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Paul Talk Fo Himself In Front King Agrippa

26 King Agrippa tell Paul, “You can talk fo yoaself.” An Paul wen wave his hand an say,

“Yoa Honor King Agrippa, I tink dass good fo me fo stand in front you today fo talk fo myself agains all da stuff da Jews wen say agains me. I know dat you know all da ways da Jewish peopo do stuff, an all da stuff dey make argue bout. Dass why I beg you fo try listen to me till I pau talk.

“All da Jewish peopo know how I wen make from small kid time, from my own country Tarsus side, an inside Jerusalem. Long time dey know me. I wen do all da stuff jalike one Pharisee guy. Dey can tell you, if dey like, dat I wen do even da small stuff an da hard stuff inside da Jewish Rules. An now I stay standing ova hea in front you cuz I trus an wait fo da stuff God wen promise our ancesta guys, az why. Dass da real stuff our twelve ohana stay waiting fo. Dey work fo God day an nite so dey can see um. Yoa Majesty, da Jewish guys stay poin finga at me cuz we trus an wait fo dis. God can make da mahke guys come alive again. How come you guys tink he no can?

“Befo time, I wen tink dat I gotta do all da kine stuff fo stand up agains da guy name Jesus from Nazaret, jalike dem. 10 An dass wat I wen do inside Jerusalem. Da main priest guys wen give me da power, an I wen throw plenny peopo dat stay spesho fo God inside jail. An I wen vote dat dey gotta mahke. 11 Plenny times I wen go from one Jewish church to da odda fo punish um, an I wen try fo make um talk stink agains God. I wen come plenny huhu wit dem, an I even wen go da towns far away fo make um suffa.

Paul Say Dat He Wen Change

12 “Dass why one time I stay going Damascus. Da main priest guys wen give me da power an wen tell me fo go afta da Christian peopo. 13 Yoa Majesty, noon time I stay going on da road, an I wen spock one light from da sky. Da light stay mo bright den da sun. An wen flash all aroun me an my friends. 14 We all wen fall down on top da groun, an I wen hear one voice dat wen talk in local talk, ‘Saul, Saul, why you make me suffa? You ony stay hurting yoaself.’ 15 Den I say, ‘Who you, Boss?’ An da Boss wen say, ‘I Jesus, da one you stay make suffa. 16 Now stand on yoa feet. I wen come fo pick you fo work fo me an fo tell odda peopo wat you wen see an wat I goin show you. 17 I goin take you away from yoa own peopo an from da guys dat not Jews, so dey no kill you. I goin send you 18 fo open dea eyes an fo turn um away from da dark kine stuff to da light; fo turn um away from da Devilʼs power an turn um to God. Den I goin let um go, an hemo dea shame fo all da bad kine stuff dey do, an dey can come togedda wit all da peopo dat trus me an come spesho an good fo me.’

Paul Tell Bout His Work

19 So den, King Agrippa, I wen do wat God wen show me. 20 First I wen go by da peopo inside Damascus, an den inside Jerusalem an all ova Judea. An I wen tell da peopo dat not Jews too dat dey gotta come sorry fo all da bad kine stuff dey do, an turn to God. An dey gotta show dat dey sorry fo real by da stuff dey do. 21 Dass why da Jewish guys wen grab me inside da temple yard an wen try fo kill me. 22 But God wen help me everytime till now. So I stand hea an tell da small peopo an da big peopo. I ony say da stuff da guys dat wen talk fo God an Moses wen say goin happen. I no say odda stuff. 23 I tell um dat da Spesho Guy God Wen Send gotta suffa. An he da first Guy fo come back alive from mahke. An he goin tell his own peopo an da peopo dat not Jews bout Godʼs light.”

24 Den Governa Festus wen butt in an wen yell, “Paul, you stay pupule! All da stuff you wen learn stay making you pupule!”

