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Paul Before Agrippa

¹Then Agrippa said to Paul, “You have permission to speak for yourself.”
So Paul motioned with his hand and began his defense: ²“King Agrippa, I consider myself fortunate to stand before you today as I make my defense against all the accusations of the Jews, ³and especially so because you are well acquainted with all the Jewish customs and controversies. Therefore, I beg you to listen to me patiently.
⁴“The Jewish people all know the way I have lived ever since I was a child, from the beginning of my life in my own country, and also in Jerusalem. ⁵They have known me for a long time and can testify, if they are willing, that I conformed to the strictest sect of our religion, living as a Pharisee. ⁶And now it is because of my hope in what God has promised our ancestors that I am on trial today. ⁷This is the promise our twelve tribes are hoping to see fulfilled as they earnestly serve God day and night. King Agrippa, it is because of this hope that these Jews are accusing me. ⁸Why should any of you consider it incredible that God raises the dead?
⁹“I too was convinced that I ought to do all that was possible to oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth. ¹⁰And that is just what I did in Jerusalem. On the authority of the chief priests I put many of the Lord’s people in prison, and when they were put to death, I cast my vote against them. ¹¹Many a time I went from one synagogue to another to have them punished, and I tried to force them to blaspheme. I was so obsessed with persecuting them that I even hunted them down in foreign cities.
¹²“On one of these journeys I was going to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests. ¹³About noon, King Agrippa, as I was on the road, I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, blazing around me and my companions. ¹⁴We all fell to the ground, and I heard a voice saying to me in Aramaic,⚓‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’
¹⁵“Then I asked, ‘Who are you, Lord?’
“ ‘I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,’ the Lord replied. ¹⁶‘Now get up and stand on your feet. I have appeared to you to appoint you as a servant and as a witness of what you have seen and will see of me. ¹⁷I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to them ¹⁸to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’
¹⁹“So then, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the vision from heaven. ²⁰First to those in Damascus, then to those in Jerusalem and in all Judea, and then to the Gentiles, I preached that they should repent and turn to God and demonstrate their repentance by their deeds. ²¹That is why some Jews seized me in the temple courts and tried to kill me. ²²But God has helped me to this very day; so I stand here and testify to small and great alike. I am saying nothing beyond what the prophets and Moses said would happen— ²³that the Messiah would suffer and, as the first to rise from the dead, would bring the message of light to his own people and to the Gentiles.”
²⁴At this point Festus interrupted Paul’s defense. “You are out of your mind, Paul!” he shouted. “Your great learning is driving you insane.”
²⁵“I am not insane, most excellent Festus,” Paul replied. “What I am saying is true and reasonable. ²⁶The king is familiar with these things, and I can speak freely to him. I am convinced that none of this has escaped his notice, because it was not done in a corner. ²⁷King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know you do.”
²⁸Then Agrippa said to Paul, “Do you think that in such a short time you can persuade me to be a Christian?”
²⁹Paul replied, “Short time or long—I pray to God that not only you but all who are listening to me today may become what I am, except for these chains.”
³⁰The king rose, and with him the governor and Bernice and those sitting with them. ³¹After they left the room, they began saying to one another, “This man is not doing anything that deserves death or imprisonment.”
³²Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been set free if he had not appealed to Caesar.”

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¹Giŏng anŭn, Agrippas laĭ kơ Paul tui anai, “Ih dưi pơhiăp kiăng kơ pơgang brơi kơ ih pô yơh.” Tui anŭn, Paul yơr tơngan ngă gru laih anŭn pơhiăp pơgang kơ ñu pô tui anai, ²“Ơ pơtao Agrippas, kâo pơmĭn kâo pô mơyŭn biă mă dưi dŏ dơ̆ng ƀơi anăp ih hrơi anai tơdang kâo pơhiăp pơgang kơ kâo pô pơmĭn ƀlơ̆ng kơ abih bang tơlơi phŏng kơđi ƀing Yehudah. ³Boh nik ñu yuakơ ih thâo rơđah biă mă abih tơlơi phiăn ƀing Yehudah laih anŭn tơlơi pơrơjăh gơñu mơ̆n. Tui anŭn, kâo kwưh rơkâo kơ ih gir hơmư̆ pơñen kơ kâo đa.
⁴“Abih bang ƀing Yehudah thâo hơdră jơlan kâo hơmâo hơdip laih čơdơ̆ng mơ̆ng kâo dŏ čơđai, jing čơdơ̆ng mơ̆ng kâo hơdip tơlơi hơdip kâo amăng lŏn čar kâo pô laih anŭn ăt amăng plei Yerusalaim anai mơ̆n. ⁵Ƀing gơñu hơmâo thâo krăn kơ kâo sui laih, laih anŭn dưi ngă gơ̆ng jơlan yơh, tơdah ƀing gơñu kiăng, kơ tơlơi tui hăng grup đaŏ djă̱ pioh Tơlơi Juăt răng pơñen hloh amăng hơdôm grup đaŏ ta, kâo hơdip jing pô Pharisai yơh.⚓ ⁶Ră anai yuakơ kâo đaŏ kơnang kơ tơlơi Ơi Adai hơmâo ƀuăn laih kơ ƀing ơi adon ta anŭn yơh, kâo tŭ phat kơđi mơ̆ng ih. ⁷Anŭn jing tơlơi ƀuăn kơ pluh-dua kơnung djuai ta hlak čang rơmang kiăng kơ ƀuh pơkrĕp truh tơdang ƀing gơñu mă bruă kơkuh pơpŭ kơ Ơi Adai hrơi hăng mlam. Ơ pơtao ăh, anŭn jing yuakơ tơlơi čang rơmang anŭn yơh ƀing Yehudah hlak phŏng kơđi kơ kâo. ⁸Ƀing gih khŏm anăm pơmĭn ôh kơ tơlơi Ơi Adai ngă kơ ƀing mơnuih jing ƀing hơmâo djai laih kiăng kơ hơdip glaĭ dơ̆ng jing tơlơi hli̱ng hla̱ng biă mă yơh!
⁹“Kâo pô ăt hơmâo tơlơi kơčŭt kơ tơlơi kâo khŏm ngă abih bang tơlơi kâo dưi kiăng pơkơdơ̆ng glaĭ hăng Pô anăn Yêsu Pô Nazaret.⚓ ¹⁰Anŭn yơh jing tơlơi kâo hơmâo ngă laih amăng plei Yerusalaim. Amăng tơlơi dưi ƀing khua ngă yang prŏng, kâo mă lu ƀing đaŏ krư̆ amăng sang mơnă, laih anŭn tơdang arăng pơdjai hĭ ƀing gơñu, kâo ăt tŭ ư pơkơdơ̆ng glaĭ hăng ƀing gơñu yơh. ¹¹Lu wơ̆t kâo nao pơ rĭm sang jơnum kiăng kơ pơkơhma̱l hĭ ƀing gơñu laih anŭn kâo gir pơgŏ̱ ƀing gơñu pơhiăp ƀrưh mơhiăh kơ Ơi Adai. Amăng tơlơi kâo hil pơkơdơ̆ng glaĭ hăng ƀing gơñu, kâo nao pơ plei pla ƀing Tuai kiăng kơ kơpĭ kơpe̱t hĭ ƀing gơñu yơh.”

