¹Now when Festus was come into the province, after three days he ascended from Caesarea to Jerusalem.

¹Huchiin, Festain gam tuh a ukta; huan, nithum nungin Kaisaria khua akipanin Jerusalem khua ah a hoh tou a.

²Then the high priest and the chief of the Jews informed him against Paul, and besought him,

²Huan, siampu lalte leh Juda makaiten a kiangah Paula tungtang thu a selamin a na theisak uhi.

³And desired favour against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill him.

³Jerusalem khua a pitou sak dingin hehpihna leng a na ngenngen ua; lampia na buka thah a tum uhi.

⁴But Festus answered, that Paul should be kept at Caesarea, and that he himself would depart shortly thither.

⁴Himahleh Festain, Paula, tuh Kaisaria khua a kep ding hi, keimah leng huailam ah ka hoh pah ding.

⁵Let them therefore, said he, which among you are able, go down with me, and accuse this man, if there be any wickedness in him.

⁵Huaijiakin, huai miin gitlouhna a neih leh na lak ua thu nei peuhmahin honjui suk uhenla, hek uheh, chiin, a dawnga.

⁶And when he had tarried among them more than ten days, he went down unto Caesarea; and the next day sitting on the judgment seat commanded Paul to be brought.

⁶Huan, a lak uah ni giat hiam, ni sawm hiam val a tam keia, Kaisaria khua ah a paikhe sukta; huan, a jingin thukhenna tutphah ah a tua, Paula honpi dingin thu a pia hi.

⁷And when he was come, the Jews which came down from Jerusalem stood round about, and laid many and grievous complaints against Paul, which they could not prove.

⁷Huan, amah a hongtunin, Jerusalem khua a mi Juda hongsukte a kim ah a ding ua, a tungah thubuai tampi gik taktak a gen a gen ua, a bulb el a suikhe thei sam kei uhi;

⁸While he answered for himself, Neither against the law of the Jews, neither against the temple, nor yet against Caesar, have I offended any thing at all.

⁸Paulain a siamna thu a gena, Judate Dan tungah khawng, Pathian biakin thu ah khawng, Kaisar tungah khawng leng, thil himhim ka hihkhial kei hi, a chi a.

⁹But Festus, willing to do the Jews a pleasure, answered Paul, and said, Wilt thou go up to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these things before me?

⁹Himahleh, Festain, Judate laka min hoih a deiha, Paula kiangah, Jerusalem khua a hoh touha, huailaia ka ma ahiai thu lep na deih hia? a chi a, a donga.

¹⁰Then said Paul, I stand at Caesar's judgment seat, where I ought to be judged: to the Jews have I done no wrong, as thou very well knowest.

¹⁰Paulain Kaisar thukhenna tutphah maa, vai hawm saka om dingin ka ding hi; Judate tungah thil bangmah ka hihkhial kei, nang leng huai lah na theichian mahmah ngala.

¹¹For if I be an offender, or have committed any thing worthy of death, I refuse not to die: but if there be none of these things whereof these accuse me, no man may deliver me unto them. I appeal unto Caesar.

¹¹Migilou ka hiha, sihna khop hial thil hih ka hih leh, sih leng ka nial kei; himahleh hiaite honhekna uh a bul bangmah a om kei leh, kuamahin a kiang uah honpekhe theikei ding. Kaisar kiangah ka tun ding, a chi a.

¹²Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, Hast thou appealed unto Caesar? unto Caesar shalt thou go.

¹²Huan, Festain a vaihawmpihte a houpih kimvel nungin, Kaisar kiangah tun na tum viala, Kaisar kiangah na hoh mahmah ding, chiin a dawng hi.

¹³And after certain days king Agrippa and Bernice came unto Caesarea to salute Festus.

¹³Huan, ni bangzah hiam nungin kumpipa Agrippa leh Barnisi tuh Kaisaria khua a hongtung ua, Festa chibai a buk uh.

¹⁴And when they had been there many days, Festus declared Paul's cause unto the king, saying, There is a certain man left in bonds by Felix:

¹⁴Huan, ni tampi huaia a tam jiak un Festain Paula thubuai kumpipa kiangah a gena, Felikin mi tang kuahiam a nusia a;

¹⁵About whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me, desiring to have judgment against him.

¹⁵Jerusalem khua a ka om lain siampu liante leh Juda upaten a tungtang thu a honhilh ua, siamlouh tansak a ngen uh.

