Ngsäea Khut 26
1 Akipah naw Pawluh üng, “Na mäta phäh ngthu pyen lawa” a ti. Pawluh naw, a kut säng lü, a ngsungkhameinak pyen lawki;
Then Agrippa said to Paul, “Yoʋ have permission to speak for yoʋrself.” So Paul stretched out his hand and began to make his defense:
2 “Sangpuxang Akipah aw, Judahe naw ami na khyaknak naküt üng, ka ngsungeinak ngthu tuhngawi na hmaia ka pyen khaia akyaka phäha, dawki ngai veng;
“I consider myself fortunate that it is before yoʋ, King Agrippa, that I am about to make my defense today concerning all the things of which I am being accused by the Jews,
3 Judahea thum ja ngcuhnak naküt aktäa ksingki. Na mlung msaü lü na na ngaih vaia ni nghui na veng.
especially since yoʋ are acquainted with all the customs and controversies of the Jews. Therefore I beg yoʋ to listen to me patiently.
4 “Ka dik ham üng ihawkba ka ve khawiki ti cun Judah khyange avan naw na ksingkie. Akcüka kamäta pe ja Jerusalema ihawkba ka kcün ka sumei pi ksingkie.
“All the Jews know about my manner of life from my youth up, which was spent from the beginning among my own nation in Jerusalem.
5 Judah jumnak thum üng aktäa ling lü, Pharisea ka kya khawi cän ajana na ksingkie, ami pyen vai ta saksi na u se.
They have known about me for a long time, if they are willing to testify, that according to the strictest sect of our religion I lived as a Pharisee.
6 Kami pupaea vei Pamhnam naw a jah peta khyütam äpeinaka phäha kei hia ka ngdüi law khaia na pawh ve u,
And now I am standing trial because of my hope in the promise God made to our fathers,
7 amhnüp amthan Pamhnam hjawkhah u lü kami khyange pasang xaleihngihe naw ami yahei vaia äpeikie. Ahina äpeinaka phäh Judahe naw na mkatei ve u ahlüng säih sangpuxang aw.
a promise that our twelve tribes hope to attain as they earnestly serve him night and day. Regarding this hope, King Agrippa, I am being accused by the Jews.
8 Hin üng veki khyange naw ise Pamhnam naw khyangkthi mtho beki ti hin, am a nami jum thei ni?
Why is it deemed unbelievable by you that God raises the dead?
9 “Kei naw pi Nazaret Jesuha ngming cawkei lü, ka pawh khawh naküt cun ka bikia ka na ngai law khawiki.
“Indeed, I myself was convinced that I ought to do many things against the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
10 Ahin hin Jerusalema ka bilo khawiki. Ktaiyü ngvaiea veia bilawnak thei ana yah lü, Mhnama khyang khawhae thawngim üng ka ja khyum khawiki; ami jah hnim vai üng kei naw pi ami thih vaia ka täng khawiki.
And that is just what I did in Jerusalem. I locked up many of the saints in prison by the authority I received from the chief priests, and when they were being put to death, I cast my vote against them.
11 Sinakok k'uma jah mkhuimkha lü, ami jumeinak ami cehtak vai khawvei ka pawh khawiki. Aktäa ka mlung na uiawng se, pe kcea ka mlüha vekie pi ka jah mkhuimkha khaia ka cit hü khawiki.
I also punished them often in all the synagogues and tried to force them to blaspheme. And being furiously enraged against them, I pursued them even to foreign cities.
12 “Ahina phäh vaia Ktaiyü ngvaiea vei ana yah lü Damatet mlüha ka citki.
“While engaged in such things, I was on my way to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests,
13 Sangpuxang aw, ka ceh mhnüp nglunga kyaki, ka jah cehpüia khyange ja kei pei cu nghngi kthaka vaiki akvai cun khan üngkhyüh vai lawki ka hmuh.
when at midday, O king, I saw on the way a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and those who were traveling with me.
14 Kami van mdek üng kyu u ngüse, Hebru am, ‘Sawluh, Sawluh, i vai na na mkhuimkhaki ni? Se naw a mahpaa kcung a leha mäiha i vai namät naw namät na pawhki ni?’ tia, kthai ka ngjak.
When we had all fallen down to the ground, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, ‘Saul, Saul, why are yoʋ persecuting me? It is hard for yoʋ to kick against the goads.’
15 ‘Bawipa aw, nang u ni?’ ka ti. Acunüng, Bawipa naw, ‘Kei Jesuh, na mkhuimkhaa ka kyaki.
I said, ‘Who are yoʋ, Lord?’ He said, ‘I am Jesus, whom yoʋ are persecuting.
16 Acunsepi, tho law lü; na khaw am ngdüi lawa. Ka ning mpya vaia na veia tuhngawi ka ngdang lawki. Nang naw tungawi na hmu cun jah mtheh lü malama i ka ning mhnuh khai ti cun ka pyen khai.
