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Travay 24-26
Haitian Creole Version
Travay 24-26
Haitian Creole Version
24 ¶ Apre senk jou, Ananyas, granprèt la, rive Sezare ak yon avoka yo rele Tètilis ansanm ak kèk chèf fanmi. Yo parèt devan gouvènè a; yo te vin pote plent pou Pòl.
2 Yo fè rele Pòl. Lè sa a Tetilis kòmanse pale, li t'ap akize Pòl konsa: Ekselans, se ou ki fè nou gen lapè depi lontan. Se sou gouvènman ou yo fè anpil refòm nesesè pou byen peyi a, tèlman ou gen bon konprann.
3 Pou tou sa w'ap fè depi lontan toupatou, n'ap di ou mèsi anpil ak tout kè nou.
4 Mwen pa vle pran twòp tan ou. Men tanpri souple, pran pasyans, koute sa nou gen pou n' di ou la a. Nou p'ap pale anpil.
5 Nou fin wè nonm sa a se yon gwo nwizans: l'ap mache fè dezòd nan mitan jwif yo toupatou sou latè. Se chèf gwoup Nazareyen yo li ye.
6 Li menm seye derespekte tanp lan. Lè nou wè sa, nou arete l'. Nou te vle jije l' dapre Lalwa nou an.
7 Men, kòmandan Lizyas antre nan koze a, li aji yon jan brital ak nou, li wete li nan men nou.
8 Apre sa, Lizyas bay moun ki t'ap akize l' yo lòd pou yo vin parèt devan ou. Si ou poze nonm sa a keksyon, wa wè ou menm tou, ki jan sa n'ap di la a se verite tou klè.
9 Tout jwif yo te dakò avèk li, yo t'ap di se konsa bagay la te ye vre.
10 ¶ Gouvènè a fè Pòl siy pou l' pale. Pòl di: Mwen konnen w'ap fè jistis nan peyi a depi lontan. Se ak kè poze mwen vin plede kòz mwen devan ou.
11 Ou mèt pran ranseyman, jòdi a fè douz jou depi mwen te moute Jerizalèm pou m' al fè sèvis pou Bondye.
12 Jwif yo pa jwenn mwen ap diskite ak pesonn nan tanp lan, yo pa bare m' ap moute tèt pesonn ni nan sinagòg yo ni okenn lòt kote nan lavil la.
13 Moun sa yo pa ka bay okenn prèv pou tou sa yo sot di mwen fè a.
14 Men, m'ap rekonèt sa devan ou: m'ap sèvi Bondye zansèt nou yo dapre chemen yo pretann di ki pa bon an. Men, mwen kwè tout bagay ki ekri nan lalwa Moyiz la ak nan liv pwofèt yo.
15 Mwen gen espwa sa a, epi mwen konnen yo genyen l' tou; yon jou Bondye gen pou fè tout moun, bon kou mechan, leve soti vivan nan lanmò.
16 Se konsa m'ap fè posib mwen pou m' toujou kenbe konsyans mwen san repwòch devan Bondye ak devan moun.
17 Apre mwen fin pase anpil lanne deyò, mwen tounen Jerizalèm. Mwen te vin pote yon ti lajan pou ede pèp mwen an, epi m' tou pwofite fè ofrann bèt pou Bondye.
18 Men sa m' t'ap fè lè yo jwenn mwen nan tanp lan. Mwen te fin patisipe nan jou sèvis pou mete moun nan kondisyon pou fè sèvis Bondye. Pa te gen foul moun avè m', pa te gen kras dezòd.
19 Men, te gen kèk jwif ki te soti nan pwovens Lazi, se yo menm ki te dwe la devan ou pou akize m', si yo te gen kichòy kont mwen.
20 Osinon, se pou moun ki isit la di ki move zak yo jwenn mwen te fè lè m' te kanpe devan Gran Konsèy la.
21 Men sèl pawòl mwen te di byen fò lè m' te kanpe devan yo tout la: Se paske mwen kwè mò yo gen pou leve vivan ankò kifè yo rele m' an jijman devan nou jòdi a.
22 ¶ Feliks ki te okouran tout bagay sou chemen Bondye a, ranvwaye jijman an pou pita. Li di yo konsa: Lè kòmandan Lizyas va vini, m'a pran yon desizyon sou zafè sa a.
23 Li bay ofisye ki te reskonsab Pòl la lòd pou l' pa lage l', men pou l' ba li kèk ti libète, epi pou kite zanmi l' yo rann li ti sèvis.
