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].
Kamwah nyia Kristaan wahoh loong ah ih Ranglajatte loong ih nep Rangte jengkhaap ah ekap ih rumha ngeh ih Judia hah noongrep ni japchaat rumta.
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].
Pitar Jerusalem ni kata doh, khoopkhan choi Jehudi loong ah ih lenmak adoleh kaanju rum ano, Pitar suh li rumta.
3 They said to him, “Not only was it wrong for you(sg) to visit non-Jewish people, you [even] ate with them!”
“An Ranglajatte nyia neng khoopkhan muh nok ni phaksat nep room phaksatu, erah di an neng wenwah angtu!”
4 So Peter began to explain exactly [what had happened concerning Cornelius].
Erah thoidi Pitar ih mamah angta erah jaakhoh dowa ih dook rapniine ih baattaan rumta:
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.
“Ngah ih Joppa hah ni rangsoomtang adoh, motmang ni tuptang. Rangmong nawa damnuh elongwah likhiik ih datti haano nga reeni thaam ra taha.
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.
Erah dam adi ramram ih jamsok angno jik ehi luiamaan, woma siiawi, pu ajuk nyia woma woh loong japtuptang.
7 Then I heard God [MTY] commanding me, ‘Peter, get up, kill [some of these], and [cook and] eat [their meat]!’
Eno ngasuh baat hang rah miroot japchaat tang, ‘Toonchap uh, Pitar; tekbuh phak uh!’
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]!’
Eno ngah ih liitang’ Teesu ngah ih taphak kang! Laphaksat jih nyia esot eruh jih nga tui ni ju maang taatthaak mooksuh kang.’
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]!’
Rang ni jeng arah miroot ah we japchaat tang, ‘Rangte ih Esa ngeh ih liiha suh esot ngeh ih nakli uh.’
10 Then [after that happened three times, the sheet with] all [those animals and birds] was pulled up into heaven again.”
Emamah jaajom jeng arah japchaat tang, eno thoontang rang ni ngaaktoon wanta.
11 “At that exact moment, three men who had been {whom [Cornelius] had} sent from Caesarea arrived at the house where I was staying.
Erah pootdi ngah tongtang nok adi Kaisiria nawa nga poonte wajom thokkhoom rum taha.
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.
Chiiala ih ngasuh latanyah thang ih neng damdoh wakwang baat tahang. Nga damdi Joppa nawa wah arok Kaisiria ni wakwang rum taha, eno Kornelias nok ni loongtang wangti.
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.
Kornelias ih rangsah heh nok ni chap arah japtup arah baat tahe, heh suh baatta tih, ‘Joppa ni Simoon Pitar ngeh ih mih wasiit je ah erah o subah uh poonkaat thuk uh.
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}.’
Sen jaatang puipang tiit ah erah mih ah ih baat han.’
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].
Eno ngah phangjeng angdi, Esa Chiiala ah ehakdi seng sak ni ra taha ah likhiik neng sak ni uh emah para taha.
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.’]
Eno ngah ih Teesu jeng ah samthun tang: ‘Joon ih ju nawa ih juutemta, enoothong sen loong ah Esa Chiiala nawa ih juutem an.’
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]!”
Rangte ih heh lakkot ah rangwuuthak ni tupthuk hali, Ranglajatte loong suh koha heh lakkot ah, seng suh uh phang hanpi tokdoh emah ju koh tahe; emah ang abah, Rangte jengdaante ngah o ah!”
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]!”
Erah chaat rum ano, lakah kaanju mui thang ih Rangte rangphoong rumta, neng ih liita, “Eno Rangte ih Ranglajatte loong suh nep khopiiroidong ah koh ano songtong thuk rumta!”
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 tek haatta tak adi siiwi rumta Kristaan loong ah marah marah ah Phonesia, Sipras nyia Entiok ni thoksoon rumta, eno Rangte tiitkhaap ah Jehudi luulu suh baat rumta.
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].
Enoothong Sipras nyia Siren nawa Entiok ni kata Kristaan loong ah ih Teesu Jisu ruurang Ese tiit ah Ranglajatte suh nep baattaan rumta.
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].
Teesu chaan aphaan neng damdi ang kano, mina hantek ih hanpi rumta nyia thok rum taha.
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.
Erah ruurang ah Jerusalem ni japchaat rum ano Entiok ni Barnabaas wangthuk rumta.
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].
Barnabaas ah Jerusalem ni thok ano miloong ah Rangte minchan ni tong rum arah tup ano, rapne ih roonta, neng suh maama ten nawa ih jam anno laalom ih tong ah ngeh ih baat rumta.
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].
Barnabaas ah wase mina angta, Esa Chiiala nyia heh tuumaang jeethoi di, mina hantek Teesu reeni thoksiit rumtaha.
25 Then Barnabas went to Tarsus [in Cilicia province to try] to find Saul.
Eno Barnabaas ah Tarsas ni Sool tumjam wangta.
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}.
Sool ah chojam ano, Entiok ni siit kaatta, nengnyi erah paang ah Entiok ni tongnyu ano Kristaan loong asuh nyootsoot nyuuta. Entiok hah dowa Jisu menjatte loong ah Kristaan ngeh ih phangmen dowa.
27 During the time [that Barnabas and Saul were] at Antioch, some [believers who were] prophets arrived there from Jerusalem.
Erah tokdi Jerusalem dowa khowah loong ah Entiok ni kata.
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].)
Neng dung dowa wasiit, heh men ah Agabus ngeh ih angta ah toonchap ano Chiiala chaan nawa ih ban baatta harep haraang nah ram ang ah ngeh ih ah. (Erah Kludias Luuwanglong angta doh angta).
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].
Heliphante loong ah ih Judia hah dowa Kristaan loong ah chosok suh o ih mathan jen maatkaat ah erah than ih maatkaat theng ngeh ih roongwaan rumta.
30 They sent [the money] with Barnabas and Saul to the leaders of the congregation [in Jerusalem].
Emah ih lomse rum ano, ngun ah chaas phansiitte mihak phokhoh loong asuh Sool nyia Barnabaas lakdi maatkaat rumta.
