Acts 16
1 And he came to Derbe and Lystra: and there was a certain disciple there named Timothy, whose mother was one of the Jews of the faith, but his father was a Greek;
Cawhkawng Derbe ingkaw Lustra khaw ce pha hy. Ce a khaw awh a nu Juda nu, a pa Greek na ak awm hubat thlang pynoet Timote ce awm hy.
2 Of whom the brothers at Lystra and Iconium had a high opinion.
Anih taw Lustra ingkaw Ikonium khaw awhkaw koeinaakhqi ing a mim kyih thlang pynoet na awm hy.
3 Paul had a desire for him to go with him, and he gave him circumcision because of the Jews who were in those parts: for they all had knowledge that his father was a Greek.
Paul ing anih ce ceh pyi poe aham ngaih hy, cedawngawh cawh amik awm Judakhqi ak coetnaak ama awmnaak aham cekkhqi ing a pa Greek pa ni tice ami sim boeih a dawngawh anih ce chahhui qeet pehy.
4 And on their way through the towns, they gave them the rules which had been made by the Apostles and the rulers of the church at Jerusalem, so that they might keep them.
Khaw pynoet coeng pynoet ami ceh coengawh, thlangkhqi ing Jerusalem khaw awhkaw ceityihkhqi ingkaw a hqamcakhqi ing awi amik tlyh ce ngaih aham kqawn pe uhy.
5 So the churches were made strong in the faith and were increased in number every day.
Cedawngawh thlangboelkhqi ce cangnaak awh tai unawh pung khqoet khqoet uhy.
6 And after they had gone through the land of Phrygia and Galatia, the Holy Spirit did not let them take the word into Asia;
Asia qam awh awi kqawn aham Ciim Myihla ing a kham peek a dawngawh, Paul ingkaw a pyikhqi ce Phrygia qam ingkaw Galatia qam na cet poe uhy.
7 And having come to Mysia, they made an attempt to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not let them;
Musia qam khawqi ce ami pha awh, Bithynia qam khuina ceh aham cai uhy, cehlai Jesu ang Myihla ing cekkhqi ce am ceh sak hy.
8 And going past Mysia, they came down to Troas.
Cedawngawh Musia qam ce kan unawh Troas khaw na nu cet uhy.
9 And Paul had a vision in the night; a man of Macedonia came, requesting him, and saying, Come over into Macedonia and give us help.
Cawh a awm awh Paul ing ik-oeih huh saknaak awh Makedonia thlang pynoet ing dyi nawh a venawh, “Makedonia na law unawh taw kaimih ve ni bawm khqi lah.” tinawh qeennaak thoeh hy.
10 And when he had seen the vision, straight away we made the decision to go into Macedonia, for it seemed certain to us that God had sent us to give the good news to them.
Cawhkaw ik-oeih huh saknaak ce Paul ing a huh coengawh, Makedonia na ceh aham cai pahoei unyng. Khawsa ing cekkhqi venawh awithang leek kqawn aham nik khy khqi hy tice sim unyng.
11 So, from Troas we went straight by ship to Samothrace and the day after to Neapolis;
Troas khaw awhkawng tuicunli awh lawng ing Samothrace khaw na cet unyng, cawhkawng a khawngawi awh Neapolis na cet poe unyng.
12 And from there to Philippi, which is the most important town of Macedonia and a Roman colony: and we were there for some days.
Cawhkawng Rom a uknaak khui awhkaw qam Makedonia qam khuiawh kaw khawk bau na ak awm Philipi khaw na khaw ing cet unyng. Cawh ce khawnghi khawqyt awm unyng.
13 And on the Sabbath we went outside the town, by the river, where we had an idea that there would be a place of prayer; and, being seated, we had talk with the women who had come together.
Sabbath nyn awh cykcah aham khawk bau vawng chawmkeng a ceng benna kaw long na ce cet unyng. Cawhkaw amik cun nukhqi venawh awi kqawn pe unyng.
14 And a certain woman named Lydia, a trader in purple cloth of the town of Thyatira, and a God-fearing woman, gave ear to us: whose heart the Lord made open to give attention to the things which Paul was saying.
Cawhkaw awi ak ngaikhqik khuiawh Thyatira khaw awhkaw Khawsa ak bawk hik thim ak zawi nu thlang pynoet Lydia ak mingnaak ce awm lawt hy. Paul ak awih kqawn do aham Bawipa ing anih ak kawlung ce awng pehy.
