Acts 26
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Paul’s Defense before Agrippa
26 Agrippa said to Paul, “It is permitted for you to speak for yourself.”
Then Paul stretched out his hand and began his defense: 2 “I consider myself fortunate, King Agrippa, that today I am going to make a defense before you about everything I am accused of by the Jews, 3 especially since you are an expert in all the Jewish customs and controversies. Therefore I beg you to listen to me patiently.
4 “All the Jews know my way of life from my youth, which was spent from the beginning among my own nation and in Jerusalem.(A) 5 They had previously known me for quite some time, if they were willing to testify, that according to the strictest party of our religion I lived as a Pharisee.(B) 6 And now I stand on trial for the hope(C) of the promise(D) made by God to our fathers, 7 the promise our 12 tribes hope to attain as they earnestly serve Him night and day. King Agrippa, I am being accused by the Jews because of this hope.(E) 8 Why is it considered incredible by any of you that God raises the dead? 9 In fact, I myself supposed it was necessary to do many things in opposition to the name of Jesus the Nazarene.(F) 10 I actually did this in Jerusalem, and I locked up many of the saints in prison, since I had received authority for that from the chief priests. When they were put to death, I cast my vote against them.(G) 11 In all the synagogues I often tried to make them blaspheme by punishing them.(H) I even pursued them to foreign cities since I was greatly enraged at them.
Paul’s Account of His Conversion and Commission
12 “I was traveling to Damascus under(I) these circumstances with authority and a commission from the chief priests. 13 King Agrippa, while on the road at midday, I saw a light from heaven brighter than the sun, shining around me and those traveling with me. 14 We all fell to the ground, and I heard a voice speaking to me in the Hebrew language, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’[a](J)
15 “Then I said, ‘Who are You, Lord?’
“And the Lord replied: ‘I am Jesus, the One you are persecuting. 16 But get up and stand on your feet. For I have appeared to you for this purpose, to appoint you as a servant and a witness of what you have seen[b] and of what I will reveal to you.(K) 17 I will rescue you from the people and from the Gentiles. I now send you to them(L) 18 to open their eyes(M) so they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that by faith in Me they may receive forgiveness of sins and a share among those who are sanctified.’(N)
19 “Therefore, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision. 20 Instead, I preached to those in Damascus first, and to those in Jerusalem and in all the region of Judea, and to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works worthy of repentance.(O) 21 For this reason the Jews seized me in the temple complex and were trying to kill me. 22 To this very day, I have obtained help that comes from God, and I stand and testify to both small and great, saying nothing else than what the prophets and Moses said would take place(P)— 23 that the Messiah must suffer, and that as the first to rise from the dead, He would proclaim light to our people and to the Gentiles.”(Q)
Not Quite Persuaded
24 As he was making his defense this way, Festus exclaimed in a loud voice, “You’re out of your mind,(R) Paul! Too much study is driving you mad!”
25 But Paul replied, “I’m not out of my mind, most excellent Festus. On the contrary, I’m speaking words of truth and good judgment.(S) 26 For the king knows about these matters. It is to him I am actually speaking boldly. For I am convinced that none of these things escapes his notice, since this was not done in a corner. 27 King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know you believe.”
28 Then Agrippa said to Paul, “Are you going to persuade me to become a Christian so easily?”
29 “I wish before God,” replied Paul, “that whether easily or with difficulty, not only you but all who listen to me today might become as I am—except for these chains.”(T)
30 So the king, the governor, Bernice, and those sitting with them got up, 31 and when they had left they talked with each other and said, “This man is doing nothing that deserves death or chains.”(U)
32 Then Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been released if he had not appealed to Caesar.”(V)
Footnotes
- Acts 26:14 Sharp sticks used to prod animals, such as oxen in plowing
- Acts 26:16 Other mss read things in which you have seen Me
Hechos 26
Amuzgo de Guerrero
Pablo maˈmo̱o̱ⁿ cantyja ˈnaaⁿˈaⁿ nnom Agripa
26 Quia joˈ matso Agripa nnom Pablo:
—Wanaaⁿ na catseineiⁿˈ cantyja ˈnaⁿˈ.
