Holy Bible Aionian Edition® ~ Sakachep---Sakachep-Bible ~ Acts Chapter 8

< Sinthongei 8 >

1 Male Saul khomin Stephan thi hah apompui sa. Ma nikhuo renga han Jerusalema koiindangngei hah dûk an mintong ngei kelen zoia. Hanchu tîrtonngei telloi iempu adang nâm chu Judea le Samaria ram khuotina chek an inchâi zita.

Then some men who revered God buried Stephen’s body in a tomb, and they mourned greatly and loudly for him. On that same day [people] started severely persecuting the believers [who were living] in Jerusalem. So most [of the believers] fled [to other places] throughout Judea and Samaria [provinces]. The apostles were the only [believers who remained in Jerusalem].

2 Pathien sabei senkhatin Stephan ruok hah an phûma, mulungna takin an châ zoi.

3 Sual chu koiindang minboipai rang bôkin in tina a lûta, iempungei nupang, pasal a kaisuo ngeia intâng ina a khum ngei zoi.

While the people were killing Stephen, Saul was there approving of their killing Stephen. So Saul [also] began trying to destroy the group of believers. He entered houses one by one, he dragged away men and women [who believed in Jesus], and then he [arranged for] them to be put in prison.

4 Iempu khuotina chekinchâi ngei hah muntina an sea, thurchisa an ril tira.

The believers who had left Jerusalem went to different places, where they continued preaching the message about Jesus.

5 Philip chu Samari khopuilien a lûta, an kôm Khrista thurchi a rila.

[One of those believers whose name was] Philip went down [from Jerusalem] to a city in Samaria [province]. There he was telling [the people that Jesus is] [MTY] the Messiah.

6 Mipuingeiin Philip chongril an rieta, sininkhêl a tho ngei an mûn chu a chongril ngei hah asân an rangâia.

Many people there heard Philip [speak] and saw the miraculous things that he was doing. So they all (paid close attention to/listened carefully to) his words.

7 Ramkhoringei hah inringtakin in-iekin mi tamtak sûng renga an hong jôka, phalkhatthi le kholra tamtak khom a mindam ngeia.

For [example, when Philip commanded] evil spirits who controlled many people [that they should come out of them], they came out, while those spirits screamed. Also, many people who were paralyzed and [many others] who were lame were healed.

8 Ha khuo mingei hah an râisân tataka.

So [many people] [MTY] in that city greatly rejoiced.

9 Ma khopui han mi inkhat a riming Simon, dôithei a oma, mi inlal takin an bea, Samari mingei han a dôi hah an kamâm tataka.

There was a man in that city whose name was Simon. He had been practicing sorcery for a long time, and he had been amazing the people in Samaria [province by doing that]. He continually claimed that he was a great/important person.

10 Khopuilien sûnga mi murdi, achîn alienin a chong asân an rangâia, “Hi mi hih Pathien sinthotheina roiinpui an ti hah ani,” an tia.

All the people there, both ordinary and important people, listened to him. [Various ones of] them were saying, “This man works in extremely powerful ways [because] God has caused him to be a great [person].”

11 A mitphildôi hah zora sôttak kamâm tataka an lei ti zoi sikin a chong kamâm omtak hah an rangâi ngâia.

They continued to listen to him carefully, because for a long time he had astonished them by practicing sorcery.

12 Aniatachu Pathien Rêngram thurchisa le Jisua Khrista riming Philip'n a ril hah an iem le chu nupang, pasalin baptisma an changa.

But then they believed Philip’s [message] when he preached to them about [how] God desires to rule [MET] [the lives of people who believe in him], and about Jesus being the Messiah [MTY]. Both the men and the women who believed in Jesus were baptized. {[Philip] was baptizing both the men and the women [who had come to believe in Jesus]}.

13 Simon khomin a iema; baptisma a chang zoia, Philip kôm han aom bang ngâia, sininkhêl kamâmruoi a sinngei hah a mua kamâm aom sabak a tia.

Simon himself believed [Philip’s message] and, after he was baptized {after [Philip] baptized him}, he began to constantly accompany Philip. Simon was continually amazed because he often saw [Philip] doing many kinds of miraculous things.

14 Jerusalema tîrton omngei han Samari khuoa omngei chu Pathien chong an pom zoi tih an rieta Peter le John an kôm an tîra.

When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that [many people] [PRS] [throughout] Samaria [district] had believed the message from God [about Jesus], they sent Peter and John there.

