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Paul Go Jerusalem
1 Afta us guys go way from dem, we ride boat strait to Cos Islan. Da nex day we go Rhodes Islan, an den Patara town, da West Asia mainland. 2 We find one boat dat stay go Fonecia side, an go on top um an ride boat from ova dea. 3 We see Cyprus Islan, an pass south from dea, an go Syria. We go outa da boat at Tyre, wea dey take off all da stuffs from da boat. 4 We find da peopo dat stay tight wit Jesus ova dea, an we stay wit dem fo seven days. Dey tell Paul fo no go Jerusalem cuz God Spirit tell um dat. 5 But wen da time come, we go way from dea. All da guys an da wahines an da kids go wit us outside da town. An by da beach we go down on oua knees an pray. 6 Afta we tell each odda aloha, we go on top da boat, an dey go home.
7 We ride boat from Tyre to Tolemais. We tell da braddahs an sistahs aloha ova dea, an stay wit dem one day. 8 ✡Da nex day we go Cesarea an stay Philip house. He one guy dat tell peopo da Good Stuff Bout Jesus. He one a da Seven guys dey pick befo time fo help give da widows food. 9 He get four girls dat neva marry yet. God give da girls da powa fo tell odda peopo wat God tell. 10 ✡Afta we stay dea short time, one guy name Agabus dat talk fo God come from Judea. 11 He come by us, an take Paul belt. He tie up Paul hands an feets wit um, an tell, “da Good An Spesho Spirit tell dis, ‘Da Jew guys inside Jerusalem goin tie up da guy dat own dis belt lidis. An dey goin turn ova dat guy to da peopo dass not Jew guys.’ ”
12 Wen we hear dat, us an all da peopo ova dea beg Paul fo no go Jerusalem. 13 Den Paul tell, “How come you stay crying an make me come sad? I stay ready fo get all tie up, an even fo mahke inside Jerusalem, fo show how awesome Da One In Charge stay, az Jesus.”
14 Us no can make Paul stay, az why we pau try change his mind. An we tell, “Wat Da One In Charge like, dass wat goin happen.”
15 Afta short time, we get oua stuffs an go Jerusalem. 16 Some a da guys from Cesarea dat stay tight wit Jesus, dey go wit us too. Dey take us Mnason house, an we stay ova dea. He one guy from Cyprus an one a da firs guys dat wen trus da Good Stuff Bout Jesus.
Paul Go See James
(Census 6:1-21)
17 Wen we come Jerusalem, da braddahs show us plenny aloha. 18 Da nex day Paul an all us guys go by James. All da older leadas, dey stay dea too. 19 Paul give dem his aloha. He tell um all da stuff God help him fo do fo da peopo dass not Jew guys. 20 Afta dey hear dat, dey tell, “God, he awesome!” Den dey tell Paul, “Look, braddah, plenny tousan Jew guys trus da Good Stuff Bout Jesus. An dey all stay tight wit all da stuff da Rules tell um fo do. 21 Dey hear dat you teach all da Jew guys dat live nea peopo dass not Jew guys, dat dey gotta tell ‘Laytas’ to wat Moses wen write. An dey tell dat you tell dey no need cut skin dea kids, o do da odda stuff oua peopo do.
22 “So, wat we goin do? Fo shua dey goin hear dat you come ova hea. 23 ✡Az why dis wat we tell you fo do. Get four guys hea dat wen make one strong promise in front God. An fo dat kine promise, dey no cut dea hair from da time dey make da promise. 24 Now, someting wen happen dat make dea promise pau. Cuz a dat, dey gotta do spesho religious kine ceremonies fo seven days fo dem go back in front God. Afta dat, dey gotta make sacrifice an shave dea heads fo show dat dey wen do wat dey promise fo do. So den, take dese guys an go wit um fo make da religious kine ceremony. You pay da money fo make da sacrifice dem guys gotta make befo dey shave dea heads. Den all da peopo goin know da stuff dey wen hear bout you no stay true, an you stay do all da stuff da Rules tell jalike dem. 25 ✡But da peopo dass not Jew guys an stay tight wit Jesus, we awready write dem one letta. We tell um dey betta not eat da meat from da sacrifices fo da idol kine gods, eat o drink da blood, eat da meat from animals dey wen choke, an dey betta not fool aroun nobody.”
26 Da nex day, Paul take da guys to da open lanai fo da Temple fo do da stuff dey gotta do fo dem go in front God. Den he go inside da temple an tell da pries guys wat day da spesho time goin pau, fo da pries guys make da right offering fo da four guys.
Da Rome Guys Bus Paul
27 Wen da seven days fo do da religious kine ceremonies almos pau, some Jew guys from West Asia spock Paul inside da open lanai fo da Temple. Dey make all da peopo like beef, an grab Paul. 28 Dey yell, “Eh! You Israel guys! Come help us! Dis da guy dat stay teach da peopo all ova da place fo go agains oua peopo, an agains oua Rules an oua Temple. Anodda ting, he wen bring guys dass not Jew guys inside da open lanai fo da Temple, an make dis place dat stay spesho fo God come all pilau so no can pray dea.” 29 ✡(Dass cuz befo time dey wen see Trofimus, da guy from Efesus, inside Jerusalem wit Paul, an dey tink Paul bring him inside da open lanai fo da Temple.)
30 All da peopo from Jerusalem stay amping out cuz dey huhu, an dey come running from all ova da place. Dey grab Paul an drag him outa da open lanai fo da Temple. An right den an dea da pries guys shut da Temple gates. 31 Da peopo stay try fo kill him. Da main captain fo da Rome army guys hear dat all da peopo from Jerusalem stay make big noise an like beef. 32 Right den an dea he take some captains an odda army guys an dey rush by da peopo. Wen da guys dat stay make big beef spock da main captain an da army guys, dey no bus up Paul no moa. 33 Da main captain come an bus Paul, an tell his guys fo tie um up wit two chain. Den he aks, “Who dis guy? Wat he wen do?” 34 Some guys yell one ting, an some odda guys anodda ting. Da main captain no can find out da trut bout wat wen happen. Az why he tell da guys fo bring Paul inside da army place. 35 Wen Paul come nea da door, da peopo come wild, so da army guys carry him. 36 All da peopo dat go wit dem yell, “Kill um!”
Paul Talk To Da Peopo
37 Da army guys start fo take Paul inside da army place, an he tell da main captain, “Eh, try lissen me!”
Da captain tell, “You talk Greek? 38 You not da guy from Egypt dat wen start one big beef befo time, an take four tousan rebel guys inside da boonies?”
39 Paul tell, “No, az not me! I one Jew guy. I born Tarsus, Cilicia side. I one citizen from dat big town. Try let me talk to da peopo.”
40 Da main captain let um talk, an Paul stan on top da steps, an wave his hand to da peopo. Wen dey pau yell, he talk to dem in da local language.
✡ 21:8 21:8: JGuys 6:5; 8:5 ✡ 21:10 21:10: JGuys 11:28 ✡ 21:23 21:23: Census 6:13-21 ✡ 21:25 21:25: JGuys 15:29 ✡ 21:29 21:29: JGuys 20:4