Acts 23
1 And Paul behelde earnestly the Councill, and sayde, Men and brethren, I haue in all good conscience serued God vntill this day.
Pawluh naw kawngci jah bük lü, “Ka püi Isarele, Tungawi cäpa Pamhnama hmaia ngcimcaihkia mlungmthin am ka xüngseiki” a ti.
2 Then the hie Priest Ananias commanded them that stood by, to smite him on the mouth.
Ktaiyü ngvai Anani naw a peia ngdüikie üng Pawluha mpyawng ami kbei vaia a jah mtheh.
3 Then sayd Paul to him, God will smite thee, thou whited wall: for thou sittest to iudge me according to the Lawe, and transgressing the Lawe, commaundest thou me to be smitten?
Acunüng, Pawluh naw, “Nang abawk am hluka lung, Mhnam naw ni kbei khai; ngthumkhyah khaia ngawh lü, am kcang khaia thum pawh lü ami na kbei vaia na pyenki” a ti.
4 And they that stood by, sayd, Reuilest thou Gods hie Priest?
A peia kae naw, “Pamhnama ktaiyü ngvai na ksekhanaki aw?” ami ti.
5 Then sayd Paul, I knewe not, brethren, that he was the hie Priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speake euill of the ruler of thy people.
Pawluh naw, “Ka püi Isarele aw, ktaiyü ngvaia akya am ksing veng; ‘Na khyang jah upki käh na ksekhanak vai’ tia Cangcim naw pyenki” a ti.
6 But when Paul perceiued that the one part were of the Sadduces, and the other of the Pharises, hee cried in the Council, Men and brethren, I am a Pharise, the sonne of a Pharise: I am accused of the hope and resurrection of the dead.
Pawluh naw, avang Sadukee, avang Pharisee tia ksing lü, “Ka püi Isarele aw, kei Pharisea ka kyaki, Pharisea cakpaa pi ka kyaki; khyangkthi tho be khai tia ka äpeia phäh, ahikba nami na kcetki” a ti.
7 And when hee had saide this, there was a dissension betweene the Pharises and the Sadduces, so that the multitude was deuided.
Cunüng, acuna ngthu a pyen law päng ja, Pharisee ja Sadukee ngcuh law u lü, ngtai lawki he.
8 For the Sadduces say that there is no resurrection, neither Angel, nor spirit: but the Pharises confesse both.
Ami ngtainaka suilam cun, Sadukee naw, “Khyangkthia thawnak be am veki, khankhawngsä he, Ngmüimkhyae am veki” ti khawi u se; Pharisee naw, acuna lam kthum cun veki tia ami juma phäha kyaki.
9 Then there was a great crye: and the Scribes of the Pharises part rose vp, and stroue, saying, Wee finde none euill in this man: but if a spirit or an Angel hath spoken to him, let vs not fight against God.
Pharise da ka thum ksinge ngdüi law u lü, “Hina a katnak i am ksing ve üng; Ngmüimkhya naw pi kyase, khankhawngsä naw pi kyase, a ngthuheipüi üng pi, ia am kya?” ami ti.
10 And when there was a great dissension, the chiefe captaine, fearing lest Paul should haue bene pulled in pieces of them, commanded the souldiers to go downe, and take him from among them, and to bring him into the castel.
Ngcuh law dämdäm u se, yekap ngvai säih naw, Pawluh man u lü, amte mtea ami pawh law vai kyühki naw, yekape veia cit u lü ami vei üngka naw yekapea venaka ami cehpüi vaia a jah mtheh.
11 Nowe the night folowing, the Lord stoode by him, and saide, Be of good courage, Paul: for as thou hast testified of mee in Hierusalem, so must thou beare witnesse also at Rome.
Acunüng, mthana Bawipa cun Pawluha peia ngdüi lü, “Käh cäi kawpi, ka ngthu Jerusalema na saksia mäiha Romaha pi na saksi khai” a ti.
12 And when the day was come, certaine of the Iewes made an assemblie, and bounde themselues with a curse, saying, that they woulde neither eate nor drinke, till they had killed Paul.
Khawthai law lü Judah khyange, Pawluh am ami hnima küt üng i käh eiaw khaiea, ng'yüngce u lü vekie.
13 And they were more then fourtie, which had made this conspiracie.
Acukba ng'yüngce u lü ngkhämkie cun khyang kphyükipa kthaka nungkie.
14 And they came to the chiefe Priestes and Elders, and said, We haue bound our selues with a solemne curse, that wee will eate nothing, vntill we haue slaine Paul.
Acunee cun ktaiyü ngvaie ja ngvaiea veia cit u lü, “Pawluh am kami hnima küt üng i käh kami mdep khaia kami ng'yüngceki ni.
15 Nowe therefore, ye and the Council signifie to the chiefe captaine, that hee bring him foorth vnto you to morow: as though you would know some thing more perfectly of him, and we, or euer he come neere, will be readie to kill him.
Acunakyase, khaw ngawia, yekap ngvai säih naw Pawluh cun nangmia veia lawpüi lü, ngkhai ngai khaia nami kcet vaia mäiha, ngvaie am atänga yekap ngvai säiha veia kthäh ua, acun üng Pawluh hnim vai ami täng. Acunüng, Pawluh nami veia am a pha law ham üng keimi cun kami hnim khaia, ngtün päng ve üng” ami ti.
16 But when Pauls sisters sonne heard of their laying awaite, he went, and entred into the castel, and tolde Paul.
Acunsepi, Pawluha a naa ca naw, lama ami na maha mawng cun ngja lü, yekapea venakaa va lutki naw, Pawluh am a va mtheh.
17 And Paul called one of the Centurions vnto him, and said, Take this yong man hence vnto the chiefe captaine: for he hath a certaine thing to shewe him.
Pawluh naw, yekap ngvai mat khü lü, “Hina cawngpyang hin yekap ngvaisäiha veia cehpüia; i mä a pyen vai ve khai ni” a ti.
18 So hee tooke him, and brought him to the chiefe captaine, and saide, Paul the prisoner called mee vnto him, and prayed mee to bring this yong man vnto thee, which hath some thing to say vnto thee.
Yekap ngvaia veia cehpüi lü, “Thawngim üng kyumkia Pawluh naw na khü lü, hina cawngpyang na veia ka lawpüi khaia, ana tüih law, na veia i mä a pyen vai ve ve” a ti.
19 Then the chiefe captaine tooke him by the hande, and went apart with him alone, and asked him, What hast thou to shewe me?
Acunüng, yekap ngvai säih naw a kut üng man lü, akcea cehpüiki naw, “I na na mtheh hlüki?” ti lü a kthäh.
20 And he saide, The Iewes haue conspired to desire thee, that thou wouldest bring foorth Paul to morow into the Council, as though they would inquire somewhat of him more perfectly:
Ani naw “Judah ngvaie naw khaw ngawia Pawluh kawngcia na lawpüi vai ngjak'hlü ve u. Pawluha mawng cun ami naw aksing ngtea ksing hlükie hana ngsaih ve u, a ti.”
21 But let them not perswade thee: for there lie in waite for him of them, more then fourtie men, which haue bound themselues with a curse, that they will neither eate nor drinke, till they haue killed him: and nowe are they readie, and waite for thy promise.
Acunsepi, ami pyen käh jah na kcang na kawpi; khyang kphyükipa kthaka nungkie naw ani k'äih u lü ngthupkie ni, acune cun ani, am ami hnima küt üng i käh eiaw khaiea ng'yüngcekie ni; atuh na ja msangnak be vaia ngthu k'äihkie, ngtün u lü vekie ni” a ti.
22 The chiefe captaine then let the yong man depart, after hee had charged him to vtter it to no man, that he had shewed him these things.
Acunüng, yekap ngvaisäih naw cawngpyang cun tüih be lü, “Hina ngthu na na mtheh hin u pi käh ksingsak kawpi” a ti.
23 And he called vnto him two certaine Centurions, saying, Make readie two hundred souldiers, that they may go to Cæsarea, and horsemen three score and ten, and two hundred with dartes, at the thirde houre of the night.
Yekap ngvai säih naw jung ngvai nghngih jah khü lü, “Tuh mü naji kaw üng, Ketarih khaw cäpa cit khaia yekap phyanghngih, ngsela ngcumki khyang khyühkip, kcei kawtki khyang phyanghngih ngsungcei u se ti lü” a jah mtheh.
24 And let them make readie an horse, that Paul being set on, may be brought safe vnto Felix the Gouernour.
Pe uk Felika veia phyawn lü pha khaia, Pawluha ngcumnak vaia ngsela ami pet vaia pi a jah mtheh sih.
25 And he wrote an epistle in this maner:
Ngvai naw hikba ca yu lü;
26 Claudius Lysias vnto the most noble Gouernour Felix sendeth greeting.
“Kalawdih Lusik aw ami leisawnga pe uk Felik naw ning hnukset ve.
27 As this man was taken of the Iewes, and shoulde haue bene killed of them, I came vpon them with the garison, and rescued him, perceiuing that he was a Romane.
Hina khyang Judahe naw man u lü ami hnim law hlü ja, ami veia yekape jah ngkhahpüi lü ka citki, Romah khyang ni tiaa ksing lü ka yung law.
28 And when I would haue knowen the cause, wherefore they accused him, I brought him forth into their Council.
Acunüng, ami mkatnaka suilam ksing hlü lü, ami kawngciea veia ka cehpüi.
29 There I perceiued that hee was accused of questions of their Lawe, but had no crime worthy of death, or of bondes.
Ami thum ia phäha ami mkat tia ka ksing, acunsepi ami mkatnak üng thihnak vai ja man u lü thawng üng khyum vaia anglawinak i am hmu veng.
30 And when it was shewed me, how that the Iewes layd waite for the man, I sent him straightway to thee, and commanded his accusers to speake before thee the thinges that they had against him. Farewell.
Judahe naw ami hnim vaia kham hükie ni tia khyang naw a na mtheh ja, na veia ka tüih law ni, mkatkie naw pi ami mkatnaka mawng na hmaia ami pyen vaia ngthu ka jah pet ni” a ti.
31 Then the souldiers as it was commanded them, tooke Paul, and brought him by night to Antipatris.
Ngthu a jah peta mäiha yekape naw mthan nglunga Pawluh cun man u lü, Antipatariha ami cehpüi.
32 And the next day, they left the horsemen to goe with him, and returned vnto the Castel.
A ngawi üng, ngsela ngcumkie Pawluh am jah cehsak u lü, amimät cun yekapea venaka nghlat law bekie.
33 Now when they came to Cæsarea, they deliuered the epistle to the Gouernour, and presented Paul also vnto him.
Ketarih ami pha law üng, ca cun pe uk Felik am pe u lü, Pawluh cun pi ami msum.
34 So when the Gouernour had read it, hee asked of what prouince he was: and when he vnderstoode that he was of Cilicia,
Pe uk naw a kheh law päng üng, Pawluha venaka khaw a kthäh. Acunüng, Kilikih khawa ka ni tia a ksing law ja,
35 I will heare thee, said he, when thine accusers also are come, and commanded him to bee kept in Herods iudgement hall.
“Ning mkatkie ami pha law käna, na mawng ka ning ngaih pet khai” a ti. Acunüng, Pawluh cun pe uka junga ami ngäng vaia ngthu a jah pet.
