Acts 23
1 Paul, looking steadfastly at the council, said, “Brothers, I have lived before God in all good conscience until today.”
Paul ing Sanhedrinkhqi ce toek khqi ceet ceet nawh, “Ka koeinaakhqi, tuhngawi dy awh kawpoek dyngnaak ing Khawsa bi ce bi nyng,” tinak khqi hy.
2 The high priest, Ananias, commanded those who stood by him to strike him on the mouth.
Ce ak awi ce ang zaak awh khawsoih boeikhyt Ananias ing Paul a venawh ak dyikhqi venawh Paul ce am kha awh vyk aham awi pehy.
3 Then Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! Do you sit to judge me according to the law, and command me to be struck contrary to the law?”
Cawh Paul ing, “Nang ak baawkna amik thuut vawng, Khawsa ing namah ni vyk kaw! Anaa awi amyihna kai awideng aham cawh ngawi hyk ti, cehlai namah ing kai vyk aham awi pe tiksaw anaa awi ce hqe nawn hyk ti! tina hy.
4 Those who stood by said, “Do you malign God’s high priest?”
Paul a venawh ak dyikhqi ing, “Khawsa a khawsoeih boei khyt awm na zyih hy? tina uhy.
5 Paul said, “I didn’t know, brothers, that he was high priest. For it is written, ‘You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.’”
Paul ing, “Koeinaakhqi, anih ve khawsoeih boei khyt tinawh am ka sim dawngawh ni; ‘Nak thlangkhqi ak ukkung ce awih che ing koeh zyi,’ tinawh a qee awm zawk hy,” tinak khqi hy.
6 But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, “Men and brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees. Concerning the hope and resurrection of the dead I am being judged!”
Cawhkaw amik awmkhqi ak khuiawh thlang vang taw Sadusikhqi na awm nawh, thlang vang taw Farasikhqi na awm uhy, tice Paul ing a huh awh, cawhkaw Sanhedrinkhqi venawh, “Koeinaa khqi, kai ve Farasi capa na ka awm dawngawh Farasi na awm nyng. Thlakthi thawh tlaih ngaih-uunaak ka taak dawngawh tuh awidengnaak hun awh dyi nyng,” tinak khqi hy.
7 When he had said this, an argument arose between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the crowd was divided.
Ce ak awi ce ak kqawn awh, Farasikhqi ingkaw Sadusikhqi ce oelh qu unawh, pakkhih na pek qu uhy.
8 For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, nor angel, nor spirit; but the Pharisees confess all of these.
(Sasusikhqi ingtaw, thlakthi thawh tlaihnaak am awm hy, khan ceityih awm am awm nawh myihla awm am awm hy, ti uhy, cehlai Farasikhqi ingtaw vemyihkhqi boeih ve awm hy, ti uhy.)
9 A great clamor arose, and some of the scribes of the Pharisees’ part stood up, and contended, saying, “We find no evil in this man. But if a spirit or angel has spoken to him, let’s not fight against God!”
Cawh a mimah ce hqo unawh, a mingmih anglak awhkaw anaa awi ak qeekung Farasi thlang vang ce dyi unawh oelh uhy. Cekkhqi ing, “Ve ak thlang awh ve a thawlhnaak ikaw awm am awm hy. Myihla ing nu khan ceityih ing nu awi ak kqawn peek mai mantaw ikawmyihna ni ti hly?” ti uhy.
10 When a great argument arose, the commanding officer, fearing that Paul would be torn in pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him by force from among them and bring him into the barracks.
A ming oelh qu khqoet khqoet awh qaalboei ing Paul khqaak kawm uh a ti awh, qalkapkhqi ce tyi khqi nawh Paul ce a mingmih a venawh kawng qalkapkhqi awmnaak na lawh sak khqi hy.
11 The following night, the Lord stood by him and said, “Cheer up, Paul, for as you have testified about me at Jerusalem, so you must testify also at Rome.”
Khawmthan awh Bawipa ing Paul a venawh dang pe nawh, “Nam thin cak sak! Jerusalem khawk khuiawh kai akawng nang dyih pyi amyih na, Rom awh awm kai ve ning dyih pyi hly bai hyk ti,” tina hy.
12 When it was day, some of the Jews banded together and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.
A khawngawi mymcang awh Paul him hlan dy taw buh a an ama ai aham Juda thlangkhqi ing awi kam uhy.
13 There were more than forty people who had made this conspiracy.
Vemyihna Paul him aham ak tengkhqi ce thlang phlikip hlai law uhy.
14 They came to the chief priests and the elders, and said, “We have bound ourselves under a great curse to taste nothing until we have killed Paul.
Cekkhqi ing khawsoeih boeikhqi ingkaw a hqamcakhqi venna cet unawh, “Paul am ka mi him hlan dy taw buh an am kami ai aham awi kam unyng.
15 Now therefore, you with the council inform the commanding officer that he should bring him down to you tomorrow, as though you were going to judge his case more exactly. We are ready to kill him before he comes near.”
Cedawngawh tuh nangmih ingkaw Sanhedrinkhqi ing ve akawng ve ak caih na sim thainaak aham anih ce nangmih a venawh ami tyih law tlaihnaak aham qaalboei a venawh thoeh uh. Cawh ve a pha law hlan awh lam lakawh kaimih ing him vang unyng,” tinak khqi uhy.
16 But Paul’s sister’s son heard they were lying in wait, and he came and entered into the barracks and told Paul.
Cehlai cawhkaw awi ce Paul a koeinanu a capa ing za nawh, qalkapkhqi awmnaak na a ceh awh Paul a venawh kqawn pehy.
