Acts 9
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Tongan Bible, Revised West Version
1Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord. He approached the high priest
1Pea naʻe kei mānava ʻaki ʻe Saula ʻae lea fakamanavahē mo e fakapō ki he kau ākonga ʻae ʻEiki, pea ʻalu ia ki he taulaʻeiki lahi,
2and requested letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women belonging to the Way, he could bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem.
2ʻO kole mei ai ʻae tohi ki he ngaahi falelotu ʻi Tamasikusi, koeʻuhi ka ʻilo ʻe ia ha niʻihi, ʻae tangata pe ko e fefine, ʻi he hala ko eni, ke ne ʻomi haʻisia ʻakinautolu ki Selūsalema.
3As Saul drew near to Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.
3Pea ʻi heʻene fononga, kuo ofi ki Tamasikusi: pea fakafokifā naʻe malama takatakai ʻiate ia ʻae maama mei he langi:
4He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?”
4Pea tō ia ki he kelekele, ʻo ne fanongo ki he leʻo naʻe pehē mai kiate ia, “ʻE Saula, ʻe Saula, ko e hā ʻoku ke fakatanga ai au?”
5“Who are You, Lord?” Saul asked. “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” He replied.
5Pea ne pehē, “ʻEiki ko hai koe?” Pea pehē mai ʻe he ʻEiki, “Ko au Sisu ʻoku ke fakatangaʻi: ko e meʻa faingataʻa hoʻo ʻakahi ʻae meʻa māsila.
6“Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”
6Pea tetetete ia mo ofo lahi, ʻo ne pehē, “ʻEiki, ko ho finangalo ke u fai ʻae hā?” Pea pehē ʻe he ʻEiki kiate ia, “Tuʻu, ʻo ʻalu ki he kolo, pea ʻe fakahā kiate koe ʻaia ʻoku totonu te ke fai.”
7The men traveling with Saul stood there speechless. They heard the voice but did not see anyone.
7Pea naʻe tuʻu taʻefaʻalea ʻae kau tangata naʻe fononga mo ia, ʻonau fanongo pe ki he leʻo, kae ʻikai sio ki ha taha.
8Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could not see a thing. So they led him by the hand into Damascus.
8Pea tuʻu hake ʻa Saula mei he kelekele; pea ʻi he ʻā ʻa hono mata, kuo ʻikai ʻilo ʻe ia ha meʻa: ka naʻa nau taki nima ia, ʻo ʻomi ki Tamasikusi.
9For three days he was without sight, and he did not eat or drink anything.
9Pea naʻe kui ia ʻi he ʻaho ʻe tolu, pea naʻe ʻikai ke kai pe inu.
10In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord spoke to him in a vision, “Ananias!” “Here I am, Lord,” he answered.
10¶ Pea naʻe ʻi Tamasikusi ʻae ākonga ʻe tokotaha, ko ʻAnanaia hono hingoa; pea naʻe folofola ʻae ʻEiki kiate ia ʻi he meʻa naʻe hā mai, ʻo ne pehē , “ʻAnanaia.” Pea pehē ʻe ia, “Vakai, ko au, ʻEiki.”
11“Get up!” the Lord told him. “Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying.
11Pea pehē ʻae ʻEiki kiate ia, “Tuʻu, ʻo ʻalu ki he hala ʻoku ui ko e Totonu, pea ke fehuʻi ʻi he fale ʻo Siutasi kiate ia ʻoku ui ko Saula, mei Tasusi: pea vakai, he ʻoku lotu ia:
12In a vision he has seen a man named Ananias come and place his hands on him to restore his sight.”
12He kuo ne mamata ʻi he meʻa hā mai ki he tangata ko ʻAnanaia hono hingoa, ʻoku ʻalu ange mo hilifaki hono nima kiate ia, koeʻuhi ke ʻā hono mata.”
13But Ananias answered, “Lord, many people have told me about this man and all the harm he has done to Your saints in Jerusalem.
13Pea toki pehē ʻe ʻAnanaia, “ʻEiki, kuo u fanongo ʻi he tokolahi, ki he kovi lahi kuo fai ʻe he tangata ni ki ho kakai māʻoniʻoni ʻi Selūsalema:
14And now he is here with authority from the chief priests to arrest all who call on Your name.”
14Pea mo ʻene maʻu ʻi heni ʻae fekau mei he kau taulaʻeiki lahi, ke haʻi ʻakinautolu kotoa pē ʻoku ui ki he huafa.”
15“Go!” said the Lord. “This man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before the Gentiles and their kings, and before the people of Israel.
15Ka naʻe pehē ʻe he ʻEiki kiate ia, “ʻAlu koe: he ko e meʻa ngāue ia kuo fili maʻaku, ke fakahā hoku huafa ki he ngaahi Senitaile, mo e ngaahi tuʻi pea mo e fānau ʻa ʻIsileli:
16I will show him how much he must suffer for My name.”
