Caeltueih 19
1 Apollos te Korin ah a om vaengah cingtoe kholi te Paul loh a hil tih Ephesa la a suntlak vaengah hnukbang rhoek hlangvang te a hmuh.
It came about that while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the upper country and came to the city of Ephesus, and found certain disciples there.
2 Te dongah amih te, “Aka tangnah rhoek loh Mueihla Cim na dang uh a?” a ti nah. Tedae amih long te, “Mueihla Cim a om te ka yaak uh moenih,” a ti nah.
Paul said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” They said to him, “No, we did not even hear about the Holy Spirit.”
3 Te dongah, “Ba nen lae na nuem uh tah,” a ti nah vaengah, “Johan kah baptisma dongah,” a ti uh.
Paul said, “Into what then were you baptized?” They said, “Into John's baptism.”
4 Te dongah Paul loh, “Johan loh yutnah baptisma dongah a nuem tih anih hnukkah aka lo te tangnah, ham pilnam taengah a thui te khaw Jesuh ah ni a om,” a ti nah.
So Paul replied, “John baptized with the baptism of repentance. He told the people that they should believe in the one who would come after him, that is, in Jesus.”
5 A yaak uh vaengah Boeipa Jesuh ming neh a nuem uh.
When the people heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
6 Te dongah Paul loh amih te kut a tloeng thil tih Mueihla Cim loh a suntlak thil. Te vaengah ol khaw a thui uh tih a phong uh.
Then when Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them and they spoke in other languages and prophesied.
7 Te vaengah a pum boeih la hlang hlainit tluk om uh.
In all they were about twelve men.
8 Tunim ah kun tih sayalh la a thui. Pathen ram kawng te hla thum hlai a thuingong tih a hloih.
Paul went into the synagogue and spoke boldly for three months, reasoning and persuading them about the kingdom of God.
9 Tedae hlangvang loh ning uh tih a aek uh dongah longpuei te rhaengpuei hmaiah a thet uh. Te dongah Amih taeng lamloh nong tih hnukbang rhoek a khuen phoeiah, Turannu saengim ah hnin takuem a thuingong.
But when some Jews were hardened and disobedient, they began to speak evil of the Way before the crowd. So Paul left them and took the disciples from him, reasoning with them every day in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.
10 Tedae kum nit hlai a om tangloeng tih Asia kah khosa Judah rhoek neh Greek rhoek boeih loh Boeipa kah olka he a yaak.
This continued for two years, so that all who lived in Asia heard the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks.
11 A dang noek pawh thaomnah pataeng khaw Pathen loh Paul kut dongah a tueng sak.
God was doing mighty deeds by the hands of Paul,
12 Te dongah a pum dongkah himbaica khaw, hamnak khaw a khuen tih aka tlo te a tloeng thil. Te vaengah amih lamkah tlohtat te a voeih pah tih mueihla thae khaw a coe sak.
so that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick and their illnesses left them and the evil spirits came out of them.
13 Te vaengah rhaihaek Judah la aka dongpoeng hlangvang long khaw rhai thae aka kaem rhoek te Boeipa Jesuh ming phoei thil ham cai uh tih, “Jesuh rhangneh nangmih taengah ol ka hlo te te Paul loh a hoe,” a ti uh.
But there were Jewish exorcists traveling through the area. They called on the name of the Lord Jesus so they could have power over evil spirits when they said, “By the Jesus whom Paul proclaims, I command you to come out.”
14 Te vaengah Judah khosoihham pakhat kah Skeva ca rhoek parhih aka om long khaw te tlam te a saii.
The Jewish high priest, whose name was Sceva, had seven sons who were doing this.
15 Tedae amih te mueihla thae loh a doo tih, “Jesuh khaw ka ming tih Paul ka hmat. Tedae nangmih tah u rhoek nim?” a ti nah.
An evil spirit answered them, “Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are you?”
16 Te phoeiah a khuiah mueihla thae aka om hlang loh amih te boeih a cungpet thil tih a vueinan thai. Te dongah tekah im te a poeng a hal hlanah a tling a yal neh hmalaem uh coeng.
The evil spirit in the man leaped on the exorcists and overpowered them and beat them up. Then they fled out of that house naked and wounded.
17 Te te Ephesa kah kho aka sa Judah rhoek neh Greek rhoek taengah khaw boeih mingpha la om coeng. Te dongah rhihnah loh amih te boeih a tlak thil tih Boeipa Jesuh ming te a oep uh.
This became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, who lived at Ephesus. They became very afraid, and the name of the Lord Jesus was honored.
18 Aka tangnah rhoek loh a khoboe phong ham neh phoe hamla muep ha pawk uh.
Also, many of the believers came and confessed and admitted the evil things they had done.
19 Miklet neh a soep la kho aka boe rhoek kah cabu aka rhoei rhoek te khaw hlang boeih hmaiah a hoeh uh. Te dongah a phu te n'dueh koinih tangka thawng sawmnga khaw a hmuh ni.
Many who practiced magical arts brought their books together and burned them in the sight of everyone. When they counted the value of them, it was fifty thousand pieces of silver.
20 Te dongah BOEIPA kah olka loh thaomnah neh rhoeng tih khangmai.
So the word of the Lord spread very widely in powerful ways.
21 Tedae te te a coeng vaengah Makedonia neh Akhaia te paan tih Jerusalem la caeh ham Paul loh Mueihla ah ko a tam. Te dongah, “Ka pha to phoeiah Rom hip ham ka ngaih,” a ti.
Now after Paul completed his ministry in Ephesus, he decided in the Spirit to pass through Macedonia and Achaia on his way to Jerusalem; he said, “After I have been there, I must also see Rome.”
