Senjecas - Saul's Conversion (Acts 9:1-9)

Pronunciation table

peműko (labial)								riisűko (dental)								muitűko (alveolar)								vainűko (palatal)							ṡ̨uuše̋nos (vowels with प)								nı̋þo ṡ̨uuše̋nos (weak vowels)
p	b	f	v	m̃	m			t	d	þ	ð	ɫ	l			ṡ	ż	s	z	r	n			k	g	x	ƣ	h	ȝ			š	s̨			i	e	a	ɔ	o	u			ı	ɛ	y
प	ब	फ	भ	म़	म			त	द	थ	ध	ल़	ल			च	ज	स	स़	र	न			क	ग	क़	ग़	ह	य			स्व	स्य			इ ई पि पी	ए एै पे पै	अ आ प पा	ऒ ॵ पॊ पॏ	ओ औ पो पौ	उ ऊ पु पू			पं	पऺ	पॅ
/p/	/b/	/ɸ/	/β/	/m̥/	/m/			/t/	/d/	/θ/	/ð/	/l̥/	/l/			/ʦ/	/ʣ/	/s/	/z/	/ɾ̥/	/n/			/k/	/g/	/ç/	/ʝ/	/j̊/	/j/			/sʷ/	/sʲ/			/i/	/e/	/ä/	/ɒ/	/o/	/u/			/ɪ/	/ɛ/	/ʊ/

Glossing abbreviations

1s/p = 1st person singular/plural	ABL = ablative suffix	COL = collective	F = feminine	INT = intensive prefix	PRV = privative prefix	SUP = supine
2s/p = 2nd person singular/plural	ABS = absolutive (an unmarked modifying adjective)	DES = desiderative	FRQ = frequentative	LAT = lative suffix	PST = past	TRZ = transitivizer
3 = 3rd person	ADV = adverb	DIM = diminutive	FUT = future	LOC = locative suffix	REV = reversive	VOC = vocative particle
A(.s/p) = accusative (singular/plural)	AG = agent	ELIS = elision	IMP = imperative	M = masculine	Q = interrogative particle	YNG = young
G(.s/p) = genitive (singular/plural)	AP = agent (active) participle	ELT = elative	INC = inchoative	OCC = occupation suffix	QUOT = direct quotation
N(.s/p) = nominative (singular/plural)	AUG = augmentative	EP = epenthesis	IND = indicative	PP = patient (past) participle	RPR = recent perfective
V(.s/p) = vocative (singular/plural)	CAUS = causative	EQU = equative degree	INS = instrument	PRF = perfect	SBJ = subjunctive

Text

ṡaulűs ðeesme̋iþraसउलु॓स् धैस्मे॓इथ्र (Acts 9:1-9)

mukánȝeka̋s úúda tarne̋xaþo
Translated from the Greek

• English Text
• Literal Greek Translation
• Devanāgari Text
• Senjecan Translation

Gloss

• 1. Saul still breathing murderous threats against the Lord's disciples, went to the high priest
• the and Paul still breathing threat even of.murder to.the disciples of.the Lord having.approached the high.priest
• da ódu anderűs tunlűs kaaðra̋s šı̋nom ð̬e̋santu ṡa̋ulu ufnőitum e-ȝőba:

da	ódu	ander-űs	tun-l-űs	kaaðr-a̋s	šı̋n-om	ð̬e̋s-a-ntu-Ø	ṡa̋ul-u	uf.nőit-um	e=ȝőb-a
and	still	Lord-G.s	study-AG-G.s	murder-G.s	threat-A.s	breathe-IND-AP-ABS	Paul-N.s	high.priest-A.s	PST=approach-IND

• 2. and asked him for letters to the synagogues in Damascus which would empower him to arrest and bring to Jerusalem anyone he might find, man or woman, living according to the new way.
• he.requested from him letters to Damascus to the synagogues that if someone he.should.find of.the way being men both and women having.been.bound he.may.lead to Jerusalem
• eȝús áfa dimaska̋s éna ȝehúðrɛtozde̋mon do mı̋þon e-ı̋ga—tááda—ébi ata̋s m̃ı̋ı̋runk̬e ǧe̋nunk̬e de̋e̋su kele̋ȝa—urúsalı̋mam do éȝun de̋uku he̋naþu ile̋ȝa:

eȝ-ús	áfa	dimask-a̋s	éna	ȝehúðr.ɛ.toz.de̋m-on	do	mı̋þ-on	e=ı̋g-a	tááda
3-G.s	from	Damascus-G.s	in	Jewish.EP.worship.building-A.p	to	letter-A.p	PST=request-IND	so.that

ébi	at-a̋s	m̃ı̋ı̋r-un=k̬e	ǧe̋n-un=k̬e	de̋e̋s-u	kel-e̋ȝa	urúsalı̋m-am	do	éȝ-un	de̋uk-u	he̋n-a-þ-u	il-e̋ȝa
if	way-G.s	men-A.p=and	woman-A.p=and	find-SUP	should-SBJ	Jerusalem-A.s	to	3-A.p	lead-SUP	permit-IND-PP-N.s	become-SBJ

• 3. As he traveled along and was approaching Damascus, a light from the sky suddenly flashed about him.
• in the to.go it.happened him comes.near to.the Damascus suddenly and him shone.around light from the heaven
• méti e-a̋tak̬e dima̋skam e-ȝőbak̬e numős áfa f̨őþo káþvi eȝús áána e-ðe̋m̃a:

méti	e=a̋t-a=k̬e	dima̋sk-am	e=ȝőb-a=k̬e	num-ős	áfa	f̨őþ-o	káþ=vi	eȝ-ús	áána	e=ðe̋m̃-a:
as	PST=go-IND=and	Damascus-A.s	PST=approach-IND=and	heaven-G.s	from	light-N.s	sudden=ADV	3-G.s	around	PST=shine-IND

