1 Noonu Pool xool jàkk géew ba ne leen: «Bokk yi, ci xel mu dal laa doxale ci kanam Yàlla ba ci bésu tey bi.»
1And Paul, fixing his eyes on the council, said, Brethren, I have walked in all good conscience with God unto this day.
2 Ci kaw loolu saraxalekat bu mag ba, di ku ñuy wax Anañas, sant ña taxaw ca wetam, ñu fél gémmiñam.
2But the high priest Ananias ordered those standing by him to smite his mouth.
3 Pool ne ko: «Yàlla dina la dóor, yaw mi naaféq, bay samandaay miir bu joy bu ñu weexal. Yaa ngi toog di ma àtte, ci li yoon wi digle, ba noppi santaane ñu dóor ma, ci li yoon wi tere!»
3Then Paul said to him, God will smite thee, whited wall. And *thou*, dost thou sit judging me according to the law, and breaking the law commandest me to be smitten?
4 Waaye ña taxaw ca wetam ne ko: «Ndax dangay xas saraxalekat bu mag, bi Yàlla fal?»
4And those that stood by said, Dost thou rail against the high priest of God?
5 Pool tontu leen: «Bokk yi, xawma woon ne saraxalekat bu mag bi la, ndaxte tëral nañu ci Mbind mi ne: “Bul wax lu bon sa kilifag xeet.”»
5And Paul said, I was not conscious, brethren, that he was high priest; for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evilly of the ruler of thy people.
6 Naka noona Pool, mi xam ne, genn-wàllu kureel ga bokk nañu ci tariixab Sadusen ya, te ña ca des bokk ci tariixab Farisen ya, mu wax ci kaw ci biir géew ba ne: «Bokk yi, man Farisen laa, te Farisen moo ma jur; li tax ñu may àtte tey mooy sama yaakaar ci ne, ñi dee dinañu dekki.»
6But Paul, knowing that the one part [of them] were of the Sadducees and the other of the Pharisees, cried out in the council, Brethren, *I* am a Pharisee, son of Pharisees: *I* am judged concerning the hope and resurrection of [the] dead.
7 Bi mu waxee loolu nag, werante wu metti daldi xew diggante Farisen ya ak Sadusen ya, ba mbooloo ma xaajalikoo.
7And when he had spoken this, there was a tumult of the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the multitude was divided.
8 Ndaxte Sadusen yi nanguwuñu ne, ndekkite mbaa malaaka mbaa rab, dara am na ci, waaye Farisen nangu nañu yooyu yépp.
8For Sadducees say there is no resurrection, nor angel, nor spirit; but Pharisees confess both of them.
9 Ci kaw loolu nag coow lu bare daldi jib. Ñenn ca xutbakat, ya bokk ca Farisen ya, ne bërét, daldi xuloo bu metti ne: «Gisunu dara lu bon ci nit kii. Su fekkeente ne, rab a ko wax mbaa malaaka...?»
9And there was a great clamour, and the scribes of the Pharisees' part rising up contended, saying, We find nothing evil in this man; and if a spirit has spoken to him, or an angel ...
10 Noonu xuloo ba daldi gën a tàng, ba kilifa ga ragal ne, nit ñi dinañu daggaate Pool. Kon mu sant xarekat ya, ñu wàcc, nangu Pool ci ñoom, yóbbu ko ca tata ja.
10And a great tumult having arisen, the chiliarch, fearing lest Paul should have been torn in pieces by them, commanded the troop to come down and take him by force from the midst of them, and to bring [him] into the fortress.
11 Ca guddi ga nag Boroom bi taxaw ci wetu Pool ne ko: «Takkal sa fit; ni nga ma seedee ci Yerusalem, noonu nga may seedee ca Room.»
11But the following night the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good courage; for as thou hast testified the things concerning me at Jerusalem, so thou must bear witness at Rome also.
12 Bi bët setee Yawut ya daldi lal pexe; ñu dige ci ngiñ ne, duñu lekkati, duñu naanati, ba kera ñuy rey Pool.
12And when it was day, the Jews, having banded together, put themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they should kill Paul.
13 Ña lal pexe ma, seen lim ëpp na ñeent-fukk.
13And they were more than forty who had joined together in this oath;
14 Noonu ñu dem ca saraxalekat yu mag ya ak njiit ya ne leen: «Giñ nanu ne, dunu mos dara, ba kera nuy rey Pool.
14and they went to the chief priests and elders, and said, We have cursed ourselves with a curse to taste nothing until we kill Paul.
15 Léegi nag yéen ak kureelu àttekat ya, laajleen kilifa ga, mu indi ko ci seen kanam, mel ni dangeen a bëgg a seet mbiram bu gën a wóor. Bu ko defee nun dinanu fagaru, ngir rey ko, bala moo agsi.»
15Now therefore do ye with the council make a representation to the chiliarch so that he may bring him down to you, as about to determine more precisely what concerns him, and we, before he draws near, are ready to kill him.
16 Waaye jarbaatu Pool yég fiir ga, mu dem, dugg ca tata ja, yégal ko Pool.
16But Paul's sister's son, having heard of the lying in wait, came and entered into the fortress and reported [it] to Paul.
17 Bi ko Pool déggee, mu woo kenn ca njiiti xare ba ne ko: «Yóbbul waxambaane wii ca kilifa ga, ndax am na lu mu ko war a yégal.»
