Acts 22:1-5 in Oriya

1 Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defence which I make now unto you.

2 (And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith,)

3 I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.

4 And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.

5 As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring them which were there bound unto Jerusalem, for to be punished.

1 ପାଉଲ କହିଲେ, ଭାଇମାନେ ଓ ପିତାମାନେ, ଯେ ହତେୁ ମୁଁ ମାରେ ନିଜ ସପକ୍ଷ ରେ କଥା କହୁଛି, ତେଣୁ ଆପଣମାନେ ମାେ କଥା ଶୁଣନ୍ତୁ।
Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defence which I make now unto you.

2 ସମାନେେ ପାଉଲଙ୍କୁ ଯିହୂଦୀ ଭାଷା ରେ କହିବାର ଶୁଣି ଆହୁରି ଅଧିକ ଶାନ୍ତ ହାଇଗେଲେ। ତା'ପରେ ପାଉଲ କହିଲେ,
(And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith,)

3 ମୁଁ ଜଣେ ଯିହୂଦୀୟ ଲୋକ। ମାରେ ଜନ୍ମ କିଲିକିଆ ଦେଶର ତାର୍ଷ ନଗର ରେ। କିନ୍ତୁ ଏହି ନଗର ରେ ମାରେ ଲାଳନପାଳନ ହାଇେଥିଲା। ମୁଁ ଆମ୍ଭ ପିତୃପୁରୁଷଙ୍କ ନିୟମ ଗୁଡ଼ିକ ବିଷୟ ରେ ଗୁରୁ ଗମଲୀଯଲଙ୍କେ ପାଖରୁ ବହୁତ ଯତ୍ନ ସହକା ରେ ତାଲିମ ପାଇଛି। ତୁମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କେ ପରି, ମୁଁ ମଧ୍ଯ ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କ ନିମନ୍ତେ ଅତି ଉତ୍ସାହୀ ଥିଲି।
I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.

4 ମୁଁ ଯୀଶୁଙ୍କ ପଥରେ ଯାଉଥିବା ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କୁ ତାଡ଼ନା ଓ କଷ୍ଟ ଦେଉଥିଲି। ମୁଁ ପୁରୁଷ ଓ ସ୍ତ୍ରୀ ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କୁ ବନ୍ଦୀ କରି କାରାଗାର ରେ ରଖିଥିଲି।
And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.

5 ମହାୟାଜକ ଓ ପ୍ରାଚ଼ୀନ ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କର ସମ୍ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ପରିଷଦ ଏ କଥାର ସାକ୍ଷୀ ଅଟନ୍ତି। ମୁଁ ସମାନଙ୍କେଠାରୁ ଦମ୍ମସକରେେ ଥିବା ସମାନଙ୍କେର ଭାଇମାନଙ୍କ ପାଖକୁ ପତ୍ର ନଇେ ଯାଇଥିଲି। ସଠାେରେ ଥିବା ଯୀଶୁଙ୍କର ଶିଷ୍ଯମାନେ ଯେପରି ଦଣ୍ଡ ପାଇପାରନ୍ତି, ଏଥିନିମନ୍ତେ ସମାନଙ୍କେୁ ବନ୍ଦୀ କରି ୟିରୁଶାଲମକୁ ନଇେ ଆସିବା ପାଇଁ ମୁଁ ଯାଉଥିଲି।
As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring them which were there bound unto Jerusalem, for to be punished.