25 Paul wen say, “Yoa Honor Festus, I not pupule. Wat I say stay true. You can undastan um. 26 I know dat you, da king, know bout dis stuff, an I can talk strait to you. I know dat you know all bout dis stuff dat wen happen, cuz neva happen in one corner. 27 King Agrippa, you trus wat da guys wen write down dat wen talk fo God? I know you trus um.”

28 Den Agrippa wen tell Paul, “You tink dat in dis litto bit time you goin make me come one Christian?”

29 Paul wen say, “Litto bit time o long time. I pray an aks God dat you an all da peopo dat stay listening to me now goin come jalike me -- but not tie up wit chains lidis.”

30 Da king wen stand up, an da governa, an Queen Bernice, an da oddas sitting wit dem. 31 Dey wen go outa da room, an wen tell each odda, “Dis guy neva do notting wrong dat say he gotta mahke o go jail.” 32 An Agrippa wen tell Festus, “If dis guy neva aks fo stand in front da Big King Cesar, we wen let him go.”

26 Then Agrippa said to Paul, “You have permission to speak for yourself.”(A)

So Paul motioned with his hand(B) and began his defense: “King Agrippa, I consider myself fortunate to stand before you(C) today as I make my defense against all the accusations of the Jews,(D) and especially so because you are well acquainted with all the Jewish customs(E) and controversies.(F) Therefore, I beg you to listen to me patiently.

“The Jewish people all know the way I have lived ever since I was a child,(G) from the beginning of my life in my own country, and also in Jerusalem. They have known me for a long time(H) and can testify, if they are willing, that I conformed to the strictest sect(I) of our religion, living as a Pharisee.(J) And now it is because of my hope(K) in what God has promised our ancestors(L) that I am on trial today. This is the promise our twelve tribes(M) are hoping to see fulfilled as they earnestly serve God day and night.(N) King Agrippa, it is because of this hope that these Jews are accusing me.(O) Why should any of you consider it incredible that God raises the dead?(P)

“I too was convinced(Q) that I ought to do all that was possible to oppose(R) the name of Jesus of Nazareth.(S) 10 And that is just what I did in Jerusalem. On the authority of the chief priests I put many of the Lord’s people(T) in prison,(U) and when they were put to death, I cast my vote against them.(V) 11 Many a time I went from one synagogue to another to have them punished,(W) 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. 13 About 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. 14 We all fell to the ground, and I heard a voice(X) saying to me in Aramaic,[a](Y) ‘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.(Z) 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.(AA) 17 I will rescue you(AB) from your own people and from the Gentiles.(AC) I am sending you to them 18 to open their eyes(AD) and turn them from darkness to light,(AE) and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins(AF) and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’(AG)

19 “So then, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient(AH) to the vision from heaven. 20 First to those in Damascus,(AI) then to those in Jerusalem(AJ) and in all Judea, and then to the Gentiles,(AK) I preached that they should repent(AL) and turn to God and demonstrate their repentance by their deeds.(AM) 21 That is why some Jews seized me(AN) in the temple courts and tried to kill me.(AO) 22 But 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(AP) 23 that the Messiah would suffer(AQ) and, as the first to rise from the dead,(AR) would bring the message of light to his own people and to the Gentiles.”(AS)

24 At this point Festus interrupted Paul’s defense. “You are out of your mind,(AT) Paul!” he shouted. “Your great learning(AU) is driving you insane.”

25 “I am not insane, most excellent(AV) Festus,” Paul replied. “What I am saying is true and reasonable. 26 The king is familiar with these things,(AW) 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. 27 King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know you do.”

28 Then Agrippa said to Paul, “Do you think that in such a short time you can persuade me to be a Christian?”(AX)

29 Paul 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.”(AY)

30 The king rose, and with him the governor and Bernice(AZ) and those sitting with them. 31 After they left the room, they began saying to one another, “This man is not doing anything that deserves death or imprisonment.”(BA)

32 Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been set free(BB) if he had not appealed to Caesar.”(BC)

Footnotes

  1. Acts 26:14 Or Hebrew