sentence1: For it seems to me unreasonable, in sending a prisoner, not to also specify the charges against him.”

sentence2: Ma chinuwach riꞌin, na ube taj cantak bi junok cꞌo pa presoyil we na cankꞌalajisaj tubi ri tzꞌakom chirij» xchaꞌ.


sentence1: But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death, and as he himself appealed to the emperor, I determined to send him,

sentence2: Noꞌj riꞌin na jinta cꞌo canrik chirij chaꞌ takal che cacamisaxic. Ecꞌu rire xutzꞌonoj cataꞌ uchiꞌ ruma ri nimalaj takanel Augusto; e uwariꞌche, nubiꞌim chic cantak bi chwach wa nimalaj takanel.


sentence1: Festus said, “King Agrippa, and all men who are here present with us, you see this man about whom all the multitude of the Jews petitioned me, both at Jerusalem and here, crying that he ought not to live any longer.

sentence2: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ, ri Festo jewaꞌ xubiꞌij: «Lal rey Agripa y onoje ri alak achijab cꞌo alak junam wara kucꞌ, riꞌ cꞌu riꞌ wa jun achi cꞌo chiwach alak. Conoje ruqꞌuiyal winak e aj judiꞌab xquitzꞌak uchiꞌ rire chinuwach pa ri tinamit Jerusalem. Yey woꞌora pa wa tinamit Cesarea, rucꞌ sicꞌ caquitzꞌonoj rucamic chwe.


sentence1: So on the next day, when Agrippa and Bernice had come with great pomp, and they had entered into the place of hearing with the commanding officers and the principal men of the city, at the command of Festus, Paul was brought in.

sentence2: Chucaꞌm kꞌij cꞌu riꞌ, ri Agripa y ri Berenice xeboponic. Yey saꞌchi ruchomal ri coquibal xquiꞌano, pachaꞌ e nimak takanelab lic cꞌo quiwach. Xeboc cꞌu pa ri nimalaj upa ja pa caquimol wi quib, junam cucꞌ ri comandantes y rachijab e aj wach re ri tinamit. Ecꞌu ri Festo xtakan che cacꞌam lo ri Pablo chiquiwach.


sentence1: Agrippa said to Festus, “I also would like to hear the man myself.” “Tomorrow,” he said, “you shall hear him.”

sentence2: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ, ri Agripa jewaꞌ xubiꞌij che ri Festo: —Riꞌin lic cacha nucꞌuꞌx canto saꞌ ri cubiꞌij wa jun achi —xcha ri Agripa. Ewi ri Festo xubiꞌij che: —Chweꞌk na, cata la —xcha che.


sentence1: Being perplexed how to inquire concerning these things, I asked whether he was willing to go to Jerusalem and there be judged concerning these matters.

sentence2: »Ecꞌu riꞌin, ruma na canrik taj suꞌanic canyijbaꞌ ri cꞌo wi, xintzꞌonoj na che we caraj queꞌec pa ri tinamit Jerusalem chaꞌ chilaꞌ caꞌaniꞌ ri kꞌatbal tzij puwiꞌ che ri tzꞌakom chirij.


sentence1: but had certain questions against him about their own religion and about one Jesus, who was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.

sentence2: Ma ri mac xquitzꞌak chirij, xa e tak puwi ri cꞌutunic que ri aj judiꞌab puwi ri Dios y puwi jun achi Jesús rubiꞌ, yey waꞌ caminak chi nenareꞌ, tob ri Pablo lic cujiquibaꞌ uwach cꞌaslic.


sentence1: When the accusers stood up, they brought no charges against him of such things as I supposed;

sentence2: »Xecꞌojiꞌ cꞌu chiriꞌ ri e aj tzꞌakal tzij chirij, pero na jinta juna umac xquicojo pachaꞌ ri nuchꞌobom riꞌin caquitzꞌak chirij.


sentence1: When therefore they had come together here, I didn’t delay, but on the next day sat on the judgment seat and commanded the man to be brought.

sentence2: »E uwariꞌche, xew xecꞌun ri quicojom umac ri Pablo, riꞌin na xinmayin ta rucꞌ waꞌ; ma asu chucaꞌm kꞌij, xintzꞌuyiꞌ pa ri kꞌatbal tzij y xintak cꞌu ucꞌamic.


sentence1: I answered them that it is not the custom of the Romans to give up any man to destruction before the accused has met the accusers face to face and has had opportunity to make his defense concerning the matter laid against him.

sentence2: Yey chike taq kꞌu riꞌ waꞌ, riꞌin ximbꞌiꞌij: Chiqaxoꞌl ri oj aj Roma, we kꞌo junoq xkojiꞌ umak, nabꞌe na kayaꞌiꞌ che kutoꞌbꞌej ribꞌ chikiwach ri kekojow umak. Y we xriqitaj kꞌu umak, kꞌa ekꞌuchiriꞌ, kaqꞌat tzij puwiꞌ y kayaꞌiꞌ pa kꞌax.


sentence1: As he stayed there many days, Festus laid Paul’s case before the king, saying, “There is a certain man left a prisoner by Felix;

sentence2: Yey ruma lic uqꞌuiyal kꞌij xquiꞌan chiriꞌ, ri Festo xutzijoj che ri rey Agripa suꞌchac cꞌo ri Pablo pa cárcel, jecꞌuwaꞌ xubiꞌij che: —Wara cꞌo jun achi yaꞌtal can pa cárcel ruma ri takanel Félix.


sentence1: Now when some days had passed, King Agrippa and Bernice arrived at Caesarea and greeted Festus.

sentence2: Icꞌowinak chi cꞌu jujun kꞌij echiriꞌ ri rey Agripa rucꞌ rixok Berenice xebopon pa ri tinamit Cesarea chaꞌ caquiya rutzil uwach ri Festo.


sentence1: Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, “You have appealed to Caesar. To Caesar you shall go.”

sentence2: Ecꞌu ri Festo, echiriꞌ xuqꞌuis cachꞌaꞌt cucꞌ ri e yaꞌl unaꞌoj, jewaꞌ xubiꞌij che ri Pablo: —Xatzꞌonoj cꞌut e ri nimalaj takanel re Roma ri cataw achiꞌ pa kꞌatbal tzij; jecꞌuriꞌlaꞌ chwach ri nimalaj takanel re Roma catintak wubi —xchaꞌ.


sentence1: For if I have done wrong and have committed anything worthy of death, I don’t refuse to die; but if none of those things is true that they accuse me of, no one can give me up to them. I appeal to Caesar!”

sentence2: Ma we ta cꞌo juna numac o we ta cꞌo nuꞌanom re takal chwe quincamisax ruma, riꞌ na canjecꞌ ta wib che quincamisaxic. Noꞌj we na katzij ta wa quitzꞌakom chwij, na jinta junok riꞌ takal che quinuya paquikꞌab raj judiꞌab. Cantzꞌonoj cꞌu riꞌ chaꞌ ri nimalaj takanel re Roma, e rire ri cuta nuchiꞌ —xchaꞌ.


sentence1: But Paul said, “I am standing before Caesar’s judgment seat, where I ought to be tried. I have done no wrong to the Jews, as you also know very well.

sentence2: Ecꞌu ri Pablo xucꞌul uwach: —Riꞌin in cꞌo chi chwach jun kꞌatbal tzij re ri nimalaj takanel re Roma, pa takal wi chwe cakꞌat tzij panuwiꞌ. Yey rilal lic etaꞌam la chi utz, riꞌin na jinta juna mac nuꞌanom chiquij raj judiꞌab.


sentence1: But Festus, desiring to gain favor with the Jews, answered Paul and said, “Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem and be judged by me there concerning these things?”

sentence2: Pero ri Festo, xa ruma caraj cacanaj can utz chiquiwach raj judiꞌab, jewaꞌ xubiꞌij che ri Pablo: —¿Cawaj cateꞌec Jerusalem y chilaꞌ cakꞌat tzij pawiꞌ chinuwach ruma tak waꞌ? —xchaꞌ.


sentence1: while he said in his defense, “Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar, have I sinned at all.”

sentence2: Ecꞌu ri Pablo xutoꞌbej rib chiquiwach conoje, jewaꞌ xubiꞌij: —Riꞌin na jinta cꞌana in macuninak wi, ma na in chꞌaꞌtinak ta chirij ri tzijpixab que raj judiꞌab, chirij ri Rocho Dios o chirij ri nimalaj takanel re Roma —xchaꞌ.


sentence1: When he had come, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing against him many and grievous charges which they could not prove,

sentence2: Echiriꞌ xcꞌam lo ri Pablo, raj judiꞌab ebelinak pa ri tinamit Jerusalem xquimoc rij, xquitzꞌak cꞌu uchiꞌ uꞌanom uqꞌuiyal mac lic na utz ta uwach, tob na xquirik taj suꞌanic caquijiquibaꞌ uwach wa caquibiꞌij chirij.


sentence1: When he had stayed among them more than ten days, he went down to Caesarea, and on the next day he sat on the judgment seat, and commanded Paul to be brought.

sentence2: Laj wajxakib o lajuj kꞌij cꞌu riꞌ xuꞌan chiquixoꞌl raj judiꞌab; tecꞌuchiriꞌ, xtzelej pa ri tinamit Cesarea. Chucaꞌm kꞌij, xtzꞌuyiꞌ cꞌu chupa ri kꞌatbal tzij y xtakan che cacꞌam lo ri Pablo chwach.


sentence1: “Let them therefore”, he said, “that are in power among you go down with me, and if there is anything wrong in the man, let them accuse him.”

sentence2: Utz nenareꞌ we e cꞌo jujun e aj wach che alak quebec wucꞌ, ma we cꞌo juna mac chirij waꞌchi, utz cabiꞌij alak chilaꞌ» xchaꞌ.


sentence1: However Festus answered that Paul should be kept in custody at Caesarea, and that he himself was about to depart shortly.

sentence2: Noꞌj ri Festo xucꞌul uwach: «Ri Pablo cꞌo pa cárcel pa ri tinamit Cesarea, yey pa queb oxib kꞌij in cꞌo ne riꞌin chilaꞌ.


sentence1: asking a favor against him, that he would summon him to Jerusalem, plotting to kill him on the way.

sentence2: Xkitzꞌonoj kꞌu che ri Festo lik chuꞌana ko riꞌ chuqꞌatisaj lo ri Pablo chike pa ri tinamit Jerusalem, pero ri kinoꞌjim chi rike chikiwach e kakikamisaj ri Pablo pa bꞌe.


sentence1: Then the high priest and the principal men of the Jews informed him against Paul, and they begged him,

sentence2: Chiriꞌ cꞌu riꞌ, ri nimak e aj chacunel pa Rocho Dios cucꞌ ri lic cꞌo quiwach chique raj judiꞌab, xquijek caquicoj quib rucꞌ elejem chwach ri Festo ruma ri quitzꞌakom chirij ri Pablo.


sentence1: Festus therefore, having come into the province, after three days went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea.

sentence2: Oxib kꞌij roponic ri Festo chilaꞌ Cesarea, xel bi chaꞌ queꞌec Jerusalem.


sentence1: But when two years were fulfilled, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus, and desiring to gain favor with the Jews, Felix left Paul in bonds.

sentence2: Xicꞌow cꞌu queb junab, yey ri takanel Félix xjal bi y xcanaj ri Porcio Festo pucꞌaxel. Ecꞌu ri Félix, xa ruma caraj cacanaj can utz chiquiwach raj judiꞌab, xuya can ri Pablo pa cárcel.


sentence1: Meanwhile, he also hoped that money would be given to him by Paul, that he might release him. Therefore also he sent for him more often and talked with him.

sentence2: Yey wa takanel Félix xa royeꞌem we ri Pablo cuya puak che chaꞌ rucꞌ riꞌ cutzokopij bi. Ruma cꞌu laꞌ, uqꞌuiyal laj xusiqꞌuij y xchꞌaꞌt rucꞌ.


sentence1: As he reasoned about righteousness, self-control, and the judgment to come, Felix was terrified, and answered, “Go your way for this time, and when it is convenient for me, I will summon you.”

sentence2: Pero echiriꞌ ri Pablo xujek cachꞌaꞌt chiquiwach puwi ri jusucꞌ binic, puwi ri lic cuchajij rib jun chiribil rib chaꞌ na catzak ta pa mac y puwi ri kꞌatbal tzij catajin lo paquiwi raj maquib chikawach apanok, ri takanel xuxiꞌij rib che waꞌ y xubiꞌij: «Woꞌora jat, cꞌate na catinsiqꞌuij tanchic echiriꞌ cajamiꞌ nuwach» xchaꞌ.


sentence1: After some days, Felix came with Drusilla his wife, who was a Jewess, and sent for Paul and heard him concerning the faith in Christ Jesus.

sentence2: Jujun kꞌij cꞌut icꞌowinak, xopon tanchi ri takanel Félix rucꞌ ri rixokil Drusila; waꞌ wiꞌxok e cuqꞌuil raj judiꞌab. Ecꞌu ri takanel Félix xutak usiqꞌuixic ri Pablo y xuta chi uchiꞌ puwi ri cubulibal cꞌuꞌxaj rucꞌ ri Kanimajawal Jesucristo.


sentence1: He ordered the centurion that Paul should be kept in custody and should have some privileges, and not to forbid any of his friends to serve him or to visit him.

sentence2: Xtakan cꞌu che ri capitán que ri soldados chaꞌ cachajix ri Pablo, yey xtakan che chaꞌ cayaꞌ luwar chique ri rachbiꞌil queboꞌlbina rucꞌ y coꞌlquinimaj.


sentence1: But Felix, having more exact knowledge concerning the Way, deferred them, saying, “When Lysias, the commanding officer, comes down, I will decide your case.”

sentence2: Ri takanel Félix lic utom chi puwi wa Cꞌacꞌ Be re ri Jesús. E uwariꞌche echiriꞌ xuta waꞌ, xuchakij ri quimolom wi quib, jewaꞌ xubiꞌij chique: «Echiriꞌ cacꞌun ri comandante Lisias, cꞌa ecꞌuchiriꞌ canqꞌuis retaꞌmaxic wa icꞌamom lo chinuwach» xchaꞌ.


sentence1: unless it is for this one thing that I cried standing among them, ‘Concerning the resurrection of the dead I am being judged before you today!’”

sentence2: Ri numac riꞌin chiquiwach rique, e echiriꞌ xincꞌojiꞌ chiquixoꞌl, xinsiqꞌuin chiquiwach conoje, jewaꞌ ximbiꞌij: “Ralak cakꞌat alak tzij panuwiꞌ wakꞌij xa ruma nucubam pan nucꞌuꞌx che ri cꞌastajibal que ri ecaminak”» xcha ri Pablo.


sentence1: Or else let these men themselves say what injustice they found in me when I stood before the council,

sentence2: »Yey cꞌu wa e cꞌo wara, quibiꞌij rique we cꞌo juna mac xquirik chwij echiriꞌ xineꞌela chwach ri kꞌatbal tzij que raj judiꞌab.


sentence1: They ought to have been here before you and to make accusation if they had anything against me.

sentence2: Ecꞌu wa e aj Asia, we cꞌo juna mac cacaj caquicoj chwij, lic e usucꞌ riꞌ e rique ri coꞌlquibiꞌij waꞌ chiwach la.


sentence1: amid which certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, not with a mob, nor with turmoil.

sentence2: »Echiriꞌ xineꞌkiriqa jujun aj judiꞌabꞌ e petinaq pa taq ri luwar re Asia, riꞌin e riꞌ kankꞌis ri nujosqꞌikil pa ri Rocho Dios. Na xinkiriq ta kꞌu chikixoꞌl rukꞌiyal winaq o kukꞌ ri ketukuk pa chꞌaꞌoj.


sentence1: Now after some years, I came to bring gifts for the needy to my nation, and offerings;

sentence2: »Yey icꞌowinak chi jujun junab riꞌin na in oponinak ta pa ri nutinamit; cꞌa ecꞌu woꞌora xinoponic chaꞌ quiꞌnyaꞌa nukasaꞌn re toꞌbal que ri nibaꞌib y quiꞌnyaꞌa nukasaꞌn chwa raltar re ri Dios.


