Acts 9
1 Meanwhile, Saul angrily continued to say, “I will kill those who believe that [Jesus is] the Lord!” He went to the supreme priest [in Jerusalem]
Sol ho apo gunv nga Ahtu ninyigv mvngjwngnv vdwa rinyingrirula ninyia yalungyachung dula gwngrw talwngbv rila mvritto. Ninyi nyibu butvyachok gvlo vngto,
2 and requested him [to write] letters [introducing him] to [the leaders of] [MTY] the Jewish meeting places in Damascus [city. The letters asked them to authorize Saul] to seize any men or women who followed the way [that Jesus had taught], and to take them as prisoners to Jerusalem [so that the Jewish leaders could judge and punish them].
okv Damaskas lo Jius vdwgv kumkunaam lo kaatam nvdubv sitiputa go kooto, ogulvgavbolo ho hoka yvvnyika hv kaapa ridw Ahtu gv lamtvlo vngnv vdwa, hv bunua nyimv jvka nyilo jvka naatung tola okv bunua Jerusalem bv bookar dukubv vla.
3 Saul took those letters, and while he [and those with him] traveled toward Damascus, as they were approaching the city, suddenly a [brilliant] light from heaven shone around Saul.
Sol Damaskas gv pamtv lo aachi svlv nga, dvminmabv nyido gvngv ninyia dooriak loung go ungkato.
4 [Immediately] he fell down to the ground. Then he heard the voice [of the Lord] say to him, “Saul, Saul, (stop causing me to suffer!/why are you causing me to suffer?) [RHQ]”
Hv kwdwlo gipvto okv ninyia vlv gamgo mindubv tvvpato, “Sol, Sol! No ogubv nga mvdwkmvku dunv?”
5 Saul asked him, “Lord, who are you?” He replied, “I am Jesus, [and] you [(sg)] are causing me to suffer [by hurting my followers]!
Sol tvvkato, “Ahtu, no yvvla?” ho gv vlv ngv minto, “Ngoonv Jisu, noogv mvdwkmvku kunam,” vlv ngv vbv minto.
6 Now instead [of continuing to do that], stand up and go into the city! [Someone there] will tell you [(sg)] what I [want] you to do.”
“Vbvritola gudungto okv pamtv lo vngnyika ho hoka nam mimpare no ogugunyi risvdw.”
7 The men who were traveling with Saul [became so frightened that they] could not say anything. [They just] stood there. They only heard the sound [when the Lord spoke], but they did not see anyone.
Sol gv lvkobv nyi vngbam vdwv daktung nyatoku, gamchar guka milin kuma; bunu gaam go tvvpato vbvritola oguguka kaapama.
8 Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could not see anything. So the men [with him] took him by the hand and led him into Damascus.
Sol kvdw gvngv godung toku okv ninyigv nyikv nyiktar toku, vbvritola oguachuk goka kaapama. Vbvrikunamv ninyia bunu laak am gakbwng tukula okv ninyia Damaskas lo vnggv toku.
9 For the next three days Saul could not see [anything], and he did not eat or drink anything.
Hv alu loum go kaapa kuma, okv ho dw lo hv ogugoka dvkutvngku mato.
10 In Damascus there was [a Jew] named Ananias who believed in Jesus. While [Ananias was seeing] a vision, the Lord [Jesus] said to him, “Ananias!” He replied, “Lord, I [am listening].”
Damaskas lo mvngjwngnv ako doonv gv aminv Ananias. Hv nyikrw kaanamv, ninyia Ahtu minto, “Ananias!” Hv mirwksito, “Ahtu, ngo sika kv.”
11 The Lord Jesus told him, “Go to Straight Street to the house that belongs to Judas. Ask [someone there if you(sg) can talk to] a man named Saul from Tarsus [city], because, surprisingly, at this moment he is praying [to me].
Ahtuv ninyia minto, “Gudungto okv lamtv vngchik bv vngdavngra tvka, okv Judas gv naam lo Tarsus lokv nyi Sol vnam amin go um tvvkato. Hv kumdungdo,
12 [Saul has seen] a vision in which a man named Ananias entered [the house where he was staying] and put his hands on him in order that he might see again.”
okv hv nyikrwgo kaato Ananias vnam nyi ako ninyigv laakv ninyia kaapa modu kubv vla hipo dubv yuma maato.”
