Ngsäea Khut 19
1 Apawluh Korintuh mlüha a ve k'um üng, Pawluh cun pe k'uma ceh hü päng üng Epheta pha law lü, axüisawe avang a jah hmuh.
And it came to pass, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul, having passed through the upper districts, came to Ephesus, and finding certain disciples,
2 Ami veia, “Nami jumei law üng Ngmüimkhya Ngcim nami yahki aw?” a ti. Acunüng, amimi naw, “Ka; Ngmüimkhya Ngcim veki tia pi am ngja khawi u ngü” ami ti.
he said to them, Did ye receive [the] Holy Spirit when ye had believed? And they [said] to him, We did not even hear if [the] Holy Spirit was [come].
3 Ani naw, “Ia Baptican ja nami khan?” a ti. Amimi naw, “Johana Baptican” ami ti.
And he said, To what then were ye baptised? And they said, To the baptism of John.
4 Pawluh naw, “Johana Baptican cun ami mkhye nglatakia phäh kyaki, ‘Johan naw Isarel khyange üng, ‘Ka hnua law khai cun nami jum vai, “Ani cun Jesuh ni” ti lü a jah mtheh.
And Paul said, John indeed baptised [with] the baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe on him that was coming after him, that is, on Jesus.
5 Acuna ngthu ami ngjak ja, Bawipa Jesuha ngming üng Baptican khankie.
And when they heard that, they were baptised to the name of the Lord Jesus.
6 Pawluh naw, ami khana a kut mtai se, Ngmüimkhya Ngcim ami khana pha lawki; acunüng, läk akce am ngthu pyen u lü, Mhnama mawng sangkie.
And Paul having laid [his] hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke with tongues and prophesied.
7 Ami vana kpami xaleinghngih lawki he.
And all the men were about twelve.
8 Pawluh cun sinakoka k'uma lut lü, khya kthum üng yet lü ngthu pyenki, Pamhnama pea mawng cun khyange jah ngcuhpüi lü jah ksingsaki.
And entering into the synagogue, he spoke boldly during three months, reasoning and persuading [the things] concerning the kingdom of God.
9 Acunsepi, avange cun ami mlung ngcang se, am jum u lü khyangea hmaia Bawipaa Mawnglam ami ksekhanak. Pawluh naw jah cehta lü, jumeikie akcea jah cehpüiki naw, amhnüp tä se Turanah ima jah ngthähpüi lü jah mtheimthangki.
But when some were hardened and disbelieved, speaking evil of the way before the multitude, he left them and separated the disciples, reasoning daily in the school of Tyrannus.
10 Acukba kum nghngih jah mthei se, Asah hnea vekie naküt Judahe ja Krike naw pi Bawipa ngthu cun ngjakie.
And this took place for two years, so that all that inhabited Asia heard the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks.
11 Pamhnam naw Pawluh üngkhyüh müncam phyaki jah pawhki.
And God wrought no ordinary miracles by the hands of Paul,
12 Acunüng, Pawluha pava ja a jih cum am khyaihki vei ami cehpüi, mnehmnange cun khyük u lü khawyaie pi ngsätkie.
so that even napkins or aprons were brought from his body [and put] upon the sick, and the diseases left them, and the wicked spirits went out.
13 Khawyai ksät hükie Judah avange naw, “Pawluh naw a pyen hü khawia Jesuha ngming am ning jah ksät ve üng” ti u lü, khawyaia venaka khyangea khana, Bawipa Jesuha ngming sumeiki he.
And certain of the Jewish exorcists also, who went about, took in hand to call upon those who had wicked spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, I adjure you by Jesus, whom Paul preaches.
14 Judah khyang, ktaiyü ngvai säih mat, Sakevaha cakpa khyühe naw acukba pawh hlüki.
And there were certain [men], seven sons of Sceva, Jewish high priest, who were doing this.
