1 Bi mu ko waxee, Agaripa ne Pool: «Jëlal kàddu gi.» Noonu Pool tàllal loxoom, daldi làyyi ne:
1Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretched forth the hand, and answered for himself:
2 «Buur Agaripa, ma làyyi ci sa kanam tey ci lépp, li ma Yawut yiy jiiñ, xol bu sedd la ci man,
2I think myself happy, king Agrippa, because I shall answer for myself this day before thee touching all the things whereof I am accused of the Jews:
3 ndaxte xam nga bu baax aaday Yawut yi ak seeni werantey yoon. Kon maa ngi lay ñaan, nga déglu ma ak muñ.
3Especially because I know thee to be expert in all customs and questions which are among the Jews: wherefore I beseech thee to hear me patiently.
4 «Ci lu jëm ci Yawut yi, xam nañu sama dund li dale ci samag ndaw, muy ci sama biir xeet, muy ci Yerusalem.
4My manner of life from my youth, which was at the first among mine own nation at Jerusalem, know all the Jews;
5 Xam nañu ma bu yàgg te man nañoo seede, su leen neexee, ne daan naa dund ni Farisen, te mooy tariixa bi gën a diis ci sunu diine.
5Which knew me from the beginning, if they would testify, that after the most straitest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.
6 Li ma indi ci kureelu àttekat yii nag, mooy yaakaar ne, Yàlla dina amal li mu digoon sunuy maam.
6And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made of God, unto our fathers:
7 Dige booba la fukki giir ak ñaar yu bànni Israyil di sàkku, ngir jot ko, ci jaamu Yàlla ak cawarte guddi ak bëccëg. Yaw buur, yaakaar joojoo tax ñu may kalaame, ñoom Yawut yi.
7Unto which promise our twelve tribes, instantly serving God day and night, hope to come. For which hope's sake, king Agrippa, I am accused of the Jews.
8 Lu tax seen xel dàq ne, Yàlla dina dekkal ñi dee?
8Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God should raise the dead?
9 «Man sax ci sama bopp defe woon naa ne, war naa def lu bare, ngir suufeel turu Yeesum Nasaret.
9I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
10 Daan naa ko def ci Yerusalem, ba noppi ma jot sañ-sañ ci saraxalekat yu mag ya, bay tëj gaayi Yàlla yu bare. Rax-ca-dolli ku ñu ci masoon a bëgg a rey, ànd naa ci.
10Which thing I also did in Jerusalem: and many of the saints did I shut up in prison, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death, I gave my voice against them.
11 Daan naa wër jàngoo-jàngu, di leen teg toskare te di leen jéem a weddiloo. Te sama mer daa na tar, ba ma di leen xañ ba ca dëkk yu sore, ngir fitnaal leen.
11And I punished them oft in every synagogue, and compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto strange cities.
12 «Noonu am bés, may dem dëkku Damas, yor sañ-sañ ak ndigalu saraxalekat yu mag ya.
12Whereupon as I went to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests,
13 Ca njolloor, buur bi, gis naa ca yoon wa leer gu jóge asamaan ne ràyy, ba raw leeru jant, melax ba ëmb ma, man ak ñi ma àndal.
13At midday, O king, I saw in the way a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and them which journeyed with me.
14 Nu ne nërëm ci suuf, ma dégg baat bu ma wax ci làkku yawut ne: “Sool, Sool, lu tax nga di ma fitnaal? Ngay bëre ak man ni fas wuy woŋŋeetu ku koy jam dëgël, metti na ci yaw.”
14And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
15 «Noonu ma tontu ko: “Yaa di kan, Boroom bi?” Boroom bi ne ma: “Maa di Yeesu, mi ngay fitnaal.
15And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.
16 Waaye jógal taxaw. Lii moo tax ma feeñu la: teg naa la yen, nga di ma seedeel ci lépp li nga gis ci man, ak li ma lay feeñuji.
