Acts 19
1 Now it came to pass while Apollos was at Corinth, that Paul having passed through the upper parts of Asia came to Ephesus:
Apollo ce Korin khaw awh a awm awh, Paul ing tlang lam benna kawng Ephesa khaw na ce cet hy. Cawh hubat pynoet ce hu nawh,
2 and finding some disciples there, he said unto them, Have ye received the holy Spirit since ye embraced the faith? And they said unto him, Nay, we had not even heard whether the holy Spirit be yet given.
doet khqi hy, Namik cangnaak awhkawng Ciim Myihla namik hu aw?” tinak khqi hy. Cekkhqi ing, “Am hu unyng, Ciim Myihla awm hy ti awm am za khawi unyng,” tina uhy.
3 And he said unto them, Into what then were ye baptized? And they said, Into the baptism of John.
Cawhtaw ikaw baptisma nu nami huh?” Paul ing tinak khqi hy. Cekkhqi ing, “Johan a baptisma ni ka mi huh,” tina uhy.
4 Then said Paul, John indeed baptized with the baptism of repentance, telling the people, that they should believe in Him that was coming after him, that is, in Christ Jesus.
Cawh Paul ing, Johan baptisma taw zutnaak baptisma ni. Anih a hu awh ak law hly kawi ce cangnaak aham thlangkhqi venawh kqawn pehy, ak law hly kawi Jesu ce cangnaak aham,” tina hy.
5 And when they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
Ce ak awi ce a ming zaak awh, cekkhqi ing Jesu Khrih ang ming awh baptisma ce hu uhy.
6 And as Paul laid his hands on them, the holy Spirit came upon them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied. And the men were in all about twelve.
Paul ing a mingmih ak khan awh a kut tloeng pek khqi nawh, Ciim Myihla ce a mingmih ak khan awh law hy, cekkhqi ing amsim awi na pau unawh awi ce kqawn uhy.
7 And he went into the synagogue,
Cawhkaw ak awm tloek ce pa thlanghqa hlaihih law uhy.
8 and spake boldly, disputing with them for the space of three months, and persuading them of the things concerning the kingdom of God.
Paul ing sinakawk na cet nawh hla thum khuiawh qaal leeknaak ing awi kqawn hy, Khawsa qam awithang leek benna thlangkhqi ce zoek khqi nawh awi kqawn pek khqi hy.
9 But as some were hardened and refractory, speaking evil of the way of life before the multitude, he departed from them, and took away the disciples with him, disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus.
Cehlai thlang vang tloek taw a mim thin sah soeih nawh; ak awih kqawn ce ama mik cangnaak coengawh lam akawng ce qangpui a haiawh ak che na kqawn uhy. Cedawngawh Paul ing cekkhqi ce cehtak khqi hy. Hubatkhqi ce khy nawh Turanna ca cawngnaak im awh myngawi na awi kqawn hy.
10 And this he did for two years; so that all the inhabitants of Asia, both Jews and Greeks, heard the word of the Lord Jesus.
Ceamyihna kum hih dy awh sai phat hy, cedawngawh Asia qam awh ak awm Judakhqi ingkaw Greekkhqi ingtaw Bawipak awi ce za uhy.
11 And God wrought extraordinary miracles by the hands of Paul:
Khawsa ing Paul hawnaak ing kawpoekkyi themkhqi sai hy,
12 so that even handkerchiefs or aprons were brought from his body to the sick, and the diseases lest them, and evil spirits went out of them.
cedawngawh Paul a pum awhkaw pavawh ingkaw a hi aawica pateng awm thlaktlokhqi venna khyn pe unawh, ak bikhqi boeih ing qoei unawh kawkkhui awhkaw qaaikhqi ing cawn uhy.
13 Then some of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to name the name of the Lord Jesus over those that had evil spirits, saying, "We adjure you by Jesus, whom Paul preacheth."
Juda thlang pynot ing Bawipa Jesu ang ming hawnaak ing sungqaaikhqi hqek aham sungqaai ing am tukhqi venna ce cet uhy, “Paul ing ak khypyi Jesu ang ming ing, cawn aham awi ni pe unyng,” tina uhy.
