eng: For this cause it is of faith, that it may be according to grace, to the end that the promise may be sure to all the offspring, not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all.

acr: Ruma tak waꞌ, ri ticawex caquicꞌul rubiꞌtisim ri Dios xew ruma ri cubulibal quicꞌuꞌx rucꞌ Rire. Kꞌalaj cꞌu riꞌ, wa sipanic xa e ruma ri unimal rutzil ucꞌuꞌx Rire, chaꞌ jelaꞌ cꞌo paquikꞌab conoje ri ralcꞌoꞌal ri Abraham caquicꞌul na ri biꞌtisim chique ruma ri Dios. Yey e ralcꞌoꞌal ri Abraham na xew ta ri cꞌo ri Tzij Pixab re ri Moisés paquikꞌab, ma e ralcꞌoꞌal conoje ri cubul quicꞌuꞌx rucꞌ ri Dios jelaꞌ pachaꞌ ri xuꞌan ri Abraham. Ecꞌu rire e kakaw konoje riꞌoj


eng: For if those who are of the law are heirs, faith is made void, and the promise is made of no effect.

acr: We ta e laꞌ cꞌo paquikꞌab tak ri winak caquicꞌul rubiꞌtisim ri Dios ruma caquiꞌan ronoje ri takanic re ri Tzij Pixab, na jinta cꞌu cutikoj riꞌ ri cubulibal quicꞌuꞌx rucꞌ ri Dios, yey na jinta ne uchac riꞌ rubiꞌtisim ri Dios, ma na jinta junok curik uꞌanic ronoje ri takanic.


eng: For the law produces wrath; for where there is no law, neither is there disobedience.

acr: Ma ri Tzij Pixab e cucꞌam lo ri kꞌatbal tzij paquiwi ri e aj palajiy tzij. Pero we ta e laꞌ na jinta takanic, na jinta aj palajiy tzij riꞌ.


eng: For the promise to Abraham and to his offspring that he would be heir of the world wasn’t through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.

acr: Ri Dios xubiꞌtisij che ri Abraham y chique conoje ri e ralcꞌoꞌal canok, cuꞌan na que rique ronoje ruwachulew. Pero wa biꞌtisinic na xꞌan ta che ri Abraham ruma xutakej ri takanic re ri Tzij Pixab, ma e ruma lic xcubiꞌ ucꞌuꞌx rucꞌ ri Dios. Ruma cꞌu riꞌ, ri Dios xuꞌan jusucꞌ che.


eng: He is the father of circumcision to those who not only are of the circumcision, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which he had in uncircumcision.

acr: Ri kikojom ri retalil re circuncisión e ralkꞌoꞌal kan ri Abraham; pero xew taqal chike kakibꞌiꞌij kiqaw che rire we kakikꞌut ri kubꞌulibꞌal kikꞌuꞌx rukꞌ ri Dios che ri kibꞌinik kisilabꞌik, pachaꞌ ri xuꞌan ri qamam Abraham echiriꞌ kꞌamajaꞌ ne kukoj ri retalil re circuncisión.


eng: He received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while he was in uncircumcision, that he might be the father of all those who believe, though they might be in uncircumcision, that righteousness might also be accounted to them.

acr: Wa retalil re circuncisión ucojom e cꞌutubal re ri cubulibal ucꞌuꞌx, ri xucꞌutu echiriꞌ cꞌamajaꞌ cucoj waꞌ. Ruma cꞌu laꞌ, xeꞌelok e rire ri quikaw conoje ri cacubiꞌ quicꞌuꞌx rucꞌ ri Dios, tob na xcoj tane waꞌ wa retalil re circuncisión chique. Jecꞌulaꞌ, ruma ri cubulibal quicꞌuꞌx caꞌan jusucꞌ chique chwach ri Dios.


eng: How then was it counted? When he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.

acr: ¿Jampa nawi xꞌan jusucꞌ che ri Abraham? ¿Cꞌa e nawi echiriꞌ ucojom chi ri retalil re circuncisión? ¡Na e taj! Ma cꞌamajaꞌ ne cucoj waꞌ echiriꞌ ri Dios xuꞌan jusucꞌ che; tecꞌuchiriꞌ xcoj ri retalil re circuncisión che.


eng: Is this blessing then pronounced only on the circumcised, or on the uncircumcised also? For we say that faith was accounted to Abraham for righteousness.

acr: Echiriꞌ cubiꞌij «nim quikꞌij calaxic», ¿xew nawi cachꞌaꞌt paquiwi ri quicojom ri retalil re circuncisión? ¡Na xew taj! Ma cachꞌaꞌt paquiwi ri quicojom ri retalil re circuncisión y paquiwi ri na quicojom taj. Yey kabiꞌim puwi ri Abraham: Xꞌaniꞌ jusucꞌ che rire ruma ri cubulibal ucꞌuꞌx rucꞌ ri Dios.


eng: Blessed is the man whom the Lord will by no means charge with sin.”

acr: ¡Nim cꞌu quikꞌij calaxic ri ticawex na jinta chi ri kꞌatbal tzij re ri Dios paquiwiꞌ! xchaꞌ.


eng: “Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, whose sins are covered.

acr: ma jewaꞌ xubiꞌij: ¡Nim quikꞌij calaxic ri ticawex cuytajinak chi quimac y sachom chi uwach ri na utz taj quiꞌanom!


eng: Even as David also pronounces blessing on the man to whom God counts righteousness apart from works:

acr: Yey ri David ubiꞌim canok nim quikꞌij calaxic ri ticawex we ri Dios cuꞌan jusucꞌ chique y waꞌ na e ta ruma juna chac quiꞌanom,


eng: But to him who doesn’t work, but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness.

acr: Noꞌj na je ta cꞌu laꞌ echiriꞌ ri Dios cuꞌan jusucꞌ che junok. Ma waꞌ e jun sipanic re ri Dios, na e ta tojbal re juna chac ꞌanatalic. Ma juna ticawex na cuꞌan ta jusucꞌ che rib ruma lic cachacunic; e caꞌan jusucꞌ che xew ruma ri cubulibal ucꞌuꞌx rucꞌ ri Dios, ri caꞌanaw jusucꞌ chique raj maquib.


eng: Now to him who works, the reward is not counted as grace, but as something owed.

acr: Echiriꞌ juna aj chac cachacunic, cayaꞌiꞌ ri takal che; yey waꞌ na e ta jun sipanic, ma uchꞌacom chic.


eng: For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.”

acr: Ma ¿saꞌ ri cubiꞌij Ruchꞌaꞌtem ri Dios? Jewaꞌ cubiꞌij: Ri Abraham xucojo ri Dios e cuꞌana janipa ri xubiꞌtisij che y ruma cꞌu riꞌ xꞌaniꞌ jusucꞌ che cachaꞌ.


eng: For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not toward God.

acr: We ta ri Abraham xꞌan jusucꞌ che chwach ri Dios ruma tak ri chac xuꞌan xa pa riꞌre, takal cꞌu riꞌ che cutacꞌabaꞌ ukꞌij; tob waꞌ na jinta queꞌelawi chwach ri Dios.


eng: What then will we say that Abraham, our forefather, has found according to the flesh?

acr: ¿Saꞌ cꞌu riꞌ cakabiꞌij puwi ri Abraham, ri nabe kamam ojertan ri oj aj Israel? ¿Suꞌanic xꞌaniꞌ jusucꞌ che rire chwach ri Dios?


eng: Do we then nullify the law through faith? May it never be! No, we establish the law.

acr: ¿Ruma nawi ri xcubiꞌ kacꞌuꞌx rucꞌ ri Cristo, utz cakacꞌak bi ukꞌij ri Tzij Pixab tzꞌibital can ruma ri Moisés y cakabiꞌij waꞌ na jinta chi uchac? ¡Na e ta riꞌ! Ma rucꞌ ne ri cubulibal kacꞌuꞌx, cakamaj usucꞌ lic cꞌo uwach ri Tzij Pixab.


eng: since indeed there is one God who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith.

acr: Ma xa jun Dios cꞌolic. Yey Rire cuꞌan jusucꞌ chique ri ticawex ruma ri cubulibal quicꞌuꞌx. Waꞌ e cuꞌan cucꞌ ri quicojom ri retalil re circuncisión y cucꞌ ri na quicojom taj.


eng: Or is God the God of Jews only? Isn’t he the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also,

acr: ¿Ri Dios xew neba Dios que ri e aj judiꞌab? ¿Na e ta neba Dios que ri na e ta aj judiꞌab? Pakatzij wi Rire e Dios que ri e aj judiꞌab y que ri na e ta aj judiꞌab.


eng: We maintain therefore that a man is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.

acr: Cakaqꞌuisbej cꞌu rucꞌ waꞌ: Ri Dios cuꞌan jusucꞌ che ri ticawex ruma ri cubulibal ucꞌuꞌx rucꞌ Rire, na ruma ta ri utakem tak ri takanic.


eng: to demonstrate his righteousness at this present time, that he might himself be just and the justifier of him who has faith in Jesus.

acr: Yey Rire uchꞌobom chi lo rakan saꞌ ri cuꞌan chupa waꞌ wa kꞌij oj cꞌo wi. Ecꞌu woꞌora ucꞌutum chic suꞌanic cuꞌan jusucꞌ chique ri ticawex; e ruma ri cubulibal quicꞌuꞌx rucꞌ ri Jesús. Jelaꞌ cꞌu riꞌ, xkꞌalajinic ri Dios lic jusucꞌ y e Rire ri cuꞌan jusucꞌ chique ri cacubiꞌ quicꞌuꞌx rucꞌ ri Cristo.


eng: whom God sent to be an atoning sacrifice through faith in his blood, for a demonstration of his righteousness through the passing over of prior sins, in God’s forbearance;

acr: Ri Dios xuya lo ri Cristo chaꞌ ruma Rire ri ticawex caquirik cuybal quimac we xcubiꞌ quicꞌuꞌx rucꞌ ruquiqꞌuel xturuwic. Jecꞌuriꞌlaꞌ ri Dios xucꞌutu Rire lic jusucꞌ y lic cꞌo unimal ucꞌuꞌx, ma ojertan na asu ta xusachisaj quiwach ri winak ruma ri quimac quiꞌanom lok.


eng: being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,

acr: Na rucꞌ ta cꞌu riꞌ, ri Dios cuꞌan jusucꞌ chique ruma ri unimal rutzil ucꞌuꞌx y cusipaj cꞌu ri colobetajic chique ruma ri xuꞌan ri Kanimajawal Jesucristo echiriꞌ xeresaj lo pukꞌab ri mac.


eng: for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;

acr: Conoje cꞌu ri ticawex emacuninak y lic naj e cꞌo wi lo che ri unimal uchomalil ri Dios.