But rise and stand on yoʋr feet, for I have appeared to yoʋ for this purpose, to appoint yoʋ as a servant and witness to the things yoʋ have seen and to the things in which I will appear to yoʋ.
17 Isarel khyange naküt ja Khyangmjükceea kut üngka naw ka ning yung khai; ami mik na ja mdeisak khaia, ami veia ning tüih veng.
I will rescue yoʋ from yoʋr own people and from the Gentiles, to whom I am sending yoʋ
18 Ami mik jah mdeisak lü, nghmüp üngka naw akvaia na jah nghlatsak khaia khawyama johit üngka naw Mhnama veia ja nghlatsak lü, kei ami na jumeinak am ami mkhyekatnake jah mhläta lü Pamhnama xüe khyange am atänga hnün ami yah vaia ni’ a ti.
to open their eyes so that they may turn away from darkness to light, and from the dominion of Satan to God, that they may receive remission of sins and an allotment among those who have been sanctified by faith in me.’
19 “Acunakyase, sangpuxang Akipah aw, khankhawa ka, ngdannak cun am kcanga veng.
“Consequently, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision,
20 Akcüka Damatet ja Jerusalema kaea veia, Judah pe naküta kaea veia, khyangmjükcee veia pi, ngjutnaka nglawia bi bi u lü, ngjut u lü Pamhnama veia ami nghlat lawnak vaia, ka jah mthehki ni.
but first to those in Damascus and then to those in Jerusalem, to all the region of Judea and to the Gentiles, I proclaimed that they should repent and turn to God, doing works consistent with repentance.
21 Ahina phäha ni, Judahe naw temple k'uma na man u lü, ami na hnim hlü.
That is why the Jews seized me in the temple courts and were trying to kill me.
22 Acunsepi, Pamhnama na yungnaka phäha tuhngawi cäpa, hin üng adik ja akdämea veia ka saksi pyen veng. I pyen akcea am kya sahmae ja Mosi naw ami na pyen cun küm law khai ti cun ni ka jah ksinghüsak,
But having obtained help from God, I stand to this day testifying to both small and great, saying nothing except what the Prophets and Moses said would take place:
23 Mesijah cun mkhuimkhanak khamei lü, thihnak üngka naw akcüka tho beki tia küikyannaka mawng cun khyangmjükcee jah Judahe veia ka sangki,” a ti.
that the Christ would suffer and that, as the first to rise from the dead, he would proclaim light to our people and to the Gentiles.”
24 Acukba Pawluh naw a ngsungkhameinak pyen lü, Festuh angsanga ngpyang lü, “Pawluh aw, ang veki; na ngtheingkhawng khawha naw ning yusak ve” a ti.
As Paul was saying these things in his own defense, Festus said with a loud voice, “Yoʋ are out of yoʋr mind, Paul. Too much learning is driving yoʋ insane!”
25 Acunsepi, Pawluh naw, “Akhlüngtai, Festuh aw, am ang veng; ngthu kcang ka pyenki ni.
But Paul said, “I am not out of my mind, most excellent Festus, but I am speaking words of truth and good sense.
26 Sangpuxang Akipah aw! Hina ngthu avan na ksingkia kyase na veia ling lü ka pyen theiki. Hina mawng avan na süm khaia ka ngaiki. I pi thup vai am ve ti cun pi na ksingki.
For the king knows about these things, to whom I am speaking boldly. I am convinced that none of these things has escaped his notice at all, for this has not been done in a corner.
27 Sangpuxang Akipah aw, sahmaea na jah jumki aw? Na jumkia ka ksingki” a ti.
Do yoʋ believe the Prophets, King Agrippa? I know that yoʋ believe.”
28 Akipah naw Pawluh üng, “Asängca üng Khritjana ka thawn khaia na ngaiki aw?” a ti.
Agrippa said to Paul, “Do yoʋ think yoʋ can persuade me to become a Christian so quickly?”
29 Pawluh naw, “Asänga pi kyase, khawveia pi kyase, nang däka am kyakia, tuhngawi ka pyen ngjaki naküt pi, keia kba ami ve law hnga vaia, mthiyüi am khun käh nikia, Pamhnama veia ka ktaiyüki ni” a ti.
Paul said, “Whether quickly or not, I pray to God that not only yoʋ but also all who are listening to me today would become as I am, except for these chains.”
30 Sangpuxang, pe uki, Berani ja ami peia ngawhkie ngdüi law u lü;
After Paul said these things, the king stood up, along with the governor, Bernice, and those who were sitting with them.
31 a jah cehtak käna, “Hina khyang hin hnim vai ja thawngim üng kyum vaia i pi am pawh” tia ngthähki he.
After leaving the room, they began saying to one another, “This man is doing nothing that deserves death or imprisonment.”
32 Acunüng, Akipah naw Festuh üng, “Hina khyang naw Romah Emperoa veia a pha vaia am a ngtänga ta hlät vai sü” a ti.
And Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been released if he had not appealed to Caesar.”
