Oihana 9
1 E HA aku ana o Saulo i ka olelo hooweliweli, a me ka luku aku i na haumana a ka Haku, hele aku la ia i ke kahuna nui,
Meanwhile Saul, still breathing murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord, went to the High Priest,
2 Nonoi aku la i mau palapala no na halehalawai ma Damaseko, ina loaa ia ia kekahi mau mea no keia aoao, na kane paha, na wahine paha, e alakai mai no oia ia lakou me ka nakinakiia ma Ierusalema.
and asked him to give him letters to the Jewish congregations at Damascus, authorising him, if he found there any supporters of the Cause, whether men or women, to have them put in chains and brought to Jerusalem.
3 A i kona hele ana aku, a kokoke ia i hiki i Damaseko, anapu koko mai a puni iho la ia i ka malamalama mai ka lani mai.
While on his journey, as he was nearing Damascus, suddenly a light from the heavens flashed around him.
4 Hina iho la i ka honua, e lohe aku la ia i leo, i ka i ana mai ia ia. E Saulo, e Saulo, no ke aha la oe e hoomaau mai nei ia'u?
He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him — “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?”
5 I aku la ia, Owai oe, e ka Haku? I mai la ka Haku, O Iesu no wau ka mea au e hoomaau mai nei. O ke keehi ana i na mea oioi, he mea ia e eha ai nou.
“Who are you, Lord?” he asked. “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” the voice answered;
6 I aku la ia me ka hopohopo a me ka haalulu, e ka Haku, heaha kou makemake e hana aku ai au? I mai la ka Haku ia ia, E ala oe iluna, a e hele i ke kulauakauhale, a e haiia no ia oe ka mea pono nau e hana aku ai.
“Yet stand up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”
7 A o na kanaka e hele pu ana me ia, ku iho la lakou me ka leopaa, ua lohe no lakou i ka leo, aole nae i ike aku i kekahi mea.
The men traveling with Saul were meanwhile standing speechless; they heard the sound of the voice, but saw no one.
8 Ala mai la o Saulo, mai ka honua mai, oaka ae la kona mau maka, aole nae ia i ike i kekahi mea. Alakai lima aku Ia lakou ia ia a hiki aku i Damaseko.
When Saul got up from the ground, though his eyes were open, he could see nothing. So his men led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus;
9 Ekolu la o kona ike ole ana, aole ia i ai, aole no hoi i inu.
and for three days he was unable to see, and took nothing either to eat or to drink.
10 Aia no ma Damaseko, kekahi haumana, o Anania kona inoa. I mai la ka Haku ia ia ma ka hihio, E Anania, I aku la kela, Eia no wau, e ka Haku.
Now there was at Damascus a disciple named Ananias, to whom, in a vision, the Lord said: “Ananias.” “Yes, Lord,” he answered.
11 I mai la ka Haku ia ia, E ku, a e hele ma ke kuamoo, i kapaia o Pololei, ma ka hale o Iuda, e imi i kekahi mea i kapaia o Saulo, no Tareso, no ka mea, aia hoi, ke pule la ia.
“Go at once,” said the Lord, “to the ‘Straight Street’, and ask at Judas’s house for a man named Saul, from Tarsus. He is at this moment praying,
12 A ma ka hihio oia i ike aku ai i kekahi kanaka, o Anania kona inoa, e hele mai ana, a kau i ka lima maluna ona, i ike ia.
and he has seen, in a vision, a man named Ananias coming in and placing his hands on him, so that he may recover his sight.”
13 I aku la o Anania, E ka Haku e, ua nui loa na mea a'u i lohe ai i ua kanaka la, i ka nui o ka hewa ana i hana aku ai i kou poe haipule ma Ierusalema.
“Lord,” exclaimed Ananias, “I have heard from many people about this man — how much harm he has done at Jerusalem to your People there.
14 Ua loaa no hoi ia ia ka mana na ke kahuna nui mai, e hoopaa i na mea a pau i hea aku i kou inoa.
And, here, too, he holds authority from the Chief Priests to put in chains all those who invoke your Name.”
15 I mai la ka Haku ia ia, O hele: no ka mea, he ipu i kohoia na'u oia nei, e lawe aka ai i ko'u inoa imua o ko na aina e, a me na'lii, a me na mamo a Iaeraela.
