Atos 22

1 "E ōku tuākana, e ōku mātua, whakarongo ki tēnei kōrero āku ki a koutou." 2 Ā, ka rongo rātou ko te reo Hiperu tāna i kōrero ai ki a rātou, kātahi ka mutu rawa te kīkī.

Ā, ka mea ia: 3 "He Hūrai ahau, i whānau ki Tarahu o Kirikia, i whakatupuria i roto i tēnei pā ki ngā waewae o Kamariere, i āta whakaakona ki te tino tikanga o te ture o ngā mātua, i uaua anō ahau mō te Atua, i pēnā me koutou katoa ināianei. 4 Ā, whakatoia ana e ahau ngā tāngata o tēnei Tikanga, tae ana ki te mate; herea ana e ahau ngā tāne me ngā wāhine, ā, tukua ana ki ngā whare herehere. 5 Mā te tohunga, nui tēnei kōrero āku e whakatika, mā te huihui hoki o ngā kaumātua katoa. I riro mai hoki i ahau ā rātou pukapuka ki ngā tēina, ā, haere ana ahau ki Ramahiku, kia herea, kia ārahina mai hoki te hunga o reira ki Hiruhārama kia whakamamaetia."

Ka Kōrero a Pāora mō tōna Huringa ki te Whakapono

6 "Nā, i ahau e haere ana, e whakatata ana ki Ramahiku, i te poutūmārōtanga, ka whiti whakarere mai ki ahau he mārama nui nō te rangi. 7 Ā, hinga ana ahau ki te whenua, ka rangona he reo e mea ana ki ahau, ‘E Haora, e Haora, he aha tāu e whakatoi nei i ahau?’ 8 Nā, ka whakahokia e ahau, ‘Ko wai koe, e te Ariki?’ Ka mea ia ki ahau, ‘Ko Īhu ahau o Nahareta, e whakatoia nei e koe.’ 9 I kite anō ōku hoa i te mārama, otirā kīhai i rongo i te reo ōna i kōrero ki ahau. 10 Ka mea ahau, ‘Me aha ahau, e te Ariki?’ Ka mea te Ariki ki ahau, ‘Whakatika, haere ki Ramahiku; ā, ka kōrerotia ki a koe i reira ngā mea katoa kua whakaritea kia meinga e koe.’ 11 Heoi, i te mea kāhore ahau i kite, nā te korōria hoki o taua mārama, ka ārahina-ā-ringatia ahau e ōku hoa haere, ka tae ki Ramahiku.

12 "Nā, ko tētahi tangata, ko Anania, he tangata karakia, i rite tonu nei ki tā te ture āna mahi, ā, e kōrerotia paitia ana e ngā Hūrai katoa e noho ana i reira, 13 haere mai ana ia ki ahau, ā tū ana i tōku taha, ka mea mai ki ahau, ‘E tōku teina, e Haora, titiro ake!’ Ā, i taua hāora anō ka titiro ahau ki a ia. 14 I mea anō ia, ‘Nā te Atua o ō tātou mātua koe i whiriwhiri, kia mātau ki tāna e pai ai, kia kite i a te Tika, kia rongo hoki i te reo o tōna māngai. 15 Nō te mea ko koe hei kaiwhakaatu māna ki ngā tāngata katoa, mō ngā mea i kite ai, i rongo ai koe. 16 Nā, he aha tāu e whakaroa nei? Whakatika, kia iriiria koe, kia horoia ōu hara, me te karanga anō ki te ingoa o te Ariki.’ "

Te Karangatanga a Pāora kia Kauwhau ki ngā Tauiwi

17 "Ā, nō tōku hokinga mai ki Hiruhārama, i ahau e īnoi ana i roto i te temepara, ka puta te ngākau matakite ki ahau; 18 ā, ka kite ahau i a ia e mea ana mai ki ahau, ‘E āhua, kia hohoro te haere atu i Hiruhārama; e kore hoki rātou e tango i tāu kōrero mōku.’ 19 Nā, ko tāku meatanga, ‘E te Ariki, e mātau ana rātou, he kaiherehere ahau, he kaiwhiu i roto i ngā whare karakia, i te hunga i whakapono ki a koe. 20 Ā, i te whakahekenga o ngā toto o tōu kaiwhakaatu, o Tepene, i reira ahau e tū ana, e whakaae ana, e tiaki ana hoki i ngā kākahu o ōna kaiwhakamate.’ 21 Nā, ko tāna meatanga ki ahau, ‘Haere. Ka ungā hoki koe e ahau ki tawhiti ki ngā tauiwi.’ "

22 Ā, whakarongo ana rātou ki a ia taea noatia tēnei kupu, nā, ka hāmama rātou, ka mea, "Whakamatea atu te korokē nei i runga i te whenua! E kore hoki e pai kia ora ia."

