Acts 28
1 After we [(exc)] had arrived safely [on the shore], we learned that it was an island called Malta.
Amate a suatak zawk uh ciang in, tua tuikul sia Melita kici hi, ci he uh hi.
2 The people who lived there received us kindly. They lit a fire and invited us to come and warm ourselves, because it was raining and it was cold.
Ngua hong zu a, khuasik mama ahikom in mimawl te in mei hong tawsak uh a, ka vekpi in hong sang in, kote tung ah hong phatvawt mama uh hi.
3 Paul gathered some sticks and put them on the fire. But [among those sticks was] a snake that had come out [from the fire to escape] from the heat, and it fastened itself on Paul’s hand.
Taciang Paul in thing lomkhat hong toai in, meisung ah a bumsuk ciang, sa ahikom in ngul khat hong pusuak a, Paul i khut tung ah hong ki vial hi.
4 [The islanders knew that the snake was poisonous, so] when they saw it hanging from Paul’s hand, they said to each other, “Probably this man has murdered someone. Although he has escaped from being drowned, [the god] ([who] pays [people back/who punishes people]) for their [MTY] sins will cause him to die.”
Taciang mimawl te in Paul i khut ah a ngu hang mama ngulpui in pomci a mu uh ciang in, hisia pa sia tualthat hi nanak tu hi, tuipi sung pan suakta napi, phulakna in nungtasak tuan ngawl hi, ci in amate kikum uh hi.
5 But Paul simply shook the snake off into the fire, and nothing happened to him.
Taciang Paul in tua nganhing sia meisung ah thing a, bangma tat ngawl hi.
6 The people were expecting that Paul’s body would soon swell up or that he would suddenly fall down and die. But after they had waited a long time, they saw [that the snake] had not harmed him [at all]. So then the people changed their minds and said [to one another], “This man is not a murderer! Probably he is a god!”
Ahihang amate in banghun ciang hong tumkeak tam maw, a hibale, banghun ciang upmawk ngawlpi, puk in a thi tam maw, ci in encik uh hi: ahihang hun saupi sung a etcik zawk uh ciang in, bangma a phatmawk ngawl ciang, amate in a ngaisutna uh khealkik a, hisia pa sia pathian hi, ci uh hi.
7 Near where the people had made the fire, there were some fields that belonged to a man whose name was Publius. He was the chief official on the island. He invited us to [come and stay in] his home. He took care of us for three days.
Tua mun ah tuikul ukpa in lo ngam nei a, tua pa min sia Publius kici hi; ama in phatak in hong sang a, ni thum sung hong taamsak hi.
8 [At that time] Publius’ father had a fever and dysentery, and he was lying [in bed]. So Paul visited him and prayed [for him. Then] Paul placed his hands on him and healed him.
Taciang in, Publius i pa sia cisa natna le ngilsan vei in lum hi: Paul a kung ah pai a, thungen in a tung ah khut nga a, damsak hi.
9 After Paul had done that, the other people on the island who were sick came [to him] and [he] healed them, too.
Tua ahikom hibang a vawt zawkciang in, tuikul sung a natna nei theampo zong hongpai uh a, dam uh hi:
10 They brought us gifts and [showed in other ways that] they greatly respected us. When we were [ready] to leave [three months later], they brought us food and other things that we would need [for the trip].
Amate in letsong tam mama hongpia uh a, ka din uh ciang in ka kisap uh na tampi tembaw tung ah hong koisak uh hi.
11 After [we had stayed there] three months, we [got on] a ship [that was going to Italy and] sailed away. The ship had been in [a harbor on] the island during the months when there are many storms. It had come from Alexandria [city]. On the front of the ship there were carved images of the twin gods [whose names were Castor and Pollux].
Tha thum zawkciang phalbi sung theampo tuikul ah ka om uh a, Castor le Pollux ci khiakna nei Alexandria tembaw taw ka pai uh hi.
12 We [sailed from the island and] arrived at Syracuse [city on Sicily island] and stayed there three days.
Syracuse ah ka tawlnga uh a, tua mun ah ni thum sung ka om uh hi.
13 Then we traveled on by ship and arrived at Rhegium [port in Italy]. The next day, the wind was blowing from behind us, [so we sailed along fast]. The day after that, we reached Puteoli [town, where we left the ship].
Tua mun pan pusuak in ka kiimveal uh a, Rhegium ka theng uh hi: taciang ni khat zawkciang in, thangsang pan hui hong va ahikom, a zingciang in Puteoli ka theng uh hi:
14 In Puteoli we met some believers who invited us to stay with them for a week. [After visiting them], we [left there and started to travel by land] to Rome.
Tua mun ah suapui te ka mu uh a, amate in ni sali om tu in hong ngen uh hi: tabang in Rome sang ah ka pai uh hi.
15 [A group of] believers [who lived in Rome] had heard that we [(exc) were coming]. So they came out [from Rome] to meet us. [Some of] them met us at [the town called] ‘The Market on Appian [Road’, ] and others met us at [the town called] ‘The Three Inns’. When Paul saw those believers, he thanked God and was encouraged.
Rome a om suapui te in ka thu a zak uh ciang in, koma muak tu in Appii vanzuak na le zintun inn thum kici na pan in hongpai uh hi: taciang Paul in amate a mu ciang in, Pathian pok a, thinnuam in om uh hi.
16 After we [(exc)] arrived in Rome, Paul was permitted {[a Roman official who was responsible for guarding Paul] permitted Paul} to live [in a house] by himself. But [there was always] a soldier there to guard him.
Rome ka thet uh ciang in, zakhat uk ngalkap mangpa in thongtak te sia thonginn cing topa kung ah ap hi: ahihang Paul sia ama nguak in a cingtu ngalkap khat taw omsak hi.
17 After [Paul had been there] three days, he sent a message to the Jewish leaders [to come and talk with him. So] they came, and Paul said to them, “My fellow Jews, although I have not opposed our people nor spoken against the customs of our ancestors, [our leaders] in Jerusalem [seized] [MTY] [me. But before they could kill me, a Roman commander rescued me and later sent me] to Caesarea for Roman [authorities/officials to put me on trial].
Ni thum zawkciang in, Paul in Judah makai te munkhat ah kaikhawm a: hongpai uh ciang in, amate tung ah, u le nau te awng, mite le ka pu le pa te ngeina langpan in ka vawt na bangma om ngawl hi napi, Jerusalem pan in thongtak tu in Rome mite khut sung ah hong ap uh hi.
18 The Roman authorities/officials questioned me and wanted to release me, because I had not done any [bad] thing for which I should be executed {they should kill me}.
Thu hong dong uh a, thi na tak mawna bangma vawt ngawl ci mu a hi uh man in, Rome mite in hong suatak nuam uh hi.
19 But when the Jewish [leaders] [SYN] there opposed [what the Roman authorities wanted to do], I had to formally request that the Emperor [judge me here in Rome]. But my reason for doing that was not that I wanted to accuse our leaders about anything.
Ahihang Judah mite in a nial uh ciang in, ka mipui te ka mawsak tu hi ngawl napi, Caesar kung ah thusungkik ngawl in suak thei nawn ngawl hi.
20 So I have requested you [to come] here so that I can tell you why I am a prisoner. It is because I believe in [MTY] our Messiah, the one [God long ago promised to send] to us [(inc)] Jews.”
Tua ahikom, hi thu hang in noma taw kimu tu le paupui tu in hong sam ka hihi: Israel te lametna atu in thikkol thak ka thuak hi, ci hi.
21 Then [the Jewish leaders] said, “We [(exc)] have not received any letters from [our fellow Jews] in Judea about you. Also, none of our fellow Jews who have arrived [here from Judea] has said anything bad about you.
Taciang amate in Paul tung ah, nangma taw kisai in Judah ngam pan laithak nga ngawl khu hi, taciang suapui te sung pan in hongpai uh a na phatngawlna thu a son khat zong om ngawl hi.