eng: But now apart from the law, a righteousness of God has been revealed, being testified by the law and the prophets;

acr: Pero woꞌora ri Dios ukꞌalajisam chikawach suꞌanic Rire cuꞌan jusucꞌ chike, jelaꞌ pachaꞌ ri cubiꞌij Rutzij Upixab ri Dios tzꞌibital can ruma ri Moisés y cuma ri kꞌalajisanelab. Na cojuꞌan ta cꞌu jusucꞌ chwach ri Dios ruma ri katakem tak ri takanic,


eng: even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ to all and on all those who believe. For there is no distinction,

acr: ma e ruma ri cubulibal kacꞌuꞌx rucꞌ ri Kanimajawal Jesucristo. Ma ri Dios cuꞌan jusucꞌ chique conoje ri cacubiꞌ quicꞌuꞌx rucꞌ ri Cristo, tob e chinok.


acr: Are i módo u yijbam i Dios chi coʼonbej oj ʼutz chuwach ire, are we caka cuba ka cʼux che i Jesucrísto. Que oʼon ʼutz chuwach ire niʼpa i qui cubam qui cʼux che i Crísto, n-ta coʼono xa pachinok.


eng: Now we know that whatever things the law says, it speaks to those who are under the law, that every mouth may be closed, and all the world may be brought under the judgment of God.

acr: I aj Israel winak, ʼo na que che, ronojel wach cu bij i wuj re u ʼatbal tzij i Dios. Rumal-i, ique xak junam cuʼ conojel i winak chuwach i jyub taʼaj, n-quiqui laʼ tu wach che i Dios are cu ʼat tzij piquiwi.


eng: Because by the works of the law, no flesh will be justified in his sight; for through the law comes the knowledge of sin.

acr: Y na jinta juna ticawex cuꞌan jusucꞌ che rib chwach ri Dios ruma ri cutakej ri takanic re ri Tzij Pixab. Ma ri Tzij Pixab na jinta uchukꞌab chaꞌ cojresaj pukꞌab ri mac; xew cucꞌut chike: Riꞌoj oj aj mac.


acr: Mi ta jun winak, ʼutz queʼel chuwach i Dios we xa rumal u ʼanom pacha cu bij i ujer ʼatbal tzij. I ʼatbal tzij-le xa cu ʼalijinsaj chique chi ʼo i qui mac.


eng: The way of peace, they haven’t known.”

acr: pa tak e cꞌo wi rique, na jinta cꞌana utzil chomal.


eng: Destruction and misery are in their ways.

acr: Tob pa tak quebicꞌow wi, quequicoj ri winak pa cꞌaxcꞌolil y pa bis;


eng: “Their feet are swift to shed blood.

acr: Lic cacha quicꞌuꞌx che quecamisanic.


eng: “Their mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.”

acr: Yey rupa kichiꞌ nojinaq che itzel taq tzij y kꞌaxlaj chꞌaꞌtem.


eng: “Their throat is an open tomb. With their tongues they have used deceit.” “The poison of vipers is under their lips.”

acr: Ri chꞌaꞌtem kel lo pa kichiꞌ ri winaq e pachaꞌ uchuyil ujul animaꞌ teqꞌel uchiꞌ; ma rukꞌ ri kaqꞌ kesokosoꞌnik. Ri chꞌaꞌtem kel lo pa kichiꞌ e pachaꞌ chi veneno re kumatz.


eng: They have all turned away. They have together become unprofitable. There is no one who does good, no, not so much as one.”

acr: Conoje ri winak ebelinak che rube ri Dios, y na jinta chi cꞌana quichac. Na jinta junok caꞌanaw ri utz, tob tane xa jun.


eng: There is no one who understands. There is no one who seeks after God.

acr: Na jinta junok camajaw usucꞌ runaꞌoj ri Dios. Na jinta junok catzucuw re Rire.


eng: As it is written, “There is no one righteous; no, not one.

acr: Ma jewaꞌ ri tzꞌibital can pa Ruchꞌaꞌtem ri Dios: Na jinta juna ticawex jusucꞌ chwach ri Dios, tob tane xa jun.


eng: What then? Are we better than they? No, in no way. For we previously warned both Jews and Greeks that they are all under sin.

acr: ¿E cami queꞌelawi riꞌ ri oj aj judiꞌab, lic utz kaꞌanom y na jinta cꞌana kamac chiquiwa ri na e ta aj judiꞌab? ¡Na e ta riꞌ! Ma e pachaꞌ ri nucꞌutum lok: Conoje, tob e aj judiꞌab o na e ta aj judiꞌab, junam e cꞌo chuxeꞌ ri kꞌatbal tzij re ri Dios ruma ri quimac.


eng: Why not (as we are slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say), “Let’s do evil, that good may come?” Those who say so are justly condemned.

acr: ¿Utz ne riꞌ cakabiꞌij: «Kaꞌana ri na utz taj chaꞌ waꞌ e cucꞌam lo ri utz»? ¡Na utz ta qꞌuenok! Yey cꞌo ri caquibiꞌij rakꞌubal chikij, ma caquibiꞌij jelaꞌ cojcꞌutun riꞌoj. E ri quebiꞌn re waꞌ, lic takal chique cakꞌat tzij paquiwiꞌ.


eng: For if the truth of God through my lie abounded to his glory, why am I also still judged as a sinner?

acr: Ma laj cꞌo junok cubiꞌij: «We rucꞌ ri rakꞌubal canꞌano e catacꞌabax ukꞌij ri Kꞌijsak re ri Dios, ¿saꞌ cꞌu ube riꞌ cꞌa cabiꞌxic in aj mac y cakꞌat tzij panuwiꞌ?» cachaꞌ.


eng: But if our unrighteousness commends the righteousness of God, what will we say? Is God unrighteous who inflicts wrath? I speak like men do.

acr: Cꞌo ri caquibiꞌij: «E tak ri lic na jusucꞌ taj cakaꞌano cꞌo cutikoj; ma echiriꞌ cakaꞌan waꞌ, más cakꞌalajin ri lic jusucꞌ cuꞌan ri Dios» quechaꞌ. (Jelaꞌ caquichꞌob rakan ri ticawex re ruwachulew.) ¿Saꞌ cꞌu riꞌ ri cakabiꞌij puwi waꞌ? ¿Na jusucꞌ ta neba ri cuꞌan ri Dios we cukꞌat tzij pakawiꞌ?


eng: For what if some were without faith? Will their lack of faith nullify the faithfulness of God?

acr: Pero ¿saꞌ cuꞌanaꞌ we e cꞌo jujun chique na xcaj taj caquicoj Ruchꞌaꞌtem ri Dios? ¿Ruma nawi riꞌ waꞌ cujecꞌ rib ri Dios che ri ubiꞌtisim?


eng: Much in every way! Because first of all, they were entrusted with the revelations of God.

acr: Lic cꞌo tak cutikoj wi. Ma ri Dios nabe na xuya Ruchꞌaꞌtem paquikꞌab.


eng: Then what advantage does the Jew have? Or what is the profit of circumcision?

acr: ¿Saꞌ cꞌu riꞌ ri cutikoj che jun we e cuqꞌuil rutinamit ri Dios e aj judiꞌab? ¿O saꞌ ri utz cucꞌam lo che junok ucojom ri retalil re circuncisión?


eng: but he is a Jew who is one inwardly, and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, not in the letter; whose praise is not from men, but from God.

acr: Ma chupa ri ranimaꞌ junok cakꞌalajinic we pakatzij wi e cuqꞌuil raj judiꞌab e utinamit ri Dios. Yey ri sakil circuncisión e ri cuꞌan ri Dios pa ranimaꞌ junok; y waꞌ e ruma ri Ruxlabixel ri Dios, na e ta ruma ri takanic tzꞌibital canok. Ecꞌu ri yacbal ukꞌij junok e cuqꞌuil rutinamit ri Dios na e ta rachijab queyaꞌw re, ma e ri Dios cayaꞌw re.


eng: For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, neither is that circumcision which is outward in the flesh;

acr: Ma junok e cuqꞌuil raj judiꞌab na ruma ta ri quilitaj che, yey ri sakil circuncisión na e tane ri retalil xa cojotal che ri rulewal.


eng: Won’t those who are physically uncircumcised, but fulfill the law, judge you, who with the letter and circumcision are a transgressor of the law?

acr: We cꞌo cꞌu junok na ucojom ta ri retalil re circuncisión, pero cuꞌan chi utz ronoje ri takanic re Rutzij Upixab ri Dios, riꞌ takal ne che rire e cakꞌataw tzij pawiꞌ riꞌat. Ma e riꞌat, tob acojom ri retalil re circuncisión y cꞌo awucꞌ ri Tzij Pixab re ri Dios tzꞌibital canok, e ne capalajij ri cubiꞌij.


eng: If therefore the uncircumcised keep the ordinances of the law, won’t his uncircumcision be accounted as circumcision?

acr: Noꞌj we cꞌo junok na ucojom ta ri retalil re circuncisión, yey we cuꞌan cꞌu ri catakan ri Tzij Pixab che, riꞌ e junam rucꞌ ucojom wa retalil, tob na ucojom taj.


eng: For circumcision indeed profits, if you are a doer of the law, but if you are a transgressor of the law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision.

acr: Pakatzij wi ri retalil re circuncisión cꞌo cutikoj wi chawe, we catakej ri Tzij Pixab. Noꞌj we na catakej taj, riꞌ junam awach rucꞌ ri na ucojom ta ri retalil re circuncisión.


eng: For “the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you,” just as it is written.

acr: E uwariꞌche e jelaꞌ pachaꞌ ri tzꞌibital can pa Ruchꞌaꞌtem ri Dios: Ruma ri imac riꞌix ix aj judiꞌab, ri na e ta aj judiꞌab lic tzel quechꞌaꞌt chirij rubiꞌ ri Dios cachaꞌ.


eng: You who glory in the law, do you dishonor God by disobeying the law?

acr: Riꞌat lic caꞌan nim che awib ma cꞌo awucꞌ ri Tzij Pixab re ri Dios. ¡Yey riꞌat capalajij ri Tzij Pixab re ri Dios y rucꞌ wa caꞌano cacꞌak bi ukꞌij Rire!


eng: You therefore who teach another, don’t you teach yourself? You who preach that a man shouldn’t steal, do you steal?

acr: Jelaꞌ cꞌu riꞌ we catcꞌutun chique jujun chic, ¿suꞌbe na catcꞌutun ta chawibil awib? Riꞌat cat-tzijon puwiꞌ na utz taj we jun cuꞌan elekꞌ; ¿suꞌbe cꞌu riꞌ riꞌat caꞌan elekꞌ?


eng: a corrector of the foolish, a teacher of babies, having in the law the form of knowledge and of the truth.

