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 26:1 And Agripos said to Paulos, It is permitted thee to speak for thyself. Then Paulos stretched forth his hand and made defence, and said,

 26:1 And Agrippa said to Paul: Thou art permitted to speak in thy own behalf. Then Paul extended his hand, and made defence, saying:

 26:2 Of all that I am accused by the Jihudoyee, king Agripos, I consider myself happy, that before you I (have to) make defence.

 26:2 In regard to all the things of which I am accused by the Jews, king Agrippa, I consider myself highly favored, that I may this day make defence before thee:

 26:3 Especially because I know that you are conversant with all questions and laws of the Jihudoyee; therefore, I pray you with patient mind to hear me.

 26:3 especially, as I know thee to be expert in all the controversies and laws of the Jews. I therefore request thee to hear me with indulgence.

 26:4 For the Jihudoyee themselves -if they would testify- know my manners from my youth, which were mine from the beginning among my people at Urishlem;

 26:4 The Jews themselves, if they would testify, know well my course of life from my childhood, which from the beginning was among my nation and in Jerusalem.

 26:5 because they of a long time were assured of me, and they know that in the high doctrine of the Pharishee I lived.

 26:5 For they have long been persuaded of me, and have known, that I lived in the princely doctrine of the Pharisees.

 26:6 And now, concerning the hope of the promise that was made to our fathers by Aloha, stand I, and am judged.

 26:6 And now, for the hope of the promise which was made by God to our fathers, I stand and am judged.

 26:7 And for this hope (to which) our twelve tribes, with diligent prayers by day and night, are expecting to come, for this very hope am I accused by the Jihudoyee, king Agripos!

 26:7 To this hope, our twelve tribes hope to come, with earnest prayers by day and by night: and for this same hope, king Agrippa, I am accused by the Jews.

 26:8 What judge you; ought we not to believe that Aloha will raise the dead?

 26:8 How judge ye? Are we not to believe, that God will raise the dead?

 26:9 For I, at the first, proposed in my mind to do many things against the name of Jeshu Natsroya.

 26:9 For I myself, at first, resolved in my own mind, that I would perpetrate many adverse things against the name of Jesus the Nazarean.

 26:10 This I also did in Urishlem. And many holy ones I cast into the house of the bound, by the authority which I had received from the great priests; and when they were killed by them, I participated with those who condemned them.

 26:10 Which I also did at Jerusalem; and by the authority I received from the chief priests, I cast many of the saints into prison and when they were put to death by them, I took part with those that condemned them.

 26:11 And in every synagogue I was furious against them, while I constrained them to blaspheme the name of Jeshu; and, being filled with great wrath against them, I went forth unto other cities also to persecute them.

 26:11 And in every synagogue I tortured them, while I pressed them to become revilers of the name of Jesus. And in the great wrath, with which I was filled against them, I also went to other cities to persecute them.

 26:12 And while going on this account to Darmsuk, with authority and permission from the great priests,

 26:12 And, as I was going for this purpose to Damascus, with the authority and license of the chief priests,

 26:13 at the dividing of the day, in the way, I saw from heaven, O king, shining upon me and upon all who were with me, a light which (was) more excellent than the sun.

 26:13 at mid-day, on the road, I saw, O king, a light exceeding that of the sun, beaming from heaven upon me, and upon all those with me.

 26:14 And we fell all of us upon the earth; and I heard a voice that said to me in Hebrew, Shaol, Shaol, why persecutest thou me? It is hard to thee to kick against the pricks!

 26:14 And we all fell to the ground; and I heard a voice, which said to me, in Hebrew: Saul, Saul! why persecutest thou me? It will be a hard thing for thee to kick against the goads.

 26:15 And I said, Who art thou, my Lord? And he said, I am Jeshu Natsroya, whom thou persecutest.

 26:15 And I said: My Lord, who art thou? And our Lord said to me: I am Jesus the Nazarean, whom thou persecutest.

 26:16 And he said to me, Stand upon thy feet, because for this I have appeared to thee, to appoint thee a minister and witness of that (for) which thou hast seen me, and (for) which thou shalt see me.

