Acts 11
1 Chidang namdang ten Pathen thu akisan thu chu Judah gam'a um solchahho le seijui dangho henga gangtah in alhung tan;
The apostles and [other] believers who lived in various towns in Judea [province] heard people say that [some] non-Jewish people had believed the message [from] God [about Jesus].
2 Ahinlah Peter Jerusalem ahung lelhun phat in Judahmi atahsanho chun ana oimo un;
So when Peter [and the six other believers] returned [from Caesarea] to Jerusalem, [some] Jewish believers criticized Peter, [because they thought that Jews should not associate with non-Jews] [MTY].
3 “Chidang namdang te insunga nalut in chule an jong naga neh khompie,” atiuvin ahi.
They said to him, “Not only was it wrong for you(sg) to visit non-Jewish people, you [even] ate with them!”
4 Chuin Peter in amaho heng-ah thilsoh jouse kicheh tah-in aseipeh in hitin aseiyin ahi.
So Peter began to explain exactly [what had happened concerning Cornelius].
5 “Keima Joppa khopia kauma katao jing laiyin gaochangin mu kaneiyin, lekha pheng lentah tobang aning lin vana konin ahung kikhai lhan, keima komtah ahung geiyin;
He said, “I was praying [by myself] in Joppa [town], and in a trance I saw a vision. I saw that something like a large sheet was being lowered from heaven. [It was tied with ropes] at its four corners, and it came down to where I was.
6 Chuin keiman hiche lekha pheng lentah tobang sung chu kaven ahileh leiset chunga umsa akengli hole gamsa chule aop a kithol le chunga leng vacha kamun,
As I was looking intently into it, I saw some tame animals [but also animals that our laws forbid us to eat, including] wild animals, snakes, and wild birds.
7 Chuin vana kona awgin khat kajan ‘Peter thoudoh inlang kitha inlang nen’” ati.
Then I heard God [MTY] commanding me, ‘Peter, get up, kill [some of these], and [cook and] eat [their meat]!’
8 Ahipoi Pakai, keiho Judah te chona danin aboh le athenglou tia asei jouse imacha kane khapoi kati.
But I replied, ‘Lord, [you(sg)] surely do not [really want me to do that], because I have never eaten [MTY] meat [from any animal] that [our laws say] that we [(exc)] must not eat [SYN]!’
9 “Ahin vana kona awgin chun avelin ahin seikit in, ‘Pathen in asuhthengsa thilkhat chu athenglou tihih in,’” ati.
God spoke from heaven [to me] a second time, ‘[I am] God, [so] if I have made something acceptable [to eat], do not say that it is not acceptable [to eat]!’
10 Hiche thilsoh chu thumveijen kijomin eimusah in chujouvin abonchan vana akikhai tou kit tan ahi.
Then [after that happened three times, the sheet with] all [those animals and birds] was pulled up into heaven again.”
11 Chutah chun Caesarea a kona mithum hung kisol ho chu kaum nau inmun ahung lhung paiyun ahi.
“At that exact moment, three men who had been {whom [Cornelius] had} sent from Caesarea arrived at the house where I was staying.
12 Chuin Lhagao Theng in kahenga ahin seiyin amaho chutoh kilhon'a chule amaho chidang namdang ahijeh'a ima lungthoina neilou dingin ahin seiyin ahi. Chuin sopi migup chun ei kilhonpiuvin gangtah in ahin solpau in chu kaga lhung tauvin ahi.
[God’s] Spirit told me that I should be willing to go with them [even though they were not Jews]. These six [Jewish] believers [from Joppa] went with me [to Caesarea], and then we [(exc)] went into that [non-Jewish] man’s house.
13 Chuin amapa chun thilsoh umchan jouse chu keiho henga chun aseiyin, ahenga vantil akilah-a Joppa a mi solin lang Simon Peter kiti mipa khu gakousah tan,
He told us that he had seen an angel standing in his house. The angel told him, ‘Tell some [men] to go to Joppa and bring back Simon whose other name is Peter.
14 Chutengle aman nang le na insungmi te jouse huhhing nathu naseipeh ding ahi! ati.
He will tell you [(sg)] how you and everyone [MTY] else in your house will be saved {how [God] will save you and everyone [MTY] else in your house}.’
15 Chuin Peter chun aseikit in, “Thusei kahinpan in ahileh abul'a eiho chunga ahung kibuh lhah bangin ama ho jouse chunga Lhagao Theng ahung kibunglhan,
After I started to speak, the Holy Spirit [suddenly] came down on them, just like he had first [MTY] come on us [during the Pentecost festival].
16 Chun Pakaiyin ‘John in twiya baptize achansah ahin ahinlah nangman Lhagao Thenga baptize nachansah dinga ahi’ tia Pakai thusei chu kalunga ahung kilang in ahi.
Then I remembered what the Lord had said: ‘John caused people to be baptized in water, but [God] will cause the Holy Spirit [to enter you and change your lives.’]
17 Chule eihon Pakai Yeshua Christa itahsan nikhouva Pathen in eipeh-u Lhagao Theng chu chidang namdang te jong apeh ahitah le kei chu koi kahi-a Pathen masanga kadin ding ham?” atin ahi.
God gave those non-Jews the same Holy Spirit that he had given to us [(inc)] after we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ. So, ([I] could not [possibly] tell God that he did wrong [when he gave them the Holy Spirit!]/how could I [tell] God that he did wrong [when he gave them the Holy Spirit]?) [RHQ] [He was showing that he had received them]!”
18 Chuin midang hon chuche thu chu ajah phat-un athip tauvin Pathen avahchoi tauvin ahi. Chule amahon aseiyun, “Pathen in chidang namdang tedinga jong chonset lunghei nading le tonsot hina akisan thei nadinguva phatpha apeh hi imu tauve,” atiuvin ahi.
After [those Jewish believers] heard what Peter said, they stopped criticizing [him. Instead], they praised God, saying, “Then it is [clear to us that] God has also accepted the non-Jews so that they will have eternal life, if they turn from their sinful behavior [and believe in Jesus]!”
19 Alangkhat ah Stephen thijouva seijuiho kibol gentheina jeh a jamcheh ho chu Phoenicia, Cyprus le Syria gam'a Antioch changeiyin ajamun, chule Judah te henga bou Pathen thu alhangsamun ahi.
After [people had killed] Stephen, many of the believers left [Jerusalem and went] to other places, because people were causing them to suffer [there in Jerusalem. Some of] them went to Phoenicia [region], some went to Cyprus [Island], and others went to Antioch [city in Syria province. In those places] they were continually telling people the message [about Jesus], but they told only other Jewish people.
20 Hijeng jongle Cyprus le Cyrene gam'a kona Antioch khopia che seijui phabep ho chun chidang namdang te henga Pakai Yeshua thu alhangsam uvin ahi.
Some of the believers were men from Cyprus and from Cyrene [city in north Africa]. They went to Antioch, and [although they told other Jews about] the Lord Jesus, they also told non-Jewish people [there].
21 Pakai thahatna amaho chunga aumjeh chun chidang namdang te laha mitam tah in Pakai lama lung aheiyun atahsan tauvin ahi.
The Lord [God] [MTY] was powerfully enabling those [believers to preach effectively. As a result], very many [non-Jewish] people believed [their message and] trusted in the Lord [Jesus].
22 Chuin Jerusalema Houbung in hiche thu ajah phat-un Barnabas chu Antioch'a asol tauvin ahile,
The group of believers in Jerusalem heard [MTY] [people say that many people in Antioch were believing in Jesus. So] the [leaders] of the congregation in [Jerusalem] asked Barnabas to go to Antioch.
23 Amun alhun phat in Pathen phatthei bohna chu amun akipah lheh jengin hichun aman seijui ho chu Pakaiya dihtah-a umjing dingin atilkhouvin ahi.
When he got [there], he realized that God had acted kindly toward [the believers. So] he was very happy, and he continually encouraged all of the [believers] to continue to trust completely in the Lord [Jesus].
24 Ajeh chu Barnabas chu miphatah Lhagao Thenga dimjing le Tahsanna a dettah mi ahin, mitam tah Pakaiyah ahin puilutbe uvin ahi.
Barnabas was a good man [whom] the Holy Spirit completely controlled, one who trusted [God] completely. [Because of what Barnabas did], many people [there] believed in the Lord [Jesus].
25 Chuin Barnabas chu Tarsus lama Saul hol dingin ana chepai tan ahi.
Then Barnabas went to Tarsus [in Cilicia province to try] to find Saul.
26 Chuin amu phat-in Antioch lama ahin nungpui kit in amani Antioch houbunga chun kumlhung keiyin aumden lhonin mipi tamtah ahiljing lhonin ahi. Hiche Antioch'a hi seijui ho Christian tia akou masat penu ahi.
After he found him, Barnabas brought him [back to] Antioch [to help teach the believers. So during] a whole year [Barnabas and Saul] met [regularly] with the congregation [there] and taught many of them [about Jesus. It was] at Antioch that the believers were first called Christians {[that people] first called the believers Christians}.
27 Hiche phatlai hin themgao phabep Jerusalema kon Antioch'a acheuvin,
During the time [that Barnabas and Saul were] at Antioch, some [believers who were] prophets arrived there from Jerusalem.
28 Amaho lah'a Agabus atiu themgaopa chu kikhop khomna khat'a ading doh in lhagaovin Rome gamsung pumpia kel nasatah hunglhung ding ahi tin aphondoh sah tan ahi (Hiche gaothu hi Claudius vaipoh laiyin aguilhung in ahi).
One of them, whose name was Agabus, stood up [in order to speak]. [God’s] Spirit enabled him to prophesy (that there would soon be a famine in many countries/that [people] in many countries [HYP] would soon [suffer because they] would not have enough [food] to eat). (That famine happened when Claudius was the [Roman Emperor].)
29 Chuin Antioch'a um seijui ho chun Judah gam'a um sopi hoa dinga kithopina thot dingin agel lha tauvin ahile abonchauvin atamthei penin atohkhom tauvin ahi.
When the believers [there heard what Agabus said], they decided that they would send [money] to help the believers who lived in Judea. Each [of them decided to give as much money] as he was able [to give].
30 Chuin hiche athil tokhomu chu Barnabas le Saul in Jerusalema Houbung upa ho khut a apehlut lhon dingin nganse na anei tauvin ahi.
They sent [the money] with Barnabas and Saul to the leaders of the congregation [in Jerusalem].
