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22  Noq same ayiˈy tata exqetziˈn nxjalil, chi Pabl, kybˈintzinjiˈy a kxeˈl nqˈmaˈn kyeˈy te kolbˈil weˈy.

Atzaj teˈ tel kynikyˈxjal, qa toj kyyol nyolintaq Pabl, ntiˈx chˈin jaw chˈotj.

Ok tenl Pabl yolil kyjaluˈn: Aj Judiyqiˈn weˈ. Antza ẍin itzˈjiˈy toj tnam Tarso te txˈotxˈ Cilicia. Me antza ẍin jaw chˈiyiˈy tzaluˈn toj Jerusalén, ex ma chin xnaqˈtzajtza tuˈn Gamaliel, tzeˈnkuxixjo ntqˈmaˈn kykawbˈil ojtxe qxjalil. Kukx o tzˈok tililjo wuˈn, tuˈn wajbˈin te qMan Dios tukˈa tkyaqil wanmiˈn, tzeˈnkuxjo n‑oke kyeˈ kyuˈn, te qˈij jaˈlin. Me a ojtxe, ma chin lajoˈn, tuˈn kykyimjo kykyaqil nimil wuˈn, a lipcheqetaq tiˈjjo Tbˈanil Tqanil. O chi okx ntzyuˈn, ex o chi kux nqˈoˈn toj tze, exla qa ichin mo exla qa qya. Jotxjo luˈn bˈin ex ojtzqiˈn tuˈn tnejil pale, exqetziˈn nim kyoklin kyxola, ayiˈy Judiyqiˈy.

Iteˈ uˈj tzaj kyqˈoˈn weˈy, chi Pabl, tuˈn kykanin kye qxjalil Judiy te Damasco; in xtaˈja antza jyolkye nimil, tuˈn kytzaj wiˈn tzaluˈn toj Jerusalén, ex tuˈn kykubˈ kawit.

Tej tyolin Pabl tiˈjjo a otaq bˈaj tiˈj, tej tnimin(A)

Me tzuntaq nchin bˈeta ikyjo, ex chˈixtaq nkaniˈn toj Damasco, bˈalaqa kabˈlaj or ikyjo, noqx nnaˈbˈinkuy, tej tul tilkˈaj wiˈjaliˈy jun tqan tzaj tzajnintaq toj kyaˈj. Ex tuˈn ikyjo, bˈeˈx nkubˈ tzˈaqa twutz txˈotxˈ, ex xi nbˈiˈn tqˈajqˈojil jun tqˈajqˈojil yol. Chiˈ kyjaluˈn: Saulo, Saulo, ¿Tiquˈn nchin lajchiˈy tuˈn?

Xitzin nqanintza: ¿Ankye te, Tata?

Tzajtzin ttzaqˈwintz weˈy: Ayin wejiˈy Jesús aj Nazaret, ex ayinxjiˈy, a nchin el tikyˈiˈn.

Ayetzin kyej nchi bˈettaq wukˈiy, iwle spikyˈimil kyuˈn, ex tuˈntzintzjo, bˈeˈx jaw xobˈ, me mix i kybˈiˈye tqˈajqˈojil tyoljo, a nyolintaq weˈy.

10 Xi nqaniˈn: ¿Tiˈtzin kˈwel nbˈinchintza, Tata?

Tzajtzin tqˈmaˈn Tata weˈy kyjaluˈn: Weˈksa, ex qˈinx tumil tbˈey tzma Damasco. Antza, ktzajil qˈmaˈne tey tkyaqiljo a il tiˈj tuˈn tkubˈ tbˈinchiˈn.

11 Me tuˈn bˈeˈx in kyij moẍixa, tuˈn spikyˈimil, noqtzin i xi xkoˈntza tzma Damasco kyuˈnj wukˈiy.

12 Antza, chi Pabl, taˈyetaq jun ichin, Ananías tbˈi, jun xjal at‑xixtaq tchewil qMan Dios tiˈj, ex nkubˈ tnimintaqjo tkawbˈil Moisés. Tuˈntzintzjo, kykyaqiljo Judiy, a najleqetaq toj Damasco, tbˈanilxtaqjo kyyol tiˈj. 13 Ul Ananías lol weˈy. Atzaj teˈ tul, tzaj tqˈmaˈn weˈy kyjaluˈn: Ay, werman Saulo, chi kˈant juntl majljo twutza.

Texjo or anetziˈn, bˈeˈx i kˈant nwutza. Tuˈnpetziˈn, bˈeˈx nliˈy Ananías.