17And Paul, having called one of the centurions, said, Take this youth to the chiliarch, for he has something to report to him.
18 Njiit la jël ko, yóbbu ko ca kilifa ga ne ko: «Pool, mi ñu jàpp, moo ma woo, ñaan ma, ma indil la waxambaane wii, ndaxte am na lu mu lay wax.»
18He therefore, having taken him with [him], led him to the chiliarch, and says, The prisoner Paul called me to [him] and asked me to lead this youth to thee, who has something to say to thee.
19 Noonu kilifa ga jàpp ci loxob waxambaane wa, wéetoo ak moom, laaj ko: «Loo ma bëgg a yégal?»
19And the chiliarch having taken him by the hand, and having gone apart in private, inquired, What is it that thou hast to report to me?
20 Mu tontu ne: «Yawut yi dañoo dige, ngir ñaan la, nga indi Pool ëllëg ca kanamu kureelu àttekat ya, mel ni dañoo bëgg a seet mbiram bu gën a wóor.
20And he said, The Jews have agreed together to make a request to thee, that thou mayest bring Paul down to-morrow into the council, as about to inquire something more precise concerning him.
21 Bu leen ko may, ndaxte lu ëpp ñeent-fukk ci ñoom ñu ngi koy lalal fiir. Dige nañu ak ngiñ ne, dootuñu lekk, dootuñu naan, li feek reyuñu ko; fi mu ne sax fagaru nañu, di xaar, nga nangu.»
21Do not thou then be persuaded by them, for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, who have put themselves under a curse neither to eat nor drink till they kill him; and now they are ready waiting the promise from thee.
22 Kilifa ga nag sant waxambaane wa, mu bañ koo àgge kenn, ba noppi mu yiwi ko, mu dem.
22The chiliarch then dismissed the youth, commanding [him], Utter to no one that thou hast represented these things to me.
23 Bi mu ko defee mu woo ñaar ci njiiti xare ba ne leen: «Waajal-leen ñaari téeméeri xarekat ak juróom-ñaar-fukki gawar ak ñaari téeméer ñu gànnaayoo xeej, ngeen dem Sesare ci juróom-ñeenti waxtu ci guddi.
23And having called to [him] certain two of the centurions, he said, Prepare two hundred soldiers that they may go as far as Caesarea, and seventy horsemen, and two hundred light-armed footmen, for the third hour of the night.
24 Wutal-leen it Pool lu mu war, ngeen yóbbu ko ci jàmm ak salaam ba ca Feligsë, boroom réew mi.»
24And [he ordered them] to provide beasts, that they might set Paul on them and carry [him] safe through to Felix the governor,
25 Noonu mu bind bataaxal bii:
25having written a letter, couched in this form:
26 Yaw Feligsë mu tedd mi, di boroom réew mi; man Këlódd Lisiyas maa ngi lay nuyu.
26Claudius Lysias to the most excellent governor Felix, greeting.
27 Yawut yi jàpp nañu nit kii, bëgg koo rey, waaye bi ma yégee ne, jaambur la ci Room, wallu naa ko ak ay xarekat, ba musal ko.
27This man, having been taken by the Jews, and being about to be killed by them, I came up with the military and took out [of their hands], having learned that he was a Roman.
28 Bëggoon naa xam lu tax ñu kalaame ko. Moo tax ma yóbbu ko ca kanamu seen kureelu àttekat ya.
28And desiring to know the charge on which they accused him, I brought him down to their council;
29 Gis naa ne li ñu ko jiiñ mu ngi aju ci ay werantey seen yoon, waaye jiiñuñu ko dara lu jar dee mbaa jéng.
29whom I found to be accused of questions of their law, but to have no charge laid against him [making him] worthy of death or of bonds.
30 Te bi ma déggee ne, ñu ngi koy fexeel, yebal naa ko ci yaw ci saa si. Sant naa nag ñi ko kalaame, ñu xamal la seen lay.
30But having received information of a plot about to be put in execution against the man [by the Jews], I have immediately sent him to thee, commanding also his accusers to say before thee the things that are against him. [Farewell.]
31 Noonu xarekat ya jël Pool ci guddi, indi ko ba ca dëkku Antipataris, ni ñu leen ko sante.
31The soldiers therefore, according to what was ordered them, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris,
32 Ca ëllëg sa ñu woññiku, dellusi ca tata ja, bàyyi gawar ga, ñu gunge ko.
32and on the morrow, having left the horsemen to go with him, returned to the fortress.
33 Bi gawar ga àggee Sesare, ñu jox boroom réew ma bataaxal ba, jébbal ko Pool.
33And these, having entered into Caesarea, and given up the letter to the governor, presented Paul also to him.
34 Bi loolu amee boroom réew ma jàng bataaxal ba, laaj ci ban diiwaan la Pool dëkk. Bi mu yégee ne, mu ngi dëkk Silisi,
34And having read [it], and asked of what eparchy he was, and learned that [he was] of Cilicia,
35 mu ne ko: «Kon bu ñi la kalaame ñëwee, dinga layoo.» Mu santaane nag, ñu denc ko ca kër buur ba Erodd.
35he said, I will hear thee fully when thine accusers also are arrived. And he commanded him to be kept in Herod's praetorium.