Acts 9
1 Meanwhile, Saul angrily continued to say, “I will kill those who believe that [Jesus is] the Lord!” He went to the supreme priest [in Jerusalem]
Erah tokdi Sool ih Teesu liphante loong ah tek haat etheng ngeh ih tum choophaan rumta. Romwah phokhothoon taang ni heh wang
2 and requested him [to write] letters [introducing him] to [the leaders of] [MTY] the Jewish meeting places in Damascus [city. The letters asked them to authorize Saul] to seize any men or women who followed the way [that Jesus had taught], and to take them as prisoners to Jerusalem [so that the Jewish leaders could judge and punish them].
ano Damaskas dowa Jehudi rangsoomnok ni tongte damdoh menjat hoonkaat suh le raangkoh hang ngeh ih suh wangta, tiimnge liidi erah nah o bah uh Teesu Lamphante mok japtup abah, minuh miwah joh ano, Jerusalem nah ngaak siitwan suh ngeh ah.
3 Saul took those letters, and while he [and those with him] traveled toward Damascus, as they were approaching the city, suddenly a [brilliant] light from heaven shone around Saul.
Eno Sool Damaskas hah reeni thokkhoom adi, rang nawa baaphuk ih weephaak ano heh teewah ah kookrak ih kaangtookta.
4 [Immediately] he fell down to the ground. Then he heard the voice [of the Lord] say to him, “Saul, Saul, (stop causing me to suffer!/why are you causing me to suffer?) [RHQ]”
Sool ah hah ni loongdat adi heh suh li arah japchaatta, “Sool, Sool! An ih ngah tiim esuh siiwi halang?”
5 Saul asked him, “Lord, who are you?” He replied, “I am Jesus, [and] you [(sg)] are causing me to suffer [by hurting my followers]!
Teesu an o ang weelu?” Sool ih ngaak chengta. “Jisu, an ih siiwi halang ah” Mih root ah ngaak jengta.
6 Now instead [of continuing to do that], stand up and go into the city! [Someone there] will tell you [(sg)] what I [want] you to do.”
“Eno saatchap uno samnuthung adoh kah uh, an tiim reetheng ah erah nah baat ho eno an re jaatjaat etheng ang ah.”
7 The men who were traveling with Saul [became so frightened that they] could not say anything. [They just] stood there. They only heard the sound [when the Lord spoke], but they did not see anyone.
Sool damdi roong kaatte miloong ah, khaapsiit taan uh lajeng ih tangchap rumta; mijeng abah chaat ih rumta enoothong neng mik ih tatup rumta.
8 Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could not see anything. So the men [with him] took him by the hand and led him into Damascus.
Sool ah hah nawa saatchap ano heh mik taat kaasokta, eno tiim uh tatupta. Erah thoidi heh lak ni siit rum ano Damaskas ko karumta.
9 For the next three days Saul could not see [anything], and he did not eat or drink anything.
Sool sa jom edook angta di, tiim uh taajok phaksata.
10 In Damascus there was [a Jew] named Ananias who believed in Jesus. While [Ananias was seeing] a vision, the Lord [Jesus] said to him, “Ananias!” He replied, “Lord, I [am listening].”
Damaskas hah ni mih wasiit Ananias ngeh ih Kristaan mina angta. Erah mih ah ih motmang ni tupta, Jisu ih poonta, “Ananias!” “Ani, Teesu” Ananias ngaak jengta.
11 The Lord Jesus told him, “Go to Straight Street to the house that belongs to Judas. Ask [someone there if you(sg) can talk to] a man named Saul from Tarsus [city], because, surprisingly, at this moment he is praying [to me].
Teesu Jisu ih hesuh baatta, “An Lamjang lamjang ih kah uh, Judas nok ni Tarsas nawa raaha rah heh men ah Sool ngeh ih cheng kah uh. Heh ih amadi rangsoomha,
12 [Saul has seen] a vision in which a man named Ananias entered [the house where he was staying] and put his hands on him in order that he might see again.”
eno heh motmang ni mih wasiit heh men ah Ananias ah nopwang ano heh mik ah we ngaakka thuk suh heh khoh ni taajoh arah japtup ha.”
