomai, kuma ne wamosoe jowete, kendo ne wabet kodgi kuom odiechiengʼ achiel.
8 The next day we left [Ptolemais] and sailed to Caesarea [city], where we stayed in the home of Philip, who [spent his days] telling others how to become disciples of Jesus. He was one of the seven [men whom the believers in Jerusalem had chosen to care for the widows].
Kinyne ne wawuok kanyo mi wachopo Kaisaria, kendo ne wabet e od Filipo jayalo, mane en achiel kuom jokony abiriyo.
9 He had four daughters who were not married. Each of them [frequently] spoke messages that the Holy Spirit had revealed to them.
Filipo ne nigi nyiri angʼwen mapok okendi mane gin johul wach.
10 After [we(exc) had been in Philip’s house for] several days, a believer whose name was Agabus came down from Judea [district] and arrived [in Caesarea]. He [frequently] spoke messages that the Holy Spirit had told him.
Kane wasebet kodgi kuom ndalo moko, janabi ma nyinge Agaba nobiro irwa koa Judea.
11 Coming over to where we were, he took off Paul’s belt. Then he tied his own feet and hands with it and said, “The Holy Spirit says, ‘The Jewish [leaders] [SYN] in Jerusalem will tie up [the hands and feet of] the owner of this belt, like this, and they will hand him over to non-Jewish people [as a prisoner].’”
Kane ngʼatni ochopo irwa, nokawo okanda mar Paulo motweyogo bedene gi tiendene owuon, kendo owacho niya, “Roho Maler wacho kama: ‘Mana kaka atweyorani e kaka jo-Yahudi man Jerusalem biro tweyo wuon okandani mi gichiwe e lwet joma ok jo-Yahudi.’”
12 When [the rest of] us heard that, we and [other] believers there repeatedly pled with Paul, “Please do not go up to Jerusalem!”
Kane wawinjo wachno, wan kaachiel gi ji duto, ne wasayo Paulo mondo kik odhi Jerusalem.
13 But Paul replied, “(Please stop crying and trying to discourage me [IDM] [from going!]/Why are you crying and trying to discourage me [IDM] [from going]?) [RHQ] I am willing to be put {[for people] to put me} in prison and also to be killed {[for them] to kill me} in Jerusalem because I [serve] [MTY] the Lord Jesus.”
To nodwokowa kowacho niya, “Angʼo momiyo uywak kendo unego chunya? An aikora ok mana ni twech kende, to kata ni tho e Jerusalem kuno, nikech nying Ruoth Yesu.”
14 When [we(exc) realized that] he was determined [to go to Jerusalem], we did not try [any longer] to persuade him [not to go]. We said, “May (the Lord [God] do what he wants/the Lord’s will be done)!”
Kane wayudo ni ok onyal loko pache, to ne waweyo wachno, mi wawacho niya, “Ruoth Nyasaye mondo otim dwarone.”
15 After those days [in Caesarea], we [(exc)] prepared [our things] and [left to] go [by land] up to Jerusalem.
Bangʼ mano ne waikore mi wadhi nyaka Jerusalem.
16 Some of the believers from Caesarea also went with us. [On the way to Jerusalem], we stayed [one night] in the house of [a man whose name was] Mnason. He was from Cyprus [Island], and he had believed [in Jesus] when people were first beginning to hear the message [about him].
Jopuonjre moko moa Kaisaria bende nodhi kodwa nyaka dala Manason, kama nonego wadagie. Manason ne en ja-Saipras, kendo ne en achiel kuom jopuonjre mane okwongo yie kuom Ruoth.
17 When we arrived in Jerusalem, [a group of] the believers greeted us happily.
Kane wachopo Jerusalem, jowete norwakowa gi mor.
18 The next day Paul and the rest of us went to speak with James, [who was the leader of the congregation there]. All of the [other] leaders/elders [of the congregation in Jerusalem] were also there.
Kinyne Paulo kaachiel kodwa nodhi mondo one Jakobo kendo jodongo duto nochokore kodwa.
19 Paul greeted them, and then he reported all of the things that God had enabled him to do among the non-Jewish people.
Paulo nomosogi, eka nonyisogi weche duto kuom gik mane Nyasaye osetimo e kind joma ok jo-Yahudi e tichne mar lando Injili.
20 When they heard that, James and the other elders said, “Praise the Lord!” Then [one of] them said to Paul, “Brother/Friend, you [(sg)] know that there are very many thousands of us [(inc)] Jewish people [here] who have believed [in the Lord Jesus]. Also, you know that we [(inc)] all continue very carefully to obey the laws [that Moses gave us].
