¹Now in the assembly that was at Antioch there were some prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen the foster brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

¹ Amoon na ci mbooloom ñi gëm, mi nekk dëkku Ancos, ay yonent ak ay jàngalekat: maanaam Barnabas, Simeyon ku ñu dàkkentale Niseer, Lusiyus mi dëkk Siren, Manayen mi yaroondoo ak Erodd boroom diiwaan ba, ak Sool.

²As they served the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, “Separate Barnabas and Saul for me, for the work to which I have called them.”

² Am bés nag, bi ñuy jaamu Boroom bi ak di woor, Xel mu Sell mi ne: «Beral-leen ma Barnabas ak Sool ngir liggéey, bi ma leen wooye.»

³Then, when they had fasted and prayed and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.

³ Bi ñu ko déggee, ñu daldi woor ak a ñaan, teg leen ay loxo, ba noppi bàyyi leen ñu dem.

⁴So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia. From there they sailed to Cyprus.

⁴ Noonu Xel mu Sell mi yónni leen. Ñu dem nag ci dëkku Selusi, dugg fa gaal, jëm ci dun bu ñuy wax Sipar.

⁵When they were at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. They had also John as their attendant.

⁵ Bi ñu teeree ca dëkku Salamin nag, ñu yégle fa kàddug Yàlla ca jàngub Yawut ya. Ku tudd Yowaana ànd ak ñoom, di leen jàpple ci liggéey bi.

⁶When they had gone through the island to Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Bar Jesus,

⁶ Noonu ñu jaar ci dun bépp, ba egg dëkku Pafos. Foofa ñu gis luxuskat bu tudd Bar-Yeesu, di Yawut bu mbubboo turu yonent.

⁷who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, a man of understanding. This man summoned Barnabas and Saul, and sought to hear the word of God.

⁷ Mu bokk ci gàngooru boroom réew ma tudd Sersiyus Poolus, di nit ku neex xel. Moom nag mu woolu Barnabas ak Sool, ngir bëgg a dégg kàddug Yàlla.

⁸But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn aside the proconsul from the faith.

⁸ Waaye Elimas, boroom xam-xam bu ñuul bi --ndaxte loolu la turam di tekki — di leen dogale, ngir bañ boroom réew ma gëm.

⁹But Saul, who is also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, fastened his eyes on him,

⁹ Ci kaw loolu Sool, mi tudd it Pool, daldi fees ak Xel mu Sell mi; mu xool ko jàkk,

¹⁰and said, “Full of all deceit and all cunning, you son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, will you not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?

¹⁰ ne ko: «Yaw mi fees ak fen ak lu bon, di doomu Ibliis, tey noonu lépp lu jub, ndax doo bàyyee dëngal yoon yu jub yu Boroom bi?

¹¹Now, behold, the hand of the Lord is on you, and you will be blind, not seeing the sun for a season!” Immediately a mist and darkness fell on him. He went around seeking someone to lead him by the hand.

¹¹ Léegi loxob Boroom bi dina dal sa kaw, te dinga gumba, ba dootuloo gis jant bi ab diir.» Ca saa sa nag ay bëtam muuru, mu daldi tàbbi cig lëndëm, muy làmbatu, di wut ku ko wommat.

¹²Then the proconsul, when he saw what was done, believed, being astonished at the teaching of the Lord.

¹² Ba boroom réew ma gisee li xew nag, mu daldi gëm, di yéemu ci yoonu Boroom bi.

¹³Now Paul and his company set sail from Paphos, and came to Perga in Pamphylia. John departed from them and returned to Jerusalem.

¹³ Naka noona Pool ak ñi mu àndal jóge Pafos, jaar ci géej, jëm dëkku Peers ci réewu Pamfili. Yowaana nag tàggoo ak ñoom, dellu Yerusalem.

¹⁴But they, passing on from Perga, came to Antioch of Pisidia. They went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and sat down.

¹⁴ Waaye ñoom ñu jóge Peers, aw ca yoon wa, ba ñëw dëkku Ancos ci diiwaanu Pisidi. Bésu noflaay ba nag ñu dugg ca jàngu ba, toog.

¹⁵After the reading of the law and the prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying, “Brothers, if you have any word of exhortation for the people, speak.”

¹⁵ Bi ñu jàngee yoonu Musaa ak yonent ya, njiiti jàngu ba yónnee ca ñoom ne leen: «Bokk yi, bu ngeen amee lu ngeen di dénk mbooloo mi, waxleen ko.»

¹⁶Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand said, “Men of Israel, and you who fear God, listen.

¹⁶ Noonu Pool jóg, tàllal loxoom ne leen: «Yéen bokki Israyil ak yéen ñi ragal Yàlla, dégluleen!

¹⁷The God of this people TR, NU add “Israel” chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they stayed as aliens in the land of Egypt, and with an uplifted arm, he led them out of it.