13 But Ananias [protested], saying, “But Lord, many people have told me about this man! He has done many evil things to the people in Jerusalem who [believe in] you!
Ananias mirwksuto, “Ahtu, so nyi agv lvkwng lo achialvbv nyi vdwv nga minjipvnv okv Jerusalem lo doonv noogv nyi vdwa hv achialvbv alvmabv rinv ngv.
14 And the chief priests have authorized him to come here [to Damascus] in order to seize all of us who believe in you [(sg)] [MTY] [and take us to Jerusalem]!”
Okv hv Damaskas lo nyibu butv vdwgv lokv nam kumnvjonv nyi vdwa naatung dubv vla naatung nvnv siti pota lala aapvnv.”
15 But the Lord [Jesus] told Ananias, “Go to [Saul! Do what I say], because I have chosen him to serve me in order that he might speak about me [MTY] both to non-Jewish people and [their] kings and to the Israeli people.
Ahtu ninyia minto, “Vngnyika, ngo ninyia ngo gvbv ridukubv darlin pvkunv, ogulvgavbolo ngoogv amina Jentail vdwlo okv dvbv vdwlo okv Israel nyi vdwlo chinmu dukubv.
16 I myself will tell him that he must often suffer greatly because of [telling people about] me [MTY].”
Okv ngo atubongv ninyia ngoogv lvgabv hv vdwgo hirukaya nga hinsvkudw ho mvnwng nga ngo ninyia kaatamre.”
17 So Ananias went, and [after he found] the house [where Saul was], he entered it. Then, [as soon as he met Saul], he put his hands on him, and he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus [himself] commanded me to come [to you]. He is the [same] one who appeared to you [(sg)] while you were traveling along the road. [He sent me to you] in order that you might see again and that you might be completely controlled by the Holy Spirit {that the Holy Spirit might completely control you}.”
Vkvlvgabv Ananias vngtoku, Sol ogolo naam lo doopvdw ho aatoku, okv ninyigv laakv ninyia lakpv tola. Hv minto, “Achiboru Sol,” “Ahtu Jisu atubongv nga so aamu pvnv, noogv so aatv ringa lamtv lo noogv kaarwk sunam. Hv nga aamu pvnv ogulvgavbolo nam lvkodv kaapa modu kubv vla okv Darwknv Dowa paamu dukubv vla.”
18 Instantly, things like [fish] scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and he was able to see again. Then he stood up and was baptized {[Ananias] baptized him} [immediately].
Vjakpigobv Sol gv nyik lokv ngui asikarik ainggo olinto, okv hv lvkodv kaapa toku. Hv dakrap toku okv baptisma naatoku;
19 After Saul ate some food, he felt strong again. Saul stayed with the [other] believers in Damascus for several days.
Okv kochingso hv dvnam dvnyu laku okv ninyigv gwlwkv aakur toku. Sol mvngjwngnv vdwgv lvkobv alu lonyiloum go Damaskas lo doomin gvvto.
20 Right away Saul began to preach [to people about Jesus] in the Jewish meeting places [in Damascus. He told them] that Jesus is (the Son of/the man who is also) God.
Hv Jius vdwgv kumkunaamlo vngdavngra la okv ho Jisu Pwknvyarnv gv Kuunyilo ngvkv vla japrap toku.
21 And all the people who heard him [preach] were amazed. [Various ones of] them were saying, “([We(inc) can hardly believe that] this is the [same man] who persecuted the believers in Jerusalem!/Is this really the [same man] who persecuted the believers in Jerusalem?) [RHQ, MTY] And we [(inc)] know that he has [RHQ] come here to seize us and take us to the chief priests [in Jerusalem]!”
Ninyigv minama tvvnv mvnwng ngv lamrwpato okv tvvkato, “So nyi angv mai Jerusalem alo hogv nyi Jisunyi kumnvjoonv nga mvkinv? Okv hv vbv so ogugo mvngla aama sudw ho nyi vdwa naatung la okv bunua nyibu butv vdwgvlo bookur lwkdu kubv ridu nvgori?”
22 But [God] enabled Saul [to preach to many people even] more convincingly. He was proving [from the Scriptures] that Jesus is the Messiah. So the Jewish leaders in Damascus could not think of anything (to refute [what he said/to prove that what he said was not true]).