• 4. He fell to the ground and at the same time heard a voice saying, "Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?"
• and having.fallen on the ground he.heard voice saying to him Saul Saul why me you.persecute
• ta̋lom éva fyfőőlaþu ƣa̋mom e-ve̋na te̋e̋antom: m̃a ṡaulű. ṡaulű. xávu mum nűla m̃ar:

ta̋l-om	éva	fy~főől-a-þ-u	ƣa̋m-om	e=ve̋n-a	te̋e̋-a-nt-om	m̃a	ṡaul-ű	ṡaul-ű	xávu	m-um	nűl-a	m̃ar
ground-A.s	on	PRF~fall-IND-PP-N.s	voice-A.s	PST=hear-IND	say-IND-AP-A.s	QUOT	Saul-V.s	Saul-V.s	why	1s-A	persecute-IND	QUOT

• 5. "Who are you, sir? He asked. The voice answered, "I am Jesus, the one you are persecuting.
• he.said and who are.you Lord the and I am Jesus whom you.persecute
• da e-te̋e̋a: m̃' anderű. tu xu e̋sa m̃ar. da ƣa̋mo e-kı̋ra: m̃a ȝe̋su—tum nűla—e̋sa:

da	e=te̋e̋-a	m̃-'	ander-ű	t-u	x-u	e̋s-a	m̃ar	da	ƣa̋m-o	e=kı̋r-a
and	PST-say-IND	QUOT-ELIS	Lord-V.s	2s.N	who-N.s	be-IND	QUOT	and	voice-N.s	PST=reply-IND

m̃a	ȝe̋s-u	t-um	nűl-a	e̋s-a
QUOT	Jesus-N.s	who-A.s	persecute-IND	be-IND

• 6. Get up and go into the city, where you will be told what to do."
• but arise and enter into the city and it.will.be.told to.you what for.you is.necessary to.do
• de koþe̋ȝak̬e rı̋ȝom tire̋ȝak̬e. da no—tom kı̋u ke̋la—tús o te̋e̋aþo u-ı̋la m̃ar

de	koþ-e̋ȝa=k̬e	rı̋ȝ-om	tir-e̋ȝa=k̬e	da	n-o	t-om	kı̋-u	ke̋l-a	t-ús	o	te̋e̋-a-þ-o	u=ı̋l-a	m̃ar
but	arise-SBJ=and	city-A.s	enter-SBJ=and	and	that-N.s	which-A.s	do-SUP	must-IND	2s-G	to	tell-IND-PP-N.s	FUT=become-IND	QUOT

• 7. The men who were traveling with him stood there speechless. They had heard the voice but could see no one.
• the and men the travelling.with him had.stood speechless hearing the voice no.one but seeing
• da eȝú' súna ta̋ƣantu m̃ı̋ı̋rus alsa̋m̃rus e-ṡyṡűra: ƣa̋mom e-vıve̋na. de néom e-nına̋ka:

da	eȝ-ú-'	súna	ta̋ƣ-a-ntu-Ø	m̃ı̋ı̋r-us	al=sa̋m̃r-us	e=ṡy~ṡűr-a
and	3-G.s-ELIS	with	travel-IND-AP-ABS	man-N.p	PRV=speech-N.p	PST=PRF~stand-IND

ƣa̋m-om	e=vı~ve̋n-a	de	né-om	e=nı~na̋k-a
voice-A.s	PST=PRF~hear-IND	but	no.one-A.s	PST=PRF~hear-IND

• 8. Saul got up from the ground unable to see, even though his eyes were open. They had to take him by the hand and lead him into Damascus.
• was.raised and Saul from the ground having.been.opened and the eyes of.him nothing he.saw hand.being.led.by and him they.brought into Damascus
• da ṡa̋ulu ta̋lom ápa kőþaþu e-ı̋la. da eȝu-t̬alőm luraþőm ilantőm. néom e-na̋ka. da éȝus manős xéma éȝum e-de̋uka. da dima̋skam éna éȝum e-ne̋xa:

da	ṡa̋ul-u	ta̋l-om	ápa	kőþ-a-þ-u	e=ı̋l-a	da	eȝu=t̬al-őm	lur-a-þ-őm	il-a-nt-őm
and	Saul-N.s	ground-A.s	from	raise-IND-PP-N.s	PST=become-IND	and	his=eye-G.p	open-IND-PP-G.p	become-IND-AP-G.p

né-om	e=na̋k-a	da	éȝ-us	man-ős	xéma	éȝ-um	e=de̋uk-a	da	dima̋sk-am	éna	éȝ-um	e=ne̋x-a
no.one-A.s	PST=see-IND	and	3-N.p	hand-G.s	by	3-A.s	PST=lead-IND	and	Damascus-A.s	into	3-A.s	PST=bring-IND

• 9. For three days he continued blind, during which time he neither ate nor drank.
• and he.was days three not seeing and not he.ate nor drink
• da éȝu tı̋r a̋han e-na̋ka ne. da néda e-e̋da néda e-pőőȝa⁝

da	éȝ-u	tı̋r	a̋h-an	e=na̋k-a	ne	da	né.da	e=e̋d-a	né.da	e=pőőȝ-a
and	3-N.s	three	day=A.p	PST=see-IND	not	and	not.and	PST=eat-IND	not.and	PST=drink-IND