Pakhonchatpa 7
1 Adudagi Purohitlenna Stephen-da hanglak-i, “Nangonda siriba maralsing asi achumbra?”
Then the High Priest asked him, "Are these statements true?"
2 Maduda Stephen-na khumlak-i, “Eigi ichil-inaosa amadi ipa ipansa, eina haijaba tabiyu! Eikhoigi ipa ipu oiriba Abraham-na Haran-da leitringei, Mesopotamia-da leiringeida matik mangalgi Tengban Mapuna mangonda uhanbikhi.
The reply of Stephen was, "Sirs--brethren and fathers--listen to me. God Most Glorious appeared to our forefather Abraham when he was living in Mesopotamia, before he settled in Haran,
3 Aduga Tengban Mapuna mangonda hairak-i, ‘Nahakki nareibak amadi nahakki mari matasingbu thadoktuna eina nangonda utpi-gadouriba leibak aduda chatlu.’
and said to him, "'Leave your country and your relatives, and go into whatever land I point out to you.'
4 Maram aduna mahakna Chaldea machasinggi lam adu thadoklaga Haran-da leirammi. Mahakki mapa leikhidraba matungda Tengban Mapuna mahakpu nakhoina houjik leiriba mapham asida thabirakkhi.
"Thereupon he left Chaldaea and settled in Haran till after the death of his father, when God caused him to remove into this country where you now live.
5 Adubu Tengban Mapuna mapham asida mangonda phangpham thokpa lam machet ama phaoba pikhide, adubu matam aduda Abraham-gi macha amata leitrabasu Tengban Mapuna mangonda mapham asi mahak amadi mahakki tunggi charol surolda pibigani haina wasakpikhi.
But he gave him no inheritance in it, no, not a single square yard of ground. And yet He promised to bestow the land as a permanent possession on him and his posterity after him--and promised this at a time when Abraham was childless.
6 Tengban Mapuna mangonda asumna hai, ‘Nahakki charol surolna mireibakta leigani aduga mapham aduda makhoi minai oigani amadi makhoibu chahi chamari tathi-tawoina toubigani.
And God declared that Abraham's posterity should for four hundred years make their home in a country not their own, and be reduced to slavery and be oppressed.
7 Adubu makhoina minai oirugadaba phurup adubu eina wayen-gani amasung madugi matungda nahakki charol surolna leibak adudagi thorakkani aduga mapham asida makhoina eihakpu khurumjagani.’
"'And the nation, whichever it is, that enslaves them, I will judge,' said God; 'and afterwards they shall come out, and they shall worship Me in this place.'
8 Aduga Tengban Mapuna Abraham-da un-kakpagi walepnaba adu pibikhi. Maram aduna Abraham-na Isaac pokpa matung numit ni panni subada mahakpu un-kakkhi; Isaac-na mahakki machanupa Jacob-pu un-kakkhi aduga Jacob-na mahakki machanupasing aduga eikhoigi masak nairaba ipa ipusing makhoi taranithoibu un-kakkhi.”
"Then He gave him the Covenant of circumcision, and under this Covenant he became the father of Isaac--whom he circumcised on the eighth day. Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob became the father of the twelve Patriarchs.
9 “Jacob-ki machasing aduna makhoigi machin manao oiriba Joseph-pu kallakpadagi mahakpu Egypt-ta minai oina yonkhi. Adubu Tengban Mapuna mahakpu loinabikhi
"The Patriarchs were jealous of Joseph and sold him into slavery in Egypt. But God was with him
10 aduga mahakki khudongthiba awa-ana pumnamaktagi Tengban Mapuna mahakpu kanbikhi. Egypt ningthougi mamangda Joseph-na leppa matamda Tengban Mapuna mangonda changkhonba matou amasung lousing pibirammi adudagi ningthou aduna Joseph-pu Egypt leibak amadi konung apumbagi leingak mapu oihanbikhi.
and delivered him from all his afflictions, and gave him favour and wisdom when he stood before Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who appointed him governor over Egypt and all the royal household.
