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22  ―Hex wet con̈ob, yeb hex iswiˈehal yin̈ cocon̈ob tiˈ, abewe nino tzet chiwalan incolbanilojan.

Hayet yaben anma tato yin̈ yabxubal ebnaj Israel chitzotel naj, isbejni ebnaj yel yaw, matxa hunu mac tzoteli. Yalni naj Pablo tuˈ hacaˈ tiˈ:

―Hanintiˈan Israel inan, quinpitzcˈahan yul con̈ob Tarso ay yul ismajul Cilicia, yajaˈ quinchˈibcan̈an yul con̈ob Jerusalén tiˈ. Haˈ xin naj Gamaliel quincuynihan hacaˈticˈa isley ebnaj ichamta jichmam. Yuxin yin̈ sunil wanmahan inyijenan isley Comam Dios hacaˈticˈa cheyute hex tiˈ tinan̈. Yet yalan̈tocanoj caw ecˈyaˈ yanma anma chihalnicˈo huneˈ acˈ cuybanile tiˈ wuhan. Ay bay inpotxˈcamojan anma tuˈ, ay bay intzabayojan ebnaj winaj yeb ebix ix winitojan yul teˈ preso. Yajaˈ naj yahawil ebnaj sacerdote, yeb xin sunil ebnaj iswiˈehal con̈ob yin̈ lahtiˈ xol ebnaj Israel, caw testigo ebnaj yin̈ huneˈ tuˈ yuto haˈ ebnaj akˈni huntekˈan carta wetan yu winitojan tet ebnaj jet con̈ob ay yul con̈ob Damasco. Intohan bey tuˈ xin, yun̈e insaynayojan ebnaj xachahnayto Comam Jesucristo yul yanma, winitijan ebnaj bey yul con̈ob Jerusalén tiˈ yu yakˈlax ecˈoyaˈ yanma ebnaj.

Yal naj Pablo tzet yu ischahnayto naj Comam yul yanma

Yajaˈ hayet ayinicojan yin̈ bel xin, yet lan̈anxa wapnihan yul con̈ob Damasco, yin̈mi chuman, yin̈ haˈmataj istit jopla huneˈ issajilkˈinal win̈an yul satcan̈ caw aycano yip.

Waycˈayan sat txˈotxˈ. Lahwi tuˈ xin wabenan huneˈ yul nukˈe halni huntekˈan tzotiˈ hacaˈ tiˈ: “Saulo, Saulo, ¿tzet yin̈ yuxin chawakˈ ecˈoyaˈ wanmahan?” ẍi wetan.

Inkˈambenan hacaˈ tiˈ: “¿Mac hach anmahil Mamin?” quinchiyan. Yalni wetan xin: “Hanintiˈan Jesús inan ah Nazaret, huneˈ ayachico hawakˈni ecˈoyaˈ yanma tiˈ,” ẍi wetan. Huntekˈan ebnaj tzujan wintajan caw yil ebnaj huneˈ issajilkˈinal tuˈ, isxiwcan̈ ebnaj, yaj machi yabe ebnaj huntekˈan tzotiˈ hallax wettuˈan.

10 Lahwi tuˈ xin inkˈambenan hacaˈ tiˈ: “¿Tzet wal wuten inbahan Mamin?” quinchiyan. Yalni Comam wetan hacaˈ tiˈ: “Ahan̈wanoj, cat xin hato yul con̈ob Damasco, haˈ tuˈ xin chihallaxo tawet tzet wal hawuten haba,” ẍi Comam wetan.

11 Yaj caw tan̈ilo inmujlubalan yu yip huneˈ issajilkˈinal tuˈ, yuxin haxa ebnaj wetbihan octo yalan̈ inkˈaban, quinyinitojan ebnaj yul con̈ob Damasco.

12 Haˈ tuˈ xin ay huneˈ naj Ananías isbi, caw yijemcano naj yin̈ isley naj Moisés. Caw xin sunil ebnaj ah Israel ay yul con̈ob Damasco, caw cˈul istzotel yin̈ naj. 13 Haˈ xin naj Ananías tuˈ apni quinistucleˈan. Hayet yoc lin̈no naj incˈatan̈an yalni naj wetan: “Wuẍta Saulo, hajlohojab hasat hunelxa,” ẍi naj wetan. Yin̈n̈ena tuˈ xin ishajlo insatan, inhacxicojan yin̈ naj.

