Acts 26
1 Then Agrippa said to Paul, “You [(sg)] are permitted [now] to speak [to defend] yourself.” Paul stretched out his hand ([dramatically/to salute the king]) and began to defend himself. He said,
Agilipa den yedi Polo: Li tuo han maadi ki ga a yuli. Polo den tandi o nuu ki baa maadi ki ga o yuli ki yedi:
2 “King Agrippa, I consider that I am fortunate that today, while you [(sg)] listen, I can defend myself from all the things about which the Jewish [leaders] [SYN] are accusing me.
O bado Agilipa, n pali mani ke n baa fidi ki maadi a nintuali dinla ki ga n yuli, ki nan doagidi ke Jufinba n tabi nni yaala yaapo yeni naa tie moamoani.
3 I am really fortunate, because you [(sg)] know all about the customs of us Jews and the questions that we [(exc)] argue about. So I ask you, please listen patiently to what I say.”
Kelima fini aba bani Jufinba bogida cain leni ban nia yaala yaapo. Lanwani, n mia ha han juuni ki cengi n maama.
4 “Many [HYP] of my fellow Jews know about how I have conducted my life, from the time I was a child. They know how I lived in the area where I [was born] and [also later] in Jerusalem.
Jufinba kuli bani n yema n den tie maama hali n biwaama yogunu leni hali mi cilima n maadogu nni, leni Jelusalema nni.
5 They have known for many years, and they could tell you, if they wanted to, that [since I was very young] I obeyed the customs of our religion very carefully, just like the [other] Pharisees do.
Bi bani nni hali ke li waagi, ki bani ke n tie Falisieni, yaa cagili n ñii ti jaanma po, leni tidanbogida po ki cie. Bi yaa bua bi baa fidi ki tieni seedi lipo
6 Today I am being put on trial {[they] are putting me on trial} because I am confidently expecting that God will do what he promised our [(exc)] ancestors.
Moala n se ne u bujiakaanu kani kelima n sugini ke U Tienu baa kuani wan den niani ti yaajanba ya ñoanianu.
7 Our twelve tribes are [also] confidently waiting for God to do [for us what he promised], as they respectfully worship him, day and night. [Respected] king, I confidently expect [that God will do what he promised, and they also believe that! But that is the reason] that these Jewish leaders [SYN] are accusing me!
Ti buolu yaaba, bani i piiga n buoliedi yeni, yaaba n tuuni U Tienu po u yensiinu leni ku ñiagu kuli, n moko sugini laa ñoanianu kuama. O bado, li tie kelima laa suginma po yo ke Jufinba tabi nni.
8 They believe that God can cause those who have died to become alive again, so (why [do any of you refuse to believe that he raised Jesus from the dead?/none of you should refuse to believe that he raised Jesus from the dead!]) [RHQ]”
Yinba, be n teni ke yi nua ke li kan tuo U Tienu n fiini bi tinkpiba?
9 “[Formerly] I, too, was sure that I should do everything that I could to oppose Jesus [MTY], the man from Nazareth [town].
Moamoani mini nba den tama ke li pundi min tieni min fidi yaala kuli ki yie Nasaleti yua Jesu yeli po.
10 So that is what I did [when I lived] in Jerusalem. I put many of the believers in jail, as the chief priests there had authorized me [to do]. When [the Jewish leaders wanted] those Christians killed {someone to kill those [Christians]}, I voted [for that].
N den tieni yeni Jelusalema, ki baa bi kopadicianba kani li bali ki kuani bi nigagidihanba a kadidiena nni. Ban den jia leni ba, n den taa leni yaaba n den sua ke li pundi ba kpa ba.
11 Many times I punished the believers [whom I found] in Jewish meeting places. [By punishing them], I tried to force them to speak evil [about Jesus]. I was so angry with the followers of Jesus that I even traveled to other cities to [find them and] do things to harm them.”
N go den caa li balimaama bangima diena nni ki wangi ba fala, ki tiendi ba u paalu ban sugi U Tienu. N pabienkandikaali den teni ke n caa baa i dolami nni ki fagidi ba.
