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.»

¹Paul, looking steadfastly at the council, said, “Brothers, I have lived before God in all good conscience until this day.”

² Ci kaw loolu saraxalekat bu mag ba, di ku ñuy wax Anañas, sant ña taxaw ca wetam, ñu fél gémmiñam.

²The high priest, Ananias, commanded those who stood by him to strike him on the 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 strike you, you whitewashed wall! Do you sit to judge me according to the law, and command me to be struck contrary to the law?”

⁴ Waaye ña taxaw ca wetam ne ko: «Ndax dangay xas saraxalekat bu mag, bi Yàlla fal?»

⁴Those who stood by said, “Do you malign God’s high priest?”

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.”»

⁵Paul said, “I didn’t know, brothers, that he was high priest. For it is written, ‘You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.’” Exodus 22:28

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 when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, “Men and brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees. Concerning the hope and resurrection of the dead I am being judged!”

⁷ Bi mu waxee loolu nag, werante wu metti daldi xew diggante Farisen ya ak Sadusen ya, ba mbooloo ma xaajalikoo.

⁷When he had said this, an argument arose between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the assembly was divided.

⁸ Ndaxte Sadusen yi nanguwuñu ne, ndekkite mbaa malaaka mbaa rab, dara am na ci, waaye Farisen nangu nañu yooyu yépp.

⁸For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, nor angel, nor spirit; but the Pharisees confess all of these.

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...?»

⁹A great clamor arose, and some of the scribes of the Pharisees part stood up, and contended, saying, “We find no evil in this man. But if a spirit or angel has spoken to him, let’s not fight against God!”

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.

¹⁰When a great argument arose, the commanding officer, fearing that Paul would be torn in pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him by force from among them, and bring him into the barracks.

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.»

¹¹The following night, the Lord stood by him, and said, “Cheer up, Paul, for as you have testified about me at Jerusalem, so you must testify also at Rome.”

¹² Bi bët setee Yawut ya daldi lal pexe; ñu dige ci ngiñ ne, duñu lekkati, duñu naanati, ba kera ñuy rey Pool.

¹²When it was day, some of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.

¹³ Ña lal pexe ma, seen lim ëpp na ñeent-fukk.

¹³There were more than forty people who had made this conspiracy.

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.

¹⁴They came to the chief priests and the elders, and said, “We have bound ourselves under a great curse, to taste nothing until we have killed 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, you with the council inform the commanding officer that he should bring him down to you tomorrow, as though you were going to judge his case more exactly. We are ready to kill him before he comes near.”

¹⁶ Waaye jarbaatu Pool yég fiir ga, mu dem, dugg ca tata ja, yégal ko Pool.

¹⁶But Paul’s sister’s son heard of their lying in wait, and he came and entered into the barracks and told 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.»

¹⁷Paul summoned one of the centurions, and said, “Bring this young man to the commanding officer, for he has something to tell 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.»

¹⁸So he took him, and brought him to the commanding officer, and said, “Paul, the prisoner, summoned me and asked me to bring this young man to you, who has something to tell you.”

¹⁹ Noonu kilifa ga jàpp ci loxob waxambaane wa, wéetoo ak moom, laaj ko: «Loo ma bëgg a yégal?»

¹⁹The commanding officer took him by the hand, and going aside, asked him privately, “What is it that you have to tell 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.

²⁰He said, “The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down to the council tomorrow, as though intending to inquire somewhat more accurately 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.»

²¹Therefore don’t yield to them, for more than forty men lie in wait for him, who have bound themselves under a curse neither to eat nor to drink until they have killed him. Now they are ready, looking for the promise from you.”

²² Kilifa ga nag sant waxambaane wa, mu bañ koo àgge kenn, ba noppi mu yiwi ko, mu dem.

²²So the commanding officer let the young man go, charging him, “Tell no one that you have revealed 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.

²³He called to himself two of the centurions, and said, “Prepare two hundred soldiers to go as far as Caesarea, with seventy horsemen, and two hundred men armed with spears, at the third hour of the night about 9:00 PM .”

²⁴ Wutal-leen it Pool lu mu war, ngeen yóbbu ko ci jàmm ak salaam ba ca Feligsë, boroom réew mi.»

²⁴He asked them to provide animals, that they might set Paul on one, and bring him safely to Felix the governor.

²⁵ Noonu mu bind bataaxal bii:

²⁵He wrote a letter like this:

²⁶ Yaw Feligsë mu tedd mi, di boroom réew mi; man Këlódd Lisiyas maa ngi lay nuyu.

²⁶“Claudius Lysias to the most excellent governor Felix: Greetings.

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.

²⁷“This man was seized by the Jews, and was about to be killed by them, when I came with the soldiers and rescued him, 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.

²⁸Desiring to know the cause why 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.

²⁹I found him to be accused about questions of their law, but not to be charged with anything worthy of death or of imprisonment.

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.

³⁰When I was told that the Jews lay in wait for the man, I sent him to you immediately, charging his accusers also to bring their accusations against him before you. Farewell.”

³¹ Noonu xarekat ya jël Pool ci guddi, indi ko ba ca dëkku Antipataris, ni ñu leen ko sante.

³¹So the soldiers, carrying out their orders, 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.

³²But on the next day they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the barracks.

³³ Bi gawar ga àggee Sesare, ñu jox boroom réew ma bataaxal ba, jébbal ko Pool.

³³When they came to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they also presented Paul 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,

³⁴When the governor had read it, he asked what province he was from. When he understood that he was from Cilicia, he said,

³⁵ mu ne ko: «Kon bu ñi la kalaame ñëwee, dinga layoo.» Mu santaane nag, ñu denc ko ca kër buur ba Erodd.

³⁵“I will hear you fully when your accusers also arrive.” He commanded that he be kept in Herod’s palace.