Caeltueih 22
1 “Ka hlang rhoek, manuca rhoek neh a pa rhoek, tahae ah nangmih taengkah ka olthungnah he hnatun uh lah,” a ti nah.
“Men, brothers, and fathers, hear my defense now to you.”
2 Hebrew ol la amih a voek te a yaak uh vaengah kammueh la taoe om uh.
and they having heard that he was speaking to them in the Hebrew dialect, they became even more silent, and he says,
3 Te vaengah, “Kai he Judah hlang ni. Kilikia Tarsus ah ka thaang tih hekah kho ah n'cun. Gamaliel kho kung ah a pacut rhoek kah olkhueng a khuicaeng te ka cang. Tihnin ah boeih na om uh vanbangla Pathen ham khaw aka hmae la ka om.
“I, indeed, am a man, a Jew, having been born in Tarsus of Cilicia, and brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, having been taught according to the exactness of a law of the fathers, being zealous of God, as all you are today.
4 Tekah a longpuei kongah ni kai loh dueknah neh hlang ka hnaemtaek. Huta tongpa khaw thongim khuila ka uup tih ka hlak.
And this Way I persecuted to death, binding and delivering up to prisons both men and women,
5 Khosoihham neh kangham boeih long pataeng kai taengah pai uh. Amih kah capat khaw ka doe tih Damasku kah manuca taengla ka cet. Tekah aka om rhoek te khaw pin tih Jerusalem la thak phoeiah tholhphu paek ham ka cai.
as also the chief priest testifies to me, and all the eldership; from whom also having received letters to the brothers, to Damascus, I was going on, to bring also those there bound to Jerusalem that they might be punished,
6 Ka cet tih Damasku pha tom kah khothun tluk ah vaan lamkah vangnah loh ka kaepvai ah phaeng a tue tih buengrhuet ha thoeng.
and it came to pass, in my going on and coming near to Damascus, about noon, suddenly out of Heaven there shone a great light around me;
7 Te vaengah diklai la ka bung hatah ol pakhat ka yaak tih kai te, 'Saul, Saul, balae tih kai nan hnaemtaek?' a ti.
I also fell to the ground, and I heard a voice saying to me, Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?
8 Te vaengah kai loh, 'Nang unim Boeipa?' ka ti nah. Te daengah kai taengah, 'Kai tah nang loh na hnaemtaek Nazareth Jesuh ni,’ a ti.
And I answered, Who are You, Lord? And He said to me, I am Jesus the Nazarene whom you persecute—
9 Te vaengah kai taengkah aka om rhoek loh vangnah te a hmuh uh dae kai taengah a thui ol te ya uh pawh.
and they who are with me saw the light, and became afraid, and they did not hear the voice of Him who is speaking to me—
10 Te dongah, “Balae ka saii eh Boeipa, “ka ti nah hatah, Boeipa loh kai taengah, “Thoo lamtah Damasku la cet laeh. Na saii ham koi a hmoel boeih te nang taengah pahoi a thui bitni,” a ti.
and I said, What will I do, Lord? And the LORD said to me, Having risen, go on to Damascus, and there it will be told you concerning all things that have been appointed for you to do.
11 Tedae te thangpomnah kah vangnah lamloh kho ka hmuh voel pawt tih kai aka puei rhoek loh m'mawt daengah Damasku te ka pha.
And when I did not see from the glory of that light, being led by the hand by those who are with me, I came to Damascus,
12 Te vaengah olkhueng bangla aka cuep hlang pakhat, Judah tolvael boeih loh a oep Ananias ana om.
and a certain one, Ananias, a pious man according to the Law, being testified to by all the Jews dwelling [there],
13 Ka taengla halo vaengah ka taengah pai tih, ‘Ka manuca Saul, kho hmu laeh,’ n'ti nah. Amah te tue vaengah anih taengla ka oeloe.
having come to me and stood by [me], said to me, Saul, brother, look up; and the same hour I looked up to him;
14 Te phoeiah, “A kongaih ming sak ham neh a dueng la hmuh sak ham, a ka lamkah a ol te yaak sak ham a pa rhoek kah Pathen loh nang n'coelh coeng.
and he said, The God of our fathers chose you beforehand to know His will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear a voice out of His mouth,
15 Te dongah na hmuh tih na yaak te hlang boeih taengah Boeipa kah laipai la na om ni.
because you will be His witness to all men of what you have seen and heard;
16 Tahae ah balae na cai thil. Thoo lamtah nuem uh laeh, amah ming te phoei lamtah na tholh te sil laeh,” a ti.
and now, why do you linger? Having risen, immerse yourself, and wash away your sins, calling on the Name of the LORD.
