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Yet yoc ebnaj Israel akˈocˈule yin̈ naj Pablo sata naj gobernador Félix

24  Howebxa tzˈayic yapni naj Pablo yul con̈ob Cesarea, yapnipaxo naj Ananías, yahawil yeco yin̈ ebnaj sacerdote, yeb huntekˈan ebnaj iswiˈehal yeco yin̈ ebnaj Israel, yeb xin huneˈ naj licenciado, Tértulo isbi. Haˈ ebnaj tiˈ xin apni yin̈ sat naj gobernador akˈocˈule yin̈ naj Pablo. Hayet yilaxti naj, istzabnico naj Tértulo tuˈ yoc akˈocˈule yin̈ naj Pablo tet naj gobernador Félix hacaˈ tiˈ:

―Yuchˈandios tawet mam gobernador, hawu yuxin ay akˈancˈulal coxolan̈. Caw xin sunil tzet chawatxˈe caw cˈul yu caw ay hanabal. Caw yeli sunil bay chijabehan̈ hacˈulal yeb xin sunil iscˈulal tzettaj chawatxˈe mam Félix, caw yuchˈandios tawet yin̈ sunil. Yaj yu machi caw chiwilojan hatiempo, caw chinkˈanan tawet ta chawabe tzet chiwalan hunepoj. Huneˈ naj tiˈ, caw yeli caw chˈetlicano naj jin̈an̈ yuto caw sunil bay chˈecˈ naj akˈocˈule tet anma, ayco naj ispohnito ebnaj Israel. Caw xin iswiˈehal yeco naj yin̈ huneˈ majan ebnaj ayco yinta huneˈ naj ah Nazaret. Yebpaxo yetato naj yatut Comam Dios; yuto yicto naj huntekˈan ebnaj mach Israelo yul yatut Comam, yuxin cotzabayojan̈ naj yun̈e yay nino isyaˈtajil yiban̈ naj hacaˈ yalni coleyan̈.

Yaj xin yaco isba naj comandante Lisias xol, istzicnilo naj naj Pablo tiˈ jetan̈. Yalni naj tato ebnaj kˈann̈e yin̈ naj tiˈ, tawet chihul ebnaj yalaˈ. Hach caw ach xin chisje hakˈamben tet naj, cat xin hawohtan̈enilo tato caw yel chijalan̈, ẍi naj Tértulo tuˈ.

Haˈ hun ebnaj Israel tzujan yinta naj Tértulo chihalni tato caw yel sunil huntekˈan tuˈ.

Yet iscolni isba naj Pablo yin̈ sat naj gobernador Félix

10 Lahwi tuˈ xin, yakˈni naj gobernador tuˈ yechel tet naj Pablo yun̈e istzotel naj, yalni naj Pablo tuˈ hacaˈ tiˈ:

―Mam gobernador, caw chintzalahan chincolni inbahan yin̈ hasat, yuto caw wohtajan tato hach tiˈ caw payxa cachoc yahawil yin̈ txˈotxˈ Israel tiˈ. 11 Yaj caw chisje hakˈambeniloj ta caw yel tzet chiwaltiˈan; caw cablahon̈ebixto tzˈayic wapnihan yul con̈ob Jerusalén winoyo inbahan tet Comam Dios. 12 Yaj machi hunu mac chiyu yalni ta inteyele inbahan yeb hunu maca nitam wijbanan hunu mac yin̈ howal yul yatut Comam Dios, maca yulajla capilla maca yul con̈ob. 13 Huntekˈan ebnaj tiˈ matzet tzˈaj yakˈbaln̈e ebnaj tato caw yeli inmulan huntekˈan chisbalcan ebnaj win̈tiˈan.

14 Yaj chiwalan, to ayinicojan inyijenan tzet chiyal isDiosal jichmaman̈, hacaˈticˈa yalni huneˈ acˈ cuybanile, haˈ xin chiyal ebnaj tiˈ tato nan yehi. Chiwapaxaytojan yul wanmahan sunil ley akˈbilcano tet jichmaman̈ naj Moisés, yeb sunil tzet tzˈibn̈ebilcanayo yu ebnaj ischejab Comam Dios yet payat. 15 Caw xin chicawxi wanmahan yin̈ Comam Dios hacaˈticˈa ebnaj tiˈ, yin̈ tato chiitzitzbican̈ anma camom, anma cˈul yeb xin anma txˈojpaxoj. 16 Yu ton huneˈ tuˈ, yuxin caw ayn̈eticˈaco yin̈ innabalan inwatxˈenan iscˈulal yul sat Comam Dios yeb yul sat anma.