13 But Ananias [protested], saying, “But Lord, many people have told me about this man! He has done many evil things to the people in Jerusalem who [believe in] you!
Ananias ih ngaakbaatta, “Teesu, arah mih ah tiit ah warep ih chobaat halang an mina loong ah Jerusalem ni mamah ih siiwi rumha erah ah.
14 And the chief priests have authorized him to come here [to Damascus] in order to seize all of us who believe in you [(sg)] [MTY] [and take us to Jerusalem]!”
Eno Romwah phokhoh loong ah ih Damaskas dowa an rangphoongte loong ah jootkhak thuk suh chaan ah korum ano kaat thuk rumhala.”
15 But the Lord [Jesus] told Ananias, “Go to [Saul! Do what I say], because I have chosen him to serve me in order that he might speak about me [MTY] both to non-Jewish people and [their] kings and to the Israeli people.
Teesu ih Ananias suh baatta, “Kah uh, erah mih ah ngah mootkaatte danje hang, Ranglajatte nyia neng luuwang, adoleh Ijirel dowa miloong asuh nga men jatthukte angthuk ang.
16 I myself will tell him that he must often suffer greatly because of [telling people about] me [MTY].”
Eno nga raangtaan ih heh mathan cham theng ah erah ah thoontang noisok ang.”
17 So Ananias went, and [after he found] the house [where Saul was], he entered it. Then, [as soon as he met Saul], he put his hands on him, and he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus [himself] commanded me to come [to you]. He is the [same] one who appeared to you [(sg)] while you were traveling along the road. [He sent me to you] in order that you might see again and that you might be completely controlled by the Holy Spirit {that the Holy Spirit might completely control you}.”
Erah raangtaan ih, Sool tongta nok adi nop kah ano, Ananias ih heh khoh ni taajoh kata. “Ephoh Sool,” Ananias ih liita, “Teesu Jisu—heh teewah ih kaat thuk halang, an ani ra taho di lam ni an suh tup ih thuk taho. Ngah heh ih kaat thuk halang, an ih we tup toom ih uh nyia an sak nah Esa Chiiala toom raaha ngeh ah.”
18 Instantly, things like [fish] scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and he was able to see again. Then he stood up and was baptized {[Ananias] baptized him} [immediately].
Erah damdam ih, heh mik nawa nyah khoopchep likhiik datti ano Sool mik ah we ngaakka. Sool saatchap ano juutemta;
19 After Saul ate some food, he felt strong again. Saul stayed with the [other] believers in Damascus for several days.
eno phaksat ah sah ano, hetah hepah ah we ngaakrongta. Sool Damaskaas hah ni Kristaan loong damdi sa hantek tongthiinta.
20 Right away Saul began to preach [to people about Jesus] in the Jewish meeting places [in Damascus. He told them] that Jesus is (the Son of/the man who is also) God.
Jehudi rangsoomnok ni Sool phangla ih kah ano Jisu juuba Rangte Sah ngeh ih phangbaat kaatta.
21 And all the people who heard him [preach] were amazed. [Various ones of] them were saying, “([We(inc) can hardly believe that] this is the [same man] who persecuted the believers in Jerusalem!/Is this really the [same man] who persecuted the believers in Jerusalem?) [RHQ, MTY] And we [(inc)] know that he has [RHQ] come here to seize us and take us to the chief priests [in Jerusalem]!”
Heh jeng japchaatte loong ah paatti rum ano cheng rumta, “Jerusalem ni Jisu rangsoomte loong tek haatte ah tanih angka? Jisu rangsoomte loong ah Romwah phokhoh loong reenah jootkhak wan suh tanih ra hala?”
22 But [God] enabled Saul [to preach to many people even] more convincingly. He was proving [from the Scriptures] that Jesus is the Messiah. So the Jewish leaders in Damascus could not think of anything (to refute [what he said/to prove that what he said was not true]).
