Acts 22
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World English Bible
Tongan Bible, Revised West Version
1“Brothers and fathers, listen to the defense which I now make to you.”
1“ʻAe kāinga tangata, mo e ngaahi tamai, mou fanongo ki heʻeku fakamatala ni kiate kimoutolu.”
2When they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, they were even more quiet. He said,
2(Pea ʻi heʻenau fanongo ʻoku ne lea kiate kinautolu ʻi he lea fakaHepelū, naʻa nau fakalongo pe: pea ne pehē,)
3“I am indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, instructed according to the strict tradition of the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, even as you all are today.
3“Ko e moʻoni ko e tangata Siu au, naʻe fanauʻi au ʻi Tasusi, ʻi Silisia, ka naʻaku tupu hake ʻi he kolo ni ʻi he vaʻe ʻo Kāmelieli, pea naʻe akonekina au ʻi he fono ʻae ngaahi tamai, ʻo fakatatau ki hono totonu lahi, pea ne u fai velenga ki he ʻOtua, ʻo hangē ko kimoutolu kotoa pē ʻi he ʻaho ni.
4I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women,
4Pea naʻaku fakatangaʻi ʻae hala ko eni ʻo aʻu ki he mate, ʻo haʻisia mo fakahū ki he ngaahi fale fakapōpula ʻae tangata mo e fefine.
5as also the high priest and all the council of the elders testify, from whom also I received letters to the brothers, and traveled to Damascus to bring them also who were there to Jerusalem in bonds to be punished.
5Pea ʻoku fakamoʻoni kiate au ʻae taulaʻeiki lahi, mo e kau mātuʻa kotoa pē: ʻaia ne u maʻu mei ai ʻae ngaahi tohi ki he kāinga, pea u ʻalu ki Tamasikusi, ke haʻisia mo ʻomi ʻakinautolu naʻe ʻi ai ki Selūsalema, ke tautea.
6“As I made my journey and came close to Damascus, about noon suddenly a great light shone around me from the sky.
6“Pea pehē, ʻi heʻeku fai ʻeku fononga, kuo u ofi ki Tamasikusi, ʻi he hoʻatāmālie, pea fakafokifā, kuo malama mai mei he langi ʻae maama lahi ʻo takatakai ʻiate au.
7I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’
7Pea ne u tō ki he kelekele, pea u fanongo ki he leʻo, ʻoku pehē mai kiate au, ‘ʻE Saula, ʻe Saula, ko e hā ʻoku ke fakatanga ai au?’
8I answered, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ He said to me, ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you persecute.’
8Pea ne u pehē, ‘ʻE ʻEiki, ko hai koe?’ Pea ne pehē mai kiate au, ‘Ko au Sisu ʻo Nāsaleti, ʻaia ʻoku ke fakatangaʻi.’
9“Those who were with me indeed saw the light and were afraid, but they didn’t understand the voice of him who spoke to me.
9Pea naʻe mamata moʻoni ki he maama ʻakinautolu naʻe ʻiate au, pea manavahē; ka naʻe ʻikai te nau fanongo ki he leʻo ʻo ia naʻe lea mai kiate au.
10I said, ‘What shall I do, Lord?’ The Lord said to me, ‘Arise, and go into Damascus. There you will be told about all things which are appointed for you to do.’
10Pea ne u pehē, ‘ʻE ʻEiki, ko e hā te u fai?’ Pea pehē mai ʻe he ʻEiki kiate au, ‘Tuʻu, ʻo ʻalu ki Tamasikusi; pea ʻe tala ʻi ai kiate koe ʻae ngaahi meʻa kotoa pē kuo tuʻutuʻuni ke ke fai.’
11When I couldn’t see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of those who were with me, I came into Damascus.
11Pea naʻe ʻikai te u kei mamata, ko e meʻa ʻi he malama lahi ʻae maama ko ia, pea naʻe taki nima au ʻekinautolu naʻe ʻiate au, pea ne u aʻu ki Tamasikusi.
12“One Ananias, a devout man according to the law, well reported of by all the Jews who lived in Damascus,
12“Pea ko e tokotaha ko ʻAnanaia, ko e tangata faʻa lotu ʻo fakatatau ki he fono, pea ongo lelei ia ʻi he kakai Siu kotoa pē naʻe nofo ai;
13came to me, and standing by me said to me, ‘Brother Saul, receive your sight!’ In that very hour I looked up at him.
13Naʻe haʻu ia kiate au, ʻo tuʻu mai, mo ne pehē mai kiate au, ‘ʻE kāinga ko Saula, ke ʻā ho mata.’ Pea ʻi he feituʻulaʻā pē ko ia ne u sio hake kiate ia.
14He said, ‘The God of our fathers has appointed you to know his will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear a voice from his mouth.
14Pe ne pehē mai, ‘Kuo fili koe ʻe he ʻOtua ʻo ʻetau ngaahi tamai, ke ke ʻilo hono finangalo, mo mamata ki he Toko Taha Angatonu ko ia, mo ke fanongo ki he leʻo ʻo hono fofonga.
15For you will be a witness for him to all men of what you have seen and heard.
15He te ke hoko ko ʻene fakamoʻoni ʻoe meʻa kuo ke mamata mo fanongo ai ki he kakai kotoa pē.
16Now why do you wait? Arise, be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.’