sentence1: having hope toward God, which these also themselves look for, that there will be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.

sentence2: Y jelaꞌ pachaꞌ rike, riꞌin lik nukubꞌam pan nukꞌuꞌx rukꞌ ri Dios. Ma wetaꞌam ri Dios kebꞌukꞌastajisaj na lo konoje ri ekaminaq; jelaꞌ kuꞌan chike ri e jusukꞌ y ri na e ta jusukꞌ.


sentence1: But this I confess to you, that according to the Way, which they call a sect, so I serve the God of our fathers, believing all things which are according to the law, and which are written in the prophets;

sentence2: »Pero chiwach cꞌu la canya wib chupa waꞌ: Katzij, riꞌin in cꞌo chupa ri Be re ri Cristo, yey rique caquibiꞌij che wa Be, xa e jun cꞌutunic re socosoꞌnic. Pero chupa waꞌ wa Be, riꞌin e canlokꞌnimaj ri Dios que ri katiꞌ-kamam re ojertan; ma nucojom janipa ri cꞌo chupa Rutzij Upixab ri Dios tzꞌibital can ruma ri Moisés y cuma ri kꞌalajisanelab.


sentence1: Nor can they prove to you the things of which they now accuse me.

sentence2: Jecꞌuriꞌlaꞌ, rique na utz taj caquijiquibaꞌ uwach chiwach la woꞌora janipa ri quitzꞌakom chwij.


sentence1: seeing that you can verify that it is not more than twelve days since I went up to worship at Jerusalem.

sentence2: We caꞌaj la catzꞌonobej la puwiꞌ, quetaꞌmaj cꞌu la riꞌ: Riꞌin cꞌa e ne ucablajuj kꞌij riꞌ xinopon pa ri tinamit Jerusalem chaꞌ canlokꞌnimaj ukꞌij ri Dios.


sentence1: When the governor had beckoned to him to speak, Paul answered, “Because I know that you have been a judge of this nation for many years, I cheerfully make my defense,

sentence2: Ecꞌu ri takanel xuꞌan jun cꞌutubal che ri Pablo chaꞌ cachꞌaꞌtic, y rire xujek ubiꞌxiquil: «Lic wetaꞌam uqꞌuiyal chi junab lal aj kꞌatal tzij re wa katinamit; e uwariꞌche, rucꞌ ronoje nucꞌuꞌx cantoꞌbej wib chiwach la.


sentence1: The Jews also joined in the attack, affirming that these things were so.

sentence2: Yey raj judiꞌab e cꞌo chiriꞌ xquijiquibaꞌ uwach che ri takanel: «Lic katzij; e uꞌanom janipa ri biꞌtal chirij» xechaꞌ.


sentence1: By examining him yourself you may ascertain all these things of which we accuse him.”

sentence2: Xebutak cꞌu ri quetzꞌakaw uchiꞌ waꞌchi chaꞌ quepe na wara ucꞌ la. We xta cꞌu la uchiꞌ, cꞌa ecꞌuchiriꞌ quetaꞌmaj la lic katzij janipa ri kabiꞌim riꞌoj chirij» xchaꞌ.


sentence1: He even tried to profane the temple, and we arrested him.

sentence2: Xak xraj te cu kajsaj u ʼij i rachoch i Dios; xui-ri xka chapo, xkaj teʼek caka ʼan ʼatbal tzij puwi pacha cu bij i ka ʼatbal tzij yoj.


sentence1: (This verse omitted in Majority Text)

sentence2: »Pero ri comandante Lisias xumin rib chikaxoꞌl cucꞌ uqꞌuiyal soldados y xumaj pakakꞌab.


sentence2: Xui-ri, i ma Lísias, chi capitan, xu min rib cuʼ u qʼuial soldádo y xu maj pa ka ʼab.


sentence1: For we have found this man to be a plague, an instigator of insurrections among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes.

sentence2: »Wa karikom riꞌoj chirij wa jun achi e pachaꞌ chi jun petel-laj yabil. Rire ebuchꞌiꞌom rucꞌ chꞌaꞌoj conoje raj judiꞌab e cꞌo pa tak ronoje luwar che ruwachulew. Yey e cꞌamayom quiwach ri jumutzaj ticawex cabiꞌx “nazarenos” chique.


sentence1: But that I don’t delay you, I entreat you to bear with us and hear a few words.

sentence2: »Ecꞌu wa jokꞌotaj, chaꞌ na cakabay ta la, ꞌana co la riꞌ chojtana la qꞌuenok rucꞌ ri relej cꞌuꞌx la.


sentence1: When he was called, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, “Seeing that by you we enjoy much peace, and that prosperity is coming to this nation by your foresight,

sentence2: Are xqui cʼam li ma Páblo chiquiwach, i ma Tértulo xu jek u cojic u mac. Xu bij che i ma Félis: —Nim laj winak mam gobernador, cʼamori che, awumal yet lic chom oj ʼolic, yoj chi oj re i jyub-i, n-ta jun cʼax chikij. Rumal i nim laj a noʼoj, ʼutz i ʼatbal tzij cat tijin chu ʼonquil pakawi, y woʼor mas ʼutz caka na che i ka cʼaslemal chuwach i ujer.


sentence1: we accept it in all ways and in all places, most excellent Felix, with all thankfulness.

sentence2: Waꞌ wa utz ꞌanom la chike na xa ta janipa kꞌij uwach y na xa ta pa jun luwar cakil wi, ma pa tak ronoje luwar cakil wi. Ruma cꞌu riꞌ waꞌ, lic cakatioxij cheꞌla.


sentence2: Queje ile queʼel chake xa ipa oj ʼo wi, y lic caka tioxij chawe ronojel ka cʼux, at nim laj winak mam Félis.


sentence1: “I will hear you fully when your accusers also arrive.” He commanded that he be kept in Herod’s palace.

sentence2: jewaꞌ xubiꞌij che: «Cꞌate catinto echiriꞌ quecꞌun lo ri etzꞌakayom achiꞌ» xchaꞌ. Xtakan cꞌu che chaꞌ cachajix pa ri palacio re ri Herodes.


sentence1: When the governor had read it, he asked what province he was from. When he understood that he was from Cilicia, he said,

sentence2: Ri takanel xrajilaj ri carta y xutzꞌonoj pa aj wi ri Pablo. Echiriꞌ xretaꞌmaj aj pa ri luwar re Cilicia,


sentence1: When they came to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they also presented Paul to him.

sentence2: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ xebopon waꞌ chupa ri tinamit Cesarea, xquiya ri carta che ri takanel y xeꞌquiyaꞌa cꞌu ri Pablo chwach.


sentence1: But on the next day they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the barracks.

sentence2: Chucaꞌm kꞌij cꞌut, xetzelej lo pa ri cuartel ri soldados ebenak chakan; yey ri soldados ebenak chwi cawayuꞌ, xquimaj chubi quibe rucꞌ ri Pablo.


sentence1: So the soldiers, carrying out their orders, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris.

sentence2: Ecꞌu ri soldados xquicꞌam bi ri Pablo jelaꞌ pachaꞌ ri takanic xꞌan bi chique, y chakꞌab xquicꞌam bi pa ri luwar Antípatris.


sentence1: When I was told that the Jews lay in wait for the man, I sent him to you immediately, charging his accusers also to bring their accusations against him before you. Farewell.”

sentence2: Y ruma cꞌu xoꞌlbiꞌx chwe saꞌ ri quiyijbam raj judiꞌab chirij chaꞌ caquicamisaj, xinchꞌob cꞌu riꞌ más utz we cantak bi chiwach la. Yey e janipa ri quetzꞌakaw uchiꞌ, xebenutak che caquikꞌalajisaj chiwach rilal janipa ri quitzꞌakom chirij. Chila cꞌu co ib la.


sentence1: I found him to be accused about questions of their law, but not to be charged with anything worthy of death or of imprisonment.

sentence2: Xinta cꞌu riꞌ, ri caquitzꞌak wi uchiꞌ xa e puwi tak ri quicojobal chwi ri tzijpixab quiꞌque. Ecꞌu riꞌin na jinta juna mac xinrik che re cacamisaxic o re cayaꞌ pa cárcel.


sentence1: Desiring to know the cause why they accused him, I brought him down to their council.

sentence2: Pero ruma cꞌu xuaj canwetaꞌmaj saꞌ ri caquitzꞌak wi uchiꞌ, xincꞌam bi rire pa ri kꞌatbal tzij que raj judiꞌab.


sentence1: “This man was seized by the Jews, and was about to be killed by them when I came with the soldiers and rescued him, having learned that he was a Roman.

sentence2: Wa jun achi cantak bi cheꞌla, xchap cuma raj wach e aj judiꞌab y ya ne e riꞌ caquicamisaj. Ecꞌu riꞌin cucꞌ ri nusoldados xiꞌnweselaꞌ paquikꞌab ma xinwetaꞌmaj rire aj Roma.


sentence1: “Claudius Lysias to the most excellent governor Felix: Greetings.

sentence2: Riꞌin in Claudio Lisias, cantak bi wa jun carta cheꞌla, lal nimalaj takanel Félix. Cꞌulu rutzil wach la.


sentence1: He wrote a letter like this:

sentence2: Yey xutzꞌibaj cꞌu bi jun carta chaꞌ caquiya pan che ri takanel Félix, jewaꞌ utzꞌibaxic xuꞌano:


sentence1: He called to himself two of the centurions, and said, “Prepare two hundred soldiers to go as far as Caesarea, with seventy horsemen and two hundred men armed with spears, at the third hour of the night.”

sentence2: Tecꞌuchiriꞌ, wa comandante xebusiqꞌuij queb capitanes y xebutak che quequimol quichiꞌ queb ciento soldados re quebec chakan y setenta re quebec chwi cawayuꞌ; yey queb ciento chic e cꞌakal lanza. Conoje tak waꞌ quebec cꞌa pa ri tinamit Cesarea pa ri belejeb ora chakꞌab.


sentence1: He asked them to provide mounts, that they might set Paul on one, and bring him safely to Felix the governor.

sentence2: Y xtakan che caquiyijbaꞌ ucawayuꞌ ri Pablo chaꞌ carekꞌnabej bi y jecꞌulaꞌ na jinta cꞌo cucꞌulumaj chwiquikꞌab chaꞌ copon na chwach ri takanel Félix.


sentence2: Xak xu tak qui yijbaxic i caway, cʼambal bi re i ma Páblo. Lic xu ya chiquikul u chajixic i ma Páblo, man n-ta xak cu riko, y quiqui jach che i gobernador ma Félis, lic n-ta cʼax che.


sentence1: So the commanding officer let the young man go, charging him, “Tell no one that you have revealed these things to me.”

sentence2: Ecꞌu ri comandante xuqꞌuisbej ruchꞌaꞌtem rucꞌ rala, xew cꞌu xubiꞌij bi che: —Na jinta cꞌo cabiꞌij wi we atzijom chi waꞌ chwe —xchaꞌ.


sentence1: Therefore don’t yield to them, for more than forty men lie in wait for him, who have bound themselves under a curse to neither eat nor drink until they have killed him. Now they are ready, looking for the promise from you.”

sentence2: Pero waꞌ macoj la; ma quicꞌow che cuarenta ri quiqꞌuiyal rachijab caquewaj quib pa be. Y conoje waꞌ xquibiꞌij peta na cꞌax paquiwiꞌ we na xquichꞌij ta uꞌaniquil wa xquijiquibaꞌ uwach. Ma xquiꞌan tzij chiquiwach na quewaꞌ taj y na caquitij ta ne quimikꞌinaꞌ, we na caquicamisaj ta ri Pablo nabe. Yey woꞌora xa cacoyꞌej saꞌ ri cabiꞌij rilal che ri caquitzꞌonoj —xchaꞌ.


sentence1: The commanding officer took him by the hand, and going aside, asked him privately, “What is it that you have to tell me?”

sentence2: Ecꞌu ri comandante xucꞌam bi rala che rukꞌab y xresaj bi rib junam rucꞌ rala chiquixoꞌl ri e cꞌo chiriꞌ. Ecꞌuchiriꞌ, xutzꞌonoj che: —¿Saꞌ ri cawaj catzijoj chwe? —xchaꞌ.


sentence1: So he took him and brought him to the commanding officer and said, “Paul, the prisoner, summoned me and asked me to bring this young man to you. He has something to tell you.”

sentence2: Ri capitán xucꞌam cꞌu bi rala y xuꞌyaꞌa chwa ri comandante, y jewaꞌ xubiꞌij che: —Ri Pablo, ri jun cꞌo pa cárcel, xinusiqꞌuij y lic xelaj che chaꞌ cancꞌam lo wa jun ala chiwach la, ma cꞌo caraj cutzijoj cheꞌla —xchaꞌ.


sentence1: Paul summoned one of the centurions and said, “Bring this young man to the commanding officer, for he has something to tell him.”

sentence2: Ewi ri Pablo xusikꞌij jun chike ri capitanes ke ri soldados y xubꞌiꞌij che: —Kꞌama bꞌi la wa jun ala chwach ri comandante, ma kꞌo karaj kubꞌiꞌij che, yey lik il uwach kuto —xchaꞌ.


sentence1: But Paul’s sister’s son heard they were lying in wait, and he came and entered into the barracks and told Paul.

sentence2: Cꞌo cꞌu jun ralab ri ranab ri Pablo yey rire xuto caquichꞌaꞌtibej puwi ri camisabal re ri Pablo caquiꞌan pa be. Xeꞌec cꞌut, xoc bi pa ri cuartel y xuꞌtzijoj waꞌ che ri Pablo.


sentence1: Now therefore, you with the council inform the commanding officer that he should bring him down to you tomorrow, as though you were going to judge his case more exactly. We are ready to kill him before he comes near.”

sentence2: Ecꞌu woꞌora ralak junam cucꞌ tak ri uchapom wi rib ri kꞌatbal tzij, tzꞌonoj alak che ri comandante cucꞌam lo ri Pablo chiwach alak chweꞌk. ꞌAna cꞌu alak che pachaꞌ e riꞌ cata alak uchiꞌ puwi tak ri tzꞌakom chirij; yey ecꞌu riꞌoj cakoyꞌej pa be re cakacamisaj —xechaꞌ.


sentence1: They came to the chief priests and the elders, and said, “We have bound ourselves under a great curse to taste nothing until we have killed Paul.

sentence2: Conoje waꞌ xebec cucꞌ ri nimak e aj chacunel pa Rocho Dios y cucꞌ ri nimak winak re ri tinamit, y jewaꞌ xquibiꞌij chique: —Riꞌoj xkabiꞌij peta na cꞌax pakawiꞌ we na xkachꞌij ta uꞌaniquil wa tzij xkaꞌan chikawach. Ma chwach ri Dios xkabiꞌij na jinta cꞌo cakatijo we na cakacamisaj ta ri Pablo nabe.


sentence1: There were more than forty people who had made this conspiracy.

sentence2: Yey ri kikꞌiyal ri xkiya kibꞌ chupa waꞌ, xikꞌow che cuarenta.


sentence1: When it was day, some of the Jews banded together and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.

sentence2: Chucaꞌm kꞌij echiriꞌ xsakiric, e cꞌo jujun aj judiꞌab xquiꞌan tzij chiquiwach chaꞌ caquicamisaj ri Pablo. Xquibiꞌij cꞌut chwach ri Dios na quewaꞌ tana y na caquitij ta ne mikꞌinaꞌ we na caquicamisaj ta ri Pablo nabe. Yey xquibiꞌij peta na cꞌax paquiwiꞌ we na xquichꞌij ta uꞌanic ri tzij xquiꞌan chiquiwach.


sentence1: The following night, the Lord stood by him and said, “Cheer up, Paul, for as you have testified about me at Jerusalem, so you must testify also at Rome.”

