Acts 19
1 While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul, having passed through the upper country, came to Ephesus and found certain disciples.
Apollos sia Corinth khua ah a om laitak in, Paul sia saksang ngam te kantan a, Ephesus theng hi: tua mun ah nungzui pawlkhat te taw kimu uh a,
2 He said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” They said to him, “No, we haven’t even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”
Amate kung ah, na up zawk uh Tha Thiangtho na sang zo uh ziam? ci hi. Taciang amate in Paul tung ah, Tha Thiangtho a om hunlam zong ka za ngei bua uh hi, ci uh ih.
3 He said, “Into what then were you baptized?” They said, “Into John’s baptism.”
Taciang Paul in amate tung ah, bang tuiphumna sang nu ziam? ci hi. Taciang amate in, John i tuiphumna ka sang uh hi, ci uh hi.
4 Paul said, “John indeed baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe in the one who would come after him, that is, in Christ Jesus.”
Tua zawkciang in Paul in hibang in ci hi. John in mawna ki sikkikna tuiphumna hongpia takpi a, mite tung ah a nung pan hongpai tu Christ Jesus sia amate in a up tu uh a hihi, ci hi.
5 When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
Amate in hi thu a zak uh ciang in, Topa Jesus min taw tui ki phum uh hi.
6 When Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them and they spoke with other languages and prophesied.
Taciang Paul in amate tung ah a khut a ngak ciang in, Tha Thiangtho sia amate tung ah hong theng hi; taciang kam tatuam taw in pau uh a, mailam thu zong pualak uh hi.
7 They were about twelve men in all.
Amate a vekpi in pasal sawmleni khawng a hi uh hi.
8 He entered into the synagogue and spoke boldly for a period of three months, reasoning and persuading about the things concerning God’s Kingdom.
Paul sia synagogue sung ah tum a, Pathian kumpingam thu taw kisai in thuhil le hanthawn in, tha thum sung hangsantak in thuhil hi.
9 But when some were hardened and disobedient, speaking evil of the Way before the multitude, he departed from them and separated the disciples, reasoning daily in the school of Tyrannus.
Ahihang pawlkhat te a thinsung khauh uh a um ngawl in, mipi mai ah tua lampi phat ngawlna thu son uh hi, taciang Paul sia amate kung pan pusuak a, nungzui te tuamkhen in Tyrannus sang inn khat sung ah nisim in thu kikum khawm uh hi.
10 This continued for two years, so that all those who lived in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.
Hi bangin kum ni sung zomsuak uh hi; tua ahikom Asia ngamsung a om Judah mite le Greek mite theampo in Topa Jesus thu za kim uh hi.
11 God worked special miracles by the hands of Paul,
Pathian in Paul i khut te zang in a tuan in nalamdang te vawt hi:
12 so that even handkerchiefs or aprons were carried away from his body to the sick, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out.
Ama pumpi pan in dialno le kawngkhau te sia cina te kung ah paipui uh a, cina te sung pan in natna te le doai te pusuak hi.
13 But some of the itinerant Jews, exorcists, took on themselves to invoke over those who had the evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, “We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preaches.”
Mun theampo ah vak a thaa ngilo a hawlkhia Judah mi pawlkhat om hi, thaa ngilo a neite tung ah Topa Jesus min lo uh a, Paul i a hil Jesus tungtawn in thu hong pia khu hi, ci uh hi.
14 There were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, who did this.
Judah mi thiampi lian Sceva tapa sali te in tabang in vawt uh hi.
15 The evil spirit answered, “Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?”
Taciang tua thaa ngilo in, Jesus ka he hi, taciang Paul zong ka he hi; ahihang note a kuate nu ziam? ci in zo hi.
16 The man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, overpowered them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.
Taciang a sung ah thaa ngilo a neipa sia amate tungpan baw in buan ngawp a, zothal hi, tua ahikom amate tua innsung pan pumnguak le liamma taw tai mang uh hi.
17 This became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, who lived at Ephesus. Fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.
Taciang hi thu sia Ephesus a om Judah mite le Greek mite theampo in he uh hi; taciang amate tung ah launa hong theng a, Topa Jesus min pok tek uh hi.
18 Many also of those who had believed came, confessing and declaring their deeds.
Thu um tampi te hongpai uh a, amate mawna te pualak in a sep a vawt uh te zong pholak uh hi.
19 Many of those who practiced magical arts brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all. They counted their price, and found it to be fifty thousand pieces of silver.
Mitbum thiam tampi te zong a laibu te uh munkhat ah hong paipui uh a, mi theampo mai ah mei taw hal uh hi: tua laibu te i man a tuat uh ciang in, ngun dangka then nga man hi.
20 So the word of the Lord was growing and becoming mighty.
Tua ahikom Pathian thu in zo a nasiatak in khang uh hi.
21 Now after these things had ended, Paul determined in the Spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, “After I have been there, I must also see Rome.”
Hi thu te a tawp zawk, paul in Macedonia ngam le Achaia ngam te a kantan zawkciang in, Jerusalem ah pai tu in ngealkhol hi, tua mun ah ka thet zawkciang in Rome zong mu hamtang lai tu khi hi, ci hi.
22 Having sent into Macedonia two of those who served him, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia for a while.
Tua ahikom ama a hu tu te sung pan in, Timothy le Erastus te sia Macedonia ah heakkik uh a; ama sia Asia ngamsung ah tawmvei sung om lai hi.