23 Heoi, i a rātou e karanga ana, e rukeruke ana i ō rātou kākahu, e ākiri ana i te puehu ki te rangi. 24 Ka whakahau te rangatira kia kawea ia ki te pā, ka mea kia whiua, kia uia; kia mātau ai ia ki te mea i pēnei ai rātou te karanga ki a ia. 25 Ā, ka oti ia te here e rātou ki ngā here, ka mea a Pāora ki te keneturio e tū ana i reira, "He mea tika rānei kia whiua e koutou te tangata, he tangata nō Rōma, i te mea kāhore anō i mau noa tōna hē?"

26 Ā, nō te rongonga o te keneturio, ka haere, ka kōrero ki te rangatira mano, ka mea, "He aha tāu e mea ai? Nō Rōma hoki te tangata nei."

27 Nā, ka haere mai te rangatira mano, ka mea ki a ia, "Kōrero mai ki ahau, nō Rōma koe?"

Ka mea ia, "Āe."

28 Nā, ka whakahoki te rangatira mano, "Nā te moni nui i whiwhi ai ahau ki tēnei taonga, hei tangata whenua nō Rōma."

Ka mea a Pāora, "Ko ahau i whānau tonu nō Rōma."

29 Nā whakarērea tonutia iho ia e te hunga e mea ana ki te ui ki a ia; i mataku hoki te rangatira mano, tōna rongonga nō Rōma ia, mōna hoki i here i a ia.

Ko Pāora kei mua o te Rūnanga

30 Nā, i te aonga ake ka mea ia kia mātau ki te tikanga, ki te mea i whakawākia ai ia e ngā Hūrai, ka wewete i ōna here, ka whakahau kia haere mai ngā tohunga nui, me tō rātou rūnanga katoa, ā, ārahina iho ana a Pāora, whakatūria ana ki tō rātou aroaro.

1 Brethren and fathers, hear ye the defence which I now make unto you.

2 And when they heard that he spake unto them in the Hebrew language, they were the more quiet: and he saith,

3 I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city, at the feet of Gamaliel, instructed according to the strict manner of the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, even as ye all are this day: 4 and I persecuted this Way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women. 5 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 journeyed to Damascus to bring them also that were there unto Jerusalem in bonds to be punished. 6 And it came to pass, that, as I made my journey, and drew nigh unto Damascus, about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me. 7 And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? 8 And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest. 9 And they that were with me beheld indeed the light, but they heard not the voice of him that spake to me. 10 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. 11 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. 12 And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, well reported of by all the Jews that dwelt there, 13 came unto me, and standing by me said unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And in that very hour I looked up on him. 14 And he said, The God of our fathers hath appointed thee to know his will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear a voice from his mouth. 15 For thou shalt be a witness for him unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard. 16 And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on his name. 17 And it came to pass, that, when I had returned to Jerusalem, and while I prayed in the temple, I fell into a trance, 18 and saw him saying unto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem; because they will not receive of thee testimony concerning me. 19 And I said, Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee: 20 and when the blood of Stephen thy witness was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting, and keeping the garments of them that slew him. 21 And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee forth far hence unto the Gentiles.

22 And they gave him audience unto this word; and they lifted up their voice, and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live. 23 And as they cried out, and threw off their garments, and cast dust into the air, 24 the chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, bidding that he should be examined by scourging, that he might know for what cause they so shouted against him. 25 And when they had tied him up with the thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned? 26 And when the centurion heard it, he went to the chief captain and told him, saying, What art thou about to do? for this man is a Roman. 27 And the chief captain came and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? And he said, Yea. 28 And the chief captain answered, With a great sum obtained I this citizenship. And Paul said, But I am a Roman born. 29 They then that were about to examine him straightway departed from him: and the chief captain also was afraid when he knew that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him.

30 But on the morrow, desiring to know the certainty wherefore he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him, and commanded the chief priests and all the council to come together, and brought Paul down and set him before them.