Ngsäea Khut 17
1 Pawluh ja Tilah cun Amphipolih ja Apolonih jah khe pah lü, Thesalonikah mlüha Judahea sinakoka venaka citki xawi.
Now when they had passed through the cities of Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to the city of Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews.
2 Acua Pawluh cun a thum khawia mäiha, ami veia lut lü, Sabbath mhnüp kthum vei, khyange mahmah ngthäh ngkhyah u lü pyen u lü, Cangcim üngka jah mtheh lü,
Paul, as his custom was, went to them, and for three Sabbath days reasoned with them from the scriptures.
3 Mesijah naw khuikhanak khamei khaia akyaka mawng, thinak üngkhyüh a tho be vaia mawng cun jah mthehki. “Hina Jesuh ka ning jah mtheh cun Mesijaha kyaki ni” ti lü Pawluh naw a jah mtheh.
He was opening the scriptures and explaining that it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise again from the dead. He said, “This Jesus whom I proclaim to you is the Christ.”
4 Avang he naw jum u lü, Krik khyang khawhae ja nghnumi khawhae naw Pawluh ja Tilaha veia law u lü Mhnam mküimto lawki he.
Some of the Jews were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, including a large number of devout Greeks, and not a few of the leading women.
5 Acunsepi, Judahe naw, k’eihei u lü, lama i käh pawhkie cun jah lawpüi u lü khyange jah ngcun lawsakie naw, mlüh avan üng suksak lawki he. Acunüng, Jasona ima ngkhäm law u lü, Pawluh ja Tilah cun khyangea hmaia ami jah cehpüi vaia ami täng.
But the unbelieving Jews, being moved with jealousy, took certain wicked men from the marketplace, gathered a crowd together, and set the city in an uproar. Assaulting the house of Jason, they wanted to bring Paul and Silas out to the people.
6 Am jah hmu u lü, Jason ja jumeikie cun khyang ngvaiea hmaia jah kaihkie naw, ngpyang u lü, “Hina khyange naw avan suksak khaia Khawmdek nglatsakie cun mi mlüha lawki he;
But when they did not find them, they dragged Jason and certain other brothers before the officials of the city, crying, “These men who have turned the world upside down have come here also.
7 Jason naw jah na khin na ve, ahin xawi cun, ‘Jesuh ngming naki, sangpuxang kce veki tia, Emperoa thum am läk ni” ami ti.
These men whom Jason has welcomed act against the decrees of Caesar; they say that there is another king—Jesus.”
8 Acuna khyange naw mlüh ngvaie cun ami jah suksakei;
The crowd and the officials of the city were disturbed when they heard these things.
9 Jason ja a püie cun ngui jah tä lü jah hlät lü ami jah cehsak be.
But after the officials made Jason and the rest pay money as security, then they let them go.
10 Jumeikie naw mthana, Pawluh ja Tilah cun Beriha jah cehsak u se; acua ami va pha ja, Judahea sinakoka lutki xawi.
That night the brothers sent Paul and Silas to Berea. When they arrived there, they went into the synagogue of the Jews.
11 Acuna khaw khyange cun, Thesalonikah mlüh khyangea kthaka ana daw u se, mlung jenak am ngthu cun dokhameikie, ani ngthu pyen cun am akcang ja akcang ksingnak vaia, a mhnüp tä se, Cangcim cun büktengkie.
Now these people were more noble than those in Thessalonica, for they received the word with all readiness of mind, examining the scriptures daily to see whether these things were so.
12 Acunakyase, khyang khawha naw jum u se; Krik nghnumi kdawe ja kpamie naw pi jum lawki he.
Therefore many of them believed, including some influential Greek women and many men.
13 Acunsepi, Thesalonikah mlüha ka Judahe naw, Pawluh naw Berih mlüha pi Pamhnama ngthu sangki tia ami ksing üng, acua pi va cit u lü, khyange ami jah va ksük.
But when the Jews of Thessalonica learned that Paul was also proclaiming the word of God at Berea, they went there and stirred up and troubled the crowds.
14 Jumeikie naw, Pawluh cun tui cayea cit khaia ami tüih. Acunsepi, Tilah ja Timoti cun acua ve hütki xawi.
Then immediately, the brothers sent Paul to go to the sea, but Silas and Timothy stayed there.
15 Pawluh va thakie naw, Aten mlüh cäpa cit u lü Berih da nglat law be lü Pawluh naw a jah cüka kba, Tilah ja Timoti cun naw akjanga a jah mtheh.
Those who were leading Paul took him as far as the city of Athens. As they left Paul there, they received from him instructions for Silas and Timothy to come to him as quickly as possible.
16 Pawluh naw Atena Tilah ja Timoti jah k'äih lü a ve üng, mlüh cun juktuhe am be lü a hmuha kyase, aktäa a mlung am daw.
Now while Paul was waiting for them in Athens, his spirit was provoked within him as he saw the city full of idols.
17 Acunüng, sinakoka Judahe ja Pamhnam jumkie khyangmjükcee jah pyenpüi lü, khyang ami ngkhämnaka law nakütkia veia a mhnüp tä se a jah pyenpüi.
So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and others who worshiped God, as well as in the marketplace with those who happened to be there.