15 Acuna khawyai naw ami veia, “Jesuh ka ksingki, Pawluh pi ka ksingki, nangmi hin ue ni?” ti lü a jah kthäh.
But the wicked spirit answering said to them, Jesus I know, and Paul I am acquainted with; but ye, who are ye?
16 Khawyaia venak naw, jah jawng law sih lü, ami van jah nängei se, acuna im üngkhyüh, lemkie kyase, ami suisak hawih hüt lü dawngkie.
And the man in whom the wicked spirit was leaped upon them, and having mastered both, prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.
17 Epheta vekia Judahe ja Krikea veia, acuna ngthu cun ngthang hüki; acunüng, avan kyüh hü u se, Bawipa Jesuha ngming mhlünmtai lü veki.
And this became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, who inhabited Ephesus, and fear fell upon all of them, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.
18 Jumeikie khawhah law hü u lü, ami bilawhe cun khyang ksunga jah phyeh lawki he.
And many of those that believed came confessing and declaring their deeds.
19 Ngjo khawhae naw pi, ami caupe jah lawpüi u lü, khyang ksunga ami jah mkhih law; acun üng, a phu täh u se, ngui thawng mhmakip phunakia ami ksing.
And many of those that practised curious arts brought their books [of charms] and burnt them before all. And they reckoned up the prices of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver.
20 Ahikba johit am be lü, Bawipaa ngthu cun ngthang hü lü däm law bawk bawki.
Thus with might the word of the Lord increased and prevailed.
21 Acun käna Pawluh cun, Maketawniha ja Akaijah üng kdung hü lü, Jerusalema cit khaia ngtängki, “Acua ka ceh käna Romah pi ka hmu khai” a ti.
And when these things were fulfilled, Paul purposed in his spirit to go to Jerusalem, passing through Macedonia and Achaia, saying, After I have been there I must see Rome also.
22 Khüipüiki xawi nghngih, Timoti ja Eratuh cun Maketawniha hnea jah cehsak lü, amät cun Asah hnea ve hüki.
And having sent into Macedonia two of those ministering to him, Timotheus and Erastus, he remained himself awhile in Asia.
23 Acuna kcün üng Epheta Bawipaa Mawnglama phäh aktäa khuikhanak veki.
And there took place at that time no small disturbance about the way.
24 Dematarih ngming naki, nguiksep naw Artimih mhnam nghnumicaa alup sep se, a khyange naw khawhthem khawhah yah nakie.
For a certain [man] by name Demetrius, a silver-beater, making silver temples of Artemis, brought no small gain to the artisans;
25 Ani naw, ami bi tängkia nguiksepe jah ngcunpüi lü, “Ka püie aw, hina khawhthem cun hin mi bilawhnak üng lawki tia mi ksingki,
whom having brought together, and those who wrought in such things, he said, Men, ye know that our well-living arises from this work,
26 Tuha Pawluh naw, ‘Khyanga kut am pyang naküt cun mhnama am kya ve’ ti lü, hina Epheta däka am kya, Asah hne naküt üng pi khyang khawha jah ksük se, hmu u lü nami ksingki.
and ye see and hear that this Paul has persuaded and turned away a great crowd, not only of Ephesus, but almost of all Asia, saying that they are no gods which are made with hands.
27 “Acunakyase, mi bi, ngui mi yahnak ami jah hmumsit law däk vaia am ni lü mi thang pi se khai ni, hlüngtaikia Artimih mhnam nghnumicaa Temple pi hmumsit law u se, Asah hne üng khyange naküt, khawmdeka khana khyange naw ami jum khawi hin, ia am mawng law khai ni tia pi kyühei phya ve” a ti.
Now not only there is danger for us that our business come into discredit, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis be counted for nothing, and that her greatness should be destroyed whom the whole of Asia and the world reveres.
28 Acuna ngthu ami ngjak üng ami mlung so law se, “Ephet mlüha ka Artimih hin hlüngtai kcangki ni” tia, ngpyangkie.
And having heard [this], and being filled with rage, they cried out, saying, Great [is] Artemis of the Ephesians.
