Cei 13
1 Antiok khaw awhkaw thlangboel ak khuiawh tawnghakhqi ingkaw cawngpyikungkhqi ce awm uhy; cekkhqi taw Barnaba, Niger tinawh amik khy Simeon, Cyqene khaw awhkaw Lucius, Herod a koeina hly Manen ingkaw Saul vetloek ve awm uhy.
Among [the people in] the congregation at Antioch there were (prophets/those who spoke messages from God) and those who taught [people about Jesus. They were] Barnabas; Simeon, who was also called Niger/Blackman; Lucius, from Cyrene [city]; Manaen, who had grown up with [King] Herod [Antipas]; and Saul.
2 Cekkhqi ing Bawipa bibi unawh buh zeih cykcahnaak ami taak huiawh Ciim Myihla ing, “Kai aham Barnaba ingkaw Saul ce ka bi ak bi ham ka taak kqawi amyihna ni hoep pe uh,” tina hy.
While they were worshipping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said [to them], “Appoint Barnabas and Saul to [serve] me and to [go and do] the work that I have chosen them [to do]!”
3 Cedawngawh buh zeih unawh ami cykcah coengawh, cekqawi ak khan awh kut tloeng unawh amik cykcah peek coengawh tyi uhy.
So they continued (to fast/to abstain from eating food) and pray. Then having put their hands on Barnabas and Saul and [praying that God would help them], they sent them off [to do what the Holy Spirit had commanded].
4 Cecoengawh Ciim Myihla ing a tyih qawi amyihna Silucia na nu cet nih nawh cawhkawng Kupra benna lawng ing cet hy nih.
Barnabas and Saul, guided by the Holy Spirit, went down [from Antioch] to Seleucia [port]. From there they went by ship to Salamis [port on Cyprus Island].
5 Salamis khaw ani pha awh, Judakhqi a sinakawk awh Khawsak awi ce khypyi hy nih. Johan awm ani bi ak bina ceh pyi lawt hy nih.
While they were in Salamis, [they went] to the Jewish meeting places. There they proclaimed the message from God [about Jesus]. John [Mark went with them and] was helping them.
6 Cawhkaw tuilak cung awh ce cet phat nih nawh Paphos khaw ce pha uhy. Ce a khaw awh Juda phyn miklet ak thoem tawngha qawl Bar - Jesu ak mingnaak thlang pynoet ce hu uhy.
[The three of] them went across the entire island to Paphos [city]. There they met a magician whose name was Bar-Jesus. He was a Jew who falsely [claimed] (to be a prophet/to speak messages from God).
7 Anih taw Rom qam ukkung Sergia Paula a venawh awm hy. Cawhkaw qam ukkung cetaw thlakcyi na awm nawh, Khawsak awi ce zaak aham a ngaih a dawngawh Barnaba ingkaw Saul ce thlang tyi nawh khy sak hy.
He often accompanied the governor [of the island], Sergius Paulus, who was an intelligent man. The governor sent [someone] to ask Barnabas and Saul to come to him, because he wanted to hear God’s message. [So Barnabas and Saul came and told him about Jesus].
8 Cehlai Rom qam ukkung ing cangnaak ce ang hawi taak thainaak aham miklet ak thoem Elima (ce ce anih ang ming kqawn ngaihnaak ni) ing cekqawi ce ana oelh hy.
However, the magician, whose name was Elymas [in the Greek language], was opposing them. He repeatedly tried to persuade the governor not to believe [in Jesus].
9 Cawh Paul tinawh awm amik khy Saul ce Ciim Myihla ing be nawh, Elima ce a toek hqeet coengawh,
Then Saul, who now called himself Paul, empowered by the Holy Spirit, looked intently at the magician and said,
10 “Nang ve qaai a cana na awm a dawngawh ik-oeih ak thym boeih a qaal na awm hyk ti! Thailatnaak soepkep ingkaw qaaikqawnnaak ing be hyk ti. Bawipa a lam ak thym na kawi sak ve amna qoeng hly nawh nu?
“You [(sg)] are serving the devil and you oppose everything that is good! You are always lying [to people] and doing [other] evil things to them. (You must stop saying that the truth about the Lord [God is a lot of lies!]/When will you stop changing what is true about the Lord [God and saying] what is not true about him?) [RHQ]
11 Bawipa a kut ce nak khan awh awm hawh hy. Na mik hyp kawmsaw, tuhkawng khawkbe ce am hu voel kawp ti,” tina hy. Kawlhkalh awh khawmai ingkaw thannaak ce ak khan awh pha pe saw, kutawh tu nawh ak sawi aham thlang thoem hyhy hy.