acr: E chawach riꞌat, at kꞌilonel que ri na jinta caquiriko y at cꞌutunel que ri e chꞌutiꞌk. E cachꞌob riꞌat cꞌo ronoje yaꞌbal naꞌoj y kꞌijsak awucꞌ, ma yaꞌtal ri Tzij Pixab pakꞌab.


eng: and are confident that you yourself are a guide of the blind, a light to those who are in darkness,

acr: E chawach riꞌat, at cꞌamal quiwach ri e potzꞌ y at kꞌijsak chiquiwach ri quebin pa kꞌekuꞌm.


eng: know his will, and approve the things that are excellent, being instructed out of the law,

acr: Awetaꞌam cꞌu riꞌ saꞌ ri caraj ri Dios y saꞌ ri lic utz chwach Rire, ma Rutzij Upixab cucꞌut chawe saꞌ ri chirajawaxic wi caꞌano.


eng: Indeed you bear the name of a Jew, rest on the law, glory in God,

acr: Chatape cꞌu ri cabiꞌx chawe ri at cuqꞌuil ri e aj judiꞌab, riꞌat cacubaꞌ acꞌuꞌx rucꞌ ri Tzij Pixab re ri Dios yey catacꞌabaꞌ akꞌij ma ri Dios cꞌo awucꞌ.


eng: in that they show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience testifying with them, and their thoughts among themselves accusing or else excusing them)

acr: Kꞌalaj cꞌu riꞌ cꞌo takanic tzꞌibital pa canimaꞌ, ma caquinaꞌ chiquicꞌuꞌx we utz o na utz ta ri quinaꞌoj.


eng: in the day when God will judge the secrets of men, according to my Good News, by Jesus Christ.

acr: Cꞌo jun kꞌij echiriꞌ ri Dios cuya pukꞌab ri Kanimajawal Jesucristo cukꞌat tzij paquiwi conoje; cꞌa ecꞌu riꞌ cakꞌalajin na ronoje ri cꞌo pa canimaꞌ ri ticawex, jelaꞌ pachaꞌ ri cubiꞌij wa Utzilaj Tzij cantzijoj riꞌin.


acr: Are quiqui ʼan queje ile, quiqui ʼalijinsaj ʼuri chi niʼpa i cu bij i ʼatbal tzij re i mam Moises, pacha tak tzʼibtal piqui cʼux. Quiqui na piqui cʼux we ʼutz i qui ʼanom, xak we n-ʼus taj. Are cu rik i ʼij chi Dios cu ʼan u ʼatbal tzij piquiwi i winak, i qui nojbal coʼon chique chi quiqui naʼo we ʼutz i qui ʼanom, o we n-ʼus taj. I Dios cu ya puʼab i Jesucrísto cu ʼat na tzij piquiwi, wach tak qui chʼobom piqui cʼux. Queje ile cu bij i ʼutz laj tzij chi quin tijin chu paxsaxic.


eng: (for when Gentiles who don’t have the law do by nature the things of the law, these, not having the law, are a law to themselves,

acr: Noꞌj ri na e ta aj judiꞌab, tob na quitom ta ri Tzij Pixab re ri Dios, we calax pa canimaꞌ caquiꞌan ri cubiꞌij wa Tzij Pixab, waꞌ e cꞌutubal re cꞌo quetaꞌam puwi saꞌ ri chirajawaxic chique.


eng: For it isn’t the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but the doers of the law will be justified

acr: Ma ri e jusucꞌ chwach ri Dios na e ta ri xa e tanel re Rutzij Upixab; ma e ri e ꞌanal re, e waꞌ ri caꞌan jusucꞌ chique.


eng: For as many as have sinned without the law will also perish without the law. As many as have sinned under the law will be judged by the law.

acr: Conoje cꞌu ri na jinta quetaꞌam puwi ri Tzij Pixab re ri Dios, na cakꞌat ta tzij paquiwiꞌ e chirij ri cubiꞌij wa Tzij Pixab. Na rucꞌ ta cꞌu riꞌ, we quemacunic, casach na cꞌu quiwach. Noꞌj cꞌu ri quetaꞌam wa Tzij Pixab, we quemacunic, riꞌ cakꞌat na tzij paquiwiꞌ e chirij ri cubiꞌij wa Tzij Pixab.


eng: oppression, and anguish on every soul of man who does evil, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

acr: Ca pe ni uyej, ca pe ni cʼax piquiwi conojel i winak chi quiqui ʼan i n-ʼus taj; ca pe na piquiwi i ne te aj Israel, xui-ri, mas nim i cʼax ca pe na piquiwi i aj Israel chi quiqui ʼan i n-ʼus taj.


eng: But glory, honor, and peace go to every man who does good, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

acr: Noꞌj chike konoje ri kebꞌanaw re ri utz, ri Dios kuya kichomal, yakbꞌal kiqꞌij y utzil chomal, tobꞌ e aj judiꞌabꞌ o na e ta aj judiꞌabꞌ.


eng: For there is no partiality with God.

acr: Ma chwach ri Dios conoje ri ticawex xaki junam quiwach.


acr: I Dios, xak jun i quilic coʼon chique conojel i winak.


eng: to those who by perseverance in well-doing seek for glory, honor, and incorruptibility, eternal life;

acr: Cuya cꞌaslemal na jinta utakexic chique ri quichukꞌubem quib che uꞌanic ri utz, ma cacha quicꞌuꞌx che ucꞌulic ruchomalil ri Dios, ri yacbal kꞌij cuya Rire y ri cꞌaslemal na jinta uqꞌuisic.


eng: who “will pay back to everyone according to their works:”

acr: Ma ri Dios cuya ri rajil ucꞌaxel chique chiquijujunal e chirij tak ri quiꞌanom.


eng: But according to your hardness and unrepentant heart you are treasuring up for yourself wrath in the day of wrath, revelation, and of the righteous judgment of God,

acr: Noꞌj riꞌat lic awibochꞌim awib yey na cachꞌaw tane acꞌuꞌx che catzelej atzij. Ruma cꞌu waꞌ e cat-tajin che upetisaxic ri royowal ri Dios pawiꞌ chupa ri kꞌij echiriꞌ Rire cucꞌut ri royowal y cukꞌalajisaj cꞌu ri jusucꞌ kꞌatbal tzij cuꞌano.


eng: Or do you despise the riches of his goodness, forbearance, and patience, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?

acr: Na rucꞌ ta cꞌu riꞌ, lic nim ri rutzil ucꞌuꞌx y runimal ucꞌuꞌx ri Dios pawiꞌ, ma caroyꞌej cayijbaꞌ awib y na asu ta cusachisaj awach. ¿E cami cacꞌak bi ukꞌij riꞌ ri unimal rutzil ucꞌuꞌx ri Dios? ¿Na awetaꞌam ta neba riꞌat wa unimal rutzil ucꞌuꞌx ri Dios e cacꞌamaw bi awe chupa ri tzelebal tzij chwach Rire?


eng: We know that the judgment of God is according to truth against those who practice such things.

acr: Yey ketaꞌam cꞌut lic jusucꞌ ri kꞌatbal tzij cuꞌan ri Dios paquiwi ri quebanaw tak ri na utz taj.


eng: Therefore you are without excuse, O man, whoever you are who judge. For in that which you judge another, you condemn yourself. For you who judge practice the same things.

acr: E uwariꞌche, tob at chinok, na utz taj cawesaj awib chwach ri mac echiriꞌ riꞌat cakꞌat tzij paquiwi jujun chic ruma ri caquiꞌano. Ma riꞌat cakꞌat tzij paquiwiꞌ yey e ne cat-tajin che uꞌanic ri caquiꞌan rique; rucꞌ cꞌu waꞌ atuquel caya awib chupa ri kꞌatbal tzij.


eng: who, knowing the ordinance of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but also approve of those who practice them.

acr: Rike lik ketaꞌam chi utz ri qꞌatbꞌal tzij re ri Dios pakiwi ri e aj mak, ma Rire ubꞌiꞌim lo waꞌ: Janipa ri kakipalajij rutaqanik, lik taqal chike kekamik. Tobꞌ kꞌu e uꞌanom riꞌ, rike na xew ta kakiꞌan ri na utz taj, ma lik ne kekiꞌkot che echiriꞌ kakilo e kꞌo jujun chik kakiꞌan ke kukꞌ.


eng: without understanding, covenant breakers, without natural affection, unforgiving, unmerciful;

acr: ri na cacaj taj quetanic, ri na caquiꞌan taj saꞌ ri caquibiꞌij, ri na jinta cꞌana rutzil cꞌuꞌxaj cucꞌ, ri na e ta cuyul mac y ri na jinta cꞌana cꞌaxnaꞌbal cꞌuꞌxaj cucꞌ.


eng: backbiters, hateful to God, insolent, arrogant, boastful, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

acr: ri e aj molot, ri e aj nucꞌul chꞌaꞌtem, ri itzel quicꞌuꞌx chirij ri Dios, ri e aj yajanel rucꞌ itzel chꞌaꞌtem, ri caquiꞌan nim che quib, ri caquitacꞌabaꞌ quikꞌij, ri itzel uwach tak ri caquinoꞌjij, ri na e ta cojol tzij que quichu-quikaw,


eng: being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, malice; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil habits, secret slanderers,

acr: Jecꞌulaꞌ e quiyaꞌom quib che uꞌanic janipa ri na jusucꞌ taj: waꞌ e ri caquetzꞌabej uwa quikꞌij cucꞌ jujun chic na quicꞌulel taj, ri caquiꞌan ri lic itzel uwachlibal, ri e aj rayinel, ri itzel quicꞌuꞌx, ri cꞌax quicꞌuꞌx chiquiwach, ri e camisanel, ri e aj chꞌaꞌoj, ri e socosoꞌnel, ri caquiꞌan cꞌax chique jujun chic,


eng: Even as they refused to have God in their knowledge, God gave them up to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not fitting;

acr: Rike na xkaj taj kaketaꞌmaj uwach ri Dios. E uwariꞌche Rire xeroqꞌotaj kan chupa ri sachibꞌal naꞌoj chaꞌ jelaꞌ e kakiꞌan ronoje ri na usukꞌ taj.


eng: Likewise also the men, leaving the natural function of the woman, burned in their lust toward one another, men doing what is inappropriate with men, and receiving in themselves the due penalty of their error.

acr: Jecꞌulaꞌ rachijab xquijalcꞌatij rusucꞌ ri quirayibal cucꞌ ri quixokilal; xquitzak cꞌu quib che uꞌanic ri lic qꞌuixbal uwach, ma xquijek caquirayij quib chiquiwach, achijab cucꞌ achijab. Ruma cꞌu riꞌ e xquipetisaj lo ri royowal ri Dios paquiwiꞌ y quicꞌulum cꞌu ri tojbal re ri chꞌulilaj mac quiꞌanom.


eng: who exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.

acr: Waꞌ xkikꞌulumaj ma xkikꞌaq bꞌi ri Qꞌijsaq re ri Dios yey pukꞌaxel e xkitaqej ri xa raqꞌubꞌal. Ekꞌu xkiyak kiqꞌij y xkiloqꞌoj janipa taq ri uꞌanom ri Dios; yey na e ta xkiyak uqꞌij ri ꞌanayom re janipa taq ri kꞌolik, ri Jun lik taqal che kayak uqꞌij na jinta utaqexik. Amén.


eng: Therefore God also gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to uncleanness, that their bodies should be dishonored among themselves;

acr: Ruma cꞌu laꞌ, ri Dios xebuya can chupa ri chꞌulilaj mac y chupa ri quirayibal na chom taj. Jecꞌulaꞌ xquijek xemacun chiquiwach, xquiꞌan rucꞌ ri quicuerpo ri lic qꞌuixbal uwach.


eng: and traded the glory of the incorruptible God for the likeness of an image of corruptible man, and of birds, four-footed animals, and creeping things.

acr: Na xkiyak ta chi uqꞌij ri Dios kꞌaslik, ri Jun na kakam taj; ma e xkijeq uyakik kiqꞌij kikꞌaxwach winaq xa kekamik y kikꞌaxwach taq awaj kexikꞌikꞌ pa kaj, taq awaj kajibꞌ kaqan yey taq awaj kecharar pulew.


eng: Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

acr: Tob caquibiꞌij lic cꞌo quinaꞌoj, pakatzij wi lic na jinta cꞌo quetaꞌam.


eng: For the invisible things of him since the creation of the world are clearly seen, being perceived through the things that are made, even his everlasting power and divinity, that they may be without excuse.

acr: Ma e janipa ri na kilitaj ta uwach che ri Dios, pachaꞌ ruchuqꞌabꞌ na jinta utaqexik y runimal uwach Rire, waꞌ lik xqꞌalajin lo chwi ri jeqebꞌal re ruwachulew ruma ronoje taq ri ꞌanatal ruma Rire. E uwariꞌche na usukꞌ taj we kꞌo junoq kubꞌiꞌij: «Na jinta kꞌo wetaꞌam puwi ri Dios.»


eng: because that which is known of God is revealed in them, for God revealed it to them.

acr: Yey rike kꞌo ketaꞌam puwi ri Dios, ma e Rire qꞌalajisayom waꞌ chike.


eng: For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness,

acr: Lic cakꞌalajin cꞌu ri royowal ri Dios echiriꞌ rukꞌatbal tzij cape chilaꞌ chicaj paquiwi ri ticawex lic itzel quicꞌuꞌx chirij ri Dios y na jusucꞌ ta ri quibinic quisilabic; ma ruma ri na utz taj caquiꞌano, quebuꞌan e latzꞌanel chique jujun chic chaꞌ na caquetaꞌmaj ta ri Kꞌijsak.


eng: For in it is revealed God’s righteousness from faith to faith. As it is written, “But the righteous shall live by faith.”

acr: Ma ri Utzilaj Tzij cukꞌalajisaj chikawach suꞌanic cojcꞌojiꞌ jusucꞌ chwach ri Dios, yey waꞌ e ruma ri cubulibal kacꞌuꞌx rucꞌ Rire; ronoje cꞌu ri kacꞌaslemal chwach ri Dios e ruma ri cubulibal kacꞌuꞌx. Ma jewaꞌ tzꞌibital can pa Ruchꞌaꞌtem: Ri e jusucꞌ chwach ri Dios, cꞌo quicꞌaslemal ruma ri cubulibal quicꞌuꞌx rucꞌ Rire cachaꞌ.


eng: For I am not ashamed of the Good News of Christ, because it is the power of God for salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first, and also for the Greek.

acr: Riꞌin na kinkꞌix ta che ri Utzilaj Tzij, ma rukꞌ waꞌ kaqꞌalajin ruchuqꞌabꞌ ri Dios re kebꞌukolobꞌej konoje ri kekojow re; nabꞌe chike ri e aj judiꞌabꞌ, tekꞌuchiriꞌ chike ri na e ta aj judiꞌabꞌ.


eng: So as much as is in me, I am eager to preach the Good News to you also who are in Rome.

acr: Jecꞌulaꞌ lic cacha wanimaꞌ che quinꞌec pa ri tinamit Roma re cantzijoj ri Utzilaj Tzij che alak.


eng: I am debtor both to Greeks and to foreigners, both to the wise and to the foolish.

acr: Riꞌin lic cannaꞌo chinuwach cꞌo wi cantzijoj ri Utzilaj Tzij chique conoje; waꞌ e ri e tijotal pa ri chꞌaꞌtem griego yey ri e aj naj na e tijotal taj, ri lic cꞌo quetaꞌam yey ri na jinta cꞌo quetaꞌam.


eng: Now I don’t desire to have you unaware, brothers, that I often planned to come to you (and was hindered so far), that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among the rest of the Gentiles.

acr: Hermanos, lic cuaj cꞌut quetaꞌmaj alak, riꞌin uqꞌuiyal laj nuchꞌobom cuaj quiꞌnwila alak re cantoꞌ alak chaꞌ caqꞌuiy alak chwach ri Dios, jelaꞌ pachaꞌ ri nuꞌanom cucꞌ ri jujun chic na e ta aj Israel. Pero cꞌamajaꞌ yaꞌtal chwe quinopon ucꞌ alak.


eng: that is, that I with you may be encouraged in you, each of us by the other’s faith, both yours and mine.

acr: Jecꞌulaꞌ cakanimarisaj kacꞌuꞌx chikawach, ma ralak y riꞌin junam cubul kacꞌuꞌx rucꞌ ri Kanimajawal.


eng: For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, to the end that you may be established;

acr: Ma lic cuaj canwil wach alak chaꞌ cantoꞌ alak che ri binic silabic alak chwach ri Dios y jelaꞌ lic catiquiꞌ alak chi utz.


eng: For God is my witness, whom I serve in my spirit in the Good News of his Son, how unceasingly I make mention of you always in my prayers,

acr: Ri Dios, ri canlokꞌnimaj rucꞌ ronoje nucꞌuꞌx echiriꞌ cantzijoj ri Utzilaj Tzij re Rucꞌajol, Rire lic retaꞌam xaki cancuxtaj alak chwach echiriꞌ canꞌan orar.


eng: First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, that your faith is proclaimed throughout the whole world.

acr: Nabe na, ruma ri Kanimajawal Jesucristo, cantioxij che ri nu Dios uma onoje alak, ma che ronoje luwar che ruwachulew lic catataj puwi ri cubulibal cꞌuꞌx alak.


eng: to all who are in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

acr: Kintzꞌibꞌan kꞌu pan che onoje alaq ri jeqel alaq pa ri tinamit Roma, ri lik kꞌax kanaꞌ alaq ruma ri Dios y sikꞌim alaq chaꞌ kuꞌan alaq re ri Dios. Kꞌulu kꞌu alaq ri unimal rutzil kꞌuꞌxaj y ri utzil chomal re ri Qaqaw Dios y re ri Qanimajawal Jesucristo.


eng: among whom you are also called to belong to Jesus Christ;

acr: Yey ralak e alak cuqꞌuil ri esiqꞌuim chaꞌ cacꞌojiꞌ alak pukꞌab ri Kanimajawal Jesucristo.


eng: through whom we received grace and apostleship for obedience of faith among all the nations for his name’s sake;

acr: Ruma cꞌu Rire, xkacꞌul ri sipanic re cojuꞌan oj utakoꞌn chaꞌ uqꞌuiyal ticawex pa tak ronoje ri tinamit che ruwachulew cacubiꞌ quicꞌuꞌx rucꞌ y caquicoj utzij y jelaꞌ calokꞌox ukꞌij rubiꞌ.


eng: which he promised before through his prophets in the holy Scriptures,

acr: Waꞌ wa Utzilaj Tzij e ri ubiꞌtisim lo ri Dios ojertan, yey e ri tzꞌibital can pa ri Santowilaj Uchꞌaꞌtem cuma rukꞌalajisanelab.


eng: Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, set apart for the Good News of God,

acr: Riꞌin in Pablo, in raj chac ri Kanimajawal Jesucristo. In cꞌu siqꞌuim re quinuꞌan utakoꞌn y yaꞌtal chwe cantzijoj ri Utzilaj Tzij re ri Dios.


eng: preaching God’s Kingdom and teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness, without hindrance.

acr: Ecꞌu na xuxiꞌij ta rib che utzijoxic puwi rutakanic ri Dios y che ucꞌutic puwi ri Kanimajawal Jesucristo; yey na jinta ne cꞌo xkꞌaten che.


eng: Paul stayed two whole years in his own rented house and received all who were coming to him,

acr: Ecꞌu ri Pablo xjekiꞌ queb junab pa jun ja xa xtojon che. Y chiriꞌ xebucꞌul wi conoje ri xeboꞌlbina rucꞌ.


eng: “Be it known therefore to you that the salvation of God is sent to the nations, and they will listen.”

acr: Chiwetamaj ʼuri yix iri: i ʼutz laj tzij re i ʼelbal chi sak chi cu sujuj i Dios, ca sujux na woʼor chique i ne te aj Israel. Ique lic quiqui ta na —xu bij chique.


eng: When he had said these words, the Jews departed, having a great dispute among themselves.

acr: Echiriꞌ xukꞌis ubꞌiꞌxikil waꞌ ri Pablo, raj judiꞌabꞌ xebꞌek y lik kakichapalaꞌ kibꞌ rukꞌ oyowal chikiwach.


acr: Are xu bij ile, i aj Israel xe oc chu chapic quib chi tzij; xe walijic y xe ʼec.


eng: saying, ‘Go to this people and say, in hearing, you will hear, but will in no way understand. In seeing, you will see, but will in no way perceive.

acr: Jat cucꞌ wa tinamit y chabiꞌij waꞌ chique: “Riꞌix tob lic quixtanic, na jinta cꞌo quimaj usucꞌ che ri quito; y tob ne quixtzuꞌnic, na jinta cꞌo quimaj usucꞌ che ri quiwilo.”


eng: For this people’s heart has grown callous. Their ears are dull of hearing. Their eyes they have closed. Lest they should see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their heart, and would turn again, then I would heal them.’

acr: Ma wa tinamit lic uꞌanom co ri canimaꞌ; e pachaꞌ lic cꞌayew chique quetanic, y ri quiwach e pachaꞌ yupulic. Jecꞌulaꞌ na jinta cꞌo caquilo, na jinta cꞌo caquito y na jinta cꞌo caquimaj usucꞌ; yey na caquitzelej tane quitzij chinuwach chaꞌ jelaꞌ utz quebenucunaj xchaꞌ.