16Pea ko e hā ʻoku ke fakatuai ai? Tuʻu, pea ke papitaiso, ʻo fakamaʻa koe mei hoʻo angahala, pea ui ki he huafa ʻoe ʻEiki.’
17“When I had returned to Jerusalem and while I prayed in the temple, I fell into a trance
17“Pea ʻi heʻeku toe haʻu ki Selūsalema, naʻe pehē, naʻe ʻāvea hoku loto, lolotonga ʻeku lotu ʻi he falelotu lahi;
18and saw him saying to me, ‘Hurry and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not receive testimony concerning me from you.’
18Pea ne u mamata kiate ia, pea ne pehē mai kiate au, ‘Fakatoʻotoʻo, mo ke ʻalu ke vave ʻi Selūsalema: koeʻuhi ʻe ʻikai te nau tui ki hoʻo fakamoʻoni kiate au.’
19I said, ‘Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue those who believed in you.
19Pea ne u pehē, ‘ʻE ʻEiki, ʻoku nau ʻilo ko au naʻaku fakahū ki he fale fakapōpula mo haha ʻi he falelotu kotoa pe ʻakinautolu naʻe tui kiate koe.
20When the blood of Stephen, your witness, was shed, I also was standing by, consenting to his death, and guarding the cloaks of those who killed him.’
20Pea ʻi he lilingi ʻoe toto ʻo hoʻo fakamoʻoni ko Setiveni, naʻaku tuʻu ʻi ai foki, pea u loto ki hono tāmateʻi, pea ne u tauhi ʻae kofu ʻokinautolu naʻa nau tāmateʻi ia.’
21“He said to me, ‘Depart, for I will send you out far from here to the Gentiles.’ ”
21Pea pehē mai ʻe ia kiate au, ‘Ke ke ʻalu: he te u fekau koe ki he mamaʻo ki he ngaahi Senitaile.’
22They listened to him until he said that; then they lifted up their voice and said, “Rid the earth of this fellow, for he isn’t fit to live!”
22¶ Pea naʻa nau fakafanongo kiate ia ʻo aʻu ki he lea ko ia, pea nau toki kalanga lahi, ʻo pehē, “Ke ʻave ʻi māmani ʻae siana pehē: ʻoku ʻikai lelei ke moʻui ia.”
23As they cried out, threw off their cloaks, and threw dust into the air,
23Pea ʻi heʻenau kalanga, mo lī ki lalo honau kofu, pea laku ki ʻolunga ʻae efu,
24the commanding officer commanded him to be brought into the barracks, ordering him to be examined by scourging, that he might know for what crime they shouted against him like that.
24Naʻe fekau ʻe he ʻeikitau ke ʻomi ia ki he fale lahi ʻoe kau tau, pea fekau ke ʻeke mo kauʻimaea ia; ke ne ʻilo pe ko e hā ʻoku nau kalanga pehē ai kiate ia.
25When they had tied him up with straps, Paul asked the centurion who stood by, “Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman, and not found guilty?”
25Pea ʻi heʻenau haʻi ʻaki ia ʻae kiliʻi manu, pea pehē ʻe Paula ki he ʻeikitau naʻe tuʻu ai, “ʻOku ngofua hoʻomou kauʻimaea ha tangata Loma, ʻoku teʻeki ai fakamaauʻi?”
26When the centurion heard it, he went to the commanding officer and told him, “Watch what you are about to do, for this man is a Roman!”
26Pea kuo fanongo ki ai ʻae ʻeikitau, pea ʻalu ia ʻo tala ki he pule ʻoe tau, ʻo ne pehē, “Ke ke vakai ki he meʻa ʻoku ke fai: he ko e tangata Loma eni.”
27The commanding officer came and asked him, “Tell me, are you a Roman?” He said, “Yes.”
27Pea haʻu ai ʻae pule ʻoe tau, ʻo pehē kiate ia, “Tala mai kiate au, ko e Loma koe?” Pea ne pehē, “ʻIo.”
28The commanding officer answered, “I bought my citizenship for a great price.” Paul said, “But I was born a Roman.”
28Pea pehē ʻe he pule ʻoe tau, “Ko e paʻanga lahi naʻaku fakatauʻaki ʻeau ke u ʻoe kakai ko ia.” Pea pehē ʻe Paula, “Ka naʻe fanauʻi au ko ia.”
29Immediately those who were about to examine him departed from him, and the commanding officer also was afraid when he realized that he was a Roman, because he had bound him.
29Pea ʻalu leva ʻiate ia ʻakinautolu naʻe fai ke fakamamahiʻi ia: pea naʻe manavahē foki mo e pule ʻoe tau, ʻi heʻene ʻilo ko e Loma ia, pea koeʻuhi kuo ne haʻi ia.
30But on the next day, desiring to know the truth about why he was accused by the Jews, he freed him from the bonds and commanded the chief priests and all the council to come together, and brought Paul down and set him before them.
30Pea pongipongi ai, koeʻuhi ko ʻene fie ʻilo hono moʻoni ʻoe meʻa kuo tukuakiʻi ai ia ʻe he kakai Siu, naʻa ne vete ʻiate ia hono haʻi, mo ne fekau ki he kau taulaʻeiki lahi mo e kau fakamaau kotoa pē ke fakataha, pea ne ʻomi ki lalo ʻa Paula, ʻo tuku ia ʻi honau ʻao.
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