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Tej tyolin Pabl te kolbˈil tibˈ twutz Félix

24  Otaqxi bˈaj jweˈ qˈij, tej tkanin tnejilxix pale, Ananías tbˈi, tzma Cesarea, junx kyukˈa jun jteˈbˈin nim kyoklin kyxol Judiy, ex tukˈa jun qˈol tumil, Tértulo tbˈi. Kykyaqilx i kanin twutz Félix, a tnejil kawil, tuˈn kyyolin txqan yol te patilte Pabl. Atzaj teˈ ttzaj qˈiˈn Pabl, xitzin t‑xikybˈiˈn Tértulo tyol ex tqˈma: Noq samexixa, ex nimxix chjonte kxel qqˈoˈn tey, ay, Tata tnejil kawil, quˈn wen qeˈ qten toj qtanim, ex ntiˈ qˈoj qxola; ex chjonte noq tuˈn t‑xilin tnabˈla, quˈn nimku ma bˈant tuˈn tojjo qtxˈotxˈa. Ay, Félix, tnejilxix kawil, jotxjo luˈn, n‑ok qajbˈin toj tkyaqil qtxˈotxˈa tukˈa nimxix aqˈbˈil chjonte.

Me nya waja tuˈn tel wiˈn nim ambˈil tey, chtej Tértulo. Chin kubˈsil nwutza tey jaˈlin, tuˈn qtzaj tbˈiˈn chˈin tukˈa twenila. Ma tzˈel jyetjo ichin lo quˈn, quˈn ma tzul qˈol teˈ jun yabˈil qxola, ex nbˈet twutz tkyaqil twutz txˈotxˈ, tuˈn tokx qˈoj kyxol Judiy, ex axix kynejiljo jun maˈ chˈuq xjal, Nazarenos kybˈi. Ex majxpe, tnejil ja te naˈbˈl qDiosa, tajtaq tuˈn tbˈaj tyajin. Tuˈnpetziˈn, bˈeˈx ok qtzyuˈn, me atziˈn tej tnejil xqˈuqil, Lisias tbˈi, bˈeˈx okx tlimoˈn tibˈ, ex tukˈa tkyaqil tipin, bˈeˈx el tiˈn qeˈy, exsin tzaj tqˈmaˈntz qa iltaq tiˈj tuˈn kyul twutza, aye kyajtaq tuˈn kyqanin tiˈj. Noqit aku txi tqanin te, tuˈntzin tel tnikyˈa, qa tkyaqiljo a ma txi qqˈmaˈn tey, twutzxix.

Kykyaqiljo Judiy a iteˈtaq antza, xi kymujtzˈin qa twutzxjo a otaq bˈaj qˈmet.

10 Atzin tej tnejil kawil xi tyekˈin tukˈa tqˈobˈ, tuˈn tyolin Pabl.

Chi Pabljo, tej tjaw yolin: Noq same, tata. Tukˈa tkyaqil wajbˈila kxeˈl nqˈmaˈn kabˈe tal nyola te kolbˈil weˈy twutza, quˈn bˈiˈn wuˈn, qa ay kawil tojjo txˈotxˈ luˈn, atxix ojtxe. 11 Ex axa aku txi kaˈyinte tumiljo lo; tzmape kabˈlajaj qˈij, we nponlin toj Jerusalén, tuˈn nkˈuliˈn twutz qMan Dios. 12 Ex mix jun maj in jyete, qa tzun nchin chˈotje tukˈa jun aˈla, ex mix jaˈ jaw tiljxjal wuˈn toj tnejil ja te kynaˈbˈl Dios Judiy, mo kyoj txqantl ja te naˈbˈl Dios, iˈchaqpetla ttxanila tnam.