17 Lahwi hayeb habil wecˈan yulaj con̈ob xin, inmeltzotojan yul incon̈oban yun̈e incolwahan yin̈ anma mebaˈ yeb xin wakˈnipaxojan wofrendahan tet Comam Dios. 18 Haˈ huntekˈan tiˈ lan̈an inwatxˈenan yet yapni huntekˈan ebnaj Israel ay yul ismajul Asia yul yatut Comam tuˈ yet lahwi insajn̈encano inbahan tet Comam hacaˈ yalni coleyan̈. Haywan̈n̈e ebnaj ayicto yul yatut Comam tuˈ, caw xin machi nichˈano howal jakˈan̈. 19 Haˈ xin ebnaj ah Asia tuˈ, yilal yul bey tiˈ yalno tzet inmulan, tato yeli ayticˈa tzet chiyaco ebnaj inmulojan. 20 Taca mach xin, yalab ebnaj aycˈo tiˈ tzet hunu inmulan wacojan yet wocan yin̈ sat ebnaj iswiˈehal yeco yin̈ lahtiˈ xol ebnaj Israel. 21 Macato yu walan yin̈ caw ip xol ebnaj hacaˈ tiˈ: “Tinan̈ chexoc heyilaˈ tzet chinelicojan yuto chiwaytojan yul wanmahan tato chiitzitzbican̈ anma camomxa,” ẍi naj Pablo tuˈ.

22 Wal naj Félix tuˈ xin, caw xaticˈa yabe naj cuybanile yet Comam Jesucristo, yuxin hayet yaben naj tzet yal naj Pablo tuˈ, yalni naj:

―Hato yet chihul naj comandante Lisias, catto wabenojan tzet caw ye huneˈ hehowal tiˈ, ẍi naj.

23 Yalni naj Félix tuˈ tet naj capitán hacaˈ tiˈ:

―Wal istan̈elax naj Pablo tiˈ, yaj tato ay yamigo naj chul tuclenoj cat yakˈni hunu tzet ye tuˈ tet naj, caw machojab tzet chawala, ẍi naj.

Yal naj Pablo Istzotiˈ Comam Dios tet naj gobernador Félix

24 Lahwi hayeb tzˈayic xin, yapni naj Félix yeb yixal, haˈ ton ix Drusila, ix tuˈ xin ah Israel ix. Yawtenpaxo naj naj Pablo, yoc naj yabeno tzet chute yalni naj Pablo tuˈ yin̈ tzet chiyu janico janma yin̈ Comam Jesucristo. 25 Yaj hayet yalni naj Pablo tato caw tohol chijute cobeybal, yeb xin cocachni coba cowatxˈen istxˈojal, yeb yet yalnipaxo naj yin̈ isyaˈtajil chiyati Comam Dios yin̈ islahobal tzˈayic, isxiwcan̈ naj Félix tuˈ, yalni naj hacaˈ tiˈ:

―Asiˈ tinan̈, haxa yet caw matzet chiwuhan cat cachwawtenojan, ẍi naj.

26 Wal naj Félix tuˈ xin, yechma naj yalten naj Pablo hanicˈo melyu tet naj yin̈ ewantaj, cat isbejtzon naj naj Pablo tuˈ yalni. Yu ton huneˈ tuˈ yuxin caw nawn̈e chiyawten naj naj Pablo tuˈ, cat istzotel naj tet naj. 27 Elto cab habil hacn̈eticˈa tuˈ chiyute naj, lahwi tuˈ xin yel naj Félix tuˈ yin̈ gobernadoral, yoccano naj Porcio Festo selelo naj, yaj yun̈e iscan naj Félix tuˈ cˈulal yul sat anma Israel, yuxin cancano naj naj Pablo yul preso yu naj.

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.