Esaamootkaat 4
1 Romwah loong nyia rangsoomnok sokboite dowa mihak phokhoh, erah damdi mararah Sadusi mina thok rum ha di Pitar nyia Joon miloong ah damdi roongwaan roh ih nyuuta.
[Meanwhile, in the temple courtyard, there were some] priests, the officer who was in charge of the temple police, and [also some] [SYN] Sadducee [sect members]. These men came to Peter and John while the two of them were speaking to the people.
2 Heliphante wanyi ah ih miloong asuh Jisu tek nawa ngaaksaat tiit ah nyootsoot nyu kano neng loong ah rapne ih chiiru rumta.
These men were very angry, because the [two] apostles were teaching the people [about Jesus]. What they were telling the people was that because ([God caused Jesus to become alive again/God raised] Jesus [from the dead]), [God] would cause other people who had died to become alive again.
3 Erah thoidi Pitar nyia Joon phaatak ni joh sakwan rumta, eno rangja ang thoidi wanyi ah erah saalih adi daap haat rumta.
So those officials seized Peter and John. Then they put them in jail. [They had to wait] until the next day [to question Peter and John], because it was already evening [and it was contrary to their Jewish law to question people at night].
4 Enoothong Jisu ngaaksaat tiit japchaatte loong ah ih hanpi ih rumta, miwah loong ah rooproop ih haajaat bangnga ang rumta.
However, many people who had heard the message [from Peter] believed [in Jesus]. (OR, But many people had [already] believed [in Jesus, because] they had heard the message [from Peter].) So the number of men [who believed in Jesus] increased to about five 5,000.
5 Erah saalih adi Jehudi nok hah dowa mihak phokhoh loong nyia hootthe nyootsootte loong ah Jerusalem ni lomkhoon rumta.
The next day [the supreme priest summoned] the [other] chief priests, the teachers of the [Jewish] laws, and the other members [of the Jewish Council, and they] gathered together [in one place] in Jerusalem.
6 Neng loong ah Romwah phokhothoon Annas damdi nyia heh jaatang Kaaiphaas, Joon, Alekjendar loong damdi chomui rumta.
Annas, [the former] supreme priest, Caiaphas [who was the new supreme priest], [two other former supreme priests whose names were] John and Alexander, and other men who were related to the supreme priest [were there].
7 Neng loong ah ih Heliphante anyi neng ngathong ni chap thuk rum ano cheng rumta, “Set mamah ih re lan sih? Tiim chaan kap han sih adoleh o men kap han sih?”
They [commanded guards to] bring Peter and John into the courtroom [MTY] and have them stand in front of them. [Then one of] the leaders questioned [the two of] them, saying, “Who [do you two claim] gave you the power [to heal this man]? And who authorized [MTY] you to do this [DOU]?”
8 Pitar sak ni, Esa Chiiala pah ano ngaakbaat rumta, “Mihak phokhoh loong;
So as the Holy Spirit completely controlled Peter, he said to them, “You [fellow Israelites] who rule us and [all of you other] elders, [listen]!
9 chiinnyah sek suh ekoong ah mamah ih deeta ngeh ih cheng hali tih bah,
Today you are questioning us concerning our doing something good for a man who was crippled, and you asked us how he was healed.
10 sen ih jat ejih ang tan, seng ngathong ni chapla ekoong ah langla, sen ih tek haat anno we ngaaksaatta Najaret dowa Jisu Kristo mendi deeta.
So [we(exc) want] you and all [of our other] fellow Israelites to know this: It is because Jesus the Messiah [MTY] from Nazareth healed this man that he is able to stand here. [God considers that] it was you who nailed Jesus to a cross, but God caused him to become alive again.
11 Jisu Kristo ah langla Rangteele ni maangdi dook ban baatta, ‘Nok hoonte ih jong taaseeka ngeh ih daanta erah thoontang nang ih eseethoon ih hoonla.’
[In the Psalms this was written about the Messiah: ] He is [like] [MET] the stone that was rejected by the builders {that the builders rejected}. But that stone became the most important stone in the building [that they were building]. [Jesus is that stone, and] you [are those builders who threw away the stone that was the most important one].
12 Khopiiroidong ah Jisu luulu jiin nawa ba choh ih; arah hah adi seng jen puipang suh o suh uh Rangte ih chaan kotmuh”
So he alone can save us [MTY]. [God] has sent only one person [MTY] into the world who can save us [from the guilt of our sins, and that person is Jesus]!”
13 Pitar nyia Joon lacho laphaan ih ang kano Ngoong awang loong ah paatja ih rumta, neng ih jat eta wanyi ah le wette tah angka ngeh ih ah. Neng ih erah uh jat eta wanyi ah Jisu damdi ang dowa ngeh ah.
The [Jewish leaders] realized that Peter and John (were not afraid [of them]/spoke boldly). They also learned that the two men were ordinary people who had not studied in schools. So the leaders were amazed, and they realized that these men had associated with Jesus.
14 Ekoong deeta ah nengnyi damdi tup rum ano, tiim uh tami jeng rumta.
They also saw the man who had been healed standing there with [the two of] them, so they were not able to say anything [to oppose Peter and John].
15 Erah thoidi Ngoongthum theng nokkhok dowa doksoon thuk rum ano, neng jaachi di roongwaan rumta.
So the [Jewish leaders] commanded [guards] to take Peter, John, and the man outside of the room [where those leaders were meeting. After they did so], the leaders talked with each other [about Peter and John].
16 “Arah mih anyi mamah ih ih?” “Jerusalem dowa miloong ah ih jat eha, arah mih anyi ih mih paatjaajih noisok ha ngeh ah, eno seng ih tami daanke.
[Being frustrated, one after another], they said, “(There is really nothing that we can do to [punish] these [two] men!/How can we [(inc)] do anything to [punish] these [two] men?) [RHQ] Almost everyone [HYP] who is living in Jerusalem knows that they have done an amazing miracle, so we cannot tell people that it did not happen!
17 Enoothong arah tiit ah Jisu mendoh nak toom kah tumbaat nyu asuh choophaan etheng.”
However, [we] must not allow other people to hear about [this miracle]. So we must tell these men that [we will punish them if they] continue to tell other people about this [MTY] man [who they say gave them the power to do it].”
18 Erah thoidi wanyi ah ngaakpoon rum ano baat rumta, mamah ang ah bah uh set ih Jisu mendoh o suh uh labaat theng adoleh lanyootsoot theng.
So the Jewish leaders [commanded guards] to bring the two apostles [into that room again. After they did so], they [commanded] them both that they should never speak about Jesus, and they should not teach [anyone about him] [MTY] [again].
19 Enoothong Pitar nyia Joon ih amah ih ngaakbaat rumta, “Sen teeteewah ih thaak thun thaak an Rangte mik sokdoh marah pun ah—sen jeng chaat theng tam Rangte jeng chaat theng ah.
But Peter and John replied, “Would God think that it is right [for us two] to obey you and not [to obey] him? [We(exc) will let] you decide [which of those you think is proper].
20 Seng mik ih tup hi nyia seng na ih chaat hi ah labaat bah seng bah tami tongke.”
[But as for us, we cannot obey you]. We will not stop telling people about the things that we [(exc)] have seen [Jesus do] and what we have heard [him teach].”
21 Nengnyi jeng ah chaat rum ano, Ngoongthumte loong ah ih ehanhan ih choophaan rum ano daap haat nyuuta. Wanyi asuh tiim uh tami li rumta ekoong ah de kano miloong ah ih Rangte rangphoong rum kano ah.
Then the [Jewish leaders] again told [Peter and John] not to disobey them. But all the people [there] were praising God about what had happened [to the lame man. The leaders knew that only God could have enabled Peter and John] to miraculously heal the man, because the man was more than 40 years old [and he was lame when his mother bore him. They also knew that the people would become angry if they punished the two apostles]. So, because they could not decide how to punish Peter and John, [they finally] let them go.
22 Ekoong ang arah deeta mih ah paang rookbaji nang ih ehan angta.
23 Pitar nyia Joon daap haat damdam ih nengnyi joon loong ah taang ni ngaak wang nyuuta, eno Romwah phokhoh nyia mihak phokhoh loong ih liita jengkhaap ah baat nyuuta.
After Peter and John had been released, they went to the other believers and reported all that the chief priests and [other Jewish] elders had said to them.
24 Erah chaat rum ano, Kristaan loong eroom ih lomtong rum ano neng Rangte rangsoom rumta: “O Elongthoon Teesu, an juuba rangmong nyia juukhu hakong dongsiitte, juusih nyia hemong ni tongla loong Dongsiitte, Changte wah!
When they heard that, they [all] agreed as they prayed to God, and [one of] them prayed, “O Lord! You [(sg)] made the sky, the earth and the oceans, and everything in them.
25 Sengte sengwah an laksuh Dewid suh Esa Chiiala nawa ih jeng thuk kuno jengta, ‘Ranglajatte loong ah tiimnge ih khah rumla; miloong ah ih lalangka ah tiim kaankoong rumta?
The Holy Spirit caused our ancestor, [King] David [MTY], who served you, to write these words: [It is ridiculous] [RHQ] that the non-Jews became angry and the Israelite people planned uselessly [to oppose God].
26 Arah hah dowa Luuwang loong ah ih neng teeteewah ih khookhamta, nokpan tangpante loong ah eroom ih lomkhoon rumta Teesu Kristo miksuk kaanju suh ah.’
The kings of the world prepared to fight [God’s Ruler], and the [other] rulers assembled together [with them] to oppose the Lord [God] and the one whom he had appointed [to be the Messiah].
27 Hirod nyia Poontias, Pilat loong ah arah samnuthung dowa Ranglajatte loong nyia Ijirel noksong damdi an Laksuh Jisu tiit jen roongwaan ih rumla.
[Lord, we know that what you(sg) said long ago was true], because [King] Herod and the [governor], Pontius Pilate, and many other people, both non-Jews and Israelites, assembled together [here] in this city. [They] planned [to kill] Jesus, who devotedly served you [and] whom you appointed [MTY] [to be the Messiah].
28 Anchaan anphaan nawa ih mamah angtheng ngeh ih thiin tu ah erah angthuk suh chothum rumla.
[Because] you [(sg)] are all-powerful, those people did [only] what you [SYN] allowed [them to do]. It was what you decided long ago would happen.”
29 Teesu, amadoh, seng choophaan hali ah sokkaat weeho, eno lacho laphaan ih baattaan suh chaan aphaan kokaat he.
“So now, Lord, listen to what they are saying about punishing us! Help us who serve you [(sg)] to very boldly speak messages from you [(sg) about Jesus]
30 Khoisatte deesiit theng chaan aphaan raangtaan ih an lak janghaat kaat ho, toongtang Jisu mendoh paatjaajih loong jen noisok theng ah.”
[Also], by your power [MTY] miraculously heal [sick people] and do other amazing miracles [SYN] that show people your power! Ask Jesus, who always serves you, [to give us the authority] [MTY] [to do such miracles]!”
31 Neng rangsoom lilih, erah khoontong rumta di hah ah moh eta. Neng loong sak ni Esa moong achaang ah ra haano Rangte jengkhaap ah lacho laphaan ih baat rumta.
When the believers had finished praying, the place where they were meeting shook. All of them were (completely controlled/empowered) by the Holy Spirit {the Holy Spirit (completely controlled/empowered) all of them}, with the result that they began to speak boldly the words that God [told them to speak].
32 Jisu liphante loong ah tenthun siit ang rumta. Neng huikhaak ang ah bah uh arah nga lakbui angta ngeh ih tali rumta.
The group of people who had believed [in Jesus] were completely agreed about what they thought and what they wanted/desired. Not one of them claimed that he [alone] owned anything. Instead, they shared with one another everything that they had.
33 Rangte chaan aphaan ah kap rum ano Heliphante loong ah ih Jisu ngaaksaat tiit ah lacho laphaan ih baat rumta, erah thoidi Rangte ih neng loong asuh romseetam koh rumta.
The apostles continued to tell others, very powerfully, [that God] had (caused the Lord Jesus to become alive again/raised the Lord Jesus from the dead). [People knew that God] was graciously helping all the believers.
34 Neng dung dowa o uh bootbe thoomramte tajeeta. O jiinni phek nyia nok jeeta, neng loong ah ih erah sangleh,
[Some of] the believers who owned land or houses would occasionally sell [some of] their property. Then they would bring [the money for what they sold]
35 ngun ah heliphante loong suh koh rumta; enooleh o ih tiimthan thaangta erah than ru ih pheekoh rumta.
and they would present it to the apostles [MTY]. Then [the apostles] would give money to any [believer] who needed [it]. So no one among the believers was lacking anything.
36 Erah likhiik ih kotte wasiit, Josep ngeh ih angta, heh Kaipras ni tup arah Lewi nok hah angta, eno heliphante loong ah ih heh men ah Barnabas ngeh ih poon rumta (Erah men ah langla “Mih suh chaan kotte),
[For example, there was] Joseph. [He was] a descendant of Levi [and he was born] on Cyprus [Island]. The apostles called him Barnabas; [in the Jewish language] that name means a person who [IDM] always encourages [others].
37 eno heh phek ah sang ano, ngun ah heliphante danjeeta loong asuh kota.
He sold one of his fields, and brought the money to the apostles [for them to distribute to other believers].