Vbvritola Sol gv japnamv tvvngam yaya toku, okv ninyi Jisu Messiah vla kaatam la mintoku ho Damaskas lo doonv Jius nyi vdwv ninyia yvvka mirwk sinyu matoku.
23 Some time later, [after Saul had left Damascus and then returned], the Jewish [leaders] [SYN] [there] plotted to kill him.
Alu mvngchigo vngro kochinglo, Jius vdwv lvkobv kaarwk suto okv Solnyi mvki dubv rungnyato,
24 [During each] day and night those Jews were continually watching [the people passing through] the city gates, in order that [when they saw Saul] they might kill him. However, someone told Saul what they planned to do.
vbvritola ninyia bunugv rungnam nga mimpa toku. Aluayu bv ninyia mvki dubv vla bunu pamtv gv agilo tooya toku.
25 So some of those whom he had helped [to believe in Jesus] took him [one] night [to the high stone wall that surrounded the city]. They [used ropes to] lower him in a [large] basket through an opening in the wall. [So he escaped from Damascus].
Vbvritola ayu yupgo lo Sol gv rigvvnam vdwv ninyia chikchiya mvko tvla okv otum gulo doomu gvrila lvkwnglo soolu toku.
26 When Saul arrived in Jerusalem, he began trying to associate with other believers. However, [almost] all of them continued to be afraid of him, because they did not believe that he had become a believer.
Sol Jerusalem lo vngto okv lvbwlaksu vdwgvlo ribam dubv rito. Vbvritola bunu ninyia lvbwlaksu gubv mvngjwng mato, okv bunu mvnwng ngv ninyia busuto.
27 But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles. He explained to the apostles how, [while Saul was traveling] along the road [to Damascus], he had seen the Lord [Jesus] and how the Lord had spoken to him [there. He] also told them how Saul had preached boldly about Jesus [MTY] [to people] in Damascus. [The apostles believed Barnabas and told the other believers about that].
Vbvrikunamv Barnabas ninyia naarwk sudubv aatoku okv ninyia Apostol vdwgvlo vnggv toku. Hv bunua oguaingbv Sol Ahtu ninyia lamtv lo kaarwk supvdw okv ho Ahtu ninyia oguaingbv raami supvdw mimbwk jitoku. Hv ka bunua mimpa toku Sol gv busukano kumabv Damaskas lo Jisu gv amin bv japgo karku nama.
28 So Saul began to associate with the apostles [and other believers] throughout Jerusalem, and he spoke boldly [to people] about [MTY] the Lord [Jesus].
Okv vbvrikunamv Sol bunua lvkobv doobam toku okv Jerusalem bv vngyik kartoku, Ahtu amin bv busukano kumabv japto.
29 Saul was [also] speaking [about Jesus] with Jews who spoke Greek, and he was debating with them. But they were continually trying [to think] ([of a way] to kill him/of [how they could] kill him).
Hv ka Grik bv japnv Jius vdwa japmi sila okv haak minsuto, vbvritola bunu ninyia mvki dubv rito.
30 When the [other] believers heard that [those Jews were planning to kill him, some of] the believers took Saul down to Caesarea [city. There] they arranged for him to go [by ship] to Tarsus, [his hometown].
Vdwlo mvngjwngnv vdwv um chinpa namgola, bunu Solnyi Kaisaria lo aagvto okv ninyia Tarsus lo vngmu toku.
31 So the groups of believers throughout [the entire regions of] Judea, Galilee, and Samaria lived peacefully [because no one was persecuting them any more]. The Holy Spirit was strengthening them [spiritually] and encouraging them. They were continuing to revere/honor the Lord [Jesus, and the Holy Spirit] was enabling many other people [to become believers].
Okv vkvlgabv ho Judia, Galili, okv Samaria Gvrja lo ho dwa sarsopoyoto. Darwknv Dow gv ridur kolokv hoka gwlwk nyato okv Ahtunyi alvbv mvngjwng nyato, mvngjwng nvngvka kaiyaya toku.
32 While Peter was traveling throughout those [regions, once] he went to [the coastal plain to visit] the believers [who lived] in Lydda [town].
Pitar mooku dvdvlo vngsik karto, okv lvko nvnga Lidda lo doonv Pwknvyarnv gv nyi vdwa kaalwkbv hv vngto.
33 There he met a man whose name was Aeneas. Aeneas had not been able to get up from [his] bed for eight years, because he was paralyzed.
