Caeltueih 6

1 Te vaeng tue ah hnukbang rhoek te ping uh tih, amih khuikah nuhmai te vuenhlaem kah bomnah loh a hlavawt hatah Hellenist rhoek loh Hebrew rhoek soah kohuetnah a khueh uh.

Now in those days, when the number of the disciples was increasing, protests were made by the Greek Jews against the Hebrews, because their widows were not taken care of in the distribution of food every day.

2 Te dongah caeltueih hlainit rhoek loh a hnukbang rhoek te rhaengpuei la a khue uh tih, “Caboei bulbo ham khaw Pathen kah olka te n'hnoo koinih mamih ham a rhoep koila om pawh.

And the Apostles sent for all the disciples and said, It is not right for us to give up preaching the word of God in order to make distribution of food.

3 Te dongah manuca rhoek, nangmih khuikah mueihla, cueihnah neh aka baetawt tih a oep hlang parih ah tlap uh lamtah a ngoe dongkah ham he amih te hmoel uh sih.

Take then from among you seven men of good name, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, to whom we may give control of this business.

4 Tedae kaimih tah thangthuinah neh olthangthen kah bibi te ka khuituk uh eh,” a ti uh.

Then we will give all our time to prayer and the teaching of the word.

5 Olka tah rhaengpuei loh boeih a yakngaih coeng dongah tangnah neh Mueihla Cim aka baetawt hlang, Stephen, Philip, Prokhoru, Nikanor, Timon, Parmenas neh Antiok kah poehlip Nikolas te a tuek uh.

And this saying was pleasing to all of them: and they made selection of Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip and Prochorus and Nicanor and Timon and Parmenas and Nicolas of Antioch, who had become a Jew:

6 Amih te caeltueih rhoek hmaiah a pai sak uh tih thangthui neh kut a tloeng thiluh.

These they took to the Apostles, who, after prayer, put their hands on them.

7 Te dongah Pathen kah olka loh rhoeng tih hnukbang rhoek kah a hlangmi tah Jerusalem ah muep ping uh. Hlangping long khaw tangnah dongah khosoih rhoek kah ol bahoeng a ngai uh.

And the word of God was increasing in power; and the number of the disciples in Jerusalem became very great, and a great number of priests were in agreement with the faith.

8 Stephen khaw lungvatnah neh thaomnah a bae dongah pilnam taengah khobae rhambae neh miknoek muep a saii.

And Stephen, full of grace and power, did great wonders and signs among the people.

9 Tedae hoengpoek la a khue Kurena, Alexandria, Kilikia, Asia neh tunim lamkah hlangvang rhoek loh pai uh tih Stephen a oelh uh.

But some of those who were of the Synagogue named that of the Libertines, and some of the men of Cyrene and of Alexandria and those from Cilicia and Asia, had arguments with Stephen.

10 Tedae cueihnah neh, mueihla neh a thui te oelh uh thai pawh.

But they were not able to get the better of him, for his words were full of wisdom and of the Spirit.

11 Te dongah hlang a caemtuh uh tih, “Moses neh Pathen soah a soehsal ol a thui te ka yaak uh,” a ti uh.

Then they got men to say, He has said evil against Moses and against God, in our hearing.

12 Pilnam neh patong rhoek khaw, cadaek rhoek khaw a huek uh. Ha pai uh vaengah anih te a paco tih khoboei taengla a thak uh.

And the people, with the rulers and the scribes, were moved against him, and they came and took him before the Sanhedrin,

13 Te phoeiah laithae laipai te a pai sak uh tih, “Hekah hlang long he pat mueh la hmuen cim neh olkhueng he ol a tha thil.

And they got false witnesses who said, This man is for ever saying things against this holy place and against the law:

14 Nazareth Jesuh loh he hmuen he a palet vetih Moses loh mamih m'paek khosing te a thovael ni, ' a ti te ka yaak uh,” a ti uh.

For he has said in our hearing that this Jesus of Nazareth will put this place to destruction and make changes in the rules which were handed down to us by Moses.

15 Khoboei im kah aka ngol rhoek boeih loh Stephen te a hmaitang uh vaengah a maelhmai te puencawn kah maelhmai bangla a hmuh uh.

And all those who were in the Sanhedrin, looking at him, saw that his face was like the face of an angel.