Acts (The Things the Apostle Dem Do)
24 After five days, the high priest An·a·niʹas went to Caes·a·reʹa with some elder dem and one lawyer they call Ter·tulʹlus. And they explain to the governor the problem they wor having with Paul. 2 When they call Ter·tulʹlus, he started talking against Paul. He say:
“We can see da we really enjoying peace because of you. And good-good thing dem happening in our nation because you somebody who can think before doing things. 3 Anywhere we eh, we can always talk about the good-good thing dem you doing. And we want tell you thank you plenty Governor Felix, the big man for Judea. 4 But for me to not continue to eat all your time, I beg you, be patient and listen to us small. 5 We see da this man here causing trouble. He making people among the Jews all over the earth to go against the government. And da he the big man for the group they call the Naz·a·renesʹ. 6 He also try to make the temple to not be holy and da the reason why we grab him. 7* —— 8 When you yourself ask this man questions, you will get to know da all the thing dem we saying about him da true.”
9 And the Jews also started talking against Paul, and they say all the thing dem Ter·tulʹlus wor saying da true. 10 When the governor throw sign with his head for Paul to talk, Paul say:
“I know good-good da for long time you been judge for this nation here. So I happy to talk for myself in front of you. 11 When you yourself check good-good, you will see da 12 days not pass yet from the time I went to Jerusalem to worship. 12 They not see me arguing with anybody in the temple or making people to come together to cause trouble in the synagogues or in the whole city. 13 And now-now, they not able to give proof for all the thing dem they say I do. 14 But just how the people dem say I part of one group da worshiping God, I agree da I worshipping the God my great grandpa dem use to worship. And I believe all the thing dem the Law and the prophet dem say. 15 I get hope in God and da the same hope this men dem also get, da the people dem who righteous and the people dem who not righteous will come back to life. 16 And because of this one, I can always try my best to continue to get clean conscience in front of God and people. 17 After some years pass, I came to bring gift to the poor people dem da in my nation and to make sacrifice dem. 18 When I wor doing this thing dem, they saw da I wor clean in the temple just how the Law say it, but I wor not with group of people causing trouble. Some of the Jews from Asia wor also there. 19 And they suppose to be here in front of you to tell you the bad thing da they say I do if they wor having anything against me. 20 Or let this men dem here talk for theirself and tell you whether I do anything bad the time I wor standing in front of them in the Sanʹhe·drin. 21 The only thing they can say against me da, the time I wor standing among them I shout and say: ‘Da because I believe da the people who die will come back to life, da the reason why they judging me in front of you!’”
22 And because Felix really knew the true-true thing dem about this way of worship, he tell them to go. And he say: “Anytime Lysʹi·as, the army commander come here, I will cut the case.” 23 And he give order to the army officer* to put Paul in jail but to give him some freedom, and to allow his people dem to come and take care of him.
24 After some days, Felix came with his wife Dru·silʹla who wor Jew. He tell them to call Paul and he listen to him when he wor talking about what it mean to believe in Jesus Christ. 25 But when Paul wor talking about how people mon do the correct thing in God eye and how people mon control theirself and the judgement da will come, Felix got scare bad way. So he say: “Go, when I get the chance I will send people to call you again.” 26 At the same time, he wor hoping da Paul wor coming to give him money. For da reason, he use to send for Paul fast-fast to talk with him. 27 But when two years pass, Porcius Festus take Felix place as governor. And because Felix wanted the Jews to like his business, he leave Paul in jail.