Atũmwo 23
1 Nake Paũlũ agĩkũũrĩra athuuri a Kĩama kĩu maitho akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Ariũ a Baba, nĩndungatĩire Ngai ndĩ na thamiri ĩtarĩ ũcuuke nginya mũthenya wa ũmũthĩ.”
And Paul looking upon the council, said: Men, brethren, I have conversed with all good conscience before God until this present day.
2 Nake Anania mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai ũrĩa mũnene, agĩatha andũ arĩa maarũgamĩte hakuhĩ na Paũlũ mamũringe kanua.
And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to strike him on the mouth.
3 Hĩndĩ ĩyo Paũlũ akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Wee rũthingo rũrũ rũhakĩtwo mũnyũ mwerũ, we nĩwe ũkũringwo nĩ Ngai! Ũikarĩte hau ũnduĩre ciira kũringana na watho, no wee ũkaregana na watho, ũgaathana atĩ ningwo!”
Then Paul said to him: God shall strike thee, thou whited wall. For sittest thou to judge me according to the law, and contrary to the law commandest me to be struck?
4 Nao andũ arĩa maarũgamĩte hakuhĩ na Paũlũ makĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Anga nĩũkũũmĩrĩria kũruma mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai ũrĩa mũnene?”
And they that stood by said: Dost thou revile the high priest of God?
5 Nake Paũlũ akĩmacookeria atĩrĩ, “Ariũ a Baba, ndikũmenyete atĩ ũcio nĩwe mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai ũrĩa mũnene; nĩgũkorwo nĩ kwandĩkĩtwo atĩrĩ: ‘Ndũkanaarie ũũru igũrũ rĩa mũnene wa andũ anyu.’”
And Paul said: I knew not, brethren, that he is the high priest. For it is written: Thou shalt not speak evil of the prince of thy people.
6 Na rĩrĩ, Paũlũ aamenya atĩ amwe ao maarĩ Asadukai, na arĩa angĩ Afarisai, akĩanĩrĩra Kĩama-inĩ kĩu, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Ariũ a Baba, niĩ ndĩ Mũfarisai, na njiarĩtwo nĩ Mũfarisai. Ndĩraciirithio nĩ ũndũ wa kĩĩrĩgĩrĩro gĩakwa gĩa kũriũkio kwa arĩa akuũ.”
And Paul knowing that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, cried out in the council: Men, brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of Pharisees: concerning the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question.
7 Rĩrĩa oigire ũguo, gũkĩgĩa na ngarari gatagatĩ ka Afarisai na Asadukai, nakĩo kĩũngano kĩu gĩkĩamũkana.
And when he had so said, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and the Sadducees; and the multitude was divided.
8 (Asadukai moigaga gũtirĩ ũriũkio, na gũtirĩ araika, o na kana maroho, no Afarisai nĩmetĩkĩtie maũndũ macio mothe.)
For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess both.
9 Gũkĩgĩa na ngũĩ nene, nao arutani a watho amwe arĩa maarĩ Afarisai makĩrũgama na makĩaria megũmĩire mũno, makiuga atĩrĩ, “Ithuĩ tũtirona ũũru wa mũndũ ũyũ. Ĩ kũngĩkorwo nĩ roho kana mũraika ũmwarĩirie?”
And there arose a great cry. And some of the Pharisees rising up, strove, saying: We find no evil in this man. What if a spirit hath spoken to him, or an angel?
10 Nacio ngarari ikĩneneha mũno, o nginya mũnene wa mbũtũ akĩigua guoya nĩkuona ta Paũlũ angĩtarũrangwo tũcunjĩ nĩo. Agĩatha mbũtũ cia thigari ciikũrũke, imweherie harĩo na hinya, na imũtware nyũmba ya thigari.
And when there arose a great dissension, the tribune fearing lest Paul should be pulled in pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the castle.
11 Ũtukũ ũrĩa warũmĩrĩire, Mwathani akĩrũgama hakuhĩ na Paũlũ, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Wĩyũmĩrĩrie! O ũguo ũheanĩte ũhoro wakwa gũkũ Jerusalemu, noguo ũkaũheana kũu Roma.”
And the night following the Lord standing by him, said: Be constant; for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.
