Acts 19
1 While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the interior and came to Ephesus. There he found some disciples
Apawluh Korintuh mlüha a ve k'um üng, Pawluh cun pe k'uma ceh hü päng üng Epheta pha law lü, axüisawe avang a jah hmuh.
2 and asked them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you became believers?” “No,” they answered, “we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”
Ami veia, “Nami jumei law üng Ngmüimkhya Ngcim nami yahki aw?” a ti. Acunüng, amimi naw, “Ka; Ngmüimkhya Ngcim veki tia pi am ngja khawi u ngü” ami ti.
3 “Into what, then, were you baptized?” Paul asked. “The baptism of John,” they replied.
Ani naw, “Ia Baptican ja nami khan?” a ti. Amimi naw, “Johana Baptican” ami ti.
4 Paul explained: “John’s baptism was a baptism of repentance. He told the people to believe in the One coming after him, that is, in Jesus.”
Pawluh naw, “Johana Baptican cun ami mkhye nglatakia phäh kyaki, ‘Johan naw Isarel khyange üng, ‘Ka hnua law khai cun nami jum vai, “Ani cun Jesuh ni” ti lü a jah mtheh.
5 On hearing this, they were baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.
Acuna ngthu ami ngjak ja, Bawipa Jesuha ngming üng Baptican khankie.
6 And when Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied.
Pawluh naw, ami khana a kut mtai se, Ngmüimkhya Ngcim ami khana pha lawki; acunüng, läk akce am ngthu pyen u lü, Mhnama mawng sangkie.
7 There were about twelve men in all.
Ami vana kpami xaleinghngih lawki he.
8 Then Paul went into the synagogue and spoke boldly there for three months, arguing persuasively about the kingdom of God.
Pawluh cun sinakoka k'uma lut lü, khya kthum üng yet lü ngthu pyenki, Pamhnama pea mawng cun khyange jah ngcuhpüi lü jah ksingsaki.
9 But when some of them stubbornly refused to believe and publicly maligned the Way, Paul took his disciples and left the synagogue to conduct daily discussions in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.
Acunsepi, avange cun ami mlung ngcang se, am jum u lü khyangea hmaia Bawipaa Mawnglam ami ksekhanak. Pawluh naw jah cehta lü, jumeikie akcea jah cehpüiki naw, amhnüp tä se Turanah ima jah ngthähpüi lü jah mtheimthangki.
10 This continued for two years, so that everyone who lived in the province of Asia, Jews and Greeks alike, heard the word of the Lord.
Acukba kum nghngih jah mthei se, Asah hnea vekie naküt Judahe ja Krike naw pi Bawipa ngthu cun ngjakie.
11 God did extraordinary miracles through the hands of Paul,
Pamhnam naw Pawluh üngkhyüh müncam phyaki jah pawhki.
12 so that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick, and the diseases and evil spirits left them.
Acunüng, Pawluha pava ja a jih cum am khyaihki vei ami cehpüi, mnehmnange cun khyük u lü khawyaie pi ngsätkie.
13 Now there were some itinerant Jewish exorcists who tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those with evil spirits. They would say, “I bind you by Jesus, whom Paul proclaims.”
Khawyai ksät hükie Judah avange naw, “Pawluh naw a pyen hü khawia Jesuha ngming am ning jah ksät ve üng” ti u lü, khawyaia venaka khyangea khana, Bawipa Jesuha ngming sumeiki he.
14 Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this.
Judah khyang, ktaiyü ngvai säih mat, Sakevaha cakpa khyühe naw acukba pawh hlüki.
15 Eventually, one of the evil spirits answered them, “Jesus I know, and I know about Paul, but who are you?”
Acuna khawyai naw ami veia, “Jesuh ka ksingki, Pawluh pi ka ksingki, nangmi hin ue ni?” ti lü a jah kthäh.
16 Then the man with the evil spirit jumped on them and overpowered them all. The attack was so violent that they ran out of the house naked and wounded.
Khawyaia venak naw, jah jawng law sih lü, ami van jah nängei se, acuna im üngkhyüh, lemkie kyase, ami suisak hawih hüt lü dawngkie.
17 This became known to all the Jews and Greeks living in Ephesus, and fear came over all of them. So the name of the Lord Jesus was held in high honor.
Epheta vekia Judahe ja Krikea veia, acuna ngthu cun ngthang hüki; acunüng, avan kyüh hü u se, Bawipa Jesuha ngming mhlünmtai lü veki.
18 Many who had believed now came forward, confessing and disclosing their deeds.
Jumeikie khawhah law hü u lü, ami bilawhe cun khyang ksunga jah phyeh lawki he.
19 And a number of those who had practiced magic arts brought their books and burned them in front of everyone. When the value of the books was calculated, the total came to fifty thousand drachmas.
Ngjo khawhae naw pi, ami caupe jah lawpüi u lü, khyang ksunga ami jah mkhih law; acun üng, a phu täh u se, ngui thawng mhmakip phunakia ami ksing.
20 So the word of the Lord powerfully continued to spread and prevail.
Ahikba johit am be lü, Bawipaa ngthu cun ngthang hü lü däm law bawk bawki.
21 After these things had happened, Paul resolved in the Spirit to go to Jerusalem after he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia. “After I have been there,” he said, “I must see Rome as well.”
Acun käna Pawluh cun, Maketawniha ja Akaijah üng kdung hü lü, Jerusalema cit khaia ngtängki, “Acua ka ceh käna Romah pi ka hmu khai” a ti.
22 He sent two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia, while he stayed for a time in the province of Asia.
Khüipüiki xawi nghngih, Timoti ja Eratuh cun Maketawniha hnea jah cehsak lü, amät cun Asah hnea ve hüki.
23 About that time there arose a great disturbance about the Way.
Acuna kcün üng Epheta Bawipaa Mawnglama phäh aktäa khuikhanak veki.
24 It began with a silversmith named Demetrius who made silver shrines of Artemis, bringing much business to the craftsmen.
Dematarih ngming naki, nguiksep naw Artimih mhnam nghnumicaa alup sep se, a khyange naw khawhthem khawhah yah nakie.
25 Demetrius assembled the craftsmen, along with the workmen in related trades. “Men,” he said, “you know that this business is our source of prosperity.
Ani naw, ami bi tängkia nguiksepe jah ngcunpüi lü, “Ka püie aw, hina khawhthem cun hin mi bilawhnak üng lawki tia mi ksingki,
26 And you can see and hear that not only in Ephesus, but in nearly the whole province of Asia, Paul has persuaded a great number of people to turn away. He says that man-made gods are no gods at all.
Tuha Pawluh naw, ‘Khyanga kut am pyang naküt cun mhnama am kya ve’ ti lü, hina Epheta däka am kya, Asah hne naküt üng pi khyang khawha jah ksük se, hmu u lü nami ksingki.
27 There is danger not only that our business will fall into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be discredited and her majesty deposed—she who is worshiped by all the province of Asia and the whole world.”
“Acunakyase, mi bi, ngui mi yahnak ami jah hmumsit law däk vaia am ni lü mi thang pi se khai ni, hlüngtaikia Artimih mhnam nghnumicaa Temple pi hmumsit law u se, Asah hne üng khyange naküt, khawmdeka khana khyange naw ami jum khawi hin, ia am mawng law khai ni tia pi kyühei phya ve” a ti.
28 When the men heard this, they were enraged and began shouting, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
Acuna ngthu ami ngjak üng ami mlung so law se, “Ephet mlüha ka Artimih hin hlüngtai kcangki ni” tia, ngpyangkie.
29 Soon the whole city was in disarray. They rushed together into the theatre, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, Paul’s traveling companions from Macedonia.
Mlüh avan üng acun ngthang hüki. Kajas ja Aristakhas, Maketawnih khyang xawi Pawluh naw a jah ngkhahpüi cun jah mankie naw, pawi binak ima ami jah cehpüi.
30 Paul wanted to go before the assembly, but the disciples would not allow him.
Pawluh cun khyangea maa cit khaia bü se, jumeikie naw ami mkhyawh.
31 Even some of Paul’s friends who were officials of the province of Asia sent word to him, begging him not to venture into the theatre.
Acunüng, acuna hne üngka ngvaie, Pawluha püie naw, a veia khyang tüih u lü, pawi binak ima käh cit khai ami nghuinak.
32 Meanwhile the assembly was in turmoil. Some were shouting one thing and some another, and most of them did not even know why they were there.
Ngbäm lawki he khawhah naw ami ngbäm lawa suilam pi am ksing u, acunakyase, avang ngthu mat pyen lü ngpyang u se, avang ngthu akce am ngpyangkie.
33 The Jews in the crowd pushed Alexander forward to explain himself, and he motioned for silence so he could make his defense to the people.
Acunüng, khyang avange naw Aleksanda cun üng mta veki ni ami ti, isetiakyaküng, Judahe naw ani cun maa ami cehsak ni ami ti. Acunüng, Aleksanda naw a kut khyange veia käh khikheh khaiea säng lü, amät sungkhamei khaia ngbüki.
34 But when they realized that he was a Jew, they all shouted in unison for about two hours: “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
Acunsepi, ani cun Judah khyanga kyaki ti ami ksing üng, naji nghngih hlawk atänga, “Epheta ka Artimih hin hlüngtaiki ni” tia aktäa ngpyangkie.
35 Finally the city clerk quieted the crowd and declared, “Men of Ephesus, doesn’t everyone know that the city of Ephesus is guardian of the temple of the great Artemis and of her image, which fell from heaven?
Acunüng, mlüh kcak’yu naw khyange a jah dimsak lü, “Ephet khyange aw, Ephet mlüh cun hlüngtaikia Artimih Temple ngängki ja khankhawa khyüh lung ngcim kya lawki ni a ti.
36 Since these things are undeniable, you ought to be calm and not do anything rash.
Acunakyase, u am ngtek khawh u ki. Nami dim vai, amdanga i käh nami pawh vai.
37 For you have brought these men here, though they have neither robbed our temple nor blasphemed our goddess.
Hin üng nami jah lawpüi xawi hin, Temple phyehkiea am kya ni, nami mhnam pi am ksekha na ni.
38 So if Demetrius and his fellow craftsmen have a complaint against anyone, the courts are open and proconsuls are available. Let them bring charges against one another there.
Acunakyase, Dematarih ja a püi nguiksepe naw, nami ngcuh vai am vea kya üng kami ngvaie vekie, junga pi mi cit khaie ami ti.
39 But if you are seeking anything beyond this, it must be settled in a legal assembly.
Akce mtai vai nami tak üng pi, kcang mkhyah vai mlüha veki khyange am mi ngkhyum khaie ami ti.
40 For we are in jeopardy of being charged with rioting for today’s events, and we have no justification to account for this commotion.”
Tungawi thawnhlawkia phäha mi kyühkyawk vai suksaknak vaia veki. Isetiakyaküng hina am kcangkia ngbämnak cun ami jah msuhei ta ihawkba pi am mi pyen thei khai ni.
41 After he had said this, he dismissed the assembly.
Acun a pyen päng ja ngbäme a jah tüih be.
