¹`Men, brethren, and fathers, hear my defence now unto you;` —

¹ "Frodyr a thadau, gwrandewch ar f'amddiffyniad ger eich bron yn awr."

²and they having heard that in the Hebrew dialect he was speaking to them, gave the more silence, and he saith, —

² Pan glywsant mai yn iaith yr Iddewon yr oedd yn eu hannerch, rhoesant wrandawiad tawelach iddo. Ac meddai,

³`I, indeed, am a man, a Jew, having been born in Tarsus of Cilicia, and brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, having been taught according to the exactitude of a law of the fathers, being zealous of God, as all ye are to-day.

³ "Iddew wyf fi, wedi fy ngeni yn Nharsus yn Cilicia, ac wedi fy nghodi yn y ddinas hon. Cefais fy addysg wrth draed Gamaliel yn �l llythyren Cyfraith ein hynafiaid, ac yr wyf yn selog dros Dduw, fel yr ydych chwithau oll heddiw.

⁴`And this way I persecuted unto death, binding and delivering up to prisons both men and women,

⁴ Erlidiais y Ffordd hon hyd at ladd, gan rwymo a rhoi yng ngharchar wu375?r a gwragedd,

⁵as also the chief priest doth testify to me, and all the eldership; from whom also having received letters unto the brethren, to Damascus, I was going on, to bring also those there bound to Jerusalem that they might be punished,

⁵ fel y mae'r archoffeiriad a holl Gyngor yr henuriaid yn dystion i mi; oddi wrthynt hwy yn wir y derbyniais lythyrau at ein cyd�Iddewon yn Namascus, a chychwyn ar daith i ddod �'r rhai oedd yno hefyd yn rhwym i Jerwsalem i'w cosbi.

⁶and it came to pass, in my going on and coming nigh to Damascus, about noon, suddenly out of the heaven there shone a great light round about me,

⁶ "Ond pan oeddwn ar fy nhaith ac yn agos�u at Ddamascus, yn sydyn tua chanol dydd fe fflachiodd goleuni mawr o'r nef o'm hamgylch.

⁷I fell also to the ground, and I heard a voice saying to me, Saul, Saul, why me dost thou persecute?

⁷ Syrthiais ar y ddaear, a chlywais lais yn dweud wrthyf, 'Saul, Saul, pam yr wyt yn fy erlid i?'

⁸`And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? and he said unto me, I am Jesus the Nazarene whom thou dost persecute —

⁸ Atebais innau, 'Pwy wyt ti, Arglwydd?' A dywedodd wrthyf, 'Iesu o Nasareth wyf fi, yr hwn yr wyt ti yn ei erlid.'

⁹and they who are with me the light did see, and became afraid, and the voice they heard not of him who is speaking to me —

⁹ Gwelodd y rhai oedd gyda mi y goleuni, ond ni chlywsant lais y sawl oedd yn llefaru wrthyf.

¹⁰and I said, What shall I do, Lord? and the Lord said unto me, Having risen, go on to Damascus, and there it shall be told thee concerning all things that have been appointed for thee to do.

¹⁰ A dywedais, 'Beth a wnaf, Arglwydd?' Dywedodd yr Arglwydd wrthyf, 'Cod a dos i Ddamascus, ac yno fe ddywedir wrthyt bopeth yr ordeiniwyd iti ei wneud.'

¹¹`And when I did not see from the glory of that light, being led by the hand by those who are with me, I came to Damascus,

¹¹ Gan nad oeddwn yn gweld dim oherwydd disgleirdeb y goleuni hwnnw, fe'm harweiniwyd gerfydd fy llaw gan y rhai oedd gyda mi, a deuthum i Ddamascus.

¹²and a certain one, Ananias, a pious man according to the law, being testified to by all the Jews dwelling [there],

¹² "Daeth rhyw Ananias ataf, gu373?r duwiol yn �l y Gyfraith, a gair da iddo gan yr holl Iddewon oedd yn byw yno.

¹³having come unto me and stood by [me], said to me, Saul, brother, look up; and I the same hour did look up to him;

¹³ Safodd hwn yn f'ymyl a dywedodd wrthyf, 'Y brawd Saul, derbyn dy olwg yn �l.' Edrychais innau arno a derbyn fy ngolwg yn �l y munud hwnnw.

¹⁴and he said, The God of our fathers did choose thee beforehand to know His will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear a voice out of his mouth,

¹⁴ A dywedodd yntau: 'Y mae Duw ein tadau wedi dy benodi di i wybod ei ewyllys, ac i weld yr Un Cyfiawn a chlywed llais o'i enau ef;

¹⁵because thou shalt be his witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard;

¹⁵ oherwydd fe fyddi di'n dyst iddo, wrth y holl ddynolryw, o'r hyn yr wyt wedi ei weld a'i glywed.

¹⁶and now, why tarriest thou? having risen, baptize thyself, and wash away thy sins, calling upon the name of the Lord.