15 And when she and her family had had baptism, she made a request to us, saying, If it seems to you that I am true to the Lord, come into my house and be my guests. And she made us come.
Amah ingkaw a ipkhuikaw boeih ing baptisma ami huh coengawh, kaimih ce a im na nik khy khqi hy. “Kai ve Bawipak awi ak cangnaak thlang na nami nik poek lawt awhtaw ka imna pah law uh,” ni tinak khqi hy. Anih ing kaimih ce ni hlawh khqi hy.
16 And when we were going to the place of prayer, we came across a girl with a spirit which gave knowledge of the future, whose masters made great profit from her power.
Hypoet taw cykcahnaak aham ka mi ceh awh, ni hai benna kaw ik-oeih ak kqawn thai qaai ak ta nuca tamnaa pynoet ce hu unyng. Hailam ben ik-oeih ak kqawnnaak ak caming a boei aham tangka huh pehy.
17 She came after Paul and us, crying out and saying, These men are the servants of the Most High God, who are giving you news of the way of salvation.
Cawhkaw nuca ing Paul ingkaw kaimih a hu awh law nawh, “Ve ak thlangkhqi ve nangmih hulnaak ak kqawn lawkung, sawsang khyt Khawsa a tyihzawihkhqi ni,” tinawh khy hy.
18 And this she did on a number of days. But Paul was greatly troubled and, turning, said to the spirit, I give you orders in the name of Jesus Christ, to come out of her. And it came out that very hour.
Khawnghi cemyihna ce kqawn khing hy. A hukhit na taw Paul ing ak kaw hul law nawh cawhkaw qaai na ce, “Jesu Khrih ang ming ing vawhkaw nuca ak kawk khuiawh kawng cawn hlah!” tina hy. Cawh qoe qoe awh ce qaai ing cawhkaw nuca ce cehta hy.
19 But when her masters saw that their hope of profit was gone, they took Paul and Silas, pulling them into the market-place before the rulers;
Cawhkaw tamnaa nuca a boeikhqi ing tangka ami huhnaak am awm voel hy tice ami sim awh, Paul ingkaw Sila ce tu unawh, ik-oeih zawihnaak a hun awh ukkungkhqi venna sawi uhy.
20 And when they had taken them before the authorities, they said, These men, who are Jews, are greatly troubling our town;
Cekqawi ce awidengkung a venna sawi unawh, “Vekqawi ve Juda phyn qawi ni, ni khaw na law nih nawh awipungnaak sai hy nih,
21 Teaching rules of living which it is not right for us to have or to keep, being Romans.
ningmih Rom thlangkhqi ing sai hly kawi am ingkaw do hly kawi am phung alamkhqi sai sak aham kqawn hy nih,” tina uhy.
22 And the people made an attack on them all together: and the authorities took their clothing off them, and gave orders for them to be whipped.
Thlang kqeng ing Paul ingkaw Sila ce him aham za qu uhy, cawh awidengkungkhqi ing cekqawi a hi ce suh sak nawh vyk aham awi pehy.
23 And when they had given them a great number of blows, they put them in prison, giving orders to the keeper of the prison to keep them safely:
Cekqawi ce ak tlo na ami vyk coengawh, thawngim na thla uhy, ak nep na doen aham thawngim ak qehkung ce awi pe uhy.
24 And he, having such orders, put them into the inner prison with chains on their feet.
Cawhkaw awipeeknaak amyihna anih ing cekqawi ce thawngim khui ak kaina ak thlak coengawh khawceh byn sak qawi bawk hy.
25 But about the middle of the night, Paul and Silas were making prayers and songs to God in the hearing of the prisoners;
Thanlung awh Paul ingkaw Sila ing cykcah nih nawh Khawsa kyihcahnaak laa ce sa hy nih, cawh thlang thawng ang tlaak pyikhqi ing ngai pe uhy.
26 And suddenly there was an earth-shock, so that the base of the prison was moved: and all the doors came open, and everyone's chains came off.
Cawh lipi thloek law nawh thawngim ce tlai law nyk nyk hy. Thawngim chawhkhqi boeih ce awng qu pheng nawh, thlang boeih a thiquikhqi awm hlam qu boeih hy.
27 And the keeper, coming out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, took his sword and was about to put himself to death, fearing that the prisoners had got away.