Seintyja Pablo tsˈo̱o̱ⁿ. To̱o̱ⁿˈo̱ⁿ na tyotseineiiⁿ cantyja ˈnaaⁿˈaⁿ. 2 Matsoom:
—Mañequiaanaˈ na neiⁿya, ˈu rey Agripa, na nndiˈ ñˈoom ˈndyo̱ nnco̱ xuee jeˈ. Nntsjo̱o̱ya cantyja na ntyjiiya na meiⁿchjoo tiyuuˈ ñˈoom na cwiqueⁿ nnˈaⁿ judíos nacjoya. 3 Ee ˈu mantyjiˈyaˈ chaˈtso costumbre na cwilˈaa jâ nnˈaⁿ judíos ñequio chaˈtso ñˈoom na tileicatjoomˈ mˈmaaⁿyâ. Joˈ chii matsˈaa tyˈoo njomˈ na cˈoomˈ na tˈmaⁿ tsˈomˈ na nndiˈ ñˈoom na nntsjo̱o̱.
Chiuu tyomˈaaⁿ Pablo cwii tjo̱o̱cheⁿ na nlcweˈ tsˈoom jnaaⁿˈaⁿ
4 Tsoti Pablo:
—Chaˈtsondye ncˈiaya nnˈaⁿ judíos manquiuyana chiuu na ñetˈo̱o̱ⁿya quiiˈntaaⁿna xjeⁿ na cachjoondyo̱ ndyuaa tsjomya ndoˈ mati na ñetˈo̱o̱ⁿya tsjoom Jerusalén. 5 Toom cweˈ nlaˈtiuuna na nntjeiˈyuuˈndyena na matsˈaⁿ fariseo ja ee jnda̱ jaachˈee xuee manquiuna na ljoˈ. Manquiuna na matsˈaa chaˈna cwilˈa nnˈaⁿ fariseoˈñeeⁿ na cwilaˈcanda̱tina chiuu na tˈmaⁿ ljeii na tqueⁿ Moisés. 6 Jeˈ mˈaaⁿya ljoo na nntuˈxeⁿndyo̱ cweˈ ee ntyjiiyaya naquiiˈ tsˈo̱o̱ⁿya na nntaˈndoˈnndaˈ nnˈaⁿ na jnda̱ tja̱. Ee luaaˈ ñˈoom na tso Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom nda̱a̱ welooyâ na ñetˈom teiyo na nntsˈaaⁿ. Ja ntyjaaˈya tsˈo̱o̱ⁿya na nncueˈntyjo̱ ñˈoomˈñeeⁿ. 7 Ndoˈ chaˈtso na canchooˈwe ntmaaⁿˈ ncˈiaayâ nnˈaⁿ Israel majoˈti ntyjaaˈya nˈomna na nntaˈndoˈnndaˈ nnˈaⁿ na jnda̱ tja̱. Joˈ na ticˈoomeintyjeeˈna na cwilaˈtˈmaaⁿˈndyena Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom ñequio na xcweeˈ nˈomna. Ndoˈ ja, ncˈe na maluaaˈ ntyjaaˈya tsˈo̱o̱ⁿya, ˈu ta Agripa, joˈ na jnda̱ tqueⁿ ntˈom ncˈiaya nnˈaⁿ judíos ñˈoom nacjoya. 8 Ticatsonaˈ na cwilaˈtiuuˈyoˈ na tiyuuˈ na matseilcwinndaˈ Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom nnˈaⁿ xeⁿ jnda̱ tja̱.
Ñetcoˈwiˈ Pablo nnˈaⁿ na cwilayuˈ
9 Tsoti Pablo:
—Nnco̱ tyotseitiuuya na maxjeⁿ jndeiˈnaˈ na nlco̱o̱ˈwiˈa nnˈaⁿ na cwilaˈyuˈ ñˈeⁿ Jesús tsaⁿ na jnaⁿ Nazaret. 10 Ndoˈ mayuuˈ na tco̱o̱ˈwiˈa nnˈaⁿ naquiiˈ tsjoom Jerusalén. Jndye nnˈaⁿ na laˈxmaⁿ cwentaaˈ Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom tio̱o̱ⁿya wˈaancjo ñˈoom ndyuee ntyee na cwiluiitquiendye. Ndoˈ mati seijomndyo̱ na tja̱ naⁿˈñeeⁿ. 11 Jndye ndiiˈ tyoco̱ˈwiˈa nnˈaⁿ chaˈtso lanˈom ˈnaaⁿ nnˈaⁿ judíos. Tyolˈueeˈndyo̱ chiuu nntsˈaa cha catjeiiˈndye nnˈaⁿ cantyja na cwilaˈyuˈ. Mayuuˈcheⁿ na seijmeiⁿˈnaˈ ja hasta mati ntˈomcheⁿ njoom na tquia tjo̱ na tyoco̱ˈwiˈa nnˈaⁿ na cwilaˈyuˈ.
