Acts 22
1 "Brethren and fathers," he said, "listen to my defence which I now make before you."
RI ai ko, sam ai ko komail, rong mas ai sapeng komail.
2 And on hearing him address them in Hebrew, they kept all the more quiet; and he said,
Irail lao ronger, me a masani ong irail ni lokaia en Ipru, re ap nenenla kaualap. I ari kotin masani.
3 "I am a Jew, born at Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought up in this city. I was carefully trained at the feet of Gamaliel in the Law of our forefathers, and, like all of you to-day, was zealous for God.
Ol en Sus amen ngai, me tikidar Tarsus en Silisia, a i kakairida nan kanim wet ni aluwilu en Kamaliel, padapadakki kapung en sam atail akan, o nantiong pongipongi Kot dueta komail kin wia ran wet.
4 I persecuted to death this new faith, continually binding both men and women and throwing them into prison;
O i kawelar al pot et lel ong kamelar aramas, ni ai saliedi o pangalang imateng ol o li akan.
5 as the High Priest also and all the Elders can bear me witness. It was, too, from them that I received letters to the brethren in Damascus, and I was already on my way to Damascus, intending to bring those also who had fled there, in chains to Jerusalem, to be punished.
Pwe iduen me samero lapalap o saumas akan kin kadede kin ia, pwe i aleer sang irail kisin likau, ong ri (atail) akan. I ap kolang Damaskus, pwen pil saliedi o wa dong Ierusalem, me mi wasa o, pwe ren kamekame.
6 "But on my way, when I was now not far from Damascus, about noon a sudden blaze of light from Heaven shone round me.
A ni ai koko wei korendor Damaskus, nin sauas, marain eu kodido sang nanlang, sare ia da.
7 I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me, "'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?'
Ngai ari pupedi nani pwel o rongada ngil eu, me masani ong ia: Saul, Saul, da me koe kame kin ia?
8 "'Who art thou, Lord?' I asked. "'I am Jesus, the Nazarene,' He replied, 'whom you are persecuting.'
Ngai ari potoan ong: Is komui Maing? A kotin masani ong ia: Ngai Iesus en Nasaret, me koe kin kame.
9 "Now the men who were with me, though they saw the light, did not hear the words of Him who spoke to me.
A me iang ia udialer marain o, ap masapwekadar, a re sota rong kapit en me masan dong ia.
10 And I asked, "'What am I to do, Lord?' "And the Lord said to me, "'Rise, and go into Damascus. There you shall be told of all that has been appointed for you to do.'
Ngai potoan ong: Da me i en wiada Maing? Kaun o ap kotin masani ong ia: Paurida u kowei ong Damaskus, nan a pan kapare ong uk wasa o, me kaonop ong uk er, en wiada.
11 "And as I could not see because the light had been so dazzling, those who were with me had to lead me by the arm, and so I came to Damascus.
A i solar kak kilang wasa, aki lingan en marain o, i ap daululang Damaskus; me iang ia kalua kin ia pa i.
12 "And a certain Ananias, a pious man who obeyed the Law and bore a good character with all the Jews of the city,
Ananias, ol lelapok amen duen kapung o, me kalok mau sili ren Sus akan karos, me kauson wasa o,
13 came to me and standing at my side said, "'Brother Saul, recover your sight.' "I instantly regained my sight and looked up at him.
Ap ko dong ia kasikasinen imp ai indai ong ia: Ri ai Saulus, kilangada wasa! Ari, ni auer ota i saradang i.
14 Then he said, 'The God of our forefathers has appointed you to know His will, and to see the righteous One and hear Him speak.
I ari katitiki: Kot en sam atail akan, me pil uk adar, pwe koe en lolekongki a kupur, o udial me Pung o, o rong kapit en silang i.
15 For you shall be a witness for Him, to all men, of what you have seen and heard.
Pwe koe pan sapwilim a saunkadede ong aramas karos, duen me koe kilangadar o rongadar.
