Acts 25
1 Festus, therefore, having come into the province, after three days went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea,
Festuh naw khaw a uk law, amhnüp thum käna Ketarih mlüh üngka naw Jerusalema citki.
2 and the chief priest and the principal men of the Jews made manifest to him [the things] against Paul, and were calling on him,
Ktaiyü ngvaie ja Judah üng axüngvaie naw Pawluha mawng cun akse lama ami na mtheh.
3 asking favour against him, that he may send for him to Jerusalem, making an ambush to put him to death in the way.
Jerusalem mlüh üngka naw a jah laksak vaia nghui na u lü, lama a na kham u lü ami hnim vaia ami bü.
4 Then, indeed, Festus answered that Paul is kept in Caesarea, and himself is about speedily to go on thither,
Acunsepi, Festuh naw, “Pawluh cun Ketariha thawngima, kei pi acua ka cit be khai.
5 'Therefore those able among you — saith he — having come down together, if there be anything in this man — let them accuse him;'
Acunakyase, nami mkhawnge Ketarih khawa Pawluh mkatei khaiea ka hlawnga cit hnga u se, kakia akya üng” ti lü, a jah msang.
6 and having tarried among them more than ten days, having gone down to Caesarea, on the morrow having sat upon the tribunal, he commanded Paul to be brought;
Ami veia, mhnüp khyet, mhnüp xa hlawk a ve khap üng, Ketariha ju cit beki; acunüng, a ngawia ngthumkhyahnak üng ngaw lü, Pawluh ami lawpüi vaia ngthu a ja pet.
7 and he having come, there stood round about the Jews who have come down from Jerusalem — many and weighty charges they are bringing against Paul, which they were not able to prove,
Acunüng, ami lawpüi ja, Jerusalem üngka naw ju lawki hea Judahe cun a peia ngdüi u lü, a khana am cangkia mkatnak khawha ami pyen. A mkhyenak kcang cun am ami msuh thei.
8 he making defence — 'Neither in regard to the law of the Jews, nor in regard to the temple, nor in regard to Caesar — did I commit any sin.'
Pawluh naw a cangnaka ngthu pyen lü, “Judahea thuma khana pi kyase, Pamhnama temple khana pi kyase, Romah Emperoa khana pi kyase, katnak ka pawh i am ve naw” a ti.
9 And Festus willing to lay on the Jews a favour, answering Paul, said, 'Art thou willing, to Jerusalem having gone up, there concerning these things to be judged before me?'
Acunsepi Festuh naw, Judahea khana a ngminga kdaw vai ngja hlü lü, Pawluh üng “Jerusalema hang cit lü, acuia ka hmaia hina mawng mtai vai na ngaiki aw?” ti lü, a kthäh.
10 and Paul said, 'At the tribunal of Caesar I am standing, where it behoveth me to be judged; to Jews I did no unrighteousness, as thou dost also very well know;
Pawluh naw, “Romah Emperoa ngthumkhyahnaka hmaia ka ngdüi hlüki ni; Judahea khana katnak i am pawh ni se, acun cun nang naw haw angsinga ksing ye lü.
11 for if indeed I am unrighteous, and anything worthy of death have done, I deprecate not to die; and if there is none of the things of which these accuse me, no one is able to make a favour of me to them; to Caesar I appeal!'
Thum lümkan lü, thihnak vaia katnak ka pawh üng ta ka thih vai pi am ma nawng; acunsepi, hinea ami na khyaknak aphung i am a ve üng, u süm naw ami veia käh na pe thei khai. Romah Emperoa veia ka ngdüi khai” a ti.
12 then Festus, having communed with the council, answered, 'To Caesar thou hast appealed; to Caesar thou shalt go.'
Festuh naw a ngthumkhyahpüie a ja ksük käna, “Romah Emperoa veia ngsut khaia bü veki, Emperoa veia na ngsut law mkyäi khai ni” ti lü a msang.
13 And certain days having passed, Agrippa the king, and Bernice, came down to Caesarea saluting Festus,
Angsawkca käna, sangpuxang Akipah ja Berani cun Ketarih Mlüha ngsut law ni lü, Festuh ani hnukset law.
14 and as they were continuing there more days, Festus submitted to the king the things concerning Paul, saying, 'There is a certain man, left by Felix, a prisoner,
Acunüng, mhnüp khawvei acuia veki xawia kyase, Festuh naw Pawluha mawng cun sangpuxanga veia pyen lü, “Felik naw thawngim üng kyumki u aw yawk hüt se;
15 about whom, in my being at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews laid information, asking a decision against him,
Jerusalema ka ve hui üng, ktaiyü ngvaie ja Judah ngvaie naw a mawng na mtheh u lü, mkat vaia ami na nghuinak.
16 unto whom I answered, that it is not a custom of Romans to make a favour of any man to die, before that he who is accused may have the accusers face to face, and may receive place of defence in regard to the charge laid against [him].
Acunüng, kei naw ami veia, ‘Ami khyaka khyang ja khyakie ngkhyum u se, ami khyaknaka mawng üng cangnak am ami hmu hama küt üng, amät asungkhamei vai akcün am a yaha küt üng khyang u pi mkhuimkha vaia thum hin Romaha mi thuma am kyaki ni’ ti lü, ka ja msang.
17 'They, therefore, having come together — I, making no delay, on the succeeding [day] having sat upon the tribunal, did command the man to be brought,
Acune hina khaw ami pha law ja, käh msawk lü, a ngawia ngthumkhyahnak üng ngaw ktäi lü, ani cun ka ja khüsak.
18 concerning whom the accusers, having stood up, were bringing against [him] no accusation of the things I was thinking of,
Khyakie ami ngdüi law ja, ka ngaia mäi kunga, a khana a am dawkia mkhyenak i am pyen thei u.
19 but certain questions concerning their own religion they had against him, and concerning a certain Jesus who was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive;
Ami jumnaka thume ja Jesuh khyang mat thi pängki cen Pawluh naw, ‘Xüng beki ni’ tia pyen se, acuna phäha, a khana katnak veki tia ami khyak lawa kya hüki.
20 and I, doubting in regard to the question concerning this, said, If he would wish to go on to Jerusalem, and there to be judged concerning these things —
Acunüng, kei naw acuna mäih cun ihawkba bi vai am ka ksingki naw, Jerusalema cit se, acuia a mawng mtai pet vai a ngai ja am a ngai ka kthäh sum.
21 but Paul having appealed to be kept to the hearing of Sebastus, I did command him to be kept till I might send him unto Caesar.'
Acunsepi, Pawluh cun yekap am cit u lü hlüng säihkia sangpuxanga mtai pet vaia a nghuinak, acuna Romah Emperoa veia am ka tüih hama küt üng yekape am ka jah mtätsak” a ti.
22 And Agrippa said unto Festus, 'I was wishing also myself to hear the man;' and he said, 'To-morrow thou shalt hear him;'
Akipah naw Festuha veia, “Kei haw acuna ngthu pyen ka ngai vai ka na ngai khawiki ni” a ti. Acunüng, Festuh naw, “Khawngawia pyen se ngai kaw pi.”
23 on the morrow, therefore — on the coming of Agrippa and Bernice with much display, and they having entered into the audience chamber, with the chief captains also, and the principal men of the city, and Festus having ordered — Paul was brought forth.
Acukba, a ngawia, Akipah ja Berani cun hlüngtainak am law ni lü, yekap ngvaie ja mlüh üng khyang kyäp kyäpe am, ngthu pyennaka ima lut ni se; acunüng, Festuh naw Pawluh a ja lawsak.
24 And Festus said, 'King Agrippa, and all men who are present with us, ye see this one, about whom all the multitude of the Jews did deal with me, both in Jerusalem and here, crying out, He ought not to live any longer;
Festuh naw, “Sangpuxang Akipah ja hin üng vekiea khyange aw, hina nami hmu hin, a mawngmaa phäha, Judahe naküt naw mkatei u lü, käh xüng ti khai tia, Jerusalem mlüha ja hin üngkae naw ka veia ami kthäh.
25 and I, having found him to have done nothing worthy of death, and he also himself having appealed to Sebastus, I decided to send him,
Acunsepi, thihnak sen vaia i katnak am pawhki ti ka ksingki; acunüng, amät naw ngvaisäih sangpuxanga veia a ngsut vai ngaikia kyase, tüih vaia ka bü ni;
26 concerning whom I have no certain thing to write to [my] lord, wherefore I brought him forth before you, and specially before thee, king Agrippa, that the examination having been made, I may have something to write;
acunsepi, ania mawng Emperoa veia ka yuk vai am ksing veng. Acunakyase, nami hmaia ka lawpüi ni, sangpuxang Akipah nanga maa ka lawpüi ktunga kyaki ni, kthäh lü i yaw hleng yuk vai ka hmunak vaia.
27 for it doth seem to me irrational, sending a prisoner, not also to signify the charges against him.'
Khyang kyum, sangpuxang ngvaisäiha veia tüih u lü, a mawng ami khyaknak, käh ksingsak lek cun, am mawngkia ngai veng” a ti.