23 About that time there arose no small disturbance concerning the Way.
Tua hun in hi lampi thu hang in buaina lianpi piang hi.
24 For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought no little business to the craftsmen,
Banghangziam cile ngun seak thiam Demetrius a kici pa in Artimis doai numei atu in biakinn lim te sia ngun taw in vawt a, khutthiam neite kung ah a met tam mama then hi;
25 whom he gathered together with the workmen of like occupation, and said, “Sirs, you know that by this business we have our wealth.
Tua a nasep kibang naseam te kaikhawm a, hi khutthiam tungtawn in hau na i nga hi, ci na he uh hi.
26 You see and hear that not at Ephesus alone, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul has persuaded and turned away many people, saying that they are no gods that are made with hands.
Tua bekdom ngawl, Ephesus bek ah hi ngawl in, Asia ngamsung bup dektak ah, hi Paul in khut taw a ki vawt te Pathian hi ngawl hi, ci a, mi tampi te hanthawn in kikhealsak hi, ci zong mu in na za uh hi:
27 Not only is there danger that this our trade come into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be counted as nothing and her majesty destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worships.”
Tua ahikom i khutthiam sia mannung ngawl a sua tu lauhuai bek dom ngawl in; Asia ngam theampo le leitung bup i biak Artemis doai nu i biakinn zong ki thusimngawl tu hi, taciang a minthanna susia tu hi, ci hi.
28 When they heard this they were filled with anger, and cried out, saying, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
Taciang hi thu te amate in a zak uh ciang in thin-uk na taw kidim uh a, Ephesus mite i Artemis sia thupi hi, ci in au uh hi.
29 The whole city was filled with confusion, and they rushed with one accord into the theater, having seized Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul’s companions in travel.
Taciang tua Khuapi sia buaina taw kidim hi: Paul i khualhaw pui Macedonia mi Gaius le Aristarchus te man uh a, poai etna sung ah thukimtak in manlangtak in tum tek uh hi.
30 When Paul wanted to enter in to the people, the disciples didn’t allow him.
Paul sia mihon te kung ah a tum sawm ciang in, nungzui te in oai ngawl hi.
31 Certain also of the Asiarchs, being his friends, sent to him and begged him not to venture into the theater.
Taciang Asia ngam ukpa i lawm te zong poai etna sung ah tum ngawl tu in a kung ah ngual sawl in, ngen hi.
32 Some therefore cried one thing, and some another, for the assembly was in confusion. Most of them didn’t know why they had come together.
Tua ahikom pawlkhat te in thu khat au uh a, a dang pawlkhat te in thudang au uh hi: banghangziam cile a tamzaw in banghang in ki kaikhawm, ci he ngawl in, mihonpi te buai mama hi.
33 They brought Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. Alexander beckoned with his hand, and would have made a defense to the people.
Judah mite in Alexander sia mipi sung pan in kaikeak a, mai ah sawn uh hi. Taciang Alexander in a khut taw lak a, mipi te kung ah ama le ama ki ngum in thuson nuam hi.
34 But when they perceived that he was a Jew, all with one voice for a time of about two hours cried out, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
Ahihang amate in Alexander sia Judah mi hi, ci a heak uh ciang in, Ephesus mite i Artemis sia thupi hi, ci in a vekpi in nai ni sung aw khat sua in au va nuau uh hi.
35 When the town clerk had quieted the multitude, he said, “You men of Ephesus, what man is there who doesn’t know that the city of the Ephesians is temple keeper of the great goddess Artemis, and of the image which fell down from Zeus?
Taciang khuapi lai-at pa in mipi te a thim zawkciang in, no Ephesus mite, Ephesus khuapi sia a lian mama Artemis doai nu Jupiter pan in hong tak milim bia hi, ci a he ngawl a kua om ziam?
36 Seeing then that these things can’t be denied, you ought to be quiet and to do nothing rash.
Hi thu te sia kuama i nial thei ngawl thu ahikom in, na om khipkhep tu uh hi a, bangma ngaisun ngawl in na pheang tat tu uh hi ngawl hi.
37 For you have brought these men here, who are neither robbers of temples nor blasphemers of your goddess.
Banghangziam cile hi mun ah na paipui uh hi te sia, pawlpi te i na a laksak te hi ngawl a, na doai nu uh mindaisak te zong hi ngawl hi.
38 If therefore Demetrius and the craftsmen who are with him have a matter against anyone, the courts are open and there are proconsuls. Let them press charges against one another.
Tua ahikom Demetrius le khutthiam nei te khatpo taw ki langpan in thu a om ahile, thukham sia a ki hong sa in om hi, taciang ngam uk te zong om ahikom in: amate khat le khat thu ki sua khawm ta uh hen.
39 But if you seek anything about other matters, it will be settled in the regular assembly.
Ahihang thu dang te taw kisai in na kan nuam uh le, ngeina bang in a ki kaikhawm mipi te in khensat tahen.
40 For indeed we are in danger of being accused concerning today’s riot, there being no cause. Concerning it, we wouldn’t be able to give an account of this commotion.”
Banghangziam cile tu ni i buaina hang in thu dong tu in hong sap tu lauhuai hi, hibang ngeina om ngawl in i kikhoptua na sia a hang son tu le i nei tuan bua hi, ci hi.
41 When he had thus spoken, he dismissed the assembly.
Hibang in a son zawkciang, a ki kaikhawm te ciakik siat uh hi.
