1 Paul looked straight at the council members and said, “My friends, to this day I have served God with a clear conscience!”
2 Then Ananias the high priest ordered the men standing beside Paul to hit him on the mouth. 3 Paul turned to the high priest and said, “You whitewashed wall! God will hit you. You sit there to judge me by the Law of Moses. But at the same time you order men to break the Law by hitting me.”
4 The men standing beside Paul asked, “Don't you know you are insulting God's high priest?”
5 Paul replied, “Oh! I didn't know he was the high priest. The Scriptures do tell us not to speak evil about a leader of our people.”
6 When Paul saw that some of the council members were Sadducees and others were Pharisees, he shouted, “My friends, I am a Pharisee and the son of a Pharisee. I am on trial simply because I believe that the dead will be raised to life.”
7 As soon as Paul said this, the Pharisees and the Sadducees got into a big argument, and the council members started taking sides. 8 The Sadducees do not believe in angels or spirits or that the dead will rise to life. But the Pharisees believe in all of these, 9 and so there was a lot of shouting. Some of the teachers of the Law of Moses were Pharisees. Finally, they became angry and said, “We don't find anything wrong with this man. Maybe a spirit or an angel really did speak to him.”
10 The argument became fierce, and the commander was afraid that Paul would be pulled apart. So he ordered the soldiers to go in and rescue Paul. Then they took him back into the fortress.
11 That night the Lord stood beside Paul and said, “Don't worry! Just as you have told others about me in Jerusalem, you must also tell about me in Rome.”
A Plot To Kill Paul
12-13 The next morning more than 40 Jewish men got together and vowed that they would not eat or drink anything until they had killed Paul. 14 Then some of them went to the chief priests and the nation's leaders and said, “We have promised God that we would not eat a thing until we have killed Paul. 15 You and everyone in the council must go to the commander and pretend that you want to find out more about the charges against Paul. Ask for him to be brought before your court. Meanwhile, we will be waiting to kill him before he gets there.”
16 When Paul's nephew heard about the plot, he went to the fortress and told Paul about it. 17 So Paul said to one of the army officers, “Take this young man to the commander. He has something to tell him.”
18 The officer took him to the commander and said, “The prisoner named Paul asked me to bring this young man to you, because he has something to tell you.”
19 The commander took the young man aside and asked him in private, “What do you want to tell me?”
20 He answered, “Some men are planning to ask you to bring Paul down to the Jewish council tomorrow. They will claim they want to find out more about him. 21 But please don't do what they say. More than 40 men are going to attack Paul. They have made a vow not to eat or drink anything until they have killed him. Even now they are waiting to hear what you decide.”
22 The commander sent the young man away after saying to him, “Don't let anyone know you told me this.”
Paul Is Sent to Felix the Governor
23 The commander called in two of his officers and told them, “By nine o'clock tonight have 200 soldiers ready to go to Caesarea. Take along 70 men on horseback and 200 foot soldiers with spears. 24 Get a horse ready for Paul and make sure he gets safely through to Felix the governor.”
25 The commander wrote a letter that said:
26 Greetings from Claudius Lysias to the Honorable Governor Felix:
27 Some Jews grabbed this man and were about to kill him. But when I found out that he was a Roman citizen, I took some soldiers and rescued him.
28 I wanted to find out what they had against him. So I brought him before their council 29 and learned that the charges concern only their religious laws. This man isn't guilty of anything for which he should die or even be put in jail.
30 As soon as I learned that there was a plot against him, I sent him to you and told their leaders to bring charges against him in your court.
31 The soldiers obeyed the commander's orders, and that same night they took Paul to the city of Antipatris. 32 The next day the foot soldiers returned to the fortress and let the soldiers on horseback take him the rest of the way. 33 When they came to Caesarea, they gave the letter to the governor and handed Paul over to him.
34 The governor read the letter. Then he asked Paul and found out that he was from Cilicia. 35 The governor said, “I will listen to your case as soon as the people come to bring their charges against you.” After saying this, he gave orders for Paul to be kept as a prisoner in Herod's palace.
