Acts 22
1 “Brothers and fathers, listen to the defense which I now make to you.”
Chuin Paul in, “Sopite le jaumtah pateho, kakihonna thu kasei hi ngaiyuvin,”
2 When they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, they were even more quiet. He said,
Amaho paova thu asei chu ajah phat un mipi ho chu athipchet jengun,
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.
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 and delivering into prisons both men and women,
Chule anung juiho ka sugentheiyin, abang kathat jin, chule numei pasal kamanin songkul'ah kakhum jin ahi.
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.
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 “As I made my journey and came close to Damascus, about noon suddenly a great light shone around me from the sky.
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 saying 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 persecute.’
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 indeed saw the light and were afraid, but they didn’t 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 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.’
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 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.
Vah hattah jeh a kamit in kho amutah lou jeh in kalhonpi ho chun kakhut in eikaiyun khopi sunga eikailut un ahi.
12 “One Ananias, a devout man according to the law, well reported of by all the Jews who lived in Damascus,
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 came to me, and standing by me said to me, ‘Brother Saul, receive your sight!’ In that very hour I looked up at him.
Ama chu kakoma ahung ding in, “Sopipa Saul kho mukit tan atin ahile apettah chun ama chu kamu tan ahi.”
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.
Chuin aman, “Ipu ipateu Pathen chun alunggot lam heding le, dihtah pa mua, chule athu ngai dinga nalhen ahitai” ati.
15 For you will be a witness for him to all men of 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 do you wait? Arise, be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.’
Ipi nakhongai nahlai ham? Kipat doh in lang baptize chang tan, Pakai min kouvin lang nachonset soplhan eiti.
17 “When I had returned to Jerusalem and while I prayed in the temple, I fell into a trance
Chuin Jerusalem kahung kile chun Houin ah dilsun kataovin ahile,
18 and saw him saying to me, ‘Hurry and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not receive testimony concerning me from you.’
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 in every synagogue those who believed in you.
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 shed, I also was standing by, consenting to his death, and 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 “He said to me, ‘Depart, for I will send you out far from here 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 that; then they lifted up their voice and said, “Rid the earth of this fellow, for he isn’t fit to 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 cried out, threw off their cloaks, and threw dust into the air,
Chuin mipi chun a sangkholu asut un, vanlama vutvai atheuvin ahi.
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.
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 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?”
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 it, he went to the commanding officer and told him, “Watch what you are about to do, for this man is a Roman!”
Chuin sepai lamkai pan chuche ajah phat chun sepai vaipopa koma achen, “Ipi bol nahim? Amahi Rome mi hibouva hila!” atin ahi.
27 The commanding officer came and asked him, “Tell me, are you a Roman?” He 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 commanding officer answered, “I bought my citizenship for a great price.” Paul said, “But I was born a Roman.”
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 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.
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 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.
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.