11 Adudagi Egypt amadi Canaan-gi leibak apumbada chak tangba thoktuna yamna awa ana thoklammi. Eikhoigi ipa ipusing adu chanaba chinjak amata phanglamde.
But there came a famine throughout the whole of Egypt and Canaan--and great distress--so that our forefathers could find no food.
12 Egypt-ta chanaba mahei marong lei haiba Jacob-na tabada mahakki machanupasing haibadi eikhoigi ipa ipusing oiriba makhoibu ahanba khongchat oina mapham aduda tharammi.
When, however, Jacob heard that there was wheat to be had, he sent our forefathers into Egypt; that was the first time.
13 Anisuba khongchattadi Joseph-na mahakki machin manaosing aduda mahak kanano haiba masak khanghalle amasung Egypt-ki ningthouna Joseph-ki imung manunggi maramda khanglaklammi.
On their second visit Joseph made himself known to his brothers, and Pharaoh was informed of Joseph's parentage.
14 Maram aduna Joseph-na mahakki mapa Jacob-ta pao thaduna mahak amadi mahakki imung manunggi mi apumba haibadi mioi humphutara-manga adu Egypt-ta lakpinaba kourammi.
Then Joseph sent and invited his father Jacob and all his family, numbering seventy-five persons, to come to him,
15 Adudagi Jacob-na Egypt-ta chatlammi, mapham aduda mahak amadi mahakki machanupasing sikhi.
and Jacob went down into Egypt. There he died, and so did our forefathers,
16 Makhoigi hakchangsing adu Shechem tanna puraklaga Abraham-na Hamor-gi machanupasingdagi sel khara piduna leikhiba mongpham aduda leirol chankhi.”
and they were taken to Shechem and were laid in the tomb which Abraham had bought from the sons of Hamor at Shechem for a sum of money paid in silver.
17 “Tengban Mapuna Abraham-da wasakpikhiba adu thunghannaba matam adu naksillaklabada Egypt-ta eikhoigi misinggi masing yamna yamkhatlakkhi.
"But as the time drew near for the fulfilment of the promise which God had made to Abraham, the people became many times more numerous in Egypt,
18 Mameithangda Joseph-ki maramda karisu khangdaba ningthou amana Egypt-ta pallammi.
until there arose a foreign king over Egypt who knew nothing of Joseph.
19 Mahakna eikhoigi ipa ipusingbu lounam toukhi amadi makhoigi nouna pokpa angangsingbu sinanaba namduna langthok-handuna thina toukhi.
He adopted a crafty policy towards our race, and oppressed our forefathers, making them cast out their infants so that they might not be permitted to live.
20 Matam aduda Moses pokkhi, mahak yamna phajaba angang ama oirammi. Mahakki mapagi yumda tha ahum yokpi thakpirammi.
At this time Moses was born--a wonderfully beautiful child; and for three months he was cared for in his father's house.
21 Mahakpu mahakki yumgi mapanda thamlabada, ningthou adugi machanupina mahakpu louduna mahak masagi machanupa oina yokkhatlakkhi.
At length he was cast out, but Pharaoh's daughter adopted him, and brought him up as her own son.
22 Mahakpu Egypt-ki lousing pumnamak tambikhi aduga mahak waheida amadi thabakta matik leiba mi ama oirakkhi.”
So Moses was educated in all the learning of the Egyptians, and possessed great influence through his eloquence and his achievements.
23 “Mahak chahi niphu surammi, mahakna mahakki Israel-gi misingbu kamdouna loinabiri haiba yengge leplammi.
"And when he was just forty years old, it occurred to him to visit his brethren the descendants of Israel.
24 Makhoigi maraktagi amabu Egypt-ki mi amana thina touba urammi. Maram aduna mahakna mahakpu mateng pangnaba changlammi aduga Egypt-ki mi adubu hattuna laman khumlammi.
Seeing one of them wrongfully treated he took his part, and secured justice for the ill-treated man by striking down the Egyptian.
