1 Bi mu ko waxee, Agaripa ne Pool: «Jëlal kàddu gi.» Noonu Pool tàllal loxoom, daldi làyyi ne:
1And Agrippa said unto Paul, `It is permitted to thee to speak for thyself;` then Paul having stretched forth the hand, was making a defence:
2 «Buur Agaripa, ma làyyi ci sa kanam tey ci lépp, li ma Yawut yiy jiiñ, xol bu sedd la ci man,
2`Concerning all things of which I am accused by Jews, king Agrippa, I have thought myself happy, being about to make a defence before thee to-day,
3 ndaxte xam nga bu baax aaday Yawut yi ak seeni werantey yoon. Kon maa ngi lay ñaan, nga déglu ma ak muñ.
3especially knowing thee to be acquainted with all things — both customs and questions — among Jews; wherefore, I beseech thee, patiently to hear me.
4 «Ci lu jëm ci Yawut yi, xam nañu sama dund li dale ci samag ndaw, muy ci sama biir xeet, muy ci Yerusalem.
4`The manner of my life then, indeed, from youth — which from the beginning was among my nation, in Jerusalem — know do 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.
5knowing me before from the first, (if they may be willing to testify,) that after the most exact sect of our worship, 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 for the hope of the promise made to the fathers by God, I have stood judged,
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.
7to which our twelve tribes, intently night and day serving, do hope to come, concerning which hope I am accused, king Agrippa, by the Jews;
8 Lu tax seen xel dàq ne, Yàlla dina dekkal ñi dee?
8why is it judged incredible with you, if God doth raise the dead?
9 «Man sax ci sama bopp defe woon naa ne, war naa def lu bare, ngir suufeel turu Yeesum Nasaret.
9`I, indeed, therefore, thought with myself, that against the name of Jesus of Nazareth it behoved [me] many things to do,
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 also I did in Jerusalem, and many of the saints I in prison did shut up, from the chief priests having received the authority; they also being put to death, I gave my vote 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 in every synagogue, often punishing them, I was constraining [them] to speak evil, being also exceedingly mad against them, I was also persecuting [them] even unto strange cities.
12 «Noonu am bés, may dem dëkku Damas, yor sañ-sañ ak ndigalu saraxalekat yu mag ya.
12`In which things, also, going on 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 mid-day, I saw in the way, O king, out of heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me a light — and those going on 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 we all having fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew dialect, Saul, Saul, why me dost thou persecute? hard for thee against pricks to kick!
15 «Noonu ma tontu ko: “Yaa di kan, Boroom bi?” Boroom bi ne ma: “Maa di Yeesu, mi ngay fitnaal.
15`And I said, Who art thou, Lord? and he said, I am Jesus whom thou dost persecute;
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 for this I appeared to thee, to appoint thee an officer and a witness both of the things thou didst see, and of the things [in which] I will appear to thee,
17 Dinaa la musal ci bànni Israyil ak ci ñi dul Yawut. Ci ñoom laa lay yebal,
17delivering thee from the people, and the nations, to 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, to turn [them] from darkness to light, and [from] the authority of the Adversary unto God, for their receiving forgiveness of sins, and a lot among those having been sanctified, by faith that [is] toward me.
19 «Kon nag buur Agaripa, woruma li ma Yàlla yen ci peeñu.
19`Whereupon, king Agrippa, I was not disobedient to 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 to those in Damascus first, and to those in Jerusalem, to all the region also of Judea, and to the nations, I was preaching to reform, and to turn back unto God, doing works worthy of reformation;
21 Loolu nag moo waral Yawut yi jàpp ma ca kër Yàlla ga, di ma fexee rey.
21because of these things the Jews — having caught me in the temple — were endeavouring 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,
22`Having obtained, therefore, help from God, till this day, I have stood witnessing both to small and to great, saying nothing besides the things that both the prophets and Moses spake of as about to 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 the Christ is to suffer, whether first by a rising from the dead, he is about to proclaim light to the people and to the nations.`
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, he thus making a defence, Festus with a loud voice said, `Thou art mad, Paul; much learning doth turn thee mad;`
25 Waaye Pool tontu ko: «Festus mu tedd mi, dofuma; waaye lu dëggu laay wax te ànd ak sago.
25and he saith, `I am not mad, most noble Festus, but of truth and soberness the sayings I speak forth;
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 doth know concerning these things, before whom also I speak boldly, for none of these things, I am persuaded, are hidden from him; for this thing hath not been done in a corner;
27 Yaw buur Agaripa, ndax gëmuloo yonent yi? Xam naa bu wér ne, gëm nga.»
27thou dost believe, king Agrippa, the prophets? I have known that thou dost believe!`
28 Noonu Agaripa ne Pool: «Xanaa yaw, ci diir bu gàtt bii rekk, nga ma bëgg a dugale ci gaayi Kirist!»
28And Agrippa said unto Paul, `In a little thou dost persuade me to become 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 have wished to God, both in a little, and in much, not only thee, but also all those hearing me to-day, to become such as I also 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, he having spoken these things, the king rose up, and the governor, Bernice also, and those sitting with them,
31 Bi ñu génnee nag, ñuy waxante ne: «Nit kii deful dara lu jar dee mbaa kaso.»
31and having withdrawn, they were speaking unto one another, saying — `This man doth nothing worthy of death or of bonds;`
32 Te Agaripa ne Festus: «Manoon nanu koo yiwi, bu dénkuloon mbiram Sesaar.»
32and Agrippa said to Festus, `This man might have been released if he had not appealed to Caesar.`