Right now the Lord [God] [MTY] is going to punish you! You will become blind and not [even] be able to see light for [some] time.” At once he became [blind, as though he was] in a dark mist, and he groped about, searching for someone [to hold him by the] hand and lead him.
12 Qam ukkung ing cawhkaw a them sai ce a huh awh, cangna hy, Bawipa akawng cawngpyinaak awh ak kawpoek na kyi hy.
When the governor saw what had happened [to Elymas], he believed [in the Lord Jesus]. He was amazed by [what Paul and Barnabas] were teaching about the Lord [Jesus].
13 Paphos khaw awhkawng Paul ingkaw a pyikhqi ce Pamphylia qam khuiawh kaw Perga khaw na ce lawng ing cet uhy, cawh Johan ing cekkhqi ce Jerusalem na hlat taak khqi hy.
[After that], Paul and the two men with him went by ship from Paphos to Perga [port] in Pamphylia [province. At Perga] John [Mark] left them and returned to [his home in] Jerusalem.
14 Perga khaw awhkawng Pisidian Antiok khaw na ce cet uhy.
Then Paul and Barnabas traveled [by land] from Perga, and arrived in Antioch [city] near Pisidia [district in Galatia province]. (On the Sabbath/On the Jewish rest day) they entered the synagogue/the Jewish meeting place and sat down.
15 Anaa awi ingkaw tawngha caukkhqi noetnaak a awm coengawh, sinakawk ukkungkhqi ing cekkhqi venawh, “Koeinaakhqi thapeek awi kqawn aham nami taak awhtaw, kqawn thai uhyk ti,” tinak khqi hy.
[Someone] read [aloud] from what [Moses had written. Then someone read from what the other] prophets [had written] [MTY]. Then the leaders of the Jewish meeting place gave [someone this] note [to take] to Paul and Barnabas: “Fellow Jews, if [one of] you wants to speak to the people [here] to encourage them, please speak [to us(exc) now].”
16 Paul ing dyi nawh thlang boeih ce a kut ing zap khqi nawh: “Israel thlangkhqi ingkaw Khawsa ak bawk nangmih Gentelkhqi aw, kak awi ve ngai lah uh!
So Paul stood up and motioned with his right hand [so that the people would listen to him]. Then he said, “Fellow Israelis and you [non-Jewish people] who [also] worship God, [please] listen [to me]!
17 Israel thlangkhqi a Khawsa ing ningnih a pakhqi ce anak tyk hy; Izip qam awh ami awm awh cekkhqi ce boei a mang sak khqi hy, a boeimang thaawm kut ing cekkhqi ce qam khuiawh kawng sawi khqi tlaih hy,
God, whom we [(inc)] Israelis worship, chose our ancestors [to be his people], and he caused them to become very numerous while they were foreigners living in Egypt. [Then after many years], God helped them [MTY] powerfully and led them out of there.
18 a mingmih a khawboe qamlang ce qamkoh awh kum phlikip khuiawh yh hy,
[Even though they repeatedly disobeyed him, he] cared for them for about 40 years [while they were] in the desert.
19 anih Kanan qam khuiawh kaw qam khqih ce noeng pe nawh qam ce cekkhqi avenawh qo na pehy.
He [enabled the Israelis] to conquer seven tribal groups [who were then living] in Canaan [region], and he gave their land to us Israelis for us to possess.
20 Vemyihkhqi ve kum zali coengawh hakip dii hy. Cekcoengawh Khawsa ing cekkhqi ce tawngha Samuel a awm hlan dy awidengkungkhqi ana pehy.
[Our ancestors began to possess Canaan] about 450 years after [their ancestors had arrived in Egypt].” Acts 13:20b-22 “After that, God appointed leaders [to rule the Israeli people. Those leaders continued to rule our people] until the time when the prophet Samuel [ruled them].
21 Cekcoeng awhkawng thlangkhqi ing sangpahrang ce ana thoeh unawh, cedawngawh Benjamin kaw ak khuiawh kaw Kish a capa Saul ce ana pek khqi hy, anih ing kum phlikip ak khuiawh ana uk khqi hy.
Then, [while Samuel was still their leader], the people demanded that he [appoint] a king [to rule them. So] God appointed Saul, the son of Kish, from the tribe of Benjamin, [to be their king]. He [ruled them] for 40 years.
