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¹Baulo nuqv-nuqv nyei mangc ⟨Gunv Sic Wuic⟩ nyei mienh yaac gorngv, “Yie nyei gorx-youz aac, yie yiem naaiv seix zaangc taux ih hnoi, Tin-Hungh buatc yie hnangv haaix nor yiem, ei yie nyei kuv laangh fim yie zoux duqv horpc.” ²Aa^naa^nie domh sai mienh heuc souv jienv Baulo nyei ga'hlen wuov deix mienh mbaix Baulo nyei nzuih. ³Baulo gorngv, “Hmien nzueic hnyouv ciouv nyei mienh aah! ⚓ Tin-Hungh yaac oix mbaix meih aqv. Meih zueiz naaic longc leiz-latc dunx yie nyei sic, mv baac meih ganh yaac zoux dorngc leiz-latc mbuox mienh mbaix yie.” ⚓
⁴Souv Baulo nyei ga'hlen wuov deix mienh gorngv, “Meih hnangv naaiv nor gorngv doqc Tin-Hungh nyei domh sai mienh?”
⁵Baulo aengx gorngv, “Gorx-youz aah! Yie maiv hiuv duqv ninh zoux domh sai mienh. Ging-Sou fiev jienv gorngv, ‘Maiv dungx gorngv doqc gunv baeqc fingx nyei jien.’ ” ⚓
⁶Baulo buatc yiem wuov nyei zuangx mienh maaih deix se ⟨Saa^ndu^si Mienh,⟩ maaih deix ⟨Saa^ndu^si Mienh,⟩ Ninh ziouc heuc mbui nyei mbuox Gunv Sic Wuic nyei mienh, “Gorx-youz aah! Yie yaac Faa^li^si Mienh, yaac zoux Faa^li^si Mienh nyei dorn. Yie yiem naaiv zuqc siemv se weic zuqc yie maaih lamh hnamv. Yie sienx mienh daic mingh aengx haih nangh daaih.” ⚓
⁷Baulo hnangv naaiv nor gorngv, Faa^li^si Mienh caux Saa^ndu^si Mienh nzaeng jiez jaax daaih. Wuic nyei zuangx mienh ziouc bun nqoi zoux i guanh mi'aqv. ⁸Weic zuqc Saa^ndu^si Mienh maiv sienx mienh daic mingh aengx haih nangh daaih, maiv sienx maaih fin-mienh, yaac maiv sienx maaih mienv, mv baac Faa^li^si Mienh sienx naaiv deix buo nyungc zungv maaih nyei. ⚓
⁹Zuangx mienh ziouc nzaeng jiez domh jaax. Maaih deix Faa^li^si Mienh yaac zoux njaaux leiz nyei fin-saeng souv jiez daaih congh qiex gorngv, “Yie mbuo maiv buatc naaiv laanh mienh zoux dorngc haaix nyungc. Se gorngv mienv fai fin-mienh daaih caux ninh gorngv waac hnangv haaix nor?” ¹⁰Gunv nzaeng gau qiex jiez, domh baeng-bieiv gamh nziex ninh mbuo haih betv nzengc Baulo. Ninh ziouc paaiv baeng njiec zuangx mienh mbu'ndongx mingh zorqv Baulo cuotv daaih aengx dorh mingh baeng yiem nyei dorngx.
¹¹Wuov muonz Ziouv daaih souv jienv Baulo nyei ga'hlen gorngv, “Gunv bungx hnyouv oc. Meih yiem naaiv Ye^lu^saa^lem Zingh tengx yie zoux zorng-zengx, meih yaac oix zuqc fih hnangv nyei mingh Lomaa Zingh zoux zorng-zengx.”