sentence2: Chucaꞌm akꞌab cꞌut xukꞌalajisaj rib ri Kanimajawal chwach ri Pablo y xubiꞌij che: «Pablo, chanimarisaj acꞌuꞌx; ma jelaꞌ pachaꞌ xinakꞌalajisaj Riꞌin chiquiwach ri e aj Jerusalem, jecꞌulaꞌ lic chirajawaxic caꞌana pa ri tinamit Roma» xchaꞌ.


sentence1: A great clamor arose, and some of the scribes of the Pharisees’ part stood up, and contended, saying, “We find no evil in this man. But if a spirit or angel has spoken to him, let’s not fight against God!”

sentence2: Y xkijeq lik kewoqoqik. E kꞌo kꞌu jujun chike raj kꞌutunel re ri tzijpixabꞌ e kukꞌil ri fariseos. Rike xeyaktajik y xkijeq kechꞌoꞌjinik, jewaꞌ kakibꞌiꞌij: «Na jinta mak kaqariq chirij wa jun achi. Kꞌaxtaj rire e juna taqoꞌn petinaq rukꞌ ri Dios o juna ángel uqꞌalajisam waꞌ che. Yey we e riꞌ, na utz taj kojchꞌoꞌjin riꞌoj chirij ri Dios» kechaꞌ.


sentence1: But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, “Men and brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees. Concerning the hope and resurrection of the dead I am being judged!”

sentence2: Are ʼuri i ma Páblo xril u be chi ʼo jujun chique i qui molom quib je re i partído “Saducéo” qui bi; xak ʼo i je re i partído “Fariséo” qui bi. Rumal ʼuri, chu ʼonquil, co xu bij chique: —Wachalal, yin in aj Fariséo; xak in chuch in kajaw je aj Fariséo. In sicʼtal chuwach i ʼatbal tzij-i xa rumal cul in cʼux che, chi ca cʼun chic sak chiquiwach i camnak. (Queje ile xu bij i ma Páblo chique.)


sentence1: When he had said this, an argument arose between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the crowd was divided.

sentence2: Are xu bij ire ile, i je aj Fariséo, xak i je aj Saducéo, xe oc chu chapic quib chi tzij. Y xeʼelok, n-junam ta chic qui wach.


sentence1: For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, nor angel, nor spirit; but the Pharisees confess all of these.

sentence2: Ma chikiwach ri saduceos, na jinta kꞌastajibꞌal ke ri ekaminaq, na e jinta ne ángeles y na e jinta ne jujun chik uxlabꞌixel; noꞌj chikiwach ri fariseos, e kꞌo konoje waꞌ.


sentence1: Paul said, “I didn’t know, brothers, that he was high priest. For it is written, ‘You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.’”

sentence2: Ri Pablo xubiꞌij: —Alak watz-nuchakꞌ, riꞌin na wetaꞌam taj we rire e cajawal raj chacunel pa Rocho Dios. We ta e laꞌ wetaꞌam china rire, na cambiꞌij ta waꞌ che, ma tzꞌibital can chupa Ruchꞌaꞌtem ri Dios: “Maꞌan ri tzel catchꞌaꞌt chirij ri takanel re ratinamit” —xchaꞌ.


sentence1: Those who stood by said, “Do you malign God’s high priest?”

sentence2: Ri e cꞌo chiriꞌ xquibiꞌij che ri Pablo: —¿Saꞌch? ¿Cayaj cami riꞌ riꞌat ri cajawal raj chacunel pa Rocho Dios? —xechaꞌ.


sentence1: Then Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! Do you sit to judge me according to the law, and command me to be struck contrary to the law?”

sentence2: Ecꞌu ri Pablo xubiꞌij che: —¡Chuꞌana ri Dios ucꞌ la janipa ri caꞌan la chwe, rilal xa queb palaj la! Ma lal cojotalic re cakꞌat la tzij panuwiꞌ e chirij ri cubiꞌij ri Tzij Pixab; noꞌj camacun cꞌu la chirij wa Tzij Pixab ruma xtakan la caꞌan cꞌax chwe tob na e ta cubiꞌij riꞌ ri Tzij Pixab —xchaꞌ.


sentence1: Paul, looking steadfastly at the council, said, “Brothers, I have lived before God in all good conscience until today.”

sentence2: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ, ri Pablo xuchꞌiquibaꞌ ruwach paquiwi tak ri uchapom wi rib ri kꞌatbal tzij y jewaꞌ xubiꞌij: —Achijab alak watz-nuchakꞌ, ri petinak lok yey cꞌa e ne nuꞌanom wakꞌij ora, lic cunaꞌ nucꞌuꞌx jusucꞌ ri nubinic chwach ri Dios —xchaꞌ.


sentence1: The high priest, Ananias, commanded those who stood by him to strike him on the mouth.

sentence2: Ruma cꞌu la xubiꞌij ri Pablo, ri Ananías ri cajawal raj chacunel pa Rocho Dios, xebutak ri e cꞌo rucꞌ chaꞌ caquiraw tꞌoꞌy chwa reꞌ.


sentence2: Are ʼuri i ʼatz laj sacerdóte, chi ma Ananías u bi, xu bij chique i je ʼo chu cʼulel i ma Páblo chi chiqui chʼaya che u chiʼ.


sentence1: But on the next day, desiring to know the truth about why he was accused by the Jews, he freed him from the bonds and commanded the chief priests and all the council to come together, and brought Paul down and set him before them.

sentence2: Ecꞌu ri comandante xraj caretaꞌmaj pa sakil wi saꞌ ri mac caquitzꞌak raj judiꞌab chirij ri Pablo. Ruma cꞌu riꞌ, chucaꞌm kꞌij xutak quicꞌamic ri nimak e aj chacunel pa Rocho Dios cucꞌ conoje ri uchapom wi rib ri kꞌatbal tzij. Xutak resaxic ri carena che ri Pablo; xucꞌam cꞌu ulok y xuya chiquiwach.


sentence1: Immediately those who were about to examine him departed from him, and the commanding officer also was afraid when he realized that he was a Roman, because he had bound him.

sentence2: Na jampatana cꞌu riꞌ, e janipa ri e cꞌo chiriꞌ re caquijichꞌ upa, xebel rucꞌ. Yey ne ri comandante echiriꞌ xuto ri Pablo aj Roma, xpe xiꞌin ib rucꞌ ruma uyaꞌom ri Pablo pa carena.


sentence1: The commanding officer answered, “I bought my citizenship for a great price.” Paul said, “But I was born a Roman.”

sentence2: Ecꞌu ri comandante xucꞌul uwach: —Riꞌin rucꞌ uqꞌuiyal puak xyaꞌ nuwuj re xinuꞌan aj Roma —xchaꞌ. Yey ri Pablo xubiꞌij: —Noꞌj riꞌin, in aj Roma chwi walaxic lok —xchaꞌ.


sentence1: The commanding officer came and asked him, “Tell me, are you a Roman?” He said, “Yes.”

sentence2: Ecꞌu ri comandante xkib rucꞌ ri Pablo y xubiꞌij che: —Chabiꞌij pe chwe: ¿Katzij at aj Roma? —xcha che. Ri Pablo xucꞌul uwach: —Katzij, in aj Roma —xchaꞌ.


sentence1: When the centurion heard it, he went to the commanding officer and told him, “Watch what you are about to do, for this man is a Roman!”

sentence2: Echiriꞌ xuta waꞌ ri capitán, xeꞌec y xubiꞌij che ri comandante: —Chꞌobo la chi utz saꞌ ri caꞌan la, ma waꞌchi aj Roma —xchaꞌ.


sentence1: When they had tied him up with thongs, Paul asked the centurion who stood by, “Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman, and not found guilty?”

sentence2: Echiriꞌ ri soldados caquiximo re caquijichꞌ upa, ri Pablo xutzꞌonoj che ri capitán cꞌo chiriꞌ: —¿Usucꞌ neba cajichꞌ upa junok aj Roma we cꞌamajaꞌ cakꞌat tzij puwiꞌ? —xchaꞌ.


sentence1: the commanding officer commanded him to be brought into the barracks, ordering him to be examined by scourging, that he might know for what crime they shouted against him like that.

sentence2: Ruma cꞌu laꞌ, ri comandante xtakan che coquisax bi ri Pablo pa ri cuartel y cajichꞌ upa chaꞌ jelaꞌ quetaꞌmaxic suꞌchac quesiqꞌuin ri winak chirij.


sentence1: As they cried out, threw off their cloaks, and threw dust into the air,

sentence2: Yey kesikꞌin kꞌu riꞌ ri winaq y kakimachꞌ taq ri kiqꞌuꞌ pulew y kakipukꞌ ulew chikaj.


sentence1: They listened to him until he said that; then they lifted up their voice and said, “Rid the earth of this fellow, for he isn’t fit to live!”

sentence2: Ecꞌu riꞌ ruqꞌuiyal winak, na xquiya ta chi luwar che ri Pablo cachꞌaꞌtic. Ecꞌuchiriꞌ, xquijek quesiqꞌuinic, caquibiꞌij: «Chisacha uwach laꞌ la jun achi ma na takal ta chi che cacꞌasiꞌic» quechaꞌ.


sentence1: “He said to me, ‘Depart, for I will send you out far from here to the Gentiles.’”

sentence2: »Pero ri Kajawal xubiꞌij chwe: “Jat, ma Riꞌin lic naj catintak wubi chiquixoꞌl tak ri tinamit na e ta aj judiꞌab”» xchaꞌ.


sentence1: When the blood of Stephen, your witness, was shed, I also was standing by, consenting to his death, and guarding the cloaks of those who killed him.’

sentence2: Yey riꞌin in cꞌo chiriꞌ echiriꞌ xcamisax ri Esteban, ri jun xkꞌalajisan wach la chiquiwach ri winak. In ne jun chique ri xquibiꞌij utz cacamisaxic; yey in ri xinchajij can ri quikꞌuꞌ ri xecamisan re” xincha che ri Kanimajawal.


sentence1: I said, ‘Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue those who believed in you.

sentence2: »Riꞌin ximbiꞌij cꞌu che: “Wajawal, rique lic quetaꞌam janipa ri na utz taj nuꞌanom lo chique ri quicojom ri biꞌ la echiriꞌ xinꞌec pa tak sinagoga re quebenucꞌam bi pa cárcel y cambalacꞌuj quipa.


sentence1: and saw him saying to me, ‘Hurry and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not receive testimony concerning me from you.’

sentence2: Xinwil cꞌu uwach ri Kanimajawal y jewaꞌ ri xubiꞌij chwe: “Chawilij, chatel bi pa wa tinamit Jerusalem ma ri tzijonic panuwiꞌ Riꞌin na caquicꞌul ta ri winak wara” xchaꞌ.


sentence1: “When I had returned to Jerusalem and while I prayed in the temple, I fell into a trance

sentence2: »Xintzelej cꞌu lo Jerusalem. Ecꞌu riꞌ canꞌan orar pa ri Rocho Dios echiriꞌ xakicꞌateꞌt xkꞌalajisax jun cꞌutubal re ri Dios chinuwach.


sentence1: Now why do you wait? Arise, be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.’

sentence2: Ecꞌu woꞌora, ¿saꞌ chi ri cawoyꞌej? Chatyactajok y chacꞌulu ri bautismo chaꞌ catchꞌajtaj che ramac; yey chaꞌana cꞌu waꞌ chupa rubiꞌ ri Kanimajawal” xcha chwe.


sentence1: For you will be a witness for him to all men of what you have seen and heard.

sentence2: Ma catuꞌana at kꞌalajisay re Rire chiquiwach conoje ri ticawex puwi tak ri awilom y atom che.


sentence1: He said, ‘The God of our fathers has appointed you to know his will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear a voice from his mouth.

sentence2: »Ecꞌu ri Ananías xubiꞌij chwe: “Ri Dios que can ri katiꞌ-kamam, atuchaꞌom chic chaꞌ cawetaꞌmaj saꞌ ri lic caraj Rire, cawil cꞌu uwach ri Jun lic jusucꞌ y cata chuchiꞌ janipa ri cubiꞌij chawe.


sentence1: came to me, and standing by me said to me, ‘Brother Saul, receive your sight!’ In that very hour I looked up at him.

sentence2: Xcꞌun cꞌu ri Ananías che wilic, xkib wucꞌ, y jewaꞌ xubiꞌij chwe: “Hermano Saulo, chacꞌulu tanchi ratzuꞌnibal” xchaꞌ. Chupa cꞌu laꞌ la jokꞌotaj, xintzuꞌn tanchic y xinwil uwach ri Ananías.


sentence1: I said, ‘What shall I do, Lord?’ The Lord said to me, ‘Arise, and go into Damascus. There you will be told about all things which are appointed for you to do.’

sentence2: »Ecꞌu riꞌin ximbiꞌij: “¿Saꞌ cꞌu riꞌ canꞌano, Wajawal?” »Y ri Kajawal xubiꞌij chwe: “Chatyactajok y jat pa ri tinamit Damasco, ma chiriꞌ cabiꞌx wi chawe janipa ri cuaj Riꞌin caꞌan riꞌat” xchaꞌ.


sentence1: “Those who were with me indeed saw the light and were afraid, but they didn’t understand the voice of him who spoke to me.

sentence2: »Yey ri e cꞌo wucꞌ pakatzij wi xquil ruwonibal ri akꞌ xwol caꞌn panuwiꞌ y xquixiꞌij quib che; noꞌj na xquimaj ta usucꞌ ri kulaj cachꞌaꞌt wucꞌ.


sentence1: I answered, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ He said to me, ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you persecute.’

sentence2: »Y riꞌin xincꞌul uwach: “¿China rilal, Wajawal?” Rire xubiꞌij chwe: “Riꞌin in Jesús ri aj Nazaret, ri jun catchꞌoꞌjin chirij” xchaꞌ.


sentence1: “As I made my journey and came close to Damascus, about noon suddenly a great light shone around me from the sky.

sentence2: »Ecꞌu laꞌ quintajin chi be y xa nakaj chic in cꞌo che ri tinamit Damasco, echiriꞌ laj pa tiqꞌuil kꞌij xakicꞌateꞌt xpe chilaꞌ chicaj ruwonibal jun akꞌ. Waꞌ xwol caꞌn panuwiꞌ y xusutij wij.


sentence1: as also the high priest and all the council of the elders testify, from whom also I received letters to the brothers, and traveled to Damascus to bring them also who were there to Jerusalem in bonds to be punished.

sentence2: Ri cajawal raj chacunel pa Rocho Dios y conoje ri nimak winak re ri tinamit lic quetaꞌam katzij wa cambiꞌij, ma rique lic xquilo saꞌ tak ri xinꞌano. Ma chique ne rique xincꞌul wubi uwujil, tzꞌibital bi chique raj wach e aj judiꞌab e cꞌo Damasco chaꞌ utz quebenuchap lo chi presoyil ri quicojom rubiꞌ ri Cristo y quebenucꞌam lo Jerusalem re queyaꞌiꞌ pa cꞌaxcꞌobic.


sentence1: I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women,

sentence2: »Ri petinak lok riꞌin xenuternabej ne rucꞌ camic ri etakeyom wa jun Cꞌacꞌ Be re ri Jesús. Tob achijab o tob ixokib xebenuya pa carena y xebeꞌnuyaꞌa pa cárcel.


sentence1: “I am indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, instructed according to the strict tradition of the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, even as you all are today.

sentence2: «Pakatzij wi riꞌin in cuqꞌuil ri e aj judiꞌab. In alaxinak pa ri tinamit Tarso, jun tinamit re ri luwar re Cilicia; noꞌj chupa wa tinamit Jerusalem in qꞌuiyinak wi. In tijotal cꞌu lo chwi ri Tzij Pixab ruma ri Gamaliel rucꞌ jun tijonic lic e chirij ri tzijpixab que can ri katiꞌ-kamam. Lic nuyaꞌom nucꞌuꞌx che ulokꞌnimaxic ri Dios jelaꞌ pachaꞌ onoje ralak wakꞌij ora.