22 Saul ce a qoeng coengawh, David ce sangpahrang na taak pek khqi hy. David awh ce anih ing: ‘Kamah ak kawlung amyihna ak awm Jesse a capa David ce hu hawh nyng; kai ing sai sak aham ka ngaih ce anih ing sai boeih kaw,’ tihy.
After God had rejected Saul [from being king], he appointed David to be their king. God said about him, ‘I have observed that David, son of Jesse, is exactly the kind of man that I desire [IDM]. He will do [everything that] I want [him to do].’”
23 Ce ak thlang a cadil khui awhkawng Khawsa ing Israelkhqi venawh awi a taaknaak amyihna hulkung Jesu ce pehy.
“From [among] David’s descendants, God brought one of them, Jesus, to [us] Israeli people to save us, just like he had told [David and our other ancestors] that he would do.
24 Jesu a law hlanawh Johan ing zutnaak ing baptisma akawng ce Israelkhqi boeih a venawh anak khypyi hy.
Before Jesus began his work, John [the Baptizer] preached to all of our Israeli people [who came to him. He told them] that they should turn away from their sinful behavior [and ask God to forgive them. Then he] would baptize them.
25 Johan ing amah a bibi ak coeng tawm awh: ‘Kai ve a u nu tinawh namik poek? Kai taw anih amni. Cehlai ka hu awh ni a law hly hyn hy, anih a khawmyk qui ak hlam peek aham zani am kawih nyng,’ tihy.
When John was about to finish the work [that God gave him to do], he frequently said [to the people], ‘Do you think [RHQ] that I am [the Messiah whom God promised to send]? No, I am not. But listen! The Messiah will [soon] come. [He is so much greater than I am that] I am not [even] important enough to be his slave [MET].’”
26 Koeinaakhqi, Abraham a cakhqi ingkaw nangmih Khawsa ak kqih Gentel thlangkhqi aw, cawhkaw hulnaak awithang ce ningnih a venawh pat law hawh hy.
“Fellow Israelis, you who are descendants of Abraham, and [you non-Jewish people who] also worship God, [please listen! It is] to [all of] us that [God] has sent the message about [how he] saves people.
27 Jerusalem khaw awhkaw thlangkhqi ingkaw a mingmih ak ukkungkhqi ing Jesu ce am hat uhy, Sabbath a hoeiawh ami noet tawnghakhqik awi ce a soepnaak aham anih ce thawlh sak kuphlet uhy.
The people who were living in Jerusalem and their rulers did not realize that this man [Jesus was the one whom God had sent to save them]. Although messages from [MTY] the prophets have been read [aloud] {someone has read [aloud] messages from [MTY] the prophets} every (Sabbath/Jewish day of rest), they did not understand [what the prophets wrote about the Messiah. So] the [Jewish leaders] condemned Jesus [to die], which was just like the prophets predicted.
28 Thih sak thainaak aham a thawlhnaak awm am hu hlai uhy, him thainaak aham Pilat a venawh thoeh uhy.
[Many people accused Jesus of doing wicked things], but they could not prove that he had done anything for which he deserved to die. They insistently asked Pilate [the governor] to command that Jesus be executed {to command soldiers to execute Jesus}. [So Pilate did what they asked him to do].
29 Anih akawng qee hyt na ak awmkhqi boeih ce ami sai peek coengawh, thing awhkawng lo unawh phyi awh pup uhy.
They did [to Jesus] all the things that [the prophets long ago had] written [that people would do to] him. [They killed Jesus by nailing him to a cross. Then] his body was taken {[some people took] his body} down from the cross and placed it in a tomb.
30 Cehlai thihnaak awhkawng Khawsa ing anih ce thawh tlaih hy;
However, God (raised him from the dead/caused him to live again after he had died)
31 khawnghi khawzah amah ingqawi Kalili awhkawng Jerusalem na ak cetkhqi mi hu qu uhy. Cekkhqi ce ningnih thlangkhqi venawh simpyikung na awm uhy.
and for many days he [repeatedly] appeared to [his followers] who had come along with him from Galilee [province] to Jerusalem. Those [who saw him] are telling the [Jewish] people about him now.”
32 Cedawngawh awithang leek ve ka nik kqawn peek khqi: Ni pakhqi venawh Khawsa ing awi ana taak ce,
“[Right] now we [two] are proclaiming to you this good message. We want to tell you that God has fulfilled what he promised to [our Jewish] ancestors!
33 Jesu a thawh tlaihnaak ak caming, ningnih a cakhqi venawh soep law sak hawh hy. Saam pakkhihnaak: ‘Nang taw ka capa na awm hyk ti; tuhngawi awh na pa na awm nyng,’ tinawh ana qee amyihna.
He has now done that for us [(inc) who are] their descendants, [and also for you who are not Jews], by causing Jesus to live again. That is just like what [David] wrote in the second Psalm that [God said when he was sending his Son], You [(sg)] are my Son; Today I have shown everyone [that I really am] your Father.
34 Khawsa ing anih ce ama hawnaak zip qoe qoe aham, thihnaak ak khuiawh kawng am thawh tlaihnaak awh ce vemyihna kqawn hy: ‘David a venawh ak ciim ingkaw zoseennaak awikam ka taak ce ni pe kawng nyng,’ tinawh.
[God] has (raised [the Messiah] from the dead/caused [the Messiah] to live again after he had died) and will never let him die again. [Concerning that, God] said [to our Jewish ancestors], ‘I will surely help you, as I [promised] David [that I would do].’
35 Hun ak chang awh vemyihna qee bai hy: ‘Nak thlang ciim ce ityk awh awm am thu sak zip kawp ti,’ ti bai hy.
So [in writing] another [Psalm, David] said this [to God about the Messiah]: ‘Because I am devoted to you and always obey [you, when I die] you [(sg)] will not let my body decay.’
36 David ing Khawsa ang cainaak ce amah a khuk khuiawh a bi boeih coengawh thi hy; a pakhqi venawh pup unawh a pum ce thu zip hawh hy.
While David was living, he did what God wanted him to do. And when he died [EUP], his [body] was buried, [as] his ancestors’ [bodies had been buried], and his body decayed. [So he could not have been speaking about himself in this Psalm].
37 Thihnaak awhkawng Khawsa ing am thawh tlaih thlang cetaw am thu zip kaw.
[Instead, he was speaking about Jesus. Jesus also died], but God (raised him from the dead/caused him to live again), and [therefore] his body did not decay.”
38 Cedawngawh ka koeinaakhqi, Jesu ak caming thawlh qeenkhaw ngainaak ce nangmih a venawh khypyi na awm hy tive sim sak aham ni ngaih khqi nyng.
“Therefore, [my] fellow Israelis [and other friends], it is important for you to know that [we(exc)] are declaring to you [that God] can forgive you for your sins as a result of [what] Jesus [has done]. Because of [what] Jesus [has done], [God] considers that everyone who believes [in Jesus] is no longer guilty (OR, the record has been erased {[God] has erased the record}) concerning everything that they [have done that displeased God. But] when [God] does [that for you], it is not as a result of [your obeying] the laws [that] Moses [wrote].
39 Mosi a anaa awi ak caming am hu thai hlai uhyk ti, ak cangnaak thlangkhqi boeih taw anih ak caming dyngnaak ce hu hy.
40 Tawngha ing anak kqawn hyt awi ce nangmih ak khan awh ama pha lawnaak aham ngaihta lah uh:
Therefore be careful that [God] does not judge you [MTY], as one of the prophets said [MTY] that God would do!
41 'Toek lah uh, nangmih thlang ak hepkhqi, namik kawpoek kyi sak unawh qeeng uh, thlang ing ak kqawn law awh awm, amna mik cangnaak qoe qoe aham, na hqing khuiawh ik-oeih sai law kawng nyng, tinawh ana qee hyt awi ve,' tinak khqi hy.
[The prophet wrote that God said], You who ridicule [me], you will [certainly] be astonished [when you see what I am doing], and [then] you will be destroyed. You will be astonished because I will do something [terrible to you] while you are living. You would not believe [that I would do that] even though someone told you!”
42 Paul ingkaw Barnaba ing sinakawk awhkawng ani ceh awh, ce akawng ce hai Sabbath nyn awh kqawn peek tlaih aham thlangkhqi ing ceei uhy.
After Paul [finished speaking], while he and Barnabas were leaving the Jewish meeting place, [many of] the people there repeatedly requested that on the next (Sabbath/Jewish day of rest) [the two of them] should speak to them [again] about those things [that Paul had just told them].
43 Thlang kqeng a ceh coengawh, Juda thlang khawzah ingkaw Juda phungna ak hawi qu Khawsa ak kqih thlangkhqi ing Paul ingkaw Barnaba a hu ce hquut uhy, cekqawi mi awikqawn unawh, cekkhqi ce Khawsa qeennaak ak khuiawh awm poe aham awikqawn pe hy nih.
After they began to leave [that meeting], many [of them] went along with Paul and Barnabas. They consisted of Jews and also of non-Jews who had accepted the things that the Jews believe. Paul and Barnabas continued talking to them, and were urging them to continue [believing the message that] God kindly [forgives people’s sins because of what Jesus did].
44 Sabbath nyn a pha tlaih awh awm khawk khui awhkaw thlang ak kuum ngai taw Bawipa awi ak ngai aham law uhy.
On the next Jewish rest day, most of the [people in Antioch came to] the Jewish meeting place to hear [Paul and Barnabas] speak about the Lord [Jesus].
45 Judakhqi ing thlang kqeng ce ami huh awh tlai se unawh amak thym na Paul ak awih kqawn ce oelh pe uhy.
But [the leaders of] [SYN] the Jews became extremely jealous, because they saw that large crowds of [non-Jewish people were coming to hear Paul and Barnabas. So] they began to contradict the things that Paul was saying [and also] to insult [him].
46 Cedawngawh Paul ingkaw Barnaba ing cekkhqi ce qal leeknaak ing awi hlat pe hy nih: “Khawsak awi ve nangmih a venawh kak kqawn maa aham awm hy. Cehlai nangmih ing oelh u tiksaw na mimah ce kumqui hqingnaak ing ak kawih na amna mik poek a dawngawh tuh taw Gentelkhqi benna ni ka ming mang hly hawh hy. (aiōnios g166)
Then, speaking very boldly, Paul and Barnabas said [to those Jewish leaders], “[We two] had to speak the message from God [about Jesus] to you [Jews] first [before we proclaim it to non-Jews, because God commanded us to do that. But] you are rejecting God’s message. [By doing that], you have shown that you are not worthy (to have eternal life/to live eternally [with God]). [Therefore], we are leaving [you, and now we] will go to the non-Jewish people [to tell them the message from God]. (aiōnios g166)
47 Ikawtih Khawsa ing vemyihna awi ni pe qawi hy: ‘Gentelkhqi vangnaak na nang ve ni sai hawh nyng, khawmdek a dytnaak dyna hulnaak ce na khynnaak aham,’ ti ak awi ve,” tina hy nih.
[We are doing that also] because the Lord [God] has commanded us [to do it]. He said to us, ‘I have appointed you [to reveal things about me] to non-Jewish people [MET] that will be [like] a light to them. [I have appointed] you to tell people everywhere [MTY] in the world [about the one who came] to save [them].’”
48 Gentelkhqi ing ce ak awi ce a ming zaak awh, zeel unawh Bawipak awi ce zoeksang uhy; kumqui hqingnaak huh aham a hoep thlangkhqi ing cangna uhy. (aiōnios g166)
While the non-Jewish people were listening [to those words], they began to rejoice, and they repeatedly said that the message about the Lord [Jesus] was wonderful. And all of the non-Jewish people whom [God] had chosen (to have eternal [life/to live eternally with God]) believed [the message about the Lord Jesus]. (aiōnios g166)
49 Bawipak awi ce ce a qam pum awh thang hy.
[At that time, many of the believers] traveled around throughout that region. As they did that, they were proclaiming the message about the Lord [Jesus] [MTY].
50 Cehlai Judakhqi ing Khawsa ak kqih dyih hun ak sang nukhqi ingkaw khawk khuiawh kaw ukkung thlangkhqi ce cuih uhy. Paul ingkaw Barnaba ce the a kha na unawh ce a qam khui awhkawng hqek uhy.
However, [some leaders of] [SYN] the Jews incited the most important men in the city, and [some] important/influential women who had accepted what the Jews believe, to oppose [Paul and Barnabas. So those non-Jewish people] incited [other people also] to persecute Paul and Barnabas. As a result they expelled the two men from their region.
51 Cedawngawh cekqawi ing cekkhqi a mami ngaih huh saknaak na ani khaw awhkaw dekpli ce khawk sih nih nawh Ikonium khaw na cehta hy nih.
So, [as the two apostles were leaving, they] shook the dust from their feet [to show those Jewish leaders that God had rejected them and would punish them. They left Antioch] and went to Iconium [city].
52 Hubatkhqi ce Ciim Myihla ing be unawh zeel soeih uhy.
Meanwhile, the believers [in Antioch] continued to rejoice greatly, and they continued to be completely controlled by the Holy Spirit.
