Acts 19
1 Chuin Apollos Corinth a aum jing lai chun Paul jong chuche gamkai sunga chun avah len Ephesus ahung lhun chun seijui tampi amun amaho koma chun,
Now it happened that while Apollos was in Corinth, Paul, after passing through the hinterland, came to Ephesus, where he found a few disciples.
2 “Natahsan uva chu Lhagao Theng nachan nah uvem?” tin adong in ahile, amahon “Kachang pouve, Lhagao Theng aume akiti lam jong kajakha pouve,” atiuvin ahi.
"Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?" he asked them. "No" said they, "we did not even hear that there is a Holy Spirit."
3 Chuin aman adong kit in “Ahileh ipia baptize chang nahiuvem?” ati. Amahon jong “John baptize chanin,” atiuve.
"Into what, then, were you baptized?" he asked. And they said, "Into the baptism of John."
4 Chuin Paul in, “John baptize chan chu chonset na a kon lunghei na ding bou ahi, ahin John jeng in jong miho jah a chun ama jouva hung ding pachu tahsanun,” ati, hichu Yeshua aseina ahi.
"John indeed baptized with the baptism of repentance," answered Paul, "telling the people to believe on One who was coming after him, namely, on Jesus."
5 Chuche thu ajah jah un abonchauvin Pakai Yeshua minin baptize achang tauvin ahi.
When they heard this they were baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus;
6 Chuin Paul in achung'uva khut angamin ahile, Lhagao Theng achung'uva ahung chutan, chule abonchauvin paochom athouvin gaothu asei tauvin ahi.
and after Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they began to speak with tongues, and to prophesy.
7 Amaho chu abonun mi somleni ahiuve.
They were in all about twelve men.
8 Chuin Paul chu kikhopna in'ah alut in hapta thum sungin hangsan tah in thu aseiyin, thununsah teina ding in Pathen lenggam thu ahilin ahi.
Then Paul went into the synagogue, and there continued to preach fearlessly for about three months, reasoning and persuading them about the kingdom of God.
9 Ahin mi konkhat chu alouchal uvin thu kisei chu sanglouvin, lhang phongtah in asei seuvin ahi. Hijeh chun Paul in kikhopna in chu adalhan seijui ho chu akipui doh'in Tyrannus muna thuseina in khat'ah niseh in akihoulim pitan ahi.
But when some grew hardened and disobedient, and spoke evil of the Way before the crowd, he left them, withdrew the disciples, and continued to hold discussions daily in the lecture-hall of Tyrannus.
10 Hiti chun kumni jen abol'un ahile Asia gamsung pumpia Judah te le Greek mi abonchauvin Pakai thu chu ajatauvin ahi.
This went on for two years, so that all the inhabitants of Asia heard the Lord’s message, Jews as well as Greeks.
11 Chuin Pathen in Paul chu bolmo kidang bolthei na tha ape tan ahi.
God also wrought extraordinary miracles by the hand of Paul;
12 Chuti chun ultheh pon hihen lang achunga kai pon poupou hijong le achoiyun adamlouho chunga akoiyun ahile adamlou nau chu adamin asunga lhagao phalou ho jong ajamdoh jin ahi.
so much so, that handkerchiefs or aprons were carried away from his body to the sick; and their diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out.
13 Chuin Judah miho phabep khopi khat'a konin khopi khat ah avah leuvin, lhagao boh ho anodoh un, amaho chun Pakai Yeshua min pat ding agouvin, “Paul in alhangsap Yeshua mina thu kapeh nahi, hungpot in!” tin asei jiuvin ahi.
But there were also some strolling Jewish exorcists, who took it upon them to invoke the name of Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying, "I adjure you by that Jesus whom Paul preaches."
14 Hitia thil bol chu thempu lenloi, Sceva chate pasal sagi ho ahiuve.
There were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jewish high priest who used to do this.
15 Ahin chutia nikhat abolgot kit laitah un lhagao boh chun, “Yeshua le Paul chu kahenai, nang koi nahiuvem?” atin ahi.
But the evil spirit answered, "Jesus I know, and Paul I have heard of, but who are you?"
16 Chuin lhagao boh voppa chu amaho chunga achomlut in amaho chu athajo in asugim tauvin ahile amaho chu sagohkeo le maha pun ajamdoh tauvin ahi.
And the man in whom the evil spirit was sprang on two of them, overpowered them and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of the house naked and wounded.
17 Hiche thilsoh chu Ephesus khopi sunga Judate le Greek mite hengah gangtah in akithe jal tan ahile, khopi sungah kichat tijatna adim tan, Pakai Yeshua min chu nasatah in ajabol tauvin ahi.
And this became known to all the people of Ephesus, both Jews and Greeks. Awe fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus began to be held in honor.
18 Chuin seijui tamtah ho chun achonset thilbol'u aphong tauvin ahi.
Many also of those who became believers used to come to confess and to declare their deeds.
19 Chuin doichoi ho mitam tah'in jong a lekhabu-u ahin choi khom uvin, mipi ang sung laitah a agouvam tauvin ahi. Hiche alekhabu-u chu dangka tamtah man ahi.
And some of them who had practised magic arts, collected their books, and burned them in the presence of all. And they counted the price of them, and found it to be fifty thousand silver coins.
20 Hiche Pakai natoh thudol chu muntina akithe jaltan thahat tah'in na atong tan ahi.
So mightily the word of the Lord continued to grow and to prevail.
21 Chuin phat chomkhat jouvin lhagao vin asoljeh chun Paul chu Jerusalem ache masang in Mecedonia le Achaia gam'a ding in achen, “Chujou tengle Rome a kache ding ahi,” tin aseiyin ahi.
Now after these things were ended, Paul resolved in his spirit to travel through Macedonia and Achaia on his way to Jerusalem. "After I get there," he said, "I must see Rome, too."
22 Chuin ama Asia gam'a phat chomkhat aum nalaiyin, Timothy le Erastus chu akithopi ding in Mecedonia a amasol in ahi.
So he sent two of his assistants, Timothy and Erastus, into Macedonia, while he himself kept back for a time on his way into Asia.
23 Chuche phatlai chun Ephesus ah hiche kithuhilna lampi chung changa boina khohtah khat ahung umdohtan ahi.
Now just at this time, there arose no small commotion concerning the Way.
24 Ajeh chu Demetrius kiti mikhat aumin, ama chu dangka a sumkolvei mi ahin, aman khutthem ho chu dangka in Greek te pathen Artemis lim akhen sah in hoitah in akoiyin ahi.
There was a man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Diana, and brought rich profit to his workmen.
25 Chuin aman anatoh kibah piho chu akou khomin ajah uva: “Mipi ho hiche sumkolvei na hi ihaodoh nau ahi,” ati.
He gathered them together with others of like occupation, and said. "Men, you know that by this business we make our money.
26 “Ahin najah uva namu bang un, hiche Paul hin miho jouse koma khut a kisem limho hi pathen tahbeh ahipoi tin aseiyin mijouse alhemlha tai, chule hiche thuhi Ephesus khopi bouseh a asei ahipon Asia gamsung pumpia asei le ahi!
"And you see and hear that not only in Ephesus, but almost throughout all of Asia, this fellow Paul has persuaded and turned away many people, by telling them that they are no gods at all who are made with hands.
27 Ahinai! Isumkolvei nau mijousen nahsah moa akoi ding thubou kasei ahipoi, ahin Artemis pathen houna in thupina jouse aman a, chule Asia gamsung pumpi le vannoi pumpia hiche pathen houna aman thah ding jong hi kagelkhoh tah khat ahi!” ati.
"So there is danger not only that our trade come into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana will be brought into disrepute, and that she herself may even be deposed from her magnificence, she whom all Asia and the world now worships."
28 Hichun akikhom miho chu alung hangjah jeng uvin, “Ephesus mite pathen Artemis alen'e,” tin hasap in asam tauvin ahi.
After listening to this they were filled with rage, and cried out again and again, saying,
29 Hichun khopi sunga miho chu alung boilah lah jeng uvin, mipi chun Paul hin kilhonpi Macedonia gam'a kon Gaius le Aristarchus chu amanun golseh vetna muna chun akailut tauvin ahi.
The city was filled with commotion. They rushed like one man into the theater, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians, Paul’s companions in travel.
30 Chuin Paul jong chu lut ding agon, ahin seijui hon analut sah pouvin ahi.
When Paul wanted to go in to the people, the disciples would not let him,
31 Chuin Asia gamsung a Paul loi le gol milen milal phabep in Paul henga thu ahin thot un, golseh vetna muna lut loubeh ding in ahung taovun ahi.
and some of the Asiarchs, too, who were his friends, sent word to him repeatedly, entreating him not to venture into the theater.
32 Golseh vetna mun sunga chun mipi chu apeng lah lah un mi abangin thilkhat asamun, abangin thildang khat asamun, hiti chun aeu lah lah jenguvin, abangloi chun ipi jeh a kikhom ahiu jong ahepouvin ahi.
Now some were shouting one thing, some another, for the assembly was in an uproar, and the majority had no idea why they were come together.
33 Chuin mipi lah a um Juda miho chun Alexander chu mipi masanga ahin sondoh un thilsoh thudol ahil chet dingin asolun ahi. Chuin aman mipi ho chu aphoh thip in houlim ding agon ahi.
And they brought Alexander out of the crowd, whom the Jews had pushed forward. And Alexander, motioning with his hand, would have made a defense to the people,
34 Ahinlah mipi ho chun amapa chu Juda mi ahi ahetdoh phat un, hatah in asamkit un, “Ephesus Artemis alen e, Ephesus Artemis alen e!” tin nidan ni lang asamun ahi.
but when they saw that he was a Jew they all, with one voice, for about two hours, shouted,
35 Ajo jo nan khopi vaipopa chun mipi ho chu aphoh thip in aman, “Vo Ephesus mite, Ephesus khopi hi vana kona hung khelha Artemis len lim houin ngah ahi hi mijousen ahet ahi,” ati.
At length the recorder got them quiet. "Men of Ephesus," he said, "who here does not know that the city of the Ephesians is temple- guardian of the great Diana and of the image which fell down from Jupiter?
36 “Hiche thutah hi koiman aseilep theilou ahijeh'in nangho thipkhen chan um unlang imacha kinothethun bol dauvin.
"Since these facts cannot be gainsaid, you ought to be calm and do nothing reckless.
37 Hiche napuilut-u mite hin houin'a konin imacha agudoh pouvin, eiho pathen dounan jong ima asei pouve.
"For you have brought these men here, who are neither robbers of temples nor blasphemers of our goddess.
38 Amavang Demetrius le anatoh kibahpi khutthem hon amaho hehset nading thu aneiyuva ahile thutanna in honsan aum jinge, chule gamvaipoho henga jong athu agasei theiyu ahi. Amaho koma khun ga kihehsah tauvin.
If then Demetrius and his craftsmen have a grievance against any one, the courts are open and there are the proconsuls; let them accuse one another.
39 Chule ahehnau thudang aumle vang angaiya kikhopna in'a athu tanding ahi.
But if you desire anything further, it must be settled in the regular assembly.
40 Ajeh beiya boina soh ahijeh'in ajole Rome vaipoten ichunguva thu ahin tan khah diu ham tin kichat nan kadime. Ajeh chu Rome vaipoten tuni thilsoh thudol hilchen dingin eihin dongule ima isei thei lou diu ahi,” ati.
For indeed we are in danger of being accused in regard to this day’s riot, since there is no cause for it, nor shall we be able to give account for this disorderly gathering."
41 Hiti chun mipi ho chu anodoh tan ahile amaho akikhen tauvin ahi.
With these words he dismissed the assembly.