sentence1: When they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, they were even more quiet. He said,

sentence2: Echiriꞌ ri winak xquito cachꞌaꞌt chiquiwach pa ri chꞌaꞌtem hebreo, más xetzꞌincaꞌnic. Ecꞌu ri Pablo xubiꞌij:


sentence1: “Brothers and fathers, listen to the defense which I now make to you.”

sentence2: «Alak achijab y alak nimak winak, tana cꞌu alak woꞌora wa toꞌbal wib canꞌan chiwach alak» xcha ri Pablo.


sentence1: When he had given him permission, Paul, standing on the stairs, beckoned with his hand to the people. When there was a great silence, he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, saying,

sentence2: Ecꞌu ri comandante xuya luwar che cachꞌaꞌtic. Xtaqꞌuiꞌ cꞌu riꞌ ri Pablo che tak ri lepelak re ri cuartel y xuꞌan jun cꞌutubal rucꞌ rukꞌab chiquiwach ri tinamit chaꞌ quetaniꞌic. Xetzꞌin caꞌn cꞌu riꞌ. Ecꞌu ri Pablo xujek cachꞌaꞌt pa ri chꞌaꞌtem hebreo, jewaꞌ xubiꞌij:


sentence1: But Paul said, “I am a Jew from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no insignificant city. I beg you, allow me to speak to the people.”

sentence2: Xubiꞌij cꞌu ri Pablo: —Na in taj. Pakatzij wi in jun achi laxic in cuqꞌuil ri e aj judiꞌab. In alaxinak pa ri tinamit Tarso, jun tinamit lic cꞌo uwach re Cilicia. Noꞌj cantzꞌonoj cꞌu co cheꞌla, yaꞌa co la chwe quinchꞌaꞌt chiquiwach ri tinamit —xchaꞌ.


sentence1: Aren’t you then the Egyptian who before these days stirred up to sedition and led out into the wilderness the four thousand men of the Assassins?”

sentence2: ¿Na at ta neba ri jun aj Egipto, ri xujek jun chꞌaꞌoj wa majaꞌ naj echiriꞌ xeberesaj bi cajib mil achijab e camisanel pa tak ri luwar catzꞌintzꞌotic? —xcha che.


sentence1: As Paul was about to be brought into the barracks, he asked the commanding officer, “May I speak to you?” He said, “Do you know Greek?

sentence2: Echiriꞌ caquicoj bi ri Pablo pa ri cuartel, rire jewaꞌ xubiꞌij che ri comandante: —¿Caya nawi la chwe quinchꞌaꞌt qꞌuenok ucꞌ la? —xchaꞌ. Ri comandante xutzꞌonoj che: —¿Carik riꞌat catchꞌaꞌt pa ri chꞌaꞌtem griego?


sentence1: for the multitude of the people followed after, crying out, “Away with him!”

sentence2: Ma rukꞌiyal winaq re ri tinamit ketenenik, kiternabꞌem lo ri Pablo y kesikꞌinik: «¡Kamisaxoq! ¡Kamisaxoq!» kechaꞌ.


sentence1: When he came to the stairs, he was carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the crowd;

sentence2: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ xebopon ri soldados rucꞌ ri Pablo che tak ri lepelak re ri cuartel, xajawaxic xquitelej ma ruqꞌuiyal winak cacaj caquichap ri Pablo re caquiꞌan cꞌax che.


sentence1: Some shouted one thing and some another, among the crowd. When he couldn’t find out the truth because of the noise, he commanded him to be brought into the barracks.

sentence2: Chikixoꞌl kꞌu riꞌ rukꞌiyal winaq na jinta chi katatajik, ma jujun kesikꞌin jewaꞌ y jujun chik kesikꞌin jelaꞌ. Na qꞌalaj ta chi kꞌenoq saꞌ ri kakibꞌiꞌij. Ruma kꞌu laꞌ, ri comandante xtaqan che kakꞌam bꞌi ri Pablo chilaꞌ pa ri cuartel.


sentence1: Then the commanding officer came near, arrested him, commanded him to be bound with two chains, and inquired who he was and what he had done.

sentence2: Ecꞌu wa comandante xew xoponic, xuchap ri Pablo y xtakan che cayaꞌiꞌ pa queb carena. Tecꞌuchiriꞌ, xutzꞌonoj china ri Pablo y saꞌ rumac uꞌanom.


sentence1: Immediately he took soldiers and centurions and ran down to them. They, when they saw the chief captain and the soldiers, stopped beating Paul.

sentence2: Ecꞌu ri comandante xebucꞌam bi ri soldados cucꞌ ri quicapitanes. Queban cꞌu riꞌ xebec pa e cꞌo wi ri winak. Echiriꞌ tak ri winak xquil ri comandante cucꞌ ri soldados, xcokꞌotaj ri caquiꞌan cꞌax che ri Pablo.


sentence1: As they were trying to kill him, news came up to the commanding officer of the regiment that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.

sentence2: Ecꞌu riꞌ cacaj caquicamisaj. Xopon cꞌu ubiꞌxiquil che ri comandante que ri soldados e aj Roma: «Conoje ri tinamit quetucuquic.»


sentence1: All the city was moved and the people ran together. They seized Paul and dragged him out of the temple. Immediately the doors were shut.

sentence2: Jecꞌuriꞌlaꞌ conoje ri tinamit xeyic-caꞌnic y xquijek quetucuquic. Ri winak na jampatana xeteniꞌ chiriꞌ y xquichap ri Pablo. E laꞌ quichararem xquesaj bi pa ri Rocho Dios y xquitzꞌapilaꞌ tak ri oquibal.


sentence1: When the seven days were almost completed, the Jews from Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the multitude and laid hands on him,

sentence2: Are ya ca qʼuis i wukub ʼij, i ma Páblo ʼo pa rachoch i Dios. Che i ʼij-le, xak je ʼo juban achiab chila, je cʼun-nak pa Asia. Are xquil u wach i ma Páblo xe oc chi qui chʼujersaxic conojel i winak. Xqui chap i ma Páblo y xe siqʼuin chu bixquil i tzij-i:


sentence1: crying out, “Men of Israel, help! This is the man who teaches all men everywhere against the people, and the law, and this place. Moreover, he also brought Greeks into the temple and has defiled this holy place!”

sentence2: Kesikꞌin kꞌu che ubꞌiꞌxikil: «¡Achijabꞌ alaq aj Israel, chojtoꞌo alaq! E achi waꞌ ikꞌowinaq pa taq ronoje luwar y kakꞌutun chikiwach konoje ri winaq rukꞌ taq chꞌaꞌtibꞌenik chirij ri qatinamit, chirij ri Tzij Pixabꞌ y chirij ri Rocho Dios. Yey na xew ta waꞌ, ma uꞌanom che wa Santowilaj Luwar pachaꞌ na jinta chi uqꞌij echiriꞌ xebꞌukoj lo jujun na e ta aj judiꞌabꞌ pa ri Rocho Dios, yey waꞌ xebꞌok pa ri luwar na taqal ta chike» kechaꞌ.


sentence1: For they had seen Trophimus the Ephesian, with him in the city, and they supposed that Paul had brought him into the temple.

sentence2: Jelaꞌ xkibꞌiꞌij, ma ri petinaq loq kilom ri Pablo pa ri tinamit achbꞌilam ruma ri Trófimo, jun achi aj Éfeso. Ruma kꞌu waꞌ, xkichꞌobꞌ raqan ri Pablo ukojom lo chupa ri Rocho Dios wa jun achi na e ta kukꞌil ri e aj judiꞌabꞌ.


sentence1: Then Paul took the men, and the next day purified himself and went with them into the temple, declaring the fulfillment of the days of purification, until the offering was offered for every one of them.

sentence2: Ecꞌu ri Pablo xebucꞌam bi ri cajib achijab rucꞌ y chucaꞌm kꞌij xujoskꞌij rib chwach ri Dios junam cucꞌ rique. Tecꞌuchiriꞌ, xoc pa ri Rocho Dios re cubiꞌij jampalaꞌ caqꞌuis rukꞌijol ri quijoskꞌiquil y queꞌquiyaꞌa chwa raltar ri quikasaꞌn chiquijujunal rique.


sentence1: But concerning the Gentiles who believe, we have written our decision that they should observe no such thing, except that they should keep themselves from food offered to idols, from blood, from strangled things, and from sexual immorality.”

sentence2: »Chike kꞌu ri na e ta aj judiꞌabꞌ kikojom rubꞌiꞌ ri Cristo, riꞌoj qatzꞌibꞌam chi chike na chirajawaxik taj kakitaqej taq waꞌ; xew makitij ri ikꞌowisam chi chikiwach ri tiox, makitij kikꞌ y makitij awaj xa ejitzꞌam, yey maketzꞌabꞌej ne uwa kiqꞌij kukꞌ jujun chik na kikꞌulel taj» xecha che ri Pablo.


sentence1: Take them and purify yourself with them, and pay their expenses for them, that they may shave their heads. Then all will know that there is no truth in the things that they have been informed about you, but that you yourself also walk keeping the law.

sentence2: Checꞌama bi ucꞌ la, joskꞌij ib la chwach ri Dios junam cucꞌ rique, jelaꞌ pachaꞌ ri cubiꞌij ri takanic tzꞌibital can ruma ri Moisés. Tojo cꞌu can la ri quikasaꞌn chaꞌ utz caquisocaj ri quiwiꞌ. Jecꞌulaꞌ cakꞌalajin chiquiwach conoje: E janipa ri tzijom chique puwi ri cꞌutunic la, na e ta cꞌana uꞌanom; y caquil ne ri lic jusucꞌ cabin la, ma e canimaj la ri Tzij Pixab.


sentence1: Therefore do what we tell you. We have four men who have taken a vow.

sentence2: »Xew cꞌu ꞌana la wa cakabiꞌij cheꞌla: E cꞌo cajib achijab chikaxoꞌl riꞌoj, chirajawaxic chique caquiꞌan ri quibiꞌtisinic chwach ri Dios.


sentence1: What then? The assembly must certainly meet, for they will hear that you have come.

sentence2: »¿Saꞌ cꞌu ri cakaꞌan riꞌoj che waꞌ? Ma laꞌ caquimol ne quib ruqꞌuiyal winak chiꞌij la, we xquito xcꞌun la.


sentence1: They have been informed about you, that you teach all the Jews who are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children and not to walk after the customs.

sentence2: Pero xtzijox cꞌu chique puwi ri cꞌutunic la chiquiwach conoje raj judiꞌab ejekel naj chiquixoꞌl ri na e ta aj judiꞌab. Cabiꞌx cꞌu riꞌ rilal quekꞌatej la che utakexic ri takanic re ri Moisés, ma cabiꞌij la chique na caquicoj ta chi ri retalil re circuncisión chique ri calcꞌoꞌal y na caquiꞌan ta chi ne janipa ri quicꞌutum can ri katiꞌ-kamam.


sentence1: They, when they heard it, glorified God. They said to him, “You see, brother, how many thousands there are among the Jews of those who have believed, and they are all zealous for the law.

sentence2: Echiriꞌ xkita waꞌ ri hermanos, lik xkiyak uqꞌij ri Dios. Pero xkibꞌiꞌij che ri Pablo: «Kil la waꞌ, hermano, janipa lo mil chi aj judiꞌabꞌ kikojom chi rubꞌiꞌ ri Cristo wara Jerusalem; yey konoje kiyaꞌom kibꞌ che utaqexik ri Tzij Pixabꞌ tzꞌibꞌital kan ruma ri Moisés.


sentence1: When he had greeted them, he reported one by one the things which God had worked among the Gentiles through his ministry.

sentence2: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ ri Pablo uqꞌuisom chi uyaꞌic rutzil quiwach wa hermanos, xujek utzijoxic chique janipa ri uꞌanom ri Dios chiquixoꞌl ri na e ta aj judiꞌab ruma ri chac catajin rire che uꞌanic.


sentence1: The day following, Paul went in with us to James; and all the elders were present.

sentence2: Chucaꞌm kꞌij cꞌut, ri Pablo xeꞌec kucꞌ che rilic ri Jacobo yey conoje ri e aj wach re riglesia quimolom quib chiriꞌ.


sentence1: When we had come to Jerusalem, the brothers received us gladly.

sentence2: Echiriꞌ xojopon Jerusalem, ri hermanos xojkikꞌul rukꞌ kiꞌkotemal.


sentence1: Some of the disciples from Caesarea also went with us, bringing one Mnason of Cyprus, an early disciple, with whom we would stay.

sentence2: Y xojcachbilaj bi jujun chique ri quicojom rubiꞌ ri Cristo chiriꞌ Cesarea. Cucꞌ rique cꞌo jun aj Chipre Mnasón rubiꞌ. Rire e cuqꞌuil ri nabe quicojom rubiꞌ ri Cristo. Yey rucꞌ ri Mnasón cojeꞌcanaj can wi chilaꞌ Jerusalem.


sentence1: After these days we took up our baggage and went up to Jerusalem.

sentence2: Icꞌowinak chi waꞌ, xkayijbaꞌ kib y xkamaj bi kabe pa ri tinamit Jerusalem.


sentence1: When he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, “The Lord’s will be done.”

sentence2: Yey ruma cꞌu na xkachꞌij ta ukꞌatexic chaꞌ na queꞌec taj, xkokꞌotaj cojchꞌaꞌt rucꞌ puwi waꞌ, xew cꞌu xkabiꞌij che: —E chuꞌana na riꞌ janipa ri caraj ri Kanimajawal —xojchaꞌ.


sentence1: Then Paul answered, “What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”

sentence2: Pero ri Pablo xucꞌul uwach chike: —¿Suꞌchac cokꞌ alak y cacoj alak unimal bis chinucꞌuꞌx? Ma riꞌin nuyaꞌom ne wanimaꞌ na xew ta ri quinyutic, ma quinꞌec tob ne quincam pa ri tinamit Jerusalem ruma rubiꞌ ri Kanimajawal Jesús —xchaꞌ.


sentence1: When we heard these things, both we and the people of that place begged him not to go up to Jerusalem.

sentence2: Echiriꞌ xkata waꞌ, riꞌoj y ri e aj Cesarea lic xojelaj che ri Pablo chaꞌ na queꞌec ta Jerusalem.


sentence1: Coming to us and taking Paul’s belt, he bound his own feet and hands, and said, “The Holy Spirit says: ‘So the Jews at Jerusalem will bind the man who owns this belt, and will deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.’”

sentence2: Waꞌ waꞌchi xojoꞌlrilaꞌ. Xucꞌam cꞌu riꞌ rupas ri Pablo y chiribil rib xuyut ri rakan y rukꞌab; tecꞌuchiriꞌ, xubiꞌij: —Jewaꞌ cubiꞌij ri Santowilaj Ruxlabixel ri Dios: “Chilaꞌ Jerusalem, jewaꞌ caquiꞌan raj judiꞌab che rachi rajaw wa jun pas, caquiyutu yey caquiya cꞌu paquikꞌab ri na e ta aj judiꞌab” —xchaꞌ.


sentence1: As we stayed there some days, a certain prophet named Agabus came down from Judea.

sentence2: Xojnajtir chiriꞌ jujun kꞌij. Echiriꞌ oj cꞌo chiriꞌ, xcꞌun jun kꞌalajisanel re ri Dios, Ágabo rubiꞌ, petinak Judea.


sentence1: Now this man had four virgin daughters who prophesied.

sentence2: Ecꞌu rire e cꞌo cajib umiꞌal cꞌamajaꞌ quecꞌuliꞌic yey rique caquiꞌan kꞌalajisanic ruma ri Dios.


sentence1: On the next day, we who were Paul’s companions departed and came to Caesarea. We entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, and stayed with him.

sentence2: Chucaꞌm kꞌij cꞌut, xojel bi y xojopon pa ri tinamit Cesarea. Chilaꞌ xojoc chirocho ri Felipe, ri aj tzijol re ri Utzilaj Tzij, jun chique ri wukub diáconos. Y xojcanaj cꞌu can rucꞌ.


