Acts 23
1 Then Paul, looking intently at the council, said, “Men, brothers, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.”
Paul in sanhedrin te tangtak in en a, u le nau te awng, tu ni dong Pathian mai ah sia le pha khentel theina thinsung pha taw ka nungta hi.
2 So the high priest Ananias commanded those standing by him to strike his mouth.
Taciang thiampi sang Ananias in Paul hui ah ding a, Paul i muk pan sat tu in thupia hi.
3 Then Paul said to him: “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! You sit there to judge me according to the law, yet you command me to be struck contrary to the law!”
Tua zawkciang in Paul in, nang a ngo ki zut pangpi, Pathian in hong sat tu hi: banghangziam cile thukham bang in thukhen tu in to napi, banghang thukham taw ki lebul in keima sat tu in thu pia ni ziam? ci hi.
4 So those standing by said, “Do you reproach God's high priest?”
Taciang Paul hui ah a ding te in, Pathian i thiampi sang thusimngawl ni ziam? ci uh hi.
5 Then Paul said, “I did not know, brothers, that he is high priest; for it is written: ‘Do not speak evil of a ruler of your people.’”
Tua zawkciang in Paul in, suapui te awng, ama sia thiampi sang hi, ci ka he bua hi: banghangziam cile, na mihing lampui te phatngawlna kampau heak in, ci in ki atsa om hi, ci hi.
6 Now when Paul perceived that one part were Pharisees and the other Sadducees, he called out in the council, “Men, brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of a Pharisee; I am being judged concerning the hope and resurrection of the dead!”
Ahihang Paul in pawlkhat te sia Saducee te hi a, a dang te sia Pharisee te hi, ci a heak ciang in, sanhedrin te sung ah, u le nau te awng, keima sia Pharisee ka hihi, Pharisee i tapa ka hihi: mithi te lametna le thawkikna thu dong tu in hongsam uh hi, ci au hi.
7 When he had said this, an argument started between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the assembly was divided.
Tabang in a son zawkciang in, Pharisee te le Saducee te ki laklaw ah ki thusik ngawl na hong om a: mihonpi kikhen siat hi.
8 (Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, nor angel or spirit, but Pharisees confess both.)
Banghangziam cile Saducee te in thawkikna, vantungmi le thaa om ngawl hi ci uh hi: ahihang Pharisee te in a vekpi in om hi, ci uh hi.
9 There was a great clamor, and the scribes of the Pharisee party stood up and started arguing vigorously, saying, “We find nothing wrong with this man; but if a spirit or angel has spoken to him, let us not fight against God!”
Nasiatak in au ngawp uh hi: taciang Pharisee te sung pan in thukhamhil te hong ding uh a, hisia pa sia a phatngawlna ka mu bua uh hi: ahihang thaa a hibale, vantungmi in paupui ahile, Pathian i do batu hi, ci in nasiatak in nial uh hi.
10 Well the dissension became such that the commander, fearing that Paul might be torn in pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and snatch him out of their midst and bring him into the barracks.
A thu kisik ngawlna a nasiat seseam ciang in, tulkhat uk ngalkap mangpa in, Paul sia amate in a laithap tu uh lau ahikom, ngalkap te tuaksuk in, amate sung pan lakeak tu le, ngalkap inn huang sung ah paipui tu in thupia hi.
11 Now the following night the Lord stood by him and said, “Take courage, Paul, because as you have testified about me in Jerusalem, so you must also testify in Rome.”
Taciang a zingzan ciang in Topa sia paul kung ah ding a, Paul, hangsantak in om in: banghangziam cile Jerusalem ah keima thu tetti na pan bang in, Rome ah zong pang hamtang tu ni hi, ci hi.
12 And when it was day, some of the Jews formed a conspiracy by binding themselves with a curse neither to eat nor to drink until they had destroyed Paul.
A zingsang ciang in, Judah mi pawlkhat te ki kaikhawm uh a, Paul a thalup mateng, an ne ngawl le tui dawn ngawl tu, ci in kiciam na vawt uh hi.
13 Now there were more than forty who formed this plot.
Hi kiciamna a vawt te sia mihing sawmli val pha uh hi.
14 They came to the chief priests and the elders and said: “We have bound ourselves with a terrible curse not to taste anything until we have killed Paul.
Taciang amate thiampi lian te le ulian te kung ah pai uh a, Paul ka thalup uh mateng bangma ne ngawl tu in kiciamna lianpi ka vawt zo uh hi, ci uh hi.
15 Now you, therefore, together with the council, explain to the commander that he should bring him down to you tomorrow, as though you are going to determine more accurately the facts in his case; but we are ready to destroy him before he comes near.”
Tua ahikom tu in, noma le sanhedrin te in tulkhat uk ngalkap mangpa kung ah, Paul thu a kicingzaw dong tu bang in na kung ah a zingciang hong paipui tu in son vun: taciang kote in, a nai na pan, that tu in ka kinging khol tu uh hi, ci uh hi.
16 But when Paul's sister's son heard about the ambush, he went and entered the barracks and told Paul.
Taciang amate in tabang in suam tu a ngeal khop uh sia Paul i nau nu i tapa in a zak ciang in, ngalkap inn huang sung ah tum a, Paul tung ah son hi.