Paul Ruai Glaĭ Kơ Tơlơi Ñu Đaŏ Kơnang Kơ Yang Yêsu

(Bruă Mơnuă 9:1-19; 22:6-16)

¹²Giŏng anŭn, Paul ruai dơ̆ng tui anai, “Ƀơi sa amăng hơdôm jơlan rơbat anŭn, tơdang kâo hlak nao pơ plei Damaskus, tŭ pơjao hăng tŭ pơkiaŏ nao yua mơ̆ng ƀing khua ngă yang prŏng. ¹³Ơ pơtao ăh, hlak yang hrơi dơ̆ng tơdang kâo hlak dŏ rơbat ƀơi jơlan, kâo ƀuh sa tơlơi bơngač pơčrang mơ̆ng adai, rơđah hloh kơ yang hrơi, pơčrang jum dar kâo wơ̆t hăng ƀing mơnuih nao hrŏm hăng kâo mơ̆n. ¹⁴Abih bang gơmơi rơbuh ƀơi lŏn laih anŭn kâo hơmư̆ sa asăp pơhiăp kơ kâo amăng tơlơi Aramit tui anai, ‘Ơ Saul, Ơ Saul, anăm ih kơpĭ kơpe̱t Kâo ôh! Ih hlak pơruă kơ ih pô yơh tơdang gir kiăng kơ pơruă hĭ Kâo, kar hăng sa drơi rơmô tơno čưng djơ̆ ƀơi khul gai añhueng pô ñu yơh.⚓’
¹⁵“Giŏng anŭn, kâo tơña tui anai, ‘Ơ Khua ăh, hlơi Ih lĕ?’ Ñu laĭ glaĭ, ‘Kâo jing Yêsu, jing Pô ih hlak kơpĭ kơpe̱t anai yơh. ¹⁶Ră anai tơgŭ dŏ dơ̆ng bĕ. Kâo hơmâo pơƀuh rai kơ ih kiăng kơ ruah mă ih jing pô ding kơna laih anŭn jing pô ngă gơ̆ng jơlan kơ tơlơi ih hơmâo ƀuh laih kơ Kâo anai laih anŭn kơ tơlơi Kâo či pơrơđah kơ ih yơh. ¹⁷Kâo či pơklaih hĭ ih mơ̆ng ƀing ană plei ih pô laih anŭn mơ̆ng ƀing Tuai mơ̆n. Kâo či pơkiaŏ ih nao pơ ƀing gơñu yơh, ¹⁸kiăng kơ djru brơi kơ ƀing gơñu thâo tơlơi sĭt laih anŭn lui hĭ tơlơi đaŏ kơnang kơ tơlơi ƀu sĭt, tui anŭn ƀing gơñu ƀu či đuaĭ tui Satan kiăng git gai ƀing gơñu, samơ̆ či brơi kơ Ơi Adai yơh git gai ƀing gơñu. Giŏng anŭn, Ơi Adai či pap brơi khul tơlơi soh gơñu hăng tŭ ju̱m ƀing gơñu jing ƀing ană plei Ñu yuakơ ƀing gơñu đaŏ kơnang kơ Kâo.’
¹⁹“Hơnŭn yơh, Ơ pơtao Agrippas ăh, kâo tui gưt laih hlo̱m ƀo̱m tơlơi Yang Yêsu pơtă kơ kâo kiăng kơ ngă tơdang Ñu pơhiăp hăng kâo mơ̆ng adai. ²⁰Blung hlâo, kâo pơtô pơblang kơ ƀing hlơi pô amăng plei Damaskus, giŏng anŭn kơ ƀing hlơi pô dŏ amăng plei Yerusalaim laih anŭn kơ abih bang ƀing mơnuih amăng kwar Yudea, wơ̆t hăng kơ ƀing Tuai mơ̆n. Kâo pơtô pơblang kơ tơlơi ƀing gơñu khŏm kơhma̱l hăng đaŏ kơnang kơ Ơi Adai laih anŭn pơrơklă kơ tơlơi pơkơhma̱l gơñu hăng bruă mơnuă ƀing gơñu ngă tui tơlơi ƀing gơñu kơhma̱l yơh.⚓ ²¹Yuakơ tơlơi anŭn yơh, ƀing Yehudah mă kâo amăng anih wăl tơdron sang yang laih anŭn gir kiăng kơ pơdjai hĭ kâo. ²²Samơ̆ kâo hơmâo laih tơlơi Ơi Adai djru kơ kâo hlŏng truh kơ hrơi anai laih anŭn kâo dŏ dơ̆ng pơ anai hăng ngă gơ̆ng jơlan kơ ƀing ƀu yom pơphan wơ̆t hăng ƀing yom pơphan kar kaĭ. Kâo ƀu či laĭ hơget tơlơi rơngiao kơ tơlơi ƀing pô pơala hăng Môseh hơmâo laĭ či truh laih ôh, ²³anŭn jing kơ tơlơi Pô Krist khŏm tŭ gleh tơnap hăng djai hĭ. Laih anŭn Ñu jing hĭ Pô blung hlâo hơdip glaĭ dơ̆ng tơdơi kơ djai kiăng kơ pơhaih boh hiăp, tơlơi bơngač, kơ tơlơi Ñu či pơklaih hĭ ƀing ană plei Ñu pô laih anŭn ƀing mơnuih Tuai mơ̆n.”⚓
²⁴Ƀơi mông anŭn, Phêstos pơtơpăk hĭ tơlơi Paul hlak dŏ pơhiăp pơgang anŭn hăng pơhiăp kraih tui anai, “Ơ Paul hơi, ih rơngiă hĭ tơlơi pơmĭn laih! Tơlơi ih hrăm lu đơi anŭn ngă brơi kơ ih jing hĭ hưt laih.”
²⁵Samơ̆ Paul laĭ glaĭ tui anai, “Ơ khua Phêstos pơpŭ ăh, kâo ƀu hưt ôh. Tơlơi kâo pơruai anŭn jing sĭt laih anŭn hơmâo tơhơnal tơlơi hiam yơh. ²⁶Pơtao thâo laih kơ hơdôm tơlơi anŭn laih anŭn kâo dưi pơhiăp rơngai hăng ñu yơh. Kâo hơmâo tơlơi kơčŭt kơ tơlơi ñu thâo hơdôm tơlơi anŭn, yuakơ mơnuih mơnam djŏp djang anih hơmâo hơmư̆ laih hơget tơlơi hơmâo ngă laih kơ Yang Yêsu. ²⁷Ơ pơtao Agrippas ăh, ih đaŏ kơ ƀing pô pơala mơ̆? Kâo thâo krăn ih đaŏ yơh.”
²⁸Giŏng anŭn, pơtao Agrippas laĭ kơ Paul tui anai, “Sĭt yơh ih anăm pơmĭn ôh, kơnơ̆ng amăng ƀiă mông anai ih dưi pơglưh pran jua kâo kiăng kơ jing pô đaŏ kơ Krist!”
²⁹Paul laĭ glaĭ tui anai, “Ƀiă mông ƀôdah sui mông, kâo iâu laĭ kơ Ơi Adai ƀu djơ̆ kơnơ̆ng ih đôč ôh, samơ̆ abih bang mơnuih hlak hơmư̆ kơ kâo hrơi anai ăt dưi jing hĭ kar hăng kâo mơ̆n, kơnơ̆ng rơngiao kơ khul hrĕ čuăk anai đôč.”
³⁰Giŏng anŭn, pơtao, khua kwar, hăng HʼBernikê laih anŭn abih bang ƀing dŏ be̱r hrŏm hăng ƀing gơñu le̱ng kơ tơgŭ soh sel. ³¹Ƀing gơñu tơbiă hĭ mơ̆ng anih anŭn laih anŭn tơdang pơhiăp hăng tơdruă, ƀing gơñu laĭ tui anai, “Pô anai ƀu hơmâo ngă tơlơi hơget ôh năng lăp tŭ kơ tơlơi djai ƀôdah dŏ amăng sang mơnă.”
³²Agrippas laĭ kơ Phêstos tui anai, “Mơnuih anai dưi tơbiă rơngai yơh tơdah ñu ƀu rơkâo nao pơ pơtao prŏng Kaisar kiăng kơ phat kơđi brơi kơ ñu.”