sentence1: When we had finished the voyage from Tyre, we arrived at Ptolemais. We greeted the brothers and stayed with them one day.

sentence2: Xkamaj tanchi ubi kabe chwi ri mar; xojel lo pa ri tinamit Tiro y xojopon pa ri tinamit Tolemaida. Tecꞌuchiriꞌ, xkaya rutzil quiwach ri hermanos chiriꞌ y xojcanaj can jun kꞌij cucꞌ.


sentence1: After saying goodbye to each other, we went on board the ship, and they returned home again.

sentence2: Xkalakꞌapuj kib chikawach. Tecꞌuchiriꞌ, riꞌoj xojakꞌan chupa ri barco, yey rique xetzelej chicocho.


sentence1: When those days were over, we departed and went on our journey. They all, with wives and children, brought us on our way until we were out of the city. Kneeling down on the beach, we prayed.

sentence2: Na rucꞌ ta cꞌu riꞌ, echiriꞌ xicꞌow ri wukub kꞌij, xojel bi chiriꞌ. Conoje ri e aj chiriꞌ, junam cucꞌ ri quixokil y ri calcꞌoꞌal, xojcachbilaj lo cꞌa tzaꞌm ja che ri tinamit. Chuchiꞌ ri mar xkaxucubaꞌ kib y xkaꞌan orar.


sentence1: When we had come in sight of Cyprus, leaving it on the left hand, we sailed to Syria and landed at Tyre, for the ship was there to unload her cargo.

sentence2: Ecꞌu laꞌ cojbin pa ri barco, xkil can ri isla Chipre, waꞌ xcanaj can pa mox chike. Xkamaj cꞌu bi pa tak ri luwar re Siria y xojopon pa ri tinamit Tiro, ma ri barco cuꞌyaꞌa can ekaꞌn chiriꞌ.


sentence1: Having found a ship crossing over to Phoenicia, we went aboard and set sail.

sentence2: Chupa cꞌu wa tinamit Pátara xkarik jun barco queꞌec Fenicia. Xojakꞌan cꞌu riꞌ chupa y xkamaj bi kabe chwi ri mar.


sentence1: When we had departed from them and had set sail, we came with a straight course to Cos, and the next day to Rhodes, and from there to Patara.

sentence2: Tecꞌuchiriꞌ xekaya can ri hermanos, xkamaj bi kabe pa barco y xojꞌec jusucꞌ cꞌa pa ri tinamit Cos. Chucaꞌm kꞌij xojopon pa ri tinamit Rodas. Echiriꞌ xojel bi chiriꞌ, xojꞌec pa ri tinamit Pátara.


sentence1: sorrowing most of all because of the word which he had spoken, that they should see his face no more. Then they accompanied him to the ship.

sentence2: Lic xoc unimal bis chiquicꞌuꞌx ruma xubiꞌij ri Pablo na caquil ta chi uwach. Jecꞌulaꞌ xcachbilaj bi y xeꞌquijacha can pa cꞌo wi ri barco.


sentence1: They all wept freely, and fell on Paul’s neck and kissed him,

sentence2: Conoje cꞌu riꞌ xquijek quebokꞌic, xquilakꞌapuj ri Pablo y xquitzꞌub uchiꞌ.


sentence1: When he had spoken these things, he knelt down and prayed with them all.

sentence2: Echiriꞌ xubiꞌij tak cꞌu waꞌ ri Pablo, xuxucubaꞌ rib y xuꞌan orar cucꞌ conoje ri e cꞌo chiriꞌ rucꞌ.


sentence1: In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring you ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

sentence2: Rucꞌ cꞌu ronoje ri ilom alak che ri nubinic, nucꞌutum che alak ri lic chirajawaxic wi cakaꞌano: Cojchacunic chaꞌ utz quekatoꞌ janipa ri cꞌo cajawax chique. E cꞌuna chikacꞌuꞌx ruchꞌaꞌtem ri Kanimajawal Jesús echiriꞌ xubiꞌij: “E más nim ukꞌij ralaxic ri jun casipanic, chwa ri jun xa cucꞌul ri casipax che”» xchaꞌ.


sentence1: I coveted no one’s silver, gold, or clothing.

sentence2: N-in rayim tu wach u mer jun chic, xak ni u ʼuʼ.


sentence1: You yourselves know that these hands served my necessities, and those who were with me.

sentence2: E ne ri nuꞌanom, lic etaꞌam alak; ma e janipa ri ajawaxinak chwe riꞌin y chique ri e cꞌo wucꞌ, waꞌ lic nuchꞌacom rucꞌ wa nukꞌab.


sentence2: Are in ʼanom, in chacun-nak ruʼ in ʼab, chʼacbal re niʼpa i rajwaxic chwe, xak chique niʼpa i que chacun wuʼ. Lic iwetaʼam yix ile.


sentence1: Now, brothers, I entrust you to God and to the word of his grace, which is able to build up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified.

sentence2: »Ecꞌu woꞌora hermanos, cankꞌatisaj can alak pukꞌab ri Dios chaꞌ Rire cuchajij alak y catiquiꞌ cꞌu alak chupa ri Utzilaj Tzij re ri unimal rutzil ucꞌuꞌx. Ma xew waꞌ cꞌo uchukꞌab re cuya ri qꞌuiyibal alak chwach ri Dios y cuya na janipa ri takal che alak, jelaꞌ pachaꞌ ri biꞌtisim chique conoje ri quiyaꞌom quib pukꞌab ri Dios.


sentence1: Therefore watch, remembering that for a period of three years I didn’t cease to admonish everyone night and day with tears.

sentence2: E uwariꞌche, lic cꞌuna sak chiwach ralak. Cꞌuna chicꞌuꞌx alak: E oxib junab waꞌ, chipakꞌij chichakꞌab, na in ta uxlaninak che pixabaxic chijujunal alak rucꞌ uwaꞌal nuwach.


sentence1: For I know that after my departure, vicious wolves will enter in among you, not sparing the flock.

sentence2: Che iwila, man wetaʼam, are quin ʼe yin, que cʼun juban chic chu quichersaxic i jutzobaj; quiqui ʼan na pacha quiqui ʼan utiw chiquixol jutzobaj chij.


sentence1: Men will arise from among your own selves, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after them.

sentence2: Yey chixoꞌlibal ne ralak queyactaj jujun caquijal ri sakil cꞌutunic chaꞌ ri quicojom rubiꞌ ri Cristo caquesaj bi quib chupa ri Kꞌijsak y queterej cꞌu bi chiquij rique.


sentence2: Chixol yix mísmo ʼo ni que walij chu tʼoric i jutzobaj creyent, cʼambal bi qui wach.


sentence1: Take heed, therefore, to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the assembly of the Lord and God which he purchased with his own blood.

sentence2: »E uwariꞌche, chajij ib alak y chechajij alak janipa ri eyaꞌtal pakꞌab alak ruma ri Santowilaj Ruxlabixel ri Dios. Ma alak aj cꞌamal wach re quebil alak ri tinamit re ri Kanimajawal, yey waꞌ wa tinamit e ri xebulokꞌ Rire rucꞌ ruquiqꞌuel.


sentence1: for I didn’t shrink from declaring to you the whole counsel of God.

sentence2: Ma na jinta cꞌo wewam chiwach alak; e janipa ruchꞌobom lo ri Dios cajawax che alak, nukꞌalajisam chi chiwach alak.


sentence1: Therefore I testify to you today that I am clean from the blood of all men,

sentence2: Ecꞌu uwariꞌche wakꞌij cambiꞌij chiwach alak: Lic pawiꞌ alak cꞌo wi we cꞌo junok che alak casachic.


sentence1: “Now, behold, I know that you all, among whom I went about preaching God’s Kingdom, will see my face no more.

sentence2: »Ecꞌu woꞌora che ralak ri xtaꞌ alak chi nuchiꞌ puwi rutakanic ri Dios, lic wetaꞌam na jinta chi junok caril tanchi nuwach.


sentence1: But these things don’t count; nor do I hold my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to fully testify to the Good News of the grace of God.

sentence2: Pero riꞌin na jinta cꞌana cubiꞌij nucꞌuꞌx che, na canꞌan tane che ri nucꞌaslem pachaꞌ lic cꞌo uwach chinuwach riꞌin; xew cuaj canqꞌuis uꞌaniquil rucꞌ quiꞌcotemal ri nutakem pan che ri nuchac, ri xyaꞌ chwe ruma ri Kanimajawal Jesús. Waꞌ e rukꞌalajisaxic ri Utzilaj Tzij re ri unimal rutzil ucꞌuꞌx ri Dios.


sentence1: except that the Holy Spirit testifies in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions wait for me.

sentence2: xew wetaꞌam ri ubiꞌim ri Santowilaj Ruxlabixel ri Dios chwe. Ma pa ronoje tak ri tinamit quinicꞌow wi, cujiquibaꞌ uwach chwe ri catajin lo panuwiꞌ; waꞌ e ri quincꞌam bi pa tak cárcel y quinyaꞌ pa uqꞌuiyal cꞌaxcꞌobic.


sentence1: Now, behold, I go bound by the Spirit to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there;

sentence2: »Ecꞌu woꞌora, ri Ruxlabixel ri Dios xucoj pa wanimaꞌ quinꞌec pa ri tinamit Jerusalem tob cꞌamajaꞌ wetaꞌam saꞌ ri cancꞌulumaj na chilaꞌ;


sentence1: testifying both to Jews and to Greeks repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus.

sentence2: Chikiwach kꞌu raj judiꞌabꞌ y ri na e ta aj judiꞌabꞌ, xinqꞌalajisaj lik chirajawaxik chike kakitzelej kitzij chwach ri Dios y kakubꞌiꞌ kikꞌuꞌx rukꞌ ri Qanimajawal Jesucristo.


sentence1: how I didn’t shrink from declaring to you anything that was profitable, teaching you publicly and from house to house,

sentence2: Na rucꞌ ta cꞌu riꞌ, na jinta cꞌo wewam chiwach alak, ma xinkꞌalajisaj ronoje ri cꞌo cutikoj che ri binic silabic alak, yey xincꞌutun chiwachil y pa tak ocho alak.


sentence1: serving the Lord with all humility, with many tears, and with trials which happened to me by the plots of the Jews;

sentence2: Xinꞌan ruchac ri Dios chixoꞌlibal alak rucꞌ ronoje uchꞌutiꞌnal nucꞌuꞌx y na xa ta jubikꞌ ruwaꞌal nuwach elinak y pa rewi ruqꞌuiyal cꞌaxcꞌobic nutijom ruma ri itzel quinaꞌoj raj judiꞌab chwij.


sentence1: When they had come to him, he said to them, “You yourselves know, from the first day that I set foot in Asia, how I was with you all the time,

sentence2: Echiriꞌ xecꞌunic, ri Pablo xubiꞌij chique: «Ralak lic ilom alak saꞌ ri nubinic chiwach alak chwi lo ri nabe kꞌij echiriꞌ xincꞌun pa tak wa luwar re Asia.


sentence1: From Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called to himself the elders of the assembly.

sentence2: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ oponinak chi ri Pablo pa ri tinamit Mileto, xutak quisiqꞌuixic ri e aj wach re riglesia cꞌo Éfeso.


sentence1: For Paul had determined to sail past Ephesus, that he might not have to spend time in Asia; for he was hastening, if it were possible for him, to be in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost.

sentence2: Jelaꞌ xkaꞌano, ma ri Pablo uchꞌobom chic na quicꞌow ta pa ri tinamit Éfeso chaꞌ na cabayitaj ta chilaꞌ pa tak ri luwar re Asia. Ri rilim wi e ma caraj we cꞌa xakareꞌ cuꞌmaja ri nimakꞌij re Pentecostés chilaꞌ Jerusalem.


sentence1: Sailing from there, we came the following day opposite Chios. The next day we touched at Samos and stayed at Trogyllium, and the day after we came to Miletus.

sentence2: Xojel cꞌu bi chiriꞌ pa barco y chucaꞌm kꞌij xojicꞌow chwach ri isla Quío. Che cꞌu ri jun chic kꞌij xojopon Samos, waꞌ e jun tinamit cꞌo chuchiꞌ ri mar. Tecꞌuchiriꞌ, xojopon pa ri tinamit Trogilio y chiriꞌ xojuxlanic. Chucaꞌm kꞌij cꞌu riꞌ xojopon pa ri tinamit Mileto.


sentence1: When he met us at Assos, we took him aboard and came to Mitylene.

sentence2: Xkarik cꞌu kib rucꞌ rire pa ri tinamit Asón. Yey junam rucꞌ rire xojꞌec pa barco y xkamaj bi kabe pa ri tinamit Mitilene.


sentence1: But we, going ahead to the ship, set sail for Assos, intending to take Paul aboard there; for he had so arranged, intending himself to go by land.

sentence2: Ri Pablo xraj keꞌek chiraqan pa ri tinamit Asón. Yey riꞌoj xojnabꞌej bꞌi pa barco chaꞌ keꞌqakꞌama bꞌi ri Pablo chiriꞌ. Jelaꞌ xqaꞌano ma e oj kanajinaq kan wi rukꞌ rire.


sentence1: They brought the boy in alive, and were greatly comforted.

sentence2: Ecꞌu ri Eutico e laꞌ cꞌaslic xquicꞌam bi chirocho; ruma cꞌu waꞌ lic xbochiꞌitaj quicꞌuꞌx conoje.


sentence1: When he had gone up, had broken bread and eaten, and had talked with them a long while, even until break of day, he departed.

sentence2: Tecꞌuchiriꞌ, ri Pablo xakꞌan tanchic y xujach ri cena re ri Kanimajawal. Ecꞌuchiriꞌ utijom chi ri cena, xujek tanchi cachꞌaꞌtic y xuqꞌuisbej waꞌ cꞌa pa rusakribal. Tecꞌuchiriꞌ, xumaj bi ube.


sentence1: Paul went down and fell upon him, and embracing him said, “Don’t be troubled, for his life is in him.”

sentence2: Ecꞌu ri Pablo xkaj lok, xjupiꞌ puwi rala, xulakꞌapuj y jecꞌuwaꞌ xubiꞌij: «Maxiꞌij ib alak, ma cꞌaslic» xchaꞌ.


sentence1: A certain young man named Eutychus sat in the window, weighed down with deep sleep. As Paul spoke still longer, being weighed down by his sleep, he fell down from the third floor and was taken up dead.

sentence2: Cꞌo cꞌu jun ala Eutico rubiꞌ tzꞌul chupa ri ventana yey oquinak lo jun ukusil waram che ruma ri lic naj cachꞌaꞌt ri Pablo. Benak cꞌu riꞌ ruwaram, xtzak lo che churox leꞌ ja cꞌa pulew y caminak xeꞌyacok.


sentence1: There were many lights in the upper room where we were gathered together.

sentence2: Yey pa ri kamolom wi kib e chupa ruroxleꞌ ja chicaj y uqꞌuiyal akꞌ e tzijitalic.


sentence1: On the first day of the week, when the disciples were gathered together to break bread, Paul talked with them, intending to depart on the next day; and continued his speech until midnight.

sentence2: Ri nabe kꞌij re ri semana xkamol kib cucꞌ ri quicojom rubiꞌ ri Cristo chaꞌ cakatij ri cena re ri Kanimajawal. Ecꞌu ri Pablo cacꞌutun chiquiwach conoje. Yey ruma chirajawaxic quel bi rire chucaꞌm kꞌij, xnajtir che ri cꞌutunic cuꞌano. Xticꞌoj cꞌu riꞌ rakꞌab y cꞌa cachꞌaꞌtic.


sentence1: We sailed away from Philippi after the days of Unleavened Bread, and came to them at Troas in five days, where we stayed seven days.

sentence2: Yey riꞌoj, echiriꞌ icꞌowinak chi ri nimakꞌij echiriꞌ catij ri pam na jinta levadura che, xojel pa barco chiriꞌ Filipos y pa woꞌob kꞌij xojopon cucꞌ pa ri tinamit Troas. Chiriꞌ xojcanaj can wukub kꞌij.


