Acts 21
1 [After] we said goodbye to the elders [from Ephesus], we [got on the ship and] sailed to Cos [Island, where the ship stopped for the night]. The next day we sailed from Cos to Rhodes [Island, where the ship stopped again. The day after] that we sailed to Patara [town, where the ship stopped. This was on Patara Island].
Amate kung pan ka pai uh ciang in, tembaw taw a tangtan in ka pai uh a, Coos ka theng uh hi, a zingciang in Rhodes ka theng uh a, tua mun pan in Patara ka paisuak uh hi:
2 [At Patara we left that ship, and someone told us that] there was a ship that would be going to Phoenicia [region. So] we got on that ship, and it left.
Phoenicia pai tu tembaw ka mu uh a, a sung ka tum zawk uh ciang ka pai uh hi.
3 [We sailed until] we could see Cyprus [Island]. We passed to the south of the island and continued sailing until we arrived at [Phoenicia region, in] Syria [province]. We arrived at Tyre [city. The ship was going to stay there several days, because its workers] had to unload the cargo.
Cyprus ka mu uh ciang in veisang ka zuan uh a, Syria sang ah ka pai uh hi, taciang Tyre ah ka tawlnga uh hi: banghangziam cile tua mun ah tembaw i puak van te khia uh hi.
4 [Someone told us] where the believers in Tyre lived, so we [(exc) went and] stayed with them for seven days. Because [God’s] Spirit revealed to them ([that people would cause Paul to suffer/Paul would suffer]) [in Jerusalem], they told Paul that he should not go there.
Taciang nungzui te taw ka kimu uh a, ni sali sung ka taam uh hi: amate in, Paul sia Jerusalem a pai tu hi ngawl hi, ci in Thaa tungtawn in son hi.
5 But when it was time [for the ship to leave again], we [prepared to] continue going [to Jerusalem]. When we left [Tyre], all the believers, including their wives and children, went with us [to the edge of the sea]. We all knelt down there on the sand/shore and prayed.
Tua hun sung teng a bo ciang in, ka pusuak kik uh a, ka paisuak uh hi; taciang amate a vekpi in a zite le a tate uh taw, khuapi puasang dong hong tha uh a: tuihui ah khupdin in thu ka ngen khawm uh hi.
6 After we all said goodbye, Paul and we [his companions] got on the ship, and the [other] believers returned to their own homes.
Taciang khat le khat ka kikhen zawk uh ciang, tembaw sung ka tum uh a, amate zong inn sang ah cia uh hi.
7 After we [(exc)] left Tyre, we continued on [that ship] to Ptolemais [city]. There were believers there, and we greeted them and stayed with them that night.
Tyre pan in khualhaw ka man uh ciang in Ptolemais ka theng uh hi, taciang suapui te ka paupui uh a, amate taw ni khat sung ka om uh hi.
8 The next day we left [Ptolemais] and sailed to Caesarea [city], where we stayed in the home of Philip, who [spent his days] telling others how to become disciples of Jesus. He was one of the seven [men whom the believers in Jerusalem had chosen to care for the widows].
A zingciang in koma Paul le a lawmte ka pai uh a, Caesarea ka theng uh hi: taciang thupha puak Philip innsung ah ka tum uh a, ka taam uh hi, Philip sia upa sali sung pan khat a hihi.
9 He had four daughters who were not married. Each of them [frequently] spoke messages that the Holy Spirit had revealed to them.
Taciang Philip in tanu li nei hi, amate sia ngaknu thiangtho te hi a, mailam thu pualak uh hi.
10 After [we(exc) had been in Philip’s house for] several days, a believer whose name was Agabus came down from Judea [district] and arrived [in Caesarea]. He [frequently] spoke messages that the Holy Spirit had told him.
Tua mun ah ni tampi sung ka taam uh hi, tua mun ah Judah ngam pan in Agabus a kici kamsang khat hong theng hi.
11 Coming over to where we were, he took off Paul’s belt. Then he tied his own feet and hands with it and said, “The Holy Spirit says, ‘The Jewish [leaders] [SYN] in Jerusalem will tie up [the hands and feet of] the owner of this belt, like this, and they will hand him over to non-Jewish people [as a prisoner].’”