eng: When they didn’t agree among themselves, they departed after Paul had spoken one message: “The Holy Spirit spoke rightly through Isaiah the prophet to our fathers,

acr: Y ruma cꞌu na xuꞌan ta junam quicꞌuꞌx rucꞌ ri xucꞌut ri Pablo chiquiwach, xquijek cꞌu riꞌ quebel bi. Yey cꞌamajaꞌ cꞌu quebec echiriꞌ ri Pablo jewaꞌ xubiꞌij chique: «Lic e uꞌanom pachaꞌ ri xubiꞌij ri Santowilaj Ruxlabixel ri Dios chique ri katiꞌ-kamam ojertan ruma ri kꞌalajisanel Isaías echiriꞌ xubiꞌij:


eng: Some believed the things which were spoken, and some disbelieved.

acr: Jujun cꞌu chique ri ticawex xquicojo janipa ri xubiꞌij ri Pablo, noꞌj e cꞌo jujun chic na xcaj taj xquicojo.


eng: When they had appointed him a day, many people came to him at his lodging. He explained to them, testifying about God’s Kingdom, and persuading them concerning Jesus, both from the law of Moses and from the prophets, from morning until evening.

acr: Xkiqꞌat kꞌu uqꞌijol kakimol kibꞌ rukꞌ ri Pablo chaꞌ kakita uchiꞌ. Lik kꞌu e kꞌi riꞌ xebꞌopon rukꞌ pa ri jeqel wi. Ekꞌu ri Pablo xuqꞌalajisaj rutaqanik ri Dios chikiwach; xujeqebꞌej lo anim y xuꞌkꞌisa kꞌa bꞌenaq qꞌij. E lik xutij uqꞌij kukꞌ chaꞌ kakikoj ri Utzilaj Tzij puwi ri Jesús. Yey xujikibꞌaꞌ kꞌu uwach rutzijonik rukꞌ ri Tzij Pixabꞌ re ri Moisés y rukꞌ taq ri kitzꞌibꞌam kan ri qꞌalajisanelabꞌ.


eng: But we desire to hear from you what you think. For, as concerning this sect, it is known to us that everywhere it is spoken against.”

acr: Pero lic cꞌu chirajawaxic chike riꞌoj cakata na saꞌ ri catajin la che ucꞌutic; ma konoje ketaꞌam pa ronoje luwar ri ticawex quechꞌaꞌt chirij wa jun Cꞌacꞌ Be —xechaꞌ.


eng: They said to him, “We neither received letters from Judea concerning you, nor did any of the brothers come here and report or speak any evil of you.

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ, rique xquibiꞌij che: —Riꞌoj na kacꞌulum tane juna wuj chiꞌij la petinak Judea; yey na jinta ne junok chique ri katz-kachakꞌ cꞌuninak wara chikawach riꞌoj re cucoj juna mac chiꞌij la.


eng: For this cause therefore I asked to see you and to speak with you. For because of the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain.”

acr: Ruma tak cꞌu waꞌ, xinsiqꞌuij alak chaꞌ canwil wach alak y quinchꞌaꞌt ucꞌ alak, ma xew cuaj quetaꞌmaj alak waꞌ: Riꞌin in yaꞌtal chi presoyil yey inyutum rucꞌ wa carena ruma nucubam pan nucꞌuꞌx che ri koyeꞌem ri oj aj Israel —xcha chique.


eng: But when the Jews spoke against it, I was constrained to appeal to Caesar, not that I had anything about which to accuse my nation.

acr: »Pero raj judiꞌab xekꞌaten che quintzokpix bi. Ruma cꞌu waꞌ, lic xinnaꞌo cajawax chwe cantzꞌonoj cataꞌ nuchiꞌ ruma ri nimalaj takanel re Roma. Y na xinꞌan ta waꞌ re cancoj quimac ri nutinamit e aj judiꞌab.


eng: who, when they had examined me, desired to set me free, because there was no cause of death in me.

acr: Yey rike echiriꞌ xkita nuchiꞌ, xkaj xinkitzoqopij bꞌi, ma na xkiriq ta juna mak chwij re taqal chwe kinkamisaxik.


eng: After three days Paul called together those who were the leaders of the Jews. When they had come together, he said to them, “I, brothers, though I had done nothing against the people or the customs of our fathers, still was delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans,

acr: Oxib kꞌij cꞌu icꞌowinak echiriꞌ ri Pablo xutak quisiqꞌuixic ri aj wach que raj judiꞌab. Echiriꞌ quimolom chi cꞌu quichiꞌ, jewaꞌ xubiꞌij chique: —Achijab, alak watz-nuchakꞌ, riꞌin na jinta cꞌo nuꞌanom chirij ri katinamit y na jinta ne cꞌo nuꞌanom chirij ri quicojobal can ri katiꞌ-kamam. Na rucꞌ ta cꞌu riꞌ, chilaꞌ Jerusalem in cꞌamom lo chi presoyil ma raj wach e aj judiꞌab xinquiya paquikꞌab raj Roma.


eng: When we entered into Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard, but Paul was allowed to stay by himself with the soldier who guarded him.

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ xojopon pa ri tinamit Roma, ri capitán que ri soldados cꞌamayom bi que ri e cꞌo chi presoyil, xebuya ri presos pukꞌab ri cꞌamal quiwach conoje ri soldados re chilaꞌ. Pero ri Pablo xyaꞌ che cacꞌojiꞌ utuquel pa jun ja y xa cꞌu jun soldado cachajin re chaꞌ na canimaj tubi.


eng: From there the brothers, when they heard of us, came to meet us as far as The Market of Appius and The Three Taverns. When Paul saw them, he thanked God and took courage.

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ ri hermanos e cꞌo Roma xquetaꞌmaj ri koponibal, xebel lo che kacꞌulic. Jujun xojquirik pa ri luwar cabiꞌx che: “Foro re Apio”, y jujun chic pa ri luwar cabiꞌx che “Oxib Tabernas”. Echiriꞌ ri Pablo xril ri coponibal ri hermanos, xutioxij che ri Dios y lic xnimar ucꞌuꞌx.


eng: where we found brothers, and were entreated to stay with them for seven days. So we came to Rome.

acr: Chupa cꞌu riꞌ wa tinamit xekarik jujun chique ri quicojom rubiꞌ ri Cristo. Ecꞌu rique xebelaj chike cojcanaj wukub kꞌij cucꞌ, y e xkaꞌano. Tecꞌuchiriꞌ xojel bi chiriꞌ, xojeꞌela pa ri tinamit Roma.


eng: From there we circled around and arrived at Rhegium. After one day, a south wind sprang up, and on the second day we came to Puteoli,

acr: Tecꞌuchiriꞌ, xkamaj bi kabe pa barco chunakaj ri takꞌaj re ruchiꞌ ri mar y xojopon pa ri tinamit Regio. Chucaꞌm kꞌij cꞌu riꞌ, xpe ri tew pa sur chike. Y churox kꞌij cꞌu riꞌ xojbinic y xojopon pa ri tinamit Puteoli.


eng: Touching at Syracuse, we stayed there three days.

acr: Xojopon cꞌu pa ri tinamit Siracusa y xkaꞌan oxib kꞌij chiriꞌ.


eng: They also honored us with many honors; and when we sailed, they put on board the things that we needed.

acr: E tak cꞌu riꞌ waꞌ wa ticawex lic xojquicajmaj chi utz. Y echiriꞌ xkamaj tanchi ubi kabe pa barco, xquiya bi janipa ri cajawax chike.


eng: Then when this was done, the rest also who had diseases in the island came and were cured.

acr: Ruma cꞌu riꞌ waꞌ, ri jujun chic yewaꞌib e cꞌo chupa wa luwar xebopon rucꞌ ri Pablo y xecunutajic.


eng: The father of Publius lay sick of fever and dysentery. Paul entered in to him, prayed, and laying his hands on him, healed him.

acr: Ecꞌu riꞌ rukaw ri Publio cꞌo chwa uwarabal yewaꞌ; cꞌo akꞌ chirij y quicꞌ chupa. Ecꞌu ri Pablo xoc bi, xeꞌrilaꞌ. Xuꞌan orar rucꞌ; tecꞌuchiriꞌ, xuya rukꞌab puwiꞌ y xucunaj.


eng: Now in the neighborhood of that place were lands belonging to the chief man of the island, named Publius, who received us and courteously entertained us for three days.

acr: Chunakaj cꞌu la oj cꞌo wi cꞌo tak rulew jun achi aj wach chupa ri luwar, Publio rubiꞌ. Rire xojucꞌulu y lic xojucajmaj chi utz oxib kꞌij.


eng: But they expected that he would have swollen or fallen down dead suddenly, but when they watched for a long time and saw nothing bad happen to him, they changed their minds and said that he was a god.

acr: Ecꞌu ri winak coyeꞌem jampalaꞌ cawaꞌlij rucuerpo o we xakicꞌateꞌt catzak pulew y asu cacamic. Lic cꞌu riꞌ xcoyꞌej waꞌ. Yey echiriꞌ xquilo na jinta cꞌo cucꞌulumaj, xquijalcꞌatij ri caquichꞌobo y xquibiꞌij ri Pablo e jun dios.


eng: However he shook off the creature into the fire, and wasn’t harmed.

acr: Pero ri Pablo xa xujabij rukꞌab y ri cumatz xtzak chupa ri akꞌ, yey ri Pablo na jinta cꞌo xucꞌulumaj.


eng: When the natives saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he has escaped from the sea, yet Justice has not allowed to live.”

acr: Echiriꞌ ri ticawex e aj chilaꞌ xquil ri cumatz tzayal che rukꞌab ri Pablo, jewaꞌ xquibiꞌij chiquiwach: «Lic kꞌalaj waꞌchi camisanel; ma tob na xjikꞌ ta pa yaꞌ, pero ri kꞌatbal tzij puwiꞌ na cuya ta che cacꞌasiꞌic ruma ri na utz taj uꞌanom» xechaꞌ.


eng: But when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and laid them on the fire, a viper came out because of the heat and fastened on his hand.

acr: Ecꞌu ri Pablo xuꞌmolo lo jujun ukꞌab cheꞌ chakiꞌj y xucꞌak chupa ri akꞌ. Yey cꞌo cꞌu jun cumatz animajel chwach rucꞌatanil ri akꞌ; waꞌ xutzuyuyej rib che rukꞌab ri Pablo.


eng: The natives showed us uncommon kindness; for they kindled a fire and received us all, because of the present rain and because of the cold.

acr: Yey ri ticawex e aj chilaꞌ lic xquicꞌut ri relej quicꞌuꞌx chike, ma xojquicꞌul konoje. Xquinucꞌ cꞌu jun akꞌ ruma ri jab catajinic y ruma ri tew lic cajuchꞌuchꞌic.


eng: When we had escaped, then they learned that the island was called Malta.