But the Lord said to him: “Go, for this man is my chosen instrument to uphold my Name before the Gentiles and their kings, and the people of Israel.
16 No ka mea, e hoike aku ana au ia ia i ka nui o kona ohaeha ana no ko'u nei inoa.
I will myself show him all that he has to suffer for my Name.”
17 Holo aku la o Anania a komo aka la i ka hale; a kau aku la i kona mau lima maluna ona, i aku la, E Saulo, e ke kaikaina, na hoouna mai nei ka Haku ia'u, o Iesu, ka mea au i ike ai ma ke ala au i hele mai ai, i ike oe, a i piha hoi i ka Uhane Hemolele.
So Ananias went, entered the house, and, placing his hands on Saul, said: “Saul, my Brother, I have been sent by the Lord — by Jesus, who appeared to you on your way here — so that you may recover your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”
18 Haule koke iho la mai kona mau maka mai me he mau unahi la, a ike koke iho la ia, a ku mai la, bapetizoia iho la.
Instantly it seemed as if a film fell from Saul’s eyes, and his sight was restored. Then he got up and was baptized,
19 A i ka lawe ana i ai, ikaika ae la. Noho iho la o Saulo, i kekahi mau la me na haumana ma Damaseko.
and, after he had taken food, he felt his strength return. Saul stayed for some days with the disciples who were at Damascus,
20 Hai koke aku la ia maloko o na halehalawai, ia Iesu, o ke Keiki ia a ke Akua.
and at once began in the Synagogues to proclaim Jesus as the Son of God.
21 Kahaha iho la ka poe a pau i lohe, i ae la; Aole anei keia ka mea i luku ai i ka poe i hea aku ma keia inoa ma Ierusalema, a hele mai hoi ia nei e lawe ia lakou me ka paa, i na kahuna nui?
All who heard him were amazed. “Is not this,” they asked, “the man who worked havoc in Jerusalem among those that invoke this Name, and who had also come here for the express purpose of having such persons put in chains and taken before the Chief Priests?”
22 Mahuahua nui aku la ka ikaika o Saulo: a pilipu ia ia ka poe Iudaio, e noho ana ma Damaseko i kona hoakaka ana, o ka Mesia no keia.
Saul’s influence, however, kept steadily increasing, and he confounded the Jews who lived in Damascus by the proofs that he gave that Jesus was the Christ.
23 A hala ia mau la, kukakuka ka poe Iudaio e pepehi ia ia.
After some time the Jews laid a plot to kill Saul,
24 Ike ae la o Saulo i ka lakou kuka ana. Hoomakakiu aku la lakou ma na puka i ke ao a me ka po e pepehi ia ia.
but it became known to him. They even watched the gates day and night, to kill him;
25 Lawe aku La na haumana ia ia i ka po, a ma ka hinai, hookuu iho la ia ia ilalo, mawaho o ka pa.
but his disciples let him down by night through an opening in the wall, lowering him in a basket.
26 A hiki aku la o Saulo i Ierusalema, hoao aku la ia e hui pu me na haumana, makau mai la lakou a pau ia ia, no ka mea, aole lakou i manao he haumana ia.
On his arrival in Jerusalem, Saul attempted to join the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, as they did not believe that he was really a disciple.
27 Lalau aku la o Barenaba ia ia, a alakai aku la ia ia i na lunaolelo, a hoakaka aku la i kona ike ana i ka Haku ma ke alanui, a me kana olelo ana mai ia ia, a me kana ao ikaika ana aku ma Damaseko, ma ka inoa o Iesu.
Barnabas, however, taking him by the hand, brought him to the Apostles, and told them the whole story of how Saul on his journey had seen the Lord, and how the Lord had talked to him, and how in Damascus he had spoken out fearlessly in the Name of Jesus.
28 Me lakou pu iho la no ia ma Ierusalema, i ka hele ana aku a i ka hoi ana mai.
After that, Saul remained in Jerusalem, in close intercourse with the Apostles; and he spoke fearlessly in the Name of the Lord,
29 A e ao wiwo ole aku ia ma ka inoa o Iesu, me ka hoopaapaa aku i ka poe Helene; a kukakuka iho la lakou e pepehi ia ia.
talking and arguing with the Jews of foreign birth, who, however, made attempts to kill him.
