Acts 22

1 “Brothers and fathers, listen to my defense which I will now make to you.”

Chuin Paul in, “Sopite le jaumtah pateho, kakihonna thu kasei hi ngaiyuvin,”

2 When the crowd heard Paul speak to them in the Hebrew language, they became quiet. He said,

Amaho paova thu asei chu ajah phat un mipi ho chu athipchet jengun,

3 “I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but educated in this city at the feet of Gamaliel. I was instructed according to the strict ways of the law of our fathers. I am zealous for God, just as all of you are today.

Chuin Paul in, “Keima Tarsus gam'a Cilicia khopia peng Juda mi kahin, chule chihna thepna lama Jerusalema Gamaliel noiya hung seilen kahi. Ama noiya hung seilen khat kahi jeh chun Judate dan le chonna ho phatecha hung kijil kahi. Tunia nangho jouse banga hi Pathen a dinga tompan tah mi kana hin ahi.

4 I persecuted this Way to the death, binding up and delivering them to prison both men and women,

Chule anung juiho ka sugentheiyin, abang kathat jin, chule numei pasal kamanin songkul'ah kakhum jin ahi.

5 as the high priest and all the elders can bear witness. I received letters from them for the brothers in Damascus, and went there to bring them back in bonds to Jerusalem in order for them to be punished.

Thempu chung nung le kivaihom na upa hon hiche hi eihetpeh-u ahi. Ajeh chu Damascus a um sopi Judate henga kahunga Christian ho kamat a suhgenthei dinga Jerusalema ka hin kai nadinga amaho koma phalna lekha kahin kichoi ahi.”

6 It happened that when I was traveling and nearing Damascus, about noon suddenly a great light from heaven began to shine around me.

Ahin Damascus khopi lut ding kon lampi laitah ah, hichu sunkim ahin, hichun vana konin vah hattah khat in kakimvel ahin kho tan,

7 I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'

Keijong tol'a kalhu jeng in ahile aw khat kajan, “Saul, Saul, ipi dinga neibolset jing ham?” ahin tin ahi.

8 I answered, 'Who are you, Lord?' He said to me, 'I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting.'

Chuin ken jong, “Nang koi nahim?” kati. Chuin aw chun eihin donbut in “Keima nabolset jing Nazareth Yeshua chu kahi” ahin tin ahi.

9 Those who were with me saw the light, but they did not understand the voice of him who spoke to me.

Chuin kakilhonpi miho chun vah chu amuvin, ahin kakoma thusei aw chun ipi asei ham ahe pouve.

10 I said, 'What should I do, Lord?' The Lord said to me, 'Arise and go into Damascus; there you will be told everything that you must do.'

Hichun “Ipi kabol ding ham Pakai” tin kadong in ahile, Pakaiyin eihin donbut in “Thoudoh inlang Damascus khosunga khun lut in chuteng ipi nabol ding nakisei peh ding ahi,” ati.

11 I could not see because of that light's brightness, and being led by the hands of those who were with me, I came into Damascus.

Vah hattah jeh a kamit in kho amutah lou jeh in kalhonpi ho chun kakhut in eikaiyun khopi sunga eikailut un ahi.

12 There I met a man named Ananias, a devout man according to the law and well spoken of by all the Jews who lived there.

Hichea chun Ananias ana cheng in ama chu Pathen gingtah mi ahin Judate dan juithem tah le Damascus khopia um Judate jousen angaisang tah mi khat ahi.

13 He came to me, stood by me, and said, 'Brother Saul, receive your sight.' In that very hour I saw him.

Ama chu kakoma ahung ding in, “Sopipa Saul kho mukit tan atin ahile apettah chun ama chu kamu tan ahi.”

14 Then he said, 'The God of our fathers has chosen you to know his will, to see the Righteous One, and to hear the voice coming from his own mouth.

Chuin aman, “Ipu ipateu Pathen chun alunggot lam heding le, dihtah pa mua, chule athu ngai dinga nalhen ahitai” ati.

15 For you shall be a witness for him to all men about what you have seen and heard.

Ajeh chu nangman namu hole najah ho jouse chu nasei phong le-a ama thu hettoh sah a napan ding ahitai.