14 Now there were seven sons of one Sceva a Jewish priest, who did this.
Juda khawsoeih boei, Skeva ak thlang khqih tloek ing cemyihna ce sai uhy.
15 But the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are ye?
Hypoet awhtaw qaaiche ing, “Jesu awm sim nyng, Paul akawng sim nyng, nang ve a u a myih nu?” tina hy.
16 And the man in whom the evil spirit was, leapt upon them, and mastered them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.
Cawh qaaiche ak ta thlang ing cekkhqi ce cuuk sih khqi nawh cekkhqi ce noeng khqi hy. Cekkhqi ce khqaak khqi doet hloet nawh ak pum a zal na ami thi ami hai ing cet uhy.
17 And this became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, that dwelt at Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.
Ce ak awi ce Ephesa khaw awh amik awm Judakhqi ingkaw Greekkhqi ing a ming zaak awh kqih uhy, Bawipa Jesu ang ming ce zoeksang uhy.
18 And many of them that believed came confessing and declaring their former practices.
Ak cangnaak thlang khawzah ce law unawh a mimah ing them amak leek ami saikhqi ce pho qu uhy.
19 And a great number of those that had used inquisitive arts, brought the books, and burned them before them all: and they computed the price of them, and found it to be fifty thousand pieces of silver.
Kutlam ak toek thai thlangkhqi ingawm a mimah a caukkhqi ce haw law unawh thlang a haiawh caukkhqi ce mai awh phum uhy. Cawhkaw cauk phu ce ami tawh awh tangka thawng sawmnga phu ting hy.
20 So mightily did the word of the Lord increase and prevail.
Ceamyihna Bawipak awi ce pung a tai nawh taanaak ta hqui hqui hy.
21 After these things, Paul purposed in spirit to pass through Macedonia and Achaia, and go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must also see Rome.
Vemyihna a awm coengawh, Paul ing Makedonia qam ingkaw Akhaia qam nakawng awh Jerusalem na ceh aham cai hy. “Ce ka pha coengawh Rom khaw na awm ka ceh aham awm hy,” tihy.
22 So he sent into Macedonia two of those that ministred to him, Timothy and Erastus, but he himself stayed some time in Asia.
Amah ak bawmkung Timote ingkaw Erasta ce Makedonia qam na tyi hy, amah Asia qam awh awm hyn hy.
23 Now there happened at that time no small disturbance about the way which he taught.
Cawh lam akawng awh awipungnaak awm hy.
24 For one Demetrius, a silver-smith, who made silver models of Diana's temple, brought no small gain to the artificers: whom he got together,
Artemi bawkthang ak saikung, Demetria ak mingnaak, tangka thi ak deep ing bawkthang a sainaak ak caming tangka hu hy.
25 and with them the workmen they employed about such things, and said, My friends, ye know that by this employment we get our wealth.
Anih ing a bibi phukhqi ing, ce bawkthang ak zawikhqi ce pynoet na khy khqi nawh, “Ve bibinaak awhkawng tangka ni hu uhy tice sim uhyk ti.
26 And ye see and hear, that not only at Ephesus, but in almost all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and perverted many people, saying, that they are no gods which are made by hands.
Cehlai vawhkaw Paul ing ve Ephesa khaw ingkaw Asia qam pum awhkaw thlangkhqi ce, 'Kut ing khawsakhqi ve khawsa tangkhqi am ni,' tinawh thlang khawzah zoek khqi nawh lam hang pyi khqi hawh hy tice za unawh sim hawh uhyk ti;
27 So that we are not only in danger of this, that the business we follow will come to nothing; but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana will be despised; and her magnificence destroyed, whom all Asia and the whole world worshippeth.
Cedawngawh ni bibi pho kaw tinawh kqih a awm doeng am nawh, khawsanu Artim a bawkim ve awm ikawna am sui law voel kawm usaw, Asia qam awhkaw thlang boeih ingkaw khawmdek thlangkhqi ing a mi bawk, ak boeimang soeih ve ikawna am sui kawm uh tive kqih awm hy,” tinak khqi hy.
28 Hearing this and being filled with rage, they cried out, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.
Ce ak awi ce ang zaak awh, amik kaw so nawh, “Ephesa khaw awhkaw Artemi ve bau khyt hy!” tinawh khy uhy.
29 And the whole city was filled with confusion: and they rushed with one accord into the theatre, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus two Macedonians, fellow-travellers with Paul.
Kawlhkalh awh khawk khui pum ce awipungnaak ing be hy. Makedonia nakawng Paul anik bawng law Gaia ingkaw Aristarka ce tu unawh lam awh ipkhui na ceh pyi qawi uhy.
30 And when Paul would have gone in unto the people, the disciples would not let him.
Paul ing tlang kqeng venna ceh aham ngaih hlai hy hubatkhqi ing am ceh sak uhy.
31 And some also of the chief men of Asia, being his friends, sent to him and desired him not to venture himself into the theatre.
Ce a qam khuiawh kaw boei pynoet, Paul amah a pyikhqi ingawm lamnaak ipkhui na ama ceh aham awi yn uhy.
32 Some therefore cried one thing, and some another; for the assembly was confused, and the greater part did not know for what they were come together.
Cawhkaw thlang kqeng ce ngaihang tum ing awm uhy: Thlang vang ing ak chang na amik khy awh, thlang vang bai ce ak chang na khy toek toek bai uhy. Thlang khawzah ngai ing kawtih ce a hun ami pha, ti awm am sim uhy.
33 And they brought Alexander forward out of the multitude, the Jews urging him on. And Alexander beckoning with the hand, would have made a defence to the people.
Judakhqi ing Alexandria ce hai benna buuk uhy, cawh thlang vang ing anih ce khy sih noe noe uhy. Anih ing thlang kqeng ce awm sap aham a kut ing zap khqi hy.
34 But when they knew that he was a Jew, they all cried out with one voice, for near two hours, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.
Cehlai thlang kqeng ing anih ce Juda phyn ni, tinawh a mi sim awh khawnoek pakkhih khuiawh awi kutoet na, “Ephesakhqi a Artemi ve bau khyt hy!” tinawh khy uhy.
35 And when the Secretary had appeased the multitude, he said, Ye men of Ephesus, what man is there who doth not know that the city of the Ephesians is devoted to the service of the great goddess Diana, and of the image which fell down from Jupiter?
Khawk khuiawh kaw caqeekung ing thlang kqeng ce ang dym sak coengawh: “Nangmih Ephesa thlangkhqi aw, Ephesa khaw ve ak bau Artemi bawkim ingkaw khawk khan nakawng anuk hlah law a myi a mee ak khoemkung na awm hy, tice khawmdek thlangkhqi boeih ing am sim uhy nami ti nawh nu?
36 Since therefore these things are incontestible, ye ought to be quiet and composed, and to do nothing rashly.
Ve ak awi ve u ingawm ama oelh thai a dawngawh ikaw awm ang tawn tawna a sai paqap kaana nami awm dym aham awm hy.
37 For ye have brought these men hither, who are neither robbers of temples, nor blasphemers of your goddess.
Vekqawi ing bawkim awhkaw them am qu hy nih, khawsanu awm am kqawn seet hlai hy nih vena sawi law uhyk ti.
38 If Demetrius therefore, and the artificers that are with him, have a charge against any one, the law-courts are open, and there are Roman proconsuls likewise: let them implead one another.
Demetria ing a pyikhqi ing u ak khan awh awm amik kaw ama law awhtaw, awih kqawnnaak a hun ce awng hyt na awm nawh, awih kqawnkungkhqi awm awm uhy. Cawh ce amik kqawn aham awm hy.
39 But if ye are enquiring any thing about other matters, let it be decided in a lawful assembly:
Cawhkawng kqawn tlaih aham nami ngaih bai awhtaw, cunnaak khawi awh ce kqawn aham awm hy.
40 for we are in danger of being charged with sedition for what has happened this day, there being no cause by which we can give a reason for this concourse.
Tuhngawi awhkaw awipungnaak ve, awipungnaak ak saikung amyihna awm nik puk hau kawm uk ti tive kqih awm hy. Ve awipungnaak awh ve a kung a dawng awm am nik kqawn thai laklaw hy,” tinak khqi hy.
41 And when he had said these things, he dismissed the assembly.
Ve ak awi ak kqawn boeih coengawh thlang kqeng ce hlat sak khqi hy.