16He te u fakahā kiate ia ʻae meʻa lahi ʻe mamahi ai ia koeʻuhi ko hoku hingoa.”
17So Ananias went to the house, and when he arrived, he placed his hands on Saul. “Brother Saul,” he said, “the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here, has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”
17Pea naʻe ʻalu ʻa ʻAnanaia, ʻo hū ki he fale; pea ne hilifaki hono nima kiate ia, mo ne pehē, “ʻE kāinga Saula, ko e ʻEiki ko Sisu, ʻaia naʻe hā mai kiate koe ʻi he hala naʻa ke haʻu ai, kuo ne fekau au koeʻuhi ke ʻā ho mata, pea ke fakapitoʻaki koe ʻae Laumālie Māʻoniʻoni.”
18At that instant, something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and his sight was restored. He got up and was baptized,
18Pea fetoki fakafokifā mei hono mata ʻae meʻa ʻo hangē ko e ʻunoʻi ika: pea ʻā leva ia, pea tuʻu, ʻo papitaiso.
19and after taking some food, he regained his strength. And he spent several days with the disciples in Damascus.
19Pea hili ʻene kai naʻa ne mālohi. Pea naʻe nonofo ʻa Saula mo e kau ākonga ʻi Tamasikusi ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho niʻihi.
20Saul promptly began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, declaring, “He is the Son of God.”
20Pea kamata leva ʻe ia ke malangaʻaki ʻa Kalaisi ko e ʻAlo ia ʻoe ʻOtua, ʻi he ngaahi falelotu.
21All who heard him were astounded and asked, “Isn’t this the man who wreaked havoc in Jerusalem on those who call on this name? And hasn’t he come here to take them as prisoners to the chief priests?”
21Ka naʻe ofo ʻakinautolu kotoa pē naʻe fanongo, mo nau pehē; “ʻIkai ko eni ia naʻe fakapoongi ʻakinautolu naʻe ui ki he hingoa ni ʻi Selūsalema, pea naʻe haʻu foki ki heni ke ne ʻave haʻisia ʻakinautolu ki he kau taulaʻeiki lahi?”
22But Saul was empowered all the more, and he confounded the Jews living in Damascus by proving that Jesus is the Christ.
22Ka naʻe tupulaki ʻae mālohi ʻia Saula, pea naʻa ne fakatāfuʻua ʻae kakai Siu naʻe nofo ʻi Tamasikusi, ʻo ne fakamoʻoni ko e Kalaisi eni.
23After many days had passed, the Jews conspired to kill him,
23¶ Pea kuo hili ʻae ngaahi ʻaho lahi, naʻe fakakaukau ʻae kakai Siu ke tāmateʻi ia:
24but Saul learned of their plot. Day and night they watched the city gates in order to kill him.
24Ka naʻe ʻilo ʻe Saula ʻenau toitoiʻi ia. Pea naʻa nau leʻohi ʻae ngaahi matapā ʻi he ʻaho mo e pō ke tāmateʻi ia.
25One night, however, his disciples took him and lowered him in a basket through a window in the wall.
25Pea naʻe toki ʻave poʻuli ia ʻe he kau ākonga, ʻo tukutuku hifo ʻi he kato mei he ʻā.
26When Saul arrived in Jerusalem, he tried to join the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.
26Pea ʻi he hoko ʻa Saula ki Selūsalema, naʻe fie ului ia ki he kau ākonga: ka naʻe manavahē kotoa pē kiate ia, he naʻe ʻikai te nau tui ko e ākonga ia.
27Then Barnabas brought him to the apostles and described how Saul had seen the Lord, who spoke to him on the road to Damascus, and how Saul had spoken boldly in that city in the name of Jesus.
27Ka naʻe toʻo ia ʻe Pānepasa ʻo ʻomi ki he kau ʻaposetolo, pea naʻa ne fakahā kiate kinautolu ʻa ʻene mamata ki he ʻEiki ʻi he hala, mo ʻene folofola kiate ia, pea mo ʻene malanga mālohi ʻi Tamasikusi ʻi he huafa ʻo Sisu.
28So Saul stayed with them, moving about freely in Jerusalem and speaking boldly in the name of the Lord.
28Pea naʻe nofo ia pea felemofafo mo kinautolu ʻi Selūsalema.
29He talked and debated with the Grecian Jews, but they tried to kill him.
29Pea naʻe lea mālohi ia ʻi he huafa ʻoe ʻEiki ko Sisu, mo ne fakakikihi mo e kau ʻElinisitō: ka naʻa nau kumi ke tāmateʻi ia.
30When the brothers learned of this, they took him down to Caesarea and sent him off to Tarsus.
