¹After five days, the high priest, Ananias, came down with certain elders and an orator, one Tertullus. They informed the governor against Paul.

¹Pansh dies pala kodia avilo o baro rashai o Anianas ai avre manushensa mai phure, ai ieke ablakatosa ka busholas Tertullus, won avile karing o Felix ando Caesarea te thon dosh po Pavlo.

²When he was called, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, “Seeing that by you we enjoy much peace, and that excellent measures are coming to this nation,

²Akharde le Pavlos, ai o Tertullus liape te dosharel les, phenelas, "Tu kai san baro ando Caesarea, pala tute si ame iek bari pacha, ai but dieli kerdian te avel mishto amare themeske.

³we accept it in all ways and in all places, most excellent Felix, with all thankfulness.

³Ai so godi si ame, ande swako vriama, ai katar godi, ame naisisaras tuke.

⁴But, that I don’t delay you, I entreat you to bear with us and hear a few words.

⁴Numa te na xasaras chi vriama, mangav ma tutar te ashunes ande cho lashimos so si ame te mothas tuke ande xantsi vorbi.

⁵For we have found this man to be a plague, an instigator of insurrections among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes.

⁵Ame arakhliam kadale manushes ek manush nai lasho, ai buntuil sa le Zhidovon ande lumia, ai o baro le Nazarengo.

⁶He even tried to profane the temple, and we arrested him. TR adds “We wanted to judge him according to our law,”

⁶Ai vi zumadia te marel mui katar o tampla, ai ame aterdiardiam les. Ame mangliam te das les pe kris pala amaro zakono,

⁷ TR adds “but the commanding officer, Lysias, came by and with great violence took him out of our hands,”

⁷numa o baro le ketanengo o Lysias kana avilo, lia les anda amare vas ai xaliape amensa.

⁸ TR adds “commanding his accusers to come to you.” By examining him yourself you may ascertain all these things of which we accuse him.”

⁸Ai dia ordina kodolen kai thon dosh pe kado manush te aven tute. Dikhesa tu kana phushesa lestar ai ashunesa lestar sa le dieli, kai ame dosharas les."

⁹The Jews also joined in the attack, affirming that these things were so.

⁹Le Zhiduvuria mai zuravenas e dosh pe leste, ai mothonas ke kadia si.

¹⁰When the governor had beckoned to him to speak, Paul answered, “Because I know that you have been a judge of this nation for many years, I cheerfully make my defense,

¹⁰Pala kodia o governori kerdia semno le Pavloske te del duma, o Pavlo dia atweto, "Zhanav ke tu san o baro kadale themesko de dumult, ai bi darako phenav angla tute ke chi sim doshalo.

¹¹seeing that you can recognize that it is not more than twelve days since I went up to worship at Jerusalem.

¹¹Sai dikhes tu korkorho ke nai mai but de sar desh u dui dies kai simas ande Jerusalem te rhugiv ma ka Del.

¹²In the temple they didn’t find me disputing with anyone or stirring up a crowd, either in the synagogues, or in the city.

¹²Chi arakhle ma ande tampla, chi ande chi iek than, chi anda foro te dav duma varikasa, vai te chidav le narodos te buntuilpe.

¹³Nor can they prove to you the things of which they now accuse me.

¹³Ai nai le so te sikaven te dosharen ma akana.

¹⁴But this I confess to you, that after the Way, which they call a sect, so I serve the God of our fathers, believing all things which are according to the law, and which are written in the prophets;

¹⁴Phenav tuke chachimasa, ke me kerav buchi le Devleski, O Del murhe dadengo, ai lav ma pala drom o nevo kai won mothon ke nai chacho, numa me pachav ma ande so godi si ramome ando zakono ai so mothon le profeturia.

¹⁵having hope toward God, which these also themselves look for, that there will be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.

¹⁵Ai si ma o pachamos ando Del, sar sas murhe daden ke zhuvindina, vi le manush kai si vorta ai vi le manush kai nai vorta.

¹⁶Herein I also practice always having a conscience void of offense toward God and men.

¹⁶Anda kodia thav murhi zor te avel sagda murho gindo bi doshako angla Del, ai angla manush.

¹⁷Now after some years, I came to bring gifts for the needy to my nation, and offerings;

¹⁷But bersh gelemtar anda Jerusalem, numa akana avilem te anav zhutimos le lovensa ka murhe narodos.

¹⁸amid which certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, not with a mob, nor with turmoil.

¹⁸Uni Zhiduvuria andai Asia arakhle ma ande tampla vuzhardo. Nas narodo mansa, ai nas chi iek bunto.

¹⁹They ought to have been here before you, and to make accusation, if they had anything against me.

¹⁹Won trobunas te aven tute, ai te mothon le dosha, kai won sas le pe mande.

²⁰Or else let these men themselves say what injustice they found in me when I stood before the council,

²⁰Vai kakala te mothon, savestar baio won arakhle ke me sim doshalo, kana simas anglal bare kai keren la krisa.

²¹unless it is for this one thing that I cried standing among them, ‘Concerning the resurrection of the dead I am being judged before you today!’”

²¹Vai amborim kai tsipisardem kana simas mashkar lende, ai kai phendem ke pachav ma ke le mule wushten, anda kodia dino sim pe kris adies angla tute."

²²But Felix, having more exact knowledge concerning the Way, deferred them, saying, “When Lysias, the commanding officer, comes down, I will decide your case.”

²²Ai o Felix zhanelas mishto kodo zakono, ai phendia, "Dikhasa mai angle pa kadia diela, kana o baro le ketanengo o Lysias avela, dikhava so kerava anda chi diela."

²³He ordered the centurion that Paul should be kept in custody, and should have some privileges, and not to forbid any of his friends to serve him or to visit him.

²³Ai dia ordina ka ek ketana te lel sama katar o Pavlo, te na nashel, numa te meken leske vortachen te dikhen les vai te den les vari so.

²⁴But after some days, Felix came with Drusilla, his wife, who was a Jewess, and sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith in Christ Jesus.

²⁴Xantsi dies pala kodia o Felix avilo peska rhomniasa, woi bushol Drusilla, woi si Zhidovaika. Ai akhardia le Paulos te ashunen sar del duma pa pachamos ando Kristo.

²⁵As he reasoned about righteousness, self-control, and the judgment to come, Felix was terrified, and answered, “Go your way for this time, and when it is convenient for me, I will summon you.”

²⁵Numa o Pavlo delas duma sar te traiis ek traio vorta, ai te les tutar sama, ai e kris kai si te avel pe lumia, o Felix darailo, ai phendia, "Zhatar ai mai ashunava tute aver data kana avela ma vriama."

²⁶Meanwhile, he also hoped that money would be given to him by Paul, that he might release him. Therefore also he sent for him more often, and talked with him.

²⁶Ai vi gindilas ke o Pavlo del les love, anda kodia akharela les butivar te del duma lesa.

²⁷But when two years were fulfilled, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus, and desiring to gain favor with the Jews, Felix left Paul in bonds.

²⁷Dui bersh nakhle kadia, porme o Porcius Festus lia o than le governorosko o Felix, ai o Felix te avel drago le Zhidovonge, meklia le Pavlos ande temnitsa.