¹⁶ Ac yn awr, pam yr wyt yn oedi? Tyrd i gael dy fedyddio a chael golchi ymaith dy bechodau, gan alw ar ei enw ef.'

¹⁷`And it came to pass when I returned to Jerusalem, and while I was praying in the temple, I came into a trance,

¹⁷ "Wedi imi ddychwelyd i Jerwsalem, dyma a ddigwyddodd pan oeddwn yn gwedd�o yn y deml: euthum i lesmair,

¹⁸and I saw him saying to me, Haste and go forth in haste out of Jerusalem, because they will not receive thy testimony concerning me;

¹⁸ a'i weld ef yn dweud wrthyf, 'Brysia ar unwaith allan o Jerwsalem, oherwydd ni dderbyniant dy dystiolaeth amdanaf fi.'

¹⁹and I said, Lord, they — they know that I was imprisoning and was scourging in every synagogue those believing on thee;

¹⁹ Dywedais innau, 'Arglwydd, y maent hwy'n gwybod i mi fod o synagog i synagog yn carcharu ac yn fflangellu'r rhai oedd yn credu ynot ti.

²⁰and when the blood of thy witness Stephen was being poured forth, I also was standing by and assenting to his death, and keeping the garments of those putting him to death;

²⁰ A phan oedd gwaed Steffan, dy dyst, yn cael ei dywallt, yr oeddwn innau hefyd yn sefyll yn ymyl, ac yn cydsynio, ac yn gwarchod dillad y rhai oedd yn ei ladd.'

²¹and he said unto me, Go, because to nations far off I will send thee.`

²¹ A dywedodd wrthyf, 'Dos, oherwydd yr wyf fi am dy anfon di ymhell at y Cenhedloedd.'"

²²And they were hearing him unto this word, and they lifted up their voice, saying, `Away from the earth with such an one; for it is not fit for him to live.`

²² Yr oeddent wedi gwrando arno hyd at y gair hwn, ond yna dechreusant weiddi, "Ymaith ag ef oddi ar y ddaear! Y mae'n warth fod y fath ddyn yn cael byw."

²³And they crying out and casting up their garments, and throwing dust into the air,

²³ Fel yr oeddent yn gweiddi ac yn ysgwyd eu dillad ac yn taflu llwch i'r awyr,

²⁴the chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, saying, `By scourges let him be examined;` that he might know for what cause they were crying so against him.

²⁴ gorchmynnodd y capten ei ddwyn ef i mewn i'r pencadlys, a'i holi trwy ei chwipio, er mwyn cael gwybod pam yr oeddent yn bloeddio felly yn ei erbyn.

²⁵And as he was stretching him with the thongs, Paul said unto the centurion who was standing by, `A man, a Roman, uncondemned — is it lawful to you to scourge;`

²⁵ Ond pan glymwyd ef i'w fflangellu, dywedodd Paul wrth y canwriad oedd yn sefyll gerllaw, "A oes gennych hawl i fflangellu dinesydd Rhufeinig, a hynny heb farnu ei achos?"

²⁶and the centurion having heard, having gone near to the chief captain, told, saying, `Take heed what thou art about to do, for this man is a Roman;`

²⁶ Pan glywodd y canwriad hyn, aeth at y capten, a rhoi adroddiad iddo, gan ddweud, "Beth yr wyt ti am ei wneud? Y mae'r dyn yma yn ddinesydd Rhufeinig."

²⁷and the chief captain having come near, said to him, `Tell me, art thou a Roman?` and he said, `Yes;`

²⁷ Daeth y capten ato, ac meddai, "Dywed i mi, a wyt ti'n ddinesydd Rhufeinig?" "Ydwyf," meddai yntau.

²⁸and the chief captain answered, `I, with a great sum, did obtain this citizenship;` but Paul said, `But I have been even born [so].`

²⁸ Atebodd y capten, "Mi delais i swm mawr i gael y ddinasyddiaeth hon." Ond dywedodd Paul, "Cefais i fy ngeni iddi."

²⁹Immediately, therefore, they departed from him who are about to examine him, and the chief captain also was afraid, having learned that he is a Roman, and because he had bound him,

²⁹ Ar hyn, ciliodd y rhai oedd ar fin ei holi oddi wrtho. Daeth ofn ar y capten hefyd pan ddeallodd mai dinesydd Rhufeinig ydoedd, ac yntau wedi ei rwymo ef.

³⁰and on the morrow, intending to know the certainty wherefore he is accused by the Jews, he did loose him from the bonds, and commanded the chief priests and all their sanhedrim to come, and having brought down Paul, he set [him] before them.

³⁰ Trannoeth, gan fod y capten am wybod yn sicr beth oedd cyhuddiad yr Iddewon, fe ollyngodd Paul yn rhydd, a gorchymyn i'r prif offeiriaid a'r holl Sanhedrin ymgynnull. Yna daeth ag ef i lawr, a'i osod ger eu bron.