Acts 22
1 “Brothers and fathers, listen to the defense which I now make to you.”
“Jehudi phoh ano loong, boichaat thaak he sen ngathong ni nga puipang tiit jenglang rah ah!”
2 When they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, they were even more quiet. He said,
Hebru jenglam eh waan rum kano, ehanhan eh tikdat rumta, eno Pool ah jangjeng kata.
3 “I am indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, instructed according to the strict tradition of the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, even as you all are today.
“Ngah Jehudi nok hah, Silika hah Tarsas ni tup hang rah, enoothong Gamaliel le wette ang angno Jerusalem hah aradi hak ang rah. Ngah ih sengte sengwah Hootthe ah rapne eh nyoot angno, chiinnyah sen ang lan ah likhiik ngah uh Rangte lakni lok hang rah.
4 I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women,
Teesu lamphante loong ah ngah ih lanti laan mah roh eh siiwi rumtang. Minuh miwah jokhaakleh phaatak ni sak rumtang.
5 as also the high priest and all the council of the elders testify, from whom also I received letters to the brothers, and traveled to Damascus to bring them also who were there to Jerusalem in bonds to be punished.
Romwah phokhothoon nyia Ngoongthumte loong ih nep jen deenbaat ehan ngah ih ami tam aha tiit baat hang rah ah. Nengphoh nengno Damaskus ni tongte loong asuh le ah raangleh nga lak ni kakoh rum tahang, enooleh Damaskas dowa kristaan miloong ah jaanruh ih kitleh Jerusalem ni kasiiwi wan rum tahang.
6 “As I made my journey and came close to Damascus, about noon suddenly a great light shone around me from the sky.
“Damaskas hah thok nanah di, rangnithung di rang nawa nga reeni weephaak ah likhiik eh phaak ra taha.
7 I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’
Hah ni loongdat angno ngasuh liihang rah miroot japchaat tang, ‘Sool, Sool! An ih tiim esuh siiwi halang?’
8 I answered, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ He said to me, ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you persecute.’
‘Eno chengtang, Teesu an o anglu?’ ‘Ngah Najaret hah dowa Jisu, an ih siiwi halang ah,’ ngeh ih ngaakli tahang.
9 “Those who were with me indeed saw the light and were afraid, but they didn’t understand the voice of him who spoke to me.
Nga dam dowa miloong ah ih weephaak ah tup eh rumta, enoothong erah waan taha root ah tachaat rumta.
10 I said, ‘What shall I do, Lord?’ The Lord said to me, ‘Arise, and go into Damascus. There you will be told about all things which are appointed for you to do.’
Ngah ih chengtang, ‘Teesu, ngah ih tiimjih eh ang?’ Eno Teesu ih ngasuh baat tahang, ‘Toonchap uh Damaskas nah kah uh, an ih tiim etheng ah Rangte ih erah nah baat ho.’
11 When I couldn’t see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of those who were with me, I came into Damascus.
Weephaak nawa ih edook eh hoontang, erah thoidi nga joon loong ah ih nga lakni siit rum hangno Damaskas ko kati.
12 “One Ananias, a devout man according to the law, well reported of by all the Jews who lived in Damascus,
“Erah samnuthung adi sengte sengwah Hootthe jatte Ananias ngeh ih mih wasiit angta, heh erah hah adi songtongte angta nyia Jehudi loong ih rapne eh choomjoh rumta.
13 came to me, and standing by me said to me, ‘Brother Saul, receive your sight!’ In that very hour I looked up at him.
Heh nga reeni chapwang haano, li tahang, nga no ‘Sool, weetup eh uh!’ Erah jeng damdam eh kaasok angno heh japtuptang.
14 He said, ‘The God of our fathers has appointed you to know his will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear a voice from his mouth.
Ananias ih baat tahang, ‘Sengte sengwah Rangte ih heh tenthun mongtham ah jatthuk suh danje halu, adoleh heh laksuh kateng tiit ah jatthuk suh, nyia heh jeng ah boichaat suh danje halu.
15 For you will be a witness for him to all men of what you have seen and heard.
Tiimnge liidi, an ih tiim chaat hu nyia tiim tup hu erah ah mirep miraang suh toombaatte angthuk suh ngeh ih li halu.
16 Now why do you wait? Arise, be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.’
Ano bah, an ih tiimjih ma kaban uh? Toonchap uthong, an rangdah ah saasiit suh rang ah soom uno ju nah thong tem kah uh.’