12 Rũciinĩ rũrũ rũngĩ, Ayahudi makĩgĩa na ndundu na makĩĩhĩta mwĩhĩtwa matikaarĩe kana manyue matooragĩte Paũlũ.
And when day was come, some of the Jews gathered together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying, that they would neither eat, nor drink, till they killed Paul.
13 Andũ arĩa maathugundĩte ndundu ĩyo maarĩ makĩria ya mĩrongo ĩna.
And they were more than forty men that had made this conspiracy.
14 Magĩthiĩ kũrĩ athĩnjĩri-Ngai arĩa anene na athuuri makĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Ithuĩ nĩtwĩhĩtĩte mwĩhĩtwa wa kwaga kũrĩa kĩndũ kana kũnyua nginya tũũrage Paũlũ.
Who came to the chief priests and the ancients, and said: We have bound ourselves under a great curse that we will eat nothing till we have slain Paul.
15 Na rĩrĩ, inyuĩ mũrĩ hamwe na Kĩama gĩa Athuuri ũriai mũnene wa mbũtũ amũrehe mbere yanyu, mwĩtuĩte ta mũrenda gũtuĩria wega ũhoro wa ciira wake. Ithuĩ nĩtwĩhaarĩirie kũmũũraga atanakinya haha.”
Now therefore do you with the council signify to the tribune, that he bring him forth to you, as if you meant to know something more certain touching him. And we, before he come near, are ready to kill him.
16 No rĩrĩa mwanake wa mwarĩ wa nyina na Paũlũ aaiguire ũhoro wa ithugunda rĩu, agĩthiĩ nyũmba ya thigari akĩĩra Paũlũ.
Which when Paul’s sister’s son had heard, of their lying in wait, he came and entered into the castle and told Paul.
17 Hĩndĩ ĩyo Paũlũ agĩĩta ũmwe wa anene a thigari igana rĩmwe, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Twara mwanake ũyũ kũrĩ mũnene wa mbũtũ; arĩ na ũndũ arenda kũmwĩra.”
And Paul, calling to him one of the centurions, said: Bring this young man to the tribune, for he hath some thing to tell him.
18 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio mũnene ũcio akĩmuoya, akĩmũtwara kũrĩ mũnene wa mbũtũ. Mũnene ũcio wa thigari igana rĩmwe akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Paũlũ, ũrĩa muohe nĩandũmanĩire anjĩĩra ndeehe mwanake ũyũ kũrĩ we tondũ arĩ na ũndũ arenda gũkwĩra.”
And he taking him, brought him to the tribune, and said: Paul, the prisoner, desired me to bring this young man unto thee, who hath some thing to say to thee.
19 Mũnene ũcio wa mbũtũ akĩnyiita mwanake ũcio guoko, akĩmũtwara keeheri-inĩ, akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Nĩ atĩa ũrenda kũnjĩĩra?”
And the tribune taking him by the hand, went aside with him privately, and asked him: What is it that thou hast to tell me?
20 Nake mwanake ũcio akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Ayahudi nĩmaiguanĩire makũũrie ũmarehere Paũlũ nĩguo arũgame mbere ya kĩama rũciũ, metuĩte ta marenda gũtuĩria ũhoro wake wega.
And he said: The Jews have agreed to desire thee, that thou wouldst bring forth Paul tomorrow into the council, as if they meant to inquire some thing more certain touching him.
21 Ndũgetĩkĩre ũguo marenda, tondũ andũ makĩria ya mĩrongo ĩna ao mamuoheirie njĩra-inĩ. Nĩmehĩtĩte mwĩhĩtwa wa kwaga kũrĩa kana kũnyua nginya mamũũrage. Na rĩrĩ, nĩmehaarĩirie, metereire wĩtĩkĩre ihooya rĩao.”
But do not thou give credit to them; for there lie in wait for him more than forty men of them, who have bound themselves by oath neither to eat, nor to drink, till they have killed him: and they are now ready, looking for a promise from thee.
22 Nake mũnene ũcio wa mbũtũ akĩĩra mwanake ũcio athiĩ, na akĩmũkaania, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ndũkeere mũndũ o na ũrĩkũ atĩ nĩũnginyĩirie ũhoro ũcio.”