15 Anni hah an tungin chu a iempu thar ngeiin Ratha Inthieng an chang theina rangin chubai an thope ngeia.

When Peter and John arrived in Samaria, they prayed for those [new believers] in order that the Holy Spirit’s [power] would come to them.

16 An lâia tute chunga khom Ratha Inthieng la chum mak; Pumapa Jisua riminga baptisma an chang vai kêng ala ni.

[Peter and John realized that] the Holy Spirit had not yet begun to empower any of them. They had been baptized {[Philip] had baptized them} [because they had believed] in [MTY] the Lord Jesus, [but they did not know about the Holy Spirit].

17 Hanchu Peter le John'n an lu chunga kut an minngama, male Ratha Inthieng an chang zoi.

[Then Peter and John] placed their hands on [the heads of] each person, and they received the [power of] [MTY] the Holy Spirit.

18 Tîrtonngei han iempungei chunga kut an min ngamin Ratha Inthieng pêk an ni ti, Simon han amûn chu, Peter le John hah sum a pêk ngeia,

Simon saw [things that convinced him] that [God] had given the Spirit’s [power to people] as a result of the apostles placing their hands on them. So he offered [to give] money to the apostles,

19 “Hi anga sinthotheina hi mi pêk roi, tu chunga khom ku kut ki minngamna chita Ratha Inthieng an chang theina rangin,” a tia.

saying, “Enable me also to do what [you are doing], so that everyone on whom I place/put my hands may receive the Holy Spirit’s [power].”

20 Hannisenla, Peter'n a kôm han, “Nangma le nu sum hih meidîla se rese, Pathien manboipêk suma rochôk rang no bôk sikin!

But Peter said to him, “May you [(sg)] and your money go to hell, because you [mistakenly] think that you can buy [from us] what God [alone] gives to [people] (questioned)

21 Kin sinna hin kopna le rangtum dôn mak che, nu mulungrîl Pathien mitmûn adikloi sikin.

[God] has not authorized you to have any part of this ministry of giving [the Holy Spirit’s power], because he knows that you are not thinking rightly! (OR, because he knows that you are thinking completely wrongly.)

22 Masikin, hih no bôkna saloi renga hi insîr inla Pumapa kôm invûi roh, ni mindon hih nang ala ngâidam theina rangin.

So stop thinking wickedly [like] that, and plead that the Lord, if he is willing, will forgive you [for what] you [wickedly] thought/planned [to do]

23 Mulungrîl bôkna khâtak ne pêla, sietnân nang a khitrap iti nang ki riet,” a tia.

[Turn away from your evil ways], because I perceive that you [(sg)] are extremely envious of [us], and you [are] a slave of your [continual desire to do evil! God will certainly punish you severely]!”

24 Simon'n Peter le John kôm, “Nin ti ngei hi inkhat luo ku chunga atung loina rangin nangnin rangâihoitak Pumapa kôm chubai mi thope roi,” a tia.

Then Simon answered, “Pray to the Lord [God] that [he] will not do to me what you just said!”

25 Peter le John'n an thurchi le Pumapa thurchi an misîr zoiin chu Jerusalema an kîr nôka, lampuia Samari rama khuo tamtaka Thurchi Sa an misîra.

After [Peter and John] told [people there] what they knew personally [about the] Lord [Jesus] and declared to them the message about Jesus, they both returned to Jerusalem. [Along the way] they preached the good message [about Jesus to people] in many villages in Samaria [province].

26 Pumapa tîr vântîrtonin Philip hah a chongpuia, “Inthok inla, Jerusalem renga Gaza panna lampuia saktieng ramchâr pielna han se roh,” a tia. (Atûn hin chu hi lampui hih mang nikhâi mak.)

[One day] an angel whom the Lord [God] had sent commanded Philip, “Get ready and go south along the road that extends from Jerusalem to Gaza.” [That was] a road in a desert area.

27 Masikin Philip ânthoka a sea. Ethopia rama mi inkhat an Rêngnu nuoia sinpêl milien inlaltak a sum murdi enkolpu, Jerusalema Pathien chubaimûk rangin a sea. A kîr nôk tieng chu tali chunga chuongin dêipu Isaiah lekhabu a porea.

So Philip got ready and went [along that road]. Suddenly he met a man from Ethiopia. He was an important official who took care of all the funds for the queen [of] Ethiopia. [In his language people called their queen] Candace. This man had gone to Jerusalem to worship [God],

and he was returning [home] and was seated [riding] in his chariot. [As he was riding], he was reading [out loud from] what the prophet Isaiah [had written] [MTY] [long ago].