Kane giwinjo mano, negipako Nyasaye, eka giwacho ni Paulo niya, “Owadwa Paulo, inyalo neno kaka jo-Yahudi gana gi gana oseyie kuom Ruoth Yesu, kendo kargi giduto giketo chunygi kuom luwo Chik.
21 [But our fellow Jewish believers] have been told {have heard [people say]} that when you are among non-Jews, you tell the Jewish believers who live there that they should stop obeying [the laws] [MTY] ([of] Moses/[that] Moses [received from God]). [People say that] you tell [those Jewish believers] not to circumcise their sons and not to practice our [other] customs. [We(exc) do not believe that this is true].
Osenyisgi ni ipuonjo jo-Yahudi modak e kind joma ok jo-Yahudi duto mondo kik gilu Chike Musa, kisemogi mondo kik giter nyithindgi nyangu kata kik gilu timbewa.
22 But our fellow [Jewish] believers will certainly hear that you have arrived, [and they will be angry with you]. So [you] need to do something [RHQ] [to show them that what they heard about you is not true].
Koro wanyalo timo angʼo? Wangʼeyo ni gibiro ngʼeyo maonge kiawa ni isechopo ka,
23 So you should do what we suggest to you. There are four men among us who have strongly promised [to God] about [something].
omiyo yie kodwa mondo itim kaka wanyisi. Nitie chwo angʼwen e dierwa ka mosetimo singruok.
24 Go with these men [to the Temple] and [ritually] purify yourself along with them. Then, [when it is time for them to offer the sacrifices for that ritual], pay for what they offer [as sacrifices]. After that, they can shave their heads [to show that they have done what they promised to do. And when people see you in the courts of the Temple with those men], they will know that what they have been told {what people have told them} about you is not true. Instead, all of them will know that you obey all our Jewish laws [and rituals].
Kaw jogi mondo idhi ipwodhri kaachiel kodgi, bangʼe ichulnegi nengo mar misengini monego gichul bangʼ pwodhruok, eka oliel yie wigi. Kitimo kamano, to ji duto biro kawo weche duto ma ji wacho kuomi kaka miriambo, kendo gibiro kawi kaka ngʼat moluwo Chik Musa.
25 As for the non-Jewish believers, [we elders here in Jerusalem have talked] about [which of our laws] they [should obey, and] we [(exc)] wrote them [a letter, telling them] what we decided. [We wrote] that they should not eat meat that people have offered as a sacrifice to any idol, [that they should not eat] blood [from animals], and that [they should not eat] meat from animals [that people have killed by] strangling [them. We also told them that] they should not have sex with someone to whom they are not married.”
To kuom joma ok jo-Yahudi moyie, wasendikonegi kuom gimane buchwa ongʼado ni kik gicham chiemo motimgo misango ni nyiseche manono, kik ucham remo, gi ring jamni mode, kendo ni kik giterre.”
26 So Paul [agreed to do what they asked], and the next day he took the [four] men, and together they ritually purified themselves. After that, Paul went to the Temple [courts and] told [the priest] what day they would [finish] purifying themselves [ritually] and when [they] would offer [the animals as sacrifices] for each of them.
Kinyne Paulo nokawo jogo mi nopwodhore kaachiel kodgi, eka nodonjo e hekalu mondo onyisgi chiengʼ ma pwodhruokno norume, kod odiechiengʼ ma notimnie misango ni ngʼato ka ngʼato.
27 When the seven days [for purifying themselves] were nearly finished, Paul [returned] to the Temple [courtyard]. Some Jews from Asia [province] saw him there, [and they were very angry at him]. On another day they had seen Paul [walking around] in Jerusalem with Trophimus, who was a non-Jew. Their laws did not permit non-Jews to be in the Temple, and they thought that Paul had brought Trophimus into the Temple [courtyard that day. So] they called out to many other Jews [who were in the Temple courtyard] to [help them] seize [MTY] Paul. They shouted, “Fellow Israelites, come and help [us punish this] man! This is the one who is [constantly] teaching people wherever [he goes that they] should despise the [Jewish] people. [He teaches people that they should no longer obey] the laws [of Moses] nor respect this holy [Temple]. He has even brought non-Jews here into [the court of] our Temple, causing God to consider it no longer holy!”
Kane ndalo abiriyo mag pwodhruok chiegni rumo, jo-Yahudi moko moa e piny Asia noneno Paulo ei hekalu. Ne githuwo ji duto kode mi gimake,
ka gikok niya, “Jo-Israel, konywauru. Ma e ngʼat mapuonjo ji duto kamoro amora modhiye mondo gibed mamon kod jowa, gi chikewa kod hekaluwani. Kata sani osekelo nyaka jo-Yunani ei hekalu ka, mi odwanyo kama lerni.”