14 Yalni naj wetan: “Haˈ isDiosal ebnaj jichmam, macachsaynicoj yun̈e hawohtan̈enilo tzet chiyoche yanma Comam, yeb yu hawilni Iscˈahol Comam Dios caw tohol isnabal, yeb xin hawabenpaxo yul isnukˈ. 15 Hach xin chawakˈaco haba hawalnocˈo Comam tet sunil anma ay yul sat yiban̈kˈinal tiˈ, cat xin hawalnopaxo tzettaj hawilah yeb xin tzet hawabepaxoj. 16 Wal tinan̈ xin, ¿tzet chawechma? Ahan̈wanoj, ahojab haˈ hawiˈ. Aco hawanma yin̈ Comam Jesucristo haxinwal chitxˈahlaxcanilo sunil hamul,” ẍi naj Ananías tuˈ wetan, ẍi naj Pablo.

Yal naj Pablo tzet yu yalaxto naj xol anma mach Israeloj

17 Yalnipaxo naj Pablo:

―Hayet inmeltzotijan yul con̈ob Jerusalén xin, intohan yul yatut Comam Dios txahloj, isyenico isba Comam yin̈ insatan yin̈ sajsatil. 18 Wilnihan yin̈ Comam, yalni Comam wetan hacaˈtiˈ: “Chalahico hawel yul con̈ob Jerusalén tiˈ, yuto mach chiyabeto ebnaj bey tiˈ tzettaj chawal win̈an,” ẍi Comam.

19 Lahwi tuˈ xin walnihan: “Mamin, caw yohta ebnaj tato caw quinecˈan yulaj capilla intzabayojan anma chabil hachxa yu, cat winitojan yul teˈ preso, inmakˈnipaxojan. 20 Yeb xin yet iskˈojlax camo naj Esteban hachejab, naj caw cachhalnicˈo tet anma; han‑hun‑inan lin̈anintojan xol ebnaj, walnipaxojan tato chipotxˈlax hachejab tuˈ. Wocpaxojan intan̈enojan xil iskˈap ebnaj kˈojni camo naj Esteban tuˈ,” quinchiyan tet Comam.

21 Yaj xin yal Comam wetan hacaˈ tiˈ: “Asiˈ xin, yuto nahat chaẍwatojan. Hata xol ebnaj mach Israelo chaẍto quinhawalacˈojan,” ẍi Comam wetan, ẍi naj Pablo tuˈ.

Yet ayco naj Pablo yul iskˈab naj comandante romano

22 Haˈ yin̈ tuˈ xin, cachna yaben ebnaj tzet yal naj Pablo, istzabnico ebnaj yalni yin̈ caw ip hacaˈ tiˈ:

―¡Camojab naj! ¡Matxa yeto ay ischahni iskˈinal naj tiˈ tinan̈! ẍi ebnaj.

23 Yaj caw islahico ebnaj yel yaw, chistzilnilo ebnaj xil iskˈap, chispulnipaxocan̈ ebnaj pojoj cat istiẍnican̈ ebnaj satcan̈ yu ishowal. 24 Yuxin yal naj comandante romano tuˈ tato chiˈalaxicto naj yul cuartel, yalnipaxo naj tato chihatelax naj Pablo tuˈ yun̈e yalnahti naj tzet yin̈ yuxin hac tuˈ yel yaw anma Israel tuˈ yin̈ naj.

25 Yajaˈ yet cˈalbilxayo naj Pablo tuˈ yun̈e ishatelax naj, yalni naj tet huneˈ naj capitán ayayo iscawilal tuˈ:

―¿Tom caw ay heyip quinhehatenan? Hanintiˈan romano inan, yebpaxo xin maẍto chekˈambe tzet inmulan, ẍi naj Pablo tet huneˈ naj capitán tuˈ.

26 Hayet yaben naj capitán huneˈ tuˈ, isto naj yalno tet naj comandante hacaˈ tiˈ:

―Caw nann̈e hawu yin̈ tzet chawatxˈe yuto huneˈ naj tiˈ caw romano naj, ẍi naj.