18 Epikurih ja, Stok sajae naw ani ngcuhpüikie. Avang he naw, “Hin ia am ngtäh xaki naw i pyen hlüki ni?” ami ti. Avang he naw, Jesuha mawng ja thawhnak bea mawng a pyena phäha, “Pe kcea ka mhnama mawng pyenki am ni aw” ami ti.
But also some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers encountered him. Some said, “What is this babbler trying to say?” Others said, “He seems to be one who calls people to follow strange gods,” because he was proclaiming Jesus and the resurrection.
19 Pawluh cun man u lü, mlüh kawngci, Arepakaha hmaia lawpüi u lü, “Hina mtheimthangnak akthai na pyen hü hin na jah ksingsak thei khai aw?
They took Paul and brought him to the Areopagus, saying, “May we know this new teaching which you were speaking?
20 Akthai am kami ngjak khawi cun na sang lawki ni; acunakyase, acuna suilam kami ksing vai täng ve üng” ami ti.
For you bring some strange things to our ears. Therefore, we want to know what these things mean.”
21 (Aten mlüha khyange ja khine cun, ngthu kthaia akyak üng, ami pyen vai ja ami ngaih vaia phäha ami kcün sumeiki he.)
(Now all the Athenians and the strangers living there spent their time in nothing but either telling or listening about something new.)
22 Pawluh cun kawngci hmaia ngdüi lü, “Nangmi Aten khyange cun, a naküt üng jumnak aktäa nami taki ti ka ksingki.
So Paul stood in the middle of the Areopagus and said, “You men of Athens, I see that you are very religious in every way.
23 Ka ceh hü sawa, nami hjawkhahe ka ja bükteng üng, kpyawngkung mata khana, ‘Am ksinga Mhnama phäha’ ti lü ng’yuki ka hmuh. Acunakyase, am ksing u lü nami jumei, acuna mawng ka ning jah mthehki ni.
For as I passed along and observed the objects of your worship, I found an altar with this inscription, “To an Unknown God.” What therefore you worship in ignorance, this I announce to you.
24 Pamhnam, khawmdek ja a k'uma veki naküt ja mhnünki cun, mce ja khana Bawia kyase kut am saka temple üng am ve.
The God who made the world and everything in it, since he is Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples built with hands.
25 Khut bi lü a hlüei cun mi pe khai aw, amät kung cun anaküt am xünnak, ngxünak a naküt üng pekia kyaki.
Neither is he served by men's hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives people life and breath and everything else.
26 Acunüng, khawmdek khan naküt üng ve khaia, khyang mat üngka naw khyang mjüe naküt atäng tänga jah mhnün lü, ami phäha akcün ja ami venak vai phäh phähe pi a jah tak pet.
From one man he made every nation of people to live on the surface of the earth, having determined their appointed seasons and the boundaries of their living areas,
27 Acunakyase, Pamhnam cun ami hmuh vaia sui hükie; acunsepi, Pamhnam cun mimi üngkhyüh akthuka am ve.
so that they should search for God and perhaps they may feel their way toward him and find him. Yet he is not far from each one of us.
28 Amäta phäha mi xüng lü, mi thoawm lü mi veki; ‘Keimi pi Mhnama a jah caea kami kyaki’ tia nangmi üng khyang mat naw pyenki.
For in him we live and move and have our being, just as one of your own poets has said, 'For we also are his offspring.'
29 Acukba Pamhnama caea mi kya ua phäha, nghngicima khyaihnak am pyanga xüie, nguie, lung he lup cun Mhnam am tänga käh jah ngaih vai.
Therefore, since we are God's offspring, we ought not to think that the qualities of deity are like gold, or silver, or stone—images created by the art and imagination of man.
30 Ahlana Pamhnam am ksing u se, jah na hawih khawi se pi, atuh cun ahawa pi ami mkhyekatnak nghlatak vaia ngthu a jah petki,
Therefore God overlooked the times of ignorance, but now he commands all men everywhere to repent.
31 akcün a na pyang päng thüp thüpa phäha, acuna mhnüp üng, a mcawna nghngicim phäh khawmdek avan cun angsunga ngthumkhyah law pe khai; acun cun Pamhnam naw thihnak üngka naw mtho be lü, khyange naküta veia angsingsak pänga kyaki” tia a pyen.
This is because he has set a day when he will judge the world in righteousness by the man he has chosen. God has given proof of this man to everyone by raising him from the dead.”
32 Acuna thihnak üngka naw mthawh bea ngthu Pawluh naw pyen se ami ngjak üng avange naw ami yaihei; avange naw, “Hina ngthu na pyen be vai ngja hlü ve üng” ami ti.
Now when the men of Athens heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked Paul; but others said, “We will listen to you again about this matter.”
33 Acunüng Pawluh naw ami ngkhyumnak a jah cehtak.
After that, Paul left them.
34 Acunsepi, khyang avange Pawluha veia ngdawn law u lü, jumei lawki he; acunüng avange cun, Dajonutih khyang kawngci üngkaa kya u lü avange cun nghnumi mat Damarih jah khyang kcea kyakie.
But certain men joined him and believed, including Dionysius the Areopagite, a woman named Damaris, and others with them.