Yiutai Mienh Daav Za'eix Daix Baulo

¹²Da'nyeic ndorm nziouv nyei, maaih deix Yiutai Mienh beic ndiev caangh laangh. Ninh mbuo lomh nzoih ndouv jiez zioux gorngv ninh mbuo maiv nyanc haaix nyungc maiv hopv haaix nyungc taux duqv daix liuz Baulo. ¹³Dongh hnyouv zoux nyei mienh maaih feix ziepc lengh laanh. ¹⁴Ninh mbuo mingh ⟨sai mienh bieiv⟩ caux mienh gox mbuo wuov gorngv mbuox ninh mbuo, “Yie mbuo lomh nzoih ndouv jiez zioux hlo nyei. Yie mbuo maiv nyanc haaix nyungc taux duqv daix guangc Baulo. ¹⁵Hnangv naaic, meih mbuo caux Gunv Sic Wuic nyei mienh oix zuqc tov domh baeng-bieiv dorh Baulo daaih meih mbuo naaiv zoux hnangv meih mbuo za'gengh oix hiuv muonc ninh nyei jauv-louc. Mv baac ninh maiv gaengh taux meih mbuo naaiv, yie mbuo oix dangv jienv ndaamv-jauv daix ninh.”
¹⁶Mv baac Baulo nyei muoc nyei dorn haiz gorngv naaiv deix mienh hnangv naaiv nor zoux, ninh ziouc mingh baeng yiem nyei dorngx wuov mbuox Baulo.
¹⁷Baulo ziouc heuc dauh baeng-bieiv daaih mbuox ninh, “Tov meih dorh naaiv dauh houh saeng mingh domh baeng-bieiv wuov. Naaiv dauh dorn maaih joux waac oix gorngv mbuox ninh.”
¹⁸Baeng-bieiv ziouc dorh ninh mingh buangh domh baeng-bieiv ziouc gorngv, “Wuonx loh wuov dauh Baulo tov yie dorh naaiv dauh houh saeng daaih. Ninh maaih joux waac oix daaih mbuox meih.”
¹⁹Domh baeng-bieiv ziouc ken wuov dauh houh saeng mingh lengh deix naaic ninh, “Meih maaih haaix nyungc oix mbuox yie?”
²⁰Wuov dauh houh saeng gorngv, “Zoux hlo wuov deix Yiutai Mienh dongh hnyouv tov meih njang hnoi dorh yie nyei domh nauz Baulo mingh ninh mbuo nyei Gunv Sic Wuic wuov. Ninh mbuo oix zoux hnangv oix hiuv ninh nyei jauv gauh muonc deix. ²¹Mv baac tov meih maiv dungx muangx ninh mbuo nyei waac weic zuqc maaih feix ziepc lengh dauh zuov jienv ndaamv-jauv. Ninh mbuo ndouv jiez zioux gorngv ninh mbuo maiv nyanc yaac maiv hopv haaix nyungc taux duqv daix Baulo guangc. Ninh mbuo mbenc ziangx aqv, kungx zuov jienv meih nqoi nzuih bun Baulo mingh nyei waac hnangv.”
²²Domh baeng-bieiv mbuox wuov dauh dorn nzuonx aqv. Aengx jaa waac gorngv, “Cin-maanc maiv dungx bun haaix dauh hiuv meih daaih mbuox naaiv joux waac yie.”

Baeng Aengx Dorh Baulo Mingh Felikv Wuov

²³Domh baeng-bieiv ziouc heuc i dauh baeng-bieiv daaih mbuox ninh mbuo, “Meih mbuo oix zuqc liuc leiz ziangx nyic baeqv dauh yangh jauv nyei baeng, cietv ziepc dauh geh maaz nyei baeng, caux nyic baeqv dauh ndaam cang nyei baeng. Ih muonz nduoh norm ziangh hoc oix zuqc cuotv jauv mingh Si^saa^li^yaa Zingh. ²⁴Yaac oix zuqc liuc leiz maaz bun Baulo geh, goux jienv ninh jauv zaangc baengh orn nyei mingh Felikv Zungx wuov.”
²⁵Domh baeng-bieiv yaac fiev zeiv fienx. Fienx hnangv naaiv gorngv.
²⁶“Zien oix nyei Felikv Zungx aah!
Yie Kaa^laau^ndi^atc Lisietv fiev fienx bun meih. Yie jangx taux meih.
²⁷Yiutai Mienh zorqv naaiv laanh mienh yaac kaav deix daix ninh mi'aqv. Mv baac yie haiz gorngv ninh zoux Lomaa Mienh, yie caux baeng ziouc mingh caangv ninh cuotv daaih. ²⁸Yie oix hiuv duqv ninh mbuo weic haaix diuc gox ninh ziouc dorh ninh mingh taux ninh mbuo nyei Gunv Sic Wuic wuov. ²⁹Yie ziouc hiuv duqv ninh maiv dorngc haaix nyungc zic duqv daix fai zic duqv wuonx loh. Ninh mbuo gox nyei se nzaeng Yiutai Mienh nyei leiz hnangv. ³⁰Yie hiuv duqv maaih deix mienh daav za'eix oix zorqv ninh nyei maengc, yie ziouc liemh zeih fungx ninh mingh meih naaic. Yie yaac heuc gox ninh wuov deix mienh mingh meih wuov gox.”
³¹Baeng ziouc ei jienv domh baeng-bieiv nyei waac zoux. Wuov muonz ninh mbuo fungx mingh An^ti^baa^di Mungv wuov. ³²Da'nyeic hnoi yangh jauv nyei baeng daaux sin nzuonx. Kungx geh maaz nyei baeng ganh fungx ninh mingh hnangv. ³³Mingh taux Si^saa^li^yaa Zingh, ninh mbuo zorqv fienx bun zungx yaac jiu Baulo bun ninh mi'aqv. ³⁴Zungx doqc liuz fienx, ninh naaic gaax Baulo ninh yiem haaix norm saengv daaih nyei mienh. Hiuv duqv Baulo yiem Si^li^sie daaih ninh ziouc mbuox Baulo, ³⁵“Zuov gox meih wuov deix mienh daaih taux, yie ziouc muangx meih nyei gorn-baengx.” Gorngv liuz, zungx ziouc paaiv baeng dorh mingh yiem Helotv nyei hungh dinc goux jienv.

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Paul Before the Sanhedrin

¹Paul looked straight at the Sanhedrin and said, “My brothers, I have fulfilled my duty to God in all good conscience to this day.” ²At this the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near Paul to strike him on the mouth. ³Then Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! You sit there to judge me according to the law, yet you yourself violate the law by commanding that I be struck!”
⁴Those who were standing near Paul said, “How dare you insult God’s high priest!”
⁵Paul replied, “Brothers, I did not realize that he was the high priest; for it is written: ‘Do not speak evil about the ruler of your people.’⚓ ”
⁶Then Paul, knowing that some of them were Sadducees and the others Pharisees, called out in the Sanhedrin, “My brothers, I am a Pharisee, descended from Pharisees. I stand on trial because of the hope of the resurrection of the dead.” ⁷When he said this, a dispute broke out between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the assembly was divided. ⁸(The Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, and that there are neither angels nor spirits, but the Pharisees believe all these things.)
⁹There was a great uproar, and some of the teachers of the law who were Pharisees stood up and argued vigorously. “We find nothing wrong with this man,” they said. “What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?” ¹⁰The dispute became so violent that the commander was afraid Paul would be torn to pieces by them. He ordered the troops to go down and take him away from them by force and bring him into the barracks.
¹¹The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, “Take courage! As you have testified about me in Jerusalem, so you must also testify in Rome.”

The Plot to Kill Paul

¹²The next morning some Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul. ¹³More than forty men were involved in this plot. ¹⁴They went to the chief priests and the elders and said, “We have taken a solemn oath not to eat anything until we have killed Paul. ¹⁵Now then, you and the Sanhedrin petition the commander to bring him before you on the pretext of wanting more accurate information about his case. We are ready to kill him before he gets here.”
¹⁶But when the son of Paul’s sister heard of this plot, he went into the barracks and told Paul.
¹⁷Then Paul called one of the centurions and said, “Take this young man to the commander; he has something to tell him.” ¹⁸So he took him to the commander.
The centurion said, “Paul, the prisoner, sent for me and asked me to bring this young man to you because he has something to tell you.”
¹⁹The commander took the young man by the hand, drew him aside and asked, “What is it you want to tell me?”
²⁰He said: “Some Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul before the Sanhedrin tomorrow on the pretext of wanting more accurate information about him. ²¹Don’t give in to them, because more than forty of them are waiting in ambush for him. They have taken an oath not to eat or drink until they have killed him. They are ready now, waiting for your consent to their request.”
²²The commander dismissed the young man with this warning: “Don’t tell anyone that you have reported this to me.”

Paul Transferred to Caesarea

²³Then he called two of his centurions and ordered them, “Get ready a detachment of two hundred soldiers, seventy horsemen and two hundred spearmen⚓ to go to Caesarea at nine tonight. ²⁴Provide horses for Paul so that he may be taken safely to Governor Felix.”
²⁵He wrote a letter as follows:
²⁶Claudius Lysias,
To His Excellency, Governor Felix:
Greetings.
²⁷This man was seized by the Jews and they were about to kill him, but I came with my troops and rescued him, for I had learned that he is a Roman citizen. ²⁸I wanted to know why they were accusing him, so I brought him to their Sanhedrin. ²⁹I found that the accusation had to do with questions about their law, but there was no charge against him that deserved death or imprisonment. ³⁰When I was informed of a plot to be carried out against the man, I sent him to you at once. I also ordered his accusers to present to you their case against him.
³¹So the soldiers, carrying out their orders, took Paul with them during the night and brought him as far as Antipatris. ³²The next day they let the cavalry go on with him, while they returned to the barracks. ³³When the cavalry arrived in Caesarea, they delivered the letter to the governor and handed Paul over to him. ³⁴The governor read the letter and asked what province he was from. Learning that he was from Cilicia, ³⁵he said, “I will hear your case when your accusers get here.” Then he ordered that Paul be kept under guard in Herod’s palace.