Ngsäea Khut 12
1 Acun üng, sangpuxang Herod naw sangcime üngka avange jah mkhuimkha khaia büki.
Now about that time, King Herod stretched out his hands to oppress some of the assembly.
2 Ani naw Johana be Jakop cun kcim am a hnim.
He killed James, the brother of John, with the sword.
3 Acun naw Judahe jah jesaki tia ksing lü Pita pi a va man. (Acuna mhnüp cun nghngen am bawikia muk pawhnaka mhnüpa kyaki).
When he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. This was during the days of unleavened bread.
4 Acunüng Pita man lü thawngim üng ami khyum, yekap xaleikhyuk am a jah ngängsak; kphyawnpawi a päng üng khyangea veia a cehpüi vaia tängki.
When he had arrested him, he put him in prison and delivered him to four squads of four soldiers each to guard him, intending to bring him out to the people after the Passover.
5 Acunakyase, Pita cun thawngim üng a tak ham; acunüngpi, sangcime naw Pita cun Pamhnama veia aktäa ami ktaiyü pet.
Peter therefore was kept in the prison, but constant prayer was made by the assembly to God for him.
6 Herod naw Pita cun khyange vei am lawpüi hama mthan üng, Pita cun yekap nghngih xawia ani keh üng, mthiyüi nghngih am khit u se ipki; K'äihkie naw pi mkawt peia ve u lü mtätkie.
The same night when Herod was about to bring him out, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains. Guards in front of the door kept the prison.
7 Acunüng, Bawipaa khankhawngsä mat ngdang law se, thawngim vai lawki. Acunüng, khankhawngsä naw Pita a kphyeng üng va ksün lü, “Akjanga tho lawa” a ti. Acunüng mthiyüie cun a kut üngka naw nghawk lawki he.
And behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, “Stand up quickly!” His chains fell off his hands.
8 Acunüng, khankhawngsä naw, “Na khapat vawh lü, na khawdawk ngcuma” a ti. Acunüng, Pita naw acukba a pawh. Acunüng, khankhawngsä naw, “Na suisake jih lü, na läk law” a ti.
The angel said to him, “Get dressed and put on your sandals.” He did so. He said to him, “Put on your cloak and follow me.”
9 Pita naw kco law lü a läk; khankhawngsäa bilaw cun akcanga am sui lü a ngmanga a ngaih.
And he went out and followed him. He did not know that what was being done by the angel was real, but thought he saw a vision.
10 Ngäng kcükie ja anghninaka ngängkie a jah hei khe käna, khawk kpunga luhnak vaia mthiksawh va phaki. Acunüng ksawh amät nghmawng law se, lut law u lü lam mat üng ami va ceh üng, khankhawngsä naw Pita cun a cehtak.
When they were past the first and the second guard, they came to the iron gate that leads into the city, which opened to them by itself. They went out and went down one street, and immediately the angel departed from him.
11 Pita naw a ngsüm law ja, “Bawipa naw khankhawngsä tüi law lü, Heroda kut ja Judah khyangea äpeinak üngka naw, a na küikyan akcanga ka ksingki” a ti.
When Peter had come to himself, he said, “Now I truly know that the Lord has sent out his angel and delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from everything the Jewish people were expecting.”
12 Acunüng, ngaikyu khap lü, Makuh ngming naki, Johana nu Mariha ima va citki. Acua ktaiyü u lü khyang khawha a na ngkhämkie.
Thinking about that, he came to the house of Mary, the mother of John who was called Mark, where many were gathered together and were praying.
13 Pita naw ksawh a khawk ja Rode ngming naki mpya naw ngai khaia va citki.
When Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer.
14 Pitaa kthai a ngjak üng jekyai ngen lü, ksawh pi käh mhmawng lü im k'uma va dawng beki naw, Pita ksawh peia ngdüiki tia a jah va mtheh.
When she recognized Peter’s voice, she did not open the gate for joy, but ran in and reported that Peter was standing in front of the gate.
15 Acunsepi, amimi naw, “Ng’yaw veki” ami na ti. Acunüng, ani naw, “Pita kcang ni” ti lü a pyen. Amimi naw, “Pitaa khankhawngsä va ni vü” ami ti.
They said to her, “You are crazy!” But she insisted that it was so. They said, “It is his angel.”
16 Acunsepi, Pita naw, khawk law laihlaih se, ami hmawn üng ta Pita hmu u lü aktäa cäi lawki he.
But Peter continued knocking. When they had opened, they saw him and were amazed.
17 Acunüng, Pita naw, käh ami khihkheh vaia a kut üng ja kha lü, Bawipa naw thawngim üngka naw a mhlät bea mawng cun a jah mtheh. Acunüng, “Hina ngthu hin, Jakuk ja jumeikie üng jah va mtheh ua” a ti. Acunüng, va kco lü akcea citki.
But he, beckoning to them with his hand to be silent, declared to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. He said, “Tell these things to James and to the brothers.” Then he departed and went to another place.
18 Khaw athaih law ja, yekape cun, “Pita hawa veki ni?” ti u lü aktäa ami lu cingki.
Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers about what had become of Peter.
19 Herod naw Pita a jah suisak, am hmu u. Ngängkie cun jah kthäh lü jah hnim vaia ngthu a jah pet. Acun käna Herod cun Judah khaw üngka naw Ketarih mlüha ju cit lü acua veki.
When Herod had sought for him and did not find him, he examined the guards, then commanded that they should be put to death. He went down from Judea to Caesarea, and stayed there.
20 Turah ja Sidon khaw khyangea khana aktäa a mlung thüi se veki; acunüng, anini naw bawi im ngängkia khyang, Balatuh cun püi nakie naw, atänga law u lü ngkhawt vaia ami nghuinak, isetiakyaküng, anini cun sangpuxanga khaw üngka eiawk vai ami yaha phäha kyaki.
Now Herod was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon. They came with one accord to him and, having made Blastus, the king’s personal aide, their friend, they asked for peace, because their country depended on the king’s country for food.
21 Ami xünaka mhnüp üng Herod cun a bawijih jah suisa lü a bawingawhnak üng ngaw lü ami veia ngthu pyenki.
On an appointed day, Herod dressed himself in royal clothing, sat on the throne, and gave a speech to them.
22 Acunüng, khyang naküt naw, “Pamhnama kthai ni, nghngicima kthaia am kya naw” ti u lü ngpyangkie.
The people shouted, “The voice of a god, and not of a man!”
23 Ani naw Pamhnama am leisawngkia kyase, Bawipa khankhawngsä naw kpai se, mkyüt naw ei se thiki.
Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he did not give God the glory. Then he was eaten by worms and died.
24 Acunsepi, Pamhnama ngthu cun ngthang hü dämdämki.
But the word of God grew and multiplied.
25 Banabah ja Sawluh naw khüibi ani bilaw päng üng, Jerusalem üngkhyüh naw nghlat be ni lü Johan, a ngming kce Makuh ngming naki cun ani hlawnga ani cehpüi.
Barnabas and Saul returned to Jerusalem when they had fulfilled their service, also taking with them John who was called Mark.