16But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee;
17 Dinaa la musal ci bànni Israyil ak ci ñi dul Yawut. Ci ñoom laa lay yebal,
17Delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee,
18 ngir ubbi seeni bët, nga jële leen ci lëndëm, tàbbal leen ci leer, nga nangoo leen ci sañ-sañu Seytaane, woññi leen ci Yàlla, ma baal leen seeni bàkkaar te may leen cér ci biir sama gaa yi sell ci kaw ngëm.”
18To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.
19 «Kon nag buur Agaripa, woruma li ma Yàlla yen ci peeñu.
19Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision:
20 Waaye li tàmbali ci Damas, teg ci dëkku Yerusalem ak réewu Yawut mépp, ba agsi ci ñi dul Yawut, yégal naa leen, ñu tuub seeni bàkkaar te woññiku ci Yàlla, bay jëf lu dëppook réccu.
20But shewed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judaea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance.
21 Loolu nag moo waral Yawut yi jàpp ma ca kër Yàlla ga, di ma fexee rey.
21For these causes the Jews caught me in the temple, and went about to kill me.
22 Waaye gannaaw Yàllaa ngi may taxawu ba tey, maa ngi taxaw fi, di ko seedeel ci mag ak ndaw; yokkuma dara ci li yonent yi ak Musaa xamle woon lu jiitu,
22Having therefore obtained help of God, I continue unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying none other things than those which the prophets and Moses did say should come:
23 maanaam Almasi bi dina dékku ay coono, te mooy jëkk a dekki, bay jollil leer ci bànni Israyil ak ñi dul Yawut.»
23That Christ should suffer, and that he should be the first that should rise from the dead, and should shew light unto the people, and to the Gentiles.
24 Bi muy làyyee nii, Festus daldi ko gëdd ak baat bu kawe ne ko: «Dangaa dof Pool! Xanaa sa njàng mu réy mi da laa xañ sago.»
24And as he thus spake for himself, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, thou art beside thyself; much learning doth make thee mad.
25 Waaye Pool tontu ko: «Festus mu tedd mi, dofuma; waaye lu dëggu laay wax te ànd ak sago.
25But he said, I am not mad, most noble Festus; but speak forth the words of truth and soberness.
26 Yëf yii leer na buur bi, moo tax maa ngi koy wax ak kóolute. Wóor naa ne, dara ci lii may wax umpu ko, ndaxte lii amewul ciy ruq.
26For the king knoweth of these things, before whom also I speak freely: for I am persuaded that none of these things are hidden from him; for this thing was not done in a corner.
27 Yaw buur Agaripa, ndax gëmuloo yonent yi? Xam naa bu wér ne, gëm nga.»
27King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets? I know that thou believest.
28 Noonu Agaripa ne Pool: «Xanaa yaw, ci diir bu gàtt bii rekk, nga ma bëgg a dugale ci gaayi Kirist!»
28Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian.
29 Pool tontu ko: «Muy tey, muy ëllëg, waxuma yaw rekk waaye it ñi may déglu tey ñépp, na Yàlla def, ba ngeen fekksi ma ci li ma nekk, lu moy jéng yii!»
29And Paul said, I would to God, that not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, were both almost, and altogether such as I am, except these bonds.
30 Ci kaw loolu buur ba daldi jóg, boroom réew ma topp ci, Berenis tegu ca ak mbooloo ma mépp.
30And when he had thus spoken, the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and they that sat with them:
31 Bi ñu génnee nag, ñuy waxante ne: «Nit kii deful dara lu jar dee mbaa kaso.»
31And when they were gone aside, they talked between themselves, saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of death or of bonds.
32 Te Agaripa ne Festus: «Manoon nanu koo yiwi, bu dénkuloon mbiram Sesaar.»
32Then said Agrippa unto Festus, This man might have been set at liberty, if he had not appealed unto Caesar.