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ ojelinak chi lo chwa ruxibriquil ri camic chupa wa yaꞌ y xkamaj cꞌu uwa ulew, cꞌa echiriꞌ xketaꞌmaj wa isla pa xojopon wi, Malta rubiꞌ.


eng: and the rest should follow, some on planks and some on other things from the ship. So they all escaped safely to the land.

acr: yey ri nicꞌaj chic quiꞌana bi que, quiyaꞌa bi quib chwi tak tzꞌalam y chwi tak ruchꞌakapul ri barco. Jecꞌulaꞌ xquiꞌano. Ewi na jinta junok xjikꞌ pa yaꞌ; conoje xeꞌquimaja uwa ulew.


eng: But the centurion, desiring to save Paul, stopped them from their purpose, and commanded that those who could swim should throw themselves overboard first to go toward the land;

acr: Noꞌj cꞌu ri capitán que ri soldados, ruma caraj cucolobej ri Pablo che ri camic, xebukꞌatej che wa xquinoꞌjij. Y xtakan cꞌu che chaꞌ e janipa ri caquirik mux quicꞌaka bi quib nabe chupa ri yaꞌ y queꞌquimaja uwa ulew;


eng: The soldiers’ counsel was to kill the prisoners, so that none of them would swim out and escape.

acr: Ecꞌu ri soldados xquibiꞌij chiquiwach quequicamisaj ri e cꞌo chi presoyil chaꞌ na jinta junok canimajic e laꞌ pa mux.


eng: But coming to a place where two seas met, they ran the vessel aground. The bow struck and remained immovable, but the stern began to break up by the violence of the waves.

acr: Pero ri barco xuꞌyaꞌa rib pa cucꞌul wi rib queb utzaꞌm yaꞌ y xtzaniꞌ pa jun luwar pa umolom wi rib ri sanyeb chuxeꞌ ri yaꞌ. Rutzaꞌm ri barco xuꞌchꞌiquibaꞌ rib pa ri sanyeb. Ecꞌu ri chirij ri barco xujek cawechꞌetajic ruma ruchukꞌab ri tew cꞌo chwi ri mar.


eng: Casting off the anchors, they left them in the sea, at the same time untying the rudder ropes. Hoisting up the foresail to the wind, they made for the beach.

acr: Xkiqꞌat kꞌu ri ximbꞌal re ri anclas pa yuqul wi ri barco y xkiya kan ranimaꞌ waꞌ chupa ri mar. Jekꞌulaꞌ xkikir ri ximbꞌal re ri kebꞌ timón re ri barco. Tekꞌuchiriꞌ, xkiyak ri manta kakꞌuluw ri tew chwach ri barco y xkijeq kꞌu riꞌ keqibꞌ pan che rulew kꞌo chuchiꞌ ri yaꞌ.


eng: When it was day, they didn’t recognize the land, but they noticed a certain bay with a beach, and they decided to try to drive the ship onto it.

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ pakꞌij chic, ri ebucꞌayom ri barco na quetaꞌam taj pa la catajin wi coponic. Yey xquil cꞌu pan chinimanaj jun ukꞌab ri mar sanyeb uchiꞌ; jecꞌulaꞌ xquiyijbaꞌ chiquiwach we caquichꞌij uminic bi ri barco cꞌa chilaꞌ.


eng: When they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea.

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ xenojic, xquikꞌobisaj can ri rekaꞌn ri barco, e xquicꞌak can ri trigo pa ri mar.


eng: In all, we were two hundred seventy-six souls on the ship.

acr: Chi konoje ri oj cꞌo chupa ri barco, oj queb ciento rucꞌ setenta y seis chi ticawex.


eng: Then they all cheered up, and they also took food.

acr: Cꞌa ecꞌuchiriꞌ, conoje lic xmikꞌ quicꞌuꞌx y xewaꞌic.


eng: Therefore I beg you to take some food, for this is for your safety; for not a hair will perish from any of your heads.”

acr: E uwariꞌche, cantzꞌonoj che alak, woꞌk alak chaꞌ na cakꞌob ta ri chukꞌab alak; ma na jinta junok che alak cujam can tob tane xa juna uwiꞌ» xchaꞌ.


eng: While the day was coming on, Paul begged them all to take some food, saying, “Today is the fourteenth day that you wait and continue fasting, having taken nothing.

acr: Echiriꞌ xujek cꞌut casakiric, ri Pablo xebupixabaj conoje chaꞌ quewaꞌic, jewaꞌ xubiꞌij chique: «E ucaꞌm semana waꞌ na uxlaninak ta alak y na jinta cꞌo tijom alak.


eng: Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the boat and let it fall off.

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ, ri soldados xquikꞌat pa ximital wi ri ralco barco re toꞌbal ib; y xquiya bi ranimaꞌ xeꞌec pa ri yaꞌ y jelaꞌ na jinta junok utz canimaj bi chupa.


eng: Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, “Unless these stay in the ship, you can’t be saved.”

acr: Ecꞌu ri Pablo xubiꞌij chique ri capitán y ri soldados: «We wa ebucꞌayom re ri barco na quecanaj ta can chupa ri barco, na cacolobetaj ta alak» xchaꞌ.


eng: As the sailors were trying to flee out of the ship and had lowered the boat into the sea, pretending that they would lay out anchors from the bow,

acr: Ecꞌu rachijab ebucꞌayom ri barco xcaj caquiya can ri barco. Xquijek cꞌu caquikasaj pa ri mar ri ralco barco re toꞌbal ib y xquiꞌan pachaꞌ e riꞌ caquikasaj pan jujun chic anclas chwach ri barco re cataqꞌuiꞌic.


eng: Fearing that we would run aground on rocky ground, they let go four anchors from the stern, and wished for daylight.

acr: Lic cꞌu caquixiꞌij quib we ri tew xuchik ri barco chwa abaj. Ewi xquicꞌak bi cajib anclas pa ri mar chirij lo ri barco re caquixim rucꞌ chaꞌ utz cataqꞌuiꞌic. Xew cꞌu lic coyeꞌem chic casakiric.


eng: They took soundings and found twenty fathoms. After a little while, they took soundings again, and found fifteen fathoms.

acr: Xkipaj kꞌu ruchoyil upa ri yaꞌ y xkinaꞌbꞌej treinta y seis metros chi uchoyil upa. Xojbꞌin chi pan jubꞌiqꞌ y xkipaj tanchik. Xkinaꞌbꞌej kꞌu riꞌ xa veintisiete metros chi uchoyil upa.


eng: But when the fourteenth night had come, as we were driven back and forth in the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors surmised that they were drawing near to some land.

acr: Jun akꞌab cꞌu riꞌ, echiriꞌ xkaqꞌuis queb semana, oj pakem bi ruma ri tew chwi ri mar Adriático. Yey pa tiqꞌuil akꞌab cꞌut, e rachijab ebucꞌayom ri barco xquinaꞌbej catajin coponic chunakaj ulew.


eng: But we must run aground on a certain island.”

acr: Noꞌj cꞌu ri barco cuꞌchꞌiquibaꞌ na cꞌu rib pa ri sanyeb chwach juna isla» xcha ri Pablo.


eng: Therefore, sirs, cheer up! For I believe God, that it will be just as it has been spoken to me.

acr: Ruma cꞌu laꞌ, alak achijab, nimarisaj cꞌuꞌx alak. Ma riꞌin cubul nucꞌuꞌx rucꞌ ri Dios y lic nujiquibam e cuꞌanaꞌ pachaꞌ ri xbiꞌx chwe.


eng: For there stood by me this night an angel, belonging to the God whose I am and whom I serve,

acr: Cambiꞌij waꞌ ma wa jun akꞌab xcꞌun wucꞌ ri ángel re ri Dios, ri Jun nuyaꞌom wib pukꞌab y ri canlokꞌnimaj.


eng: Now I exhort you to cheer up, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship.

acr: »Noꞌj cꞌu woꞌora cannimarisaj cꞌuꞌx alak rucꞌ waꞌ: Na jinta junok cujam can rucꞌaslem che alak, xew cakajam can ri barco.


eng: When they had been long without food, Paul stood up in the middle of them and said, “Sirs, you should have listened to me, and not have set sail from Crete and have gotten this injury and loss.

acr: Yey na oj woꞌkinak ta uqꞌuiyal kꞌij. E uwariꞌche ri Pablo xtaqꞌuiꞌ chiquixoꞌl conoje y jewaꞌ xubiꞌij: «Alak achijab, lic utz ta e xta alak ri ximbiꞌij; ma we tamaji xojel lo pa ri isla Creta, na cakacꞌulumaj ta riꞌ waꞌ y na jinta ne cꞌo cakajam riꞌ.


eng: On the third day, they threw out the ship’s tackle with their own hands.

acr: Y churox kꞌij xkajek utoric upa ri barco y xkacꞌak bi pa ri mar tak ri xkatoro.


eng: After they had hoisted it up, they used cables to help reinforce the ship. Fearing that they would run aground on the Syrtis sand bars, they lowered the sea anchor, and so were driven along.

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ xakꞌanisax waꞌ pa ri nimalaj barco, xcojiꞌ ucowil ri barco rucꞌ laso chaꞌ na cuꞌan ta ucꞌaj ruma ri cakjikꞌ. Lic cꞌu xkaxiꞌij kib riꞌ, ma runimal tew cupakej ri barco chwach jun luwar Sirte rubiꞌ, pa na cho ta wi ri yaꞌ y wuluꞌl uxeꞌ ri sanyeb. Xesax cꞌu ri manta cꞌo puwi ri barco y xyaꞌ luwar che ri barco cacꞌam bi ruma runimal tew.


eng: As we labored exceedingly with the storm, the next day they began to throw things overboard.

acr: Chucaꞌm kꞌij cꞌut, lic cꞌa cajabajoꞌx ri barco ruma ruchukꞌab ri cakjikꞌ. Ruma cꞌu riꞌ rachijab ebucꞌayom ri barco xquijek caquicꞌak tak bi ri ekaꞌn re ri barco pa ri mar.


acr: Chucab ʼij, cʼa nim u choʼab i tew; rumal-i xqui jek u cʼakic bi i ekan chuwi ya, ʼobsabal re i ralil i bárco.


eng: Running under the lee of a small island called Clauda, we were able, with difficulty, to secure the boat.

acr: Xkasutij cꞌu rij jun ralco isla Clauda rubiꞌ pa na lic ta cujum wi rib ri tew chike, yey lic xuꞌan cꞌayew chike xkajecꞌ pan ri ralco barco re toꞌbal ib, ri charem ruma ri nimalaj barco.


eng: When the ship was caught and couldn’t face the wind, we gave way to it and were driven along.

acr: Ecꞌu riꞌ waꞌ wa cakjikꞌ xujek cuxulcꞌatilaꞌ ri barco y na utz ta chic cacꞌam bi jusucꞌ chwa ruchukꞌab runimal tew. Jecꞌulaꞌ xa xkaya bi kib xojcꞌam bi ruma runimal tew.


