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

¹"Manushale, Murhe phral, ai tume kai san dada, ashunen akana so si ma te mothav tumenge ke chi sim doshalo!"

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

²Kana ashunde kodala manush ke delas duma o Pavlo ande shib le Zhidovisko, mai but chixo sas; ai o Pavlo phendia,

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"Me sim zhidovo, me kerdilem ande Tarsus o foro kai si ande Cilicia, numa barilem ande kado foro ai beshavas pashol punrhe ieke manusheske kai busholas Gamaliel. Wo sicharelas ma vorta te zhanav o zakono amare dadengo, ai kodo manush radimasa kerelas buchi le Devleski, sar keren tume savorhe adies.

⁴and I persecuted this Way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.

⁴Me chinuisardem zhi kai martia sa kodolen kai lenaspe pala drom le Jesusosko, aterdiardem murshen ai zhuvlian ai thodem le ande temnitsa.

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.

⁵O baro rashai ai le mai phure kai sas ande tampla sai mothon tumenge ke o chachimos phenav. Won dine ma lila le phralenge le Zhidovonge kai si ando Damascus, ai gelem kotse te aterdiarav kodolen kai pachanaspe ando Del ai te anav le ando Jerusalem te chinuiv le."

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"Po drom kai zhavas ai sar pashuavas pasha Damascus, strazo karing le desh u dui chasuria iek bari vediara avili anda cheri, ai strefialas kruglom mandar.

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

⁷Pelem pe phuv, ai iek glaso ashundem kai motholas mange, "Saul, Saul! Sostar chinuis ma?"

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

⁸Ai me dem atweto, "Kon san tu Devla?" Ai wo phendia mange, "Me sim O Jesus andai Nazareth, kai tu chinuis."

⁹And they that were with me beheld indeed the light, but they heard not the voice of him that spake to me.

⁹Kodola kai sas mansa dikhle e vediara, numa chi ashunenas o glaso kodolesko kai delas duma,

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.

¹⁰Antunchi phendem, "So te kerav, Devla?" Ai O Del mothol mange, "Wushti opre, zha ando Damascus; ai kotse mothonas tuke so godi trobul te keres."

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.

¹¹Chi mai dikhavas kanch palai razha kodola vediaraki, kodola kai sas mansa line ma vastestar ai aresliam ando Damascus.

¹²And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, well reported of by all the Jews that dwelt there,

¹²Kotse sas iek manush kai busholas Ananias, wo lelaspe pala zakono le Mosesosko, ai sa le Zhiduvuria anda Damascus lazhanas lestar, ai chetainas les.

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.

¹³Avilo mande, ai phendia mange, "Saul, Murho phral, te aven che iakha phuterde, ai strazo murhe iakha phuterdile ai dikhavas."

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.

¹⁴Ai phendia, "O Del amare dadengo alosardia tu, te zhanes so mangel, ai te dikhes kodoles kai si chacho, ai te ashunes o glaso anda lesko mui.

¹⁵For thou shalt be a witness for him unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard.

¹⁵Ke tu avesa lesko marturo mashkar sa le manush andal dieli kai dikhlian ai ashundian.

¹⁶And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on his name.

¹⁶Ai akana, na mai azhuker, wushti opre, ai aves boldo, ai te aves xalado anda che bezexa kana akhares po anav le Devlesko."

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"Kana gelem palpale ande Jerusalem, ai rhugivas ma ande tampla, dikhlem iak vizion,

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.

¹⁸ai dikhlem le Devles kai motholas mange, "Grebisavo, ankli avri andai Jerusalem, ke o narodo chi pachana pe so phenesa pa mande."

¹⁹And I said, Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:

¹⁹Ai me phendem, "Devla, won zhanen ke me savas ande temnitsi ai keravas tumaren le sastrensa ande swako synagogue kodolen kai pachanaspe ande tute.

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.

²⁰Ai kana shorde o rat le Stephenosko, me simas kotse, ai phenavas ke vorta kerenas kodole kai mudarenas les, ai ankerdem lenge tsalia zhi kai mudaren les."

²¹And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee forth far hence unto the Gentiles.

²¹Porme O Del mothol mange, "Zha, tradava tu dur karing le thema."

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.

²²O narodo ashunelas leste zhi kai phendia kadala vorbi, ai porme tsipinnas, ai phende, "Len pai lumia kasavestar manush, intaino traiil."

²³And as they cried out, and threw off their garments, and cast dust into the air,

²³Ai tsipinas, ai shudelas penge tsalia ai shudenas phulberia opre.

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.

²⁴O baro le ketanengo phendia te ingeren le Pavlos andre ando baro kher, ai te maren les le bichosa saxke te del duma, ai te zhanen sostar o narodo tsipilas pe leste.

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?

²⁵Numa kana phangle les te maren les le bichosa, o Pavlo phendia la ketanaki kai sas pasha leste, "Si tumenge slobodo te maren le bichosa ieke chacho Romanos, kai nas inker dino ande kris?"

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.

²⁶Kana ashundia kodola vorbi wo gelo karing o mai baro ketana te mothol leske, "So si te keres akana? Kado manush Romano lo!"

²⁷And the chief captain came and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? And he said, Yea.

²⁷Antunchi o baro ketana gelo karing o Pavlo, ai phushlia les, "Phen mange te san chacho Romano?" O Pavlo dia atweto, "E".

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

²⁸Ai o baro ketana phendia, "Pochindem bare love te kerdiuav chacho Romano." Ai o Pavlo phendia leske, "Me kadia kerdilem."

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.

²⁹Strazo, kodola kai lenas te maren les ai te keren les te del duma durile lestar, ai vi o baro ketana darailo kana dikhlia ke o Pavlo sas ek chacho Romano, ke wo phanglia le Pavlos le lantsonsa.

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.

³⁰Pe terharin mangelas te zhanel chaches anda soste le Zhiduvuria dosharenas les, o baro ketana phuterdia leske lantsuria, ai dia ordina ke le bare rashan, ai le kolavren, le mai phure te chidenpe andek than. Porme lia le Pavlos, ai thodia les mashkar lende.