22 But we [(exc)] want to hear what you [(sg)] think about this [Christian] sect/group, because we know that in many places [HYP] bad things are being said {people are saying bad things} about it.”
Ahihang na ngaisutna ka za nuam uh hi: banghangziam cile hite pawl te thu taw kisai in, mun tatuam ah midang langpan in kampau hi, ci ka he uh hi, ci uh hi.
23 So they [talked with Paul and decided that they would come back on another day to hear him. When that day arrived], those Jews came back to the place where Paul was staying, and they brought more Jews with them. Paul talked to them from morning until evening. He talked to them about how God wants to rule [people’s lives] [MET]. He tried to convince them that Jesus [is the Messiah] by reminding them what Moses and the other prophets had written [MTY].
Taciang amate in Pual sia nikhat a ciangtansak zawk uh ciang in, a tunna ah mi tampi hongpai uh a; tua te tung ah Pathian kumpingam thu tettipang in hilcian hi, Moses thukham le kamsang laibu te sung pan in Jesus thu taw kisai in zingpan kipan nitak sang dong hanthotna nei uh hi.
24 Some of those Jews believed that what was said [by Paul] {what [Paul] said} about Jesus [was true], but others did not believe [that it was true].
Taciang a son thu te sia mi pawlkhat te in um uh a, pawlkhat te in a um bua uh hi.
25 So they began to argue with one another. [Paul realized that some of them did not want to listen to him, so] when they were about to leave, he said, “The Holy Spirit said something to your/our(incl) ancestors. He spoke these words to Isaiah the prophet, [and what he said is also true about you]:
Ama te sung ah a thu uh a kisik ngawl ciang in, pai uh a, tua zawkciang in Paul in thu khat son hi, Tha Thiangtho in kamsang Isaiah tungtawn in i pu le pa te tung ah,
26 Go to your fellow Israelites and tell them, ‘You repeatedly listen [to the message of God], but you never understand [what God is saying]. You repeatedly look at and see [the things that God is doing], but you never understand [what they mean].
Hi mite tung ah pai tan a, son in, a zak in za napi, na tel bua uh hi; a mu in mu napi, na tel thei tuan bua uh hi:
27 God also said to the prophet, These people do not understand, because they have become stubborn. They have ears, but they do not understand what they hear, and they have closed their eyes [because they do not want to see]. If they wanted to obey what I say to them, they might understand what they see [me doing] and what they hear [me saying]. Then they might turn from their sinful behavior and I would save them.’
Banghangziam cile, hi minam te sia a mit uh te khua mu ngawl, a bil uh te khua za ngawl, a thinsung in bangma tel thiam ngawl in a nuntak dan te zong ki kheal ngawl uh ahikom in, a natna uh te zong ka damsak ngawl dong in amate sia a thin uh puilei a, a bil uh te in khua za hak bek dom ngawl a mit uh te zong thi siat hi, ci in a mantak in son hi.
28 [That is what God said to the prophet Isaiah about our ancestors. But you Jews today do not want to believe God’s message]. Therefore, I am telling you that [God] has sent to the non-Jews this message about how he saves people, and they will listen [and accept it]!”
Tua ahikom Pathian i ngupna sia Gentile mite tung ah puak zo a, amate in tua thu ngai tu uh hi, ci in kong phawksak hi, ci hi.
Paul in hi thu te a son zawkciang in, Judah mite pai uh a, amate sung ah nasiatak in thu kikum uh hi.
30 For two whole years Paul stayed [there] in a house that he rented. Many people came to see him, and he received them all gladly [and talked with them].
Paul sia a sap tawm inn ah kum ni sung om hi, taciang a kung ah hongpai theampo sang a,
31 He preached [and taught people] about how God could rule [their lives] [MET] and taught them about the Lord Jesus Christ. He did that without being afraid, and no one tried to stop him.
Pathian kumpingam thupha hil le Topa Jesus Christ taw kisai thu te hangsantak in hil a, kuama in kham ngawl hi.
