Acts 11
1 The apostles and [other] believers who lived in various towns in Judea [province] heard people say that [some] non-Jewish people had believed the message [from] God [about Jesus].
Gentile te in zong Pathian thu sang zo uh hi, ci Judah ngamsung ah a om sawltak te le suapui te in za uh hi.
2 So when Peter [and the six other believers] returned [from Caesarea] to Jerusalem, [some] Jewish believers criticized Peter, [because they thought that Jews should not associate with non-Jews] [MTY].
Taciang Peter sia Jerusalem ah a thet ciang in, vunteap tan te in ama nalh uh a,
3 They said to him, “Not only was it wrong for you(sg) to visit non-Jewish people, you [even] ate with them!”
Vunteap at ngawl te kung ah na pai a, amate taw an na ne hi, ci uh hi.
4 So Peter began to explain exactly [what had happened concerning Cornelius].
Ahihang Peter in tua thu sia a kipat pan in sonkik a, a ban a ban in amate son siat hi,
5 He said, “I was praying [by myself] in Joppa [town], and in a trance I saw a vision. I saw that something like a large sheet was being lowered from heaven. [It was tied with ropes] at its four corners, and it came down to where I was.
Joppa khua ah thu ka nget laitak in, mang ka mu na sung ah, puanlam zai mama taw a kibang kingli nei na koina khat van pan hong ki khiasuk a, ka kung ah hong theng hi:
6 As I was looking intently into it, I saw some tame animals [but also animals that our laws forbid us to eat, including] wild animals, snakes, and wild birds.
A tung ah phatak in ka en a, ka ngaisut ciang in, a sung ah leitung nganhing peang li nei a tatuam, sapi te, a bokvak te le van a leang vacim te ka mu hi.
7 Then I heard God [MTY] commanding me, ‘Peter, get up, kill [some of these], and [cook and] eat [their meat]!’
Taciang aw khat ka za a, Peter awng, tho in, ngo in a, ne in, hong ci hi.
8 But I replied, ‘Lord, [you(sg)] surely do not [really want me to do that], because I have never eaten [MTY] meat [from any animal] that [our laws say] that we [(exc)] must not eat [SYN]!’
Ahihang keima in, hi ngawl hi, Topa awng: banghangziam cile a nin, ahible, a thiangtho ngawl peuma ka kamsung ah bangmahun in tum ngei ngawl hi, ka ci hi.
9 God spoke from heaven [to me] a second time, ‘[I am] God, [so] if I have made something acceptable [to eat], do not say that it is not acceptable [to eat]!’
Ahihang van pan in tua aw in, Pathian i a thianthosak te nangma in nin hi ci heak in, ci in hong zo kik hi.
10 Then [after that happened three times, the sheet with] all [those animals and birds] was pulled up into heaven again.”
Hisia bang in thumvei dong hong ci hi: taciang a vekpi in van ah lato kik siat hi.
11 “At that exact moment, three men who had been {whom [Cornelius] had} sent from Caesarea arrived at the house where I was staying.
Taciang, en vun, tasia pociang in Caesarea pan hong kisawl mihing thum te sia ka omna mun inn ah hong theng uh hi.
12 [God’s] Spirit told me that I should be willing to go with them [even though they were not Jews]. These six [Jewish] believers [from Joppa] went with me [to Caesarea], and then we [(exc)] went into that [non-Jewish] man’s house.
Taciang in bangma ngaisun nawn ngawl in amate taw pai tu in Thaa in hong sawl hi. Tuabek domngawl in hi suapui luk te in hong zui uh hi, taciang Corneliua innsung ah tum tek khu hi:
13 He told us that he had seen an angel standing in his house. The angel told him, ‘Tell some [men] to go to Joppa and bring back Simon whose other name is Peter.
Taciang Cornelius in a innsung ah vantungmi a mu na thu hong son hi, tua vantungmi sia ding a a kung ah, Joppa khua ah mi sawl in a, Peter a kici Simon sam in;
14 He will tell you [(sg)] how you and everyone [MTY] else in your house will be saved {how [God] will save you and everyone [MTY] else in your house}.’
Ama in thu hong hil tu a, tabang in nangma le na innkuan bup in ngupna na nga tu uh hi, ci in son hi.
15 After I started to speak, the Holy Spirit [suddenly] came down on them, just like he had first [MTY] come on us [during the Pentecost festival].
Taciang thuhil ka kipan a, a kipat in kote tung ah Tha Thiangtho hong thet bangma in amate tung zong ah theng hi.
16 Then I remembered what the Lord had said: ‘John caused people to be baptized in water, but [God] will cause the Holy Spirit [to enter you and change your lives.’]
Tua zawkciang in, John in tui taw tuiphumna hong pia takpi hi; ahihang note Tha Thiangtho taw tuiphumna na sang tu uh hi, a ci Topa kammal ka phawkkik hi.
17 God gave those non-Jews the same Holy Spirit that he had given to us [(inc)] after we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ. So, ([I] could not [possibly] tell God that he did wrong [when he gave them the Holy Spirit!]/how could I [tell] God that he did wrong [when he gave them the Holy Spirit]?) [RHQ] [He was showing that he had received them]!”
