Ditiro 22
1 “Bagaetsho le borara ntheetsang fa ke bolela boiphemelo jwa me.”
“Brothers and fathers, listen to the defense which I now make to you.”
2 (Erile fa ba utlwa a bua Sehebera, ga nna tidimalo e kgolo).
When they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, they were even more quiet. He said,
3 A ba raya a re, “Ke Mojuta, yo o tsaletsweng kwa Tareso, motse o o mo Kilikia, mme ke ithutile fano mo Jerusalema mo go Gamaliele yo ke ithutileng mo go ene go sala morago sentle melao le dingwao tsa Sejuta. Ke ne ka tlhoafalela go tlotla Modimo mo go sengwe le sengwe se ke neng ke se dira, fela jaaka lo lekile go dira gompieno.
“I am indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, instructed according to the strict tradition of the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, even as you all are today.
4 Mme ke ne ke bogisa Bakeresete, ke ba beletsa go swa, ke bofa banna le basadi ke ba tsenya mo kgolegelong.
I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women,
5 Moperesiti yo mogolo kgotsa mongwe wa bagolwane o ka ntshupela. Gonne ke ne ka kopa tetlelelo ya dikwalo tse di yang kwa baeteledipeleng ba Sejuta ba ba kwa Damaseko, tse di nang le ditaelo go ntetla go bofa Bakeresete bangwe ba ke ba bonang go ba isa kwa Jerusalema gore ba otlhaiwe.
as also the high priest and all the council of the elders testify, from whom also I received letters to the brothers, and traveled to Damascus to bring them also who were there to Jerusalem in bonds to be punished.
6 “Mme erile ke le mo tseleng, ke le gaufi le Damaseko, go le motshegare, ka tshoganetso lesedi le le galalelang thata le tswa legodimong la phatshima mo tikologong ya me.
“As I made my journey and came close to Damascus, about noon suddenly a great light shone around me from the sky.
7 Ke ne ka wela fa fatshe mme ka utlwa lentswe le nthaya le re, ‘Saulo, Saulo, o mpogisetsang?’
I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’
8 “Mme ke ne ka re, ‘Ke mang yo o buang le nna Morena?’ Mme a fetola a re ‘Ke nna Jesu wa Nasaretha, yo o mmogisang!’
I answered, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ He said to me, ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you persecute.’
9 Banna ba ke neng ke na nabo ba ne ba bona lesedi mme ba ne ba sa tlhaloganye se se neng se buiwa.
“Those who were with me indeed saw the light and were afraid, but they did not understand the voice of him who spoke to me.
10 “Mme ke ne ka re, ‘Ke direng Morena?’ Mme Morena o ne a nthaya a re, ‘Tsoga o tsene mo Damaseko, mme koo o tlaa bolelelwa se se go letetseng mo dingwageng tse di kwa pele.’
I said, ‘What shall I do, Lord?’ The Lord said to me, ‘Arise, and go into Damascus. There you will be told about all things which are appointed for you to do.’
11 Ke ne ka foufadiwa ke lesedi le legolo, mme ka tshwanelwa ke go gogelwa mo Damaseko ke bapati ba me.
When I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of those who were with me, I came into Damascus.
12 Mme koo ga bo go na le monna yo o bidiwang Ananiase, monna yo o neng a boifa Modimo ka fa molaong, a bile a bolelwa bo-molemo ke Bajuta botlhe ba Damaseko,
“One Ananias, a devout man according to the law, well reported of by all the Jews who lived in Damascus,
13 o ne a tla kwa go nna, mme ya re a eme fa thoko ga me a re, ‘Mokaulengwe Paulo, foufologa!’ Mme ka yone nako eo ka foufologa ka mmona!
came to me, and standing by me said to me, ‘Brother Saul, receive your sight!’ In that very hour I looked up at him.
14 “Mme a nthaya a re, ‘Modimo wa borraa rona o go tlhophile go itse go rata ga One le go bona Mesia le go mo utlwa a bua.
He said, ‘The God of our fathers has appointed you to know his will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear a voice from his mouth.
15 Mme o tshwanetse go tsamaisa molaetsa wa gagwe gongwe le gongwe, o bolela se o se bonyeng le se o se utlwileng.
For you will be a witness for him to all men of what you have seen and heard.
16 Mme jaanong o diegelang? Tsamaya o ye go kolobediwa, o bo o tlhatswiwe mo dibeng tsa gago, o bitse leina la Morena.’
Now why do you wait? Arise, be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.’