sentence1: These accompanied him as far as Asia: Sopater of Beroea, Aristarchus and Secundus of the Thessalonians, Gaius of Derbe, Timothy, and Tychicus and Trophimus of Asia.

sentence2: E cꞌo hermanos xcachbilaj bi cꞌa pa tak ri luwar re Asia. Waꞌ e: ri Sópater aj Berea, ri Aristarco, ri Segundo aj Tesalónica, ri Gayo aj Derbe, ri Timoteo, yey ri Tíquico y ri Trófimo, ri e aj Asia.


sentence1: But these had gone ahead, and were waiting for us at Troas.

sentence2: Ecꞌu rique xenabej bi y xojcoyꞌej chupa ri tinamit Troas.


sentence1: When he had spent three months there, and a plot was made against him by Jews as he was about to set sail for Syria, he determined to return through Macedonia.

sentence2: Oxib icꞌ xcanaj can ri Pablo chiriꞌ. Uchꞌobom chi cꞌut queꞌec Siria pa barco; pero raj judiꞌab xquiꞌan tzij chiquiwach chaꞌ caquiꞌan cꞌax che echiriꞌ cuꞌcojo bi ri barco. Ecꞌu ri Pablo xretaꞌmaj ri quinaꞌoj na utz taj chirij; ruma cꞌu riꞌ, xujalcꞌatij ruchꞌobom chaꞌ catzelej pa tak ri luwar re Macedonia.


sentence1: When he had gone through those parts and had encouraged them with many words, he came into Greece.

sentence2: Xicꞌow cꞌu pa tak wa luwar chaꞌ rucꞌ uqꞌuiyal pixabanic cunimarisaj quicꞌuꞌx ri quicojom rubiꞌ ri Cristo. Tecꞌuchiriꞌ, xeꞌela pa tak ri luwar re Grecia.


sentence1: After the uproar had ceased, Paul sent for the disciples, took leave of them, and departed to go into Macedonia.

sentence2: Echiriꞌ xtaniꞌ ri ketukuk ri winaq, ri Pablo xebꞌusikꞌij ri kikojom rubꞌiꞌ ri Jesús. Xebꞌupixabꞌaj kꞌut y xebꞌulaqꞌapuj. Echiriꞌ xukꞌisbꞌej kan uchꞌaꞌtem kukꞌ, xel bꞌi y xeꞌela pa taq ri luwar re Macedonia.


sentence1: For indeed we are in danger of being accused concerning today’s riot, there being no cause. Concerning it, we wouldn’t be able to give an account of this commotion.” When he had thus spoken, he dismissed the assembly.

sentence2: Ma ruma ri xꞌaniꞌ wakꞌij, cꞌo ne pa sak catzꞌak kachiꞌ cojchꞌoꞌjin chirij ri kꞌatbal tzij y na jinta cꞌo quel wi we xtzꞌonox chike saꞌ la cojtucuc wi» xchaꞌ. Xew cꞌu xubiꞌij waꞌ xuqꞌuisbej utzaꞌm ri quimolom wi quib.


sentence1: But if you seek anything about other matters, it will be settled in the regular assembly.

sentence2: Yey we cꞌa cꞌo caꞌaj alak catzꞌonoj alak chiquij, ri lic ube e cayaꞌiꞌ waꞌ chiquiwach conoje ri tinamit y cayijbax chi usucꞌliquil.


sentence1: If therefore Demetrius and the craftsmen who are with him have a matter against anyone, the courts are open and there are proconsuls. Let them press charges against one another.

sentence2: »Yey we ri Demetrio cucꞌ ri rachbiꞌil cꞌo quichꞌaꞌoj chirij junok, ri lic ube e quiyaꞌa waꞌ pa kꞌatbal tzij; ma e cꞌo e aj kꞌatal tzij yaꞌtal paquikꞌab caquita que ri winak caquirakꞌuj quib chiquiwach.


sentence1: For you have brought these men here, who are neither robbers of temples nor blasphemers of your goddess.

sentence2: Cambiꞌij waꞌ, ma ecꞌamom lo alak waꞌ waꞌchijab tob rique na e tane macuninak chirij ri templo o chirij ri katiox.


sentence1: Seeing then that these things can’t be denied, you ought to be quiet and to do nothing rash.

sentence2: Yey che tak waꞌ, na utz ta cꞌu riꞌ cꞌo junok cubiꞌij na katzij taj. E uwariꞌche lic chirajawaxic cacubiꞌ alak. Macꞌo maꞌan alak pa chꞌuꞌjilal; nabe na chꞌobo alak rakan chi utz ri caꞌan alak.


sentence1: When the town clerk had quieted the multitude, he said, “You men of Ephesus, what man is there who doesn’t know that the city of the Ephesians is temple keeper of the great goddess Artemis, and of the image which fell down from Zeus?

sentence2: Ecꞌu ri aj tzꞌib re ri tinamit, echiriꞌ xuchꞌij quicubaxic ruqꞌuiyal winak, jewaꞌ xubiꞌij: «Alak achijab aj Éfeso, ¿china ri na etaꞌmayom ta re we ri tinamit que ri aj Éfeso e chajal re ri rocho ri nimalaj tiox Diana yey junam rucꞌ rucꞌaxwach, ri kajinak lo chicaj?


sentence1: But when they perceived that he was a Jew, all with one voice for a time of about two hours cried out, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”

sentence2: Pero echiriꞌ ri winak xquetaꞌmaj rire e cuqꞌuil raj judiꞌab, conoje xa jun ubiꞌxiquil quesiqꞌuinic, laj queb ora xquichꞌijo caquibiꞌij: «¡Nim ukꞌij ri tiox Diana que ri aj Éfeso!» quechaꞌ.


sentence1: They brought Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. Alexander beckoned with his hand, and would have made a defense to the people.

sentence2: E cꞌo cꞌu jujun aj judiꞌab xquiminenej bi chiquiwach conoje, jun achi Alejandro rubiꞌ. Ecꞌuchiriꞌ, jujun chic xeꞌquijecꞌa pan chiquixoꞌl ruqꞌuiyal winak. Ecꞌu rire xuꞌan jun cꞌutubal rucꞌ rukꞌab chaꞌ cayaꞌiꞌ che cutoꞌbej rib.


sentence1: Some therefore cried one thing, and some another, for the assembly was in confusion. Most of them didn’t know why they had come together.

sentence2: Ecꞌu ri winak etenel chiriꞌ lic xsach quinaꞌoj y xquijek quesiqꞌuinic. Junwi tak ri caquibiꞌij y na catataj ta chi nenareꞌ saꞌ tak ri caquibiꞌij. Yey lic e qꞌui chique na quetaꞌam ta nenareꞌ suꞌchac quimolom quib.


sentence1: Certain also of the Asiarchs, being his friends, sent to him and begged him not to venture into the theater.

sentence2: Yey e cꞌo ne jujun chique ri e aj kꞌatal tzij re pa tak ri luwar re Asia, e ramigos ri Pablo; rique xquitak ubiꞌxiquil che y lic xebelaj che chaꞌ na coc tubi pa ri estadio pa etenel wi ri winak.


sentence1: When Paul wanted to enter in to the people, the disciples didn’t allow him.

sentence2: Xraj cꞌu ri Pablo coc pa ri estadio chaꞌ cachꞌaꞌt chiquiwach ruqꞌuiyal winak, noꞌj ri quicojom rubiꞌ ri Cristo xquikꞌatej.


sentence1: The whole city was filled with confusion, and they rushed with one accord into the theater, having seized Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul’s companions in travel.

sentence2: Xpe cꞌu jun nimalaj sachibal naꞌoj chique conoje ri tinamit. Quetenenic xeꞌquiyaꞌa quib pa ri nimalaj estadio pa caquimol wi quib ri tinamit. Y xequichap cꞌu ri Gayo y ri Aristarco; rique e aj pa ri luwar re Macedonia y e rachbiꞌil ri Pablo.


sentence1: Not only is there danger that this our trade come into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be counted as nothing and her majesty destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worships.”

sentence2: Ruma cꞌu waꞌ, cꞌo ne pa sak na calokꞌ ta chi ri kacꞌay, yey laj cuꞌana ne riꞌ chiquiwach ri winak na jinta chi ukꞌij ri rocho ri nimalaj katiox Diana. Jecꞌulaꞌ, cujek na jinta chi uwach ri katiox, ri calokꞌox ukꞌij pa tak ronoje ri luwar re Asia y che ronoje ruwachulew» xchaꞌ.


sentence1: You see and hear that not at Ephesus alone, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul has persuaded and turned away many people, saying that they are no gods that are made with hands.

sentence2: Pero ilom cꞌu alak y tom alak ri uꞌanom lo ri Pablo. Ri cuꞌano e cucoj pa quijolom uqꞌuiyal ticawex na e ta dios ri xa e ꞌanom rucꞌ quikꞌab ri ticawex. Yey na xew ta cucꞌut waꞌ pa ri katinamit Éfeso, ma ya laj cumaj ronoje pa tak ri luwar re Asia.


sentence1: whom he gathered together with the workmen of like occupation, and said, “Sirs, you know that by this business we have our wealth.

sentence2: Ecꞌu waꞌchi xebumol wa raj chac, cucꞌ jujun chic aj chaquib junam ri quichac y xubiꞌij chique: «Alak achijab, ralak etaꞌam alak e ruma wa jun chac lic cꞌo kabeyomalil.


sentence1: For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought no little business to the craftsmen,

sentence2: Waꞌ e ruma jun achi Demetrio rubiꞌ, aj chacunel rucꞌ chꞌichꞌ re plata. Rucꞌ waꞌ wa chꞌichꞌ re plata cuꞌan raltak co ja, ucꞌaxwach ri rocho ri quitiox Diana. Yey chwach waꞌ, na xa ta jubikꞌ ri caquichꞌac janipa ri quechacun rucꞌ.


sentence1: About that time there arose no small disturbance concerning the Way.

sentence2: Chupa tak cꞌu laꞌ la kꞌij, pa ri tinamit Éfeso xquijek quetucuc ri winak chirij ri Cꞌacꞌ Be re ri Dios y na xa ta jubikꞌ ri xquiꞌano.


sentence1: Now after these things had ended, Paul determined in the Spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, “After I have been there, I must also see Rome.”

sentence2: Icꞌowinak chi tak waꞌ, ri Pablo xutic pa ranimaꞌ queꞌec pa ri tinamit Jerusalem echiriꞌ icꞌowinak chi pa tak ri luwar re Macedonia y re Acaya. Jewaꞌ xubiꞌij: «Echiriꞌ inicꞌowinak chi chupa ri tinamit Jerusalem, lic chirajawaxic chwe quinopon pa ri tinamit Roma.»


sentence1: So the word of the Lord was growing and becoming mighty.

sentence2: Jecꞌuriꞌlaꞌ xuquich wubi rib ri Utzilaj Tzij re ri Kanimajawal y xeꞌec ukꞌalajisaxic rucꞌ unimal chukꞌab; yey lic catajin quiqꞌuiyaric ri quecojow re.


sentence1: Many also of those who had believed came, confessing and declaring their deeds.

sentence2: Lic cꞌu e qꞌui riꞌ chique ri quicojom rubiꞌ ri Cristo, xecꞌunic e laꞌ chiwachil caquikꞌalajisaj tak janipa ri na utz taj quiꞌanom.


sentence1: Many of those who practiced magical arts brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all. They counted their price, and found it to be fifty thousand pieces of silver.

sentence2: Lic cꞌu e qꞌui chique ri ebuꞌanom aj itz y aj kꞌij, xquicꞌam tak lo ri quiwuj re majbal itz y xquiporoj chiquiwach conoje. Xajilax cꞌu riꞌ janipa cuꞌana ri rajil waꞌ y xuꞌana cincuenta mil chi sakil puak re plata.


sentence2: Je qʼui chique ique que nanic, xak qui ʼanom pacha tak milágro, péro n-are taj. Ique-le xqui cʼam li qui wuj chi n-ʼus taj pa qui nawsam wi quib che i nanic. Teʼuri xqui poroj chiquiwach conojel i winak. Are xcajlaj niʼpa rajil i wuj-le, xeʼel colo cincuénta mil quetzáles.


sentence1: This became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, who lived at Ephesus. Fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.

sentence2: Y conoje ri ejekel chupa ri tinamit Éfeso xquetaꞌmaj waꞌ. Ecꞌu ri e aj judiꞌab y ri na e ta aj judiꞌab lic xquixiꞌij quib che; jecꞌuriꞌlaꞌ, waꞌ xeꞌelok re yacbal ukꞌij rubiꞌ ri Kanimajawal Jesús.


sentence1: The man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, overpowered them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.

sentence2: Ecꞌu rachi, ri cꞌo pukꞌab ri itzel uxlabixel, xucꞌak rib paquiwiꞌ y rucꞌ unimal uchukꞌab xebuchapo, yey ecꞌu riꞌ rire ri xuchꞌij quichukꞌab y lic xuꞌan cꞌax chique. Jecꞌuriꞌlaꞌ, rique echꞌanalic xebanimaj bi chupa ri ja e cꞌo wi.


sentence1: The evil spirit answered, “Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?”

sentence2: Cꞌo cꞌu jun kꞌij, jun itzel uxlabixel xucꞌul uwach chique ri wukub ucꞌajol ri Esceva: «Wetaꞌam uwach ri Jesús y wetaꞌam china ri Pablo; noꞌj riꞌix, ¿ix chinok?» xchaꞌ.


sentence1: so that even handkerchiefs or aprons were carried away from his body to the sick, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out.

sentence2: Xuꞌana ne riꞌ, cacꞌam bi suꞌt o cꞌul icꞌowisam chirij ri Pablo y cayaꞌ chique ri yewaꞌib, y jelaꞌ quecunutajic yey ri itzel uxlabixel quebel bi chique ticawex.


sentence1: God worked special miracles by the hands of Paul,

sentence2: Yey ruma cꞌu ri Pablo, ri Dios xuꞌan nimak tak milagros na jinta cꞌana ilitajinak wi.


sentence1: This continued for two years, so that all those who lived in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.

sentence2: Pa kebꞌ junabꞌ e riꞌ jelaꞌ xuꞌan ri Pablo, kakꞌutunik. Ruma kꞌu laꞌ, konoje ri e aj judiꞌabꞌ y ri na e ta e aj judiꞌabꞌ e kꞌo pa taq ri luwar re Asia, xkita ri Utzilaj Tzij re ri Qanimajawal Jesús.


sentence1: But when some were hardened and disobedient, speaking evil of the Way before the multitude, he departed from them and separated the disciples, reasoning daily in the school of Tyrannus.

sentence2: Pero e cꞌo jujun chique xquiꞌan lic co che quib y na xcaj ta cꞌu xquicoj rubiꞌ ri Cristo; xquijek cꞌu riꞌ tzel quechꞌaꞌt chirij ri Cꞌacꞌ Be re ri Utzilaj Tzij e laꞌ chiquiwach ruqꞌuiyal winak. Ecꞌu ri Pablo xresaj bi rib chiquixoꞌl y xebucꞌam bi ri quicojom rubiꞌ ri Cristo. Chujujunal kꞌij cꞌut, ri Pablo catzijonic y lic cachꞌaꞌt chwi tak rucꞌutunic chiquiwach, pa ri luwar pa cacꞌutun wi jun achi Tirano rubiꞌ.


sentence1: He entered into the synagogue and spoke boldly for a period of three months, reasoning and persuading about the things concerning God’s Kingdom.

sentence2: Xoc cꞌu ri Pablo pa ri sinagoga, yey oxib icꞌ cꞌu riꞌ xutzijoj ri Utzilaj Tzij y na xuxiꞌij ta cꞌana rib che uꞌanic waꞌ. Cꞌolic caquichapalaꞌ quib cucꞌ raj judiꞌab puwi ri cucꞌutu y lic xutij ukꞌij chaꞌ cucoj pa quijolom ri usucꞌ puwi rutakanic ri Dios.