¹⁶To whom I answered, It is not the manner of the Romans to deliver any man to die, before that he which is accused have the accusers face to face, and have licence to answer for himself concerning the crime laid against him.

¹⁶Huan, ken, a kiang uah, a hekpa uleh a hekte a kimatuah ua, a hekna thu ua a siamna thu gen sam na lemtang a neih sam main, mi himhim gawt dinga khah Rome mite dan ahi kei hi, chiin, ka dawng hi.

¹⁷Therefore, when they were come hither, without any delay on the morrow I sat on the judgment seat, and commanded the man to be brought forth.

¹⁷Huan, hiai lai ka hongtun un, sawt hallouin a jingin thukhenna tutphah ah ka tu a, huai mi tuh honpi dingin thu ka pia hi. 1

¹⁸Against whom when the accusers stood up, they brought none accusation of such things as I supposed:

¹⁸Huan, a hekte a din lai un, ka gintak bang ngeiin a tungah gitlouhna thubuai bangmah himhim lah a gen kei ua;

¹⁹But had certain questions against him of their own superstition, and of one Jesus, which was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.

¹⁹a sabiak dante uleh, Jesu, mi khat sisa, Paulain, a hing nawn ahi, chiin, a gena, huchi ahih jiakin a tungah thubuaite a nei uh a nahi jaw hi.

²⁰And because I doubted of such manner of questions, I asked him whether he would go to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these matters.

²⁰Huan, ken huai thute ngaihtuah dingdan himhim ka theikeia, Jerusalem khua a hoha, huailaia huai thu lepsak a ut le hut louh ka donga.

²¹But when Paul had appealed to be reserved unto the hearing of Augustus, I commanded him to be kept till I might send him to Caesar.

²¹Himahleh, Paulain Kumpipa lep dia sit a ngen zota a. Huaijiakin Kaisar kianga ka hohsak theih masiah veng dingin thu ka pia a, a chi a.

²²Then Agrippa said unto Festus, I would also hear the man myself. To morrow, said he, thou shalt hear him.

²²Huan, Agrippain, Festa kiangah, ka na ut gige him ahi, a chi a. Huan, aman, jingchiah a thugen na ngaikhe na ke, a chi a.

²³And on the morrow, when Agrippa was come, and Bernice, with great pomp, and was entered into the place of hearing, with the chief captains, and principal men of the city, at Festus' commandment Paul was brought forth.

²³Huchiin, a jingin Agrippa leh Barnisi thupi takin a hong ua, thugenna in ah a lut ua, sepaih heutu lalte toh, khua a mi lian deuhte toh; huan, Festa thuin Paula tuh a pilut sak uh.

²⁴And Festus said, King Agrippa, and all men which are here present with us, ye see this man, about whom all the multitude of the Jews have dealt with me, both at Jerusalem, and also here, crying that he ought not to live any longer.

²⁴Huan, Festain, Kumpipa Agrippa leh hiailaia i laka om tengtengte aw, hiai mi na muh uh ahi, a tungtang thu a Judate tengtengin a vek ua, hing nawn lou ding chi a, kikoua, Jerusalem khua leh hiailaia ka kianga a hekna uh.

²⁵But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death, and that he himself hath appealed to Augustus, I have determined to send him.

²⁵Himahleh, sihna ding khop bangmah a hih kei chih ka theia; huan, aman Kumpipa kianga tut a tup jiakin sawl ka tum ahi;

²⁶Of whom I have no certain thing to write unto my lord. Wherefore I have brought him forth before you, and specially before thee, O king Agrippa, that, after examination had, I might have somewhat to write.

²⁶Himahleh, a thu gina takin bangmah gelh ding lah ka theikeia. Huaijiakin na ma uah ka honpikhia ahi, Kumpipa Agrippa nangmah maa honpi tuan se ka hi a, etchet nungin banghiam bek gelh ding ka muh theihna dingin.Hentapa, Kumpipa kianga sawla, a tunga a hekna uh thu theih khawm sak louh jaw, haihuai hiin ka thei ngala, a chi a.

²⁷For it seemeth to me unreasonable to send a prisoner, and not withal to signify the crimes laid against him.

²⁷Hentapa, Kumpipa kianga sawla, a tunga a hekna uh thu theih khawm sak louh jaw, haihuai hiin ka thei ngala, a chi a.