The tribune therefore dismissed the young man, charging him that he should tell no man, that he had made known these things unto him.
23 Mũnene ũcio wa mbũtũ agĩcooka agĩĩta anene aake eerĩ a thigari igana rĩmwe akĩmaatha atĩrĩ, “Haarĩriai gĩkundi gĩa thigari magana meerĩ, na thigari mĩrongo mũgwanja iria ithiiaga ihaicĩte mbarathi, na thigari magana meerĩ iria ithiiaga ikuuĩte matimũ, nĩguo mathiĩ Kaisarea thaa ithatũ cia ũtukũ.
Then having called two centurions, he said to them: Make ready two hundred soldiers to go as far as Caesarea, and seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen for the third hour of the night:
24 Na ningĩ mũhaarĩrie mbarathi cia gũkuua Paũlũ atwarwo kũrĩ Felike ũrĩa barũthi hatarĩ na ũgwati.”
And provide beasts, that they may set Paul on, and bring him safe to Felix the governor.
25 Agĩcooka akĩandĩka marũa ũũ:
(For he feared lest perhaps the Jews might take him away by force and kill him, and he should afterwards be slandered, as if he was to take money.) And he wrote a letter after this manner:
26 Nĩ niĩ Kilaudio Lisia, Kũrĩ mũgaathe Barũthi Felike: Nĩndakũgeithia.
Claudius Lysias to the most excellent governor, Felix, greeting.
27 Mũndũ ũyũ aranyiitĩtwo nĩ Ayahudi na mararĩ hakuhĩ kũmũũraga, no ndĩrathiĩ na thigari ciakwa ndĩramũthara, nĩgũkorwo nĩndĩramenyete atĩ nĩ raiya wa Roma.
This man being taken by the Jews, and ready to be killed by them, I rescued coming in with an army, understanding that he is a Roman:
28 Nĩndĩrendaga kũmenya kĩrĩa maramũthitangagĩra, na nĩ ũndũ ũcio ndĩramũtwara Kĩama-inĩ kĩao.
And meaning to know the cause which they objected unto him, I brought him forth into their council.
29 Ndĩrakora atĩ athitangĩirwo maũndũ makoniĩ watho wao, no hatirarĩ ũndũ acuukĩirwo ũngĩratũmire atuĩrwo kũũragwo kana kuohwo.
Whom I found to be accused concerning questions of their law; but having nothing laid to his charge worthy of death or of bands.
30 Rĩrĩa ndĩramenyithirio atĩ kũraarĩ na ithugunda rĩa kũũraga mũndũ ũcio, ndĩramũtũma kũrĩ we o hĩndĩ ĩyo. Ndĩracooka ndĩraatha andũ acio mamũthitangĩte makũrehere thitango ĩrĩa mamũthitangĩire.
And when I was told of ambushes that they had prepared for him, I sent him to thee, signifying also to his accusers to plead before thee. Farewell.
31 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio thigari ikĩoya Paũlũ ũtukũ o ta ũrĩa ciaathĩtwo, ikĩmũtwara o nginya Antipatiri.
Then the soldiers, according as it was commanded them, taking Paul, brought him by night to Antipatris.
32 Naguo mũthenya ũyũ ũngĩ igĩtiga thigari iria ciathiiaga ihaicĩte mbarathi ithiĩ nake, nacio igĩcooka nyũmba ciao.
And the next day, leaving the horsemen to go with him, they returned to the castle.
33 Thigari icio cia mbarathi ciakinya Kaisarea, ikĩnengera barũthi marũa na ikĩneana Paũlũ kũrĩ we.
Who, when they were come to Caesarea, and had delivered the letter to the governor, did also present Paul before him.
34 Nake barũthi aathoma marũa, akĩũria kũrĩa Paũlũ oimĩte. Rĩrĩa aamenyire atĩ oimĩte Kilikia,
And when he had read it, and had asked of what province he was, and understood that he was of Cilicia;
35 akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ngaathikĩrĩria ciira waku andũ arĩa magũthitangĩte mooka.” Agĩcooka agĩathana Paũlũ aikare arangĩrĩtwo kũu nyũmba-inĩ ya ũthamaki ya Herode.
I will hear thee, said he, when thy accusers come. And he commanded him to be kept in Herod’s judgment hall.