Taciang ka kung uh ah hongpai ciang in, Paul i kawngkhau la a, ama khut le peang te hen hi, taciang, hi kawngkhau neipa sia Judah mite in Jerusalem ah hen tu a, Gentile mite khut sung ah ap tu hi, ci in Tha Thiangtho in ci hi, ci hi.
12 When [the rest of] us heard that, we and [other] believers there repeatedly pled with Paul, “Please do not go up to Jerusalem!”
Hi thu ka zak uh ciang in, koma le tua mun a om te in Paul sia Jerusalem pai ngawl tu in ka thum uh hi.
13 But Paul replied, “(Please stop crying and trying to discourage me [IDM] [from going!]/Why are you crying and trying to discourage me [IDM] [from going]?) [RHQ] I am willing to be put {[for people] to put me} in prison and also to be killed {[for them] to kill me} in Jerusalem because I [serve] [MTY] the Lord Jesus.”
Tua zawkciang in Paul in, banghang in kap in ka thin hong nosak nu ziam? banghangziam cile Topa Jesus min taw ki hen tu bek hi ngawl, Jerusalem ah thi thu zong ka ki nging khol zo hi, ci in zo hi.
14 When [we(exc) realized that] he was determined [to go to Jerusalem], we did not try [any longer] to persuade him [not to go]. We said, “May (the Lord [God] do what he wants/the Lord’s will be done)!”
Taciang ka sonpui zawk ngawl uh ciang in, ka tawl nga uh a, Topa deina bang hi tahen, ka ci uh hi.
15 After those days [in Caesarea], we [(exc)] prepared [our things] and [left to] go [by land] up to Jerusalem.
Tua ni teng zawkciang in ka van te uh ka ki thoai uh a, Jerusalem ah ka pai uh hi.
16 Some of the believers from Caesarea also went with us. [On the way to Jerusalem], we stayed [one night] in the house of [a man whose name was] Mnason. He was from Cyprus [Island], and he had believed [in Jesus] when people were first beginning to hear the message [about him].
Caesarea a om nungzui pawlkhat te in zong hong zui uh a, ka ngia natu uh mun Syprus mi Mnason zong hong tonpui uh hi, Mnason sia a kipatcil pan kipan in nungzui khat a hihi.
17 When we arrived in Jerusalem, [a group of] the believers greeted us happily.
Jerusalem ka thet uh ciang in, suapui te in angtangtak in hong muak uh hi.
18 The next day Paul and the rest of us went to speak with James, [who was the leader of the congregation there]. All of the [other] leaders/elders [of the congregation in Jerusalem] were also there.
A zingciang Paul taw James kung ah ka tum uh a; upa te theampo zong om uh hi.
19 Paul greeted them, and then he reported all of the things that God had enabled him to do among the non-Jewish people.
Paul in amate nukset a, a tuan in Gentile te sung a nasep na tungtawn in Pathian i nasep nate pualak hi.
20 When they heard that, James and the other elders said, “Praise the Lord!” Then [one of] them said to Paul, “Brother/Friend, you [(sg)] know that there are very many thousands of us [(inc)] Jewish people [here] who have believed [in the Lord Jesus]. Also, you know that we [(inc)] all continue very carefully to obey the laws [that Moses gave us].
Amate in tua thu a zak uh ciang in, Topa minthang pok uh a, thukham taw kisai a citak mama Judah mi tul tampi te in um uh hi; ci mu uh hi:
21 [But our fellow Jewish believers] have been told {have heard [people say]} that when you are among non-Jews, you tell the Jewish believers who live there that they should stop obeying [the laws] [MTY] ([of] Moses/[that] Moses [received from God]). [People say that] you tell [those Jewish believers] not to circumcise their sons and not to practice our [other] customs. [We(exc) do not believe that this is true].
Nangma in Moses thukham na nusia tu a, amate tate zong vunteap tan ngawl tu a hihi, taciang ngeina te zong a zui tu uh hi ngawl hi, ci in na hil hi, ci thu Gentile mite sung ah a om Judah mite theampo tung ah phawksak hi.
22 But our fellow [Jewish] believers will certainly hear that you have arrived, [and they will be angry with you]. So [you] need to do something [RHQ] [to show them that what they heard about you is not true].