12 “[One day], I was on my way to Damascus [city] to do that. The chief priests [in Jerusalem] had authorized and sent me [to seize the believers there].
Li tie lani yaa po ke n den baa bi kopadicianba yudanba kani li bali leni u sanu ki fii ki caa Damasa ki baan tieni yeni lanpo mo.
13 [My respected] king, [while I was going] along the road, at about noon I saw a [bright] light in the sky. It was even brighter than the sun! It shone all around me, and also around the men who were traveling with me.
O bado, u yensiinu ke n ye u sanu nni n den laa ya yenma n ñuliti ki cie ki yenga yenma, ke mi ñani tanpoli po ki yendi ki lindi nni, mini leni n yegininlieba.
14 We [(exc)] all fell to the ground. Then I heard the voice of someone speaking to me in my own Hebrew language [MTY]. He said ‘Saul, Saul, (stop causing me to suffer!/why are you causing me to suffer?) [RHQ] You [(sg)] are [hurting yourself by trying to hurt me] [MET], [like an ox] kicking against [its owner’s] goad.’
Tikuli den baa tiipo. N den gbadi ke u nialu maadi leni nni Ebilu maama nni ki yedi: Solo, Solo, be yaa po yo ke a faligidi nni? Li baa pa apo han yiadi u danbu ki pua li bonmuukaala.
15 Then I asked, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ The Lord said to me, ‘I am Jesus. You [(sg)] are harming me [by harming my followers].
N den yedi o: A tie hme? O Diedo den yedi nni: N tie Jesu, han faligidi yua.
16 But instead [of continuing to do that], stand up now! I have appeared to you [(sg)] to tell you that I have chosen you to serve me. You must tell people about [what I am showing you] as you are seeing me [now], and about what I [will show you when] I will [later] appear to you.
Fii ki hma ki sedi. N doagidi a po n yuli kelima n gandi a han yaa tie n naacemo leni n seedo, ki yaa wangi bi niba han laa yaala na leni min go baa waani a yaala.
17 I will protect you [from those who will try to harm you, both] your own people and [also] those who are not Jewish. I am sending you to non-Jews
N baa ga ha Jufinba leni yaaba n kaa tie Jufinba kuli nuu nni min baa soani a yaaba ya kani.
18 to help them to realize [MTY] what is true and to stop believing what is false [MET]. I am sending you to them so that they may let God control them and not let Satan control them any more. [Then God] will forgive their sins and will accept them as his people because they believe in me.’ [That is what Jesus said to me].”
N soani a bikani ke han hubidi bi nuni, ki ñani ba li biigili nni ban kua mi yenma nni, ki ñani ba Sutaani paalu nni ban cua U Tienu kani. Lani ban baa bi tuonbiadi sugili, ki baa U Tienu n gagidi ki hanbi yaaba kelima li dandanli po ya siiga.
19 “So, King Agrippa, I fully obeyed [LIT] what [the Lord Jesus told me to do when he spoke to me] from heaven.
Lanwani o bado Agilipa, den yie ke n kan tuo ki tieni min den laa tanpoli bonlekaala yaala yeni n puogi nni yaala. n
20 First, I preached to [the Jews] in Damascus. Then I [preached to the Jews] in Jerusalem and throughout [the rest of] Judea [province]. After that, I also preached to non-Jews. I preached that they must turn away from their sinful behavior and turn their lives over to God. I told them that they must do things that would show that they had truly stopped their sinful behavior.”
den kpa wangi Damasa yaaba, ki yuandi ki wangi Jelusalema yaaba, leni Jude ya diema nni yaaba kuli. N go den wangi bi nilanba moko, ke ban lebidi bi yama ki hoadi U Tienu, ki yaa tuuni yaa tuona n doagidi ke bi lebidi.
21 “It is because I [preached] this message [that some] [SYN] Jews seized me [when I was] in the Temple [courtyard and] tried to kill me.
