Acts 19
1 While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul [left the places in Phrygia and Galatia] provinces where he had been visiting, and traveled through [Asia province] back to Ephesus. He met some people [who said that they] were believers.
Apawluh Korintuh mlüha a ve k'um üng, Pawluh cun pe k'uma ceh hü päng üng Epheta pha law lü, axüisawe avang a jah hmuh.
2 He asked them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed [God’s message]?” They answered, “No, we [(exc) did not]. We have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”
Ami veia, “Nami jumei law üng Ngmüimkhya Ngcim nami yahki aw?” a ti. Acunüng, amimi naw, “Ka; Ngmüimkhya Ngcim veki tia pi am ngja khawi u ngü” ami ti.
3 So Paul asked, “So when you were baptized, what [were you showing]?” They replied, “[We were showing] that we [(exc)] believed what John [the Baptizer] taught.”
Ani naw, “Ia Baptican ja nami khan?” a ti. Amimi naw, “Johana Baptican” ami ti.
4 Paul said, “John baptized people who turned away from their sinful behavior. He [also] told the people to believe in the one who would come after he [had come], and that was Jesus.”
Pawluh naw, “Johana Baptican cun ami mkhye nglatakia phäh kyaki, ‘Johan naw Isarel khyange üng, ‘Ka hnua law khai cun nami jum vai, “Ani cun Jesuh ni” ti lü a jah mtheh.
5 So, when those men heard that, they were baptized [to affirm that they believed] [MTY] in the Lord Jesus.
Acuna ngthu ami ngjak ja, Bawipa Jesuha ngming üng Baptican khankie.
6 After that, Paul placed his hands on their heads [one by one], and the [power of the] Holy Spirit came upon [each of] them. The [Holy Spirit] enabled them to speak in various languages [MTY] [that they had not learned], and they also spoke messages [that the Holy Spirit] revealed to them.
Pawluh naw, ami khana a kut mtai se, Ngmüimkhya Ngcim ami khana pha lawki; acunüng, läk akce am ngthu pyen u lü, Mhnama mawng sangkie.
7 There were about twelve men [whom Paul baptized and who received the power of the Holy Spirit].
Ami vana kpami xaleinghngih lawki he.
8 For three months after that, Paul entered the Jewish meeting place [in Ephesus on each] Sabbath/Jewish day of rest, and he spoke boldly. He convincingly taught [the people] about how God wanted to rule [MET] [their lives].
Pawluh cun sinakoka k'uma lut lü, khya kthum üng yet lü ngthu pyenki, Pamhnama pea mawng cun khyange jah ngcuhpüi lü jah ksingsaki.
9 [A few of the people in the meeting house believed the message about Jesus]. But some of the people would not believe that message and did not want to [continue to] hear it. While many people were listening, they said many bad things about the way [for people to receive eternal life about which Paul was preaching]. So Paul left them and took the believers with him [to meet in another place]. He taught every day in a lecture hall [that a man whose name was] Tyrannus [lectured in/owned].
Acunsepi, avange cun ami mlung ngcang se, am jum u lü khyangea hmaia Bawipaa Mawnglam ami ksekhanak. Pawluh naw jah cehta lü, jumeikie akcea jah cehpüiki naw, amhnüp tä se Turanah ima jah ngthähpüi lü jah mtheimthangki.
10 For two years Paul continued to teach people in that building. In this way, most of [HYP] the Jews and non-Jews who lived in Asia [province] heard the message about the Lord [Jesus].
Acukba kum nghngih jah mthei se, Asah hnea vekie naküt Judahe ja Krike naw pi Bawipa ngthu cun ngjakie.
11 Also, God gave Paul the power [MTY] to do amazing miracles.
Pamhnam naw Pawluh üngkhyüh müncam phyaki jah pawhki.
12 [If those who were sick could not come to Paul, handkerchiefs or aprons that Paul had touched would be taken and] placed on the sick people {[others] would take [and place on] the sick people handkerchiefs or aprons that Paul had touched}. As a result, those sick people would become well, and evil spirits that troubled people would leave.
Acunüng, Pawluha pava ja a jih cum am khyaihki vei ami cehpüi, mnehmnange cun khyük u lü khawyaie pi ngsätkie.
13 There were also some Jews who traveled around [to] various places, [and] they commanded the evil spirits in those places to depart [from people. Certain ones of those Jews once] tried to command the evil spirits to come out of people by saying “I command you by the authority [MTY] of the Lord Jesus, the man about whom Paul preaches, to come out!”
Khawyai ksät hükie Judah avange naw, “Pawluh naw a pyen hü khawia Jesuha ngming am ning jah ksät ve üng” ti u lü, khawyaia venaka khyangea khana, Bawipa Jesuha ngming sumeiki he.
14 There were seven men who were doing that. They were sons of a man named Sceva, a Jew, [who called himself] a chief priest.
Judah khyang, ktaiyü ngvai säih mat, Sakevaha cakpa khyühe naw acukba pawh hlüki.
