Acts 22

Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defence which I make now unto you.

Frèm yo, grandèt mwen yo, koute sa m' pral di nou koulye a pou defann tèt mwen.

(And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith,)

Lè yo tande l' ap pale ebre, yo rete byen dousman. Epi Pòl di yo:

I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.

Se jwif mwen ye. Mwen fèt lavil Tas nan peyi Silisi. Men, se isit lavil Jerizalèm mwen grandi. Se Gamalyèl ki te pwofesè mwen. Se li menm ki te moutre m' tout ti detay nan Lalwa zansèt nou yo. Mwen menm tou, yon lè mwen te gen zèl nou gen koulye a pou Bondye.

And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.

Mwen te pèsekite moun ki t'ap swiv chemen Bondye a jouk pou m' te touye yo. Fanm kou gason, mwen te arete tout moun mete nan prizon.

As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring them which were there bound unto Jerusalem, for to be punished.

Granprèt la ak chèf fanmi yo ki reyini la a, yo ka sètifye sa m'ap di la a se vre. Se yo menm menm ki te ban m' lèt otorizasyon pou frè jwif lavil Damas yo. Mwen tapral arete mezi disip ki te la, mennen yo Jerizalèm pou fè regle yo.

And it came to pass, that, as I made my journey, and was come nigh unto Damascus about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me.

Mwen te sou wout la toupre Damas, lè m' rete konsa yon gwo limyè soti nan syèl la, li klere tout kote m' te ye a. Lè sa a, li te bò midi konsa.

And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

Mwen tonbe atè, epi m' tande yon vwa ki di m': Sòl, Sòl, poukisa w'ap pèsekite mwen konsa?

And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.

Mwen mande: Ki moun ou ye, Seyè? Epi li di mwen: Mwen se Jezi, moun Nazarèt, w'ap pèsekite a.

And they that were with me saw indeed the light, and were afraid; but they heard not the voice of him that spake to me.

Moun ki te la avè m' yo te wè limyè a tou, men yo pa t' tande vwa ki t'ap pale avè m' lan.

And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said unto me, Arise, and go into Damascus; and there it shall be told thee of all things which are appointed for thee to do.

Lè sa a, mwen mande: Kisa pou m' fè, Seyè? Seyè a di mwen: Leve, ale lavil Damas. Se la y'a di ou tou sa Bondye va ba ou lòd fè.

And when I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of them that were with me, I came into Damascus.

Limyè a te tèlman klere, mwen te vin avèg. Se kanmarad mwen yo ki pran men m' ki mennen m' Damas.

And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt there,

Nan Damas te gen yon nonm yo rele Ananyas. Se te yon moun ki t'ap sèvi Bondye jan Lalwa nou an mande l' la. Tout jwif Damas yo te konsidere l' anpil.

Came unto me, and stood, and said unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And the same hour I looked up upon him.

Li vin jwenn mwen, li kanpe toupre m', epi li di mwen: Sòl, frè mwen, se pou ou wè nan je ou ankò. Menm lè a, mwen wè ankò, epi mwen gade li.

And he said, The God of our fathers hath chosen thee, that thou shouldest know his will, and see that Just One, and shouldest hear the voice of his mouth.

Li di m' konsa: Bondye zansèt nou yo te chwazi ou davans pou ou te ka konn volonte l', pou ou te ka wè sèl moun ki dwat devan li a, pou ou te ka tande l' pale ak bouch li.

For thou shalt be his witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard.

Ou pral sèvi l' temwen, ou pral fè tout moun konnen sa ou te wè ak sa ou te tande.

And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.

Koulye a, kisa w'ap tann ankò? Leve non, rele Bondye, resevwa batèm pou tout peche ou yo ka lave.

And it came to pass, that, when I was come again to Jerusalem, even while I prayed in the temple, I was in a trance;

Apre sa, mwen tounen lavil Jerizalèm. Antan m' te nan tanp lan ap lapriyè, mwen fè yon vizyon.

And saw him saying unto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem: for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me.

Mwen wè Seyè a ki di mwen: Fè vit, kite Jerizalèm, paske moun Jerizalèm yo p'ap asepte tou sa w'ap di sou mwen an.

And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:

Mwen reponn: Seyè, yo konnen byen pwòp mwen te konn al nan sinagòg yo, mwen te konn mete tout moun ki te kwè nan ou nan prizon, fè bat yo byen bat.

And when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting unto his death, and kept the raiment of them that slew him.

Menm lè yo t'ap touye Etyèn, moun ki te kanpe pou ou a, mwen te la tou. Mwen te dakò ak moun ki t'ap touye l' yo. Se mwen menm ki te veye rad yo.

And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles.

Lè sa a, Seyè a di mwen: Ale, m'ap voye ou byen lwen, bò kote moun ki pa jwif yo.

And they gave him audience unto this word, and then lifted up their voices, and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live.

Foul moun yo t'ap koute Pòl byen pwòp. Men, lè yo tande pawòl sa a, yo tout pran rele: Wete nonm sa a sou latè! Touye li! Li pa merite viv ankò!

And as they cried out, and cast off their clothes, and threw dust into the air,

Yo t'ap rele pi rèd, yo t'ap souke rad yo, yo t'ap voye pousyè tè anlè.

The chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, and bade that he should be examined by scourging; that he might know wherefore they cried so against him.

Kòmandan women an bay lòd fè Pòl antre nan kazèn lan. Li mande pou yo bat li pou fè l' pale. Li te vle konnen poukisa foul moun yo t'ap rele dèyè l' konsa.

And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned?

Lè yo fin mare l' pou bat li, Pòl di ofisye ki te la a: Eske nou gen dwa bat yon sitwayen women ki pa menm pase devan yon tribinal?

When the centurion heard that, he went and told the chief captain, saying, Take heed what thou doest: for this man is a Roman.

Lè l' tande sa, ofisye a al avèti kòmandan an, li di li: Fè atansyon sa ou pral fè la a, tande! Nonm lan, se sitwayen women li ye wi.

Then the chief captain came, and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? He said, Yea.

Kòmandan an vin jwenn Pòl, li mande li: Di mwen, èske se sitwayen women ou ye? Pòl reponn li: Wi.

And the chief captain answered, With a great sum obtained I this freedom. And Paul said, But I was free born.

Kòmandan an di l' konsa: Mwen menm, mwen te peye gwo lajan pou m' te ka sitwayen women. Pòl reponn li: Mwen menm, mwen fèt sitwayen women.

Then straightway they departed from him which should have examined him: and the chief captain also was afraid, after he knew that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him.

Lamenm, moun ki tapral bat li pou te fè l' pale yo renka kò yo dèyè. Ata kòmandan an te pè lè l' vin rann li kont li te fè mare Pòl ki te yon sitwayen women avèk chenn.

On the morrow, because he would have known the certainty wherefore he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him from his bands, and commanded the chief priests and all their council to appear, and brought Paul down, and set him before them.

Kòmandan an te vle konnen egzakteman kisa jwif yo t'ap akize Pòl fè. Se konsa, nan denmen li fè lage chenn yo, epi li voye lòd bay chèf prèt yo pou yo reyini ansanm ak Gran Konsèy la. Li mennen Pòl, li mete l' devan yo.