13 Aye xjal lo, chi Pabljo, nlay yekˈit kyuˈn, qa twutzxixjo a ma bˈaj kyqˈmaˈn te patil weˈy. 14 Me okpetzin kˈwel nqˈmaˈntza, qa nchin ajbˈin te kyDios nxeˈchila, tzeˈnkuxjo ntqˈmaˈn Tbˈanil Tqanil, a tok tbˈi te maˈ chˈuq xjal kyuˈn. Quˈn nxi nnimiˈn a jotxjo tzˈibˈin kyojjo uˈj te kawbˈil, exsin tzˈibˈin kyuˈn yolil Tyol qMan Dios ojtxe. 15 Ex at jun weˈ oybˈil we tiˈj qMan Dios, tzeˈnkuxjo kye Judiy, qa chi jawil anqˈin juntl majljo kyimnin, aye tbˈanil xbˈant kyuˈn, exqetziˈn nya bˈaˈn xbˈant kyuˈn. 16 Tuˈnpetziˈn, tok tilil wuˈn, tuˈn ntsaqix wanmiˈn, ex tuˈn tbˈantjo tbˈanilx wuˈn, twutz Dios ex kywutz xjal.

17 O bˈajxi ilaˈ abˈqˈe, chi Pabl, nbˈetbˈin toj junxil txˈotxˈ, ex ma chin meltzˈaj juntl majla toj ntanima, tuˈn nqˈoˈn mobˈitz kye yaj, ex tuˈn t‑xi nqˈoˈn woyaja te qMan Dios. 18 Ex tzuntaq nbˈantjo luˈn wuˈn, tej tbˈaj nsaqsin wibˈa, tzeˈnkuxjo nbˈant kyuˈn nxjalila atxix ojtxe. Me ntiˈ chˈin jaw tiljxjal, tej wel jyete toj tnejil ja te naˈbˈl Dios kyuˈn jun jteˈbˈin Judiy tzajninqetaq toj txˈotxˈ te Asia. 19 Ayepetzintla kye xjaljo ẍi ul patil weˈy twutza, qa at wila toj kywutz. 20 Exsin qa minatz, bˈaˈn tuˈn ttzaj kyqˈmaˈn a iteˈ tzaluˈn, qa at jun wila el jyet toj kywutz, tej nteˈn kywutzjo xjal lo, ex kywutz kykyaqil kawil toj Sanedrín. 21 Metzin qa at wiltza tiˈjjo, tej tjaw nẍchˈiˈn kyxol: Loqin intiˈn tzaluˈn toj Sanedrín kywutza, ayiˈy kawil, noq tuˈn nxi nnimiˈn, qa chi jawitz anqˈin juntl majl kykyaqil kyimnin, chi Pabl.

22 Tej tbˈinte Félix ikyjo, bˈeˈx kyij tqˈoˈnjo luˈn toj junxil qˈij, quˈn bˈiˈntaqxix tuˈn, tzeˈn tzˈelpine Tbˈanil Tqanil. Xi tqˈmaˈn kyjaluˈn: Tzmaxi aj tuljo Lisias, a tnejil xqˈuqil, atzin ktzajil qˈmaˈntexixjo weˈy, tiˈjjo nbˈaj kyiˈja.

23 Exsin xi tqˈmaˈn Félix te jun xoˈl qˈaqˈ, qa il tiˈj tuˈn tok xqˈuqit Pabl, me tuˈn t‑xi qˈoˈn chˈin tzaqpibˈl te, ex tuˈn t‑xi qˈoˈn ambˈil kye tukˈa, tuˈn tok kaˈyin.

24 Otaqxi bˈaj jun jteˈbˈin qˈij, tej tkanin juntl majl Félix junx tukˈa t‑xuˈjil, aj Judiytaq, Drusila tbˈi, exsin xi tqˈmaˈntz, tuˈn t‑xi txokbˈaj Pabl, ex antza kubˈe tbˈiˈne, tej tok ten Pabl yolil tiˈjjo qnimbˈil tiˈj qAjaw Jesucrist. 25 Bˈeˈx jaw xobˈ Félix, tej tok ten Pabl yolil tiˈjjo, qa il tiˈj jun chwinqil jikyin, ex tuˈn tkubˈ qtzyuˈn qibˈ, ex tiˈjjo jun kawbˈil tuˈn Dios, a naˈmx tul kanin.

Tbˈajlinxitziˈn ikyjo, xi tqˈmaˈn te Pabl: Kux txiy jaˈlin. Ktzajil nqˈolbˈin juntl majla, aj tten ambˈil wiˈja.