15 But [one day as they were doing that], the evil spirit [refused to come out of that person. Instead, he] said to them, “I know Jesus, and I know [that he has authorized] Paul [to expel demons]. (But no one has authorized you [to do anything to me!]/who authorized you [to do anything to me]?) [RHQ]”
Acuna khawyai naw ami veia, “Jesuh ka ksingki, Pawluh pi ka ksingki, nangmi hin ue ni?” ti lü a jah kthäh.
16 [After saying that, suddenly] the man who was controlled by the evil spirit jumped on the seven Jewish men, [one after another], knocked all of them down, and beat each of them severely. He tore off their clothes and wounded them, causing them to bleed. So, [greatly frightened, they all] ran out of the house.
Khawyaia venak naw, jah jawng law sih lü, ami van jah nängei se, acuna im üngkhyüh, lemkie kyase, ami suisak hawih hüt lü dawngkie.
17 All the people who lived in Ephesus, both Jews and non-Jews, heard what had happened. So they were afraid [MTY]. They honored the Lord Jesus [MTY] [because they realized that he was very powerful].
Epheta vekia Judahe ja Krikea veia, acuna ngthu cun ngthang hüki; acunüng, avan kyüh hü u se, Bawipa Jesuha ngming mhlünmtai lü veki.
18 [At that time], while other believers were listening, many believers confessed the evil things that they had been doing.
Jumeikie khawhah law hü u lü, ami bilawhe cun khyang ksunga jah phyeh lawki he.
19 Several of those who had [previously] practiced sorcery gathered up their scrolls [that told how to work] magic and burned them in a public place. When people added up how much those scrolls had cost, they realized that altogether the amount was 50,000 valuable silver coins.
Ngjo khawhae naw pi, ami caupe jah lawpüi u lü, khyang ksunga ami jah mkhih law; acun üng, a phu täh u se, ngui thawng mhmakip phunakia ami ksing.
20 As a result, many more people heard [MTY] the message about the Lord [Jesus], and the message powerfully [changed their lives].
Ahikba johit am be lü, Bawipaa ngthu cun ngthang hü lü däm law bawk bawki.
21 After those things had happened, Paul decided that he wanted to go to Jerusalem, but he decided that [first] he would visit [the believers in] Macedonia and Achaia [provinces again]. Paul said, “After I have been to Jerusalem, I must also go to Rome.”
Acun käna Pawluh cun, Maketawniha ja Akaijah üng kdung hü lü, Jerusalema cit khaia ngtängki, “Acua ka ceh käna Romah pi ka hmu khai” a ti.
22 He sent two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, ahead to Macedonia. But Paul stayed a little longer [in Ephesus city], in Asia [province].
Khüipüiki xawi nghngih, Timoti ja Eratuh cun Maketawniha hnea jah cehsak lü, amät cun Asah hnea ve hüki.
23 [Soon after that], some of the people there tried to make a lot of [LIT] trouble for the people who believed the way [God revealed for us(inc) to receive eternal life].
Acuna kcün üng Epheta Bawipaa Mawnglama phäh aktäa khuikhanak veki.
24 There was a man there whose name was Demetrius who made little images out of silver. [They were models] of the temple of [a goddess whose name was] Artemis. Demetrius and the other men [who made those little images] earned a lot of [LIT] money [from selling those images].
Dematarih ngming naki, nguiksep naw Artimih mhnam nghnumicaa alup sep se, a khyange naw khawhthem khawhah yah nakie.
25 Demetrius called a meeting of his workmen and also of others who made the little silver images. He said to them, “Men, you know that we [(inc)] earn a lot of money doing our kind of work.
Ani naw, ami bi tängkia nguiksepe jah ngcunpüi lü, “Ka püie aw, hina khawhthem cun hin mi bilawhnak üng lawki tia mi ksingki,
26 Also, you know that [this fellow] Paul has persuaded many people who live in Ephesus [to no longer buy the images that we make. Now even the people from] many other towns in our province [no longer want to buy what we make]. This fellow tells people that the gods that we have made [and worship] are not gods [and that we should not worship them].
Tuha Pawluh naw, ‘Khyanga kut am pyang naküt cun mhnama am kya ve’ ti lü, hina Epheta däka am kya, Asah hne naküt üng pi khyang khawha jah ksük se, hmu u lü nami ksingki.
27 [If people continue to listen to him], soon they will ruin our business. Besides, they will no longer think that they should [come to] the temple of Artemis [to worship her. People] all over our Asia [province] and everywhere [HYP] else worship [our great] goddess [Artemis. Soon people] may no longer consider that Artemis is great!”
“Acunakyase, mi bi, ngui mi yahnak ami jah hmumsit law däk vaia am ni lü mi thang pi se khai ni, hlüngtaikia Artimih mhnam nghnumicaa Temple pi hmumsit law u se, Asah hne üng khyange naküt, khawmdeka khana khyange naw ami jum khawi hin, ia am mawng law khai ni tia pi kyühei phya ve” a ti.
28 All the men there were very angry [at Paul] when they heard what Demetrius said. They began to shout, “The goddess Artemis of us Ephesians is very great!”
