Acts 17
1 And when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews.
Pawluh ja Tilah cun Amphipolih ja Apolonih jah khe pah lü, Thesalonikah mlüha Judahea sinakoka venaka citki xawi.
2 And Paul, according to his custom, went in unto them; and for three sabbath days he reasoned with them out of the scriptures:
Acua Pawluh cun a thum khawia mäiha, ami veia lut lü, Sabbath mhnüp kthum vei, khyange mahmah ngthäh ngkhyah u lü pyen u lü, Cangcim üngka jah mtheh lü,
3 Declaring and insinuating that the Christ was to suffer, and to rise again from the dead; and that this is Jesus Christ, whom I preach to you.
Mesijah naw khuikhanak khamei khaia akyaka mawng, thinak üngkhyüh a tho be vaia mawng cun jah mthehki. “Hina Jesuh ka ning jah mtheh cun Mesijaha kyaki ni” ti lü Pawluh naw a jah mtheh.
4 And some of them believed, and were associated to Paul and Silas; and of those that served God, and of the Gentiles a great multitude, and of noble women not a few.
Avang he naw jum u lü, Krik khyang khawhae ja nghnumi khawhae naw Pawluh ja Tilaha veia law u lü Mhnam mküimto lawki he.
5 But the Jews, moved with envy, and taking unto them some wicked men of the vulgar sort, and making a tumult, set the city in an uproar; and besetting Jason’s house, sought to bring them out unto the people.
Acunsepi, Judahe naw, k’eihei u lü, lama i käh pawhkie cun jah lawpüi u lü khyange jah ngcun lawsakie naw, mlüh avan üng suksak lawki he. Acunüng, Jasona ima ngkhäm law u lü, Pawluh ja Tilah cun khyangea hmaia ami jah cehpüi vaia ami täng.
6 And not finding them, they drew Jason and certain brethren to the rulers of the city, crying: They that set the city in an uproar, are come hither also;
Am jah hmu u lü, Jason ja jumeikie cun khyang ngvaiea hmaia jah kaihkie naw, ngpyang u lü, “Hina khyange naw avan suksak khaia Khawmdek nglatsakie cun mi mlüha lawki he;
7 Whom Jason hath received; and these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, Jesus.
Jason naw jah na khin na ve, ahin xawi cun, ‘Jesuh ngming naki, sangpuxang kce veki tia, Emperoa thum am läk ni” ami ti.
8 And they stirred up the people, and the rulers of the city hearing these things,
Acuna khyange naw mlüh ngvaie cun ami jah suksakei;
9 And having taken satisfaction of Jason and of the rest, they let them go.
Jason ja a püie cun ngui jah tä lü jah hlät lü ami jah cehsak be.
10 But the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea. Who, when they were come thither, went into the synagogue of the Jews.
Jumeikie naw mthana, Pawluh ja Tilah cun Beriha jah cehsak u se; acua ami va pha ja, Judahea sinakoka lutki xawi.
11 Now these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, who received the word with all eagerness, daily searching the scriptures, whether these things were so.
Acuna khaw khyange cun, Thesalonikah mlüh khyangea kthaka ana daw u se, mlung jenak am ngthu cun dokhameikie, ani ngthu pyen cun am akcang ja akcang ksingnak vaia, a mhnüp tä se, Cangcim cun büktengkie.
12 And many indeed of them believed, and of honourable women that were Gentiles, and of men not a few.
Acunakyase, khyang khawha naw jum u se; Krik nghnumi kdawe ja kpamie naw pi jum lawki he.
13 And when the Jews of Thessalonica had knowledge that the word of God was also preached by Paul at Berea, they came thither also, stirring up and troubling the multitude.
Acunsepi, Thesalonikah mlüha ka Judahe naw, Pawluh naw Berih mlüha pi Pamhnama ngthu sangki tia ami ksing üng, acua pi va cit u lü, khyange ami jah va ksük.
14 And then immediately the brethren sent away Paul, to go unto the sea; but Silas and Timothy remained there.
Jumeikie naw, Pawluh cun tui cayea cit khaia ami tüih. Acunsepi, Tilah ja Timoti cun acua ve hütki xawi.
15 And they that conducted Paul, brought him as far as Athens; and receiving a commandment from him to Silas and Timothy, that they should come to him with all speed, they departed.
Pawluh va thakie naw, Aten mlüh cäpa cit u lü Berih da nglat law be lü Pawluh naw a jah cüka kba, Tilah ja Timoti cun naw akjanga a jah mtheh.
16 Now whilst Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred within him, seeing the city wholly given to idolatry.
Pawluh naw Atena Tilah ja Timoti jah k'äih lü a ve üng, mlüh cun juktuhe am be lü a hmuha kyase, aktäa a mlung am daw.
17 He disputed, therefore, in the synagogue with the Jews, and with them that served God, and in the marketplace, every day with them that were there.
Acunüng, sinakoka Judahe ja Pamhnam jumkie khyangmjükcee jah pyenpüi lü, khyang ami ngkhämnaka law nakütkia veia a mhnüp tä se a jah pyenpüi.
18 And certain philosophers of the Epicureans and of the Stoics disputed with him; and some said: What is it, that this word sower would say? But others: He seemeth to be a setter forth of new gods; because he preached to them Jesus and the resurrection.
Epikurih ja, Stok sajae naw ani ngcuhpüikie. Avang he naw, “Hin ia am ngtäh xaki naw i pyen hlüki ni?” ami ti. Avang he naw, Jesuha mawng ja thawhnak bea mawng a pyena phäha, “Pe kcea ka mhnama mawng pyenki am ni aw” ami ti.
19 And taking him, they brought him to the Areopagus, saying: May we know what this new doctrine is, which thou speakest of?
Pawluh cun man u lü, mlüh kawngci, Arepakaha hmaia lawpüi u lü, “Hina mtheimthangnak akthai na pyen hü hin na jah ksingsak thei khai aw?
20 For thou bringest in certain new things to our ears. We would know therefore what these things mean.
Akthai am kami ngjak khawi cun na sang lawki ni; acunakyase, acuna suilam kami ksing vai täng ve üng” ami ti.
21 (Now all the Athenians, and strangers that were there, employed themselves in nothing else, but either in telling or in hearing some new thing.)
(Aten mlüha khyange ja khine cun, ngthu kthaia akyak üng, ami pyen vai ja ami ngaih vaia phäha ami kcün sumeiki he.)
22 But Paul standing in the midst of the Areopagus, said: Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things you are too superstitious.
Pawluh cun kawngci hmaia ngdüi lü, “Nangmi Aten khyange cun, a naküt üng jumnak aktäa nami taki ti ka ksingki.
23 For passing by, and seeing your idols, I found an altar also, on which was written: To the unknown God. What therefore you worship, without knowing it, that I preach to you:
Ka ceh hü sawa, nami hjawkhahe ka ja bükteng üng, kpyawngkung mata khana, ‘Am ksinga Mhnama phäha’ ti lü ng’yuki ka hmuh. Acunakyase, am ksing u lü nami jumei, acuna mawng ka ning jah mthehki ni.
24 God, who made the world, and all things therein; he, being Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;
Pamhnam, khawmdek ja a k'uma veki naküt ja mhnünki cun, mce ja khana Bawia kyase kut am saka temple üng am ve.
25 Neither is he served with men’s hands, as though he needed any thing; seeing it is he who giveth to all life, and breath, and all things:
Khut bi lü a hlüei cun mi pe khai aw, amät kung cun anaküt am xünnak, ngxünak a naküt üng pekia kyaki.
26 And hath made of one, all mankind, to dwell upon the whole face of the earth, determining appointed times, and the limits of their habitation.
Acunüng, khawmdek khan naküt üng ve khaia, khyang mat üngka naw khyang mjüe naküt atäng tänga jah mhnün lü, ami phäha akcün ja ami venak vai phäh phähe pi a jah tak pet.
27 That they should seek God, if happily they may feel after him or find him, although he be not far from every one of us:
Acunakyase, Pamhnam cun ami hmuh vaia sui hükie; acunsepi, Pamhnam cun mimi üngkhyüh akthuka am ve.
28 For in him we live, and move, and are; as some also of your own poets said: For we are also his offspring.
Amäta phäha mi xüng lü, mi thoawm lü mi veki; ‘Keimi pi Mhnama a jah caea kami kyaki’ tia nangmi üng khyang mat naw pyenki.
29 Being therefore the offspring of God, we must not suppose the divinity to be like unto gold, or silver, or stone, the graving of art, and device of man.
Acukba Pamhnama caea mi kya ua phäha, nghngicima khyaihnak am pyanga xüie, nguie, lung he lup cun Mhnam am tänga käh jah ngaih vai.
30 And God indeed having winked at the times of this ignorance, now declareth unto men, that all should every where do penance.
Ahlana Pamhnam am ksing u se, jah na hawih khawi se pi, atuh cun ahawa pi ami mkhyekatnak nghlatak vaia ngthu a jah petki,
31 Because he hath appointed a day wherein he will judge the world in equity, by the man whom he hath appointed; giving faith to all, by raising him up from the dead.
akcün a na pyang päng thüp thüpa phäha, acuna mhnüp üng, a mcawna nghngicim phäh khawmdek avan cun angsunga ngthumkhyah law pe khai; acun cun Pamhnam naw thihnak üngka naw mtho be lü, khyange naküta veia angsingsak pänga kyaki” tia a pyen.
32 And when they had heard of the resurrection of the dead, some indeed mocked, but others said: We will hear thee again concerning this matter.
Acuna thihnak üngka naw mthawh bea ngthu Pawluh naw pyen se ami ngjak üng avange naw ami yaihei; avange naw, “Hina ngthu na pyen be vai ngja hlü ve üng” ami ti.
33 So Paul went out from among them.
Acunüng Pawluh naw ami ngkhyumnak a jah cehtak.
34 But certain men adhering to him, did believe; among whom was also Dionysius, the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.
Acunsepi, khyang avange Pawluha veia ngdawn law u lü, jumei lawki he; acunüng avange cun, Dajonutih khyang kawngci üngkaa kya u lü avange cun nghnumi mat Damarih jah khyang kcea kyakie.
