Acts 19
1 Now it happened that while Apollos was in Corinth, Paul, after passing through the hinterland, came to Ephesus, where he found a few disciples.
Apollos te Kawrin ah a om vaengah cingtoe kholi te Paul loh a hil tih Ephisa la a suntlak vaengah hnukbang rhoek hlangvang te a hmuh.
2 "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?" he asked them. "No" said they, "we did not even hear that there is a Holy Spirit."
Te dongah amih te, “Aka tangnah rhoek loh Mueihla Cim na dang uh a?” a ti nah. Tedae amih long te, “Mueihla Cim a om te ka yaak uh moenih,” a ti nah.
3 "Into what, then, were you baptized?" he asked. And they said, "Into the baptism of John."
Te dongah, “Ba nen lae na nuem uh tah,” a ti nah vaengah, “Johan kah baptisma dongah,” a ti uh.
4 "John indeed baptized with the baptism of repentance," answered Paul, "telling the people to believe on One who was coming after him, namely, on Jesus."
Te dongah Paul loh, “Johan loh yutnah baptisma dongah a nuem tih anih hnukkah aka lo te tangnah, 'ham pilnam taengah a thui te khaw Jesuh ah ni a. om,” a ti nah.
5 When they heard this they were baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus;
A yaak uh vaengah Boeipa Jesuh ming neh a nuem uh.
6 and after Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they began to speak with tongues, and to prophesy.
Te dongah Paul loh amih te kut a tloeng thil tih Mueihla Cim loh a suntlak thil. Te vaengah ol khaw a thui uh tih a phong uh.
7 They were in all about twelve men.
Te vaengah a pum boeih la hlang hlainit tluk om uh.
8 Then Paul went into the synagogue, and there continued to preach fearlessly for about three months, reasoning and persuading them about the kingdom of God.
Tunim ah kun tih sayalh la a thui. Pathen ram kawng te hla thum hlai a thuingong tih a hloih.
9 But when some grew hardened and disobedient, and spoke evil of the Way before the crowd, he left them, withdrew the disciples, and continued to hold discussions daily in the lecture-hall of Tyrannus.
Tedae hlangvang loh ning uh tih a aek uh dongah longpuei te rhaengpuei hmaiah a thet uh. Te dongah Amih taeng lamloh nong tih hnukbang rhoek a khuen phoeiah, Turannu saengim ah hnin takuem a thuingong.
10 This went on for two years, so that all the inhabitants of Asia heard the Lord’s message, Jews as well as Greeks.
Tedae kum nit hlai a om tangloeng tih Asia kah khosa Judah rhoek neh Greek rhoek boeih loh Boeipa kah olka he a yaak.
11 God also wrought extraordinary miracles by the hand of Paul;
A dang noek pawh thaomnah pataeng khaw Pathen loh Paul kut dongah a tueng sak.
12 so much so, that handkerchiefs or aprons were carried away from his body to the sick; and their diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out.
Te dongah a pum dongkah himbaica khaw, hamnak khaw a khuen tih aka tlo te a tloeng thil. Te vaengah amih lamkah tlohtat te a voeih pah tih mueihla thae khaw a coe sak.
13 But there were also some strolling Jewish exorcists, who took it upon them to invoke the name of Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying, "I adjure you by that Jesus whom Paul preaches."
Te vaengah rhaihaek Judah la aka dongpoeng hlangvang long khaw rhai thae aka kaem rhoek te Boeipa Jesuh ming phoei thil ham cai uh tih, “Jesuh rhangneh nangmih taengah ol ka hlo te te Paul loh a hoe,” a ti uh.
14 There were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jewish high priest who used to do this.
Te vaengah Judah khosoihham pakhat kah Skeva ca rhoek parhih aka om long khaw te tlam te a saii.
15 But the evil spirit answered, "Jesus I know, and Paul I have heard of, but who are you?"
Tedae amih te mueihla thae loh a doo tih, “Jesuh khaw ka ming tih Paul ka hmat. Tedae nangmih tah u rhoek nim?,” a ti nah.
16 And the man in whom the evil spirit was sprang on two of them, overpowered them and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of the house naked and wounded.
Te phoeiah a khuiah mueihla thae aka om hlang loh amih te boeih a cungpet thil tih a vueinan thai. Te dongah tekah im te a poeng a hal hlanah a tling a yal neh hmalaem uh coeng.
17 And this became known to all the people of Ephesus, both Jews and Greeks. Awe fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus began to be held in honor.
Te te Ephisa kah kho aka sa Judah rhoek neh Greek rhoek taengah khaw boeih mingpha la om coeng. Te dongah rhihnah loh amih te boeih a tlak thil tih Boeipa Jesuh ming te a oep uh.
18 Many also of those who became believers used to come to confess and to declare their deeds.
Aka tangnah rhoek loh a khoboe phong ham neh phoe hamla muep ha pawk uh.
19 And some of them who had practised magic arts, collected their books, and burned them in the presence of all. And they counted the price of them, and found it to be fifty thousand silver coins.
Miklet neh a soep la kho aka boe rhoek kah cabu aka rhoei rhoek te khaw hlang boeih hmaiah a hoeh uh. Te dongah a phu te n'dueh koinih tangka thawng sawmnga khaw a hmuh ni.
20 So mightily the word of the Lord continued to grow and to prevail.
Te dongah BOEIPA kah olka loh thaomnah neh rhoeng tih khangmai.
21 Now after these things were ended, Paul resolved in his spirit to travel through Macedonia and Achaia on his way to Jerusalem. "After I get there," he said, "I must see Rome, too."
Tedae te te a coeng vaengah Makedonia neh Akhaia te paan tih Jerusalem la caeh ham Paul loh Mueihla ah ko a tam. Te dongah, “Ka pha to phoeiah Rom hip ham ka ngaih,” a ti.
