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].
Anni ngei le kin insen suole chu rukuong leh kin se pata Cos kin tunga anangtûka Rhodes kin tunga, tuihuol kin tung nôka ma renga hah Patara kin tung nôka.
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.
Ma mun han rukuong inkhat Phonicia tienga se rang kin mua, mahan kin chuonga kin se nôk kelena.
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 tuihuol ânlangna mun ten kin va phâk lehan Cyprus hah voi tieng kin mâka Syria tieng kin sea Tyre chu neinun an musum sikin kin chuma.
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.
Ma mun han iempungei senkhat kin va mua an kôm sûn sari nikhuo kin châma, anni ngei han Ratha Inthieng rilin Paul hah Jerusalema se loi rangin an khapa.
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.
Hannirese, sûn sari ahek suole chu ha renga hah kin jôka kin se nôka iempungeiin an lômnungei le an nâingei le tuikôl tena min juong thaka ma mun han khûkinbilin chubai kin thoa.
6 After we all said goodbye, Paul and we [his companions] got on the ship, and the [other] believers returned to their own homes.
Masuole chu chonghoiin inkhat le inkhat kin insena rukuonga kin chuonga anni ngei chu in tieng an kîr nôk zoi.
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.
Rukuong leh kin se pata Tyre renga Tolemais kin tunga iempungei chibai kin pêka mahan sûn khat an kôm kin châma.
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].
Anangtûka chu kin se nôka Caesarea kin tunga mahan Thurchi Sa misîrpu Philip ina kin tunga, Philip hah Jerusalema sanpu ânthang sari ngei lâia inkhat hah alei ni.
9 He had four daughters who were not married. Each of them [frequently] spoke messages that the Holy Spirit had revealed to them.
Ama han nâi dôngmate inneiloi minli a dôna anni ngei han Pathien thurchi an misîr ngâia.
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.
Mahan sûn tamtak nikhuo kin châma ha nikhuo kin châm sûng han Judea ram renga dêipu a riming Agabus a juonga.
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].’”
Kin kôm a honga Paul a kongkhitngei hah a lâka, a kengei a kutngei athenin a khita masuole chu kin kôm hi anghin a tia, “Jerusalema, Judangei hi anga kongkhit a dônpu tak hi, hi angtak hin khit an ta, Jentailngei kuta an pêk rang ti hi Ratha Inthiengin mi ril sai ke ani,” a tia.
12 When [the rest of] us heard that, we and [other] believers there repeatedly pled with Paul, “Please do not go up to Jerusalem!”
Ha thurchi hah kin riet lechu keini le ma khuoa omngei han Paul hah Jerusalema se loi rang kin tipe tita.
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.”
Hannirese Paul han kin kôm, “Khoimo nin tho, ma angdôr hih nin chap, ku mulung nin khoi hi? Pumapa Jisua sikin Jerusalema khit rang vai hi kên phal nimaka, thi rang ten khom kên phal ke,” a tia.
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)!”
Methêm theijât ani khâiloi sikin, “Pumapa ti lam tak nirese,” kin tia, kin mojôk zoi.
15 After those days [in Caesarea], we [(exc)] prepared [our things] and [left to] go [by land] up to Jerusalem.
Masuole chu, kin insiema Jerusalem tienga se rangin kin jôk zoi.
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].
Caeserea khuo renga ruoisi senkhat ngeiin min jûia, anni ngei lâia mi inkhat a riming Mnason, ruoisi masa ngei lâia mi Cyprus tuihuola om ngâi ama han kin tungna rang ina mi sepui zoi.
17 When we arrived in Jerusalem, [a group of] the believers greeted us happily.
Jerusalem kin tungin chu iempungeiin râisântakin min lei dona.
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.
Anangtûka chu Paul'n Jacob ina mi sepuia ma mun han koiindang upangei murdi khom an oma.
19 Paul greeted them, and then he reported all of the things that God had enabled him to do among the non-Jewish people.
Anni ngei hah Paul'n chibai a pêk suole chu Pathien'n a ranak a minsila Jentailngei lâia sin a tho lam ngei hah anrêngin a misîr pe ngeia.
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].
Ha thurchi hah an rietin chu anrêngin Pathien an minpâka, Hanchu Paul kôm, “Sungsuokpa, Judangei lâia iempungei tamlam le Balama an inpêk lam ngei nu mua.