26 Atzin te Félix, tzuntaq nyon teˈ, qa akutaq t‑xi tqˈoˈn Pabl pwaq te, tuˈn t‑xi ttzaqpiˈn. Tuˈnpetziˈn, ilaˈ maj txket Pabl tuˈn, tuˈn tyolin tukˈa.

27 Japin kabˈe abˈqˈe ikyjo; me tbˈajlinxiˈ, bˈeˈx el tej Félix te kawil, ex okx Porcio Festo te t‑xel. Me atzinte Félix tajtaq teˈ, tuˈn tkanbˈitjo kyajbˈil aj Judiy tuˈn. Tuˈnpetziˈn, bˈeˈx kyij qˈoˈn te Pabl toj tze.

Paul’s Trial Before Felix

24 Five days later the high priest Ananias(A) went down to Caesarea with some of the elders and a lawyer named Tertullus, and they brought their charges(B) against Paul before the governor.(C) When Paul was called in, Tertullus presented his case before Felix: “We have enjoyed a long period of peace under you, and your foresight has brought about reforms in this nation. Everywhere and in every way, most excellent(D) Felix, we acknowledge this with profound gratitude. But in order not to weary you further, I would request that you be kind enough to hear us briefly.

“We have found this man to be a troublemaker, stirring up riots(E) among the Jews(F) all over the world. He is a ringleader of the Nazarene(G) sect(H) and even tried to desecrate the temple;(I) so we seized him. [7] [a] By examining him yourself you will be able to learn the truth about all these charges we are bringing against him.”

The other Jews joined in the accusation,(J) asserting that these things were true.

10 When the governor(K) motioned for him to speak, Paul replied: “I know that for a number of years you have been a judge over this nation; so I gladly make my defense. 11 You can easily verify that no more than twelve days(L) ago I went up to Jerusalem to worship. 12 My accusers did not find me arguing with anyone at the temple,(M) or stirring up a crowd(N) in the synagogues or anywhere else in the city. 13 And they cannot prove to you the charges they are now making against me.(O) 14 However, I admit that I worship the God of our ancestors(P) as a follower of the Way,(Q) which they call a sect.(R) I believe everything that is in accordance with the Law and that is written in the Prophets,(S) 15 and I have the same hope in God as these men themselves have, that there will be a resurrection(T) of both the righteous and the wicked.(U) 16 So I strive always to keep my conscience clear(V) before God and man.

17 “After an absence of several years, I came to Jerusalem to bring my people gifts for the poor(W) and to present offerings. 18 I was ceremonially clean(X) when they found me in the temple courts doing this. There was no crowd with me, nor was I involved in any disturbance.(Y) 19 But there are some Jews from the province of Asia,(Z) who ought to be here before you and bring charges if they have anything against me.(AA) 20 Or these who are here should state what crime they found in me when I stood before the Sanhedrin— 21 unless it was this one thing I shouted as I stood in their presence: ‘It is concerning the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial before you today.’”(AB)

22 Then Felix, who was well acquainted with the Way,(AC) adjourned the proceedings. “When Lysias the commander comes,” he said, “I will decide your case.” 23 He ordered the centurion to keep Paul under guard(AD) but to give him some freedom(AE) and permit his friends to take care of his needs.(AF)

24 Several days later Felix came with his wife Drusilla, who was Jewish. He sent for Paul and listened to him as he spoke about faith in Christ Jesus.(AG) 25 As Paul talked about righteousness, self-control(AH) and the judgment(AI) to come, Felix was afraid(AJ) and said, “That’s enough for now! You may leave. When I find it convenient, I will send for you.” 26 At the same time he was hoping that Paul would offer him a bribe, so he sent for him frequently and talked with him.

27 When two years had passed, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus,(AK) but because Felix wanted to grant a favor to the Jews,(AL) he left Paul in prison.(AM)

Footnotes

  1. Acts 24:7 Some manuscripts include here him, and we would have judged him in accordance with our law. But the commander Lysias came and took him from us with much violence, ordering his accusers to come before you.