Acts 23
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)Translation
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
Tongan Bible, Revised West Version
1And Paul looking upon the council, said: Men, brethren, I have conversed with all good conscience before God until this present day.
1Pea sio fakamamaʻu ʻa Paula ki he kau fakamaau, pea ne pehē, “ʻAe kau tangata ko e kāinga, Kuo u moʻui angatonu pe ʻi he ʻao ʻoe ʻOtua ʻo aʻu mai ki he ʻaho ni.”
2And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to strike him on the mouth.
2Pea naʻe fekau ʻe ʻAnanaia ko e taulaʻeiki lahi kiate kinautolu naʻe tuʻu ofi kiate ia, ke nau sipiʻi hono ngutu.
3Then Paul said to him: God shall strike thee, thou whited wall. For sittest thou to judge me according to the law, and contrary to the law commandest me to be struck?
3Pea toki pehē ʻe Paula kiate ia, “ʻE taaʻi koe ʻe he ʻOtua, ʻa koe, ko e holisi kuo vali hinehina: he ʻoku ke nofo ke fakamaau au ʻo fakatatau ki he fono, pea ke fekau ke taaʻi au ʻo taʻetatau mo e fono?”
4And they that stood by said: Dost thou revile the high priest of God?
4Pea pehē ʻekinautolu naʻe tutuʻu ai, “ʻOku ke lea kovi ki he taulaʻeiki lahi ʻae ʻOtua?”
5And Paul said: I knew not, brethren, that he is the high priest. For it is written: Thou shalt not speak evil of the prince of thy people.
5Pea pehē ʻe Paula, “ʻE kāinga, naʻe ʻikai te u ʻilo ko e taulaʻeiki lahi ia: he kuo tohi, ‘ʻOua naʻa ke lea kovi ki he pule ʻa hoʻo kakai.’”
6And Paul knowing that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, cried out in the council: Men, brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of Pharisees: concerning the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question.
6Ka kuo ʻilo ʻe Paula ko e Sātusi ʻae niʻihi, pea ko e Fālesi ʻae niʻihi, pea kalanga ia ʻi he ʻao ʻoe kau fakamaau, ʻo pehē , “ʻAe kau tangata ko e kāinga, ko e Fālesi au, pea ko e foha ʻoe Fālesi; pea ko e meʻa ʻi he ʻamanaki ki he toetuʻu ʻoe mate ʻoku fakamaau ai au.”
7And when he had so said, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and the Sadducees; and the multitude was divided.
7Pea kuo hili ʻene lea ko ia, pea tupu ʻae kikihi ʻi he kau Fālesi mo e kau Satusi: pea naʻe vaeua ʻae kakai.
8For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess both.
8He ʻoku pehē ʻe he Satusi, ʻoku ʻikai ha toetuʻu, pe ha ʻāngelo, pe ha laumālie: ka ʻoku tui ki ai fakatouʻosi pe ʻae kau Fālesi.
9And there arose a great cry. And some of the Pharisees rising up, strove, saying: We find no evil in this man. What if a spirit hath spoken to him, or an angel?
9Pea naʻe tupu ʻae fuʻu vālau: pea tuʻu hake ʻae kau tangata tohi naʻe kau mo e kau Fālesi, pea lea mālohi, ʻo pehē, “ʻOku ʻikai te mau ʻilo ha kovi ʻi he tangata ni: pea kapau kuo lea kiate ia ha laumālie pe ha ʻāngelo, ke ʻoua naʻa tau tauʻi ʻae ʻOtua.”
10And when there arose a great dissension, the tribune fearing lest Paul should be pulled in pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the castle.
10Pea kuo tupu ʻae kikihi lahi, pea ʻi he manavahē ʻae ʻeikitau naʻa haehae ʻa Paula ʻekinautolu, naʻa ne fekau ke ʻalu hifo ʻae kau tau, ʻo ʻomi fakamālohi ia meiate kinautolu, pea ʻomi ki he fale lahi ʻoe kau tau.
11And the night following the Lord standing by him, said: Be constant; for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.
11Pea ʻi he pō ko ia, naʻe tuʻu ʻo ofi mai kiate ia ʻae ʻEiki, mo ne pehē, “Paula, ke ke fiemālie: koeʻuhi ʻe hangē ko hoʻo fakamoʻoni au ʻi Selūsalema, ʻe pehē foki hao fakamoʻoni kiate au ʻi Loma.”