17 “Mme erile letsatsi lengwe ke sena go boela kwa Jerusalema, fa ke santse ke rapela mo Tempeleng, ka nna jaaka ekete ke a lora mme ka bona ponatshegelo ya Modimo o nthaya o re, ‘Akofa! Tswa mo Jerusalema, gonne batho ba ba fano ga ba na go go dumela fa o ba neela molaetsa wa me.’
“When I had returned to Jerusalem and while I prayed in the temple, I fell into a trance
and saw him saying to me, ‘Hurry and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not receive testimony concerning me from you.’
19 Mme ka re, ‘Morena, ba itse sentle gore ke ne ka betsa ka bo ka tsenya mo kgolegelong ba ba neng ba dumela mo go wena, mo tlung ya thuto nngwe le nngwe.
I said, ‘Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue those who believed in you.
20 Le ka nako e mosupi wa gago Setefane o neng a bolawa ka yone, ke ne ke eme teng foo ke dumalana nabo, ke tshotse diaparo tse ba neng ba di beetse fa thoko fa ba mmolaya.’
When the blood of Stephen, your witness, was shed, I also was standing by, consenting to his death, and guarding the cloaks of those who killed him.’
21 Mme Modimo o ne wa nthaya wa re, ‘Tswa mo Jerusalema, gonne ke tlaa go roma kgakala kwa go Badichaba!’”
“He said to me, ‘Depart, for I will send you out far from here to the Gentiles.’”
22 Mme boidiidi jwa batho bo ne jwa reetsa go fitlhelela Paulo a tla mo lefokong leo, mme ka lentswe le le lengwe ba goa ba re, “A motho yoo a tlosiwe! Mmolaeng! Ga a tshwanela go tshela!”
They listened to him until he said that; then they lifted up their voice and said, “Rid the earth of this fellow, for he is not fit to live!”
23 Ba ne ba goa ba latlhela diaparo tsa bone kwa godimo ba kubuela lorole.
As they cried out, threw off their cloaks, and threw dust into the air,
24 Mme molaodi o ne a mo tlisa mo teng ga kago ya batlhabani mme a laola gore a itewe ka dithupa gore a tle a ipolele bosula jwa gagwe. O ne a batla go itse gore ke eng fa batho ba ne ba galefa thata!
the commanding officer commanded him to be brought into the barracks, ordering him to be examined by scourging, that he might know for what crime they shouted against him like that.
25 Mme ya re ba bofa Paulo gore ba mmetse, Paulo a raya moeteledipele mongwe wa mophato a re, “A go siame ka molao gore o betse Mo-Roma a ise a bo a sekisiwe?”
When they had tied him up with straps, Paul asked the centurion who stood by, “Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman, and not found guilty?”
26 Moeteledipele wa mophato a ya kwa go molaodi le ene a re, “O dirang? Monna yo ke Mo-Roma!”
When the centurion heard it, he went to the commanding officer and told him, “Watch what you are about to do, for this man is a Roman!”
27 Mme molaodi a ya kwa go Paulo a mmotsa a re, “A ko o mpolelele, a o Mo-Roma!” Mme Paulo a fetola a re, “Ee, ke Mo-Roma!”
The commanding officer came and asked him, “Tell me, are you a Roman?” He said, “Yes.”
28 Mme molaodi le ene a re, “Le nna ke Mo-Roma, le gone go ntopile tlhwatlhwa e kgolo go nna Mo-Roma!” Mme Paulo ene a re, “Nna ke tsetswe ke le Mo-Roma!”
The commanding officer answered, “I bought my citizenship for a great price.” Paul said, “But I was born a Roman.”
29 Masole a a neng a ipaakanyeditse go mo itaya, a nyelela ka bonako fa ba utlwa gore Paulo ke Mo-Roma, mme molaodi le ene o ne a tshoga ka gore o ne a laotse gore a bofiwe a bo a itewe.
Immediately those who were about to examine him departed from him, and the commanding officer also was afraid when he realized that he was a Roman, because he had bound him.
30 Mme erile letsatsi le le latelang molaodi a golola Paulo mo dikeetaneng mme a laela baperesiti ba bagolo gore ba kopane le lekgotla la Sejuta. O ne a laola gore Paulo a tlisiwe fa pele ga bone go leka go bona gore molato ke eng.
But on the next day, desiring to know the truth about why he was accused by the Jews, he freed him from the bonds and commanded the chief priests and all the council to come together, and brought Paul down and set him before them.