25 Makhoibu kanbinaba Tengban Mapuna mahakpu sijinnaribani haiba mahakki misingna khangbigani haina Moses-na khallammi adubu makhoina madu khanglamde.
He supposed his brethren to be aware that by him God was sending them deliverance; this, however, they did not understand.
26 Mathanggi numitta Israel-gi macha ani khatnariba adu ubada makhoibu taisinnanaba hotnarammi. Mahakna hairak-i, ‘Ibungokhoi, nakhoi nachil nanaosingni. Karigi nakhoina asumna khatnaribano?’
The next day, also, he came and found two of them fighting, and he endeavoured to make peace between them. "'Sirs,' he said, 'you are brothers. Why are you wronging one another?'
27 Thina touriba mi aduna Moses-pu inthoklaga hairak-i, ‘Nahakpu eikhoigi ithakta mapu amadi wayel mapu oina kanana happage?’
"But the man who was doing the wrong resented his interference, and asked, "'Who appointed you magistrate and judge over us?
28 ‘Ngarang nangna Egypt-ki mi adu hatpagumna eibusu hatpa pamlibra?’
Do you mean to kill me as you killed the Egyptian yesterday?'
29 Moses-na masi tabada Egypt-tagi chenkhiduna Midian-gi lamda lamlanba oina leirammi. Mapham aduda machanupa ani phangkhi.”
"Alarmed at this question, Moses fled from the country and went to live in the land of Midian. There he became the father of two sons.
30 “Chahi niphu houkhraba matungda Sinai ching manakki leikanglada achakpa mongsong amagi meirilakta dut amana Moses-ta uhanbirammi.
"But at the end of forty years there appeared to him in the Desert of Mount Sinai an angel in the middle of a flame of fire in a bush.
31 Mahakna uriba adu Moses ngaklammi, henna ningthina unaba mongsong adugi manakta changsillammi. Adubu mahakna Mapu Ibungogi khonjel tarammi:
When Moses saw this he wondered at the sight; but on his going up to look further, the voice of the Lord was heard, saying,
32 ‘Eihak nahakki napa napusinggi Tengban Mapuni, Abraham, Isaac amadi Jacob-ki Tengban Mapuni.’ Maduda Moses-na kibana niklammi amadi mahakna yengbagi thouna leiramde.
"'I am the God of your forefathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob.' "Quaking with fear Moses did not dare gaze.
33 Adudagi MAPU IBUNGO-na mangonda hairak-i, ‘Nahakki khong-up louthok-u maramdi nahakna lepliba mapham adu asengba maphamni.
"'Take off your shoes,' said the Lord, 'for the spot on which you are standing is holy ground.
34 Egypt-ta eigi misingbu ot neiba adu eina ure. Makhoigi naheba adu eina tare amasung makhoibu kanbinaba eihak kumtharaklabani. Houjik lak-u, eina nangbu Egypt-ta thagani.’”
I have seen, yes, I have seen the oppression of My people who are in Egypt and have heard their groans, and I have come down to deliver them. And now I will send you to Egypt.'
35 “Hairiba Moses asimakni Israel-gi misingna yakhidaba mahak adu. ‘Nahakpu eikhoigi ithakta mapu amadi wayel mapu oina kanana happage?’ haiduna makhoina mangonda hangkhi. Achakpa mongsongda uhanbikhiba dut adugi mapanna Israel-gi misinggi mathakta pannanaba amadi makhoibu ningtamhanbinaba Tengban Mapuna thabikhiba adu mahakni.
"The Moses whom they rejected, asking him, 'Who appointed you magistrate and judge?' --that same Moses we find God sending as a magistrate and a deliverer by the help of the angel who appeared to him in the bush.
36 Mahakna makhoibu Egypt-tagi chingbirakkhi, angakpa thabaksing amadi khudamsing Egypt-ta amasung Angangba Ipakta aduga chahi niphu lamjao lamhangda toukhi.
This was he who brought them out, after performing marvels and signs in Egypt and at the Red Sea, and in the Desert for forty years.
37 ‘Eibu thabirakpagumna Tengban Mapugi wa phongdokpiba maichou ama Tengban Mapuna thabirakkani aduga mahak nakhoigi naraktagi mi oigani’ haina Israel-gi misingda haikhiba mahak adu Moses asini.
This is the Moses who said to the descendants of Israel, "'God will raise up a Prophet for you, from among your brethren, just as He raised me up.'
38 Lamjao lamhangda Israel-gi misingna punna leiba aduda leiminnaramba adu mahak asini. Mapham aduda mahak eikhoigi ipa ipusingga loinana amasung Sinai chingda mangonda wa ngangbiba dut aduga leiminnarammi aduga eikhoida pinaba Tengban Mapugi ahingba waheising adu mahakna phangjakhi.”
'This is he who was among the Congregation in the Desert, together with the angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai and with our forefathers, who received ever-living utterances to hand on to us.
39 “Adubu eikhoigi ipa ipusingna mahakna haiba illu yakhide, makhoina mahakpu inthoktuna makhoigi thamoinadi Egypt-ta amuk hankhi.
"Our forefathers, however, would not submit to him, but spurned his authority and in their hearts turned back to Egypt.
40 Maram aduna makhoina Aaron-da hairak-i, ‘Eikhoibu chingbinaba laising sabiyu. Eikhoibu Egypt-tagi chinglakpa nupa Moses aduda kari thokkhrabano haiba eikhoina khangde.’
They said to Aaron, "'Make gods for us, to march in front of us; for as for this Moses who brought us out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.'
41 Matam adudani makhoina sannao ama saduna maduda iratpot katkhi aduga makhoigi khutna saba pot aduda makhoina haraokhi.
"Moreover they made a calf at that time, and offered a sacrifice to the idol and kept rejoicing in the gods which their own hands had made.
42 Maram aduna Tengban Mapuna makhoidagi mai leithokkhiduna atiyada leiriba numit, tha amadi thawanmichaksingbu makhoina khurumnaba makhoibu thadoklammi. Tengban Mapugi wa phongdokpiba maichousinggi lairikta asumna ikhibagumbani: ‘Israel-gi misa! Lamjao lamhangda chahi niphu nakhoina sasing hattuna katkhiba adu eingonda katpa natte.
So God turned from them and gave them up to the worship of the Host of Heaven, as it is written in the Book of the Prophets, "'Were they victims and sacrifices which you offered Me, forty years in the Desert, O House of Israel?
43 Molech laigi phi-sang adu nakhoina pui, aduga nakhoigi thawanmichak lai Rephan-gi murti pui; murtising adu nakhoina khurumnaba sabani. Maram aduna eina nakhoibu Babylon-gi wangmada loi thagani.’”
Yes, you lifted up Moloch's tent and the Star of the God Rephan--the images which you made in order to worship them; and I will remove you beyond Babylon.'
44 “Tengban Mapuna loinabibagi Phi-sang adu eikhoigi ipa ipusingna lamjao lamhangda makhoiga loinana thamlammi. Madu Tengban Mapuna Moses-ta haikhiba amadi Moses-ta utpikhiba mawong adugi matung inna sabani.
"Our forefathers had the Tent of the Testimony in the Desert, built as He who spoke to Moses had instructed him to make it in imitation of the model which he had seen.
45 Phi-sang adu phangjaraba matungda, Tengban Mapuna makhoigi mangda tanthokkhraba phurupsing adudagi lousinkhraba lam aduda Joshua-gi luching makhada makhoina phi-sang adu purakkhi. Aduga phi-sang adu lam aduda David-ki matam phaoba leirammi.
That Tent was bequeathed to the next generation of our forefathers. Under Joshua they brought it with them when they were taking possession of the land of the Gentile nations, whom God drove out before them. So it continued till David's time.
46 David-na Tengban Mapugi thoujal phangjaduna Jacob-ki Tengban Mapugi leipham ama mahakna sajanabagidamak nijarammi.
David obtained favour with God, and asked leave to provide a dwelling-place for the God of Jacob.
47 Adubu Ibungogidamak yum sajakhiba adu Solomon-nani.”
But it was Solomon who built a house for Him.
48 “Adum oinamak Wangthoiraba Tengban Mapudi mioibagi khutna saba yumda leite. Tengban Mapugi wa phongdokpiba maichouna asumna haikhi,
Yet the Most High does not dwell in buildings erected by men's hands. But, as the Prophet declares,
49 ‘MAPU IBUNGO-na hai, swargadi eigi phambalni aduga malemna eigi khongnetphamni. Eigidamak nakhoina karamba yum sagadage? Nattraga eina leigada mapham kadaidano?
"'The sky is My throne, and earth is the footstool for My feet. What kind of house will you build for Me, says the Lord, or what resting place shall I have?
50 Eigi khutna pot pumnamaksing asi semkhiba nattra?’”
Did not My hand form this universe.'
51 Stephen-na makha tarak-i, “Nakhoisi kayada nangak kallibano! Nakhoigi thamoidi kayada Tengban Mapu khangdaba thamoi oiriba aduga Tengban Mapugi waheida nakhoigi nana kayada kalliba! Nakhoi nakhoigi napa napusing aduga chap manei: nakhoisu matam pumbada Thawai Asengbabu yeknei!
"O stiff-necked men, uncircumcised in heart and ears, you also are continually at strife with the Holy Spirit--just as your forefathers were.
52 Tengban Mapugi wa phongdokpiba maichou amata nakhoigi napa napusingna ot-neikhidaba yaobra? Achumba chatpa Ibungo adu lakkani haina hanna phongdokpasing adu makhoina hatkhi. Aduga houjikti nakhoina Ibungo mahakpu pithokle amasung hatle.
Which of the Prophets did not your forefathers persecute? Yes, they killed those who announced beforehand the advent of the righteous One, whose betrayers and murderers you have now become--
53 Swargadutsinggi mapanna piramba Tengban Mapugi wayel yathang adu nakhoina phangle adubu nakhoina madu ngakte.”
you who received the Law given through angels, and yet have not obeyed it."
54 Makhoina masi tabada Stephen-gi mathakta mei houna saorammi amadi maya krak krak chiklammi.
As they listened to these words, they became infuriated and gnashed their teeth at him.
55 Adubu Thawai Asengbana thalladuna Stephen-na swargada yengkhatle aduga Tengban Mapugi matik mangal amadi Jisuna Tengban Mapugi yet thangbada lepliba adu urammi.
But, full of the Holy Spirit and looking up to Heaven, Stephen saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at God's right hand.
56 Maduda mahakna hairak-i, “Yeng-u, swarga hangdokpa amadi Migi Machanupa aduna Tengban Mapugi yet thangbada lepliba asi eina ujare!”
"I can see Heaven wide open," he said, "and the Son of Man standing at God's right hand."
57 Masida makhoina makhoigi manakong makhutna mensillaga akanba khonjelna laoraduna makhoi pumnamakna Stephen tamna chensillammi
Upon this, with a loud outcry they stopped their ears, rushed upon Stephen in a body,
58 aduga mahakpu sahargi wangmada chingthoklaga mahakpu nungna thaba hourammi. Sakhi oiribasing aduna makhoigi maphising adu Saul kouba naha oiriba nupa amagi makhongda thamlammi.
dragged him out of the city, and stoned him, the witnesses throwing off their outer garments and giving them into the care of a young man called Saul.
59 Makhoina Stephen-bu nungna tharingeida mahakna Tengban Mapuda haijarak-i, “Ibungo Jisu, eigi thawai lousinbiyu.”
So they stoned Stephen, while he prayed, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit."
60 Adudagi mahakna khuru khudak kunduna ahouba khonjelda laorak-i, “Mapu Ibungo, pap asi makhoigi mathakta singthanabiganu.” Masi hairamlaga mahak sikhre.
Then, rising on his knees, he cried aloud, "Lord, do not reckon this sin against them." And with these words he fell asleep.