Thawngim ak qehkung ce hqyng law nawh thawngim chawh ak awng qu boeih ce a huh awh, thawng ak tlakhqi cen boeih hawh hy voei uh tinawh, ak cimca ce phlawng nawh amah ingkaw amah sun qu aham cai hy.
28 But Paul said in a loud voice, Do yourself no damage, for we are all here.
Cehlai Paul ing, “Namah ingkaw namah koeh sai qu! Kaimih vawh awm boeih unyng!” tina hy.
29 And he sent for lights and came rushing in and, shaking with fear, went down on his face before Paul and Silas,
Cawh thawngim ak qehkung ing mai a vang sak coengawh thawngim khuina dawng nawh Paul ingkaw Sila a haiawh thyn doena khyk sym pehy.
30 And took them out and said, Sirs, what have I to do to get salvation?
Cekkqawi ce thawngim a ceng na a sawi qawi coengawh, “Bawipa qawi, hulna ka awmnaak aham ikaw ka sai kaw?” tina qawi hy.
31 And they said, Have faith in the Lord Jesus, and you and your family will have salvation.
Cekkqawi ing, “Bawipa Jesu ce cangna nawhtaw, cawhtaw namah ingkaw na ipkhuikaw boeih hul na awm kawm uk ti,” tina hy nih.
32 And they gave the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house.
Cekcoengawh cekqawi ing Bawipa ak awi ce anih ingkaw a ipkhuikaw boeih a venawh kqawn pe hy nih.
33 And that same hour of the night, he took them, and when he had given attention to their wounds, he and all his family had baptism straight away.
Cawh qoe qoe awh thawngim ak qehkung ing cekqawi ce ceh pyi nawh ani maakhqi ce silh pehy; cawh amah ingkaw a ipkhuikaw boeih ing baptisma hu pahoei uhy.
34 And he took them into his house and gave them food, and he was full of joy, having faith in God with all his family.
Thawngim ak qehkung ing cekqawi ce amah a im na ceh pyi nawh buh ai sak qawi hy; amah ingkaw a ipkhuikhaw boeih ing Khawsa ce amik cangnaak hawh a dawngawh anih ce zeelnaak ing be hy.
35 But when it was day, the authorities sent the police, saying, Let these men go.
Khaw a dai awhtaw, awi ak tlykkungkhqi ing vawhkaw awipeek ing thawngim ak qehkng a venawh thlang tyi uhy: “Cekkqawi ce hlah hlah,” tina uhy.
36 And the keeper said to Paul, The authorities have given orders to let you go: come out now, and go in peace.
Thawngim ak qehkung ing Paul a venawh, “Awi tlykkungkhqi ing nang ingkaw Sila ve hlah awi ni pe hawh uhy. Cedawngawh cet thai hawh hy nik ti. Ngaihqep cana cet hlah nih,” tina qawi hy.
37 But Paul said to them, They have given us who are Romans a public whipping without judging us, and have put us in prison. Will they now send us out secretly? no, truly, let them come themselves and take us out.
Cehlai Paul ing cawhkaw amik law thlangkhqi venawh: “Rom thlang na awm hlai nih nyng, awi ani deng hlanawh thlang a haiawh ni vyk uhy, cekcoengawh thawngim awh nik thlak qawi bai hy. Tuh kainih ve ang hyp na tyi dym aham ngaih unawh nu? Amni! A mimah qoe qoe law u seitaw kainih ve ni hlah law u seh,” tina hy.
38 And the police gave an account of these words to the authorities, and they were full of fear on hearing that they were Romans;
Cawhkaw thlangkhqi ing anih ak awi ce awi tlykkungkhqi venawh kqawn pe uhy, Paul ing Sila ce Rom thlang ni tice cekkhqi ing a ming zaak awh, kqih uhy.
39 Then they came and made prayers to them, requesting them, when they had taken them out, to go away from the town.
Law unawh cekqawi a venawh qeennaak ami thoeh coengawh hlah uhy, ce a khaw ce cehtaak aham cekqawi a venawh qeennaak thoeh uhy.
40 And they came out of the prison and went to the house of Lydia: and when they had seen the brothers they gave them comfort and went away.
Paul ingkaw Sila ce thawngim awhkawng ani loet coengawh, Lydia a im na cet hy nih, cawh ce koeinaakhqi hqum nih nawh thapeeknaak awi kqawn pe hy nih. Cekcoengawh ak chang na cet hy nih.