Li tie lani yaa po ke Jufinba den cuo nni U Tienu diegu nni ki moandi ki baa kpa nni.
22 However, God has been helping me [from that time, and he is still helping me] today. So I stand here and I tell [all of you people], those who are important and those who are not, [who Jesus is]. Everything that I say [about him] is what Moses and the [other] prophets wrote [about long ago, things that they said] would happen.
Ama kelima U Tienu todima po n ye hali dinla ki tiendi seedi taliginba leni bi paatieba kuli po. Min yedi yaala taa yenma leni bi sawalipuaba leni Musa kuli n den pua sawali ke yaala n baa tieni yeni po, mii pugini lipo liba.
23 They wrote that [people would cause] the Messiah to suffer and die. They also wrote that he would be the first person to become alive again, to proclaim [the message that would be like] light, [that he would save] both [his own Jewish] people and non-Jewish people.”
Lani n tie ke U Tienu n Gandi yua baa la fala tiladi, ki tua U Tienu n kpa fiini yua bi tinkpiba siiga. O baa yaa wangi Jufinba leni bi nilanba kuli mi yenma maama.
24 Before Paul could say anything [further] to defend himself, Festus shouted: “Paul, you are crazy! You have studied too much, and it has made you insane!”
Polo n den maadi yeni ki baa ga o yuli, Fesitusa den kpaani ki yedi: Polo, a gaadi, a cogiciamu teni ke a gaadi.
25 But Paul answered, “Your Excellency, Festus, I am not raving [insanely]. On the contrary, what I am saying is true and sensible!
Polo den goa ki yedi o: Ti yudaano Fesitusa, mii gaadi ka. Min maadi yaama tie moamoani ki go tie yandanmaama.
26 King Agrippa knows the things [that I have been talking about], and I can speak confidently to him [about them]. I am sure that he knows [LIT] these things, because people everywhere [IDM] have heard [LIT] about what happened [to Jesus].”
O bado Agilipa ma bani laa bonla maama fuuli. Lani n teni ke n maadi o kani leni li papaali, kelima n bani ke laa maama siiga baa mayenma ki boani o, kelima laa den tieni wuoli nni.
27 Then Paul asked, “King Agrippa, do you believe [what] the prophets [wrote]? I know that you [(sg)] believe it.”
Fini o bado Agilipa, naani a dugi bi sawalipuaba maama po bi? N bani ke a dugi mipo.
28 Then Agrippa [answered] Paul, “([I hope that you(sg)] do not think that by the few things [that you have just now said] you can persuade me to become a Christian!/You do not think, [do you], that by the few things [that you have just now said] you can persuade me to become a Christian?)” [RHQ]
Agilipa den goa ki yedi Polo: Li sieni waamu han teni min tua Kilisiti yua.
29 Paul replied, “Whether it takes a short time or a long time, it does not matter. I pray to God that you and also all of the others who are listening to me today will also [believe in Jesus] like I do, but I do not want you to become prisoners [MTY] [like I am].”
Polo den goa ki yedi o: Li yaa tie moala, bi li yaa baa waagi, min miadi U Tienu yaala tie ke lan da tua fini bebe ka, ama yinba yaaba n ye ne ki gba n maama kuli, n tua nani min tie maama ki yaa tie n kado bebe ne yaaka.
30 Then the king, the governor, Bernice, and all the others got up
O bado leni gufeneeli leni Belenisa leni yaaba n den taani ki ka leni ba kuli den fii.
31 and left [the room. While] they were talking to one another they said to each other, “There is no reason why (the authorities/we) should execute this man, or that he should even be kept in prison [MTY].”
Ban den ña, bi den maadi leni biyaba ki tua: O naa joa naa tieni yaala n pundi ban kpa o, baa ban kuani o li kadidieli nni moko.
32 Agrippa said to Festus, “If this man had not asked that the Emperor judge him, he could have been released {[we(inc)] could have released him}.”
O bado Agilipa den yedi Feasitusa: O joa na ya den soagini o buudi Sesa po, a bi baa fidi ki faabi o.