Tua ahikom bang vawt tu khu ziam? mihonpi te hong ki kaikhop kul hamtang tu hi: banghangziam cile amate in nong thet hunlam he tu hi.
23 So you should do what we suggest to you. There are four men among us who have strongly promised [to God] about [something].
Tua ahikom note kong son bang in vawt in: amate tung ah kiciam na a nei mi li ka nei uh hi;
24 Go with these men [to the Temple] and [ritually] purify yourself along with them. Then, [when it is time for them to offer the sacrifices for that ritual], pay for what they offer [as sacrifices]. After that, they can shave their heads [to show that they have done what they promised to do. And when people see you in the courts of the Temple with those men], they will know that what they have been told {what people have told them} about you is not true. Instead, all of them will know that you obey all our Jewish laws [and rituals].
Amate taw pai tavun a, thiansuana vawt tavun, amate lu mettol hen a, a bo na dangka te zong piaksak in: taciang nangma taw kisai thu te sia bangma thupi ngawl hi; ahizong nangma vateak in thukham bang zui in nanungta hi, ci thu mi theampo in he tu hi.
25 As for the non-Jewish believers, [we elders here in Jerusalem have talked] about [which of our laws] they [should obey, and] we [(exc)] wrote them [a letter, telling them] what we decided. [We wrote] that they should not eat meat that people have offered as a sacrifice to any idol, [that they should not eat] blood [from animals], and that [they should not eat] meat from animals [that people have killed by] strangling [them. We also told them that] they should not have sex with someone to whom they are not married.”
A um Gentile mite taw kisai in, tabang thu te bangma zui ngawl tu in, lai ka thak zo uh hi, ahihang milim te tung a kipia thisan, tawlsan in a ki ngo sa te le paktat nate pan in amate le amate kikeam tahen, ci hi.
26 So Paul [agreed to do what they asked], and the next day he took the [four] men, and together they ritually purified themselves. After that, Paul went to the Temple [courts and] told [the priest] what day they would [finish] purifying themselves [ritually] and when [they] would offer [the animals as sacrifices] for each of them.
Tua ahikom Paul in a zingciang in mihing li te paipui a, amate taw thianthona vawt khawm uh hi, taciang biakinn sung ah tum uh a, thianthona hun a bo tu ni le amate khatsim atu biakpiakna piak tu zong hilhi.
27 When the seven days [for purifying themselves] were nearly finished, Paul [returned] to the Temple [courtyard]. Some Jews from Asia [province] saw him there, [and they were very angry at him]. On another day they had seen Paul [walking around] in Jerusalem with Trophimus, who was a non-Jew. Their laws did not permit non-Jews to be in the Temple, and they thought that Paul had brought Trophimus into the Temple [courtyard that day. So] they called out to many other Jews [who were in the Temple courtyard] to [help them] seize [MTY] Paul. They shouted, “Fellow Israelites, come and help [us punish this] man! This is the one who is [constantly] teaching people wherever [he goes that they] should despise the [Jewish] people. [He teaches people that they should no longer obey] the laws [of Moses] nor respect this holy [Temple]. He has even brought non-Jews here into [the court of] our Temple, causing God to consider it no longer holy!”
Ni sali ni a bo ciang in, Asia ngam Judah mite biakinn sung ah Paul a mu uh ciang in, mi theampo hanthawn uh a, paul man uh hi,
Israel mite awng, hong hu tavun: hisia pa in mun tatuam a om mi theampo, thukham le hi mun langpan in thuhil hi: tuabek dom ngawl in Greek mite zong biakinn sung ah tumpui a, hi mun thiangtho ninsak hi, ci in au uh hi.
Banghangziam cile amate in Ephesus khua mi Trophimus taw Jerusalem ah a mu ngei uh hang in biakinn sung ah tumpui hi, ci muangmaw uh hi.
30 [People] throughout [MTY] the city heard that there was trouble [at the Temple courtyard], and they came running there. They grabbed Paul and dragged him outside of the Temple [area]. The gates [to the Temple courtyard were shut] {[The Temple guards] shut the doors [to the Temple courts]} immediately, [so that the people would not riot inside the Temple area].
Taciang khuapi bup hong linglawng a, mipi te tai kheukho uh hi: taciang amate in Paul man uh a, biakinn sung pan in kaikeak uh hi: tasia pociang kongkha te khak siat hi.