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].
Nangman Jentailngei rama Juda omngei murdi kôm, Moses balam nûksonga an nâingei sertan khâiloi rang le Juda balam jûi khâiloi rang ni minchu ngâi ti mîn an rila.
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].
No hong tung ti laka hi an riet ngêt rang ania, kho angin mo ei tho rang?
23 So you should do what we suggest to you. There are four men among us who have strongly promised [to God] about [something].
Masikin chong nang kin be lam angtakin tho roh, chonginkhâmna lei dôn sai mi pasal minli an oma.
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].
Anni ngei hah tuong inla, an kôm nang khom inthieng inla an sam epna man hah nangman pêk roh, male chu mingei murdi'n nu thurchi an lei misîr ha dik mak ti hong riet thei an tih, nangma ke Moses balam ajûi mindik ti hong riet kelen an tih.
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.”
Jentailngei lâia iempungei rangin chu, mirmil biekna sâ inthiengloi ngei, sâ alei thi sai ngei, ha renga athi ngei sâkloi rang le, hur inditna ngei khoma inthieng rang ani tiin lekha'n ei roijêk ei min riet zoi,” an tia.
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.
Masikin Paul'n anangtûka chu pasal minli ngei hah a tuonga an kôm ama khom ânthienga Pathien Biekina an lûta, inthiengna nikhuo ahek suomân chu inbôlna rang sângei pêk thei ni noni tiin ochai'n a lei ril ira.
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!”
Aniatachu sûn sari ahek suo vâng dôrin Asia rama Judangei Paul hah Biekina an mua lokongei an misieta Paul hah an sûra.
An hêtsana, “Israel mingei mi san roi, ma miriem hih ramtina mingei murdi kôm, Israel mingei Moses Balamngei ma Biekin ngei hi a rilminsiet bang ngâipu hah ani, atûn reng hin khom ma Biekina hin Jentailngei a hong tuonga ma Biekin hih a min nim,” an tia.
(Ma anga an tina chu moton han khopuilien sûnga Ephesus'a renga Trophimus hah Paul kôm an mua, Biekin sûnga a tuong nîng atih, tiin an iem sikin).
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].
A khopuilien pumpui an injêl sabak zoia lokongei hah an tama, Paul ha an sûra Biekin renga an mojôk paia Biekin ngei an khâr kelen zoia.
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].
Paul hah that rang an ti lâitakin Jerusalema mingei murdi an injêl ti Rom râlmi ulientak kôm an hong rila.
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.
Masuole chu, râlmi pâl ulientakpu han râlmi ulienngei le râlmingei hah a tuonga lokongei tieng an tân kelena, lokongei han, râlmi ulientak le râlmingei ha an mu lechu Paul an lei jêm hah an inngama.
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?”
Hanchu, râlmi ulientak han a kôm a hong nâia, Paul hah a sûra a kuta zingjirûi inik a minbun kelena, masuole chu lokongei kôm han tumo ani le imo a tho minchâi a rekela.
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].
Lokongei an chong inruol khâi maka, pâl dadangin an chong hah ahong om zoia, lokongei an hêtsan rei sikin khoite mindik thei maka Paul hah kulpuia minlût rangin chong a pêka.
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].
Paul hah kalbi a phâk vâng dôr an tuonga, lokongei an pût rei sikin râlmingei han a domin an dom paia.
36 The crowd that followed kept shouting, “Kill him! Kill him!”
Lokongei han “That roi” tia hêtsan chungin an jûi ngei bang.
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]
Hanchu, Paul han kulpui an minlût rangto han, râlmi ulientak kôm han “No kôm chong imakhat ti thei ning mo?” a tia. Râlmi ulientak han, “Greek chong ni riet mo?”
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]?”
“Tiena misaloi mi thata isâng minli ramchâr tienga tuong, Egypt mi hah nimak che mo?” a tia.
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.”
Paul'n “Juda, Cilicia rama Tarsus khopuiliena suok ki nia, khuo kâm omtak mi ki ni, rangâihoitakin lokongei makunga hin chong thei rangin ni phal roh,” a tia.
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].
Male chu râlmi ulientak han chong thei rangin phalna a pêka Paul hah indingna mun han a vândinga, lokongei hah dâirek rangin kut a jâpa lokongei rahang adâi lehan Hebrew chongin a chonga:
