en_tn_condensed/act/26/12.md

Paul continues to speak.

with authority and orders

Paul had written letters from the Jewish leaders granting him authority to persecute the Jewish believers.

hard for you to kick a goad

God compares Paul's resistance to God's plan to an Ox kicking against a farmer's prodding stick. See UDB. This means it is hard for Paul to escape what God has planned for him. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)