14 Tzajtzin tqˈmaˈnl kabˈe tyoltz weˈy: A kyDios qxeˈchil, ma jaw skˈontiy, tuˈntzin tel tnikyˈa tiˈjjo tajbˈil, ex tuˈntzin tok tkaˈyin Jesús, a jikyinxix, ex tuˈn tbˈintejiy tyol, a aku yolinte. 15 Quˈn ate k‑yolilte kye kykyaqil xjal, ex axa kxel qˈmante tiˈjjo ma tliy, ex ma tbˈiy. 16 Atzin jaˈlin, ntiˈl tuˈn tkubˈ tyoˈn. Weˈksa, ex kux kuˈxa toj aˈ, te jawsbˈil aˈ, ex naˈn tbˈi tAjaw Tkyaqil, tuˈn ttxjet tanmiˈn, ex tuˈn kynajsit tila.

Tej t‑xi tqˈmaˈn Pabl tzeˈn tten xi smaˈn tuˈn Dios kyukˈa xjal nya Judiy

17 Atzaj teˈ nmeltzˈaja, chi Pabl, tuˈn wula toj Jerusalén, in xtaˈja tojjo tnejil ja te naˈbˈl Dios, tuˈn nnaˈn Dios. Nliˈy ikyjo, tzeˈnku jun wutzikyˈ. 18 Nliˈy tAjaw Tkyaqil, ex tzaj tqˈmaˈn weˈy: Qˈinx tibˈa, ex ajqelin wen tuˈn texa toj Jerusalén, quˈn nlayx kubˈ kybˈiˈn t‑xjalila, ex nlayx tzˈel kynikyˈ tiˈjjo o tqˈmay wiˈja.

19 Xitzin nqˈmaˈntza: Ay wAjaw, ¿Tiquˈnil qa nlay kubˈ kybˈiˈn? ¿Ma nya aj Judiyqiˈn? Ex bˈin kyuˈn, qa nchinktaqa tojile tkyaqil ja te kynaˈbˈl Dios Judiy, ex nchex wintaqa toj tze aye nchi nimintaq tiˈja, ex tzuntaq nchi kubˈ nbˈyoˈn. 20 Ex intintaqa antza, tej tkubˈ bˈyoˈn taqˈnila, Esteban tbˈi, a nqˈumlajtaq tiˈja. Xi nqˈmaˈn, tuˈn tkubˈ bˈyet. Ex majx, ayiˈn in ok te xqˈuqil teˈ kyxbˈalin, a kubˈ bˈyonte Esteban.

21 Me atzin tzaj tqˈmaˈn wAjawiˈy: Mina, chiˈ. Qalaˈ kux txiy, quˈn ayiˈn chin xel chqˈontiy kyxoljo nya Judiy, a najchaq iteˈ.

Tej tjaw tiljxjal aj Judiy tiˈj Pabl tuˈn tkyim

22 Tzuntaq nchi bˈin xjal tiˈjjo lo. Me atzaj teˈ kybˈinte, qa il tiˈj tuˈn t‑xiˈ Pabl kyxol nya Judiy, bˈeˈxsin jaw kyẍchˈintz kyjaluˈn: Nya bˈaˈn tuˈn tanqˈin ichin lo twutz txˈotxˈ. Il tiˈj tuˈn tkyim.

23 Ex i oktzin tentz ẍchˈil, ex xolpil teˈ kytxoˈw, ex jaw kychtoˈn quq toj kyqˈiqˈ.

24 Xitzin tqˈmaˈn tnejil xqˈuqil, tuˈn tokx qˈoˈn Pabl toj kyja xoˈl qˈaqˈ, ex xi tqˈmaˈn, tuˈn tbˈaj laqtzˈin, tuˈntzintla tkubˈ tpaˈn Pabl til, ex tiquˈn otaq chi jaw ẍchˈin xjal tiˈj.

25 Me atzaj teˈ tkˈlet, ex tuˈntaq tok laqtzˈin, xi tqanin Pabl te xoˈl qˈaqˈ, a attaq antza. Chiˈ kyjaluˈn: ¿Ma attzin kyeˈ kyoklin, tuˈn tok laqtzˈit jun xjal, a at toklin te Rom, ex naˈm tok toj paˈbˈin?

26 Tej tbˈijtej yol lo tuˈn xoˈl qˈaqˈ, bˈeˈx xtaˈj qˈmalte te tnejil xqˈuqil, ex chiˈ kyjaluˈn: ¿Tzeˈntzin k‑okila luˈn tuˈn? ¡Te aj Rom te ichin! chiˈ.

27 Atzin tej tnejil xqˈuqil, bˈeˈx ok laqˈe tkˈatz Pabl, ex xi tqanin: ¿Ma twutzxsiˈn qa at toklin kyxol aj Rom?

Twutzx teˈ, chi Pabljo.

28 Xitzin tqˈmaˈn tnejil xqˈuqiltz kyjaluˈn: Nimx pwaq bˈaj wuˈn, tuˈn tlaqˈetjo wokliˈn kyxol aj Rom. Ex ¿Yajnajtziˈn tetza?

Xi ttzaqˈwin Pabl: Me ayintzin weˈ, at weˈ woklin, quˈn antza ẍin itzˈjiˈy.