17 So Paul called one of the centurions and said, “Take this young man to the commander, because he has something to tell him.”
Tua zawkciang in Paul in zakhat uk ngalkap mangpa te sung pan khat a kung ah sam a, hi tangvalpa tulkhat uk ngalkap mangpa kung ah paipui tu in son hi: banghangziam cile ama in tulkhat uk ngalkap mangpa tung sonnop nei hi, ci hi.
18 So he took him and brought him to the commander and said, “Paul the prisoner called me over and asked me to bring this young man to you because he has something to tell you.”
Tua ahikom tua ngalkap mangpa in tangvalpa sia tulkhat uk ngalkap mangpa kung ah paipui a, thongtak pa Paul in keima hong sam hi, taciang na kung ah thuson tu a nei hi tangvalpa paipui tu in hong ngen hi, ci hi.
19 So taking him by the hand, the commander went aside and asked privately, “What is it that you have to tell me?”
Tua zawkciang in tulkhat uk ngalkap mangpa in tangvalpa a khut pan len a, a tuam in paipui hi, taciang bang hong son nuam ni ziam? ci in dong hi.
20 So he said: “The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down to the council tomorrow as though intending to inquire somewhat more accurately concerning him.
Tangvalpa in, Judah mite in Paul thu a cingzaw dong tu bang in zingciang sanhedrin te kung ah paipui tu in hong ngen tu ci in, lungkim zo uh hi.
21 But you should not believe them, because more than forty of their men are lying in wait for him, who have bound themselves with a curse neither to eat not to drink until they have destroyed him; even now they are ready, looking for your promise.”
Ahihang amate thu zui heak in: banghangziam cile mihing sawmli val in Paul suam nuam in pang uh hi, Paul a thalup uh mateng an ne ngawl le tui dawn ngawl tu in, kiciamna nei zo uh hi: taciang, amate sia nangma tung pan kamciam ngak in kinging khol in om uh hi, ci hi.
22 Then the commander dismissed the young man commanding, “Don't tell anyone that you have revealed these things to me!”
Tua ahikom tulkhat uk ngalkap mangpa in tangval pa kung ah, hi thu te nong son sia kuama tung son heak in, ci in vaitha a, ciasak hi.
23 Summoning two of the centurions he said: “Prepare two hundred soldiers, seventy horsemen and two hundred spearmen to go to Caesarea at the third hour of the night;
Taciang ama in zakhat uk ngalkap mangpa sam a, ngalkap za ni, siphu ngalkap sawm sali le teipi ngalkap za ni te tu zan nai kua in Caesarea pai tu in kinging khol vun;
24 and provide mounts to set Paul on so as to deliver him safely to Felix, the governor.”
Paul i to tu nganhing te zong vaihawmsak vun a, taciang ngam uk Felix tung ah bangma tat ngawl in puak vun, ci hi.
25 He wrote a letter with this content:
Taciang hibang in laithak at hi:
26 “Claudius Lysias, to the most excellent governor Felix: Greetings.
Claudius Lysias in a phabel ngam uk Felix tung ah paupuina lai kong thak hi.
27 This man was seized by the Jews and was about to be killed by them; but I came with the troops and rescued him, having learned that he is a Roman.
Hisia pa sia Judah te in man uh a, a thalup tu uh hi napi: Rome mi hi, ci ka he a, ngalkap te taw pai in ka hun hi.
28 And wanting to know the reason they were accusing him, I took him down to their council.
Taciang amate i mawsiat na thu ka heak nop hu in sanhedrin te kung ah ka paipui hi:
29 I found that he was being accused about questions of their law, but there was no accusation worthy of death or bonds.
Ama a mawsiatna uh sia amate thukham thu ki dokna te hi, ci ka he hi, ahihang thina tak le thongtak khop tu mawna bangma nei ngawl hi.
30 When I was told that the Jews were about to execute a plot against the man, I sent him to you at once, also directing his accusers to state the charges against him before you. Farewell.”
Taciang Judah mite in hisia pa suam sawm tawntung uh hi, ci thu hong ki son pociang in, na kung ah hong puak khi hi, taciang a mawsiat te zong nangma mai ah son tu in thu ka pia hi, Na dam ta in, ci hi.
31 So the soldiers, according to their orders, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris.
Tua zawkciang in ngalkap te zong thupiakna bang in Paul la uh a, Antipatris ah zan ciang in paipui uh hi.
32 The next day they left the horsemen to go on with him and returned to the barracks.
A zingciang in siphu ngalkap te sia ama taw pai tu in nusia a, a dang te ngalkap huang sung ah heakkik uh hi:
33 When they entered Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they also presented Paul to him.
Caesaria a thet uh ciang in, laithak sia ngam uk pa tung ah ap uh a, Paul zong a mai ah ap uh hi.
34 When the governor read it, he asked what province he was from; learning that it was Cilicia,
Ngam uk pa in laithak a sim zawkciang, koisung pan ziam, ci in dong hi, Taciang Caesaria pan hi, ci a heak ciang in;
35 he said, “I will give you a hearing when your accusers also arrive.” And he commanded him to be guarded in Herod's Praetorium.
Nangma hong mawsiat te hong thet ciang in, na thu ka ngai kik tu hi, ci hi. Taciang Herod i thukhen mun innpi sung ah keam tu in thupia hi.