eng: But before long, a stormy wind beat down from shore, which is called Euroclydon.

acr: Pero na naj ta kaꞌanom chwi ri mar echiriꞌ xujek jun nimalaj cakjikꞌ “Euroclidón” cabiꞌx che y xujek cꞌu riꞌ e cupakej bi ri barco.


eng: When the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close to shore.

acr: Xpe cꞌu jun tew pa sur xa cawelel chic. Waꞌ xucoj pa quijolom e xuꞌana ri quirayim, y jecꞌulaꞌ utz caquimaj bi quibe. Xquimaj cꞌu bi quibe pa ri barco chunakaj ri takꞌaj che ri isla Creta.


eng: Because the haven was not suitable to winter in, the majority advised going to sea from there, if by any means they could reach Phoenix and winter there, which is a port of Crete, looking southwest and northwest.

acr: Ecꞌu ri puerto pa cataqꞌuiꞌ wi ri barco na e ta jun luwar pa utz cakicꞌowibej wi rukꞌijol echiriꞌ cꞌax tew y cꞌo jab. Ruma cꞌu laꞌ, lic e qꞌui xquibiꞌij chiquiwach quebel chiriꞌ y caquitij ukꞌij quebec pa ri tinamit Fenice chaꞌ chilaꞌ caquicꞌowibej rukꞌijol echiriꞌ cꞌax tew y cꞌo jab. Wa jun puerto re ri isla Creta catzuꞌn lo puwiquikꞌab y pa mox che rutzakibal kꞌij.


eng: But the centurion gave more heed to the master and to the owner of the ship than to those things which were spoken by Paul.

acr: Pero ri capitán ke ri soldados e lik xuta ke ri kꞌamayom bꞌi re ri barco y ri rajaw waꞌ, yey na xok ta il che ri xubꞌiꞌij ri Pablo.


eng: and said to them, “Sirs, I perceive that the voyage will be with injury and much loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives.”

acr: jewaꞌ xubiꞌij chique: «Alak achijab, riꞌin canwilo wa kabenam chwi wa mar lic xibibal uwach. Cꞌo pa sak na xa ta jubikꞌ ri cakajam canok; na xew ta cakajam can ekaꞌn y cakajam can ri barco, ma laj ne cakajam can ri kacꞌaslem riꞌoj» xcha chique.


eng: When much time had passed and the voyage was now dangerous because the Fast had now already gone by, Paul admonished them

acr: Lic cꞌut uqꞌuiyal kꞌij chic kajamom che ri kabenam yey lic xibibal chi ri binem chwi ri mar, ma cꞌacꞌ ricꞌowic ri nimakꞌij echiriꞌ ri aj judiꞌab caquiꞌan ayuno yey e ne riꞌ cujek ri kꞌalaj. E uwariꞌche ri Pablo xebupixabaj,


eng: With difficulty sailing along it we came to a certain place called Fair Havens, near the city of Lasea.

acr: Ewi xojicꞌow chirij waꞌ wa isla xa nakaj che ruwa rakan takꞌaj y jelaꞌ lic cꞌayew xojopon pa jun tinamit Buenos Puertos, cabiꞌx che. Waꞌ xa chunakaj chi ri tinamit Lasea cꞌo wi.


eng: When we had sailed slowly many days, and had come with difficulty opposite Cnidus, the wind not allowing us further, we sailed under the lee of Crete, opposite Salmone.

acr: Ukꞌiyal qꞌij kꞌut xojbꞌin chwi ri mar e laꞌ xa kokꞌil, y lik kꞌayew xojopon chwach ri tinamit Gnido ruma ri tew kojuqꞌatej chiqawach. Ruma waꞌ xqamaj bꞌi qabꞌe pa ri isla Creta pa na lik ta kujum wi ribꞌ ri tew chiqe. Xojikꞌow kꞌu chwach ri tinamit Salmón.


eng: There the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing for Italy, and he put us on board.

acr: Chiriꞌ cꞌu riꞌ, ri capitán que ri soldados xurik jun barco re ri puerto Alejandría, e riꞌ cumaj bi ube queꞌec pa tak ri luwar re Italia. Y xojuya bi chupa.


eng: Putting to sea from there, we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.

acr: Xojel cꞌu bi pa ri tinamit Sidón. Pero na xojꞌec ta jusucꞌ ruma ri tew lic cajumcaꞌnic, yey waꞌ chikawach petinak wi. Ecꞌu xkasut rij ri isla Chipre chaꞌ cojuchꞌuk ri juyub che ri tew.


eng: The next day, we touched at Sidon. Julius treated Paul kindly and gave him permission to go to his friends and refresh himself.

acr: Chucaꞌm kꞌij cꞌut, xojopon pa ri tinamit Sidón. Chiriꞌ cꞌu riꞌ, ri Julio, raj wach que ri soldados, lic xucꞌut ri rutzil ucꞌuꞌx che ri Pablo, ma xuya luwar che xeꞌbina cucꞌ ri ramigos chaꞌ caquitoꞌ lo rucꞌ ri cajawax che.


eng: Embarking in a ship of Adramyttium, which was about to sail to places on the coast of Asia, we put to sea, Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica being with us.

acr: Xojoc cꞌu bi chupa jun barco re ri puerto Adramitio, e riꞌ queꞌec pa tak ri tinamit e cꞌo chuchiꞌ ri mar re Asia. Xkamaj cꞌu bi kabe chwi ri mar. Yey xeꞌec kucꞌ ri Aristarco, jun aj Tesalónica, jun tinamit pa ri luwar re Macedonia.


eng: Agrippa said to Festus, “This man might have been set free if he had not appealed to Caesar.”

acr: Ecꞌu ri Agripa xubiꞌij che ri Festo: —Waꞌchi, utz catzokpix bi tamaji utzꞌonom cataꞌ uchiꞌ ruma ri nimalaj takanel re Roma —xchaꞌ.


eng: When they had withdrawn, they spoke to one another, saying, “This man does nothing worthy of death or of bonds.”

acr: Yey echiriꞌ xkijach taq bꞌi kibꞌ, chikiwach kakibꞌiꞌij: «Waꞌchi, na jinta kꞌo uꞌanom chaꞌ taqal che kakamisaxik o kayaꞌ pa cárcel» kechaꞌ.


eng: The king rose up with the governor and Bernice, and those who sat with them.

acr: Echiriꞌ xubiꞌij waꞌ ri Pablo, xeyactaj ri rey Agripa, ri takanel Festo, rixok Berenice y conoje ri etzꞌul chiriꞌ cucꞌ.


eng: Paul said, “I pray to God, that whether with little or with much, not only you, but also all that hear me today, might become such as I am, except for these bonds.”

acr: Ecꞌu ri Pablo xubiꞌij che: —E lic cuaj riꞌ cuꞌana waꞌ ucꞌ la, xa pa jokꞌotaj o tob camayinic; pero ¡lic cantzꞌonoj che ri Dios chaꞌ na xew ta rilal, ma e janipa wa quinquitataꞌ wa jokꞌotaj, quebuꞌana jelaꞌ pachaꞌ riꞌin! Xew cꞌu na cuaj taj cayaꞌiꞌ alak pa carena pachaꞌ wa ꞌanom chwe riꞌin —xchaꞌ.


eng: Agrippa said to Paul, “With a little persuasion are you trying to make me a Christian?”

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ, ri rey Agripa xubiꞌij che ri Pablo: —E cami cachꞌob riꞌat, ¿xa jubikꞌ chi caraj cacoj pa nujolom chaꞌ quinuꞌana in jun cucꞌ ri quicojom rubiꞌ ri Cristo? —xchaꞌ.


eng: King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know that you believe.”

acr: ¿Cacoj la rilal lal rey Agripa, janipa ri quitzꞌibam can ri kꞌalajisanelab ojertan? ¡Riꞌin wetaꞌam cacoj la waꞌ! —xchaꞌ.


eng: For the king knows of these things, to whom also I speak freely. For I am persuaded that none of these things is hidden from him, for this has not been done in a corner.

acr: Ma e ne ri rey Agripa, ri in cꞌo chwach, rire lic retaꞌam puwi tak waꞌ. Ruma ne riꞌ, lic quinchꞌaꞌt rucꞌ ronoje nucꞌuꞌx chwach rire. Ma chinuwach riꞌin, ronoje tak wa quintajin che ubiꞌxiquil, utom chi rire; ma tak waꞌ na xa ta xeꞌlakꞌay uꞌanom.


eng: As he thus made his defense, Festus said with a loud voice, “Paul, you are crazy! Your great learning is driving you insane!”

acr: Ecꞌu riꞌ catajin ri Pablo che ubiꞌxiquil waꞌ re toꞌbal rib, ri Festo lic co xchꞌawic y xubiꞌij: —Pablo, ¡at chꞌuꞌjerinak! Lic caticꞌow uwiꞌ che rajilaxic uqꞌuiyal wuj, y ruma waꞌ xatchꞌuꞌjeric —xchaꞌ.


eng: how the Christ must suffer, and how, by the resurrection of the dead, he would be first to proclaim light both to these people and to the Gentiles.”

acr: Ma rike xkibꞌiꞌij chirajawaxik ri Cristo karikꞌowibꞌej na rukꞌaxkꞌolil ri kamik y kuꞌana ri nabꞌe kakꞌastaj lo chikixoꞌl ri ekaminaq, chaꞌ jelaꞌ kutzijoj ri Qꞌijsaq chike ri qatinamit y chike ri jujun chik tinamit na e ta aj judiꞌabꞌ.»


eng: Having therefore obtained the help that is from God, I stand to this day testifying both to small and great, saying nothing but what the prophets and Moses said would happen,

acr: Pero ruma nucꞌulum rutoꞌbal ri Dios, cꞌa wakꞌij ora na wokꞌotam ta ne ukꞌalajisaxic ri Dios chique conoje ri ticawex, chinimaꞌk chichꞌutiꞌk. Yey ronoje ri nubiꞌim puwi ri Cristo e junam rucꞌ ri tzꞌibital can cuma ri kꞌalajisanelab y ruma ri Moisés puwi tak ri cuꞌana na chikawach apanok.


eng: For this reason the Jews seized me in the temple and tried to kill me.

acr: »Ruma cꞌu waꞌ, raj judiꞌab xineꞌquichapa lo pa ri Rocho Dios y xcaj ne quinquicamisaj.


eng: but declared first to them of Damascus, at Jerusalem, and throughout all the country of Judea, and also to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, doing works worthy of repentance.