29 Tuˈntziˈn toklin Pabl, bˈeˈx el kypaˈn kyej xoˈl qˈaqˈ kyibˈ tiˈj, ayej tuˈntaq kyok laqtzˈinte, ex majx tej tnejil xqˈuqil, bˈeˈx tzaj t‑xobˈil, tuˈn otaq bˈaj tkˈloˈn.

Tej t‑xi qˈiˈn Pabl kywutz Sanedrín

30 Tojxi junxil qˈij, tajtaq tej tnejil xqˈuqil, tuˈn tbˈinte tiˈjxixjo til Pabl toj kywutz Judiy. Tuˈntziˈn, bˈeˈx el tpjuˈn, exsin xi tqˈmaˈn, tuˈn kyok chmetjo kynejil pale, exqetziˈn tkyaqil Sanedrín, a tnejilxix chmobˈl kyxol aj Judiy. Texjo or anetziˈn, etz qˈiˈn Pabl, ex kubˈ qˈoˈn kywutz kykyaqil kawil.

22 “Brothers and fathers,(A) listen now to my defense.”

When they heard him speak to them in Aramaic,(B) they became very quiet.

Then Paul said: “I am a Jew,(C) born in Tarsus(D) of Cilicia,(E) but brought up in this city. I studied under(F) Gamaliel(G) and was thoroughly trained in the law of our ancestors.(H) I was just as zealous(I) for God as any of you are today. I persecuted(J) the followers of this Way(K) to their death, arresting both men and women and throwing them into prison,(L) as the high priest and all the Council(M) can themselves testify. I even obtained letters from them to their associates(N) in Damascus,(O) and went there to bring these people as prisoners to Jerusalem to be punished.

“About noon as I came near Damascus, suddenly a bright light from heaven flashed around me.(P) I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me, ‘Saul! Saul! Why do you persecute me?’

“‘Who are you, Lord?’ I asked.

‘I am Jesus of Nazareth,(Q) whom you are persecuting,’ he replied. My companions saw the light,(R) but they did not understand the voice(S) of him who was speaking to me.

10 “‘What shall I do, Lord?’ I asked.

‘Get up,’ the Lord said, ‘and go into Damascus. There you will be told all that you have been assigned to do.’(T) 11 My companions led me by the hand into Damascus, because the brilliance of the light had blinded me.(U)

12 “A man named Ananias came to see me.(V) He was a devout observer of the law and highly respected by all the Jews living there.(W) 13 He stood beside me and said, ‘Brother Saul, receive your sight!’ And at that very moment I was able to see him.

14 “Then he said: ‘The God of our ancestors(X) has chosen you to know his will and to see(Y) the Righteous One(Z) and to hear words from his mouth. 15 You will be his witness(AA) to all people of what you have seen(AB) and heard. 16 And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized(AC) and wash your sins away,(AD) calling on his name.’(AE)

17 “When I returned to Jerusalem(AF) and was praying at the temple, I fell into a trance(AG) 18 and saw the Lord speaking to me. ‘Quick!’ he said. ‘Leave Jerusalem immediately, because the people here will not accept your testimony about me.’

19 “‘Lord,’ I replied, ‘these people know that I went from one synagogue to another to imprison(AH) and beat(AI) those who believe in you. 20 And when the blood of your martyr[a] Stephen was shed, I stood there giving my approval and guarding the clothes of those who were killing him.’(AJ)

21 “Then the Lord said to me, ‘Go; I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’ (AK)

Paul the Roman Citizen

22 The crowd listened to Paul until he said this. Then they raised their voices and shouted, “Rid the earth of him!(AL) He’s not fit to live!”(AM)

23 As they were shouting and throwing off their cloaks(AN) and flinging dust into the air,(AO) 24 the commander ordered that Paul be taken into the barracks.(AP) He directed(AQ) that he be flogged and interrogated in order to find out why the people were shouting at him like this. 25 As they stretched him out to flog him, Paul said to the centurion standing there, “Is it legal for you to flog a Roman citizen who hasn’t even been found guilty?”(AR)

26 When the centurion heard this, he went to the commander and reported it. “What are you going to do?” he asked. “This man is a Roman citizen.”

27 The commander went to Paul and asked, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?”

“Yes, I am,” he answered.

28 Then the commander said, “I had to pay a lot of money for my citizenship.”

“But I was born a citizen,” Paul replied.

29 Those who were about to interrogate him(AS) withdrew immediately. The commander himself was alarmed when he realized that he had put Paul, a Roman citizen,(AT) in chains.(AU)

Paul Before the Sanhedrin

30 The commander wanted to find out exactly why Paul was being accused by the Jews.(AV) So the next day he released him(AW) and ordered the chief priests and all the members of the Sanhedrin(AX) to assemble. Then he brought Paul and had him stand before them.

Footnotes

  1. Acts 22:20 Or witness