¹⁷ Yàllay bànni Israyil tànn na sunuy maam, di yokk xeet wa, bi ñuy ganeyaan ci Misra; ba noppi mu génne leen fa ak kàttanu loxoom.

¹⁸For a period of about forty years he put up with them in the wilderness.

¹⁸ Diirub ñeent-fukki at mu di leen muñal ca màndiŋ ma.

¹⁹When he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave them their land for an inheritance, for about four hundred fifty years.

¹⁹ Gannaaw loolu faagal na juróom-ñaari xeet ci réewu Kanaan, ba sunuy maam donn réew ma.

²⁰After these things he gave them judges until Samuel the prophet.

²⁰ Loolu lépp xew na ci diirub ñeenti téeméeri at ak juróom-fukk. «Gannaaw loolu mu jox leen ay àttekat, ba ci yonent Yàlla Samwil.

²¹Afterward they asked for a king, and God gave to them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years.

²¹ Booba ñuy ñaan buur, te Yàlla jox leen Sóol, doomu Kis ci giiru Ben-yamin, muy seen buur diirub ñeent-fukki at. Gannaaw ga mu jële ko fa,

²²When he had removed him, he raised up David to be their king, to whom he also testified, ‘I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after my heart, who will do all my will.’

²² dellu falal leen buur bu tudd Daawuda, mu seedee ko nii: “Gis naa Daawuda, doomu Yese, ku ma neex ci sama xol, te dina def lépp luy sama coobare.”

²³From this man’s seed, God has brought salvation TR, NU read “a Savior, Jesus” instead of “salvation” to Israel according to his promise,

²³ «Noonu ci askanam Yàlla indil na bànni Israyil Musalkat bi Yeesu, ci ni mu ko dige woon.

²⁴before his coming, when John had first preached the baptism of repentance to Israel. TR, NU read “to all the people of Israel” instead of “to Israel”

²⁴ Laata muy ñëw nag, Yaxya daan na waare, ne bànni Israyil gépp, ñu tuub seeni bàkkaar, te mu sóob leen ci ndox.

²⁵As John was fulfilling his course, he said, ‘What do you suppose that I am? I am not he. But behold, one comes after me the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to untie.’

²⁵ Te ba Yaxyay jeexal sasam, mu ne: “Ku ngeen may teg? Duma Ki war a ñëw; waaye am na kuy ñëw sama gannaaw, koo xam ne kii yeyoowumaa tekki ay dàllam.”

²⁶Brothers, children of the stock of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, the word of this salvation is sent out to you.

²⁶ «Bokk yi, yéen askanu Ibraayma ak yéen ñi ragal Yàlla, kàddug mucc gi ci nun la wàcc.

²⁷For those who dwell in Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they didn’t know him, nor the voices of the prophets which are read every Sabbath, fulfilled them by condemning him.

²⁷ Waa Yerusalem ak seeni kilifa xàmmiwuñu woon Yeesu te xamuñu woon waxu yonent, yi ñuy jàng bésu noflaay bu nekk; teewul ñu amal waxu yonent yi, ci li ñu àtte Yeesu, ba daan ko.

²⁸Though they found no cause for death, they still asked Pilate to have him killed.

²⁸ Yoon dabu ko fenn, moona ñaan nañu Pilaat, mu reylu ko.

²⁹When they had fulfilled all things that were written about him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a tomb.

²⁹ Noonu ñu def lépp lu yonent yi bindoon ci mbiram, ba noppi ñu wàcce ko ca bant ba, tàbbal ko ci bàmmeel.

³⁰But God raised him from the dead,

³⁰ Waaye Yàlla dekkal na ko,

³¹and he was seen for many days by those who came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses to the people.

³¹ te diirub ay fan yu bare feeñu na ñi àndoon ak moom, jóge diiwaanu Galile, dem Yerusalem; léegi nag ñooy ay seedeem ci wetu xeet wi,

³²We bring you good news of the promise made to the fathers,

³² te nu ngi leen di xamal xebaar bu baax ne leen, li Yàlla digoon sunuy maam,

³³that God has fulfilled the same to us, their children, in that he raised up Jesus. As it is also written in the second psalm, ‘You are my Son. Today I have become your father.’ Psalm 2:7

³³ def na ko ngir nun seeni sët, ci li mu dekkal Yeesu. Moom lañu bindoon ci ñaareelu saaru Sabóor ne:“Yaa di sama Doom,maa di sa Baay tey.”

³⁴“Concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he has spoken thus: ‘I will give you the holy and sure blessings of David.’ Isaiah 55:3

³⁴ Te it li ko Yàlla dekkal, ba mu bañatee jaar ci dee, te suuf du ko lekk mukk, moom la Yàlla wax ne:“Dinaa la may barke yu sell te wóor,yi ma digoon Daawuda.”

³⁵Therefore he says also in another psalm, ‘You will not allow your Holy One to see decay.’ Psalm 16:10

³⁵ Moo tax mu waxaat feneen ne:“Doo bàyyi sa Waa ju sell, mu yàqu.”