31 While they were trying to kill Paul, someone [ran to the fort near the Temple] and told the Roman commander that many [HYP] people [MTY] in Jerusalem were rioting [at the Temple].
Amate in Paul that tu a paipui uh ciang in, tulkhat uk ngalkap mangpa kung ah, Jerusalem buppi buaina piang hi, ci thu theng hi.
32 The commander quickly took some officers and [a large group of] soldiers and ran to [the Temple area where] the crowd was. When the crowd of people [who were yelling and beating Paul] saw the commander and the soldiers [coming], they stopped beating him.
Ama in ngalkap te le zakhat uk ngalkap mang te sam pai a, mipi te sang ah tai uh hi: taciang amate in tulkhat uk ngalkap mangpa le ngalkap te a mu ciang in, Paul sia vel nawn ngawl in tawlnga hi.
33 The commander came to [where Paul was and] seized him. He [commanded soldiers] to fasten a chain to [each of] Paul’s [arms]. Then he asked [the people in the crowd], “Who is this man, and what has he done?”
Tua zawkciang in tulkhat uk ngalkap mangpa sia Paul kung ah hongpai a, a mat zawkciang thikkol ni taw hen tu in thupia hi; taciang ama akua ziam, cile bangvawt ziam, ci dong hi.
34 Some of the many people there were shouting one thing, [and] some were shouting something else. Because they continued shouting so loudly, the commander could not understand [what they were shouting. So] he [commanded] that Paul be taken {[the soldiers] to take Paul} into the barracks [so that he could question him there].
Taciang mihonpi sung pan in mi pawlkhat te in a tuam in au uh a, pawlkhat te in a tuam in au uh hi: tabang in ngalkapmang pa in buaina thu thiangtak in a tel thei ngawl hu in, Paul sia ngalkap inn huang sung ah tumpui tu in thupia hi.
35 [The soldiers] led Paul to the steps [of the barracks], but many people continued to follow them, trying to kill [Paul. So the commander told] the soldiers to carry Paul [up the steps into the barracks].
Keallei tung a thet ciang in, ngalkap te in dom uh hi, banghangziam cile mipi te in nawm ngawp uh hi.
36 The crowd that followed kept shouting, “Kill him! Kill him!”
Banghangziam cile mihonpi in a nung pan zui uh a, hisia pa that vun, ci in au kawm uh hi.
37 As Paul was about to be taken {[the soldiers] were about to take Paul} into the barracks, he said [in Greek] to the commander, “May I speak to you?” The commander said, “(I am surprised that you can speak the Greek [language]!/Can you [(sg)] speak the Greek [language]?)” [RHQ]
Paul sia ngalkap inn huang sung ah a paipui tu uh ciang in, tulkhat uk ngalkap mangpa kung ah, kong paupui thei tu ziam? ci hi. Taciang ngalkap mangpa in Greek kam pau thei ni ziam?
38 “(I [thought] that you [(sg)] were that fellow/Are you not that fellow) from Egypt [RHQ] who wanted to rebel [against the government not long ago], and who took 4,000 violent terrorists [with him] out into the desert, [so that we could not catch him]?”
Nangma sia tu masia buaina vawt a, tualthat mi tul li duisung ah a paipui Egypt mi pa hi ngawl ni ziam? ci hi.
39 Paul answered, “[No, I am not!] I am a Jew. I [was born] in Tarsus, which is an important [LIT] city in Cilicia [province]. I ask that you [(sg)] let me speak to the people.”
Ahihang Paul in, keima sia Cilicia ngamsung ah khua thathong a hi ngawl, khuapi khat a hi Tarsus a om Judah mi ka hihi: taciang, hi mipi te tung ah thuson hun nong piak natu kong thum hi, ci hi.
40 Then the commander permitted Paul [to speak. So] Paul stood on the steps and motioned with his hand [for the crowd to be quiet. And after] the people in the crowd became quiet, Paul spoke to them in [their own] Hebrew language [MTY].
Ngalkap mangpa in thuson hun a piak ciang in, Paul sia keallei tung ah ding a, mipi te a khut taw van hi. Taciang mipi te a thim khipkhep uh ciang in, amate tung ah Hebrew kam taw thuson a,
