Acts 17
1 And, travelling through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where 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, according to Paul’s custom, he went in unto them, and, for three sabbaths, reasoned with them from 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 opening up, and setting forth, that it was needful for, the Christ, to suffer, and to arise from among the dead; and [saying], This, is the Christ, —Jesus, whom, I, am declaring unto 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 from among them, were persuaded, and cast in their lot with Paul and Silas; also, of the devout Greeks, a great throng, and, of the chief 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, being, jealous, and taking unto themselves certain wicked men, of the rabble, and making a riot, were setting the city in an uproar; and, besieging the house of Jason, were seeking to lead them forth unto the populace, —
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 began dragging Jason and certain brethren unto the city-rulers, shouting—They who have thrown the inhabited earth into confusion, the same, hither also, are come, —
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 unto whom Jason hath given welcome; and, these all, contrary to the decrees of Caesar, are acting, —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 troubled the multitude and the city-rulers, when they heard these things;
Acuna khyange naw mlüh ngvaie cun ami jah suksakei;
9 and, taking security from Jason and 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, straightway, during the night, sent away both Paul and Silas unto Beroea, who, indeed, arriving, unto the synagogue of the Jews, went off;
Jumeikie naw mthana, Pawluh ja Tilah cun Beriha jah cehsak u se; acua ami va pha ja, Judahea sinakoka lutki xawi.
11 and, these, were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they welcomed the word with all readiness of mind, daily, searching the Scriptures, —whether these things could be 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 Many, therefore, from among them, believed, and, of the Grecian women of the higher class, and of men, not a few.
Acunakyase, khyang khawha naw jum u se; Krik nghnumi kdawe ja kpamie naw pi jum lawki he.
13 But, when the Jews from Thessalonica came to know that, in Beroea also, had the word of God been declared by Paul, they came thither also, stirring up and troubling the multitudes.
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 Howbeit, then, immediately, the brethren sent away, Paul, to be journeying as far as unto the sea; and both Silas and Timothy stayed behind, there.
Jumeikie naw, Pawluh cun tui cayea cit khaia ami tüih. Acunsepi, Tilah ja Timoti cun acua ve hütki xawi.
15 But, they who were conducting Paul, brought him as far as Athens, and, receiving a commandment unto Silas and Timothy, that with, all possible speed, they would come unto him, 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 But, while, in Athens, Paul was expecting them, his spirit within him was being urged on, seeing how the city was given to idols.
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 So then, he began reasoning in the synagogue with the Jews, and with them who worshipped; and, in the market-place, every day, with them who happened to be at hand.
Acunüng, sinakoka Judahe ja Pamhnam jumkie khyangmjükcee jah pyenpüi lü, khyang ami ngkhämnaka law nakütkia veia a mhnüp tä se a jah pyenpüi.
18 But, certain both of the Epicurean and of the Stoic philosophers, were encountering him; and some were saying—What might this picker-up-of-scraps wish to be saying? And, others—Of foreign demons, he seemeth to be a declarer: because, of Jesus and the Resurrection, he was announcing the joyful tidings.
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 so, laying hold of him, they brought him up, to the Hill of Mars, saying—Can we get to know what this new teaching is, which, by thee, is being spoken.
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, certain foreign things, art thou bringing into our hearing: We are minded to get to know, therefore, what these things please to be!
Akthai am kami ngjak khawi cun na sang lawki ni; acunakyase, acuna suilam kami ksing vai täng ve üng” ami ti.
21 Now, all Athenians and the sojourning foreigners, unto nothing else, were devoting their leisure, than to be telling or hearing, something newer.
(Aten mlüha khyange ja khine cun, ngthu kthaia akyak üng, ami pyen vai ja ami ngaih vaia phäha ami kcün sumeiki he.)
22 And Paul taking his stand in the midst of the Hill of Mars, said—Ye men of Athens! In every way, how unusually reverent of the demons ye are, I perceive.
Pawluh cun kawngci hmaia ngdüi lü, “Nangmi Aten khyange cun, a naküt üng jumnak aktäa nami taki ti ka ksingki.
23 For, passing through, and carefully observing your objects of devotion, I found an altar also, in which was inscribed—Unto an Unknown God. What, therefore, not knowing, ye reverence, the same, do, I, declare unto 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 The God that made the world and all things that are therein, the same, being, Lord, of heaven and earth, not in hand-made shrines, doth dwell,
Pamhnam, khawmdek ja a k'uma veki naküt ja mhnünki cun, mce ja khana Bawia kyase kut am saka temple üng am ve.
25 nor, by human hands, is waited upon, as though in want of anything, himself, giving unto 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 he made also, of one, every nation of men to dwell upon all the face of the earth, —marking out fitting opportunities, and the bounds of their dwelling place,
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 might be seeking God—if, after all, indeed, they might feel after him and find him, —although, in truth, he is already not far from any 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, even some of your own poets, have said—For, his offspring also, we are.
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, then, offspring, of God, we ought not to be supposing that, unto gold or silver or stone, graven by art and device of man, the Divine, is like.
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 The times of ignorance, therefore, overlooking, God, as things now are, is charging all men everywhere to repent,
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 inasmuch as he hath appointed a day, in which he is about to be judging the habitable earth in righteousness, by a man whom he hath pointed out, —offering faith unto all, by raising him from among 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 Now, when they heard of raising the dead, some, indeed, began to mock, while, others, said—We will hear thee, concerning this, even again.
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 Thus, Paul, came forth out of their midst.
Acunüng Pawluh naw ami ngkhyumnak a jah cehtak.
34 But, certain persons, joining themselves unto him, believed; among whom were even Dionysius the Mars-hill judge, and a woman by name 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.