Banghangziam cile Pathian in Topa Jesus Christ a um te tung ah letsong a piak sia, kote hongpiak taw a kibang a hihi; Pathian khak zo tu in keima sia akua khi ziam? ci hi.
18 After [those Jewish believers] heard what Peter said, they stopped criticizing [him. Instead], they praised God, saying, “Then it is [clear to us that] God has also accepted the non-Jews so that they will have eternal life, if they turn from their sinful behavior [and believe in Jesus]!”
Amate in hi thu te a zak uh ciang in, thim khipkhep in om uh a, Pathian in Gentile mite zong nuntakna atu maw ki sikkik na pia zohi, ci in Pathian poktek uh hi.
19 After [people had killed] Stephen, many of the believers left [Jerusalem and went] to other places, because people were causing them to suffer [there in Jerusalem. Some of] them went to Phoenicia [region], some went to Cyprus [Island], and others went to Antioch [city in Syria province. In those places] they were continually telling people the message [about Jesus], but they told only other Jewish people.
Stephen thu pan vawtsiatna hang in mun tatuam ah a ki thethang te sia, Phoenicia, Cyprus le Antioch ciang dong pai a, Pathian thu midang te tung ah hil ngawl in Judah mite tung bek ah hil hi.
20 Some of the believers were men from Cyprus and from Cyrene [city in north Africa]. They went to Antioch, and [although they told other Jews about] the Lord Jesus, they also told non-Jewish people [there].
Ahihang Cyprus le Cyrene a om mi pawlkhat te in, Antioch a thet ciang in, Greek te paupui a, Topa Jesus thuhil hi.
21 The Lord [God] [MTY] was powerfully enabling those [believers to preach effectively. As a result], very many [non-Jewish] people believed [their message and] trusted in the Lord [Jesus].
Taciang Topa khut amate tung ah om hi: tabang in mi tampi te in um uh a, Topa kung ah hong heakkik uh hi.
22 The group of believers in Jerusalem heard [MTY] [people say that many people in Antioch were believing in Jesus. So] the [leaders] of the congregation in [Jerusalem] asked Barnabas to go to Antioch.
Tua zawkciang in hi thupha sia Jerusalem pawlpi dong ah hong theng hi: taciang amate in Barnabas sia Antioch dong pai tu in sawl uh hi.
23 When he got [there], he realized that God had acted kindly toward [the believers. So] he was very happy, and he continually encouraged all of the [believers] to continue to trust completely in the Lord [Jesus].
Barnabas sia Antioch a thet ciang in Pathian i hesuakna mu a, angtang mama hi, taciang amate theampo in thinsung ngealna taw Topa beal tu in hanthawn hi.
24 Barnabas was a good man [whom] the Holy Spirit completely controlled, one who trusted [God] completely. [Because of what Barnabas did], many people [there] believed in the Lord [Jesus].
Banghangziam cile Barnabas sia mipha hi a, Tha Thiangtho le upna taw kidim hi: taciang mi tampi te Topa kung ah kibelap hi.
25 Then Barnabas went to Tarsus [in Cilicia province to try] to find Saul.
Tua zawkciang in Barnabas sia Saul zong tu in Tarsus ah pai hi:
26 After he found him, Barnabas brought him [back to] Antioch [to help teach the believers. So during] a whole year [Barnabas and Saul] met [regularly] with the congregation [there] and taught many of them [about Jesus. It was] at Antioch that the believers were first called Christians {[that people] first called the believers Christians}.
A mu ngawl ciang in Antioch ah paipui hi. Ama te sia kum khat sung buppi pawlpi taw kikhawm uh a, mi tampi te thuhil hi. Taciang nungzui te sia, Christian te, a kici phitbel na sia Antioch khua ah a hihi.
27 During the time [that Barnabas and Saul were] at Antioch, some [believers who were] prophets arrived there from Jerusalem.
Tua hun sung in kamsang te sia Jerusalem pan in Antioch ah hongpai uh hi.
28 One of them, whose name was Agabus, stood up [in order to speak]. [God’s] Spirit enabled him to prophesy (that there would soon be a famine in many countries/that [people] in many countries [HYP] would soon [suffer because they] would not have enough [food] to eat). (That famine happened when Claudius was the [Roman Emperor].)
Amate sung pan Agabus a kici kamsang khat hong ding a, leitung mun theampo ah kialpi tung tu hi, ci in thaa in telsak hi: tua kialpi sia Claudius Caesar hun lai in tung hi.
29 When the believers [there heard what Agabus said], they decided that they would send [money] to help the believers who lived in Judea. Each [of them decided to give as much money] as he was able [to give].
Nungzui te in amate hi thei za tek taw Judah ngam a om suapui te hu na thak tu in khensatna nei tek uh a:
30 They sent [the money] with Barnabas and Saul to the leaders of the congregation [in Jerusalem].
Amate in upa te kung ah Barnabas le Saul te khut tungtawn in thak uh hi.