12And when day was come, some of the Jews gathered together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying, that they would neither eat, nor drink, till they killed Paul.
12Pea kuo pongipongi ai, pea alea pau ʻae kau Siu niʻihi, mo nau fefuakavaʻaki, ʻonau pehē, “ʻE ʻikai te nau kai pe inu kaeʻoua ke nau tāmateʻi ʻa Paula.
13And they were more than forty men that had made this conspiracy.
13Pea naʻe toko fāngofulu tupu ʻakinautolu naʻa nau fai ʻae fuakava ni.
14Who came to the chief priests and the ancients, and said: We have bound ourselves under a great curse that we will eat nothing till we have slain Paul.
14Pea naʻa nau ʻalu ki he kau taulaʻeiki lahi mo e mātuʻa, ʻonau pehē, Kuo mau fefuakavaʻaki fakamamafa, ʻe ʻikai te mau kai ha meʻa kaeʻoua ke mau tāmateʻi ʻa Paula.
15Now therefore do you with the council signify to the tribune, that he bring him forth to you, as if you meant to know something more certain touching him. And we, before he come near, are ready to kill him.
15Pea ko eni, ke lea fakataha ʻakimoutolu mo e kau fakamaau ki he pule ʻoe kau tau, ke ʻohifo ia kiate kimoutolu ʻapongipongi, ʻo hangē ko haʻamou fie fehuʻi fakapapau ʻi ha meʻa kiate ia: pea ʻi he teʻeki ke teitei ofi ia, te mau tali ke tāmateʻi ia.”
16Which when Paul’s sister’s son had heard, of their lying in wait, he came and entered into the castle and told Paul.
16Pea kuo fanongo ʻae tama ʻae tuofefine ʻo Paula ki he toitoi ʻe fai, naʻa ne ʻalu ʻo hū ki he fale lahi ʻoe kau tau, ʻo ne tala ia kia Paula.
17And Paul, calling to him one of the centurions, said: Bring this young man to the tribune, for he hath some thing to tell him.
17Pea naʻe ui ʻa Paula ki he ʻeikitau ʻe taha, ʻo ne pehē, “Ke ke ʻave ʻae talavou ni ki he pule ʻoe tau! He ʻoku ai ʻene meʻa ke fakahā ki ai.
18And he taking him, brought him to the tribune, and said: Paul, the prisoner, desired me to bring this young man unto thee, who hath some thing to say to thee.
18Pea ne toʻo ia ʻo ʻave ki he pule ʻoe tau, ʻo ne pehē, Naʻe ui mai ʻa Paula ko e pōpula kiate au, ʻo ne kole ke u ʻomi ʻae talavou ni kiate koe, he ʻoku ʻiate ia ʻae meʻa ke tala atu kiate koe.”
19And the tribune taking him by the hand, went aside with him privately, and asked him: What is it that thou hast to tell me?
19Pea puke nima ia ʻe he pule ʻoe tau, ʻo na afe ki he potu lilo, pea ne fehuʻi, “Ko e hā ia ʻoku ke fie tala mai kiate au?”
20And he said: The Jews have agreed to desire thee, that thou wouldst bring forth Paul tomorrow into the council, as if they meant to inquire some thing more certain touching him.
20Pea ne pehē, “Kuo alea ʻae kakai Siu ke kole kiate koe ke ke ʻohifo ʻa Paula ʻapongipongi ki he kau fakamaau, ʻo hangē ko haʻanau fie fehuʻi fakapapau ʻi ha meʻa kiate ia.
21But do not thou give credit to them; for there lie in wait for him more than forty men of them, who have bound themselves by oath neither to eat, nor to drink, till they have killed him: and they are now ready, looking for a promise from thee.
21Kae ʻoua naʻa ke fai ki honau loto he ʻoku toitoi kiate ia ʻae kau tangata ʻe toko fāngofulu tupu meiate kinautolu, kuo nau fefuakavaʻaki, ʻe ʻikai te nau kai pe inu, kaeʻoua ke nau tāmateʻi ia: pea kuo nau teuteu eni, mo ʻamanaki te ke fai ki honau loto.”
22The tribune therefore dismissed the young man, charging him that he should tell no man, that he had made known these things unto him.