17 “When I had returned to Jerusalem and while I prayed in the temple, I fell into a trance
“Jerusalem ni ngaakwang angno, Rangteenok ni rangsoom tang adi,
18 and saw him saying to me, ‘Hurry and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not receive testimony concerning me from you.’
motmang ni, nga Teesu tuptang, eno heheh ih baat tahang, ‘Jerusalem nawa kharok eh doksoon uh, arah dowa miloong asuh nga tiit ah laatbaat ubah uh tabaam boichaat ru ang ah.’
19 I said, ‘Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue those who believed in you.
Ngah ih ngaakli tang, ‘Teesu,’ ‘Ngah Jehudi Rangsoomnok ni kah angno an liphante loong ah jokhak katang nyia buthom tang ah neng ih jat eha.
20 When the blood of Stephen, your witness, was shed, I also was standing by, consenting to his death, and guarding the cloaks of those who killed him.’
Eno an haaki Stephen tek haat rumta doh, ngah eje angtang, heh tek thukte nyia heh tek haatte nyuh akhat sokboite aju ngah angtang.’
21 “He said to me, ‘Depart, for I will send you out far from here to the Gentiles.’”
Eno nga Teesu ih baat tahang, ‘Kah uh’ ‘tiimnge liidi an Ranglajatte loong reenah haloot nah kaat thuk ha.’”
22 They listened to him until he said that; then they lifted up their voice and said, “Rid the earth of this fellow, for he isn’t fit to live!”
Miloong ah ih Pool jengkhaap ah maang thoon jengjeng eh boichaat rumta; eno erongwah ih riiraak rumta, “Phanhaat eh an! Tek haat eh an! Heh ething tong theethe tah angka!”
23 As they cried out, threw off their cloaks, and threw dust into the air,
Miloong ah riiraak rum ano, neng nyuh ah jap eh rumta, botbung ah rangkhoh ni wenhaat eh rumta.
24 the commanding officer commanded him to be brought into the barracks, ordering him to be examined by scourging, that he might know for what crime they shouted against him like that.
Room nok hah arami saahaap elong ah ih heh mina loong asuh Pool ah sipaahi loong tongtheng ni siitkaat thuk rumta, eno Pool thoidi Jehudi loong erah than tiimnge ih riiraak rumta ah jatjoot suh Pool ah botthuk rumta.
25 When they had tied him up with thongs, Paul asked the centurion who stood by, “Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman, and not found guilty?”
Enoothong bot esuh ngeh ih taatkit rum adi, heh reeni chapta saahaap asuh Pool ih chengta, “Heh thet re mat ah maang thaak hoonka doh Room nok hah ah mi botthom nih eh ah?”
26 When the centurion heard it, he went to the commanding officer and told him, “Watch what you are about to do, for this man is a Roman!”
Erah chaat ano saahaap ah, heh nang ih elong asuh cheng wangta, “Tiimjih hoon hu? Mih abah Room nok hah joh!”
27 The commanding officer came and asked him, “Tell me, are you a Roman?” He said, “Yes.”
Eno saahaap elong ah ih Pool suh cheng kata, “Baat thaak hang, an Room nok hah nih ah?” “Ele” Pool ih ngaakbaatta.
28 The commanding officer answered, “I bought my citizenship for a great price.” Paul said, “But I was born a Roman.”
Saahaap elong ah ih liita, “Ngah ebah Room nok hah eh hoon suh ngun rapne ih kotang.” Eno Pool ih liita, “Ngabah tup tahang dowa eh Room hate.”
29 Immediately those who were about to examine him departed from him, and the commanding officer also was afraid when he realized that he was a Roman, because he had bound him.
Pool suh chengte loong ah erah damdam eh heh re dowa neng liko eh heng soon rumta; eno saahaap elong ah Room nok hah mokkhak hang ngeh ih rapne eh choota.
30 But on the next day, desiring to know the truth about why he was accused by the Jews, he freed him from the bonds and commanded the chief priests and all the council to come together, and brought Paul down and set him before them.
Saahaap elong ah ih Pool aju Jehudi loong ah ih tiim thoidi thet haat suh liiha ngeh ih jat suh taat liita; erah thoidi erah saalih adi Pool lak dowa jaanruh ah jaahaat thuk ano Romwah phokhoh nyia noksong loongtang chomui thuk suh baat rumta. Eno Pool siitkaat ano neng ngathong ni chap thukta.