17 Tedae Jerusalem la ka bal tih bawkim ah ka thangthui ham ka om vaengah mueimang la ha thoeng.
And it came to pass, when I returned to Jerusalem, and while I was praying in the temple, I came into a trance,
18 Te vaengah amah te ka hmuh tih kai taengah, “Jerusalem lamloh thamaa la nong ham mah rhingda laeh. Ka olphong kawng dongah nang n'doe uh hae mahpawh,” a ti.
and I saw Him saying to me, Hurry and go forth in haste out of Jerusalem, because they will not receive your testimony concerning Me;
19 Kai khaw, “Boeipa, nang aka tangnah rhoek te tunim tom ah aka tam tih aka khoh la ka om te amamih loh m'hmat uh coeng.
and I said, LORD, they know that I was imprisoning and was scourging those believing on You in every synagogue;
20 Na laipai Stephen kah thii a bo vaengah khaw kamah ka om van dongah ka pai tih ka parhoih van. Te vaengah anih aka ngawn rhoek kah himbai te ka khoem pah, “ka ti nah.
and when the blood of your witness Stephen was being poured forth, I was also standing by and assenting to his death, and keeping the garments of those putting him to death;
21 Te vaengah kai taengah, 'Cet laeh, nang te kamah loh namtom rhoek taengah khohla la kan tueih ni, ' a ti,” a ti nah.
and He said to me, Go, because I will send you to far-off nations.”
22 Tekah olka hil pataeng a yaak uh dae a ol a huel uh tih, “Hebang he diklai lamloh khoe laeh. A hing khaw a koih moenih,” a ti uh.
And they were hearing him to this word, and they lifted up their voice, saying, “Away from the earth with such a one; for it is not fit for him to live.”
23 Te phoeiah amih te a pang uh doela a himbai a pit uh tih yilh dongah laipi a haeh uh.
And they crying out and casting up their garments, and throwing dust into the air,
24 Te vaengah Paul te rhalkap im khuila khuen ham rhalboeipa loh ol a paek. Balae a paelnaehnah tih anih a o uh te khaw ming ham Paul te nganboh neh loepdak saeh,” a ti nah.
the chief captain commanded him to be brought into the stronghold, saying, “Let him be examined by scourges,” that he might know for what cause they were crying so against him.
25 Tedae anih te rhuihet neh a yueng thil hatah rhalboei aka pai te Paul loh, “Roman hlang he longli-lungla maila tam ham atah nangmih ham thuem a? a ti nah.
And as he was stretching him with the straps, Paul said to the centurion who was standing by, “Is it lawful to you to scourge a man, a Roman, uncondemned?”
26 A yaak vaengah rhalboeipa te rhalboei loh a paan tih a puen pah. Te vaengah, “Roman hlang la a om dongah metlamlae saii ham na cai,” a ti nah.
And the centurion having heard, having gone near to the chief captain, told, saying, “Take heed what you are about to do, for this man is a Roman”;
27 Te daengah Paul te rhalboeipa loh ham paan tih, “Nang he Roman tang a? Kai taengah thui lah,” a ti nah. Te dongah Paul loh, “Ue,” a ti nah.
and the chief captain having come near, said to him, “Tell me, are you a Roman?” And he said, “Yes”;
28 Te vaengah rhalboeipa loh, “Kai tah a cului muep daengah ni khokung khomah te khaw ka kaelh pueng he,” a ti nah. Te phoeiah Paul loh, “Kai ngawn tah he kah aka om,” a ti nah.
and the chief captain answered, “I, with a great sum, obtained this citizenship”; but Paul said, “But I have even been born [so].”
29 Te dongah anih loepdak ham aka om rhoek loh a taeng lamkah vawl khoe uh. Te phoeiah pin la aka om Paul te Roman hlang ni tila a ming dongah rhalboeipa long khaw a rhih sut.
Immediately, therefore, they departed from him, those being about to examine him, and the chief captain was also afraid, having learned that he is a Roman, and because he had bound him,
30 Tedae a vuen ah Judah rhoek loh ba a paelnaeh khaw a thuem la ming ham a ngaih dongah Paul te a hlah tih, khosoihham rhoek neh khoboei boeih tingtun ham ol a paek. Te phoeiah Paul te a khuen tih amih hmaiah a pai sak.
and the next day, intending to know the certainty for what reason he is accused by the Jews, he loosed him from the bonds, and commanded the chief priests and all their Sanhedrin to come, and having brought down Paul, he set [him] before them.