acr: Ma ri xinꞌano e nabe xinꞌec che utzijoxic chique ri e cꞌo pa ri tinamit Damasco, tecꞌuchiriꞌ chique ri e cꞌo pa ri tinamit Jerusalem y pa ronoje tak ri luwar re Judea. Yey xinꞌec ne che utzijoxic chique ri na e ta aj Israel. Chique cꞌu conoje ximbiꞌij lic chirajawaxic wi caquitzelej quitzij chwach ri Dios, caquiya quib pukꞌab y caquiꞌan cꞌu ri utz jelaꞌ pachaꞌ ri takal chique ri quitzelem chi quitzij chwach ri Dios.


eng: “Therefore, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision,

acr: »Jecꞌuriꞌlaꞌ, lal rey Agripa, na xinuꞌana ta in aj palajiy tzij chwa wa xcꞌut chwe ruma ri Dios.


eng: to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive remission of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’

acr: chaꞌ awuma riꞌat cajakataj ri quiwach y jecꞌulaꞌ na quebin ta chi chupa ri kꞌekuꞌm, ma e quebin chupa ri Kꞌijsak. Yey awuma riꞌat caquesaj ne quib riꞌ pukꞌab ruchukꞌab ri Satanás y caquiya quib pukꞌab ri Dios. Ruma cꞌu ri cubulibal quicꞌuꞌx wucꞌ, caquicꞌul ri cuybal mac y caquicꞌul que janipa tak ri ubiꞌtisim chi lo ri Dios chique rutinamit” xchaꞌ.


eng: delivering you from the people and from the Gentiles, to whom I send you,

acr: Catinchajij chiquiwach ratinamit e aj judiꞌab y chiquiwach ri na e ta aj judiꞌab, waꞌ e ri tzel catquilo. Yey catintak bi woꞌora chique ri na e ta aj judiꞌab


eng: “I said, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ “He said, ‘I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.

acr: »Ecꞌu riꞌin ximbiꞌij: “¿China rilal, Wajawal?” xinchaꞌ. »Yey ri Kajawal xubiꞌij: “Riꞌin in Jesús, ri jun catchꞌoꞌjin chirij.


eng: When we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’

acr: Xojtzak cꞌu konoje riꞌoj pulew, yey xinta jun kulaj cachꞌaꞌt wucꞌ pa ri chꞌaꞌtem hebreo, jewaꞌ cubiꞌij chwe: “Saulo, Saulo, ¿suꞌchac catchꞌoꞌjin chwij? Atuquel caꞌan cꞌax che awib jelaꞌ pachaꞌ cuꞌan ri boyex echiriꞌ cuya akan che ri puya cachꞌic lo che” xchaꞌ.


eng: “Whereupon as I traveled to Damascus with the authority and commission from the chief priests,

acr: »Ecꞌu in cꞌo wi riꞌ che waꞌ, numajom chi cꞌu bi nube pa ri tinamit Damasco, wucꞌam uwujil yaꞌtal chwe cuma ri nimak e aj chacunel pa Rocho Dios cꞌutubal re intakom bi cuma rique chaꞌ quebenuya pa cꞌax ri quicojom rubiꞌ ri Cristo.


eng: Punishing them often in all the synagogues, I tried to make them blaspheme. Being exceedingly enraged against them, I persecuted them even to foreign cities.

acr: Y pa tak ronoje ri sinagogas uqꞌuiyal laj xebenuya pa cꞌax re canmin quiwach chupa chaꞌ caquicꞌak bi ukꞌij ri Jesús. Y ruma ri lic xinchꞌuꞌjer chiquij rucꞌ woyowal, xebeꞌnutzucuj ne cꞌa pa tak ri tinamit lic naj.


eng: I also did this in Jerusalem. I both shut up many of the saints in prisons, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death I gave my vote against them.

acr: Y jenewaꞌ xinꞌan pa ri tinamit Jerusalem. Lic e qꞌui ri xebenuya pa cárcel ruma quicojom rubiꞌ ri Jesús. Waꞌ xyaꞌ ne uwujil panukꞌab cuma ri nimak e aj chacunel pa Rocho Dios. Yey riꞌin xinya ne nuchꞌaꞌtem chiquij chaꞌ quecamisaxic.


eng: “I myself most certainly thought that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

acr: »E ri petinak lok, e chinuwach riꞌin e lic chirajawaxic chwe ri canꞌan uqꞌuiyal na utz taj chiquij ri quicojom rubiꞌ ri Jesús ri aj Nazaret.


eng: Why is it judged incredible with you if God does raise the dead?

acr: Cantzꞌonoj cꞌu che onoje ralak alak aj judiꞌab: Chiwach ralak, ¿na pukꞌab ta neba ri Dios cꞌo wi quebucꞌastajisaj lo ri ecaminak?


eng: Now I stand here to be judged for the hope of the promise made by God to our fathers,

acr: Y woʼor quiqui tzʼonoj ʼatbal tzij chwij xa rumal cul in cʼux che, chi Dios cu ʼan na pacha u bim can chique i katit ka mam.


eng: which our twelve tribes, earnestly serving night and day, hope to attain. Concerning this hope I am accused by the Jews, King Agrippa!

acr: Waꞌ wa biꞌtisinic e koyeꞌem riꞌoj oj calcꞌoꞌal can ri cablajuj ucꞌajol ri kamam Jacob ojertan, chaꞌ e cuꞌana kucꞌ janipa ri biꞌtisim chike. Ecꞌu uwariꞌche na cakokꞌotaj ta ulokꞌnimaxic ri Dios chipakꞌij chichakꞌab. Cambiꞌij cꞌu riꞌ cheꞌla, lal rey Agripa: Xa ruma cꞌu ri nucubam pan nucꞌuꞌx riꞌin che waꞌ wa biꞌtisinic, catzꞌak nuchiꞌ cuma raj judiꞌab.


acr: Niʼpa i je qui muk qui xiquin i cablajuj u cʼojol i mam Israel, xak coyʼem wach u sujum can i Dios; rumal-i quiqui ʼan qui patan che, chi paʼij chi chaʼab. Nim laj winak, rumal wach i quin tijin yin chu bixquil chirij ile chi u sujum i Dios, are i rumal-i i aj Israel que tijin chu cojic in mac woʼor —xu bij i ma Páblo.


eng: having known me from the first, if they are willing to testify, that after the strictest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.

acr: Yey we ne rike kakaj kakiqꞌalajisaj wa ketaꞌam, kakibꞌiꞌij kꞌu riꞌ, qatzij, riꞌin lik ojertan lo riꞌ xex wi in kukꞌil ri fariseos, ri lik qataqem ri kꞌutunik ke raj judiꞌabꞌ puwi ri taqanik re ri Moisés.


eng: “Indeed, all the Jews know my way of life from my youth up, which was from the beginning among my own nation and at Jerusalem;

acr: »Conoje raj judiꞌab quetaꞌam saꞌ ri nubinic nusilabic chwi lo in ala, ma xinqꞌuiy chilaꞌ Jerusalem pa ri nutinamit Israel.


eng: “I think myself happy, King Agrippa, that I am to make my defense before you today concerning all the things that I am accused by the Jews,

acr: «Lal rey Agripa, riꞌin lic quinquiꞌcotic ma cayaꞌtaj chwe quincꞌojiꞌ chiwach la chaꞌ cantoꞌbej wib che tak ronoje ri tzꞌakom chwij cuma raj judiꞌab.


eng: especially because you are expert in all customs and questions which are among the Jews. Therefore I beg you to hear me patiently.

acr: Lic cꞌu utz uꞌanom, ma rilal lic etaꞌam la puwi tak ronoje ri kacojobal ri oj aj judiꞌab yey etaꞌam ne la saꞌ tak ri cakachapalaꞌ kib riꞌoj puwiꞌ. Ruma cꞌu laꞌ, cantzꞌonoj co cheꞌla, chinta co la rucꞌ unimal cꞌuꞌxaj.


eng: Agrippa said to Paul, “You may speak for yourself.” Then Paul stretched out his hand, and made his defense.

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ, ri Agripa xubiꞌij che ri Pablo: «Woꞌora canya luwar chawe catchꞌawic re catoꞌbej awib» xchaꞌ. Ecꞌu ri Pablo xuyac rukꞌab y xujek jewaꞌ cutoꞌbej rib:


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

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


eng: 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,

acr: 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.


eng: 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.

acr: 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.


eng: 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.

acr: 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.


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

acr: 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.


eng: 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.

acr: »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.


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

acr: 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.


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

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


eng: 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.

acr: »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.


eng: 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.

acr: 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.


eng: 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;

acr: 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.


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

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


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

acr: 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.


eng: 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!”

acr: 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.


eng: 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.

acr: 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.


eng: 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?”

acr: 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.


eng: 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.”

acr: 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.


eng: 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,

acr: 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.


eng: 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.

acr: 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.


eng: “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.”

acr: 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.


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

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


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

acr: 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.


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

acr: 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.


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

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


eng: 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.

acr: 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.


eng: 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.

acr: 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.


eng: 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.”

acr: 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.


eng: 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.

acr: 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.


eng: 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.

acr: 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.


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

acr: 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.


eng: 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!’”

acr: 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.


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

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


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

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


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

acr: »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.


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

acr: »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.


eng: 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.

acr: 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.


eng: 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;

acr: »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.


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

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


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

acr: 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.


eng: 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,

acr: 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.


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

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


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

acr: 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.


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

acr: 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.


eng: (This verse omitted in Majority Text)

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


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


eng: 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.

acr: »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.


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

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


eng: 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,

acr: 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.


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

acr: 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.


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


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


eng: 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.”

acr: 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.


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

acr: 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.


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

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


eng: “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.

acr: 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.


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

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


eng: He wrote a letter like this:

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


eng: 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.”

acr: 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.


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

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


acr: 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.


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

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


eng: 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.”

acr: 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.


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

acr: 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.


eng: 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.”

acr: 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.


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

acr: 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.


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

acr: 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.


eng: 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.”

acr: 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.


eng: 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.

acr: 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.


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

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


eng: 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.

acr: 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.


eng: 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.”

acr: 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.


eng: 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!”

acr: 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.


eng: 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!”

acr: 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.)


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

acr: 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.


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

acr: 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.


eng: 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.’”

acr: 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.


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

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


eng: 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?”

acr: 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.


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

acr: 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.


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

acr: 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.


acr: 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.


eng: 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.

acr: 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.


eng: 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.

acr: 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.


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

acr: 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.


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

acr: 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.


eng: 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!”

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


eng: 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?”

acr: 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.


eng: 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.

acr: 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.


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

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


eng: 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!”

acr: 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.


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

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


eng: 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.’

acr: 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.


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

acr: »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.


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

acr: 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.


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

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


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

acr: 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.


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

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


eng: 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.

acr: »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.


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

acr: 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.


eng: 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.’

acr: »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.


eng: “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.

acr: »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.


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

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


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

acr: »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.


eng: 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.

acr: 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.


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

acr: »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.


eng: “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.

acr: «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.


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

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


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

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