30Pea ʻi he ʻilo eni ʻe he kāinga, naʻa nau ʻohifo ia ki Sesalia, pea nau fekau ia ke ʻalu ki Tasusi.
31Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced a time of peace. It grew in strength and numbers, living in the fear of the Lord and the encouragement of the Holy Spirit.
31Pea naʻe toki maʻu ʻae fiemālie ʻe he ngaahi siasi ʻi Siutea kotoa pē mo Kaleli mo Samēlia, pea naʻe langa hake ʻakinautolu; pea naʻa nau ʻaʻeva ʻi he manavahē ki he ʻEiki, mo e fiemālie ʻoe Laumālie Māʻoniʻoni, pea tupu ʻo tokolahi.
32As Peter traveled throughout the area, he went to visit the saints in Lydda.
32¶ Pea ko eni, ʻi he ʻalu fano pe ʻa Pita ʻi he ngaahi potu, naʻe hoko hifo foki ia ki he kau lotu naʻe nofo ʻi Lita.
33There he found a man named Aeneas, who had been paralyzed and bedridden for eight years.
33Pea naʻa ne ʻilo ʻi ai ha tangata ko Enia hono hingoa, pea kuo valu taʻu ʻene tokoto ʻi hono mohenga, pea naʻe moʻua ia ʻi he mahaki tete.
34“Aeneas,” Peter said to him, “Jesus Christ heals you! Get up and put away your mat.” Immediately Aeneas got up,
34Pea pehē ʻe Pita kiate ia, “Enia, ʻoku fakamoʻui koe ʻe Sisu Kalaisi: tuʻu, ʻo tākai ho mohenga.” Pea tuʻu leva ia.
35and all who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord.
35Pea naʻe mamata kiate ia pea tafoki ki he ʻEiki ʻakinautolu kotoa pē naʻe nofo ʻi Lita mo Seloni.
36In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which is translated as Dorcas), who was always occupied with works of kindness and charity.
36¶ Pea naʻe ʻi Sopa ʻae ākonga ʻe taha naʻe hingoa ko Tapaita, ko e hingoa tatau ia mo Toakasi: pea naʻe faʻa fai ʻe he fefine ni ʻae ngaahi ngāue lelei mo e faʻa foaki.
37At that time, however, she became sick and died, and her body was washed and placed in an upper room.
37Pea ko eni, naʻe tuia hono mahaki ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho ko ia, pea pekia: pea kuo nau tatafi ia, naʻa nau fakatokoto ia ʻi he potu fale ʻi ʻolunga.
38Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples heard that Peter was there and sent two men to urge him, “Come to us without delay.”
38Pea naʻe vāofi ʻa Lita mo Sopa, pea ʻi he fanongo ʻae kau ākonga ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa Pita, naʻa nau fekau ʻae ongo tangata, ʻo kole kiate ia ke “ʻOua naʻa tuai ʻene haʻu kiate kinautolu.”
39So Peter got up and went with them. On his arrival, they took him to the upper room. All the widows stood around him, weeping and showing him the tunics and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them.
39Pea tuʻu ʻa Pita, ʻo ʻalu mo kinaua. Pea kuo hoko atu ia, naʻa nau ʻomi ia ki he potu fale ʻi ʻolunga: pea naʻe tutuʻu mo tangi ʻo ofi kiate ia ʻae kau fefine kotoa pē kuo mate honau husepāniti, ʻonau fakahā ʻae ngaahi kofutuʻa mo e kofu kehekehe naʻe ngaohi ʻe Toakasi, ʻi heʻene kei ʻiate kinautolu.
40Then Peter sent them all out of the room. He knelt down and prayed, and turning toward her body, he said, “Tabitha, get up!” She opened her eyes, and seeing Peter, she sat up.
40Ka kuo tuku atu ʻe Pita ʻakinautolu kotoa pē kituʻa, pea tuʻulutui ia, ʻo lotu; pea hanga ia ki he sino mo ne pehē, “Tapaita, tuʻu hake.” Pea ne ʻā hake hono mata: pea ʻi heʻene mamata kia Pita, naʻa ne nofo hake.
41Peter took her by the hand and helped her up. Then he called the saints and widows and presented her to them alive.
41Pea ne mafao hono nima kiate ia, ʻo fokotuʻu hake ia, pea kuo ne ui ʻae kau lotu mo e kau fefine kuo mate honau husepāniti, naʻa ne ʻatu ia kuo moʻui.
42This became known all over Joppa, and many people believed in the Lord.
42Pea naʻe ongoongoa ia ʻi Sopa kotoa pē; pea tui ʻae tokolahi ki he ʻEiki.
43And Peter stayed for several days in Joppa with a tanner named Simon.
43Pea ko ia, naʻe nofo ai ia, ʻo ʻaho lahi, ʻi Sopa, mo e tokotaha ko Saimone ko e tufunga ngaohi kiliʻi manu.
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