¹Brethren and fathers, hear ye the defence which I now make unto you.

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

²And when they heard that he spake unto them in the Hebrew language, they were the more quiet: and he saith,

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

³I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city, at the feet of Gamaliel, instructed according to the strict manner of the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, even as ye all are this 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.

⁴and I persecuted this Way unto the death, binding and delivering into 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 high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and journeyed to Damascus to bring them also that were there unto Jerusalem in bonds to 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, that, as I made my journey, and drew nigh unto Damascus, about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven 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.

⁷And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

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

⁸And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.

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 that were with me beheld indeed the light, but they heard not the voice of him that spake 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, Arise, and go into Damascus; and there it shall be told thee of all things which are 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.'

¹¹And when I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of them that were with me I came into 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 one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, well reported of by all the Jews that dwelt 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.

¹³came unto me, and standing by me said unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And in that very hour I looked up on 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 hath appointed thee to know his will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear a voice from 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;

¹⁵For thou shalt be a witness for him 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? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on his name.

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.'

¹⁷And it came to pass, that, when I had returned to Jerusalem, and while I prayed in the temple, I fell into a trance,

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

¹⁸and saw him saying unto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem; because they will not receive of thee 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 themselves know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed 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 Stephen thy witness was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting, and keeping the garments of them that slew him.

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, Depart: for I will send thee forth far hence unto the Gentiles.

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

²²And they gave him audience unto this word; and they lifted up their voice, and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth: for it is not fit that he should 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 as they cried out, and threw off their garments, and cast 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 be brought into the castle, bidding that he should be examined by scourging, that he might know for what cause they so shouted 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 when they had tied him up with the thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned?

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 when the centurion heard it, he went to the chief captain and told him, saying, What art thou 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 came and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? And he said, Yea.

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

²⁸And the chief captain answered, With a great sum obtained I this citizenship. And Paul said, But I am [a Roman] born.

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

²⁹They then that were about to examine him straightway departed from him: and the chief captain also was afraid when he knew that he was 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.

³⁰But on the morrow, desiring to know the certainty wherefore he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him, and commanded the chief priests and all the council to come together, and brought Paul down and 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.