 26:16 And he said to me: Stand upon thy feet; for I have appeared to thee, for this purpose, to constitute thee a minister and a witness of this thy seeing me, and of thy seeing me hereafter.

 26:17 And I will deliver thee from the people of the Jihudoyee, and from the other nations to whom I send thee,

 26:17 And I will deliver thee from the people of the Jews, and from other nations; to whom I send thee,

 26:18 to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto Aloha, and receive the forgiveness of sins, and a lot with the saints through faith, which (is) in me.

 26:18 to open their eyes; that they may turn from darkness to the light, and from the dominion of Satan unto God; and may receive remission of sins, and a portion with the saints, by faith in me.

 26:19 Wherefore, king Agripos, I withstood not with perversity the heavenly vision,

 26:19 Wherefore, king Agrippa, I did not contumaciously withstand the heavenly vision:

 26:20 but preached, at first to them who were in Darmsuk, and to them who were at Urishlem, and in all the districts of Jihud, and also to the Gentiles have I preached, that they should repent, and turn to Aloha, and do works worthy of repentance.

 26:20 but I preached from the first to them in Damascus, and to them in Jerusalem and in all the villages of Judaea; and I preached also to the Gentiles, that they should repent, and should turn to God, and should do the works suitable to repentance.

 26:21 And for these things the Jihudoyee seized me in the temple, and would have killed me;

 26:21 And on account of these things, the Jews seized me in the temple, and sought to kill me.

 26:22 but Aloha hath helped me until this day; and, behold, I stand and testify to the small and to the great, yet nothing beyond Musha and the prophets do I speak, but those things which they said should come to pass;

 26:22 But unto this day God hath helped me; and lo, I stand and bear testimony, to the small and to the great; yet saying nothing aside from Moses and the prophets, but the very things which they declared were to take place:

 26:23 that the Meshiha should suffer, and should be the chief of the resurrection from the house of the dead, and should preach light to the people and to the nations.

 26:23 [namely,] that Messiah would suffer, and would become the first fruits of the resurrection from the dead; and that he would proclaim light to the people and to the Gentiles.

 26:24 ¶ AND as Paulos was thus making defence, Festos cried with a high voice, Thou art mad, Paulos; much learning hath made thee mad!

 26:24 And when Paul had extended his defence thus far, Festus cried, with a loud voice: Paul, thou art deranged: much study hath deranged thee.

 26:25 Paulos said to him, I am not mad, victorious Festos, but words of truth and righteousness I speak.

 26:25 Paul replied to him: I am not deranged, excellent Festus; but speak words of truth and rectitude.

 26:26 And king Agripos also, especially, knoweth concerning these things; and therefore speak I with openness before him; because not one of these things I think have been hidden from him; for they were not done in secrecy.

 26:26 And king Agrippa is also well acquainted with these things; and I therefore speak confidently before him, because I suppose not one of these things hath escaped his knowledge; for they were not done in secret.

 26:27 Believest thou, king Agripos, the prophets? I know that thou believest.

 26:27 King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets? I know that thou believest.

 26:28 King Agripos said to him, (Within) a little thou persuadest me to become a Christian.

 26:28 King Agrippa said to him: Almost, thou persuadest me to become a Christian.

 26:29 And Paulos said, I would from Aloha that in little and in much, not only thou, but also all who hear me to-day, were as I am, except these bonds.

 26:29 And Paul said: I would to God, that not only thou, but likewise all that hear me this day, were almost, and altogether, as I am, aside from these bonds.

 26:30 And the king arose, and the governor, and Bernike, and those who sat with them:

 26:30 And the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and those who sat with them.

 26:31 and when they were removed thence they spake one with another, and said, Nothing that is worthy of death or of bonds hath this man done.

 26:31 And when they had gone out, they conversed with one another, and said: This man hath done nothing worthy of death or of bonds.

 26:32 And Agripos said to Festos, This man could have been dismissed, if he had not called the appeal of Caesar.

 26:32 And Agrippa said to Festus: The man might be set at liberty, if he had not announced an appeal to Caesar.