Matseineiⁿnndaˈ Pablo na nlcweˈ tsˈoom jnaaⁿˈaⁿ
12 Tsoti Pablo:
—Majoˈ tsˈiaaⁿ na tjo̱ tsjoom Damasco ñequio ljeii na tquia ntyee na cwiluiitquiendye na mañequiaanaˈ na jndo̱ya ee tyˈioomna tsˈiaaⁿˈñeeⁿ ja. 13 ˈU ta, waˈnjo̱o̱ⁿya nato, ndoˈ chaˈna quiajmeiⁿˈ ntyˈiaya chom na jnaⁿnaˈ cañoomˈluee na xueetinaˈ nchiiti ñeˈquioomˈ. Seixueenaˈ ndiocheⁿ yuu mˈaaⁿya ñequio nnˈaⁿ na ñˈeeⁿ ñˈeⁿndyo̱. 14 Chaˈtsondyô̱ tquiaandyô̱ nomtyuaa, ndoˈ jndiiya na seineiⁿ tsˈaⁿ no̱o̱ⁿ ñequio ñˈoom hebreo. Matso: “Aa ndiˈ Saulo, ¿chiuu na macoˈwiˈ ja? ˈU macoˈwiˈndyuˈ cheⁿnncuˈ chaˈna matjom quiooˈjndyo na mameiⁿˈ ntsioˈ nnom tsˈoom ta̱ na ñˈeⁿ matseityuaaˈ tsˈaⁿ juuyoˈ.” 15 Quia joˈ tsjo̱o̱: “¿ˈÑeeⁿ ˈu Ta?” Ndoˈ matsoom no̱o̱ⁿ: “Ja Jesús tsaⁿ na macoˈwiˈ. 16 Sa̱a̱ quicantjaˈ, cwintyjeˈ, ee ja jnda̱ teitquiooˈndyo̱ njomˈ na nntˈio̱ⁿ tsˈiaaⁿ ˈu na nndiˈntjomˈ no̱o̱ⁿ. Nncwjiˈyuuˈndyuˈ ljoˈ na jnda̱ ntyˈiaˈ jeˈ ndoˈ mati na quia nntyˈiaˈtiˈ ja. 17 Nncwaño̱o̱ⁿˈa ˈu ljoˈ na ñeˈcalˈa nnˈaⁿ judíos ñequio nnˈaⁿ na nchii judíos. Ee majño̱o̱ⁿya ˈu na mˈaⁿ nnˈaⁿ na nchii judíos. 18 ˈU nnteiˈjndeiˈ naⁿˈñeeⁿ na nlaˈno̱ⁿˈna cha tacalˈana yuu na tia ee joˈ matseijomnaˈ chaˈcwijom macˈeⁿ tsˈaⁿ yuu na jo̱o̱ⁿñe. Sa̱a̱ nlˈana yuu na lˈue tsˈom Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom ee joˈ matseijomnaˈ chaˈna macˈeⁿ tsˈaⁿ yuu na xueeñe. Ndoˈ nncˈoomeintyjeeˈna na mˈaⁿna nacje ˈnaaⁿˈ Satanás, nncˈomna nacje ˈnaaⁿˈ Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom. Cantyja na nlaˈyuˈna ñˈeⁿndyo̱ joˈ na nntseitˈmaⁿ tsˈo̱o̱ⁿya jnaaⁿna ndoˈ maxjeⁿ matjom nndaana chaˈxjeⁿ cwicandaa ntˈomcheⁿ nnˈaⁿ na jnda̱ ljuˈ naquiiˈ nˈom.”