1 Pawulu ye a ñaa loo kansulumoolu kaŋ, a ko ì ye ko, “M baadiŋolu*, sootaari te m bala, n sondomoo si n tuumi noo meŋ na. M baluuta Alla ñaa koto le tiliŋo kono fo ñiŋ luŋo la.” 2 Wo to le piriisi* kuntii baa Ananiyas ye moolu yaamari, mennu be looriŋ Pawulu daala ko, ì ye a daa lipa. 3 Pawulu ko a ye ko, “Ite bumbaloo meŋ muuta niŋ lasoo la! Alla be i busa la le! Ite le siita jaŋ ka nte kiitindi Luwaa la siloo la. Wo koolaa i ye yaamaroo dii ka nte lipa, meŋ niŋ Luwaa maŋ taa ñoo la.” 4 Moolu mennu be looriŋ Pawulu daala, ì ko a ye ko, “Fo i haañita ñiŋ na, ka Alla la piriisi kuntii baa neŋ?” 5 Bituŋ Pawulu ko ì ye ko, “M baadiŋolu, m maŋ a loŋ nuŋ ko, piriisi kuntii baa le mu, kaatu a be safeeriŋ ne ko, ‘I kana kuma jawoo fo i la moolu la maralilaa ma!’ ”
6 Kabiriŋ Pawulu ye a loŋ ko, ì kara kiliŋo mu Sadusewolu* le ti, kara doo mu Farisewolu* ti, a sarita kansulumoolu ñaatiliŋo la ko, “M baadiŋolu, nte mu Farisewo le ti, aduŋ Farisewo le ye n wuluu. N na jikoo niŋ lannoo saayaakoolaa wulindiroo la kuwo to, wo le ye a tinna m be kotoboroo kono bii.”
7 Biriŋ a ye ñiŋ fo, ñoosaboo wulita Farisewolu niŋ Sadusewolu teema. Ì waaliita, 8 kaatu Sadusewolu ko le, saayaakoolaa wulindiroo maŋ soto, sako malaayikoolu waraŋ Nooroo, bari Farisewolu laata wolu bee la le. 9 Wo to le sari baa datita ì kono. Luwaa karammoo* doolu mennu be Farisewolu la kafoo kono, ì wulita ka a fo ko, “Ntolu maŋ sootaari je ñiŋ kewo bala. A si ke noo ko, Nooroo waraŋ malaayikoo le diyaamuta a ye.” 10 Bituŋ ñoosaboo naata wara baake fo kelediŋ kuntii baa silata ko, ì be Pawulu fara la ñoo teema le. Wo to le a ye kelediŋolu yaamari ka Pawulu diyaakuyaa bondi ì kono ka a samba kelediŋolu la koridaa to.
11 Wo suutoo la, Maariyo loota Pawulu daala, a ko a ye ko, “I jusoo bambandi! I ye seedeyaa ke n na kuwo to Yerusalaamu ñaameŋ, i ñanta a ke la wo le ñaama Rooma fanaa.”
Feeroo sitita Pawulu kamma ka a faa
12 Wo saamoo Yahuudoo doolu benta ka feeroo siti Pawulu kamma. Ì ye i kali ko, ì te domoroo niŋ miŋo ke la, fo niŋ ì ye a faa. 13 Kewolu mennu ye ñiŋ feeroo siti, ì siyaata kee taŋ naani ti le. 14 Ì taata piriisi ñaatonkoolu niŋ alifaalu yaa, ì ko ì ye ko, “Ǹ kalita le ko, ǹ te feŋ-wo-feŋ domo la, fo niŋ ŋà Pawulu faa foloo. 15 Ali niŋ kansulumoolu si a fo kelediŋ kuntii baa ye ko, a si Pawulu samba naŋ ali yaa. Ali ali faŋolu ke ko ali lafita kisikisiroo le ke la a la kuwo to ka tooñaa bee loŋ. M̀ be pareeriŋ ne, m̀ be a faa la, janniŋ a be futa la jaŋ.”