17 Paul summoned one of the centurions and said, “Bring this young man to the commanding officer, for he has something to tell him.”
Cedawngawh Paul ing qalkap zakhat ak ukkung thlang pynoet ce khy nawh, “Vawhkaw cadawng ve qaalboei a venna ceh pyi lah; awi pynoet kqawn peek aham ngaih hy,” tina hy.
18 So he took him and brought him to the commanding officer and said, “Paul, the prisoner, summoned me and asked me to bring this young man to you. He has something to tell you.”
Cedawngawh anih ing ce ceh pyi hy. Qalkap ukkung ing, “Thawngim ak tla Paul ing vawhkaw cadawng ve na venawh awi kqawn aham a ngaih dawngawh ceh pyi tinawh law pyi nyng,” tina hy.
19 The commanding officer took him by the hand, and going aside, asked him privately, “What is it that you have to tell me?”
Qaalboei ing cadawng ca ce a kut awh tu nawh ak chang na sawi nawh doet hy, “Kawmyih ak awi nu kqawn aham na ngaih?” tina hy.
20 He said, “The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down to the council tomorrow, as though intending to inquire somewhat more accurately concerning him.
Anih ing, “Khawngawi awh Judakhqi ing Paul ve Sanherdrin haiawh awi ak caih na doet aham tina unawh nang a ven awhkawng thoeh u sih, tinawh awi kqawn hawh uhy.
21 Therefore don’t yield to them, for more than forty men lie in wait for him, who have bound themselves under a curse to neither eat nor drink until they have killed him. Now they are ready, looking for the promise from you.”
Cekkhqi venawh Paul ve koeh tyih pek khqi, ikawtih thlang phlikip hlai ing lam awh mah uhy. Paul a mami him hlan dy taw buh am ai aham awi kam hawh uhy. Tuh nang ak awi ni ami lamtoen hawh,” tina hy.
22 So the commanding officer let the young man go, charging him, “Tell no one that you have revealed these things to me.”
Qaalboei ing cawhkaw cadawng ca ce a ceh sak coeng awh, “Ve ak awi nak kqawn law ve u a venawh awm koeh kqawn moe,” tina hy.
23 He called to himself two of the centurions, and said, “Prepare two hundred soldiers to go as far as Caesarea, with seventy horsemen and two hundred men armed with spears, at the third hour of the night.”
Anih ing qalkap zakhat ak ukkung pakkhih ce khy nawh, “Qalkap zanhih ingkaw, meqang awh ak ngawi thlang khqihkip ingkaw cai ak pawm thlang zanhih ce tawh khawthan khawnoek pakow awh Kaiserea na ceh aham a oepchoeh cana ta lah.
24 He asked them to provide mounts, that they might set Paul on one, and bring him safely to Felix the governor.
Qam ukkung Felix a venawh ak cym cana pha thainaak aham Paul ang ngawihnaak aham meqang ce hoep pe uh,” tina hy.
25 He wrote a letter like this:
Ak kai awhkaw amyihna ca qee pehy:
26 “Claudius Lysias to the most excellent governor Felix: Greetings.
Klaudias Lisias ing, Qam uk boei ak leek khyt Felix a venawh, “Kut ni tlaih nyng.
27 “This man was seized by the Jews, and was about to be killed by them when I came with the soldiers and rescued him, having learned that he was a Roman.
Ve ak thlang ve Judakhqi ing tu unawh him u sih ami ti awh, Rom thlang ni tice ka sim dawngawh, kai ing qalkapkhqi mi cet nawh hul nyng.
28 Desiring to know the cause why they accused him, I brought him down to their council.
Ikawtih thawlh amak puk hy voei tice sim aham ka ngaih dawngawh a mimah a Semhedrin a haiawh dyih sak nyng.
29 I found him to be accused about questions of their law, but not to be charged with anything worthy of death or of imprisonment.
Cawhkaw thawlh amik puknaak ce a mimah a anaa awi ben ni tice sim nyng, cedawngawh thawng thlak aham ingkaw thih hly kawi dyna a thawlhnaak am awm hy, tinawh hu nyng.
30 When I was told that the Jews lay in wait for the man, I sent him to you immediately, charging his accusers also to bring their accusations against him before you. Farewell.”
Anih ce him aham ang hyp na mah uhy tice amik kqawn law dawngawh, nang a venna ang tawnna tyi law nyng. Anih thawlh amik pukkhqi awm anih akawng kqawn aham tyi law pahoei nyng,” tinawh.
31 So the soldiers, carrying out their orders, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris.
Cedawngawh qalkapkhqi ing, awipeeknaak amyihna, khawmthan awh Paul ce Antipatris dyna ceh pyi uhy.
32 But on the next day they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the barracks.
A khawngawi awh meqang awh ak ngawikhqi mi Paul ce ami ceh sak haih awh, a mimah taw qalkap a awmnaak im na hlat tlaih uhy.
33 When they came to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they also presented Paul to him.
Meqang awh amik ngawikhqi ce Kaiserea khaw ami pha awh, qam uk boei venawh ca ce pe unawh, Paul ce ap uhy.
34 When the governor had read it, he asked what province he was from. When he understood that he was from Cilicia, he said,
Qam uk boei ing ca ce a noet coengawh han benna kaw thlang hy voei nu tice doet hy. Kilikia qam awhkaw thlang ni, tice a sim awh,
35 “I will hear you fully when your accusers also arrive.” He commanded that he be kept in Herod’s palace.
a venawh, “Nang thawlh anik pukkhqi ami pha law awh na kawng ve kqawn sih nyng,” tina hy. Cekcoengawh Paul ce amah a awmnaak Herod a im awh ak nep na taak aham awi pehy.