Pablo matseicana̱a̱ⁿ ñˈoom na tso Jesús nnoom
19 Tsoti Pablo:
—Joˈ chii seicanda̱ya, ˈu rey Agripa, ñˈoom na tso Jesús quia na teitquiooˈñê no̱o̱ⁿ. 20 Najndyee seina̱a̱ⁿya nda̱a̱ nnˈaⁿ tsjoom Damasco. Tsjo̱o̱ na calcweˈ nˈomna jnaaⁿna, cˈoontyjo̱na naxeⁿˈ Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom. Mati tsjo̱o̱ na calˈana yuu na matyˈiomyanaˈ cha caˈmo̱ⁿnaˈ na mayuuˈ na jnda̱ lcweˈ nˈomna. Jnda̱ joˈ majoˈti seina̱ⁿya nda̱a̱ nnˈaⁿ Jerusalén ñequio chaˈwaa tsˈo̱ndaa Judea. Mati seina̱ⁿya nda̱a̱ nnˈaⁿ na nchii judíos. 21 Cweˈ jnaaⁿˈ na tyotseina̱ⁿya ñˈoommeiⁿˈ joˈ na tˈue nnˈaⁿ judíos ja naquiiˈ watsˈom tˈmaⁿ na nlaˈcueeˈna ja. 22 Sa̱a̱ mateijndeii Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom ja. Joˈ chii hasta jeˈ ndicwaⁿ mañequiaya ñˈoom nda̱a̱ chaˈtso nnˈaⁿ meiiⁿ nnˈaⁿ na tˈmaⁿ cwiluiindye ndoˈ meiiⁿ nnˈaⁿ na tjaa ljoˈ coluiindye. Ñˈoom na matseina̱ⁿya meiⁿchjoo tjaa na matseicwaljo̱o̱ˈa ntyjati chaˈxjeⁿ ñˈoom na tyoñequiaa Moisés ñequio profetas na jluena chiuu waa na quia nluii. 23 Naⁿˈñeeⁿ tyoluena na maxjeⁿ wiˈ nntjom Cristo, nquii na nncwjiˈnˈmaaⁿñe nnˈaⁿ. Nncueeⁿˈeⁿ ndoˈ nncwandoˈxcoom. Jom tsˈoo najndyee na nncwandoˈxco na chaˈtso nnˈaⁿ na jnda̱ tja̱. Cantyja na nncwandoˈxcoom mˈmo̱ⁿnaˈ nda̱a̱ jâ nnˈaⁿ judíos ndoˈ nda̱a̱ ntˈomcheⁿ nnˈaⁿ na nchii judíos na nquii Cristo, tsaⁿ na nncwjiˈnˈmaaⁿñe nnˈaⁿ, jnda̱ jndyo.
Pablo malˈueeˈñê chiuu nnda̱a̱ nntsˈaaⁿ na nntseiyuˈ Agripa
24 Xcwe na matseineiⁿ Pablo ñˈoommeiiⁿ ndoˈ majndeiito tˈo̱ Festo. Jndeii seineiiⁿ matsoom:
—Xqueⁿˈ ˈu Pablo, matseintjeiⁿnaˈ, cweˈ na jeeⁿ jndye seiˈnaⁿˈ, joˈ na luaaˈ matjomˈ.
25 Sa̱a̱ tso Pablo:
—ˈU ta, ja tjaaˈnaⁿ na matseiˈndaaˈnaˈ xqua̱a̱ⁿ. Matseitiuuyaya naquiiˈ xqua̱a̱ⁿ ndoˈ matseina̱ⁿya ñˈoom na mayuuˈ. 26 Luaa mˈaaⁿ Agripa, tsˈaⁿ na matsa̱ˈntjom. Jom tcuu ntyjeeⁿ ñˈoommeiⁿˈ. Joˈ chii ja ñequio na tˈmaⁿ tsˈo̱o̱ⁿ matseina̱ⁿya jo nnoom ee ntyjiiya na jom chaˈtso ñˈoommeiⁿˈ mantyjeeⁿ cantyja na jnda̱ tuii, ee nchii na tuii joˈ na cweˈ wantyˈiuuˈ. 27 ˈU ta Agripa, ¿aa matseiˈyuˈ ñˈoom na tyolaˈljeii profetas? Ja ntyjii na matseiˈyuˈ ñˈoom na tyolue naⁿˈñeeⁿ.
28 Matso Agripa nnoom:
—ˈU cwaaⁿti matseiˈtiuuˈ na cweˈ chjoowiˈ ñˈoom na jnda̱ tsuˈ luaaˈ, manntseiyuˈya ja ñequio Cristo.
29 Matso Pablo nnom:
—Meiiⁿ na jndye oo meiiⁿ na tijndye ñˈoom na jnda̱ jndiˈ tsjo̱o̱ ñequio chaˈtsondye nnˈaⁿ na cwindye na matseina̱ⁿya, toom cweˈ na nntsˈaa Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom na ncˈomˈyoˈ chaˈna mˈaaⁿ ja cweˈ na nchii na chuˈtyeⁿndyoˈ chaˈna chuˈtyeⁿndyo̱ ja, sa̱a̱ na nlayuˈyoˈ chaˈxjeⁿ na matseiyuˈa.