29 Ratha'n Philip kôm, “Tali so va pan inla vanâi roh,” a tia.

[God’s] Spirit told Philip, “Go near to that chariot and keep walking close to [the man who is riding in] it!”

30 Hanchu Philip a tâna, dêipu Isaiah lekhabu a pore hah a rieta, no pore hah ni rietthei mo? tiin a rekela.

So Philip ran [to the chariot and kept running close to it]. Then he heard the official reading what the prophet Isaiah [had written]. He asked the man, “Do you [(sg)] understand what you are reading?”

31 “Ama'n tutên mi rilminthâr pe loiin i angin mo ki riet thei ranga?” tiin a thuona. Hanchu Philip ha tali chunga a kala a kôla insungpui rangin a koia.

He answered Philip, “[No!] (I cannot possibly [understand it] if [there is] no one to explain it to me!/How can I [understand it] if [there is] no one to explain it to me?) [RHQ]” Acts 8:31b-35 Then the man said to Philip, “Please come up [and] sit beside me.” [So Philip did that].

32 Pathien lekhabu a pore hah ma hi ani: “Belri that rang angin belri angin ama hah an tuonga, Belrite a mul eplâitak khomin a dâirek angin, Chongbai khat luo ti maka.

The part of the Scriptures that the official was reading was this: He will [be silent when] they lead him away to kill him [like when] a sheep [is led away to be killed]. As a young sheep is silent when its wool is being cut off {someone cuts off its wool}, [similarly] he will not protest [MTY] [when people cause him to suffer].

33 Ântem lâiin a roijêkna hah lâkpe'n a oma. A richisuonpârngei thurchi tûn mo ril ta nih, Rammuol renga a ringna ahek zoi sikin,” ti hi.

When he will be humiliated by being accused falsely {people will humiliate him [by accusing him falsely]}, [the rulers] (will not consider him innocent/will consider him guilty). No one will possibly be able to tell about his descendants, because he will be killed {people will kill him} without him having [any descendants] on the earth.

34 Milien han Philip kôm han, “Ni ril ta, dêipu hin tu thurchi mo a misîr? Ama thurchi mo, midang thurchi mo?” tiin a rekela.

The official asked Philip [about these words that he was reading], “Tell me, who was the prophet writing about? [Was he writing] about himself or about someone else?”

35 Hanchu Philip'n, hi Pathien lekhabua phutin Jisua Khrista Thurchi sa a rila.

So Philip began [to explain] that Scripture passage. He told him the good message about [MTY] Jesus. [So the official understood and believed in Jesus].

36 An sea suk an chumin chu, tui omna an tunga, milien han “mahin tui aom, baptis ka chang loina rangin imo mikhap?” a tia.

While they were traveling along the road, they came to [a place where there was a pond of] water [near the road]. Then the official said [to Philip], “Look, [there is a pond of] water! (I would like you to baptize me, because I do not know of anything that would prevent me from being baptized {prevent [you] from baptizing me.}/Do you know of anything that would prevent me from being baptized {prevent [you] from baptizing me}?) [RHQ]”

37 Philip'n a kôm, “Nu mulungrîl murdi'n ni iemin chu na chang thei,” a tia. Ama han, “Ki iem,” Jisua Khrista chu Pathien nâi ani ti ki iem, tiin a thuona.

38 Hanchu, tali ha an min ngama, an chuma Philip le milien hah tuia an juong sea. Philip'n Ethopia milien hah baptis a min changa.

So the official told [the driver] to stop the chariot. Then both Philip and the official went down into the [pond of] water, and [Philip] baptized him.

39 Tui renga an hong jôka, Pumapa Ratha Inthiengin Philip hah a lâk min manga, ama hah mu khâi maka, hankhom râisântakin a in tieng a sea.

When they came up out of the water, suddenly God’s Spirit took Philip away. The official never saw Philip again. But [although he never saw Philip again], the official continued going along the road, very happy [that God had saved him].

40 Philip chu mingeiin Azotus khuoa an mu nôka, hanchu a sea, Caesarea khuo a tung mâka chu khopui murdia Thurchi Sa a misîr tira.

Philip then realized [that the Spirit had miraculously taken him to] Azotus [town]. While he traveled around [in that region], he continued proclaiming the message [about Jesus] in all the towns [between Azotus and Caesarea. And he was still proclaiming] it when he finally arrived in Caesarea [city].

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