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].
Tin den paadi leni ba ki Ki kua ku ñinbiagu nni, ki teli ĸoso, li jiifaama ti den suagi liiga ki pundi Lode, ti den ñani lankani ki gedi Patala.
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.
Ti den baa ya ñinbiagu n baa duodi ki gedi Fenisi, ke ti den kua ki gedi.
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.
Tin den laa Sipila diema, ti den ha ma ti ganu po ki teli Sili ñinkunu ki pundi ki sedi Tili dogu nni, naankani ke bi den baa jiini bi tuga.
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.
Ti den laa bi hoadikaaba, ki tieni likani dana lele. U Tienu Fuoma Yua den doagidi bi hoadikaaba po ke ban waani Polo ke wan da gedi Jelusalema
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.
Ama dana lele n den pendi, ti den suagi ti sancenli, bani leni bi puoba leni bi bila kuli den piadi ti hali ki ñani ti u dogu nni. Ti kuli den gbaani u ñinkunu, ki jaandi.
6 After we all said goodbye, Paul and we [his companions] got on the ship, and the [other] believers returned to their own homes.
Tin den cabi ti lieba, ti den kua ku ñinbiagu nni, ke bimo lebidi ki kuni.
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.
Tin den jiidi ku ñinbiagu nni Tili dogu nni, ti den suagi ki gedi Polema, lankani ti den laa ti kpiiba Jesu yaaba, ki sedi leni ba danyenli.
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].
Lan den fii ki faa, ti go den fii ki gedi Sesale. Lankani ti den cani Filipi, o laabaalihamo wangikoa, ban den gandi ya nileleediba siiga yendo.
9 He had four daughters who were not married. Each of them [frequently] spoke messages that the Holy Spirit had revealed to them.
O den pia bisiaba naa, ke bi tie powondiana, ke bi moko den pua sawali.
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.
Tin den ye likani dana baa, o sawalipualo yua ke bi yi o Agabusa, den ñani Jude, ki cua tikani.
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].’”
O den taa Polo gbanñagidigu, ki loli o taana leni o buadi ki yedi: Diidi mani U Tienu Fuoma Yua n doagidi ki yedi yaala: Yaa nilo n die ku naa gbanñagidigu, Jufinba baa loli o yene Jelusalema po ki ha o bi nilanba nuu nni.
12 When [the rest of] us heard that, we and [other] believers there repeatedly pled with Paul, “Please do not go up to Jerusalem!”
Tin den gbadi laa maama, tinba leni yaaba n den ye likani kuli den mia Polo n da gedi Jelusalema.
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.”
Lawani o den yedi: Be n teni ke yi buudi ki bua ki biidi n pali? N baa tuo ban loli nni baa ki kpa nni O Diedo Jesu yeli po Jelusalema.
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)!”
Nani wan kaa den bua ki tuo ti maama, tii den yie opo, ti den yedi: O Diedo yanbuama n tieni!
15 After those days [in Caesarea], we [(exc)] prepared [our things] and [left to] go [by land] up to Jerusalem.
Laa dana n den pendi ti den bogini ti tiadi ki baa ña Sesale ki gedi Jelusalema.
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].
Jesu hoadikaaba siiga tianba den ciani ti, ki gedini ti Minasono denpo, tin den baa caani yua.
17 When we arrived in Jerusalem, [a group of] the believers greeted us happily.
Tin den pundi Jelusalema, ti kpiiba den ga ti cangu leni li pamanli.
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.
Li daali fii faama Polo den yegi leni ti ki gedi Jaka denpo, Kilisiti n yini yaaba nikpeliba den cua ki taani likani.
19 Paul greeted them, and then he reported all of the things that God had enabled him to do among the non-Jewish people.
Polo den fuondi ba, ki togidi U Tienu n tieni yaala bi nilanba siiga kelima o yaa tuonli po.
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].
Ban den gbadi o maama, bi den kpiagi U Tienu. Lani bi den yedi o: Ti kpiilo, a bani ke Jufinba siiga yaaba n tuo ki daani pundi niba tudatuda, ama bi kuli nan baa pia li yankuali li balimaama kubima po.
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].
To, bi gbadi ke a bangi yaa Jufinba n yayadi ki ye bi nilanba siiga ke ban yie Musa balimaama, ki go tua ba ban da kuani bi bila ku koanciagu, ki da go hua Jufinba maasuagu.
