Acts 22
1 “Brothers and fathers, listen to my defense which I will now make to you.”
“Jehudi phoh ano loong, boichaat thaak he sen ngathong ni nga puipang tiit jenglang rah ah!”
2 When the crowd heard Paul speak to them in the Hebrew language, they became quiet. He said,
Hebru jenglam eh waan rum kano, ehanhan eh tikdat rumta, eno Pool ah jangjeng kata.
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.
“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 up and delivering them to prison 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 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.
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 It happened that when I was traveling and nearing Damascus, about noon suddenly a great light from heaven began to shine around me.
“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 say 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 are persecuting.'
‘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 saw the light, but they did not 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 should I do, Lord?' The Lord said to me, 'Arise and go into Damascus; there you will be told everything that you must 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 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.
Weephaak nawa ih edook eh hoontang, erah thoidi nga joon loong ah ih nga lakni siit rum hangno Damaskas ko kati.
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.
“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 He came to me, stood by me, and said, 'Brother Saul, receive your sight.' In that very hour I saw him.
Heh nga reeni chapwang haano, li tahang, nga no ‘Sool, weetup eh uh!’ Erah jeng damdam eh kaasok angno heh japtuptang.
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.
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 shall be a witness for him to all men about 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 are you waiting? Arise, be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on his name.'
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 After I had returned to Jerusalem, and while I was praying in the temple, it happened that I was given a vision.
“Jerusalem ni ngaakwang angno, Rangteenok ni rangsoom tang adi,
18 I saw him say to me, 'Hurry and leave Jerusalem quickly, because they will not accept your testimony about me.'
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 those who believed in you in every synagogue.
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 spilled, I also was standing by and agreeing, and I was 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 But he said to me, 'Go, because I will send you far away 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 this. Then they shouted and said, “Away with such a fellow from the earth, for it is not right that he should 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 were shouting, throwing off their cloaks, and throwing dust into the air,
Miloong ah riiraak rum ano, neng nyuh ah jap eh rumta, botbung ah rangkhoh ni wenhaat eh rumta.
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.
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 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?”
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 this, he went to the chief captain and told him, saying, “What are you about to do? For this man is a Roman citizen.”
Erah chaat ano saahaap ah, heh nang ih elong asuh cheng wangta, “Tiimjih hoon hu? Mih abah Room nok hah joh!”
27 The chief captain came and said to him, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” Paul 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 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.”
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 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.
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 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.
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.