16 Bari Pawulu baarindiŋo ye ì la feere jawoo moyi le. A taata kelediŋolu la koridaa to, a naata siloo soto ka duŋ jee. Bituŋ a ye ñiŋ kuwo fo Pawulu ye. 17 Wo to le Pawulu ye kelediŋ kuntiyo doo kumandi, a ko a ye ko, “Ñiŋ fondinkewo samba kelediŋ kuntii baa yaa. A ye feŋ ne soto ka a fo a ye.” 18 Bituŋ kelediŋ kuntiyo ye a samba kelediŋ kuntii baa yaa. A ko a ye ko, “Pawulu meŋ be mutoo kono, wo le ye n kili. A ye n daani ka ñiŋ fondinkewo samba i ye naŋ, kaatu a ye feŋ ne soto ka a fo i ye.” 19 Wo to le kelediŋ kuntii baa ye fondinkewo buloo muta, a ye a samba kara la. A ye a ñininkaa kulloo kono ko, “I lafita muŋ ne fo la n ye?” 20 Bituŋ fondinkewo ko a ye ko, “Yahuudoolu kambenta le ka i daani fo i si Pawulu samba naŋ kansulumoolu ñaatiliŋo la saama. Ì be ì faŋ ke la kisikisirilaalu le ti a la kuwo to. 21 Bari kana soŋ ì la kumoo la, kaatu kewolu mennu siyaata kee taŋ naani ti, wolu le ye deleŋo laa a ye siloo kaŋ. Ì kalita le ko, ì te domoroo niŋ miŋo ke la, fo niŋ ì ye Pawulu faa foloo. Ì pareeta le saayiŋ, ì ka i la soŋo le batu.”
22 Wo to le kelediŋ kuntii baa ye fondinkewo bula ka taa, bari a ye a dandalaa ko, a kana soŋ moo-wo-moo ye a loŋ ko, a ye ñiŋ kuwolu fo a ye le.
Ì ye Pawulu sawundi Sisareya
23 Bituŋ kelediŋ kuntii baa ye kelediŋ kuntii fula kumandi, a ko ì ye ko, “Ali kelediŋ keme fula parendi, suuborindilaa kelediŋ taŋ woorowula, aniŋ kelediŋ keme fula, mennu ye sooroolu soto. Ali si paree ka taa Sisareya talaŋ kononto suutoo la. 24 Suu doolu parendi Pawulu ye. A samba kuuke Kumandaŋ Felis yaa.”
25 Bituŋ kelediŋ kuntii baa ye ñiŋ leetaroo safee kumandaŋo ye:
26 “Nte, Kalawudiyus Lisiyas be ǹ na alifaa baa Kumandaŋ Felis kontoŋ na. 27 Yahuudoolu ye ñiŋ kewo muta le, ì pareeta ka a faa. Bituŋ n niŋ n na kelediŋolu naata ka a tankandi ì ma. N naata a kalamuta ko, Rooma bankudiŋo le mu a ti. 28 N lafita daliiloo loŋ na, ì ye a tuumi meŋ na. Wo kamma la, ŋa a samba ì la kansuloo ñaatiliŋo la. 29 Bituŋ n naata a je ko, a tuumita ñininkaaroo le kamma ì la luwaa to, bari a maŋ feŋ ke, meŋ jarita saayaa la, waraŋ ka a soroŋ bunjawoo to. 30 Kabiriŋ ŋa ñiŋ kalamuta ko, feeroo le sitita a kamma ka a faa, n naata a kii i ye naŋ katabake. Ŋa a tuumilaalu fanaa yaamari le ko, ì si naa jee ka ì la tuumiroo fo i ñaatiliŋo la.”
31 Bituŋ kelediŋolu ye Pawulu taa suutoo la ko a ye ì yaamari a la ñaameŋ. Ì ye a samba fo Antipatiris saatewo to. 32 Wo saamoo, kelediŋolu mennu niŋ suwoolu mu, ì tententa ka Pawulu dandaŋ. Kelediŋolu mennu taata siŋo la, wolu muruta ì la kelediŋ koridaa to.
33 Kabiriŋ ì futata Sisareya, ì ye leetaroo duŋ kumandaŋo bulu jee, aduŋ ì ye Pawulu fanaa dii a la. 34 A la leetaroo karandiŋ koolaa, a ye Pawulu ñininkaa, a bota maralibankoo meŋ to. Biriŋ a naata a loŋ ko, a bota Silisiya le, 35 a ko a ye ko, “M be i moyi la le, niŋ i tuumilaalu futata naŋ.”
Bituŋ a ye yaamaroo dii ko, ì si Pawulu kanta koridaa baa kono, Mansa Herodi ye meŋ loo nuŋ.