29 Mlüh avan üng acun ngthang hüki. Kajas ja Aristakhas, Maketawnih khyang xawi Pawluh naw a jah ngkhahpüi cun jah mankie naw, pawi binak ima ami jah cehpüi.
And the [whole] city was filled with confusion, and they rushed with one accord to the theatre, having seized and carried off with [them] Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians, fellow-travellers of Paul.
30 Pawluh cun khyangea maa cit khaia bü se, jumeikie naw ami mkhyawh.
But Paul intending to go in to the people, the disciples suffered him not;
31 Acunüng, acuna hne üngka ngvaie, Pawluha püie naw, a veia khyang tüih u lü, pawi binak ima käh cit khai ami nghuinak.
and some of the Asiarchs also, who were his friends, sent to him and urged him not to throw himself into the theatre.
32 Ngbäm lawki he khawhah naw ami ngbäm lawa suilam pi am ksing u, acunakyase, avang ngthu mat pyen lü ngpyang u se, avang ngthu akce am ngpyangkie.
Different persons therefore cried out some different thing; for the assembly was tumultuous, and the most did not know for what cause they had come together.
33 Acunüng, khyang avange naw Aleksanda cun üng mta veki ni ami ti, isetiakyaküng, Judahe naw ani cun maa ami cehsak ni ami ti. Acunüng, Aleksanda naw a kut khyange veia käh khikheh khaiea säng lü, amät sungkhamei khaia ngbüki.
But from among the crowd they put forward Alexander, the Jews pushing him forward. And Alexander, beckoning with his hand, would have made a defence to the people.
34 Acunsepi, ani cun Judah khyanga kyaki ti ami ksing üng, naji nghngih hlawk atänga, “Epheta ka Artimih hin hlüngtaiki ni” tia aktäa ngpyangkie.
But, recognising that he was a Jew, there was one cry from all, shouting for about two hours, Great [is] Artemis of the Ephesians.
35 Acunüng, mlüh kcak’yu naw khyange a jah dimsak lü, “Ephet khyange aw, Ephet mlüh cun hlüngtaikia Artimih Temple ngängki ja khankhawa khyüh lung ngcim kya lawki ni a ti.
And the townclerk, having quieted the crowd, said, Ephesians, what man is there then who does not know that the city of the Ephesians is temple-keeper of Artemis the great, and of the [image] which fell down from heaven?
36 Acunakyase, u am ngtek khawh u ki. Nami dim vai, amdanga i käh nami pawh vai.
These things therefore being undeniable, it is necessary that ye should be calm and do nothing headlong.
37 Hin üng nami jah lawpüi xawi hin, Temple phyehkiea am kya ni, nami mhnam pi am ksekha na ni.
For ye have brought these men, [who are] neither temple-plunderers, nor speak injuriously of your goddess.
38 Acunakyase, Dematarih ja a püi nguiksepe naw, nami ngcuh vai am vea kya üng kami ngvaie vekie, junga pi mi cit khaie ami ti.
If therefore Demetrius and the artisans who [are] with him have a matter against any one, the courts are being held, and there are proconsuls: let them accuse one another.
39 Akce mtai vai nami tak üng pi, kcang mkhyah vai mlüha veki khyange am mi ngkhyum khaie ami ti.
But if ye inquire anything concerning other matters, it will be settled in the regular assembly.
40 Tungawi thawnhlawkia phäha mi kyühkyawk vai suksaknak vaia veki. Isetiakyaküng hina am kcangkia ngbämnak cun ami jah msuhei ta ihawkba pi am mi pyen thei khai ni.
For also we are in danger to be put in accusation for sedition for this [affair] of to-day, no cause existing in reference to which we shall be able to give a reason for this concourse.
41 Acun a pyen päng ja ngbäme a jah tüih be.
And having said these things, he dismissed the assembly.