24 Kèk jou apre sa, Feliks vini avèk Drisil, madanm li, ki te yon jwif. Li voye rele Pòl, li te vle tande sa Pòl te gen pou l' di sou konfyans nan Jezikri a.
25 Men, lè Pòl pran pale sou jan moun dwe viv byen, sou jan moun dwe kontwole kò yo, sou jou jijman ki gen pou vini an, Feliks soti pè, li di: Bon, koulye a ou mèt ale. Lè m'a gen tan m'a rele ou ankò.
26 Li te mete nan tèt li Pòl ta ka ba li lajan. Se poutèt sa plizyè fwa li te fè l' vin koze avèk li.
27 Dezan pase konsa. Feliks menm ki te vle fè jwif yo plezi te kite Pòl nan prizon tout tan sa a. Apre sa, Pòsiyis Festis vin moute gouvènè nan plas Feliks.
25 ¶ Lè Festis rive nan pwovens lan, sou twa jou li kite Sezare, li ale lavil Jerizalèm.
2 Chèf prèt yo ansanm ak jwif ki te grannèg nan lavil la vin pote plent ba li pou Pòl.
3 Yo mande Festis yon favè. Yo mande l' pou l' fè mennen Pòl Jerizalèm. Yo te gen tan fè konplo pou touye l' sou wout la.
4 Men, Festis reponn yo: Pòl deja nan prizon Sezare. Mwen menm poutèt pa m', mwen pral tounen Sezare talè konsa.
5 Si Pòl fè kichòy ki mal, se pou chèf nou yo desann ansanm avè m', y'a akize l' laba a.
6 Festis pase wit a dis jou sèlman avèk yo Jerizalèm. Apre sa li tounen Sezare. Nan denmen, li al chita nan tribinal la, li bay lòd pou yo mennen Pòl.
7 Lè Pòl rive, jwif ki te soti Jerizalèm yo vin kanpe bò kote l', yo pote anpil gwo akizasyon kont li, men yo pa t' kapab bay okenn prèv.
8 Men sa Pòl di pou defann tèt li: Mwen pa fè anyen ki kont lalwa jwif yo, ni kont tanp lan, ni kont Seza.
9 Festis menm ki te vle fè jwif yo plezi mande Pòl: Eske ou pa ta vle al Jerizalèm pou yo ka jije ou devan m' sou zafè sa a?
10 Pòl reponn li: Se devan tribinal Seza mwen ye, se la pou yo jije mwen. Mwen pa fè jwif yo anyen. Ou konnen sa byen pwòp.
11 Si m' desobeyi lalwa, si m' fè yon bagay ki merite lanmò, mwen p'ap refize mouri. Men tou, si akizasyon y'ap pote sou mwen yo pa vre, pesonn pa ka lage m' nan men yo. Mwen mande pou Seza tande kòz mwen.
12 Lè sa a, Festis fè yon ti pale ak manm konsèy li yo, epi l' di: Bon. Ou mande pou Seza tande kòz ou, ou pral devan Seza.
13 ¶ Kèk jou apre sa, wa Agripa ak Berenis rive Sezare. Yo te vin di Festis bonjou.
14 Yo t'ap pase kèk jou la. Festis pwofite esplike sitiyasyon Pòl la bay wa a, li di li: Feliks te kite yon nonm nan prizon isit la.
15 Lè m' te al Jerizalèm chèf prèt yo ansanm ak chèf fanmi jwif yo te vin pote m' plent pou li, yo mande m' pou m' kondannen li.
16 Mwen reponn yo: Se pa koutim moun lavil Wòm yo pou yo renmèt yon akize bay lènmi l' konsa san yo pa mete l' fasafas ak moun k'ap akize l' yo anvan. Se pou l' gen chans defann tèt li tou anba akizasyon yo.
17 Se konsa yo vin isit la avèk mwen. Mwen pa t' pèdi tan mwen. Nan denmen m' al chita nan tribinal la, mwen bay lòd pou yo mennen nonm lan.
18 Moun ki t'ap akize l' yo vin parèt tou, men yo pa t' bay okenn move zak li te fè, jan m' te kwè a.
19 Se yon diskisyon sèlman yo te gen avè l' sou relijyon yo a ak sou yon nonm yo rele Jezi ki mouri. Men, Pòl sètifye nonm sa a leve, li vivan ankò.