22 So he sent two of his assistants, Timothy and Erastus, into Macedonia, while he himself kept back for a time on his way into Asia.
Amah aka bongyong rhoi ham Timothy neh Erastu te Makedonia la a tueih. Amah tah Asia ah a tue a laehdawn pueng.
23 Now just at this time, there arose no small commotion concerning the Way.
Te vaeng tue kah a long a im dongah puenpa aka om te a yool mai moenih.
24 There was a man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Diana, and brought rich profit to his workmen.
Te vaengah cakben pakhat, a ming ah Demetrius loh, Artemis kah cakben bawkim a saii tih kutthai neh a coeng sak bibi khaw a yool mai moenih.
25 He gathered them together with others of like occupation, and said. "Men, you know that by this business we make our money.
Te kawng dongah khaw bibikung rhoek te a tingtun sak tih, “'Hlang rhoek aw, tahae kah bibi he mamih ham khuehtawn la om, 'tite na hmat uh.
26 "And you see and hear that not only in Ephesus, but almost throughout all of Asia, this fellow Paul has persuaded and turned away many people, by telling them that they are no gods at all who are made with hands.
Ephisa bueng ah pawt tih Asia pum banghui ah Paul loh a yoek tih hlangping muep a maelh te khaw na hmuh uh tih na yaak uh coeng. Kut neh a saii boeih he pathen moenih,” a ti.
27 "So there is danger not only that our trade come into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana will be brought into disrepute, and that she herself may even be deposed from her magnificence, she whom all Asia and the world now worships."
Te bueng pawt tih mingthae la pawk koinih mamih ham a cungvang khaw khopo coeng. Artemis rhainu puei kah bawkim khaw nawtnaa mueh la a lennah khaw yawk pawn ni. Anih te Asia pum neh lunglai loh a bawk,” a ti nah.
28 After listening to this they were filled with rage, and cried out again and again, saying,
A yaak uh vaengah thinsanah neh a hah la aka om rhoek tah tamhoe uh tih, “Ephesa kah Artemis tah len pai,” a ti uh.
29 The city was filled with commotion. They rushed like one man into the theater, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians, Paul’s companions in travel.
Te vaengah khopuei tah puencaknah baetawt. Te dongah lamcawntol la huk cu uh tih Kaiyu neh Paul kah a hui Makedonia hoel Aristarkhu te a paco uh.
30 When Paul wanted to go in to the people, the disciples would not let him,
Paul te rhaengpuei taengah kun ham khaw a ngaih dae anih te hnukbang rhoek loh hlah uh pawh.
31 and some of the Asiarchs, too, who were his friends, sent word to him repeatedly, entreating him not to venture into the theater.
A paya la aka om Asia boei hlangvang loh amah te a tah tih lamcawntol ah pum paek pawt ham a hloep uh.
32 Now some were shouting one thing, some another, for the assembly was in an uproar, and the majority had no idea why they were come together.
Te vaengah pakhat pakhat ah pang paluep uh. Hlangboel loh huk huk om uh ngawn dae a yet ngai loh ba dongah a khoong uh khaw ming uh pawh.
33 And they brought Alexander out of the crowd, whom the Jews had pushed forward. And Alexander, motioning with his hand, would have made a defense to the people,
Judah rhoek loh hlangping khuikah Alexander te a uen uh tih a mop uh. Alexander long khaw kut a cavoih tih rhaengpuei taengah amah te huul uh ham a ngaih.
34 but when they saw that he was a Jew they all, with one voice, for about two hours, shouted,
Tedae anih te Judah hoel ni tila a hmat uh. Te dongah khonoek panit tluk tah ol pakhat la boeih a khueh uh tih, “Ephesa kah Artemis ni aka khuet koek,” tila pang uh.
35 At length the recorder got them quiet. "Men of Ephesus," he said, "who here does not know that the city of the Ephesians is temple- guardian of the great Diana and of the image which fell down from Jupiter?
Tedae hlangping te cadaek pakhat loh a sim tih, “Ephesa hlang rhoek aw, Ephesa he Jupiter lamkah aka rhul Artemis boeinu kah imkhoem khopuei la a om te ulae aka ming pawt hlang aka om.
36 "Since these facts cannot be gainsaid, you ought to be calm and do nothing reckless.
Te dongah hekah he oelh tloel la om coeng. Nangmih duem om ham neh marhumarhat la saii pawt ham ni a kuek.
37 "For you have brought these men here, who are neither robbers of temples nor blasphemers of our goddess.
Nang khuen uh hlang rhoek he bawkim aka reth aih moenih, mamih kah pathen aka soehsal bal moenih.
38 If then Demetrius and his craftsmen have a grievance against any one, the courts are open and there are the proconsuls; let them accuse one another.
Te dongah Demetrius neh anih taengkah kutthai rhoek loh pakhat pakhat te olka a khueh thil oeh atah khoboei aka om rhoek taengah dumlo lailo te khuen uh saeh lamtah khat neh khat tingtoeh uh saeh.
39 But if you desire anything further, it must be settled in the regular assembly.
Tedae khat khat ni na kuek uh thil atah hlangboel kah a rhimong neh thuicaih pah saeh.
40 For indeed we are in danger of being accused in regard to this day’s riot, since there is no cause for it, nor shall we be able to give account for this disorderly gathering."
Tihnin kah olpungnah kongah a lolh a om moenih. Te dongah tingtoeh uh ham tah khopo coeng. Tekah kawng neh lairhui dongkah olka he thuung thai sih ti moenih,” a ti nah.
41 With these words he dismissed the assembly.
Te tlam te a thui pah daengah ni hlangboel te khaw a paa pueng.