30 A ike iho la na hoahanau, lawe aku la lakou ia ia i Kaisareia, a hoouna aku la ia ia i Tareso.
But, when the Brethren found this out, they took him down to Caesarea, and sent him on his way to Tarsus.
31 A maluhia iho la na ekalesia ma Iudea a pau, a me Galilaia, a me Samaria hoi. Hookupaaia iho la lakou, e hele ana me ka makau i ka Haku, a me ka olioli o ka Uhane Hemolele, a mahuahua iho la lakou.
And so it came about that the Church, throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria, enjoyed peace and became firmly established; and, ordering its life by reverence for the Lord and the help of the Holy Spirit, it increased in numbers.
32 A i ko Petero kaahele ana ma na wahi a pau, hiki ae la ia i ka poe haipule e noho ana ma Luda.
Peter, while traveling from place to place throughout the country, went down to visit the People of Christ living at Lydda.
33 Loaa aku la ia ia ilaila kekahi kanaka, o Ainea kona inoa, ua moe ma ka moe no na makahiki ewalu, i ka mai lolo.
There he found a man named Aeneas, who had been bed-ridden for eight years with paralysis.
34 I mai la o Petero ia ia, E Ainea, ke hoola mai nei o Iesu Kristo ia oe; e ku, a nau no e holahola i kou wahi moe. Ku koke ae la ia.
“Aeneas,” Peter said to him, “Jesus Christ cures you. Get up, and make your bed.” Aeneas got up at once;
35 O ka poe a pau, e noho ana ma Luda, a ma Sarona, ike aku la lakou ia ia, a huli iho la i ka Haku.
and all the inhabitants of Lydda and of the Plain of Sharon saw him, and came over to the Lord’s side.
36 Aia ma Iope kekahi haumana wahine, o Tabita ka inoa, ma ka hoohalike ana hoi, ua iia o Doreka, ua nui na hana maikai, a me na manawalea ana i hana'i.
At Jaffa there lived a disciple whose name was Tabitha, which is in Greek ‘Dorcas’ — a Gazelle. Her life was spent in doing kind and charitable actions.
37 Ia mau la mai iho Ia ia a make. Holoi aku ia lakou ia ia, a waiho iho Ia ma ke keena maluna.
Just at that time she was taken ill, and died; and they had washed her body and laid it out in an upstairs room.
38 Ua kokoke no o Luda ma Iope, a lohe ae la na haumana i ko Petero hiki ana mala i la, hoouna aku la lakou i elua kanaka ia ia, nonoi aku la laua aole e hookaulua i kona hele ana io lakou la.
Jaffa was near Lydda, and the disciples, having heard that Peter was at Lydda, sent two men with the request that he would come on to them without delay.
39 Ku no la o Petero iluna, a hele pu me laua: a hiki aku la ia, alakai aku la lakou ia ia i ua keena la maluna; a ku pu me ia ua wahinekanemake a pau e uwe ana, a e hoike ana i na palule, a me na kapa komo a Doreka i hana'i i kona wa i noho pu ai me lakou.
Peter returned with them at once. On his arrival, he was taken upstairs, and all the widows came round him in tears, showing the coats and other clothing which Dorcas had made while she was among them.
40 Kipaku aku la o Petero ia lakou a pau mawaho, kukuli iho la a pule aku la; alaila haliu ae la ia ma ke kino, i aku la, E Tabita, e ala mai oe; oaka ao la kona mau maka, a ike ao la oia ia Petero, ala ae la ia iluna.
But Peter sent everybody out of the room, and knelt down and prayed. Then, turning to the body, he said: “Tabitha! stand up.” She opened her eyes, and, seeing Peter, sat up.
41 Haawi aku la o Petero i ka lima ia ia, hooku ao la ia ia iluna; kii aku la ia i ka poe haipule, a me na wahinokanemake, a hoike aku la ia ia e ola'na.
Giving her his hand, Peter raised her up, and, calling in the widows and others of Christ’s People, presented her to them alive.
42 A ikea ao la ia mea ma Iope a pau; a nui na mea i manaoio aku i ka Haku.
This became known all through Jaffa, and numbers of People came to believe in the Lord.
43 A noho iho la ia ma Iopo i kekahi mau la, me Simona ka hanaili.
And Peter stayed some days at Jaffa with a tanner named Simon.