20 Mwen pa t' konn sa pou m' te fè ankò pou m' te pran enfòmasyon sou keksyon sa yo. Mwen mande Pòl si l' pa ta vle al Jerizalèm pou yo te ka jije l' sou zafè sa a la.
21 Men, Pòl mande pou Seza tande kòz li. Li mande pou yo kenbe l' nan prizon jouk Seza va pran yon desizyon sou ka li. Se konsa mwen bay lòd pou yo pa lage l' jouk m'a ka voye l' bay Seza.
22 Agripa di Festis konsa: Mwen ta renmen tande nonm sa a. Festis reponn li: Denmen wa tande li.
23 Se konsa, nan denmen Agripa ak Berenis vin nan mitan yon gwo kòtèj. Yo antre nan sal odyans lan avèk tout chèf militè yo ansanm ak notab lavil la. Festis bay yon lòd, epi yo mennen Pòl vini.
24 Apre sa, Festis di: Wa Agripa, nou tout ki isit la avèk nou, men li! Nou wè nonm sa a. Tout jwif yo vin pote m' plent pou li, ni laba Jerizalèm ni isit la. Y'ap plede rele nonm sa a te fèt pou l' mouri deja.
25 Mwen menm, pou tèt pa m', mwen wè li pa fè anyen ki merite lanmò. Men, li menm li mande pou Seza tande kòz li. Se poutèt sa, mwen pran desizyon voye l' bay Seza.
26 Mwen pa gen anyen ki sèten pou m' ekri sou li. Se poutèt sa mwen fè l' konparèt devan nou, devan ou menm sitou, wa Agripa. Konsa m'a jwenn sa pou m' ekri lè n'a fin poze l' keksyon.
27 Pou mwen menm, sa pa gen sans pou espedye yon prizonye konsa san ou pa di egzakteman kisa li fè.
26 ¶ Agripa di Pòl: Ou mèt pale pou defann tèt ou. Lè sa a, Pòl lonje men l', epi li fè defans li konsa:
2 Se pa ti kontan mwen kontan, wa Agripa, pou m' defann tèt mwen devan ou jòdi a anba tout bagay jwif yo ap plede akize mwen.
3 Ou menm ou konnen tout koutim jwif yo ansanm ak kalite keksyon yo renmen diskite yo byen. Tanpri souple, pran yon ti pasyans pou koute mwen.
4 Tout jwif yo konnen ki jan m' mennen tèt mwen depi lè m' te jenn gason, ki jan m' t'ap viv depi nan konmansman nan mitan moun peyi mwen yo ak nan Jerizalèm.
5 Yo konnen m' depi lontan. Epi, si yo vle, yo ka rann temwayaj mwen t'ap viv tankou yon farizyen. Farizyen yo se moun ki pi rèd nan relijyon nou an.
6 Koulye a, yo rele m' an jijman paske m'ap tann pwomès Bondye te fè zansèt nou yo.
7 Se menm pwomès sa a douz branch fanmi nou yo ap tann lè y'ap sèvi Bondye san rete, lajounen kou lannwit. Se pou menm pwomès sa a jwif yo ap akize mwen, monwa.
8 Poukisa, nou menm jwif, nou pa kwè Bondye ka leve moun mouri?
9 Mwen menm tou, yon lè, mwen te kwè se pou m' te fè sa m' kapab pou disparèt non Jezi, moun Nazarèt la.
10 Se sa m' te fè lavil Jerizalèm. Mwen te resevwa yon pouvwa espesyal nan men chèf prèt yo pou sa. Mwen te mete anpil patizan Kris yo nan prizon. Lè yo t'ap kondannen yo amò, mwen te dakò nèt ale.
11 Anpil fwa, mwen te fè bat yo nan tout sinagòg, mwen te konn fòse yo vire do bay Bondye. Mwen te sitèlman pa t' vle wè yo, mwen te konn al pèsekite yo jouk nan peyi etranje.
12 ¶ Se konsa, mwen tapral Damas avèk pouvwa ansanm ak lòd chèf prèt yo te ban mwen.
13 Antan m' te sou wout la, vè midi konsa, monwa, mwen wè yon limyè ki soti nan syèl la pi klere pase solèy la. Li te klere tout kote m' te ye a ansanm ak moun ki t'ap vwayaje avè m' yo.