³⁶For David, after he had in his own generation served the counsel of God, fell asleep, and was laid with his fathers, and saw decay.

³⁶ Ndaxte bi Daawuda defee coobareg Yàlla ci jamonoom, mu faatu, ñu suul ko, mu fekki ay maamam, suuf lekk ko.

³⁷But he whom God raised up saw no decay.

³⁷ Waaye Ki Yàlla dekkal, yaramam seeyul.

³⁸Be it known to you therefore, brothers The word for “brothers” here and where the context allows may also be correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or “siblings.” , that through this man is proclaimed to you remission of sins,

³⁸ «Kon nag bokk yi, nangeen xam ne, ci moom Yeesu nu ngi leen di yégal mbaalug bàkkaar yi. Te fépp fu yoonu Musaa tële woon a àttee nit ni ku jub,

³⁹and by him everyone who believes is justified from all things, from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses.

³⁹ fa la Yeesu di àttee ni ku jub képp ku ko gëm.

⁴⁰Beware therefore, lest that come on you which is spoken in the prophets:

⁴⁰ Wottuleen nag ba li yonent yi bindoon bañ leen a dal, ci li ñu ne:

⁴¹‘Behold, you scoffers, and wonder, and perish; for I work a work in your days, a work which you will in no way believe, if one declares it to you.’” Habakkuk 1:5

⁴¹ “Yéen ñiy xeebaate, gis leen lii,ngeen yéemu ba far;ndaxte dinaa def ci seen jamono jëf,joo xam ne su ngeen ko déggee sax,dungeen ko gëm.”»

⁴²So when the Jews went out of the synagogue, the Gentiles begged that these words might be preached to them the next Sabbath.

⁴² Bi ñuy génn nag ca jàngu ba, Yawut ya ñaan leen, ñu baamtu wax ja ca bésu noflaay ba ca tegu.

⁴³Now when the synagogue broke up, many of the Jews and of the devout proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas; who, speaking to them, urged them to continue in the grace of God.

⁴³ Te bi mbooloo ma tasee, ay Yawut yu bare ak ñi tuuboon ci yoonu Yawut te ragal Yàlla, topp ci Pool ak Barnabas. Ñuy diisoo ak ñoom, di leen xiir, ñu wàkkirlu ci yiwu Yàlla.

⁴⁴The next Sabbath almost the whole city was gathered together to hear the word of God.

⁴⁴ Noonu bésu noflaay ba ca tegu, daanaka waa dëkk bépp daje, ngir déglu kàddug Yàlla.

⁴⁵But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with jealousy, and contradicted the things which were spoken by Paul, and blasphemed.

⁴⁵ Waaye bi Yawut yi gisee mbooloo ma, ñu daldi fees ak kiñaan, di weddi li Pool di wax te di ko xas.

⁴⁶Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, and said, “It was necessary that God’s word should be spoken to you first. Since indeed you thrust it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we turn to the Gentiles.

⁴⁶ Bi loolu amee Pool ak Barnabas ne leen ci lu bir: «Yéen lanu war a jëkk a yégal kàddug Yàlla, waaye gannaaw gàntu ngeen ko, ba àtte seen bopp ne, yeyoowuleen dund gu dul jeex gi, kon nu ngi woññiku ci ñi dul Yawut.

⁴⁷For so has the Lord commanded us, saying, ‘I have set you as a light for the Gentiles, that you should bring salvation to the uttermost parts of the earth.’” Isaiah 49:6

⁴⁷ Ndaxte moom la nu Boroom bi sant ci li mu naan:“Samp naa la, nga nekk leeru ñi dul Yawut,ngir nga yóbbu mucc gi, mu daj cati àddina.”»

⁴⁸As the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of God. As many as were appointed to eternal life believed.

⁴⁸ Ñi dul Yawut nag, bi ñu déggee loolu, daldi bég tey màggal kàddug Boroom bi; te ñépp ñu jagoo dund gu dul jeex daldi gëm.

⁴⁹The Lord’s word was spread abroad throughout all the region.

⁴⁹ Noonu kàddug Boroom bi di law ci diiwaan bépp.

⁵⁰But the Jews stirred up the devout and prominent women and the chief men of the city, and stirred up a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and threw them out of their borders.

⁵⁰ Waaye Yawut ya xiir ay jigéen, ñi woomle te farlu ci diine, ñoom ak magi dëkk ba, ñu fitnaal Pool ak Barnabas, ngir génne leen réew ma.

⁵¹But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came to Iconium.

⁵¹ Waaye Pool ak Barnabas daldi yëlëb seen pëndu tànk, ngir dëggal seen weddi, jëm dëkku Ikoñum.

⁵²The disciples were filled with joy with the Holy Spirit.

⁵² Naka taalibe yi nag, ñu fees ak mbég ak Xel mu Sell mi.