30 Jnda̱ seineiⁿ Pablo ñˈoommeiⁿˈ teintyjeeˈ reyˈñeeⁿ ñequio gobiernom, ñˈeⁿ Berenice, ñequio chaˈtso nnˈaⁿ na meindyuaandye ñˈeⁿndyena. 31 Jluiˈna chˈeⁿ. Tyolaˈneiⁿ ntyjeena nda̱a̱na. Jluena:
—Tjaa ljoˈ sˈaa tsaⁿmˈaaⁿˈ na tseixmaaⁿ na nncueeⁿˈeⁿ oo na nljooˈñê wˈaancjo.
32 Tso Agripa nnom Festo:
—Nnda̱a̱ na nndyaañe tsaⁿmˈaaⁿˈ xeⁿ nchii na tcaaⁿ na nncuˈxeⁿ nquii tsaⁿmaⁿtsˈiaaⁿ tˈmaⁿ tsjoom Roma jom.
Acts 26
New International Version
26 Then Agrippa said to Paul, “You have permission to speak for yourself.”(A)
So Paul motioned with his hand(B) and began his defense: 2 “King Agrippa, I consider myself fortunate to stand before you(C) today as I make my defense against all the accusations of the Jews,(D) 3 and especially so because you are well acquainted with all the Jewish customs(E) and controversies.(F) Therefore, I beg you to listen to me patiently.
4 “The Jewish people all know the way I have lived ever since I was a child,(G) from the beginning of my life in my own country, and also in Jerusalem. 5 They have known me for a long time(H) and can testify, if they are willing, that I conformed to the strictest sect(I) of our religion, living as a Pharisee.(J) 6 And now it is because of my hope(K) in what God has promised our ancestors(L) that I am on trial today. 7 This is the promise our twelve tribes(M) are hoping to see fulfilled as they earnestly serve God day and night.(N) King Agrippa, it is because of this hope that these Jews are accusing me.(O) 8 Why should any of you consider it incredible that God raises the dead?(P)
9 “I too was convinced(Q) that I ought to do all that was possible to oppose(R) the name of Jesus of Nazareth.(S) 10 And that is just what I did in Jerusalem. On the authority of the chief priests I put many of the Lord’s people(T) in prison,(U) and when they were put to death, I cast my vote against them.(V) 11 Many a time I went from one synagogue to another to have them punished,(W) and I tried to force them to blaspheme. I was so obsessed with persecuting them that I even hunted them down in foreign cities.
12 “On one of these journeys I was going to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests. 13 About noon, King Agrippa, as I was on the road, I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, blazing around me and my companions. 14 We all fell to the ground, and I heard a voice(X) saying to me in Aramaic,[a](Y) ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’
15 “Then I asked, ‘Who are you, Lord?’
“ ‘I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,’ the Lord replied. 16 ‘Now get up and stand on your feet.(Z) I have appeared to you to appoint you as a servant and as a witness of what you have seen and will see of me.(AA) 17 I will rescue you(AB) from your own people and from the Gentiles.(AC) I am sending you to them 18 to open their eyes(AD) and turn them from darkness to light,(AE) and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins(AF) and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’(AG)
19 “So then, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient(AH) to the vision from heaven. 20 First to those in Damascus,(AI) then to those in Jerusalem(AJ) and in all Judea, and then to the Gentiles,(AK) I preached that they should repent(AL) and turn to God and demonstrate their repentance by their deeds.(AM) 21 That is why some Jews seized me(AN) in the temple courts and tried to kill me.(AO) 22 But God has helped me to this very day; so I stand here and testify to small and great alike. I am saying nothing beyond what the prophets and Moses said would happen(AP)— 23 that the Messiah would suffer(AQ) and, as the first to rise from the dead,(AR) would bring the message of light to his own people and to the Gentiles.”(AS)
24 At this point Festus interrupted Paul’s defense. “You are out of your mind,(AT) Paul!” he shouted. “Your great learning(AU) is driving you insane.”
25 “I am not insane, most excellent(AV) Festus,” Paul replied. “What I am saying is true and reasonable. 26 The king is familiar with these things,(AW) and I can speak freely to him. I am convinced that none of this has escaped his notice, because it was not done in a corner. 27 King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know you do.”
28 Then Agrippa said to Paul, “Do you think that in such a short time you can persuade me to be a Christian?”(AX)
29 Paul replied, “Short time or long—I pray to God that not only you but all who are listening to me today may become what I am, except for these chains.”(AY)
30 The king rose, and with him the governor and Bernice(AZ) and those sitting with them. 31 After they left the room, they began saying to one another, “This man is not doing anything that deserves death or imprisonment.”(BA)
32 Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been set free(BB) if he had not appealed to Caesar.”(BC)
Footnotes
- Acts 26:14 Or Hebrew
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