14 Nou tout nou tonbe atè. Epi mwen tande yon vwa ki di m' an lang ebre: Sòl, Sòl, poukisa w'ap pèsekite mwen? W'ap fè tèt ou mal lè w'ap voye pye konsa tankou yon chwal k'ap voye pye lè mèt li ap bat li.
15 Mwen mande: Ki moun ou ye, Seyè? Epi l' di m': Mwen se Jezi w'ap pèsekite a.
16 Men, leve kanpe sou pye ou. Mwen fè ou wè m', se pou ou kapab sèvi mwen. Wi, ou pral sèvi m' temwen, ou pral di lòt moun yo jan ou te wè m' jòdi a epi wa fè yo konnen tou sa m'a fè ou wè apre sa.
17 M'a delivre ou anba men pèp jwif yo, anba men moun lòt nasyon yo. Se mwen menm k'ap voye ou ba yo,
18 pou ou kapab louvri je yo, pou fè yo soti nan fènwa kote yo ye a vin nan limyè, pou wete yo anba pouvwa Satan vin jwenn Bondye. Konsa, lè y'a mete konfyans yo nan mwen, y'a resevwa padon pou tout peche yo, y'a jwenn plas yo nan mitan pèp k'ap viv apa pou Bondye a.
19 Se konsa, wa Agripa, mwen pa dezobèyi vizyon ki te soti nan syèl la vin jwenn mwen.
20 Mwen kòmanse bay moun nan lavil Damas ak nan Jerizalèm mesaj la. Apre sa, m' ale nan tout peyi Jide ak nan mitan moun lòt nasyon yo. Mwen t'ap mande yo pou yo chanje lavi yo, pou yo tounen vin jwenn Bondye, pou yo fè bagay ki pou fè wè yo chanje tout bon.
21 Se poutèt sa wi jwif yo mete men sou mwen nan tanp lan, se poutèt sa yo t'ap seye touye mwen.
22 Mentou, Bondye toujou pwoteje m' jouk jòdi a. Mwen la toujou pou m' sèvi l' temwen devan tout moun, grannèg kou malere. Sa ou wè m'ap di la a, se sa menm pwofèt yo ansanm ak Moyiz te di gen pou rive.
23 Kris la te gen pou l' soufri. Se li menm ki an premye gen pou l' leve soti vivan nan lanmò pou l' fè pèp Izrayèl la ansanm ak tout lòt nasyon yo konnen limyè k'ap delivre yo a.
24 ¶ Antan Pòl t'ap pale konsa pou defann tèt li, Festis rele byen fò: Ou fou, Pòl! Twòp lespri fè ou pèdi tèt ou.
25 Pòl reponn li: Mwen pa fou non, ekselans. Tout pawòl mwen di la a se verite a tou klè, epi yo gen sans.
26 Wa Agripa konn tout bagay sa yo. Se poutèt sa mwen pa pè pale devan li. Mwen sèten li konnen tout bagay sa yo, paske pa gen okenn ladan yo mwen te fè an kachèt.
27 Wa Agripa, èske ou pa kwè sa pwofèt yo di? Mwen konnen ou kwè.
28 Agripa di Pòl: Talè konsa ou pral pran tèt mwen tou pou fè m' kretyen?
29 Pòl reponn li: Kit koulye a, kit pita, m'ap lapriyè Bondye ni pou ou ni pou nou tout k'ap koute m' jòdi a pou yon lè konsa nou vin tankou m', wetan chenn sa yo!
30 Wa a, gwouvènè a, Berenis ansanm ak tout moun ki te la yo leve.
31 Apre yo fin ale, yonn t'ap di lòt: Nonm sa a pa fè anyen ki merite prizon, ale wè lanmò.
32 Agripa di Festis konsa: Si nonm sa a pa t' mande pou Seza tande l', ou ta ka lage l' wi.
Acts 24-26
New International Version
Acts 24-26
New International Version
Paul’s Trial Before Felix
24 Five days later the high priest Ananias(A) went down to Caesarea with some of the elders and a lawyer named Tertullus, and they brought their charges(B) against Paul before the governor.(C) 2 When Paul was called in, Tertullus presented his case before Felix: “We have enjoyed a long period of peace under you, and your foresight has brought about reforms in this nation. 3 Everywhere and in every way, most excellent(D) Felix, we acknowledge this with profound gratitude. 4 But in order not to weary you further, I would request that you be kind enough to hear us briefly.
