Nyingnam 22
1 “Ngoogv Israel ajin vdwa, ngo atuv mvngging sula minam sum nonu tvvria jilabv!”
Brethren, and Fathers, hear now my apology to you,
2 Vdwlo bunu ninyia Hebru gaambv japdubv tvvto kudw, bunu abuyayabv choi nyatoku; okv Paul japwngla japjuk paying toku:
---(and when they heard that he spake to them in the Hebrew dialect, they the more readily kept silence, and he said, )
3 “Ngo Jius nyi vkv, Silisia gv Tarsus lo bvngnamv, vbvritola Jerusalem lo Gamaliel gvlo puri rila singcha toku. Ngo paato abuapa vdwgv alvbv Gamki pvvnama, okv silu so doodunv nonugv asar alvbv Pwknvyarnv gvlo tulwk sunam aingbv rito.
---I am indeed a Jew, born at Tarsus in Cilicia, but educated in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, accurately instructed in the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, as ye all are this day.
4 Ngo so lamtv lo vngming gvnv nyi vdw ngaka pakipamar la sidubv mvtoku. Ngo nyimv jvka okv nyilo jvka naatungla okv bunua patwk arwnglo tumlwk toku.
And I persecuted those of this persuasion even unto death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.
5 Nyibu butvyachoknv okv kvba nyi mvnwng ngvka chinyadu ngoogv minam si jvjvbv mindunv vla. Ngo bunugv lokv Damaskas lo jius ajin vdwa siti lvknam am naarwksito, vkvlvgabv ngo bunua naatungla Jerusalem lo boolwkla rvngja lokv leeto la mvritririt dubv vla vngto.
As the high priest is my witness, and all the elders: from whom I received letters to our brethren, and went to Damascus to bring those also, that were there, bound to Jerusalem, to be punished.
6 “Ngo vngdungla okv Damaskas lo aachi svlv nga, alo lopo dvsv nga Nyidokolo gvngv dvminmabv dooriak go nga riakyum toku.
And it came to pass that as I was on my journey and drew nigh to Damascus, about mid-day, on a sudden a great light from heaven shone round about me:
7 Ngo kvdw bolo gipv toku okv gaamgo nga, ‘Sol Sol! No nga ogubv mvdwmvku dunv?’ Vla mindubv tvvpato.
and I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
8 Ngo tvvkato, ‘Ahtu, no yvvla?’ ‘Noogv mvdwmvku namv, ngo Najaret gv Jisu kv,’ hv nga vbv minto.
And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And He said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.
9 Nga lvkobv vngnv nyiga vdwv loung ungnama kaapa minggvto, vbvritola yvvka nga gaam japnam am tvvpa manyato.
And they that were with me saw the light indeed, and were affrighted; but they did not hear the voice of Him that spake to me.
10 Ngo tvvkato, ‘Ahtu, ngo ogu ridukubv?’ Okv ahtu nga mintoku, ‘Gudungto okv Damaskas bv vngnyika, okv Pwknvyarnv gv no lvgabv mvngnam am no ogu risv ngvdw hoka ogumvnwng nga nam mimpariku.’
And I said, Lord, what shall I do? And the Lord said unto me, Arise, and go on to Damascus, and there it shall be told thee concerning all things which are appointed for thee to do.
11 Loung ngv achialv bv ungkanam lvgabv ngo nyikching toku, okv vbvritola ngoogv vngbam ajin vdwv ngoogv laak am svvbwng tola Damaskas lo aalwk gvvtoku.
And as I could not see by reason of the glory of that light, being led by the hand by those that were with me, I came to Damascus.
12 “Ho pamtv lo nyi ako dooto vkvgv aminv Ananias, hv dormo nyi go ngonugv Pvbv ngaka riming gvnv go okv hoka Jius nyi mvnwng ngv kaibv mvngdv namgo.
And one Ananias, a devout observer of the law, who had a good character from all the Jews that dwelt there,
13 Hv ngo gvlo aato, ngoogv nvchilo daktola, okv minto, ‘Boru Sol, lvkodv kaadvto!’ Hokaku ngo kaapa toku okv ninyi nyika kaatoku.
came to me, and stood by me, and said, Brother Saul, look up: and I immediately looked up upon him.
14 Hv mintoku, ‘Ngonugv abuapa vdwgv Pwknvyarnv ngv nam darlinto ninyigv mvngnam nga chimu dubv, ninyigv darwkchongjornv pakbu gubv kaamu dubv, okv ninyigv atu gaambv japrinyi ninyia tvvmu dubv.
And he said, The God of our Fathers hath before appointed thee to know his will, and to see the just One, and to hear a voice from his mouth.
15 No ninyigvbv kaariatvvria nvbv ririku mvnwng nga mimpa dukubv okv ogugo no kaapv tvvpv kudw.
For thou shalt be his witness unto all men, of what thou hast seen and heard.
