Acts 23
1 And Paul, looking earnestly upon the Sanhedrim, said: Brethren, I have lived in all good conscience toward God to this day.
Pawluh naw kawngci jah bük lü, “Ka püi Isarele, Tungawi cäpa Pamhnama hmaia ngcimcaihkia mlungmthin am ka xüngseiki” a ti.
2 And the chief priest, Ananias, commanded those who stood by to smite him on the mouth.
Ktaiyü ngvai Anani naw a peia ngdüikie üng Pawluha mpyawng ami kbei vaia a jah mtheh.
3 Then Paul said to him: God will smite you, you whitened wall! for do you sit to judge me according to the law, and yet violate the law by commanding me to be smitten?
Acunüng, Pawluh naw, “Nang abawk am hluka lung, Mhnam naw ni kbei khai; ngthumkhyah khaia ngawh lü, am kcang khaia thum pawh lü ami na kbei vaia na pyenki” a ti.
4 And those who stood by said: Do you revile God’s chief priest?
A peia kae naw, “Pamhnama ktaiyü ngvai na ksekhanaki aw?” ami ti.
5 And Paul replied: I did not know, brethren, that he was the chief priest: for it is written, You shall not speak evil of the ruler of your people.
Pawluh naw, “Ka püi Isarele aw, ktaiyü ngvaia akya am ksing veng; ‘Na khyang jah upki käh na ksekhanak vai’ tia Cangcim naw pyenki” a ti.
6 But when Paul perceived that one part belonged to the Sadducees, and the other to the Pharisees, he cried out, in the Sanhedrim: Brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee; for the hope of the resurrection of the dead am I judged.
Pawluh naw, avang Sadukee, avang Pharisee tia ksing lü, “Ka püi Isarele aw, kei Pharisea ka kyaki, Pharisea cakpaa pi ka kyaki; khyangkthi tho be khai tia ka äpeia phäh, ahikba nami na kcetki” a ti.
7 And when he had said this, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the multitude was divided.
Cunüng, acuna ngthu a pyen law päng ja, Pharisee ja Sadukee ngcuh law u lü, ngtai lawki he.
8 For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection; neither angel nor spirit: but the Pharisees acknowledge both. And there arose a great clamor. And the scribes, on the part of the Pharisees, arose and contended, saying:
Ami ngtainaka suilam cun, Sadukee naw, “Khyangkthia thawnak be am veki, khankhawngsä he, Ngmüimkhyae am veki” ti khawi u se; Pharisee naw, acuna lam kthum cun veki tia ami juma phäha kyaki.
9 We find no evil in this man; but if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him, let us not fight against God.
Pharise da ka thum ksinge ngdüi law u lü, “Hina a katnak i am ksing ve üng; Ngmüimkhya naw pi kyase, khankhawngsä naw pi kyase, a ngthuheipüi üng pi, ia am kya?” ami ti.
10 And when there arose a great dissension, the officer, fearing that Paul would be torn to pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the fortress.
Ngcuh law dämdäm u se, yekap ngvai säih naw, Pawluh man u lü, amte mtea ami pawh law vai kyühki naw, yekape veia cit u lü ami vei üngka naw yekapea venaka ami cehpüi vaia a jah mtheh.
11 And on the following night, the Lord stood by him, and said: Take courage; for as you have testified of me in Jerusalem, so must you testify also in Rome.
Acunüng, mthana Bawipa cun Pawluha peia ngdüi lü, “Käh cäi kawpi, ka ngthu Jerusalema na saksia mäiha Romaha pi na saksi khai” a ti.
12 And when it was day, the Jews combined together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying, that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.
Khawthai law lü Judah khyange, Pawluh am ami hnima küt üng i käh eiaw khaiea, ng'yüngce u lü vekie.
13 And there were more than forty who formed this conspiracy.
Acukba ng'yüngce u lü ngkhämkie cun khyang kphyükipa kthaka nungkie.
14 And they went to the chief priests and elders, and said: We have surely bound ourselves under a curse, that we will taste nothing till we have killed Paul.
Acunee cun ktaiyü ngvaie ja ngvaiea veia cit u lü, “Pawluh am kami hnima küt üng i käh kami mdep khaia kami ng'yüngceki ni.
15 Now, therefore, do you, together with the Sanhedrim, give notice to the officer, that he bring him down to you to-morrow, as if you intended to inquire more accurately into the matters concerning him: and before he comes near, we are ready to kill him.
Acunakyase, khaw ngawia, yekap ngvai säih naw Pawluh cun nangmia veia lawpüi lü, ngkhai ngai khaia nami kcet vaia mäiha, ngvaie am atänga yekap ngvai säiha veia kthäh ua, acun üng Pawluh hnim vai ami täng. Acunüng, Pawluh nami veia am a pha law ham üng keimi cun kami hnim khaia, ngtün päng ve üng” ami ti.
16 But the son of Paul’s sister heard of the plot, and he went and entered the fortress, and told Paul.
Acunsepi, Pawluha a naa ca naw, lama ami na maha mawng cun ngja lü, yekapea venakaa va lutki naw, Pawluh am a va mtheh.
17 And Paul called one of the centurions to him, and said: Conduct this young man to the officer, for he has something to tell him.
Pawluh naw, yekap ngvai mat khü lü, “Hina cawngpyang hin yekap ngvaisäiha veia cehpüia; i mä a pyen vai ve khai ni” a ti.
18 So he took him, and led him to the officer, and said: The prisoner Paul called me to him, and requested me to conduct this young man to you; for he has something to tell you.
Yekap ngvaia veia cehpüi lü, “Thawngim üng kyumkia Pawluh naw na khü lü, hina cawngpyang na veia ka lawpüi khaia, ana tüih law, na veia i mä a pyen vai ve ve” a ti.
19 And the officer took him by the hand, and went aside with him privately, and inquired: What is it that you have to tell me?
Acunüng, yekap ngvai säih naw a kut üng man lü, akcea cehpüiki naw, “I na na mtheh hlüki?” ti lü a kthäh.
20 He answered: The Jews have agreed to request you to bring Paul down into the Sanhedrim to-morrow, as if they intended to inquire something more accurately concerning him.
Ani naw “Judah ngvaie naw khaw ngawia Pawluh kawngcia na lawpüi vai ngjak'hlü ve u. Pawluha mawng cun ami naw aksing ngtea ksing hlükie hana ngsaih ve u, a ti.”
21 Do not, however, be persuaded by them; for more than forty men of them are lying in wait for him; and they have bound themselves under a curse, that they will neither eat nor drink till they have killed him. And now they are ready, waiting for a promise from you.
Acunsepi, ami pyen käh jah na kcang na kawpi; khyang kphyükipa kthaka nungkie naw ani k'äih u lü ngthupkie ni, acune cun ani, am ami hnima küt üng i käh eiaw khaiea ng'yüngcekie ni; atuh na ja msangnak be vaia ngthu k'äihkie, ngtün u lü vekie ni” a ti.
22 Then the officer sent the young man away, with this charge: Tell no one that you have made these things known to me.
Acunüng, yekap ngvaisäih naw cawngpyang cun tüih be lü, “Hina ngthu na na mtheh hin u pi käh ksingsak kawpi” a ti.
23 And he called to him two centurions, and said: Make ready two hundred soldiers, and seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen, that they may depart to Cæsarea at the third hour of the night.
Yekap ngvai säih naw jung ngvai nghngih jah khü lü, “Tuh mü naji kaw üng, Ketarih khaw cäpa cit khaia yekap phyanghngih, ngsela ngcumki khyang khyühkip, kcei kawtki khyang phyanghngih ngsungcei u se ti lü” a jah mtheh.
24 And provide beasts on which they may set Paul, and take him in safety to Felix the governor.
Pe uk Felika veia phyawn lü pha khaia, Pawluha ngcumnak vaia ngsela ami pet vaia pi a jah mtheh sih.
25 And he wrote a letter in this form:
Ngvai naw hikba ca yu lü;
26 Claudius Lysias to the most excellent governor, Felix, greeting:
“Kalawdih Lusik aw ami leisawnga pe uk Felik naw ning hnukset ve.
27 This man was taken by the Jews, and was about to be killed by them. Then I went with soldiers, and rescued him, having learned that he was a Roman.
Hina khyang Judahe naw man u lü ami hnim law hlü ja, ami veia yekape jah ngkhahpüi lü ka citki, Romah khyang ni tiaa ksing lü ka yung law.
28 But wishing to know the cause for which they accused him, I brought him down into their Sanhedrim.
Acunüng, ami mkatnaka suilam ksing hlü lü, ami kawngciea veia ka cehpüi.
29 And I found that he was accused about questions of their law, but had nothing worthy of death or of bonds charged against him.
Ami thum ia phäha ami mkat tia ka ksing, acunsepi ami mkatnak üng thihnak vai ja man u lü thawng üng khyum vaia anglawinak i am hmu veng.
30 And as I was informed that a plot was about to be laid against the man by the Jews, I immediately sent him to you, and commanded his accusers to say in your presence what they had against him. Farewell.
Judahe naw ami hnim vaia kham hükie ni tia khyang naw a na mtheh ja, na veia ka tüih law ni, mkatkie naw pi ami mkatnaka mawng na hmaia ami pyen vaia ngthu ka jah pet ni” a ti.
31 Then the soldiers took Paul, as they were commanded, and brought him by night to Antipatris.
Ngthu a jah peta mäiha yekape naw mthan nglunga Pawluh cun man u lü, Antipatariha ami cehpüi.
32 And, on the morrow, they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the fortress.
A ngawi üng, ngsela ngcumkie Pawluh am jah cehsak u lü, amimät cun yekapea venaka nghlat law bekie.
33 When they came to Cæsarea, and delivered the letter to the governor, they presented Paul also before him.
Ketarih ami pha law üng, ca cun pe uk Felik am pe u lü, Pawluh cun pi ami msum.
34 And when he had read the letter, he inquired to what province he belonged. And learning that he was from Cilicia,
Pe uk naw a kheh law päng üng, Pawluha venaka khaw a kthäh. Acunüng, Kilikih khawa ka ni tia a ksing law ja,
35 he said: I will hear you when your accusers also have come. And he ordered him to be kept under guard in Herod’s palace.
“Ning mkatkie ami pha law käna, na mawng ka ning ngaih pet khai” a ti. Acunüng, Pawluh cun pe uka junga ami ngäng vaia ngthu a jah pet.
