Ngsäea Khut 22
1 “Ka püi Isarele aw, ka ngsungkhameinak vai na ngai ua” a ti.
“Brothers and fathers, listen to the defence which I now make to you.”
2 Hebru ngthu am, ami veia ngthu pyenki ti ami ksing ja, käh khihkheh law u se, acunüng, Pawluh naw,
When they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, they were even more quiet. He said,
3 “Kei cun Kilikih hne, Tasuh mlüha ngtüikia Judah khyanga ka kyaki, acunsepi, hina Jerusalema Kamaleilaha vei ngthei lü ka ngbang lawki, jah mjükphyüinakiea thume pi ka ngthei khawiki, tungawi üng nangmia mäiha Pamhnama phäha ka ktha na khawiki.
“I am indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, instructed according to the strict tradition of the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, even as you all are today.
4 Acunüng, nghnumi kpami ja man lü thawngim üng jah khyum lü, thihnak vaia acuna Bawipaa Mawnglam läkie cun ka jah mkhuimkha khawiki.
I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women,
5 Ktaiyü ngvaie ja kawngcie naküt naw pi acuna ngthu cun cangki tia na ksing püikie, Damateta veki ka püi Judahe vei ami yuk ca pi ka yahki; acuna kyase acua cit lü, jah man lü Jerusalema jah cehpüi lü jah mkhuimkha khaia ka citki.
as also the high priest and all the council of the elders testify, from whom also I received letters to the brothers, and travelled to Damascus to bring them also who were there to Jerusalem in bonds to be punished.
6 Cit lü, Damateta pei ka pha law üng, mhnüp nglunga angxita khana ka akvai aktäa vaiki ka peia vai lawki.
“As I made my journey and came close to Damascus, about noon suddenly a great light shone around me from the sky.
7 Mdek üng ka kyuk üng, ka veia, “Sawluh, Sawluh, ise na na mkhuimkhaki ni?” tia kthai ka ngjak.
I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’
8 Acunüng, kei naw, ‘Bawipa aw, nang u ni?’ ti lü ka msang be. Acunüng, ani naw, ‘Kei Nazaret Jesuh, na mkhuimkhaa ka kyaki’ a ti.
I answered, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ He said to me, ‘I am Yeshua of Nazareth, whom you persecute.’
9 Acunüng, ka püie naw akvai cun ami hmu te, na ngthuheipüikia kthai cun am ngjak u.
“Those who were with me indeed saw the light and were afraid, but they didn’t understand the voice of him who spoke to me.
10 Kei naw, ‘Bawipa aw i ka pawh khai?’ ka ti. Acunüng, Bawipa naw, ‘Tho law lü, Damateta cita, na pawh vai naküt cun ning mtheh khaie ni’ a ti.
I said, ‘What shall I do, Lord?’ The Lord said to me, ‘Arise, and go into Damascus. There you will be told about all things which are appointed for you to do.’
11 Acuna akvaia phäha ka mik mü se, ka püie naw ami kut am na kaih u lü, Damateta ka citki.
When I couldn’t see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of those who were with me, I came into Damascus.
12 Khyang mat Anani ngming naki, thum kcang na lü Judahe naw ami leisawng acua veki.
“One Hananiah, a devout man according to the Torah, well reported of by all the Jews who lived in Damascus,
13 Ka veia law lü, ka peia ngdüi lawki naw, ‘Ka na Sawluh aw, mdei law be a ti. Acunüng, hmu law be ngüse ka teng kyet.
came to me, and standing by me said to me, ‘Brother Saul, receive your sight!’ In that very hour I looked up at him.
14 Ani naw, ‘Mi pupaea Pamhnam naw, a hlüei na ksing khaia, ngsungpyunki Mpya na hmu khaia, a ngthu na ngjak khaia, ning xü pängki ni;
He said, ‘The God of our fathers has appointed you to know his will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear a voice from his mouth.
15 Na hmu ja na ngjaka ngthu cun khyang naküta veia ania phäh saksi khai.
For you will be a witness for him to all men of what you have seen and heard.
16 Ise na ve sawxatki ni? Tho law lü, Baptican khana. A veia na ktaiyü üng na mkhyekatnake ja kpyawta kya khai’ a ti.
Now why do you wait? Arise, be immersed, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.’
