Hojii 26
1 Agriiphaan Phaawulosiin, “Akka ati ofii keetiif dubbattu siif eeyyamameera” jedhe. Phaawulosis harkaan mallattoo kennee akkana jedhee falmachuu jalqabe;
And Agrippa said to Paul, It is permitted to thee to speak for thyself. Then Paul reaching forth his hand, proceeded with his defence:
2 “Yaa Agriiphaa Mooticha, ani sababii waan Yihuudoonni ittiin na himatan hunda falmachuudhaaf jedhee harʼa fuula kee dura dhaabadhuuf akka ayyaantuu tokkoottin of ilaala.
O king Agrippa, I consider myself happy, being about this day to make my defence before thee concerning all those things of which I am accused by the Jews:
3 Kunis waan ati duudhaa fi wal mormii Yihuudootaa hunda keessa beektuufii dha. Kanaafuu ani akka ati obsaan na dhaggeeffattu sin kadhadha.
especially as thou art acquainted with all the customs and questions among the Jews: therefore I pray you to hear me patiently.
4 “Ani ijoollummaa kootii jalqabee saba koo keessatti, Yerusaalem keessattis akkamitti akka jiraachaa ture Yihuudoonni hundinuu ni beeku.
Moreover indeed all the Jews know my life from my youth; being from the beginning in my nation and in Jerusalem,
5 Akka ani akka Fariisicha tokkootti akkuma sirna garee akka malee amantaa keenyatti cichu sanaatti jiraadhe isaanuu bara dheeraa waan na beekaniif, yoo fedhii qabaatan dhugaa baʼuu ni dandaʼu.
knowing me originally, if they may be willing to testify, that according to the most rigid sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.
6 Ammas ani waadaa Waaqni abbootii keenyaaf gale sana waan abdadhuuf qoratamuuf dhiʼaadheen as jira.
And now for the hope of the promise which is from God to our fathers, I stand being judged:
7 Waadaan kun isuma gosoonni keenya kudha lamaan halkanii guyyaa Waaqa tajaajiluutti jabaatanii raawwatamuu isaa arguu hawwan sanaa dha. Yaa Agriiphaa Mooticha, Yihuudoonnis sababuma abdii kanaatiif na himachaa jiru.
unto which our twelve tribes constantly worshiping night and day, hope to attain: concerning which hope I am accused by the Jews, O king.
8 Akka Waaqni warra duʼan duʼaa kaasu isin maaliif akka waan hin amanamne tokkootti herregdu?
Why is it judged by you incredible, if God shall raise the dead?
9 “Ani mataan koo iyyuu maqaa Yesuus nama Naazreetiitiin mormuudhaaf akka waan dandaʼamu hunda gochuu qabu nan amana ture.
Moreover indeed, I thought to myself that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus the Nazarene:
10 Wanni ani Yerusaalem keessatti hojjedhes kanuma; ani taayitaa luboota hangafoota irraa argadheen qulqulloota baayʼee mana hidhaatti naquu qofa utuu hin taʼin yeroo isaan ajjeefaman iyyuu dubbicha irratti walii galaan ture.
which I did also in Jerusalem, and shut up many of the saints in prison; and having received authority from the chief priests, and they being slain, I gave my vote against them;
11 Anis akka isaan adabamaniif yeroo baayʼee mana sagadaa tokko irraa gara mana sagadaa biraatti darbaa, akka isaan amantii isaanii arrabsaniifis isaan dirqisiisaan ture. Ani waan akka malee isaanitti aaraa tureef hamma magaalaawwan biyya alaatti illee deemee isaan ariʼachaan ture.
and throughout all the synagogues, frequently punishing them, I compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceeding mad against them, I was persecuting them even also unto foreign cities.
12 “Anis gaafa tokko kanumaaf jedhee taayitaa fi ergama luboota hangafoota biraa fudhadhee utuun Damaasqoo deemaa jiruu,
Meanwhile journeying to Damascus with power and authority of the chief priests, I saw on the way, O king,
13 yaa mooticha, ani utuman karaa deemaa jiruu gara saafaatti ifa ifa aduu caalaa ibsu tokko isaa samii irraa naannoo koottii fi naannoo warra na wajjin deemaniitti ibsu arge.
about midday, a light from heaven above the brightness of the sun, shining around me and those traveling with me;
14 Hundi keenya lafatti kukkufne; anis sagalee afaan Ibraayisxiitiin ‘Yaa Saaʼol, yaa Saaʼol, ati maaliif na ariʼatta? Arfii wayii dhiituun suma miidha’ naan jedhu tokkon dhagaʼe.
and we all having fallen to the ground, I heard a voice speaking to me in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against goads.
15 “Anis, ‘Yaa Gooftaa ati Eenyu?’ jedheen gaafadhe. “Gooftaanis deebisee akkana jedhe; ‘Ani Yesuus isa ati ariʼattuu dha.
And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou art persecuting.
16 Amma kaʼii miilla keetiin dhaabadhu. Ani akka ati tajaajilaa koo taatee, waaʼee koos waan argitee fi waan ani sitti mulʼisuuf jiru dhugaa baatuuf si muuduuf jedhee sitti mulʼadheera.
