Acts 15
1 And certain men came down from Judaea, and taught the brethren, that unless ye be circumcised, in accordance with the rite of the law, ye cannot have life.
Khyang avange cun Judah khaw üngka naw Antioka law u lü, “Mosia thuma mäiha nami vun am nami mawih üng küikyannak am nami yah khai” tia, jumeikie ami jah mthei.
2 And Paul and Barnabas had much trouble and disputation with them. And it resulted, that Paul and Barnabas, and others with them, went up to the legates and Elders at Jerusalem, because of this matter.
Acune am Pawluh ja Banabah cun aktäa ngcuh u se, Pawluh ja Banabah cun angsä avange am, acuna ngthua phäha, Jerusalema vekiea Ngsäe ja sangcim ngvaiea veia hang cit khaiea ami mkhyäp.
3 And the church waited on them, and sent them away; and they travelled through all Phenicia and the territory of the Samaritans, narrating the conversion of the Gentiles, and causing great joy to all the brethren.
Sangcime naw jah tha u se, ani naw khyangmjükcee ami nghlat law bea mawng cun Phonisia ja Samarih avan üng cit hü ni lü ani pyena kyase, jumeikie naküt ani jah jesak.
4 And when they came to Jerusalem, they were received by the church, and by the Elders, and by the legates; and they recounted all that God had wrought by them.
Jerusalem ani jäng pha üng, sangcime, Ngsäe ja, sangcim ngvaie naw jah na je na u se, Pamhnam naw a jah summangei naküt ani jah mtheh.
5 And some who from the sect of the Pharisees had believed, rose up and said: It is necessary for you to circumcise them, and to command them to observe the law of Moses.
Acunsepi, Pharisee üngka, jumeiki avange tho law u lü, “Khyangmjükcee naw ami vun ami mawi vaia kyaki, Mosia thum pi ami läk vaia jah mtheh vai” ami ti.
6 And the legates and Elders assembled, to look into this matter.
Ngsäe ja sangcim ngvaie cun, acuna ngthu ngai khaiea ngcunkie.
7 And when there had been much discussion, Simon arose and said to them: Men, brethren, ye know that, from the earlier days, God chose that from my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel, and should believe.
Ami ngcuh käna Pita naw ngdüi law lü, “Benae aw, khyangmjükcee naw, keia üngkhyüha thangkdaw ngja u lü, jumei khaiea ajana Pamhnam naw nangmi üngkhyüh ana mcawn tia nami ksingki.
8 And God, who knoweth what is in hearts, bore testimony concerning them, and gave the Holy Spirit to them, even as to us.
Acunüng, mlung ksingkia Pamhnam naw mimi a jah peta mäiha, Ngmüimkhya Ngcim cun khyangmjükceea veia pi jah peki.
9 And he made no distinction between them and us; because he purified their hearts by faith.
Mimi ja amimi, mi hngalangnak am ve, jumeikiea kyase ami mkhyekatnak jah mhlätki.
10 And now, why tempt ye God, by putting a yoke on the necks of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we could bear?
Acunakyase, mimi ja mi pupae naw pi am ami kpüieia phüi cun ivaia jumeikie am jah phüi hlüsak u lü, Pamhnam nami mhnüteiki ni?
11 But we believe, that we as well as they, are to have life by the grace of our Lord Jesus Messiah.
Mimi cun pi amimia mäiha mi jum u lü, Bawi Jesuha bäkhäknak am küikyannak mi yahki” tia a pyen.
12 And the whole assembly were silent, and listened to Paul and Barnabas, who related how God by their hands had wrought signs and prodigies among the Gentiles.
Khyange cun Banabah ja Pawluh naw, Pamhnam naw jah summangei se, khyangmjükceea veia müncamnak ja cäicatnake ani bilawha mawng, ani jah mtheh üng käh khikhe u lü, ngaikie.
13 And after they ceased, James arose and said: Men, brethren, hearken to me.
Cunüng ani pyen law päng ja Jakuk naw pi pyen hnga lü, “Benae aw, ka pyen na ngai ua,
14 Simon hath related to you, how God hath begun to elect a people for his name from among the Gentiles.
Pamhnam naw akcüka khyangmjükcee üngka, avange a phäha jah xü lü amimi jah bükteng khaia a lawa mawng cun, Sihmon naw ana pyen pänga kyaki.
15 And with this the words of the prophets accord, as it is written:
Acuna ngthu cun sahmaea ngthu am tängki.
16 After these things I will return, and will set up the tabernacle of David that had fallen; and will build that which was in ruins in it, and will raise it up:
Cangcim üng: ‘Acun käna nghlat be lü, Davita khaw ka pyang be khai, apyehnak naküt pi ka mdüi be khai;
17 so that the residue of men may seek the Lord, and all the nations on whom my name is called; saith the Lord, who doth all these things.
Khyang akcee ja khyangmjükcee, ka ngming am ka jah khüe naküt pi ka veia law khaie.
Khawmdeka ngtüi üng tün lü, hina ngthu jah mthehkia Bawipa naw ti ve’ tia pyenki. (aiōn g165)
19 Therefore I say to you, let them not crush those who from among the Gentiles have turned unto God.
Acunakyase, khyangmjükcee üng, Pamhnama veia nghlat lawki he cun käh jah khuimkha u lü,
20 But let word be sent to them, that they keep aloof from the defilement of a sacrifice to idols, and from whoredom, and from what is strangled, and from blood.
juktuh üng pet, käh ngcimki eiawk, hüipawmnak, khisa käh sawi u lü hnim ja thi käh ami ei vaia, ami veia ca jah kbi üng daw khai tia ngai veng.
21 For in every city, from former ages, Moses hath heralds in the synagogues, who read him every sabbath.
Mosia thum cun sinakoka sabbath naküt üng khe khawia kya lü, mlüh naküt üng acuna ngthu cun sang päng kyaki” a ti.
22 Then the legates and Elders, with all the church, chose men from among themselves, and sent them to Antioch, with Paul and Barnabas; namely, Jude, who was called Barsabas, and Silas, men who were chiefs among the brethren.
Ngsäe, angvaie ja sangcime naküt naw, mimi üngka khyang xü u lü, Pawluh ja Banabaha veia Antioka tüih üng daw khai ami ti; ami jah xüe cun ami jah leisawnga kyaki. Ami ngming cun, Judah ami ti Barsaba ja, Tilah a kyaki. Acun xawi cun jumeikie üng angvai xawia kyaki.
23 And they wrote a letter by them, thus: The legates and Elders and brethren, to them that are in Antioch, and in Syria, and in Cilicia, brethren who are from the Gentiles, greeting:
Hikba ani xawi üng ca ami ja kbi cun, “Ngsäe ja benae üng sangcim ngvaie naw, Antiok, Siria khaw ja, Kilikih khawa vekiea khyangmjükcee, ning jah hnukset ve u.
24 We have heard, that some have gone from us and disquieted you, by discourses, and have subverted your minds, by saying, That ye must be circumcised and keep the law; things which we have not commanded them.
Khyang avange naw, keimi naw am kami jah mtheha, keimi üngka naw law u lü, ‘Nangmi, nami vun nami mawi vai, thum nami läk vai’ tia, nami mlung ning jah bawngbaisakie tia ngja u lü,
25 Therefore we all have thought fit, when assembled, to choose and send men to you, with our beloved Paul and Barnabas,
mi Bawi Jesuha ngminga phäha Banabah ja Pawluh cun naw xünnak am mcehnaki xawi,
26 men who have given up their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Messiah.
kami ja mhlänaka Banabah ja Pawluh, Bawipa Jesuh Khritawa phäh ami sak käh mceh naki xawi, atänga ja xü u lü, nami veia kami jah tüih law vaia kami jah tak,
27 And we have sent with them Jude and Silas, that they may tell you the same things orally.
ahina mawngma ning jah mtheh law khai xawia, Judah ja Tilah cun nami veia kami ja tüih law.
28 For it was pleasing to the Holy Spirit, and to us, that there should not be laid upon you any additional burden, besides these necessary things:
Ngmüimkhya Ngcim ja keimi naw atänga, yühkia phüi cun nami khana mtai üng am daw khaia ngai ve üng,
29 that ye keep aloof from a sacrifice to idols, and from blood, and from what is strangled, and from whoredom. And if ye keep yourselves from these, ye will do well. Be ye steadfast in the Lord.
juktuh peta eiawk, khisaa thi, kbüh lü hnima sa käh jah ei u lü hüipawmnak jah cehta ua; ahina ngkhaw nami jah cehtak üng ta nami phäha daw khai ni. Mya u lü ve u” tia ami yuk.
30 And they who were sent, came to Antioch, and assembled all the people, and delivered the letter.
Acukba ami jah tüih cun cit ni lü, Antiok phaki xawi; acunüng, khyange jah khü ni lü, ca cun ani jah pet.
31 And when they had read it, they rejoiced and were comforted.
Ami khe law päng ja, ami ja mcäinaka ngthua phäha aktäa jekie.
32 And with abundant discourse they strengthened the brethren; and the associates of Jude and Silas established them, because they also were prophets.
Judah ja Tilah cun sahmaa pi kyaki xawia kya lü, ngthu khawha am, benae jah mcäi ni lü, khawvei ktha ani jah pet.
33 And when, they had been there some time, the brethren dismissed them in peace to the legates.
Acua khawvei ani ve käna, jah tüih lawki hea veia nghlat be khai xawia, benae naw dim’yenak am ami jah tüih be.
34 But it was the pleasure of Silas to remain there.
Acunsepi, Tilah cun amät ve hütki.
35 Paul also and Barnabas remained at Antioch; and they taught and proclaimed, with many others, the word of God.
Pawluh ja Banabah cun Antiok khyang khawhah am ve yüm lü, Bawipa ngthu jah mtheimthang ni lü atänga veki xawi.
36 And after some days, Paul said to Barnabas: Let us return, and visit the brethren in every city, in which we have preached the word of God; and let us see what they are doing.
Khawveica angsawk law käna, Pawluh naw Banabaha veia, “Tuhkbäih ni cit be lü, Bawipa ngthu ni sangnaka khaw naküta bena vekie veia cit hü lü ami vecawh ni jah bükteng hü vai” a ti.
37 And Barnabas was disposed to take John, who was surnamed Mark.
Banabah naw, Johan Makuh ami ti cun ani veia cehpüi vaia a täng,
38 But Paul was not willing to take him with them; because he left them when they were in Pamphylia, and went not with them.
Pampulih khaw üngka naw ja hawih hüt lü, khüibi bi khaia ani hlawnga am cit hngakia kyase, Pawluh naw ta Makuh ani hlawng cehpüi vaia am jum.
39 In, consequence of this strife, they separated from each other: and Barnabas took Mark, and they travelled by sea and went to Cyprus.
Acunakyase, aktäa ngcuhki xawi, ngtai law ni lü, Banabah naw Makuh cun a hlawnga cehpüi lü, Kuparuha mlawng am citki xawi.
40 But Paul chose Silas for his companion, and departed, being commended by the brethren to the grace of God.
Pawluh naw Tilah a xü; acunüng, jumeikie naw Bawipa bäkhäknak ami mcei vai ja ngthu ami jah pet.
41 And he travelled through Syria, and through Cilicia, and strengthened the churches.
Sangcime jah khäng hüsak lü Siria ja Kilikih khaw avan üng cit hüki.
