Ditiro 23
1 Mme erile Paulo a tsepega matlho mo go ba lekgotla, a ba raya a re, “Bagaetsho, ke ntse ke tshela fa pele ga Modimo ka pelo e e siameng!”
Then Paul, gazing intently at the council, said, “Noble brothers, I have spoken with all good conscience before God, even to this present day.”
2 Ka bonako Ananiase Moperesiti yo mogolo a laola gore ba ba gaufi le Paulo ba mo itee mo molomong.
And the high priest, Ananias, instructed those who were standing nearby to strike him on the mouth.
3 Mme Paulo a mo raya a re, “Modimo o tlaa go itaya, wena yo o leng lobota lo lo takilweng. O molaodi yo o ntseng jang yo o tlolang molao ka go laola gore ke itewe?”
Then Paul said to him: “God shall strike you, you whitewashed wall! For would you sit and judge me according to the law, when, contrary to the law, you order me to be struck?”
4 Mme ba ba neng ba eme go bapa le Paulo ba mo raya ba re, “A ke yone tsela ya go bua le moperesiti yo mogolo wa Modimo”.
And those who were standing nearby said, “Are you speaking evil about the high priest of God?”
5 Mme Paulo a fetola a re, “Ke ne ke sa itse gore a ke Moperesiti yo mogolo, bagaetsho, gonne Dikwalo tsa re, ‘O seka wa ba wa bua bosula kaga ope wa balaodi ba gago.’”
And Paul said: “I did not know, brothers, that he is the high priest. For it is written: ‘You shall not speak evil of the leader of your people.’”
6 Mme Paulo a akanya kaga sengwe! Bontlha bongwe jwa batho e ne e le Basadukai mme jo bongwe e le Bafarasai! Mme o ne a goa a re, “Bagaetsho, ke Mofarasai fela jaaka borraetsho mogologolwane mme ke sekisiwa fa gompieno ka gore ke dumela mo tsogong ya baswi!”
Now Paul, knowing that one group were Sadducees and the other were Pharisees, exclaimed in the council: “Noble brothers, I am a Pharisee, the son of Pharisees! It is over the hope and resurrection of the dead that I am being judged.”
7 Mme mo go ne ga kgaoganya lekgotla ka bogare, Bafarasai ba nna kgatlhanong le Basadukai,
And when he had said this, a dissension occurred between the Pharisees and the Sadducees. And the multitude was divided.
8 gonne Basadukai ba re ga go na tsogo ya baswi kgotsa baengele kgotsa le mowa wa bosenabokhutlo mo go rona, mme Bafarasai bone ba dumela mo go tse tsotlhe.
For the Sadducees claim that there is no resurrection, and neither angels, nor spirits. But the Pharisees confess both of these.
9 Jalo ga tsoga modumo o mogolo. Bangwe ba baeteledipele ba Bajuta ba tlola ba re Paulo o bua sentle. Ba ne ba goa ba re, “Rona ga re bone molato ope mo go ene, gongwe mowa kgotsa moengele o buile le ene [gone mo tseleng ya Damaseko].”
Then there occurred a great clamor. And some of the Pharisees, rising up, were fighting, saying: “We find nothing evil in this man. What if a spirit has spoken to him, or an angel?”
10 Modumo o ne wa golela kwa pele, mme batho ba rutha Paulo mo ditlhakoreng tsoopedi ba mo gogela kwa le kwa. La bofelo molaodi, a laola gore masole a gagwe a mo tseye mo go bone ka dikgoka go mmusetsa mo kagong ya batlhabani ka gore o ne a tshaba gore ba tloga ba mo gagolaka.
And since a great dissension had been made, the tribune, fearing that Paul might be torn apart by them, ordered the soldiers to descend and to seize him from their midst, and to bring him into the fortress.
11 Mo bosigong joo Morena o ne a ema Paulo fa lotlhakoreng a mo raya a re, “Se tlhobaele, Paulo; fela jaaka o boleletse batho ka ga me mo Jerusalema, o tshwanetse go dira fela jalo le mo Roma.”
Then, on the following night, the Lord stood near him and said: “Be constant. For just as you have testified about me in Jerusalem, so also it is necessary for you to testify at Rome.”
12 Tsatsi le le latelang Bajuta ba ka nna masome a mane kgotsa go feta ba ipopa ka maikano a go re ga ba kitla ba a ja le fa e le go nwa go fitlhelela ba bolaya Paulo!
And when daylight arrived, some of the Jews gathered together and bound themselves with an oath, saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.
Now there were more than forty men who had taken this oath together.
14 Mme ba ya kwa bape-resiting ba bagolo le bagolwane ba ya go ba bolelela se ba se dirileng.
And they approached the leaders of the priests, and the elders, and they said: “We have sworn ourselves by an oath, so that we will taste nothing, until we have killed Paul.
15 Ba ne ba kopa jaana, “Re kopa gore molaodi wa masole a busetse Paulo mo lekgo-tleng, lo dire jaaka o ka re lo batla go mmotsa dipotso gape. Rona re tlaa mmolaya mo tseleng.”
Therefore, with the council, you should now give notice to the tribune, so that he may bring him to you, as if you intended to determine something else about him. But before he approaches, we have made preparations to put him to death.”
16 Mme setlogolo sa ga Paulo sa lemoga leano la bone le le bosula mme a ya kwa kagong ya batlhabani a bolelela Paulo.
But when Paul’s sister’s son had heard of this, about their treachery, he went and entered into the fortress, and he reported it to Paul.
17 Mme Paulo a bitsa mongwe wa bagolwane a mo raya a re, “Tsaya mosimane yo o mo ise kwa go molaodi. O na le sengwe sa botlhokwa go se mmolelela.”
And Paul, calling to him one of the centurions, said: “Lead this young man to the tribune. For he has something to tell him.”
18 Jalo mogolwane a dira jalo, a feta a tlhalosa a re, “Legolegwa Paulo, o mpiditse mme a kopa gore ke tlise mosimane yo kwano go wena go go bolelela sengwe.”
And indeed, he took him and led him to the tribune, and he said, “Paul, the prisoner, asked me to lead this young man to you, since he has something to say to you.”
19 Molaodi a tshwara mosimane ka seatla, a mo gogela kwa thoko a mmotsa a re, “Ke eng se o batlang go se mpolelela mosimane?”
Then the tribune, taking him by the hand, withdrew with him by themselves, and he asked him: “What is it that you have to tell me?”
20 Mme mosimane a mo raya a re, “Ka moso Bajuta ba tlaa tla go kopa gore o tlise Paulo mo lekgotleng gape, ba dira jaaka o ka re ba batla go tlhotlhomisa thata ka ga gagwe.
Then he said: “The Jews have met to ask you to bring Paul tomorrow to the council, as if they intended to question him about something else.
21 Mme o seka wa dira jalo! Go na le banna ba feta masome a mane ba ba iphitlhileng go bapa le tsela ba ipaakanyeditse go mo tlolela ba mmolaya. Ba ipopile ka maikano a gore ba seka ba ja kgotsa baa nwa go fitlhelela a a swa. Ba mo laletse teng koo, ba lebeletse gore o dumalane le kopo ya bone.”
But truly, you should not believe them, for they would ambush him with more than forty men from among them, who have bound themselves by an oath neither to eat, nor to drink, until they have put him to death. And they are now prepared, hoping for an affirmation from you.”
22 Mme molaodi o ne a tlhagisa mosimane a re, “O seka wa ba wa dira gore mongwe a itse gore o mpoleletse selo se.”
And then the tribune dismissed the young man, instructing him not to tell anyone that he had made known these things to him.
23 Mme molaodi a bitsa bangwe ba bagolwane ba gagwe ba le babedi a ba raya a re, “Baakanyang batlhabani ba le makgolo mabedi ba ye Kaesarea ka nako ya boroba bongwe bosigo! Tsayang banna ba dichaka ba le makgolo a mabedi le bapalami ba le masome a supa. Neelang Paulo pitse gore a palame mme lo mo ise kwa go kgosana Felise a babalesegile.”
Then, having called two centurions, he said to them: “Prepare two hundred soldiers, so that they may go as far as Caesarea, and seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen, for the third hour of the night.
And prepare beasts of burden to carry Paul, so that they may lead him safely to Felix, the governor.”
25 Mme a kwalela Felise lokwalo lo lo buang jaana:
For he was afraid, lest perhaps the Jews might seize him and kill him, and that afterwards he would be falsely accused, as if he had accepted a bribe. And so he wrote a letter containing the following:
26 “Go tswa kwa go Kalaudio Lusia, Lo ya kwa go Motlotlegi Kgosana Felise, Ditumediso!
“Claudius Lysias, to the most excellent governor, Felix: greetings.
27 “Monna yo o ne a gapilwe ke Bajuta mme ba ne ba batla go mmolaya mme ke romela masole gore ba mo falotshe, gonne ke ne ke utlwile fa e le Mo-Roma.
This man, having been apprehended by the Jews and being about to be put to death by them, I rescued, overwhelming them with soldiers, since I realized that he is a Roman.
28 Mme ke ne ka mo isa kwa lekgotleng la bone go bona se a se dirileng.
And wanting to know the reason that they objected to him, I brought him into their council.
29 Mme ka bofefo ka lemoga fa e le sengwe kaga ditumelo tsa bone tsa Sejuta, mme tota go sena sepe se se neng se supa gore o ka tsenngwa mo kgolegelong kgotsa a bolawa.
And I discovered him to be accused about questions of their law. Yet truly, nothing deserving of death or imprisonment was within the accusation.
30 Mme erile ke bolelelwa ka leano la go mmolaya, ka tlelwa ke kakanyo ya go mo romela kwa go wena mme ke tlaa laela ba ba mmonyeng molato go tlisa dikatlholo tsa bone fa pele ga gago.”
And when I had been given news of ambushes, which they had prepared against him, I sent him to you, notifying his accusers also, so that they may plead their accusations before you. Farewell.”
31 Mme erile bosigo joo, jaaka go laotswe masole a isa Paulo kwa Antipateri.
Therefore the soldiers, taking Paul according to their orders, brought him by night to Antipatris.
32 Mme ba boela kwa kagong ya batlhabani moso o o latelang, ba mo tlogela le bapalami ba dipitse gore ba mo ise kwa Kaesarea.
And the next day, sending the horsemen to go with him, they returned to the fortress.
33 Erile ba goroga kwa Kaesarea, ba neela Kgosana Paulo le lokwalo.
And when they had arrived at Caesarea and had delivered the letter to the governor, they also presented Paul before him.
34 O ne a bala lokwalo mme a botsa Paulo gore o tswa kae. Paulo a araba a re, “Ke tswa Kilikia.”
And when he had read it and had asked which province he was from, realizing that he was from Cilicia, he said:
35 Kgosana ya mo raya ya re, “Ke tlaa utlwa kgang ya gago sentle fa ba ba go bonyeng molato ba tla,” mme a laola gore Paulo a tshegediwe mo kgolegelong e e mo kagong ya Bogosi ya ga Kgosi Herode.
“I will hear you, when your accusers have arrived.” And he ordered him to be kept in the praetorium of Herod.