But rise up, and stand upon thy feet: for unto this have I appeared unto thee, to make thee a minister and a martyr both of those things which thou hast seen, and of which I will appear unto thee;
17 Ani saba keetii fi Namoota Ormaa kanneen gara isaaniitti si ergu jalaa sin baasa.
delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee,
18 Atis ija isaanii bantee dukkana keessaa gara ifaatti, humna Seexanaa jalaas gara Waaqaatti isaan deebifta; kunis akka isaan dhiifama cubbuu argatanii fi akka isaan warra natti amanuun qulqullaaʼan gidduutti dhaala argataniif.’
to open their eyes, to turn them from darkness unto light, and from the power of Satan unto God, in order that they may receive remission of sins, and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in me.
19 “Kanaafuu yaa Agriiphaa Mooticha, ani mulʼata samii irraa dhufe sanaaf ajajamuu hin didne.
Therefore, O king, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision:
20 Anis akka isaan qalbii jijjiirratanii gara Waaqaatti deebiʼaniif, qalbii jijjiirrachuu isaaniis akka hojiidhaan mirkaneessaniif jalqabatti warra Damaasqootti, warra Yerusaalemiitti, warra Yihuudaa guutuutti akkasumas Namoota Ormaatti lallabeera.
but first to those in Damascus, and also in Jerusalem, and throughout all the country of Judea, and to the Gentiles, I was preaching that they should repent and turn to God, doing things worthy of repentance.
21 Sababiin Yihuudoonni mana qulqullummaa keessatti na qabanii na ajjeesuu yaalaniifis kanuma.
On account of these things the Jews, taking me while in the temple, endeavored to kill me.
22 Ani garuu hamma guyyaa harʼaatti gargaarsa Waaqaa qaba; kanaafuu ani dhaabadhee xinnaa guddaaf dhugaa baʼaan jira. Ani waan raajonnii fi Museen ‘Ni taʼa’ jedhanii dubbataniin alatti waan tokko illee hin dubbadhu.
Then having received help from God, I have stood unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying nothing but what the prophets and Moses said were about to come to pass:
23 Kunis akka Kiristoos dhiphachuu qabu, akka inni warra duʼan keessaa kaʼuudhaan kan jalqabaa taʼee saba isaatii fi Namoota Ormaatiif ifa labsuu dha.”
how that Christ must suffer, how being the first from the resurrection of the dead, he is to proclaim light both to the people, and the Gentiles.
24 Utuma Phaawulos akkasitti falmachaa jiruu Fesxoos sagalee guddaan, “Phaawulos, ati maraatteerta! Barumsi kee guddaan sun si maraachisaa jira” jedheen.
And he making his defence to these things, Festus says with a loud voice, O Paul, thou art beside thyself; many writings turned thee into insanity.
25 Phaawulosis akkana jedhee deebise; “Yaa Fesxoos kabajamaa, ani hin maraanne; wanni ani dubbachaa jirus dhugaa dha; sirrii dhas.
But Paul says, I am not a maniac, most noble Festus; but I speak forth the words of truth and soberness.
26 Sababii mootichi waan kana beekuuf, ani ifatti baasee isatti himuu nan dandaʼa. Sababii wanni kun suuqatti hin hojjetaminiif ani akka waan kana keessaa tokko iyyuu isa duraa hin dhokatin nan amana.
For the king, to whom I also speak boldly, knows concerning these things: for I am persuaded that nothing of these things is hidden; for this has not been done in a corner.
27 Yaa Agriiphaa Mooticha, ati raajota ni amantaa? Akka ati amantu ani iyyuu beeka.”
O king Agrippa, dost thou believe the prophets? I know that thou believest them.
28 Agriiphaanis Phaawulosiin, “Ati yeruma gabaabaa keessatti Kiristaana na gochuu yaaddaa?” jedhe.
And Agrippa said to Paul, With little persuasion thou dost persuade thyself to make me a Christian.
29 Phaawulosis deebisee, “Yeroo gabaabaattis taʼu dheeraatti, si qofa utuu hin taʼin akka warri na dhagaʼaa jiran hundinuu foncaa kanaan hidhamuu malee akkuma koo akka taʼan ani Waaqa nan kadhadha” jedhe.
And Paul said, I would to God, that both in little and in much, not only you, but also all of those hearing me this day, were such as I am, except these bonds.
30 Kana irratti mootichi, bulchaanii fi Barniiqeen, akkasumas warri isaan wajjin tataaʼaa turan ol kaʼan.
And the king, and the governor, and Bernice, and those sitting with them, arose up:
31 Isaanis yeroo gad baʼanitti, “Namichi kun waan duʼaan yookaan hidhaan isa gaʼu tokko illee hin hojjenne” wajjin jedhan.
and having gone away, they were talking to one another, saying, that This man is doing nothing worthy of death or of bonds.
32 Agriiphaanis Fesxoosiin, “Namichi kun utuu Qeesaaritti ol iyyachuu baatee silaa ni hiikama ture” jedhe.
But Agrippa said to Festus, This man was able to have been released, if he had not appealed to Caesar.