Enoothong Sool chaan aphaan pan ih tiit baat kano, Damaskas dowa Jehudi loong tiim uh mi ngaakjeng muh, heh ih Jisu juuba Kristo ngeh ih baat rumta.
23 Some time later, [after Saul had left Damascus and then returned], the Jewish [leaders] [SYN] [there] plotted to kill him.
Sa hantek lidi, Jehudi loong ah khoontong rum ano Sool khumtan suh roongwaan rumta,
24 [During each] day and night those Jews were continually watching [the people passing through] the city gates, in order that [when they saw Saul] they might kill him. However, someone told Saul what they planned to do.
enoothong, heh ih neng kaankoong ah japchaat eta. Rangwu rangphe samnuthung paakaalu adi tek haat esuh taat bansok rumta.
25 So some of those whom he had helped [to believe in Jesus] took him [one] night [to the high stone wall that surrounded the city]. They [used ropes to] lower him in a [large] basket through an opening in the wall. [So he escaped from Damascus].
Enoothong pheesiit Sool liphante loong ah ih hong ni paakaalu lam ih daatpi kaat rumta.
26 When Saul arrived in Jerusalem, he began trying to associate with other believers. However, [almost] all of them continued to be afraid of him, because they did not believe that he had become a believer.
Sool Jerusalem ni kah ano Jisu liphante loong damdi chomui taat chungta. Enoothong neng ih Jisu liphante ngeh ih tahanpi rumta, neng loong ah echo ih rumta.
27 But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles. He explained to the apostles how, [while Saul was traveling] along the road [to Damascus], he had seen the Lord [Jesus] and how the Lord had spoken to him [there. He] also told them how Saul had preached boldly about Jesus [MTY] [to people] in Damascus. [The apostles believed Barnabas and told the other believers about that].
Erah di Barnabas ah ra haano kaamwah loong damdi Sool ah chosiitta. Neng loong asuh lam ni Teesu damdi Sool mamah chomuita nyia roongwangta erah tiit ah jangbaat rumta. Damaskas ni Sool lacho laphaan ih Jisu tiit baatta loong ah nep deenbaat rumta.
28 So Saul began to associate with the apostles [and other believers] throughout Jerusalem, and he spoke boldly [to people] about [MTY] the Lord [Jesus].
Eno neng damdi Sool ah tong ano, Jerusalem hadaang noongrep ni tumkhoomta, Jisu mendi lacho laphaan eh tiitbaatta.
29 Saul was [also] speaking [about Jesus] with Jews who spoke Greek, and he was debating with them. But they were continually trying [to think] ([of a way] to kill him/of [how they could] kill him).
Sool Grik jengjengte Jehudi loong damdi nep daanmuita, eno erah loong ah ih Sool tek haat esuh chung rumta.
30 When the [other] believers heard that [those Jews were planning to kill him, some of] the believers took Saul down to Caesarea [city. There] they arranged for him to go [by ship] to Tarsus, [his hometown].
Kristaan loong ah ih erah japchaat rum ano, Sool ah Kaisiria ko siitkaat rumta, eno heh hadaang Tarsas ni kaat thuk rumta.
31 So the groups of believers throughout [the entire regions of] Judea, Galilee, and Samaria lived peacefully [because no one was persecuting them any more]. The Holy Spirit was strengthening them [spiritually] and encouraging them. They were continuing to revere/honor the Lord [Jesus, and the Holy Spirit] was enabling many other people [to become believers].
Eno, Judia, Galili nyia Samaria chaas loong adi semroongroong tong rumta, Esa Chiiala nawa ih mina loong ah rongtangtang angthuk rumta, eno neng loong ah Teesu ah samthun rum ah ih rangphoong rangsoom ih songtong rumta.
32 While Peter was traveling throughout those [regions, once] he went to [the coastal plain to visit] the believers [who lived] in Lydda [town].
Pitar noongrep ni khoomta, Lidda ni tongte Rangte miloong damdi chomui suh jaasiit dongkata.
33 There he met a man whose name was Aeneas. Aeneas had not been able to get up from [his] bed for eight years, because he was paralyzed.
Erah hah adi mih wasiit heh men ah Aenias, paang asat heh juptheng ni huimu ih khui arah jinni chomui kata.
34 Peter said to him, “Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you [(sg) right now]! Get up and roll up your mat!” Right away Aeneas stood up.
“Aenias” Pitar ih poonta, “Jisu ih deesiit ih halu. Saat uh, an dam ah tuithiin uh” erah damdam ih Aenias ah saatta.
35 Most of the people who lived in Lydda and on Sharon [Plain] saw Aeneas [after the Lord had healed him], so they believed in the Lord [Jesus].
Lidda nyia Sharon hah ni tongte loong ah erah tuprum ano, Teesu liphante ih hoon rumta.
36 In Joppa [town] there was a believer whose name was Tabitha. [Her name] in the [Greek] language was Dorcas. [Both of these names mean gazelle/deer/antelope]. That woman was continually doing good deeds [for others. Specifically], she was helping poor people [by giving them things that they needed].
Joppa hah ni Tabitha ngeh ih minuh wasiit, Jisu rangsoomte angta. (Grik jenglam ih heh men ah Dorkas angta, erah langla, “Sehui, men angta). Heh roi roitang mootse kaatse kah ano changthih noodek loong ah chosok eta.
37 During the time [that Peter was in Lydda], she became sick and died. [Some women there] washed her body [according to the Jewish custom so that the people could bury it]. Then they [covered her body with cloth and] placed it in an upstairs room [in her house].
Erah tokdi erah nuh ah khoisat ih tiita. Heh mang ah chotchaat rum ano lamtok nokkhok ni thiinwan rumta.
38 Lydda was near Joppa, so when the believers heard that Peter was [still] in Lydda, they sent two men to [go] to Peter. [When they arrived where Peter was], they repeatedly urged/begged him, “Please come immediately with us [to Joppa]!”
Joppa hah ah Lidda dowa ih haloh tah angta, Joppa hah dowa hanpiite loong ah ih Pitar Lidda ni ngeh ih japchaat rum ano, mih wanyi wangthuk rum ano erah ruurang tiit ah baatwan thuk rumta, “Seng jiinnah kharok ih ra weeho.”
39 So [right away] Peter got ready and went with them. When they arrived [at the house in Joppa], the two men took Peter to the upstairs room [where Dorcas’ body was lying]. All the widows [there] around Peter. They were crying and showing him the cloaks and [other] garments that Dorcas had made for people while she was still alive.
Erah raangtaan ih Pitar ah nengnyi damdi wakkata. Pitar ah thok ano, lamtok nokkhok adi siitwan rumta, Erah di jootiinuh loong ah kookchap ano hu rumta, maangti di waatta samsong nyia nyuh akhat ah bannoi ih rumta.
40 But Peter sent them all out of the room. Then he got down on his knees and prayed. Then, turning toward Tabitha’s body, he said, “Tabitha, stand up!” [Immediately] she opened her eyes and, when she saw Peter, she sat up.
Pitar ih erah nokkhok dowa loongtang doksoon thuk rumta, eno heh lakuh ni tong ano rangsoomta; mang ko ih lektong ano Pitar ih liita, “Tabitha, saat uh” Eno heh mik ah kaasok eta, Pitar ah japtup ano saat tongta.
41 He grasped one of her hands and helped her to stand up. After he had summoned the believers and [especially] the widows [among them to come back in], he showed them that Tabitha was alive [again].
Pitar ih heh lak ih joh ano toonchap thukta. Pitar ih Kristaan loong nyia jootiinuh loong ah poon ano Tabitha ah ething ngaak korumta.
42 [Soon] people everywhere in Joppa knew about that miracle, and as a result many people believed in the Lord [Jesus].
Erah ruurang ah Joppa hah noongrep ni japchaat rumta, eno mih hantek ih Teesu tiit ah kap ih rumta.
43 Peter stayed in Joppa many days with a man named Simon who made leather [from animal skins].
Pitar ah Joppa hah ni siikhoop pheehoonte Simoon damdi sa hantek waktong thiinta.