5 “We have found this man to be a troublemaker, stirring up riots(E) among the Jews(F) all over the world. He is a ringleader of the Nazarene(G) sect(H) 6 and even tried to desecrate the temple;(I) so we seized him. [7] [a] 8 By examining him yourself you will be able to learn the truth about all these charges we are bringing against him.”
9 The other Jews joined in the accusation,(J) asserting that these things were true.
10 When the governor(K) motioned for him to speak, Paul replied: “I know that for a number of years you have been a judge over this nation; so I gladly make my defense. 11 You can easily verify that no more than twelve days(L) ago I went up to Jerusalem to worship. 12 My accusers did not find me arguing with anyone at the temple,(M) or stirring up a crowd(N) in the synagogues or anywhere else in the city. 13 And they cannot prove to you the charges they are now making against me.(O) 14 However, I admit that I worship the God of our ancestors(P) as a follower of the Way,(Q) which they call a sect.(R) I believe everything that is in accordance with the Law and that is written in the Prophets,(S) 15 and I have the same hope in God as these men themselves have, that there will be a resurrection(T) of both the righteous and the wicked.(U) 16 So I strive always to keep my conscience clear(V) before God and man.
17 “After an absence of several years, I came to Jerusalem to bring my people gifts for the poor(W) and to present offerings. 18 I was ceremonially clean(X) when they found me in the temple courts doing this. There was no crowd with me, nor was I involved in any disturbance.(Y) 19 But there are some Jews from the province of Asia,(Z) who ought to be here before you and bring charges if they have anything against me.(AA) 20 Or these who are here should state what crime they found in me when I stood before the Sanhedrin— 21 unless it was this one thing I shouted as I stood in their presence: ‘It is concerning the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial before you today.’”(AB)
22 Then Felix, who was well acquainted with the Way,(AC) adjourned the proceedings. “When Lysias the commander comes,” he said, “I will decide your case.” 23 He ordered the centurion to keep Paul under guard(AD) but to give him some freedom(AE) and permit his friends to take care of his needs.(AF)
24 Several days later Felix came with his wife Drusilla, who was Jewish. He sent for Paul and listened to him as he spoke about faith in Christ Jesus.(AG) 25 As Paul talked about righteousness, self-control(AH) and the judgment(AI) to come, Felix was afraid(AJ) and said, “That’s enough for now! You may leave. When I find it convenient, I will send for you.” 26 At the same time he was hoping that Paul would offer him a bribe, so he sent for him frequently and talked with him.
27 When two years had passed, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus,(AK) but because Felix wanted to grant a favor to the Jews,(AL) he left Paul in prison.(AM)
Paul’s Trial Before Festus
25 Three days after arriving in the province, Festus(AN) went up from Caesarea(AO) to Jerusalem, 2 where the chief priests and the Jewish leaders appeared before him and presented the charges against Paul.(AP) 3 They requested Festus, as a favor to them, to have Paul transferred to Jerusalem, for they were preparing an ambush to kill him along the way.(AQ) 4 Festus answered, “Paul is being held(AR) at Caesarea,(AS) and I myself am going there soon. 5 Let some of your leaders come with me, and if the man has done anything wrong, they can press charges against him there.”
6 After spending eight or ten days with them, Festus went down to Caesarea. The next day he convened the court(AT) and ordered that Paul be brought before him.(AU) 7 When Paul came in, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him. They brought many serious charges against him,(AV) but they could not prove them.(AW)
8 Then Paul made his defense: “I have done nothing wrong against the Jewish law or against the temple(AX) or against Caesar.”
9 Festus, wishing to do the Jews a favor,(AY) said to Paul, “Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem and stand trial before me there on these charges?”(AZ)
10 Paul answered: “I am now standing before Caesar’s court, where I ought to be tried. I have not done any wrong to the Jews,(BA) as you yourself know very well. 11 If, however, I am guilty of doing anything deserving death, I do not refuse to die. But if the charges brought against me by these Jews are not true, no one has the right to hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar!”(BB)
12 After Festus had conferred with his council, he declared: “You have appealed to Caesar. To Caesar you will go!”
Festus Consults King Agrippa
13 A few days later King Agrippa and Bernice arrived at Caesarea(BC) to pay their respects to Festus. 14 Since they were spending many days there, Festus discussed Paul’s case with the king. He said: “There is a man here whom Felix left as a prisoner.(BD) 15 When I went to Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews brought charges against him(BE) and asked that he be condemned.
16 “I told them that it is not the Roman custom to hand over anyone before they have faced their accusers and have had an opportunity to defend themselves against the charges.(BF) 17 When they came here with me, I did not delay the case, but convened the court the next day and ordered the man to be brought in.(BG) 18 When his accusers got up to speak, they did not charge him with any of the crimes I had expected. 19 Instead, they had some points of dispute(BH) with him about their own religion(BI) and about a dead man named Jesus who Paul claimed was alive. 20 I was at a loss how to investigate such matters; so I asked if he would be willing to go to Jerusalem and stand trial there on these charges.(BJ) 21 But when Paul made his appeal to be held over for the Emperor’s decision, I ordered him held until I could send him to Caesar.”(BK)
22 Then Agrippa said to Festus, “I would like to hear this man myself.”
He replied, “Tomorrow you will hear him.”(BL)
Paul Before Agrippa(BM)
23 The next day Agrippa and Bernice(BN) came with great pomp and entered the audience room with the high-ranking military officers and the prominent men of the city. At the command of Festus, Paul was brought in. 24 Festus said: “King Agrippa, and all who are present with us, you see this man! The whole Jewish community(BO) has petitioned me about him in Jerusalem and here in Caesarea, shouting that he ought not to live any longer.(BP) 25 I found he had done nothing deserving of death,(BQ) but because he made his appeal to the Emperor(BR) I decided to send him to Rome. 26 But I have nothing definite to write to His Majesty about him. Therefore I have brought him before all of you, and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that as a result of this investigation I may have something to write. 27 For I think it is unreasonable to send a prisoner on to Rome without specifying the charges against him.”
26 Then Agrippa said to Paul, “You have permission to speak for yourself.”(BS)
So Paul motioned with his hand(BT) and began his defense: 2 “King Agrippa, I consider myself fortunate to stand before you(BU) today as I make my defense against all the accusations of the Jews,(BV) 3 and especially so because you are well acquainted with all the Jewish customs(BW) and controversies.(BX) 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,(BY) from the beginning of my life in my own country, and also in Jerusalem. 5 They have known me for a long time(BZ) and can testify, if they are willing, that I conformed to the strictest sect(CA) of our religion, living as a Pharisee.(CB) 6 And now it is because of my hope(CC) in what God has promised our ancestors(CD) that I am on trial today. 7 This is the promise our twelve tribes(CE) are hoping to see fulfilled as they earnestly serve God day and night.(CF) King Agrippa, it is because of this hope that these Jews are accusing me.(CG) 8 Why should any of you consider it incredible that God raises the dead?(CH)
9 “I too was convinced(CI) that I ought to do all that was possible to oppose(CJ) the name of Jesus of Nazareth.(CK) 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(CL) in prison,(CM) and when they were put to death, I cast my vote against them.(CN) 11 Many a time I went from one synagogue to another to have them punished,(CO) 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(CP) saying to me in Aramaic,[b](CQ) ‘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.(CR) 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.(CS) 17 I will rescue you(CT) from your own people and from the Gentiles.(CU) I am sending you to them 18 to open their eyes(CV) and turn them from darkness to light,(CW) and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins(CX) and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’(CY)
19 “So then, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient(CZ) to the vision from heaven. 20 First to those in Damascus,(DA) then to those in Jerusalem(DB) and in all Judea, and then to the Gentiles,(DC) I preached that they should repent(DD) and turn to God and demonstrate their repentance by their deeds.(DE) 21 That is why some Jews seized me(DF) in the temple courts and tried to kill me.(DG) 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(DH)— 23 that the Messiah would suffer(DI) and, as the first to rise from the dead,(DJ) would bring the message of light to his own people and to the Gentiles.”(DK)
24 At this point Festus interrupted Paul’s defense. “You are out of your mind,(DL) Paul!” he shouted. “Your great learning(DM) is driving you insane.”
25 “I am not insane, most excellent(DN) Festus,” Paul replied. “What I am saying is true and reasonable. 26 The king is familiar with these things,(DO) 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?”(DP)
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.”(DQ)
30 The king rose, and with him the governor and Bernice(DR) 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.”(DS)
32 Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been set free(DT) if he had not appealed to Caesar.”(DU)
Footnotes
- Acts 24:7 Some manuscripts include here him, and we would have judged him in accordance with our law. 7 But the commander Lysias came and took him from us with much violence, 8 ordering his accusers to come before you.
- Acts 26:14 Or Hebrew
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