16 Okv svjv, ogu gonyi doyadunv? Gudungto okv baptisma naalaku okv noogv rimur am sokga lakuka ninyia kumgv riku laka.’
And now why shouldst thou delay? Arise and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling upon the name of the Lord.
17 “Ngo Jerusalem bv vngkur toku, okv vdwlo ngo Pwknvyarnvnaam lo kumrilo, ngo nyikrwgo kaato,
And when I was returned to Jerusalem, and was praying in the temple, I was in a trance.
18 hoka ngo Ahtunyi kaapato, hv nga vbv minto, ‘baapu alvbv okv Jerusalem am vngyu datoku, ogulvgavbolo so gv nyi vdwv noogv ngo lvkwngbv minam am tvvmare.’
And I saw Him saying unto me, Make haste and go quickly out of Jerusalem; for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me.
19 ‘Ahtu,’ Ngo mirwksuto, ‘Bunu alv rungbv chindo ho ngo Jius kumkunaamlo vngla okv yvvdw nam mvngjwngnv vdwa naatung la dvngnama.
And I said, Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and scourged in the synagogues them that believed on Thee.
20 Okv vdwlo noogv kaariariria nvbv rinv Stipinnyi mvki rilo ngo atuv hoka doosuto, ninyigv gwngrw bv sinama alv nvgobv mvnglwk riato okv ninyi gwngrw gwnv vdwgv vji a doogv riato.’
And when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed, I also stood by and consented to his death, and kept the clothes of them that slew him.
21 Ahtu nga minto, ‘Vngnyilak,’ ‘holvgabv nam ngo Jentail vdwgv dooku adugolo vngmure.’”
But he said unto me, Go away; for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles.---
22 Nyi vdwv Paulnyi vbv mindu kubv tvvria nyatoku; vbvritola bunu goktv rungbv bunugv goknam am gokrap nyatoku, “Ninyia lvkobv adu tvkuka! ninyia mvkito! ninyi singdu kubv rikuma!”
And they heard him to this word, and then they exalted their voice, saying, Away with such a fellow from the earth; for it is not fit that he should live.
23 Bunu mvnwng ngv goknyato, vjia lwnglolwnglv karla okv, achuaya nga doori aulo jukar dubv taakar nyatoku.
And as they were bawling out, and throwing off their clothes, and casting up dust into the air,
24 Roman kamandar angv atugv nyi vdwa Paulnyi sipai naam arwng lo boolwk tvkv vla orto jitoku okv bunua minto ninyia svnyak patola ogulvkwngbv Jius vdwv ninyia svbv goknya dunvdw um tvvlinto.
the tribune commanded him to be brought into the castle, and ordered him to be put to the question by scourging; that he might know for what reason they so cried out against him.
25 Vbvritola vdwlo bunu ninyia svnyak padubv vla leeto kudw, hoka nyigam daknv anga Paul minto, “Svkvnv si noogv pvbv lo Roman nyi am ogu rimur go rima jvka leetola svnyak padubv doorung pvnvre?”
And as they were binding him with thongs, Paul said to the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman, uncondemned?
26 Vdwlo nyigam angv ninyia vbv mindubv tvvto kudw, hv orto jinv nyigam gvlo vngtoku okv ninyia tvvkato, “No ogugo ridunv? Alo nyi angv Roman nyi gulaka!”
And the centurion hearing this, went and told the tribune, saying, Consider what thou art about to do; for this man is a Roman.
27 Vbvriku nvngv orto jinv nyigam angv Paul dokubv aatoku okv ninyi tvvkato, “Nga mimpato, no Roman nyi vre?” “V” vvkv Paul mirwkto.
Then the tribune came and said to him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? And he said, Yes.
28 Orto jinv nyigam angv minto, “Ngo achialvbv ainmorko jila Roman nyi bv rinv ngv.” Paul mirwksito, “Vbvritola ngo bvngyi lokv Roman nyi bv bvngtak linv ngv.”
And the tribune replied, I obtained this freedom with a large sum of money. And Paul said, But I was free-born.
29 Paul ninyia tvvka jinv nyi vdwv vjakpigobv ninyigv kochingbv daksum nyato; okv orto jinv nyigam angv Paul Roman nyi gupv kunyi okv ninyia jaakobv leeto kubv vla mvngdin lakula hv busutoku.
Immediately therefore those who were going to put him to the question quitted him: and the tribune also was afraid, when he knew that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him.
30 Orto jinv nyigam angv Jius mvnwng ngv Paulnyi ogubv yalung dupv nvdw mvngla um malinla chindubv mvngtoku; vkvlvgabv logo nvnga hv Paul gv jaako nga paklin toku okv nyibu butv mvnwng nga okv Dopam gv nyi mvnwng nga kaarwk sudubv orto jito. Vbvrikunamv hv Paulnyi aagv toku okv ninyia bunugv atuk lo dakmu toku.
And on the morrow, desiring to know for certain what he was accused of by the Jews, he loosed him from his bonds, and ordered the chief priests and all their council to attend; and he brought down Paul, and set him before them:
