Acts 26
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Bible Mutal (Kosraean)
1Agrippa said to Paul, “You have permission to speak for yourself.” Then Paul stretched out his hand and began his defense:
1Tokosra Agrippa el fahk nu sel Paul, “Inge kom ku in sifacna kaskas keim.” Paul el asroela paol ac mutawauk in fahkak kas in aksuwos lal ouinge:
2“King Agrippa, I consider myself fortunate to stand before you today to defend myself against all the accusations of the Jews,
2“Tokosra Agrippa! Nga arulana srui lah nga ku in sifacna loangeyu ye motom misenge liki kain kas nukewa ma mwet Jew uh elos akkolukyeyu kac —
3especially since you are acquainted with all the Jewish customs and controversies. I beg you, therefore, to listen to me patiently.
3yokna mweyen kom arulana etu ouiyen moul lun mwet Jew, ac sramsram in alein lalos. Ke ma inge nga siyuk kom in mongfisrasr in porongeyu.
4Surely all the Jews know how I have lived from the earliest days of my youth, among my own people and in Jerusalem.
4“Mwet Jew nukewa arulana etu ouiyen moul luk oe ke nga fusr me. Elos etu ma nga oru in facl sik ah meet, ac tok in Jerusalem.
5They have known me for a long time and can testify, if they are willing, that I lived as a Pharisee, adhering to the strictest sect of our religion.
5Na elos funu engan in orek loh keik, elos lukun fahkak lah oemeet me nga sie sin mwet Pharisee — u se ma suwoswos emeet in akfalye ma sap ke alu lasr uh.
6And now I stand on trial because of my hope in the promise that God made to our fathers,
6Ac inge nga tu inse inge in nununkeyuk ke sripen finsrak se ma oasr sik ke wulela lun God nu sin mwet matu lasr somla —
7the promise our twelve tribes are hoping to realize as they earnestly serve God day and night. It is because of this hope, O king, that I am accused by the Jews.
7nuna finsrak se na ma sruf singoul luo lun mwet lasr uh finsrak nu kac ke elos alu nu sin God ke len ac fong. O Tokosra, finsrak se inge pa oru mwet Jew elos tukakinyuyak uh!
8Why would any of you consider it incredible that God raises the dead?
8Efu ku kowos su oasr inse inge kofla lulalfongi lah God El akmoulyauk mwet misa uh?
9So then, I too was convinced that I ought to do all I could to oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
9“Nga sifacna, nga tuh nunku mu nga ac oru kuiyuk nufon in lain Jesus lun Nazareth.
10And that is what I did in Jerusalem. With authority from the chief priests I put many of the saints in prison, and when they were condemned to death, I cast my vote against them.
10Pa inge ma nga tuh oru in acn Jerusalem. Nga tuh eis ku luk sin mwet tol fulat, ac kaliya mwet lun God puspis in presin; ac ke pacl wotla mu ac anwuki elos, nga wi pac akkeye.
11I frequently had them punished in the synagogues, and I tried to make them blaspheme. In my raging fury against them, I even went to foreign cities to persecute them.
11Pacl puspis nga sap akkeokyeyuk elos in iwen lolngok uh, ac nga srike in oru elos in lafwekin lulalfongi lalos. Nga tuh arulana kasrkusrak selos, oru nga som pac nwe in siti ke mutunfacl saya in kaprelosi.
12In this pursuit I was on my way to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests.
12“Sripa se pacna inge pa nga tuh som nu Damascus kac, wi sap ku ac lela sin mwet tol fulat.
13About noon, O king, as I was on the road, I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and my companions.
13O Tokosra, nga tuh fahsr inkanek uh ke infulwen len, ke nga liye sie kalem — saromrom liki faht uh — sarmelik lucng me ac sreyuwi ac oayapa mwet ma wiyu ah.
14We all fell to the ground, and I heard a voice say to me in Hebrew, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’
14Kut nukewa putati nu infohk uh, ac nga lohng sie pusra fahk nu sik in kas Hebrew, ‘Saul, Saul! Efu ku kom kalyeiyu? Ke kom lainyu kom sifacna oru kom ngalyak, oana soko kosro ox ma futungya sak kosroh inpoun mwet kifasul uh.’
15‘Who are You, Lord?’ I asked. ‘I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,’ the Lord replied.
15Na nga siyuk, ‘Leum, su kom an?’ Ac Leum el fahk, ‘Nga pa Jesus, su kom kalyei.
16‘But get up and stand on your feet. For I have appeared to you to appoint you as a servant and as a witness of what you have seen from Me and what I will show you.
16Tuyak. Nga sikme nu sum in srisrngikomi tuh kom in mwet kulansap luk. Kom ac fah fahkak nu sin mwet uh ma kom liye misenge, ac ma su nga ac fah akkalemye nu sum tok.
17I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to them
17Nga fah molikomla liki inpoun mwet Israel, ac liki inpoun mwet sayen mwet Jew su nga ac supwekomla nu yorolos.
18to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified by faith in Me.’
18Kom ac fah ikasla mutalos ac furokolosla liki lohsr nu ke kalem, ac liki ku lal Satan nu sin God, tuh ke lulalfongi lalos in nga ma koluk lalos uh fah nunak munas nu selos, ac elos fah eis acn selos inmasrlon mwet sulosolla lun God.’
19So then, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision.
19“Ke ma inge, Tokosra Agrippa, nga tiana seakos aruruma se ma sikyak nu sik inkusrao me ah.
20First to those in Damascus and Jerusalem, then to everyone in the region of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, I declared that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds worthy of their repentance.
20Nga fahkak nu sin mwet in Damascus meet, ac in Jerusalem, na in facl Judea nufon, oayapa inmasrlon mwet sayen mwet Jew, tuh elos in auliyak liki ma koluk lalos ac forla nu sin God, ac oru ma su ac akpwayei lah elos auliyak.
21For this reason the Jews seized me in the temple courts and tried to kill me.
21Sripa se inge oru mwet Jew elos sruokyuwi ke nga muta in Tempul ah, ac elos srike in uniyuwi.
22But I have had God’s help to this day, and I stand here to testify to small and great alike. I am saying nothing beyond what the prophets and Moses said would happen:
22Tusruktu God El kasreyu na nwe misenge, ouinge nga tu inse inge ac orek loh keik sifacna nu sin mwet nukewa, mwet fulat ac mwet pusisel oana sie. Ma nga fahk uh oapana ma mwet palu ac Moses tuh fahk mu ac sikyak:
23that the Christ would suffer, and as the first to rise from the dead, would proclaim light to our people and to the Gentiles.”
23lah Christ el ac keok, ac el pa mwet se oemeet ma ac moulyak liki misa, in fahkak ke kalem lun molela nu sin mwet Jew, oayapa mwet sayen mwet Jew.”
24At this stage of Paul’s defense, Festus exclaimed in a loud voice, “You are insane, Paul! Your great learning is driving you to madness!”
24Ke Paul el fahk ma inge in sifacna loangel, Festus el woilya ac fahk, “Paul, kom wel! Lupan lutlut lom an oru kom wella!”
25But Paul answered, “I am not insane, most excellent Festus; I am speaking words of truth and sobriety.
25Ac Paul el fahk, “O Festus Fulatlana, nga tia wel! Ma na pwaye pa nga fahk uh.
26For the king knows about these matters, and I can speak freely to him. I am confident that none of this has escaped his notice, because it was not done in a corner.
26Tokosra Agrippa! Nga arulana pulaik in kaskas nu sum, mweyen yohk etu lom ke ma inge. Nga lulalfongi mu kom akilen ma inge nukewa, mweyen tia lukmaiyuk insruwasrik uh.
27King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know you do.”
27Tokosra Agrippa, ku kom lulalfongi kas lun mwet palu ah? Nga etu lah kom lulalfongi!”
28Then Agrippa said to Paul, “Can you persuade me in such a short time to become a Christian?”
28Na Agrippa el fahk nu sel Paul, “Mea, kom nunku in furokyula nu ke moul in Christian ke kitin pacl na?”
29“Short time or long,” Paul replied, “I wish to God that not only you but all who hear me this day may become what I am, except for these chains.”
29Na Paul el fahk, “Finne kitin pacl na, ku pacl loes se, nga pre nu sin God lah kom, ac mwet nukewa ingan su lohng ma nga fahk uh, in ekla oana nga — sayen mwe kapir keik inge!”
30Then the king and the governor rose, along with Bernice and those seated with them.
30Na Tokosra Agrippa, Governor Festus ac Bernice ac mwet nukewa saya elos tuyak,
31On their way out, they said to one another, “This man has done nothing worthy of death or imprisonment.”
31ac ke elos illa, elos fahk nu sin sie sin sie, “Wanginna ma mwet se inge orala su fal elan misa kac, ku elan kapir kac in presin.”
32And Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been released if he had not appealed to Caesar.”
32Na Agrippa el fahk nu sel Festus, “Funu mwet se inge tia ngisre in nununkeyuk sel Tokosra Fulat Rome, lukun el taltalla.”
Tip: use the ← and → keys to turn chapters.