27 Lahwi tuˈ xin istit naj comandante iscˈatan̈ naj Pablo, iskˈamben naj hacaˈ tiˈ:

―¿Tom yeli romano hach? ẍi naj.

Istakˈwi naj Pablo:

―Hoˈ, caw romano inan, ẍi naj.

28 Yalni naj comandante tuˈ xin:

―Hanintiˈan, caw hanta melyu incˈaytzehan yet wocan romanohal, ẍi naj. Yalnipaxo naj Pablo tuˈ tet naj:

―Walinan to caw romanoticˈa yu inpitzcˈatijan, ẍi naj.

29 Yu huneˈ tuˈ xin isheqˈuilo isba ebnaj soldado etza makˈni naj Pablo tuˈ. Hacpax tuˈ xin naj comandante, yet yaben naj tato caw romano naj Pablo, isxiwcan̈ naj yuto haˈ naj chejni alaxoco chˈen cadena yin̈ naj Pablo tuˈ.

Yet yoc naj Pablo sata ebnaj yahawil lahtiˈ

30 Haxa yet huneˈxa tzˈayic xin, yoche naj comandante tuˈ yabe tzet caw ismul naj Pablo tet ebnaj Israel, yuxin yilo naj chˈen cadena yin̈ naj Pablo tuˈ, yawten naj ebnaj yahawil ebnaj sacerdote yeb ebnaj iswiˈehal yin̈ lahtiˈ xol ebnaj Israel tuˈ. Lahwi tuˈ xin yilaxilti naj Pablo yu naj, yalaxico naj sata ebnaj yu naj comandante tuˈ.

Paul’s Defense at Jerusalem

22 “Brethren(A) and fathers, hear my defense before you now.” And when they heard that he spoke to them in the (B)Hebrew language, they kept all the more silent.

Then he said: (C)“I am indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city (D)at the feet of (E)Gamaliel, taught (F)according to the strictness of our fathers’ law, and (G)was zealous toward God (H)as you all are today. (I)I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women, as also the high priest bears me witness, and (J)all the council of the elders, (K)from whom I also received letters to the brethren, and went to Damascus (L)to bring in chains even those who were there to Jerusalem to be punished.

“Now (M)it happened, as I journeyed and came near Damascus at about noon, suddenly a great light from heaven shone around me. And I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?’ So I answered, ‘Who are You, Lord?’ And He said to me, ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting.’

“And (N)those who were with me indeed saw the light [a]and were afraid, but they did not hear the voice of Him who spoke to me. 10 So I said, ‘What shall I do, Lord?’ And the Lord said to me, ‘Arise and go into Damascus, and there you will be told all things which are appointed for you to do.’ 11 And since I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of those who were with me, I came into Damascus.

12 “Then (O)a certain Ananias, a devout man according to the law, (P)having a good testimony with all the (Q)Jews who dwelt there, 13 came to me; and he stood and said to me, ‘Brother Saul, receive your sight.’ And at that same hour I looked up at him. 14 Then he said, (R)‘The God of our fathers (S)has chosen you that you should (T)know His will, and (U)see the Just One, (V)and hear the voice of His mouth. 15 (W)For you will be His witness to all men of (X)what you have seen and heard. 16 And now why are you waiting? Arise and be baptized, (Y)and wash away your sins, (Z)calling on the name of the Lord.’

17 “Now (AA)it happened, when I returned to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple, that I was in a trance 18 and (AB)saw Him saying to me, (AC)‘Make haste and get out of Jerusalem quickly, for they will not receive your testimony concerning Me.’ 19 So I said, ‘Lord, (AD)they know that in every synagogue I imprisoned and (AE)beat those who believe on You. 20 (AF)And when the blood of Your martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by (AG)consenting [b]to his death, and guarding the clothes of those who were killing him.’ 21 Then He said to me, ‘Depart, (AH)for I will send you far from here to the Gentiles.’

Paul’s Roman Citizenship

22 And they listened to him until this word, and then they raised their voices and said, (AI)“Away with such a fellow from the earth, for (AJ)he is not fit to live!” 23 Then, as they cried out and [c]tore off their clothes and threw dust into the air, 24 the commander ordered him to be brought into the barracks, and said that he should be examined under scourging, so that he might know why they shouted so against him. 25 And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said to the centurion who stood by, (AK)“Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman, and uncondemned?”

26 When the centurion heard that, he went and told the commander, saying, “Take care what you do, for this man is a Roman.”

27 Then the commander came and said to him, “Tell me, are you a Roman?”

He said, “Yes.”

28 The commander answered, “With a large sum I obtained this citizenship.”

And Paul said, “But I was born a citizen.

29 Then immediately those who were about to examine him withdrew from him; and the commander was also afraid after he found out that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him.

The Sanhedrin Divided

30 The next day, because he wanted to know for certain why he was accused by the Jews, he released him from his bonds, and commanded the chief priests and all their council to appear, and brought Paul down and set him before them.

Footnotes

  1. Acts 22:9 NU omits and were afraid
  2. Acts 22:20 NU omits to his death
  3. Acts 22:23 Lit. threw

22 (A)“Brothers and fathers, hear the defense that I now make before you.”

And when they heard that he was addressing them in (B)the Hebrew language,[a] they became even more quiet. And he said:

(C)“I am a Jew, born in Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought up in this city, educated (D)at the feet of (E)Gamaliel[b] (F)according to the strict manner of the law of our fathers, (G)being zealous for God (H)as all of you are this day. (I)I persecuted (J)this Way (K)to the death, binding and delivering to prison both men and women, as (L)the high priest and (M)the whole council of elders can bear me witness. From them I received letters to (N)the brothers, and I journeyed toward Damascus to take those also who were there and bring them in bonds to Jerusalem to be punished.

(O)“As I was on my way and drew near to Damascus, about noon a great light from heaven suddenly shone around me. And I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’ And I answered, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ And he said to me, ‘I am (P)Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting.’ (Q)Now those who were with me saw the light but did not understand[c] the voice of the one who was speaking to me. 10 And I said, (R)‘What shall I do, Lord?’ And the Lord said to me, ‘Rise, and go into Damascus, and there you will be told all that is appointed for you to do.’ 11 And since I could not see because of the brightness of that light, I was led by the hand by those who were with me, and came into Damascus.

12 “And (S)one Ananias, a devout man (T)according to the law, (U)well spoken of by all the Jews who lived there, 13 (V)came to me, and standing by me said to me, ‘Brother Saul, receive your sight.’ And (W)at that very hour I received my sight and saw him. 14 And he said, (X)‘The God of our fathers (Y)appointed you to know his will, (Z)to see (AA)the Righteous One and (AB)to hear a voice from his mouth; 15 for (AC)you will be a witness for him to everyone of what (AD)you have seen and heard. 16 And now why do you wait? (AE)Rise and be baptized and (AF)wash away your sins, (AG)calling on his name.’

17 (AH)“When I had returned to Jerusalem and (AI)was praying in the temple, I fell into (AJ)a trance 18 and saw him saying to me, (AK)‘Make haste and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not accept your testimony about me.’ 19 And I said, ‘Lord, they themselves know that in one synagogue after another (AL)I imprisoned and (AM)beat those who believed in you. 20 And when the blood of Stephen (AN)your witness was being shed, (AO)I myself was standing by and (AP)approving and (AQ)watching over the garments of those who killed him.’ 21 And he said to me, ‘Go, for I will send you (AR)far away to the Gentiles.’

Paul and the Roman Tribune

22 Up to this word they listened to him. Then they raised their voices and said, (AS)“Away with such a fellow from the earth! For (AT)he should not be allowed to live.” 23 And as they were shouting and throwing off their cloaks and flinging dust into the air, 24 the tribune ordered him to be brought into (AU)the barracks, saying that he should be (AV)examined by flogging, to find out why they were shouting against him like this. 25 But when they had stretched him out for the whips,[d] Paul said to the centurion who was standing by, “Is it lawful for you to flog (AW)a man who is a Roman citizen and uncondemned?” 26 When the centurion heard this, he went to the tribune and said to him, “What are you about to do? For this man is a Roman citizen.” 27 So the tribune came and said to him, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” And he said, “Yes.” 28 The tribune answered, “I bought this citizenship for a large sum.” Paul said, “But I am a citizen by birth.” 29 So those who were about (AX)to examine him withdrew from him immediately, and the tribune also (AY)was afraid, (AZ)for he realized that Paul was a Roman citizen and that (BA)he had bound him.

Paul Before the Council

30 But on the next day, (BB)desiring to know the real reason why he was being accused by the Jews, he unbound him and commanded the chief priests and all the council to meet, and he brought Paul down and set him before them.

Footnotes

  1. Acts 22:2 Or the Hebrew dialect (probably Aramaic)
  2. Acts 22:3 Or city at the feet of Gamaliel, educated
  3. Acts 22:9 Or hear with understanding
  4. Acts 22:25 Or when they had tied him up with leather strips

22 “Brothers and fathers,(A) listen now to my defense.”

When they heard him speak to them in Aramaic,(B) they became very quiet.

Then Paul said: “I am a Jew,(C) born in Tarsus(D) of Cilicia,(E) but brought up in this city. I studied under(F) Gamaliel(G) and was thoroughly trained in the law of our ancestors.(H) I was just as zealous(I) for God as any of you are today. I persecuted(J) the followers of this Way(K) to their death, arresting both men and women and throwing them into prison,(L) as the high priest and all the Council(M) can themselves testify. I even obtained letters from them to their associates(N) in Damascus,(O) and went there to bring these people as prisoners to Jerusalem to be punished.

“About noon as I came near Damascus, suddenly a bright light from heaven flashed around me.(P) I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me, ‘Saul! Saul! Why do you persecute me?’

“‘Who are you, Lord?’ I asked.

‘I am Jesus of Nazareth,(Q) whom you are persecuting,’ he replied. My companions saw the light,(R) but they did not understand the voice(S) of him who was speaking to me.

10 “‘What shall I do, Lord?’ I asked.

‘Get up,’ the Lord said, ‘and go into Damascus. There you will be told all that you have been assigned to do.’(T) 11 My companions led me by the hand into Damascus, because the brilliance of the light had blinded me.(U)

12 “A man named Ananias came to see me.(V) He was a devout observer of the law and highly respected by all the Jews living there.(W) 13 He stood beside me and said, ‘Brother Saul, receive your sight!’ And at that very moment I was able to see him.

14 “Then he said: ‘The God of our ancestors(X) has chosen you to know his will and to see(Y) the Righteous One(Z) and to hear words from his mouth. 15 You will be his witness(AA) to all people of what you have seen(AB) and heard. 16 And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized(AC) and wash your sins away,(AD) calling on his name.’(AE)

17 “When I returned to Jerusalem(AF) and was praying at the temple, I fell into a trance(AG) 18 and saw the Lord speaking to me. ‘Quick!’ he said. ‘Leave Jerusalem immediately, because the people here will not accept your testimony about me.’

19 “‘Lord,’ I replied, ‘these people know that I went from one synagogue to another to imprison(AH) and beat(AI) those who believe in you. 20 And when the blood of your martyr[a] Stephen was shed, I stood there giving my approval and guarding the clothes of those who were killing him.’(AJ)

21 “Then the Lord said to me, ‘Go; I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’ (AK)

Paul the Roman Citizen

22 The crowd listened to Paul until he said this. Then they raised their voices and shouted, “Rid the earth of him!(AL) He’s not fit to live!”(AM)

23 As they were shouting and throwing off their cloaks(AN) and flinging dust into the air,(AO) 24 the commander ordered that Paul be taken into the barracks.(AP) He directed(AQ) that he be flogged and interrogated in order to find out why the people were shouting at him like this. 25 As they stretched him out to flog him, Paul said to the centurion standing there, “Is it legal for you to flog a Roman citizen who hasn’t even been found guilty?”(AR)

26 When the centurion heard this, he went to the commander and reported it. “What are you going to do?” he asked. “This man is a Roman citizen.”

27 The commander went to Paul and asked, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?”

“Yes, I am,” he answered.

28 Then the commander said, “I had to pay a lot of money for my citizenship.”

“But I was born a citizen,” Paul replied.

29 Those who were about to interrogate him(AS) withdrew immediately. The commander himself was alarmed when he realized that he had put Paul, a Roman citizen,(AT) in chains.(AU)

Paul Before the Sanhedrin

30 The commander wanted to find out exactly why Paul was being accused by the Jews.(AV) So the next day he released him(AW) and ordered the chief priests and all the members of the Sanhedrin(AX) to assemble. Then he brought Paul and had him stand before them.

Footnotes

  1. Acts 22:20 Or witness