Hoka Ainias vnam nyi ako ninyia kaarwk suto, hv digwngla doonvgo okv gadw lo gudung nyuku mabv anying pinw go dooku nvgo.
34 Peter said to him, “Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you [(sg) right now]! Get up and roll up your mat!” Right away Aeneas stood up.
Pitarnyi minto, “Ainias,” “Jisu Kristo nam alvdubv mvpure. Gudungto okv noogv gadwa mvdinmvta tokuka.” Vjakpigobv Ainias gudung toku.
35 Most of the people who lived in Lydda and on Sharon [Plain] saw Aeneas [after the Lord had healed him], so they believed in the Lord [Jesus].
Lidda okv Soran lo doonv nyi mvnwng ngv ninyia kaapa toku, okv Ahtunyi bunu mvngjwng nyatoku.
36 In Joppa [town] there was a believer whose name was Tabitha. [Her name] in the [Greek] language was Dorcas. [Both of these names mean gazelle/deer/antelope]. That woman was continually doing good deeds [for others. Specifically], she was helping poor people [by giving them things that they needed].
Joppa hoka ka Tabita vnam nyimv ako dooto, Hv mvngjwng nvgo. (Grik bv ninyigv amina Dorkas gobv minto, minam si “svdum ako”). Ninyigv singnam mvnwng nga alvnvgobv rito okv heemanv vdwa ridurto.
37 During the time [that Peter was in Lydda], she became sick and died. [Some women there] washed her body [according to the Jewish custom so that the people could bury it]. Then they [covered her body with cloth and] placed it in an upstairs room [in her house].
Oogv dw lo hv lvvmala sitoku. Ninyigv svma nga harkak tokula okv pvvya yagv karchung lo joopv toku.
38 Lydda was near Joppa, so when the believers heard that Peter was [still] in Lydda, they sent two men to [go] to Peter. [When they arrived where Peter was], they repeatedly urged/begged him, “Please come immediately with us [to Joppa]!”
Lidda lokv Joppa ngv adu minsu mato, okv vdwlo Joppa lo doonv mvngjwngnv vdwv Pitarnyi Lidda lo doopv vla tvvpa pvkudw, bunu nyi anyigo milwkla vngmu toku, “Ayala ngonu gvlo baapubv aaji labvkv.”
39 So [right away] Peter got ready and went with them. When they arrived [at the house in Joppa], the two men took Peter to the upstairs room [where Dorcas’ body was lying]. All the widows [there] around Peter. They were crying and showing him the cloaks and [other] garments that Dorcas had made for people while she was still alive.
Vkvlvgabv Pitar gwnggegwngrap tokula okv bunugv lvkobv vngtoku. Vdwlo hv vngchi tokudw, ninyia pvvya yagv karchung lo chaagv toku, hoka hvngmi mvnwng ngv ninyia doyumto, kapdula okv jvkok laklwk, jvtv Dorkas gv turla doori lo chumji nama ninyia kaatamto.
40 But Peter sent them all out of the room. Then he got down on his knees and prayed. Then, turning toward Tabitha’s body, he said, “Tabitha, stand up!” [Immediately] she opened her eyes and, when she saw Peter, she sat up.
Pitar bunu mvnwng nga karchung agumbv limu tokula, okv guplwk doola kumtoku; vbvrikunamv hv svma takbv dakrwk tola okv minto, “Tabita, gudungto!” hv ninyigv nyikv nyiktar toku, okv vdwlo hv Pitarnyi kaapa tokudw, hv gudung toku.
41 He grasped one of her hands and helped her to stand up. After he had summoned the believers and [especially] the widows [among them to come back in], he showed them that Tabitha was alive [again].
Pitar nvchilo aanwk tola okv ninyia svvdungto. Vbvrikunamv hv mvngjwngnv vdwa, hvngmi vdwa mintala, goklwk toku okv bunua ninyia turdu kubv kaatam nyatoku.
42 [Soon] people everywhere in Joppa knew about that miracle, and as a result many people believed in the Lord [Jesus].
Soogv yunying ngv Joppa mooku mvnwng lo dupwng nyato, okv Ahtunyi achialvgo mvngjwng toku.
43 Peter stayed in Joppa many days with a man named Simon who made leather [from animal skins].
Pitar Joppa lo apin mvnv Saimon minam nyi ako lvkobv alu meego doomin gvvtoku.
