Cei 17
1 Amphipolis ingkaw Apollonia khaw ce ani poeng coengawh Thesalonika khaw ce pha hy nih, cawh ce Judahkhqi sinakawk pynoet awm hy.
Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews:
2 A ceh khawi amyihna, Paul taw sinakawk na cet hy, Sabbath thum voei khuiawh cekkhqi mi cauk awi ce kqawn uhy,
And Paul, as his manner was, went in to them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures,
3 Khrih ing khuikha kyinaak hu kawmsaw thihnaak awhkawng tho tlaih kaw, tice kqawn caih pehy. “Nangmih a venawh kai ing ka nik kqawn law peek khqi Jesu ve Khrih hawh hy,” tinak khqi hy.
Opening and alleging, that Christ must needs have suffered, and risen again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom I preach to you, is Christ.
4 Juda thlang thlang vang ing cangna unawh Paul ingkaw Sila ce bawng uhy, Khawsa ak kqih Greek thlang khawzah ingkaw nu qypawm khawzah ingawm bawng lawt uhy.
And some of them believed, and consorted with Paul and Silas; and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few.
5 Cehlai Judakhqi tlai se unawh, ik-oeih ami zawihnaak hun awh thlak che pynoet ceh pyi uhy; thlang kqeng cun khqi unawh khawk khuiawh awipungnaak ce sai uhy. Jason a im ce muk unawh Paul ingkaw Sila ce thlang kqeng a haiawh sawi aham cai uhy.
But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took to them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.
6 Cehlai cekqawi ce a mami huh law awhtaw, Jason ingkaw koeinaa thlang vang tloek ce khawboei a venna sawi unawh, “Kawmdek seetnaak ak sai qawi ce ve pha law hawh hy nih,
And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brothers to the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come here also;
7 Jason ing cekqawi ce do nawh a im awh pah sak hy. Cekqawi ing Kaisar ak awipeek oelh nih nawh, sangpahrang ak chang Jesu awm hy, tinawh kqawn hy nih,” tinawh khy uhy.
Whom Jason has received: and these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, one Jesus.
8 Ce ak awi ce a ming zaak awh, thlang kqeng ingkaw khawboeikhqi ce so khqoet uhy.
And they troubled the people and the rulers of the city, when they heard these things.
9 Jason ingkaw ak changkhqi ce ceh sak uhy.
And when they had taken security of Jason, and of the other, they let them go.
10 Khaw am than awhtaw koeinaakhqi ing Paul ingkaw Sila ce Berea khaw na tyi uhy. Ce a khaw ce ani pha awh Judakhqi a sinakawk na ce cet hy nih.
And the brothers immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night to Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews.
11 Berea khaw awhkaw thlangkhqi taw Thesalonika khaw awhkaw thlang khqing lak awh cyi khqoet uhy, a mingmih ingtaw Paul ak awih kqawn ce ak nep cana a ming ngai peek coengawh, anih ak awih kqawn ve ak thym tang hy voei nu ti unawh cauk awh ak nep cana sui uhy.
These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
12 Juda thlang khawzah ing cangna unawh Greek thlak mang nunu papa khawzah ingawm cangna uhy.
Therefore many of them believed; also of honorable women which were Greeks, and of men, not a few.
13 Paul ing Berea khaw awh awithang leek kqawn hy tice Thesalonika khaw awhkaw thlangkhqi ing a ming zaak awh, ce na ce cet bai unawh thlang kqeng ce ami cuih coengawh awipungnaak sai bai uhy.
But when the Jews of Thessalonica had knowledge that the word of God was preached of Paul at Berea, they came thither also, and stirred up the people.
14 Koeinaakhqi ing Paul ce tuicunli a keng na thak pahoei uhy, Sila ingkaw Timote taw Berea khaw awh awm hy nih.
And then immediately the brothers sent away Paul to go as it were to the sea: but Silas and Timotheus stayed there still.
15 Paul ak thak thlangkhqi ing anih ce Atheni khaw na ceh pyi uhy, Sila ingkaw Timote ce a venawh law zy aham awi a yn coengawh cekkhqi ce hlat uhy.
And they that conducted Paul brought him to Athens: and receiving a commandment to Silas and Timotheus for to come to him with all speed, they departed.
16 Paul ing cekqawi ce Atheni khaw awh a qeh awh, khawk khui boeih myiqawl bawknaak ing be uhy tice a huh awh ak kawlung khuikha hy.
Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry.
17 Cedawngawh sinakawk awh Judakhqi, Khawsa ak kqih Greekkhqi mi Khawsak awi kqawnnaak ce tahy, them ami zawihnaak hun awh khaw hypoet coeng hypoet cawhkaw amik awmkhqi mi Khawsak awi kqawn qu pe uhy.
Therefore disputed he in the synagogue with the Jews, and with the devout persons, and in the market daily with them that met with him.
18 Cawh Epikuria ingkaw Stoik thlakcyikhqi mi ce oelh qu uhy. Cekkhqi anglakawhkaw thlang vang ing, “Vawhkaw ak so thlang ing ve ikaw nu ti ak kqawn lawt?” tina uhy. Thlang vang tloek ing, “Qap chang nakaw khawsa akawngkhqi ni ak kqawn namih hy ve,” tina uhy. Paul ing Jesu ak awithang leek ingkaw thawh tlaihnaak akawng ak kqawn dawngawh cemyihna ce tina uhy.
Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? other some, He seems to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached to them Jesus, and the resurrection.
19 Areopaga ami ti cunnaak a hun na ceh pyi unawh a venawh, “Vawhkaw cawngpyinaak ak thai nak kqawn ve kaimih a venawh nak kqawn law hly thai nu?
And they took him, and brought him to Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof you speak, is?
20 Awi nak kqawn ve kaimih ang zaak awhtaw lang hy, cedawngawh zaksim aham ngaih unyng,” tina uhy.
For you bring certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean.
21 Cedawngawh Athenis khaw awhkaw thlangkhqi ingkaw khinkhqi boeih awm, ami hoeng tym awh a hoei awh awikqawnaak ingkaw awi doetnaak na hawna uhy.
(For all the Athenians and strangers which were there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some new thing.)
22 Areopagi cunnaak awh Paul ce dyi nawh: “Athenis thlangkhqi! Ik-oeih soepkep awh bawknaak ak thin tlawhnaak thlang na awm uhyk ti tice sim nyng.
Then Paul stood in the middle of Mars’ hill, and said, You men of Athens, I perceive that in all things you are too superstitious.
23 Cet nawh nangmih ing nami bawkkhqi ce ka toek lah awh, “AMSIM KHAWSA HAMNA,” tinawh nami qee ce hu nyng. Nangmih ing a sim kaana nami bawk ce ni, tuh kai ing kak kqawn law hy.
For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore you ignorantly worship, him declare I to you.
24 Khawmdek ingkaw ak khuiawh ak awm boeih ak saikung Khawsa ve khan ingkaw khawmdek boei na awm nawh kut ing a sai bawkim awh ak awm am ni;
God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwells not in temples made with hands;
25 them amak sai thai amyihna thlanghqing ing a sai peek ak ngoe Khawsa am ni; amah ing a soep hoei boeih a venawh hqingnaakkhqi, bibinaakkhqi ingkaw ik-oeih boeih ak pekung na awm hy.
Neither is worshipped with men’s hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he gives to all life, and breath, and all things;
26 Thlanghqing ve khawmdek pum boeih awh pynoetna khawsak boeih hamna thlang phyn boeih ce sai nawh, ami ham atym ingkaw amik khawsaknaak ham khawqi khan pek khqi hy.
And has made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;
27 Khawsa sui unawh, thoem unawh, ami huhnaak hqet thai aham anih ing lak am ni hla khqi hy.
That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us:
28 Amah ak caming ni hqing, ning tat thai unawh ning plaa thai uhy; nangmih awhkaw hla ak phawh thai thlang pynoet ing awm, 'Ningnih awm a cadilkhqi na nik awm ni,' tinawh ak kqawn amyihna.
For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.
29 Cedawngawh Khawsa a cadilkhqi na ni awm hawh kawng taw, Khawsa ve thlanghqing ing sui ing aw, tangka ing aw, lung ing aw a sai myiqawl amyihna poek aham am awm hy.
For as much then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like to gold, or silver, or stone, graven by are and man’s device.
30 Khawsa ing am ni simnaakkhqi ce nim hilh pek khqi nawh; cehlai tuawh ve qam boeih awhkaw thlang boeih zyt aham awi pek hawh hy.
And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commands all men every where to repent:
31 Ikawtih, amah ing ak tyh thlang ce hawna nawh khawmdek awideng aham khawnghi ce hoep hawh hy. Thihnaak awhkawng anih ce a thawh saknaak ak caming thlang boeih a venawh vawhkaw hatnaak ce dang sak hawh hy,” tinak khqi hy.
Because he has appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he has ordained; whereof he has given assurance to all men, in that he has raised him from the dead.
32 Thlak thi thawhnaak akawng a ming zaak awh, thlang vang tloek ing qaih na uhy, cehlai thlang vang ingtaw, “Ve ak awi ve ka ming ngai tlaih aham ngaih unyng,” tina uhy.
And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear you again of this matter.
33 Cehlai Paul ing a miven awhkawng cehtak khqi hy.
So Paul departed from among them.
34 Thlang a khoeh Paul a hu awh bat unawh ak awih kqawn ce cangna uhy. Cekhqi anglakawh Areopagi khuiawh kaw thlang pynoet Dionisia ingkaw Damari ak mingnaak nu pynoet ingkaw thlak changkhqi awm pa uhy.
However, certain men joined to him, and believed: among the which was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.