22Pea tukuange ʻe he pule ʻoe kau tau ʻae talavou ke ʻalu ʻone naʻinaʻi, ʻo pehē , “ʻOua naʻa ke tala ki ha taha kuo ke fakahā mai ʻae meʻa ni kiate au.”
23Then having called two centurions, he said to them: Make ready two hundred soldiers to go as far as Caesarea, and seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen for the third hour of the night:
23Pea ui ia ki he ongo ʻeikitau, ʻo ne pehē, “Teuteu ʻae kautau ʻe toko uangeau, ke nau ō ki Sesalia, ʻi hono tolu ʻoe feituʻupō, mo e kau tangata heka hoosi ʻe toko fitungofulu, mo e kau tangata toʻo tao ʻe toko uangeau;
24And provide beasts, that they may set Paul on, and bring him safe to Felix the governor.
24Pea teuteu mo e fanga manu, ke heka ai ʻa Paula, pea aʻutaki moʻui ia kia Filike ko e tuʻi.”
25(For he feared lest perhaps the Jews might take him away by force and kill him, and he should afterwards be slandered, as if he was to take money.) And he wrote a letter after this manner:
25Pea naʻa ne fai ʻae tohi, ʻo pehē,
26Claudius Lysias to the most excellent governor, Felix, greeting.
26“Ko Kalotiusi Lisia ki he tuʻi lelei ʻaupito ko Filike: siʻotoʻofa atu.
27This man being taken by the Jews, and ready to be killed by them, I rescued coming in with an army, understanding that he is a Roman:
27Naʻe puke ʻae tangata ni ʻe he kakai Siu, ʻonau fai ke tāmateʻi ia: pea ne u ʻalu atu mo e kau tau, ʻo fakahaofi ia, ʻi heʻeku ʻilo ko e Loma ia.
28And meaning to know the cause which they objected unto him, I brought him forth into their council.
28Pea ʻi heʻeku fie ʻilo ʻae meʻa ʻoku nau tukuakiʻi ai ia, ne u ʻatu ia ki heʻenau kau fakamaau:
29Whom I found to be accused concerning questions of their law; but having nothing laid to his charge worthy of death or of bands.
29Pea ne u ʻilo kuo tukuakiʻi ia ʻi he ngaahi meʻa ʻo ʻenau fono, ka naʻe ʻikai tukuakiʻi ia ʻi ha meʻa ʻe totonu ai ke ne mate pe haʻisia.
30And when I was told of ambushes that they had prepared for him, I sent him to thee, signifying also to his accusers to plead before thee. Farewell.
30Pea ʻi hono tala mai kiate au ʻoku toitoi ʻae kau Siu ki he tangata, ne u tuku atu leva ia kiate koe, mo fekau ki he kau tukuaki foki ke nau fakahā ʻi ho ʻao ʻa hono talatalaakiʻi. ʻOfa ke ke lelei pē.
31Then the soldiers, according as it was commanded them, taking Paul, brought him by night to Antipatris.
31Pea naʻe toki ʻave ʻe he kau tau ʻa Paula, ʻo hangē ko e fekau kiate kinautolu, pea ʻomi poʻuli ai ki ʻAnitepeta.”
32And the next day, leaving the horsemen to go with him, they returned to the castle.
32Pea pongipongi hake, naʻa nau tukuange ʻae kau tangata heka hoosi ke nau ō mo ia, kae foki ʻakinautolu ki he fale lahi ʻoe kau tau.
33Who, when they were come to Caesarea, and had delivered the letter to the governor, did also present Paul before him.
33Pea ʻi heʻenau aʻu atu ki Sesalia, ʻo tuku ʻae tohi ki he tuʻi, naʻa nau ʻomi foki ʻa Paula ki hono ʻao.
34And when he had read it, and had asked of what province he was, and understood that he was of Cilicia;
34Pea kuo ʻosi hono lau ʻe he tuʻi ʻae tohi , pea ne fehuʻi pe ʻoku mei he fonua fē ia. Pea kuo ne ʻilo ko e Silisia ia;
35I will hear thee, said he, when thy accusers come. And he commanded him to be kept in Herod’s judgment hall.
35Pea ne pehē, “Te u fanongo kiate koe ʻoka haʻu ho kau tukuakiʻi.” Pea ne fekau ke leʻohi ia ʻi he fale fakamaau ʻo Helota.
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