sentence1: They were about twelve men in all.

sentence2: Chi conoje waꞌ laj e juna cablajuj chi achijab.


sentence1: When Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them and they spoke with other languages and prophesied.

sentence2: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ ri Pablo xuya rukꞌab paquiwiꞌ, ri Santowilaj Ruxlabixel ri Dios xkaj paquiwiꞌ y xquijek cꞌu riꞌ quechꞌaꞌt pa jujun chic chꞌaꞌtem na quimajom taj y caquikꞌalajisaj ri tzij uyaꞌom ri Dios chique.


sentence1: When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

sentence2: Echiriꞌ xkita waꞌ, asu xkikꞌul ri bautismo pa rubꞌiꞌ ri Qanimajawal Jesús.


sentence1: Paul said, “John indeed baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe in the one who would come after him, that is, in Christ Jesus.”

sentence2: Xubiꞌij cꞌu ri Pablo chique: —Ri bautismo xuya ri Juan e cꞌutubal re ri tzelebal tzij chwach ri Dios, yey xtzijon chiquiwach ri tinamit chaꞌ caquicoj rubiꞌ ri Jun catajin lo chirij rire; waꞌ e ri Jesús, ri Cristo —xchaꞌ.


sentence1: He said, “Into what then were you baptized?” They said, “Into John’s baptism.”

sentence2: Ecꞌu ri Pablo xutzꞌonoj chique: —¿Saꞌ cꞌu ri bautismo xcꞌul alak? —xchaꞌ. Rique xquicꞌul uwach: —E ri bautismo re ri Juan —xechaꞌ.


sentence1: He said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” They said to him, “No, we haven’t even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”

sentence2: y xutzꞌonoj cꞌu chique: —¿Xcꞌul alak ri Santowilaj Ruxlabixel ri Dios echiriꞌ xcoj alak rubiꞌ ri Cristo? —xcha chique. Yey rique xquicꞌul uwach: —¿Saꞌ riꞌ waꞌ? Ma riꞌoj na katom tane qꞌuenok we cꞌo Ruxlabixel ri Dios —xechaꞌ.


sentence1: While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul, having passed through the upper country, came to Ephesus and found certain disciples.

sentence2: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ cꞌa cꞌo ri Apolos pa ri tinamit Corinto, ri Pablo xeꞌec pa tak ri tinamit cꞌo lo chwi tak juyub y jelaꞌ xopon pa ri tinamit Éfeso. Chilaꞌ xebuꞌrika jujun chique ri quicojom rubiꞌ ri Cristo


sentence1: for he powerfully refuted the Jews, publicly showing by the Scriptures that Jesus was the Christ.

sentence2: Ma na cuxiꞌij ta cꞌana rib, e laꞌ chiwachil cucꞌutu lic katzij ri cubiꞌij rire y na je ta laꞌ pachaꞌ ri caquibiꞌij raj judiꞌab. E cuchapabej ri tzꞌibital can pa Ruchꞌaꞌtem ri Dios re cukꞌalajisaj: Ri Jesús e ri Cristo, Ruchaꞌoꞌn lo ri Dios.


sentence1: When he had determined to pass over into Achaia, the brothers encouraged him; and wrote to the disciples to receive him. When he had come, he greatly helped those who had believed through grace;

sentence2: Echiriꞌ ri Apolos xraj cakꞌax pan pa tak ri luwar re Acaya, ri hermanos xquinimarisaj bi ucꞌuꞌx y xquitzꞌibaj bi jun carta chique rutinamit ri Dios chilaꞌ chaꞌ caquicꞌul chi utz. Ecꞌuchiriꞌ xopon chilaꞌ, ri Apolos lic xuꞌana toꞌbel chique ri quicojom rubiꞌ ri Cristo ruma ri unimal rutzil ucꞌuꞌx ri Dios.


sentence1: Now a certain Jew named Apollos, an Alexandrian by race, an eloquent man, came to Ephesus. He was mighty in the Scriptures.

sentence2: Xopon cꞌu jun achi pa ri tinamit Éfeso, Apolos rubiꞌ. Waꞌ e cuqꞌuil raj judiꞌab yey alaxinak pa ri tinamit Alejandría. E jun achi lic curiko catzijonic y lic cꞌo retaꞌam puwi ri tzꞌibital can chupa Ruchꞌaꞌtem ri Dios.


sentence1: This man had been instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in spirit, he spoke and taught accurately the things concerning Jesus, although he knew only the baptism of John.

sentence2: Waꞌ waꞌchi tijotal lo chupa rube ri Kanimajawal. Ruma cꞌu lic cacha ucꞌuꞌx che tak ri cuꞌano, uyaꞌom rib che catzijonic y cacꞌutun chwi janipa ri retaꞌam chwi ri Kanimajawal, tob xew retaꞌam ri xucꞌut can ri Juan puwi ri bautismo.


sentence1: He began to speak boldly in the synagogue. But when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside, and explained to him the way of God more accurately.

sentence2: Rucꞌ cꞌu ronoje ruchukꞌab, ri Apolos xujek cacꞌutun pa ri sinagoga. Pero echiriꞌ ri Priscila y ri Aquila xquita rucꞌutunic, xquisiqꞌuij bi cucꞌ utuquel y xquikꞌalajisaj rusucꞌliquil ri be re ri Dios che.


sentence2: Ire, co u wach, xoc chu cʼutic pa qui molbalʼib i aj Israel winak pa Efeso. Are ca tijin chi cʼutunic, ʼo i ati Priscíla i ma Aquíla chila. Are xqui ta wach i xu bij, are xrelej u cʼutunic, xqui siqʼuij cuʼ quituquel, y xqui bij mas usucʼ che.


sentence1: Having spent some time there, he departed and went through the region of Galatia and Phrygia, in order, establishing all the disciples.

sentence2: y xcꞌojiꞌ jujun kꞌij chiriꞌ. Tecꞌuchiriꞌ, xel tanchi ubi y xicꞌow tanchi pa tak ri luwar re Galacia y re Frigia chaꞌ cuꞌnimarisaj can quicꞌuꞌx conoje ri quicojom rubiꞌ ri Cristo.


sentence1: When he had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the assembly, and went down to Antioch.

sentence2: Echiriꞌ xopon pa ri tinamit Cesarea, xumaj bi ube Jerusalem chaꞌ cuꞌyaꞌa rutzil quiwach ri quicojom rubiꞌ ri Cristo chilaꞌ. Tecꞌuchiriꞌ, xkaj pa ri tinamit Antioquía


sentence1: He came to Ephesus, and he left them there; but he himself entered into the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews.

sentence2: Are que tijin chi be, xe upon pa tinimit Efeso; i ma Páblo xe u canaj can i ati Priscíla, i ma Aquíla, y xa ʼe pa qui molbalʼib i aj Israel winak. Are xuponic, xoc chi tzij cuʼ i je ʼo chila.


sentence1: When they asked him to stay with them a longer time, he declined;

sentence2: Ique, are xqui maj usucʼ, xqui bij che i ma Páblo chi ca canaj cuʼ, péro ire n-xu ʼan taj (man xa icʼawic-re cu ʼan chila).


sentence1: but taking his leave of them, he said, “I must by all means keep this coming feast in Jerusalem, but I will return again to you if God wills.” Then he set sail from Ephesus.

sentence2: Xew cꞌu xuya can ri qꞌuisbal uchꞌaꞌtem chique, jewaꞌ xubiꞌij: «Lic chirajawaxic in cꞌo Jerusalem chupa wa nimakꞌij catajin lok; yey quincꞌun tanchi ucꞌ alak we ri Dios cuya luwar chwe quintzelej lok» xchaꞌ. Xoc cꞌu chupa jun barco y xel bi Éfeso.


sentence2: Teʼuri xe u ʼijla canok y xu bij chique: —ʼO u chac quin ʼec, man ya ca cʼun i nimaʼij, y cwaj cwil chila pa Jerusalen. Xui-ri, we craj i Dios, quin cʼun tan chic chi iwilic —xu bij. Teʼuri xa ʼan chic pa bárco y xa ʼec, xel pa Efeso.


sentence1: Paul, having stayed after this many more days, took his leave of the brothers, and sailed from there for Syria, together with Priscilla and Aquila. He shaved his head in Cenchreae, for he had a vow.

sentence2: Ecꞌu ri Pablo lic uqꞌuiyal kꞌij xuꞌan chiriꞌ cucꞌ ri hermanos. Tecꞌuchiriꞌ xuya can ri qꞌuisbal uchꞌaꞌtem chique, xoc pa barco y xeꞌec pa ri luwar re Siria, junam cucꞌ ri Priscila y ri Aquila. Echiriꞌ xebicꞌow chupa ri tinamit Cencrea, ri Pablo xusocaj bi ruwiꞌ ruma uꞌanom jun biꞌtisinic che ri Dios.


sentence1: Then all the Greeks seized Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment seat. Gallio didn’t care about any of these things.

sentence2: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ, conoje ri e aj Grecia xquichap ri Sóstenes, ri aj wach re ri sinagoga. E laꞌ chwach ri kꞌatbal tzij xquijek caquiꞌan cꞌax che; pero ri takanel Galión na xoc ta cꞌana il che waꞌ.


sentence1: So he drove them from the judgment seat.

sentence2: Y rucꞌ waꞌ xeberesaj lo chupa ri kꞌatbal tzij.


sentence1: But when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, “If indeed it were a matter of wrong or of wicked crime, you Jews, it would be reasonable that I should bear with you;

sentence2: I ma Páblo ya cu jek te chʼawic are xchʼaw i gobernador ma Galion. Ire xu bij chique i aj Israel winak: —We tene ʼo jun u mac u ʼanom chuwach i ʼatbal tzij, o xak we tene jun nim laj mac u ʼanom chirij jun winak, quin min wib ʼuri chixol yix ix aj Israel, man chinkul ʼo wi u ʼonquil i ʼatbal tzij.


sentence1: but if they are questions about words and names and your own law, look to it yourselves. For I don’t want to be a judge of these matters.”

sentence2: Noꞌj we xa e petowinak chwi tak chꞌaꞌtem, chwi tak biꞌaj y chwi tak ri tzijpixab e alak, yijbaꞌ cꞌu riꞌ alak chiwach ralak. Ma na cuaj taj quinuꞌan aj kꞌatal tzij riꞌin puwi tak waꞌ —xchaꞌ.


sentence1: saying, “This man persuades men to worship God contrary to the law.”

sentence2: y jewaꞌ xkibꞌiꞌij: —Waꞌ waꞌchi katajin che ukojik pa kijolom ri tikawex chaꞌ kakiloqꞌoj uqꞌij ri Dios rukꞌ junwi chi kꞌutunik, na e ta pachaꞌ ri kubꞌiꞌij taq ri tzijpixabꞌ qe riꞌoj —xechaꞌ.


sentence1: But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews with one accord rose up against Paul and brought him before the judgment seat,

sentence2: Yey xuꞌana chupa tak ri kꞌij echiriꞌ ri Galión catakan puwi tak ri luwar re Acaya, raj judiꞌab xquiꞌan tzij chiquiwach chaꞌ queyactaj chirij ri Pablo. Xquicꞌam cꞌu bi pa kꞌatbal tzij


sentence1: He lived there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.

sentence2: Ecꞌu ri Pablo xcanaj chiriꞌ pa ri tinamit Corinto jun junab rucꞌ wakib icꞌ; ewi cacꞌutun chwi ri Utzilaj Tzij re ri Dios chiquiwach ri ticawex.


sentence1: for I am with you, and no one will attack you to harm you, for I have many people in this city.”

sentence2: Ma Riꞌin in cꞌo awucꞌ y na jinta cꞌo caꞌanaw ri na utz taj chawe; ma lic e qꞌui ri e nutinamit e cꞌo chupa wa tinamit» xchaꞌ.


sentence1: The Lord said to Paul in the night by a vision, “Don’t be afraid, but speak and don’t be silent;

sentence2: Cꞌo cꞌu jun akꞌab ri Kanimajawal xukꞌalajisaj jun cꞌutubal chwach ri Pablo, jewaꞌ xubiꞌij che: «Maxiꞌij awib; e chatzijoj ri Utzilaj Tzij y matanabaꞌ ubiꞌxiquil.


sentence1: Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord with all his house. Many of the Corinthians, when they heard, believed and were baptized.

sentence2: Ecꞌu raj wach re ri sinagoga, jun achi Crispo rubiꞌ, xucoj rubiꞌ ri Kanimajawal cucꞌ conoje ri e cꞌo pa rocho. Y lic e qꞌui chique raj Corinto xquita ri Utzilaj Tzij, xquicoj rubiꞌ ri Cristo y xquicꞌul ri bautismo.


sentence1: He departed there and went into the house of a certain man named Justus, one who worshiped God, whose house was next door to the synagogue.

sentence2: Xel cꞌu bi pa ri sinagoga y xeꞌec chirocho jun achi Justo rubiꞌ. Rire lic cꞌo xiꞌin ib pa ranimaꞌ chwach ri Dios, yey ri rocho xa putzal ri sinagoga cꞌo wi.


sentence1: When they opposed him and blasphemed, he shook out his clothing and said to them, “Your blood be on your own heads! I am clean. From now on, I will go to the Gentiles!”

sentence2: Pero raj judiꞌab xquijek caquikꞌatej ri Pablo y caquibiꞌij itzel tak chꞌaꞌtem chirij. Ecꞌu ri Pablo xujabajaꞌ rukꞌuꞌ chiquiwach, cꞌutubal re na utz ta ri caquiꞌano, y jewaꞌ xubiꞌij chique: «Chiꞌij cꞌu alak quel wi ri cacam alak pa mac; na numac ta chi riꞌin che alak. Chwi cꞌu woꞌora quiꞌntzijoj ri Utzilaj Tzij chique ri na e ta aj judiꞌab» xchaꞌ.


sentence1: When Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was compelled by the Spirit, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ.

sentence2: Echiriꞌ ri Silas y ri Timoteo xepe pa ri luwar re Macedonia y xebopon Corinto, ri Pablo xa jumul xuya rib che utzijoxic ri Utzilaj Tzij, cukꞌalajisaj waꞌ chiquiwach raj judiꞌab: Ri Jesús e ri Cristo, Ruchaꞌoꞌn lo ri Dios.


sentence1: He reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath and persuaded Jews and Greeks.

sentence2: Yey ronoje kꞌij re uxlanibal xtzijon pa ri sinagoga, cachꞌaꞌt cucꞌ ri e aj judiꞌab y ri na e ta aj judiꞌab y cucoj ri lic usucꞌ pa quijolom.


sentence1: and because he practiced the same trade, he lived with them and worked, for by trade they were tent makers.

sentence2: Ri kichak rike e xaqi junam rukꞌ ri kuriq ri Pablo, waꞌ e kakiꞌan carpas. E uwariꞌche xkanaj ri Pablo kukꞌ y junam kechakunik.


sentence1: He found a certain Jew named Aquila, a man of Pontus by race, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to depart from Rome. He came to them,

sentence2: Chilaꞌ xurik jun achi e cuqꞌuil raj judiꞌab, Aquila rubiꞌ. Waꞌ waꞌchi alaxinak pa ri luwar re Ponto. Ri Aquila rucꞌ ri rixokil Priscila cꞌacꞌ e petinak pa ri luwar re Italia, ma ri takanel Claudio xtakan che quebel bi pa ri tinamit Roma conoje raj judiꞌab. Ecꞌu riꞌ ri Pablo xeꞌbina cucꞌ.


sentence1: But certain men joined with him and believed, including Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.

sentence2: Noꞌj jujun cꞌu chique wa ticawex xebuꞌan e cuqꞌuil rucꞌ ri Pablo, ma xquicoj rubiꞌ ri Cristo. Chiquixoꞌl waꞌ cꞌo ri Dionisio (rire e cuqꞌuil rachijab lic cꞌo quinaꞌoj, ri caquimol quib pa ri Areópago), yey cꞌo jun ixok Dámaris rubiꞌ y jujun chic.