16 Now why are you waiting? Arise, be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on his name.'

Ipi nakhongai nahlai ham? Kipat doh in lang baptize chang tan, Pakai min kouvin lang nachonset soplhan eiti.

17 After I had returned to Jerusalem, and while I was praying in the temple, it happened that I was given a vision.

Chuin Jerusalem kahung kile chun Houin ah dilsun kataovin ahile,

18 I saw him say to me, 'Hurry and leave Jerusalem quickly, because they will not accept your testimony about me.'

Gaovin Yeshua kamun aman, “Kipat loiyin! Jerusalema kon in jamdoh in ajeh chu hiche laiya miho hin keima thudola nathusei asan lou dingu ahi” ati.

19 I said, 'Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat those who believed in you in every synagogue.

Ahin keiman kaseiyin, “Pakai kikhopna in tin aseijui ho kasuh gentheiya songkul'a kakhum jong ahesoh keiyuve”

20 When the blood of Stephen your witness was spilled, I also was standing by and agreeing, and I was guarding the cloaks of those who killed him.'

Chule nasoh pa Stephen aselih pet uva asangkhol sutlhah hou akoinau koma ding jong chu kanahinai, kati.

21 But he said to me, 'Go, because I will send you far away to the Gentiles.'”

Ahin Pakaiyin, “Chen gamlha tah a chidang namdang te lah a kasol ding nahi!” ati.

22 They listened to him until he said this. Then they shouted and said, “Away with such a fellow from the earth, for it is not right that he should live.”

Hichun mipi hon chuche Paul thusei chu ajah phat un asamuvin, “Hitobang michu delmang un, ahing dinga jong lom ahipoi!” atiuvin ahi.

23 As they were shouting, throwing off their cloaks, and throwing dust into the air,

Chuin mipi chun a sangkholu asut un, vanlama vutvai atheuvin ahi.

24 the chief captain commanded Paul to be brought into the fortress. He ordered that he should be questioned with scourging, so that he himself might know why they were shouting against him like that.

Chuin Sepai vaipopa chun, Paul chu inpi sunga apuilut sah in, mipi achunga chubang tah a alunghannau ajeh seidoh sah ding ngaito nan jepsah ding in thu apetan ahi.

25 When they had tied him up with the thongs, Paul said to the centurion who was standing by, “Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman and who has not been put on trial?”

Chuin Paul chu jep dinga ahin kan phat un aman akoma ding sepai lamkai pa henga chun, “Rome mikhat athemmo na khol masa louva jep ding chu dan in aphal hinam?” tin adong in ahi.

26 When the centurion heard this, he went to the chief captain and told him, saying, “What are you about to do? For this man is a Roman citizen.”

Chuin sepai lamkai pan chuche ajah phat chun sepai vaipopa koma achen, “Ipi bol nahim? Amahi Rome mi hibouva hila!” atin ahi.

27 The chief captain came and said to him, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” Paul said, “Yes.”

Chuin sepai vaipopa chu Paul henga ahung in, “Nangma Rome mi nahim? seiyin,” tin adong tan ahile Paul in jong “Kahinai,” ati.

28 The chief captain answered, “It was only with a large amount of money that I acquired citizenship.” But Paul said, “I was born a Roman citizen.”

Chuin sepai vaipopa chun aseiyin “Keijong sum tampi kapeh jouva Rome mihina chang kahi bouve,” atin ahile Paul in “Keivang kapena pat'a Rome mi a peng kahi,” ati.

29 Then the men who were going to question him left him immediately. The chief captain also was afraid, when he learned that Paul was a Roman citizen, because he had tied him up.

Chuin Paul in Rome mi kahi ati ajahdoh phat in thudong dinga kigong sepai ho chu gang tah in apot doh tauvin ahi, chule sepai vaipopa jong chun chutobang thupeh anei jeh chun akicha lheh jeng in ahi.

30 On the next day, the chief captain wanted to know the truth about the Jews' accusations against Paul. So he untied his bonds and ordered the chief priests and all the council to meet. Then he brought Paul down and placed him in their midst.

Ajing nikhon Paul chung changa boina thu hetdoh nading in sepai vaipopa chun Judate kivaihom na a lamkai hole thempu ho chu hungkhom ding in thu apen, chule amaho masanga ding dingin Paul chu ana lhadoh tan ahi.