22 Amah aka bongyong rhoi ham Timothy neh Erastu te Makedonia la a tueih. Amah tah Asia ah a tue a laehdawn pueng.
Paul sent to Macedonia two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, who had helped him. But he himself stayed in Asia for a while.
23 Te vaeng tue kah a long a im dongah puenpa aka om te a yool mai moenih.
At about that time there was no small disturbance in Ephesus concerning the Way.
24 Te vaengah cakben pakhat, a ming ah Demetrius loh, Artemis kah cakben bawkim a saii tih kutthai neh a coeng sak bibi khaw a yool mai moenih.
A certain silversmith named Demetrius, who made silver statues of Artemis, brought in much business for the craftsmen.
25 Te kawng dongah khaw bibikung rhoek te a tingtun sak tih, “Hlang rhoek aw, tahae kah bibi he mamih ham khuehtawn la om tite na hmat uh.
So he gathered together the workmen of that occupation and said, “Sirs, you know that in this business we make much money.
26 Ephesa bueng ah pawt tih Asia pum banghui ah Paul loh a yoek tih hlangping muep a maelh te khaw na hmuh uh tih na yaak uh coeng. ‘Kut neh a saii boeih he pathen moenih,’ a ti.
You see and hear that, not only at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul has persuaded and turned away many people. He is saying that there are no gods that are made with hands.
27 Te bueng pawt tih mingthae la pawk koinih mamih ham a cungvang khaw khopo coeng. Artemis rhainu puei kah bawkim khaw nawtnaa mueh la a lennah khaw yawk pawn ni. Anih te Asia pum neh lunglai loh a bawk,” a ti nah.
Not only is there danger that our trade will no longer be needed, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis may be considered worthless. Then she would even lose her greatness, she whom all Asia and the world worships.”
28 A yaak uh vaengah thinsanah neh a hah la aka om rhoek tah tamhoe uh tih, “Ephesa kah Artemis tah len pai,” a ti uh.
When they heard this, they were filled with anger and cried out, saying, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians.”
29 Te vaengah khopuei tah puencaknah baetawt. Te dongah lamcawntol la huk cu uh tih Kaiyu neh Paul kah a hui Makedonia hoel Aristarkhu te a paco uh.
The whole city was filled with confusion, and the people rushed together into the theater. They had seized Paul's travel companions, Gaius and Aristarchus, who came from Macedonia.
30 Paul te rhaengpuei taengah kun ham khaw a ngaih dae anih te hnukbang rhoek loh hlah uh pawh.
Paul wanted to enter in among the crowd of people, but the disciples prevented him.
31 A paya la aka om Asia boei hlangvang loh amah te a tah tih lamcawntol ah pum paek pawt ham a hloep uh.
Also, some of the officials of the province of Asia who were his friends sent him a message strongly requesting him not to enter the theater.
32 Te vaengah pakhat pakhat ah pang paluep uh. Hlangboel loh huk huk om uh ngawn dae a yet ngai loh ba dongah a khoong uh khaw ming uh pawh.
Some people were shouting one thing, and some another, for the crowd was in confusion. Most of them did not even know why they had come together.
33 Judah rhoek loh hlangping khuikah Alexander te a uen uh tih a mop uh. Alexander long khaw kut a cavoih tih rhaengpuei taengah amah te huul uh ham a ngaih.
Some of the crowd informed Alexander, whom the Jews were pushing to the front, and so Alexander motioned with his hand, wanting to give an explanation to those who were assembled.
34 Tedae anih te Judah hoel ni tila a hmat uh. Te dongah khonoek panit tluk tah ol pakhat la boeih a khueh uh tih, “Ephesa kah Artemis ni aka khuet koek,” tila pang uh.
But when they became aware that he was a Jew, they all cried out for about two hours with one voice, saying, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians.”
35 Tedae hlangping te cadaek pakhat loh a sim tih, “Ephesa hlang rhoek aw, Ephesa he Jupiter lamkah aka rhul Artemis boeinu kah imkhoem khopuei la a om te ulae aka ming pawt hlang aka om.
When the town clerk had quieted the crowd, he said, “You men of Ephesus, what man is there who does not know that the city of the Ephesians is temple keeper of the great Artemis and of the image which fell down from heaven?
36 Te dongah hekah he oelh tloel la om coeng. Nangmih duem om ham neh marhumarhat la saii pawt ham ni a kuek.
Seeing then that these things are undeniable, you ought to be quiet and do nothing rash.
37 Nang khuen uh hlang rhoek he bawkim aka reth aih moenih, mamih kah pathen aka soehsal bal moenih.
For you have brought these men to this court who are neither robbers of temples nor blasphemers of our goddess.
38 Te dongah Demetrius neh anih taengkah kutthai rhoek loh pakhat pakhat te olka a khueh thil oeh atah khoboei aka om rhoek taengah dumlo lailo te khuen uh saeh lamtah khat neh khat tingtoeh uh saeh.
Therefore, if Demetrius and the craftsmen who are with him have an accusation against anyone, the courts are open and there are proconsuls. Let them accuse one another.
39 Tedae khat khat ni na kuek uh thil atah hlangboel kah a rhimong neh thuicaih pah saeh.
But if you seek anything about other matters, it shall be settled in the regular assembly.
40 Tihnin kah olpungnah kongah a lolh a om moenih. Te dongah tingtoeh uh ham tah khopo coeng. Tekah kawng neh lairhui dongkah olka he thuung thai sih ti moenih,” a ti nah.
For indeed we are in danger of being accused concerning this day's riot. There is no cause for this disorder, and we will not be able to explain it.”
41 Te tlam te a thui pah daengah ni hlangboel te khaw a paa pueng.
When he had said this, he dismissed the assembly.
