Caeltueih 19
1 Apollos te Kawrin ah a om vaengah cingtoe kholi te Paul loh a hil tih Ephisa la a suntlak vaengah hnukbang rhoek hlangvang te a 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 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.
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 Te dongah, “Ba nen lae na nuem uh tah,” a ti nah vaengah, “Johan kah baptisma dongah,” a ti uh.
And he said, To what then were ye baptised? And they said, To the baptism of John.
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.
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 A yaak uh vaengah Boeipa Jesuh ming neh a nuem uh.
And when they heard that, they were baptised to 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.
And Paul having laid [his] hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke with tongues and prophesied.
7 Te vaengah a pum boeih la hlang hlainit tluk om uh.
And all the men were about twelve.
8 Tunim ah kun tih sayalh la a thui. Pathen ram kawng te hla thum hlai a thuingong tih a hloih.
And entering into the synagogue, he spoke boldly during three months, reasoning and persuading [the things] concerning 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 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 Tedae kum nit hlai a om tangloeng tih Asia kah khosa Judah rhoek neh Greek rhoek boeih loh Boeipa kah olka he a yaak.
And this took place for two years, so that all that inhabited 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.
And God wrought no ordinary miracles 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 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 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.
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 Te vaengah Judah khosoihham pakhat kah Skeva ca rhoek parhih aka om long khaw te tlam te a saii.
And there were certain [men], seven sons of Sceva, Jewish high priest, 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.
But the wicked spirit answering said to them, Jesus I know, and Paul I am acquainted with; but ye, who are ye?
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.
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 Te te Ephisa 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.
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 Aka tangnah rhoek loh a khoboe phong ham neh phoe hamla muep ha pawk uh.
And many of those that believed came confessing and declaring their deeds.
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.
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 Te dongah BOEIPA kah olka loh thaomnah neh rhoeng tih khangmai.
Thus with might the word of the Lord increased and prevailed.
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.
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 Amah aka bongyong rhoi ham Timothy neh Erastu te Makedonia la a tueih. Amah tah Asia ah a tue a laehdawn pueng.
And having sent into Macedonia two of those ministering to him, Timotheus and Erastus, he remained himself awhile in Asia.
23 Te vaeng tue kah a long a im dongah puenpa aka om te a yool mai moenih.
And there took place at that time no small disturbance about 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.
For a certain [man] by name Demetrius, a silver-beater, making silver temples of Artemis, brought no small gain to the artisans;
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.
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 Ephisa 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.
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 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.
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 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.
And having heard [this], and being filled with rage, they 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.
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 Paul te rhaengpuei taengah kun ham khaw a ngaih dae anih te hnukbang rhoek loh hlah uh pawh.
But Paul intending to go in to the people, the disciples suffered him not;
31 A paya la aka om Asia boei hlangvang loh amah te a tah tih lamcawntol ah pum paek pawt ham a hloep uh.
and some of the Asiarchs also, who were his friends, sent to him and urged him not to throw himself into the theatre.
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.
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 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.
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 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, recognising that he was a Jew, there was one cry from all, shouting for about two hours, 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.
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 Te dongah hekah he oelh tloel la om coeng. Nangmih duem om ham neh marhumarhat la saii pawt ham ni a kuek.
These things therefore being undeniable, it is necessary that ye should be calm and do nothing headlong.
37 Nang khuen uh hlang rhoek he bawkim aka reth aih moenih, mamih kah pathen aka soehsal bal moenih.
For ye have brought these men, [who are] neither temple-plunderers, nor speak injuriously of your 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.
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 Tedae khat khat ni na kuek uh thil atah hlangboel kah a rhimong neh thuicaih pah saeh.
But if ye inquire anything concerning other matters, it will 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 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 Te tlam te a thui pah daengah ni hlangboel te khaw a paa pueng.
And having said these things, he dismissed the assembly.