sentence1: Thus Paul went out from among them.

sentence2: Tecꞌuchiriꞌ, xel bi ri Pablo chiquixoꞌl ri quimolom quib.


sentence1: Now when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked; but others said, “We want to hear you again concerning this.”

sentence2: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ xquita puwi ri cꞌastajibal que ri ecaminak, jujun chique xquijek caquichꞌamij waꞌ. Noꞌj jujun chic xquibiꞌij: «Cakata tanchi la puwi wa cꞌutunic juna chic kꞌij» xechaꞌ.


sentence1: because he has appointed a day in which he will judge the world in righteousness by the man whom he has ordained; of which he has given assurance to all men, in that he has raised him from the dead.”

sentence2: Ma Rire ukꞌatom chi jun kꞌij echiriꞌ cuꞌan ri jusucꞌ kꞌatbal tzij paquiwi conoje ri ticawex che ruwachulew. Cuꞌana cꞌu waꞌ ruma ri Jun Achi Uchaꞌom lok. Yey echiriꞌ ri Dios xucꞌastajisaj lo ri Jesús chiquixoꞌl ri ecaminak, e xujiquibaꞌ uwach Rire e ri Jun uchaꞌom lok chaꞌ cuꞌan waꞌ» xchaꞌ.


sentence1: The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked. But now he commands that all people everywhere should repent,

sentence2: Ojertan lo riꞌ jelaꞌ ri kinaꞌoj taq ri winaq puwi ri Dios, noꞌj ya kꞌu xikꞌow ruqꞌijol waꞌ. Ma woꞌora ri Dios kebꞌutaq konoje ri tikawex che ronoje luwar chaꞌ kakitzelej kitzij chwach.


sentence1: Being then the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold, or silver, or stone, engraved by art and design of man.

sentence2: »Ruma cꞌu oj ralcꞌoꞌal ri Dios, makachꞌob cꞌu riꞌ we Rire junam uwach cucꞌ ri tiox xa e ꞌanom rucꞌ oro, rucꞌ plata o rucꞌ abaj, xa yijbitalic y noꞌjital cuma rachijab.


sentence1: ‘For in him we live, move, and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘For we are also his offspring.’

sentence2: Ma ruma ri Dios oj cꞌaslic, cojsilabic y oj jekel che ruwachulew; e pachaꞌ ri quibiꞌim can jujun aj tzꞌibanel re ri tinamit alak: “Riꞌoj oj ralcꞌoꞌal ri Dios.”


sentence1: that they should seek the Lord, if perhaps they might reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us.

sentence2: Xuꞌan waꞌ chaꞌ caquitzucuj Rire, yey tob ne pachaꞌ quemalal pa kꞌekuꞌm, caquirik na. Pero pakatzij wi, ri Kakaw na naj ta cꞌo wi chike chikajujunal.


sentence1: He made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the surface of the earth, having determined appointed seasons and the boundaries of their dwellings,

sentence2: »Yey xa cꞌu che jun ticawex, ri Dios xuqꞌuiyarisaj quiwach conoje ri ticawex chaꞌ quejekiꞌ che ronoje ruwachulew. Yey e Rire chꞌoboyom lok pa tak quebeꞌjekela wi chujujunal tinamit y janipa tak ri quikꞌijol che ruwachulew.


sentence1: He isn’t served by men’s hands, as though he needed anything, seeing he himself gives to all life and breath and all things.

sentence2: Na cajawax ta che Rire ri oj ticawex cakatoꞌo; ma e ne Rire ri cayaꞌw lo chike konoje ri kacꞌaslem, ri kuxlab y ronoje ri cajawax chike.


sentence1: The God who made the world and all things in it, he, being Lord of heaven and earth, doesn’t dwell in temples made with hands.

sentence2: Rire e Dios xꞌanaw ruwachulew y ronoje tak ri cꞌo chwach yey e Rajaw ruwa caj y ruwachulew. Na jekel ta cꞌu pa juna ja ꞌanom xa cuma achijab.


sentence1: For as I passed along and observed the objects of your worship, I also found an altar with this inscription: ‘TO AN UNKNOWN GOD.’ What therefore you worship in ignorance, I announce to you.

sentence2: Ma xalokꞌ xinmalacat pa wa tinamit alak, xinwil tak ri luwar pa quelokꞌnimaj tak wi ri tiox alak, yey xineꞌtzak ne chwi jun altar pa tzꞌibital wi waꞌ: «CHE RI DIOS NA ETAꞌMATAL TA UWACH.» Ecꞌu riꞌ wa jun calokꞌnimaj alak ukꞌij tob na etaꞌam ta alak uwach, e waꞌ Rire ri cantzijoj che alak.


sentence1: Paul stood in the middle of the Areopagus and said, “You men of Athens, I perceive that you are very religious in all things.

sentence2: Ewi ri Pablo, xtakꞌiꞌ chikixoꞌl pa ri Areópago y jewaꞌ xubꞌiꞌij: «Alaq achijabꞌ aj Atenas, che ronoje ri kaꞌan alaq, kanwilo e lik bꞌenaq kꞌuꞌx alaq kukꞌ taq ri tiox alaq.


sentence1: Now all the Athenians and the strangers living there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell or to hear some new thing.

sentence2: Jelaꞌ xkibꞌiꞌij ma konoje raj Atenas y ri e aj naj ejeqel chiriꞌ, xew bꞌenaq kikꞌuꞌx che taq ri kakito y kechꞌaꞌt chwi taq kꞌakꞌ naꞌoj katajin utayik.


sentence1: For you bring certain strange things to our ears. We want to know therefore what these things mean.”

sentence2: ma lic junwi ri cꞌutunic catzijoj la chikawach riꞌoj. Cakaj cꞌut cakamaj usucꞌ saꞌ queꞌelawi ri cacꞌut la» xechaꞌ.


sentence1: Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also were conversing with him. Some said, “What does this babbler want to say?” Others said, “He seems to be advocating foreign deities,” because he preached Jesus and the resurrection.

sentence2: Chikixoꞌl rike e kꞌo jujun achijabꞌ kabꞌiꞌx chike “e aj naꞌoj”, waꞌ e kukꞌil raj epicúreos y raj estóicos. Rike xkichapalaꞌ kibꞌ rukꞌ ri Pablo puwi ri kukꞌutu. Jujun kakibꞌiꞌij: «¿Saꞌ ri karaj kubꞌiꞌij wa werewotel re chꞌaꞌtem?» kechaꞌ. Yey jujun chik kakibꞌiꞌij: «Waꞌ waꞌchi pachaꞌ tzijonel ke jujun chik dios e aj naj» kechaꞌ. Xkibꞌiꞌij waꞌ ma ri Pablo kutzijoj ri Utzilaj Tzij re ri Jesús chike y katzijon puwi ri kꞌastajibꞌal.


sentence1: So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and the devout persons, and in the marketplace every day with those who met him.

sentence2: Ewi pa ri sinagoga xujek cachꞌaꞌt cucꞌ ri e aj judiꞌab y ri na e ta aj judiꞌab, ri lic caquilokꞌoj ukꞌij ri Dios. Yey jelaꞌ xuꞌan ronoje kꞌij chwa ri cꞌaybal cucꞌ conoje ri caquimol quib chiriꞌ.


sentence1: Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him as he saw the city full of idols.

sentence2: Xalokꞌ cꞌu ri Pablo eroyeꞌem ri Silas y ri Timoteo pa ri tinamit Atenas, rire lic xuꞌan cꞌax ranimaꞌ che echiriꞌ xrilo quiyaꞌom quib ri tinamit che quilokꞌnimaxic uqꞌuiyal tiox.


sentence1: But those who escorted Paul brought him as far as Athens. Receiving a commandment to Silas and Timothy that they should come to him very quickly, they departed.

sentence2: E cꞌo cꞌu jujun xcachbilaj bi ri Pablo y xquicꞌam bi chupa ri tinamit Atenas. Chilaꞌ ri Pablo xubiꞌij chique ri aj Berea: «Chibiꞌij chique ri Silas y ri Timoteo caquilij lok chaꞌ caquirik quib wucꞌ wara.» Y echiriꞌ xetzelej Berea, xquibiꞌij waꞌ chique ri Silas y ri Timoteo.


sentence1: Then the brothers immediately sent out Paul to go as far as to the sea, and Silas and Timothy still stayed there.

sentence2: Ewi ri hermanos na jampatana xkitaq bꞌi ri Pablo chaꞌ keꞌek chuchiꞌ ri mar y kukoj bꞌi juna barco; yey ri Silas y ri Timoteo xekanaj chiriꞌ Berea.


sentence1: But when the Jews of Thessalonica had knowledge that the word of God was proclaimed by Paul at Beroea also, they came there likewise, agitating the multitudes.

sentence2: Echiriꞌ raj judiꞌab e cꞌo Tesalónica xquetaꞌmaj catajin ri Pablo che utzijoxic ri Utzilaj Tzij re ri Dios pa ri tinamit Berea, xebec chilaꞌ y jelaꞌ xeꞌquiꞌana chique ruqꞌuiyal winak pachaꞌ ri quiꞌanom Tesalónica, xebequichꞌiꞌo chaꞌ caquijek quetucuquic.


sentence1: Many of them therefore believed; also of the prominent Greek women, and not a few men.

sentence2: Lic e qꞌui chique waꞌ xquicoj rubiꞌ ri Cristo. Yey chique ri e aj Grecia, e qꞌui xquicoj rubiꞌ ri Cristo, na xew ta achijab ma chiquixoꞌl e cꞌo ixokib lic cꞌo quiwach.


sentence1: Now these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so.

sentence2: Yey wa aj judiꞌab e cꞌo Berea na tzꞌapil ta ri quinaꞌoj pachaꞌ ri e cꞌo pa ri sinagoga re Tesalónica, ma xquiya quixiquin che ri xtzijox chique y lic xquicꞌulu. Ronoje kꞌij cꞌut lic caquiya quinaꞌoj chwi Ruchꞌaꞌtem ri Dios tzꞌibital canok, ma e cacaj caquimaj usucꞌ we katzij janipa ri tzijom chique.


sentence1: The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Beroea. When they arrived, they went into the Jewish synagogue.

sentence2: Ewi ri hermanos na jampatana chakꞌab xequitak bi ri Pablo y ri Silas pa ri tinamit Berea. Echiriꞌ rique xeboponic, xebec pa ri sinagoga que raj judiꞌab.


sentence1: When they had taken security from Jason and the rest, they let them go.

sentence2: Ecꞌu ri Jasón y tak ri rachbiꞌil xquiya chique ri e aj wach jun tojonic chirajawaxic caꞌanic chaꞌ quetzokopix bi, y jecꞌulaꞌ xetzokopix bi.


sentence1: The multitude and the rulers of the city were troubled when they heard these things.

sentence2: Echiriꞌ ri winak y ri e aj wach re ri tinamit xquita waꞌ, xquijek lic quetucuquic.


sentence1: When they didn’t find them, they dragged Jason and certain brothers before the rulers of the city, crying, “These who have turned the world upside down have come here also,

sentence2: Pero na xekiriq taj. Xekikꞌam kꞌu lo ri Jasón y jujun chike ri kikojom rubꞌiꞌ ri Cristo, y xeꞌkiyaꞌa chikiwach ri e aj wach re ri tinamit. Kesikꞌin kꞌu riꞌ, kakibꞌiꞌij: «¡Waꞌ waꞌchijabꞌ e kisachom kinaꞌoj konoje ri tikawex che ruwachulew rukꞌ ri kikꞌutunik, yey woꞌora e kꞌuninaq wara!


sentence1: But the unpersuaded Jews took along some wicked men from the marketplace and gathering a crowd, set the city in an uproar. Assaulting the house of Jason, they sought to bring them out to the people.

sentence2: Ruma waꞌ xoc retzelal cꞌuꞌx pa canimaꞌ raj judiꞌab na quicojom ta rubiꞌ ri Cristo. Xequirik cꞌu jujun achijab itzel quicꞌuꞌx xa ekꞌeꞌcotel pa tak be, y cucꞌ waꞌ xequimol uqꞌuiyal winak y xequichꞌuꞌjerisaj cꞌu ri tinamit. Xeꞌquimina cꞌu quib pa rocho ri Jasón, quequitzucuj ri Pablo y ri Silas chaꞌ quequesaj lok y quequiya paquikꞌab ri tinamit.


sentence1: Some of them were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas: of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and not a few of the chief women.

sentence2: E cꞌo cꞌu jujun chique wa aj judiꞌab xquicoj rubiꞌ ri Cristo y xebuꞌan e cuqꞌuil ri Pablo y ri Silas. Jecꞌulaꞌ, lic e qꞌui chique ri e aj Grecia ri caquilokꞌoj ukꞌij ri Dios, xquicoj rubiꞌ ri Cristo; yey e qꞌui chique waꞌ e ixokib lic cꞌo quiwach.


sentence1: Paul, as was his custom, went in to them; and for three Sabbath days reasoned with them from the Scriptures,

sentence2: Ecꞌu ri Pablo jelaꞌ pachaꞌ xex cuꞌan wi, xeꞌec pa ri sinagoga; oxib semana cꞌut e riꞌ xopon chilaꞌ chupa tak ri kꞌij re uxlanibal y xchꞌaꞌt cucꞌ puwi ri Cristo, Ruchaꞌoꞌn lo ri Dios. Lic cꞌut xukꞌalajisaj ri tzꞌibital can chupa Ruchꞌaꞌtem ri Dios


sentence1: explaining and demonstrating that the Christ had to suffer and rise again from the dead, and saying, “This Jesus, whom I proclaim to you, is the Christ.”

sentence2: pa cubiꞌij wi lic chirajawaxic wi ri Cristo xutij cꞌax, xcamisaxic y xcꞌastaj lo chiquixoꞌl ri ecaminak. Y xubiꞌij cꞌu chique: «Ri Jesús, wa cantzijoj che alak, waꞌ e ri Cristo, Ruchaꞌoꞌn lo ri Dios» xchaꞌ.


sentence2: Xu ʼalijinsaj chique wach i cʼut-tal can chupam u wuj i Dios, chi i Tolque coyʼem, ʼo u chac cu tij ni uyej y ca cam na, teʼuri ca walij tan chic. Pa qʼuisbal-re xu bij chique: —I Toliwe-le chi bital na, are i achi Jesus chi quin tijin chu bixquil chiwe —xu bij.


sentence1: Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue.

sentence2: Ri Pablo, ri Silas y ri Timoteo xebicꞌow pa tak ri tinamit Anfípolis y Apolonia, y xebopon cꞌu pa ri tinamit Tesalónica. Chiriꞌ cꞌu riꞌ cꞌo jun sinagoga que raj judiꞌab.


sentence1: They went out of the prison and entered into Lydia’s house. When they had seen the brothers, they encouraged them, then departed.

sentence2: Ewi ri Pablo y ri Silas xebel bi chupa ri cárcel y xquimaj bi chirocho ri Lidia. Xebeꞌquila cꞌu can ri quicojom rubiꞌ ri Cristo, xequipixabaj y xquinimarisaj can quicꞌuꞌx. Y xebel cꞌu bi chiriꞌ.


sentence1: and they came and begged them. When they had brought them out, they asked them to depart from the city.

sentence2: Xebopon cꞌu cucꞌ y lic xquitzꞌonoj chique quicuyu quimac. Tecꞌuchiriꞌ, xequesaj lo chupa ri cárcel y lic xebelaj chique chaꞌ quebel bi chupa ri tinamit.


sentence1: The sergeants reported these words to the magistrates, and they were afraid when they heard that they were Romans,

sentence2: Ecꞌu ri ausiliarib xeꞌquikꞌatisaj waꞌ chiquiwach ri e aj kꞌatal tzij, y rique lic xquixiꞌij quib echiriꞌ xquito e aj Roma ri Pablo y ri Silas.