Acuna ngthu ami ngjak üng ami mlung so law se, “Ephet mlüha ka Artimih hin hlüngtai kcangki ni” tia, ngpyangkie.
29 Many of the other people in the city heard the shouting and went [and joined the crowd. They also became angry at Paul] and began shouting. [Several of] the people seized Gaius and Aristarchus, two men [from Macedonia] who had been traveling with Paul. [Then the whole crowd of people ran, dragging those men along with them], to the city stadium.
Mlüh avan üng acun ngthang hüki. Kajas ja Aristakhas, Maketawnih khyang xawi Pawluh naw a jah ngkhahpüi cun jah mankie naw, pawi binak ima ami jah cehpüi.
30 Paul also wanted to go [to the stadium and speak to] the people, but the other believers would not let him go there.
Pawluh cun khyangea maa cit khaia bü se, jumeikie naw ami mkhyawh.
31 Also, some government officials of that province who were friends of Paul [heard what was happening]. So they sent someone to tell him [urgently] not to go into the stadium.
Acunüng, acuna hne üngka ngvaie, Pawluha püie naw, a veia khyang tüih u lü, pawi binak ima käh cit khai ami nghuinak.
32 The crowd of people [in the stadium] continued shouting. Some shouted one thing, and some shouted something else. But most of them did not even know what the meeting was about!
Ngbäm lawki he khawhah naw ami ngbäm lawa suilam pi am ksing u, acunakyase, avang ngthu mat pyen lü ngpyang u se, avang ngthu akce am ngpyangkie.
33 One of the [Jews there was named Alexander. Some of] the Jews pushed him to the front of the stadium, [so that he could speak to the crowd of people]. So Alexander motioned with his hands to the crowd, [wanting them to be quiet]. He wanted to tell them that [the Jews] were not responsible [for the riot].
Acunüng, khyang avange naw Aleksanda cun üng mta veki ni ami ti, isetiakyaküng, Judahe naw ani cun maa ami cehsak ni ami ti. Acunüng, Aleksanda naw a kut khyange veia käh khikheh khaiea säng lü, amät sungkhamei khaia ngbüki.
34 But [many of the non-Jewish people] knew that Alexander was a Jew. [They also knew that the Jews did not worship the goddess Artemis. So the non-Jews there] unitedly [and] repeatedly shouted for about two hours, “Great is [the goddess] Artemis [whom we(inc)] Ephesians [worship]!”
Acunsepi, ani cun Judah khyanga kyaki ti ami ksing üng, naji nghngih hlawk atänga, “Epheta ka Artimih hin hlüngtaiki ni” tia aktäa ngpyangkie.
35 Then the city secretary made the crowd stop shouting, and he said to them, “My fellow-citizens, everyone in the world knows [RHQ] that [we(inc) people who live in] Ephesus [city] guard the temple [where we worship] the great [goddess] Artemis. Also, [everyone knows that we(inc) watch over] the [sacred] image [of our goddess] that fell down from heaven!
Acunüng, mlüh kcak’yu naw khyange a jah dimsak lü, “Ephet khyange aw, Ephet mlüh cun hlüngtaikia Artimih Temple ngängki ja khankhawa khyüh lung ngcim kya lawki ni a ti.
36 Of course everyone knows that, and no one can say that these things are not true. So you should be quiet now. Do not suddenly do anything (foolish/that will cause us trouble).
Acunakyase, u am ngtek khawh u ki. Nami dim vai, amdanga i käh nami pawh vai.
37 You [should not] have brought these [two] men [here, because they have not done anything evil]. They have not gone into our temples and taken things [from there]. And they have not spoken evil of our goddess.
Hin üng nami jah lawpüi xawi hin, Temple phyehkiea am kya ni, nami mhnam pi am ksekha na ni.
38 Therefore, if Demetrius and his fellow-workmen want to accuse anyone [about anything bad, they should do it in the right way]. There are courts [that you can go to when you want to accuse someone], and there are judges [there who have been appointed by the government] {[whom the government has appointed]}. You can accuse [anyone there].
Acunakyase, Dematarih ja a püi nguiksepe naw, nami ngcuh vai am vea kya üng kami ngvaie vekie, junga pi mi cit khaie ami ti.
39 But if you want to ask about something else, [you should ask] for [other officials to] resolve it when [those] officials legally assemble.
Akce mtai vai nami tak üng pi, kcang mkhyah vai mlüha veki khyange am mi ngkhyum khaie ami ti.
40 [And this is certainly not a legal meeting! Resolve this legally] because, if [we(inc) do] not, I am afraid [that the governor] will hear about all this noise [that you have made] and will say that we [(inc)] were trying to rebel [against the government]. If he would ask me what you were all shouting about, I would not be able to give him an answer.”
Tungawi thawnhlawkia phäha mi kyühkyawk vai suksaknak vaia veki. Isetiakyaküng hina am kcangkia ngbämnak cun ami jah msuhei ta ihawkba pi am mi pyen thei khai ni.
41 That is what the city secretary said [to the crowd]. Then he told them all to go [home. So they left].
Acun a pyen päng ja ngbäme a jah tüih be.