(Noyudo giseneno Trofimo ja-Efeso ka nigi Paulo e Jerusalem mi giparo ni dipo ka Paulo nosedonjo nyaka ei hekalu.)
30 [People] throughout [MTY] the city heard that there was trouble [at the Temple courtyard], and they came running there. They grabbed Paul and dragged him outside of the Temple [area]. The gates [to the Temple courtyard were shut] {[The Temple guards] shut the doors [to the Temple courts]} immediately, [so that the people would not riot inside the Temple area].
Wachno nomiyo koko ochakore ei Jerusalem duto, kendo ji moa koni gi koni nobiro karingo. Negimako Paulo mi giywaye gigole ei hekalu, bangʼe giloro dhorangeye duto.
31 While they were trying to kill Paul, someone [ran to the fort near the Temple] and told the Roman commander that many [HYP] people [MTY] in Jerusalem were rioting [at the Temple].
Kane gichako goye mondo ginege, wach nochopo ni jatend lweny mar jo-Rumi, ni dala Jerusalem duto otimo koko.
32 The commander quickly took some officers and [a large group of] soldiers and ran to [the Temple area where] the crowd was. When the crowd of people [who were yelling and beating Paul] saw the commander and the soldiers [coming], they stopped beating him.
Kuom mano, nokawo jotelo moko gi jolweny mi oringo odhi kodgi nyaka kuma ne oganda ochokore. Kane jokokogo oneno jatend lweny gi jolweny mane ni kode, ne giweyo goyo Paulo.
33 The commander came to [where Paul was and] seized him. He [commanded soldiers] to fasten a chain to [each of] Paul’s [arms]. Then he asked [the people in the crowd], “Who is this man, and what has he done?”
Jatelono nobiro momako Paulo, kendo nogolo chik mondo otweye gi nyoroche ariyo. Bangʼe nopenjogi niya, “Ngʼatni en ngʼa? To osetimo angʼo?”
34 Some of the many people there were shouting one thing, [and] some were shouting something else. Because they continued shouting so loudly, the commander could not understand [what they were shouting. So] he [commanded] that Paul be taken {[the soldiers] to take Paul} into the barracks [so that he could question him there].
Jomoko e chokruokno nokok kawacho gimoro achiel to jomoko ne wacho gimachielo makoro jatend lweny ne ok nyal ngʼeyo malongʼo gima notimore nikech koko, omiyo nogolo chik mondo oter Paulo kama askeche odakie.
35 [The soldiers] led Paul to the steps [of the barracks], but many people continued to follow them, trying to kill [Paul. So the commander told] the soldiers to carry Paul [up the steps into the barracks].
Kane Paulo ochopo e ndiri midonjogo ka jolweny, jogo koro ne ger marach mi nochuno askeche mondo otingʼe.
36 The crowd that followed kept shouting, “Kill him! Kill him!”
Ogandano mane oluwogi nosiko kakok niya, “Negeuru.”
37 As Paul was about to be taken {[the soldiers] were about to take Paul} into the barracks, he said [in Greek] to the commander, “May I speak to you?” The commander said, “(I am surprised that you can speak the Greek [language]!/Can you [(sg)] speak the Greek [language]?)” [RHQ]
Kane jolweny koro chiegni donjo gi Paulo kama gidakie, nokwayo jatendgi kowacho niya, “Yiena mondo awachni wach moro.” Jatend jolweny nodwoke kapenje niya, “Kare ingʼeyo dho jo-Yunani?
38 “(I [thought] that you [(sg)] were that fellow/Are you not that fellow) from Egypt [RHQ] who wanted to rebel [against the government not long ago], and who took 4,000 violent terrorists [with him] out into the desert, [so that we could not catch him]?”
Donge aparo ni in e ja-Misri manyocha ochako koko e dalani kotelo ni jo-mahundu alufu angʼwen momanore gi gige lweny, nyaka e thim?”
39 Paul answered, “[No, I am not!] I am a Jew. I [was born] in Tarsus, which is an important [LIT] city in Cilicia [province]. I ask that you [(sg)] let me speak to the people.”
Paulo nodwoke niya, “An ja-Yahudi monywol Tarso, e piny Kilikia. Kuom mano, ok aa e dala moro matin minyalo chayo. Kiyie, to miya thuolo awuo gi jogi.”
40 Then the commander permitted Paul [to speak. So] Paul stood on the steps and motioned with his hand [for the crowd to be quiet. And after] the people in the crowd became quiet, Paul spoke to them in [their own] Hebrew language [MTY].
Kane jatend lweny osemiye thuolo mondo owuo, Paulo nochungʼ e raidhi, motingʼo ni ji bade mondo gilingʼ. Kane giselingʼ nowuoyo kodgi gi dho jo-Hibrania kowacho niya:
