Acts 22
1 Brethren and fathers, hear the defence which I make to you.
“Ka hlang rhoek, manuca rhoek neh a pa rhoek, tahae ah nangmih taengkah ka olthungnah he hnatun uh lah,” a ti nah.
2 And when they heard that Hebrew he was speaking with them, the more they ceased; and he said to them,
Hebrew ol la amih a voek te a yaak uh vaengah kammueh la taoe om uh.
3 I am a man a Jihudoya; and I was born in Tarsos of Cilicia, but was brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and instructed perfectly in the law of our fathers. And I was zealous for Aloha, even as all of you are also.
Te vaengah, “Kai he Judah hlang ni. Kilikia Tarsus ah ka thaang tih hekah kho ah n'cun. Gamaliel kho kung ah a pacut rhoek kah olkhueng a khuicaeng te ka cang. Tihnin ah boeih na om uh vanbangla Pathen ham khaw aka hmae la ka om.
4 And this way I persecuted unto the death, while I bound and delivered to the house of the bound both men and women;
Tekah a longpuei kongah ni kai loh dueknah neh hlang ka hnaemtaek. Huta tongpa khaw thongim khuila ka uup tih ka hlak.
5 as the chief of the priests can testify of me, and all the elders, that from them I received letters to go to the brethren who were in Darmsuk, that also them who were there I should bring to Urishlem bound, that they might be fined.
Khosoihham neh kangham boeih long pataeng kai taengah pai uh. Amih kah capat khaw ka doe tih Damasku kah manuca taengla ka cet. Tekah aka om rhoek te khaw pin tih Jerusalem la thak phoeiah tholhphu paek ham ka cai.
6 And as I went, and began to approach Darmsuk in the dividing of the day, suddenly from heaven there shone upon me a great light,
“Ka cet tih Damasku pha tom kah khothun tluk ah vaan lamkah vangnah loh ka kaepvai ah phaeng a tue tih buengrhuet ha thoeng.
7 and I fell upon the earth, and heard a voice, which said to me, Shaol, Shaol, why persecutest thou me?
Te vaengah diklai la ka bung hatah ol pakhat ka yaak tih kai te, ‘Saul, Saul, balae tih kai nan hnaemtaek?’ a ti.”
8 But I answered and said, Who art thou, my Lord? And he said to me, I am Jeshu Natsroya, whom thou persecutest!
“Te vaengah kai loh, ‘Nang unim Boeipa?’ ka ti nah. Te daengah kai taengah, ‘Kai tah nang loh na hnaemtaek Nazareth Jesuh ni,’ a ti.
9 And the men who were with me saw the light, but the voice they understood not which spake with me.
Te vaengah kai taengkah aka om rhoek loh vangnah te a hmuh uh dae kai taengah a thui ol te ya uh pawh.”
10 And I said, What shall I do, my Lord? And he said to me, Arise, go into Darmsuk, and there shall it be told thee of whatever it is commanded thee to do.
“Te dongah, ‘Balae ka saii eh Boeipa,’ ka ti nah hatah, Boeipa loh kai taengah, ‘Thoo lamtah Damasku la cet laeh. Na saii ham koi a hmoel boeih te nang taengah pahoi a thui bitni,’ a ti.
11 And while I could not see because of the glory of that light, they who were with me took me by my hands, and I entered Darmsuk.
Tedae te thangpomnah kah vangnah lamloh kho ka hmuh voel pawt tih kai aka puei rhoek loh m'mawt daengah Damasku te ka pha.
12 And a man, one Hanania, righteous in the law, as the Jihudoyee who were there testified of him,
Te vaengah olkhueng bangla aka cuep hlang pakhat, Judah tolvael boeih loh a oep Ananias ana om.
13 came to me, and said to me, Shaol, my brother, open thine eyes. And in a moment my eyes were opened, and I beheld him.
Ka taengla halo vaengah ka taengah pai tih, ‘Ka manuca Saul, kho hmu laeh,’ n'ti nah. Amah te tue vaengah anih taengla ka oeloe.
14 And he said to me, The God of our fathers hath appointed thee to know his will, and to see that Just One, and to hear the voice from his lips,
Te phoeiah, ‘A kongaih ming sak ham neh a dueng la hmuh sak ham, a ka lamkah a ol te yaak sak ham a pa rhoek kah Pathen loh nang n'coelh coeng.
15 that thou mayest be a witness to all men of all that thou hast seen and heard.
Te dongah na hmuh tih na yaak te hlang boeih taengah Boeipa kah laipai la na om ni.
16 And now why delayest thou? Arise, baptize, and be washed from thy sins, while thou callest his Name.
Tahae ah balae na cai thil. Thoo lamtah nuem uh laeh, amah ming te phoei lamtah na tholh te sil laeh,’ a ti.
17 And being returned, I came hither to Urishlem. And I prayed in the temple.
Tedae Jerusalem la ka bal tih bawkim ah ka thangthui ham ka om vaengah mueimang la ha thoeng.
18 And I saw him in a vision, when he said to me, Hasten, and remove thee from Urishlem: for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me.
Te vaengah amah te ka hmuh tih kai taengah, ‘Jerusalem lamloh thamaa la nong ham mah rhingda laeh. Ka olphong kawng dongah nang n'doe uh hae mahpawh,’ a ti.
19 And I said, My Lord, they know also how I delivered to the house of the bound, and smote in all the synagogues, those who have believed in thee.
Kai khaw, “Boeipa, nang aka tangnah rhoek te tunim tom ah aka tam tih aka khoh la ka om te amamih loh m'hmat uh coeng.
20 And when the blood of thy martyr Estephanos was shed, I also stood with them, and fulfilled the will of his murderers, and kept the garments of them who stoned him.
Na laipai Stephen kah thii a bo vaengah khaw kamah ka om van dongah ka pai tih ka parhoih van. Te vaengah anih aka ngawn rhoek kah himbai te ka khoem pah,’ ka ti nah.
21 And he said to me, Go: for I send thee far away to preach to the Gentiles.
Te vaengah kai taengah, ‘Cet laeh, nang te kamah loh namtom rhoek taengah khohla la kan tueih ni,’ a ti,” a ti nah.
22 And when they had heard Paulos until this word, they lifted up their voice, and cried, Take from the earth one like this; for he ought not to live.
Tekah olka hil pataeng a yaak uh dae a ol a huel uh tih, “Hebang he diklai lamloh khoe laeh. A hing khaw a koih moenih,” a ti uh.
23 And as they shouted and cast their garments and threw dust to the heaven,
Te phoeiah amih te a pang uh doela a himbai a pit uh tih yilh dongah laipi a haeh uh.
24 the tribune commanded that he should be brought into the fortress, and commanded him to be questioned by scourging, that he might know for what cause they cried against him.
Te vaengah Paul te rhalkap im khuila khuen ham rhalboeipa loh ol a paek. “Balae a paelnaehnah tih anih a o uh te khaw ming ham Paul te nganboh neh loepdak saeh,” a ti nah.
25 And as they exposed him with thongs, Paulos said to the centurion who stood near him, Is it allowed you to scourge a Roman man who is not condemned?
Tedae anih te rhuihet neh a yueng thil hatah rhalboei aka pai te Paul loh, “Roman hlang he longli-lungla maila tam ham atah nangmih ham thuem a?” a ti nah.
26 And when the centurion heard, he approached the tribune, and said to him, What doest thou? For this is a Roman man.
A yaak vaengah rhalboeipa te rhalboei loh a paan tih a puen pah. Te vaengah, “Roman hlang la a om dongah metlamlae saii ham na cai,” a ti nah.
27 And the tribune approached him, and said to him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? He said to him, Yes.
Te daengah Paul te rhalboeipa loh ham paan tih, “Nang he Roman tang a? Kai taengah thui lah,” a ti nah. Te dongah Paul loh, “Ue,” a ti nah.
28 The tribune answered, and said to him, I with much money purchased the Roman-right. Paulos said to him, But I was born in it.
Te vaengah rhalboeipa loh, “Kai tah a cului muep daengah ni khokung khomah te khaw ka kaelh pueng he,” a ti nah. Te phoeiah Paul loh, “Kai ngawn tah he kah aka om,” a ti nah.
29 And immediately those who had sought to scourge him desisted from him; and the tribune feared when he learned that he was a Roman, because he had bound him.
Te dongah anih loepdak ham aka om rhoek loh a taeng lamkah vawl khoe uh. Te phoeiah pin la aka om Paul te Roman hlang ni tila a ming dongah rhalboeipa long khaw a rhih sut.
30 AND the day after he willed to know truly what was the accusation which the Jihudoyee brought against him. And he ordered him and commanded the great priests and all the synagogue of their rulers to come; and he took Paulos and brought (him) down, and stood him among them.
Tedae a vuen ah Judah rhoek loh ba a paelnaeh khaw a thuem la ming ham a ngaih dongah Paul te a hlah tih, khosoihham rhoek neh khoboei boeih tingtun ham ol a paek. Te phoeiah Paul te a khuen tih amih hmaiah a pai sak.