17 Jerusalema ka ceh be käna, temple k'uma ka ktaiyü k'um üng, mdangnak ka hmuhki,
“When I had returned to Jerusalem and while I prayed in the temple, I fell into a trance
18 mdangnak üng Bawipa naw, ‘Angxita Jerusalem üngka naw cita; ka ngthu na sang vai ahin üng am ning ngja hlü ve u’ a ti cun ka khamei yahki.
and saw him saying to me, ‘Hurry and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not receive testimony concerning me from you.’
19 Kei naw, ‘Bawipa aw, sinakok naküta jumeiki naküt thawngim üng ja khyum lü, ka jah kpai khawi ksingkie;
I said, ‘Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue those who believed in you.
20 na saksi Stephena thisen ami hnim üng, kei pi a peia ngdüi hnga lü, a thih vai yüna lü, hnimki hea ami suisak ka na kpawmki’ ka ti.
When the blood of Stephen, your witness, was shed, I also was standing by, consenting to his death, and guarding the cloaks of those who killed him.’
21 Ani naw, ‘Cita, hin üngka naw athuknak, khyangmjükceea veia ning tüih veng’ a ti.
“He said to me, ‘Depart, for I will send you out far from here to the Gentiles.’”
22 Acuna ngthu a pyen veia khyange naw ngai u lü; acunüng, angsanga ngpyang u lü, “Ceh ta ua! Hnim ua, xüng khaia am daw ve” ami ti.
They listened to him until he said that; then they lifted up their voice and said, “Rid the earth of this fellow, for he isn’t fit to live!”
23 Ngpyang u lü, ami suisake jah sut u lü, jah kha u lü, mput khan da phuh u se;
As they cried out, threw off their cloaks, and threw dust into the air,
24 acunüng, Romah yekap ngvai säih naw, Pawluh ise acukba ami pawh tia ksing hlü lü, “Yekapea venaka ceh u lü, kpai u lü ise Judahe acukba ngpyangkie ti cun kcet ua” ti lü a jah mtheh.
the commanding officer commanded him to be brought into the barracks, ordering him to be examined by scourging, that he might know for what crime they shouted against him like that.
25 Acunüng, khit u lü kpai u se, Pawluh naw, a peia ngdüikia yekap ngvai üng, “Romah khyang naki, am mkhyenak angsinga am ksing xa u lü nami kpai hin nglawiki aw?” a ti.
When they had tied him up with straps, Paul asked the centurion who stood by, “Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman, and not found guilty?”
26 Acunüng, yekap ngvai naw, acun a ngjak ja, yekap ngvai säiha veia cit lü, “Na bi law cän ngaia, hin hin Romah khyanga kya ve” ti lü, a mtheh.
When the centurion heard it, he went to the commanding officer and told him, “Watch what you are about to do, for this man is a Roman!”
27 Acunüng, yekap ngvai säih naw law lü, a veia, “Romah, khyanga na kyaki aw? Na mtheha” a ti. Acunüng, ani naw, “Ä, kei Romah khyang ni” a ti.
The commanding officer came and asked him, “Tell me, are you a Roman?” He said, “Yes.”
28 Acunüng, yekap ngvai säih naw, “Romah khyanga ka kyanak vaia ngui khawha ka peki ni” ti lü, msang se, acunüng, Pawluh naw, “Kei cun Romah khyanga ka ngtüi lawki” a ti.
The commanding officer answered, “I bought my citizenship for a great price.” Paul said, “But I was born a Roman.”
29 Acun ja kcet khaia bükie naw Pawluh cun angxita cehta u se; yekap ngvai säih naw pi, Romah khyang ni tia ksing lü, Romah khyang a khiha phäha aktäa kyühei lawki.
Immediately those who were about to examine him departed from him, and the commanding officer also was afraid when he realised that he was a Roman, because he had bound him.
30 A ngawi üng, Judahe naw ise Pawluh ami hneng ti ksing hlü lü, yekap ngvai säih naw Pawluh cun xaki naw, ktaiyü ngvaie ja ngthumkhyahkie naküt jah ngbämsak lü, ani cun lawpüiki naw, ami hmaia a ngdüih lawsak.
But on the next day, desiring to know the truth about why he was accused by the Judeans, he freed him from the bonds and commanded the chief priests and all the council to come together, and brought Paul down and set him before them.