16 And now why delay? Rise, get yourself baptized, and wash off your sins, calling upon His name.'
Ari, da me koe auiaui? Paurida o paptaisela, pwe dip om akan en widen sang, o sakarkidang mar a.
17 "After my return to Jerusalem, and while praying in the Temple, I fell into a trance.
A kadekadeo i lao pwara dong Ierusalem o kapakap nan im en kaudok o, i ap wukilar.
18 I saw Jesus, and He said to me, "'Make haste and leave Jerusalem quickly, because they will not accept your testimony about Me.'
O i kilang i, me kotin masani ong ia: Kanangata, madanga wei sang Ierusalem, pwe irail sota pang duki ong om kadede kin ia.
19 "'Lord,' I replied, 'they themselves well know how active I was in imprisoning, and in flogging in synagogue after synagogue those who believe in Thee;
Ngai ari potoan ong: Maing, pein irail asa, me i pangalang nan imateng o woki nan sinakoke kan me kin poson komui.
20 and when they were shedding the blood of Stephen, Thy witness, I was standing by, fully approving of it, and I held the clothes of those who were killing him.'
A ni sapwilim ar saunkadede Stepanus kamatalar, ngai pil u impa o peren kidar a kamatalar, nekinekid likau en me kamatalar i ko.
21 "'Go,' He replied; 'I will send you as an Apostle to nations far away.'"
A ap kotin masani ong ia: U ko wei, pwe I pan kadar uk ala wasa doo ren men liki kan.
22 Until they heard this last statement the people listened to Paul, but now with a roar of disapproval they cried out, "Away with such a fellow from the earth! He ought not to be allowed to live."
Irail rongerong i lel ong masan pot et, ap ngil laudeda indada: Siken wei sang sappa lap men et! Pwe a sota mau ong, i en memaureta!
23 And when they continued their furious shouts, throwing their clothes into the air and flinging dust about,
A ni arail weriwerada, o kaselar ar likau, o kasadar pwel par,
24 the Tribune ordered him to be brought into the barracks, and be examined by flogging, in order to ascertain the reason why they thus cried out against him.
Kaun lapalap o ap masani, i en wisikelang nan im en saunpei o masani, ren woki i, pwe i en lelapok kila, da me re weiweilokeki i.
25 But, when they had tied him up with the straps, Paul said to the Captain who stood by, "Does the Law permit you to flog a Roman citizen--and one too who is uncondemned?"
Irail lao saliedi i, Paulus ap idok ren kaun o, me u impa: Me pung, en woki aramas en Rom amen, me kaikenta pakadeikadar?
26 On hearing this question, the Captain went to report the matter to the Tribune. "What are you intending to do?" he said. "This man is a Roman citizen."
Kaun o lao rongada met, ap kola ren kaun lapalap o indada: Da me kom pan wiada, pwe aramas men et men Rom amen.
27 So the Tribune came to Paul and asked him, "Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?" "Yes," he said.
Kaun lapalap o ap kodo indai ong i: Katitiki ong ia, ol en Rom amen komui? A sapeng: Ei.
28 "I paid a large sum for my citizenship," said the Tribune. "But I was born free," said Paul.
Kaun lapalap o sapeng: Pwai laud me i saladok kilar. A Paulus masani: A ngai me tikidar saladok.
29 So the men who had been on the point of putting him under torture immediately left him. And the Tribune, too, was frightened when he learnt that Paul was a Roman citizen, for he had had him bound.
Me kodo kadeikada i, ap madang pure sang i, o kaun lapalap lao asadar, me i ol en Rom amen, a pil masakadar, pweki a saliedi i.
30 The next day, wishing to know exactly what charge was being brought against him by the Jews, the Tribune ordered his chains to be removed; and, having sent word to the High Priests and all the Sanhedrin to assemble, he brought Paul down and made him stand before them.
A mandan ran o a inong iong melel asa karep en Sus oko ar pangala i, ap lapwada i o kapokon pena samero lapalap o toun kapung o, ap wadila Paulus o kotikidi ong i mo’rail.