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].
To, ti baa tieni lede? Laa pia kuli tama ke ku niligu baa taani bi ya gbadi ke a cua.
23 So you should do what we suggest to you. There are four men among us who have strongly promised [to God] about [something].
Lanwani, han tieni tin baa yedi a yaala. Ti siiga niba naa ye yaaba n tieni u ñoanianu leni U Tienu;
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].
han taa ba ki taani leni ba ki wali ki ñani li kuali, ki pa ban bili yaa panpaani ban baa ki kuo. Lani n tie ban bandi ke ban tua a po yaala ki tie moamoani, ki go bandi ke a moko baa hua li balimaama.
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.”
Bi nilanba siiga yaaba n tuo ki daani yaapo, ti den diani bipo li tili ki yedi ke ti jagi ki bili ke ban kubi bi yula ki da je i buli padijiema kuli, ki da ŋmani mi soama, ki da ŋmani ti yansoadikaadi, ki go kubi bi yula leni mi conconma.
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.
Lan den fii ki faa, Polo den taa bi jaba yeni, ki taani leni ba ki wali ki ñani li kuali. lani, o den kua U Tienu diegu nni ki waani bi hanbima dana ban baa gbeni ya daali, ban baa padi yua kuli po ya padili.
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!”
A danleleeda n den bua ki pundi, yaa Jufinba n den ñani Asi nni ki cua Jelusalema den laa Polo U Tienu diegu nni. Bi den maadi ki fiini ku niligu pala ki cuo Polo,
ki tangi ki tua: Isalele yaaba, cua mani ki todi ti. Ya joa n tie ne caa i kaani kuli ki bangi bi niba kuli ke tinba Jufinba leni li balimaama leni u naa kaanu kuli ki pia mayuli. O kuani baa Gilekinba U Tienu diegu nni mo, ki joagini u naa kaangagidhamu.
Kelima bi den kpa laa wani leni Tilofima yua n tie nilamo ki tie Efesa yua, Jelusalema dogu nni, bi den tama ke Polo kuani o U Tienu diegu nni.
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].
U dogu nni yaaba kuli yama den lengidi, ke bi niba ñani i kaani kuli ki sani ki taani. Bi den cuo Polo ki fuli ki ñani o U Tenu diegu nni. Lanyogunu bi den luoni ku buliñoajala.
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].
Ban den lingi ki bua ki kpa Polo, li maama den pundi Loma minteela yudanciamo kani ke Jelusalema yaaba kuli den digi.
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.
Lanyogunu o den taa a minteela leni minteela kobiga yudanba tianba ki sani ki gedi ku niligu kani. Ban den laa ba, bi den cedi kaa go pua Polo.
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?”
Lanwani a minteela yudanciamo den nagini ki cuo Polo ki teni ke bi loli o kuseli lie. Lani o den buali o wan tie yua leni wan tieni yaala
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].
Ku niligu siiga bine den tangi mine, bine mo n yaa tangi mine. Wan kaa den fidi ki bandi i moamoani kelima ku niligu fuugu po yeni, o den yedi a minteela ban kuani Polo li diepaali nni.
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].
Polo n den pundi u hmaadokaanu kani, tiladi a minteela den yua o kelima ku niligu pabiencianli po.
36 The crowd that followed kept shouting, “Kill him! Kill him!”
Kelima ku niligu den hua o ki tangi ki tua: Teni ban kpa o!
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]
Ban den bua ki kuani Polo li diepaali nni ya yogunu, Polo den yedi a minteela yudanciamo: Naani li pia u sanu min maadi bonla ba bi? Aminteela yudanciamo den gua ki yedi o: Naani a gba Gileki maama bi?
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]?”
Lanwani haa tie nani Ejipiti yua, yua n den fiini mi badiyiema ke laa waagi ki den gedini niba tudanaa mi fanpienma po ka?
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.”
Polo den gua ki yedi o, n tie Jufi, ki tie Silisi diema Tasa dogu yua, ya sigu n pia mi yulolima yua. N mia ha han cedi min maadi leni ku niligu na.
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].
O yudanciamo den tuo, Polo den se u hmaadokaanu po ki tia ba o nuu ban suo. Ban den suo, Polo den maadi Ebilu maama nni ki yedi:
