Acts 22
1 “Brothers and fathers, listen now to my defense before you.”
“Ka püi Isarele aw, ka ngsungkhameinak vai na ngai ua” a ti.
2 When they heard him speak to them in Hebrew, they became even more silent. Then Paul declared,
Hebru ngthu am, ami veia ngthu pyenki ti ami ksing ja, käh khihkheh law u se, acunüng, Pawluh naw,
3 “I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but raised in this city. I was educated at the feet of Gamaliel in strict conformity to the law of our fathers. I am just as zealous for God as any of you here today.
“Kei cun Kilikih hne, Tasuh mlüha ngtüikia Judah khyanga ka kyaki, acunsepi, hina Jerusalema Kamaleilaha vei ngthei lü ka ngbang lawki, jah mjükphyüinakiea thume pi ka ngthei khawiki, tungawi üng nangmia mäiha Pamhnama phäha ka ktha na khawiki.
4 I persecuted this Way even to the death, detaining both men and women and throwing them into prison,
Acunüng, nghnumi kpami ja man lü thawngim üng jah khyum lü, thihnak vaia acuna Bawipaa Mawnglam läkie cun ka jah mkhuimkha khawiki.
5 as the high priest and the whole Council can testify about me. I even obtained letters from them to their brothers in Damascus, and I was on my way to apprehend these people and bring them to Jerusalem to be punished.
Ktaiyü ngvaie ja kawngcie naküt naw pi acuna ngthu cun cangki tia na ksing püikie, Damateta veki ka püi Judahe vei ami yuk ca pi ka yahki; acuna kyase acua cit lü, jah man lü Jerusalema jah cehpüi lü jah mkhuimkha khaia ka citki.
6 About noon as I was approaching Damascus, suddenly a bright light from heaven flashed around me.
Cit lü, Damateta pei ka pha law üng, mhnüp nglunga angxita khana ka akvai aktäa vaiki ka peia vai lawki.
7 I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?’
Mdek üng ka kyuk üng, ka veia, “Sawluh, Sawluh, ise na na mkhuimkhaki ni?” tia kthai ka ngjak.
8 ‘Who are You, Lord?’ I asked. ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting,’ He replied.
Acunüng, kei naw, ‘Bawipa aw, nang u ni?’ ti lü ka msang be. Acunüng, ani naw, ‘Kei Nazaret Jesuh, na mkhuimkhaa ka kyaki’ a ti.
9 My companions saw the light, but they could not understand the voice of the One speaking to me.
Acunüng, ka püie naw akvai cun ami hmu te, na ngthuheipüikia kthai cun am ngjak u.
10 Then I asked, ‘What should I do, Lord?’ ‘Get up and go into Damascus,’ He told me. ‘There you will be told all that you have been appointed to do.’
Kei naw, ‘Bawipa aw i ka pawh khai?’ ka ti. Acunüng, Bawipa naw, ‘Tho law lü, Damateta cita, na pawh vai naküt cun ning mtheh khaie ni’ a ti.
11 Because the brilliance of the light had blinded me, my companions led me by the hand into Damascus.
Acuna akvaia phäha ka mik mü se, ka püie naw ami kut am na kaih u lü, Damateta ka citki.
12 There a man named Ananias, a devout observer of the law who was highly regarded by all the Jews living there,
Khyang mat Anani ngming naki, thum kcang na lü Judahe naw ami leisawng acua veki.
13 came and stood beside me. ‘Brother Saul,’ he said, ‘receive your sight.’ And at that moment I could see him.
Ka veia law lü, ka peia ngdüi lawki naw, ‘Ka na Sawluh aw, mdei law be a ti. Acunüng, hmu law be ngüse ka teng kyet.
14 Then he said, ‘The God of our fathers has appointed you to know His will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear His voice.
Ani naw, ‘Mi pupaea Pamhnam naw, a hlüei na ksing khaia, ngsungpyunki Mpya na hmu khaia, a ngthu na ngjak khaia, ning xü pängki ni;
15 You will be His witness to everyone of what you have seen and heard.
Na hmu ja na ngjaka ngthu cun khyang naküta veia ania phäh saksi khai.
16 And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized, and wash your sins away, calling on His name.’
Ise na ve sawxatki ni? Tho law lü, Baptican khana. A veia na ktaiyü üng na mkhyekatnake ja kpyawta kya khai’ a ti.
17 Later, when I had returned to Jerusalem and was praying at the temple, I fell into a trance
Jerusalema ka ceh be käna, temple k'uma ka ktaiyü k'um üng, mdangnak ka hmuhki,
18 and saw the Lord saying to me, ‘Hurry! Leave Jerusalem quickly, because the people here will not accept your testimony about Me.’
mdangnak üng Bawipa naw, ‘Angxita Jerusalem üngka naw cita; ka ngthu na sang vai ahin üng am ning ngja hlü ve u’ a ti cun ka khamei yahki.
19 ‘Lord,’ I answered, ‘they know very well that in one synagogue after another I imprisoned and beat those who believed in You.
Kei naw, ‘Bawipa aw, sinakok naküta jumeiki naküt thawngim üng ja khyum lü, ka jah kpai khawi ksingkie;
20 And when the blood of Your witness Stephen was shed, I stood there giving my approval and watching over the garments of those who killed him.’
na saksi Stephena thisen ami hnim üng, kei pi a peia ngdüi hnga lü, a thih vai yüna lü, hnimki hea ami suisak ka na kpawmki’ ka ti.
21 Then He said to me, ‘Go! I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’”
Ani naw, ‘Cita, hin üngka naw athuknak, khyangmjükceea veia ning tüih veng’ a ti.
22 The crowd listened to Paul until he made this statement. Then they lifted up their voices and shouted, “Rid the earth of him! He is not fit to live!”
Acuna ngthu a pyen veia khyange naw ngai u lü; acunüng, angsanga ngpyang u lü, “Ceh ta ua! Hnim ua, xüng khaia am daw ve” ami ti.
23 As they were shouting and throwing off their cloaks and tossing dust into the air,
Ngpyang u lü, ami suisake jah sut u lü, jah kha u lü, mput khan da phuh u se;
24 the commander ordered that Paul be brought into the barracks. He directed that Paul be flogged and interrogated to determine the reason for this outcry against him.
acunüng, Romah yekap ngvai säih naw, Pawluh ise acukba ami pawh tia ksing hlü lü, “Yekapea venaka ceh u lü, kpai u lü ise Judahe acukba ngpyangkie ti cun kcet ua” ti lü a jah mtheh.
25 But as they stretched him out to strap him down, Paul said to the centurion standing there, “Is it lawful for you to flog a Roman citizen without a trial?”
Acunüng, khit u lü kpai u se, Pawluh naw, a peia ngdüikia yekap ngvai üng, “Romah khyang naki, am mkhyenak angsinga am ksing xa u lü nami kpai hin nglawiki aw?” a ti.
26 On hearing this, the centurion went and reported it to the commander. “What are you going to do?” he said. “This man is a Roman citizen.”
Acunüng, yekap ngvai naw, acun a ngjak ja, yekap ngvai säiha veia cit lü, “Na bi law cän ngaia, hin hin Romah khyanga kya ve” ti lü, a mtheh.
27 The commander went to Paul and asked, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” “Yes,” he answered.
Acunüng, yekap ngvai säih naw law lü, a veia, “Romah, khyanga na kyaki aw? Na mtheha” a ti. Acunüng, ani naw, “Ä, kei Romah khyang ni” a ti.
28 “I paid a high price for my citizenship,” said the commander. “But I was born a citizen,” Paul replied.
Acunüng, yekap ngvai säih naw, “Romah khyanga ka kyanak vaia ngui khawha ka peki ni” ti lü, msang se, acunüng, Pawluh naw, “Kei cun Romah khyanga ka ngtüi lawki” a ti.
29 Then those who were about to interrogate Paul stepped back, and the commander himself was alarmed when he realized that he had put a Roman citizen in chains.
Acun ja kcet khaia bükie naw Pawluh cun angxita cehta u se; yekap ngvai säih naw pi, Romah khyang ni tia ksing lü, Romah khyang a khiha phäha aktäa kyühei lawki.
30 The next day the commander, wanting to learn the real reason Paul was accused by the Jews, released him and ordered the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin to assemble. Then he brought Paul down and had him stand before them.
A ngawi üng, Judahe naw ise Pawluh ami hneng ti ksing hlü lü, yekap ngvai säih naw Pawluh cun xaki naw, ktaiyü ngvaie ja ngthumkhyahkie naküt jah ngbämsak lü, ani cun lawpüiki naw, ami hmaia a ngdüih lawsak.
